The Express.
London, England, 1860-11-22 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMILLIAT,Nov. 111.—Arroarnmero.—lassir
mob the Dm W. Otetwyed to the 'ukase ; owl T.
W. Sheeem. Se be ettillitkost to the Mireada, foe ayes&
Chief tegleurel. 0. Tem to lb. leessortalite ; eel T.
IL Drew% be the hem
alscood Owe Anietaat gi*wet. W. Tees& bp the
Teshrolue ;0. 1.. D. Y. K.. to tho Jima ; eat J.
Ogees!, te the laiwortalit*.

TWA Chem Ambient Feerteems D. Canine!. to He
beaseetathe ; J. lay, to the team fee &erne* in the
Preens ; J. Sheweet sad J. Batch* te the Jame.
Ada( Finianse Asians Sagami S. Maaarws, to the
bananas&

Ado. berood Clue Alt tin J. Critehley, G.
.1. arta; wed J. Wootton, W the laroorteliti.
Aetta/4bird t haeldiell neer ere J. Ferguson, to
the Roma ; end J. Ten, to the Jaw.
Ais•staat Paymooler J. N. Ilohlogoe, to be secretary's
clerk LIB the liopeopobie.

WOOLWICH. Nov. 21.
IMPAREATION OP A ITILLJULY rot NEM ZS& L&ND.
• -Mi. &heroine, at 2 o'clock, the officers, son.commis•
aimed officers. sad men. amount* to shoat 240. ran-
MCaptain H. Mereses 3rd Battery, 4th Brigade of
Artillery, amemilded ca parade in marching order for
deal tospectioa by Najor-Omeral Sir R. Dames, com
'Readmit, and staff, previous to inakezkation at the Royal
Amami Pier, for service it New Zealand. Notwithatand.
tag the aufavearable weather a kw number of spectators
lased the streets, and some cheers. took place when the
force entered the main gate of the Royal Arsenal. About
tine o'clock the officers sad nee of the battery embarked
from the Royal Arsenal Pier ow board the troop ship Nor.
...yid. which has been titled up is an excellent manlier,
isperually with regard to sanitary arrangements, for the
annfr•r. of the soldiers sod a limited number of women and
childrvn, who sohaerpesatly emtarked. The officers co
prig •. —Captain H. Mercer, is 4.-cairoand ; second Captain
W. H. Wlll4doll, Lumermasta A. A. Hunter, H. 0. Ma-
gma A. F. Pickard, and .i,oustant-tiurgess W. Temple.
The Norwood has es board the 13-poosslir Arm
of tb,. battery peeked in cases, with a Istagselee=74sra.
ptal shut, shell, and other descriptions of warble stand
On account of the long voyage the boreal of she battery
will b. left at W.s.lwidi, and die requisite sliabor will be
forwarded to New Zealand from Australia. The Norwood
is ordered to leave the pier for her domination at 6 o'clock
tomorrow morning.

MALTA, Nov. It
On the 8:11 her Majesty's qteamabipMegnrsarrived
from brieioug ie Feeresirer Sir W. Old &OM.
the Goveroor nt (;itrulw, oi ru we for Italy. The Means
left for Corfu ova the 12th.

On Ow 9th the AnTiiiea arrived from Palma°, hiving
bras rolieve4 by the Arassamm. The Amphies will have
• thoorugh refit in Yalta.
Tb• Man nailed for Corfu ea the 9th, •ad the St. QUM
d'Ame for thbraltor on the 10th. The Foxhound arrived
es the I:itb.

To show the high state of .livipline of the Malta prtl-
eou to LordCarnarroa, the whole of the forte were manned,
as if to repel an attack, oa the 14th.
The Alacrity, gunboat, arrived from Corfu on the 14th,
and left for Corfu again on the Ilith with the mails from
I.l.trod for the deer. She exinenosid very heavy weather
es voyage down from t .
Dr. Llswolirs, of the Marlborough, boa been promoted
ato the Alacrity ; and Lieutenant Nantis, R.M., of the
/fiberss'a is shifted to H.M.S. London.
Lords Ctiravves and &W on leave fur Naples on the 17th.
The Elba Ass oar arrived yesterday with the electric
cable, to maned the different forte with the pitlace. She
,omnienead this dhy laying the cable down in the great
harbour.

Ma UNITED STATES. —BOCTHA AMON, WZDNIN.
DA?. —The sad Amaissa Satooia, left
here talky with ItD ljuited Stake mail. She also took
out about 31.00 pawieseetv, upwards of 200 of whom arrived
tvotu Havre this rootniug ; the rest wore from Hamburg.
TW Sammie took oat likewise two Eogliala raceborsee to
Atimmias.

01 AMERICAN AND CANADIAN MAIN
YI Larraront.- The steamship (Sty of Waahinstos
milmt keen I iverpool resteeday (Wednesday) with mails
foe the reeteii Mates ...oil :i1) passeogem. Today (Thurs-
day) the Qoebee sad lion trial Royal Mail Mesmer Cana-
an. Captain t:rithana, sill be despatched from elm Mersey
with the CanaiLea and noted Maim mails. The box at
the Liverpool pont Ake e the receipt of letters, U., is-
NNW to be forwarded by due niad will ekes at 12 at
MM.

Tus ROAD 3ICROCR.—FItoDA, WIDNVIDAY.—
It has less stated that the formal mpheatios fur the wow
Wrest will he made t,tmorrow intir•day). bat this Is
I:Wale. from the foal teat a pewee dTimm-
• immigrate; with Mr. Week. tte polies east
lir. May, the detective, is appointed to take plass at the
prim ewart. Trowheidim, timmerrow. when the rasa of
their C.. easairewatioas with the Att. Tneyt :eseral will be
labor lite c•sr.i.l..rtt.os. Ow chid pqrtiosi of the Miri-
am. however. w.ll he as imeiry tato the worded of the
Oise is nferenee I. the slalaarl gamest which was fear&
W the paitieslan Mating to which were int MOW at
Ihmiene iagairy Moat lb Hydsse. the Slid al
ebe Bath polio*, is expiaat
ted aim Ma 'Mead thll Ned
sem* the malt 4 his reseal stay to Lead= est Ws-
wee*.

0111111 AL Pe&& —On 8111MLINO DAIT.—.
Irsozoogi, Nov. 2L—Agiodolsoo so t. 115 ; Eitio
le mom tioisio. SIM i bid Vohs"

TO MINDING PlM'lllastivi or WAyana.-
- reisurest sirept vim hare wade leur litsulahse la
lostenalo doid000lo• s=
ispijorllr wont tor • ollon
selkiss oldie abeam h•lkin orratoro
Wiwi Ned porbotio• ol moltudom la olnotero. Is Mr. J. W.
*wt. et la ill larsooldkvisusgArjor • vitt to virus
:roosir of a Worm:
dirk Grip VII lio mirk
roureellsost PM to Mad woe of • One. TbLit wMtra
oi
•I ormols daft of otront tormemetoos.
viali oramoor traiohat km ore et the
Woo to tbo solibbourhood of el emeo."—Noraks Poll
Iletrou• Ittuotrato• eastelke. bee he ewe lime le el-
orris leo of iromy esearlbit.• weld Row rest. woken
rob 19 port *A ports of Yr slobt.—Wiotilloomaj

EASTERN BLVOAL RAILWAY.
The fifth ordinary meeting of the proprietors of
lhateru Bmgal Railway, tau held yenerilay, at their
caw M Geeehreeeleest ; Kr. J. Y. Lars M thi elan.
The ea anon, i Pena, the adoption of the mod
(the islaMeee of whidi appetred is our columael, °oa-
Ettarths essipmy, and said their railway monad to
tlis nod .....Al ia ladle, in its re-
sult& The emberamamds and catnap for itty miles al
the Bee ware ekes* eestpleled, and besides, there was a
Isiga of twain sass prink breed, hung rely fere"
mills of sorbs% le be emalreafel ia the seat odd me"
the entire inelk ler which al company had imaged ben
bet 110 nis. The bellow of the Weals bareakes sad
ether steam • tawelm preerabig welL
hoped wine they sat net is May, they
would be able Si ems the but isles. mike to
the hop rellieny ail= d Sumaporia, from which ea
=teak alga le ezassied. Their spat at Oal-
latelysilled to the Lieutenant-
On/enter, Kr. ea on how through than
pavilion, from be kneed a vary favourable °pietas
of the many 1111•11111111 i by al Us.. The Government al
India, however, by rails Iseremed Import duties upon
the materiels mei for the ansirestion al this railway,
would unpose at Seen% as eaditiomel charge, esti.
mated at 40,0001. Mead ealealanane of its
oak It certeialy appear a barters.e preseettag, and
or scarcely juntas& eves lay the usemitias el the Me*
to educe such a tai awe the formed= al thosepeo peaplet
us, by wh the &Miriam al the
wouldrerpreseolod, sad the revue* itself Timid las
mewed. It was anew that any gameness .bald be is
blind to in owe Mersa but ivory ezerdet ought to
he made te mitts for a ressinel el tie
awe. Be led new the disassemble lea of
=aig why the sells
must be made is Jaawbry sad
nu Ina of Mora Drasway, Puke, sad Ilimelt
who had coakeeleil to Bias the lies, wen aew en
rapidly with the wok, sad it was noorissary to =poly thou
with Nods Biwa the Ina of Jane last, when the ara7a-
bis
balsa., ia bad as JOO,4SIL, Na directors hod magava
11a401., sad had minded 144,9501. The balsacuf
capital arm is band was 1101. It was sa
the alb to be nub Jemmy and March wOredprodate
185,5104 rawly of as eYsahaYwa having already chasm
to py up ha full, wheh abowsil ea character as perms.
eels Now it taws easelated that the expeadinon
of dr owed= wadi sat the rate at WOOL
ISIS awl ant 27:111;..5ter rem* is
sr two alb as p they would
owl, some so Imlwaso of 157 ea the flet
lamb, sod whim* brim a imply of Syr the with
maid cot be maned en.
Some caavawrilla look pia on WI sob** of tba two
51. oats to In mobsof eirs WSW such oast biJoausey
Marsh, sad Mwotimitul that Woos &58.1 bad wily Jost
waw bass mak it WWII Ile own ownowid to mass ass
eAIsNIMIIW, are efor4=olll Ilaplorobar ow,
YAM d lin to poy op IX out
PL Ilwao alb ebbe otawtha. The expedissoy of
Ile poll ip gam Ible stook was dm idessmsd,
moil ire dotal thottlasy would call a weal mot-
log MAIM poeinwa, al not as the whole of the captal
ahead be east up. Mbar come remarks from several pm-
theism the roped wee oilopOwl. Wong Ladino% and
Yr. Cargill, the mains illeaston, were re-idisne4 lb.
!matins was rwaloolel es owlitor, whisk diod the
boolom

TIM MADRAS DIMIGATION AID CANAL

-ov-p-iiii:

The report of the directors to the third ordinary
general meeting, on the 29th inst., repeat fernier mars
angel that they have the *see* esehisest is the sossisso
and prof use of the Teasibeant gregesi Om work eeleeted
far first operatioas), and they me seared ihet, with a eons
twolintamice of
espectations entertainsd el Ma
immort boa the load government, it
the
amills.hille their led the directors appended
*we pesitnisery me, few& passim' be Osionel— N. O.
Oeiles. *sir thief asnisete In which wee
est ha* oh** witilse ef the series
el sada wheel by Ile sided ease, as planned by
him eoasera permed leepotion of the hue ol
to be travareedred she an approximate
aras="lestionate of the mignired for their coa-
ts As te0,0001., being
MAIL
abiersolo by
as
=eiressisear by the government el
esdirely seepered el aniline and rough edisals yea
forth by Mosel 11. O. Oaths. anal god epos the genera-
meat the prullsoo of permitting' lite alq IS mesa*
the whole of the sorb rarrassened "Shia OMs allies
The whom thus aegpoted famed a vast but pasnides sa•
dholsking. Os nets linos at acaunanication sad -ssa
=si.lll=esi se S Ts. ak probkject ;2. the
Vague Pelhey palest ; & the Lower balmy project ; and
4.- the Mune& elell knob( • eelfoentnimd snick,
hat tepid, et bellinall Miffitaps es a_ portbos
at MO mtgs. Te ._ mefally and
eareetly. an outline so sideneeit eimetbeerabl Iseemearily a
lesk requiring • large emennt el mien* sad tans*
plies. the regimen el warnersup Midi* and OP*
ries, and sa apseditere of mush line and labour ; all
shatietely amessary to emu* eseerefd noun. Tide h
mainly the sea Bow in epeenim. and the dtreeises
believe they will be trivi!2
before the diegeb4dias es searmalle pima the
wort now to be amnia est * the mintgemy,
with an estimate of its ant bred *pm jay swafelly eel.
dated. This detailed ipvellfgatien new wady esnigistio,
has boos somesbet retrarill -by nediesetiose in as gime
previously Mesided ageak=deindmed imeesseer:
my4s
contacts of a *the prang
of State to thilei.Cree savennosi, vattyleg his dies.
approval at " the azienelen of the works to be sedartehos
by the emu fly with guaranteed capital, beyond the sant
of 1,00(1,0M.," bat they are bow in communication with
him upon the subject, and they still hope that mums may
be adop satidactory to all parties, whereby the entire
&chem. audits attendant advaatmes may be secured, espe-
cially as each an arrangement will accord with strong re-
commendations made by the local government. It would
appear that the question regtrding the procurement at
labour is is the course of a ratiefsztory solution. The local
goverammit and its various alms tontines to afield to the
company the most cordial co-operation and madame and
the supreme government of India, at Calcutta, ham ame-
filllaent their aid, at the request el the government of
towards rendering sucomsful such of the oompaay's
operations as will affect Led in the temtoriee of Mysore
and the dominions of the NLZIIM of Hyderabad. It is far-
ther matter for eatidection that the politieal reddest at
the court of his highness the Nizam is prepared to render
effectual the operations of the company in the territories
under his charge, and has wisely divested the immediate
OPIISW le at a road oommitairatios between the Kurnool
sootios and the city of Hyderabed, whereby great beasitts
mat result both to that country and the company. The
expenditure of the company both in Zealand and in fedi%
up to the :Rah of September bet, amounts to 72,1171.,
and the receipts on socount of capital to the woes period
to 51111,3161., leaving a balaace cf 464,&%V. is hand at that
dela

THE EXPRati: RafEmBER '122:

1101.1fAL t ClDsnroNrgrmutt Pluzsr
AMWAY.
••••
Tg•liiisy lh•olionnsal ele bones
fit a. as =min* zioelpesseeizZAAlNP
shim Milk em raw meals h 4,. Memo'
Mr. Omem, the , and the WIMP limy. The Cora
Buohandia •tbefoeser where thie wee held, was
filled by venom inimeeted is the
Mr. Mather, soldier, Mr. Clit-Wriniff, Mr. 11.0onaell,
Mr. Grey, and Mr. adiessadi weeec:osu behalf of the
railway emnpaay. grogoli • 111~ ins also pre-
med dieing the =re,
.Bnd Mr. Lox.
dale Wanes, • Sr. helm eiffiefter. Ather-
dime ; fees, cl Dublin ; and Mr. °vernal,
rufous Meade el the doesesed.
arr:alead Jackie, Ins the And whams examined—l
have been in the aid Itiwy a f the 'mow as Oreakaman for
shout live mem. I the utile train ma Thursday
lad at Chester. We left Chula at b minutes pad 9. We
stopped et Crew* for water tied eels. Three Inagua of
homes end threeof goods joined at Crewe. I had boarded
to stop there. There were 23 vaned cattle, the break via,
sad the drover's van. My nn wee at the extreme end.
I cannot my how the seats wee placed in the drover's net
I only know one of the drovers-by name, John Mexicana
Who I book the goods at Crewe I got orders to go off
to
Stafford from the shunter. I left Stafford about 18 minute'
pad 12, MMus arrived them about 12. 1 next stopped as
Tainworth ;it I usual to atop there to take in water. The
impactor on duty there, Mr. Moorcroft, told me to go on.
I left Tamura at 1.36, having remained there abut
ten minutes. The sails were very slippery. I had
ono communication with the engine-driver at Tam-
worth. I received the signal to start the train from
Moorcroft ; he said ea I was going 00, " Get to Nuneaton
out of the road." That was all be mid ; I had 22 minutes
to do it in, that la, the mail was due is at Tamworth in 22
minutes. We proceeded all right to Athentone, except that
we ale for about two miles. The station signal was
"allt " for as to par. I did not notice the auxiliary
taLscalidupnot look ouftorfoliet as I was going to Nuniamtrer.
re%the point I applied my lii="The signal um given
ems hack. In setting honk, and below any per.
Mos el tile MS had left the mail line, the "limited mail "
mem mend the earn and ran into u. I did not hear any
whistle. I eel see any diner signal pot op. I could
sot see from tftemelloo I was is. I jumped of tin treat
on the rigid bead ekle I them heard the nee. The Meer
al the mem ea we had bettor brae the down Sae et
MOO& There us another well train shortly dm. Ido not
know whim ft was due. The engine driver west on te Man.
ostler to hied the one. The cattle to is a medal ISO.
Menlo so particular speed for such a Mad that I know al.
To Mr. Bmodwidge— We were going about the
thee The engine was quite capable of taking thaev=
Ws. We wish to get in as quickly as paellas with cattle
Wed

To Mr. Baster—No cattle were taken off the train as
Tamverth. No bullock got loose there.
To Kr. Others—My drive is from Cheater to Rigby.
W. bays drives hi fee hours and di hours. I can't say
Hat I have ad dens it is 4e beam I behove there im mew
them a dimenne of three hours between the snivel
of a cattle train at Rugby. I reiesived so In.
sieneticen when I wee to esp. We slop minelly
at Criers, eleffewl, and Tamwarth. I bad a Pa
giving the those at which the trains were doe ;r:
I had them sot in my recollection at that time. I did not
inquire wine the train which preceded ms pined. I did
not think it . Our nietructions gewerally with
regard to special trains are to proceed as fast as we
ma. The lasinsethes three to me at Tamworth were to
shunt at Nuneaton. It peerdly takes from 30 to 33
mind= toga that disteime with web • Wain ea I had
the &Mace is about 13 Whs. It was my business to
bow when the Bari cad aril tide stopped at Tam worth.
It was ad my laniesee to know whoa it stopped at Nun-
eaton. Had arises to pressed to Nmseelea whether tin
Heated heist overtook ms ea set. I ands to the orders
d Madero& The sompemy's time-bffle emecounce the ar-
rival of Wins at loam statism who they do set stop. I
bad • thairbill ow the night in Tantisa, but I lost it in the
esedinice. lUK Tamworth abed MI minutes before the
mail Hain was due there. It took me about 20 minutes to
mem from Tamwartb bare.
Mr. Gilboa—Thee you were in Athenians two minutes
before tie mail tram wee dais at Teemed' I

apaikhig ea far as I aaa goer. I did not
look at 4 vatab.
Mr. Mather handed in the written return of the times of
the 'Masa It appeared from this return that it took 40
minutes to elan from Taniworth to Atheretese on the
amiss al die aseidat
The Witter—That return temente the time se nearly
se I meld tdL

To Kr. Odison—l meld Dee the auxiliary signal at Ather-
skims at a distance at from three-quarters of a mile to •
nine. I did not see it that eight. I saw the main signal ;
that ma an "an right" or white signal. The engine mu
whistled, and I pat nn the break. Nuneaton is about six
miles from Atlmrstone. Ido not know what time it would
tske to roe from Athentone to Nuneaton. I never
land it.

Warren put several questions to the witness with
to the progress he mw,e.
To llr. Cleather—The time.retorn I headed in was made
on the Saturday after the accident. 1 cannot rely upon. It
se accurate, because it woo made its a state of confusion.
The book which wen lost contained the exact times up to
Tantwertb.
To Mr. Oison--I cannot say what Mfferenes the dipper?
Mato of the rads might have made ; it might have made a
Mforenoe of 10 or even 20 minutes.

Hoary Meekisg examined—l am phossawa and signal-
man at the Atherstoneatation. I we. on duty there as
Friday lest. I went on duty at 6 dense in the wining. I
examined the Mate of the signals—the main/ and the
main signals. They were lighted whim I watt on.
The auxiliary is lighted by oil, the male me kP pa I did
not examine whether the auxiliary was with al.
l
It is the duty efagEmp the porter, to sap* off and to
light the amein lumliary • It lathe deey of the gateman to
light the signalled all the train that night.
The last train that palmed before the cattle train was about
twenty minute. or :past me. That was a goods train.
The cattle train cams in about five ass@ ninnies pat two.
lime • light night. I saw the steam about 800 yards Irma
the ennui. As soon as the engine and tender of the cattle
tail posed the auxiliary signal I put on the danger signal.
Up to that time them were white lights on both the
signals. As soon as the engine got opposite to me I
heard the driver of the rattle train say eoinet I put
down my. bead lamp and put up the denser I said
to the pointiman on duty " The mail is maim. I did ant
see it at that time, but 1 beard it. The pointeresa me/aimed
"They are oing to Aunt." I waved my whits light
to the polonium, and mid "All tight, the line is blocked."
I stood where I was and ow the mail coming. I think it
was about four or five innate' after I lest heard it. I did
not hear the mail trail before the castle kali premed. The
poiatemaa was mere than 100 yards from me whoa I spoke
to him. He was at bill box. I saw the miff pal the
amiliary with the steam no. I then stood as the " four
foot " of the up-line and waved my born. The driver of
the mail had the Mesa on till about 30 pude ri me. I
then stepped aide and shouted "Yes will beintothe train."
He took no notice of me at all. He was gong at
heat 40 or 45 Mlle/ en hour as he mewl me. He was wing
at the mind pace. The °Onion this took place. I received
a verbal message, about • quarter of aa hour after! went on
duty, stating that a special cattle train would lame Stafford
at 11.30. After the collision the polonium came to me,
and said the mail train bid ran into them at full speed.
lie told roe that some one had gone to block the doer
lies. I went to Merevale Crowing, to block the up line.
I put on a danger iwal. I observed the auxiliary signal :
the red or danger colour was ou the Mumma side, sad
the whits light on the Atlierstone side.
To Mr. Gibson—The cattle train passed me at about An
or six minutes past two. We reckon that the limited mail
train is due at 10 minute' past 2. The mail train arrived at
Mout its proper time. As soon as the engine sad
tender of the cattle train pared I put on the denier light,
The auxiliary signal is about half-a•mile distant. The mail
train was going at Its ordinary speed when I saw it. I
amain my whether the driver of the mail train observed
the =Zia/ signal.
To Mr. Braoshrilge, foremen of the jury—The main
signal is as high again as the auxiliary one. I should
think it could be seen at a distance of two miles. The
driver of the mail could see it before the auxiliar. sips'.
.
The
aauxiliary is about 450 yards distant from the main
Vl.
o Mr. Gibson—lt could have been seen on the night in
question at a distauce of two miles, and the driver might
have pulled up the train if he had observed it before he
came to the station.

Fiop of the mail train, hat I did sot hear it. I thought
atm. that I did not hear it, because the danger sign of
Wipe/ was so. I then lewd the mull tab
041 taMion as what I thought to be full speed. I
Mon frightened, and left the points some few yards.
I 4111,11 Voted light backwards sad forwards, bat got no
the driver of the mail that he observed me.
trine
towards the attain. I tees about 18 yards Ms.
UM whet the engime of the null elm* the hat waggon of
I the stile tram. It ma ahead soma yards from the pante.
I maw the amine of the mail fall over spinet the tank on
the sip line. The pares break was smeahed to pieces
Telly. Oiliscm—The driver of the mail tram, if be ob-
served the signal, had plenty re time to pall up. It is the
as
enuey driver to, whistle cm apporeekingmery Mama
I hould ham heard the whistle at the
ammo. at°l:"A ; that le laid down in rule 285 of the
employ's book of instructions. The Whillington
is mmewhat over a mile from where the collision
ft•2l2,e driver could easily me the danger sign of the
hem that arming. I saw the signal up about
leer before the collision.
To one of the fury—The wind was north-west by west
that night. That is • favourable wind for hearing at the
station.
Richard Pratt examined—l am • porter on the line. I
received notice that • special cattle train would leave Crewe
at half-past 11. It wee a written and prompt Botha. I re-
ceived the notice at 5.50 wr Thursday mThe read
was to be kept clear. [The notice was hand ] I gam
information of that to the policeman Masking about seven
o'clock ; the notice said that the cattle train would pas the
Atheratooe station about 47 minute put one on the mom.
tog of the 16th. 1 was not on duty through the night.
Ever 7 thing was in readiness at the station when I
William Moorcroft examined—l am foreman of the
Tamworth station night and day every alternate
week. Iwe acting in that speity on the sight
of Thursday. I reoeivet information that • epeeist
cattle train would pass an Priam morning. It was
• written notice. Moth* haniol in.] It stated
that it might be expected to pan Mimmerth about 1.28. It
arrived at 1.10. The engine was adagaid from the train on
its arrival,and water MS Ulm h. limolusia 'that haltpealll.
I noted the time by this desk. naiad the tame in the sr
turn I made the
issizabt. I =edit in my bee es
soca as the train kJ I spas ile
the breakentes of theelltie4toothwerbild the amiss wee
WIMg in water. I obeli Ird Ws
hex %Hord. Be sill the lea essalai vealillt
and mentioned the time Its l I maid, " You have sane
within the hour. Thee you will be able to get on to law
eaten." He am& se olnematies. I than went Si the
telepapipoece to see if them was any resew Meat the
' limited boil." That was at L 26. There was no saw
was. I then went to the engine-delver and asked him what
sort of trio he was in. He replied, " All right" I said,
then you will be able to get on to Nuneaton as
you have 26 minutes good start before the limits& mile
die hers. lie said nothing to me about the "she dap-
tilt was • fine night. They bad no sand in the hex.
llreman went and got • shovel. It is not usual *Mks
inland at Tainworth. Every engine should have • sup*
of sand. I called to thaw to make the bud of their way to
Nuneaton. That is all the conversatis that took plain
I ham the sole miss ant of the atertlerg if the illidlig
WINO 1 NS on ditty ;I have also to book pnedips ad te
note all waggons thai come up or down the hogs^ I have
not to attend to the tekgraph. The driver did not say
anything to me about tlinet=ery state of thelaps All

tni:ine top at the ..—_ stition except the Irish night
mail tag& None of the drivers eomplained of the state of
the rails that njht. It was a beautiful day., and clew
naot. The telegraph of the limited null arrived
at Tamworth at 1.48. The train itself arrived at LK
at Tamworth. It left at 1.57. The right time for starting
would have been 1.56. 1 did not tell the driver that these
was a cattle train before him. The tattle train was twenty-
seven minutes ahead of the limited mail. I did not consider
it necessary on that soeount to communicate to the driver of
the mail train. The distance between Tamworth and Nut-
eaton is thirteen miles. The cattle train had forty-five nit-
rates to do that in. My instruction was that if there were
forty-five clear minutes between the arrival of a cattle trek
and • mail train at Tamworth, I should send on the cattle
train to Nuneaton. That order has been cancelled.
The witness was then cross-examined by Mr. Mottram,
and the oromexamination wee continued up to ten minuted;
to six o'clock, when our parcel wee despatched.
It was generally understood that the inquest would be
adjourned to Saturday after the examinationof this witness.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON TEE SOUTH-WESTERN

A serious accident hal:paned on the Salisbury
and Exeter Railway, about thirty miles below the former
town, on Tuesday night. The train keying Salisbury at six
o'clock proceeded safely until arriving between Buckhore-
Westin sod Temple Coombe, when the axletree of the
Wader broke, and it was thrown off the rails. The tr:.in
continued, however, for a short distance ploughing eves
thing before it, until arriving at • bridge, erected for the
p_erpose of carrying off superfluous water in case of flood.
Mrs bridge was !woken in ; but the engine,
ad
tender, and one of the ausiages, h
over before it fell. The carriage in which the guard
was riding was less (atom* for it was precipitated
clews the breach, and about • dam pammengers were in-
jured. The line was completely broken up for some dis-
tance, and the rails wore driven through me of the car-
riages. The buffers of one of the bind carrimes were also
forced through another carriage in front. A message was
immenately -despatched to Messrs. Miles and Son, of Gil-
lingham, and to Mr. Fussell, of Sherborne, all of whom
arrived on the spot as quickly as possible. Mr. Fussell
attended a lady on her way to Sidtuouth, and who had one
of her legs broken jest above the mole. Site was for-
warded on to Sherbosne. Messrs. Miles and Son attended
several other passengers, who were sent on to the Railway
Inn at Temple Coombe. Amongst these were two
sailors, one of whom was very much contused
about the breast and the ribs adjacent. They were
sufficiently well, however, yesterday Wednesday, to be for.
warded to their destination at Bideford, and we heard also
that the lady is in no danger. The wonder is that the in-
juries were so few. The driver and stoker jumped off the
engine and escaped with onl •• few bruise..&Wee the
carriage which fell through the bridge, another was thrown
transversely acmes the line. The whole of the trains were
delayed yesterday, but by dint of great labour timbers
were thrown across the breach, so that, except being
delayed, passengers were not at an incommoded. Mr.
Scott, the traffic manager of the can y, and Mr. Batty,
the superintendent of the department,
down the line by express yesterday morning, and oontnbuted
not • little in forwarding the arrangements for the regroup-
Um of the trail The damage done is estimated at 2,0001.
or 3,0001. It may relieve the minds of some of those who
had friends travelling by the train to state that the ma-
jority of the passemgers injured were mechanics einOo yed
at the line, who wore proceeding to Ilberharne. They
moaned, however, with contusion&

To iiz.eleZtlTer—l could not tell whether the Omni we
tamed against the engine when I observed the trap.
I have seen the main signal light at a distance of two
miles when I have beano the line.

Thomas Stoveas examined—l am the policeman on duty
at the Normals Crossing. I was called up on Friday more-
lug by Marking, sad told to stop everything Jawing on the
up line, as an saddest had taken *us. yea
turned ea red. The auxiliary signal wan turned on red, and
Mao the mils signal. I heard that the atudlitry sipsl
went oat, but I don't know that.
Richard Roan. examined—l am a porter ea the midway,
and it is my duty to attend to the auxiliary hm,. sad to
see that it is properly supplied with oil. On Thineiy_sioru-
ing, between ten and eleven, I cleaned the lamp, filled it
with oil, and left it ready for use is the treeniesi. I lighted
it between four and five o'clock in the irreehnt ; it would
burn continuously for about 24 hours.
Thomas J. Jenkins examined—l am points ens at the
Atherstom station, and was as duty there on Friday morn-
ing. I went on duty at six oa Thursday evening. About four
or five minutes past 2, a cattle truth arrived from the North.
Aa the train was puns( the engine man sounded his
whistle. I understood by that that ha intended to shunt.
I looked at my instal and taw that the limited mail was
due in about four or five minutia I thawed a white light
to let the ermine mu know that I underwtood what he in-
Marled doing. As soon as the hU of the cattle train passed
I left my box and wont to the space Wweer the two main
lines. I beard limy Ileckii ety at 419 teeth end of the
station, " the Wain is ecenhig." I aneeseed him that they,
meaning the Main, wine King to ohm& I told Mai
to show a • and dignify that the Mee wee lisoisid. I
thee the With teals is the south It was
Yee 'beet Wyse*Myani the pedals. I ooaid they hearths
lintitedamil. I sipaliid lie the driver of the cattle train to
sheet. I believe the train was stationary at the the.. The
driver was patting hook slowly. I listened to bear the

1860.. •

ILab, inteUfgrtut.

OOUBT OF COMMON PLEAS.—Noy. 21.
Sittings in Panco.—fßefore Lord Chief holies Bete and
Justices Williams, Bytes, sad biting.)
fIUT e. HICIS—ACTION AGAINST ITN 001,11=10r REIM
CllOllB-811MET
The declaration in this case alleged that whilst the plaintiff
masa prisoner in Whitecrose-street Priam the defendant was
guilty of various acts of misconduct towards her, such as
Mat he maliciously caused and permitted her to be assaulted
and ill-treated, and confined in a filthy and unwholesome
t, the furniture of which was infested with vermin;
apartment,
tlermitted her to be scandalised as a person of bad
mins and threatened; that she, being in delicate health, was
deprived of warm water, and of any water, and that she
was prevented from supplying herself with that kind
of food or with medicines necessary for her
ender the circumstaeoss. The defendant pleaded
that the supposed grievances were done in pursuance of the
provisions of the act under which the prison was rebuilt—
the 52 Gco. 111. If this were so, the defendant was entitled
to a month's notice of action, which had not been given,
end to bare the venue laid in the City.
Nies Amy appeared in person to support the demurrer,
end submitted that the acts complained of could not be
done in pursuance of the act of parliament, inasmuch as no
meth acts were warranted by the statute.
The Common Serjeant appeared in rapport of the plea.
The Lord Chief Justice said the law was that a prisoner
for debt should be allowed to send for proper food, whilst
here it was alleged that the defendant would not allow her
to be supplied with proper food. How could Maths done in
pmmance of the statute?
Mr. Justice Byles—lf such things were done corruptly,
er vindictively, ft clearly could not be under the act.
The Lord Chief Justice—The question for the jury upon
this plea wonldbe, whether the defendant honestly believed
that be acted in the execution of his duty ; but if he had
express malice against the plaintiff, and interfered to
vent her having that which the law said she was entitled
be could not then plead the statute.
. Justice Williams said the defendant in an action for
breaking and entering a close might plead this statute, but
the court would not allow it, because it would be clearly
FeZ:t ; and so where it appeared upon the face of the
that the statute would not justify the acts alleged
th declaration.
The Lord Chief Justice said that the proper course was
for the defendant to plead not guilty by statut3. The
gment of the court must be for the plaintiff upon the
demurrer, and the caste would be costa of the plaintiff in
any event.
Judgment for the plaintiff.