The Express. — London, England, 1853-09-02 00:00:00

TOE COLLISION ON . 11111 . 0REAT NORTHERN R.4ILWAY. The directors, with Mr. Seymour Clarke, examined their s tatioh serv-nts at llore.sey this morning, Iliad the following ia a a unsatlry of that inquiry : •• lot coal train broke down at Culney Batch, and a pilot engine was despatched from London to that place, to bring up hie trucks of coals for the Mousey depot. This train arrofed at Homey at S minutes to 5 o'clock (so &aye the waster), and et about 3 minutes to 5 they began to sic it the trucks across the hue, and while in the act of doing so the tinder got off the rails. The pilot engine was driven by Webb, who could not account fur the tender get t.ng off the rails. Ihe station master et once sent a man up the line with a red tiag, while, at the same time he caused the danger signal to be mind, to warn the en pech d sapress train from London, which was to leave at 5 o'clock. lie also telegraphed the dangerous state of affairs to Kiaa's eras. He expected the express train to reach t►e station at its ordinary time, ten minutes past 5. H. also sent Elea down the line with aignel Hap. lie had full tea minutes from the time of the obstruction, and, in se t rlince with the cmpany's rules, he had done everything he could under the circumstances. The signal board was . . _ ball • wile from the station towards London, and he seat the gnu wide • danger flag nearly another half rode beyond that point. 'the porter who ran along with the signal Sag sms that be was a full mile from the station before the impress train Came in sight. He waved his flag violently, but the train did not slacken speed ; and as it passed him, he saw the driver and stoker in conversation, instead of jo dung forward. Had the men been keeping a look out, they must have seen him, as he not only kept waving the signal. bat calling out at the top of his voice." lions this statement it cannot be gleaned whether the station master applied the telegraph at three minutes to 5 or bye to six minutes put that hour. Had he done so at the earliest moment the espies' train could have been no toyed. To do so at a minute after 5 o'clock would have been too late, as the true left to the minute fixed fur de- parture on this evening. and Mr. Seymour Clarke states the message dad nut arrive until the units had got into the tint tunnel, a period too late to be available. It has been inaccurately stated that the Bishop of Lis cols sustained no injury. The right rev. prelate, however, received SOM. contusions on the face, but certainly trifling. He was myth shaken, and was brought into the Railway Hotel In • state of prostration, where, lifter being tested on a chair in the passage, he at once directed the surgeon attending bins to see to more pressing cases than hie. His lordship having washed the blood from his face, mani fested the greatest concern for those whose wound' caused them to express the pain they were enduring. Several persons in the express train, among them the Lord Mayer and Mr. Denison, the chairman of the cola palsy, were going on to Sheffield to attend the annual ~inner of the Company of Sheffield. Sir James p i ke was on his way to attend a funeral at Newcastle. Ike collision was so great that ell the occupants of the ex teain were thrown from their seats, and were more or f a sa injured. All of them were in first class carriages. Immediately after the receipt of a telegraphic mesesge from Hammy at the King's-croae station, some of the officers of the company were sent down to the scene of the collision, and among them Mr. Childs, surgeon, of Fioshury-place Smith, the surgeon of the company, to render every possi ble assistance to the sufferers. Upon the arrival of Mr. Childs he found that the follow ing persons had received injury : Mrs. Harris, Margaret.atreet, Cavenclish.square, aged 2'2, tiompound fracture of the left leg, with a scalp wound. This lady is mail at Homey, under the medical treatment of Mr. Childs. and is doing well. A (simile friend of hers, who was in the same carnage, and who is about the same age, received a scalp wound. Si.. also is 'till at Hornsey, under the care of Mr. Childs, and is also doing well. The third sufferer is Mr. Justin', an attorney's clerk, re siding at Bath-street, City-road, who received a fracture (not u compound fracture) if the leg. He was taken to his residence, and is, up to the present time, doing well, under the surgi cal treatment of Mr. Childs. The nest sufferer is Mr. Harrison, of No. 7, New Church-tercet, Edgware-road, who was going down to re• part the Lincoln race, for a sporting paper. He bad a tractor • of the leg, and was taken home to his residence, and is doing well. Me. Setely, of Grantham, a railway contractor, who tame to town to attend the meeting of the Ambergate and Nottingham Railway, received the most serious injury. Both bones of the nose were broken, and • superficial frac ture of the frontal sinews, and he was otherwise bruised. He is, however, doing well under the care of Mr. Childs, and is still at the hotel at Hornsey. Marsh, who was guard of the express, received several contusions, and is much bruised about the face and eyes. He as still et Horasey, and is doing well. Toe Lord Mayor of London received several contusions by being violeatly jerked from his seat. He went home to town the same night. Sir James Duke was bruised and cut ahout the face. The hon. baronet was on his way to attend the funeral of the Rev. Mr. Stenciling, of Gosforth-hall, Newcastle. Sir James, who was in the carriage nearest the engine, was the only person in the compartment of the carriage in which be we. seated who suffered any injury. Sir James was carried to town. . Laid laicWaal another passenger, but his lordship for tunately escaped without receiving ail injury. M.. Bell, of 5, Southwark-place, received a scalp-wound bat is doing well. He was soing on to shooting quarter*. There were two other persona who received little injury but the shock and fright consequent upon it. On inquiry, we regret to state the fact, that the Lord Mayor sustained such serious injury from the collision, his face being severely cut and bruised, the nose and lips being severed, that he felt it necessary to despatch a tele graphic message to London for his carriage. The Lady Mayoress, in her natural anxiety, believing that some thing serious had iiappened, accompanied the carriage, sad was promptly in attendance oa his lordship ; when sufficiently recovered, he was at once re moved to town, arriving at the Mansion Moose about ten o'clock. The medical attendants of the family soon after arrived, and all the necessary care of his lordship was resorted to ; he went immediately to bed and passed a good night, no unfavourable symptoms presenting themselves arising from the coneussion. Mr. Sheriff Croll, Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Carter, and ths whole of the body of Aldermen is town, and other civic functionaries, were early in their enquiries as to the state nf the Lord Mayor. Sir James Duke, who was in semihle for some time, we learn upon inquiry, has sustained very severe braises and contusions, particularly about the head and face. He was conveyed to town to his residence is Portland-place, sad on enquiry we find that, although the bruises aad contusions an severe, he passed a goof night ABOLITION OP TRANSPORTATION.—Thin day (Fri day) the new set to abolish under fourteen yean' transpor tation, comes into force. Punishment by " penal servitude" from four years to life, will nowt e adopted ; and the ticket ot-leave system may be introduced into this country by the Home Secretary. ACKNOWLEDGMENT or PUBLIC SERVICEB.—On Thursday evening 110, the inhabituate of the Ward of Coleman-etre* assmablad together to present to Mr. Samuel Read. of Lemien-wall, who, with his wife, her moth. r, and Ida alms &Urea, will sail in a day or two for Adelaide, Aaaballsoasmeatos of the respect and ro ped he has woe his neighbours and friends, by • faithful and highly t performance of the duties of an overseer, an auditor, sad likewise as one of the guardians of the parish at the City of Ludes Poor Law Union Board, of which he has been for some year, one of the vice chairmen. The tokens comprised a mine of 100 guineas, unanimous)) voted is vestry; also of another purse, con taining 271 guineas, rallied by voluntary contributions amongst the parishioners and his fnends ; together with three splendidly bound bibles from one of the inhabitants. The several offerings were accompanied by a vote of thanks, handsomely written, framed and glazed, expressive of the rest gratitude felt towards Mr. Read, for his efficient pub lic service*, accompanied by the best wishes of the parish ioner, for the future welters of himself and family in the distant land of their destination. On Tuesday last, • nmilar preeentation, to the extent of 50 guineas, was made to Mrs. Read, by the chairman and other members of the board of guardians of the City of London CAWS. FATAL Gus ACCIDENT.—On Friday an inquest was held os the body of Mr. Richard Arden, of Chcdford Hall, near Middlewich, farmer. The deceased had been out with his gun in the morning, and hidden it in a hedge is one of his fields whilst he went to Middlewich on some business. About 5 o'clock he returned, and on pulling the gun out of the hedp it discharged, and the contents en tered the deceased's breast. He died immediately. Ver dict. '• Died from the accidental discharge of • gun." De ceased was in his 64th year.—Chuler Courant. MuNt:MENT TO Da. Jetesnit.—His Royal High mot Prince Albert has transmitted 251. to the committee for the proposed monument to Dr. ] , to perpetnets the memory of that distinguished physician, in connexion with his dissov sr y f o r th e prevention of that destructive disease, the small pox. The American States, Sweden, and other (*mien countries, have forwarded liberal contributions for the porous. The statue is to be a colossal bronze figure, sad is to be erected in a conspicuous part of the metropolis. The model has hum designed by W. C. Marshall, It A. FL tX•GROWING IY DUMBARTONSIIIRE. Enema regement has of late years been given to farmers to grew Oat, which, it was said, would prove • profitable invest ment. and it has turned out so to those who have com menced its culture, The Strathendrick Flax Company have been purchasing all the flu grown in that district, at prices varying from 41. to 41.135. per ton. NEw LAW us Cot STY ELECTIONS.--By an act of the session, an alteration has been made with repaid to county elections. Under the 25 lie°. 111. the sheriff of • County in England and Wales was required, within two day, ni the receipt of the writ, to cause proclamation to be male of the election not later from the day of making such proclamation than the sixteenth day, nor sooner than the tenth day. It has been considered expedient to limit the time, and it is therefore enacted that the county court for the election shall be holden on any day (Sunday, Gond Friday. and Christmas-day excepted) not later from the day of makiag such proclamation than the twelfth, nor Muer Wisalebet day, kg swamies. BIRMINGHAM BOROUGH PRISON. THIRD DAY. BIRMINGHAM, THURSDAY. This inquiry was resumed this morning, and wit nesses were e lied touching the death of liodgetta—the cue partly gone into yesterday. Mr. Perry, the prison inspector for the Midland district, was present. Thomas Cotterill, a Brst-class warder, saw Hedgettslyiag on the goof of his cell in • swoon on the morning before he died. Did not sead for a surgeon at that time. Be lieved that he aid to the man " he be d—d : he's pecking' it." Didn't know exactly the meaning of the word. On being pressed by the Chief Commissioner wit- IMO said that he might have used the phrase. If it had been sworn to, perhaps he did say what h►d been said. Captain Williams—Did you think the man waaahamming it ? Witness—No, I did not. I am sure I neviv shook the prisoner —that I remembered distinctly. Mr. Green, the surgeon, came at half put eight or a quarter to nine. I went with him to the cell where Hodgetta was lying. He was actually insensible, and unable to speak. Mr. Green did not give him any medicine. He said that he would let him be an hour, art see him again. At ten o'clock Dr. Green came again, and after he had seen Hodgetts I asked him what he thought of the man. He replied, " that he believed he would die." Whea I went into Hodgett's all there were two loaves of bread and a pint of gruel in the cupboard. There was • third loaf on the table. I have served in the army 25 years, and have a good service pen- sion of lg. a day. Capt. Williams—When did you first heat that this man was ill? Witness—At half-put seven in the morning. I went to him before eight. I believe the man was in his bed when the surgeon entered the tell. I was there during the whole time of the surge3n's first visit, and I never heard him put a single question to the prisoner. Lipt. Williams—Now, recollect yourself, Mr. Green has sworn before the Coroner . inquest that Hodgetts was walk ing about his room as a man would do after a fit of epilepsy. Is that true ? Witnew— o ; it a not. Capt. Williams—Well, Mr. Green has also sworn that he spoke to the man, and that he answered, but with difficulty Is that teas ? Witness—The man poke. Capt. Williams—Mr. Green has also sworn that it waa ten o'clock when he was first called to Hodgetts. Is that true ? _ _ Witaesa—N i; it is not. On the morning after Rod gilts died, 1 leR the prism to go to Warwick, at six o'clock, and never heard the conversation described by Lawson and Rathbone. Mr. Green, the medical superintendent of the Lunatic Asylum, wu called and examined as to the time when he was sent fur to Hodgetts. He said: It was in the morainic, between nine and ten o'clock ; the man was walking about. ' He said he had had epileptic fits, and was bewildered in his mind. I stayed with him and administered medicines. 1 Saw him again in the after part of the day, I be lieve; but I can't speak positively on the subject. I will swear that I did not leave him on the first oceation, as I found him—without physic or anything. I saw him again in the evening ; he was in extreme danger; be could not speak, neither was he conscious. At 10 o'clock at night the man died. Mr. Bely—Are you quite positive that Hodgetts was walking about in his cell. because Cotterill has sworn that he was an bed ? Witness—Quite positive that he was walking about. Mr. lialy—llo you think it was safe that a man who bad had tits of an epileptic character, and was in a confused state of mind, should be left alone in his cell ? Witness—Surely not; he was removed to the infirmary. Mr. Bely— Not until the evening. Rathbun, was recalled, and, in his examination, flatly contradicted the witness Cotterill as to the time when he left the orison for Warwick on the Monday morning atter the death of Hodgetts ; he again positively swore that Cot- Ural was present at the breakfast table when Lawson asked him if be thought Hodgetta was .• picking it" now; and that he heard witness's reply, " It will not be good for some of your health, if I am called at the inquest." Thomas Jefferies, one of the warders in charge of Hodgetta' nil, swore positively that he never did find an accumulation of 18 loaves in Hodgetts' cell, as had been sworn to by ltathbone, neither had he ever made any remark to the effect that be did not know what Hodgetts had lived on alt the week. Positively swore that he never said that he wouldgive five pounds toget Lawson discharged, but admitted he might have said he was a villain. Capt. Williams—Are the oaken in the prison very much divided in opinion ? Witness—Yes. Capt. Williams—How long has that been going on ? Witness—Three years : it's come to • crisis at last. Capt. Williams—We shall go into that hereafter. Mr. Thomas Wood, the schoolmaster at the prison, deposed that llodgetts was received into the prison on the 13th of July. Witness first saw him on the 19th ; did not observe any accumulation of loaves in his cell at that time. Saw him between nine and half-past ten on the Sunday morning—at the time be was lying down extremely ill. After the man had been dead a week heard an indefinite complaint respecting an accumulation of bread in Hodgetts' cell. The remark I heard was that Hodgetts' had not been well attended to. Chief Continistioner—Are you quite sure that bread was mentioned in connexion with the maltreatment of Hudgetts ? Wdoese—lt wee. Capt. Williams--Dote a prisoner for trial remain in his cell without any labour ? Witness—They have not much labour ? Capt. William►—What is the largest accumulation of bread you have ever seen in one cell ? Witness—l have mein as many as eight loaves in one cell. Capt. Williams—How is the elementary instruction car ried on to a prisoner like Hodgetts? Witness—l should give him an easy book when he sou in health, and visit him once or twice a week. Capt. Williams—Once or twine a week ! Then prisoners for trial in the gaol have no more moral or religious instruc tion than convicted prisoners ? Witness—l think they have not. The Rev. Mr. Sherwin, the chaplain, was recalled and examined on the subject of the frequency of his visits to the prisoners " for trial" and prisoners • convicted." He said—" I had not see* Hodgette, who died, for twelve dap." Capt. Williaste—ls it your practice to tee each prisoner privately at the tints they come in Witness—Yea ; and on their discharge. Capt. Williams—So there is no more attention paid to prisoners for trial than convicted prisoners? Witness—We can't make • distinction. I think they require equal attention, and thcre are so many to attend to. Mr. Saly—Have you told the visiting justices that you couldn't visit the prisoners so often as was necessary ? Witness—l have. Capt. Williams—Are you not aware, Mr. Sherwin, that the rules require that each prisoner should be visited daily ? Witness—Yes; but I am unable to do so, though 1 am always on the spot. Capt. Williams—ls there • peat deal of dissension amongst the taken of the prison ? • Witnese—Yee; there is. Mr. William James informed the commissioners that he was chairman of the visiting justices at the time Rodgetts died ; that he instituted an inquiry into the circumstances connected with his death, and that he renewed his inquiry in consequence of an anonymous letter received by the mayor ' • the result sou a conviction that there was us general knowledge of the man's illness until the Sunday morning he died ; and with reference to an accumulation of bread, it was a frequent occurrence with prisoners newly admitted. you the anonymous :iVis should like to ha,* it. - 11r;Ehief letter ? Mr. Jamee—l think I have. The Chief ------. - James—lf I can And it, it shall be produced. James Griniwood, asecend-elass warder at the gaol, had beard about the accumulation of bread in Hodgetts' cell. It was talked about amongst the alcen of the prison ; bad heard Jefferies say shortly after Hodgetts' death that he VIVO Itathbone 18 loaves which he had obtained from Hodgetts' cell. Chief Commissioner.—Are you quite positive of this, be cause Jefferies has positively sworn that hen made any such statement? Witness.—l swear positively that I have heard Jefferias say what I have stated. Hartwell, formerly. messenger at the gaol, ewers that be heard (Amoral say, with reference to Hodgetts and his illness, that he was " peeking " to it, and that he was afraid to =et old Atkins at Warwick gaol. Also heard young Cotterill say, on the Sunday Hodgetts died, that if he had him three or four days at the crank he would put him all right. Mr. Blunt, the surgeon, was called—He said that he ex amined Hodgetts when he was received into the gaol; he thought biro a "dull, heavy man," and ascertained that he was subject to epileptic fits ; visited him three or four timer. _ _ _ Mr. Baly—Haviog seen symptoms of a tendency to epi leptic fits in a prisoner, did you think it right to leave him alone in his cell ? Witaar—We have no accommodation for prisonerslin Inch a state. If I had thought he was so bad I might have ordered his removal to the Infirmary. Lieut. Austen was examined in reference to some parts of Lawson's evidence. He contradicted some portions of it, but admitted that Lawson's conduct had been satisfactory ; also that it was tree Lawson had amid to him that he would not do any more duty until he had seen the visiting justices. Witness blither said that he never heard of Hodgette' ill ness till the Sunday morning, when he died at night. Saw him twice. On one occasion he was in a fit and unable to speak. Water was thrown on his free, and he partially recovered. At least (the witness said) "he moved.' Thought it was not worth while to send for the surgeon when the man had the first fit. Had seen an accumulation of food, as many as eight loavea,in the prisoner's cell. There was an order now to prevent this. The order was a verbal one, and there is no entry of it. Chief Commissioner—When you saw the man the first time as the Beaday morning at the time he was recovering has the wad be did not easerezza do icat thick he mess OM Whew witboet a did not appear to me to require immediate smatance. Chief Commissioner Was he locked up or Well his watched ? Wltaaaa—The officers were ordered to watch him. • - COM? Witness—By a general standing order. Chief Commissioner—la that all ? Who did you leave with the man ? •How ? THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1853. BARNSfArLE BRIBERY COMMISSION. Be RNISTAPLB, WIDNIIIIIAT NIORT. At ten o'clock this morning the inquiry was re sumed, whoa Mr. Baacrat , , town clerk, was called, and gave some formal sMdenos. Sir W. A. ins, r examined—l wart elected for the bo rough Ia 1652. I had been connected with the borough for about fear months before, through the purchase of property in the neighbourhood. I signed the contractof purchase in January. The residence is called Belton-konse. I did not then occupy it, nor do I now. When in the bothugh I lodged at the Golden Lion. Until a few days ago the house was occupied by Mrs. Whyte, the widow of the late owner- I employed no one in Barnstaple in the negotiations. It was mentioned that the property being in the borough of Barnstaple would give me an opportunity of en tering parliament it DO Inclined, Ever since I have been of age I have been on the lock out for a landed investment for my money, a faility of en tering parliament would of COWS, be an advantage. I purchased with an intention to reside here, and intended at ant to become a candidate for the borough, I received a melanins to stand on the 14th or 15th February. I bad previously seen Mr. Bremridge at his—the Parthenon— (dub in London. He had written to invite me to meet him there. The subject of our conversation was the representa tion of the borough. He told me he thought of retiring at the next election, which would give me an opportunity of standing. He mini - mad nothing about securing the seat for me. I said I should be very glad to represent the bo rough, and asked him the probable expenses of my election. He said they could not, in his opinion, under any circum stances, exceed 1,5001. I understood that would be the cost to me. Nothing was then settled. He declined giving any opinion as to my being returned. I made no remark upon the sum named. I think this was in Decem ber, 1651. He said he could have nothing to say to me unless I were virtually the purchaser of the property. I did not see him again until I came down here after the receipt of the requisition, which was forwarded to me in ?aria. A note from Mr. Bremridge accompanied the requisition, advising me to come to Barnstaple at once, if I wished to stand, a• Lord Ebringtcn had lulled an address. I accepted the requisition, which was signed by 200 or 300 persons. I think the requisition made no mention of Mr. Bremridge's retirement, but my impression, if I had any on the 'abject, was, that I should stand alone. I came down to Barnstaple, and pat up at the Golden Lion, where I found Mr. Brannidge and a great crowd of persons assem bled. Before any private interview with my electors, I ad the mob from the balcony. The Chief Commissioner—But you did not call them " the mob " then, you know. (Laughter.) You called them electors. Sir W. A. Fraser—No, I did not. I called them "gen tlemen." (Laughter.) But I hardly said twenty words; merely that I was happy to come forward. I first knew that Mr. Bremridge was going to stand with me in March, when the arrangement was made between us at his club. He said it was the wish of the party to have two con servatives, and that he was ready to come forward again. He again expressed his opinion that the expenses of my election woald be 1 6001., and I consented to stand upon that understanding, but said I would under no circumstances spend more than that. This was the only arrangement which I made. I knew no agent in the matter, but left everything to Mr. Bremridge. He did not say my expenses would be 1,600/., but that they would not exceed that sum. I paid 1,6 00!. I paid it to Mr. Bremridge subsequent to the election. I should say within a week afterwards. 1 paid the money by a cheque on Ellyn. I had no bill of the expenses, and no amount of I the expenditure of any money. I paid all my personal ex ' penes myself, to the amount of 281. Besides these slams I have paid money to no one for the electi on . My bro thers, Charles Crawford Fraser, and James Keith Fraser, were with me at the election. I have given them no money for eleetioa expenses. Since the election no de man d s have been made on me for election expenses, but poor elec tors have written to say they voted for me, and asking for money. Ido not intend to pay any more money for the election. Mr. Bremridge told me the expenses had ex ceeded his estimate, but be did not say by hew much. I am a member of the Carlton. To my knowledge, no one connected with the Carlton had anything to do with the election, nor any solicitor, or anybody connected with the political party to which I belong. During the election no individual made any application or request to me for money or anything of the kind. The comminviaen having complimented Sir William upon the manner in which he had given his evidence, he retired from the witness box. Mr.lncledon Bancroft, secretary to Lord Ebrington's com mittee at the last election, produced a book containing the minutes of the various committee meetings, and a list of the districts into which the borough was divided for canvass ing purposes. Lord Ebrington opposed any expenditure or treating, and witness believed that his lordship's wishes in that respect were most rigidly complied with. Mr. Win. Dribble, solicitor, acted as a member of Lord Ebrington's committee, which he joined in February. Can vassed with his lordship. Offered his service, most wil lingly, without being applied to. Wee candidate for the office of clerk to the magistrates, hat Mr. Clay was elected. Lord Ebrington and Earl Fortescue took no part in that election, and would have thought themselves insulted, in witneer's opinion, if asked to do so. Witness was indiffer ent about the matter, considering his present office as good and more respectable than the clerkship to the magistrates Did not complain to Lord Ebrington that his party had M used him. Was not promised by Lord Ebringion the clerkship to the lieutenancy, aa compensation for not being elected to the other office. Was appointed by the deputy• lieutenants, aid the appointment had nothing to do with party sr polities. In fact, witness bad no idea of the office till August. Went to London in consequence of a meeting held at Mr. Fathom's, to bring Mr. Thomson Hankey ' down, but brought another gentleman down as far as South Molton. Had not yet been paid the expenses of his journe Sent in an account of them to the amount of I y. 16! ., and had last Monday been informed by Mr. Cl_a_y that he had received the money to pay the amount. Was at first evens to bringing forward a second candidate, and acted afterwards in deference to the opinion of his friends. Adjourned till Thursday. of the °DINTS. Capt. Ho' exorcised ? Witneso—Oue hour. To — Wet sash time are the prisoners Capt. Williurns-1; " running double" compulsory o prisoners " for trial ? " Witnes•—lt is. , Capt. Williams—Are prisonen " for trial " punished for speaking to each other ? Witnesa—They an. Captain Williams—Then I beg to tell you that it is quite illegal to punish prisoners " for trial" for speaking to each other. Chief Commissioner—No doubt of it. Captain Williams—What are the punishments inflicted on prisoners before trial for prison offences ? Witness—Bread and water. At this stage of the inquiry the commissioners began to inquire into the case of Charles Decal. William Lawson was called. He said—l remember Deval coming in last October. At that time I heard Cotterill, one of the warders, say to him, " What, you're here again, are you. I'll grind the foul out of you. Ill ' see that you don't leave this place with your life." Ile died on the 9th of March. I saw him most dale. He sunk gradually and was taken to the iniirlluarY• I saw him three or four days before he died. The last time when I went to him I thought he was looking better. He said to me, Coil Norton, the warder." When Norton came Decal asked for some water, and then he said, " Old Cot terill has not murdered me yet." I mentioned this to Bubery, the lodge porter, very shortly after. Before I went to the infirmary to see Decal I had seen a couple of coffins in the store. I said they had better keep ready-made. Pakeman said that he had marls the coffins by thegovernor's orders, that one was ffir Decal, for that the parent., said he must die. The other coffin was for a man named Hall, who died the same day as Deval. The witness added that it was told him that the governor had said it might be in convenient to make two coffins on the same day. Norton, the es-infirmary warder, corroborated the state ment in the main of the last witness Cutterill, the warder, was recalled—Positively swore that he had never mad* any each observations as had been sworn to by the preceding witnesses in regard to Decal. Bis months after the man came to the gaol witness observed that the man's health was failing, and called the attention of the governor to the fact. He was never again put to hard labour. Baly—Did the governor send for the surgeon imme diately after you reported to him that Devil's health was failing ? Witness—l believe he did. Harley, formerly a warder, was re-called. He deposed : —I sat up in the ward with Dival a few nights before he died. I thought him in . He said, "I am here a poor, lonely man. Old Cotterill has not got his wish. He has not ground the soul out of me yet." I fetched an officer named Brooks, in whose presence Devil repeated the ob servation, and I reported the feet to Mr. Freer, the deputy governor, neat morning. He replied, " Oh, take no notice of him." Brooks being re-called, more that he had heard the ob servations used, but never by Decal himself ; on the con trary, be had expressed his thankfUness. George Pakeman, the coffin- maker, was next called—Had WI order from the governor to make a coffin for a prisoner on the 3rd of March. Afterwards heard that it was for Deval, who died a few days afterwards. Capt. Williams—Was it usual to make a shell before prisoners died ? Witness—Never before. Capt. Williams—lt is not an unusual thing to have a shell ready. Freer, the deputy-governor, heard from Norton about a month after Decal entered the gaol that Cottarill had said he would grind the soul out of Decal ; also heard it from tke night-warder a few days before Decal died. Did not report this to the governor; the expression was common talk in the prison. Chief Commissioner—Wh we talk was it? Witness—Amongst the warders. Chief Commissioner—Did you ever mention it to Cott'. rill ? — Witness —No. Capt. Williams—Was it talked of as a single fact, or amongst other facts connected with the prison ? Witness—As a single fact. Mr. Blunt, the surgeon, having been recalled, deposed to the fact that Deval wall occasionally delirious several days before his death. In all his (witness's) eouvenation with Bevel he never made we of any such expreasiems as had been imputed to him respecting Cotterill. Chief Commissioner—l don't t►ing that there is anything in that matter about the calk; we are quits agreed about that. Rubery, the lodge-porter, swore that it had been for a long time common talk in the prison about the cruelties practised by Cotterill and others; these had been going on for two years and a half, long before Lawson left the gaol. Prisoners on leaving had lived threats of violence against the governor, Cotterill, and some other officers. Captain Williams—Did these threats apply to the present governor only, - or to Captain liaconochie Witness—To Lieutenant Austin only. I told him that he was threatened, but he told me not to mind them. Another case of death in the gaol was then gone into; it was that of Samuel Gray. With reference to this Norton, the Late warder, was eslled. His statement was, that Gray, with others, was in the exercise ground on the 18th of November. Jefferies ordered them to double-quick running. Gray said that he couldn't do it. Jefferies per sisted—the man made an effort, but fell, and discharged blood from his mouth. Searles afterward, said that he was skulking it, and wanted to gat extra diet. The man died not in the infirmary, but in his cell on the 4th of November following. Mr. Baly—How much blood came from him ? Witness—About half a pint. Mr. Baly—Did the surgeon examine his chest or send any medicine ? Witness—No, he did not. He was impatient, and left the cell. His sister, who was in the workhouse, was never sent for until after his death. Deceased was always ill, and partly paralysed. Jefferies, another warder, being calla', flatly contradicted the last witness in every particular, except as regarded an admission that Gray was always ill, and that for the last few weeks of his life he could scarcely crawl. Helder, another witness, stated that Gray died in hir cell ; that for a long time he was confined to hie bed, with no one to watch him except the regular night-watch, though he was at that time unable to help Matear. Three months before Gray died he asked to ace his . Witness mentioned it to the governor, but he that he could not go tram the regulations. Mr. Baly—Have you known prisoners who were under medical care left without a watch, and die in the night alone ? Witnees—l have. Mr. Blunt, the surgeon, deposed to the state of Gray's health. He was (he said) paralysed and ruptured. Wit ness gave orders that he should only take gentle exercise. The man frequently spat blood, but he never complained to him of ill treatment. Capt. William's—Did you mention to the governor about the man seeing his friends, knowing the danger he was in ? Witness—l don't know. I think my impression was that he had no friends. _ _ _ [The surgeon • report road was to the effect that death resulted from "meningial apoplexy."] William Lawson again recalled, swore that on the day referred to by Norton he saw Gray pus to his cell from the exercise-grounds ; that he looked ill, and witness followed him into the cell, when he !mod him bleeding at the mouth. Gray informed him that he had fallen down whilst at the double-quick exercise. Witness thought this a case of cruelty, and the fact was accordingly impressed on hie memory. Capt. Williams—Had you (the taller) a pea key to the cell. in this prison ? Witnees-1 had. I frequently went into the cells of the prisoners and conversed with them. Capt. Williams—Was there no officer attending these prisoners on their way from the exercise-ground Witness—There was not. At five o'clock the inquiry was again adjourned. BRITISH MERCHANT SHIPPING.—The following letter, on the subject of British seamen, in reference tea , Plymouth ship, shows the difficulties in which owners are sometimes placed Sir,—l have no doubt bat you will find roojn in one of your columns for my letter. I beg to I say that I sailed front Cardiff on the 24th of May, bound. to Barcelona, with a crew—six in number, and several times on the passage the mate, George Bundle, had got the crew , to mutinise—u they would do just u they liked and steer ' as he told them, which was a wrong cause several times. 1 When I arrived at Barcelona, I lodged my complaint with the consul, and so did the crew. I then wished him, as there was one of kl.M.'s frigates in port, to have than t ried by Admiralty Court—which was done; and, when the could not Drove anything against me, as they wanted to get dear of the ship, the consul, untied of punishing them, told them to go on-board and de their duty. The consul said to me that he would not have i them ashore on the government, but if they could get an other ship he should have no objections to it. Two days after I took up the ship' s pen, and told him if he did not have the mate dischar I should leave the shi in p his charge, and protest, an go to England. He then had him discharged. This is the way a master is treated by his crew, and when in port they are not punished.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, Taos. Wznana, Muter of the schooner Jane.—JOHN CRIILLRM, seaman; Joan J• KIS HOWARD. seaman ; WILLIAM FLA. boy." NA rues.—The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa quotas a letter from Naples of the 15th, mentioning the discovery at Pompeii of three human skeletons, evidently belonging to one family, together with that of a dog. The postures in which they were found lead to the presumption that they were engaged in flight at the time of the eruption, but were overtaken by the lava, the dog refusing to leave his masters. They bad bags of gold and silver coin with them; one of the skeletons, still displaying rings and ornaments, wu that of a young girl, probably the daughter of the fugitives. CORNWALL HALLWAY.—The works in connexion with the great bridge over the Tamar are being commenced by Mr. Mare, the contraetor, and the cylinder for raising the centre pier, 30 feet in diameter, and 80 feet deep, is to to soak. MORE VIOLENCE BY TURNOUTS. At the Manchester City Police Court yesterday, Henry Jameson and Louis Stansfield were charged with being concerned in a violent attack upon some workmen in the employment of Messrs. George Whyatt and Son, dye% Opensluiw. It was stated that at 26 minutes to 12 o'clock on Monday forenoon a van started from Messrs. Why►tt's warehouse. Spring-gardens, Manchester, to con vey eight of their workmen to the works at Openshaw- The men were locked in the van, and tie driver put the keys in his pocket, and an empty van was driven close after the other to prevent any one getting at the door, in cam of attack. When the vans reached Ogden-street, Anecate, • mob of about a hundred people came up, and demanded the keys from the driver. He refused to give then up, but the assailants cried, "Turn them out," and accompanied the vans for about a quarter of an hour, en deavoring to stop the hones, until some of them broke off the link of the door with a brick, and all the men were dragged out with great violence. Matthew Hornby and another man continued to make an obstinate resistance after the others had bean forced out, but two of the mob entered and dragged them out, after a struggle which lasted about a quarter of an hour. Hornby was afterwards followed by a mu, who struck him on the head three times with a bludgeon, inflicting very severe'wounds. A oast and abundle belonging to one of the workmen were tossed amongst the crowd by those who entered the van. Both prisoners, one of whom formerly worked for Mr. Whyatt, were identified as having takes a very active part in the attack, and both denied the charge, and called evidence to prove an alibi. About half • dozen witnesses stated distinctly that Stansfield was at a publichouse in Openshaw, kept by Joseph Thorniley, the whole of the time between 9 and 6 o'clock on Monday, but nearly all disagreed as to the manner in which he was occu pied daring the interval ; and the same discrepancies sp peered m the evidence of three persons, who affirmed with equal distinctness that Jameson was at home from half-past 10 till half-past 1 o'clock on the same day. On being ap prehended, Stanfield told the officer he was out shooting in the country when the attack was made. Mr. Maude ordered the depositions of ell the witnesses on both sides to be taken ; and, on their being read over, ob served tact he could not attach the slightest credit to the evidence for the defence, and committed both prisoners for trial. NEW UNION WORKHOUSES AT guardians of the Choriton union, Macchester, have com menced the erection of a new workhouse on a scale much larger lean their present building, which, though a very modern erection (perhaps a dozen years old),hu been found insufficient for the requirements of the union. The new buildin,e has been designed by Hegira. Ilayl!y, Son, and Hall, architects, and is in the Italian style. The arrange ments of yards, offices, workshops, schools, and hospitals have been determined upon after a careful examination of the best workhouses in various parts of the country, and the designs ultimately received the seal of the Poor-law Commuisionen in London on the 20th June last. The esti mates have since been submitted to them, and they have sancticeed the expenditure of 12,6001. upon the erection, the fozndatiens of which are now laying down. The buildings will cover a spare of about 3,000 square yards, with the principal front, 600 feet in length, to Nell-lane, in Witington, one of the most rural and healthy parts of the union. On the other side of Manchester (the nor th) is boilla i s i = o workhouse as a negli st aimiLia mile, for the et a soot of ebovA • MUSIC. BRADFORD MUSICAL FESTI VA L. BIitADSORD, SIP?. 1. The evening concert was somewhat better attended /hen the morning performance, though the ball was crowded. The concert included Mozart's magnificent Jeweler symphony, the overtures to Der Freyschtd. and Masa- Maim, with the /male to Mendebsohn's unfinished opera Lately, end a violin solo by Molique, performed by Mr. Carrodus. The greatest novelty, however, was the/male to Mendelssohn's unfinished opera, Lordly. The miscellaneous pieces were most successful. Mom, t's aria from the Now di Figaro was charmingly sung by Madame Novelle,. In the humorous trio from the Matriosonio Segreto of Cimarces, Miss Louisa Fyne took the first soprano part, and with great effect. Madame Castellon executed several pitons in a charming manner; and Mrs. Sunderland in the mournful ballad " I'm alone," was so loudly ap plauded, that the reception she received brought the prin cipals from the green room. It was a thoroughly Yorkshire reception. Signor Gardoni in a duet of with Tagliafien, was also much applauded. This mopping the rain set in at an early hour, and con tinued until the clan of the first performance. Every cab and coach was consequently put into requisition, the number though large, being une qua l t o t h e deman d . Th e new hail, notwithstanding this drawback, was better filled than yesterday, the great gallery, especially at the west end, being well occupied. Handel's celebrated oratorio Meuiah, wee the composition which drew together the largest audience yet seen within the new hall. Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. Weiss, Herr Former, Madame Clara Novell°, Mn. Locket' , and Miss Freeman , were the principal vocalists engaged in this performance Miss Freeman is a local &infer of much promise, and mum dering the competition to which she was placed, she acquitted herself moat satisfactorily. The part, "He shall feed his lack," was executed with much feeling and effect. The solo parts taken by Madame Novello were most effec. live, her fine voice being distinctly heard in every part of the spacious hall. Mrs. Locke', as usual, petfornied the parts assigned to her with Sae effect. Mr. Sims Reeves it, " Comfort ye my people " was heard to great advantage. This performance was tot brought to a chug until nearly S o'clock. MURDER IN GOODMAN'S FIELDS. ADJOURNED INQUEST. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Wm. Baker, the coroner for the eastern divioion of Middlesex, resumed at the London Hospital the adjourned inquiry respecting the death of Caroline Mobbe, the unfortunate young woman who was brutally murdered by her husband, Nathaniel Mobbs, at No. 7, Enoch-court, Goodman'iefields, Minorie., oa the 24th ult. The inquiry, it will be remembered, was adjourned from Friday last, in order to afford time to see whether there was any probability of Mobbe recovering from the effects of the injuries which he had inflicted on his own throat Upon the re-assembling of the jury yesterday, the coroner inquired of Mr. Debenhem, the house surgeon, whether Mobbs was recovering, and was informed that he was pro• greasing favourably, when the nature of the wound wee taken into consideration, but he was net, however, out of danger, and should he continue to go on favourably there was no chance of his being able to be removed for at least a fortnight or three weeks. Jane Jones, of No. 10, Enoch-court, was then examined. —Sheffield that she lived three door,' past the house in which the deceased lodged. On Wednesday week D daughter of Mobbs came to her, and told her that hei father had promised her mother that he never intended to illuse her again. Shortly after that her attention wee directed by a cry of murder proceeding from the deceased'. room. Witness ran up stairs to her room, hocked at flit door, aid cried out, " You wretch, let the woman out,' but finding that he did not, she knocked again several time., and on pushing the door found that it was no' locked ►ut barricaded with a box. The screams of murder and cries for help from the deceased grew much fainter,whem all of a sudden the door was opened. Witness suspecting that it was Mobbs, she ran downstairs to avoid him, but on getting into the passage she found the deceased, w►o covered with blood and her hair flying about. She had just come down stairs, and was moving her hands about as if trying to make witness under. stand that she was in &Jaren. She passed into the coon, and the blood spurted from the deceased's throat over witness's face and dress. Witness saw the deceased last alive at half past eleven o'clock on that day, when she told her that ahe,was going before the Lord Mayor for protection. When deceased came down stairs she got a handkerchief and bound it round her throat. Mobbs was brought out shortly afterwards in his shirt sleeves and covered with blood. The female was removed to the hospital. She saw Mobbr ill-use the deceased in a shameful manner on Saturday week. He then knocked her head against the window, pulled her about by the ►air of the head, and neatly pulled her breast off. Three men went to her aid and it was with difficulty they could pull her husband from her. This ill-usage took place in another person's house, and to get at her he jumped through the window. The night before the murder she told witeees that she was sure her husband intended to murder her some day. Then was a child 10 years old in the room who screamed out, "Oh my mother, my , poor mother!" When the room was entered the little child was found covered with blued. After some further evidence of a similar character, Police-constable Roots, No. 577, of the City force, said that when he entered the room on the day is question, he found Hobbs sitting in a chair, with his throat cut, as previously described. He told witness to tell George, the foreman at Walter Howell's, that he had deli vered all the request notes right. His throat was dressed in the hospital and he was put to bed. He then said, "My wife has been out all night, and I saw her with • policeman and it happened through that, and from her having been out the best part of the night before." He had repeated several things since. One was that his wife took the white-handled knife up to him first, and that he took it from her and cut her throat. He afterwards took another knife, and basing kissed his child cut his own throat. lie had asked several times after his wits, but he was not aware yet that she was dead. He expressed great regret that he was net dead, and saidhe knew his fate if he should reoover. _ _ . Mr. H. Debenhern, the koala surgeon of the hospital, described the injuries deceased bad received. There was a deep incised wound in the throat six or seven inches long. There were ten smaller cuts under the lip, on the chin, and on the neck. The thumbs and finger, on both hands were cut as if M self defence. There were two black eyes of some days standing. The injuries were the caw, of death. The Coroner summed up, and the jury returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder against Nathaniel Mobbs." BRUTAL TREATMENT. SHIELDS, WEDNESDAT.—An inquest wu held to day in Sputh Shields upon the body of Matthew Jackson, a young man aged nineteen, who received some frightful injuries in one of the paddle-wheels of the Hotspur stam ina, in the river Tyne, on Monday week. He was a boat builder, and had been working aboard of that vessel. It appeared that the muter and owner, William Minto, de sired to try her on that day, and got the steam up. Bat as he started her be found something obstructed one of the paddle-wheels, and according to • dying statement made by deceased, who said Minto was drunk at the time, he had ordered his son and deceased to go into the paddle wheel and remove the obstruction. They hail done so and while so employed, Minto had called on his son to come out and start the boat. The lad had obeyed his father, and had started the beat for some reason or ether before Jack son got out, who was whirled round with fearful precipi tancy by t►e wheel and then dashed against the paddle ' case, where be was jammed. His cries attracted the Mintos, and they stopped the boat, hauled him out, and laid him on the deck. At the inquest they denied that they knew that Jackson was in the paddle-case, and stated that they took him out of the paddle-case opposite to where young Minto had been. It appears that after the accident Minto lad taken his boat to an adjoining wharf, and hay ing procured the assistance of • man, lifted deceased on to the quay, and then pushed off and left him. Jackson was found by a lishwoman on the quay, apparently dying, and having procured assistance she removed him. The poor fellow had been dreadfully nipped across the abdomen, and it appeared from the post ',torten, examination his liver and spleen had been ruptured, and other internal organs much hurt. Deceased's depositions had not been taken down in writing. The jury returned an open verdict, strongly cen •uring the Mintos for their brutal conduct in leaving the poor fellow to die upon the public quay. The friends of deceased have taken measures to immediately bring an ae tion against the elder Minto, who is a man of property. CALEDONIAN AND DUMBARTONSHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY.—The half-yearly ordinary general meeting of the proprietors of this company was held onWednesday in the Queen's Hotel, George. square, Glasgow ; P. Blackburn,Esq., of Killearn, in the chair. The report, which was held as read, states that the amount expended on the capital account was, at last balance, 226,4261. 28. • ' there has been since expended 10,8761. 17s. 4d.; making 237,3021. 19s. 4d. Of this sum there has been advanced, in anticipation of calls, by the directors, 23,7001. The outstanding liabilities to landowners, contractors, &c., as per balance of half-year ending 31st January last, was 20,878/. 18a ; there has been since paid 10,8761. t, s. 4d. ; making 10,0021. Os. Bd.; leav ing as balauee yet to be paid to clear off all liabilities, 33,7021. Os. Bd.—The Chairman, in the absence of Mr. Baird, Ml'. (who had written to say that he had been obliged to go to Edinburgh, and consequently could not be present) moved the adoption of the report, and that the sum of 46171. be add2d to the balance.—Mr. Houldsworth seconded the motion.—After some discussion the motion was put from the chair and agreed to ne• eon., and the pcosseasp this tendiate4. . ns , . . . THE LIGHTER MEN'S STRIKE. Yesterday, at the Mansion-house, Robert Savage was summoned fur baring assaulted Juha Wilkins. The a i de was connected with a strike amongst the lightermens and as a matter of course excited a great deal of interest Mr. Hobbit attended (or the prosecution, Mr. Buchanan for the defence. The justice-room was crowded °Pt ratives in several trades and callings. Alderman Sir John Musgrove presided. John Wilkins said—l ant a lighterman in the employrnen of Mr. Charles Lucy, of Fresh Wharf. lam a free water man. The defendant is in the employment of Mr. Joyce, a master lighterman. There has been a strike amongst many of the men in the business. I have not struck at all for wages. None of our men have struck. The defendant and all the rest of Mr. Joyce's men have struck. At one o'clock on Tuesday I met the defendant and many more of Mr. Joyce's men in Fresh Wharf gateway. My brother was in the defendant's company. He said, " What is the reason you have not turned oat ?" I said, "1 am very well satisfied, and Ido not intend to turn out." He said, "goon." The defendant then turned round to me, and said "Yon was up at the meeting." I said I had not been there, and tone meeting at all. He said he would be hung for the —, and struck me twists with his fist on the nose and cheek. It cut my cheek. I said I'd take the law of him. Nothing was said about my leaving my work. Sir John Musgrove—Was anything said by the defendant or those who were with him ? _ Witness—They said it was a bad job, and that he had no right to do so. Crom•examined by Mr. Buchanan—The defendant struck the first blow. I did not strike him, but we had a tumble awl I was undermost. I do not remember biting his ear. I never bit it. I called him a liar, but it was after be said to me " You were the first to propose, and the last to tern out." I did not strike him under the eye. I did not offer to fight him, and I did not tantalise him, and I did not say to any one I And given him the first blow. Mr. Buchanan said the dispute had arisen from a conver sation upon the unfortunate subject of a strike, but he could prove that his client, who bad accused the complain ant of having been the first to propose the strike, and not to have bad pluck enough to carry out the proposition, was the first person assaulted ; and that, if it had not been for :he interference of others, he would have been actually minus au ear, in consequence of the savage vindictiveness of the complainant. William Wells, a ligbterman, said—l am not upon strike, and I was not present at the time of the alleged as sault. I went afterwards with the complainant to see him protected. He said be had been violently hurt. At a pub lic-house the complainant said "If I can't fight a man I can bite him," and that he struck the first blow. Sir John Musgrove—Where do you Witness—l am in Mr. Lucy's employment. We never 'Mended to strike, because he pays us in sickness or in health. I aspect that Mr. Joyce pap the same u Mr. Lucy. George E. Somerset, lighterman, said the complainant and defendant had several words together, and the defer. dent told the complainsot to go from biol. The witness then described what took place u a tight between the two, commenced by the complainant. In answer to Sir John Musgrove, The witness said—l am in the service of Mr. Grey, jun., and I am on the strike. Sir John Musgrove—How much do you get • week on the strike ? Witness—Oh, that's a Godsend. (Laughter.) Sir John Musgrove-4 regret this very much. I believe you to be both excellent and industrious hardworking men, and it seems to me from the evidence I have heard that there has been provocation on both sides. The magistracy deplore these strikes extremely, and I fear that those who join in them and ere, I ant convinced, instigated by interested and injurious men, to pursue such a course will be severe sufferers. Now it appears to me that, notwithstanding all that has been said upon the subject, the men who strike are not aware of the law. The act most strongly alludes to the conduct of those who attempt to influence others as to the perform ance of thei: duties. Threats, or anything at all tending to interference, are punishLble by three months' imprison ment, and it would give me great pain to send to the dis grace of a gaol a man like the person before me, who reams to me to be just the sort of man who would do anything to avoid such a stigma. If lightermen feel aggrieved they can meet together and quietly resolve upon applying to their employers for redress, but they have no right to call apon those who form a different idea of the amount of remuneration to which they may be entitled, to join in a confederacy to compel employers to raise the rate of wages. It is quite clear that the complainant believes that it would be an act of great in gratitude in him to leave his employer, and what can wo call the conduct of those who would endeavour to force him to perform such an act? (Suppressed ap plause.) lam sure that the man before me would never, from his own feeling and judgment, attempt to exercise so unworthy a power as he may thisk he has, and I merely call upoa him to enter into his own recognisance in the sum of 201. to keep the peace towards the compainent for six months. Mr. Hobler assured Sir John Musgrove that the trade of London was suffering the most injurious impediment in con sequence of the strikes amongst the lightermen, and that it wu the determination of Mr. Phillips, a great sufferer by the strike, and other gentlemen who were deeply interested in the question, to apply, if the nuisance were continued, to the Company of Watcrmen and Lightermen to suspend the licensing power, which gave an exclusive authority to watermen and lightermen, and admit strangers to the privi lege which had been so tyrannically used. Mr. Phillips, the lightermen—said that seventeen men tad left him on Friday, and he knew nothing about it till Saturday morning, having been some hours absent. Sir John Musgrove—And I have no doubt the pay of your men wu most liberal ? Mr. Phillips—They receive from me from 40a. to We. a week. _ Mr. Hobler—The impediment and confusion may be judged of from the statement that Mr. Phillips's craft amounts to 70 sod 80 a week. All this trade is suspended. The funds for the support of the strikes are now come down upon by all the idlers, and by-and-bye the suffering I will be (rightful to the families of all those men. Mr. Buchanan (who had been speaking to the do Pendant and his companions) said, Sir John, I have had some con versation with the defendant, and it is most gratifying to me to state that my client is determined to report to his comrades what has occurred here this day, and to advise them to be guided by your most kind and judicious in. @Unctions. Sir John Mugrove—l am most happy to hear it. SOMNAIIBULISIL—Between twelve and one o'clock, yesterday morning , as police constable Blade., S 324, was on duty in Upper Albany-street, Regent's-park, he ob served a female in her night dress walking briskly along the pavement. Be spoke to her several times, but receiv ing no answer, felt convinced that she was in a state of somnambulism. Re immediately laid hold of her, and wrapping her up in hie great coat called a cab, in which he conveyed her to the Albany-street station, where, after the lapse of an hour, she became restored to consciousness. She was then asked by the officer on duty as to her name, ad dress, and occupation. In reply she said she was a domestic In the service of Mr. Haines, chemist, Albany•street. It appeared that, having been in the habit of engaging a cab for her master in the morning, she had, while her " senses were shut," gone in her sleep upon the same errand. The key of the street door, which was discovered to have been left open, was at the station found in her hand. MONKLAND RAILWAYS.—On Wednesday, the eleventh ordinary general meeting of the shareholder. of the Monkland Railways Company was held in their office, West George-street, Glasgow; John Bain, Esq., of Morris ! ton ' chairman of the company, in the chair. The report stated that there has been an increase in the gross receipts during the last six months of 1,3881. 16s. 3d. • and this in crease has arisen from the shipments of pig-iron at Bo'nem having been resumed in the spring, which during last autumn had been almost entirely suspended. The pi opor tion which the amount of the working expenses bears to the gross receipts is 40 4-5 per cent. The net balance at the credit of revenue account is 10,8861. 4s. 10d., which your directors propose to dispose of in the following manner—via. : to meet the dividend on the 6 par cent. shares, 1,6601. ; ditto 6 per cent., 1,000/. • dividend at the rate of 3l per cent. on the consolidated stock. 5,7721. 17s. Bd. ; balance to reserve fund, 2,4631. 7s. 2.d. The report was unanimously adopted, and at an extraordinary meeting which followed the Chairman moved a formal resolution, to the effect that 3,000 new shares of 251. each, making 75,0001. of capital, be created, with a guaranteed dividend, fixed for tea years, at the rate of 44 per cent., it being in the option of the holden, at the expiry of seven years and not later than ten, to convert their guaranteed shares into the general stock of the company. The motion was unanimously agreed. to, and the meeting broke up. DARLINGTON AND BARNARD-CASTLE HAILWAT.—.. A public meeting of the inhabitants of Barnard-castle was held in the evening of 26th ult., Mr. Steele in the chair, for the purpose of inducing the promoters of the bill defeated, through the opposition of the Duke of Cleveland, last ses sion, to renew their efforts next year. The meeting, which was a large and influential one, was addressed by the Rev. Mr. Allen, Mr. Kirby, solicitor, Mr. Knipton, Mr. Bad cock, Mr. Moore, Mr. Kirtley, the Hey. Mr. Harden*, and Mr. Winpenny. Resolutions were passed, avowing that the depressing influence to which the trade of the town was subject was caused by the want of railway com munication, deploring the failure of the recent attempt to establish a direct line between Barnard-eastle and Darling.. ton, which alone is adapted to the nenesities of the town, and urging the promoters of the late bill to renew Vaeir exertions next session. The mineral wealth is very grea t in the distriet around Barnard-castle, and at present it has no outlet. DUNDEE AND PF.RTII RAILWAY.—The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Tuesday afternoon. The report stated that the traffic and working expenses for the year had increased, and that there is • free surplus of 3,80.5 i., out of which 2,827!. falls to be posit'. as interest in 1 the preference shares. It was hoped that at next meeting \ the directors would feel themselves in a position to recom i mend a dividend on the original stock. The acts for the ) Blidtgowrie and Kirriemuir branches of the Scottish Hid t land having now beta obtained, the works would be pro s I ceeded with, and when completed would, it was expected, 5 produce a consider able surplus on the Newt'''. line. The septa wm agreed to adeninossly.,