The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-21 00:00:00

FATAL ACCIDENT TO THE SENIOR CURATE

OP ST. wrosars, HANOVEB-SQUARE.
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CORONER'S INQUEST.—(THIS DAY.)
This morning an inquest was held by Mr. Brent,
the deputy coroner, at Middlesex Hospital, on the body of
Mr. Arundel' Blount Walton, aged 34, clerk in orders, and
senior curate of St. George's, Hanover-square, who lost his
life through being thrown from his horse in Regent's-park.
The deceased was highly respected, and the influential mem-
bers of his congregation had matters in progrees for the
erection of a church for him in May-fair.
From the evidence it appeared that on the evening of
yesterday (Tuesday) week, the deceased was observed by
' park.oonatable Smite proceeding through Regent's-park,
from east to west, on horseback at a slow canter. All at
once the horse leant on one side and went off at a tre-
mendous pace, and threw the gentleman at the corner of
Park-square and Ulster-terrace. Smite. with police-constable
339 D, ran to his anistance, and found him insensible,
whereupon, with the advice of Dr. Evans, of Park-square
West, the injured gentlemen was conveyed to the above
hospital. Dr. Evans endeavoured to find his address, but
only took from his pocket. some money, two rings. and a
geld watch. Deceased had only me spur on, screwed into
the right boot. The horse was deceased's own property, and
was about five years old. He had been accustomed to rile
it for the last four or five months.
Mr. Hunt, the house surgeon, attended deceased and
found on the left elbow a alight contusion and a wound at
the scalp. He could not detect any fracture, and deceased
being insensible he waited for the reaction. There was a
slight improvement on Thursday last, but death ensued on
Sunday morning. The post-mortem examination showed an
extensive fracture at the base of the skull, extending up.'!
wards, not towards the wound, but towards the occipital
bone. There was a very extensive effusion under the dura
mater, and theft was considerable softening of the brain,
and a sanguineous clot. The cause of death was fracture of
the skull, with extravasation of blood in the head.
The witnesses having been examined as to the cause of
the fatal event, it wee presumed that the horse shied, and
that the deceased gentleman by the animal's sudden jump
lost the reins, and at the same instant pricked the horse
with the spur. Contact with a post was the cause of his
being unseated.
There being no blame attributable to any person the jury
returned a verdict of " Accidental death."

FKIGIBTPVL RAILWAY AOCIDENT.—TwOCEILDRIN
SERIOUsLY lartinxo.—feat eight between the hours of 7
and 8, a serious accident occurred on the North Woolwich
line, between the Stratford Bridge and Barking-road sta-
tions, upon a portion of the line at which there is a signal
station known as the Red-house, and at this place there
are also gates enabling persons to cross the line at stated
times. Some looseness appears to exist in the management
of these gates, as from the present accident children of a
very. tender age were allowed to per through without any
one in care of them, except a sister aged 9. It appears that
two little things named Phoebe Rather, aged 5 years, and
Richard Spline, aged 5 years, in charge of a sister aged 9,
passed through one gate in order to proceed to a meadow for
the purpose of gathering buttercups. Instead, however, of
going through the second gate, the trio went along the rail-
way embankment, and there remained for a short time.
They had not bees long upon the hank before • train came
along, and the two poor children were, it is stated, drawn
by the wind under the engine. The poor little boy bad one
leg eat a just below the knee, and lost the other foot, ex-
cepting a smell portion of the heel. The little girl had her
bead so seriosuly crushed that no hopes are entertained of

its Tommy,
THE Maumee: rims MURDERS. —The funeral of
Mr. Ryan Mellor, the m who was murdered by Taylor
sad hie wife on Friday took place yesterday, when his
remains were interred in the graveyard of Chorltonoum-
}Ludy Church, about three miles from Manchester. The
, funeral was rely private, and did not attract much obierve-
-1 mem. The children of the prisoners were interred on the
previous day at Ilarperhey Cemetery, and some thousands
of people asesenbled to witness the mournful proceedings.
Some Wormed= has bone !mama in Ilmobester respect-
ing the accused Wm. Robert Taylor, which we (Movediester
Guardian) give, without geamateeing its correctness. It
is mid that be was born at Demeter, in Somendshire,
where he emenised the preemesoe of a schoolmaster, bat
miscooducted himself and was compelled to leave. He
them obtained mesployment as a traveller for a ban-
as, arm at oreanm, Devoeshire, and cautioned in
this employ far in years, when he was apprehended on
the charged coadoidieg a gross offence. For this, our
informant asp, be was tried and segoitted at the Devoe-
shire winter amines, held at Rueter, in 1859. Oa his din-
/huge from anted)', an Rueter Arm engaged in the
wine and apidt nide employed hum as their
traveller for Mesa meths, at the cod of which
they found it nommary to discharge him, because
he head ageolid modem received en their account. In
March, 1814 Taylor monmeneed business in Bideford,
North Devoe, es a retail wise and spirit merchant, sad
obtained large 9 e ef goods and furniture, for which
be gave prentlescry add Before the notes fell doe be en-
~d an andionest. and sold the contents of his home and
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Two workmen suliered a horrible death, near
Him
on Wades sight. An eggisidealeelt place at
the Riedel' Climnicellredm, sad Mat glees, and a large
reirell belling leer wee *morn ever thee, The ace-
happened about 8 o'clock, sad the yoga( men died at
nideigke.

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