The Express.
London, England, 1865-10-02 00:00:00

THE MURDER Ar BROMLEY.

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S.E. to N.Y. st ong.
with squall&

NILORANIZ.
ON NOLTILLIN WIDNUIDAY.
°ours. N.E.
strong, Roar, to
tooderste.
Lt S. gutsW fresh. Worman. d.N. to S.W. and N.W.,
to plums, stroog to fresh, on.
_settled.

intail
Lto S., Afoot godly. 8001111 MIL 1.0-8. and S.W.,
'WPM ',Mani. to

moderate.'
N.Z. to e.K strong, Sarni. As next above.

rerttnedly
ra.ncoUand. Weetera.lreland. Wake, and adf a-
Southern=laslialt Channel and Bay of Marv.
Bastorn.Butward Wand and North Sea.

This morning the offer of a government reward
of 101)1. wee based for the apprekensioa of the parties
implicated in the murder of -a navvy, named Thema
Underlies, in Devon's-road, Bromley. as the night of the
Bth September. It will ha recollected that several
navvies of an " oppositioe peg. were kickleg and &min
a man named George Pratt„ Vasa the dimmed came up sal
aerated him to rise sad walk away. Two navvies followed
the clecess,sd, and see of the knows es Bete, told the
other to ' let him have La* The mooed man struck the
demises& each • terrific blow on the head es to mature
his skull, and death malted from the injury
is a few days. The whole gang of navvies rib-
soooded, and the ohms interposed such obstacles
in the way of their capture that the lance were completely
foiled. The corpora's jury returned • verdict of "
Murder wizen, some parses or persons unknown," end re-
quested that the Secretary al State should offer • redurd
for their apprehension, as otherwise she impunity of Wee
implicated would reader life unsafe where such multitudes
of navvies were employed. The Home Secretary, therefore,
ironed the offer at a reward of 1001., and of her Majesty's
pardon to anyone implicated, who should give arch in-
formation as would lead to the conviction of the principal
(deaden.

SINIOUS FIRMA —(THIs Dan.)--AbOut half-past
12 o'clock a fire broke out in the premises belonging to
Mr. Griffith., lodging-bows keeper, No. 24, Blue Ascher-
alley, thinhill.row, St. Luke's. Conductor Pussy attended
with the Boyal Society's ware, and upon entering the
ofoor froat found a man named J. Earley, about 70
age, lying on•• bed completely surrounded with
Gams. Puny at owe palled the mu out of the bed, but
found him so terribly burned that the Beds peeled off.
Par y took the unfortunate mu down In his arms, and
seat lain to the hoepital. where be remains in a preassione
condition. A fire also occurred in the premiere in the co.
capatioa of Yr. T. Ryas, ohneemonger, 257 Bethnal.
gremnroad. The shwa and wands were nearly ed.
OPINING OF THR HORSHAM AND GUILDFORD RAIL-
wAr.--(Tsts DATA—Tins morning another new railway. Tan Raveling Renaults.—The revenue returns
namely, tbe Horsbam and Guildford Line—a brand' of the for _ sa.—
Londoo, Bnahton. and South Coed Railway—was •PleOd :...79=jr we .."" cowri.f.lr M.---4--5"1....aae.47„Char..-
for passenger
ofold,traffic. The Mathew upon the sew are tar
_" ,
°f"l.7' sad PutiaVeinmtaux'ats7,.';he '7l—.7ertilra7:r"ease"...as tom.
Guildford, all of whHorsham, Slinfold,
ich are now in communication with
the \redone, Londsubridge, and if mentos terraisi,
ant this thee 7m the returns Poriods last year
decrease is far less than was antielpal, and the
sad the Belgian station of the Londoo,Brighton, and South
ut
al: maintains an elasticity which affords a most re.
Coast Railway. There are four trains each way daily, the
ble evidence of the prosperity of the country. As
earliest up train lean/ Guildford statioa at 6.35 a.m. for pared with the co pending quarter in last year the
Brighton or London-bridge. Victoria, and Ressiagtoa,wbith comperes= of the
latter place is reached at 10.14 am. The first dome train !ht. the" • "Wee*" 330974 •
quits Horsham at 11.15 am., arriving at Guildford at Its% dean shows a diminutiou of 1.054:7171 , while the de-
'on the whole year is 1,115,2851. It eon. sot bat appear
9.10 cm. This line will no doubt be of great raffia to
remarkable from these figures that the decrease on the
the country through which it has been kid.
hole
OPENING OF THR ALTON AND WINCHISTER RAIL- T ihear is scarcely larger than that on the half-year. In
the decrease is almost wholly dee to the lest ewe
WAT.—(THIS DAT.)—Thie morning this new railway, which quartos ; the March quarter having wthelly exhibited an
is a single line commencing at Alton station, and tend- jamas. over the corresponding quarter of 1864. As this
sating by a *Dail" witit the sad South Westonremarkable result odeareed in spite of oessidereble »due-
Railway, abut a mile from the Winchester-station, was Mons of taxation in the budget of 1864, we mey probably
opened for public traffic. The length of the railway is conclude that any favourable features in the present
about 186 miles, being the distance between Wisehester quarter.. returns will be augmented ratherthan othemja.
and Altoo. Then are four station, only throe of which in the two following quarters ; and if this be in any degree
will at parent be used—Ropley, Arleatord, and Dam the case the character of the returns before se will appear
Abbas ; ?deathbed station, between Alton ad Itopley, at• upon further investigatimi to be singularly satisfactory. It
mein* for the present unopened. is evident from this return that the depeadence which was
THE LAST or " OLD Tarrzaum.'s."—The yard, placed upon the oontinning mouthy of the couotry has
stabling, eabscription.room and lawn at Hydapark- bean amply justified. There le, in fact, at the argent
corner. owe se familiar to tb4;habittles d the turf, are about moment but one cloud upon oar horizon—the rattle plague.
to be demolished, to make way foe a new read from the top _Timm
of Grosvenor-place to ileigrave-mnare ; and this Morajeg the Tug " RoesEßPLer " Holism-11r. Edmund
materials and fittings of that ancient locus in quo of the Tattersall writes to the Timm :—" Dun awry to my that
sporting world wen partly disposed of by public auction. two horses have died at Windsor with all the symptoms of
Old association or curiosity drew many persona to the sale the rinderpeek I have this day heard of another case from
who evidently came to Inland not to bid. The sale ex- • veterinary surgeon who attended it, raid who had the
tends over to Wednesday eart horn killed ; and assured me that the post mortem con firmed
SERIOUS CHANGE. —At the Guildford Potty .11 hie auspicious—and he has bad great experience among
Serious on Saturday, before the Hon. W. Brodriak and a cattle, my object In sending this letter is not to create
full bench, Charles Matthews, Late guard in the employ of alarm, bat to seed you a recipe (seat this week from
the Booth Eastern Railway 0"01"7. was charged with Hungary by a Mead of mina, Colouel basun, the colonel
being drunk while in the execution of his duty. The of a Dragon regiment sow in Hungary), who has
prisoner WAS a man of middle age and respectable appear- recently had one equadroa of horses attacked with the
awe, and wore upon his bread Crimean and Indian medals disease, and who bee effectually stopped it. He sent it
with normal dupe. He seemed to feel acutely his pennon. over to England for the benefit of his countrymen, if they
The chairman inquired whether the defendant had balm should nafortunately need it. The extract tram his letter
discharged from the imuspany'a service. It was replied in the ewe to me proves that the riaderpest is not new to him ea
affirmative. The chairman said that the offence was a very attacking horses. He says, in a letter dated may September
serinue one. The public were to a great edict at the 13, from Debrecsin, in Hungary:—' about a fortnight
mercy of the guards and drivers of trains, and it we. news. back the disease broke out in one of my squadrons. Two
eery that they should be punished severely when they were horns died within 24 hours. I then used the arsenic
decteeted in an act of this description. The bench had twice (I presume to every horse), and not one of the other
power to commit the defendant to gaol for two months with horses took it. The two doses for 150 horses cost tether
hard labour ; but they were radioed to take into considers- more than a shilling. It was given on a small piece of
tion his statement, and as moreover he had last his situation bread.' The recipe is u follows:—' Homeopathic Preser.
the would only indict a pesalty of 40a, with Iss. 6d. costa 'sties against Rindelpest. dose of anamicom (third
Defendant paid the fins, and was allowed a fortnight in potency or strength), consisting of 8 or 10 drops gives
which to pay the with 36 every hours, will prevent the disease breaking out. Amy
FRAUDULENT /Dr MAgAs. —An important meet- animal taken with the disease should have the same dose
lug of hop planters and others was held at Canterbury on given every 10 or 15 minutes.' He does not mention if the
Saturday to form an association, to co-operate with the as- same dose has been applied to cattle ; bat the great value
sociation of hop merchants in London, to put a stop to the of the recipe as regards bodies is that it comes from a
practice of selling hope with tranduleat marks. The Mayor gentleman of great eriaseinee in borne, who has peas.
of Canterbury, who is a large hop-planter, presided, and nosily tested it, and with great success. Should this bor.
there was a numerous attendance. Sir Brook W. Bridges, Able disease attack our horses, at ell estate, we shall know
proposed the first motion, to the effect that the aye- what to do, while up to the prompt time no we appears
tern of frauduleetly counterfeiting the marks on hops, able to elm our cattle—end from all I bear the disease is
which has prevailed to a considerable extent, hasbees spreadis en every direction."
very injurious to all parties interested in the production and A " Farr" MAN •LA FitAirce.ma —The young
consumption of Lop, and that immediate etwe should be duke—he may well be called so, for be was only in his 31st
taken to stop such a fraudulent and injurious system. The year when he was take. off—may be said to have lived every
motion was seconded by Mr. William Carter sad carried day of his life, and there was not a gentlemanlike folly of
nameimonaly. A committee was then appointed to wafer which he was not guilty. In his tastes for held sputa he
with the associating of merchants and factors in Loudon se was eminently English, and his a get up"at Ban,, or
to the beet moans of suppressing frauds in the bop trade. Chantilly, or Spa would have tweed the ordeal of New-
and to urge the necessity of adopting (by sot of Parliament market moment which is, suppose, the highest oomph.
meat could pai him. Hi neat figure caused him to look to
or otherwise) a more effective sad less costly method of
advantage on oreeback, ad in course of time he would
prosecuting offenders. Subscriptions were opened to de-
fray expenses and to form a guarantee fond to meat the have made a jockey, for I have seen his ride a few nee
wets of any futon prossoutioos that may be instituted. very well, and ow great point in his favour was that he
AN EXPERT FAY LLE PICKPOCK ET. —At the pollee- would always obey order", and not make running when he
court, on Saturday, before Mr. Raffles, a yonsg woman wastold to wait to the last moment. Abandoning
aamed Elizabeth Edwards, was brought no is custody macy dung himself into a certeia set, sad was the
charmed with Pooket-Piaking, at the market in Isliegtoe, acknowledged leader of the demi-monde, who always
on Saturday morning. Polies-offloar Dickman stated that wagered ois his sienna. aad petted his horses when they
he had watched the prisoner for • considerable time walking came in with their lace-fringed handkerchiefs. To play he
about the market, and he badmen her attempt to plan her wee likewise partial, and he lest heavily at whist and bac•
heads in the pockets of some ladies is the marks.. After a carat, kern sad magt-us. Sidi be was sharp eneugh to
while she walked up Mill. lane and west into a closet. He one be was so* dome by foal play, sad was the first to
charged her with attempting to pick the pockets of different discover the frauds of Garcia two years hack, sad that
penoes, and she denied it. When she had bees brought to of the other Englishmen in the spring. His 'infonaut.
Bridewell she was searched, and a umber of muses noon duel with Mr. Dillon was forced upon him by the latter's
taioieg 33/. 13e. 6d., were found upon her. In answer to vanity. and terribly he paid for it. Far won time hie
the charge the prism:indented having stolen the maw, and property was pawed in the heeds of hie family, and after
said she was taking it for her uncle to • provident sothetr. he had bees dependent upon the 'nominee et the amnia
His worship remanded the prisoner for seven days.—Lirer. had tried bard te got it restored, making an affidavit that
pool Albion. he had lived within his income during the whale of that
PRACTICAL JOKIITO AND ITS EIIFICTIL —Not many period. The wart, however, "ia the mercies of their
evenings ago a party of young men sad boys went out dieerstion" (anion Lam snag the right phrase), refused
to take a ramble, and, to iooreem the pleasure of the ann. to disturb the *Wenn arnagessen, no that he died better
ing, one of the party brought his tioneertina. wherewith to off than wee anticipated. dad divided his fortune between
" wile the happy boon away." The witthing hour, his modioal_atteodast and • favourite comic &drama He
however, when vans yams and churchyards mad had been ailing for the last two years, and when I was
forth their deed," still feud the youthfal votaries Waled to him met lent Ma* I saw there was an chance, as
of Terpsichore footing it roved the town to the enliven. his yeses seemed to o
emu from the tombs. Still. he hoped
lug steam of " O'Donnell Aboo," when soddenly the an, and talked of comi
With all ng over here to se
es e
the the Ceu
utterfli rewitch
anything but awful, to them, majesty of the law ap. Csatbrideedbire. his flli, bes of
peered at a corner la the shape of ire policemen. Here hake stook to him to the last, mid had be been spared
was a chance to humbug the peelers ; true be the the autumn el him life might perhaps hsve atonal for its
spirit of reckless youth they were determined not to seeing and swam—Post.
let it peas. "Ob !" mays one, here'.
the peelers.* W SUICIDES IN Pasts. The Dr oit of yesterday
Owns,* says another, get's' pretend to be Nelms driW dyes the Mewing list ef sidoldss. or attempts at suicide,
leg." They march wit, give the word of ocannesud, and go fa ha* 11/100110111111 from low of ore kind or soother. Mr.
through some notations quite mite an/inure. The polies, a Inoreatisi by birth, residing I. Itambeleaw.strest,
however. do not see the joke - the would-be Foams were destroyed himself with mamas aad gas, because be mad
followed, and due notes takes of their pro:kieeo, is the I sot seders the rayed of a yomg lady wham he peesienately
warlike art. Need we tell the denonemad . one sow loved. Amalie sorsa'. also an fleas himself opt of
In jail to take lila trial at the eatable smiles en a charge of ON ell-staffey window at bases lit Valmaisay,beranee be
Iluxem Anotherbendin heave bali to Weer "and imperiented a similar refusal. Amebae, N. Auguste
do likewise," while • third has cut the country. A jabs V—. having lost a few days previmily a wife
may biva Mk*, feMiimionmelf into fall on • tmesenable to whom be was devetedly attached, neglected
charge looks like "se joke."—Waterford Mad, his banana and his isppearaue • at 2 O'clock
A STRANDS Talrell.—Tlean is a WlNHallill Charles- the preview day be weed te tie grave Niters his wife was
tows, N.H., who has a large ettlestkm of lame toad is her hurled• and after a keg prayer be drew forth a pieta mad
yard. They know their Mamie, follow bir sliest kid bee • OM Wein is the heart He left eight Andrea. Ricalest
In her lap to be fed, end at the word a some ad range • yosegmm aged livioS in Heide ells. was
themselves in a perfect circle naiad her feet—stem York aerzedo• he w" about ID • Or.* limn& Ist* the & her.
beams he felt weary of life aims the death of his mother.
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