The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-07 00:00:00

WOLVERHAMPTON.

Yesterday a meeting wu held in the Town-ball,
Wel erharopton, E. Psalm, Esq., the Mayor, in the chair,
to eunaoh r mane of siding the sufferers by the Indian mu-
ticks. Among the company were Lord Hatherton, the lord-
lieutenant the county, J. Thornely, EN., M.P. for the
borough, the Hon Captain Lamm, of the Rifle Brigade,
hn-,ther to the Earl of Ihrtmouth, the Meiling manufacturers
and toenhanta of the district, and • fair representational the
clemry of every denomination.
The M•Tirlt briefly stated the business of the day.
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Lad HATIMKTIIN moved the Best resolution • and, after
alluding to the feet. which heighten the ingratitude of the
Sgmys, observed—lt wee tight that the wealthy people of
this country should give substantial proof that e=mitamMg
men and WOW= in India were the objects of We-
pethy. Liberal contribution. wore mammy net ally far
the rake of the wit,. or widow. of military dimes of ed-
dies, and the familien of the civilians who bed hem
butchered and plundered, but to meet the great Were arm
institutions in the country that had been established kw the
protection of orphans who had been by this horrid rwreit dr
prived of their natural guardians. He (Lord Helhertee)
Red name to know that the pressure upon there braereimat
institutions was greater than they were able to bear,
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they were sustained by the runerous offerings of the inelbh
prorle. (Hear, Mary He might be permitted to mkt to ow
or two of the brightest feature. of this question, end one of
them was the fact that among those who knew the
countt I well, there was not the slightest doubt that the pre-
sent mutiny world be r ffretually end epeedily quelled. vet
Once his connexion by merrier., forty years ego, with Lord
Wellealey. family. be (Lad Hatherton) had lived a good
deal in the society of Ruben officers and their families, and
hence he had had abundant opportunities of knowing their
nentiments, and he wee glad to ea, that among them people
there was nne universal feeling, viz, that the efforts new
being made by this country to restore order in India end
peninh those who had ..o greenly violated it would be success-
ful. (Cheers.)
Ttt tr.T m tuts FI.Y.EN M .P., seconded the resolution. and
apologised for the abeento on the continent of his colleague,
the Right Hon. C. I'. Vitien. In the course of DU speech
he observed that there wee no doubt that India was ad-
vancing in preeperity at the time that this unfortunate
mutiny broke out. This was proved by the mammon. rail-
way undertakings tarried out or projected, end which would
la birm4cial not only to India but to that country. The hon.
gentlemen concluded expressing his satisfaction at. the
sound and loyal tone all the other twenty-nine British
colowirs._ _ _

Lord. Hanemann said he was mninded by the °Nerva-
tions of Mr. Thornily that he had made az omission in his
(Lord Ilittierton'a) speech, in not noticing the excellent
spirit that animated our colonial brsttuan. Nothing could
be better than the loyalty and empathy diapleyed by the
Canadian people during the CI :mean campaign. and M the
prevent Indian crime. lie was told that the government con-
templated sending a regiment of blacks from Jern►ica to light
tho Sepoye—(laughtir)—and he hoped that the statement
was true, as they world find a congenial climate, and would
no doubt prove very serviceable.

The lion. Captain Legr, the Rev. W. Dalton, Mr. 8.
Cartwright, the Rev. W. Bevan, Mr. D. Jones, and Mr.
Hill subsequently ae-tesed the meeting, and upwards of
3001. wee subscribed.

HALIFAX.

On Monday a public meeting was held at the
Town Hall, Halite, in aid of the fund for the relief of the
mann is India. The meeting vow called by John Whit-
worth, Eq., Mayor, but, in the iiheence of his wonhip on
the Continent. the Ven. archdeacon Musoaars, 1).D.,
ekes, was celled upon to preside.
The Tows Circa read a letter from Edward Akroyd,•
Esq., M.P., of which the following is a soupy :
" Denton park, Colley, Oct. 3.
" Dear Sr. Mayor,—As I shall be unable to attend the
actin which you bare called for Monday seat, let the par-

CrdiatmainPrtiult,l'rouPathiniwte tkirdas".77dto twaray the
ms
to your list of subseriAlons for MIL, in addition to • similar
rota subscribed by ma at Huddersfield P—l am, dear Mr.
Molar, vstry Imitliteilly yams, " EDWD. AAHOTD,
Tba Worsinptsl the Mayor of Halm"
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The CNA MEAN oheenolthat in the shame of the chief
' !magistrate ha could not mast the application made to him
to preside, and offer his beet OM Ares and endeavour to supply
his place. He did this the more readily, became he antici-
pated that notbag but cordiality and unanimity of feeling
would prevail at the subject which had brought than to-
gether. Had It been proposed on that «maim to an Into
my investigation of the came. which had Drought about the
outrages in the Beet, or to dimens the poliey of the Indian
gavel email, or to defend the post sdruMiom of that go-
vet omen!, or to make egg:rations as to its Munro adminis-
tration, it would ill have become him to have takes inch a
position, or even at their request to have placed his ser-
vices at their disposal. Bat the object ma one of empathy
and Christian benevolence. (Hear, hear.) All had doubt-
lea beard details which had hat rowed their inmost beluga
of the atrocities which had been committed
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Last—committed not only upon the brave and gallant
'withers and carers, but also on civil settler; then; on in-
offensive citizens; and, still more, on helpless women and
innocent children. (Hear, hear.) Theme army each am to
cal forth a feeling of commiseration and active Christian
eynipathy. (Hear, bear.) The rev. gentleman concluded
by inviti the opinions of the gentlemen present on the sub-
ject which had called them together, mad calling for laity
ociaminenee in the object.
Lient.-Colonel POLLAK° moved the following resolution
-...":21eff Ole essellsg. whist emeseding its Indignatics ths
treparansied ebselties whist bays marked the mutinies In
India, doing to ewer it deep sympathy with the
numerous Lamm sediests, and its sorrow at the
state of destitatka to which so many are thereby mimed."
The gallant 001024 who was greeted with chews, mid
the object which had brought them together had been so
amply and beautifolly delineated by the worthy chairman,
that it world not be aseawarr for him to occupy more than
• very few momenta He was the more glad of this excites,
for he knew that if be gave his feelings any degree of lea-
! tude in speaking of the be/bertha, that bed occurred la
I India, he was ahvid he should use such strung language as
hereafter be might wish to renal. He should =tidy himself
with saying that he heartily conceited in all that the chair-
' man had said, and should easily 'ascribe in funks:rano,
of the object of the mastlas.
JOHN WATS/11100M Nag, aseaded the resolution.
The Boa J. C. Wlllictudet. the isolation,
and did so to show the catholicity of ing which perveited
upon for subject. Whatever might be the opinions of mazy
on the sedgeets so delicately alluded to by the chairman,
there ame bet one on the subject of extending sympathy and
We tithe diamond.
flentothe was pat and carried unanimously.
Mr. AIL Canosmar moved the second remolutionzewti
was in the following terms "That with a view to
the &Om conmegoent upon the cruel hardships to which so
many of oar fellow-Countrymen are being subjected, a sub-
scriptka be immediately entered into." Ile said be should
beh.r., if some MINIUM sad Mani could be adopted by
w h the subscription could be made a general one. This
wee ass too much neglected ; after • public meeting had
been Mid, but little was afterwards dose to comw the ob-
ject antemplated. He should be Tay glad if mesas could
be taiga that this should not be the case with reference to
the Natter in hand. Both hie brothers, be mid, were from
hums. sod he had not, therefore, had an opportunity of con-
sulting the. He would, however, pot down 5W., and daisy
at melee the gam more he should have no objection.

H. C. IllTaaa, Esq., seconded the motion, which Ina
supported by the Rey. J. H. GO ,CH, and carried.
AdroUon for Ur opening of subscription lira at the banks
wen toopord
Dby W. .1. HialltlWOßTH, Eq., seconded by
Dr.. Len ANEL, and carried.
Sibyl iptiona to the amount of more than 3501. were mi-
nor uod at the meeting.

l'irwc.tqu.reoN-TYNE.—At a quarterly court of
the !dealer and Brethren of the Newcastle Trinity House,
held on Monday, the munificent sum of 50 guinesa area ran-
*Metal to the ladle Relief Fond, which now moults to
areal of 1,6001.

TIE EMIR 07 4 CHESHIRE FABHER.-
ADJOURNED INQUEST.

The adjourned inquest on the body of lames Hen-
derma, farmer, of Braman (or, as it is otherwise called,
Brand.ll"), Cluehire, who was shot whilst in bed en
Wedneedsy looming last, was held at the Victoria-inn, Deer
the Bramsll Station of the Macclesfield Railway. The
coroner, Mr. William Johnson, took his seat it ten o'clock.
TN=was principally composed of farmers, and M.
d, a landowner in the neighbourhood, wm the fore-
men. Mr. W. P. Roberta, solicitor, Manchester, appeared
for limes Henderson, deceased's eldest son who was meant
in custody. The police description of the prisoner is—keight,
blest 4 inches; complexion, light; eyes, hes* sharp, and deeply
sunk in the forehead; hair, sandy; cheeky, very hollow. Hew
brought from the Stockport county lockups in a cab, by Mr.
Superintendent Andrew. and Mr. Little, deputy constable of
the Cheshire County Constabulary. A considerable crowd
of country people, many of whom must have been
known to him, were congregated round the dour
on his arrival, and on alighting from the vehicle
his lips quivered, and he appeared somewhat
nereona. The township of Brinell is composed of
mattered detached farms and cottages, and the popu-
lation is about 1,800 in number. The scene of the murder is
about three-quarters of • mile west of Braniall-hall, the mat
of Colonel Davenport, the owner of the farm, which is an
ancient brick and timber manakin, mid to have been erected
in the reign of Richard 111. Moiety room was exceedingly '
crowded with people, soma of whom had come from Stock-
pen, and many of them Or the village of Harkgrove, which
✓ only • couple of miles east, and Cheadle about the same
diatom, west, of the township.
Michael Maluckney sworn—l am • farm labourer, sod less
in the service of the late Mr. Henderson at the time of hi.
death. I lived on the farm, and slept in the granary with '
John Dillon, a fellow-servant. It will be fifteen weeks to•
morrow 401019 I entered his service. On Toe day night last,
the 29th September, I went to bed at half-past eight o'clock,
and Dillon did the same. I was awoke about two o'clock, I
✓ipper, it wan, by the prisoner, who celled from the kitchen
er pantry for me to get up quick. I commenced dressing.
My mater also line sa servant there, and she and the
Femme came and called again coon afterwards, said de-
Med me to come dead smart, and not to dress.
Me and Dillon then went down and found the pr goner is
the kitchen with a gun in his hand. The prisoner's brother,
Thomas, was there, my sister, and Blare, a Fervent lad.
Prisoner asked Hare bad heard anything, and we said we had
sot. He said, " Come ureters, there are robbees in the
Muse." I went upstairs, but we (James and Thomas and
me) first went into the cellar. We found that there was no
ens there, and he then paid, "Come tipsters and we'll
fie mom." We all then went upstairs. James (the perm:sr:
Mar went into one of the bedrooms, but not that in whf
deemed lay. Ile had • candle, and only looked inside that
nee, and then he went into deceased's mom. The door
was not open, became I saw hue rare the latch We fol-
lowed him in, his brother Thomas following him first, and
then es) self and Dillon The prisoner said, Come on out,
my father is killed:" Itched not been up the ;side of the
bed, but he went • little past the foot of it. He did not touch
hi. father, nor did Thomas. We then left the room. No
search was made to see if anything had been takes. The
prisoner then went into big mother's room, and I heard him
tell hie mother his father had been killed. I did not go
into her room and did not hear whether she made him any
reply. I did not Mar any shriek nor any expressions of grief.
We next went down to the beck kitchen door, when the
prisoner per the gun to his brother to fire, and Thomas dis-
charged two shots, one after the other, outside the kitchen
door. The then took as into his tinting room, and
showed us DL leather desk (like that produced), which had
bra beet= open. He went and examined the desk and
said, " Here's when ray money was, and it has been taken
oat." I think ha said there was 111. 10s. We all then went into
the Idtelien,and the pneoner and Thome' told us (me and Lill-
keg) to go and deem ourselves. We did cc, and returned. We
Load the primmer and Thornas,when we returned, m the back
kitchen, and Dillon me sent with Thome,. to fetch the
police. The prisoner and me remained by the kitchen fire
to guard the house. Whilst I ens there my sister came
down. The prisoner eked me out after the others had gone,
about five minutes after, to look at my bedroom door, which
is outside the house. Ile said, " Come Mick, let's go look
at your dour." He had • light in his h&nd, and went up the
stem to the door before me. I wm opening the door to go to, and
he said, " Oh, Mick, look what'. in your door I" snd he got
hold of a piece of wood that was stuck in the latch. [TM
door is fastened outside by • wooden latch, and 1:0110110 in-
Fide could only open it by putting one finger through • hots
under the latch.) The piece of wood he showed me stick-
ing in the latch was &bout the ere now ehown to me. I
said, " Oh,Jaines, what put this here r and he slid," That's
• bit of wood put there to keep you in." We returned to
the kitchen, and soon after the prisoner saked me to come out
from the lire into the beck kitchen. He told me to atop
there whilst he went to look about the hedges and ditcher,
and I did so. He took no light with him, or any weapon. He
remained away nearly half an hour. When he returned he
seked me to go up stairs s ith him, and I went into his own
bedroom with him. He went to his drawer or box, I cannot
pay which, and he pulled out some papers and put them into
his pocket. He did not go into the deceased's chamber
main, but went down stairs to the fire again. Here be polled
a quantity of papers out of hie pocket and threw them into
the fire and burnt them. One of the pieces fell out, sad he
got bold of it and put it into the fire spin. My rent Nancy
was present at the time.
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The pt ieonst, who was taking nottw at a table behind hie
attorney, here handed a slip 01 him notes to Mr. Roberta, hot
the latter founded so question upon it.
Witnese continued—l bars seen damaged and the prisoner
together in the tuned, bit I serer saw them speak topthar.