The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-16 00:00:00

THE MURDER IN ARAILWAY CARRIAGE.

LATEST PARTICULARS.—(THIS DAY.)
The police are unremitting in their exertions to
unravel this myetery. The information so plentifully
placed at their disposal has generally some slight basis of
troth for its foundation—that is to say, it is sot always •
dehberate invention, but is always found to be destitute of
value.

It would seem that the foreigners resident in London are
the objects of very cline scrutiny. Between 11 and 12
eels* last night a foreigner, who was elated to have
wavered in some particular the individual who exchanged
the Albert chain of the murdered man at the shop of Mr.
Death, the silversmith and jeweller, in Cbsapeide, was
brought over from the soot► side of the river by some
officers of the Borosigh, or H division of pews, in order to
see whether he could be identified. On the arrival of Mr.
Death, however, he at ono. pronounced the stranger not to be
the man. The unlucky victim of unfounded suspicion was
thereupon allowed to take his depertere, end he went away.
The announcement which came by telegraph from Scot-
land, and which appeared in the Tina of this morning,
to the effect that 'impeder Kerrensey was close on the
track of the supposed murderer of Mr. Brigp
in Scotland. is not true. Mr. Berreseey has not
left Loudon, and there is no reams to believe that the
miscreant who committed the atrocious crime at Bow is in
North Britain. Inspector Kerroney is actively engaged with
Superintendent Howie, Inspector Farmer, and the whole of
the detective staff of the Metropolitan Police, in following
up the clues which they have obtained with regard to the
whereabouts of the murderer.

On Thursday s numerous party of convicts
arrived si Chatham, by express train, from Millhank, for
the purpose of being employed on the works for the estm-
sion of Chatham Dockyard and the formation of the now
docks and basins, on which about 1,000 convicts are daily
employed. They were conveyed from the ra"way station
at Strood to fit. Mary's Prises is a number of omai►oem and
• is charge of several ward's'.

The Free Town Observer (Sierra Leone) of June
16th, states that X. Juke Gerard, koown as the Lion
Killer, has failed in his attempt to reach the interior°, the
coatinent, by the route of Timbactoo. He has been at-
tacked and plundered by the natives, and with difficulty
encapd with his life.
Till LAIN ACCIDZNT ON THZ GLIAT EASTKIIN
ItiliWiT.—Yesterday Mr. W. Codd, county coroner,
=Nea isqthy at the Hatioul Sobool4oool, Bradfield,
umbing the death of James Wright, a fireman, who
was killed by the accident to the oostineotal train from
Harwich het Widows* afternoon. Mr. Robertson, the
general seperiatendeak wee present oa behalf of the own-
pay, with Mr. Hughes, from the office of Messrs. Crowder
and Humid, solicitors to the board directors. The Gist
witnesscalled was John Can, driver of the engine, who
said-11*ft Harwich ea Wednesday, about ten minutes past
three, with the continental train, consisting of engine,
tender, four carriages, and two tweak sus. We are
allowed 26 minutes to pt to Masaingtree, 101 miles, and
two hoer; for the journey to Loudon. The speed averages
from 25 to 30 mike an boar ; with • quick train there is no
making up of time. I cannot give any account of the
ranee of the accidest. When about half a mile from the
Bradfield sled= the regime left the rails and west
down the embankment. I bad not observed any jolting
or jum previously, nor saytbing more than Weoedllationping line k perfectly Weight, and, as far as I
know, in good ceder. On. key being out would not cause a
mil to give way ; the other two would be sufficient to bold
it. I think the demand was in the act of jumping off
whoa the engine fell over ; the weather board was restive
apse him, but I think it was a blow us the head that killed
him. He was quite dead. It was a new engine. I ham
travelled at • speed of 30 Mike ca a Weight lies without
datum Hoary Bird a platelayer, said he had worked nine
pan on this larancti. Saw the 'trine when it was about
100 yards off, and had never sera one going so Pest before ;
he remarked to be mate that the swine would he off, and
ha then maw it jump up high sough for him to is. nadir it ;
when it came down it was off the ateitak and ran down the
embasknient. Another platelayer gave evidence to the
mites affect. Oee or two ether witnesses were examined,
but their teetiesoey wee sot material, and eventually the
inquiry wee adjoareed for a week.
IffnarliarT ASSAULT IN A RAILWAY CAA-
eiees,—At the Kingetoe petty serious, oa Thursday, Mr.
Nash, who was lately brought before the Hampshire magis-
trates sad discharged, on • question of jurisdiction, was
brought up upon a reenact charging him with an indecent
assault on Miss Mary Anne Moody, at Thames Bit-
ten. Mr. Eve, solicitor, of Abiersbott, appeared
for the primmer. After a protracted examiaatioa
and creenommination of the complainant, Min
Mood , Mr. Stokes and some other witnesseswere
sod proved the geoeral farts which are already
known to the public, and the prisoner was committed for
trial, but admitted to bail in Ida own reeugnizaaces of 1001.,
and two sureties of 2501. sub. Hie father and bream gave
the nqnired sureties, and be wee liberated.

A 'WOMAN mirrENCED TO DaAra.—At the
Pembroke onion on Wednesday, Mary Pront, 22 years of
ow. Ins charged with murdering her daughter; Rhoda
Peen, six weeks old, in May last. From the evidence it
Crthat the prisoner bad been confined of the child is
aT id
rberth workhouse, early is April and bed bees dis-
charged from the boon six weeks afterwards. On May
20th she was seen in the vicinity Is some fields with the
baby is bee arms, oear a pit called Little Pit, and two days
after the dead body of the child was takes ont of the pit
with its skull fractured, apparently by the fall, sod other
serious injuries oe 11140111 ports. The prisoner herself con-
fessed that she threw the child into the pit, and ran away.
Evidence was given showing that several members of
proem?, family had been Maas but the medical testimony
se to her actual modifies pronounced her to be sane is
Med. The jury retuned a verdict, of nifty, coupled with
• noommesdation to mercy, sad the jedge pined seetenee
of death in the usual form, advielog her to prepare herself
for the wont. The prisoner, who appeared indifferent
daring the trial, was removed from the dock in • fainting
akin

THE METAL Taans—An influential meeting of
gentlemen intimated is the meta/ trade was held at Bir-
mingham yesterday, Mr. G. A. Everett in the chair. It wee
resolved to advance the prier of brass and copper wire and
rolled mstalid. per lb.; also to adirsaie pin wire 4/. per too.
Bern HOUSE, CAIRDEN-HILL.— Tbie mansion
(rormerly the residence of the Marquis of Bute). with its
extensive and beautiful pleasure-grounds, girder, mid
stabling, was sold by auction on the 14th inst. at the West.
wielder Palace Hotel, by Marrs. Mansell and Elliott ; and
at the fall of the suctioetwe's hammer this choice property,
although held for an tthexpired term of only 25 years, and
at a ground rent of 1051. per annum, changed owners at the
suss of 9,0001, his Ones the Duke of Rutland being the
warm.
BALTIMORE HARDOOR ON FIRE. Our harbour
has been ea fire for lb* last twenty-four hours, literally on
fire. The surface of the water for thousands of square
yards has been a partial llama caused by the destrutitioe of
the Italian ship Juliana, which took fire whilst in at the
wharf and kadieg with petroleum. She bed on board
1,800 barrels, sod had to be towed over to tbe opposite ride
of the basin to save the surrounding property. As the
barrels would bank the ail spread over the 'star In a
flame.—Behimors paper.
EMIGRATION TO AMERICA.—The total number
of foreign immigrants arrived in the (Totted States dories
the poet year amounted to 196.540. If, in the midst of a
gigantic contest, the young men of Europe are attracted
in such numbers, what may we not upset when the war is
hrenght to a close and the smith thrown *pot to itorritgra,
tkm It temente a question of vast interest and imoort•
asps to ascertain where this sew population Is to settle.
Heretofore the immigrants to our Aorta have Invariably
tweed their footsteps to the west and earth-west, hewing
est hest their dense forests or building up on their broad
prairie' these vast states. This mighty column of humanity,
which has been steadily marching from the Atiantie to the
west, has bad its direction determbsed, and been restraleed
from spreading to the south by soots invisible but iin-
panable barrisr.—New York Tribune.