The Express.
London, England, 1852-02-06 00:00:00

ilia. Bishop—No, air; but I have it appended to a
written document. _

Mr. Norton—l understand your husband to be a protest-
ant clergyman.
Mrs. Bishop—So be is, air; but I am a catholic, and I
frequently wished to hare the ceremony of marriage again
solemnised in the protestant church, but Mr. Bishop put it
off from time to time.

In reply to some further questions put to her by the ma-
gistrate, hire. Bishop raid that her parents were Spanish ;
that her father was dead, and her mother, stepfather, and
all her friends, with the exception of an aunt and uncle,
were in New Zealand. She had suffered very seriously in
her health by the treatment and negligence of her husband,
and was in consequence unable to get her own living.

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Mr. Norton contributed a sufficient sum from the poor
boa for the I oor woman's present necemities until some-
thing further could be done for hrr, and for which she ex-
pressed the deepest gratitude, and she was at once dis-
charged from the accusation.

THE FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE IN WELBECK-STREET.
—Yesterday forenoon Mr. Vt aldey, M.P., opened an inquest
in St. Diary['bone Workhouse, on the body of James
Joseph Webster, aged 62, the broker's man, who had been
put into possession of the premises belonging to Mr. Weradly,
No. 47, Welbeck• street, Caveudish-square, and who perished
is the fire which occurred in the same house a few hours
after.—Mr. Isaac Oillam, surgeon of the Infirmary, was
examined, and showed that death had not taken place from
wounds or poison, but by fire. Evidence as to the origin
of the fire was then taken.—Police-constable John Francis,
No. 72 11, said that he was on duty on the Thursday
morninir at a quarter to 3, when he saw that the pre-
mises were on fire. Ile first saw smoke coming
from the building. No one had previously called
his attention to the fact. The smoke seemed to be
issuing through the wind-iws and slates of the roof.
—Mr. George Thomas Maddocks, of 25, Welbeek-street, a
cabinet maker and upholsterer, proved hearing the alarm
given by the police, and looking out of his bedroom window
saw fire behind the fanlight, and smoke issuing front the
upper part of the house. The flames appeared at the fan-
light first, and afterwards at the attic window. lie saw a
man come to the north window who was undressed, and he
cried out, " Get me out, get me out." Ile did not see him
after that. In a minute or two after that the escape arrived,
and was raised in front of the house. Ilia opinion was that
the fire in the lower part of the house and in the ton
were simultaneous.—The coroner said that the mere

fact of the man being seen at the window
teemed to prose that there was no fire there at that
time.—Witness said he had seen a strung light in the left
side attic wirdow at • late hour the previous night. lie
did not know who wee sleeping there, but some time back
Mr. Werndly's daughter glipt there.—John Weradly, the
occupier of the house, was next examined. He described
himself as being a house and decorative painter. He occu-
pied the house numbered 47, Welbeck-street, at the time of
the fire. The inmates at that tittle consisted of himself,
his wife, his servant-maid, and the man who was lying
dead. Ile saw the man for the first time the previous after-
noon to the fire. He was put in to distrein for rent by the
landlord. Witness went to bed at 12 o'clock on Wednesday
night, and hi. wife went at the same time. The deceased
tame up also at that period. They all slept on the attic floor,
which contains three rooms's, two in front and one at the
back. lie repaired up stairs at ten minutes to ten, and
wanting to got rid of the man neat day he sat
down writing to make some bills out until the
time of going to bed. The first intimation the
received of the fire was from • little dog which
scratched his wile's face twice. She got out of bed and
struck a lucifer, when she called his attention to a strange
smell in the place. Witness pot up, and, on opening his
door, found the smoke eo strong that it extinguished his
i candle. Ile then cried out fur his wife to get up, as his
I house was on fire. He also told his wife to call the girl,
and he would try to get the poor old man out. He went to
him, and shook him, when he said "What, what?" He
felt him at one time at the kidder, when it was quite dark.
He (witness) was Isis the roof in 10 minutes afterwards. He
could not get the dour undone for some time. Mrs.
Werndly only had her shawl and bedgown on. Ile
had only his shirt, trousers, and stockings on.
Ile could not account fur the origin of the
fire. lie remembered vying it was sawing to his
Irish servant. When they moved a piano ha found some
' lucifer matches, which fell on the ground. He told her to
pick them up, but atter that as he was passing through the
passage he trod on one and it exploded. He was in the
habit "f lotting the house out in ready furnished lodgings.
The furniture was insured in the Globe for I,ooof. 'rho
raljey was, fleeted about the time of the F.shibition. He
tiara insured in the same office for eighteen years POMP
time hack. He gave the man In tore he went to heti half •
glaas of pine-apple rum, and his wife gave him hit supper.
The arrant maid was next called, and having confirmed the
evidenie given by her master, the coroner adjourned the in-
quiry until neat week, for further evidence.
lADIDON AND BIRMINGHAM EXTENSION, AND
NOITHAIIIPTUNI AND DAVIOITMT RAlLWAT.—Yesterday
the day was occupied in this matter before Master Blunt in
hearing Mr. Hallett, counsel for the directors charged, on
the 10,0001. p tid over to the central company, and which is
sought to he recovered for the shareholder,. Mr Selwin
and Mr. Swine replied .Mr. Elderton, Mr. Bagicallay, and
Mr. Southgate appeared for other parties, and the proceed-
ings were adjourned to this day.