The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-27 00:00:00

SHOCKING TRAGEDY IN MILE•EJVD
• NEW TOWN.

SUSPECTED MURDER OF TWO SISTERS BY
POISON.

Lut night information was received by Police-ser.
giant Bailey, IH, that a crowd of several hundred person.' hat
congregated in the immediate neighbourhood of the house,
Ne.2l, Albert Cottages, near the Metropolitan Chambers,
March-street, Mile-end New Town. Upon proceeding to
the spot he was informed that the parlour-door of the
boom in qmetioc had been broken open by several
persons, in consequence of a suspicion that some.
thing wrong had taken place. It was then between It and
11 o'clock at night. Upon the front patiour big
entered • woman, between 30 and 40 years of age. wa.
discovered kneeling at a couch. Her heed was buried
her hands. She wee dead. Lying at full length on the
floor was seen the body of another woman, also dead.
A portion of her body lay in the back parlour.
Upon proceeding to the adjoining apartment the pencil,
entering were horrified to discover the partly naked body of
a man lying at full length on the floor. He lAA not dead.
but he looked at those who entered with an idiotic stare.
Dr. Champasys, the surgeon to the workhouse,
was instantly sent for, and his emistant arrival
without delay. Upon making an examination of
the bodies of the two women who were discovered ix
the front parlour, he pronounced life to have been extinct for
some hours. He could not, of course, state the precise
cause of death without • post mortem examination. Eat it
was understood to be that gentleman's opinion that the
lives of the deceased had been sacrificed by poison. Upon
interrogating the man it was found impossible to obtain from
him any statement as to how the deceased women bad lon
their lives.

It has since been ascertained that the deceased women
were Satan, and that one of there was the wife of the man
who was found in the back parlour.
The family were ocitividered respectable. The house in
which they lived they held under a public company. The
name of the married woman is Frames Buckingham, and her
age is 41 years. Her Miter's name is Mary Gribbin, and het
op
is stated to be 31 years. The husband of Mrs. Backing-
ham has for several years past been unable to attend to any
business in consequence of his having been considered
insane. The coroner's officer has locked up the bone. 'Ft
man, being completely imbecile, has not been arrested by
the police ; he was last night removed from the home
to the residence of a relative, who is stated to hold a good
position in the district. A post•mortem examination Las
been ordered, and, until that takes place, the nature of
their deaths or the poison need cannot be discovered.
The cottage in which the tragedy occurred is one of a
long terrace of houses with large gardens in front.

A few days ago Sir Chas. Loco& pawed throurl.
Vienna on his way to the Prussian capital, where he wu
expected by the Princess of Prude, who is said to be near
her confinement.

A young married lady was placed in a critical
position two days back while bathing at Douanienez (Finis.
tire). She bad entered a 'mall grotto on the shore, and
having remained too long admiring the natural beauties of
tba cavern, found, when she attempted to retire, that the
tide bad risen and prevented all egress. The water still
motioning to rise, she was at length obliged to cling to the
projections of the rocks to keep from drowning, and re-
mained in this precarious situatUre, hell-submerged, for
four hours, when the ebbing of the tide brought welcome
release.

The Hampshire papers record the death, at
lath. la Germany, of Eyre Ocoee, EN., of Weak Park,
sear Pordingbridge, et the ass of 34.

HZALTHOF Sia JOHN Rarct.trr.—We greatly
regret to state that Sir John Rateliff now lies at his house,
th=ddringtons, so deagerously ill that his life is de-
s of. Sir John has been sinology ill for the last three
weeks from diabetes ; but at find some hope was enter.
Mined. On Thursday night, however, the symptoms be-
rme extremely alarming. and though the patient was a
little better yesterday, Dr. Evens now holds out little or so
hope of his reoovery.—Birmisighant Daily Post.
DIATH OF Mn. J. UNDKHWOOD.—Mr. J. Under.
wood (of the firm of Hills sad Underwood), died yesterday
at Norwich. Mr. Underwood was prime Imam of the
Fishmonger. Company siear or two slam
Su DOM Dakra.—Mr. Henry T. T. Palmer,
Mayor of Woodstock, expired under very sudden circum•
stances on Sunday morning last. Mr. Palmer, who was
much respected as chief magistrate and as • member of the
medical profession, attended church as laud, appearing in
his usual health, sad occupied the mayor's seat in the cur.
pmation gallery. During the readier of the wood lesson
he suddenly fell back, as if in a fit, and though medical as-
sistance was immediately procured and restoratives promptly
administered, it was found that life was extinct. The con-
gregation was abruptly. dismieted as soon as the melan:holy
mat was known. No inquest could be held, as, Woodstock
being a borough having ao separate quarter 1111•11i003, the
mayor is ex-officio coroner, sad on his death hi deputy's
functions ceased.

Tee ZAN! OF ENGLAND BANK.—The tuveocy of
the mos will, we trust, justify es in appealing to the public
on behalf of those of the East of Itegland Bank shareholders
who will be reduced to absolute poverty and want by the
meet &flare. There are many, particularly widows
and loos women, who are now deprived of every
resource, sod are quite unprepared and lamb's
to earn their own livelihood. We commend th e

consideration with ell possible earnestness to t►e pros-
perms people of this district. It would be easy for the
many to help the few ; and mire the rich amongst us stirred
as they ought to be by the sympathy which such a ens
should call forth, a fund might be retied which would plea
all the unfortunates above Wind distitatioe. We write
only on behalf of those who have lost their all, and who
ham no personal friends able to help them mid no power
to help theanselveti—Norfolk News.
ANUTIIEN ACCIDENT ow THZ GAELS Wsirrithlt
NAILWAT.—A• &oddest, happily zutatteadwi with loss of
life, but resulting in the destruction of mach railway pro-
perty, occurred et the Haodborough .Tanctioe of the Great
Western Railway, about eight miles north of Oxford. As
far se is &trimmest known, the London goods tide, on its
arrival at the junction, came into collision with a goads
trait from Woreester. One of the engines wit greatly
damaged, sod several trucks with their contents were der
strayed. The asmante of the company in charge of the
trains fortunately rayed their lives.

•
THE Emouningam DitomireD Ay DIEPPE.—A
telegram was received ia Newcastle on Thursday, by J.
Sabbage, Fag., chief constable, from the British ward at
Dieppe, conveying the sad intelligence that Mr. Ralph
Young, a chemist, belooging to Newcastle upon-Tyes, had
been accidentally drowned it that port on Wedoseday, and
that the body would be interred on Friday. Mr. &Mir
at ones commanicated with Maim Gilpin and Co., Cal.-
mists, of Pilgrimatreet, is whose sank* the damaged bed
been for a number of years, having served his appreetior
obi; with that Arm, and latterly acted in the capacity of
assistant leformation wee also immediately forwuded to
the deceased's sister, who resides at Bs istoe. Kr. Young
was twenty y-*ht years of age, an orphan, and a son of the
late Rev. am Young, of Sierra lease, Africa. He
had been spending his animal holiday trip, having left New-
castle about a fortnight ago for Paris, and wee retandod
berme, via Neap% when the deplorable 'widget betel him
arida terminated Me ezhlmema —overeat le Joarvel.

Tax PRACK PAINT IN AMIRICA.—And here let
us declare oar belief that the existimos of • pesos party
mythical. We on told of 100,000 people amain to sup-
port General 11•Ciellaa. Does anyone believe a military
president who has hese beaters is the field by Coefsderate
generals is going to proclaim peace at the head of to.
armies? Certainly if he does, ft will only be the signal for
danger to the neighbours of the North and of the South.
As long as there is a ray of hope to light it ow, the North
will march through the storm sad darkroom towards It. sod
—empire—Army end Navy Oazdte.
PERILOUS DESCENT FROM • BALLOON.--011 MCC•
day last Mr. &memos, of Chipperflald, Harts, made es
ascent from a field in Luton. The voyage was made by the
aeronaut aloes at about 6 o'clock, the wind being straw at
the time of departs" and was witaemied by • large ma-
course of people. Raving weed directly over Dundalk"
to Eddlesboro'. Mr. Simmons begaa his dreosek but on
erring% about 30 feet from the groins& • sudden judof
wind mused the balloon to whirl rapidly ron and
Ito was throws out, sad foil to the earth in • stubble Said
near the Shepherd's Rest public-house at Eddlesboto%
Fortunately, 14. Simmons was not seriously hurt, and at
as.. sent memengers to look oat for his balloon. which.
however, bad gobs in a di/forest direotioa, and demanded
at 11 o'clock at night, in the farmyard of Kr. Sbergold. at
Cl anon, sear Ritchie. We hear Kr. Siamese 'Oen&
NUM, to make another assist from this towa.—Hertford
Mercury. _ _ .

AIIINT TO PARLIAMENT MEN.—We would ray a
word in 011•1100 to members of both houses who are weeder-
log in search of rearewed health sad strength over their own
broad serer, or travelling by steamships or by rail to dreamt
climes ; sepacially, however, to those who are majoyieg their
i.e. at home Let them remember that then is great work
to be does is rural districts. The game preserves bore
interest, ad so have the garde.' and the woods ; brat it
would be well to look at the hamlets and villages when the
working men amd women live ; to inquire in the villages how
the mature of all kis& cam be removed, so that it may be
beneficial to the lead sod mot injurious to hem= life ; to
study if villages could be supplied with good water at a
cheap rate Noah good might dose in this way to ma. •fil
well as bowie. There le alas a cpreotity of haloes gams la
the rural dist/leer to be bunted up, sad the menet of la-
bour eseemary for this purpose would be well repaid b 1914
results. Schools, therefore, arid other imatitutioes of as lit*
movie, nature, should be watched by parliament mew aer-
ie, tie nem ; should hawahousee sad the gaged
draws of the kvd bs vagketed.— B