The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-22 00:00:00

TRAFFIC RETURNS.

Mlles Pas- Mee- Total, Total,
liAll.warl open stagers. ehandise. 1866. 1866.
Week ending April It £ £ £ t
Smyrna and Cassaba 6l 909
Ditto April 29
Ditto May 6 — 1,290
Week ending April 28.
Northern of Canada
Weak ending April Is.
Ottoman MA 308 236 644 712
Ditto May 6 — 34 406 785 729
Wwk ending may .t
Detroit and Milwaukee lB9 4,821 6,674
Week ending May 4.

Great western of Cies& . 34. S 14,431 13,618
Week ending May 19.

London,Brighron,i3 Coast 293 i 26,980 6,083 32,063 19,667
South Eastern — 19,367 6,786 25,152 23,068

THE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE METROPOLITAN
RAlLWAY.—Yesterday Dr. Lankester opened an inquiry at
the Royal Free Hospital, Gray's-inn-road, on the body of
John 11 metope, who met with his death in a frightful
manner, on the Metropolitan Railway, near King's-cross.
It will be remembered that lad Tuesday morning the un-
fortunate man, who had been working in the tunnel be-
tween King's-cross and Farringdon-street,was dragged into
King's-cross station attached to the wheel of the last car-
riage of • train. Jeremiah Tugbey, 67, Portland-road
North, said he was • foreman of platelayers on the Metro-
politan Railway. On Tuesday morning last, at about three
minutes to nine, he was superintending some work in the
Clerkenwell tunnel, between King's-cross and Farringdon-
street, when he saw two broad-gauge trains approaching
from opposite directions. He called out to the men, telling
them either to lay down in the six-foot way, or stand up
against the wall. Deceased was in the six-foot way, and
was seen to lie down. When the trains had passed it was
found that he had been " caught " by one of the trains.
There were three other men injured at the same time.
The distance between two broad gauge • when
abreast was in the six-foot about two feet, ut when
the men laid down they were supposed to be below the
level of the carriage steps, where the distance between the
wheels of the two trains was six feet. The jurors here
put numerous questions relative to the distance between
the carriages when two broad gauge carriages were
abreast. Mr. Fenton, the manager of the line, and the
witness, endeavoured to answer the questions, but the
jurors were not satisfied, and determined upon a personal
inspection. The Coroner remarked that it certainly was
strange if everything was, under ordinary circumstances,
safe, that four men should have been injured. The
inquest was then adjourned.
FRIGHTFUL DEATH ON THE GREAT WESTERN
RAILWAY.—An accident of a shocking nature occurred at
the Reading station of the Great Western Railway on
Saturday afternoon, while the whole staff of officials were
busily occupied in attending to the extra Whitsuntide
traffic. An engine-cleaner employed at the engine shed
opposite the up platform was returning from his dinner
shortly before 2 o'clock, and walked by the side of the
Basingstoke line. While doing so him attention appeared
to be attracted by an excursion train leaving the down
station. The excursion train had just passed him, and he
was making his way to the engine-shed, when the Basing-
stoke train. due at Reading at 1.45, came up. The engine
struck him and knocked him down, and the wheels of
several of the carriages passed over his body. Several of
the men in the employ of the company hastened to the
spot, and found the poor fellow's body quite lifeless, and
dreadfully mangled ; the top of the head had been cut
off, and both his legs severed from the trunk. The
coroner for the borough subsequently held an inquiry at
the Flying Horse inn, and the jury returned a verdict of
" Accidental death." The name of deceased was Fredk.
Easton.

A RAILWAY TRAIN ON FIRE.—On Saturday
forenoon, between 10 and 11 o'clock, a railway train going
northwards took fire at Bridge of Allan, owing to some
sparks from the engine falling on two waggons which were
loaded with jute. Considerable damage was done to the
contents of the two waggons, but energetic means were
adopted and the fire was extinguished.—Edinburgh Courant.
A Boy TaevaLLEa. —A feat of juvenile courage
and perseverance has just been accomplished by a French
boy of thirteen, which is worth mention. Three months
ago, dissatisfied with his treatment by an uncle in Paris,
he started from the latter capital with 60 francs in his
pockets, to go to his mother, who is married to a second
husband, a French workman in the employ of the Shah
at Teheran. With the aid of a map and guide-book,
the little adventurer tramped right across Europe,
receiving such hospitality by the way that, on reach-
ing Constantinople last week, he had still nearly half
his francs remaining. After a short rest in Pera, he
crossed the Bosphorus, en route for Persia, but a little
beyond Scutari was stopped by some Turkish policemen,
and brought back till an interpreter was found. His
story being thus learned, he was passed over to Pens and
placed in the charge of the French consul, in whose custody
be now is, unable to understand why he should be inter-
fered with, and angrily impatient to pursue his journey.
Love for his mother and a keen yearning for her protec-
tion, rather than any mere wild impulse of boyish adven-
ture, seem to have been his chief motive throughout.—
Lennie Herald, May 2.

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SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM.—Visitors durbz
the week ending May 19, 1866.—0 n Monday, Tuesday,
Saturday, free, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 9,872. On
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (admiation
_fxL) from
10 a.m. till 6 p.m., 2,096. National Portrait Mslulitioa,
by payment, 4,076. Total, 16,044. Average of owns-
spoulling week in former years,ao,o3o. Total from the
opening of the Museum, 6,020,889.

CRTISTAL PALACH. —OR SHILLING DAY.
MONDAY, MAT 21.—Admissions on payment, 40,230; ditto
by sawn tickets, 1,812 ; total visitors, 42,102.