The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-30 00:00:00

SERIOUS ACCIDENT
_AT _THE ALHAMBRA

PALACE.

For some weeks one of the chief attractions at
the Alhambra Palace has been the performance of the
Rocky Mountain Wonders, a baud of acrobats, whose evolu-
tions were to go through what was called the Flying
Trapeze. On Thursday eveaing, about eleven o'clock,
the performance of the acrobats had nearly arrived at a
termination, and bad of course received the usual amount
of applause, when en accident of an alarming and frightful
nature occurred to one of them, named Magge'too, better
known as "The Spider." The trapeze upon which the per-
formances take place is suspended from the roof of the
building, and below it a large mattress is placed on a temporary
stage to receive the performer in case a fall should occur,
and thus prevent any serious accident, but this precaution
has in the present instance proved useless and the
poor fellow a now lying in Charing-cross Hospital
in a very dangerous state. The accident occurred
while Maggelton was in the act of turning his summersault
previous to his leaving the trapeze, and it is supposed
it occurred while the unfortunate man was excited by the
applause be had just been receiving. He fell from the
trapeze on his head and shoulder, and to all appearanceit
seemed as if he had killed himself instantaneously, but on
assistance being rendered it wan discovered that so dreadful
• termination to the performance had not occurred, and that
be was only in a state of insensibility. Medical aid was im-
mediately sent for and everything that wan possible was
done to alleviate the sufferings of the mall, but as soon as
it could be accomplished Mauelton was conveyed to the
hospital, where he is now under medical treatment. The
injuries received are of • very serious nature, the spine
being very extensively injured.
On inquiry this morning it was ascertained that, although
isonsoionsness had returned, the state of the man was such
that for some time at least the greatest care will be re-
quired, to prevent, if possible, • fatal termination to the
accident.

Mangelton had been extensively advertised to appear as
the Spider on Easter Monday at the palace, hut tins morn-
ing the following notice was posted on the door:
In consequence of the arrangements not being fully com-
pleted the performance of the Rocky Mountain Spider will
not take place till further notice, but the teepees will be
isentinnedaa usuaL"

Tae CO/IDIOM= CULPRIT ROBIRT HACKED.
This unfortunate soldier was executed to-day, at noon,
in front of the Dens Comity Gaol. He has been watched
night and day by the warden of the prison. There has
been so emansantestion from Sir George Corn-
wall Lewis arils' HOIDO-0811/1/ in answer to the petitions
that have been forwarded. The prisoner has been kept in
ignorance of then petition, as was laudably suggested
by. the reverend geatlensan who bas acted as his
spiritual adviser, and carried out by those by whom
theihrisoner is surresuided : he ham thus been eared from
indulging in vain hopes, and from the distraction which
must ave resulted from • knowledge that any movement
had been made with a view to the mitigation of the dread
sentence of the law. He was perfectly calm and resigned,
but still persisted in saserting that he never intended
to murder Sergeant Jones—that he never had any
, motive to do so—that whilst in India and since they
returned to England, they bad been on the best pos-
sible terms, and that, from the state of intoxication he was
in at Unities be has no recollection of what he did—that he
did not know what he did. He, however, acknowledged that
he has been justly coevieted: and awaited with singular com-
ponre the payment of the final penalty demanded by
human law from the reardarer.
MILANCHOLY BOAT Ace! Darn. —Holltworth
Lake, about three miles from Rochdale, was visi pater.
day by several thousand pleasure seekers ; but a most me-
lancholy ca occurred about four o'clock in the
afternoon. Two each containing about halta-dozen
young men, came into collision, and were repaired ; sod
notwithstanding the exertions that were made, either
fire or six of the poor fellows were drowned.
DLRINO BURGLARY AND OUTRAGR.—A very
dari outrage was perpetrated on the 22nd instant, at
Lordaley, near Ashley, at a farmhouse occupied by Mrs.
Washington, her son. and • daughter, who it seems were
the only inmates of the place at the time. The house is
in • somewhat lamely situation, the nearest residence
being about 400 yards distant. About midnight, the
family were alarmed by the sudden bursting open of
the house door, and immediately four men, disguised
with either blackened fares, masks, or veils, pre-
sented themselves. The daughter ran out of the house in
her nightdress, followed by one of the ruffians, who overtook
her, and kept guardover berwhiht hia companions ransacked
the premises. This, however, in the first instance must have
been no easy matter. as the son, • young man, appears to have
offered • very stout resistance, during which he was roughly
handled by the burglars, and lost • good deal of blood,
he being much beaten about the head. Ultimately
he was thrust into a lumber room, and the door
securely fastened from the outaide. The only other inmate
therefore wee Mrs. Washington, who being at lesist7o years
of age, was precluded from offering any resistance to the
villains. They remained in the house about an hoar, regaling
themselves with brandy. and on leaving took with them the
following property : A 101. Bank of England note, four
move • , and about three pounds in silver, • silver cup,
marled " Elizabeth Washington," • gold pin, a silver
watch, half • dozen gayer table-spoons and • dosen tea-
spoons, both kinds marked with the initial "W.," a
pair of silver sugar tongs, two hams (about 151bs. each), a
piece of been (201b5.), two loaves of bread, a cheese, a quan-
tity of tea, four pairs of boots and shoes, • powder flask, and
several knives and forks. This large booty the mgues got
Blear away with, since, probably, from fear, nn information
was given to the police until about eight o'clock in the
morning. To show the determined nature of the burglary, it
need only be stated, that the door was forced open with a
piece of timber about ten feet long, which was used u a
sort of battering ram. The fellow who had the custody .Yr
the daughter outside, appears to have acted with some little
feeling, since on his captive complaining of her feet, which
were bare, being odd, he pulled some bay from a rick for
her to viand nos. —Stoffortiotirt Adrertiser.

PJtLWAT TILLYIIC. —The traffic returns of rail-
ways in the United Kingdom for the week soling the
23rd of Marsh amounted to 487,21101., and for the cor-
responding week of led yam to 165,180/.. shovrin,, an in- '
casedre 22,1001. The gross reompts of the eight ;always
baring their termini in the metropolis amounted for the week
ending as above to 212„Mt2.1. ; and for the corresponding week
of 1860 to 202,814/., showing an lacrosse of 10,118/. The in-
seam on the &stem Counties Railway amounted to 6351. ;
on the Greet Northern to 6721. • on the Great Western to
2,3251. • on the Leedom sad North-Western to 1,&91)/. ; on
Londontba mid Bickwa/1 to 23k; en the London, Brighton,
end Sonth Oesel w 2.0061.: en the London and Booth.
Western le 3,411/ ; and as the South Eastern to 664/.
—utak 10,1111/. The revolves an the ether lima is the
II aitad Kingdom animated
t0e.34111., and far the
woorMentiling week al km year 82,3661., showing en
increase of 11,9831. in the nesipti of these lines, which,
added to the imeresie on the metropolitan lines, make.
the total biomes 23,100 k, ee eaeupared with the come-
egending lotted et 1660.