The Express.
London, England, 1868-11-13 00:00:00

TIEWTANING TO MITRRER LORD HO iv, .11rD

LINILY.

At the county polioe-oboe for the Leimuter
divines, yesterday, John Hill, =elderly was charged
with having written the following Mbar to
Lord Howe, Dopesll Hall, Athenaeum, W • • :
" Leicester, Nov. 3, ISM.
"Fart Howe,—l Intend to Be at Doped' Presently to
Hurl Death and Destruction in your family. I hope I
shall be buried Beneath its ruing. Lord Carson, if you
come to the Hustings I shall try to redden it with your
Blood, you are not ait man to make laws. Yr. Richard
Conan, Yr. Henry Corms, Yr. Frederick Corson—l
wish you all to understand the language on the other side
is Intended for you all as well. Any P. ofiloses Life his
in Danger as to take me, and Don't care if I am
hang'd on the Nearest Lamp Poet.
" Joan Hui, 247,B•Igrave-gate, Leionter,
no longer."
The letter wee traced from Athenians post-offfee to
Doran Hall, where it was opened bLord Howe,
who at once spoke to the house steward, Mr. Shell. The
Leicester borough polio, were communicated with, and
the prisoner was apprehended by Impactor Bayley on
Friday morning last, in Belgrave-gats, a short distance
from the address given on the letter. When charged with
the offence, he replied, " You'll have to prove it ;" after-
wards that he knew he was the man that was warned.
In his pocket were note paper and envelopes corresponding
with those sent to Earl Howe. Other evidence having
barn proved against the prisoner, be was committed to
take his trial at the next mazes.

Sir Jobn Young, aooonipazded by Lady Young
sad lir. Francis Turvillu his ;stoats weretary, who filled
the sum oflira during the right hem. baronet's governor-
ship o/ New South Wales, leaves town to-day we rouge for
Canada.

The lanorn Rounds will not meet on Saturday
in mesequence of the tamed of the Yerquie of Baiting,
being died for that day.
FIRE AT SHREWSBURY.—(THIS DAY.)—(BY
TEraeaass.)—A fire broke out at 3 o'clock this morning,
at Button-house, illwewsbiary, occupied by, Mn. Phillips.,
her daughter, and two servants. The flames spread with
fearful rapidity and the inmates only escaped with diffi-
culty in their night dresses. The house was completely
gutted.

Sorrnastrron, Nov. 13.—The Royal Mail
Steam• Packet Company steamship Atrato, from the West
Indies, arrived in Southampton Dock this morning.
CROOICHAVIN, Nov. 13, 10.45 a.m.—The Cunard
steamship China. from New York on the 4th instant, I
now passing Brawhead Signal Station es route for
Queenstown.

SIR Moans MONTEFIORE, BART.—The portrait
of this worthy baronet has been painted and framed at
the expense of the inhabitants of the town of Ran :bigot.,
at • coat of 3301., for the purpose of being hung in the
Town-hall, Ramsgate, in token of the high appreciation
of the inhabitants of the noble and benevolent character
of Sir Noses. Yesterday the portrait was publicly un-
veiled, in the presence of • large number of the gentry
and inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood. It was
afterward.. formally presented by the deputy (Hr. T.
Whitehead) on behalf of the subscribers to the go
body of the town, that it might be hung in the to:raja
The portrait is life size, and is not only • faithful like-
ness, but an excellent work of art. It was painted by
Mr. Solomon A. Hart, B.A. Sir Moses is attired in the
costume of • sheriff of London, and the background is
appropriately filled up with • vie' w of the city of Issu-
e
SINGULAR SUICIDE.—A strange little stria::
in told at an inquest which Dr. Lankester held
well last night. The inquiry was respecting the death
of a youth named John James Evans. He was 19 years of
age, was a jeweller and gilder, and lived at his mother's
house in Baynes-row. For about two years he has been
"keeping company" with a young girl, and he. visited
her continually at her father's house at Kentish-town.
Now and then he had queer Ate of jealousy, and at such
those he exhibited to the girl a bottle whisk he add con-
tained paean, and with which he meant me day poison ut
an end to hi. life. He meant, be said, to taus the
m Wendy. On Sunday last he wed to me his lady-bra,
as was hie wont, and stirred the are in a way she did not
like. She told him so, and he was olisisded, and, turning
hie back towards her, be rather smodbady took to read-
ing.a.papsr. Shortly idinftesaisbehabsr to go home. On
arriving at hoses he told his moiler he could go to bed.
and at once went tapelike. Coning down again, he mid
he wanted a drop of beendy, and went oat tomatoes it
for himself. He obisimmed some hot water from his
mother, and went win squishy. In the bedroom to
which he went two brothers were already lying &Jeep.
The next morning his mother west into the room and
found him lying dead on the low. She sent at once for
• doctor, but of course the doctor's attendance was of uo
avail. A post-mortem examination showed that he had
taken • strong dos of cyanide of potassium in the brandy
which be had purchased over night. The verdiot returned
was to the effect that he had committed suicide whilst in
a date of temporary insanity.