The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-10 00:00:00

Commence at 7.

ItOYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, under the
Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER.
Last Five Nights of the present Season.
Crowded with rank and fashion.
Froductim of an entirely new o,iginal Travestie of a very
pop niar subject, by F. C. Burnam:, Esq., entitled FAUST
MARGUERITE, in which Mr. and M:s Charles
Matt,ews will appear. The new scenery by the celebrated
artists, Messrs. Danson and Sons ; the incidental Ballet by
Oscar Byrne.
Re- engal:ement of those ce'ebrated and popular artistes, Mr.
an a Mrs. Charles Mathews.
Amongst the artists engaged will be found the popular
names or lift Benjamin Webster, Mr. Charles Mathews. Mr.
Frank Matthews, Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. Ps.ul
Bedford, Mr. F. Robinson. Mr. Asulcy ' • Mrs. Chas. Mathews,
Miss Herbert, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss
Fanny Josephs, Miss Patti Josephs, Miss Wentwortn, and
Airs. Stirling.
EVERY EVENING, at 7 o'clock, A DAY AFTER THE
WEDDING. Miss Herbert, and Mr. F. Robinson.
At a quarter-past 8, a new Travestie, entitled FAUST
AND MARGUERITE : Mr. Chas. Mathews, Mr. J. Clarke,
Mr. Ashley, Mr. Montague, Mr. W. IL Eburne, Mr. W.
Chamberiaine, and Mrs. C. Mathews.
At 0, USED UP. Mr. Charles Mathews; Mrs. Frank
Matthews, and Miss Patti Joseph+.
To conclude with UNDER THE ROSE. Mr. Ashley, and
Miss Cottrell.
On Friday,l2th August. Benefit, and last night of the pre-
sent engagement of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Mathews, a new and
original t,omedy, in 3 acts, by Arthur Sket hley, Esq., en-
titled HOW WILL THEY GET OUT OF IT, in which
Mr. and Mrs. C. mATHE WS will appear.

fIOUN'FRY and SEASIDE DRESSES.
‘..) Messrs. JAY, of Regent-street, have now in stock a
variety or WASHING SILK DRESSES, sultatle for the
country and seaside, and at the clearing-out price of only
Its. ed. the dress.

JAY'S,
217, 249, and 251, Regent-street.

BLACK SILKS.—The price of Silks in the raw
material has already r sen 15 per cent, and It will soon
reach a far greater per-centae. Messrs. JAY, therefore,
invite (heir num,cruus patrons to take acvantage of the stock
they have on hand, which they cm now dispose of on favour-
able terms ; but the same qualities will natunlly be more
coAly ac the price of silk fluctuates to a higher average

JAY'S,
217,219, and 251, Regent-street.

COALS.—The LILLESHALL COMPANY'S
COALS.
Direct from their own Collieries.
Marquis'. .235. per ton. I Double 203. per ton.
Top 22,a. „ Deep
Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De-
pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, doutli Wharf,
Paddington, W., and Maiden-lane, N.
• Best Coke
Terms cash.
JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent

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The Weather—Sun Office, Aug. 10, IS6I.

THERMOMETER.

Thia day at Two o'clock .. 66

Barometer-29.08.
WIND —W. ; strong breezy, and find.

FIIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tins DAL—Morning, 6.1. ZOrn.—Afternoon, 6a. 50m.
n-lcou.now.-Morning, 7h. 12na.—Aftnrnoon, ih. 40ra.

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1864.

It seems that public interest is not to be suffered
to die out regarding the dangers incurred by the
present system of railway travelling. The awful
catastrophe cn the North London Railway is still
fresh in onr recollection. The judicial investigation
respecting it is incomplete. The murderer, if
tracked, yet unsecured, when side by side with the
report of the inquest comes the narrative of another

railway journey performed at imminent risk to life,
if not resulting in actual physical injury. Fate is
certainly against the directors, shareholders, or
other railway authorities who wish to avoid trou-
blesome and expensive changes, and whose motto is
the old favourite,

" What we did with yesterday,
We'll e'en do with to-day."

The murder of Mr. BRIGGS was heard with the
greater horror in our households because it was felt
to be a catastrophe that might bafal any happy
home; and the same feeling attaches itself to the
report which one of the gentlemen who took part
in the journey the other night has furnished to the
public. The thread of the story is, that five gen-
tlemen were occupying a carriage in the express
train to the north on Thursdly evening last. JO5l
before the train which started at 9.15 p.m. left
King's-cross the guard pushed into the carriage a
man in a sailor's dress, who was seemingly some-
what intoxicated—not a very pleasant companion
under any circumstances for a journey from Lone
don to Edinburgh. They had not proceeded far
before the man, who was suffering from an attack
of delirium tremens, declared he had been robbed,
and rushed wildly about the carriage. At first
the other passengers tried not to notice him, but
when it came to launching out blows in every
direction, and trying to get out of the windows,
it was time to interfere; but so strong was the
madman, added to the strength given by the frenzy
he was in, that it took four of the other passen-
gers to secure him, and these had to exert their
utmost strength. One of those present, an elderly
gentleman, was naturally unable to render much
assistance, and was seriously terrified. The
others were not very well satisled with their
Position, as unwilling keepers of a lunatic,
for the distance of eighty miles,without any means
of securing him save a slander strap for his hands
and their pocket handerchiefs for his feet. " Neces-
sity is the mother of invention," and the necessity
being urgent and the danger imminent, they made
the most of these appliances, but it was necessary
for two of them to hold him down on the seat all
the way. Theydid not resign themselves to this
position without a struggle, but their efforts to
alarm either guard or driver were totally unavail-
jug- The occupants of the next carriage heard the
commotion, and endeavoured to second their efforts.
Ocher passengers became alarmed, but shouts and
screams were alike useless, and away rushed the
train through the darkness, renaorseiessly bent on
reaching Peterborough, the first station where the
iron horse draws breath on his northern journey.
At one moment, indeed, there was a gleam of hop e