The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-16 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 16, 1664:-rvlo-

but to retrieve the health and morals, As body I
and spirit of our soldiery ; and the No* has
been reverently recognised by the nsajoii:': Miss
Courrs' good deeds have been resognilbs&not only
in her acts of simple beneficence but in tfit direo-
tion of public servioe—in the churches and schools,
the model lodging-horses, the drinking fountains,
and the life-boats which she has provided for
a multitude whom she has never seen face to face,
but only in kindly imagination. Lady LONDON-
DERRY, again, has commanded universal respect by
the energetic administration of her property, in
which such numbers are interested that her acts
come under the name of public service. When
she has built docks, opened schools, provided in-
struction in agriculture, and supplied whole vil-
lages of good cottages, she has been regarded as
among the first of good citizens, and not the lees
regarded for her ladyhood, even though she pre-
sides at banquets to her tenantry, and makes bold
and true speeches afterwards. If it is held that
these ladies afford an exceptional spectacle, on
account of their great wealth, there are others not
the leas satisfactory because they are on a small
scale.

LArCEIT

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official statement that the army was ready to meet the i
enemy if necessary. Then, as to his Majesty's praise
of its courage and endurance, none who saw what
those poor fellows went through without complain-
ing will dispute the justice of such commendation.
If England be ever outnumbered by an alliance of
several great powers, if our territory be invaded,
and we experience a struggle for honour and free-
dom like that which Denmark has maintained, I
hope that we may have better equipment and better
fortune than the Danes, but I need not wish my
countrymen stouter hearts. King Christian suffers
along with his people. He is robbed as a monarch ;
they are too frequently ruined as individuals ; he
can therefore touch unreservedly upon the national
disaster, and has done so, as above quoted. It was
impossible to put a cheering aspect upon what is
occurring. The army knows well enough that
things have taken a bad turn, and under existing
circumstances a very fair valedictory address has
been composed.

Alfred Rage, whose position in society and fatuity
losses give him deserved weight, and who, as I
think I mentioned to you lately, is a member of the
Folketbing in both legislative bodies, has put some
searching questions to the Ministers of War and
Marine. They are regarding Alsen'b capture on
June 29th as a defeat most damaging to Danish
reputation, and keenly felt by all classes. What
answer the ministers return matters not much,
aiuce a new cabinet can easily throw overboard its
predecessor's responsibility. But there is signifi-
cance in any sign of parliamentary vigour and life
at this moment, the problem of home government
being still unsolved.

TWO FATAL ACCIDENTS THROUGH RECELESS
DRIVING.

Mr. William Payne, the City Coroner, held two
inquiries last night at Gay's Hospital respectiog the deaths
of Flew rMins, aged 47 years, and William Hagar, aged
79 years, who both lad their lives in consequenceof the '
recklme driving of George Joy and William Woodbridge in
the public street.
In the first ones George Norris, a Woolwich carrier, said
that on Suede y, the 17th of July, he saw a cart being driven
at the rate of 12 mike an hour through Ilighutreet, Dept-
ford. Several hundred people who were coming from
church were at that time in the street. The deceased wait
crossing the road, and she was struck by the wheel of the
oat, and knocked down. A policeman ran after the cart and
stopped it. The wheels went over the woman. All the
people in the read cried oat, but the driver did eat stop.
It appeared when the driver of the cart wee take, to the
police-station be gave a false name and address. The de-
ceased was the widow of a gardeser, and she was both deaf
and dumb, but the coroner said that vas a 0 reason why the
deceased should be killed through the realms drivieg of
the seamed, and alter a great deal of evidence the jury re-
turned the following verdict :—" That the deceased was
run over accidentally and killed, and the jury say that the
severest censure is due to the driver for his reckless driving ;
and the jurors further my that the reason they do not bring
io a verdict of manslaughter against the accused is on so-
I count of the deafness of the deceased."
The driver was then called before the court, and severely
reprimanded for his conduct
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in the one of Wdliam Hagar, it appeared that the de.
awed was a shoemaker, residing at No. 35, New Charlotte-
street, Blackhiare-road.
John Garner, • fire-eampe man, said that be was on duty
last Monday night sear the railway bridge in Blsekfriat►
read, when be saw a cart driven by William Woodbridge,
in the employ of Mr. Edmonds, furniture dealer in the New.
cut, at a !anew isle. It had all the appearance of (Meg
for the engines for a fire. The decesaed was crossing
the road, when Woodbridge was within three yards of him.
The driver triad to pull up, ►ut could not The man was
knocked down, and the wheels went over him. He died on
Saturday last.
Verdict of "Accidental death." In this can also the
driver of the cart was assured by the jay.