The Sun.
London, England, 1870-08-04 00:00:00

THE AIONT CENIS RAILWAY.

In the court of Vice-Chancellor Malins, yesterday, a peti-
tion was presented by the directors of the Mont Cenis
Railway for the purpose of obtaining the sanction of the
Court to a scheme for the payment of the French credi-
tors, so as to prevent the collapse of the undertaking
being brought about by the difficulties of its
present financial position. Mr. Pearson, Q.C., stated
that the railway was at present in operation, but the
profit which it realised during the summer months
was more than counterbalanced by it 4 losses in the winter.
There were creditors in France, who, having; supplied
materials for the construction of the line by the law of
that country had a charge upon all the French property.
Those creditors had commenced legal proceedings in
France, and if they seized the property they would practi-
cally deStroy all hope of success. In order to avert that
calamity an arrangement had been made by which the
profits of the company were to be carried entirely
to the account of the bankers, one moiety
to go to the . French creditors, and the other
moiety to the company. To- avoid further loss it was in-
tended to continue the service during the winter by means
of sledges, which they had a right to do without incurring
penalties by giving proper notice to the French and
Italian Governments. The teajorik of the shareholders--
andbOndholiters—gli-Sli as well as foreign—Were repre-
sented by Mr. Winterbotha.rn, and agreed with the peti-
tion. Mr. Glasse, QC., and other learned counsel ap-
peared for various parties beneficially interested, and there
being no opposition, the Vice-Chancellor sanctioned the
schetue,

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\VA-: AC( 1)E NT AT CUPAIi,

.ent, :o< &.ready briefl reported,
t at Newmill-' between
and iDairsie t.tiltati,Yn4 on. the North
to a :teeial train, bound from
S. A n.lrews. tit w:L run for the
..t:en of I,T • •!,•-, fate:Al:lL; the St. James's-
-I,lltar. :• t at Viirty-two minutes past
• t, Sit,rtly before reaching
H.,•1! was running tonder first. re-
., • , • . yarn, whiell are supposed
•l!•,•,•;, .! .• -- • , '•, i•.an. The train ran on rm-
, •!• • v.-lieu it left the rails. The
r:,2 int,, s . . !-• !I of the line, and the
aft,: t ,t-eive or fourteen yards
fell <,ver !•.:; y !.I,lz, into the Newmill-
'l'it.,• ctezind \Vic; • ; • Wrecked, and the first two

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:mn sl W:1: 4. ~-!,,• t wenty and thirty persons
ni.e or leis injured. The following are the names
v.-1w susta:ne,l the most serious injuries
tle engine-driver, Ladybank ; James
1.',.z;],e1, the firearm ; George Paterson, Dron,
; James \Vnnless, farm servant, Mains
linntly, i',,rthshire ; John Meldrum, John Kinsman,
t, Andrews ;.Michael lieilly, auctioneer, Glasgow; Mary
[:rant, the IY-hire. The injuries generally were about the
Aloyes Was left in a house at Newmill, and a num-
ber of others Were taken to Cupar. Drs. Mackie and
Walker were in attendance. The injured are going on
as well as can be ekpected. Both lines of rails were
blocked up for ~ome hours, but one line was cleared by
nalf-pnst 9 o'clock.

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ALLEGC,D S LARVA-110N OF AN IDIOT IN

it lIITECHAPEL.

On Wtaluesday afternoon Mr. Humphreys resumed, at;
the Halifax Arms Tavern, •.INI the inquest on
Joseph Lipman, aged 14 years, who is alleged to have
died from the effects (If starvation and neglect. The de-
ceased was the son of a traveller, who on going to
Australia, placed him in the charge of his uncle and
aunt. His uncle was a fish salesman, living at No. 11,
Boar's Head-yard, Whitechapel. Police-constable Smith,
52 H., deposed that, in consequence of information he re-
ceived, he went on Sunday week to the house. In a cor-
ner of the room he saw a boy covered with old rags. His
bones were coining through the skin, and he was in a very
filthy state. He could neither speak, hear, nor walk.
Witness called a doctor in. Dr. James Scatt Sequera
deposed that when he saw the boy in the state described
by th, constable; witness asked Mrs. Lipman, the aunt,
why she had the boy in that state, and she replied,
" I have clone the best I could for it." Wit-
ness told her that she ought to have provided the
child with proper food, and she replied "It would be
no use, for he could not eat it." Dr. G. B. Phillips,
police surgeon, deposed that the body, which was much
emaciated; was encrusted with dirt from want of wash-
ing,.and weighed 151 lb. The boy died on the following
Wednesday. A post-mortem examination of the body
proved that the stomach of the deceased was empty.
I'he intestines were transparent from want of food.
The jury returned a verdict of " Manslaughter" against
Elia.s Lipman and Esther Lipman, his wife, for killing
and slaying, by starvation and neglect, their nephew,
Joseph Lipman, and they recommended the police
to indict Elias Lipman for perjury, and they cen-
sured Mr. Richards, the surgeon, for granting a cer-
tificate of death in such_ a case.' When Mr. Lipman was
being removed to Newgate, his wife being already there
by a magistrate's remand, he was followed by acrowd of
over a thousand persons, who kept shouting, "Down with
the murderer. Who starved the boy to death ?" The
police had great difficulty in preventing him being injured
ny the iufu..iated mob.

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