The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-05 00:00:00

THE ACCIDENT ON THE LYNN AND

HUNSTANTON RAILWAY.

KING'S LYNN, TUMIDLY.
An inquest was opened by Mr. Thomas Martin
Wain, the ooroner, at the Victory Inn, Gaywood, this
afternoon; Mr. Sprowle, district superintendent of the
Great Fasten Railway Company, was pretreat.
The Coroner, in addressing the jury, said they were sum.
mooed there to inquire into the came of the deaths of
Maria Palmer, John Laird, Elisabeth Clarke, Susan Clarke,
and Mn. Brown. He need hardly tall them that an inves-
tigation of this sort was of the utmost possible importance
both with regard to the railway company and the public
also. It was also of great importance as regarded the rela-
tives of the unfortunate persons whose bodies they
had just viewed. He (the coroner) thought it due
to all parties that this investigation should not be pro-
ceeded with is a hurried manner, and when n.eu'e minds
were sot in a:proper state for considering the circumstances
which might be laid before them in that calm and die-
pissionate manner which the importance of the case de-
manded. He had for thine and other reasons summoned
the jury merely for the purpose of identifying the bodies,
and to issue the. warrant for their removal for burial ; and
Mier that was don* he should propose to adjourn the
inquiry until Friday at 10 o'clock, and then proceed de die
in diem until it wee brought to a close. He requested the
jury not to discuss the matter anioogst themselves until
they bad heard the evidence.

Mr. James Ream identified the body of Mr. Laird, who,
he raid, was in his 55th year.
Mn. Susan Co'Beams identified the body of Mrs. Eliza-
beth Clark, who was in her 73rd year.
Mr. Robert Hubbard identified the body of Mrs. Susan
Clarke, wife of Robert Clarke, of Brandon.

Mr. James Whitby, builder, Lyno, identified the body
of Hrs. Brown, if. of Wm. Brown, builder, lie., Lynn.
Mr. J. Hayford, merchsst, of Wilde:auk identified the body
of Hue Palmer, of Walpole, near Wiabeach, who be believed
wee in her 25th or 26th year.

The Coroner said that was all he proposed to do that day,
and he stated that a train would be io readiness that after.
11000 to take the jury to the place of the nseidest, and that
be should be glad to summon soy witnesses the friends of
the deceased persons wished to hare examined.

The inquest was than adjourned until 10 o'clock on Friday
morning.

SCHELDT Tow.—Last night's Gazette contains
the test of the treaty between Groat Britain, Austria,
Brazil, Chile, Denmark, Spain, Francis, HAM 3•07,
Oldenburg, Peru, Portugal, Preside, Russia, Sweden and
Norway, Turkey, and the Hasse Towne, oe the one part, and
Belgium on the other part, tar the redeemptko of the Scheldt
toll. The treaty was signed at Brusee4, July 16, of the
present year, ratilicatioes being exchanged at Brussels on
August 3. The treaty of the 12th of May, 1863, between
Belgium and the Netherlands, annexed to the general
treaty, is also published. The Scheldt toll ceased as the Ist
Met. ; as the same day the tonnage ditty is Belgian ports
wenabolished, and tho reductions of the pilotage dues in
Belgian poets and in the Scheldt, and of the local taxes im-
posed by the city of Antwerp, came into operation, as stipu-
lated by the 3rd article of the treaty. The reduced tariffs
of pilotage due., and of the local port charges at Antwerp,
are publuabed in the Moniteur Beige, of the 21st July last
DIDIPATCH OP THE INDIA AND CHINA MAIL.—
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship Puma).
Captain Field, sailed tram Southampton yesterday at 3
p.m. with the made for Gibraltar, the Meditemiesan,
Egypt, Aden, C.eyloo, India (exempt Bombay), and China.
Sbe took out 35 Ira aid 20 seooW also INII•POISIIL and on
freight 158 boxes spade, vales 45,619/. 19e. 10d., for the fol.
lo "nag ports—via., Oulu, sovereign' 1,5001. ; Madtm
gold coin 2.1541. 10s., silver coin 13a, watches and
thread 4231.6 x.: Calcutta, precious steam 4001., jewel sty
and *etches 1,3521. 15s. ; Singapore, dollars 1,9501.,
jewellery 4301. Hong Kong, dollars 9,0431. 6s. 10d. ; her
silver 2,9201., seed purls sad watches 9401. 10e. ; and
Shanghai, dollars 4,5301., bar silver 19,990 k. watches 9151.
The Fouch also took oat a full auto of guard mer-
shandies.

CRTHTAL Ponca—A recital performance of
Gowned's Feast will be Overt Una day at three o'clock.
mak Thies% Signer (bushel, and the princi'pal artistes
of Her MOsety'm Theatre, with full churns, will lake part
in It.

Full benefit of reduced duty obtained by pur-
chasing Ilerntmes's Pere T..; Wiry chiles at fa Id. aed ea
Itlie esesseerd 4*. Valsorly ta IkL,, is the Meatiest
eed most dander imputed. Area le every tome supply tt
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