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The Express. — 1863-08-27 (London, England)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.  Elizabeth Middleton, • middle-aged woman, wan ebefore Mr. Tyrwhitt with keeping • brothel at 20, St= tin'eatreet. _ _ _  Sergeant George Appleton having proved that the prisoner was the person named in the warrant upon which he apprehended her, The clerk to Mr. Danger&ld, vestry clerk of St. Martin's, by which parish the prosecution was instituted, asked that heavy bail might be required, as the house kept by the prisoner was a very bad one, sod a►e had set the authorities at defiance and taken no notice of their waraiap. Mr. Tyrwhitt committed her to the sessions, and Axed the bail at two sureties is 401. each.  Primmer said else would abut up the house and pay all the ellures it thi:t rid ahewwedo :Id go to the sessions.  Mary Lockey, a good-looking young woman, was charged before Mr. Arnold with threatming to isommit suicide, under the following minutia circumstances : One, piaci* warder of the Female House of CorrecHoe, Tothill-6ekla, stated that, on the 25th of July, the prisoner wee brought into the prison for damaging a plate glees at a public-homes. At the termination of her impel.l @cement she was sent to her friends at Birmingham. She, however, stayed no time there. as she came back as soon as the officer. On another day, when put in the cell, she broke 16 pence of glass aid other things. In answer to the magistrate, the warder stated that, while in prison, they were compelled to put her under restraint, lest she should commit suicide. She had declared that she would kill herself, as everybody was against her. Mr. Arnold observed that he thought the best way was to communicate with the parish authorities. Is the surgeon of the prison presset Dr. Levies, medical officer of the prison, said that he bad seen the prisoner, and be believed her to be a badly disposed girl. She talked rationally, but witness was of opinion that she was of a suicidal disposition, and if not watched would do some mischief to herself.  My. Arnold remarked that he thought the beet way to deal with Unease was to remand her.  -She was thee remanded, sad Kr. Arnold directed th►t she should be closely watched.
The Express. — 1863-07-23 (London, England)

SOUTEWABI. 8111rOULAS CRAMS OF ATTLIIPTI2)  Aarroa Sped, emgt-lookios man, 45 years of age, described on the ahaege-sheet as • traveller, lodging at 191, Great Dover-street, was placed at the bar, before Mr. Beecham, charged with attempting to commit suicide under the following extraordinary circumstances : Mr. Jmisph Shaw, carver sad gilder, carrying on business at No. 131, Great Dover-street, said that the prisoner and his wife had lodged in his house about four months, and they occupied the first floor. About 9 o'clock the previous day wittier heard screamiog and cries of " Murder " proceed from the prisoner's apartment. He could distinctly hear the prisoner's wife call out for help. Witness fearing that murder might be committed at ono, proceeded upstairs to the prisoner's apartments, but the door wen locked. Hearing the ecuMing and cries being continued, witness sent for the police, and while he was waiting for them the Corer jumped out of his back-room window into the yard  Mr. &velem asked the depth of the fall. Witnea replied that it was ten or twelve feet. As soon as he heard the fall he rushed down into the yard, and found the prisoner lying doebled up and partially stunned. The polioe then came in and he was picked up, and a surgeon was sent for. Fortunately be had received so little itiju,7 that shortly afterwards he wss conveyed to the station. hones. . . . . .  Mr. Burnham asked the prisoner what he had to may in answer to the charge. The prisoner, in a moat incoherent manner, mid be had • lot to say spinet Mr. Shaw. He keeps a lodging-house, and the moms are so constructed that everybody can see into them. The Boors are glass, the walls are glass, and may body can see what takes plane. Mr. Bambara was of opinion that the prisoner's mind wan affected ; oossequently be should remand him for • week, so that he might be examined by the medical gentlemen of the gaol Mr. Shaw said he believed his mind was affected, as his conduct had been dram lately. The prisoner was then remanded.
The Express. — 1863-10-08 (London, England)

SOUTHWARK.  Sarah Harrod, a young girl raiding with her parents, at Surrey-row, Bleckfriare-road, was brought up in custody, charged with attempting to commit suicide by taking • quantity of white poxupitate. A constable of the L division said that on Tuesday afternoon be was on duty in the Slackfriars.med, when his attention was celled toe house io Surrey.MW, and Its there saw the primmer very sick. Her mother handed bins tumbler, to which adhered some white powder, and she told him that prisoner had taken poison. Witness took her immediately to a doctor's, when the stomach-pump was used, aid she soon manful Winless returned to her parent.' holm, and a paper, marked " poison " (produced), wet headed to him. It had contained white precipitate.  The magistrate asked bow old was the prisoner.` The mother, • very decent-looking female, with a child In her arms, aid that she was sixteen. She had been very pert sod saucy all Monday end Tuesday. The magistrate said how she got the pow. The mother said that she bad simmtained that sho had seat one of hat little sisters to • chemist's far a pennyworth of white precipitate, and in!ber pingo& she swallowed it. _ .  --/he lagistaste asked what was the cams of her making such a wicked attempt as her life. The rootber mid she mold not tell, wakes was through her bad temper. Witness had geally checked her, but she never acted harshly towards her.  In answer to the charge, The prisoner said she was very sorry for what she bad I dote, but she assured hie worship that she had no intention to commit suicide. She bad bad words with her mother, but she merely thought of frightening her. The magistrate told her she was a very wicked girl, and be felt half inclined to send ber to prison. Would she promise never to attempt such a wicked set again She promised faithfully not to do so ; and if his worship would discharge her, she would rotors home with her mother and act obediently in all things. Magistrate—Then go home with your mother, and mind you keep your word. She was then discharged, and left the court with her mother and sister.
The Express. — 1863-03-12 (London, England)

WIDNISDAY.—Deanie Dillane wu this day convicted se el accoesory before the act, of the murder of Mr. INtrgendd, in the county of Limerick. Sentence was deferred. It wag is by Dillow% who is a shopkeeper, that the assassins. Beckham M and Walsh, were hired. The taut of Matthew Dillow% re. fee the woe crime, is postponed until nest anima. Wailers 81. Cooke pleaded guilty to the charge of harbouring Webb. 21. . In this cam also asstenos was deferred.  Durrzsortto &naps 11111011 OR Dolmen° ArnieMIL —As *airy was held by Mr. H. Belles Walthew, deptity.oormier, at the Orsmegate Toren, City-rood, lost eight, rempeatiag the death of Mr. Jeans Thomas, aged 76 years, who coormitted inticide ea Saturday last, under the kdlowieg circumstasses J. Thomas said that demand was his father, sod was is business es as epbohrterer, at 57, Beth.strest, Oftyvesd. Reoestly his wife died, sod he felt her lois acutely. Os Saturday morning he went to have a but hen at bar as she lay in the coffin, and be wee is • state of greet agony of mind. He went into another room, where whines found him soon afterwards banging to the bedpost by usesseria cord. He was cut down, and a doctor mast for. Dr. Bogen said that he found doomed gait* deed from strangulabom Deesseets wife had died fromoid age, sad be grieved over her death to such an extent that his news appeared to give way. He hod sot threatened to commit suicide, but from the state of distraction in which he ap=lt* be, whams directed that keine, ?cc, should be et of his way. The Dormer hewing aimed op, the fury returned a verdict '• Suicide while of wound mind."  —Tan Brie'.—Tbe government bill hen been printed ;it propase three several enactment'. The first in that Do nee eider eighteen been of age shall be employed la a bakehouse brays.' 9 p. 6 and a.m. The wooed provides that every bakehouse most be kept in a stray state, sad provided with groper means for effectual ventilation, and be free from *Mavis arising from any drain, privy, or other Dtlilllooll ; and that the inside walls and eating and the penmen mad stalream shall either be limsweehed once 111 every six toestl.ss, or painted with oil 00011 in every seven yaws, sod the painting washed with hot water sad soap every six months. The third enactment is that Do place ors the mine level with the bakehouse, and taming part of the same building, shall be need as a @limping place, unless it is "fiectually separated from the bakehouse by a partition exhooding from floor to ordlieg, and ban ea external eased window of at haat ohm aninwirial fat, with 4g feet made to opeo. It Is to be the duty of the local authorities to airforce the sot, and their caw in to have power to eater bakehouse' duds( baking hours to inspect them. The several provisions of tie bill are enforced by penalties ranging from 20s. to 201.
The Express. — 1863-06-10 (London, England)

ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. —A meeting of this society was held at Burlington House on Monday evening, the Bth of June ; Sir Roderick I. Murchison, K.C.8., is the chair. Amoog the 28 fellows elected were his 'Royal Highness the Count de Paris, the Earl of Belmore, fir John P. Bodeen, Mr. Walter Buchanan, M.P., Mr. 9, W. Courtmay, M.P., Mr. C. F. Heneage, Sir T. D. Lloyd, Viscount Milton, Mr. St. Andrew St. John, the 800. H. P. Vereker, Mr. W. 0. White ; also LieutenantColonel the Chevalier Bookie? von In■tatten, of Vienna, as honorary and oorrespoodieg member. The President stated th►t he had received a telegram informing him that Captains Spoke and Grant left Alexandria on the 4th inst. by the Pets for Southampton. and are due in England on the 17th. The council bad decided on having en extra meeting to receive them, and the day would be announced as soon as arrangements could be made. The President pert commis. ideated further intelligence of Madame Thine and her daughter. who after having gone as far as Gondokorn and retuned to Khartilm, had started afresh in their steamer for the Bahr-el.Gazal, the great western affluent of the Nile. He then read a letter from these ladies, after which he called attention to the explorations which M. du Chaffin was about to undertake into the interior from the west coast of Africa, stating that be had resolved to go alone, .and bad embarked the whole of his capital in the Dereasary preparations and the purchase of scientific inetruments. presents, to. He proposed to raise additional means by the sale of a number of gorillas and other curious animals which be had brought from Africa. A young non-commissioned officer of artillery, in garrison at Wursbnrg, recently fell in love with the daughter of an innkeeper of that town, and made her an offer of marriage, but the match was opposed by the girl's parents because the young man we, poor. In their despair the two lovers last week resolved to commit suicide, and after taking the sacrament at the parish church, they tied themselves al:gather with a cord, jumped into the Maine, and were drowned.
The Express. — 1863-08-14 (London, England)

ICII.R AT BLACKFKIAIRS-BRIDGE.  Elimbrilt Owen, a young womb°, about. 20 yesrs of age, without cap or bounet, and who appeared in a very vacated  state, was placed at the bar before Mr. Bambara, clunj with attempting to commit suicide at Blackfriars-bridge Folios-constable 77 L said that about 3 o'clock on Th day morning be was on duty in the Blackfrises.road, wtr his attention was called to the west steps of Blackfnar bridge, on the Sunny side. On proceeding there be sawn prisoner dripping wet in the arms of a young man. Tt latter told him that u he was palming the end of the Lind: he saw the prisoner hurriedly peas him and run down n steps. Suspecting her intention, he followed her and caw, hold of her just u she had jumped into the river. wi some difficulty he dragged her out, and then witness es, to his assistance. The prisoner seemed much excited tried to get away, but he locked her up. Mr. Burcham—Did she appear to have been drinking; Witness—Yes, sir. She smelt very much of drink. Mr. Burchstn (to the prisoner)—What hare you too,: answer to the charge? Prisoner—Nothing, sir. I had been drinking too mi. The constable here informod his worship that the ph., told him she had had a quarrel with her frieeds, andky ran away from home. She was very much excited. Mr. Burnham (to the prisoner) —Will you promiite home to your friends and not attempt such • wicked 4 again ? Prisoner—l have no home now. I have left it. Mr. Burcham—Where do your friends live? Prisoner—l decline to tell you, as I don't want to back to them. _ _ _  Mr. Burcham told her that he could not pert •itb 4 under those circumstances. He should therefore rem, her for a week, so that she might have the attention of chaplain of the gaol, and her friends could be communes,' with.  We prisoner was then removed, declaring that she vra never return to her friends.
The Express. — 1863-09-15 (London, England)

DETZRMINED SUICIDT.—A suicide of a mast deterraised and extraordinary character was committed Brighton oo Saturday night. The promenader, of theJoix Lion Parade and West Cliff were alarmed, at 8 o'clock. 11 ' a loud report from the beach, and, on looking in the .hrec• hoe whence it proceeded, • man was seen falling from the Groyne, known as " Anscombe's Gwyn.," opposite Brat swimming baths. Information was at ogee forwarded w the Town Hall polioastatioo, and the body of • mu war r with some little difficulty got ashore, when it was discorend that the right upper part of the face and nearly the stole of the top of the head were blown away. The body waist once placed upon • stretcher and conveyed to the dead house, but up to last night had not been identified. abil the act was contemplated is plain from the fact that he bad so placed himself that in the event of being only sliohtB injured by the pistol he would have been drownert Esen means bad been adopted to destroy identification, as the portions of two letters which would have furoisbed • del to recognition had been carefully tors away, and not mark was to be discovered on any ',nicest of the chitlins An inquest was held on the body by the borough corom (Mr. David Black), last night, at tlin Tows•lsall, and 0 open verdict as to the state of deceased's mind was retiree. Judging from the portion of the head which la left. thf body is that of • young man of fair complexion, between '.2-1 and 21 years of egg, about ties. tiro. in height, and ref slender.  An Englishman, named Gibbon Corley, was trir on Saturday by the Court of Awizes of the Seine re charge of abduction. It appeared hum the indictment the the prisoner had induced a girl in Ler teens to leave he pareote house and cohabit with hint for some dam. 50,14 promise of marriage. The prisoner was ably defended Mr. Junes, the only English member of the Paris baz, ultimately the jury brought in a sordid, of sot guilty, ac" the court ordered hint to be discharged.
The Express. — 1863-03-02 (London, England)

THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.)  CLEBICENWELL. IXTZAWILDEXAM ATTEYPT. Ann Baiaa, aged 18, and Ann Clark, aged 17, two dirtylooking young women, described as prostitute', were charged before Mr. Barker with attempting to commit suicide by taking a quantity of poisonous solution of copperas, at 8, Crown-court, 84. Luke's. A young man, about 19 years of age, who gave the name of Isaac Clark, said that the prisoner Clark was his sister. When he went home last night he found two cups on the table, sad from what he saw on the floor he suspected that the prisoners had taken some poison. He spoke to them about the matter, but they denied it. He bad some copperas in the cupboard, which he used in his Waimea as • sweep, and found some of that in the one. Finding that the prisoners bad vomited about the pines, and being fear that they would der, he sett for snrgeoas and also for the police one of the prroaere was so bed that she had to be taken to the hospiW. The prisoners afterwards told him that they had each taken half a cup full of the copperas. Mr. Barker asked the prisoners what reason they could give for taking the copperse, The prisoner Bails said •I do not know what I did it for," and the other prisoner replied "Nothing." Police *makable John Smith, 79 G, said he was called by the previous witness to take the primmer* into custody. They said they bad taken half a coup of copperas but did not my what for. The primmer Beim ooiahits with the witness Clark. Whea he went in he found both the primmer. in one bed, and they had vomited. The prisoner Bails was so bad that she bad to be Ulm to the hospital, and an emetic was given to her, and As vomited • great deal of espperao The copperas is said by the =a Clark is his banned, me a sweep. Mr. Barker—What aan • sweep want with copperas in his business t  The poliTe:roaelable said that Clark told his that ha need it for dyeiss eawdiut to tell to the farmers u soot Mr. Mould (chief clerk) to Clark—You bad bettor be careful bow you go on in that way, for if you are caught in the art of eommittieg such a fraud you will most likely be tia2:lP°rtel• . .  _ Mr. Barker—This is • very disgraosful frond on the farmers, and one that' I hope will be made public through the aunty of the prem. How long have you been engaged in committing these frauds Clark—l have not been eogaged in it long ; I did it for • man named Montgomery. I have only been doing it for about three months, and I will take care that I will never do it any more. Mr. Barker said that a more disgraceful fraud be never beard of, and it was one that was calculated to do the farmers an immense amount of harm. As for the prisoners, they had been guilty of a very serious offer% and he should remand them for • week, and direct that they should be seen by the chaplain at the House of Detention. The prisoners were then remanded.
The Express. — 1863-03-02 (London, England)

FATAL DUEL ?MAE VIILNNA.—A fatal duel has just taken place in the Brigettenatt, near Vienna, the principals in it being M. Muragna y Nildosola, Spanish secretary of legation, sod the Count de Rechten de Mosarti, holding a similar poet at the Dutch embassy. The combatants, who fought with pistols, were placed at a distance of fifty paces, with the liberty of each advancing ten, so that the exchange of shots took place at thirty paces. Count de ltechtern fired the first, but without effect ; and the next. moment the Spaniard's ball passed through his lungs and killed him on the spot. The body was left on the ground, and was afterwards found by a forest keeper, and a paper bad been put into the locket to iodise' a belief that t►e death had been the result of suicide. The Spaniard hie already quitted Austria, and up to the present time His seconds have not been discovered. Count de Rechtarn was the only sou and heir of oust of the most wealthy mea in Holland. The cause of the tragical event is said to be a handsome married lady, in whose salons the two y sung diplomatists were received—a fact which excited thc. jealousy of the Spaniard.  The Royal Mail Company'a atazunaliip Shatoon, Captain Abbott, with the West India and Pacific mails, arrived at Southampton yesterday morning. .two her paseengers is Sir Charles Wyke, Eugli,h ambewodor is Mexico.  The Union Company'A Cape Royal Mail !,:eanier Dane, Captain Hoffmann, arrived at Plymouth ;.estenlay aftermion. Her dates are from Table Bay, January 21st; St. lieletia, 30th ; and Ascension, February 3. No intelligence has comb this mouth from Dr. Liviogstone or the Zambesi missies ; but it was ►mown that the lirallpos had been raging with awful violence about Hoselikatse's country, and the disease had spread with such, rapidity among the Itanuingwatos as to almost decimate the tribe. The people were so reduced as to be ui-sble to inter their dead, and the bodies were left to be pr.yed upon by the hyenas. This had so emboldened these a.. i.. DAB, that they bad taken to stealing the living children from out of the villages of the tribe. The wife of Mr. 8.,,111,crg, a missionary at Seehelis, had died a few clays Refute the last news left.  Ou Saturday evening (the eve of St. David's Day) a " Welsh Musical Festival" was held at St. James'shall, under the direction of Mr. John Thomas. It drew together a large assemblage, among whom were many people of the Principality, as was evident from the enthuRiILSIII with which they listened to and applauded the old melodies of their native land. CITY OY LONDON HOSPITAL lon DIsI:ANEs OF THE eHrsT, VicTORIA-PAHIL —The number of patieota relieved at this institution during last week was of which 221 were new cases.  AN
The Express. — 1863-12-12 (London, England)

SUSPICIOUS DEATH AT OLD LORD.  Yesterday evening Mr. H. Rafael Walthew deputy coroner, held aa inquiry at the liwjal Cricketer; Tavern. Old Ford, respeothar the death of loss. Mary dam Orookford, aged 82 years, who was =WOW to have hey murdered. The dead bed of the deenteel was fogad on Thursday morning by a mew & timber raft in the Duckett Canal. lees serious lajuries to the head, face, and duet. She bad ao shawl ar boots, sad the,. was nothing in her pocket. A wham air wed Charles Arnott, of 10, Centre-street. Hackney-red, • deposed that last Saturday night, about 10 o' es a man ill-using a woman, whom be believed to be the de. ceased, near Old Ford-bridge. The men knocked her clown twice, and she screamed out " Murder " sweaty times. He had part of her shawl in his hands. He shoved her down a gateway in the direction of the meal, and witness walked oa. In answer to the accuser the wham said that he merely looked on, and called the maa a brute. He wag afraid if he interfered be might have teen ill-used himself, Besides, a lady and gentleman, "very respectable," were also there, and the lady maid," It is a very teas se." Two lamps were shining on the woman's features, aad he believed the deceased was the same person. She had oa a dark dress sod a dark straw bonnet. Yoliee-ooastable Cowell said that the dries of the deceased answered that &sniption. The coroner sad the jury strongly aeimadverted on the conduct of them who were resent when the woman was being so serioualLamaulted, end who did Lathing to protect her. Henry Wright said that deceased was his mother, and she lived at No. 1 Catherine-street, Limehouse. She bad married a snood husband, from whom she had separated thirteen years ago. He bad not supported her, and there was much domestic unhappiness. Deceased, he feared, was in want, Choose she would not tell witness- She had been in trouble since she was seventeen years of age. She attempted to cut be. throat four yean ago. He believed abe had committed suicide. She was missing', fortnight front her lodgiup, Dr. Myhill David said that he was called to deceased. There was an abrasion on the frocs of the chest ; blood was issuing from the scalp on the right side. On the rune side were • number of small holes like shot holes, but they were superficial, and no shot could be found. There were numerous braises on the chart and head. He should thick that deceased might have been almost a fortnight is the water, and he was inclined to believe that death had re. suited front drowning. The tongue protruded, but there were no marks of strangulation whatever. The injuries might have been post mortem. The Coroner adjourned the *WO.