The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-12 00:00:00

THE CHESTERFIELD MURDER.

Yesterday morning the young woman Mary Ann
Holt was found sufficiently recovered to give evidence, and
the two prisoners, Thorns. Flannery and John Ball, were
consequently brought up before the magistrates at Chester-
field. The court was well attended, notwithstanding the
alteration of the day of hearing, and, as before, there was a
large body of Irish assembled in front of the etunicipal-hall
during the examination of the prisoners, despite the heavy
rain. The young woman Holt was brought to the court in
a cab, and was accommodated with a seat during the deli-
very of her evidence. Previous theprisoners being brought
io, they were shown to the young woman in company with
several other men, in order that it might be ascertained
whether the could identify them as the two men who com-
mitted the murder. Holt then gave her evidence, which
was similar in substance to that given at the iugurst, and
which has already appeared in our columns, and when mlird
if the prisoners were the men who committed the outrage
on Cooper, she said their dress, height, and general appear-
ance were very similar, but she could not positively swear
to them. She also stated that the night was dark, and the
only light near was at the back of the men. The assault
was over in about two minutes, and she had not time to
particularly notice the faces of the men, and sbe therefore
refused to swear to them positively. Tho witness Holt
being unable to speak decisively to the men, the prosecution
offered no further evidence, and the mayor informed the two
prisoners they would be remanded.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

CHATHAM, Mc. 11.

THE COURT-MARTIAL ON LIEUTENANT
—Colonel March, the president, and the other members of
the general court-martial, engaged in the trial of First
Lieutenant J. M. Sadleir, Royal Sterilise, re-assembled this
morning, at n o'clock, for the purpose of resuming the exa-
mination of First Lieutenant .Mascall, one of the withers,
called for the defence, relative to certain monetary trans-
actions between himself and Lieutenant Sadisir, the non-
payment of the sums alleged to be due by him to the pri-
soner causing, according to Lieutenant Sadleir's statement,
the prisoner's pecuniary emharnissments. At the opening
of the court, Lieutenant Mascall was called, and
requested by the president to be more explicit
in the answers given before the court. The wit-
ness was then examined at some length, both by the
prisoner and the court, relative to the discrepancies in the
evidence be gave on the previous day, and his pecuniary
transactions with the prisoner. In answer to the ques-
tions addressed to him, Lieutenant Mascall—who at first
had denied that there had been any arrangement whatever
between him and the prisoner relative to his exchanging
with him on the foreign service roster for the sum of 25/.
stated that he had paid the prisoner "through a friend,"
the sum of 121. 10s., in addition to which his "friend,"
' who bad lent Lieutenant Sadleir 121., had given that sum
to him (witness) provided the prisoner would pay him.
Although he had promised to give the prisoner 121. in
addition to the debt, the prisoner laid he did Dot think he
now owed him any money, as the 241. had been paid bin, on
his account. The way in which he liquidated the debt
of 241. owing to the prisoner was by causing a
bill to the amount of 124 to be paid for Mr. Sadleir, in addi-
tion to which the prisoner had been paid 121. by a Mr.
Ward for witness. Witness bad no acknowledgment to
show the payment of the money to the prisoner, but he
could procure one. The sums he bad mentioned were paid
previous to the exchange. lie had informed the prisoner
that Mr. Ward bad made over his (prisoner's) debt to him.
At the closed the examination of Lieutenant Miscall, which
occupied nearly the entire day, the Deputy Judge Advocate
informed the witness that the court would feel itself bound
to make some remarks on the manner in which he bad given
his evidence. At 4 o'clock the court was again adjourned.

WOOLWICH, Dze. 11.
A monster casting, weighing 52 tons, and intended
as a bed or anvil for the powerful Numyth steam hammer
in use at the gun-factories department of the Royal
Arsenal, wax this day removed from the mould. In conee•
queumi of the immense body of metal, the casting was
upwards of three weeks before it became perfectly cool

THE LONDON INFIRMARY FOR DISEASES AND
ULCERATION OF THE Lass, RED LION-SQUARIL —The com-
mittee of this institution, of which the lion. A. Kinnaird,
M.P., is treasurer, and which numbers Miss Florence Night-
legal', Dr. Hodgkin, and Mr. eritchett, among its patrons,
appeal to the public for help. They state that the institu-
tion was founded by Mr. Westlake, the surgeon, and opened
in May, 1857, for the cure of a class of diseases ex .m. 17
prevalent amongst a large portion of the industrious poor.
The expense of maintaining the estahliehnient, including the
payineut of rent, has been hitherto meanly borne by Mr.
Westlake, the founder. Besides giving his professional ser-
vices gratuitously, he has during the last two yeses ex-
pended on the institution from his private resourees a very
considerable sum. The committee confidently feel that
the friends, of the poor will oot allow the burden of sup.
porting the iofirmiuy longer to fall on Mr. Westlake, and
that the case has only to be known in order to evoke heart
sympathy and generous aid. Ulcer of %beteg is assot
with severe suffering. Those thus afflicted being deprived of
the shelter and assistance afforded in other cases by other
institutions, have their misery very greatly aggravated by
their inability to procure surgical aid. Prawns affected
with ulcers are generally unable to carry on their ordinary
work, although they may otherwise be comparatively
healthy, and thus much oistreas is produced in families.
The treatment of ulcer involves a vast amountof trouble,
much mechanical labour, and great surgical skill. Hence
it is that there have been no special institutions for treating
this particular disease. During May, 1857, when the
infirmary was first opened, the applicants averaged five
daily. The number soon rose to 400 weekly, and at the
present time the applicants are so numerals that
hundreds of cases could receive attention if the
funds of the institution were sufficient for the
purpose. It has, however, been found necessary
to limit the somber of cases to fifty daily, but
the committee earnestly and prayerfully seek the aid
of the benevolent in order that additional acrgical aid
may be secured, and the usefulness of the institution be
extended. Notre of the patients can he accommodated with
beds, but it would be a great boon if funds were placed at
the disposal of the committee for this most desirable and
important object. It is a singular fact that many of the
poor sufferers are sent from long distances, which, in the
winter season especially, greatly aggvaystes their misery,
and of course retards their cure. Such persons especially
should be received into the infirmary, as it often happens
that when they reach London their poverty acts as a barrier
to their deriving that amount of benefit which would be
ensured to then. if they were in-door patients. Upwards of
1,000 cures have been effected since the opening of the
institution.
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