The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-14 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 14, 1862.

GROSS CRUELTY TO A CHILD.

At the Barnsley Court House yesterday, a girl,
between 10 and 11 yetis of age, named Sarah Ann Bowers,
was brought under the notice of the worthy magistrates,
as she appeared to have been grossly ill-used both beat-
ins and from insufficient food. It appeared that the child
lived with its father and stepmother, and that
the latter frequently beat her and cave her bat little to
eat—et times nothing but potato peelings. Although more
than ten years of age, she was so emaciated that, with her
clothe., she did not weigh more than 241 he., all the bones
standiogout, whilst thearms, legs, and thighs, in the thickest
part., were not more than four to five inches in cir-
cumference. She was a complete skeleton, and had all the
appearance of an old woman in miniature, notwithstanding
that the features were good, though pinched. For her age
she was intelligent, and, but for the brutal treatment to
which sbe had been subjected, would have been really •
fine child. Mr. Superintendent Greenhalgh said the child
was brought to the station that morning, its face covered
with blood and with a black eye, which had been inflicted
by the step-mother shortly before being brought in. The
child's father, who was a foundry mac, was out of town,
having been discharged by his late employers in consequence
of the public talk of the treatment of his child. The
magistrates, on looking at the child, were astonished
as its appointees, as were also persons In court.
Yr. Wainwright, surgeon, said he had examined the
child that day, and found it perfectly healthy, but
he had no doubt it was being starved, and so pining to
death. His opinion was, that it was being slowly destroyed.
To be treated as it had been from want of food, and kept in
such a filthy condition, must lead to disease and death. The
magistrate (T. Taylor, Faq.l, who stated that he had never
seen a child in such a miserable and pitiable state before,
ordered it to be taken to the workhouse ; he, at the same
time, hoped that the police would use every exertion to
bring the neglect and ill-treatment home to the step-mother,
and he would, in suck men, grant a warrant for her appre-
hension to answer the charge. It was stated that, whilst
living in Leeds, the unfortunate child had been so badly
treated that the neighbours caused inquiry to be made.
The proceedings caused great excitement, and it would
have been dangerous for the step-mother to have been
found in the locality of the court.

ROYAL Aostout.rusAt. COLLEOL—We regret to
hear that Dr. Augustus Voelcker, the annalist profaner of
chemistry, has tendered his resignation. —Wilts Standard.
In committee on fortifications and works on the
23rd, Sir G. Lewis will move the following resolution :
"That, towards providing a further sum for defraying the
expenses of the construction of works for the defence of the
royal dockyards and arsenal and the ports of Dover and
Portland, aad for the creation of a central arsenal, a sum
not exceeding 1,200,000 i. be charged upon the consolidated
fund of the United Kingdom, and that the commissioners
of her Majesty's Treasury be authorised and empowered to
raise the said sum by annuities fore term not exceeding
thirty years ; and that soak annuities shall be charged upon
and be payable out of the said consolidated fund."

Mr.Fecnter's occupancy of the Lyoeum will com-
mence in December. Mr. Boneicault is reported to have
taken Drury Lowe for three months, ►od will, it is said, open
there with s new piece about the 23rd Matent.

The Triestine admirers of Madame Borghi-Mamo
have been complimenting her with the offering of a silver
harp, choicely mounted, for her OW in future performances

of °idle.

The yachting and rowing appointments for next
week are—Meney Rowing Club on Monday, London Row-
ing Club (" old-fashioned fours ") on Wednesday, Oxford
University Boat Club on Thursday, Raoelagh Yacht Club
sailing-match on Friday, and Royal London Yacht Club
(firrt-clua yachts) on Saturday.

The cricket fixtures for next week are—Surrey
v. Oarnbridgmbire at Cambridge ; All England v. Univer-
sity Sixteen, at Oxford, and M.C.C. and Ground v. Sussex,
at Lori's, on Monday ; and Surrey v. Cambridge University
Fifteen, at the Oval ; and All England v. Twenty-two of
Broughton Club, at Broughton. on Thurwlay.

A correspondent of the Illustrated Loudon
News writes ea follows respecting cricket at Coblents
:
"On the 7th inst. a match was played between the Bonn
and Coblents Elevens on the magnificent plateau known as
the 'Kezthaose,' and, after a highly exciting struggle, the
contest was decided in favour of the Cobleutsers by four
runs. On the Bonn side the batting of the Hon.
T. S. Itertie and Mr. Reginald Bingham was much admired,
the l►tter gentleman scoring St runs. On the side of
Coblents the bowling of Mr. Seamen was worthy of •
certain greensward not • hundred miles from St. John's
Wood Chapel, whilst the play of Mesas. Kirkpatrick,
Portal, and the Rev. R. Weekes, the respected chaplain
of Coblents, contributed mainly to the successful issue of
the game. The day was most propitious, and • large con-
course of English visitors accompanied the players the
fifty miles journey from Bonn."
The German papers announce the death of
Prince Felix de Hobeolohe or.Ehringen, a colonel in the Wur-
temburg invitee, and side-de-camp of the King. He was
married to the Princess of Hansa, daughter of the Elector of
Hesse. The prince was 44 years of age, and is said by the
papers to have blown out his brains in consequence of heavy
Iore• at play.
REPTIMENTATION OF EAST SOMERSET. —Sir Wil-
liam Miles and Mr. Knatchbull, the preterit members,
h►ving intimated their intention to retire from the repre-
sentation of East Somerset at the close of the present par-
liament, Sir Frederick William Slade, Q.C., and Mr. Ralph
Neville Grenville, the present High Sheriff of Somerset,
have been solicited as the conservative candidates. They
will be opposed by Sir Arthur Hallam Elton, of Cleveden.
court, and Sir Henry Ainslie Hare, of Stourbeed.
THE CKYRTAL PALACE.—Mr. Thomas Baring,
IL P:, as one of the commissioners of the International

Exhibition, gave a file yesterday at the CrysW
to the jurors and foreign visitors to the Exhibition,
which was most numerously attended. The south wing
and the suite of private rooms reserved for Mr. Bariag's
guests were thrown open at 3 o'clock, end carriages
continued to set down company until after 6 o'clock.
The band of the Coldstream Guards, under the direc-
tion of Mr. Godfrey, performed on the terrace during
the afternoon. Shortly after 4 there was a display of the
whole aerie+ of great fountains and waterworks, and at 5
o'clock M. Blonilin exhibited his skill and courage by pass-
ing over them on a high rope. The orchestral band per-
formed in the connect room, and Mr. Coward on the Han-
del Festival organ at 3 o'clock. Mr. Baring received his
guests in the large dining-room, and most copious refresh-
ments were served in the long gallery and io the small
dining rooms. The company separated shortly after 7
o'clock.

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SALE or TOTTENHAM-COVET-ROAD CHAPEL —We
are gratified to learn that there is no truth in the statement
which was sent to us on Wednesday, that this chapel had
bean sold to a party who meant to woven it into a music-
hall. It was bought *ay the Metropolitan Chapel Building
Society, and will continue to be consecrated to the sacred
purposes for which it was erected, and to which alone, from
the days of George Whitfield downwards, it has hitherto
been devoted.—Adoertieer,

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PERPETUATION OP A HIGHLAND FEUD. —A corre-
spondent informs us of a now happily rare occurrence which
took place at Fort Augustus towards the sod of last
mouth. It seems that two elderly worthies, named re-
spectively F— and M'D—, residing in or near that
village, had been enjoying themselves together in a neigh-
bour's house over the indispensable aqua sacred to convivial
occasions, when one of them happening to sing a par-
ticular song in relation to a domestic passage in the his-
tory of their clans, was so violently assaulted by the other
that a fight ensued. Blood was spilt ; the doctor had to be
called, and the matter reported to the police. The obooxions
wog or songs had reference to as occurrence in clan history
some hundred of years ago when a branch of the F—.
sod the M'D—s were at mortal enmity, and so keenly did
the clansmen identify themselves with the misdeeds of their
remote forefathers that, as we have said, a bloody battle
was the consequeoce.—/neernese Advertiser.

A M .LN SHOT . —On Thursday a young man named
Theme Enephensoo, son of a farmer. was brxight before
the South Shields magistrates and remanded on a charge of
having shot a person named George Swinhoeoo the previous
day, in the village of Cleadon, about four miles from that
town. It appparann that the coachman of Mr. R. Shortridge,
Clesdoo.meadovs, bad got married on Wednesdry, and in
order to celebrate the sweet • number of young men belong-
ing to the village fired guns, which they loaded./ th powder and
paper. While the grin was going on, Stephenson, addressing
Swiohoe, both men be/ of the firing Ratty. and pointing
his gun at him, saki, " shoot you. He immediately
fired, when a portion of the paper wadding struck Swiohoe
on the neck behind the ear. Swinhee when struck fell to
the ground, and almost blatantly afterwards expired.
Stephenson, who was shortly after taken into custody by the
Bounty police, expressed the greatest sorrow for the death
of the unfortunate man, and is suffering much from remorse.
He by been remanded.