The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-20 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 20, 1863•

ESSAYS AND REVIEWS.

JrDICIAL COMMITTER OF THE PRIVY COLTNCLL.
(THIS DAY.)
WILSON V. FENDALL.

The bearing of this Cale was resumed at half-past ;
ten this morning. Mr. Wilson entered into an examination 26
of the views of Scriptural inspiration of various divines; eR
citing the opinions of Grotius, Bishop Law, and other St
authors, for the purpose of showing that the literal inspire ffi
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tion was not held by any of them. The Epistles, he observed, in
contained many matters essential to salvation respecting Sist
which there was no pretence to Divine inspiration oa the st
part of the authors. St. John in his gospel stated distinctly le
that be wee writing of what he had seen and heard. It was,
he (Mr. Wilson) believed, for the interest of the Chris es
tiara religion and of the church, that the extreme views
which hadbeen held on this subject should be abandoned, and tt
hence be suggested that in his essay. The essay had been I
condemned, not for the subject charged, but for something t
else. He fully recognised inspiration in the sense which
he himself contended was the right one.

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SUDDEN DEATH OF ♦ LONDON DANIEL—This
morniug information was reosived by Mr. C. J. Cutter, ooe
of the coronets for West Kent, of the sadden death of Mr.
Oswald Smith, of the firm of Smith, Payne, sod Co.,
bankers, Lombard-street. It appears that the deceased,
who was about fifty years of age, was walking in his garden,
when he was observed to fall, and almost immediately

Mterwards expired.
ALARYING FIRS AT LORD MONTAGUR'B.—About
half-past 4 o'clock yesterday morning • fire broke out at
Richmond House, Twickenham, the residence of Lord Mon-
tague, originating in the domestic OffiCt4 adjoining the
house. The building, consisting of kitchen, scullery, ser-
vants' hall, with three servants' bedrooms, with the furni-
tare, servants' wearing apparel, arc., was wholly destroyed.
The two Twickenham parish engines were promptly in at-
tendance, and the Richmond engine arrived about three-
quarters of an hour later, but even then, through some
unaccountable blundering, a supply of water could not be
obtained, sad although the water company have supplied
the omeseary kayo, hc., to the pariah authorities,
still in this case it appears they had to resort
to the old practice of sending to Isleworth for the
torneock to come and turn on the main. However, his
lordship, in company with the firemen, Messrs. Hubbard
and Son, and several neighbours, worked hard with the
fire-buckets, emptying the various water-butt.. cisterns,
pumps, tee:, and mainly stayed the progress of the flames
ere a sufficient supply of water could be obtained to work
the engine. The Teddington engine arrived at about •
quarter put 6, just ss the supply came. The cook, house-
maid, kitchenmaid, sod nurse were sleeping in the bed-
rooms, and had a very narrow escape of being burnt to
death, saving nothing but what they stood upright in.
The building is insured in the Sun Fire-office, and the
origin of the fire is thought to be an overheated floe.
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FRIGHTFUL CHILD MURDER IN SALFORD. —.tat II
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the Balfoed polies court yesterday morning, before Mr. H.
L. Trafford and the Mayor of Salford, a young woman
named Elisabeth Benyon, 20 years dap, wee placed in the
dock charged with the wilful murder of her own child, a a
boy twelve months old. Sergeant Greenwood, of the la
°minty police forme, amid that from information he received I
he on the 18th inst. went to e. house in Eccles, where the
'whipper bad lodged. He there maw the prisoner, and said
to her, " Elizabeth, you have a child, have you not r She
replied that she had. Witeees asked her where it was, and
she then said, " I gave it to • woman on Tuesday night,
near Hulme church. Sloe was tall, and told me she lived at
No, 9, Newton-street, Halm " Greenwood told her he
should have to lock her up on suspicion of having destroyed
the child, and about eleven o'clock the same night he spoke
to the prisoner and told her that the story she had given
was untrue. Prisoner then said, " I will tell you whore
the child is if you will not put me in those cells.' Omen- I
wood told her he could not make any promise of that kind,
and the prisoner said immediately after, "I put it in the
water, and if you will go along with me I will show you
where it was, and added—" I should never have done it but
for a man who came along with me from Deanegate on the g
way home. He said I was to tie a stone round the child's It
neck,and throw them both into the river. I went to the river B
side,obtaioad • large'stooe and tied it round the child's neck, 84
sad threw it into the river, about two yard. from the bank,
sear Mode Wheel Mill ; a distant church clock at the same et
moment chimed twelve." Greenwood accompanied the gs
prisoner to the place which she mentioned, and she pointed al
out the place where she bad thrown the child into the U
river, ad where it was afterwards found. Witness found 131
some pawn tickets on the prisoner relating to some baby's
clothing. The prisoner, who seemed very deeply affected
by bur position, was then remanded till Tuesday next.
SERIOUS ROBBKRY.-011 Thursday afternoon Mr.
James Kirk, the treasurer to the Staleybridge Relief Com-
mittee, discovered that John Sergeant, the confidential
clerk to the committee, had absconded with a considerable
sum of money in notes and gold. At., subsequently ascer-
tained to be 4221.25. 1111. Of this sum 491. are in gold, and
the remainder, excepting the small sum of 2s. Ild., in Bank
of England notes. All the numbers of the notes have been
advertised, and a reward of 301. has been offered for the
apprehension of the delinquent and the recovery of the
money. Mr. John Leech, cotton-spinner sad manufacturer,
will make all the lees good to the funds of the committee.

SHARE LISTS.--(THIS DAY.)

Two o'CLoci.

The railway market is inactive to-day, with little pSLo
business, and prices have not varied to any im-
Mi
portant extent. The tendency on the whole, how-
ever, is unfavourable. Midland stock has declined Ime
I per cent., and London and North Western, Ito
Great Western, and Lancashire and York- IN
shire 4. South Eastern has improved SI
London and North Western stock is now quoted as
1021 to ; Great Western 664 to 67 ; Mid- St
land, 1291 to ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
1114 to I ; Caledonian nal to ; South Eastern, at.
92i to ; Great Easteno, 63 to ; Great Northern, too
128 to 129 ; and London South Western, 100
1054 to I. toe
The securities of the Grand Trunk Railway of tre
Canada are inquired for. Indian lines are firm. is.
Foreign railway shares are quiet. 100