The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-23 00:00:00

SUSPECTED MURDER IN SHADWELL.

A strange affair occurred yesterday morning in
Shadwell. Between the hours of 1 and 2 o'clock the police
on duty in Gravel-lane, Shadwell, heard a great disturb-
ance on the drawbridge over the little canal leading from
the i iver to the Shadwell Basin of the London docks. Upon
going thither they saw some men hurrying away from the
spot, and they found evident indications that a struggle
had taken place, and that apparently • man had been
flung over the iron railings of the bridge into the water.
Drags were procured without delay, and the Shadwell
basin was dragged. In a few minutes the body of • young
woman wu brought to the surface. She es,' liken on
shore and then it was found that she was quite dead.
She had not been long in the water, but it
was so apparent that she must havo been there from a
time anterior to the disturbance that it w.a suppowd she
could not have been the person sought, and the dragging
of the water was renewed. In a short time the body of a
man, quite warm but dead, was dragged up. Theta were
marks of violence on the body, which confirmed the sus-
picions previously entertained that he had been thrown
into the water.

Neither the woman nor the man are known. The
young woman appe►re to be aged about 25 years. The
man seems to be about 28. -

Two men have been arrested by the police on suspicion
of having caused the death of the man by flinging him
off the bridge into the w►ter. Whether the death of the
young woman wu due to violence or to suicide is at
present unknown. The police aro making inquiries in
both cues.

A cattle train from Limerick Junction ran into a
goods train at Newbridge station, at 3 o'clock yesterday
morning. Only one animal was killed. The men escaped
with scratches, and the line was soon cleared.

Yesterday morning the Bishop of London held a
general ordination in the Chapel Royal, Whitehall, of
which his lordship is the dean.
THE POOR-LAW BOARD.—The Poor-law Board
have appointed Mr. Joseph John Henley, of Shirburn
Lodge, Oxfordshire, to be a Poor-law inspector, in the
room of Dr. Edward Smith, who relinquishes his district
to take charge of the medical department at the office of
the Poor-law Board. Mr. Henley has up to the present
time been acting as a commissioner for inquiring into the
condition of women and children employed in agriculture.
GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. —This corn-
I play have just given notice of an intended application to
parliament for an act to confirm and legalise the issue of
stocks and shares in payment of dividends, in accordance
with a resolution of the company pease,' at a general
meeting of the company held on the 29th of March last,
and also in accordance with another resolution of the com-
pany passed at the ger eral meeting held ou the 30th of
August last ; power to issue stocks or shares in payment
thereof to shareholders who have not received or accepted
their proportion of the same, in payment of the dividends
payable to them ; also to outhouse the company, at any
time after the passing of the intended act, to issue to
shareholders iu the company, in payment or part Pay-
ment of any dividends or interest due to them, and who
are willing to accept the same in payment of dividends,
any shares or stocks in the company which may be agreed
upon between the company and the shareholders.
SHOCK INU OCCURRENCE NEAR NOTTINGHAM.—
A few days ago a singular accident occurred at the
Sandiacre Starch Works, belonging to Messrs. Gill and
Tucker, which resulted in the death of Thomas Atten-
borough ou Friday. The deceased and another young
man were playing upon thepremiaes, and in the course of
their fun the former told the latter ho would place him in
a copper of boiling liquid which stood close by. He took
hold of his comrade and held him spinet the copper,
apparently for that purpose. He had no intention of doing
so, however, but b some means be accidentally suffered
him to slip in. l then endeavoured to fetch him
out, and in so doing fell in himself. The unfortunate young
men immediately jumped out, and ran to the canal which
runs close by, and jumped in to quench the heat. They
were at once conveyed to their homes, where deceased died
on Friday evening. The other young man is in a precarious
condition.—Manclieskr Examiner.

A ROMANTIC ELOPEMENT.—No little consterna-
tion and surprise has been created amongst the inhabi.
tante of Albrighton, Shropshire, by the elopement of is
young lady, of ample means, with a young man living in
the village, and following the occupation of a carpenter.
From the particulars our correspondent has been enabled
to glean, it appears that some few weeks since the gal
Lothario took his departure from his native piece me
compenied by a daughter of a clergyman living in the
locality. The pair resorted to a small town on the larders
of the county for the purpose of having the !manage cere-
mony performed. Fortunately, however, the frieodsof
the young Icily ascertained her whereabouts, end by dint
of great persuasion induced the fair one to desert her
lover. It would naturally be supposed that this untoward
event would have resulted in a broken heart and an earl,'
funeral ; but the young fellow, with • philosophr worrl
of a better cause, adapted himself to eircumati sees wbi
he could not control, and returned to his native
village. The inhabitants concluded that he bad now been
completely cured of his romantic ideas, but the notion
proved to be erroneous. Moos more he has left the ply,
and with him has departed iiyoung lady, •
large amount of property, and said to he extremely g. 05,4
looking. As soon as the discovery was made inqutnes
were set on foot, and a pursuit took pace. The List-
named elopement took place last week. and intelligeoos
hu just been received that the lovers have b*eu married
at Derby. As a matter of couree,much annoyance is felt by
the parent of the young lady—a widow, of large pro-
fparty—who was desirous of her daughter forming a rsrl
alliance. The manner of their acquaintance is believed to
be this : They were in the habit of meeting together for
the practice of stinging at the village church, and the ever-
ptic swain seized the opprtunity of pouring into the for
one's willing ears the tale of his love. With what motes
he did so has been already seen. Surely there is sutlicie. at
In the circumstances to point a moral and adorn a tale.--
Birstiaphaut Post.