The Miner and Workman's Advocate. — 1865-04-22 (London, England)

AND WORKMAN'S ADVOCATE.  LONDON, SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1865.  SUMMARY.  The Rochdale election took place on Saturday, when Mr. Potter was elected by a majority of about 150 over his Conservative opponent, Mr. Brett. The chances against the Conservative were made worse by the death of Mr. Cobden, as many electors who would not have hesitated to vote against him living, did not like to insult his memory by electing an opponent while his death was the subject of regret in all men's mouths. The second trial of Pelizzioni was brought to a close on Saturday, when several witnesses were examined for the defence, and stated that the prisoner was not in, the house when the stabbing took place. The Judge, in summing up, pointed to the difficulties of the case, where, on the one hand Rebbeck, who was stabbed, and who had known the prisoner for years, positively swore that he was the person that stabbed him, while other witnesses who knew the prisoner still better, swore that he was not present in the fray. The Jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. As, it was agreed on all hands that the person who stabbed Rebbeck was also the murderer of Harrington, this is in effect a verdict of acquittal of a crime of which another jury found him guilty and another judge sentenced him to death. A startling railway accident took place on Saturday at the ticket platform of the Brighton Railway-station. The London evening train had arrived down, and—after the tickets were collected—was about to move on, when the Lewes train came:up, took the train in the flank, and overturned two third-class carriages. There were not many passengers, but those th& twere there were much shaken, and one woman was much cut and bruised. Fortunately there was no loss of life.  We have to record two deaths arising from fire. The first is that of Mrs. Tilleard, the wife of the oil and Italian warehouseman whose premises lately caught fire and caused several explosions, in the Borough. While two policemen were bringing Mrs. Tilleard from an upper window by a ladder, one of the explosions occurred, threw the ladder and those on it to the ground, and the poor lady was so much injured that she died on Friday night. The other was the case of a volunteer fireman, who was standing on an outhouse, at a fire at Nottinghill, on Friday, when the building gave way with him, and he fell among a mass of red-hot bricks. He suffered intense agony, and died on Saturday. Easter Monday was very generally observed as a holiday among the working classes. The principal thoroughfares were thronged with family groups on their way to various places of recreation and amusement, and the railways, steamers, and other appliances for escaping from the smoke and dust of London were greatly crowded; while the museums, picture galleries, and other exhibitions in town, had their fair share of visitors. The morning opened fine, but the sky soon became overcast, and rain fell occasionally, not in heavy showers, though enough to damp a little the enjoyment of the holiday-makers. The great attraction was, of course, the Brighton Downs, where the Volunteer Review took place, and where upwards of 20,000 men mustered under arms, gathered from the southern and north-easte.rn counties, but of whom the greater proportion came from London. The trains began to run from the metropolitan stations soon after five o'clock, and were despatched with a quietness and a facility which reflected equal credit on the discipline of the Volunteers and the administrative power of the railway authorities. There was an immense crowd of spectators assembled on the Downs to witness the manceuvres. The force was under the command of Sir Robert Walpole, and the movements of the day were intended to represent the incidents of