The Express.
London, England, 1853-05-28 00:00:00

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MYSTERIOUS MURDER AT HOLLOIVAT.

Yesterday Mr. W. Payne held an inquest at St.
Butboloatew's Ho'pita' on the body of James Walsh, arid
84, who died is that hospital from a woond in the abdcw
ind cted by some gimp installment on the night of
the 18th instant.
The jury haviog viewed the body, the following evidence
ens taken

itr7Aiired Stephen Wood, of No. 6, Francis-place, Lower
Uoway, surgeon, said—Last Wedaesday week, at about
Squatter past one in tho morning, I was called to see a
Ma said to have been wounded is the abdomen. I ao-
ilempaaied the messenger, a man, who bad with him a lad
alwat 17 yews of age, to I, Pleasant-passage, Lower Hello-
ing. When we got to the house, the door was opened by
• young womsa, who said, "The man is very wsU, and
1111 not-want me." The son, however, said, "Come up,
ter, sad see ;" hut the woman stood at the foot of the
stain, end said that I should nut peas. I said, " Very well,"
sad taming away, said that I would return with the police.
I left the Wan, and soon met • policeman, when the
woman came after me, and said her rudeness to me was
min to tier being awakened out of her sleep. I went
leek with the policeman, and going up stairs saw the de.
timed in the first door front room on the bed. Ile was
tressed, but his *oust* were unbuttoned. I maw a wound
It the lower part of the abdomen on the left aide, and on
*minims it I found there was • great quantity of coagu-
lated blood, which I did not disturb. It was a punctured
sieved. and was about an inch in length. There were pre-
test in the room the policeman, the son, the young man,
and an old man, whom I understood was the grandfather.
lA,' asked the deceased bow it was done, and the son
said it was done in a row" in the court, bet when and hy
*hem be did not know. I remarked, "Not by the woman F"
and be said, " No—ro one there." The deceased made no
sassier to my questions. I asked him several times, but
the sea each time answered the same. I advised his re-
gionl to the hospital. While the policeman was gone for
Mutate* the eon lighted his pipe, and invited me to
to the same. The youth said, " I would not care if
I had only seen it duce." I asked what it wee done
with, sad somebody in the room said " A knife,"
tat Ido not know who it was that said so. I did not see
lay knife there, nor was there any blood about the room.
Its clothes were completely saturated with blood, as were
he clothes of the bed on Virli he lay. I saw no blood on
he stairs. if it had been done in the court I think there
would have been blood there unless it had been washed up.
I Wills, 159 N., corroborated this evidence.
Hastings Moore, polite-sergeant, 29 N, said he was on
day at the station on the night is questioa. Therm ems
a and aid that his father had been stabbed near the Hol•
lewayiste. Soon after the deceased was brought in, and
*e ion went away. He had known the deceased as a pri-
vate watchman and .a shoemaker. Witness said to him,
" Walsh, how woe it done I" and he said, " Oh, Mr.
Moore. some woman has stabbed me in Plf assent-passage."
Witnem said, " I have beard the surgeon has said you will
sot live, do tell me the truth." He said again, " A woman
his done it in Handylest-row." Pleasant-place used to be
tilled by that name. He was then sent to the hospital on
a stretcher.
Neer's' other witnesses were examined, but none were
able to furnish the jury with the means of ascertaining the
band which dealt the blow.
The Coroner then summed up the evidence, and
The juty reiurned a verdict of " Wilful murder against
Nate person or perms unknown."
Ihe police were instructed to use every exertion to trace
the enurd^rer and bring him or her to justice.

APVIIIECARIErs' llALL.—Names of gentlemen who
limed their essmin.tion in the science and practic, of
titlicine, sad received certificates to Practise, on Thursday,
1843; James Earl Morton, Merton Hall, Cheshire ;
Jots Ivy /dais, Catterick, Yorkshire; Robert Aulesirk
Oarstane, Lancashire Hall Ryntt,
.1..,?.r5k, Yorkshire; Richard Carmichael Bourne, Dublin;
Cathbart Blackett, Dothan.

The nomination of candidates for the seat vacated
by Mr. Matthew Wilson, whtse election was declared void
by a pardamentary committee, on the ground that his
agents had been geilty of bribery and treating, took plass
Welshman
morning. The candidates are Mr. John Thomas
Welshman Alpinell, of Standen Hall, the opponent of Mr.
Wilson at the general election, on conservative prinsiples •
and Mr. Richard Fort, of Read Hall, in the liberal fate:
rest. Mr. Fort wan a candidate for North Lancashire at
the general election, but retired on the day of nominatiess.
The hustings were erected in the open air, at the lower
end of Castle-street, about two hundred yards from the
ruins cf Clitheroe Castle, which frown upon the
little town from the upper end of the street. Clitheroe
had one seat lopped oft by the Refl.= bill, and to qualify it
for retaining the other the tovriships of Whalley, 4 miles
south; Chetburn, 2 miles north; Sabilen, Pendleton, sad
Whiswell were added; but, after all, the parliament/a
borough, with this wide district included, is but iosigniffi•
cant in population, and includes on the register only 4fill
names, with disqualified end dead men altogether, white
are ten in excess of the num' er qualified at the last eke.
Lion. The town of Clithero itself presents a much quiets*.
aspect than at the previous election, when treatise
was practised on a large scale ; but the few
of a disturbance have not been inoperative.
The mayor, however, having sought the aid of the
county police, bodies of the rural constabulary from all
parts of Lancashire arrived during Thursday night and yes-
terday morning, and Captain Sheppard and Superintendent
Sheppard (of Blackburn) found themselves at the head r..f
force in the borough of 200 constables. Captain Woodford
afterwards arrived from London, and took charge of this
very efficient force. Although open treating has not been
practised, the system of bottling is reported to be in great
force, and the police were applied to on Thursday night by
the friends of Mr. Fort to rescue one of his pledged sup-
Wporters said to be held in durance at • public-house in
halley. The officers declined to interfere unless a war-
rant was obtained, but, apprehending • disturbance, sent a
small force to Whalley to repress any rioting. During last
night the friends of Mr. Fort began toassemble fora rescue
but a collision was prevented by the " bottled" man him-
self crying out lustily from an upper window of the inn
fur the polite, and declaring that ho was held prisoner, and
would throw himself down unless set at liberty, tinder
these circumstances the police were compelled to act, and

probably have thereby prevented some rather serious riot-
ing. A drunken farmer was also bottled, and carried away
in a chaise at a late hour on Thursday night. A bottled
voter is said to have been previously carried away to Dub-
lin. The canvass is supposed to indicate a close run at the
poll, and about 30 voters are reported to be holding them-
roteee.in.eseerwa Sway isiiise that irk, hoiden&
The proceedings commenced about ten o'clock.
Mr. JOUN TAYLOR, of Morton, nominated Mr. Arpin%ll,
and the nomination wu seconded by Mr. RObEliT Daw-
KUNST.

M. °mottos FOSTIIR, of Sabden, nominated Mr. Fort,
and Mr. HINRI THOMSON, of Primrose, seconded it.
Mr. ASPINALL then proceeded to give at some length an
explanation of his political creed.
Mr. FORT next addressed the assemblage for nearly an
hour, entering rather fully into an explanation of his
opinions.
On a show of hands, the mayor declared Mr. Fort to have
the nr..jority (a very large one), and a poll was demanded
for Mr. Aspinall.
The poll is to take place this day.