The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-25 00:00:00

7017-*J4J-I Y.A.WITI 11.
THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENWN JANUARY 25, 1868

ILL Paget mid that sa the defendant bad not been fixed
before, he wink( mime the line from 101. to 40e., part ot
which he awarded to the party aggrieved.
Mr. Crossly said that heshould like to have a saes stated
for the decision of the superior Goads, for the matter was
et pave importance to every pawnbroker.
Mr. Paget said he would not state a oars, bosom he had
no doubt of the law, bat the defendant, if he thought
ppaerr, could appeal to the quartos swims sad obtain a oon-
n or reversal el his docialma.
Mr. Crossley mid he wished to ask &drier respecting his
right to compromise in other our.
Mr. Paget—Consult your loolieltor II to your right to com-
promise. (Ironical cheers sad laughter.)
Mr. Paget (loadly)-8ileneer, lamps, there must be no
manifestation of feeling in this mart.
In answer to *nether vodka of the defendant's,
Kr. Paget said be should go on convicting and lining all
pawnbrokers in every ease that was made out until a supe-
rior court dedded be was wrong.

" PECULIAR PEOPLE" COMMITTED FOR
MANSLAUGHTER.

Yesterday Mr. Wm. Payne, City coroner, held
en inquiry at the Crown Tavern, Blackhlars-road, touching
the death of Louis Wagstaffe, 14 months.
The deceased was the daughter of " two saints " of the
faith called the "Peculiar People." Though • girl she was
named Louis, after a mint of the church. As will be seen
by the evidence taken in the case, the unfortunate child
lost her life through the too strict adherence of her parents
Ito one of the tenets of the " Peculiar Church."
Mrs. Fanny Adley, 16, Prince's-street, Blackfriars-
reed, said that she was • widow, and was one of the
" Peculiar People." The deceased was the daughter of
Thomas Wagstaffe, a wharf labourer, and Mary Andrews,
his wife. The child was always delicate, and it suffered
from a cough. The elders of the church were called to-
gether and they anointed the child. The ceremony gone
through was the pouring of oil out of • phial on to the
child's chest. They prayed to the Lord to heal the child
and raise it up again. Whitest did not suggest the calling
in of a doctor, became* when she was herself load low the
Lord of all raised her up again. She went by the word of
God. On Tuesday last she saw the child was wow, and
death took plain on Wednesday. They gave every nourish-
ment to the child, and also brandy and water. The
reason they did not call in • doctor was that Scripture
said " Cursed is man that trusteth in man ; " and also,
" Trust not in an arm of flesh."
A Juror—Did not Jesus speak of calling in physicians to
the sick?
Witness—ln what part of Holy Writ do you find that?
The Juror confessed that he did not know, but he asked
the witness, " If your leg was broken would you call in •
doctor, or would you merely pray to the Lord to get it
mended?.
Witness—The Lord says, "Not a bone of the righteous
shall be broken."
Thos. Cook, the coroner's officer, deposed that on Wed-
nesday last, from information he received, be went to 3,
White Horse-yard, and in • loft over • stable in which
was one horse he saw the dead body of the deceased child.
The mother, Mrs. Adley, and two male persons were in the
loft. They said thattlie child had been ill • fortnight, and
that no doctor had seen it—" God raised up the sick and
the wounded." Witness said, " What! without medical
aid !" What do you call your religion? They answered
" Peculiar People.". Witness re
before he had never
beard of such azek before, and he thought they were
very peculiar in
Dr. Thomas Donahoo, 19, Westminster-bridge-road, said
that the parents called upon him for a burial certificate
after the child was dead, and of course he refused to give
it. He had sines, by the coroner's order, made • poet-mor-
tern examination. He found that death had resulted from
inflammation of the lungs. The disease had been go ffig on
for ten days. If medial aid had been celled in the child
would have had a fair chance of recovery. Brandy and
water was highly improper ; it would aggravate the disease.
ThomasWagstaffe, the child's father, was then asked for
an explanation of his conduct in not getting medical aid
for his child. He said the reason is, I gave my heart to
the Lord six years ago, and I believe that God is of my
body. Now, I believe that when lam laid low the Lord
will raise me up. Six years ago I believed as the people
of the world do. One of the elders of the church will ad-
drew; you upon this.
The Coroner said as the awe was a serious one he would
hear any witness that could be produced.
A middle-aged man who had the appearance of • shop-
keeper, then stapled forward and said he was an elder.
He handed in' plan for the elders of the Peculiar
People, 1867-8," which was simply a list of 13 places which
were to be visited by the elders. The head-quarters of
the sect appeared to be in Essex.
The Coroner said the deceased child had lost its life
through the fault of the parents in not procuring neces-
sary medical aid, and the offence amounted in law to man-
slaughter. Elders might leave their own lives to the care
of the Lord if they liked, but the lives of children should
not be played with. He liked their notion of trusting in
the Lord, but in this case they had gone too far.
The jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict
of " Manslaughter against Thomas Wagataffe and Mary
Andrews Wagsteffe.
The Coroner said that be would take bail for the appear-
ance of the accused at the Central Criminal Court. He
fixed the amount at 801. for Wagstaffe and his wife, and
two sureties of 401. each.
Two members of the sett, hat manufacturers, became
sureties.
The elder above alluded to mid that in Essex, where
they had numbers of these cases, Mr. Codd, the coroner,
after consulting with the recorder, decided that when they
sincerely believed in the Lord, it was not manslaughter.
The Coroner said that he was of a different opinion, and
that he would send the parties to Newgate in future
oases, for children's lives should be protected. The age for
miracles was past, and they would find that though the
gates opened for Paul and Silas, the gates would not open
for them when they were in prison.
The elder remarked that physic killed a great many
people.
The saints gained a victory over the people of the world
at the end of the case. When they had signed the bail
bonds, they refused to pay the usual fees, and as the bonds
were signed and aooepted, there was no way of compelling
them to band over the money.

RAILWAY AND OTHER BILLS BEFORE PARLIAMENT.
—Yesterday the examiners upon standing order proofs
met at Westinluster, and there'd of the following rail-
way sod other private bills now pending in parliament.
There were four unopposed petitions, which came under
the consideration of Mr. Freda, the examiner, who held
his court in committee-room 16. In each case the standing
ordure were declared to have been complied with :—The
Staffordm4irePotteries Waterworks, the London, Brightoo,
and South Coast Railway, the Cambrian Railways, and
the Chichester Gas Mid. In Mr. Palgrave's court, which
was held in committee-room No. 17, the following peti-
tions were considered, and the standing orders declared by
the examiner to have been complied with :—The Wol-
borough Local Board, the Ruthin Water, the r :bridge
and Itiokmensworth Railway ; the Clonmel, Lismore. and
Du Railway ; Aberdeen Harbour. the Grand Junc-
tion aterworks, and the Farehani and Netley Railway
bills. The examiner declared that the standing orders
had not been complied with in the case of the unopposed
petition of the North Woolwich and Silvertown Drainage
WL The opposed petition of the Metropolitan Street
Tramways Balt was taken into consideration by the same
examiner, and was further postponed until Monday next.
Flag AND Loss or Luz. —A disastrous and
destructive fire broke out about midnight en Thursday, on
the premises of Mr. Frederick Pigg, hosier and boot and
shoe manufacturer, Market-row, Great Yarmouth. It
appears that Mr. Pigg, his wife Sarah Plgg, aged 26, his
servant, • young woman named Rebecca Abbe, and their
three infant children—Edith, egad 2j years, Fanny Eliza,
aged one year. sad Mabel, aged one month—retired to
rest at as early hour on Thursday night, leaving every-
thing apparently see. Mr. Pia. his wife, and the
youngest infant slept in the middle floor, while she servant,
with the other children, slept in an attic. At midnight
Mr. Pigg was awakened by a feeling of suffocation, and he
soon discovered that the room was filled with
smoke. He roused his wife, who, in her fright,
rushed up stairs after the other infanta. In the mean-
time the flames, which had originated in • lower
story, spread with rapidity. The servant, with great diffi-
culty, escaped with one child, Edith, by jumping through
a back window, wounding one of her legs, and severedy
cutting one of her feet. Mr. Pigg also escaped, although
he fainted when he reached the street. Mrs. Pigg was
beard to exclaim that she could not desert her children.
and just then the roof gave way, and she and her little
ones were buried under the burning mass. The locality is
densely populated, and the houses are in close contiguity
on each aide of the row. The fire accordingly parsed from
Mr. Ingo's house, which was completely gutted, to the
house of Mr. Tyson, a draper, on the opposite side, cad
the house of Mr. A. Waters, another draper, hc., a great
amount of additional damage being thus inflicted. The
charred remains of Mrs. Pigg and her two ohiklres were
dug out of the ruins of Mr. Pigg's hams in the seams of
yesterday morning. Mr. Pigg was but partially thawed
the other sufferers were fully insured.
_ The damage is
estimated at from 3,000 f. to 4,00 W. The Yarmouth fire
brigade rendered good service in subduing the firs.
THE BIZIELECHEAY Mumma. —An inquest was
opened at Dirmieglam yesterday afternoon by Dr. Biro
Davies, the borough earesier, on the body of Miss May
=bosun% who was murdered in her owe house ea
Tuesday evening wader the drearnstances which have been
dessriked. Three witnesses were examined, who deposed
to fasts as peerlessly stated. Kr. Samuel Lloyd, • Ger
emu, dspsesd te the *iodides of the body, which showed
sigma of debility. There was • purple diaeologration of the
neck and shedder, the noes was slightly tuned ; there
were aim three small bruises, two or them on the
shoulder sod am ea the thigh. 'Me cease of death was
videos* applied to the threat. As adjourevema tusk
phis in mew that • post snorters examine*. soy be
made IN Amble' yet bean (herbed to the pespelmeses
of ads mime.
Yesterday wee the most winterly experienced at
Liverpool during the past or
_regent year. The wind
blew with great force from La sesompseded at
interval, by showers of sleet. The cold was intense and
the wind, which woo at its highest about midday, him is
the tam of one of the Town-hall dodo.

Tif3 Dsprraza

After our report left yeeterSey,
Edmond flealmszansined,
card. I keep the IlagWilliasn,
in Wellington-etre= Deptford. knew Lyteeltes
but did net see the others until last Sunday. On Sun-
day, at • quart= to three o'clock, Richardecm,
O'Leary, Lyttelton, and one er two others same into
tay been with the witness Boadall. it'Carthy and
=other man afterwards aims in together. I served
them with • pint of stout. They were in different com-
prised' in front of the bar. Shortly afterwards four
we 1,5 mama in, and one of the latter came round to
Benslall and in the hearing of the others mid, " I heard
you pa sow remarks about America last night, which I
it=ou're • liar." By the remarks then made by
the man was DANA= that he had been in America.
The man had previously abed Randall "• Fenian."
Lyttelton afterwards struck his hand on the counter end
" We have a snake amongst as which we must
with." He got excited, and challenged Bonded
to ht. Bondall salted me for the key of my private
room, and I gave it to my boy, and they walked into the
parlour, but not Lyttelton at that time. Lyttelton did go
in afterwards, and the door was closed. When they had
been in the room about • quarter of an hour, as it was
about • few minutes to 3 I demanded admimion. The
door was locked. After • few minutes the door was opened,
and I said, "My house ia eke= in front. You mart goont the
back way." They all went out. While they were in the
room Richardson made a remark as to what was going on
inside. About a quarter to five the MUM afternoon Ron-
da came back and told me what had been going on.
M'Carthy, Richardson, Lyttleton, and O'Leary moon after
mime in together. O'Leary, who had his coat off, attempted
to strike Bondall. I interfered, and Lyttelton rushed at
ins to strike ma in the jaw.
Lyttelton—That's truth. (Laughter.)
Witness—Richardson interfered, took off his coat, and
said Lyttelton had no right to strike me. They then went
away.
Cress-examined by Mr. Pulling—l do not remember
ever to have seen M'Carthy before the =cud= to
which I have referred. I don't remember ever to have
seen Richardson before. They came at • quarter before
two, and afterwards went into the room, where they
slopped for • quarter of an boar.
Mr. Pulling—Then what became of the hour that inter-
vened until then ?
Witness—How should I know ? I em not supposed to
know how the time passed.
lit. Maude—Why, they must have been about three-
quarters in front of your bar, then?
Witness—They might have been. I cannot swear that
M'Carthy or Richard.= did not leave the room. The
door was looked. I believe M'Carthy was outside the
room when it was locked, and I said to him I wanted to
turn the people out. He did not, to my knowledge, ay
"We are waiting to take • Fenian." I never heard him
make use of the words, but he may have used them.
Before the door was opened I did not see Richardson out-
side the door. He did not say to me, " There is some bad
business going on inside, get the door opened." M'Carthy
did not say he was waiting to arrest any one. When I
opened thedoor I let out three, viz. :—Lyttlelton, O'Leary,
and the witness Bondall, and there was nobody then left
in the room.
Mr. Mande—Then it is quite clear Richardson was not
in the room, nor M'Carthy either.
Mr. Pulling—Just so, air ; that is what I wanted to
establish.
Orem-examination continued—l recollect M'Carthy
coming in that evening at half-past four, but I do not
know that he took any part in the fight which took place.
The only part Richardson took in it was to defend me.
Mr. Pulling—Now, during the whole of the time that
M'Carthy was in your house did you hear from him • single
expression relating to Fenianiam ?
Witness—l did not.
The prisoner Lyttelton here asked that his wife might
leave the court, as she probably would get too excited at
the hearing of the came.
Mr. Maude--She is at perfect liberty to go out of the
want.
Lyttelton—And let the potboy of the King William go
eat of court.
Mr. Mande—Yes ; not only out of court, but out of
hearing.
Ilr. Pulllog—During the whole day did you hear
Richardson say anything about Fenianisni?
Witness—l did not.
Cram-examination continued—Bondall was the first
person who spoke to me about this Fenianism after this.
He came to we after the house war opened, about •
quarter past five, to tell me what he had been taken to
the station for. I did sot see him that day again. I only
knew him as one coining in for about • week to take a
glees of ale. He came in like any other man.
Mr. Maude—Any other man? What do you mean?
Did he frequent the house?
Witness—He came in once or twioe a day.
Mr. Pulling—Did he ask you did Irishmen frequent the
house?
Witness—Oh, I am supported entirely by Irishmen.
After some futther evidence the prisoners were re-
manded until Friday next.

A SHERIFF CHARGED WITH FINIAIVOL—On
Wednesday last, say" the Onerneeg Mail and Telegraph, •
serious charge of Fenianism was brought against Mr. Thos.
Simon, her Majesty's sheriff for the island of Alderney.
The investigation, which took pie:eyelets the magistrates,
was conducted in private, and the nature of the evidence
has not been ciliates]. Mr. Simon, however, was sus-
pended from his office, and ordered to give bail for Lis ap-
pearance at either of the oourts of Guernsey or Alderney,
to answer any charge that may be brought against him.
The matter has created great sensation in the Channel
Islands,
EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY IN A Lot ECG-
GAGs Orrtcm—ln October last, on the arrival of a Hem-
ford train at Shrewsbury railway station, a porter found
under the seat of a second-class carriage a small box, appa-
rently loft there by a forgetful passenger. The box was
addressed to a person in Edinburgh, and was directed to be
left in the railway station there " till called for." No one
cowing forward to claim the property, it wee removed to
the last luggage office, and reported in the usual manner
to the Clearing-house, London. In accordance with the
practice of the railway authorities of opening and exa-
mining during the present month all the unclaimed pro-
perty which may have come into their possession during
the preceding year, the box in question was, on Thursday,
opened by one of the parties, when to his astonishment
the contents proved to be the body of a full-grown child.
The corpse was carefully wrapped. up in many folds of
newspaper, but there was not a single article of clothing,
or anything else that might afford a due to the identity of
the child or its parents. The box appeared to have been
specially made for the purpose for which it had been nsed,
and so tightly and ski ally was the body packed that,
when opened on Thursday, after lying in the office for
upwards of three months, it was found to be in a state of
perfect preservation. On being exposed to the air, how-
ever, it immediately became affected, and rapidly reached
• state of decomposition. Pending the result of the medi-
cal examination made with a view to an inquest, it is not
possible to state with accuracy how the child came by its
death.
DdaffitUcirva FIBS AT Till WIST-IND.—Yes-
terday morning a fire broke oat on the premises of
IL Antoine Clandet, photographer, 107, Regent-street,
and in spite of the exertions of the firemen, who were
speedily in attendance, the dames spread with such rapi-
dity that the premises were soon destroyed, and the
adjoining houses considerably damaged by fire and water.
The premises w see Mewed.
THE ELVER AT TIIRLI/fO.--Since the publication
of Mr. Alfred Reedited's special report on the above
epidemic in our journal of the 11th inst., we regret to
say that, instead of an abatement, there has been • rapid
increase, both in the intensity and extent of the disease.
During the last fortnight the able-bodied agricultural
labourers, who at first, to • certain extent, were free from
fever, have fallen virgins to it, and as nurses cannot be
procured at any pries those even, who are still
free, have been obliged to remain at home to
attend to their sick wives and families ; these are now
succumbing daily to the fatal pestilential air of their
habitations, so that net only are fresh cases on
the inane'', but relamee__, from which few seem likely to
recover, are frequent. The general impression is that if
energetic means are not adopted, the whole population of
this ill-fated village will be swept away. Our medical
brethren are doing their work nobly, and we feel that the
want of action am aeg the authorities does not arias from
• want of the best advice. We know that Messrs. Tom-
kin, Barron, Proctor, sad Gi111906 have all done their
utmost, sot only in nesting the disease, but in urging
the necessity of syetematkelly adopting those measures
which we feel convinced are the only means of Manipur;
oat this destroying fever. The medical men see over-
worked far beyond their strength, and it is but just,
it ia but humane, that • st•ff of competent persons
shauould 'east them by seeing that their sanitarrregaLtions
stn ca
out to the letter. As we have said bedlam all
the excreta should be at *sae disinfested either by car-
bolic acid or chloride of lime, and water from use doss'd
be imported without delay. On Monday there was •
meeting of the based of guardians, at which =l.
Banco and Climacia were preeent.
pletiothee sugges-
tions of these vedettes, who are se augmented
with every detail of this epidemic, will, wi t a single
moment's delay, he adopted. Some two or three old wells
beve been dosed, and • new one is being mink. The gars-
, dims have also provided Messrs. ?noise and Gimson
with an siniatant. The Manes is the 'Bleeps is almost
without a paralleL There an now 250 eases, and these
have bean mere than 25 deaths from Dossier 14 to
Janlo. Sure • elate ad things is • etimmeat in itself.
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