The Express.
London, England, 1867-05-11 00:00:00

that %s ill be found impossible to drive the country
fining on the side of France against Prussia.
nation:Ll f..eling is too general and too strong
odyr such ail attempt practicable.
TI:,- e..untry evidently much pleased at the
of England, that Italy should be invited
.• • 1..:,•• p.ot itt the confcretn which is, it is hoped,
t- o•vitit.• the Luxemburg dispute. It is a mark
. ivretiA• eminently calculated to gratify the
ic,:,4s th, people.
w,• “re having the most lovely weather imagin-

I .lo not think that I ever remember the
ore mound Florence at this season of the year
1.,e1. in mealth of vegetation and greenery
, 5.:.% -.•rt as it is at present.

wiyy rir.ißaEn• WITH KILIJNG HER
yrslLiND AT WHITECRos.S.sTREBT.

I.ERK EN WELL - (THIS DAY.)

I K night, ugi,mi 2'7, a costernionger, residing
Whavero-s-strett. St. I.ukes, was charged before
1:,•1,r with causin4 the death of her husband, by
..Jo,: him in the thigh with a carving-knife.

l'oike 0414,11,1 e 170 G, maid on the 21st of March, at
e'eloek, he w•as on duty in Wbitecross•street, and seeing
, ~,„ad hr went there, and found the prisoner's husband
1....1ing from a wound in the thigh. While taking the
t.• t',e .dirgeon's he sant it was entirely his own fault,
was Await to strike his wife, and she, having a knife
h nrl, endeavoured to prevent the blow, and in doing
Th.. kttf, went into his thigh.
1;.,., s. the street•keeper of St. Luke's, said be took the
pri.oner into cu tudy on a charge of stabbing her husband,
an•l ..t that time blood was running from his oboes. She
escited, awl slid "Have I killed him!" The bus•
d.md ..0.1 nothing, but nodded. On the way to the police..-
.L.6m the prisoner said he had treated her very cruelly,
swi .portly before the birth of the infant she had in her
an.- i.va,saulted her, and otherwise injured her. He asked
tin primner's husband if he would charge her, and he said
"1 .1. not wish to hurt her." The min was taken to St.
Itathohure ads Hospital, and whilst the prisoner was under
o ?nod he .lie.l. The prisoner was a respectable bard

working woman.
relic...sergeant Eadda, 17 0, said that when be was
takin.: the charge against the prisoner, she asked him if her
len.hand would live, and said if he did she hoped he would
let her see him. She also said that he had behaved very
badly to her, and that it was through jealousy that she
did it. Ile was about to strike her, and she held up the
knife, and he ran against it. An inquest had been held,
and the verdict was " Accidental death."

John Tyrrell Williams, surgeon at St. Bartholomew's
Hospital, said that the deceased was brought to the hospital
so the 21st of March, and be said his wife had stabbed him
in the thigh with a knife. He examined him and found a
wound an inch in length, just above the hip. Reinserted
his huger in the wound, and it went in about three•parts
of an inch. He went on favourably for some time, but
on the lit of April the wound re-opened, and he loot over
20 ounces of blood. An operation was performed to stop
the bleeding. The deceased then went on well for some
days, but he died on the 17th of April from loss
of blood. The wound was about eight inches in depth,
and must have gone nearly through the thigh. The wound
might have been caused by the knife produced (a large
caning knife,.

The prisoner said ohs had no observation to make.

Mr. Barker said there was no evidence against the pri-
mmer, and discharged her.

THE FATAL FIGHT BETWEEN TWO BOYS.

An inquest wee held yesterday by Dr. Lankester,
at the Lord Nelson, Holloway-road, on the body of Alfred
11'Carthy, aged 17, whose death was caused in a fight with
another boy.
Thomas Williamson, of 29, Gordon-terrace, said—l was
in Sutterton.rnewe„ ealedonian.road, on Wednesday but
at about 5 o'clock. when I saw deceased and a lad named
Taylor larking. Deceased struck Taylor on the head with
something he had in kis band. Taylor abused deceased,
who struck him in the face. Taylor then pulled his coat
off, and they fought for half an hour. I asked them to
give it up, but they would not. Neither of them struck •
blow hard enough to knock the other down. At last they
shook hands, and deceased said to Taylor, " You are too
goad (or me ; I will give it up." Deceased then went into
a stable, put his hand to his head, and came over very
queer. He was taken into the yard, and I found he was
dying. Before • doctor came he was dead. He never
struggled at all.
N'earthy, 7, Ray-street, elerkenwell, father of de.
ceased, ha 4 no reason to suppose there was any malice
between the boys, who had always been very great friends.
Mr. Slater, surgeon, said death was caused by effusion
of blood on the brain. The effusion might have been
canned independently of a blow.
The jury returned a verdict of " Death from misad-
venture."

HEAVY STORY IN LONDON.—(THIS DAY.)-Thin
morning one of the most violent storms experienced for
Wally years over London. It commenced about
half-past 3 o'clock when there was a slight but steady fall
of rain, with occasional flashes of lightning and ppeeaalhs of
thunder. This continued until 4, when the rain became
heavier, the flashes of lightning more frequent and more
skid, and the thunder louder. The rain to fall in
sheets rather than in drops, and was occasionally driven
against the houses on the northern side of the Thames
with fearful violence, causing in many cases extreme
alarm. Flash after flash of lightning and peal after peal
of thunder followed each other rapidly, and the thunder
mu so heavy that it shook people in their beds. As the
clocks were striking 5 there was a clap of thunder resew.
Nine the volley of a perk of artillery, and this was the last
of the storm. Suddenly the rain ceased to pour down furi-
ously. Now and then there were slight rumblings in the
air, but the storm had passed over, probably to visit the
outskirts of the metropolis,
THE WIDENING OF PARE-LANE.—After the de-
monstration last Rummer, in which the railings separating
l'ark.hale from Hyde-park were levelled, the vestry of St.
Ueorge's, Hanover-square, passed • resolution apprising
the government that • great boon would be conferred
upon the public if a portion of the park running parallel
with Park-lane were given up for the purpose of being
converted into • roadway, in order to add to the width of
the prevent thoroughfare. On Thursday last a letter was
read at the vestry from the First Commissioner of Works,
stating, "'hat her Majesty has been graciously pleased,
in order to facilitate thin Improvement, to authorise the
setting back of the public boundary fence." The permis-
sion is accompanied with the proviso that " it shall not
operate to divest or prejudice the crown's right of soil in
or oict the portion of Hyde-park which may be appropri-
ated for the purpose of the improvement." The cost of
Paying the portion of the park thus given up will amount
to about 2,000 f.
AN EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE.—At the county
petty session, at High Wyoombe, on Friday (before the
Right Hon. Lord Carington, Sir William Clayton, It.
Crewe, T. S. Chapman, Esq., J. Newman, Esq., Rev. FL T.
Young, Captain Hall, and Captain Creston), Wm. Allan,
the son of the Rev. O. Allan, of Hazelmere, was sum-
moned for that he the said W. Allan did, on the 13th
ult., at the parish of Chipping Wycombe, in this county,
profanely swear one profane oath in these words, "Be
damned if I do," he, the said William Allan, then being a
gentleman, to wit, the eon of a beneficed clergyman. Mr.
11. Clarke appeared for the informed J. Newman, Esq.
(who did not sit on the bench), the chairman
that he was the informant in this case, and explained
his reason for laying the information in the present in-
'Mace, and called upon a very old man to prove the case.
Henry Lacey said-1 live at Hazelmere in the parish of
Chipping Wycombe, and am a labot;rer. Three weeks
come to-morrow, the 13th April, the defendant fetched an
boa for cutting turf from the door of a cottage belonging
to Hr. Barnes, for whom I was working. I said to Mr.
Allan. " The old gentleman (meaning Mr. Barnes) has not
got quite enough turf, won't you lend the iron for us to
cut a little more ?” Defendant then said, " I won't buy
tools for nobody to wear out, be —if I de." He did not
abuse ine or say anything more. I told Mr. Barnes for
whom I was working, what Mr. Allan had said. I don't think
he is friendly with the Allan*. I told Mr. Barnes because I
meld not get any more turf. I believe Mr. Barnes told
Mr. Newnan. Mr. Newman came to one afterwards and I
went and made oath of it. I think Mr. Newman and Mr.
Allot are nut friendly, but I don't know much about that.
Hr. (lake commented upon the facts of the case, and
aularutt-.1 that en oft man, upwards of 80 years of age,
somewhat deaf, irritated because he could not have the
iron to 'Midi his work, and himself addicted to swear.
itt, as he admitted, until lately, might be mistaken as
to the actual word, used, and seeing the animus under
which in all probability the information was laid, the
',melt would give the defendant the benefit of any doubt
" their total and dismiss the euiiiinons. He further
totemled that, in point of law the words alleged to
liAte been used did not amount to profane swearing
'chin the terms of the statute, and quoted several
•t“citieit in support of that contention, including Web-
sad Walker's dictionaries, Palev's works, Black-
ened, Commentaries, and Burns' " Justice of the Peace,"
am" suhinitted that upon the evidence the defendant
'"s entitled to a dismissal of the information. The court
to
been cleared for a short time to enable the bench
t" consider the case, upon its re-opening, the chairman
4W. that as there Wall a doubt in the case, the defendant
would have the benefit of it, and the information would
beiese. Lord Carington adinoniahed the defendant
kit careful in future.—Backs Adrertiser.