The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-17 00:00:00

A WONANSHOT BY HBB HUSBAND.

Ado:itemised attempt at murder was made on Fri.
day last at a pleas called Kinshani, close to the boundary of
the comity at Hereford, on the Radnorshire side. It as.
pears that for acme yeast past ea idle and dissolute fallow,
accred Joseph Morro, a terror to the neighbourhood, hag
' resided is a cottage at Kinsham, within a short distance
of Ooombs'e Moor, an intensive mores surrounded by
preserved forum, his poaching depredations upon whisk
bees r~eral times caused him to be an inmate of the
Hereford County Gaol. He was married to a damn
woman, who had frequently endeavoured to diem& him
from hie evil courses. Oa Friday morning, during the
absence of his father-is.law, Morrie stole a 'billing from
the old man's breeches pocket, and them went off. He re-
turned is the *resin about 6 o'clock, and then foetid
his wife sear a well, about 150 yards from the cottage.
While the was in the act of washing her bands at the sprang
Morrie suddeuly made hie lapesirsooe oci the bank overheat.
isg the well, armed with a gun. The woman having some
foreboding that mischief was intended, odd, "It
that Is what you mean, (pointing to the gas), I
will have some one to help me." "Shut thee mouth,"
replied the fellow, " I bean's going to hurt thee."
She resumed her stooping position, upon which the
scoundrel pointed the mask of the gun at her ear, sad de-
liberately Bred. The charge struck the head, literally carry-
ing away the scalp. Mrs. Morrie fell down insensible, but
as she was a woman of strong constitution, she soon reco-
vered sad cried for kelp. is her removal to the cottage,
she wee examined by Dr. Towne, of Prestige', and he gave
no hope of her recovery. Up to the time our parcel was
dovetailed, the police had sot succeeded in apprtheadisg
Morrie, who is supposed to have hidden himself I. the peat
Cuts Forest.

Morris, it appears, has bees in lb, 7th Hamra, frets
which resistant he deserted so lets thee four tense, was
consequently bearded as a (sloe and a deserter. imprisoned
for nine mouths, received fifty lashes, and finally drummed
out of the regiment. He was under as impression that his
wife had gives such informatioo of hie where4boute after
his desertion as led to his arrest, ►ud the dreadful act which
he has just committed is attributed to a desire for val.
vases.

ST. ANDRZWII understand that
at • meeting of the University Conit of the University of
St. Andrew's held ce Friday, Mr. Thomism Spencer Baynes,
LL.B., was elected to the chair of Logic, Rhetoric, and
Metaphysics, vacant by the appointment of Mr. Veitch to
the chair of Logic and Rhetoric in the University of Glasgow;
and that the Rev. Robert Flint, minister ci the parish of
Kilmartin, 1111/ alined to the chair of Moral Philosophy,
vacant by the death of Protector Ferrier.—Scorn sae.
SHIP LAUNCHLii AT LIVICKPHOL. —Messrs. Vernon
and Son, Brunswick Dock, on Saturday launched the
Vernon, a sister ship to the Bayard, which was launched in
April sat for Mann. Alexander Young sod Co. She is an
iron yarn combining all the modern imp, vementa,'is 210
feet between the perpendiculars. 36 feet beam, 23 feet
depth of bold, and 1,298 71-94 O.M. She is clamed A 1 at
Lloyd's, and 20 yeses with the Liverpool underwriters.
Meson. Miller and Seas launched on Saturday the Abigail,
a steel built paddle steamer for blockading purposes. She
is 262 feet long over all, 30 feet beam, 14 depth of hold, and
1,110 O.Y. like is to be Erred with oscillatiog maims made
by James Watt and Co., of London, and of 300 horse power.
Messrs. Josses, Quints, sad Co. lauoched from thritryard the
Ronne. cone ci a bee of 20 steel paddle oosaa-steamers. sup-
posed to be Patented for blockading purposes ; she is 270 fen
1:10=t14, and is fitted with steel-wire rigging aa a two
; she is of 1,391 toss, and has angina of
3013. heres power, manufactured by Mesas. James Watt end
Co. Marra Holderness sad Chilton launched from their
yard at the Herad•oeum Dock, the fourth of a Rue of
shin Milt es Jerre and Getty's composite principle ; she
is 500 tom berthas, and washas, launched fully rigged. Her
destination is the China trade, and she was appropriately
christened the Km Kee by Mir Haldeman. The sew
✓eamer BYg, built by MUMS. Jones, (Niacin, and Co. for
running the blockade, made a very satisfactory trial trip on
Saturday.
The " Britannia Hat," or helmet, is about to be
adapted by Ilia City police form. This substitute for the
awkward and unsightly hat at precut worn by the City
polies was reommoseded new. than two years noes by the
storm I. the bane, 0. Herres Childs, Req., red hes shies
been adopted by the metropolitan and mineral provincial
police foram.
The Hamburg and American Company's steamer
Borerra, from New York as the Ist, arrived off Orman cie
Saturday morns& an route for Hamburg. She had SO pea.
wages, ad ea bight 10,000 &Lam la speak ter Waled.