The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-09 00:00:00

THE ST. OILES'S MURDER.

The adjourned inquiry into the circumstances
attending the death of Richard Arthur Jeffery, the boy
who was found hanging to • cistern at No. 15, Neal's-
passage, Great Earl-street, on Monday week, was held
yesterday afternoon before Dr. Lankester, at the liCing's
Head public house, Broad-street, St. Giles's. Mr. Levy
attended, as before, to watch the proceedings on behalf of
the Society for the Protection of Women and Children.
Richard Horace deposed he lived at 15, White Lion-street.
He knew the boy's father, who was accused of the mur-
der. The accused came tohis house about ten months ago,
and while there sharpened a knife, with which he said he
would cut the throats of his mother-in-law and son.
Henry Foster corroborated the evidence given on the
last occeeion by his wife as to the accused and deceased
having gone to his house in White Lion-street, on Sunday
week, and slept there until about 1 o'clock on the following
morning. He said that he did not believe that the accused
was of sound mind, because he had observed his conduct
on several occasions, and had come to the conclusion that
no sane man would talk and act as he was in the habit of
doing. Before Jeffery left his (witness's) house, he bade
the boy dress himself quickly, sayinig "You'll never return
here no more." John West, police inspector, said he had
endeavoured to find the accused, but up to the present
he had not succeeded in arresting him. The statement
which appeared in the newspapers as to the identity of the
accused with a man who had been found dead at
Clapham was not correct. A juror suggested the
advisability of offering a reward for his apprehension
The coroner pronosed a further adjournment, obeerving
that the jury could in the meantime pus a resolution re-
commending the parish of St. Gilee's to apply to the
government for • reward to he offered for the apprehension
of the man who was suspected of having committed the
murder. Inspector West said be had every reason to
believe that if the inquest was adjourned for a fortnight
the accused would be forthcoming. The inquest
was then adjourned for a fortnight. A reso-
lution was framed by the coroner, and adopted by
the jury, calling upon the local authorities of the parish of
St. Giles 's to communicate with the government, and re-
quest an offer of • reward for the apprehension of the
accused.

THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND THE FENIAN
PRISONERS IN CANADA.—The following is the lettli which
Mr. Seward addressed to Sir Frederick Bruce, with respect
to the Fenian prisoners in Canada :—" Department of
State, Washington, June 11, 1866.-Bir,—The Secretary of
War has laid before the President several despatches,
which were received yesterday and to-day, from Major-
General Meade, who is commanding the United States
forces on the Canadian frontier. These communications
warrant the President in believing that the so-called
Fenian expedition is now entirely at an end, and
that order and tranquillity may be expected to pre-
sail henceforth upon that border. I regret, however,
that I am obliged to connect with this grati-
tying information the further statement that
have reached Major-General Meade to the
reports t
that some of the Canadian or British troops have
crowed the line and entered within the territory and juris-
diction of the United States. It is even said that this
entry took place after the disturbers of the peace
under the command of the leader Spear had relin-
quished their forbidden enterprise and withdrew within
the boundary line of the United States. The reports
go so far as to say that the prisoners have been taken
on the soil of the United States and conveyed to
Canada; and that the Canadian agents have threat-
ened that these prisoners, together with such strag-
glers as may now be found within the Canadian
lines, will be executed without legal trial. It is be-
lieved that these reports are exaggerated. Cars has
been taken by Major-General Mee& to have them promptly
investigated. In the nisentime lam instructed by the
President to represent to you, and through you to the
British and Canadian authorities, that the government
would not look without serious concern upon the practice
of any unnecessary severity, especially on the exercise of
retaliation or other illegal proceedings, upon the persons of
such of the offenders as have fallen, or shall hereafter
fall. into the hands of the Canadian authorities. I re-
ru:y invite your attention to this subject with
olinfident expectation that no proceedings that
are not authorised and in conformity with law
will be taken against persons of that class, sad
in the hope that even the customary administration
of the law will be tempered with special forbearanos and
clemency. In view of the effective proceedings which this
government has adopted in regard to the disturbances on
the frontier, now so fortunately ended, these represents-
rims would have been made by me without waiting to be
moved from any other quarter. They are now made, how-
ever, with the approval of Major-General Meade, mid I
believe that they will receive the concurrence of the
congress and the people of the United States.-1 have the
honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, WLWAM H.
BEV/AM—Sir Frederick W. A. Bruce. - -

--7‘LIVE AND LET Ltvs."—Lord Killion, on Mon-
day, dined at a farmers' club on his estate, and while pro-
posing the toast of the evening, he rid, amidst the load
applause of his hewers : It will be my happiness next
week to issue a circular to every tenant on my estates,
giving him the privilege of shooting rabbits on his farm.
Rabbite are a decided pest ; they are the peat of the land.
lord as well as of the tenant. But in addition to this
privilege, I mesa aho to give my tenantry permiasion to
shoot hares on their farms, either by themselves, or by
such deputy as I may approve of. In intimating my in-
tentions thus publicly, I do not mean to dogmatise or dic-
tate to other proprietors, who may sot is the matter as
they think proper. His lordship further said that be was
perfectly sure that he amid trust his tenants with the
other game on hie property. They were mutually interested
in having always a fair stock of them. He trusted that
such oonorsions on the part of himself, and on the part
of other proprietors, would foster • mutual dada to
maintain the live and let live" spirit which ought to
exist among them.
The annual show of the Yorkshire Agrioultural
Society wee opened at York yesterday. Owing te the
rioderpeet, there was no show of short-borne, bat this
was compensated for by the thew of hones.
LONDON Gistrusar. Owernins Cowrawr (LnErrus).
—Teethe reed& for wash ending Aug. 5, LS,XIi. Ur M.