The Express.
London, England, 1862-09-05 00:00:00

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Stewards : The Earl of Coventry, Sir H. Peyton, Hon. J. F.
T. W. Famines, and Osage Payne, Esq.
In delightful entreat with Wednesday at Derby, the
imager was brilliant, and the fourth anniversary of the re-
suscitatice of Oxford races was better attended than upon
soy of the late gatherings, and from the support awarded,
coupled with the excellent management, this meeting upon
the bank' of the leis bids fair to become one of the moat
popular of the " Home Circuit" division. 0 u,,u.dly large
dads contested each event, the principal race of tue meeting
being won by Star of the West, who, in the hand- of the in-
imitable Foedham, defeated the immense favourite Lord
Stanley by a head. The feature of the Selling Plate was,
that the result proved in favour of beam who freely laid
on Strawberry Hill, whose sale afterwards placed 1101. to
the credit of the race fund. The course oe each aide of the
Grand Stand was lined with equipages, " horsed " in a
style which betokened that their owners were not of the
plebeian order. Amongst the many thousands was a
snagniticeet " four iu hand,' driven by Lord Abingdon, the
Lord High Steward of the city of Oxford, who entertained
a large party. The following are details of the day's
tanning :
Tag l'atai. Smart of 3 son. each, with 50 soya. added,
for all Agee Three-quarters of a mile. (9 subs.)
Mr. Mundy'ettillne, Ay Inta.oladtator—Paiillne. 2 yra,
„—.

(WO& 754
Kt-vies. I
Mr. , Simian,' Mountain Doe, 2 yrs (Drat,. emt rib
(Williamson) 2
Mr. W. W. Daker's Astrologer, 2 yrs i2ook, rot 711)
French)
Mr. Brutes 43 bil, 2 yrs (M.), est 711, .... (J. Orimshaw) 4
Edgar also M.
Betting : 5 to 4 mat Odin*, 3 to 1 apt Astrologer, and 5
to 1 apt Sybil. The latter jumped off with a dear lead,
followed by Astrologer, Odine, and Mountain Doe, Edgar
being a few lengths in the rear. After proceeding a couple
of hundred yards, Astrologer took up the running. Long
before reaching the distance. Edgar was beaten, and ap-
proaching the distance post (Mine went to the front, and
half way up Mountain Doe displaced Astrologer, but
raver getting up was beaten a tenth. Astrologer, who
did not persevere when beaten, was a bad third. Sybil
passed the post some time after Astrologer. The winner
was not claimed.

Tat PRINCI Or WALKS STAKE of 50 sovs., added to a
sweepstakes of 5 son. each, for two-yr-olds ; colts, tit l0Ib;
fillies, Sat 71b ; wieners extra. Half a mile straight,
(15 subs.)
Hr. B. J. Bmlth'ot Avnudale by Ratan—AvolTbore, tLo 7lb

(H. Orbashaw, 1
Mr. 31erry's The al Stag, lit 61b
Mr. James Clarke's Kennett, Bst 21b 'ffortlhzun, 3
The following also ran:—(Asian, Sefegnard Voluptas,
CiPvY ill.l4glan, lsoline, Overture, and The Perfect Cure.
Setting : 100 to 30 apt Gipsy Girl, sto 1 agst Royal
Stag, 100 to 15 apt Kennett, 7to l each apt Overture,
Avondale, and tie Perfect Cure. The favourite and
Kennett were first off, followed by The Perfect (...`ure next
the rails, and The Royal Stag on the outside. Approaching
the distance Avondale drew forward, and three parts of the
way up the distance obtained the lead. Gipsy Girl here re-
tired beaten, and The Royal Stag was in difficulties ; the
latter, however, came again opposite the Stand, repassed
Kennett, but failing to get up, was beaten a length and a
half. There was half a length between second and third,
and a similar distance intervened between the succeeding
two. Overture was fifth, The Perfect Cure sixth, Gipsy
Girl seventh, and the last of the running horses were
Voluptaz and holism. Raglan did not pass the post.
THE 03 VORDBHIRI STACBB (Handicap) of 100 sovs., added
to a sweepstakes of 15 eon. each, 10 ft, and 5 if declared
..•
winners extra. Two miles. (48 subs., 31 of whom pay 5
sera. each.)
Hr. T. l'an'e Star of the West, by West Australian—
/10_018e, 3 rs, 8:4 1111 ,For,llagn, 1
Mr. W. Day's Lord Stanley, 3 yrs, Tit 11i .. . ... T. French,
111..1-terra's Shepberdets, 4 yrs, tat llb (nc. 51b extra)
-

sync) 3
The following also ran:—Bryn Gwyn, Prophet, High-
flyer, Strike, and Pot Pourri.
Betting : 5 to 4 agst Lord Stanley, 4 to 1 apt Bryn Gwyn.
100 to 15 each agst Prophet and Star of the West, and 10
to 1 each agst Shepherdess and Pot Pourri. Highflyer went
away at score and took a formidable lead, Lord Stanley
lying second, Shepherdess third, Prophet and Bryn Gwyn
next. Very little alteration took place until they ap-
proached the town, rounding which Lord Stanley went to
the front, Shepherdess coming on second, and Star of the
West next. Prophet having ran on the wrong vide of a
poet, and subsequently coming io contact with another post
was pulled up, the remainder being some distance iu the
rear. The result was left with Lord Stanley Shepherdesf,
and Star of the West ; and half way up the 'distance Shep-
herdess was beaten, when Star of the West closed with Lord
Stanley. A floe race home resulted in the victory of
Mr. Parr's horse in the last few stride* by a head. Shep-
herdess a bad third, the rest beaten off. Strike having run
ea the wrong side of • post was pulled up filter running
half a mile.

Tag Cotert Pun of 30 son., added to a
kandicap 'enmeshes of 3 son. each, for all ages ; win-
ners extra. Three quarten of a mile. (13 subs.)
Mr. W. H. Mandy's Bolero, by Fandango-California,
3 yrs, 74 (Reeves) 1
Mr. Lincoln*. Tourist, 2 yrs, fat 9lb Grimehaw) 2
Mr. Stephenson 's Turn of Luck, 3 yrs, 3.4 Covey( S
The following also ran : Kiss Peahill, Pinkepoe, Prince
Frederick, Strawberry Lee/.
Betting : 7 to 4 agst Tourist, 9to 4 apt Bolero, :1 to 1
SVC Turn of Luck, and 10 to I agst any other. Tourist and
Bolero alternately held the lead, and after an exciting race,
Bolero won by a hmd. Nothing else near, sod neither Mies
Penhill nor Strawberry Led ponied the post.
THE SELLING PLATS of 50 WTI. for 2.vr.olds and upwards;
selling allowances. Half • mile straight. (12 subs.)
Mr. Mellon's Strawberry HUI, by Orlando—Marionette,
frs (30t), est 7lb
Mr. Hodgman./ cby lillington—Maur of Cads, Syrs :suf. .
laib iWilliamson( 2
Mr. J. SightingalTs Harriett Watts, 2 yrs mt.', astll
(J. Nightingall) 3
The following also TAD : Griffin, Event, Baron of Avon,
Lord Clyde, f by Newham—Palmeria, Rose de Clare.
Betting : 6 to 4on Strawberry Hill, 6to 1 apt Griffin,
Bto 1 apt Harriet Watts, and 10 to 1 bar three. The
favourite made nearly all the runniog and woo easiiy by a
length ; a similar distance separated the second sod third ;
and a bad between third and fourth. The winner was
bought in foe 140 guineas.
THE HIM/ VOLUNTEERS' HANDICAP PLATE of 30 MOM,
added to a Sweepstakes of 3 son each, for all ages ; winners
extra. On mile. (Souls.)
Mr. Ts owson's HiH7 Grote, by Ho, (14c Noble—Cobweb,
,1V01041141e. oyrs, Est Sib J. Nlghtivandi; 1
Mr. genham's liararen,S yrs, 7st 61b (Watts,
Mr. T. Rteresn's Violet, 3 yrs, 741016 (Pearson) 3
Stowell also ran.

Betting : 11 to 8 apt Saracen, 6 to 4 sgst Violet, and 2 to
1 apt Hilly Grove. Violet made the running for the first
quarter of a mile, after which it was taken up by Eu-aeen,
who, upon runutog wide, left Hilly Grove with the posses-
sion of the lead. The filly °optioned with an uninterrupted
lead and woo by three parts of a length ; two lengths be-
tween second sad third.
LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE
ST. LEGEE.
7 to • 2 apt Marquis (t freely)
sto 1 Buckstone (t)
100 to 15 CsriAbrook (t)
MI Ms 1 Caractneus (t)
11 to 1 Exchequer (t)
16 to 1 Argonaut (t)
25 to 1 Horrisone (t)
50 to 1 Old Welber (oft)
)
1008 to 5 Money (oft )
Alum Featssoy, Mountain Maid filly,
and Repose.

TRI• NottTIINKN Hammy) FtsnEßY.—This week,
the last but one of the regular fishing season, closes very dis-
couragingly, and leaves so ground to hope that an average
catch can now be vouchsafed. Contrary to expectations
and indications, the daily return has beeu exceedingly poor,
so touch so that bundre.ls of crews have muslin after
morning returned without the slightest success. The wea-
ther has been exceedingly mild and the tides very strong,
and now the indications which were presented off our
shores in the early part of the week have in • '
great measure disappeared. The daily return Ism
been as follows :—Tuesday, 2,240 crane : Wednesday, 5,600;
Thursday, 1,120; Friday, 800; Saturday, 800 ; total for
the week, 10,260; previous catch, 63,545—t0tal for the
Meson. 71,1405 cram. The average for 1,122 boats is con•
sentiently now brought to but 66 crane, the lowest at the
sense date for many years, and 25,000 under an average.
Many crews have not yet caught 10 crane, and there are
curets who have sot yet so many herrings as some of those
who purchase the daffy plunder from the boats and curing
stations. We have still ono week of the season to depend
on. Should the weather prove favourable, • fair quantity
may yet be brought ashore. In the early part of the
week the coast stations promised well. Scarlet and Clyth
had two good days. Lybeter also received a help on Monday
and Tuee&y, acid now hands its last year's entire ave-
rage by two crane. Latheronwheel end Form are very
poorly fished. bat Dunbeeth is better. Helmsdele has done
little this wash, and is now a good deal under the average
of last veer. Altogether, from VVick to Helmsdale inclusive,
the fishing is 5,000 crate under the catch of last year to •
like date, 30,000 under that of 1860, 20,000 under 18.19, and
26.000 under 1858. At the Morayshire and Banff stations
little hen bees done this week, so that, with one or two
exptiocis, they are all under the average of last year.
The Abeideenahire stations are far in wlvanee. Envier.
burg. is now greatly in °teem of last year's fishing, having
averaged 12. 14, acid 20 crane on the three tird
days of this week, bringing its average to nearly
120 cram. The smaller stations in the neighbourhood
have also dots' well. Peterhead, however, did little or
nothing till Wednesday, when the average was 3i crane, on
Thursday 14, and yesterday 10, average for the season about
110 cram. Full crown brands were selling at 275. fid. ;
fresh fish, Ws. per eras, and at Fraserburgh somewhat lees.
The fishing of 1862 must now be very defective, as the
season is too feradvanced to admit of the existing deficiency
being made up. Taking the averages up to the date of the
last advioes from distant localities, and those of this coast to
this day, we are satisfied that the catch is on the whole
Scotch east coast 40,000 crane under that of last year to the
enrrespooding date, and 60,000 under an average. Here
there hoe mot beam much doing during the week, but former
quotations have hese maintained. —Northern Nasign.
OftYNTAL PATACIL-.-ONZ tqIILLISO DAY.—Tnuks-
T, Seri. 4.—FLOWIN AND FRC!? Stow, LART DAT.—
Atheirsioes oa west, 9,073; ditto by season tickets,
1,666 ; total, 10,

FATAL COLLISION ON THE MIDLAND
RAILWAY.

(nom out owal itEroirna.)
MARKET HARBOROUGH, THOIMDAT.

Yesterday Colonel Yolland commenced an in-
quiry on behalf of the Board of Trade into the circum-
stances connected with the accident, and was engaged the
whole of the day examining witnesses at the railway station.
. .

The inquest was resumed at the Town-ball thi
morning, before John Gregory, Esq., coroner. Mr.
Metcalfe, barrister, instructed by Mr. Cleather, ap-
peared for the London and North• Western Company ; and
Mr. Marigold, of the firm of Beale and Marigold, solicitors,
for the Midland Railway company. Mr. Bunyers, superin-
tendent of the London and North-Western Railway, was
also present ; as were bkewise Mr. E. J. Ellis, one of the
directors of the Midland Company ; and Mr. Needham,
soperintendant of the Midland Company; Mr. Carus
Bennett, barrister of the midland circuit, appeared to watch
the proceedings on behalf of four of the persona who were
injured.

The first witness called was Mr. Rich, station master at
Market Harborough, who said-- The station belongs to the
London and North Western Company. The Midland Com-
pany have power to run through it. On the night
of the 26th August, about five minutes to eleven, I was
about to go to bed. The station was closed, and the lamps,
with the exception of one were all put out. I heard a train
stop at the platform, and from the voices of the pueengen
concluding it was a passenger train I took my lamp and
went out on the platform. I found several persons on the
platform, and some of the doors of the carriages open. I
called to the passengers to get in, which they did, and I
!hut the doors. During the time I was doing that I heard
a continual whistle in the distance from another train ap-
proaching in the same direction. It appeared so far off
that the idea of a collision never occurred to me, and in one
minute or two just as the first train had commenced to
move I heard a concussion and saw the glass fall from the
windows of two of the carriages. I was at that time stand-
ing opposite to the middle of the first train. The train
' then violently parted in two from the recoil of the
carriages which had been struck. The first part of the train
consisting of the engine and about twelve carriages then
went on for a few yards. The passengers in the latter
part of the train then got out of the carriages. There
were many calls for assistauce. I then proceeded
along part of the train that bad been struck
till I came opposite to the signal box.. I
then reached over the coupling chains of two of the car.
riages and called the signal man, Haggar by name, and
asked him to bring the keys of the office. He brought
them, and in a perfectly collected manner he handed them
acmes to me. While he so held the keys, and before
taking them, I asked him how his signals were when the
accident occurred. He, answered they were at danger, as it
is usual for them to be when a train is standing at the
station. I then asked.him if be knew what was the cause
of the accident. He said, from what he bad seen of the
last train when be first perceived its approach he thought
its speed was too great:for them to be able to stop, and that
he thsu, in addition to the signals which were at danger at
the time, waved his red signal lamp. I then took the keys
out of his hand, and went sod opened the of and wait-
ing rooms and lit the gas. After having done so I proceeded
down the train which had bees run into. I found a great
many people wounded. I directed them up to the offices
where the lights were. I then found that a fire had been
lighted, and by its light and that of my own lamp I saw
what appeared to be the roof of a carriage which the pas-
sengers were crowding round. As soon as I could get near
I could distinguish two or three passengers underneath this
broken part of a carriage. That must have been 20 mi.
outage after the accident. The passengers seemed to be
doing all they could to release those who were
underneath the carriage. After having, with the assistance
of two passengers, fetched a screw carnage out of the goods
shed, I rent some of the passengers to the town to give
the alarm and procure assistance. I meant to state that
when I was coming down the train, before I arrived at
the immediate place of the accident I met a Midland
guard, and instructed him to take the engine and first
train and proceed to Leicester and procure medical assist-
ance and spare carriages. After that I was variously occu-
pied amougst the wounded. I was preparing the goods
shed for the reception of the wounded, and saw the body
of one man brought in. It was that of the deceased
Thomas Stinson.

The Coroner—Were there any lights in the carriages'
I observed some lights in the carriages, but I cannot say
whether they were all lighted.
Had you received any intimation that the train was about
to stop for water?—No, it is not usual. There was no other
person in the signal-box but Beggar at the time. When I
spoke of the signals I alluded to his main signals and his
auxiliary. The main signal is at the south end of the up-
platform ; the auxiliary is about 600 yards distant.
Mi. Metcalfe—lt is 629 yards from signal to signal.
Witness—As I stood on the platform I did not notice and
1 could not see the auxiliary signal. The auxiliary signal
is worked by the man in the main signal box by means of a
lever and a connecting wire. Hugger, the signalman, is •
servant of the North Western Company.
By • juror—How long has Hugger been with the com-
pany'—About eight years, sod live at that station. Since
I Lave been at the station, now about three years, I have
known him guilty of any negligence with regard to
the signals. . . . . .

'ha-you speak to the engine-driver or the guard of the
hut train •—No.

Do you know of any particular instance where Huggar
has Misplayed great presence of mind?
Witness—l am not prepared to state it on oath. but I
have known him to avert an accident by his presence of
mind.

Do you consider the station large enough for the traffic
I do not ; but that would not affect the question as
regards the signal.
Cross-examined by Mr, Mangold—l do not attend to the
signals. The auxiliary signal has never been known to fail
to act, except when it was out of order. I can state no
particular instances of its failing, but 1 have known it to be
out of order. I have no recollection as to how many times
it has been out of order. The last time it was out of order
is about three mouths ago, and it was then repaired.
By Mr. Metcalfe—With the exception of the instance
I have just related I have never heard of the signal failing
to act except on the occasion I spoke of three months ago,
when it was out of order. The whistle. when 1 first heard
it, was at such a distance as not to suggest to my mind
any possibility of eny accident. I did not bear the guard
or the driver complain at the time that the signal was
I wrong. I beard of it next day.
Joseph Greenwood—l am an engine driver in the service
of the Midland Railway Company. I have been a driver
two years. On Thunday night I brought an excursion train
I from King's-crass. We left King scros at 7.35. There
were 25 parenger carriages, itcluding two or three break-
vans. train was to go to Burton-upon-Treut. We were
not to stop till we got to Disford, to let down passengers.
Disford is about eight miles from Leicester. We first
stopped at Bedford to take water. We stayed there eleven
minutest As I started I saw the following train. 1 knew
that there was another train to follow. The train had been
divided into two parts. We did not see anything of the
second train till it came to us at Bedford. We left Bedford
at 9.32. 1 knew they would have to atop for water the
same as I bad, and that it would take them just the name
time. After leaving Bedford I came on to Market Harbo-
rough and stopped there again for water, as I
found it necessary to do so. I knew there were
signals there to protect our train. We got to
Market Harborough at 10.52. 1 noticed the state of the
signals as I approached the statian. I whistled in the
usual way, the red signal being on at the main signal sta-
tion, and at the auxiliary, and it was changed for me in the
usual way, and then they were both turned off. I had
just completed taking in the water, which had occupied
ten minutes. Just as I was getting ready to start, I blew
the whistle as a signal to my . guard. I had takes the
engine off the break, and the trine moved a little in conse-
quence, but the engine had not been put off gear when the
second train raiiinto us. I bad not heard anything coming,
my attention being taken up with taking io the water and
trying to get off. I had not heard soy whistling of the
second train. When the second train ran into us it caused
my engine to move on a little—about 120 yards. When it
stopped I got off, and found that the couplings of my train
had been broken in two or three places. I went beck to
the end of the train to see what had occurred, and I Saw
that a break van and two carriages hail been broken up by
the collision. I saw the engine driver of the second train,
Ezra Stokes, and asked him how it occurred, and be said,
" The back signal (the auxiliary signal) was as white as
any signal in this world ever was." His fireman
also Said the back signal was white. I said to one of the
guards, " You lied better go hack and see what the signal is
to protect the other trains." I assisted to put the passengers
who were hurt into the carriages that were fit for running,
and brought them to Leicester. I got off with them in
about 25 minutes or half an hour. I saw no one at the
station but the signal man, who was in his box as I entered
the station. I told him I was going to take in water. He
said, " All right. 7.

Cioss.exanilned by Mr. Metcalf—When I spoke to the
guard of the train the main signal was at red. I could not
see the auxiliary signal. We can see the main signal for a
coosiderable diatance from the station, at least half a.mile
off. We always expect the red signal on at the distance
signal and prepare to stop. We whistle, and if the red is
taken off and the white is pet oo we go cm. I found it red
when I came up, and it was turned off for me. We
whistle before we come in sight of it. I expect the other
driver had whistled the same as I did before he came in
sight of it. Ido not know what speed he was running at
when he run into can. He might run through the station
at ten miles an hour with safety. In my train we had come
at an average speed of about Ya miles an hour.
The court then adjourned for an hour for refreshments.
On its re-assembling,
Mr. Tapley was examined. He am heed guard
of the Borten train (the first train). I was in the break.
van neat the engine. As I approached Harboeough the