The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-09 00:00:00

ENTRY FOR TOWN PLATE.

Twilight. 9stioiiiffesP;r,94 51b r Tarragona, 84 121 b ;
Michel Grove, 84 101 b; Duke of CsalheSlB4. 8111 slb
Certificate, 84 2lb ; Britannia, let 101 b ; Dutch Sam,
let 101 b ; Misfire, 74 71b ; Little Dick, let 41b ; Strike,
let 41b ; Castor Oil, 7st 21b ; Mi. Livingstone,
7st 21b; /tombola, 74; Titmouse Tat ; Night Revel, Bet
71b ; Perfume f, get 41b ; Witch of Rados, bet 410 ; Aeouite
f, 6st ; Detective. sst 121 b ; Bates, bet 101 b ; Crease f,
54 71b ; Accident, sst 71b ; Spitfire, Bet 71b ; Carter Bell,
sst 71b.

NURSERY HANDICAP. About live furlongs.
Diana f. Yindicta, Pearl C. Dictator, Amazonian. Infante,
Harriet Watts, Village Lad, Louisa Room, Catalpa c,
Moubourmzet, and Dou't come late, are hors.

Greta Aaatvaut—Cellazins, X Hart, Aconite f,
Catalpa f, Write, Beatrice, and

THE TRAGEDY IN THE CITY-ROAD.
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THE INQUEST.—(THIS DAY.)
This morning an investigation was held by Mr.
Jobs Humphreys, one of the Middlesex coroners, at the
Queen's Head Tavern, PitAeld-street, Hoston, re-
specting the death of Charles Cools, aged 15 months, the
child of respectable parents, residing at No. 18, Brunswick.
place, City-road, who was alleged to have been murdered
by his mother last Thursday afternoon, under very horrible
circumstances.

Inspector Webster, of the N Division, had she manage-
ment of the case on the part of the Commissioners of Pollee,
and Mr. T. W. Rogers, solicitor, of Fenchurch-street,
matoodod oo behalf of the waned.

The jury having viewed the body,
Mr. Mark 18, Brunswick-place, City-road, the
father of the deceased, mid that he left home on Thursday
afternoon, when his son wee quite well, having dined with
himself and Mrs. Cook. Witness was the tenant of the
house, but occupied only • port:tom of it. His wife
had been an invalid for some years, principally with
rheumatic fevers, which broke up her ounatitutiou. Dr.
Davis lately informed hint that one of her lungs wagons,
and that there was no hope of her recovery. Since her illness
she occupied the front room, and she dined in it on
Thursday. She was not confined to her bed, but was
only strong enough to walk up and downstairs, and
she had a nurse to attend to her. That was because Dr.
Rogers said she should he kept quiet. Witness did not
notice any indications of insanity. On the Thursday
after dinner she was reading her Bible, and she
was very low spirited, and said that she was afraid
her soul was lost. Witness told her to cheer up,
and not to give way to such notions. Her father's
sister went out of her mind three or four years
ago, and she had said that she was afraid she should go out
of her mind bk. She had been very nervous and debili-
tated for some time, and if anything happened she would
apparently become like a maniac, but would recover and
apologise for her puke. She was not given to drink.
About two boars after witness left the house he was sent
for and found what bad happened.
Elizabeth Fare, servant to last witness, said that on the
day in question she was in the kitchen with the nurse,
when Mrs. Cools canna down and kissed the child,
who wee playing at the bottom of the stairs. She
kissed him and took him upstairs, saying nothing
to witness. About four or five minutes after she
returned and was very pale and agitated, trembling
violently. She said nothing, and her hands were all over
blood. Withers ran upstairs, and ape going into the back
room ea the first Boor saw little Charles on the floor bleeding
and in • pool of blood. The carving-knife produced,
• very large pee with a rough handle, was on the floor.
Witness had asked Mrs. Cools whether she should take the
child upstairs fur her, and she said "No, let him alone."
By Mr. Rogers—Mrs. Cook was very food of deceased.
By the jury—There was another little child older than
deceased in the house, and when witness went upstairs be
was looking at deceased lying on the floor.
Maria Marlton said that she was nursing Mrs. Cools five
weeks. At 3 o'clock she left the deceased asleep in the front
room. About half past 3, Mrs. Cools brought the child
downstairs and left him in the kiteltee, going upstairs
again directly. She might then have possessed herself
of the carving.knife. She returned in about ten minutes
and took the child, who was running about, up-
stairs again. Witness heard no cry or disturbance,
but in 15 or 20 minutes Mrs. Cook entered the kitchen pale
and speechless. Witness said " Oh, you have broken a
blood vessel," when she observed that there was blood
on her throat, dress, and hands. Mrs. Cools said nothing
and was placed upon • chair, when • wound was aeon
in her throat. Witness ran upstairs to all the lodgers and
saw the deceased with its throat cut and quite dead. Upon
going down to the kitchen they met Mrs. Cools coming up
stairs, and she wanted to go into the room where deceased
war, saying that he wax crying. He was not crying, being
perfectly dead. There were four children. One of them,
Walter, wan in the room, witness thought, at the time the
others were at school. Demised had been reading the
Bible in • low too, during the afternoon.
Dr. J. F. Rogers, who was called in to see the body,
stated that he had attended Mrs. Cools since the beginning
of July. and that she was quite unfit to appear in court.
The Coroner said that in a cases* seriously affecting Mrs.
Coole be would adjourn to give her an opportunity of being
present before a verdict would be returned.
Inspector Webster said that it would be impossible to
remove the prisoner at present.
The court then adjourned.

The Doncaster Grammar School was re-opened
on Wednesday last under the most auspicious circum-
stances. The day seems to have been kept quite as a gala
one by the inhabitants of the town.
A deputation from the Cotton Districts Relief
Fond, consisting of Lord Egerton of Tattoo, Sir J. Kay
Shuttleworth, and Colonel Wilson Patten, M.P., waited
upon the sub-committee of the Manchester Central
Relief Fund, to esplain the principles on which they wished
their funds to be distributed by the Manchester Com-
mittee. Colonel Patten, on the part of the deputation, said
they screed to hand over 4,0001. a month, for six months,
to the Manchester Committee on condition that the money
was dispensed through local committees, and devoted only
to working men and their families who " were not on the
poor rates." The condition. " not on the poor
rates," met with some opposition from one or two
gentlemen, bat it was generally felt there would be no dim.
unity in distributing the funds io this way. and the offer el
the deputation was thankfully accepted. At a meeting held
in Salford it wu resolved to request the Provident Society
to undertake the distribution of the local funds.

• New Leo•L ApeoIIeTMIENTS. —We have to an-
DOUnte that the Lord Chancellor has appointed Mr. Brent
Spencer Follett to the important office of Registrar, under
the act recently passed "to facilitate the proof of title and
the conveyance of reel estates." Mr. Follett is • Queen's
counsel who has long held a distinguished position at the
Chancery bar. He owes his appointment entirely to merit.
Durog the short time that he had • seat in par-
liament, as member for Bridgewater, he voted
with the emservative party, of which his late
brother, Sir William Follett, was aa illustrious ornament.
The LotdChaocellor has appointed to the office of Assistant
Registrar, Mr. Robert Hallett Holt, a conveyancer of cm-
alterable practioe and ability. We understand that the
office of the new department be established in one of
the houses in Liocolewien4telds, lately occupied by the
Court for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors. We further
believe that Mr. Follett end Mr. Holt, to whom has been
entrusted, io the find instance, the preparation of the roles
and general orders, have received directions to proceed to
Dublin to examine into the practical operation of the
Landed Fettles Court in that country. There am be little
doubt that the appointment of Mr. Follett and of his co-
adjutor will give equal satisfaction to the profenion and to
the pubric.—lforning Poet.
TRAFFIC RecelTll.--The traffic returns of rail-
ways in the United Kingdom published for the week ending
the god of August, amounted, on 10,361 miles, to 6415134,
and for the nerresponding week of last year, on 10,010
miles, to 606,2011. showing an increase of 351 miles, and
of 35,310/. in the receipts. The yeas receipts on 14 of the
principal railways in the United Kingdons amounted for
the week on 7,892 miles, to 507,3311. ; and for the corres-
ponding week of last year, cia 6,703 miles, to 479,3831. ;
showing en increase In the mileage of 189 mile",
and 28.539/. in the receipts. The increase on the
Caledoaian amounted to 201/.; on the Eastern Count's to
2,4761. ; on the Great Northern to 3,8691. ; on the Great
Weetere to 9,045/. ; on the London sod North-Western to
7,182/. ; on the Londe°, Brighton. and South Coast, to
2,0091. ; on the London and South Western to 4,4811. ;
Midland, 2,9211. ; on the North British to 1,2221.; on
the South Eastern to 36431.--total. 37,1421. But from
this must be deducted 5881., the decrease on the
Great Southern and Western; 5.6841. on the Lan-
cashire sad Yorkshire ; 1,0301. on the Manchester Shef-
field, soil Liemhishire; and 1,3211, oe the North Enema,
together 8.6031., leaving the Menem, as above, 28,5301.
The receipt. on 64 other lima in the United Kingdom
animated oa 3,477 miles to 133,5911. ; and for the eor-
mooed* week of Iset mar, nn 3,307 miles, to 126,8201.,
showing an Menem of 170 swim and of 6,7711. I. the
receipts'. The goods tradie es the 14 lime above-mom-
timed amounted for the week to 202,71/31. against
205,4921., showing a decrease at 2,7891. The piessegers,
parcels. mails, he., trail. ea those lines animated to
3E15,2191. seeing 273,8911. for the corresponding period of
1861, showing ao Meer* ie the passenger traffic of 31.32111.
Them figures show an increase la the punter trade of
some of the principal lines, which appear, to have arisen
frees the latereatheed Exhibition, hut at the same time
there is • demean in the goods hallo from the dimension
I. trade. The total receipts for the pail week show as
(sere en of 36.3801., as compared with those of the pre-
°dim week, ending the 26th July.—Berepeth
It is in contemplation to form a settlement at
Cape Yak. as Tones Straits.

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