The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-25 00:00:00

MURDER OF A WOMAN BY H.
ER HUSBAND IN
LIVERPOOL

Another of those atrocious crimes for which our
loss has of late acquired • *del setoeisty was perpe-
trated oa Saturday evening bat. It apposes that them re-
sided at No. 3 Omit, essneanetrestoi man named Samna
Johnems, with his wife, Ass Johnees. and their two chil-
dren. The man followed the badness of a marbleiessea. The
&wily onunpicul a room in the IMMO in question, the apaa Wont
presenting an aspect of the most abbot poverty, conse-
quent on the intemperate habits of Johns= sad his vefie,
who sacrificed everything to their love of drink. Oa Saar-
, day aftetuon, Johneon and his wife bed been drinking at
' vat ions public-lioness in the neighbourhood where they re.
aided, and returned horns between seven and eight
o'clock in the evea - Johnson was at this time
very drunk, and hada considerable podium of his
wake wages in his possessioa. His wife eadeaveszed to
get the moony frees him, but he refused compliance, and
would not give her anything. Johneon being evesseme
with the imam he had takes, fell asleep, whim the
wife took the mosey out of his pockets, sad, It is
said, went to • public-bona to get more drink.
After being there a short time, she left, telling
some of her compuiace she was going to see how Hun was
going on, end would return. She thee west to bar home
Oureseetrest. During her abeerde her husband
(Johnson) had awaked from his sleep and mimed his mosey,
and supeotiag that his wife had takes it he dread it
frees her, bat she refused to give it asp. A quar-
rel ensued. Johnson struck kis wife, honked her
doe a, and while she was epos the door kicked her
'Wildly on various parts of her body. He thee left her in •
state of iassosibility. sad immediately quitted the bums
The noise ocirsatooed by the scuffle attracted muml of
the neighbours, who cure in, when they found the as-
fortunate woman lying upon the floor, and is the agoutis
of death. She was only able to utter • few words,
after which she expired. Medical aid was obtained,
but of coarse It proved unavailing. It is not known exactly
whether the death of the deceased resulted from • blow or
by the strildng of her head whoa she fell epos the floor—a
quest:ea which will necreanly form the sullen of inquiry '
befog the comae& Johnson's two obildrea, who were in
the bones at the time, were removed to the workhouse.
Johnson, ootwithatandiny the efforts of the pollee. has so
far eluded their vigibece, though it is thought he will not
long remain at large. He Is deecribed as amu about 30
years of age, 5 feet 6 or 7 huhu in height, broad shoul-
ders, thin features, sharp nose, ill-looking, dark sow-
plexics and hair, muesli mowebiebe and harks • tuft of
• se the chin. He was dreamed is an old Use easakey
*kat, pepper sad salt coloured veld, dark human tees-
sass, • cloth tap with peak and • wavy belles ea sash
Nide, laud boats with eylet boles.
The eseneveace created eoulderahle axeitseased is the
aeighboarbood, and on Saturday evening sad yesterday the
house was visited by • huge number of people.—Leterpoel
Mercury.

This first evening meeting for the mama of the
malaben of the Royal inetitation took plan at FAIT
emaing the lecture oa the occaeloa beim; delivered by
Mr. Grove, and the enbpiet al it " Os Boiling Water.*
The Norther's Whig states that Mr. Lane dopety
agent of Lord ducally, ban bees la Belted for some days
past, gaining information ma to fiat cultivation cad manu-
facture. It in the ialmaticia of Lad Aanilly to iairodace
and enevenge the estermlsw where of tea an his large
earls. la Cate sad Lbneriek, and to limakit lastrusam
far ha teoastry. sad also to moot matching aselasery, eat
provide the seed required for the lint year er two. For
this purpose Mr. Joynt is slant is MOW the swims of
one or two sompetent Meaner:cm and hr been aided is hi
imparts by the sentry of the Liam Tads Gesualline.
The now Biahop of My >r aareeeded as canon of
lireter by the Nev. P.C. Omsk, ens of the idelidsket of
saboole seder the Oraneittes at Owned ea Idowelies.
A person writes to the Haste delserehier to say
that there are 80.000 henna of gwapewder stowed away la
Merchwood magmas, abed a mile tram lasaahaesplea.
A groat another of large salmon are Dow essawa.
as in all mete of the River Arm la Hanipeldes, ems high
op the rivet tower& tiallaberh whisk is very vaassal.
Tan Guar Ilbarass Braaaisair. Moms.
'Cassel. 'Mhos, sad Go:, of Liverpool. gammas* that -the
Great Resters steamship will be sold on the 17th of Febra-
ary, " perwmptodly sad without soy reserve,' same pro.
Malady disposed od by private treaty.