The Express.
London, England, 1853-01-04 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

THIS DAY.

OLD COL' RT....--Buns• Tao Racoattra.

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Thomas Constantine Reid, 27, a genteel-looking young
man, pleaded guilty to an indictment, charging him with
feloniously intermarrying with Eliza Tilby, his wife Maria
being alive.
Mr. Lilley, who appeared for the prosecution, stated the
case against the prisoner as being one of • very aggravated
character. It appeared that the prisoner had been a police-
man, and that he was married in July of the last year to his
first wife, but that he very shortly afterwards deserted
her. and in November of the same year he mar-
ried the prosecutris, who was at the time a
widow, and at his solicitation she was induced to dispose of
all the property she possessed in the world, and the prisoner
then took • passage in • vessel that was about to sail to
Australia. Thu vessel was compelled twiee to put bock to
the Downs by stress of weather, and this gave an officer an
opportunity to go on board her and apprehend the prison, r
upon the present charge. Before he left the vessel, how-
ever, he represented to the unfortunate proneutria that he
was called away to see a brother who was on the point of
death, and he at the same time bonowed her watch, and
thus left her in such a destitute condition that it was found
necessary to raise • subscription among the passengers to
enable her to reach London.

The prisoner attempted a justification of his conduct by
entering into a long statement with regard to the conduct
of Me list wife, but which appeared to have very little to do
with do ease.

The Rewarder postponed the snatence.

FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON
AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.
LOSS' OF LIFE.

OXFORD, 7 :lc.
One of the most frightful railway accidents that
has occurred (or some years, has just taken place here.
The up-passenger train (30 past 6) bad proceeded about
half a mile from the Oxford Station when it encountered
the down train due, consisting of about 18 or 19 heavily
laden coal trucks. The collision was of the most frightful
character, both engines coming full upon each other. Such
indeed was the shock that the centre carriages were
jerked completely from their places and lifted several
feet from the line. One of the engine drivers was
killed, and his body fearfully mangled; and several other
passengers were idea killed, whilst numbers were carried
away wounded in a most hopeless manner.
It appears from a later account that the 6.30 train from
Oxford was getting ready for leaving when a telegraphic
massage was received from Islip station, a few miles from
Oxford, stating that a train with 18 coal-trucks was there,
and inquiring if it might leave; the answer returned was
that it might do so, provided it left immediately, and
shortly after another message reached Oxford, stating this
it bad left the Islip station. The engine driver of the 6.30
train was apprised of this, and told that he must not leave
until the coal train had arrived. Shortly after a train did
arrive, but instead of the coal train it was ens with ballast,
and it is supposed that the engine driver, imagining
this to be the coal train, proceeded with his train
The principal clerk, Hayes, finding that this train
had started, and knowing that the coal train must
be on its way, ran after the train and shouted to the
engine driver to stop. In consequence of the noise
from the steam in getting up the speed, it is thought that
the engine driver did not hear the cry, but the guard hear-
ing an alarm from the clerk immediately put on the break.
The coal train with two engines was coming at good speed,
and there being only one line now in use in consequence of
the falling in of the tunnel a short distance beyond, the two
trains came into collision.