The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-14 00:00:00

A BENEFIT 80CIllr 1111021TALIT ABSCONDED

7iirlikioi:

A man, named James Chula Lockett has recently
absconded from Mancblear ; sad time is too good rumen
to courluds that he ha. einbonaled about 1,4004 belonging
to the Bricklayers' Sick mod Burial Society. Lockett is
believed to have left Manchester oa the 10th ult. • but mr-
cametences prevented suspicion 'riming for a fortnight after
that time, and it was only yesterday that the knowledge of
his flight woe mods known to the polo..
It seams that Lockett, who is described la Slakes
Distaff', as " surveyor,- carrying on baker. ia Charles-
street, byrem-strest, has been for tenni years escretss7
to the Bricklayers* Sick sad Burial Society, which has Its
bead mikes I. Manchester, with breaches in several other
towns. Shortly before the 10th tilt he applied to the
Managing Committal foe tea days' leave of absence; sad
this being gran.el, he started as was supposed oa a plea-
sure trip. But he did not return at the time llxed ; sad kr
some few days no importance was attached to his abeam
When be had been overdue nearly a fortnight, eons of the
oaken of the society were deputed to go to the beak la
Msachemer in which the funds were deposited, sad
where the beak book had been left. It was them Racer-
tented that a deposit note for a considerable stun
which should have been lodged in the bank shortly bef,irs the
10th nit. by the primmer, wee not in the parcel with the book,
se it was expected to have lava ; sad inquiries proved that
rather more than 4001. was musing, of fends supposed to
have been safe in Manchester.

A still heavier loss, subsequently disoovered, same to
Dave arisen thus A few months ego Lockett, who was
very much trusted, had 1,0001. of the funds of the society
landed to Inca for Investment in Consols. He no doubt did
effect the laminas' in his own name, in trust, aa he was
pormit•e4 to do; hat it is um/ known that the amount has
dace bees out," although the date of sale has not
trampired. But 11100 is ao doubt that Lockett has mulcted
the yrrconadieg society of 1,4001. of Its hardly gathered
esvisge. sarada kg the relief a hi members in sickness, or
the asmistance el rektirts arse of death.— x orwrisgsr
Guardia.

FL4RDEIB £AILWAY.--(TE18 DAL)
Tale afternoon the usual half-yearly meeting of
the sleeve oempeey wee held st the offices, Meoegete-street;
Mr. W. C. RR maims, dolmen of the baud of directors.
le the NW.

—A
thvided of 3e. per share wee agreed to, currying ever.
Waste of Ld3t. 8.. M. The clamant congratulated the
teratiag twos the steely prop...es of the underteklag, the
Leland briag 6d. mon, then that daelered at the cone/rood-
tag period Lit year.

NITSTEIIIOI.7II DZATH IN XINGITOII.—Thin morn-
ing information was received at the chief edam of the V divi-
nes of police, Wordsworth, of the discovery of the body of a
young man named Charlie John Volker' who was found
dead in Kingston under the fallowing mysterious circum-
stances .—lt appears that the deceaaed was • wheelwright,
aged titter table. and lived in the Fairfield, neer the
town of Aintree. Abut • quarter to one o'clock
ea lhoneday afternoon informstion was forwarded to the
Riatertret police 'rhos that the deceased had been found
Med is the back-yerd of David Halt, a wheelwright in
llkatestrust. Conetsble Bridges, No. 166 V, was sent to
thepiwn, and he discovered the unf inmate young man
tasilfai.n the yard with pewees wounds in the forehead. Dr.
the divisional surgeon, was immediately called in, sad
games aphides east the de weed lied bees dead between two
sod lime hears. He et once proceeded to amain. the
hedy, mind he feed no fewer than eleven wounds on
the ilanimd, perested apparently from the blows of en am.
He she discovered • voted in the stomach above en inch
la depth, sad 'retarding downwards. That wound was
esprerd to hare been ceased by • chisel. Dr. Roots gave
en opiates that tze eases of dank was from the
IMP& in the forehead, preclude( • fractiu e
of the skull. From the ineeines that the eon-
stoble male, It seems that Mr. Hall yaw the Mowed last
alive about 8 o'clock In the moraine, sad he then com-
plained of bete g 111, and be was fousd deed by a Foam
were.. named Felkidge about half-part 12 o'clock. He
had been working in a shop about 40 yards from Hall's
prentisee, eh-re he and hi. son were at work, tad
they beard n 'thing to attract their attention. The
de...A had been low-spirited for some time, std
the premise/Woe that he committed Nitrate:tenon,
but it dose aprar vary singular that he should hare
bees abler to nutilate 'aimed( In the manner In which
his body appealed. The deceased woe removed Is hie 'edg-
ier, where the body now remora, awaiting en inquest.
A Bor BnoT rr nos BROTIIER.—An inquiry
was p• aed b.fise the county Coroner, at LeiMill4lolll,
yerterilay, 'maim the death of Hasty White, 14 yeam
of age, who Lad tern oh .t by the ezpimi.in of • pus
ma the ream. day. It appeared that be and Ma brother
het the beet kyard where they had been working, and
agreed to have • eh.tt. For this puspise the deceased
ponied • gen which lied bait left its es eidjoinlog garden,
geepited to :cad the gun (already charged), when hisbnitber
mareed it fr an him sad end, t. Let me have the first .hot,
Hers vow,' end pulled the trigger. The gun instantly
ezpieefel:aded Henry fell dead, his brass being mattered
word. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that the
hwy bed bees ateidentanly ere by hie own brother.
SCAXDALOVII OteineiGL--On Sunday morning
rat • most diegracetal secarmace took place at Hops
Chapel, Dont:top" and we truer that the pesos guilty of the
outrage may yin be dieervered. The RAM. Thomas Halm,
the prtur, had mai the lan acne of the hymn afterths oar-
awn, and the congregation were stogies it. He was still
stasdin~ in the pelpit, when • stow was throws through the
window at tie back. The broken glass "ruck him, end fell all
his fee, the atone passed, and ft II .n the flight eider the pulpit,
happily injuring no one. l'ersons went out immediately, but
no
one war in the lase at the lack, sad they and the police
are mtiened that tba atone was thrown from the barracks.
It of have been thrown with pest farce, for there I. an
i•uteide eartain to seedify the light, and though this la the
On time that tbi coapegetian had been so disturbed while
et worship, this is the eighth part of glue that has been
ra• lan in that digest wrdow, end from burs mischief,
entre the last month. There la tit doubt th it if the none
had snuck Mr. Horton it most Mrs dose Liu could/table
lrjury.—flyinvidd boirsd.