The Express.
London, England, 1865-05-05 00:00:00

THE COLDSTREAM MURDER.

At the Jedburgh Circuit Court on Wednesda
before Lord Ardmillaa said Load Jerriswoode. Al
Thomson, lately residing is Churelokine„ Coldstream. was
placed at the bar charged with the murder of his wife in
his own house on the 4th or bth ai December lest. The
prisoner had gives himeell into custody on the morning at
the sth of December, to the sheriff-offioar of Coldstream,
who, on repairing to the house, found the doomed Me
Dickies or Thomson barbarously murdered, eleven of
her
ribs being fractured and her body showing many fhtfal in-
juries. TN, panel plesdoi not guilty, and a spacial defame
wee put in to the eldest that be was insane at the time the act
wee committed. The medical witomes celled for Umbilical
were allowed to It in court to hear the evidence. It was
proved that the primmest was usually a person of vary quiet
and inoffensive temper, sod that he sod his wife usually
lived happily together, bat that be took to Feet fits of
drinking, which pro rise to sets of violeoos bordering ow
if not producing inanity. Sometime he had been chained
to the bed to prevent him getting out of the house
to satisfy his craving for drink, and altogether he ap-
peared to have beet • pitiable victim of that propen-
sity. On the night in question there had evidently lmes jai
great 000fiict, and the woman, who wra spoken of as a very
quiet person, would appear to have need either poker or
tooge in her defame. She bad, however, been overpowered
by her husband's fury, and the meOieal vitamin who ex-
amined the body expressed their opinion that several of the
wounds separately were sufficient to canoe death. The
evidence of the murder was quite conclusive, and the con-
test of 'widows related rasher to the question of the
• responsibility as • saw pima for the sot.
C"lcireal medical witoesses deposed that several theme
be had suffered from delirium tremens, sod en cm ober
don, at least, had showed symptoms of mate mania. Oa
the sight before the murder Dr.' Turnbull had ad-
vised restraint, on account of old symptoms reappearing.
but lira. Thomson expressed her coofideoce in being able to
manage him. The doctor, not quite satisfied, d applied
. for the use of leviroos, but the constable declined to lend
them. The professional witnesses examined for the defence
thought the prisoner's violence was attributable to an at-
tack of acute mania, followed by a gradual return in the
morning to 000scionaneee.
After hearing counsel and the judge's charge, the jury re-
turned the following verdict :—" Not guilty, in respect that
at the time at his committing the act he was temporarily
insane."

The special committee appointed for the purpose
of investigating the merits of Captain Ooles's system of
shipbuilding west down to Woolwich yesterday, and im
speeded her Majesty's iron-cased cupola ship Prime Alba*
2.592 tons, in warm of completion on that system. The
committee consisted of the Earl of Lauderdale, QS., Ras-
Admiral Haatinp H. Telerate., 0.8., Capt. Kimesedy,
Capt, Caldwell, C. 8., mid Sir John Phillimore. °whale
Coles was prerenwid from being present by severe 111d111-
posltioe.
The steam-packet communication between Poole
and Cherbourg cominimsed this week. The emoninaleatim
will be effected twice weekly. A quantity of dairy redoes
has been already landed at Poole from Cherbourg. The
steamer which effects the easuanskution is fitted ep to

earry 300 hied el cads.
Disease has been very prevalent in Frome, in
Somenetasize, owing to detective draiaage.
The Wiltshire papers state that crime is de-
creasing very residua* is that sonsty.
FALL or • MILL AND Loin OF LIFE AT Nan-
enneruit.—hluicausrus. TETEISOAT NI/MT.—By the
gel
of a great pan di Guth= 11111, mm eW uneessuded
building eight dories high, this weak* four Wig.
layers sad labours who were employed snide It were
boded as they wars taidag Omit tea ea the int hoer.
Two others wove& jest em the wall was falling. After
several hours' emeavaties tire of the dead bodies were get
out, cad a third was wee found ave. Dot greatly Won&
At asideight the •81•41 in continuing. This exident, ia one
of the most crowded puts el Yeacbmter, has emseed soh
onnitereation. Two little girls sod am Want who were pun-
; lag had a escrow escape. Ow, of the bricks fell into the
I perambulator beside the baby.