The Express. — London, England, 1861-08-30 00:00:00

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Ism LONDON, FRIDAY, AUOUNT 30. TO OUR READERS. SPORT) NO INTELLIGENCE. A !Me ellitiou of the Express is published every evenkg during the racing season, containing the results of the dat's races. A reere, we say, to what gentlemen in Down ing•street livery call "domestic faction," while we sing the praises of PALM rt0.10?4, as he appeared at Dover on Wednesday in his admirable impersona tion of the Champion of England. The season and the sunshine are propitious. Let us rest for a moment from the strife of parties and the tur moil of opinions, and put to silence every harsh and inauspicious murmur of contention, and do willing homage to a fellow-countryman whose name and fame belong to us all, whether we be Tories, Whigs, Radicals, Ministerialists, or malcontents. Members of Parliament are not talking politics all the year round. Surely political writers may once in a way, without treason to the cause they serve, pay the willing tribute of affec• tionate respect to a man who, be his faults or failings what they may, has the heart of a true representative Englishman in his breast. Better one word of honest recognition to the living than volumes of unavailing panegyric to departed worth ! To do honour where honour is due, without sacrifice of independence, is the pri vilege, and the gratefulduty, of a press that respects I itself and its readers. Assuredly we are not of those whose business it is to be delighted with everything that men in power may say or do. That is a vocation we have never envied or under stood. To affect to stand aloof in sullen aliena tion of temper from the honest national welcome that hailed the veteran Minister on the heights of Dover on Wednesday, would be as far as possible from a liberal and enlightened patriotism. So, without false modesty, we beg to congra tulate the Cimere Pears on their installa tion of a loan WARDRI who will add new lustre to their annals. Nothing could have been happier or more telling than the cere monial on Bredenstone-hill. If there were any innovator churlish or narrow-minded enough to see " no use "in conserving the old traditions of an office emaciated with many glorious memories, he must have been converted on the spot. These are not times in which we can afford to lame sight of customs which remind us of our ancient heroes of the narrow mesa. It is a poor and mawkish philo sophy that owns no sympathy with the old rights and privileges of that vanguard of our island race, those hardy men of Kent, who swept the enemy's keels from the Ftraits, and set a watch for freedom on the heights. Our neighbours arse the water have lately raised a memorial-st.inii to the honour of Wituan nix NORMAN, not so much, rrhaps, to make the world believe the founder of the British aristocracy was • French man, as to convey an archreological threat. The his torical revival on Bredenstone bill was the Anglo- Norman response to M. DR CAVIIONT'S compliinen. tary warning. The day waa one to be remembered far and wide. The celebration was rich in local colour, full of the life and character of the sons of the Rea Kings. The scene itself wee • pic ture of historic England : the white cliffs, dazzling and all astir with arms and banners, with martial music and joyous crowds, the sea below alive with passing ships, the gleaming distance of the French shore ; and in that lively procession, headed by the statesman to whom all Europe looks as the living expression of the genius and will of Eng land, was the stuff and spirit of such a band of brothers as our poet pictured in the camp of HINNY tux Firrn. There was just enough of antiquity in the look of it all to give • certain solidity and solemnity to what might otherwise have see.ned a very modern gala of Mayors and Volunteers. But no amount of decorations and appointments could have freshened up the good old custom like the simple presence of that green old age ; that heart of oak : that type of all that is most robust and enduring in the English race ; the oldest probably, but certainly the youngest man present—that world-famous LORD WARDEN, 119th Constable of Dover. Never was Fatima emir (we cannot help speaking of him with the familiarity due to the lunnortals)in better humour or in greater force, or in all respects more entirely aril delightfully himself. At the banquet which of course wound up the festivities of the dey, after the manner of the nineteenth century, the LORD WARDEN was in his cheeriest and wittiest mood, and full of sound sense and serious feeling withal. His definition of patriotism as the love of home and kindred, expanded to the love of country, was equally true and iugenious in its application to the enlarged patriotism of the Oxeye Poeta, which in old times furnished their quota of ships for the protection of the coasts, and now contribute, as loyal taxpayers, to the creation and maintenance of the splendid Channel Fleet, and furnish • force of Volunteers. The advice to the Volunteers and the allusion to "our cousins in America" were marked with similar tact and judgment ; and the justification of national defences, as the best and only security for peace which a great and powerful people can hold, was worth all that has been said and written on the subject, for terseness, moderation, and dignity of language. It is well that our friends abroad should understand that the secret of Lord PALBILRITON'S immense and undeniable influence and popularity (apart, that is, from our political diffe rences) is not only the free and generous spirit sad the robust heartiness of the man, but the fast that be knows the national pulse as no other statesman does, and always touches it with a master band. There exists, we believe, • certain class of Liberals in Europe who imagine that the people of England are ready and anxious to give up national " prejudices " altogether, and to THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 30, 1861. throw theinwlves into the arms of a cosmopelitan " democracy." The sooner they abandon this delusion the better. The plain truth is that among an old free people there are many parties, and divers opinions, but above and beyond all parties and opinions there remains one country dear to all alike, and that is the "idea" which makes the whole English nation kin. lIIRMLNIMIAM MUSICAL FICSTIVAL --e— -(nox out owir coalursroxperr.) BIRMLNGII.IM, riIIIIXDAY Momnou. The well eh on of au urittoriofor one of the evening performances at thie festival is a novelty, the concerts having hose hitherto devoted to miscellaneous pieces ; last eveniu; there was a &partite: front this custom, Heydn'e meet admired oratorio, the Creation, having been performed with all the apkudid appliances which the orchestra here affords The change in this respect was a success, as wee eviileoced by the large att.:edam:a, wore numerous than oa the Wcilocelcy evening of lic'et, end by the delight muii festel by the auilielice at the performance ; for although no enpine , was inilidged in, a ferlin; of pleasure and itatiefee tion was visible in every port of the hall from first to last, and certaiuly the oratorio could not have been 1110r0 Raper* rendered, the delicious pastoral muaic having been given with the fulled effect. Crith ism "f the lierformance of Rd.' work by sorb a vocal and instrumental array an is DOW misembled hero would be to a :meat extent out of place ; sUll, we may re missly that " With verdure clod," and " On mighty pens," wens Never given better than they were last night by Attila'. Thiess. Yr Sims Reeve", too, seemed to take more than ordinary penis with the beautiful sod favourite air, " In native worth," which would certainly have been encored if outward demonstrations of applause had been permitted. Signor Palletti gave a careful sal artiotic reading of the bass solo nimic of the first ■d aecond parts, including tieceseardy the two airs, " Rolling in foaming billows," and ~ Now heave, in fullest glory shone;" and' Mr. :iautley tailed in the third part of the oratorio, perhaps, better suited to his power. than anything he has previously undertaken this week. With Madame Lemmens Sherriegton his rouse harmonised beautifully ; and nothing better could have been desired than their rendering of the several duets in the third part, " By thee with blies," " 0 star the fairest," and "Uraceful consort." The choruses were given with that precision and etfuct which distinguishes the pciiornmucca at the Birmingham Festival ; and the con,:ert came to a conclusion at the early but satisfactory hour of half past ten ,'clo'k. THURSDAY Ev ENING. It has become a time-bououred custom at these meetings to give the llmiaA on the Thursday morning, and it is not the least cognising that the yule should hare remained still unbroken this year. The Towa•hall was completely 611 ed (though not crammed as iu 1855) by • large and brilliant audience. so Large se to show distinctly that Handers great masterpiece we. still the favourite oratorio. Other works have during late years gained the good opinion of the public, and are always found to be attractive, but the Yeas;a4 is still the oratorio of the people, auil the one which can always be relied upon to bring together • largo concourse of people. Criticism upon the merit, of the Mulish as a musical work has long since been abandoned, and criticism upon its performance under such circumstances am it was done here today is equally untoicorsary. With a baud every member of which knows the oratorio by heart, and • choir that is almost as familiar with it, what CM be expected hut a really genuine performance! few remarks are challenged by the appearance o▪ f a new vocalist in some of the music, otherwise there would Le little left to say at such meetings as this, when • performance of the Mould' takes place. The solo m us ic on this occasion was divided among Millie. Titiew , Madame Rudendortf, and Madame Leratnens Sherrington, Min Palmer, rind Madams Saiutoe•Dulby, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. &alloy, and Signor Belletti, which as equivalent to saying that all of its music was done to perfection. The receipts at the concert but evening mounted to 6424 18e. ; total for Wednesday 1,9451. 10s. 3d. This morning the return ia moot gratifying. See how the Birmingham Fantasia maintain* ita ground. The dom. lions and collections atone amounted to ♦l4l. ; the aggregate reeslpt was 2,653/. llie. ; and for to-night the places taken an a promise that the hall will be full. The company to-day included tho Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot (presideat) and party, the Mayor of Birmingham and party, the High Sheriff of Staffordshire and party, the Hon- Coked Legge and party, the Earl of Powie sad party, the Couatwra of Bradford, Mir Monate aid party. Viscount Lifford, the Hos. Lim Hewitt and party, Lord and Lady Willoughby de Broke and party, Mr. Moeda°. ; Sir John Trollops, X P., Lady Trollops, and party ; Lord Wrottealey and party, Lord Lytteltoa and party, the Hoa. Georgians Leigl ; Colonel the Boa. &menet Calthorpe, the Mien Calthorpe, and party, Sir Piaui. Shaekbergh and party, Lady Monieuat and party, the Reverend Mr. Bid dalph and party, Sir George and Lady Charlotte Chats yad and party ; Sir William Hartoppi Lady ilartopp and party ; Sir Francis Scott, Hart., Lady Scott and party, Admiral Parker and party, C. N. Newdegate, Esq., M.P., Mrs. Newdepte, Rim Bourbon, and party, J. liedgetle Foley, Esq.. M.P., and Pasty Hear" Whitman. Esq., ILE, Mum Whitmore, and party, the Bev. Herbed Pad and Mrs. Peal. Mrs. Dugdale and party, the Bev. Mr. Alley, &Ward Boulton King, Eq., and party, J. Howard Gallon, Faq., awl party, Samuel Pole Shaw, Bag., and party, A. G. Manley, Egg., and party, the Baroneee Indoor and party, Mr. Lygoa, LP., the Dowager Lady Ward and party, Ra►. C. Holtrimh and party, Per Robert Hamilton, Bart, sad party, Sir Alleyne, But., Lady Louis Whitmore, John Hardy, Eau., M.P., and party, Lord Raglan. Lady knells, and party, the Hos. and Raw. W. Talbot and Mn. Talbot, Sampauu Banbury, Fug., Mrs. Banbury, and party, the Rev. W. Greenstreet and party, W Hon. L Buller and Min Butler, Mrs. Bicidulph and party, the Ham Mks Rushout. The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury have left towu to peas a few week. et Jerveux Abbey, the seat of the noble maniuis in Yorkshire. The Earl of Abingdon and Ladies Bertie Lave arrived in town from Wytharn Abbey, Orionlshire. The Earl and Countess Russell and family anieed at A►egeldie, Nen Behooral, N. 8., where the noble earl end counter will reside fora month or six weeks. The Earl and Countess de Grey and Ripon and family left Carlton-gardens yesterday for Stanley Park, user Ripon. 'rite Earl and Connteas of Clarendon and Ladien Villiers. who are staying at Wiesbaden, are not expected to Muni home till the 'Biddle of October. The Earl and Countene of Caithnemx, accompa nied by Lord Berriedale and family, arrived last week at Harresrill Castle, Caithness, for the winter. The Countess of Porterlington ha* arrived at Clarichres Hotel from Blenheim Palace. _ _ Lady Stuart de Rothsay has left Tittenhanger, Harts, for Ford Castle, Northumberland, on a visit to Louisa Marchioness of Waterford. It is the intention of her ladyship and daughter to par the winter in Italy. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Glad dose mown at Penmaesimenr, Conway. Him Excellency the Hun. Charles Murray has left eleri.lgr'. Hotel for Soothed. Mr. Jerningbam, her Britannic Majesty's minis ter at Pare, is about to return to Europe. Lord Brougham has signified his intention to comply with the request of the trustees of the Warehouse• meu's and Clerks' Orphan Schoole, to preside at their assiversary festival is the corning 'tannin. The Director of the Botanic Gardena, at Sydney, New South Wake, is leavening along the Clarence, the Nanning, and lfsedenv riven, for the samosa of selecting botanical specimens for the Great Exhibition of 1862. In reference to the sailing powers of the Victoria and Albert, the Deblin Iloenika Mail ways :—" The follow ing simple facie, the authenticity of which we can vouch for, suffices to set at red the question respecting the com parative speed of the Queen's yscht and the City of Dublin Company's mail steam squadron :—Tbe Leinster made her trial trip or•-c the measured mile at Swims Bay, Southamp ton, a knot ■o hour faster thee the Victoria and Albert. Thu average passage of the Leinstar, Cuenanght, and Nos. stir, taken for the three months Just ended, was three hewn and 42 minutes. The Connaught brought over the Prises of Wales from Holyhead in three hours sad X minutes, against a strong head wind. The Victoria and Albert warn three boors and 58 minutes making the mum wisp on Wednesday hat in smooth water." LATEST INTELLIGENCE. TURKEY. The Temp. has a letter from Coustantinople, giving a sombre picture of the state of affairs. Among other passages, the following is striking : " The general discontent is very great. Food is dear. Trade is stagnant. Hundreds of Turkish women follow the Sultan with petitions • A few days ago Abdul-Asia not stopping to receive them, the women in their exasperation flung their children at the horses feet, crying • You have taken away our bread—crush our children to death that they may not perish of starvation.' Never was anything similar to this seen in the time of the bite Sultan." will 1).,t take place until after the latter's corona tion." PARIS, Ammer 29. The Imperial Court to-day delivered judgment in the affair of M. Miriei. The court expunged from the former judgment the charge of fraud, and also the charge of fraudulently appropriating 21,247 shares of the Cabs* des Chemins de }er, because M. Mirisi mitered them in time. As regards the other charges, the court concurred in the views of the first judges, and as the acts on which these charge , were founded had been frequently repeated by M. Mines and had caused great scandal and enormous loss to private individuals, affirmed the sentence already pronounced. M. Miris was more over condemned in the costs of the appeal. As reganls the appeal of Count Simeon, the .k -°Won of the first judges was confirmed. The Paris correspondent of the frideperufaiirr says :—" The government of the Emperor is pre paring to scud into the departments a certain num ber of the auditors of the Council of State, who si• duty it shall bo to observe the feeling of the pro vinces, and to supervise the reports made by the protectoral authorities. The government is anxious to know the real tendency of public opiniou in France, with a view to the probable and speedy dissolution of the Corps Legislatif. It is generally expected that the Emperor will have recourse to this step towards the end of the year. The dine lution of the Corps Legislatif would be the almost inevitable consequence of the fall of the temporal power of the papacy, which people seem to expect by that time. The month of December, it is well known, has always beau fruitful in the revelations of the first and secoud empire." THE ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY. INQUEST. BRIGHTON, THURADAT near. The Coroner resumed his inquiry at two o'clock to-day, in the magistrates' court at the Town-ball The Prime representatives of the company appeared as on the previous days, and the friends of the persons wbo had boon killed, and those who hail been injured by the accident were represented by the same legal gentlemen. Mr. Pen fold attended for Mrs. Elizabeth Hughes in addition to his former clients, Mr. Fryer having had the number of his clients increased by the names of John Field, of Montpellier place, Brighton, and Hannah his wife, and Edwin Sewell, of College-place, Camden-town, all of whom were in the carriage that was destroyed sad received severe injuries in consequence, but whom names have not been previously mentioned. Mr. Stevens. of Brighton, solicitor, a for the friends of John Wheeler, Elizabeth his wiTtal Deuiel hie eon, all of whom met their deaths in the tunneL Mr. Reid immured for the husband of Mrs. Westcott, and for Miss Westeutt, her daughter, Henry Watkins, and Mrs. Watkins, the latter of whom be was beppy to say was so far recovered that she was able that morning to be removed from Hassock's-gab to Brighton. Mr. Coneigham, M.P., and Sir R. Leviuge were upon the bench. Lest night, after the court had adjourned, the jury pro ceeded to view the body of Anthony Keane, which still lies at Sus-c Hospital ; and him name being included in the list of victims into the muse of whose death the inquiry was directed, the jury were at the assembling of the court reswoin. Daniel Keane, of 14, Popham-terrace, Islington, Ue da), brother of Anthony Keane, was called and examined by the coroner. Witness identified the body of the de ceased, who, be said, had been a master tailor, and was 56 cr 57 years of age at the time o his death. Mr. John ftaxby, foreman of cam penten, and of the signal works, limps, gas, soil gas fi ttings, presented a model of the sigmas, which he explained, showing the action of the signal by the passing of the trains, and also by hand when the train failed to work it. Captain Tyler—Qs you account for what we have heard as to its failing sometimes, and then going on all right again ?-1 cannot account for it, unless the wire should is any way get hung up. Was there not • little vertical motion in the horizontal slide bar when I wept to look at it this morning!—Yes, sir, when the lever went down it failed to release itself. Might not that expLun the occasional failure in the work ing !—Yes, sir. Bye Juror—A train could not pass and move the signal without ringing the bell. This sort of signal is not liable to get out of order frequently. I saw the signal yesterday and the day before. There are very few dies in the week that I did not Are it. I did not see it us Saturday, but I saw it several times last week. It is now in perfect working order. It has not been repaired in any way since the accident. At • very loos distance in extremely hot weather the wits might espaud so much as to fail to ring the bell, but not at a 300 yards' dist/time. Whenever I have a report made of a signal being out of order I send a man off to see to it by the next train. Ido not think the proper working of the signal would be equal to a man signalling. We very seldom oil these signals after we put them up. They are better without oil than to be oiled too freely. By Mr. Evans—Them is no person in authority specially appointed to inspect the signals other than the station masters and signal men. By Mr. Ponfold—To my knowledge the signal at the south side of the tunnel Ku never bees out of order. The com plaint of its being out of order in the spring of the year never reached me. We have it in eviienee that the signal did not act on Sun day morning. Can you account for that t—No. Examination continued—The expansion of the wire might prevent the hell from ringing, but would have no effect upon the distant signal. The wire is underground five or six nicht*, sad we find the wire, when buried, expands much less than whoa it is exposed to the atmosphere in warm weather. By Mr. Read—We look to the signals in severe weather. I 1110 all the signals and examine them many times in the year. By Mr. Faithfull—lt is the duty of the engineer and guard to look to the signals as they go along, and to report any defect at the next station. Practically there is an in spection every time a train goes up or down the line. I went down to the Clayton Tunnel on Sunday. I thoroughly examined and worked the signal shout eleven in the morn ing. I put it on myself and took it off myself. I did so from the wheel at the man's box. It was in perfect working order. . . By the Ooroner—Why did Ton make that inspection on Sunday morning ?-1/ r. Hawkins wished me to make it. James Hackman was the next witness —I live at Kingsbury-road, Brighton. I am an engine-driver in the service of the Brighton and South Coast Bail. way. 1 drove the Portsmouth excursion on Sunday last. I have been ten years in the company's service. I left Brighton at 5.28 that morning. I went by my own watch, which was just right by the clock on the platform in the station. There were sixteen carriages to the train. There were the engine and tender, and a break ma next the tender. 1 don't remember whether it was • break carrier or a brook van at the end of the train. There were 14 carriages besides the 'breaks. When I approached the Clayton tunnel I did nut look back to see if the distance signal worked. We suppose we have done with it when we crass it. Our duty is to look ahead. lam not aware that it is part of my duty to look back and see that the sig. nala m w e ctroperly. The distance signal was all right as I a it. I cannot tell exactly the time we entered tatunnel. I cannot my bow long exactly we were going through the tunnel. I met with no obstruction. The signal. man was at his poet on my entering the tunnel, and he waved a white Sag. I have never known the distance signals fail to act on trains passing over the line. Supposing you had been driving the excursion train on Sunday last, and knew that another train was before you, and supposing you saw at the entrance of the tunnel the signslrniui waving a red flag, what do you consider it would be your duty to do?—To stop as soon as I could. Do you mean to stop in the tunnel!—Yes, wherever I might be, whether in a tunnel or not. Has such a case ever occurred to you!—No, sir. In going from Brighton to Clayton tunnel on Sunday morning did you, at any time of the transit, see or hear anything of the train which followed you ?—No, sir. Cntes-examination continued—l have never had a train overtake me when I was driving, except at • statiuu. I have bad several breaks down, but have never had a train follow me close. _ _ _ _ By Captain Tyler—l saw the signalman at the other end of the tunnel. He also waved a white flag. I made a re port of the time I started from Brighton on the Sunday when I came bask on the Monday morning. I sew the driver of the second train in the station before I started. I knew he was to follow me. I did not speak to him. I have fre quently driven these excursion trains. I cannot say how cline trains have followed me in the Clayton tunnel. I have borer seen mores than one train at the mouth of the tunnel at the seine time. _ _ _ By the Foreman—ln the state of the rails on Sunday morning I could have pulled up in about 600 yards. If I had been stopped in the tunnel I should have stood still and have sent the guard back to inquire. By the Jury—l have been engine -driver four or five years. I have never been in the position of entering the I tunnel and while passing the danger signal seen a rut flag. A Juror—The station-muster said that it was 8.22 when the train left Brighton on Sunday morning. e By Mr. Roupell —I reported the time of starting to the man in the office on my return on Monday. The man's name is Hawn. I saw the driver of the third train, and of course he dew ine and the driver of the other train. At the entrance of the Clayton tunnel you can ace about a mile ahead. A train a mile behind me might not have seen me, but he might have seen the steam. I travelled at the rate of from 25 to 30 miles an hour. I was about • quarter of an hour reaching Hassocks. I should not have thought it my duty to back out of the tunnel under any dr. eumatanose, unless the guard, whom I should have sent hack, bad returned with orders for me to do so. The Coroner here said that he had received a letter, which be had been requested to read, stating that the writers, having seen it reported that Mr. Pook was engaged o n th e i r behalf, wished to say that they had not even seen him, and knew nothing about him. The letter wu signed by two of the parties iojured—Ayling and Thompson. Mr. Pock said that this was a charge got up by Mr. Faithfull's clerk, and the object was to still° inquiry. (Some cheering followed this assertion.) He had been engaged to appear for the parties referred to by Mr. John son. of Brighton. Mr. Fidthfull bad heard of persons from London going about the town soliciting Om people who had been iujured to be nllowed to appear for them, promising to obtain corn penetion, and referred to a circular from a Mr. Johnson, offering to give advice in the first instance gratis. All the legal gentlemen present disclaimed any participa• tion in these unprofessional practices. The witness. crossexamined by Mr. Penfold, said be had never received a premium for keeping correct time, or for bnrniag a low quantity of coke. • He had known such premiums given. There was a register of the quantity of coke consumed by each train kept. He did not know what for. The premiums had gone up as high as 51., but they bad been for some time discontinued. _ _ . By the Coroner—l do nut know whether in bad • signal light at the hack of the train. That in the guard's duty, but we had a light at the front of the train. By Mr. Faithfull—The distance signal is for the guidance of the trains corning afterwards, not those that have pulsed, and if I had obenived any irregularity in the signals before me I should hare reported it. The pre miums given were for economy in the consumption of coke. By the Coroner—Practically it In not my business to in spect the Niguel If it appears right when I pass it. By Mr. Faitbfull-1 do not know whether it would be my duty if driving • down train to look at the up train alklaawl report if they are wrong. i the dun—l have never in my experience of four yams reported that a signal has not acted. I have never had occasion to do so. I do not know whether the distance signal acted when I passed through with my train on Sun day Alfred Moore, the guard of the Portsmouth excursion train, examined by the coroner, deposed—l have been In [he company's rernoe 15 veers. The train started from Brighton at 8.2 d. The train consisted of a third class break next the engine, two third.eleas carriages, one first class, one mood, one sewed class break, one first class ecamE, oimmened, seven thirds, one third class break carriage hs hind. There wore two lnmpe burning at the tail. I did not notice what time we reached the Clayton tunnel. When we passed the distance signal it stool at all right. I saw the signal man at the south end exhibiting a whit, 11, g . 1 saw the signalman at the north end. He had a white fl as up ton. If I bad, on emning to th e mouth of the tunne4 seen the signalman waving a red flag, I should have applied the breaks immediately. Such a case has never occurred to Artancle don't always make a practice of looking lim:k to th e signal after I pain it to see if it worked. I do sometimes. I did not do so eu Sunday last. I havo known of a case when the signals have failed to act. I have known them hang. In that case I have reported it at the first station I came to. I remember one case when I did so on approaching the Woodvite Station. That was three or four years ago. By Captain Tyler—l was riding at the front part of the train on Sunday, next to the tender. I did not KM anything of the train behind me on the road. The lamps at the back were tail lamps, both at the back of the train. I sin not sure there were two, as I left my man to see to the Limps. I saw the signalman at the north end of the tunnel on the right-hand side on the down line. He was standing no the other side of the line from his box. He was holding a white flag. I saw no one else about the box or with him. There was one more guard in the train. He was at the tail head. I did not notim the distance signal after 1 passel it, and depot know whether it was turnedon or not. I do not know what time we passed Hassocks. gate. I noticed the clock at Balkliam. It was then exactly 9 o'clock. By the Jury—We arrived at Brighton from Portsmouth at 8.16. The time of starting from Brighton was five minutes past eight. The heath's, of the dew on leaving Portsmouth was the cause of our being late. My watch agreed with the chronometer at the station. I hooked my time on arriving in London. I do not consider it part of my duty to look behind at the *goals, bat it would be my duty to report any defect I saw. The box of the guard's break is raised above the carriage, so that we mu look all round. By Mr. Roupell—On the north side, the si,gnalman's box is on the wad side of t! .e line. He was cm the swat side when we came out of the tuuuel. He must have ' re-crossed the line before be could have attended to his telegraph signal. The signal box is not raised at that end. I don't know whether there was a red hoard at the heck of our train as a signal. I don't think there was a board, as It was a regularly advertised train. The 8.15 excursion train was a regularly advertised train. d did net we the excursion train after we left the station. Th.: entry I made in my book was from my own knowledge, and not from any communication with mnybody. By the Jury— It is customary for the signalman to walk acmes to the down line to signal with the white flag. It would be safer fur him to do so, as he would be out of the way of the train. By Mr. Fryer—l have been mostly on the Portsmouth line, but have gone through to London with excursion train'. There are no tunnels on the Portsmouth line. It would be the duty of the driver to stand still on seeing a red flag ex hibited until 1 went back and ascertained the reason of the signal. ' Joseph Drew, the under guard to the Portsmouth train on Sunday, a very young men, dressed as a railway porter—We left at I was at the bind part of the train. The signal at Clayton-tunnel was all right when we pawed. I could not see it after we had passed on account of the steam coming back over the carriages from the engine. This wit ness confirmed the evidence of the last witness as to the exhibition of the flags 1,7 the signal men at either end of the tunnel, but stated in contradiction to the heed guard that the signal man at the north end was at the west side near his box, and not at the east side, when the train pared. He had never known the signal fail to work. By Captain Tyler—l not a porter at the Brighton station, but have often acted es guard. There were two tail lights to the train. By theJory—There were passengers iu the break carriage at the end in which I rode. It is usual for passengers to travel in thir' d-chuis breaks. I hove known signals fail to act. By Mr. Boapell-1 was in the break compartment. There was no one else in that compartment. By Mr. Fryer—lt is no part of my duty as under•guanl to look out for any train that might be following. _ _ Joint Scott, the driver of the second train, to which the accident happened, examined by the Coroner, deposed - I am an engine -driver in the service of the London, Brighton, and South Cost Railway Company. On Sunday morning last I drove the Brighton excursion train. I have been is the company's same., nine years. I noticed the time at which I started from Brighton. It wee 31 minutes peat S. I took the time from my own watch, which was right with the clock at the station. I mean the clock against the stores—the yard clock. There were 17 to the train, besides the engine sod tender. did not take notice of the breaks, and cannot my what breaks there were. It was about 10 minutes to II when we reached Clayton tunnel. That is the time it would take us to go, all far as I can tell. That would be allowing 19 minutes. We took a good bit to go out of the yard— we slipped a good bit going wit. The distance signal wiui all right when we approached Clayton tunnel. I saw the signal man as we were just going into the tunnel. He came out of his box as we were going in and waved a red Bag violently. I in consequence of that shut a the steam. I had got about 250 yards into the tunnel before I succeeded in stopping the train. I also reversed the engine, and put the sand ou, and stopped an quickly se possible. In reversing the engine the carriages might leave gone back twenty or thirty yards, but I did not back the train. I was not going back when the collision took plain. I was standing still. I had been standing still about two minutes when the colliaion took place. 1 had not time to send the guard back. 1 did not see the other train coming till it bit us. _ The collision knocked me into the tender. Mr. Pook here interrupted the examination to ask the coroner to read a letter from a Mr. Julian Jackson, stating that be was present when Mr. Pooh received the instruction from Yea Ayling and Miss Thompson to act for them. The letter wee read, and the coroner apologised for reeding pub licly the previous letter, in which Mr. Pook's conduct wadi impugned, instead of communicating it privately. The examination was then resumed- I got off the engine after the collision. I went beck to see the state of the train. I saw a broken carriage and people lying about. The position of the engine that ran into us was nearly upright. It was resting on the top of ono of the carriages. Ido not know that the distance signal at Clacton hua not acted ea any occasion when we have gone over it., for I never looked back to see. It is my duty when I see& red flag in a tunnel to stop, and not to ha c k out. . . . . . By Captain Tyler—l have been a driver since May last. I did not see the platform clock when we started. I was not above three yards from the signal-man when he came out of the box. I was proceeding through the tunnel at nearly thirty miles an hour. I shut off the steam just as we were going into the tunn-1. 1 don't know the gradient. It m downhill a little there. I think I could pull up my train in 250 yards by reversing the en gine. It was not a heavy train. When the train was stopped I looked over the baud-rail for the signal to start again from the guard. It was too dark to see the guard in the tunnel. I did not see anything of hint or anybody else. The train did not move beck more than twenty or that yard when I ravened the engine. The break was on. I shut the steam off when she stopped. Captain Tyler—What made her move bock if you abut the steam off when she stopped ?—No answer. Yon had to push the treat' up hill then 20 or 30 yards? —Yee. &Ty. you think it possible you could push the train back 20 or liO yards when the steam was off end up hill think it possible, as the carriages would close up together. By the Foreman - I did not see the signalmen before he waved his red deg. Ile was not outside his box till he did wave the dog. Bad he been at his wheel, and bad the wheel in bis band to set his signal, I must bane seen him. I ant sure I most have seen him from the distance signal At all events I must have seen him directly afterwanh. By the Jury—l was a fireman vp to May last, when I was appointed as driver. 1 lied been eight years a fireman. All that time and since I have been continually passing through the tunnels. During that time I never ran by the distanosaignal at the south end of the tunnel set at safety and saw the red flag displayed. I co-ill see Jinn half way from the distance-signal and the tunnel, but 1 did not see him at all till we came up close to the tnunel. I don't know if the distance.signal failed to set on Sunday. After pass ing the distance-signal it was not more than four yards beton , ' I sew the man at the mouth of the tunnel with the danger flag. If the distance signal had been set I should have stopped between the distaucc-signul and the tunnel, and in the same way the Brighton ordinary would base stopped between the Brighton side sad the distance-signal. At the north end of the tunnel the signal man usiudlystands on the down side, but ODIDO• times he stands on the other. I always sound the whistle on going into a tunnel. We all do. I had no idea of an other train being mu close behind me till I felt the shock. I went through the tunnel after the accident, with the re mainder of the train. The signalman at the north end was OD my left hand when we went out. By Mr. Roupell—When unit I saw the signalman at the south end of the tunnel he bad a red dug in his band ;he was not doing anything with the wheel, trying to put OR the signal. I can't say he had not been trying to put Si the signal and failed. I got my signal to start not above three minutes after the Portsmouth train had started. The Portsmouth train was out of eight from the station when I got the signal to start. I did not sae anything of the train which f ollo wed me. By lifr. ie3;1; 11 B wag not three minutes after I got into the tunnel that the collision took place. By the Coroner—lt would he difficult to judge how far I had gone into the tunnel in the dark. I have fmid we were in about 250 yards. and that is as near es I can guer.. I know it was not 500 yards. Three minttb•+ is an antifamily shirt interval to start one train after another. The 44:0 m• master started me. By Captain Tylcr—l did not make any objection to qtart ing PO soon after the other train. By tr. Pook—l have reed the h..k of rules. It vms banded to me in 1857. All the regulations required by the rules were complied with when we stoppol. I did ner. bear the third train when I was standing loll! in the tunnel. The witness was also cross-examined by Mr. Fryer and the other learned gentlemen, but there WWI nothing important in the replies. Ho s aid he made a report of the circunP dames of the collision at the station. Mr. Fryer salted far the production of this report. Mr. Faithful' objected, observing that there was no report in a book. The witness said it was wade on paper. lir. Fryer insisted upon its production ; and The Coroner ruled that it ought to be produced; and Mr. Faithful , though protag that he was not bound to produce it, but was perfectly ready to do so if the jury wished, handed in a cop) of the report. Mr. Fryer required the production of the original, fur AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY. The Chiunber of Deputies of Austria, in their draft address iu suswer to the Emperor's message, say: by the declarations and communications'of your Majesty, the Chamber of Deputies Las seen with the most lively satis faction that the will of sour Majesty is to remain firmly attached to the constitutional principle for all the provinces of the monarchy, to the fundamental laws of the sm• Om as well as to the constitutional situation created by the Lisr.. We find the sure guarantee of this by the facts by which your Majesty has coat ruled that will by refusing your unction to the articles of th 3 laws of the Diet of 1844, which are injurious to the rights of other province. of the monarchy and of the whole of the state. We are com pletely tranquillised for our constitutional future by the imperial promise not to allow any changes to be made is the coustitution except they should be considered necessary, and then only by constitutional means, that is to say, in and with the Council of the Empire. The Upper Chamber, iii their draft of reply, may : We have seen with gratitude in your Majesty's commit. nuatinus the firmness of which, in a double upect, the sovereign gives proof who is determined to maintain his hereditary empire, and at the same time to persevere is the coustitutional path upon which he has entered, and to protect the rights of his non•Msgyar states. We pay homage to that love of peace which, in spite of an obstinate resistance, believes that the path of a friendly understand. hag is not yet cloud. We rejoice at the paternal solicitude which is anxious to spare the intimidated people the too late repentance which the ruin of every intermit and isola tion in the civilised world would bring upon thou who now seem to consider anarchy as order, and to confound obstinacy with perseverance. (11BUTZICS TZLIGRA/18.) PESTI!, Arcola 29. The conscripts bave been ordered to assemble on the 9th September. Auy person preventing the soldiers from obeying the order will be tried by court-martial and severely punished. PRSTR, Auoun 29. The Stadtholder, in an ordinance published to day, declares that the Comitat of Peeth, by its pro test against the dissolution of the Diet, had attacked the rights of the King, and orders the imme diate discontinuance of the sittings of the assembly of the comitat. VIENNA, Auarer 29. A very violent debate cm the address took place to-day in the Chamber of Deputies. The speakers against the address, especially the Poles and Czechs, demanded the modification of the Constitution. POLAND. THORN, Mu:n.ll' 29. The %WWI: journals of yesterday published an Imperial rescript, addressed to General Lambert, the tone of winch is conciliatory. The Emperor gives orders to General Lambert for the pacification of the kingdom with the co-operation of intelligent citizens, and promises that Poland shall in future enjoy greCer independence. His Majesty also declares that he will entirely forget the events of thu past. NAPLES. The Even, of Turin nays :—" The English fleet, couaistity; of nine vessels, which cant anchor at Castellautare, has taken its departure, leaving only the Exmouth, the sailure from which landed not to pursue brigands, but for inameuvren. Thus dis appear all the fears which the presence of the Eng lish fleet iu the Bay of Naples occasioned." ITALY. TURIN, Amon 30. The King will receive M. Livuedctti, the new French minister plenipotentiary, on Saturday next. PARLi, Access 29. Bullier's Correspondence publiahes • circular note dated August 24, addressed by Baron Ricasoli to the diplomatic agents of Italy abroad, explaining the state of affairs iu the Neapolitan provinces, and replying to those who counsel him to renounce the union—" That the Italian nation is constituted, and that all that is Italy belongs to it." Baron Ricasoli, in explaining the state of affairs in the Neapolitan provinces, cotupitat4 the present troubles to those which occurred in France, Eng• land, and Spain, at different periods of transition. He declares the movement in Naples to be in no way a political one, but simply an affair of brigandage and pillage. Of the fifteen Neapolitan provinces, he says, five only, namely, those which are near to the Papal frontier, are given up to brigaudage: He then gives a history of the brigandage, which, at different periods, has desolated the kingdom of Naples. He speaks in severe terms of the forme , . Neapolitan army, which, although composed of 180,000 men, well armed and equipped, fell back before a handful of heroes, and who since have abandoned them selves to brigandage, sometimes carrying the Bourbon flag, which they have dishonoured by not defending, as they now dishonour it by making it the emblem of assassination and rapine. Baron Ricasoli regrets to state that the brigandage in Naples is the hope of the European reactionary party, which has placed its citadel in Rome. The ex-King of Naples coins money at Rome for the payment of the brigands. The Peter's pence serve to enrol brigands in all parts of Europe. Their arms and ammunition come from Rome. The late perquisitions and arrests made by the French troops leave no doubt on the subject. The connivance of (the Roman Court with the Neapolitan brigandage is evident. Baron Ricasoli hopes that these facts will furnish a powerful argu ment, and will demonstrate that the temporal power is not only condemned by the irresistible of national unity, but is become incompa tible with civilisation and humanity, which cannot tolerate acts of brigandage to be prepared in the very centre of the Ca tholic church with the connivance and tumour moment of the ministers' of him who represents God ode eartli. Rome by advancing on this path compromises her religious interests without saving her worldly interests. This universal conviction will materially assist the Italian government in the task which it cannot decline—namely, to render to Italy, and at the same time to restore to the church liberty and dignity. FRANCS. Accuse 30. The Mmiiteur of to-day contains an imperial de cree, according to which foreign wheat and corn, no matter of what kind or whence exported, may be temporarily imported free of duty, for grinding, under the conditions of the law of July 5, 1836. This decree also determines the conditions of re exportation. _ PARIS, 29. The Paris evening papers Mate that the Ammer Sawlig& squadron left Naples, and returned to Malta, on the 29th inst. Lord Clyde is expected at tl:e calo=alona, after visiting which he will pro cee d t o y. The Pawl, of this evening, say. :—" The inter view between the Emperor and the King of Prussia EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, THURSDAY EVINING. The not malAtureux of M. do Moony is destined to justify the title thus bestowed upon it by M. Peyrat. Its utterance has raised discussions which M. de Persigny will certainly think "unfortunate." The liberal press pounces upon the occasion, and we find the question once again debated in demo cratic France as to whether liberty is or is not in herent in the people. To admit that liberties may be octroyies by a sovereign is a pretty forward step on the road to the divine right of kings. At any rate, it is a departure from the principles of the re volution on which the present throne is based. The Emperor may well say, "Save me from my friends !" The rapidly-increasing weakness of their cause obliges the Ultramontane writers to substitute vio lence for arguments. Never since the days of the great Veuillot has the language of the clerical journals been so violent as it is now becoming. It is on the revolution that all the vials of their wrath are discharged. The revolution has a broad back, and can sustain all they put upon it. The revolu tion is with them an elastic term, meaning every thing and everybody unpleasant to them. The Monde, after quoting Joseph de Maistre's proposi tion that "the revolution is Satanic in its essence," refers to the encyclical of the Bth December, 1849, in which Pins IX. said, "The revolution is inspired by Satan himself. His object is to destroy utterly the edifice of Christianity and to reconstruct upon its ruins the social order of paganism." The Monde, in conformity, it says, with the immortal encyclicals of Pius VI. and Pius IX., defines the revolution as "the world without God." The Opinion Nationale yestenlay had a long article, bearing the signature of M. Gueroult, upon the necessity which exists for France to place herself at the head of a coalition of the smaller powers. This article is probably a straw thrown up to ascertain how the wind seta. The Mires case is drawing to a close. M. Cremieux has concluded his address for the de fence. His last effort was bent to urge upon the court to consider whether or not Mires had dipped into the cash box to enrich himself—that being the question which, above all, touched his honour. He insisted that not Mires, but the age in which Mires lives, is to blame for all that Mires has done. As M. Cremieux finished, Mires rose to speak, but his more prudent counsel forced him back to his seat. The Bourse was dull. Rente fell 15c. for cosh and sc. for account, closing at 681 r. 70c. and 68fr. 80c. respectively. Mobilier left off 2fr. 50c. worse for cub, and 3fr. 7k. for account, the prices being 7571 r. 500. both far cub and the account. Prince Napoleon was expected at Martinique and Guadeloupe at the date of the lest advice'. Nearly 1,300 immigrants had arrived at Demerara during the apses al 14 days. The Reho of Bologna says :—" Luigi Ricci, aged 8, son of the well-known professor of music, lately directed the singers of the church of San Giuste at Trieste, who executed a man of his composition. The sacred edifice wee crowded." Dr. Carpi, the Pope's special phyoiciati, died at Rome ou the 220 d, after a long malady. He was horn in 1792. " The building of the Palace of the Exhibition here," says a letter from Florence, "is proceeding with the utmost activity. The number of workmen at present employed amounts to 2,300. The exhibition promises to be most brilliant, for the number of exhibitors inscribed already amounta to 5,600—a very respectable figure, us the number of exhibitors at Paris was, if I mistake not, only 7,000." A letter from Warsaw of the 18th says :—" M. Potapow, director of the Moscow police. arrived here yes terday from St. Petersburg. At midnight an order from Colonel Roulowski, the prefect of police, directed all the principal officials of his administration to assemble the next morning at 11 o'clock, at M. Potorerv's residence, without mouatachee. They were all in attendance, aid not one rebellious hair on the upper lip offended the eye of the high functioniu7 who had sent for them. M. Potapow announced to them the Emperor's intention of establishing at Warsaw and throughout the kingdom, a police composed exclusively of Poles. He added that he felt confident of their fidelity and devotedness." The brushwood covering one of the hills over the town of Tooke took fire on the 22nd inst., and motioned burning for sixty boon. It presented the appearance dm , peg the night of an ocean on gre. The inhabitants of the neighbouring villages hastened to the spot to prevent the Ste from extending to a valuable wood. This was effected withoot any great injury, except to a vast number of foxes who were dislodged from their earth, and ran howling pite ously into the Maio. The smoke was so dense that the monastery of Notre Demo de la Gaol., situated at the top of the mountain, was not visible. The origin of the fire b ee so t b een asc ertained, but it is supposed to have been mused by the imprudence of some sportsman. Others say that it was maliciously fired by some tramper* who went seen in the neighbourhood • -- PORCHASS EY THE EMPEROR. NAPOLEON AT ROME. —The , Afoniteur MODMIDCON in the following terms, an acquisition made by the Emperor of the French, already n.ade known from other sources :—" The Emperor hen just purchased out of his privy mime the portion of the Mont Palatine which is comprised under the name of the Farness Gardens, and which belonged to the King of Neplea. This portion of the celebrated hills is by far the mast oonevierable. There only remains, in addition to the part bought by the Emperor, the aucieot villa on the south, where excavations have been so extensively made, and in which there is now a convent of French nuns, and oo the east a convent of Franciscans. The ground pur- chased by his Majesty is not less than la acres in extent. It includes the famous ruins of the Palace of the Caesars, two entire storeys of which have been covered with rubbish since the time of the invasion of the barbarians, and must contain statues, paintings, and inscriptions of the highest interest. It is from this soil, which has been warady touched up to the present time, that several now terrieeta of antique art have been jprommed. It was also on this domain that were recently timed the original walls of the ancient enclosure of Rome, that which surrounded the Palatine when it alone supported the original city at the very time of its founder. M. Pietro Rasa, author of the large archaeological and topographical map of Latium, has been appointed Conservator - of the Pasco of the Caesars, and a at the same time In be director of the excavations which will commence la Novaabor next." nieb, after itation. Crowe:an the M. 'Deno lu Fryer Mr. Faithfi tor, but be a of the learns' would not be o f law. The Corea meets or not, Mr. Faithf o f the jury, not produoe t who want blame on tl r t t h . b aiu: thinkti 3c g e t y lnrie i r I . guienWhceand I kiona°a:airdeuhreurdel"cele:oll a ri t or not • Mr. Feithfu The Cerune Mr. Faithfu The Coroise Subsequent' plained that t sod in reply tt arising from tt ,ould be asked &iced, he add ware privilege Bench to decid Re-examine' tions required off into the tat a danger signal Mr. Fryer w The Coroner his answer ; at that it applied A fonnal di made ; and the at 10 o'clock. (Bobo NE THE LAN ilk was n . 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