The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-02 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE.

Thomas Mackstli, living in Beelestone's-buildings, near
this court, and who was described as a labourer, was
charged with the wilful murder of Eliza Lea, aged 26 years,
by throwing her into the Regent's canal. The deceased
had cohabited with the prisoner, whose lawful wife was in
court, a distressed witness of his trouble.

Matthew Lea said—l sew the deeewd, my daughter,
alive last Monday morning, at m 7 house, at half-past ten.
She had been living with the ;owner for six years. Yes-
terday morning her mother sent her to the neighbourhood
of Tottenham-court-road, to get a parcel, and at eleven on
the same night I saw her dead body at the Regalia Tavern,
Augusta-street.
Henry Swindon Wilson, pianoforte-maker, 2, Henry-
street, Cumberland-market, said—l was at the Re-
galia last evening, and left there about eleven to
go to the back of the garden for a special purpose.
Thetis is a canal at the bottom of the garden, and a
pusage running down thereto. I hastened to the bank/ of
the canal, having heard that a woman was therein, and
while there I heard cries, which appeared to me to emanate
from some one in the water, and in_danger of being
drowned. I hurried round to go to theßegalia again, and
heard hurried fooUlep ethes theinithge best the Regalia
to the canal. I ran Wool* the bow; Man Mr. Wolfe,
the landlord, that something was the sateseophea he ran
out with me, and at the top of the pewees, Glees to the
canal, the prisoner came running up, saythg—N What's the
matter / what's this all about 1" to eiblelt be answered
coolly, "I think there's a woman thrown herself into the
canal." Mr. Wolfe said to him, Come down and assist
me," and he went with us to the water's edge. We heard
cries of a woman, and heard a .plashing in the
water, but could see nothing. Mr. Wolfe and I went
back after the person, whom we believed to be the pri-
soner, had unceremoniously znadeOff, and we at length met
with him. We dragged out the body of the female, which
was taken to the Regalia, but all efforts to restore anima-
tion were of no effect ; in fact, she was pronounced to be
dead at the period when she was removed from the bank to
the house.

Mr. Robert Wolfe, landlord of the Regalia, confirmed
much of the previous evidence, and further said, he heard
a gurgling noise, and said, "it is a dark night, so that
cannot see any object, can you Boat, can you speak 2" I
received no answer, and asked Mr. Wilson to get a light
and a rope ; he did so, and by the aid of the rope the de-
ceased was dragged out of the water. The man believed
to be the prisoner had in the meantime effected his escape.
The prisoner was remanded.

Harriet Welch, a Yorkshire WOO=' about 30 yoarsof age,
came before Mr. Yardley, to affiliate a child on Thomas
Welch, her own nephew, who is the mate of a schooner
called the Hover, now lying at Harrison'. wharf, and
which bas been for some time trading between Selby and
London.

The magi,trate hesitated about granting a summons
when the woman applied for one on the 24th of last month,
and said the cue was too revolting to be detailed in a court of
justice, and at the same time justly censured the woman for
the great sin she had committed in carrying on an incestu-
ous intercourse with her kinsman. The law, however, gave
the justice no alternative, and he granted the gammons,
which was served on the defendant by Matthew M'Cundy,
93 11, an officer of the court, who now stated that Thomas
Welch was not in attendance, and that when ho gave him the!
summons he admitted he was the father of the child of
which kis father's own sister was the mother, and said he
was very sorry for it, that he was iatoxicated when the in-
Unman took place, sad that he had already paid 204 to
the complaiaaat for the support of the child, and to remit

exposure. The defendant appeared to be four or fire yesrs
younger than his aunt.
The complainant stated that the defendant wee alwt.ys
following her until he scdueed bee, and he was the father
of her child, and had contributed towards its maintenance
within twelve months from its birth.

Mr. Yardley said he had heard quite enough of this most
disguating case. The conduct of both parties wig diabolical.
The corroborative evidence given by the officer was quite
sufficient without calling any other wants', and he should
order the defendant to pay 2s. Bd. per week for the future
maintenance a Lis illegitimate offspring, and 4s. costa.

MAIL! FOR AUSTRALIA.

The following notice has been issued from the
General Post office:

Her Majesty's government have made arrangements
for the conveyance of mails to Australia once in every
month, in future, by the establishment of a packet to run
once in two months from Singapore (in connexion with the
India mail of the 4th of the month via Southampton, and of
the Bth of the month via Marseilles) alternately with the
line of mail packet., via the Cape of Good Hone, sailing
from Plymouth on the 3rd of every second month. The
mails for Australis will accordingly he made up in London
during the present year on the following days:
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Good Hope.
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All letters and newspapers for the Australian colo-
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Australia once in two months, and, if inadvertently posted '
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The postage upon letters for any of the Australian
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The postage upon both letters and newspapers must be
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