The Express.
London, England, 1848-09-28 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL.

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SUDDEN DEATH OP A REIOETEE.—Mr„ John I
Whithig, who bee for some time been engaged in the sub-
editorial and reporting department of the Marickeder
was present at the Agricultural Society's dinner, at Had-
cliffs, as Hooky, and appeared to be in his usual state of
health. At the end of the peoesedings he returned to Man-
chester about nine He proooded, in company with
some friends, to the refreshment rooms, where he
pares& of • portion of • glass of ale. At that time he ap-
peered to be in his usual spirits, and entered freely into eon-
wasatioo. Suddenly, however, he was seized, as if with a
it Two medical men were sent for, who in • abed time
solved, but lite was extinct. The deceased expired reeinfag
in a ash, and apparently without • struggle. Mr. Whiting,
who wee 38 years of age, has left a widow and six children
to deplore their sudden and untimely bereavement. On
Tuesday evening an inquest was held, and the jury returned
a ordiet that the deceased died soddenly from natural
amen.
DEATH IN A WELL—On Monday last two youths
named Hamatra end Cbeethani were standing nor a pump
is Temple-street, Metabolise when the crowd beneath
Aim gave way, gad both immediately di appeared. They
shrieked as they fell, and brought all who were in the street
to the spot. It was soon ascertained that they had fallen
taut • deep well, the Reg above it having given way. A
rope was sees obtained, gad a young man named Rowland
Held, who works in • &wary in the neighbourhood, de-
wended the well with • row beeen. dto his waist. When
he reached the surface of the water he saw Hamilton, whom
he immediately seized and fastemed to the rope, when both
were pulled up. The youth, who was alive. was taken to his
mother's house. Held then descended the well a wooed
time, and setts diving Revue' tines succeeded in finding the
hoettof Cheethass,bez the little fellow was palled up quite
d The cause of the accident was that • little below the
serfage of the street some wooden beanie bad been pissed
woes the month of the well ; above these wee a quantity of
earth which was covered by the flag. The beams hod been
rendered thoroughly rotten by the action of the water, with
width they were found completely saturated, and in eons,-
wow gave way. Hamilton is feet recovering.
THE TIAGEDI IN Tornern-rsax.—The inquest
upon Robert Howarth and his wife, who were found dead
fa Vie bowie of the benhaad, in Torteth-park, Liverpool,
ems emanreced on Mond y and adjourned to the following
day for Amain evidence. Oa Tuesday, Mr. Haverty, the
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r, who bad made • pest esortem ezaminetion of the
deposed that he bad found a large quantity of poison
the'stemiair sof both, but was not satisfied as to its nature.
He was wain however that it was not pure arsenic. The
moor said he should againpourn the inquiry, in order
that the poison might he end , end the inquest was again
adjourned. Yesterday, Mr. seamy, the surgeon, depoeed
that both the above had died from the effects of arsenic, •
mall quantity of whi.k the male deceased was proved to
lave bought we weeks see. After the coroner had summed
up, as epee verdict of *. False deed " was returned.

AMAT BI'TWEEN 17E6 MILITARY AND POLICE•

T;;6l;7c Acraontns 011112POWillID.--80XDIRLAND,
TOSlDAT.—thartday 'venlig one of the privates of the 83rd
Regiment was taken into enitody in Suoderknd for tieing
&mak, and etetrusting and insalting the platen by on the
hot pavement in a very unbecoming manner. On his way
to the station another prists interfered, sad attempted a
reams ; was also taken into enendy. Other aiding
C4sod It was a matter of canaid..reble difficulty that
11/11110 at length lushly issued. On the Mewing as
tag they were fined each If. sad mob. of 14 dere ktribola•
amt. It may be mativaid that in the mai armai Odle
pelhe were hen by thevtoleass asd prawn of the monkery.

Oa Saturday 'Tsang many of the privates left the Wreaks,
and ranting with polioe dicers vowed they would be
revenged, for what bad been done t their comradee ea
the previous day. They shouted and yelled at the eon-
stables, sad, other soldiers louder, a general tumult errand.
'gabs polies wen quite outnumbered by the military, and se-
veral of the adorn were teriously eut by the oaken strik-
Mg then with OW, belts, breast plates, Au At length they
retired to the barracks, and on Moodily mining the auger,
attended by hie desk, the Akers who wen %lured, with
witnesses who witnessed the affray, preonded to dm bernaks
to identify, if possible, the offenders. An investigation war
entered into, when the soldiers broke out and effectually
el-eed the examination se far as regards that day. An in-
disorisaiaste attack wee made upon the authorities sad wit-
nesses. The may v and Vie attendants were awn d by an
°Son of the regiment with drawn sword to the barrack gate
and they wiped unlejetred. Others, however, who retreated
the best way they multi by sealing toe waW, revived several
bayonet wound'. It is expected that the authorities wi I
now leave it to the colonel of the regiment to hand over the
ringleaders to justice. Considerable fear has been occasioned
by the affair.
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MURDER AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—On Monday
morning Thos. Matador, Eaq., took an haquieition on the
body of Riissboth Bateman, bred 17 mo. ths. The facts
were fully detailed by Thomas Bateman, brother of the de-
ceased. Ile deposed that he is 12 years of age, and on the
morning of Sunday was left in his father's house about six,
while his father went oat to milk ; his mother being in bed
is the same room with witness. end his sister Mary Is bed
with him; while Robert, another brother, and the deceased
child won in the same bed with his mother, and in the mm!
room ; his mother int both himself and his sister Mary out
el the room. Shortly afterwards his brother called out, and
witness went up stairs and saw his mother in the act of cutting
his throat with one of his father's rums. Witness
pulled hie brother away from his mother, and in :doing
so perceived that bin sister Rilubeth was in bed with her
mother with her neck covered with the bed clothes; saw a
good deal of blood about, and this throat of deceased might
then bays been cut, but witness did nut see; went down
stain again, and directly Isherwood, heard deceased /cream
out very loudly ; and on wing up stairs again asked his
mother if he must go and fetch his father; abs threatened to
heat him if he did ; she was at this time sitting up in bed ;
he went down stairs again, and in about five minutes the
tither came in and went up stein, afterwards leaving the
house for assistance. Hi/ mother had never attempted any
injury to any of the children previously, and witness
knew of no disagreement except about the building of a
kitchen, which his mother did not like,—Coules Runs,
Boa., of Minster, surgeon, being sworn, said that he
had attended the mother of deceived at times with-
in a year, and had observed in her a tendency to a weak mind.
Was seat fee en Subday morning, about half past 'even, and
in *sleeping apartment found Lydia Bateman lying on her
left side in heti, with her throat cut severely, bat not dead.
The child. Elisabeth, was quite dead, and was lng on her
left arm, her throat being cut, and a good deal of blood being
on the persons of both mother and child. The wounds were
incised wounds, but he saw no matting instrument about the
room. The mother las in such a position that she might
have inflicted the wounds on both herself and child with her
right hand, as she I.y. This was the substance of the evi-
dence, end the jury having consulted, returned a verdict of
" Wiltul murder" against Lydia Bateman. The wound in-
dicted by the unfortunate woman was so that her ari-
lmate recovery is very doubtful ; hut the wounds on Robert
are compustively superficial, the strokes, owing no doubt to
the child struggling, having taken effect mote on the breast
and khoulders than the throat.