The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-21 00:00:00

THE LAZE BRUTAL MURDER AT NEBTHER.

The four persons charged with the murder of
Cornelius Donoghue namely Ellie Burke, John Burke,
Johanna Brien, and Timothy Matfiluddy alias Sulliven,vrere
brought on Monday before the stipendiary magistrate, Mr.
I. C. Folder, for final examination.
Jerry Donovan deposed to having seen the deceased at
eleven o'clock on a Sunday night brutally beaten near
Burke's door, end having heard Ellen Burke encourage the
others by saying "Kill the —"
Dr. Evan Davies, who matte • post-mortem rumination,
found extensive effusion on the brain, the result of violence,
and externally were the make of revere contusions.
Ella Emily, who witnessed the affray in heard
Burke, who wna "in • bad rage." say that he kickwould de-
ceased over the head.

Mar; Whelan deposed that she saw the deceased Donoghue
stretched on his bast on the ground, with his head resting
on Betty IlAgan's lap. Timothy Sullivan gave him three
kicks on the aide, and said to Johanna Brien, "Come sway
now, the —is killed." She replied " No, the thing
is not killed," and them she took up a stone sad shack. hint
on the heed. Ellen Burke laid, " Kill the John
Burke theft went on with a stone, and was about to throw it,
when witness screamed oat, sad said " The man le killed.'
AU four seethe prisoners then ran away together.
Mary M'Donald deposed that shout six weeks ago Ellen
Burke mid about Donoghue, " I should like to see the
killed. If I don't, I shell gat same one who will do it. I
should 11k. to dance in his Mood.'

Mary M.Donald, a daughter of the lent witness, deposed
that the deceased had been paying hie adilremes to her for
wren or eight months. The prisoner Elbe Burke was also
" after him," end had threatened to get low killed, and that
witness should never enjoy him. She had often said that.
Serena other witneeres spoke to having teen John Botts
sad Johanna Brien strike deceased on the head with stones.
All the primers appeared to be acting iu concert, but Sullivan
was not shown to have been present until somewhat late in
the affray.
The magistrate decided on committing John Burke, Ellen
Burke, and Johanna Brien for trial on the charge of murder.
With respect to Sullivan, the violence committed by him was
after the fatal injury, end he woe therefore discharged.
The other prisoners were then committed for trial on the
appital charge.

COLCHESTER them Faerr.—The annual oyster
feast took place in the Town Hall, Colchester, yesterday.
About 350 gentlemen sat down to en abundant supply of
"natives." The mayor (Mr. H. Wolton) took the chair,
end wee supported by Mr. Duane, M.P., Mr. Itebow, M.P.,
Mr. Miller; M.P., and the principal inhabitants of the town
and district. Mr. Rebow, in returning thanks for tho health
of the borough members, ;aid the nest or the second mail
from India would probably announce the arrival of the
troops went out, and he believed tkat as soon as they arrived
and reinforced the little armies, which were now gallantly
maintaining their ground in India, the Brilish Erg would
again wave triumphantly where it bad been recently insulted.
The first thing to be done was to put down the mutiny, to
stamp the fire out; the next thing was to see that India wee
better governed. It was impossible for any thinking mats,
or any one who had given himself the trouble to study the
accounts which had come from India, not to see that the
present system of government hod out-lived the times. It
might have suited the times of Hastings or Wellesley, but it
would not suit the middle td the nineteenth century ; and we
must look to a change in the mode of government, and
remember oar mission as a Christian nation to promote the
happiness, the welfare, and the civilisation of the people
committed to our care.

THE FRAUDS AT ST. PANCRAS WORKHOUSE.—
At a meeting of the director. of the poor of St. Pancras, held
yeeterdayat the Vestry-hall, Camden-town, Mr. Church-
warden Wyatt in the chair, a communication was read from
the Poor-law Board, stating the opinion of the board that the
frauds would have been prevented by the appointment of an
auditor, and their intention to move the Court of Quern's
Bench next term for • writ of mandamus, requiring the
directors to appoint one. At the same time they urged the
directing to reconeider the matter, and reminded the vestry
that the auditor's salary would be defrayed out of the pthlia-
, amatory grant for that purpose. The chairman said the
directors had informed the Poor-law Board that they (the
directors) had no power to appoint as auditor. He thought
a more effective mode of stopping frluds was to enable the
directors to elect and dismiss their :eifthere without consent of
the vestry. Hr. Stockton referred to the atrocious frauds
uthich had taken place in the City of London Union, and
asked how it lass that the Poor-law Board's auditor did not
detect them. After further discuminn it we., agreed that the
meeting ehould be adjourned, and that in the meantime the
communication front the POOVIAW Board should simply be
acknowledged.
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