The Express.
London, England, 1863-04-22 00:00:00

THE NUADSR IN ST. OILZBB.

szatra OP LONDON.
It appears from the weekly return of the ' BOW-lITREKT.—(reis DAY.)
RorLdiar.moaisai that the dawn in London i, the week John Richards,. aged 31, who stated that be ent
ter, mid heed at 25, Cresesenstreat, Euatoo-read,
that ended on Saturday was 1,447. This number shows a upon his own onufeasion with the murder of
degrease on that of the previous week, which woe 1,610, zetiu=sche:,.. The min was „eh crowded, an inv.,.
but is still unusually high for the middle of April. The pee prevailing that the papaw, was reply the ppd..r.
Bert... pri?Der own in. I asked him what he
Iv number of deaths obtained from the returns of a dohs Hen, 574 H—About quarter to tee o'clock lad
week in each of the last ten jean conaspeadieg with lost night "an on did, at this old adios, Bobertetrem.
week, and corrected for an increasing popdatloa„ is 1,283. wanted. He said, in reply, " I west to see the inspector."
The enema le the preent return, therefore, mormut• to 166- I told him the iospector had removed to the new steaks is
The death' of old people
_were clearly lam numerous lad the Kinpland-1014. I then asked him what he wanted al
week than those contained in many previous retsina. le see the inspector for. Hs said, " 1 want to give myself up
the lost week of February the tote' deaths were 1,440, ea for murdering in or et St. Giles'i." lam not certain whether
amount which is almost the mine as that which is now re- he mid " ion" or 'id." I said, "If you wait a moment I will
turned, whilst the proportions at different ages vary in a We, pee y you
to the situ
station.
I wee t to the doom for
considerable degree. The deaths wader 20 yeah of ego have the omixes d taking a hey from the inside to lock the
risen from 712 in that week to 766 in last weak i sad those emcee Seeing a share passing I told him to go to U.
at 60 yew! aed upwards heel, decreased olel n - cabstard and fetch the water-man (hackney-carriage atteo
The oomplaints which chiefly attack COMM. In
to dant). I wanted assistance, as the prisoner appeared
Puma more emell-pox wee Mal in 42 the le!t very much excited. On the way to the statics
week of February, but in the Moot return the muntir ls ha said something I did not bear, sod them I told hiss
62; mediae has increased from 36 to 56; darlatino from to be careful whet he did eav, as it might be used in
68 to 86 ; whooping-cough from 64 to 7L The deaths from evidence against him. Passing by a aaidio_
typhus were 67 last week. Dighton of the 62 cum of wantedgo tied heee ; 7,7 d Deer rHe
tried to pt
smell-Pox occurred et 20 pars of age and upward'. Thu away from us, and I was obliged to hold him very tight.
disease caused 5 deaths in the subdistrict of St. John, told him if he would go to the station quietly I would give
Westminster, and sin Poplar. Meadea was rammed in 6 him a drink when he rot there. He wbea to the statue
cases in the andistriet of St. James, Bermondsey ;4 in St. with me. That was all he r aid. The inspector told him
Peter, Walworth ; and Bin Chelsea. Scarlatina numbered he careful whet cinema". be answered. aulfiiieeaid he would
10 deaths in Islington, 4 in Limehoom, 6 in St. Pr4er answer no questions. He did not answer any. He refused
Walworth. A domestic servant (female) eW !loam, to give his name and same. The inspector desired rile to
at 64, star-'treat, Paddieleos, from chloroform sang- take him to St. Gilt's—to the stetioo boas* in Clark'obuild.
eistered for en oPoratioa. (Inquest). The widow of a Ine He was not sober. He was not very drunk, but 1
bricklayer, aged 78 years, was found dead on the 10th inst. could ma that he had been drinking rather freely.
et 47. Little Otorgootreet. aotome-towo, from " ethemtiou Mr, Burnaby reed the intones deposition over to him.
from went of the °mums necenuriss of life." (Inoseet)- I Mr. Henry (to the prisoner)—Do you wish to ask the
An apprentice seaman, aged 16 years, died without medical whams say q.tion.
Mesoderm* from " see sit ete and nervous fewer." Of elu The I have no recollection of what occurred ;
nonagenarian widows whose deaths are recowdod, two hod pp eh. Thep is not the slighteet foundation fa
attained the vas respectively of 95 and 96 pan. Last what I mid. My wife will prove that I was at horns.
week the birth al 1,052 boys and 1,068 girls, in all Some mouths ago I was thrown off a cab, and when I have
2,060 children, ware registered in Leedom. In the tea "eweg to drink it gets into my heed.
corresponding weeks of the yam 166362 the average clearly appeared Gael the statemmte of other winnow
number (corrected) was 1,977. I that the prisoner had accused himself of the crime in a
evokes frolic, and that he was at his work at the time
of the murder.
Mr. Hoary (to the prisoner)—The police were perfectly
jadilisd in detaining you in custody on your own confesin,
sad I world detain you further if I thought there was dry
rfur that confession, but es it is (nitride's that then
nai foundation for it --(The prisoner—" Not the last ")
I shall discharge you. The imperilment you have under.
pee is the ocessquence of your own &unknown.
The prisoner was then discharged.
DINDCTICEIT or car assess a 010141-111TZEIT.
Mr. Risotto, solicitor to the St. Odessa vestry, applied for
warrants for the apprehension of the keepers of seven
Douses in George-street, including that in which the murder
was committed, with a dew to their indictment on the
charge of keeping brothels sad disorderly houses. The
houses in question ere 2,3, 4,5, 6,9, and 10. The wankel'
wan granted, and Mr. Broddick, the inspector of nuisances,
ras bound over to prowled*.

The amount proposed by the government to be
voted aa a supplementary estimate far civil senior towards
the expense of a national memorial for hie late Royal
Highoem the Primo Consort is 50,0001.
The estimate of the snm required to enable her
Ms}sety to make a pent to the navel and land forme em-
ployed in the expedition to Kutch sod Yeats* in the
year 1855, on amount of the value of the stores eaptured,
is 85,9251.
Mr. Buxton's motion for leave to bring in a bill
to amend the Ante of Uniformity now stands for the 19th of
next month. . .

Mr. Black intends to move, as an amendment to
Kr. Wballey's motion on Maynocat College :—" To leave
out from the word' That' to the end d the question, in
order to add the words ' • select emounitios be appointed
to consider of all grant. of money from the Consolidated
Fund or the annul estimates to religious denominations in
Ireland for the maintenance of public worship, or the train-
ing of public teachers of religion, with a view to their gra-
dual diminution and ultimate extinction, in the manner that
may be lead inoonvenient, and without interfering with the
expressed or implied rights of the present recipients' instead
tbengol."

THE FATAL wear Ar 11ACZNIMMAR.SHES.

VERDICT OF BANSLAITORTER.—(THIN DAY.)
Thin morning Mr. John Humphrey., one of the
McMinn commis, reamed at the. Loader Hostasl the
rumetigateon into the circumstances of the recent poise
fight between limenel Howlett and Sawrael Nye* ia
which the latter woe killed, princip•lly, It wee
through the brutal cosdnot of the seconds, who peubsdant
up to the eoconnter while he was totally usconscious.
Mr. Horny appeared for Howlett, lit. Waimea for the
relatives of the deceased, and Hr. Bt. Ann for the
Hammonds.
Mr. James Hammond said that he wee a licensed vie
Waller, keeping the Marion Arms public-home. He knew
Howlett and Rivett. He never heard Brett challenge
Howlett or any other man. Witnese never held the stakes
for the fight He saver took deceased's watch as secant,
ter the stakes, or put down 5/. out of his mahhox. He
knew nothift about the fight until it was all over.
Henn inson said that les was present at the fight, and
saw some one with • watch in his hand calling time. He
did not think he could recognise that person again. He
osly knew one of the seconds—James Lewin—a man of
colour, who acted for Howlett. At the last round but one
de eased felL Hie beakers "decor him up to the next round.
He was not able to keep his feet.
John Prior said that there was great confusion after the
het round but one, in coweequsoce of demand being us.
able to fight. His had was hinging_ down on bi
shoulders, and he was naseleee. Wiens' was r
disgasted with the sight that he left the ground. Amu of
colour seined James Lewis appeared to now Howlett.
and the deceased. Two or three °then likewise sameite
act as mow* to both. He heard that Lewis bed fought is
the ring some years ago. Witness heard ram peewees my
that deemed could fight dill, that he was a cur, and wade.
to give it ap.
ByMr. finery—Howlett had kid a great deal of Weed
he had barn peony well throned by the little Ina. Wit.
now heard • second say deceased—" Rh lina go ca, yoa
have sot • mark on you.to You look like " Deemed
was in a better condition than Howlett, sod hit Buda.
The Coroner having read over the &scallions of the nu-
IMMO= wittiness, said that, notwithatandirig that nearly all
the witossese were so singularly reticeet, the fellowiag
hots wen clearly ascertained—that deceased was killed by
blows received in • fight with Howlett, and list
the Oakes had been posted at the Masks
Arms to William Hammond, James Hama end beim
and that both the Hannan& were subsequwelly at Its
light siding and abetting in it. With the emesplin
Lewis, the seconds were not very clearly ideedelled, and be
was informed by the police that two of them bad dad. Al
than pined to have been aiding or abettleglite=
tight wen of course amenable to the charnel m
The jury returned • verdict of "Maaalmeater aphid
Samuel Howlett, James Lewis, and others nakson, who
acted se woods ; and the jury wish to envies their opinion
that the seconds were more culpable than the man Howlett,
who actually fought the deceased."
The coroner then issued his warrant for the detention of
Howlett and Lewis in custody until their trial at the next
nesions of the Central Criminal Court.

Mr. Gathorne Hardy intends on the second
reading of the Church-rates Abolition Bill to move, " That
it be reed a sewed time this day ail months."

Mr. Richard Long, on goMg into committee on
Prima Malden Bill, will move, "That this hosse will.
epos this day six meths, resolve itself into the said corn.
Dative"

Sir James Fergusson to-morrow will ask the
Chancellor of the Exchequer whether there is aoy inks.
tion of altering the existing machinery by which the wares.
meat for the income tax is imposed; and, if not, whether
that assessment will in future be made under ell the
schedules by the local authorities.
Mr. Ferrand intends on Monday next to move
the following resolution :—" That, in the opinion of this
house, it is the duty of the government to tolui into cosi-
sidentioa, without delay, what measures may be necessary
to reLieve the distress which prevails in the cotton mono-
facturing dietriete, so that the people may no logger coax
sinus unemployed."
Tux House or LOKDS AND THE MwrsorouriN
RAILWAY Commomearios.—The select committee of the

Howe of Lords, appointed to inquire whether any, and, if
may, which of the schemes now before parliament for the
cowl:motion of lines of railway within the limits of the
metropolis, an be proceeded with in the present swim
without the riot of interfering with the future adoption of
a comprehensive plan of metropolitan railway communica-
tion ; and to consider what prevision can be made
for the securing such a comprehensive system, with
the greatest advantage to the public, and the least
Moonvenience to the local arrangements of the me-
tropolis, have reported to the house as follows :
That the committee have met, and having considered the
bills referred to them according to the terms of the refe-
rence, but without any coosideration of their merit*, they
are of opinion that there is no resew why the following
bills should not be proceeded with in the ordinary course,
Midland Railway (Extension to Loudon) Bill;
Barnes, Hammersmith, and Kensingtoo Railway Bill
[H. Id (the agent for the bill having informed
the committee that it is not intended to pro-
ceed with that portion of the line between Ensaingtos
and the Junction with the West London Extension Rail-
way) ; Hammersmith and City Railway Bill [KW ; Pre-
toria Station and Pimlico Railway Bill [H.L.] ; Tottenham
and Hampstead Junction Railway Bill [7l.L.] ; Lon-
don, Chatham, and Dover Railway (No. 1) Bill
[ILL), (with the exception of the Thames Branch) ;
Ludgate Statioa and Junction Railways Bill (H.L.);
London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway (Extensions
and Alterations, he.) Bill. And the committee are also of
opinion that it is not expedient to proceed further with the
But London and Rotherhithe Railway Bill [H.L] ; Grand
Surrey and Common/1 Docks Railways Bill [H. L] ; Metro-
politan, Tottenham, and Hampstead Railway Bill [ILL ;
Rotberbithe Railway Bill (R.L.]; London Railway (Vic-
toria Section) &IL

.-(THIS DAL)

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