The Express.
London, England, 1867-01-26 00:00:00

GREENWICH.

Owing to the efficient police arrangements adopted by
Mr. Walker, the chief superintendent, and Mr. Superin-
tendrnt Wakeford, the tumultuous assemblages in the
streets of Deptford and Greenwich were effectually dis-
persed on Thursday night, and the towns are now quiet.
There were only two chairs in connection with these
disturbances before the magistrate, in one of which a youth
named Henry Ciabb was charged with throwing stones at
the police while in the execution of their duty.
Stevens, 216 A division, said be yes on duty in Church-
street, Deptford, where mounted police were endeavouring
to disperse a gathering of 200 or 100 persons. Stones
were then thrown at them, and witness saw the prisoner
throw a stone at one of the mounted police, and which
fell just short of the hone. Witness took the prisoner into
custody, and was kicked by him on the leg.
The prisoner denied the charge, and called a witness,
who (Ailed to prove anything in his favour.
Mr. Train fined the prisoner lthi.„ or seven days' impri-
sonment.

Hrary Stewart and James Muffins, also youths, were
next charged with being concerned with others not in cu..
tody in stealing a child's frock and pelisse, value 12v. tid.,
from the shop of Mr. Durrant, Alexandra-terrace, New-
cross, Deptford.
The prisoners, it appeared, with six others, entered the
prosecutor's shop as it was being closed, and demanded
money of his wife. This relief was refused them, when
one of the gang made a snatch at the articles named in the
charge and ran away, the whole escaping except the pri-
soners.

Mr. Trani sentenced them to a month's imprisonment
each, with hard labour.

EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT. A singular and
most alarmis*, accident occurred at Reading yesterday, and
created great excitement. A stream known as the Holy-
brook 4in which, it is said, the mono of Reading Abbey
were m bygone centuries accustomed to bathe) runs
through the town, passing beneath the houses and streets
in several parts, and at certain places its depth is consi-
derable. Mr. Ball, a tobacaunist, with his wife and
family, are the occupants of a house in the Higb.street,
built on arches over the stream, which from that point
continues its course under the road and the opposite
house', and passing at the back of the King's. joins
the Kennet and Avon Canal. Yesterday Mrs. Ball was
engaged in the back part of the premises, down stairs,
when the brick floor suddenly collapsed, and Mrs. Ball fell
headlong into the rushing stream below, the arch having
given way. Her husband, who narrowly escaped a similar
fate, ran into the street, and alarmed the neighbours, who
went to a back garden in the King's-road, and fortunately
rescued the affrighted lady, who had floated down some
distance, supporting herself by a piece of timber which
fell with the brickwork. She was carried home, and
attended by Dr. Vines, but she lies in a somewhat preca-
rious slats.
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LONDON \NOREEN() MEN'S ASsocIATION. —Last
night a meeting of the delegates who acted in conjunction
with the Working Men's Association in promoting the
reform demonstration of the 3rd of December, was held at
the Sussex-hall, Bouverie-street, for the disposal
of general hilliness ; Mr. George Potter filled the
chair. In the course of • discussion which took place
in reference to the legal proceedings taken by the associa-
tion in consequence of the refusal of the lessee of AA-
burnham-grounds to grant the use of the grounds for the
holding of the reform demonstration, Mr. Brooke moved
• resolution to the effect that previous to the bringing of
the contemplated action in a court of law, • deputation be
appointed to wait upon Mr. Smith and Mr. Simpson, with
the view of effecting an amicable settlement of the dispute.
An amendment, expressive of the determination of the
meeting to d immediately with the action at law
was proposelwa7cirseconded, but on a dividon it was lost,
and the resolution was carried. The auditors appointed to
examine the accounts connected with the demonstration
submitted the report, and in the course of the discussion
which followed the chairman stated that the association
suffered a loss of 1501. owing to their not having met in
Ashburnhans-grounds.
RAILWAY AND OTHER BILLS IN PARLIAMENT.—
The number of hill' which were appointed for the consi-
deration of standing orders examination yesterday (Friday)
before Messrs. Frere and Palgrave was large, and conse-
quently the business was protracted until a late hour.
Before Mr. Frere—The examiner declared the standing
orders complied with in the unopposed bills of the Great
North of Scotland Railway (further powers) ; the Metropo-
Stan Railway ; the Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Gas :
the Eton Gas ; Dundalk and Greenon ; Waterloo and
Whitehall Railway (extension of time, Lc.) ; Heywood
Improvement; Southsea Railway ; Bristol Port Railway
and Pier ; the Manchester, Sheffield and Licoln-
shire Railway (additional powers) ; Kilkenny Junc-
tion Railway (abandonment of Kilpurrell Branch) ;
London, Brighton, and South emit Railway ;
and the Belfast Central Railway. There was no appear-
ance in the un, ppoaed Rochford Hundred Railway, and it
was withdrawn. 'The examiner declared the requirements
of the standing orders not to have been complied with in
the case of the unopposed Sirhowy Railway Bill. The
opposed Hoylake Railway (Chester Extension.) Bill passed
standing orders. Before Mr. Palgravo—The following
unopposed bills were declared by this examiner to have
standing orders :—The London and South-Western
Cislei'vlay (further powers) ; the East London Waterworks
(various powers) ; Ilfracombe Railway ; Bedford and
Northampton Railway; Wensum Valley Railway North-
Western and Charing-cross Railway ; Cardiff and 'enarth
Road ; Hastings Pier ; Ross and Monmouth Rail-
way, and Newport Railway. The parties to the Bel-
gravia and South Kensington New Road and the Swansea
Valley and Harbour Junction Railway entered no ap-
appearance, although both bills were unopposed,
THE TRAFALGAR-SQUARE LION:I.—Sir Edwin
Landseer's long-expected lions have at last been completed.
One of them was yesterday morning placed on its pedestal
at the base of Nelson'scolumn ; and another will arrive
this morning. A hoarding is being erected for their tem-
porary protection, and they will not be uncovered until
all are in their places. The lions have been cast in •
special foundry erected for the purpose at Baron Mani-
chetti's studio, where Sir Edwin did the modelling.
ARTEMUS WARD.—Mr. Artemue Ward is now
labouring under so much irritation of the mucous mem-
brane of the vocal and respiratory organs as to wholly un-
fit him for public speaking ; and his medical adviser has
consequently urged him to suspend for a few weeks his
entertainment at the Egyptian Hall, to afford him an op-
portunity of recovering his health, when he can again re-
sume his lectures.