24 MAY 1851, Page 6

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- The Harwich Election Committee proceeded with the scrutiny de- manded by Mr. Crauford, and at last struck off so many of Mr. Prinsep's votes as to leave Mr. Crauford in a majority. But a scrutiny of Mr. Crauford's votes was then demanded on behalf of Mr. Prinsep, and was conceded by the Committee. Ono vote was struck off from Mr. Crau- ford's list, and he was again rendered equal with the unseated candi- date. The struggle now came to a stand-still. The Committee resolved that the election for Harwich was a void election ; and a new writ has been issued..

At Rochdale, a public meeting was held on Tuesday, to bear Mr. Ed- ward Miall address the electors as a candidate to succeed Mr. Sharman Crawford on his approaching resignation. Mr. Bright, M.P., moved a resolution that Mr. Miall is a fit person to represent the borough; but Mr. Livaey, the Chartist leader, opposed the resolution, as premature. Ultimately, on the lir 'erstanding that no steps should be taken on the resolution till after 'Whitsuntide, when Mr. Crawford will have been among the electors, the resolution was unanimously passed.

The Protectionist yeomanry of Cambridgeshire have for sometime been determined to oust their Whig Member, Mr. Townley, notwithstanding his vote last year for a return to agricultural protection. It is said that the county has been offered to two or three gentlemen—Mr. Sergeant Byles and others. On Saturday, at a public meeting, a requisition to stand as a candidate was presented to Mr. George Frederick Young, and accepted by him. At a hotel dinner in the evening, Mr. Young made his staple speech on Protection, and was questioned on his course in Parlia- ment. Ho will support Lord Stanley, and he refused to pledge himself against the Malt-tax.

At Aylesbury, Mr. Ferrand has been entertained by the Protectionist electors who lately fought unsuccessfully under his banner. His speech was mild till towards the end, when he rather "came out."

" Who fears a rebellion ? God would defend the right. Let the Free- traders hoist their standard of rebellion tomorrow, the spirit of England would destroy them in a month. Bright would be hanged at Manchester, Cobden at Leeds, and Sir James Graham at Carlisle. (Laughter and cheers.) A new Reform Bill is talked of: he warned the Government, that the revo- lution which sweeps away the Protectionists would sweep the Duke of Bed- ford out of Woburn Abbey ; would, in all probability, sweep the crown from her Majesty's head ; and would, if he were not cautious, sweep Lord John Russells head from his shoulders."

In a Convocation holden at Oxford en Wednesday, it was resolved, by 249 to 105, to affix the University seal to a petition praying the Queen to revoke the University Commission, or to allow the University to be heard against that Commission by counsel.

Another fatal railway collision has occurred in the North Midland Coun- ties. Last Tuesday, the engine of the train on the Midland which leaves Derby for Leeds at 9.5 p.m. broke down, just after passing through the Clay Cross tunnel, half-way between Derby and Nottingham. The train wakde- layed about five minutes while the engineer repaired the engine. As it was starting again, a goods-train overtook it, ran into it at a sharp speed, and smashed its hindmost carriages. Mr. John Knight of Bradford, builder, and Mr. Meynell of Tapton, were killed, almost on the spot; Mrs. Knight was so contused that her recovery is doubtful ; and several other persons suffered most serious injuries. A Coroner's inquest was commenced on Wed- nesday, and has already established that the passenger-train was nearly half- an hour late, and the goods-train many minutes too early. Lieutenant Douglas Gallen, of the Royal Engineers, is attending the inquest on behalf of Government.

A young miner has been killed on the Cockermouth Railway, at Working- ton Bridge station, by leaping from a truck as the train passed the platform : he missed his footing, struck the parapet of the bridge, and was thrown under the wheels of the train. lie had been employed at a colliery, the owners of which contracted with the railway for the conveyance of their workmen; no tickets were given, and the men got into trucks and left them at their pleasure.

A Dutch sailor has been drowned in Hartlepool Docks. One of seven sea- men, who were walking along the quay at night, fell into the water; a

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second tried to rescue him, and also fell in • a third, fourth, and fifth, shared the same fate ; the sixth narrowly escaped. Every effort was made to rescue all the five ; but the man who fell in fourth was dead when taken from the - water.