The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-13 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH STREET.

ED DEATH OP A 1(1111;t80P711ECHITED---UNITZESETT CLUB.
William Coombe, of 34, Caroline-street, Camden town, a
omen in the employ of Messrs. Chaplin and Horne, refl.
irn carriers, Camden-town, was charged before Mr. Knox
lett causing the death of Mr. Wm. Milton Bridger, 65
pen due, a member of the United University Club,Suflolk-
Ball-Mill, but at the time of hie death living at
bee's Hotel, Golden-square, by driving a van with two
Dues over Dim in Argyll-place.
Sergeant W. Stephens, 11 C, said—At S o'clock last night
leas informed that a person had been run over and killed
Aron-place. I went there, and found that a gentleman
lad been run over, and was taken to Messrs. Savory and
chemieta, Itegent•street. The persons there deem-
ag it advisable that the gentleman should be taken to the
wspitel• he was at 000 e removed to the Middlesex Hospital,
here the house-surgeon, Mr. Lee, pronounced him to be
Mr. Knox—l suppose he appeared to be dead when you
saw him

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Sergeant Stephens—Yea, sir. The prisoner wu taken
••• the station, when he said that he could not help it, and
*semi persons said no blame attached to the prisoner.
Mr. W. George Collins, a schoolmaster, residing at
O. ii. Great Ormond-street, said—Lett night, about 8
o'clock, I was crossing Argyll-place. I heard some one call
on; and saw a van coming from Regent-street into Argyll-
pSus. I heard a second call, and then turn d round and
sae a gentleman running across the road when be was
hocked down, and the horses and the first small wheel
went ever him. At the time the horses were going at a
moderate trot. I believe it was the gentleman's own fault,
sad Ido not think the prisoner could have pulled up. The
nn was heavily laden, and the prisoner pulled up as soon
he could.
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Stephen Martin, one of the firemen at the Bing-street
Indian, said—l pulled the gentleman from behind the front
Teel. which had pared over him.
Knox—lt is quite clear that if the prisoner stopped
the horses in each a short apace that the hind wheel did not
over the deceased, the prisoner could cot have been
gotDA feat et the time.

ir Cb-a;les i.Hawkins F.k.C.S., of 22, Saville-row, deposed
.—I saw the body of the deceased, Mr. W. Milton Bridger,
tae Cbantrey, Bradford-oa-Avon, of which place be was
magistrate. Deceased had been in town 14 days,
I attended biro. He was so well yeater.
1 at 5 o'clock that he was then going to dine at
add.. Hearing of the occurrence I went to the Mid-
s.: Hospital, and found that the deceased's arm was
uch broken, and his head smashed. I wish to state that
I being deaf, a person might have called to him with-
t his heariog.
luspecter Bowles—l took bail for the prisoner at the time.
Mr. Knox—Quite right. I shall take prisoner's bail to
tPoear next week after the inquest
foveae, Bowles—There are several other witnesses who
'peak to the same facie an the examined witnesses.
Mr. Knox—The present evidence is sufficient for the

THAW'S.
THE (SUICIDE MANIA.

Four women were brought-up day charged with
ttemptiog to commit suicide. Three of them, who bad
ndergone • week's imprisonment, were brought op on
mood. Esther Duncan, • respectable married woman,
weniy-five years of age, quarrelled with her bus.
• led and attempted to drown herself in the Wapping lock
r entrance of the Loudon Dock. Mary Flinn, 28, made •
menhir attempt at the Old Gravel-lane swivel bridge ; and
Mary Aas dams. 34, sought a watery grave at the Olamis-
ned-bridge of the London Dock.
These peewee having been placed under the care of the
Bet. Mr. Jepheon, the chaplain of the Clerkenwell House
of Detention, and having expressed sorrow for what they
bad done. were discharged.
4t gre Laytary. aged 30, • married woman, of No. 7,
Albion-terrace, White Hone-lane, Stepney, wee charged
with attempting to drown herself in the Regent's Canal.
.1 Youngman named Joseph Staley, carpenter, of No. 1,
todeevrell-terrace, Ithodeswell.road. Stepney, saw the ',ri-
mer walk into the canal. The water only reached over her
klea. She hesitated a moment, and then plunged intodeep
um. Staley jumped into the canal after her, and brought
'r jot. She was insensible, and it was some time before
exhibited any signs of life.
.4r. Woolrych complimented Staley on bin courage, and
' ',landed the prisoner for a week.

GREENWICH.
A BOROLAR CAPTURID IN A COAL-CNLLAR.
'4'o7e Morns, a smart active young man, who said he
-^ollel to Liverpool, was brought up on remand on the
'able char-e of burglariously lweaking tad entering the
mown of Hr. Read and Hr. Till, residing in the New-
read, Deptford, and stealing from the latter house a

It appeared that the homes were entered oe different
Melts, and that between 2 and 3 o'clock • few mornings
tro. Mr. Read was awoke by hearing a noise in the house.
41 Setting out of bed he fouod the staircase window bad
Men forced open, sod on proceeding downstairs to make a
'rnateN of the premises, be opened the door of the coal.oellar,
gad there found the prisoner concealed in one corner. He
eataotly fastened the door upon him, and having celled
Ur the police, the prisoner was taken into custody.
% being marched, a knife, corresponding with the
az the staircase window, we. found in his

possession, sad also some Inciters, and be was then taken
to the station, when the coat he was wearing answering to
the description of that stolen from the house of Mr. Till two
nights previously, an entrance to the premises being effected
in a similar way, that gentleman was sent for, and identiied
the garment.
The prisoner declined my log anything in his defence, and,
the depositions being completed. be was fully committed for
trial on both charges at the Central Criminal Court.

LONDON AND SOUTH WESTER' RAILWAY.
(THIS DIY.)

The ordinary half-yearly general meeting of
shareholders was held this afternooe, at the Waterloo.
station, fur the purpose of receiving • report on the affairs
of the company, declaring a dividend, and considering and
deciding span certain articles of agreement with the Oke-
haropton Railway Company with reference to the working
of the railway of that company (Colebrook to Okehampton),
and also the provisions in the Si, mouth and Budleigh Salter-
ton Railway Act. 1853, for authorising working Image-
meets between the company and the Sidmouth and Bud.
leigh Salterton Railway Company, with respect to the rail-
way by that act authorised. Captain IiaNCLEi (chairman
of the court of directors) presided.
The report, an abstract of which has already appeared in
the Exprcxs, was taken u read. The half-yearly accounts
to the 30th June showed the net revenue for the six
months, after deducting interest on loans and all other pre-
ferential charges, 164,%5/. 17s. Id., which, with the surplus
at December, 1862, left an available balance of 167,9451.
2s. Id., out of which the directors recommended a divi-
dend at the rate of 4j per cent. per annum, payable
on the 24th of August amounting, on 7,425,564/. 13s. el. of
paid up capital, to 167,075!. 45. ld., so that there would
remain 8691. 18.. to be carried over to the current half.
year.
The CHantuAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
congratulated the shareholders upon the satisfactory work-
ing of the company during the past six months. No doubt
much of the traffic was due to the inherent traffic of the coun-
try through which the line passed • but much was also
due to the peace which was declared in February last, and
which still prevailed, and the directors were determined to
use their best efforts to maintain the friendly relations at
present existing. There was, of course, an additional
expenditure in earning the additional revenue an-
nounced, bat great credit was due to the offi-
cials of the company for the manner in which
they bad succeeded in keeping down those expenses.
The gross
period of 1862 by 67,0171., and though that was subject to
reductions for additional expenditure, the directors were fully
justified in the dividend they proposed to declare, and also
in the apportionment of a part of the balance in the following
manner, viz., 2,0301. for renewals, 5,0004 for parliamentary
and engineering expenses, and 1,242/. for a bonus to the staff.
Amongst the payments there was the large item of 41,524/.
for the Southampton and Dorchester line, which was owing
entirely to the doubling of that line. The additional stock,
for which 50,9221. 84., was set down, consisted chiefly
of rolling stock purchased from the North Devon Company.
Referring to the debenture account he stated that the total
borrowing powers of the company amounted to 3,994,0001.,
of which they had borrowed 4,372,0001., less 20,0301. paid
off. They had further powers under the act of
this session of borrowing 152.,800/., which made
226,942/. over borrowed. But they had a deficit of
125,0301., and the company have powers under its act of
1860 to borrow sums in temporary excess. The season
tickets bed increased rather more than 10 per oast. as com-
pared with the half-year ending June, 1862, which showed
that the line was not getting out of favour as a residential
line. To providefor the increasing demands of the Channel
Islands traffic, the paddle-wheel steamer Normandy had
been built, and would be ready for the station in the course
of about • week; and he was confident that she would be
found • very fast and efficient vessel. With regard to
the question of extensions, the directors were constantly
placed in a difficult position by being called
upon to decide with resnect to invasive mea-
sures, and, to show that the South Western Company
were not too ready to take up schemes brought under their
notice, be referred to the several bills affecting their system
which were opposed and rejected during the past session.
The motion was seconded by Dr. SNOW.
Me. HICRAPATH suggested the publication with the accounts
of the items of the corresponding half of the previous year
so that the shareholders might have an opportunity of com-
paring them for themselves.. He bad been afraid that a
competition was about to be entered upon with the
Brighton company, but he was glad to receive the denial of
Mr. Schuster that that was the case, and be was well
pleased to beer from the directors of this company that
friendly relations wit's all other companies continued. lie
wished to know how the Stokes Bay line answered.
The Citanicate replied that it promised very well.
Mr. MERAPATii expressed himself very well satisfied with
the report, and particularly with the 3 per cent. additional
dividend.

Mr. Weasrga remarked that the Stokes Bay line had
already more than realised the moat sanguine expectations
of its projector, it promised to be in itself a moat valuable
work, and it was also of importance to this company as a
security against competition.
A SHAREHOLDER wanted to know whether there was any-
tbing upon the debentures referred to by the chairman to
show that they were in excess.

The CHAIMAN mud they occupied precisely the same po-
sition as the other debentures, and the power to issue them
was granted because parliament thought it only fair, so dif-
ficult was it to dovetail the debentures paid off with the
re-isimee, that such powers should exist.
The report was then adopted and the dividend declared, and
the meeting having been made special, the arrangements
with the Okehampton and Sidmouth and Budleigh Salter-
ton Railways, referred to in the notice, were approved.
A vote of thanks to the chairman and directors closed the
proceeding&