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London, England, 1853-03-28 00:00:00

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Acceptances to be signifii
the 31st of March.

RAILWAY TRIALS.-CONVICTIONS FOR
NEGLECT OF DUTY.

The High Court of Justiciary met at Edinburgh on
Thursday last for the trial of the officials of the North
British Railway, implicated in the collision that took
place at Portobello, on the Bth of October last. The
panels were five in number, of whom three were tried
on Thursday.

John M`tionald, engine-driver, Thomas Wilson, sta-
tion-master, Portobello, and John Hogarth, pore
Portobello, were placed at the bar, charged with
~
pable homicide, as also culpable neglect of duty ; 1" °-
far as on the Bth October last, a goods-train, consisting
of eighteen trucks or waggons, drawn by a locomotive-
engine, in charge of M'Donald, having arrived at Porto-
bello from Edinburgh station at or about fifty-five
flutes past five o'clock, or at all events within fifteen
minutes of the expected arrival of the 5.55 n24'
train from Edinburgh, Hogarth, in violation of his
duty, neglected to present the fixed station signal a'
the west of the station to warn the mail train that
the station was not clear, and Wilson neglected to
see that the said signal was duly presented, and Con-
tinued to be presented, while Wilson also neglected
to take proper measures, and to issue the neceseall,
orders for the clearing of the line for the passage of tae
mail-train ; and M‘Donald, aware of the starting of the
said train, neglected his duty to proceed with his lit
train to the first offset or siding, at the station, which
would hold it clear of the main line ; in consequence of
all which, or part thereof, the mail train came into vio-
lent collision with the
goods train, the porter of the
goods train, named Stewart Ogilvie,
was killed, an
il
several of the passengers of the mail train were bruised
and injured. •
At the close of the evidence for the prosecution , th°
charge against Hogarth was withdrawn, and the evidence
on the subject of the signals being contradictory, the
court directed the jury only to consider the other pout.,
The jury found Wilson guilty of culpable neglect 0!
duty in not clearing the station, and 111‘Donald .
guilty, in not removing his engine and train from the
line, with this extenuation, that he was undeithe iii
pression that he should attend to the orders of the guar"'
Sentence was delayed till next day.
On Friday William Lyall, superintendent of the
goods department, Edinburgh, and Alex. Ramey,
foreman foreman porter, and acting as day pilot-gnarl') e f
charged with culpable homicide, or culpable neglect
duty, in so far as, on the Bth of October, they t
or-
dered or permitted the irregular train to leave
Edinburgh station at about 5.45 p.m. °r' the
least, within 15 minutes of the time, advertise st
d for
starting of the mail train, with the
object of depositil
some of the trucks at the Portobello station, and SOwail
at Leith junction ; in consequence of which; the In
„I
train having started from Edinburgh at or about its non'.
time, the collision occurred as above stated.
The charge against Lyall was withdrawn, and bearnfft
accordingly acquitted. The jury found the ease ag.
Ramsay not proven.
sentence, and were awarded— Wilson eighteen months
Wilson and M'Donald were then laced at the bar for
Wilson
and M'Donald four months', imprisonment. , and
Throughout the trials the counsel on both sides;
especially the court, animadverted strongly at the laits•L
ed
°*
coonunthteenapnacrt of the
httheeir servantssuperi oroofffit hceersc,oraand whichpany that
led ~_
11
e
such danger to the public. The Lord Justice Clerk it
it would
pretty evident that on a similar case occurringmarked that the disclosures that had been made, made
be the manager or the directors, and not the inferior ser-
vants of the company, that would be held responsible,
should this laxity be allowed to continue.

CAPTAIN JOHNSON AND THE WiDoW.—lt will be recol-
lected that when the eoi-disant Captain Johnson was
committed to take his trial at the Old Bailey for robbing
Mrs. Stewart of railway shares and cash to a considers-
'ble amount, bail was accepted for his appearance. The
trial was afterwards postponed till the following ses-
sions. As soon as the captain was released from prison
he at once proceeded to the house of his victim,
and, singular to say,
on presenting himself before
lady,that no power on earth
she threw herself
intoti t
hisa e
adr
mbau, t . a
ni infatuated
declared
should induce her to' prosecute the object of her
admiration. So convinced was Johnson of the weak
ness of his victim that he had been frequently heard to
say that all he required was to be once more admitted into
her presence to make all right. As the sessions ar
proached, the prisoner's anxiety to procure bail became
the more urgent, and the price for the requisite suretleg
became increased, and ultimately 201. a-piece was know°
to be the sum paid to the bail upon which he was libe`
rated. As was anticipated, he did not make his appear"
ance at the ensuing sessions ; and the consequence w''°'
olfeatvh
that his recognisance of 400/., (as well as the recognir
:awes of his two sureties of 2001. each, were estieatea,
and a warrant was granted 'by the judge for his aPPre-
sahrurtld
hension. From what transpired, no doubt remained °II
the minds of those acquainted with the circumstance
leave the
atrrheancgoeumnetnryt, was,
a that
that Captain
should join him of
un • and the sequel proves the justice e
that opinion.
stohnat
On Wednesday last the whole of I'4.ge
effects of Mrs. Stewart were sold by auction 'by
Lockwood, on the premises, No. 20, Brunswick-o°e'
Barnsbury-road. The house was stored with furniture
and effects of the most costly andelegant description
. late,
and amongst other things sold were 400 ounces of p
tiy
a fine-toned harmonicum, and 200 volumes of elega°
ale
bound standard works. The sum realised by this ee"
inStjesaharta-
was very considerable.—Observer.
qnnl Per
GOOD-SERVICE PENSIONS.—The Pension of _ ~Lieji
annum "for good and meritorious service,' lic!lsir
lapsed to the Admiralty patronage by the death of
Thomas Ca el G.C.8., has been conferred on dingVisce
miral Sir George Seymour, C. 8., S.C.H.; comna cer .
the squadron on the West India station. And the, P_lty,
sion of 1501. per annum, which reverted to the Adin,,
patronage by the promotion of Captain Boxer to
p,
rank of Rear-Admiral, has been conferred on
0,7 e-r
Michael . Seymour, commodore-superintendent 1
Majesty's dockyard; DeVonport.

MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

The country markets held on Saturday were fairly sup-
plied with wheat. Selected samples moved off steadily, at
full prices ; but low and middling qualities were much
neglected. All kinds of barley, the supplies of which were
on the increase, changed hands slowly, on somewhat easier
terms. For malt very little was doing. Oats, beans,
peas, and flour commanded scarcely any attention.
In the Continental markets the transactions in grain on
English account have continued limited. The flour trade
in the United States has been very inactive.
Up to our market, last week, the receipts of English
grain were on a moderate scale. From abroad we received
9,943 quarters of wheat, 8,890 barley, 4,150 oats, 4,818
rye, 2,620 beans, 260 seeds, 4,518 sacks and 1,817 barrels
of flour.
The receipts of wheat put up to this morning's market,
coastwise from Kent, were but moderate, and in very
Middling condition. From Essex, the supply was small,
but of somewhat improved weight. By land carriage the
arrivals were on a limited scale. Notwithstanding that
the show of samples of both red and white was small, the
demand for most kinds, owing to the falling off in the at-
tendance of buyers, was rather inactive ; nevertheless,
Most of the samples were disposed of at prices about equal
to those obtained on Monday last.
For forward delivery, the business doing was compara-
tively small ; yet growers in general evinced no anxiety to
press sales, although the stocks of wheat in the midland
counties are represented as good.
With foreign wheat, fresh as well as ex-granary we were
tolerably well, but not largely, supplied, Good heavy
qualities sold at full rates of currency ; but all other kinds
moved off slowly, at barely stationary prices.
Floating cargoes—the arrivals of which off Falmouth
have not increased—sold at full quotations.
The total supply of barley being somewhat extensive,
that article was in sluggish request. Fine malting parcels
sold at full quotations ; but grinding and distilling sorts
Were dull, and lower to purchase.
We had only a moderate supply of malt on offer. Fine
parcels sold at extreme rates. In other kinds, very few
transactions took place.
The show of Irish oats was tolerably good—that of
English and foreign limited. • All kinds met a slow inquiry,
but no change took place in the quotations.
Very few English beans were brought forward ; but the
supply of foreign was good. All kinds sold heavily, at late
rates.
Although the show of peas was limited, the trade ruled
dull, but no actual decline took place in the currencies.
The show of flour was good. All kinds moved off slowly,
at previous rates. The stock of foreign is on the increase.
CURRENCY PER IMPERL4.I, MEASURE.
Wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier • • .. 61s to 63s
Red • • new 42s to 48s Oats Yorkshire and
old 503 54s Lincolnsk., Feed 16s 22e
Ditto, White new 44s 54s Potato
Ditto... • .... old 49s 60s Youghal and Cork
Norfolk and Lin-
coln, Red, old 475 533 Cork, White ..... 16s 25,
Ditto new • • . 37s 47s Scotch, Feed. •• •• 21s 25s
R9O-01d ••• • • • 29s El s Beans—Tick .•• • • .... 349 38s
New .. •• • . 293 31s Pigeons 36, 44s
Barley—Grinding .. •.. 283 303 Peas—Grey .. •• • . 31s 35s
Malting ........ 31s 34.. Maple .•••• • . .. 33, 36,,
Chevalier ••• • . 35s 38s White. ••••• • •• 36 40s
B
Malt—Suffolk and Nor- oilers ••• • . 118 s 4 s
folk.. •• • • ...... 54s 58s Flour—Town-made. ••4 1 S 46s
Brown •• 46 525 Suffolk ••••• . .. • 345 3,s
Kingston and Ware 573 603 atockta & Norfolk 343 Us
SMITHFIELD.
Owing to the severity of the weather, the imports of
foreign stock into London, last week, were on a very mo-
derate scale, viz., 2,037 head, against 1,525 ditto during
the same period in 1852, 2,041 in 1851, 1,382 in 1850, 972
In 1849„ and 1,494 in 1848.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST REHR.
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calres. Piga.

From
Ostend —
Ilarlingen ;• 300 •••
• lU •••
liam burgh •• • •• •
Rotterdam...... 183 ...

155 ... -

88 ... 55 ...
131 ... - ...
786 ... - ...