The Express.
London, England, 1868-06-06 00:00:00

ELECTION TNTELLIGEXCI

WARRINCTON. —it is understood that Mr
Grvnall, a conservative, who has represented Warrington
fur 21 yore, will be opposed at the neat'eledina by Mr.
Peter Rylsnds, a liberal, who may be classed among the
followers of Mr. Bright.
HULL.—The committee of the Hull Conservative
Association bass resolved to ieeenunesd to the Cents&
Society Mr. Henry John Atkinson, as aliterimin and a
justice of the peace for the borough, as a inandidste for tin
representation of Hull. Mr. Atkisson will sand in eon
unction with Mr. Charles BelL The sitting members are
essrs. Clay and Norwood, liberals.

Nonni IakTiCAIIIIIRE.—Mr. 01 Preston
denies, that it is the intention of the liberal party to start
a second candidate furOlorth Laosashirs to Loujunctios
with the Marquis of Hartinisse. He mays that while re
solved to secure the re-election of the noble untrquis, tht
liberal party are equally resolved not to oppose the mints
of Colonel Wilson Patten, in whom they reenciae an able
attentive, and high•minded representative. The riglti
bon. and gallant gentleman, who holds the °Mee of (ben
seller of the Duchy of Lancaster, has at for the division
mince l&e.

Nsw Ross.—Mr. Mghtahon, who represented
the county Watford for I 3 years, will be brought lemon,
in the liberal interest fee New now The name of Mr. D.
C. He►on, Q.C., was also brought before the acting libels!
committee ; but, in oonserinenee of shuts essitlessas
it is stated, about to start for Cashel, be has WI been
solicited.

Csar.raxsatt.—Mr. Schreiber has issued an
address to the electors of Chelteeham, in which he says
hs regrets that the Bribery Bill is so longer is
ginded alarm the 'necessary measures of the session.
Mr. Schreiber also says that at the end of the present per
Bement his political 00111b011011 with Cheltenham mum be
suspended for a time. The Cheltenham Constitutional
dsaociation has issued an address to the electors, asking
them to withhold the promise of their votes, as a gentle
man of high poslUon and great official experience will
solicit their enffreaes.

Woacasna Ctn.—A working man, named
Airey,. a prerninent apostle of teuipuaacc, prepuce to
offer Moult u the working man's candidate foe
Worcester at the general election. This nukes the fourth
candidate. Of the two sitting members Air. l'adinure and
Mr. Uerriff, the fu.r retiree and the latter offers him-
self Mr re-eleetieu. ether liberal candidates are also in
the Aoki, via., Mr. F. Dyeett, Sheriff Of London, and Er.
T. R. Hill, Alderman et Wausau. A conservative can
&date is likely to be reposed.
NORTH EAST &MEX.—It it rumoured that biz,
James Round, who, with Mr. Da Cane, has been nomi-
nated by the eenservetives in North Rest Rues will
decline to neatest the representation of that division. Sir
Thomas Western, now 11. P. for North Rues, will come
forward in the liberal interest, and it is expected that the
hon. baronet will fight in conjunction with a eolleague not
yet named.
WT,XTORD.—It has for a long time been the
general belief that' it was Mr. Kavanagh's desire, as soon
as the opportunity woes, to transfer his services from thi
aunty to MN county of CATIOW, in which his residence an
the gre der hulk of his property are situated, sad which
he, therefore, regards as more particularly his own. Tb
hon. gentleman has not, however, as yet intimated Irks
he intends to do.

1 onvTicil.l-The movement for the nomination
of Mr. R. J. Harvey, at present M.P. for Thetford, and th
Hon. F. Walpole, as conservative candidates for Norwich
has met with little encouragement, and no candidate
have yet been selected by the local conservative leaders
at the same time, it is intimated that both the scat' fo
the city will be contested by the conservatives.
GLASGOW AND ASERDRIN N/VIALSITIES. —Thi
North British Daily Mail understands that Mr. Andres
Halliday Duff, a littentteur, perhaps better known node
his nom de plume of Andrew Halliday, int^nds °Main
himself as a candidate for the nest proposed in th
Scotch Reform Bill to be bestowed on the universities o
Glasgow and Aberdeen. Mr. Halliday Doff is the secretes;
of the Savage Club, and is the author of the Sunnyrid
Papers and several other works of the same class, as wel
as a number of successful plays. He is a liberal in politics
Amongst the possible candidates mentioned on the con
servative aide are Sir W. Stirling-Maxwell, M.P. to.
Perthshire, and Sir Archibald Alison.
OXFORD CITY. —Mr. Vernon Harcourt, Q.C.
who is a candidate for the seat about to be vacated b 3
Mr. Neste, will address the electors on the evening o
Thursday next. Immediately on the publication of Mr
Harcouit's address the executive committee of the Coo
stitutional Association assembled, and appointed a sub
. committee to procure a candidate the conservative in
tercet. Up to the present time Mr. Gibbs, of Culham
gentleman hitherto unknown to political fame, but said
be connected with a wealthy London firm, is the only nano
that has been mentioned.

BLACKBURN.— An adjourned meeting of the
liberal party in Blackburn was held on Thursday evenins
in the Central Reform Club, in that town, when several el
the leading liberals of the town and neighbourboud were
present. Mr. Montague J. Fielder, • former representa-
tive of the borough, having given an exposition of hie
political vivo, • resolution was passed adopting him
as ► candidate, and pledging the meeting to use than
endeavours to seems his return in oonjuuotion with Mr.
John Gerold Potter, of Mytton-hall.
STAMFORD. —A second time within a few weeks
there is • vacancy in the representation of this borough.
Early in April Lord Cranborne was called to the peerage as
Marquis of Salisbury, and now, Lord Lagestre, his suc-
corer, goes to the Upper House on the death of his father,
the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot.

SINOrLAR ACCIDZST ON THS MIDLAND RAILWAY.
An accident of a very singular character occurred at the
Midland Railway Station, Maabre', on Thursday afternoon.
About half-past five o'clock several of the offiaiels were
shunting trucks, when one of the waggons got
Ofitgatteed metals, ran into a dwelling-house, and destroyed
the building and its contents. The house, which is the
property of the Midland Iron Company
e, was occupied by •
puddler named Timoth Straw, end his 'cape from
death is providentiaL The house forme the end of an
old building, the remaining portion of which is oeentied
as • beerhonse, and it stands within a few feet from one
of the double lines of railway which form the sicz
of
The accident arose in consequence • trainti
of about twenty-five wanons being violently
shunted by a pilot engine on that branch of the siding
on which stood a number of coal trucks heavily loaded,
instead of on to the other line which was quite clear.
Straw happened just then to be haying his tea alone, in the
lower room, from the window of which be could see the
approaching waggons ; and as egress by the door was out
off he ran upetairs, and in fear and trepidation awaited
the result. The coal waggon was forced with great violence
against a poplar tree immediately in front of the building,
and rebounding caught the end of the house, shattering
the walls to pieces. Fortunately the man had entered the
bedroom farthest away, and to this circumstance is he in
all probability indebted fore e preservation of his life, as
the other chamber was comtely destroyed. Thefwaggon
WA forced into the lower room, and smashed into match-
wood, the amiss and wheels aloe* retaining theiren=al
Asps. The furniture was wholly destroyeii,
y
iamb in the Wadi* bedroom, there not being dam
snide, it fa paid. Ai tot farther vaa.—EAdleld
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