The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-15 00:00:00

A BOY SHOT IN THE BEGENT'S PARK.

Yesterday morning, shortly after 7 o'clock, the
29th or North Middlesex Rifles, were assembled to the
number of about 300 in the centre of the Regent's.park,
for the purpose of blank cartridge firing and battalion dull,
in preparation for the inspection of the regiment appointed
to take place in the Regent's-park on the everting of Tues.
day next, the 18th init. The companies wont through the
vistas manceuvree with the greatest precision, but not.
withstanding the early hour they had to pot up with the
encroachtuente of the unthinking public upon them, more
espoidally of boys, who, in spite of all preaution, would
rush in to pick up the caps after every discharge of the
rifles. The corps had formed square to receive cavalry,
and, in obedience to orders, fired a volley. At thismoment
a youth, 15 years of age, named Thomas Dutton, residing
at 12, Suffolk-plans, Manning.itreet, Maryleboue, was ob-
served to stagger and fall. Blood was seen streaming
copiously down his face and nark, and he was instantly
removed, under the direction of Mr. IL fintherin, one of
the surgeons of the regiment, who was on duty, Ito a
seat at a remote portion of the perk. On examination
be found that the youth had sustained a contused and lace.
rated wound immediately above the left ear, which had
laid the skull bare to the bone, and which left no doubt
but that the lad must have been within three or four test
from the muzzle of one of the rifles when it was fired. It
appears that Dutton, upon his own statement, was in the
ls ot ascertaining when rifle corps fired in the parks, and
running in rowdiest of danger to pick up the- exploded
percumion ceps. which he sold at the rate of 9d. to Is.
per pound. The same object forms the incentive to •
wail of other young boys, who, in defiance of all pre.
(unties and warning, will run into daoger. After having
droned the wound, it was felt advisable toy Mr. Butherin to
have the boy Dutton removed to University College He..
vital, where be was placed under the care of Mr. Audrey',
one of the surgeons of the West Middlesex, who was also
in the park at the time of the occurrence. It is the opinion
of both gentlemen that had the wound been another inch
more forward towards the temple, death would have been
instantaneous, and it is hoped that the cemnsnos may
operate as a caution to others.

THE OFFICERS OP A BURIAL SOCIETY
CHARGED WITH MISAPPROPRIATING £lO,OOO.

On Thursday and yesterday the County Court
indent Liverpool (W. A. Halton, Eaq.) was occupied with
Mann evidence in support of a petition, charging the per
'ideal, secretary, treasurer, and several committee men and
collectors, of the Liver Burial Society with publishing
Was balancesheets, cooking accounts in various ways, and
with having knowingly conspired to defraud the society of
sums of money amounting in the aggregate to 10,0001. since
the list of January, ,ltSo. The petition stated that the
member of the committee had appropriated 41. per week
as remuneration, the treasurer 81. per week, and the seem
Lary (Lawrence) 16!. 10e. per week, and that these
appropriations had been made (from smallamounts granted,*
first) without any legal sanction of general meetings of
the society. The printing business for the society was described
ea a cloak for similar jobbery. The petition concluded by
praying that the officials should be made to account for the
moneys received since January, 1855 ; refund all amounts
beyond those to which they were properly entitled; and
to pry their own and the costs of this case.
After some time had been occupied by a discussion upon
e proposal fur a reference, Mr. Deighton (barrister), who
appeared for some of the defendants, urged several technical
objections with a view to invalidate the petition ; but after
Mr. Roby, for the petitioner, had been heard, the court
decided that the petitioner (a seaman, named Draper)
clearly was one of the "parties interested" who alone
could institute such proceedings.
Mr. Roby (solicitor) was then heard at length in support
of the petition, the evidence being postponed until yester-
day. Yesterday, however, was occupied again :ibliket en-
tirely with arguments upon technical and legal joints, and
ultimately the case was adjourned to Nov. 12.

DISASTROUS FIRE AND Loan OT LIFT. —Last
evening. about five o'clock, • fire broke out upon the pre-
mises of Aleo Keene's, Three Tuns public-house, Idooretreet.
Soho. The alarm was at onoegiven, when tbo Croirmstreett
St. Anne'a, and Wellatreet engines were soon on the spot sod
lit to work. After some time it was extinguished, but not
till the bar and all it contained was completely gutted. al
also • greater part of the upstairs premises. During the
progress of the fire the potman, Thome Turner, Ash
Browne, the rook, and a little girl stated to be her child.
were in the kitchen upstairs. The potman jumped nut of the
window on to some leads over the parlour, and induced the
child to do the same, but all his persuasions could
not prevail upon the cook to follow, till she wag
surrounded by flames. When she did throw herself out
she was rolled in a wet carpet by Mr. Klosx. the baker
next door, and then conveyed in a cab to l'haring.cross
Hospital, where she expired shortly after admission. The
pottnan's ann was also very much burnt. As Engineers
Wilkinson and Flaxmore, of (Yawn-street, were going up
stairs with the branch they had a narrow escape of their
lives by the staircase giving way. Engineer Speodelow,
of
St. Anne's, had also a narrow escape. Whilst be wail
directing • branch the floor io front of the bar gave Wan,
and he had great difficulty in extricating himself. Mr.
Keene, who bad gone to Cricklewood, we believe is fully
insured. The fire was caused by an explosion of gas.
THE MURDER AT KINGSWOOD REcTORY. —An In-
quest was opened by Mr. Carter, coroner for West Surrey.
on the body of the unfortunate woman Martha Halliday,
who was barbarously murdered at the rectory house of the
ltev. S. B. Taylor, Kingawood, Surrey, on Monday
mi
last, under the mysterious cirutunttanete already
fu
reported in our columns. A somber of witoesses wars
examined, but the only new fact adduced was that a sindl
brooch had been found missicg out of the box which r!
stated yesterday had bees discovered broken open, and vilics
was the property of a female servant of the Rev.. Mr;
Taylor. This brooch is described as being an old.fashiusm
one, such as used to be worn in gentlemen's neck sod,.
The inquiry stands adjourned for • week.