The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-06 00:00:00

FOREST PLATE.

Conlon°. ...
5 ram
LITTLE JOHN STAKES. Stangtit half-tnile.
Horiiimer, Wanly, Paradox, IYOnay, Lan o' Cowrie,
Cowboy, f by Plattatcher, and lbw Swift an here.i
ANNUAL HURDLE RACE. Two wiles and a bait.
Boontales, Romeo, The Tumbler, The DIIIIO, Norman,
Parkin. aad legenre are hen.
PAW Yoarcer.—Brine, Harry, sad Manlike.
HUNT CUP. Two vain and a quarter.
Claybses, Chenwood, Crank Heads or Tails, Honiara,
Keinkle Dense, Nell D Topsy, Pactolus, Violet,
sad Spiteful luck saw bus..

EXCITING SCENE AT A EXEL-(THIS DAY.)

TM+ (Wedneßday) mond% about seven o'clock,
the neighbourhood of Brick-in% Inglechapel, was the
some of a destructive fire. The remiss belonged to Mr.
W. Corke, situate at 10, in the aeon La*. At the time of
the outbreak there were seven passes in the house, including
three children. 1 'pen the alarm being given two of the inmates
managed to effect a retreat, but the others were not so for-
%mate, and instant death appeared inevitable. Samuel
Wood, the hero of the Royal Society's escape, Whitochapel,
arrived in a very few minutes, although his escape was sta-
tioned 400 yards distant. Having placed his machine
against the building, he ascended and rescued a
young sae, who was sleeping in the back room
emend floor. He next laid hold of a young
woman named Julia Alley, whom be also brought
down from the same floor. He was then informed
that a child was still remainiag. Having applied his respi-
rator to his mouth he again entered that floor to search for
the child, but was unable to proceed further
than three feet, owing to the density of the
smoke and ere, when he was called and told that
the child was safe, as it bad been dropped from the first-
floor before his arrival. Before the firemen could extinguish
the flames the house was burnt through. Conductor Wood
was loudly applauded by the bystanders.

SHOCKING MURDER NEAR WISBECH.

A shocking tracedy occurred on Saturday last,
about 8 o'clock in the evening, at the small village of Par-
soadrore, acres miles from Wisbech. A Mr. Augusta.
Hilton, occupying a small farm there, drove his wife to
Wislisch!Art, dining together, and leaving for home be-
tween 0.; and 7 o'clock, the husband being at the time the
worse of liquor. On arriving home words ensued (which
has base warty a constant practice during the two years
they ►ave ►ses married) ; the wife said she would leave bbn
sad go to hie father's. rides then left the table where
the tea wee ready, sod west spetaint. Her husband
followed her sod cut her threat, nearly severing
the heed from the holy, and csusing instant death. He
then drove to his father's, a respectable farmer at Geileey
Hill, about three miles ,►iataoce, and told them that he had
lied as good a wife.. ever walked, bat he had cut her
throat. In a few minutes he was in the hands of the police,
sod was instantly conveyed to Wished gaol. On Monday
earning he wee privately taken before a magistrate, sad
remanded until the ant day to await the ilecisioti of the
coroner's inquest. Tbe friends of both munlerer and victim
are very reepectabby the murdered woman being an only
daughter, sad within six weeks of her coulleetnent. Her
father is a railway contractor, sail is at this time 150 miles
from home.

Tats JoirltNirirlitEt BAKEItA.—At a meeting of
&legate. from the various eretn>oolltan branches of the
Journeymen Bakers' Association or promoting the redac-
tion of the boon of labour soil the abolition of the present
system unlimited been of labour, held at the Central
Committee/4mm., a petition to parliament proving for
legislative interferrsom was unaninsouily adopted. The
petitain eets forth that the journeymen acd other wpm'
employed in the baking trade are suffering liana-ea.
airy privation,. (Tool brie; rienpelled to work ,luring
the ni.rht, and from their having no recognieeit hours
of hileeir, the time being unlimited, and in many
cams extending to lb. Is. and 20 hours out of the 24, and in
wane Mope to tom entire days m succession. The physical
ethaustion caused by them long hours prevents the majority
of lb* men from attembog any place of worship, or from
participating in the advantazee of the.. institutions of edu-
cation sad inatmetim which an available to the other por-
tions of the working elegem. The petition further Mateo
that both 'resters nod men are anxious for. pnictivAile and
coonment reform is their trade, but that tin, require leg's.
lane* interference to carry it out.