The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-21 00:00:00

TO TI liOrroa Or THE EXPIIIIII6.

Sir,—Permit mu tosolicit your iultuence oo behold
of the widow of the poor M.ll 'Amerika, w►o was killed, a
fortnight ago, by falling from a house to Westbourae-strut,
Bydopsrk. Be was a steady, hardworking labouring man,
and with the help of his wife had hitherto supported •
family of tea children without say •sslstauee By his death
the widow is left with the estate burde•, and ,is besides
prostrated by the awful death of her husband. She heat
been accustomed to laundry work, and if she had the WOW
airy materials and a small capital she could (u abe is most
anxious to do) support her family still. The elder member*
are helpful, and would earseetly sewed ker. By girls.
publicity to this upsal the many besemeleet (lutetium
whose hands are ever open to alleviate real distress will, 1
trust, come forward to assist us in a case which the poverty
of this district prevents us meeting. —I am. hr.,
A. G. PEMBERTON,
Incumbent of St. Johe'e, Kensalvies.
Cootribatioos received by Rev. A. G. Pemberton, SI.
John's PIAMOOMAIN Keasal•pers, W.
London, St. John's Pomona" liansal.green, W.,
Sept. 19.

DISASTROUS Fns 4.mr D Lon OF LITIL--OXIORD,
SONDAT.—This morning, between 12 end 1 o'clock, the
usiversity polio discovered tlt• house of Mr. Torrey,
tailor Corn-market-etreet, to be on fire. The alarm given
quickly rowed the neighbourhood. and before the City
Waterworke could be turned on, • large crowd had seem-
bled. The fire raged from house to house with great
rapidity. The extensive grocery establishment of Mews.
GrieWy, Botbea, and Co.. adjoining, was soon burnt to
the ground ; the house of Messrs Park Brothers, wise
merchants, on the other .ide of Mr. Verrey's, was soon-
pletely gutted. The establishment of Alderman Browning,
ironmonger and machinist, was also very considerably
injured. There was a good supply of water, and happpr
the ire was prevented spreading to the elareedoe
the owe aide, and to the Crown Inn and large printing snow
of Messrs. Parker and lion on the other. About 9 o'clock
• large steak of chimneys fall down, burying with them
four men. One, we regret to say, was killed ors
the spit, soother died shortly afterwards, and the
two others ars most seriously injured. The fire origin-
ated, it is supposed, in the warehouse of Messrs.
Oriubly and Co., which partly runs under Mr. Verrey's
house. The premises of the former on the same site were
burnt down about six years age, which caused the firm to
sort very extensive shops, sousting-houswi, essebresei,
&c., of • much more commodious character, so am to enable
them to carry oe their extensive wholesale and retail
emery bedews with greater conveoietiee. The Inmates of
the respective houses escaped, wally of them with pest
difficulty. So destructive a fire has not been known to
Oxford since that of Christ Church, some fifty years ago.
The premises and most of the stock in trade and furniture,
are insured.

MA.-;BLAIIOHTIJA AT LEEDa.—On Friday evening,
at the Leeds Town Hall, Mr. Blackburn resumed the in-
quiry into the death of Thomas Etirkbeck. who died frost
injuries relieved in the Railway Tavern, liuselet-lam, oe
Tuesday, the Bth instant. Caries, the man charged with
the Alsace, was defended by Mr. Graioger, solicitor. Mr.
Teas was recalled, and again coofiroad the evident°,
of Mr. Haddock, surgeon. that the injuries of which
the deceased had died could dot have been caused
by fall* out of bed, but must have been predated
by violent Wows of some kind. Daniel Doherty, boat
banter, Huoirletlana who bad been drinking in the Muse
with the Trimmer, deceased, and others, that there had
bees we questrei between the prisoner and deceased, but that
they had been drinking together like brothers. He also
stated that the prisoner went upstairs twice to the bedroom
of the dammed, the first time with a parasol in his head,
which was Uses unbroken, and that when be owe dean
the second tinge it was "all in shivers." Caries said, " Old
Tom" (the deceased) bad hit him with a poker, and he thee
appeared " flouted (agitated) and in a sweat." In a few
minutes awe the primmer wet upstairs wastes beard the
deceased cry out "Murder," and when the alarm was given
Omits walked sharply out of the house. Witting saw the
deceased sittingat the bottom of the stairs leading to his
bedroom, with his hands on his teem Deceased's head was
" full of 'cheltered' blood, as if he had been slaughtered."
When the deceased cried out " Murder," there was seise
upstairs as if two people were scuffling together. Omits
was freak, but very good tempered. Witness asked deceased
if be might fetch a policeman, when he replied "No, I
dam% wait to harm the mas perhaps he better a
few miantes."—Wm. Longataff, labourer, Mill-lane, Has.
shit, spoke to bearing the cry of " Murder" two or three
times, oat did Dot hear a noise as if there was scuffling
ruing ma—Mrs. Franks (sister of the deceased), Mrs.
Tattersall (the landlady), and two other witassees, were
briefly reexamined, but their evidence was not material.—
The coroner thee asked the prisoner, after the usual minion,
what he bad to say ; to which he replied, " I have nothing
whatever to my at present."—The coroner then carefully
summed up the evidence at great length, and the jury, with-
out retina& immediately returned a verdict of " Mae-
slaughter" against Cerise.—Lads Mercury.
Low or ANOTHER LIVERPOOL STZAIME.
LIVERPoOL, SATIIRDAT.—Aaotber Liverpool screw steamer
has bees lost on the coast of Nova Scotia, bet whether
by the prevalence of a storm, foggy weather, or the action
of carnets, or whether by negligence on the part of three
In charge of the ship, wears at present uninformed, as the
telegram anoonscing the disaster was brought by the Persia
from Cape Race. From other sources, however, we learn
that the Pactolna, under the command of Csptain Johnson,
hiving on board a large and valuable cargo, sailed for Hali-
fax and St. John's, New Brunswick, oe the nod of
August hist, and in due coarse reached Halifax where •
Forties el the mugs was discharged, the vernal , afterwards
proceeding on her voyage to St. John's. She was not des-
tined, however, to reach that port, for she struck on a placer
called Liverpool, is the neighbourhood of Nova Scotia, and
became a total wreck, little hopes befog expressed of asp
portion of the cargo being saved. How the vessel come
to get on shore when ebe did is at present unlearns Ise,
as, by a referee's to a map of that part of the Atlantic, it
will be seen that Liverpool is a long way out of the course
generally taken by vessels sallies from Halifax to St.
John's. The Pactolee was a ship of 653 tons burthen• and
was chartered for the romp to Halifax and St. Jois's by
Messrs. Lamport led Holt of this town. She was until re.
reser engaged ill the trade between this port and Constan-
tinople, andha eaten whilatia that tie& was a chapter cis
mishaps, as she was saver out of "lumber." The telegram
makes so allusion to the fate of the crew.
SIiDDILT DEATH or • DRIATOL TIMBER MER•
CRANT.-0e Friday the city coroner held an inquest on
the body of Mr. W. Nelson, a timber merehast, residing
and having a timber yard in Philadelphia-street, Bristol.
The deceased was 47 years of age, roamed, and has left one
child, aim years of are. It appeared in evidence that ever
ancehe was tweedy years of se he had hese oece•ioeally
troubled with epileptic Us, which usually came on about
care Is fin or six weeks. The last fit he bad previous
I to Thisreday took place about five or six weeks ago, but
Iwas a comparatively slight me. On Thursday doused
appeared to be in his usual health, and at me o'clock he
dined with his wife. He had a wholesome dinner, which
he stemmed to sejoy. Soma after dinner be loft hie
Mum to go to his yard m =nal. He was seen to pass
by a seigthour at shout two o'clock ; at about three
o'clock aware, eeigthour saw him ; bat it did not •
ppar
that either of them spoke to him. They saw nothing
strange in his manner or sppesmoce. At about a quarter
past three a cabinetmaker, who was a customer, went to
dasemad'a sosatinghouse to purchase Dome meson, mid sot
seiriedlgthers, walked up to the yard to look for him.
Not in the yard he returned to the oountins-
Mese, oe gala, lento it lie saw the deceased lying oa the
door with his Ism downwards, and his hat partly smelted
epee his bed The wine= immediately made as alms,
=gdeesmed was is a At. Several persons isigtently
uitaisse tied Mr. Hyde, guesses, of Oloscester.
Bed, when to be passing, was requested to Weed,
'Web be did lately, but found be was too late, as life
win The jury retuned verdict in eocorderse with
the ovidensa.— Wager Morning News.

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