The Express.
London, England, 1849-07-30 00:00:00

ACLIDF.NT AT A ROMAN CAT dOLIC
CHAPEL.—LOBB OF LW.

les'ectlay evening, about half-pad tight o'clock,
the ueighbourhood of Drury-late was placed in a
state of considerable aloes and eacitement, in con-
sequence of le having hens use: rtained that an ap-
palling secitient had occurred in Charles street, Drury-
tine, by the staircase coast clad with a room used as a tempo-
rary chapel by moss chastened with the Roman catholic
pens aim having given way, whiles a number of the atten-
dants at the Owe of worship were upon it, by which, it wes
reported, setae lives were last, The room in which the con.
ltheilihtian was sesembled was about three waive high. It
was let nut by Mr. Johns, of Great Gams-street, Lone-aere,
mad had beta used as a chisel about live menthe. It was
riptide of aontaining at ott NO persons, a at the
time of the melancholy memento between 100 and 200
were aseembled. When the rumour got spread ahuut, glair
euntourse of persons soon reached the locality, and smug
the crowd were the fittLirs, mothers, end ether relatives
Ith' rsej.vi•y: being Irish) of those who had gone to the
chapel; and the must pailful lame utations were uttered by
them for the safety of tL:se of whose fate they had es ,me to
inquire. At this time shrieks were heard from th: se who
were amnia/ the sulferers, velem several of the inhabitants of
the nelgh'e.urhood heetened t) their assistanae, and succeeded
in rem string many who, i: was found, had received rations
snjuri-s and contusions. They were taken to their homes,
where they received molical mutates:co. On the arrival of
the pore., the ladders heloeging to the division were put to
the window of the roc in, as was also the firceseape ; by
which mans others were extricated. tams being apparently
in a Mira state. By 10 l'elick an immense ctowd was col-
lected, and every effort was being made to rescue the suf-
ferer,. One woman was sound to have been killed, and 30
persons more or less irjared. 8 'teal of the Brigade and
Wes: of England eagles arrived, but no fire took place.

YORK UNION BANKING CONTANT.—The Yorkshire-
atom states that Mr. litotes Dodsworth, of Folioed, is ap-
paiutel &mils ia this tinintakiog in the plate of Mr.
Hodson.

ALLEGED Mt' norr. N EMI WOLVERHAMPTON.— ,
Considerahle incitement has been created in Wolverhampton
and the neighbourhood, in o:nsequences of the apprehension '
of • young man named John Moore, upon suspicion of
hieing murderess a woman named Ann Morley. It appear'
that the deceased, who wis about 24 years of age, wa,
servant at the Fun beer-houen, Monmormgreen (between
Wolverhampton and Dele:mi). She lett the Acute on Sun-
day nig,* last, and was found drowned about two o'clock the
kilimeng morning, in the canal at that place. Suspicion
fell mini the prisoner Moore Wins Dreadful), with whom
she bed beer on intimate temie. in consequence, it is said,
of. • quarrel which bad teak n place between them on Sun- 1
day evening, and he was accordingly apprehended. On 1
Wednesday last the prisoner underwent an ex-
andution before the magistrates. That the de-
retard had a straggle with some one on the night
Is question is evident, aid tiara is too much reason to tear
that lvr assailant was also the master. The cot ,ner ham '
lug already entered upon the investigation into the mum of •
the deceased's death, the magistrates only heard sufficient
tvidcace tgeinat the ace esed to en ih:e them to remand him
to a future, day.—Jane Brnsla deposed that she lived near
tie canal where the buoy was bound. Os Sunday night.
last, -bur one o'clock, me- beard • girl scream, and opened
the window tame what was going on. See saw the prisoner
are deceased, and asked the prisoner what was the
matter. He reeled that he wanted ,the d. ceased to go into
the hews. She saw lien give the deceased one blow. Wit.
suss had seen the body, redd rec4nised it as the detested.
'nu: primate was then reminded to Friday. The legalist
on the b of the dem red tennis:sated late on Thursday
evening, the investigation having occupied the whole day.
Some in the witems•t s gave their evidence greatly in fnvosr
tithe accused. deposing that ha WAS is the Fun beer shop at
the time the offence must have been committed. These
Matenter.l4 however, veer: directly contradicted both by
Mhz, evidence sad by the prisoner hi omit, but who ad-
mitted Wing with the clecess.d mail about • quarter of an
hour before the alarm was pus that she was in the canal.
TN prisoner is a manna man, and the evidence left little
theatet that an improper intimacy sub:isted between b.m and
the diceared. S-veral arimmees gave evidence of hearimi
stress, and straggling shortly before the body was found.
James Wood, a labourer, tuv.nd that between twelve and
ens on the nith: c. . eel he saw Moore running
atter the decease', au: heell him say to her, "y will give ;
it yen ohm I ley hull of yosi.--John Timmins, a miner,
the person who first saw the demo' din the canal, stated that
on dery to Barnett's t rive :he cam the primmer came cut
and sail, "Its our Ann that's in, for she pulled her hand-
kerchief og her seek, end %inv.:. it inti my pocket, and said,
" Now l'il so and end it, IR mend i. " Timmins asked him
how lona it was vince, ml :he rrionner inid abaft tee
iminista• ; when Timmine o'-s.rved, "Tura you must have
beard her scream in the * der s" to which the prisoner made
no reply, and um,/ ,d back into tLe house. It appeared that
on the night of the deeneee. de nth the landlady in the house
observed her and tee pr.soner MOOTs teeettter In a very im-
proper place, and uplorri.Ld her with it, and also threatened
to expose her. Ttwirri. i.er, In his defence, gave an account
of his ecemcriationt orb tie dec.:lse& which went to show
that the dicsastd had drowned herself in caimmet nee of the
threats of bee mistress, and the fear that hie wea COnaiNt
Se live in the house, The prisoner, it seemed, dhe the
how, but his occupation was not stated. The jury, after a
eismultatios of as hour, rammed • weveliet et " Wilful
Illsriss" plait Job& Mouse-liktf•cdokir• dokwtistr.