The Express.
London, England, 1852-02-07 00:00:00

RAILWAY AND OTHER BILLS ON STANDLNG

ORDERS.

GREAT WESTERN RA I Lw.tv.—Yesterday the stand-
ino orders were declared not complied with in the case of
this company's bill for purchase aid transfer of Kennet and
Avon Navigation, for completion of Wilts, Somerset, and
Weymouth line, and additional works at Didcot.
14,XX AND NoRTII MIDLAND RAILWAY.—This com-
pany's bill for amalgamation with the East and West
Yorkshire Junction Railway complied with the standing
orders.

NEWMARKET RAILWAY.—The standing orders were
complied with for the alterations in thin line and abandon-
ment of extensions between Newmarket and lientford and
Bury St. Edmunds and substitution of new lines, and fur
reduction, alteration, and regulation of capital.
EXETER. AND YEOVIL RAILWAY.—MCRSE.I. Doringtom
the parlmmentary agents of thin company, announced that
it was not the intention of the promoters of this measure to
proceed further with it, and that the bill would be with-
drawn.

1100 TON AND NEI4TON RAILWAY.---Mt. Wyatt, the par-
liamentary agent of this hill for incorporating a company
between these points, made a like declaration.
Duman)! RAILWAY.—The standing orders were com-
plied with in this cue, to alter line and capital and extend
time.

ho following other bills passed:—Aberdeen Boys and
Girls Hospital; Exeter Roads; Belfast Gas Company;
Cheltenham Stipendiary Magistrate (to applint one and
establish court and police offices) ; and Athlone Markets.

SHOCKING MURDER IN DURILtM.—On Saturday
night last the dead body of a man wall found in a hedge by
the field path between Leadgate and Crook-hall, in the
county of Durham. Marks of violence were found on the
body, cud it was afterwards identified as that of Thomas
Midden, an Irishman, 211 years of age. Inquiries were imme-
diately set on foot, which resulted in the capture of Patrick
O'Neil, another Irishman, on the charge of murdering the
deceased. The deceased lodged with O'Neil at Crook-
hall, and on Saturday night they hail been drinking to-
gether ate public-house at Leadgate, which place they lett
together ler their home at Crook•hall, both being under the
influence of drink. They were seen going together in the
direction where the body was found ; the accused was also
seen coining from the place without hat or cap, and his
clothes bearing marks of dirt, as if he had been engaged in
some scuffle and had fallen down. He first pretended that
the deceased had ersdeavoured to rob him by the wuy, and
that he, in return, had „leathered" him; but afterwards
said he knew nothing of the matter. When the deceased
was found, his , tickets were turned ieside out, and only a
few pence were found upon him, though when he left his
lodgings with O'Neil he was seen to have at least half a so-
vereigii and nine shillings. Au inquest on the body of the
defeIISCII was held at the Coach and Horses public-house, at
Leadgate, on Wednesday last, when, alter a lengthened in-
quiry,
the jury found the following verdiet:—... We arc of,
upi ll ill n that Thomas Redden came by his death on the 3lst
of January last, at the pariah of Laminator, by a blow in-
flicted by l'atrick O'Neil, with a stick, causing fracture of
the skull, and that Thomas liteldan was wilfully murdered
by Patrick O'Neil." O'Neil was thereupon committed for
trial at the ensuing Durham assizes.
CAMERON'S COALIIKOOK AND SWANSEA AND
Loutitioa Itatewsv.---Yesterday the claim of Mr. Atkin-
son, manager of the company's works in Wales, for 7471.,
was allowed as a claim only, and not an a debt, by Master
Richards, against this estate. Mr. Turquand, the official
manager, and Mr. W. lialsworthy, his solicitor, reported
that they had not yet received the books and papers, to
enable them to test the correctness of these claims, but ex-
pected to possess them forthwith.

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