The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-18 00:00:00

81AIOCS COLLISION ON THE NORTH R.ISTRAN

RAILWAY.

SHIELDS, THURSDAY lidowerso.
A serious collision occurred upon the Shields,
Sunderland, and Newcaatle branch of the North Eastern
Railway last night. About fear o'clock in the daemon
coal train broke down about half • mile an the
side of the Brockley Whim station, and either the Ford of
It had not got the lye& book, or had nagkeled I. Irks
them, kw the bar o'clock train from Rewords,
and Palm Mats, with pamengera from the two Ss=
teem. mad from the month kr Shields and Suaderiand.,
with coneideraMe video* into the coal train, throwing Se
ems mgt.. a sir lies, and briniing all the
pernenger carriages tegelhar witelszetem mesiderable
violence. Tim premiers were lan their
seats with great keen sad nearly of them are more or
Ines bruised, The Sunderland paaeasgsn have suffered the
want ; them an several caw of dial/cations and slight me-
cuesions , bat nye the best inkrmation that our be
nons of them are likely to prove of •WM
Aimaget the Shields that are Mimed sr•
Drummond, fruiterer r. Doris
shipowner; Mr. Roe,
toner end gilder; Mr . Moan, builder ; and Yr.
auntlbldisk
sailpoossr. Mr. Drummond and Mr. Davies had to be at
home la cab. The ngmeman and fireman escaped with
but alight watch*. The trains which run hourly on this
has got out, of coarse, by the ac,ident, and at • gutter-pest
morn a train was despatched from NewomUo with passengers
for Shields, and Sunderland; but. to further complicate
matters, it got off the line between the Felling and Palau
Main, end down to 10 o'clock last night neither it nor the
half-pmt seven, nor nine o'clock train from Sunderland
had amend at Shields. No one is reported Injured by the
tart occident.

SO UTII AUS TRA LI AN COMPANY TB IS DA V.
. _
This afternoon a general meeting of the pro-
=of this company wee held at the °Mom in New
street, City; Mr. Revere, M.P., chairman of the
bred of directors, presiding.
The report of the direeton wee read, from which we take
Ms lullowlag entracte
The Miens of the emapeny coatimee to pogrom Wl.
year sad the.ua~er, tithe tememelicas be the kali-
year ending 30th ApU lest, the dinettes hope will be
=y approved. TM route... made girt. the 26th of
last, exhibit a many nt. The
an as billows —Restate al cronybads, 16,921 . bri.cland.
natal of town lands and Whinge, 4,2401. 10e. bid. ; natal
of port leads mid Wilda:iv, 3,214/. i. ; rental of mineral
lands, 9631. 6s. dd. ' • making a total cif 24,409/. Ka 3d.,
✓ho an advance) of 1,2461. on the amount of the pronounhalf-year, half- year, and 1,2664 me that of the cortsep °ding period of 1866.
The 'mount derived boon the ordinary sources of revenue,
which hie been carried to credit fur the half-year, and.
log to the Colony 30th April, and in London 31st
Odder, is se follows, en. —Rent from country leads,
7,4411. 14.. Ws. • rent from town lairds end bnildings„2,o7ll.
21.3 d. ; rent trio.enLort lands sad buildings, 1,3741. 7s. ;rat
from 3971. 9s. • whartme and warehease net,
3,93. N. 2s. 95. • —making tOpther, 15,2201. 17s. 71. lan
addition to the amount domed from the mineral loads,
• small sum MU be rewind for about 10 tons of copper
ore sow at Swanson, but sot yet mold, about 5 tom
of On and 25 cwt. of regalia have alto been received
on royalty, and are waiting for shipment at Port Adelaide.
The directors are gestated to be able to state that the colony
09.7 y le prospering. Its population mu estimated at
00011 on let April lett. The imp)rts during the Orel
Ps months of the present year were estimated at 801,0701.,
while the capons foe the same period mete 851,6601. '
openedra
:1r to Gaoler Town bat been completed, sad woo for intik on 6th October Let. Other important
improvements were in progrem though temporarily intended
by the limed"( state of the administralion. The pospects
of the coming knout were 'aromatic, and the tanners were
obtaining reennentive prime for their product the pries
of wheat Wog Oa to 9e. 6d. per Mattel. The dividend be
the Itaktioor aiding flat Met., at the rate of 7 per cunt. per
.aeon, declared st Me earicial general meeting in June, will
lopyoblo se or ofete 16th January neat."
Tk CIAIIIMAJI bad nothing to add to the report, end he
thorticto Wooly mooed Its adoption.
Bow mannetica arose upon the mode of making the
twriakgy 'shades of the company's landa, which, it we
maleaded, won flied et too low • Awe, but the
chairman justified it, and the jmlincation wag lasid to be
estisfactory. A euggestion was made that is ratan the
report. should be punted and circulated before the meeting,
but it wee meted from the chair, that while many proprietors
objected to such • course the information would be less com-
plete if the report, were mued in anticipation of the
The report was adopted, and rota, of thanks eieri&-
dunce passed to the chairman, directors, sad oMoials.

At the Court of Bankrupt/ay putorday eirtificatoo
of the ant clam were pleated le Mr. °gorge &elms and
Fraacie Smith, of Hadley, Old Beak. The imenalar
Ilea of the two other pertness, Mr. Tildes Smith sad Mr.
James Milder, mea again adjourned. The aside hes paid
Ma. la las pound, and a fart divided of bone 3a. be h.
be the pound to anticipated.

RAILWAY At'ill,ENT.—On Sunday last a young
girl beteg at Mr. Chmhare'a, druggist, Spittlegate, ob-
tained have to vire her Maxi who live at Ailing-
Ice, about three miles from Grantham. She took a Mid-
air . ticket from that station to Sedgebrook and it is sup-
pled that se the train wee pearig Allington ahe adeavonred
he pat a gleam of her home, which may be men from the
Bee, when the door, which was unfastened, gave way, and
she wee precipitated oat of the carriage on to the orz. ..
wee Her b.er anxiously awaiting her arrival at the
brook station, and relived dieappointed, little Waking of
the amide= which had carved her to the daagar *theta/
eat la by the nett up-train. Fortunately a person
the lir west the vai7 spot, and dieceverel the
almost tidies body of the girl across one el the max
Re carefully removed her and placed her in the ix hat
ague between the two lines of rails until be raced mei-
, aro hem a iseichboaring gate-hoar, whither they wavily=
her. At this pia eh* worn within • mile of her Mende nod
berne, bat was unknown and 1111,11LICILIM. By the met
Ws she wee roomy= to Grantham, and thanes to the
Aagel Hotel. She remained inemaible for roam hears. On
becoming coaselous *be seemed to have forgotten bar servlce
at Mr. L =allies's, and elated that she we. Brig at a plain
she left some time After a few been she mired a
relapse, end remained insensible during the whale ef Mon-
day. Her parents were in the meantime commaiketed with,
end on Tuesday, baviag annewhat raid, she income=
Mr father .ad mother. The railway official' say all the
doom were fattened when the train left Grantia—Limotor

Aftrerry.
AN ENCOUNTER witif RtltGLAlte.--00 Sunday
morning loot • darieg attempt wee made to Weak Into the
residence of Jobs Holland, Req., at Skendlaby Thorpe. It
ampere that Mir llolland woo roused from her Amp by
\wag • lied of bussing posse at the door. On goats to
the window eles obetwved ate, en the lawn, tee moo stead.
tag mew the door with • eteoll light i kis hand. BM
Imwswiledely called Captain Smithtown, who was se • visit
Ito the truly, sad the green. They both watt deem
✓oam, and em proceediag to the beat 'stream they baud
the der (a vow the) hid ban earth by • cadre-bit.
Tho sepsis wed the peen INNS bah snood. Oa golat
ame they se mar aearethed Ike bergiera eta were earaF
lag awe the haws. arse thawed teeth& to
heal the pealeth beta they shared by
ma the
MEM thell.
man to shad their garated be thud ate third ewe that
hoods, whoa day rsa off, followed by tho impala sad the
geom. Oa. of the gang, who hod lems wet likely ea to
smirk. dm dbeharited • sidle persawa The counts
(No. 2 shot) wood Ram, mad hake throe WM at
the dinherwasia AMY, am this spree( has
the shrubbery, awl wee than* lad by rho essay
whim gee catbird • baba show The ththeitesieemal
banal woo thee isthilel ethos ever the heal of seas of the
gear, *he bed basethe ethosigted le • bass. He permed
As Era dam the poi; the anima elergerld
• et the eeptaa's bead. which twin
se are. The captain sad meth wag to the ethroese
urine., Demme eepaisted, and bad *dew smelt woo
useiese, ea the somepwred off la Masser dthetioas,
bet without the booty which they en.. aspethd to A-
tria. A lath reueettlthe Ism semi it Oat ipplibessloo.
—star rd /brow,.
A NONCONFORMIST ORDINATION. Ireabwday
veriethe • paLlic ordiesthee of • Waists, tO Mt •
b..1.1111,11&1111111111 balm to the or UM-
r-- "Vet. aniTtry actrialsi put Isils=l'a
th• sod tbs 111011
pier the earauseasmat .I.= soviets. Tke.he
=T who be the haul misdate ir a I labor-rireot
is to
ab. J. Marelmont, and I. introducing hiss to the
asgagellea the Rev. R. Forsaith, of Royston, darned ea
althea. The Rev. R. Rohineon, of Taut-ad arlae mbeth. having offered up • reoognitton them ,
. Dr. Spam, of the Poultry Chapel. delivered •
=4:7the tikasSer and marregalion. The Roc J. '
Dam% 8.A., minister of Cle I•nds Chapel, Wen
ash gest le the ssrviath which were nt of • eery
Importve obaracier.