Glasgow Courier. — 1848-10-28 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

GEORGE HUDSON. To J. Houghton Brauker, Esq., Liverpool.  Fatal Accident on the Rdinburph and Granton We regret to state that an accident occurred about seven o'clock on Wednesday night on the Edinburgh and Greaten Railway, by which a guard, of the name of Robert Kerr, was killed. It appears that, as a luggage train from Granton was passing along the line a short distance from Trinity, the unfortunate man, under the impression, probably that all the bridges over the railway had been passed, had risen from his seat upon the train, when, on passing below the iron bridge at that place, his head came in contact with the top of the arch, by which he was knocked of the train upon the line, when several of the trucks went over his body, mangling his limbs in a shocking manner, and crushing his head in a way that rendered recognition of the features impossible. It is conjectured that a passenger train which came along the same line of rails a few minutes afterwards also passed over the body of the unfortunate man, who was not missed till the arrival of the luggage train in Scotland Street, when immediate search was made for him. His remains were found at the place stated, and his death has caused general regret, as he was a quiet and sober man.  Scottish Central Railway.—As some doubt seems to exist in regard to the lease of this line, we' have made special inquiry on the subject, and are authorised to state, that the original agreement for leasing the undertaking at seven per cent. and half surplus profits to the London and North VVeistern, Lancaster and Carlisle, and Caledonian, as approved by the shareholders of all the four at their respective meetings— is still in force, and cannot be reined from. The only difference now is, that the three companies have offered, with consent of the Scottish Central, to give the Edinburgh and Glasgow an interest in this lease to the extent of one-fourth. It is, therefore, the shareholders of the latter who alone have the right to repudiate what their directors have done, and if they do so, they cannot object to the lease, as it now stands, being carried out by the other companies on a working agreement. Under the terms, of arrangement, the dividend of seven per cent, commenced running from the 22d May, the date of opening the whole line, and will become payable in February next.—Caledonian Mercury.  Charge of Murder.—On Tuesday forenoon at ten o'clock Mr. Wakley, M.P., ooroner for West Middlesex, and a Jury of the inhabitants of St Pancras, assembled at the Elephant and Castle, King's Road, Camden-town, to investigate the death of Harriet May, aged two years and seven months, alleged to have died from violence inflicted by her mother, Ann May, and her aunt, Sarah Bishop, both of whom are in custody, and remanded by the police magistrate of Clerkenwell on the capital charge of murder. Under the warrant of the coroner a jury was summoned to inquire into the death of the deceased, on Saturday Azat, and an order was issued by Mr. Wakley to Mr. Popham, one of the parish surgeons, to make a post-mortem but as in the interim the police had taken tho °risibility of taking the mother s coroner refused to go on with the jury, until he ascertained intended to pursue. In the .4. of the coroner; made a second and Mr. Grenougb, another surdy by direction of the magistrate. !dress from the coroner, the jury diet :—"That Harriet May came of blood on the brain; but ihat caused by natural disease or is not sufficient evidence before inquiry lasted several hours.—  • Farmers—The Dublin Gazette of a list of insolvents for the -n's County, ' Wicklow,