The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-12 00:00:00

THE EXPRTSS, , JESLIALY EVEN/PO, AITGUST 12, /864.

THE FATAL ACCIDENT Ai WIMBLEDON.

WIMBLEDON, Timmer'.
This afternoon Mr. William Carter, the coroner
for End Bum, opened an inquiry at the Rose and Crown
les, late the ewe of the death of Thome' Cooper, one of
the Coldstream Guards, who, as It will be remembered, was
shot by Joke Roberts, musketry instructor, on Thursday
alternate, the 21st ult.

Captaiii and Adjutant Lew, of the Coldstream Guards,
was w attendance to watch the cams on behalf of the mili-
tary authorities. Lord Moho. IL P.. President of the 00110 ail
of th• National Bine Association; Colooel North, M.P. • Clap
tails E. St. John Mildewy, Secretary of the National Ude
Association ; Dr. Love, of Wimbledon ; and Mr. Maltby,
Hoe. Solicitor to the National Aide Association, were aiws
present Mr. Superintendent Butt, of the police, wee Woo
in attendance. _ _

The jury having been Gwent with Mr. John Sidney Smith
as foreman (Colonel Cole, C. 8., commandant of the fed
Surrey Administrative Battalion, being also one of the jury),
The Coroner briefly addressed Man, and pointed out
their special duty to ascertain the mum of death of the
man Cooper, and whether any orimieal charge was attri.
hatable to any puma.
After viewing the body, which laid in the besplial teat
where the unfortunate man had remained since the assideat,
the following °eidetic* was called J
Captain Edward Legge, adjutant of the Coldstream
Guards, deposed that he knew the deosseed, Therms
Cooper, who was one of the private' in the regimeet, the
let battalion. The deceased wee about 5 years of age. '
Witness had seen the body, and identified it as that of the
man Cooper.
Thomism Hums private in the lab battalion of the Cold-
stream Gouda, stated that he knew the deceased quite
well. On Thursday, the 21st of ;Jody, witness was one of
the markers at No. 2 target at the Volunteer meeting.
Their duty was to answer to every shot made at comma
butts, live of which were iron targets. The distance was
500 yards. Wittier did not think they were pod targets.
Cooper, the deceased, was also a marker, and had to stated
at No. 6 target. It was a sighting target, made of mete-
board, and about a yard and a Era. The target was on
the extreme right. On that day, the 21st, the shooting
commenced about 8 o'clock and continued till 2, at which
time the men went to dinner. During the dinner time
witness did not see the deceased nett' he got back to the
target, and then he saw deceased babied the target searching
in the earth for the bullets that had been tired. Wit.
nem said to dammed, "Are you aware that the
gun has fired some time You should come from
bolded there." The object of getting the balls was of
mune to use them. Bytom reaching the butte, sod after
leaving the camp, therm fired. Two men owned Hall
and Hobbs were with me. Witness also said to defamed,
" You had bastard into your house ;" and be said, •' I will
be out in a minute," or something to that effect. Wiliam,
was then standicg between Not. 5 and 6 targets, and
deceased was right behind the auteklen his heals and keens,
with his back to the target. Deceased had several bullets
in his Mad and threw them to a heap of Mimes on the '
ground close to the target. At that time witneees flag for
• danger " was across the target Every man had orders
as to his duty front Sergeant Roberta at those targets.
There wereplai printed instructions supplied to every one.
After the deceased had thrown the bullets, and not half
a minute after witness bad warmed him, he said, " Run out
the danger flag, I'm shot.* Witness picked up the (Lager
Bag at deceased's target (No. 3) and waved it. He could
nut say, to speak the truth, whether it had been lying oa
the ground or not. After he had made therolandentand at
the lime place what had happened witness ran to dammed,
whoped fallen, sad wa4anabl• to rise. Hewes removed in
about five notate's, several person having run down when
he liastbeen carried to the front of the target. Deceased was
struck in the heck. Witeees had seen Roberts, who it was
said had shot the deceased, but had mid amide( about the
accident. The exhibition of the red or danger flee was the
signal to aims firing.
By Colored Cole—There was firing going on at the otter
butte at the time he (witness) spoke to the deceased, but
not at the targets. Deceased maid not be seen from the
beteg point in the position where be was.
By the Coroner—Witness had known the deceased about
18 months and Roberta about nine years.
Corporal Wyman said it was his duty to attend to the
danger flap at the Wimbledon meeting, at the Ming point
for targets Noe. 4,5, and 6. Heitaw Lieutenant Ryan there,
who had charge of the firing party, and Sergeant John
Roberta. There were several volunteers also present.
Roberts had been keeping the registry of the shots. Wit-
ness lowered the danger flag about two minutes Mier the
gun fired "to oommenes," and shout ten minutes after
a nits was discharged ekes by, and an alarm being raised
that • man was shot he (witness) looked through
a telescope sad saw Cooper on the ground and two men
lifting him up. Witness saw that the danger flap ware up
at the iroe targets, but he believed sot at No. 6, which
Cooper had in charge. It was a sweepstakes target, but
witness did not know whether Sergesat Roberta was one of
the competitors.
The Coroner said they would have to take the medical
evidence and then adjourn for further evidence, but on the
suggestios of Mr. Superintendent Butt the evidence was
taken of. _ _

Charles Hall, residing at 2, Warwiok.read, Maids-
hill, who said he was a volunteer and a member of the 9th
or West Middlesex Biala, rid—On Monday. the 2let. he
was trying a new telescope laid on No. 6 target, and an
bearing a shot was asked by Sergeant Barbee, of the West
Middlesex, to spot that shot. He notiosd that all the
danger flags sere some. the tame* and there was a larger
red Aag lying on the ground. Hearing the shot withers
said, " Good God ! no one can have fired ; the danger signal
is up." On looking again wither saw that a man was
and ran off immediately for Dr. Weettuthott, hoping to save
time. Witness did not am any one lire the rifle. After
having been to the wounded man witness was called
op to the council tent and gave him evidence.
Lieutenant Morrison and Sergeant Roberta were then under
arrest. Witness did not know who And the shot, bat
merely beard of it. Any one might have fired a shot from
soy range within a hawked yards either way.
Henry Cramer Guineas said he was a staff assistant-
surgeon, attached to the detachment of Guards at Wimble-
don during the National Rifle Meeting. He then deposed
to the deceased dying from congestion of the lungs,
coasequent upon the wound caused by the ballet, and to
the finding of the bullet after death.
The case was they adjourned.

Last evening, at 8 o'clock, the body of the unfortmate
min Cooper, who was shot at Wimbledon on the 21st
was buried is Brampton Cemetery, in that portion of the I
rd allotted to the household troops who die in the 1
district The body had remaised in the hospital
tent at Wimbledon, in order that the due require-
ments of the coroner's court might be fulfilled, and
at 6 o'clock, after the identification of the body, the
corpse was conveyed soder a military wort, in full
marching order, to its appointed resting place. Oo
arrival at the Bromptoo Cemetery, the coffin was
removed from the hearse into the chapel, where the
Rev. N. Liberty conducted the senior. The coffin
was then carried to the grave on the shoulders of the com-
rades of the dammed in their red costa. Os the appearasee
of the promotion from the church, Sergeant Reynold; is
command of the guard, ordered the firing party to ravens
arms aad stand at tear, and as they approached, fol.
lowed by the widow of the deceased (so lately married), her
uiother, and brotk.er, and • large somber of the comrades of
doomed, the advance 1111100/i were ordered to present arms,
shoulder, and march, the drums and fifes playing the
•• Dead March in Saul." Os arrival at the pave,
the Rev. N. Liberty read the trivial service in a most
impressive manner, sod • volley fired °vocalism* brought
the oermormy toe oreelnion.

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Tai: DArriautrai map Toimit
event which is ameogat the moat impalas* that have ever
taken place at Dartmouth mis commemorated es Wednes-
day in the opening of the Dartmouth sad Torbay Railway,
which his just been emistrocted from Brishani.road to
Kingsweet The line, although abort, is a most interesting
one. Shortly after Briahase-road is pared the line is cos-
tumed through a deep cutting, and theses es to • high em-
bankment. Yealmpton lying off to the right. Attar
another lengthy cutting is posed through, a second
embankment is reached that is somewhat precipitous, sad
immediately beyond this • view is obtained of a very
beautiful part of the river Dart. Then mane • tunnel on
the line that is 492 feet in length, which runs through
"trap rock" and "dry state," sod at this point consider-
able
engineering difficulty promoted itself in oonsequeoce of
water and clay beds. On having the tunnel the line is
carried on to the Greearray viaduct, which is 500 feet is
length, 100 feet high, sod has ten enlist The viaduct is
I constricted of substantial masonry. The railroad is then
laid along the shores of the river Dart, through Longwood,
over a timber viaduct which is forty feet high, and rutting
on quadrupled piles, some of which are eighty feet deep, sod
are driven into the mad below. Beyond Longwood a small
cutting is traversed, and soon the Nem viaduct
is arrived at. This viadeot is 450 ft, in leagtb,
36 ft. high, and rests upon quadrupled piles that are
50 ft. deep. A cutting is then reached which panes
through Denten° sandstone. Then Were is a floating
bridge, and the Hoe continues along the shore of the Dart
op to Waterheed Creek. The depth of the mud was here
I found to be so great that during thirty days hard material
was shot down there to the weight of about three hue-
dred tons before a foundation could be effected. The
sides of the embankment of the line for the floating
bridge ere protected by sea pitching. The line is well
constructed, the curves being good, and the gradients
easy. The greatest gradient is 1 is 16, and in the tassel
'itis 1 in 100. The met ef enstruetion is stated to have
hem about 60,000/. Mr. R. P. Brentaa was the engineer,
and Mr. H. W. Farley the resident engineer. Messrs.
Bleakishoroe and Atkisson were the 000tracton, sod Mr.
Hint has meted as their engineer.— Western dionsing
REMOVAL OF THZ WEIGH 'lovas CHAPEI.-011
Sunday morning last. as we hare bees informed, the Rev.
T. Biooey intimated that a special meeting of the church
was to be held this week, in oousequeoce of the position is
which it was now placed by the contemplated removal of
the building. This, it is oodentood, has bees brought about
by one of the proposed *ltems which are Muslim the City
On all sides. The Weigh House steads see the way of the
/ prisms from Blackfi iars.bridg• to the Nineties or Tower-
hill-of the " Metropolitan District Railway," part, we
believe, of what called" the inner circle." The hill
received the royal meat oa the last day of the ears.--
Petri 1.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORTHERN CIROUIT.-I.tvairook Avausr 11.
Caowir cousr.—(Botore Lord Odd Jstio. Oockbors.)

800/ CNN OF TIM POMPON

The following ode wee net over until late led eves*:
James Oundaptan, an seglaser, was eined with
baring, at Li In Fekedry led, unlawfully en-
-I=r dimes for the sea service of the Con-
ed America, cookery to the terns of the
Foreign lialietment Act, and aim segaging himself to
serve on board a Coafederate ahlp. The vend upon which
the primmer was angeksd, sad for which be procured others,
was called the ltappahaanook, and was formerly in her
llajeSsavy under the name of the Victor. In Feb-
! nary the primmer having induced a number of ea-
I riders items to meet him in a publie-honie in Athol-
skeet, Liverpool. 'aped them to go on board a steamer
far • voyage to the Ead ladies. The oedlicary wages of an
vaginae were 10/. Cr 12!. per mouth, but he offered them
the large sum of 17/. per month; to the beam he offered
6i. 10a., the ordinary were being 5/. or 51. 10e. They
were teld too that they and eat bring their clothes, for
clothes would be provided ter thew The men met at
the Lime-street statics, wheelie they promeded to Lai-
-1 doe, being told the vessel was lying at Gravesend.
At Easton station they were pat into cabs and
taken to the London-bridge statics, liaise they again
took train and were taken to Dover. Here they were
reftenbed very liberally with drink, and told that
their read was in the stream, and that they would be
takes on beard by a tender. They went ow board a steamer
which turned out to be the Calais boat, which took them
on board the liappahaaoock. The Niemen were takes
down into the cable, where they were told they were
about to eater the Confederate service. They were asked if
they were willing to serve, and, upoin7resing to do so,
they were taken on shore and sup with clothes—
the Confederate uniform. The upon being
asked it they would eclat in the Calederate service,
expressed their surprise, wing_ that they had not come
there for that purpose, butadding that they won
to carry out the agreement they made in Liverpool:lll*V
ultimately they were sworn to do so. Afterwards it
appeared that some disagreement arose on board, some
of the men being put in irons, and afterwards mania(
away end glebe the information which led to the present
proseentiou. Several witnesses were celled, and spoke to
the facia of the ease, as stated by the harped counsel, and
said that railway tickets for their passege to London end
thence to Dome were given to them b the prisoner, who
was the mood loser on board the °ode. The
prisoner was foe Guiky, and was liberated on his owe re-
Dimness in the sum of 1501.
Tharo were similar charges sided two men earned
Thomas Buchanan and William Campbell, who were also
released on their own recogaisaned
His lordship distinctly intimated thetas, men charged
with a beach of the Foreign Falistmeet Aot a second tame
would be most severely dealt with. It wee most essential,
he said, for the interests of this country that subjeota of the
Sovereige should not go and enlist is the service of foreign
states that were belligerent. Frequent repetition of sub
an occurrence might possibly embroil this wonky with
some other state at war.

TER POLICE COURT&
YANSION•HOIIBE

Witham arpling:a7asim;fabl;looki;g mum, was brought
before the Lord Mayor, is custody of detective °Moir Smart,
to undergo a preliminary examiaatioa up* a charge of
emlueuling manes to **amount of about 100/., belonging
to his employers, Mews. Daffier and 00., glass and *am-
delier manufacturers, Bosurdeditch.
The primmer wee remanded for a week, to enable the
prosecutors' accounts to be examined, and for the attend-
ance of the IniDelliel to prove the payment of the a"
The primer had no sooeer beau removed from th7l..ar,
then John If Wails, a traveller, also in the service of
Melina Dekko, was brought up au a similes. charge, having
been appreheeded during the sitting of the court.
This prisoner was also remanded after a preliminary ex-
sminatioa.

Blemischans, Stockport, Sporviiime, Siabary, Aldo'lay,
Liverpool, Shrewsbury, BlandMk!, Bliewortb, Wolver-
hampton &kohlll. Wranbary, Winonall, 'Wham
tau, Whitchurch, Warriagtoo. Watfeed, Bedford, Hmton
Norris, 11 media, Batley, Nuneatoa, Onion, lisydon-
square, Golfs:en" Emayea Janos, Doggie, Grinned,
Poetise, Weida', Soho, Mosehastar, Bushey, and Comma
Chem, 51,6771. ; additions' loads at Ndsalill, Bir-
mingham, Ker.yoa Jusatiou. Crewe, WOleedos, Meat-
more, 6,4531. ; total, 329.4301. Lancaster and Onrush
Line—additional sidings and other moommodation,
at Carnforth, C Aide, Windarmems, Oxenholnie,
Milathorpe, 6,6801. Minter and Holyhead Use—Despas-
log chrism" Holyhesd Harbour, 16,0301. ; additional
station assensiodation at Liasdadsci, fteMer, Abuse's.
Consah's Quay, Mantyn, Holyhead, Itiyl, 9,81611. ; total,
27,8021. Shropshire Onion line— Erteodon of Pontysylta
Tramway to Plea Nadas 14,7001. ; accommodation at
Shrewsbury, Trench Junctiou, and Strawbridge, 1,666/.
total, 16,3861. St. Helms Railway--Cottages at level
mossisp, 6001. butes ZOOSIIi99 lice—Additemal station
smommodation. 5381.
Prom the statement of \ 80th June, 1864. 30th June, 1863.
the hal.f.year's w-
oman* It EU be sees 1763,386 6 9so apt £547,913 7 3
that the ass proceeds
amount to
Towhich add the balance lI
from last account *2°6 9 4 „ 16361 6 1

allobelincwinge of
disposable!. £7",
L 664,164 12
Blvidendreconamondad Mtn 12 8 A.) Mtn) 16 6

Balance to be carried to} EMMA lt 10 „ £lOBB4 ts 10
next account
The directors vecomineed the payment of a dividend for
the past half-year at the rate of Si pee dot. per annum,
carrying forward a balance of £17,06414e. 10d.

EDGWARE, HIGHGATE, AND LONDON RAILWAY.—
The fourth half-yearly inseams of the shareholders is this
onenpan7 was held yesterday, at the aloe, 19, Duke-street,
Westminster; Mr. James Farquhar in the chair. Yr.
Bellamy, the secretary, reed the report, which be. been
published. The chairman said he thought the shareholders
might be well satisfied with the making in the
works. The land required for the hoe tram its junction
with the Great Northam line to Finciley had all been
placed in the hands of the mutest:tors. He thought it was
• matter of congratulation that they had been enabled to
obtain the bill for the Alimandra-park Deana and the
widening of the line, which must ultimately be highly
benefiaial to the company. Another cause of ceogratula-
tion was the passing of the Watford sad Edgware Rail-
way Bill, which line would be worked in hammy with
their own, and he trusted prove mutually remunerative.
He conoluded by moving the adoption of the report. Yr.
Faber seconded the motion, which was adopted. The
meeting was then made special, and a resobities was pro-
poled by the chairman, empowering the director' to raise
further capital to the amount of 96,0001. by the creation
and Woe of preference shares of 101. each, bearing a prefe-
rential dividend of 51. per cent. per annum, payable prior to
any dividend on the ordinary stock; and also that they be
empowered to attach a preferential dividend not exceeding
51. per omit. to any of the untamed original shares of the
company. He said the Great Northern Company would
take one-third of the shares, and the remainder would be
offered in the fleet instance to the existing shareholders.
The resolution was, after some discuesioo, adopted, with
one dimentiont.

NORTHeRN ANL ICASTICRN RAILWAY.—Tbe half-
yearly general meeting of this centhany was held yesterday
at the company's ofßose, Bishoperate Steaks", Mr. 8.. Pater-
see In the chair. The notice (Deeming the mestiog haying I
been reed, sad the seal of the company having been affixed
to the register of proprietors, the Secretary read the sport
of the directors. It stated that the dividend oe the ranee-
live shares of the company for the half-year ending the 30th
of Jane last will become payable on sad after Thursday,
the 25th instant, as follows :—Ou shares of 601. guaranteed
per assn per annum, 11. ss. each, less property tax ; aed
ma shares of 401. guaranteed 6 per oent. per mean, U. 10a.
each, leas property tax. The Chairman moved the adop-
lien of the report. Mr. H. L. Souk wooded the motion',
and it was unanimously agreed to, The Miring directors—
the Hon. John H. Kam sad Mr. R. Patereon—wen re-
elected ; Mr. Patinae was also re-defied chairman of the
board and representative at the Greet Perim Railway
Company's board. Mr. R. W. Kennard, M.P., was elected
viseehairman of the board.
BOOTH YORKSHIRS RAILWAY.—The half-yearly
meeting of this company was held at Doncaster on Wed.
mesday. . In the absence of the Hon. W. G. Eden, the
chairman, Mr. George S. Lister, the deputy chairman,
presided. The chairmaa, in moving the adoption of the
report, stated that during the past half-year 91,2701. had
been added to capital, chiefly on account of the Sheffield
extension. The revenue socourit showed that the income
of the half year bad been 96,265/.. earned at • total
coos of 35,935/. leaving tot dividend and interest
60,325/. The shareholders were aware that the nadir-
taking had bees transferred to the Manchester,
Sheftle/d, and Lineolathire Company. That transfer, he
believed, would work advantegemiely to bath cam-
peaks. The directors regretted the/ the coal trials at the
district had been seriously alleoted by the protracted dispute
between the employer and the employed, eetailing,on deal*,
great loss to the proprietors, but still greater loss tithe poor
men themselves. He was glad that the differeoess led been
arranged, sad that there was now a fair mowed of • good
trade. Mr. John Parker seconded the =tine, whkh was
agreed to unsoimocialy. The usual dividend was declared
upoe the 4 per mot. guaranteed stock ; the 5 per cast. gee-
naked dimes created August, 1860; the 5 per cent.
guaranteed shares of August, 18033 ; and of 6 per mat. upon
the ordinary stock of the company.

GRINE NOII7IIIRN AND *EBTERN (or IRELAND)
Runway.—The report of the directors to be submitted to
the nmesieg oo the 16th leer states that the traffic of the
hos IS in excess of the preonliog but, until an
improvement takes place in the state of Ireland, no greet
income our be expected. The direeten noemaod the
monist el divides& at the rate of 54 per asst. per annum
upoe the prderesoe capital, 317 W. per sent. per aeon=
upon the 113,3304 ordinary capital held by the Ifiellandrireat
Wasters Railway Company of Weed. sad 34 per cent, per
mom up= the shined share capital of the company other
thee that held by the Radioed Company, paid apt° the 30th
Jour lest, lan imam tax. Tim two hills introduced into
=neat by the Great Northern and Weaken (of
) Railway Company at the oommescement et tb•
late session have booms law. It is a matter of aerie-
fortiori to the directors that the committees of the
two bosses of parliament, eotwithstendieg a most deter-
mined oppositioe on the part of the Midland Great Wasters
Railway of Ireland bsot. have worded to this ocimpsey
the right of pruner over the Mumma at Athlone by mean*
of the Midlaud Railway, a privilege which oscurs for ever
the iadepredescis sad prosperity of the Great Northers and
Wester* (of 'raised) Railway. Parliament baa further
granted to this company free seem to the Great Southern
end Weston' station at Kildare. Snob direct communica-
tion with the Great Southern whim teapot fail largely to
[screw/ the traffic of this lie*. The directors propose
giving effete to the meoetary climes of the two bills before
referred to, with the view of discharging existing liabilities
ma the lino to Oaatleher, and Gwynn oat the Westport and
Balla* Ka tessiose.