The Express.
London, England, 1851-05-14 00:00:00

Mr. Thomas Alcock, surgeon, of Hyde, said he had made
an inspection of the body since its disinterment. Ile was
satisfied that the child was born prematurely, and therefore
incapable of life.
The sexton and his son spoke to the burial and disinter-
ment of the body. Barerolt had told the sexton that the
child was still-born, and tho latter did not ask him any
further gut %thins.
The coroner briefly eummed up the evidence, remarking
that the parents had practised an imposition on the sexton
in representing the child as still-born, as he would not
otherwise have buried it without a certificate. This pro-
bably proceeded from a desire to avoid the expense of a
funeral. lie thought, however, that it was the sexton's
duty to have made fuller inquiry than he appeared to have
done.

Abe jury immediately found a verdict in accordance with
the surgeon's evidence, to the effcct that the child was born
prematurely.
The inquiry was then resumed into the deaths of Sarah
Ann Barcroft, and Ellen Mills, the children who were
poisoned. Jonathan Barcroft and Ruth Barcroft, the
parents of one of the deceased, were present in custody.
Mr. Ellison, attorney, appeared on behalf of the pri-
soners.

Mr. George Bowdon examined—l am registrar of births
and deaths for the Glossop district. On referring to my
register of births, I find a register of a child of Jonathan
Bareroft. It was registered on the 24th of June 18.10 by
the female p:isoncr. The place of birth is stated to be
Littlemore. That is a place within my district, but is in
the parish of Whitfield, in Derby. (The birth was stated
to have taken place on the Bth of June.] On the 29th ult.
the male prisoner came to me between seven and eight
o'clock at night, and said he wanted a certificate for the
burial of • child. I got out my register of deaths and pre-
pared to make the entry. I asked him whether the
child had had • doctor, and he said it had not.
He said it had died of chin cough or chinking cough,
lam not sure which. I then asked him when the child
died, and where. lie said the child died that day at Little-
more. lie said the child's name was Sarah Ann Bareroft.
He said the age of the child was eleven months, and stated
that his name was Jonathan Barcmft, and that he was a
labourer. Ile said he was not present at the death. After
registering the death I tilled him up a certificate, and gave
it to him. I know there is a place called the Hague, in the
township of Mottram, but do not know that ever I was in
it. It is not in my district.
By the Coroner—The suestions I put to the prisoner I
made with the view of filling up the columns of the register
of death. I filled up those columns as he gave the answers.
I have no doubt I filled them up according to the answers
be gave, except as to the chin-cough.
Mr. Little, special high constable for the Hyde division,
was next examined. He said—l received information of the
deaths of Sarah Ann Bareroft and Ellen Mills. I corn
munieated with you. I attended on the 3rd of May with
two surgeons, Mr. Sidebottam and Mr. Alcock, at the post
neortent examination. I accompanied them to the house of
Jonathan Barcroft. Ruth Barcroft was there. I saw she
body of • child. I had seen the body before. It was in a
room upstairs. I was present when the surgeons made the
examination. The stomach was removed, with the greatest
portion of its contents. It was put into a small clean jar.
A piece of white rag was tied over it in my pre-
sence. I wrote " Barcroft" on the rag. I removed the
jar to this house. I gave it to Mr. Sidebottam
and Mr. Alcock when I brought it here, tied up
as I received it, and without having been opened.
I saw a coffin in Barcroft's house, which had printed on it
" Sarah Ann Barcroft." I saw a coffin at Charlesworth
with this name on, when I had it disinterred. I believe it
was the same coffin and the same body. I received from
Mr. Alcock on the Bth inst. a small jar tied up. I delivered
it the same day to Mr. Daniel Stone, of Oxford-road, Man-
chester, who is • professor of chemistry. It had not been
untied or opeged while in my possession. I was present at
the examination of Mills's child on the 3rd inst. I received
two jars from Mr. Alcock, but I don't know what portion of
the body they contained. They were tied up. I carried them
to 13arcroft's house, and then delivered one to Mr. Alcock.
The other I brought here. Mr. Alcock and I walked toge-
ther from the Hague to this house. lie carried the jar
which I had delivered to him at Barcroft's house. I placed
my two jars on the mantel-piece, and Mr. Alcock put his
with them. They were afterwards taken possession of by
Mr. Alcock and Mr. Sidebottam.

The medical evidence was then gone into, and was pro-
ceeding when our report left.

CALKDONIA24 AND

RAILWAY.-

A special meeting of the shareholders of this company,
was held on Monday in Glasgow, to consider a proposal from
the present lessees of the line, for the renunciation of the
agreement. P. Blackburn, Esq., occupied the chair. A
report from the directors was read, which stated that they
had received a proposal from the Messrs. Burns, the lessees
of the line, to renounce the working agreement. The
reseals that had induced them to do so, were
that they had parted with all their river steamers,
and ceased to be connected with the West Highland
trade. The lessees offered to give 8001. in addition to the
rent up to the 15th, and to hand over to the company all
the extra plant they had procured, wkieh was valued at
2371. The report unanimously recommended the acceptance
of the peeperd ; the more so as the homes had power by
tbut=aest to give it up on January, 1852. After some
q as to the future arrangements, which the chair-
nem Ilea were in all respects to be the same as the
MOIR Rens would leave them, with the exception of the
impeinendest, who, the directors considered, should be
as. of their own body, and residast near the line. The
report was, as the motion of the chairman, seconded by Mr.
R. Galbraith, agreed to. A protest ea behalf of Sir James
Orlophems awl the barboes embalm ef Helensburgh against
the met ewer= ea esserinent of some stand-
iss. them as respoimible for all loss or
damp that sunk was bended in ; but the chair -
lOW on the pseud AM tbs missile could not take up any
liminess thou dist kir was called, refused to rt-
-IWe it. TM swift then aijesseg.

MATCU 200, h ft. T.Y.C.
Mr. Smith's b I by Velocipede out of ricer de Lis Bet 7lb
Reeei
Mr. R. Clark's Berm Martin. Ifst
SPRING ST. LEGE* STAKES Of 10 ROTS each and 50
added, fur 3 yrs old. One mill% and a half.
Mr. Wentworth's eh e Asetla
Mr. reilley'e Paqueta 2
Mr. Wraf I'ru4ery
Betting: 3 to 1 on Azeth, who won easily by a length.
Run in 2 min. 25 secs.

SELLING STACKS of 5 soli each and 25 added. One
mile.

31r: Ryder'm b m Clara, aired I
Cripple Kate, 3 ire 1
Elise Middleton, 4 yrs
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... DERBY 8E777140.

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10 to 1 apt Prime Minister as to 1 wet Conetellation.
12 to I The ban. 123 to I Oreciaah
No other change.

CRICKET.

TWO SELECT ELEVENS OF THE MARYLEBONE
CLUB, WITH TWO BOWLERS ON EACH SIDE.

The first match for the season 18.51 of the Marylcbone
Club commenced yesterday at Lord's. It will be found
that during the twitch several good scores were made.
Fur instance, Lord Guernsey obtained 32 in admirable
style, in which number were a four, four threes, the
like number of twos, and a balance of singles. Then
came Mr. Cecil, who made twenty-eight by means of three
threes, four twos, and eleven ones. The new member of
the ground, Nixon, placed 11 runs on the score, comprising
a couple of threes, a two, and a leash of singles. Mr. G.M.
Barker presented 9 to his side—namely, two threes, a
two, and a one. The total of this innings was 96. This was
Lord Guernsey's side. The lion. It. Grimston's side then
commenced operations, but when they had obtained 46, the
game was put an end to, as the weather would not permit of
any more play. Mr. Ilayearth was at the top of the score
with 22 runs, of which all were singles, with the exception of
a four and two twos. Pullet carried out his bat with a score
of 13, in which were a three, a two, and a balance of singles.
The final score presented the following appearance:
. .

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Loon GoMOUT./ BIM . ------
Warner. 0 Aortas to 13. To' tor, H.q., b Poullett 0
G. M. Writer, Log.. b Pullet . 9 Miti.e Haploid, run ottt
Lord Burphley, b HOyEtla ... 0 C. Mom EM.. b Kny.u. I
Nixon. run out.
Earl at Wlnta nun, b Royston . 2 tt, 10; 1b,2; w, 1 l3
14. Cecil, EM., b Totten
Lord Gnerutry, EM., not rod. 32 IN
Hue. R. Gamma% Area.
Han. R. Grlmoton, b W rner. . 0 na•l Stamford, a Mink b
J. P. Mayo, E.q., a Grerroney, Warner
b Mann
A. Hartman, H.q., b Nizon
Lord Dupont', b Nixon 3 _
Royston, b Nowa 2 M
Potlett, not out l3
And thus the match concluded.

A PROTECTIONIST.

The following is a list
Dunbar, Limehousc, the em

'ships belonging to Mr. D.
tat protectionist shipowner
1. Aboukir. IS. Morayshire.
2. *Mee: mart. 16. Nile.
3. Bombay. 17. Pointing.
4. Blenheim. 10. Pyrenees.
3. Bowed% Merchant. 19. Photo Dauber.
6. Cressy. 20. Rodney.
7. Coßingwood. 21. Ramillies.
S. Canspeedown. 22. Randolph.
9. China. 23. ft-stark.
10. Caoterbary. 24. Sarah Scott.
11. Duchess of Northunt. 23. Trafalgar.
be, land M. Talavera.
17. Malcolm. 27. Virs.im.
13. Eel they. 26. Waterloo.
14. Minden. 29. Westminster.
Nor are these 29 vessels all ; Mr. Dunbar has altogether
33 ships, the aggregate tonnage of which is 22,000 tons, or
about 1,000 tons more than Messrs. Green.
Nearly the whole of these vessels have been bought while
the repeal of the navigation laws was under agitation, or
awe they 'erre repealed ; some of them very lately.
And yet Mr. Dunbar is the leader among those who de-
clare that British shipping has been and is in a state of
ruin during the whole of the period which he has been
accumulating this enormous mercantile Beet, the largest
ever owned by a single individual shipowner.

THE CLOTH-LAPPERS' STRIKE IN OLASGOW.—On
Monday-night a meeting of working men was held in Glas-
gow, to hear certain statements relative to the present dis-
pute between the cloth-lappers and their employers. The
audience, which was composed of a numerous body of ap-
parently most respectable artisans, was addressed by various
speakers, and resolutions expressive of sympathy with the
journeymen in their present struggle, and regret at the
proceedings of tne masters, unanimously adopted. The
principal grievance brought under review was the conduct
of two of the employers, who, as it was alleged, after taking
in their men last week under a promise that their demands
would be acceded to, had been compelled by the masters'
association to draw back from their pledge, in consequence
of which the men had all left a second time.—North British
Mail.

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TEE POOR-LAH BOARD A/4D TEE MASTER OF
ST. PANCIUJ; WORKHOUSIL—At I meeting of the guardians
of the poor of St Pancras, held yesterday, a communica-
tion was received from the Poor-kw Board, manning
copies of the minutes and records of the evidence received
in reference to the late charge against Yr. Baton, in order
that the board may satisfy themselves in what circumstances
the charge originated, upon what view it was taken up, and
to a certain extent carried forward by the governors and
dinettes, and why it wee ultimately abandoned by them.