The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-05 00:00:00

TALLOW MARKET.--(THIS DAY.)

The market is steady. Petersbnin Y.C., on tke spot
is quoted 525. ; all the year, 51s. 9d. to 52a. ; December,
52.. 6d.; January to Much. 33e. ; Much, 535. 6d. ; Aprll
to June, 51s.

SMITHFIELD HAT MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Messrs. Davis awd Co. report a shod supply ; trade firm
at last day's prams Prime meadow hay, 80s. to 901. ;
superior ditto, Ma. to 105 s. ; inferior ditto, 40s. to Me. ;
clover, old, 90s. to 1201. ; ditto, new, second cut, Ms. to
; straw, 28s. to 345.

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, Lon DON. —The council
held their first meeting for the academical session on Satur-
day last. Thanks were voted for recent coutributions to the
' funds of the hospital—in addition to former donations—
from Sir George Phillips, But., 50/. ; and Dr. Jorietilt
Skey, 501. ; also to the congregation of Bloomsbury Chapel,
for a collection of 401, in aid of the hospital, after a sermon
on Sunday, the 27th October, by the Rev. William Brock—
the fifth collection within a few years, making an aggregate
of upwards of 2001. presented by Mr. Brock. It was re-
solved to invite the Rev. William Brock, Sir George
Phillips, end Dr. Skey, to become vice-presidents of the
hospitaL The report of Mr. Robert Baldwin Hayward,
A.M., the examiner for Andrews' scholarship in mtheme-
tics, was received, and the scholarship of 85/. was awarded
to Mr. Horatio Nelson Grimley. On Mr. Benjamin Kisch,
the examinershaving reported that the difference between
him and Mr. Grirnley was not great, and that be had ac-
' quitted himself socreditably in theexaminatiou, that if he had
been first they would have considered him deserving of the
scholarship, the council conferred a second or extraordinary
' Andrews scholarship of 60/., remaining in their hands as a
lapsed scholarship in 1859.
• DEATH FROM LOCICJAW. —Yesteril ay afternoon an
inquest took place at St. Thomas's Hospital before Mr.
Payne, the coroner, on the body of Frederick 'Thomas
Nicolls, aged 29 years. The deceased was chief mate of
a merchant vessel, which arrived at Bleckwall from
abroad a few days beck. He came to the house of
his sister-in-law, in Manafieldetreet, Kentish-town. and
then complained of an injury to his thumb. He said
that be was driving a nail into a beam on board the vessel,
when he struck his hand. It became worse, and be was
received into the hospital. Mr. Fowler, the surgeon, said
; he had the deceased under his care. He had a bruised
wound on the left thumb, and lockjaw followed in cones-
, queue°. There was no laceration, but a small bruised
wound under the nail of the thumb. In this part of the
band there are, it appears, several minute norm*, the
slightest injury to which will protium lotrw. Every care
was bestowed on the deceased, hut he s witty sank. and
expired on &today morning. At the time of his death he
was quite sensible, but spoke only with great difficulty.
. The corooor having remarked upon the singularity of the
case, the jury returned a verdict in accordance with the
medical evidence, to the effect that the deceased died from.
' lockjaw, caused by an injury to the thumb.
DEATHS ON RAILWAYB.—A very painful toting
has been caused in commercial circles in Newcastle by a
0 melaacholy sod fatal accident which occurred to Mr. John
Arundel., cashier to Maws. Lambton and Co.'s Bank.
Mr. Arundel., whose wife was staying at Tynemoutb, is
precarious health, was waiting at the Manors station,
ewcastle, for the 0 o'clock train down to that
place. As the train approached the station and was about
to come to a stand, the unfortunate gentleman was observed
' to raise his heeds above his body, as if seized with a fit.
Almost immediately afterwards he staggered forward, and
fell from the platform between two carriages. The result
was that the head of the poor gentleman was all but
severed from his body, and in this condition he was re-
moved to the goods station, life being c y.thiet. The de-
ceased gentleman was only 33 years of age. On Saturday
evening a man named Henry Wild. belonging to Sunder-
land, was picked up on the North Eastern Railway, at the
Gateshead Fall Station, having staggered on the line while
drunk. He had been ruu over by a train, and was dread-
fully mutilated. He died yesterday morning.
A YOUNG LADY BURNT TO DEATH.•—A shock-
lag accident occurred at Earladon, near Coventry, on
Saturday night, at the house of Mr. Hawkins, late
an officer of excise, but now superammated. Mr.
and Mrs. Hawking had retired to rest about ten
o'clock, leaving their daughter, a young Lay about
terecity.five years of age, sitting up. She shortly
afterwards went to her bedroom, and baying
undressed herself, accidentally caught the sleeve of her
night-dress in the candle. It ignited, and by some means
the fire communicated with the bedclothes. The young
lady rushed terror-stricken into her parents' bedroom,
where her father succeeded in extinguishing the flames, by
which she bad become enveloped, though not until she
was most seriously burnt.tect the aid of the neighbours
the fire in the bedroom was *ly put out, and Dr. Knott,
of Coventry, was sent for wit out delay, but merlins] skill
availed nothing, the young lady expiring on the following
(Sunday) morning. We nederstand that in putting out the
Are the band and arms of Yr. Hawkins were badly burnt.—
Binning/rata Peet.
WHOLIDIALI FRAUDS. —On Monday morning Mr.
Robert Wright, • rateeollector for the Nottingham Union,
was brought before Mr. R. Wildman. the Recorder. at the
quarter sessions, charged with embezzling monies, Vie pro-
perty of the Nottingham Board of Guardians. Mr. tiistowe
prosseated ; the prisoner was undefended. Wright has for
a considerable time past been defrauding the ratepayen in
a most ingenious manner. He had here ch.ryitig the rate-
payers& greater amount than was due upon the rate granted,
and he bad also put down in the rate-book nuns as means
which had been paid. The Recorder said the ameent of
the frauds (over 30)/.) showed that the prisoner's aunts
had not been properly inveAigatoil by the overseers ; but
this was no excuse for the prisoner's dishonesty, and he
would be sentenced to three veers penal servitude. This is
the third serious teas of fraud toransaitted by Nottingham
rate collectors.