The Express.
London, England, 1867-01-18 00:00:00

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TRAFFIC RETURNS.

Mlles Pao. Ifer- Total, 'fetal.
ILAILWATI. epos. osoisra abandise. 1805. 1151
Week ending Nov. 10. a a ii a
Greet Southern of India .. 79 30? ltd. ha 829
Week ending Nov. IT.
Madras—South West Una. 49! 7.330 8.071
North West Line. 153 1.800 1.420
Week ending Dee. 22.
.. ,

Northern of ‘lnads
Week ending Jan. 7. 1887. 1488.
Belgian Eastern Junction. 135 135 290 327
Week ending Jan. 11.
Belfast and N. Counties
Londonderry di Coleraine
Eleven days ending Jan 11.
Dublin and math ss 200 96 206 078

Week endlig Jan. 11
North Eastern lflll 14,313 37,794 53307 56,749
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Week ending Jan. 13. _
Bellied and County Down 441 378 2.-el 636 532
Bristol and Exeter l36y 2,84 2,001 6,084 5,09
Great Eastern 7o6k 14,004 14,588 53.546 32,037
Croat Western 1311 28,7111 35,582 66,295 62,350
Ilanchester,Southdlinction,
and Altrineham
North British

SUICIDE THROUGH STARVATION AT THE EAST-
MD.—Yesterday an inquest was held by Mr. Humphreys,
coroner of Middlesex, at the Prince of Wales Tavern,
Regent-street, Mile-end, relative to the suicide of Thomas
Pratt, aged 67 years. Samuel Young, 5, John-street
Routh, Mile-end Old.town, a gardener, said that deceased
lodged in the same house as witness did for four months
pant. He was a labourer, but could get no work since
October last. About seven or eight weeks ago he tried to
get into the Poplar union, but was refused because the
house was full. The board of guardians allowed him 3a a
week out-door relief, but as be had to pay 20. a week rent
regularly,
he had only ls. a week to live upon. He often
told witness that he had not enough eat, and it was
quite plain that be had not. He frequently said that he
did not know what would become of him, or what be
would do with himself. On the morning of Thursday, the
10th inst., he was found suspended by a handkerchief to
the bedpost, and witness believed he wee driven
to hang himself by destitution and want. George
King, the landlord of the deceased man, said that the
latter had told him that be was refused admission
to the workhouse because it was full, Out that be got 3e.
• week from the guardians. He hail not enough to eat
and drink. He paid his rent regularly. Witness consi-
dered that he was driven to madness through destitution.
Maria King, 1, Mary-street, Old Ford, said that she called
on the morning of the 10th inst. to see her brother, the
last witness, and was not live minutes in the house when
the deceased was discovered hanging in hie room. On the
mantel shelf she found the deceased's relief ticket, and
she took it to the relieving officer to get the 3s. to pay her
sister-in-law the rent due to her by the deceased. She told
him that deceased was dead, sad she got the money upon
giving up the ticket. Mr. W. C. Watson, M.R.C.S., said
that he was called in when the deceased was found hang.
ing. He was quite (lead, and had been dead for borne
hours. Mr. J. S. Spratley, one of the relieving officers of
the Poplar union produced the workhouse book/ to show
that the deceased was entered as having made an applica-
tion for out-door relief on the 10th December, and that he
had received 3e. a week ever since ; the allowance was to
have continued for three months. The coroner having re-
marked upon the case, the jury returned a verdict "That
deceased hanged himself whilst of unsound mind, being
driven to madness through destitution and want."

ANOTHER FATAL It; ACCIDRNT.—OR Monday,
as several little boys were sliding on a pool of water
abutting on the lands of the Bristol and Exeter and
Somerset and Dorset Railway at Ifighbridge, the ice,
which was very thin in the middle (a spring being under)
suddenly gave way, and two little boys, named George
and Harry Richmond. aged about 12 and 10 years, the
gonad Mr. George Richmond, of the White Hart Inn, were
both drowned. The youngest went in first, and the eldest
followed immediately. A lad about 18 years of age went
to the rescue, but without success, and nearly lost his life
in the attempt. A raft was procured, and every assistance
rendered, but without avail. Both bodies were recovered
within hell an hour, and were conveyed home to the dir
tracted parents.