The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-09 00:00:00

THZ CONDEkNED MURDERER PATRICK

IPCAPPERY.

Pulwood garrison, near Preston, was yesterday
(Wednesday) the mesa of much excitement, owing to the
enneumement that letters bad bees received from Patrick
IVOaffery, the condemned murderer, who is awaiting
executioo at Kirkdals, for the murder of Captain finch=
and Colonel Crofters, in the barrack.equare. On inquiry
such turns out to be this cam, and we ate ambled, by the
courtesy of the military 'lithos:ties, to lay before ou•
readers correct copies of the communications, one of
which is addressed to Sergeant M•l.ernon, 12th Company
32nd Regiment, 11th Depot Bettaliont Preston ; and the
other to his late comrades generally. He expresses great
contrition : _ _

" January 6, 1862.
"You see the end I have come to; and whose fault
is it bat my own ? How many times have I thought
on the advise you proffered me so often, and rejected
with oostampL Ah, yes, I see it now, but it is too late
to profit by it. However, I know you will be pleased
with me for asking you• five{l4lllll, which I know you
will freely grant me. Friend, lam sorry for what I have
done, arid the misery I have calmed. You might wish to
know how I feel now, and what are my thoughts. My
thoughts are now wholly occupied with God. I hope Him
who died for es oo the Cross will be merciful to me
when my mortal life is no more. Friend, pray for me that
God may pardon me my sins.
" For Sergeant hi'Lernon. 12th Company, 32nd Regiment.
34 execution will take place on the 11th of January,
Satiny next. I ash Mrs. " Parnice WCAFFKRT,
"Criminal, lLirkdkle Gaol, near Liverpool."

" For 12th Company, 32nd Itegimeet.
" Comrades,—Yon see the tate I hays ems to and I
hope you will molt by it. What beougbt me to this ?
Bad company and disregard for my superiors. Ido not
meth to preach a sermon to you, but I tell you, some of my
comrade', that if you do not give over going to inch like
places as you resorted to, and as I used to go to, that you
will repent some time or other, when your life is drawing
to an sod the same as mine is now. Comrades, you will
possibly my to one another would M'Caffery come the
same trick again if he was free' My answer would be, if
I was free, yes ;* I should sooner blow my hand off.
Comrades, if I was free I dare say I could. I [world] learn
to be obedient to my oaken sad soldiers ea I should do.
Comrades, you limit not thick that I write this to excite
your sympathy for me. No, it is namely for your own
good.
" Farewell comrades, we shall meet again in heaven !
" For Sergeant M'Leroon, 12th Company, 32nd Regiment
of Light Infantry, 11th Depot Battalion, Praton or else.
where."

• The word " es here does , . mean hs
would commit t yhe" same crimenot if he hadevidently chance,that but Is
apparently a word commonly used by all Irish people.

The Press of Vienna announces that the AbinS
Richard, of France, noted for his ability to discover water-
springs, has been already very successful in the neighbour•
hood of Trieste. He has discovered seven at Lima, which
will be of incalculable value to the inhabitants of that
island, who were obliged last year to have water brought
by sea from the coed of Dalmatia. At Lacrama the abbe
has pointed out three places when water may be found.
The operations for the discovery of spriup on the territory
of Te.este have nos yet been commenced.

It appears from the Pungoto of Milan that the
rumour of Garibsbli's intention of being present at the
inauguration of the national rite match ►t Turin was
erroneous, he haring now respectfully declined accepting
Pence Hoinbert's invitation to that solemnity.

The French Imperial Commission for the London
Univenal Exhibition has published ire 26th bulletin, an-
nouncing that the plans for the installation of the following
categories are now complete:—Bean musical instrumento
curried and Mooed leather, saddlery, guns, and all instru-
manta for hunting and fishing, artistic porcelain and
earthenware, essence. and perfumery, chemical and pharma-
ceutic products', sod Paris colours. As to the other dames
no definitive arrangements' have yet been made, owing to
the backwardnras of exhibitors, but the commission hopes
soon to be able to give the final ins'rv.Cwt. with regard to
them. As to the project of establishing a French club in
London for the use of exhibitors, the commission states
that it has mot mot with sufficient surliest from exhibitors
to justify theeonwaiwinn tekinT any action in the use, and
the design is, therefore, ilehuitively abandoned.

The Sacred Congregation of the Index at Rome,
by a decree dated Daturas? 90, damns and prohibits'
four works. The first is a Jewish production, puldished at
Paris, and entitled "Les Deioides : an Emunivatlon of the
Divinity of Jesus Christ and of the Christian Chapin under
a Jewish Point of View," by F. Cohen. The oast three
works are Itali.in—" Eocledastical Liw," by the Neapolitan
Professor Caen; "Political Catechism," by soother Nea-
politan writer, minder the initials of "M. C. /1;" and the
"History of Italy," by Professor Viscardini of Lugano.
The Bperdsh writer, F. V. 8. Cuenca, author of a prohibited
work ea predestination, is mentioned as having !audibly
submitted himself, and condemned his own production.
A Omer TROY PURCIATORY.—A Limerick priest
recently susAreMod the following practical method of
amiweneg an appeal from purgatory—by a ghost:—
" A wbenen in the county Limenck, not fek from Early,
buried her husband a few months ago. A knock came to
the door mime eight last romigh. She asked who was
thorn A bellow voice answered, 'I am your husband,
whose you buried, and I em very miserablein purgatory till my
debts are paid. Sell the two pigs you have and he sure to have
the money for me on such a night when I WV The poor
woman did as he required, and felt happy at being able to
meet his reliant, whether through fear or love (as be
appeared with his shroud and pale face). Between the first
and emend visit of the ghost, the poor woman wept and
told her story to the priest ; he told her it was all very
good, but at the more time to have two policemen in the
house when she would be giving the mosey Accordingly,
after getting the money, the purgatorial saishronded ghost
aims, and wee arrested by the police and lodged in Lime-
nok 01A, there to undergo a little more purgatory till his
trial comes on. This ghost turns out to be a near neigh-
bour, who is* godfather to one of her children."
FRENCH BREACH OP Paoutsi CAME —The civil
tribunal of the Seine has just been occupied with the trial
Man action for breach of promise of marriage, brought by
11. D., • native of Berne, but fillip' the post of clerk in •
commercial house in Paris,: against Mademoiselle L., •
milliner. Having made her an offer of marriage, he had
been duly accepted as her fo mre husbead. In order to
effect the union he went to Berne to procure the neoeseery
paws, and while there he race' red from the lady • written
acceptance of his offer of marriage, which enabled him to
puhlish the necessary banns as required by the Swiss law.
He had also, before going to Berne, expended certain sums
of money in preparation for his marriage, and had taken an
apartment for 3,750 fr. a year in the rue St. Honore. The
lady, however, during his absence, felt her love for her
I intended somewhat decline, and soon after sending
: him the above acknowledgment despatched a letter
breaking off the marriage. He returned to Paris,
and, thinking himself justified in demanding
damages from the lady fur her caprice and also
the reimbursement of the expenses be hid incurred,
brought an action. The counsel for the defendant denied
the cLim of the reimbursement on the ground that the
plaintiff has expended his money unnecessarily, and that,
I with regard to the apartment he had taken, it was contrary
to the advice of the lady, and he had, moreover, relet
immediately, and therefore had sustained no material less.
The court admitted the right of the plaintiff to claim re-
' payment of the expenses he had been pat to, but at the
saute time thought the outlays made by him were preroa-
tore, and therefore only condemned 'Mademoiselle L to
pay 500 fr. and the costs.