The Express.
London, England, 1857-09-26 00:00:00

THE MURDER LY MOM WOOD.

We stated yesterday that Beak had been captured
and was brought into Bristol no Thar*ley ermine, ta eI:J-
-udy of Nellie, inspector of Beth polio. It amass that oe
quitting the tram the etob nulled on him, end with difficulty
the hte of ede wanner WM preserved. Hs was at once takes
before the insgustrarte at Bort* t. mom Worthen* where,
after the evidence of Jrn* sup, tintendent of Aiebton
bad been taken, be was reenamicd, till thi• dew (Saturday),
He volunteered a matemeat denying his guilt, admitting that
lk knew theetotte ; shr an. a married monde though
ruing und,r her maiden nom e. On Ttrareded , the tuck,
Mier Merging her rim Frudeiord m IL° peeve ion day, be
►ended Lee sate I. her hashattl, whottr eLristion emir was
Oews• linens"; he did ma know the eurnacoe. They
were to Lave arn him on t►e melt day, bet as they did not
come be returned to Iraventry, taking with biro derearevi's
bones, Loping they solid be applied f.c. Thiel timetruunt
wane. fe• Le the one made to hie felkiw•very comae leastotry,
wham Le told the Urea atel contents belowd to a .Leer
wits . as 41.4, and to awes! whom funeral he obtained leave
of 4blfelirc her a week. "I Lis is 1,1101.12 to he lalse. The
piston maintained his self-pomemion, and *reed hie elate-
meat act a fro. head.

It ts,,e Beale woe in Cciet-1 me the Monday
Ines ,: t.. the aural: r, as no milled at the SLop of a tailor
h :taw! Apl.s, io Wine-street, rely tin Tuesday morning,
sad ow a or utia natic,l Wood, a workman In Mr. Aplin's
tairploy. In the enures of aaaverution he mord his mania
le wean up hem I•rr • mat, .tut whtle W,tel WOO .41 engaged
be dierueered that Beals had a small f.l•tol in hie breast
retie. On ael.Met him why he ,ortirl surto a weapon.
Beate mid *list ho had always ranted A pistol Mare he was
alltarled near the *edge-gets of the hrii,g it ho woe
ar,,i I het he al. aye kept it Lailel end capped. One
the w. Area oupt,,tsetril that it wet rather dangerous to
lore a I-ale I pistrl shalt 012. e. person. to white Beale re-
()L. no, a fluid rout., play w ith it." Wood saw tdm oa
Pease twat...4 open on s.l)«rday ussr.ing,t ttoworkateop,
the coarse of coarenatton the murder which had been
diworsasi on the previous earning Cu. Aiill4llo to, and the
eshmen new rest-Ile-1 that while talkie,; 'fault it Bub
gowned I, and trentMC No Colic. was taken, hemmer,
sit the t uit W. thought that Beale had been drinking
rather fr. e'.y. 1.1. sea wee a married pun, sal Eyed with
gtainge:, t the H. n Mrs. Itntshinarnes, at Hersechoetatt, '
(Nihon. Alter that lady. eetabli•hmrCt at Clifton woe
we It- :km up Hooky west to Ilse at ITara Cottage,
Clifton, with Beale and his wife, mad ha cumuli:oar* donne
judiriu en the part of the wife, Pauli y left rather sad.
&rely Before takias his pretreat petunia' Beale bud at
; bean sear Bath, and Wen frequest °malmade.
of thou( Paisley at Freehbed. LAYS rad, bars.
keeper • Mr. Bythewat stale• that a day or two helm
loft Freehand she withdrew tar nacery ham the
Bath a. -.'Cgs-bank, and that she al; a received W. ea es
amount r f her w It a believed be &eared bra Awl
10i. se 1;• peters at tbe lase 311* left FreshfuriL

Tlft FOItTfTiCaTIOSI or KUM It Co NTlta MUD.
—The f writ. ar.ette wind, a dip cr two L. k. Ikon the
ILiaa4ros •r roostsrlof a Rotten sit Mount MithrititAos,
M yr! is defs.l tho aotrasso of tho 9. aof Asof.
j. masa monstoda Iltortr's *On J, of Kole. Iflao
int of 0.. two towns la situated at L. extreouty of o by
upsratdo af dare m 3 • mot is not •tralegieal point
it lir • assoraolr no stir nom an I;, r.. 1 to 4,Mania '
bat tb Rms.. sass rostovod an I .trior I saw. as lbw
bad a rinkt to do, tto thartro. r.f Jr of K sto, wide* is of-
filoaof la 1W0."... po of lb* .11111'•. sod cawed.ttiroantimat all tbs. lrtsasoth. PLwed in a .1 otairiatiott
dlest. Letrtio ia sulkiest to dotted Qs totem. In
Saa of Anse

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

THE VICTORIA CROSS.
(From last night'. assets.)
WAR-OFFICE, 810 T, 25.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to signify
her intention to confer the decoration of the Victoria Croas
on the andementioned offices and non,xesunleskeed offi-
ce of her Esisety's army, who have been recommended to
her Mae*, fee Met decoratioa, in actordance with the rules
laid down in her Majesty's warrant of the 29th January,
1856, au account of &ate of bravery performed by them before
the enemy during the late war, as notelet against their
several nain Viz. :
Royal kry—Lieutteant Christopher Chutes Tees-
dale, C.B.—Date of act of bravery, Sept. 29, 1856. For gal-
lant conduct, in having, while acting as aide-decamp to
114 t • Gummi Sir William Famed, Williams, Bart, H.C.B.
at Ran, volunteered to take command of the force engaged
In the defuse of the mat advanced part of the works—the
key of the position—against the attack of the Russian army;
when, by throwing himself into the midst of the enemy,
who had penetrated into the above redoubt, he encouraged
the garrison to mike an attack, so vigorous, as to drive out
the RPABiIZa therefrom, and prevent its capture; also for
having, during the hottest part of the action, when the
enemy's are had driven the Turkish artillerymen from their
gum, rallied the latter, ant by his intrepid example induced
them to return to their pot , and further, after having led
the final charge which completed the victory of the day, for
having, at the greatest personal risk, saved from the fury of
the Turk., • considerable number of Um disabled among the
enemy, who were lying wounded outride the works—an
simian withered, and acknowledged gratefully before the
Rumen staff, by General Monmeelf.
13th Light Dragoons—Sergoent Joseph Malone—Date of
act of bravery, October 26, 1854. For having @mimed under
a very hairy are to take charge of Captain Webb, 17th
Lancers, until others arrived to suet him in removing that
• who was fa. it afterwards proved) meetly wounded.
Sergeant Malone performed this act of bravery while return-
ing on foot from the chore at the battle of Baleldava, is
which his bores had been shot
7th Fusiliers (late).—Captain Henry Mitchell Jones—Dee
of act of bravery, June 7, 1845. For having distingnialtsi
himself while serving with the party which stormed and took
the ()gamin, ter te Sebastopol, by repeatedly leading on hie
wen to rept the continual assaults of the enemy during the
night. Although wounded early In the seeing, Captain
Jonas remains] unflinchingly at his peat until after daylight
the following morning.
19th Regiment —Captain Thome. Esineede—Date of acts
of bravery, June 18 and 20, 1866—Foe having, after
being engaged in the attack on the Raters, repeatedly
maimed, at great personal risk under a heavy fire of Well and
grape,in teeming wounded men from exposed situation.;
ens aYo. while in commend of a covering party, two days
after, for having rushed with the most moms and daring
Gallantry • ape where a fire-ball from the enemy bad !'alt
witch he effectually extinguished, before It had
betrayed the position of the working party under his protec-
tion—thus saving it from a murderous tire of shell and grape,
which was immediately opened upon the spot when the firs
bell had fallen.

WAR-OFFICI, PALL-MALL, Sere. 26.
(name LAP etoer's °expos.)
3rd Regiment of Dragoon Onattle—Liteateasat John Joeeph
Corrigan to be Oos &Fel,
Auh pro-
motion from tape s, on the 23th gust,
1837, has been
7th Light 1/wooer—The commission of Captain Sir Wit-
ham Rnsal..
_Bert., to be major, without purchase, to boar
date 13th ins of 14th August, 1857, as pnivienely
stated.
B'h Light Dragoons—John Mathew Biddle, gent., to be
comet, without_parebasr, vice Hanbory, promoted; Ser-
peat Thome. Richards, from the 18th Light I/regrow, to
be cornet, without parcheme, rice Haymea, promoted.
tile Light Dragoone—Uldhomester R. R. Harrion Dm-
Fate ta permitted to /11.41 k his commiadon.
Mitltary Teen—Lieutosant Jame* Powell to be captain,
without purchase, vice Notion, appointed to the SW Light
Dispose. To he Lanitenanta without purchase Ensign
Frederic Bond. you Powell; Kudos John Breen Rout-
itZirr....ite Caldwell, appointed to the 7th I/mount:timed+.
t of A.rtilkry-Beeond Captain Philip Dave'
Marpeami to be captain, vice P. F. 0. Scott, doomed;
Beret-lbj.w William Henry Randolph Sieepon, from
the supernumerary hot, to be second captain, rice Mar-
rows , Captain Frederick Alexander Campbell tan the
nipeniumerary lie, to he lieutenant-colocel ; Captain
Hairy Philip Goodenough to be lieutenant-colonel vice
Thome, mired tome toalf-pay Captain Jam..
• Frederick 1Y Arley &rot to be captain. rice ti oilonough;
Second Captain George Kmple Taylor from the rupee.
stemware Het, to be emceed
captain, vice Street; Second
Cystitis Archibald Moils& Calvert to be captain, vice
linnet-Ltentenant-Colonel J. C. W. Forteeem, proolotal
to be motor unattached, ender the 13th clause of the
Royal Warrant of November 3, 1864; Lieutenant George
Sawa Howard to be second captain, vice Calvert; Lieu-
Pont William Frederick Moore has been permitted to re-
mits tile cotondeeion.
Sows Ps rioter& Ensign sod Lieutenant John repute,
to be bentenant sad captain, by pen-base, vice Viscount
Kirkwall, who retires; Eneiga and Lientenaut George W.
Knox to Lu tied captain, by potato, vioe
Robert Farquhar Skew &evert, who retiree; Robert
Alfred Cuddle, gent., to to ensign and lieutenant, by
purchase, rice Papier ; Gerard Smith, gent., to be ensign
sodienteeent, by purchase, vice Knox.
bed illglftent of F.ol—Kahitra. Alexander Robert A. Boyd,
from the fled Foot to be , rim Gray, whom tranafer
Sum tlio 97th Foot is • Robert Hamilton Simp-
son, Rap, Late Paymaster, Britiels Itallea Legion, to be
perrear.
lath Feet—Captain William Heywood, hem half-pay 14th
Feet, to be captain, rite Brow-Melee Jobe Dwyer, whose
brevet oak ham been converted into substantial' mak, ender
Ike royal 'arrest, Bth October, 1834.
Ifoh Fat-Captain Italtain O'Bryen Taylor, from half-pay
18th Foot, to tie eaptaie, vim Brevet-Major Jobs Consock,
whom brevet rank has been converted into eutetantire
rank, under the royal warrant i f 6th October, 1864; Lieut.
Coop Henry Poeklierton to be caption, without por-
chase, vice Borrow, promoted ; Ensign Hugh Shaw to be
lieutenant, without porchme, vice Pooklington ; Sergeant-
Weir Thomas Watt to be ensign, without purchase, vim.
Shaw.
Sob Foot—The minium of the captain relented to follipay
cm the 30th July, 1967, in the Giotto of the 7th ult., is
Meares, and not Mears, as therein meted.
9201 Foot—Lieutenant•Colonel Francis Pyre Harding, from
half-pay no itteched, to be lientenant-colonel, vice Boileau,
who erchenicos. Brevet Lientenant•Colonel Henry B.
Raney, from half-pay 39th Foot, to be major, Om Brevet
Liemnant-Colonel Francis Pym Harding, who.. brevet
rank bac been converted into mbstantlre rank, under the
royal warrant of October 8. MAL Captain Sir 0. A.
Robinson. Bart., to be major, by purchase, Om Brevet
Ltei.tooant-Colonel Harvey, who retires Lieutenant
800 Dlillott Deane to be captain, by purchase, vice Sir
O. A. liolonoin.
27th I cot—Frederick Alezender Campbell, gent., to beeneign,
without purchase, Ore Vesper,
28th not—Ensign William Seation is permitted to mign his
ozoimimion.
44th Foot—Hour Garland Matthews, pot, to be emir), by
47turchase, vie. Sells, promoted.
h Foot !Lowy William Marshall, gent., to Fe enshon,
witliout purchao. eke Thomas Bails Thomson, for whose
“rviCtil her M sooty bap no further occasion.
60th Foot —Aohitent-Surgeon John Mathew Biddle is per to resign his commission.
68th Foot—The commfation of Ensign John Mahony to
bear date 25th, and not 26th August, 1857, as previously
stated.
67th Foot —Cbtolite Henry 131achley Turner, gent., to be
roeign without purchase, vile Loftus Itoade, who residua.
76th Fool— &nook L. Cumberland, gent., to to ensign,
without par,ho,c, vim Pyre. promoted.
ythh Foot—The au mow of tile strain restored to fun soy
ma the 7th Aue•ot last, in the oe:rite of that date, is Her-
risme, and Harrimi, is therein Mated.
Stith Foot Aoletant-Suipa John Wallace, from the
Staff, to be asoieteat-stupon, vice Fitzgerald, appointed
to the staff.
Seth Foot —Pen•iral Hobert Dobbs, gent., to be ensign,
without purchase. vie Brett, promoted'
2a4 West India Regiment Assistant-Itergeon Edward
Joseph Crane, from the staff, to be Aosiatazo-Surgeon, vioe
Cletterburk, appointed to the toad.
St. Heima Rmiomet—Lisitteaant Jobn lt. p‘ooooook.. to
be captain, without purchase, vice Brevet•Majoe Maze-
Amu &owed ; Bashru A4olphus W. Cooploll to be
lieutenant, without preheat.. vim Need/ovine ; Ensign
Jamie W. Mitchell to be lieutenant, without porch/me, vice
moodled. Campbell. whom promotion co the 28th August, 1967, is

DEPOT 11ATTALION.
gartersaeter SU!um CiAdby, hem bett-pav, Britiph Swim
Lexioe. to by quarkrutiater, rite 7lsotessiValker,appoiate.l
to the 60th Foot.