The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-19 00:00:00

IVA-FISSION Or FRENCH MURDERER.

IN.rangeon, who was last week convicted of the
mant,, in the Rae St. Pleoide, has made • fall confusion
of his guilt, since his rewind to the eandstoned cell in the
l'vuou of La Roquette. After he bad signed his appeal to
the Court of CUseatme be was again interrogated as to his
improbable story d the pretended accomplice, whom he
aeeuied .4 the two murders. After some hesitation he re-
-1.1,4 " I very notch regret that I deceived my coussel by
1.-rusting it. my system of defence in spite of all his solici.
tattoos; I feel rerun that if I had told htm the
truth, he would have found some argument. that might
have rumbaed the verdict of the fury. Hut A is trio late
now, and I must abide the cousequencee of the foolish
defers,. which a false shame prevented me from abandoning,
after I had own adopted it, and which I only imagined
le, sum the sum of money stolen, only about 180 fr., had
be, ri grossly etaggentW." He then proceeded to state
that on the :nth of November, being quite destitute, he
ri-s.lved to enlist in the army, but happening that mate
to enter the shop of Madame Cabardos, ho OM
le r busload take SOW. money out of a cupboard.
instantly resulted to watch an opportunity of
stealing the rest, and not long after Mme. left the
house, to accompany • neighbour to the Hue du t'herche-
Midi. He followed them part of the way, and theu re-
turned to the shop, and asked the once to fetch him some
'Lumps. As soon as she was gone, he took • large
knife from the kitchen to force open the cupboard,
and was engaged ib the attenspt when Mn... Cabardoe
suddenly entered, sail Lid hold of him, crying out,
' Thieves, thieves A struggle ensued ; sad, audio&
that the Commtn held him fast, be cut her throat, and she
died almost instantly. A moment after lie saw the girl re-
turning, and fearing she would see her aunt's dead body, he
took her in his arms. curried ber into the kitchen, and killed
her also. Ile then took the keys from the pocket of Mine.
opened the cupboard, seised on the mosey and
jewellery, and was going to leave, when • man opened the
l's to ask about lodgings to let la the house. He referred
him to the nett shop, and then fastened the street.door,
to present immediate discovery, and went out the back
war. He threw away his cap, and bought another as he
wont along towards Mont Panama When he reached the
Chauss4 du Maine, he hired a room is • lodging-hown, mad
secreted his Woody clothes and busty. ouch is the cook.-
sign of the minimal, and then is every mesas to believe it
substantially true.—aeligasei.

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THE RAGUED S. Hout. Ustow.—A meeting was
bell yesterday evening at Exeter Hall for the. purpose of
delivering prizes to the &adios of the various Ertel,.
polite. mgmtl schools —the chair being occupied by the
Earl of Mhaftesbury . tto the platform were—the—the Comatose
of Shaftesbury and f imily, the Hon. A. Khania% M.P..
Mr. liriaciie, M.P., Mr. Joseph Payne, the Rev. Jews
Ibutsey. the Rey. Mr. Morrell. the Rev. Mr. Manneth,
Alderman sir R. f 'toles, Mr. W. it Petrie, end other.
The hall was crowded with children belonging to the $7
sch.v.ls of this class now in existence in Loudon, each school
being distinguished br its particular banner. The meeting
having been opened by prayer, the secretary announced
that the eiiniber of children to whom prizes had been
as spiel was .J6O, of whom Ml were boys and 419 were
girls. The rules under which the prizes bad been awarded
were, that the candidate must be over twelve and under
r.,,etit”en years of oser.., and must have attended the ragged
which gave th, recommeodatioo at least six menthe
previous to euteriog hum or her first situation. Those
sd,,htre who had remained in one place for twelve mouths
esliu„; December le6l, sad had not before received a
m.ney mi. received 7a. 6d. in mouey and a prize card, on
the undermaTadiag that the committee of the school morn.
the scholar paid 2s. eel. of the sum. Those scholars
wh.• resound a mosey prize previously and were gain
re..ommenried received a prize card only. The mime were
lesdoi, clothing, or otherwise, as the committee of
th.- 'c ~l determined.