The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-16 00:00:00

character. Thai:limb:ail business will commence this (Wed.
nesday) morning ; but the civil cau,es will not be tried Datil
Thursday. The eau'. list will, of course, as usual, not be
made up until the witting of the court, but it is oxpeeted
that the list will be a light oac.

TEE MYSTERIOUS MURDER IN GLASGOW.

On Tuesday, James BlTaehlan and Jessie
M'lntosh or felLachlan, his wife, were brought up at the
Central police-court before the Hon. the Lord Provost and
Billie Brown, the presiding magistrates, and charged with
being concerned in the murder of Jamie Macpherson, within ;
the house of Mr. John Fleming, at 17, iltndifordot
the night of Friday, the 4th inst., or morning of Saturday,
the sth inst. The woman retained her composure; but
the man, who is a reamectabla.lookiog NMI= of 30
or 31 years of age, seemed much confused. Neither of
them said a word in answer to the charge ; and Captain
M'Call, acting as procurator-fiscal, craved the court to
remit them to the sheriff for examination, which was of
course at once acceded to by the bench. They were then
removed in custody to the sheriff's chamber in the County-
buildings. The old man Fleming was likewise taken to the
Couoty-buildings for further examination. Mrs. lit'loehlan
continues to throw upon the old man the whole odium of
the matter respecting the plate, and smuts
that she received it from him on the Friday '
' night before the murder was committed, being asked
to pawn it on the following morning, which she had
accordingly done. It is thus sought to disassociate
altogether the stealing of the plate and the murder.
Whether the facts which have yet come to light will admit ,
of this is quite another matter. As opposed to this, the I
old man, on being confronted with her, positively denied
ever having seen her ; but it must be remembered, in con-
j !lesion with this statement, that she was formerly a ser-
f vent with his son, Mr. John Fleming, men. The woman
further denies having been out of her house on the Friday
night and Saturday morning on which the murder was
committed. She admit, that she had been out in the early
part of the evening, but states that she returned home
shortly after 11 o'clock, and obtaining admittance to
the house by means of a cheek-key, went to bed, rising
again on Saturday morning, and resuming, as usual, her
household duties. There are no marks of any kind upon
her person to which any significance can be attached. It
has been discovered, however, that some of her clothes bad
been sent to Mr. Murray's, dyer, and in passing through his
hands they have been completely cheesed ; in particer, a
cloak to which much importance was attached. The ex-
amination of Mrs. M'Lachlao resulted in her committal for
further examination. Her husband has been fully ac-
quitted of all complicity in the affair. Old Mr. Fleming
retained the calm collectedness be has shown throughout
the case.
We learn that the woman ki'Lachlan told her husband
after his return on Thursday that she pledged the articles
for old Mr. Fleming, who gave her them on Friday night in
her own house about 8 o'clock and that he said be weihed a
little money to @sable him to take a tnp into the Hig
telling her not to give her own name, as the article:Li:l
be soon relieved. She further said that be gave her 51. of
the money received at Mr. Lundie's office (61. Ms.) It is
known that she paid 41. 10a. of rent last week, besides
buying some small articles, which may account for her
stating that she got so large a share of the money.
The house in which the 3l'LachLuis live has two rooms
and a kitchen, and the kitchen and one room are sublet to
M. Campbell, also the wife of a sailor, and who likewise
belongs to Inverness, and knew Mrs. M'Lachlan before she
came to Glasgow. The parties all enter from the MIN door,
sad the liii`Lachlans go to their room by passing
Mrs. Campbell's room. Mrs. Campbell. who wesibarre
County-buildings as • witness—and a mat important wit-
ness alas is—has stated, we believe, that Mrs. Wlooblan
went out about TO o'clock on the Friday night, and that she
went to bed soon after, leaving the door oa the latch. thinking
that Mrs. 51•Lachlan would soon he bulk agars,
as she had left her child of three yeses spired
About four o'clock, however, she was awakened by the
child's cries, and these continuing and increasing for soon
time, she went in and found that Mrs. WLachlur had not
returned, and that the child was still alone. The mother
did nut come in till about nine o'clock, when she
to have something rather bulky under her shave Mtn.
Campbell was requested to put on a fire for her; sad after
Mrs. Id•Lachlan had had breakfast she went out, and did
not return for several hours, during which time it is sup-
posed she pledged the articles.-11 ore British Mail.