The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-10 00:00:00

THE TERRIBLE RAILWAY
__4CCIDENT AT

KENTISH TOWN.

CORONER'S INQUEIT.-(THIS DAY.)

This morning, a little after 10 o'clock, Mr,
Humphreys, one of the oorooers for the county of Middle-
sex, resumed his inquiry into the muses of this collision, et
the St. Iluicres Vestry-hall, Camden-town.

Mr. Metcalfe. as before, appeared on behalf of the railway
companies, instructed by Mr. G. W. Cleather, of :12, Great
George-street, Westminster. Mr. Park appeared for
Rayner, the signalman on duty at the Kentish-town
tion when the collision occurred ; and Mr. Lewis, jon.
(Lawia and Lewis), for the friends and representatirts of
several of the deceased and injured passengers.

Colonel Volland was also again presont to watch pro.
needing* for the Board of Trade.

At tho commencement of the proceedings tho jury were
roman in order to include the death of Benjamin R.A.
brook, which took place on Sunday, within the scope of
their inquiry.

William Buck, the first witness examined, said—l live at
19, Church-terrace, Kentish-town. I am a clerk iu the
Railway Clearing House. On the 2nd of September I was
about 250 or 303 yen's from the spot where the collision
took place, and saw it. The fint intimation I had of it
was when I was in the garden of the Bull and Cate, which
is on the Kentish-town side of the embankment, the side
on which the engine went over. The engine whistled, and
•friend of Mille remarked, " That's the danger whistle,•
but I don't know which eegiue it was that whistled. Mr.
Garrett said, " Good God ! one of the carriages is gone off
the lino," and I looked and s►w the carriages rolling off.
I did not notice the signal for an hour and a
half after, when a friend said, "The signal is standing at
all right for the Keutish-town station," but I could not see
it distinctly myself. There was not a lapse of more than
eight seconds, I am quite certain, from the whistling of the
engine till the collision took place.
By the jury—I judged of the time by the distance I
walked, which was about six yards.
Rayner, the signalman, who was absent yesterday when
his omits was called, was present this morning, and Mr.
Park ►pplied that his evidence might now be taken, but the
coroner decided that it would be better to examine the other
witnesses first.

The Coroner then said be intended to go at once to the
University Hospital, to view the body of Ruslibrook, and
take the evidence of Bridges, guard of the excursion
train, who was lying there; and from the hospital be should
proceed to the Camdemroad station, and thence to Bow, to
the residence of Scott, the driver of the excursion train,
who, although too ill to attend at the inquest room, was
sufficiently well to bear examination at his own house.
An arrangement was then made that the short-hand
writer who attended on behalf of the railway companies
should, upon the return of the jury, read over his notes to
the reporters.

The coroner and jury then proceeded to the hospital, and
had not returned to the veetryhall when our report left.

By a decree, dated the 25th of August, the sum
of 24,800 f. has been granted by the French government foe
deepening the entrance awl fairway of the port of Boulogne,
sou to permit steamers to enter at nearly all times of the
tide. This has always been a part of the general scheme
of improvements in course of execution at Boulogne, but
its immediate realisation was scarcely expected, and the
announcement is regarded as a satisfactory response to the
improvements the South Beaton Company have carried
out at Folkestone. It is of considerable importance to our
international communications, and will afford the means of
conducting the services between Folkestone and Boulogne
at nearly fixed hours, at a comparatively early date.
- . .

The Madrid journals publish a report from the
Governor-General of the Philippine bleeds, dated Manilla,
2nd June, giving an account of an attack made by a Spanish
vessel on four piratical beats containing forty men and
strongly armed. The whole of the boats were taken, with
a loos of ten men to the pirates, the regaining thirty being
made prisoners. The Spaniards did not lose a man. _
Bankruptcies are increasing fearfully in France.
According to official returns there were only 3,540 lank.
ruptcies declared tbronhout France in the year 1855. They
increased to 3,717 in 1836. The following year there wet
3,975 bankrupts vacated, and in the year 1858 they rose k
4,330. The official returns fur the years 1859 and 1880
have not yet been received.

The Agricultural Society of France for the En-
couragement of the Breeding of Bees held a meeting last
week at the Model Beehive, at the Luxembourg. About
100 agriculturists attended from various parts of France.
The exhibition of bees, which was held in the Orangery,
was very interesting. The country clergy were represented
at the congress by five parish priests. One farmer in
Champagne, instructed in this art by his parish priest, per
SUM at present 1,0C3 beehives. The efforts of the society
have been attended with the best results. A superior
degree of comfort has by its 100111.1111 been i•troducel into
districts where it was hitherto unknown. The rearing of
bees entails no additional house rent. It requires but •
small capital and but little labour.

Oscar Becker, who lately attempted the life of
the King of Prussia, will be brought before a jury at Bra•
eland, in the Grand Duchy of bales, on the 23rd instint.
Hill claim to be tried on the charge of high treason against
the German Confederacy Las been rejected by the Court of
Appeal, and the trial for murderous attempt will coon.
miently be proceeded with. Ihe sentence cannot, according
to the existing law, exceed imprisonment for twenty years.
The Emperor of Russia arrived at Nicolaeti on the
29th ult., and on the 31st proceeded to Odessa on board the
steam-ship Tiger. It is currently reported that the Empress
will proceed from Licidja in Ulu Crimea on a pilgrimage to
Jerusalem.

The crocodile of the Zoological Gardens at Mar.
seMes died suddenly three nights back. It had been pre
vsoualy in perfect /sealth. . _

A letter from the Hague in the indepeudattr, of
Brussels says :—"Qtrdioal Wiseman has been here fur some
days, and has bad the hewer of a private &adieu°e of the
King and Queen. He hi stall in a suffering state."
In a letter from Alexandria, of the 30th tilt., in
the SiZde, we read :—" Said Fuchs has not followed the
Sultan's example in breaking up his harem, which in a very
costly establishment, and fur him almost superfluous.
He has only dismissed its physician, thus refusing
his wives even the right of being unwell, which
was the only right they had. The Sultan bus
sold his diamonds and melted flown his jewellery to pay
his debts ; the Viceroy has merely sold by auction a few
old horses and a quantity of damaged furniture, which
went foe next to nothing. The Viceroy is really good.
natured, well educated, and animated with the best in•
tentious, but ho u weak, and too easily yields to the evil
counsels of persons who deceive him, and lead him to
indulge childish caprices, which afterwards cost him deer.
Prince Inured Podia, nephew to the Viceroy, and his heir
presumptive, replaces him during his 'bounce."
One of the seven gunboats ordered by the United
States Congress for the war bas just been launched at Phila.
delphie. Her length is 10$ feet inches, and she is 33 feet
bean sad 15 feet hold. She will carry four 32. pounders
and two 1 I•iuch guns. She will be At for sea about the Ist
of October.

The wheat crop of lowa, in the United. States, is
&Umlaut this seism. It is estimated that the surplus will
be W,000,000 bushels.

A COTTAGE ORACI.E.—Death lota just removed
well.known character in Foulness, who was not unknown
on the main land- - " Old Mrs. Carter," a cottage oracle,
who, from the difficulty of obtaining a medicsl man is
that locality, was often called in to act in cases of mid.
wifery. She died on the 28th ult., in her SUth year.
She wee the mother of nineteen children, of whom at pre.
wet ten are alive, six sour and four daughters. The
eldest is in her sixtieth year and the youngest in his
thirty-sixth. There are 4!I grandchildren, aad 23 great
grandchildren, numbering in all 82. Thirty-two of her
deeceodanta followed her to the grave, the fourth genera.
Lion being amongst the number. She lived ice a house knows
by the name of "Dove Cote" forty yesrs, and then removed
to the east end of "Smoke Hall,' and lived there thirty-
sight yeah.—honer Herold.
HIGUBURY 1/ARK.—Laid night Mr. Giovanelli,
the proprietor of this attractive place of popular resort,
took los first benefit. The evening's entertainment
commenced with a concert in the largo hall. Ths
programme comprised numerous overtures, which were
well rendered by • fine band of sixty performers,
led by Mr. C. Marriott ; and a number of mega
duets. and concerted pieces by Miss C. Gromcor,
Mr. Renal Grover, Mr. Elton Williams, Mr. J. H.
Steed, Mr. G. Hartley, and other talented artiste., who
contributed to the enlivenment of the evening. After the
concert, dancing in the open air was began with the Per
Freischutz Quadrilles, and was kept up with great spirit for
some time • after which a grand WI in the sea cioun dancing
saloon proved • greater attraction than even the tastefully
illuminated gardens and arcades. The amusements of the
evening were brought to a close by • brilliant display of are.
works.