The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1861-01-16 00:00:00

THE DUNDRY MURDER.

On Monday the two prisoners, Charles and Matthc
Wedmore, the former a deserter from the Marine
Artillery and the latter a Bristol quay lumpLr, were
brought before the magistrates at Bourton, charged with
the brutal murder of their aunt and the attempt to mur-
der their uncle, George and Sarah Waterman, aged
persons, who had been living in a solitary cottage at.
Dundry. The magistrates' court was well attended
during the day by a large number of the respectable in-
habitants of the neighbourhood, by whom the aged
pair wef6 titth esteemed. The woman, Harriett
Francis, at whose hotist the fellows stayed on the night
after the murder, and with lihOrN it seems some of the
stolen property had been left, was appr22.2endtd on the
charge of having it in her possession, but she Ls since
been liberated.
Acting Serjeant Morse deposed to apprehending
Charles Wedmore on the Hotwell-road, Bristol, after
the latter had fired a pistol at him. Prisoner then
dropped fhe toktol and a bunch of keys, now produced.
They had tden ghotfit to Waterman, and identified by
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his property. IKanS, of the keys fitted locks in
Weterniaii's house. fTe prodded fWo diets with blood
on them, Whith' he redeived from Mr. Charles grads, of
Dundry, on Thursdafthoinifig last. Waterman identified
one of the sticks as the one With which he was struck.
Witness produced a pair of tongs hs fthind in Water-
man's house. There was blood upon them.
The Rev. C. W. M. Boutfiower, incumbent of Dundry,
said he went to Waterman's house immediately after
the murder, and saw the tongs before-mentioned in the

lifteten. They had blood and grey hairs on them. The
life Sarah Waterman had grey hair. She was 73 and
*ateiinan

Silas fei;zotre, Of the trisfol potice,furce, said he
assisted in appreheiiding.th'e pi'lonte, and found a pistol
in his pocket. The pistol tita4 londr.d• and capped.
Waterman identified the pistol as his pfofeiq.
Jeremiah Jordan, a beerhouse-keeper, of Towet"-/aite,
Bristol, stated that on the morning of Thursday last the
primers called at his house, had some beer, and asked
him to piss ti a watch for them. The watch was pawned,
and Ultimately came into the possession of Police-
erortetahte' Caleoft, of the Bristol police-force, who now
Produced it, and inicl Waterman had identified it as his
property.
William Lovell said-1 xrii a hatchet, of Dtmdry.
George Waterman came to my home eh. Wednesday
evening, between seven and eight. He had ti hMidker-
chief around his head, and blood all over it. I Went
with him directly to his house. I was obliged to take
him by the hand, and help him as best I could. I went
i'ff, at seeping the old man back, and I saw Sarah
Waterman Plitt Oar her right side on the floor. She
was not then dead; hat was speechless. There was
blood all around on the floe, tad on het fate and hands.
I saw a pair of tongs lying about sift feet from the fire-
place. Had seen two men at Batt's public-Kauto the
same evening, at about seven. One of them I tan
identify as Charles Wedmore. I raised Sarah Water-
man from the ground, and put her in the armchair. I
think she knew me, but could not speak.
Mr. Shorland said—l am a surgeon residing at Dundry.
On Wednesday evening last I was called to .the house of
George Waterfaau, and arrived there at a quarter before
nine. On entering the cottage the first thing that attracted
my attention was a large pool of blood near the sitting-
room door. I then saw Sarah Waterman in a chair,
supported by two women. Her dress was completely satu-
rated With blood. She had a considerable swelling over the
orbit of the right eye which completely closed up that organ.
I considered her labouring from compression of the brain.
She was not then dead, but insensible. She died in about
half an hour. Yesterday I made a post-mortem examina-
tion in conjunction with Mr. Dowling. We found a
fracture of the skull 14 inches in extent, and running in
two directions. There was a great quantity of extrava-
sated blood diffused over the brain, and that was the
cause of death. The blow must have been given by a
blunt instrument. I think the injuries were caused by
the sticks produced. I should imagine that four blows
had been. given. I found the external appearance of
George Waterman's head worse than that of his wife's.
There are six injuries on his head. He is going on
favourably at present, but alarming symptoms may arise.
I can't say he is out of danger, but as far as I can judge
I hate reason to believe he may get over it.
The prisoners were then formally committed for trial.
They are strong muscular fellows, and were apparently
insensible of the peril in which they now stand. They
appeared quite indifferent to all the proceedings, and
although they were undefended by a professional man,
declined to ask the witnesses any question. They were
at the conclusion of the hearing cautioned in the usual
manner, and when asked if they had anything to say,
respectively replied in the negative. They were com-
mitted on both charges.

The adjourned inquest was resumed yesterday.

THE MURDER NEAR MONAGHAN.

The inquest on the bodies of James and Robert Shaw,
the unfortunate men who were found murdered in their
house, midway betweed Glasslough and Monaghan, on
the morning of the 4th instant, was resumed by Charles
Waddell, Esq., coroner, at the house of Mr. Leeper,
situated close to the scene of the murder. The inquest
had been adjourned from Saturday last to give the police
time to prosecute their search for evidence against the
perpetrators of the dreadful crime, and the result is that
three persons are now in custody charged with having
taken part in it—William Shaw, brother of the deceased ;
Thomas M'Niece, their nephew, who lived in the house
with William Shaw ; and Richard Jackson, the only
evidence as yet against whom is, that one of the wit-
nesses believes it was his voice he heard calling at the
door of the deceased on the night of the 24th ultimo.
The police have had considerable difficulty in assigning
a motive for a murder the like of which has rarely been
committed in this country. The murdered men were
between forty and fifty years of age. They had con-
siderable wealth, and hoarded it with the greatest care.
They lived entirely alone, and though they had three
good farms—two held under Lord Cremorne and the
other under Colonel Leslie, M.P., on which they were
murdered—besides horses, cows, and farm stock, they
employed no servant, but performed all the work them-
selves, even, it is said, to milking the cows and making
the butter. The house in which they lived was allowed
to fall into disrepair, and no money that could possibly
be avoided was spent for their own personal comfort or
convenience. Their bed was a miserable one, placed in
the same room with two horses. Yet it appears that
they were well liked by their neighbours and acquaint-
ances. One of them, Robert Shaw, was a blacksmith,
but had ceased for some years to work at that trade.
He had considerable skill in the treatment of horses.
His assistance was frequently sought by the neigh-
bouring farmers, who did not hesitate to summon
him at any hour of the night, and it is thought that,
on the night when he met his death, he came to the
door—believing that some one's cattle had taken ill,
and that he was wanted to see them. The deceased men
were in the habit of lending out small sums of money
at high rates of interest, and it was first conjectured
that, as James Shaw had lately obtained decrees against
some of his debtors, his untimely end was to be attri-
buted to their act; but further investigation has led to
the general belief that the murder has been the result of
a family quarrel. The evidence of Mr. Her shows that
the deceased and two of the prisoners, their brother and
nephew, lived on the worst possible terms, and it further
appeared that the former had stated that they appre-
hended violence from Mqiiece. Mr. Stuart, County
Inspector, Mr. M'Kilvey, Sub-Inspector, and the con-
stabulary, are actively conducting inquiries into this
mysterious murder, and Mr. Singleton, R.M., has also
arrived in the district, and was present at the inquest.—
Belfast News Letter.

CHRISTIAN MEMORIAL AT CAWNPORE.—At the last
monthly (January) meeting of the members of the Society
for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts the
Rev. Prebendary Hawkins, 8.D., read a letter recently
received from the Bishop of Calcutta, informing the
society that the arrangements which he had been autho-
rised to make with the Indian Government for the transfer
of Christ Church, Cawnpore, to the society for a mission
church, had been brought to a satisfactory termination.
Christ Church is a spacious building, recently restored,
in the immediate vicinity of the terrible massacre of
1857, and it is proposed to erect within it a suitable
memorial to the missionaries and catechists who were
slaughtered in the mutiny.
CHURCH-RATE CONTEST AT KIEKHAM.—An exciting
church-rate contest took place on Monday, at Kirkham.
A poll having been demanded, there was an immense
amount of effort put forth between the Roman Catholics
and Dissenters on the one part, and the Church party
on the other ; and there was some " tight" voting at
the poll, which continued until noon, when the Church
party obtained the ascendant, and the rate (10. in the
pound), was found at four o'clock to be confirmed by a
majority of 198 against 156. The rate was formally
protested against, on the ground that the proceedings at
the vestry meeting which sought to impose the rate in
the first instance were illegal ; and counsel's opinion is
to be obtained in reference to the matter.
A SNIPE CAUGHT IN A MANCHESTER WAREHOUSE.
—A remarkable proof of the severity of the weather in
this district was afforded lately by the capture of a
fine jack snipe in the very heart of Manchester—in fact,
within one of our best-known warehouses. The bird
was discovered by Mr. Leason, the head of the Silesian
room at the warehouse of Messrs. Bannerman and Sons,
York-street, on the ground at the bottom of one of the
" wells " or lighting shafts in the very centre of the
warehouse. It had fallen there exhausted after a long
flight, or had dropped there in search of food, and then
was unable to scale the height necessary for regaining
its freedom. The poor strayer was lively enough after
being fed ; but we believe that its captor intends to com-
memorate the fact of the intense frost by having the bird
stuffed.
THE COAL TRADE.—The quantity of coal and coke
exported from the various coal ports in the United
Kingdom during the month of December, 1860, was, of
coal, 399,482 tons, and of coke, 18,336 tons. Of this
quantity, which is very much smaller than that exportedduring the preceding month, Liverpool exported 20,735
tons of cool. The total quantity of coal and coke
shipped during the month from the various coal ports to
London and other ports in the United Kingdom was
661,630 tons of coal, 5,609 tons of coke, and 377 tons of
culm. Of this quantity, which likewise shows a failing
off when compared with the returns for the preceding
month, none was sent from Liverpool.

THE LATE FATAL OCCURRENCE

ON THE
LONDON & NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY,

On Monday the Deputy-Coroner for the Western
Division of Middlesex (Mr. G. S. Brent), and the jury
empanelled to investigate the causes which led to the
extraordinary accident. which took place on the line of
the London and North-Western Railway on the London
side of the Primrose-hill tunnel, on the night of Friday,
the 4th inst.., causing the death of Mr. William Michael
George Kelly, it f4..st-elass passenger, and injury to other
persons, re-assembled lir one of the committee-rooms of
the Euston station, for the pterpese of further prosecut-
ing their inquiry.
The Deputy-Coroner, in opening the proceedings,
said he had consulted with Mr. Wakley, and they had
deemed it advisable to communicate with the Board of
Trade; sold the result was that an inspection had been
made by Colc'a4 Yollaud, who would probably deliver
a report to the jury. Ne felt pleasure in stating that.
the deceased gentleman had. Iml-red his life for £l,OOO.
After some delay Colonel Yollatid arrived, and said
he attended mainly for the purpose of inqufft, '.,ire had

examined the broken carriages and the scene of the fatal
disaster, and after he had heard all the evidence to be
adduced it might cause him to modify or alter the
opinion he had already formed.
Several witnesses were then examined, who stated
that they had examined the carriages at various stations
previous to the accident and &mid nothing out of order.
James Upperton, the policeman alluded to, deposed
that he was on duty on the main down line signal, near
Primrose-hill tunnel, on Friday night, the 4th instant,
and saw the Liverpool and Manchester express coming
in shortly after eleven, at from fifteen to twenty miles
an hour. When it got abotit sixty yards from the
tunnel he heard a grating noise, and directly afterwards
he saw the carriages turned over on the line, and he ran
away for assistance.

By Colonel Yolland—Did not see any wheel mount
the rail, ttor did he see any wheel drop. The whole
train cable through the points in front of the tunnel
perfectly safe",
Mathew Maling said,-4 aim a resident coachmaker at
this (Euston) station, in The serfiice of the London and
North Western Railway Company, lt is not my duty
to examine the trains as they arrive, but I see them
afterwards. I saw three carriages on the morning fol-
lowing the accident much damaged, as if thrown upon
their sides. The leading wheel of No. 46 carriage were
much injured, as well as the body of the carriage. Both
the Wheals had shifted from the axle, which, I believe,
was occasioned at the time of the accident by the rough
usage they reetifed.• They were each out of gauge, one
three-quarters of an indi anal the' other an inch and a
quarter. The key was shifted with the boss of the
wheel. The wheels appeared to be all right till they
got to Camden-town. The trailing-wheels of the
carriage and those of the other carriages, and the break-
van were true to gauge. The draw bar of No. 40 was
Broken. Its diameter is an eighth of an inch, and the
iron is of good quality. It did not show much fibre;
but that might be accounted for from the weather. The
coupling hook had not been found,

Mr. David Stevenson, goods manager in the service of
the company, deposed, that on his attention being called
to the accident directly after it occurred, he at once
visited the scene. He found two carriages lyiag on
their sides, one of which was right across the ways, with
the deceased lying under it. He had the unfortunate
gentleman removed, and went down the line with the
locomotive foreman to trace the origin of the accident.
The first indication was after the points had been passed,.
when he found a chair broken. He could not in the
least account for the accident.

Mr. Mather said, in reply to Mr. Horsley, that at
the present stage of the inquiry he had no scientific
evidence to offer.

In the course of a desultory and tedious discussion
that ensued the Deputy-Coroner said he had no scien-
tific evidence to call for from either the company or the
friends of the, deceased. Colonel Yolland was his
witness.

William Scholefield was next called, and deposed that
he was in the employ of the company as permanent
way inspector. He inspected the condition of the points
on the south side of the Primrose-hill tunnel on the
20th ult., before the frost set in, and also since the
the accident several times, and they were all right,
except in the last examination, when they were a little
tight. Could not say what effect that would have in
respect to the accident. They are at present exactly in
the same positiou.
By Mr. Horsley (who appeared for the friends of the
deceased)—He was inspector over three lines of rails
between London and Tring, and went over them every
day, but did not always use his gauge.
By Mr. Cleather—l have been inspector for about six
years. The points have been in just the same condition
since they were first put in 12 months ago. 34 trains
a-day pass over these points, and no accident has ever
before taken place. Owing to the severity of the
weather, I have exercised particular care in examining
the points, which have sustained no injury on account
of the frost. They have not required gauging since the
20th of December; had they required it, it would have
been reported, and the work would have been done
directly.

Mr. John Grantham was called by Mr. Horsley, and
stated that he is a civil engineer, of Nicholas-lane, city.
At the desire of the friends of the deceased he examined
the ground and the carriages, and agreed with what
had been stated, except that he found the two leading
wheels of the carriage about two inches apart. The
wheels, in his opinion, were out of gauge, and the rails
being contracted at the switch, together caused the
accident. He considered the curve being close to the
switch made it a very dangerous point, and the double
switch would add to the risk.

Colonel YoNand was then sworn. He deposed that
he was one of the Inspectors of the Board of Trade, and
was directed to inquire into the circumstances attending
this accident with a view of making a report to the
Board of Trade, and if their Lordships thought proper,
to forward a copy to the London and North-Western
Railway Company fur the purpose of avoiding, if
possible, a recurrence. Having made a careful exami-
nation of the scene of the accident, and the two carriages
and break van which were detached, he found the
London and North-Western adopted for their gauge at
the points 4 feet 81 inches, and for their main line 4 feet
81 inches, and when he came to measure the gauge at
the points in question he found the gauge very nearly
half an inch too narrow. His impression was that there
could be no doubt whatever that the carriages passed
over the tight part of the gauge, and dropped over the
side of the rail. He had no doubt that the carriages
were thrown off by the tightness of the gauge at the
points. It appeared that on the 20th of December the
gauge was 4 feet 82 inches, and the railway at that
particular spot is now defective, it being 7-16ths of an
inch too small.

Deputy-Coroner.—Do you agree with Mr. Grantham
that the curve this side the tunnel is a source of danger ?

Witness.—Nothing more than what is usual on all
railways. All points are dangerous.
Deputy-Coroner.—ln order to avert such accidents in
future what do you suggest ?

Witness.—That the gauge should be kept. Ido not
find fault with the difference of gauge between the main
line and the points, but I find fault with the gauge being
nearly half-an-inch less, as in this case. I think the
breakage of the draw-bar, which was first supposed to
be the cause of the unfortunate accident, was merely the
necessary result of the accident, but it would not throw
a train off the line and only involved a separation of the
train.

By the Deput.y•Coroner and Jury.—l believe the
cause of the accident was clearly the tightness of the
gauge at the points. lam assured that had the officer
in charge been aware of the difference of gauge at that
point, he would not have allowed it to be so for one
hour.

The Deputy-Coroner having briefly summed up, the
room was cleared of strangers, and, after a deliberatior,
the jury returned the following verdict :—" That on the
4th day of January William Michael George Kelly was
found dead beneath a certain carriage on the London
and North-Western Railway, and that his death was
occasioned by the effects of the fracture of his skull and
other injuries produced by his having become crushed
beneath the carriage aforesaid, accidentally and by vnis-
fortune." To which they appended the following
remarks :—" The jury sitting to inquire concerning the
death of Mr. W. M. G. Kelly earnestly recommend the
London and North-Western Railway Company to
remedy on their line as speedily as practicable the defect
which is represented to have been the cause of the
accident, and which resulted in the death of the deceased
gentleman."
The proceedings, which lasted the whole day, termi-
nated at 6 p.m.

PLATELAYER KILLED ON THE LONDON
AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.

BOXMORE, Jan. J 4.

A fatal accident took place this morning near this
station. The down Irish mail train leaving the Euston
terminus at 7.25 a.m. was proceeding at its usual rate of
speed, when the engine-driver, who was keeping a good
look-out behind, perceived several platelayers at work
upon the line. He gave the customary danger signal ; but
the men who, had they paid the slightest attention to
the instructions given to them, would have had ample
time to get on the "six foot " (the space between the
down and up rails), appeared to be unconscious of
the approach of the harm until the . engine was
upon them. The buffer struck one of the men,
inflicting dreadful injuries upon him,_ and his death
must have been instantaneous. Another of the plate-
layers was also very seriously injured. It is a remark-
able fact, that although these men are almost daily
:warped of the danger of not keeping a good look-out,
arid that the engine-drivers, knowing where the plate-
layers are at work, keep their eyes particularly toWards
such spots, and invariably give the "get out of the
Way" whistle, they frequently, while the engine is
running perhaps at the rate of 40 miles per hour, abso-
lutely "crawl" off the line when the train is within
a couple of hundred or a hundred yards from them—
that is, a few seconds only before the engine passes
them. The writer has often seen escapes of this
character, and the wonder is that such accidents do not
occur every day!!

HUNTING FIXTURES.
The WYNNSTAY PACK will meet on

The first day after the frost, at
Each day at half-past ten

.The Kennels

Master, Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart., M.P. ; Huntsman, J.Walker,
The CHESHIRE HOUNDS meet on
Wednesday, January 16, at
Thursday, January 17, at
Saturday, January 19, at
Monday, January 21, at
Wednesday. January 23, at
Thursday. January 24, at
Saturday, January 26, at
Monday, January 28, at
Wednesday, January 30, at
Thursday, January 31, at
Saturday, February 2, at
Each day at half-past ten.

Lincoln

RACING FIXTI
FEW
13
MAI

Nottingham Spring
Liverpool Spring .

Northampton
Croxton l'ark
Epsom Spring
Newmarket Craven

Chester
York
Malton
Salisbury

Beverley
Chelm!ford
litmgerford
Ascot

Hampton
Newton

Newmarket
Carlisle
Worcester ' 4
Abingdon ... 9

Iliglawayside
Crewe
.Wrenbury Station
Beeston Station
Poorer
Arley
Vale Royal
Warmintrham Village
Norton Priory
Appleton
....Crewe Station

Le «e 3 5
Brighton
Brighton Club 9
Wolverhampton l2
SEP CF.:

RES FOR 1861.

Derby Spring
.CH. _

Devon and Exeter
Derby
Doncaster
Richmond

Newmarket First October.. 1
Newmarket Second October 14
NOVE.

Shrewsbury l4
Coventry
:L.
Thirsk
Doncaster Spring
Newmarket First Spring

Bath
Manchester
llarpenden
Epsom Summer 2B
E.
Oldham 25
Newcastle
Bibery Club 26
Stockbridge
WinchestLr

Worcester
Liverpool

Liverpool July lO
Pontefract ll
Nottingham 1
Goodwood 3O
ST.

I Reading l4
Egham
Oxford
Plymouth ,30
ABER.
Leicester
'Walsall
Monmouth
I Manchester Autumn 27
)BER.
Newmarket Houghton

1111 ER.
Shrewsbury ...

A SKATING TRlP.—About thirty skaters belonging
o :Chelmsford undertook to skate to Maldon by the
Navigation Canal on Saturday morning. Notwith-
standing that a partial thaw had set in, they kept their
resolution of attempting the journey, and tiftcen of the
party, we hear, overcame all obstacles in their progress,
and effected their object, though the ice was by no
means in a satisfactory state, the water being occasionally
two or three inches deep.--Essex Herald.
THE MEMORIAL TO LORD PALMERSTON.—The letter
to Lord Palmerston on the reduction of the National
Expenditure, which we published on Friday, has already
received the signatures of between 50 and 60 members
of Parliament, and many additions are confidently
expected. The gentlemen who promoted that letter
have written to us expressing their surprise at its publi-
cation, as it was intended to he a private communica-
tion, and not for the public eye. It is due to them to
state this. At the same time, the difficulty of treating
as'private a document which 50 or 60 members of the
House of Commons have signed is self-apparent.—
Daily News.

LANCASHIRE AND Yont(stunt RAILWAY.—On Satur-
day evening last, about 230 porters, with their wires
and friends, belonging to the Oldham-road goods station,
partook of an excellent tea in the Domestic Mission

School-room, Rochdale-road, to Welprale the opening
of a society lately established among themselves, called
the Porters' Sick and Provident So'ciety, in connection
with the goods warehouse. The benefits arising' from
the society are Bs.'per week when sick. After tea, the
chair was occupied by Mr. Thomas Lowe, superintendent
of the above school', and the meeting addressed by the
Rev. James Bardslcv, Mr. Wright (prison philanthro-
pist), and other ministers. Between each address
anthems and other pieces were sung by RD efficientchoir. After spending a pleasant evening the meeting
separated soon after ten o'clock.
BELGIAN CANNON MAKING.—The Belgian Minister
of War went a few days since to the cannon foundry at
Liege, where the greatest activity prevails in the manu-
facture of guns on the new system, and in the transfor-
mation of such old ones as are fit for the operation of
rifling. The Minister also visited the works at Seraing,
to ascertain what means that establishment possesses for
making the new steel cannon. After having given
orders for all the measures necessary to hasten the diffe-
rent operations, the Minister went to the Polygon of
Brasschaet to witness the trial of some rifled cannon of
different calibre. lie was accompanied by the directors
of the .cannon foundry, and of the Pyrotechnic School,
and several officers who have specially occupied them-
selves with the study of rifled canner. The various
trials are stated to have been attended with very remark-
able results.

The Princeton, which arrived in the Waterloo Dock
yesterday, has brought a large cargo of grain, flour, &c.,
from New York.—The Roland Bremen, from Baltimore,
which has also arrived in dock, bas a large cargo, consist-
ing of not less than 8,300 barrels of flour.—The Star of
the West, -one of the largest American traders, left the
Waterloo Dock yesterday afternoon with a large general
cargo, consisting of iron, soda ash, bale goods, &c.; for
New York.—The Fortitude, which sailed yesterday for
Rio Janeiro, takes out a general cargo of coal, iron,
and bale goods.—The ship Versailles, which sailed yes-
terday for Shanghai, had on board a general cargo of
iron, coal, deal, bale goods, &c.—The Jura, from New
York, is expected to-morrow with a large general cargo
of provisions and breadstuffs.
TRADE OF LIVERPOOL.—The following is a return
of the number and tonnage of ships reported inwards
and cleared outwards at this port as compared with
he corresponding periods of last year :
Rl:roam) INWARDS' For the Week ended Jan. 12.
1861
1860
11

Increase in ships
Decrease in tons
CLEARED OUTWARDS, For the Week ended n. 12.
1861
079 tons.
1660
Decrease in ships
Decrease in tons 8,948
REPORTED INWARDS, From Jan. 1 to Jan. 12, 1861.
78,548 tons.
11886061
............ ..
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...... :::
112400
schhiippss
97,405 tons.
Decrease in ships
Decrease in tons
CLEARED OUTWARDS, From Jan. 1 to Jan. 12, 1861,
1861
1860
Increase in ships 75,812 tons.
Increase in tons.. l2
16,414