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

Railway Accident at Wolverhampton,

Yesterday afternoon an accident happened on the
London and North-Western Railway at Wolver-
hampton, which occasioned injuries to upwards of
20 persons. The third-class train which leaves Liver-
pool at 715 a,m. was a quarter of an hour late on
arriving at Stafford. On account of this delay, an
engine that usually leaves the shed of this company
near the Bushbury junction at Wolverhampton, to
take up a train at the passenger station in that
town, was not allowed to pass the Bushbury junc-
tion at the customary hour. At 12 45 the Liver-
pool train had duly arrived at the ticket platform
of the Wolverhampton station, and the officers had
scarcely commenced to collect the tickets when an
alarm was raised that a collision was about to hap-
pen. The collectors left the carriages and closed the
doors, and the engine and tender that had been kept
waiting at Bushbury junction came up at a speed of
about 8 or 10 miles an hour and ran into the rear of
the train, which was a very long one. The force of
the collision shattered the end and sides of the
guard's break van, and materially damaged two
third-class carriages which were next to it. These
carriages were filled with passengers, 23 of whom
received injuries which required immediate surgical
attention. Of these, four were conveyed to the South
Staffordshire Hospital, in Wolverhampton. Their
names are Thomas Armstrong, aged 48, traveller, of
7, Gorton lane, Gorton-brook, Manchester—general
internal, but not serious injuries; Elizabeth Knight,
aged 11, of Dudley Port—wound of nearly 3 inches
in length over the right eye; Matthew Hantley,
aged 33, of Benacre•street, Birmingham—injury
over left cheek bone and other facial contusions;
John Hantley, aged 5, son of the last named—slight
injury to the abdomen ; and Thomas Hall, aged
30, of 52, Edgware-road, London, a city mis-
sionary—cut over the left eye. There was also con-
veyed to an inn in the town Mrs. Elizabeth Hinton,
of Penkridge, aged 50, who is suffering from injuries
to the stomach. Two of the injured persons who
were conveyed to the hospital have since left; and
excepting the two who are now there and Mrs.
Hinton, the remainder, after having had their in-
juries attended to by surgeons sent for from Wol-
verhampton and Birmingham, proceeded to their
destinations or returned home the same afternoon.
No bones have been broken, and it is not expected
that any deaths will result. John Oliver, the driver
of the engine that ran into the train, is understood
to confess that he alone was at fault, for the auxi-
liary or distance signal, which is 800 yards from the
ticket platform, and can be seen a mile away, was
" against him." He is understood to have been at
the time on the wrong Bide of his engine, and thus
to have had his view intercepted by the funnel of
the engine.

More cases continue to be reported; 31 persons
are now known to be injured—one, it is feared
dangerously. _

COUNTRY MARKETS.

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GLOUCESTER-JULY 4.

The show of wheat to-day was pretty good, with a small
attendance of farmers. English wheat declined is per qr.,
and foreign, with a limited sale, also is down. Oats were
6d per qr lower in value. Beans and peas at late rates.

COLCHESTE:

•JULY 4.

A moderate show of wheat, with a lair business doing
and the prices of last week were rather improved.
Wheat, white ..46s 56s I Beans,Mazagan..3os 331
red ..42s 528 middle & small.3ss 42s
Barley
Oats

CH ELM SF 0 RD—JvLY 3.
At this corn exchange to-day there was a very thin
attendance, and the small amount of business done ren-
dered prices almost nominal. In Spring corn there was no
alteration.
Wheat, old white 30s 53s
new . 34s Ns
old red 36s 48s
new 34s 45s
Barley .. 36s
Chevalier 2Bs 40s
Grinding 22s 31s
Malt.... 61s 67s
Chevalier 64s 69s
Oats 20s 28s

Pelts, Partridge 37s 40s
White 39s 408
Boiling 4os 438
Dun 358 388
Ditto new —B --8
Beam, Tick, old 348 390
new —s —0
Harrow Ticks 358 408
new --s —8
Mazagan 3os 388

KIRKCALDY GRAIN-JrAY 4.

We had small supplies of wheat, very few oats, and
only one parcel of barley. Sales slow, and prices about
the same as last week.
Wheat.
First 33s Od
Second 39s Od
Third Od

Barley. Oats.
27s Od 2:38.0d
—s Od I 24s Od
Od —s Od

ARKET.
the close 01 the market.

Walla End.

Hetton
17 3
South Hetton ...17 0
Hartlepool 16 6
Trimdon Hartlepool 16 6
East Hartlepool 16 9
South Hartlepool 15 3
.K elloe .. l5 9
South Kelloe l5 9
Cassop .. 15 9
Tunstall
`Whitworth..... l5 0
Haswell l7 3
Riddell..... ,15 0
Framwellgate.. l4
tot, 71; sold, 64.