The Express. — 1849-12-07 (London, England)

MURDER AND SUICIDE.—On Tuesday an inquest was held at Towcester e n William Memel- and Funoes, hie wife, who lied been found deed in their house in th it town. ' The evidence before the Gerona, went to show that the deceased man had been jealous of his wife, and that he had shot her as she was lacing her before the fire, and that he had afterwards fir a pistobootsl into his own mouth.— Verdict accordingly.  A special general court of the governors of this institution was neld yesterday at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, Mr. W. E. GLADSTONE in the chair. The Rev. SYDNEY TURNER, the chaplain, read the minutes of the last court, and of the committee meetings, from which it appeared that there were now 55 boys in the farmers' school at Redhill. Before hearing of the late agitation at the Cape of Good Hope, the committee had taken steps for getting some more of the boys sent out to Pert Eli sibeth, and had written to Sir Harry Smith on the subject ; but this matter had of course been since abandoned, in consequence of the agitation in the colony. At their last meeting the committee had received from the clergyman of Redbill his sanction to the licensing of the chapel in connexion with the institution. In answer to arm, remarks in • Cape Town paper, a letter bad been address(' to the committee by the clergy and principal inhabitan's of Reigate (among whom was Mr. Paul Foekett). ezpres,ing their high satis!aetion with the institution, and contradicting the insinuations of the Cape Town journal. The committee had had no corms:ion with the government in the matter of sending out their boys to the Cape, the only assistance received Iron government being in tensest of some boys convicted at the amines, who were admitted to the society's schools, on the recommendation of the Secretary of State, with the hope of their being Telormed. The committee had been indoeml to send their boys to the Cape because it was not a penal colony ; aid was take! from the emigraloa commissioner*, but they only agreed to pay the passage money of 17 out of 35 boys. A-tatter from Mr. Turner, in reply to the attacks of the Cape journals, was read and approved, as was one from Mr. Munn, superintendent of the boys at the Caps, dated sth of Septesh r last, recommending that in the present excited state of the oolooy the emigration should be suspended. He stated that, of the boys already sent out, eight had conducted i into crime. most unexceptionably disposition of ine bad turned out unfavourable, and five had relapsed into crime. It was resolved that the memorial of the inhabitants of K. igste should be entered on the minutes, be communicated officially to Sir Harry Smith, and be advertised in the Cape Town journals. It was also resolved that the Earl of Carlisle should be sleeted • vice-president of the institution. The CHAIRMAN then, addressing the Rev. Dr. Rice, late preacher of the institution, presented to him • testimonial, consisting of an elegant silver centre-piece, which had haw prepared in seem dance with the resolution of a former enestiog. He highly complimented Dr. Rice on the active intermit which he had taken in the institution as a member a the eassisittes. and the benefits which had resulted from hie geamazion with it. I The Dr. RICE earressed his Renee of the kindness of the committee during his 23 years connexion with the inert. tution es morning and evening preacher. He was highly gratified by the change which had taken place in the removal of the institution to Reigate, confident that its use(alma would thereby be greatly increased. Were it not for his coons :ion with Christ's Hospital, he should have been glad still to take • part in the management of the institution. (Applause.) He felt that be had been abundantly repaid f..• Ass services he might have rendered the irstitu don ; ar.d he needed not this additional sssurrance of the commi regard. (lieu, hear.) The testimonial, whic', is of very elegant workmanship, bears the lolowiog inscription: A token of respect and r,gard from the Philanthropic Society to the Rev. Edward Rice, D.D., twenty -three years preacher to the Society.—Novetabet; 1819. A cenverlation arose as to Wotan, on which boys should be admitted to the institution who .were not couviAsd criminls, and who therefore might be supposed not to come within the society's act. The matter was ultimately referred to a committee.