The Express.
London, England, 1856-04-10 00:00:00

RoCIIESTER ELECTION COMMITTEE:
fIIIN DAY.)

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The Select Committee appointed to try the merits
of the K,..eheetee eirctios rotitios, usipleiaiss of the fettles
of Mr. Melva, stet ter fiat ttste this sorsidd, Mr.
&Nit Iseult is tee chair.
No compel Arp•aerd 1.4 the wellies'''. Mr. tiajtast
Wool the. Mr lidersi Jaws, ud Mr. Cloaca Allis ap-
pend for the mini., =rm.,. r.
Tt• 'suttee proposed to Idi0•111 ssul j}.o3. Air at

II .
Me Serjesat diastllke slid there was so neemeity for
that, as late kat sight the moat of the petit oases gave
'owe she. It was ant inteaded to precold with the petition.
Ike would observe Oat the petition *Caged
bribery sad Motive sirsinst the siting member personally.
sad also 'Oast lot spats sad partisan", and be ad
b freed... re ready to meet the pstiliee. U.S
the petition lose mauls- eked, pie•ented, it could have base
withdrssia is re Mallet prescribed by the sot of paella.
meat bet the fact was, 'he petitioa wss frivolous and yea-
Woos, sad it ka l bees kept hangisg over the bead of the
smug saionber oat. I the last Ilellent. In support, MI Ws
yew, twilight asesti.in that the petitioner had Mewed aid
wend 100 sumenuases os 'Wets to atteed end give 'videos'
bef,re the committee, wilde the petals who had semi
tbe.e 'moutons. s bad amassed the nuns ef Jones, sithosgh
b; noose was starer Cross than Jones, and for the purpose
intimidstirg the 'vets bad represented himself as the
scent of the Speaker, gad threatened the most illiterate el
the. with inspriAinmsot if they did not at once disclose to
him what they knew the proceedings of the last *leak,.
No• he remote.), title petition charged upon the
cutup member the grossed corosption, luladiog
bribery, treating, and intimidation, sad under
the eirentastine es be had stated he thought he wee perfectly
Pad a cslikg epos the committee to dismiss Use pet"
non ea frivo:etie and vertatious.

Mr. 11. Spoffirt, the agent to the petitioners, tested Olt
only two days age Le received last/issues' to prosecute t►t
pe:ition, and in conipaoy with another legal gentleman, be
had been dowa to It whetter to get up the case. He (owed,
however, diet there was no time to do so; not that there
was to evidence t) tor port the allegatione of bribe', awl
treating against the Moves member, bat 'palatally that
there was not sufsc-ent time login it together by the met-
ing of the committee, and therefore ow his return to tows be
detersioed, ander the advice of costae', to withdraw the
petition
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The toma was then cleared, and after a short delay the
patties were re-admitted, when,

The Chairman said the scanelttos had nsolred to ad-
OUTS to =MOW, whoa they proposed to shawls@
the Agents relative to the withdrawal of the pet;tion.
Ile. Seejeant Hinglake pressed ths commit*, top into
this ezannastics now.

Zr. Coppock, the agent for tho sitting masher, wound
the coalmines that tto withdrawn) of the petition was es
unsonditional der without say tense or communica-
tion with hiss. He did not know of the wi:hdrawal until
11 o'clock lut nigh%

The Chairman-564 them' were mattera that nut be de-
lewd t 3 on oath; and be coal t only repeat that the wu•
■ittee would not go into the C2/0 nctil touatrrow.
The comet ttee then adjourned.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

THIS DAY.

OLD COURT.
IMMIX MI.IIIPTICISCIRMMILL 10111 caormut.
THE ISLINGTON MURDER.

This sorsisg, st the sitting of the court, Celestial, Om-
set, 21, married, was Vaud upon her trial upon ea WM-
agent, ohargivg her with the wilfel murder of Cslastlas
Christmas span the 15. h of Februsry, at lalingt:n. Ske
was likewise charged upon the coroser's warrant.
The prisener, who appeared very mach dejected, sad
looked very pale, temsined seated &Wog Ms whole ties of
the trial. She uareely ever seised her eyes whilst the gui-
dance au Wog eon, bet kept look Di down, sad, be-
yond octso:000lly woeping, sod did not iota to pay
rich attention to what was going on.
She wu dressed is a black gown, over which she wore
a fashionable hooded black cloth cloak, and Oar hats was
tastefuliy beaded over her sirs.
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Mr. liodk.o awl Mr. Clerk prosecuted, sad Yr. Belles-
tiae ddesded.

Mr. bodkin, in opening the ewe to taw jury geld, all
Kat he atooli feel it We duty to do is thb ofteekoo, maid
M to lay be!ore th- ot a t tic( outline of the elseamiaesee

by which the pris,cation tome, ht to bring hams the crime
te ;the ptisoaar, and those eitcometances would require
their NA cot ansious consideration. The prisoner, who la •
myriad woman, at the time of this occurrence lived with
bar husband at Licrot-etrest, Dliagton, and ape• the 16th
of February, from some information which wagging to the
pliers at Islington, they went"to Ma prisoner's house, mad
asked the prisoner, w ttom they saw there, to snow them M
mesh the cellar of her house. like said," What for r' sad
they told her. They than did me, and (rand the body if a
female Mild, 'princely about loartses yams cf age, with
• number if emends about the throat. Tka prisoner was
then taken into austody, end also her hubitad, but the Ss-
estrum', sot thinking then was the lust evidence COM
him, ordered his discharge. The hammed Emmet t►M west
into • brief detail of the evidence, sad having dew se
ailed

Bechtel Nast, a girl &beet hurlers years of eye, who
se'd that at the time of the occurrease wad for woe time
previously, she had Iliad with the prisoner sad her husked,
MN.. 16, Linton-street, leingtoe. They occep4d the whole
how. Wane!. was servant, and and to sleep la the
hitches. One Swards, night, 'boat ties middle of February,
the primer went oat et aboat 10 is the evening. Witness wee
at that time la the bask kitchen. Prisoner, biking* weal
eat, said, " I a going Into Meney-street, and shall he
goal obey Wen hoer; sal I shall 'reset you to be la
hod sad as'', before I cone beck." Miaow did net go
to bed, het sat up to asks herself an apes. la about half
a. boor she heard the prisoner at the door with the latch
key. Wits's' directly got into her bed, which woe la the
frost hitches. Prisoner thin e time to the top of the stairs wed
said, "Are you in bed, Heckel?" Witness wade se
anew( r. aid she thee heard prismatic p eptvirs late her
bed-room. Before she went up, whew Owned her say te
Kole ace whom she brou; ht with her, " Wipe your feet
Pit p ielo the pricier," sal eke thee heard Kass owe
overhead la the parlour. Alter primer same deweetain
has the bed-scrin she ease late the butes, sad thee
wittier saw thot she had on another Iowa; It woe an old
block ear. She had pone out is a bleak drew with
Bowen sad ►ogles twin the sleeves. Psi/oast aasae flown
late the hitches sad poled the blind down. She bad no

light, but, the gas being on the opposite side cf the way,
there wee light smooth to see. She then went up
and an... down again with • sandhi, end • shad
following her. Wittier' knew the child; ohs bed
'now it before. Prisoner went ammo the hitches, mad
the child stopped at the door. Prisoner aid—" What
you stepping for ? Come in. What are yen afraid of?" The
chill said, " I am Ott afraid, mums, but it is • strange
plane to me; I have amt been here before." Pekoes, thee
went sate the collar; the or• (peewits the kitchen door;
that is cot the one is which the coals are kept. She then
took the child Into the cellar, and witans heard the
child my some cats woe going to mat her throat, and pol-
ecat, said she was. The child then cried est, " Yes are
Beier to eat my throat." Priseem said, " I am pug
to kill you." The child said, " You will p to the devil;
the devil will have you." Witaess then bond the child
sly" lam dying! I am dying!" Primmer thee put out
the candle sad came back into the kitchen. She walked
about is a Tiny quick way, and several times said, et You
--, I will kill yen; I will kill you. I will Math you
t any more lies about sae Ton are • tier ; you Me
thief!" Wti!st this was going on t►e child was groaning in
the cellar. Psi.oner then came up to the matet-boa, and
taking oat a match lit the seadle, sat went again into the
cellar. Deward did not make any mere Boise. After
• short time prisoner came out again sad said,
"There yen yon must be dead by this
time," and she the. buttlead up the miller door. Ste

lb.. rime sad tapped witness ss the shoulder and said,
" Rachel" twice. Witness this teased resod, es if eh*
wee jest &wok*, and prisoner salted bar Webs bed beta est
to get seise soap. Witness said shelled. Priersee this said
she bed been down several times to imams soap Rosa the
capboird, to take it late her bed-rolm, sad else mid that
the bad boos to the greasing:es to get thew for
halta-etows, to pay witness ►er sages. cad asked
if thus we asp hot water is the Imam, ea she
wasted to yeah her hands, sad was pis,/ te bed. mks lb..
Welt into the beck kitchen, and was espied &best half an
boar was►ing, and then went up to WA At almost taro
e'elock is the moraleg the primates bested ems lame.