The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-22 00:00:00

TH2 CAPITAL CONVICTS AT MAIDSTONE.

The calendar for the county of Kent at the lath
assizes has not for a great may yean presented so fearful
so amount of Marge' of murder as on this manse ; &ad
Mr. Baron Stemma, who presided as the judge a the
Home Circuit for the Ant time slam his elevation to the
Meek, on disehargieg then jury co the lest day of the maim,
seek ocomica to advert to the dreadful Marmot of the mem
the jury had to consider, aid expressed a hope at the same
time that if he should meet them again at say future sir
cult that it would be under less painful eireionstames. The
unfortunate poisoners Mansell and Redialee, the former of
wheat was monieted of the warder of tile me-
' pont of the 49th Regiment, in which he was
owns' as private, under moot aggravated dream-
stamea, sal the latter or whom, it will be remembered,
pleaded guilty to the charge of marderiag a young wanes
named Carolias Beck, sad who was tried aid minion&
upon a monad charge of marderiag her sister Hula at tile
same time, still lanais I. Muldstoae gaol awaiting their
seateace. The firmer primmer swam to have entertained
• hope that he would sot be convicted for murder, and
&annealed that the jary would only have ooevicted him of
amalauglitor, lied he at first seemed • good deal east down
at the result. He soon, however, rallied, and as be
',Meetly a determined, mobile young man and very
similar is appearance to Marley who wee tin for the
Pediment-street warder, there is no doubt that he will
meet his fate with firmness. He bad served for to years
la the 49th regiment, aid remained with it dirtily the
whole of the eimpeiga in the Crimea, and it is melancholy
to reflect that even Moat a paltry pair of boon, which
the Weiner belieVed the safortseate deesasad had is some
masses improperly dealt with, should Item led to so fatal
'result. The east welshed man, Deena Mediate', km
exeited a geed deal of meaminseration and sympathy, by his
unuensaing sad intiffmaive demeanour and madam sines
be has been is the prism. He is, it appears, • Serena
by birth, ea/ iffallidy inefaerd the Mahommeden religion,
bat he hie abjured that religion, and professes Claretimity.
He la rather an illiterate man,and the language he speaks
is • sort of bastard German very difficult to be atiderstood
mono by natives of the district. He appears to have
dieted his guilt, sad it would mem, from what has occurred
slue his trial, that his lineation was to plead guilty to bath
charges of warder, and that he has sever smartened the
slightest hops of nosebag, and that he haa all nosy been
prepared for the inevitable coniequeases of his aim.
Who he we. lint sent to Maidetose gaol, he had oil y jest
recovered from the effects of the melons wound he in
apse himself at the time be was tam into cestody, hat
eines his soefiatatent he bas become very stoat, and ea
mesh impleved ia his general 'epitomes that some of the
lettmeme ewld Madly Imogene him. Ho day has yet bees
flied fee the immatioa.

The execution of William Jackson, for the murder of
his two obildres in August last, at Cheater, took place OW
Baturdsy morning at eight o'clock, in frost of the city gaol.
The atteadaass was sot eo numerous as had bete impaled,
but still there was a great number of spectaton present.
Immediately before the execution the chaplain asked him
if ite admitted the justice of his lentehoe, when he replied,
" I do; the Lord Jesus receive my spirit. Lord have
mercy on me; Lord have mercy on me." As be was re-
peating this ejaculation the bolt was draws, and, without
eves a momentary struggle, he died.
EXPLOSION AT TIM MONXBSIDOE IRONWORKS.—
Oa Saturday morning, an explosion took place at the works
of the Mookblidee Iron Company, WbitehaUvoad, Leeds.
About flee nitauies before eight o'clock, two terrific explo-
sions were heard is re; id succession, and in a noteelst the
brick chimsey, the burning ciaders, and boiling metal from
the refieesy were hurled into the air to a great height. A
man named Edward Dickensoa, who was at the moment
aligned instirring the fire, was thrown some distance by n
quantity of molten metal striking him upon the race ant
breast. He fell, stoat instantly rose, but wasknocked
down regain by the descending bricks and rubbish. Another
man working at the refinery was melded by the 'BMWS
nodal about the hands and thigh, but his injuries were sot
very serious, and be walked borne. Diatoms, however,
was found to be dreadfully impaled. The melte. metal had
horst iato the flesh, and it was necessary to cat away his
append. He was conveyed es speedily es possible to the
infirmary, where be liee in a preearious state. At the time
of the explosion, there were from 25 to 30 cwt. of metal is
the Misery, all of which was blows oat. The Wm of the
troughs were knocked over end broken, and one of the iron
pillars was frittered, wh.le one plate of Doe fell through the
roof of the fame, sad another was blown across the river
Aire, which flows by the side of the works. The num of
the secidest is not hams positively, bat it is thought to
hove mimes from the water la the troughs haviag by some
ssss bound its way *maga or beaten' the whoa metal.
—Lade Manory.