The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-07 00:00:00

DISASTROUS FLOODS IN LANCASHIRE'.

Yevterday morning, owing to the rain whizia fell
during the night, the water rose very rapidly nu the river
Irwell, and shout 10 o'clock there was en unusually large
flood. At ri o'clock there appeared to be no symptoms of any
great flood, and the workmen engaged by the [.nudes ilOll
North• Western Railway, to increase the breadth of their
bridge over the lrwell, at the Victoria station, were engaged
in fixing au upright for the gantreys, is the middle of the
river ; two men were engaged fixing some stays to the top of
the upright, when tho water began to rise so rapidly that it
was with difficulty they C.llllll get away by walking along one
of the balks at the bottom of the upright, which was then
immersed to the depth of more than a foot in water. The
force of the water soon broke awev all the supports ; the
stays mapped, and the whole fell into the river. Luckily, no
one was injured, and as the timber was saved the less to
the contractors will not be severe. No injury was done to
the stonework, or to the works in progress, at the spot
where a public bridge is being thrown across the river,
rather lower down. Inuring the night of Wednesday, a
lighter, laden with slate, and lying just below Albert
Bridge, was sunk by the force of the current, end went
down. Some persons were on board, but they succeeded in
making their escape. The lighter belongs to Joseph Tong*.
The heavy rains which fell oo Thursday night and Frieay
morning have caused damage incalculable in Tishoonlen.
Three years since the town suffered very severely from
water descending from illackatene Edge ; and the damage
then done is now much exceeded. In ninny pla:ee the
water row IM inches higher than in soy previous flare; ;
mills were flooded, cottages filled with water, and one poor
mac actually drowned in his bed. At Walsden the earth
was washed away from under the rails on the line ; and it
was deemed advi,ahle to atop all traffic till comparative
security was oidained. At &cup, Shawforth, and Mitigate,
also considerable damage has been done, Mr. Lord's mill, at
the latter idiee, being submerged to the tops of the loom'.
All the streams between Talmordea and Hamm are swollen,
and a young mac, who accidentally fell into the Roche, at
Oakemod, was earned away with fearful velocity. At
Whitworth the flooring of the new co-operative mill had
bees fitted in a field on the book of the Sped ; in the
night the river overdowed, and the timber was swept away,
pert of it being recovered yeetenlay. About On o'clock
in the morning Lee Mill. Wardle, was swept away into a
brook, with all its contents. The rain bad ov a
reservoir in the rear, the embankment gave waeZhaTlethe
escaping water swept the entire building, except the gable
end, with the machinery, and a number of pieces of flannel.
into a brook which ran in front of the mill. Some of the
flannel bassinets been recovered. The building belonged to
Mr. Charles Bamford, of Mount Green, and was worked as
a fulling mill by Mr. Richard Hargreaves.

THII KININWOOD MURDER.—The police •utho-
rities of the county of Surrey have received information
which leads them to believe that the remains of Adolpkir
Krohn, one of the suspected murderers of Jim Halliday, of
Kingwood, were discovered a few days mo at Hi7h Leigh,
near Warrington, Cheshire. The dead body of a young man,
apparently a foreigner, between 25 and 30 years 'old, was
found in a field adjoining the high road from the south to
Liverpool. Decon,pusition had proceeded so far that DO
Immo( features could be diacenied, but in drew, height, and
every other ascertainable particular the body corresponded
wit► the published demnption of Adolphe Krohn. No
marks of violence were discovered, nothing whatever wet
forted in the pocket. of deceased's ckithing, and it is sup-
eid Out the man must have lain down in the field and
died from exhaustion shortly after the Kiogswood murder
was siemmitted.

SUICIDE OE • SERVANT GIRL—A girl named
Brown, whose panints nailer near Sunderland Road-end,
in Gateshead. put a period to her existence on Wednesday
morning, under the following eircumetaap,_sbe wu
living as servant at the Lord Collingwood lon, Clayton.
strut, Neweastle.owTyne, and it appears that deceased
hail bought herself a bonnet which her mistress eon-
suler:d extravagant, the price being is. Cal. She was con-
sequently chanted by her mistress, whether rightly or
•rongly, with having taken the money out of a drawer
in the house. Ths charge had the effect of cushy;
the unfortunate girl to go home, but there, it is mid, she
wee so ill received by her friends in coneoquenos of the
accustion that she returned to her place. Here the
charge wu reitusted, with the threat of the police, and a
polbee en was actually sent for, but nothing definite could
wawa her. On Wednesday morning, about 6
o' she wee found to have cut her throat. At the in-
quest, is the evening, the jury returned a verdict to the
Veld.
that the girl died from wounds inflicted by her own
band. The poor girl use may seventeen years of age.—
Struderiand Herald.

NT • CITNTLIOUN OF FORTUNIL
A profound _engine has been created in Arecooshire. Mon-
mouthshire, and the end mantles, by the melancholy
saki& of Mr. Davies, of k, a gentleman holding an
Whines! position in society,and well known ins South Wales,
who committed self-destructioo by blowiog his brains oat.
He accomplished the sed act by placing the muzzle of •
rile in his mouth, which be succeeded in discharging
with the aid of • ruler to touch the trigger. He was
fated quite dead, with the rile resting on his shoulder. No
men la et pewit Aped fee the raah sat. Deceased was
110 years d erre. The mad imminence has east a gloom over
the whole of the seighboarhood.
FATAL Ovx Amen/m-0n Wednesday Mr.
Sam Madam of Ingests., the respected agent of the Earl of
Shrewsbury and Talbot, was called on important husineaa to
Rugeley. Having some time to spurs, he drove to his bird-
ship's estate sear Brereton, and, accompanied by Mr. James
Dean, the eohki lord's mining agent, arid his son, a yams
man eighties years of age, proceeded to the Coppice
Farm, where they were joined by James Hackett, the game-
keeper, and his son. On getting into the " Middle Field
sense birds ran into the hedge, and Mr. Guiders and young
Dean followed them, the latter heath* the hedge. Whilst
dein this, and stooping down an that Mr. Gioders might
Ire ewer Ma; the birds rose mellow round, near the ground.
Mr. Models, who was about four yards from Dean, raised
kin
ee n, and just as he got a fair shot at the hints and was
mg the trigger, the young man. whose back w towards
. Giademgot ighad the whole charge entered Limbach of
kis head, teariog away the soalp sad brain. He immediately fell
meshes, and Mr. Diadem, whose terror meddlers's' may be
called to Mr. Deal, and ran for assistance, and
itZeijavas removed to his father's bows. He continued
to breathe for upwards of an hour after the accident, but
was issensible, and expired soon after he had been con-
Toyed home. It is impossible to depict the scene of anguish
that 'slued The bitter exclamations of regret which fell
from the oak Munate gentleman who had so unwittingly
bees the cause of the accident, and the deep, mad ',oilier
of persatal love for the untimely loss of their endeared
end early eon, were heartrending, and defy description.
An Memel* was held on the body yesterday (Friday), at the
Holly Blab lea, the Slade, Breietoe, before Mr. J. Collis,
eoreeer, and • respectable jury, of which Mr. James, boob-
seller, wee foresee. The jury returned a verdict of " Acci-
dental death."—Stauforiehire Advertiser.
GLOOM IMPOMTION ON SONLIVETSHIRE FARMERS.
—A daring swindling case has just been brought to light
Tanotno. Fur SOON time pest a sharper from London
paid visits to Taunton monthly cattle market, in the
character of a dealer, sad made purchases toy somewhat
considerable extent, paying for them by cheque on the
Reeding branch of the London and County Bank. On pre-
sentation the claques were duly honoured, and as he
gam somewhat liberal prices he was courted by the
fanners in the neighbourhood. Saturday last was great
market, and the appearance of the liberal London dealer
was hailed with considerable satisfaction by sellers. The
prices be offered for sheep exceeded their expectatioas,
and in a short time the market was cleared of sheep hr
the enterprising London dealer, and shortly afterwards
they were on their way to the metropolitan cattle
ket. In the coarse of the afternoon the sellers received
payment, am usual, by cheque ou the Reading breech of
the London and County Bank, sod were thoroughly astir
tied with their day's work. A day or two since the
cheques found their way to the Reading Bank, but to the
consternation end alarm of the victims replies were received
that the dealer bad "no effects." Inquiries Min at mice
instituted, when it was discovered that the fellow bed sold
the whole of the sheep at bilingual market, at an alarming
seerilice, he being nowhere to be found. The sums we have
already heard of lost by farmers in this neighbourhood skims
amount to from 1,1001. to 1,41i31. Some have been " does"
of 1701., the lowest sums being :101. The police have bees
made acquainted with the circumstance, end the perpe-
eater of tbehesel, it is hoped, will speedily be captured.—
Briskii Mammy.