The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-20 00:00:00

A TANANA FICIEPOCRIT.

James Longhorn, a cadaverous-looking fellow, who said he
was a native of New York, was also charged with a similar
offence.

Holman said that a little while before be detected the
other men, be caught the prisoner in the very act of picking
a lady's pocket, and took him into custody.
The prisoner denied the charge, but the evidence being so
conclusive against him, Mr. Burchem neatened him to three
months' hard labour.

ANOTHER MELANCHOLY HOMICIDE BY ♦ CHILD.—
Another painful case of the death of a little boy from the
violence of another child was investigated by Mr. John
Humphreys, one of the Middlesex coroners, at a late hour
hat night at the Hen Tavern, St. Luke's. It appeared from
the evidence that the deceased, Walter Armee, aged four
years, was the eon of a cabinetmaker, residing at Willow-
walk, and that oa Saturday list he had a quarrel with his
sister Elizabeth, aged 5 years, about • ball. In his rage he
matched up • fork and threw it at her head., and she in re-
turn seised • sharpened file used as • boring tool, and
burled it at him. Unfortunately the missile struck the poor
child on the head, penetrating the skull and covering him
with blood. Dr. Bletchley was called in, but though every-
thing possible wee done to save the child's life, death took
place shortly after from iojury to the brain. The children
of the family, it appeared, were in the constant habit of
throwing knives and other dangerous implement• at each
other. The coroner said that though the girl Elizabeth
was too young to be criminally responsible for the death of
the deceased, the parents were much to blame in the matter,
and the jury returned a verdict of "Death from injuries to
the Lead, inflicted by • certain tool, by deceased's sister, and
that the parents are severely reprehensible for allowing
their cbildren to throw dangerous implements at one
another."

COMMUTATION or SENTENCE.—The sentence of
death pained on James Laurence, at the last cession of the
Central Criminal Court, fur the murder of hie -sweetheart,
at Hendon, has been commuted to penal servitude for life.
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY BY FIRE AT AGAR
TOWN.—Yesterday afternoon a large stack of timber belong-
ing to the new railway works now in progress between
Camden-read and King's-cross was discovered to be on fire.
The pile was of great extent, but though a body of men
laboured hard to remove the planks on the unburnt side,
their etforts bad not produced much good effect before
volumes of smoke were driven through the entire mass,
compelling them to demist. Two or three of the most daring
persevered, however, io the attempt, till flames darted out
ou all aides. The direction of the wind mu unfortunate,
and in less than half au hour from the time of the outbreak
the entire stack was consumed. The cause of the accident
could not be ascertained.
RAILWAY ACCIDENT. —A Towx COUNCILLOR
KILLED. —An accident took place on Monday night, at the
Staleybridge station of the London and North Western Rail-
way, by which Mr. Martin Travis, provision dealer, Staley-
bridge, and one of the town council, lost his life. The in-
quest took place yesterday afternoon, when Mr. Thomas
Hague, another tow'. councillor who was in the train,
atatido that be was five or six carriages behind the deceased.
Before the trait had quite stopped be heard a scream,
and, whilst the train was in motim saw several persons
running. Waimea ran, and ultimately got over the train
to the deceased, whom he found lying under a carriage.
The deceased said he thought it was the door had
hocked him down. Witness was quite certain the train
had not stopped when he heard the scream, as he was
anxious to get out of the carnage, and should have done so
if the train had stopped. He believed the train travelled
about thirty yards after he heard the screams. The in-
quiry was a lengthy one. The coroner said he could not see
thataay other verdict could be come to than that the fatality
was accidentally caused by the deceased getting nut of the
train while in motion ' • and a verdict of " Accidentaldeathw
was unimimously returned.
FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN IRELAN D. —A
shocking accident occurred near Belfast ou Saturday. A
party of factory workers were ptomain on a pleasure ex-
cursion in a crowded train, when a flagstaff which one of
them was carrying came in contact with the electric wires,
and the result was that be was dragged out and run over
by the train. At the inquest, which was held yesterday,
the jury found a verdict, casting the blame upon the coat-
Ikthy for allowing too many to be packed into the carriages,
so that the unfortunate man Wll4 obliged kt,atand In an
°fret van.

1111118 DAY. FRIDAY.
S.W. to N.W. and to BOOTLAID. W. to N. and E..lnodo-
N.l, moderate to rate. generally Am

W.N. W. to line.
N.N.&. Imam). N.& to N. W. sod g.W.,
moderate. generally moderate to fresh.
fine.
W.S. W. to ,r. and N.&, W. CierriAL. As next above.
variable, moderate,
fine generally.
As neat above.

il.W.Enot.Agh. XL to W., moderate,
fine.
N.W. to K., light to S ENOLLND. N.L tog.E. and tod.W.,
moderate, fine. light to fresh, tine.
As hest above. 00/.117. Variable, light to MO-
dente.

SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY.-(THIS DAY.)

The meeting of the proprietors was held this
afternoon, at the offices of the company, No. 4, Victoria-
street, Westminster. Mr. PARSON in the chair.
The report stated that the railway having only been
opened since the Ist of February, the dividend would be
for but five months. It would be at the following rates
Preference shares at the rate of 44 per cent, from the 30th
June last, constantly. Ordinary shareholders, until the
31st of December, 1863, 31. per cent. per annum. For the
following year of 31.105. per cent. For the years 1865,1886,
and 1867, 41. per cent. And thenceforth at the rate of
41. 10s. per mt. per annum for the remainder of the term.
The CHAIRMLN, in moving the adoption of the report, II
said the receipts of the line had increased from 71. • mile, 8
' which' it averaged in the first month, to 161. • roils in June ■
lest, end there was every prospect that the line would ulti-
mately be beneficial to the lessees. At the end of tee years 2
I the shareholders would be entitled to receive back their
capital in full if they were so inclined.
The motion was agreed to, and the dividend recommended II
declared, and, after the usual complimentary vote to the
chairman end directors, the meeting separated. •

This morning was issued a parliamentary paper
of twenty-four pages, containing dispatches which have
passed in reference to the treatment of political prisoner.
at Naplea, and the arrest of Mr. Bishop. The documents
extend from the beginning of April to the end of July.
Tea HONOLULU MISSION.—The Right Rev. Dr.
T. N. Staley, the new Bishop of Honolulu, left Southamp-
ton on Tuesday morning, by the Tasmanian, for his distant
diocese. On the previous day a large number of the inha-
bitants of Southampton partook of the holy communion
with the bishop and his party in St. Mary's Church, the
offertory being handed over to the bishop to be devoted to
the promotion of church work in his diocese. The bishop is
accompanied by two clergymen, and he will have the assist-
ance in Honolulu of clergymen of the episcopal church in
AMISiCA. The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge I
has granted 2004 per annum for five years in aid of the ob. I
jects of the minks.
Tea MAKoArz SrasoN.—The hotel and lodging- $
house teepees of Margate have experienced sad disappoint- I
meat during the present season. Last August the place t
was so full that people had to deep on the settles of tap- :
rooms in public-houses, in bathing-machines, in the corn. '
gelds, and in any other places where they could find room
to lie down; this year half the hotels and lodging-homes
ere empty. Margate has depended very much upon the pa-
teenage of the west-end of London tradesmen, who, if they ls
have not been able to stay there many weeks themselves, I
have placed their families there, and have been able to run
down every Saturday, returning to town on Monday morning.
They have, however, been detained in town permanently 14
this season, on account of the lemma of business by the
Exhibition. There aper-Lre, however, to be some chance
that the Margate meson has yet to oome, and that September 11
or October will see the town as fug as it ordinarily has been si
in August, several houses and other accommodation having at
been secured for that period. 41
THE MYSTERIOUS POISONING OF A YOUNG 111
WOMAN AT HOLLOWAY.- Yesterday, Mr. Humphreys,
accompanied by Dr. Lankeeter, the coroner for Central 84
Middlesex, resumed for the third time an inquisition at the It
Castle tavern, Holloway-road, Ishogeon, touching the LI
mysterious death of Sarah Ryan, aged 24 years, residing U
with her mother at 8, Victoria-street, Barnsbury-road,
under the circumatoooes reported in this journal. The jury, 11
after some further evidence had been taken, returned en or
open verdict, that deceased died from poison, but how or I
under what circumstances she took it, there was no evidence I
to prove.
ANOTHER ATTEMPTED MURDER IN IRELAND.—
ATHLONE, Accost' 17. —Asa man named Anthony M'Donald It
was digging palates' in a field near Creagh he was fired at II
by Thomas Fahy from behind a railway ditch, and several
grains of shot were lodged in his body. Fahy was imme-
diately arrested and brought before the magistrates of Bal. •
linasloe Petty SeStiOSA4 who committed him for trial at the og
next Roscommon Anima It is supposed that Fahv'e master
being on bad terms with M'Donald was the reason why the I
former fired at him.—.Prreeson's Journal.

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TIM Imam Cormier SYBTEM.—We understand
that Sir Joshua Jidda E.C.8., Chairman of the Directors
of Convict Prisons a England, has arrived in Dublin for
the purpose of examining the working of the Irish system.
It is to be regretted that this visit of Sir Joshua Jobb WAS
not made during the chairmanship of Sir Walter Crofton,
C. 8., and it is a matter of further regret that the visit is
made just now, during the temporary sbsenoe in London of
the present sole director, Captain Whitty. We are sure,
however, that all information on the chief phases of the i
Irish system—the intermediate stage and police impend- th,
sioo—will he fully afforded by Mr. Organ, so well known in 10,,
connexion with it.—Frerrean s Journal.
ACROBAT ACCIDENT IN PARIS.—On Thursday 1.4,
last, the very day, of the accident at Highbury to the gm
" Female Biondi°, an alarming incident occurred at the 12,1
Paris Hippodrome to the celebrated rope-daecer, Madame Pal
James Potter. Madams Potter was trying with her foot UM
whether the iron wire on which she was about to walk was .4
sufficiently firm, when it broke, and she fell from a con- g;4l
siderable height, but alighted on her feet, Dr. Pinta 40.4
was shortly in attendance. On examination he discovered
that she had sustained no fracture or dislocation of the 10,1
limbs ; but her nervous system has suffered severely from DM
the violent shock. The director of the Hippodrome has ~,t4ll,
announced a performance on Saturday next for the benefit 1.7;
of Madame Potter.
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SONORITY Or Monzerstna.—Thers has appeared 10.1
both in the Smith °erase! Markel Gazelle and in the Ber.
lie Military Gazette an article, by F. Whine, upon the .7;
sonority of monntaios, a phenomenon which is not mach W.,
known though it has been observed by some naturalists, 141
and in various parts of the world. The sounds are some- 14,1
times like the tinkling of a bell, sometimes like an organ ;
frequently they resemble the roll of a drum. The pheoo. 25.1
meson is generally attributed to the friction of quartz r 4.:
particles under the influeeoe of the rays of the sun. 4
Doctor Elsner, the theatrical critic of the Siksia
Gazette, was attacked a few days ago while walking in the el
neighbourhood of Bredan, by a man who threw him down
and Hasid him by the throat, as if he intended to strangle
him, exclaiming, "That is for your spiteful article on
Luertzia Borgia." Dr. Ebner 644 in fact, published some
days before a notice of a performance of that opera, criti-
ming the singing of an actor who filled the part of the
Duke of Ferrara. The author of this act of vengeance has
not been discovered.

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