The Express. — 1866-08-04 (London, England)

REFORM LEAOUE.—The ordinary weekly meeting of the council of this lmve was held last evening, at the *Moss, Adelphi-terra, Mr. Edmond &alai, the president, in the chair. The sum of ten guineas was unanimously voted to Mr. Howell, the secretary of the league, for the additional labour be had bad imposed upon him during the put two or three weeks. Mr. Bonner moved the follow resolution :—" That this council beg to present to their esteemed president, Edmond Beans, Esq., M.A., their most earnest thanks for his steadfast adherence to principle, his undaunted courage, his wisdom in advising, and his prudence in action during the serious crisis through which we have just persuaded that thereby riot and anarchy rvield'been prevented, a toil government checked in • tyrannical course, and the interests of the league materally advanced. And they assure him of their intention to stand by him until the right of the public to meet for any proper public purpose in the public parks and other spen spaces has been established." Mr. Leveson seconded the resolution, which was earned with acclamation. Mr. Beaks responded. The secretary stated that • beautiful white satin banner, bearing the motto, " We respect law, not privilege," had been presented to the league by a lady residing in London. Mr. Cremer, on behalf of the demonstration committee, brought up • report adopted by that body, in which a series of propositions were put forward for the consideration of the council. Amongst other matters, it was suggested that the metropolis should be divided into districts and agents elected for the purpiee of instituting • house to house canvass for the enrolment of members, and the committee believed that by this means thousands would be enrolled, and that at least 100 branches might be formed in London. Poises Exctritsiom. —On Thursday the annual excursion of the L, or Lambeth, division of police took plata. The party, under the direction of Superintendent Webb and Inspectors Heath and Young, started by the Sea Swallow steamer from Lambeth-pier to Rceherville. After spending • happy day, the excursionists, numbering about 700, returned to town, accompanied by the band of the division. _ _  - --CAPTURE OP A LIVERPOOL MURDERER IN Aaz/llCA.—About three or four years ago a most brutal murder was committed in Richmond-row, Liverpool, and, notwithstanding all the endeavours of the Liverpool police to apprehend the murderer, he managed to elude their vigilance until within the last few weeks, when he was captured in America. The facts relative to the murder are these :—A tinplate worker, named Reed, together with his wife and son, resided in Richmond-row, a street leading off Scotland-road, Liverpool They carried on the manufacture of tin utensils, and apparently earned a comfortable living, though there were frequent bickerings in the family, consequent on Reed's irregnianties. One night, about-11 o'clock, in the autumn of 1862, Reed went home, and finding his wife was at • neighbour's house, sent for her. In the coarse of a few minutes she returned, and as far as can at present be known nothing more was heard or seen of her until some neighbours, a few bonze afterwards, found her lying in the cellar of the house in a dying state, with • deep sad fatal wound in her left breast. From what few sips she made before she died, it seemed that her husband was the murderer and this suspicion was strengthened by the fending of • knife, belonging to him, covered with blood, down • oelher•grating close to the cellar. A few days ago the detective officials at Liverpool received intelligence that Reed had been arrested at New York. No tine was tort in sending for him, and on Wednesday laid Detective Ilaredise, of the Liverpool police force, sand for New York la the Mao, to bring the prisoner to Sagbad.