The Express.
London, England, 1859-03-14 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

Averick Shiseklefori, a tall, aged man, was charged by
Mr. Res Richard Fowler, burbler, of 3, Inner Temple•
Ere with asibesseng 2001., the property of the trusters of
the Westminster Industrial &hoof, Old Pyre-street, West-
minster, of which, la Mar, 1857, be was the s hoolmaster.
From the evidence of Mr. Fowler it appeared that prisoner
became the master of the school in December, 1861, at Its
hietitution, and absconded on llay 25th, 1857. Ho received
701. per ennem, andooala, gas, lee., and hie duties were to
superintend the work of the boys, who were takes from
various ragged schools in the soighbourhood, and arrived there
at six is the morning, leaving et eve at night. They made
paper begs and printed. Prisons oleo had to receive moseys
from the custonarrtawho bought deco school, and had money
given him by the committee to pay the tradesman who sup-
plied the wheal with provisions, &c. He settled with the
committee every week. Hating heard all was not tighltri
Fowler went to the school on May 26th 1857, and
prisoner hadabeeosed ; the mount of his defalcation had
since been smartained to be about 2001.
Mr. Arnoll remanded the prisoner for a week.

MOWER OF • WIFE IN WALES.—About 11
o'clock on Saturday morning a murder Irma committed at
Pillgirenilly, l Wales, by a man named Matthew From*
a ham, the victim beteg his wife. Sarah Frauds. It ap-
peers that Prose* who is about 26 years of ap, be. far
some time past lived unhappily with his wife, and about a
month Shlo3 they parted. About a week ego they had a
violent quarrel, whoa Francis assaulted his wife, for which
she summoned him before the magistrates. She did sat
appear, however, and the rams was not beard. French
daring the separation has several times seen his wife, with •
view to persuade her to again live with him, but to no yu-
ppie. On Saturday morning he again went to her house,
and asked her to make • tooncilisticet, bat she positively
refused, and desired him to have. He, however, set in her
company two bolus until 11 o'clock. Prior to committing
he the set took off his coat sad sat down babied his wile.
, She then said to him, "What are you up to? You have got
' something about you." He replied, " I hove not, and you
may omen me." He theft rose, end caught his Mk by the
head, and with a neer first inflicted a wooed, extendior from
the corner of the mouth toward. the middle of the throat,
and afterwards a second cut, from the middle of the thrrar,
extending to the back of the ear, about 6 imams in length,
Inch wide, and 2 inches deep, separating the jugular
vedn, and causing almost instant death. Alarm was imme-
diately given, end the prisoner was Liken tato emtody. The
razor with which the fatal action was committed was found
Ina pan of water in the hack pert of the hones, when the
prisoner had coolly gene after the occurrence and washed the
Mood from his beads. The Wade was tied open so as to
remit ice whammed.
DREADFUL SUFFEEINGS OF A SZIP.II

Orr flaturZy- -th; details of the wreck of W barque Dr.-
mkt", and de death of swami of the crew from starvation,
were received at Lloyd's. The ill-feted remel wawa a voyage
from Quebec, laden with timber, to the Clyde. Copied.
Hatable/ft, the commander, repasts that on the 19th Dame-
bee, lit. 6l 34 N., los. 30 20 W., while lying-to is a same
gale from the west, she was sand by a heavy our, with
swept the decks loco and aft, weeled away the
wheel and the matt (George Wlutosh) who wee at it,
Ming the cabin with water, and reusing such damage as to
team the read almost a complete wreck. She sprang
leek, and made so semi water that the pumps could sot
keep her free, and she Mad with water and became water-
logad, the crow being only able to Rare about 1 owl, of
bread, a little boa, end se water. Part of the sew lived in
the foretop, and put In the home ea dark. Ralf a biaceit
wee served out to emit men pee day. They had so co, am
of saving any water but whet run down the maeto when it
reined. 0a the 29th of December a steamship pawl seer,
but paid DO attentka to them or their *nate. Jemmy 1,
arose gale weehieg over the ah.p, and the hands ender.
leg mash from thirst ; some crank sea-water. John
WI eseasan, died from e rhaustion that night, sad
swabs; Huey Fro', deracgoi, jumped overboard and
parithed. Jae. 2, gels continuing a boy died; most of the
crew net being able
wolk.Jae. 3, served out the lea
of the bread, nothing being left but a little salt beef, which
had to be eaten raw. Oa Jen. 9 two more of the crew,
&mei Cochrane, a seamen, end Juba Murray, boy, lkod
lows strowsike. About noon, sable, which provel to be the
Catawba, of end for New York from Glasgow, was observed
standing toward. them. A boat wee put off tn their fetid,
end they WO all take off and eddy put on board the Oar
totes, ware experienced the greatest kindness.
THE LATE MURDER ST A MANIAC IN SUFFOLK.—
The lunatic' Dans, who was committed for Mel some tleas
since for the murder cd a Lamm mined Patrick, at Way •
bread, Suffolk, teaseled(ender en order from the Remo
Secretary) In HOiltbSlD Retreat, Nonrki. It le set upeeted
that be wM take hie trial et the 'males linlbth mama, but
that he will continue In the lentils asylum until irefiter
odors. _ -

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