The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-07 00:00:00

THE LATE MURDER IN THE WEST RIDING.

Yesterday (FrWay) Emma Walker and Samuel
Fox was brought before the West Riding magistrates at
Dewsbury, on • charge of murder. The circumstances
• this case are somewhat peculiar. George Walks:,
coal miner, of Batley, near Dewsbury, was taken ill en
or about the led of last December, and died after a
week's sickness. The medical man who &Wailed him
said he believed death had resulted from natural caabut there was such • strong feeling existing thattoZ
play had been used that it was found necessary to hold
an inquest on the body. This was accordingly done,
and, • post mortem examination having been mad;
the surgeon was ordered to perform an scalp&
lie, along with Mr. Scattergood, of Lade, operated on a
portion of the small intestine, and sneak was found.
At an adjourned inquest, held on the 18th December, this
fact was given in evidence, and as witnesses were called
who deposed that Emma Walker (the
deceased's wife)
as
bad given him all his food and medicine ; and it was
proved, too, that Samuel Fox (a man alleged to be her para-
mour), had been almost constantly in the house, and that be
knew of arsenic being kept therein, the jury returned a ver-
dict of wilful murder spinet both, and they were committed
to York Castle to await their insist the next scrims. Oon-
siderable dissatisfaction was expremed in the district at the
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surgeons having neglected to pnalyes the stomach and its
contents, as it we. deposed that the woman administered
some food or medicine to her husband a few hours before
his death, end especially that other evidence had not been
celled in support of the prosecution. The hots we have
related were made known to the Home Secretary, and he
ordered the stomach and its contents to be analysed, and
also granted permission for a writ of habeas corpus to be
asked for, so that the priscusers might be examined before a
magistrate at Dewsbury, and additional evidence placed
upon the depositions. Mr. Justice Mellor granted one but
week, and the prisoners were brought to Dewsbury yester-
day morning, and, evidence having been given by the sur-
pass that arsenic had been found in all the parts of the
body examined since the exhumation, the additional evi-
dence was placed upon the cLoos, and the prisoners
were again committed to York

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

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Mr. B. B. Woodward, the Queen's librarian, is
preparing to publish a new periodical under the name of
"The Fine Arts Quarterly Review." The work is to treat
of painting, eculpture, sad engraving, of photography so
far as it is employed as a substitute for drawing and engra-
in& and of ornamental sad decorative art. The first num•
ber is announced to appear is March.
Mr. Holman Hunt will probably send to the
Royal Academy this year a life-sire portrait, half-length,
of Dr. Lushington. _ . .

The Exhibition season for this year commences
on Monday next by the opening of the British Institution.
The private view took plass today.
The "hanging committee" for the coining Royal
Academy Exhibition boa been appointed, and is to consist
of Mr. W. P. Frith, R.A., Mr. Charles Lendaser, LA.,
and keeper of the academy, and Mr. Abraham Cooper,
ILA.

Mr. Walter Lacy has been appointed professor of
elocution st the Royal Academy of Music.

It is understood that in consequence of the death
of the Marquis of Lansdowne, his son, the present mar-
quis, chairman of the Great Western Railway Company,
will not preside at the halbyearly meeting of the company
on Friday next. The Hoe. Frederick Ponsouby, a director,
and at one time chairman, will take the chair. The meet.
ing is expected to be a very full one, as. in addition to the
ordinary business of the half-year, it appears that the
secretary, Mr. Charles Alexander Saunders, has intimated
to the board his desire to be relieved (in consequence of
failing health and strength) of his present appointment.
Another new club is in course of formation—the
Greco, intended for artiste, anthem, and savants. The aim
of the projectors is to institute a thoroughly social body.
and both entrance fee and subscription are fixed at a mode-
rately low sum (51. • year). The Reader says there will
be • table d'hOte dinner every day. The sternal billiard-
room is to be superseded by • gymnasium ; and there will
be no "heedless luxury" whatever.
MEETINGS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES FOR THE
ENSUING WEBlL—Monday, Architects, 8; Geographical,
81, " inundation+ of the Nile," Consul Sanders ; • Coen-
friss sear the Niger," Dr. Bailee ; " Madagascar," Lien-
tweet Oliver.—Tuesday, Horticultural, 1, Anniversary
Actuaries, 41, Council ; Royal Institution, 3, " Animal
Mechanics," Professor Marshall ; Syro-Egyptian, 74, " He-
brew Pace and Cubit." and " Hebrew Christian Imerip•
tion, year 135," Duke of Ronsillon ; Civil Engineers,
8, "Sleeper Woods, Madras Rail." "Drainage, Dundee,'
Mr. Fulton; "Drainage, Newport (Mon.)," Mr. Williams;
Zoological, 9.—Wednesday, Graphic, 8; Society of Arts, 8;
" Construction of Twin Screw fiteam-ships," Captain
Symonds ; Microscopical, 8 ; Anniversary ; Society of Litera-
ture, 84 ; " Mr. Mayer's Papyri and their interpretative by
Simoeides," Mr. Vans ; Archicelogial Association, 84
" Roman Villa, Combs Down, Bath."—Thursday, Royal
Academy, 8 ; " Painting," Professor Hart ;
Antiquanes, 84 ; Royal Institution ; " Chemical Affinity,"
Dr. Fraokland.—Friday, Astronomical, 3; Anniversary;
Royal Institution, 8 ; " Artificial Illumination," Dr. Frank-
land.—Saturday, Royal Institutioe, 3 ; " Life and Death,"
Mr. Savory.
THE GRAND LODGE OP IRELAND.—MASONIC
BALL.—At the meeting of the Grand Lodge. held last even-
ing, it was unanimously resolved that a ball should be given
on • scale of great magnificence, under the mausgeinent of
a committee, composed of the grand officers, the provincial
masters, the masters of Dublin lodges, and other
rreldrea, to evince the loyalty which exists in the Masonic
Order, and their feeling+ of affection to her Majesty's per-
son and family, and to celebrate the marriage of his Royal

-Wally, too Iv. -
Omega the Prince of Woloo.—Doblia ii"reiting Mail.

HOW..
b:T. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL-It has eeu understood
for some time that the dean and chapter of St. Paul's—the
present members of which corporation. with one or two who
were their colleagues, have probably done more for the
embellishment of our great eighteenth century cathedral.
and for its restoration to its legitimate uses, than all their
predecessors since the days of Wren himself—have decided
upon decorating the epee with mosaics, and that
they had addressed invitations to four arties—
three English sod one foreign—to send in designee
the subject assigned being a tganafiguration, to 6U three
panels. We hear that three el the gentlemen aeleeted--•
Watts, Kr. Leqhlgas, and Baron Triqueti—have emit
in their designs by the appointed time ; Mr. Alfred Stevens,
the fourth, was too late. There will, we believe be four-
teen subordinate panels, besides the principal ones, to fill
up. The mosaics themselves will so doubt have to be
executed in Venice. The Ranieri mothicista have indeed
shown themselves to be formidable rivet to the I talian,whom
indeed they surpass io elaborattheas of work, as witness the
magnificent St. Nicholas of the Great Exhibition; but it w-
pears to beaquestion whether, at the distance from which the
work will have to be seen, such elaborate productions would
produce any better effect than the simpler and less costly
works d the Italian artists. Whoa, in addition to these
monk% the stained glass windows are put up—for which
deigns, we hear, have been prepared by an eminent German
lutist—St Paul's will offer • splendour of colouring
hitherto unknown in the religious edifices of this country.
and which is probably needed to bring out the full effect
of a style of architecture in itself little conducive to
religious feeling.—Reader.
THE ST. GFAMOIN VOLUNTZILIL RIFLE C0M14.•-•
Oa Thursday evening the sth instant the members of the
Bt. George's Rides mustered in great force at the Duke of
Wellington's Riding School, Koightabridge, and marched
out, accompanied by both the hands of the regiment, to
Wonnholt Scrubs, where, after partaking of supper, which
was prepared for them at the Pavilion tavern, they re-
turned to Knightsbridge. The Actual Regimental Ball of
the corps is announced to take place at St. James's Hall ia
the course of next month.