The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-21 00:00:00

PROFINCIAL.

LANSASIIIRE.
SURRENDF.R OF THE SECRETARY OF ONE OF Taw
CoNyanza/az CM:MS.—At Liverpool, on Friday, Edward
Murphy was charged with treasonable coasnirecy. He is a
young man of low stature and rather sli,eht make, and
formerly acted as secretary to different burial societies.—Mr.
Robinson, who appeared is prosecutor, stated that tame time
age the police had searched the prisoner's house and found
different papers having reference to conf.derate club', and
that, on the preceding night (Thursday) he made his ap-
pearance at the Rose-hill station-house, who re he inquired
whether there was any charge against him Mr. Robinson
went on to state that the man was retained and that it was in-
tended to proaecute, but he was not then prepared to
go late the entire case, and therefore requested that he might
Ise reessaded till Monday. The magistrates assented, and
proceeded to take a portion of the evidence. It may be
dated that O'Brien, the man who was lately committed with
Cuddy, lodged in the house kept by Murphy, and that it was
on his account that the search and consequent seizure were
wade.—James Burrell, inspec:or of police, stated that he was
at the Rcse-hill station at a quarter before 10 o'clock on the
preceding night; the person at the bar came there
le make an application for a gun and a book,
which had been taken from his hotae ; he gave his
ulnae and address (16, Peover-street). Superintendent
Abraham, who was made acquainted with the circumstance,
✓aisin, and asked him if he was the secretary to the club,
mad he replied in the affirmative. Burrell then informed
Mr. Dowling of what had taken place, and in accordance
with his orders returned to the station, where Murphy re-
mained in custody of Constable Marrow, rafter which he
conveyed his prisoner in a coach to the main brideseell,
on the way to which lie denied that he was secretary to the
whole of the clubs, being connected in that ca&acity with
the Saarsfield only ; he also stated, that if the gem was not
rebored to him, he would be required to pay for it, and in-
quired whether he had been sought after. The (Ricer told
him he was not aware that he had; to which Murphy re-
plied, that had such been the case, they would nut have
found him, as be had been to Ireland, and only returned
from Dublin on the night preceding.—Murphy interposed to
deny his ever having stated that be was toe seerctsry of a
club.—P. Macanally, a police-constable, deposed to having
searched the prisoner's house, with Inspectors Haimes and
Parkins, on the 28th July. Ile took a book from between
the table and the oiled covering, and he saw Mr. Parkins
take a firelock from a clock-ease. The broken
blade of a pike was also found in an upper room.
The evidence being gone through, Murphy was remanded.
A PRISON-BREAKER.—Alexander Worrall, who, by
the exercise of great caurege and ingenuity, escaped some
time ago from Kirkdale gaol, where he was undergoing
sentence of impri-onment, made a second daring eflort for
freedom on Tuesday last, and again succeeded in clearing
the prison bounds. At eight o'clock in the morning, the
prisoners are marched to prayers, and it app:STS that at this
time on Tuesday he managed to get away in the cros el, and
to elude the officers. He seems to have made for one of
the yards in which stood a ladder, end having reached
this point his purpose was accomplished. He went
about hit work very leisurely, and took all possible pre-
caution. A coat, the property of ore of the turnkeys of
the prison, was hanging in one of the passages; this he
very coolly possessed himself of, and used it, at once, for the
purpose of covering his prison dress. He was not long over
the walls when the alarm was given. Holland, one of the
watchmen, was on the alert, and acted with much shrewd-
ness. Holland did not, like the other men of the prison,
rush out in ill-directed pursuit. He armed himself, nut with
a blunderbuss, but witn • telescope, and, mounting the high-
est point of ground near him, swept the horizon. In a field
at some distance he detected an object crawling over the
grass, a-td seeking the shade of a hedge. A c-ireful inspection
aztured him that this was Worn& Holland put down his
telescope, and darted away to this point in chase. Wcrrall
fled, and ran hard, but was ultimately secured. At twelve
o'clock the prison-breaker was again in gaol.
STAFFORDSHIRE.
A STEAM-BOILER EXPLOSION occurred on Friday
at the iron-foundry of Meson. L. G. Hales and Son, Cols-
ridge, near Bunlem. The accident occasioned lots of life
and considerable destruction of property. The boiler (of
eight horse power) had very recently undergone complete
repair—in fact, it was only filled on Thureday, and a fire put
under it, with the view of commencing work on the Friday.
On Thursday evening, Mr. R Hales visited the place, and
considered that all was safe. About five minutes before six
the following morning, the explosion took place. A large
portion tf the boiler, about two toes weight, was hurled over
one of the adjoining building*, falling in anothcr pees of
the premises, whilst smaller portions we esfil ila
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various directions, some falling on the roeF
house." at Mese». Alcock'a manufactory, wmennletthifery
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