The Express.
London, England, 1847-06-03 00:00:00

then moved the following resolution, which was •
unanimously :
Thal the carnet of all our labours MU to obtain lIMUIthw„
by weak Um safer be afforded foe teri4l4
ex
meg Ile War piu'ire mere of mental acd moral tas.
premiere; *eh berg is as
le thin
eras re bar weeks mks* le mesider bow the
for as be bag severed Ise envying !
on
ems Use_premelessefebe ars bosses of parliament bad in vie.
Mr. FIELD IN seconded *a motion, and said that he fail;
concurred in the view taken by the noble lord, and also
in
the terms of the resolution.
Lord FEVlllanan said, that one of the most importser
objects now to be accomplished was to extend to the female
part of the factory workers the blessings which it was in,
tended this act should convey. They were, he regretted to
say, a clue very much neglected. It was (aid the noble
lord) upon the moral conduct of the women of England tht,
the rulers of the nation were depending for the future mq.
fare of society ; for it was idle to suppose that an input
or improvident mother could bring up an intellectual sad
moral family. It was true there were many exceptions to
this rule ; but he regretted to say that the exceptiom new,
the
minority. It was, than...fors, very desirable that every.
thing would be done that could be done to encourage aa
improvement in the domestic and moral habits of the wornta
of the manufacturing district.. His lordship then moved;
That the most important consideration now for all philantbnishi.
is, bow to extend the advantages which it is believed will result faej
this act amongst the female factory worker,,, and how to eas.„.,,
them in the promotion and improvement of their domestic Wil-
mer* especially the yammer branches of this clam of workers, :mai',
all moral. religious, and intellectual requirements, by which .I.y
they can be titled to become the mothers of the future gener4o.7,7,
this mighty nation.
Mr. JOHN Mitts, the delegate from Oldham, seconded
the resolution, and observed, that he felt its import very
keenly ; he had himself • large family of girls, and he amoral
the meeting that, under the old system of 12 hours, he ford
it quite impossible to bring them up aa he should like to do,
but now that the Ten Hours Bill was passed, he would ea.
&roar to do so, and would take every opportunity or
encouraging his ft llow-workmen to do the same. The rm.
lotion was then put, and carried unanimously.
Mr. JAMES MILLS moved, and Mr. TIIOXAB WARMLY
seconded, the following resolution, which wu earned with
applause ;
That the most grateful thanks of the delegates and of the tents*
dames gencwily are doe to the Earl of Ellesmere and loon! Friers.
ham, for the manner in which those noblemen iv:inducted the bi,Z
though the Howie of Lord*, and be Mr. Meklen, Mr. brothertm, sad
Mr. Aglionhy, for the owl and perseverance they displarcd in
It Wyly through Reuse of the Commcco.
• The CHAIRMAN said, that he fat very deeply the seine of
gratitude which be and those who were immediately oso.
fleeted with the measure owed to the delegates, who had
been in London during the struggle, for the zealwhich on
all occasions they displayed ; and therefore he would luggew
that the promoters of the bill should express themselves at
terms of thankfulness to timer men.

The Earl of ELLESMERE then moved the following repo-
lotion, which was seconded by Lord Feversham, supported
by Mr. Fielden, and carried unanimously :
Th4t the noblemen and gentlemen attending this meeting, who tug
charge of the bill in both houses, cannot am:orate wiihout e
itaeiaapg
their thank, to, and approbasion of, the conduct of the delegates..
by the working clauses to assiot in pari,ng the bill. roe the us;
discretion which they have uniformly &splayed during the king tat
arduous struggle in which they have bar,
Mr. J. TURNER said, he could not allow opportunity
to pass of thanking the whole of th. it friends in Parlament,
and therefore he would move :
That the best thank, of the deletritet are doe, and are hewey
given, to the numerous friends of the !unsure in Parharnuat wao
have taken an wive part in the debates •+l+ well a, :101•4' LIAM*. Of
both house. who no faithfully voted in tit favour.
Mr. Jon, Mitts seconded the motion, which was carried
unanimously.
The thanks of the meeting were then voted to the early
advocates of the bill, and is warm tri nate paid to the memory
of tho late Nathaniel Gould and of Mr. T. Seller. Thanks
were also voted to Mr. John Wood, Mr. Id. R. (hinter, Mr.
William Walker, the Rev. G. 8. 8011, and the noble chair-
man; after which the meeting separe'ed.
APPALLING WADER.
A brief account of the following case appeared in
last evening's F:rpress.
Early yesterday morning an aped female was mar-
, demi in her bed, under, it is
_pre umed, the most cool
and deliberate circumstances. The person who stands
charged with the deed is, it is painful to add, a female, who,
' a few hours after the crime was discovered, sou examined
before the magistrates of the Marylubone Police Court.
From the evidence there adduced may be gleaned the par-
ticulars of the horrible affair.
The night charges having been di posed of, the accused, •
Mary Ann Hunt, was placed at the bar before the sitting
magistrate, Mr. Rawlinson. She was remarkably well
dressed, apparently 30 years of age. Sh, preserved the utmost
degree of composure, and leant her : ight elbow carelessly
upon the bar.
The name of the murdered woman is Mary Stowell, aged
78, who resided at 40, Adam-street West, lin anstoneoiquan.
Her brother keeps the Crown Tavern, BasingbalLstreee
City, and the prisoner, a servant out of place, has
recently lodged with her. The tint witneu examined was
Battersby, 24 D, who said At a quarter past four this
morning, as I was on duty in Adam-street West, I see the
prisoner put her head outside of the door No 40 ; on her
seeing me she drew in, and shut the eve Thinking that
there was something very suspicious, I concealed emelt •
close by, and watched the house till a quarter to 5, when I
saw the prisoner coming out with two le.ge bandies ; the me
meet she saw me she threw them into the passage, nod closed
the door, shutting herself in. I went over .aid, trying the door,
found it fast. I waited • few yards off till a quarter put five,
when I saw the door opened an inch or two ; I went up and
tried to open it with my hand, but could not de so , I put
my shoulder to it and forced it in, when I saw the prisons
behind the door; I said to her, " Do thee.. two bundles belong
to you ?" and she mid " Yee." I said, "If you had been
an honest woman you wo.dd have called a cab, and net have
watched till the policeman was out of sight ;" she then said, •
" If you doubt me fur a moment, I'll leave the bundles arid
call for them in half an hour, when the people are up." I
, told her that I must nee the old lady in the (root hitches,
and desired her to follow me ; we went down together, and
she knocked at the door, at the same time saying, " It's of
no use, for she's as deaf ea a stone." I went intotke area with
her, and looked through the window ; there ell
no furniture at all in the room. I add, yen
have told me a falsehood ; when are we coming to the
truth ? she made no answer. We went up stain and I knocked
at • side door in the passage ; a female answered, and I
wished her to open the door of the back kitchen, but she told
me that she had not got the key. I said ta the prizonet, irk*
was with me, " Thislooks very auspicious ;" when she said,
" Don't say f did it." And she seemed greatly agitated. It
constable was passing, and I desired him to take the primmer
to the station house. I made my way into the kitchen sad
found therein the body of an old lady with a poker lying
beside her ; her head was under the grate. I to,
into the room and found the woman dead with
a cord round her neck ; she had no gown m ;
she had a large wound on the face and mend
other wounds on the crown of the head, which
appeared completely crushed; a great quantity of blood bad
flowed, and I perceived it in all parts of the room. I awn br
the doctor, who lives a few doors off, and on his attending,
he said that the deceased had been dead several hours. I ex-
amined the bundles at the station-hone, and they contained
articles of apparel marked " M. 8."
The poker, which was produced, bad on it some blood,
to which a quantity of hair adhered.
William Crofton Most, es Upper Berkeleyntreet,
Bryanstone-square :At half-put 5 o'clock this moraine
I was called to the back kitchen of the house, No. 40,
Adam-street Went, and there saw the body of an aged
female lying on her right side; one of her legs
was bent over her body, and her neck was lying
acmes a fender ; a small rope was pared six times mood
her throat, but not tightly ; there was a bruise round
the left jaw-bone; the body was quite cold, and the
muscles rigid ; the hands were begrimed with ashes, sad
the hair of the head was full of dust. A cap was lying by
the side of the deceased, under whose head was a quinine
of clotted blood, which had emanated from the mouth sad
nostril.—Mr. Rawlinaon In your opinion, sir, bow ball
had the deceased been dead before you were called in ?
Witness : I should think about eight hours.—Mr. Reedit.
son : Can you form any opinion as to how the death war
caused ?—Witnees I have taken merely a cursory view, sad
as far as that extends, death ensued fr= km of blood. I
have not as yet made any examination farther than what
I have mentioned.
I war called AednatoP%earciler'ZithheaparisomnitabWoer antlthabundDdisgrodYilk6l4°°Hiaid".'
blood upon her clothing ; her bur,
eerier hod 111°2 °lab
ofblood upon them.—Mr. &Minion: Did 11°"11Wer
pan respecting the appearances you speak no;
but, in addition to what I have stated, Aber, was Mead era
the prisoner's cloak.—Witians here said that the teleSif_
amounted for these marks in a way which coda a°4
be misunderstood.—Mr. Rawlinsoa : Did anythilej "dr°
pass ? Witness : While in the cell a man came to lo°l al
the prisoner, and she said "that is a son-in-law of the old
lady, and there are some things in the bundles which I Mee
given the old lady 6e. for.'
Mr. Mills, 3, George-place, Carnaby-shot, St tsar"
said—l am porter to Mr. Berber 170, Regesterer, saa
am son-in-law of deceased. I dised with beet ea
day last,
.161,,..antd.hat vofe noption.sesmiladhoe eitheassa,kasieneepthtthrwah 1161;
eines weeks, and a fort** age eke readvel Wigs to
wit, but she refused to de es, rest Sunday mon:Mg fr
lie Pa me (deceased) told me is woe grieved at not belga.
te get rid of hee, mad perm, hael beat heard to WM la
Ohierelthamelt ha the a
eggair a
ellistntitir know that the old lady bed
som
Midway 29% mid: Between !re aril "th this anisiat I
was 'add BodalmaY, Imam dim, who tell rels!
sumeelled there was somee , end he gave rig=
NNW hate my charge, saying thet wes a ray
ere bride. I asked the yekrase whet she had bees dim
and the replid, " nothias.' I "rued her whir urge her
leave the boon so early, the dries& se reglyomillesalied
very much ; at this thee isilasby ern has the huh torte
the Main, and ald This le • mime Me .61
the ratios-home." I did in, and we went Mae in sew
I took the bundles with me, eel gave them te the hemilsb
On the way to the ratios the primer rade so abasnallaa
whatever.
Simmons Niesset : Itele at 40,
_Adain-Itteet, al"
floor. I knew Mm. 811. the desseeed, and saw her rd''
terday aftemees Whim One mil bur o'clock. Mr. Raw-
Roma : Did the phew kthie_with her ? Wiener : Yes.—
Mr. Rawliama Al you last as. the primer f
Wiener : At Wombs to sine I saw her oore out
—Mr. Rawlins's : Did you boar any sore or is
the boar ? Winne: Nam air.—Mr. RawitotVgyes
ever hear the *mar amain the deceased ? Wiesen :
and
Yell,
said she the night Weweehl die helm e ha I berrd bee cell her an old wretch,
The °lethal oontelsed ba eta beeethee bars referred to,
and marked " M. 5.," wars isrped w kiwi to the mur-
dered wawa.