The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-11 00:00:00

THE FOLEY-PLACE MURDER.

The condition of Mrs. Lambert continues much the
lame. She had a restless night on Tuesday, but was more
composed yesterday, and has not yet inhibited any symp-
toms of imminent danger.
The assassin Is also in the same state. Unless inflamma-
tion should supervene, it is thought highly probable that he
will recover. He was evidently gratified by the ♦isit of
Mrs. Williamson on Tuesday, for very early yesterday
morning he made an earnest request that she should be
again sent for to the hospital.
It has been already stated that Buranelli, on presenting
himself at the house, No. 5, Foley-place, on Sunday morn•
iag, handed to Sophia De Vas, the charwoman, two
small parcels. One of them contained a daguerreotype
likeness of himself, with some papers enclosed, and ad-
dressed to Jane Williamson; the other consisted of a
number of loose papers and certificates, among which was
a packet addressed to an Italian named Caufotte, residing
in the neighbourhood of Soho-square. This packet, on
being opened, was found to contain a letter and a small
memorandum-book, in which the culprit professes to let
forth the motives which led him to commit the diabolical
crime with which he stands charged. It appears
that B Ili is a native of Ancona. He speaks Eng-
lirh imperfectly, but writes in a patois which is exceedingly
difficult to translate correctly. The following is the render-
ing of the letter and contents of the memorandum-book
referred to :

" 63, Newman-street,
" The Night of the 4th of January, 1856.
" Sir,—l beg of you to pardon me. I dishonour you. I
dishonour our dear Italy ; but it is not my own fault. From
the first moment I arrived in this country—sine ten years'
exile—it has been a place of suffering to me. I have never
had one hour of peace. I have been called by the name of
an assassin, and as an assassin I must act. lam a Roman.
lam an Italian. It is enough. In a little memorandum
book of mine you will perceive the cause. There is some-
thing of love in the matter.
" Remember my name to all my friends, and, in dying I
my farewell to Italy. Limit Buimmu.
"Si. Cenfutte, 63, Old Compton-street, Soho." •

"The cause of my desperation is the Lamberts. When
I left the hospital some time since, I wished to return intn
the country. This Lambert kept me in London, and with
false flattery wrote to my club, giving notice that I and
Madame Williamson had become attached to each other.
In conclusion, a flame was lighted in our hearts, which
hurried as onward to the point of impropriety, though
Madame Williamson was both an experienced and capri-
cious woman. In that moment of love our reason deserted
us, sad she swore to be true to me many times more than
if I was her husband, and I for my part the same. Our
I love was mutual frem the first and Mt the honour of
Madame Williamson. She being alarmed at her situation,
discovered (confessed) all to the Lamberts, who imme-
diately began to meddle in the business, and Mrs.
Lambert discovered to Mrs. Williamson a purpose
lof her own. As the state of my health would
not allow me to go out of England, I remained
in London, and my affection for Madame William-
son Increased. At this time I fouad that M. Kolordy
and M. Zambelli bad become, through the Lamberts,
equally attached to Madame Williamson. When the Lam-
berts tound that they wished to take her out of England
they attempted directly to cause a separation between
them. The Lamberts also prevented the husband of
Madame Williamson from coming back to her. And with
regard to myself, Madame Williamson deafened to me that
they always spoke disparagingly of me, and attempted by
every mesas to cause the greatest disagreement between us,
and they succeeded to this extent that Madame Wil-
liamson said she wanted to love me no more. She
also told me that Madame Lambert had promised
to give her as sweetheart a Sardisian young man, who
was to be lodged in her house. When Mr. Lambert did
know my accident' with Madams Williamson, he came to
me, and acted as if I had been a thief and an suassia, ex-
pelling me on the instant from his howls, and having no
regard to the state of my health. Upon this I called Mr.
Lambert a ruffian and a thief. And I can prove this, as
he let apartments to a certain Mrs. —, first prostitute
of Regent-street, who, to my knowledge, kept two gentle-
men with her until daybreak; and I will show him to be a
thief, as he robbed a golden bracelet and a ring, which he
says he left on a bed, belonging to Mr. Smith, who residcs
at 35, Newman-street, Oxford-strut. Mr. and Madame
Williamson are witnesses of this theft. I say again,
Mr. and Madame Lambert are, in effect, two ruffians and
two thieves. It was not enough for them to have had
the satisfaction of expelling me from their house,
but they have said to everybody that I am a
rogue and a thief, and an es.assin ; and all
the worst calumnies that could be uttered they
have applied to me. Ah ! I who am the offended! who
was forced on to a love for which I am now suffering, and
to be insulted fer it! Abandoned by my sweetheart, I loot
my reason and became a madman I I rewired to destroy
myself but before doings° I said within myself I will see those
who have despised me (qui no ineprisseretsi), those who
have caused MO MI lose entirely my Malin 1 resolved to
speak to the Lamberts, and alter that to die in peace. Oh,
my brains ! I lost myself ! God forgive my excess ! lam
lost ! lam a dying desperate man ! God forgive the great
many faults of which I have been guilty ! The Lamberts have
made me an assassin. I recommend to you my daughter, I
because the little one is innoceat ! I am a Roman and an
honest Italian, as you will perceive by my certificates.
Sines I am in England they call me a thief and an
assassin. By doing so they cause me to act as such. I
shall be able to say that I have been assassinated by —,
of —, in Kent. Open my flesh after lam dead, and you
shall certify how I have been treated. Yes, open my lace-
rated flesh, and you will be astonished. if I have done
wrong, it is the law that must punish me, and not the doc-
tor nor the priest. Ah ! yes ; you did assassinate me, and
you have occasioned new crimes. You have my life—what
do yon want more ? Oh, good God ! pardon In this hor-
rible moment, and I die content.
" Lutot Bostaxerzt."
It is known that the culprit has suffered greatly from
fatale for some years past, and the monstreas accusation
given above actually poiats at a professional gentleman
whoa. written testimonial in favour of the assassin is found
amass the packet of papers in the hands of the police.
It is lamentable to reflect upon the manner in which
Baraaelli mast have disguised his true character 'while in
the genies of his late employer, Mr. T. Stewart, of Perth.
This gentleman, sight years ago, in his dying momeata,
VMS thus of the culprit to his surviving brother, Mr. Geo.
Drummed Stewart :
" Recomutando it mio fedelisslino cameriere, Luigi
Boreselli, " T. SUMMIT.
" Meade quest° a mio (retell°, George.
" Capt. Le Mesurier, R.N.'
' This is found among the culprit's memoranda, and ap-
I feuded to it are the following remarks thereon by the
rations* to whom it was addressed. They are written, as
&Nkomo indicate', at different intervals, shortly after the
Sends of Mr. T. Stewart :

" I shall faithfully attend to the whiles of my dearest
brother, whether a:pressed or implied, to the best of my
power. Pray give this neurone*, which I make to your-
self to poor Luigi."
" In the will of my brother, Luigi's name is not men-
tioned, but in compliance with my dying relative's request,
I shall charge myself with a provision for biro daring his
life, to the anent of 2W. per annum, to cease when ha
shall have received 3021."
Buranelli is a tailor by trade, and when residing at
Penshlust followed that occupation.

Ms EPISCOPAL Wto.—h the "Life of Bishop
Porten.," by a Lay Member of Merton College, Oxford
(London, 8.0., 1810), is the following perras (p. 90) :
" It is a short ion sines all Oxford wee thrown into a fer-
ment by the refusal of their newly appeignod bishop, Dr.
Randolph, to abandon a comfortable head of hair for an
episcopal wig." Dr. Randelnar
ass !printed Bishop of
Oxford, 1799; tranalasted he 1IN8; and to London,
1809. I believe he ultimately to the established
usage as regards the episespal wig. Who was the first
modem bishop who abandoned the wig?—From "Noise
I and Queries.'

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COURT OF BANKRUFWYrIAN. 10.
UMW NI. UNNININIMEIt sotnavaii.
IN 111 JANNINOI.

The bankrupt, an ironmonger of Laurie-terrace, West•
saisster-road, applied for his certificate. His unsecured
debts wen 1,0891. ; second, 8631. The wets bad only rea- I
Heed 381. The bankrupt had bees in a deficiency of 7621.
is February, 1853. There was no opposition.
Mr. Lin Mater urged, on behalf of the bankrupt, that
Waugh he was in an apparent deficiency of 7601. two years
era, there were circumstances which induced him to go on,
as it was improbable that his debts, which were of old
standing, would be pressed for. At that time, he was pro-
usieed the busbies. of Mr. Myers, the builder, which would
have been almost a fortune for him; but bed debts bad
prevented bins assaying on the Weiner sueoessfully.
His Honour said this was one of a elate of eases very
much on the increase, where pinatas who had already tom-
pounded with their ;Miters, and had had experience of
embarrassment, west tot trading, though weighed down
with liabilities, and then claimed the credit of having suf-
fered from unavoidable loss and misfortune. This man, in-
stead of giving his creditors 10s. in the pound, as he had
engaged to do by the composition, had nothing whatever to
pay them, and came here solely for the purpose of being
what was called " whitewashed." It was time to put a step
to such cases. The assignees, it was true, had not opposed ;
but that might be explained on various grounds. There
was one favourable feature in the case—the books had been
kept with tolerable regularity ; and on this account the cer-
tificate would not be suspended so long as it otherwise
would have been. The certificate could only be of the third
claw, for the feet of his having contracted Wi,d debts could
not be regarded as an unavoidable loss or misfortune. The
certificate must be suspended for three months from the date
of the petition.
IN AB JOHNS.
This was the examination meeting in the case of Henry
Johns, distiller, of Latchford. The balance •sheet, prepared
by Messrs. Paul and Timer, extends from the 22nd June,
1852, to the period of the failure, and shows a large amount
of liability. At the first-named period the bankrupt had a
surplus or capital of 8,061!. He now owed to unsecured
creditor', 4,0811. ; to mortgage creditors, 4,2801.; t, credi-
tors in isheyance,B,29ol. ; liabilities, 17,1821. The property
given up was stated at only 841.; property mortgaged,
8,064!. The profits bad been 2,6471. (from a company
called " The Birmingham Tube Company," in which the
bankrupt had been engaged up to Almost last); trade ex-
pease', 4,4321.; household expenses, 2.7111.; losses, 12,3421.,
of which large sum about 6;8001. was stated to be in respect
of mining shares.
Mr. Lawrence, for the assignees, asked for an adjourn-
ment for six weeks, which was ordered.
IN RI BAYII.—CHARGI OF CONCEALING PROPERTY.

The bankrupt wu • baker, of London-road, Soutbwark,
and of Wisbeaeh. This weethe examination meeting; but
no accounts bad been filed.

Green, a servant M the employ of the bankrupt, was
called to prove that he had seen a bag of about 400 sou. in
the bankrupt's palmation when he was offering a composi-
tion to his creditors, also that be had said if his offer were
not acceded to, that he should leave for Australia. The
witness, in arose-examination,admitted that be had removed

a large quantity of property from the premises of the bank•
rupt, and that be had been given into custody for breaking
into a warehouse where some wheat bad been deposited by
himself. He was a creditor of the bankrupt, and thought
he was justified in thus getting possession of the property.
Mr. Recd, for the bankrupt, contended that the witness
was not worthy of credit.
His Honour declined to go into the question of conceal-
ment of property as the aooounts bad not been filed, but ad-
journed the examination for a month.

1/4 PA JOHN OVIBILBURT.-LAHOZ PAILIIIIII IN THH
WOOLLIN THADI.

The bankrupt, John Orerbury, was described as a woollen
warehouseman, of Frederick's•place, Old Jewry. This
was the first meeting under the bankruptcy.
From a preliminary statement of the affairs, prepared by
Mr. Maynard, accountant, it appears that the bankrupt's
li►bilities are little short of 16,0001.; the assets are expected
to realise about 2.30 W.

Several erediton appeared and proved their debts, and the
following gcntlimes were unanimously chosen trade at-
signees: —Mr. Lindsay Winterbotham, of Stroud, public'
officer of the Olonoestenhire Banking Company, and Mr.
Edwin Baxter, agent, of Ironmonger-lane. Mr. Pennell
is the official assignee, and Messrs. Linklater are the soli-
citors under the bankruptcy.
Mr. Lawrence applied for an allowance to the bankrupt,
which way fixed at 31. a week.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.—Tex. 10.

1117011,1 u.

IN 11 WILLIAM BROWN.
This insolvent, who bad kept the "Fortune of War"
publie.hense, in Oiltspur-street, was opposed by Mr. Bar-
good fn Maar& Hoare, the brewers, and supported by
Mr. Reed.
The complaint was a making away with property. The
insolvent loot the "Fortune of War " about six years ago.
He lost about 6001., and now owed 1,0001. The insolvency
arose from the losses sustained and the removal of the mar
ket. The abolition of Bartholomew Fair had affected the
business. Messrs. Hoare sued him, and stopped proceed-
ings on it being represented that the property would be
realised and divided, and it would pay 2s. 6d. in the pound.
The property was realised, and 1001. remained. The in.
solvent offered ls. in the pound, and it war refuted. He
had spent sera* money on hie family, and had accounted
for the residue. For this disposition a remand was prayed
as for making away with property.
Mr. Commissioner Murphy considered the insolvent en-
titled to the sympathy of the court. Re had lost all his own
money, and had acted fairly towards hie creditors. He
ordered his discharge.

IN RI SLIIIIIIL

This insolvent, an author, was to be heard under the
Protection Act. Mr. Lewis, his attorney, asked for an
adjournment, as the insolvent wai too ill to attend. He
was nearly eighty years of age, and suffering from paralysis.
Mr. Commksioaer Murphy at once granted an adjourn-
ment, with protection for three months.

dent's wife, which set made him the first aggressor. After
animadvestiog in strong tense en the prosecutor, the
learned counsel idled upon t►e Jury to repudiate the story
of the attack upon him, as he should show that the de-
fendant only resented the prosecutor's conduct in kissing
his wife.

Lucy Angell, married women, residing in Spicer-street,
stated that on the night in question herself and sister were
on their way home, and stopped at the earner of Brick-
lane to purchase some baked potatoes of a man who stood
there with a stall. While they were there two other females
cams up to purchase some of the same articles, and while
they were standing there the prosecutor, addressing them,
asked if they were sisters. They replied that they were,
sod be then said, " If Pbad two such listen, I should take
the liberty of doing this," and at the tame time he put
one of arms round the neck of one of them and kissed her.
His hat fell off as he was doing so, and the husband of 00111
of the women, who was standing by (the defendant) seeing
what wee done, said to him, "If you take the liberty of
doing that, I shall take the liberty of doing this," and he
kicked the bat. The policeman then seised bins and felled
him to the ground, falling with him. The persons there
wished him to let the man go, but he would not, and she
was determined to see the end of it. On the following
morning she went totlie police-court, and told the prow
cutor that he bad used the man shamefully, when he re-
marked that she only wanted a glass of gin. She was not
requested to go, bat went in consequence of the manner in
which the man had been treated by the policeman who kissed
hie wife. She went of her own good will.
Mrs. Thomas, sister to the last witness, corroborated this,
and said she saw the policeman trip defendant up. The
latter did not strike him at all.

Mrs. Hurley, sister to the prisoner, gave similar evidence,
and said the entire fault wu on the part of the policeman
in kissing her brothel's wife.
Mr. Mellor, in summing up, went minutely and with
great care through the evidence.
The jury retired, and, after a short absenee, the foreman
said the evidence wu so conflicting that they bad come to
the conclusion to give the defendant the benefit of the
doubt, and therefore they found him Not Guilty.
A burst of applause from the strangers in court followed
this announcement, but silence was soon restored.

Mr. Sleigh applied to the court to commit the prosecutor 1
for perjury, aad said he bad never known a worse case.
Mr. Mellor said the jury had not come to a positive eon-
elusion on the evidence, but under other circumstances even
he should not take the course suggested.
The foreman of the jury said they did not intend to impute
perjury to the policeman.
The defendant was then discharged.
During this session an unusual number of cases of assault
on the police have been tried, all of ordinary character. In
one a man named Flynn was charged, and there was a
singular circumstance connected with the case. Flynn
and another man were committed from Wsnstesd to Ilford
Gaol on some charge, but as they were being conveyed to
their destination, the other man, who had a small hand,
slipped the handcuff off, and having dealt a blow at the
officer, they made off in different direction., and got clear
away. Flynn joined his companions in Whitechapel, and
the came night he was taken into custody by Henry Davi.,
42d A, on the charge for which he was now tried. The
other, who is still at large, and who went off with the hand-
cuff, having divested himself of it, forwarded it to the police
station, with his" compliments."