The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-05 00:00:00

CRIME IN THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT.

It has been remarked that for a considerable time
pan the number el pincers committed to these sae-
stone bas goes ea tacrwmg at every meeting of
the court. The effect of this is, that although
within the last few years the corporation of Loodon
have expended a considerable sum of money in enlarging
the gaol of Newgate, and in providing means for the sepa-
ration of the prisoners before and after their trial, these
extended resources have proved inadequate to the require-
melte of the prison • and although up to the present time
it has not been found necorary to resort to any extra
measures, it is evident that if the present state of things
should continua, Newgate will be found too small, and it
will become necessary to build a (rah corridor or in some
other way provide for the reception of a larger number
of prisoners. It appears from inquiries that have been made
from official sources, that, the same state of things
prevails at the Penitentiary, klillbank, and also at the
City prison at Holloway, so that it is not at all unlikely
that the removal of convicts from this country will force
itself epoch the attention of the government, as there really
will not be suffloiest room in the different prisons of the
kingdom to oostaio the number of convicts and criminals
that are at Facet being poured into them.

MURDER at iaz Nsw Foam. —Shortly after
11 o'clock on the night of Friday, the 26th of December, a
party of about a does, men and boys left the White Hart
lon, at Oadnam whine they had been carousing, but nose
of them appeared to be in liquor. Two man, of the Domes
of Cajun Peckham aid Samuel Suffe, soon afterwards
baps to quarrel and fight. till both of them fell to the
ground together. A man of the name of John Whitehorn
attempted to part them, but mother man, of the name of
George Peckham, pushed Whitehorn back and hit him,
roe which Whitehorn knocked him does. No more
passed, but George Peckham soon afterwards maid to
Whitehorn, " I will go and get something for you." He
then ran out of his Nother's house, and fetched • large
piece of wood (part of • fir-pole, which had been mad as
• post rammer), and after swinging it round two or three
times with both his heads, threw it with all his might over
the pales towards the spot where Whitehore stood. The
small end of it struck Whitehorn on the leg, but the large
end of it, which was three inches and • half in diameter,
struck a lad of the name of Arthur Dibden on the right side
of his head, nearly cutting off his es: and inflicting a laoerated
wound upon the scalp. The poor fellow immediately fell
to the ground, and was shortly afterwards taken to the
house of his father, a woodman, at Newbridge, in the parish
of North Eling, where he expired on the following Tuesday.
By poet -wrens examination of the body, made by Ify. Nunn,
a Lyndbunt, it was ascertained that the death of the de-
ceased bad been emceed by inflammation of the brain, aces-
doled by the external injury to the head. An inquest was
held upon the body by Mr. Todd, one of the oouuty coroners, 1
on Wednesday, when the above facts were proved, and the
jury returned • verdict of "Wilful murder" Kunst Geo.
Peckham, who was immediately committed for trial at the
next amuses. An elder brother of the deceased was killed
in • fight about four years ago, and it is said that their father
was ono* tried for manslaughter.
ALARMING ACCIDENT.—One day lard week as
M's Cockbare. at Menslaws, was crossing the Teviot at
Spittal Ford, Deoltolm, in • four-wheeled carriage, along
with the driver, an alarming accident befel them. The
horse, which was rather a spirited animaL broke from the
limner while iu the water, and walked out to the oppo-
site bank, leaving the lady and her servant in the middle
of the flooded stream. Some men ploughing in a field herd
by saw their perilous sitaatioo, and, with a number of
others who happened to be near at the time, ran of to
their assistance. By means el a small boat used for
taking people across the water at that plaen they soca
reached the earrings, and succeeded in rescuing the lady
from danger. They urged the led to get into the boat at
the same time, but be resolutely refused to do so. The
boat had sesresly left the carriage, when the vehicle with
its driver were carried down into the rapid current, sod the
carriage in Its descent was observed to roll over several
times • but the lad, with great coolness aod presence of
mind, tenaciously to then part of the carriage which
happened to come uppermost in the water, until it floated
near to the side hitcher down the river, when he leaped out.
The carriage was drawn out of the water by means of ropes,
bet was found to be moth darnaged.—Seleo CArenicle.
Tun LASS RAILWAY AMIDES'S A? WINCHBURGH.
—The report of Captain Tyler, R. E., the °Sou appointed
by the Lords of the Committe of Privy Council for Trade
to inquize into the 6mm:esteems whisk attended she wi-
dest which occurred oo the 13th October last it, the eraigtoa
cutting, between Linlithgow sod Winchburgh, on the
Edinburgh sod Glasgow Railway, has sew been made public.
After reviewieg all the circumstances cosnected with the
enshachol occurrence, be states that the collisios, rsult-
Ilagiau i from the mistake of a comparatively M-
experiented potato:nen, was caused by • want of a ' ',dat-
um, under whose orders the ponderosa and the driver of
, the pilot engine ought both to have been acting ; sod he
I adds that main signals as well as distant noels ought, in
' his opinion, to be placed in all such came at both ends of
the angle line, aid clacks in the huts of the poin lemon.
All pilotmen employed on duties of this description ought,
j further, to be provided with • distinguishing dress, as well
! sea distinguishing lamp for use by night. It would &pow
thin an advantage shoo to supply all pilot-impose employed
for these muneses with peculiar Sago, and erns lamps for
daylight and darkness respectively, each as would render
them unmistakeable under all circumetheesa.
THE LATE Flint AND LOS/5 or Lin AT PORTS-
room —An Inquest was held at Porton on Saturday before
Mr.
tidier the borough enroner, es the body of Emma
Ken six children, who were bunted to death on
Friday Dianna is Colleg•-etreet, Porter. The facts of the
disaster have already been fully re in our columns.
KOWA stated that he did all he could to save his family, but
had be remised longer in the house his life would also
have been sacrificed. The inquiry lasted nitre hours. The
jury returned a veining of "Accidental Death," coupled with
reeosamendationese to the aseeseity et procuring fire-escapee
aid a were efficisat mum he the supply of water in cue
et fire.

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