The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-16 00:00:00

THE TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN
CANADA.

The Canadian pewees received by the North
American, which arrived in Liverpool yesterday,
give very long account& of the terrible railway sod-
dent in Canada. We extract the following partial-
calor' from the Montreal Herald of Thursday,
June 30 :
The accident occurred apparently through the negligence
of the engine driver, who, as we shall hare occasion to notice
presently, has been placed under arrest. The Neckar, a
large packet, similar to those which bring the migraine to
New York, left Hamburg about the Irlth of May,
and arrived at Quebec on Monday last, bringing ont
538 emigrants. These consisted of Germans, Nor-
wegian, and Poles, whose destination was principally
Western Canada, a few being bound foe the western B{BW.
All had oossidereble mesas with them. Oa Tuesday night
they were forwarded, with the exception if about thirty of
the poorer class, by special trait from Quebec. There
must therefore have been fully five hundred, if not
more, oo the cars, which proceeded without accident to
Belted Mountain. Here the Richelieu is spanned by ea
iron bridge, on the top of which the oars pass. A
drawbridge forms the eosinxios between the hat
pier and Om abutment on the Moaned aide. The bridge is
about 1,100 feet in length to the opens( of the drawbridge,
and about 45 feet shove the water, which is some tee feet
deep in the canal under the drawbridge. It a that
the rule of the company is that this draw should
always be supposed to be ono. and that the two should
therefore come to a died stand ou coming to the bridge, and
not attempt to proceed until the proper signal has been
given. But at fifteen minutes wit one on Wednesday
morning, the special Irani approached ; the drawbridge was
open to permit the pawn of • steamer which bad some
barges loaded with grain I. tow, and, as we are informed,
the train did not pull up at all, notwithstanding the estab-
lished role, and the display of the dings( signal—the
red light—which should immediately have warned the con-
ductors of the train to stop it, and sot go oa any further
until the light was changed into a white as.. The position
of the bridge gives a view of the signal from a distance of
1,625 feet. Hence the mystery of the conduct of the
engine driver, Boroey, who, it is *tined, could have stopped
the train in from five to six hupdred feet. Barney, it is
said, admits heeler seen the danger signal, bat alleges that
he found it impossible to stop the train is time. Particulars
as to this point, however, will probably be elicited at the
coroner's inquest. All we know at prenest is, that the
train was not stopped, but came dashing on at a considerable
Ispeed--the drawbridge was swung round, and the cars
crashed headlong one after the other, into the yawning
abyss, bringing death and destruction' epos the
unfortunate occupants. The locomotive and tender,
with the first five cats (baggage), went in first of
course, the six passenger oars piling down on top of them
with terrific violence, being precipitated a distance of some
70 feet. At this very moment, as we already mentioned, a
steamer was passing through with six barges in tow, and
the accident would undoubtedly have beep of a doubly
mournful character had it not so happened that the cars fell
on one of the bargee, sinking it of course, but preveoting
the wreck from being submerged to such an extent as it
would otherwise have bees had the canal bees clear. The
last three passenger ears, falling on the accumulated debris
of the others, shunted slightly to one side, and over to the
opposite embankment, is ea the Montreal side. From
these the living were chiefly takes, the other care metal: dog
few who had escaped a watery grave, or mortal missy is
the horrible crash. A large number of the employes of the
ooropany had been sent out at an early hour, and on oar
arrival at on °Week, we foetid that every exertion had been
made to rescue the living, and recover the bodies of the
deed. No one was taken out alive, we believe, after
12 o'clock, when a little child was found, singular to say,
altogether uninjured, lying in its dead mother's arms. We
are told that the man in charge of the barge sink, had a
narrow serape along with his family. He beard the train
thundering along, looked up sad saw the draw opal, and,
being thee immediately underneath, had just time Wasatch
his wife and little childree away before the cars de-
needed oe his vessel. Forty-five deed bodies were
recovered early in the day, may eighteen of these
being duke. The remains were conveyed to a shed
by the river side, where they prevented a most sad
spectacle. Many of the dead were terribly disfigured tied
isjured, and some of the children were only a year or two
of age—families, io fact, having apparently perished
together. Many poor creatures were wandering about
scalding relatives or friends, bemoaning their sad fate, and
the to•lascholy ending of their hitherto prosperous voyage,
004 dissipation of their hopes and anticipations formed oe
coming to try their fortunes in a new country. It was now
that the Germans and other haterpretem who went
out proved useful in realties known the want.
and inquiries of the poor people. lining this
time, farther exertion • were beteg made to get

khan burled is the we submerged in the
No sae who lei leaked into one of abate which
=kit be reached Nom above, would ever desire to see seek
another *it. It wan truly appallhq. Tbe bodies went
mane and Medially disfigured, and R 66 stork, stiff bands
end MS of the deed oat at the water, wen eenictioet
le shoe soy speolake.
The latest advioes state that 87 dead bodies had
been recovered ; three out of 383 wounded
passengers sent to Montreal had since died ; and 97
persons in all were believed to have perished.
Many of the injuries sustained are of a very serious
character.

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THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION
AT WIMBLEDON.

AMATEUR CONCERT.
(neon ova snow. oosanarosioner.)
WIMBLEDON, SATURDAY.
The camp amusements of last night call for a
word or two of comment. The band of musical
amateurs (some twenty in number) whose efforts
met with such unqualified success, have a wide
reputation in art circles, and have exercised a not
inconsiderable influence over several phases of
metropolitan life. The 38th (Artist's) Corps of
Volunteers includes most of the Moray minstrels
in its ranks ; the "At Homes " of Mr. Arthur
J. Lewi., whereat they sing, and where many
celebrities in the world of letters or the arts are
constant visitors, are spoken of as amongst
the pleasantest gatherings of the season—their
change of name from "Jermyn Band" to
their present title, and their migration,
and that of their admirer', to Campden.
hill at the commencement of this year, was cele-
brated in a humorous cartoon ; a flourishing
London club-house (The Arts) date its origin from
their concerts ; and their assistance and co-opera-
tion is among the list of attractions counted on for
the wicked the club last-named. Last night a large
tent—in size and shape resembling that of a
travelling circus, lit up by ship's lanthorns being
suspended in festoons from its roof—was set aside
for the concert, which these gentlemen had kindly
consented to pre. Ranged round a grand piano,
in a sort of ring, roped off from the rest of the
tent, these Moray minstrels delighted several
hundreds of volunteers sad their friends, including
many ladies, by their exquisite singing, and the
cheerful readiness with which they from time to
time complied with numerous wishes for an encore.
Not only was the tent full, but the sides of one-
half of it were removed, and the crowds who were
unable to gain admission were thus enabled to share
the enjoyment of their more fortunate fellows
within. The following was the programme of the
night, and, with one or two exceptions, it was
rigidly adhered to :

Art song, " Take thy banner," Coward.
Part song, " Slumber dearest,"
Madrigal, "Come let us join," Beak.
Part song, " Where erasing twilight," .....
Put son, " The Tar's Song,"
Madrigal, " This pleasant of May;
Part son, The GoagAbses serenada," Schubert.
Chorus, tiger crouches in the wood,"
Chorus, March (Faust)

The camp clock chimed out 11 before " God
Save the Queen" brought the concert to a close,
after which Lord Elam called for three cheers for
Captain Lewis and his friends, and announced, to
the loudly expressed satisfaction of everybody
present, that the Moray minstrels had consented to
favour the camp with another musical treat next
Wednesday evening. Criticism upon the per-
formance of these gentlemen would be superfluous
and unnecessary. Their singing throughout was of
marked excellence, and it is seldom indeed that the
public hears so much good music at a professional
concert as was last night freely given to the
volunteers and their friends for love.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

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facatalaa doonarn=laalan Osumi sad var of Bina,. Lanny
=lanyard Raglan sad Norther.

THZ WAI Ili Naw ZLL•AD.—The London Gazette
of last evasion publishes the official despatches respect-
ing the feast sonegemente ia New &aimed, with lists
of the killed sad wounded. A moon the rams important
al them despatches is that from Geemsl Ossagrea, which
was referred to in the House of Oitenateas on There/ay.
Describing the attack oo Mumma, it says that fa a Us
&gates almost wary officer of the amaalting Alums was
either killed or wounds& "Up to this moment," adds General
Cameras, '• tbe men so nobly led by their officers (Apt
gallantly, sad sppsared to lure carried the parities, when
they saddeely gars way sod fell leek fm. the work to
the nearest carer. This meek% lamat a keg to explain
otherwise thou by attribution it to the ecstasies erected
moon the men by the intricate notate of the interior as.
home and the sudden fall of go many of their office's."

The annual regatta at Havre will take place on
the 241 b. The programme compciaer eaves e►eats.
Prism Napoleon has given a epeoial prim of 2,000 fr., to be
ran for by steam yachts with ate or two screws, Wronging
to any nation.

DOWNING-STELE; JCLY 15.—The Queen has
been pleased to appoint Edward John Eyre. Esq. (now
lieutenant-gmertior), to be captaimgeneral and governor-in-
chief in sod over the Wand of Juba. and the territories
depending thence.—Garotte
CRYSTAL PALecr.. —The great liter and revels on
behalf of the Dramatic College take place this day and on
Monday. The stbuctioos put out by the ooundf, u wall
as the additional facilities now open for amass to the palace
by rail and by road, will doubtless load to vast sammblages
at them popular /lies. The palace may now be reached
from all the souther° railways, and by the Smith Waiters
1 mails line and branches vit Clapham Jenctios ' • also from
the North Western, Great Western. the North London mid
the Metrepolitaa limes. Upwards of 100 Wes per day also
run to the Palace from London-bridge, Victoria sod
Hea-
eingtoo, and from Blackfriars to Sydeehass Hill alms.
I Besides these additional facilities are offered by the Mid-
, Kent Service from Owing-ayes to Lower SydonUim, about
a mile from the lower part of the groutida, aa well me by
that of the Brighton, and Chatham and Dover companies
to the new stations at Peeps, scarcely a stone's throw from
the Palma garden 'straws.
MODIL or SHAILESPEARI'S Houci AND MOSRON
AT TAW CRYSTAL PALACIL—The Oral Palace Company
indebted to Mr. W. Tito, lL P., or some very interest-
ing and important additions to the Shakespearean Mossam.
So complete a selection of scarce and ounces books of the
Shakespearean am has seldom or war Lem eolleeted ;
besides duplicate copies of the And four folio alitioes foes
sot of which is hint by Mr. Lilly, the well.known biblio-
grapher), there are various copies of Shakespeare's
plays and poems, published Intense the yams IMagarl
1634, ell of which possess important literary and historical
interest. Considering the latitude which the Ilaissbethsa
age allowed, both as to grammar and spell*, a com-
pares= with the familiar pasetgee is worthy of sots, as
lllestratiag the multifarious coopieturee sad iaterpretstlons
which have from time to time eteseated from the meet dis-
tinguished critics and compiles*. The Museum le set only
represented by literature, but comprises a valuable collec-
tion of relics, including the celebrated Gantt* chair, this
property of Miss Burdett Cutts, an the beet satheetketed
busts and portrait, of the poet, carvings hots Shakespeare's
Mulberry Tree, Heroes Oak, kc., lent by Mr. Pairbolt,
F.& A., Mr. Rogers, and others, and a variety of Meters
and menviop priaMpany of histrionic intim&

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