The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-15 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 15, 1861.

TO THE EDTIOR O► THE CIPHER&

Sta,—Referriug to the report in your paper of yes-
terday relative to the application made to the Lord Mayor on
Saturday last for a summons against aperson named Wells,
who appeared to be trading at No. li2, Fenchurch•strest,
under the spurious firm of Alexander Redfern and Co., I
be to state that the offices were let by me to Mr. Wells to
carry on the business of a shipbroker. Previous to enter-
ing into an agreement with him he gave me the names of
two respectable referees, who were applied to in the usual
manner, and the reedit of which was sstisfactory.
Being a submit-Aber to Perry's, I also made the requisite
inquiries there, and the reply I received was that they knew
of nothing against MT. Well, as a man of business.
I think it right to state this in order that my clients and
friends (some of whom is this immediate neighbourhood
have already inquired the circumstance* under which I
accepted such a tenant) may be informed, through your
widely circulated journal, that all necessary and usual pre-
cautions were adopted by me in this matter.
I rendered all the moistener in my power to Marra
Redfern, Alexander, and Co. to enable them to make their
application ; sad I shall be most willing to give any further
information to parties who may be interested in the case.
I am, &c., T. S. SMITH.
Auction sod Estate Agency Does, 42, Lombard•street,
Loudon, EC., Jan. 15.

PEMBROICEEIHRE ELECTION MONDAY. To-day
(14th), the nomination of candid:tea for the entation
of this county, void by the elevation of Lord Emlye to the
upper home, took piece at the shire-ball in lleverford.
west. They am respectively Lieut.-Colonel Owen, eldest
son of Sir John Owes, Bart., the member for the Pem-
broke boroughs, and C. L. Phillips, Eeq., of Lawrenny, in
the same county. The polling is fixed for Thursday next,
and each candidate omens equally genuine of MOM&
Thy. Rye. J. Boxwau.'s Coax—The case of the
Rev. James Bonwell, incumbent of St. Philip's, Stepney,
who is under sentence of deprivation by the Dean of the
Court of Arches, will come before the Judicial Committee
of Privy Council at the sitting which will be held at the
alone of Hibuy Term. In the event of their lordships con-
firming the decision of the Court of Arches. Mr. Bonwell
will cease to be a clergyman of the church of England, and
his benefice will revert to the patrons, the principal and
fellows of Breammie College, Oxford.
Erox Courox—The five weeks' Christina, vaca-
tion terminates on Wedeeeday next, the 16th inst., ea which
day the lower boys return. The fifth form come back on
Thursday following and the sixth form on Friday, when
the whole school will have mesinbled. Dining the reeve
the extensive building operations rendered mosinary by the
large increase in the number of the scholars have been pro-
ceeded with as far as the seem frost would allow. The
youthful Earl of Jersey, whose health was in so precarious
• state at the end of the last half-yes, is so far eouvalement
as to allow of his being removed to hie town reddens •
fortnight since. The unfortunate youth who broke his leg
at football is improving.
THE VACANT COMMON COUNCIISHIP IN THE WARD
Or CANDLIMICIL—In consequence of the elevation of
Thomas Dellis, F•q., to the aldermenic bench, a vacancy
hail been caused in the Common Council, of which body that
gentleman was for nearly twenty years a member. To fill
the pennon • gentleman of considerable Mending in the
ward, Mr. John Charles Evans, of 33, King William-street,
City, has been solicited upon a requisition signed by eleven
of the principal firms sod fifty influential inhabitants of the
ward, epos which he ham consented to send. The father of
Mr. Evans was for many years the deputy of the ward, and
upon him resignation of the office of Common Councilman,
he was succeeded as deputy by the premed alderman elect,
Mr. Dakin. No opposition is expected. It is sot decided
when the wardmote will be held, as until the swearing in of
the new alderman this day (Tuesday), Candlewick de facto
has no alderman to whom the precept can be forwarded.
BOILER EXPLOMION AND Loss or Two LIYEE 111
WHlTlCHAriL.—Vebterday afternoon Mr. John H enemy'
coroner for East Middlmex, opened an inquiry at Lon-
don Hospital into the circumstances attending the deaths of
John Am, 23, and John Reichlas, 30, who lost their lives
by the explodes which took place upon the premises of
John Craven and Co., sugar refiners, Great Os:den-street,
Whitechapel-road, on Friday last. The inquest was fixed
for four u clock, but it did not commence until after five.
Mr. Alfred Turner appeared un behalf of Masan. Craven
and Co. After the jury bad been to view the bodies, Abbe y
Reichlas, wife of one of the deceased, said her husband's
name was John Reichles. He was • blacksmith and deka,.
He left on Friday morning, at about 3.20, for his work at
Memos. Craven's. He was thou in good health. When
"rituals next saw him he told her that the stoker bad sent
him to the blacksmith's abuts, and that be hail burst the
boiler. He was formerly employed sea stoker at Mews.
Holmser's. Hs had been at work at Messrs. Craven's but
two days. The coroner said that was the only evidence be
intended to take that day, as it was neceemy to have • ,
model and also to view the premises. Robert Berns mid be '
was • sugar metier. Ho knew the deceased John Plum. He
worked at the "fill-hone" at Mews. (haven's. He had
worked there between eight and nine meths, but only two ,
days as Mohr. He was before • laboszer. The inquiry
was thee adjourned.
TER DUNDRY MURDER.—Yesterday the two pi-
sneers, Charles, and Matthew Wedmore, the former • de-
serter from the Marine Artillery, and the latter • Bristol
quay lumper, were brought before the magistrates at
Bourton charged with the brutal murder of their aunt and
1 the attempt to murder their uncle, George and Beath Water-
' man, aged persona, who had bees Beteg in • editor, cid-
' tag* at Duodry. Theiold man is sow better. The magis-
I trate.' court was well attended during the day by • large
number of the respectable inhabitente of the neighbour-
hood, by whom the aged pair were much esteemed. The
waned Harriett Fneecia, at whose hones the fellows
stayed oir the night after the murder, and with whom it
seems sans of the stolen property had bees left, was appeal-
heeded on the charge of bads; it in her p'—{n, but
she hem sass bees liberated. En teem to the sans aged
as that which we ham already pablhked having bees ores
the peiseeere were formally committed fur trial. They are
strong nemeenkir fellows, and were apparently insensible of
the peril is which they stand. They appeared supremely
indifferent to the proceedings, and, although they were un-
defended by a professional man, declined to ask any of the
witnesses any questions. They were at the coechision of
the hearing centimed in the usual manner, and when asked
if they had marline to say respectively, replied in the
negative. They were committed on both charges. The ad-
journed helmet will be resumed to-day at the Deadly lan,
before Bruges Fre, Eaq., coroner for North Somerset. The
doomed will be huried to-day at Dundry.
A now.' Woostox—A widow, whose name
figures lieniounibly in the military meal. of France, died
last week in the Hospice des Petite-liensges, in Paris, at
the age of K. Her maidens mime was Thbese Figoeur, and
she mewed as • dragoon in the 15th and 9th Regiment. from
1798 to 1611 She was known throughout the army by the
eta cif flam-Gene, and was so much esteemed by her
amore that, when the Committee of Public Safety dis-
tended me excluding all women from the army, an =-
was made in her favour. The history of her OM -
was published from her owe dictation in 1842. She
Ea
her military terser at Toulon, when that port was
besieged by the 'En lids. in 1793. She win there put under
west by Cosamaant Bonaparte for a delay of 25 minutes
in executing en order. borne years after, when her old cons-
mender had become First Coned, be sent for the dragoon
Sans-Gene to St. Cloud, and afterwards gave her a Food
salvias pension of 200 frame. liansOene remained in
active service until 1812, when she fell into the hands of the
priest Merino'. guerillas in Spain, and was taken as prisoner
of war to England, where she remained till 1814. la the
course of her twenty campaigns she had four hones killed
under her, and was often wounded—the first time being at
Tooke, when a ball struck her on the left breast. She
entered the hospice in 1840, sad lived upon her pension of
200 ft., till the present Emperor made • handsome idditioo
to her mesas from his private purse. —Galignani.
Boors Kzinnworox MOnN9ll.—During the week
ending Jae. 12, the visitors duns bees as follows :—Os
Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free days, 4,644 ; on Mon
day and Tuesday, free evenings, 2,951 ; on the those stu-
dents' days (admission to the public 6d.), 9ti7 ; .0e
stedeuta' evening (Weeineed sv), WE ; Conrenacione Lain-
both School of Art (Saturday evening). `2,740: total, 11,511.
"'sum the opening of the museum, 1,827,1:34.1.