The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-21 00:00:00

DEATH OP MR. JUSTICE JACKSON'.

DUBLIN, MONDAY MoiiuN O.

ktelligencc reached town at • late hour last
night°, the de rh of Mr. Justice Jackson. The learned
judge had been severely SI for some weeks, but on Saturday
the disease under which he suffered had taken so favoursblo
a turn that sanguine hopos were entertained of his utUmate
recovsry.—(Tioire, sunni edition.)

ELECTION FOR ELGIN BURGHS.— Mr. Grant
Duff was returned for this district of burghs without any op-
position on Saturday. tp to the morning of the election
Isays the Elgin Coprier) a contest wins doomed certain, and
• good deal of excitement prevailed in Elgin. In the
enures of Frilay ereniog, however, Sir James Hogg made
up his mind to withdraw, and an intimation to this effect
was formally malt to Mr. (leant Doff. The new member's
Ppftch, after his election wee chitty confined to local matters.
Ih. Pant, who proposed the hon. member on the hustings,
said he was fully satietied that Mr. Duff was " a thorough
going liberal—coo in whom there would not be the 'Reheat
risk of your counionoe and trust being misplaced—one ea
whom, were her Majesty's prestat ministera placed la say
danger by adverse c ircumstances, you could absolutely de-
pend for supp lot in every proper and constitutional war."
THREATENED STRIKE AMONGST THE COLLIERS.—
We regret to have to state that, in coneequeuce of the
fortnight's notice having expired, under which the collier'
wages will be reduced 6d. per day, rations apprehensicom
of an outbreak at Bilaton were made manifest on Satur-
day evening, as much so that the magistrates, by way
of precaution, specially requested the deputy chief-con-
etable of the county, Major M'liCnight, to communicate
with his superior, Colonel Hogg, who was then in the
Potteries, in order that en extra force of police might be in
readiness. The chief-constable. on receiving the tele-
graphic despatch. proceeded to Moon by the next train,
and after Inspecting the district, ascertained that all was
going en peaceably. As meetings of the colliers, however,
are to take place to-day and to-morrow, to determine
whether to strike or not against the proposed reduction,
Major Follows, of Wolverhampton, received instructions
yesterday morning to have all the pensioners in mediums,
for thirty miles round. It has been reliably aimutainad
that deputations from the Pottery colt: re, who are on strike,
helve been in Bileton and tho surrounding district, with a
view of organising a general strike. We eincerrly hope the
contrary will be the result, although the oats of things
fihrotighont the district wawa a very nnsatiefactory aspect.
—Birfferighres Post of this day.
COMMUTATION OF SENTENCE.—The Secretary of
State bas commuted the sentence of death passed upon
Frances Harris, who was convicted at Wincheeter of the
der of her child at Portsmouth, to penal servitude for life.
TRANSPORTS.—The Royal Mail Company's steam-
ship Auetralasisn left Southampton yesterday for Ports-
mouth, to eruilark troop, for India. After performing this
tarries the AustraLtkrn will proceed to Melbourne to take
the station between there and Soon in the conveyance of the
Australian mail.