The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-11 00:00:00

A QUARREL AT A DEATH BED.

Yesterday (sap the Wolverhampton Chroniele) at
the Hinton fiessioos, the Rev. James Terry, • Roman
catholic priest, appeared on • summons charging Ma with
an smolt on George Ondiths. It appeared from the state-
ment of Mr. Shipman and the evidence of the complainant,
tad • whines gamed Weaver, that the latter resided at a
haws is Freeth street, and had bad residing with him his
wife's grandfather, who, on the day in question, was so ill
th►t his life was despaired of. W fetched in his
neighbour, Mr. Griffitas, the complainant, a Wesleyan
preacher. While complainant was praying by the bed-
side of the dying man, W kneeling at some
distance from the bed, the defeniaat came rapidly up
stairs, entered the room abruptly, and struck com-
plainant on the back with a stick he held in his
hand. Complainant inquired why he did that, when
defendant asked him it he did not know that the
dying man was a Roman catholic. Complainant replied in
the negative. The complainant said he was struck two or
three times, bat the blows did not hurt him. Weaver said
that the priest struck a " good" blow, and he did not think
that it was struck simply to arouse the attention of the com-
plainant. He thought it was given in anger ; but it was
not each • blow as would hurt a person. This witness ac-
knowledged to having seen the defendant come to the house
two or three times previously to minister to his wife's grand-
father.
In defence it was alleged that the defendant had been in
the h►bit of going to W 'a house in the performance of
his duty to administer religions co•solatioa to one of his
own faith. Hearing that one of another faith was there
praying at the bedside of his co-religionist, be went there
to prevent what be believed tabs erroneous doctrines being
instilled into the ear of his brother in the catholic church,
and ►e touched the complainant with the stick, simply as
one man would tap another on the shoulder, to call his at-
tention.
The bench also, taking this view, dismissed the com-
plaint.

THE BURIED WELL-SINKER.-MELANCHOLY
INTELLIGENCE. i

We have received later details of the operations
undertaken for rescuing the well-sinker buried in a deep
well at Saint Vigor-le-Orand, near Bayeux. It will be re-
membered that the last account stated that a shaft had been
sunk to the depth at which the man was supposed to be,
and that the cutting of • gallery to reach him had bees
commenced. In the evening of Wednesday, whilst the
cutting of the gallery was being proceeded with, the earth
at the%urface was observed to crack and to sink consider-
ably. On this the workmen were brought up, to be out of
the way of danger. A long deliberation took plat* as to
what should be done, and at length the prefect, in order to
ascertain the real state of things, canoed himself to be lot
down the shaft. He examined the excavations with
the greatest are, and found that they remained
firm. The engiseers, on their part, also went
down, and came to the Name conclusion. The
cutting of the gallery was recommenced by M. Lance, one
of the engineers, and by two workmen. After digging some
time, they found that they did not know the precise spot
where the man was. His voice and signals seemed to come
from y directions. However, they continued the
digging, and when they had removed • large mass of sand
they came to the conclusion that he was five or six feet
higher than they were. On this they had to set up wood-
work to preserve themselves and the man from being buried
in the earth when be should be extricated. All them opera-
tions were not completed until seven o'clock in the evening.
The engineers then made a minute examination of the state
of thing., and found that it was quite satisfactory. They
ordered the digging away of the sand to be oontinued.
After • while the diggers found themselves close to the un-
fortunate man ; they spoke to him and he answered them.
They even succeeded in touching him. But they found
that he was stuck feat to his middle in • quantity of wood-
work—that be was, so to speak, in a vice. Almost super-
human efforts were made to extricate him, but in vain.
Ose miner made three several attempts to pull him out ;
but falls of sand began to take place, and the sues himself
was nearly buried. In this way hour alter tourflaw away,
and then, at 2 o'clock, M. lAnae, musing himself to be
raised to the mouth of the shaft, &eland that the nesse of
the man seemed so hopeless, and wee attended with se
much danger, that he could not take on himself the respon-
sibility of ordering his men to continue. The prefect sad
the principal engineers descended, and they cue to the
same conclusion. At this stage a remarkable circumstance
occurred : the workmen deliberated among themselves, and
five gallant fellows, two of them triremes, volunteered to
descend. Down they went, amidst the profound anxiety
of the bystanders; and they set to work with renewed
energy. They extracted enormous quantities of sand,
and enlarged the gallery. They then put a rope
round the man and attempted to pull him out. Bed all
their united efforts could not move him an inch. Ali breollb
at six o'clock, they found that it was absolutely ui
continue their exertions, and that to do
came the sacrifice of their own lives. flay
were drawn up. The parish priest. AM ream% whe
not left the spot for four days, em Waft Ibele seperb
caused himself to be let dews, end he pw alleintlen *the
unfortunate man, after Imola. mseertaiaed Webs perfectly
understood him. At seven 'Week the inepemden of the
weeks wee feemelly eadered, and the prefect left for Cain,
in order be 41111111411114sais by telegraph with the Minister of
the Laurier. The ongteeme Asa proceeded to take mea-
sures for preserving the adjust* Meese from damage, in
the event of the earth sou the slate giving way. AU
hope was abandoned, end the *gelation we, in calibres-
non. As if to peeve the Ind' of the well-known adage,
teat merowe never some the family of this unfor-
tunate man reasived sews es ay that hie brother-in-
law bad twee essideatally killed whilst felling a tree at
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POSTAL REOULATIONS FOR THE WAll.—The Pont
Am authorities in St. Martin's-le-Grand, in order to give
increased facilities with respect to the transmission of cor-
respondence to and from the mat of war, have determined
to increase the staff of officers in the department at Coo
stantinople and certain other stations between the United
Kingdom sad the Crimea. Orderlies» issued a few days
since for the engagement of a number al sleeks, letter-
soften, and letter-carriers for the }rheum*, of this
" foreign duty," preference being given to men in the
G i Post division in the first instance, who might be
inclined to volanteer. Yesterday the appointments of a
number of sorters and lettetrearrien were authorised by
the postmaster-general, and these °liken will in eons,-

them are
queue., be deepatehed without delay.
.os o
of some years standing in the office. Eight are destined
for Constantinople, and others for other stations will follow.
The pay is to be liberal, end a complete outfit is to be pro-
vided for them.
Tan FRENCH SoLDIEM is naturally my loge-
Dion., and it is be who invented the liMetrobri. In Africa
he shelters himself from the heat of the sun by structures
in foliage. Here, In a new country, he has a new invention:
it is cold, rain, and lelefrs virgeitiv ; sad sulardiagly be
digs in the earth a hole large emeedi to noutain twelve Or
fifteen men ; though wood is TIM M matrives to dad it.
and with it he roofs in the bole, sad mass • door. Ho
also forma staircase to the bottom of the bole, and when
you descend yon see a fireplace and a pot boiling. My
company bar terminated all its hake to-day ; cad my men
an diing one for may nou-eommisidowed odium and my-
self. They have been nearly three leagues% soak for wood
for the roof ; they have been to the seesaws% ►where English
vessels perished in the burritos's( tits 14116-134anopel
Lea •r t Ms Chariot. do Lyetto.

PACKAGES AND PARCELS FOR
CRIKIL.

INQUIET AT THZ MANSION-ROUSE.
Yesterday, after the tramemetion of the ordinary
business of the jostieesoem at the Maasion-home,
Aldeemaa Wuea. who sat es hems teams few the Lord
Mayor. asked whether Mr. Wardroper, who had &Waded
on Saturday to answer a statement made by Mr. Aldridge
wish rehrenee to the trammeled= of goods to the Crimea,
wu prompt ? Aa wawa is the negative Imola/ been
given by the meemager of the mart, the alderman &skid
to is informed whether Rapt." the dilative Mime bad
made the Inquiries whirls the first iiimetiptios was likely

to suggest ? -
Hayden said be had been strict I. his inquiries, and that
he had received a list of the boxes, paresis, and packages,
which Mr. Wariesper,aecordiag to his clerk's aceount, had
received nod. bed been sent to the docks for the purpose
*WA he the Crimes. He had requested to be
sikeed MINI at the kitten referring to the various goods
whiffs had been transmitted, but the clerk said he did not
eimaleler Nan olf authorised to exhibit the letters wither*
the instrunicas of Mr. Parry, the barrister. Then MOS
several weds which (as our reporter underrated IM
racer) were directed by Idr. Wardroper to be retained le'
she parties who had sent them.
Mr. Aldridge said he bad been waited upon on Termini
Wby a lady who represented herself to be the wife get
ardroper, and who stated that her husband had been k •
totally incapacitated and helpless condition during the bet
seven years, and that eke apprehended he had fallen into
heads (rem which it would be bard to release him without
damage to himse.f. He subsequently received a letter from
the same lady in which it was stated, after • description of
the weakness by which Mr. Wardroper was afflicted, that
he had been made the instrument of other people's designs.
After some statements which it would not a the present
stage of the investigation be proper to give to the public
eye,
Hayden handed to the presiding alderman an advertise-
ment, whirls was as follows :
" Managing Clerk.—Salary 2501.—A gentleman of motive ,
business habits required to superintend the correspondence
and other andel duties in • mercantile office daring the
absence of the principal, going abroad. A deposit of SOO
required, which will be amply guaranteed. Direct F. B.
W., City News Offlee, 48, LeadenhaU-street." To the ad-
vertisement was annexed a paragraph to the following
effect: " A reader of the Times, noticing this advertise.
meat in this day's edition, and thinking it bears the appear-
ance of relationship to the eztraerdinery curious Gess
brought under the investigation of Alderman Wilson at the
Mansion House, begs to bring the same under his attention.
—Carlisle Parade, Hastings, Jan. 8, 1855."
Alderman Wilon—Did you trace that advertisement to
any person ?
Hayden—l did—to Mr. Wardroper.
Alderman Wilson said he was satisfied that Mr. War-
draper was the dupe of some designing persons who were
endeavouring to make a profit by putting his name forward
in a speculauon which must ultimately result in disappoint-
ment.
Sir R. W. Carden could not suppose that Mr. Wardroper
was entirely blameless upon the occasion, under whatever
indultam he might have acted. It was evident that he '
caused the advertisement to be inserted, and that iris vessel,
in which he we., although a miserable invalid, about to
sail himself on the 13th or 14th of the month, had not, by '
his own acknowledgment, been chartered on the 6th. It
was also remarkable that he was not present at the present
moment, according to the understanding which existed be-
tween him and Alderman Wilson. The publication of the'
matter had done good. He had received the following
letter from Nottingham on the 9th inst. upon the subject:
" Honoured Sir,—Having a son a non-commissionedl
officer serving in the Crimea, and wishing, in connexion
with ether friends, to send • few necessary comforts
to him, I saw an advertisement in the Morning Ad-
wertinr, which led me to write to a Mr. Wardroper,
who has in reply forwarded to me the papers 1 now
Inclose. The box would certainly have started off to-mor-
raw, had it not been for the inquiry into this case, which I
believe you have mainly promoted, and which I read in
yesterday's rinses. I beg to thank you for your meat use-
fel exertions in this and many similar matters which so
deeply affect the interest of the masses lees informed on
these subjects than yourself.
" Sir Robert, I am your obliged, obedient Servant,
_ _

" Bir R. W. Carden." " Joins Tacursot
The papers alluded to are precisely similar to thou sent
by Mr. Wardroper to Mr. Aldridge, but that which enclosed
a list of the charges was not signed " W. Wardroper."
Alderman—No doubt the publication of what took place
here bee already effected mask good.
Sir B. W. Carden said be Wald not help expressing his
inepries thaw Mr.Wardroper ens not present, and that quite
SM. MI bows sena to a magistrate in compel-
ling that gentleman's istem at the Mansion-house, the
question beim, one of immense public importance.
Alderman Wilson said it was quite clear that there bad
been quite enough stated to justify the application of Mr.
Aldridge, to whom he considered the community to be
under very great obligations. The case should stall remain
in the hands of the polio*, the most active and intelligent
officer of which would watch and ineestigate it with the
strictest care.
Mr. Aldridge, In expressing his uknowledgments to his
worship for the compliment thus pored upon.bim, said that
he had brought the case forward simply from a sense of
duty, and he might perhaps be allowed to say that the pub-
lic were as much indebted to Alderman Wilson as to himself
for the ready hearing given to the statements adduced. The
press also were entitled to thanks for giving publicity to the
WO, though he thought that consiierable careless*, n had
been exhibited by a portion of the journals in giving inser-
tion to Mr. Wardroper's letters.
Alderman Wilson said it would be aboard to suppc:e that
the editor of a paper of extensive circulation could apply for
the guaranteed particulars of a secret correspondence other-
wise than by the means at present adopted, namely, re-
quiring the names and addresses of the parties to be given
as authentication.
Sir R. W. Carden said that under all Ci/Clllialtiell
public advertisements and public statements he *mitt
the duty of the perdu interested to make every inquiry fee
their own service and satisfaction. People were decidedly
bead to take cue of themselves. The prim did an isn-
soonsity to assist them.
Abieenma Wilson—The fact wee, they could know nothing
dee egmespondence of the great papers of London except
what tkey saw, and they could twin no idea of the diffi-
tallies to be encountered in selecting and arranging the
subject matter. The alderman then left the chair.
Shortly after Alderman Wilson had left the bench,
Mr. Parry, the barrister, entered the court, and (address-
ing Alderman Wire and Sir It. W. Carden) said—l was
instructed to appear here for the purpose of making a state-
ment oa behalf of a person of the name of Wardroper, at
two o'clock to-day, and I wee here about that time.
Alderman Wire—l have no objection to your making a
statement, but I think you had better wait till Alderman
Wilson is here.
Mr. Parry—l am quite sure you will see how proper
It is that I should mate this statement. There has been an
etror in respect to the hour appointed for the hearing of the
matter, because it appears that the inquiry has been gone
Into—how, in the absence of Mr. Wardroper, I cannot un-
derstand—and that certain statements have been made in
reference to his. I sincerely hope that either you or Alder-
man Wilson will appoint some other time when either Mr.
Wardreper, or when I, on his behalf, can attend, having
the opportunity previously of seeing these statements, be-
Mw ism manly at a loss how to deal with the matter.
4421 not be considered incorrect if I
to the gentlemen who report for the public papers
to withhold thou statements until my client has seen and
met them. As regards the statements made on a former
mission, I am lolly instructed to explain everything in re-
ference to this transaction, and my instructions are so full
and so complete that I should not have the slightest objec-
tion that Alderman Wilson should examine the books and
everythieg else connected with it, and ascertain all the facts
'lithe cue, when I am quite certain, If my instructions do
act deceive me (and I do not think they do ; nay, I am
moo they do not), that Alderman Wilson will come to the
*enrollees, that whatever might be the want of foresight mr
emermsesial knowledge on the part'sif my client, this was en
sawmills entered into with perfect good faith and with the
innation of carrying out its objects.
Alamos* Wire—Alderman Wilson said that he would
he buses Saturday, in case there was anything to be stated
or dome la this matter.
Sir R. W. Carden—lf any difficulty has arisen at all, it is
to be attributed solely to Mr. Wardroper's absence. Os
Saturday last he said, as I believe, that he would be hes*
at 12 o'clock to-day to answer any charge that might be
made against him.
Mr. Parry—My brief is endorsed "Te attend at the
Mansion-house on the 10th inst., at 2 o'clock.
Sir R. W. Carden—Mr. Wudroper said he wadi be
here at 12 o'clock to day, to answer any chirp and SON
any information that he possibly could to the pollee. At
half-past one Mr. Aldridge made a statement; but if then
is an difficulty, it has resulted entirely from the absent* et
Mr. Wardroper.
Mr. Parry—l can well understand that. It is one of the
nest extraordinary things I ever beard of, to take evident.
agate* a man in his absent*. If a charge bad been made
sedan him, and he did not appear, you bed power to
hone your warrant. That, I apprehend, was the course ar
law to be adopted, but here is a case in which a gentlemen
is brought before you on no charge. Some error arises as
to the hour of the day on which he was voluntarily to
attend ; in his absence witnesses are examined and state-
ments made, not one word of which I know. I will satisfy
you beyond all doubt as to the good faith, hoaour, and &s-
-neer of the enterprise. The ex parte statement of a
person named Aldridge was published. Ido not think you
would sanction this court being made the means of private
slander; you would not allow • parcel of persons to speak
about the private character or failures of a man in his ak
MOM If I come here on behalf of this gentleman on fier
turday, at 12 o'clock, will you guarantee that I shall be
▪ before Mr. Alderman Wilson
Alderman Wire—There will be no difficulty in that.
Mr. Parry—l bops that the reporter may not think 111111
impertinent in ukieg him to furnish Mr. Wardroper with a
copy of hie notes of the statements made here to-day, be-
cause it would be a terrible thing, if without any onarge
being made, thee* statements were all gene Into.
Alderman Wire—The better way would be for you to
here aat the epecifiedjime. I l
Me. Parry—l win es far as l can pledge myself to be.

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