The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-13 00:00:00

THE VIALWORTH MURDERS.

Thu plea of insanity is definitely fixed on (says the
Obserter) by the friends of William Oodfrey Youngman as
the one to be used and relied on at his forthcoming trial for
the monstrous offence with which be stands charged, and they
lose no opportunity, since his oommitrnent fur trial, to speak
of several of the family who have been confined for, and died
from insanity. At first the malady was said to be confined to
the father's family, and it was mentioned that thegnuid-
father of the smutted had been so adlicted, and actually died
while insane ; and now it is added that he has inherited the
complaint maternally, his aunt, that is, his mother's sister,
having died at Peckham Lunette Asylum. Whether this
be true or false, it is quite clear that, neither in his manner
ewe his apprehension, nor in the numerous kitten which
his had addreseed to the unfortunate young woman, Maria
Wells Streeter, is there the slightest indication of a disor-
, dared intellect. From the inquiries made by the police,
it appears that it is four year" since be first met Maria
Streeter, at Lewisham, when they were fellow.servaids in
the establishment of a gentleman named Hadley, and
though lie had then professed souls affection for her, he
made no offer of marriage, or men of love; on the contrary,
they parted iu the ordinary way, and it is quite certain that
from that time until the 18th of June last lie had neither
seen nor beard anything of her. The declaration of the
young woman who was present at the het examination,
which decimation is capable of legal proof, shows he
nut only professed violent love, but was about to be
married, to another in February, 1859, and was
only prevented from carrying out his inteatann by his
apprehension and coonction of felony for stealing his
master's plate. About the middle of June last the premier
called on a friend of Miss Streeter, at Lewisham, and ex-
• particular theirs to have her addrees, but her
d, who never entertetual any great opinion of theyouug
men, at first refused to let him know anything of her
whereabouts, and it was only on" his assuring her that he
"knew of something considerably to her advantage." that
she gave the address of a gentleman in Hyde-park-gardens
into whose service she went after leaving Lewisham. lie
at more proceeded to the house of the gentleman indicated,
and having there again impressed a great anxiety to see her,
to coniniuuicate smoothies to her benefit, begot her oddest's.

RITTINGS or THi INSOLVENT DINTOES COUNT.—
The court will sit on Thursday next for hall ewes and for
motions. The Chief COIIIIII6IIiODer will preside on the occa-
sion at 10 o'clock instead of 11 o'clock.
THE NOTTINONAHLACE-MAKKEN' LOCH-OrT.—The
strike which commenced a fortnight again the Mechlin branch
at the lace trade still ooetinuoa, and there does not seem any
prospect of a speedy adjustment of the dispute. The re-
sult of the straggle te doubtful, as the abovweabed &brie
is abortly expected to be in request, amid the awe are deter-
mined not to go in at the old prices. A centaction of le.
per man and Md. per buy psi weak is levied from those at
work for the maiotenenoe of the lock-outa duriog the cou
tiouance of the strike.

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g far the Wrest stock le London..
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liairelope Cages 0 10 V i Unks • 8 0
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