The Express.
London, England, 1853-09-17 00:00:00

FRENCH POLICE CASES.

(FroUGalivesinsi's Muse*ger.)
A few days since a person residing at Strasburg,
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on returning home, was surprised to find that his wife was
absent. Suspecting that be bad been betrayed by one of
his friends, he immediately proceeded to his house. The
wife and the lover were, in fact, together and in the act of
committing suicide by means of charcoal, when the hus-
band arrived and burst into the room, and thus saved them
from suffocation. The police, who had been sent for, soon
arrived, and conducted the woman to her home and the
lover to the guard.house. The latter was released on the
following day, and, returning to his lodging, hung himself
behind the door.
The Arras journals say that a foreign workman, whose
name is not given, is suspected of having been the mur-
derer of the two Millie,. Poupelle in that town. Just be-
fore the crime was committed, a man, whose personal sp.
penance and dress were the same as his, was seen by a
passer-by talking to one of the females at the door, and she
was heard to say to him, " That does not concern me, but
the landlord of the house." This caused inquiries to be
made, and it turned out that some parts of the house had
been newly painted. The tradesman, M. Provost, Rue des
Lombards, by whom the work was done, was questioned,
and he said that he had had a foreign workann,with whom
he had quarrelled in consequence of his having absented
himself from a
_fete. The man in consequence had demanded
his fiord, and wanted to leave ; but he had refused
to give it hint without the usual week's notice. He
on this, had gone away without his limit, and the master
had seen no more of him. It was then ascertained that,
on the day of the murder he went to a public-house in the
Hue St. Maurice, where be passed two hours, from eight to
ten o'clock. During that time he took seven small glasses
of brandy, and often went to the door, from which the
house of the Mdlles. Poupelle could be perfectly seen. In
conversation with the woman of the public houe, he said,
amongst other things, that " His master had discharged
him, and that he was greatly bored." lie left at ten
o'clock, and returned no more. It was at about ten
o'clock that he was seen talking to one of the Mlles. Pon-
pills. At about 11 he went to his lodgings, and said he
must sell his coat to pay his bill, as he was about to leave.
He paid the bill and left, saying that he was going towards
Cambrai. Since then nothing has been heard of him.
The Journal dace Psw-de•Nnw gives an account of a hor-
rible affair : " Seine weeks ago, in a thick part of the fo-
rest of Montlueon, department of the Allier, a boy aged
only nine was found covered with blood—an attempt had
been made to cut out his tongue ! Medical assistance was
procured, and byjudicious treatment he was after a while
able to state that he was the son of a man living in the
forest, and that one evening,. his father being in a passion
with him, had dragged hint into the forest, tied his hands
behind his back, and had then attempted to cut out his
tongue. The father was immediately arrested, but the
judicial authoritics have not yet been able to decide whe-
ther the case is by law one for trial by a court of assize or
by a tribunal of correctional police.
A young man named Leblanc escaped, about three months
ago, front the gaol of Les Andelys, department of the Eurs.
A search was made after him in all directions, but in vela.
A few days ago, a travelling dentist went to Vernon, and,
after collecting a crowd, proceeded to expatiate on his own
great skill. Presently a man approached, and requested to
have a tooth extracted. The dentist placed his finger on
the tooth, and continued his harangue. AU at once he was
astonished at finding the man dragged away by two gen-
darmes. The man was Leblanc, and they had recognised
him. _ _

COALS.—Lownow, Barr. 16.—Ships at market, 56;
sold, 43.—Buddle's West Hartley, 225. ; Hasting's Hart-
ley, 225. 6d.; Longridge's West Hartley, 225. 6d. ; North
Percy Hartley, 21s. ; Wylam, 245. ; Walls End Peareth,
unscreened, 20s. ; Walls End Riddell, 245. 6d.; Walls
End Belmont, 241. 6d. ; Walls End Framwellgate, 251 ;
Wells End Plummer, 255. ; Walls End Ruuel's Helton,
251. 6d. ; Walls End Cauop, 2.55. ; Walls End South
!Cellos, 245. 9d.; Walls End Trimdon Thornley, 255.;
Walls End Adelaide Tees, 255; Walla End Pease. West,
215.; Derwentwater West Hartley, 225. 6d.; Grey's West Hartley, 225. ; Powell's Duffryn Steam, 305.; Grey's
Anthracite, 32a.; Wayne's Merthyr, 30e.

We have lately had to record several incendiary fires
which had taken place in the departments, and the authors
of which have hitherto escaped detection. The Courrier
de l'Eure states that a man named Bigot has been arrested
on suspicion of being concerned in that which took place at
HeSeville in that department, and the police of Neubourg
are on the trace of the author of another fire. The Now
velliste de Rouen mentions that a fire took place three days
ago in the commune of Nicarvills, by which two houses
were destroyed. The loss is estimated at 5,800 f. A girl of
14 has been arrested on suspicion of being the incendiary.
Several fires having taken place within the last month in
the commune of Fontaney, near Saint-Etienne, the autho-
rities had two men arrested on suspicion. That act of de-
cision' however, did not put an end to the fires, as in the
el
part of last week a stable, belonging to Giraud, MEETING OF SAILHAKEEB.—On Tuesday evening
landed proprietor in the neighbourhood, was discovered to be • meeting of the master sailmakers of this town was held
in flames. The fire was got under by great exertion, and in the Clarendon Rooms, for the purpose of considering a
the damage done was found not to be very considerable. demand made upon them by their men for an advance of
Two nights after, an outhouse belonging tote farm build- wages. It appeared that the standard weekly wages of
tags of the same gentleman was set fire to, and, notwith- I sailmakers here are 28s. ; that repairing is done by day-
standing the exertions of the farm servants and the anis. I work, but that nearly all new sails are made on the system
tance of the neighbours, the dwelling house was burnt iof piece-work, by which the men, with hard and extra la
down, and a large amount of property destroyed. The hour of courre, can earn from 21. to 21. 10s. a week. There
authorities have commenced an investigation into these was a very numerous attendance. The men had asked for
disasters, which, it cannot be doubted, are the work of in- an advance which would, it is said, have been equivalent
cendiaries. to about 15 per cent. on both descriptions of work. The
Four days ago, a man belonging to • respectable family wages of journeymen sailmakers in Dundee are from ITs.
in the neighbourhood of Aigueper.e, near Clermont, in a to 18s. per week ; in the Clyde, 225. ; and at Leith, 19s.
fit of exasperation at the obstinacy of his little boy, struck After a protracted, but amicable, discussion amongst them-
him with a stick on the back, and injured the dorsal selves, and with a deputation from the journeymen sail-
column ass, much that the child expired shortly after. The makers, it was resolved that the wages should be 30s. a
death of the child had such an effect on the grandmother week, and no piece-work, and that the number of appren-
of the little boy that she only survived him four and tic in each shop should be four. The meeting then ad-
twenty hours. The father has been arrested. journed, to reassemble when the answer of the men should
About three month, since a young man residing be received. A meeting of the journeymen was held in the
in one of the communes of the Calvados formed an evening, at their club room in Circus-street, when the pro-
intimacy with a young girl of Caen. A few days positions of the masters were separately considered. The
since the latter flailing that she was enoeinte wrote room was quite full ; and the meeting unanimoudy, but
a pressing letter to her lover requesting
him to come to her respectfully, declined both resolutions. In conclusion the
if he wished to see her again. He immediately
complied meeting passed the following resolution: " Resolved—
with her request. On the day after his arrival the parents That we adhere to the or • preposition of an advance of
of the girl, who were aware of her 0011l4ZiCe with the 4a, per week."— • noes.

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