The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-20 00:00:00

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Tin SOLICITOR-O=I2AL AND THE REPRESENTA-
non or Dunnam.—Tbs Ilolicitor•Otnersl (Mr. Atherton)
hen issued the firgersteg tandems to the etectorsof Durham :
" Gentlemes,-11, wirdiffig the dace of her llejeety's
13olleiter-Omewel I awe to be me of your representatives
le perliameet. I helms that I shall meet with your op'
=fe tail Stip whisk I bare taken, and venture, there-
al rds te said* Me lemoor of rmlaction. Ely political
'visions me to. mei hewn to sou to all for soy detailed
nacepituletiee Y Mis address. They are also in hammy
with the peinsigim urn which the propene government hes
bean brined sod itilidnelnl • priariptee which I am confi-
dant will be smandaml sod inivied ow, both in legislation
and in tits gornormost of dr 'emery. It is this confides°,
alone that "noble as to meows the honour that has been
proffered M ma. In yid**, to the prompting of a just
mabtrioe, I feel that I relieve& no duty sad violate no
prouial. The reform of the law, in venous depart-
ment., is urgent, and will have to be dealt with in the
spproattaleg maim ; and, should your favour plats no.
once mere In parliameut, it wall be my duty, as
a law edik w to take a responsible pert in de-
vista, sad advocating such iumedmente. In on doing I
atoll art In conformity with those views and within on the
nob" t which I have Wag felt and 'imaged, and which
you boos approved. On the important subjects of paella.
menmey "Am the ballot, and churoh rem, my view.
remain unchanged, and I shall omit no opportunity of
maintegidsg, and, aa farm may lie in my i.ower, enforcing
thins. I am strongly in favour of the repeat ureteral
remeseeet tewsrda a etali, of preparation, not to assail any
GUM Mate, but to plots oar own free country in a condition
of dannce. Certain formtlitim connected with my
reesetilmointment detain to. at present to town • bid I
shall the earliest opportunity of paving my ;mecca!
to you 00 this spot.— I have, Ste., %V fa. ATIMUTON."
It i. oar expected that there will be soy opposition to the
to-electian of Yr. Atherton.

CENTRAL ASSOCIATION Von lIIPROTING THE
CONDITION TOE W,voo AND FAIIILIES 01, BOLOI■W
AND SEAlluv—Thu committee of elite armlet.n is appeal-
ing site. for the mans of carry lug on the work it has now
in head. The sensiation began its task ander the stimulus
of war, when She exertion+ of the brave men who defend our
homes end give en • peae•ful Christmas were fresh V mind.
Public attention he. Sam been occupied with plans for the
deism. of Old England by volunteer forme, bat it will he
Mei before we can do without the aid of the resider soldier ;
end at this time of the 3 err, when the social feeling. wie
lively. the wives and families of the men who uphold nor flog
in every climes and =every sea may well share tour benemdent
solicitude. The association. in addition to the assimence
given to the wives and families of etldiere serving in ladia
daring their milldam Ia thie country, nut only in L indon,
bat through the local committee. at Dublin, Portsmouth,
Plymouth, Chatham, Woolwich, Sheffield, Parkbung.
Aberdeen, 3;ii., by affording them remunerative lebour, have,
mireetly, on their embarkation fir India to join their has-
bend., contributed upwards of 1.3001. toward. their mist, la
concert with her fd+jesty's Quartermaater-General and the
Imirration C.onuniesionere.

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l'olsoNoVa BATH Btietil.—A cue occurred at
Clifton on Friday, which might ham been attended with
fatal r oosequences had not prompt measures been taken to
counterect gat effects of 600 A. poirtonous wetter used in the
composition of Bath bone, and which nearly cost the lives
cirri young gent/eaten. ',spilt, in nes of the first boarding-
mehrgle in the place. The arcurostanose of the cue Wife
111 follow —Three of the youth. had been walking at Med-
lan4, and purebued some Bath buns at the chop of a non-
fecttoper named Farr. In the course of the afternoon throe
ether lade from the actg.' recut to the RUIN place and
bought some more buns. In the evening all Biz were mixed
with violent akin:see, and presented the rymptome of
having perukes of ease poisonous subetance. Mr. Crory,
surgeon. of Clifton, wee called in, and treat:llW the neon•
easy remedies, but the patients continued so ill dutioct the
night that two of them were not expected In aurvive. Fog.
tanately. however, hut alter great suffering, they all
reeoverod. Borne of the boos which had nnt been oere-
sward were subjected to anslyeie, when it wee found that
each theta contented @evert grain. of chrom.ta of lead,
which woo need as a cheep substitute for eggs. for the m-
phww of colouring the bane. Farr, on being rent for, admitted
basing used this preparation for some time, without being
aware of its injoriens effect*, ■nd the suppueition is that a
larger dna., than weal was, through careless/Rae, placed la
the hate in this ow.

----NI.Ai:ROI=7; AND FATAL ACClDENTS.—Yehtereky
ironies Mr. Bedford, the coroner for Weetouiester, misdeed
lakinnation ottani Intel aorideets. The first case wee that
el J 4014 D•ww, WWI 74, • pleiterer, who resided .t Suter-
Mirk Claims. Th. deemed woo at work at Stenhops-
terrace, near Kasebegtes, 11!..11 be fill through • joieting. •
depeh of 20 bet He WY conveyed with all speed to St.
Gemini'. Hospital where be erpired.—Tbe second accident
occurred to MIS. Martha Harvey, aged 43, who resided is
G1N1GV,13.4.11411,11. Groevenorm.pare, by felliegdneestgim—
The third occurred to • One child anneal Geoege Fronds,
where parents reside at Wells-street, Chiswick, who nee
scalded to death by the upsetting Ma kettle of boiling water.
Yesterday morales • frightful accident r warred to Richard
Daddies, aged three yeses, who resided at Starcb-rmen,
Shepberd's-botib. The little fellow's mother had goes into
the yard to get some water, sad on her return she found her
chin family burnt to &orb. The demo were extinguished,
and be wee tikes to St. George'. Hospital, when be remotes
without the slightret hope of recovery. On Pride,' *Teeing
James Mille, aged 64, look-keeper at Shittneks, while weak-
leg over oue of the doom of a lock of the Roohdale Cabal,
fell late • lock and was drowsed.—Oa the mine emotes
Niamey Pariiingtoe, aged 69, of Molleihill, sear the Middleton
Junction, went into tot house of the ick-keeper there, and
on her return else mimed her way and fell fob the lock oldie
canal. She wee found In the loin on Saturday morning.
OE vie SCREW STEAMER INDIAN.—Go-
c RN% O'Do.d, of the, Board of Trade,
bee „r yid in Liverpool for the purposes of Isetitoting as
to airy tote the Vim of the screw rheum, Indira,
one of the ten el mail moaners plying between Liverpinl and
Canada.