The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-11 00:00:00

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TRAFFIC RETURN&

6•11/A TS. Miles Pas- Met- T.,tal i •tal.
11.
open. *ewers. clundise. Void Big
Week ending March 15. *: I: 4: k
Mat Indtas ll3l 13,011 12,543 45.251 43.,71
April 1 to 10.
Great Central of Boletus 343 2.533 9,341 11,9;) ~- . t
Week ending April H.
Varna — 1.111 ..-.1

Ditto A 21
Week ending April 2e.
Smyrna and Cassaba
Week eadtag May 1
Leakealed.Newea4ileJ an. 10 53 10 7,
Wed Cork l7l 81 13 114

. 61 511 606 1.4J7 1.911

Week ending May z.
Celt and Kinsale ....

it

T 9 40 119

Week ending Way 3.
BCOOOI and Merthyr 73 304 00a 012 1. :10
Caledonian and N. British 13841 21.1e0 43,187 0047 0.11....1
eape Railway —Approichnate trait for March, /11
Watch, iStri, £4,244.

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. —Prep/cations
for the apprisaohing meeting of this society on the race.
course at Lsieester are making active program. The shed.
ding.k.c., is being erected as in former years by Mr. Penny,
of Taunton, and the show ground will comprise nearly
acres remarkable for the evenness of the surface. The
principal entrance will be from the London-road, sad the
arrangement of the offices, turnstiles, kc., will be substan•
tially the same as in former years. To the right of the
main entrance will be the horse yard, where accemmoda
tion will be provided for between 300 and 400 animale,anil
in front of this yard will be a horse ring 600 ft. by 130 ft.
In the neighbourhood of the horse yard will be fodder
stores and a receiving yard, where all stock exhibited will
undergo inspection by the veterinary staff of the society. In
the same locality are offices for the director, stewards, and
veterinary surgeon ; and in the rear are offices for Mr.
Penny,who will be in attendanceduring theshow. Running
eastwards from this point will be a central avenue 70 feet
wide, on the left of which will be constructed two refresh.
meat shade, each 160 feet long and 25 feet wide, for the
accommodation of the public ; and in the same line, run-
ning parallel, six sheds of the same length 13 feet
in width, for the exhibition of seeds, roots, models, i.e.
To the left will be another avenue at right angles, on one
side of which will be the sheds appropriated to live stock,
while a ring 250 feet by 50 feet will be provided for the
exhibition of neat stork. A nurse yard will be provided.
as usual, for dot animals. The sheds for live stock will
be over 6,000 feet run. Sheds will be provided for ma-
chinery in motion. and an immense range of sheds for ini•
pleroents will also be erected, the entries having been more
numerous than in any ',needing year. A dining pavilion
200 feet long by 40 feet wide will be pitched, the purveyors
selected being Messrs. Crane and Waldnun. Upwards of
900 loads of timber will be used in the construction of
shedding, and 40 men are now engaged on the works.
WIFE MURDER BY A FARICCR IN SOMP.RNET-
-BHIIII.—A shocking case of wife murder occurred at
Compton, in the parish of South Petherton, on Thursday
morning, the murderer being a farmer named William
Hayward, who has occupied a respectable position, but
who, it is said, has suffered for some time past from
softening of the brain. He has displayed several symp-
toms of insanity, and his friends have considered it
advisable to have his movements watched. On
Thursday, Mr. Best, brother of the deceased, break-
fasted with her and Hayward, and after Best had left
she went about her ordinary duties. As she waa churn
tug near the fire in the kitchen, Hayward went behind
a high settle and loaded his gun, a bullet being in
the charge. When he had done this he stole stealthily
behind his wife, and discharged the contents of the gun
into her back. The bullet passed right through the body
and the heart, and came out at the breast, causing instant
death. Hayward then went in search of Mr. Best. who re•
turned with him, and found Mrs. Hayward sitting in a poll
of blood, which was still flowing from the wound. Her
dress, too, had caught fire and was in flames. ,Several
persona speedily assembled at the hones. and Mr. Harvey.
surgeon, and Police-sergeant Ashman were fetched, When
taken into custody the prisoner oonfessed what he had
done, and some brown paper and percussion caps were
found in his possession. He was subsequently removed to
the laminate: police station. The prisoner and deceased
bad been married about ten years, and bad but one child, a
daughter.
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liver of old sad =atigionthoet medicine or mem.
impepsks (indlgristtonemun, en. diarrhoea, &okay, bead.
hysteria, iv, sleeplessness., 4•144 II.
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cares w ch reigned all medicines, Including that of his
Hazen the Pope. It mess laity times its cost In other rem-
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Alm the Raralenta Chocolate rowder, more strengthening thin
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