The Express.
London, England, 1861-07-15 00:00:00

THE EpirGRTE TRAGEDY.

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We have already pUblisilied a summary deacrip-
lila of this swirl crime. The following witsesees were
esansieel at the Meow :
George Wilson, fanner, mid —On Monday morning last
I left home about S o'clock to go to Worksop, on business.
oatarast to Wheatley, me Nottinghamshire, on Tuesday,
where I found my wife. She had arrived there about half-
'whiter previous. I naked, " What have you done with
the children?" Kbe toll me they were safe. 1 asked again.
ithe said tiny were safe. I asked a third time, when she
said they were in H. oven. I then entreated her to
tell me' what she had done with them. She mid
she had put them in the 'oft water cistern. I then
asked her how the bad put them in, saying it could
Dot po.ohly he. A man, she said, helped her. I said, "Tell
me his t 14110,." She said it was a black man I said, " Yet
have noinleted m> children," awl dung her off me. She
sail "The) are in Heaven." I was affrighted Her father and
trotter rushed mt.' the home where we were, and entreated
her to tell them different. She said she could not. I asked
her how she bran, and which she pat in first. She sell the
soungest, then Willy, and thee Elisabeth. She mid EIIZA.
both cried very ntch. The COlSVOyallill is which my wit.
was conveyed to Wheatley was got ready, and my mother
and I cone home as quick 'awe cook!. I rushed tato Mrs.
Webster'sloooNl as sous as I got borne, awl asked if she knew
anything of my &Ikea. She mid " No." I then ran tight
away to the cistern. The stogie was placed as near as pos-
sible, as usual. I puffed it off, sad could see the eldest girl's
hr. I fell hack to the ground and screamed out. I re-
mained there until I was taken away, and I know no more.
Henry Toms, superintesdeat of pollee, said—On Toes-
day last I received information from police-constable Taylor
that three children had been finial drowned in a cisteru at
Westwoodeide, on the premises of Mr. George Wilson. I
proceeded to Westwooddile, and from information received
there I went to North Wheatley, and to the house of Mr.
P.m% There I timed Ann Wilson. I told her I was the
superintendent of police from Epaorth, and I must &piss-
heed her on suspicion of drowniug her three children in a
Meters at Westwoodaide. She threw her arms round her
father's seek, who was present, and said, "I am guilty ! I
am guilty ! What eat of place shall you put me in ? Shall
yon pot me is a similar plow to where I have put my poor
children?" I left her iu custody, with • police offices of
Nottegharnahire, until I baited my hone half-an-hour, and
thee conveyed her 4o Epworth.
John Taylor, police-coestahle, mid —On Tuesday, the
19th cif July, I received ibformatiou from Mrs. Welater
Met three children were found drowsed is • elem. at
Weetwomiside. I proceeded there and totted the bodies had
been taken out of the Meters, but there was a imp still
ffeatiegoa the top of the water. I left it there end west to
Epeurth In give information to Mr. TWOS. On Wawa-
day reortieg I came dowel to Westwoodside, heed the
mop taken oat of the cistern Icy somebody, be lett menthe
eastern. I leek charge of it, and also Ike ream the Wise
were ia.

iLSTIO Maim Bennett, general proclaim/sr of niedicias
and surgery, add- Os Woloesday of ternooo, July 10, I
received • mange from Mr. Toonia, enparisnendoot of
police. within we to .swains the bodies of thew ebildres,
dead at Vireatwoodieiln Ila• ladles of tie two 'onager
powentod the usual twosomes, of parses, downed. Thom
win ors particular mark on tient I fouled so indentation
sad broW Elizabeth. Una aided POW, on the hollow of
the absolder sear 11,. wick, me Yaw! fore* had beim aced
by eons Went instrument—l Ines 110 doubt ao word to keep
her ander the water. I behave all tbii cbildreo were
drowned ; that a very alight fame would keep bar
Mb) dews. Than lens on .11 Mirk backs, from gravitation
el the Wand, iihnedieurnMout
This Wig the whisk of the evidence,
Tbeletirstnneed a umbel of " WNW warder^ to
din Ihe essfese, and she waa fully enimilmed to
Wks We at the ant Lincoln Asia The jury ap-
paulul be their vseallsa se *plies that .he WY of nassuoil
mid all She Wm Of the sawswilso of UN mauler.

The annual dinner of the Law Amendment
amity took piece oe liatarday. Gad Ihreggim, who pre-
sided. roferrad to the reform arid* had buss fleeted, and
to mho,' which reraaiimd to be aseamplYhed Peremael
pawn them latter he meatioeed a men ef alminel appeal.
144 r Eitaroy is She mane of ea elsbande apmei, on•
pruned the hops that, although the °SENIOR@ MOS NO
approve of the alterations which bed bele NNE is the
llaalmmacy Bull, they would stM allow that mown to
yam The Attorney Graeral also made mere lenitbseed
awarka, in which be warmly eamatimmded Lard Breesbarn
epee the sorrier be hod named te the eases af law
when The proceedimp win aitepther of a very
rutin character.

A eiimnsiasion (says the AtlcYrtiser) has just been
sepoiated by gourassent. whose Lebow, will be regarded
with great interest, and will decibels', be productive of Co.
retest molts. The duties unseal to the arnamiesioure
will be to inquire into the nature and applies/ice of the
sedowinents, feuds, sad, revenue heloogiug to the follow•
*colleges, schools, and foundatioss, namely, St. Mary's
Co/lege, Mapeheater ; Colin* of the Mewled Mary.
el Elsa. New Windsor ; Collegiate School of Bs.
Peter. Weeniissier ; the Cbarterhouse ; St. Paul's School ;
Mery Soot Taylor's School ; Erse 4 inuninar School, Harrow-
on flan the school founded by Laurence Sheriff,
1: 144 ; and the Fru (lraarmar School of King Edward
VI. at Shrowshitry. The special subjects of inquiry will be
the saanagernent of these collages. wheedle, sod fouadations,
and the epee* of 'dual* taught io them. The emarnis-
skein an Lewd Clarrados, Earl of Devon, Lord Lytheltoe,
Hee. Edward Teitletoo, Sir Stafford Henry Northeate,
IFianun Hepworth Thompson, awl Henry Milford
Vaighae, Fags.
TIM RFFItZsENTATION or Sarre LA NrAPHINIL
At a meeLog of the couurratiree, held no Thorwlay at the
Star Hotel, Maul...ger, Mr. W. H. Callender wu appoint-
ed chairman of tie iliatrkt committee for promoting the
electron of Mr. Churl, Turner to fill the third seat forsooth
Lancashire. It i. owl th.it both at Manchester sal at Liver-
pet the ruolution to oppose the election of the Meatiest*
of the Exchequer has not been come to without consideni-
Me.liffereocie of °poem am' reluctaime, but it has been
urged Sy some of the more infferectial of the conservative
ris-tom that Mr. tOulateme. &Einem with what is called
" the league party has made thu contest inevitable.
Ilx roan, J t:Lv 13. —1.7 m tvgiMITY CoUNANL-
-11. Chancellor haa appointed Mr. Korisidell Palmer, M.A.,
.4 Magdalen College (her Majesty's Solicitortlenerall.
muted to Use unir. mity, in the mem of Sir Richard
Bethel!, %dewed to the
K I !441.14 C.ILLala lararlraL.Aa a meeting of
the maned of King's College on Friday, the llth inst., Mr.
Metro Smith, F. M.C.S., of Caroline•street, Dedfonlaquare,
sad Mr. Peter Charles hire, F. R.C.S., of Green-street,
t•romenoremiare, were cheese! irsiatant surgeons of King's
l'on'gs Hospital. Thee gentlerneo, who wens both edu•
real at the above inatitutioe, are deservedly well known
from their eemerons cuotributieus to the advancement of
chimegiral
MORK iLL-V4Aal ON SHIPBO.‘RD. —About 6 o'clock
Yewenley (Seadav) morning, 'Thomas Nolan, a Swedish
ia.lor, wee admitted into the Northern Hospital, suffering
erectly from injuries he had sustained in consequence of
hum: loco mercilculy beaten with a pump beadle by the
...mid mate of the American ship Hortenee, now in the
Derek, Naha having been nee of the crew of that
tmwl. Nolaa is said to have leen dangerously hurt, and
tie weead mete has bees taken into custody by the police.
-1. 4Aion.
tresienuraw Farm Hoewrrat, premien:in-
sr OFO. ttrv. —The azgrerate number of patients relieved
the week ending Jr.?, 13 was : 1.151;
""P‘ol, 473—total, 1; ,:.f, of which riJ were sew OWL