The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-30 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 30, 1861.

throw theinwlves into the arms of a cosmopelitan
" democracy." The sooner they abandon this
delusion the better. The plain truth is that among
an old free people there are many parties, and
divers opinions, but above and beyond all parties
and opinions there remains one country dear to all
alike, and that is the "idea" which makes the
whole English nation kin.

lIIRMLNIMIAM MUSICAL FICSTIVAL

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BIRMLNGII.IM, riIIIIXDAY Momnou.

The well eh on of au urittoriofor one of the evening
performances at thie festival is a novelty, the concerts
having hose hitherto devoted to miscellaneous pieces ; last
eveniu; there was a &partite: front this custom, Heydn'e
meet admired oratorio, the Creation, having been performed
with all the apkudid appliances which the orchestra here
affords The change in this respect was a success, as wee
eviileoced by the large att.:edam:a, wore numerous than oa
the Wcilocelcy evening of lic'et, end by the delight muii-
festel by the auilielice at the performance ; for although no
enpine, was inilidged in, a ferlin; of pleasure and itatiefee-
tion was visible in every port of the hall from first to last,
and certaiuly the oratorio could not have been 1110r0 Raper*
rendered, the delicious pastoral muaic having been given
with the fulled effect.

Crith ism "f the lierformance of Rd.' work by sorb a
vocal and instrumental array an is DOW misembled hero
would be to a :meat extent out of place ; sUll, we may re-
missly that " With verdure clod," and " On mighty pens,"
wens Never given better than they were last night by Attila'.
Thiess. Yr Sims Reeve", too, seemed to take more than
ordinary penis with the beautiful sod favourite air, " In
native worth," which would certainly have been encored if
outward demonstrations of applause had been permitted.
Signor Palletti gave a careful sal artiotic reading of the bass
solo nimic of the first ■d aecond parts, including
tieceseardy the two airs, " Rolling in foaming
billows," and ~ Now heave, in fullest glory shone;" and'
Mr. :iautley tailed in the third part of the oratorio,
perhaps, better suited to his power. than anything he has
previously undertaken this week. With Madame Lemmens
Sherriegton his rouse harmonised beautifully ; and nothing
better could have been desired than their rendering of the
several duets in the third part, " By thee with blies," " 0
star the fairest," and "Uraceful consort." The choruses
were given with that precision and etfuct which distinguishes
the pciiornmucca at the Birmingham Festival ; and the
con,:ert came to a conclusion at the early but satisfactory
hour of half past ten ,'clo'k.

THURSDAY Ev ENING.

It has become a time-bououred custom at these meetings
to give the llmiaA on the Thursday morning, and it is not
the least cognising that the yule should hare remained still
unbroken this year. The Towa•hall was completely 611 ed
(though not crammed as iu 1855) by • large and brilliant
audience. so Large se to show distinctly that Handers
great masterpiece we. still the favourite oratorio.
Other works have during late years gained the good
opinion of the public, and are always found to be
attractive, but the Yeas;a4 is still the oratorio
of the people, auil the one which can always be relied upon
to bring together • largo concourse of people. Criticism
upon the merit, of the Mulish as a musical work has long
since been abandoned, and criticism upon its performance
under such circumstances am it was done here today is
equally untoicorsary. With a baud every member
of which knows the oratorio by heart, and •
choir that is almost as familiar with it, what CM
be expected hut a really genuine performance!
few remarks are challenged by the appearance
o▪ f
a new vocalist in some of the music, otherwise there
would Le little left to say at such meetings as this, when •
performance of the Mould' takes place. The solo music
on this occasion was divided among Millie. Titiew, Madame
Rudendortf, and Madame Leratnens Sherrington, Min
Palmer, rind Madams Saiutoe•Dulby, Mr. Sims
Reeves, Mr. &alloy, and Signor Belletti, which
as equivalent to saying that all of its music was
done to perfection.

The receipts at the concert but evening mounted to
6424 18e. ; total for Wednesday 1,9451. 10s. 3d.

This morning the return ia moot gratifying. See how
the Birmingham Fantasia maintain* ita ground. The dom.
lions and collections atone amounted to ♦l4l. ; the aggregate
reeslpt was 2,653/. llie. ; and for to-night the places taken
an a promise that the hall will be full.

The company to-day included tho Earl of Shrewsbury and
Talbot (presideat) and party, the Mayor of Birmingham and
party, the High Sheriff of Staffordshire and party, the Hon-
Coked Legge and party, the Earl of Powie sad party, the
Couatwra of Bradford, Mir Monate aid party. Viscount
Lifford, the Hos. Lim Hewitt and party, Lord and Lady
Willoughby de Broke and party, Mr. Moeda°. ; Sir John
Trollops, X P., Lady Trollops, and party ; Lord Wrottealey
and party, Lord Lytteltoa and party, the Hoa. Georgians
Leigl ; Colonel the Boa. &menet Calthorpe, the Mien
Calthorpe, and party, Sir Piaui. Shaekbergh and party,
Lady Monieuat and party, the Reverend Mr. Bid-
dalph and party, Sir George and Lady Charlotte Chats yad
and party ; Sir William Hartoppi Lady ilartopp and party ;
Sir Francis Scott, Hart., Lady Scott and party, Admiral
Parker and party, C. N. Newdegate, Esq., M.P., Mrs.
Newdepte, Rim Bourbon, and party, J. liedgetle Foley,
Esq.. M.P., and Pasty Hear" Whitman. Esq., ILE,
Mum Whitmore, and party, the Bev. Herbed Pad and
Mrs. Peal. Mrs. Dugdale and party, the Bev. Mr. Alley,
&Ward Boulton King, Eq., and party, J. Howard Gallon,
Faq., awl party, Samuel Pole Shaw, Bag., and party,
A. G. Manley, Egg., and party, the Baroneee Indoor and
party, Mr. Lygoa, LP., the Dowager Lady Ward and
party, Ra►. C. Holtrimh and party, Per Robert Hamilton,
Bart, sad party, Sir Alleyne, But., Lady Louis
Whitmore, John Hardy, Eau., M.P., and party, Lord
Raglan. Lady knells, and party, the Hos. and Raw. W.
Talbot and Mn. Talbot, Sampauu Banbury, Fug., Mrs.
Banbury, and party, the Rev. W. Greenstreet and party,
W Hon. L Buller and Min Butler, Mrs. Bicidulph and
party, the Ham Mks Rushout.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury have
left towu to peas a few week. et Jerveux Abbey, the seat
of the noble maniuis in Yorkshire.

The Earl of Abingdon and Ladies Bertie Lave
arrived in town from Wytharn Abbey, Orionlshire.
The Earl and Countess Russell and family
anieed at A►egeldie, Nen Behooral, N. 8., where the noble
earl end counter will reside fora month or six weeks.
The Earl and Countess de Grey and Ripon and
family left Carlton-gardens yesterday for Stanley Park,
user Ripon.

'rite Earl and Connteas of Clarendon and Ladien
Villiers. who are staying at Wiesbaden, are not expected to
Muni home till the 'Biddle of October.

The Earl and Countene of Caithnemx, accompa-
nied by Lord Berriedale and family, arrived last week at
Harresrill Castle, Caithness, for the winter.

The Countess of Porterlington ha* arrived at
Clarichres Hotel from Blenheim Palace.
_ _

Lady Stuart de Rothsay has left Tittenhanger,
Harts, for Ford Castle, Northumberland, on a visit to
Louisa Marchioness of Waterford. It is the intention of
her ladyship and daughter to par the winter in Italy.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Glad-
dose mown at Penmaesimenr, Conway.

Him Excellency the Hun. Charles Murray has
left eleri.lgr'. Hotel for Soothed.

Mr. Jerningbam, her Britannic Majesty's minis-
ter at Pare, is about to return to Europe.
Lord Brougham has signified his intention to
comply with the request of the trustees of the Warehouse•
meu's and Clerks' Orphan Schoole, to preside at their
assiversary festival is the corning 'tannin.

The Director of the Botanic Gardena, at Sydney,
New South Wake, is leavening along the Clarence, the
Nanning, and lfsedenv riven, for the samosa of selecting
botanical specimens for the Great Exhibition of 1862.

In reference to the sailing powers of the Victoria
and Albert, the Deblin Iloenika Mail ways :—" The follow-
ing simple facie, the authenticity of which we can vouch
for, suffices to set at red the question respecting the com-
parative speed of the Queen's yscht and the City of Dublin
Company's mail steam squadron :—Tbe Leinster made her
trial trip or•-c the measured mile at Swims Bay, Southamp-
ton, a knot ■o hour faster thee the Victoria and Albert.
Thu average passage of the Leinstar, Cuenanght, and Nos.
stir, taken for the three months Just ended, was three
hewn and 42 minutes. The Connaught brought over the
Prises of Wales from Holyhead in three hours sad X
minutes, against a strong head wind. The Victoria and
Albert warn three boors and 58 minutes making the mum
wisp on Wednesday hat in smooth water."

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

TURKEY.

The Temp. has a letter from Coustantinople,
giving a sombre picture of the state of affairs.
Among other passages, the following is striking :
" The general discontent is very great. Food is
dear. Trade is stagnant. Hundreds of Turkish
women follow the Sultan with petitions• A few
days ago Abdul-Asia not stopping to receive
them, the women in their exasperation flung
their children at the horses feet, crying
• You have taken away our bread—crush our
children to death that they may not perish of
starvation.' Never was anything similar to this
seen in the time of the bite Sultan."

will 1).,t take place until after the latter's corona-
tion."

PARIS, Ammer 29.
The Imperial Court to-day delivered judgment
in the affair of M. Miriei. The court expunged
from the former judgment the charge of fraud, and
also the charge of fraudulently appropriating 21,247
shares of the Cabs* des Chemins de }er, because
M. Mirisi mitered them in time. As regards
the other charges, the court concurred in the views
of the first judges, and as the acts on which these
charge, were founded had been frequently repeated
by M. Mines and had caused great scandal and
enormous loss to private individuals, affirmed the
sentence already pronounced. M. Miris was more-
over condemned in the costs of the appeal.
As reganls the appeal of Count Simeon, the .k-
-°Won of the first judges was confirmed.
The Paris correspondent of the frideperufaiirr
says :—" The government of the Emperor is pre-
paring to scud into the departments a certain num-
ber of the auditors of the Council of State, who si•
duty it shall bo to observe the feeling of the pro-
vinces, and to supervise the reports made by the
protectoral authorities. The government is anxious
to know the real tendency of public opiniou in
France, with a view to the probable and speedy
dissolution of the Corps Legislatif. It is generally
expected that the Emperor will have recourse to
this step towards the end of the year. The dine-
lution of the Corps Legislatif would be the almost
inevitable consequence of the fall of the temporal
power of the papacy, which people seem to expect
by that time. The month of December, it is well
known, has always beau fruitful in the revelations
of the first and secoud empire."

THE ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND

BRIGHTON RAILWAY.

INQUEST.
BRIGHTON, THURADAT near.
The Coroner resumed his inquiry at two o'clock
to-day, in the magistrates' court at the Town-ball
The Prime representatives of the company appeared as on
the previous days, and the friends of the persons wbo had
boon killed, and those who hail been injured by the accident
were represented by the same legal gentlemen. Mr. Pen-
fold attended for Mrs. Elizabeth Hughes in addition to his
former clients, Mr. Fryer having had the number of his
clients increased by the names of John Field, of Montpellier-
place, Brighton, and Hannah his wife, and Edwin Sewell,
of College-place, Camden-town, all of whom were in the
carriage that was destroyed sad received severe injuries in
consequence, but whom names have not been previously
mentioned. Mr. Stevens. of Brighton, solicitor, a
for the friends of John Wheeler, Elizabeth his wiTtal
Deuiel hie eon, all of whom met their deaths in the tunneL
Mr. Reid immured for the husband of Mrs. Westcott, and
for Miss Westeutt, her daughter, Henry Watkins, and Mrs.
Watkins, the latter of whom be was beppy to say was so
far recovered that she was able that morning to be removed
from Hassock's-gab to Brighton. Mr. Coneigham, M.P.,
and Sir R. Leviuge were upon the bench.
Lest night, after the court had adjourned, the jury pro-
ceeded to view the body of Anthony Keane, which still lies
at Sus-c Hospital ; and him name being included in the
list of victims into the muse of whose death the inquiry was
directed, the jury were at the assembling of the court
reswoin.

Daniel Keane, of 14, Popham-terrace, Islington, Ue-
da), brother of Anthony Keane, was called and examined
by the coroner. Witness identified the body of the de-
ceased, who, be said, had been a master tailor, and was 56
cr 57 years of age at the time o his death.
Mr. John ftaxby, foreman of cam penten, and of the signal
works, limps, gas, soil gas fittings, presented a model of the
sigmas, which he explained, showing the action of the
signal by the passing of the trains, and also by hand when
the train failed to work it.
Captain Tyler—Qs you account for what we have
heard as to its failing sometimes, and then going on all
right again ?-1 cannot account for it, unless the wire should
is any way get hung up.
Was there not • little vertical motion in the horizontal
slide bar when I wept to look at it this morning!—Yes, sir,
when the lever went down it failed to release itself.

Might not that expLun the occasional failure in the work-
ing !—Yes, sir.
Bye Juror—A train could not pass and move the signal
without ringing the bell. This sort of signal is not liable to
get out of order frequently. I saw the signal yesterday and
the day before. There are very few dies in the week that I
did not Are it. I did not see it us Saturday, but I saw it
several times last week. It is now in perfect working order.
It has not been repaired in any way since the accident. At
• very loos distance in extremely hot weather the wits
might espaud so much as to fail to ring the bell, but not
at a 300 yards' dist/time. Whenever I have a report made
of a signal being out of order I send a man off to see to it
by the next train. Ido not think the proper working of
the signal would be equal to a man signalling. We very
seldom oil these signals after we put them up. They are
better without oil than to be oiled too freely.
By Mr. Evans—Them is no person in authority specially
appointed to inspect the signals other than the station
masters and signal men.
By Mr. Ponfold—To my knowledge the signal at the south
side of the tunnel Ku never bees out of order. The com-
plaint of its being out of order in the spring of the year
never reached me.

We have it in eviienee that the signal did not act on Sun-
day morning. Can you account for that t—No.
Examination continued—The expansion of the wire might
prevent the hell from ringing, but would have no effect
upon the distant signal. The wire is underground five or
six nicht*, sad we find the wire, when buried, expands
much less than whoa it is exposed to the atmosphere in
warm weather.

By Mr. Read—We look to the signals in severe weather.
I 1110 all the signals and examine them many times in the
year.
By Mr. Faithfull—lt is the duty of the engineer and
guard to look to the signals as they go along, and to report
any defect at the next station. Practically there is an in-
spection every time a train goes up or down the line. I
went down to the Clayton Tunnel on Sunday. I thoroughly
examined and worked the signal shout eleven in the morn-
ing. I put it on myself and took it off myself. I did so
from the wheel at the man's box. It was in perfect working
order.
. .

By the Ooroner—Why did Ton make that inspection on
Sunday morning ?-1/ r. Hawkins wished me to make it.
James Hackman was the next witness —I live at
Kingsbury-road, Brighton. I am an engine-driver in
the service of the Brighton and South Coast Bail.
way. 1 drove the Portsmouth excursion on Sunday last.
I have been ten years in the company's service. I left
Brighton at 5.28 that morning. I went by my own watch,
which was just right by the clock on the platform in the
station. There were sixteen carriages to the train.
There were the engine and tender, and a break ma
next the tender. 1 don't remember whether it was •
break carrier or a brook van at the end of the train. There
were 14 carriages besides the 'breaks. When I approached
the Clayton tunnel I did nut look back to see if the distance
signal worked. We suppose we have done with it when
we crass it. Our duty is to look ahead. lam not aware
that it is part of my duty to look back and see that the sig.
nalamwectroperly. The distance signal was all right as I
a it. I cannot tell exactly the time we entered
tatunnel. I cannot my bow long exactly we were going
through the tunnel. I met with no obstruction. The signal.
man was at his poet on my entering the tunnel, and he
waved a white Sag. I have never known the distance
signals fail to act on trains passing over the line.
Supposing you had been driving the excursion train on
Sunday last, and knew that another train was before you,
and supposing you saw at the entrance of the tunnel the
signslrniui waving a red flag, what do you consider it would
be your duty to do?—To stop as soon as I could.
Do you mean to stop in the tunnel!—Yes, wherever I
might be, whether in a tunnel or not.
Has such a case ever occurred to you!—No, sir.
In going from Brighton to Clayton tunnel on Sunday
morning did you, at any time of the transit, see or hear
anything of the train which followed you ?—No, sir.
Cntes-examination continued—l have never had a train
overtake me when I was driving, except at • statiuu. I
have bad several breaks down, but have never had a train
follow me close. _ _ _ _

By Captain Tyler—l saw the signalman at the other end
of the tunnel. He also waved a white flag. I made a re-
port of the time I started from Brighton on the Sunday when
I came bask on the Monday morning. I sew the driver of
the second train in the station before I started. I knew he
was to follow me. I did not speak to him. I have fre-
quently driven these excursion trains. I cannot say how
cline trains have followed me in the Clayton tunnel.
I have borer seen mores than one train at the mouth
of the tunnel at the seine time.
_ _ _

By the Foreman—ln the state of the rails on Sunday
morning I could have pulled up in about 600 yards. If I
had been stopped in the tunnel I should have stood still
and have sent the guard back to inquire.
By the Jury—l have been engine-driver four or five
years. I have never been in the position of entering the
I tunnel and while passing the danger signal seen a rut flag.
A Juror—The station-muster said that it was 8.22 when
the train left Brighton on Sunday morning. e
By Mr. Roupell —I reported the time of starting to the
man in the office on my return on Monday. The man's
name is Hawn. I saw the driver of the third train, and of
course he dew ine and the driver of the other train. At the
entrance of the Clayton tunnel you can ace about a mile
ahead. A train a mile behind me might not have seen me,
but he might have seen the steam. I travelled at the rate
of from 25 to 30 miles an hour. I was about • quarter
of an hour reaching Hassocks. I should not have thought
it my duty to back out of the tunnel under any dr.
eumatanose, unless the guard, whom I should have sent
hack, bad returned with orders for me to do so.

The Coroner here said that he had received a letter, which
be had been requested to read, stating that the writers, having
seen it reported that Mr. Pook was engaged on their behalf,
wished to say that they had not even seen him, and knew
nothing about him. The letter wu signed by two of the
parties iojured—Ayling and Thompson.
Mr. Pock said that this was a charge got up by Mr.
Faithfull's clerk, and the object was to still° inquiry.
(Some cheering followed this assertion.) He had been
engaged to appear for the parties referred to by Mr. John-
son. of Brighton.
Mr. Fidthfull bad heard of persons from London going
about the town soliciting Om people who had been iujured
to be nllowed to appear for them, promising to obtain corn-
penetion, and referred to a circular from a Mr. Johnson,
offering to give advice in the first instance gratis.
All the legal gentlemen present disclaimed any participa•
tion in these unprofessional practices.
The witness. crossexamined by Mr. Penfold, said be had
never received a premium for keeping correct time, or for
bnrniag a low quantity of coke. • He had known such
premiums given. There was a register of the quantity of
coke consumed by each train kept. He did not know what
for. The premiums had gone up as high as 51., but they
bad been for some time discontinued. _ _ .

By the Coroner—l do nut know whether in bad • signal
light at the hack of the train. That in the guard's duty, but
we had a light at the front of the train.
By Mr. Faithfull—The distance signal is for the guidance
of the trains corning afterwards, not those that have
pulsed, and if I had obenived any irregularity in the
signals before me I should hare reported it. The pre-
miums given were for economy in the consumption of coke.
By the Coroner—Practically it In not my business to in-
spect the Niguel If it appears right when I pass it.
By Mr. Faitbfull-1 do not know whether it would be
my duty if driving • down train to look at the up train
alklaawl report if they are wrong.
ithe dun—l have never in my experience of four
yams reported that a signal has not acted. I have never
had occasion to do so. I do not know whether the distance
signal acted when I passed through with my train on Sun-
day
Alfred Moore, the guard of the Portsmouth excursion
train, examined by the coroner, deposed—l have been In
[he company's rernoe 15 veers. The train started from
Brighton at 8.2 d. The train consisted of a third class break
next the engine, two third.eleas carriages, one first class,
one mood, one sewed class break, one first class ecamE,
oimmened, seven thirds, one third class break carriage hs
hind. There wore two lnmpe burning at the tail. I did
not notice what time we reached the Clayton tunnel. When

we passed the distance signal it stool at all right. I saw
the signal man at the south end exhibiting a whit, 11,g.
1 saw the signalman at the north end. He had a white fl as
up ton. If I bad, on emning to the mouth of the tunne4
seen the signalman waving a red flag, I should have applied
the breaks immediately. Such a case has never occurred to
Artancle don't always make a practice of looking lim:k to the
signal after I pain it to see if it worked. I do
sometimes. I did not do so eu Sunday last. I havo known
of a case when the signals have failed to act. I have known
them hang. In that case I have reported it at the first
station I came to. I remember one case when I did so on
approaching the Woodvite Station. That was three or
four years ago.
By Captain Tyler—l was riding at the front part of the
train on Sunday, next to the tender. I did not KM
anything of the train behind me on the road. The lamps
at the back were tail lamps, both at the back of the train.
I sin not sure there were two, as I left my man to see to the
Limps. I saw the signalman at the north end of the tunnel
on the right-hand side on the down line. He was standing
no the other side of the line from his box. He was holding
a white flag. I saw no one else about the box or with him.
There was one more guard in the train. He was at the
tail head. I did not notim the distance signal after 1 passel
it, and depot know whether it was turnedon or not. I do not
know what time we passed Hassocks. gate. I noticed the
clock at Balkliam. It was then exactly 9 o'clock.
By the Jury—We arrived at Brighton from Portsmouth
at 8.16. The time of starting from Brighton was five
minutes past eight. The heath's, of the dew on leaving
Portsmouth was the cause of our being late. My watch
agreed with the chronometer at the station. I hooked my
time on arriving in London. I do not consider it part of
my duty to look behind at the *goals, bat it would be my
duty to report any defect I saw. The box of the guard's
break is raised above the carriage, so that we mu look all
round.

By Mr. Roupell—On the north side, the si,gnalman's
box is on the wad side of t! .e line. He was cm the
swat side when we came out of the tuuuel. He must have
' re-crossed the line before be could have attended to his
telegraph signal. The signal box is not raised at that end.
I don't know whether there was a red hoard at the heck of
our train as a signal. I don't think there was a board, as
It was a regularly advertised train. The 8.15 excursion
train was a regularly advertised train. d did net we the
excursion train after we left the station. Th.: entry I
made in my book was from my own knowledge, and not
from any communication with mnybody.
By the Jury— It is customary for the signalman to walk
acmes to the down line to signal with the white flag. It
would be safer fur him to do so, as he would be out of the
way of the train.
By Mr. Fryer—l have been mostly on the Portsmouth
line, but have gone through to London with excursion train'.
There are no tunnels on the Portsmouth line. It would be
the duty of the driver to stand still on seeing a red flag ex-
hibited until 1 went back and ascertained the reason of the
signal.
' Joseph Drew, the under guard to the Portsmouth train on
Sunday, a very young men, dressed as a railway porter—We
left at I was at the bind part of the train. The
signal at Clayton-tunnel was all right when we pawed. I
could not see it after we had passed on account of the steam
coming back over the carriages from the engine. This wit-
ness confirmed the evidence of the last witness as to the
exhibition of the flags 1,7 the signal men at either end of
the tunnel, but stated in contradiction to the heed guard
that the signal man at the north end was at the west side
near his box, and not at the east side, when the train
pared. He had never known the signal fail to work.
By Captain Tyler—l not a porter at the Brighton station,
but have often acted es guard. There were two tail lights
to the train.

By theJory—There were passengers iu the break carriage
at the end in which I rode. It is usual for passengers to
travel in thir' d-chuis breaks. I hove known signals fail
to act.

By Mr. Boapell-1 was in the break compartment. There
was no one else in that compartment.
By Mr. Fryer—lt is no part of my duty as under•guanl
to look out for any train that might be following.
_ _

Joint Scott, the driver of the second train, to which the
accident happened, examined by the Coroner, deposed -
I am an engine-driver in the service of the London, Brighton,
and South Cost Railway Company. On Sunday morning
last I drove the Brighton excursion train. I have been is
the company's same., nine years. I noticed the time at
which I started from Brighton. It wee 31 minutes peat S.
I took the time from my own watch, which was right with
the clock at the station. I mean the clock against the
stores—the yard clock. There were 17 to
the train, besides the engine sod tender. did
not take notice of the breaks, and cannot my
what breaks there were. It was about 10 minutes to II
when we reached Clayton tunnel. That is the time it
would take us to go, all far as I can tell. That would be
allowing 19 minutes. We took a good bit to go out of the
yard— we slipped a good bit going wit. The distance signal
wiui all right when we approached Clayton tunnel. I saw
the signal man as we were just going into the tunnel. He
came out of his box as we were going in and waved a red
Bag violently. I in consequence of that shut a
the steam. I had got about 250 yards into the tunnel
before I succeeded in stopping the train. I also reversed
the engine, and put the sand ou, and stopped an quickly se
possible. In reversing the engine the carriages might leave
gone back twenty or thirty yards, but I did not back the
train. I was not going back when the collision took plain.
I was standing still. I had been standing still about two
minutes when the colliaion took place. 1 had not time to
send the guard back. 1 did not see the other train coming
till it bit us._ The collision knocked me into the tender.

Mr. Pook here interrupted the examination to ask the
coroner to read a letter from a Mr. Julian Jackson, stating
that be was present when Mr. Pooh received the instruction
from Yea Ayling and Miss Thompson to act for them. The
letter wee read, and the coroner apologised for reeding pub-
licly the previous letter, in which Mr. Pook's conduct wadi
impugned, instead of communicating it privately.
The examination was then resumed- I got off the engine
after the collision. I went beck to see the state of the train.
I saw a broken carriage and people lying about. The
position of the engine that ran into us was nearly upright.
It was resting on the top of ono of the carriages. Ido not
know that the distance signal at Clacton hua not acted ea
any occasion when we have gone over it., for I never looked
back to see. It is my duty when I see& red flag in a tunnel
to stop, and not to hack out. . . . . .

By Captain Tyler—l have been a driver since May last.
I did not see the platform clock when we started. I was
not above three yards from the signal-man when he came
out of the box. I was proceeding through the tunnel at
nearly thirty miles an hour. I shut off the steam just
as we were going into the tunn-1. 1 don't know
the gradient. It m downhill a little there. I think
I could pull up my train in 250 yards by reversing the en-
gine. It was not a heavy train. When the train was
stopped I looked over the baud-rail for the signal to start
again from the guard. It was too dark to see the guard in
the tunnel. I did not see anything of hint or anybody else.
The train did not move beck more than twenty or that
yard when I ravened the engine. The break was on. I
shut the steam off when she stopped.
Captain Tyler—What made her move bock if you abut
the steam off when she stopped ?—No answer.
Yon had to push the treat' up hill then 20 or 30 yards?
—Yee.

&Ty. you think it possible you could push the train back
20 or liO yards when the steam was off end up hill think
it possible, as the carriages would close up together.
By the Foreman - I did not see the signalmen before he
waved his red deg. Ile was not outside his box till he did
wave the dog. Bad he been at his wheel, and bad the wheel
in bis band to set his signal, I must bane seen him. I ant
sure I most have seen him from the distance signal At all
events I must have seen him directly afterwanh.
By the Jury—l was a fireman vp to May last, when I
was appointed as driver. 1 lied been eight years a fireman.
All that time and since I have been continually passing
through the tunnels. During that time I never ran by the
distanosaignal at the south end of the tunnel set at safety
and saw the red flag displayed. I co-ill see Jinn half way
from the distance-signal and the tunnel, but 1 did not see
him at all till we came up close to the tnunel. I don't know
if the distance.signal failed to set on Sunday. After pass-
ing the distance-signal it was not more than four yards
beton,' I sew the man at the mouth of the tunnel with the
danger flag. If the distance signal had been set I should
have stopped between the distaucc-signul and the tunnel,
and in the same way the Brighton ordinary would
base stopped between the Brighton side sad
the distance-signal. At the north end of the tunnel
the signal man usiudlystands on the down side, but ODIDO•
times he stands on the other. I always sound the whistle
on going into a tunnel. We all do. I had no idea of an-
other train being mu close behind me till I felt the shock. I
went through the tunnel after the accident, with the re-
mainder of the train. The signalman at the north end was
OD my left hand when we went out.
By Mr. Roupell—When unit I saw the signalman at the
south end of the tunnel he bad a red dug in his band ;he
was not doing anything with the wheel, trying to put OR
the signal. I can't say he had not been trying to put Si
the signal and failed. I got my signal to start not above
three minutes after the Portsmouth train had started. The
Portsmouth train was out of eight from the station when I
got the signal to start. I did not sae anything of the train
which followed me.

By lifr. ie3;1;11B wag not three minutes after I got
into the tunnel that the collision took place.
By the Coroner—lt would he difficult to judge how far I
had gone into the tunnel in the dark. I have fmid we were
in about 250 yards. and that is as near es I can guer.. I
know it was not 500 yards. Three minttb•+ is an antifamily
shirt interval to start one train after another. The 44:0 m•
master started me.

By Captain Tylcr—l did not make any objection to qtart-
ing PO soon after the other train.
By tr. Pook—l have reed the h..k of rules. It vms
banded to me in 1857. All the regulations required by the
rules were complied with when we stoppol. I did ner. bear
the third train when I was standing loll! in the tunnel.
The witness was also cross-examined by Mr. Fryer and the
other learned gentlemen, but there WWI nothing important
in the replies. Ho said he made a report of the circunP
dames of the collision at the station.
Mr. Fryer salted far the production of this report.
Mr. Faithful' objected, observing that there was no report
in a book.

The witness said it was wade on paper.
lir. Fryer insisted upon its production ; and
The Coroner ruled that it ought to be produced; and
Mr. Faithful, though protag that he was not bound
to produce it, but was perfectly ready to do so if the jury
wished, handed in a cop) of the report.
Mr. Fryer required the production of the original, fur