Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1862-08-27 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

THE MURDER OP MR. FITZGER?.D,—If we may trust statements that have appeared in the Cork papers, Walsh, convicted of the murder of Mr. Fitzgerald, is likely to be pardoned, or to have his sentence cammuted, in consequence of his having made revelations regarding the parties who employed him to commit the crime, which leave no doubt that they can be reached by the hand of justice. It is stated that he and Beckham were not the ',troves originally hired to do the deed. Another person had been employed for the sum of M. Having dogged Mr. ',Fitzgerald for some time, he was about to fire at him when the This dropped out of his hand into a ditch of water, This he took to be an evil omen, and he declined to repeat the attempt himself. But he sought Beckham and Walsh, who agreed to do it for £5, which the employers paid—A3 to Beckham for firing the fatal shot, and £2 to Walsh for assisting to prevent a capture. According to this account, Mrs. Fitzgerald had a miraculous escape. When the gentleman and his wife appeared walking forwards towards the assassins it was determined to murder both. As, howesier, the chat of Beckham did not seem to prove fatal, the second pieta! was fired at him, and so the life of the lady was saved, it is fur,. ther stated that Walsh, while evading the pursuit of the police, was accompanied by the person Apr paid the money for the assassination, and that they became mutually distruetful of one another, in consequence of which Walsh surrendered, in order that his ounipanion in guilt should gain nothiag by betraying him. ELEGANCE, UTILITY AND Ecosomv.---When these true principles of "social science" go hand in hands there is room for congratulation. It seems to us that this is the point all manufacturers should situ at, and when they have readied this altitude, they have arrived at the climax of industrial and useful art. Messrs. LAYERTON and Co., the furniture manufacturers, of Bristol, have evidently arrived at the top of the hill—if we may judge by an illustrated catalogue of their articles of household furniture. A careful perusal of this work (which is presented to all applicants by post or otherwise, gratis), especially if combined with a personal inspection of their show-rooms, will convince the most sceptical that Messrs. Laverten have arrived at the maximum of elegance and utility in their manufacturers, with the minimum of coat.  BRAY'S FRACTION ENGINE COMPANY (Irireited) has issued a circular, referring in terms of satisfaction to the medals which have been awarded to the company's engine sent to the International Exhibition. The circular states that "arrangements have been made with a highly-respectable and well-known firm in Glasgow, possessing all the requisite engineering appliances, for the manufacture of engines for the company on a large scale; aid it only remains for sufficient trading capital to be subscribed to enable the directors to enter on a large snd profitable business, and have such a number of engines constructed and put to work as the various contracts open to the company necessitate." Subscriptions are accordingly invited for further capital, part of which is already subscribed.