The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-06 00:00:00

SELLING A WISE as WOLVERHAMPTON.

DL9GBACEFUL CABE.
It will no doubt be in the recollection of some of
err readers that • few weeks ago • paragraph went
the round et the papers, to the effect that • man
midis( at Wolverhamptos, had sold his wife end three
blooming children to as American adventurer, for the
maddeste sum of 1501. As wee they mentioned, the wife
left her lawful husband, and with the three Whim west
to live with her Americas "tinker. It would appear,
however, that a few days ego ohs repented of her barman,
sad returned to the peeking= of bee husband. Upon
Sailing himself deserted, the American oommunkated with
the husband, sod informed bin that if be meld pets:Welds
wife to return to him be wield give the husband as ad-
ditional 501. The husband, accordingly, triad all his
prism to get the wife to leave him, and finches her vile
onninunicated with oar American comi
ic, who was in
Loodoa. He went dews to Wolmehamptoe an Saturday..
He there saw the husband and wife, sad t was arranged
that the American, with the wife and slues children, should
imam Wolverhampton is Saturday for Loudon, by the
7.11 p.m. Maio. The Ember& to make erne of his pried,
amenged with the landbeed that he should me than to the
sham • end spa the signal hem& given for the Min to
siert he would band Mhz a SOL lank et England its.
The Mama samedirely saw the Areddran, Ws wife, and
three abildsea sale is the tram, sad upon it leaving
the platform reoeived • Bank of England note
from his Teaks" friend. The Vain had hardly
left the station, whoa spoil lookift at the late be found
that it was a ample 51. note. Finding he was duped out
of 451., his wife, and three children, he at once seat the
followiag rapt", tekgraphis some to the polies is this
town :—" Tall this man run away with my wife mad three
children, two boxes, two baud-boxes, and • carpet-beg.
Us nan ABlBl6OOll, with • belt ironed him, with • bowie-
knife is the belt and • revolver. They are going to Lee-
dom, bat husband will be at Birmingham by the next
train booked from Wolveriumptea to New Street station.
To be detaised." Upon Detective Inspector Tandy
reesiving the telegram, be directed Detective Sergeants
Spokes and Jenne to meet the train from Wolverbamppttoosn
and look out for the Animism. the wife, and three
These two active dicers amordiegly west to the statics, end
epos making inquiries of the railway officials, toned the
husband is the cloak room, be having arrived b.= Wol-
verhampton by the acmes white reaches Binninsham
ahem tea minutes after the ordisery train. The °Meets
made farther inquiries sod found the American had arrived.
They thee west to the Dudley-street side of the station,
where the husband saw the American, with him wife and
children and the luggage, be being to the act of putting
the latter into a cab. The husband, going up to the
Yankee, said, " Jabs, how are you getting on ?" to
which be replied, All right, I guess." Upon this the
husband informed him that be bed given him at
Wolverhamptos Statics • 51. sole bested of a 501.
note, sod he waited the letter ins. Said the American,
" Well, I puss it wee a =stake," and taking a boodle of
sates Irma his pocket, Waded the hosbuid a 501. Bask of
England note, which wee pared to the dateceives, who
found it to be quite geouise. The husband then shook
bands with hit wife, and Winn his children wished them
" good bye," end, with • friend who wee with him, went to
the nearest liquor vaults, where he "liquored" with hie
friend. The last that was seen of the American was that
he, with the purchased wife and three elands's, were
" =kin tracks" for the London tab, where we believe
they safely anived.—Birminphant Gazette.

CARDINAL WDSEXAN.—The prayer in the Mass
which has bees hitherto mid by tbs catholic clergy of
Loudon for Cardinal Wiseman in his ilium has just been
changed, by his vieempiterars ardor, far than =
which is provided to be said wheel death apprombas.
MIAOW were Mad in ell the Londou Roman catholic
churches and chapels for him yesterday, sod in tbo La-
mas the moms of his chapter mumbled by his 'squat
at his residence, sad be made his profearioa of faith is
their pllolloollia the manage proscribed far $ bishop when
la danger of death. After the Creed of Pops Pins IV. bad
been mad for him, his own state of weakness
him from reading it for biamdf, before kissiag the bask o[
tw tiaspda, tus likanatios said, " I wish to express
before the chapter that I bans sot, and have saver
had in my whale life, the very slightest doubt, or Mei-
tattoo of my ma of the Articles of this lath ; I have
aims esdeavesred to teach it, and it is my desire to trans-
mit it intact to my sinesasar. Sic me Drees aelkneet et her
sancta bet Emnpelia." He time esid, "I now wish to m-
auve maroon audios sit your heads as the seal of my pro-
fession of faith." The cardiaal was anointed three winks
ago, bat having dace rallied, he comidared himself to be
cow in a sew danger. After receiving extreme make he
addressed this chapter collectively, received each of them to
the kin of pewee, and this pm them his blearing. The
cardinal has berme this strain upon Mediate strength he has
left mask better than might have beenexpeated.-
TR/ SMALLPDX. Alen YAM:Naito& HOSPITAL.—
The awing naming el the preereare of this hospital was
Mid as Friday last is she *studies, which is situate on
Highgate-hill. Mr. & Turner sampled the chair. From
the report it appeared that 838 palmate bed been admitted
dudsg the yvar-458 maks end 138 feamake, al which am-
ber 728 bad hem &sharp& eared, aid 108 ease bud ended
fataliy. During the rase period 258 ont-petkats bad been
vesoleated, and 648 charges al modem Imaph had been mar
plied to Drama preeWmaers. Dr. J. P. Harem, the red-
dent memos, reported that of tha number of is-patients
17 were sat sass, of smallpox, sad of the 819 cams of that
disease 130 scarred to namesinated perasss. The nimbi-
lag 615 had bees previously mediated ; sad the endow
fact was shows that whereas there wars 60 daabs among
the 685 radiated pities* the vastly %emend per edits.
of 47 deaths mommai to the 130 asmicainated. It waa
stated that a ism of 1871. Mt bad bees received from tbe
Leeds adamiedemen et bar Majesty's Treentry, Wag a
Forum the bequest el Yrs. I). Lille, to her 11=
and Cardinal Wiseman, Captaie Phnom" sad
W. Tomlin, J. Whittaker, and H. Herbert was elected life

goversoes.
A Sixtus To lenwAan It assn—The Boston
Jaime! stets Vies s swop to 11414ard Brinatt 4 shady
talked sad the propositiee val acct with peoirel
favour. TM ins is hest of Vie that BOOM opposite to
the Webster sioise wish Mss appreprisee sibs far wish
a sr =oriel of the osstee. datesasese, sod palter,
hes were sent on Saturday from the Colo-
vial bs the Gammen el the North Amalgam pro-
visors.