The Express.
London, England, 1853-01-10 00:00:00

THE MURDER AT CARDIFF.

(most OUR OWN
CARDIFF, Flimsy,
The inquest on the body of Timothy Harrington
whom brutal murder at the docks at Cardiff was reported
in last Monday's Karroo, has been concluded. Only
two additional witnesses were examined.
Policeman George James deposed that on the night of
the Nth December he was on duty at the Bute Docks, when
just before midnight he heard a cry as of some person in
pain. lie proceeded to the spot, and found a man on his
bands and knees, who proved to be the deceased. No rose
was near him. Witness asked what was the matter, when
the man answered "a Greek has stabbed me;" and he
added that the Greek had gone on board his vessel. The
deceased almost immediately afterwards fell on his back,
and witness holding down his light found a peol of blood
, near him. He immediately went in search of assistance,
and brought back two other policemen named Down end
Rees, who helped to carry the man to the hospital, where
be died as already reported.
Mrs. Ann Harry, wife of the landlord of the Duke of
Wellington public-house, deposed that the deceased had
been in the habit of frequenting her house, and that he was
there on the night of the murder. He was sober, and left
at 20 minutes to 11, saying he was going home. He only
had a quart of beer at her house.
Superintendent Stockdale said nothing had been found on
the deceased, and also intimated that he had no further evi-
dence to offer at present, but he believed the perpetrator of
the 'murder ..oula be disenvorotl.
The Coroner, addressing the ism, thought he need not
trouble them to meet again. It was clear that a murder
had been committed by some person or persons, and their
verdict should be to that effect. The matter would come
now before the magistrates.
The jury accordingly returned a verdict of " Wilful
murder against some person or persons unknown," and
were dismissed.
But although no further evidence was adduced before the
coroner, the facts which have sinee transpired add to the
belief that the real murderer bas been discovered. After
the inquest, the two prisoners (Gabriel Gibson, the Swede,
and Richard Keenan, the Irishmen) were taken before the
magistrates, and again remanded. These two men have
been identified beyond question as the two men in whose
company the deceased was at eleven o'clock at night. The
prisoners were on Thursday placed in the gaol yard with
other prisoners, and were picked out by one or two wit-
nesses as the men seen in the deceased's company shortly
before the murder. The two prisoners, immediately after
the cries of " Murder " were heard, joined their ship, lying
at the docks, and, when questioned afterwards, denied that
they had heard any noise ; nor could they give a satisfac-
tory account of their proceedings on the night in question.

DEPARTURE OF THE AMERICAN MAILS .—On Sa-
turday, at noon, the British and North American Royal
Mail steam-ship Europa Neil Shannon commander, sailed
from the Mersey for Halifax and Boston, with the usual
United States and Canadian mails-40 passengers, and a
large and valuable cargo of general merchandise on board.
Lieut. Lee, R.N., was the Admiralty agent on board, and
had charge of the malls.
ABORTIVI RAILWAY COMPANIES.—Of the 157
railway companies that lodged plans and sections in No-
' vember, 30 are not able to proceed this session, in cense-
(Pence of not having also lodged the necessary deposits
with the Accountant-Geaeral, and other canoes. These 30
are as follow :—Albert Dock and Railway ; Ayr, Maybole,
land Gin= ; Barnet and Willesden; Birkenhead Dock
Breach; Birkenhead (Great Western), Corris,Machynlleth,
Aberdovery, and Towyn ; Dorchester and Exeter (Coast
Extension) ; East and West Surrey Union ; Glasgow,
Earlwood, Busby, and Raglesham ; Howiek and Carlisle;
Inverleithen and Peebles; Jedburgh ; Kingroad Harbour;
Lewes, Uckfield, and Tonbridge Wells; Mid Kent ; New-
port, Abergavenny, and Hereford (Extension to Swansea) ;
North and South Yiales ; Norwood, Streatham, and Wan.
stead ; Rugby, Southern, and Banbury ; St. George's Har-
bour and Railway; South Derbyshire; South Midlands
Union; South and West London; Shrewsbury and
Aberystwith ; Staffordshire, Midland, and Mineral; Stock-
ton and Hartlepool (Haswell Branch) ; Sunderland and
Leeds Northern Junction; Torqusy and South Devon;
Vale of Clwyd; Yarmouth and Lowestoft.
THE QUART AND PINT BOTTLE QUESTION.—OR
Saturday, at the Brentford Petty Sessions, William Bayliss,
laadlord of the Railway Hotel, at Twickenham, appeared
to answer an information laid by the Inspector of Weights
and Measures for selling a certain quantity of beer in
quart and pint bottles which were not of the imperial mea-
sure. Evidence was given of the purchase at the deteud-
ant's hotel of bottles of the usual else, commonly called
quart and pint bottle,, and it was alleged that the law had
been infringed by reason of these bottles not bolding full
quarts and pints. The bench said, as hundreds of people
with their eyes wide open were in the habit of purchasing
these bottles, well knowing they did not contain the full
measure, they should not convict the defendant. Tho
agents of the brewers who supplied the publicans were the
parties in fault it' any. and therefore the present informa-
tion must be dismissed.
THE BTOURBRIDGE BANK.—IN RE RUFFORD AND
WaLoon.—A dividend meeting was hold at the Birming-
ham District Court of Bankruptcy on Saturday, when
ladditional debts were proved to the amount of 4,3001., and
claims tendered for 18,901. The discussion and adjudica-
tion of the latter were postponed until the 7th of February,
the day fixed for a dividend on the separate estate of Mr.
Wragge. The Stourbridge concern has already paid ls. 6d.
in the pound, and the next dividend is expected to be gd.
THE RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT OXFORD.—The
sufferers injured by the late dreadful accident are pmeress-
ing favourably. The report at the Radcliffe Infirmary this
maiming (Sunday) is that they were all going on well—that
although Richard Faulkner, sen., who, it will be remem-
bered received so severe a concussion of the brain, has not
yet spoken, he has evinced signs of returning coneeicusnees.
William Jones, horse dealer, of Doncaster, who is lying
at the Anchor, Heyfteld's-huff, and was so seriously in-
jured about the head and body, is also going on well.
Amangit the passengers injured was a Mr. Daniel Pitt, •
cattle dealer and matter, who was returning from Chelten-
ham, where he had made a large purchase of cattle, and
was on his way home to Northampton ; his name has, we
believe, not been noticed in any of the newspapers. He is
very much injured, his face is severely lacerated, head
bruised, and hip bone injured. lie was taken to the
Chequers Inn, High-street, and after remaining there until
Wednesday afternoon, he was removed to Northampton.
The remains of Julia Norman, and the man unknown,
were buried at St. Paul's Cemetry on Saturday. The
cutting alongside where the accident occurred has been
'tanked, for thu purpose of pumping it dry, but owing to
the great rise of water within the last few da:As, they have
net been able to accomplish it.