The Express.
London, England, 1859-11-07 00:00:00

THE HUED= ON THE KWH SEAS.

The unfortunate Portuguese seaman Pietro
Francisco Ottimerieno, who was convicted of the murder of
the captain of a British vowel, under very peculiar circum-
stances, at the last version of the Central Criminal Court,
still remains la Neweate under sentenee of death, the day of
theoutios being need for Monday, the 14th last. The re-
pmeentatives of the Perineume government in this country,
under whosse protection the prison. r pieced himself ontnetal-
ately after leis oommital, have used every exertion to obtain •
commutation of the capital punishment, and the Portuguese
ambamador has himself been in communication with the Rome
Secretary. with the object of inducer hint to consent to spare
the life of the prisoner, on the remind that at the time when
the act was committed he was net in each • state of mind as
to be responsible criminally for his scrota, and that the go-
vernment would be justified therefore in remitting the capital
sentence. The general impression at the trial was that
the prisoner would have been acquitted on the ground of in-
sanity, and it may be stated that the counsel fur the prose-
cution entertained an opinion that this would have been the
conclusion arrived at by the jury. It will be remembered
that the trial of the prisoner was postponed from the Sep-
tember to the October swim to afford an opportunity for
the officials connected with the Portuguese Embassy to pro-
care evidence thee the primmer had been confined se • lunatic
in the hospital of Lisbon, and elm at Rio de Janeiro; and
although it would seem that no such *videlicet wee obtained,
there are good grounds for supposing, from what has since
been anertained, that this arose from the inquiry not having
extended over a euthenist period of time, and that the fact
really wee, that in the year 1857 the prisoner had • severe
attack of yellow fever, and that his mind subsequently woe
seriously effected, and he wee treated ea • lunatic. The pri-
soner Is visited almost daily by the Rev. Mr. Stanton, a
Roman catholic priest, who converses with him in
the Portuguese language. He appears to be • very mild,
inoffensive man, and he all along has disclaimed any inten-
tion of doing Injury to the deceased, end he states that on the
day of the fatal affray he had drunk a little extra ram, and
that it affected his brain, and he knew nothing of what ea
happened until the following day, when his menace retrained,
and he for the first time became aware of the dreadful deed
he had committed. The prisoner himself, it is said. has
written a petition to the government, praying that his life
may be spared ; but no answer has yet been returned either
to this petition or to the representations of the Portuguese
authorities. but en impremion appears to prevail that the
prisoner's life may be spared, and that the capital meows
will be commuted to one of send servitude for life.

BRUTAL 111URDElt IN WILTSIIIRE.—A brutal
murder has just been committed In Wiltshire. The victim
is a woman 62 years of age, the wife of George Trowbridge,
&woodman in the employ of Mr. Grove, of Irv, on the
border• of Dorset/him. The poor woman resided with her
husband in a lonely and sepretered spot known as Ash-
maths-copse, and it appears that on Thursday morning
Trowbridge went to his usual employment about seven
o'clock, leaving his Idlest home. On his return about mid-
day he found bee on the floor with her head leaning against
the wail and one of her arms resting on a chair, three or
four wounds having thin inflicted on her body, apparently
with a nose, the handle of which wan found in one part of
the room and the blade la another, thus leading to the belief
that a desperate straggle must have taken place before the
murderer succeeded in finally overpowering kis victim. He
then appear to have seic-d • saw which was hanging in the
lobby, with which he clot t the poor woman's head almost in two.
Information was at once given to the police, who commenced
the most scar inquiries, but op to Saturday evening they
bad obtained no clue to tee murderer. A shepherd who was
tending sheep on on adjoining bill states that in the coons of
the morning he saw • urn taus up the valley with • bundle,
bat beyond this nobody appears to have been seen near the
premisr. The motive for the perpetration of the crime re-
mains a mys'ery. Several articles of wearisg apparel, how-
ever, are raid to bars been 'tors, including • oast given fa
long servitude by the titurminater Afgriculturel Society, two
waste au, a pair of boots. and • hat ; but It is somewhat
surprising that Trowbridge's best clothes remain untouched.
An inquest was held on the body of the murdered woman on
Friday by H. M. Wilson, Hr., and • verdict returned of
Waal murder against some person or_p_errins unknown"
BVICIDN OF A SOLDIER IN lITDE-FART-00
Saturday information woe forwarded to Mr. Bedford, coroner
for Westminster, of the determined suicide of a soldier in
Hyde-part, whilst under arrest for desertion. There:eased,
a tine young man, named George Hammond, aged 28 years,
mired. some time since, in the 23d battalion of the Cold-
stream Greer. About two months back he deserted frees
Me battalion, then stationed at Portman-barrack*, and
nothing was firth of him until Thursday afternoon last,
when information wa forwarded to heed-quarters that be
was living with hi. wife in apartments at No. 8, Felix-plan,
Knightsbridge. To that arbiter a reqnst wee despatched,
sal Hammond was apprehended. He was told that be would
be removed in custody to Portmen-barracks to rawer the
charge of desertion before the regular tribunal. He made
no objection to going, sad us. nut handcuffed. He spoke
to the *quit several times, and appeared afraid of the
punishment he should receive. Nothing occurred, how-
ever, to arouse the suspitions of the picquet that anything
was wrong until after the Owner bad entered the park,
when, crowing the roadway at the east end of the Serpen-
tine, he suddenly threw linguall on to the railing and leaped
over into the water. The dregs were immediately thrown
out to the unfortunate man, and reached him ; but so deter-
mined was he that he, immediately attack out farther into
the river. It was not till past 8 o'clock that the body was
found by John Parlor, the head Wilsollollll. it having bees
in the water nearly half-an-hour. Dr. Christian was In
attendance, but life was quite exiinct.
FRIGHTFUL MATH OF A MASTER BUILDER.—
On Saturday morning a fearful accident comma at Hyde.
perk-rte. Kensington-rod, by which Mr. Wm, Barnett, a
tarter builder. in a large way of business at Kensington,
was killed In a most frightful manner. The commons on the
tetracei known as Hyde Park-gate are very lofty buildings.
Recently, some repairs had been going on at Ho. 8, nert
the are of Mr. Win. Barnett and hie brother. The work
was sear completion, and the dressed gentleman west on
the parapet on Saturday morning for the porpoth of seeing
that some carved evens work in the cornice had been properly
carried out, and fell to the ground, • distance of above SO
feet, with a frightful crash. Several rear at own ran to
the 'pot, and the marinate man was picked up end at once
conveyed to Rt. George's Hospital. a never recovered his
raw, and died at 5 minutes to 11 o'clock.
M. Base, formerly questor of the Legislative As-
sembly, who has returned to France lately in corequence of
the senneety, has just inscribed his tame as the list of eden-
tate, at Perla.

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