The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-28 00:00:00

HORRIBLE MURDER OP A FEMALE IN OXFORD-

STREET.

This forenoon considerable excitement prevailed
in Oxford-street, near Soho-squa►e, in consequence of the
discovery that a female had been found at No. 376, Oxford.
street, in a room at the top of the house, with Ler head off,
and who is believed to be the female who wasalluded to in the
letter which was discovered on the foreigner who committed
suicide the previous day. Brown, D 128, who raw the
man in Hyde-park, went to the above house, which is
in the oeeapation of Mr. De Bola, retailer of ginger-beer,
kc., and inquired if he had a female lodger in the
house. Mr. De Bola said he had. The constable, accompanied
by him. proceeded up to the room in which he said she re.
sided along with a man. The door was locked, but was
forced open with a poker, when the unfortunate female was
found lying on the door, having had her head separated from
the body. This (the bead) was found in a cupboardandsomeof
her limbs were observed to have been cut, as if with a saw.
Inspector Coombe. afterwiads arrived, upon which a
medical gentlemap was sent for, who stated that life
had been extinct some time. Upon making inquiries of
Mr. De Bola IA to his knowledge of his tenants, he said
that they had been in his house only about a week,
and that be had not seen anything of either the man or the
women since Saturday. Mr. Coombe, upon leaving the room,
which was in a frightful state from the vast quantity of
blood upon the door of it, fastened the door, upon which he
pat a seal, and took the key of it away with him. He also
communicated the circumstances of the horrible transaction
to Mr. Bedford, the coroner.

SUNDAY TRADING BILL.-(THIS DAY,)

A meeting in opposition to the Sunday Wading
intrabeed by Laid Chelmeford in the Muse of Lords,
was held at 11 o'clock this morning, in the Lower Room,
Exeter-lull, Mr. Kinsman, M.P., in the chair.
Among those present were—Sir C. E. Eerdley. the Hon.
Capt. Maude. R.N., Sir F. Abbott, Genera Alexander, Mr.
J. Vioodroffe. Dr. Crawford, Mr. Rochfort Clarke, Capt.
Littlehales, Mr. T. H. Graham, Mr. P. Wen, Mr. J. C.
Sommers, Mr. H. Spink, Rev.. F. Mackenzie, T. W. Wat-
son. E. Garbett, Dr. Coartenay. H. Stevens. J. Nelson, W.
L. Thornton, L Tugwell, Dr. Dunce*, W. Jacob, ko.
The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceeding, said, a peat
deal of misconception had prevailed in reference to the
/Sunday Trailing Bill. The object being, as all admitted, to
diminish labour and selling on the Lord's day, many had
signed petitions in its favour who now felt bound to oppose
it because they Lid since been enlightened as to its real
character, awl that was a meeting of representatives of
various religious bodies convened for the purpose of giving
expression to a common opposition to the bill.
On the motion of General ALEXANDER, seconded by the
Rev. E. GARRETT, and supported by the Rev. Dr. Dun an,
the following resolution was adopted :—" That this meet-
ing, composed of Christians of various ilenoininations,
would express its solemn conviction that the observance of
the Lords day is of Divine authority And perpetual obliga-
tion, alike conducive to the glory of God and the spiritual
and temporal welfare of man ; and that it is in an eminent
degree trotective of the interests of the working classes of
society.
On the motion of Sir C. E. EARDLIZT, seconded by Mr.
R. CLARICE, and supported by the Rev. Peter Latrobe and
Mr. E. Panama, the following resolution was also adopted:
"That as the bill now before parliament, relating to the
selling and hawking of ;axle on the Lord's day in the toe-
tropolis, draws such a distinction between one part of the
Lord's day and another, as, if passed into a las,
would countenance a belief that the entire day
need not be kept holy ; and also, while it prohibits
the doing of certain works on that day, allows on the one
hand works to be done on that day that are neither works
of piety, charity, nor necessity, and on the other hand makes
no exception in favour of such last mentioned works, this
meeting resolves to oppose the further progress of the mid
bill."
The meeting shortly afterwards separated.

LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY
(THIS DAY.)

This afterni-stn a special general meeting was held
at the Waterloo station, Captain ],tenon in the chair.
When the directon entered the room there wan not a
single shareholder present, but the business was proceeded
with.

The ftoticmm of the company pmeeeded to read the heads
of • bill now before parliament relating to terms with the
London sod Brighton Company, and while he was doing
so • shareholder entered, took his seat, and
immediately commenced kspeech. The bill. however, was
agreed to, as was another r.eng to • new line from the
Mil-flassex Railway to l'etersfield, Hampshire.
Tb:rceedinp, which lasted five minutes, then ter.
mhos

To-morrow Mr. Xekewich will call the attention
of the Secretary of State for the Home Department to the
disturbances which took place on Sunday last in the neigh-
bourhood of the church of St. Georp'rin-the-Eart, and
ask what tonsures he has taken to prevent their recurrence.
Captain O'Connell intends to ask the First Lord
of the Treasury, whether her Majesty's government have
Caen, or intend to take, any eteps to enable the people of
Ireland to form volunteer crepe.

SouTH LoNPON DISTERT or ODD-FELLOWS.—
This branch ~f the Manchaiter raity has published it. ex-
perience for the veer 1850. Beside the usual information
• statement of the mortality for 21 years jest is given, the
number of members dying being 807, and wives
564, the paymeuts on which amounted to 12,0561.
flee ilistnct commenced operations in 1619,
ha•• 302 members. and since that time 12,1801
have been initiated. 2,556 left to form other dis-
tricts, and adding the 807 who died, sod 4,989 who seceded
or withdrew, there were 4,310 on the Ist of January be- j
longing to the 42 lodges, having a enrphis cepitel of
36,75 M. properly invested. The number Needing is extra-
ordinary, but it show, the pest pia societies must have
from this source. During the peat year 775 members suf.
feral 4,618 weeks' sieknees, and had paid them 1,0784
Average age of the members, 35 years earl 10 mouths. The
statement, though very unpretending, says much far the
painstaking industry of Mr. Burgess, the secretary, sad the
usefulness of friendly societies.
OUTWARD ItIAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY.
—The lulus left here today with the Bombay mail She
took out about lily paseengers, amoopt wham were
Colonel Law, Captains Adair, Gilberton, Daubsey, Pear-
arm and Mast.,teu, and Lieutenant Malden. Amongst her
cargo were eighteen boxes of tremor., worth 27,0481. 44.
vie., bar gold worth 10,2018., bar silver worth 1,5501.
rupees worth 175 L, and jewellery, watches. Ste. wadi;
5,1631.4.. The %lean also left here with the Peninsula
meat Ms took out fifteen passempre. The Fulton also
left with the United States mail