The Express.
London, England, 1854-01-14 00:00:00

ANOTHER VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER.

Yesterday morning an inquest was held at Rifling,
on the ►odies of Kamen, Hipponon, and Smith, who were
killed in the recent collision between Heeling and Thetford.
The circumstances of the cam are, of course, those which
came nadir the notice of the jury whose verdict was yes-
terday reported. The coroner, in summing up the evidence,
remarked upon the fact of Howard having brought his
train from Thetford upon the wrong line of rails, at ante
of something like 20 miles an hour, instead of four, and
without having a signal mast walking 600 yards before him,
in contravention of the 71st regulation of the company ; how
far a criminal offence had been committed was s subject for

grave consideration. All the people examined stated that
there were exceptions to their rules, and it always would be
so, until government took the matter up, they might depend
upon it. As to the train which had proceeded from Thet-
ford upon the up•line, Mr. Howard bad elear:y violated his
own orders, that nothing should proceed upon that line,
but, having taken upon himself its superintendence, and
given orders at the other end,hs no doubt considered himself
justified in doing so. Mr. Ashcroft, on his part, had been
informed at the Harting station that the snow between that
station and Thetford would take two or three days to clear
away, and therefore, although a good deal of exaggeration
always 'aids in such cuss, could not suppose the obstruction
to be then cleared away, although such was actually the
fact, and if Ashcroft had taken Briggs away with him he
might have stopped a passenger train then nearly due, and
which could not have gone on without Briggs as its pilot.
Mr. Ashcroft no doubt considered that the Lae was blocked,
and could not be cleared without the help of the men whom
he had with him, and therefore went on. In conclusion, it
was to be observed that Mr. Howard, Mr. Naylor, Mr. Ash-
croft, end Yr. Lathan had all risked their own lives, if
there wee say risk, and be put it to the jury if it was res-

mutably to he mimed that they would hays dose eo if
they had supposed any danger to exist. He thought they
had made every reaeoaable inquiry, and believed them-
selves to have takes every necessary precaution, and he
thought it would be • pity that men similarly circum-
stanced should in future be deterred from doing their
duty from feu of being subjected to • criminal prosecu-
tion.

The room was then cleared, and the jury baying re-

mined in deliberation for about an hour, returned the fol-
lowing verdict:—" That we, the jury, are cumeinteudy of
opinion that Mr. Amhoroft and Mr. Lathan are both
guilty of manslaughter. The jury feel it a duty incumbent
on them to suggest to the directors in future the absolute
necessity of a rigid and strict °hareem* of the ruin and
regulations prepared foe the plisses of the servants of
the company. And they also bog M swat the expe-
diency of dimmatialdag the nutabeg d d 1 prow haiss
after a heavy fall ef anew, the ghee& talegengh bales
fictive at the same time, main the lime bee been thosoug►ly
cleared from every obstruction that may endanger the
safety of the public."
The Coroner said the last words of the jury were quite
unnecessary, se be was gaits sure, after their verdict, that
no company would keep its Unit open under such circum-
stances. At the same time he intimated that as two or
three days would elapse befere the verdict could le missed,
he should not In the mescals' issue his warrant for the
apprehension of the persons affected by the verdict.

LTION.

Yesterday, at the Bury petty seesions, twenty
operatives were enestased for having caused sanoyente
to the hands who had resumed work at Mr. Walker's mill.
It appeared that on Tuesday bat, Mr. Walker opened his
and 62 of his weavers returned to work, without the
10 per cent. advance, whisk canoed great excitement
anicagat the operatives ; and &attest,* headred to ahem
hundred asserabled when the lamb were isaving
or retaining to work. Sens of the heads, in
CORIMMINISOI of the annoyance, had seised working.
Twenty of the MOM active, whe bad takes
part ia thins gesseedinp, were elected and keel step
takes against then. Ka Bast, Whiter, Ileasbaikr, sp-
ewed sa WWI of the amide% wed, Mak* agelegked
hi their swami, he the prods* of abaraleass the
mewling@ ere
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