The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-26 00:00:00

TEE 11174DE11 AY LEDBUBI.

LEDBURY, WZDNUDAY.
Detective Williamson, from Scotland-yard, is
diligently prosecuting his inquiries into *hie affair, which is
still enveloped la Darters. Suspicion hes fallen upon John
Joan, one of Mr. Mandisld's clerks, who lodges to the
haw seat to that where the morder leas committed, who
worked In the lower aftlea, end who produced the key of the
hack door, and was the first to enter the house and proclaim
the annoyer, of the (rime. He le strictly watched, but has
not been apprehended. Before the cuoner be said he went
home about tea o'clock on the night of the murder, and Mrs.
Baker wee last seen a few 'ideates before ten. He had to pus
bar door to go to Ma lodging. Ina path near this place, a
quantity of silver mosey was found, conflating of fourpeney
pieties, sixpenese, /he , wrapped in small pieces of paper. One
sixpenoe with a merit upon it has been identified u belong.
tag to Mr. Mueffeld. Tuesday, the day preluding the
murder, wee market day at Leathery, sod several persons
called at the offices to pay money, end were sent up to the
private offices ; a large amount was accumulated Is the comae
of the day, end wee takes to the bank in the, afternoon by
Mr. Woodward, the cbief clerk, when he vent to his dieser.
Jones's effi cts bare been rigidly searched, as bare thou of
a female with whom he keeps company ; but it is supposed
thtt the mune (milieu result attended both examination.
The asegistusee have held long private menhaden' each
day this week, but nothing haa transpired sa to the result of
their eogliatiocie. Mr. Nuefield will offer a :sued of 601.
for the conviction of the murderer, and the maglirtrates have
applied to government to add 1001. to that sum. The /aquae
will be resumed to-morrow (Thursday).

LATTAT PAYLTICCLARIS.
Siam the above elk. written, It has been amnia/nod that
the gasgistratas, at Abe close of their investigation, &rooted
Superiotai4ent Taster to take Jobe Jones Into custody on
suspicion of bring the mardarer. He woe accordingly appre-
hended at 10 o'clock lad atilt

MTSTERIOUS DEATH AT BLACKHEATH.-0E Tues-
day evening, Mr. Car tar, coroner for West Kent, held an
baggiest at the Hare end Bilkt, Blackheath, OD the body of a
men =known, who was found drowned in the neighbour-
hood. It spprared from the stridence given that Sergeant
Grey of the It d.viaitin of police, wee passing a deep pond
on Blackheath when hi.. attention was callci to something in
the water, which I raved to be the body of the deceased.
There VW nothing Anal him wbkh wild lead to him kleas-
lily% Tim inquiry eras adjourned kr a week for the purpose
of a pest "none= CZADABIDDII be made. The deceased is
detkvibed a. about 60 year, of age, 5 ft. 6 in. in height, gray
hair, end dreaed in prey tweed shooting cost, Week trousers
and vest, Blocher boots, and black stock.

ROBBERY OF FIRE ARMS IN IRELAND.—Fonr
men, three of whom were tinned with pistols, and the other
with a blunderbuss, on Sunday evening last, between go end
seven o'clock, entered the dwelling-bowie of a farmer named
John Flantey, which is sitnatad near ti the wood of
Clonadd, la the tarony of Gesabill, in King's county. Im-
mediately after their entrance they discharged two of their
Natoli.. and thee proceeied to search ihe hams for are-aims.
They succeeded ‘l2 finding one gun, which they curled olf.
They competled limitary to take an oath as to his poseeming
any other fire-emus than that they bed foutd; then one of
the party struck him a violent blow on the bead with a
whip-handle, and then took their departure. It would ap-
pear from their obeerratiose that the party suspected Hannay
blab. hsvipg awe of pistols. Heaney, though well ae-
quaintsd with the people in the neighbourhood, states that
the four fellows are unknown to him, and he therefore thinks
they were strangers brought frees a distince to rob him of
the arms he was suspected to bare. It is a rematksble cies
enrwasnce Mat three men, his neighbouts, happened to he
sitting io hie bouts what the gang enter**, sod that they
tok no part art wever hprotecting him or his property, or
le at all interfering with the proceedings of the ruffians., or
interrup•ing their departure or effecting their cap! ore.—
Beradess. _

DARING ROBBERY TROY Ate AMERICA)/ GER.
YEERAN AT LlVERPOOL.—Yesterday (Wednesday) a
tall, 'annular woman, named 7ifsry Ann Leichin, was
brought up at the Liverpvi police court, charged with
bawler commi•tod a mos. dating robbery the previous night
front the pencil of an American gentleman. The facts of the
robbery are somewhat strange. It appears that Mr. J. E.
Norwrod, the victim of He robbety who is at present stay-
ing at the Adelphi Hotel, Liverpcol, while standing at the
bar of the hotel tan Tuesday nigLt pulled out he puree ant
asked the barmaid fur change for a 6f. not On receiving
the change, fire rovereigne, be put them in hie puree, which
he replaced in Isis pocket and buttoned his coat. He then
tweed towards the door, sad walked up Moult-pleasant, but
before he had got half way be was accosted by a seems,
who, atter epeaking • few words to hits, was joined by two
num, who pushed her with much force against bits, when
she put bar head into his pocket and ran off with his purse.
He followed in pursuit, and wee joked by • policeman, when
the prisoner was discovered in a br dbel in Ho/ham-street.
She had, however, gone through a complete transformation,
for ohs wore a false wig, had a patch on her cheek, • rebated
skirt, and appeared lame. The police officer, however, soon
dive.s•ol the woman of her assumed habiliments, and she was
then recognised as the thief by the propeeuter. Mr. Mans-
field committed the risme, fur trial end the police aro on
the track of her male accessorise.

STRIKE OF THE COALWEIPPERS OT TUE POST
OP LoNDON.—Yesterdey morning, shoat 2,000 coslwhippers
of the Port of London turned out on strike fur so advance
of wager, Lout the soar of eirpotce to nlotpence her
ton for their labour. They went In promssion, accompanied
bye rand of nrits;r, digs, ace , through Wapping, Its/cliff,
mid other places near the waterside, where the coal ships
and colliire are daily cleared of their freight, calling
upon their frllowslab ,ureris not t, work fur the starvation
price which the griddleusen bad been pa) inc them s'ncl the
oetehliehment of the truck Pyretic The strike la the result
of a mecticg on Monday night lest, where resoltrione for the
arlvenctrui ni of their iotereris went unanimouely adopted.
The grerveet order prevailed tbroughoet the proceedings.
Bodos of or n irre bkorbe engaged in small boots on the
river, with drums suit Elm e, and colonel eying, and displeey.
lug large phicarde, eellini on all the coalwhlppers to assist in
th• cause. A tell hie teen eatensively postal callings pu'ilic
or Ming of the men, at the nivel': Tavern, lteteliff-tniar, en
Fritey evening, at 8 o'clock. Ba. soriptions on behalf of the
wee have been otecel et ,enrol plaart to defray thee:pasta.
LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY (LIMITED).
—TrAtße ..emit, for the week leading May 22, 11,0914
6.. lOd.

- 611liAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, KlNee-Cheee.
Number of peter, for the week ceding Ray 23, 1,024, of
ivied' 3EO were ice cam.

MARKEY&

COTTON.—LtvaarooL, MIRY 26.—Tits tales et ma
to-day aye estimated et 7,000 bales. There M to.pAugt it
tits market slam yesterday.

CORN.—Borrow, MAY 25.—Thin WM • fair r9py.ly d
wheat at our market to-day, nod prime were 3.. I,)ner this
this day ee'unight, the mulcat credos Brill. Rel., sOr. to
; white, Mo. to 660. Wale, pea., and Ger, tale
ender to buy. Beene, 48e. to 60e. Oats, 12 stmt., 23.. et
29.. I'ene, 46e. to 47..

&rocrrox.os.Tass, MAY 25.—The imports of ..!rels
continue small. At this day's market there was a Ides
supply of wheat from the powers which met a good demand
at a decline of 3s. per quarter on last week's earresep.
Barley unchanged. Oats in skady request. Bean. 1.. pit
queries dearer. Imports diming the past wedt .—Wkett,
coastwise, 270 qrs.; ore go, 470; oats, 676.

,LL, MAT 25.—Tred, war kir rri.