The Express.
London, England, 1851-12-06 00:00:00

FEARFUL COLLISION ON TILE GREAT

WESTERN RAILWAY.
(*mom ova COLLHESPONDENT.)

STROUD, FILIDAY, Duo. 5.
An accident happened yesterday on the Great
Western Railway (Cheltenham Branch), which has caused
much consternation in this neighbourhood, the accident
having arisen from a collision between the parliamentary
down train and a portion of a henry goods train left on the
line. The circumstances are as follows

A down goods train from London left the Swindon station
for Gloucester, Cheltenham, and Stroud about midday yes-
terday. Having arrived at Tetbury, it was found on aseehd-
ing a rather steep incline there that the train, which was a
very heavy one, could not be propelled up the line fur want
of sufficient power in the engine. Accordingly a portion of
the train (some eight or nine trucks, heavily laden) was left
on the main line in the care of *policeman the wheels having
been "scotched," which it was calculated would retain the
carriages in their place until an engine could be rent to bring
them on to the main portion of the train which proceeded on
towards Stroud. However, the result proved otherwise,
for the weight of the train overcame the scotches, and the
train immediately begun to descend the incline, end soon
attained a speed of some twenty miles an hour. It ran
on in this way between two and three miles, passing the
Tetbury-road station, to the great alarm of the officials
there, who were aware that the parliamentary train from
London was then due. That train was due at Tetbury-road
at 12.58, and shortly alter the runaway carriages bad
weed it, the passenger train hove in sight. The driver of
the passenger train, on seeing the detached trucks ap-
proaching, immediately shut off his steam, and reversed his
engine, but a collision was unavoidable, and in a moment
the passenger train dashed into the trucks, smashing them
literally to pieces, and scattering the goods over the road in
all directions. The engine of the passenger train was also
completely disabled, but the driver (Ribble) and the stoker
escaped with a few severe bruises.
The collision we, a frightful one, and the passengers in
the parliamentary train, unprepared as they were for it,
were thrown together with great violence. Several of them
received very severe bruins and lacerations, and it was
said that one old man had his arm broken. The railway
officials, however, state that the passengers were only
bruised and cut, and that no bones were broken. The en-
gine being completely disabled, and the line being blocked
up, the passengers were detained until the arrival of the
down day mail train, which arrived on the spot shortly
before two o'clock. In about two hours and a half the line
was sufficiently cleared to. permit of the traffic being con-
tinued, and the mail was therefore only detained about an
hour and a half when the passengers were conveyed on to
their destination. . . .

To-day as the morning goods train was running into
Gloucester on the line, the engine got off the rail at some
points, and after running • short distance the wheels be-
came so embedded in the earth uto stop her. She was
raised on the rails in the coarse of the day.

APOTHECARIES' HALL.--Names of gentlemen who
their examination In the &deism and practice of me-
ld e, and received certificates to practise on Thanday,
Dec. 4, 1851:—Alfred Rowse, Western General Pigpen
&u 7; Robert Hicks, Bsldoek, Hera.
CREECH RATES REFUSED AGAIN AT BRIGHTON.—

4. A parish m mmillgild at Brighton on Thursday for the
!of the churchwardens' account. and con-
a do a church rate. The meeting lasted
fftil=WlSU Ahem o'clock, and was eharacterwed by
the dual seism that take place on them occasions at
Beiresigwheleis the Thar generally legume (as he did
on ) jeddoently for the interests et religion.
Mr. Ospig moved a dumb rate of H.
in the
Mt. Con moved an ameadment that it
depidedlll""l'Ma. Inepp put the question, and the amend-
s/Awes declared to lie carried on e show of hands. The
S demended a pelt, which commenced yesterday end
Indy.
CIiedIIMILMN AND THE PANTOMIMES.
•••• stlisseisPmms, the Lord Chamberlain, has THE GREAT EXHIEITION.—Wo have now reached
444442 be addressed to the wager, the 6th of December, and the Crystal Palace is still far
Allmi - mid musical end from being cleared, notwithstanding the large amount of
NO UM S Chow packages that are being, removed every day. On the
p
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hp the 1e42 Ohm. Britian aide, nothing remains of any mecca, with the
=764 that Ist of thasa exception of the great hydraulic pram and y's fountain,
pa& to him ----r inteit WE and there wouldlis no difficulty in removing these in any
ansuaar or all ' ant isesk ewe- given time, but the mote of the foreign section makes it
=go mid* no Y. -7. A. 124 manuscripts matter of little moment whether they are removed' for a
do directs that in week or two. Indeed, it is now thought more
Wawa all omit odlitinee w iodic or pantomimic, than probable, that the French goods will not be
shall be mail be 'fell on the Mennseript as stage cleared by the let of January, end fears are entertained
directions.—l am, dr, your obedient servant, N. H. that Austria end Belgium win be in the seine predicament.
.11•etionatm. To Manager of the ---." In this tweee the intended opening of the Crystal Palace to
Lest year, in consequenceof—, Marshal Haynan being bur- the public on the Ist of January may have to be postponed.
laiqued in several et the ppaanatomime. and extravaganzas at In the meantime every exertion will be mode to have it
the theatres, mere peetlealarly at Astley's, the Lord Cham- ready for opening on that day. Should this object be ee- 1
beriain, ca the tation, it is wid, of the Austrian .complishod we believe it is the intention to admit the public
ambassador these Rproper to tamest that the offensive freely and gratuitously into the building ; when they will
scene eiwld be a* est." Mr. Batty complied with the have an opportunity of expressing an opinion of the empty
MUM Obis lort=engrix united two of the best comic strusture and replenishing from memory or imagination
mesa In the panfwwee, had been got up et con- those well known eon when so much wealth and teased-
dlemide teesible and espied& Hitherto, however, it de mime was stored. The Bavarian commissioner, Dr. &haut-
bois. enatmeary for ossaagese only to submit what tech- howl, and Dr. Stembela, the Wurtemliurg commissioner,
alsal turned the "spade. of their pantomime, and not took their departure yesterday. We may mention that at
the "MEd menes," lei Vie approval of the licensor the last meeting of the Society of Arts some of those gentle-
itg=d, Lead dbee{driein's odee ; end they are still men who took an active part in the Exhibition WINS ear
t, mineitbeldplies file above circular—considered to ninsously elected vice-presidents of the society for the ass-
be a mid dindile mendnitheation—es to the necessity inueez.
at IllbEillif the wen} Th. de-, forming the Intr. THE SMITHFIELD call CATTLE SHOW.—Up ten
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SHEOL is 16 deeded et the Private Bill-odes. The nuns- I mining scene baling sad drift her absence it was
her of plane dealeselleneese pupates bit, et which ad I tams bees the seem, sad pissed ea the fender. The de-
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harbours, 6 fir asehdpee neelliii lmnomonl_ improvement sedeely seehled him In various puts of the body that it
purposes. The Mal membet•f plod embited this year erns dead newesairy to 'envoy the unforbeasts child to
amounts to 166. VAINe he died, ea Tharsisy, trees she eau-
I MOH/ME= Ranwii.—The works of this line 11601.1Mhe he bad sustained. Verdiet—" Astideidel
I between Elgin and Ladysmith have just been essomsaL