The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-24 00:00:00

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INQI7E3T.-(THIS DAY.)

This morning Mr. John Humphreys, coroner for
Middlemen, resumed at the Alfred's Head Term, White
Bores-law, Stepney, an inquiry respecting the death of
Jane Citing, aged 18 years, who died suddenly under the
following cimumstanoes.
The evidence as already published went to show that de-
ceased was a single women, residing with her mother in
White Horse-lane, Stepney. hoe had been in her usual
health, and oo the night at Tuesday, the 10th inst., she
proceeded to King Will am-street and London-bridge to wit-
ness the decorations. Soon after returning home she com-
plained of extraordinarily violent pains in the chest A doc-
tor was sent for, but all treatment was unavailing, and she
died shortly afterwards. She had been of course subjected
to the dreadful pressure in the crowds while at the illumi-
flattens, and it was supposed that she received some fatal
in cries
llr. S es said that he was quite surprised to hear that
deaesesSliad died so soon after he left her. He could not
see any caner other than the alleged crushing to account for
death without a post-mortem examination. By order of
the coroner he had made such an examination as showed
that death had resulted from rupture of the stomach from
old disease. There was a dark patch externally, but he
could not say that it had been produced by violence.
The Coroner said that in his opinion nearly all those who
had perished in the fearful crushes in the City daring the
late rejoicinp had been previously in a state of disease
of the heart or other intornal organ. It was • matter
of some interest as well as =wt.a to ascertain
the fact beyond doubt, both to reaseure the ge- ,
neral public, and also to warn persona so afflicted
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of the great danger which they inevitably ran in
subjecting themselves to the pressure and autteaseat of
such somas. With that view he had in every case of I
alleged death from injuries sustained at the time in gees-
ton ordered a post-mortem examination of the body of the
deceased to be instituted, and in every instance except that
of a child crushed to death in its mother's arms the result
showed that the deceased had been subject to disease of
the heart, or, as in the present ease, of the stomach. It
was satisfactory to find that is this case the probability
was that deceased's death was not hastened by the crashing
spoken of.
A verdict of " Death from rapture of the stomach" was
returned.

ZIECITTION or_rH3_OOII.VICT AUSTIN.

(THIS DAY.)

The convict Noah Austin, who was hung at Oxford
this morning. made a voluntary confession on Wednesday in
the condemned cell at Oxford castle, in presence of the Rev.
Philip Wynter, D.D., the visiting Justus. He said :—" I
did not buy the pistol with the intention of shooting Mr.
Allen. On Wednesday, the 11th of February, Mr. Allen
had behaved ill to his daughter by turning her out of doors.
She sent for me on the following morning, and after telling
me of his treatment, said she wished some accident would
happen to him. I said, ' I will see, but we shall be
found oat.' She said, ' Oh, no, we shall not ; be
sure you come down in the evening, and we will arrange
it.' My impression was that she wished her father
to be got rid of. I west to the mill again on Thareday
evening and saw M Allen ; she again said she wished that
something would happen to her father. More words passed
between us, but I do not remember exactly what they were.
Her father then came in tipsy, and I felt anxious to avoid •
quaenl, ea when he was in that state be could not say any-
thing submit nu had enough. I felt sure that Miss Allen
wished me to get rid of her father, and I left the mill with
the intention of carrying out whet I believed to be her
wish ; but I do not think she knew that I should do
so the next day, though I am sure she thought I should
do so at some time. I then determined to go to Bleeder
next day with my father for the purpose. I earned the
pistol in my pocket. I could not have done it unless I had
had some drink. I went to a strange plaos in Bluster that
I might not be known—either the Nag's Head or the King's
Head, and bed shoot two glasses of strong beer. I then re.
turned with Mr. Allen, as stated in the evidence, and when
sitting by his side raised the pistol to his cheek and Bred the
first shot, which caused him to fall over the off side of the
cart. While he was falling I and the other shot, and when
he was lying on the ground I took the purse out of bin
pocket. There were only • few shillings in it. I knew he had
the 5/.note in his bruit pocket and the cheque, but I did
not want his money. I took the purse to make it appear
that he had been robbed as wall as murdered. I tid the
horse to the gig, as stated in the evidsoce, and on the way
to the mill I placed the pistol in my false?' gig, and then
went to my sister's room arid put the parse in the desk
where it was found by the police. I make this statement to
ease the mind of my poor afflicted father, to whom I have
caused se much sorrow, and believing there was no hope of
forgiveness from God without confessing to man that I so
grievously injured." After this confession was signed, in
the presence of Dr. Wynter, the prisoner appeared more
composed. He has attended with apparent interest to the
ministration of the chaplain, and the exhortations of Mr.
Rogers, • Wesleyan =Muter.

MR EASTER HOLIDAY& —Az at present arranged
the Houses of Parliament will edjnnrn, for the Easter
recess, ea Friday next, and meet again on Monday, the 13th
of April. On the following Thom:lse the Chancellor of the
Exchequer will 'sake his financial statement.
THE DERBY PASTY AND THE ULTZAHONTANMS.
—The Herald of this morning publishes en extraordinary
document, purporting to be " An Addreas of the People of
the Two Sieilies to the Right Honourable the Houses of
Lords and Commons of Great Britain and Ireland, in par-
liament assembled," in which England is implored to ' re-
store to the throne of the Two Sicilia and to the hearts of
his subjects their beloved and legitimate sovereign, Francis
IL, under whose restoratioo they feel scare of a return to
peace andproverity, and whose spontaneousty, and benevo-
lent promises they justly appreciate." This address is de-
clared by the Herald to have received 45,000 signatures,
and "consideration for the safety of the persons signing
the address has alone prevented the publication of the sag-
batura."__ _ _ _

Two New Rotor. Saute.—A correspondent of
the Wartemberg An:riper says :—" Cardinal Wiseman en-
nouseed in his letter swilled ' Rome and the Oatbolio
Epiaoopate oo Whitenntide, 1862,' that the canonisation of
two Queens was being proceeded with at Rome. They both
belong to the now proscribed Boarbos family, and both died
at Naples. One is Maria Clotikla, Queen of Sardinia. sister
of King Lank XVI. of France, who did in IMO; the other
is Maria Christina, the daughter of the King of Sardinia,
consort of the deemed King of Naples, sad mother of
Treads IL ; she died in Mt The commencement of this
proms of ausoniaatioa is the iavestigatioo of the gaieties
whether there is a probability that the profess MD be car-
ried out The histories of the QOM= base already sustained
this preliminary process, and it is declared that a further
investigation as take plan."
Messrs. D. Hulett and Co., gas-fitting manufao-
tame High Holborn, pre a supper to all their men who
bad been employ Id in the preparations far illuminations, at
the George and Bin. Boar Betel is Relhere, ea Saturday
*min hat, whoa sigb 1, parsons at dowa.