The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-10 00:00:00

PRESS, MONDAY . EVENING, DECEMBER 10, 1866.

On arriving at Ardwick, about a mile from Manchester,
the train ran into another, and plaintiff was thrown violently
from one ride the carriage to the other, backwards and for-
wards, several times. He sustained no apparent injury
beyond the shaking, but a few days afterwards symptoms
-isn to manifest themselves showing a shock to Mae -spine,
and he consulted a physician. On the present occasion he
was brought into court reclining on a couch in • pitiable
state of prostration. He was placed in this recumbent
position on the bench, between Mr. Justice Smith and the
end of the jury box. In order to examine him counsel bad
of so steed on a bench so as to lean over the front of the
elevated portion the court on which he was placed.
The nervousness occasioned by his couch being lifted into
that position omdered it necessary that some time should
be given him to mein sufficient calmness to be ques-
tioned. He lay on his back, with his eyes closed, and
spoke in a voice so feeble that counsel had to repeat his
answers to the judge and to the court. Though stated to
be 47 years of age, he appeared young for his age. He
stated that he was a married man, and had three children.
After describing the nature of the accident as above, be
said be was in good health at the time of the occurrence,
having been in North Wales, and returned stronger than
usual. At that time he bad withdrawn a capital of
about 5,000/. to 6,0001. from the silk business, and
invested it in shares, but was treating with • view to re-
investing the money in trade. His share investments up
Ito that time had been successful. Latterly he had been
unable to attend to business and had lost about 4,0001.
IMiss Clara Hayes, daughter of the plaintiff, said since
she left school she had resided with her parents at Resel-
-1 grove, and had often accompanied her father in country
rambles on horseback. He was fond of music, and played
I a good deal on the piano and on the organ. Remembered
' him coming home on the evening of the accident, when he
appeared very pale and much excited. During that
winter a great change came over him gradually. He
became quieter, and complained of his beak. He seemed
to lose disposition to follow his investigations by the
microscope from want of power to stead for more than
a minute or two at a time. He gradually discontinued
his efforts to play music. He became much prostrated
and nervous, so Ai to suffer acutely from the ringing of a
bell in the house, or any sudden noise. His old literary
and scientific and other friends came to see him at times,
and he was cheerful while they were there for • little
time, but was always more depressed afterwards.
Mr. Thomas Alcoek, Curator of the Manchester Natural
History Society, who was by education a physician, de-
scribed visits to see plaintiff, and described the failure
of all efforts to rouse him for more than a momentary
period to his old love for scientific pursuits. He persuaded
him once during August to raise himself on his couch to
look at a rare specimen, but it was only for half a minute,
and he fell back quite prostrated. Dr. Turner, of Stock-
port, who bad been physician to plaintiff's family, said
plaintiff's father lived to be eighty-one, and his mother
to be seventy-eight. Plaintiff was healthy and active up
to the time of this accident. Was consulted lss him first
on the Gth November. His entry in his diary of the con-
', sultation was for "concussion of the spine from railway
collision." His patient drew his attention, in December,
to a numbness and prickling in the neck and thigh, with
pain in bis back and palpitation of the heart, loss of ap-
petite and of sleep. He also complained of contraction
round the waist, as if a cord was drawn round it. These
symptoms hail been followed by enlargement of the heart,
dimness of sight, loss of memory, and general prostration,
from which the prospects of recovery were slight. Damages
laid at 7,000/.
The defendants did not deny the negligence and injury,
but called medical and other evidence with a view to
reducing the claim.
Verdict for plaintiff—Damages, 4,5001.
DURHAM, DEC. 8.
(Before Mr. Justice Lush.)
THE HOUGHTON-Lt./WRING MURDER.
Henry Brovnleas 55, pitman, was charged with the
wilful murder of Ann Maria Reed, at Houghton-le-Spring,
on the 18th of October, 18W. The case excited consider-
able interest. The court was full. The prisoner had on
• suit of black. He wore round his neck a scarlet muffler,
the thick folds of which concealed the marks caused by
his attempts to cut his own throat. There was a peculiar
expression about the prisoner's face. His cheek-bones were
high and prominent ; his forehead hard ; his eyes small
and sunken, and his mouth sharply cut and
conforming with a generally low type of features. His
hands were charrcd ; his manner callous. The accused
was said to have caused the death of a girl between two
and three years of age by applying a red hot poker to a
barrel containing 201bs. of gunpowder. Mrs. llrownless,
(laughter-in-law of the prisoner, gave her evidence with
difficulty. A medical gentleman hail to be called to her,
and as she was in a fainting state and generally ill, it was
deemed advisable that she should leave the court for a
short time. Mrs. Reed, the mother of the lost child, was
I indisposed. These females were provided with seats whilst
I giving their evidence.
Mr. Blackwell appeared for the prosecution ; and Mr.
Foster defended.
' The evidence went to show that the prisoner, after
drinking a glass or two of rum on the 18th October, applied
a red hot poker (which he had put into the fire) to a bar-
rel containing 201bs. of gunpowder, causing an explosion
which destroyed the premises, and so burnt the child Reed
that she died. The other parties in the house were Mrs.
Browele s and Mrs. Reed (whom the prisoner had sent
fur), and whom he was supposed t i have hail sonic ill-feel-
ing towards, as he called them his two enemies, and bad
reflected on their reputation so much that his laughter-
in-law had once left the house, but had been induced, by
apology, to return.
Mr. Foster addressed the jury for the prisoner, attempt-
ing to set up a plea of insanity. The jury, however,
after an hour's deliberation, found the prisoner Guilty of
murder, and he was sentenced to death.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(Before Mr. Payne.)
THE CHARGE AGAINST TWO POLICEMEN.
The court was occupied the whole of Saturday and in
the evening trying two cross indictments, one for assault
upon Henry Crampton, of No. 1, Brownlow-street, Dal.
ston, and the other charging the said Henry Crampton
with assaulting the constables in the execution of their
duty. The facts of this case have been so fully reported
already that it will not be necessary to go into them
again.
Mt. Bexley, having opened the case, called the defen-
dant Crampton, who gave his version of the affair. He
aaiil he was living at No. 1, Brownlow-street, and on the
night in question he was called up out of his bed, and
RAW the defendant Davis, who told him his two sons were
in custody for loitering, and were locked up in Kingsland
station. rpm that he said he would go and get them
out, to which Davis said it would take a better man to
get them out ; they were locked up, and there they
must stop until Monday morning. This occurred on
Saturday night, the 27th of October. He said, " Are
you the man who locked them up r and he said " Yes."
Witness then said, " Get out of my house," and pushed
him with his open hand. Davis drew his truncheon and
struck him several times over the head, and cut his head
open. lie managed to get him outside, but shortly after-
wards he returned with the other defendant, when their
brutality was renewed, and he was dragged, in almost an
insensible state, to the police station.
The defendant's wife. hisbrother, and two other witnesses
gave corroborative testimony.
Mr. Griffiths cross-examined them, and afterwards ad-
dressed the jury.
Mr. Presley, in his reply, made use of some very strong
observations upon the conduct of the prisoners who, being
entrusted with authority, thought tit to abuse it in the
shameful, dastardly manner they had done.
The jury retired, and after an absence of about three-
quarters of an hour returned into court. The foreman
said, " findCrampton .IC,,t Guilty, and Davis and Jarvis
Guilty of unnecessary violence."
Mr. Payne said he should not pass sentence, and Mr.
Griffiths applied that bail should be taken for their reap-
pearanci.
After some discussion the court allowed them to go at
large upon finding one surety in the sum of :Al., and enter-
ing into their own recognisancea in 1001. each.

his card, and said that it was a mistake. The witnese
said that he did not now think it was mistake. He was
a painter by trade. but the last person he worked for was
at Philadelphia, in America. He went to America about
nine weeks ago, thinking he should be able to better him-
self, and he only returned to England at the beginning of
last September. Since that time he had bee n engaged
during the day in going about looking for work, sad at
night he sold penny toys about the streets, and this was
the only way he had of obtaining a living.
A City police constable, who was on duty in Cheapside
at the time referred to, said that the last witness came to
him about half-past 2 o'clock, and charged the prisoner
with having attempted to pick pockets. lie watched him
for about ten minutes, but did not see him do anything
more than look at the photographs in the window, like the
other persons who were these and he therefore declined
to interfere and want away. The last witness afterwards
came to him again, and gave the prisoner in charge.
In answer to questions put by Mr. Beard, the constable
said that the prisoner indignantly denied the charge. and
the inspector at the police station was so satisfied with re-
gard to his respectability that he at once admitted him to
bail.
Mr. Beard then addressed the Lord Mayor, and said
that this was a most painful proceeding, and there was
not the slightest foundation for the charge that had been
made against the prisoner. He was a most respectable
young man, holding a high position in a mercantile firm in
the City of London, and his mother, who was a woman of
fortune, was now in attendance, with his sister, and a
host of respectable persons, who would satisfy his lord-
ship that the charge that had been made against him was
a wicked fabrication. He thought he ought not, on the
part of the prisoner, to he satisfied with his merely being
discharged, but he shouldpropose to call witnesses to show
his lordship the high position he ocxupied, and that he was
utterly incapable of committing the offence that was im-
puted to him.
The Lord Mayor interposed, and said that he considered
it unnecessary to go into any such evidence as thatreferred
to, as he had made up his mind that there was not suf-
ficient evidence to support the charge, and he should there-
fore order the prisoner to be discharged.
Mr. Beard said be was afraid that was the only remedy
that his client could obtain, but he could not help observ-
ing that the affair had caused the greatest pain to the
prisoner and to the respectable family to which he be-
longed. If the law did not require the evidence of t
two
witnesses witnesses to support a charge of perjury he should
tainly have given the witness Brooke into custody forthat
offence, but as he was not in a position to corroborate the
evidence that could be given by his client he was reluct-
antly compelled to let the matter drop.
The charge was then dismissed, and the defendant left
the court accompanied by his friends.
HAMMERSMITH.
Lord Ranelagh, colonel of the South Middlesex Volun-
teer Rifles, with other officers of the corps, attended to
support several summonses against members for the non-
payment of their annual subscriptions. The refusal to
pay was on the ground that the defendants, with other
members, were entitled by their attendance at drill, &c.,
to a certain sum each out of the capitation grant allowed
by government, but which they had not received.
Mr. Turner, the adjutant, submitted that the grant had
nothing to do with the rules of tho corps. The annual
subscription under the rules was one guinea per annum,
and that rule had not been altered in this corps. The
government never intended that the men should receive
the grant. It was paid for the working of the corps. In
other regiments the rules had been altered, so that if a
member was entitled to participate in the grant his sub-
scription was reduced. The present case arose no doubt
from the desire of the men that the rules of this corps
should be altered, and it was possible that they would be.
Lord Ranelagh said that last year the expenses of the
regiment amounted to 1,500/., and they had received 500/.
from the government. This would show how the money
was expended.
Mr. Martin, who appeared for the defendants, pointed
out to them that there was nothing in the rules with re-
ference to a reduction in the subscription fee ; but he raised
another objection, namely, that there was no power to re-
cover more than one year's subscription, and one of these
defendants was summoned for five years' arrears.
Mr. Ingrain Raid it was certainly the law that proceed-
ings must be taken within one year after the annual sub-
scription became due, he could not therefore order pay-
ment of more than the last year's subscription. He would,
however, give his lordship time to consider the point.
Lord Ranelagh said that this opinion had taken him by
surprise. It was a question of 400/. to the corps, which
wax a very serious matter.
The summonses were on this ground adjourned.

LOW

FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.-011 Saturday Mr.
Richards, deputy-coroner, held en inquiry et the London
Hospital touching the death of Elizabeth Kelly, aged Ti)
years, who lost her life through getting out of a carriage
while the train was in motion. Alfred Harrison, porter,
in the employ of the North London Railway, said that on
the 7th of November he was on duty at the Shoreditch
station. At 5.2 i in the afternoon a train arrived from
Poplar at the up platform. He went along towards the
centre of the train, opening the doors for all who asked to
alight, and closing them again as he went along. The
guard did the same for the forepart of the train. It was
no part of witneas's duty to open • carriage door unless
asked too do so. Seeing the carriages all closed he gave the
signal to go on. 'Upon looking round he noticed the door
of a second class carrisge at the end of the train open.
As the train went past he saw the deceased dragged along
between the foot-board and the platform. Ife seized
hold of her, and was pulled in himself. His clothes were
torn, and the skin taken off his knee. Re shouted to the
guard, who applied his break, and signalled him to stop.
The train was soon pulled up, and deceased was got out
much injured. She was sent to the hospital at once. The
carriage from which deceased attempted to alight was not
occupied by any other passenger, and she must have opened
the door herself. The train was a minute and a half at
the platform. The guard of the train corroborated this
evidence. Edward Turner said that three or four of the
carriage doors were open when the train started. William
Kelly said the deceased was the widow of a bellhanger,
and she lived in an almshouse in Stepney. She had the
perfect use of her faculties. She told witness that after
she had nearly alighted on the platform the train jerked
forward and she was thrown down. Mr. Sharpe, house-
surgeon, proved that deceased died on the 4th inst. from
fracture of the thigh and other injuries. The jury returned
a verdict of "Accidental death."
COLLISION ON THE NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY.
A very destructive collision occurred between two goods
trains on Friday morning at the Longtown Station, on the
North British Railway. Early on that morniag a goods
train was standing at the Longtown Station, taking on and
leaving waggons, when another goods train came up on
the same line, and ran into the rear of the train which was
standing. Several of the waggons were smashed, and
the broken parts scattered in all directions. The line was
blocked up, and the engine of the train which caused the
collision knocked off its wheels and much damaged. 'When
the eilgineman, stoker, and guard saw that a collision was
inevitable, they leapt from the train, and so saved their
lives. It was several hours before the line was cleared,
but this did not interfere with the regular traffic, which
was taken through the goods shed, close to where the col-
lision took place. The cause of the accident is not very
clear, but it is believed that the pointsman had neglected
to give the danger signal when the train came up.—North
British Mail.
NEW REGULATIONS RESPECTINO THE CATTLE
PLAC:E.—Her Majesty's Privy Council have just passed
several regulations respecting the quarantine of cattle.
By these regulations it is ordered that no person shall have
admittance to the quarantine pens, or be permitted to
tend to the cattle, except the owner or his appointed
agent, the inspector, or other officer appointed by the Cus-
toms, or the Privy Council ; at .d that any person so ad-
mitted shall be so admitted solely by the officer in charge
of the station. The owner may, however, appoint persons
to attend to the necessary cleansing of the pens
and cattle, but the names of these individuals
must be submitted to the officer in charge, and
should they break any of the regulations, they shall be
prohibited from again entering the pens. The inspector,
at the expense of the owner, is to deal with any case of
disease which may break out amongst the cattle ; but if no
disease should have appeared in the animals in adjoining
pens, they shall not be liable to be slaughtered, except the
Lords of the Council approve thereof. The authorities are
not to bear any expense iu connexion with this regulation
respecting daughter. A certificate from an inspector of
quarantine station must be obtained before any removal of
animals, carcasses, hides, provender, offal, meat, &c.; and
the liens, with their entrances, and adjacent roadways must
be disinfected with lime, or in some other manner, to the
inspector's satisfaction. We understand that Harwich is
about to be made an importing port on the conditions just
specified. Printed copies of the regulations, of which the
foregoing is a substance, are to be affixed to the entrance
of quarantine pens.
The Eastern Morning News states that a new
Baptist church, dedicated to St. John the Evangelist,
with nave, chancel, transepts, clerestory, rose window,
tower and spire, reredos, communion table, and all the
accessories of a handsome gothic Anglican church, has
just been opened at Hull. The consecration services com-
menced with celebration of the Holy Communion, in
which a large number of clergy took part, nearly all of
them being formerly priests in the English church, and
including the Revs. Baptist Noel, C. Hargrove (formerly
rectos. of Kilmene), Thomas Dugard (late curate of St.
Mary's, Hag,iersione), John Brown (late incumbent of
Eaton Chapel, London), H. Brooke (late curate of St.
George's, Southwark),C. Neville (laterector of Wickenby),
and H. Jones (late curate of St. George's, Bloomsbury).
Among the hymns sung was the well known " Christ is
made the sure foundation," which is to be found in
" Hymns Ancient and Modern," and is used at all high
church consecrations.
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PORTSMOUTH, Drc. 9.
The Orontes, iron screw troop-ship Captain H.
W. Hire, arrived at Spithead on Friday utight, and came
into harbour yesterday to disembark the th Reeynent,
under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel A. F.W.Wystt,
which she brought round from Devonport. The Orontes
will to-morrow embark the 48th Regiment for conveyance
to Ireland, and will probably sail in the evening!
The Tamar, iron ocrewtroop-ship,Captain F.W. Sullivan,
C. 8., arrived on Saturday afternoon from Belfast, and is
under orders to embark the 71st Regiment for conveyance
to Belfast. She has to coal and make good some
defects, which are being repaired with all despatch, and
will probably sail on Tuesday or Wednesday.
The Virago, 6, paddle sloop, Commander H. M. Bing-
ham, arrived at Spithead this morning from Sheerness with
supernumerary marines, and she will proceed to Ireland.
The Research, 4, iron screw sloop Commander W. B.
Grant, sailed this morning for the Irish coast ; and the
Hector, 24, iron screw frigate, Captain W. G. Luard,
C. 8., is expected shortly to follow.
The Reindeer? 7, screw sloop, Commandei E. blares, sailed
yesterday morning for the westward.
The Speedy, 3, screw-vessel, Master J. D. Rogers, sailed
yesterday for the Channel Islands.
CHATHAM, DEC. 9.
The examination of candidates for admission to
the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, will commence at
Chelsea Hospital tomorrow morning, before Major-Ge-
neral W. C. E. Napier, Vice-President, and the other
members of the Council of Military Education.
It was this morning stated at the garrison that in addi-
tion to the infantry troops despatched to Ireland, it is also
intended to send a force of artillery from the various depot
brigades in this country to augment the Royal Artillery
Luartered in Ireland.

GwirENwicw PENSIONERS.—Upwards of twelve
months since, in accordance with an act recently passed,
the pensioners of Greenwich were allowed the option of
leaving the establishment on a regulated out-door allow-
ance, and to return upon their former footing as inmates
at the expiration of a year if they so determined. Nearly
2,000 pensioners left at the time stated, and of these less
than 50 have availed themselves of the opportunity of re-
turning. The number of inmates does not at present
exceed 350.