The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-10 00:00:00

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No. I Bh. I 1113116 I Pd. lOL prises I Bales.
76,000 1 Cambrian Con. Gold, L 1 1
33 4 e's—
LON .. Clifford Anal le 31
LON .. Der. G. Con. (Tarleth ) 1 660 670
11,800 .. Drakewalls
611 .. Kam Basset (Illogan)
WOW 1 Bast Clogan Gold (Um) fa 6 dla par
6.. West Csradcm
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6.ooo..[Mullane' (7arlAk.) 8.656 d 3 34
481 .. °rambler I Bt. Anbia. 681 7 10
0. Great South Tolman
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4000 .. Grenville -
1000
016 .. Herod "1006 . .. —.. Una 38 40
.., Wimples Douala —-- U16.0d 11 6
1,000 lady Bertha 2.1L0. f 1
SOS .. Idarprel (Mu Ladaut) O6 22 34
0.000 narks Valley
40,000 4 111.294 Iron Ore tf 14 Of dle
400 .. Neer Beton
8.
000 ... North Demme 24 2
700 ..North Roskair—.
114 23 2621
6,1140 ..N. Wh. Basset (Mow, 31.15. 3 si
6,640 North Wheal Crony 2.6.9. if 4
9,400 Par Coos. (N. Blaney) . 11 4 6
1,130 10 Provides (17. Lelant). WALL 40 42
700 @rehear Noreth r• 26 00
611 .. 8. Osindon (It. Clear) lt 416 426
0,000 .. 8. Cara Brea (Moran)
4W .. LW. Trauma (Map* '0.16.0. 724 774
IN Wray Park 301.17a, 39
IMO 0 Tsumrllll.oLsad Yu.) C. 44 f I
LOW .. nu Oron
,103 Wed Barak ( 114 61
,411 ..w. Clerstem (obrd.) 614 22 24
600 .. West Wen
N we. aims (Mom) ei 821 071
156 .. Wiz Haller (Redren) 5 45 60
4,800 .. Wheal Lndcatt 2.10.8 21 3
1,004 W. Wary A no( Yemen 8 11 .3
306 _ Wheal Won 684 120 230
6L,00000 _ Wh. Trelalrney iLlek , 7 16 17
.. Wheel Union
P 011.611311 11111f15.
No. I Ilh I l[linn. IPd ICL prime I Baku
115.0001 2 Alamilke (Limited) .. 41 par pm
20,000 10 Anmeallaa . .It I I
76,080 1 Ban Award, Liana. all '
10.000 6 Brea I. 1.&11.00.(1.1m) all 1
16,000 10 Cape Copper (Walled) 4 par pm
11.000 1 Capals Silver
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100,000 1 Doe reno,N. Del Bey. 1 I
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76,000 1 Dun Mountain Copper all
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16,000 2 fortes* (Lim.)
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86,000 1 G.N.c9.8. Australla(7 III ea.
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3 Unsres all 17 8
10,000 6 Lueltsidsa
11‘818 1 Madonna ell 4
100,000 2 IL Aurece Graz. GAL (L all 14 ti
85900 1 N.B.hies4.l.t.t -.Aus.(L. 8 dla
10,000 10 Ponteband BllverLeaj all 4 6
190,000 6 Port PhWlp
1 Bents Barbara Gold II S par pis
00.000 1 Scottish Austin. (Linz) 1 4 dla pin
11.900 10 St. John del her (Lim.' 16 I 65 7
66174 IS United Ilerloan lBll 04 7 61 1
60,000 1 Vallanzsaca Gold (L ) 1 1 Ipm
BUNK. i 1 Worthl.ll2 Lim.) all. f —.
*OO9l I Inadanamotans (Urn ). all Ift 341 n

MONEY MARKNY.--(THIS D4Y.)

Two flexors.
The stock markets to-day have shown a favour-
able tendency, owing to the splendid harvest wea-
ther, combined with the rapid flow of gold to the
Bank, and with the improvement which took place
on Saturday afternoon on the Paris Bourse. Within
the last hour some dulness has been occasioned by
the receipt of somewhat lower prices from Paris,
yet the funds are still quoted to per cent.
better than they closed on Saturday, and the im-
provement has extended to most of the speculative
kinds of foreign stocks, particularly Greek, Mexi-
can, and Spanish Passive. In English railway
stocks there is no movement worth mentioning.
At Paris this morning, according to Mr. Renter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at
67fr. 40c., and receded to 67fr. 35c., being about
j per cent. lower than at the close on Saturday.
Consols are now quoted 92/ to 93, for money,
and 934 to 1 for the 9th September. Trans-
' actions are officially recorded as follows :
Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 93, 92/ ;
ditto, for account (9th Sept.), 931 ; Three per
Cents. Reduced, 93, j; New Three per Cents., 93,
4 ; Bank Stock, 240 ; Thirty Years Annuities,
April, 1885, 15 1-16 ; Red Sea Telegraph
Annuities, August, 1908, 21} ; India Five per
Cent. Stock, 1084, 4 ; Exchequer Bills, 2s. dis.
Foreign stocks are firm, with a better tendency.
Mexican Bonds have risen about j per cent., being
last marked 371. Greek are quoted 321
to I—a rise of 4. Turkish Consolides
have advanced 1 per cent., being quoted
481 to 4, and the Anglo-Turkish Loans
are strong, that of 1854 being quoted 92 to 93 ;
1858, 701 to 1 ; and 1862, 671 to j. The
improvement extends to Spanish Passive Bonds
and Italian stock. Egyptian stock is likewise firm.
Transactions are recorded as follows :—Buenos
Ayres Six per Cents., for account (Aug. 14), 93 ;
Chilian Three per Cents., 861 ; Egyptian
Seven per Cents. (Ist issue), 1034, 4, 104 ;I
Greek Five per Cents., for account, 321, 4,1; ditto
Coupons, for account, 15 ; Italian Five per Cents.,
1861 (exchange 25fr.), for account, 71j ; Mexican
Three per Cents., for account, 374, ; New Grenada
Two per Cents., 314 ; Russian Five per Cents., 1862,
921 ; Sardinian Five per Cents., for account, 90
Spanish Three per Cents., for account, 54 ; ditto
Passive, for account, 325, b ; Turkish Six per Cents.,
1854, 92 ; ditto for account, 921 ; ditto 1858, for
account, 705, 71 ; ditto, 1862, for account, 674,
; Venezuela Three per Cents., for account, 231 ;
ditto, 1862, for account, 67, 561.
The Confederate Loan is slightly firmer, at 24 to
22 dis.
International Financial shares are 2s. Gd. to ss.
better, at 3} to 34 prem. ; General Credit dull, at
to 1 prem. ; Egyptian Trading steady, at j to 1
prem. ; and Hudson's Bay ss. higher, at 24' to
21 din.

The influx of gold to the Bank continues large.
The amount sent in on Saturday was 130,0001.,
making a total of 328,0001. since the date of the
last retort.
The Persia, from New York, has brought 33,0001.
in specie.
Applications are invited by Messrs. J. B.
Schrdder and Co. for bonds of the Matanzas and
Sabanilla Railroad Company to the extent of
300,C001. sterling. These bonds bear interest at 7
per cent. per annum, payable half-yearly in London,
and are offered at 95 per cent. The loan of 200,0001.,
which was raised in London on the security of this
line in 1853, is now reduced to 74,0001. by the ope-
ration of the sinking fund. To meet the cost of
various extensions, and to repair the entire line, are
the objects of the present transaction. Subject
only to the existing liability on the loan of 1863,
the whole of the line and rolling stock are hypothe-
cated as security to the new bondholders. A sinking
fund of 10,000/. per annum is to be applied,
commencing with 1873. The other Cuban bonds
negotiated through the same firm have retained a
very steady position in the English market for in-
vestments, railways in Cuba being successful and
increasingly useful as the produce of fresh estates
is brought upon them. The brokers to the present
loan are Messrs. 51nllens, Marshall, and Daniell,
and Messrs. Lawrence, Son, and Pearce.
Messrs. Friihling and GOschen have announced
the payment in due course of the coupons due the
Ist September on the Egyptian Government Loan
of both issues. _ _

It may be useful to reproduce, from Mr.
Slaughter's Weekly List, the annexed summary of
the proposed hall-yearly railway dividends olfcially
announced last week :
Bristol and Exeter.-2/. per 100 stock, being at the rate
of 4 per cent. per annum. The dividend for the correspond-
ing half.year of 1862 was at the rate of 3 per cent. per
annum.
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' crease of more than one-third over the large busi-
ness of the preceding year.
The half-yearly meeting of the South Eastern
Railway Company is convened for the 27th inst.
Creditors of the " Security Mutual Life Amur.
anon Society" are required to submit their claims to
the official manager by the 28th inst., under penalty
of being excluded from the distribution of assets.
The following is from the monthly hide circular
issued on Saturday by Messrs. Culverweli, Brooks,
and Co. :
The hide market has not shows soy material alteration
during the put month, erupt for salted Australian bides,
which have sold freely. Hides—Salted Ox any Cow—Booth
America.—The salmi have been limited ; Australian have
been in good request, and Sydney, Ann heavy, have realised
an advance of Id. to id. ; Cape have brought fall prices.
Salted horse hides in steady request. East India kips
of good quality have sold readily at full price', but middling
and inferior descriptions, which have constituted the bulk
of those brought forward, bare been dull of sale ; previous
rates have, however, been generally realised. English
market bides of good quality have maintained previous rates.
The Leather Market. There is no change of importance to
notice, but upon the whole an improved demand has been
experienced. North and South Amerian Furs and Skim.
—At the public sale of North American deer there was a
good demand for all sorts, prices being on average similar
to the previous sale. In furs nothing of note has occurred.
The fur seal were chiefly from the Cape ;of the 3,900 offered
about oorrhalf were black pups ; about 400 skies only sold
at 7s. 6d. to 155., being lower rates, and 267 Cape black
paps at ls. 13d. per skin. The Hudson's Bay Company's fur
gale comtneoces on the 31st inst. ; our is fixed for the 9th,
10th, and Ilth September.

SATrADET ETZNING.

At the Bank of England Discount-office the de-
mand to-day was of an average character for a
Saturday. In the general market not much busi-
ness seems to have been done below 31 per cent.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 93 to i for the
9th September were first marked this morning 93
and 93j and closed at 93, "sellers." For money the
last price was 921 to I. Transactions are
officially recorded as follows :—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 921, j, 93 ; ditto, for account
(Sept. 9), 93, i ; Three per Cents. Reduced,
93, h• New Three per Cents., 94, 93* ; India Five
per Cent. Stock, 108 i, ; India Four per Cent.
Debentures, April, 1864, 100.

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The Didii Five per Cent. stock was unaltered,
at 1081 to ; India Bonds, at 16s. to 19s.
M.: prem. ; and chequer Bills at Is. dis. to 21.
prem.
International Financial shares show little re-
covery, closing at 31 to 3/ prem. General Credit
were steady, at Ito 1 rem. ; London Financial, at
110 to 11 °rem. ; and Egyptian Trading at 1 to 1
prem. there was a rally of 21. 6d. in Hudson's
Bay shares, the last price being 23 to 2l dis.
Bank shares were quiet, and the only change in
prices was a slight improvement in London Joint
Stock. Miscellaneous shares were likewise =-
altered. Crystal Palace Debenture stock continues
to improve.
The shares of the Consolidated Bank were quoted
511 to 51 prem.
Ocean Marine shares closed today at 13 to 131
prem • Thames and Mersey, 21 to 3 prem. ; Com-
mercial Union, 21 to 2i prem. ; Universal Marine,
/ to 1 dis.; North British and Mercantile Insurance
171 to 18 ; and Oriental and General Marine, 11
to 11 prem.

MINES.-(THIS DAY)

Two o'CLocc

A moder►te amount of business is going forward
to-day in the mining market. East Camden shares
are firmer, at 29 to and Wheal Seton at 222}
to 227 f. Stray Park are also in request. Herods-
foot are lower at 37 to 39. Wheal Margaret are
quoted 32 to 33.
Foreign and colonial mining shares are quiet.
United Mexican are steady, with transactions at 61
and Yudanamutana have been dealt in at
prem.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS 'DAY.)

MONDAY, AOGONT 10, 8 A.M.

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C. &I D. W. :1. Q. L S R.
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Nairn 29.92166: 3 B.W. 1 71 22 e 0.34 1
Abordses 29.06 69, 4 8. W. 3 6 14 c
Leith 29.96 621 4 W. 1 6 24 0 1
&blade 39.04 001 5 B. W. 1 5 22 m 2
Scarborough. 30.02 62, 4 W. 2 5 30 b 1
Oramcsatle 129.06 58: 3 B.W. 2 7 28 m 0.17 2
Galway
Valenti& ,29.95611 0 8. 34 20 0 0.20 2
Queenstown . 30.09 OS 1 B.W. 414 10 0 0.16 4
Liverpool 910.t7 64 6 W.B. W. 6 16 c 0.02 2
Holyhead ... 30.02 60 1 8.8. W. S 8 118 b 0.20 2
Pembroke CO 0 8.8. 1 1 24 r 0.13 1
Peossam ~30.15 1.1., 2 B. W. 6 6 22 o 4
Brest '30.16 66 3 8.2. 2 3 16 o
L'Olient '3O It 64 4 N. 4 3 32, A— 2
Rochefort 30.1672 4 B.IL 1 2 IS b— S
Plymouth 13 67 3 Z. 0 3 'lO 0 1
Weymouth '30.13 64 1 &W. 21 4 93 m 1
Portsmouth ,30.10 71, 6 W. 3 4 24 c 2
Loudon '80.12 68
Dover '30.14 72 4 W. I 1 1: 20 b
Yarmouth 3006 W.B.W. 4 3 2
R•lown.owl —WI' SOP.. 3 3 20 A—

PIOSAJOA
TVILaDAT. °a our
W. to N. h.. and btc►, NOITU-KAAT.
moderate, tint,
W.B.W. to N. \.E.. Wee COASTS.
moderate, Sae.

DEZSDAT.
N.W. to 3.. t ariabi,
itne.
N. to E., light, tine.

THE ACC!/'ENT ON THE LYNX AND

lie.izadffTo.V KAILWA Y.

KENG'S LYNN, Sari Miler.
The pre-cedings were resumed this mamma, *nen, as
on the previous day, s large number of the pnucipsl baba.
bitaute of the town enemies!.
Br. George Billing--I wan a passenger by the train which
left Iluostanton last Monday evening. 1 occupied a third.
class carriage, the second compartment. My fellow-pas-
sengers were Mr. Laird, Miss Clark, Mrs. Brown, 3lnt.
Laird, Mi. Dennis. Hiss Palmer, blue Billing (my niece),
me *lf, and hlts. Billing. Mr. Lord sat with his back to
tLe engine, and his right Land next the side of the car-
riage. By his side rat Miss Clark, next her Mesa. 'Brown.
f Mines. went on to detail particulars which he gave
at the inquest on Tuesday.) The tint thing I noticed was
the vibration of the coinage when going off the line,
and shortly it tumbled over on the right side. I never
heard or raw auything after. I was underneath, and when
I recovered persons were ou my feet, and when I got my
legs clear Mrs. Billing got up also, and said, "Where is my
child •" She mod, " Here 1 am." I did not see anything
of the dead persona. The end of the carriage must have
lx-do destroyed or I could not have walked out. 1 don't
think the speed was over the ordinary course of travelling.
I had spokeu to Mr. Laird and Mr. Dennis. The four de-
cease,' w ere all of our party (owe of no), and in good health
and feints.
By Mr. Pitcher—l could not tell whether we went over
soy thing.
By Mr. Edwards—l did not feel any jerk from behind.
John Reeve, station roaster at Huostauton, said—l started
the train to Lyon on Monday last. Previous to its starting
I made au examination as to the coupling irons, and found
then all safe. Have been in the employ of the company
ever since 1851, an porter, guard, clerk, and station insider.
It was an order from London for the train to be sent away
separated. As to the stopping of the second train, that was
lett to me. The first train was, at all events, to stop at
every station. and the second at none, unless there were
passengers which we could not get away by the first. The
last train would have been the tasted of the two. I
consider that a proper arrangement and safe, became we
allow twenty minute., the first train starting at 7.47, and
the wood at 8.7. 1 purposely kept this train standing four
or five minutes after it was re►dy to start, so that it should
not follow the other in leas than twenty minutes. I cannot
say how long it would take to stop it. Both breaks being
on it would take seven minutes. There were lights behind
the List carriage of the first train (four). They could be seen
the whole extent of the straight line, I have no doubt. if
the driver of the hindermost train had seen the lights of the
first train it would have been his duty to slacken the speed.
By Mr. Ward—Han engine-driver had seen the red light
be would have pulled up. If I was guard I should have
pulled up and signalled the next train. If the fireman put
on his break, and I did not put on mine, there would be a
shock which would be felt at the rear as much as the centre.
I think the bullock most have been hit and did not came
under the train tall the third or fourth carriage. and it was
not through the misapplianoe of the break. The couplings
were done by the porter io my presence. The greater part
of the train came from Lynn in the morning. There was no
testing of the couples said wheel, at Hinistaiatoo. On a dry
warm night, within two miles of the station, where it' had
stopped, I should think it could be stopped in four or five
hundred yards.
By the Coroner—The train did not go tender foremost.
By Mr. Edwards—The engine was turned at Honstanton.
The time of starting the second train was wholly direr's-
tottery with me. I started them at an interval of
twenty minutes. I ordered the latter to stop at
two different stations. A record was kept of the
time of each train's departure by a signalman. The
signal-
man made the entry. lam speaking from memory. Ido
not remember ever having started a train at so short an
interval, except a luggage train, which atop at every AM.
Lion. The universal regulation as to keeping intervals
between trains is not to follow io less than fifteen minutes,
not a fast Crean following a slow one. This was a fast train
in comparison with the other, but neither was fast. Five
minutes is the time for a stopping signal for s slow train,
and ten minutes for a feat train. I should not be induced
to stops train that wan being followed by another wales. I
was forced. _ _

By tbaCormseir—lf I saw a bullock on the side of the
line I should not feel justified in stopping my train after I
bad ascertained the danger and passed it. I consider I
should have risked the safety of passengers much more by
stopping the train under such circumstances as those in this
case. I should pull up to ascertain the cause, but not stop,
even if my driver bad whistled. The guard of the fiat
train would not know the intervals of starting, and the
number of stoppages. I should tell the driver there was a
train following him. He would know that at en interval of
about a quarter of an hour there was • train to come, but
be could know nothing an to the stoppages. There were
three lights at the back of the hindmost carriage of the
first, and two in front of the second train.
. .

By Mr. Pitcher—He would have risked more danger.
By the Coroner—Whilst he was stopping the guard would
have gone back to have stopped. He would not be able to
see lights before Woottoe, or he might have mistaken them
for the station lights. There might have been time to have
stopped the train, but I would not have taken the responsi-
bility of it. The guard has charge of the train whilst it
s in motion.

Captain Henry Tyler, government inspector, said—Lest
autumn I believe in September last, I examined the
Lynn ;Lad Haustanion line. I examined the faxes
in all respects minutely. Between the station at
Lynn and Wootton, so far an I can remember,
the ditches, which are now dry, or nearly so, were
filled with water, and where there is now a low fence
there was water. It appeared to me to be sufficient to
keep bullocks off the line. I have seen it this morning,
and taken the dimension. The ditch is seven feet wide at
top, and 3 feet 6 inches at the bottom. It is 3feet 6 iodic'
In depth, and a wooden rail on the railway side 14 inches.
I think it is notes good as it might be, but it is not a bed
fence now. It is not all cattle that could get over it. I
have not been an agriculturist. I have seen lances in England
(pastureland) as inadequately fenced. I bare seen them
worse than these, but 1 think it would be better now it
was dry to have better fences. Of course I could not pos.
aibly tell how ditches would retain the water, and in the
event of their getting dry it was clearly the duty of the
company to keep all safe. It took me a day to examine the
line. 1 don't remember that my attention has been called
to Mr. Shear's land. I examined the fences near where
the accident happened by the direction of the Board of
Trade. lam not aware that there is a portion of the line
where there ia no fence all. If you think it desirable I shall
be glad to go and see. Tue jury could nee themselves.
A.Juryman—We all know there is no fence at all.
. .

Sinclair wu with me, and 1 don't recollect
his pointing to a part of the line where there is no fence.
11 the attention of the foreman was called to the danger
they ought to have provided against it. When the
railway company see that cattle trespass they ought to
fence against it. They have plate.layen "heats on the line.
Looking at the present state of the hue I thick that hungry
bullocks would get over. 1 don't like to say that it is
absolutely unsafe, but it is not so good as it might be.
A Juryman—Tbat in quite clear enough.
\Vitattas—lf they Had the bullocks get over they should
fence it. The Board of Trade have directed me to examine
into the cause of the accident, sad I have come here out of
courtesy to you, but I shall be glad to report to you on
Moeda, morning on the state of the whole of the fences.

Mr. Ward recommended that a gentleman should be
directed to accompany the captain.
Captaiu Tyler (by Mr. Ward)—My meaturements were
taken on this side of the potato patch. I measured two
places on this side of the potato patch ; it was softer at the
bottom. I measured at the spot where I happened to stop.
On these maidens I use my own eyes. I don't think I
should give my certificate for the line to be opened in the
present state of the fences.
Captain Tyler (by Mr. Pelwards)—As far as I remember,
the fences are much in the same condition as when I paned
the line. I saw this morning a wire fence.
The Coroner said that Captain Tyler's answer that he
abould not pass the line in the present state of the fences
rendered it almost unnecessary for the report cu the line.
Ciptsiu Tyler—l shall make the examination.

The Coroner suggested that six of the jury could go, es in
ease of the supertca courts. I should like to get it over to-
night, am there is another jury.
Mr. B. Edwards—l am instructed that a train shall be
plaryl at the disputa! of any number of gentlemen.
The Coroner said that nothing could be more Laudeouse
than the conduct of the Great Eitatern Company ; they were
not relsonsible for the fences, they took thew as they found
them.

itSr.ts agreed that the jury should accompany the inspector
at Eve o'clock this afternoon.
_ _

Mr. Richard Royston, farmer, North Wootton—l am well
acquainted with the line at North Wootton. My attention
has bees called to the state of the fences, more particularly
oppwite my own. The rail rune through nearly a mile of
my land, on both aides, about three and a half miles from
"yea. Mrs. }lowan' is toy landlady. My occupation
extende, from the common lane to another common lane
three miles two furlongs from the junction, to three miles
five furlongs eight chains. It is nearly all ploughed land.
The farces ste the common rail fences. Sometimes I fold
sheep on the land. The fences are about five feet high,
and four or five rails. I made so obserretion to
Mr. Valentine, C.E., that lambs would get through.
I have put net Realest the railing. when I. have had sheep
ce. I think I know all Mr. Bloomfield's lend ; it is all
pasture. I have seen !wattle on his pasture. Ou the morn-
ing after the accident, between live and six, I saw Mr.
Eloornfield's bull walk on the hue. I saw a man turn it off
back again into the pasture, walking over the rail. The
fence there is not, in my judgment, sufficient to prevent
cattle getting on the line. Mr. Bloomfield's bullocks are
tolerably fresh, not fat, in the nine' condition of bullocks
of that age. la hot weather, when dies are teasing, tbe►
will run into water. I think a fence 5 feet high quite high
encugh. The average height of the low fence is (there being
only two kinds, the water ditch and low fence, and the high
fence. about a foot or 18 inches. I have very commonly seen
sheep on the line, sad have turned a cow off myself, I think
about the find week in June. It jumped over the gate,which
I should estimate at 3 feet high. I have veer! cattle on the
line twice, and sheep six or seven times, three or four at a
time. They were commonly Mr. Knight's sheep, and some-
times Mr. John Smith's!, both of whom are occupiers by the
ale of the has. I have seen their hooey which are sob
constructed sou to prevent sheep pities( on the lies. The
bull I saw get oe the line was about a two-year-old. The
platelayers are usually on the line.
By Mr. Ward—l have a little pi/op of pasture lead which
Iva a five-feet fame. The company's senorita have pet
wires against it. Is seise places then is no ditch. I have

g noticed the fence where it is. It was cut to obtain ballast.
It is diltereut to our ordinary ditches. The common marsh
ditches vary from twelve to thirteen feet wide, and from
four fret to four fent six inches deep to retain water. That
is a fence without raiL
By the Coroner—l do not consider the ditch where the
accident occurred a hoc, equal to this.
By Mr. Ward—l know Sir. Shear's land ; there is no
fence, but there isa ditch. The approaches to the gatethat
cow juin peel over have been altered byearth being laid up
.
to the bottom by the contractor, Ewing it from the for•
flier level. It is not nearly ea good as before for the pro-
tection of stock. The gate is not sufficiently high to ex.
elude stock.
Ly Mr. Edwards—A farmer's ordinary gate is about the
same height as the railway gate. I wanted Mr. Simpson to
make a different kind of gate, but not higher. In some
parts of my arable land there was a ditch or grip, varying
from our foot to two feet, which I ploughed in. It would
not prevent sheep and lambs from getting out. The cow
went voluntarily on to the line, without any pressure from
hebind. I never saw the gate left open. 1 have mode no
complaint of the state of the fences. The plate-layers Sr.
constantly about the line, and it is their duty to look to the
fent..
The Coroner—lt is not necessary that notice should be
giveo.
Mr. Edwards—There is no reason why they should not.
They could not be very much impressed with the necessity.
Witness—The ditch I have desaibeil is the ordinary ditch
of Wootton. Tte smallest is 12 feet wide. There are no
marsh ditches without water.
By the Foreman—We can flood our marsh dykes.
By another Juryman—The arable land I refer to might
be clover.

Considerable trouble was caused to prevent :the foreman
of the jury from making assertions at this and other stages
of the proceedings.
Mr. Alfred Funs—l was the guard of the first train that
left if unstanton for Lynn last Monday night. Boyce was
the driver. I was in c:iarge of the tram which left Hun-
Stanton at 7.47. When we got beyond Wootton station I
did not bear them whistle at any part of the journey. The
only intimation of danger was that we shut off the steam
and put on the break, and I looked out and saw nothing at
all. Until after the accident 1 did not hear that a bullock
had been seen on the line. If the driver bud whistled three
times I should have applied my break, but he did nothing of
the sort. It would have taken rive or six minutes to have
stopped the train, and weshould have gone about 300 yards.
I dud not see Mr. Randle on the engine.

By Mr. Pitcher—laid not hear riiy whistle at all. There
was nothing to prevent my bearing it; it was a still night;
there was not much wind.

By Captain Tyler-1 looked out when the driver shut off
steam, but saw nothing. I was in a carriage with a glass
top. so that I could see all round. It was getting dark.
By the Coroner-1 had not been drinking ; I had had no-
thing but my tea.
By Mr. Ward-1 never saw Calter before. I was with
the train when the horse was run over, about a mile and a
half from the spot.
By Mr. Edwards—My duties are wholly confined to the
Huustanton lies. I have been promoted for good conduct.
The hone got on against Mr. Gay's crosaing. I do not
know if the gate was open. There has since been a new
gate, uew fence, and signalss. That is the only instance of

By the Coroner—The engine did not pass over the horse,
but knocked it down off the line. I arrived at Wootton at
8.25, left at &27, and arrived at Wolverton at 8.16 and left
at ti ; saw nothing of the following train. Arrived at
the ticket platform at Lynn at 8.35, and the Arcade at 8.45.
George Piper said—l was guard of the train which left
Hunstantoo at eight o'clock. Reached Wolverton at 8.25.
I Did not stop at Wootton. We proceeded about a mile and
a quarter out of Wootton and heard a whistle for the break,
and immediately put on the break, and put it full on, and
bad ruu about 9u yards. After the train came to a stand-
still I jumped out of the train and ran up the line, and
found several carriages off the road. I got underneath the
carriages, and saw a woman, lying quite dead ; she had on
light clothes. I went to • third•claw carriage and Raw a
man and woman quite dead. The carriage appeared to be
across the legs. Several persons were,trviog to get them out.
She was a thin person. I went to the front of the train to
see where the driver was, and he had just started for Lynn
for assistance. I then placed necessary signals in front and
rear of the train. I was returning to ambit again, when I
met Mr. C. Miller, sad he asked me to go to Gaywood to
get a shovel, which I dd.
By Mr. Pitcher—l never compared my time with the
Ilunstantoo.

By Mr. Ward—l ow no dagger lapel. If we had seen a
danger signal, it would have taken five minuted to have
■topped it in 500 yards.
By Captain Tyler—We were going 25 miles per hour.
That was the rate of power for excursions. We had only
one break, and there is no regulation as to the number of
breaks to a certain number of carriages.
Mr. Plate recalled—ln the train there wu the tenders
break, and the break behind the train. It would have been
better with another break. There was sufficient to stop it,
but not quick enough with the approaching danger. 'The
station master has the arrangement of the breaks. If there
had been three breaks they might have pulled up in 300
yards, if the breaks were applied properly. and in about
two minutes and a half. In my judgment, as a practical
man. I do not consider there was sufficient break force on
either of those trait■.

By Mr. Pitcher—l do not think the first train could have
been piffled up without apprehension of danger.
By Mr. Edwards—lf I had been in charge of the first
train towards Wootton I could not see a light • mile
towards Wootton. The four red lights were on • straight
piece of read half a mile, but the driver could not tell
whether it was going.
By Mr. Edwards—There would have been more danger in
stopping than in going on.
By Captain Tyler—lf there had been soother break it
would not have enabled us to prevent the accident.
Fred. Kemp—l am one of the sub-inspectors of the
permanent way. I knew Mr. Shears, of Gaywood. He
once made a complaint to me at Middleton, about April last,
near the middle part, about his heifer getting on the line.
He has no fence. There is a drain, one portico of which is
12 feet, and the narrowest portion nine feet. There is gene-
rally a good Ripply of water from the sock. In April last
there 'oisome water in. There is tow 16 inches on the
average ; the deepest part is a foot. The ditch is 4 feet deep.
He did not request me to put up a fence. He never com-
plained but that once, and I told him I would attend
to it ; that was that I would examine it, because I always
consider it is enough. I sent • marl to clean out the drain.
I know Boyce, the driver. He never complained to me of
baring seen bullocks on the line. It was his duty to have
reported to me. If he has stated that he told me about
bullocks being on the line be has stated what was not true.
He said that he blossom sheep on. I believe he told me be bad
only seen them once. I have heard from other people that
they had seen sheep on the line. Have heard it from the plate-
layers. The first time was in April. One bullock tried to jump
over a fence, and broke a rail. Tbenext instance 11,111 this day
fortnight ; the plate-layer wrote me a note, saying,'• I wish for
you to come down, as Mr. Bloomfield has bees complaining
that iii, 'toe.: get on the line." I got the note on the Saturday
afternoon. I went down on the Monday morniog,walked the
line, asked the plate•layerwhen the complaint was made. lie
could not tell tne. The bullock would have to get ups 3-feet
ditch, and on the rails. I told the plate-layer to place a man
there, to know when the cattle got over the line. That
man was Elvin. I bad no report. I understood from him
that on the morning after the accident a rail, in going from
the line to the field, was displaced. The eo-npaay are
putting • wire rail up. I directed the plate-layer to ask
Mr. Bloomfield to take his cattle out for • time, as a more
durable fence was being put up. I think that fence is a
sufficient defence against cattle.
By Mr. Edwards—There is now a darn on Mr. Shears'
land, that keeps the water out of the ditch. It is a foot
higher. I have 45 miles under my inspectioe. I get over
it every day. I walk over the whole every day. I have
between fifty and sixty men under me. The men are di-
vided iu three and three-quarter mile lengths. In the first
gang there were two men besides the foreman.
Ity Captain Tyler—The complaint was made this day fort-
night. The man was kept on for a week. I believe he was ,
nearer Wootton. He left because Mr. Blcomfield took the
cattle out at five o'clock.

By the Coroner—l ►m never there a whole day. The
moos name is William Smith.

William Smith said—l am • plate-layer in the employ of
the r..ilwav eocnosny. William Elvin, our ganger, told me
to go and keep the stock elf the line anywhere where I saw
there was a likelihood of their getting on. I wentlut Mon-
day week at about noon time. I went to Mr..Blooinfield's
p:ece. I kept walking about between Mr. Hamond's and
Mr. Bloom field's all the day pretty near, aed left off at nine
o'clock, after the trains ware all gone. There were some
bullock& in the field ; them might be about twenty. I
cannot way. I did not nee any of them come on the line. I
went again at six o'clock on Tuesday morning, and kept
there till nine o'clock. I walked about • mile back-
wards and f,trwards, and have done the same every day
sioce. I wu there the day of the accident, but not at
that spot. I was where them wu no fence at all; it was
'wait:lst Mr. Sheriogliant's (of Manioglinm) land. There
were five bullocks on the land. cod the fence was down a
quarter of a mile. I was watching the cows and some
ibeep. I left Mr. Bloomfield's piece at half-past nine. I
saw no bulliwks there. I stopped against Mr. Sheringham's
all night. They are putting op • wire fence about four
feet high. There are seven wires not so thick as my little
Roger. I believe that will keep out bullocks and sheep.
The posts are nine feet apart, and about nine inches thick.
There II a ditch behind them.

By Captain Tyler—l was at Mr. Sheriogham's place from
half-twat five till the time the accident happened. I could
not see Mr. Bloomfield's.

By Mr. Fiteber—l hod directions to stop there all night
before the accident happened.
Ily the foreman of the jury—I recollect the train at half-
past seven. I don't recollect running the bullock off at
eleven o'clock hot Monday. None of the plato-layers have
told me of such • circumstance. Elvis, Richard, Law.,
Clark, Woods, sod Farrow were at work just where the
accident happened. I never heard either of them complain.
Mr. Richard Rem, Gsvwonel Hall--I am proprietor of
land adjoining the Lynn and Iluestanton nilway. About
the beginning of thin year I wrote to Mr. L. Simpson, the
chairman, respecting the fences. His reply was that be
would write to Mr. Durraat, who would see to it. I believe
some posts were put on the marshes, bat nothing was done
between the Garwood-road and Lynn station. The latter is
cot sufficiently protected when the ditches an dry ; there
a no fumes whatever.
ireßy Mr. Edwards—l have emu some of slim thy.