The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-02 00:00:00

801JTHWARK.

Sarah Martin, a middle-aged woman, droned in the
workhouse prb, was charged with being drunk sad dis-
orderly in christnburob Workboine..

-Mr. Charles We'lard, the assistant muter of the work-
house, maid that the per. who was an inmate with three
children, was allowed a holiday on the previous day to see
her friends. In the evening she returned, and when admit-
ted into the ward it was discovered th►t she was intoxicated,
and she made such a disturbance that he was oompelled to
give her into custody.
The magistrate supposed she was keeping up the new

Mr. Wellard bad no doubt of that, but the rola of the
workhouse did not allow &alkalises.

Mr. Edwin, the chief clerk, here informed his worship
that he had known the prisoner many years. Her late
husband was a large ironmonger, and one of the vestry
at the time of his death, and be believed the prisoner had
brought herself and children to ruin through her drunken
proirosities

The prisoner here declared that abe would never get
drunk spin. It was true in ber husband's life time she
WAS well off, but at his death she wu left in poverty. Shs
was sorry to be obliged to enter a workhouse.
The magistrate supposed that when oho got out sbe went
to see some of her old fnende, and perhaps she might have
been foolish enough to drink rather too much. It was a
melancholy thing for her ; but u .be promised not to commit
herself spin he should discharge her.

TRAFFIC RETURNS.
3417.44143. Miles Pas- Mar- Total, Total,
open *cogent chandise 1.543 1,61
Week ending Dec 13. X E. E
E
Grand Trunk of (.sthada.. 1090 6,631 16,619 21,360 17,782
Week ending Dec. 21.
Antwerp A Rotterdam - BM 638 920 948
Week 'adios Dec. 26.
Belfast &N. Counties - 1,192 1376 2,036 2,011
Limerick and Ennis 241 8i 49 114 le9
Umenek and Foynes . 261 76 30 106 111
Waterford and Kilkenny 31 127 90 217 231
Waterford and Limerick 77 620 460 970 975
Week ending Dec. 2/.
Borth Eastern 8961 11,303 27,633 41,936 39,922
Beek ending Dec. W.
Belfast and Connty Down 49 500 110 620 611
Bristol and Exeter
Great Featern
Great Western
1481.,Chathaan. and Dover 721 3,257 496 3,762 2,181
Manchester. South Junc-
tion. & Altrinclians - 810 367 1,177 1,601
Midland
Scottish Central - 874 2.290 6,271 6,247
Shropshire Colon 291 440 6do 1,100 886
Week ending Dec. SO.
Forth British

TEL MrrROPOLITLW RAILWAY.—It is now said
to have been definitively settled that the inauguration cere-
monial shall take place on Friday. the 9th inst., and the
line will consequently be thrown open for public traffic on
the following day. Yesterday a trial trip was made along
the railway from Paddington to Forringdonatreet station
and leek, by Ur. Johnson. the resident engineer, Mews.
Lane, James, and other gentlemen interested in the under-
taking. fl. preparations for the grand banquet on the
inanimation day are now nearly completed.
The sieennil general meeting of the members of
the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society was held on
Tuesday night, when • Iteture on Japan was delivered by
Sir B. Alcock. B , bar Majest 'a ceased to that
empire. Mr. T. P. TRALT, the P et t►e Smithy,
was in the chair, and there was a limp and feahlanable
eadiesee.