The Express.
London, England, 1857-11-26 00:00:00

LIFE-BOAT SERVICES.

ALopobovou, Burrow.. Nov. 23.—A vessel Will
sighted lut meek sbeitimttinds=axteght
some diesel* from*,
boat of the Royal NatioTallitle7.llest Inset* eboilansell
at Aldborongh, on the Suffolk comet, running under two top-
mile and • formail, with the Union flag downweeds in her
rigging, and made fut. Upon this the second coxswain wee
summoned and • muter fined, sea signal of a ship In distress,
to muter the remainder of the life-boat's crew. This having
been accomplished the life-boat was soon afloat. The wind
weir blowing at the time from the B. by 8. end the ea was
My heavy, and had the for hauling the lifeboat off
not been out, it would have impossible far the boat to
have been launched; but, sa the coxswain and mew est-
weeded it, the warp did them good service, fil the abash
were breaking heavily. They then sailed, and rowed •
distance of twelve tulles, when the life-boat approached the
vessel in distress, which proved to be the Eliza,
of South Shields. The lifeboat's crew found that
she had been previously boarded by five men belonging
to a fishing boat of Aldborongh. On going alongside the
life-bost's crew were dismiseed by the muter of the vessel,
although it was evident that the brig was in a daemons
state, having a considerable quantity of water In her hold,
and only one pump to make nee of. The coxswain and crew
deovve much credit for launching their life-boat under the
circumstances, for no other clan of boat could have dared to
leave the shore, and although their services were &mimed,
their object was the eame—the saving of the crew of the
comet, by banging them to shore if necessary, or of assisting
to bring them and their vessel into port by working the
the pumps. Thus it not unfrequently happens that, after a
lifeboat and her 'silent crew have made every effort to reach
the dieablod chip, the !oat's services are insolently declined.
Tho crew, however, ere always ears to receive their well-
earned gratuity for their laudable exertions from the Royal
National Life-boat Insetattion.

ASSCONDING OP TEE SECRETARY OF THE MACE-
PUBS PHILANTIMOPIC BOkIAL SOCIITY. Conpiderabie
excitement was ceased in Blackburn on Monday by the
rumour, which proved correct, that Alexander Emmett,
secretary to the Blackburn Philanthropic Burial Society, had
absconded, taking with him a considerable rem of money
belonging to the society. Mr. Townley, the president, called
a meeting of the board of directors, and Mesas. Eaves and
Whittle (the auditors), and the trustees, arranged for the
future conduct of the society. So far the defalcation has
been found to exceed 1001. Emniott had drawn the money
on the previous Wednesday, and bad neglected to pay the
money over to the treasurer. On Thursday he went to
Manchester, and on Friday wrote to an ..Steer of the society
✓ying that he would be eugagedon the society's lustiness In
Manchester up to Saturday night. On Sunday, however, be
did not even make his appearance, but hie wife received a
nets from him, dated and posted at Glasgow, In which
he stated that he was about to sail for Port Natal,
and that should any attempt be made to capture him
he should use his "revolver." A meeting of the
board of directors was held on Monday night, when
Mesas. Edward Whittle and William Eaves were appointed
joint secretaries pro tees., and ordered to investigate the books,
and report thereon, at a automata early meeting. The
society extends to Derwin, Accrington, Clitheroe, litudingden
and all the neighbouring towns, end has upwards of 60,000
members. The fends of the society are deposited with the
Liverpool and Manchester District Banking Company. The
loss will not affect the stability of the *may. A warrant
has been hutted for the apprehension of the delinquent.
THE SUICIDE AT STEPNEY.—INQUEST.—AII in-
quest was held yesterday on the body of Maria Lewis, the
young woman who destroyed herself, and nearly co:thinned
the death of her lohUd, by oxalic sold, as repotted in Mon-
day's Express. The decreed, who resided at the bones
of her sister and brether-in.law, 41 Unlon-streat, :Stepney,
was in distress of various kinds. She worked at a sewing-
machine, and, as she wee a new hand, could only earn two
shillings a weak. She bad been deserted by the father of her
child two years ago, and had recently been " keeping com-
pany " with a young UM, with whom, on the clay before
her death, she bed had • gland, an account of a cloak which
his father wespseted she bad taken from the house, but
which waa subsequently found there. The jury returned a
o...edict of • Twopenny Ineirdty." The child is now out
" "IVA enkleft CHARGED WITH POISONING me
Wire.—A master carter, woad Jahn ittarywas charged
yesterday, before Mr. Maninsid, the magistrate
• Liverpool, with attempting to python wife. The hus-
band's age Ia 66, his telle's 40. It wee stated that the com-
plainant had been taking medicine for some days, and that
on Saturday het her daughter by a fanner lesabsM saw Gay
go into the bedroom, take some white powder from a paper,
and put it Into his wife's medicine bottle,' and that million-
day, after taking some of the medicine, Mrs. Gay ers sick,
and fait very therelL She told a police inspector, who called
about seaselead that had been stolen, that she had been
and he took the bottle away with him, and gave it to • intr.
gam to mays. It. lire Guy, who was called,
Aged that des and herhothead quarrelled on Sun-
day, bat she did not believe that her husband had
et
empird to poison her. Mrs. Gay's daughter, on
Wag alma& reesolutely refused to say anything against
the primmer, 111110, she sald, was as good to her as tf he wee
her ant Wear. An officer who had had charge of her
elated that eies lad not been tampered with, bat had refused
to say reyedag alss her first statement about seeing the
rimer pat the powder Into the bottle. The prisoner de-
clared his henecence, and Mr. Mansfield remanded this as
yet enintagithie mw fora week.