The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-12 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY BIRTH AT 4 COFFBI•

BOUXI.

Yesterday afternoon Mr. John Humphreys, the
Middlesex coninar, held ea inquiry at the Dohe's Head
Taws, Whiteettapelsoad, respecting the death of a newly-
bora female child, the illegitimate offspring of Hannah

IDe:Barah Halliday, the proprietor of the Victoria
Coffeehouse, High-street, Whitechapel, said that the
female Halliday had been in her service a fortnight, and on
Thursday lAst witness had notice from her that she was
Fag to leave, as she did not like her situation. Witness
west into illaday's bedroom to examine the articles, when
defend a paper parcel eoutainieg the dead body of a child.
%May admitted that she was the !bother. Witness thee
we her into custody. She had delivered himself, and never
kept her bed after the birth of her child, and she had even
embed the bedclothes before the other inmates of the house
we up. The accused was removed to the Whitectsapel
when she remained under the charge of au officer.
Dr. Blackman, of High•street, said that he was called to
die deceased, which was of premature birth, and in his
"Wise it was born dead. There were no marks of violence
le amount for death.
After some further evidence,
The jury returned an open verdict to the effect " That
Se assessed was found dead in a certain cupboard, but
whether born alive or not they had no evidence to prove."

SADACCIDENT AND MARVELLOUE ESCAPE.-011
Thursday last aa accident of • very mime nature ocesinved
to the memos' at the Holyroodeteast lace factory, Chard.
It is • common custom with persons similarly employed,
when they abut off the steam to stop the fly-wheal at •
certain place, i.e., with the crank end of the beam ready
to descend. The unfortunate man in this ewe had only
partly closed the steam valve supplying the cylinder, and
hastening to the fly-wheel ',aught at one of the radieuts
to stop Me wheel in the required place, but to his dismay
the wheel took him on with it, and in this terrible
position, he was carried slowly mead three times. Jest
at this Domes* providentially, one of the workmen came
into the engine-house, and seeing the alarming position of
the man, stopped the engine and relieved him from it.
Assistance was speedily procured. when it was found that
as. arm was completely shattered, sad the body terribly
arks. and braised. Is his giddy ride the poor fellow
broke through • portico of brickwork and upheaved some
=Mst each revolution. How he came out alive is
ystery. The wheel is about 25 feet is diameter,
sad ball of it revolves in • pit about • foot wide. The
are, whose name is Joseph 13aulch, is dilate, and upon in.
QOM"' we lad be le doing Tell. —Bherborne Journal.
DRATR OF Ma. RICHARD BARROW, OP CIUNTER-
qCA NO ACTORS BEFORE MB CORTAIN.—Actors
Hem —We regret to record the sadden death of Mr. Ass. see., to =he this she aim and sod of their
ma
Richard Barrow, of Staveley, near Chesterfiekl, the largest • •
existeece. Their ambition is tot to do their work tho-
iary owner in Derbyshire, sad brother of Ur. W. H.
b., and hot to wows* call. So far dome this go.
Barrow. It P. for South Notts. The dsesassd ...re°ll"•2
advancement is the Timer by one of the most
ms the proprietor of the extensive and weeks that &etados of the dry his recently informed the public at litaveley, Derbyshire, and employed nearly 4,000 hoods. eat.s he has been recalled in Liverpoolnen at the end of each act
A shoat
time
before
hie
death
hie
Werth
War.
araaderred to f what all theatrical London koows to be a bad piece, badly
a limited liability company. Mr. Barrow died of heart e.atdif that single fact at the Best upon his greatness.
&hems strut 6 o'clock oo Tuesday evening last, at the house Ty.A.;S:O-cinm tZbees hat evie whme the cell is aa
dbitlaefrinnasbort oknf aji"dmillrou. etertiosHis Pro._Peted,Y femeSmutimaildry. at but ho-----oest -Out-b.—an: sof enthuswiasmene, iri the practice of calling tor
an actor before the end of the play to be justified ; for it is
Thu " Ticiter or Lairs "—A striking example kw to that illusion in both actor and spectator which is
et Tom Taylor's play of the Ticket of Leave Moo is gives the Weis of all enjoyment in the theatre. Acting does not
in ear Portsmouth news this week. A poor ?allow had epeeist in wearing the dress of • certain character, and
bow convicted of some crime—whether he was driven to uttering • oartain number of words. It is the impareons-
ft from misfortune or from dissolute habits we are not Lion of • human being, marked by distinct peculiarities,
told—and bad obtained • ticket of leave. He had Since g• road for the time by certain humours, passions, ear
Ilse°
in
"'infor
employment,
and at /and*, drive& te emotions. The &adieuse is for the time content to " make.
h
alFelithal, be enlisted in the 21st Hogitaeu.
_Them believe" iu the reality of the action and the personages. BM
so evidence of his behaving in
ea7th.ed el" a the actor must go further if he is to do any good ; and, by
th.lrelor mincer : but somehow it leased net that his absorption in the character, give to this " make-
Ea°
had a ticket a Imee• Chi the al" something like a feeling of reality. He most. then-
ram/. the colonel of the regiment ordered him to be I fore, for the time, he more or lees, according to his Pomace Nalmoned for obtaining " • free kit by false pretences." , imseieetioo, the being be M. The proper state of
When the summons was returnable no one appeared againd ijw-Tiectios mot eideed, o big should he allowed te bre" the man , and • sergeant was sent for, who explained that n tin ity. if this principle be true, and it will hardly
ess coosidered that the man holding
a *het el lase* Ibe disputed, what can be more outrageous than for • person
Leuld not be able to report himself or go abroad. The who boons% left the stage in • transport of grief to re-
-7"
of
Portsmouth Ter properly eea"meed the Pree- appear before the curtain bowing sad smiling like • Joist
RAO of pormoutiog men who h once fallen la mime. and at a wedding breakfast? Or, more preposterous for
.10 again endeavouring to regain their lost character, aced two mimeos to reappear hand in hand, and arrayed in
the** inmmnn°
Inas
dismissed, The unhappy Si " left Mill". who -have a few seconds before been separated by
,eeertit:Piteued to be overcome will grief, and well area turn of fate, which has to be resolved in suo-
• aqua ve bees—poor wretch.—West Bum Gaxtee.. Ong acts, ear by scamp conflict of raise which has put
SEIM' OP AN IRISH CLEBOYMAIL—A. melancholy an ieepeseablo abyss between them • At the opera, *hem
emit took plass sear Maryborough (Ireland) as Friday morn- WO Homo Walpole said, one leaves his °wimps
let The Rev. Jobe Tydd Moore committed suicide at his at the door, this is bad enough. But in • theatre,
thitehotios by cutting Is throat. It appear, that his maa into which we may still hope to cm, our braise with
tjr .yeet left him the necessaries for dressing himself in his as, we are entitled to ask, what, tinder such circurnelesess,
'Meet apartment at Bor 9 o'clock that morning,must blooms of the attic's owe belief in what he is es-
LLeben be said be would shave himself. Imo quarter ean esod or of that of the audience ia the quasi-reality of
rot eulugently the housemsid, one 014DX this room, Moe play! We are thinking of Juliet, or Othello, in their
eitad sfr. oore lying in bed, and wahine; in his blood. agesass, sad have no Via to be reminded, at lend until
da alarm wee gives, when his family. ma ester- the play is over, of Him Belvewuey or Mr. Folair. The
he his chamber. found his throat severed •some% and practice is one which Mat be odious to all true "Ma
;
.1 'Mr itsg beside the bed. A verdict of " Temporary and we Ammo that, as might have been expected, it Ms
wee returned at the inquest. No mum has been bees resolutely resisted by our one great actress daring her
--▪ "Vee for the derangement of tha unfortunate gentle- resent performances at Drory-lane. It ie of purely foreign
Ms s intellect. He was eldest son of the late Bight Hoe. yew* sod a perry substitute for the Marty spontaneous.
Arthur Morse, of Lamberts. Park, who was for many yessu a irrepressible acclaim, good for audience and actor both,
judge et ih• Court of Common Plea. By him whirls used to greet • performer when the play was over,
the valuable living of Eike, in the diocese of Ossory. sad the public wished to thank him for the home of hi:a-
libied at ova !ay. we annum, falls to the, gift of the oath,. *mare be bad given them. The "161. / put
down the better.—Precaer's Mayarine for January.