The Express.
London, England, 1867-07-18 00:00:00

THE NAVAL REVIEW.

LEM= FROM SOUTHAMPTON.
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SOUTHAMPTON, WZDNISDAY NIGHT.
Eight special trains left London for Southampton
this morning with persons bound for Spithead to
see the naval review, and nearly thirty steamers left
the docks and pier. We took our passage in the
Royal Mail steamer Seine, a magnificent ship,
gorgeously fitted u for a pleasure trip. We
started from the docks early in the forenoon,
our steamer forming one of a large fleet of
steamers that followed each other down Southamp-
ton Water. In about three-quarters of an hour
we all defiled before a splendid fleet of rams, iron-
clads, three-deckers, and gunboats, about 60 in
number, in three rows, each extending to a dis-
tance of about four miles. The sea around was
covered with pleasure steamers, yachts, and
boats of all descriptions, many of them
crowded with visitors. The enormous size
' and weight of the principal ships of the fleet
caused them to be unaffected by the wind or waves,
and they appeared like solid masses rising out of
the sea, or Titanic warriors standing at ease.
Government war steamers were moving about along
the line of iron-clada, wooden ships, or gunboats,
se if examining the gigantic warriors to see if there
was anything defective in their appearance, or the
lines which they formed. At about midday a
solitary gun was fired, which was followed by a
stupendous feu de joie, which literally shook
the monster steamer Seine. The belchino,,
of fire and smoke from the rains and ironclads and
the sound of their guns were terrific. No sooner
was this feu de joie heard, and the smoke cleared
away, than the rigging and yards of the fleet
were seen manned with sailors all dressed
in white jackets ; on some of the principal ships a
white spot was seen at each mast-head, which spot
a glass revealed to be a Jack-tar. Some of the iron-
clad. had no masts or rigging, and a row of sailors
stood on a sort of platform or bridge in a single line
which stretched from stem to stern of the ships.
Just as we heard the salute and saw the yards
manned, steamers were seen slowly coining
out of Portsmouth harbour in single line.
The first two or three of the steamers
were pilots, and they were followed by
various magnificent steam yachts and ships, some
of them as big as men-of-war. The flags that were
flying from these yachts and ships showed us that
the descendant of the great Saladin, preceded by
his powerful satrap, the Viceroy of Egypt,
and escorted by ships carrying ministers of
state and the chief legislators of the land, was
passing through the British fleet, on his way to
visit the Queen. It was a grand and stately proces-
sion. The great sovereign of the Mahommedan
world had never before been nearer the white cliffs
of Albion in war or peace than the Pyrenees
or the walls of Vienna until this visit of
Abdul Aziz to Europe.
After the procession had arrived off Osborne the
royal standard was lowered from the tower
of the palace, and it was conjectured
that her Majesty had gone to meet her august
visitor. After some time a royal yacht, with the
Turkish flag and the royal standard, was seen to
put to sea, escorted by a fleet of between 20 and
30 steamers. The terrific fen fie joie was again
heard, the rigging and masts of the ships
in the fleet were again manned, the white
spots reappeared on the mastheads of
some of the ships, and the royal yachts, with their
august freight, again returned through the fleet in
the same grand and stately procession as before.
The cheers of the British seamen who manned
the fleet were distinctly heard. Such cheers
must have gladdened rho heart of the Queen
and astonished her illustrious visitor by their
power and heartiness. After describing an im-
mense circuit the royal yacht, attended by other
royal yachts, arrived off Osborne at about 5 p.m.,
when we were almost near enough to see the extra-
ordinary sight of a Queen of England take leave of
a Mahommedan Soldan in English waters. Thus
ended a remarkable and interesting spectacle.

FATAL COLLISION ON THE NORTH LON-

DON RAILWAY.

Last evening, shortly after 6 o'clock, a very
serious collision, involving loss of life and a considerable de-
struction of property, took place on the North London
Railway, near the new station at Old Ford, Bow. On the
west side of the line, between the station and the Old Ford
entrance to Victoria•psrk, Messrs. Waring Brothers, the
contractors for the Midland Railway, now in course of
construction in St. Pancras, have large works
for brick-making. There is a siding from the
main line into the brick field where the trucks are
loaded ; and it appears that about 6 o'clock last evening
an engine and some waggons were let into the siding
from the down main lire. It would seem that the signal-
man made the fatal omission of not closing the points,
and shortly afterwards a heavy goods train from Hayden-
square goods depot, for Camden, came rattling on
at a pace of about 20 miles an hour. On reaching the
points the engine suddenly left its course on the
main line, and with the heavily-loaded train of
waggons behind it dashed into the siding, and came in
fearful collision with the trucks, which were standing still,
and in course of being loaded with bricks. The crash is
described to have been something awful, and several of the
trucks were hurled on one side and almost shivered to
atoms, while others were thrown over on each other. The
goods engine left the rails and went on the ballast for
some distance, but fortunately it kept an upright
position. It is wh►t Is called a tank engine, and
the tank being first somewhat protected the more
sensitive part of the locomotive from the violence of the
shock. Several of the goods waggons were smashed up on
one side of the line, and, an may be supposed, there was a
serious loss of property. As soon as practicable, a matzoh
was made with a view of ascertaining whether any of the
workpeople had perished. A labourer named Thos. Meade,
who had been only taken on that morning, was known to
have been engaged in loading one of the trucks, and
after a brief examination his mutilated remains
were found almost buried in the ballast under the
goods engine. The poor creature had evidently been
dragged some distance, and his head was stated to have
been almost crushed flat. Another workman named Frost I
was also found to have sustained serious injury on the
head and other parts of his body. He was removed to the
London Hospital, where he lies in a precarious way. The
driver and fireman of the goods engine, who kept to their
post, were also hurt. As a portion of the broken up goods
train blocked the down line, the station master at Old
Ford took the most prompt steps to warn approaching
trains, and on the first excitement somewhat subsiding,
meabures were immediately taken to protect the road. Mr.
Garman, surgeon, of Fairfield-road, Bow, and Mr. Gull,
of Bow-road, were 110012 in attendance upon the wounded
sufferers, and Mr. Kerressey, the inspector of the Bow (K)
police, and a strong body of his force, were promptly on
the spot, and rendered invaluable service in keeping back
the great crowd which had collected.

How the signalman came to neglect the points has not
transpired. He, however, has been impended to await the
result of the Coroner's inquest.
During the night labourers were engaged in getting the
engine on to the rails and clearing away the wreck of the
shattered truck.. Had it been a passenger train that ran
into the siding the consequences must have been awful to
contemplate.
The usual information of the occurrence hu been sent to
the Baud of Trade.

SUICIDE AT DUBLlN.—Sergeant H. Stewart, of
the Coldstream Guards, stationed at Beggar's Bush Bar-
racks, who was to have been tried by court-martial, has
committed suicide by shooting himself with his own rifle,
which was found between his legs, his foot being in the
noose of a handkerchief fastened to the trigger. The
muzzle rested on his nose, and the shot went through the
back of his head. Verdict, " Temporary insanity." Dr.
Trotter produced n. document. which he found in the
I barrack after being called in to see the deceased. It was
worded as follows :—" If you please Sir will you be kind
enough to forward to my Dear Beloved brother of My
downfall I am aqueed of the charge what I was about to be
trifle by court-martial which will be a stain on my cor-
rector as long as I am In the Regiment By men that wish
me evil I have got to put up with it which the man which
accused me of this he knows it to be fobs and likewise ?COI
Morris at Southampton Hotel Chancery Lane Strand Lon-
don Dear Brother h C office I wish you all well and not be
slighted as Nuns as I have been I remain your well 'later
H. STIWAST."

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF CO3fMONS.—(THIS DAY.)
The SPEAK ER took the chair at 12 o'clock.
THE LATE RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT
WAIiRINGTON.
In answer to a question from Mr. O'BEIRNE,
Mr. CAVE said Colonel Yolland's report had not yet
been received at the Board of Trade. The board could not
compel the adoption of the alterations suggested, and it
wee extremely doubtful whether they would effect the
object.
THE CATTLE PLAGUE.

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In reply to • question, ---
Mr. HUNT said a great deal of the money ordered to
be paid for the compulsory slaughter of cattle had been
paid, and intimated that the remainder would be so at
an muly period.
THE BALL AT THE LYDIA-HOUSE.

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In reply to • question from Mr. H. B. SHERIDAN,
Sir S. NORTHCOTE, after remarking that the Viceroy
of Egypt could not remain to birmegnt at the ball to-
morrow, his engagements cam • him to leave the
country, said that if the list of invitations had included all
the members of the Houses of Lords and Commons and a
lady with each, there would not have been sufficient room
for all ths persons invited. Of course it was necessary to
invite • number of ball-going people—(laughter}—and
altogether, between four and five thousand persons would
probably be present. He did not think it would have been
well to make • charge for tickets. The only course that
could be taken was to make the best selection that the de-
partment could. lie did not agree with the hon. member
that the list of invitations should be laid before the house.
Mr. H. B. SHERIDAN gave notice that to-morrow he
would ask on what principle the invitations to members of
the house had been made. (" Oh, oh.l The notice
included many other points of detail connected with the
question.

THE NAVAL REVIEW.
Mr. RAMITDA gave notice of a question with regard to
the facilities afforded to members of parliament to wit-
ness the movements of the vessels at the naval review.