The Express.
London, England, 1858-09-25 00:00:00

MIRACULOUS ESa4FBB.

HEREFORD,

Yesterday evening, about six o'clock, a collision
occurred at the Hengotd station, on the Rbymney Valley
Railway, when the 020/It disastrous consequence were pr
dentially averted by individual foresight and intrepidity. The
line from Hereford to Merthyr was over the Rhymney line,
and the trains meet here, and wait for ter minutes. A heavy
mineral train had been dragged up a steep incline on the
single line towards Cardiff, and a =e'er of the trucks were
shunted on to a aldteg, keying 18 trucks =detached, Mee
laden with coal, and nine laden with iron. By sonic want of
care, these 18 trucks were allowed to start lark down the
incline, and they gradually =bud a fearful velocity of 40 to
60 aides an hour. A passenger train was standing before flee
Hangoed station, and contained about 20 persons. The ale=
was given by Mr. Roberts, foremen to the firm of Messrs.
Matthews, contractors, and souls other persons who weie
standing up shots on the Hereford line, and saw the trucks
running wild down to the passenger wain. The terrified
soused to • sense of their danger, tried to leave
f6li:l= at the do= on each side were locked, and 417
had to scramble oat at thu window apertures as best they
could. Four or five persons remained in the train when the
coppice took place with ea awful math. Strange to pay,
nobody was aesionaly hurt, &Watch the force of the cams-
eion was so great that the tour passenger carriages ompoeing
the train were literally toinshea to atoms. One lady, hem
Cardiff, who was in a firet•cwa compartment, mat wage the
carriage was completely sever, d close to her toes. Her boots
ware grazed, bat the remained unbar, although. se may
sully be imagined, very much terrified. Another lady
projected s distance of about 20 yards, by tame extraordinary
Process, and she too, e•raped without severe or perrassent
injury. The main number of =vergers had left the Leda
scarcely a second before the collision, thus escaping what to
many of them must have been inevitable eeetb.
The platform was literally torn to fragment', and the me=
of confasion and dimity which followot et the station, min-
gled with the joy that po.veilzd when it was atcertnioed that
no lives were tier, made up a chequered scene that &Sea all
attempts at description.
Whose neglect of duty cawed the tenths to ens back, and
so led to the eoulieiou, has yet to be di6covered; bat inquiries
to that end are being vigorously pet avouted.

The Morning Herald states that the amount of
the indemnity to be paid to Great Britain by the Chinese
government is fluid at two millions of male, between ail and
seven hundred thousand pounde. Thin at to bo paid an au
indemnity for the loons wailed on Biitith subjs.," by the
hostilities at Canton, together with a like sum of two mil-
lion task on account of the war enmity. Until this sum
is paid in full the British troops Mill ciminue in occupation
of Canton.
Bad. accounts continue to arrive of the health Of
the great violinist, Herr Ernie.
Herr Joachim has left England to winter in Gk.-
many, but to return, it is said, nest year.
The Italian Opera at Paris wi.l open on the 211
of October with the Treekta—in chid& the ptinci?si ear
reeler will be played by Madame Pence.
The Surrey Theatre will re-open on Monday with
three atm pieces, one by hie. Charlee Selby (who ems et
present to be the most prolific of etage-writere), affieed
Herold Beeek—end one, entitled Trlset's roe Gewitl a
sketch of life, by Mr. J. Breton. These will be precede*
a tragic play," very emphatically entitled The
leer.
PAT OF °MOLES RETURNING FROM brAlb--
We have been frequently asked what pay °risers moth'
borne from India on sick certificate or private affair" melts
and whether • free passage is provider' in either cam f .. •
con state that tillers returning front India, both on mingle
aftdre and by medical advice, receive re,rir-.ental pep of their
rank only, their Indian allowatioas cooing from the
they leave the presidency. The invalid omen
a fixed sum to provide his plumage home and leek to
which is sufficient for the expeniies overland. °Swing&
turning on their private affairs ma, p,.y their own
Sick °amine have the privilege of recoiling to •a 1
ertisosat east of the Cape, includtog the Cape keeK
the term of their leave, a Lich is limited to a yam opttm
'Manakin may be obtained should the adores heath MP*
it, All offers in each eam—not passing the Capt--emdr•
pay equal to half Bette, according to reek, which, fors cap-
tain le about 30L a mouth, a lieutenant sad ea ands
181. Officers of the Company's Ferran are seder dr row
-mn.lations.—Unitsor Service Gazette.
NEOIIO PRINCES AT PARlS.—Three young • 411'
sons of petty kluge in the dietrice of Senegal. were s
year ego mat from St. Louie to the oollem at Algiers Ode
they were peened at the expellee of the Finnelt soeenusest.
They already speak French perfectly, end are Tins
timed to to French lunges. Having recently tam beoool_,
to Pule they wee presented to Prince Napa*" am'
imperial hiabnees three days ago entertained these at S
They conducted themselves extremely well, and
to all Questions with a tact sad good mom
ocomioned surprise. They ere named Nefe,
and Coury. The drat, the eldest, is delicate Asa
of low stature, but he is the mast intsillienc
Disonsa, fourteen years of age, writes French
well; he talks lees than the other two.. hat is 0:17.2
sometimes Mika earnemically at what Lie C.llllOlllOO
Coon% not quite twelve, ig tall end erne,.
' but rather melancholy. tie e.ye. "Neri 10 the
sauciest of the three but 71110•411 to the 'Ogees." TM
fellows, notwithstanding their youth. display great
avoiding direct replisa to certain questions.
Won are you I" asked the Prince to Meads. Weeranet
Muagulnana," was the reply. "What then is ref le'
Ihtion r' asked the Prince, turning to !Ca. tbe Old
learned of the three. "If French wirrianaries woes sag Of.
our country, we should all he Chriaoans," was the 11111110.
Tho foot is that they are Violators ; thaogh, from
with Musaulmaraand Chrlsriena Als'ers, they Iwo 'Ara
to lore their faith In the paternal idols.