The Express.
London, England, 1856-10-10 00:00:00

THE RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT SAIJSBURY.

The inquest on the bodies of Samuel Nicholas and
Williams Isles, the two Rea who were killed by the ninny
maddest at !Salisbury, on Monday snails", was coasladed
yesterday before R. lid. Wilson, Req., the comae,. There wee
ao evidence particularly inculpating May, the driver of the
Ant sugise, who had been given into custody. The Maim
weighed about 260 tons, end the superintendest of the loco-
motive department stated that if in the darknem of the
night the driven made a mistake of half • mile, and if the
mean were not shut off and the breaks applied at the proper
tamest the train could not be prseasted from mania" into
the station as there was a sharp Moline.
The Conger, In emensing up, said It was pretty clear the
*oddest amend from the parties in charge of the train not
kaolin' where they were until after ;nada' the bridge,
whim It wee quite impossible to stop the train.
Mr. Lambert, for the driver May, submitted that ea •
seasidarstioa of the nature of the line, the inezperiesee of
the driver se to its 'raciest., the period that elapsed
between the fuming of *soh train and the times of sterile',
would 'how that he bad sot that moan, of knowledge;
sad therefore tho Jury would not be justified la returning •
verdict lavolvleg a charge of criminal neglect ageism him.
The jury, after ea hoer's deliberstwo, returned a verdict
of " Accidental death."
•

Tim Foreman said—The jury are of °plaice that the
directors of the Gnat Wattera Railway Centrality are
esammable la mending by Eight ants as engine drivers with-
out as accurate knowledge of the Rae over whit& they
travel. The jar, are alto of opinion that this accident would
not have occurred if there had beta a elgail at a pester
diets/whom Me station, and they recommitted that one be
emoted amordingly. The jury regret that the arrange-
meets of the branch line are sub as to prevent the peal.
bilk, of the fortnightly special tattle Mains arriving at the
second stations at the titan appointed NI them Is the pab-
lished

Mr. TyrsL, Isperiatendeal at Paddington, said a signal
should be at ones erected la according* with the ream•
mendstlon of the jury.
Mr. Tarr also promised that instruotions should be given
to the poliamose engaged at the statioa to keep red lights on
at all time until there is no fear of danger.
The Inquiry this terminated, sad May was released &ma
enstody.
Although workmea have been employed night sad day,
the whole of the debris has not been cleared sway. Ose of
the eagle's has been got out by taking it partly to Meese.
The other still rentals. embedded in the statism. About 100
sheep were killed.

QUARTERLY MEETING.

BIIIIMINONAIt, THOLIDAL

The third meeting of the ironmeetere of this
district for the preterit quarter wee held at the Tows Hall
here, this alteration. Than was again • very iargie Weed
sum of the trade, bat comparatively little Weimar was
dose, coasumers sUll holding to the belief that prime will
go lower ; so that aput from Um meal contrasts given to
the first howls them were very few sales, and for the nut
smooth it will be • very quiet affair with the trade. Shrop.
shire iron was &dared lower alter the meeting of the iron-
tauten of that district early in the noming, and for the
Staffordshire make of pigs there was sack a anxiety to
eff.et sales that almost any prim would have bets taboo had
parties been dispoe4 to speculate, for it is •
matter of speculation in such tines as the present,
whoa people geaerally do not know what to do, because
they dos't hum what the seat few days may bring forth.
The few who are in • position to adhere to the trade prises
declare that they will not depart from them; bat the num-
ber is small, and beyond that circle tree will be sold at
almost any pries, such will be the necreritise of producers.
At best, Om trade is in a precarious state, and the district is
not to a politica to besr mach pressor* ; in all probability
the sea at the mills will be put on fear days a week.
The its plate is brisk, and prime are advancing. The
fourth nesting of the trade takes place at Stotarbrtdge to
morrow, and the cenelediog one at Maley cia Saturday
sight.