The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-25 00:00:00

RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.

An accident oveurreil Oil Wedneadity night, on the
Liverpool branch of the Lemke and North Western Hail.
way, and two guards were very severely injured. The mail
train from Liverpool ran into a goods train at the incline
eear Haishill. Neither tram had any passengers in it,
fortunately ; oad though considerable damage was done to
the trains, the accident is not likely to be attended with
hos of life.

In addition to the 'elbow &widest at Rainhill, another
is recorded, which took place at ince, near Wigan. Two
men, a driver and a fireman, were killed by the ec.
cideut, red a hreaksman was very severely in.
*natl. A verdict of .tecidentel death" has been returned
in this inseams, as the niisadventure was of that nature
which could not have been anticipated by any dqree of
eautioo. Another amident occurred on the viaduct in
Fairfieldstreet. Manchester, along which the Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway pares.
An empt truck, it appears, jumped off the mile
when !tar- weekruen were in the act of shunting it.,
and musing egaimet the wall of the viaduct, it drove a
patios of ii down, the weight of which knocked down •
wall below, hrealdwg doom and wisdom, end swain some
ste=ing threste, the roof of • beam There was no
po
but the truck mete between the
edge el titm=ert end the well cd • house below it, and
considerable damage has bees does to the house.

ELOPNMENT OF A CLSBOYMAN FROM
ASHTON.

Considerable excitement has taken place in the
borough .4 Ashtoe-under I.vne during the week, in conse-
quence of authenticate.l statement. having been extensively
circulated that a well.known minister of the Church of Ear
land, in Aahttarunder•Lyne, aloe name fur the present we
withhold. bad eloped with it young lady, the teacher of •
young ladies' school, in the same borough. Our ourrespow
dent is informed that the reverend gentleman had long
been suspected of having an improper intimacy with the
woman in nuestioe, and that on hi. being eatehud, it was
found he visited the back of her bonne, and that a card or
a peeve of paper woo often in the window containing a few
biota, area as " Manchester at Ruch and such a time." A
solicitor is tie borough war consulted, and he set a Man-
chester detective on the scent ; sad the other day the
detective took his rile:.' fare in the gime train as
the reversed tlenum and his amatory com-
prise, 68d y the three found themselvea
in Waterier. She worthy couple put up at an hotel
sod the detective appear, and the next morning be
aseertared that they bad pared the night together. At
ant the westhy homer was detemered to make them pack
of, kn. sad baggage • hat, at the urgent request of the de-
tective, she ooesentsii to let himhav, ocular demonstration

et tiireasi's na&klity. AccortlisW;,;bout twelve o'clock
the Next eight the chambermaid knocked at the bedroom
door of the excellent couple, sod tokl his reverence that •
gentlemau wanted him. The detective was thereupon
asked into the bedroom, and he held an interesting waver
militias with both of them. This disgrace to the church is a
married man, with • family. but has long been estranged
from his wife. He is at let.t forty years of age, whilst the
lady is tidy about 21. We understand that a divorce will
be sought for by tie wife, mid that full evidence of the
facts of the ease have already bees laid before the bishop.
—3lsseehater lawaiiatr of this day.

Ht LLAH Pt.rn PER r. AN4 'E.—The first con-
cert under the dire e. auspices of the Committee of
the Hon.'s Foul will take at St. James's
Hall. Oa Tuesday evening, the 29th of January.
Two features in the performance dame, especial notice,
pansely, M. Benelict's new lyrical lagged, " ratline," and
Y. Tin:temps' fanti.ia appiesimieta, for vial's and full
seigemstra, this will be the tint appearance of M. Viettatemps
la a performaece with full orchestra them eight years.
The baud will he entirely professional, and selected from
Me primal* artists of Her Majesty'sTheatre and the Royal
Bass Opsirs. It is believed that the host of Mr.
Hulhih's pupils and trivial. will manifest their esteem
for bun by &Heeding this performance, and thereby enjoy
an istellectual treat, awl at the same time serve a worthy
MB.

BIitICIDIHRAD Mrsll*-HALL.—The directors of the
Birkenhead nueie-hall Company baying invited architeeta
feraidi dolor for the building of n meale•hall et Birken-
head, about dates§ were met is ; and Asa careful etami-
maim, the directors awarded_ the muftis of SD murices to
one contributed under the diShist am& of a circle within
g circle, and which proved to be * Br. Waiter Scutt,
architect, of Liverpool. The building le to he at awe pro-
ceeded with oder Ma supvristendsme. It i. to he placed
at the career of elanghtme-rond and Atherton-street, and
will have hold, handsome frosts le ea& The musicihall,
which is • *edemas, well-pruportiwood room, will met 000
perwins. Them sow capital cloak roams, with lavatories foe
ladies cad fur gentkuao four Noma for "jog,. cad
musicians ;ao excellent supper room, 48 by 30 feet, with
large Perrin,: loom and kitchen adjuisiag, ticket office, hall.
keeper... home, and .ether cionvenieme• The supper room
will be admirably adapted for tea patties, serious, dinners,
public ineetiaga, hc., and the manic hall will erne fur large
meeton.z.,. are. Tb•• a building will meet wants
low: felt in expected to be opened by
the lot of Nottilibei