The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-08 00:00:00

MURDER IN EDINBURGH.

The Caledonian Mercury of yesterday has the
following :—" We have just learned, from information
Whored on the spot, that in consequence of a Marasco
between the well-knows artistic hair jeweller, Mr. A. Mlles,
31, South Frederick-eireet, who, it may be remembered,
lately figured in the Beekisptcy Coast, and • marimba
his employment Darned PS4OIIOII, reeding, were=
in St. James's-street, a very Grebes assault was
upon the latter by Milne, which, we deeply regret to learn,
has ended is Paterece's death. The pounds of quarrel are
not known ; sad the polkas, either from inerafil-
tient informatics themselves, or from • feeling et
delicacy about the propriety of communicating anything of
which they are not positively certain, have declined
I hitherto to say anything about it. So far as the facts
have transpired it would mein that Paterson bad been
suddenly rushed upon by Milne, and stabbed in the left
breast with • knife. Either from alarm or from • feeling
of the impossibility of his either being able to defend him.
self from • fresh attack, or allay the (sweaty of hie
master, be rushed out of the shop, and took refuge
with Mr. Forrester, baker, next door. By this time
the blood was rimming profusely from the wound,
sad so excessive indeed had been the
that in the course of a few minutes thew hapffimalmaembr, w o
bad just lain down on Mr. Forester's sofa, llmathed his
last. Islonnsties was promptly counted to the police.
office. Dr. Littlejohn at coos procured a cab, and was non.
mad with all rapidity to the spot. Professional skill was,
however, by that timetotally usavalliog. The unhappy per-
petratorof this fearful act la said to be addicted tons:asked
fits of intoxication. For some tans part, it appears be bee
been in an excited Mate from drink. We may, indeed,
mention that be his been in the hands of the pease before.
Be was of amuse inumdletely apprehended, sad mar eyed
to the head °Moe, whither shard afterwsrds the body of
Paterson was removed oa ."

FIRM AND NANNOW EMAIL—About half-past 2
o'clock this rooming, adm broke oat in the lowears
the premises of Mr. .1 . Weipuit, tailor, No. 18.
street, Liverpool-road. Islington. In a very brief period
two of the society's escapes and the parish tepees attended.
The whole of the inmates, who were with difficulty aroused,
haying escaped, the SAMS were not extinguished
the lower part of the minims wee burned out.
and the upper part greatly dammed. The are was caused
by a spark flying out of the grate. Mr. Weipat was insured
in the Caledonia Pirs-office. AAn also happened in the
=occupied conjointly by Mr. E. Udell, a cabinet and
maker, and Mr. K. Brahma, also in the same line
of business, situate in Brewer yard, kikinnersitreet, Bishops.
gate. Considerable damp wee done. Neither seem
was insured.

A 114;ic IN CZ IN THZ COUNTY COMM'. k Mae
involving partimdars of &singular and somewhat m=
nature was tried ia the Brighton County Court on e
The plaintiff was William Noscrieff, • cabinet maker
the service of Messrs. Hall sad Harding, Nortit•street, and
was represented by Mr. Penfold. The defendant was Dr.
Alfred Hall, for whom Mr. Lamb appeared. It seems that
about Soo years ago Dr. Hall called upon the • tiff re-
41em
sporting the ears al • child whose parents tiff knew
nothing about. Two some of 301. and 251. under an
agreement, been paid for the maintenance of and We
child becoming attached to plaintiff, defendant speed to
give him 701. to entirely adopt the child, and memislag
that, if all went on well, he would is the mums of 12 er
18 mouths give an additional 101. This 101. was the
point in dispute. Evidence was given by the
tiff and his wife as to the terms agreed upon by &Z.
fondant. In defeats, Dr. Hall deposed that by the inatree-
Boos of other porta", be introduced the child in question
to plaintiff sad his wife, and it was registered as their child,
and from time to time be paid the money to them which be
had received from the principal* for its support. The duty
being somewhat disagreeable, and fearieg that he might be
mixed up with it, and beanie liable for the poyments, he
asked plaintiff's wits whither, if he ovoid get • sum
down, she would adopt the child, at the same time telling her
that the mother of the child was a young lady, dependent
upon • grandmother, who was • widow of limited
and that the father was • married man, dependent
upon his wife's income. The sum of 501. was menic
sad she consulted with her husband. It was
and he (Dr. Hall) then obtained 70/., which they
to accept, and gave en acknowledgment far it, at the MIMI
time offinger him 101. for professional semis Width bed
I been rendered to himself and wife, but which ha (Dr. Hall)
I refused to take, and said, as they had been so kind la the
child, he would if he could at some future time get sae-
titer 101., but he was sure the grandmother bad had 'rash
1 difficulty in scraping that 701. together. Ifs (defendant
heard nothing of plaintiff for three years after the 701. was
paid. In answer to Yr. Penfold, Dr. Hall said be did not
wish to give the genies of the parents of the child as ebe
mother was still living but the father was now dead. sun
he would do so rather than have the paternity fixed upon
himself, sod would only do so then for the site of his pro.
Nacional reputation. Xt. Penfold said wider those einem.
stances he would not press for au answer. The Judge was
of opinion that the plaintiff accepted the 701. in full of aft
demands. and gave • verdict for the defendant.—West
Busses Gnostic. _ _

- DOGFIGHTING fir IZZLILND. —A mat dog 4311113
come ✓
before the magistrates at Use Loose y Simms as
Tuesday. On Sunday, Dec. 22., about 500 persons, on SO
or 70 can, drove out from Goletlane and other dirty par.
liens in Dublin to a plea celled Milltown. near Lucius, in
order to wastes a dog fight, which excited immense interest.
Thirty-eight summonses had been issued on behalf of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and the
partite appeared accompanied by great numbers of the dog.
fighting fraternity and their sympathisers, who employed
waned for the defence. Sub.luspector Gunn deposed that
he eaw the dogs fighting ; that the crowd, many of them
half drunk, were very violent in preventing his interfering
that they forced him rat of the field, shouting and brandish.;
tog their sticks. Head-constable Nolan deposed that the
dogs were kept fighting, round after round, till they were
I dreadfully cut and injured and their heads oovered with
blood. There were regular "handlers," who examined
the dogs' mouths, and a timekeeper held a watch in his mind.
At length one of the dogs, utterly beaten and exhausted, re.
f used to fight aoy more. The offence charged in thesummonses
was cruelty to animals, under the second section of the eat.
The third section related to parties keeping • pplace where
suimale wars made to tight. There was CO 10 dis-
cussion between the counsel, Mr. Curran sad Mr. Purcell.
as to the jurisdiction of the court. The magistrate., Mr.
Very and Mr. Clarke, decided that they had jariadiction,
and the court ordered two of the ringleaders, Coggin and
Bath, to be imprisoned for three months without the alter-
native of a BD*. Mr. Curran gave notice of an appeal to
the Court of Common Pleas, and pending the appeal the
prisoners may go out on bail. A number of meow melt.
mg were Seed half-mown, with costs.
A Max CUTTING ate Wires EAR Ors.—At the
Doncaster Borough Polies-court, yesterday, Peter Tracy,
an Irish shoemaker, from Belfast, was brought up in the
custody of Sergeant Hanson, charged with cutting off his
wife's ear on Tusday night last. It appeared that the men,
who is a shoemaker by trade, was dnuking, and, annoyed
at the importunity of his wife, who was anxious that he
should go home with her, he took • knife out of his pocket
and cut off ber ear. He then attacked her in the hones
where they lodged, and, but for the interference of the
police, the consequences might have been more serious. The
pour wife tried to screen her husband, and suggested that
she had fallen against the sharp edge of • spout, and that
it had been taken off in that way. Mr. White, the house-
surge= to the dispensary, however. stated that the ear bad
been taken off by • sharp instrument ; and to Sergeant
Hanson the woman stated, in the presence of the prisoner,
that he had cut it off. Sentenced to six months' imprison-
ment at Wsketiail—Leads Mercury.

Tag CAMP or CHALONS. —A letter from the
camp of Chalon says :—"lnstead of the complete inaction
which usually prevails in a camp at this period of the year,
the present mild weather has permitted the troops to the.
tinue their various labours, and principally that of keeping
up the roads. The swamps in the neighbourhood have been
almost entirely Wed up, as a smeltery measure. When the
whole of the constructions and embellishments shall have
been completed. the general aspect of the camp will be
entirely changed. Independently of those daily labours
executed by the infantry. the considerable quantities of
vegetables left in the 'kitchen gardens at the departure
of the troops base formed the pnecipal food of the cattle
Cu 061 imperial farms. Trees are shout to be planted
around the military hospital, and for that purpose hiro
holes are being dug and filled with rich earth brought to the
spot in the waggons of the military train. In addition to
the buildings properly belonging to the camp, a number of
new houses are being erected in the village of Grand.
Mourmelon, which promisee soon to become a place of some
importance. The whiten of the 12th Regiment have fitted
up a theatre, where they play short pieces twice a week
with considerable semen. This serves greatly to relieve
the monotony of the troops in bad weather, when they see
unable to carry os their outdoor works. The ales me
comfortably lodged in their winter huts, which are as
healthy RS the barracks in a garrison town."
The Birmingham Gazette anys the family of the
venerable Dr. Marsh, rector of Beddiogtoo, and formerly of
tit. Thomas in that tows, have informed his friends here
of his serious illness.