The Express.
London, England, 1865-12-28 00:00:00

I-7

PARRICIDE AT SHADWELL.

r.-(THIS DAY.)

John Humphreys, the Middle
inquiry at the Loudon Hollow
'esl Wall, aged 70 years, who
by hie son.
iwer Shadwell, widow of the
sband was • labourer. 0,1
nicitsd, and be quarrelled with
toms, shoat • dog. The son mid.
yo on ararglid nisTkh.:nuaThe Thum then
out of the house, sod rota sonir
animal was whining. The father
shovel at his son, and the
A fight then tookPfitte hobnail
wort out witness did not see any
of them. A neighbour then mom
and witness went for the polka.
and lying on the door, and mess
Whoa the quarrel comdmitead
lam was slightly istoxicsited, but
when he cams in that night that
vnk; Mary, I en very drunk.*
eon's face.
- woman living salt door to de.
row she went into the deceased's
The father was loosing in
son was dandier sear him tipsy. The
for the light th• had brought, and
• was covered with blood. whams

439 K, deposed that the de.
41 to charge my son with esesalt.
went upstairs to arrest the mos
and upon saying to him, "I want
Ag your father," kip replied, "sins
not mane home drunk." Witness
the police statics. Tbe Whet was
simpital, where he died on loads,

that he sew the deceased Wore
?ital. Four of his rite •ere
jury could have moulted from sitter s

surgeon at the London Hospital,
Iced on the 23th lastest. There
the scalp, sad both eyes 114111
on examination proved that the
a broken. The deceased was
death from bronchitis. The none
Asading, The deceased might have
yards after his ribs were broken.
-.bed received might not have
had been in good condition,
the influence of drink at the time

there wu soy evidence to prove
the son actually strike his father,
\ there wu not.
she had beard blows struck, hot she
wk those blows. The son wanted to
iveral times, but the deceased would
used bad language. He had bees
is before he came home.
, summed up,
a verdict of " Manslaughter against
lonionsly killing and slaying his father,
the jury believed that he had received

lamed bin warrant for the committal
ingate for trial at the next sitting at
Court.

(SION ON THE LONDON AND
f• WES VIRN RAILWAY.

:fling the 6.15 a. m. express train
standstill between Road and Wolverton.
by the engine driver, it was perceived
es leading from the boiler to the *thee
to wee out of repair. The teals cas-
te carriages, with guard and brisk-vas
;van behind. Whilst standing at Analep,
User and stoker were busily employed in s
canes of the stoppage, the passengers
ig their meets, the sound of an ap.
/as heard, and before any measures
-lying timely warning of danger ae
in any way, an engine and tender
is passenger train at a greet 'pace.
ses were attached to the engine. or
which would have thus been given ,
Boned the most serious consequences.
both vans bad a providential escape,
r vans and gone to the assistance of the
The rear van of the paseeeger train was
(earful manner, as were also a first-clthe
second-class carriage in front of it. The
break vans were also considerably &malteds
le five vehicles indicated being, in fact,
saly unfit for use until they have under
repair. The rear van was so badly crushed
fit to travel to the next station, and
the line an appear the embankment. The
on would to have been chiefly felt
shim of the train, the passengers In the
nothing with a few bruises merely. In
d class carriage referred to there were only
but three of these were rather seriously
sad two gentlemen in the first sad
complained of being badly injured,
each by the next up train to tondo's.
A the passengers escaped with a severs
cuts of the face and body. It appears
'at drove into the passenger train had
with a train from Birmingham on the
and was working its way down
, and should in the ordinary course of
aught an iron stone train from Blisworth to
at 9.45 yesterday morning. The driver of
line," es it is generally termed, lied been duly
there was a passenger train in front of it,
'smarm proceeded at only its ordinary
sager train to do the same, and not at an
sNon the possibility of • break down.
so dense, however, that the driver of the
" was unable to see the train until close upon it.

ON THE MANCHESTER, SHE
MILD,
sHIRE RAILWAY.—A collision happened nees
junction on the above line, about 9 o'clock
-ning. It appears that a goods trait from
just puled through the station, and a
Aochestat to Retfonl, composed of nine Cle
was due at the time, and the signals were
it to approach the station, but the engine
se goods train, instead of waiting until the
rain had passed, shunted the luggage train
,wn to the up line. The driver of the engine
train saw the danger, and at one shut
, reversed the engine, and applied the
the distance between the two trains being so
more than a hundred yards—it was impossible
Alision. The engine of the passenger train ma
s train, smashing two or three of the waggons,
them across the line. No very serious inj or,
by any passenger ; a few ladies received cute
sut the heed and face ; the rest of the tra•
ith a shaking more or lees severe.

iTTLE PLAGUE IN GLOGUIVTERAIIIKE.—.
ties in this county have determined to take the
mt precautions against the spread of the disease
'lstria. At • meeting of the magistrates held
ar on Tuesday, there were present the Lord
Earl Ducts, the Earl of Ellenborough, Mr. Ed.
id, M.P., and many others; and it was thew
recommend the suppressioo, for the present. Ot
and fairs, and of the importation of horned
any other pert of the kingdom. At Sodburl
Lawford'e Gate sessional division, the jostles!
so far se to forbid the removal of horned
t one farm to another ; and on Saturday
magistrates of the Cheltenham bends
to rune an order to a similar effect.
age of the transit of cattle will no doubt MOM
inconvenience, but it is generally felt to be the
means of stamping out the disease. The principle
tow act upon is to send the butcher to the oz, and
K. to the butcher ; and it will be far better to put
a temporary inconvenience than to allow the
get to • head and involve as in all the lon and
an absolute famine.—Ciirifrnhost Exage;ner.
,ATTLE PLAG r V; IN NWA LL, —Another
week of the cattle plague boa been experienced is
Is the Truro district Mr. W. L. Cubert loot
. J. Rowe, Cubert, two ; Mr. Tyeeer, Parma.
ie ; Mr. Ball, Tolgarrick, one ; Mr. Ceti'''.
four; Mr. Pearce, Percoose, two; and Messrs.
7111', and Morcombe, 'frnro. one each. Sever
several cases of Masao were reported from
Peorith district, but the whole of tthe
ysee
led to the previously infected farms. The die.
out in the early part of the week near St.
end two deaths have since been reported ; it ids*
appearance Carlyon. in the eastern part of the
and a farmer named Wills has already loot a dozes
bullock., and has five in a bad state. lo the
'-ist two deaths occurred, and many fresh cases
in the neighbourhood of Relston. At St.
was one death, and several are bad.—Siar*

f.
PORATION'S PR AYER. —The town council of
have just presented an ai'dress to the Earl of
o the occasion of his marriage, in which they sat;
also cherish the hope that your happiness sral
t by noble offspring to inherit and transmit us.
future generations your lordship's steps in the
of the several duties of your high station' is
example of well-ordered landed estates, in tbo,
omotioo of industry, in the liberal patronage
in the munificent support of every Nuevo"
patriotic object."
YES AT A COURT DINNER..--Tho Grand
of the Court at Berlin has given notice to the
tat on the occasion of the state dinner given A ti•
honour of the Princess Alexndrine • marls.;
Advised persons stole several pieces of plate, so'
!solar two silver dishes, ton large spoons and 6"
the same metal, with a dozen spoons and forts
without doubt supposed to be silver.

Esr.—crius
John Hum
inquiry at
of Michael Wal
• killed by hie
lane, Lower
or late husband
intoxicated, al
28 years, about
, you are drin
house," and 1
e dog out of tl
the animal was
'hovel at
A fight thee
west out wi
•a of them. A
• and WACOss
husband lylsg as
ace. Whoa th
Thomas was el
drunk when He c
am drunk ; Mal
the son's face.
, ming WOE6IIII
'Dia row she e
• ht. The fall
son was standi
for the light
[Loa was coven
Women, 439 K,
" I wish to obar
• went up
bed, and upon s
'Meg your lath
not come 1
to the polies el
On BOVitaili
mid that he
the hospital.
injury could ha'
, house sturgeon
...pined on
ns oa the ea
modern exam
ere broken. T 1
• death from
bleeding. T
• • yards efts
the deceased, rs
deosesal had
under the Jelin
• if there was
ems the pool
,• 'ad that there
that she had he
• struck those
1 amend time
; but used bad
streets before he
ving summed us
rued a verdict o
feloniously kill
the jury belie
then issued his
Newpite for t
Court.
LISION
TH-WESTIIRII
morning the (
a standstill bete
.n by the einem
tubes leading ft
engine was out
waive carriages,
.van behind.
• eer and stok
cause of the
•ing their nab
• was heard,
for giving tin
progress in any
into the passes
carriages were s
petns which er
occasioned the
both vans b
air vans and gm
The rear van
fearful manner,
a second-class
break vans wet
the five vehicle
y unfit for
repair. The re
„fit to travel
the line acid d
lean would ap
tremitiea of the
• escaping wit,
d class carrii
era, but three c
edy and two
carriages compb
t back by tl
r of the passer
ndry cute of the
ne that drove is
• ndou with a to
ht, and was
and shoulc
ght an iron s
at 9.45 yesten
ogler," as it is p
at there was a pi
• panne prods
• e. passenger
thetrai
. n
soda:me, howe
e" was unable to
ON ON THE
LNSHIRE
junction on t
orning. It cps
had just palm
Manchester to
was due at i
or it to approac
the goods trsi
train had pace
own to the up
nger train saw
am, reversed
t the distance h
more than a in
collision. The
• train, smash
• • g them across •
ned by any pall
about the hew
pod with a 'hal,
ATTLE PLAGI
•rities in this cot
out precautions
district. At a
ter on Tuesday
t, Earl Duca, tl
ud, M.P., and
recommend th
and fairs, an
en any other psi
e Lawford'i Gs
so far sa to
• one farm
magistrates
to tune an
page of the tram
inconvenience,
means of 'tempi
now act upon is
to the butches
a temporary
get to a head a
of an absolute I
ATTLE Ptact
week of the cat
Is the Trun
. J. Rowe, Cub
ne; Mr. Ball,
, four; Mr. Pee
: rawer, and Moe
• d seven! cues
t Peorith diatri
fined to the pre,
e out in the e
sod two deaths
appearance at C
and a fanner cal
bullock., and
district two des
• rted in the ne
there was one 2
untal.
.RPORATION'S
, have just pre
on the occasion
also cherish t
eel by noble offs
• to future genes
of the sever
an example of
promotion of i
and in the mss
patriotic objec
ItymS AT A
of the Court
t on the axes
o honour of the
.advised person
icular two save,
f the same mete
ware, without d