Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-07-21 00:00:00

RAILWAY COLLISION ,T DUDLEY

Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhainpton Railway, at the
Dudley Station,lwhich unfortunately resulted in injuries to
several passengers, but happily no kiss of life. It

as the train leaving Dudley for WA

verlampton, at twelve o'clock, was preparing to start, a

Is train was

driver of the passenger train started hi* engine before
the goods train had cleared' the crossing, and before he,dis.

vered his, mistake the two trains met With ga-eut viol nee.
le passenger train was well filled, and many of thepasseiv,

..eis were thrown from their seats with considerable force:
One of the 'buffers of the passenger engine was completely,
smashed, and two or three of the goods trucks, were much
damaged; the buffers and breaks being broken uplilte touch--
wood. The passenger train was'at once shunted back into
the station, and it wits found that about 12 or 14-passengers
were cut or bruised, black eyes and cuts on the face being
the predominant injuries. They were all able to go on by
the train, with one exception, namely, Maria Stevenson, a
married woman of Willenhall,.neax Wolverhampton, who
sustained a severe contused scaly wound. She was, con-
veyed in a' cab to the. surgery of Mr. W. E. Johnson,. (the
company's surgeon), where her• wounds were dressed, and
during the day she was conveyedlhonse.. Mr. Roberts, the
traffic superintendent, fortunately happened to be on the
spot; and under his direction the train proceeded on a 'Branch
hne, and the main linewas'eleared as speedily as possible. Mr.
Roberts stated that' the driver• ofthe ermine (who is in the
employ of the, London and North-Western) started his
train without the usual' signal from the post at the end of
the platform.; if this, should be. the case, he will be prose-
cuted by the company.. Had the train. been going: at a
greater speed, the consequences would have been much more
serious, if not fatal, We' are inform:teat-I:at, on arriving at
Wolverhampton, medical aid had' to be summoned to several

of the passengers,. One boy frormLiverpool appeared very
ill; but he persisted' in going on to his destination. " Ficorn
inquiry made later iii the day; we learn that algreater number

could not ascertain. Crowds of persons visited the staticin;
and great excitement- prevailed in Dhdley in consequeneci. of

exacigerated rumours

SUICIDE BY Ai You No. LADY.—A.young- lady, aged 17;
the youngest daughter of Mi. Hindmarsh, a hop-merchant,
residing in the. Borough, (London,) committed suicide on
Thursday-night by taking laudanum; in conseldence at
young gentleman to whom• she was attached having slighted
her. An inquest was held on the body yesterday, and a
verdict of " Temporary insanity" was%returnedl

At the•`'P`orcester assizes on Mondb.y, before Mr. Justiee
Blies, Thomas Theopbilus Dunn, engineer, was charged
with uttering forged Bunk of England. notes at Dudley--
The prisoner bears a very indifferent character. In the
month of October last he made a descent upon Dudley, and,
passed off several Bank of England' notes upon the trades,
men: Two cases were• proved against him, and a former
conviction also being proved, he was-sentenced to ten years!

far observation may be maae in repw. w .—....--
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trade at Lyons and St. Etienne. Silk is expected to be .
,THE ALLEGED MURDER AND. OITTRAOS IN SOUTH,.
very dear this year. In the south of France the crop is STAFFORDSHIRE.—The inquest at Lower Gornal, upon the
poor. In many places the worm died off, and the mul- body of Miss Smith; who, it was , suspected, had been mitr-
berry leaves were wasted. The war has ruined the dered on the morning of Saturday week, was concluded on
hopes of supplies from Piedmont and Lombardy. Monday, after our parcel was despatched. The surgeon
In Spain and Greece there has also been a bad silk having stated that the• deceased had died (irrespective of the
harvest ; but the accounts from Smyrna and Sa- injuries on her body) from suffocation caused by drowning,
returned the following verdict :---" That the de-
ionica are favourable. China silks must be had re- the jury
ceased came by her death from drowning, but how, there
course to, and they are not fit for all descriptions
the no evidence ow The verdict was qualified by
of tissues. Wools have been eagerly bought up ; the
eienjtury. adding that there was DO, suspicion at the
home supply of this year is nearly exhausted, and
a great deal has been purchased from abroad. Sugars SERIOUS
..
10 THE SURGEON OF HER MAJESTeg
continue to fall." In consequence of the beautiful
SHIP SIDON, AT PORTSMOUTIL—AS Mr. James ' Henry,
harvest weather cereals are everywhere falling, and surgeon of the Sidon, in company with some friends, was
flour ma be fully quoted 2fr. lower. Wines are visiting the Bacchante, 51, screw-frigate, nearly readrfor
rising. The extreme heat preVentS the berries from
. launching from Portsmouth Dockyard, in passing along the
swelling. - But although the crop will not be abum- upper stage works. he unfortunately stepped upon a plank
dant, the quality may be expected to equal that of upon a balance, and was precipit.ated into the dry dock
last year." below. When picked up he was in a state of insensibility.
Medical aid from the dockyard surgery was rendered 'as
quickly as poSsible, when it was found the unfortunate
LONDON PRODUCE MARKET.—JULY 20. gentleman had fractured one of his ribs, and he also sus-
SuoAn.—The public sales .to-day were limited to 1877 tained several wounds. He was then conveyed to Ifaslar
bags Madras, the greater part of which was bought in at Hospital.

sail. to 335: 6d. - K. few lot; sold at 345. for good middling.
COFFEE iS quiet, and the sales have gone rather easy.
TEA.—There is very little more life in the market, and
ommon Congou is held firmly at ls. 3d.
RICE is flat, and' nothing doing.
INDIGO sales have gone off with fair spirit, without
;hang& in prices.

ANNUAL, MEETINO OF ThyrANtsTs.—The members and
friends of the four amalgamated counties of Lancashire,
Cheshire, Yorkshire, and Derbyshire, held their Botanical
meeting at Stockport on Sunday last. About 270 were
present, 250 of whom were delegates from the comities just
named. The delegates produced specimens of plants they
had brought with them from their respective localities, and
which owe their existence in this country. to the•peeuliarity
of the soil in those districts. The naming of• the plants
formed an interesting portion of the proceedings.. It was
decided that the next annual gathering should. be held in
the seoond week in July, 1860, at Todmordem The num-
ber of members of botanical societies present was : 75 from
Lancashire, 32 from Cheshire, 7 from Yorkshire, and 8 from
Derbyshire-; making a total of 120.

SALTPETRE is flat ; little business passin
—4,100 bags offered for sale. are g

slowly ; and

e small quantity so far have been at steady prices.
PEPPER.-1,200 bags superfine black offered, part of
hich sold at 4d. to 40. per lb.

LONDON CORN MARKET--JULY 19.
Both the supplies and attendance to-day were small.
English Wheat was held at Monday's rates. Good quali-
ties. of. Foreign were held for more money, which checked
business. •Floating cargoes are beginning to drop in, and
buyer are content to look on till samples and reports arrive.
?Flour Was 'a slow sale. Indian Corn was in 'good request
:for feeding purposes. Barley was held above buyers' no-
tices. Rye was steady ; Malt inactive. Peas and Beans
'unchanged. Little passing ' • and in cases where business
/results, prices favour buyers.

COLLISION AND 'Loss OF A STEAMER.—A, serious collision,
resulting in the probable total loss of the iron screw steamer
Carron took place on the morning of the 16th instant,
off the 'Suffolk coast. From the sworn depositions of the
captain taken by the Admiralty receiver of wrecks, and for-
warded to the Board of Trade, we collect the following par-
ticulars respecting the collision :—The steamer left London
for Grangemouth with a general cargo on board on the 14th.
When off Pakefield, at 1.60 a.m., the steamer steering NNE.,
about 10 or 12 miles off the' coast, they observed a brig about
half a point on the port bow, steering southward, with all
sail set, having a lower and two topmast studding sails set,
but not exhibiting any light. The steamer's lelm was
ordered to be ported, when the brig put het' to star-
board. Again was the steamer's helm put hard a-port, and
the engines were ultimately stopped to avoid a collision, but
to no avail, for the brig came stem an, striking the steamer
on the port quarter staring in the broadside, causing her to
immediately fill, and she went down' in twelve fathoms of
water, all hands being saved by the boats. The brig proved
to be the Viscountess Canning, from 'Newcastle to Jersey,
the master of which states positively that the vessel 'had all
the regulation lights exhibited, and attriliuted the collision
to the steamer attempting to cross his bows. The brig sus-
tained very serious damage to her bows, and had to be taken
into Lowestoft, being unable to proceed. The steamer was
300 tons burthen, and her cargo was insured at Lloyd's.
DESECRATION OF THE DEAD.—On Tuesday ti Meeting
was held at the Bridewell Hospital, New, -Bridge-street,
Blackfriars, to take into consideration the cendition of the
Precint Burial Ground, and to adopt such steps as might
be deemed advisable to prevent its desecration and to secure
its being placed and kept in proper order. The chapel-
warden (Mr. Teesdale) occupied the chair. The facts of the
case have already been' published. Some very strong
remarks were made upon the conduct of Lord Delawarr, the
MYSTERIOUS OCCURRENCE OW THE NORTH LONDON owner of the ground, and some of the other parties concerned
in the matter ; doubts were expressed as to the truth of
RAILWAY.---As a Porter at the Chalk, Farm station of the statement that the ground had never been conse-
this line • was, according to custom, lookingt through the crated, particularly as owing to the extreme sanctity of
carriages of a late train on Sunday
bioeh discovered the spot bodies had been removed from many churchl
in one of them an immense pool ofg
minute inspection of the carriage the blood On more yards in the metropolis, and other parts of the coon-
smeared about the seat and sides, and bespatteredwasfound try, to be re-interred in the ground in question. It was
over also stated that the governors were still prepared to give a
one of the carriage doors. The discovery was i
in maned- fail price for the ground, although they were determined to
diately made known to Mr. King, the superintendent •
under his direction an inspector and several porters proceeded rbesist the demand (£2,500) made by Lard Delawarr. It was,
at,once.along the line from Chalk Farm to - Bow, making in- eside,, strenuously- ,contended'. that the breaking-up of the
trarir \tvould, in all. probability, tendseriously to endanger
qniries at every station, and minutely examining theembank-
mits and other-likely spots, with a view of ascertaining any appointingna hof tho neighbourhood, and, ultimately resolutions
into the law A'
traces of' blood, or any circumstances likely to throw a light mg the case, a legal gentleman law a
and to prepare memorials to the Secretary .of
on the discovery. Nothing was discovered, however ; and State for the Homo Department, and other bodice interested
although another minute search has been made, the whole in the matter,
awere unanimously agreed to, and a committee
transaction remains as yet a mystery. was appointed, after which the proceedings terminated.

LONDON TALLOW MARKET
The Tallow market is dull,• at 535. per cwt. for this
north; and Ms. 6d. from October to December..

JULY 20,

GLASGOW CORN MARKET.—Jury 20.
There' was an average attendance of buyers to-day.
Meal was.in.moderate request at the reduced prices of last
meek, but Flour was a slow sale, at prices in favour of the
,buyer. Barley, Beans, and Peas are unchanged in value.
Oats, new, 6a. cheaper. Indian Corn quoted at 18s. 6d.
per quarter.

•GLASQOW IRON MARKET.—JULY 18.
The market continues to exhibit a drooping tendency.
The following were to-day's prices : No. 1, and warrants,
51.5. 6d. to 51s. 9d. ; maker's iron, and No. 3,51 s. 3d. to

.SALFORD CATTLE MARKET.—JULY, 20.
The supply at our market to-day comtisted of 1,201 beasts,
12,760 sheep and lambs, and 94 calves. There was a mode-
rate inquiry, and the following were the ruling prices :
Best beef, 6d to 7d ; middling, 5d to 5Ad ; cows, 4d to 50 ;
best wedders, 6d to 7d ; ewes, 4d to sid ; lambs, 6d to 7-id ;
calves, 5d to 7d per lb.

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