The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-19 00:00:00

INCENDIARISN ON THE WOLDS.

The crime of inceudiariam seems to have become
• mania on the Yorkshire Wolds. Within the last few
weeks we have to record no less than seven instances in
which the stackvards of respectable farmer have been
fired by the midnight prowler, and this week, we regret to
add three more cases in which valuable property has been
committed to the flames io a similar diabolical manner ;
while • fourth stockyard very narrowly escaped by the
timely discovery of the plot and the apprehension of the
two would•be incendiaries. No wonder, then, that a
state of great excitement, or we may even any panic, pre.
voila throughout the Wold district, and every night the
horizon is scanned with the view of ascertaining whether
any lurid glare betokens another outbreak of fire. Many of
the principal farmers, we understand, have appointed night
watchers for the protection of their property, and some h►ve
even gone as far as to discuss the propriety of keeping
bloodhounds in every village in order to track the
scoundrels who are guilty of these infamous deeds.
A writer in our columns two or three weeks
ago, in supporting a suggestion of this kind, stated that
the employment of bloodhounds put an end to a peculiar
species of sheep stealing which prevailed in the Midland
counties • few peen ago. He also observed that " the
knowledge that such dogs were kept for such a purpose would
most probably put a stop to the crime by inspiring the mis-
creants with a just terror of discovery." The ale of these
animate, however, is open to objection, inasmuch as they
might seize the innocent just as well as the guilty, and none
of us would like to be tackled in any such a manner.—York
Hcrald.

THE AMATEUR FIREMEN'S CLUIL—Have yon
hard of the Amateur Firemen's Club? This is not a club.
house wherein viands and politics, fashioas and scandal,
are diecuesed. but a small knot of patricians who, presided
over by a noble duke, don the fireman's drew and tura out
regularly with Captain Shaw's brigade. Duly organised,
and with head-quarters at Waling-street, the gentlemen
member take their turn at any work prescribed for them,
and are said to be most efficient members of the force. The
next time von see au engine tearing through the streets, or
chance to be present at a fire, you mar therefore, without
exaggeration, sasume one or more of the green-Bated,
black-helmeted, busy men to be a swell in dieguise.—///a.
leafed Times.
MUSICAL GOSSIP FROM PARlS.—There is no want
of matter, musical or dramatic, to be noted et the time pre-
sent is Paris, though not a few of the uotes are to announce
promisor postponements. M. Anber'a new operant=
to " hang fire* in rehearsal, and will most probably mot be
among the events of the year 15G3. The Opira Camaro,
meanwh;le, lives on Joconde, Zampa, and the
km of reviving IlaNvy's
nious L'Eclair and IL Clapiseon's farchonnerfe
but what will Fnnrionnette be without Madame
Miolan-Cerralho !—The TUatre Lyrique has, we read, ac-
cepted an opera by Prnoe Poniatawski, also a one-act work
by Madame Luca-Sievers, the exentat lady who, it may
be rcwllected, amused London some seasons ago by play-
tog on the piano with her left hand, and on a harmooium
round the corner with her right. The production of Mirille
is fixed, say the oracles, for the :nth of January.—
Meanwhile, confirmation of our judgment on Les Tronn
is already at hand. In spite of every effort made to wawa
it, the opera will be given only once more—on Monday
nest. —M. Meyerbeer is in Paris, with the view of studying
the new great singers who do not come out at the Grand
Op/ra. L'Afrimine mast, we should think, bare become
a sore subject to himself by this time.—al uhune de IA
Grange and Signor Fraschird are about to make way, at
the Italian Opera, for the sisters Marcbiaio and Slaw,
Mario.—Athente. ni.
LIVERPOOL BOROUGH BANK.—Tice annual meet-
ing of the shareholders nu held by the liquidators en
Thursday at Liverpool. The report stated that the collec-
tions of the liquidators were now exclusively from wale
connected with debts mated as doubtful and bad. The
necessary delay in the realisation of those debts land pre-
vented the completion of the winding up of the affairs at
the bank. The return of 7s. litL per share pad daring the
past year raved the total sum repaid to 183,3:iit. The
balance in hand was 14,61:4, sod with additional receipts
expected io the course of the Lett four or five weeks, Messrs.
J. B. Braocker soil H. W. Banner, the liquidators, hoped
to be able to make &Daher return of not lees than Is. pee
share early in the awning year. It was .sited that is 1115$
the liquidators had estimator! that they would recover
149,77 W., whereas they had 'tient!), realised 153,0001., and
expected to receive 39,000/. more.
Muitima OF A WIPE AT WALIII AM•ON-THE-WOLPS.
MELToN HOWBRAT, FRIDAY EVeSlSh.—The inquest on the
body of Mrs. Hutchins was resuoied thin naming, and after
he,irina further evidence the jury returned a verdict of
" Wilful Murder" againot .1. Hutchins.
THE PrrmeN's STRlSE.—Mrearn. Straker and
Love have Waled a notice stating that they will employ no
men belonging to the uoioo. On Wednesday awl Thursday
about seventy pitmeo and their families were ejected from
houses which they occupied under the 'neaten, and many of
them are enismpe.l in an open field belonging to a neigh-
boudoir farmer. On Thursday the union towniittee
pointed a deputatioa to wait upon Mr. Love, in order to see
if some oomproniiw could not be effected, but he resolutely
refused to enter iota' any conference, and announced that the
owners were determined to adhere to their decisiou. too
at work with " blacklegs." The large number of men a
to the norm. All the pita ar
I propriety. although one or two Maumee. have occurred of
eatmrilkdeoycona ntirtiebetol"ccoodgiBßuct themselves with the greaten
attacks bring made on the "blacklegs." The watutaate
these wan were Irishmen.
A trial of great importance to the inhabitants of
! Huddersfield is said to be flied fur the Hilary term, is we
Vice-Chancalor's Court. It in e question of tenaut.nabt
' between the Huddersfield people .ind their landlord, z`l,
; John Regalia'. As it in and, half the town is built ot
I terms which are summed 1111 in a eenteuee, "relieves ,4
the honour of the landlord." An act ofperlisineet
grant leases was subsequently procured by Sir John, and
the holders oo the tenant-right tenure sit about to
coutat its particular operation on them.

COI7RI

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called on her.
would receive
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Should my tits
rather mares.
told me that
wage on the
prosecuted bin
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Caroline Tee
street where
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child. Tahiti
she (petitioner)
the violence of
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new the petitow
with clenched

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to her all the el
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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Joap Ordieum)

T:Th;r7.l.l.D r. lITLMIALD.-THZ DEFENCE COMMILD.

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This morning the counsel for the respondent (the Quern's
.t.lroode, Mr. Huddleston, Q.C., and Dr. Spinke) resumed
the erarnioation of witnesses in support of Major Fitz.
rrald's case.
Ueorge Alexander. groom in the service of Major Fitz-
gerald in the year 1860 and 1861, said he bad frequent op-
portunities of seeing the manner in which the latter lived
with his wife, and that be bad invariably treated her with
the utmost kiodness sad cor sideration. Witness continued
in the genies of Major Fitzgerald after Mrs. Fitzgerald
bad left. Afterwards west to itradeo with the major who
was in a very excited sad unhappy state. Mrs. Fitzgerald
subsequently wished witness to enter her service.
Cross examined —Saw a great deal of the respondent. His
temper was • little hot, but it was soon over, and did not
happen very frequently. When be was put out of temper
be would swear • little, Rad known him swear at the cook ;
that wee to say he exclaimed, "D— it." Supposed he
Lieut. •• D— the joint." (A laugh.) Never saw any quarrel
between Major and Mrs. Fitzgerald. The major would not
cot the trees down without consulting the petitioner, and
abe care orders which should be felled. Never heard of
ear quarrel between them about the trees. The major had
ha temper, like other men, but witness did not see any-
thing particular io him on that score. Never said, "The
poorest cottage's wife need not put up with what Mrs.
Fitzgerald had borne." Major Fitzgerald
is.. what was the cause of the dispute between his wife
sod him. West to Dr. Hack, of Cirencester, about the
state of the major's mind alter the separation.
lir a Juror—There were about forty trees close to the
bogie. Should say that half-a-dozen of them were cut
doom The two Poplars were amongst them.
Clam Emma Needham—Wu servant at the house in
pootoweet, when Major and Mrs. Fitzgerald lodged there.
Waited on them. The major always behaved very kindly
to his wife, sod they seemed to live happily together. The
second day after witness went into the service, Mrs. Fitz-
gerald told her that another servant, named Ashton, was a
latch for not doing some needlework.
Cross examined—Left the lodging-house to go to Braden.
cp„dieharged when witness had been there two months,
for was impatine u t to Major Fitzgerald—at least Mrs.
Fitzgerald said so. Never saw the major in a passion.
Thought him • very nice gentleman. Considered him •
vie; placid, gentlemanly man.
Lady Anne Maria Sherson —I am the wife of Captain
Shanxi, and reside in Tharlowequars. lam acquainted
with Major and Mrs. Fitzgerald. I knew her but slightly
before her marriage. I remember calling on her in
Chester-street a short time before her oonfinenoent.
called on bar likewise about • month after her confine-
meat. She told me that Dr. Perry had examined her so
roughly as to hare occasioned the death of her child. She
spoke of her husband in the most affectionate
terms. She called on me in March, 1862,
and said she wished to see my husband very particularly.
She then entered into various details relating Toth. major's
conduct. I had then three children dangerously ill, and I
told her that Dr. Perry was attending them. She told me
that she had no opinion of Mr. Parry—how could she have
after bis treatment of her.
_

Cross-examined—My husband has known Maio, Fitz-
gerald about ten years, but I can't say that be is very
adage with him. I never heard my husband expressany
=jet' to have this dispute amicably settled. I have eon-
vaned with my husband on the subject several times. I
was not in the least desirous mynelt of having the matter
ranged. I believe that my huband received a letter from
lira. Fitzgerald in November, 1861, and that be answered
I certainly did not try to make up matters, and I believe
Illy husband did not. I did not see Mrs. Fitzgerald again
after her call. On that ovation she stayed with me for
a time. zed daring that time she was talking chiefly about
the major. She complained of his infidelity, but not of his
treatment of her. She was talking all the time. She made
a great many complaints.
Captain Andrews—l was formerly in the Life Guards,
and I lived near the parties at Brides, and I visited them
two or three times a week. They appeared to be on the moat
excellent team, and I had no idea that there was say dif-
ference existing between them. He appeared to be always
very kind to her. sad he generally consulted bee on matters
relating to the garden and shrubberies ; but they both re-
ferred to me, for they paid great deference to my opinion
that such thing..
Crospexamined—Major Fitzgerald gave me this paper to
forward to his wife. [lt was read. In it the writer swore
that he had never men "the peruse" for two years, and
had never sent her money, except 1001. included in his debt
of 1,70014 He did not tell me who "the penal" was.
Cannot my that he was at all an irritable man. Never saw
in him the slightest indication, of M temper.
Miss Johanea Tuffs—Am step-daughter of Lord W.
Fargeraldorad half sister of the respondent. When the
petitioner and' her husband came to Ireland my family
called on her, We visited her constantly whenever she
would receive us. The major always appeared to
behave affectionately to his wife. They always
addressed each other as "dear" and " darling."
Sy family had every wish to show the Petitioner attest.
too, but she said that they declined invitations.
Should say that Mrs. Fitzgerald's language wee at times
rather coarse. I stayed with them in Pootatreet, 'ad she
told me that her miscarriage was caused by some rough
sage as the part of the doctor, for which she could have
prosecuted him. Never saw her after 1859, bat I our.
responded with her. [Some letters, which have already
been referred to, were then put ice. )
Cross-examiaed.—My sister Julia is taking rare of Lord
William Fitzgerald at a water cure in Blarney, and has been
there for a year. Lord William has • mental complaint,
:red when he las one of his attacks be cannot answer
4iestioes. He gets better, but he cannot be agitated.
The major is very hot and hasty, but be is very sorry after-
ward'. Never saw him irritable towards his wife ; but I
seed to think her so. Latterly when vexed she would
ewe. herself in strong language. Dare say be swore when
be ea angry with hie groom or servants, Mrs. Fitzgerald
canoed food of her besdand.

Canine Temple, keeper of the lodging.honse in Charles.
Mat, wheal the parties bad lodged, said—Major Fitz.
wild appeared most kind to his wife. Mn. Fitzgerald in-
, formed witaem that Mr. Perry bad ceased the death of her
child. Told bar that that was a cruel thing to say, and that
the (Petitioner) would never have a child to live, such was
the violence of her temper. Had frequently men her
lest. One day witness heard a noise and, opening his door,
taw the petittooer following her father to the hallekoor
with clenched Piste. and foaming at the month.
Batisworth to interfere. Mrs. Bettieworth
trd• Georg, dear, chow, allow me to explain." This
they east isto the dieleg.room again, and within* heard no
more. One evening the petitiooer became quite ill in cones-
tunes of her violence. Dr. Pettigrew was sent far. When
tee major came home and found her ill, he seemed wen
anxious and excited about her state ; and was taking things
to her all the evening.
Cross-examieed—Tbe relit of the lodgings was four guineas
for part of the time, and five guineas for the
net. Made that bargain with Mrs. Fitzgerald.
The major gave witesse two guinea a week extra, for
which she signed a separate receipt Never saw any quarrel
Innen Major Fitzgerald and his wife. The moment the
major came lion,, she became all serenity. Considered that
ehe played a hypocritical part towards him. He was
WritaW sad showed it by shrugging his 'boulders,
it " Ha Dever did that to Mrs.
rittyerald. The find time wither heard of this
ems was when Mrs. Fitzgerald Galled on her.
Weald swear that she had sever given the parties notice to
lam became the major's violent temper injured her health.
Ho health was not injured. Did not give than notice to
bus. bat had given them notice that the rent could not
be_froar genes. star let of January.
neszamised—Mrs. Fitzgerald was so close that the
me* thought it would annoy her if she knew that more
not paid, so he agreed to pay the extra two guises.
throat bar agent.
Cando Mall have a situation in the foreign limy.
I me formerly is the 4th Light Dragoons. I find knew
Major Fitzgerald when I wee quartered in Dublin, in /846.
I tamale istirnate with him in 1a55, when I was gentleman-
st-laixe io the lend lieutenant's household. I had the roots
totally held by the :meter of the bone. My duties were
berelY to attend the drawing-rooms. I am very food of
mintier, and I rued a room on the ground floor for
that purpose. It opined into the dining room. I slept is
''e avatars which opened into the drantog•room.
n Ecstasy! is 1n.57 ; and when I went back I fated
Ihn ten Mra Fitricerakl in Dublia. I wa married on the
4th °1 'tallest, ltrul. I have six children. Mrs. Mallet
tres coshed Of her fourth child on the 22nd of January,
,b"i. That child's name as Greville William. In Dean-
"T; PM. Mien Bathurst, my sister-in. law, retuned with
from Earthed, and stayed with us up to the let of May.
the homePuT.Wally with my wife. I wee always in
*mi., My wife was very i l after
see eorifineasent. In April I broke the tendon of
mY and I ens laid op for some time. I °un-
tied j
the room nett to the drawing-room. la October,
hat my situation on account of the Gauge of
lovernment. I came to Bastard and took the Scandals,- •
MY health not had, but I was crippled by my
40t- I rarely went out in the carrier, eod when I
wife went with me. I had a man servant,
".= K. 117, who came in October, and whom I
'way ,itt March, 1859. We had a none, named
teteed
left in Huck and a servant
ended Bell. She in August, 1859. he was sac.
by her ter,sla who married a persoo named
lie ~",• Maier Fitzgerald was a frequent visitor of ours
"" aerriae, bat sot frequently afterwards. He
!Ha with his wife and dined with us. We also returned a• cat
and he met Major Fitzgerald at big club in March,
asked me where we were. He called on the
-irit *1 Weld Sunday in April. He had Previously laia"
elhd the theatre.
daring in the middle of the day. He several tunes the summer following. Mini Bat.
laminae to entail, Jane, and stayed with as for a month.
ztrie eald see all over on. r drawing-roem as they passed
re. Vs'. We had two Ilia Coventry. for • few days.
„ Miss Guinean, Mrs. Bathurst. sad Rev-
,' "°eret Rho visited as. Mr. Baths:et was
when be wee in Lemke. We went te
I.._w. bat the XOtli of Deoember till 1 114 22nd of January
h "dMackenzie . llallet's fifth child we. bore on the 22nd of April ; sad
114 staying with her from the 26th of

February. There were trees between as cod Abiagaao-
villas. The garden wall was about five feet high. lltd not
see Major Fitzgerald after August, 1860.
[The ease was proceeding when our report left I

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Yr. Onamiasiober Holroyd.)
RE BULLIVANT.-7A PAST ATTORINT'S mimic.

Thu was an adjourned application for an order of dis-
charge, in the matter of George Haalehuret Bu'threat,
described as a solicitor's clerk, of Waterloo-terrace,
Lewisham, The debts are 884, due to trades-
people in the neighbourhood of Greenwich and Black-
heath. On the last occasion the commissioner, baring re-
gard to the fact that there were no mete, adjourned the
matter in order that some proposal might be made to the
creditora Mr. Hyland, a creditor at Greenwich, attended
to oppose, bat au adjournment was now taken by consult
fur three months.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

SOUTHWARK.
ATTLYPTID SOICIDL IN our's HOSPITAL.

Elle(' Clifford, • singular-looking female, evidently
labouring under mental aberration was brought before Mr.
Barcham. from Guy's Hospital, charged with attempting,
to strangle herself in that institution.
One of the sisters of the hospital attended, and said that
the prisoner had been some short time there, apparently in
a very weak state of health. She had every comfort
that institution afforded, and had been carefully attended to.
On Friday night, however, symptons showed themselves
that she was not in a sane state of mind. as she tore
a portion of her Wpm) up and tied it so tightly round her
neck uto needy strangle herself. Had it not been for the
timely attention of witness, in a few minutes she must have
ceased to exist. Witness cut the cotton ligature, and called
the attention of the authorities to her, and they recom-
mended that the parish of St. Olive's, in which the hospital
wee situated, should take cam of her until she was taken
ears of in a proper manner, as site could give no account of
herself or her friends. The parish authorities were 0001-
rounicated with, and one of the relieving-officers was now
in attendance.

Kr. Beecham asked if she had been examined by the me-
dical officer of the pariah.

—Mr.finist, the relieving-officer of St. Olave's, replied in
the negative. The prisoner did not belong to their parish.
He believed from what she stated that her friends lived
somewhere in Holborn. He thought that the best way
would be to commit her to prison for the attempt on her
life, and then her friends might come forward. He un-
dentood that it was not the first time she had attempted to
commit suicide.

Mr. Burnham told him that the poor woman was eel
dently not in her right senses, and he could not think
of sending an insane women to prison. She must be
taken to the workhouse and e;amined by some medical man,
and then brought to this court in the usual way for com-
mittal to the county lun►tic asylum.
Mr. Hurst said they had no paid nurses in the workhouse
to take care of her.

Mr. Bambara told him he must, notwithstanding, take
her beck to the workhouse, and look after her until she was
passed to the lunatic whim. He could not think of send-
ing such a poor creature to prison.
Mr. Hurst then consented to follow the suggestion of his
wonhip, and the poor woman was taken to the workhouse
in a =b.

MAIM.
ATTIMPT TO DROWN ♦ WATERY/N.

John Lystiin,---aMeehroi;,;; brought up on remand
charged with attempting to drown James llilliugeley, a water.
man, of No. 7, New ffiodtague-street, WhitechapeL
On Sucday morning last, at 1 o'clock, the prosecutor
wee plying for hire at frougate stairs, adjoining the
eastern end of the Tower, when the prisoner and another
man accosted him and said they wanted a boat to ferry
them to the opposite side of the river. The Waterman de-
manded Gd. from each man, and said be would not take
them unless they paid him before they got into his boat.
One of the men said he would not cross the river at all,
and at the same moment be was violently shoved from the
platform on which he wan standing into the river. There
was ten feet of water, and he had great difficulty in saving
himself.

Il;aeserer to questions by the magistrate, the waterman
rid—l was not one anon length from the two men when
they refused to give me the money. The moon I demanded
the fare before I consented to ferry them acmes the river
was that I had been often cheated of my fare. The prisoner
did Dot attempt to get away. The water was right up to the
lames Metcalf, a waterman, was co a barge off Irougate-
stairs, sod saw two men stending close to Billingsley. One
of them shoved him into the water. Billingsley was strug-
gling, and he assisted in getting him out of the water.
The prisoner—l ware your worship I did Dot lay a band
on the waterman. He asked 6d. of each of us. I stepped
aside with my face to the wall, and when I came back the
other man had ran away.
Billingsley was recalled, and said the prisoner was closest
to him when he was shoved into the water. The other man
did run away.
Mr. Woolryoh committed the prisoner for trial.

THIS CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.

We understand that the authorities at the General
Post-offloe have givers instructions for the suspension
of busies's on Saturday, the 26th instant, so far as
shall be consistent with the public service. While
the Honey-order office will be open, at least one hundred
out of one hundred and twenty persoas employed therein
will be released. It is to be hoped that similar arrangements
will prevail in other government departments. In refs
ream to ;the general trade of London, there can now
be no doubt that the extra holiday will be almost noire?.
sally oteeeved. The drapery firms throughout the metropolis
and its suburbs are declaring their intention to remain closed
on the 26th, including the establishments at the West-end,
in the City, and at Bayswater, the Edgware-road, Limon-grove,
Totteeham-courtroad, Finsbury, the Borough, Newington.
causeway, Hackney, Hampstead-road, the Commercial-road
fleet, Pimlico, Greenwich, Deptford, Blackheath, Wool.
with, Isleworth, Houn■low, Brentford, Windaworth, &a

The movement is by no means confined to the
drapery establishments, but extends to • peat
variety of trades. Among the wholesale firms the large
Manchester houses have already been signified as intending
to remain closed on the day in question. The announcements
is the provinces are so numerous as to show that the holiday
will partake of a really national character.

Tim Loos or FonnNo %tail:Sß-124 Livia
RACItIIICED.—Tho number of fishermen swept from smacks
connected with the eastern coast, during the late gale, is now
ascertained to be St, and as 13 smacks are unaccounted for,
which carried among them 91 men sad boys, the total of
victims is carried to 124 parsons. Up to a late hour yester-
day no tidings had been recieved of the 13 missing smacks.
sad little or no hope in now eatertaited respecting them.
On Thursday the Mayor of Great Yarmouth received the
' following official letter, in reply to an application
which had been made:—'• Admiralty, Dec. 16. Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 15th instant, addressed to
his grace the Duke of Somerset, i am commanded by my
Lords Oomminaiooers of the Admiralty to acquaint
you that the Medusa from Sheerueee. and the gunboat
I attached as tenders to the Pembroke at Harwich, and the
Cornwallis at Hull, have been ordered to render snob aer-
vines u mty be in their power io affording &asinine*, to
the miming fishing smacks mentioned by you supposed to
have been disabled in the late gales.-1 am. sir, your obe-
dient servant,—W. 0. Romaine. The Mayor of Great
Yarmouth." The muter of the smack Resolute reports
having seen a large steamer about 50 miles 8.& of the
Leman and Owen Light, with her desk appereotly crowded
by • large number of- passengers. She seemed to be in the
utmost distress, and on the point of foundering. haying
'pus and tar barrels blazing in every part. The screams
and shrieks of than, oo hoard are described ea agonizing,
but ie ooneenneoce of the fury of the gale no easiebtoce
could be rendered. Other smacks report having seen the
same unfortunate vessel. Large qualities of wreck have
been washed upon Yarmouth beach this week.

THE ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT EASTERN RAIL-
WAT.—Ao inquiry was held yesterday at tbe Railway Hotel,
Brentwood, before Mr. Lewis, on the body of Walter Robert
Parker who met his death, as described in our yesterday'.
I impresiloo, by an accident on the Great Eastern Railway,
In whose employ the deceased was as fireman. After the
other evidence bad bees taken, Nappett, the foreman porter
at the Brentwood Station, wu called and cautioned. and he
said he thought be had dose all he could to secure the safety
of the train ; he amid sot say that be did not know of the
oriels, bat the thought of the points never crossed his
mind ; he was paid 20.. a week. and had been io the service
five years. The coroner said the jury had to say whether
or not Nappett bad bee. guilty of such oegli-
Ce;and want of arc as to make him responsi-
or the death of the deoused. There was a principle of
law with which he had no doubt the jury were well ac-
quainted—that the roan who undertook a situation of re-
sponsibility was criminally answerable for iieglectiog his
duty. He bad carried out part of his duty in sending to
. the statics master, but be did not carry out another
and more important part of his duty, is sending
loformation to the pointateee, and this omission had
led to the accident. If they thought that Nappett
had so neglected his duty aa to bum* criminally
responsible—of which he bad sot the slightest doubt—they
would return • vodka of marialaughter ; bat if they did
sot think so, they would return such verdict as they should
thio.kriaper. The jury, after • short oonsultatioe, retureed
a y
of "Maulaughter." with extenuating eirento-
stances, and suggested that the attention of the company
should be draws to the pasta at this place. Nappett wu
ties ownmitted lobate his trial at the arises to be held at
Chelmsford next week. Mr. Bidder, counsel. attended
far fie company; sad Mr. Robertson, superintendent of
tie lino, sad Mr. Kitson, locomotive superintendent, were
also Insasst.

SHARE LISTS..--(TRIS DAY.)

TWo o'Cwoz.

The railway market continues firm, and prices
have further improved. Metropolitan stock is
prominently strong, and has risen 11 per rent.
Midland has also advanced 1 ; South Eastern, ;
Lancashire and Yorkshire, t ; and Great Western,
; Loudon and North Western has declined 1.
London and North Western stock is now quoted
107 to 4 ; Great Western, 63 to 64 ; Midlani,
128 i to 'no ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1104 to
111; Great Northern, 126 to 127 ; Caledonian,
1181 to 1191 ; South Eastern, 96 to II Great
Eastern, 49 to 1 ; London and South Western,
101} to 102 ; and Metropolitan, 112 to 113.
Copenhagen, Pernambuco,and Turin and Savona
shares, exhibit an unfavourable tendency, while San
Paulo are firm. Very few transactions have taken
place in Indian and Canadian lines, and prices are
unaltered.