The Express.
London, England, 1860-01-05 00:00:00

8U8?ZOTID IUSX'S IN GLASGOW

Between 11 sad 12 o'clock on Tuesday a woman,
aimed Labelle Irvine, residing at 116, Back Wysd, Glasgow,
was found deed, under eirenmatencee which warrant the ma-
gician that she met her drub by foul means. Bottum' the
home named • little girl entered the huckster's shop which
was kept by the deoelsed for the cloves of purchasing some
tobacco, and toned her lying along the front of the fireplace
with her face beentemed with blood. The girl immediately
infermed the policeman on the beat of the circumstance,
who proceeded to the shop, and found the woman quite
dead. User her heed was a pool of blood. and blond
was still Geeing frost the wound,. There was
oho a poker found lying transversely beneath her
sank. Os the beck of the head wee found a severe
wouad—indeed, the 4011 is believed to be fractured in this
pert. Above the left temple is another of almost equal ex-
teat, sad there are also bruises on the left eyebrow std on
the upper lip. Vain the clunter of the shop was found •
steel of eaMqvated shape and construction, with only two
legs, the remaining two having bees discovered lying is an-
other direction. Os ono of the loge of the stool ere seen
marks of blood, se if from • hand, tied on the sent is • quart-
tity of hair attached to clotted gore. The In ea of
the polio., so far as they have gone, have resulted n learn-
ing that a men wee seers to le the the home at about Dine
...CIO& in the morning, sad, on being interrogated, he stated
that he had slept in the mice bed with deceased during the
night, and that be left het is bed in the that; •
girl kindling a Are in that apartment at the lime. Above
the shop is a room in which are three beds, attd it le
said by the neighbours that the house was one of
aecounuoristios, and that, of coulee, deceased was of loose
character herself. The only hypothesis for the muss of
death, except that of foul play, in that she had fallen out of
bed in a elate of iutotication, and received the 'entries in
that measor. but it is destroyed by the assurance of the man
who wee with her that she wee perfectly sober when he left,
sad Mee from the fact that the wound oa the tack of the
head would of Bedf have stunned her sad rendered tt Impos-
sible fee her to nes, PO that she could not fell again and re-
ceive the others. The circusnatanors also of the stool lying
en ter the cornier with blood marks on the Mu, end cf the
position in which she woe food, excite easelle Areal Ma,'
plcuas that the blows were adminietwed by the kends of
another. Meantime, haweeer, the police are makieg the
mom marching inmetigatioae, sad it le to be hoped that thee
will esccesd ta clearing up the mystery,—,North British
Daily Bail.

ArnlirrEn Stricirm—Yesterday morning Susan
Croft, aged 27 yws, the wife of an engineer, who wide. in
Clamlotte-streec Blackfriare-road, attempted welt-destruo.
don under the following cinuntstanixe .—The unfortunate
woman bee lately been very melancholy and d.spondisg, but
it was not aporebended she would attelopt .elf-destruction.
0a lame of her family waterier ter room they found her in •
stale of insenaibility with • tee-cup by bar aids which bad
contained laudanum. Bbis nee immediately taken to Sc.
Thomas's Hospital, whets Dr. Clap:on, the reeldent bones
physician, need the stomach-pump and other antidotes, and
extracted two ounces of laudanum, but cite now remains in •
very precarious state. No emus la assigned far the act.
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A MILITIA DitillßTEL—Henry Harris of the
&nth Devon Mititia, was charged by Captain Phi, bofore
the Mayor of Plymestb, with &brawn (rum the training of
lost year, which took plat in July Mot. It app-ared from
the statement of the adjuulet Mist Marti, wee found to have
entered Into Out royal navy, conirsiy to law, wLilat m.o. led
in the Wilda, and In &naive of the edviee of his Offieer.
Whe folly Inatna:Ard him how to proceed, first to obtain his
Taws from the militia, se arrai‘rvotent which tr always
feellltatel to the Sosth Dorn. Militia when soms dmire it.
Captain Fish spoke In lath tams art lb* young Mlle* steal-
awe addle on duty to Ireland, bat ea g and • character was
aily of partial iservins, me lb. few is wow sherds sly hod,
that when Interisoeseent talr.a the place of the Ilea awarded '
se Yee titan two mantle may b. sentenced. In tbis case tba
Mat! WY laid at forty Althea'. which. If not paid, wal
melee limn into "two month.," bur no bard labour will be
sofortsed. The %silol mecinet of down. a sod violation of
mob h the lora produced what may be considered a
sharp penalty Hag the tall forte of it is sipastl.