The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-29 00:00:00

Mr. Ingham refused bail, and remanded the prisoners.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND
SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY.

Yesterday evening an accident of an alarming
character, resulting in the death of one passenger and
frightful injuries to others, occurred on the London and
South Western Railway between the Wimbledon and
Malden stations. It appears that the train leaving
Waterloo Bridge Station at 5.10 on the Direct Portsmouth
started at its usual time with eleven carriages, first
and second class, and after passing the Wimbledon
station and before arriving at Malden, the tender and four
carriages suddenly ran off the line and went down the em-
bankment, which is there about 9 feet high. The carriages
of course were a complete/wreck, the upper/parts being
knocked off the wheels, and one completely upset. Assistance
having been procured the passengers, whose shrieks
and consternation were most harrowing, were attended to,
and upon one of the carriages being removed the body of a
passenger was found underneath. The poor fellow was
quite dead, and from his countenance it seemed that death
was doubtless instantaneous. Information was at once tele-
graphed to the Waterloo Station, and Mr. Liddell,
assistant traltic manager, at once proceeded to
the scene of the catastrophe, with labourers and
the necessary appliances for removing the tholris.
Three of the passengers were found to be so much
injured that they were at once forwarded to London and
attended by Mr. Johnson, surgeon, of ad, York-road, Lam-
beth, and other medical gentlemen ; but the injuries wore
found to be of so serious a character that they were quickly
removed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where every
attention was paid to them. One of the injured persons is
a clerk in the employ of the company. The down line, of
course, was blocked up for some time, and the traffic had
to pass on the up-line, but all was clear about half-past
nine, at which time the traffic was resumed. The most
careful examination has failed as yet to elucidate the
cause of the disaster. The rails are in perfect gunge.
The other injured persons in the train received the most
careful attention, and those at the hospital are progressing
favourably.

We have received the following from the Secretary to the
Company :

"TO THE EDITOR OF THE Esrarsa.

" regret to state that an accident of a
severe eaten) occurred to the 5.10 p.m. direct Portsmouth
train on this line yesterday afternoon, about s mile beyond
Wimbledon station, which resulted in the tender and four
of the carriages being thrown off the line.
" The immediate cause of the accident has not yet been
aseertaitked.

" By this unfortunate accident, I am sorry to say, one
passenger has lost his life, apparently from having attempted
to get out of the carriage before the train came to a stand,
and two others have sustained serious personal injury.
"I am glad to state, however, that the account this
morning is, that they are both progressing favourably.
"The permanent way remained uninjured.— I am, sir,
your obedisst servant, "L egotist; Secretary.
" Secretary's Office, Waterloo-bridge Station, S.,
" Loudon, Jan. 22, 1861."

THE STRANDED STEAM--SHIP QUEEN

pucrottra.

PLYMOUTH, MONDAY.

Tho steamer Queen Victoria was floated off the
rocks this evening. She was pounded at high water ea the
shiyt► buck at Crem►ll, when elle can be repaired.

FMB tx HOLOOBB.—(TtiIa DAY.)—About a
quarter to 2 o'clock this afternoon, smoke and fire ware
seen from a first-Boor window in Great Turnstile,
Holborn. 3hs enFines did not arrive till ten minutes after
the alarm, by which time the whole of the house was in a
blase, and the adjoining and opposite ones it.
danger. A quarter of an hour after the out.
the magician began to play, and it is hoped
from the extraordinary exertions of all that the flames will
be arrested before the houses opposite catch light. The
toe commenced at the house of a photographic artist.
Sinews ON A RAILWAY.—An old man, named
Bound, committed suicide, ea Saturday, by laying himself
down no the rails near Eling, Hants, on the Dorchester line,
and allowing the 11 o'clock forenoon train to run over him.
He was seen on the line just before the train paired, and
was told that be must not cross over the railway. He replied
very calmly that he did not want to cross over. He had
Lees u farmer at Dibden, in Hants. Poverty and family
troubles caused him to destroy his life. His father was
steward to Lord Walsingham. The body of Bound was
shockingly mangled, and death must have been install.
Lemons.

Fatal rrcr Aeci neve. —Ou Saturday night, at a
late hear, a fearful accident happened at Taylor and Gram.
Mg's, politer; of Graystockplace, Fetter-lane. It appears
that the engine-driver, a man named William Went, was
the grogise, when by some mean. he was drawn in
said la a fearful manner. The engine was stopped,
and be unfortunate man extricated and removed to St.
Bartholomew's Hospital, when it was found necessary
t• amputate ace of his legs, a quarter of au bourafter which
V expired.
CAIITILI Of A SLAV Alt.—The Eepoir, 5, screw,
Ciesmaier S. Douglas, succeeded in capturing a valuable
prise on the 4th ult. The Espoir wee on her way to
Amami= under wee, and had arrived within 200
miles of the idea, het being Isther to leeward steam
ems got up togs bur hate the anchorage. The commaoder
had just finish taking hie sight' at noon (the master
being sick), when the man at the ineethend reported a
sail on the weatherbow. The commander went below and
find the position of the ship by his observations. Oa
coming again on deck and looking at the stranger he was
seas suddenly to change his course. "Starboard!" "Oo
on full speed !" were the orders given on board the Eapoir,
and the little vessel was in chase, the stranger hauling his
wind and taking in his studdingsails. At 3.20 p.m. the
Repot, was up with the chase and captured her. She proved
to be the hulas Clara Windsor,of New York, without colours
or papers. 260 tons burden, 720 slaves stated by her crew to
been board, and with a crew of fearful•looking miscreants,
Zt in number. The prise crew were taken out of her and
placed on board the kapoir, while Lieut. Stevenson, with 12
of the Espoir's crew, took charge of the prize and com-
menced beating their way up to Ascension. no Espoir
kept on under steam, but her engines broke down the mane
night, and it was consequently a week before she reached
the island. The prise arrived two days afterwards,
short of water, and with twenty deaths among her
cargo. This latter must be regarded as a small aymage.
when it is considered that the slave-slack el the
ship on which these 720 human beings had been packed
was only four feet in height ! The prise was supplied
with water and sent on from Ascension to Sierra Leone for
adjudication. Slaves at Cuba were stated to be fetching
GOO dole, each ; therefore the Clare Windsor's freight rem-
mated a market value of 86,4001. The cod of the " article"
was 60 dole. each, or B.ooof. rit 10s. per head is allowed
for each slave captured by our cruisers and delivered alive,
and half that sum for each slave who may die after the cap-
ture of the vessel. The proceeds of the side of the mimes
stores and outfit are reckoned in the present instance to
cover the expenses, leaving the sum allowed for the hull to
be added to the spoil to be shared by the lucky captors.

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