The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-05 00:00:00

FATAL .11XPLO8ION ON YBB BRIGHION ,AND

LSIEIIB ItAILWAY.

On Monday night, between half-past nine and ten
o'clock, the greatest ooneternation woe excited at Lewes by
the report that the locomotive eagles of the usual luggage
train nod eapioded, and that the engineer and stoker were
severely, If net fatally injured. The report of the explosion
wigs not beard in the town, but it wee a line starlight night,
end several of the inhabitants were on the Brighton-road st
the tints, parade' to which, end ar a vary short distance, the
Mae rasa far the first four miles. Mr. Helm, an sasistaat
at Mr. Thempion's, the agricultural implement maker, at the
wee close to the spot et the time. Be
sddealy saw the air lighted up by • glow al
dm, the man which he had pantoesly noticed
came to a stand- will, and at the game tiros be beard a
loud explosion. From his sconaintancts with these subjects
be was immediately aware of tee nature of the accede,
and his dna impulse was to ran under the arch of the
railway bridge at Mandan, which connects two
embankments over a bridle-way at that spot. In a few
moments, however Mr. MOMS climbed on to the lies,
and there be fogad his worst eaticipations centimed.
Thoughts had just emerged from a slight cutting of tea
or a dozen feet, in which tee greater pert of the carriages
remained standing. A man lay reclining on the em-
bankment, where ha bad been thrown by the explosion,
evidently almost exhausted. It proved to be the stoke.,
John Oliver. The poor fallow had been thrown abort
thirty yards behind the engine, end he was :rightfully
scalded about the feu and legs, and, of:coures, terribly
sheen. His legs were much cut, but this was camper
duly of little importance. None of hie bones, howenr,
wee* broken. He faintly elated Mr. Hallam for water, and
complained of the cold. Mr. Hallam Immediately took of
Ids own out and wrapped It round him.
The driver, Henry Rate who had been recently engaged
on this line, having been previously employed oa the lioeth-
Eastern railway, was found lying about fifteen yards in front
of the engine. One of his legs end his collar boas wee
broken, and be was much bruised, but he was still seeable,
end said, " Oh, dear my shoulder's crushed." Onset the
bye-menden asked MM. if he could move his fingers, and be
at are did so.
The tnin had consisted of a very lure number of mei
laden with geode, with en engine at each end. At the tine of
the 'oldest theologises in front was proceeding very slowly
ap the steep beeline between Lewes end Feltner. The =ab-
be: we. thrown thirty or forty yards up the line by the et-
plosion, and the force of the 'teem raising the front engise
slightly, the pleasure of the back engine sent It, with du
tender off the line, threw the front engine and leader 01
their sides, end hurled one or tee trucks and a cattle-het
from licktirld containing cows on the top of them. Fear
zately the train was proceeding yery slowly, and thug the
driver of the engine behind we. enabled to come to a stud
almost immediately. As it was • few of the rails was
wrenched from their place., and the engine end tender lay
across the line, obstructing the traHc to Brighton.
The engine behind the train Immediately atter the accident
returned to Lewes, to which the road wea still open, in order
to obtain assistance, and to telegraph to Brighton what lad
occurred. The guard of the train immediately set off to run
to Ferrier with a red light in order to prevent the advance of
=excursion train then almost due at Lewes from Shoreham
Gardens. _ _ _

On the ordeal of a train from Brighton the entities
wire placed in a truck, accompanied by the Means Turner,
surgeons, end by several gentlemen who lent their coats in
order to protect the poor fellows from the cold.
On the arrival of the train at Brighton, Oliver was in a
state of collapse, and no hopes were entertained of his to
covery. He was immediately transferred to a ward at the
flumes County Hospital, where every possible attention was
paid him, but he never rallied and died early yesterday morn.
tag. The driver Henry Jane, however, who had apparently
received the greatest iajorisp, bad not Guffawed from the
scalding of the steam to any great went, mid hopes was
entertain, d that he would survive, He err still alive whet
the mouth* train left Brighton for Lewes.
During the night a great number of pastas reached the
spot. Superintendent Joiner and inepec'or Dave wet
there early and found amongat the debris part of s
pocket-book, much scorched, belonging to Junes. &reed
pieces of Oliver. ulothes were found, apparently saturated
with water, from the .fleets of the wain, and especially
waistcoat which was wet through.—ffitartz Arynas.

DREADFUL .Ifit.t. Ammar:T.—An accident of I
fearful adore, which has resulted in the loss of the whole el
the left arm of John Teague, • servant under the fem.(
Mew.. Ifattocoley and Hyde, cotton waste dealers. 0.1.
street, Stalybridge, tos k plane at the mill of the titre, A
Saturday morning. it WM, the untortawde num a
tenter of the blower, or tt devil," es it I. generalty &rigout
(e powerful angineemployed in tearing up seam cep bolt
toms, &a.), and that on the morning iu g0...a110t:1,1025C
tenting the machine, hie left arm was drawn into the
machine, and literally chopped op. The unfortunate was
woe attended as soon ea pomade and the arm was amputated
by Mr. Pearson and Mr. Hopwood.
ACCIDENT TO A ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP.--
Intelligence was received in London, yesterday afteroooli
announcing that the Right Rev. Dr. Grant, of Sauthwark
awhile on his way to the confirmation at Akerahoit, on Moo
day mornieg, was thrown from the cerriage io wince be we
Awdetance wee et once reedered, and we ore glad 0
sod that the rev. geutleruan escaped without any mid
eerioua injury than • eprain of hie left wrist.
SUICIDE BY A LIVERPOOL GENTLEMAN.—An
!rust was held yesterday on the leafy of Mr. Borstal, its
gentlemen who attempted suicide by cutting his threat, Is
the Liverpool Library, on Saturday arab. At the time
the occurrence It wilt be ramecitaired that hopes were ewer
tamed at Mr. llorafslre ultimate recovery, but after his ad•
mission into the Royal Inflinatry, he gradually rank, sod
died r n Monday evening last. A verdict in uccordaoae with
the circunateness was returned. _

NARROW ESCAPE PROM DROWNING AT HASTINGS
—A few days eines a gentleman visitor, while bathing hoc
a machine off Hreede.place, had a moat narrow create WC
being drowned. He swam out some distance, it is said, sal
envier to the roughness of the ea, he Sound by strength it
sufficient to eatable him to return. Thome on shore at run
sew the imminent danger attending him, and three mos.
named James Hiockle), ►nd Thome" and itichard
put off in a boat and with some difficulty mound him. Ac-
cording to an account of the occurrence witch appear. in s
contemporary, !buses Was so tough at the tin that the wlic4
party, while pulling for shore, were nearly swamped, tin
boat being almost filled with water. 11 thi. is correct
it
would seem that the pets= In charge of the betbing mach?,
is not altogether free from blame in allowing a perron to rut
bin Ids by bathing In nth aweigh ass.—Sussis Advertiser.

rms EXTRAORDINARY INQI'EST 4ITI
sTICPXI - (THIS Dal)

This morning, Mr. liorophreje, coroner, who hie
necreur bow hie neat i.etlerporios, termed hie istar.iy
al ti. New tutor Terra, Mlle-esti-roil, foto the dr& of
I.•,hp Trete. as treat, stoat three weeks old, reported ho
:mete child of a young lady, the daughter of a
dewier. Frees other rthoorre, cossertiog the arr. J.
&Devil. re. t.,e of St. Philip'. ketrkt, Stepney, with the lady,
.ewert wee thutiterted he the prom dirge.
hr. fret. beerietw, Wendel by Mr. Sorrell, of Kirk-
1.., err atirded to welsh the period's(' as behalf el
th„ see. J. Doswell, whet wee proest, Ind eat by the tide
elks legal relates, bet se all the ebonies were adored
ow of exert, he whet with the ether sliaseist.
The Caroller, herisr navel to be orbs, el the Webb
as the 17th feet., Modes to be sensgebees held of be
beat is the wills of all ele& Aerobe, wed W rehility
V ether het week, sad rein aded tb jury to dismiss Iran
-Mir wads warythieg they bed wed as heard bob tab
ere, called the f4lewhis 'rams
Mu Gabe, media( at No. 4, Usilsewsed-Wrset, Me-
nd Neer-tows, depoeb-1 we a bite red ease. Oa tk
11th or lbh el lksesbar, 1 seal trey OW I was lied
by Dr. Nam's willow bp um • bay ; he seembrad
err te r lady in the sass& bow abed the lb MI&
Dimino break Maus& I den bead D. Orb.,, the
lely, end the In. 1. Doswell. Tale UN a bed
V the rem rade up ow prelim as hews. Thar
weedier ebbe row table. in the room. I had wow
bedew stiesded Dr. Godfrey'. rheum I did sot liaow that
re worths roe of the body. She was delivered of e ads
Shall es de. Mow osig aerates (Friday) that I seat tan
ea the Thowdey Weft. I got there Mew 12 o'skosk
es might. The arrest err with re le the
areas awed Merkel at the deer with hie had, sad
I was los in. The child was bore Wow two erase, bet
I lea's tab it Iwo full groom. Dr. Geattey we. p..
sew et the labour. rid Mr. BJo well 1144 deenrairs. The
thud we. brought up by heed, bream the
werhor caskl hot wale bin. I resasivid with
her or the wheel brew per twelve days, Dr.
Godfrey whither her dery that Here r her shadier
'Masada. Mt. 51111111111 'WWI bar el came. He we
Wirers swim la end set every day. Oa Tuesday, the with
ear the elsbawswo, the ram awl the bloat lett the
seabbeeme, I bane beet 9 Melee! of Wed, eel wart is
•oh bi as heed we Lasiewhrbge. The raw bread
the ream when to drive. Ire thee dosed as bed
hoes ebb fee as. abbe we we at the bred
the blob goo bed, and I bee dad bead Dr.
Gods.,. The Add had the beet bed previliel per it. The
alb was rang bow the Vas al la birth. The bibs
leak bed be the der es* as three days Groat • beau
The eider, when be domalbed as Mr. Sawa, bat
bg the sold es tea the bad, bet the bleb
WI to see If robing lobbed the bed as else.
Tan we aribleg le de us. The ebb we boa /ad es led*
se we weld with bees, bat he eggeered le hew easeddes
to the throw that prereeled hie owellesieg. Dr. Osdhey
wind sheik end tessesie kr the AIM, shirt he edemed
le oohs The AIM wee dle SINN itOs embed se as the
betel. The bid resehred ae seedelbse b.. bag waft
swallow. No vet aerie we aped. Dr. OWN, salbd
thew or four hater the betel, mad few the swam sed
child. Alter we bed ben of the heed eine des the wades
ad child led the heed, sad I west her I tale red Is the
hotel two as thew aye elberwerdo add bead She wawa awl
child bow I daft% knew who* the washer end dad bat
to. The Has. lb. Dumb, the webs, sod the baby,
wood to the Losawbridge webs share I lest thew
1 was book toe or thee days ear to be Web Mr. His.
wril bobs sow /a we, sad I reembed those to be bash
el the bid ea be liaterec whoa le wee three seeks mad
es ay al. I see preeme whoa the read
aid. Dr. Deb" owl Is alleeslawe as the bib
the day bean the ban bob. Thin we as me
to the now at the it.. has spelt wed the makst, whe
we whop saw the shild did. Daring wry siteedease ea
the mew I armor blew bar sews. Dr. Godfrey ingeged no,
end be am J. peid se by direction of the reether.
The bra d the bib we .as misters& se a se 1 bre,
Ilik.aad., but hie ash we regisorell is She Baron&
I IA the hotel Mae the body was renewed.

Cresewommrasd by Mr. Beet I got to to. arasal.
haw I found Use lady Is Mora. She woe very at. The
child whoa born was very week, sad there was peat &M-
-eshy is needme Ms late it; .very awe wee Mint ef Ms
shad ; the mother .se eery food et Is, sad 1 t=gimi or
bwallham gam at of for Wed whim the Add
By • larynorm—after the his three age the rather had
piety of milk, bat tee brat had net Fewer M seek.
Mrs, Boma depmed-1 lived at 3, Weatmettsge, tionthend,
for tine menths this past amt. No lady named Toroth
lived Urn In September het between doeth end Toroth,
No kart's'. were team der a lady s gene of
bat the RSV. Mr. Beentell maid gore me, and at hie re-
one. 1 forwarded • Wee addrerted r Mit Tenth. The
Bar. J. Barna loft see dintiesd antraleple Bt that peeps,.
The envelopes wen addressed to Mr. Beawdl, &spry, bat
1 deal molten the enact odium
Emma Mitchell deposed-1 reside at the Seism Hotel,
Date-strati, T..ley-street. Borough. I have chairs of thy
spier part of the hotel. Oa • Teetday in August Ism the
Her. ar. 13. ne massed a derplag-reem the ix • lady
who am nursing • baby. The goathenen 101 l me it was he
sot r. A lady, nurse, and childe
mar thereSlSellea led
remised till the folloeteg Seurdey. Them' set 'ppm ea
be anythieg the matter wtth the child. They derived
about o'clock. The shad appeared gait and
ea. the child every gay. I ea. the ithild lad with Me bath
and pox.. The AIM swam/ radii the Waal freely. I
saver saw the herr smompt to male the Mild. They left
ea the flearday and emerged is die allowlag Monday.
They ressieed the week. The owes ha is Friday, and the
mother ea Suatley. Oa Tuesday the shad was poorly.
Cla Wearily It wee very In, and the doctor woe
seal Sq. lle combated very iil orator his death
an the Saud., menstag the 3rd of September. The doctor
sheedri, bat I duet bow if any nardiche wee sent, or if
the child bat any MildiCilhe edam., end to it. The body
was removed the sass miming it died, by on nadortaker sad
has M. I dim on. him with • abet! under him arm that he
W teenght with him. 1 ti,ver heard of more than
is duet swirling. I do not Imo. his home. I
I ad net keew tb. lades name ; the bill was made oat in the
Bev. Mr. Hosweirs nem • abs left ea the Sehtley, end re-
toned Oa the Wednesday:sad aged if her brother (Me Rev.
Mr. Illewell) had east 1 inforned her he had sot and
sheimposeeed verpelea. The Rev. kir. Boswell slept dun
one aloht. -

By faryinaa-1 did aM know Mr. &smell then.
lie Calblir—liave you wen hi. here to-day ?
Witsree.—Yee etr.
Tbs Corerri—dlave you wen the seatlestea downs:air' et
Witsew—Yes.

The Coroa;r7Cse you swear be is themes pima?
Matisse—Tsp. Alter the White death, I asked wird
was ths metier with it, but I Fillii•ed to satistatary sta.
twee. The child did tot ewer I. ter I. he airy d.
hear. Aftsr tbs Wadasedny the ehlid yr ray earl
courant& WM. milk wait w_,. the dald, sad he took
a. Be wet still erarsinden the FridayoadMed ea isier-
dty aerchig. On Fridayeweek. et leek& the AN appmed
sr ea, sad cosainewl a till hisdenth. The ada wee set
ceetually drowsy tad gala the Mt week, Oft Slept O.IIIF
cacti. I had no reran te eeNfelnk. the AMC' Maw I
tea with It front or le titre east& to antisrdsy
to 'hater I had wtopyartwaty ef hawks Ole
la) • rasa I asked their Mr. 1101111141
baurtay shaves if he was gift is evaisme the
b..dy taw* the harwal. Me sald, yes ; he bad spasm he aa
Watt her to take it away thee itrialeg. The body was
nomad I dial toy nahateher's naas. After the
10.111., left for good, the ray lisk sane knee behind ad a
par of oterkings with • acme ea dim, but I due% recollect
H. It •se wr.t.sic, not verb& There woe initials on WOO
of the of h-r thins. I sew the melba about 6 o'clock
so the n,..rnieg cd lb. death a Me child. Stie appeared to
loot the loss very week Tile alai had awry aussuos. I
don't lira If it bed ether userialment warm milk.
Careestiniced by Mr. Bea-1 an ern • seta. What
I hae said was boa sty areal tibeervaioa. The
Bee. Mr. burell steps thin la ate Weaning of the
wok. rod la weaker part of th., boost. Whim time seder-
taker lad hit la maw I sew the child put Into the calla.
Ma. Mr. bawd' was patent. I did cot ore the lid of the
soft screw el *lb era got .aerially ter the child's
Mehl We Lk, liaise removed from how. as wee as we
cis. I don't lucre of it r usual for than to be taken away
es seen es death mare.
By • Jarmo-1 Mit kir. if the do, tor was in attes-
dent•thri bet trek.

theForober—The Rea Mr. Roswell did sot sissy
then lb. night a< tho both.
Nr. I. J. Goad. aims.-s, &v..:1 to the pod marten
eamisation al the char. I tooled Jr body appireetly
tbm .1• time useolhe rhild , lb. tern moat h... 1 airy
treelt doecmpeoad, sod the imcue protrudng hoes the
nteuth ; the abdomen tow dinned.! vritig p.., nod than
were h.o.loreti•se on the born parte Tiers wen ae
mark. ',boon The bed, et p 'owed thin nod resonated.
ibe 1.•12. pefitlihrijr. The Wort •ed lup VITO tolerably
lash owl pate bookby. the .hole of ilia room\ end mow
...Lai woo • amp ant mina, po•tably from demo-
;rattan did sot spa tho ish•tmo, but pieced them
• rti ',her ports of the body low • jot for analysis.. Is teett
the .o.s. ',w.f., I thee lb.. t 1•11• but th•
In. dramprortion so .ftfurseti n. I tooled the
P. op the presonon of oho Iletflnefy •.1 Me eivottlffy Ms-
-1 ••,. oho did the air, sad I delivered it will m cestents 1
b. I w. Letheby.
rem •amisiod by lir. East—Tai the Ir et of my tells, I
hob s hOl prows rink.. Elyst south. children
• It.. tees •Iniel sad aim* swaths chiidno, there to not nisch
teens,. bottom .ialts soothe sod also moons children.
by a:urger/as—Tr' 1118, hated. 1 nowt soy ft lb.
ogyounaa of the Add 44 b hod Mod from oudboodom.