The Express.
London, England, 1863-11-12 00:00:00

A MYSTERIOUS 471F41R IN CHESHIRE.

About a month ago a man died in Delamere
Forget, Cheshire, under circumstances which were thought to
be very suspicions at the time, and the popular feeling has
been strengthened by the recent offer of • reward of 1004
by the government for the discovery of the @apposed
murderer. So far as we can gather them, the facts ap-
pear to bees follow :—A labourer, named William Han-
sa, aged 56 years, • strong mao, lived at Mosley
Brook, on Delamere Forest. He had once been is • better
stake in life, and thee hie wife, who has been dead two
years, eared a little money, which was deposited to the
Savings Bank. On Friday the 10th October, Hassell
went to Northwich and drew U. from the Savings Bask.
On his return home he turgid in to • public-house is the
Forest, known as the Cabbage, whore he met • nun amid
Fryer, and three brothers Naylor. Elwell treated them
to some ale, and when the party left the house at ten
o'clock, several of them were " fresh in drink." Rama
did not return home that night, but between five and
six o'clock the next morning he was found io • stable
belonging to a farm, not very far from hie own hoar.
He bad been severely braised, as if by kicks, upon the
thighs, abdomen, and face ; and his throat had been tare by '
1103110 blunt instrument. He had lost a great quanity of
blood, but there was no blood in the stable. Hs we
taken home is • cart, and on the way, and antral timer
subsequently, be slated that be had bees ill-used by
three mom at Hurray's Land End. He said some one
came behind him, and gave him a blow which made him
insensible, before the wounds were twitted on his cheek.
Os the Monde y night he said he should not get better,
and on the following morning (the 13th ult.) he died.
On Wednesday, the 14th ult., an inquest was opened
by Mr. H. Murton, the coroner, and was adjourned for a
week, to afford the police time for inquiry, and in order
that a post mortem examination might be made. About the
time the adjourned inquest was held, and some eight or
nine days after the man died, examination was made
of the spot to which he had referred as the scene of the
assault. Notwithstanding the heavy rain that had fallen
in the meantime, blood was found in the soil and on some
stones, which upon analysis was seen to be human blood.
A man who lives io the neighbourhood then stated that
on the Saturday morning he bad uoticed footmarks in the
same place, as if • great struggle had occurred there. At
the adjourned inquest, Mr. W. H. Chorton, son of the
coroner, watched the case is the interest of one of the
Naylor., the only one of the three who attetded the inquiry.
Naylor said that he misted the deceased to the stable. and
told him to lie there until the morning. There is a public-
house on the opposite side of the reed, but neither there ace
at the farmhouse did Naylor give any information. The
stable-man who &nod the deceased said there was a eat
is the double stall in which Flaaaall lay. The surgeon who
made the port mortem examinatioo mid death had been
caused by a rupture of the bladder and that the is-
juries received by Hassell could not have been inflicted '
by the colt. The deceased's daughter said her father
returned with 41. 10.. did. • and es he must have spent
about 10a. on the road, robbery was evidently not the
motive of the murderous attack upon him. The 00f0001'
declined to take the evidence of the man to whom
the deceased made several stetements while he wee
dying, and expressed his opinion that the injuries
were received is the stable. The jury, however, thought
otherwise, and returned as their verdict, "That William
Hassell died from injuries inflicted by some person or per-
son, unknown, before he entered the stable in which he was
found." The suspicion being very strong that the verdict
of the jury was a correct one, a few days ago the govern-
ment offered a reward of 100/. for information which would
lead to the discovery of the offender. It is bobs hoped that
the reward may have the desired adept

SERIOUS ILLNESS Or MR. CONIVIRRIONER FON- —
BLANgur..— Mr. Commissioner Fooblasque is lyiot in a very COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
dangerous condition, end fears are entetteieed for hie in. Wets Mr. Commissioner Gonlbure.)
°every. He has not been able to attend the Court of Bank- i at RI REnsitAw.
ruptcy for some moths. Applicatios was made, on behalf of the assignees is this
FATAL BOLLER EXPLOSION NEAR NIVICASTLI- cam, for authority to pay over to the bankrupt a balanced
UPON-TTNE.—About three o'clock yesterday afternoon, 271. now in the bands of the official amigos& It spoons
while mime 'tontines were testing a new boiler for a steam- that the bankruptcy tank place some three Yea" sic,
ship, at Mr. Thomas Rappel's iron ship yard, Low Walker, there have been dividends oo the estate smousuat
the boiler burst, opening like a fen, and blew four men, to IN. in the pound; so that the haahr°o , laZ
in ned Whaldon, Spence, Bober* gad Nato., into the came entitled to the statutory allowance co .
air, killing them ca the spot. Fear ethers were injured per cent. on the amount of the assets. It arse stew
badly, and one was sot impeded blies over last sight, that the late bankrupt was now in Australia, sad he ma
If the accident had omintred tee adman wage, hie, desirous that the money should be paid to his son, to Net',
Rappel, his sea, two visitots, and a Number of other work- him to join his father in the 0010a1.
men would have ban tawe the beau., and the Ammo. His Honour expreseed his readiness to make the order 0
Lion of life would hale been still mote terrible. i a legal receipt being obtained from the bankrupt.

Mr. Simpsou appeared for the aseiguees, and Mr. Silvester
for the bankrupt.

IIN RE THOMAS ROCECLI77IL
The bankrupt was • brewer, of West Hackney. This was
the sitting for examination and discharge. Debts, 2151.
Mr. Aldridge opposed, and examined the bankrupt. He
stated that soma of his debt, had been contracted in the
name of Russell ; that name was not mentioned in his
petition.
His Honour said the petition ought to be &mimed. Had
the bankrupt anyone to represent him
The bankrupt said that his solicitor was Mr. Wells, of
Moorgate-street, but his petition had been signed by Mr.
Hicks. as solicitor. He did not know who Mr. Ricks was.
He had employed Mr. Wells.
His Honour directed an adjournment, a day being named
for the bankrupt to show cause why his petition should
not be dismissed.

The bankrupt ;se; solicitor, Ti Mabee and Wimbledon.
He owes to unsecured creditors 1,4961., against which be
estimated that there will be a small surplus from some
mortgaged property. An sijourarnent was ordered for a
fortnight, the bankrupt undertaking to supply information
es to hie mortgages.
Mr. Lowraoce and Mr. Aldridge appeared in the on.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
DI HZ W. N. VINCENT.
_

The bankreme wax described se • messenger, of Old Palace-
/V. lids was the 'Min for examinidlou sad climbs's*.

Mr. Ne►te, for creditors, asked that the bankrupt should
be required to set aside something for his creditors out of
his ntar7.
The bankrupt, examined, said that be was ► messenger in
the oMoe of the Oomptroller•Oeeeral of the Exchequer. He
had a salary of 1901. a year, and a home to live in.
His Honour directed that 201. ► year should be set aside,
but at the request of Mr. Lewis, for the bankrupt, did not
'Minh a ooudition to the order of discharge, the bankrupt
giving an understanding for the payment of the specified
amount by quarterly instalments.

IN RE NEWYLN.

The bankrupt. so auctioneer ,LWlodging-house-keeper,
of Tuobridge Wells, owing 3601., end giving up no assera,
applied for hie order.
In maws: to questions from Hr. Aldridge, he Mated that
be had only kept one book. He bed no booking account.
His fatherurlaw had made blm is advance of 1001. hi
1861; he afterwards gave amenity, obtaining a further ad-
vance. All the money had bees paid to his creditors.
Mr. Tribes appeared for the bankrupt.
His Hamar said the bankrupt's earduct was inexcusable.
He bad goes oa reatracting debts, bang in apparent
Mon of furniture which in reality belonged to his er4a-
law. The order must be suspended for au mouths, but pro-
tection weld be gives.

-111 111 G. 11/11111311,
Tbe bankrupt was described as a provision ruminant, of
Ciunion-streat. This war the sitting for ezansiaatioa, bat
the bankrupt not haring surrendered, be was ordered to be
proclaimed.
Mr. Linkkter appeared for the assignees.
abecousl
The de.ebts are said to be about 2,000/. The banks apt bee

IN 11.1

The bankrupt wasrTinportr—r7ratches, carrying ea
brines, in Hattoe-gardr.
Mr. R. Griffiths, for the emigres, rid this was soother
care of shrouding. The bankrupt had bra ia the habit of
buying whatever he raid lay hie heads oe ; having turned
the goods into roar, he had &brooded with the proceeds.
There were no aosounr sad the creditors did not know the
amount of hie debts.
Ordered to be proriaimed.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

• TIGHT PRIM! TLA
Georpe Heoileys, a low-looking fellow, derribed r •
'hobble*, was charged before Mr. D'l2yucourt with
big and skis • dideirtmase, aid also with vides*
unaulting Polieweergrot Sure, 110, sad Itakesorsser.
hie Baker, 103 0, in the exertion of his dry.
From the evidence it appeared that thie aawaleg between
2 and 3 o'clock, the sergeant herd • greet rim in sem d
the bye strode dike Oltyroad, and as prooseasig to the
Lst ford the primmer aad another msa Harked
to go away, but he would nee, and said last ha
would lrlirt er
the have it, and, suiting the whin to the
word, struck at the sergeant and sae sway. The peforear
raa foto Baker's arms, who detained his untilthe erplant
mime up. Whilst the constable was Wang re pri-
mer' be was bitten by him severely in the head,
sad or also struck. The rimer made • &war
kick as the sergeant, sad swore he would doable him up.
He kicked weasgrat as the leg sad took of/ the skim. Os
the way tore pellwelatio• the prisoner was vely violent,
sad irked aad straggled all the way.
The eerier dated that there hod bra kits in the
neighbonefied for nights put, awl he tonere& that they
were got asp for the purposes of robbery. B. believed that
the primes, ad his companions mines* him (the sergesat)
for arrr maa who had given ribose spirt one of the
prisensr's aempanior, as the primmer bed bre heard to
thsay
ey thee
bad ds r. uld be messaged whist the polio for whit
wo
The primer said that be was sorry for what he bad dorm,
sad be should not have acted as he bad if he had not been
drunk.

iir7D'Ersaourt sentenced the primer to is weeks' hard
Mow for the sesselt on the serpent, sad fourteen days for
the mouth or the onastabie.

MARTLEBONE.
RIOTOUS CONDUCT IN TSB ISASTLIMONII MAT=
William Spice was pissed at the bar charged with dis-
orderly modest is the Marylebose Theatre. sad also with
smelts.

Mr. Wiktieg Minded on the pert et tie ham cl the
mtablishment.

It appeared from the evidence that at 9 o'clock lest
night, the primmer, who was mesh the wools for deist,
pushed and polled Moat a aumber of persons In the
pit, and me great was his Mikes, that ma femeles
measined loudly, whir& caused *atm
minim to the performers es tie Mem Homy
Irsiend me of the atteedants, desired prisamer to desist,
when he (primer) abased hink and gave hist a damn&
blow os tie heepdpri withm his ask which knorted his dom.
On gent* oer again Minted him, sad &herb=
pow his up, kicked him cm the etomaah, lop, and.
Hs was still 'offering from the effects of the injury he bad
received.

Ter. liaasfield fined prieoaer 40a, and in default of pay-
ment committed him to hard labour for a mouth.

W ESTMENSTER.

• _WITIMSS.

Thome Carty, a ladof;I:iii18 or 1 9 , was apprehended
on a warrant, charged with assaulting James Haltom,
under the following circumflexes :
emplaning, salutelligent boy, of 14 or 15, said he lived
with bit father at 42, Collage-street, Chelsea. He
knew the rifeedant, and hedger's evidemoe against him few
=L erne fowls belonging to hi father. This occurred
months ago, and ever rime then the defendant
had sawed hint whenever be met him. Lod had alba
smaulted sad threatened his life. On Friday night week
at about seven o'clock complainant we. out cel-
led/re hi father's rents, and was talking to •
woman whom he knew. In the coarse of oonversateon she
mid, Jack Ryan, a companion of defendant's, had got 15
yews. Complainant said he did not believe it, and the
woman appesied to defendant, who stood near, wheel he
MAW. " Ho yea thick I'm going to fill his month!'
and without soother word knocked complainant
down. He then seized him by the throat
and kicked at his face, but complainant pot up hie
hand and received the kick upon it. He was then resened
from defeodent's violence. Complainant gave him no proves
action whatever, and never said • word about the fowls
before defeexisot struck him.

It harion beenTairmatecrthat complainant could procure
some witnesses, the ease was remanded for that purpose,
nad prisoner's bail taken for appearaace on TeleSay mat

EITILAORDINAZT Emu% —Between 6 and 7
o'clock es Tasaday emoting 11fr. James Lsi g, the ship-
builder, was preceedlog, along with hie wife, is a close car-
pop, to dime sit Patios Hall, the Tandems of Mr. Chris-
topher Webster. The carriage was drawl' by two grey hones,
drives S
batter. T byo
reek Pillio u
the emelinmen,n
sad as the hoz mos Mr. hmes
h Hall froai nderland the cuLering*
had to cross the North Easters Bailsray at the Bellies
statics en • level. In passim( through the pee the wheel
of the carriage caught a post sad it swerved is me side
ou to the railway. While mideavours wan helm made to
extricate it, kir. Laing fancied he raw a light amon-aiag au
the line of mils from Sonderlaod. The i °Pawed
the carriage door, got oat, end pulled Ifre. Laing afterlo him.
• moment afterwards so engine lied tender, without
&Whist attached, mooing from the South Deck, 0111180 cep
with frirlitfol velocity, and struck the horse* sad carriage.
One of the heroes was cut to Meese of the spot, the other
wu carried for • quarter of a mile op the Hu es the Laden
of the mike, as tars Billion-grove, sad wee than fouled
dmd. The carriage was smashed to atoms. The swami of
Mr. and Mn. Ining and their servants wee most extraor-
dinary. The two former were ekes to the outride of the
uphill' of mils, and so near that Yrs. Lies feuded the
engine grazed her arm, bat neither wen injured. The
coachman and butler afterwards found themselves lying as
the platform of the op-aide. upon which they had bees
thrown from the carriage, but they were unable te give the
slightest information as to how they escaped. They were
much shaken, bat their bruises were pot eeriest&
STEALING SAVINOW-BANICA DIWOSITS —On Tues-
day the magistrates at Beverley committed fix trial at the
winter sawn William Tilson, • young sad asaaanied mes,
who for a short time has been postmaster of that test. It
is alleged that he hes bees systematically adallaio
rums of money deposited with Limea manager of
Bistalike Elaviop':bauk. In the owe open which he hag
luso eomniitted it is shown that be las embezzled abut,
701. The depoutors had emitters to the Gemmel Peet-ogee
on not receivior the usual acknowledgments. and mhos hod
beep forwarded to them by the Leedom authorities, bat die
postmaster intercepted them, lied they newer reeedied their
destitution. The primmer has admitted his gat. Ho Me
been engaged in turf manseetions.

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LIVERPOOL MEETING.-(THIS DAY.)

SCURRY NURSERY HANDICAP.
11 ran.
SWEEPSTAKES.
Jenny Wren ... ... ... ... 1
Lord Duedreary
Crisis
4 ran.

SEFTON HANDICAP. Om mile and a quarter.
Fairmater, The Moak, Dee*r, Gamma, Golden Pledge,
Margarry, My Mary, Lista", armiel Woman, Newchureb,
Alice, Lady of the Islet, and Schoolralatrem are here.
Pam Foarzur.—Exahequer, Dunkeld, Lapidist, Faufareo,
Comet, VIEWS, sad Paddy (YRourke.

AUTUMN STEEPLECHASE. About Hurl miler
Reporter, Gladiator. Tbomaatown, De Reiter, Maid el
Perth, The Gift, and South Australian are has
PAID Fourrr.—Deception.
HUNTERS' STAKES. One mile and a half.
&too, The Monk, and Emblem are here.
£5O HANDICAP PLATE. About air farlonga.
lady Clifdee, Mir Livingstone, HercioN My Mary!
Zulair', Poland, Moasetrap, Cutler, East Lancashire, Lord
Dundrraty, Lady of the Ides, Flower Safety, Amazonian,
Jack'. Mire, Elijah, and Salto°lmbrue are here.
AliltlVED.—Lincoln and Lothian's King.

LIVERPOOL OUP.
5 to 2 apt °Mersin Alive (t)
7 to 2 Golden Pledge (t)
sto 1 Bolhoot (t)
to 1 Foirwater (t)
10 to 1 Somersault (t)
•10 to 1 Blithfiold (t)