The Express.
London, England, 1860-07-30 00:00:00

MB MURDER OP A POLICNSERGEANT IN

IRELAND.

A t the Armagh aswzes, s:-onnat.thle Holden, of
Dungannon, was charged with the murder of Sergeant
Hoiden was reduced, on a charge of having
secretly mail:. .1, .end suypectod flub-inspector Matthew*
and Milelland .4 having been the cause of his disgrace.
He asked Ml:len:mil to proceed with him to the house of a
priest at Dungeouon, for the purpose of procuring from the
r•veren.l geutletindi a certificate to the effect that he
(Holden) was not married M`Clellanil complied with his
request, but, the priest being from home, Holden proposed
that they should apply to Mr. Quain, the protestant rector.
When they hail, as is supposed, gone up about twenty yards
on Mr. Quaies avenue, and while they were
....t in sight of the entrance gate, • shot was heard,
Quit immediately after another, following the first in rapid
succession. Holden had in his possession a large hora.pistol
a•ol ...roall,r weapon of the same kind; and it is supposed
that he bred to shots at hl'Clelland, a ball from one of
the mauls entering the beck of the deceased at the right
iode, and comiug out through the region of the heart. Tim
ball from the other shot entered the head at the left side of
the nose, near, the eye. and. taking a downward dirertioa,
rainiest away sumo of hltielland's teeth. Holden then
stabled deceased in the centre of the forehtml. Having
completed this 14..51y work, he went into the town and
pros e dell to a liouse.where Sub-inspector Matthews was
taking tea. He left a message to the effect that Mr. It.
}:',4.1,0, .1. P., wished to see Mr. Matthews immediately, and
finis made his way to the avenue leading to Mr. Evans's house,
and lad himself among some bushes. Mr. Matthews walked
up the avenue, when he was attacked by Holden, who
armed with a horse pistol and a dagger. Holden
oc knked Mr. Matthews down with a blow of -the pistol on
the head, fracturieg the skull. The gentleman, thus
wounded, and to a great degree rendered insensible, was,
of course, inameble of offering any resistance to his assail-
ant, who followed up the attack by giving Mr. Matthews
several stabs on the had and face. While Holden was
thus attacking his superior officer, he gave a shout. This
attracted the attention of two men, who went in the direc-
tow whence the poise had proceeded. Holden, it is tom
jecturel, seeing these men so near him, desisted from
hi. :moiler...is assault upon Mr. Matthews and attempted
to escape. The jury foetid him (hilly, but recommended
him to mercy on account of his previous good character.
TII4 primmer, who very coolly requested to be shot, was
seataaced to death.

FATAL ACCIDLNT CATAID BY LIONTIWIN(L—On
I the afternoon of Saturday one of the most violent thunder-
shirms experienced for many years passed near the neigh.
bourbon' .4 Windsor and Slough. Luring the whole of the
morning the etnioiiphere was exceedingly heavy, and
charged to it considerable extent with e'ectricity. About
two °dock the Lost vtoleut peels of thunder were hearth
reseinliling the dieliarges of whole perks of artillery,
acesimpeuial by the most vivid flashes of lightning,
and deluges of rout. This continued for about an
hone, without the slightest intermission. About three
o'clialt the lightning struck a labourer, named Joseph
Langky, Bed three horses who were at work it, a field Ise
1 longing to Mr. l'aittrelly, Ita)liictinn, near Windsor killing
them iustAelly. From an examination of the bUdice of
the deceased and horses after death, it was evident that
the for, of the electric fluid in its ?swage to the earth
was of the most ten lee character, the hat worn by the de-
ceased being torn to shreds and scattered about, while the
whole •.f the upper jartiou of the body was frightfully dir
lir: tea. The 'wise...lid not appear to have suifeted any
ettettial injuries, though thee were 'truck down dead in-
stantatieous. . The same afternoon the lightning tare
dome the wires of the electric telegreph of the Great
Westicru Railway, near Slough, which were bent and
twisted in au extraiinlinasy manner, of course, stopping the
telegraphic riminiuuication. At Windsor the lightning in-
jured the roof of a portion of the infantry barrack., in
Sheet-street. The storm of rain lasted the whole of he•
tartlet evening, doing greet damage to the wheat over a
oonsidemble district.

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