The Express. — 1865-12-05 (London, England)

AQUATICS.--13CULLNES' RACZ /01 1001.--Yeaterday afternoon the dull roorotooy of things aquatic was again relieved by an excellent smilers' race, thee combetaute being Frank Lists', of the Old Barge Home, Lambeth, and Thomas Wise, of Hammersmith. Both are young, but are well knows on the river. The stake was 50/. • side, the diesels, Putney to Barnes Kilsby bad been carefully looked after at Harry Kelley's, Bella, Putsey; while Wise had taken his rows from his old quarters, Mr. Wilcox's, White Hart, Barnes. Wise won the choice of rides, sod, after a little delay at the short aqueduct, got away with • el%ht lead, which hs made ioto half a length. at the LoWoes Boathouse. sod bad cleared his man at the point, both rowing very feet through the broke, water. Here the labour became right-handed, and Wise moans his man, went well ahead at the Crab Tree, and despite Kileby's plucky endeavours, succeeded in passing nude! Hammeremitlrbridge three knells ahead. Through Carney Reach there was almost a dead nosier, and each in hie tare was much put out by passim' craft. Wise gained most till towards the end, whee Kilsby rowing very strongly, considerably reduced the distance; but Wise had the beet of it all through, and, although he mimed the water badly close home, succeeded in wincing by three lengths. A FOECID MASILIAGIC AIM ITS itlf/4llLT.—lntaw excitement has been occasioned is the county Down by a tragical incident which occurred at a place called Lower Rath, in that county, • few days ago. On Tuesday last • young farmer named Patrick Gorman, who tills about six acres of ground at Lower Rath, was arrested on a charge of having murdered his wife, to whom be bad namebe fephe unfort married onunate br the previous Saturday. The maiden otide was Mary Martin. She was the daughter of a man in the same station of life ea Coruna, end bad never seen him until, on the 19th of last month, he watered her pareat's bows ow her suitor, introduced by her node John Murphy. Another yoang man had been previously courting her, but her parents would sot allow her to marry him ; and though she at entrained to accept Germs°, they overruled her elaktetkma, and the marriage took place on Saturday, the 25th ult. Stich mar. riagee de consomme, following equally hasty wooing, are not unfregnent among the poems:our in this country, with whom. as an eminent delineator of Irish character observes, • welloteicked ripty often weighs down the balance of affection, and a few cocks and hens are of more account than the doves of Venus. The bride accompanied her husband to his borne ; but on Monday eveuMg sie was =Salmi. It is stated that the oewlvtnioned couple bad quarrelled during the day. On that evening her father came to the house with some new clothes for her when Gomm and his mother told him that they believed she bad gone home. Her father, who knew this to be un. true, burst into tears and left the house. It was • wild, tempestuous night, and her relatives, who were naturally alarmed for bee safety, proceeded to search the country for her. About 9 o'clock her uncle came to Gorman's house, sod asked him to join in the search ; but be positively refused, sad seemed utterly indifferent about her fate. Her uncle esteemed at • late hour next morning, sod found Gorman still in bed. He again refined to joie in the march for his wife, and Murphy, provoked by his heartlessens, &egged him out of bed, and accused him of having murdered her. In the course of the day she was found lying dead in a gullet or water channel at the end of • field near the husband's house, with her face imbedded in the sand. On being showa she emcee of his wife. Gorman displayed the same callousoess which had marked hie conduct all through. An legalist was held next day, and would probably have resulted in Gotman's committal het for the arrival of a strolling beggar women, whoa' evidence completely altered the aspect of the case. She deposed that es Monday she went to the deceased to ask for charity. Deemed asked the was there anything for die beggar, and he said ere was not. She looked very wispy and went away ; the beggar-woman went away also, sad Doo• &Stemmas saw deemed walk by the drain where her body was lotted ; the witness told bow sot to be lowly, but she received no answer. Deceased was approachiag Una gullet at a rapid pace ; after baying spokes to demand, the beggar walked on • few yards, but upon looking back again deceased bad disappeared. She suspected urchin. as she thought she might be looking for ducks. The medical evidence showed that the poor girl died by drowning, and that there were so marks of violence on her. The jury, therefore, found that she had committed suicide while labouring under temporary insanity.— Post.