The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-05 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY MAY 4. APPOINIIIINTS. --Captain
E. B. Rice, to the St. Gawp, vice Greaten, whose period
of service has expired.
Commander F. G. Settle, to the Salamis, ecanmisa. toned.
Lieutenants E. B. Pam', to the Salamis ; B. S. Lest, to
the Excellent.

Assistant Servos R. H. Carroll, to the Salami&
Midshipman G. T. Bolton, to the Liffey.
Naval Cadete—F.. P. Teetkumon to the Revenge ; A. G.
Waller, to the Medboromitt ; Sum. P. Poodord, to the
Phcete.

ANOTHER DEATH PROM STARVATION.—Mr. C. J.
Canter, coroner for West Kent, held a leogthened inquiry
yesterday at the Admiral Hardy public-house, Greenwich,
into tbe circumstances attending the death of Mary Taylor,
• young woman 30 years of age, who was found destitute in
the street by the police, and died • few hours afterwards.
It appeared that the deceased had for some months past
lodged at • common lodging-hour at DeptfOrd. paying 3d.
par night for her bed when she had the money, and win-
o* the deputy landlady at times se • means of obtaining
food. The Weers in the house had assisted her occasionally,
and it was stated that she had newer bees known to go •
whole day without food or a cup of tea. She became ill,
and was advised to seek parish relief, but this she refused
to do. An objection was made by other lodgers to sleeping
in the Name room with her, sod on Friday last she had no-
tion from the landlord of the lodging-house that she must
leave. She promised to do so after she had finished mend-
ing • pair of trousers for a young man lodging in the house,
and for which she was to motive some pence. In the evening
she left, the landlord walking behind her to see her out.
The next morning, at 9 o'clock, the attention of police-con-
stable Crouch, 92 R, was called to the deceased, who was
found lyiog on the ground, having, as she said, been com-
pelled to sleep out in the open air during the night. The
assistance of the relieving akar was at once obtained, and,
by the advice of the parish doctor, • cab was procured, and
she was removed to the Greenericli Union. Here stimulants
were given to her, and she was described as eating the food
given her ravenously. She subsequently became uncork.
seine ; in which state she remained 17 hours, when she
expired. A post-mortem examination bad rine been made
by Mr. Sturtoo, surgeoa to the Greenwich Maio°, who gave
it as his opinion that death had resulted entirely from
destitution ad starratioe, the internal organs presenting
no signs of disease, and there not being a particle of fat
about the body. The coroner observed that it was • mat
shoniog thing that death in any ease should take place
from nervation, sod it was to be regretted that the lodging
-
house keeper, or his deputy, had riot communicated with
the parish authorities, although it did not appear necessary
that they should have kept the deceased longer at the
house. The jury then returned a verdict of "Death from
destitution andlitarvetiou."
KILLED ON • RAILMAY.—Mr, C. J. Canter,
coroner for West Kent. held an inquest on Tuesday night,
at the Welch Tavern, Stone, near Greenbithe, on the body
of Mary Draper, aged 52' who was killed on the North Kent
Railway. It appeared that the deceased was proceeding
along an "acoomroodation" crowing on the lion of railway
to a farm, when the 12.15 p.m. down train from London,
which was travelling at a speed of 35 miles an hour, sud-
denly time in eight. !!afore she could get out of the way
the engine struck her, cutting her heed and one arm cont.
pletely off, and throwing her body a dietetics of some 30
yards. The jury being satisfied that oo blame was attri-
butable to the driver of the engine, returned a verdict of
"Accidental death," at the same time recommending that
a letter should be sent to the railway authorities urging the
necessity of a better supernsiog being kept at all similar
crossings along the line of railway.
ALARMING ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT NORTHERN
RAlLWAT.—Yeeterday of the Hertford breech train,
leaving King's.cross at 1.30, met within accident, which it
is expected will be attended with fatal moults to seven!
persons. The train left the station at its appointed time,
and having separated, as nasal, at Hatfield, ooseded on its
journey, when 0o purling Welwyn junction the catas-
trophe occurred. It appears that the point, had to be
changed to allow of the prangs of the train to Hertford,
and ns far as could be ascertained the signal man held them
properly for a time, but not long enough. The
train consisted of engine, tender, and tines carriages,
and bad passed the junction points in safety,
but before the last cerriages, containing somewhere
about thirty persors, had leached the critical spot,
the lever by which the point" of metals are directed was
released. At this juncture the latter portion of the train
t became separated, and the consequence was that one of the
carriages was upset, and the passengers more or less injured.
Mark Antis, a shoemaker, living at Hatfield, endeavoured
to make his eszape from one of the carriages as it toppled
over, but as the impetus given by the speed of the train
could not easily be checked, it wee some time before the
unfortunate man could be extricated. Several other penoes
were severely injured. As soca as the accident was notified
to the officials, Dr. Drage and other medical men were
brought to the spot, and rendered every eminence to the
sufferers. The of iciaki of the company will institute a
strict inquiry into the muse of the accident. _

ARMHOLE MURDER IN IRELAND.—LIMERICK,
TUESDAY, RAT 3.—At an early hour this morning intelligens,
was received here of the perpetration of • murder at Nicker,
near New Pallas, in this county, the victim being a sheriff's
bailiff, named Robert Bradshaw, who was final at and mor-
tally wounded while making a distress on cattle, under • civil
bill decree obtained at last sessions at the snit of • publics.,
named Bourke,
.against a small farmer, named Dwyer. As
the transaction is related, it appears that between five and
six o'clock last evening this bailiff, Bradshaw, accompanied
by another man, went upon Dwyer's land and seized two
cows, which they were driving off to have housed in astir,
faction of the writ, sod on passing a borbeen • shot was
Bred from behind a ditch, which wounded Bradshaw in the
shoulder, passing into the cheat. The sufferer fell to the
ground, sod survived the effects of the injuries for &al:tour.
when death pot an end to his sufferings. The man by whom
the denesed was accompanied tied with hia life, and pee
the alarm to the constabulary of the nearest station, who
at once to the place where Bradshaw lay, and
roinrdeltin almost lifeless and weltering in blood. A. mane-
diate search was made, resulting in the arrest of Patrick
Dwyer (brother of Edmund). in whose house, it is alleged,
a gun which had been recently discharged was found. New
Pallas is the locality in which the notorious Hayes and his
family resided, embracing a district in which it is to be »-
mina some dark and dangerous characters are to be found.
Mr. Hill, county inspector, has left for the scene of out-
rage to make all necessary inquiries, and attend the coronet's
inquest, which was to be held at two o'clock this aftemooa
Bradshaw had prosecuted soma parties at the County
Quarter Sessions for rescue, sad was rather obnoxious in
the neighbourhood.—Seusikra News.
A.SSAULT BY A ROMAN CATHOLIC PRILTY.—At
the petty sessions is Jolianatown, county Meath, on
Tuesday, the Rev. Thomas Martin, a Roman catholic,
priest, appeared to answer a charge of assault brought
against him by John Mtioldrick, a police-constable.
The priest found the constable, who is • Roma
catholic, talkiry to three respectable girls. on Sunday
evening, the I,th ult., near Drogheda. The constable
had his hand on the shoulder of one of them, and the
priest asked him his religion his same, and the names
of the girls. The constable refused to answer them vim-
tams, and the priest called him a ruffian, and struck him with
a bone-whip. The priest admitted the assault, but urged
that the constable was doing wrong in speaking to the girls
ad refusing to answer the questioos put to him. The ma-
gistrates considered the offence clearly proved, and, having
commented severely on the conduct of his reverent*, tined
him 51.. with the alternative of two months' imprimis:amt.
—Addis Express.
Mors MAE LEER AND BETTER TRAM WElL—This
.ppun to the tarred end bat stock of sense and /MOM
patinas ever embattled for pebUc approval The woricttamed
141 a. Hoorn at Alfred Webb Mllea' the mistmator's only este.
n. fre,eketreet, Ilastwermisana
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