The Express.
London, England, 1865-09-15 00:00:00

On the 15th June Mmegem. George and J. BLA-
U". ilinstsatasers, cd.Uppir•laite Mill, Little Gonie,
theeended, tales with them motley and
.---tathe mine of about 26,0001. It was found that they had
rem to New York, and Saperthtendent Hunt, of the
Ude detective fore*, was sent in pursuit of the ran.
smis, in the meantime had been made bankrupt+.
Ina, Host arrived is New York he foetid all the goods
hess delivered at that port, sad he also aseethathed
plippas the were worebeused, sad the additional fact
this the two alanoondiag baukrupth bail travelled from
ndlard under the usurped manse of Baring and Unto..
j-fer Bleekborn, the youove brother, had also sailed
or to the 13601111 with them in the mans ship. Mr. Hunt
for Gomel days unable to trace them, but as he wan
osestahiog &boot the steamboat quay one morning, he
a s temp of intelligence from one of his runners
s Wooed him to look out for the arrival of a fourth
brother from England. When this youngest branch of
gray arrived, Mr. Hunt took up his quarters at the
wle hotel, and there karst thefrom the onl thin
communicatingga
.isreted this latest importation
cith his brothers was the fear that he (Superiatendent
Hint) would shortly be arriving from England, and that
mtercoune under such circumstances would be dangerous.
Mr. Haut pacified his liters, however, and actually accom-
panied young Blackburn down to the quay to see whe-
ther the nest steamer brought over the redoubtable deter
live who had inspired the thdti mind with each consterne-
tier When the dreaded detective from Quesestowa did
sot make his appearance by the next boat, the coo deters of
rang Blackburn became gradually restored, and three days
siterwerds he vat to Trentoo, in New Jersey. Mr.
Hunt followed upto the track, and at Trenton he
employed a man watch the lad's movements. It
then transpired that a cousin of the Blackburn's had
hired g warehouse for the purpose of receiving the bales
d trd_s fraudalratly removed from the hands of English
Mr. Hunt soon afterwards returned to New
=witch the proceedings of the gang at the Catom-
home, which the goods would have to be cleared.
He WPM pOillelliioll a bill of lading which hod
been intercepted at Liverpool, and he rightly concluded
that the Blackburn's would some down to the pier to I
look after the bales of cloth. Very shortly, while 'lauding
opposite the oilier
of the Inman Company, he observed
George Blackburn, the elder brother, and Walter /31aokbure,
standuig in the wage leading to the depot. He walk
up to them, mita, Good morning, gentlemen ; what is
‘par whew herr at the same tune sticking his pen
Wiled his or. They replied that they had called for a
bit of lathe' for twenty bales of goods which had Masa
Dent out fres Queenstown by the Edinburgh. Mr.
Hoot replied : "The gentleman who holds that
bill of lading it at the branch office, le Est:hang*.
place, and though I am in a great hurry, I will aeooto-
peny you there, es I have a little huffiness to treneact
with kin • ley own account." They 000seuted to mom-
piny hlgn. Mr. Hoot then conducted them to Exohange.
plass Here he left them in the lobby whilst he went I
Iste so empty room, an
raised his voice as if in coewer-
ethos with an cosopeat, to this effect :—" These
geetlamee outside have called respecting a bill of ladies,
Bad they Wenn me that they are in a harry and wish to
he gong" Mr. Hunt knew that they had in their pee-
maim at the time the bills of lading for 26 bele* of gods'
sad it was his object, if he could effect it, to obtain these
Waal& documents by soy lawful mesas in his power,
bet if seoessary by a strategic coup de stain. He quickly
deeded upon the lather worse of adios, and. walking
hash lath the lobby, said to the elder Blackburn. " We
errs ritiaular about those bills of ladies ; have you ia-
vwor with your Bleekborn replied in the affirmative.
Mr. Huai Baked to see them, upon which George Black -
bors drew them from hie pocket. Mr. Hutt requested
them to endorse the documents, which eadoesementh
were At 000 s wade by the young man. Walter Blackburn.
L. Hunt then retorted into the room, placed the docu-
ment is a lOWA pocket, and watt back to the Blackburn.
with the bill of lading for twenty bales of goods, to which
be also obtained the necessary endorsement. He then
told them to call eels it 3 o'clock that afternoon, upon
which Georg* Blackburn jumped up and fiercely exclaimed,
" There is something damnable about this--there is
omnething wrong." Hunt quietly replied, " Yes, Black-
bern, there is something wrong about you—there is your
ph, pulling. the rade de Made from his pocket, sod
tordigrastarrent against you for embezzlement." Blackburn
immediately blanched upon Boding his moat fearful an.
thipetions realised, and Mr. Hunt then followed up his
advantage by demanding their cash. They declared they
was without pecuatary mesas, and slunk out of the office.
Hr. Hoot enteequectly showed his bills of lading, and
obtained the usual clearance permits, and these be
deposited in the bands of the lawyer to whom he had beeo
delegated, who will take the necessary steps to see the goods
drily forwerdeel to England, where they will be applied to
the credit of the ofßoialeargneiguoder the bankruptcy. The
value of the property thus recovered to the estate of the
Bleekburne is roughly estimated at between 5,00 W. and
40001.—Martelmerer thsard&am.

Tao Lars Da. WicitsasoN.—Old Westminstors
of the last generation will hear with regret of the death of
the Rey. Richard Williamson, D. D., vicar of Pershore, and
for eighteen years the head-waiter of Westminster. Dr.
Williamson had been in ill health for some time, and had
lost his voice almost entirely, bat the news of hie death
will be received with as much =prise as sorrow in many
dries. Richard Williamson was educated at Westminster,
but se a town boy ; from that school he west to Triohy
College, Cambridge, whence he graduated in 1823 as seventh
wrangler and fourth chink, obtaining in 1827 the mem-
bers' prize for Latin Essay. In 1828 Mr. Williamson,
then a Fellow of Trinity, became headmaster of West-
mitister, and retained that high position till 1848. In 1835
be became D.D. by royal mandate. Among the &stilt-
guirlied men whom Dr. Williamson educated may be
sand Dr. Cotton (Bishop of Calcutta), the Duke of Rich-
mood, Lord Henry Lemma, M.P., the Marquis of Lam-
don= the Lad of Uxbridge. Lord R. Grooves=
M.P., Mr. Herbert Wynn, M.P., tea Dr. Williamson in-
troduced • great improvement in the production of the
plays of Tarmac ; be substituted the classical drams foe
the Whereas ones formerly in use. and he also wrote a
leaned treatise on the Grecian costume, apropos of this
slimatioa, with the title of Euonohne Palliatus. In 1844
Dr. Williamson became vicar of Sutton Goldfield. daring
the minority of the present vicar, his old pupil, the Bev.
W. K. Riland-Badford, and held the living till 1850, whom
he was presented by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster
to the vicarage of Nimbi:we, Woroottershire, worth about
40u4 spar. He had resigned the heed-mastership in 184&
In 1851 the Bishop of Worcester made Dr. Williamson am
honorary Canon of his cathe iral. He restored his chord+ •
year or so ago, at great cost, and Dean Stanley preached
the sermon at the opening. The doctor married • daughter
of Bishop Gray, of Bristol, • sister of the Bishop of Cape
Town.
Tax Roy Ms. Caws Awn viz Groom.—The
Doily Telegraph publishes the following letter from the
father of the young lady who was married yesterday at
Wandsworth to the groom :—" Sir, —lir. Lewis is in-
structed to announce in the Wandsworth Police-court, this
day, the abandonment of the prosecution of George Smith
—if the sitting magistrate should consent—and the reasons
for it. I Deed only add that perhaps he would be unable
to date that, in my *Drums of the eusbms of the metro-
politan polies courts, I had imagined that the ease would
Lave bees at mice transferred to the jurisdiction of the local
zossistrates. And it was not until it was being actually
paraded with that I found out that my information was
mistakes, or that ceder any rurcumataeces my daughter's
presence would be required. I live too near • country
paper to hope for the avoidance of publicity, and from that
source say of the Leaden journals might have selected the
Weals for any such sensatiorial article as might seem fit
to them I need only my that, had the ease been so re-
ferred, your article would not have been needed to prevent
as from actual prosoeutios. I do sot see what • being • re-
specter of persons' has todo with the ease. An incongruous
!anise &Isms turns out badly, and I eodeavoured to atop
it. In that respect my doctrine in the pulpit would
be pretty nearly the same as my practice in private.
I do not grumble, however, that circumstances appa.
really justified your remarks in favour of what seemed to
be Public, justice. But I cannot think that • person of my
erofersion, a parent or • man of honour, could swept the
dictum teat in such • case • • young lady had better be left
to her owe devices.' The punisbneet is not confined to
bertall, but is shared with her relations. Had I abaodosed
her without au effort to save bar, hardly could I have shown
my face again in my pariah or amongst my friends. But I
matt also protest against questions referring to private life
being decided upon such incomplete data as mine
out in evidence. She, se was then stated, is
not 1111 only daughter ; and if it had been se-
ce!sary to public justice to dive into the training of •
private family, it would have bees well to Inquire first
bow it had told upon her sisters. It is true that I did not
see the inevitable coenesion between petting • favourite
horse and falling in love with its groom ; but if in that
"Meet we her wests have erred, your remarks can add
but little to the severity of God's just judgment upon as.
I lnow of no great moral lessee to be conveyed by your
;mating out to public attention that which you say we
ought to have 0000ealed, and which, in actual fact, put us
who are the heaviest sufferers is the place of the wroog-
doeni —which made the girl • heroine and the lad a victim.
And wail it necessary to dip such a tale in enterer in order
to mike it go down!-1 am, sir. yours, dm., Room
C 10931. Ockbam Berkley, Sept. 13.'
A MUILDISILED CIIILD.—Last night Dr. Edwin
Leakeater held an inquiry at the Hall Arms, Paddington.
Into the came of the death of • newly-born male child,
which was found on a step in the yard attached to the
Roman catholic schools, is Weetwerelaed-plaes, eaddisc
ton. Considerable incitement bad been caused from the
feet that mother child had been found in the same place
some few months since. The evidence 1191 as follows :
Mr. John James Beale, divisional surgeon of police, and in
practise at 4, Portacentroad, Paddiegtoe-green. said he had
examioed the body of the child, sad Need that it had been
bora 'live. There was • mark of • blow on the heed, and
It had been given during life. Death ensued from concus-
sion of the brain produced by the blow. The meaner said
that Paddingtoe was the lowest place on his list of mo-
rality, and the vestry actually refused to take any steno,
nob se nnOying to the Home Office to offer the usual
reward of 504, or to have handbills printed, which would
at least testify that the vestry were • waking to the Mi-
=d taking action in the matter. The jury re-
verdict of " wilful murder assiost some person or
=mom unknown." life

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PAID FORPNlT.—Risslis and Fly.
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Mas. Mooftes FUNIRkL.—The grave which con- ro
tans all that rentable of Tom Moore was opened
glorious sum- as.
mer"--she of whom he was no justly proud during the hey- 111
day of lde, and whose lovelloess end gentleness ware ever W.
uppermost in his thoughts. Moore married her in 1811, and it
her history is summed up in this one phrens—that she was the
delight of his life ! And well might she have beau A more IL
=liable, gentle, kind-heerted creat never lived than Mnh
Moore. Thesorrows of life had, alas! fallea upon her in her
N.
latter days. Deprived of all that was dear to her—of her 111
husband, the joy of her life—of ell her childree—she bad (as
she calmly observed, shortly before her death) nothing to live to
for in this world ; and for years past she had been preparing fa
herself for that better land, to which all her thoughts were 10
directed. The post's grave is Brombam Churchyard has to
thus closed over the last of Moore's family. As a but act
of respect to the memory of Moore, the Marquis of Lans-
downe was present et the funeeal, with Mr. Mere-
wether, Capt. Meredith, and Mr. W. Munn y (Mrs. Moores
nephew, and eel,' enrvivieg relative). To Mr. Murray
descends whatever property may be left ; bat it menet be
much, as the principal portion of Mrs. Moore's booms be
derived from a pension granted to her by the country ainee
her husband's death, and nearly all the furniture and relies
which Slopertou Cottage contained, ere "ticketed" ss
gifts to old friends and faithful dependents. There will
consequently he no ale ,• indeed is was Mrs. Moors's special
directtoe that there should be none. Sloperton Cottage is
now the property of Major Spicer of Spy. Park.—Desires

Gazette. -
SINGULAR SUICIDE IN • ONUECHY AHD. —Oll
Tuesday morning. the stk instant, Mn. Sarah Farnsworth,
jj
• married woman of Westgate, left her home, and could
not be heard of until Friday evening. whet she was
found dead in Great Gonerby churchyard. The inquest U
was held at Great Gonerby, on Saturday, the 9th instant, ll
before Mr. White, ooroner.—Elisabeth Farnsworth said ti
her mother, the deceased Susaonah Farnsworth, but u
called Sarah, aged 52 or 53, was at home with her family a
the previous Monday night ; she was very low for want
of money, and had always been short of money since I
she left off shopkeepiog, more than six years el
a go. Witness slept with her mother, and did sot awake
until after she had gone out on Tuesday morning. Jane,
wife of John Ward, of Manthorparoad, teller, said she had
kuown deceased seven or eight years ago. On the previous t 1
Tuesday morning she came sod asked witness to lead her
Ii
twosome. which witness did. She said she was in • great
hurry, and declined to sit down, and seemed rather excited.
Mary, wire of Moles Askew, rho lived next door to de-
' ceased, in Bluovow, Westgate, deposed that she fretted
about being unable to pay her way, and witness bad of tea s
beard her may sho wished the Lord would take her. I
She said she warn going on an errand, sod asked wit-
ow, if she did not return in half an hour, to call her
daughter Caroline. She did sot opine back, and her
daughters and witness inquired after her, but ineffectually. A
Loam, wife of James Dudley, of Wbarf -road, publican,
said deceased was her brother's wife, married about
thirtrom years. Witness saw her last about 7
o'clock on Teasley evening, an the opposite side of
the Wharf.road. John George Preston, police officer, of
Great Gooarby, deposed that, the evening before tFriday),
Wm. Ashbourn, • bey, came to him and said there
was • woman dead is the churchyard. Witness went and
found deceased in • sitting posture at the head of a gram,
with her back against a gravestone. A book (a prayer.
book, it was understood) lay open by her aide. pry
r
devised sod had her bonnet on. Her left band was nadir
her thigh, discoloured and stained with blood, He had
her conveyed to the belfry. In her pocket he found two
bottles. Mr. Freeman Eska, of Grantham, surgeon, said
he had made • post-mortem examination of the body
of deceased. The frame was emaciated and the bowels
empty, but there was no disease to account for death,
and in his opinion she did not die from catural
causes. It wan his impression that she died from narcotic
poison, although he had not been able to detect any.
George Devise said on the Saturday morning before, he gsve
• note to deceased to pay some money (a few shillings), to
the assignees of Mrs. Rosin,. Deceased's daughter Emma
snatched it out of bar mother's hand, and said, " Mother
you ought to be banged. What have youbeen doing r
She seemed to witness to be in trouble. The jury farad
that she had destroyed herself with laudanum, being of un-
sound mind.—Noun Aurae,.
A STORY OF THE BRIOANDS.—A correspondent
of the Temps, writing from fluitallamere (Naples) oa the
9th inst., says :—' I meet not omit intim you that • mars-
'sous young girl has just rid the country of au infamous
brigand thief named Moasia, for whose capture, alive or
dead, • large reward had been offered. A few °vexing, noes
Mouse went to a lone hove mar Mootefortek ern the
district of Avellino, occupied by • farmer and his
family. After imperiouely demanding many things which
the poor people could not supply, the brigand consented
to accept a good supper. While he was eerie( it in the
;esteem of the templed farmer and his wife, their eldest
daughter approached the table as if to arrange. the dishes,
and suddenly plunged a poignant into the humid's neck,
killing him on the spot. For this daring deed the young
woman received the reward offered by the prefect, amount-
leg to 4,250fr.—1 have just seen the original of •
letter addressed, on the lOtbsult.. to • wealthy farmer
named Donantonio, who had a thousand sheep destroyed
last year brigand be refused to send amm of mosey de-
manded by a named Gummi*, the writer of the
letter above-mentioned, which is to the following effect
" • Doe Dorrantonie-1 wish to know whether you will send
see this year 2.500 ducats (10.11001 r.), four suite of sloths.,
with cloaks, hate, and boots, also Me shirts, ten pairs of
drawers, twenty handkerchiefs, two gold watobea with
Maim and that immediately and without evasion. The
mosey I mad hare to-morrow ; I will allow you ten days to
et the other articles. I trust we shell remaia friends. I
have nothing more to say. Ouncrer."•
A VILLAINOUS 00ACIIIILN.—O0 Tuesday the
Court of Luise of the Seise triad • trearibeian named
Vincent, lately N the COMM of M. Clasen, • gentlemme
residing in the Boulevard Malesberbes, on two several
charges of attempt to murder and indeeent assault, com-
mitted on his muter's wife on the evening of the 7th of
August last When driving his mistress and two &Whim
from Paris to his master's country residence at Bellevue.
late is the maim in questios, the primmer, instead et
taking the usual rued, went through the BM d e Boulogne.
Oa amine( at • military plus, sot bar from Auteuil, he
stopped the cards" opened the door, sad struck Madame
Mime violent blows oa the bead wi • screw.
wrench. The lady mused to get mattt the op.
posite door, but the prisoner ran mead the carriage
sad &Necked her again. He at last threw bar down, and
but for the lady's heroic' resinsuce, would undoubtedly
have subjected her to the worst of outrages. Her shrieks '
sad the cries of her oblides"' at lest attracted the notate of
• person passim through the wood. sad its his approach the
premer ran away, and Madame Clauses was takes beck to
her mother's to Paris Is • useful plight. The poisoner was
arrested two days tabor sad sommitted for trial. After
hearing the evidence et Maass Maass and ears wit-
nesses, the Jerry found the primmer guilty of the iaderist
asesalt, bat semitted him en the Marge of attempt to
murder. As the jury made a* mostien of exasemtiog
- the smut untamed hies to had labour for