The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-24 00:00:00

tITIALI2IIO LINILNt

.lama Harrington was charged with stealing • basket
of liacin, value 51.
Matthew Martin, • greengrocer at Hackney, was en-
gaged by • laundress, named Lamprior, living at Homer-
ton, to convey two baskets of clean linen to she residence
of Mr. Kent, • gentleman residing at Manor-terrace,
Hackney, and while he was carrying one of them from the
barrow at the door into the house the other was stolen.
In fact the thief must have seen the man's
back while committing the robbery ; not any
trace, however, could be discovered until it was furnished
by the police in consequence of Jarrett, 279 N, taking the
prisoner to the station at 6 o'clock in the evening with
the identical basket of clothes in his possession. lie had
seen him in Clapton-square waiting, as the felluw stated,
for a man who engaged him to carry the basket and to meat
him there. _ .

The onooner was fully committed to the Middlesex
Sessions.

The death is announced of the Rev. Dr. Samuel
Rotley Maitland. For some years he was librarian and keeper
of the MSS. at Lambeth Palace, and in recognition of his ser-
Vie.s in that capacity Archbishop Howley conferred upon him
the degree of Doctor of Divinity. Ho was a fellow of the
Royal Society and of the Society of Arts. He wrote on
various subjects, amongst others on the State of Religion
and Literature, the Reformatiee, Prophecy, she Nature,
History, and Destiny of Man, Superstition, Science, and

!isomerism.
Tue STATION ACCIDENT AT MaNcHENreit.—The
inquest on the bodies of Thomas Sherwood, joiner, and Mark
Russell, brickeetter, was opened by the City coroner yester-
day. Mr. Raby, architect, was elected foreman of the jury.
William Thompson, fitter, in the employ of Idessre.Rankin,
engiasers and ironfounders, Liverpool, said they were con-
tractors for the ironwork of the roof. At the time of the
accident, a few minutes before 2 o'clock, he was on the
third girder, or longitudinal beam, from the Ardwick
end of the station. He was engaged in fixing the
taut-iron gutters. His attention was first arrested by
• loud crash of glass, apparently at a distance of 50
yards. Turning round he saw one bay of the roof givieg
way. The part on which he was vibrated a little, but it
had not fallen. On getting down, the first man be saw was
Russell, the deceased, whom he conveyed in a cab to the
infirmary, where he saw hint put to bed. Russell was at
that time quite insensible. In the absence of the witness
who removed Sherwood from the station the jury pro-
ceeded to the infirmary to view the bodice, and then to
the station, the Coroner having explained the necessity
for seeing the place immediately, that the reconstruction
of the station might be proceeded with at once. It also
transpired that Mr. Galloway and Mr. Edward Bellhouse
had been instructed to give evidence professionally as to
the cause of the accident. The inquest was adjourned,
after the inspection of the station to Wednesday week.
RAILWAY AND OTHER BILLS IN PARLIAMENT.
Yesterday Messrs. Frere and Smith, the examiners of stand-
ing order proofs, resumed their sittings. Mr. Smith de-
clared the standing orders to have been complied with in
the unopposed petitions of the Thames and Severn Canal
Navigation (Railways), and the Highland Railway. The
unopposed petitions of the Waterford and Limerick Rail-
way (extension), and the Glasgow Union and Suburban
Railway were postponed instil the 6th proximo. In the
ease of the unopposed Waterloo and Whitehall Railway
(extension to Newington-butts), there was no appointees
made by the parties. The further consideration of the
opposed adjourned petition ef the Great Western and Brent.
ford Railway was postponed untillto-morrow) Thundiy. The
opposed Wimbledon Railways bill was adjourned until ;
Fnday (when it will be taken by Mr. Erste), and that of
the City, Kingston, and Richmond Railway was ordered to
stand over until this day (Wednesday). The standing orders
were declared to have been complied with in the opposed
petition ef the Swansea and Clydach Railway. There was
no appearance in the ease of the opposed petition of the
Midland and Great Western Junction Railway. The
standing orders were declared by Mr. Frees to have
been complied with in the following unopposed
cases The London and North Western Railway
(new works and additional powers); Drayton Junction
Railway (extension to Cannock Chase) ; the Winohoomb
and Midland Railway ; and the Weaver River Navigation.
There was no appearance entered in the unopposed case of
the Axholme and Marshland Railway. The opposed ad-
journed petition of the London, Brighton, and South Coast
Railway (Surrey lines) was adjourned until the sth proximo;
that of the Sirhowy Extension Railway until to-morrow
(Thursday) ; and the Ely Valley and Vale of Neath Junc-
tion Railways until this day (Wednesday). The examiner
declared that the standing orders bad not been complied
with in the case of the opposed adjourned petition of the
London, Chatham, and Dover Railway (new lines, Ste.) The
Vale of Llangollen Railway (opposed) was postponed until
the 7th proximo ; and the opposed petitions of the Aber-
dare Valley and Caerphilly Junction Railway, and the
I South Eastern and London, Chatham, and Dover (London,
Lewis, and Brighton) Ralways, were adjourned until this

day.
LODGINGS IPOR THE WORKING CLASSES AT PARIS.
—Au important step is about to betakes towards providing 11
the working classes with cheap lodgings. By the generous I I
initiative of the Empress, 300 boners will shortly be j I
built at Montronge ea plans supplied by M. Chas-
seignior, architect. The apartments will be spacious, i ,
airy, and abundantly supplied with water. Public r
baths end waahhousee will a/ao be erected elose
by. It is proposed that comfortable lodgings for
single persons shall oat only 100 fr. a year, and those for ,
families 200 fr. 250 fr., and 300 tr., aooording to their size. ,
The houses ars; to be open night east day, so se to leave the I
utmost liberty to the occupant& The rearm will be received
is small inetalmeate if preferred, and in cue of nonpayment
the goods will never be seized, but the tenants will be ,
required to leave, taking away their furniture, and giving
a verbal promise to pay so soon se they may be aMe.—
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