The Express.
London, England, 1857-06-02 00:00:00

THE CATASTROPHE IN MORECAMBE BAT

INQUEST OK THB BODIES.

The inquest was held yesterday, at the North-
Western Hotel, Poulton, by Mr. L. Holden. After the bodices
of the ten deceased had been viewed evidence of identity was
taken. The witnesses supplied the names and ages of the
deceased, which were as follow :—John Williamson, 29
Thomas Hardman, 39; Henry Parkinson, 10; William
Bond, 25 ; Thomas Robinson, 27 ; George Aelaburner, 27;
Richard Houghton, 25; Jonathan ; John Saw)er,
21. We have previously Mated their occupations, and
where they had lived. The only 'aldosee obtained as to the
identity of the tenth man is that famished by • receipted
bill found In his pocked. It is made out to " Mr. William
Rose," by " Miles Roes," and it casuists of four items, all for
clothes, eunountthe to 34 2". 6d. Tha deceased driver of the
cart was identified by his brother, George Aehbumer of LSD-
caster, a colour-sergeant In the first Lancashire militia. Ho
mid that his brother had been used to aiming the Ganda
three time • week.

Rolm iallwid that he managed the hotel at Kent Bank
for Mr. Wilkock. He remembered toning Ashbunier and
Bell at the bouae on Friday night. He supplied Bell with
a glass of porter: and in passing a room he observed Ash-
bonier standing with bis back to the fire, and, he believed,
singing a song. He could not say whether Aahlturner was
sober, but Bell was quite sober. To the best of his know-
ledge, the deceased men came to the house about ball-pad
9 o'clock, or twenty minutes to 10, end went away about 10
o'clock, On Friday evening It would have been
a good (safe) ford at nine o'clock, and the water would be
out tor five hours—a sufficient time to allow of the ford being
crossed. He told an konfounder (Mr. Cooper, of Lancaster),
who was at his house on Friday night, that the deceased was
going to cross the sands, and that gentleman expeesxd his
intention of going with them; but he (the witness) dis-
suaded him, not because he was apprehensive of danger to
the party craning, but because be thought the company
would not be agreeable to Mr. Cooper, who afterwards
chanced his mind, and remained el! night.
l'eddw said that he saw the men come to Kent's
Bank public-house. They remained from twenty minutes
to half an hour, when all of them got into the cart again.
He went to the door, and sew them drive over the railway
and upon the sands. The driver wee not drunk, but he was
"sharp fresh," and was worse than the others. The
witness asked the driver if be was going to take the
party over the channel, and hs replied that he had
agreed to take them to Lancaster. The time at which they
started was a proper one to cross the sands. When they
started it was half-past ten o'clock by his time, but by the
Lancaster clocks it would only be ten o'clock. He cod go
over in two hours, bat it would have taken this pert" three
L hours. Soma of thane were quite sober.
• The coroner having summed up, the jury at once retained
a verdict of " Found drowned." No more Wks have been
' found, although, as previously stated, three or four are sup-
' posed to be nuaimg.—Maitehater Ouardian.

ATTEMPT TO MURDER AT 103HERVILLE
0.4.8D.M.

The Rochester roagisiestes were engaged for
several hours yesterday allanuesa la as faveariptka of a
charge of attempt searestepalevad aided sil=a.
named George Palm, laths lade sr
Mary Ann nail** as sieved to bs mead
whilst giving her slam% said is bad bpi wilit
the prisms it rani mods, mad was to
mkt at • relbabasma stall la Oa
Thamby swab( they had a going, OS
bit ids meek% the primmer oa that ocoalsa dark
bor. Oa lialardoy ernaleg ohs west to tits tstradmat
mesas he tits lowa of procuring bar &Um Risme
wastbses, =CAA bar Ilia iatareled to Imes him. is
said sirs mild art baked each a thing filer what had se•
canal, sad proceeded paisirs to get her dMbas. Priscase
followed bar up, sad spa asked if is Mande to num
him. Ma all doe 1M ast, sad pared him to go downstairs.
ha alas did so pines tasks Irma bb paint,
bar dre simaii law is soave of IL He Oda
it of, sad promsaida masa dmvadsirs eat at the bomb
Primer lamed bar, sad la somthirlag bar stabbed hat
twin, soak nit so OM As bind poured ease*
her dogma
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whalers olaromolo Pater weal Moab
roost and dississpirast Two Obis sod II
lie ill" maim; Gas of the gistsie bad
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lies was committed on the tangs of attempt to warder.

THE REPRESENTATION or Likose—The depts..
tics trees the Comsmative Aeseraitim, which went up
to London an Saturday, retuned be Leek yemeerdey after.
WOK. An telismisw wee bed with Mr. Cerdenk ; but.
while thanking the domestics Er the bowfin doom him
in giving lata the invffelion, le C
This dec limited Is Mend as •
can/Mete. isio n Ilk.Cadeski he bad Milli
at in esesegeonse M hie P. palm te
the Ogled imam pekoe. Het annikes hkeei=
certain of inertia Nu Miele, who wee
for that city et lie lido okolion; and be, there.
fore, declaim oanikiker en ismorteet borough De Leda.
Another meedevil ti OSMIIIVONNO party was held motor.
day ategmeriti Mes mom et moral gentlemen were men*
tionels Sig talkie mirk aware ; but it wag
asnlit..ll °Met in magi
me Om gime of kr. Rant Ball's co
Henri
et the meat aladiae, andkeg been idesmmillee.
Iced Mile the ememeelffee MOO i lesds. Last
aimftaßeilieslt plaid lie eikeem be which he sap
me Burn et seelle erseervellvm,
peetermV. siiismi mad kW mike:
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mok tbo sot Ir skips =LS
kko, keimmesh IN the means et ffeemdep neffield
esestilefik. Even ff it lad bora bkmseille
167teleties sekit could sot be held te 'kap to
prey to wee *elk Mk. The cireehni sandeffen to
calenred Clisk Hall Yam Imam MOM ham
Maw net been delkend atard all te the Ilkertme. err M hme
bees aimed eke they were to• Male bo amok*. Con.
ibbribt penile in lito lame, not int.
Illek eisierkar lbws' made mayona yet, biteis started*
mead the bers.gh with Mr.
Ikrzonktur OP SO Diiiiixrcos or THE
LAHOORINO CLASsES.—As sembikt, under the Labourers
Dwelling Act,l&A, has km penmen& kr the erection of "the
Strandcbnildings," a model lodging house in Eagle-court,,
Angel-court, Strand. The above-named act offers fecilitieg
for carrying out the ebjectof the Strand Buildings Company,
but in order to allay any doubt as to the limitation of the
liability of the shareholders, the prospectus of the company
has been submitted to Charlie Wordsworth, Esq., who hes
shed—" I am of opinion that a shareholder in llus suede.
Hoe will be liable only to the extent of his shares not paid
gm, and even such liability cannot arise until it is shown that
dare we me cerporale toads. The object of the company is
M pew Met inmelerents in the erection of improved
blemenf dweliteps an be made profitable when the neigh-
licediont aid site an Judiciously selected. A more fit and
Vell=site then Eagle-court for the experiment it would
ito find in the metropolis. The neighbourhood to=popnlated, and the rads paid for inadequate amour.
extremely high. The site has been granted by the
Deb of Bedford to Tiecount Ingestre. M.P., the chairman
sod promoter of the company, upon highly advantageous
terms. A large portion of the capital, 2,9801., has been
sheedy subscribed at • trifling expenditure, through the in-
defatigable exertions of the chairmen and committee. A sum
of between 7001. and 800/. is still required previously to the
commencement of the building, for which the preliminarY
arrangements are completed.
TUE LODGING -UOUSIF: Act.—The VOWS obarrok
of the report on the operation of the Lodging-house licit
pubGahed in led Friday's Erprese :—" Tho testimony of
all is to the success of the act to diminishing disease and,
as far as can be observed, crime and immorality: Thu
piece of legislation seems, in fact, to have gone to the source
of a great evil. However much some may talk of spiritual
improvement end moral culture, there car be no doubt of
one thing—thatthe bodily state of every men must be Hs
basis of his mental state, and that habitual dirt and misery
will produce demoralisation as certainly m an injured
brain will produce idiocy or madame At the bottom
of all schemes for the improvement of the people
must be placed the elevation of their Fihyrical
condition. Without this ell preaching and schooling are
vain; with it they will soon be demanded by the poor
themselves. Hellh and comfort and general wellbeing urge
a man upwards in the scale of morality and decency' but
amid crowds, and stench, and vermin, what place is there
for human sympathise, not to my divine aspitations? The
fact that hundreds of thousands, throughout the cannily
are being rescued from filth and abasement by the action of
one unassuming act, shows how great a place a plaid=
may attain by pursuing these byways cc! legislation, eves
though he should never soar to the regions of constitutional
reform or financial °realisation."
Tug BOMBAY, BARODA, AND CENTRAL INDIA
RAILWAY COMPANS.—At the second annual meeting
yesterday of the propaistera of this company, the report
(which stated Hsi the works wire now progressing rutir
lactorily, sal oospiol awest to the Hon. East India
Company AO MANI the ffemi of a line from Bombay to
Som,VOI aispkeL The chairman (Col. French) stated in
reply Hat the was indebted to the Earl of Devon,
sou NOMA alma which they should liquidate by de-
pen, emlffmtit was thought advisable hy;the board that the
abeell wren pim the coot of the separate terminal
la Otitis Lei amid not be got without. The draft
eke =maid to the lad India Company, approving cif
the lies otkibui by Wood Hennedv from Bombay to Surat.
and rerpostieg the Hs. Best Cempany to sanction
that also, by a es a palm et this company'i
contract, vas am of aminuseely. The meeting
went off , and a vete of thanks was pruned to
the chairmen end directors, sad to Colonel Kennedy, the
consulting .agleam at the cempnaz.
EASTERN A3DBIPELAOO COMPANY.--ThiS COM.
Mir about to adorro the mom of what is termed
areMy" elmillevey. We Mieblisbed to work
:oolakottn7okk, Williosmonrood shire of wet
y
oat ko Padres ad y's fleet, DAS
&GA aft shookigg a omit& et led,Vrlt is eked,
hemmer, that, taker the value af tle=y leirtemette
✓d
Ha 20,000 k micalled up capital, semis vials
realised to pay of liabilities, Mr. Wright* is the °Maki
brpikter.