The Express. — 1849-04-16 (London, England)

YORKSHIRE. ROZBIICK.—The Sheffield Zines of Saturday emeetr " several inaccuracies which appeared in • former paper relative to Mr. John Arthur Roebuck. Mr. Roebuck was not born in Canada, but at Madras, where hie father held an appointment in the eivilservice of the East India Campany op to the time of his death. Mr. Roebuck came to England in 1807, and his mother, who maul. el a second time, went with her husband and family to Caned', whence Mr. J. A. Roebuck returned in 1524, determined to devote himself to politics. In 1831, Mr. Tiger, the agent of the Assembly of Lower Canada, wan desirous of retiring from his post, and he neon* advised the Assembly to eppoiat Mr. Roebuck as his eacceesor. The fitness of this appointment was obvious. Mr. Roebuck was familiar with the history the laws and the stamen of the Canadians, and had written with' pea: ability on their grievances. Ho was therefore appointed, wholly without solicitation either on the part of Massif or any of his friend/. One more inaccuracy remains to be noticed. Mr. J. A. Roebuck's mother was the daughter of Richard Ticket], the direct lizard descendant of Addison's friend, and author of many very tameable but ephemeral poems, and • much talked of pamphlet entitled ' Anticipation.' He was a man of fashion, brother-in law of Richard Musky Sheridan, and a whig, though a friend of Lord North, by whom he was made • Commissioner of Bankrupts and alto of Stamps and Taxes."  MORD= OP A MI247IYI7treSON.—A murder ham been discovered to have been committed upon a poor old pensioner, named Job Deasy. The crime was committed u far bock es December last, end the body of the natorranate men was hand on New Year's Eve, in a brook clots by the Viotoriebridge, Glossop. The circumstances connected with the case were at the time considered to be very mysterious, but no evidence mild be procured to implicate any party, though rumour was busy, end pointed to members of the deceased's own family, who were known frequently to querrel with and ill use the old man. On Good Friday, however, a man named John Clough disclosed that he saw the man murdered and thrown over the Victoria-bridge. Informatioa having reached. Mr. Clayton, the chief wadable, he last week 'pretended Thomas Hooey, the etCol4lolra son, end W. Dawson, his son-in-law. They were, on Wednesday last, taken before the magistrates, when John Clough, on being swore, stated that en the 30th et last December, about 10 o'clock at night, be saw the primmer, Thomas Dov along with another men, whom he believed to be William Dawson, oe the Victoria-bridge. The deceased was at that time welkin, in treat of wham. The prisoner, Deng. evaght hold of 3tis father, and said, "Yon old rogue, I'll strike you." He then gave hints blow on his head, ea knocked hint down, when the other man kicked him over the head. His son then cried out, We will finish him now." After which he kicked his faller twice on the breast. Witness and his wife went up and inquired what they were doing, when they cried out, " If they did cot go back they would serve them the same." They then went away, and as they were going they saw the prisoner Dotey, and the other mane throw the deceased over the bridge. Witness had known the prig en Doxey abut two years, and was quite certain that he was one of the men he saw murdering the deceased ,bat he did not now believe Dawson was the other one. That patty was somewhat stouter. The reason he did not mention the matter till Good Friday was, because he thought the murderers wool I do him some harm. The prisoner Dem had cautioned him not to say anything about is, and told him if he did he should lose his life. The prisoner Dorey was fully committed for wilful murder; but Dawson was discharged, his family proving that he wee at home when the murder etas committed.  --