The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-24 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 24, 1861.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.
(Beirore the Lord Chief Bum.)
THE TATAL RAILWAY ACCIDILITT AT WTIRH•TOWN.

Henry Rayner surrendered to take his trial for man-
slaughter.
Mr. Metcalfe and Mr. Thompson, appeared for the prose-
cation ; Mr. Best was counsel for the defence.
It will be recollrs•tod that the coroner's jury returned a
verdict of manslaughter against the prisoner, who was the
signalman at the Kentish-town Railway station, in reference
to the fatal accident which occurred at that station to an
excursion train about two mouths since.
The grand jury at the last session ignored the bill that
was presented to them against the prisoner, but Mr. Met-
calfe, who appeared for the prosecution, expressed his
opinion that the matter was of such great public importance,
that a further inquiry ought to take place, and eventually
the case was postponed to tLe present session, when it was
said that additional evidence would be brought forward in
support of the charge. Another bill was preferred before
the grand jury, and this bill they also ignored. The pri-
soner now, therefore, surrendered to meet the charge upon
the coroner's inquisition.
The Lord Chief Baron, who had been made acquainted
with the facto, mid it was the first time within his expe-
rience that, after a grand jury had ignored the bill in re-
ference to such • charge, the coroner's inquisition was
proceeded with.
Mr. Metcalfe said that after this intimation from his lord-
ship, and particularly after the bill had been ignored by
two grand juries, he certainly should not offer any evidence
upon the coroner's inquisition.
The prisoner was consequently Acquitted.
NEW COURT.

(Before Thomas Chambers, Esq., Q.C., Common•Serjeant.)
Edmund William Bullen, 18, letter-carrier, pleaded
guilty to an indictment charging him with stealing a 4
letter containing the sum of Z po3l. 10e., the property of her
Majesty's Postmaster-General
Mr. Clerk appeared for the prosecution.
Mr. Sleigh, who appeared for the prisoner, urged in miti-
gation of sentence, the prisoner's .youth and the previous
high character he had borne.
Mr. Clerk remarked that the case against the prisoner was
• very had one. He was the deliverer in Lombard-street
district, and bad also been employed as a letter-sorter, and
suspicion had been raised against him in consequence of •
letter containing some notes having been stolen some time
since, and through those notes having been traced to the
prisooer, he was taken into custody, when other letters
which ought to have been delivered were found upon him,
and in his cupboard no leen than 1,400 other letters were
discovered. _

place on such a charge ; and if the charge did not stand good
against them, why ■bould it against the present defendant?
it was quite clear that the policemen had a spite against the
defendant, and that they went to his house on the occasion
in question for the purpose of trapping him, for they both
swore that neither on the third nor the fourth time did
they caution him--a thing which they should have done on
each occasion.

Mr. Barker remarked that it was quite clear that the
police did not tell the defendant on either the third or the
fourth visit.

Mr. Lewis said he should not detain the time of the court
any further, but should confidently ask for the dismissal of
the summons.

Mr. Barker said—Looking at the evidence I cannot safely
convict. I am not imputing anything to the constables, but
I cannot help saying that there have been considerable con-
tradictions. I repeat again, that I cannot convict on this
evidence, nod the summons must therefore be dismissed.

Henry Thomas, a licensed cabdriver, badge No. 64, was
summoned before Mr. Hayman by inspector Booking, of
the T division, for unlawfully causing his cab to stand in
the High-street of Kensington, on the 9th hut., longer than
necessary for taking up or setting downzngers.
The complainant (a police-constable proved that the
defendant's cab stood in front of the Thin public-
house for 20 minutes.

The defendant said he Iran there for three-quarters of an
hour. tie wan waiting for • gentleman who had gone to
the Palace. He was hired near the House of Commons,
and he drove the gentleman to several places, and then to
Kensington. He then asked him if his horse could take
him to the Pimlico station, and upon telling him that he
could, he gave him sixpence to obtain some refreshment for
himself and horse, and to wait there for him.

Mr. layman said that no person hiring a cab could order
the driver to stand at a particular place, while he went
elsewhere. He must take the cab with him. He (Mr.
Derma) could not go shopping in Regent street with hie
carriage, and block up the way by leaving it in front of one
shop while he went into another. He would have • right
atop in front of the shop he intended to make pure
but he had no right to order his carriage to stand in front
another shop.
The defendant said he could not go away, as he bad the
gentleman's things inside his cab. He wished to ask his
worship, in the event of a fare getting out and telling him to
stop for him and running away, whether he could remain
at the place or not.
Mr. Dolman said the defendant would have to tell his
fare that he could not stop there. It would be impossible
to allow a fare to order a cabman to stand where he pleased,
as it would inconvenience the public, and lead DO
DO end of confusion. He wished the defendant to under-
stand that in future, and to take care not to doll) main. Ho
would let him off this time.
The summon, was thee dismissed.

FEARFUL ACCIDENT ON THE SHREWSBURY
AND WELSHPOOL RAILWAY.