The Express.
London, England, 1850-06-03 00:00:00

POST-OPPlCE.—Andrew Brake, Esq. has been op-
pointed private mastery to the Postmaster-General in the
nom et 0 C. Cornwall, Ext.' who has been sppointed secre-
tary to the General Poet office, Dublin. Tie following
not en have been Mount from the Omit ral Poet office
:
"There is now • regular c-mainikation between Cbaslestoe
and Havanseb. Levers end neinpapere for Cuba may be
Ant by this route, if addressed Br United States packet.'
TIN portage ie Is 4 1., and must be prepaid. The 'public
hem the optima of landing letters for Calcutta and Madras
yeesidracies, Hee addressed,' per express from Bombay,' by
Thiele they will arrive It hours earlier. One rupee extra will
be charged in India for each half tis in weight.
letters meet not rained two toles, and should, for distinction,
be ',closet in red envelopes."
NEW BRIDGE AT WERTHlRinEE.—Prtitions have
been presented to the House of Commons for leave to de-
posit • petition fora bill, with the viewof constructing a new
bridge auras the Tussles, to be milled the Westaiincer
Tennant, Bridge.
THE CANADA, Captain Harris*n, sailed from Liver-
pool em Saturday for Halifax and B stun.
FORGERIES BT MESSRS. HOLMAN.— In the Ex-
pose of Thursday list we gave some particulars of the ex-
amination and committal of Messrs. Augusta, and Joseph
Holman, of Wert k y, near Leeds, for extensive forgeries. The
wal amount of the acceptances forged by them, and still in
eirmslatiou, is stated to he .5 0041. 5e., all of which have passed
*rough the hands of ileum. Beckett, sad Co., beaker', of
Leads.
SCICIDE OF A SOLICITOIL—On Saturday a long
Inquiry was gone into bitten Mr. T. ND mbury Wakley, in
the Boardroom of the Middlesex Hospital, relative to the
death of Mr. Robert Dundee Jones, aged 33, a solicitor, wbo
poisoned banal• wi. h pruwic acid on Tomcods, cashing. It
appeared from the evidence that, within the last few days,
the den.sed had several bills of exchange unpaid. Oa the
Thursday morning an was brought, which was drawn by
the deceased, semanting to 2311, which had his brother's
seeeptaace. (Tim bill was produced, and the notary's notice,
whist was in the deeemed's room.) Deceased took the no-
tice fa himself, sal exhibited mush anxiety about the bill
Verdict—" That the dammed died from the effete of the
poison, but what state of mind be was ia at the time there
was wt loftiest evidence to prove."
FATAL ACCIDENT IN FARRINGDON-STREET.-04
Saturday night an inquest was held by Mr. W. Payne, at
St. Bartholomew's Hospital, on the body of William Todd,
and 66. The feats of the use appear under the bead of
Guildhall Police. The jury returned a verdict of " Acci-
dental death."
FATAL ACCIDENT.—Last evening, between five and
six o'clock, a host containing Ave persons wee imp-
dud off MiUbonk, and the entire party immersed. Three
of the party wen ensued in a very exhausted state ; but Mr.
Wetherell, residiag at No. 126, Prison rood, Limbeth, and
hie graadson, aged five years. wen drowned. Drags were
used for some time, but the bodies were not recovered.
FIUGRTIOL ACCIDENT.—O 4 Friday morning, be-
tween 10 and 11 o'clock, • gang of laboarere, 'odor the elc
revise a Mr. Watson, were engaged in the East India
Export Dock, seer the mast house, shipping some railway
carriages, and had raised one, writhing three tone, to a
height of severs! feet, *her it suddenly necks from the
slings, and, falling on to di, quay, crushed Mr. Watson and
• ..an mimed Cotter beneath it, at the same time seriously
Waring several of the other labourers. Meows as aseitt-
ascii weld be obtained the carriage was raised, whin Mr.
Wakes was discovered completely crushed to death, and
Carter so frightfully mangled that no hopes ere entertained
of his recovery. The injured m n were st e removed
to the Looks. Hospital, where they received •very amp.
doe. Mr. Watson, who had been upwards of twenty years
In th. genies or the company, loaves a numerous family to
lernofit his loss.
EXTENSIVE CA3N7LAGRATION IN LAMBETlll.—Yets-
setup morning, about two o'clock, the family of Mr. B Item,
• baker add chandler, of Agnes-street, Wwerloo-road, very
asnowlv escaped with their liv.s. Every person la the
bones bed retired to bed, when an unusual light was ob-
served is the shop by a plies coarahle, who rained an
alarm; and as escape ley the lower part of the house wee
laspeasible, the inmates dropped from the windows into the
mama, Although every exertion wused by the flremen,l
the mare beading, stock, and furn litre, as also the shop
adjoining, belonging to Mr, B. Iton, were date led. The
sane of the flee was not ascertained
EXPORTATION or BILITIBII Citess.—On Saturday
• return to parliament (obi, lard by Mr. Spooner) wee
prbred, from which it appears that the declared value of
ieekiag-glasose sad mirrors exported from Ms United Hier-
dont is the year • ailieg the eta of January last, wed 6.6971.
Some went to Chios, and the largest quautity to the British
settaments in Australia. In the period 15,154 cwt. ot dt
glees, 17,386 sere of window glass, 60,920 superleial flaunt
plate glass, and i311,10b cwt. of &mason glom bottles, were
exported.