The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-09 00:00:00

THE ESCAPE OF THE CONVICT RACKET.

Is the seam of yesiseday eftersees the following solid-
i:ados wet posted at all the raise Was :
" Notion--601. Itawents—Whores a convict, sassed
George lira et. ands traniteartation. waged trio the
Model Priam, Pesteaville, ea the night of Sunday lot, the
let of Mambas. The *howl reword will be paid by her
Majesty'. seversetent re say peens givleg iaformation that
say .sad to hie . The said George Becket is 23
yews at op, 611..ar1a height, law sissy, light beowa
hair, bias lam. sag bass ow as his right to
mple. He was
droned la • blue striped /deem shirt, awaked Pentosville
Prison, sad grey prises Immure."
It was reported at the panes stations is the city that the
eativiet bad Swaged his drew in the n.ighbourhood of
Thais...street on the night he cooped, and that be de-
clued that he would net to mishits alive. The desperate
ehareeter of the tension be. Wooed the eathorltire to
esaatioa the alma in week of Heats to @any fire-arse,
the atea apprelteadieg ads= redeteses

SERIOUS COLLISION ON THE LONDON
AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY.

An accident of a very alarming character
recurred on Saturday nosing, sear the northern Mtraoda
of the Primrose Hill tunas', on the London mid North
Western Railway. It appears that, at this swat of
the year, the ibis Is grarrally very moat crowded with cattle
anal luggage train—a eirsumstanee which was esperially the
ease on Saturday erasing. A very heavy settle train from the
Midland Counties waned the atonal about half-put 8 o'clock.
following the 4 p.m. rep-trainfrom Birmiogbam. Before
this cattle train lad *sated at the Camas* Town stattoa
the west Landes goods train entered the tunnel and me very
soon followed by ordinary up goods train from Bizming.
ham—thus Medan up neatly the whole length of the up
Hoe ;from the Quadri station to the northern end of the
tuaneL By the regulations of the sompeny, a policeman is
leafletted at nab end of this tunnel having the command of a
telegraphic emeritus, by means of which say obstruction
upon the line at as end may be inetantiumessly communi-
cated at she faker, sad the farther progress of addl.
tioeal trellis stopped. Oa Saturday 'alnico, Andrews,
the policeman at the southern or Camas& Tess end of
the tucciel, fladiag that the line was blinked up for
some distant* tell /rafted to Bailey, the policeman at the
north end, mot to allow may more treats to eater the ataPeli
As the Trigg up trsia was withia a few minutes of Wag
due, Bailey tuned on the dangsr.sigaal at the moat et the
tunnel as well as the auxiliary award some 300 yards down
Me line, end also placed a couple of fog signals spat time
rails. about 9 o'clock the up-train from Tama. conoWial ts!
four carriages only, arrived at the mouth of the tunnel, and
la endings to the signals eabibited drew up jut within
the estrum. Thu gaud, B,obert Hammond, alighted, sad
promoted a short distaste dowa the lime end applied two
mate tog opals te the rails. togive snipe te the driver of
the 6.30 on. trots Iran • then nearly duo, of
the obetramiaa at the sat:mace of the tunnel. The Tang
train, whisk did set outlets more than a doses poseciances,
rsmaised ia the same spot foe nearly three-quarters of an
ken. The psesespers maeifested eonaidersble ansesiesse,
bat were assured that every necessary precaution lied been
taken. Shortly before 10 e clack the up Birmingham train
passed Hal. urn, and the driver, either net observingor dio..
repelling the signals inhibited until too fate, entered the
teasel and came into tetrad collision with the Tries
maim, which stationary within a few yarar
of the estrum. The driver of the Tring train was
Wows by the spur with greet violins sedan the
Wish mod hed are 4 his arms sash cat and bruised. • Oar
limpannoma In abash' appears to have beat sedensly
hot owl sB wan of mans Suit shakes. ?holed senlage
in the Inn woo empty; it wee very meek crashed sad brakes
by the owes* of the Birmingham treat. Thu pasosagen in
the Birtriegliext train appear to kayo suffered most from she
collies!", bat happily no arious mulls are apprehended se
to say el the pantie. It is remarkable that the two pea-
answers who ware the moat injured occupied the entre orrer
pertinent of a eat clam carriage, about the middle of tin
Birmingham train. A strict investigatiou into all lies
circumstances of the accident will be made by the satkasidai
this day.

Ditt&DPVL ACCIDENT,—A dreadful accident has
occurred at Braidslack oreseteur gamy, in the parish of
Licimabsa, by whisk me warteasts man bee been fatally,
and twin Morn sumeiy, Miura. This gentry, an= ==age
to Sir William Judie', Dirt., was worked by two men,
named David (Inhere and Jitin Compba , ned = Friday
sturgeon they had prepared a blast, along with .it labourer
is their employment, named Themes Frew. The hole lied
bees drilled as maul, the powder deposited, and the parties
retired biter Wang the mat*. The powder, however, did
not ezplode, sad they returned to the spot and commenced
re-drillisa at the hole. Ordain was sitting on the reek
=Wag the drill, sod Prayer wee striking it with • hemmer,
when it is supposed that a spark from the Ma ignited the
powder, which suddenly exploded. The drill wag blown
from Gralum's hands, and he Wawa! thrown a distance of
'several yards; when picked et? its presented • dreadful
opeeteele ; wal his lap wan broken in several amiss; there
was •doesp gash on kie =is; his jaw was broken; and his
ftead kraal in newel plane, sad his eight destroyed. No
lieges= the snarls sate en's rearm are entertained.
Omphell and Freight Were severely cut by the fling stones
ant the bead car fees, sad they have both, temporarily at
lassaglin di power of n•ion. They all rade in Insaddeek
Wags; sad see all married men with realist —/psonsh
Shrewd .
TIM OZIESTAL COMPANY'S MAXIE, POTTIOO2%
Captela Cooper, waved at Soudesapos es Sander, with
skip letter bogs Mom Coanuetateple, the Derdenellei,
Smyrna, Malta, sad Gibraltar. She left Gibraltar at 6 P.M
es the 20A sad arrived at Sosthamptcia precis• ly at soot on
the 7th, thus wain the parer to 4 days 19 bouts, one at
the quisling voyages me mord. The .PUtinger brought 30
is and a cargo singular for its variety and value,
rn, bane sad cues of silk, 20 tom st copper, 772 bolos
a "Me wool, 126 bales of Mops' wool, 4 eases of otto, 10
WWI" of abeam. 4 bales is carpets, 24 bales of lamb skint,
I bale afore, 1 as. of mellow, 8 Nies& yellow berries, 166
foss el opium, 3 cans of post/smote, 8 CUM of swap won,
I Was of dates, 242 barrels of currants, 12 cases of leeches,
asse of maismony, 12,667 dna= sad 1,321 boxes of
921 cars of red raisins, 3,90 .drosas of reigns&
bile
the Poniard was at Malta was statedthat after
the Ist of tebruery Mot, the Lida mail would so to
be conveyed hawses
amen
of sad Almada by 11 111,
seemarra, .bade
by the amens of the Penianikur and Origami I
Oesepesy, Issiwasse oa Loader at dibreltax, 90 ups data 1
0 to
10 and wathird. Freights ts Leaden sad capeola is 1
the Gaited Ifingdons, 12 dam per tea and 10 par cant
Tat SIGTII7I6I.ft CUB CATTLE Ssow.—The
Illedadeld show of the present you, which is to open ta-
Metmew„ bidaja to outtival any =de preclusion in the
humble of animals fen exhibitive, end their gonad
rety over tats epeolisess or by goie yam as woll 88
it,.ammo of sasammadation and= far rho
at= The ensagomests steles- Hans Bum were ear
gletodes Sasie Amos! the principal eimpetitera see
tisk elases Prins, Albert and the Prajed
Vasa was wit slaw settle and pia The Da of Hari
lisbiedibit OM of the flan swiss oversees at the Sebbh.
Sell /doe. There is as inmate 'of 60 sands is tbs odic
Asa, sad a2O is de sheep clamover the awakes el
led year, emntedieg as that didellose of preside serideses
od
Alloestims lave been nod la do sass ea the dame
aoribra The tidos abed all Tar ho oltdrol7 mitt
a bketlest•te Wood of Lot label, aad eats stem.
bortliwaell. es. dte .ist de old Cilsolessee.
pasaisoe have bees ' se that tbe ea de deep
sal gig draw will be sonspriesd ewe deparasest Ben.,
• balms ker•OSI of spars bedesieeaste, new ligladvall
vonalladeg serangestents cellar stention. Tbssidedeliks
asisials were tstalled as Saturday sight ; the 100 ads
their award today. Togs a private Mew wrn at
aura Ma wadi seaperty, sad taisorrew tbe data will bo
throws *pea to de pablis, aseastisse so for the three M.
lowing days, 'Wag at Ma eatifridey *blear leased deli
Saluda to beradon.
THE Pianist' Ole COLS haying Warred ill ls4l
1 a debt of 18,0004 to Mae. lemormand. if the dee de la
Pais. in Paris, for Melee of dues, proceedings sus SwF
1 =tad against her kusbead for that meat. A vorillbt Men
I gives salsa Ida, but, swag he his leaving Puia, I spell
I
I not be carried tato tad. It lama, knows, a shed edge
I swa, that (he Prlase bad arrived is Paris, and was redid.
la the Camas Lydia, s• eigllarlim was ads he ilbs
worts fer Isere to anal .Iblemid . awe to at
sessary. The saboilattios
laneotiodot Sil
aggramenm, nessed Esselain. to the Ea
Mesa sad rang the bell repeatedly for
Mad* so astendos paid to his sagesois, ifertreimlied.
as Ike jogs do 1,45 for aid, sod, on de ibat
magistrate, A lodmith foaled the doses, sad the was
eivestat Bs desmatei to be Weald as Wirt, salrms:
ardiagly Idea two days ego before Neatest de a ,
to visa be applied for idea a be set bee = hid Ora re-
aegsbesses, awning that magistrate that he was is OW
&Amerada of reesiviar, thategitotbki Mahan w
oe nate
stp, a readdersble aura d MOM fellet
NOM 710.1
and Wee 0 she dans pasty obj to Zdatil=
est Y. de :Balm" eltee caring tbe
thee di la ea dd do wee to allow the saes to Masi over to
Ili* wit day a 2 edask, told de sue err illy die, es
well se 8,000 fr. additions% lab tsar& WS 'etas, Mai
iit
leave to be paid. If not, leg Meld, be 111. le_i_l:l
Tbie tea teas gain to be dere y fr-
gad 448.11.7 i% of tbs CleiiPillenel. *sad, ot
do rase days
that as no bed set lie 'eases,
Ise Willis de specified time, be saw& be Mssose
her.eittes Were pat he, dowdier yri e•
M b marred.
• Beestually It era solid that the 11211011
tri Peallils Arabs lied tateraltal, aid Ida istateselesede
troszties bad boos ease te, The PrdSlail qv
that there was ta gaud fot going*" qv
phis.