The Express. — 1849-01-22 (London, England)

DPW. 3,041.. There has not been..,.treed elegies in the &vision ernes.  = Stamm ow Carr. D. Bowwatt, K1.C.11.--An ingaest wee held at &them, cm Friday, Devil Downes, Wad 77, hie a saver septets is the UK India Ossapasys service, who that himself is his bedew= • Themday last. —Z. °rosewood, servant to deceased, eoliths% bra master had lately tikes is drinking beady, sad inseminates. was an shared UM sad sot In a mead stets of Ws& the had so reams to appose then was any other eases for the suicide bat the disk. He was perfectly happy with his ihmily—nobedy mere eo—aod his eirossostaasse were very . _He always kept four leaded *tMe in a case under hoed bed. It had been a prudes with kim during hie.— The bey returned a verdict that deemed deemed himself in a It ol temporary insanity. DEVONSHIRL FINANCIAL REFORM AT Ftwoovru.—The Ply- , leseuth Herald, of Satu-day, eayst—tt A preliminary meeting of parties who feel that it is necessary to take immediate steps to check the increming national =medicare, was held at the Mechealcs' Institute, on Thursday evening. About 16 were present, among whom were several of the leading =nitwits of the town, and other gentlemen, who contribute very largely to the taxes of the country. Thies assembled constituted themselves into a standing committee, with power to add to their number and they will Immediately put themselves into communication with the Financial Reform Associations of Manchester and Liverpool. The committee is formed totally irrespective of pilitice, and will continue to preserve that position—the sole object being to use every legitimate object to prevent extravagance and uanecessary outlay by the government, without respect to the party who may hold the reins of power, and Went down the expenditure in alt departments of the state, taking care to preserve their saliency—so that the enormous and inertias, Mg taxation of the country, which is felt so oppressively by all classes, may be lessened." Tea MURDER NEAR Exzwea.—On Fridai, the magistrates heard further evidence against James Maack and Jena Mills, the two men apprehended on suspicion of having murdered Hrs. Holman, at Tedburn St. Mary". The particulars connected with this case appeared is this journal at the time. The chief evidence against the prisoners was that given by their accomplice, a person nicknamed Cockney Harry. He stated that he sees engaged by Landriek and Mills on the night the murder was committed; and at nine o'clock they all left Moretoa, and arrived at Westwater, in Tedburn St. Mary, at half-past eleven, when Landiek entered the house of the deceased by means of a prop found in the orchard. He then admitted the others. They blackened their faces at the foot of the stairs. They tatend the deceased's bedroom, and were there some time before she awoke and bocams conscious of their presence. The witness further stated that Mills held the deceased down in the bed while Landiek rifled her boxes and drawers of their contents, and that the latter ultimately threw a heavy box of clothes on her body, exclaiming, " That will stop the old woman from howling ;" They shared the money of which they plundered the deceased.—The prisoners were fully cow mitt el for trial. trTLTSIIIRE. FATAL FIRE AT Cotten/alt.—Afire which destroyed a large amount of property, and, what is of far more cones,queues, the life of the owner, occurred at Coral's on Wednesday. At about five o'clock in the morning of that day, the premises of Mr. Spielman, wise castled on a large business in the tows, were found to be on lire, and the neighbours were first apprised of their danger b, the cries of Mr. Speckman himself, who ran out of the house and gave the atom. Having done u, he went in doors, for the porpoise lit is 'apposed) of saving his papers or other property. The premises were, however, by this time in flumes, and the ant atunate man, in striving to escape, was suffocated in the passage. The fire now raged with fury, and many people were afraid to approach the burning sus kola the dread of the gin powder which was known to be kept under the roof; this was sox reached by the fire, and exploded, the report being hi and for many mi'es. The destruction of the house was new complete; nothing but the tare walls being left standing. When the quantity of water poured on the ruins had in some measure cooled them, the body of Mr. Sparkman was brought out from the midst, in a dresdfally burned state. The adjoining premises occupied by the Misses Shed end Burman were considerably damaged. Not a particle of Mr. Speckman's stock, which is estimated to have been worth upwards of 4,0001., was saved. An inquiet has been held en the body, and a verdict returned, " That the deo used died fram suffocation 'timing from the smoke of an accidental fire on his premises."