The Express.
London, England, 1868-09-09 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENIN&*, .SEPTEMBER 9, 1868.

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.ARRAT 01'. AN 4.I•LNUND 7111114 N. .
Augustine Byrne wan yesterilay planed at thi
Far before Alderman Hale, at Guildhall, charged with
Laing in posesselas of • quantity of Smarms, endpsnal to
be tor an unlawful purpose, and also with having in his
peseession three spirit measures, supposed to have been
stelen.
The apprehension of the wanner was caused in a mod
sinsnikr manner. On Monday the prisoner's wife was
apprehended and hreught before Alderman Hale for Mails
fee 'about 63 yards of calico at the Inn of *Mr& V7s,
and Nona. of Wood-street, rheansida It
then that
as the woman w bead cook in one of the kitchens of
Yams. Vyse and Boos, and had three assintants under her.
Front information the firm POCAVINI Hr. Thickell, of
the went into the kitchen and asked her to
• deck-up which was under her own contra. She
did 10. end there he found 63 yard* of ninth of a peculiar
makes which was made for them specially. Ho had mimed
that plan from the parcel they had received a day
nr two before. i The woman was remanded, and 011
the polies searching her lisle-up they found a tin
=leer containing • quantity. et ammanition, which he
said belonged to her husband. The °Moon then wont to
the prisoner's lodgings, and there fornd the firearms
which were the subject of the present' nquiry.
J. W. Pawks, detective dhow, said that shoat o'clock
that morning he raw the er at Moor-lane station,
where be bad been t, in custody of another 'Aker,
by his instructions. Hs told the prisoner that he had his
wife in custody for stealing • quantity of calico from her
employers, Meteors. Vyse and Mona, and that on marching
his lodgings at 32, New Union-street, little Moordelds, he
had found a number of sword be and ridesunderneath
hie bed ; also au olicer's sword and other things, and that
Unlollll he Gould explain how be became possessed of them
he should detain him. The station sergeant then read
over • list of articles which witness found at the prerannen
lodgings, amongst which were one military sword, seven
sword bayonets, este sheath knife, one small dirk, one pike-
head, nue pistol bolster, one long musket humid, maven
churl musket barrels, seven ranirode one Fenian hat. 72
espies of the IrisA 7':ffse. newspaper, one number of " ['he
History of Ireland," and various cards and memoranda.
lie told the prisoner that was the list of the Otters
that were found in his place, and showed him the otti ser's
sword, and be replied that it was premetel to him
when lie was a colour-sergeant in the hlari-
baldian army, lie then asked him ale iut the
sword Inyonets and the gun barrels, and he replied that
he had been a soldier all his life, and they were trophies
he had kept. lie then told the prisoner that he hal re-
ts teed a tin box at MellArP. Vyse's which his wife said
belonged to him. He said "dhow it to me," and he 'lid
eo ; and then the prisoner said. " Yes, that is right, that is
mine." 110, Intl wistiiilev4 3 iris bullet moalde 124 lead
bullet*, 106 rowels of locununition in packagis, 61 rowels
loose, and 34 rounds of blank cartridges. Envoi:tor
Kelly asked him what he kept them for, and the prisoner
said lie kept them for his own amsement. lie We, asked
what he was, and he replied a revolutionist, he had been
our ill hie life, and he hoped he 'should die one. Wither told
him he should have to detain him, and then he
" Then I suppose you will search me r" Witness said,
" Yes ; but yon can put anything you have about you on
the table." Ile thee took a five-chamber revolver out of
his pocket and put it on the table. He foamd at the pri-
mmer's lodgings three measures which had the name of
Mr. T. Mischief, of 414, Oxford-street, on them. Soma of
the cards he friend at his lodgings related to a raffle fur a
five-chambered revolver. lie also found several speeches of
the nein known as (lateral Burke in the Uuited States.
There were likewise some handbills relating to a meeting
that was to be held in relation to what was termed A
Friendly IA.11.1," that was, a raffle that W. 1.4 g'.t up for
some charitable object, in which an article of nominal
value was raffled for with an unlimited number of
menthe's..

Alderman Halo (looking over the here
is Mr. linlen, the man who has stsu-cod his children,
chairman of this meeting; and here are ,omo other wines.

The l'risoner—My name is not them.
Alderman Halo—No. it is not ; but you appear to have
cot into bad company. Have you anything to say why I
►hould not remand you!.
The Prisoner—No, I will abide by your decision; but
on the next occasion I will have legal *aver. : at prwant
I have not been able to communicate with anybody.
The prisoner was then remanded.

A LIFE GUARIMMAN (11.4RGED WITH
If L YOWL&

A private in the let Life Ouargla. named Richard
Robin*, who is now on furlough at Nortnunpton has
been taken before the borough magistrates on a charge of
having lean concerned in the death of a young woman.
Darnel, Etna with whom he bud kept company for
more than a year past, and who had been found in the
river Nene early on Sunday morning last. Be was re-
manded until Wednesday. On Monday, however, the
inquest was held before Mr. John Decks, coroner, and
from the evidence taken before him it appeared that the
deceased was a shoe-fitter, and lived with her mother
and step-father. She was It: years of age. For
some weeks past Robins has been at home, awl
during lds furlough lie has been out with the deeeas...t
• good deal at night. On Saturday she and a eompanion
went to a publw-house to find Robin., apparently a...5m.!.
ing to appointment, but at that boar (nine o'elo..k) hu
told leer he wen, going to take his pleasian• till eleven, when
he would see her. Until that time she could go when•
site had been--to a ttttt sae hull. Si,,. saw Nolen. again at
eleven, and the companion left them. after seeing them
g.. into& 110/Ul'4lOllW r. 11.•• t .•••11
by a polieeman near the music ball atuitat five Tithed., b.
twelve, but there will, 50 many people about that he d:.l
not know whether a woman 11%.1s with hial.
twenty minutes past one on Sunday morning he saw
Robins and a woman at the corner of Silvere.truse. but ho
eiaild not identity her as tie. young woman who had hem
murders .1. Ile ale. saw th.• two again at a I tarter p t-t two
o'clock. The 11341 on a Meek ja•bet awl hick led,
artieles eomepending to those worn by the de., .•.• I.
Rohin• was in undress uniform. Another pone.. tuft •er
saw the woman, hut could wit identify the as
the some pero•ii. At ha 1-past two &kiwi: three ...reams
and a pliwi,e int.. the water wer.• heard eleo• t.. th • river
Nene, which is about tea or fifteen oh, walk fonts
Silver-stn•et. A man and a May who heard the shriek..
tun to the spot. awl the latter atat.4 he heard f. uste,..
as ..f a pecson running away. The inan rent the la.l
for a jx.licemati : and although he himself e•iial.l swim,
lie never offered to get the woman oat of the watts.
though he KM her mowing. Ile rattled at a house, but
could niake uo owe lent, and so he went bark to the
spot. As the body was then quiet, he startc.l
for a pone° officer. The body was not got out
until twenty minutes past three o'clo,k, and then
no medical assistance wits untied in till stand six fielo
After the body was identified Robins wits apprehended by
Detective Kemp, when the following onnveruation took
place, after the officer had cautimiel Robins Ik. you
know a girl named Shield. living in the Kettering-road e•
Indians: " I do; is it right i Is she drowned t" Kemp:
•• Yes, she is. When did you see her last:" Robins: "I
was with her lest." Kemp then asked him what time be
left her, and he said about ten minutes past one o'clock at
the top of Silver-street. Robins new denied that ho and
lie was with the young woman "last ;" he 'dated that he
raid lie was with her "last night." There were no
marks of violence on the body, but from the
post mortem examination it appeared that the
woman KIIM two months advanced m prrguan,y. The
coroner summed up at length, and told the man who had
rem the woman moving about in the water (a shoemaker
named Dailey), that if he were not salutmed of himself,
every person in court was—a rebuke which received the
hearty animist. of everybody in court. The jury tetired
to delibetate; and in about led( an hoar returned with a
verdict of " Wilful murder against some person un-
known." Itol.ins is still in the custody of the police,
and will be bninglit up again before the bench of magi.-
trait. a to-day. The case has created the intensest eteitos
mint in the town; and during the inquest the town and
its affront:lam 'Were thronged with an eager multitude.

TIIC 20ST or K POKY' Society fly-
sheet Uhl said, ainee the peace of 11416. (treat Britain h,4
spent on her military and naval ertabli.hments, and the
interest of the national debt (for past warts), the enor-
roue/401111K of 2,697 millions. of pounds. sterlim„,-.. In the
prescrit year, 11(68, the coed of the army and navy ism we
tutu 24 million; the iuterrgt of the national debt is
more than 261 millions; and the outlay fur fortifications
630,C00/. ; making a total expenditure, for one year only,
of 661 millions. This is at the rate of 162,3731. per day,
or 0,266/. per hour, or exactly lOU guineas per minute,
day and night, throughout the year, on account of war
expenditure. The remaining 16 millions of the nation '.
annual expenditure (about 70 million.) suffices for the
civil government and all other expenses, so that 90. out
of every 1.., or 10s, out of every 20e. of taxation is appro-
priated to war expenditure. Mark this, electom.
remaining 20. in the Is. antilop' fur all the liberal
WIVIDAJOI of civil government.

ONLY A PAVPIOL—At Welshpool petty *serious
an old and mientrable-looking man applied to the magis-
trate* for advice under eivounintances which are of frequent
occurrent* in country districts He we. 80 yearn of age,
his wife wan 111, and being unable to work any longer he
bad boon compelled to seek relief from the pariah, but on
applying to the relieving officer at Welabpool he was told
that to was thargeable to the parish of Curdle (leerinion,
and on applying to the of at the latter place ho wan
informed that nothing could he done for him there, as
liVelohpool wax his parish. The officials of three parinhos
were now dirronssiug the matter between thennwlver, bet
in the meantime he and his wife were starving. The
Mayor (Mr. 8. F. Ilarrieon) at once made an order upon
the Weldtpord overseen% directing them to supply the old
nun and his wife with 2s. worth of food every other d ty.
Ilia worship indignantly remarked that the appluent we,
well known to have boon a hard-working man all the
dark of his life, and it wan a shame and a diogor.or to any
pareh that be should be left to starve, and be emit &snit
from pillar toped whilst the relieving offioort ut Weloh-
pr of and Castle Coed:lion were mottling between thew-
r v, s whivh eotsl.l retiree to help him.

Tile Too Duty being roduood, Itorutwan'as Pun
Tea le .obl WI. pre pound 1116.413. M. Thin Intertwiltur Suet with when
fun), Intern, ra.•n turtleer bu•n•aae the demount for the.. °holm.
I.la ar7rrovi4l tram. TM•J An. not mold hulas, but onl to i.•wk.to.
Lvu•tvfb" -I,Altel'tinutwit.l

NATAL AND IMITARY.

PORTSMOUTH, Sr r. 7.
The COlOllll, 1,21119. tons, hired transport, Captain
Willson ti. Courdare, which left Bombay on June 2,
rounded the Cape of (loud Ifiipu July 19, crossed the
Equator August 0, in longitiide 22.30 W., and touched
at Vii.ebeth, Algoa Buy, arrived at lipithead at
o'clock yesterday morning, having on board 13 otS era,;
173 men, 'A women, and 44 children of the 3nl Dragoon
Guards; and :30 men, 12 women, and 22 children, detach-
ments of several other regiment, the whole being under
the command of Major Frederick John Randy* Lindesay,
of the 3rd Dragoon Guards. The troops were disembarked
the same evening.
A military field day was held on Routheee-aoninion ym-
terda, when Lieutenant-General Sir George Boller,
K.C.8., prevented two distinguished conduct medals for
rervices m the Held to Corporal Stiflord and Private D.
Collins, of the 33rd Herment and a gold conduct medal
to Private W. Scott, of the 6th Dragoon Guards. 'Dm
troops on parade were the C and ft hatterius of the
Royal Artillery, stationed at Masa, consisting of 140
men of all mike; the 33rd Regiment-2 field officers, 7
captains, R rubalterna, 19 sergeant", and 330 rank and
file; the 35th Itiginiont—fl ficiii olteeni, 7 captains, it
subalterns, 30 i.ergennts, and 302 rank and file; and the
67th Regiment-3 field officers, 6 captainv, 13 subalterns,
245 sergeants, and 32Tiattlr and filo. The usual maninuvres
incidental to a field flay were gone through, after which
the heels' marched bark to their respective barracks.
The Bribtol, 11, screw, Captain Frederick W. Wilson,
sailed this morning for the Mediterranean.

ADYTIULTY, SEPT. 8. —APrommr..Trlt.—L'eu-
tenant ()outgo D. Gooldea to the Hector. Mit'obit:awn
Francis E. VI ulrigo to the Paso•, oud atioll Corbett to
the Teueloie. Nasal cadet moults:dna, John IL Ile D.
Fisher.

A SEAMAN OttbEIZED to Mr: FLANIttED.—A court-
martial wag !sold on Mouday 0.. board the Royal Ale-
!aide, guardiddp in Ramo:me, for the Lial of Heary Bel-
cher, an ordinary 111,1111,411 beirragie,.: to this (Lumpur, 8,
receiving 'ship at Irevontsr-t. Tier charge agrao-t the
prisoner hi. lia,ing arault 11 a sentry while in th I
of hi% duty. cots•iil-reAl the eltre..3
proved, and adjusigisl the prussnur to receive thrto 40/.4111
lashes, and to ...tier three tAlalsdar ittoothi itu;«14,,0-meat.
meat. Evitleadly the °rheum of the emirt are ito.l«r
imprrarien that Hn.t.her vot' of the 11.011.0 of Comm re, e.
required Letter Hogging is ahol shed in the navy at iu the
army.— N i.b rw Alormsy art
KEPTE)IIII;% 8, EvcViNn.—Tlie
Priesian war brig Rover arrived JIMA: this eveueig (roar
Kiel, re 'eat. for the Merliterra moan.