The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-29 00:00:00

THE RTEPHILT MURDER.

It is rather a curious tact that the prisoner en-
tertained, or pretended to do so, a coavietion that he would
surely be acquitted of the charge, and that it wail at his
own urgent inquest that the trial took place at the recent
season, aa he said he was tired ci being in prison, and
wanted to pet out. His learned counsel, Mr. Beat, was
extremely &irons that the trial should be postponed to the
next session, as it would have given an opportunity for the
excitement that had bees created in the public mind to
cool down, and them is so doubt UM, if an appßcation to
that effect had been made to the Magee, it would have
beet complied with ; and, indeed, it is generally the rule
in all these serious cases not to try the prisoner at the
saineemaim that the bill is found by the grand Jeri. Mr.
Wood, Mullins' solicitor, it moms, suggested to the pri-
soner that this coarse ahould be taken' bat he °Welled to
it. and it was at hie own earnest desire that the trial we.
brought on. For • short time after the trial the primmer
exhibited a mod deal of excitement, and amerliel that
he:uas innocent of the crime of which be had been eon-
vict.si, bat Mies then he has beams quite olio, and appr.
ready resigned, and evidently feels the fearful position in
which he is placed. The r and all his family, it
seems, are Roman but, it appears, that before
his trial be made no *adios to attend divine Barrio, is
the dispel at the prima, rod lietared with apparent Wat-
tles to the ezhattaliase of the Wm. Mr. Davis, the wil-
lowy. Os thamoday, however, he eupeseed to Mr. Joao..
: Site Gomm, of N • drain to see •
=t,tial
et his OM sad that est lemma
ems a oommloation to the
Chehalis et that elle* mad elate thus the prbassr
he.here by a Romeo arthelle Out. asd he will le
permitted to lime ace= to him wimple, he phew
the interval that will elapse Wawa has ereeatioa,=
will take piece on Monday, the 12th of November. It is
not likely, even if the rumeer should man • coat mica,
that the real circumstances under white pear old Mra
Presley we. so brutally murdered will ever re tally made
brows to the public, as a statement of sae a mime blade
to a Roman catholic priest is considered as elm under the
seal of coafendon, and therefore sacred, and would not,
under any Mreemetancea, be divulged by the party to whom
t was made.

Sir Benjamin Brodie, feeling his inability from
his recent impairment of sight to perkem all the duties d
President of the Royal Society, fonnuded hie resignation
of that office to the maned of that body. At a special
meeting held last week the coma unanimously resolved
to request Sir Renjamin to allow himself to hengain mini.
into] as president, with an endentanding that Ise should
not be called upon to perform the duties of the office for
the peewit. This arrangemeet, we understand, meets with
the hearty approval of the fellows, who, without doubt,
sincerely hope that the further treatment which he is about
to undergo will prove so succesnul that he may still be
enabled to continue those duties he has so well discharged
for the last two years. &fader these eireumstencee Sir Ben-
jamin Brodie has consented to be =Mooted as president.
We see rejoins' to stale that there has been marked im-
provement in the sight of the left eye of the distinguished
president nom the operation for glaucoma wea performed.
The improvement is promotive. The development of
cataract in the right eye has rendered an operatics fee
this defect desirable. It is confidently anticipated that
this proceeding will be attended by a successful Mum
Loom t.

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Tax AernITZOTIJILIL ABSOCIATIOX.—The opening
•aaKmg and torments:Sone of the amiss of 18110-81 was held
ea Priday evening, at the gallery of the Architetteral
Union Company, Conduit-attest The chair was tuna by
the president, Mr. Roger Smith; and among theseiczt
were Mr. Gilbert Scott, Professor Hassidim', Mr.
Professor Hopkins, Mr. Hayter Lewis, and • camber ei
gentlemen connected with the prolcssioe. The president
read tho inairmrsi address, in which—having stated the
progress made'with various public buildings re the seers
polo, within the last year, especially instancing the sew
schools in Endell-street, Skswnsbury, as • fine specimen of
the modern coutineetal pointed style—he referred to the
Ines which the country had sustained by tbodestbsof Sir C.
Barry, Mr. Brune!, and Mr. Robert Stephenson. Mr. Gil-
bert Scott, Professor Donaldson, avid other gentlemen sub-
semeetly offered a few observations on the peaetieal utility
of architectural associations, sad a cordial wish was =-
premed that the Architectural Association and the Royal
Institute of British Architects might long rarest, on terms
of mutual friendship and independence. Some fine tutus
tapestry from designs by Julio Romano were exhibited in
the room, sad also scene beautiful phreegraphs and arehi•
tc‘ tun!drswins. The galleries wore
by the patent ebaixiehers invented by Mr. Hatches, of Hat-
ton-garden, which were generally Edwina'. la the course
of the evening the prise for the best drawing is the elms of
design was presented to Mr. Sams.
C.oMPLI ZNT TO Loan BROPCITAX. —The London
and North Western Rahway Company, on the recent visit
of Lord Brougham to Huddersfield, evinced their WO
respect for his lordship by placing, for his return, e special
trate at his disposal, sod gave order to ell their officers to
pay particular attention to his comfort throughout the
route.

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ST. GEOROB'E-IN-THE-EAST.—It ie nenTeeable to be
able to state that yesterday again, u on the previous Sun-
dae, the services at the oburish of St. George's.iu.theltnat,
both inuring and vetoing, were conducted without any
iterruptios worth notice.
Tam Muma' or ALDERMAN SERRRY.—IALYZ.
RICK, FRIDAY EVINIKU.—IIe coroners inquest has resulted
in a verdict at wilful murder erinet some persons un-
known. bat the government has art telegraphed to have
the body or retruna, which were riot yesterday morning,
eehnineeL The reason of the miming being exhumed is the
want of evil oce as to the identity of the body, the only
tiornble evidence aa yet recorded being a piece at tremor
still left no one of the tsp. The general fooling is that
there must bare been a wellorganised co Lot it is
lamentable to see the tetra want of sympathy amongst the
lower order.. They almost ail say he wen a tyrant, and
awns to think that a *sliiiontka at the murder.
Ala
Mr. Sheehy was esemi in the eity a greet hisolort
people, OM so embalm was he of the enmity of army of his
tenantry, that wise he gat the decree lac the ejection of
MO of them, alma by the hesitater at Miklos Sessions, kw
remarked that Ito was aware that all his tenantry wool.
like to shoot him. Of enures the . barrister immediately
called him to vole _

THE BRADFORD TlLAORDY.—Margaret (lowland,
otherwise Sutton, the desilloyer of the lives of her two
children et Bradford, remained alive atthe public infirmary
in that town on Saturday night. The wound her throat
wee healing, bat she was afilicted with bronchitis. sad wan
in sw.b • state as to make it doubtful whether she woad
ultimately recover. (lowland, the father of the murdered
children, will he agate brought before the Bradford borough
magistrate* this day (Woodsy). It appears that the span.
MI document found in his poselillirle, and purporting to be
a certified on yof the register et the marriage of himself
and Suttee, does not *Detain the correct Christian
niimft of the clergy who officiated at St. thwsld's,
Durham, in 1a6.5, stud therefore it is expected the charge of
forgery will fail.
Surinam Devil/. —Yeaterday (Friday) afternoon
the Rev. James Wilson Claws. B. muter of the Trow-
bridge Grammar School, whilst out A.,
for riding exercise in the
drive through the park of Walter Lou-,. Esq., P. wee
found lying flat oie biz face in s pool of I.l,sid, quite dead.
This discovery was made by Joyce, the man at the lodge, to
whom be had been talking only about a quarter of an hour
before. His home gallopped back op the road to the ledge
libel, Joyce found the rev. gentleman about half a voile
train the lodge, lying is s pool of blood. Re loudly called
for help, and amistance having bees rendered the body was
taken home, and it is supposed that he ruptured • blood
vessel and fell from his hues end wee eaffoested. The
grief occasioned at the school senong the boys was very
poi, We rev. gentleman being every kind and effeellegate
rake, sad wee well I,oloved and mach nespeetga istk•
teen. nit makes the fourth gladden death la the Mown
Anew the week.—Sehrhery Aurae/.
Csrr or Lomnom Hooirerai. woo DEMON MP
TRH cow, VICTORIA PARIL—The number of patients
refitted at this institution duriog eel( Wad JJO. of
which 162 were new awes.