The Express.
London, England, 1849-01-30 00:00:00

WARY/IMMURE.

JENNY LIND'S CON—CEIVAT iamINGHAm.—At the
weekly board of the Queen's Hospital on Friday lut a ape-
cial meeting was appointed to determine upon the form of
tablet to be placed in the vestibule of the charity in com-
memoration of the generous services of Mettle. Lind, on the
28th ult., in aid of the funds of this charity. The accounts
have been audited, and it appear that the gross receipts of
the concert amount to 1,2981. Bs. 6d., the expenses to
241. 17s. 3d., leaving a balance in favour of the hospital of
1,0701. lls. 3d.

SUSPECTED POISONISG BY A IVIFE.—The retired
village of Manley, &bent eight miles west, of Worcester, has
been excited by a rumour that a young married man, named
Solomon Cooper, who expired on the 1:t of January, after a
very sudden and brief illness, was poisoned by his wife, who
it is stated had formed an improper COZU1SI1011wi:h another
person. The deceased was seized with Musa just before
Christmas, and having died on New Year's day (as already
stated), a as buried in due time afterwards, though not with-
out same rumours having thus early got into circulation
derogatory to the character of the wife. These rumours,
however, subsequently gained strength, and the coroner for
the county dicted that the body of the ••ieceved should be
ire
exhumed,n order that it might be examined. Toe exhu•
oration accordingly took place yetterdey. It is stated that
before the death of Cooper his wife &stained a quantify of
poison from a druggist's shop in Worcester through the
means of another party, a woman named Susan B don. The
inquest on the body was to be opened last nigkt at Hartley.
ESSEX. _ _ _

COMMISSION BY THEI.ZiD-LIECTENANY.—Lietit.
C. Brewster, to be Cart 7sa the Asst Base: Militia.

MURDER BY A LU-----
NATIC.—At Portant', on Friday,
a woman, named Beveridge, meet to tbs station-house there
and said she had strangled her child. Upon inquiry this
statement was found to be true; the deceased, a male eLi!el
aged live years, being dkcovered dead with a plea of calico
tightly twisted round its neck. The prisoner was coneic'ed
at the Winchester wires, two years ago, for the murder of
her youngest child, which she strangled in a similar manner,
a verdict of "Not Guilty on the ground of insanity" h-ing
returned, and she was ordered to be confined. After about
twelve months' confinement in Winchester Gaol she was
liberated, and sent to the PorOes Union, whereshe remained
for a few months and was afterwards dlsebsrg d.
AN ENGAGEMENT WITH SMUGGLER-I.—An ingtice.
was held at Wansash, on Saturday on the body of B. Cork, who
was found drowned on Frilay on the mud in Ramble River.
It cppeircel ftom the evileuca taken that the deceased was a
native of Cowes, in the Is'e of Wight, but resided at Gosport,
and cn Thursdly night last was one of the crew of six in a

long French galley or tub-boat, laden with contrabacd
spirits, and from anew Of weather had been driven into
Ramble River, when they encountered the coast guard,
with whom it is believed there was some resistance, a.
up-
wards of twenty roports of fire-arms were heard during the
night. The whole of the galley's crew abandoned her and
went overboard, three of whom evidently stripped them-
selves, as their clothes were found on board, and one of them,
a Frenchman, wr the next :awning found at Rook, near
the spot, and removed to Southampton with the galley and
its eargo. The other four men have not been yet heard of.
The deceased Cork bad no mark of vio:ence whatever on his
body, and must hays been drowned in endeavouring to get
on shore. The verdict of the jury was " Found drowned."
The anteggler'a .ugger brought from France 146 half mitten,
or 480 gallons. She put isto Portsmouth on Friday. It is
reported in the neighbourhood that one of the smuggler's
crew was shot through the body and killed, but that his com-
panions carried bins od: