The Express. — 1868-03-16 (London, England)

TNT VOLUNTZEIL CAPITATION GRANT. —At a meeting of the metropolitan commanding officers, held at the aloe of the National Rifle Association on Friday, Lord Riche in the chair, it wag resolved to ask the Secretary of State for War to receive a deputation on the subject of the capitation great.  TWV: lilimEsfilioraffirifiVEKAWoMuintal4,a  THE POLICE counra  MA/11,801101:708-19TREZT. Maria Vett, • pellee-mastable, 0 119, was lase#t lama Ur. Ina:, eherged with robbing the liar. Neel lama of • oil wide sad ether pension* Oft marrapiag him W ShoUvilal, Os rev. seatlisees Ist* has la the street in r epopieette dt ; sad also with sessliag • hat sad coat, the property of another ecastehk, Alfred (keel. tine, C 47. s. flooriateadait g tivLska, fail as sr; 1121P-Zi Main the betttni, he to ;riskZe ease to demi seer fee the patelna, aid only te go ea with the camp of alosßag Yee m sad bat. Pali rash Oeselfthato 47, said • few days sip he lay dam ea his bed leaviag his mat and hat in the room. be pt ap he missed them. The value was 12s. The bat sad coat were his property. Tn reply to the prisoner, Witnese said he had loot the hat sad cost to him for as loaf as • month, but be did not had them as this 00.  Polieo-oonstable Margeteon, 122 R, add be took the prisoner into custody that morning for stealing a gold watch and eyelleas belonging to a gentleman demand. The prisoner said after be lad seen a female whom he knew he intended to have given himself up, sr he knew that his description was " cot." The prisoner, on the way to the station, said he must have lost the watch and tittle—they had fallen out from under his belt, where he placed them for safety. The rrisoner added that the female he had referred to would commit suicide as sacs as she knew be was in trouble. The prisoner was at the time wearing the coat and bat stolen from the other ear stable. Mr. Hammond said he did not wish to go further into the other case, the parties preferring the charge on behalf of the widow of the deceased gentleman not being present. Mr. Knox said he would remand the prisoner, there being quite enough in the first charge to go before a jury.  A pENTLIMAII IS  BANWILL, MAR BRISTOL, Sarrnsuar. Led night • respectably-dreamed young man, whew and demeanour, se veil es lie MM. lades, he we of a 22isepearier wilds life, ems tells psilmeciaMma at ale said Named that he led jest pergelememd • eftnerds, la the kMaKaf. and pave himself inks inseeke. Thesislaseent at Mee! !!!! teEratal ;‘, clear la charge, sad wee so the following effect :—The selteeensed pee his name as Alesander Holmes, and said he was the son of Colonel Holmes, late of the 12th andlsew Brim at ROWS% in Ireland. It may here be stated that young Holm'', although evidently 'duetted; did not poems the strongest listener= 1 a:planed= will illustrate the subsequent part of his statement. He said he had been for some time "in charp of Mr. • fermer,living at Edington,ncar, Bridgwater, Edington bang some twenty nides from this place. On friday he " ed" from Kr. Godfrey's, and as far as could be gathered from his somewhat incoherent remarks he wondered about the intermediate neighbourhood without any purpose err intent during the day. Towards mining, as he was strolling along the road, near Swivel!, he pissed a corn-field, in which he saw a boy bird-keeping and felt " as he says, to kill him. He acordingly extinct the field, seized • heavy thorn stick, and commenced beating him about the head with all his might. Having stretched the boy on the ground in • state of insendbility, Holmes drew out his pocket knife, and ahe indicated, proceeded with delibastion to cut the boy's throat. So effectually did he perform this dreadful operation that he nearly severed the head from the body. After the murder the prisoner I walked to a dream mining through another part of the same field, threw the knife and the stick into the water, and proceeded to the policeetation where he gave himself up as befort stated. The murderer was immediately locked up, and steps taken to inquire I into the accuracy of his confession. All the horrible detail, he had earunerated were found to be true. In the' field described the mangled and bruised corpse of the poor little hirdkeeper was found, and in the stream the knife and stick, covered with blood, were discovered in the spot indicated. The murdered boy, who was quite unknown to and had no knowledge of the prisoner, was 13 years of age, and the son of • labourer living dose by. Great excitement was coated not only in the little town of Axbridge, but in the entire district, when the prisoner was conveyed from this place to the petty sessional court at Axbridp, and charged on his own confession with having mined the murder. He was remanded. From the  ►ppear►nce of the prisoner it seemed pretty clear that he is not much better than an imbecile. It may, however, be stated, on the authority of the police, that he converses sensibly, and partakes of his food with manifest enjoyment.