The Express.
London, England, 1867-02-18 00:00:00

i A lb. p:isontr was in his caploy as
watch......., was in the receipt of 4 1:1W1-41
ht. inisovl a huge quantity of property
: p..slor br ti..• officer beloo,,ed to hiss,.
poisoner no atitlanitr to ruouro any
rielo-tts. the prosecutor .:..tell that
• ..: I dos we, obi. :toil mioa• lire it. the
rule. ThL bight ir waste.
I :• • 1.1 11 at t!..• 1.11,...t I I.r\c, fiol I,ons he
. p•.. 1 a f lit prico for the :sod had
I t the books as provided for by act of
I ..• .. was 11., atteetkpt at COllecallovtif, Anal
the a,fortontton in his powet to the
r. 1... d seen the brass. and that which
b.,. was ,50111 by the prosecutor to be
. lir. t•) felt con:blent that thv tragis.
the r ainst Levy.
..: 1.. vat. who 3111W.t1,1 to feel bis position
I I:, had at pleswltt tio111,:e1.1.1' to 11/.llit:.
tfat•• tle marine-store
....nes for further inquiries.
7,I.IItYLEBONE.
'Ai. TOE roller.
little t'oranostr,t. Russell-
.... .• : agt.l :C. of IC.r. 7.
: Ai... painter ; Jebri
I with obstitict: , the
• . to :05en.1.1.•.
tin. s on Saturday night hi. was
1•. the prisoners %Vito
sot, ,most urfotio. lie w.ketl than to move
they w, re blocking tin the thoroughfare both in
.1 pda id. They were not walking along, but
till. Val ref.,...1 to go away. :awl he told
v did nut i.e would take the.n into custody.
: - if he did su he would he the last that he
• . crier take. lie also said he would take
• ,t oif his back. Ile obtained a,..istan, and took
. into etisttaty.
a-ke.l What they (the prisoners) had to
Husby sail be was tog ftwoo they w.•.•.• sluing wrong.
fie .4.4. a wachalaie out of work. and was only trying to
. - .

Ott

M'..l4.:irott —You w,re singing for money. That is

I. • .t 4..t..1 they were fatly singing bullads.

IN LONDON.-(THIS DAY.)

IiALF-msr Two o'CLooc.

A I ar,t o mustvr to-day and extraordinary
in the he lug. The Lincolnshire
_ lim to :t large : 11111 l unt of :peculation,

were hacked who have hitherto been
l'ortutiatus MA The Special, whos, corn.
was 2 to 1, and who each left off at
The favourites remain in about the
I Satunlay. Quotations as follows:

LINCOLSSIIIRB HANDICAP.
• 1 apt Beadle It and off)
Pio to 12 Mrs. Allan (t and ofr)
lo to 1 Bismarck (t and ut)
12 to 1 Leases (t)
12 to 1 John Halifax (t :m.loff)
t Fortunatus (t freely)
101 l to i The Special (t freely)
21 to I Vandervelde (t)
20 to 1 Copenhagen (off)
C• to 1 Violent (off)
1.10 to Weather Star (off)
to I Vigorous (off)
lOca to 10 Mr. Pitt (t)
1,111 to 1 Saccharometer (off)
TWO TH(H.StAND CUINEA.S.
110 to :10 agat (t)
12 to 1 Hermit (t)

4,13•4:t-LAC FARE OP RUNNING OVER IN THE
NEW NoRTH-ROAD.

IN91,111?7.-(THIS RIIX.)

This ivorniti 4 Mr. Humphreys, Middlesex coroner,
re.~wniryl at the l.reen Man Tavern, Hoxton, the inquiry
ixto the eiroxuaNtances of the death of Mn.. Frances F.liza-
heth Ldley,who was run over and killed in the Now North-
rend.

The deceased was the widow of a solicitor's clerk, and
resided at Nu. 2, Alma-grove, Islington, and on Saturday
uvi.tliaA, the :nil inst., while crossing the New North-road
ou h r way home, she was knocked down and
run over by a horse and cart. Iler skull was
crushed and she was killed on the spot. A postman
asurod iieUrge rillCklingile11081:11 before the magistrate, that
the ileceaseil was run over by a tea cart belonging to a
Mr. H.. wley. of Islington, and driven by John Attwood.
A wan..nt was issued for the apprehension of the latter
and lie was apprehended, but he was bailed out
pendirg the inquest. At the opening of the
inque4 the evidence of Suckling was contra-
dicted by three witnesses who swore that the
ilecemied was killed not by the tea cart, but by
a yellow cart on which the words, "Manchester Bottled
Ale Company" were painted. Dr. Ireland states' that be
came up while the deceased was still lying dead in the
road, and the driver of the yellow cart then admitted that
it was he that 'trove over her ; the court was therefore
adjourned in order to find out the driver of the bottled ale
cart, who Rai apparently the real culprit.
Upon the resumption of the case today it was stated it
was found that a yellow cart, carrying bottled ale, belong-
ing to Mr. Mitchell, Hackney Brewery, had driven
through the New North-road on the night in question,
and two drivers were therefore aummoned, but they de-
posed with apparent truth that they knew nothing of
the Ali of Lie deceased, and Dr. Ireland could not
identify eitherof them.A policesergeantsaid that every effort
had been made to trace the owners of a cart with the words
"lii cbe.e r Bottled Ale Company" written on it, but
without avail. On Saturday last they stopped a yellow
cart iu the New North-road belonging to the " Lancshire"
&dad Ale Company, but I.)r. Ireland said the driver was
not the min that admitted he was the man that ran over
deceaP, 1.

There being no chance of obtaining any further evidence,
The jury returned a verdict " Th.tt the deceased died
irom fructure of the skuU caused by being knocked &ma
mid run over by a horse and cart, the owners and driver of
which are unknown."

CHARING-CROSS HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED.
(THIS DAY.)

The half-yearly meeting of shareholders was
held at I,..lfigot 11 of the hotel ; the Hon. J►MES Bum
in the elude.

The following report was presented :—" It affords the
director. pleasure to congratulate the shareholders upon
the eatisfactory result of the business of the hotel during
the pa-t half-year, as, notwithstanding the extreme com-
mercial depression and other causes prevailing, it has not
deem...4A to the extent which might have been antici-
pated. (in referring to the annexed accounts it will
be observed that the trade receipts from all
sourer during the six months ending the 31st
Iheemlicr, 1 s6e, were 33,7441. Ils. tel. ; and that,
after 'dieing 2.000/. to the credit of the reserve fund
for depreciation and renewals, and charging 2;144/. 12s. tld
for interest on ,lebentures,k.c., there remains6,7l6f. 4s. lid.
as net profit ou the half-year, which, together with 1,3381.
14s. 11,1. brought forward from the 30th June, leaves a
balame of 8.074 f. Pk. 10d. now available for divi-
dend. Your directors, therefore, recommend that
a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum
be declared free of income tax, which will leave
a halanee of 74f. 19s. 101 to be carried forward. In
order rut to increase the capital expenditure, the directors
have determined upon charging the reserve fund with the
cost of the South Shades, distributing it however
over two years, so that the capital account inay
not be augmented. After the ordinary general
meeting has been held, a special resolution em-
powering the directors to declare interim dividends will
be 'imposed in conformity with the Companies Act. 1862.
During the current year it is expected that there will be a
tonaidemble increase in the hotel business, in consequence
of the great cumber of visitors passing to and from the
Exhibition ; and, therefore., from the commanding
Position of this hotel as the west-end terminus of the
booth Eastern Pailway, a good result may be anticipated."
The Cumituas, in moving the adoption of the report,
eleenv.lthat the simple object of the meeting was to de-
clvre a.l interim dividend A resolution would be pro-
posed %bleb would obviate the necessity for such a meeting
ni hem-. The hotel had continued to prosper, and they
...e.diled to pay 10 per cent. They had a good pros.
pe!..t I..fere then., as the Paris Exhibition would, no doubt,
!,r4e minder of visitors to the hotel on their way
to Fr h"- And on their retain, and he hoped the next re-
Port we MI be as satisfactory as the present one.
The rel.e.t was adopted, and a dividend at the rate of
'Opt' root. per annum declared.
,A reso'ntion was afterwards passed empowering the
doeetori hereafter to declare interim dividends at this
1,6.1 of the year without convenieg a meeting.

THE ii1:111-0( .kasociarres.—An effort is being
mad. t. inhice the British Association for the Advance-
sc:ence to visit Norwich in 1868. Among the
w are moving in the matter are Viscount
I:s:iy, Prqc,ss.or S,,l4wick, Sir Willoughby Jones, Sir S.
1;4411.1•.. 4'.20nel Fitirol, Mr. R. J. 11. 'Jamey, M.P.,
E DEATH.—A gentleman named
r-tired officer, possessed of considerALle pro-
ty, I :lying in Unthank's-rowl, Norwich, has been
.I,el in his bed under extraordinary and shocking
:ny..s. The deceseed parted with his house-
epyr 2::rd of December, and he was not seen by
tla .....Ahhours after the 21th of that month. It m sup-
Ps•l ti, a he had lain dead for about 50days before an
entr forced into the house, and when found Ida
r"mai.••, ay., in an advanced state of decomposition. It is
th,t the deceased some months since, while
walkil.4 Giles%street. Norwich. caught his foot in
", crinG:ine, and, being thrown down, sustained an
. car ,t Securities for money to a large amount
1 n• found in the house of the deceased, who neverthe-
s'• .rably and entirely forsaken by his fel-
t art,