The Express.
London, England, 1847-02-26 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL.

SEX.
ENID...ORDINARY AND WHOLL•ALe BURAINu Or if ORAns.
—At the Essex adjourned quarter sessions at Enelmsford,
yesterday, Edward Bentley, a knacker, was indicted for kil-
liug by suffocation • gelding, the property of Mr. Stock, a
termer, of East Hanningfield. Several witnesses prortel the
following facts : —On the night of the ith of February, about
twelve o clock, as a labourer named Mason was returning to
the proeecutor's farm, he heard a groaning noise, and
shortly afterwards by the light of the woe's taw • horse lying
on the ground in a shed, and a man whom lie believed to be
the prisoner kneeling by the side of it. Mason went up and
asked him what he wanted there; he made no answer, but
ran off. He was followed to the gate, and the labourer
being unable to seise him, he struck him over the head with
a stick. A light was then procured, and it was found that
the horse was dead, but quite warm. There were two wisps
of hay and a halter lying near the head, and Mason believing
that the beast had been strangled, it having been seen quite
well shout four o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, he
called up his master, Mr. Stock. The latter was of opinion
that the horse had been destroyed, rod hearing from his ser-
vant that the prisoner, who bought dead horses in the
neighbourhood of East Hanningfield, was the party seen by
the side of the animal, instructions were given to the police
to apprehend him. A constable went to the house of the
prisoner at the village of Runwell, at four o'clock on
the following morning. He was found in bed, and
on the constable asking him if he had been at
East Hanningtield on the previous night, he replied
that he had not. The officer first took him to the farm, and
Mason then identified him as the man he saw kneeling near
the horse. Prisoner remarked that he had not been there.
On being searched, a piece of cord stained with blood. and •
knife were found in hie pockets. One of his eyes was
blackened, ae if from the blow of the stick. A with,s em-
ployed at a neighbouring farm deposed to the halter found
by the side of the dead beast being the prisoner's. About
three weeks ago his master said the prisoner • dead horse,
and the halter in question was the very same the prisoner
used to remove it. The evidence of the veterinary surgeons
who examined the body of the gelding, showed that the
entire viscera were in a healthy state, with the exception of the
right lobe of the lungs being immersed in blood, from the
rupture of some vessel, which might be caused by sutfoca•
tion. Such might be occasioned by the wisps of hay
produced being introduced into the nostrils with the jaws
tied up, which might be done while the horse was standing
up. A decided opinioa was given as to the death of the horse
being caused by suffocation. The police produced the wive
and the halter, and it was explained to the bench and jury
how they could be used in destroying rattle. The jury
found the prisoner guilty. The Chairman (Mr. flarnar-
diston), told the prisoner that he had been convicted of a
very berious offence, and for the protection of the public,
he was bound to inflict a severe punishment. The court,
therefore, sentenced him to transportation for fifteen years.
It is alleged that in no lees than twenty-four recent instance.
the prisoner has been known to call upon the owners of
horses suddenly dead, and offer to buy the carcass. In
nearly all these cases, it is now believed the animals had
been " burked."

ANDRESS:STATION OE MANCIIESTER.—IS m confidently
rumoured in Manchester that Lord Lincoln has declined to
become a candidate upon the requisition which hi, com-
mittee have been able to present. The deputation appointed
to wait open his lordship on Tuesday, however, hid not
returned to make a report up to the time our express left.
MEDICAL OPTICS* FOR LIVERPOOL.—Sir George Grey
has refused to sanction the appointment of Dr. Duncan to
the aim of medical officer under the sanitary bill, not in re-
ference to Dr. Duncan's fitness, but because the Ilome.effice
is decidedly of opinion that the medical officer should devote
his whole time to the duties of the situation, and refrain
altogether from practice. Of course his salary ought to cor-
respond to these circumstances. Sir George Grey, we
(Liverpool Albion) believe, has written to the mayor on this
subject, and gives, at some length, his reasons for declining
to sanction the appointment of the council, except on the
conditions he spectate.
A FRIEND TO TAR SCHOOLMASTER.—Mr. Edward
Statham, of Liverpool, has recently given 8001. fur the sup-
port of St. Peter's Charity Schools, at Wadden, near War.
nngton.
Tile COLLISIONS IN TIM M ERNES. —Capt. Denham,
R.N., of the Admiralty, has far the last few day, been
holding an inquiry at Liverpool relative to certain steamboat
collisions on the river Mersey.
The IRISH FAMINN.—ITS IMMEDIATE EFFECTS UPON
LtvERl•OOL.—At the select vestry meeting on Tuesday, it
appeared, from returns mad, by the parish oflieen, that the
expenditure for the relief of the Irish immigrants now
averages 6001. per week. Under the new eysteas of admi-
nistering relief at their own temporary residences, after
inquiry by officers specially appointed for the purpose, two
facts have been made evident : first, that under the former
syst•an of relief a great deal of imposition was promised upon
the parish; and secondly, that the overcrowding of the po-
pulation in certain low localities of the town, in consequence
of the influx of paupers, has superinduced en alarming
amount of sickness, which has rendered necessary a much
greater amount of relief. Although, in the first place, a
number alleged to amount to 24,000
.per day were relieved
at a cost to the parish of about 378/. per week, the cost to
the parish for the last week, upon one-third of the number,
amounted to 4431. The great reduction in numbers is
accounted for by what has since proved to he the fact,
that, in the first instance, the childrea of the lowest class
of Irish residents were lent out for the purpose of exciting
commiseration. The additional expense to the parish for
extra examining and relieving officers, amounts to Oil. per
week • so that, to use the words of the chairman, the Rev.
Recto:. Campbell, " the plain fact which ought to be made
known is, that the parish of Liverpool is expending 6001.
per week at the present time upon the Irish immigrants ;
and, in addition to that, through the public charities of the
town, Mt. more per week is devoted to the relief of the
same class of persons. What further sum may be expended
in private charity of emus' cannot be known, though there
eau be no doubt that it is veer considerable." The arrivals
of these poor creatures daring the last week amounted to
4,043. It further appeared that the Irish who arrived in
Liverpool, and emigrated thence to America, since the Ist
of January, without any eisistaace from the parish, amount
to the very unprecedented number (for this period of the
year) of 9,000. Another feet worthy of notice is, that ou
Saturday last, 43 healthy Irish paupers were set to work at
the industrial schools, at breaking stones; but on Monday
only three of them returned to their work, and the others
have not since been seen or board of.

WA!tl

THE BIRMINORAM BLNIINti CuI4PLNY held their
mutual meeting on Wednesday. The pronto for the past year
were Mated to be no leas than 35,1441. 9s. 10d. A dividend
was declared of 10 per cent., with 5 per cent. additional se a
bonus to the shareholders. A further sum of 10,0001., being
• surplus after the payment of this dividend, was recom-
mended to be earned over to the guarantee fund. The
b dance-sheet showed that the business transactions of

the bank during the year had exceeded six millions sterling,
being considerably more than in any preceding y ear.
WORCESTERSHIRE
CONTEST BETWZIN TRZ POOZ-LAW COMMISSZONEILS AND
THE Woncerris• OahhotiNe.—We reported some time
since an inquiry into the circumstances of the death of an
infant child from supposed starvation. From the evidence
adduced, the relicoing Miser was dismissed by the poor-law
comminsionen, but than Wei a straw feeling in Worcester
that his conduct had been blemeless, he was re-elected, but
the commissioners retard t• sanction his re-appointment.
At the board meeting ea Monday, further evidence was
heard, impeaching the meaty of the witnesses at the
inquiry. Ater a dimeniiiim with dosed doors, it wee
announced that the kMYg resolutiem bad been passed,
two of the guardians wily waft agaiael It:—
That then brad amid= in meat d the poor-law eamels.
ushers arlitnmy sod usslesibilleY Illsmishag W. (rim to the
*le of Taloa, Aber, le walla be wee Weir aniteaaWn.
del* miler are et *sty the We bard aged to the iehebitama
dale aka Se Merged whoa wiwe rat slemesi, eseromed in a
alereal lapel brae nem, theteepleelea dash wavy, elarea.
wader. swims, Ned reterweseet Wawa., ,asetlm the lewd
to read W. aim eat the emaisieree le ess sprig.
meet Awl Ode bead Mesa • le earn te the cablea
it amulet la piehilott et Wt. OdWe wake ha. beta
toelimed the waft et We pieta= Ity the sow dale
gabs • Aar Teele, aid Its mam le mire tram We Mild duties et the
oak* If theeestatimiames mat la works Ileir semettaa."
It was then proposed *at *s elelemat et Ann Poole
should be forwarded he del ileataimilaere with the above
resolution • but two sr daft the guardians objected to it.
On the question Wins Ala the vote it was carried by seven
voices to four, three of Sto= not voting.
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RiPILESINTATION 07 Airsevas.--We (liaMplaire Guar-
dian) announced in we het west's parr that Mr. Cubitt
hai accepted the invitation el die Osaservative party to be-
come a candidate far tits bereestr. his stated that he is
about to commence a rend ewes
1011. etthe electors.
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RII.IIIBIINTATION OF Wan GLorconmasmar.—Mr.
Hunt bas published a letter in reply to Mr. G. Berkeley.
We make room for an extract:—" His ire is evidently di-
rected against me beams I have dared to express an bites-
non of openly opposing his re-eleetion, and on account ci
the prominent part I taken in endeavouring to form a
Liberal Registration Amoeiation. It is true that other in-
dependent elector with myself have dared to express such
intention, but our resolution is not of resent date. Our
resolve wee taken nearly two years ago, partly because we
believe him to be a bad member generally, but especially
with reference to his conduct on the Guns Laws. We
oomaidered that he had mad* West Gloucestershire the
derision of the country, and we determined to with-
stand him in the eleeteeel lad, and to afford our fellow
electors au opportunity of eapreedne their opinions by their
votes. At tt time we expected to be in opposition to Lord
Fitshardinge, end our intentioa wet no secret, as Lord F.
had intimation of the Sit We were uninfluenced by any
other consideration than a fumes d public duty, end without

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