The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-12 00:00:00

OUTWARD MAILS.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 12,
The Behar, from Bombay on the 29th September,
reached Suez at 7 p.m. yesterday.
The Delta, with the heavy portion of the Bombay
and Mauritius mails, left Gibraltar at 6 p.m. on the
10th, and may be expected at Southampton on the
15th inst.

The Baroda, from Southampton on the 4th inst.
with Calcutta and China mails, reached Gibraltar
on the 9,h at 1 a.m., and left at 9 a.m. for
Alexandria.

LIVERPOOL, OCT. 12.
The Canadian steamer Hibernian, from Quebec
on the let inst., arrived here at 7.30 morning.

FRANCE.

PARIS, OCT. 12.

The Constitutionnel of this morning has an
article signed by M. Limayrao relative to the dies
quieting rumours concerning Austria. The writer
says :—" The Convention solely affects Rome, and
in no way modifies the position of other parts of
Italy. Without doubt agitators may continue to
work in Venetia, and committees may issue procla-
mations speaking of an offensive and defensive
alliance, and of war in the spring. But this is not
new state of things, and is one for which the Con-
vention is not responsible. All sensible men must
understand that France has no desire to complicate
the Roman question by the question of Venice, and
to kindle in the north of the Peninsula what she
seeks to extinguish in the south.
The Gazette des Etrangers states that the Queen
of Holland, on her way to Nice pass the winter,
went through Chambery, and visited the romantic
residence where Rousseau made botanical researches
with Mine. de Varrens. Her Majesty touched the
keys of the old harpsichord which Rousseau used
in compsing the airs of his "Davin du Village."
BOURSE, Oet. 11.—The market has been firm,
and prices show but a trifling variation from those
of yesterday. Threes, for the Account, are now at
65f. 400. Mobilier are unvaried at 913 f. The. Rail-
way Shares have been rather offered, and some of
the lines are quoted slightly lower. The market
closed as follows :

41 per Cents. 92
Do. end month
3 per Cents
Do. end month 65 45
Credit Mobilier 913 75
Do. end month 912 60
Bank Shares 3395
Credit Foncier llB5
Roman

fltalian Loan 66 25
Do. end month 66 60
Ditto Threes 4O 75
New Mexican ... to 60
Russian
Austrian .. BO
Spanish Threes...,
ffome Debt
Deferred

HAIL

Orleansi••.b• ** 000 .•...
Northern
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern
Western
Eastern ....
Sardinian
Austrian oo
Lombard
North of Spain
Saragossa..
Ditto to Barcelona

-AYS.
Cash. Account.
837 50 .. 840 --
975 982 50
897 50 .. 900 --
610 .. 612 50
497 50 .. 600
495 .. 493 75
337 60 .. 311 25
440 410
518 75 .. 522 50
386 25 .. 387 50
472 50 .. 472 50

Collisions on the South-Western Railway

Yesterday evening a collision, providentially nnaccom
paniod by less of 1;f-3, occurred at the Pu'ney station of the
Windsor, Richmond, and Reading branch of the London
and South-Western Railway, between an up Reading and a
goods train. It appears that about half-past five o'clock a
goods train, which had come from Windsor, was delivering
some goods at the Putney station when it was run into by
the up passenger train which leaves Reading at 4 16, and,
after stopping at Richmond, run (without calling at Mort-
lake or Barnes) into Putney, where it was due at 5.39.
Whether the distant signals were against the passenger
train, thus closing the station against its approach, or not,
could not be gathered in the confusion and excitement
which prevailed upon the spot, The trains coming from
Richmond have to pass round a curve which conceals the
station from approaching trains, and els) down an in-
cline, and as the Reading up train rounded this curve its
engine ran with a frightful crash into the rear of the
goods train. The break •van of the latter (which the
guard had only quitted a second or two before) was crushed
and broken by the force of the collision, the end towards
the Putney station being shattered to pieces. The guard
must consequently have had a narrow escape from death.
The goods train consisted of an engine and a number
of trucks, some empty and some with goods ; and one of
these trucks, that nearest the break-van, was shattered and
thrown against the side of the cutting. Tho next truck to
this was thrown up in the air and turned over on to the
truck in front of it, while several more were thrown off the
line, the whole presenting a scene of wreck and confusion.
The engine which drew the Reading train (consisting of
eight passenger carriages) was apparently but slightly da-
maged, though its forewheels seemed partly off the rails.
As the train was coming rather slowly in at the time of the
collision, no lives wore lost, though many of the passengers
were shaken severely by the shock. Mr Thorn, the Putney
stationmaster, promptly hurried to the spot with a number
of porters, and assisted the affrighted passengers to alight
from the train, lie also immediately telegraphed to the offi-
cials of the line, and Mr Scott, the traffic manager, and Mr
Godson and other officials with two engines and a number
of platelayers, promptly made their way to Putney station.
Many of the passengers down this line were passed to trains
waiting on the Barnes aide of the station, and so forwarded
to their destinations. The passengers for Waterloo, how-
ever, were not so fortunate, as it was nearly 9 o'clock before
a train was ready to take them from Putney, and passen-
gers from Windsor, (Szo., did not arrive in town till about a
quarter past 9. A serious accident occurred to a platelayer
while assisting in removing the broken trucks from the line.
His name is Robert Morgan. He was caught between two
buffers and crushed in the stomach and back. On being
carried into the station his injuries were examined by Mr
A. L. Owen, a medical student of Trinity College, Dublin,
and one or two medical gentlemen present, when it was
found he had received an injury to the spine. As the line
had become crowded with passengers and spectators, it was
found necessary to obtain the service of the metropolitan
police ; and after a short time Mr Superintendent Butt,
with some 20 or 30 constables of the V division, hastily
obtained from Putney and Wandsworth, rendered most
effectual assistance by clearing the line of strangers. At
eight o'clock no lees than four down-trains and several up
were detained on each lido of the Putney station, but after
a delay of about two or three hours the line was sufficiently
clear for the resumption of traffic.
Another collision on the above line took place on Monday
night about 9 o'clock near the old Godalmington station.
The direct Portsmouth train leaving Waterloo at 7 o'clock
proceeded as far as Guildford in safety—the time of depar-
ture from that point being 7 57. The uptrain from Godal-
ming leaves at 8 20, and on moving from that station that
night everything appeared to be right. It had itot, how-
ever, travelled many yards before the downtrain from Lon-
don ran into it with considerable force. The engine and
tender of the uptrain were knocked completely over and
much injured, and one of the carriages was nearly broken
to pieces. In both cases the whole of the carriages were
shifted from the metals. We understand that the driver
and stoker in both trains escaped unhurt. There were but
four passengers in the train, all of whom were gentlemen.
Three of the passengers were together in one compartment
of a second-class carriage, and they
escaped with a slight
shaking ; but the occupant of the next compartment of the
carriage, Mr Patterson, a Scotch draper residing in Guild-
ford, received a cut across the scalp, but it is thought that
the wound is not a serious one. The down train contained
a groat number of passengers, but fortunately none of them
were injured. The line was cleared by about 3 o'clock yes-
terday morning. Mr Godson, the general manager at Nine
Elms, proceeded at once to the scene of the accident, aryl
he there ascertained that the auxiliary signal lamp had gone
out at Godalming, thereby taking the driver of the Ports-
mouth train off his guard, and causing the collision, Some
time elapsed ere fresh carriages could be made up to convey
the passengers to their destination.

FATAL ACCIDENT IN FENCHURCH-STREET•--Last
evening as Thomas Grace, a carman, in the employ
of Mr Murdoch, builder, was proceeding along Fenchurch-
street he suddenl3, from some unexplained cause, slipped
over on the off side, and the wheel went over his neck. He
was taken to the surgery of Messrs Sewell and Crosby, but
life was found to be extinct, and the body was removed to
the deadhouse of St. Dionis Backchurch, where it awaits a
coroner's inquest, The deceased leaves a wife and three
childreit