The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-24 00:00:00

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT EASTERN

RAILWAY.

DIQI7EST.—(THIS DAY.)
Thie afternoon, at ball-past twelve o'clock, Mr.
John Homphreye, Middlesex oorooer, held an inquiry at the
Whittington end Cat Tavern, eltureh.row, Barisal-green.
road, respecting the death of George Skinner, aged 24 yews,
a porter, who was killed near the Brick-lane station of the
Great Eastern Railway.
Superintendent %eat appeared to watch the case on the
part of the railway company.
James Stratton said that domeed was a porter ou the
Great Eastern Railway, end witness sew him on duty at
7.20 ma Thursday night. He was quite sober.
Wm. Riely, foreman of the sack-room, said that de-
ceased, at the time in question, was engaged in the sack-
room. He ought to have remained there, but be went up
ea to the floe—so doubt, to see attar a track. He had so
business on the line.

David lasard track number taker. maid that at the time
mentioned deceased came on to the line and walked down
the side of the main down lino. It was somewhat low
►t the time. The 7.40 train from Diabolist*e came
along, and witness never saw him again alive.
No doubt he stepped on the rails mid the train struck him.
He was shockingly cut to pieoss when he was
found soon after. He must have been killed
instantly. as no means or groan was beard.
Decamped had been about eve weeks in the employ of the
nompa►y. The train passed along ►t the ordinary speed.
If deo/seed had continued to walk where be was when
witness saw him he would have taken no damage. Witness
did not notice whether the engine carried lights. It was
dark.

11eselrialt Smith, driver of the 7.40 train. was then
cautioned in the usual manner. He mid that he did not
know that the engine passed over dseeeeed-be only heard
a jingling of the rails. The engine serried two lights.
Dr. O. Bereott mid deceased's nrek was broken, his erase
were torn auk one of them being broken in three pimps,
and me of his legs was smashed in three plasm. Death
most have been instantaneous.

The Oosoaer having summed up,
Th• Jury retuned a verdict of " twatk by miesdrestam,
and accidentally."
It was stated that the unfortaaate deceased Ina to have
been married on &today test.

THE COSPOZATION AND THZ ROYAL ElOsPrral.S.
—The corporation of the oily of Lando. is &bent to embark
as a law suit, with the view to a conclusive &Melon by the
proper tribunal as to the Glean of mew eligible for election
as president of St Bartholomew. Hospital. The qualm
raised, however, affect, tot St. Bertholoneew's aloes, but all
the royel hospitals in the government of whiz& the corpo-
ratios takes part.
81NOOLUI RIOOYINY 07 • WATolL—Twelve
years ago, a shepherd is eeere& et a fez, is cos of the
many dam sear the erinimit of Bee Lavish, at the source
of the river Tay, la the week of Kith* parish. bad the
misfortune to lase his watch. Diligent search was made
for it st the time, bet ft was set feavreeed till Lai Tues-
day, when owe of the Royal Regimen, et premat employed
in the examisatios of the pleas of that district, @trembled
upon it, very little the worse for being exposed to the
storms of wash so altitude fey the period of • dozen years.
The person who lost it is slam dead, but It has bees re-
stored to his eve —Dundee Adeertimer.

A Tatsounrato aXllAletter from Toulon
' mentiose Meader which will cost rather dear. A tele-
gisphic despatch arrived there on Saturday evening order-
ing 3MO kilos. of bacon sod 3,000 kilos of preserved
butter, to be met off immediately to Akmisdria, in order
that it might arrive is time at Sou to he shipped on board
the Europese at that pert. Eversible; was to be dose is
twisty-four been, as the Mese wee to leave within that
time. By great exertion the order wee exsoated. aed the
supplies bad lima met off, whoa a mooed &spate& arrived
saying that It was 3,000 Won of preserved beef, sod sot
batter that was required. Umforkmaisly, the eoustennead
was too late. as the original order wag ea its way to Egypt.
The uppositiou is that some misrules arose is the writhes
order at the telegraph Mike In Egypt, the Frond word
• burrs* befog tskes for " Ixsuf."
The foot rot is making its appearance amongst
the sheep and lambs is same puts of the south of Enka
owiag to the wet weather.
The large sum of 100,000/. has been claimed by
the owners of the barque Archipelago, as salvage for saving
the derelict ship Sebastian Cabot. Lloyd's agent hu bees
authorise! to give security on behalf of the underwriters
and an Admiralty Inquiry will be made into the whole J
the Omnibuses,.

The Maochesiter shareholders of the Great Ship
Oempsay held a meeting yesterday. at which the resolutiew
d the Lando'. committee was unanimously adopted. and
the westisanapaidged thrall to see Its Inflames la mishit the
to pay ott the "current and prams( &Oil.
/• wear resolatiee it was receenesachal that the
ship Amid Im mat on awe to India or Australis, sad
awshisat hoerwine by many al the shareholder,
that this muss washd answer their fattest sapestatioes.
Owns Psiros. Oms Sausame
FILMY, Oar. SS. —A/Wakes ow psymeat, 1.763 ; ditto
by isms Ilsbui.ll3l; bold, 2,109.