The Express.
London, England, 1851-04-23 00:00:00

back to the door again to mind the two ladies, and there I
remained till they were all ready to leave the house.
Isaacs returned to the room where I was, and said' Take
that little box under your arm.' The ladies before that
begged that it might not be taken, because it belonged to
their grandfather, I think they said. I took the box down
stairs, and we all went away together. This was between
four and five o'clock in the morning. When we came out
we turned to the left, and went up the road. We all eight
kept together until we came to Crowborough-commcm,
nearly the saute road as we came. We turned off the main
road at the to? of the hilt to the left, and went across the
common and a wheat field and down into a wood, and there
we all eight sat down and had some breakfast from what
we had brought from the house, consisting of some hare,
veal, roast matton, and, I think, some hog's meat, tome
loaves of bread, two whole cheeses, and two raw hams.
We all shared this after breakfaat, with a sovereign and 7s.
each in money, but there was a deal more money smuggled
amongst ourselves. I (Hamilton) had a 51. note also, which
I got out of a pocket book which Isaacs gave me as we
went along to carry, and put it into my pocket. There
were a good many more notes in the book. I gave hint th 3
book, and Isaacs took out the notes and gave me the book
again, because the others knew I had got the book. lie
said he would give me half what he got for the notes. This
was going along before our breakfast. After breakfast, and
after sharing the money, we looked the plate over, and
broke up what we thought was not silver. There were two
gold watches and two silver ones. The two gold watches
were along with the plate, and the silver plan which came
(ruin the Old l'ye public-house was put along with it. The
two silver watches were put up amongst us for those who
would give most for them. Carter was the highest bidder,
at eleven shillings for the small watch, and the other one, a
double eased one, was taken by Morgan for twenty-five
shillings. The trinkets were all tied up together, and put
with the plate. Isaacs took all the plate, &c., in a flag-
basket. A cutlass was taken from the house, and a tree
chopped with it. Hillyer took the cutlass. We stood in
the wood until nearly ten o'clock in the morning. We
parted at the wood that Thursday morning. I and James
Smith and John Smith came away, and parted from the
other five, who went another way, up through the wood. We
agreed to meet at another place, and before Isaacs took the
plate to London we were all eight to meet at Wallingham
on the Friday night. Wethree went on to Groombridge, and
John Smith was so tired that we could not get him along
the road. We went into a public-house at Groombridge,
where we had a good deal of beer. Wo three got tipsy.
I dropped a sovereign, and John Smith picked it up and
pat it into his pocket, and took a shilling out of the other
pocket and offered it to me. I had him taken by the coo-
-1 stable. The sovereign I dropped was what was given me
11 in the wood. The constable took John Smith into custody
apon my charge to Tonbridge Wells that Thursday idler-
' noon. 1 slept at Oroombridge that night in the inn, and
111111..1 Smith was put into the stable. When I was tipsy
the landlord took 18s. 641. from me to take care of. In the
morning when I got up I asked the landlady for my money,
which alto refused to give me until she had seen the con-
stable. I went to the constable and told him I would
rather lose the sovereign and pay his expenses than go on
with it. The constable told me the expenses to make it up
would b., a sovereign, and if so I thought I had better leave
the 18s. 6d. in the landlady's hands, and get away as fast as
1 could, rather than go the Wells. I and Janes Smith
started on the road for Ton bridge Wells, and then turned into
a wood, and after we had got two miles half n dozen persons
were after us and took us. At the beginning of all this I
was living at Wukiag-common with my wife, and Hillyer
lodged with me. About a week before Christmas a man
named Thomas Oaiues came to me at Woking-common,
with a message from Isaacs to send Hillyer after Tont Toot,
alias Morgan, to Shotter's Mill, at Sartain.. Hillyer started
away the day after Christmas day fur Toot, and was to re-
turn with Toot to my house on the Saturday; and Isaacs
was to come himself by the first third-class train trout
Reading to Woking, and I was to meet him. I met him
there. Ile came to my house the same Saturday afternoon,
expecting to find Hillyer and Toot that night. They. did
not come. Isaacs stayed with me all Sunday night.
Isaacs went alone on Sunday morning to Eilenbridge, and
on the road met the two Honer (a/iva Smiths), and asked
them to be of the party. Toot and Mayer were there be-
fore us. Brooks and Carter were there also. That made

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eight.'
It is estimated that the amount or property stolen by
these mace during the lust two years cannot be less than
1,5001. When Isaacs was nperehended at Frome, Mr.
Morten' the superintendent of the Tunbridge Wells police,
succeeded in tracing to the possession of the prisoner a valu-
able diamond ring, a gold chain, and a silver hunting
watch, which were a portion of the property stolen from
the Mimes Farncomb in D.rember hut. These articles
were not on his person, but in the house where he was
staying. Mr. Morten immediately seized th,m, and the
friends of the prisoner forthwith applied to the County
Court at Frome, and procured a summons, which has been
served on Mr. Morten, for the amount of MAN., the
alleged value of the articles.
It will he seen from the statements here given that the
band of buralars, known as "tae Frimley gang," is now
completely broken up. Great credit is due to the pollee-
officers who have had the case in land; indeed, at the lust
sittiivx of the magistrates the chairman of the bench pub-
licly stated that the whole' credit of the capture of these
daring men and the exposure of their system was due to
Mr. Ifiddlecombe, the superintendent of the Surrey police.

ATTEMPTED NICKDEtt.--On Monday night an at
tempt was made in Mitchell-street, Glasgow, to cut the
throats of two females who live in that street. Information
having been despatched to the central poliec-office, officers
repaired to the place, and the folios Mg filets resulted from
their investigation:—Mrs. Douglas, a widow, rents the
tenement in question, and lets out one of the apartments
fur lodgers. A short time since a young man, named John
l'urdon, a baker by trade, occupied the room, but his dis-
sipated habits were such that his landlady had to give him
notice to quit, and for a day or two previous to the occur-
rence, he had lodged elsewhere. Mrs. Douglas, however,
had missed a plaid which belonged to her, and suspecting
that l'urdon had pledged it, she requested an interview
with him last night, in order to ascertain if such
was the ease. Penton came, but before he would answer
any questions, insisted on being supplied with some to-
baan, which the woman, 8116011 R to get some inlOr-
motion about her missing prmwrty, procured fur him.
After he had got it, he jeeringly told her that he knew
noticing about the plaid, and immediately afterwards added,
You have been troubling we ; how would you like if I
trouble you." He had no sooner uttered the words than
he rose from the seat where he had been sitting, and seizing
hold of her, threw her across a chest that stood in the room.
The unfortuuate woman recollected nothing further till she
felt herself wounded in the throat and fingers, on which she
screamed for assistance. A young WOllllll, a niece of the
former, was in the kitchen at the time, and hearing the
cries, ran into the room, and was caught by Purdun, who,
with the weapon which he had previously used, inflicted
two deep gashes on her throat and cheek. An old man, the
father-in-law of Mrs. Douglas, who was sitting by the
I kitchen tire, endeavoured to give the alarm, and with some
difficulty tottered down stairs to call assistauce. In the
meantime the miscreant, leaving both his intended victims
lying bleeding on the floor, coolly returned to the kitchen
and commenced smoking Isis pipe, in which position he was
found by some of the neighbours. He made no attempt to
escape, and quietly allowed himself to be taken to the
police-office. With proper care and management it is hoped
that both the injured women may me:oven—North British
Mail.
VOLUNTEER HANGMEN.—SeveraI journals having
staled that Calcraft was too much engaged to be able to
execute Maria Clarke, at Ipswich, on the day named, sun-
dry individuals have sent written applications to the autho-
rities at our county gaol, offering their services in the capa-
city of hangmen! One asks 201. for the job, and moat of
them state their qualifications for the office. We believe
no less than ten offers have been made.—lpsicich Express.
SERIOUS ROBBERY FROM A HOTEL—A robbery of
a serious nature has been committed this week at the 'Swan
Hotel, Bridge-street, Bristol, the property carried of
amounting in value to between 50/. and 100/. The robbery
is believed to have been effected by a man named John
O'Brien, who had formerly lived iu the house as boots, and
who is now in custody, having been apprehended by
Davis, an officer of the detective police. The property,
which comprised a 20!. note and a 5/. note of the Bank of
England, upwards of 20!. in gold, some loose silver, a
watch, silver spoons, and some gold shirt studs, brooches,
and trinkets, was stolen from a bureau in the bleeping
apartment of Miss Grey, the landlord's daughter. It was
seen quite safe by her on Friday morning, and on
the evening of the same day the waiter of the
hotel saw a man whom he has since recognised
to be the prisoner O'Brien, come down the stairs
leading to Miss Grey's room, which, it should be stated, is
approached by some intricate passages, and could scarcely
be found by any periods unacquainted with the house. The
bed-room door was forcibly opened, and the bureau
drawers unlocked by means of skeleton keys; and the man
upon coming into the pasage was accosted by the waiter,
who asked him where he was going ? to which he replied,
lac seemingly careless and off-handed manlier' " I amgoiug
eat for a little while," and proceeded deliberately to the
street door. Not quite satisfied, the waiter communicated
his suspicions to the boots, and subsequently to Mitt Grey,
who, on going to her bed room, at once discovered that a
robbery had been committed. Information of it was
promptly given to the police, whose suspicions ultimately
tell upon O'Brien, who has been remanded for further
examination.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT TUE NATIONAL EXIIIBMON.
—A workman yesterday, engaged with several others on
the roof, fell backwards upon the glans, and the weight of
his body forcing in the framework, he fell to the ground
with such violence as to break several of his limbs. lie
was immediately picked up, but life wan found to be quite
extinct. This is the third fatal accident that has occurred
at the Crystal Palace.
EXTENSIVE FORGERY.— A morning paper says :
" It was currently stated in the City yesterday that a forgery
had been discovered at the Bank of England, to the extent
of 10,0001., which had been effected through a power of
attorney for the sale of stock purporting to have been given
by parties resident at Windsor. Whether the above is the
actual sum does not seem to ba precisely. known. AU the
circumstances are at present under invesugation."
WOOL AND TALLOW IN AUSTRALIA.— Accounts
from Sydney to the 6th of January, state that the wool
season was at its height, and the market active. Prices
ruled from Is. to is. 3d. per lb. Tallow was quoted 27!.
to 2s!. 50. par tun. There had be.ai rather more inquiry
from the interior for goods, but stoeks continued large.
UNIVERSAL GAS LIGHT COMPANY.—The list of
contributories in this company has been filed with his
Honour Sir George Rose, and will be proceeded with on
the Bth of May.

EXECUTION OF GEORGE CARNT AT EERY.

Yesterday morning, at 9 o'clock, George Carat, who was
tried and convicted at the last assizes held at Bury of the
murder of Elizabeth Bainbridge, underwent the extreme
penalty of the law on the new drop erected on the top of
the central archway leading to the interior of the prison.
Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, the
rain having never ceased through the night and the
whole of the morning, groups at intervals of re-
: spectable-looking and well-dressed young females and
men, many of them, it is to be regretted, being mere
children, were seen wending their way towards the
gaol. The attendance appeared to come from the surround-
ing villages, the railway trains not adding a single passen-
ger. Soon after seven the mob began to assemble, but vast
numbers availed themselves of the neighbouring beer shops
until near the time for taking up their stations ; the conti-
nued rain, no doubt, had the effect of keeping many away,
as at no time could the spectators have exceeded 3 or 4,000
persons, and those dispersed in Nowhon-lane and in the
high road and opposite fields. At seven o'clock the Rev.
Mr. Wells visited the wretched culprit in his cell, when he
found him in earnest prayer ; in fact, as the rev. gentleman
says, he appeareslabsorbed in religious devotion, and wholly
to have withdrawn himself from all worldly consideration.
At a few minutes before nine o'clock all the arrangements
for the execution having been completed, the culprit was
1 conducted to the drop supported by two turnkeys. The
hangman having performed his dreadtul duty, the wretched
man ceased to exist without a struggle. Atter hanging the
usual time the body was cut down and will be interred in
the gaol. Ile admitted to the chaplain the justice of the
verdict and sentence.
TIIE CONFESSION OF TIIE PRISONER.
The subjoined narrative is, in substance, all that the pri-
soner has stated in reference to the unhappy end of his

victim :
On the afternoon of the 20th of January, between 3 and 4
o'clock, Elizabeth Bainbridge left the Harrow public-house.
in Lawshall, to go to her father's, and he (Carnt) followed,
and soon overtook her. They were together in the fields two
or three hours, during which time they were on the usual
tees of friendship and intimacy with each other. In the
course of their walk the deceased and he exchanged love
tokens, he giving to Bainbridge his watch, and she giving him
her wedding-ring. This, the unhappy culprit said, was far
from being an uncommon occurrence. She had often had his
watch for U. week or fortnight together, and he her ring, and
this interchange of pledges, or love tokens, used to take place
as a sign of the intimacy subsisting between them. When
he left the Harrow, no idea had ever crossed his mind of
committing any act of violence towards the deceased, nor
had any unpleasant words passed between them during
their walking and ramiging about the fields. At length the
deceased remarked that she was tired of living in the way
they did, and, suddenly snatching a knife from the pri-
soner's waistcoat-pocket. declared she would destroy her-
self. This Carnt prevented by taking the knife away from
her, when she exclaimed, evidently greatly excited, " Then
do you cut my throat." At this time they were approach-
ing the pond, and the prisoner said, " No, if you mean to
kill yourself, we will both do it together; we will both
drown ourselves." Upon this suggestion the remorse and
excitement of the deceased appear to have suddenly sub-
sided, and she exclaimed, " For God's sake, George, don't
think or talk any more in this way ; tell think no more
of it if you don't. and I will continue the acquaintance
as it has been, and du all I can to please you, if you pro-
mise not to drown yourself." And now, the primmer said,
the thought lirst occurred to him of murdering her and
then drowning himself—a thought which, he constantly
reiterated, would never have entered his mind if his pas-
4011A had nut been maddened by his being " full of beer."
Notwithstanding this appeal, Caret declared that if she did
not drown herself he would drug her into the pond. Upon
this his victim, in a still more earnest and impressive manlier,
cried out " George, George, if you thus art, what will
become of us hereafter ? I tun not prepared to tic, and I
am sure if you do this you cannot bet. For God's sake,
don't attempt it." " Ahd oh," exclaimed the prisoner,
when narrating this to Mr. nwintyre, " if I had but
listened to her arguments that night, both our lives
would have been spared, and we might one day have
lived happily together!" But. deaf even to this remon-
strance, the prisoner in his frenzy Prized her, and corn-
meneed dragging her into the pond, she struggling with all
her strength to prevent him, and screaming as loudly as
she could. Just as be had drugged her through the
bushes, and when site was partially in the water, worn
out with struggling and screaming, though a woman of
I considerable physical power, she tainted, and, resistance
being suddenly. w ithdraw u, he fell nice her, and was
quite as much in the water as she was. Ile caught her
round the body, and holding her firmly by the arms
I, (thus causing the bruises under the elbows), retained
! her in this position until life was extinct. Whether the
bonnet of the deceased was laid by the side of the pond
by her, or was forced off in the struggle, does nut sects
to be remembered by the prisoner; he Gels, however, cer-
tain that when he drowned her she had no bonnet on. Ile
then attempted to destroy himself, but the instinctive love
of life prevented him. lle even went back again to the
pond, and left it with the same result. Ile proceeded
direct to the Harrow, and when his saturated clothes and
missing hat and handkerchief attracted attention, be, as is
well-known, scarcely endeavoured to conceal his crime,'and
almost to use the words of the learned judge in sentencing
I him, "in express words pronounced his doom." The MI-
I happy man describes the moral power which the deceased
had over hint as genetally capable of leading him in any di-
rection, and he is confident that this crime is attributable
to nothing else hut the effects of drink operating upon a
man of violent passions. About an hour before the execu-
tion the rev. chaplain said, "Now, George, eternity is fast
canning upon you. Have you anything to add to, to detract
from, or to alter in the cm& ssions you have made to me
and the governor ?" The reply wets, "No, nothing; I have
told all the truth, and nothing hut the truth, as I hope to
be forgiven."

LOSS OF Tllf. NESToit.-14,TMOUTII, APRIL 21.
The barque Nestor, Capt. Harper, registering 386 tons, and
belonging to ?prises. I'u e, Coining, and Co. of l'lyinotith,
left Liverpool on the bith ult., with shingle and grovel
bound to Manamalla, in the island of Cuba, for
mahogany and cedar. She had u crew in all of 16 hands,
but utter the departure of the pilot they were unexpectedly
increased by the appearance from the main hold of two sea-
men, who had stowed theinselses away, in the expectation
of getting a free passage to America. While in the Irish
Channel the Nestor had strong gales from W. and W.S.W.
which strained her ; and ME the Bristol Channel, on the
"3rd of March, she was compelled to heave to in a gale
from the W.S.W.,_ '
which rather increaetal her leakage.
On Saturday, the ZRli they were in Lit. 41.59 N., long.
11.3.1 W., 290 miles from the coast of 'Nautical, wind
light from \V.N.W., ship's head S.W. under easy canvass.
6 o'clock in the aft„ ton the cooli, James Millar on
going into the foreliold fur coal, discovered a large leak in
that direction. The bail, was immediately tacked, all the
fore anti aft sails taiseu iu to ease her ; the mate manned the
pumps, and the mater, with the carpenter, went into thu
furchoid to end..moor to reach the leak, supposed to he in
the larboard bow ; the ballast was hove back, and the
combings cut, but these efforts were unavailing, as the water
increased on them, and was soon over the breast-hooks. In
this deplorable C./litillloll the pumps were kept going all
night; the loose ballast, however, began to foul the water,
and the ship was gradually sinking. On Sunday morning,
the 30th, flags of distress were hoisted on each mast, and at
9 o'clock the mate, front the masthead, happily espied a sail
to leeward, but at a great distance. The Nestor's course was
shaped in that direction,and thestranger,which stood towards
them, was reached between 2 and 3 in the afternoon.
Meantime,!order seems to have prevailed ; the master took
charge of the jolly boat, the mate had the long boat, and
the second mate the pinnance ; into these were stowed a
cask of bread, two of water, the spare beef from the
harness casks, and the men's cheats. It was S o'clock
before they cleared their unfortunate ship • she could not
survive an hour, the water was over the beams, indeed
it covered the deck on the Ice side, to which the ballast
was fast shifting. Their deliverer proved to the schooner
Dart, Captain Bootyman of Plymouth, with oranges
from Lisbon for Newcastle. She hail a crew of
five hands, who did all they could for their distressed
visitors, but, as she registered only 52 tons, her accom-
modation was very iasutticient for such a large increase
to her complement, now amounting to 23 Bouts. In conse-
quence of the rise of the gale the Nestor's boats were stove
alongside, and were cast adrift. Her crew were obliged to
stow themselves away on their chests and hammocks, in the
Dart's boats, or on her quarter-deck, warps, &e. Excepting
two days, severe easterly winds and cold rains prevailed con-
stantly, and their only covering was a square sail and an old
studding sail. The Dart, during the passage, sprang her
top-mast and jibboom; she spoke no ship, and the water
failing, all hands were placed on short allowance. In this
condition the Nestor's crew, not being able to change their
clothes for 20 days and 20 nights, reached this port yes-
Welty morning, and, being taken in charge by the agent of
the Shipwrecked Mariner's Society, were fed, lodged, and
forwarded to their several homes. The names of the crew
are—Thomas Harper, master; Edward Walford, of Bridge-
water, mate ; and Julio Criddel, of Liverpool, second mate ;
Francis Westlake, carpenter, and four apprentice., of Ply-
mouth; Henry Sheldeu, William Putter, John Jones,
Patrick Higgius, and Jes Millar, the cook, of Liverpool;
John Morrison, of London; George Watford and Henry
Silk, of Bridgewater; and the two stowaways, Frederick
Kendall and Arthur Callaghan, of Liverpool, who decamped
lon reaching the shore.
ACCIDENT TO AN ACTOR.—On Saturday night,
jat the Norwich Theatre, an accident occurred of •
very distressing nature. Mr. F. l'hillips was performing
the character of Rod Roy, and in one portion of the
piece he has to pass upon a rock, but the platform was not
secure, by some mistake the men upon whom the duty de-
volved having neglected toaffix acertain ladder in its proper
position. In pawing over the fictitious precipice, Mr. Phillips,
who is a very heavy man, fell from a considerable height,
and lighted upon his heel, producing a compound fracture
of the bones of the leg, implicating the ankle joint. He
was immediately removed to the hospital, and upon a con-
sultation among the surgeons, it wow deemed necessary to
amputate the lower extremity of the bone.—Norfolk
C:A.rk"TTidellYPT TO BRIBE A PROSECUTOR.—At the
Liverpool Sessions the Recorder sentenced two men named
John and Christopher O'Hare to eight months' imprison-
ment, with hard labour, for attempting to bribe • cattle-
dealer from Ireland, named Conley, not to prosecute an
unfortunate girl named-Smith, who had robbed him of
20 sovereigns, no part of which had been restored to him.
The prisoners offered the prosecutor 81. or 91. not to give
his evidence, and they went together to a friend of the
prosecutor's to deposit the money, but he refused to have
anything to do with it. A sovereign was paid to the pro-
secutor, which he afterwards returned to the prisoners;
and, failing to obtain any more money, he applied to the
police.