The Express.
London, England, 1852-03-22 00:00:00

THE' EXPRESS; MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 22, 1452.

ATTEMPTED MURDER AT

On Friday. Jane Graham was charged at Now-
smile with essompsing to drown bar child La a pond, near
Bonen lltak. The prisoner is a single woman, and kept
howl he b WM; who is a lamp-black ntanalioturer at
the Sawa Osseo, lossebsad ; asocial is a boy about seven.
teem imelho old.

RAO Mapes" rid—Yesterday afternoon, I took a walk
up the Ourbersi, by a road which rnn. with the
burn, awl worse the road at 11,,,ter•bridge. I turned
thrash a teemettle end got on to the bridge on the right
aide balm her Newcastle to Long Benton, and I sat
dews wal well there. Directly after I had sat down, I
mew the *maw with • child in her arms. She walked
her the saw aide of the road I was on, to the left side,
abut ewe header(' yards from me, on the road to Long
Bower" sad the sat down by the side of the footpath. I
thee stewed the road, and made • slight circuit through
the wood OR the left side of the road, end lost sight of the
road fur about three or tour minutes. I came within sight
of the road again about fifty or sixty yards up the hill,
and on looking on the read I saw the prisoner coming
scrota the road to the side on which I bad seen her first,
but now she had no child in her arms. I made my way to
the road, and she walked down towards Newcastle. A
Person named John Carlton Robinson android, r man had
just passed Wore I got on to the road, aid they were
going towards Long Benton. I went to them, and asked if
they had seerTa woman going down there with a child,
and Mr. Robinson said they had met a woman, but
she had no child, and we all three went across the road
near to the place where I had seen her. On this side of the
road there is a wooden fence inside of • Thickset hedge,
nearly five feet high. On looking over this fence, I saw a
child in a pond of water, about six or seven feet off. The
child wee moaning, and clinging to the aide of the pond,
and seemed much exhausted. Its head was above water,
but all its clothes and its cap were wet as though it had
been under the water. The child was taken out, and I
went in search of the prisoner, and sae her at the top of
the bank leading to Newcastle I called to two men at the
top of the bank to atop her, and they did so. I then went
bark to where the child was end Mr. Robinson gave me
the child over the fence, and I carried it to the cottage
near the bridge, when its clothes were changed,
and it was taken care of. On our way to the
cottago, we met the prisoner in charge of the two
men, and without any question being put to her she said
That's my child, give it me." I saw no other person en
the road but the prisoner from the time I first saw her till
the time I observed her,welking towards Newcastle without
the child. There was r o person in eight on the road towards
Long Benton. The pond is about three feet deep, and there
is a wooden railing between it and the road, so that the
child must have been pitched over.

W. Donne, butler with the late Mr. Alderman Donkin,
said about half-past three o'clock yesterday afternoon I
was an Benton Bridge, and saw the prisoner passing very
quickly towards Newcastle. She had her hands folded, and
looked back towards Long Benton several times, seemingly
anxious. The witness Chapman who was forty or fifty yards
up the bank towards Long Benton shouted tome to stop the
woman, as she had murdered a child. 1 followed altar her,
and before getting up to her! called to another man to stop
her, and be did so. I charged her with drowning a child,
and she said, I karat had a child ;it iv not muse." The
other men and I then told her that she would have to go
back, and we took her back along the road towards Long
Benton. When we got thirty or forty yards beyond the
bridge a child was handed over the fence, and when the
prisoner saw this she said, " Well, it is my child, but I did
not put it in ; a man called Taylor, the father of the child,
put it in, and I intended to take it out again, but durst not
till he got away." We then took her into a lodge at Benton
Bridge, and kept her there till police.ollicer W ilium Welton
came, who took her into custody.
Prisoner—There was a young man with me, and he took
the child from me and said he would keep it. I met him in
Grey-street yesterday afternoon, and we went out together.
Mr. Carr: Who is the young man ?—Prisoner: MI name
is John Taylor ; ho is • grocer's assistant, and has bees out
of the town some time. He said he was employed in the
town, but I don't know what shop be is in.
Mr. Atkinson: How long have you known him ?—Pri- '
sonar : Five years.
Inspector Forster said that two officers had been search.
lag for this man yesterday, but they could find so such
person.
Mr. Carr (to the prisoner): Have you always kept this
child ?—Prisuner : Yes.

Mr. Atkinson :' le this man you speak of the father of the
child ?-11'risoner : Yes.

Idr. Atkinson said that if her story was true, the police
would afford her every facility in getting hold of this man,
but he was afraid that it would be the duty of the magis-
trates to send her for trial.

The depositions were then taken, and the prisoner was
folly committed for trial at the assizsc—Netocostls Guar-
dian.

ARRIVAL or Tug RIPON.—The heavy portion of,
the Overland Mail was landed at Southampton yesterday.
The Vengeance grounded in the bay of Oibraltar, and was
et off by the steam squadron. All the ships there have,
it is reported, been kept waiting the event of the affair at
the Balearic Mee.

TUE ARTISTS' BENEVOLENT FUND.—On Saturday
the annual general meeting of this institution, the object of
which is to afford relief by pensions and otherwise to the
widows and orphans of dtceased sztiats, was held at thel
Freemasons' 1 . Great Queen-street, Lincoln's I n-1
fields, Mr. It. Sully, F.R.S., in the chair. The report of
the manajfing committee referred to the continued patron-'
age and liberal support of her Majemy, and described the
state of the society as being, on the whole, most aatisfactor7.
Forty-nine widows have been in the receipt :of pensions
the past year ; forty-four of whom have been paid 161. per
annum; four, 71. ; and one, 161. Bs. Thirty-three
orphans had received sums of various amounts—from 51.
(downwards. The amount paid to orphans and
widows fur the year was 8421. 10§. The finan-
cial statement showed the reetipts, including the
I previous balance of 241/., and a legacy of 1,0004. from the
late Mr. Jeremiah Olive, to be 2,3121, Bs.,2d:.yhe animal

disbursements were stated to amount to 2,1161. 14s. 40.
leaving a balance is the treseurer's hands of 2261 13s. 10d.
The report, in conclusion, expressed the regret of the com-
mittee at being unable to increase the amount of pensions,
as had been contemplated, on account of the greater num-
ber of claimants on the fund during the put year. The fol-
lowing gentlemen were proposed and elected as new mem-
bers of the institution:—Lord Ashburton, Mr. George Hutt.
son, M.P., Mr. It. Blakemore, M.P., Sir Wither Stirling,
Bart., Mr. Jacob Bell, M.P., Mr. 11. Weikel, and Mr.
H. Twining. The retiring officers were re-elected, and
some other business having been trawacted, thanks were
given to the chairmen, and the proceedings terminated.
_ _

TWO BILLS ON FRIENDLY SOCIETIF.B.-Ou Satur-
day Bill No. 2on Friendly Societies was printed. It is to
amend and continue the set for another year, and to the
end of the then neat session of parliament. Bdl No. 1, al-
ready printed, is to alter the law on friendly societies.
THE EXECUTION OF KALADEROO AT OXFORD, TO-
DAY (MOISDAT—The execution of Kalebcrgo, the young
Italian, which appointed to take place to-ay, creates
considerable Interest in that city and neighbourhood. Since
his attempted escape from the castle on Ftiday ho has been
strictly watched and securely ironed—a precaution which
has operated strongly hi subduing his rather excited state
of mind. Dr. Tandy, the Roman catholic clergyman of
Banbury, has been in frequent attendance on him, and, in
order that he might have all the possible aid the church
could give, Cardinal Wiseman was applied to to send down
an Italian priest, and Dr. Fee, who as from the north of
Italy, is appointed to attend the culprit during his last
moments. It appears that he has made a much more de-
tailed confession to Dr. Tandy than has appeared in print.
Hs /termed a desire that all the catholic* of England
should pray for him, sad it is understood that Dr. Tandy
has communicated his wishes to the catholic journals. The
criminal is a native of that portion of Italy which, a short
time ago, was in a very disturbed state. The district is a
mountainous one, and the Swiss frontier is near. It
abounds in brigands and smugglers, with whom there is
little doubt the prisoner was connected.—D6sereer.

GILT Finn IN Sono.—Last night (Sunday),
Andy after 9 o'clock, a fire, attended with a great low of
= , Woke oat in an extensive range of prowdasa, ex-
Crownnren Ilehrenan, late liennert,
Oaamplarainat. The lent Inns ed the remise wearer
Ilenesen 'were tesened by a Mr. Paddiesabe eel • Mr.
Tote reed. ben Ihiplin and cow-liongen suiting
whisk wan tee Nihau el Mr. Rutter, Mr. Cisersheransa
Nixon, and Mr. Hens, • salernen, et °e
kst. Over the inemeed buildiagewevr•ski dwelling
house sad wheseenghtte weekehspe beiregiag to Mr.
Janie ism et the labableseste et Creverweet Isn, it
wean their steadies dieted b the premien by as ans.
ilalkeiglare of light MAW seer the ketisenpa, and, on
st
towards the }retire, inns in fee bodies
wen swing ay *a hen der ensklerable penis of the
nwfwiff• At SHAPsoill, Mr. mil Ates. Juan wen in
tier ion siewl=see= amber et cows sad hones
wen is the adjoining. Tito first thing
Militbe alanwgiidtoil was to arse Mr. Jame and his
II
why was a week of pet dillialty, and had it not
bees for paemsels, vise of Its James, his wife an-
ied:nent here wins& As it was, be was cr-
*lle bee eat of the Whin wady stilled widt smoke.
mat mealiest tuned te we te renew the ewe and
hones. Atm awn tooalds, It of the stet wen eared,
but it Is thee hates ewe has fallen • neellee to the lines.
&Tent bars wore likewise got set seaqinatinly
vw-
isjueed, but awe et three were se Minuted ea seeing the
Ise, tea nen Wee elapsed before they and be got out.
The Immo
ea
; eared the
be,
a fine ani-
mal bbeenbeenea la , which at length
drove bin M. ben he entered the yard, he
honed lit s any elesd, far the whole man WAS UM
Flyirteem AIM making two or these teen la the
hi ; het the Ire wee ass satlegolied nest No
nets Ihe lie dins weeny bossed elf tie been. A
lofty weir bide, sear the beam la Chswertreet she
bemuse sad the 1n... et as.. an that anew
ney weld agar the in= sit Skit pent mensal hewn
the Iliobsemmt seen emit be emismod. The memo
woe hetliwkii idled into operation ; and, owing r the
jedienee diepelses given to the flrowton, they sannamisd
in cuttings, tho farther spread of the destructive eisseat ;
bat it wee ha amide oat ins uisheil at twelve Vele* last
night, by whisk thee the minor part of aloe aamrw
buildings WWII barnwl down. As to the on of the an,
or whether say of the sud errs were insured, it could not
basaand, Ur. Okaporintendent Otway and a poworfal
erpollei wen maired to keep a owing of amo
cwt of dawn.

THE POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.-FIRE

WITHOUT COALS.

We were invited to the Polytechnic Institution on
Saturday evening, to enjoy the private view of Dr. Bach-
bolliser's Patent Fire." We wont—were ushered Into the
lecture-nos, and saw a largo party of gentlemen chatting
and laughing mend what we would call a roaring fire, only
that it burned fiercely without making the slightest uuise.
It was an ordinary small drawing-room grate, and within
t►e bus was a very ordinary-looking_ tire of what we took
to be the " clean hot screened." We saw nothing pecu-
liar about the matter, except a wevea gusts persha pipe
attached to the hack of the grate, and snaking oil into
some distaat region of the mysterious institution. Living
in an age of electric telegraphs, we were ready to believe
anything, and should not have been startled if Dr. Bach-
boggier (the lecturer of the Polytechnic, of course)
had informed us that the pipe in question ton-
veyed liquid fire from the igneous coal beds which,
according to country papers, in the winter are
always burning in any part of the land where
news is deficient. Dr. Ilacchhoiluer, however, did not ven-
ture to impose upon us. He quietly stated that he bad ap-
plied a well-known combination to ordinary purposes: that
what we took to be Walls-end wore thin layers, or flakes of
metal (pieties), over and through which a stream of water-
gas was passed: that when set on fire with a lighted taper,
these flakes of metal threw out a heat far greater than could
be got from the same body of coals: that they were nt %cr.
theless indestructible—the metal (vice the coal) merchant
having the chance of getting more then one order per
house; and we were, ourselves, enabled to give evidence
that there was no smell. The flakes were red-hot; and the
large amount of radiating surface they presented, licking
over one 'mother, completed the illusion of a brisk coal-tire.
One involuntarily asked fora poker Wiped it—as is the way
with Englishmen. The advantages (Vie data being as-
sumed by us for the present) of such an inventiuu
are palpable. The now fire could be used at
once in all houses where " gas" is already "on," and •
in all such eases there would, it is stated, be a direct
saving in expense, as eompsred with the come of coals—coals
involving wood too. But the pateetets desire to apply non-
I carbonised gas, obtained by the decomposition of water;
and with this object are starting a company to lay such
"gas" on in towns. Their calculation is that this gas
would cost about one shilling per 1,000 cubic feet. There
would then at once be economy in the poorer household,
and coals for domestic purposes would be superseded.
There would be the further economy of avoiding all the
nuisances involved in the introduction and use of coals in a
house. There would again be the economy 01 lessening the
danger of conflagration and the consequent reduction of the
terms of insurance offices. But, above all, the curse of
towns would, we are told, leave us fur ever—smoke. The
novelty is certainly interesting, and may prove most va-
luable.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL.
OXFORD, MARCH 20.—UNIVERNTY COLLEGE.—
This morning the following gentlemen were elected scho-
lars of this society, viz.: Arthur Gray Butler (Shepherd
scholar), on the Bennet foundation; Messrs. James Wan-
moot Wiustanley (commoner), and Davey (from Rugby
School), on the open foundation; and Arthur Brook (com-
moner), on the 1 orkahire foundation.
LUSBY SCUOLAWsllll..—Yvbterday evening Mr. R. N.
Sanderson, from St. Paul's School, London, was elected to
the open scholarship at 51nd:den- hall, founded by Ilcnry
Lusby, Eq., in 1833.
Mr. Jobe Edward White, scholar of New College, was
the same day admitted an Actual Fellow of that society.
Tits VINERIAN SCIIOLMORIPS.—The election ofa scho-
lar on Mr. Vine,'. foundation wiil take place on Wednes-
day, the 28th of April, to till up the vacancy caused by the
election of Mr. Montague Bernard, B.C.L. of Trinity
College, to a fellowship on the same foundation.