The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-06 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 6, 1860.

would have effectually counteracted its injurious
results. The immediate mem of the sieceilent
were plain enough—the weakness of tho coupling-
chains in the borrowed carriages and the want of
proper break-power in the train. Either of these,
fauns alone would have been insufficient to
produce the result Had the shackling irons been
in good condition the carriages would never have
become detached, and had the break-power been
sufficient their backward movement would have been
arrested at once. The carriages could have been
stopped close to the station instead of being
allowed to roll helplessly down the incline. But
the train bong long and heavy, the coupling-
chains weak, and the break-power small, there
was every chance of an accident if it came to
a stand on a steep incline. Just such another
accident, indeed, happened, from precisely the
same causes and with very similar results, two
years ago, in the case of two excursion trains re-
turning about the same time from Wolverhampton
to Worcester. The Manchester Guardian recalls
the account of what happened : " Each train called
"at all stations, and all went well with the first
" until its arrival at Round Osk, which took place
" about five minutes past 8 ; when, either just
" before the train arrived at the station, which is
" situated on • steep incline, or when it was put
" in motion to leave the station, twelve or thirteen
"of the last carriages became detached from
" the former part of the train by the breaking of
" the couplinse of two of the carriages, and
" rolled back down the incline towards Brettal
" Lane, with ever-increasing velocity. The guard,
" who occupied the van at the extremity of the
" train, applied his break with all the force of
" which it was capable ; but its power was initial-
" tient to check the retrograde motion of the car-
" riages, which soon attained a very high rate of
" speed. On arrival at Bug Hole, a little
" more than half-way to Brettal Lane, they
" dashed into the second excursion train, which,
" as before elated, was despatched from Worcester
" only fifteen minutes after the first ; and, being
" a lighter train, naturally gained upon it dur-
" ing the journey." It cannot, therefore,
be said that the tragedy of Tuesday morn-
ing was the result of accidental circum-
stances which no foresight could have anticipated
or prevented. It arose from a culpable neglect
in providing the commonest essentials of safety in
railway travelling. The want of proper break-
power has been the cause of almost numberless
disasters, and as such has been officially com-
plained of again and again by government in-
spectors and local engineers.
In the present case we cannot but feel that the
ultimate cause of both the mechanical defects which
produced this calamity is to be found in the multipli-
cation of excursion trains. Railway companies are
of course anxious to make hay while the sun shines,
and during the excursion season they are tempted
to multiply extra trains beyond the resources at
their command. This is the root of the evil. In
the present case, for example, the Lancashire and
Yorkshire Company, not having carriages
enough of its own for the three excursion
trains, engaged some of " the old yellow-
"painted carriages of the Chester and Bir-
" kenhead Railway." These carriages, we are
told, " were made for light traffic only, and to run
"on a line which has no gradients." They would
thus be wholly unfit at any time to beer the strain
of a heavy train, or a steep incline. But the case
was even worse on Tuesday, for, being old, the
iron-work of these carriages was in • bad state,
the coupling-chains being specially defective. The
same may be said with regard to the absence of
break-power. The company evidently had not
breaks or guards sufficient for so many extra
trains. And nothing can well he more dangerous
in railway travelling than the want of • sufficient
number of breaks to • long train. It would be
churlish to object to excursion trains altogether.
But no company ought to run more than they can
fairly equip with all that is necessary for safe
travelling. They may swell their gains by extra
train to any extent they please within theme limits,
but they must sot be allowed to speculate in
human life.

ebe Court.

BALMORAL, Si,?. 4.

Her Majesty, accompanied by the Princess of
Lrinuvz,ea, the Princesses Aline and Helena, and Prince
Arthur, drove yesterday to intercauld, end attenranis rude
over Craig Sooty.
The Prince t went out deer•italking.
'fliers was au addition to the royal dinner party.

Destetches viers .ent yesterday from the Colooiol•ofBee
to the Governors of the Caps of Good Hope, St. Helena,
Natal, oust l'anada.

The Duke of Cambridge and suite arrived at
Drummood Cantle, Cneff, the sent of Loral Willoughby
d'Ere.hy, oci Saturday lart. His Royal Bighorns went to
pima...hooting on Monday, to the moor of Drummond, and
killed a good many brace ; mid yesterday 'rent a doer-
ntalkiag to tie forest of (;lenortney.

Lora Clyde has left Wallace's Hotel, St. George's-
Naos, for the Coatis at.

Lord Panmure and the Hon. Mimi Hanle arrived
at Breehin Castle oa Monday from Germany. His lord.
Mop, who ia wally improved in health, intends proceed-
hig to Invermerk Lodge in a day or two, to iohaln the invi-
gorating breenve of the °mamma.

Lord and Lady John Ituasell and Hon. Miaaea
&Poell will leave Abergekile Cagle, N. 8., towards the
clone of the earn* week for the mouth.

The Duchene of Sutherlaud has loft towu for
Trentham, Staffordshire, as her way to Dunrobia Castle,
N.B.

The bfarquia and Marchiouoss of Huntly and
family hare Wt Aboyse Castle, N. 8., for their mat, Orton
Leemarmilk, IIOW Peterborough.

Long and Lady Digbyaild family are making a
wise of visits ia Bcollawl.

Thu Earl of Veruhun it on s tour in Germany
for the benefit of hi. health. The cotuiteee and family are
Maytag at 1;or4 uubury, Herts.

,•
The Counteae de Grey and Ripon and family
have Carlton asalenv torley for dtudeley Park. near
Ripon, Yorkshire. The ouble earl does not leave loam fur
the preeent.

The Counter' Dowager of Sandwich is parsing
the autumn at Folkestone.

Atnotn,,,st the visitors now at Brighton are the
Count,. atrogonotr, Earl North, Lady Crampton, air
Them. and Lady hillahon, the Dowager Lady Tyrwhitt,
Lord Ketaingtou, Lady Fremantle, Baron de Cetto and
family, Lord Byron, air Rowland Hill, and the Hon. Colonel
Bourke.

Sir Jamsetjoe Jeekebhoy, the eminent Bombay
merchant, who has been for some time io this country,
paid a visit to Liverpool yesterday. and inspected the chief
object.* id interest ia utrariexim with the docks, including
the Albert warehouses, the Observatory, the new facade
dock, aid the estahlishnient of the Cunanl Company. Healer
invited tit. Oeor,;e'whall and tin Town•hall, where he was
received by the *mayor, T. I). Anderson, Esq.
The Bishop of London ham limn/wit the Rev. W.
O. Cookmh v. formerly @mislaid-master of Eton College, to
the perpetual curacy of St. Peter's, Heminersinith, recant
by the resignation of the Rev. T. Arundell.
DLATII or LA 10V IMBITMOL—We regret to leans
that • te!!,gram has been received by the Countess of Jersey,
who is cow residing in Kemp Town, Brighton, of the death
of her daughter. lady fulwe.w.n, who inci known as the
lad) (I,•uhautiu* ilhcr. We heed scarcely state that
whew the news was broken to her yestenlay the
Cs e, wire is suffering from Millar...Won, was thrown
tate the deepest pief.—Bnyhtwi Urarcham.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

FRANCE,
PARIS, TIUMADAT.
The Moniker of to-day priblialiee the following
telegram, dated
" ORI.:NOBLE, Seri. 5.
" Their Majesties have arrived here, and were
received with enthusiasm.

" On their way from Chambery to Grenoble'
they were cheered by the country people.
" The Bishop of Grenoble, in addressing their
Majesties, said :—‘ It is a great consolation to see
that wherever there exists a just and holy cause the
banner of France is raised to support or to avenge
it.' The Bishop further said that the armies of the
Emperor were serving the sacred interests of
Christian civilisation in the far East, that they
maintain the chief of the church on the throne
which they have established, and the security of
which is now so menaced ; they also revenge in
Syria the outrages against religion and humanity."

THE INSURRECTION IN NAPLES.
NAPLES, Bum 4 (viA Genus).
. _

. ,
An insurrection has broken out at Sala, where
the government of King Victor Emmanuel has been
proclaimed.

Four thousand men, under the command of
General Tttrr, have disembarked at Sapri.
Garibaldi, who was last at Palmi, is now march-
ing upon Salerno, being supported on the right
wing by General Coeenz.
General Viglia has been appointed Commander
of the Army of Naples, and General Dusanjeto
Commander of the National Guard.

TURIN, THURSDAY.

It is positively stated that there are at present
not more than three battalions of Sardinian troops
in the vessels lying in the roadstead at Naples.
It is stated that this number of troops will suffice
to maintain order at Naples after the departure of
the young King. _ _

MADRID, Styr. 5.

The Queen of Spain has offered the King of
Naples a refuge in Spain, in the event of his leaving
his states.

This offer has been accepted by King Francis 11.

AUSTRIA AND N kPLES.
VIENNA, THUIPDAT.

Prince Metternich having been present on
Saturday last at the Cabinet Council at Schoen-
brunn, presided over by the Emperor, reports have
since then been current that the prince would be
the future Minister for Foreign Affairs. These
reports are without any foundation.
The adjournment of the plenary sitting of the
Reichsrath to the 10th instant was made by
reason of the Hungarian and Italian members
having claimed a translation of the two reports of
the committee from the German into the Hun-
garian and Italian languages.

TRIESTE, TRUIVIDAY.

Count Szecheny, the Austrian ambassador at
Naples, has not returned to Vienna, as stated by
the Austrian journals. His instructions are to re-
main at his post until King Francis H. should quit
his states and embark on an Austrian war steamers
Should the King of Naples retire to Trieste, Count
Szecheny would accompany him.
In the event of his Majesty embarking on board
a Spanish vessel, the Austrian squadron has orders
to return here immediately.

EXPRESS FROM. PARIS.

trios one ows coaassrormor.)
PARIS, W6IIIIIIIMAT
The news given by the Constirqitionviel, on the
strength of its own correspondence from Cologne,
that the French expedition in Syria will soon be
reinforced by contingents from Prussia and Russia,
that the Prussian troops, 6,000 in number, are to
go by rail to Trieste, where they will be embarked',
in vessels chartered for the purpose, and that the
Russian troops are to sail from Odessa and Beyrout
on board vessels of their own nation, is contra-
dicted by the Paye and Patric, which treat it as a
false rumour circulated by "several foreign
journals." The Patrie adds that the two powers
in question are altogether in accord with France as
to the course to be taken in Syria, and that the
force already sent by France is abundantly suffi-
cient for the fulfilment of the " civilising mission
which France has taken upon herself with the sym-
pathetic assent of Europe."
The two semi-official evening journals also deny
in nearly identical terms a rumour that the Aus-
trian squadron left Beyrout in consequence of a
misunderstanding with France. They admit, how-
ever, the fact that au Austrian squadron was there
and has gone ; but they say the reason is that the
ships are wanted in the Adriatic in consequence of
the present state of Italy.
The import of the above news, which augurs
war between Austria and Italy, is enhanced by a
report that 35,000 Austrian troops have just re-
ceived orders to leave Vienna for Trieste.

I am informed that a diplomatic note has this
day been sent from Paris to Switzerland on the
subject of the outrage committed at Geneva on
French subjects carrying a flag to Thonon.
On the news of the day, that the King of Naples
has finally mado up his mind to resist Garibaldi
in arms, the Opinion Nationale says :

We do not deny that there is something chivalious in this
resolution, but Francis 11. is about to fight for fighting's sake.
The only possible result of a battle will be the killing and
wounding of some thousand men for no purpose whatever.
It would have been more generous in the son of Ferdinand
11. to have voluntarily given np a country which will not
have him, than to exact, after the manner of the Aahantee
kings, a bath of blood for his funeral.

It is said in Paris this evening that among the
desperate measures resorted to by the King of
Naples in tairentio, he has sent an aide-de-camp to
Savoy, with an autograph letter to the Emperor
Napoleon.
The Bourse was more animated than yesterday,
and it was at one time thought that a rise would
have been realised ; but towards the close
sales predominated, and the Route left off,
with a fall of lbc. and 100., at 68fr. and 67fr. 96c.
Mobilier fell 2fr. 50e. Railways were from Ifr.26e.
to 2fr. 50c. lower.

THE REVOLUTION IN NAPLES.

(now oox owx OORILEOPONDINT.)
NAPLES, Accarr 29.

A gentleman just arrived from the Calabriaa
says :—On entering many of the towns en route I
was taken to visit sonic of the handsome villas and
palaces in the environs. But I cannot tell you
how I was struck with the contrast between the
appearance of these buildings and the signs of
poverty and squalor which existed within. Hand-
some picture frames hung on the walls, with the
pictures out or torn and neglected ' • well educated
and well-born people, if not half-dressed, were ill-
dressed. I inquired, he said, what was the
meaning of these incongruities 1 " The inhabi-
tants of these houses, and thousands of others
whom yea do not see, were amongst the atiendibili,"
was the reply. " They durst not venture out for
fear of attracting notice ; they were not allowed to
enter public offices ; they were condemned to the life
of oysters—that is, to a life of fixity and inaction,
and they went to ruin." Oh, how many families
are there in the Two Sicilies who have been
brought to ruin by the same 11269.113 ! It is the
disuse of the law of the atteadibili which
amounts fur the crowds of new faces and costumes
whiO• ono meets with at every step, and I can
imagine few things more interesting at the present
moment than to walk through the streets of Naples
with a person well up in faces. "That gentleman
in the carriage with grey hair is A—,' said my
fides Achates, last night ; " he was imprisoned in
the Vicsria, and condemned to the galleys ; and
that one," pointing to another well-dressed gentle-
manly person, "is —, who dragged the chain
in the Ergiuitolo of for six years. We visited a
friend later iu the evening, and I was presented to
the Duke —, one of Nature's noblemen, for a
handsomer man I never saw. "He was a companion
of Poerio in the Vioaria," whispered my friend,
"during the whole time of his confinement." To com-
plete the picture, my &hut Achates, and others,
who have assisted me in finding intelligence for
upwards of six years, with a constancy and a
disinterestedness which only proved their patriotism,
were in their own persons protests against the in-
iquitous system of government which is now about
to receive its coup de peke. They visited me by
night, and not without first examining the doors •
we never went down stairs together, or recognised
each other in the streets. We knew each other by
assumed names, and though all this was only an
annoyance and source of irritation to an English-
man, judge what it must have been to men
whose liberties and lives were in the balance. I
cannot help recurring to the past at times ; cir-
cumstances have now forced it upon me, and per-
haps it is well to do so, to explain what sober men
might call the aberrations of the people. They
have been driven mad by oppression, and it will
take time to restore the public mind to its just and
even balance.

During the evening bulletins were handed about
from the seat of war, and it was curious to Noe the
eagerness with which they were almost fought for.
One, dated the 2.3 th, from Pahni, says :

Our march I. a triumph. ; the people are a frenzy ; the
royal troops disband of themseb
Another despatch says that in the column of
General Gallotti just returned from Reggio,. out
of 1,042 soldiers and 34 officers, 235 were disarmed.
They had half a battery of artillery, without carriages
or animals, and with but two officers and G 3 soldiers.
In the train, one officer returned and 63
soldiers dismounted • seven officers isolated,
nine officers and 360 soldiers wounded and
sick. The Oth of the line, which was
embarked at Paolo to be landed at Pizzo,
mutinied on its arrival and returned to Naples on
the evening of the 27th, by the ViUe de Lyon. The
Chasseurs of the 14th Battalion, under the pretence
that General Briganti had betrayed them, shot him.
Thu districts of Cauipagna and of Sala are in open
revolt. In short, such is the state of almost the
whole of the country, and for the moment nothing
will satisfy the desires of the people but the arrival
of Garibaldi. You will observe that in the official
despatches from Messina, which I sent you yester-
day, there is mention made of troops being em-
barked for some point near Naples. I fouud last
night that the Neapolitans are aware of the inten-
tion, and have fixed upon Mandragora, near Gaeta,
as the point. Certain it is that troops left in that
direction last night by steamer. It will have oc-
curred to you doubtless to remark the promptitude
with which the Sardinian constitution and Victor
Emmanuel have been proclaimed.
Amongst other papers lying on my table is an
order of the day from the Baron Nicotera to the
Pith Brigade. It is dated Castel Peaoi, five miles
from Florence. 1 have a special interest in pub-1
lishing it, for the last time I saw him was behind
the prison bars at Salerno, where he was waiting
sentence of death. I saw him daily through the whole
of that important trial, and his honourable and gene-
row; conduct will never be forgotten by me, or by
otbeas who were present. He advocates, I regret

to say, extreme, that is to Ray republican picas, if
1 do not misrepresent him, and the bulls or
despatch is thatwhich is used by the lliaiszinians in
Naples.
COMITAI'O-4210X10-UNITARIA NAPOLETANA.

Officers and soldiers (it says), behold your standard,
which for so many yearn has been borne by hundreds of
martyrs, by thousands who lie buried in the most horrible
secret places. It is the standard which makes the hearts
of 14 millions of our brothers beat high, and frightens the
stranger and the tyrantsat home. In the centre you read
two words, which are our programme—Unity and Liberty ;
unity to be great—liberty as a compensation for the heroic
efforts of a people, and to enable them to become men, and
cease, once and for ever, to be a herd of vile beasts. Both
the one and the other will we defend so long as a drop of
blood remains in our veins ; for it would be the play of
children to have the one without the other—a yet larger
prison allowed to the slaves.
I give our only flag to the entire brigade, that you may
be yet more jealous of its safety. You, lam sure, will
defend it as a father defends his only eon. In it resides
the salvation of the country, your glory. To day I de-
posit it in your hands, to-morrow you will show it to a
frightened enemy, and to a people who sigh for it.
Brigadier of a Column,
G. NICOTERA.
Villa Castel Piroci, August 12, 1860.

Posfeciurr.

There is a strong desire to induce the King to
give up his hopeless cause and retire before Gari-
baldi appears, in order to save the shedding of
blood. A petition, numerously signed, is talked
of, and the Count of Syracuse is said to be the prime
promoter of the move. His Majesty has been posi-
tively counselled by Austria to remain till the last,
and there appears to be every probability of his
doing so.
A brutal case has just occurred at Salerno, which
has been brought before the attention of the govern-
ment by M. Menricoffa, the Swiss consul. A Swiss
was arrested a few days since by an officer of the
foreign regiment at Salerno on suspicion of being a
spy. He was bound hand and foot, and on the
following morning he received 100 blows with a
stick, besides having been interrogated. The
punishment was most brutal and illegal, and M.
Menricoffa has demanded the immediate degrada-
tion and trial of the officer.

CANADA.

ARRIVAL OP THE ANGLO-SAXON.

LIVERPOOL, WEDNEADAY.
The screw steamship Anglo-Saxon, Capt. Ballan-
tyne, which touched at Londonderry yesterday,
arrived here this morning.
The Anglo-Saxon passed the following steamers :
On the 27th, the Nova Scotian ; 30th, the Pales-
tine ; 2nd inst., the Bohemian ; all henoe for Que-
bec ; and on the 3rd, the John Bell, from Glasgow
for Quebec.
The Canadian journals are filled with graphic
details of the progress of the Prince of Wales, but
there is little of importance additional to that con-
tained in the New York papers received by the
Adriatic and in the telegram yesterday from Lon-
donderry.
The Quebec timber market was without anima-
tion. The bulk of the timber bad reached Quebec,
and it was supposed that the quantity would fall
short of the estimate made iu the whiff. Charters
had been made for Liverpool at 325. 9d. to 335. ed.;
and to London 51. 17s. ed. was paid for bright
deals, and Si, for floated.