The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-17 00:00:00

THE HOLBORN CATASTROJ

ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.--(THH
The ruins of the house No. 6,
visited by large crowds this morning.
men are on duty in the court, as well
garden, where a heap of d&ris lies.
women remain in a precarious state
Hospital, in which also the body of Mrs.
two portions killed, awaits an inquest. net
is in the Holborn Union. It is said that ,
ago this identical house was condemned
surveyor, bat that in consideration of its hi
up, it was allowed to remain standing, and
The coroner's inquest will probably be I,"

THE FATAL COLLISION ON T 1
RAILWAY AT ITCHING,

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
INQUEST.—(THIS DO
HORSHAM, Fa,
At 10 o'clock this morning Mr.
coroner, and the jury empanelled
the circumstance of the collision which
two trains at Itcbingfield junction on
by which John Swat, aged 23 years, ,
several passengers were injured, reiumemi
way Inn, Horsham.
Mr. Merryman, of the firm of Merryman .
instructed by the Enginedrivers' and Firmness'
Society, appeared on behalf of Edward r
the down train.

The court was so craw•ded at the cm
proceedings to-day that the Coroner sa
have to request the jury to accompany ,
Head Tavern, the large room of which
better accommodation.
The Court havinc adjourned accordingly,
Mr. Faithful, solicitor, said that he apj
the proceedings on behalf of the London,
South Coast Railway Company; and Urea
he appeared for one of the injured parents aril

A plan of the line was put in by the costpaoy, is in
also a book of the rules for the signalmen.
Mr. Mannering, of the enginoen' deponent dth
Brighton Railway deposed to the corneae', alike*
produced. The Horsham and Shoreham line ms
branch line. The distance signal on the up lino sr
311
yards from the auxiliary signal, and the latterwlg
yards from the semaphore signaL The janetios d
line took place at the semaphore signal. From Itcleognii
to the down line distance signal was 649 yard'. Adis
signals were worked from the Itchingfield or on*
box.
William Vaughan, signalman, said that be west te dtt
at Itchingfield Junction at 6 o'clock on Saturday nui
last. The up-train from Brighton was due at I. I
displayed, in regard to that train, the sullen, nit
tone, and the semaphore signals at "all right." I'vol
the signals, the au 'ilia v and the semaphore helve**
and the distance sigr al a white light. Witness HOMY
lamps at 7 o'clock. He saw the distance eismi slit
afterward'. But the night was dark and fogy, old
could not see the signal after 8 o'clock, or thereat:eats I
was certain about the foe. The train did not arks
il
time. He left the signals all right " for it. The Penned
down train was due about 8.50, but there wasno Moshe*
for it. He put on the danger signals against *is
train. The signals for that train were the deism I
the semaphore signals. He was quite certain deli
state of those signals. At about 9.10 or 9.11 he yarn
Brighton train coming up ; the Portsmouth train tams
chi
and dashed into it.
The coroner—Did you hear or see anything of
mouth train before the collision
The witness said that he did. He saw it ekes It *
300 yards from the box. The whistle was thee awn*
The Brighton train whistled when 500 yards WI
semaphore. Witness had no indication of the Wl'
train paining the distance signal. After the Ibigt*
t: sin pained the auxiliary signal he altered the crease*
the auxiliary signal behind the train to danger or t*
[The inquest was proceeding when our report

FATAL ACCIDENT TO A HUSBAND Ma
BEATING HIS WIFE—A STRANGE CAL

An inquiry was held by Mr. H
coroner, last evening, at the London Hospital:lln
the death of a lodgii gliouse-keeper, named Peter Ha**
aced 43 years, who lost his life under the kik*
circumstances :
Georgina Hampton, 3, Grace's•alley, Welklealsoo4
said—Thedeceaacd was my husband. Hewes a baeleshdi
and we kept a sailors' lcsiginghouse. He was the 110
husbands when sober, but he used to qoanelvillss
oaly with ma, when he was drunk, and he was that Inf
violent. He was drunk since I 'br.titinss.
Coroner—Why, this is the eighth month time ChM.*
Witness—Well, sir, he has only been sober twisting
that time. On Wednesday week he quarrelled orithkiit
and ill-used me very much. He knocked me and I
me. I ran upstairs to my bedroom and hid myself
heard him running up after me. Then I heard Imo.
and he eried out that his legs were broken igosi...l
ness began to cry bitterly.) I ran out at once sad
him up, and got him put to bed, and I 01.:
up the whole night bathing his legs with water. Their
day he was carried to the hospital, where he di
.;
12th inst. When drunk he was not in his rilh rd
Irdtga
' would cut me to pieces ; but when he got 4001
be so sorry and say, " Why don't yon hurry vivo.—
let me strike you so ?"
A seaman named Burke, who was in the hoses 012
time of the occurrence
th, simply said that beards.o2
and he " went to save e missy." The deceabesed, ho
was fond of a drop. We
Wm. realm, another sailor, said that oe
week Mr. and Mrs. Hampton quarrelled shout the
taking some money out of the till in the sliolYlol,. -
a i
fish n She shop. She had to run he foil."- '" Ma
oo
there was a tussle at the top of the stairs Ile
~.
eoler saa
and jumped on her. She shouted "M--,
down stairs, be after her.
Coroner—Were You present at all this?
Mr. Rees Llewellen,
Witham—Yes ,• I saw them at it, and west to boll•
After some further testimony,
was brought to the hospital with both belies 'o"
smashed. He died from the injury on the 12th 00
The Coroner having summed up, died Ws
The jury returned a verdict that deceased „ay
house with
said tbat
0f,..6
fracture al the leg, caused by a fall dowestaks "'—
drunk.

AN ArivisaTrnots SWINT/LEL—For the Let eit
or ten days a young man, about' 5 years of go, dis;"l-
appearance, slight stature, with a feminine Ml,'
hand, and a thinniah moustache and alight leit
has been personifying the gentleman all
even uP to that of an earl of the 1.4,4 • sie
During the last six days he has been making tieuts bag
over the coast—Gourook, Rothesay, and G
favourite resorts of his. Having carried a _„g
with some MONIS under the name of Mr. Wle,
Buchanan, be assumed the title of Earl of t
and a companion who had formerly been last;
his brother from that time ihd de
ontLee
u wii
The Earl of Cambridge was apprehended v_
at the Queen's 114e1, Port-Glasgow. Be had 017,0
there since Monday, and suspicion havingbees _..s fa
the bffi wag Presented. Payment was not made'id
police were informed and they took him into
brought him to GreenoTk. Be was much chs... off
, and had his moustache shaved off. we•
MOO
=pod before the police arrived.—Glaia
Journal.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

• COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Registrar Murray.)
TS 1111 V. C. /LAURI'S.
goo was a drat witting for proof of debts and choice of
si „knee, under the feller, of Vicente Cslixto Hanrie,of
Octet Tower-street, and of Xeresde-la-Frontera, in
Kea, ibany shipper. From a list of creditors which has
,itwould appear that the debt, and liabilities
it the aggregate to about 70,0001., against assets
44,,sted at about 28,000 f., inclusive of stank in Spain
'geed at 2,000 f.
pods for upwards of 2,000 f. were now admitted, and
xi% W. R. Mogford, of 76, Mark-lane, wine-merchant, was
awes trade assignee ; Messrs. Thomson and Son, of 60,
thohol, being solicitors under the proceedings.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)