The Express.
London, England, 1867-04-01 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 1, 1867.

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Pressure has increased eonslieTkiiiy since Saturday. Tempe-
rature has increased in ScoUaad. The winds this morning are
south westerly In Ireland and Scuthuid, north-westerly in Eng.
land, and Inclined to northeast on the west of Prance. On
Saturday the wind was strong from N. W., and a thunder storm
occurred In London. This morning the sky Is overcast lu Ire-
land and Scotland, and the weather is tine In England.

SHOCKING RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT IVIOAN.--On
Saturday evening a shocking fatality occurred on the
London and North Western Railway, about 200 yards
south of the Wigan passenger station, and close to the
Chapel-lane-bridge. About a quarter. to nine the bank
engine was standing upon a riding waiting for the passage
of the express from London, due at 8.45, before commenc-
ing to prepare a Liverpool girds train which had to be
despatched. The engine was ia charge of a driver, and of
• fireman named William Basendale, and the latter about
the time named left his companion for some purpose or
other, and immediately afterwards the express reached
the spot. Fortunately the train was only moving slowly,
or a terrible loss of life might have been occasioned,
for several carriages in the centre of the train were
thrown off the rails, and were dragged along for
a considerable distance, ploughing up the road as
they went, until the engine, which, with four of the
carriages immediately following, happily kept on the
linc, was brought to • stand just as the platform of the
station was reached. The third-class and one first-ekes
carriage, all well occupied, were those which were shaken,
but none of the passengers complained of more than slight
injuries. Search was, of course, immediately made for the
cause of the accident, and at the spot where the carriages
first left the rails, the fearfully mutilated remains of Bax-
endale were found strewn over the road. He was com-
pletely disembowelled, he had also been injured on the
head, and several of the limbs were cut. The body was
removed to an adjacent inn to await the inquest, which
will probably be held to day. The train was sent forward
after about half an hour's detention, but several hours
elapsed before both lines were open for traffic. Baxen-
dale who resided at Hindley, was only 20 years of age.
LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—BIDEFORD, NORTH DEVON,
MARCH 30.—The brig Harmony, of Bideford, with coals,
went ashore on the South Tail, Bideford Bar, in a gale
from north-north-west and heavy sea, last night (reports
A. Garet, Esq., the collector of customs). The Appledore
lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution, The Hope,
was speedily launched to her assistance, and snoceeded in
saving the shipwrecked crew of three men from the rigging
of the vessel. They were in a very exhausted state, as the
brig was full of water and the sea wasbreaking heavily
over them. The men were safely landed here about 2
o'clock this morning. The vessel is still standing, but
from her damaged state she is not likely to hold together
much longer.
AN Eva TO Bum/rm.—At the annual meeting
of the Chamber of Commerce of Dundee on Wednesday,
the chairman (Mr. Walker) mentioned that no yarns or
textile fabrics were to be sent from Dundee to the Paris
Exhibition, the manufacturers there declining to exhibit
their goods, solely to gratify curiosity or to aid imitation
when the high import duties charged in France prevented
any prospect of actual business done. Machinery and ale
would be the only manufactures sent to the Exhibition
from Dundee.

DISPENSARY FOR SKIN DIABASE!, 58, GREAT
Illani.nowwon-writzrr, Rencyr-errniter, W.—Two hundred
and thirteen petients were relieved et this dispensary
using tha week ending March 30.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)

The April quarter ',enjoin of the peace for the county
of Middlesex commenced this morning at the SkniOtll-
homte, Clerkenwell-green, before Mr. Bodkin, assistant-
judge, Mr. Joseph P.‘yne, deputy axsiatant judge, and
the following magistrates :—Mr. J. Townley, Mr. J. I.
I:n..king. Mr. H. H. Harwood, Mr. Nissen. Mr. Henry
White, Dr. Jervis, Mt. Stuttield, Mr. Rankine, Captain
Murky, Mr. Goodatm, Mr. R. Robinson, Mr. Frith.