The Express.
London, England, 1862-04-07 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

ATTEIIIPTED OFICIDE OF A VFW% LF. AT BLACK FRIARS RIODOZ.
Mbar, •ileoent.looking piling woman, was brought
before Mr. Burnham, charged with attempting to commit
suicide at Blaektriandoridge.
l'oliee.constable 42 M said that at Saturday night, about
11 o'clock, he waa on duty in Hollaticlitriet, BL.cktriars-
road, when ho saw the prisoner par him in a burrieil manner
arreamingout. Suspecting that something was the mutter
he followed her and sew her rush down the steps of Meek-
fnarilridge. Believing that her inteweiee was to com-
mit suicide he rushed down after her, and caught hold of
her .Irees just as she was about to plunge into the river. He
had some difficulty in keeping her back, and was nearly
dra,r,...eil into deep water by her. Assistance, however,
came, sad he succeeded in taking her into custody. She
aPPeirel to him to be ctud drunk at the time.
Prisoner—Tbat's true. 1 bad been driakiwg and mussel-
big with my husband.

14. Dareboaa—Wliat is year Lusliaed !
Priesser—H• is a ma porter, and we both had been
driaideg bigedier all day. I was mad drunk, your worship,
ar I Mt base attempted such a thiug.
The eanelehie here informed his worship that the bus-
load mid all the things off on Saturday morning, and they
both get desk with the mosey. Ho, however, believed
that tlis grimmer bore an eminent character as a dean
sad Inbagnions woman. When abs recovered from the
drip hbe aggressed hey regret at what had occurred, and
Srs to make such an attempt spin.
Prisoner laying) said that was quite true. She would
Dere, Mak "gala, mad if his worship allowed her to go she
would go to bar friends at Hackoey.
One of her (mode bore came forward and promised to
take care of her, whoa
Mr. Burnham severely admonish. ..I her, and ordered bar
to be delivered up to hoe friesd&

PAD CAW OF

GREENWICH.

AID AITUIPTED MUICIDZ.-0171

Jude Williams,;mLa---aliniiiryears of age, whore
appearance indicated he was sufferian from severe illness,
was placed in the dock, before Mr. Train, charged with
attempting to commit suicide is the Greenwich Union by
cutting hie throat.
Martin, the anion porter, said that he admitted the
priataire on Saturday evening for a night's lodging, sad
yesterday (Sunday) morning, on requesting him to leave, he
refused to do so, sayiog he was in. He was seen by the
doctor, whopronounced him perfectly able; o leave, but he
still in remaining, sod by order of the toaster of
the Isere vita's seat for a constable, when the prisoner
took a knife from his pocket and attempted to cut his
throat.
. . . .

Tite:prisoner, in answer to the magistrate, mid be hail
been eight years in the navy, but had been invalided home,
in (M.Uer last, in coneequence of suffering from disease of
the heart. At the time of hie discharge from the unite
he received • sum of money from the Admiralty, with
which he had endeavoured to support himself by
hawking any light articles for sale his ill state
of health would permit him to do. On Satur-
day he came from Chatham, sad obtained • lodging at the
union. On the following morning he wee ordered to leave,
but feeling extremely ill, and having *either anything to
eat nor a Oit.es to go to, be eked to he allowed to remain
until this (Monday) morning. The doctor came into the
want, but did sot examine him, merely looking at him and
saying he was able top) on the road. In his excitement be
had attempted to cat his throat, but for which be was now
truly many.
Kr. Trtill—To what parish do you belong?
The provoker—l use ben at Woolwich.
Mr. Tun piddreeslag Martin, the 'eider) mid the pri-
mmer sunwidow* eadering from the ilium stated, and
even i< he had been a casual pauper, he ought not to
have lima tamed away from the house. He had, how.
seer Alin upon the union, bevies been born at Wool-
wich. sad in ordering his discharge, he (sr. Trail) should
direct the prisoner to be taken to the relieving officer for
, a order to admit him to the house. . _

llartia—The doctor having said the prisoner wee able to
leave, I held him he mast get ea order for the house from
the rebind.' adlcer.
Mr. Tmill—Take the man with you now, and let him be
admitted sand examined. . _

arnmeed than left the court, it being afterwards
stated that bad the poor fallow endeavoured to obtain as
order ol edmittanes to the house, am auggested, oo Sunday
morels& be would have had to walk to and from Woolwich,
a distance et Ave miles.

CAPITAL SKSTINCIM.—Seven persons have been
sostrited to death at the Lent Aires for murder. Of
these three have liven executed—viz., William Charlton, at
'
Carlisle, for the murder of an aged female gatekeeper on •
Mr of railway, who was supposed to have in her cottage
mall was of moony, which it was the object of the mar.
deter, as 'De-driver as the same hue of railway, to
AWN ; Jets at Reading, for the murder of Wows
shad by mating her „throat; and Richanl Rowlands, at
liousseria, for the =Word Ids wife's father. Amer
wive made in each of these Urn err to the miry of the
arra ; the offences were of se shocking and aura.
rated a shanater as to render aay interference with the
sontonn absigstisor Wei:lnsister Ida the due adminirtration
of joriss. Or ether with. Ward Thorley, rearm for
rusatiom at Dir:ry. as /Way ark the 11th inst. !He was
sanvictial of ths swat of a yang women who awed to
Mar his gab's's/, by edam her treat in a trot err
and harkens' maamor, air ea to attempt has bra made to
procure a oestinartion of his sentence, it is all but carte*
eaoridertsg the asters of the offence, that the law will be
hit to tar its course. In the ore of George Clark, who
was caneired at Newcastle.upon•Tyne of the murder of a
taanollostar is that town, it was found after his trial that
be was to as unsound state of mind ; and upon rasa
sertiairse of that fact, his sentence has bsso respite& in
order that he may be placed node: observation, and raft
with se his metal condition may seem to require. With
vesper to the two remaining prisoners, Jobe Hall and
Islunnol Joeis,ths form, convicted at Oxford of shooting a
in the SRAM of Viscount Dillon, and re
=keatvgr ontgomery, of murdering his wits I. a paroxysm
joalmasy, it appeared upon inquiry that rosy were «a-
tlas sreanating facts in the respective nom ; and that,
miler Or aircauselares, the soda at justice might be sear
aid Wiland the Mirka of the extreme penalty of the
law. Their seaters. have, riveter*, be commuted to
prat sanitnai for life. It is not expected that any other
capital sonvictions will take place at these amine, which
bare bees homey, and are sow en the eve of conclusion.
Marrow.

Tee LANT FATAL AOCIDENT AT THE INTER-
NATIONAL EXHIBITION.—On Saturday, Mr. Bedford, coro-
ner, held an inquest at St. George's Hospital on the
body of James Hullyear, aged 22, who was killed at the
International Exhibition on the afternoon of Tuesday
lest. It appeared from the evidence of William Boyne, •
labourer, of Kingatreet, Battersea, that the deceased was
employed at the International Exhibition on Tuesday
last, in removing the blocks and chains off the ribs of
the miters dome. He was hauled up from the ground
by imam of a gentling. in a chair, which he then pro•
doted. (Th• was merely • slip of baud with holes in it
far the rime to pees through at each end.) He was se-
cured ley mother rope to the block, which, having re-
moved, be let down. He then was about removing the
rays whisk bald him to the ribs of the dome, but it got
entaagled end to free himself from it he leaned forward to
rot it with • knife. As soon as the rope was cut. the
" chair" went from under him ; he was jerked out, and, to
endeavour to save himself, be caught hold of a rope which
was merely passed over use of the ribs of the dome, and not
fastened at the end. His weight soon caused the rope to
ren, sad he wee precipitated to the gronod. Mr. Page,
home surgeon, said the deceased was brought in on Tues-
day last with a broken am and other iojuries, but quite
deed. George Fordhain, foremen, mid the plan adopted
was considered to beguile safe ; and if the deceased had not
used the knife, this would not have happened. This man
was well up to his work. He had beeu in the " chair"
'may times. He was a very steady mac, having been at
the works since the couirnencemeet of the build' um and he
had never seen him the wore for liquor, It had been sug-
gested that the men should be lashed in the "chain," but
the MIS altogether obected to it. The jury returned a
verdict of "Accideetal death."

BEO4:KISU MCKDKIA SEAS COLNE.—On &tar-
day the inhabitants of Colas ware somewhat dirtied by
news *mirk* that a mashed cat his wife's thrall at the
/Wooed Monads, Black Lam End, about three miles
from Coins. It appears that the woman was servant
at the public-home, sad her uncle was the landlord,
sad that her husband, named Walker Moore, a tailor, •
along with a companies, called Joseph Metcalfe, had °ems
from Keighley to see her. They stayed all night, and were
adult's( for several hours before the deed was port*.
srated. At the time, the landlord had been requested
by Moon to fetch a pint of ale. Metcalfe was standing
with his back to the fire, aod Moora's wife was os one side
of him cleaning the fire. irons. Metcalfe happened to out
his eyes towards the position in which she knelt, and was
horrified to lad Moore drawing a razor across her throat.
The oat wee very deep, almost reaching from ear to ear,
fad Imams, al it were, iustaotaneously. She died in five
minutes afterwards. When apprehended by Folios-constable
Lent who lodged the prisoner in the lockup at Colon, he
acknowledged that he had done the deed, nod that be had
come purposely to do it. He was in liquor at the time. We
uadentwed Moore has behaved very ill to bin wife, and they
have keen frequently separated in consequence. Only a
mhert time ago he wax fined for an assault upon her. It is
ealy is ar seven weeks dem they separated the last tiros.
Moore le 38 years of age, and his wife 32.
A WOMAN POIMINILD ear MISTAKE—On Friiday
last, an elderly woman, named Elizabeth lllankley, read*/
at Ementone, near S.mthwell, Notts, poisoned herself by
mistake with chloride of lime. Being an invalid she was in
the habit of taking medicine. and on Friday she took up a
bottle of chloride of lune by mistake, and swallowed such a
considerable dime that in two hours afterwards she expired.
—Lewis Illerrury. •
WitiCK or THE MARS. —We learn from our
irrl t on the spot that the only persons sewed
fro this catastrophe were two of the seamen, two
stokers, and two of the pamengera. They effected their
escape by jumping into a small boat and reaching the
Mod. He had it from the former that the crew consisted
of about 20 persona, and that there were Tit passengers on
hoard. The vessel Treat down almost immediately after
striking. Quantities of the wreck an still being washed
ashore. _

Mr. Preece, the engineer to the Electric and
International Telegraph Compauy, Mated, in a lecture
delivered him la
sl=pit st week, that in 1845 there were only 500
amass of in the United Kingdom. la 18.50 there
weevil, in 1815 there were 3,400 miles, sod at the
present time there are 60,000 miles. lu America there
are 40,00 D =ilea On the Europese contineaithere are 30,000
miles. In India, Canada. and Australia there are 15,000
miles. The length of telegraph in Great Britain and her
dependencies is greater than that of America and Europe
together.
The rifle St. Leger, " open to the world," came
off on Barton Moss on Saturday. This is the
!mood of the 3rd Manchester Volunteers, and she
lags were got up by the officers of that regiment. fin;
was wet sal cheerless iu the extreme, but the shooting wee
first class. Some of the beat shots is England attended, and
enplane Beaton, of the 3rd Manchester, carried off the first
pinza. In shooting off a Lis one of the competitors hit the
bull's eye three consecutive times at 600 yer&, I very great
feat in shooting.