The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-26 00:00:00

THE ROAD MURDER.

" Few thought," says the Tunes, " that the
secret would ever be divulged. It might Iwo • heed
years hews ea • story unequalled for ghostly attractions.%
and exercise the ingenuity of oar peat•greadebi/dese, se it
did our owe. But Dow, nukes en tackiest Wee MOM strange
lase takes place, we know the murderess. Xis Ooesteace
Kest some two years ego joined a society of religiose ladies
at Brighton, and bee made • voluntary statemaat to Mr.
Arthur Wagner, the well-iceowa clergyman of that place.
Mr. Wagner declares that he used se rash MUM
as the maims of auricular confessions are sometime
accused of exercising on their female devotees. ID such •
are, Wised, we may presume that the anbardsaing of her
mind by this lady was a free sad spontaneous act. At any
rate, her etatemeots yesterday before Sir Thomas Beery
were deliberate, and made after repeated clutiaeS. The
meaner of the deed we have yet to learn, bat it is sot too
Kea to express thankfulsen that the dreadful story is now
likely to be truly told. sad the weight of • horrible sus-
picion takes off the 'cultism amebae of ths Kest family."
The Pas says that the oseisesice so far appears to be the
result of a religious sense of duty. " For some time part
the madams his liy94 unsuspected amongst a Brightoa
sisterhood, sad has been soni&ggeti to mama to one of the
Brighton clergy. This macaw pro`' hly broaght eon
stoutly before her emecimme the crime of which
eke had been guilty, and increased her desire td
make roatitutioa. Mr. Wagner, the clergyman, is
most exprem in disavow's( any endeavour to persuade her
to this step. He has sot suggested it nor counselled it.
He simply acquiesces in the girl's own wish became be
feels it to be the proper thing for her to do. Asd eertaialy
so greater proof of reel penitence could be gives than
that which she offers by coming forward of her own aeoord
to own her crime sad undergo its penalty. What
may be the issue of the trial, or what wane it
may be the duty of the crows to parse should
her guilt be established, it would be hardly wise to specu-
late upon at the present stage. Oa the am bead, the
murder was as hideous sad anprovokat as any ever com-
mitted ; on the other, the girl wee very young and of a
critical age when her crime was perpetrated, amid she is
but 21 now. To deal ;witty with • criminal voluntarily
confessing after so long • time is • great responsibility,
and them may well be thankful who are not charged with
that duty."

The Advertiser Days we shall yet have to examine by
what motives--if she, indeed, took her brother's life—ohe
was led on to that dreadful crime. "We shall bare to ask
foe an explanation how it came that in a family apparently
living In the close ties of domestic affection such a deed
MUM to be perpetrated by one of its memben—one who,
after her release from custody, was received batik Into
her home with such general tokens of joy en

the part of the rest of her relations. It may
be that in her cam, if she is guilty, as in the case al
others who have committed crimes inexplicable upon ordi-
nary theories of the motives which provoke to the atom-
Weldon of murder, we shall dad evideacas of that sued
[sanity which physicians smart to be an amass for its pm,
peastioe. This doctrine is gaiaing ground in the public
belief ; sad if one day it obtains each roma' soceptance as
to remove from our Matute-hooLs the barbarous parity of
capital punishment, we shall not be seem to see it prevail."

LAW INTELLIGENCE
(THIS DAT.)
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' 00IIRT OP PROBATZ AND MOROI.
(Beton thioJedge o.ldia!ry.)._

Jams V. whohrabs AID moss
Dr. Dame sad Dr. SPenht were hr the Piaintiff i Dr.
Tristram sad Yr. Bosley far the defendants.
This ma a testamestary slit, sad it related to they*
will of hr. Edge] y Edward Nader, lit. of Lien, Adaa
who died as the Bth of Jansen'. karibt Pothlahly
worth shoat 12,0001. below a small freehold Mate. garb
MtiTr the exsontar, Prerhatitled the histrumenk_Ahk
esa egaisalail ea the lfith of the December
the death of fie ilseemeVind the &Madan* Mar=
ementres of a previous resisted probate an the mama
of nadas exesedea, want eameity, sad mi.s ira•;,
ezeeuised apes the testator by Sarah Louisa Dames.
The *Mak* was a bachelor, and is 1848, whoa lb M
Der died, he was left without hay nest Nays,
Is the following year, however, • wowag
Hannah Dawson, bore hies au illegitimate d•sayley the
Sarah Lambs Dawson mentioesd in the pisdmp,
1860 he made • new will (he had previously mentel
Is 1844 sad left the raids, of his. property, after le.
ireatkim @arena Wades. to the infant Is us
ma—te-a—tribd ww. Mt. to his illalleekasper, miry
Ana Tbemperm, perhaW that she ma la hi senile et
the the of his death, and leaving his midge to le.
daughter as before, bat giving it over to her mother la the
meat of her probers* of him. In 1863 he made a foe%
will in where be Menaced Thompeoe's interest by half be
residue provided that she remained with him till his
I. the following December, however, he dieclergra
her sad he hese seat for Yr. Ward, his logrurr,
sad instraded him to haw op • fifth ea.
by which he st epee pm the bulk of his mown, to
hie dant:66ler. This ma duly attested by Dr. &Mies
aid Yr. his medical attendants ; sad shames wed
gives to show may that Ids capacity was uainipamagge,
but that be had sated without the smallest esansmiuMw
with mayo.. bat Mr. Ward sad hie medical advisers dui%
the drawler sad menthe el the doesset Wen the emit
[The as. was peeped* aloe we wait to prem.]

COURT OF BAIGERUPTOY.
(Beier* Mr. Registrar Brougham.)
IN SI JONATHAN HANSOM.
This cam has bee. eo repeatedly Wore NW coon that gm
awmpitalatioa at the isircanastaboes is egatassry. It N.
mann on by adjoarstosat from last week, whoa •
was made to tab the case out of coat en payetwaltrnmi.
in the pound ow the liable proved. It applus that oat d
the rewards of 3001. the 1001. offered by the gormand
sad the 1001. offered by Nam. Roberta, Labboek,
have bees paid over to the meioses. At the het ilkjeg
several &althea proofs of debt were put forwud,
being disputed by the smigams, they now stood for habit
ocomidiwation.
Yr. Bros& (instructed by Mr. Beard) appeared for the
areigato. sad Kr. Griffiths for the bankrupt.
Rr. HarebLia mower to a gametic°, stated that thrum
WI &PONY the hand.of the official snipes at presat.
Mr. Rabbi, gesalsosan's coachman, of 60, Olevekadi
mums, sought to prove for frif., which be alleged bad hem
hat to Matthews, ia two semi in 1860 and 1862. He hit
his mosey la • bra, sad had mate is the Post-aim Wig,
Beak. He sometiseas canted his messy about with ha,
and oonastimme left it at home. He got the money by auk,
tag for ft; his wages were 2k a week.
The proud wee admitted, es were several others.
Oa • proof teadered by Mr. Joseph Hobble, of Demise
well, for 1321., the price of a brougham. horse, and hareem:
the coeditor was set I. attendance, sad it was stated the
he was ill.
The bankrupt wag walled, sad fully admitted the debt,
Mr. Bobble bought the home sod brougham for him.
The Rogielear directed the proof to stand over for anima&
meat
Kr.
Bring& stoned that It wee singular that a law
meant of proofs alma sew be brought forward for he
first time, owing so doubt to the feet of the 2001. her*
been paid over to the amigos's.
The Registrar said that was not of necusity a empiebet
elm:madame in itself. So long as Uwe wore so mush in
the estate, the creditors might not think it worth the
while to prove.
Mr. Beard stated that only about 1.501. bad been preval
up to WA time.
The proofs hviag heal gees through.
The ltagietrer said he should certify to the court that the
resolution bad beat duly corned is coofonnity with the
185th use.
Mr. Griffiths stated that • deed would be shortly Pa-
pered sal sabonitted to the creditors providing for the
payment of Bs. in the pound.
IN la LOAD THOMAS MIKAN CLINTON.
The haakrup• is omeribed ma late of Les Venus, use
Dieppe, FllllOOl4 (Queerly of Olevelendegure, Hyde.
park. Be wee adjudicated bankrupt under the sages at
the act of 1861 relating to debtors residing shad.
ea • judgment debtor OIIIIIIDOCIS taken eat whit
him by Mr. R. Swan, of Rothbury, mar Boma* is
Northumberbed, • creditor for 1,993/. The adjahaika
was mode oa the 23rd of February, and the bankrupt ter.
rendered so the 25th of Hatch.
This was the sitting for proof of debts tad choice el
amiteTble lord wu in attendance, and wu alsorecumated
by Mr. &stood as his counsel. (Jolt' see proof et debt wes
made, foes small amount, and no choice of wiper took
place. The nut sitting was appointed for the 6th of Jura

He
ma Maine& to believe that was his la-
• He will be reseeded ter • week.
to rimer, who is • ma of respectable appeannos bat
ogs& was thee removed from the mart.
vrf Tam a&
sumw EOM= AND Liman'.
pctrvl D 0.00154 Orell.koown and desperate thief, me
t ktse Papt,,
sad
To hiin
chargedwiott ah assaulting Alfred
dsasman
~.. party ooatsioing
10Lorooter, Stun man, who pve twirls's, in a
''—ows mem, said be was living at No. 5, Provi--
Rommary-lose, Whiteohapel. Oa friday
pi be was on his my home. • little
foo kw liquor, but treowbg perfectly well
tt 00 about, and wu escorted in Rosemary -tam by
_ass who was perfect stranger to him, and who
pi le him and pall him about.
pull'The primer also
en the cheek. sad tried to bias down •
emit He seised the primer what he .rest by
wedr and he replied " You must treat me with •
• bur." He aommuned the prisoner
beem called the Blackmer's Head,
Maid the trimmer with a glass of beer to get rid of
gulag home again, and the priscoer tried to
Wm dogs another street called Catwrigbictreet.
Ibla made her amaranoe, and he walked with
• ble hem. They bad Just reached their owe door
vb. a. primer cams up and made a sadden snatch
we pos Is his pocket and took it from him. The
roe emtaised 21. 10a He fill down when the purse
1..0W from him. He was very ill all night mad the
listorday. He was tracked about so reach, and
ipso• Mk blood, that he could not give any ieformatioa
0, de pad until Seeday morning. He could set move oa
Parity a a
winking, a very respectable little woman. with a
Irk hi lor sons, said that at Ave minutes to 12 on Friday
pos Ali raw her hubsed,whom facie wee marked, with the
She asked the primer what he wanted with
aud, to which he said—" What have you to de
• hba." Us said she wen his wife. The proem then
wi sap, bat retuned almost immediately with • woman
vac toned her round. thie asked the woman what she
wird with her busbead, and at that moment the primer
ocal the parse and money from her husband end ran
my, Her husbandfell, his bead and face were out, and
"is • a pool of blood. Bite obtained night.
o,kbrr Wend in doors. He was inewerible al
Oinernieses wee given in cmarmation, and of the arrest
dm poseur last night by Archer. 101 H. • polizecon.
op, who knew him as a thief for
mes a time.
yr. Paget remanded the prisoner amdey next.
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BCE= u • 01217Iii•lea 801:111111OLD.
ckrki Atheomf, a young man who had been earthman
I the orris, of Mr. Ofessaway, of Hoeimil-kdic.. oda'.
04, a ellerged with steeling a quantity of beer, the
primegilmester.
a Webb attended.
fy pisoser,who bad been some time in Kr. Gremsevray's
mese had been in the habit of taking beer by mesas of a key
kip, and giving it to the other servanta in the establish.
pet three female, sad he Wooed one of theca, a young
sicilaek Kirk, who bad been in a reformatory, to draw
was, mil it was alleged that the cook, Caroline Leery, had
Mislaid if he did not let her have mine more beer to
an Yr sager. The family went to Hastings, and the
meow alleged that he had thrown awaalhe: key.
. The
knavery was made and he was given into e
Ilethrm female servants were examined. &I Kirk
raid ile primmer had been payiug hie addresses to and
le pre bar the key to draw the beer. The cook, Caroline
ham declared that what had bee
wr n stated agaiast her
klee. She was highly indigna®t at the charge made
ivied her. The other servant girl, Cox, was examined.
jr. Marshall, the magistrate, told the 000 k she was se
Wtas prisoner, and might have been placed in the dock.
SW wooer Mr.Greenaway got rid of her the better ; servants
the took beer where denied committed a robbery.
win Nickell. the lady an
took
of the Ham
likesstay, attended, aad took the two girls, Kirkl
and
n=dm hie care.
e ingistnitee (hlr. Marshall and Mr. Prance) maid it
me a ems they could not pm over. Had the Case been
A
my the NSI4OOII the
taughto have boss a 'Grimm
im. ervants must be that inch aoudad was

eiTlik primer was sentenced to mix weeks' itsprblooment.

'WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

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PROSA.II4I.
111DISDILT, Oil Nonni. IFILIDAY.
Winerly, heap, Woos. &W. to K. W. and
dowers in platen back. moderash to
strong. witlt wen.
As abooL

W. to N. and back to
&W., moderate to
brae, with some
Mowers.
inhale, light, to 110IMMO.1. N.N.W. to W.S.W..
and &W.. treat, showers in
huh, One generally. tome places.
limit above. 1L52132. As next above.
Narthern=hoodand. Weeterwarreland. Wales, and e
nada. Sonthemmenghah Channel and By at Slaeay.
Imieramlastwird inland and North Bea.

CONFIRMATION OF BLIIECOAT BOTS.—Thill morn-
W the Bishop al Loudon held • ,nonfirmation st Christ
Newptestreet, when • large number of young
nathees of Christ's Hospital were admitted to the ancient
Me el the Ohara by the imposition of hands. A
Mee number of clergy were present oomprisioy theßay.Dr.
lamb, Heed Master of Christ's Hoarded ; the Rev. Michael
Gibbs, M.A., Rural Dean; the Rev. C. F. Chase, M.A.,
the Rev. J. P. Paved, M.A., the Rev. W. C. F. Webber,
Sub-Dean of St. Paul's, fie- An earnest address
me delivered by the bishop, in which his lordship pointed
matte the candidates the nature of the ceremony in which
they were engaged and the solemn responsibilities it in-
volved
CRTRCH OF ENGLAND YOUNG Man's SOCIETY.—
Its twenty-fint annual meeting of the above society was
ballad evening, in Exeter-hall, Lord Charles Rummell in
ihe &Ir. The attendance was very large, several clergy-
Ina MDR relent. The proceedings having been com-
mend with prayer, the secretary. the Rev. Mr. Kirby,
Pcoseded to read the report. It spoke in the most teeme-
d:is term of the working of the society and its financial
&notice. Having elaborately dealt with several matters of
Maw im itreferred to the extension of the benefits
el the society, a es a proof of the progress made by it in
lualio parte, adduced the fact that branches were in ax-
ioms in Belfast, St. John's, New Brunswick, and Panama,
in South America. It also stated that there was a probs-
bilty of establishing one in New Zealand. All the nem-
ary attention was paid to the mental advancement of the
members of the society, and as the best means of attaining
this object was the formation of a good and extensive lib-
rary, steps had been taken for securing the desired
emnisition, and 3,450 volumes were at the
aseisal of the society. The chairman, in a few
clpmpriate remarks, expressed the satisfaction he felt
ci paddies on the occasion, and in the absence of Mr.
Robert Seymour, who was announced to address the mean-
cif oe "The Present Dangers to English Protestantism,"
introdnoed the Rev. J. 11•Commell Barney, who spoke on
its subject of "Thinking." He recommended thinking as
the hat mods of dispelling the errors of Ronianinni, assert-
What it was impomible for • thinking man to be •
or of the doctrines propounded by that religion. The
Isom. of the rev. lecturer, which was cinch applauded,
ma followed by a lecture from the Rev. Mr. M'CaU, on
Opportunities." Hymns were sung dories the intervals
istweim the lectures, and the performs°e of the Rev. J.
Lempthorne, M A., on the organ, formed a pleasing addi-
tiveto the attractions of the entertainment. A collection
was made, which it was expected would eoniriderably add to
the feuds of the society. The Hoe. Walter Stott proposed
a vote of thanks to the Chairman, which was pawed amid
applause, and the prom:dies@ terminated.
Ter Scorer 'nos TRADE.—A conference of the

assieneasTwee isse;'s delegates was held as Woodsy
sitanoom at Glasgow, when notes were compared am to
4," Dykes. The roasters agreed to withdraw their
know satiate arid reduce the wages of paddlers 6d. s tom
isisad al le., sad the wages of tinllmes five instead of 10
Pw eat. The delegates accepted this isompranise, sad
ttsw acceptsacti bas beet already aosilrined by the work.
lose of the Glasgow district.
_ LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SMITH COAST RAIL—
'

irf.—A menial gement meeting of the proprietors ot thin
..spay WU bald yesterday afternoon, at the Intonational
Rot&. Loader-bridge @lntim, for the purpose of aculdra,
1114111 m making certain railways from the Loodantßrlt•
leo, and &anti Mast Railway to the EastGroombridre, sod Tent:wades Well. Railway, and so the
Uckneld, amtl Tunbridge Wells Railway, and for
cohrt uncut 31r. Imo Schuster occupied the chair, and
oxikieed that the bill in question, which wu promoted by
as watinly independent company, containing a dune an-
althri the company to eater into Wank arrangements. it
an-
on the duty of thedirectru of this company to nabmit the
natter to the ahanholden, in order to obtala their nasetion
to the junction of the clam*. A formal ranolutien sew
tiookag the clause in quatire wen then speed to
sad there being no other busing, to tranout, the mewl-
frWt ethe. prootediap sot occupying man thaw
undiresolited