The Express.
London, England, 1868-11-19 00:00:00

THE BLACKBURN RIOTS.

The excitement consequent upon the result of
the parliamentary election at Blackburn being in favour
of the old conservative members, /losers. Homby and
dreeph Feilden, has bad • tragical culmination. On
Tuesdanight, between rigid and nine o'clock, a weaver
Lamed Thomas Whittaker, about 46 years of age, residing
in Broolhonse-fields, was plating Francis Ann-street, a
portion of the town chiefly occupied by the huh residents
when be was attacked by • number of men, and received
• blow which killed him on the spot. A woman named
Livesey, who witnessed the fatal affray, stated at the
police-station that the deceased was shouting " Hanby for
ever," when about 20 infuriated Irishmen rushed at him
shouting " Let's kill the_ Tory —." and then they
commenced to strike him, brutally
kis him whilst, on
the ground. The deceased screamed for p whilst being
attacked, bat the woman who saw the attack was afraid
to go to his assistance, and before anyone else could get
to the spot the ruffians made off. When the polies found
the deceased be wee lying en the ground quite dead, and
was taken by them on • stretcher to the police °aloe. Dr.
Hartland afterwards examined him, and found a large
wound under the right ear ; his face and temples also bore
marks of the brutal usage to which he had been subjected.
A little after I I o'clock an Irialuaau, named Thomas
Fallen, apparentl about 't2 years of age, was appre-
hended and brought to the police-statiou on suspicion of
having been the principal in the murder, and he is now
in custody on that charge. At 3 o'clock yesterday after-
noon he was brought before the magistrates, and re-
mewled refit the case could be full gone into.
About 8 o'clock the same evening • po • le.
named Kenyon. was pawing up Penny-street, anothe
portion of the town inhabited by the Irish, when be war
struck to the ground by what is supposed to have bien
half brick, thiown by some person who has as yet nit
been discoveied. The raised° Caine with such force as to
completely smash the constable's helmet. and indict •
blow on the side of the head which rendered him insen-
sible. Ile was taken to the police-station by his
fellow-
e and shortly afterwards taken home in a cab,
where he now lies in a very dangerous condition. It is
feared that compression of the brain Las set in, and he is
not expected to recover.

MIDDLEBEX.—A very influential, crowded, an I
enthusiastic meeting was held at the King's Head Hotel.
Harrow, on Tuesday evening last, iutheliberal interests of
the county ; Lurd Charles Russell in the chair. There were
alto present the Rem T. H. Steel and F. W. Farrar, and
Yawn. A. O. Watson, li. B. llayward. C. J. Leaf, J.
Stuart, U.rillith, E. P. Bowen, J. Chapman, and T. Reach,
1)r. Tyie, and others. The noble chairman addressed tho
gathering at some length, urging the importance of unity
in the approaching contest. A resolution pledging the
meeting to further the election of the two liberal candi-
date* was carried, and a ooromittim, of which Lord C.
}lumen ounamitod to act as chairman, was funned to carry
out the object of the meeting.
Bourn DPRIIAII.—ITp to yesterday there was
net the sighted aripeezenec of a contest for this division,
but Captain 'Beaumont, who unsuccessfully eon-
treted division in lstd against Captain Sartain, the
present conservative candidate, a . on the hustings
yesterday morning at the di of the poll for the
borough of Darlington. and unexpectedly announced that
he would contest the division. lie has as his eollengue
Mr. J. W. Pease. It is believed that the conservative
par willLorYslnon bring
alf 1d t, of candidate,
tee sea lonaa
The nomination is to-morrow, and the polling on Tao.
day. Captain /immanent is in favour of diawitabitslanient
and disendowment of the Irish church, in favour of ex-
tended education, the universities being thrown open, and
reduction of expenditure.