The Express.
London, England, 1861-02-02 00:00:00

TO Tilt EDITOR .if THE LIPRLAS.

Sia,—Wben passiog rapidly through St. Cie-
Illisesthurcliyard to-day. I wax unfortuo•ta aweigh to paw
more closely than was consistent with my permed ',shay
by • lady who. whilst looking in at a shop-window. filled op
two-thirds od the &sway with • most es ire Mardis.
My foot *aught in tics lowermost hoop, and I was forthwith
brought to the ground with the shock of a railway collnisio.
Fortunately I escaped with a sprain, which will disable my
left arm for • taw days, but, being • very heavy man. I
bare moon to be thankful that the consequences WIMP sot
much more serious. A sympathising crowd at once collected.
and " crsoline" was modernised by an unanimous co* as
the great pest and plague.spot of modern female costumes—
.' am, &c., SEVENTEEN STONE TWO.

Tas Poimowsit.s. —The following circular hos
been forwarded to us :—" To the employ., of the Clewed
Gentlemea.—A deputation consisting of the
following moodier' of tee committee, via.: J. Richmond,
L. Tilley G. F. Heeds, K. 0. Hardee, L. M. Hines, and
.1. K. Ra.onow, waited upon the Postmaster-Gamed on
blouilay, the :filth of January. is order to amertais from
his lordship what hooes we might entertain of oar wishes
being realised. We were received in a very osurtsous
manner, and in an audience of half an hour, we were in-
formed that the ' COOIIIISSOOSTe repel' bad pawed
through all its official stages, and sow awaited the final
decision, which, his lordship reared vs, wouM be glows at
the very subset opportunity, and deo added. that be
thought be should be able to satisfy the men. Your com-
mittee folly see the smemity of malataiumg strict order
awl gaieties, and of reposing that 000fidenee is the good
intastkiss of his kwtheip to which we think he is fully
entitled. Ws hope, therefore, from the nature of the above
interview, that our movement will speedily be brought to a
surceased terndnatks.—L. TILLIT Secretary."
MITILDWA OP • BOY UT Hit LUNATIC MOTIIIIR.-
0. Thurasy a woman was brought from Aber-
tilde to the Genaty Peliesrfitoe, Perth, charged with the
murder of bur arguretess, who wen about fear rim of
age. Tb wound, whole shout twenty-ail years of 'ikons
married is October bat to a toga wassad diesoodat
worinrig, a tabours, at Acheran, a small oilbge so the
soot\ side of Loch Ts!. and about a mile distant from the
•111.iiii of Kenmore. it appears that the amend showed
'VIII ptolll. of inssaity on fiatorday last, whit& saw
tinue.l daring the beginning of the weak.
oiler them circumstances it was= doper
Aleut to watch her movements, sad aceorabi* bar
liu.lond sad brother sat up with her • lowthay,
JI lsy awl Tuesday nights. They also sat with her as
Woilocolay, but being overcome with fatigue, they had
fallen %deep when it amen that Ni,. ll'Onsgat hod
ri..n from her bed, sad, getting pressesios of a moor, hod
cut Om back past of the head of bar sou from ea to au.
tio the hodend awaiting shout eight o'clock, he noticed
kw wife ou the floor. upoa which he ordered her to go to
best She attempted to cowed the razor, which she still
held in her haws, awl it was not wrestled from her until
slot bad iallictel several severe wounds on her own throat.
The boy was ems discovered lying in the bed in the stets
already described, and died in about two boom. WllOll the
woman was takes to the polies-cam she was somewhat
(„iinigootia, but gradually bocama move Wm. eke W 44 then
takes before Sheriff Vsror,', rho anerwarla lodged in the
tqlekTrisoll•

Mr. A. Bltr)C011, Wine and Spirit Merchant, Oi
2P, Strarod. has altered Ids War u thesedamee with the harem
eala.lk,a .4 the vitae detlea. 111 la Sow lefties sidle.{ p.,i
symy .t las per don" sad • pod nand Clans us. pee
dam, bottles lathadet...(AidthelkamdeLj