The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-28 00:00:00

SWEEPSTAKES OF 100 SOVS.

Ace of Clubs..
Piccador.....,
Ellangowan. ... 3

Seven ran.
LAVANT STAKES.

Alma c • 1
Durham .
Crytheia
~

Nine ran.
SWEEPSTAKES OF TEN SOVS.

/Etna
Bradamante
Salvioni

Nine ran.

GOODWOOD STARES.
6 to 4 agst Anfield (taken)
11 to 2 agst Blondin (taken)
6to 1 agst Bellman (taken)
100 to S agst Balham offered)
20 to 1 agst Zapateado (offered)
Very little doing.

GOODWOOD CL P.
2to 1 apt Buckstone (taken)

SHIPPING—This Day.

LONDON, July 28.—Wind this day at noon—Sonth-
Easterly ; light breeze, and fine weather, but rather
cloudy.
FALMOUTR, July 28.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Sharron,
from Smyrna.
CARDIFF, July 27.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Jacentos,
from Puebla. Sailed—Palestine, for New York; John
and Mary, for Gibraltar.
KINGROAD, July 26,—Arrived—William Graham, front
Miramichi ; Porto Novo, from Richibucto; Antonelli, from

Taganrog.
DUNDALK July 26.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Una, from
Montreal.
CLYDE, July 27.—Wind W.—Arrived—lngleborough
from Quebec; Antiguq, from Trinidad; Sale, from Ha.
vannah.

The Fatal Accident on the Monmouthshire
Railway.

will be
CW3IBRAE, Saturday.
This protracted inquiry,
awchliocshe
lhasatsnbigehent. foptrtimes
t of a fearful. character occurred
adjourned,
Monmouthshire Railway at this place on the 3d inst.,
wonhethne
aexpress train ran off the rails, smashed the car-
riages,b:ragelicitdetno
remembered%asat
and killed the driver, Robert 111‘Ghae, and seriously
injured other persons. rho inquest on /Sl`Gh ee was held
before
Mr. Brewer, coroner for Monmouthshire, and the
evidence adduced up to yesterday •is ent to show that the
train was proceeding at a rapid pace, and that the line was
not adapted to express speed, the rails being fastened to the
sleepers with wooden pegs or trenails instead of iron
Ain
utshire Rail-
way Harrison, the engineer to the Monm h
oasi.
having stated that
the line was in good
rer air,
Col. Yolland, the Government inspector, was examined.
lie said his opinion was that the road was made of fair ma-
terial for the time when it was constructed-12 or 14 years
ago—but that it was decidedly
not a road suitable for the
express trains of the present day, and he trusted the Mon-
mouthshire Railway Company
accident, and relay their
lineownotu a
the improved
tke warning by this
principleof
the present day, which the company themselves would find
after all to be the most economical, Wooden transit might
be considered good as long as the wood remained sound, but
the use of iron fang bolts was decidedly better; and it was
almost impossible for an inspector as he passed along the
road to see whether the wooden trenails were rotten or not,
and particularly on a line which was ballasted so heavily
He was of opinion that the train was travelling at a fast
rate, probably 45 miles an hour. That was by no means an
unusual speed for an express train, on a proper road con-
structed for express trains, and he did not think the speed
exceeded the time allowed for the journey, which was 15
minutes from Pontypool• road to Newport, which was too
little with the road in its present state.

At the close of the inquiry the jury found that the de.
ceased had bees killed by the train accidentally running off
the line, and they added—" We attribute the accident to
the high speed run on a road not originally intended for
fast running, and we urge the company to allow more time
for the express trains from Pontypool-road to Newport
until the road is renewed."

The ships of war on the Australian station at the
date of the last advices were the Harrier, 17, Capt.
Sullivan, at Sydney; the Miranda, 14, Capt. Jen-
kins, at Sydney; and the Eclipse, 4, Commander
MtiyrlE, at New Zealand.

Her Majesty's paddle sloop Ardent, Capt. Parish
(promoted), arrived at Woolwich on Sunday even-
ing from the south-east coast of America, and was
yesterday hauled into basin in preparation to be
stripped and paid out of commission for repairs.
The Ardent on her way home touched at Bahia,
Pernambuco, St. Vincent, and Madeira, and was 50
days at sea. After taking up her berth in basin
under the sheers she was inspvcted by Commodore
Sir F. Nicolson, C. 8,, superintendent at Woolwich.
The officers and crew were mustered on deck, and
found to be in a most efficient and healthy condi-
tion. Some repairs of considerable importance in
the machinery were effected with much skill and
perfect success by Mr. Maylor, v. resident engineer,
at Rio, The Ardent brought home a number of
the officers and crew of her Majesty's store•ship
Madagascar, which Was sold told broken up at Rio
do Xaneiro.