The Express.
London, England, 1862-04-19 00:00:00

CLEKXF.NWELL

Armor= lIVICIOR IN TIE CANAL.
eel/eerier Den's, a woman about di years of fie, re!
siding at 45, Edwardetreet, Regent's-park, was charged
with attempting to commit suicide by throwing herself into
the Regent sOanal in the City-road.
From the evidence it appeared that on Thursday after-
noon the prisoner, who seemed in a very excited state,
rap past r rime who was at work at one of the wharves
and precipitated herself from the top of the wall
of the wharf into the water. Her clothes kept
her atkat for a few seconds, and in the meantime the
witness, who had endeavoured to reach her from one of the
barges but had failed, got a boat-hook and pulled her out,
she then being nearly iussosible. She was taken to the
workhouse, and she then said she was very sorry, and if let
go would not repeat the like again. At the police-station
she gave • false address.
The defendant, in answer to the charge, said, " I am
truly sorry. I have a kind husband and a good home, and
do uot kuow whet I did it for Sionethieg came over me at
the moment, and in a et of desperation I did what I am
charged with, and will never again be so foolish."
Mr. Dl:yawed remanded the prisoner until Friday next,
and directed that she should be seen by the chaplain at the
House of Deteatioa.
STRATFORD.
Caen TIZATME4T HY A CHILD BY .t KTEP-MOTHIM.

A decently-droned young woman, named Rosin Mows,
aged 21 years, was charged on remand with committing an
aggravated emelt upon ter step-daughter, • line little
girl, aged levee years, of No. 7, Emery-street, West Hem,
:aratford, under the following cruel circumstances :
The mamas west to prove that the defendant was the
wife of a mechanic named Evan Evans. She had no children
by the prosecutor, sod she had been married four yeses. He
had four chiklreu by the first wife. The defendeet since
the marriage had continued • course of cruelty to the
children, more particularly to the child now in court, and
its appearance caused a shudder among the spectators who
were in attendance.

Mr. Archibald M'Dowell, the relieving officer of the
We,t Item Union, said that his attention was directed to
the child by several of the neighbours. He subsequently
went u. the house and found the children in a wretched
condition, lying upon some old rags in the corner of the
room upon the floor. There was no covering over the child,
who WAS crying and subbing aloud. There was wound on
the left leg and another large wound on the right hip. He
celled in the medical officer of the ruins, who examined
the injuries, and said that the wound, were the result of
lying too loug io one position on the dirty rags or old
mattress.

One of the neighbours, named White, dated that
the defendant had loft the child once on a door-
step in a public thoroughfare in London. When the
child was first placed in the defendant's care it wee
healthy and playful, but through neglect and ill.teatmeat
the child had become a cripple. Several of the immediate
neighbours lad been asked by the father to look after the
children, and they were accordingly taken from her, but she
caused a disturbance and had threatened them with vio-
lence and severe punishment if they received any food from
the neighbours. The treatment of the defendant became
so cruel that it became necessary to inform the pariah
authorities of her brutality.
The defeedant, in reply to the magistrate, stated that she
had not sufficient name, to keep the children properly, as
she we. only allowed 15a. per week.
The magistrate said that her conduct was most un-
natural, and he should sentence her to two months' int.
prisounient its Ilford Gaol.

Haifere v. PORTER. —WO have received a letter
from the wife of the defendant in this case, contradicting
certain statements made by Serjeset &Moline in moving
fur • new trial. The court, however, and not the press, is
the tit place far these explanations.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT. —(TH IS MORNING. ) —Shortly
before twelve this morning • serious accident, and one
which Is Nearly certain to be attended with fatal results,
oecurred I. Thead-street, Golden-ovate. It appears
that • female, named Dinah kenning, 38 yearn
of age, and residing at No. ID, Poland-street, wee
pos-ing No. 3, Broad-street, with a child in
her arrne and one at her side, when a ladder placed
against the froat of the house fell upon her. Assistance
wes immediately at hand, and she was at once taken to the
Middlesex Hospital, where, on being examined by Kr.
Shaw, the surgeon, awl Mr. Hunt, the house surgeon, it
wee found that the poor woman's skull was severely frac-
tured, and she now remains without the slightest hopes of
recovery.
SUSPECTED DEATH FROM Gaaormro.—Yesterday
morning information was forwarded to the different police-
stations that shortly after midnight the police-
constade on duty In Holborn found a man of
respectable appearance lying on the ground at
the coiner of ilriaik•street, insensible. With the
aseiiitailio of some other officers he will taken to the police.
station in snathlield, where be was seen by the divisional
surgeon, who friend him dying, and he shortly afterwards
expired. From the inquiries instituted by the police, there
is every reason to believe the deceased had been garotted
•nil robbed, as nothing was found on the person of ally
valae, or likely to lead to identity. Mr. Payne, the City
roomer, has postponisi the inquest, to give the police an op.
portunity to collect evidence, so as to throw some light on
the mysterious affair. _ _ _

SI 1.1,EN DEATH OF A CLERGYHAN.—On Sunday
last, so the Rev. H. Scumlder, late incumbent of New Hut-
to... near Keudal, was about to read himself in at the
chureh of Tatham Fills, seer Wesnington, he was suddenly
token ill. and died almost immediately. The deceased hod
been lueurnbeut of New Hutton fur many years, and was
much respected by his parishioners.- -Kredal Mercury.
AN OLD LADY BURNT To DRAM—The coroner
(T. T. lalasianz, Eel.) bell an inquiry at Ash on Wed-
aeadaz. into the deals of Miss Ann Friend, an old lady
aged ,it, who. being left alma in her room, it is @uppoeed
was seised with a lit, and fell into the fire. Whoa she was
rlisermeedl she was shockingly land, and quite dead. Miss
Friend wee, we believe, a lady possemad of considerable
peorrerty.—Doerr Chronicle.
FATAL AIVIDENT HN THE GREAT WINTERS RAIL-
RAT.—At MOS, of Thursday, as accident occurred on the
Great Western Railway, by which a led named John Jones,
aged 15, lost his life. Deemed was running across the line,
between Swan Village tunnel and the Wednesbury station,
when a passenger train earn. op ; the buffer of the engine
struck him on the hip with such force that he fell down
upon his head, and his brains were literally dashed out, end
cue of his arms was broken. There is no read aeries the
line where the deceased was crossing. He and his ram-
poribm were in pursuit of pigeons.—Slaffortfiaire Advertiser.
FRIIIHTPUL RAILWAY ACCILIENT.-011 Wednes-
day, as a young man by the name of William Head was
working in the No. 4 cuttinir of the tlevenorike breach of
the leinilne, Chatham. and buyer Railway, a large 0008 of
chalk became loam. The moo above gave the usual signal,
Look up," but before Heel ease able to get out of the
way, the chalk fell MI his head, sod death was instantaneous.
About twelve months ago a brother of the demised had his
lege smashed. An inquest w.ui held at the Five Bells,
Elmsford, as the body of the deceased, by C. J. Carttar,
when the jury returned a verdict of " Aocitieutal
borer (Aron iris.

DISATII ;mow Noxious All. A melaucholy
event took place three days ago in the French canton of
Etrepagny (Eure). A marl pit, about sight metres in depth,
with subterranean pesasiges leading from it, had exiated near
the chateau of M. de Vatiniesniil. In one of those pasaages
the gadener had made a bed of mushrooms, and in order to
protect them he covered the top of the pit, by which means
a quantity of foul air had collected- On the day in
qii•stion the gutleoer began to descend into the pit, but
finding himself affected by its closeness be immediately
returned. Another man then went down, but be was in a
few minutes 'suffocated by the noxious air. On an alarm
being given, two other men demanded suiresakely to the
assistance of the man below, but both of them met a aimi-
ler fate. The three men were afterwards drawn up by
means of ropes, but life was completely extinct.
A few days ago (Faye the Chelnword
dealer bought upwards of 100 pigs at Norwich, and fur.
warded these by the &stem Counties Railway for their des.
tinatioe in Liseoloshire. They were put Mt* a bullock van,
and, to prevent their getting wet by the min which was at
that time falling, the top of the yea was covered with a
tarpaulin by one of the porters. On arriving at Peter-
borough the swine being (contrary to their mad habit) very
(mast, one of the officials looked into the vie, wad discovered
that all except three were dead, they having been euffocated.
We understand that the anituals,:once meant for pork, will
now be converted into manure.

ROIEDAT. soirDAT.
N. Barium —till WieW. N.W., B. W. to N.W., strong to fresh.
fresh to stream, some nix
laario.-13. to W., strong to
moderate, showery.
eggettat..-8,01.W. to W.N.W., A.W. to N.W., moderate to
fresh to moderate, showery. light, fine.
G t'oser w. to N. w., fresh A. to 11.7.4. W., fresh to mode-
to moderate. rate, Inc
A. EMOLAMO.-B.W. to W.N.W., W.S.W. to N.N.W., fresh to
strong to fresh, or moderate, moderate, hue.
some rain.

As above, showery in places.

EXPLANATION.
B.—Barometer corrected and reduced to 32 deg. at mean sea
level ; each 10 feet, of verticel rise, causing about onchundredtle
of an Inch diminution : and each 10 deg., above 32 deg., causing
nearly threehundredths Increase. L—Exposed thermometer
In shade. M.—Moistened bulb (for evaporation and dew
puint. D.—Direction of wind true—two, points kit of mag-
netic'. Y.—Force :1 to 12—estimate,,. (.—Cloud (1 to 9). L
Initials : b, bluo sky; c, clouds detached): I. fog b, hall;
lightning en, misty (hazy, o, overcoat ,dull) ; r, rain ; a. EDOW:
t, thunder. 11. , rainfall, or snow, or hall, since Wt rimmt, in
inches and decimals. 8.--elemdisturbanc• it to 9). Z.—Calm.

THE REPRESENTATION OF OLDHAM.
RETIREMENT OF MR. FOX.

The chairman of the executive committee of the
supporters of W. J. Fox, Eq., member for Oldham, has
received the following letter from the hon. member, m-
amma:l his intention to retire from parliament on an early
oimasion :

" 3, Sumex•pApril 11, 1862,
"My dear sir,—The ex 'on oso early dissolution
appears to have quite away, and I still find myself in-
capable of renewing that regular attendance in the House
of Commons which I regard u the paramount duty of a
representative of Oldham. llader *see circumstances my
wish and purpose are, at so early period, to vacate the seat
by applying for the Chiltern Hoa. It is dos to your-
self, sod to those who have so steadily_ and generously co-
operated with you, that I should not allow you to be taken
unawares by this proceeding. I cannot announce the pur-
pose without expressing my strong feeling of the confidence
so long manifested in me, and of the very kind forbearance
which has of late been exercised both by you and your
friends, and by the 'ratite constituency, through this
period of involuntary incapacity.-1 am, dear sir, yours
faithfully, " W. J. Fox.
" John Putt, Faq."
The executive committee have agreed to recommend
John Tomlinson Hibbert, Eeq., to the general committee
&II a fit and proper person to represent Oldham,
in the room of Mr. Fox. Mr. Hibbert contested the
borough with Mr. Fox, against Mr. J. M. Cobbett, at the
general election in 1859, when the latter was returned by a
majority of eleven votes over Mr. Hibbert.

Foams-eery:a, APRIL 16. The Queen boa
been pleased to approve of Mr. Alexander Berg as Consul-
General in London, and of Mr. John Heard as Consul at
Hoeg Ron, fur his Majesty the Emperor of all the Russia'.
—Gazette..
Dowxnso-eraarr, APRIL 16. The Queen has
been !deemed to appoint Henry Begat Breen, Esq., to be
Provost Marshal of the Island of St. Vincent.—Gitzeire.
THR DUKE Or NORTHUMBERLAND AND THE
THAMES EMBANKMENT. —The Duke of Northumberland,
who holds property along the river side, has petitioned the
house against the bill for the Theme Embankment, and
prays that he may be heard by himself, (mutant, agents, and
witnesses, before the committee appointed to consider the
subject., in respect of any provisions contained in it
:s..rpreju-
dicial lid right. sod interests. The Metropolitan
of Walks and other bodies have also petitioned to be heard
against the bill.
lIAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN PARLIA-
MENT.—LONDON, CHATHAM, AND DOVER RAILWAY, AND
THI New Balms'. AT BLACKPRIARS.—The Lords of the
Admiralty report to parliament their opinion that the
alteration proposed by the company in the intended new
railway bridge over the Thames at Blackfriars should not be
permitted. Originally it was proposed that the clear height
of the headway tinter the soffit of the bridge should be
nowhere less than 27 feet above Trinity high water mark.
It is now proposed to repeal that provision, and that the
headway ulster each arch shall be such as the con-
servators of the river Thames shall prescribe, not being
more at the centre of each arch than 27 feet nor less thaa
20 feet, and the Admiralty in the exercise of their juris-
diction over all tidal and navigable rivers require that the
headway and waterway of the proposed bridge shall be
made to correspond, aa far as possible, with that ;Imposed
to be given in the new Blackfriars roadway bridge to be
built by the Corporation of London.
lislutentitte Cimbei:E. —We have much plea-
sure in stating that at a meeting of the council held at the
town residence of Mr. Hanbury on Thursday, the Rev.
Arthur O. Butler, Fellow of Oriel, and Assistant Master
of Rugby, was unanimously elected Head Master of
Haileybury College. The appointment is one which
cannot fail to give universal satisfactioo. Mr.
Butler his the highest qualifications for the poet, and
indeed seems to possess them by inheritance. His
father, the late Dr. Butler, Dean of Peterborough, was
a former Head Master of Harrow, one of his brothers is the
present Heed Master of Harrow, sod another brother is
Second Mager of Cheltenham College. Mr. Butler comes
to Haileybury from a school which has long been in the
highest repute, and there cannot be a doubt that the as.
nouncement of his appointment will at once bring a host of
applications for admission. The college could not open under
better auspices. The arrangements which are being actively
made for the opening of the college attest the anxiety
of the council to do all that is possible to promote the coat-
fort of the pupils, and facilitate the studies of the place.—
Hertford Iterrurs.

Oita THOUSAND WaIaHYEN FOR PARIS AND THE
OREAT EXHIBITION IN LONDON.—Such is the title of a
prospectus just issued Ly some gentlemen of Swansea,
who are promoter of • scheme milled the "Great
Camliro•French Excursion;' the object of which is to
enable great numbers of the population of South Wales
to visit Paris and the Great Exhibition in London at •
cheap rate. The prospectus states that " the recent treaty
of commerce with France, by which two great nations
have mutually held forth to each other the olive brooch
of lasting peace, renders a more intimate knowledge of
their respective resources of great importance to the people
of both countries ; for they will thus be enabled to &ppm
ciate the mutual requirements which each can most !Wean-
, tageously supply to the other." Committees will be formed
in each town, and persons will be enabled to pay the costs
of their excursion ticket's by weakly instalments. The mat-
ter is being taken up here very warmly, and several per-
ilous of intlueuce have consented to act on the committee.—
Brirfol .llcrritry.
UNIVERSITY RIFLE MATsm.—At the meeting of
the National Rifle Association in July,there will be a match
(which it is hoped, like the boat race and cricket match, will
in future be annual) between Oxford sod Cambridge, 10
from each University. The mom for this year are 200.
300, 100, and 600 yards, five shots at each range, Enfield
rifles aed Hytlie position. The Oxford University Rifle
corps warn inspected on the 25th ult.. by Colonel M'Murdo,
who was received by Colooel the Hoe. R. H. Spencer, and
the adjutant, Captain W. F. Jones. The total number of
the regiment exceeds 500, of whom 309 mustered for io-
enaction. After noticing a great improvement in their drill
since last year, sod remarking that nut half the complicated
mao,euvres they had gone through were needed in action.
Colonel 31'3f unlo said that the volunteer corps of the two
universities were regarded with special interest in coo-
oexiou with the question which heal been lately discussed,
of introducing military education at Oxford and Cam-
bridge. If these corps were well established and efil-
Meat, to take an active pert in them could not but be in
accordance with the tastes and occupations of students who
were preparing theater the army. He hoped to have the
pleasure of commanding the corps in Hyde Park on the 9th
of June, when he felt sure that, with a little preparation, '
they would acquit themselves with credit to the University.
He concluded by congratulating them not only on their pre-
sent efficiency, but on the equally pleasing feet that the
volunteer movement was progressing and becomine more
popular among them, if he might judge from their increas-
ing numbers and attendance at drill.
A SPLIT IN THE CANIP.—WO See, from the
" Literary Intelligeoes" of the various papers, that • large
portion of the staff of the Saturday Review have carried
their pens and gall.hags over to the London iterie,r. Well,
ilo you think there will be learning and illmature enough for
two papers? We don't know about the former.—Paock.