The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-28 00:00:00

LATEST PAIMMTLARS.-(THIS DAY).

During the whole of this morning a number
of people docked round the house No. 1, St. AlMn's-build-
ingi, China-walk, Lambeth, where the man James Hagan,
who was remanded yesterday by the Lambeth polies magis-
trate, murdered hie wife by strangling her at ea early boor
yesterday morning. Indeed, the excitement was so great
when the details became known through the circulation of
the morning papers, that several additional constables were
placed upon duty to keep the thoroughbee clear.
From what can be gathered there appears no doubt that
both the parties had been drinking ; but she evidence
of the witness Wallace as to Hagan's laying on his
wife and grasping her throat with his heed, requires only
the corroboration which may be given, by the result of
the post mortal evve•invvion which will be made of the
body, to ss.ksle the capital charge which has been made
spinet Hagan.
Yr. Inspector Conatable, of the L dividoe, who has the
awe in hand, le worlds( with. Yr. Adamson, the summoning
caw of the district, in pUing up the evidence, which will
be hid before Showcases jury.
Yr. Carter, the °mem for East Surrey, has issued his
order for a post +aortae examination to be made, and
directed that a jury shell be summoned to assemble to-
, morrow (Thursday) even*.

MIL ADDIRLSP, M.P. ON THE CRIMINAL
QUZIPPION.

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The annual meeting of the Saltley Reformatory
was held at Birmingham yestaday, at noon. The Right
Hon. C. B. ADDIRIXT, M.P., presided. The Mayor of
Birmingham, Mr. Charles &sage, Mr. Charles Hoke
bridge, the the itev. Dr. Miller, Mr. Charles Etatdiff, and other
active promoters of the reformatory movement, were
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Mr. ADDERLET, in opening the proceedings, mid that
happily reformatory institutions were so thoroughly esta-
blished, not only in Birmingham bat also throughout the
whole Idagdoen, that there was little more to remark at
their anniversaries than at other established institutions,
ankles something novel, which was not the case with re-
formatory inatitutioas, should COMM He was happy to
say that at that moment legislation had cored to be ne-
cessary. As long as the subject was new—so long as lees-
!Won was on its trial, or in a tentative state—e 3 long these
imtitutions suffered under the disadvantages arising in
°comedian with that uncertainty. Now they might consi-
der all such questions at an end—he hoped satis-
factorily at an end—in the successful eetabliah-
meet of reformatories throughout the whole kingdom.
At this moment the question throughout the country, and
one which would shortly engage the attention of Parliament,
was the treatment of grown-up criminals, and the right
mode of punishing adult criminals. In thin matter, where
we ought to have dealt with them meet severely there we
had too much taken the softer view of the subject, and bad
attempted to educate men who, in many instances, were
past education. The more correct way would be first a de-
terring one by the infliction of pain, and the second object
that in the proof:as no harm should be done. but that all
favourable influences should be brought to bear. He hoped
sow that they had to deal with the treatment of those
great questions of aims and violence which are now so
rife, that the people would bear in mind this simple prin-
ciple of the process most be one of deterrence. They must
inflict pain, and not flinch from inflicting it where it would
be the only deterrent. They must make punishment deci-
sive and certain, and they must inflict that punishment
without flinching. He hoped that would be the proems
adopted in dealing with this question. Be did sot know
whether reformatories bad been long enough in operation
for them to form an opinion as to their influence
on mime. During the time boys had been soot
to reformatories, there could not have been any
increase in the great criminal class. The effect of reforma-
tories in breaking up the great nurseries of crime would,
doubtleas, teed to a decrease of crime ad :be was
to lad that there were signs of such a result happy
present time there were fewer young than there
used to be, and there was a smaller quantity of fresh blood
brought in to a career of crime. They ought therefore to
look forward, as the source IRS cut off that the flow would
be less, and in time that the stream might almost die away.
He said almost die away, for it was absurd to suppose that
all crime would cease, but that they would escape from a
gnat deal of crime.
The report was adopted, and several formal resolutioos
• agreed to, the meeting halm addrowed by O. Stores, Fag.
(maw), Mr. M. °why, Mr. O. H. Bresehrifte, Dr. Miller,
ma Wein.

Mr. P. A. Taylor addressed a meeting of his 00m.
etittients at Leicester, on Monday evening. The tom gee-
tleman referred at great length to the American war. He
warmly espoused the cause of the North, and expressed the
utmost confidence in the ultimate triumph of the Federal
government.
THE DBASTER AT THE PHINCEM'S THEATRE.
Very little change had taken place last evening in either
of the patients now 1 ing side by side in the female acci-
dent ward at Mi x Hospital; but, if anything, the
state of poor Smith is somewhat lower than at the time
of our last account. Mn. Perkins, whom maiden name
—under which she appeared on the public stage—is Hunt,
is in great pain, but is able to *immerse ; and, indeed, her
account of the accident is most circumstantial and pre-
cise. The statement which she has more than epee given
rime tall honour to the heroic self-forgetfulness of ber cow-
, penile, who, shoat aortae' of her fate, flew to reader as-
sistauce. The fan of the young wourae Perkins is not
bunt above the mouth, and even retains the colour of youth
and health, nor is her hair even scorched. But the sight of
the other poor creature is piteous in the extreme. Very
little of her face is left exposed, the head being wrapped in
cotton wool, and the flesh that is visible is as black as •
cinder. Siam her admirin' she has beta eoesturtJy at-
tended by her mother, who dem not have be bedside for
five minutes at a time.
Haar.= or Lownesr.—The weekly return of the
Registrar Gemmel shows that the number of deaths in
Loudon registered in the week that aided last Saturday
was 1.426. The avenge number in corresponding weeks of
ten yearn 1853-62 is, with a correction for increase of popula-
tion, 1,483. The deaths in last week were, there'. ee, lees
by 37 than they would have been if the averee rate of
mortality towards the end of January had ruled. The
births in last week exceeded the deaths by 660. Seventeen
cases of small-pox were returned. About half the number
was in the Small-pox Hospital. The mortality from messier
declined to 33 the half of which occurred in
the west dish icts. This complaint appears to be
rife in the Belgrave sub-district, and that of St.
John Westminster ; in the former 7, in the latter 6
deaths were recorded. Scarlatina showed also • decrease ;63
deaths were referred to it, and 12 to diphtheria. There
were 10 deaths from marlatina in Paddington. It prevails
chiefly is the north and west district& There were 71
deaths from typhao arid typhoid fever„ he., 25 of which
occurred in the east districts, the Bethnal-green Town sub-
district having returned 4, If daend New Town 5. Lest
week the deaths from all causes declined slightly ori those
of the previous week; those treat phthisis also deelto.d ; but
bronchitis roes from 170 deaths to 186. Ught °magma-
rians died in the week ; the oldest was •w' w, aged 99
years and 3 months, from klonsertca, who iu lon East
Loudon Workhouse. Last week the births of 1,079 boys
and 1,007 girls, in all 2,006 children, were regis' ered
London. In the tea corresponding weeks oi the years
1853.62 the average number (ooneded) was 1,994.
THE SPAWNING SEANON IN THE Emile L. —ln
the sod of last week the &trick was in high Goo!, and a
new " run" of salmon made their way upwards. The large
proportion of melted mow forming the flood had au injuri-
oue effect on the fish, and many were taken from the sides
in a sickly and dying state. The meld erected a, rem the
river at Selkirk is perhaps the most serious obstacle the fish
have to contend with in their upward progress, on sareint
of the length of the ascent, which is from 30(t. to :=)ft., at
an angle of 20 deg. Of the numbers which have been
seen attempting to scale it since Saturday, wily one
now and again of the smeller sired fish have b. en able
to manage it. The conieguenoe is that the heavier
fish, after many unsucosieful &Hasps, fell t
he to the
below, and from the eauld for about tis., miles
re:lnwards, they are occupying the spawning-gr. and io
home's. numbees. In former years, few person.. except
such as bad an eye to business, oared to be semi oo the
bank. of the river, but the extraordinary number o' fish on
some of the favourite streams this season has ail oaled an
interesting sight to many who had no hostile inteutions
and 'notwithstanding the vigilance of the wateli.re, the
ease with which they could be captured has of late been a
temptation too strong for some to resist—Scotsma.r.