The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-30 00:00:00

THE

A POLICEMAN MURDERED AND ANOTHER
SHOT AT AMMON-UNDER-LYN&

A dreadful crime was committed in the neigh-
bourhood of Ashton-under-Lyre early on Saturday morn-
ing. It appears that about two o'clock Sergeant Harrop
and Poliewoonetable Jump, of the Lancashire constabulary.
were on duty at Smalishaw, when they came upon •
band of seven or eight men, masked, and armed with
bludgeons and pistols or revolvers. They appeared to be
brickmakers, and the offioers at once suspected that
they had been engaged in the perpetration of some of those
outages from which the master brickma ken of the district
have suffered so severely. They were in a field leading
prom Sroallshaw Fold to Broadoak.lane. The field forms •
portion of • farm occupied by Mr. Edward Parker.
The officers challenged them ; • scuffle took place,
and two of the men were taken into custody.
An appeal was made by one of the men, who asked his
companions, "Do you mean to stand this f' Jump had
• desperate struggle with one of them, and reosived a severe
blow on the back of his head. Harrop succeeded in wrench-
ing a bludgeon from one of the men. It proved to be the
shalt of a navigator's spade; and with this formidable weapon
be attacked his assailant'. There are only about live families
in Smallahaw Fold, and these were all alarmed by hearing
shots fired. A Mrs. Halms, onlooking through her bedroom
window, saw Jump intercepting sue of the men, who was at-
temptingto escape through a stile, and she heard the man say
to Jump, "If you don't let me pass I shall blow you to pieces."
She states that she then heard two more shots fired, and
beard Jump cry out, "Catch him." Harrop was fired at
first, and the shot struck him on the face, inflicting •
wound over the right eye ; and he was afterwards shot at
twigs, one ball going over his head and the other whizzing
past the left side of his face. When Jump was shot,
he leaned against a gate, and uttered an exclamation of
pain, which caused Harrop immediately to tarn
his attention to the unfortunate man, whom he found
dying. The villains then escaped, two of them running
towards Wilabaw, and the remainder through Sanallshaw
Fold, towards Aahtoa-under-Lyne. Jump was conveyed to
the house of Samuel Williamson, of Sinallshaw Fold, and Mr.
Lees, surgeon, of Ashton, was seat for, but the poor fellow
was dead when Mr. Lees arrived. The body was then con-
veyed to the head police station, at Wilahaw, and on exami•
tion made, Mr. Lees found two bullet holes in the left
breast, and extracted one bullet from under the akin of the
back. The deceased leaves a widow and five small children,
and, to add to the calamity, the poor woman is enceinte.
Jump was 29 years of age, end first entered the Lancashire
constabulary in September, 1856, being stationed at Droyis-
den ; but at the time of his death he was stationed at
Hurst.

The utmost excitement has prevailed in Ashton and
the district in connexion with this murder, and the feel-
ing is very strong that its perpetrators are union brick.
maker'. It seems that about • quarter past 12 on
Friday morning, two men were seen by Richard Dunning,
a watchman for Mr. Martin Smethurst, who has • brick-
yard at Guide-bridge, lurking about the yard, and a
shot was fired at a man in the yard which took effect in his
hack. Dunning then fired and it is supposed with some
effect, as a scream was heard. A short time before the
murder 18,000 bricks were destroyed in the brick-yard of
Mr. Clifford, of Ridgebill, near Stalybridge ; and it is sup-
posed the men, when they were met by the officers, were
returning from this brickfield.
A meeting of county magistrates was held at Ashton at
noon, when it was resolved to send particulars of the murder
to Sir George Grey, and ask that a reward might be aired
for the apprehension and conviction of the murderers. This
was telegraphed about one o'clock, and an answer was
received at four o'clock. The result of this application will
be learned from the following announcement :
"2004 Reward.—Murder.—Whereas, early this morning,
Police-constable William Jum , and Sergeant George liar-
rop, were on duty at SmahLhaw, in the parish of Ashton-
under-Lyne, when they were met by seven or eight men,
masked and armed with bludgeons and firearms, one of
whom fired two shots at and killed Police-constable Jump,
and others of the party fired several shots at and
wounded Police-sergeant Harrop. Notice is hereby given,
that a reward of 1004 will be paid by the magistrates
of the county, sad a further reward of 1001. by her
Xajesty's government, to any person giving such informa-
tion and evidence as shall lead to the discovery and convic-
tion of the murderer; and the Secretary of State has inti-
mated that he will the grant of her Maierty's gracious
pardon to any accomplice giving such information and
evidence as shall lead to the same result. Information to be
given to the chief constable of the county, at Preston; to
Mr. King, the insistent chief constable, Bootle, neer Liver-
pool; andto Mr. Ludlam, superintendentof police,Wildutw,
Ashton-under-Lyne.--By order of the magistrates,
" W. P. Etas; chief constable of Lancashire.
"Town Hall, Aahtou-under-Lyne, June 28, 1862."

The utmost exertions to discover the perpetrators of the
murder were made duriug Saturday and yesterday, but
hitherto with little, if any sumer, though it is stated that
• clue be been discovered, O•s man was apprehended
shortly after the occurrence, but he was liberated, as there
wee so evideooe to comma him with the crime.

DUBLIN AND_NRATII RAILWAY.

(THIS DAY.)

A special general meeting of the shareholders in
this company was held this day at the office in Great
Winchester-street, for the purpose of considering the pro-
of of exorcising the powers of the company, in virtue of
Use 'Dublin and Meath Railway Act,1862," of cancelling all
such shares in the capital of this company as shall not, prior
to the day of meeting, have been issued, and also of creating
and inning in lieu of such shares as may be cancelled, new
shares to an equal amount, such new shares to be with or
without perpetual preference of priority of dividend, &a.
Sir J. PISTON, M.P., having taken the chair, said the
nteetinf was one of a formal nature only for the purpose of
(welling certain shares and creating new shares in their
place. It was not intended in creating thin new capital to
create a new preference stock to override the interests of
the original shareholders ; this was a principle to which he
objected. The creation of this new capital would
enable the company to take advantage of any project
that might be brought forward likely to improve their posi-
tion, or amalgamate with any line should they think it
advisable. The proposal to be laid before the meeting, if
agreed to, would enable the directors to offer a line of rail-
way free almost wholly from preference stock, as that which
was about to be created would be redeemable in 1867, at 6
percent., with six months' notice, bearing nothing but the
ordinary interest of the company. With regard to the present
position of the line, Mr. Smith, the solicitor, informed
him everything was in a very satisfactory state ; the govern-
ment inspector would shortly go over the line, which would
be without denbt opened on the Ist of August next. The
line would be a great convenience to the public, and he
looked forward to the time when it must form a portion of
the great trunk line of Ireland. lie would conclude by
moving " That 2,886 shares not netted be and are hereby
cancelled."

The Duke of Lisuisna wooded the resolution. In doing
so he said he was happy to inform the shareholders that the
cattle market, by a recent act of parliament, would now be
brought close down to the quays, which would be of great
service to the Dublin and Yeath Company.
The resolution was carried.

The CHAMMAN then moved • resolution to the following
effect : " That io lieu of the 2,886 shares now cancelled, in
aocordaaco with the powers of the company's act, an equal
number of new shares be issued, such new shares
to be of 251. each, with • deposit of 51. per
share, the remainiug 201. to be paid in such
manner and at such times as the directors may
determine; that the holden of such shares sball receive
from the money applicable to divideud from the original
stock of the company the sum of 5 per cent per annum,
but that no other privilege be attached to them, end that
they shall be redeemable iu 1867, with six months' notice, at
five per coot"
Mr. T. SHEPHERD seconded the resolution. He wished to
ask whether if a shareholder paid up 251. at once he would
be sUowed the usual interest of 5 per cent. There was
nothing 'radon that point in the resolution.
Mr. G. F. fistrrft,the solicitor, said that was intended to be
so, but there would be no objection to incorporate a clause
to that effect in the resolution, or make a separate resolu-
tion to that effect ; the latter course, ho thought,
preferable.
A clause having been inserted in the resolution, allowing
5 per cent to all shareholders who paid up in full, it was
then put to the meeting, and unenimonaly agreed to.
A vote of thanks to Um chairman °occluded the pro-
ceedings.

FIRM ♦T MASTIEDONE AND NOTTING-HILL.—
Cr ma DAY.) —This rimming a flre broke out cm the premises
of Mr. J. Wheeler, No to, High-street, Marylebone. The
house onotaiMed over a dozen rooms, and the warehouses
were filled with costly goods. The work of devastation
motioned until M r. Wheeler's premises were partially burred
out, and those of Mr. Smith and Mr. Sergeant severely
damaged. The Sun, Liverpool and London, the West-
minster, and Imperial Fire Companies will suffer from the
lose.—About the seine time the premises of Mr. R. Nash.
boot maanfaoturer. No. 16, Norland-mad, 'Notting-bill, with
the azospboa of the basement, were destroyed by a fire.
The sufferer was insured in the Sun Fire-ofhm:

Imrstreww STRAY FIRS ENGIN& —This (Monday)
morning at !I o'clock, an improved 41111111 hod fire angles by
Shand and NllOOO. of the Blackfriars.road, was publicly
tested at the chid brigade station in Watling-etrest, before
Captain Skew, and several scientific gentlemen. The ma-
chine weighs only 31 cwt., and an be drawn with as much
ems as one of the common band engines by two horses, as
the wheels are five feet high. The water was disehaiged in
a steady column above 160 feet perpendicularly. The trial
teas promonneed lowerfaL
ROYAL FR HOSPITAL, GRAY'S-INN-ROAD.—
The amber of patients relieved at this hospital during the
west sad* Jens 28 was 3,199, et which 898 were new
CON&

Gold has been discovered in the Calliope ranges;
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