The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-29 00:00:00

INQUEST (THIS DAY).

This thermos ILZ John !lamplran iliddlasez coroner.
held as lowest/saki= at the Crows cad Leek tavern, Deal-
street, Chureh-street,le-eod, Into the circumstances of

the above deaths.

The jury first viewed the bodies of the deceased, which
stall lay at the house. No. 21, Albert Cotteges. The two
women, who append to be about 40 years of age, presented
• strong family resemblance, both having dark complexions
and full round faces. The cottage in which the occurrence
took place consists of two floors each, forming a flat corn-
plats within iteell. The upper floor was that rented by the
Beckingharas, and the lower owe was unoccupied. The front
room, or parlour, is which the dead bodies were found,
communicated by a door with a second room in which
James B.ckingham w diroovered. The rest of the fist
oomprised • kitchen and a water-closet. The rooms were
over-filled with substantial mahogany furniture, and tLe
family had been apparently in good circumatanore, but the!
were not cleanly in their habits.
Job's Beckisgham was the first witness called. He said,
in answer to question; that he now lived at :13, Bland•
street, Southwark, but that he did live in Albert•cot.
loges. He was • retired government olicar—he wL
• pensioner is the Post.oe. Frances Beckiogb•m wee
his wife. He did so► know how old she was. She vs

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perhaps 31. He left Albert-oottages last Friday about 10
o'clock. He left his wife behind him alive at Albert*
cottages.
Coroner—Do you know whether she bad been ill or welll
Wit.—No, sir.
Coroner--Do yes recollect anything taking ease two
three days before?
Witmer—No, sir.
[The impost was proceeding when our report ldt.l

BASIOON COLLISION ON 'TIM MIDLAND R•ltu*.as
alarm* &evident took place this morning 00 tLr
male the oldie If 'dialed Railway at &dandy *tenon. ne3,.
Chesterfield, which it is feared will be attended with fat
results to the Post-office guard, who had charge of ..,
mails. The train having Leeds in the morning at.
a.m, had proceeded to &lively without savant
unusual having occurred. The mail truism do Bo
stop at this static*, sad as the driver saw the sign.]
be that the line wee elem. be it 00 It
fall , and tke engine dashed iota the goods train from
Derby, which, by an error on the part of the poititimin.
bed bees shunted amass the mein lie, ineteed of low a
skiing to await the passage of the mail. Au awful crash vas
the esesemeace. The engine completely cut the co•,11
train in two, and several carriages where shattered. Al re
write we bays DO precise particulars of the accident, but it
is beyond question that the Post-office van was turned 00C:
phonily over, and the officer in Marge of the mails received
nosh injuries that his life is despaired of. The hoe vaa,
eampleeely blocked, canna' the stoppage of the whale."'
the halm about two hours beyond the usual time.
enchain Guardian.
A theatre company bu been started at South.
amptou. According to the prospectus, Southampton bad
always beau ormaidered • theatrical town, sod hes prove, s
great nursery for the Laudon theatres. The oelebreed
'wisdom, Mr. Templeton, Mis Manhunt, Lady it.soilibf.
Miss Oliver. and aninassta ether celebrated actors. 1.0
theirllsst lIPPOISMIS at the Seatkampten Theatre_