The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-21 00:00:00

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.

LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTEItiI RA.TLWAY.—Traffie re'
turn for the week ending May 16, 1357 £17,543 12
Corresponding week last year .......... 19,191 12

Decrease in 1857

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.'"
Traffic return for the week ending May 16,
1857 £13,444 4
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Corresponding week Last year 11,441 15 It
Total of the half-year to this date, 1857 234,947 16 n 3
Total of the half-year to this date, 1856 229,855 9 '
LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—Traf6O
return for the week ending May 17, 1857 £60,328 0 °,,,
Corresponding week last year , 61,703 0 '
GREAT NORTHERN, RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for tbt
week ending May 10, 1857 £21,756 18 s
Corresponding week last year 21,249 10 _
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY,—Traffic return 0„T
the week ending May 17, 1857 £5,837 0 '
Corresponding week last year 5,744 0 A
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Increase in 1857
LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.—TraffiO t
turn for the week ending May 17, 1857 £23,661 0
Corresponding week last year.. 29,227 18 1
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CORK AND BANDON RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for
ending May 16, 1857 £272 81,
Corresponding week last year 255 9
GREAT LUXEMBOURG RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for 01
week ending May 17, 1857, £958 14 1
Corresponding week last year 633 4
LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY.—Traffic re;
1 turns for the week ending May 16, 1857 —.212,455 11 )

MATERNAL CRUELTY.—On Tuesday evening ian
quest was held at the Pickerin7 Arms, Pickering-strel
Lower-road, Islington, on the body of Amelia Owen, l't
years of age. The deceased was a servant, but being °ill,
of place, lived with her parents, a porter and his will
at 54, Huntingdon-street, Hoxtun Old Town. Set°
witnesses stated that at nine o'clock on Monday inor;
ing, Mrs. Owen was very drunk and making a gre!',,
noise in the street, and that her daughter wanted her
come into the house, whereupon the mother flew into
passion and beat her over the head with a whip, °9„j
afterwards with a rail. They also deposed to the go.-,1,
disposition of the girl, and several other instances of 11.1
treatment by the mother. On Monday evening the (PI
was seen struggling in the water of the Regent's-we.;
taken out, and conveyed to the Ryder Arms, Per
North-road, where she died that night. On a post 121%
tem t xamination the scalp showed severe bruises, otiof
the brain was much congested, owing to the rupture be
a blood-vessel. The surgeons were of opinion that 6, ti
might have recovered from the effects of the subineroo.o
had not the brain been in that state. The coroner,P.olo
summing up, remarked to the jury that the per of
must be either man laughter against the mother be
nothing, and he thought manslaughter could n0t,..00
made out. The room was cleared, and after some 'ld
the jdry agreed to a verdict that death was causeutot
congestion occasioned by the blows inflicted, the so,
mersion in the canal, and subsequent mental excitetee.,
and the following addendum, was read to Mrs. 0013.'01
"And the jurors exoress their great indignatioe
disgust at the conduct of the mother of the said MIOO
Owen towards the deceased, ,and their regret thattstiog
being enabled by law to rsiturn any verdict crimill
her on account of her conduct to her daughter, Oder,'"
without the power to intlic.; any punishment upon beef
After this was read, the. father of the deceased t,tl°,,itlt
round to the witnesses who had given evidence and
"You see you can do no more.
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