The Express. — 1863-04-09 (London, England)

COM-1661600000A sad went straight to Mr. Dudley, the Doha States consuL The men, it then tesospired, were engaged to join a Oonfederato cruiser called the Japan, which vessel wee to go to sea from Greenock in a few days, and burn, or destroy all Federal ship she cams up with." Mr. Duffley at once telegraphed to Mr. Adams in Lucks, Informing him of what the sailors had told him, sad addiag that by that night's poet he would write full particulars sad also snake" the depositions sworn by the sailors. Mr. Adams immediately communicated with Earl Rossoll, and orders were transmitted by the government to Mr. Peke Edwards, the collector of Cisneros at Liverpool, to dela the sailing of the Joule. So moo u Mr. Edwards received instructions be called in several of the Customs' rumen ; the bill of entry was examined. but there was 60 steamer named Japan entered there. Four of theme:me Opener" then dispatched up and down the river, but no Japan was them. It was ultimately discovered that in the excitement of the moment, and the donee to apprise Mr. Adams of the news Mr. Dudley had heard, he forgot, when be to Mr. Adams the seamen's statement, to say l'elathitiZa is t at Greenock." Again the telegraph was put I. bat this time to the Clyde, to stop the ship. The Japan, now called the Virginia, however, was away to ma long Woes the " warmth*. arrest" reached Grouch. THE Loom MLTILDIEL —Contrary to expectation, the military pensiour, John Gait, charged with the ',Mal murder of his paramour, Alio, English. and the attempt to commit suicide at Leeds, is likely to recover from the severe wounds in his throat. The inquest on the body of the murdered woman was formally opened on Monday, when evidence wes given that Gsir had lug been disgusted with her dissOhite habits, and had found that she was in the habit of keeping company with • fishmonger named Davis. a married nun, with ten children. A wittier mid he bad often beard Clair declare that if he oontioued to live with her he should be hung. Yesterday the Leeds coroner resumed the inquest, end Ann McManus, the wife of a shopkeeper, whose house Gar and demand went to sod slept at on Thursday, deposed that up to that time she always thought Gan and deceased a happy couple, but they quarrelled thee, and the woman said she would no longer live with him, sod be said be would be the death of her or of Davis. After that Gish said be loved her sod lee could not do without her, for she mimed so much money in selling old clotheLM afterwards had a quart of ale together, but soon q again. flair said he would go to North Shields and leave her, ad they parted. No sooner had he gone than deceased began to regret that he had gone. He returned unexpectedly about half-past 10. sod then she huddled and fondled him. On Friday morning she began to upbraid him with having come back, but he set off spin, and then deceased began to my she doted upon him. He returned once more es the aftesoos, sad she Deis, out be went to look for bor. He came back about 10 o'clock, saying he bad been nearly killed with a poker at a house where he knew deceased was in the habit of meeting Davis. They kept Jarring until 3 o'clock in the morning, and then deceased went to bed. Witness's husband called out that be thought (lair was dying ; but deceased only said " she hoped he would be stiff in the morning, and she should get IL to bury Mat with, and she could hove a good rant." Witness's hos• band got leave froin damaged for (sir to sleep with her, and nothing more came under wither's attention until about 6.10 the following morning when she heard something like the squirt of a glow -beer bottle, and saw blood Bring on to the wall sad beard it ranting on to the floor. She cried out that John was moldering Alice, and her husband got up and took a razor from Gar's hand. She sew Gair lying on his book in bed with a rum at his throat, but humid oat of the main sad maw no more. Other witosems were examined to the same effect, sad the jury retuned • verdict of " Wilful Murder" yptiost John Gair. The alleged murderer, Gsir, dill remains in the Infirmary. lie ate now talk a little, and it appears that be has also written on several serape of paper .101L0 rambling and almost unintelligible statements of a personal nature. According to one of the local papers, one of those ststanente was to the effect that "his wife (deceased) had cot his throat and then cut her own." The coroner, who bee possessioo of the took the opportunity of stating that there me of the kind in those documents. It is now pretty gesetaallly understood in Leads that (sir sod the deceased were married, although he has a wife sad she • husband Befog in other parts of the country. EXECUTION Or