The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-21 00:00:00

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A telegram from Holyhead last night says that
whilst Saturday's Irish mail, which leaves London at
7.15 a.m. was passing near llostyn, in North Wales,
at 9.30 a.m. from Holyhead at full speed, Elias Wil-
liams, the up-train driver. noticed a hand with a
pistol stretching from the Irish mail towards the up-train.
Immediately after pealing, the driver and stoker heard •
pistol shot, and witnessed smoke. It is supposed that the
shot was aimed at the up-train driver and stoker, as
several empty trucks followed the engine. The engine
driver reported the case at Chester. The carriage coupler
reports hearing a passenger defending renianism before
the train started.

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On Wednesday, while the fast train for Chester-
field was at full speed, • passenger deliberatelr put a
pistol out of a window and fired • bullet at the signalman
at Stoneyford, on the Midland Company's 'Crewed% Valley
Line. The ballet struck him on the breast, but fortu-
nately only slightly injured him. A messenger was at
once sent to Langley Mill station to telegraph to Chester-
field, but before attention could be obtained at Chester-
field the train had gone on to Leeds, so that no clue has
been obtained of the offender. What can have been the
motive for the outrage is utterly unknown.

The Times is enabled to state on authority that
there is no truth whatever in the rumours which have
been reported in various newspapers as to the unsatis-
factory state of the Bishop of Lincoln's health.
Sir Joseph Napier, ex-Lord Justice of Appeal,
and twice Lord Chancellor of Ireland under Lord baby's
government, has been nominated a member of the Judicial
Committee of the Privy Council, in the place of the late
Lord Kingsdown. The recommendation was made by
Lord Cairns, and was confirmed by the present Lord
Chancellor of England. Its the first instance of an
Irish judge being appointed a member of the Judicial
Committee.

-15117:13i.aperonz AND THE Woven OF LANCA-
amis.—The following is the answer of Mr. Gladstone to
a letter addressed to him and signed by 4,810 of the
women of Lancashire, in which they expressed their
regret that Mr. Gladstone bad ceased to represent their
county, and their sympathy with' hie liberal policy :
" 11, Carlton. house-terrace, December 18, 1868.—Dear
Madam,—The engrossing nature of the task with which I
have recently been charged will, I hope, adliciently plead
omit excusee
t , Wrhignot
washhaving
sooner
replied
to
by with
morel formal
to feel that anacy :ffnowlearts ilment.enta iota bean
make ie:lt
public good met with a far mote than just appreciation
that my words may appear =naming when I make very
unfeignedly, a similar aeknowledgment in threqi in-
stance-. This need not, however prevent my my
grateful thank:at:smell and to all who have ' the
address, nor my ' the sesurance that their and
generous Language at once stimulate and euetein use
an the arduous labour, which must devolve upon the pre-
sent government in connexion shire with political and
social objecte.—l have the honour to be, dear Madam,
your very faithful servant, W. R. GlantrrOnn."
ADDR3BB3I3 TO THE ARCHBISHOP-EMT OF
CANTERIONT.—This afternoon • large number of the
clergy of the archdemonzies of Loudon and Middlesex,
and many of the M the diocese, as-
sembled ai Willie Roma, Bt. Jour' a for the
rpase al presentee to the el Canter-
addreeme oongratulatire ca permieSka from
the of London to the Primary afallberie
t=.
There were the day chosen git. Theiniexpend=f a)of
&pet Ishii
at 's
many
larddiip's removal from the deems, but, as ft his sew
position Dr. Tait will still lave Ruh dirty in the metro-
a
greatest satisfaction wwasupraised at the new
=foramen= Inerrrenon.—The snood
exhibition of drawings and lead= en art in creased=
with the edacatireal risperlusat of this indention took
plus bet Friday eveslog. The drawing, esbMiSsil were
ct elrais tbsee of =ideas, sad se et ea miter of
The chair was at the Ware by the
Rev. C. Mackenzie, M.A., of IX Peas, and
honorary manager of the of the
institution. Tbe lecture, width wee by Mr. J.
Benny, certificated master
_el art, was on
"Art in Embed
_about the of Hogardi." The
lecturer was Listened to with great beer= by a numerous
audience, and =eluded amidst the most hearty applause.
An entioudarde vote of thanks, Proposed by the rev.
chairman, was awarded to Mr. Bonny.
DisriereAnY 102 Bixx DIMWITS, 68, OHIAT
Mainamovoa4orairer, Etaaarrr4vaaar, W.-196 Ipatisats
were relieved at this dierawary thuds( the week radios
Dec. 19.