The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-07 00:00:00

MURDER BY A LUNATIC.

On Wednesday an inquiry took place at the
Rainhill Asylum, before Charles E. Drifileld, Fog., coroner,
as to the cause of the death of a patient named John
Irving, who, it appears, has been in the asylum sine the
Itith of November last, when he was removed thither from
the Liverpool workhouse, having previously resided at 38,
Shadivelletreet, Liverpool. He suffered from paralyees as
well as being mentally afiected, and be died on Monday
evening last from injuries received from another patient,
named John Flynn, a native of the East Indies, who has
been confined in the asylum fora period of air years under
the Secretary of State's warrant, as a criminal lunatic, for
housebreaking. The first witness examined was Matthew
Walworth, a warder in the asylum, who stated that he
and another warder, named Haddock, bearing about
one o'clock on Monday afternoon • scuffle and noise
proceeding from the No. 5 ward, which is the refractory
ward, where the deemed and Flynn, together with 18
other patients, were plated, they immediately went there,
and found Flynn standing over the deceased, who was lying
on his beck on the flagged floor. Flynn lifted him tip by the
shoulders, dashed him down twice on the floor, and then
struck him • violent blow on the top of the nose before they
could get to him. They immediately removed Flynn, and
found the deceased bleeding from the nose and the back part
of the head. Every attention was paid to him, and IDr.
Rogers, the surgeon at the asylum, was called in ; but the
man grew gradually worse, and died about six p.m., with-
out every rallying. The witness also stated that the de-
ceased was labouring under a delusion that every one he
saw was wearing his clothes, and always accused them of
stealing them ; and there was little doubt he had
been chargiog Flynn with baring taken his clothes
whoa be was assaulted by him. William Haddock, the
other warder, corroborated the Let witness, and stated that
Flynn, who had lost the forefinger of hi right hand, was •
powerful man, and very refractory. Dr. Rogers described
the nature of the fatal injuries. 'The nose was broken, and
the back part of the head was much injured. He also
stated that Flynn was very excitable and quarrelsome, but
was quite unaware of what had taken place. Mr. Dont,
summon, of Present, stated that be had made a post moment
examination, and found the bones of the nose fractured,
and the bridge driven into the nostrils, evidently by a blow;
and that there was a considerable effusion of blood on the
braan, which bad been the cause of death. The blood-
yeasts were much congested, and the injuries corresponded
with the marks on the back of the head. The injuries ap-
peared to have been recently inflicted. The jury after
consulting a abort time, returned • verdict of " Wilful
murder" against Flynn.

THE MCEDER IN THE COUNTY or LIMERICE.—
No direct due has been obtained respecting the brutal mur-
der at Brittas on Sundae night. The head of the deceased,
Michael Fleming, was 'fearfully mangled, and one of the
eyes foreed from its socket. He had been in company with
his wife at Cappemore on Sunday, at three o'clock. She is
a dairywoman, and they separated each to return to their
homes. At the coroner's inquest a verdict of wilful mur-
der against persons unkaowo was returned. The murdered
man had two pounds in his possession when the wife parted
with him to return to her master's employment. A stepson
of the unfortunate victim is in custody on suspicion.
RAILWAY ACClDEAT.—Yeatsrday morning, as a
goods train from Carlisle towards the south was pssaing
over the North Union Railway, it was run into by a coal
train from the Springs branch, @Boated about a mile and a
half south of Wigan. The Swings branch is a line from the
Ince Hall Colliery. The driver of the Carlisle train seeing
the signal at the junction indicating that he was to come
on, did not slacken speed. When the coal train came upon
the line it was too late to avoid a collision, and the driver
and stoker of the goods train both jumped off their angina.
The driver, however,
_sustained a fracture of two Sager.,
The engine was turned round and upset, so as to block up
both tracks of the main line. The tnalie on both was
stopped for about tire hours. None of the men on the coal
train were injured, bat several waggues in both trains were
shattered to pieces.
COTTON EN ROCTZ TO LIVERPOOL.—The recent
heavy imports of cotton into Liverpool have welled the
stocks to a considerable extent, and ou reference to the late
advises from America we learn that there are 27 ships
bound from New Orleans to Liverpool with 91,090 bales
of settee on board ; from Mobile there are 11 ships with
29,713 hales ; from Charleston there aro 6 ships with
15,083 hake ; from Savannah there are 6 ships with
13,11C32 bales ; from Philadelphia one ship with LiB hales ;
from Galveston 2 ships with 3,509 bake ' • from New York
there are 15 ships with 8,302 bales on buonl. The Melees
from Bombay give 15 ships for Liverpool with 45,887 bales.
Total from America and India 200,552 hales.
Tho township of North Shiekls was polled on
Tuesday on the question of guaranteeing the 50,0001.-
posed to be lent in aid of the Low Light Dock scheme. Both
in number and mans the votes in favour of the guarantee
lamely preponderated.
THE ORNAMENTATION Or WATCHES WITH FINE
ART Dencom.--It ls singular that our English manufactures
of watches have ovitrineilied the importance of superior art.
designs for their productlees. The fact Li the costliness of ma-
terial and perfection of mechanism in the smartest compass seem
heretofore to have been looked upon as the exclusive standards
by which a watch could be judged, the onamentitiou being
considered of no importance. Significant signs
of improvement
are, however, indicated by at least one manufacturer. nil oh-
*errors of progress In all departments of art and manufactures,
we feel much *mum to adding our testirnory to the one taste
which has been displayed in the selection of artistic designs for
ornamenting watches by Mr. 3. W. Benson, of Ei and 3i, Lad-
gate MU. the manufacturer referred to. Sir. Benson... a tont
established City manufacture, has gained a reputation for the
quality of Ms productions which mauls second to none in the
City.--Sun. Benson's Illustrated Pamphlet, poet free for two
stamps, is descriptive of every conitrileti ,u a itch now made.
Watches safe by post to all parts of the giebt.--(Advertiscateutj

7 1860.