The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-18 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 18, 1864.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

MIDLAND CIRCIIIT.—Leans, Ammar 17.

(Brion Mr. Justice KLitiog.)
xuaDzx NEAR ZOTHIXIIIII.

Ames Saryiesee, aged 20, labourer, war indicted for the
wilful murder of Jobe Cower, at Lam,titon-en- 3lortLen
fuser Rotherham). os the 9th .1 Api ii lost.
Yr. Overfed, 41.11, and Mr. Rauh; were conistul for the
proeecutima ; Mr. WNW, for the defence.
The deceased was • yousg man, 20 years old, and a
gauieLer, who for Nome tiuie had Imesi In the euipleynteut
el Mews. Fisher and Holism nerearyuen. at Handeworth,
sear Sheffield. His permits lived at Scum 10 miles front
Ilardserurth, and as the day in question be started from
Baled...Rh to go bonne Between woe and tee o'clock
that utget he armed at a place called Brook Home, and
repairau to a publio-house kept by a pawn named Motteam.
Is that public-became was the prisoner and other persons,
who mere playing at dm:ethers. The prisooer then was
deer 'd ie drab clothes, and the deceased dark clothes.
The deceased had two uundlse, one La • handkerchief and
the other in paper, and be had also a walking-stick. In
the cutiveragtigi which peered among the company the
time of eight was Weed about, hod the deceased
shooed his watch in order to tell the company
the 3utiflieid time. After getting some refreshment
be semis away, and immediately hoboes or after him
the pigeon left the public-houm. At that time a boy ia
the load no. iced a man in light clothes smodiog oppceiee
the public-bonne as if watching out, and shortly after a
man dark clothes with two bundles, with • walkiugutick,
was seat to walk down the road towsks Abbey-lane. The
man in light clothes, who was &smaller wee than the other,
was men following on the opposite ads of the road where
there was no foospath. The deceased never reached hie
friend.' bons., but on the following morning William
(heaves, of Woolley Tree Farm, found is Abbey-lame the
body of the deceased to • pool of blood, with a hedge-
stake lying by his side, on which were human blood and
hair. Two hurdles and a walking-stielc were also found
dose by. His bat was off, waistcoat open, and every
pocket turned out, with the exception el one in
which were some mall things. A post niortem examine.
tiou made by Mr. Latimer, • surgeon, proved that death
bad resulted from violeace—from blows in front of the
head, end at the back of the bead, so that the heed was
aluiroet reduced to a state of poly. There were also
injuries on the eyes and hands. Suapicios attached to the
prisoner, because he answered the description of the man
who was seen following the deceased. To a policeman
sawed Fisher he made a statement, although be had sot
been taken olio custody; and in this ease it should be
observed that very much depended upon the statemeote
vlAlull the primmer at various titneshad made. Oa the 11th
of Ap il toe prisoner stated to the policeman that he was
at the public-house, sod the deceased also, tad while there
the deceased looked at his watch. He said when be left
lie hada walk, but be gut to bed at 10.40. without havieg
aeon may use atter he left the public-house. except an old
woman, whom he did not know. A reward of 100 f. had
heed offered for the discovery of the murderer, and at the
adjourned request on the 27th the prisoner, at being •
used if he wished to make a statement (though be still
was not in custody). expressed his willingness to do so, sad
then be stated that, after leaving the public-home, be bad
a eaia, during which he had a ten mioutes' convereatioe
with Jane Hawk. This was a contradiction to his feet
statement, that he saw no one but an old woman whom be
did not know. Moreover, Jana Hawk, on being examined as •
witness, said she had no convocation at all with the primmer,
and did not see him that night. The eye of the police was kept
you the prisoner, and on the 3rd of Ilay,at the polimeetation
at Leughtun, the prisoner made • further statement to the
same policeman. He said, " I out not guilty ; lam innocent
as • child ;" and then he said, "I wish to toll you how it was
done." Falter mutinied him, and prisoner then said when
he thine out of Mottrans's public-house he met with George
Dettoo (a man who had also been committed upon this
charge, but the grand jury had ignored the bill). Denten
ae11...1 him where he was going, and lie replied that he was
going bums. Dorton said, '• Who is that that just came out
before you He replied that it was a stranger. Lepton mid,
" Von go on with me, " and they wept together.
Nothing was maid until they got to Wade litotes, when
Denton said, " I think I know you maw." Cooper (the
deceased) was then just before them. Deimos said.
"Now, I'll tell thee what my intention is if thoolt
not tedium oast Not keg since I came from York (where
he bad been imprisoned for perjury), sad 1 don't care how
100111 SO ague. I'm going to murder him:' Denting passed
I. hunt, aud be (prisoner) saw him pall a stake out of the
fence. He then went up to the man and said " How are
you! I think I know you." Cooper said, •' Do you think
so!" Pt1100•r said he then saw Lentos strike Cooper with
the stoke, and Cooper fell to the ground. He struck hint
on the ground, but dimmed never spike after the first
blow. Nowt' then said, " Jenh come and feel in his
pockets." and I said, " 1 could not " Hemel, " I will," sod
then tided his pockets, and took his money and his watch. He
*Quoted the money, and there was 7a. 61 ill silver. While
takiug the money he said, " he finished, Jan ;if not I'll
finish him." He tbeu took up the stake again, and struck
kin, repeatedly. Prisoner added that Denton pee him the
deceased's watch, and told him to keep it a day or two.
He took it sail ancealed it in his own pig-stye at home.
Denton said he would sell the watch at Tickhill is • few
days. Before he made this statement he had been told that
the polite had found under his bed • pair of trousers which
stuck together so as to show that they bed been put there
is a wet state, and that blood bad been found epee his
trousers. He admitted that he had washed his trousers
and put the.. there. The police also found the watch of the
deceased is the pig-stye wrapped in • piece of newspaper, 1
and • corresponding piece of the paper ass found in the'
prisoner's home. The eironer's impost had returned au
opeo verdict, sod there!ore, after toe prisoner was appro.
headed, he was taken before the magistrate., when he made
a statement in almost the mote terms as the one he bad
Lost nude. The learned counsel for the prosecuting pointed
out to the jury that there was no evidence against Lentos
but the prisoner's statement, and without contirmatiou that
was on evident:eat all. The prisoner admitted that be bed
MID the deed done by another man ; ha said be was there
when the murder was committed, awl he described the
em.:e, rod he moreover got • portico of the property which
bad been taken from the decanted's person. A bunch of
keys, proved to have belonged to the deceased, were also
foucd iu the pigenye. But for his own statements there
was little spinet the prisoner except the disoovery of pro-
perty, sad if property, Mr. 0 d said, belooging to •
murdered man was found in the poseemioa of another it
was strong evidence spinet that person. In this case the
piisciner admitted that he witnessed the murder, and took
away part of the spoil.
Mr. Wally basin addressed the jury oe behalf of the
prisoner, sad the learned judge having summed up.
The jury, after • few minute.' consultation. wished their
foreman to ask whether, supposing the prisoner's statement
were true, and Detract was with him, sod he knew the
under was about to he perpetrated, he would be guilty,
providing be did not strike the actual blow.

The Jalge—lf be were there coossetiniSnd siding by his
presence is the commission of the murder he would be
. .

The Foreman—Although he did not strike the actual
blow?

The Judge—Although he did not strike the actual blow,
uodentaad he most be onosentiog. aiding, and assisting by
Lis preoesceis the murder, previously knowing—
The Foreman—We understand that.
The Judge—He could not be consenting to the murder if
be knew nothing of it.
. . . _

The jury, after two minutes' oonfereoce, pronounced
verdict of Guilty.
Tier prisooer was asked is the usual if he had
ant thing to any " why he should not die according to law."
Prienner-I'm innocent.
Hu lordship then passed sentence of death in the usual
form.

Mr. v. Blackburn applied for tbecliachatge of Denton,and
hie lordship unlaced it.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT. —LiviarooL, A roma 17.

(Befor•Mr. Barn l'ige4l.)

UNGAND (ADMINTSTRATIII) T. CLAY AND MIRADA/S.

The plaintiff in this case brought en action before Mr.
Maroc Pigott, tinder Lord Campbell's Act, for the lees of
hothead, the damages claimed being 3.01/01.
The counsel for the plaintiff were Mr. A ttorney•General
Q.C., Mr. Aspinall. Q.C., sod Mr. Samuel!; fur
the defendant, Mr. Temple, Q.C. awl Mr. Quain.
The late Mr. Lingard met his death writs; to an unfortu-
nate mistake by Richard Pool*, an assistant is the establish-
ment of Menus. Clay and Abraham, chemists, Liverpool.
A somber of physteiaos sod chemist. attvredei to show that
the mode of keeping the poisons in Messrs. Clay and Abra-
ham's estabhabrusat was the common and most approved
mods. It was announced. however, that the parties bed
agreed to a verdict of 1,510015.., which sou apportiooed
thus—le. to the eldest child, who laborite epee his father's
death, 5004 to the widow, sod 5001. to each of the other
diadem.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(Bdor• Mr. Justice BON.)
COMMON ?OM lIURDIII.

In the trial of Mary Hartley, alias Annie Boren, for
the want murder of her child, it wee stated in the whole
of j teterday's Express that the jury milked at 1 tic!ock to
consider their verdict.

After being abseut nearly an boor and a half they re-
turned into court, and expressed a wish to put a qoestion to
Dr. Paul. the surgeon who examined the body of the de-
ceased child. They said they wished to be informed whether,
to his opinion, sutfoca•ioo could to occasioned, either late.-
tionAlly or unintentionally, without leaving some intermit
mark of violence.

Dr. Paul maid be was of opinion that suffocation might be
canoed both intentionally sod noieteetionally without any
external mark of violence being observable.
Mr. Orridge maid that a medical gentleman was in court
wto was made to state upon his oath that the oonclusioe
arrived at by br. Paul wee iboorreet.
Mr. Justice Ryles said be weld nut allow the eerie to be
re opened. Thequestion put by the jury had been red,
aril Choy must Dow deliberate upon their verdoet. They
were at liberty le add to it any reerommendatioo they might
*Mk proper ender the circumstances.
The jary then agate retired, and at 3 o'clock they re-
turn.] Iwo court, sod found the prisoner Guilty, hut at the
same time said that they straggly recommended her to

mercy, on the ground that she had been a good mother to
the child down to the period id her leaviog the workhouse.
The prisoner was thee coiled upon Is the ulna' form to
state whether she bad anything to urge why senteoce of
:heath thould cct Le p..a.ea upon her.
She appeared to be almost unaware of what was paining,
but after •shert interrelate sobbed out, "1 sia net guilty."
The learned Judge then put no the black esp. and, ad.
dressing the prnoncr, said that the Jury. after most 'outcome
deliberation, upon the facts of the owe' had arrived at the
conclusion that she bad committed the crime of wilful
murder. They had accompanied that verdict with a recom-
ineudatio• ho mercy, and ad ha could say was that he would
take cars that this recommeodation was forwarded to the
proper putter. He should sot prolong the painful scene
by making any further observations, bet should merely pass
upon her the sentence fixed by the law for the offence of
which she had been convicted.

Hie lordship then passed sentence of death in the usual
form, and the wretched prisoner wu earned in an almost
immunible state from the dock.
_ _

Edward Porte, 21, was charged with the manslaughter of
John Feat.

Mr. Cooper prosecuted, and the prisoner was defended by
Mr. Best.

lb appeared that on the 30th of July the prisoner was
sitting in a court at Haggerston, with • child is his arms,
and his legs were stretched &cries the pavenseut. The
deceased and another man named Plaxton were in the act of
peering down the court, and the former, according to the
evidence of this persoo, accidentally touched the legs of
the prisoner, who thereupon jumped up, placed the child on
the ground, ran after the deceased, and struck him •
tremendous blow behind the ear. The effect of this blow
was to knock him dowo, and in falling his head struck
against the wall, end he received • severe wound,
from which erysipelas supervened and aimed his death.
Witnesses, however, were called for the defence, who
stated that the deceased intentionally kicked the legs of
the prisoner, at the same time making use of very foul lan-
guage, and that as he was walking along he looked round,
rod by some means or other his legs twisted under him, and
he fell against the wall, and thus received the injury that
caused his death. The prisoner received & very good eharac-
ter from several respectable immures.
The jury returned • verdict of Not Guilty.
John Pitrpstrick, who, although stated to be eighteen
years old, presented a most diminutive appointees, was
charged with the manslaughter of William Henry ruby.
Mr. Langford prosecuted.
The premier. it appeared, was driving a cart laden with
goods to the Ea.t4.70 Octuatin Railway station, in Brick-
lane, and according to some of the witness.r he was going
at a speed of nine miles an hoar. The deceased was •• child
three years and a half old, and was in the act of
crossing the road when the horse driven by the primer
knocked him down, and he was run over and killed. It was
stated in the course of the case that the prisoner did not
seem able to stop the hone, or the accident might have been
prevented.
The primmer, in hie defence, said be was very sorry for
what had happened, but he declared that the horse was
twenty years old, sad could not go faster than four or five
miles an hour. He added that he could not help the acci-
dent.

The jury 'clamed a verdict of Not Guilty, cod added
tbatia their *Dion the prisooer ought net to bare been
intrusted with the charge of a horse and airt io the Weals
of London, and that his etuployer was open to censure as
that account. _

The ouster of the prieoper said be coosidsrei him a 'Wady
careful boy, and the horse he was driving wee very old, sad
quite incap►ble of travelling faster than lies or am miles au
boar.

(Before the Common &Omit.)

Mary Ann Ring, 50, married, was indicted for feloniously
mating at and upon one ft ow Douglas certain corrosive fluid,
.wltb intent to do her some grievous bodily harm.
Mr. Poland appeared for the prosecution ; and Mr. Ribton
for the defence.

Os the previous day the pinions, had pleaded not guilty ;
sod oc bet being placed at the bar to-day for trial,
Hebtoc. said that the court would see from the indict-
meat that the intent was alleged to do bodily harm. bat the
depoeitioas showed that in reality the intent was to destroy
the dress the prolamine was wearier; at the Jim.. No doubt
the proescatrm's band had suffered • alight injury by the
oorcing into contact with the dress after the acid bad bona
throws, but still the nitwit to intent bodily tofury was &bled
by the prisoner. The whole affair arose about a debt of 3/.
due from the prosecutne to the poisoner, who bad lodged
for some time in the house of the prisoeer. trader these
circumstances the prisooer would plead guilty to the coast
charging her with a common assault, and prolvddy the amid
would think that the infliction of • small fine, without im-
penoement, would meet, the justice of the c.a.,.
Mr. Poland (for the prosecution) said be couceived that
than was as absence of proof of any intent to do bodily
harm, and that be, therefore, should tot oppose the course
taken by the prisoner's counsel.
The plea of guilty of the minor offence haviug bees re-
aoated, . .

The Common Serjeant sentenced Use prisoner to psy s
fine of M. to the Queen, end to be imprisoned until the tin*
be paid.

fulte Harris, V, envelope maker, pleaded guilty to three
bmisetomnts charging bin with swallow two iron cambia)
cranks, 16 envelope cutters, and other articles, value 15/.,
the property of Murk Eagle Masters sod others.
Mr. Sleigh, who was iustructed on behalf of the prosecu-
tion, stated to the court that the circumstances of this CMS
were novel and peculiar. The prisoner's father bad the mis-
fortune to become bankrupt, sod the prosecutors were the
trade assignees under the bankruptcy. It appeared that
the prisoner had bean is the service of his father and re-
mained in the employment of the assignees, sod couceiving
that be could deal with the property as he had been in the
habit of doing when his father was in business, he had taken
the property mentioned in the indictment, which nodes the
bankruptcy was vested in the neuroses. This set had
placed the pneoner is a most painful position. Ile had
already reserved a severe lemon from the locarienstiou he
has already undergone, and the prosecutors were not anxious
that he should be visited with a further extension of punish-
ment. They left the case io the bands of the court, hoping
that the prisoner would be dealt with in the roost merciful
=MOM_

Mr. Metcalfe, on behalf of the prisoner. urged upon the
attendee of the court the fact that the prisoner bad acted
udder the impression that he could deal with his father's
property es ha had dose previous to the bankruptcy. He
bad born, through life an exceedingly good character, and
it was hoped that in his case the court would be pleased to
adopt the wishes of the prosecutors.
The Common Serialist said that under all the cireum-
slum of this case the court was disposed to adopt the
suggeetios which had bear made, and the order would be
that the prisooer should eater taw his owe reougoissace in
501., with two sureties of 251. each, to coin, up for judgment
whets called upon.
Axed) Miller Tear, 45, builder, who stood remanded from
the June session, was placed at the bar as an iedictmeat
charging him with ualawfully removing end cooosaling part
of him estate within sixty days prior to his adjudication as a
bankrupt, with intent to defraud his creditor..
Mr. Serieset Ballantine (specially retained) appeared,
with Mr. Bealey, to conduct the prosecution ; and Mr.
Gdfard (with whom woo Yr. Litton) were counsel for the
primer. Before the primmer was given In charge to the
Jury. . . .

Giffard said he had • special application to make to
the court, gamely, that the present indictment should be
quashed, on the wound that the multifarious nature of the
charges weasels:elated to embarreso the prisoner in his de-
limos. The court would see that the indictment °Detained
so Ism thee 33 counts, which werearranged ie classes, con-
taining every passible offence chargeable under the exieting
beekruptcy law.. Each clams of offence charged wee or
different diameter and date, and was to he supported by no
lees than 51 witnesses whose names appeared at the back
of the indictment. He defied any mussel to conduct
defuse* to such an indictonest, end he therefore would sok
that the present indictment should be quashed, and that
the prosecutor, should prefer bills of indictment having
reference to the separate sod several charges they had to
prefer against the prisoner. The learned counsel. in support
of his applicatioe, cited the opiate& of Mr. Justice Haller,
in the cues of " Young v. the King is Error," showing that
the matter wee entirely is the discretion of the court before
which the question might arise.
Mr. Seer .ant Ballaoties opposed the applicatioe, and
contended that, though the indictment was no doubt vole-
mioous, yet it was based on only one section (the =lst) of
the Bankrnpmy Consolidation Act.
The Common Serjeant left the beech to consult Mr.
Justice Bybee, who was presiding is the Old Court. Oe
his return his lordship seW he should not think it right to
press on the case is the present session, nor should he quash
the present indictment, which must stand over, leaving it
to those concerned in the prosecution to prefer fresh and
separate bills at the next essaion.
After some further conversation between the court and
the learned counsel on both sides„ the cue was accordingly
adjourned until the ant session of this court. ,

•
Tttg MLE PSACI3B.
Emile Werner (convicted by a jury on the previous day),
and thutore LAemon and Laciest Flatow (convicted as their
own c001...510e Of ounspiracy to defraud), were brought op
for t. judgmen.
The Common Sedalia said that it was impossible for him
to make any distinction in the case of the three misusers.
And if anything was to be urged in favour of any of them, it
mast be addressed in the form of a memorial to the execu-
tive government through the Home Secretary. With re-
spect to the prisoner W 011261, ha was bound by the notling
of the jury, aid anything that could be urged on Ma behalf
must be addressed to aoother authority. He (the Common
Serjrant) repeated that he °mild not make any distinction,
and the sentence opus each of them was, that they be seve-
rally imprisoned in the Hones of Correetioe for the apace of
two yearn; that they reepectively pay a hue of 50W. each
to the vac of the Queen, and that they be farther imprisoned
until each tines were paid.
The prisoner, all of whom, especially Werner, seemed
absorbed is grief, were them removed from the her.

Henry Perry, 24, letter carrier, who had pleaded guilty
to stealing a letter and its contents, the property of her
Majesty's PoitmetecGesersi, was brought up aod sen-
tenced to penal servitude for the term of five years, s en-
tence which all the judges were determined to carry out
under the act peered is the last seems of µaliment.
6eurpe Horns, 3u, teeter, we iodised for burglary in
the dwelling•houe of These Brekstows, in Si. Ann's,
Blackfners, with intent to steal.
blr. Beet conducted the proeseetiou, and, from the 'vi-
deo...) addwed by two most active officers of the City Police,
Hann and Legg, it was proved that on the nigLt in question

they watched the primmer, who was aniompenied by another
man sod a female, and followed them from various
public-houses cur tit they rate caught by the officers is Church-
Shoemeker•row. is the act of attempting to forme es
iron door which led to the lower part of the premises of the
peoescukes, end as estrum through which would have
commended seems to the residence not oily of the works
but also to the madame of the manager of the firm. During
the operate...a of the prisoner lend his assistant they were
covered end cascaded by the extensive crinoline of their
female oienpanioo, but the officers coming up their work
was interrupted. The female escaped ; the mooed man also
secured a retreat, but the priaooer was take. on the spot,
sod after a desperate resistance, in which he attempted to
stab both the officers with a gimlet, was conveyed to the
polies station.
The jury convicted the prisoner of attempting to commit
a burglary.
The pawner was agate indicted for being found by night
in the possession of housebreaking implements.
The evidence io this cues we. a repetition of that adduced
in the former, sod disclosed that when the prisoner wee
apprehended he dropped a *nary, sod on being searched
when in custody other housebreaking tools were found on
his person.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty on the woad chum
and in reply to questions put to the °Steers in attendance,
it wee proved that the prisoner had already been con-
victed and sentenced to ten yeas' penal servitude for
burglary.
The Common Serjeent now sentenced bum at the two
convictions to penal servitude far tee yearn.
(Before Mr. Cloramiesioner Kerr.)
THE ALLEGED INDECENT ABEAULT AT THE OPERA.

Mr. John Cairns, a young guidons& of highly respectable
appearance, surreudared is duabarge of hie bail to newer
an ind.canalot charging him with an indecent smash liens
two young gentlemen named GISV•11 suld Hamilton, on the
15th July last.
Mr. Giffaril (with whom was Mr. F. H. Lewis) appeared
for the prosecution ; sod Mr. Huddlemone, Q.C. (specially
retained), with Mr. Sleigh sad Mr. hoyden, appeared for
the defames

The owe was of • painful character. The prolocutors
were at the Royal halms Opera-hones. l.oveot-garde•, on
the evening of the 15th July last, and whilst witnessing the
performaaces alleged they were anbjected to indecent at-
tacks by the defendant. At last the prosecutor Graves
Aired the defendant by the boiler, and kicked him out of the
theatre, wheel the latter pee him is charge to • policeman
for the assault, Graves destinies to make any charge. The
details are too disgusting for publication:
Mr. Huddlestone made an eloquent appeal to the jury on
behalf of the defendant, and osatended that the whole &eau
arose out of an entire mistake.

Among the witnesses examined to the defendant's cha-
racter were Sir Charles Anderson, of Leopark, near (hiss-
borough ; Mr. Watkins, Y.P. for Stockport ; Mrs. Guy, the
widow of the defendant's late employer for Mts.. years ;
the Rev. Charles Buries, D.D., teeter of all Saints, Man-
chester. and a host of other sausage of the highest respect-
ability, all of whom concurred is stetting that the defendant
deserved and enjoved the highest character for modesty,
moral sad general good conduct.
Mr. Commissiocer Kerr summed up the evidence with
tle greatest minuteness, sad
The jary, after retiring for half an hour, returned into
court with a verdict of Nor accompanying their vet.
dirt with the expression of their opiaion that owing to the
crowded state of the theatre oa the sight is question the
preeaure must have been so great that the witoemes for the
proescution might have been mistakes.

TM verdict Was received with opomo by a crowded
auditory.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

, the associated companies wider the azistiog agreemente.
' This matter has received the careful attention of the direc-
tors both of the Cornwall company sod of the associated
conspaeies, who have met and takes the subject into con-
adenoma. ; and they have usaniu.ously agreed to MOM-
awed an arrangemeat whereby the Coro wall company
will be enabled, under its own acts, to provide for the defi-
ciency up to this time by a farther issue of capital. The
deficiency in revenue has hitherto been met by an apps
pristion of Cornwall capital; but the Lament so appropriated
bang now required for payment of the met of completion
the hoe to Falmouth, it has become necessary that it should
be repaid or replaced to capital. An arrangement has
therefore beau provisionally adopted, under the 'deice of
counsel, the ultimate effect of which will be that the
Cornwall company will issue a further amount of preference
stock, as their powers enable them to do, the proceeds of
which me to be applied in making good the above deficiency
and the 90,0001. already advanced by the associated cool-
panic., of which AMOS. was advanced by the Bristol and
' Exeter mammy ; the interest on such new stock, not ex-
' reeding 411 per cent., to be guaranteed by the associated
!emirates an tbe proportions defined by the Imre of
the Cornwall hoe. The total amount of the Nock
that may be so issued and guaranteed is 149,6001.
It is also proposed that the associated companies shall rpm
mites in like proportions, the interest on the debentured;
; (which may be usual to the extent of 82,960:11.) authorieed
by the Cornwall Act of 1861. On the greater part of this
amount, although borrowed on unguarenteed debentures,
the Cornwall company have had to pay 5 per cent. ; sod it
in anticipated that under the guarantee of the associated
companies, future loans on debenture can be obtained at a
lowa rate, to the advantage of the immolated companies as
well as the Cornwall company. This arrangement has been
agreed to by the boards of the Great Western, South
Devon, sad Bristol and Faster, as the associated companies
subject to confirmation by the shareholders of the respective
companies ; sad a resolution wall be mbinitted to you ac-
cordingly. It appears to your directors the only mode at
present available of obtaining repayment of the advance of
35,0001. already made to the Corn wall company ; sod toss-
' much as the guarantee will enable that company to place its
! unissued capital on more advantageous terms, and so pre-
', vent the necessity of wiling upon the associated cow-
-1 ponies for additional advances to meet the de&
caucy up to the present time, it appears the most
beuencal arrangement that can be made for all parties.
In pursues*, of provision in that behalf in the Bristol and
Exeter Railway Act, 18M, it is now proposed to awry oat
the lotto lion of obtaining more permanent possession of the
West Suinereet Ithilitay than is gives by the existing agree-
ment, which rum for • term of ten years oely from the
completion of the Hoe, the railway having been opened for
traffic on March 31, 1862. Arrangement. have moodingly
bees made for • ham of the bee to the Bristol aid Eider
company foe 999 years, on the same terms as ,der the
swum agreenient—sunely, the Bristol and Exeter pave;
to the West Somermtocmpaayla retail:tam rent of 4,5901.
a year (less income lex), or 55 per amt. of the grate receipts
!of the hoe whatever is any year they exceed that amount ;
and the proposed lease will be submitted for your sanction
at the coming umetieg, prior to its execution as required by
'the act. TM new station at St. David's, Exeter, being now
complete sod open, the directors are ambled to state the
amount of expenditure oo the *Utica itself and on other
• works at Exeter rendered seminary by the increased traffic
ad by the arrangements with other compotes sow using
that station sal psytog feet for such um. ;t appears, from
a statement carefully made out by the eagimer, that the
bat of the various Dew works at Exeter amounts to
48,2031. 4s Id. ; of which 29.7631. 35. 10d. is for the mew
mummer Mottos, including ultimo, waiting rooms, roofs,
platforms, carriage landings, engine pate, hydraulic lifts, pa
ad water proviso:a, ha, 9,1341. 9s. 4d. for sew goods lures,
earthwork, ballasting, smiths' shops, he. ; 2,5841. 7s. fur •
exteedoe base in statics yard ; 1,1371. la 4d. for narrow
page lime in the make • 1,6,41. 10e. 3d. for goods Inter-
Mange died ; 2,1271. lb. id. for sew made rued footpaths ;
sad L 482/. 12a. 2d. foe new minim and coke shed, after de-
ducting the valued the old abed already charged to revenue.

SALISBURY •Nle YBJVIL RAILWAY.—Tbe ordi-
airy half-yearly meeting of the shareholders is this cool-
palsy sea held yesterday et Unionism, 2, LeadenhaUutreet,
Mr. Mangles is the chair. Mr. Notman, the neeretary.
read the report, which bee already bear published. The
chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, empatii-
lated the shareholders upon the increasiog prosperity of the
line. The laying of the mooed hoe of rails was being
rapidly proomded with, and that portion between Bradford
Abbas and Yeovil was completed sad open for traffic. The
bill promoted by the company for acquiring addi-
tional Mod sad capital bad passed through parlianseeL The
report was adopted, and the dividend of five per cent. per
annum ow the preference shares, sad 4 per amt. Per annum
oar the ordinary stock, wee thee declared, payable on the
22ed hut A vote of thaake to the chairman coodeded
the proceedings.
Maraorource Taarrie.—Oue of the last public
acts of the late fission was for the better regulates, of the
traffic on Widailester•Bridge and for the preveetioe of
obstructions thereon. The regalatios of the City traffic will
lead to peat improyernoot in the Metropolitan traffic, sad
thereby prevent aumeroua accidents. The Commissonmsof
her Majesty's Works are now empowered to make by-laws,
rules sad orders for regulating the traffic ow Westminster-
bridge and its approach..• and for a breach thereof the
offender to be lieble to a iissalty of 40a., to be recovered
under the Polies Act. The bys-laws, Bc., are sot to some
ieto force natil 14 days after the publication of the earns in
this Lowden Gazette and in the daily newspapers.
A RIF/ RAILWAY FOR CHENBIRL—The Hoylake
Railway Company are about to commence operations for the
construotioa of their Ilse between Beacoarbe Ferry, near
Itirisobsed and Hoylake, a pleasant little watering plop
near the estuary of the Dee. At the half-yearly meeting
of the company, held in Liverpool yesterday, it was stated
that steps were being taken to obtain possession of the
hied required by the company, and that the usual notion
bad been Mood to the lisodowners. The line, which will
probably be completed some time neat summer, will be
about 71 miles long. There will be a branch from the head
of the Great Float, Birkenhead, connected with the Great
Western lima It is contemplated to ones the river Dee
ultimately, and join the Holyhead lie, at Malty& thus
saving a detour of 22 miles between Liverpool and Holy-
head. The litre is likely to prove very attractive to the
people of Liverpool and Birkishead during the summer
months, inasmuch as it will bring 'Wile may amen a
ember of desirable summer residence&

Tits ESTRAWIDINAiIf CHARON or ATTZTAPTINO
TO DROWN AN OLD MAX.—Yesterday, Edward Harper,
29, of Yorkotnet, Hackney, cabioetin•ker, William New-
field, 23, of Eimoreratreet, libereditch, sad Jabs Leopard,
31, of Yost-street. Haringey, care" weft charged at
Worakip-strese Policrecoart with sesalting and nearly
(bowsaw Mr. Meredith Meredith, chemist, residers
is Lemardotreet, ilhoreditch. Henry Harliag sad
James Ellis, two bricklayers, Meted that while
bathing m Sir George Doekett's easel, at Hack-
ney Wick, between S and 7 a the precediug evening, they
happened to look Mad, sad saw Harper wad Leeward, one
a the water sod the other sloes to it, co the Sowing-
path. They were bolding a haadkorehief which was
exteaded heiress thew AD elderly nag the opal:lB4sta t„
was eluding as the bask, deemed, sad looking os at the
time. The prisoners eaddealy dropped the Lasdkerchief,
and the primmer who was es the beck posited Mr. Meredith
into the maid, that. 7ft. or Bft. deep; Harper jumped is
upon him, sad, placing his two hands epos his shoulders, he
and the other primmer forced him down into the water and
held him time for some time. His head was au or moves
Mabee below the ea/4m The simmer called oat that it
wee shameful to treat as old nuun is that way, sad swam
towards them, oe which the two primmer. ohallesged them
to fight them, sad got out of the canal laughing, bevies
the complaineat is it. He was M the water altogether
about tea mutt... Ellis tread to lift Wm out, bat amid
sot, os which Sul* got os to the towing-path, sad bas-
in over grasped him, Ant by the hair sad thee by the
collar, aid se pulled him out, isessisible. He was awned to
• neighbouring pablichouse, where Mansfield wrung oat
his wet clothes, and the others offered kiss drink "to
square it." Three railway labeler... who were preemit moo
as indignant at the atenes ceauloot that they gave them •
goad thraslusg. Thee eat the lip through at coo sad
Wakened the eye of the other, and drove theta out of the
hemic. Harmer, 166 N, rid, while os duty there with
mother rotatable is plain clothes, he saw the prieenen rue
past him, followed by • mob at about 60 pence., who were
pallier; them with brickbat. sad Moses, and atomise to the
'dame to stop them. Be and the other constable pursued,
captured,and haodoaffed Harper aad Leonard. Mansfield
followed them. He look theta back to the public-boom.,
where they found the oomplainastinemoble, ie which state
be relocated for half so hour, and they. were obliged to
fetch medical madame, to him. All the prteosers appeared
to him to be sober, but ow cd thorn became ill is the calla
to conentiesce of the rough urge he had reteived from the
mob. TN* complaimuit'a count at the affair wet very in-
complete. He bad met Harper sad Leonard, whom he had
home before sad prolessimolly misted, at • public.=
where they remained axe time ; they told him they
to bathe, and asked him to Like an of their clothes. This
he was doing whoa moot them, but he did sot know which,
came labial hies, pushed him tato the meal, and held
him does ostler the water till be became inesosible, sad
he mast have born drowned hat for the first witnemee
sasiateoca. He did not wish to prose the charge with
severity, as he knew the premien, bat be lad also last
from 12a. to 14e.. which he could ill afford, as although •
year since be was is very good aliellObSiDDColl, be had lately
become much impoverished. Mr. Grave% fur the defaces,
was instructed that the whole was the result of pure
accident, caused by the haedkerchie4 slipping out of the
priaouers' heeds, and urged the improbability of their
istastiooally injuring • man wham they knew, sad spirit
whoa they could have DO malice or bad helms of say Mad.
The treatment they had also received from the mob
was so very raven that he hoped that it would be takes
into oomideration. Mr. Übe. (the magistrate) could not
use that it was so aocuilett, but he did sot think. from the
rrideztra, so much miachtef was Wooded as bad resulted
from it. It appeared to him to be one of these stated
practical joker some people were proem le, sad which
should sot be allowed to wisps some punielnset. Mese
field seemed to lave had but little to do with it, sad b•
might be dacha/ god, but the other primmery he ahead
eentirece to • penally of 20.., or is default to • fortaight's
imprioannet is the Moose !if Oorreotioe. _ _

A 'woman named McCarthy, residing at 58,
Tichileld-atreek Liverpool, has been committed for man-
slaughter by the Liverpool coroner, her brutality and 'vio-
lence baring caused the death of her soother, a woman 84
years of ay.

GROSVENOR AND WEST•END RAILWAY
TERMINUS HOTEL COMPANY.

Yesterday the half yearly meeting of the slim,.
holders in this company was field at the Grosvenor Hotel,
PIMIXIO station ; Major MURRAY i 0 the chair.
' The followin; Is the substance of the report of the (11.
rectors :

"The profits of the half-year ending the 30th June,
amount to 5,298/. 17s. 4d. The receipts of the period
question amounted to 18.959/. 104.' exhibitieg en ia.
crease over the corresponding period of last year of no lees
than 4,2071. 9a. 7d. ; a result which cannot fail to 01...1
Esoff al satisfaction, se it incontestably proves that the cm.,
forts sod appliances of the Grosvenor Hotel are becoming
daily better understood and appreciated by the
Looking to the fact that 3,0501. has been lent by the tuue
to the capital account, and that the sinking and reverie
funds should be increased, the directors propose to deal
with the available helium in the following meaner;--lo
dividend for half-year. at the rate of 5 per cent. per anon,,.,
free of income tan, 2,3151. ; to added to depreciation /end,
1,151/. 11.. 44.; to added to reserve fund, 6951.11;a; lel. lb
to be carried toprofit and lose a balnoc• of 1,249/. lfe.
total 5,412/. So 9d." . _

The oumemair, in movie' the adoption of the report, le.
gretted that ill-health had aimed the retirement of Cohn,:
Morris, one of the members of the board. That was the
only subject of regreton which be had to address tbe
all else was matter for congratulation. The directors,
however, were taking steps to 611 the vacancy caused by
the gallant colonel's retirement by the election of some
gentleman whose premium at the board would be conducive
to the lutenist' of the shareholders. It was stated in the
report that there had been an increase in their profits, as
compared with those for the corresponding Lalf-year, th the
extent of 4,2071., arid be was happy to say that
the increase still continued; for from • memorandum
before him he gathered that the receipts from the is; of
July to the present date showed an Magus of 1.2%1.. or
nearly 2001. per week as compared with the curreepondiug
period of 1863, which was satisfactory u showing that the
public were beginning to appreciate the accommodation
which the company afforded them. They had taken ;Lofl ~
from the trade account and placed it to the credit of capitd,
and that, with the sum obtained on detenturre, had enab.i
them to clear off 5,0001. of their mortgage debt.
Dr. RICILLIDB seconded the motion, which wee agreed t).