The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-26 00:00:00

ANOTHER MURDER OP A CHILD.

INQUEST.-{THIS DAY.)
This morning, Mr. Richards, deputy-ooroner for
Fart Middlesex, held an inquiry relative to the murder of
ase-born m►le ohild found inaide the railings of Palr-
tineplaoe„Oambridge•heatb-roof, where it had been thrown
eider vary strange circumstances.
William Macon said that last Thursday morning at 9
o'cloak, as he was pawing the house of Mr. Bligh, Pales-
tine-place, he saw a black parcel inside the railings. He
°treed the paroel a little and saw the arm of a child. He
Wormed Mr. Bligh of the matter, and that gentleman seat
for the police. The child must have been thrown into the
Arden from the outside, over a high railing. It might
bin been dropped over by • woman raising her hand over
Ise head. . .

Dr. James Ralph, divisional police surgeon, mid that he
received the body of the child from the police. It was •
very fine child of the male sex, and weighing &be. The ,
feed bad been compressed down upon the cheat, the legs •
teat upwards upon the body, and the arms creased
aver head and legs so as to make the body
Into • small parcel. The child bad been bora
alive and had a separate existence. The tongue
Protruded, incliaatiog an attempt at 'affixation. But the
mum of death was a severe blow on the right side of the ,
heed, musing an indentation of the skull acid an injury to I
the brain. The indentation of the skull could not have
been caused by a fall.
Mr.. Catherine Cadogan, lodge keeper at Palestine-
plaza, said that about 9 o'clock on hat Wedsesday eveniog
she mw two young women enter the pleas and walk op as
far el Mr. Bligh's house. They stopped there for • short
time. They carried • basket of liege size. It was dark
and witness did not see what they did, but there was some-
thing so suspicions about them that witness looked at them
narrowly as they went out, and she thought she could re-
cogaise them if she saw them again. She had never seen
them in the neighbourhood before.
The coroner directed the police to take • desoription of
the two women in question and endeavour to trace them.
The jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against
some person or persons unknown."

BRITISH AMERICAN LAND COMPANY.

(THIS DAY.)

The annual meeting of the shareholders was
held M 1 o'clock, at Um London Tavern, Gm. ALISANDIII
is tbs stair.

The report stated that the profit and loss account showed
that a set sum of 5,3131. 1941. lid. sterling was carried to
the "Surplus Fund Acconet," which latter account bad at its
credit a balance of 45,7451.45. 10d. Werling on Dec. 31 last.
The net amount received up to the 31st December from
the call of 4/, per share made upon the proprietors in Jona
last, nu 21,5991. ss. 7d., which sum? together with 2,6281.
145. sd. (taken temporarily from income received), Was
applied as follows :-I'n discharge of the company's B deben-
tures with half-yeer's interest thereon to 15th July last,
240191. ; ditto of balance of beakers' loan, 2,2001. ; total
paid. 24,7281. Out of the baiscos of 4,7701. 2s. 44.,
the directors proposed the declaration of a dividend of lb.
Per share, free of income-tax, paiahle ors snd after the 10th
of April mat, amounting to 4,500 E, leaving a Was** of
2701 2e. 4d. to be arried forward.
On the motion of the chairman the report was adopted
without nay discussion.
%Jou Bormtr, in returning thanks for reelection for
hiroself and other directors, cosgratulated the shareholders
on the improved position of the concern, sad exprneed a
hone that the dividend would not wily be rosintabeed Isat
increased.
The Proceedings terminated in the usual minus.