The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-15 00:00:00

TEN NVEDNII AND SUICIDE IN ST. I'AIICRAs

FURTHER PARTICULARS.

Up to a late hour last night, the police, under the
directions of Inspector McDonald, of the S division, have
been making inquiries to discover who the unfortunate per.
sore are who lodged at Mr. Ilarpee's Coffee-house, Drum-
mond-street, Beaton-square, the gardenias+ respecting

whose awful deaths were reported in our impression of yeZ
trade,. The inquiries were renewed to-day. The police
have balm endeavouring to trace the cabman who brought
the deceased parties from the London-bridge Railway Sta.
lion to Mr. Harper's, and they have also been
to the various resort. of foreigners in the neigh-
bourhood of the Haymarket and Leicester-square.
The supposition is that they came direct from Fran,*
to Mr. Harper's, and that they wero not intimately known
In the metropolis, as no letters were received by either of
them. Much mystery appeared to be connected with the
cirennutanee of their taking up their abode at Mr. Harper's,
sad it is the opinion of some persona that as the woman
teemed entirely under the control of the man, from wheel.
presence she was never allowed to be, and by whom, while
I she spoke in hie presence, eke was often checked in her re-
marks, that she was a consenting party to her death.
This is surmised, as not the slightest struggle wsa heard
between them on any one occsaion throughout the day ; nor
was a shriek nor scream heard uttered by her. Had there
been ens uttered, it would have been sure to have alarmed
either Mr. or Mrs. Harper, who were in the house at the
time. The key of the mom where the dreadful tragedy was
perpetrated is in the poasession of the summoning oilisier of
Mr. Walley, the coroner, so that everything will remain in
the room as left till the inquest.

THE E4STERN HeIICH.—NON-APPEARSNCE OP

MR. STEPHENS.

EDINBURGH, MuNuar EVENING,

At the Bankruptcy Court this day Stephens did
not appear. Application was made in his behalf for en ad.
joutnment on the ground of ill health, and to give him lion
to look over books and documents on which he had been un-
enpectedly examined. Application, on the other hand, wee
ramie by the trustee fora warrant for his apprehension. Mr.
Sheriff Hillard overruled the first application, there being
no
medical certificate produced, end granted a warrant to
apprehend him.
In a letter to the trustee Mr. Stephen. states that hie
health has suffered greatly from his long-continued end
humming examination. It wee, he adds, unreasonable to
expect he should on the instant account for the contents of
the many letters, books, and documents of the bank kept
by subordinate °fibers, end that be should have the respott-
@Uglily of all their entries fixed on him. On subsequent
inquiries he finds that he has made statements to his preju-
dice, which are acknowledged to be erroneous, and he there-
forers'nhes ample time to look over the bank books that he
may rectify and prevent erroneous stint meats 011 future, and
that he may show that all the advances to Waugh mere
sanctioned by the directors, and that so late as February
lost he was assured by Colonel Yates that Waugh's security
only wanted time to be worth a million. His scent Ins
appealed to the Court of Seselon egainst Sheriff Mallard's
decision, but this does not stay execution of the warrant to
apprehend.

TRIAL OP MR. BRIGHT, OF BULL, 1011
FORGERY.

YORKSHIRE WINTER GAOL DELIVERY.
CROWN COURT.—MONDAY, Dee. 14.

Henry Smith Bright, 41, was placed at the bar,
and arragned on nine indictments, for having forged and
uttered certain transfer deeds and other instruments, with
intent to defraud. To all these charges be pleaded Net
Guilty."
The jury having been impaneled and sworn, the court
proceeded with the first indictment, in which the prisn&
was charged for that he, on the 4th day of July, 1853,
forged the name of " Robert John Taylor" to s certain deed
for the transfer of shires in the North Eastern Railway
Company, and that he uttered the aald deed with intend to

Mr. Overend, Q.C., Mr. !kande?, end Mr. Mettle were
weasel for the prosecution ; Mr E. James, Q.C., and Mr.
Prim defeeded the 'prisoner.
Mr. Ovethed, Q C., stated the care, claiming at the ekes
to have shown that the prisoner had dieposed of the whole
of this share property, except the eighteen abacus—the trona-
fere of the shares standing in the name of Robert John
Taylor having been forged with intent to defraud the
partnership—the money the result of those sales being
applied, not for the partnership concern, but for his own
private use.
The witnesses for the prosecution were then called, vit. :
John Smith, the assistant-ma/eager of the Court a Rink-
ruptey ; John Cleghorn, the secretary to the X,:rth-Eastarn
I Railway Company ; Joseph Heriliffs, ledger clerk to the
I firm of Taylor and Fright; R. J. Taylor, the prceecntor.
Mr. Jams., at • quarter to five o'clock, commenced his
address to the jury, contending that the prisoner, In
all his transactions, had dealt as • partner in the
firm, end the learned counsel contended that he had as
much right to deal with the stares as Mr. Taylor.
The firm had dealt largely in railway speculations, com-
mencing January 1, VMS, amounting in the whole to
about 169,0001., and including from 1,000 to 1,200 transac-
tions. Upon Mr. Bright devolved the whole management
and control of thews gigantic undertakings, and he had this
metro' by the authority of his partner. Mr. James con-
cluded with a powerful appeal on behalf of the prisoner.
The court was then adjourned until next morning, when
the learned judge will commemee his atuutning up. The
jury remained in charge of the sheriff during the night.

TUE MURDER 01' AN EMIGRANT PARTY IN
AMIRICA.—The rumour that a train of emigrants proceed-
ing from the State of Arkansas to California bad been met
and maemered by the Mormons, or the ledinns in league
with, and instigated by them. is confirmed. The train had
ranched the Salt Lake city on its way in safety ; had re-
mained there some days, during which disputes and quarrels
arose between the Sainte and the Arkansas emigrants ; the
latter applied abusive epithets both to the men and women
of the community end otherwise insulted them. The train
set out from the city amid threats of vengeance. which way
rnthlerely carried into effect. It had prorceded for 16 day.
same the country unmolested, but at that distance from the
city was attacked by an overwheluting form of Indians, and
the whole party, 118 in number, murdered. The scene of
the roamers la about 200 miles from the Salt Lake. The
train consisting entirely of settlers going to California, it was
supposed there was much valuable property going with it;
the waggons were of course plundered. The attack is be-
lieved to have been made on the 11th of September. It may
be difficult to prove the complicity of the Mormon leaders in
the affair, but from the influent-a they have over the Indian
tribes the general conviction in California is that the ma-
mas was Instigated by them. There is evidence that the
deed has been applauded in the Mennen pulpits. It is de-
scribed as a just retribution for the violence of the Gentiles in
lemouri, and a " fulfilnient of the prophecies."
A BANKING STORT.—Tbe editor of the Belfast
Ihreentik Jarmd narrates the following in the course el
• letter to the Vows Not many years dace • Naas
gentlemen became indebted to one of these [Gamow] banks
to the extent of several hundred thousand pounds; when he
was hauled up It was found that be bad 'no easels,' and
the bank, therefore, ' insured his life' to the extent of their
debt, upon which they, of course, pay • very heavy annual
tax. This gentleman called on the bank some time after
and told one of the managers, ' I ant offered a lucrative
situation in Sierra Leone, but vou know it I got out them
the policy will be vitiated; however, I must go, as I can-
not starve.' What then, was to bedone? The ;woe men
is now comfortably living on the Continent on an annuity
granted him by this bank, which annuity, added to the
premium of Maumee, forms • nice little item in the
expenses of the cstablishmeet. The amount involved in
the above treneaction was, I have good grounds for be-
hoeing, no lees than 350,0001., end I am also further led to
believe that this amount forme part of the ' same • of the
beak."

COLONEL GREATHED.—We regret to learn that
tbe mcgat telegram which baa brought borne the tidings of
Col. Onstbeere suoceseittl end well-samiuned victories, bee

alert brought to his friends and relatives the melantholy maw
of the death of his wife, to whom he had beeninerried tame!
years. That estimable lady, who wee a relative of the family
of Air Broderick Hartwell, Bark, :died at Simla from the
effects of a lingering atteck of Indian fever brought on by
Ensiety on moment of her husband, whom she had not se n
Once be parted company with her in the course of hat June.
Mrs. Hervey Greathed, the widow of the late commis loner
at Meerut, is on bee way home to England. Another bro-
ther. Lieutenant William Wilberforce llama Greathed, of
the Bengal Engineers, and formerly consulting engineer to
the Gomm, at Calcutta, is returned among the list of them
who were setemeljzw:ded at the taming of Delhi. We
believe that hie band ham been entirely dhabled, having
been stench by a shot ea he entered moot the brew:hex
in the walls.—Amt. _

LADY LEcettawwB.—On Wednesday evening Miss
Marsh, the anthems of Memoir, of Heodley 1 kers,"
addremed a large company of the. workmen employed at
Bromley on the Mid Kent Railway works, amongst whom it
is well known she has most =slowly Moused for tbeir wel-
fare. At an early hour of the day it became known in the
town that this excellent lady wee about to ,snit it for the
purpose of numbs the railway men, end the consequence
was that the National School-room, which will contain up-
wards of 300 persoas, wee crowded, zed amongst the number
were many of the respectable inhabitants of the town. The
address was listened to with the grettast attention, and we
hays no doubt Miss Marsh will be requested to attend again
for • similar purpose.—Scald &totem Onsette.
IMPORTATION OF COMM.—Yesterday a return
wee Mimed ahowkag that in the year ended Mat March the
duty on corn Imported was 483,8021.