The Express.
London, England, 1847-12-30 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL.

AnnrcrioN.—An erroneous statement has been pub-
lished ky some of the local papers responding what they were
pleased to call an " elopement." The Manchester Guardian
says:—" It is an act of justice to the young lady, whose els,-
meter is implicated, to state that there is scarcely a syllable of
troth in the details that have been given. The fact is, that
so far from being an ' elopement,' it was a case of abduction,
the young lady being forcibly carried away without the
' slightest knowledge of the intention of those who committed
the outrage. The young gentleman in question was not on a
visit to the family, but on his return from Cambridge, for the
Christmas vacation, in company with a college connexion,
rather advanced in years, and who was apparently the
adviser and director of his youthful companion. In pass-
ing through Bolton he called upon the family, but did not
see the young lady, and it was concluded that he had
proceeded homeward. On the evening of Friday, however, the
young lady was induced, by the representations of one of the
servants, to go to the garden door, where the youth was wait-
ing. She was there immediately seised by him with the in-
tention of Inning her away. In this, however, he failed,
owing to the young lady's resistance, and he then called to
his companion, and by their united exertions she was forced
into a chaise and driven away, not through the town but by
a circuitous route, with a view, evidently, of preventing pur-
suit. The young lady had not even a covering for her head,
nor any protection from the inclemency of one of the most
stormy nights of the season. It was the intention of the party
to go upon the Manchester Railway at the first station out of
town, but when they arrived there the young lady attempted
to call for assistance, when a handkerchief was placed to her
mouth, and the carriage was ordered to be driven forward
to Manchester. Considerable time elapsed before any clue
could be traced of the route of the fugitives, and it was only
ascertained on the return of the chaise by which they were
conveyed to Manchester. The young lady's brother and a
clergyman immediately proceeded after them, and succeeded
in tracing them to the Leigh Arms Hotel, at Newton, where
they found the young gentleman, his companion, and the
young lady, in a sitting room, waiting the arrival of the next
train to the north. The young lady was, of course, imme-
diately rescued, and it is only due to the character of Mr.
Clarke, who keeps the hotel, at Newton, to state, that the
appearance of the party having roused his suspicion, a strict
watch was kept upon them during the whole time they were
in his house. The young gentleman is of a respectable
family. and well connected • and it is unquestionable that
hie intentions towards the lady were most honourable ; but
an outrage like this upon a mere child, who was in total
ignorance of the design, can admit of no palliation. On the
following day (Saturday) the young gentleman and his com-
panion were taken into custody, where they remained until
the following Monday, when they were brought before the
borough magistrates, and finally gave bail in 2001. for their
good behaviour for twelve months. '
MORE HIGHWAY ROBBERIES AT LIVERPOOL.—
On Monday at noon, u Mr. Frith, of the firm of Mums.
Frith and Co., wu driving from his house at Atherton to
Liverpool, he was stopped just manacle the borough by bees
men, apparently superior to " navvies," who presented
to pisl
s, desired him to keep silent and deliver his watch and
money. Having done so, they ordered him to turn back,
whilst they walked towards town. This took place within
200 yards of a gentleman's house. On Tuesday evening,
Mr. John Nielson, of the house of Messrs. Daniel and
John Nielson, was stopped in a public street (Par-
liament-street) by three men, and knocked down.
He carried a loaded stick, and being a high-spirited
young man he got up quickly and made fight. One of the
ruffians he disabled with a blow, but the other two dosed
on him, and being armed with a knife, tied to a stick and a
" cotton hook," they cut and tore his clothes in a dozen
places; but he continued to use his stick, and with good
effect, for the villains desisted, leaving the marks of their
bloody hands on his shirt and collar. Mr. Nielson, though
much bruised, and though his hat and coat were cut, fortu-
nately escaped without a wound. The magistrates met
yesterday, and resolved to send out armed patrols. In the
mean time the environs of the town are kept in terror by
nightly burglaries. On Monday night five fellows, armed
with blunderbusses and pistols, entered a gentleman's house
near Aintree, and carried off money, jewellery, and apparel.

A CEMETERY is abent to be established near
Chester. A proposal was in the first instance made to the
Marquis of Westminster, to purchase, for the purpose of a
burial-place, the piece of land at Hough.green, now used, in
part, as a nursery garden, and containing somewhat lees
than nine acres. This land seemed to present the most eli-
gible character for the purpose, as well from its convenience
of access from some of the most:populous districts of the city,
as from its natural capabilities wit respect to the ferns, and
position, and quality of the ground ; and the result of a
survey of the land has been to confirm entirely the view of
the committee, and to establish the eligibility of the site.
The Marquis of Westminster at once met the views of the
committee in the most liberal manner ' • agreed to sell the
land and the houses thereon for 1,0001., toeing considerably
lees than the real value, and to receive the amount in shares
in the company.
A RICH BEGGAIL—Many of our readers (says the
LiverpoolJourrus4) who reside in Chester, or who frequently
visit the ancient city, will no doubt recollect an old woman,
apparently paralytic, who was generally to be seen begging
in the streets. She was dressed in a tagged blue coat, and
wore a man's hat, that had doubtless weathered many a
storm. Her name is Ann Price. She is of Welsh descent,
and it is said is the grand-daughter of a clergyman.
Her age was somewhere about threescore years and
ten. She had pursued her calling in Chester for nearly
twenty years past. On Monday she was found in the
street, having fallen in a fit of apoplexy. She was
immediately removed to the workhouse. The officials
proceeded to the house in which she bad lived, or
rather existed. Upon an entrance being effected, a scene
presented itself almost beyond description. The lower room
was completely filled with rags, bones, broken furniture,
crockery, and filth. in some pillow-cases, on which it is
oonjeetured she laid her head at nights, were discovered
sums of money, the greater portion in sovereigns of the pre-
sent reign, which do not appear to have been at all used, to
the amount of 2201. ' • in addition to which it has been dieco-
rued that she had had, for several years, 1001. to her credit
in the bank of ?deem. Lloyd, of Wrexham, the interest of
I which she had received regularly every three years. She is
still in the workhouse, on a comfortable bed, fed on the fat
of the land, little dreaming that it is at her own expense.
_ NOTMOH.AIIfiFIIRE.
_ _

SUPPOSED MURDEROTA RAILWAY CLERH.—OS
Wednesday last, a clerk in the goods department of the Mid-
land Railway, stationed at Nottingham, named James Wil-
liam Walker, left hie home, and has not since been heard of.
A variety of conjectures are afloat on the subject, some sup-
' peeing that his absence may be attributed to kidnapping,
others to murder, while others conjecture a suicidal act; and
we (Nottinghamshire Guardian) believe the canal and rivers
in the neighbourhood are now being dragged to discover the
body. Walker was formerly clerk with Mr. Sanders, Derby,
and afterwards with Messrs. Tunley and Hodson, of that
tows ; from thence he came to Messrs. Hunt, oeNotting-
ham, and became servant to the Midland Company on the
Ist of Sept. Latterly his spirits and health have suffered
from over-exertion and anxiety in his situation. He had
cashed a noto at one of the banks the day previous to being
missed of the amount of 1001., which he received in Leicester
and Derby bank notes, and which sum he is believed to have
had about his person when mining: and we have heard that in
tke drawer in his office was found a sum amounting to about
1501. A bottle was discovered in a private drawer, that
contained a few drops of laudanum. The general opinion in
the neighbourhood is that he his been murdered.

LINCOLNSHIRE.
THE KTRTON LINDSEY MURDER.—The young man
named Joseph Travis, who his been committed for the mur-
der of his companion, Copeman, was exceedingly violent when
taken to prison, and =de an effort to destroy himself, saying,
that " Cooeman wee gone, and he would follow him before
morning!' He was, however, overpowered by the constables.
and everything was removed that could be employed to
destroy life. The clothes he wore on the night of the m., rdet
which were at first miming, have been found, and blood-
marks have been discovered upon them.

WAR

THE BIRMINGHAM ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY held
their annual meeting last week, when Mr. Joseph Sturge
read the report, which expressed the matured belief of the
committee that the days of slavery in the United States are
numbered. The effect of the war with Mexico had been ta
awaken public attention to the encreachments of the slave
power; it had swelled the ?sake of the abolitionists, and
possibly it might be the mesas of bringing slavery itself to
an end. The legislative assemblies of New York, l'ennsyl-
vania, Massachusetts, and other states had strongly con-
demned the war, and protested against the further extensise
of slavery. The subject of slavery was not now interdicted
in the Hall of Congress or the Senate House, but was freely
debated there. An anti-slaverynewspaper, conducted with
great ability, has been established at Washington, and has
now a wide circulation, and there are upwards of forty
other newspaper devoted to the anti-slavery cause in different
parts of the states. The churches too are gradually, though
alowly,worldng themselves clear of the anormonsevil of slavery.
In France the fruit of antislavery efforts had begun to appear.
Petitions from numerous cities and towns, praying for the
immediate and complete abolition of slavery, had engaged
the attention of the Chambas of Peso and Deputies. In
the former the discussion was unsatiethotory in its character
and result ; but in the latter, after two days el earnest de-
bate, the petitions were ordered to be thrually Mid before
the President of the Council and • the Mthkgrere of Marine
and Justice. The government of the Netbadaak though
the consequences in a ilawasiel point of view, ad-
mitted the principles 'Onetime, lewdly, and religion
required the abolition of slavery. Amongst the most recent
events oonaethei with the anti-slavery cause
we that tits Pas of Swedes bad abolished slavery
in the island of fit Bruce, the asly slave colcayin
his dominions. nth prreemsat sad legislature of Den-
mark had dined thei the gaol abolition of slavery in the
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