The Express. — 1859-12-06 (London, England)

KILLED BY HERHUBBAND.—A lamentable event occurred daring tbe night of Saturday lest, at Bleedsingly, a village near Reigate. It appaers Mr. Brown, laselord of the Red Lion Inn, and his war h.d frequent quarrels, the latter btine much addicted to drink. On Saturday MS. tag she touch =ailed some company in one of the parker% by going in wbenundm theist:mow of liquor. The nom lat the houso retiree's II and 12 o'clock, and the went to bed between 12 and I o'clock, leaving the littebend and wife alone in the parlour. It would mem probable a quarrel sprang up between them, the husband kicking his wife so violet:Hy In the abdomen that she shortly bled ID death. Mr. tiairgabt, surgeon, Bletchinelri wee sentkr, bat his aid wee, of coarse, of no avail. Mr. Boagard, suceristendent of police, God•tone, proceeded to Blechlugly, and apprehended the priaiiiter between 2 and 3 o'clock la the morning, and wavered him to one of the cells in the pollee. elation, °Astons. beceaeed was about 31 years of age; prisoner it about 40. The unfortunate aroma Yaws Ave children.  DELIBERATE ATTEMPT AT SUlClDE.—YeednEdly morning, between six and seven, considerable sensation wen created to Caroliesestreet, Princeseried, Lambeth is comb quince of a dreadful attempt at suicide made by Mr. Osage Gamy, aged 68 yam., who resided ai No. 5 in tilt" 'treats It appears that the unfortunate man got op shortly after six o'clock, and went downeteirs into his garden, whoa he deliberately drew a brie aerate hie throat, billeting • moat frightful pal, by witch he nearly severed the windpipe and carotid eatery. He thee walked into the beck kitchen and sat down in • chair. On his eon coming downstairs he was horrified at discovering his &thighs a pool of blood. He was instonily conveyed to St. Thomas's Hospital, where Mr. Thos. Monroe, the house legman, rendered every seekeence, bat no hopes are entertaisel of his recovery. No MOM ie sa fee sakidal ad leOtsINO 1110 CiMmS.—A carious blot in the criminal law, to whkh we pointed awn, ion genie menthe since, has again keen hit by • country otaihnian. Thiamin. Thomas Spowago, ham, far some reason not ex plaioed. indulged Is the snitible eventrici yof wilfully adminietreing large sad Walton@ dome of casthersdee, a vegetable irritant 1.4.i50n, a number of the Inmates of Btaffirnwood Hall, war Chaser. field. Symptoms of irritant poisoning followed : 'amide(' pserodynie, dyrentery, and so forth. Surely these are palpable inconveniences, not to say injuries. The legislative body may here their own notions on the sub jek, but most persons would as limes be struck or cut, ea beguiled into taking piece, altboulh lis area should atop *Lott of death. Inl the cow of Hvppossiali, on shich we lately commented, a large dose of moms oil wee administered, tram nsoutrea of revenge, and a long and severe Mama resulted, inflicting peemenent Wary. Nevertheless, the law presided no peaalty in either coos. If • man be tapped es rho shoulder, ha has hie moody by action for assault ; it be be stabbed, by trW for culling and wounding, with or without deadly Intent; but his stomach may be ruined for ever; he way be emplaned t / the plea penal pains of dyspepsia or gsstrodynia; his mucous mom. beans may be flayed, and all his internal organ+ chemically end physiologically outraged, and the law will not slip to to image or to relieve his ',rouge. In the present Mike at criminal juetite, the most creel and subtle injuries may be tuff cted with impunity. The cowardly minds who throws vatiol Into the face of his enemy is justly open to severe paetebesent ; but the very same substance may be administered internally, sod iodise horribly scathing torture, hut, so that it doe" not kill, the crime le sot oats of atich the judges can take asubance. It is an itickni eivable and dengeron• anomaly ; no time obittld be lost in introducing en net In remedy Ltdb defect in the minimal law.—The Lofted.