The Express.
London, England, 1867-10-29 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS. TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 29, 1R67

THE FEARFUL STORM IN THE CHANNEL.

Th. Fr .ftnalell Jeerers/ of yesterday says :—" One of
the moat terrific, and, we fear, destructive hurricanes of
this year, raged along the coast from an early hour on
Sunday morning. There was little in the atmosphere and
nothing in the appearance of the firmament on Saturday to
give warning of the impending storm. The sun rose early
and pleasantly, and until late in the afternoon the air was
worm and genial. A lightbreeze cause from the west towards
evening, and as night came on the atmosphere ass cold
and raw. The wind rote high about twelve o'clock, and in
an hour had risen to the fury of a tempest. The most
extraordinary downpour of rain that has occurred for years
lasted for two or three hours, and was accompanied by a
fierce and sweeping hurricane from the W.N.W. The rain
can be compared to nothing but the vehement splash of a
body of water from a steam engine. The force and duration
of the deluge lent terror to the storm, which was of an un-
usually tempestuous character. Inlan 1, large trees were torn
from the roots and flung to considerable distances, and we
learn that in the neighbourhood of the Phoenix Park much
damage has been done. Along the coast the rage of the
waves was extraordinary, and we gather from our
correspondents' notes that anxious fear was felt by
the occupants of the houses along the see shore. Around
Bray Head the storm rose to a terrific height, and the
waves rolled right in on some parts untouched in previous
hurricanes. The rivers have all been swollen by the vast
downpour of rain, and the roads in the country are in
many places covered with water. It is anticipated that
the shipping in the Channel has been much distre.sell,
and from the telegrams of our correspondents we regret to
say the worst fears have been realised. Perhaps one of
the most extraordinary results of the gale, happily unat-
tended with any loss of life, was the slipping of her Ma-
jesty's ship Royal George, in Kingstown harbour, from her
mooring chain, which suddenly gave way about three
o'elack in the morning, when the greet ship was
speedily swept on the east pier. The signal gun
was immediately fired, the lights hoisted, and every
effort made to obtain assistance, steam was raised,
and preparations made for lifting her off, ere she was
caught amongst the sharp rocks ; but it seems that this
was found impossible. The ship remained in this dan-
gerous state for some hours, when the harbour-master,
Captain Hutchinson, R.N., and his crew, Inspecting-
Commander Roche, R.N., L. W. Wittecombe, R.N., and
a party of coastguards, together with the crews of the
gunboat Raven and the tender Seamew, arrived between
six and seven o'clock to render aid. Ilingsend, Clontarf,
and the other neighbouring coastguard stations, were
promptly communicated with, and orders to send all spare
men issued. At seven o'clock a second gun was fired, for
all liberty men to come to the rescue at once. Shortly
after eight o'clock, the Royal Mail steamship Ulster,
Captain Triphook arrived, having been detained nearly
two hours behind time by the vehemence of the gale.
Captain Tripbook, soon proceeded to the rescue of the
Royal George, and with the assistance of the buboes-
master and others succeeded about ten o'clock in clearing
her off the rocks, whither abe had drifted. The greatest
anxiety prevailed as to the result of the unusual mishaps.
During the morning, which reminded the people of Kings-
town of that ill-fated day on which the gallant Boyd lost
his life, very many persons came down and remained near
the pier to await the result of the attempts to bring the
good ship to her moorings. A court of inquiry will, of
course, determine the origin of the occurrence, and whether
any blame attaches to any of the officers."
A correspondent at Holyhead reports that immediately
tidings of the wreck of the Triumph had been received the
lifeboat, the Princess of Wales, belonging to the National
Lifeboat Institution, was launched and proceeded to the
scene of the wreck. After pulling for about an hour the
boat reached the spot, and had the happiness to find that the
shipwrecked men had previously safely landed in their own
boat. The lifeboat behaved admirably on the occasion in the
strong wind and cross sea. This lifeboat was presented to
the National Lifeboat Institution by Mr. Joseph Leather,
of Liverpool, who desired the boat should be named
after her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales. Since the
boat has been on its station it has been the means of
saving 23 lives from various shipwrecks.

ATTEMPTED MURDER BY A LUWATlC.—Alexander
Bisset, • mason, aged *.Z, living with two sisters in Ann-
tleld-road, Dundee, rose from bed about three o'clock on
Sunday morning, and with an axe smashed his sister Mar-
garet's head, indicting upon her injuries which, it is
feared, will prove fatal. Bisset has only been a fortnight
out of the asylum. After the assault upon his sister he
gave himself into the custody of the police.
THE ALLEGED CHILD MURDER AT WOOLWICH.
—Yesterday afternoon Mr. C. J. Carttar, the coroner,
resumed his inquiry at the Royal Oak Tavern, New-road,
Woolwich, into the circumstances attending the death of
Mary Golding, aged 1 year and 9 months, who was alleged
to Lee died through the brutal treatment of • German
baker named Ernest Roeder, with whom the mother of the
child cohabited- Mr. Weatherhead, from the office of
Mr. Beard, solicitor, amired for the prisoner, and Dr.
Juch, of the German Legal Aid Society, the same which
defended Muller, was also present, having taken up the
defence of the prisoner, a cosine the society only adopts
when there is reason to believe that any of their country-
men are unjustly accused. The Coroner said, after a con-
sideration of all the cirounntanose of this etas be did not

think they could wall get on without another idiournment.
This was the first day of the present session of the Central
Criminal Court, and if the prisoner should be sent for
trial immediately it would act against him, as there would
not he time to prepare his defence. It would be better to
adjourn for a week, and there would then be time to com-
municate with the Secretary of State as to the presence of
the prisoner on the next occasion. After more conversa-
tion the inquest was adkaurned until Tuesday next.
THE LIVERPOOL FOLIC' AND THE FERIA/48.
MR authorities of Liverpool, apparently desirous of
guarding the police offices and the arms there stored
against surprise by the Fenian', have directed missive
iron gates to be placed at the principal entrance to the
extensive pile of buildings in Dale-street. Workmen
commenced the erection yesterday, and their operations
were eagerly watched throughout the day by a crowd of
people, many of whom mistook the preliminary timber
scaffolding for a barrier which was to be continued across
the street. This led to a rumour that an Immediate
Fenian attack was apprehended in the sown.
OFFENCE UNDER THE Costume CONROLIDATION
ACT.—At the Liverpool Police-eourt yesterday, a man
maned Henry M. Vey was brought up in custody, charged
with having resisted an officer of customs in the execution
of his duty. Mr. Tyndall, local Solicitor to the Board of
Inland Revenue, said the offence was laid under the 251st
section tof the Customs Consolidation Act, and it was
one of such a very serious character that he felt great re-
sponsibility in asking the magistrates to proceed under the
section. M. Vey had rendered himself liable to transpor-
tation for not more than seven years or penal servitude for
not lees than three years, it having been proved that the
prisoner was at work in discharging tobacco on board the
vessel White Jacket, and that when the complainant
attempted to search him as he was quitting the ship,
M. Vsy resisted him. The man was remanded, the magi,-
trate expressing his intention of sending him for trial at
the assizes.

SUPPOSED LOSS or BILLS OF EXCHANGE.—A
good deal of excitement has been occasioned in commer-
cial circles in Glasgow within the last two or three days,
I by a report of the supposed loss of bills of exchange to the
amount of 49,11 W., which were mimed during their trans.
mission from London to Glasgow through the post-office,
on the 22nd inst. The bills are the property of Messrs. Gra-
ham and Co., Miller-street, Glasgow, of which Mr. Graham,
one of the parliamentary representatives of the city, is the
chief partner. Failing to reach their destination, it was
believed that they bad either been lost or stolen, and, ac-
cordingly, the dates and amounts, &c., of 'the severalbills
were advertised in the local newspapers, and payment of
them was stopped. On Saturday, however, all anxiety as
to the fate of the hills was removed, by their discovery in
the IPost-office, London, where they were lying. It ap-
pears that they had been directed to Calcutta instead of
Glasgow ; hence the delay and consequent apprehension.
EXETER AND THE TRADS UNION OUTRAGES.—A
crowded meeting of trade unionists was held at Exeter
yesterday; Mr. W. Chester in the ehair. The proceed-
ings were enthusiastic, seal resolutions to the following
effect were carried unanimously:-1. The meeting pro-
tested with horror and indignation against the atrocitiee
committed by the Sheffield sawgrinders and the Man-
chester briclumakers, and disapproved of everything tend-
ing to coercion and personal violence. 2. The meeting
protested against the wholesale condemnation of the great
amalgamated union of the country, and urged the neces-
sity of increased union for the prevention of strikes. 3.
The meeting, while deploring the atrocious acts perpe-
trated at Manchester sad Sheffield, express its conviction
that they could not have taken place bad the proceedings
of the unions been under the control of the executive
council instead of such men as Broadhead. The meeting,
therefore, counselled artisium to enrol themselves with
amalgamated societies only.
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MONDAY. Oct 24.—Admissions on payment, 1,157; ditto
by soma tickets, 1,033. Total visitors, 2,190.
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CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

jam &laud, 31, a respectable looking man, described
as a clerk, who had been admitted to bail, was charged
with feloniously forging and uttering a receipt for 11.65.,
with intent to defraud.
There was a second charge against the prisoner of having
forged and uttered a like document for the sum of 271. 10e.
Mr. Poland conducted the prosecution ; and Mr. Ribton
appeared for the defence.
Them cases occupied the court for several hours, and the
circumstances under which the charges were preferred
against the prisoner were of a somewhat complicated and
unusual character. With reference to the first charge of
forging a receipt for 1/. 65., it appeared that the prisoner
was on intimate terms with a'Mr. Wilkinson, a professor
of music, residing at Notting-bill, and that the latter had
been summoned to the Marylebone County Court for a
debt of 21. 12s. An order was made that a portion of
thin debt should be paid forthwith and the remainder in
twenty-eight days and the case on the part of the prose-
cution was that the 1/. Os. had been given to the prisoner
to pay into the court, and that he neglected to pay it. The
consequence of this was that an execution issued against
the goods of Mr. Wilkinson, and upon the prisoner being
applied to for an explanation, be asserted that the money
had been paid, and he produced a document purporting to
be the receipt of one of the officers of the county court
for the amount, and be at the same time said that the
execution had been issued in consequence of the mistake
of a clerk. It turned out that the money never bad in
fact been paid, and that the receipt that had been pro-
duced by the prisoner was a forgery, and under these cir-
cumstances the prisoner was charged with forging and
uttering the receipt in question.
The defence that was set up for the prisoner upon this
was, that be bad been deceived by a clerk in his
tilrogyment, and that he had actually placed the money
in his hands for the purpose of paying it in to the court,
and that he had not done so, and had since absconded. A
witness was called who deposed to three facts.
The jury, after a good deal of deliberation, returned a
verdict of Not Guilty.
The prisoner was then tried upon the second charge of
forging a receipt for 271. 10s.
This prosecution was also instituted by the same prose-
cuter. It appeared that in June last Mr. Wilkinson was
desirous of raising some money, and the prisoner drew
• bill of exchange for 201., at one month's date, which he
accepted. The prisoner afterwards got this bill dis-
counted, and just as it became due went to the wife of
the prosecutor and told her that she must be ready to
pay the bill when it became due. She asked for time,
and a day or two afterwards the prisoner went to her
again and said that the bill must be paid at once,
and if it was not three writs would be issued ;
and he at the same time produced what he repre-
sented to be copies of these writs. A ruantion
then made that some money should be bor-
rowed from a loan office, and this appeared to have been
carried out, and the prisoner received a sum of 281., the
discount for a bill for 311. 10s. 6d., the remainder being ap-
plied for discount. With this money the prisoner seemed
to have paid the 201. bill and 31. 10a. for interest, and he
subsequently produced &document which purported to be
a receipt given by Mr. Lamb a solicitor in Southampton-
buildings, for the sum of 271. 10s, for the debt and coats
relating to the 20/. bill. It turned out, however, that no
writs had been issued in the matter, and that Mr. Lamb
had nothing whatever to do with the transaction.
The defence in this case also was that the clerk referred
to in the former case was the party to blame in the trans-
action, and that there was no intention to defraud on the
part of the prisoner.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty upon this charge.
The Recorder, in passing sentence, expressed him concur-
rence in the verdict, and he at the same time observed
that the act of the prisoner was very much aggravated by
his having resorted to the expedient of fabricating sham
write, in order to carry out his scheme for defrauding the
prosecutor. He therefore felt himself called upon to sen-
tence him to be kept in penal servitude for five years.

Maurice Ahrenfeld, 21, a respectable looking yountzwi
plaided guilty to a great many indictments, which
him with obtaining goods by false pretences, and also with
forgery.
The prisoner, it will be recollected, had carried on an
extensive system of fraud upon tradesmen in the City, by
purchasing articles, and paying for them with cheques in
different names on the City Rank, where he had no
account.

The prisoner was sentestesd to seven years' penal ser-
vitude.

2'BE EXTENSIVE KtAII I SON CITY MER :HANTS

At the Mansion House yesterday, Juliu■ Hugo
Levinstein, of Soutligate-road, 'Alston, underwent a final
examin►tion before the Lord Mayer, on the charge of con-
spiring with Hermann Mecklenburg and others not in
custody and obtaining by means of false pretences,
between _ ith June and 20th.September,a quantity of linens
value about 346/. from Messrs. Crawford and Lindsay, of
26, Milk-street, Cheapeide. There was also a second
charge of fraudulently obtaining about 6001. worth of
goods from Messrs. Pim Brothers, of 30, Milk-street,
Cheapside.
Mr. Straight, instructed by Mr. Colley, solicitor, of No.
4, Austin-friars, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Beard, solicitor, conducted the defence.
. .

Froin the evidence on the two former examinations it
appeared that Mecklenburg, for whose arrest a warrant
has been lamed, called at Messrs. Crawford and Lindsay's
towards the end of June, and representing that
he waa the London agent of Messrs. Levinstein Brothers,
of Berlin, requested to see certain samples of linen. These
were sent to an office at 38, Lombard-street, where busi-
ness waa transacted under the designation of " J. and H.
Mecklenburg." On that occasion goods were ordered to
the extent of 291. 14s. 81, and Mecklenburg called again
on the 23rd of July and ordered more. In the middle of
August he called a third time, accompanied by Levinstein,
and gave a further order, the goods on each occasion being
entered to Levinstein Brothers, Berlin. On the 3rd of
September payment was asked of en account amounting to
121/. 55., when Levinstein tendered a bill for 1191. Hs. tkl.,
and paid the remainder in cash. Concerning the alleged
connexion between the prisoner and Mecklenburg, evi-
dent* was given by a person named Adolphe Jungtau,
who deposed that he was employed by Levinstein in the
capacity of clerk, in an O&M 131 Berry•COUlt, St. Mary-axe,
and that Levinstein told him he was a partner of Mecklen-
burg's. He further deposed to being sent to Rotterdam for
the purpose of opening an office under the name of a ficti-
tious firm, and that a quantitity of linen which arrived
there was put in pledge by Mecklenburg, who had come
from London for the purpose of disposing of the goods.
At the desire of Mr. Beard, Jungtau was yesterday re-
called, and repeated his statement as to Levinsteia
him that he was a partner of Mesklenburg's. He (witness
had been in the service of Levinstein since April, end
not yet been discharged. He had not since been in any
one else's service. Levinstein promised him a weekly
salary of 11., and had paid him a portion, but not si
They were always alone when Levinstein aid him. Wit-
ness knew a person named Stoves, but could not recollect
whether he had had any conversation with him since the
last examination. On the question being repeated several
times the witness admitted that he had seen Stoven since
the last examination, but that he could not remember
what their conversation was though be should be hanged.
(Laughter.)
Mr. Beard—Did you not offer Stoven a sum of money if
he would give evidence against the prisoner?
Witness—l did not.

liii.BeardLiVeW you in prison eighteen months for
appropriating mossy belonging to a bank in Berlin ?
Witness—l will not answer the question. It has nothing
to do with this ease.. _ .

(chief clerk)—On the last occasion he said he
had been imprisoned for two months.
Cross-examination continued—l was sentenced to 18
months' imprisonment, but at the endof two months I was
released pending an appeal. At this moment I am liable
to the remaining 18 months' imprisonment.
The next witness called in support of the ease was a
person named Leon, a perfumer, who stated that
in September Mecklenburg asked him to take some
a
over to Rotterdam, which be did. He
knew Levinstein, and had seen him at Mecklenburg's
of in Lombard-street. At Rotterdam he saw Jungtau.
The goods he took to Rotterdam consisted of about forty
pieces of linen, which had been got from Messrs. Crawford
and Lindsay, and some poplin from Menem Pim Brothers.
His instructions were to sell them at the best price, but in
eonsequenoe of some information from witness, Mecklen-
burg came over, and the goods were pledged for 112/.
From this sum witness deducted his own expenses, and
paid the remainder to Mecklenburg.
John Thomas Hadrian, cashier at Mews. Crawford and
Lindsay's, said he took the bill for 1191. lls. W. back to
the office in Lombard-street, and, seeing Lesinstein, told
him that the account was due on cash, and that he conse-
quently could not take the bill, which had 54 days to run.
Ultimately Levinstein agreed to pay 3 per cent. interest on
the bill. This amounted to 10a. 7d., and prisoner gave
him 10e., stating that be had made an entry and that the
alteration would be tether made if he gave him 10e. than it
would be ff he gave him 10s. 7d. The bill became due on
Saturday and he took it to Cutts's, but the reply was
that they had no order to pay.
Leon was recalled at this stage and in reply to the Lord
Mayor stated that the goods which he took to Rotterdam
had been at Meeklenburg's house, and not at the office in
Lombard-street

Mr. Straight this was as far as he could carry the
case with reference to Crawford and Lindaity, but there
was another charge against the prisoner, preferred by
Mears. Pim Brothers, on whom Mecklenburg called on
the 10th of July, and chose samples in the same way
as he had dons at Mesas. Crawford and Lindsay's.
On a subsequent occasion he again called in company
with Levinstein, and an order was given for goods to the
value of 911. 19s. Bd. It further appeared that when Mr.
Tart, who woe in the employment of the Messrs. Pim,
went to the office at 58. Lombard-street, he there saw the
prisoner, who represented to him that be wu doubly
connected with Levinstein Brothers at Berlin, being con-
nected with them by marriage, and that was probably the
reason of none of the Lerinstoin Brothers being present to
give evidence. Altogether the goods obtained from
Messrs. Pim amounted to a very large sum ; and
here again, as in the other ease, they found
that Levinstein paid for them, and generally
acted the part of a cashier. Even supposing
Levinatein Brothers did authorise these persons to
act for them, the goods were obtained by fraudulent
means, for they were never sent to Berlin at all, in accor-
dance with the representation on the faith of which they
had been supplied. On the contrary, it was proved that
Levinstein gave directions to Jtingtau to open an office at
Rotterdam and put up the name of Nathaniel Hope and
Co., the object being there to receive goods which ought to
have gone on to Berlin.
Mr. Beard remarked that the learned counsel for the
prosecution made a very great show at the outset of what
he intended to prove; but he bad signally failed in proving
any of three elements which were essential to a charge of
conspiracy. The evidence was most incomplete, and he sub-
mitted that as the prosecutors bad failed to establish
their case the defendant was entitled to his discharge.
The Lord Mayor said be was bound to admit that the
case as far as the legal evidence went was very feeble ;
but seeing the character of the witnesses and the tenor of
their evidence, and knowing their antecedents, be could
not help observing that there was an evasion and a frustra-
tion of the course of justice. The people at Berlin had
retuned to come forward ; but no one could doubt that
there had been a gross and audacious swindle, anal be was
glad the case had been brought here, because the publica-
tion of all the names must have the effect sof putting
people a little on their guard. He was unable to bring the
case home to this prisoner, and the evidence was not @effi-
cient to enable him to mend the seas for trial, but he had
no hesitation whatever in coming to a conclusion as to the
real character of the transactions in which the prisoner had
been concerned.
The defendant was then discharged.

INHUKAN TRRATMENT OF STOWAWAY/1. —Captain
Lodge, of the barque T. H. Armstrong, has been arraigned
in New Orleans on • charge of inhuman treatment to
two orphan boys, named Thomas Costello and Thomas
Furlong, who stowed themselves on beard the barque at
LiverpooL Thomas Costello testified as follows :—ls
about 15 years of age and an orphan. On the 29th of
April, 1867 he and another boy Denied Thomas Furlong
went on based the T. H. Armstrong, as she was about
leaving Liverpool, and hid themselves. The barque left
shortly afterward', and when beyond the pilot station they
came out of their hriding places and went on deck. Captain
Lodge, the accused, called to them, " You —, where do
you come from; what are you doing here r and imme-
diately ordered them to be tied to • stanchion. Captain
Lodge then tied him to • stanchion, tied his hands
behind his back, got • sharp stick of wood from the
first mate and rested one end on the deck and put the
other end—the sharp one—under his chin, forcing his
head backward, causing him great pain and offering. lie
remained thus tied, with his bead forced backward, for
nearly eight hours, during which time amused repeatedly
came up to him, caught him by the throat, and choked
him, and madi; hint drink forcibly half • pint of sea
water at • time. Accused, daring the whole voyage, ill-
treated him, and on several occasions beat him. After be
had been released from the stanchion, accused made him
strip himself and get into a tub (made front a half beef
tierce) filled with sea water and lime' and ordered him to
wash himself. Accused then called the boy Thos. Furlong,
and made him rub witness with a hard brush, and then his
naked body with a coarse sand papsr—witnese's body
being then sore and bleeding. Amused at several different
times made Furlong wash witness in the sea water and
lime, rub him with a hard brush, and then with sand
paper, as already stated. Witness suffered greatly from
the effects if the washing and rubbing, and is yet sore
from it. All this occurred on the voyage from Liverpool
to Havana. At Havana witness left the barque. went on
shore, and shipped on the barque Sheffield. but the ac-
cused had him brought back on board and put in irons ;
and while in irons seemed beat him on the head with •
(dab and bootjack, the marks of which blows Sr. yet
visible. The club in court is the one the accused beat
him with. The barque left Havana and went to Ma-
tanzas, and thence to New Orleans. During the voyage
from Havana to New Orleans accused repeatedly
beat him with the club. Oa the arrival of the barque at
this port, thesteward on the barque made an affidavitagainst
accused on witness's behalf before Commissioner Holland,
and the captain was arrested. Cross-examined—When

witness went on board at Liverpool he thought the barque
was going to New York, where he understood he could get
work ; he could get none in Liverpool, and had no money,
and went on board and hid himself till the barque waa at
ess. Judge Holland held the accused to bail in 5,000 dole.
to answer the charge, remarking—l have patiently listened
to the evidence in this case, and must say that during over
30 years' experience in different judicial positions in this
city, I have never heard of more barbarous and inhuman
treatment of men than the evidence in this case discloses.

THE NY:TERIOL l MURDERS IN STAFFORD-
MIRE.

Yesterday, the inquest was resumed at Arley,
in South Staffordshire, on the remains of an infant child
that had been found in • pit shaft in a (Topple* in that
parish adjoining the Royal Forest of Wyre, under circum-
stances already
hiM reported in this journal The coroner
was Mr. W. H. Pps, of Wolvethampton, and he weal
accompanied by Mr. Baker, the government inspector of
mines for the district. The coroner and the wines in-
spector went to the coppice, which was about lA mile
from the place of the inquest, and made an examination
of the pit shaft as far as was possible, and also of the
surrounding locality. The mines inspector pronounced a
decided opinion that the shaft was that of an old colliery,
and that there had been other pits worked in
the same locality many years ago. After Mr.
Thomas Holyoake, surgeon, of Kisser, had deposed that
the remains of the infant that had been found were wrapped
first in calico garments, with blood upon them, then in a
guano bag, weighted with • brick, the inquest was ad.
journed for six months, to allow time for the police to
make further inquiries. TheCeroner, approving the deaden
to which the jury had come, said that there was " very,
very strong suspicion indeed, that the foul crime of
murder had been committed, and, therefore, the jury
ought to make every inquiry into the matter in their
power. The jury were then sworn to investigate the cir-
cumstances attending the finding of certain other remains
discovered in the same pit. Police-Sergeant Baldwin, sta-
tioned at Ravine, deposed that he was searching in the
pit after the remains of the infant were diaoovered on the
th inst., and found certain bones tied together with a
cord. Afterward, he found other bones. He handed
them to Mr. Holyoake, surgeon, on the 10th inst. Had
made every inquiry &I AD' neighbourhood, and could not
bear of any child having been lost. Mr. Holyoake deposed
that certain bones were those of • child aged about six
)ears, and that the other bones were those of a child aged
four or five. tlf the elder the bones were two thigh and two
shin bones, the arm bones complete, and some foot bones.
The cord was round the bones of the footandshin,and round
two of the bones of the arm, so that the child would be
tied hand and foot. The size of the coil of the rope would
correspond with the site of the arm and leg of • child of
the age of six with flesh upon it. The bones of the
younger child were one thigh, one shin, one splint, and
one radius. These all were brought to him with some
bones also of some animals. The children's bones might
have been in the pit perhaps 10 years. He had found no
fractures on any of the bones. The Coroner said that the
rope being round the bones was as strong evidence
as the jury could have, in the decayed state of
the remains, that there had been foul play in respect
certainly of one of the children, and he should
recommend them to adopt the same coulee in these oases
as in the case of the infant. He did not think the jury
would be doing their duty unless every opportunity were
afforded the police of thoroughly investigating the mat-
ter. It was then resolved that this second inquest also
should be adjourned till that day six months. Mr. Wood-
ward, in reply to the coroner, said he had no doubt that
the rope having been embedded in clay and leaves would
have preserved it from decay throughout ten years, espe-
cially if it bad been tarred, which seemed now to have
been the case.