The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-31 00:00:00

RAILWAY ACCIDENTS IN FRANCE.

As a train was, on Tuesday night last, proceeding
from Chalons to Epernay, on the Examen railway, a luggage
truth by some means caught are at a few kilometre' from
Jalon-lneVigues, sad the rapid EnViola of the train soon
fanned the the into Eames. The engine-driver and breeksman
stepped the train as quickly as possible, in order to separate
the bunting truck Gum the train. But the passengers in the
carriages misread to the truck also saw the conftsgration, and
raised loud cries. Thin caused a sort of panic, and many of
the passengers, especially women and children, without wait-
ing toe the train to be stopped, jumped out. The burning truck
1,211 isolated from the other carriages with all passible de-
spatch, and the men in charge of the train then went to attend
to the pamengent. They bound to their dismay that two
females and two children were lying dead on the ground,
and that eight or nine other peewee more or less injured
were aloe lying on the line. It is believed that one of the
females killM is Muse. Baulichoff, cousin of an attache of
the Hamann embisoy at Paris, and that one of the children
is the son of a wood merchant, named Boston ; the identity
of the other dead woman end child could not be ',ascertained.
Some of the pentane injured continued their journey to
Earle, and the others acre conveyed to Epernay, to which
place the railwsy wanpany, informed of the accident by
telegraph, at once deatiatched in en express train rime medi-
cal nem of Peri... After the extinction of the fire, which
was accomplished without much difficulty, the train pre-
ceded on its way, and arrived in feria with a delay of only
one hour and twenty-Eve minute.. The fire is supposed to
have been caused by some combustible article in a package
belonging to a pawnor, end which bad been placed in the
luggage truck at Forliach, where the usual embalm made
were placed on it.
An accident has alm taken place on the Western line. A
train of waggons filled with liallmt was the day before yes-
terday plated on a siding of the station of Moult Argeeore,
to snow a pun up, train to Cern to pan on the main line;
but by some overnight the switches of the Riding were not
turned. The coneequence was that the than which came
down Meetly after pawed on to the lading, and in spite of
the efforts of the driver and guanle, the former of whom re•
vented his steam, and the latter put on the beelike, it ran
with greet violence into the balLest train; and a man named
Catherine was crushed to death, whilst about twenty pas-
sengers in the other train were injured ; none, however, as Is
stated, seriously. The passenger train, after some delay,
proceeded to Caen. Having been informed of the accident
by telegraph, the prefect of the department hastened to
Moult Argencen, and caused measures to be taken for the
relief of the sufferers.

Prince Frederick William of Prussia returned
to Bodin from Carlambs on Tuesday last.

A subscription has been opened at M. Gomart'sk
notary, Rue fit. Honoti•, Paris, for a statue to Jeaner, the
discoverer of vaccination. M. Paul, the sculptor, has been
commissioned to execute the statue,uhitt willbeinsugurated
in June, next year.

THE LONDON AND SOUTII-WESTERN 11t VIDCyb.
—Mr. Crombie, the secretary of the London and South-
Westem Railway, informa ue that the dirtetors have remised
to recommend to the proprietors at the general meeting on
the Gth of August next, that the dividend for the half-year
ending the 30th of June, l&M, be at the rate of M. Li.. per
rent. per annum on the capita/ of the con-twiny.

MuNEN ORDER OFFICE...—On and from to-morrow,
money order offices will he maned at the following pieces,
via., at Angmcring, in Susses; Thiglitlingses, in Essex ;
cmiki.,p, in Derliyahire; St. D in Cornwall; St. John's
Chapel, in Durham count; Droughty Ferry. in Forfar.
shire; at Bockbaven, Elio Lesniters, and Lea:hely, in
Fifeshire; Lochcarrens, In itsWebire; lowdemouth, in Moray.
shire; Lybster, in the county of Caiihness; Mortlach, in
Banffshire; CP14.11. in Limerick county; and Monlistown,
in the county of Dublin.
TELE:RATIN FOR THE POIJCE.—It is proeed to
place telegraph station* on the highest MIN in the neigh.
piece tologneph otolooo on the highest hue in the neigh.
Lonrhoo.l of Wells end adjoining town., an that by means of
Sags the }alio° of one town may communicate with these of
another. An experiment has been tried on Dulcet-bill,
Glastonbury Tor, Sliepton Mallet, High Hem, Mears, &c.
Nearly the whole of 1110 flags hoisted at these plares wore
vieible, and there is remain to believe the project will be car-
ried out.—CArltenliam Ext!niner.

A COW WITH A WOODEN LEG.—Last week,
Mr. Robert Wright, former. of Burton Lamm, nose Mellon
Mowbray, bad scow which broke its leg, and which they at-
tempted to met thenirolves, but finding they could not mimed,
they sent for Mr. Wynolda, veterinary surgeon, of Melton
Mowbray, who found it in so bud a state es to render ampu-
tation nem:my, Radho has affixed one of timber in its plat..
Lhunietahcatinhaeul•ikentiecity.—jtr'.:Vinoamtlfinghto Joitrnat.

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Dust' ltasrmits.—Fart numbers of Milesian
sicklemen arrived in Lineolti on Tumalsy and Wednesday
last. Genendly there le a gmtt improvement in their demo,
betokening either a better Ova or 6•reater prosperity : the
linserwoolary coat is superseded by one of prod woollen;
there Are no stockings without feeling, and the breeches un-
buttoned at the knee have in moat cave given way to trou-
ser*. In a few days all hand, will be in active operation..
Wheat rutting was commenced Let Wednesday on fire lands
of Mr. Birtholornew, Dear Bunker's Hill bar, and the fields
of T. H. Keyworth. Esq., F. Midgard, Esq., and Mr.
Evens only needed the ripening warmth of two or three
days. The crops are gloriously fine.—Sennoford )11reary.
TOLLS ON PFRAMBVIATORS.—The question " Are
perambulators liable to toll ? bout been decoded before the
tnagioaratee at Tolima The decision WAR in favour of the
nursery, and the toll-taker was condemned in the costs.
Three firemen, belonging to the Balmoral steamer,
at puissant lying in Leith Doeke, have been convicted of
baring in their poremaion 1011 be. of tobacco, and were fined
1001. each or failing payment to be imprisoned fur six
months in Edinburgh prison.
At Hainton, the old family domain of the
Heneages, now the property of G. F. tieneage, Esq., 11.1%,
the gamekeeper, intent upon furnishing spurt for the corning
,hooting seesaw, has a around met apart fur the hatching of
partridges by fan-yard AMP. nave been batched,
being the produce of 14 nests of cares, and the iniamout
progeny are carefully tended by their et parents; and
though possessing much of the Apneas of the partridge en
its wild state, they will cams at the call for food.