The Express.
London, England, 1861-04-01 00:00:00

CONIPESSION Or 111711 DER.

There is at present in custody on board her
Majesty's ship Impregnable Captain Lord F. Kerr, the
flagahip of the Admix 1, Sir Houston Wawa* at Devouport,
• man named Charles Dacha, a native of Wes. This man,
who is about 28 years of age, was recently brought from Rio
Janeiro by her Majesty's ship Mewed, where he had been
swain se supernumerary sesame on board her Majesty's
"hip Madagascar, having entered on board that ship from
a merchant vessel whilst lying at Rio. He states that he
could not stay on board the merchant ship because, although
the captain and the mate were partial to him, the crew
hated him, and were continually plotting to throw him
overboard. He bad not been long on board the Madagascar
before the wee fancy seized him, and as there was no
proof of spelt a feeling existing on the part of the crew, be
was questioned, and the result was that he said some few
months before be had, in Wales, murdered • young
woman, and that the body would be found at • place which
he indicated. The man, who from his hallucination was
toeless on board the ship was transferred to the Buz-
zard, and on the arrival of that vessel in Devonport a week
ego was banded over to the Impregnable.
It is understood that during the week some persons de-
puted to that duty have gone to Wales, and, singularly
enough, found the body of a woman which has apparently
lain there for the time mentioned by Davies (nine months)
in the place indicated by him. In consequence of this dis-
covery be will, no doubt, be forthwith handed over to the
civil authority to he tried for the murder, in which it is
pretty clear that he had some part. There can be no ques-
tion but that his mind has been upset probably by the
horror and remorse consequent on his crime. lie is still in
dread of the sailors throwing him overboard.

NORTHAMPTON.—(Tau DAY.)
(BY ILICTRIO TILIORAPI.
ARRIVED. Wing, Malta, Artless, Mir Lancashire,
Imaus, Master Fenton, Lady Traipse, Moorcock, King of
Kent, King of Diamonds, Pitman, Leontes, °alp, Prune
Imperial, Lupne, Spanish Fly, Rosary f, Taurins f, Ava-
lanche, and Kildonan.

SUSPECTED MORDZR.-011 Saturday Mr. Carter
held an inquest at Camberwell Workhouse on the body of
Victorine Pugh, aged 20. The deceased, although an un-
fortunate, kept company with a young man named Thomas
Frederick Knighton. On Saturday night week they met at
• public-house, and wero seen quarrelling in the vicinity of
the Grand Surrey Canal, between 12 and 1 in the morning.
A ho y who had gone to some lime kilns on the bank of the
canal to sleep hoard screams and a splash in the water, and
then footsteps of some one running away, and the aoccused
had made a statement himself that he left deceased the
mine night oo St. George's-bridge. The jury returned a
verdict of " Wilful Murder" against Kaighton, and he wee
committed to Moreemosser-lase Gaol for trial.
FIRE AT TEI HERCULES TAvssit.—On Saturday
morning, between cos and two o'elock, two separate fires
were discovered aging on the premises of Mr. T. Jose', the
Hercules Tavern, 119, Leedenhallatreet. An alarm was
mind, and the inmates, coosisting of seven persons, aroused
from their slumber. The make sod beat were so great that
all egress was cut off by the regular means. The royal Are
escape promptly arrived, sad the inmates were saved. A
fire occurred on the mine premises on the 12th ult., and
then six persons were with difficulty rescued.
DESTRUCTIVE FIZZ AT MILLWALL.—On Good
Friday morning, at Isalf-past 6 o'clock, considerable seam.
tine wan created by the outbreak of a most destructive Are
at Mere. Everett's cooperage, situated is Allredstreet,
West Ferry-road, Millwall. On the discovery of the fire
timpreerful patent fire.engine belonging to Mr. Roberts,
el MlRwall, got to work in so admirelde manner, as
se the 'nines of the London Fire Brigade; but, notwith-
M•sdisg the, most strenuous efforts, tly premises were
dentroynd.