The Express.
London, England, 1851-10-09 00:00:00

MILITARY.

ME VACANT COLONELCY.—The Coloneley of the
I•ith Infantry regiment, which has bean vacant since the
3Lst August, is, we believe, to be given to Lieut.-General
Sir Howard Dangles, the present Colonel of the 99th regi-
ment, and Lieut. General Sir John Ilanbury, K.C.11., is
to succeed to the 99th.

SALE OF THE OLD 'House OF LORDS.—The sale
of the materials of the old House of Lords, and the build-
ings immediately connected with it, was commenced yester-
day at about 12 o'clock. There was a pretty full attendance
of builders anxious to purchase up lota, but the prices
fetched were not so high as was expected. The work of de-
molition and dispersion still proceeds of the materials of the
old House of Commons, and several portions of the New
Palace of Westminster are now seen to greater perfection
than they were when the old premises were up. It is ex-
pected that considerable competition will take place for the
purchase of the royal arch and entrance, and that the ma-
terials will sell for a good price.
REALM OF PROFESSOR WILSON.—Our readers
will regret to kern that iu consequence of the present deli-
cate state of health of Professor Wilson, the renowned
Christopher North, he bas been obliged to make arrangements
fur dispensing with the delivery of his lectures on moral
philosophy in the University of Ediuburen, at the ensuing
a•s,iuo. Principal Lee is to undertake the duty for the
learned Professor.
FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—Tuesday evening a
fatal accident happened on tke line of the Eastern Counties
Railway to a man named William Lever, under the follow-
ing circumstances: The deceased was in the service of the
Electric Telegraph Company, and was in the act of cross-
ing the railway near the Mile End platform, when he was
jammed between the buffers of two carriages. Ho was ex-
tricated, and carried to a surgeon's in the neighbourhood,
who found the deceased had received such serious injuries
that he advised his removal to the London Hospital, whi-
ther he was conveyed in a cab, but when the vehicle
reached the institution the unfortunate man was found to
be quite dead, having expired in the cab. The body was
examined by the resident medical officer, who ascertained
that the deceased had sustained extensive internal injuries.
The body was conveyed to the dead-house to await an
inquest, which will be held t rmorrow afternoon.

t AND LIVERPOOL AGRICUL-
TURAL SOCIETY.

The annual dinner of this society (formed four
years ago by the amalgamation of the agricultural societies
of Liverpool and Manchester), was held on Tuesday even-
ing, in the Manchester Corn Exchange. The Right Hon.
the Earl of WILTON, the president for the year, took the
chair. Among those present were: Lard de 'Labial-, Peter
Ainsworth, Esq., M.P., Earl Talbot, Colonel Addison, T.
T. Parker, Esq., Samuel Brooks, Esq., W. I'. Egerton,
Esq., 11. Msinwaring, Esq., Jonathan Bruckshaw, Esq.,
T. W. Tattoo, Esq., and the Rev. George Eaton. The
cloth having been removed, the usual loyal and other toasts
were given by the noble chairman.
The CHAIRMAN next proposed, "Success to the Man-
chester and Liverpool Agricultural Society." Ile had
always considered that the objects of this society,
whose anniversary they were met to commemorate, and
of all of a kindred nature, were twofold; in the first
place, by awarding prizes to create a spirit of
proper emulation amung the agricultural classea,
and by the application of science and *kill, and
by an improved system of cultivation, to diminssh
the cost and to augment the amount of produce
capable of being raised from the soil of this country;
and in the second place, to bring together upon kindly
terms, and in social and friendly intercourse, the landlord
and the tenant, the agriculturist and the labourer, and
what was of still greater importance, the representatives of
the manufacturing and trading classes, of whom he was
pleased to see so many then present. Ile laid claim to no
more knowledge on agricultural subjects than ought to be
possessed by every English gentleman of the present day;
awl he would not, therefore, take up their time by pre-
tending to give an opinion which system of draining or
cultivation was the best. He had reason to think that it
had been extensively believed that previous to the enact-
ments of 1816, and which were supposed to have stimu-
lated to great exertion the efforts of the farmers, that that
class in England had been deficient in skill, eneray, and
enterprise; but long before those enactments, English
farmers did succeed in raising a greater amount of
produce per acre than had ever been raised by others in
Europe or even in the United States. In France,
where the best system was pursued, the produce was about
16 bushels per acre, and in .the United States about 18;
but recent parliamentary returns showed that in Eng.land, at
the time of the close of the American war, the produce was
20 bushels per acre, and that, partly owing to the good un-
derstanding subsisting between the landlord and the tenant,
partly by the exertions and enterprise of the En„alish fanner,
and mainly, perhaps, owing to the assistance and encourage-
ment of agricultural societies, the produce of the laud of
this country had been increased in 1816 to an average of
32 bushels yearly per acre. (Applause.) The same re-
turns also showed that while the population had increased
32 per cent., the produce of the country hail, during the
same period, increased 1G per cent. During the last ten
years, too, about four million hundred weight of guano had
been imported from the ports of the Pacific, for the pur-
poses of manure. Ile mentioned there facts, because a
great deal had been said about the want of skill, energy,
and enterprise, on the part of the English fanner, before
the enactments of 1816; hut at the same time it could not
be denied that important improvements had taken place
since that period. Ile believial that it was generally acknow-
ledged that agriculture, in this ueighliourlerod, was in a
tolerably flourishing condition ; but this circumstance could
not be considered us a test of the real state of agriculture
in the purely rural and corn districts of the country—
(applause)—because he was satisfied of the correctness of
the opinion he hail before expressed, that the tenant
farmers who held laud surrounding agricultural towns were
pretty nearly in the same condition us market gardeners
near the metropolis. While the most emixent state,men,
and the most learned private individuals, differed so
widely as they now did as to the correctness
or otherwise of the policy of 1846, he thought the agri-
culturists had nothing to do but to await the issue of the
great experiment then commenced. But lie was free
to confess that in 1816, he feared that the unrestricted im-
portation of foreign produce would have tho effect ol re-
ducing prices to such an extent as to barely, if at all, leave
the cultivation of land profitable, anal the prosent prices of
corn, added to the burdens that now rested exclusively upon
the land, led him to fear that iu the agricultural and corn
growing districts it was hardly possible for the tenant fanner
to make any profit at all, or for the lauillord to claim that
return in the shape of rent to which he was clearly anal
justly entitled. He had also dreaded—connected and at-
tached as he was to this town and neighbourhood, and in-
termingled as all his interests were with the prosperity. of
the manufacturing districts—lest when our enterprising
manufacturers met with successful competition abroad, they
might find, too lute, that they had loot their market for
their goods. (Applause.) Ile could only hope and trust
that his tears anal anticipations upon this subject might not
be realised. In common fairness, however, they ought to
look to and consider the condition of their brother agricuL
turista who did not Rows,' the advantages which those in
this district enjoyed; for he believed that all whom he was
addressing would agree with hint in considering the state of
agriculture in this district to be an exceptional one. In
conclusion, he would say to those present, "Exert your-
',elves to the uttermost, relax not in your efforts, fur these
are not days in which men can stand still." Let landlords
and tenants, agriculturists and manufacturers, pull to-
gether ; then we mi..tht rest assured of the fulfilment of
that great object to which we were all looking, namely,
cheapness of cultivation and increased produce of the sail,
land then we should also ensure that which he would now
propose to them as a toast, " %CM,' to the Manchester uud
Liverpool Agricultural Society." (Loud applause.)
The Right Hon. Lord DE TABLET next proposed the
health of the chairman, to which his lordship briefly re-
sponded, and then gave " The health of the vice-presi-
dents,"

.T. EGERTON, Esq., in responding, remarked that
it could not be denied that agriculturists were now exposed
to much competition; that they were, in fact, much in the
position of an overweighted racer. But many of those pre-
sent would, no doubt, know that before now weight hail
won the race; and he had so much faith in the zeal, science,
and endurance of British farmers, DA to believe that, spite
of extra weight, and however keen tho competition, they
would, like their friends the manufacturers, be in the
market to meet the foreigner, and, as he believed, would
ultimately beat him from it. (Loud applause.) But to do
this, all classes must pull together ; and if landlords and
tenants would only put their shoulders to the wheel, with a
long and a strong pull, he believed the, might get well
through their difficulties at once, and win the race in the
end. Farmers must also leans that with small capital it was
useless to think of cultivating a large farm, which was 'now
too often attempted, but which was an error which he
hoped would be avoided for the future. (Applause.)
Earl TALBOT (by the permission of the noble chairman)
proposed the next toast, "The Mayor and Corporation of
Manchester." Ile was satisfied that there could be no
greater fallacy, and no greater enemy to the national pros-
perity than he who would strive to enforce it, than that the
agricultural and the manufacturing classes had interests
which could be independent of or ditkrent train each ether.
Ile had his own views on the policy of BIG, and had before
expressed them; but he was satisfied that there was no
manufacturer who, when lie was convinced that that
policy had been and was injurious to the great bulk
of the agricultural population, would not be as anx-
ious for the restoration of impart duties as the agricultur-
ists themselves could possibly be.

JOHN POTTER, Esq., mayor of Manchester, in ac-
knowledging the toast, expressed his regret that circum-
stances had prevented his attendance at the previous
meetings of the society. He had felt very great pleasure
in being present that evening, because he was meet anxious
to convey to those present with him, as he ft.t he could with
the utmost sincerity and truth, the feeling of the manufac-
turing interests of England—that they were most anxious
and desirous, and would use every title in their power
to promote the success of the agriculture of Eng-
land. (Applause.) lie knew nothing about the
cultivation of the land—about tile draining or sub.
soil ploughing. lle was told that our agriculturists had
something to learn from the light ploughs as well
as from the reaping machine of America—but of that the
agriculturists themselves were the hest judges. But he
knew that whatever might be thought about the burdens
on laud, about free trade, or about the cotton interest seek-
ing its own advantage at the expense of the agricultural
interest, he was certain that the more we w;:re called on to
rely upon our own exertions, intelligence, and industry, the
more we should prosper in whatever we were called upon to
do. (Applause.) lie felt that an honour had been done
him by the manner in which his health hail been drunk, in
connexion with the public body to which he belonged; and
lie thanked those present for that honour. The corporation
of Manchester had been but recently established—it had had
to struggle with many difficulties, at first with decided oppo-
nents ; but he believed that it had accomplished much fur
the good of the community, iu every social, moral, and phy-
sical point of view, and deserved well at the hands of those
whom its labours had benefited. As he knew the personal
sacrifices which individual members of the corporation had
made—as be had seen how well, strenucusly, and gratui-
tously, they had laboured for the public advantage—he
trusted that these effort; would at any rate be ackuowledged
by every fair and candid mind. (Applause.) Their noble
chairman had said that Manchester was shortly to be
honoured with a vi•it from royalty ; and he trusted
that the inhabitants were deeply sensible of that honour,
and that, as Englishmen, we shared the feelings of
our fellow-countrymen, and were most anxious to
welcome our sovereign with that enthusiastic loyalty
which her public character and private virtues so well
deserved. (Loud applause,) He wished that their noble
chairman, and those nearest and dearest to him, would
accompany her Majesty on her route through Manchester,
and that he would recognise and appreciate the warm and
loyal feeling which pervaded this district. (Applause.) Wo
were going to have one of the most magnificent sights that
ever lxngland witnessed. Seventy thousand Sunday•school
children were to be called upon to welcome their sovereign,
and to breathe those glorious and loyal feelings so well ex-
premed in our national anthem; and he hailed this einem-
stance as an omen of good to the country. Some of us who
had been brought up as radicals were not, perhaps, inclined
to go quite so tar now as we were some years ago. (" Hear,"
and ioud applause.) We had seen in the CM: of European
nations the results which had been reaped from anarchy, re-
volution' and the license of democratic opinions, and we were
more inclined to recognise and to value the blessings we en-
joyed under the constitution of our country. (Applause.)
11 e were more inclined to fall back upon that government
of queen, lords, and commons, which had for centuries pre-
served intact the liberties of England; and if we only
adopted what was now so great a desideratum, a ra-
tional, a national, and a good system of education, he
hoped and trusted that that constitution was destined
yet to outlive the passing of centuries, (Applause.) He
believed that nit one of the 70,0(10 children who
Todd be brought together In Peel Park would

ever forget the occasion of her Majesty's visit; and
he trusted that all of them, whether the children of agri-
culturists or of manufacturers, wisuid ever maintain those
feelings of loyalty which were so becoming to Englishmen,
and so well deserved by our beloved Queen. (Applause.)
lie hoped that the corporation would ever he actuated by
the one feeling of working for the good of the community;
he believed he could say that no jobbing ever yet existed
among them, and he hoped the day was far distant when it
would so exist. They were to be robed for the first time very
shortly, and although it was said that the lobe covered cor-
ruption some years ago, he hoped, at any rate, that in the
present instance, it would not bring corruption with it. flo
was certain that all in this community would heartily join
in wishing success to the agricultural interest; and he, :is&
merchant, engaged solely with the home trade, wus per-
fectl certain that if the agricultural interest did not pros-
per, his own interest must inevitably full.
The SECRETARY next read the list of prizes, and the
prizes were awarded by the chairman.
The health of the judges was afterwards drunk and
responded to, and the proceedings then terminated, about
nine o'clock.

THE CAMBERWELL MURDER AND SUICIDE.

Yesterday, the inquest held by Mr. Carter in this
case was resumed at 2 o'clock, hosing been adjourned, u
will be rememlared last week principally for the attend-
ance of Mrs. Fawcett, the widow, and her daughter May
Ann. . .

.....
Mary Ann Fawcett was brought into court in the arms
of a man. She said she had been to school, and knew this
Lord's Prayer. She knew who was God's Son—lle was
Jesus Christ. After giving some other answers cribeing •
re sad religious training, she said she was eight years old
last April. Her father's Christian name was Ant :any.
Yesterday week she lived in Wyndham-road ; having come
there on the previous Saturday. Did not know on what
time she rose on Tuesday morning. 11cr Cattle r and
mother, her sister Emily, and her brother Frederick, wen
all at home. There was no other person in the boa:,
In reply to the questions what happen( 41, and whether any
one did anything to her, and other similar inquiries, sho
proceeded to say:—My father cut me with a knife, is was
his carving knife. I was up in the first-flmr front I mm.
Ile cut me in the neck. Ile also cut me in both handd. I
put my hands up to my neck. I heard the baby (Frederick)
crying, he was in the parlour. I saw hint there before I
went up stairs. Father told me to go up fur a collar. I
had just before come down stairs. I then saw Frtdc rick
sitting in a chair at breakfast. I sat down to breakfast.
My lather was in the shop, he had his caat on. My mother
went out to post u letter for my father. I saw her
do so. When I went up stair,, my father followed mo.
He came to me in the front room. Ile said nothing to me,
but took hold of my neck and cut me. I said to him,
" Don't, father." After he cut me, he went to the !tack
room, where my sister Emily was. I nuticAl his
Emily was sitting up in bed, baring her breakfast. I telt
that my neck was cut. I ran down stairs while he was
going into the back room : he then had the knife whir's ho
cut me with in his hand. Alter he went into the
room I heard my sister cry out, "Oh, mother." Oa
running into the parlour, I saw the baby. Ito
was lying on the floor, against the window. I haul
left him sitting in the chair. Ile had his night .:ress
on. I looked at him and saw he was dead. I thought he
was dead because he was cut in his neck. My fattier ran
down stairs as 1 was in the parlour. lle came into the par-
lour, took the knife otf the table, and cut me again. lie
did not speak to me. Recut me on the left side the came
as before. After cutting me again he ran into the kitchen,
while I staid in the parlour. When I was cut the 14. ,and
time my mother was still out. Not long after I heard a
knock. My father was then in the kitchen. On opining
the door I saw my mother. We had ito lodgers. ! did
not see any permit enter or leave the house excel.: my
mother. I saw my father's face when he took huia of ate.
I don't recollect what I said to my mother 'chest I oi...ued
the door to her.
The child was then removed from the room.

The Coroner then left it to the jury ta say whether,
after the evidence they had heard, they r..quind uny in
addition, intim:al:lg that ho himself wlsperleetly convinced
by that already adduced.
The foreman of the jury expressed a wish to have tho
widow examined with regard to the letter, in ord, rto as-
certain whether or not tho writer contemplated suicEo at
the time of inditing it.
Sophia Fawcett was then led into tl.e room, in n pit:ablo
state of weakness. On being examined, she said her noon was
Sophia Fawcett. The deceased, Anthony Fawcett, was In r hus-
band. She came to live in Wyndham-road last Saturday
night week, having removed front \e. 1, Wyndham-street,
Bryanstone-square. Slw lived at the latter place six
months, and the house she came to was Na. I, Qu. so's-
place, Wyndham-road, Camberwell. Three of her children
came with her. Before the removal her husband Wll a
porter at a cunfectiuner's. His object in removing was to
do better for his family by entering into business in the
general line. They arrived at the boost soon after six
o'clock on Saturday evening. She and her husband c uat
haltpast six on 1 ueulay morning. They had breallast
between half-past seven and eight o'clock. Before lir, ak-
fast her husband was occupied in the shop attending
to one or two customers. Ouc young man who cause into
the shop that morning, said, " I'm sorry for you that ye ire
taken the business ; there is no business to be done here."
Iler husband was very low and very dull from Saturday
night. Ile only shook his head in reply to the y. ung
man. Remarks of the same kind as that of the young man
were made by other persons on Monday. At S tit:link on
Tuesday morning she went to the post-ultke to post two
letters, one to Mr. Bridgeton and the other to a tea it,hler.
Her husband wrote them on Monday night. She did not
see the contents of either of them. '1 he object of the 1 ttcr
to the tea dealer was to inquire why an order had nut :wen
executed. Her hudiand told her that the object of tle-t to
Mr. Bridgman was to thank him for his kindness.
On proceeding to the post-office she left at home
her two daughters, Mary Ann :mil Emily and Frede-
rick ; there was no one else besides them and bar
husband in the house. She was only aliment about Fenn
minutes at the outside. She went out lay the shop-door.
Ou her return, the shop-door being shut, she went to the
Private one. She had tried to recollect whether she tried
the shop door and could not. When she knocked she ap-
prehended that something had occurred. After having
knocked three tunes she thought her husband was n, more.
She thought this because from Saturday night till Tuesday
morning her husband's mind was in a dreadful state of ex-

eitenimrt, owing to his suspicion that he had been deceived
in the business. He did not sleep all that time.
Before coming to the house he was quit,: c m-
! posed. The door was opened by her daughter Mary
Ann. Ou entering, she saw that something had occurred.
She had been t"ia that her husband was no murc, and had
no doubt that he died by his own hand. Her husband's
health had not been very good for the last few nion!hie.
Five months ago he went away and threw himself into tho
Thames. After he recovered, witness asked him what ho
did it for. He merely shook his head and appeared :cry
much affected in his mind. lie had been in had health tot
seine time before he first attempted suicide. Witness had
always thought front his manner that he would kill himself
sooner or later. He was often very much excited. He never
threatened to commit suicide, but she considered that his
head had not been in a bound state for many years.
All that he hail to drink on the Sunday and Monday home-
(Hate), preceding the murder was a pint of beer on each
day. Her impression was that he destroyed his eliiEren
and afterwards himself, in a state of insanity. On Monday
she said to him " You take no notice of the dear halms..
At first he made no reply, but on her repeating the obser-
vation, he said, " Yes, I do." He was generally doatingly
fond of his children. Ile was never played under restraint,
but was cupped and bled a great mans' times. She had
promised overnight that she would post the letters.
Mr. Frederick Bridgman, the former employer of the
deceased, residing at 10, Wigmore.street, Cavendish-
square, was theu examined, lie suid the deceased had
been in the employ of himself and his halter
twenty-three years. On Tuesday week lie ree,ived
a letter from him. No reference was made in it to his
death. ilia wife told witness that in July last he threw
himself into the Thames, and in consequence witness
would not allow him to return to his employ. Hail not
seen the deceased since. On the 16th of July, the day be-
fore he threw himself into the Thames, he lett witness ttnn.
porarily, having been very much intoxicated. 01 late years
he had been of very intemperate habits, and under the
effects of liquor lie was always very much excited. Saw
his wife frequently. after he first attempted suicide ; paid
her his wages for n time, It. a week, and then gave him d9l. to
go into business. If the business hail not answered he would
have had na claim on witness, except for length of ber:ice.
Had not given him to understand that in that ca.: he
should have no other assistance.

Joseph John Fawcett was next examined. Ile was hro-
thee of the deceased, and got his living as a casual parlor at
Dover. Last saw brother alive that day fortnight at his
then residence. He told witness that he had taken a 'Ami-
nes,. Witness said he did not like the neighbourhom:, ::ud
the deceased resided that he hoped he was in honest lmr.ds.
lie then accompanied the deceased and his wife to tho Ex-
hibition. During the walk the deceased rumbled very inlets
in his talk, and witness observets to the wife that ho 1.• :red
his brother was not right, and would make anotlwr att :opt
on his lite if the busineAs did not answer. Witness's f. then
destroyed Idnifelf. His brother Anthony had nee. r to
witness's knowledge been under restraint.
This closed the evidence.

The jury, after iihrii;ii:Umming up by the Coroner, took
an hour and a quarter to consider their verdict. They then
declared that Emily and Frederic% Fawcett were wil-
fully murdered by Anthony Fawcett, and that Anthony
Fawcett d,stroy..l himself while labouring under a lit of
temporary insanity."
It may here be stated that immediately after the discovenr
of the sad catastrophe, the widow and surviving
having no home say.• that which had become, by Ustnia-
tioa at least, tiro horrible for their further occupation, were
invited by a neighbour, Mr. Lee, a total stranger to tisem,
and who is, it appears, a compositor at Ilansard's minting-
office, to take up their abode under his roof, No. 4, Wy A-
bdul-road; and from that limo Up to yesterday evc, qr.
they were tweiving, day and night, his humble but g,:ktr-
ous hospitality and the kindest attention.
During the progress of the inquiry it wu rumoured that
a subscription was about to be covmi•aeed oa behalf or Mrs.
Fawcett and her child, who appeared to be in a deploratile,
if not destitute position.

TUE RECENT ORDER FOR AR 11.-Suns.._
BRAND DkatEKTEl.64.—Our readers wi. - •
the recent order from the Horse Gull. • ft:o7s- c at
army medical officers were thetuec
with the letter D, has been suspended... t4el—•
a step whleh, we trust, will lead t 0.% t • • a -
the obnoxious order.

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