The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-15 00:00:00

EXTENSIVE SLIP ON THE GREAT
NORTHERN RAILWAY.

On Wednesday morning the traffic on the main line
of the Great Northern Railway was suddenly interrupted
by an exteusive" slip” of earth in the Spittai-gate cut-
tings about a mile south of Grantham. It appears that
the stratum through which the cutting is formed consists
of marl and clay .and alluvial soil, and that the late
heavy rains having penetrated into the cracks and
fissures at the cutting and expanded the soil at the
bottom, the west side suddenly gave way about four
o'clock on Wednesday morning, under the vibration of
a heavy goods train which was proceeding northwards.
Some thousands of tons of earth fell upon both lines of
rail, burying the engine and foremost trucks of the
train, which of course was brought to a standstill. The
engine-driver and stoker both escaped unhurt, and they
at once proceeded to the Grantham station to give the
alarm. On examination it was found that the down
rails had been completely forced from their bed, and
with the engine and tender deposited on the other line
of rails. The slip extended 100 yards, and it is not the
first that has occurred here. The obstruction was so
great that it was feared some days at least
must elapse
before the traffic could be resumed. Mr. Denison, the
chairman of the Great Northern Company, visited the
scene of the accident in the course of the morning, and
a large force of men were employed to clear the line.
The through-passenger trains were forwarded from
Peterborough to Redford by way of the loop. By dint
of extraordinary exertions, day and night, the up-line
was cleared yesterday morning in time to allowed of the
morning express which conveyed the Duchess of Kent
and her saite.

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OPENING of the KING'S CROSS TER3IIIVCS'
Yesterday the splendid terminus of the Great Northern
Railway at King's.cross was opened for public traffic,
and the event, throughout the entire day, attracted
hundreds of persons to thu vicinity of the station. Cap-
tain Laffau, the Government lnspector, accompanied by
Mr. Seymour Clarke, the general manager. Mr. Lewis
Cubitt, the architect, with Mr. Brassey, the engineer,
and other gentlemen connected with the railway, went
over the line and the tunnel under the llegent'a Canal,
near the Imperial Gasworks, on Wednesday, end the
gallant officer having given the necessary certificate as
to the soundness of the lines of rail, the first train started
for York yesterday morning from the new terminus at
seven o'clock, in the presence of a very large number of
persons, notwithstanding the earliness of the hour, the
train being drawn by one of Cratnpton'a engines. No
ceremony took place, but in consequence of the large
number of persons assembled on the platforms through-
out the day and in the vicinity of the station, it was
deemed necessary, in addition to an enlarged number of
the railway police, under the orders of Mr. Superinten-
dent Williams, also to have a detachment of the S divi-
sion of metropolitan police on duty, under the direction
of Inspector Chacapneys. Notwithstanding the incom-
plete state of the general building, the vvaitingnrooms are
elegantly fitted up, and furnished with a due regard to
the consort and convenience of the passengers. The
entire station was lighted up on Wednesday evening,
WM from its ea,o, wtsguituJo, uala thu ip...tuacane• nuluber of
lights the appearance was that of a grand illumination.
All the trains departed and arrived throughout the day
(yesterday) without the slightest accident.

THE MURDER IN SHEPHERD-STREET.
Mr. Langhece, the deputy-coroner for Westminster,
held the inquest yesterday, at the Duke of York public-
house, Shepherd-street, Oxt'ord-strect, on the bcdy of
Ann Matthews, alias Brown, aged 51, who was mur-
dered by her nephew, James Phillips, who resided with
her at No. 11 in the same street. The evidenco wos
substantially the same as that which had been already
given before the magistrates on Monday last, with the
exception of the post nzortem examination, which was
made on Tuesday by Mr. Francis Clarke, surgeon, of
No. 14, Henrietta-street, Cavendish-square, who was
called into the house at the time of the occurrence, on
Saturday night. Mr. Clarke stated that on examining
the body he found numerous bruises of long standing, and
an abrasion and blow of recent date on the left hip, as if
caused by a boot; the flesh was of a black and dark
green colour, extending rcund to the loins. On
removing the !,cull-cap and dura matea, the surface and
vessels of the brain were loaded with venous coagulated
blood, and there were patches about the size of a five-
shilling piece on each side of the head, but considerably
larger on the left side than the right, The rest of the
body was remarkably healthy. He attributed the cause
of death to concussion of the brain, and he believed the
blows on the temple had caused the concussion, as the
internal appearances corresponded with the marks out-
side. Either of the blows was quite sufficient to produce
death, especially that on the left side, which was enough
to crush an .ox. He laid no stress on the stamping on
the stomach of the deceased by Phillips, as he found no
marks to correspond to that statement. This being the
whole of the evidence, the coroner summed up, when the
jury returned a verdict ;of " Wilful murder" against
James Phillips; and the proceedings terminated.

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SOCIETY FOR RELIEF OF WIDOWS AND ORPHANS
OF MEDICAL MEN IN LONDON AND ITS VICINITY. —A half-
yearly general court of the members was held on Wednesday
evening, at the society's new rooms, in the house of the
Royal Medical and Chirurgical Satiety-, Berners-street, Sir
Charles Mansfield Clarke, Bart., tte president, in the chair.
After the reading of the minutes the court sanctioned and
confirmed 'a donation of ten guineas paid by t of
directors to the son of a widow, although above 14 years of
age, to aid him in emigrating to Australia.
.A ballot then
took place for officers and directors for the ensuing year. M
Mr.
r.
Travers was elected a vice-President, in the place of
Vincent, deceased; Drs. Dew and Burrows, Messrs. store,
jun., Paget, Cathron, and Peter Rood, were elected directors,
in place of the six senior directors who retire in rotation.
All the other members of
.the court were re. elected, And
thanks were voted to the pregdent.