The Express.
London, England, 1847-10-13 00:00:00

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A FATAL COE OF 1;7180SISO, With prosaic acid, it
is conjectured, has treated no trifling sensation in Sheffield. '
The subjoined. particulars have been gathered from the evi-
dence taker at the coroner t inquiry. The deceased was a
lad, named John S:nith, and was employed at the neigh-
bouring pit of Messrs. Chambers, Newton, and Co. He re-
sided with his father, who is a outer at the works of Tan-
kerle. Oa Tuesday evening, between 5 and G, he returned
Dome, and without asking permission of hie mother, drank
nearly the whole of the contents of a cup which stood on a
table, no doubt being tempted by the emell. His little sis-
ter, scarcely two years of age, then swallowed whatremained
of the liquor. immediately afterwards the lad fell on the
floor end was seized with • violent fit. The little girl
evinced similar symptoms, though of a lesser degree. Mr.
Campbell, surgeon, bras instantly sent for, but by the time
he had arrived the youth had expired. The girl was suffer-
ing considerably, and for some time her recovery was cheesed
doubtful. It appeared from the statement of the mother of
the deceased, that she had for several weeks past been an
out-door patient of the Sheffield Unmoral Infirmary, and it
was usual for the medicine to be supplied her in • bottle.
On the day in question she took • bottle with her to the
Infirmary. On handing it in it was returned to her empty,
and • parcel of medicine, in another firm, was furnished her.
Oa her way borne sue called at a public-house on the rind
leading to the in fi rmsry, and there put chased si pennyworth of
gin and peppermint ; the sign of the house, however, she
did not remember. She took a sip of it in the house, std
the remainder was put into the medicine bottle. On reaching
home she poured a small portion into a cup, which she in.
tended to drink. She placed the cup oa the table, when the
denetted came in, and without asking her sanction took it
up and swallowed the contents.—Mr. Campbell, the surgeon,
in answer to the coroner, stated that from the strong and
peculiar smell of the small quantity of the liquor left in the
bottle, he was of opinion it contained prussic acid. Ile had
neither, however, made a past martens examination of the
body, or tested the contents of the bottle, therefore he could
not speak with certainty on the subject.—The coroner ad-
journed the inveteigation, and directed the mother of the
deceased to meet him on the following day to point out the
house where she procuredCH ESHIRE the spirit.
THE BIRKENHEAD DOCK ESTATE.—The Lirerpaol
Standard says :—We believe we may now state with tole-
rable en-utility, that the negotiations between the dock com-
mksioners of Birkenheid and the Liverpool dock committee
lame terminated without any arrangement being come to,
or any apparent probability of such a result.
wzsTAIORELAND.

R tILWAY Accruxter.—A serious casualty oc-
curred on Monday, about mid-day, en the Lancaster and
Carlisle bee. close to the Milnthorp station, about seven
miles from Kendal. A luggage train from the south was
standing at the station on the down line, when a train laden
with cattle, drawn by two engines, came up at a rapid rate,
and before w.iroing could be given ran into the luggage
train, throwing over and smashing the engine, and forcing
it some yards off the line. One of the engines of the cattle
train was also very much damaged, and the stoker so
seriously injured, that be died shortly after. Three other
men connected with the trains were severely, but it is
thought not fatal y, hurt. Fourteen of thb bullock. were
killed upon the spot, and lay among the ruins o the trucks
in • dreadfully mangled condition. The line prevented
a sad spectacle, and was completely obstructed for some hours,
so that two of the trains, both from the north and south,
had there to exchange passengers, and turn back again.
It is almost impossible to guru who are the parties to blame.
The driver o' the c sttle-train states that no signal was
hoisted to warn him that a train was upon the up•line ; and
the station-master states t'.at it was properly hoisted. It is
said that this luggage train was not in its proper plaeo at the
time of the collision, but ought to have been " shunted," so
that the line would have been clear. The passenger train from
the south came up to the spot immediately after the accident.
Had it arrived a very short time before, the most serious con-
sequences might have ensued. It was said that this affair
would cost the company at least 2,0001.

AN Exrwstos o;67%;:ailTictied with fatal con-
aequences, occurred in the church at Walton on Sunday
night, shortly after the terminstion of the service, and before
the whole of the congregation had departed. For some time
previously an escape of gas bad been remarked, and on this
night the beadle incautiously proceeded to examine the
churchwarden's pew, from which it waisupposed to proceed,
haring in his hand a lighted candle. He had scarcely entered
before a tremendous txplosion took place—the ptws were
torn up, the frattmenta of timber scattered in all directions,
and the poor man was killed on the spot, his body having
been mangled in a frightful manner. Fortunately no other
person was injured.

MURDER IN BIRMINGIIAM.—A woman Was mur-
dered by her husband in Moor-street, Birmingham, yester-
day morning. The man, whose name is Davis, is the keeper
of some refreshment rooms, and it seems that he and his
wife have for some time lived unhappily together. A few
days since she applied to the magistrates for • mammon,
against him for oi-treatment. The case was to have been
heard on the morning of the occurrence of the outrage ;
but, prior to the hour fixed, Davis asked his wife whether
she persisted in her purpose. She replied in the affirmative;
whereupon tho husband seized the poor woman by her
neck, and with a case-knife commenced sawing at her neck
until her head wen nearly severed from her body. Assist-
ance was speedily rendered, but death ensued in • few
minutes. The murderer was taken into custody on the spot.
He has been for a long time notorious as a drunken and
dissipated character, and his conduct to his wife has been
marked by extreme violence oa repeated occasions. He main-
tained the most dogged indifference and unconcern when
taken before the magsswates. At first he denied having com-
mitted the crime, although another woman was in the house
at the time, and had witnessed the act. From the violence
of temper he has exhibited of late it seenu probable that he
was labouring under mental derangement, in consequence of
excessive drinking.
SUFFOLK. _ - .

• —.
AN ATTEMPT TO MURDER was made at Ipswich
a few days ago. The person charged with the offence
is John Nuno, a hawker of fish, residing in Hayward's-yard,
Upper Orwell-street. It appears that he went home under
the influence of drink, and commenced • quarrel with his
wife ; at the same time ordering her to provide him instantly
with supper. The woman accordingly cooked him some
food, to which he sat down, when a further altercation took
place, the result of wkich was that Nunn rose from his seat,
and followed his wife to the door. Before she could obtain
assistance, with the knife he had been using at table he
stabbed her in the neck. He was brought before the mayor,
and remanded for Puri her eitamination. No fatal results are
anticipated ; but for the feet of the woman baring drawn
back her head at the time of the assault, there can be no
doubt that the wound would have been fatal.