The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-15 00:00:00

THE LATE 1 ATAL ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH

EASTERN RAILWAY.

READING, Sir:. 14.

The whole of the wreck of the late &outer has
been removed from the line of rails, and the ordinary pas-
'eager traffic proceeds as usual. The woman, Mrs. Norton,
who ►ad fail tern from her limbs in the collision, and was
yesterday reported as being in a precarious state, is yet
alive, bet this medical stair et the hospital state that she
cannot survive the night. Mr. Bowdon, the wine inotottont,
whose left leg was fearfully crushed, is in a very privations
state, and it is now certain that the limb mast be ampn•
rated. Mr. Challen, draper, Reading, describes hie rape
as most marvellous ; far Immediately oa the carriage, being
washed, the B car of the compartment in which he wu
seated broke down, 'Ltd be fell among the shattered timber,
and aftersards succeeded in crawling out.
The Cormier said the jury bed been called together to
Wolin into the ruses or the deplorable accident tt at had
taken place la their neightioarhood, and which bad created
so deep a pooorion in Mt public mind. Be proposed that,
in the Brat butanes, they should proceed to view the bodies
of the unfortunate persona who had been killed, and that ha
should take the s.atement of Jesse Penmen, the man who
acted r stoker on the pilot engine, and who wee Iliad at
the hospital. He believed that, in consequence of the or-
Melon in w►ich Ferguson was, it was sot desirable that the
jury should be present at the ezmniaation, bet he would of
course submit its result to them afterwards. _

The emcee, aed jury ateordiaglipmee dad to view the
lindire widths e.ronor. stteaded by his clerk, took down
the Militated of Jews Fergana is the ward of the hospital
erhhh bets eonlesd. It is as follows:
_ _ _

" I am as engine cleaner in the employment of the London
and Sloth Eastern Railway Company, and am occasionally
employed is stoking. I was employed asWesloseday sight,
when Feuds Croke told me an electric message had been
received far an engine to go to Guildford to meet the
/sprees trait, and that I was to prepare the engine. I
prepared the engine accordingly. I knew that it was
Croulov's 'ogle,. The person who dune the (melee,
when the fireman or stoker is net present, has to go.
When the deceased Crossley same he told me to jump
op and to trim the lamps, which I proceeded to do.
The One in front of the eagles was lioihted—that at the
heck was rot lighted. I was ttecupi in trimming the
lamp and was going to light it when the concussion took
place. The lamps should have been lighted before we
left the engine-hmeo. The eagles wee necks back-
wards, sari the end leaps was not lighted. Before we
started I suggested that the lamps should be lighted. hut
Crawley said, • We will light them before we get to Woe
kinghses.' The deceased Crossley was guiding and had
the command of the imagine. My duties as stoker were
to see that there was a good fire, light the lamps, and
mind the broke. We started shout half-part seven o'clock
in the coning (but I don't know exactly) from the
enginrehouse at Reading station. I did not perceive on
which See of rails we were, ea I was engaged cleaning'
the lamps. It might occupy about It minutes in going
from the station to the place where the concussion took
place. In going along the road Crossley made the obeerra-
tion that we should only be able to get u tar as Ash, as we
ehould not have time to get to Guildford. I did net know'
out what line of rails we were. We should not have gone oil
the down line of rails. In the use of ordinary trains
it is the duty of the switchman to arrange the
points, but in the sue of a pilot engine, as no this
eeeasioe, In the absence of a switchman, the driver
orders the firemen to go down and hold the points. On
this occasion Crossley said nothing to me about the points.
1 He merely @eked me to jump no, and we went off rather
tut. Croseey &urine our going up the fine looked at the
fire, and poured out the ril for oiling the engine and tender.
I was aware, and so was Cro sley, that a train was expected
about that time. I cannot at all account for our being on
the down line of rails. The lights approaching the down
train were not lighted. I believe the signals at the sidle!
going into the engine shed were standing at danger.'
They generally stand so when a train is not expected. Some
misuse before the concussion took place the cylinder cocks
were shut, and we Iran blowing off steam from the dome.
The approaching train could not hear one blowing off steam,
and I think our engine could not be soon by them "
Oa the return of the coroner and jury to the public
effete,
FrOntil Smith, who acted es guard to the 4 10 train from
London, was called, and stated that Wm. Graham had acted
as driver to the engine, and that Crouley's engine was not
seen when the cooeuuion took place.
Benjamin Christer. the ordinary stoker of the engine
of which Crossley had charge, gave evidence in identifi-
cation of the deceased. He stated, further, that he was
at home at 6 o'clock on the night of the accident, and
did nut bear of it till 9 o'clock. Instead of sending for
him to go with the espies another person was appointed.
When the regular stoker was not present, it was the
duty of the cleaner to take his place. The dutin of a
stoker were to look out, the same as the enginemen, to
tete we of the fires, and to light the lamps. The brake
was also under his control. The cleaner of en engine was
competent to discharge all these duties if he had bum any
time oes. When a switchman wee away from his plum the
stoker did hie duty if the engineer asked him to do so. At
the esitnieshed an engine, on leaving it, did not require
to cross the up line to get upon the down Hee.
The down Hut was the first the sepia, moo
upea. The ordinary positicm of the noises was smelt
se to mad as engine alma the down line. If
%boy ten set specially set for another perms an engine
„specially
go elms the down line. Previous ter
leavalyilot *don the driver of the evens ow Wednesday
e4ittesigarto bees bad the points altered in order to be
Wawa open tbe up Ilse.
By • Juryman—The loupe *wild be trimmed before
Warta', awl net eaotwortis, sad it was yawl to do so.
Silo Cat, a • pease idlest, • idendard several
found en the Pewee whose sumo is opposed to be Francis
Betwar-wwwn sabers, a kWh with the word" Bout "
,sessaelted upon the bangle, sad a game @Milord, bow
ing_the awes of Preasialieete.7 '
TM WAN{ was then sijserasi till licedii at W.

FRANCE.

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PARIS ILLUMINATED.

(Piton ova owx

PARIS, TKU2IDAT MONT.

Nothing like the illuminations of this evening has
been seen in Paris since the epoch of the taking of
Algiers in 1830. They are as nearly universal uit
is possible to conceive, consistently with that liberty
of individual action, without which they would be
nothing worth u a testimony of national rejoicing.
The average proportion of illness and ab-
sence of course darkens some few windows.
But by far the greater number of the
exceptions to the general blue of light are
owing to the difficulty of procuring the wherewithal
to illuminate. The price of lompions—the name for
those transparent paper lamps chiefly used in French

illuminations—has been rising all and late in
the afternoon they were not to be had for love or
money. In very many instances I have seen candles
substituted, but these require appliances to fix which
every household cannot devise on the sudden.
Thus, and thus alone, it happens that on a
nice scrutiny it may be observed that some
frontages do not contribute their quota of light. But
viewed in a g I way, every street, even in the
most obscure parts of the capital, presents on each
side an illuminated line, unbroken, save by the
dazzling splendour of the public buildings and some
cafés and shop.. The illuminations of the day before
yesterday were nearly confined to government offices,
and as far u the public contributed to them
were spontaneous. To-day notice has been given
that they were expected to be general; but this notice
has been received, not as a command, but merely as
a welcome intimation necessary to ensure the simul-
taneity of a demonstration in which all were heartily
desirous to concur. Far different is the present to
many (so-called) general illuminations which I have
seen, when, apart from the public offices, the shops
of government tradesmen, and the offices of the Com-
missary of Police, some dim lamps, few and far be-
tween, hung out before the windows of go-
vernment clerks, tax-gatherers, and policemen,
formed the only foundation for flaming official
accounts of public enthusiasm. This evening, not-
withstanding a drizzling rain which set in about
seven o'clock, the Boulevards were crowded to excess
with promenaders, and the disposition to participate
in the public rejoicing was universal.
At the opera, the rise of the curtain discovered the
whole stage occupied by the corps. In the back
ground was a view of Sebastopol as it lately stood
before our shot and shell had made it a heap of ruins.
To the right and left of the spectator were grouped
the standards of the four allied nations. A couplet
was sung by the corps, and then Roger came for-
ward and delivered the following verse in reci-
tative :

Reoutes, icoates l'Ealatante nouvelle ;
Franey, tfionia-va ; reigle a repels ems vol ;
Bob I ire de tea flls,l'siple a soovsyS son silo
Le deepest; d'Ageterlits done i Sebeatopol !

It is impoesible to form an idea of the thunders of
applause which greeted theme words. Cries of
" Vice rEmpereur! "shook the roof, and were pro-
longed for some minutes.

The Moniteur of yesterday, giving an mount of
the solemnity at Notre Dame, says:

The cathedral bad been richly husig with drapery for the
ceremony ; a great number of banners and orifisnames were
suspended from its vaulted roof, and united the Wows of
France, England, Piedmont, and Turkey.
The altar had been raised I. front of the rood loft, on the
side of the choir. Facing this altar, in the middle of the
transept, a seat of honour, with a desk, Ur the Emperor,
was plated on a stage, at the foot and right hand of which
there was an arm-chair with a cushion for his Imperial
Highness Prime Jerome Napoleon.

On the right of the altar an arm chair was reserved for
the officiating Archbishop, and stools for his assistants.
Vast galleries, amphithsatrically arranged, filled each of
the arms of the Latin cram on each side of his Majesty's
amps, w►ic► wore occupied by the Ministers. tha members
of the Diplomatic Corps, the Grand Crosses of the Imperial
Order of the Legion of Honour, the members of the Senate,
of the Legislative Corps, the Council of State, sad the ladies
that bad been invited.

la the naveimbind the Imperial stage, on each side of a
wide passage reserved 14 the cortept of his Majesty, mats
were occupied by the Judaea, and various municipal, am-

d.mic, sad

The numbers of the constituted corps and the officials
were In toll uniform ; the magistrates in full dress; the
military cilia's in full uniform.
The lower pert of the aisles was left open for the public.
At moos the Emperor left the palace of the Tuileries.

A double row, formed by the National Guard on the
right and the troops of the line on the left, was drawn up
along the whole touts cf the proceesion from the palace of
the Tuileries Moths spun in front of Notre Dame.
The Emperor was received at the entrance of the church
by the Archbishop of Paris and the metropolitan chapter.
The Archbishop, after presenting to his Majesty the holy
water and the incense, addreseed to him the following
words :

" hasten to receive your Majesty on the threshold
of this august temple, which echoes ibis dsy to the load
fame of Frances glory.
" May our BOUM' thanksgiving. agreed to 03d for the
sisal success with which he has just crowned our snits!.

"Bo mach heroism will soon receive its reward. The
peat object which your Majesty in concert with your allies
Is punning with so much tirmneu and wisdom. will not tail
to be attaited ; a glorious and lasting peace will be
achieved."
The Emperor replied :

I'l coats here, Mineigneur, to thanKli for the
triumph 'that, vouchsafed to our arms, for I take pleasure
in acknowledging that, however great the 'kill of the gene-
rals and the courage of the so►diers, nothing can succeed
without the protection of Providence."
The Emperor having taken his place, the ceremony com-
menced.

The Te Down arm eb►onted by the eheristers of the
Emperor's chapel, under the direction of M. Aube?.
After the Te Drums, the Emperor was re-conducted to the
great gate, preceded and followed es at his 'atrial*.
The departure of his Majesty from the palace, his snivel
at Notre Dame, his departure from the metropolitan church,
and his rotten to the palace, were aeaoanosol by salvoes of
artillery. _ .

lantesse crowds lined the passage of his Majesty, and
theories of " Viva l'Enspereur" resounded even within the
interior of the cat►edral, which was hardly able to contain
the numbers that flocked to It.

A very large number of foreign mieisten repaired to
Notre Dame, We observed there their Bacellenaies the
Apostolic Nuncio, the Ambassador of Groat Britain and
the Ambemedor of the Sublime Porte ; the Moisten of
Austria, Prussia, Sardinia, Spein,Portegel, the Two Sicilies,
the United State', Baden, the Netherland'; the Chants
d'Affaires of Tuscany, Switzerland, Greece ; the Reprises-
Wives of the United States of America ; the fleurstarise of
the Legations. of Sammy sad Hanover.

WAITING POI THE Naws.—A Bawlerland, ship-
*weer, the other day, haviog rent a now ship to lwankeli
'Montt easing her, was asked the manor for him doiej so.
" Oh!" add be, " I'm waking for the lest !feting the
Rodeos get, sad thee 111"weli the Alp .Mr the A-
tary,"-Btatb►Jaed Twee.

ITALY.

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Cram ova owx cox]

NAPLES, BUT. 9.
His Majesty, who is at war with all the world ex-
cept with Austria and Russia, has recently given an-
other proof of his hostility to the Holy See, by closing
the roads which lead from Rome to Benevento. It is
known that Benevento, which belongs to the Papal
power, lies in the Neapolitan territory, and the only
access to it now lett open is by paths excessively
difficult even for a horseman.

Tne latest proms fora pretended revolutionary sect
is still involved in mystery. The accused are ex-
amined in the house of the Attorney-General, who
has reported to the Minister of Justice that they
persist in &determined and obstinate denial. Orders
for the direction of this affair are received
immediately from his Majesty, and for this purpose
some minister goes twice a week to Qoi si Sans, at
Castellamare, where his Majesty has been residing.
Though nothing can be brought home to the
accused, new arrests take place, both within and
without the capital.
The morale of public men is utterly ruined; for
as in the human body, one good stiff malady is
commonly said to absorb all others, so in the
Two Sicilies, the one bright virtue of attachment
to the unico ed assoluto Padrone embraces every other.
Is he • good man? Oh, yes, he is attached to the
"adored." Is he faithful, just, and true in his deal-
lugs ? Certainly, who can doubt it ?—he is a staunch
supporter of the unico ed assoluto. Is he a religious,
upright character P Why, how blind you are .—he
adores the "piissimo sorrano." All very satisfactory.
Let bim pilfer right and left ; let him denounce, and
lash, and imprison, and exile; let him resort to any
excess to promote his debauchery; he is an excellent
man, so long as his motto is, " Viva la Madonna
Immacolata ; viva Ferdinando 11. Costanza e fedelts.
al nostro unico adorato assoluto Padrone."

Ono word as to the actual position of Sicily, not
the least interesting part of the kingdom. The new
lieutenant, the Prince Caste!cicala, does not appear
to have as yet determined the precise mode of his
government. Both governor and governed are in a
state of mutual observation. Volcanic, however, in
its constitution and passions, there is always reason
for apprehending disturbances in Sicily. Meanwhile
opportunities of ill•treating it are not lost. For in-
stance, the expenses of the war apportioned to Sicily
were fixed at one million and a halt of ducats. Every
thing was understood to have been included in this
sum. Now, however, another claim has been made
for 3,000 ducats for ribbons which decorated the sol-
diers who occupied the island—and 5,000 ducats for
the pretended expenses of funeral in ss.es celebrated in
Naples in the church of the Holy Spirit, in behalf of
those soldiers who perished during the disturbances.
The good taste and policy thus displayed in awaken-
ing bitter reminiscences cannot be dwelt upon too
strongly.