The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-08 00:00:00

11 E S1)14, LON DON, FRI DA E VENINft AUGUST & tt44L

RELATIVE CLOSING PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES

PR IN CUM, CIT.

NAMES OF RAILWAYS.

Aberdeen ...
Arbroath and Forfar
Ditto Half Shares .
Armagh, Coln, & ['onrush
Belfast and Ballymena
Belfast and County Down
Birknhd, Lan. & Ches, Jnc.
Birmingham and Glo'Ster
New ( iss. at 71/2 die.)
Ditto half Shares .
Birminghm & Oxfrd. June.
Blckburn, Chrly, & N. Un.
Blackburn, Darwn,& Bohn
Bolton, Wigan, & Liverpl.
Brighton, Lewes, and Hast.
Bristol and Exeter
Ditto New
Bristol and Gloucester
Caledonian
Ditto Extension
Cambridge and Lincoln
Chester and Birkenhead
Ditto New Shares
Ditto Half Shares .....
Chester and Holyhead
Cheltenham and Oxford
Chichester and Brighton
Churnet Valley
Clydesdale Junction
Cork and Bandon
Cork and Killarney
Cork and Waterthrd
and Youghal
Covntry, Bed w rth, & N nn.
Coventry and Leicester ...
Cornwall .
Dies, Beccles, and Yarmoth
Direct Non hero
Direct Norwich . .....
Dublin and Belfast 'Juliet.
Dublin, Belfast, & Colraine
Dublin and Galway
Dundalk and Enniskillen
Dundee and Arbroath
Ditto Now— .....
Dundee and Penh. ..
Eastern Counties
Do. yew.
Dc. Perp., 5 pr Cut., So. I
Do. ditto No. 2
East Dereham & Norwich
Eastern Union
Ditto LLaension
Edinbgh, Glas., and Dunn
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Do. Quarter Shares
Do. NeN Quarter Shares
Eli lib., Lnith, and Granton
Ditto Prof. 5 per Cent.
Edinburgh and Northern
Edinburgh and Peebieshire
Edinburgh and Perth
Ely and Bedford
Enniskillen and Sligo
Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorehstr
Garnkirk and Glasgow
Glasgow and Ayr
Do. Quarter Shares
Glasgow and Greenock
Ditto New
Ditto Preference
Glasgow, Dintries, and Car.
Goole and Doncaster
Grand Junction.
Ditto Half Shares
Ditto Quarter Shares
Ditto New Quarters
Ditto Eighth 5............
Grand Union
Great Grimsby & Sheffield
Gt Sothrn & Warn ((rand)
Ditto Extension .
Great Munster
Great Northern of Scotlod
Great Northern of linglnd
Do. New, 40/. Shares....
Do. New, 30/. Shares....
Great Western
Ditto Half Shares .
Ditto Fifths
Guildfrd, Farehm, & Ports
llarwich .
Hudrstld & Man. R. & Cant
Huddersfield and Sheffield
Hull and Gainsborough
Hull and Selby
Ditto Quarter Shares
Ditto Half Shares.
Inverness and Elgin. ..... •••
Kendal and Windermere
Kingstown and Bray
Killarney Junctions
Lancaster and Carlisle.....
Leeds and Bradford
Leeds and Dewsbury
Leeds and Thirsk
Leeds and \V. Riding June
Leicester and Birmingham
Leicester and Bedford
Limerick and Waterford
Limrck, Eenis,& Kit. June
Lincoln, York, and Leeds
Liverpool and Manchester
Ditto Half Shares
Ditto Quarter Shares
Livrpl, Orinskirk, & Prestn
London and Birmingham
Ditto Thirds
Ditto Quarters
London and Blackwall
London and Brighton
Do. Cusolidated Eighths
London and Croydon.
Ditto New
Do. Guarantd. 5 per cent.
London and Greenwich
Do. Prefrnc. or Privilege
London & South Western
1)o. New Cone. Eighths
Do. New, 50/. Shares ...
Do. New, 401. Shares
London and York
London and Windsor
Lnndn, Salisbury, & Yeovil
Londonderry and Coleraine
Londonderry &
Lynn and Ely
Lynn and Dereham... ......
Manchester and Leeds .....
Ditto Half Shares .
Ditto Quarter Shares
Ditto Sixteenths
Manchester & Birminglun
Ditto Quarter Shares
Do. New Quarter Shares
Manchestr, Bolton, & Bury
Manchstr, Bury, S Rosend.
Manchstr, Buxtn, & Matlk
Midland...
Ditto Fifths
Ditto New
Do. Cons. linen. & Derby
Midland Gt Westrn (Irish)
Do. Extension to Sligo
Nwcastl & Darlingtn June
Do. New (Brandling).„
Newcastle and Berwick
Newcastle and Carlisle
Newport and Abergavenny
Newry and Enniskillen ...
Newark and Sheffield......
North British . .....
Ditto ye
Northern and Eastern
Do. Scrip (iss. at 5 die.)
Do. Quarter Shares......
North Kent
North Staffordshire
North Etutern
North Union (A)
Ditto (B)
North \Vales Mineral
Ditto New Shares .
North \Vestern
North Wales
Norwich and Brandon._
Ditto New
Not., lielvoir, and Granthm
Nottingham and Boston
Nott., Erewsh Val. & Man.
Nottingham and Mansfield
Oxfor,l and Binning. June
Oxford and Worcester
Perth and Inverness
Portsmouth Direct
Preston and \Vyre.
Ditto half Shares .
Do. Pref. 5 per Ct. Gear
Do. Pref. 5 per Ct. & div
Richnind and \V. End .I unc
Rugby, Worcester, & Tring
Scottish Central
Scottish Midland......
Sheffield and Manchester
Ditto Quarter Shares
Ditto ditto (No. 2)
Ditto ditto (No. 3)
Sheffield and Lincoln
Shrewsb., \Vor., and Crewe
S hrews., Wolv.,Dudly,& Bit
Shrewsbry& Trnt. Val. Un.
Shrewsb, Herefd, & N. Wale
Slamannan
South Devon .
South Midland
South Eastern and Dover
Do. New ( iss. 321.) No. I
Do. ( iss. 33/.63.81) „ 2
Do (i33.30/.') „ 3
Staines and Richmond
Staffordshire & Shropshire
Stirling and Dunfermline
South ......
Trent Valley
D a. and Holyhead J unc
West London, 01.1 Shares
West End &. Southrn Coun.
Wexford and Carlow
Warwick and Cheltenham
Watenbrd and Kilkenny...
Watrfil, Wes fd,Wick&Dub
Wakflil,Pontefret, & Goole
Wakefield. and Harrogate
Warwick and London
West Lancashire
Worcester and 'l'ring
Whitehaveu and Farneas
Do. New Half Shares
Welsh Midland .
West Cornwall
West Yorkshire .
Somrst. & Weymth
Yarmouth and Norwich
Ditto New
York and Carlisle
York and North Midland
Ditto Half Shares.
Do. Scarborough Branch
Ditto Selby
Ditto Extaabli!..4

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THE LATE FATAL ACC EDEN I' ON
THE EASTERN cousTrEs RAILWAY.
T 111?. INQUEST.
The Coroner's intleteet on the remains of the urifortenate
stoker, Richard Peat, took plea yesterday, at the Falcon fins,
Liitlehury. The proceedings comttieneod at eleven o'clock,
when, after the preliminaries of swearing the jdry and viewing
the body were gone through, the first witness called me was
John Herbert, a labourer on the line, who deposed to having
seen the deceased at Stortford on Monday morning in good
health and spirits. He identified the deceased.
Robert Scott, another labourer, in the service of the com-
pany on the line, deposed that he was sitting near the chalk
bank between Cheverford and Litticbury, a mile from the
latter place, on Monday last, ju-t, before the accident took
place. Witness was at dinner at the time alone. He saw the
snail train coming down the line from London. It was as near
one o'clock as could be, and as it came past he saw one of
the carriages off the rail. He saw the engine cross the road and
turn over. The train came on the west side of the road. The
engine turned round with her head towards London. He saw
nothing of the stoker who was killed, for he (witness) was sent
off by some gentlemen to assist the passengers, and afterwards
he was engaged in getting the luggage and carriages clear.
There were three men on the engine. Ile had been on the
line twelve months, and he did not think that the train went
faster than it did at any other time previously. He had been
at work five days near the spot where the accident happened,
or within a quarter of a mile both ways, with eight other men.
These at the moment were sitting, on the side of the edge at
their dinner. Four trains had passed before during the day.
Thought that the jump of the engine must have injured the
rail. The rail had been examined by the foreman, John Elms-
wood, after the half-past nine train from London had passed,
and nothing was found the matter with it. The foreman, was
in the habit of doing so three or four times a day. He saw
him examine the line both before and after breakfast. The
train came off the eastern side of the western line. The line
runs in that part nearly north and south.
William Fernihough, an engineer, in the employment of the
company, and superintendent of the locomotive department.
deposed, that he left London by the half-past eleven o'clock
mail train. John Young was driving. The engine was No.
54. The deceased acted as fireman. Witness rode upon the
engine from London to the time of the accident. The engine
was a new one, and had only been running two or three weeks.
He was on the engine in the ordinary course of his duty. The
engine was a six wheeled one, and in his judgment a good one.
The trains came as well as usual, down to Wendon. He did
not know at what time-they left Wendon, but it was his impress
sihn they were a little behind time. He was not very certain
of this fact, nor could he positively swear to it. They pro-
ceeded from the Wendon station, as on every day previously
since the opening of the line, at the ordinary speed. He was
merely a looker-on, and did not speak at this time to the driver,
who had the entire control of the engine. If witness had perceived
anything incorrect in the management he would have spoken to
the driver. After passing through the second tunnel he per-
ceived the driver reduce the speed by working in the third
notch of expansive gear, as he thought, and the steam nearly
cut off. It was between the tunnel and the second three-
arched bridge, but exactly where, he could not say. There is
an inclination at that part of the road. He then saw the en-
gine on the ballast, instead of on the rail, but felt no jump.
The accident took place from the sec end bridge, at the distance
of about three times the length of the train. The engine
ran its a straight direction on the balla-t, about the length of
the train, until she struck the inside rail of the up line, and
then she. curved round to the right, and turned on to her left
side. Witness held fast hold of a cock on the left side of the
engine. He did net lose his presence of mind, and thought
he might be saved by holding fast if she went on straight
He was thrown off when she turned over, and was blinded
and confounded among the fragments. When he came to his
senses he found himself under the back part of the engine,
behind the fire-box. He supposed, from the concussions he
received, that he was torn limb from limb, and almost killed.
He remained half a moment, and, finding there was
no steam or water flying about, he crept out. He did
not see anything of the deceased for a quarter of an
hour. When witness got free he shouted out the names of
the driver and fireman. The former answered, and he saw
him reeling about on the side of the road. Witness was so
exhausted he was obliged to sit down for a short time. The
deceased was found about a quarter of an hour afterwards under
the engine, and then it was only his arm was seen. The en-
gine was removed last. It was plain the deceased must have
been killed immediately, for the whole weight of the engine
was on him, and one or two of the fire bars having been broken
the coke came on to him and burned him. When the engine
was removed deceased was on his back on the inner rail of the
up-line. Witness had been down the line every day since the
opening of the line except the previous Saturday He thought
they were travelling at the rate of 30 miles an hour. When
they approached the inclined plane they slackened their speed
as is usual to do. The accident happened on the incline.
Before they slackened speed they had been travelling about
35 miles an hour. It was his opinion that the driver was
driving properly at the time of the accident in every respect,
and for a quick train, not at an improper or over speed. Had
he been going at such a rate it would have been his 'duty to
tell him to go slower. He had done so to other men on the
line once or twice before. The driver was only known to him
about a month or two. He considered him as good a driver as
any in the service. He had been on the Manchester and Leeds
line, and was remarkable for his caution and carefulness. He
was more backward in his driving than otherwise. Witness
was on the engine when she was first tried, and he considered
her competent to be sent out with a quick train. She was,
technically speaking, truly built. She lifted her wheels like
all engines. He did not consider the lifting of the wheels dan-
ger ous, unless it was a very violent lifting. As to the cause of
the accident, he thought something threw the engine off. The
left-hand side of the f*t plate, where he was standing, did not
lift at all. He had reason to suppose that there was something
on the rail—that something was wrong in the stationary affairs
of the line. It occurred as if a bar had been lying across the
line. A stone would not be likely to throw it off by catching
the flange, for it would be instantly crushed. Before the en-
gine got on the ballast he did not perceive any jumping or late-
ral oscillation. That morning he himself had examined the
engine previously to starting from London, and found that
everything was correct. .
Mr. Duncan, solicitor to the Company, stated that the driver
was on the Manchester and Leeds Railway for seven years,
and on that line there was an inclined plane of seven miles of
1 in 150.
Witness, in continuation, deposed that a tender had re••
cently come off the road when going at a very slow rate be-
tween Cambridge and Ely. He thought that thirty miles an
hour was not too rapid on a curve, and an inclination. By
his watch they were about seven minutes behind time at
Stortford. He considered the engine not tonsbeavy for a
large and powerful engine, and as far as tap-heaviness was
concerned, if the road was safe, she was safe too at fifty miles
an hour on the level, and thirty down an inclined plane.
John Herbert recalled—He had walked up the line shortly
before the accident, and every thing was clear. No rails or
tools were lying about.
, Mr. Joseph Jackson, the superintendent between Cam-
brioge and Brandon, under Messrs. Grissell and Peto, de-
posed that he left London by the half-past eleven o'clock
train on Monday, in a first-class carriage, in the hinder part
of the train. It was the first of the first-class next the
engine. He thought they might have been two or three
minutes behind time on leaving London. He never travelled
in that fast. train before, but he knew its speed from seeing it
pass along the line before. They were going along " comfort-
ably," as he thought, when, at the moment of the accident,
the first thing he felt was a difference in the beat of the en-
gine. He then put his head out of the window, and saw the
gravel flying up ; and the engine curving en the right side en-
abled him to see it. A lady was sitting in the carriage with
him ; he held her back, to avoid as much as possible any con-
cussion. A bump then came, and then another, and all was
at a dead stop. He then got out and took out the lady, after
which he went to look after the passengers. The engine was
lying on her side. He found the driver and Mr. Fernihough,
and then he saw a hand projecting from under the engine,
which he knew must be the stoker's. He knew he must be
dead, from the weight of the engine. Everything was done
to remove the engine, which was a' work of some time, and
depended on the number of hands employed. When the
stoker was taken from under the engine, the police took
charge of the body. The death took 'dace from presser., not
from scalding, and must have been instantaneous. Witness
afterwards examined the line, and found it torn up for some-
thing like a hundred yards of both rails of the down line.
There was a rail injured at one end, and he saw in a moment
that that was the cause of the accident, without going farther.
A piece of it was not brolisen off, but bent right down. He
traced the flange of the wheel, on the bent part, and it oc-
curred therefore to 'him that that bit of metal was not quite
sound, at least not so sound as the rails generally are. It was
the end of the rail that was bent. lie thought there was a
flaw in the rail which could not be discovered previously.
Before the accident occurred they were geine, in his onininn, at
-an ordinary pace ; and he did not think that thirty miles an
hour down the incline was too fast. Between the engine and
the carriages there was a horse-box and a luggage van.
The br sken rail was here brought into the room through the
window, and it was inspected by the jury.
Williem Cox, a labourer on the line, deposed that he was at
work near the spot where the accident occurred on Monday,
and passed in about a quarter of an hour previously, and the
line appeared to be perfect and right in every point. Had
there been anything to obstruct the train, he must have seen it,
as it was his habit of observing that portion of the line three or
four times, to see all was right. He saw the train coming from
where he was on the chalk bank, on the east side. It appeared
to him to be going at a faster rate than ever he saw it going
before. He saw the engine rocking when at a distance of
about fifty yards from him. He then saw the engine jump up,
leaving a space of between six and seven inches between the
wheel and the metal. Then she came on to a joint, and from
this to the ballast. She ploughed the road up and curved
round and went into the chalk bank, falling right over. After
that he assisted the passengers out of the carriages, but saw
nothing of the deceased. The road was in as good repair as it
could be. Ho thought the cause of the accident was in the
great speed at which the train was going, which in his judg-
ment was about fifty miles an hour. He had worked on rail-
ways for about eight years, and could tell their rate of speed
very well from experience in looking at them.
A conversation occurred here between the Coroner and
several gentlemen connected with the Company has to the curve
and the inclination at the place of the accident, from which it
appeared that the curve had two miles radius; and Mr. Hanson,
the director of the traffic, said that whether the curve had an
inclination or nut made very little difference.
Mr. Phipps, the engineer of the line, in answer to the
Coroner, was of opinion that the train might have proceeded
at from thirty-five to_ forty miles an hour down the incline,
and he agreed with Mr. Jackson as to the; immediate cause of
the accident.
Mr. Lawford, one of the resident engineers on the line, in
answer to a question from the Coroner, said he got out of the
train at Wendon, where he thought they had arrived not at all
after time. They had, however, been behind a few minutes on
leaving London.
The Co }LONE le said the great point to arrive at was whether
the train went at an improper speed or not; and he should
like
to haie Mr. Phipps sworn, and take his opinion on the accident
as far as he could give it.
Mr. Phipps was then sworn, and deposed that the accident
must have occurred frota the rising of the fire part of the
engine, which might arise from the dettresstion of that par.
ticutar joint of the rail, nr from preceding; joints putting the
engine in a state of oscillatimi. This he was inclined to hold
I, to in preference to the opinion that tee train weet at too great
78 a speed, which would have male no difference in such it slight
• inclination. Certainly an engine and train might travel down
)it with p:rfect safety at thirty-five miles an hour. He thought
4 the engine one of the hest.
Mr. Hanson hers stated it was one of the two that took
down the Directors and their friend's on the opening excursion.
Mr. Fernihough said, in answer to the Coron sr , that the
engine was worth 1,800/., and the damage to it lie estimated
at about 250/.
Mr. Philips, in continuation, was of opinion that over-speed
• did not always cause a jumping of the engine. She would
jump more, probably, from irregularity in the road—he meant
by irregularity depression in the joints.
It was the duty of the inspector of the line and his men to
see after this.
Fernihough explained how Cox's testimony could not be
depended on for accuracy. That witness had stated that the
.engine jumped six or seven inches ; that he saw space between
the flange of the wheel and the rail, and at the distance of fifty
yards, which was impossible.
Thai CORONER. stated that if it was the fact, 23 Mr. Law-
▪ ford had stated conversationally, that the train arrived at
Wendon in time, it .might IA fairly inferred the driver could

have no objed %Pe'reasing his speed. He thought, however,
that it' would la, satistxmory to have that gentleman sworn.
Mr. Lawton!, the engineer betwcen Stortford and Cam-
bridge, deposed that he left London in the train on Monday,
and examined his watch and the clock at Shureditch, which
agreed. He looked at. his watch again when he arrived at
Wendon, and found they had arrived in time to a minute. It
ought to tako 6 minutes at 20 miles an hour to reach the
spot where the accident occurred from Wendon. ',Nobody
t'tmld tell at what moment it occurred. He got out of the
train n'!• Wendon.
The Como:If/15K said that it was very mach to be desired that
General Paley be examined, as he had investigated the cir-
cumstances of the accident, and in all probability hail corns by
this time to a conclusion as to how it originally occurred. They
had got at the immediate cause, but not at the first one. if
even some intelligent passenger could be brought forward, he
might throw some light on a matter which was still involved in
some mystery.
One or two-of the jury expressed their coincidence with the
Coroner's opinion.
The COILONER then said that, under all the circumstances,
he thought it his duty to adjourn the inquest until General
Pasley's evidence could be obtained.
After some consultation it was agreed to adjourn the inquest
to Wednesday next, at twelve o'clock.

ALLEGED MEDICAL ILL-TREAT-

TENT.

Yesterday forenoon at nine o'clock an inquiry, adjourned
from Tuesday last, was resumed before Mr. T. Wakley, M.P.,
at the White Horse, Great Saffron-hill, on the body of Eliza-
beth Anne Crouder, aged 39, the -wife of a poor labouring man
in the employ of Mr. Merryweather, engine manufacturer, of
Long-acre. The inquiry was attended by a large number of
medical practitioners.
Sarah Thornton was first called. She said she knew de-
ceased, who reiided at 54, Saffron-hill. On Wednesday week
last the deceased was suddenly taken in labour, and Mr.
Hawkins, surgeon, of 54, Hatton-garden, was called in to
attend her. About eleven o'clock that morning deceased
gave birth to a male child. Shortly after the deceased was
again seized with violent pain, and expressed her conviction
to Mr. Hawkins that she was about to give birth to a second
child, and put it to him whether he would not re-
quire further assistance. In reply to this Mr. Haw-
kins said that deceased was going on favourably, and added
that if there were twenty medical men present, they could
render no assistance. 'From the appearance of deceased,
witness felt convinced there was a second child, but Mr.
Hawkins denied it, and said that all that remained was a small
portion of the " presenter." Mr. Hawkins remained with the
deceased up to five o'clock the next morning, when lie went
away to •procure some medicine for her. The witness here
entered into a minute detail of what took place between the
interval of the birth of the first child, and 31r. Hawkins's
leaving the deceased, the greater portion of which is unfit for
publication. The facts deduced went to show that Mr.
Hawkins used forcible end undue means towards deceased, the
effect of which was to cause great laceration, and ultimately a
protrusion of the intestines. During the period Mr. Hawkins
was pursuing this course of treatment towards her, the de-
cease'!, who was suffering the most excruciating agony,
frequently complained of his behaviour.
airs. Elizabeth Smith proved that she was called up at
half-past five o'clock on the morning of Thursday week to
attend deceased ; she remained with her until her death,
which took place at haif-past six the same evening. Previous
to dying, the deceased declared that Mr. Hawkins had mur-
dered her, and she made a similar declaration to the minister
who was sent for to afford her spiritual consolation.
The COROSER—When the deceased charged Mr. Hawkins
with murdering her, is it your opinion that she was aware that
she was in a dying condition ? Witness—Certainly. She
thanked us all a quarter of an hour before her death for our
kindness towards her, and she then said that Hawkins had
murdered her.
By the Jury—l heard deceased ask Mr. Hawkins whether
he did not require other assistance, but he retuned to call in
any one until deceased's husband insisted upon having another
medical gentleman sent for. Mr. Thorne, another surgeon,
came on the Thursday morning about nine o'clock, and on
seeing deceased he instantly declared that there was another
child, and that she was in a hopeless condition. After the lapse
of a few minutes he succeeded in delivering deceased of the
second child. This infant was full-sized anedead, but the first
child was alive and well. The deceased had had nine children
previously.
Mr. John Thorne, of No. 4, Mylne-street, Pentonville, said
lie was a surgeon, and was sent for to see deceased on the
morning of Thursday week. On examination of deceased, he
found large portions of the intestines protruding, and the head
of a child presenting itself. The face of the deceased was
pallid, and the pule feeble ; indeed it appeared as if the vital
power was fast sinking. Seeing this, witness lost no time in
delivering deceased of the second child, which he effected with
a whalebone fillet. Mr. Gibson, another surgeon, had also
arrived, and delivered deceased of the second " placenta," and
returned the protruding intestines. He then called witness's
attention to a large laceration in the posterior portion of the
vagina. Stimulants were given to deceased, in consequence of
her sinking condition.
Mr. Gibson, surgeon, of 115, Holborn-hill, and Mr. Bartlett,
of 24, Hatton-garden, another surgeon, who were called in,
corroborated, in all the main points, the evidence as to the
condition deceased was in.
Mr. J. Hall Davis, of 17, Russell-street, Fitzroy-square,
physician, and lecturer on midwifery, said he had made a post
morlem examination of the body. • Dr. Forbes, Mr. Thorne,
and Mr. Gibson were present at that examination. Mr. Haw-
kins was not there, although he (witness) had sent him notice
in writing when it was to take place. The witness proceeded
to describe the lacerations before alluded to, more particularly

the rent in the vagina.
By the CORONER—I have no doubt but that the latter in-
jury was done with the hands, in efforts made to separate what
was considered by the medical man as the '‘ placenta." The
injuries she had thus received were the cause of death.
The CORONER here inquired of Mr. Hawkins if he wished
to make any statement himself, or that he (the Coroner) should
call any witness in his behalf?
Mr. Hawkins desired that his sister might be sent for, as she
had a conversation with the deceased on the morning she was
first taken ill. This was done, but the whole of her statement
was flatly contradicted by the husband of the deceased, and the
witnesses Thornton and Smith.
The CORONER recapitulated the evidence. The evidence
adduced certainly implied an extent of ignorance truly in-
explicable; how any man, possessing a medical education,
could have pursued the course adopted by him was truly asto-
nishing.
The jury found, '6 That the death of Elizabeth Anne
Crouder was produced by the ignorance and unskilful con-
duct of James Hawkins."
The Co aoNE it—Are you aware, gentlemen, that such a ver-
dict is tantamount to one of manslaughter?
The Foreman—We are, Sir.
The CORONER said, then he had no alternative but to com-
mit Mr. Hawkins to Newgate on the charge of manslaughter.
Mr. Hawkins applied to be admitted to bail, but the Coroner
said he had no power to do so ; and he was committed, on the
Coroner's warrant, to Newgate,

HER MAJESTY'S EMBARKATION. WOOLWICH
AUG. 7.—A very superb pianoforte was brought to Wool-
wich to-day by one of Erard's vans, and immediately put on
board the Royal Victoria and Albert steam-yacht for her
Majesty. The river opposite Woolwich is now very animated
in consequence of the number of steam-vessels at their moor-
ings, and the nutnerous boats passing to and from the royal
yacht, the Black Eagle, the Lightning, the Porcupine, and
the Monkey steam-vessels, intended to proceed to Antwerp on
the occasion of her Majesty's visit to the Continent, and the.
Cycloop, Duteli steam-vessel, preparing for the embarkation
of the Kimz of the Netherlands. The Lightning steam.
vessel, Master-Commander Pettey, and the Monkey steam-
vessel, Master-Commander William Bryant, are expected to
sail to-morrow morning with several of the royal carriaoes on
board, to be landed at Antwerp. The Monkey steam-vessel
has also taken on board to-day a considerable quantity of new
gear and a new screw propeller from 11essrs. Penn and Son's,
for the use of the Fairy, steam- tender sto the royal yacht, in
case those articles should be required during her Majesty.s
progress up the rivers of the Continent.
THE IJONDON AND YORK RAILWAY.—The prompt
contradiction given to the alle2ations of Mr. Bruce's petition
against the London and York Railway, in oue particular in-
stance within the knowledge of a Member of Parliament, who
was (attending in his place when the petition was presented,
has been followed up by further disproof of its charges in the
Committee. In truth, the promoters of the petition already
show a sensefif the consequences which they have incurred by
having ra,hly made a wide and sweeping taternent. Mr. Woes,
the petitioner, disclaimed any km:est-disci of the faets per-
sonally; and slid he drew up the document on the inf,rma!ion
01 Mr. Parkes and Mr. Harophre)s, who appear to have egre-
giously misled him. M. . Pukes, having in vain endeavoured
by an excuse, which was overruled, to get an adjournment,
then applied to be allowed to select 17 out of the 66 eases, in
which motion he was overruled also, the Committee properly de-
ciding that they would take them all in due course. Taking
them so then, the list was begun unsuccessfully enough for the
petitioner. Nevertheless, we do not and cannot doubt but that
some of the allegations which he has been made to make will
be established. But the question, after all, for Parliament to
decide will be, whether there is a sufficient admixture of frau-
dulent subscribers to contaminate and disqualify the whole
number, and to defeat a great undertaking. If fifty righteous
men could save a wicked and condemned city, how many of the
opposite kind shall it take to condemn a company ? We do
not implicitly sympathise with the indignation of gentlemen
at the bare questioning of their adequacy to meet demands
to which they voluntarily come forward and make them-
selves liable for. In some sort they provoke the in-
quiry. But, on the other hand, we are bound to re-
probate the random attack upon solvency by rivals no better
qualified. Such a system resembles the speculative and fishing
objections against voters, which it has been found necessary to
restrain by a provision for giving costs when they are made
frivolously and without cause. Enough has already transpired
to satisfy us that the proofs of Mr. Bruce's assertions will fall
very far short of his allegations. Unless his agents can make
out a case of guilty participation or connivance, or negligence,
and want of proper precaution, and would bring it under the
Galway precedent, they will not be entitled to have the Bill
thrown out. The Select Committee have set about their task
with an energy which is the more laudable as it is most un-
common, but although they had not at two o'clOck this morning
concluded a sitting which commenced at eleven A.M., we fear
that the delay already incurred will render the passing of the
Bill this session impossible.— Times.
SOUTHAMPTON, AUG. 7.—The Oriental Company',
steam-ship the Duke of Cornwall, arrived at the Motherbank
at one o'clock this morning, and landed the East India and
China snails, which were forwarded to London be the two
o'clock A.M. mail train. She left Alexandria July '2O, Malta
July '26, and Gibraltar August 1. The Cornwall has a full and
valuable cargo, and the following passengers :—Abdell Effendi.
Mr, Bonham. Miss White, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Knox. Mr. Black,
Miss Cotton, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Clifton, Mr. Kouch, Mr.
Hurst, Mr. Bromley, Mr. Galiatti, Mr. Macdonald, nit.
Cagell, Mr. Cleverley, Mr. Battrc
and Mrs Northmore, Miss Wilson, and Miss H:
rmAn.
India
August the sth she exchanged colours with
.t,h6.
y. Mr. Wedderburn, Nora.
Weste
same
steam-packet the Firth, in lat.. 46.0.1, loris;:7
Company's steam-packet the Queen,
other ma Is an
Captain Russell, left the
docks for Gibraltar, with the Peninsular an
and three very fiae h, for
averaze 2 passengers,
Gibraltar, carTheDuke of Cornwall is expected to beorses released
from quarantine to. morrow.
FOOT-RACE IN HYDE PARK.—Y eStPaly a one-
mile marline. match came off in Hyde Park between Hal! is of
Brampton and Weller of Pimlico. The stokes were lg. aside.
At the stars Botha took the teal, whic;t lie ma ostained fair bsif
a mile, whin, his opponent came M.), and a spirited rice ett,ued.
They ran well together, both making great exertions for v.e-
wtoiravt,iearn.si
iwhheit ‘eVmelillear
of ground
awnads ‘c•,ar.ll.lreatieei(ldbioygtliy;eslewcilattaree(rl
in five minutes nineteen seconds.
GLENIAJCB. CATTLE MARKET, FRIDAY, AEG. I.

From the number and quality of the ;tack, and the attendance
of buyers, this was decidedly the best market of the season,
thou .311 no advance can be stated on prices since last market,
the month's keep being c,nist,quently lost to the farmers. Three
years old Galioways brone,tit fretre 71. to 9/., according to
quality. For 40, and one ht of 50, three and rising four years
old, ten guineas were paid. This price had been previously
off,red for the 50 at the last Stranraer market. Although
prices did not come up to the expocAttion of the farmers, there
wa; a 'great deal Of business dune, and by fire o'clock most.of the
lots ,t,eie diipcsed of.