The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-28 00:00:00

MURDER AT ST. PETERSBURG.

Much excitement has been caused amongst the
EngFah residents at St. Petersburg by • horxible murder 1
which was committed on the 13th inst. The unfortunate
victim is Frances Wyatt, who lived with her husband on
board the Arcs lieu, of Liverpool, • brig of 200 toss burden.
It Appian that the vestal, of which Wyatt If the captain,
had already taken in her cargo, and was about to put to sea,
when she was caught by the ice and obliged to winter is St.
Petersburg. She is now lying off Tchekousbi, some Ti) paces
from the shoes; this part of the town is considerably lower
down the river than the place usually selected by ships
that are detained in the Neva, and it was probably
the isolated position of the vessel that tempted the
murderer. Wyatt left his ship at half•rest 9 o'clock on the
morning of the 13th, with the intention of a'ling upon •
brother captain, and when ha wired there he begged the
daughters of 111 s friend to go and see his wife, who
was quite alone. The horror of these poor girls may
be easily imagined on finding the unfortunate woman
lying del in the cabin. The alarm was imme•
dtately given, the police were soon on the spot, mod a
watching 'aqui./ was institut 1. From the marks of foot-
steps in the scow, it would seem that there tau only one
person engaged 'a the came, and srapicion has fallen upon
• Russian ma'or, who for several elys previously bad been
MOOD roaminlilout in the neitht marbood, and who seemed
to be watching the ship. Chen the crime was cons-
witted Mrs. Wyatt was w.:tiog ,1 the cabin, as
• half-f liaised letter was found on her table. The
murler was perpetrated in the most barbarous
manner, the implements male use of being a clock
weight and a hemmer, which were found DOS/ the
body, sad bore evident marks of having been used in com-
mitting the crime. The cabin was found in the greatest
disorder ; one of the chairs was broken, the plus lad been
thoroughly ransacked, and a great many things carried
off, amongst them a great portion of the wearing apparel
of both Wyatt and u, wife, the captain. war b, and
155 roubles, besides a pocket-book which contained
some mernosanda. The murderer appears to have made
an attempt to set fire to the ship, as smoke was seen
issuing from the cabin window, and a chair we, partly burnt.
No efforts will be spared to discover the perpetrator of this
atrocious deed ; the police are doing their best, and the case
is closely watched by the British authorities at the con.
*elate and the embassy. From the fact of so many snick*
having bees stoles, it is hoped that Some discovery may
soon be made which will lead to the detection of the mur-
derer ; indeed it is said that a clue has already been °Liaised
which confirms the suspicion of the crime having been
committed by the sailor already alluded to, and who has
abecooded.—throld.

DRCOILATIONN Or ST. PALL'S CATHEDRAL.—The
large open epees under the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral,
where on Sunday evening next the Bishop of London will
inaugurate the special Sunday evening services for 1865, has
undergone some changes since the last series of services was
brought to • close. Preparations have been made for filliug
the eight spandrels formed by the great arches of the dome
under the whisperiert gal'ery with works of pictorial art,
designed to represent the church militant crowned by •
blaze of golden light and colour in the dome, embodying
the conception of the church triumphant. It will be
sought in process of time to render the interior of St.
Paul's equal in pictorial grandeur and beauty to that of St.
Peter's at Rome, with which its exterior challenges com-
parieoo. Eleven of the principal windows of the fabric will
be treated in • special manner, after designs by Professor
Schooor. of Uneaten, and Mr. Penrose, the cathedral sur-
veyor. Four of them have bees already painted, and two
others are being prep•rd. Of painting two the out is
borne by the Drapers' and Goldsmiths' Companies, and
of two more by Dr. Rogers and Mr. Brows, of the him of
Lawman and Co Towards the guinea subscription for the
general adornment of the cathedral her Majesty ham sub-
scribed IWI., the Priam of Wales 50/., and the Duke of
Cambridge 25/.
TRIL ALLZORD CARE Or NRGLICT AT HOLBORN
riflOY.—Last night Mr. Payne held a lengthened inquiry,
at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, respecting the death of
Timothy Daly, aged B years, whose death, it was alleged,
had been sxeter■ted through want of proper attention at
the Holborn Workhouse. It appeared from the fieldmice
of Dr. James Andrew.. weistoot phesician at St. Barth°.
lomew's Hospital, and Dr. Thompson Lowe, resident medi-
cal officer as the Farriogdoo Dispensary, 15, Bartlett's-
beffidinge that the deceased died from exhaustion caused
by extensive sores on the hips. He bad leen admitted to
the Holborn Workhouse to be treated for rheumatic fever,
but owlet. as the deceased himself said, to the want of
proper attention, he left that place, and was afterwards
takes to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where he died woo
after his admissioss. He complained that while in the
workhouse be was kept lying on a bed only large enough
for a boy, and that the poultices were not changed for •
fortnight together. Dr. Lowe stated that if the man had
been sorter his cars be would not have had any had-sores.
In rheumatic fever • man could be kept twelve years on a
proper bad without getting such SOM. One or two wit.
ceases were examined, who said that the deceased had
complained to them of the treatment which he had re-
ceived, and that he determined upon quitting the union
in consequence. Mr. John Norton, surgeon to the Hol-
born Colon Workhouse, said that he first saw the deceased
on October 30, when be tame into the home. He
was emaciated and dirty, and bad not been properly at-
tended to. He we% suffering from acute rheumatism, and
had sores when be was only four weeks is the house.
Poultices of linseed meal and beer grounds were applied
three times a day. His bed was 6 feet bog and 2 feet
7 inches wale. He was very low and aomatinses delirious.
Hie hands, knees, bid all his jointa suffered from rheuma-
tism. He *ever complained about has bed. Disinfecting
fluid was used. Milk, wine, beef tea, and porter were given
to him. He did not express any wish to leave the work-
house. He was forty-fine days in the house, and in that
time he got ten pints of wise and forty of porter, as well as
two pints of milk every day, arrowroot whenever he could
eat it, and mutton for dinner. Deceaaed died from ex-
haustion from rheumatic fever while in • typhoid
state. He had a complication of had disorders. The wards-
man and assistant-surgeon at the workhouse gave corrobo-
rative evidence to the last. The widow of the deceased said
her husband stated that the master of the workhouse was
kind to him, but that the doctor passed him by. Teo
nurses, however, said they had seen the doctor examine him
at least three times a week. Tba jury, after three-qu►rters
of an bour'a deliberation, returned the following special
verdict "We find that deceased died from exhaustion
from bed-sores, and from rheumatic fever, and that whilst
be was in the infirmary of the Holborn Union he did not
receive sufficient care and attootioa from the undid&
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