The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-19 00:00:00

THANES.

Heinrich Bran ner orB;;;Inaer. aged 29. • native of
Holstein, end dwelling at No. 64, Bt. Gime-Week better
known as Ratcliff-highway. was brought before Mr. Paget,
charged with being drunk and furiously driving, to the dan-
ger of paseengers, in the Bow-reed.
James Clark, a polios-constable,No. 199 K; said in conse-
quence off the continual furious and reckless driving of per-
sons in charge of hones and vehicles in the Bow-road, and
the numerous accidents that bad taken place, he was sta-
tioned in the road on horseback. There were two other
mounted constables on the road. The prisoner was driving
a pony sod cart, The horse woe galloping, and the pri-
sober, who was drank, was whipping it. The conduct of
the prisoner endangered the lives of foot pnentgess, and
there was also danger of canna. with other vehicles.
I The prisoner eru trying to pass another cart ; in fart, be
was racing.
Mr. Pag•st—ln • public road!
Witness—Yes, sir; the furious driving on that road is
fearful. I have been pot on special duty there.
Inspector Griffin, of the K division, confirmed the state-
ment of the axist•ble as to the state of the Mile-end and
Bow road. Furious driving was very prevalent, and many
persons had been killed. A greengrocer named Stone,
while drunk, ran down an old man in the Mile-eod.rood,
and killed him on the spot. A man named William Amos,
oowkeeper, of No. 2, Oxford-terrace, Cubitt-town, Poplar,
killed • child named Keenan while driving furionaly and
recklessly, clan to Bow Church, on Friday last, and was
now under remand by Mr. Partridge, who heard the cue.
A clan of rough tradesmen, who wen regardless of the lives
and limb of people, drove recklessly. Everybody tried to
pass everybody, and the danger was Tory great.
Mr. Paget asked at what pace the prisoner was driving
his pony and cart.
Clarke—Twelve miles en hour, air.
The prisoner said he only went ea fast as the cart before
and the cart behind him, and he did not drive furiously.
He called two foreigners, who said they did not know why
the polio* locked up the prisoner.
Mr. Paget said that public attention had been called to
furious and careless driving in the streets and the number
of persons who had been killed or maimed in the streets
of the metropolis. The winner was intoxicated, and
ought not to have been driving at all. It ins • bad ens,
and he should inflict the fall penalty of 40e. for furious
driving.
The Us was paid.

ACCIDENT ON THE CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.—
Early on Saturday morning an oxidant of • somewhat
serious nature took place oe the Braaten branch of the
adedonian Railway. This lies, as OW renders are aware,
MR. BARON CHANNELL AND CLIFTON SITEPEN- is need only for pads anima; and the amid", weaned
SION-BRIDGE.—One aaaaaaa du* the recent amine an
through the collision of two goods trains. It spume that
elderly gentleman passed the toll-house on the Clifton ride • heavily-laden mineral train war mooediog from
of the Superaion-bridge, and put down his penny. The Grunion to Edinburgh, followed at a considerable
bridge-keeper, seeing he was • stranger, inquired it he dwwwwa by a train of empty venom. Near the
wished for a Teton ticket. The gentleman, however, took
north-west of Cmigleith Quarry there is • puny
no links of the question, but walked on solemnly and deep incline, where the railway sweeps up in •
slowly. On coming beck, he was prolog through, when the sharp cane towards the Queenefeny road. While
toll-keeper accosted him with, Pay here. air, Plume making its way up the incline, the driver of the goods train
" Pay here ! what for' I paid before;" was the gruff reply. found that bis swim had not aufficieot streegth to draw
"But you'll have to pay !gala, sir ." mildly, but firmly, the heavy load to the top, and the train was coesequently
replied the keeper. "I all that imposition-Imm halm? brought to • nand-still. When the mineral train wee lying
shire !" replied the gunman, and getting wanner at on the line, it was overtaken by the engine with the empty
what he apparently thought was an attempt at extortion wawa. and a very severe oolibdon took place. The driver
on the part of the man, he added, " Take rare. I'm • of the second train did not, in consequence of the cone in
nrigiMrate." "I can't help that, sir," was the answer, the line. see the train ahead until it was tea late to lessen
"my instructions are that people pay going and rettwoiniL has speed ; but several men, who were in van at the rear
main see the act of parliament, if
_you like to look of the mineral tun, biome aware of the danger in time to
en" Peletlete the " "1,1 will see the jamp out and enemy what otherwise most bare proved •
aot, replied gentleman, following the man in. He serious disaster. Fortunately, the tender of the engine st-
illed the act, pudered over it for awhile, then pulled oat , tubed to abasmpty waggons was in froakorthe cosmogonies, '
his penny and paid it, walking off, and muttering NI he did, might have been serious to the driver. As it nu the fire-
" Nommited, by George! " I see the judge has just mm remised some slight injuries. The foxes of the with-
pused over the bridge," observed a gentleman who came op ii-a; was my great, and caused much damage to both
et the moment. " Who, sir? what'" gasped the Mil' trains. The tender of the empty train wag considerably
keeper, quite frightened to think that he been beady- • smiabid, and partly thrown off the line. The van behind
in`{ law with so high an authority, "surely that was not • t. pod' umn was broken to pious, sad several of the
judge." "Yen ; no hies • person Mon Baron Channel]: was I empty wagons of the other twain were smashed and thrown
the reply, sod so it turned out to he, se the keeper swum , off the lime. A large partite of the goods and mineral@ was
proceeding to court emit morningg..Thus the ; alma knocked on* at the books sad buttered in all dim-
princes may be said to here obtaind an antic-iv... taus. Information regarding the widest wee seat to the
anon he favour of their to and fro cherte.—Bristol TiMea Lothian-road station, and a mom of labourers wen
end Mirror. without delay despatched to clear the line. These were
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