The Express.
London, England, 1853-09-20 00:00:00

EDINBURGH.

We are sorry to have to announce that there is
reason to fear that cholera has at length made its appear-
ance in this city. Last evening i t was reported to the City
Parochial Board that a young woman, residing in Macho-
nochie's-close, Cowgate, had been attacked by the disease,
and, on examination by the medical officer, she was at once
removed to the cholera hospital in the Infirmary. The
ease presented all the appearance of Asiatic cholera, and
such it has been pronounced. It may possibly be only a
very bad case of ordinary cholera; and as this is
the only one of the sort which has yet occurred,
there is still room for hope that the scourge has
not actually broken out here. But, looking at the
fact that It is fast spreading in England, no time should be
lost in adopting the requisite sanitary precautions with re-
ference to our own city. We are glad to say that measures
have already been taken to a certain extent : our parochial
boards have been bestirring themselves, and at a meeting
of the General Commisssioners of Police ►nd the Resident

Commissianers for each ward, it has been agreed that they
shall divide their wards into sections, a general and a real.
dent commissioner undertaking to visit these daily, or as
often as possible, in order to ascertain that all the provisions
and regulations of the Police Act with reference to the
propir cleaning of the city and removal of nuisances are
strictly enforced. It has also been agreed that the commis-
sioners may aeleel other resident inhabitants to co-operate
with them.—Scotrmon of Saturday.

THE ALLEGED MURDER ATvizi,..
HERD'S BUSIL

COMMITTAL OF THE ACCUSED BY THE
CORONER AND THE MAGISTRATE.

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Yesterday morning, Mr. Brent, the deputy.
coroner fur the western division of Middlesex, resumed ea
inquiry which he opened last Thursday (a full report
of which appeared in this journal co the following days.
into the circumstances connected with the death of ri,a.
beth Hayes, whose death it was alleged wu can,cd by the
brutal violence of her husband towards her on the night cf
the previous Satur,lay.

The Coroner (addressing inspector Cooke)—Do you know
whether the accused man, Hayes, is here ?

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Mr. Cooke—l know he is not here.
Mr. Pound said be had heard from the Rouse of Detec-
tion that the accused would not be allowed to attend.
The witnesses whose evidence was reported last I•ridav,
were then severally called in, and their depositions :tail
over to them.

The Coroner asked them whether they Lad anything to
add to whet they had already said, and to home of them Lo
put additional questirme.
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Johanna Link after hearing her formPr evidence, said
the deceased lived in Palne•place, 1i...n5:.,4t0u. She bad
dye children by her first huaba.l,l, and three by Hayes.
Only two were alive. She hail not lived with her husband
for the last 18 months. When they lived to2ether they
lived within two doors of the Star ant: Garter, in End-
hee r'
accused wan living with
left her without
street. After that they went to live at Kensington. she
Ma not received a limey from Hayes since they parted.
aHney
ttho
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jottnhee.s. awayk.ew front
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another woman at Notting-hill. lle had often ill-used both
witness and deceased. Ile never struck witness, but often
threatened to kill deceased.

The Coroner—Do ems blame any one on account of the
death of your sister, D'irsbeth lIa)cb?
Witness (emphatically)—Yes, i do. lam sure lye'
was the murderer of my sister ; and I blame the Roman Ls
was living with, for she incited him.
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Mr. Dr"ooks, the surgeon, said the blow on deerasod•s
rye, which was very severe, was caused by a man's tin.
1) ceased died either from the blow, or from a fall from the
blow. The appearances inside the head were quite st 4.
tient to account for death.

The Coroner then proceeded to recapitulate the evidence,
and the jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict
of "Wilful murder" against James Hayee, and added
thereto these words—" The jury express their hearty thanks
to Viscount Palmerston, her Majesty's Secretary for the
Home Department, for his support of the privileges of the
coroner's court, as evinced in his assent to the request that
the accused person might be produced before them ; zed
they hope the legislature will anon perceive the necessity of
providing by special enactment for the production of the
accused before coroners' juries, as they eou•ider not only
that it is essential for the ends of justice, but that the core.
ner's court is insulted by that privilege being withheld."
The Coroner then made out his warrant for the committal
of the prisoner on the charge of wilful murder.
Immediately after the c'ose of this inquiry, all the wit-
nesses appeared before /dr. Dkadon, at the Hammersmith
Police-court, %hero their depositions were taken us they
were given before the magistrate, and already reported.
Tho prisoner was then fully committed for trial for the
wilful murder of his wife.