The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-02 00:00:00

FM:ALLEGED MURDER OF A CHINESE SAILOR

AT LIMEROUSE.

INQUEST.—MHIS DAY.)
This morning Mr. IL Raffles Walther, the de-
puty coroner, held en inquiry at the London Hospital rela-
tive to the death of a Chinaman, named Abqiii, who was
barbarously murdered by another Chinese, called &qui,
under eircumetancee which have been already full reported.
The version of the affair given by the was, that
on the night of the 12th of February Segni called at No. 1,
Limehouse, and asked bimtogoout and buy eome opium. De-
ceased did so, and while on the way fiequi pulled out a large
knife, and saying, in Chinese, " C— d— you," cut open de-
ceased's stomach and stabbed him in the back. &qui threw
the knife into the entrance of the Regent's Canal boon and ran
away, while deceased, the blood gushing from him and his
viscera banging down, walked up the road until he fell from
exhaustion. Deceased deposed positively that there had
been no quarrel, and that he bad never injured Segni in
any way. Regal, on the other hand, states that deceased
had borrowed money and stolen a oast from him, and that
because nothing more was forthcoming he pulled out •
dagger, and attempted to stab him (Seri), and that de-
cease:l had met with his injuries in the struggle that ensued.
He admitted having thrown the knife into the water.
Police-constable Seel, 493 K, proved having found de-
ceased lying on the pavement in Narrow-street, limebonse,
ou the night in question. in • 5 of blood, and with his
bowels protruding. When id was arrested another
knife was found on him. He • that he had stabbed his
companion, but did not then say why. The name of the
deceased was Ahqui Neon. He was steward of the ship
Aramingo, and he had the character of being a steady
man.

](aria Blomberg said that just before the two Chinese
left her house on the night of the murder, they bad a
quarrel as spoke together excitedly in their own language.
They bad not been long gone, when two strange Chinamen,
who oould not speak a word of English, came to tritons,
and, taking a large knife from a cupboard, went through
the scene of stAb§ing, felling, kr.. in dumb show, to
let her know what had happened. They also made signs
that some one was taken prisoner to the station, and she
crieseqtrintly seat to the Arbour...quote station, and found
that Ahqui had been stabbed. Abqui subsequently told be
that Seim had stabbed him, but he would not soy why,
and be appeared to wish to keep the reason a esoret.
After other evidence,
The Coroner summed up, and the jury returned a verdict
of " Wilful murder against Sequi."
The witnesses were then bound over to prosecute Segni
at the emeions now sitting.

CIB.CABBIA. —The correspondence between the
Foreign.oflice and its diplomatic agents and the Ramis°
government respecting Cireasaia was published on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean will leave this
country on the 15th of July, their destination being Mel-
bourne. Prior to leaving they will give a series of farewell
performances at the Princess's Theatre, commencing on the
4th of May, and terminating on the 15th of the same month.

•
POLAND IN ARMS. —A public meeting will be
held at the British Institution, oowp!swirset, City-road,
on Wednesday, to protest astsst the • tental injunes
flirted on the Polish people. Lord Newry, M.P., &r
8. M. Pete, Bert., ILP. W. Cox, Esq., M.P., •c., he., are
invited. Other particulars and names will be immediately
announced.

At a meeting held in Newcastle on Friday even-
ing, under the presidency of the mayor, resolutions eaptae•
sire of sympathy with the Poles in their struggle for free-
dom from Russian thraldom were adopted. Petitions based
upon the resolutions were ordered to be forwarded to the
Queen and to both Honor of Parliament,

Tas LONDON SlossLam Sociarisa.—On Friday
evening lest the boys of the various raged school shoe.
black societies were trembled for their winter festival at
Freemason's-hall, the Earl of Shaftesbury presiding. The
following societies were present :—The Ragged School Shoe-
black Society (Central). the Fast London, the Northwest
London, the West London, the Islington, she Notting-hill,
and the Union Jack (Limehowie) BOCietill4 The different
coloured uniforms of the boys give a very gay appesranos
to the hall, which was well Ailed with the supporters of the
various 110Caiiill. After the boys had been entertained with
tat and oaks the meeting was addressed by the Earl of
Shaftesbury, Lord Charles Russell, the Rev. Qtoon Champ-
nem and Mr. J. Payee ; and books were given as prises to
the meet deserving boys. It wee stated that the number of
boys at present in the employment of the ahoeblack societies
is 373, and their total earnings during the past year
amounted to the Y sum of 64221.

RLWAILKABLZ DIBCOVERY.—During the past five
weeks a mystery has hungthe fate of Mr. John Brough,
of Boitby, is the North Eddins, who soddenly dthappearel,
and had Dot since been heard o .
A few nights ego a neigh-
bour dreamt that the body of Brough was in a certain
quarry shout three miles distant The dream was men-
tioned to many, but treated as an absurdity. The dreamer,
however, could not rid his mind of the impression, and re-
solved to take him dog and set off to the place to satisfy
himself. He was on snivel attracted to a lonely pert by
the loud barking of the dog, and there found the body of
Bro, much decomposed, and with his throat cut, the
heading nearly severed. Deepened had apparently Pulled
off his mat, and, having rolled up his sleeves, bad cut his
throat with a ne wly-sharpaned hails. He is believed to
have been insane, and a jury bas returned a verdict to that
effect—Tines.

A train of waggons wu broken up and many of
them smashed to peens by an saddest an the Imsemhire
and Yorkshire line, near Dewsbery, on fleturday
The train, which was • very long one, was composed of
empty oos, and one in the metre having jumped off the
line, several others were dragged after it. Seventeen we -
goes were broken, and the parapet of • bridge was
doing damage altogether to the amount of 1,0001.
AN Auritort's REVERIIL—Though my life has
been • busy one, I believe that constitutionally I am one
of the most indolent men alive. To he on the gnus in
summer Boons under breathless trees, to glide over smooth
waters, and watch the still shadows on tranquil shares, is
happiness tome. I need then no hooks—then, no companion.
But if to that happiness in the EOM, luxury of repose, I may
add another happiness of • higher nature, it is in converse
with some one friend, upon subjects remote from the prac-
tical work-day world.--subjects akin less to our active
thoughts then to our dream-like reveries,—subjects conjec
tural, speculative, fantastic, embracing not positive opinions
—for opinion are things combative and disputations—but
rather those queries and guesses which start up from the
farthest border-land of our reason, sad lose themselves in
, air as we attempt to chase and seise them. . . . I
thought of the wild folly with which youth casts away the
substance of happiness to seize at the shadow which breaks
on the wave that 031770111 it ; wiser and happier surely the
tranquil choice of Cr.,, though with gifts faculties far
beyond those of the young man who mistook the desire of
fame for the power to win it. And then SIT thoughts
settling beck on myself, I became coaacions of a certain
melancholy. How poor and niggard compared with my
early hopes bad been my ultimate results . How ques.
tinned, grudged, and litigated, my right of title to every inch
of ground that my thought had discovered or my toils had
cultivated ! What motive power in me had, from boyhood
to the verge of age, urged me on "to score delight and love
laborious days." Whatever the motive power mos had
been, I conk no tosser trace it. If vanity—of which,
doubtless, in youth I bad my homes share—l had toe,
since grown rather too callous than too mositive to that love
of approbstioa in which vanity canasta. I was &Wog by no
penury of fortune, isfinsomd by no feverish thurst for •
name that should outlive my grave, fooled by no hope
the rewards whichowl on ambition. I bad the
age when Hope weighs her anchor sad steers forth so far
that her amplest seems but a silvery speck on the last
line of the horizon. Certainly I flattered myself that my
purposes Baked my toils to some alight service to mankind ;
that in graver efforts I was asserting opinions in the value
of which to human interests I sincerely believed, sad in
' lighter aims vesting thoughts and releasing fancies which
might add to the culture of the world—eot, indeed, fruitful
harvests. but at lead some lowly flowers. Bet though such
intent might be within suss mind could I tell how fir I un-
consciously exaggerated its earn:steer —still less could I
tell how ter the intent was digoilled by soccer! "Have I
done aught for which mankind would be the woes, were it
swept into nothingness to-rnorrow r—is • question which
many a grand and fertile genius may, is its tree humility,
address mournfully to itself.—SirE. B. Lytton in Block-
wuds Miegrezine for March.
floral. FBAs HOSPITAL, GRAY'S-11111-10AD.—The
number af patients relieved at this hospital during the week
ending Feb. 23 was 3,530, of which 961 were sew 0111115.