The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-07 00:00:00

THE EXPREI3B, TtitrliffiAr EVLONIN'6, MAY 'l, 180.

and he gave him • dose to quiet him, but
he declared that he bad not given him so
much u was represented by the witness Smith. Dr.
Bullet, the medical officer who made a post mortem
examination of the deceased stated that his brain
was softened, and exhibited Indications of serious
disease, such as might have occasioned his death
at any moment, and, although be had arrived at
the:eonelusion that his death was occasloned,or at all events
accelerated by the dose of morphine that was administered
to him, he said he should not have arrived at
this result if it had not been for the statement of the man
Smith, and in the absence of that statement he should
have ascribed the death of the deceased to a. fresh access of
the disease under which he was suffering.
The jury found the prisoner Nut Guilty.

(Before Mr. Baron ChanneL)
THIC MAN,LAUGHTER OF LIZUTENAKT BULLOCK.
James Brooks, a labourer, who was yesterday convicted
of the manslaughter of Lieutenant Bullock at Fulham, was
brought up for judgment.
The learned judge said he had deferred pasting sentence
in order that ho might consider what would be the proper
punishment to pass upon him, and be did him the
justice to believe that he did not intend the corn-
sequences that ensued ' • but upon very slight provocation
he struck Lieutenant Bullock a blow that knocked him to
the ground, and the consequence of the fall was that the
skull of the deceased wag fractured in two parts, and he
WAS shown to have been sensible afterwards. Had
the case stopped there, he might have tweed a
lighter sentence than ho was about to do; but
it appeared from the evidenne that, unconscious
of the consequi nee of the act be had committed, he treated
the unfortunate man in a most shocking manner. Under
all the circumstances, and taking lob consideration the
slight provocation be received, he felt it his duty to pass a
sentence of penal servitude for seven years.

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ALLEGED INSIMIAErrr Ar HACZEST THITON.
DEATH AT THE WORKHOUSE-GATE.

INQUINIT.—(TRIO DAY.)
This morning Mr. Richards, Deputy Coroner,
held an inquiry at the Three Cranes Tavern, Church-
street, Hackney, relative to the death of Mertes Savory,
aged 09 years, who expired in the swot after having been
natured admission to the local workhouse.

Mr. Staunton, clerk to the Hackney Board of Guardian',
watched the cue on behalf of that body.
The deceased, according to the statement of his son,
had been a collector of herbs, but had become destitute
and went into the Hackney Union, being a sufferer at that
time from disease of the heart.

The evidence of the police was to the effect that on
Thursday night they found the deceased lying on the
pathway near the workhouse. He was very excited and
asked for beer, and the pollee thought he was drunk,
although there was no odour of it from his breath. When
one of the oonet.ibles asked him what he was doing
there, be replied, " They won't take me in," and on
being asked where he lived be said " At 24, London.lane."
He was raised and tell twice, and died soon after the
second fall. This witness was informed by the master of
the workhouse that the deceased had been discharged
that day, and that he went to the Spread Eagle public-
house, where he had been drinking.
George Austin, I Brooksby-vralk, a carman, said that
on Thursday night he was in the Spread Eagle public.
house, and he saw the deceased there very ill. Ile was
gasping for breath, he was bent double, and his eyes were
very dull. Witness said to the landlord, "We had
better carry this man to the workhouse for he is dying."
With the assistance of • young man witness then
carried the deceased to the workhouse gate. Atter
ringing the hell three times the gatekeeper answered them.
Witness asked to see the niaster, and Mr. Johnson, the
master, came down to the gate in his shirt sleeves. Witness
said to him, " This man is in • dying state, and I believe
you must take him in." Hr. Johnson answered, "It you
don't take him away from the gate I will give you both in
charge to-morrow morning." The workhouse door was
then slammed in their faces. _ .

Ily a juror—The deceased was not the worse for drink.
He complained of pain. The master did not examine him
before refusing him admission.
By Mr. Staunton—The master said "We shan't talcs
him in. Yon must take him to the house where be has
been all day." He also paid, "He has had two shillings
and a loaf of bread, and he has spent it."
Mr. Charles Aveling, M.R.C.S., said that he was called
to the deceased, and ho found him dead on the pathway
outside the workhouse. The death arose from disease of
the heart. _ _ _ . _

Dr. 0. Millar, medical officer of the Hackney Work-
house, Raid that deceased had been under his care since
Faster last. Witness placed him in the imbecile ward, as
be was suffering from senile imbecility. He had a habit of
getting tip at night and taking the clotheaof otherpaupers.
He frequently applied to witneastolet him leave thz. house,
but witness did not acquiesce. He was placed on fall
diet, as he suffered from general debility.
Further evidence was given to show that the deceased
was not drunk, but that when in the public-house he was
very ill. One of the witnesses stated that when the
deceased was lying upon the ground a policeman
said to the *meant that the man was charged with being
drunk and incapable, but that the man could walk as well
as the sergeant, only he was too obstinate. Sergeant
Faden took the officer's bull's-eye and, turning it on the
man's face, said, " If he is not dead, I never saw a man
dead." Tne police were very kind to the deceased.
Corroborative evidence having been given with respect
to the refusal to admit the deceased to the workhouse,
Mr. G. 0. Johnson, the master of the union, was next
examined. He confirmed the evidence of Dr. iner as to
the treatment of the deceased in the house. He received
meat and beer daily. When patients were ill, friends
were allowed to visit at other than the regular time..
Otherwise they could only be visited twice a month. The
deceased was not in the infirmary. Witness would have
allowed his son to see him if application had been made
to him. The deceased discharged himself of his owa
accord. He applied for his discharge on Friday week,
saying that he was going to his daughter's, but as
he admitted she was not in • position to keep
him, witness advised hint to wait till Wednesday
and apply to the board for out-door relief. He did
so, and the board gave him an allowance of 25., • loaf, 2oz.
of tea, and alb. of sugar. He was discharged the next
moroing. Ho was tottering, but he was rather improved
since the time of his admission. On the Wednesday wit-
ness advised him not to go out, but be was determined
to go. . .

I.7oroner—lf a man discharges himself have you any
power to admit him again'
Witness—Not it he is drunk ; and, besilea, I could not
take him in after reoeivini 2a. that day. When he was
brought there at night, I firmly believed he was tho worse
for drink. 1 did not examine him, for I had heard of the
case 20 minutes previously from the police, who said the
man had been in the Eagle all day. I said I had nothing
to do with drunken men.

A juror—If the man was drunk why did the police go to
you about him' _ .

Witness—l suppose they thought I would take him in.
After Austin and Nevett took deceased away. Nevett re.
turned and said, " I Lope you will not say anything to us
for bringing Charley here drunk."
The Coroner having summed up,
The jury returned a verdict that the deceased died
from disease of the heart from natural causes, and the
jurors consider that a discretionary power should be given ;
and that it be incumbent on the master of the workhouse, in
the case of a pauper discharging himself with out-door
relief in a known state of ill-health, and being brought back
on the same day or night in • dying or drunken state,
either to admit him at once or call in medical aid forth.
with.

SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF A WOMAN IN THE
CITY.

INQUEST.-(THIS DAY.)

At noon to-day, Mr. W. J. Payne, the deputy-
coroner, held an inquest at the Skinners' Arms Tavern,
Skinner-street, Bishopsgate-street, respecting the death of
Miry M'Carthy, aged 70 years, who was alleged to have
expired from the effects of severe kicks inflicted upon her
after she had been thrown down a flight of stairs.
It appeared from the evidence that the deceased died
suddenly, and that upon the examination of her body
several bruises were discovered. It was proved by a
daughter of the deceased that she bad been subject to
habitual ill-treatment from her husband but it was not
shown that these injuries had any connection with the
woman's death.

The statement of the husband was to the effect that the
deceased had fallen out of bed when in a state of drunken-
ness.

The jury found that the deceased woman died from
the mortal effect. of effusion on the brain, and
that her death was caused and accelerated by cer-
tain injuries Inflicted upon bee person ; but that there
was not sufficient evidence to prove how these injuries were
canoed.

WEATHER REPORT.-(11118 DAY.)

THURSDAY, MAY 7, $ &N.

MINE&-(TI118 DAY.)

ONE O'CLOCK.
The mining market is rather more active to-day.
Prices are quoted as follows :—Prince of Wales,
51s. 6d. to 52a. 6d. ; Chiverton Moor, 61 to
61 ; West Chiverton, 631 to 641 ; Great Vor, 17
to 18 ; North Crotty, 21 to 21 ; Wheal Trelswny,
Bto 9 ; Wheal Mary Ann, 21 to 221 ; Henrietta,
371 to 40 •, Clifford, 61 to 5g ; East Caradon, 41
to 1 ; •
North Treskerby, 18s. to 293. ; Grenville,
Ws. to 375. 61. ; and Retal lack, 2to 21.
There is no change of importance in foreign and
colonial mining shares. St. John del Rev, 19 to 20;
Don Pedro, 11 to 2 prem. ; Anglo-Brazilian, to
prem. ; Pestarena, to 1 die. ; Chontales, 21 to
; Rossa Grande par to 4 prem.; Anglo-Italian,
par to prem. ; United Mexican, 11 to 1 ; Frontino
and Bolivia, 1 to 1 ; and Port Phillip, 11 to 1.
At the meeting yesterday, of the United Mexican
Mining Company (Limited), the directors' report
was adopted. At a special meeting, held subse-
quently, a call of 2s. 6d. per share was unanimously
agreed

The half-yearly meeting of the Scottish Anatra-
lien Mining Company (Limited) is fixed for the
15th inst., when a dividend is to be declared.
The meeting will then be made special, and a
resolution will be proposed to increase the com-
pany's capital.
The first ordinary general meeting of the Anglo-
Italian Mining Company (Limited) is convtixed for
the 14th inst.

RAILWAY, MINING, AND OTHER
SHARES.-(THIS DAY.)

lSales today to I p.m.l
COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURMES.
Canada lloversunent, 6 per cent., January and J uly, 1477
to 1884,103} 1.
New Zealand, 6 per cent., len, June and Dec., 112.
Victoria Government, 6 per 1891, April and Oc-
tober, 1101.
ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS.
Caledonian, 751. 6). 4.
Great Eastern, 341, 4.
Great Northern, 103, 21, 1.
Do., A(A receives no dividend until 6 per ant has
been paid to 13), 97. .
Great Western, Original, 54„', 31, 44.
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 121, 71.
London, Brighton, and South Coast, 534, 4.
Loudon, Chatham, and Dover, 184, 1.
London 11.12.1 North Western, 1i54, 4.
Metropolitan, 1)24, 4.
Do., Extension (div. limited to 6 per cent. till Jan.,
1870), 106.
Midland, 1G74.
North Eastern, Leeds, 39.
Shropshire Union. 57.
South Eastern, 741.
PREFERENCE SHARES.
Great Eastern—Eastern Counties eaten. No. 2, 83), 5.
PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS.
Midland, 3 per cent., optional to convert to ordinary
stock, Sept. 1, 1869, 164.
LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
Chester and Holyhead, 5 per cent., 1124.
Vale of Neath, 951.
BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
Bombay, Baroda, and Central India, guar. 5 per neut..
1044.
Eastern Bengal, guar. 5 per cent., 1064, 6.
Bast Indian, guaranteed 5 per cent., 1114.
Great Indian Penin,ula, guar. 5 per cent., 1094,Great Western of Canada, 144, 4.
Madras, cr. S per cent., 1041.
Da, 4 per cent., 99.
Sande ( njaub), 1024.
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Antwerp and Rotterdam, 94.
Bahia and San Francisco (Limited), guar. 7 per cent.,
15, 1.
Dunabarg and Witepsk (Limited), guaranteed 5 per
cent.. 761,
South Austrian and LornbardaVenetian, 141, 4, ad.
FOREIGN RAILWAY OBLIGATIONS.
Orel Vitebsk, guaranteed by Russian Government, 5 per
Gent., 791.
South-Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, 84.
COLONIAL AND FOREIGN MINES.
Don Pedro North del Rey, 1 15-16 pm.
St. John del Rey (Limited), 20.
United Mexican (Limited), 14.
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Australasia, 531.
Chartered of India, Australis, and China, 171, Nd .
City, 12.
Consolidated (Limited), 41.
Imperial Ottoman, 101.
London and Westminster, 691.
Do., scrip, issued at 101. prem., none of which has
been paid, 471. 61.
New South Wales, 45.
Oriental Bank Corporation, 42, ad.
Union of Australia, 48.
Union of London, 341, 0.
MISCELLANEOUS.
•
Atlantic Telegraph, 581, 9.
Bombay Gas (Limited), 43.
City of Moscow Gas (Limited), 5, 4
East India Irrigation and Canal, 17
Egyptian 9 per cent. Viceroy Loan, guaranteed by
Euptian government, 90, 89.
Hudson's Bay, 151, 15, 1
National Steam Ship (Lim.), 9.
Oriental Gas (Lira.), 6 15-16.
Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 584.
Telegraph Construction and Munterrance(Lim.),l4l.
Viceroy of Eqpt (Mortgage) Loan, 701, 4.