The Express.
London, England, 1868-02-05 00:00:00

TDB LATE MCIRDBB IN LAMBETH.

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A respite, we are informed, was last night
received by the Governor of Horsemonger-lane Gaol from
the Heine-office for the prisoner Clark, lately sentenced to
death for the murder of a child at Lambeth.

THE PROPOSED FOREIGN CATTLE MARKET.-
MEETING OF BUTCHERS AND SALR%IIEf.—Lut evening
meeting, coavened by the Buthers`Traile Society, was held
in Butcher's Hall, Eastehesp, for the purpose of taking
steps to oppose the establishment of a separate market for
the sale end slaughter of foreign cattle ; Mr. Healey, J.P.,
in the chair. Resolutions in accordance with the objects
of meeting were adopted.
THE LATE ACCIDENT IN THE Borst Or CORREC-
TION.—The prisoners injured on the treadmill of the
House of Correction on Monday last are in a satisfactory
state. The man Mortimer, whose leg is broken, lies at
present io St. Bartholomew's Hospital A Swede, named
Johnsen. one of wham fingers was torn off, is being treated
by Dr. Smiles, the prison surgeon. The other prisoners
(seven in number) who were hurt only received slight
injuries, and they are all recovered, or Dearly so.
THE MURDER OF • LITTLE BOT AT BRISTOL.—
Yesterday afternoon a coroner's jury at Bristol, after an
inquiry which extended over several days, returned a Ver-
dict of wilful murder against the man, William Black-
more, who stands charged with having wilfully drowned
his own son, a little bf about five or six years old.
Loss Or £235.—On Monday afternoon, one of
the clerks in the employment of the North British Rail-
'way Company was sent to transact some business at the
bank. Previous to leaving the railway offices, he placed a
sum of 225E—consisting of a 1001. note, two 101. notes,
end the remainder in small notes—in one of his pockets.
On reaching the Commercial Bank in Georgeeereen-
burgh, he found that the matey was goes, but whether he
bad lost it or whether it had bean abetraeted from his
pocket be wee unable to say.
i THE CHZEOKRIS IN COUNCIL.—The Fort Smith
(Ark.) Herald retorts:—" The Ohmage council has been
in scat= for several days. _ The council has elected all of
their executive and judicial officers, and most of those
elected are Southern Cherokees. Several salutary laws
have been rased, and others are pending before the
council."

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Nairn 29.301 46 (S.W.
Aberdeen • l9 53f 44 S.S.W.
Leith 29.64146 W.
Azdromen W 78f146 S.W.
lreeuceetle ,23.711146, W.&W.
Selene* 30.1T 1601 W.S.W.
Cape Ptrurlunt
Roche's Pt Butetl4B' W.B.W.
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Penzance ,nosst 48 S.W.
Bent —lO 55 140. W.&W.
Loneni 30.59(46 S.& B.
Rochefort 36.8.3r1141 &N.!.
Plymouth '30.481',47: W.
Weyrnonth 30.431:47. W.
Portsmouth 30.461/441' W.
London 30.384'43, W.S.W.
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Berborcegb 38.06( 44! W.16.W.
thieles 19.111 f 46 W.S.W.
Skudesuen W. 78 AT;
Heider 8e.29 111 &W.
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Barometer corrected sad reduced to SI des. et ma Isoel. The
letters r t ((aging), a (steady), Wheat* Owed= et
motionof thomercurywithin last 14 Mara Thermometer mimed
In shade. Extreme force, with Its direction &win MA Shams
z.—rim. Weather: b.—bias shy; c.— elands detathed): L
aos/ ; h.—hall: ; m.—coley(bogy) ; o.—ovweast
(dull); r —rain —.MOW ; —thaoder. tain-fall, mow ur
hag .malted), during last 24 hours. ass disturbance.
REMAggit.
The increase In barometrical pressure reported yeeterday
afternoon ceased during the night this morning pressures atay
Mistime In the north and west of our Weeds are les& The &s-
-cream is irregular, amoun at Oretheastle toquarter of an I
inch. Low pressures stillting a
exist In Scotland, whild on our
Channel coast and In Treace a high reading is reported : the dif-
tensuce between Nairn and Lyons Is 11 loch. Tensure is
ererrahere higher. The cheers has been cavil.
the south of England. In the Irish Channel a eouth westertala
blew last night. This morning there is a prevalence of
wind from the same direction on the Irish coast and in
Fresh westerly winds prevail In the length ChaaneL
weather Is ceneralty overcast. Some rain has fallen on our
northern masts. Warnings Issued this morning.

ROYAL MATERNITY Cithitrev. —The annual gene-
ral
meeting of governors was held yesterday afternoon, at
No. 2, liouverievtreet, Fleet-elnet, Dr. G. D. Langstaff
in the chair. The report of the committee stated that the
Dumber of women delivered dozing the past year was
81
650, being an increa of no len than 439 over that ei
66, which itself showed an increase of 191 over the &di-
verts. in the previous year. Seven deaths only, from all
causes, had marred among the patients. Although the
great bulk of the work of the charity was effaced under
woman's ministration, namely, by the 36 specially in-
structed midwives in the charity's employ, there were
rase in which resort must be bad to the physieithe or
their representatives in the several districts. Last year
there were 91 of these oases demandieg the exercise of ma-
tared professional skill. and often of much protracted
and patient attention. and only seven out of
the 91 failed to yield to the treatment prescribed.
The midwives had performed their duties satisfactorily, and
the fact that upwards of 3,500 women had been safely
delivered by them was adduced as a guarantee of their
efficiency and of the care with which they had been in-
structed. In reporting on the financial position of the
charity the °enmities had to moth* a doincy on the
year's account of 1251. ss. 7d. They took that opportunity
of notifying that, looking at the state of the finances and
the deficiency on the year's amonnt, it bad both
determined, after a tepee of six yeath, to have a pea*
dinner to recruit its funds an the Mame= of the charity's
one hundred and Anse* anniversary. The Nara was
fixed for the 24th adapted,, at the London TOM& The
report having been the oentatitthe eleeted,
i and the 'timidity* Mesinated with the easkenen Ivies
of thinks.
CRYSTAL Pares. Owe lizzmwe
TUESDAY. 4.—Adabibeas ea aiym 1,838 ;
intbe by sow lidoole. 2401; bola