The Express.
London, England, 1851-02-01 00:00:00

OBSERVER.

A CALIFORNIAN ADVENTURF.R.—Yesterday Mr.
D. M. Waleley held an inquest on James Bayley, egad 33.
Eighteen months ego deceased went to Sydney es a chiet
mate on board the Anne. Upon reaching Syd'.ey he and
the crew deserted the brig and male off to California, in the
hope of being suddenly enriched. At California they worked
incessantly, and in a short time amused a large quantity of
gold dust. Deceased left the "diggings" to spend his trea.
sure in drink and riot. While so indulging himself, chokers
cut down all his meesmates, which so terrified him, that he
returned as quickly as possible to Landon, bringing with
him 4,000 dollars in gold, which he sold in Cornbill, and
then pursued a course of dissipation, until he had spent ell
his money, with the exception of 301. On Wednesday he
was attacked with apoplexy, of which he died in a few
hours. Just before his death he made hie brother promise
to buy the Union Jack, and lay it over his body, which the
brother did, and the union flag was spread over the body
in the cot En. Mr. Fogarty, surgeon, said that the lipoid, ay
was produced by dissipation, and that it caused death.
Verdict, "Natural death."

Tug CiIEsIIIRE MURDER.—A cruel and wickcd
story which came to the knowledge of the police at Man-
chester, led to the expectalon that a clue had been obtained
to the perpetrators of this murder. A. youth named Morrell
bad told some emipecions in a public house that a pions
man named Bailey h►d stated to him that he and another
man (whose name he mentioned) had been into Cheshire on
Thursday week (the day of the murder), and had gone into
a farm house to sell some tbieg, which Bailey carried in his
basket, when an old woman attempted to drive them out,
which led Bailey's companion to %trate her on the head three
times with a heavy piece of iron, which killed her. When
the police made inquiries into this story from Morrell, they
attached some credit to it because he appeared to be quite
ignorant of the murder of Mrs. Kinder. They have since ap•
prehended both Bailey and hie alleged companion (a reepee
table farmer's son), and have investigated the case thoroughly.
The result is, that the farmer's son shows satisfactorily be was at
work the whole of the day of the murder, ploughing a field
at Altrinattam—many miles from the scene of the crime—
and that Bailey also proves himself to have been at work at
Manchester on the day in question. The lad now turns
' round and says, that Bailey, who has been apprehend. d, is
not the person (though he answer, exactly to the description
he first gave to the police) who told him of the murder.
There is reason to believe that his whole story is a wicked
falsehood, but it has been the cause of much trouble to the
polies, and of pain to the parties more nearly affected by it,
and to their friends.

CRUELTY TO CHILDREN.—At Stonrbridge, on
Wednesday, Joseph Goodman, of Stourbridge, carpenter,
and Anne his wife, were charged with ill-treating :heir
child, a little boy, apparently about nine years of age.
From the evidence of Phoebe Wood, a married woman, it
appeared that the child celled at her house on Sunday
' evening last, ►nd asked for a piece of bread, and from
the wretched appearance of the poor child she was induced
to take it into the house to the fire, and give it something'
to eat. She gave it some bread, which the poor child ate
ravenously. She observed a severe bruise on the child's
head, which he stated his father did with a stick; that
his stepmother sent him out to beg for food, and that if
he did not get enough to satisfy himself he was beaten. She
examined the child, and found severe bruises all over its
back. These still remained when examined by the magis-
trates, who required the father to eater into sureties to appear
to any charge that might be preferred against h.= when
called upon. The only defence set up was that the child
was unruly and dirty in its habits. Superintendent Burton
stated that about twelve months back he found one of their
children in a starving state, confined in the top part of their
house, and that a month back &little girl, who also appeared
starved, was detected in stealing some bread from a baker's
shop, which she said she was driven to do by her parents.
The magistrates desired that the parish officers might be In-
formed of the circumstance, in order that proceedings
might be instituted to prosecute the parente.-IVoiver-
liompton Chronicle.

A PLAN OF RATHER A NOVEL CHARACTER has been
lately adopted by a fellow from this county, by which he
continues to combine agreeable exercise with healty diet and
pleasant quarters. He regularly visits the police stations
within a circuit of some twenty or thirty miles of the city ;
he gives himself np as a deserter, and, es the police are en,
titled to compensation on delivering up a deserter, the honest
fellow gets his night's lodging, a good breakfast, and a
pleasant drive to the next military station. He went into
the police office, at Watergrau Hill, one evening last week,
and gave himself up as a deserter; he got some food before
going to bed, he got his night's lodging, and after making a
hearty breakfast next morning, he war driven to Fumy,
when the police found, to their disappointment, that their
prisoner was completely innocent of any breach of military
discipline.—Cork Examiner.

MADIMOISELLE RACHEL AND DER SISTER.—The
indrytendance of Brussels has the following in a letter from
Faris:—lt is known that Mille. Rachel has several sir.
tere who are, like her, actresses. The one who is most likely
to establish a solid reputation is Mille. Rebecca, who wi4
recently received as a socidaire by the Comedie Fraugaise.
For this young and charming titer, Mille. Rachel has a
lively and almost maternal affect on. Mille. Rebecca has
lately been performing with success the part of Catarini
B►agadine in Victor lingo's Angelo, in which her sister
has personated the principal character. The last time the
two sisters performed together, Mille. Rachel said, as they
were leaving the stage after an enthusiastic recall, "My
dear child, you have played like an angel; I will recom-
pense you—let us go and sup at your house." "At my
house!" exclaimed the young actress, greatly surprised,
" you mean at my father's." " No, no lat your re-
sidence I say ! " answered Mille. Rachel. " What!
are you embarrassed? Well, here's the key." Shortly
after the two sisters arrived in Mille. Rachel's car-
riage in a pretty house in the Rue Mogador, close to the
charming hotel which the grant tragedian occupies in the
Rue Trudon. Mille. Rebecca (meted that she was in a
dream, or playing a put in some fantastic comedy. They
ascended to the second floor, and Mall,. Rachel then said,
"Now open!" At the same moment the doer was opened,
and a venerable looking female servant appeared with •
light. " What, is that you, Marguerite I" said the young
actress, glad to me an old friend. " Now enter !" nried
fddlle. Riche), " and all is yours!" Mille. Rebeecs, almost
stupified, entered, and found ante room, dining-room,
drawing, bed, and dressing rooms, furnished in the most
elegant style, and decorated with exquisite taste. On
returning to the dieing-room, a nice supper was seen
smoking on the table, and MdUe. Rachel said, "The drawers
are full of household linen—in the dressing-room you will
find every article of linen and dress you can possibly
require—one cellar Is stocked with wood, another with
wine, and the rent is paid a you in advance ! Now let us
sup, sad do the honours!"

SOUTHAMPTON Is OVEII-RUN WITH BEGGARS AND
Tinsves. A oorrespondent says:—Two persons cannot
stop to speak in the street but what they are interrupted by
some sturdy or miserable !coking beggar asking alms. In
fact the latter act u an auxiliary polio*, for the instant a
group is funned, it is scattered because the appeal to the
pocket acts as an authoritative "move on." Bat the great-
, est Mims are the street sweepers. Daring the whole of
this winter not lees than 160 dirty boys have taken possession
of the Southampton crossings, and have levied mud mail at
the point of the broom. It is laughable to see these Impu-
dent urchins, broom in hand, chasing the pedestrians along
the pavement, importunately begging " a ha'penny for the
poor sweeper." As soon as the poor pedestrian gets rid of
one, another comes on, so that he finds himself esoorted
through the town by a guard of juvenile scavengers. Some
experienced and metropolitan burglar, are on a visit
to Southampton. They entered a coming-bones, near
the PosCoffla, close to the High-street, one night
and found a patent iron cheat. It is supposed that they had
no tools to open it. The owner, although he knew of the
visit, had such confidence in the security of his chest, that
he continued to keep money there. The thieves paid another
visit, and, although there was not a crevice in the chest
where the blade of a penknife could be bound, it was
broken open and a lugs sum of saw stolen. A few nights
ago • guest's shop Tea broken into la the High-street; the
thieves were disturbed, and they decamped, leaving their
housebreaking initeaments behind. Two of the crowbars
were quite new, sad were no doubt made in the Pam It ie
openly rumoured in Southampton that the thievu en kar-
bowed by the proprietor of an apparently extends' and re-
spectable establishment in that tows.