The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-05-19 00:00:00

PULLINGER'S FRAUDS.

The Stock Exchange committee of investigation have
met latterly four days a-week. They have traced a 'sum
of £50,000 losses on time bargains. A much larger
sum was due from Pullinger, but has remained to this
day. This was the cause of the failure of his brokers
last year. The amount of the losses paid by him
through a speculator named Nathan, who died last year,
cannot be traced, as he was not a member of the Stock
Exchange. It is known, however, that large amounts
of securities were occasionally taken off the market, and
paid for in bank notes by Phllinger, through Nathan
and others, and the immediate endeavours of the com-
mittee aro directed to tracing the quarters to which
these securities were consigned.

POLITICAL RUMOURS.

THE STOCK MARKETS,

The Stock Exchange, on Thursday, was violently
effected by political rumours, and the general aspect of
European politics.
The "braid notices the following as the causes of
the -prevailing distrust, namely. the protest of our
Minister at St. Iletershurg, in reference to the Eastern
question; the intelligence of the progress of Garibaldi's
movement, and the suspicions of the Ultimate object of
the French Emperor.
The Daily News speaks of the general impression that
if Garibaldi's expedition is meant to succeed, the scene
of the struggle must be transferred to Naples itself.
These movements are of European importance. The
question will then arise as to the manner in which the
liberated territories are to be disposed of. • The general
conviction is, that the policy of France is one of selfish
iggrandiseinent, and of settled hostility to the unison of
the entire Italian people under one sceptre.
The Times' city article says the news of the destruc-
tive operations of the Neapolitan Governmont steamers,
off the town of Marsala, and -especially against the
commercial establishments of English firms, increased
the prevailing agitation, and the feeling reported from
Paris, that no one knows what to think, what to believe,
or what to expect, seemed to be universally shared on
this side. A general hope is entertained, however, that
some decisive intimations will be afforded to the public,
by the Government, without delay.

ALARMING RAILWAY ACCIDENT
AT ROBY, YESTERDAY.

Yesterday morning, a fearful accident occurred on the
London and North-Western Railway, at Roby, a village
six miles from Liverpool. It appears that the
_10.40
passenger train from Lime-street Station, came to a
stand-still at Roby, in consequence of a defect in the
machinery. The engine-driver, named Taylor, residing
at, Edge-hill, went under the engine to remedy the
defect. In a few minutes an empty coal train was
observed to approach at a rapid rate, and the alarm
spread, through the carriages, which were fortunately
occupied by only about twenty or thirty persons, some of
whom evened the doors and jumped upon the line,
escaping unhurt. In a moment afterwards there was a
fearful crash: carriages mutated each other, and were
estimated to pieces. All who remained therein were
more or less injured. The poor
_enainp-rlvivrr's lets
were miner one of the wbieels of the engine ; and.vihen
ho wag at 10.841. w...t.i.awa aloe amen ainicuity, it was
found that the flesh of one of his legs was stripped from
the bone. He was conveyed with all possible speed
to ;the Royal Infirmary, Liverpool. An injured lady,
whose name we were unable to ascertain, was taken to
her residence at Wavertree ; five others—Mr. Venables,
;from Liverpool; Mr. Frierland, a commercial traveller
from Manchester; Mr. Grier, Liverpool; a soldier lately
discharged from the 76th Regiment; and M. Amsburgh,
a foreigner, were carried to the Stanley Hotel (Mr.
Trews'), where they were attended by Drs. Pointon,
Fitzpatrick, and Morris. All the sufferers
were hurt about the face and back. Mr. Venables and
Mr. Frierland are in a dangerous state, so also is
Taylor ; the others, however, we are glad to say, are
progressing favourably. Immediately after the cata-
strophe Mr. Trew. of the hotel, rode to Lime-street
Station, and gave information to the officials, who set
out at once for the scene, where they paid every
attention to the injured passengers. It need scarcely
be added that much sympathy was shown all the
unfortunate persons who happened to be in the train,
by the villagers, the medical gentlemen, and Mr. Trew.
But there is a grave responsibility resting with some of
the official employed on the railway. It is said that
the signals warned the driver of the coal train not to
approach Roby. If this be the case, how was it that
the signals were not attended to ?. Gentlemen who were
present say that the coal train was running at the time
of the collision at a speed of at least ten or fifteen miles
an hoar. These and other points of vital importance
will, no doubts be duly investigated by the proper
authorities.

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