The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-09 00:00:00

MYSTERIOUS MURDER 2VE4R OL4SGOW.

On Thursday evening last Mr. William Simpson,
sealmaster Lark-hall, Lanarkshire, a young man of high
respectability, and posed of the most promising abilities,
is supposed to have been murdered near the village of
Motherwell. Mr. Simpson, it appears, had proceeded to
Airdrie on Thursday fcr the purpose of drawing Moan roomy
from the bank, in order to pay his men at the colliery (which
ha does once a mouth), pay day being Saturday. When he
left Airdrie he had in his possession 1.35!. in ones of the fol-
lowing banks :—one 100/. note of the National Bank, six IL
notes of ditto, one 20!. now of the Clydesdale Bank, two 5/.
notes of ditto, two 11. notes of ditto, besides some silver
mousy and a gold watch. When Mr. Simpson had walked
as far as Motherwell, he went to Mr. Clark's, Motherwell
Inn, where he partook of a simple refieshment. Rain hay-
ing by this time begun to fall, he ordered a conveyance to
take him home ; but is the weather soon became fair lie
countermanded this order, and resolved to prosecute the re.
nuouder of his journey on foot. Be accordingly left the
Inn with that intention about half-past tl o'clock, sod since
then nothing has been seen of him. The road which he took
was a narrow footpath on the bank of the Leunahagow
Branch Medway (eminent line), and which is commonly used
on the we/ to larics/mas About helf-past 9 o'clock an engine-
mace named Amine' Rankles, in passing up this path towards
Motherwell, discovered, about 2110 yards from the village,
the hat worn by Mr. Simpson. He also found a number of
letters and a pocketbook lying about ; sod there have like-
wise been discovered several coins, amoustiag in value to
7a and some copper coin. Rankine immediately commu-
ne:dad with the constable at Motherwell, who instantly
despatched intelligence of the circumstance to head-
quarters at Hanultoo. Mr. Dykes Procurator•Fiaal,
Captain Mackay, chief constable, and Superintendent
Dewar at ones
°proceeded to the spot, where Super-
inteudent Christuon, of Wialuiw, speedily arrived. 'The
strictest investigation was immediately made, the line
of railway was searched for some distance, as were
also all the ditches in the neighbourhood, the old pita being
also penetrated, but no trace whatever has been found of
the body. A number of the county police and a goo/ many
colliers have aided in the search, but their efforts have been
austionseful. There remains, however no doubt that
a mint foul murder has bean committed. In the hat
whisk was found there were two long irregular globes,
the esse from seven to eight inches long, and the other
boa four to five inches ; still there was no appearance
of blood about the hat. At the spot the ground was
trampled apparently with many footsteps, and the silver
sad copper coins seemed as if they had been praised
to the ground by several feet. Toll ground altogether
presented the appearance of a place where a struggle
had taken place, hat then is no evidence of anyone having
heard such a struggle. It is surmised that the body may
have been throws into the Clyde, and as a Hood has since
passed down the river, is consequence of the heavy nine,
there is no saying 1111116111 the body may be found, if it be
found at all. Meantime the river is to be dragged, and the
mieutest search will continue to be made. The case, how-
ever, as yet seems likely to remain shrouded in the mystery
In which it is at present enveloped. A reward of NU. has
been °Mend for the apprehension of the murderer or mur-
derers. Deceased was a young man of 23 or 24 years of
age, and leaven a widow and child to mourn his untimely

TRAGICAL EVIIIT Ix NOSPOLI-sTßEET.—Yenter-
day afternoon a fatal accident occurred to a young woman
residing at Culverwell's Hotel, Norfolk-street, Strand. The
house in question is at the extreme end of the street, and
is approached by a passage running by the side of the
Thames, the house itself facing the river. In the after-
noon two of the servaate, both of them very young women,
were standing on the hank and waving their hands to some
young men of their acquaintance who were in a boat on
the raver. One of the young women happeuing to make a
false step, fell into the water, and her companion is the
suddenness of the alarm with which she was seised, jumped
in after her. Several boats put off, anti as it was high
tide there was considerable difficulty in getting at toe
young women, who bad sunk twice or three times before
any assistance could he gaited. At length they were got
out. One was either dead, or died immediatelyafterwardio,
and the other was rendered feeble that she is not likely
to live any length of time. Both were removed to a public
house in Arundel-street, where a coroner's inquest will be
held.
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THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH IN Hoaxer FIELDS.
—We are requested to Mate that io a published amount of
an inquest held by Mr. Brent, at the Railway Hotel,
Homey, the name of Captain Colville, Governor of the
House of Correction, was used instead of that of Captain
Coda of the House of Detention.
THE YELVERTON MARRIAGE CASE. —The COM-
minion for taking proof in War:sae has (says the Premieres
Journal) terruhrated in Newry in a rather queer fashion.
The counsel for Mn. Yelverton required that the major
should he produced in order to be identitirsd, as several of
the what're, had aside mistakes in reference both to the
lady and gentleman. The major's advisers did not produce
him for that purpeee, end moved the comminiceser to ad-
journ the inanimation to a future day. This motion of the
major's nouns; wee granted by the conimiadoner against
the remonstrance of the lady's advisers, who stated that the
protracted proceedings in the suit were impairing her health,
and overwhelming her with costa which abe could not noir,
and that unless she were protected by the court she must,
in despair, abandon her suit. Apparently the proceedings
in this cue will never terminate.

Rs or~trn~a or 2113 OAILRIAOR THOROUGHFARE
IX me ernama—At 4 deka on &Studer afternoon the
carriage-1,4y in the &mud, westward of Temple-bar, was
re-opened for *alio, after having bees closed for repairs
for the last three weeks, dariog which period the various
omnibuses bare been pat to great iDOOUVIIIIi4IOOII. having bad
to =he a eonsidenible detour to get from Fleetetred to
Charing-erase.
EXTRESION or THI MID-SUSS= Lora The
official inspeatioa of the cootineatios d the branch line
from Horsham to Shoreham was made as Friday by Cap-
tain Tyler, Amintaat-Inspector to the Railway
of the Board al Tilde. 'llse line a:saddled vial roe.
junction at I • to Partridge-green, a dieted, of
seven may., a=eons being about two miles from
Horsham. This completes the line through from Three-
bridges to Shoreham Ai Horsham. Them has hitherto
only been a siegle line from Three-bridges to the licking-
Geld Junction, but the other set of mils has been kit dews,
making a double line.