The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-19 00:00:00

THE Cess or " LAynro-our" ♦ LIVE CHILD.

The circumstances of the extraordinary wee reported in
the Sevres. of Saturday were brought under the notice
of the Poor-law Board, who at once instructed Mr. H. B.
Farnall, C. 8., to open an official inquiry into the conduct
of St. Panora. *Slows ooneernod in this matter. The
papers informing the guardians of that parish to be pre.
pared with the monetary evidence were sent on Saturday.
The commissioner is invested with magisterial powers, to
receive sworn evidence, and to call for witnesses, Woke, and

"'HE CHARON AGAINST A STAFFORD TRADESMAN
AND HIS HOUsERELPIR.—At the Merionethshire assizes,
held at Bala, on Saturday, before Baron Bramwell, Mr.
George Francis Griffin, draper, of Stafford, and Thins
Tunstall, his housekeeper, a cunning-looking woman, were
indicted for unlawfully endeavouring to conceal the birth
of the infant child of the latter by throwing it into the
river Mawddach, near Dolgelly. Tauten pleaded guilty,
and was admitted as Queen's evidence. It will be remem-
bered that at the end of September last some children
were playing on the banks of the river Mawddach, near
Dolgelly, when one of them found the parcel, which on
being opened was found to contain the dead body of a
child. Wrapped round it was a pillow came and a copy of the
Manchester Examiner and Times of September 12, on which
was written in pencil, "Mr. G. F. Griffin.* The body was
handed over to the poiioe, who made inquiries
at Dolgelly, and found that the prisoner Griffin
Ind oome to the Ship Hotel there the day before.
Inquiries were also made at Stafford, and it was found that
Thrraa Tunstall, whofor several years bad been housekeeper
to Mr. Griffin's father, as old gentleman between 80 and
90 years of age, bad recently given berth to a child. The
remaining portion of the pillow cue in which the child was
wrapped up when discovered was found in her bedroom.
She and Griffin were then apprehended. The latter denied
the charge, but the former made a statement which she
repeated in the witness-box on Saturday. It was to the effect
that the child was born dead, and that as the defendant
Griffin was going into Wales upon business she wrapped it
up in a newspaper with his name upon it and persuaded
him to take it with him. When he returned he said be
had thrown the body out of the train into a river in
Merionethshire. The prisoner was found guilty and sen-
tenced to a fortaight's imprisonment. Tunstall was doi.
RAILWAY COLLISION.—On Saturday afternoon,
on the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway, at the point
known as the Stewart's-lane Junction, a passenger train had
just arrived at the junction when a goods train appeared
at full greed, and despite all endeavours to arrest its pro-
gress, came into violent collision with it. A lady, whose
name was not ascertained, received some severe contusions
, about the bead, and her farms was cut in many planes by the
, broken glass of the lamps and windows of the carriage.
I Three or four other travellers were also injured by the force
of the collision, and received much injury by being pitched
from their seats. . .

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THE CATTLE Pr.Aorz Reruns.—An analysis of
last week's cattle plague returns shows that of the counties
in nigher!, Wales, and Scotland, 22 counties remain free
from the disease. In 37 comities no cares have been re-
ported as occurring during the week. Twenty counties ,
and the metropolitan police district show en increase of
1,055 cum. Twenty-eight counties show a demises of
1,847 cures. Showing a total decrease during the week end-
fag Mush 10, 1866, in England, Wales, end Soothed, of
712 MN, as compared with the week eodts. March 3,1886.
—Note : 225 inspectors hays not reported this weak in time
for this return ; of these, 15 reported cues last week, viz.
—for the county of Buckingham, 1; Chester, 2; Lancaster,
1 ; Lincoln, 1 ; Norfolk, 1; Oxford, 1 ; Salop, 1; East
Riding of York, 2 ; metropolitan police district. 1 ; and foe
Scotland, 4. These inspectors returned 1,416 cases last
week.
ROYAL FAZE HOSPITAL, GRAY'II-LIVN-ROAD.—The
number of patients relieved at this hospital during the
week ending March 17, was 4,456, of which 1,357 were new
cases.
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