The Express.
London, England, 1867-02-23 00:00:00

SHOCKING WIFE MURDER IN YORKSHIRE.

Yesterday, at the Barnsley police court, the
sitting magistrates were occupied for several hours investi-
gating the circumstances of a most cruel and heartless
murder. The victim of the crime is Elizabeth Jubb, the
wife of a nut hawker, named Joseph Jubb, alida Moss,
residing at Thurlstone, a village about nine miles from
Barnsley. Mr. Thomas Oreenait Hamer appeared for the
prosecution. The evidence adduced was very volu-
minous, sixteenwitnesses being called for the prosecution.
The testimony of a majority, however, was of a circum-
stantial character. It appeared that the prisoner and his
wife had for years led a very unhappy life, owing to his
dimiipated habit., and his conduct towards the deceased
bad been of the most cruel kind. On one occasion he had
broken her arm in a drunken fit, and on another occasion
be had kicked her front teeth out. In fact the poor
creature had continually marks of violence upon her
person. The deceased was far advanced in pregnancy.
About a fortnight ago she died somewhat suddenly, and
this led to an inquiry before Mr. Taylor, coroner for the
honour of Pontefract. An open verdict was returned, the
jury finding that deceased had died from violence, but how
or by whom inflicted there was no evidence to show. The
police authorities, however, further investigated the matter,
and the information obtained from the residents of the
village led to the apprehension of the prisoner on a charge
of munler.

At the conclusion of the evidence, the prisoner was com-
mitted to take his trial at the assize on a charge of wilful
murder.

REPRESENTATION OF EAST SUFFOLK.—CoIoneI
Adair, the unsuccessful liberal candidate for East Suffolk,
has issued an address, in which he announces his intention
to offer himself again at the first opportunity. " The
result of a poll taken after a brief canvass," says the gallant
colonel, "shows that you have added largely to your
strength, while the numbers of the conservative party
have ron.ained stationary." The Norfulk News says: We congratulate the liberals of East Suffolk on the
marked progress they are making towards complete suc-
cess. NS ith an enlarged suffrage, which before long must
come, Colonel Adair will be the topmost man in East
Suffolk. We beg our friends to organise and unite for the
next opportunity, and we doubt not that the minority,
which has been ever growing towards a majority, will
have at length a full reward for its efforts, and a compen-
sation for its honourable defeats, in the triumphant return
of the man who has fought the uphill fight so nobly."
UNIVERSITY COLLEOI.—Mr. W. D. Christie (our
late Minister in Brazil) and Dr. W. B. Hodgson, who re-
signed his seat on the Council of University College in
consequence of the recent infraction of its unsectuien
principle, have given notice of motions for the annual
meeting of the college, to be held next Wednes-
day at 3 p.m., which are, we hope, chiefly intended
to extract some explanation front the majority of the
council, who stayed away from the recent special meet-
ing, of their reasons for acting as they did. Professor Key
stated at the recent special meeting that the council could
not concur in any single statement of their reasons,
because their reasons were complex, and various in the
ease of various councillors. This difficulty, if the true
one, might obviously be easily removed by oral explana-
tions from the individual members of the majority, and
we confess we think the college has a tight to expect such
explanations before their term of office is renewed. We
should, for our own parts, regret to see any attempt made
to renew the battle of the 2nd inst. A beating is a beat-
ing, which should be accepted by the defeated party—not
of course without loss of confidence in the actual adminis-
tration, which is inevitable, but without renewing the
attempt to force on the majority principles which they
dislike, anti have shown the requisite numerical strength
to repudiate.—Spectafor.
THE CAMBRIDGE UNIYEISITY UNION SOCIETY.—
The subject debated on Tuesday evening last was "That
in the opinion of this house her Majesty's government
have exhibited a patriotic sense of duty and a sincere
desire to settle the reform question in the scheme they
have laid before parliament on the subject." This was
proposed by Mr. W. A. Lindsay, Trinity College, and
supported by Mr. C. Greene, Trinity ; Mr. H. C. Winter,
St. Catharine's ; Mr. E. A. Owen, Trinity ; Mr. J. W.
Tipping, Trinity; and Mr. It. Purvis, Downing. It was
opposed by Mr. N. Moore, St. Catharine'. ; Mr. G. C.
Whiteley, St. John's ; Mr. E. S. Shuckburgh, Emmanuel ;
Mr. F. T. Payne, Trinity Hall ; Lord E. Fitsmaurice,
Trinity ; Mr. H. Rigg, Trinity ; Mr. J. F. Moulton, St.
John's ; and Mr. E. Gates, Sidney Sussex. The division
was:—For the motion, 94 ; against, 36; majority for the
motion, 48. The subject for next Tuesday 'e debate is :
"That in the opinion of this house, the prosecution of Ex-
Governor Eyre is unjust and uncalled or." Proposed by
Mr. Vincent, of Queen's College.—Ca fa/Jr-if/9e Independent.
WHITEHALL, FEB. 22. —Tho Queen has been
pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the
Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto the Right
Hon. Duncan M'Neill, late Lord Justice-General and Pre-
sident of the Court of Session in Scotland, and the heirs
male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style,
and title of Baron Colonsay, of Colousay and °Tenafly, in
the county of Argyll. The Queen has also been pleased
to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal,
granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland unto the Right Hon. Sr Hugh
3lacealmont Cairns, Knt., a Judge of the Court of Appeal
in Chancery, and the heirs male of his body lawfully be-
ptten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Cairns, of
Gannoyle, in the county of Antrim.—Gazette.

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