The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-18 00:00:00

SUSPECTED MURDER AT STEPNEY.

Yesterday, shortly after 12 o'clock, a suspicious
discovery was made at No. 9, Greve-road, Stepney, a short
distance from the Tower Hamlets Cemetery, Bow-road. It
appears that the deceased was a widow lady named Mary
Earley, aged about 70 yam, who up to the time of her
death was in possession of considerable landed property,
situated at Stratford, Bow, Bethnal-green, Victoria-park,
and other parts at the east end of the metropolis. She had,
it is said, a number of agents and collectors who were carry.
mg her large sums of money weekly; arising from rents and
other property, which she had held since the death of her
husband, a large contractor and brickmaker, well known at
that part of Loudon for his eccentric habits. The deceased
bad not been seen by the neighbours for some days, and a
collector, named Walter Thomas Emma, sent his son as far
bath as Tuesday last for two brass taps which be
was to put on to water-butts at two of 'her houses.
On each day since Emma bad repeatedly sent and called,
but though he knocked on each occasion loudly at the door,
no one answered. The impression was that the &wear I
had gone out, as the garden gate was left unlocked. Yes-
terday, when Emms went, he had his suspicion aroused
that all was not right, and he accordingly communicated
with Mr. Rosa the deceased's solicitor, of Change-alley,
Coenhill, who with Mr. Whittaker and another gentleman
named faith proceeded to the house in company with
police constable. They could not make anyone hear, and
proceeded through the adjoining premises to the backgarden,
where they climbed the wall and made an entry at the back
door. They searched the lower part of the house, which
seemed in considerable confusion, and upon reaching one of the
rooms on the second floor they discovered the deceased lying
dead with the toppart of her head forced in. Therewasalarge
wound of the scalp, and blood had flowed copiously from the
injury which had been inflicted, apparently by some bard
substance, or life preserver. The floor was besmeared with
blood, and it is supposed that the deceased had been killed
by some burglars who had entered the premises to get her
cash. The deceased kept large sums in the house,
although she had an account with one of the City
banks. Subsequently Inspectors Kerriuey and Haynes,
of the K division, proceeded to the house and made a
minute search, dit is supposed that a great amount
of property. has been removed. The deceased lived entirely
alone, having no servants, but is east to have been of
miserly habits, and dirty and intemperate. Lan evening
Mr. Stevens, the Coroner's officer for the district of Stepney,
took charge of the body for the official investigation before
the Coroner (Mr. Humphreys), but the inquest is not yet
appointed. A number of police-constable' have been sent
out from Arbour-square and T.,.w stations, and late last
night no else to the guilty parties had been obtained. The
deceased was, it is said, in the receipt of an income from her
property amounting to about 5,0001. per annum.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews are secured by
Mr. E. T. Smith for the opening of his dramatic season at
the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane. Their engagement at the
Haymarket Theatre terminates at the latter end of Sep.
somber.
The cricket matches for next week stand thus
On Monday, the Gentlemen of Surrey v. Gentlemen of
Kent (return), at the Oval; the A'l England Eleven a.
Twenty-two of England, with two players, at Barnsley ;
and the United A'l England Eleven a. Twenty-two of
Kent, at Tunbeidge Wells ; and, on Thursday, Surrey a.
North of England (return), at Manchester.
The Hastings Regatta takes place on Monday
and Tamely; the Harwich Yacht Club Regatta, the Folk'.
stone Regatta, and the Royal Welsh Yacht Club Regatta
on Thursday ; and the Torbay Royal Regatta on Friday.
DOWNING-STREIT, AUGUST 15.—The Queen has
been pleased to appoint Stair Douglas, Face, to be colonial
secretary for the Island of Mauritius ; Her Majesty has also
been Seed to appoint Sir William Byam L. ; John
Gray, Thomas Nicholson. Esq., M.D. ; James Wat-
urn see , William Thibou, William Ann (:cull, John Bell
Lowry, and Alexander Adam, &qrs., to be members of the
Executive Council of the Island of Antigua ; George Webbe,
Walter Maynard, and Thomas Huggins, Rom. ; the Rev.
Joseph Herbert Pemberton, Meetings Charles Huggins, and
William Scott, &qrs. ; to be members of the Executive
Council of the Island of Nevis ; William Steventon, Es%.
ILD., to be -a member of the Legislative Council of Lhi
island of Montaerrat ; and Thomas Alexander Finlayson to
be a member of the Legislative Council of the bland of
Trin(dad.--Gazette.
TUB INSPECTION OP VOLUNTEER CORPS.—The
improved arrangements for the inspection of the volunteer
corps, to which we have already alluded, are now nearly
completed. The present assistant-inspectors will have the
head-quarters of OW,- respective districts fixed as follows e.
Major Nelson, London ; Lieut.-Colonel Luard, Reigate or
Goldford ; Lieut.-Colonel Ibbetson, Cambridge ; Major
Hume, Exeter ; Major Dick, Birmingham; Major Harman.
York ; Major Jones, Edinburgh. Assistant.inspectora have
yet to be appointed to three dotricts—the North-Westeia.
whoa head-quarters will be at Liverpool ; the Welsh, at
Swansea ; and the South Scottish, Glasgow. In all probe.
bility three majors of depOt battalions, who are about to be
reduced, will be selected for these appointments.—Army
and Neat Gamete.
THS NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION.—The COM*
cif of the National Rifle Aasociation having resolved
that at the next annual prize meeting, in Mil, her
Majesty's prize and the gold medal of the association shell
be competed for on the same terms a. this year, hereby in-
vite the guomakera of the United Kingdom to a competition
with rifles of a minimum bore of '451 and a maximum
weight of %lb., the pen of the teener being not lee than
Mb. This competition will take place at Hythe early in
February, due notice of the day appointed being previously
given. Each competitor will have to bring eix rifles .d the
same description and quality. The rifles will bo fired from
fixed paschal:pica' testa, and the one that gives the best figure
will be selected as the description of rifle with which the
queen's prize, together with the gold medal of the lowoa'.
L ton, shall be competed for, subject to the condition of the
manufacturer undertaking to supply the number of riflos
required by the council within a time specified, and of their
being in every respect equid to the one chosen.
REVIEW or KP-NTIBII VOLUNTEERE—The most
complete arrangements have been carried out for the review
of numerous companies of volunteers in the perk of Sit'
Thomas M. Wilson, Bart.. at Clams n on this of
afternoon, by Lord Sydney (Lord Lieutenant of Kent).
Raised sods for the accommodetion of holies here been
erected. and the park will be open
for visitors, who will
he admitted by tickets, at 3 o'clock. The whole force will
be under the command of Colonel Tborold, Brigadier-Gene-
rid of the Ist Bat'-lion of Kentish Elba, and
the following
compapies will be present :-3rd Lee, 4tli Woolwich,
Kidhe"ok, Rth Bydenham, 13th Greenwich, 21st Lewisham.
2fith Illackhcath, 27th Deptford, '2Bth Charting, 29th
Ilromlov, 32nd FlGnon, 34th Deptford, and the Woolwich
Dockyaid and other companies of artillery, The review
will take place at half-past 4 o'cleck.