The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-24 00:00:00

MEETING AT WOLVERHAMPTON.

At ietnrdayWerini:l;eir;;en eo and
70 painters and plumbers held a meths, at the Horse and
Jockey to oonsider the propriety of aiding the operatives in
the building trade who are now on strike in the metropolis.
The speakers characterised the conduct of the masters as
tyrannical and nn•Englisb, regarded the proceedings as a
lock•ont and not a strike, strongly denounced the document
which the routers had prepared as a " badge of slavery,"
and resolved to contribute weekly toward. the support of the
men who are " out." Representatives from each atop were
appointed to collect the aubemiptfons. A ►imilar meeting of
the osseous, bricklayers, end carpenters was bald on the
previous Thursday night with mingle, reenter!, and on Satur-
day night the first subscription was made at the different
shops, and liberally responied to.

THE STRIKE IN DUBLIN.
The minable arrangements subsisting between the
builders end the working carpenters of Dublin have been
unexpectedly interrupted, end the negotiations for an ad-
vance of wages, which were ail bat completed to the satiate°.
lion of both pieties at the beginning of last week, ham ended
In Moroni. The men have struck, and on Monday morning
• series of resolutions were leaned, from which it appears that
the association of etoolayere decided that the wages now paid
to the carpenter. were ample, and fully equal to what min-
ing circum•tancee and contracts could warrant; and they
farther pledged themselves to use all proper tomes to resist
any lacrosse of the same, warning the men that in ems of
their leaving ma it, ribs, they would not be employed again.
The carpenters in reply, adhere to the demand made In •
circular adenoid to the masters, and have decided that it
shall be strictly maintained. The lacrosse weight is 4d. per
dim&

THE Naw BIsEOPRIC or BRISBANE (Auerramas)
—The Bishop of Belisenry has addressed • letter to all
the clergy of hie dloceee, Gelling upon them to make col-
!redone on Wulf of the Dew diocese of Brisbane. "Tb•
bishop will aell for his diocese," rays the right rev. peels*
"in November, and I trust that before then he may have re-
ceived from what be cells • the old diocese' some good omen
that it reciprocates the strong Mellor of love by which be
hosed to it, and that it has a special interest in the Walks
of one who bee for at weep yeses, and so eseasstly, en-
deavoured to strawthe rottabara of the church to pay more
heed to the wants of our colonists and the heathen." The
Bishop of Brisbane was far many years rector of Bombing.
stoke. scar Devizes, sad more recently rector of St. Peter sad
Ot. Peal, Marlborough.

AXTRAORDINARY 0468 01 BIGAMY.

It will bo remembered that a few days ego a lady applied
at the Lambeth Police-court, and told an extraordinary story
of her having been induced to merry a man who had co-
mmented himself as the son of a noblemen, and poisoned
of considerable property, and who, after their marriage, had
been living on her mean' and conducting himself in a
singular fashion, going out in • suit of new clothes, and
coming back in old ones, Ike.
A man of shabby-genteel appearance was yesterday placed
fa the dock, charged with bigamy. Hs gave his name as
William Denbigh eloper Harrison. The lady who made
the application the other day, and the other with of the pri-
mmer were both present.
The first witness examined was Ravel, one of the sum-
moning odious of the coon. lie dated that he had accom-
panied ma of the ladies present to 16, Primate-place, Ken-
nington-croas, and confronted her with the prisoner, who
mimed much astoniehed and admitted that he had been
married to bee before him marriage with Mrs. Hayes, the
lady who applied at the court a tow days ago. He added
that he had been driven into the second marriage.
Mr. Norton—Driven into it by whom?
Revill—He did not say by whom, your worship. At the
station-home I searched him and found on him a part Of a
saran of tobacco, a abort clay taproom pipe, three halfpence
1n copper, and a part of a newspaper containing the report of
the sppeoation of his wife at this court. I should say, that
before I took him from the home, Mrs. Hayes, the sect&
wife, took from him a gold watch, which she said belonged
to her former husband. I product the two certificates of
the prisoner's maniacs, which I received from both the
wives who are now present.
The certificate' wer• Item handed to the magistrate, and
trom them it appeared that the prisoner, who then gave the
name of William Denbigh eloper Mamba, described him-
self as late captain in the army, bachelor, and eon to Francis
Marshall, shipowner, had been married at Paddington
Clued iv Sophia Frost Dawson, widow, on the 3rd of July,
1868, end that o• the 28h of June in the present year' he
woe married at Bt. George's, Hanover-equare, to Jane
Hayes, widow, in the name of William Denbigh eloper
Manure, described as a bachelor, and hoe. motels' in the
army, son of Fronds Harrison Lord Denbigh, shipowner.
Mr. Norton to the primer—Do you deny that you are the
parson described in this certificate, as the William Deabigh
iilmor Marshall, who was married to Mrs. Sophia Damen ?
Prboner —No, sir, but Pm sorry, for I know it was very
wicked of me—very wished indeed.
Mr. Norton—And do you echeowledge also that you are
dispersal whowas married to Mrs.Jans Hayes, and to whom
this other certificate riders?

iPrYoaar—l do dr.
I knew It was very wicked.
Inspector Emma/son, of the P division, said he had become
acquainted some time ago with the history of the prisoner.
and wished to say that his real name was eloper, and not
Marshall, nor Barrie:le, and that he wee the illegitimate
child of a woman, who subsequently married a man named
Marshall. This person was a dealer in bottles. and was en-
gaged in bottling ale sad beer for different people.
F'rmener—l beg your pardon ;he was a wine merchant,
and supplied Windsor Castle, Buckingham House, and the
Pavilion, with wine and _

Mr. gorton—nad does the feet of your father or step-
father supplying Buckingham Palace or Windsor Castle
Justify you In asentaing the term honourable? (Laughter.)
Prisoner—Pwlisp not.
Mr. Emmerson—What I stated, your worship, is quite
correct, and it is singular enough that on one occasion the
pruoaer went with his stepfather to bottle some ale at the
bone of • nobleman. and broom so Intimate with one of the
young ladies that an elopement was arranged, and would, in
all probability, have succeeded had not one of the letters of
the lady fallen into the bands of the prisoner's grandfather,
who forwarded it to the noblemen, her father.
Prisoner—Oh, how can yon say all this? You ought to
be ashamed of yourself.
Mr. Norton—You ate a nice person to moralize.
The Prisoner (whining)—Wall, your worship, it's not true.
Mr. Norton—ls It true that the prisoner has • third wife?
Resin (the oflicer)—l can't may at present, air; but it is
@trusty suspected. If your worship remands the prisoner I
shell be able to find out by the neat examination.
The prisoner was remanded for further evidence.

THE FPIPINUIDEE di NEWPORT.—EXECIMOR
OP TEE CRIMINAL.

MONMOUTH, TVFADAT.

Theexecution of Matthew Francis, 'convicted at
the recent assizes ben of murdering his wife by cutting her
throat with a razor, at Newport, took piece ter morning in
front of the county gaol in this tows. From Unfired the pri-
soner expressed nn desire to live, and be was with difficulty
persuaded to plead "not guilty" at his trial. His conduct slaw
his conviction has been repentant end resigned, and be has
listened with reapectral attention and evident profit to the
religious consolation of the Rev. Mr. Dredge, Wesleyan
minister at Monmouth, who regularly attended him
during his incarceration. A day or two ago a vagabond ob-
tained a ready sale for some doggrel verses, representing
them to have bean written by the pruner. This of course
was not the saes ; Franca has added nothing to the self•
criminatory statement he made before the magistrates.
Calcreft &rived on Monday evening, and at once proceeded
to the gaol. lie was recognised, though his hair and whiskers
have turned grey einem bia lam visit. The gallows was finished
yesterday, and Oa hideous timbers stood out in black relief
against thesmilingay. Soon afterday break numbers of people
began to congregate from the neighbouring hills, the adja-
cent collieries, and the teeming hives of the Forest of Dean.
When the dense fog bed been somewhat dissipated by. the
rays of the sun, an heterogamous' crowd wee exposed to view,
'umbering 700 to 1,000 people, of both sexes and all ages,
most of whom had risen early and travelled long to
enjoy the death-straggles of a wretched fellow-creature.
Among them were messy young lade and women, not a
few of the latter having Wiles in their rms. The vileness of
their couvereation end their filthy appearance showed that most
of them belonged to the lowest orders. Jests and laughter
and ribald shouts prevailed, end mingled in horrid discordance
even with the tolling of the solemn cieeth.belL
Shortly before nine o'clock the solemn primaries KINQUiId
the scaffold, and then there was a beaky and all Interest wee
ormentrated on the dread procedure. The Rev. J. C.
Primer, sheriff's chaplain, read the armies for the
dead, end wee attended by Mr. T. Prosser, Mayor
of Newport; Mr. Toys, under-sheriff; Mr. Graham,
&c. The prisoner WAR led out by two turnkeys ; he lohott
Imre, and trembled violently, but epoke no word that wee
C Icraft, having pat on brim a while cap, adjusted
the noose on the nal of the unhappy man, who was then
observed to clench his hands. The bolt was drawn, sad
then • visible shudder ran through the crowd, while man
Wturned facer white with terror. The culprit's hands drop
to his aide as be fell, and he writhed for several minu es.
Death did not end hie sufferings until he bed been hanging
five minutes, which may be accounted for by the fact that he
was a very spare man. The body after hanging the usual
time, was cat down for burial within the precincts of the
geol.