The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-19 00:00:00

THE
ILANUFACTURING DISTRICTS.

MANCHESTER. Aran. 18.

There was a crowded meeting at the Town-hall,
Oldham, Int night, to originate a freehold land misty, on
the principle of the Birmingham 01111111111, for enfranchising
working-men. The ebair was taken by Paton 13• VILLI,
Beg , of Leeds; and Mr. I. Taylor, jun , of Birmingham, ad-
dressed the meeting, giving an internals; account of the
rise and progress of the various societies throughout the
Wham already established. Mr. A. Prentice followed,
and a meantime was pond approving of the objects of then
societies ; end • numerous provisional committee, comprsed
of pericias who had already subscribed for shares, we. ap-
pointed as the Baden of a society hen, and for the pur-
pose of carryirg out the objects of the meeting is Oldham.
At the Salford Hundred Salons to-da, there were note,'
than six appeals against different townships by railway com-
panies, oa the groucd of excessive charges foe poor rates—a
now very general source of compidat amongst millirem com-
panies. The appsllaata, In two cases, were the East Lanca-
shire Compaay, and in the bar OthOlf• the Lancashire and
Yorkshire Company. The two appeals of the Bast Lamm-
shire Company were respited, as also was one of those by
the Leacashice sad Yorkshire Cempaay. The three others
were settled out of team, sad the serious excess of
sharp may he judged ad from the fast, that one of the
reepamiente„ the township of Chaddertsa. estimated to • m-
elodies if their rate from 20W. to 1584 10s., whilst Csstleton,
earithes of the reepoadents, made • redaction from
3491. ea U. to 2721. 8..
Ace extraordinary attempt at murder was charged against
a be, only 16 yean of age to rig, before our boroush
magistrates. His name is James Smith. and he is apprenticed
to a Pawnbroker. named Knight, In Saler street. After
the ship wee domed hot tight, Mr. Knight had gone oat,
and the prisoner was alone in the kitchen with Mrs. Knight,
whoa he struck at her from behind with a carving knife.
The blow was aimed at the neck, but the blade glanced of
without inflicting a serious wound. Mrs. Knight had give.
him no provoatlaLaid was quite at a Ism to account
kw his conduct. The boy's defence was that it was
net himself who aimed the blow, bat a man who
had entered shalthily, and who, failing in his object, glided
out es quit kly, that he was usable to arrest his retreat; bet
this account could not be true (although the prisoner pre-
tended very accurately to describe his dre e), bsocaass, se
cording to 11111. Knight's statement, ell the doors were
leaked sad bolted at Me time. Mrs. Knight says she
mreamed for assistance, sad si soon as she had escaped from
the knonner's grasp, she took refuge in the house of a neigh-
bour. Mr. Knight said he was at • loss to account for the
gebeassos metive, unless it woe revenge. He had boss de-
tested stsabeg money from the shop till on Saturday last;
bet he had am bees prosecuted, and this rendered his eon-
duet the more eztreordiasn. Of course the magistrates had
so alternative but to commit him for W.I. sari ordered the
depceitions to be taken with that view.

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