The Express.
London, England, 1862-04-25 00:00:00

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ORPHAN WORKING SCHOOL.-(THIS DAT.)

This day a general court of governors was held at
the London Tavern for general purposes, and for the election
of thirty children, twenty boys, and ten girls; Mr. Coolies
in the chair. _ . .

The report dated that during the pint year only one
death occurred. The children were making satidactory
Mrainin education—moral and intelleetud. The
ragretted that the state of the funds would not allow
them to recommend a larger number of children to receive
the benefits of the institution. The building, or,
cambia of accommodating 400 children, had on the 14, 4
January hat only 280, viz., 185 boys and 95 gab. o
the let at January, 1861, the number to the eel
we 168 ; admitted during the year, 63, via t—by
6D; byireeenti*n, 2; by purchase, 1. Left during tak
year 44 died 1, total 47—making an hawse of 16 eadza
in 1861. Thu auditors' report showed a delleisucy of 1,009/.
17e. 3d. upon the general account, hides the beavilleerg4
for extras, amounting to 1,6841. 15s. 4d. ; leaving a
of 2,5121.1 a. ld. After paying every charge, these ranked
a surplus from the building account of 3184 121. 10d., wbid
bad been tranderred to the gene& account. An appal k
the publio, and slim to the corporation of Loudon and the
EticiCity companies, resulted in the receipt of 6701., see
Pgotmment remitted 1901. 10e. on amount of fire it
mance paymenta.
The report was received.
In regy to Mr. Hamm,
Mr. dour., the secretary, edited that, although /It
Beating had given a liberal sum for the enlargement of the
pl4Mmend, the committee could not get an adjoining pier
of for that pmpoes.
V 0.010( thanb were pained on the several officers of the
charity, and the vies.presidinte end committee for th
ensuing year were ;appointed. A vote of thanks to the
chairmen terobested the proceedings.

GREAT' INDIAN PENINSULAR RAILWAY.
mug DAY.)

This day the 25th half-yearly general meeting of
proprietors in this undertaking was held at the Londe"
Tavern ; Mr. G. Farr" presiding.
The report, which has already appeared In our column,
was takes as read.
The 011AMIAN believed the report and account' wand
nal require ma* explanation. The latest account' from
Bombay were very satisfactory. Improvement& were it
progress towards the completion of wurks and is mutate
arrangements for the extension of roads, improved modes at
conveyance and rendering bulky goods more portable; all
of v• • most tend to the advantage of the ociutstni by de.
vela •mg its trade. Until the completion or the at
lines, which had bees the peat obstacle for several years
peat, they maid not hope that the traffic upon any part cf
the railway would be properly developed. That
ob.
steels, he hoped, would be entirely removed, and
then the traffic would largely increase, while their
working expenditure would materially decrease. Every
biounthly communication from India tended to cot.
Time the directors of the vast improvemeats gong at
In that usantry, which must conduce to the beside if the
raftwaye. The financial position of the company was highly
satethately to the goversment, gad mast be so to the share.
holders. That appeared to be no leek of mosey, and the
board barred it was well sad properly expended. After
exproming regret at the death of Mr. Langdoe, the secretary
at-Bombay, he moved the adoption of the repeat
Mr. Mimi, ILP., seconded the motion.
Mr. W. J. LAMSDIN considered that It was most mat.
ti factory to find that out of a receipt of 112,115/., the beg
Lr °di after deducting the outlay on the °haat" wu only
'lr. AMOa dhectur) stated that that subject had been
folly diseased at previous meetings, and arplanatiou
afforded. They necesearily ;chard through rites, bat u
the line was broken in various parts, and the teat had
to be unshipped gad conveyed over the inter.
easing spurns, the contractor who provided the
means of transit between the various completed
sections received 39,000/. for that service, and this au,
therefore, so much taken from the company, besides which
they had to bear • good deal of moos, every year for
damage to goods occasioned by the break in the railway
communication.
Nome shareholders reminded Mr. Ayrton that the
39,0001. wee dednoted,frogn the gross traffics in the account,
lea= still a receipt of 112,00 W., yielding • profit of
51,00.. TitourroN inquired how it was that the through rite
was Axed so hew.
Mr. Aram, replied that it had been arranged with the
government, as an experimentarAste, until the whole mu.
way was completed. The working expenues would then be
considerably reduced, while there would be no reduction is
the rate.
In re* to Me. Harriman,
The ftenutew said he expected the railway, to be aim.
*Wd by the end of 1864, and that the Blurs Giant wolf
be completed next year, and the Thaul Ghent about a yea
fterwards.
The report was then adopted unanimously.
The directors retiring by rotation were reelected, and
Mr. NionoL, ILP., one of them, returned thanks.

SUPPOSED WIEDER 07 A YOUNG WOMAN LI
THE REGENTS CANAL.

INQIIMIT.—(THIS DAY.)
This morning, at 10 o'clock, an acrciet4
inquest upon the body of Margaret MI Jabal%
C 23, who was found in the water of the
anal, last Tuesday week, under circumstances which to,
given rise to ea im that she had bees munissal,
was reamed by Yr. H. Rallies Walthew, the bpi
coroner for East Middlesex, at the New Globe Yam,
Mile-end-road.
William Warren, a gardener, residing in the vicinity ei
the canal, said that about 2 o'clock on the morning of lei
Tuesday week he heard a shout or loud exclam.
lowed by a piarciag OCIMICIL The dogs in the
hood began to bark furiously, e
and he went out to no MI
was the matter, but in the darkness h eould akar&
mthiag~ Thu body of deceased was formd in the water he
hours dtswer.
_

7.7 Halliday, 9, Cleveland-street, Mikend•reed—les
*two/ the deceased, who was a bugle trimmer,residleg elk
her parents. I last saw her alive on the Mosidepeneig
previous to her death, and she was then quits *seeking
happy. She had been keeping company with a yang
named Charles Wm. We*, who mid he was an "'
but whose address he always kept concealed. 1 always_
her that I thought he was a married man—he bids*
funny ways. (Laughter.) About three weeks ago ahe mitt*
if she found out that be was married and had deceived ler
she would revenge herself. I last saw them together is tig
shop on the Saturday night previous to her death.
By the Cornier—She sometimes said she would boogie
self but she said it in a joke,and I never supposed she net
to deetroy herself. She was a very correct moral girl. Web
and she were in the habit of walking out together. ale
certainly had no idea of suicide on the May smg4
Sham the intro* was adjourned we have found out W
address, end that be has • wife and child.
Mrs. Petit:nee Halliday said that deceased went out os lY
Monday evening about 8 o'clock. and upon within egg
her to make a small purchase she answered that she 18il
not be in time as it was. Witness **snood that she le
going to meet Webb.
The coroner's officer here put in the two followisi eslr
which had been found in deceased's room, they bun go
date, but the second was marked Monday
"My dear Friend,—l =2 sorry I dad sot see you elm
last night, but I suppose the wet night prevented yore
awning. Meet me tonight at the same spot at 7 0 door.
Demme, there's a good mentos% as I want particularly
see you. If you fail to come I shall go and fetch you. Di
not forget the book.—Yours very fairly,
"

The sewed ran as follows :
" My dear Friend,—Meet me this evening at 8 o'clock bf
the church. Don't forget to bring that book.—Yours ref
Axes continued-1 do not know the handwriting d
those notes, but deceased had in her *book d
Webb's. Webb had brought a compare on of his to muds
sister of deceased, but he was found to be a married Olt
and was turned out of the house. Deceased had bare
some furniture in anticipation of her montage with We
Cherie. Webb, 53, St. Anne's-road, Stepney, was theses.
amined,and said that he knew the deceased for the last Dias
months. Did not consider he was courting her, but ted
to go out with her. Relied not regularly promised to min,
her, for he had been married 12 months to another.
The foreman—What, within three months of your me
riage you begirt to court this poor girl, representing yoareelf
u a bachelor ?
By the Coroner—He bed seduced her. He did not write
the two notes produced. He did not meet her on the Sow
day night. Re would swear that he wee not out of his as
Ihome that night. The last time he met her was ea Sla
Saturday previous, and he then informed her that be war
married man. The man whom be bad brought to court ba
sister was also married. (Sensation.)
Mrs. Webb deposed that her husband returned honse
dl
6 o'clock on the night in question, and remained within
Dr. J. R. Freeman said that he had made a poet marten
examination of the deceased, but he °cold not undertake
say that death had been caused by drowning, though be
could not detect any other cause. Deceased bid bees
CIICSOIie 9 weeks.
Some farther evidence was taken, but it failed to awe
say additimal light upon the matter.
; The coroner then summed up, and remarked volt the
enspicious circumstance. with which the cue was sar
rounded.
; The jury returned the following verdict, " That decetsed
was found deed in the Regent's Canal, but bow she came hl
her death or how she came into the said canal there
ovidspace to elbow."