The Express.
London, England, 1868-04-13 00:00:00

TO TEI xprros OP THZ 11PRZOS.

none ofmy fellow passengers by the
12.10 p.m. up train on Wednesday bat (which came into
collision with the coal train at Sandy junction) have pub-
licly referred to the subject, I think (acting upon the
maxim of "better late than never") that the truly benevo-
lent kindness and attention received by the injured and
frightened passengers (many of whom were ladies who
had suffered severely) fromseveralof the inhabitantsof the
pretty little village of Bendy deserve the warmest thanks,
not only of the by that train, but of the public
generally, as everybody travels more or less. Where so
many good Samaritans rendered valuable services it might
be perhaps deemed invidious to particularise ; but I cannot
from referring to the excellent example of
Christianity which was afforded by the good IC:II
Sandy and bin amiable lady, who not only sent up to the
railway station large supplies of restorative stimulants, and
refreshments for the passengers immediately upon the
accident becoming known, but also invited and received
into their hospitable mansion a large number of injured
ladies, and freely gave them everything which could alle-
viate their sufferings, and supplied them with food until
they were able to proceed on their journey.—I am, ho.,
JOHN GRAHAM.
7, Thorahill-terrace, Sunderland, April 11.

CHANCERY Assuan. —The arrears before the
Lords Justices of Appeal number as many as " 106," some
of which have been standing from last year.
GOLD FROM TH. RITES PLATS AND BRAZILIL—
Kern. Lampert and HoWs 6111111242114 the Galileo and
Flamiteed, arrived from the River Plate and Brazils en
Saturday Let. The former steamer arrived at Liverpool
with 48,0001., and the latter reached Southampton with
10,0001. to spook.
Two BROTH... DROWNZD AT BRIGHTON.—A
melancholy accident happened at Brighton on Good
Friday evening. Mr. Richard Seaton, a commercial tra-
yeller, residing in New Kent-read, London, being at
Brighton, invited his brother, Mr. William Seaton, a
teacher at a Brighton educational establishment, to it..
with him at his hotel. After dinner a row on the water
was proposed, and the brothers took with them another
commercial traveller, Mr. W. H. Silk, of Almon-street,
nCt, whom they had met at the hotel table. They
acricensed boat, and put off. The ',Mermen's bye—
laws at Brighton enact that every Resumed boat shall have
a waterman on board when on hire ; but the watennan
who owns this brat assume himself on the ground that Mr.
William Seaton wu in treaty for its purchase, and wished
to Uy it without the owner being on board. Mr. Silk sad
Mr. William Seaton rowed, but when the boat had got
about 100 yards to seaward of the Chain Pier Richard
Beaton, who was steering, said be hit cold,
and should like a turn at the ear. His
brother who rowed at the bow, said he might take that
meet. Thej
got up to change plasm, bat both =2,
the same de they ombalaneed the Graft, which
and threw all three into the water. They =Raged to
keep afloat for some time, sad their mies for help
attracted the attention of venoms promenading an the
Chain Pier. It being nearly dead low water at the time,
and the plan are traffic canoed by the exennimi trains
being at sa mod for the day, sisdAmies we net so seen
feetheentiag as it yenta be under Osamu irennwleaess.
Them when bun named Markwiek readied the
zniete resod only Mr. Silk on the rubes. Tim !we
bed both sunk and wen drowsed. Mr. Silk
was very eithenated, but is now souvalumat. The triad
I was blowing off shore at the time, mad it may be that a
sudden gast aided the catastrophe, the boat Wiwi at the
time too far out to have the benefit et the lead &eller. •
reward befog offered, numerous boats were arMngs::
Saturday for the bodies, but up to dusk atither
found.
Walker's Half-Guinea Hata, equal in appear-
ance mad durability these 'generally sold at lea ed. each at the
meal Mail homes. Walker, Hatter, 49, Crawford-street, Very-
iebone.--iievertieseamat

GIMBAL CRIMINAL Count

(Baas Kr. Osarsidiser Kier.)
CABS OW BIGAMY.

Elisabeth Perot well-dressed and rather ipped-lashing
mag voiles. inzfeedesed te take her Pia lac Mow,
Mr. Griffiths candaded the preementies„ and Mr.
Straight appeared for the prisoner.
The cue on the part of the prossontion was that the
primate, was married In 1265 at Oolehesta to • person
named Mark Eon, and that they wets separated, and in
1859 she beams wanainted with a pause mused Moore, •
sergeant in the Royal Artillery, and eke was monied to
hiss in 1862. In 1863, in coesequsee a scanething that
traaapired, the prisoner appeared to have gene tetOol-
cheater to inquire after her first husband, and else reported
to Moore that he was still alive. The present charge wee
not preferred, it appeared, until the 12th 01, March of the
present year.
The prosecutor, having proved the facts connected with
the second marriage, was crow-examined at considerable
length by Mr. Straight for the defence. He said that he
was married to the prisoner at the Roman catholic chapel,
Woolwich, the prisoner having become • Roman catholic.
He himself was formerly a protestant, and when he
became acquainted with the prisoner in 1859 he said he
would admit that he was a "libertine; but after he
became a Roman catholic he reformed, and endeavoured
to live according to the word of God. (Laughter.)
The learned °ousel handed to the witness several letters
which he admitted were in his handwriting, and which he
had sent to the prisoner. They were full of religious en-
tressions, talked about prisoner having departed from the
right path, and advised her to walk ia the way of God.
In another letter he referred to • young lady named For-
tune, and told the prisoner that he did not think of marry-
ing her, because he believed she was deficient in intellect,
and asked the prisoner if she could reoommend him some
one fora wife, although ho, at the same time, said that he
did not think he ought to ask her to do such • thing. In
this letter (he witness also said that a good vile wu a
treasure from the Lord, and that it was only given to •
man for his good deeds. The reading of this correspond-
MOO caused • good deal of laughter in the court.
The prosecutor, in further crces-examination, said that
when he ascertained that the primmer had • husband alive
he felt that he was committing a great sin by continuing
to live with her, and they separated, but he admitted that
he visited the prisoner afterwards, and that interoonrea
took place between them, but be said he knew he was eon.
witting • an, but he was tempted and could not resist.
(A laugh.) He admitted that he had been keeping com-
pany with • young lady named Fortune, and he said that
he loved her, and he believed that she loved him, bat he
was unable to sty whether he intended to many her o-
not. . .

Mr. Commissioner Kerr—A mania generally able to say
whether he intends to marry a woman or not, (A laugh.)
Oro's-examination continued—He was unable to say
whether he intended to marry Miss Fortune or not, or
whether this prosecution was only instituted for the pur-
pose of getting rid of the prisoner, and enabling him to
do so. The prosecutor ►lso admitted that when he was
married to the prisoner she told him that she had been
married to a man named Fox at Colchester, but that she
believed that he was dead. _ _

A detective officer named Randall was called to prove
that he apprehended the prisoner on the present charge
upon the 12th of March, and that the prveeosttor accom-
panied him and went into the house where she was living,
and came down stairs with her and gave her into his cus-
tody. The prosecutor had privately written a letter to her in
which he said that he should come and visit her on this
evening, and that he intended to make a proposition to
her whisk she might be inclined to accede to, as she had
expressed a wish to leave England. The " proposition "
referred to was to give her into custody upon this charge.
Mr. Straight made an earnest appeal to the jury on be-
half of the prisoner, and commented in severe terms upon
the conduct of the prosecutor, whose object, he said, evi-
dently was to get rid of the prisoner by • conviction for
bigamy, in order that he might marry another woman.
He then contended that the evidence of snob a men was
not worthy of credit, and that there was nothing to show
that the prisoner did not really believe that her first hus-
band was dead at the time she married the prisoner.
The learned commissioner having summed up, the jury
immediately returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
There was a burst of applause at the result, which was
with difficulty repressed.