The Express.
London, England, 1868-09-21 00:00:00

4 BRUTAL MOTHER.

On Saturday an inquiry was held by Mr. J.
Humphreys, coroner, at the Royal Oak, Gawky-street, St.
Wee k -rehstive to the death from iitarvation and
brutal illtreatment of Edward Moore, aged nine In=
The body of the damaged was shockingly emaciated, and
the neck seas abnormally long—a fact winch was attsi.
bated to an act of violence on the part of the mother.
Thomas Moore, a carpenter, residing at No. 35., Wlltiain-
street, North-road, said that the deceased was his child.
Witness had to separate from his wife five months ago on
account of • her intemperate habits. He allowed her
13s. 6d. a week, and she took four children, two of whom,
however, earned 9s. between them. The deceased wee
shamefully neglected and starved. Sarah Elise Moore,
a sickly little girl, 13 years old, deposed that she was
sister of the deceased. Her mother was now in prison for
assaulting • women. She need generally to be drunk from
morning till night. She used to beat all the children,
and she very often beat the baby. On Tuesday, the lei
September, witness was trying to take the baby awe.),
front her, for she was so dnink that if she went upstairs
she would have fallen on it. She said to witness, •If
youdon'tlet me have it I will soon do for it," and she
ceased it by the head and twisted its neck round in •
dreadful manner. Some women came in and pulled her
away. She sold all the furniture, so that there WWI no
bed but a few shavings. She was going to strike witness
with the leg of a table, but entices got away. The baby
used to be left without food from 9 till one every day
while the mother was out drinking. Witness was now
lame from rheumatics. • Mrs. Ruth Attree., 2, City-
gardens, said thatshe lived opposite to the 3foore., who
lived at No. 4. She knew the family through observing
the brutality of the mother for Ouse years past. Her
lodgers left her (witness), because they could not bear
to hear the children cry when beaten. Once twenty
women burst in the door, sad wiener+, told the
woman Moore that if she did not stop beating
the children she would thrash her. Mrs. Moore used
to put the children's heads between her knees, so 'that
thew screams could not be heard. On the Ist inst. the
last witness ran in to witness, screaming, and saying
". Mother has killed my dear baby." Witness said to her
" You should not be so excited, for if she has it is a great
mercy." Witness went to No. 4, and found that Mrs.
Moore had given a woman a terrible black eye for taking
the children a part. FM* or six women were beating her
—in fact she was being lynched. Witness took the baby
to the police-station. Dr. George E. Yarrow said that
the child was brought in to his surgery. It was so shock-
ingly emaciated that he weighed it, and found that a
scarf shawl, clothes, and child weighed only Illbs. It
never rallied and it died on Monday. The post-mortem
examination showed that there was not the faintest trace
of fat in the body, the stomach was contracted, the intes-
tines were shrivelled up and transom:eat, and the blood
was scanty and watery. Death had resulted from !taros-
hon. The neck was not dislocated, but the muscles of the
neck would stretch considerably without dislocation. The
inquiry was adjourned pending the imprisonment of the
mother, in order that 'he might have an opportunity of
defending herself before a verdict was returned iu the
case.

AND TJIEVICAR OF LEAMINGTON.
The Rev. John Craig, Vicar of Leamington, publishes iu
the I.nnon‘gl., Chrooirte of Saturday two long letters he
has address/ad tothe Bight Hon. W. E. Gladstone with the
view of getting from that gentleman a pledge that be will
propose the removal of all state clerical disabilities, .o that
the clergy shall be eligible as members of parliament. To
a fonnerletter from the rev. gentleman Mr. Gladstone re-
plied, `. I shall not fail to give the subject of your letter
a careful atteutiell when it comes before parliament; but
I fe::r I cannot offer any further pledge." To the Vicar's
letter of Sept. 12 Mr. W. H. Gladstone repl ics : Hawardmi
Castle, Chester, Sept. 14, Multi.—lice. Sir. —My father
desires me to acknowledge the favour of year letter of the
12th, and to say in reply, that on ref.:akin; to his public
declarations in the House of Common you will find theta
peifeetly explieit,mnd, he believes. satisfactory to you, if
he undonauds you right. But it is nut isn-ibie fur him,
as you will see, to enter into separate explan mon,, which
might lead to misunderstandings."
• A ROMANTIC. LAW CAAE.—The courts of law
will in all probability be occupied early iu the ensuing ses-
sion with one of these remarkable cases which so often
occur in romances. and so seldom in real life. It appears
that about 120 years ago a large estate close to one of the
most important of English manufacturing towns was in
the possession of the great grandfather of the parties to
the present litigation. Since that time the land has been
built upon to a great extent, and now forms the moat
wealthy suburb of the town in question. At the death of
the owner, his eldest son. finding that there was no will.
naturally claimed the estate. The chit rem of a second
manage, however, who bad never lived un good terms
with their half brother, protested against his title
on the ground that his parents haul never MU,
tied, and that he was consequently illegi
timate. It seemed at first that there was no ground for
this statement. The patents haul always been received in
society, and no ono haul ever heard of any scandal in Mit.
nectiou with them. On making inquiry it was, however,
found impossible to discover any int,* of the marriage,
and the eldest sun wags forced to submit and to leave the
house be had always onisiderol his owe, without a shilling.
He weld into town and embarked in trade. apparmtly
without much sums , for his grandson is at the present
time a shoemaker in a back street, am I in a very small way
of business. The tradition of the lost e-talc ha.s, hoWever,
always been preserved. and some time since this de:
seendint of the elder son rotomusenosl the search for
proof of the marriage in question. After notch trouble
he succeeded in getting at the copies of the regidam
which are pn•serval in the chancery of Chester, and
there, in the index, he discovered, somewhat earlier
than was expected,' the mites of the ori=
pawnor of the estate and his tied wife.
was, however, no such entry in the body of the book. At
last, however, on going through it for the last tune it was
discovered that two leaves had been fastened togeth•-rmnd
on their being separated a coo y of the entry of the mar-
riage from the Leeks of it Manchester church was dilly
found. On referring back to the church itself the kook
was produced. but the entry was not there. Further ex-
amination showed, however, that this book hail also been
tampered with, but in a different way. A leaf had been
cut out with scissors• and the narks were even then dis-
tinctly visible. On these Leta the action will be brought,
and when it is remembered that the present family have
been in possession for nearly a century, and that the are
highly respected, and their merabers:narried amongst the
wealthiest peoplein the °aunty, it may readily he imagined
that the matter is creating a good deal of lots-rest. The
value of the property at stake is between one and two hun-
dred thousand pounds— Wesietis Mormieg Nears...
HANTI.—The West India and Pacific Oompany's
screw steamer Cuban, Captain W. S. Wallace, arrived in
the Mersey on Saturday nigibringing news front Poet
Mk -.
auePrinee up to the A t. A den dated WV
day says :--a• To-day twodifferent aetsons have taken
place in the immediate vicinity of the town between the
governmeat troops and the ianat tto TIM foresee 'S-
tacked the latter, at a place called Dromliard, and suc-
ceeded in driving back the oufposta,of the rebels• otherwise'
this affair hid ao important readt. But at La Omen
there bas bun a heavy cannonade of as hours; eases.
ossaxam at 4 a.m. this morning, and sa up to this there Lan
bean no government publication, it may be taken u ate-`
salt, based on previous client, that the ;action
nothing favourable to the troops of fialosys.
the pantion is not improved here.' Provirdonsg%
seems and dear. and the Mice of gold is rising
Of maw them *ao byname, and Wet are ulltY
from hand to mouth. There are only two merchant we-
nds in harbour. Her Majesty's ship Mullet masa for
Kingston on the evening of the 2tith instant. She will be
by her Majesty's ship Royalist. The other am
roryircedar bete are the railed States steamer OWtystitlyg
and the Spanish gunboat
_ _

Dtfirvitas and Co., %Matt, ate tls• Lla
Popplkt=rtliet.g.t ;ZZl•augres..unißatef
.1 rooks and oar*+ for home um or
lions on opplkstioe to liroors. Domino , Borah; et 4
Besalort.lookluuss. *trawl, 1.4114.314 w.Q...avireimmat.

Elie erpross.

FRINCISOWS.

Tat; Errsixo, A CHAILMIiitI DARR: A
I'itLEOF 1.4..N1KiN LIFE. Mt. Vining, Mows. Walter Lary,
Daunuck Murray, ilareourt, Shore, tr. ; Misses Marston and
le,ler..l.—And MASTER JONES'S BIRTHDAY.

QtZKN'B THEATRE, LONG-ACRE.
Manager, Mr. W. H. Ll4Oll.
Till EriNING. at 7, TOMMLN'S TROUBLES. Mr. L.
;trough ; Montague.—And THE LANCASHIRE LASS.
Menem Irving, L. Bruugb, Stephens, Wyndham, Clayton, and
8 Emery; Mesdames Hodsoa, Montague, and Nally Moore.

STRAND.
TN is Errwrwo. STSTIERLY SERVICE.—THE FIELD OF THE
CIAil EL 01 t.IOLD —And MARBIAOS AT ANY FEICK

BRITANNLL

T,t. Ertrtire, AINTIVLTai, KING OF THE
1r21;,,. M(asrs. Reynolds, Pitt, Charlton, Re.; Mesdames
covmcv. Booth. to—Mr. C. Woodman: Mr. Doufhtr.
4121(U; Dot.r..—And WEDDED AND LOST. M Henderson.