The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-07 00:00:00

THE EXPREK WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 7, 1364.

I o'clock, fell to the lot of the prisoner. The first mate,
Peterson, had bad his watch, and had turned into his berth.
During tun prisoner's watch it was hie a uty to be on the deck,
hut, abort o'clock, Peterson was • iurlad 1.• a noise.
lie Liiely jumped • ut of his Leith, and keaieg out
be saw the prieuser in .se captain's cabsa with • pistol in
his band. The primmer pointed the pistol at Peterson on
wiciug him, and tried to tire it off, bat the weapon missed
try, a.d to mischief resulted on that OCCOMiOO. The first
mate then rushed on deck in a stets of feu and excitement,
saying, •• I cannot tblsk lb hat has happeeed to oar second
mate. but he has tried to shout me." The prisoner thee came
on deck, and walked up and down io an excited state, and on
some of c Le sailors asking him what was the matter, replied
to the effect "that the old man (meaning the captain) Ills
been trying to stnks me." The ciptun at this time came
up, and called out, " Where's the wooed mate; have 3uu
boo d him!" The prisoner upon that tarried round, and
pointing his pistol at the captain tired at his heed, and the
captain then NIL Pnsoneesgain went below, and the rest
of the crew became much alarmed, as they on their part
had no arms or ammunition on deck, and they heard the
prisoner kindled arms below. In the meantime Alice, the
steward, had tendered artistahce to the wounded captain,
still lying on the deck by the compeniou ladder, and bathed
he had with vinegar sad water, but he laid there all but
dead. He several times opeocd his mouth, se
At trying to speak, but he could not utter a
single word. Alton induced two of the crew to
assist in carrying the wounded captain forward, and in
three-quarters of an hoar after he had bees shot the no.
happy man died. On examining his body, sot only were
two bullet wounds found in his bead, bat his right urn had
been banked or cut nearly off, as if by a hatchet or some
heavy weapon of that tried, and there were other wounds
about his body. The crew remained in great slum, and
the prisoner did not again come up until half-put two
o'clock in the morning. He then brought op with him
some of his clothing, end some provisions, and other things.
He carried a double-barrelled gun in one band, a double-
barrelled pistol in the other, and had a dagger stuck in
his belt. He ordered the crew to pet hie things in the
lifeboat, and he then got into the boat himself. He was very
impatient at the slow lowering, and he cut away the tack-
ling and the boat dropped in the water, and the prisoner
then went off. This was on the 21st Jane, bat it was mid-
winter in the southern hemisphere. After the ship had
been left by the prisoner it was found he bad left one of his
guns upon the deck, and Alton took it up and fired at the pri-
soner in the boat. The prisoner fired in return several times.
but no mischief ensued on either aide. The crew found the
ammunition was gone, sad the captain's gold wateh end the
prisormes watch were also mining. They saw blood in the
captain's cable, and marks of violence on the ceiling and
on the sofa, which had been damaged by a hatchet or toma-
hawk. They foetid • hatchet near the companion ladder,
which ought to have been and had been in the prisoner's
cabin. The next day the ship again came rip with the
prisoner in the boat, and fired on him, they having in the
meantime made some bullets, and they succeeded in making
his bat leak. They then put out the jolly-boat and seized
the prisoner, brought him on board, and put him in irons.
The first mate took the command after the captain's death,
and proceeded to Pernambuco, where a naval court was held
for the purpose of an inquiry, and the result was the send-
ing of the prisoner and the witnesses to England, in order
that be might be tried on their evidence.
Mr. Gun°e addressed the jury for the prisoner, arguing
the general absence of motive, and that the injury was the
result of •quarrel is the cabin, sad that it was done without
premeditation, in the heat of blood, and in self-defence, and
was therefore no more than manslaughter.
The jury retired, and were abseat about as hour, when
they returned with a verdict of ManalaugAter.
The Judge reserved his sentence, subject to a reference to
the Court of Crown Cases Reserved, as there were some
points of law raised as to the precise ownership of the ship.
The prisoner, who had preserved a calm demeanour
throughout, and was of most respectable appearanoe in dream
and manners, was then removed.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.—STArroaD, Dxc. 6.
(Moro Mr. Ja•Mos 8y!...)

Charles Brousih, 24, miner, was arraighed, charged with
the wilful it,urd«r of George Walker, on the 27th of Jol7
last, at Biguall Hill, in the parish of Audley.
Mr. Boughey and Mr. Bradley were for the prosecution,
and the prisouer haying engaged no counsel, Mr. Pritchard
wee instructed by the court.

Deceased wee 74 yews of age, sad wee • brokeadown
farmer, living in • but on the verge of • farm
of same L 1) acres, which he had at one time held for many
years as tenant. He had well•to-do friends, but his hermit
Ide was his own selection, from choice and not from neces-
sity. He slept upon • rude couch, with hay for his bed, and
eoltiveted the pleas of wires land on which his hovel stood.
On the night before the murder a relative had given him
half-a-crown ; and • friend named John Noroop, a labourer,
spent some time with him in his rude homy Deceased ap-
Credto be in his usual robust health. In completion of
promine, Noroop resumed his visit on the following
evening between six ford seven o'clock. Noroop thee
foiled the dreamed lying • corpse in trout of his
but, with his skull frightfully fractured. His has
was also much disfigured, and there was • large quantity of
blood both within and without the but. Two 'meths
before, • gamekeeper mauled theory bartered so old watch
with the deceased, who wrote down the number (45,17?)
with chalk on • beam in his hovel. This watch was goes,
and there was no money on the old man's person, or in his
wretched teoeturot. A drecription of the watch was con.
veyed to the pawnbrokers, at Tuamtall, and at about 2
o'clock in the afternoon of Friday, the 29th
of July, the prisoner offered it in pledge at the
shop of Mr. Hahne, of thet tows, which is only
three or four miles from the scene of the murder.
He was detained, and at eight, when in custody,
he seat for • policeman and merle the following confes-
sion :—" 1 took the watch from the old mw. I had a
quarrel with my father. He (the father) struck me, and I
left the house and went to the hut to get • sleep. The
old man came to the door, but would not let me in. I
struck him with a piece of wood on the heed. I
don't know if I knocked him down. He began to
call out, and 1 bit him spin. I then struck
• match, and took the watch from him ; it was about mid-
night. I did it myself. Nobody was with me. Is he
dead'" This confession he repeated iu satsumas to &pith°,
sergeant, after he had been cautioned.
The prisoner is suffering from diabetes, and is evidently
in nearly the lost stage of that wasting disease. He had
to sit whilst in the dock, and Lad to be helped out of the
court by the gaoler several times during the trial.
The jury bound the prisoner Guilty of wilful murder,
sod,
Mr. Justice Spies sentenced him to death in the usual
form. -

11te prisoner did not display much emotion at the result,
his disorder seeming to hare made him so thoreughly AZ in-
valid that he was unable to duvet his attentmo for any
length of time to what was going on.

quenees of her going to prison ought not to be taken into
coosideratioa. There was no doubt eke would be degraded
thereby, but when she came out o pi ‘1.113 she ought to
nuke up her mind to pursue so hottest row,' of life for the
future. He senteoned her . be ituprtti....d sod k.pt to
hard labour for twelve ntonti.e.

TIM TM/ Johnson, 36, wearing the Crimean medal, was
indicted for maliciously wounding Elizabeth Booner, and
committing grievous bodily harm.
The proescutrix said she lived in Charlton-Arad, Easton-
road, and on the lot of December, at 25 minutes past 8 in
the evening, she wax walking aloes Mindleswetreet,
Somers-towo, when the prisoner, who was a complete
stranger to her, came up in front of her and attempt.] to
her throat with a knife. He said that he had got ber
then. Witness bid a pared iu her hand, which put up
to protect her throat, when he cut her tioger with the knife
to the bone. It was a long table knife be had in bee hand,
and be attempted to cut her across the throat with it. Wittier
said, "Oh, Ood, what have you done?' when the prisoner
immediately replied, "Oh, Christ, what have I dope! I
thought you were my wife ; I want to cut her throat.'
Police-constable 163 S said be took the prisoner into
custody.
The jury foetid the prisoner Guilty.
The Assistaat-Judge said it was so *eliding thing to
sentence a man who bad faithfully served his country, for
he had gone into the street with an intention of stablinng his
wife, but had mistaken the prapeautria for her. Most provi-
dentially she had this bundle, or he would have bees fried
fora most clear cased murder. He should send him toe
place where he would be kept from drink, and when he
came out of prison he would advise him to avoid drink as if
it was poison. He esetenced him to nine months' hard
labour.

THE POLICE COURIS.
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Frederick Guy, • constable of the X division of the
metropolitan police, stationed at Rotherbithe, was placed at
the bar before Mr. Woolrych, for final examination, charged
with robbing several other constable of wearing apparel and
other property under very disgraceful circumstances.
Mr. Branford, the superintendent of the division, attended
to prosecute by direction of the Commissioners of Polioe,
lied stated that the prisoner was • single man, and had been
ably six weeks in the force when he was detected. He was
stationed at the liotherhithe subdivision, and lodged with
other single men io the station•house there, and before •
week had passed he commenced his depredations. At last
the robberies became so numerous that he made inquiries,
and about a week ago the prisoner was given into custody.
Several eases were then gone into.
Mr. Superintendent Branford informed his worship that
there were about ten other cases of a similar nature, but he
presumed the evidence he had produced was sufficient for
the ends of justice. He understood the prisoner wished to
be dealt with under the Criminal Justice Act.

-lii:ifoolrych remarked it would be unnwerary to
ermine any more witnesses, as there was quite sufficient
evidence for trial. He asked the prisoner whether he pre-
ferred being tried by him to going to the seetions for trial.
If the former he must plead guilty.
Mr. Woolrych accepted his plea of guilty to two distinct
charges, and told him that his sou not an ordinary cue of
felony. He sou a os-constable, sworn in to protect the
property of the public, but as soon sa be obtained that posi-
tion, be commenced to rob his comrades. For the first
offence be sentenced him to six months, and the second
three months, making altogether nine months, hard labour
in Wandsworth house of correction.
THAMES.

William Thomas, a lad about 17 years of age, was charged
with usaultiog Eliza Prebend, • married woman, of No. 1,
Bidden-street, Canniog.town, Laser.
The complainant, who bed a bandage round her head, said
she was walking home with her husband at 1 o'clock that
morning, and were close to the iron bridp over the Lea
river,erhach divides the two counties of Middlesex and FANS,
when she saw the prisoner, who was intoxicated, and a men
in his company approaching in • contrary direction. The
Prisoner threw his arms round her neck, sad she said to him,
'• Get away, you drunken fool," and pasha him. He im-
mediately struck her on the eyelwith bin clenched Li, and
knocked her down. The blow rendered her insensible. When
she recovered the prisoner was in custody.
At the request of the magistrate the woman uncovered her
eye, which was much swollen and discoloured.
Mr. Paget raised his hands, and laid—That is the most
frightful black eys I ever saw in my life. Are you in much
Witness--I
Witness—l am in great pain, indeed, sir.
The husband of the complainant, and Butler, • polios con-
stable. No. 80 K, confirmed the statement of Mn. Prehaed
in every particular.
The prisoner said he was a lighterman's apprentice. He
did not know that he struck the woman. If be did he was
sorry for it. He hoped the magistrate would look over the
matter and not punish him.
Mr. Paget—Not punish you, indeed. A young roman
striking that respectable woman quietly walking home with
her husband. This is • monstrous thing. If I were not to
visit this case with severe punishment the public streets
would be impassable for women. It is a vary bad cans
indeed. For this brutal and unprovoked assault I motels*
you to be imprisoned for two months and kept to bard
labour.

George Thomas, a rough-looking boy, not quite IS years
of age, and who was described as a striker at an iron factory,
was charged with indecently assaulting Amelia Harrison, a
married woman, of So. 2, Nelson-street, Bromley.
The complainant said she was pasting over Bromley-bail
fields on Monday night, at half-put 10 o'clock, when the
prisoner came behind her, suddenly raised her clothes with
one band and with the otter seized her person in • grossly
improper manner. In answer to questions by the mama.
trite the witness most reluctantly described the infamous
outrage committed upon her, and said the prisoner hurt
her. She warn five months advanced in pregnancy.
The prisoner denied touching the woman at a►l, and said
she hit him on the lip. On her denying this and the magic
trate intimating that he must commit the prisoner for trial
for an indecent assault, he began crying, admitted his guilt,
asked forgiveness, and requested that his mother should be
sent for.

Mr. Paget said be should not send for the primped"'
mother. He consulted with Mr. Per, the chief clerk, and
mid he had been in doubt whether he should not mama
the prisoner for trial at the sessims. The prisoner was •
grossly profligate young blackguard, and must be punished
for laying his hands on • woman so iodematly. He sen-
tenced him to be imprisoned two months and kept to hard
labour.

ANOTHER Flag IN THE Crrr.—Tmat evening a
fire broke out in the warehouses of Mesas. Bennock and
Co., silk mercers, &c., No. 80, Wcodutreet, at the corner
of Silver-street, Clisapside. The premier in question were
of great extent, and eciotained many thousand pounds
worth of property. A number of engines were soon on the
spot, and the flames were extinguished before they had
acquired any strong bold. A vast number of rolls of silks,
however, have been either totally destroyed or considerably
damaged.
MURDER AND SUICIDE AT SL.-I.IV&APOOL,
TUESDAY EtTNlNG.—Another dreadful double murder has
been commitWd on the high seas. By the receipt in Liver.
pool this afternoon of a telegram from Queenstown we learn
that early this morning the ship Akio" under command
of Captain Walker, had pot into that port for orders. The
captain at once went on shore, and communicated with the
authorities in reference to • fearful tragedy which had
occurred on board his ship. It appears that on the night of
the 2nd November, at half-past tine o'clock, two of the
crew (Frenchmen) attacked the chief mate and the mrpen.
ter, and brutally murdered them. The captain, who was
in his cabin asleep at the time, was aroused by the noise out-
side, bat before he could get out of his cabin be was attacked
by one of the murderers, who struck him a desperate blow
on the head with • hammer. A scale then ensued, during
which the captain managed to get to the forecastle, where
he called upon the crew for help. On mustering the men,
he at once proceeded to the after part of his chip, when
he found the dead bodies of his chief oßese and carpenter
dreadfully mutilated. A march was then made for the
murderers, who were discovered in the rigging. Seeing
that escape on their part was hopeless, one of them deign-
ratelT jumped into the sea and was drowned, whilst the
other, determined on doing as muck damage as possible
before he submitted to be put in irons, had a desperate fight
with the remainder of the crew. lie wee eventually
secured, but such were the nature of the injuries he sus-
tained in the fight that be died shortly afterwards. The
cause of this tragedy is at present unknown, but no doubt
an inquiry will take place into the affair. The Alciope
was bound from Demerara, which port she left on the 11th
October, to Queenstown for orders.
THE BAKEHOUSES ACT,—Yesterday afternoon a
deputation from the Operative Bakers' Vigilance Commit-
tee waited by appointment upon Sir George Grey at the
Home-offios, and laid before him statement. showing the
complete failure of the recent act passed for the better
regulation of bakehouses in the metropolis, and with the
view of obtaining its strict enforcement. The deputation
consisted of Messrs. T. Martin, H. Webb, E. Slakemors,
and W. Pidgeon, secretary, and were accompanied by Mr.
Layard, M.P., and by Mr. Gedbold, late inspector coder
the act for the Islington district. Sir George Grey, after
hearing several members of the deputation, said the vestries
were bound to carry out the act, and if the deputation would
draw up a written statement detailing the districts where
the act was inoperative, the names of those employers vio-
lating the act, and the names of the parish authorities who
had neglected to put the act in force, such statement should
have his most serious attention with a view to remove the
evil complained of.
BREAKFAST BiVERACI E. —llmaceopatbie practi-
Uoners, and the medical profession 'morally, recommend cocoa as
betas the most healthful of all beverages. When the doctrine of
homeopathy was that lntro.luced into lids country, there were to
be obtaine.l no preparations of cocoa either attractive to the taste
or acceptable to the stomach ; the nut was either supplied in the
crude state or so unskilfully manufactured as to obtain little
notice. I. Epps. of loodon, Honacenpathie Chemist, was induced
In the year IWO to turn his attention to this subject. and at
length succeeded, with Ike assistance of elaborate machinery *
helm the tint to produce an article pure in its compoeitten, and
so refined by the perfect trituration it receives in the process It
Ramer through, as to be meet acceptable to the delicate stomach
Foe general use Epps Cocoa la distinguished as ea invtgoestittg.
retul breakfast- beverage, possesaus a most delicious aroma.
Esseall. Is his week ..Adulteratlone of Peed,"says
Cocoa contain • great variety of important nutritive prier!.
plae—every ingredient necessary to the growth sad suatenanew
of the body." Again Asa nutritive, cocoa elands very much
higher than either coffee or tea." Dtrectlona—Two teaspoonfuls
of the powder in a breakfast cap, filled up with betting water
or milk. Secured in Un4ined ems. lit., and 110. Iddeudd Podded%
and sold at lc ed. per lb., by grocers. coilleettsaara and chemists
44vertiumad.

THE MURDER AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
NEAR SOUTHAMPTON.

The inquest on the body of Caroliue Sophia
Colborne, who was murdered in bar own bowie at Shirley,
near Soathamptom on Saturday evening, was opened at the
Shirley Hotel on Monday afternoon. before J. H. Todd,
Faq., the county coroner. The horrible 000urrerme has
created intense excitement in Southampton and neiiihbour.
hood.

I Frederick Colborne said—l am a plumber and painter,
• and live in Union-road, Shirley. I shall be 24 years of age
in January next. The dammed was my wife, sad we lived
very happily together. Nothing unpleasant had ever taken
plane between us with respect to Broomfield. I had men
him once before. After my wife I.ls Mrw Onslow's she
received two or three letters from him, bat wrote mat
j told him that all corresmoodence most coney as she had
made it up with me. In January last he came to Shirley
' and went to her father's house, she having met him as be
' got out of the 'hue. A day or two afterwards we mode it
up, and mutually agreed to get married as soon as possible.
The deceased told me that. Broomfield had come uoexpec-
Sadly, and made harm offer of marriage, which she declined.
She did not know at that time that he was a married man.
' From that time our acquaintance went on pleura_ ,tly
sad we were married on the Bthof May last. Tbe deceased
sever sew him again sari Saturday semis& when I was
informed by Mrs. Powell, of the Shirley Hotel, that some
one had been inquiring for ma or my wife ; and from the
description given I thought directly it was Broomfield. I
went home se quickly as possible, and there saw Broomfield
I sitting by the window in the book room. My wife was
standing at the opposite side of the table, mar the fireplace.
She said, " This r Mr. Broomfield, Fred. ;" and he said,
" Well, sir, there has bees a little difference between Carry
and me." I replied, " Don't mention it—it's all past, and
let it drop." Broomfield then said, " 1 came in to ask your
wife fora cup of tea—l era going to America." I told him
to draw up to the fire, and added, " Whatever there is in
the house you are welcome to." At my request the de-
oared cooked • flat-fish for him, and I remarked that as
she had to get his tea ready, I would go and pay the net,
which I accordingly did, and having made a call or two, m
turned home shortly after 7 o'clock. Broomfield
was still in the some room with my wife.
He was sitting on the right of the fireplase, and
she was sitting near the window, levities.
_She told
me that he would like a little brandy, and I fetched half •
pint, some of which be drank with his tea. I commenced
smoking, and fetched a clean clay pipe for him, which he
smoked. Mrs. Wing had just. preverialy ware up, and I
asked her indoors. My wife irs& " I most go out, Fred."
I replied, "I know you must, but if you write down what
you want, I can get it." Broomfield said, "If she goes
out you can stop and smoke with me." My wife remarked
that she could Dot go out slope, sod I told her that I would
not let her do so. I then told Broomfield to make himself
as comfortable as he could while we ware away, and he said
he was going to ask me to allow him to May there. Mrs.
Wing, my wife, and myself then left the house together,
leaving him there smoking. As we were going out of the
gate my wife said to me, jocularly, " Hs says he's going to
die for me, Fred.," and while we were out she said, " I
Wink he is cricked—l don't like hie meaner, but don't much
mind it." We returned borne about nine o'clock,
when my wife said "We have got all we want
except some potatoes and off, will you go sod get
them r I replied that I would. She followed me to
the door and said, "Don't be gone loos, Fred; I should
like to get him out of the way as soon as I Gan." I replied,
" I won't be long," and left her at the (root gate. She
turned and went in, and that was the last time I saw her
alive. I was gone about ten minutes, and when I got back
to the gate I saw Anne Wheeler. who said to me, "Oh,
Mr. Colborne—Mr. Colborne." I went to the front door,
and there saw Mrs. Wing. She said, "Oh, your poor
wife, Mr. Colborne." I heard no more, bat rushed through
the house to the back door, where I saw my wife in Mrs.
Harris's arms, dead. I took her up and carried her into the
room, where I put her down. Mr. Wheeler had a pistol is
his hand. I said, "Seed for a doctor." Broomfield was
lying on the Boor, and I did not Me him move or bear biro
speak. I thought be was dead. I took my wife and carried
her upstairs. When I came down there wee a doctor on
either side of Broomfield, and as I saw he was not deed I
sprang at him and caught him by the throat, exclaiming,
" You villain."

The witneis;wio bad throughout eodeavonred to restrain
his emotions, here burst into a flood at tsars, and, address.
Mg the Coroner, said, " Have yon dose with me, sir? I
can say no more." He then lett the inquest-room crying
bitterly, and evidently suffering great mental agony.
Mrs. Ann Broomfield said she was the wile of George
Broomfield, who limo at No. 7, South Moltou-street, Gros-
venor-square, Loodon. He west to Old Alreetord as butler
to Min Onslow in October, 1863, and remained there till
March, 1864. Since then be had been ill. sad had lived at
home with witness. She lest saw him on Saturday morning,
when he left home between twelve and Coe. He wan then
as mad as a March hue. During the last nixie months ee.
veral doctors had attended upon him, and had desired her
to keep him moving about. He had been in such • nervous
state that she was afraid to trust him alone, and the doctor
said he thought she would have a peat deal of trouble with
lum. They had been married sir years last February.
He had told her upon returning from Aline-
ford that there was • little attachment between
him and Miss Wing, but nothing more was said
about it. He was about 46 or 47 years of age. Witness did
not know that he intuited to go to Shirley when he lett
home. He said he should return between seven and eight.
She saw him on Sunday at the Southampton Infirmary,
when he seemed very penitent, and said, "I most have
been mad when I did it."

SergeantCheyney cirposed that be remained with Broom.
field until the medical gentlemen directed hie removal to
the infirmary. Before his removal witness 'eked what he
had been rot with, and ltr. Wheeler hooded him a five.
barrelled pistol. Three of the banal' appeared to have
been recently climbs:fed. The other two were loaded with
powder and ball and capped. Broomfield requested him to
telegraph to Miss 'tiddler, of 7, Bishop-terrace, Newingtoo-
peen, Islington, and also to Mr. Brown, 47, Great
Maryleborstreet. Portland-place, the latter of
whom he said knew the whole of big affairs. Up= him
were found • gold watch and chain, a pin, a finger ring,
SL lOs. gold, one lit. Hank of Boland not;, 9s. in silver,
aid 4d. in copper, together with the bitten which hare
already been published. He told wittier he was sorry
for what he had done, and that be did it for love. At the
infirmary on the following aftersooo Broomfield said he
wired to make a statement, ad the following was then
taken down in writing by wirer: —"I am guilty of shooting
Caroline Sophia Colborne. wife of Frederick Colborn, 170i011.
street, Shirley, aSaturday, Dee. 3rd, 1864, but was not in
• sound state of mind. The letter found ou me I wish to
be sent to my wife. It was written by the deer creature,
Caroline Sophia Colborne, in the cottage at her own
boar and if you stay over to-day (Suede)/ I bor. lota so
tell you. Sergeant Cheyor, after lam gone tell my
wife I should never have erne to this if I had not gone
to Alresford. I blame to re but myself."
Earl' of the. statemeois wee Mined, "George Broom-
field.°

Evidence wu then given by Drs. Weston and Nott as to
the nature of the fatal wound sustained by the demand,
who was stated to have been seven months 'dammed is
pregnancy, and also aa to the injury iallicted by Broomfield
upon himself, after which the inquiry was adjourned until
the following day.
The impost wu resumed yesterday afternoon. when a
letter was reed from Mr. Lancelot Brown, of Great Karyle-
hooe-street, stating that on Saturday afternoon, about
hall-peat one, Broomfield called upon him, and borrowed
10/., for which he gave an I 0 11. After he had obtained
the money be bunt out ening, and hastened away. Mr.
Brown did all he could to detain him, when he said that
he had broken his poor wife's heart and his own, and that
he was mad. He then bade him good bye, and said be wee
off to iOlOlOll4 remarking, "I have left you to manses all
my affairs. '
The only additional evidence wu that of Polioe-mostable
Brown, of the Heats oonstabulary, who stated that he had
charge of Broomfield at the infirmary daring a pan of San.
day, when the prisoner said to him. „Thu is a ad affair
at Shirley, shit it r Winans replied that it was. Broom.
field then said, " I suppose it is all the talk at Shirley
now. How's the poor man r Witness asewered that he
bad not sees him, upon which Broomfield said, "Had the
woman time to speak after I abet her" Winne, mid he
believed she bad not. Broomfield then stated, "I !asked
her if she would go to America with me. She said, 'No
and then I said to her, 'We must die together.'" He
seemed to be perfectly mesible and collected, and told
witness that he wu not in an much pen as he bad been.

":i;; in
his evidence on the previous day that when he left his wife
at the gate, the last time of seeing her alive, she said to
him, " If I had known I would never have let Lim into the
house."

The Coroner then went through the endows remarking
upon its conclusive character, cad the horrible nature of the
crime. After about five minutes' consultation, the jury
returned a verdict of "Wilful Murder against George
Broomfield."

Superiutendeat SillOlllllA, of the Hants constabuLu7, was
requested by the oorooer to prosecute. but be positively re-
fused to do ea, and the polio@ were ordered to leave the
room. Mr. Henry Junes Wing. the father of the deceased,
visa then bound over to pimento.
This prisoner therefore stands committed for trial on the
coroner's warrant at the neatassises at Wier-boater.

The report of the death of the murderer, forwarded to us
on Monday night, does not seem, by the above proceedings,
So have been well•foonded.

COMPENSATION CLAIMS AGAINST THE MITAO-
POUTAS Ranwae.—Yerterday at the Lord Mayor's Cour%
before Mr. Commissioner Kerr and a special fury, two arm.
=tire cases against the Metropolitan Iteileey were
la the first, "Buck v. the Metropolitaa
in which Ms. Serjeaot Parry and Mr. H. JSMOS appeared
for the *kismet, a collar maker in Cradle-court, Redinces.
street, the claim was upwards of 2,0001. After the ruse
bad occupied some time, the jury by comsat of the parties
awarded 7301. lo the seaport ease, " Pima r. the Metro-
politan Railway," the claim was 1,3301. Mr. H. James
appeared for the claimant, a house furnisher, Finsbury-
pavement, where he only had an office, mod Mr. Lloyd (Mr.
HoUway with him) for the company. It was exoplaiDed
by Mr. Lloyd that this was as attempt to extort mow for
a mare tenancy for a business which could be carried en
as when in the osighbourbood. Mr. Commiserate Kerr
LA it to the jury to say what compensation, if any, the
etainmeti should receive, sad they gave 2504