The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-26 00:00:00

SHOCKING MURDIR IN IRSLAND.

The Dundalk correspondent of Saunders' News,
writing on Saturday, mays :—" The inhabitants of this town
were thrown into In unusual state of excitement to-day,
on its being known that • brutal murder had bee com-
mitted on the Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway, north
of the Mouotplearsuit station, in the county of Armagh.
The unfortunate victim is • man named James Hughes,
who acted as • milesman on the line. The manner in which
the body was found is as follows :—The driver of the down
express train, which left Dublin at 5 o'clock yesterday even-
ing, on nearing the plaoe, about 7 o'clock p.m., observed the
' absence of the light signal at the place where Hughes
usually appeared with his lantern. He gradually moved the
train towards the place, and noticed the body of a man
stretched arrow the other line of rails, which is traversed
by the trains coming from Belfast. The driver had little
doubt he was dead, and brought his train rapidly to the
next station, where be informed the station.keeper of the
circumstance ; and as the up-train, which left Belfast at
five p.m., was momentarily expected, signals were hoisted
indicating ' danger.' These being noticed by the driver of
the up train, he slackened his speed on nearing the spot.
The driver and stoker, with the guard, went towards the
body, and found that the skull of the unfortunate man,
which was laldon one of the rails, was cruelly .broken, and
his face and jaws dreadfully mangled. Near to the body was
found a pitchfork. The body was removed to the Leek,
and the engine-driver proceeded with the train to Dundalk,
where he reported the ease. A special engine was at once
prepared, and Sub-Inspector Supple, with a party of his'
men, went to the scene of the murder. It was currently
reported that the deceased, who married a widow some time
since, had been known to quarrel with his stepson, and
they therefore arrested the latter, on whose vest they found
blood marks. The sleeves of his shirt were also stained
with blood. The stepson, in answer to the constabulary,
said that the blood marks were caused by a fall on the line,
which cut his hands. This day an inquest was held be-
fore Joshua Magee, Fol., coroner, and au intelligent jury,
into this mysterious %Hair, and I understand that the ver-
dict returned was, Wilful murder against some person
Or persons unknown.' I should have mentioned that •
thresprouged fork was, discovered near the body, with blood
on it.'

THE CLEARANCE OF THE DEBTORS PRISONS.—The
Registrars of the Court of Bankruptcy have finished their
labours for the present at the metropolitan prisons. From
Whitecrossetreat Prison 13 have been released be the
Registrars, and about 24 from Homemonger-lane Gaol, and
some front the Queen's Prison. Yesterday there were
only 105 its Whitecross-street Prison, of which DO were
" sheriffs ;" and in Horieumeger-lane Gaol, only 18 ; and
of that number 6 were county court oommitmente. The
nest return of the keepers, on the let of December, will
show the state of the prisons contrasted with the first re- I
turn. Creditors wish to know how the parties are to be
re-committed after leaving. One of the benefits of the
new law is that persons Cap get themselves "friendly "
arrested, and, by declaring themselves " paupers," be re.
lieved from all fees, even the gaoler's fee, and for a small
amount to an attorney be declared bankrupt, and for another
small sum have his case completed. The present object is
to make a " clearance of the prisons," and toconsider the
creditors on the hearing.
FATAL ACCIDENT TROY STONE THROWING.—
At the Birmingham Police Court yesterday, a youth named
Henry Bellamy was charged with causing the death of John
Tillotson. It appears that a few days ago the deceased and
other buys were annoying the socused by making some
remarks at some baskets which had been taken away from
Bellamy's employers, and a scuffle ensued between prisoner
and deceased. Shortly after prisoner was seen to throw a
stone, which struck deceased on the head and rendered him
insensible. He was taken to the General Hospital, and
though at first he progressed favourably, inflammation ulti-
mately set in, and he died on Thursday. The prisoner was
committed to the amines on the charge of "Manslaughter;"
• verdict to the same effect has been returred by a coroner's
FATAL ACCIDENT TO A CLEROYILAN.—Yeaterthy
evening information was forwarded to Mr. Bedford, the
coroner, of the death of the Rev. Mr. Sturgis, of Con-
naught-place, Hyde-park, whose death took place on Sun-
day, at St. George's Hospital, from injuries sustained
through being knocked down by a horse mud cart in Park-
lane. The reverend gentleman was seen sta4gering as lie
was walking in the park, and on has reaching Part-Lou
he was knocked down and injured in the head.
He was removed to the above hospital, where be received
prompt medical aid, but died soon after admission.
He had long been more or leas subject to fits, end the stag-
gering in his walk is attributed by his friends to the
preliminary ayes toms of an attack of that description.
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