The Express.
London, England, 1851-09-08 00:00:00

THE GREAT EXHIBITION.

Although we are within six weeks of the close of
the Exhibition, there are among us hopeful spirits who be-
lieve that successes are yet to be achieved within its walls.
Accordingly, the aisles and avenues of the Crystal Palace
still resound with the clang of hammers, and red-ccatod
workmen continue busy drawing from new escamments the
useful, the curious, and the ornamental. On Saturday the
sappers wore unpacking some recently-arrived boxes from
Austria, containing grates, stoves, and general hardware,
which promise to be worthy additions to the collection pre-
viotudy exhibited from that realm.
The Swedish goods are in process of installation, and
several loads of articles were brought to the building towards
the close of the day. Among these was a large piece of ord-
nance, said to weigh more than 26 cwt., which is 10 feet long,
and of 18 inch bore. The American reaping machine, which
is now important enough to be placed in the most secluded
nook of the United Statesdepartment, was sought out through-

out the day on Saturday by numbers of gentlemen apparently
of the more advanced school of English agriculture. The
performances of the machine were freely discussed, and al-
though a few cynical spectators, apparently anything bat
pleased to see this Yankee notion expand to a great fact,
predicted that its blade would be broken by stones, and
that the hones would tread down the cern, the majority
kept up a lively series of interrogation' touching price,
weight, draught, and other like practical matters. The
most common and, perhaps, the most real, fear expressed
by persons who see the machine for the first time in the
building is, that it will not work exactly on undulating
soils. This objection, however, disappears as soon as the
observer notices that the cutting edge is in a line with the
bearing wheel, and thus rises and falls with the ground
over which the wheel is travelling at the moment. As soon
as this is taken into account it becomes clear that any de-
clivity less sudden than a diteh easy easily be reaped.
Cash account, Sept. 6.
Season tickets
At the doors

Total receipts £1,200 6 0
The following shows the temperature during the day, as
recorded by Mr. Bennett's thermometers, being the mean
result of 106 readings:-10 o'clock. 57; N o'clock. 59;
2 o'clock, 61; o'clock, 62; 6 o'clock, 60; mean tempera-
ture, 69.8.

With reference to the removal of goods from the Exhi-
bition when it closes, it has been determined to leave
exhibitors almost entirely to themselves in that matter.
Each must look after his own property, and get it removed
as speedily as possible. The two blank days intervening
between Saturday the 10th and Wednesday the 15th of
October, will be devoted to the clearing of space for packing
operations by the removal of carriages and such like bulk
objects. During that quiet interval, also, jewellers and
silversmiths will be allowed to take away the valuable
objects contributed by them.

COUNT LAVRADIO, THE NEW PORTUGUESE An-
a/MAW% has made the commercial relations between this
country and Portugal an object of considerable attention,
and there is every reason to believe that his views on this
sti*4 are liberal. He arrived et Southampton last Wed.
issy night. The clock struck twelve when the Montrose
arrived alongside the dock quay. The telegraphic dispatch
in the Dail y News of Thursday announcing his arrival, is ,
dated Southampton, Wednesday night. His Excellency
slept on board that night, and in the morning he was con-
ducted to Silva's continentel hotel. While at breakfast,
jut after 10 a.m., in company with several gentlemen
who were at Southampton to receive him, the London
Thursday morning papers were brought in, and one of the
gentlemen present drew his excellency's attention to the
announcement of his arrival at Southampton, which they
sustained. The count was perfectly astounded at the fact
dna within a very few hours the account of his arrival bad
him communicated to the metropolis, • distance of eighty
mile% and published there; and that he was able, after
es* a brief space of time bad elapsed, to read that account
In a London paper at Southampton. His excellency passed a
high eulogium on the country where such extraordinary
emergy and enterprise were displayed.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE APPROACHES TO WINDSOR
CARTLS have been commenced by order of the Com-
missioners of Woods and Forests, after the plans, and
under the direction, of Mr. Page, the government architect.
The massive iron gates, stone buttresses, and *leading
connected with the lodge at the grand entrance to the
Castle by Parket:vet, have been removed, and the lodges
at the entreats to the Long Walk taken down. Two
magnifteent gates are to be erected here, the one lead-
ing to the Castle to be reserved for the sole ise of her Ma-
jesty and the royal family, and the other for the use of the
public, in passing and repassing to and from the Long
Walk. The design of these gates has been completed by
Mr. Page, and is very elaborate. The ornaments include
the, and of every British monarch from the time
of the Norman conquest. The gates are to be constructed
on • new self-eating principle, and by which they will be
made to open and elan as the carriages approach and depart
without the assistance of the gatekeeper. The high read to
1 Old Windsor by Fromnore has been stopped, the Hope Inn
and all the buildings in that neighbourhood bave been taken
down, and henceforth the road will be used only as a car-
riage drive to the residence of the Duchess of Kent. The
old wall enchains the Home Park by Frying-pan Walk
will be immediately pulled down, and several vistas have
already been made by the felling of Ames in the avenue
leading in the direction of the keeper's lodge, by the old
Waterloo gates. The park paling on the Frogmore side of
the Long Walk will be taken away and replaced by an in-
visible fence : this alteration will add much to the beauty
of this matchless avenue. The royal property adjoining
Frogmore Lodge, and known as Shaw Farm, consisting of
about SOO MIS of arable and meadow land, will shortly be
given up by its present tenant, Mr. Charles Seaward Can-
trell, to Prince Albert for the purpose of being converted
into • model farm by his Royal Highness, and the old
dairy at Frograore will be removed thither. Several sales
have recently taken place of the materials of houses par-
Awed by the crown on the Castle side of Thames-street,
brae purpose of their being pulled down, and the few
which remain between the hundred steps and Cmtlestreet
will be sold and pulled down in the coarse of a fortnight.
Orders have been given by her Modesty and Prince Albert
that all the contemplated works connected with the im-
provement of Windsor shall be carried out without delaL.
CITY AND METROPOLITAN IMPROVEYENTIL—III
the late session a local act was obtained vesting the powers
originally granted to the Clerkenwell Improvement Com-
missioners in the City Improvement Commieuenen, med
the result has been that operations have been forthwith
osnimeneed to complete the City and Metropolitan improve•
wents commenced some time -back. The New Victoria-
street from Farringdon-street to the Angel, at Islington,
will be completed; and in Spitallields the new line to ogee
'direct communication to the different docks, will be pre-
inededwith, eo that in a short time the City and Metro-
politan improvements will show an improvement mat la
asses only bat in reality. The set obtained in the kits our
lion provides for the improvements now being made.
NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.—ADMIRALTY, SEPT. &
Lieutenant Thomas N. Underwood, to Dido. Surgeon
Francis B. Pritchard, to Rattler.
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LOSS OF LIFE ON THE BUCKLNGHAM-

SHIRE RAILWAY.

A terrible accident occurred on the Buckingham-
shire Railway on Saturday evening, by which no less
than six persons lost their lives, and many others were
injured. Excursion trains left Oxford on Monday and
Tuesday mornings for London, with the understanding
that passengers would return at stated times as late as
Saturday. On that day the excursion train left the
Euston station for Oxford. It consisted of 14 carriages,
drawn by one of Stephenson's idx-wheel patent en-
pines. Some of the carriages were unoccupied.
There were, however, about two hundred passengers,
it being not only the excursion train fur bringing back
those of the excursionists alluded to, but it was also the
excursion train which runs on Saturdays from the Euston
Station to Oxford, returning on the following Mondays-
Several of the passengers were on their way to Saint Giles'
Fair at Oxford, for the purpose of visiting their friends.
The train left London about five o'clock, and approached
the Bicester Station at a rapid rate at 7.30. On passing the
" points " the engine became disconnected from the tender,
went off the line to the right, knocked down the
farther gate-post by the side of the turnpike-road
for /Aylesbury, which crosses the line on the level,
and approached close to the porch of the station-master's
lhouse which in all probability would have been forced
down but for one of the rails becoming twisted round the
wheel of the engine, and the ponderous machine becoming
embedded in the sand. Persons who were by the side of
the road as spectators were placed in imminent danger.
Two or three, on seeing the engine off the line, ran under
the porch of the house, which the engine approached to
within a few inches. The three carriages next to the engine
went off the line to the left, knocked down the opposite
gate post to that razed by the engine, and went over with a
dreadful crash. The scene was terrible. The cries of the
suffering passengers and of their friends who were in wait-
ing at the station were appalling. Oae of the Menages
went over on its side into the turnpike road, another also
wont completely over and the iron work crushed it in, and
Iron the third the bottom was torn off. The station being
so user the town the event was soon known, and the cente-
r/at became very great. Many of the inhabitants forth-
with hastened to the spot and gave all the help in their
power.
Mr. William Acton, surgeon, of Queen Anne-street,
Cavendish-square, and Mr. -F. D. Wyatt, of Queen-street,
Oxford, a student of King's Cull ge, were passengers by
the train. They immediately gave their advice, and
aided in the removal of the injured passengers.
Several who were only slightly hurt proceeded to their
desdnations, but the injuries received by ten of the passen-
gers were so 'triune that they were forthwith removed to
the King's Head, the Nag's Head, and other inns.
The following persons are now lying dead at Bicester,
viz.:
Corporal Noon, No. 63, of the 7th Company of Royal
Sappers and Miners a promising young man, son of a
budder at Oxford, who had leave of absence from Ken-
sington Barracks until Thursday next.
Mrs. Shelton and infant child, of Ashley-place, Oxford.
Elizabeth Easley, a young woman, about 18, from 2,
Draper's-place, New-road, London.
Carica, a lad of 14, son of tho engine-driver who had
charge of the engine at the time of the accident.
James Luckett, a young man aged about 24, who was on
his way to Oxford.
The following were more or less seriously injured, and
are at Biecster
Life-guardsman Davies and his daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Barrington, from London.
Mrs. Bailey, from London.

Mr. Beata..
Mr. Smith, on his way to No. 1, Clarendon place, Oxford.
(This gentleman will, it is thought, be able to proceed
home shortly.]
A female named Collis, from 53, Moorgate-strect, London.
A female named Terry, on her way to Bull-strect, the
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Friars, Oxford. ~ -
Mr. Daniel Shelton, brother-in-law of Mrs. Shelton, who
lies dead.
Sir H. Verney, Bart., M.P., the chairman of the board
of directors of the railway, visited Biccster this afternoon
(Sunday) and made personal inquiries.

Mr. W. Acton, surgeon, of Queen Anne-street, Caien-
dish-square, who was in the train at the time, has sent the
following to a morning paper:
I have just returned to town from Dicestcr, where I was
• sufferer in the sad accident which occurred to the excur-
sion train from Loudon to Oxford last night.
The best account I can give of the accident is as follows:
We left town by the half-past 4 excursion train for Oxford.
At Tring we stood 20. minutes on a siding to allow the 5
o'clock express to pass. We then came at a very moderate
rate on to Bicester. At a quarter to 7 p.m., I was seated in
the middle compartment of a first-ernes carriage, towards
the centre of the train, when I felt a succession of jerks, 23
if the carriage was suddenly thrown back by several back-
ward leaps, and instinctively caught the side supports; our
carriage was thrown on the left siding, and I successively
heard crash after crash, expecting every moment my hack
would be crushed. Suddenly ail was hushed, except the
moans of the sufferers. My brother and myself imme-
diately escaped and found the carriages heaped one
upon another, sad the first compartment of; the carriage in
which I was, splintered, and people rushing about in all
directions. The engine bad run off the line, And was left
behind the carriage I was escaping from vomiting clouds of
steam and smoke. My first care was to organise a system
of andetance, and, while the people were extncating the suf-
ferers, I bad them brought into the house of the station.
master, who wife gave us every assistance. I next collected
four men, with a shatter, and as the wounded were sawn
out from among the timbers under which they lay, by torch
light, for it had now become quite dark, I had them re-
moved to the inns, having previously prepared beds for their
reception, and the greatest kindness was shown by the
landlords. In this I was most ably assisted by Mr. Wyatt,
a student at King's College, London, and a traveller like
myself by the train, to whose indefatigable exertions the
greatest credit is due. As they arrived, the wounded were
successively cared for without any hurry, and the dead and
insensible were placed in a room apart. One poor fellow,
who is now doing well, was about being placed in the tem-
porary dead-house, in the full belief of the railway labourers
that life was extinct; warm bottles to his feet, however,
brought him round, and he was placed in a warm bed,
instead of being plated on the bare boards with those of the
sufferers who had already ceased to breathe. At about 12
o'clock the whole of the &brio of the carriages had been
carefully examined, and we could count our dead, many of
the slightly wounded having, we supposed, gone on to Ox-
ford ; and at two o'clock san., after paying a visit to the sick,
we retired to bed.
In the first moments of the accident Mr. Wyatt and my-
self alone had the charge of the sick; subsequently we were
indebted for assistance to Mr. Dawson and Mr. Woodward,
practitioners in Skeeter • and afterwards a reinforcement of
medical aid came from Oxford in the persons of Mr. Hester,
Mr. Hansard, Mr. Rusher, Mr. G. It. Wyatt, and other
local surgeons, whose names I have aot the pleasure of
knowing; but at this time we kuew the extent of the mis-
chief, and one sufferer, whose name we have since ascertained
to be Joseph Lockett, alone required a consultation. He
was senseless from concussion of the brain, and, although
in a dying state, our colleagues from Oxford thought the
the operation of trephining might give just a chance of re-
storieg life. The operation was performed, but the patient
never recovered ooneciousness, and dud this (Sunday) morn-
ing at 20 minutes past 1 p.m. The medical staff, finding
that they could afford no further assistance, returned to
Oxford, and Mr. Wyatt, Mr. Dawson, and myself paid a
visit to the whole of the sick, who we found better than we
could have expected.