The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-03 00:00:00

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_lOllllll ACCIDENT.

Mt. Justin WM4W eis his eUrgo in gessd ivy, mid
it appeared to Ma that then were sully two amass to
which it was atcomay to &not their &Poetise. The
Ina was a ohms* *shiest twit lees of bevies atsedersci •
aromas at Pow ; and with esterase* to this ease be said it
appeared to tom that the first scut they would bays to
meddle was wbetber rawedar bed bass estemitted-r

whether in pint of fart the damsel had isTmetebrodinik
by vista% end if is whetters the wideses astablkhwil that
the violence had hem committed by either or both the pri-
mulas, sad fah taw points, as it appeared to him, would
require their 210114 saran seesidnatico. The east ewe to
which be shall suede maid very peat impartaaantecouse
it cemented the misty et the paths every far el the day,
and in every pet of the wantry. It awes oat of • me 7
serious socidest that cowered at Bekaa upon the comma
of tbe last Ana nose, sad the parties aceneed were the
driver sad the stoker of the train by which the accident
was alleged to have hem cosastad, and the aresel Ja-
ped to them was that el onanslagebiler la* ward the
tastablelees of life that took place apes the croseics.
It appeared that the wawa lad nothing to do with the
planning ec 'mask% the mode in which the trains
should be worked,. and he was aware that there was
an idea that it would be well if persons who wise in •
responsible and Dan higher position should be made
anawmable upon wakes et this kid. He remembered
that an attempt bad Inea made in one case where • death
was alleged to have takes paw by some inisrowagement of
• person in high position coaected with the railway, but it
failed because It wile impossible to ocean the death immix
(lady with any act committed by kits sad this difficulty
would always arise in seek • esen Is his opinion it was at
right to throw the blame where accidents of this kid took
Owe epos persons in an Mina position, and that it would
be well if railway companion were to be subjected to •
heavy fine la all eases where them was a want of proper
precaution, resulting in • fatal secideet. • doodad
could not be ',vied • bat he weld not help thinking
that if railway competes were liable oast each cir-
cumstances to the papmant of a Ike of • coseidemble
amount that it would be calculated to casks them mom cam
fal, and adopt greater prantions for the prevention dac-
cidents, an to carry the public safely. Then was, how
ever, no such law
as i W prank and they mast, therefore,
case deal with thet came before them, and the question
the paid jury would have to wader on the present occa-
sion was, whether the seemed paeans had by their crimi-
nal and neghgeot moduot mad the deaths that had takes
place. Has lordship thee briefly referred to the facts, sod
said it appeared that on the evening in qoastioo • train was
despatched from the Ascot statics, which train had
at sits
at F4bro. and that five minutes after this train bad
• second train, which was to ran past the
F4ham station, was also despatched from the Ana
statics, and while the former train was stopping at the
Eglawn station, it was run into by the latter, and a serious
calamity was the result. It appeared by the depositions
that the driver of the train that was tor stop si Bgham
had no intimation given to him that a train was to follow
him in five minutes, and that the driver of the wooed
tats was also not made aware that the train which pre.
ceded him was to stop at Beham, and it was under thew
circumstances that the accident occurred. He observed
that a person of great experience I. these matters had
been examined at the coroner's inquest, and that he had
given it as his opinion that it was • perfectly safe mange-
sent that trains should be started within five minutes of
each other. He did not know what the grand jury would
think of such an arrangement, but for his owe part he
must say that he would as won think of
in a balloon as to go in • trait which he hew wee followed
by another at an Interval only fiverninutni between them.
He again reminded them thatche inferior persons employed
upon a railway ought not to be made responsible for any-
thing that oocuned in consequence of • want of proper ma.
casement or proper arrangements by those who were in
authority, and unless it was made oat to their satisfsetke
that the amused peewee, who were the driver sad the
stoker of the sewed tea, had by some sat of their own, or
by some neglect, been the inamodiate came of the accident,
they ought not to find true bills against them.
In the coarse of the day the grand jury returned • true
bill against both defeedsats.
Serjeset Ballsatiee sod Mr. Sleigh werentainei to defend
the segiadriver, and Mr. Pkilbrick and Mr. Tleor will
defend the stoker. No weal was raised t needed the
prosecution, but by the direction of the wart the deposi-
tions were banded to No. W. N. Best.