The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-05 00:00:00

OUR SHIPWRECKED MARINERS.

TO THZ ED/TOll OP THE ZIPIIBB.

Srn,-It will be gratifying to yourself to know
that from the manner in which the late disestroue ship-
wreaks have been noticed by the press, together with the
appeals of this institution in your advertising columns, the
hearts of the benevolent have been greatly stirred, and
funds in aid of our poor shipwrecked seamen and the be-
reaved widows and orphans have consequently been sent to
this race. Collections have been made in many churches
sod chapels, and others are proposed to be made. Ido not
venture to send to you a list of them, or of the numerous
donors under 20/. Trusting, however, to your courte.y for
giving this a place in your valuable paper, I venture to
send you, is addition to the donation of 1051. and a sub-
scription of 251. per annum of her Gracious Majesty,
and 501. donation of the Princess of Wales, which you
have before noticed, the following list of the sums received
above 201., viz., Trinity-house, 2001. ; B. Vyner,
1001. ,• Captain Howson, R.N., collection at Brighton,
201. Bs. ; Miss Waldron, 501. ; J. H. Dickenson, Eoq.,
251. ; Messrs. Hoare and Oa, 50/. ; Admiral Sir William
Bowles, K.C.8., 201. ; Messrs. Child end Co., 201. ; Miss
Elizabeth Marks, 501. ; Mrs. Henry Kemble, 251. ; Joseph
Goff, Esq., 201. ; Charles F. Young. Esq., 20/. ; Captain
E. W. Harris, ; Mrs. Knowles, 21/. ; Barna Ferdinand
de Rothschild, 501. ; Dowager Countess of Ellesmere, 25/. ;
J. G. Dalgety, Froq., 211. ; on memory of the late Duncan
Dunbar, Rd. ; committee of Lloyd's. 211. ; Robert Brooke,
Esq•,2ol. ; Mr. and Mts. Ellis Bostoek, 1001. ; E. it; 201, ;
Lady Elizabeth Lowther, 251. ; Mrs. Coryodon, 504 ; Miss
Burdett Coatis, 1001. ; Weirs. Coutta sod Co., 251. ; Mer-
chant Taylors' Company, 261. ss. ; J. J. Scrinigeoor, Erq ,
251. ; and the Duke of Northumberland, 50/. It will be
gratifying to the charitable donors and the public to lesson
that Strewth the instrumentality of the society 1.150
bereaved widows sod orphans have been relieved, and
1,310 shipwrecked and destitute seamen have been clothed
and sent to their homes in the last mosth.-Apologising for
tho length of this, I am, ice,
FRANCIS LEAN, Secretary.
' Shiporelked Fishermen sad Marin-re Royal Benevolent
Society, Hibernia Chambers, London-bridge, Feb. 3.

Ter MURDER AT BRIGHTON.-00 Saturday even-
log Mr. David Black, the coroner, opened en inquest at
the Town-hall on Herriet Herten, who was shot by her
brother-in-law, John William Leigh, on Thursday night,
under the circumstances recorded in our last impression.
Mr. Charles Hastier' said, in addition. that he knew there
bad been some disagreement between the deceased and the
accused about a sum of 501. which Mr. Barton bad bor-
rowed, but he had paid it back. The accused came to
Brighton on Tuesday, and the deceased refused to let him
into the house. He was taken away three separate times
on that evening. He tried to force his way in, bat
Mrs. Berton shot the door in his floe. When
he came Mn. Hartos and the accused violently abased one
another, but witness did not bear him threaten her life.
She called him a murderer, a pirate, and • thief, sod also
reviled him for having beanie his wife, and turned her out
of doors, Witness could not say that the accused wee in-
toxicated when be shot his sister-in-law. He was much given
to drink, and used to talk about his wounds, of which he bad
several, and was always showing them. He had a silver plate
in his heed, where he had been wounded when in China.
Dr. Joseph Stephens, of 5, Pavilion-parade, explained the
injuries which were caused by the gunshot wounds and re-
sulted in death. He took • statemeut from her as she was
getting worse. That statement wee put in writing, signed
by deceased, and given to obief-constable George White.
The ooroaer then read the statement :—" I, Harriet Barton,
having been shot at, sad being aware that I am in a dan-
gerous and dying state, say that on Thursday night, about
• quarter past 10, John William Leigh came into my booth
and, without saying a word, pointed a pistol at me. I cried
out, 'Ob, my God !' and he let it off. I turned to ran away,
and just Oen he let it off at me. He hit me in the back
and mmy side. I ran down as well as I could, and Mr.
Loveday called out, 'When are u,' and I went into the
taproom and fainted away. On Tuesday Leigh came to the
house, and 1 would not admit him." Witness acid the poor
woman was slaking fast at the time she made that state-
ment, and she signed it in the presence of the parties named
as well Si she could. The coroner ultimately adjourned the
inquest until after the sitting of the bench on Friday next.
SINGULAR ACCIDENT ON THE ALTON AND WI/I-
CBM= R/ILWAT. —On this line there is a chalk cutting
near Alrmford, of considerable extent sod great depth, and
as the train passes through it, pas angers looking up have
the idea that the chalk overhangs them. Danger has often
been apprehended from a slip, and on Friday while the 11
▪ up-train from Southampton was passiag through this
cutting, such an accident occurred. Some forty yards in
advance of the train a huge block of chalk fell on the
line, and although the driver et once reversed his engine
and put off steam, the engine and two carriages An oomieg
the