The Express.
London, England, 1868-04-30 00:00:00

9 OILDH.ILL

Francis Praeont, a hat maker, 'wing at 12, Bury-street.
Norwich, was placed at the bar before Mr. Alderman Gib-
bons, charged on his own confession with having committed
a felony.
Inspector Foulger said that about half-past 2 o'clock on
Tined ,y afternoon the prisoner came to the Fleet-street
police-station, and said he wished to give himself up, as
I he was one of the men who blew down the wall of the
House of Detention. The prisoner was then drunk. He
raid there were three of than in it, and one of them
offered him sa. if he would fire the barrel of gun-
powder. He twisted up a piece of paper and set it
alight. After that he heard a bsng, and saw a house fall
down. There was • great deal of dust and oonfusion,
and he helped the people to get out, and then he looked
for the man who had promised Dim the money, but he was
gone. Next morning the prisoner was sober, and said
that he knew nothing about it. He belongs to the 3rd
Middlesex Militia, and came np for training. There was
no doubt that what the prisoner said wee the wild imagina-
tion of a drunkard's brain. He gave a correct address.
The prisoner said he bad been on the drink " ever
since last Friday evening.
Alderman Gibbons asked whether Inspector Foulger had
come to the conclusion be had from the prisoner's state-
went or from inquiries be had made himself.
Inspector Foulger said from both. The prisoner hail
been reading the trials at the 1)1.1 Bailey, sad he supposed
they had got into his head. But from the inquiries he
bad made he found the prisoner was not in London at the
time of the Clerkenwell explosion.
Alderman Gibbons severely censured the prisoner for
getting drunk, and discharged him.

THE SYDENHAM MURDER.—Yesterday Mr. H.
Pooh, elicitor, who interested himself on behalf of the
mother of Richard Bishop, now a convict in Maidstone
Gnu], under sentence of death for the murder of Alfred
Cartwright, at Sydenham, on the night of the 2nd instant,
received the following letter from tho Home-office :
" Whitehall, 2•4 th April, 1588. Sir, lam directed by Mr.
Secretary Hardy to acquaint you that, having carefully con.
sidered the ease of Richard Bishop, in whose behalf you
applied to him, be regrets that be can see no sufficient
ground to justify him in advising her Majesty to interfere
with the due eaves of law. I am, sir, your obedient
'servant, A. F. 0. Donau.. To Henry Took, Esq.,
LauIaDOOPOWHDIry-hin, Cannon-street, E.l'."
FATAL AcTlDElSTA.—Yesterday Mr. Payne, the
deputy-coroner, held nn inquest at St. Bartholomew's
Haploid touching the death of William Murray, aged 78
years. The deceased was a retired Bemused victualler,
residing at Ii?, Aldemgate.atrect. One evening, while
walking along Basinghall.street, he "toped upon the
long dress of a lady, and he WWI thrown to the ground.
The lady walked on, and a crowd gathered. Thu police
and some men then lifted the deceased and carri him
to the hospital, where be died on Sunday from the effects
of a fracture of his right thigh bone. The jury returned a
verdict of " Accidental death."—Llat evening. Mr.
Humphrey', coroner, held an inquest at the London Hoe
pital respecting the death of Mrs. Anne Maria Webber,
aged td years. She resided at 4, Red Lion-street. Step.
any, and her husband stated that while she was standing
opposite the Are her dress, which was distended by a
crinoline, caught light. She was instantly in a Mar., and
before it could be extinguished she was dreadfully burnt.
She was carried to the hospital, where she died on Monday,
the day of the accident. He had often cautioned her
against wearing crinoline. A verdict of "Accidental
death by ire" was returned.
LONDON FREE AND OPEN CHURCH ASSOL 1 tTION.

The executive council of this association for the
ensuing year il be elected at the general meeting to be
held at the office, 2.7.4 Norfolk-street, Strand, at two
o'clock p.m., on Tuesday next. The chair will be takes
by Sir E. A. H. Lechmere, Bart., M.P. The following are
the retiring members, viz.:—Rev. E. D. Cleaver, Rev. W.
R. Sharpe, Mr. John Stephens, Mr. Henry E. Pollen, Mr.
Charles Itaekoson, and C.Ttain Fitzgerald Rtuddert. The
following offer themselves for re-election, viz. : Rev. Dr.
Lee, Rev. George Perry. Rev. W. Wallace, Mr. E. J.
Athawes, Mr. Alen C. Bellamy, Mr. S. Bishop Blunt. Mr,
H. Trslawny Boodle, Mr. George H. Brooks, Mr. Alfred
Buckley, Mi. Donald M. Dewar Captain Drake, R.E.,
• Hr. Henryel. Hay2tiHr. Alfred *alms, F.8.A., 'Mr.
ry Wood, Sir ries L. Young, Bart., Rev, G.
White, the .A. L Courtenay, D.D. The new
for election are Professor Bentley, Major-General
CtiMe Parr, and thwßev. George Barnes. The Rev. Geo.
Peery has given nsltice of his intention to move—(l),
'That in future saran* and business assistants may be.
leas rossubars on payment of le and upwards annually;"
And (2), " That the word ' London' be removed from the
title of the association." The annual public meeting will
heibold at Freemasons' Hon in the evening.. Lord Mkt,
H.P., will preside, and the fallowing resolutions will be
put—(l), " That the report just read be adopted, printed,
and circulated." (2), " That the true prinople of the pa.
roohial system being the equal right of all parishioner.,
rich and poor alike, to the free um of their perish chureb,
this meeting pledges itself to support the • Loudon Fres
and Open Church Association' in its efforts to promote
the restoration to the people of churches now closed
to them by 12 appropriation • the building and on-
dowipg of free unappropriated ; and the
opening of oh throughout every day in the week for
private prayer." 3, That the weekly offertory pre-
scribed by the °harsh of England, comprehending, as it
does, the offerings qf the many as opposed to the Axed and
limited payments ad the few, is the Scriptn* and most
effleimit means of raising money for all such pious and
charitable uses as the ministers and chprehwap3 ens shall
think fit." Amongst the speakers will be the Earl of
Shrewsbury mid Talbot, C. Sir E. A. H. Leane:et,
Bart., ILP , Mr. R. Jame Bateman, Mr. Thos.
jun., Mr. W. J. Garnett, Hoe. 'Acheron Iforbersgr.
Thomas Hughes, M.P., Mr. Tiiensliond Hainwaring,
Ke. 3. A. Saw-Siewart, Mr. John G. Talbot, Hon.
Charles Lindley Wood, Mr. A. G. Marten, Her. W. W.
Vernon, Mr. J. E. GoriA, 1 LP. Only members of the
association will be an to vote in the election of
council at the morning issiting.
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