The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-07 00:00:00

Inatavtow Dann er.ai alined, and detailed th• arm

stances of his visit to Mr. Streeter'. residence et Wellbeing
and produced the 15 letters be had received. He
also pot in the policy of life assurance for 1001.
on the life of Mary Streeter, pat able to tho prisoner on her
death. He also produced a part of the knife which had
been broken off, and which haul been found by the brother
John near the deed body of his mother.

Llizalictli Wootton said she was in the service of Dr.
Duncan, 14 Henrietta.street, Covent -garden. The prisoner
lived there three months tut footman. He kit about •
fortnight sitter. (The letter. produced were shown to the
witness, who identified them sa being in the prisoner's haat!.
writicg.) She bad heard him say that be was writing to
Mary Streeter. She hail heard him talk shout marrying
Mary Streeter, and that he should insure her life.

Tlin letter already published were pat in sad read by Mr.
Perry, the chief clerk.

[The examination ins proceeilins when our report left.:

CMARING.CROS3 RAILWAY COMPANY.

(riffs DAY.)

The second ortlinary general meeting of thin com-
pany took '3:..a• this day, at the offices, Loudon-bridge ter-
tioniu, the lion. JANE., Bas,: in the chair.
The (-lowing report w.ie reel by the secretary -" The
direttoiv have to report that the works connected with the
railway bridge acre* t 1..• Thames at )'haring Craw were
ilmonticeol in rebruary Lod ; and it will be observed from
ann•-goal report of the itigiteer that the primes already
made has hero considerabie. The principal expenditure in-
curred up to the present time has been on account of the
pundiase of the existing l'hitriegeriaa Suspension-bridge,
which it will be remove ; and for
the land awl property at Ilungerfonimarket, tee
spired for the purposes of the proposed terminus.
The director, have con, arisogernent with the
Clifton Bridge Company ti sell them the chains and mate-
riots of the bridge (exclusive of the piers), for the sum of
subjeet to tl.e put•hasetv being at the expense of
taking them thorn and retnosine them. It will he net-emery
forthwith to take the requisite steps for purchasing the
further property required, ueiler the powers of the
art, in order that the works let were the south mei of the
l'haringitrost Ilridge and lotilonibridge ;Station may be
pr.:retied and completed In the time that the railway-
bridge and new west end tii• mime+ are reply fur te.dfle. The
proprietors are toran• thAt appli.tation wine 1113110 to Malta-
Mett in the present session fdrpowers to purcleoe the tolls
and 410..0 of the bridge and market Collllooo,o o 0 the terms
onainally agreed upon • and the directors have now to re-
port th .t tie .ict for dd. ivrp.su received the royal 11•11111 t
on the of July last.'
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The eagitierr. • teport then reel. It stated that the
etilltrpiort an• making good pry %re.oe with the (luring-eross•
TUC two cylinders whieliao to form the first pier on
the tunersve toearisider.ilde depth into
the bed of tlw river. the. of these cylinders. in a day or
two none, will be down to a point is° feet beneath the
underside of the briege. and will then he about
4(1 fret into the bed of the river. When it ban
reaeded this point the sinking will he iliscontinued,
as the foun.lation will he sulicient. The •.t het' cylinder is
about :tt feet into the 14.1 of the river. Con...i,k.mt,.
grew is being made at the contractorA work•• with the super-
strocture. The iron necessary for two of the spans it in
hand, nod about 50 tons 'have been put t..gether ready
for erreOtn. The diresgors are aware that the other
of the line will not lie pr0.,..-ded with until
a few months' further progress ban been made with the
bridge, inasmuch as the latter will hivessartly take longer
time to one; bete.
The statement of tile receipts aril expenditure for the
halFyrar reifies June 30, 12C(1. showed that the former
anen:.nted to l'.1:11.1291., an.l the latter to 51.4,62C4. 25.,
leasing a lialance of G3,6oes!. We. ?d.
The report was adopteiL