The Express.
London, England, 1849-07-03 00:00:00

CORONERS' INRUESTS.—YasTERDAY.

DEATH OF • WHOLE FAMILY FROM CHOLFRA.— I
Before Mr. Carter, at the India House Tavern, Platform,
Rotherhithe, touching the:deaths of Henry Gibson, aged 33,
Maria Gibson, aged 37, Bush Gibson, aged 67, and John
Gibson, aged 69, who died from Asiatic cholera, in Gillham's
Wirt, ParLdiIKFINTNIt, Rotherhithe. The evidence of one of
the relatives proved that the deceased persons were in good
health until Tuesday last, when the son, Henry, wee seized
with cramp, sickness, and disrrbces. A surgeon was called,
but the deceased gradually sank, and died on Wednesday.
The mother was attacked with similar symptom, the am*
day, and died on Tkunday morning. The daughter, Marla,
was then taken ill on the latter pt•rt of the day, and expired
on Friday. The father, John Gibson, was also afflicted with
the same malady, and died late on Saturday evening last.—
Mr. Henry Gardner, the summoning officer, stated that
he had examined the house where the four dectased persons
had been living, and it was perfectly clean and well 'venti-
lated. The drains were likewise in good order. Another
son of the elder deceased man was then in the workhouse
labouring under the same disorder, and there were no
hopes of saving his life The deceased persons were chiefly
engaged on the river or the water side.—Mr. Tilley, surgeon,
said the four deaths were the result of Asiatic cholera, not
arising from any local cause, but from atmospheric icilu-
ence.—Verdict in each one, " Died from Asiatic cholera."
MORE DEATHS FROM CHOLERA.— STATE OF THE
SEWERS IN Tan BIACKPALLIIB kOAD.—Before Mr. Carter,
at Christ Church workhouse, Dinkins!, road, toncL leg the
deaths of Dennis Mahoney, aged 42, Ellen Mahoney, aged
6, Dennis Mahoney, aged 3, and John Taylor, aged 62, late
inmates of the above workhouse, who died from Asiatic
cholera, In the first ease the jury agreed to the subjoined
verdict, " That the deceased died from Asiatic cholera, and
that every attention was psid by the authorities, but the
, jury could not separate without calling the attention of the
commissimen to the bad state of the drainage of the dis-
trict of Christ Church." In the other three cases it ap-
t peered that the deceased had lately arrived from Ireland,
t and had taken up their quarters at a low lodging-house in
Redcrou-square, Southwark.—Verdict, "Died from Asiatic
cholera."

EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.
THE NORFOLK AMALGAMATION.

Yesterday a special meeting of the proprietors of
the Eastern Counties Railway was held at the London
Tavern, for the purpose of adopting
e or rejecting the bill
now before parliament for am &mating the undertaking
with the Norfolk Company; an also for the purp,se of
adopting or rejecting another bill to amend the acts relating
to the Eastern Union Company, with powers to lease or sell
the line to the Eastern Counties Company. Mr. Anderson
was in the chair, and about 800 proprietors were present.
The proceedings (of nearly four hours' duration) were
characterised by more than the amount of contusion and
uproar which has prevailed at the recent meetings of the
Eastern Counties shareholders. At several stages of the
business of the day the proceedings would have suffered in
comparison with the contusion and uproar of a bearirarden.
At least a dozen persons were frequently endeavouring to
speak at the same moment, and altogether the entire affair
was exceedingly discreditable to the proprietary and in-
jurious to railway property generally.
The advertieenient by which the meeting had been con-
vened having been read, Mr. Roney, the secretary, com-
menced rands, over, in the usual way, the preamble and
marginal notes of the Norfolk Amalgamation Bill, but a
perfect storm of requests to read particular clauses set in
against him before he had got half through the marginal
notes. By one shareholder he was desired to read the " two"
money clause; by another to read the "five " money
clauses; by a third he was " ordered" to read other clauses,
and by a fourth to read the " whole bill." Ihe chairman
endeavoured to reduce the confusion to something like order,
but he was unheard. Interrogation followed interrogation,
and amendment succeeded amendment, from a dozen part;
of the room with a rapidity which it was impossible to do
justice to. At last the general feeling appeared to be that
the whole of the bill should be read; and
The Cneramtie moved, end Me. KINNARD seconded, the
adoption of the bill.
Tile Secretary was about to read through the bill, when
some of the shareholders objected to " such a waste of time,"
whereupon
Mr. M'Paut rose and declared it would be impossible to
discuss the bill properly, unless the proprietors could go into
it clause by clause.
Mr. KINNARD (one of the directors) rose to order ; and
Mr. NATHAN declared " he would not allow such inter-
ruptions."
This was followed by considerable confusion, one half the
meeting appearing to be speaking at the same moment.
After a time, the hubbub partially subsided, and an amend-
ment was moved by Mr. M'Phail for an adjournment for six
months, on the ground that a proper examination had not
been made Into the accounts of the Norfolk Company. This
amendment having beta emended,
A long discumion followed on the subject of the net profits
of the Norfolk line. Two official accounts in reference to
this meta were brought under examination. They are the
same that were commented upon by Mr. Peto at the Narfolk
meeting of Thursday. last. The one shows the net amount
of profits, with what is said to be the fair amount of interest
charged against revenue ; and the other gives the receipts,
with the interest upon productive, unproductive capital, and
uncalled capital charged against revenue. In the two hours'
debate, if debate it can be called, upon these accounts, terms
the most offensive, and occasionally of too libellous a charm-
ter for publication, were indulged in by several of the oppat
neat' of the amalgamation ; but the chief objections to the bill
under consideration appeared to be the stated Juergen of
some 500,0001. in the capital account of the Norfolk Co=
and in the allegation that the amalgamation had been
to by the Eastern Counties board they were in possession of
anything approaching an accurate account of the financial
position of the Norfolk Company.
An explanation to the first objection was given to the effect
that the NorfolkCompany'scaPitalaccount—vis 4,884,8571.,
had been increased to the extent of 348,7481. by the Lowestoft-
harbour purchase. This explanation was declared to be
ten-
satisfactory, inasmuch as the increase of about 500,0001. in
the capital account was exclusive of 120,0001. said to be
I Merged against the Lowestoft-harbour.
I On the one Bide the amalgamation of the Norfolk Company
was protested against as a measure which would irretrievably
ruin the Eastern Counties Company, though nothing of
a reliable proof of the soundness of such protest was
adduced ; and, on the other side, it was alleged that the
Neetolk Company could, by making a line from Thetford to
Newmarket, run into the Royston and Eitc.hin line of the
Great Northern, and thus carry the whole of the Norfolk
through traffic away from the Eastern Company's line.
Against this possible contingency it was urged that the coin-
pletioa of the Stowmarket line would bring a fair proportion
of the Norwich traffic upon the Eastern Union line, and
upon the Eastern Counties Railway at Colchester.
Doting the discussion it was stated by Mr. Meet. that
Mr. Quitter, the aeoouataat, had been directed (it did not
appear very eleu by whom) to prepare an account of the
financial position of the Norfolk Company, and Mr. Meek
moved the adjournment of the meeting to the 2nd day
Angst, for the purpose of receiving Mr. Quitter's
rtided amendment was moved, to the effect that in the
punt Mate of the company's affairs, it was inexpedient to
Lettwith any bill before parliament till the election of
board of directors. The propriety of this amend-
, meat was strongly urged, on the ground that no injury could
mane to the comp y from such a postponement of the
Norfolk Mill.
A further and desultory discussion ensued, and, at its ter-
mination, the first and third amendments were withdrawn,
in favour of that moved by Mr. Meek.
Mr. Meek's amendment was then put and lest.
The original resolution was next submitted, and declared
to be also loat.
This result was followed by confusion worse confounded.
The reporters' tables were taken pose/Won of by the share
holders, and a perfect hurricane of uproar su-ded, amidst
which it was understood that a poll had been demanded, and
would be taken on the original resolution. Mr. Meek now
went in frost of the chairman's table, and demanded a poll
on the amendment, but without success.
When the uproar had softened down a little,
The Chairman announced that the poll would commence
at five o'clock, and at its doling re-commence this morning.
The bill respecting the sale or lease of the Eastern Union
Cowman to the Eastern Counties Company was brought
under and loet, only two hands being held up in
its favour.
The meeting was then adjourned till five this afternoon.

SPORTING.

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