The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-10-31 00:00:00

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER Nl, 1856,

THE DAY'S NEWS

The contest in Lime-street, and Everton and
Kirkdale Wards, increases every day in fury and
intensity ; and we perceive that a third locality is
to be subjected to the turmoil and excitement of a
determined opposition. Mr. Callis has entered
the lists against Mr. Woodruff, and addresses the
electors of Scotland Ward. If Mr. Callis is studi-
ously careful to say nothing upon the leading topics
which are expected to engage the attention of the
Town Council during the next twelve months,
he is no less candid about his religious and
political faith. Whether the fact of his
being a Protestant in religion, and a Tory
in politics, will exercise any influence with
the electors of Scotland Ward, we cannot at
present say. At the same time he opposes a
gentleman whose conduct, as a Town Councillor,
has been most beneficial to the Ratepayers, not
only in the Council Chamber, but in the Select
Vestry. Whilst alluding to the Municipal Elections,
we may mention that the committee for conducting
Mr. John Buck Lloyd's election in Lime-street
Ward, are determined that there will be uo lack of
fun and amusement in that ward on Saturday
next. Joliffe's band has been engaged to prome-
nade the various streets of the ward from " early
morn to dewy eve," and, in order to make every-
thing certain and secure, they are said to have
monopolised no less than 350 cabs and carriages.
Mr. Jeffery, with that good sense which charac-
terises all his public movements, has declined to
have any band.
Turning from this matter, we have to observe
that, as intimated elsewhere, early on Wednesday
afternoon an accident happened on the London
and North Western Railway, two miles on the
Bilsworth side of the Wolverton station, which
caused an entire stoppage of the through trains,
nearly throughout the night. It appears that one
of Fairbairn's large goods engines was proceeding
with two other engines of a similar size and cha-
racter to Wolverton locomotive depot, iu order to
undergo some repair. From some failing in the coup-
ling chains the front engine became detached from
the engines behind, and went on some distance.
before the driver could bring it up. He then re-
versed his engine, and proceeded carefully back, in
order to take up the " dead" engines. The line,
however, where the mishap occurred being on an
incline, the engines, impelled by the momentum
previously imparted to them, proceeded along at
a reduced rate, and came in contact with the
'• live" engine, which was coming back to their
aid. The three were immediately thrown across the
road, the " dead" engines over the up line, and
the "live " one on the down rails, causing it for-
midable blockage to the passing of all through
trains. To add to the mischief, the road was torn
up, and the two hind engines worked themselves
deep into the bank, so rendering the task of extri-
cating them more difficult. Information of the
accident was instantly communicated to the
Wolverton and Roade stations, and a passenger
train, which was due, was happily stopped. Gangs
of labourers were promptly despatched to the spot,
but, owing to the ponderous size of the locomotives,
and the way--they had ploughed up and worked
themselves into the road and bank, coupled with
the very foggy state of the atmosphere, it was not
until an early hour yesterday morning that one of
the lines could be got clear, and which was made
available for the passage of up and down trains.
The labourers continued their exertions in
• endeavouring to raise the two " dead engines," and
so clear the other line of rails, but at eleven o'clock
yesterday morning that had no, t been accomplished.
The non arrival of the usual trains on Wednesday
night and yesterday morning, created considerable
uneasiness at the Lime-street station.
We observe, by our London aavices of last
evening, that Robson, the reported Crystal Palace
forger, made a motion, through his counsel, Mr.
Giffard, to the Central Criminal Court, to postpone