The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-06 00:00:00

DOUBLE MURDER AT BIRKENHEAD.

LIVERPOOL, Mornay.

Lot night, about 11 o'clock, Police-officers Clark
(6) and Graham (33) wan on duty in the neighbourhood of
the Dock-cottages, Birkenhead, when a labourer, named
John Dunn, tem. to thou and maid he bad been stabbed, by
one of three other labourer., with whom ha and a friend of
his, named John Drury, had been drinking at the New Dort
Hotel, in the neighbourhood. He said they cremes the meet
friendly terms until they were entering the avenue floceilag
the acmes to the cottages, when be waa stabbed by cos of the
men, and Drury wee also robbed. Graham, putting hie band
to Dunn'. back, found a hole in his coat. !Upload his Inger
in and felt a wound. He called assistance, and Dunn was '
moved to the hospital, where he lies without much hope of
recovery. The oirtm in the meantime went to the atitegsa,
when they found the body of Drury OW, ilia( In a owner
in a pool of blood, with ewers woo& In the left jawaid , is the
region of the heart, and under the ribs of the right e. A
Imp atone and a poshst-knife, with the blade stained with
limed. wale lying mar the body. From intomatkm
en-
edwd Asia Duna tbe of procawld to No. 7 block st
oetlegsk wham they apprehended Viands Smith, John
Souk and POW (ielfrghen, all in one bed, partly dressed,
with &sir clothes Mabel with blood ; and one of the men
W a est on the hand. The deceased had a wife and two
&Wm at Preston. A dispute upon theological question.
in mid In have given raw to the quarrel. The prisoners will
be brought behae the l3rlgenhead magintrates to-day, and
an hr. set will be held before kir. Coroner Murton at fan
o'clock this afternoon.
Dunn died since the above was written.

ROBBERY DV A l'of Ica/CAN.—On Saturday
morning, ow of the recentlymorning, appointedpolka Akin of North
Shield& was apprehended by the superintendent and lodged
in one of the eells, on • charge of having committed en
audacious street roblwry. His name is Robert Brown, and
be came into the force about two weeks ago, with • very ex-
cellent character. It seem. that a seamen awned William
liathins had been locked out of the Sailors' Home, and had
fallen in with the officer Brown. Brown had take him to
the Night and Day public-house, but the landlord scald not
Sire him quarters. and the sailor had subsequently tamed
012 to the New Quay. white he fell asleep. He hwl been
awoke during the night by feeling some one taking the hand-
kerchief off his neck, and then discovered that the officer
Brown was robbing him ; and sow. little time aftewarde.
upon coming to his pewee, for he bad been tipsy, he found
that his pockets had been rifled by the policeman of hie purse
and money. • ting, and several other articles of property. As
soon as the superintendent heard of the robbery, as wit haw
said, he apprehended Brown, who hes admitted his guilt to
him. A. Brown has been very attentive to drunken men
since he came into the force, and had got the wale of "aa
active Other" in that reepect, it is not improbable but he may
have eased some others of their supeeguous nosh, who barn
been found in • similar pr dicainent to the Peeler. The
magistrates hare remanded him.—Macelteeter Graafian.
MANSl,W,:llTEß.—Yesterday morning Mr. W.
Carter, coroner for East Surrey, held en inquest at the
White Lion Tesoro, Vauxhall, on the body of Eliza Welch.
aged 37. Her husband, Henry Welch, a stoker_ employed
at the Loudon OrWorkr, Vauxhall supplied her with
money on Saturday, the 19th of &Yokmd*? test, but eia hY
return home, some time aftenerads, he meld not and bar, and
the children were crying. About half-part twelve o'clock
at night be dlectsered his wife outside a beer-
shop, opposite the Black Dog Tavern, In a state
of intoxication. Alker getting her home he was men by iy
man named Andrews, a fellow lodger, to give her • blow on
the ride of the heed with the open hand, and she fell from
the chair on which she was sitting, striking her head against
the side of the door. The man Andrews lifted her up
and she complained that her eye was hurt. She died on
Friday last. air. Thompson, surgeon, who
the head, paw it as hi. opinion that death enteerzt
rupture of one of the vessels of the brain mused by violence
The Jury returned a verdict of "Manslaughter maitre
Henry Welch "

Witzciat—During the month of September the
number of wrecks reported wee 122. For the month of
yium7 286 ; in February, 2G5 ; in March,
200 ; in April. 188 ; In May, 92 ; in June, 122; end in
July, 82 , and in August, 139—making • total daring the
Frew year of 1,423.-6hopyriap Getette.