The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-02 00:00:00

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Mr. Mayo defeadedMiggeerc
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seen by the complainen dn
into and beating the Willi. Tin palsam bola=
and a terrier dog, which wee Unties The conghtimant
went up to them and asked them wild NNE WM Mag.
The prisoner replied "Nothing, only wombs( Mr ismaori."
The complainant then expnered his iniention of u
having the prisoner searched by • osantabia. The u
prisoner consented, but refused to wait and
attempted to run away. The complainant followed, when U
the prisoner turned round and struck him • violent ~
blow on the head with the knob of hie dick. A draggle
ensued when the primmer streak him again in the ea
bead with the add and twice in the ribs. His bead is.
bled until he was nearly blinded. While they were St.
stuggling together two dead rabbits fell from the el.
prisoner's breast, and they were found to be quite warm. it,
He was taken into custody at the time, and the stick was g
produced before the magistrate. It proved to be a very i.
formidable weapon, with an unusually large knob at one is
end. At the request of the prisoner the ease wee adjourned St.
for him to produce the other two men as witnesses in bia
behalf. et
On this occasion the two men were examined, and they 94.
denied all knowledge of the rabbits. They dated that iNL
they went out for a walk with the primer, who told ea
them that he bad a job at mole catching. They also ft
stated that the prisoner did not strike the complainant
until he was thrown down and not allowed to rise. Se.
Mr. Ingham said he had no doubt that the men were to
on the common for the purpose of rabbit poaching, and bp
therefore he could not place any reliance on the evidence es,
of the witnesses for the prisoner. He committed him to St,
prison for two months,. with bard labour.
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Mr. Berm, his royal&taw& . highness's gamekeeper,then aL
two summonses against the other men for poaching.
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The man Ryan, charged man accomplice in the
murder of Constable Jump, at Ashton-under-Lyme, in 111
1862, for which two men were executed at Kirkdale in 141,
that year, has been committed for trial, but is allowed m
out on bail. The accused man, against whom warrants ,tt
were issued by Mr. Justine Mellor, five years agoomrren- so
dared a day or two since. gs
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Sir R. J. Phillimore, the Dean of Arches, has ap-
pointed Thursday, Friday, end Saturday, the 44b, 10th, lie
and 11th inst., and Monday, Tuesday and Wedneailay,the Mt
13th, 14th, and 14th inst., for the farther hearing of the NI
St. Alban's Church case. Mr. Stephens, Q.C., having
opened the case on behalf of Mr. Martin, the promoter
of the suit, Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., will proceed on the same Rt.
side on the fait day of the resumed hearing. 100
RESPITE or Carrrai fiErrrewen.—Last evening st
the Governor of Newgate (Mr. Jonas) received • com-
toj
munication from the Secretary of State for the Home 10
Department to the effect that Her Majesty had been 100
graciously pleased to respite the sentence of death passed
upon John Thompson for the murder of George Frederick ;Z.
James at the last sessions of the Central Criminal Court. too
The convict is 35 years of age, and • labourer, and the Bt
dammed was a young man of =. It may be remembered to
that the crime was committed about midnight of Sitter- S
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day the 23rd of November, at Hammersmith, and
originated in some badinage about a hare which passed in
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the Swan public-house there. The deceased and biz too
friends left, bat were followed and overtaken about • 100
quarter of an hour afterwards by the convict and • man 100
named Webb. The quarrel was then renewed, and she 100
convict, who is ab' , powerful man, drew a knife from his 01,
pocket, and the deceased to the heart. The un- •"
fortunate man instantly fell, and never spoke again. He to
was removed to au hospital, and died as he was entering it. at.
The knife had one large blade, and was such as a labour- it.
ing man might use at his dinner. The wound, which was 11011
over the region of the heart, and had penetrated the right I:
ventricle, was over an inch in length and upwards of five
14
inches in depth. The jury, in convicting the prisoner of ot.
the capital offence, recommended him to mercy, and it is at.
understood that since the trial the man Webb, who was
not or could not be examined upon it as a witness, has r
rekpeunbrelrcounsemrteanndrgttenhgoVAtrataleare theatafazitoiesw left
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given in the heat of blood, and therefore that the crime
was reducible to manslaughter.
THE SUFFERERS FROM THE CLERKENWELL OITT- 10
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,suet—Previons to his rising at the Mansion-house police-
court yesterday the Lord Mayor intimated that he had eA.
I that day had the honour of receiving • deputation from to
the Clerkenwell Relief Fund Committee, consisting of Mr. SE
Edwards, M.P. for Weymouth, the Rev. Robert Ma- is.
guire, M.A. ; Mr. J. Harwood Harwood, Mr. W. N.
Wortley, the Rev. J. Thereby, Mr. E. J. Thompson, the
Rev. .1. Gast, and the Rev. A. Herring B.A. These
gentlemen stated to him that their chairman had dis-
burgled, to alleviate the immediate sufferings caused by the 7,
explosion, the suni of 1;001. ' • that damage had been done
to furniture and from loss of tools amounting to 3,000 f., irk
and that the furniture and tools were owned by persons tOO.
who could very 11l afford to suffer any loss of that kind. 6°.
At the prment time they appeared to have a balance in sit
hand of wow., after providing for the restoration of 1y
furniture and tools, but there were several claimants for ix
assistance and others were coming in every day, so that the 10.
' funds were very far from meeting the necessities of the 111.
case. He understood that four poor children bad 60,
almost lost their sight, that one was quite blind, and that ro:
women bad last their anus, and would be entirely in- so,
capacitated for work. It was to meet the wants of such se;
as these that the deputation requested him to make known IS,
the state of affairs to the public. He had pleasure in stating 000.
that last week he received from the Lord Provost of Glas-
gow the sum of req., the produce of subscriptions limited
to ball-a-crown, in the city of Glasgow. He trusted other f
mayors and provosts would follow the example of the
Provost of Glasgow, and set on foot subscriptions which
would be within the reach of all, so that, although the
donor" would not miss their contributions, a large sum
would he provided to relieve these poor people in Clerken-
well, who meld not afford the lames entailed by a calamity
such as that which had fallen upon them. He (the Lord
Mayor) bad already consented to receive subscriptions, and `.
be would continue to do so with great pleasure, hon the
public would respond in • generous manner to the appeal
now made to them.
THE BISHOP OF LICHFIELD. —We (Birminghnm at
Poen have already stated that Bishop Selwyn contem-
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plates a visit to his late diocese at New Zealand. It is now
stated that hi. lordship will be absent six months, and
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that be hopes to obtain the consent of the Ecclesiastical s,
Commissioners to the sale of Eccleshall Castle, with the my
view ultimately of residing at Lichfield. It is also reported 10,
that his lordship contemplates founding a new Theological 11.0.
College adjoing his episcopal residence.
BEFRF.SENTATION Or WESTMORELAND.—MT. Wil16,
-
liam Lowther arrived at LowtherCastle on Friday last, and as,
attended Kendal market on Saturday, where he met a 10,
number of gentlemen and electors on that aide of the 6.
county, by all of whom he was most cordially receivol, and 5
there is every probability that he will be returned without 17.
opposition. The high sheriff, Colonel Rigg, has received ie.
the writ. and ficeil Wednesday, the Bth of January, for so,
the nomination at Appleby.
THE Loss OF THE HEMISPHERE. —The Hemisphere, st
belonging to Mr. Redhead and others, of Liverpool, while et
on the voyage from Bassein to Liverpool with a cargo of es
rice, sprung a leak on the 23rd of November, while 50 4
miles north of the line. The leak gained so rapidly on I
the pumps thatthe crew were formd to abandon the ship„ 1
and she went down in about an hour after they took to the '
boats. The Hamilibere's crew were fortunately soon picked
up by the Spanish ship Ogono, which landed them at
Queenstown on Monday. The Hemisphere was a colonial
built ship, about 17 years old.
THREATENED STRIKE OF LiviserooL CABMEN.—
The Liverpool Corporation, as was announced at the
meeting of the Town Council yesterday, intend to enforce
the new regulations at once. These regulations, inter cina,
embrace the free tradeor competitive pnacipie of fares,and
the opposition to them un the part of the eab proprietors is
so great that a strike is anticipated.
THE MERSEY DOCKS AND HARBOUR BOARD.—
The annual election of six new members to fill the seats
vomit at the Money Docks and Harbour Board by the re-
tirement. in due rotation, of six member. who bed served
their ten,, of office, took place yesterday. The proceed-
ing*, which only lasted • few minutes, resulted in the
unanimous re-election of Messrs. S. R. Graves, M.P., J.
A. Tobin, R. Brocklebank, J. Farnworth, J. Smith, and
H. Turner, on the motion of Mr. Jacob, seconded by Mr.
Tunnicliffe. The proceedings terminated with • voW of
thanks to Mr. Hubback, who presided, moved by Mr. Ed-
mund Thompson. and seconded by Mr. A. B. Ferwood.
DERLDFUL MACHIITISY AOCIDENT.—A dreadful
machinery accident occurred on the premises of Henn.
Wheeldon and `Son, bobbin turners, Stockport, on Tuesday.
James Mather, a boy residing in Portwood, in adjusting a
steep was taken up to the shaft-dram and killed on the
spot. One of his arms was torn off, and his body otherwise
frightfully mutilated.— Mandrescer °outlier.
Yesterday a numerous and influential meeting
of liberals took place at Exeter ; Mr. Mark Keanaway
in the chair, when a silver salver was presented with
the residue of 6171. 10s. 7d. (the amount subscribed) to
Mr. Thomas Latimer. J.P., proprietor and editor of the
Western Times, by a large number of friends, to express
their sense of his great ability as • journalist, and their
esteem for his high and poems character as a citizen,
and to record their appreciation of hie eflicient, courageous,
and faithful service to the liberal party, and to the calms
of civil and religions liberty for neerli forty years.
AWKWARD INTEREUPTIOIO.—Ii May evengiappen
that the very dinner of which you are eartairiag has
been got. up for the express purpose et introducing
some 'veinal dish, or some remarkable delicacy—a piece of
beef which has come from the Brazils in paraffin*, or •
canvas-bath duck which has travelled from the United
States in ioe—and that your story hes the ill-luck to be
in pprormpg at the moment when the lish of the day is
psodneed. Or even if the theme has net beeirtz
with a distinct object of this ltd.!i pz=
whoa you are is fall swing, sad sew
crisis, some emir& of a sevel slessebtivis 111411=11:
=ad afoot whit really sesimi be masted le
his fee OM edge SI yews. will assmt_Yelar
with, assamt. Zap, I web biebesi sew
=The the ablundea be d ii peens
a labourer, away,"—Corishai Mae misos ter jusegoe.