The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-26 00:00:00

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CORONERS INQUEST.

Yesterday afternoon Mr. Beryeant Payne held
en inquest at St. Thomas's Hospital, touching the death of
the Rev. John Watson.
Frederick Sinclair deposed—l live at No. 6, Bennett's-
plaoe, Oratecharch-street. I came over London-bridge
barmen nine and ten o'clock on Thu reday evening loot, and
what I got on the City end at the at aide of the way, 1
saw the deceased thrown viokatly into the road by a cab,
and as he warn falling I saw one of the wheels striae his
fart. I did not see any omnibus near him at that time.
Coroner—Did you see what root of a cab it was
Wimem—lt was a Hansom cab, end going extremely
fait. The driver suddenly pulled up, but as soon a. the de-
ceased fell he drove on again, and 1 could not recoguire the
man who drove It.
John Maths'!, porter at the Deptford Infanta:in, fait —I
was coming over London-bridge, from the City, between
9 sad 10 o'clock on the night in queation, and when nearly
opposite Fishmongers' Hall I saw the deceased lying in the
road, about three garde from the kerb. I assisted him (toot
the ground, and then I perceived his face was emaehed in,
and blood sporting out, I immediately fastened a handker-
chief round his face, and, with the aid of snottier man, got
him into a cab that was passing, and went with him to
Bt. Thomas's Hospital. I saw nothing to cause the in-
jury, and do not know how It occurred.
Mr. Henry (lavas, house-eurgeon at St. Thomas's Hos-
pital, said—The deceased was brought in about a quarter
to 10 on Thursday night last. I immediately attended
him, and perceived that the nose was torn from the face.
The boner and cavity of the fees were smashed, and the
palate of the month torn away In three places. The left
eye was lowered, and fell into the socket, and a portion of
the scrap was laid bare. We sewed up the detached parts
as quickly as possible, and did all we could to preserve life.
The doomed remained perfectly sensible up to about half
an hour before his death, which took place on Saturday
afternoon between two and three o'clock. I have Once
made a post-mortem examination, bet I found no other
injuries than those described, which were gullicient to
cause death. It Is my opinion that the pole of an omnibus
or shaft of • cab might have inflicted the injuries. A abort
time before the rev. gentleman died I andmethod him to
say that be thought a cab did it. He WA then perfectly
sensible.
The Rev. G. A. Evans, of Saint David's-chapel, New-
cross, said—l knew the deceased. He was president of
Hackney College, and was at Saint David's-char-el on
Thursday evening, when the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor
presided at a meeting of the Young Men's Christian Asso-
ciation. The deceased was in his usual good health, and I
left him at the railway station about live minutes to nine to
proceed to London.
Cormier—Has anything been heard of the cab that was
seen to throw him down P
Inspector Hodges, City police—No, sir; every inquiry has
been made to and out the cabman, but untotunately with no
emcees.
The coroner here briefly summed up, and the jury re-
turned the following verdict, That deceased met with his
death by reason of the injuries he received, bat how and by
whom there was no evidence to show."

THE ACCIDENT ON THE MANCHESTER,
SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY.

We have remind the following official amount of the
above accident :
"On Elanday night the 5 p.m. London down train nn
off the Hoe at Pigeon-bridge, seven miles from Sheffield,
about 8.30 p.m. The engine ran into a spoil-bank,' and
went over on its side, taking the bresk•van and one carriage
with it. The other coaches were left acmes the line. The
fireman states that he heard a loud crack, and immediately
put on his break, but before he but succeeded the engine
left the metals. The cause of the accident was the breaking
of the crank-axle of the engine. The driver and fireman,
and loading guard, were shaken, and some of the passengers
including Mr. Hawksley, C.E., received contusions. All the
passengers in the train, except three who remained at Shef-
field, were brought on to Manchester, where they arrived
two hours and a half after time. The gentlemen injured are
doing well."