The Express.
London, England, 1862-09-03 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EV.ENING, SEPTEMBER 3, 1862.

EXETER MEETING.-(THIS D4.Y.)

MAld HEAD STAKES. Three-quarters of a mile.
The Dictator, Golden Duet, Soapstone, Antipodes,
Dachas', Gunner, and Iflondin are here.

COUNTY CUP. Two miles and a half.
Breechloader, Optimist, Loiterer, Atherstone, Vinegar
Hill, Sycophant, and Dorking are here.

NURSERY PLATE. Three-quarten of a mile.
Soapstooe, Gunner, Blondio, Antipodes, Pearl c, Brown
Betty, The Dictator, First Attempt, sod Princess Vooisal
sre here.
DEVON AND EXETER CLUB STARES. Three.gnarten

of • mile.
King of the Forest, Nativity, Quicksilver, Swale, and
Surbiton Hill are hem

LADIEff PLATE. One mile and a half.
The Greek, Quicksilver, and Dorking are hare.

RAILWAY PASSENGERS' 482URANCR COY-
PANE-(THIS DAY.)

The half-yearly meeting was held at two o'clock
at the offices,64, hornbill ; Mr. J. CLAY, ILY., in the chair.
The report stated that the amount received for premiums
of assurance on general accident policies during the half
year ending 30th June last, was 25,5921. 19s. 6d.,
and for railway accident policies and tickets,
2,9611. 75., together 28,554/, 6s. 6d., against
25,6341. 11s. 10d. in the corresponding half year of 1861.
The cash received on account of premiums during the half
year was 25,6691. 18s. 9d., and the interest on investments
1901.15 e. 2d.. making, with the balance brought forwardaf ter
payment of the bonus last half-year, 38,9331. 7s. 2d., to the
credit of the revenue account. The disbursements for office
expenses', advertising, commission, &c., were 8,3541.7.. 7c1.,
and for compensation 17,2141. Is. 3d., sod after payment of
3521. 13s. 3d., as interest to the proprietors, and 500/. for the
replacement of preliminary expenses, a balance was brought
down of 12,5124 4s. 11d. By adding to this the outstanding
balances from agents, formine, '.'-editference between the grout
income and that actually received, the total unto of 15,3014/.
126.18 d. was carried forward, from which to pay the half-
year's interest to the proprietors, at the rate of 4 per oeut.
per annum, and to meet the riake on current policies. The
compensation paid during the half-year was for 9 fatal cases,
6,8304;768 cases of personal injury, 10,364/. L. 3d. ; total,
17,2141. la. 3d. ; of which five fatal cases, amount-
ing to 3,7501., were admitted during the previ-
ous half-year, but only became payable during that
under review. In a similar manner fatal claims amounting
to 4,900/., in addition to the above, have been admitted,
but not having become due till after the 30th June, had
only been paid since the accounts were closed.
The report was adopted.

ANOTHER DEATH PROM STARVATION.-
ALLEGED INHUMANITY OP WORKHOUSE
OFFICIALS.

A dreadful case of the 'starvation of a family, and
the consequent death of the mother, was investigated late
last night by Mr. H. Rallies Walthew' the deputy coroner
for East Middlesex, at an inquiry held at the Grasshopper
Tavern, Church-street,; Mile-end New Town, respecting the
death of Mrs. Charlotte Crippin, aged 45, lately residing at
No. 14, Wellclose-square.
Mrs. Emma Yearend, 12, Wellclose-square, said that,
having heard a rumour that a woman was dying in a house
two dams from her own, she proceeded there and heard
some one moaning. Upon entering one of the rooms she
found deceased and two children, the eldest three years of
age, and the youngest eight months, lying on • =Urns,
with no bedclothes to cover them, and they were all in
the last stage of starvation. The mother was gasping, and
was apparently nothing but skin and bone. The infant
was, if possible, in a worse state. Deceased told witness
that she was dying from want; that her husband
had starved her ; and that he bad cruelly ill-treated
her ever since she was married. Witness procured
them something to eat, and took the infant home and suckled
it. A neighbour sent for the protestant Sisters of Mercy,
who brought them wine, arrowroot, &c., but deceased
was so reduced that the food would not remain on her
stomach. The family were removed to the Whitechapel
Union, where deceased died in • few days. Previous to her
removal she asked her husband to get her some fish, but he
refused, and got some red herrings for himself. lie had
then some money in his pocket.
. . . .

Mr. Yearond said thatrhaving heard deceased say that her
husband was starving her, he got an order and had her
brought to the union. She told him that she had been
una►le to walk out for relief on account of exhaustion.
George Crippin, the husband of the deceased, said that he
was abricklayerby tnule, but through ill:health he was latterly
only a sort of waiter at Wilton's Music Hall, and only got
occasional sixpences. His wife had been until a fortnight
before she was found by the first witness an inmate of the
Whitechapel Union after her confinement. At that time
Mr. Eaves, the assistant relieving officer, told him that if
he did not remove her he should certainly get three months'
imprisonment. Witness remonstrated, and said that he
had not even a halfpenny to buy food for her, and asked
that sbe should be kept, even for an extra week,
to give time for witness to recover sufficiently
to procure employment. Mr. Eaves replied that
he bad his duty to• perform, and he should have
witness locked up if he did not remove her. Witness
accordingly did so and had nothing to give her since.
Witness bad suffered great privations himself.
Coroner—Yon have not the appearance of it. You look
stout. _ _ _

Witness—Don't go by my looks. I am naturally stout.
(Laughter.) It is not from eating.
Witness said that he could not affcrd to get his wife
what she asked for when she was going to the union the
last time, so be brought her the herrings instead, and she
said they would do nicely.
Coroner—And she ate thew ? _

Witoess—Oh, no ; I ate them. (Laughter.)
Dr. E Richardson, medical officer to the union, said that
deceased was brought to the house dying from exhaustion.
She was most shockingly attenuated. Witness could not
tell the precise cause of death without a post-mortem exa-
mination, which had not yet been made.
. .

The Coroner mid thit'the case was a most dreadful one
in every respect, whether the husband's justification should
prove trite or not. He (the coroner) would adjourn the
inquiry, to enable him to produce his witness, and also to
allow the workhouse authorities to give evidence. It was
clear theta very Leavy responsibility would attach either
to the husband of the deceased or to the workhouse officials
in the matter.
The court then adjourned.

MINES.-(THIS DAY.)

Two o'CLocw.

There is not much business goinforWaiTinthe
mining market to-day. Wheal Ludcott shares
are quoted l 0 to 111, being steady ; East
Carn Brea, 12 to 1 ; East Caradon, 47 to
; South Caradon, 360 to 370 ' • Providence,
40 to 42 ; Gonamena, II to 2 ; East Devon,
2to ; and Wheal Beton, 142} to 145.
In foreign and colonial mining shares there is
still an almost complete absence of business, and
quotations are unaltered.
With reference to the advice* just received by
the St. John del Hey Mining Company, the pro-
duce for the Ist and 2nd divisions iu 20 days of
July were 27,179 oitavas, instead of 21,179 oitavas,
as stated in the memorandum from the company
published this morning.
The certificates of shares in the Vancouver Coal
Mining and Laud Company, limited, are now
ready for delivery in exchange for the banker's
receipts. The second payment of 21. 10s, per
share will be required early in October.
' A meeting of the Amman (Aberdare) Colliery
Company is called for the 22nd instant, to confirm
the special resolutions passed at the meeting on the
19th tilt.

At the first annual general meeting yesterday of
the East Wh. Martha Mining Company the re-
port and accounts were adopted.

Guano in immense quantities has been diaeovered
in Newfoundland.

M. Richard Wagner, the composer, was recently
bitten by a dog which took off a part of the thumb of his
right band. Fears were at first entertained that impute-
ties would be necessary, but happily he medical attendant
ham been ebbs to check the inflammation.

Cla NUL PALLOR -ONE t• HILLIS° DAY. —IrCE.-
DAT, 1317 Y. 2. —BLONDIN OVER Till FOUNTAlNB.—Adrtin-
slops on remnant, 17,672; ditto by season tickets, 966 ;
tend, 18,628.