The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-01 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

130 W-STREET.

John Willis, who said he wee a baker was charged with
attempting to pink a geode/mei pocket the &mind.
Mr. Gannet, the eemplateant, stead that on flatordn
night, about seven o'clock be was pairing aloug the Strand
near the Adeiphi Theatre, when upon placing his band in
his coat pocket to take out his cigar caae be felt a baud in
his pocket. He seised the wrist, and Woad upon the gel-
woes, who said, "Oh ! do let me go, sir ; I won't do it
again. Give tee a punch in the heed, and let me go." Be
was, however, detained, and given Into custody.
Policeman Bartlett, 142 P, was celled by prosecutor to
take the prisoner into custody. The prisoner said his hand
was not in the gentleman's pocket. At the station-house,
when the prosecutor said that be seized the primate's
hand, the prisoner observed, " You could not do that. It
was only my finger." The prisoner was a known thief, and
had done three years.
The Priscoer—Since I done the three years, I have basis
home 16 months, and have been trying all I could to get a
living. The police can't lay that I have done anything
wrong since I came home.
Mr. Currie—Bo au would have said another time if you
had not been t now.
The Prisoner— was not canght. My band was not in
his pocket.
Mr. Corrie—Yeo must tell that to the jun'.
The Prisoner—Do settle it has, ir. It is a very small
case to send to the sessions.

Mr. Cowi—But yon have beam convicted before. I aball
commit you to next smions, to Pro ,time for further in-
quiry.

THE SUSPECTED HUED= AT GUILDPORD.

Yesterday afternoon Mr. Capron, borough coro-
ner, resumed, at the Town-hall, Guildford, the inquest on
the body of Blisabeth Waterer, the young woman who was
found • to death in a gedroom as the Coschmakere
Arms beer-hones, North-street. The sergeanrgbe, who
was foaled lying by bar side with his throat f tinily cat,
was present; sad there wee a crowd, both in e court and
outside the badieg, anzioes to catch a glimpse of the sup-
posed He was la ea exceedingly weak slate, and
looked much dejected. He was placed is a eau by the left
ride of the coroser on who right sat Professor Taylor, of
Guy's Hospital, who, at the instance of the Home Secretary,
bad made an analyyonss of the coatente of the stomach, bites-
Re. of the deerseG, it having transpired that she had
a packet of poison at a chemist's shop in Guild-
raeraild that kali else aed Mihail; had mutually agreed to
take poison. Higher wee in the custody of the borough police.

The evidence takes at the previous sittings of the court
was then reed over by the coroner, who asked /bibs if he
wished to mixes any questioss to the wiliness., to sod
or shake his head. Ho, however, declined to oak wilting.

Flotsam Taylor was then 'languid in reference to the
mulls of hisanalyele of the stomach of the deessaid ; the cow
Ch 114013 he tame to being that the condition of the heart sad
longs was more esesislies" with death from etrychnis than
any other came he knew of ; that the absence deny index -
Sega. °clawed= of these* and the absent* of effusion of
blood in the parts corresponding to the marks men on the
outside, and the ibises* of any asp. of moistener of the
body when alive, were adverse to the supposition that the
deceased died from strangulatioe ; that the "become of con-
gestion of the heart and limp in also adverse to the theory
of suffocation. He thought that all the facts of the cam, as
detailed is the widest*, might be explained by the supposi-
' Non that the dimmed had takes about one-fourth of the
vermin-powder, which contained strychnine. She could
not have swallowed mach of it, or some colouring
matter must have been detected is the stomach or its eon-
tents. He could not believe that she died a natural death.
The following Utter from Neighs to the aergeaut-major of
hie reginaint was reed :—`• Guildford, Nov. 3, 1881-Bir, I
prawns in seeding you thess few lines, se I know you U.
always a good friend, I send you this as a favour. 1 hope
you will accept the same for me, as I am about to take my
departure from this world, and I hops on will take OM of
yourself as regards company, ae it has broght me to this
ruin ; but I give no blame to them. I oixtelude with my
best respects to all the sagoaate.—Joexra lLuctra. Hy
medal I will forward to the oolooeL Good evening."

The following letter was foiled in the bedroom at the
Oeschmakere Arms :—" Guildford, 3rd of the 10th month.
—Dear Mother,—l think it rather strange your net answer-
lag my last letter, which I Beet. I think it very unkiad
in you Not doing so. In a short time you will seed to
me a keg farewell, as I am with Joseph
K. Mahal& of the 3rd licirinieut, at irshott. I think
my time will be very short in this world, as I am very much
attached to him. I bleat whet I intimate this to u;
but as a mother moot know what youth is. As I have
mods up my mind rather than part with him to partake of
some deadly draught. But do not blame him ter thin ; as
you will see in the news of the Times, or bear of both our
names, very likely he will get the blame of this ; but I
hope, as regards my deelaratioo, you will contradict ft.
Dear mother, I now kindly bid you all farewell, and sa we
will not meet in this world I hope we shall is the world to
come. My boxes is at Guildford Railway station, there
le two in lumber. If you will go there you ran have them.
There's also a dress at my plate, which you esa ask the
cook for. I mast conclude at present. Good evening, with
my best respects to all ioquiriog friend.. May God is His
infinite mercy direct you all, is the wish of your ever loving
and affectioaate daughter, " Euzsmsra WATIBZIL"
The handwriting of the above, however, was net sworn to.
A letter to the coroner, written by Meeks at the union
workhouse, and handed to Police-constable Marshall, was
least read :

"I do not know what to write. what you may ask for.
Shall I put this day, tke 96th of the moath I Where sir I
going after that? I may let you know that we both par-
took of the poison at the manse time, but the poison that I
took, that she gave me, she got at another shop. It had •
bine corer. Half•an•hour afterwards she was dead. I think
it was the night of the 3rd we both said, as she would not
leave me, we would die together. She died is my arms.
On the Tuesday (mein she bad • rope cord on ►er nook
when I came upstairs. At night we both took the poises in
some gio, at We both sent, at /east left, • hater to
both our mothers on the table. I don't wish wale so *es
this. Dear friends, Idu not care. I wish to God I bad
west with her. "Juana MAILLIG."

This being the whole of the evidence, Magbe was pro-
vided with paper and ink, and voluntarily wrote& statement
to the same effect as the last document.

jury returned the following verdict :—" That the de-
ceased, Einabeth Waterer, destroyed her own life on or
about the 4th November instant, and that she wee in a
mound state of mind at the time. We further God that
Joseph Maghe is guilty of aiding and abetting in the same."
The witnesses were then bound over to appear at the
nest anises in the prosecution of Magian on the charge of
wilful murder.

GREAT MORTALITY AT WETTRRAYEN. —During
the last few mouths Whitehaves bay been visited by one
of the most dreadful mourges that the town ban experienced
within more than memory, is the shape of scarlet fever,
which in that time bas swept away not leas than oneeighth
of the population. This fearful and unprecedented mor-
tality is attributed to the bad sanitary condition of the
town, the drainage of the streets having been altogether
neglected, and the absence of water-closets being the rule,
the average being about one io twelve. This state of
matters bas brought its own penalty, entailing in lees than
four mouths the death of upwards of 1,000 people ;
and this death rate still continues, favoured no
doubt by the mild character of the ammo. Thin alarming
mortality has 'Tessin) the precincts of Whiteharee, and fa
one of the houses, oomprisieg one of a terrace two miles
distant, ten are now labouring seder this fearful
visitation, an in the town itself, in connexion with this
melancholy plague, as many as twelve individuals in one
house are afflicted by the tame complaint. A Mr. Bell,
china and earthenware dealer, a man well known and gem,-
' rally respected in the locality, we. attacked with
the prevalent typhus fever, and notwithstaeding
the moat skilful treatment, he apparently died.
This intelligence was telegraphed to Dublin, Bel.
fast, and other pieces, where Mr. Bell was known ; but
fortunately his wife, doubting the fell amount of her loss,
by the most simple mechanical and Datuml act, placed her
band on the region of her husband's heart, and found the
pulsation still in operation. With a wife's promptitude,
she at ones applied hot water bottles to his feet, and ad-
mieistered hot brandy with doe precaution, which resulted
In Mr. Bell being restored to life after mainued exertions.
Bat this swaps from ps mature burial has set been without
• Bei:oft, for Mr. Bell La lost the eas of use eye, whilst his
; hearing has bees sadly impaired. As a hem to other 'too-
drained towns, It nay be added, after tbe shore isehisekoiy
sacrifice to sanitary ioditteresea, the set has bona applied to
Whitebavem. _ _

CO LLI 810 N ON THIS MIDLAND RAILWA7.-oli
Saturday night a collision oareirred on the Midland Railway,
at Beeston ; but fortunately, beyond slight damage done to
the engines of both Isaias, the results were not serious. A
pessenger Mein from Derby, due in Nottingham about 10
minutes to 8 to the evening, and a goods train from Not-
tingham, rat into each other neer Bunton station. For-
tunately, however. neither train seems to have bees going
at a very fast speed, and to this fact alone may it be sari.
bided that no lives were lost. The guard, however, of the
passenger train. Carter by name, wee very much shaken,
end although not seriously injured, has not been able to
attend to hieduties since. The guard of ,the goods train,
immediately he saw the state of affairs, jumped off, and at
Snit it was thought be was killed; but it afterwards turned
out that he had, with math thoughtfulness, goes to Mop
other Maim coming aliog the line while Um earriagss. of
which several were threw* off the rails, could be righted.
Both engines are much damaged. madame or two of the oar-
rites smashed.
URFA? NORTHERN HOSPITAL; CALIDONLANALOA D.
—Numberaf patients far thews& wen Nov. 24 1,101, of
which 316 were sow arm

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALVS.—MONDAY.
Settling on the past racing occupied but a short interval
yet although quickly disposed of, the spirit of weal/rim
did not seem to Idl up the void. During the afterneom bee.
some betting took place quietly cm the Two Thou/sod
aced ever booty.
For the form. Pile de .Air was very firm,
several iavestments having been made at 11 to 2, but such
was the disposition to get on the French filly, that at the
dose 5 to 1 was accepted. Paris was also in force. 6 to 1 Min
booked several times. The attempts last weak of a
weekly contemporary to damage the prestige of Su*.
till Chief for the Derby were unavailing, lammed is
Mr. Merry's crack was again backed freely this thermos
at 10 to 1. 1,3001. to 100/. was accepted shoat Par* kaa
two points more about Cambuscan were wdented kr •
those who would take a last fond look of the reviver.
tative of the noble secessionist's stable. 1,000 to
60 was tak& and offered about Blair Atlicz,
about whom all Yorkshire wan said to be raving and
Appease, since his change of ownership and stable wag
frequently inquired after, and after 1,000 to 30 halms
laid once or twice backers eagerly accepted 30 to 1, at
which odds we saw him entrusted with 2001. 12 to 1
would have been accepted about Lord Glamow's lot, bat
his lordship having so many in the field backers were sky,
and 11 to 1 was the highest offer. Closing prices

TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
5 to 1 apt Count F. de Lagrange's Fills de air (t)
6 to 1 Mr. Ten Brceek'a Park (I)
6 to 1 Mr. Map's Soottials Chi/ (a)
10 to 1 Mr. Bowes's Claremont (t)

DERBY.
10 to t apt Xr. Merry's Scottish Chid (t)
13 to 1 Yr. Ten Broeck's Paris (t)
15 to 1 Lord Stani(ord's Grubman (oft)
1000 to 50 Mr. W. l'Anson's Blair Athol (t and of)
20 to 1 Lord St Vincent's Forager (off)
25 to 1 Yr. Naylor's Cwt Guard (t)4
30 to 1 Yr. Nsyloes Anomie* (t 1
1000 to 30 Yr. B. Bill's Ackworth
1000 to 30 Yr. W. Day's Historian t)
40 to 1 Yr. Bowes's Olarereatt (t)
40 to 1 Yr. Osboese's Frisco Arthur (t to 731.)
1000 to 150 Yr. Bowre's Bawls (t)