The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-18 00:00:00

SLUM COLLISION ON THE CHESTER AND

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A senutlm collision occurred on the Cheater anti
Warrington Railway, yesterday morning, near to the
Irredshani station. but was fortunately =attended by any
fatality, although several persons were entirely shaken
sad otherwise injured. It appears that the Chester and
Warrington goods train, which is advertised to leave the
former for the latter place at $.21.1, wax proceeding alms to.
wards Warrington, and Lid nearly reached Frociehass Sta-
tion, when it was overtaken and run into by the Chester
and Manchester express, which leaves Cheater at 9.5
A.m. The goods train must have passed all right into
the Frodsham tunnel, and also out of it, or the pen.
sewer ,train would not have been permitted to proceed,
as two trains are not allowed to be in the tunnel
at the same time. Between the Warrington end of the
tunnel and the Frodsham station there is • deep
cutting on a curve, and in it the collision took place.
The weather was somewhat foggy, And the rails were
very slippery owing to the thaw, awl the latter pre.
vented the goods train from proceeding at its usual
speed. The tunnel retained the steam more than usual,
owing to the ramp state of the atmorphere, and
the same was the nee with the cutting, so that the
driver of the passenger train, owing thereto, and also to
the curve here, was unable to see ahead for any distance.
The consequence was that he ran right into the bresk van
behind the lump, train, knocking off both hie engine
buffer plates, and -smelling the luggage train break, also
knocking it off the rails. The guard in this break vas
wee so seriously shaken that he bad to remain at War-
Antos. The driver and stoker of the passenger train
escaped nainjursd, but the guard was shaken conaderably,
adwas obliged to stop at Warriftt. He also received
• severe cut on the forehead, and had one knee
bruised. The guard's name is Marlow. Several of the
presager were shaken and slightly bruised, one lady re.
caving • blow on the forehead and a blow on the knee ;
all, however, were able to proceed on their journey. The
macaw train, which is due at Manchester at 10.25 a.m.,
did not arrive till 12.10 p.m. The driver of the passenger
train must have been proceeding fautiously, or the conse-
quences would inevitably have been attended with some
fatalities. The luggage train was due at Warrington 20
minutes before the arrival there 01 the passenger train.

A Park correspotolent of the ludipendance Beige
states that the Emperor, who has been lately studying
Roman antiquities with a view to his translation of
"Cs mar's Commentaries," is having a vessel built neer
Asnieres, on the elect model of the ancient Roman war.
galleys.

SOCIETY FOR THE ENOOIIRAGEMENT OF THE FINS
AlM—The society's rooms is Oonduitstreet were crowded
last evening to hear Mr. Alfred Gilbert's lecture on "Yen.
delrobn and his Works." The lecturer gave a lucid and
discriminating account of the life and genius of this great
composer, hi observations being illustrated by passages
bons his works in various styles, by vocal and instrumental
performer. The lecture occupied upwards of two hours
in the delivery, and was listened to with marked attention,
and warmly applauded.
' REHEARAAL OF THZ "MEZZIAH" AT Sr. PAEL'B.
Yesterday evening there was a rehearse], under the dons, of
St. Paul's, of the oratorio of the Messiah, which is to be
performed on Friday, the 2:ith inst., before the Archbishop
of Canterbury, the iiahop of Load," the Lord Mayor,the
Sheriffs, and other dignitaries in church and state, in aid
of the expenses which have been incurred in the recent
sethedral restorations and the purchase of the splendid new
awn, for which the dean and canons have no available
sopitular revenues. Mr. John Goes, the orgagit of lit.
Paul's, conducted the rehearsal, and most of the bind and
chorus, which will consist of 600 performers, were present.
The orchestra has been placed in the south transept, in front
of the new orgies, which has been erected for special
/Sunday evening services, charitable festivals, and other
special occasions. The powers of the new last/meant were
last night amply tested and showed that a sound judgment
was displayed by Sir Gore Ouseley, Precentor Webber, and
the other gentlemen to whom the task of recommending its
precise lonation was entrusted. The Dean of St. Paul's, the
Archdeacon of London, and other gentlemen who attended
the reheareal lad sight, expressed themselves highly
satisfied with the results, and it was &maenad that
• MI rehearsal with the band, under the leadership of Mr.
Henry blegires„ will take place next Wednesday evening.
Seveial ef tie great CU companies have liberally neliscribed
towards tie restorations, and the mishaps of
An organ, but there is still • considerable deficiency, which
it is confidently expected the receipts from the forthcoming
perfeemenes will cover.
Tim Barruta Laorox.—The mooed body of the
DMA Legioa. which • telegram omega' ea Monday in-
formed the public would be seat overlird bed Genoa to
Eagles& arrived eoddealy
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IMO Laid to a eleaser at Looram-bWaa. They bar
boas told that they ereeld be ant to this ragoodivo
dolimationy the fled* to aims% liMsbrieree. and Loan
and the and Irldi to tble eeepeedeo foram
la the posokora lee two fta tbe era booleged the
ells= al the Speed' drama Tend Onimilesia who un-
fortunately had no fade to nest requireaseste oo lame.
tfllliwately the eisediniea aoeseameat, eawasedested with
by the Wakes, boroAdadly and promptly gave orders that
tie moo ahead be forwarded by railway. Os Wednesday
skit a emidwablo aseaber deetiari far the north of
laglesel sad Soothed Mb by the Louden and North
Western Railway for this bows ; and the saws are in
ruse of being dolgotekeed. no eery oesey bad their
imaabiete "mate roam& sad loam ware oared to
tlime of pronging refeeditnat ea their jemmy. lame,
who WHNI weesied, were supplied with eabs- to reeve
abed.

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Ti. HOSPTTAL 131111INGZA11.—WO
harm that Joseph Oases. Esq., hos presented the moult •
gent dsostim per Kr. Saadi Om, of LOW to the funds
of the ohm*, en the urine., "Nat there be given to the
Ghent et St. lanwoolfs Chunk Dudley, in his name,
it la-patient's tither fse ewe saw him damns." Cougar
tareallealiess sid of that A the enmity to amount of
31. 1
Is. Id, have heal paid marts the k,,.. r.
Ti. WHAM= AND TEN Pasia.—Pcatanstely for
the who me stpeosat out et week, sad, literally
epee g, fassishlng tsar bee of feed, the weather changed
yesterday. The Visememeter at the Sepal Burnam Bo-
ciny's reesenteg house in Hyde. widish on Wednesday
sight we. IM deg., ens at nine omek yesterday morning to
34 det.rbsise a riss elf deg. from the previous day at the
mm. Al Ohs mercury stood at 36 deg., being
4 deg. above freeing] pia. Last sight the glass pointed
at 35 deg.. being S deg. above hessian point ; sad
the barometer during the day was 30.34,whereas the
previous day it indexed X2l. The wind was
sortb-east. The medlar was returned in the different
parts as being foggy and cloudy. Notvrithetaoding that
there were sheets of water upon the we in the differest
parks, a large number of persona ventured on. Some slight
accident...axone& In the evening fireworks were again
discharged on the Serpentineand also amongst the crowd el
persona en the footpaths.
Tat Fno,er AND THE SALT TRAGIC —The merious
interference with the salt trade at Liverpool, consequent
upon the recent froet and the closing of the river Weaver,
was yesterday (Thursday) brought under the notice of the
Mersey Dock Board by Mr. Book. From Mr. Moult's
marks it appears that the " country gentlemen " who
manage the asks of the river Weaver have takes ao pre-
caution to keep open the savigatiou of the river, as they
might emit y have doge, and ocasequently Liverpool h now
dmaitule of salt. This hes thrown numbers of people alt
of employment, sad cost the Liverpool merchants upwards
of 1,0001. a day he demurrage. Mr. Souk urged upon the
board the advisability of promoting the formation of the
railway from Morino to Helsby, and thence to Winsford,
as competition with the Weaver trustees would lower the
price of salt, and heal& immensely the trade of the port.
The chairman of the Dock Board Paid that the matter fell
within the province el the various commercial unclean'.
BotmooNtim an wattle 16.—The total number oi
Passt here or embarking, from or for Britainport,
portaTi sithe nuns el the year, 1860, amounted to 102,830.
taking the arrivals sad departures together. In 1860 there
had bees a total of 86,582 passengers. The increase on the
preceding year was thus 16,218 passengers, or 184 per went.
The commercial treaty is bet,-inning to exercise a marked in-
flames on thegrade of Boulogne. and there has been a ma-
adorable increase in the arrival of vends lades with coal
and hes from British ports during the last few mouths.
The quay room of the harbour is fully occupied ; but the
new western quays, which will presoak greatly increased'
facilities for the discharge of colliers, are rapidly pro-
graming, and will he completed by the autumn of the pre-
seat year (1861). The works of the Boating dock are also
'draw*, although momentarily retarded by the in-
clemency of the season. The herring fishery has been very
productive during the season 1860-81 up to the 31st of Ds-
°ember lams. The fish landed at
or
by the 113 heats
engaged in it had so far been wild or 2,586,139 frame
(pik-446/.), being an excess of 654,476 franca (27.3791.) when
compared with the co responding period of the re=
seam. In 165940 47,917 larreho of salt fish were
at Boulogne. In the present season it is thought the total
will exceed 55,000 barrel,. The new bathing aotablethinent,
mtimated to cost 20,000/., to be contracted for on the
12th of February. The put year has altogether been one of
prosperity at Boulogne, both as a trading town end • bathing
place, and has been extremely healthy throughout. not-
with.theding the nearly uninterrupted continuance of wet
weather.
CHTNTAL PALACL Ova SHILLING DAT. .-
TNI'ItADAT. JAN. AJOlialiOni m payment, 1,734 ;
ditto by se..ita t:chete, 811. Total disitor,