The Express.
London, England, 1855-12-08 00:00:00

ALARMING ACCIDENT ON THE NORTR•aghrr
RAILWAY.

An aooklent wawa last evening to the aptrgir
leaving Woolwich at half• past five o'clock, which ye
resulted is wins injuries to several of the persagara...it
erns ease almost certainly fataL

Theaned th train, assis
ew Croceting of thirteen carriages, of mired sh*
had pe N station, and was la Me Jaw
erasing the points at the incline which, some few bucked
yards beyond New Cross, leads to the Bricklayers' An*
station, when the engine, instead of keeping to the North
Kest main line, suddenly dimeged on to the Bricklaywe
Arms incline, dragging after it four of the 'maim all.
sieges. The eoupling chains between the fourth and ditL
/surfers broke, and the remaining Ilarriaps ran up ths
'WA Use, but, from the shock which they had remind,
the two or three first got eff the rails, and ace* *
seated with the dwarf wall et this point formed ea °tone.
tics which had the effect of crushing op three or four of tko
carriage, and completely blackleg tap both the Gresawida
and North Kent lines.

The destruction of the third elms carriages fa the irsia
was complete, end the unfortunate passengers were all awe
or less contused. The two guards were uninjured, tad es
soon ma they had ralovered from the shock, they sit ai
work with the beet assistance at hind to release the
several of whom were jammed in among the &brie of Ma
broke* carriages. Those less seriously injured were set
up the Bricklayers' Arms branch, and medical maistines
was sammemed to the worst cases. Dr. Atkins, of Dspliced,
and Dr. Paul, of Bermondsey, ware soon on the spot, pi
at the request of the company's officers the former smut.
took the charge of the most seriously injured parties Wei
their removal to Bt. Thomas's Hospital.

Tao following aro the mass of the principal sector:
11 Mr. Thomas P. Allan, confectioner, of Higliitrast,
Deptford.

William Priest, gardener, of Brighton-place, &bite.
Richard Hurst, murkier, of West street, Bermondsey.
James Todd (address unknown).
The wont cage is that of Mr. Allen. Although the red.
diet occurred before six o'clock this unfortunate maa may
so buried beneath the broken carriages that it wee needy
eight o'clock before ho was admitted into the hospital. Mr.
Le Oros Clark, of Spring-gardens, one of the chief sums
of St. Thames's Hospital, immediately saw the ease, ens
felt it his duty to explain to Kr. Allen that the tight
leg was so windy trashing that amputation, sad
that immediately, was inevitable. Mr. Allen sob
seated to the operation, which was performed by Mr.
Clark very shortly after the patient's admimuin. Mr, Clerk,
after making a minute examined= of the other leg, iF
formed the sufferer it was se seriously injured that the
shames of his life being saved, if be retained it, iscie
extremely remote. The patient, although suffering Mims
agony, refusal to sonseet to the removal of this Dab,
remarking that be might as well be deed as to be deprived
of both his legs. His wife was in the hospital la a die.
trotted state of Wed. It was generally understood {het
not the smallest hope existed of aving the poor fellow's
life unless he cemented to lose both limbs.

William Priest ham snatalaed a fracture of the thigk
and it is feared come internal injuries. He raos:ss
Idt. Thomas's Hospital.

Richard Rant and Janes Todd ban both rickini
Wane. in the km neither, it is hoped, of a very Wig
changer.

Oae woman, with dislocated hip, was brought tote
hospital, bat after having the injury set right she indstad
OK being eenveyed to her home.

The manner is whisk the accident occurred it sells(
slimily understood ; but there seems little doubt that it
must have originated from some terrible saissonespthm at
°misname on the part of the switchmen stationed WWI
point of the railway. Under ordinary eircussteatesths
passenger traffic of the North Kent railway would per q
the main lice without nquiring any movemnt of the pit&
The points are ehanpd only when it is desired to ten a
goods or special passenger train into the Bricklayers' Ares
branch. It is therefore feared that the switchman awl
have fancied that the approaching train was a goods Psis.
and that having discovered his error after the engine sad
Best four carriages had passed, be let the points bask,
and this' caused the fracture of the coupling ebsins, which,
in its turn, led to the catastrophe.
The traffic of the Greenwich and North Kant Uses wet
stopped for some time after the accident, bat before Was
o'clock the ordinary trains had reminentenoed

we lave received the followiag
subject from the Mlles of the South Eastern Railway:

TO Til IDITOB.

regret to have to inform you that an no.
cident warred this evening, at about six o'clock, to the
North Hest up train, which left Woolwich at 6.26 p.m
The accident happened at the junction of the Bricklayers
Aram branch, with the North Kent line. Part of the why
consisting of the engiae,ltander, and three anises, mit
peered on to the former breach, whilst the latter porticos!
the train came in contest with the wall which divides the
two lines of railway. It appears, from inquiries whisithars
been made, that although much alarm was caused by Ms
collision, the only serious case of injury was that if a
working nee, residing in Higkmtreet, Deptford, whose lege
were fractured, and who has been sonveyed to St. Thaw%
Hospital. The other injured passengers were conveyed OS
the Bricklayers Arms Station, from whence they proceeded
to their reside nose.

The direoton will take immediate steps for a feast
iavestigatiow of the easeelty.—l am, &0.,

London Terminus. Dec.?. 8. SMILES, Seastuy.

A letter from Constantinople ay.:—" The follow-
ing is one fact from a thousand showing the scarcity of ea-
ants in this city. A domestic of one of the first hour d
Pere, well paid, well treated, sad not overworked, west te
his master three days ago, praise for his oongl, having
fated a better place. This youth has entered the serviced&
French butcher, who is to give him 300 tr. per month. The
serious part of the affair is, that the servant whom he sae.
seeds has bees aimed by a Greek butcher, who will give
him 600 fr. per meth ! Thus there exists at this nooses •
weary la which a simple butcher boy gets appointment!
of 6,000 fr. a year--u much IA a colonel or a captain of
venal receives, and much more than most ender-prefects."
An ingenious hatter, of Paris, ha constructed a
home of jolt, made out of 24,000 old hats ! This house me-
tal= parlours, dining, and bedrooms, and a kitchen.
It is erected upon a platform upon the plain of Bt. Dsairo
lead cos be transported from place to place.

. _
An interestiog disensaion has taken place in the
Chamber of the Hogue upon the circumstances id.
teadiug the late visit of a steamer to the
Emperor of Japes, carrying the numerous per
ante which are exclaimed every seven ran between
the court of the: Low Countries and the °mut of Sistele.
During he stay the vessel was visited by numerous Jr
pains authorities; the Emperor loaded the silken midi
gifts, and entrusted the captain with a menage to the
Ositermasent of the Netherlands, expressing a wish that
two such vessels be built for his Imperial Majesty. The
Hi., of the Netherlands has resolved to present the Ete•
perm with the steamer which excited so much admiration.

Yesterday's Moniteur contained an Imperial deem&
/ordain that the expenses of th. funeral °tansies of the
late Admiral Brett be charged to the State.
Dr. Cloquet, who since 1846 has filled the poet d
physician to th. Court of Persia, bee jest fallen a Mods te
a deplorable mistake, baring drank a strong dose of tlll
tare of cantharides, instead of brandy. The deceased was
in receipt of a salary of 35,000 fr. He we. chime by 1
Preach Academy when an application for a doctor was
mad* by the Persia* king, sad is July lest he was martial
to an A/meals& lady. _

A letter from Paris saye—" The marriage of Ga.
Caarobert with the daughter of a wealthy physic's Mashed
to the Imperial Court, is spoken of. The Emperor iatst►
sets himself very mach in this union."
The War Moister has decreed that the " Ottawa
Irregulars," as they call the wry' of Bashi-Baseekvs **3
be iaeorporeted with the cavalry of the Ottoman lea.
tippet.
The meetings of the Smithfield Club, the Centml
Farmers' Club, the Bonny of Arts, and the Royal /g(l'
eultorel Society seat week, make it a busy ens for apical
turista la town. The show of the first-named society eta.
erases Oa Tuesday, and wallets's for four days. It
it
Mended, at the sauna' dinner at Freemason's Tama a
the Wedeesdity, that the testimonial to Mr. Braintree
Gibbs, the Rea. Saretary, shall De presented by the Delis
of, Riehmeed.
The following shows the number of aces sb'
mat from Beeman ia the Cr!..., and the mama d this
Maumee :—Oa Ulm en private eirsirs, 28 ; ea leave te re•
the. 7 ; ea leave es moot of woods, 101; oa here N f*,
meat of ill health, MA