The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-29 00:00:00

(i.
145

TO wiir BINISIG REFORM MEETING.

THE sinuORDINART RUICIDE IN
812UVET.

wpm. the Leeds Mercury.)
The folloWing characteristic letter from Mr. CORONER'S I/NUM.—(THIS Da.)
istwhes, of Fernley. will be read with Interest. It has the i Mr. Payne held an inquest this moral,
dear, she ring of the "maim Worm metal, so familiar Some: Hotel, Bouverie-rimet, Flest-street, i.
to Yorkshlremen mole than thirty years ago, and contras,. the extraordinary deaili a William VeDens
forcibly with the hollowness in certain quarters once sup- discovered on Tuesday last, and the partioo4,
posed equally true. It is cariamet== FaerkenssaseLmparzthe f that day. Tee 1,,r,
moinammuticsemlithasniss

of leads. Writing to Mr. B•i116. M.P., ha says :
" Otloy. March 27, 1868.
" Dear am delighted to ass by this maritime' i
Mercury that the West Riding Is on its motels, will prove
faithful to ite busting. professions, and is calling for a public
array In defame of the very sober, sound, and honest moo-
sure of enfranchisement reform iotroduced by the govern-
ment, and oodangeried by some would-be liberals, but who,
itis evident, are ouly reformers when it suits their °Dave-
steno* to appear so.
" My iofirmitios, I more than ever regret on this occa-
sion, have lonfnrevie as prevented, and still do so, my preemie at
a public meeting. But took loftily, thaegh what few
will cow remember, some pert sad groat intaiat in the
promotion of the Worm Bill of 18312, 1 should, how-
ever useless and selfish the wish now, be very sorry not to
be allowed the opportunity in sonic way openly to recog-
nise in this government miaow. a. moat satiffectoiry
reparation at last of that peat blot !spot the bill of 1832 of
lie not recognislog as entitled to the franchise tholes opera-
tive clauses from whose intolligooos and industry England
bad become what she was. Would you, thous, gratify me
so much as to allow my name to appear among the mai-
demists for the West Riding mooting, sad bailors ins,
very truly yours, " F. H. Fawns."
Edward Baines, Esq., M.P., Ueda."

Josathaa Jones, gas•fitter. of 174,
the owner of the hotel, deposed that
deemed for nearly two years. The lat.,
dime jobs for witnew. Hie manner was
and strangers could not understand him.
never say whether be was a foreigner or
times world allude to the " black con
talked of Newosatle a 'rout deal. Witless
not know his Christiaa name, his bah
work done being signed simply, " Vallecas, asp
He bet worked for witness about three mouths eg
the lest time he saw him wee about three weeks ei
had lived lo the kitchen about two mouths, r
having pard my rent, had remived . so
place. Whee told he must go he
asked whether they particularly Trek
They did not want the room, and oouseq..
troubled. Witness said be &et heard of
ream whim seat for on Twiggy ammo'
John Cla's. polioe-oonetable 377, said he ,
4101101111, sad bad not noticed any differeare ia
Witness wm called in by Bee, night porter,
morning, about 10 o'olook. and west &mew
room occupied by the doomed was thee
through a scull crevice, he could am a maser
E 1
effected an entry, the deceased was
scribed. It was impossible for anyone to pt
from!

NOTTINGHAM SIACCTION PETITION.
(THIS DAY.)

,nt area.
Edward Bee. night porter, VAS than
—I have known the deceased for as
When be lint came to lodge at the 1
We the earns of Voiles". His Mid
William and his age "boat 50 or ')2. He bed k
when be first came, and paid his rent Issulmb
to work for Mr. Jesse (late proprietor), en
James's death had takes the kitchen' Mies es a
lam up all sight sad hare found f
about the hems Mar off • large
end the pistol from a window into the h.
When I beard the report I ran upstairs sad
tol in his heads, sill took it from him. (
have ea deoessed sitting. in bed lett*
arnansamot ; and not long since be brought",
bar. bat the weepoa was at once wrested from
saw him alive on Friday week, when he look,'
wild. He was walking about the plastrils
Slag which intimidated me.
pas down to kis room I cat off '—
from one house to the other—the betel
ad tM private beam 3L Oa Mcoday I sir 11 ,
the door that he bad goes oat, sad wadi asi likmj)
the afternoon (of Saturday). I knocked at the d
could gale no answer. Os Nasky I mum
Yrs. loses, by whose lattruetiers ths ism 111
foresd open. The dscemed had had no work he lig
month. He was afflicted with asthma, tad c. NW
his work, owing to illness. Between the bed s
mattress were a smatter of pawn.tiokels, the risks,
loed over a period of Linea years. At vat
ad given the names of Jobs Lifer's% Jib
John Carter, W. Davis, and John Vanlaut ; mat.
of the pledged property comprised .
deceased had lima heard to say that if tic dostm
cure him be would kill himself.
Edward Bram and Sawed Biplanes, who bra'

This committee eat again this Morning to inquire
into the charges of intimidation, undue influence, bribery,
he., brought against Sir Robert Clifton is reference to the
proceedings at the last election for the town of Notting-
ham. The chair was occupied by Mr. H. R. Adair" the
other members of the committee being Oembaie
Sir T. G. Egerton, Kr. G. Shaw Werra mail Mr. Graves.
Mr. Temple, Q. 0., Mr. Mundell, and Mr. Oen spin ws-
preseuted the petitioners • and Sir Robert Clifton was de.
fended by Mr. Rodwell, Q.O. Mr. Price, Q.C., and Mr.
Pope Hammy. Mr. Pitaianses Stephen reprometed Mr.
Morley far the pupae of orose-examining on these parts of
the case in which there was evidence oft ',mai riot.
The whole of the mongol; was snood is the verities-
lion by the reporters of the Nottingham daily papers of
the reports of Sir R. Clifton's speeches at the election, with
a view to prove the violent assure of the language used.
By the regulations of the committee, however, the evidence
was restricted to such ezpressioas as had bees opened by
Mr. Temple is his speech, eoneequently they hare been
already reported
r by us.
Mr. S girth, the agent for the petitioners against the
return of Mr. Samuel Morley, made an application to the
committee. In order to avoid the expense of keeping 30 or
40 witnesses is London be wished the committee to give an
intimation that when the saes against Sir Robert Clifton
was closed they would adjoena to as late an hour on the
day following as possible, in order that an opportunity
might be afforded for securing the presence of °meg and
witnesses.

The Chairman sanded, and said that whenever the et
ease was brought to a dose an adjournment would take
plain to some time within the 24 hoar.
The oxamiostion of Mr. A. W. L ell, the reporter of the
Nottingham Guardian, was tag when our report left.

in the hotel, ware thee weavable& The inter
the grbig of of the pistol, and the thud al
to kill himself if the doctor did not Mime him
Thomas Todd, soother lodger, deposed thst lb
had emesioselly borrowed money of hie, the
lie also notiosd a 'immense' in his
ing to humid', and waedaring shout.
7'he evidence having been gone thrzies
agliltit
remarked that this wee one of the meet
saki& that bad ever come before hie Node aft i
bog experience, the whole system of Isle*
countries having beer takes es a isadaL fr
At first the pry could not son, but dliealet
returned a verdict of " Feb de ea"
The Coroner gave orders for the arlielad,
ployed In the snitide to be destroyed at weft

Yesterday (Tuesday) morning (lays the Dow
Chronic:4th* New Lord Warden of the Oinque Ports paid
a visit to Dover, soomapanied by Lady Granville. After a
short stay, during which the illustrious visitors had Ina -
°been at Birmingham's Lord Warden Hotel, they returned
to Widmer, whams they had driven in a carriage sad pair.

At a meeting of 2,000 liberal eleotorf:, held re.
wily at Sawa, in Prussia, the following resolution wee
tutardmomly adopted :—" We declare that a war between
Austria sod Prussia under present circumstances world be
a deplorable sweet for Prams and for Germany.*

THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF Warlin.—i-Yee-
terday morning his Royal Highness the Prioce of Wales,
attended by Laut-Colooel Koppel, and sceompanied by
the Duke of Sutherland, left Waterloo-station by the 10.50
a.m. Reading train on the South Western Railway, and ar-
rived at Staines at 11.36 a.m. His royal highness on quit-
ting Stains. rode over with his suite by way of WAND to
Littleton, the ancestral residence of the Wood family. (lee.
Wood met Ms illudiriousguestonthe road, and acoompamed
him to the mansion, where his royal highness was received by
Kra. Wood. About tee minutes after the Prince's arrival
his Serene Highness Prime Hohetslohe, with Major.
Geo. Seymour, reached Littleton, baring drives over
from Windsor Caatle in an open carriage and pair. After
taking refreshment, the Priem of Wales passed inter the
" saloon," a very beautiful apartment, and examined the
paintings and works of art. The primes end suite then
remouneed and joined the fleid, among whom were many
of the sieighbonriog gentry outside the house. Jam King,
the princes banteman, thee trotted the honed. to a meadow
in front of the house, where sport was found, the ohms
leating across the park. After some hard pdlopiag the
Prince drove to Windsor Castle. Her Royal Highness the
Princess of Wake, with the infant Princes Albert Victor 1
and George, attended by General Beollys end site, left
Paddington by the 6 o'clock train yesterday afternoon on
the Great Western Railway, and arrived at Windsor at
5.37 p.m. Their royal highnesses will remain the gamete of
the Qu.eo till fistnols_y.
THE BISHOP or LONDON.—The aooonnte of the
Bishop of London yesterday were that his lordship had
continued to proven favourably stoop noon on Mcieday.
Hie medical advisers coedit's.. h , that his recovery
an be bet very slow. It is hoped that esti:* rest from
all business, and absence from the ospital throughout
April, or until Whit-Monday, the 21st of May, may ogee
more restore his lordship to his acenstomed health. In
the meantime the Archdeacons of London and Middheex
have consented to allow themselves to be directly referred
to by the clergy of their respective arebdeacensies should
any matters of diffionlty arise ; and the chancellor of the
diocese (Dr. Travers Twins) has undertaken to advise with
reference to all perishes placed under "the oometiesary,"
of which there are 75 in the diocese of London.
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•
FATAL ACCIDENT TO A CLEM OF ill
LONDON, OIIATHAM, AND DOME WM

LONDON GONFIRMATIOXB.—Yebterdsy the Bishop
of Ely held a oonfirmation at the parish church of St.
James, Paddiegtoo, for the Busboy of London, there being
present the Rev. Archibald Boyd, ILA., %canibest of
Paddington; the Rev. J. W. Beckley, M.A., incumbent of
St. Mary's; the Rev. Harvey Brooks, M.A., incumbent of
St. Stephen's ; the Rev. E. H. Steveston. >A A., insets.
best of All !Uinta', and other clergymen. Today a 03E•
&motion will be held et St. James's, Piccadilly.
Bishop of Oxford. Dr. Smith, late Bishop of
held confirmations at Hampstead and the Charter-horse on
Monday and Tuesday on behalf at the Bishop of Lank*.
GOOD FRIDAY AND EAST= DAY. At the Chapel
Royal, St. James's, the Very Rev. Dr. Stanley, Dean et
Westmiester, will preach on Good Friday, at 12 o'clock,
and at the Chapel Royal, Whitehall. the Very Rev. Dr.
Saunders, Dean of Peterborongh, will preach at 11 o'clock.
and the Re,. W. F. Er.kine Knollys, ILA., Whitehall,
preacher, end chaplain to the Bishop of London, at 3
o'clock. Oa Easter Day the Lord Bishop of Oxford will
preach in the Chapel Royal, St. James's, at 12 o'clock, and
the Very Rev. Dr. Goode, Dean of Ripon, is Whitehall,
at 11. o'clock. The Dean of Westminster will preach is
the Abbey both at the 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. enviess.
THR lirgotst. SERVICES AT ST. PAITI:S.—rho spe-
cial evening services tioder the demo of Bt. Paul's will be
brought to a close on Sunday next. It was the intention of
the Bishop of London to preach the concludes sermon,
but in consequence of his lordship's illness the duty will be
taken by the Rev. Canoe Chsmpseys, M.A., vicar et St.
Pancras.
Rs-Durrenurnow or Beare.—ln the govern-
ment of the clerks are bully at work prisperleg a new
volume of statistics for the Re-diettibetion Bill. Wears to
have, it is said, three schedules, oos oonteining the boroughs
from which me seat is ti be taken ; the second. the counties
and towns to which as additional seat is to be given, and
the third mapping out new political groups of boroughs, as
in Scotland, each of which will comprehend one et least of
oar present dwarf oonstitueocies.--Correspondeot of Man
cAsseer Guardian.
ACCIDENT TO SIR GRORO WOILBWILLOD
Monday as accident of a very serious diameter happened
to Sr George Wombwell while hustle: with the York
and Ainsty Hone& It appears that as Sir George, who
is wall known as one of the straightest men across country
to the Ridag, was ie the act of taking a fumes sear the
Rinaldo Paddocks, his head came suddeely in contest
with the overhanging bough of a tree, and he was thrown
from his horse with great violence. Surgical usistems was
promptly called in, when it was found that the baronet,
who was completely insensible from his fall, had received
several serious injuries about the bead and back. As soon
as Sir George recovered coosoinuseess be was removed to
Newbunth-park. where he doubtless will be ended is
his bed for some time, but no serious remelts are appm
headed.
Dittoes or HASTY MYRIAM. —M. Wu, curd of
Casty (Vieone), hes met the following statement to the
local journals :—" Having been summoned to amine my
heather met et Nisei, bare jest witnessed a feet which
has greatly excited the people of the neighbour-
; hood. A woman tamed- Redcgoode Dissemese,
; who was supposed to be dead, was to have been
'staved is the monde& sod the relations were all
is attendants, when the person who bad laid out
the eorpss, as she was completing her work, fended she
I disowned a slight movement is the rieht eres.
Upon examination the woman was found to be
' still alive'. I immediately went to ess the woman
1 and found so poise—so movement ; the members were
I perfeetly stiff, but by close observation at intern& as
almost imoereeptible swelling of one of the steels is the
I seek meld ha dimerned. I let s few drops of bread, fall
Mosher meth, which were ameba fns a mines
;hug mist to separate them, hm* after
• slight HAW poi., was heard. Ms matinees still (24
hours atter) in the same comatom stets."

last evening Mr. W. Carter, am ROM MiiN -
held as inquiry at the Wandsworth mica ea the bid •
Henry James Moyse, aged 16 mars, semis
who was killed on the London, Chatham, ad Dorsi/
way.
TISII dowered resided with his family at Re: Id, CM
wood-place, Pisnhoo. He bed been y the esevisedis
Leeds., Brigherm, and South Cosa Balmy •
the Wet two years. He wwi maple* at UV
junction of the Brlghtoe Railway. seat Battersea-
John Mimeos a Steer, m the employ of thalami%
Chatham, and Dower Railway, wit that helloed at fsP,
Albion-place, Stewart's-lute. After Messes bed 116
work on last Saturday night, he took a Wan eat belllyi
walked down the London, Chatham, sad Doww
line towards Stewart's-lane. In the mesh& Mimeo
the body of the deceased lying is the taw fes% of IMO
He lay out his stomach with hi. bead Isms* Fldh
elegem He was dead, and witness west for amble
It was 12 o'clock when witness found the dsomed.
Mr. Walter Barley, station roaster on the Brejle
way station at Battersea-perk, said that the
evidently bees knocked down and run over by sena I
skull was freetured sad the flesh of his body ma Imil
mangled. The bottom of his clothes were carehei data
its trousers was torn from his body. Be had as Ii
been caught by the guard-iron of the engine whelk
dragged aloog the line.
Jane Filby, a girl 14 years of age, said tbstdesent
daughter of the landlord of the Earl Resat blurb
Rattermapark. The deceased was io her father's
9 o'clock on lest &turd ey evening. He retest ii
minutes past 1L He had been drinking stalls aid
he left he was drunk.
Two letters, edam by a young girl, were feed ha
decessied's pocket-book. Om of them was &tikes:
" My dear Harry,— Will you be sure to goal ell
sad thee I shall Dot go where you Ineow.-1 emelt Fig
sinews friend."
The mooed *Me "My Mee.arry, se plif
take tea with Mrs, to.nightt me outside*, Os_
Do not let anyone see this letter, for you bet
Yours affectionately.'
The Coroner said that the signatures to the Mes
bees seamed out, but the name appeared to esemme
with so " F."
The witness said that she may knew the
customer. She had sot written the letter Foisted •
Mr. Noyes, the father of the deceased, said Mel Med
se
ceased bad never told him that he was acquitted ea
young girl. The distance from the Fad Boma lath
place where the deceased wee booed was ally half ask
Mr. Barley said that the deceased had been
Idgst
walking down the lies by the 11.30 p.m. Loam. Imo
ham, and Dover Railway train from Viotoria.
The Coroner having summed up, the jail Mods
verdict of "Accidental death."

A. CLERGYMAN KILLED IN THE SPIIIIL.4I I
adjuureed bigotry was held yesterday by Dr. 1,111.11'
the Royal Free Hospital, cie••••4 4 k••••••m* draw
stances attending the death of the Rev. Willits Chris ,
Frith, arid 36. Joseph Blum, 290, Doswell-mad,
"I end my wife were walking is Peosenvi!invert
day fortnight about 10 minutes past 10 at *lSt
came oppmit• the church I saw • horse /a coal
down the bill at a very furious pios. I maw the
erasing the street, and as he was stepping ok _aril°
ment the horse sad curt dished oat hots WM 4
omnibus and knocked the deceased down. I wis Or
six yards of the spot where he fell, and when I WA IP
I found his bead lying upon the traditions sod Mel I
and legs on the road. He was bleed* proftswl7, Is"'"
sent in • cab to the hospital. There 1111111 Mehl
men in the cart.' Alfred Kn‘glit, omnibus scedielsall
3,701, deposed to the same facts as List wits's, lain
that he saved himself from being knocked by Oast
the hack of the omnibus by jumping inside. nor
which drew the cart was going at the rate of abiet_l,l
15 miles an hour. Thomas Burnham, minima, alDisr
mews. Lisson-grove, deposed that on the Iltityli
homedealer named Robert Smith, who bow* Irs'
Totteshatn-conrt-read, but latterly at Bi
oat his cart without his leave or ks•wledga A>e
was sailed "Jack' brought the cart at sight to._,„
Saw Smith on the following Tusedey, but not vines. 1"
Rell7, 1, Dulre'nmews, Liston-grove, doPosid—ml iii t
out in a cart with Smith and two others os ths elm
Sunday, the latla Wet. We went to Whi tut
'Oa Wil
not some back with them the entire we;4l.4sisaa ...,
liquor and the horse got the upper hied ei hin:was;
there was danger, on account of the rapid Poo .11' ,t,,
animal was goteg, so I jumped out at the Argot 'lOl
Ido not koow the names of the two men who were. IPA
cart with Smith." IsspeotorPotter said that SOY 070
about these parties. The jury erru•strdThs " otell
Smith should be brought before them. —at
there was evidence sufficient to justify the Jls7ia
ev l°
row—
il
a verdict of manslaughter spinet Smith, list :rw
agaiest all rule to do that, as the men was 110 t •
speak for htmeelf. If Smith became 'equate __A
present proceedings, be mutt see that it would balw'''
better foe him to come up and meet the worst this
bra
sway. The jay must have the perm re 0
"Jack" and Smith before them, and it was thirlso
Yea
be adjoin the inquiry for that purpose. Saes las oaf
mos the polies had made most creditable reef* rp
leg the facts ooneseted with the melaaaholy daft
i
I billit wim for
illaßlSLaditi737lLetg. EXPLOSION 1% 1110.1
DIMS OP 'lwo Nrst. —Tim distressing kale wino
which we reported yesterday VI having takes lo• •
Freesia Yaw Work', in Deirsburptultess
reseday morning, by whilst' two man and
aed girls were more or lees isjared. has and
go
ie the sue of Samuel Pearson, the segisissmk.
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Janis Perko, rag mealtime tenter, both sr si"'"2le
yesterday morning bade Inirtaary, wbitimr ali
wltb am& Gibes%bean conveyed after tbs ow—

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anyone to get ha • •
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for esarly tine
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upstairs aad
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he brought a yield
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attraction the des
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rind earpeates. lash. lb
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Simmer, who bilk Wai
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nisi in ids main
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gone Hann the sap
the moat detenthal egli
lime ids wont Emig I
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now
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