The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-21 00:00:00

svEscßipnoN PLATE. T.Y.C. 3.W.

1347 Mar., Lis f. Marascliino, Maxtor Torn, Bene-
xe.lez., Fairfax, Pcarlfeather, Prince., c,
I'd thort.o, Hinton, Curimt, Lampoon, and Adman are
Luc.

CIADE MALICET PENNY READINGS. The
winter course of penny readings was commenced on Mon-
day evening at the school-room. Densell-street, Clare-
market, under the pre-ideucy of the Rev. It. W. Wok'sley.
The contributions in song, reading, recitation, and piano-
forte solo by a staff of voluntary helpers made a most
agreeable evenings onteitainiuent. Arrangements have
been made by Mr. Palmer for continuing these Monday
evening entertainments fur working people during the
14 inter months. _

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'TIE FATAL OrTnAGE IN BEROTSEIRE.—On
Monday evening the inquiry into the death of Mary
Anne Taylor, trios Harper, was resumed at the Salop In-
firmary, before Mr. Corbet Davies. coroner. The eir-
cunrtzuscf sof the woman's death, as deposed to in the
evidence of the several witnesses, was of a very shocking
character. It appears that on the night of Saturday
week the deceased, who was a single woman, and ob-
tained her livelihood by hawking amallwares, left the
King's Head public-house, Dawloy, and proceeded in
the direction of Wellingten. She was then sober. At
about a eartet-pmt eleven, half an hour after she left
the lime's Head, a boy named limn saw her trying to
get ever a gate, in which attempt she fell down.
Ile kft her, end paving by again a short time
aftei. Paw her lying on the turnpike road,
with a crowd of people round her. Several other witnesses
taw her in this position. and one of them, a woman, was
inked by hi r to feel her leg, upon which there was a lump.
liii le wise about twenty persons present, and they were
having a lurk with her. About I o'clock in the morning
Some l.arons living near the spot, among -t others a man
hawed Hie hen. were aroused / violent and protracted
terennis, and going out they found a man named Andrew
Pesky nut the act of committing a rape upon the deceased.
She ass not at this time lying in the place whore she had
be. n str:n at 11 o'clock, and had evidently been dragged
for some dibidice across the road. Peskyn being dnven
off, the deceased was placed upon a chair and carried
into a neighbouring house, "groaning all the way,"
and upon being examined by a me-lical man it
was found that hi r left ankle bad reeutived a compound
fracture, the bone protruding through the skin, and that
her shoulder was dislocated. On the following day she
was removed to the infirmary at Shrewsbury, where, mor-
tification ensuing, she died on Wednesday. Her injuries
took a fatal turn so rapidly that there was no opportunity
of having her depositions taken before a magistrate, but
Kr. Withers, house surgeon of the infirmary, stated that
the deceased bad told him that • lot of men set upon her,
and after dragging her across some railings, cnminelly
assaulted her. The jury returned a verdict to the effect
that the deceased bud died from the injuries described,
but by whom inflicted there was no evidence to show.
Petskyn is already in custody upon the charge of rape, and
upon the woman's death was remanded till Thursday,
pendiug the result of the coroner's inquest. It was under-
stood that evidence was forthcoming which would result
in Piskyn's attest upon another charge; but it will be
seen that affairs have taken a different turn.

A PrESENT TO 31 It. PEABODY.—The Washington
correspondent of the Neu, York Herebt oar:—" A very
beautiful ttetimonial has been prepared by the government
for presentation to George Peabody. It is a book con-
taining the thanks of Congress, passed at its last session.
The lettering and ornamentation were done by hand, and
are highly creditable to the artist. The volume is bound
in blue morocco, richly ornamented with gold. On one
of the coven is a monogram fel nied of the letters O. I'.,
U. S. A., in raised letters of gold and silver. It is lined
inside wit), watered silk, and opposite the title page is
&mother monogram, highly illuminated. This magnificent
brut will soon be sent to Mr. Peabody through the
brut
of State."
Clare, the man charged with the murder of his
wife at Norwich, hen been committed for trial.

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