The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-16 00:00:00

SHOCKING MURDER IS THE STRAND.

Yesterday, between the hours of 9 and 10 o'clock,
a homible ease of munier occurred is Drary.coark Strand.
It appears. from information obtained epos the spot, that '
No. 10, is Drier-court. • dingy thorou fare leading from
the side of St. Mary's Church, in the Stiihd, up into Drury.
Line, is occupied by • family named Reeves, who tenanted
the chop on the peeled door and first door back, and
carried on the Waimea of beaket.makiag, chair-cooing,
and general furniture dealers. The family, including
the father ad mother. who, it would appear,
given to intemperate habits, mewisted d le—
Richert Reeves, the son, aged 19 ; Mary Aso Beeves, aged
11 ; aad two little children, who all assisted In the batistes.
It appear, that the daughter, Mary Anne Reeves, • pretty
little pleyfoil girl, beiug mimed from her accustomed *voca-
-1 tens dune; the day, and not being forthcoming at dinner
time, the parents instituted • search for her in the neigh-
buorbousl, where they met with two boys named WilliamGooey and William PrWe. magi% in the same court, who
told them that they had shortly previous met their son
Richard. who toll them that hie **father and mother hadn't
need any longer to look for 'Polly,' hie sisterws be had
murdered her by strangling her that morning in the coal
collar." This was between 1 and 2 o'clock, nail, as may be
imegiaed, the parents immediately returned home in • state
or consternation, aml on enteriag the coal cellar underneath
the shop they there tumid the body of their little daughter,
pale, lifeless, end strangled by MOMS of • piece of the
tarred to so.l or rope used in the businese of basket melting.
luturmatem wu immediately given to the police at Bow-
street, noel the house surgeon at King's College Hospital was
temineinicatesl with, who, on his arrival, pronounced
life to have been extinct for emend hours. In the mean
time Reeves had made his mope, and was nowhere to be
foiled until I o'clock yestenley stem lice°, when he was
found by a detective leaning listlessly aploat • post in
Careretreet. Limoloo's-innefielots. Ou being accosted by the
officer with the meal tap open the shoulder, and told that
he must toke him in charge foe the murder of him sister,
Reeves at once admitted it, mid made what is nailed •
" ciao t•reed "of it. He was forthwith taken to Bow-
street, not the charge having been entered against him be
was locked up. The prisoner is described as being rather a
fine youth, about Mr..4in., but of 4 rough, unruly dispoeition.
The lodgers in the house assert that he wan not comfortable
at home, nor on good terms with his family and sister, with
whom it would seem lie Led had a quarrel, in consequence of
the deceased, it is said, having told take against him, and
it would appear that revenge mould have been the only
motive for the eowthissiou of the eavege deed. The two
boys suppee ol to be companioos of the culprit, are also in
custody. The corener's isiqueet upon the lends, will be held
this day. The tinnily, it appears, have resided in the court
for fuer years, but until the pews; occarreace bad attracted
no attention.

SUICIDE or A SOLICITOR AT CHORLZT. —On
ThundAy. Yr. Myre% coroner, held an inqUalla at the
Duke of York, Clewley. touching the death of Yr. Richard
Fox, of that tows, so icitor, aged iO, which occurred at his
residence on the night of the 12th instant. Fleury Lovelady
and his wife Harr resided with the deceased, who appeared
to have been is ili-health 'luring the day, and at tea com-
plained of his bead hurting him. They left him in the house
about half.past six, when he sail be would go to bed ; and
on their return, at sine o'clock, they found him suspended by
a scarf, which was tightly fastened round hi. neek and to •
rail of the sUirniae. Deceased had hold of the rail with
his left hood, arid his left foot was on the stairs. Aunt-
mace was procured, and the deceased gentleman was cut
down by poliee.constable Campbell and a number of
neighbour% Mr. Fox had been latterly in • very low
state of ndml, produced, according to the evidence, by his
having latter.y .;iven way to intemperate habits. His de-
erase has caused much sorrow throughout the town, as he
was very much respected. A verdict of "Temporary in-
sanity" was returned.

BRITIAN hlcesum. —The regulations for the
renewal of tickets of admission to the rieditivrount of the
Doltish Museum having been of late is a great degree
noglentml, mowing considerable ineou'reuMacia in making
the pelatl returns of the number of readers, the atten-
dants hare received fresh iostnictions to demand Use pre-
&reties of the cards whenever they may deem it Decemary.
The tickets am granted for a term sot exceeding six
mouths, sod lacy reader, ono, soluutted, may apply at the
clues of his term fur the renewal of his ticket, and failing so
to do, becomes subject to the forfeiture of his privilege.
(Advertieement.)--liouowAr'e (Hittite:NT AND
PILLS —Woman's Ilidniiiies.—No function can be suspended to
the hurnau system without present or future sulfating Hollo-
way's reinmile* surely fall to rectifying the tiro testing de.
partores from hearth. The Ointment, rubbed externally over
the faulty mu... ye .tress Internally and effectually removes
all cause for rrr...c.,11• action. obstinate noes likewise require
the ointment to be well rubbed upon the spine twice • day. that
It may rouse Use dormant nerves to • healthier coodith,n fur
tagalallag Silapiltkllti or thsertiered functions sasonom to female
growth and act being. Hullos/Ws PAH should Is taken while
this grestaient is pursued. They est do no harm to the meat
dame of treble frame. They act mutt at &oedema, power.
teD. as reetormivea

Late intelligence.

EQ 1: IT Y COURTS. —Nov. 15.
(Before the Lord Chancellor.)

BILLS V. EVANS.

In this rue, which involves the question of a patent right
to the purifying of gas, au application was made for a re-
hearing of au appal motion, which had been head before
the Lords Jik.tiees, but in which their lordships differed in
their judgments.

After some discussion, in which Sir Hugb Cairns appeared
for the applicant, and Mr. Holt for the party iu whose favour
the judgment of the court below stands,
Thu Lord Chancellor stated that he tliom,:ht that there
ought to be a re-hearing, and Axed it to coma uu ou the
10th December.

HUNTER V- STEWART.
The arguments in this appeal from Vice•Chancellnr Wnod
maimed the remainder of the day, and were not concluded.

(Before Vice-Chameellor Sir W. Page Wood.)
GUMS r. HUMIL-1111 DIVORCC

This was a bill filed by a husband to compel the specific
performance of an agreement for the compromise of pro-
ceeding, in the Divorce Court. The bill set furth that in
the early part of the year proceedings were taken in the
Divorce Court by the plaintiff agaiu4 his wife and the
defendant for the obtainment of damage, for adultery and far
a divorce. The defendant then agreed to pay, and in fact
paid, 3,11001. in cash, and also agreed to give a bond for
4,00 at, payable on the decease of his mother, in
consideration of the plaintiff withdrawing the suit. The
plaintiff secordingly applied to withdraw his petition, which
the court would no. allow, but he refrained from offering
any evidence, whereupon at was dismisaal. The defendant
now refused to give the bond for unless the amount
secured was settled on the wife and her children.

Mr. Itolt, Mr. Hanson, mod Mr. Lopes were for the
demurrer ; Sir ff. Cairus mud Mr. Southgate ou the other
side.

The Vice-Cbancellor thought that the demurrer must be
allowed on the ground that the agreement ass void as
against public policy. The l)ivorve Act expressly abolished
the old action of crim. 000., and although it allowed the
husband to go for damages against the adulterer, those
damages, if obtained, were subject to the dommion' of the
court, and might be dealt with is such way as the judge
thought 6t. If the husband had misconducted himself the
damages might be settled upon the children, or in any
manner the justice of the cue might require. Now, the
present was an attempt to get rid of that salutary principle,
and to enable the busload to put into his own pocket the
monies with which the Divorce Court might deal veg dif-
ferently. This was quite slifticiebt to defeat this ha and
the demurrer must therefore be allowed.