The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-19 00:00:00

COLLISIONS AT SSA, AND LOSS OP
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Yesterday morning, off the North Irosekod, tit
crew steamer Beta, from Oporto for London, rim jaw its
French brig Mate, which sank immediately after th
ei
Sidon. The crew were saved, and landed at Braski,_
The steamship Cobden, of Scarborough, has To,
aohooner Neat Cornwall, of Form widob
minutes. The muter of the schooner sad two-viat
wore drowned.

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THE POIROYOUS WATERS OP ras Amu zu
INQUEST.—(THIS DAY.) 1
This morning Mr. J. Humphres, ifiddient
Dormer resumed at the
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twig TesaQiceilitPDPilr
Thursday, the 6th iawk, entered Bowmask;
he got .80110 S
told him'daDdthatbulteerd€:"*.wmferromtwolothulwedatirkefregipursa""—oittetl--"461
the water was boiled for the breakfast el him* lad %I
captain ef the barge. He ohm drank some el iha
water from the bucket. At 3 o'clock he was Wird sit
violent gramma, He was taken to a doctor sad bow
but next day he died after great suffering.
entered Bow-oreek he was a very healthy rcilust

11001111 of the water from the pump wee mstz eat
of the coroner, to Dr. Letheby, for ?nal
following is the professor's report : The water ell
tains 61.5 grains of saline matter per bnpniel
besides LB grains of organic matter, and mush
The saline matter, as well as the organic, dds
derived from surface drainage, and the promos
ammonia indicates percolation from a sewer or
The water is quite unfit for drinking purponinit
the nature of the pollution is very Lk* to 7;
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sioned choleraic dimes*, especially if drank IMMO pb
view boiling."
kir. IL Brownfield said that deceased died of eibibi
without doubt, arising from impurity of the water. tb
Bow-creek was the very worst part of the River Idd.
being a tidal stream its flow affected the Rufus Itha
the disrriet. Witness knew a house into the gala
which the tidal waters percolated, and from *ski illy
to be rely pumped out.
ser having summed up,
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The Fury—Teturned a verdict "That the domed *I
from choleraie diaease, occasioned by drinking Aft
water drawn from a certain pump," and thry riccemem
that the attention of the proper authorities Moakh
drawn to the danger of leaving such a dangerous some d
disease omissible to the public.

ALLEGED NEGLECT OP A DYING MAY ly A
WORKHOUSE.-VERDICT OF CENSE=

Mr. Hnmphre, Middlesex coroner, held Mb/
quiry at the Windsor Castle Tavern, Victoriapark be
evening, relative to the death of Abraham Broen,apire
Thomas Brown, the deceased's brother, lir*
Hare-street, Bethnal-green, and William UN% he
brother-in-law, said that he was a ailk may
out of employ for several weeks Rua, A, hi
had no home they advised him to go into the yob
house, but he was very unwilling to go, beano ha nil
he had been in there before, and had been much Week
and a man named Russell had given him s blast
Three weeks ago, however, he applied for adnisa,lek
after remaining the whole day at the workhouse gnu, le
was refused, and had to come away. lest Snerissis
again applied, and was taken in.
F. Toting, wardsman; of No. 25 ward in the Baden
green Workhouse, said that deceased was teoughibe
his ward on Monday last out of the receiving ward. Dirk
the night he kept getting in anal out of bed, sad tibia
himself incessantly. He was like a man dam*. h
the morning he got out of bed and lay on the boor. Ai
new put him back in the bed again, and half Labour dlia
wards found him dead. Witness then called a

The Coroner asked the witness why he did not on lit
nurse or the doctor to the deceased during the rot, via
proper treatment might have saved his life.
The witness answered—Because he never coropldisi;
he seemed like a man deranged.
It was elicited that the wartisman went to bed ad to
sleep like the other inmates, but he was " summates*
up" when necessary, and be was also to Wicleansf
any one called him up to do so, or if he judged it no
sary. He had charge of 14 men.
Dr. T. (1. Tibbing said that the petrels
examination showed that there was s Ivry is
posit in the valves of decessed's heart, sad till
death was occasioned by failure of the heart's oaks. Ile
delirium during the night preceding the demises disk
might have been the result of foyer. If he had noir
kindly treatment his life might have been Nod fors
time. Any ridden shock or annoyance, or even joy, midi
be sufficient to cause death in such a cue.
Mr. J. Caunt, temporary resident medical office la Its
workhouse hospital, said that be saw deceased try
three times subsequent to his admission and he mil si
complaint of illness, but it was very probable 1W i
witness had been called to him during the mitt of Nr
day his life might have been saved. It was ray el
viable that there should be some system by whir Title
the nurse as the medical man should be called to a
sr
in the condition of the deceased.
The Coroner asked the witness whetherheconsidothr
a large aperture in the doors of the wards, to enable! Jail
and competent officer to sec what was going m
wNsam
needlessly disturbing the inmates, would met
tbw
quirements of the come !
Mr. Caunt said that such an arrangement walls*
improvement.
It was stated that the deceased was about to bs Laski
without any inquiry into the cause of hie drib secs
certificate (so far as could he sacertabooll,
cumstanccs were accidentally brought within ths
ledge of the coroner.
The coroner said that not long since a parses road
of starvation immediately on admission to that wearer
had been buried without any certificate, sad evaa ndr
be
face of a notice that an inquest was to beld. S
system opened the door to great irregularities, gad Oa
not be permitted to continue.
The jury returned a verdict "That the doors" IN
found dead from disease of the heart from Ward air ;
and that there was great neglect in the workhort!ri
where the deceased was left dying the whole rifinvila".
g any attendance whatever."

SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT BCITON.—AII iinued 1
was held yesterday at the Devonshire Hospital, M.
on the body of George Michelson, aged 41, of 13, CIO
lane, &Hold, a gentleman's coachman, but Who hallo
for a short time a deceased
at the above institution Os
Monday afternoon deceased and his son, a yoattit
illi
who had come over to see him, went out for a
were on the top of " Lover's Leap " when • geatkor ied
two ladies came up to where they were. The isrsd
offered to show the ladies the spot from which tits Ifilb
according to the local legend, hail been taken. Os
forward he made the observation, " that it was Dolt
of a leap after all," when he slipped and fella bis Oh,
rolling over the precipice. He was killed co gm 96.'"
Verdict. " Accidental death."
ATTEMPT TO MURDER A WORKHOUSE MAEORP'
On Monday last one of the inmate of the Wakefield
Workhouse, named Thmnas Holmes, lamella
made an attempt to murder Mr. Joseph Haigh,looo."'
appointed master of the house. Holmes WSJ takinghiedirfir
out of the dining-room into his own apartment, obli
Mr. Haigh met him and told him that he meld sot
spol
him to do so, as it was contrary to the rules of the krig.'
Upon this Holmes broke the plate, and stabbed WI.
twice, in the neck and upon the cherk. He swim*
diately seized and taken into custody. It now Swill
the prisoner has caused many disturbances sins he hi
been in the house. lie made hi. escape oer the oil
terday morning, and went before the mogfetr!do 4_,,
court-house, where he preferred some complaints
Mr. Haigh, but, as it was stated that he is imam, oa"'
epireavimoineduslybybeetkne
hoinotseheimAsrgyelounin. ,
Mr.he iwiassigho,rsilethomured. co
alif
of danger, was not able to appear in court co or`
afternoon, and the prisoner was remanded for a est.
DESPERATE POACHING AFFRAY IN DERSEss.-
-On Monday night last a desperate encounterMO°l
gamekeepers and poachers took place on Lard 307;
estate at Kedleston, four miles from Derby. AI li*,,,g
on the night in question five of his lordship's
and b kerP_OLI,,
on the watch when they Mlle upon a gang
were of 12„,„..1".`"—•
who armed with stakes ludgeons. coul.
era, on seeing the keepers, divided, and tome
ec4_,
ran out of the field, pursued by Kane of th Ili
Five of the poachers, however, remained ii !?!
itP4
and made a murderous attack upon Astleßr.
keeper, and an under-keeper named Newton. I3O,„„g ',
would no doubt bare been murdered but for figt,r;
arrival of Ashley, the haul-gunelreepef.
cued Newton from a poacher named Ault, who
cro Iris,
ing on his body. After a most determined ~ of
of the gang, named Frederick Ault, Joseph la/ 0.
Joseph Cooper, were secured and conveyed to °°,...„, is
keeper's lodges. Agility was very much bruise&lf ti7ol
head, and had one eye closed, while Newton' d 3
soras
of a very serious description. Between 2
Tuesday morning Superintendent Wieldon,
Davis, and another officer of the Derbrhicc Fir
arrived at Kedleston, and conveyed the three ~...d
custody to Derby. At 1 o'clock yesterday morn rpm
the keepers who were not injured rode to Defbtroort.
information of the outran at the borough PFlogis i
They also called up Dr. Goode, who at once 04,431
Kedleston to attend the injured kcerei°
the information at Derby, Inepector real, ,fird
Green, and Detective V essey proceeded to T4' 7,—,0 sli
several notorious poachers, and found that OW ,_, op
absent from home, but later in the omelet 101 LA
eeeded in apprehending two notorious elarolgi'_
Maw and "Cock" Moaley, coining fram fief ry..
Kedleston, their clothes being eery wet 3011.f"."—‘4 on 0
dirt. There are therefore five in mufacolg '"_jyilielP
mating*o part in the affray, and there is " '1,74110.10
*even will soon be taken, as they are .110,
to the police. The five prisoners woe Meg la*
county police office at 11 o'clock Ty
beton Dr. Peaok and were remanded said '