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The Express. — 1862-12-11 (London, England)

INCREASE OF CRIME IN THE COUNTY OA MIDDLESEX.  The official report of the House of Correction, Coldbath-fields, for the year ending Michaelmas, 1862, has just been isaued, and shows that a great increase of crime has taken place within that period, as compared with the previous year. Upon this subject the report says : " The excel. timid state of things, prevailing in the metropolis during the past year has been attended with a considerable increase to the number of commitments. In 1861 the total number of prisoners was 8,065 ; in the present year, 9,261. It is, under these circumstancee, a matter of rejoicing that, while the aggregate numbers have thus risen, the comber of prisoners under sixteen years of age has not only failed to keep pace with the adults, but has materially diminished. Last year the total number of boys under sixteen years of age was 774. this year it has fallen to 682. Of the prisoners committed doting the year 1,562 had been once before committed ; 567, twice ;`258, three times ; and 472, four times and upwards. In addition to the punishments to which the yrieonen were senteeoed, the following have been inflicted for offences committed during the year in prison : Whippings, 10 ; put lin irons, 6; solitary confinement, 267; other punishmente, 6,227—making a total of 6,510 additional punishments. The daily averageof prisoners wa51.594. The report of the House of Correction at Westminster shows a great increase in the number of female prisoners committed during the year, amounting to 5,099 ; in the previous year they were 4.805. The number of females received from this prison into reformatory asylums during the near was 130, namely, into the Refuge for the Destitute, 29 ; Elisabeth Fry Refuge, 60; Manor-hall Asylum, 6; placed in other asylums, sod paid for by the ladies of the Patronage Society, 29. Of the prisoners committed daring the year, 993 bad been ono° committed before, 497 twice, 271 three times, and 1,841 four times ; and more extra punishment for offences committed within the prison—solitary confinement. 83; other punishments, 1,485, making a total of 1,566. The House of Detention, Clerkenwell, as in the previous cases, effete a considerable increase in the number of proonen for the year. The number committed this year was B,BBo—vie. : 6,510 males and 2.370 females—while in the previous year they were 8.014, being an increase of 866. The daily average was 224. Of the number committed there were committed before :—Once, 1,008 ; twice, 331 ; thrice, 14 ; and four times and more, 207. Extra punishments, is irons, 1 ; solitary confinement, 33 ; other punishments, 131. Committed for attempting to commit suicide, 177.
The Express. — 1862-12-11 (London, England)

WARD.  FATAL A rtRAY NRAR SuzrroN Meuvr. —On TuesdAy the coroner for Somenetahire opened an inquest on the body of Charles Langley, a blacksmith, aged about 21, who had died at Nettlebridge, a village about four miles from Shepton Mallet, from injuries inflicted on him by his father. It appeared that the father, Joseph Langley, who keeps the Nettlebridge Inn, was on Saturday evening sitting in the bar of the inn, eating bread and cheese, and using a clasp knife. His two sons, the deceased and Frederick Langley, with other persona, were present, and it memo that an angry altercation ensued between the father and the deceased, in the course of which the latter threatened to strike him. The father replied, "If you do I'll stab you ;" but the demised, heedless of the threat. inflicted a heavy blow with his fiat on hie father's eye. The latter thereupon carried his threat into execution by plunging the blade of the knife into the right side of the deceased's abdomen. The medical gentlemen of the locality were speedily on the spot, and the wounded man attended to, but it wan evident, from the dangerous state of the wound, that he could not survive, and his father was at once taken into custody and removed to Temple Cloud. The wounded man gradually got worse until Monday morning, when he expired. The prisoner, since the commission of the act, had exhibited much distress of mind, and it was reported in the village that he bad attempted suicide. The coroner, having opened his court, briefly stated the facts, and. in order to lay the case in a complete form before the jury, eiljourned the inquiry.— Western Daily Press.  . A PoLI,E CONSTABLE SENTZNCED TO PINAL SlRvirti,e. —An ez-police officer, named Joseph Scott, was sentenced to three years' penal certitude by Mr. Commissioner Gurney at the South Lanceabire assizes yesterday, for forgery. Is connexion with the police force, of which the ilrisoncr was a member, a sick and burial society had been and having been appointed its secretary, be broke bin to ust and forged various certificates of death in order to obtain sums of money belonging to the proprietary. eitTaTAL
The Express. — 1862-09-13 (London, England)

DEPLORABLE SUICIDE OP A SPITALFIELDS WEAVER.  An inquiry waa held at the Duke of York Tavern, Grove-street, Bethoafgrese. by Mr. H. Raffles Walthew, the deputy coroner, at a late hour last night, touching the death of William John Itobioean, aged 68, a Spitelfields weaver, who committed suicide on 'l'hursday last, by hanging himself to his loom, under melancholy cireimmtamees.  Mary S. ktobineau, 26, Camdenrtreet, said that her busbaud bad been for a long time out of employment owing to the market being flooded with French silks, iu essniequeince of the commercial treaty with France. Their only mode of existence had been occasional sixpences received from • friend, and they were in expectation of a distress from their landlord for sixteen weeks arrears of rent. The previous week her husband's employer had given him • " " of silk to weave, but he was so reduced by suffering and illhealth and anxiety that he was unable to do it. That preyed upon him in • dreadful manner, and on the morning of Thursday last at three o'clock she missed him from bed. Upon searching she found him hanging by a thick rope from the top of his loom. The rope wad so firmly knotted that she could not unfasten it, and when she, by raising au alarm, procured assistance, he was found to be quite dead. She believed that his sufferings upset his roma. Most of the weavers were out of employment and in great distress, in consequence of the competition of the French manufacturers.  Mr. James Appleton said that be noticed a woman run sing down the street in her nightdress, 'creaming frantically, and upon learning the cause of her distmss, he went and cut down the &unwed, who wee warm, but quite dead.  The Coroner said that the distress existiog amongst the weaver, was most @evens, and he had held more than one inquest in aloes of suicide resulting from it. The jury, in returniog a verdict of " Suicide when of unsound mind," expressed *hope that the fact of the prevalence of extreme distress might be made known to the public with a view to the alleviation of the sufferings of the weavers.  THE WORKLEG MAN'S GAILIEALDLILN PIIND COMkrrtEL —At a meeting of " The Working Mails Garibaldian Fuud Committee," bald on Thursday evening, the 11th September, 1862, at 335, Strand, it was reeilved, "That the friends of General Garibaldi and of liberty be requested to meet the members of this committee on Saturday evening next, at eight o'clock, et the discussion-room, 20, Ludgate-hill, to smogs preliminaries for a popular demonstration in Loudon in favour of General Garibsldi." GREAT SALE or
The Express. — 1862-02-28 (London, England)

SUICIDE OF A MEDICAL STUDENT.  On Wedneeday afternoon an inquiry wax conducted before Mr. John Humphreys, one of the coronenfor Middlesex, in the drawing-room of Dr. Blotchles., of No. 7, Tabernacle-walk, City-road, into the circumstances attending the death of Mr. You* Taylor, aged 21 yews, a medical student.  John Taylor, a gentleman living at Paradise Rouse, Oxford, the father of the deceased, said be had not seen the deceased since Christmas last, when be spent a few days at home. One of his family received a letter from the deceased on Thursday last. It was written in a very incoherent manner, one portion being in black•lead pencil, and the other in ink. He knew nothing as to the cause of deceased's desth.  Mrs. IdizabethilleTciley said the deceased was a pupil of her husband, and she last saw him alive on Band night, about half-past 8 o'clock, when he came home, and shortly steamer& went into his room and locked him. pelf in. Mary Abbott, a domestic servant, was examined, and said that she knocked at the door two or three times on Monday morning last, but could not get an answer. She then called her master. _  ."17);. Bletchley saidthat upon finding the door fastened be cat away the side of the woodwork. and made a forcible entry into the apartment. He discovered the deceased lying on the bed in a comsed state, and the bedclothes drawn over him. He eaarcW the room, awl found • bottle in the wash-hand basin, which contained a small portion of ;Runic acid. The witness then searched the deceased's pockets, and found two letters. One was directed to Mrs. It: letchley, and the other to • young lady who resided in the country. The letters were in the decemed's bead. writing, and bad been written shortly before his death. 020 of the letters ran as follows :—" My dear Mrs. Bletchley,—. V., hen you receive this I shall be no more. I have poisoned myself with sir drachms of pruric acid, which I obtained from the shop. May the have mercy on me. and pmdon me for my sins . Let my poor girl ' Lotty ' know this as soon as possible, and send her the letter as directed. Send to ray friends by the telegraph. lam sorry it should have occurred in your house, but I could not bear up against my troubles any longer. "
The Express. — 1862-04-07 (London, England)

SOUTHWARK.  ATTEIIIPTED OFICIDE OF A VFW% LF. AT BLACK FRIARS RIODOZ. Mbar, •ileoent.looking piling woman, was brought before Mr. Burnham, charged with attempting to commit suicide at Blaektriandoridge. l'oliee.constable 42 M said that at Saturday night, about 11 o'clock, he waa on duty in Hollaticlitriet, BL.cktriarsroad, when ho saw the prisoner par him in a burrieil manner arreamingout. Suspecting that something was the mutter he followed her and sew her rush down the steps of Meekfnarilridge. Believing that her inteweiee was to commit suicide he rushed down after her, and caught hold of her .Irees just as she was about to plunge into the river. He had some difficulty in keeping her back, and was nearly dra,r,...eil into deep water by her. Assistance, however, came, sad he succeeded in taking her into custody. She aPPeirel to him to be ctud drunk at the time. Prisoner—Tbat's true. 1 bad been driakiwg and musselbig with my husband.  14. Dareboaa—Wliat is year Lusliaed ! Priesser—H• is a ma porter, and we both had been driaideg bigedier all day. I was mad drunk, your worship, ar I Mt base attempted such a thiug. The eanelehie here informed his worship that the busload mid all the things off on Saturday morning, and they both get desk with the mosey. Ho, however, believed that tlis grimmer bore an eminent character as a dean sad Inbagnions woman. When abs recovered from the drip hbe aggressed hey regret at what had occurred, and Srs to make such an attempt spin. Prisoner laying) said that was quite true. She would Dere, Mak "gala, mad if his worship allowed her to go she would go to bar friends at Hackoey. One of her (mode bore came forward and promised to take care of her, whoa Mr. Burnham severely admonish. ..I her, and ordered bar to be delivered up to hoe friesd&
The Express. — 1862-03-08 (London, England)

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 8, 1862.  about to mooed the stairs leading to the drawing.room, • et—vtable named Rushton, No. 113 IL, eaters& the b. foreigner, who was in • state el heavy, rallied towards him with the dagger knife is his hand, en which Doehten gime him a heavy blow on the had with his traacheoasad knocked him down. Rashton then foil on the maniac, wrested the knife from him, and con. veyed him to the stationbouse. Oa searching him • geld wake sod chain of considerable value, 1 21. 8s 2d. in cads sad • passenger' contract ticket for • voyage from Germany to America vii London, were found upon him. The unfortunate man was in a Tiny excited state when he was brought before Mr. Selfe yeaterdaYl (Friday) eJternooo, and said that people were following him along the streets to murder him, and he sought • Wage in Mr. German's house. It was elicited from him by • German police constable, namedlC laisben, No. 31.2 K, that ' he was • native of Albertstadt, in Prussia, and that be arrived in England on Thursday morning. Mr. Belle, after listening to • long, incoherent, and ram-1 piing speech from the prisoner, said he was undoubtedly i and remanded him to the House of Detention untU Thursday next, at the same time directing that he should be carefully watched. A few minutes afterwards Roche, the gaoler of the court, reported to the magistrate that the German had attempted to strangle himself in his cell and as he had many other •peuoests to look to, he could no longer be answerable for sis safety. Mr. Self. immediately gave orders for a cab to be proeared and the prisoner to be sent away to the Rouse of Detention in charge of two constables. Rlaiston, who acted as iuterpreter, accompanied his unfortunate oountryman to the House of Detention, explained the reason of the prisoner being sent there specially in • cab, sad that it was the magistrate's wish that he should be carefully watched, is he had already made one attempt on his life. The suggestions of the magistrate were not attended to, for two hours afterwards it was found that he was quite dead. He had coaarattied suicide by Wangling himself with his teems and handkerchief. 31r. Belie expreeeed deep moon a the the media. °bar tildIMP of Qs poor maa's death, and said the polies sad the i)Mosra of the court bad properly dens their duty. sad that the came was sow out of his bands, and the circum@boor met he investigated by • coreescosiwy. The deemed ma • powerful 1/4/4 and is appearance about 25 years of age.  IoTI i.ii:  98i 109 i i  sd  Imilt zd 18i  ... Sla  The i i Id ICIn 8711 I al ___ La  iii 6 I zd ioli ri JAI  641 "4 I 1 I Id Itoo9lm zd  OM 711 N
The Express. — 1862-03-08 (London, England)

NATIC. This morning, as Mr. belie taking his seat on the bench, be was informed that a German, named Carl Sr!mtge.? or Friafriy Hart:emu, for there were some doubts about his real name, who was remanded from this court un Friday (yesterday), badoommittedsuicide in the Clerkeuwell House of Detention. The we was one of a most extraordinary description. I The unfortunate man was charged on the police sheet with burglariously breaking end entering the dwelling-house of Mr. Cornelius Edwin Garman, &urgent), of No. I, Carlisleterrace, Fairfichl.nwil, Bow, with intent to do grievous bodily harm. It appeared that as Thursday night, Alertly before 11 o'clock, Mrs. Garman and a female servant, named Emma Mayhew, were in the sitting-room on the ground floor when they heard a feeble knock at the street door, which was followed by • very loud and violent knocker such as any one would give when • house wag on Area The knocking was accompanied by loud and piercing tries of murder. Fortunately Mn. Garman and her servant did not open the door, but put the chain np inside sad bolted the door, welch was partly gLuad with stoat plate glans. Both mistress sad 'errata them retreated into the drawing room, front which they could cob the German kicking and beating at the doe, with peat buy, and calling out "Murder, murder." Mr. Harem called for the police, but long before any assistance strived the unfortonate rain smashed tbo glass, broke the dear itself, and at last forced it bodily in and it fell into the purge with • lood crash. The lunatic then =l',hew the armed with • long and bright 11ife with a spring beet ,and entered the back parlour, whin ear a light, horst open the folding doors and entered the trent parlour. ma scrams of Mrs. Garman and her servant, sad their appeals for amistanoe were increased, and fortunately at this Mika snores, and as the lunatic was
The Express. — 1862-12-06 (London, England)

ESCAPE AND SUICIDE OF A LUNATIC. --Ou Ttleralay evening a young lady named Hodgsoo, who had been three months in the asylum at Mount Head, near OtleY, lrek4lP tog to Dr. Smith, of Leeds, made her escape between 5 ad 6 o'clock in the evening, the woman who keep the WV, hearing the gate close, supposing it wee her daughter, eta was expected home, not going out to see what ll was the matter. A short time afterwards a mason. oarned ooe, and his companions, on their way from Ilkley to Burke, OSIDO up, and found a criuolioe and a bead net on the bask of the aver. A struggle was beard in the water, and opus looking closely they saw something floating on the surface. but the river there being very deep, and race of the P.M able to swim, they did not couture. in. They, bowers, threw out • leathern strap, which appeared to touch tie hand of what now turned out to be a woman, but rho al either unable or unwilling to take bold of it. The pow creature then gave • loud scream, and having turned on her back and uttered two or three shrieks, she sank. The folf was not recovered till Wednesday afternoon. DAMAGES FOR RAILWAY At:. 7IDENTS IN FR St. L"'" The Civil Tribunal of the Seine has just given 'nag' meat in an action brought by a tailor of lJewie named Bayard, against the Lyons Railway Comia:,, to recover compensation for injuries which he and his JO had suffered through the negligence of the servants of tile company. On the 20th of August, 18E11, a horaysn w, discovered to be on fire just before reaching the Ilinneshort distance from the station of Collooges. The rol. doctor, thinking it would be impossible to stop 0 train before reaching the tunnel, ordered the driver to rol through. Meanwhile the passengers, beiog aware .4 the accident, were in the utmost alarm, and, the weed Wig slackened, 150 of tbem leaped out upon the line before the train had cleared the tunnel. The laintiff and Ilia nil, so doing received severe injuries, the former having 14.t1,! sprained his left wrist, and the latter dislocated bee Si" Ineespen. They were consomently unable to stool t, basisess for several months, and the wife is iu of being crippled for life. They, therefore, ho delifi. 25,0001 r. damages. It was proved that the tae. had • good business, much of which be lost throorb th* accident, and that his wife had been obliged to &bolo *1 engagement as a singer at a cal&chantaist, at a ealgry 400er. a month. For the defendants it was argued that accident WWI owing to the imprudence of the pluintis ert. ID a leaping out before the train stopped, since they w dowser. the burning carriage being the sixth Iran) The tribunal, however, gave judgment for the eltot'"‘' with 4,000 tr. damages and costs
The Express. — 1862-10-02 (London, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.  Jedin Uranium, • m•o •ppore•tly i• a very dejected State, woo charged with makiug two attempts to cut his throat at the Exhibition.  Pohiercousteire-474 X said that yesterday aftert he found the defendant in the Exhibition evidently suffering under great depression of spirits. Witt= asked what was tho matter with him, to which male oo reply, but said he should like to see a Mr. Alcock. Witness fetched Mr. Mooch, when the dehaulant shook heals with him and said, " Good bye." immediately after thie the defendant drew • MAN emoonl throat and fell on the ground. The knife but little more tt, scratched him, but Le took another knife front his Pcket and endeavoured to make • second attempt of the lime description. Mr. Ingham—What did you do with him? Witness— I took him to the reserve room of the EthibiIno, and, having some reason to, believe that he had taken poison, I sent for a doctor ; but it was his opinion that snob was not the caw. Xr. Ingham asked the accused what be had to say. Defendant replied that he wss a tirst.chus porter at the Exhibition had lately been in much trouble of mind ceased by his having four children depending upon him sad his wife laid up. Driven by distress he had bees induced to borrow a shilling of one sod a ahilliog of another until someone threatened to report him, and. Marion the eouor 'fleeces. he flew to drink, and was underlie influence when he made these attempts. A superintendent at the Exhibition stood forward sod gave him a very good character. He considered defeodant esomalingly well conducted, and had never heard anything to his prepidiee. Mr. Ingham salted if he had any friend present who meld e take charge of Lim. His wif said the would. He we. than given into her charge.  L L IL D. 1.0. L. I. 3. -- -- -1131130 . .... 101 62 51 W.N.W. 9 1r 0.13 11116101• ... We 67 56 & 7 • [arra Bianca . mumostui 6B n 57 N. 7 10r &SO Pomo= GALWAY Vklilllll pousiarrow 80.04 a so W.B.W. 11r 0.75 11•5%1186o 10.90 80 69 B.W. Ilr 0.45 16YlOtroo5 PlOllllOlll 80.06 50 58 B.W. Slr 0.87 roma= 11.71100711 BO.lO 80 66 W. t
The Express. — 1862-09-27 (London, England)

BLIKYTIIO 111101•716.) MANCHESTER MEETING.-(THIS DAY.)  ALL AGED.SELLING STAKES T.Y.C.  Mr. Justice Bytes proceeded to sum up. He said the caw was nearly ripe for the jury's determination. They heard the address of the counsel on both sides, and he had considered the evidence and had examined the is,iots in favour of the prisoner, and did not find they had been omitted by either conueL dlf the jury should discover in his address any indication of his own opinion, he urged them to dismiss it from their minds, for it was for them to decide upon the cue, and theirs was the repousibility. They had a solemn duty to perform ; and he urged them to dismiss any idle rumours that might hays reached their ears. la reference to the evidence of one Of deceased's daughters, he remarked that it was not likely that she had committed suicide, as when the called her up, she said she had a bilious attack, and if she had taken anything she must hays known better than that and would have known that she would be likely to di*, whereas she bad no such idea. He likewise drew the attention of the jury to a remark which deceased made after having taken a dose of the medicine which the prieater had administered. After taking the medicine, she was seized with a fresh attack of vomiting, and pains in the chest, and she said it was '. That horrid mixture, and she would have no more of it." With reseed to the 9f. which deceased had had of her half brother, Mr. Barnes, there could be but little doubt from the evidence of that whims that she had it in her pocket at the time she left his house; but it was never seen afterwards, and it would be an important question for the jury to consider what had become of that money. There was one circumstance in favour of the prisoner, and that was that she continued to reside in the same house after the death of Mrs. Soamee ; but thee again the prisoner had stated that she saw deceased take the poison in Mandy and water. Could the prisoner stand quietly by, and see her in such excruciating agony, in the presence of her own children, sod not mention that fact'  Palerm—o,—Lontle, GemooaLle, Lore , aad Lord liimdreary are bens. METROPOLITAN PLATE, Owe round sad a distance. W_llsestay, Nosepty, Master George, Flytrap, Charles Fox, Fairy Log, and Garibaldi are here.