The Express.
London, England, 1847-02-05 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL.

TES LTINCI-IN HOS;TTII:ATRAWCHWITIZ WAS Ore
TILOTRD IT FMB TWITTILDAT AIOIII4INO, and the lives of the
house surgeon and four females, one of whom was the matron,
' who lived on the premiere, Were placed in considerable
Jeopardy. The fire had originated in the surgery during the
night, but how it originated is not known, and the inmates
owe tnelr escape to the accidental waking of the female ser
Taut about 20 minutes past flee o'clock in the morning from
a aeon of affixation. She gave the alarm to the
surgeon, and afterwards to the matron. These parties
cried for help through the windows, and short ladders
were brought and placed under their windows, but not
raitchhtirtt,hem by several yards, the sleeping-roonis being
In the or top, story. The surgeon let himself down
(by tieing a sheets of his bed together) to the ladder under
his window; and the lustros', exercising wonderful presence
of mind and steadiness for a female, under the circum-
stances, tied some sheets together, and fastening one end to
the bottom of the window•sash (out of which sae broke a
pane of glass), lowered her daughter, the servant, and an
aged female relative, sueotedvely down to one of the short
ladders, and then followed herself, all tempi" in perfect
safety. In the meantime, the fire raged in the interior, and
shortly blurt from the front windows. Four flre-engines
were an the spot in a few minutes after the escape of the
inmates, but not in time to save much of the building, except
the outer walls. The furniture, library, and di up were all
destroyed. There were no patients in the hospital at the
time. The building was inserted to the amount of 10001.
CHESHIRE.
TIM MURDER AT RUNCOBIN.—An inquest was held on
Tuesday, to inquire r:sp, cting the death of B. Edwarile. From
the eeidense, it appeared that T. Edwards, hivismid f de-
ceased, had been drinking all Saturday last Matted of being
at his work • and his wife, Betty Edwards, who is described
as havingbeen a quit t peaceable woman, had sent one of her
children to receive what wares were doe to him. About foar
o'clock la the anermon Edwards came home and wanted
to get some money ; but his wife declined to give him
any, sa all that she had received was dee to the provi-
sion shop. Edwards immediately began to abuse and
best her, IR the presence of her children ; he took her
by the hair of her bead, end attempted to throw her
out of door% and then struck her several times
about the head sad seek, and knocked her down, and kicked
her most severely. His client son, who is an apprentice, in-
terfered on bthalf of his moth, r, but war obliged to desist in
consequence of the threats of his father; hut be ran out to
fetch the neighbours in, who found her on the floor, quite
dead, an that she had literally been beaten to death.
Edwards took the matter quite evilly, and when his son was
desired to send fora demur. he threatened that if he went
be woild kill him! Again, when he was told his wife wee
dead, he made nee of the brutal language, " Let her die."
Edwards was immediately taken into custody. Verdict,
"Wilful murder."

DERBT9ITIRZ.
kw bummer was eomracnced at Derby on Wednesday
afternoon upon the body of Mrs. Crow, the victim of the '
rev nt murder there. The case presents the painful aspect of
a daughter giving ecidenee which must soma her father of
murder. The enquiry was adjourned.
LOU(' F.STEPAMIta.

IND; DIA ti.—B ILI VIOL CONNIIILCIAL Rooms,
TllVlSDAY.—Theezalusive punlioarioa In your first edition,

of this morning, of the interesting intelligence from India,
has been a general subject of couvesaition here today, sad
has caused the Daily News to be in great request. The fact
of noes of your contemporaries having the news, i% regarded
I.y mercantile men as a strong evidence in favour of the
Trieste route, especially when it is considered that Lieut.
Waghorn's express his had to encounter obstacles in the
shape of bad weather.
WARWICKSAIRE
Tar INDIA MAIL.—" EITESORDIMART EXPRESS" OE
THE DAILY NEWS.— THERSDAY.— The
commercial public here were much surprised this morning
by the receipt of the Daily News, with the intelligence from
India exclusively; and that, too, for the second time within
• month. The information from the east contained in its
columns has been the subject of comment, although scarcely
so much as as the fact that the .‘ uew light," ae ro early a
stage of its existences, has been enabled, on two succealtre
(seldom, to eclipse the most eminent of Its contemporaries.
Prejudiced people look on surlily ; but tie men of business
hero have readily and willingly acknowledged the credit due
to the proprietors of the laver for their exertions to serve
the public with the earliest intelligence. Haltpast Seven,
p.m.—None of the other morning papers have yet been re-
ceived with this intelligence.
MUSSEL _ . .

RIPRISIINTATION OF IIMIIII.—The expected retirement
of Sir Howard Elphinstono is stated to hare thrown Ws
borough into a political commotion. The names of Hr.
Shelley, Mr. Brand, and Capt. Lyon, hare been mentioned
u probable candidate..