The Express.
London, England, 1855-12-21 00:00:00

EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY
EXPOSURE.

anslysis of the evidence adduced before the
of Investigstka is now.drawing towards a

20th of October Mr. Jim Dawbarn, coal
of Norwich, came forward to complain of
Alt prefer's*, given to the Norfolk and
Counties Coal Grampany. If all parties were
atrial term., and the Peterborough °mope-
remove d, this gentleman thinks the trade could
to pay as much as lid. per mile per ton
He says—" My grievanoe as a Lowestoft
is, the disposal of the coal trucks for the
xis, by Mr. Gooch's servants; the working
steam.dtop when Mr. Gooch's steam vessels
corns in. We have had truck., bat no
work the drop, as they have been en-
_ night in Mr. (Mach'. vessels." A. 21
reason w the railway company me
- more men for this purpose, Mr. Dawbars
his belief that "Mr. Gooch being a cell
it is not to his interest to afford facilities
Icompetiag with his Peterborough trad'
iplsins as follows:—" A large quantity of
allotted to their exclusive use, to the detrl-
'pelf and others. In that respect, also, I
favour should be shown. I would aka
my vessels being unnecessarily detained,
want of trucks, seventeen to eighteen days.
mplain of the company. servants vending
acting as agents, from which they derive
. All I ask for is the equality of rates."
):hot November Mr. Gooch, the locomotive
Seperictendent, was examined. The number of the
fr employed odder him, it appear., is no less than
Mr. Gooch seems to have been very clever in
r the close inquiries of the committee, and
new facts involved in his statements are few
between. His books, he admits, as a whole,
been laid before the auditors,. To the
e question—" Has there been any 'amine-
whatever of your books since the day you en-
', company's service?" Mr. Gooch replica—
.of the boWts in detail." As regards Mr.
certifying for coals bought by the company,
ovu 1e... rens thus;
,sitals ems direst to your department I—A. No,
sow; they ems through stone.
ever eerily foe them I—A. No; Ido sot.
you never certified I—A. Eases foe eeksise

Bet a large quality of that hossht sash half
Isa. theta is ; all soh* sad ..al for eekeiss
is reessit Omagh my aim, sae tertifed by lac
committee nest ask
era the ease= of the Nark& sal Bestows Celestial
Company memisd es this lee ?-41. Yea
whole d *sot liassiotiog tub rapids is
del. metier Ilass.
Js know Idolise Ms selipsay has besznpul
malts P—A. I aumit say ; bat I

yea swan that somata have bees disputed t

admits that, with the knowledge of the
was a partner in the firm of Prier
from its formation is 1851 up to the sod of
. He le aware that very large purchases et
been made of that fire (by the railway
bat maintain that he took no part in those
which, hs asserts, were made through the
dsvartment. The committee next inquire :
take a part ia dater; the rates for the /eel sew
Mae by the Norfolk sad the Beam Coastal@
t—A. No ; 1 did apt.
yea wet at eh ieterfwsd ia that ?—A. The
t for three anis is this, that Meares. Prior moo
, the board to pushes seal. le ears* ships sod
widest the megrim &stele itleautei with
seperiatead the useshiture d the mks. All
bees does by theta his Isis dime tuber ANS
tat. Ali the la valises pate theiesh rale
their monthly sereaete, earl are eartiled IMmby
a board.
that been dose on your nessuandatios t— A.

. these traermetione MOWS. Prier sad Co.
eoureimeios of 3d. par too. The evidence pro-
-1 under :

tore of his reasons far refusing to allow his °Mors to
show the books of his department to Mr. Brute (0
director), snd to &deputation from the stores now
mitres of the board. Mr. oo7oh, it seems, became
offended with the ingnirits and proceedings of this
portion of the board. lie says, in conclusion:

you taken a put in the rates for the curiago of
charged to Messrs. Prior end Company P—A. I
o a pan to this egret, that bring • partner, of
object ass to array rah rates r wore fair and
• trainees to be lettedueted on the pen of the
. I have invariably spokes freely my views
%pea it. They grimily have been err
mesa profitable to the routers+ of the rail-
:spry P—A. I me such profit as would justify
'-‘ dose. Warne no tradesmen or trader would
, operation involving a large outlay of capital
seeing that at any rite he wee going to get a fair
• the capital so invested.
you interfere-did you seek to make rates at a
Me Pm of Prior and Company P—A. I seoghil
e rates me a partner he the ann.
Ad yen net reek to have a easeidarable rarefies
Ala the rates over the Easton Union line P—A.. Net to
knowledge. I have no knowledge of it.
you ever uk for any rebate P—A. Not to my

" Dorimi the operatives of tint reorniog, such a system
hut been sod was adopttil by Mr. Bruce, that made it nu-
sway for me to express what I Ash epee the subject; but
oa that measles no books were asked for—se Docks were
reflood. I thee told Mr. Brim sad the eoessaltum that
their whole coarse woe moat objeetiosiable—that I held a

position there of gust importance—that I felt that I was
entitled to tie treated as a gentleman, and that I had not
been ai treated—that I had on all oereasioos sold that I was
willing to Rife the fullest Information that might be re-
quired, but that the a was • proper course to be taken la
pttioa It ; and I told the committee that in consequence of
that I felt it my ditty to gine I astruetions that no informs•
Lion should be pros *amp through me, and that I was at
all times in a la-alibis sad ready to give such information as
the hosed might replier."
The committee next mak :
Did you giro inetructioss that the books should be
refused to be shown ts any erniniiitee emaiwing from the
board without your russet t —A. 1 did ir.t. After that no
isTiey wa. ever made far further information.
Did you give instruatioss to refuse the books to be
shown 'leapt you were present I—A. I did.
Q. Da you consider that consistent with your duty u en
officer of the company I—A. Dodos the circumstances I
did.

Q. What mrannastaacm could pistil', may °Meer refusing
information to a committee appohsted by the proprietors ?
—A I have related the eircontstaccos. I am not aware
that any information bu been refused to t►e committee
' appointed by the proprietors.
Q. That is my taut for asking you; it Is there stated
so ; at is in 'widened in a report that you related to furnish
iniormstim to the committee t—A. Idea,' it.

As regards the amount out amide for renewalsll
during the period of bit agreement, Mr. Gooch says:
" There has been no amount for renewals set aside ;"
bat imuirdiately afterwards he asserts: "The stork.
has bad as much renewal upon it as it had before I
took charge of it." The committee proceed to in-
quire:
Q Are the easy steamers at Lowestoft belongiag to you
repaired bj this timpani /—A. They had as. /spare
don* to has flaryg the time that they were w.aktag.
Q Was time 'MS sbs kiiewisdge of the board I—A. It
was puled througlithe seesaw.
Q. flue was it with the !yowled., of the board
Vivre was no epeeist minute of it; but I have yams to
believe that they ham.
Upon the next point raised by the committee, Mr.
Gooch replies energetically:
Q. Is it possible to ascertain What you, persentage could
he without bsviag taksa the valuta of the meek whoa you
*stared upon your duties, without having the stock taken
sad valued every be/flear' when year aosinote wore mode
up I—A. Ceit.ialy it is. The valaatiew of Meek of this
hind would be a meat lailsoions dimmest. I will defy any
one t• make a valuation of this mock within a very large per
*outage of another who might be employed to do it, with-
out communicating with each other.
Q. Then how is it possible to came to • detenaleation of
the profit I—A. Ups its diciest ',prides a middies.
Q. The Cuirnum—ls not the vacation en element is
the agreement i—A. Not at all. Ido not read it so.
With retorter* to demurrage charges for waggons
the evidence raise as follows:

Q Is it nest usual to charge demurrage for waggons that
are lent to puttee, for the carriage of coal, or otherwise P
A. That does not seam at all through my beads. I really
do nut know what the detail of the arrangement is with
regard to that subjest.
Q. Nisi you not micommeaded that each should be
ehuged P—A. I ham reeomenended that when trucks id the
mummy were kept standing ac diffmeat stations, waiting
far parties coming to take away the goods they desired, that
demunag• should take place.
Q. the sack demurrage been therged to the Norfolk
aM Baste= Counties Coal Company oaring tem time that
you were a partner is the concern!—A. I am not aware
that mesh was the ere.

Too ever ask for retire to be made retrospectively ?
, certainly not.
a yes aware that a rsduotiow of 3,0001. lute twee
Yens. Prier's aerosols dues, the time din you
itaer is that firs, is teepee% to the rotes so made ?
, sot. lau aware of this—that for woo'sa with
se Norfolk sod asstore Combas bad aothisi what-
"), stories were made be the acentate of this ova-
reduce with the rotee steetiesed is the agreement.

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The Inagnitsde of the mounts involved is shown
below :

Q. What is your sharp fey winkles *spume for the half
year ei.diog 31st December, 11134 ? (Heading mma fetillin
to the witaess).—A. It imperil to be here 110,64111.46.10d.1
This is from the printed report for that half year.
Q. What was toe cram that you stated is you report to
the directors you bad saved daraag that half year ?—A.
68.0801.15.
. _

Q. Teen is what way can you account for so large seen
being set down as your striae ?—at. By adopting Vse prin-
ciple of calculation laid down as the bade of ay eirviment
with this oompany.
Q Is it apes the arithmetical seloulation of the train
mileage ?—A It is.
Q How cis the proprietary arrive at the truth as to the
6111011111 of emolusiost derived by the locomotive ssperin•
modest cod bin cleric sales there be s pain statement of
that mount made P---Of ilesne net.

Gooch proceeds to state that he is the owner
waggons, and that the board have known
Ilia waggons are repaired at the railway
stations, and the cost, he says, is charged
the Norfolk and Eastern Counties Coal
r. The number of his waggons now upon
and over the Midland and Great Northern
330. The committee ask :
yos receive o rent for the me of thew waggons t

Q. What was the tun paid is per cottages .ad salaries to
the saparistaarleat sad hi. clerks daring that half. year ?
A. To myself It is 3,2041., sad to the ofilears 462 i. ss. ld.
To the oSoers the swami gin& by lit. Waddy, from tbel
book' I dare say la sanest
Q. Thee what is the grow, s.d what would be the total
for salaries sad ressisairratioas to the eso•riateadist sad

stmktos AT NON TIM, AT GOADMALL. ATM TSAM,-31/0811 IMP.
1 CATIP/iLL AMU • 'mow. MAT.
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OP • Vii/IL.
OM this ewe being opened, ,
Lard Campbell said he meet empress his repot at Midis,
thud Ma deslaradas swataimed sash a usitiplicity of special
coasts, which emmed to be totally vameassary, partieulsrly
as the judge had power In the prmseat state 01 the law to
amend the decimalise. _

W clerks for that half-year?—This gives 6,1521. Os. lld.
Q. Would Dot the socouut ea published be calculated to
deceive the proprietors es regards such reumatieratiou ?
A. The accounts as published do cot show that.

TRH ALLEGED STARVATION OP TRASH
CBILDRBN.

is it?—A. It mkt%
woad ostabott ?—A. I &alias to Rawer flat

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Sir F. Thesipr—__The wants were drawn by an abli
pleader, my lord, now *co Kiser Majesty's judges.
Bir F. Thesiger, Mr. Bramwell, Mr. Wylde, and Mr.
Blackburn appeared for the plaintiff; and Dir. Watson, Mr.
Bovill, and Mr. Honeyisan represented the defendant.
This was an intim brought by the plaintiff, Mr. Duncan
Dunbar, the well known ship moor, to recover from the
defendant, also a sbipownsr in Sunderbed, the value of a
large quantity of goods, amounting to 1,4581 , together with
8951.75. Si., m iney paid for freightage on the goods, which
were shipped on board the defendant's vessel. the Sovereign,
bound for San Francisco. The plaintiff alleged that he was
induced by the false representations of the defindent to
ship the goods on board the Sovereign, which was unsea-
worthy, and 'hat in consequence of the vessel not being sea-
worthy, and the false representations of the defendant, the
goods in questioa were lost. It appeared that the defendant,
in 1863, purchased the vessel In question, which was built
in 1814, and which was advertised to sail from the London
Docks oa the 11th of March, 1853. The detendant's agents
and broken, Messrs. Oswald and Co., called upon the
plaintiff to solicit shipments, and represented that
the vessel stood at Lloyd's in class ". red diph-
thong," which was class neat "A 1." Is eon-
etiquette' of this star assent the plaintiff was induced
to send for shipment a large quantity of brandy, beer, and
oats, for which bills of lading were prepared, making the
charge for freight payable is advance. The goods having
been shipped, the attention of Lloyd's surveyors was called
to the vessel, which on survey they thought required eon-
siderable repair, in order that she might be retained on the
class in which she stood at Lliiyire. Notice of this was
given to the defendant, bat he did not attend to it. In
this state of things the surveyors, according to the regale
lions laid down by Loyd 's, were obliged to make their
report, whisk they did on the 22sd of February, stating
that retrain ware necessary to the ship, and that
she was not is a cionditloa to be placed on her
then edam, as her timbers and caulking were de-
finitive. They farther recommended that she should
be redesed to a alms lower then red diphthong. The com-
mittee at Lloyd's, to whom the report was made, however,
intermitted a different opinion, and decided that the ship
shoel4 be street off the registry. Notice that the character
of the ship wee anspendi4 wee eccordiegly given to the de-
fendant, who never paid any attention to it, and the ship
sailed is the following month. The planatiff, in eoneeqesne•
of the vessel bele( struck off the registry, was unable to
iasare his geode at any prig, and he inairdiogly gave notice
of this demonism* to the defendant, whom be stated he
would hold reepossible. The vessel heels, sailed, she pat into
Plymouth is • leaky condition, end die crew bed refined to
nil in her. fibs was there overhauled end repaired. so as to
enable her to proceed on her voyage, which she did shortly
abet, bat was obliged to put into Queenstown Barbour,
Cork, as she was labouring so much that Captain Nicholls,
the commander, thought it mount not be advisable to eon-
[brae at sea so be eniend the vessel again
be to be repaired,
and wrote to the defendant telling t bad pig into
Quellastown, as the ship wag i n
water, and well not
survive a gale of wind. She left Cor on the 12th of April,
and proceeded on her voyage, and arrived off the Falkland
Islands. where she was, for a third time since she started,
put wader repair. Having again started on her voyage, she
foundered at ma, between the Falkland Islands and Cali-
fora* and her entire cargo was lost. The captain and
two or three of the seamen took to the boats in order
to save their lives; but the boats canned sad they pe-
rished. All these cironinstaneee were relied upon te seta-

Idiots that the nreesworthiness of the vessel wu the caw
of the lase of the plaint re goods, and that in eonaequenes
of the alleged false repreaaatationa which bad been made,
the plaintiff had been prevented from insuring his property
and thereby obtaining that indeanity W which he was
*added. .

Th 044484, was that there woe no entree% Nitwit** t►e
pleintiff sad the defied's% that the vessel Afield remain on
the class oa w►ich she stood at Lloyd's. When she started
on her voyage, notwithstanding her ego, she was It for the
enveyanoe of perishable sod dry goods to any distant port,
and was perfectly seaworthy, bat was reedern staler
worthy in ceesequene of having easountered most severe
gales en her maga The defendaat himself, who had
shipped a Urge cargo, anointing to 6,C001., bad neither
Insured the mg* or the vessel, baring every eentldnes
in t►o■ood qualities of the ship and the skill of the captain,
notwitestseding that the illalle&011011 00014 easily have bees
aeon by him. Mr. Oswald, the deleadant's brisker,
denied that be bad misrepresented the character of the
vessel, hat had, on the Nanny, informed the plaintiff before
she sailed that her class bad been reduced at Lloyd's. The
different surveyors who had yd the ship stated
that setwltbsteadisig the vessel being an old one, sad slightly
defective, she ass perfectly seaworthy.

Lab *ntelitanut.
COURT OF QUERN% BENCH.—Ds

20.' .

Yesterday aftsrsooa a long inquiry was gone into
before Mr. Baker at the Feather Tavern, Hopa-town,
Bothasl•green, 'widow of the bodies respectively of Charles
Hillier, aged 7 years ; Amiens Hillier, aged 4 years and
7 mauls ; sad Frederick Hillier, aged Dearly 1 years, who
were alleged to have died from the want of the asessearies
of life, at No. 20, George-street, Bethnal green read, where
they were living with their 'mother, a widow.
Hannah Walker, No 18, George street, stated that she
lad kaown the finally shoat ten years. Rather awe thee
two years ago the father of the children, who was a cabana,
died. sad lets his wife with six shade's to support. Upois
line death she ressired two quitrents and a half of breed
and Is. 3d. Is =easy a week. She bad always behaved
lkindly to bar dailies sad bed bees Industries* aid ober.
In the early weed veralses. sae of the AIM. Os
mules, whisk was sees Mewed by the wbeeptediersa
aad inflammation of tee leap. Two others of tbe
were also attalikel with inflamimatius. Mr. G. West,
the parish style' of the district, was called
ordered wine aid arrowtoot, with beef enjoy tbri
They died sesimelesly Charles ea the 7th of December,
Amelia eFrederick a few days after.
Mr. West soled the three children died of Winn-
amnion of the obese, sad the relosiaiag three be sapwood
would die of tbe mow disease.

COURT OF RRilres...,—
WON At NTT same, AT INTIITUALM APT=
LIMP MIT DATOM A= A IIMCIAL ATT.
TRAWLS V. VAR BOOT. EASTIRN RAILWAY COMPANY.
—ALLUDED NROLIGINCR.
Mr. Serjeaat Wilkie& sad Mr. C. Policia appeared foe
the plaintiff; and Mr. Bramwell and Mr. Bondi fee the
sempeay.
This wee ea metes brought by the plaintiff aa adminis-
trator id kb see, Thomas Fyamors, to recover compensatim
demises bin the defendants, the South Rasters Rail-
way Compeay. fee the alleged negligee.. of their servants.
whereby the plaintiff 'a see, a youth of 19 years of age, was
killed is the 11 'nth Snows Railway, between Folkestom
sad Reeding, by which the plaintiff sustained a pecnaimy
lose, being deprived of bis son's services.
The declaratioe having been stated,
The Chief BAUR said it was net usual of late to try aim
of this daseriptioc. It was very desirable that the nefifiter
es should be arranged, the inquiry would doubtless be if •
Teel palsied Nature.
Mr. C. Pelleck, in the abs.... of Mr. Senjeant Wilkins,
whe was eemeged is the Smood Court" of Esehequer,
mid he had biped that an arrangemerit might be some to,
yoe sore that any has t—A. I believe there Ms. bat he meal& set agree with his beamed blend se to thi
Mot one of the items of espouse in conducting a usenet of domeges.
P—A. It is an item of messes, there is no wanton A, ism starved that it woo vet wings fee a „nu The Chief limes observed that it was always as well that
these mdmirebenidl be easpeomised.
with sic children with aa &newsiest's' two teams and a halt takes between aps monad
is it not to ealealate rash ma Item before sod ts. week,i with his era major. to support h., A omeekeden baring ea mem
.of moats —A. Then is a great deal to be oda on (mu,.comsat so both alba,
eel: it is every wide misetioa. Mr. Bomb, in the obseeme °this leader, said be blued
Tbe C having remarked that it did not appear that he ought net, after what had dropped ham
bit tordskto. to
Have you not derived edelweiss by the embalm et any Stine attached to any one.
emote wee a Mom that we. adopted when 1 the jury istsresd aunties of Natural Death, tks raise any further Mated* to the settlement of the acifou,
here, and I am set aware that say change km taken vhitattsv ,d Gave partimbely es the amonst in different* between the parties
was as maim. He wee sure his hived lb. Pollak mead
eommittee mere next enured by the witness thick the tense eared, and be might now say aisemed,
the Mime which hare been broken up and liberal en past of the essipsay. The truth was.
WANT 0111 elltale-21101 AND PILOTS AT CALCUTTA: evreueye a very good defence to this Wien, bat the loom-
,* MAWS WWII out gala Mr. Gooch entered no fonoodosormaem from letters fens the septa's. of two ma had unfortunately last his life, and the company fen
gospel's service have beam replaced by others ships, mentesil by the last Overland Mailmen posted is the dimmed la mosequace to at liberally towards the plan.
remom, Led that none ham been carried to Liverpool 17ederwritees' Room en Wednesday Siff, who was so doubt deprived of his em's services.
, The incereding evidence reefs to the subject gegeel Rev 1566.-1 to you that Mr- Pelle& Mid from his kailaledit• lbe ease he felt
or rites the bib Gibber, bat have hem detained bound to say that the aompeasaties given was liberal lathe
litcres woe der at the Reeds fee a tells., amid sham at Sanger, fee pare le the soespasy.
yea take credit for old stores, locomotive stores sold career beim the mod& It is sheen impossible to omega A mime, srausgemeat was thin some to, avd oyster woo
dem/meat t —A. I do. semen, elimpt at seem. I Seel eatisied, yes valid mot ap• with&min.
Di yes maks any miry of the loses that arise by pewee 06-11101. mil MIL bee, ami is Ming paid from Ned,
sale —A. No, we do as knew of any loss. We late =eyee Mem These see sew spwa.rde of 60 ships, of ORCOND COURT—Duo 20.
oily ter the meant which they realise. Mouse, wive Am
lee u.. The sussed taw MITT= AT I= MTS. AT elnumuos. ATMS TIMM—TITO= Mi.
Are they eat charged in the AM Matinee to you et a sap:— Seadhools, 9th Nov., 1866. TM mass hire is =TOT MARTIN AID so 5M MUM.
le pries t —A. Yes. very his". I pall lux up, and 1601. ems ; but is is DOLOLIORS e. NICHOLSON AND OTIIIISS.THII MINNOW
Hew do you get rid of the diffsreses —A. I do net scanty to be gee at my pel.e. The steam? which PLITIEL 07 DAMN.
negerstand the question. When we buy new stores they brought as dews MO NM fee teeriag 'ship from Kedgeree Mr. Iledaeat Wilkins and Mr. Home appeared for the
it lat. ear. to tows, sad wss .by mother, Ave vaisates after plaialiff and Mr. Duteous be the defeedeat Niebolose.
Are yes some of a sale beim aadis of stores in your he had made the Opposition is very sub wanted. Yr. ibiebias Smith, sad Mr. Raddieseem the
den'artmeat, to the @item of 6,0001, a few ears ago .t— I thick Lireyeel "lOW biere a eteasa-tag rempay of its other .
I as not—set le me departmeat. owe bore.' The in Miss's* was a wise and spirit aterebent
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mbeisese that seamed makes this departateat (my depart-
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mad ft Piss speei tide sale. I Moe dad ea le mem titanium whom that 'Mee ievalualle nwiedies are island tote amengements to masa. a booth et Kiwis* and
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Lord Campbell, is sommine ad, told the jury that with
moan to the chance of misrepresentation, he thought they
would he of opinion that there was not sulkiest evidence
to satisfy them that the defendant was guilty of fraud,
asst that he had authorised his assets or broken
al sake the alleged misrepresentations. Looking
at all the circumstances of the ere' he thought
them was sot saloiont mond for Lopatin' fraud
to the defendant, but nevertheless the plaintiff
bad good noma to complain of the couduct of the
broken. who, it appeared, had not isionned the
plaintiff that lte thip's elms had bees valued and her she-
rector degraded at Lloyd's. The great qamtioa, however,
for their esseidentioa was whether the vessel was unsea-
worthy at the inanraeneentent of the voyage, sad whether ia
consequeam of that seseaworthions the defendant had lost
Isis rode. If they masidend the vessel was seaworthy at
the COSNIIIINSIMeIIt of the voyage, the defendant, no doubt,
would be entitled to their verdict, hot if, on the eontnry,
they sonsidered she was not seaworthy, the plaintiff would
be entitled to recover.
The fury retired, and after an atom., of two boars, re-
turned into emit, when
The Foreman said stem of the jury were of re *pries
sad we was direatient.
Mr. MserweU said he would, on behalf aI the plaintiff,
take Me yetliet of the sieves.
Mr. Mciernas observed he Smith it better that the jury
should Naga retire, so that the, Wght bath an opportoaity
afforded them of retrain a weasiseas verdict.
After esaelderabie dlesarles, the jury retired Man and
reamed lab must at a gearing to 4, when, being still of
UN sere agiellea, eise lesesed ••••••1 for the defendant
soarated te eases the radial et the majority of the jury,
whisk was fa Swear of the diseandaat.
, The result seemed to give poen' satisfaction to those
wise were Interested is the cram.
Mr. Jute@ Brie mat in the uses/ mart, sad took a part.
heard swarm jury ears, Idiot had not easeladed when
the smut rose.

, you not an iota est In the earl eospany's eon-
. to that extent at present P—A. Te that intent.
ne tblusand poun:s per &anus Tee.
train mileage in 1830 (upon which Mr. Gooch's
agreement for "pea centages' was bend) was
1,148,265 miles; in the last half-year it has risen to
1,489,181 miles. The committee ask "Are you
Nan that the reduction in the receipts per train
mile has been in proportion to the increase of the
mileage since you entered this company's Der-
' Mr. Gooch replies, "I am not."
Iher interesting point is thus touched upon
the carriage of OM, that is used for locomotive
, charged to the working superset P—A. Bone has.
Ai has not 1 believe that a good deal has; sad that
deal has only been charged as far as Peterborough. I
that there has been some, but to whit extent I cannot
has been charged upon the Eastern Counties.
es any fro. Peterborough been charged P—A. I
there Sat.
Should not all be charged P—A. I do not think so

aeiglibtrer amid Anse,ton, living at No.lB, George
street, stated thee hi boa seem the children pick up benne
heads, potato pair, Ike, is the street, and divide then
'snag each other. -When dm esighbours had emptied the
mounts of tkeir tablecloths es the panne'''. the Waddles
bet eagerly eaten the bread ermabs. When the lather died
they were fine, plan*. rosy, 'plowed children. They had
sisal graduall washed away.
A juror nK that the &Aim bad often called *shin in
hie shop and asked for nee breed.
Suns convened°a bevies takes place among the jaty, it
order to ascertain why the ingunt was Galled,
Mr. Vaughan. conamoning officer, said that be bad even
the books of relief at the workhouse, sad be (mud that the
°barge es suosat of the featly letiarly had bees from 7s.
to 9e per week.
Kr. Anagram remarked that whoa the family was la
sash disuses they ought to have yeas isle the workhouse.
Comes—lf du parish stlsalttad every family that was is
distress in the puish, the housekaspan would seen cespiala
of the rates. _ _

said be haw that, at the meant time, is the
perish, then were thousands of children who had sot
sulkiest feed for their sappost He keen of several &mi-
-1 Ws is that data. . _

RIPREBI3, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21, 1855.

restrike by Mr. Hsn Ainsworth of " The PIMA of
Bacon." The Meta match emu off Ant, and the, whole
of **afoot god ale vies not consumed on test oeouton, and
that which remained was retuned to the pleintiff. With
rupee, to the drinkshles sent to Donee*, it appeared that
itt eoee►quenee of the delays in loading at the taw. rn of the
defendant Nicholson. " The Coal Holy' and ether cassis.
they did not reach Duatnow until titter a great part of
the festival in quootion was ever. This delay wee eoesiderably
inemesed by one of the horses is the vas breaking down sad
the arum having to trait until they could pagan wither.
In eonergunee of this the comestibles were net availaMe
for the paws* for which they were intended, and a great
loss war oseasioned. The defence was that the goods in
question bad sot arrived in Doomow aecordieg to the con-
trast, sad therefore the defendants ware sot liable. Mr.
Smith, the I. 0.0. of Drury line Theatre, being one of the
defendants. was called, sod stated that he was no party to
the spunladon, and had given Nicholson no authority to
attach his caste to the orders. Upon this the name of Mr.
Smith was struck out of the record.

DUBLIN, Dm 20.

The learned Judge having summed up,
TM jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for 271. be. 3d.
1 against the defendants Nicholson and Ditty.

ASSIZE INTELLIGBNCIL

WESTERN CIRCUIT.—WiNeassTza, Dac. 20.

1117011 1114 LIMAN PAlii.
WILFUL 11171DRIL.

Abraham Baker, 28, was indicted for the wilful murder
°Menai Kierwell, at Southampton, ea the 14th of Oc-
tober last. Mr. Cooks sad Mr. Looter conducted the pro-
atention.
It appeared that the prisoner lived in the service of the
Rev. William Popular, at Moira-place, Southampton, and
uhf demised girl an his fellow.servant. Oa the Sunday
.ruing, on his supposed return from church, about a
wrier past twelve, the deceased opened the door for biro.
he pound the kitchen door, another fellow-servant,
Charlotte Lamy, asked him if he had bees to church, and he
said "No." See then asked him if he knew it was Sacrament
Sunday, and he sa,d "No." He then went into the pantry,
to lay the Iguana tray ; in the meantime the doomed
had come downstairs in the kitchen, and as she and Leery
were talking together at the end of the screen by the fire,
the prisoner cats sod stood at the other sad, and rested
his left elbow es it. His right hand was behind him, under
Lie coat. He did sot speak at all. In about a minute La-
my saw him move his right arm from behind his back, and
immediately saw and heard the report of a pistol. The de-
owed fell instantly to the ground, and blood Cored from
under her left ear. He was about a yard from the de-
ceased when he fired. Not a word had passed
between him end the deceased at that time. La-
my said to him, "Baker, Baker, what hays you done ?"
He made no reply, and she ran up to the frost door and
called to a policeman named Tetobell, who came la and
took the prisoner into custody ; and as he was going out of
the frost door Lamy took hold of his hand and said seals,
" Baker Baker. why( have you done ?" He replied, " She
deserved it, you knew." On the previous Saturday morning
he had asked her why it was that the deceased would not
speak to him. Site could sot tell him. She did not know that
there was any attachment between him and the deceased.
It appeared that the primmer purchased a pistol at a gun-
sinker's shop es the Saturday. He also bought
soar balls, powder, and saps. He wee asked U
he was going to fight • dusk cad he said he
thought the pistol would do to kill a :ergo dog.
Wires the polio, went into the kitchen after the removal of
the primer they nand, after some search, a ball is the hairs
of a nag hair breves. The ball was snob flattened, and
an ezensinatios by the surgeon proved that the ball bad
paessd quite through the head of the deceased, and had tors
itzLe large portion of the skull with it, causing intent
Lamy, when oressezentleed by Mr. Cooke, said the
phase( always professed to be • religious person. He had
reigns, books before him at every interval, and wee
always talking of relighus subject.. She had heard since
that he belonged to the Wesleyan shawl. The deceased
was also of • religious turn of mind. The prisoner took the
morasses( at the church. It had been rumoured since the
fatal act that they wen attached to each other.
Inspector Enright, who produced the pistol, stated that
when he received it from Tatenell it appeared to have
been very recently discharged, and in consequence of cer.
hisisformation which he obtained he went to the post-
age and procured • bitter, which be showed to the pri•
Mar, mad he said it was • letter he bad written to his
haw; at Newport, Isle of Wight. It was read as follows ;
" Oct. 14,1856.
"Deer Father and Mother,—This may be* for the last
doe shell have to write to you, cad I will leave all my
,:c4mtar you marimba. One box is at Mr. Wood's eat-
. Tea must some up to see me to-morrow morn-
Ise, sad Welt all my things home for yourselves. There
*three. large boxes. two hand-bes, a large bundle of
sloths... My watch end clock, loather hat.box, and all my
mosey you eau ban."
By a statement made by the prisoner a few days after he
was is gaol, it was asserted that there was as attachment
between the parties; that he bad been away from the de-
aessed some time, with a portion of the family who were
=Sist Asstena, near Portsmouth ; that while there
wrote linen which upset hie mind ; that when he
ems back to Southampton she would not speak or be
ratable with him, and that it was more than he could bear.
Re told her be should give warping to leave his place, and
she appeared to be pled to hear of it ; and the whole
of the morning and the previous evening he scarcely
knees what he wee &log, she had upset hie rondo' muck
and so frequently.
Mr. Cooke addressed the jury for the prisoner, and urged
that the attachment of the prisoner to the deceased was so
we deep tbat it bordered den upon insanity. The
isaddened by feelings which deprived him of reasosnino for
do time.
The learned Judo summed up, and said no doubt the
pride of the prisoner was hurt by the rejection of his ad.
drums by the young woman, and he inflicted the fatal
wound tinder the inflaming of passion; but this was ,not
issenity, She had refused to speak to or shake bands with
him, sad that bad probably led him to avenge himself.
Tprhe Juryimmer onesulted for • few minutes, and having found
at
le tilty,
The learned Ch
lunge esstescrod bias to death, without hold-
lag out any hope of mercy is this world.

SPORTING.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

TATTERSALL'S—TRIIRSDAY.
No truism worth notice wu transacted.

MANCHESTER STEI
Wasson na Tom Mascoasoss
sal WI. -

Age st lb
Voted Qum • 11 7
Wilma a 10 12
Black Swan 3 10 6
Garland
Mlnsna (lt b)
needs, 6 10 6
fr.sape a 10 6
MU' Inas (b b)
Bur or the West (b b) • 10 4
Louis Napoleon ..... a 912
k b) a 910
Baas
(AU Ailis by Saterawd) a 916
Raman sea las Mama
bard3ln.

'LECHASES-Lut. 1.

THIRD COURT.

The &corder and Mr. Russell Gamey sat alteraately
daring the day in this wart, sad disposed of several trifling
CUM.
The trials of Mary 1114eil for murdering bar two WI.
dna, and that of Sarah All.. for attemptirg to drown her
two see; and the extraordinary charge of fraud against the
blind men Itsekaby stand postposed swill neat session.

STEAMBOATS ox CANALS. —The competition be-
tween the Aire and C'skier 'Navigation and the railways
radiating from Leeds still continues. The canal oompany
have Just introduced upon the canal between Leeds and
Goole tyro ins screw steamers, and a third is sow being
built, so ss to give more laciest daily service between
Leeds sad Hell than has hitherto been the ease. Thaw
boats are somewhat on the officio', of the narrow or fly.
best se annul ea easels ; they are, however, rather broader
OS SW bows, sad warmly so long. The motive power is
'applied •by steam engines of 10 horses' power, on the
kfilelaielft principle, this shape of boiler having bees
seemilladed by Me limited space available for the mih
*leery. The intim is find is the bows of sash WM
forward—and weeks a ..all screw. The gesiMet
eideetios hitherto urged spirit the it:Modesties of
eleembeste on canals was that they would destroy the
bads of the canal. The swe.l caused by thee, Iran
steamboats what laden with goods is very slight. Earth
boat la calculated to /arty 60 toss, and also to act as tog to
throe other river beats, eeek containing 30 or 40 tone of
merchandise. so that by the introduction of steam the Aire
nod Calder Navigation Sr. able materially to shorten the
passage betwees Leeds and Goole, and also to carry many
Mee additheal weight of goods. it is probable that a river
well will have to be erected as s proteetios spinet the swell
Is many parts of the relit*. • survey for a sew and line of
railway has just boss completed sear Barnsley, end is in-
tended man improved medium of onssmunieetion between
the works of the Woolley Coal Company and the Aire and
Odder Cenal,_ The railway will commence at the eatessive
weeks of the Woolley Canal Compeoy, will skirt the ridge
Millsof Go the sort/smut side of the river Dante, end ter-
abate mike aqueduct—a distanee of about five miles. Tile
Ilse will take in four or Ave important coal mines, and that
meetly attend the mineral development of this estassim
fisid.—Mmschesier Osterelicia.
TEE BUBSOPIPIELD MURDER —On Tees:dap.
Ittihad Hayes was again brought before the megistratos
st Gouraud Coesty Poliaaoillee, on the ,barge of bated
sessersod is the murder of Mr. Stirling, the seggeen, at
111seirlidd. • mat named John Cala, oiler Whisky
Jess yes else elated is the dock, charged with being as
asesualli la es vagalkw. Mr. Stoker, of Newmode,
append Sie the pelesseer. Mr. &abaft, the cattle drover,
(I=gthe midesse he had formerly gives, and added—
a the priessen are the saes I met is Sweiler-lese.l
I meta versos sad spoke to him. He sp. lh so mein &web.
—Ass Waage said: I am a servant with Mr. Haim, a
=rher Is Durham. Oa Friday I maw the prisoner
betwees three and four o'clock in the after:soon,
sty meter% shop. He was very %tritest. My
1116011 sea mate, sad he offered her a watch for Ws.—
armilei Beason deposed : On the Saturday after the
moirige Iwe at Rowland'. Gill. I there a Woe but-
tes or stud. (The button or stud was produced.) Super
roundest &Loire deposed—l marched the prismer Cain's
=sad Mend a waistcoat, which the primmer Cain sot-
to be his, sad which I predate. (The wait:teem had
es
three bottom .1 precisely similar description to the am
feud by the witness Beate% sear the coat where body wee
Muse, end wee miss. one bottom.) Alia, Raise deposed—
I am wife of Willis. Rehm, pawnbroker, of 011esge's.
Durham. On Friday, the fled November, a mass same to
my gimp with • watch to paws. He sake; Ws. open It.
sad em, does to 4e. The men wee eery urgent. I think
he
meld beta tabeats. lam metals that Riehard Hayee,
Me psWaer at she bee, is the peals vibe teedered the
wash to use. The primates were then reseeded till the
Mb W., bed they will be takes beim, the adjeleasti
la-
gyre Weeeegiledd. Is odds to the ahem heft, it is
',hew wee *a ispee 116 apt (
used
6/ admiral= ellikey. • •

Mr. William Horan, solicitor, conducting agent for
Mr. Meredyth at the late Meath election, has, on the '
recommendation of Lord Bellew and Sir W. Somer-
ville, M.P., been appointed Omsk of the Crown for
the county of Louth.
Gpt. Warren, commander of the Holyhead and
Kingstown moil steamer Anglia, was entertained at
a dinner, at the Gresham Hotel, last evening, and
presented with a valuable piens of plate and a purse
of 60 sovereigns, the compliment being intended as
a testimonial of the great professional skill, bravery,
and presence of mind displayed by Captain Warren
in preserving his ship and the passengers daring a
violent storm in the Channel, on the night of Deo. 9,
last year. The Lord Mayor took the chair at the
dinner.

WESTPORT AND LIVERPOOL STUMM—We have
heard with much regret, that so shoal is the harbour of
Westport that Mr. Lever's steamer got aground, or rather
was seeped" alongside the quay, and having to remein
until the nest aping tide had lost so much time that her
owner is discouraged from continuing the traffic. We
allude to the rumour merely for the purpon of calling the
attention of the Harbour Commissioners to the fact, if it be
the fact, in the hope that they will adopt the necessary
measures to have the channel dredged, and the mud re-
moved, which, we understand, would give quite a sufficient
depth alongside the queys. We have also heard that Wes.-
port is about to be doubly blessed in baying two steamers
plying into the port, Mr. Lever's, to which we have alluded,
and a steamer which purposes to load all goods offered at
Dablin, then go across and take Ste remaimier of her cargo
at Liverpool, and thence proceed to Westport. We under-'
steed most favourable terms of freight have been made
with the owners of this vessel; and, if the tale be true.

we look forward to our townspeople deriving great benefit
from suck an arrangement,—Moo Costariduttois.

Dessnmasemb About three miles
Ass et lb
Jemmy the thick
Denman a 9 9
Berry Leaman
Vane? Emanuel (tete
King of ligaln)
roteetlaulat (h b)
MUCUS a
a
Sting (late Cberstiug
Nem), (Li 1 9 4
TatoweetA

The Battier (late Gay-
lad) ........ a • 0

taco. Alicia two tante, me BM
age st lb
Belly, by Safeguard ..
Peter Balm (late Hun.
toe, late TM Moor). •
The Rattler
Sting (h b)
Mer►y Meek 4
Noddy
3

Aye st lb
Ossisad
alma (h b) 3 11 0
Titacilas 6 1
Gossip 3 1 0
Viassair) e
811=Ut ""r
6 10 4 II
a 10
Canadian
WZNIFTS PCS TNO inazrroaa Bursae BTBZPLBEZA/0. AboutUue.
Wks sag • balt
Aga at lb Age st lb
Gossip .... It 2 I The Nee slO 6
lambs
The Beer a 10 II Useless S 10 0
AU bones not specially masted lo bs streak eta by the 26th hat.
will remain la.

,
i
4
• wiz EASTERN
• E
Oar analysis of th
• Csainsittee of Inviting
due.
Os At 20th of 0
merchant, of Norwic
the man preform*
Busters Cannes Coe
gton anal terms
eredremoved, this g
Ina afford to pay as
,
sf teals. He says—
merchaot is, the disi
stoke ovens, by Mr. t
1 ad the .team drop it
mod to come in.
men to work the
tied all night in
y
sot entrelu4ployantoroll asap
=proses his belief
ISserbsot, it is not to
in persons compritial
S. also complains as
hacks are ellottrd to
I t meat of myself and
think no favour she
r speak of my vessels
keen the want of trot
i t I also e mplain of tl
ands, or acting as al
advantages. All las
1 I On the 13;b of Novo
superintendent, was e
staff employed under
1,000. Mr. Gooch es
parrying the close in 9
thus the new facts tat
and far between. Hi
hays never been laid
'Gamines's gonna:—
( • ion whatever of yon
bred this company's
"No ; not of the boW
, Cooch's certifying for
the evidence fees the
-12. Da sot sea' was a
. en de au sow; they e
Q. D 3 yos saver oar fi
Q. Have you
mai
Q. Is awn sot a largo
yeas t—A. Yes there ii
pastasis peened Oren
' ! ' The committee next
Q. Are the omens el
Coal Cowpony ended.
Q. Tao whole et then
require to be dem anti
I Q Do you haws set
il for thou repairs t—A.
. ; Oita so.
I . Q. Aro yea aware a
A. I .meet.
Mr. Gooch admits tl
I directors, ha was a 1
and Co. from its Porn
May last. He is swat
sal have bees made r
sompany), but maintai
purchases, which, he II
. stores department. T
Q. Did you take a par
pied over too Use by the
Coal Cowpony P—A. No
• Q Have yeti wit at
eneepment foe than e
• wanted by the board to
listightv, to coeds" ell a
1 1 ts, and to seuristeed
that has been don by
anaegenseet. All the no
1 i
.! lnd, with their monthly
an to the baud.
Q Has that beat den
It was.
11
I 11 Upon these frame
net a emanimioa of 1
meth as under :
i !
Q. Have yes tame et
mil to In charged to IN
i • hen taken • pan to thi
• . 1 1 mane my object ass to
peeitabie for business to
soil money. I have i
I. ,
sad opinions epos it.
epos.
Q. Do you mesa peel
way nanny P—A. I s
trod* ben; den. Of a
r iato say °Farallon I.
without seeing that at 1
Maus for the capital so
. 1 Q. Did you into:fen-
pulsar is tbe Am of I
tonnage rates as • per
Q. Did yea est owl
anon the rates over t
ay k.owl.dp. 1 ban
Q. Did you aver ui
Ineysledgr.
Q Did voa aver ask;
1,. —A. No, certainly not.
t Q. An you aware t
cede in Mena. Priori
wile pastier is that Sr
A. Ivies en. lan se
whin the Norfolk and
11 MU to 410, militias were
' prq , at variaaee with I
I know that.
Mr. Gooch protest
1 t. s 1 coal waggons, a
this fact. His wall
eompeoy's stations,
istuut, the_2lorto
a
VAT: tronia and tIT over lmv
nut
a:
I • he about 331 The i
Q Do JOS lICSiVII 111
I I A. I do.
Q. What is it t—A.
Q. Is mind aunt
1 Ipoodea.
Q. Have you not as
OM then to that site
i Q Tens amassed
The train mileags
agreement for ";
1,148,20 miles; in
I . 2.489,167 miles.
. 1
aware that the red
, .
per mile has been it
1 •
tuns milesgs since
vies?" Mr. Good
Another interest
I ' Q It the carriage
pmesses, charged to
; sod uses bee ea. 1
1 r tre= this."B"itio
"Ti thlshas sus from
byeet4
ii *ohne there am
Q. Should not all
mutt.
1 Q Are Too nn tl
i Q. Is it eat one of
ii eascant ?—A. It is i
slit
\1 te
111 Q Batts it satin
yen talk of profits ?-
Seth sins: hie an
l' Q. Have you sot
1 . i
1 ' I'l Shia *barge t—A. It
is.. be, sad I a
pine.
The oossenittee
that ell the raga
sll the carriages
the compaay's as
set of reweave, I
capital. The sscc
1 ' of Mores:
11.
Q. Do me take e
fa year departanti
1 I QDI 7011 oak
sash eat* ?—A. NI
I weedit only for the
Q Are they set
I . • wale priest—A.
Q Hew do you
neetentsed the q
' I ale put into sir.
Q. An airs
deportnoat te th
A. I eta sot—set
Q. Teo, is you
as stares Magma
malses lam Mee
,
wileasese that am
Imar) seemem Of
pew—llhe hell wei
aemossiasepse—l
man asa s
Milo& adds ad
ISOf Waiwitiagl
11r.
_
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