The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-13 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE EXPREBB.

SIR,—Tho destruction by yesterday's some storm
ei the telegraph hoes of this company within a distance a-
hem 50 to 75 miles from the metropolis, has been so comf
plots as to reader it desirable that the public should be fully
aformed upon the subject.

With the exception of a few unimportant circuits, our
may direct communication remaining is that to the con-
tinent, which fortunately 'nes escaped serious iojary.
Arrangements are being made for forwardin iulan
nesseages by train from London to the t !defines upon
the different lines of railway, whence they could be tele.
graphed to their destination.

The serious Dative of the damage to the telegraph in all
directions renders such arraugements indispensable, u a ooni-
plate restoration of the lines cannot be looked for within
two or three weeks. The iasertion of this letter in your
columns will much oblige.—l am, Sm.,
ROBERT CRIBSTON, Chairman.
Secretary's Office, Telegraph street, London,
Jan. 12.

RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.—About 11.50 a. m. yes-
terday, as the up-train from Ford was running in at the
Horsham station on the Mid-Sussex line, a ballast train
which was also running in at the some station came to a
stand within about 300 yards on the south side of the
etation, and a collision was the consequence. We are not
is a position to explain how it was that the guard of the
ballast train did not go to hoist a demist signal to the
pereenger train which was following, but it appears quite
evident that be did not do so, and as telegraphic oonimuni-
natio& between Horsham-station and the junctions on
towards Ford was interrupted by the breaking of the wires
by the late snow storm there was eo possibility of stop-
ping the passenger train coming up in time to prevent the
saddest. The moult of the accident was that the engine
sad tender of the passenger train were thrown over upon
the down line sod completely smashed the guard's van of
that train and forced in the front of a second class carriage
next to it, thus blocking up both lines. Fortunately no
Cmcger was injured. The under guard was thrown from
break and had his thigh broken, and the driver was
also thrown off sad severely shook, but no bones broken. A
number of men wen soon brought to the game of the acci-
dent and immediately set to work to clear the line, which
It was supposed they 'Would accomplish is a few hours.
About six p.m. on Thursday a goods train sod pew
maw train ran into each other on the Sameeest and
Dowd line (a single one), about three-quarters of a mile
from Win:borne Junction, opposite Merly House. It
appears that the snow-Worm had broken &me the telegraph
wine and poets, so that the pewee of the trains woe very
iregalar, and conseq wetly dangerous, all day in °masque nee
al the impossibility of signalling from station to illatiOo.
The collision was of a Useful character, beep engines
hog smashed, and an sating-guard named Charles Troy
bridge. in charge of the passenger Wain, apparently fatally
Nereid. H. remains insensible from the concussion. The
driver also lies in a precarious state, being severely cut and
injured in the spine. The other driver and stoker and
gaud of the goods train escaped wish little damage. The
presager train was a short one, from Blawifeed, and
sentaised only three ladle. and one gentleman, named
Clayrione, of Wimborne, nose of whom were seriously
'Owed, although meek maimed. Every possible asnalswe
wee rendered by Dr. Dnilit.