The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-09 00:00:00

GRII3OTRICH.

COMMITTAL OF A WOMAN 7 )R STABBING,
E ~per We is, aged 25, giving an address at a common
iodgm;-house, at Deptford, was brought up on remand,
with stabbing Nathaniel Lester with a knife.
It Apeared that the prosecutor entered the Fountain
putli:•house, at Deptford, where the prisoner and four
rntn were standing in front of the bar. After paying for
!WM' 'neer, but without having said anything to the pri-
WW.:". be left the house, and was immediately followed
11 tire prisoner, who ran up to him as he was crossing the
.d. and using a vile expression, raised her hand in
wl ,ch was seen an opened and long-bladed pocket knife
-re I stibbed him on the side of the face. A widow
wore,' Allen ran and prevented the prosecutor
falling, and on Polies-constable Ling, 159 R,
prcceeding to take the prisoner into custody, she
:an into the taproom of the Fountain public-house and
ea. sr away the knife, the blade of which was found to
1.v.• marks of blood upon it.
Ti.e prisoner was committed for trial at the next Old
I*.ti!..y sessions.

:11: OUTRAGE IN NORTON-FOLGATE.

LATEST PARTICULARS.-(TIDS DAY.)

Cp to 1 o'clock this afternoon Mrs. Grossmith,
-.7.e victim of the murderous outrage of Arthur Mackay,
.iii• waiter, still lingered, but her death is re-
.oled as near at hand. The injuries to her head
•••• of the most frightful description, and quite pre-
c•ude hope of recovery. Not only is her face
~.itsu oat of all shape and her nose destroyed,
c• it portions of the scalp have Vests torn or chopped away
i•crc, the skull, sod the skull itself is so fractured that the
I•r.cin is visible.

The youth Mackay hay not as yet been arrested. It is
tAieved, however, that he cannot long escape, the police
1,:,.g vary active in their search for him.

The Bishop of Natal has lately printed a trans-
ktion into the Zulu language of the first part of the
Plgrim's Progress," which he has prepared for the use
.f the natives. He is proceeding with the remainder, the
work (says the Alderman) being highly appreciated.
MERTINOS OF SCIENTIFIC SOOIZTLEB FOR THE Es-
RUING Wenc.—Monday: Geographical, 8, "Peninsula of
Syria." Rev. F. W. Holland; "North-East Coast of
Labrador," Commimakeer Chimmo. Tuesday : Royal Insti-
tution, 3, " Development of Animals." Dr. Foster ; Engi-
neers, 5, "Irrigation in India and Spain ;" Ethnological, 8,
"Chinese Notation of Time," Mr. Wade; " Migra-
tion, &c., of Coffee, &o." Mr. Crawford ; Photographic, 8.
Wednesday: Arch:el:illogical Association, 43; Annual Ge-
neral Meeting ; Microscopical, 8 ; " Organic Growths in
Hydrate of Silica Solution, &a." Messrs. Slack and Ro-
berts ; Society of Arts, 8, " Lighting Streets by Gsa," Mr.
Tucker. Thursday : Royal Institution, 3, " Popular
Errors," Professor Rain ; Royal, 8; ; Antiquaries, 84,
Whiting-tree of the Anglo-Saxons," Mr. Akerman ; Zoo-
logical, Bi, "Systematic Petition of Opisthooomus and
Osteological Structure of the Aleatorecnorphai," Profane
Huxley; "New Species of Solerostoman," Dr. Baird;
" Sesum of the Carcidae," M. L. de Folio. Friday: Phi-
lological, 7, Anniversary Meeting, "Pronunciation of
Chaucer," Mr. Ellis Royal Institution, 8, " The Talmud,"
Mr. Deutsch. Saturday: Royal Institution, 3, " Popular
Errors," Professor Bain.-4thesirest.
THE BANK STOPPAGE AT PRESTON. —A large
,nesting of the creditors of Messrs. Roskell, Arrowsmith,
and Kendall's bank, which suspended payment on Mon-
was held in the Preston Corn Ex yesterday
“fternoon, for the purpose of hearing the= of the
in-
-litigation made into the affairs of the concern during the
week. Mr. R. Ascroft, Town Clerk of Preston, stated that
in 1,4:0 the bank was little more than solvent, but that there
i. 4.1 been no extravagance on the part of the firm. He also
r..ad a statement explaining the financialstatus of the bank,
from which it appeared that the total debts amounted to
72...1 v. xe., and the total assets to 41,958/. 10s. lid. Mr.
As.roft said that a dividend of about 11s. 6d. would be
,e4tsed. The failure was owing entirely to a large mm
huh bad been lent to Mr. Asboroft, a cotton manufac-
tur-r, of Walton•le-Dale. Mr. Plant, solicitor, of Preston,
ti..,ie in a condemnatory manner of the conduct of the
Gen, and stated that the whole concern had been an
unt: ense sham—a downright farce upon banking, and a
Call plate burlesqueupon the public. The chairman stated
I.at the first dividend would be made in three months,
,-nd would amount to :is. 4d. in the pound. It was agreed
to wind up the concern by a deed of assignment.
,I'IDENT AT BEDFORD.—Laat Monday several
/Q.,. were at work at Mr. James Howard's premises, exce-
ss:s.g the earth prior to laying down the pipes for the
'hs.c, when, at a depth of nearly seven feet, the brick-
kof an old drain gave way, on four of them,
rcdering them completely helpless. Their perilous con-
dition was of course seen by follow•worlonen, who,
heeded by Mr. Moore, the contractor, immediately sat to
work to release them. This was moon effected. It was
laiind three of them had received injuries, one being
rallied to be removed to the infirmary. The earth was
lint shored up, and this of course led to the accident.
Considerable excitement prevailed inthe neighbourhood on
tie fact becoming known, and a crowd of 4flo or 500 ppeer-
see soon assembled on the spot.— Cosibridge in