The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-27 00:00:00

THE LORD-LIEUTENANT AT DRZRT.

The Lord-Lioutenant and Duchess of Aberoorn
arrived in Derry at I o'clock to-day, and were enthu-
siastically received. His grace received an address from
the corporation, and the freedom of the city was pre-
vented to him. In the course of his reply he referred to
the subsidence of the spirit of disaffection, which in some
parts only of this country foreign iniluenoe was able to
excite. He anticipated as the result of the restoration of
tranquillity a steady increase of national prosperity. His
grace referred to the escape of his family from the late
railway aocident as most providential, and one for which
they could not be too thankful to an Almighty Provi-
dence. His grace visited the cattle show.

FIRE IN FITZROY-SQUARE.—Last night, between
the hours of 8 and 9 o'clock, a fire broke out in the private
residence belonging to Mr. Charles Morrison, 4, Upper
Grafton-street, leading out of the above-named square.
The fire originated in the third floor front, occupied by
M. Murray, who unfortunately was in the room at the
time and became encircled in flame. The eng•nes of the
Metropolitan Brigade and the London Salvage Corps
promptly attended, end the fire was confined to the third
floor, but Mrs. Murray was so fearfully burnt that the
had to be removed to the Middlesex Hospital, where she
remains without hope of reoovery. The fire, it is sup-
posed, was caused by a spark flying out of the grate
among some wearing •
ACTION FOR SLANDER.—At the Lord Mayor's
Court yesterday, before Serjeant T. Atkinson and a com-
mon jury, Taylor and wife brought an action for slander
against Brighten and wife. Damages were laid at 1001.
Mr. Kemp appeared for the plaintiffs, Mr. Butler Rigby
the defendant*. It appeared that the parties
Tarr:I:MI:4J :aura, and upon a certain day mutual recrimi-
nations ensued between the women. It was alleged on
the part of the plaintiff that Mrs. Brighten had accused
Mrs. Taylor of keeping a house of accommodation, and
letting young men into the premises at all hours of the
night. Upon cross-examination, Mrs. Taylor admitted
that she had told defendant's wife that she (Mrs. Brigh-
ten) kept a common lodging-house, and that it further
came out that Mrs. Taylor had used strong language,
though she stated that she only did so under great provo-
cation, and she persisted that the commencement of the
quarrel arose out of a charge against Mrs. Taylor's daugh-
ter of sweeping dirt upon defendant's door-step. After
the cross-examination of Mrs. Taylor, his lordship sug-
gested that the patties should come to terms. They were
neighbours, and, being in a respectable position, might
reasonably arrange this dispute. In the course of the con-
versation that ensued it transpired that the defendants
had brought a cross action against the plaintiffs in the
Court of Common Pleas, and it was arranged that both
causes should be abandoned, each party paying their own
costa. The jury were then discharged.
DESPERATE ENCOUNTER WITH HICOPPAYMEN
ry NorrIMIZAMOURX.—At the Shire Hall, Nottingham
yesterday (Wednesday), three men, named William;
Mocker, William Beattie, and Dennis Knight, were
charged with assaulting and robbing John Gregory, at
Hue/mall Torkard, near Nottingham, last Sunday night.
Prosecutor stated that shortly after 10 o'clock in the
evening just named he, in company with two friends, set
out to walk from the village of Ralmall to Hucknall, a
distance of three mile*. When they had gone some
distance he lost his friends, owing to the darkness of the
night and he not knowing the proper road. After he
bad walked about half a mile further he passed the
prisoners, who were going the same way as himself.
Tiria, then went on for about three hundred
y when Maclear stepped up to him and com-
manded him to "stand and deliver," to which pro-
secutor replied he should " deliver to no man."
Us pm this Maclear struck him a violent blow on the right
side of the head, and Beattie commenced to kick and strike
him with great force. ()wing to the ill-usage he received
prosecutor; fell into the hedge bottom, and all three pri-
soners then attacked him. Madam. drew • knife, and said
"Let's cut the —'atheist!" Knight then held his hands
while Maclear thrust the knife into his mouth, saying,
"Am Ito cut your throat?" Prosecutor resisted to the
utmost in his power, but Pfaclear " jobbed " his mouth
several times with the Imile, and inflicted serious injuries,
while Beattie attempted to rifle his pockets. The struggle
continued fiercely for some time, but ultimately prosecutor
succeeded in making a cry of " Murder," when his assail-
ants made off. He afterwards met his two friends, and
gave information to the police, and the prisoners were ap-
prehended during the night. His coat, waistcoat, and
users were saturated with blood. The bench com-
mitted the prisoners for trial. Prosecutor had a consider-
able sum of money upon him, but he only lost half-a-
crown. He has been under medical advice ever since the
outings was committed.
NARROW ESCAPE FROM Dwowwrwo.—The Rev.
Mr. Finnemore, a visitor to Dawlitrh, narrowly escaped
being drowned on Monday. He was bathing in the gen-
tlemen's bathing cove, and having swam about for some
time, and feeling tired, he attempted to stand, not know-
ing that he was in deep water. He sank immediately,
and was not able to recover himself. Wellington, the
bathing superintendent, saw him go down, and called to
two gentlemen swimming very near that the man was
drowning, but they took no notice. Wellington saw him
go down the second time, and plunged in after him ; but
by the time ho got to the spot Mr. Finnemore went down
a third time. Wellington saw his head about four feet
under eater, and he dived after him and caught hold of
his hair. The drowning man seized him, and they sank
together. Wellington shook him off, and then caught
him by the arm (this was in twelve feet of water),
_and
succeeded in swimming with him to a rope attached to
the diving platform. Quick, the other bathing superin-
tendent, and Wellington got Mr. Finnemore on shore, to
all appearance dead. He was rubbed with coarse towels
for nearly two hours before life was visible. In the
meantime several parties went in search of a medical
man, but none could be found until Mr. Finnemore had
been taken to his lodging. Late in the day be was pro-
nounced out of danger.
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A FARMER KILLED BY A BOAR.—At Swavesey,
in Cambridgeshire, on Tuesday last, Mr. James Williams
met his death under singular circumstances. In the after-
noon a number of swine escaped from a yard to which he
intended to confine them, and amongst them a boar. De-
ceased rushed to turn them back, when the boar suddenly
attacked him, thrtw him down and gored him, tearing
open his thigh and severing the main arteries. He died
almost immediately.
FATALISM.—An inquest was held yesterday at
the German Hospital by Mr. J. Humphreys, coroner, re-
lative to the death of a brewer's servant, named Peter
Murrell, aged 68 years. From the evidence it appeared
that deceased was employed at the Stamford Brewery,
and that on Saturday last he was at work with another
man making beer in a vast copper. The deceased had to
throw in hops, and there was a sort of stage for him to
stand upon, so that he could fling in the hops without
getting on the top of the copper, a perilous practice against
which he had been often cautioned by his employers.
However, as the using of the stage involved a little
extra trouble, ho generally disregarded the caution,
and it appeared that he was in the habit of saying to his
daughter If lain fated to fall into the copper, then I
shall fall in, do what I can ; so it is of no use bothering
about precautions." His fate overtook him OR Saturday
be slipped while standing on the copper and fell into the
hoer, then almost at boiling point. Ile clung desperately
to a pipe, and so raved himself from total immersion ; if
he bad let go, one of the witnesses deposed, it would have
been impossible to rescue him until all tho beer watt got
out. Neatly all the skin of his body was scalded from
his flesh before the men dragged him out, He was taken
to the Gelman Hospital, where he died soon after. The
jury teturned a verdict, " That deceased died through
lltngaccidei4elly Into • oopper af hegira, brew" •
• NATIONAL EXHIBITION OF WORKB OF ART, AT
LfrllB, 1868.—Return of adraireionst—Wednesday,
Au guat 24, by season tickets, 846 ; by payment of 2i. 8,1.
eguN 817, total, 11062.