The Express. — 1864-04-18 (London, England)

HORRIBLE MURDER OP A WIPE BY HER HUSBAND THROUGH JEALOUSY, AND SUICIDE OP THE MURDERER.-(THIS DAY.) -.- This morning, between 8 and 9 o'clock, great excitement wia ocassialed in Leigh-etreet, Burixperesoent,  Iby a rumour that s husband had murdered his wife, and bad also killed himself by cutting his throat. The reporter cm repairing to the spot found that polio.. constable Thorne' O'Dell, 28 E, bad just been called to the r house No. 5, Leighverest, in the emepation of Mr. Ashley, a tailor, in • large way of blesses. That gentleman informed the police that he and his family felt some alarm from the fact that they saw blood triakling down the walla of the kitchen, which is below the trek parlour. Mr. Ashley, think* that something was 'room, bad tried to pia sd. mimics to the back parlour, ►ut tab be could sot do, nor could he make anyone bear. He abo said that the room was occupied by a man and his wife ; the name of the min was JAMS Pearce, and ft is elated that his wife's was Elisabeth. The policeman than sabred the house and knookid. Getting no mower he endeavoured to break opea the dear, but this be could not do. Seeing that the key was held., and that the look could sot be peeked, the polioensaa than want to the back of the house, and having obtained • bidder, broke the book parlour window and mitered the room. A fearful sight presented itself, for oe the ground, lying side by aide, lay the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Pearce, their throats cut in a most fearful meatier, and welseriag I. • pod of blood. By the aide of the man was lying • bog sheath knife covered with blood, and it wee very evident from its appearance that it had been nasally sharpened. " •  From the appleraeoe of the bodies it would appear that the imaa had just Ilitudertd his wife, and then cut his own throat.  The police at onoe sent for medical aid, mid Mr. J. T. Paul, of 26, Barton-creeossit, divisional surgeon of the dividoe, immediately attended. He made es examination of the bodies, sad proommed life extinct, but gave it am hie opinion that death had sot keg takes place. He made a cursory examination of the bodies (which he had found lying on their boob in separate pools of blood), and found on the female a tremendous ant on the top of the heed extending down to the boos, sod which he bed no hesitation In saying bad been inflicted by some blunt inatruramit. There wee also an immure cat extending from the frost of the nook down to the spine, the bead banging only by a small piece of skis end the bone. This coned alone would have eased instantaneoue death. Above this there was another severe out of some depth (which of itself would also have caused death), and which in all probability bad been inflicted after the blow on the bead. The was had also a very deep cat extending half across the threat sad sepazetiag the windpipe, and it wee of sash a severe character that death must Lave been inetentanecias.  Tbis morning a deputation from the inhabitants of the pariah of 84. liaryleboas, appointed at • public meeting, waited upon General Garibaldi, by appointment, at Stafford Home. The deputatioa, which was introduced by Harvey Lewis, Eq..