The Express.
London, England, 1851-04-19 00:00:00

A MAN SHOT BY A

We ( Carlisle Jimrnal) have this week to record i Two o'Cl.ocn,
one of the most lamentable occurrences that has ever fallen 1
scene of this shocking catastrophe is Walton, a village about Mess to-day, but prices arc firmly maintained at
within the sphere of our duties in this neighbourhood. The , The English stock
market is without much busi-
, three miles north of Brampton, the victim one of the most 'f laursdav's range.
respectable and respected yeomen of the district, and the , Consols have been steady all day, at 97
rt
unfounate cause of the death the clergyman of the parish.
to • I both for motes and • account. The bust-
The deceased was Mr. William Armstrong, of Sorbic a,
Trees, in Beweastle, a large farmer and considerable land- floss
owner, about 313 years of age, married, and having two prices are : Three per Cent. Consols, 971
7 ; ditto 14 account, 971, .-; ; Three per Cent. Re-
children. lie was a man highly respected in his neighbour- duecd. 1; New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents.,
hood, open hearted, generous, and hospitable. On Wed- 923 9i?,
unfunded securities are steady. Exchequer
97;, SW, India Stock, 2631. Bank Stock, 2111.
96
nesday he visited Brampton, for the purpose of making aro..
rangements for the completion of the purchase of some ' T
property which he bad recently bargained for. It was mar- Bills, 1,000/., mark 31s. and 37.5. prem.; ditto 300/.,
Let day, and, meeting with a number of friends from differ- ' and small, 375. India Bonds, 1,0901., 635. prem.;
eat parts of the country, he hail drunk somewhat freely, and
ditto under 1,0001., 595. and 635. prem.
Business is
when he left Brampton about 8 o'clock in the evening, was !rather more active in the foreign stock,
apparently the worse of liquor. He was on horseback, and 1
proceeded homewards by way of Cambeek-briolge and
advance in Mexican and Spanish Bonds. The
market, the chief change in prices consisting of an
'Walton. At the inn at Cambeek-bridge he hail stopped and
had more drink, about 11 o'clock at night—stopping about former stock attained a rise of nearly 2 per cent. on
a quarter of au hour, in company with two friends—Mr.
nos. Richardson. of Solmain, and Mr. Elliot. All three •
. Thursday's figures, business being transacted as high
left the public house together, and Mr. Armstrong soon as 36!, on the strength of the advices brought by the
centered fon ward, leaving his triends behind, anal was not Clyde ("11d given below); but a reaction speedilr
i occurred, and the bonds were sold as low as 335.1
again seen alive.
At Walton, a little beyond the parish church, the road Since then the price has been looking up again.l
diverges in three different directions—leading on the ex-Iltussian Four-and -a-Half per Cents. mark higher
trcmc left to Walton-mill, in the centre to Beweastle
homes road of the theisiwol), and on the right to the 1,, s! .
(the I to-day, and generally prices art' very firmly sustained.
businesslist is as o wog . raz ,
• f 11 .-
• B • ilian Old
mvonage-house, occupied by the Rev. Joseph Smith, the , .m. uaY a b •
locum be ai , and his family. The distance between the perF•e
3.Cent
Grenada
reßoniai ddsa,
089nle;
a-h ditto
ial
ts. npciarl lc,
(4.19 d.
s:e.qxu
da di
,or,
Bewcastle-road and the Parsonage-road is about 40 yards.
It was now about half-past eleven o'clock, and n fine moon- 1849, Roads,Coupon, Ifit. Mexican, 361„ 33), :i. Portu-
light night. From the main road to a gate leading to the Fes, Four per Cents., for account 30th April, 32.
shrubbery at the entrance of the Parsonage grounds is a .us.,.
t Attu Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 991, I, 4.
distance of 86 yards, and from this gate to the front door of
Spanish Active Five per Cents. for account, 19.1, !, ;
the Parsonage is 15 yards.
Mr. Smith had not gone to bed, but all the rest of the I ditto Passive, 31, ', ; ditto Three per Cents., 391.
family had retired. About half-past 11 o'clock he heard a A-enezucla Two-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 32,1„ 311,
knocking at the study winolow : this was soon alter repeated. 341 ; ditto Deferred, 12.
Mr. Smith urmeol himself with a six-barrelled revolving
has been handed to us by the co-
pistol, and proceeded to the frout door, making a great noise
the fellewing corn-
pistol,
in opening it, stepped outside, fired the pistol three or four puttee of Mexican bondholders:
times, and then went back into the house, closing the door The committee of the Mexican bondholders have, by the
after him. The details of this part of the transaction we Clyde, received °deices from Mr. Falconnet, dated Mexico,
give below, nearly in Me. Smith's own words behore the
the 3rd tilt., informing them that in conformity with Article
coroner's jury. Nothing more was seen or beard till about
of
I of the decree
7 o'clock m the morning, when the holy of Mr. Armstrong of the 1 Ith October last, the ministers
I was discovered lust insids the gate, quite (lead ! On the the Mexican treasury had executed a certificate or assignment
outside of the gate there were marks to show that a horse in favour of the bondholders f0r2,560,000 dolls payable out of I
had been fastened up there, and that it had stood a consi-
derable time. Shortly afterwards, Mr. Ainstrong's pony the portion of the indemnity due front the United
"in Stat • May, 1832. It is framed so as also to serve as u
was found at Waltuu Iti. about a mile from Walton, on '
Its way home. receipt by the Mexican government to that of the United
An inquest was held on the body on Thursday, when States for the payment of the money to any party duly op-
most of the above farts having been proved in militates., pointed to remise it, by the chairman of the committee of
the Rev. Joseph Smith was sworn. Ile said that the knock-
ing( :dome spoken of put lam into a state of great agitation
the noorves being weak at all times. Ile saw the bar of the Mexican bondholders. The certificate has been
the window was not fastened, and felt afraid that the w executed in triple. The original, Mr. l'ayne has beet!,
is, commissioned to hand to the committee on his arrival
dow might he driven in. In a spirit of self-defence he here by the next packet; the duplicate, her Majesty's
went forward to put the bar down, making a great noise, in charge d'affaires in Mexico, Mr. Doyle, has sent to Lord
the hope of intimidating any parties who might be outside
thinking it naught be mine sagrants,surh as sailors who hat!
: Palmerston, and the triplicate has been handed to Mr. '
often spoken to hint through the riue blind of Falconnet, who has forwarded to the committee a copy of '
the window, in the way of dictation. He then it. Mr. Falconnet speaks highly of the really and
unlocked a drawer in which lie kept a revolving efficient aid which he has received from Mr. Doyle in the
;a% sh. took out the pistol, and taking a small course tit this business.
lantern went forward to the front door.—" Agitated and ,..,, . • •
devoid of all self-mssession or judgment" (we now quote
the witness'a own words)—" I went forward alone as 1 was, Mr. s'ooconnes was communicating with the new Minister
of Finance, M. Esteva, on the instructions for Mr. Payne,
drew a bolt loudly of the front door, shot kick the leak who was to leave London by the next packet, as com-
b-molly, drew back a sliding guard chain, and opened the miasioner of the government, to carry out the arrangement
dour. I may mention this as a proof of bine utterly sold I with the boonolloolders here. Ile was also occupied in en-
_ll nisi house Waittrjr" nr'ystil7lll:,"lthiu'rus dn'ilnle'n'inags It
I ittho uoslocoxri."l.a ot•loites deavouring to obtain a more satisfactory security fur the
speechless, and could out say anything. From the noise I future regular payment of the interest.
had made at the window and ,hoar the person had withdrawn No definitive arrangement relative to the debt of Messrs,
from the vicinity of the window. My sight is so defective Mannin4 and Mackintosh had as yet bean arrived at, but
that I often bid • good day' to a stranger, thinking it to be Mr. Fah:sonnet was using his best efforts to get it secured in
a parishioner." At this time the moon was in the south, some way.
casting a dark shadow on the northwest angle. Them cir-
cumstances, with the shade of the shrubbery and the glare S,ubjoined is a further communication :
of the lantern, combined (as we iiiiolerstood the rev. gentle-
man to have mill) to prevent his seeing anyone. The Clyde brings 81,8i8 dollars 7G cent,. to Col. Facia,
.. I at from the custom-houses of Vera Cruz and Tempico, on
once discharged the pistol two or three times without aim- dividend, to which also the re-
account of the accruing
bog at any object—more in the hope of alarming than any
thing else. lam not accustomed to fire arms, unit always mittances by the February and March packets are to be
appropriated.
hail a dislike to fishing and shooting. The rea,on I pro- The account of the position of the Bank of Eng-
vitled myself with this (the pistol) was the painful anxiety land for the week ending Saturday, the 12th of April,
of mind occasioned by the Frimley murder and other eases 1851. published pursuant to the Act 7 d: 8 Viet.
of that kind which have been reported, and not being pus- , 3,,, is ~.., follows .
vessel with bodily strength, and being in the house with "„.*„ ~." ~'.".".„,“,..,,,,„
females and children—the house being mooessilole oon all sides ""'""— ---
witlmut passing through the village, 1 felt it my duty to
have some fire arms to use in case of danger. I fired
recklessly out at the door, and then went in and shut the
door loudly: Then. were only three or four banal, loaded.
After remaining in the house a short time I recovered con-
sciousinsis so as to see the rash exposure I had made or
myself and of my J.:tinily, and also of wounding any ix rson
out of doors. It was at thus moment it struck me I should
go out again, at all hazards, to see if there was any one
there, or any trace of any one haying sustained :tote injury.
I helot the )(intern in my hand, and looked all round to owe
if I could see any our having sustained any injury, but saw
nothing."
At this stage of the proceedings it was suggested that an
adjourament should take place in order to give time for a,
post-morte,4 examination, and it balms now six o'clock, this
was agnsool upon ; and Tuesday next at ten o'clock was
fixed upon for the jury to assenolole again. ,
'l'lle surgeon's c so ttt ill :Mon of the laxly showed that there
were two bull t wounds—the first and fatal one had entered
the right breast, about four inches below the nipple—had
passed through the liver, entered the posterior wall of the
stomach, passing thence by the lower cavity of the chest on
the left side, without wounding the lung. and finally
lodging close to the skin between the tenth and eleventh
ribs. Here considerable swelling Wu" exhibited on the outs
silk, and a bruised and blackened appearance was pre-
sented. The second ball had entered at the buck part of
the right shoulder, coursed (dorm beneath the shoulder
joint, and made its exit in front of the shoulder, mad was
found, on the body being stripped, lying under the right
arm-pit.
The bullets, which were about the size of a small bean, I
had passed through a top-coat, a dress-com, a thick waist-
coat, a linen shirt, and two flannel shirts—the distance
the shots must have been fired, to perform such fatal work,
must have been very small.
As may rustily he imagined, there was very great ex-
citement amongst the inhabitants of the village and neigh-
bourhood, and wherever the fatal occurrence became
known the strongest feelings were excited.
It was the general belief that Mr. Armstrong had called
at the pansonage to see one of the servants, o Alt whom he
was acquainted.

far the week cu 1i April 12, 1851.
tem ntr•aratutr.
Note. honed
Other SecortU 50......
11.. W Coln mid BtiWw 12,9 t $l4
alrtrer Collion

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Progatewre CapII:I ....514,5.13. owl
Item 3,0; ,V 2.,
ro
Rieke*. N,%.
X.utong
Aber Aoetal 4.!'23.32.3
Aber - . MI
••••••-day red..cher L 14.11,

RFlEritim

Huth I. i;Z4 v7isTe
*Dunn)
Other Sucurnies ...... 11.901.832
sow,
Goa and &Ives' Oda 1=11:43

ATTII 17. WI i 13.631,841
M. MARSHALL Chic( , IV. .....
Tlw above returns, when compared With those for
the week preceding, exhibit the following changcm:
Circulation issue
Circulation active 19,916,321 immune 881,560
Public dolse.it<
Other tleitimibi
timernment rkeuriticA iu

1.641

banking department 14,086,798 Decrease 58,452
Other securities in banking
department
Coin and bullion in both

EQUALISATION OF LAND TAX.

TO THE EDITOR OF TER DAILY NEWE.