The Express.
London, England, 1868-04-02 00:00:00

SPECIAL CONSTABLES.

The following is a copy of a circular received
yesterday by the magistrates at the various metropolitan
police courts in reference to the recent appointment
of special constables :—" Whitehall, March 31, 1868.
fik,—The period of engagement of the special con-
stables recently sworn in having in many oases ex-
pired, and generally being about to terminate, I am
directed by Mr. Secretary Hardy to inform you that he
considers that present circumstances do not render its
extension necenary upon general grounds. Mr. Hardy
has observed with much satisfaction the willing-
ness with which, both in the metropolis and
throughout 'the kingdom at large, numbers of persons
have enrolled themselves, and the zeal with which they
have submitted to practical training under the command
of competent officers. In many cases gentlemen who
have filled important posts in various branches of her
Majesty's service have given much pains to the organisa-
tion of bodice of special constables. On the whole, Mr.
Hardy his reason to believe that the special constables
recently enrolled, and in number exceeding 113,674, have
been organised upon a footing of readiness and efficiency
never before attained, and that the spirit of loyalty and
determination thus evinced has been of material public
service. Mr. Hardy believes that the good arrnerssents
mad* at this time will not be lost, as they will be easily
available should any similar occasion present itself. The
staves and badges issued to the constables Nimbi be re-
' called M the expiration of their engagement, maim Mined
at ouch convenient plane as the keel authority miry Minot.
(Signed) Jamas Fmaauseox."

FATAL FALL TROY AN OMNIBUS IN TUN CWT.—
Lot evesiag Mr. W. J. Payne, deputy coroner, had an
inquiry at the Committes-romai,Fonatein-ouurt, Maoris*,
respeetiag the death of Mr. William Walker, aged 44
years, who was killed by • fall from the root el an rani-
him The deceased was a clothier, ea Weiser at
18, High-street, Aldgate. Oa the night Yen& fort-
night, at 11 o'clock, he get on the top of en esa in
the Kingsland-road in order to return to his reableacie is
Abigate. While on the way he appeased to fall
and when the omnibus came to Liserpool-rneet, iteM
City, he awoke np suddenly, and stood up as if iatending
to slight. He overbalanced himself, and fell el thee the
roadway upon his back. The conductor stopped tba seat.
Ws, and the deceased was taken up insensible and eseded
to Bishapagate pollee-station , sad thence to hie
where he died the following Saturday from the seetilin
the Injuries he had received. The deceased was vibe
sober whew he got on the omnibus, but he was somewhat
weak and ill from a recant attack of goat. The jury re.
turned a verdict of " Death from an accidental fall fres
the root of an omnibus."

Tam DROWNING CANS AT HOXTON.—At the
Clarkin,'ll pelise-court yesterday, Richard Wilhelm
Wookett, a cabinet maw, of 2, Crasoent-plies Whit-
more-read, Horton, was charged on remand before Mr.
Barker with the wilful murder of his son, Thomas Gooey
Woolcott, between nine and ten years of age, by drowning
him in the widen of the Regent's-sans], at Islington. The
facts of this case have been fully reit. Some addi-
tional evidence having been given, . Cooke said that
his &item were very different front of a canmarb
jury. He felt, lowever reluctantly, that this was a can
he wild net withhold from a higher tribunal He thee
cautioned the prisoner, and asked him if be bad anything
to say in aaswer to the charge. The prisoner selady—" I.
am * of this charge ; the boy NH into the
Mr. Cooke, who declined to take bail, then rem test
the prisoner to the Central Criminal Court for trial, on the
charge of wilfully murdering his eon. The prisoner was
removed crying.
SHOCK MO ACCIDINT TO A FATIMZE. —A very
serious accidenthappesse4 the other day to Mr. HatoM
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son, farmer, about five miles fromtz
whereby *at guitlaniea was deprived of both hands.
Mr. lialeibea% eirmate bad been working at a ens.-
eutling machine, alma it soddenly stopped, and Mr.
Hutchisoa was applied to to pat It right. linos it the
act of doing so the mealtime wet off, dragging with it Ida
left arm and tearing it off a Nile below the elbow. On
feeling that his left arm was entangled Kr. Hutchison pat
forward his right hand ** endeavour to stop the mains, I
when it too was dragged in, and so much shattered that on I
surgical aid arriving it was found necessary to ampugels
the right arm between the wrist and elbow. He still lies
in a' rbste.—On the same day, on the farm of
holm, near Ayr, a Mile hey, eon of Mr. Wallace,
farmer there, put his right head into an oat-sowing
maehise while it was at work, and had his hand and arm
very much shattered, and owe of his lingers taken off.—
Leak Mercury.
Fan rn PUBLIC Darammtnirra. —By an Act of
Parliament, which reesival the royal assent on Nresday,
weds' fere reeelved by widest new, he., by
holding raze ander the mows, are now to be into the
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