The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-04 00:00:00

FIUGH7FUL ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH-
EAS7ERN RAILWAY.

A collision of a most fearful character occurred
on the Richmond branch of the North-Eastern
Railway, on Monday morning, one person being
killed and a number of others seriously injured.
Every Monday fortnight a cattle-train leaves
Richmond for Darlington, to accommodate dealers
attending the Darlington market. This cattle
train on Monday morning was passed by the
passenger train which leaves Richmond at 6.40 a.m.,
and is due in Darlington at 7.24, at Catterick
station—a station only about four miles from Rich-
mond. Scorton station is the next, and Moulton
the next—the distance between Catterick and
Moulton being only a few miles. The passenger
train stopped at both the stations, and was just on
the point of leaving the latter when the cattle
train rushed up, and committed frightful havoc
with carriages and passengers. The passenger
train comprised the engine and tender, a second.-
class carriage, a first-class, and two-third class, all
of which we believe contained persons, chiefly
such as regularly attend the Darlington mar-
ket. Fortunately, however, at the rear of the
passenger train were attached five empty car-
riages. These five carriages were smashed to atoms,
the debris being scattered in all directions by the
violence of the collision. One young woman natued
Dickinson was killed, having survived the serious
injury she received only one hour and a half. A
considerable number of the passengers are injured.
The engine driver of the passenger train, who at
the moment was leaning over the side of his engine
and looking out for the signal of the guard that all
was right for him to sound his whistle and proeteed,
was precipitated with much violence amongst some
broken sleepers and rails at the foot of the railway.
He was, we understand, most seriously hurt.
Immediately after the occurrence the fireman of
the engine attached to the passenger train started
for Darlington, the engine fortunately not having
been disabled, and he made known to the proper au-
thorities the nature of the affair. Mr. F. Monkman,
passenger superintendent ; Mr. John Bell, locomo-
tive superintendent ; and Air. Sewell, waggon su-
perintendent, with a strong body of men, immedi-
ately proceeded to the scene of disaster, as did also
Dr. Jackson and other medical men, in the one case
to clear the line and in the other to give relief to
the suffering. The line was made right in the course
of a very short time, and the injured were removed,
in some cases to their homes, in others, where im-
practicable, to more convenient places.
It is evident, upon the face of these facts, that
culpable negligence has been the cause of the acci-
dent. The invariable rule on the line is that no
engine-driver with a luggage, mineral, cattle, or like
train shall follow a passenger train within 15 mi-
nutes. Then again, at Moulton there is a signal
about 200 yards from the station, on either hand,
to prevent approaching trains from proceeding fur-
ther when a. train is standing in the station.
Another circumstance which will be noticed at the
inquest is the fact of a porter acting as guard of the
passenger train.

THE ROBBERY OF BANK PAPER AND
FORGERY ON THE BANE:

A respectably-dressed young man named Richard
Brewer, and described as a mould-maker, was brought
before the Lord Mayor yesterday, upon a charge of
being concerned with others, now in custody, in
forging and uttering certain papers, printed on
Bank paper, purporting to be Bank of England
notes, with intent to defraud the Governors and
Directors of the Bank of England.
Mr. Freshfield, the solicitor to the Bank, appeared
to prosecute ; and Mr. Lewis attended on behalf of
the prisoner.
Mr. Freshfield said his lordship would remember
that there had been already four parties brought
before him and examined upon the same charge.
There was one still in custody in Birmingham, mak-
ing five, and the prisoner, Richard Brewer, who
was before him, made the sixth. The prisoner was
employed at Messrs. Portal's manufactory, and had.
eharge of the moulds by which the marks were
made in the Bank paper. He was apprehended upon
the charge of being connected with the others
already in custody, and upon a future day ho would.
no doubt be able to produce the necessary evidence.
He proposed that the prisoner should be remanded,
and be examined when the others already in cus-
tody were brought up, and he was sure Mr. Lewis,
who he was informed appeared on behalf of the
prisoner, would see the propriety of not going fully
into the evidence until all the prisoners were
brought up together.
Mr. Lewis said he should not oppose Mr. Fresh-
field's proposition, as he thought it would rather
damage his client if the evidence were gone into.
He agreed with him also that the case should be
gone into at one time, and not in parts.
Thomas Leaper, sergeant in the Hants constabu-
lary, said he had been engaged in the investigation
concerning the robbery of Bank paper in July last.
He received information, which be believed to be
true, that the prisoner, Richard Brewer, was con-
cerned in the forgery of Bank notes and Bank paper.
In answer to Mr. Lewis, he said he apprehended
the prisoner at his usual place of business in Messrs.
Portal's premises.
The prisoner Was then remanded.
At the Birmingham police-court yesterday, before
Mr. 'l'. C. S. Kynnersley, the stipendiary magistrate,
John Griffiths was brought up under a remand,
charged with a series of forgeries upon the Bank of
En gland,
_ _

Mr. Glossop, chief superintendent of the Birming-
ham police, stated that he had received a communi-
tion from Captain Hodgson, of the City police, ask-
ing that, with the consent of the magistrates, Grif-
fiths might be removed to London, where he would
be tried with the other prisoners in custody on a
charge of conspiracy. He had therefore to apply
that Griffiths might be remanded to London.
Mr. Kyunersley said he saw no objection to the
course proposed to be taken, and granted the appli-
cation.

Griffiths was brought to London this morning.

7HE MANCHESTER CI7Y BANK CASE.

At the Manchester City Police-court yesterday
morning Jonah Andrew was brought up on remand,
charged with having appropriated to his own use
the sum of £37 17s. 6d., which was entrusted to
him in his capacity of banker, with which to retire
a bill upon the Union Bank, London.
Mr. S. Lyon, a travellor in the employ of Mr.
M. Kean, tailor and draper, King-street, Manches-
ter, said he left the amount named at the City
Bank, on the 21st October, with Mr. Coulson, the
prisoner's clerk, with written instructions upon
printed form to advise a bill for the amount due in
London on the following day. O❑ the 23d he re-
ceived a telegram to the effect that the bill had not
been advised, upon which he called to see the pri-
soner. Andrew said he had no money, for he had
paid it all away ; and after some conversation the
prisoner threw the telegram down in a passion, and
walked away. _

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said he received the money spoken of,
and the advice note on the 21st October, en-
tered the note in the cash-book, and put the
money in
the drawer. The book lay on the coun-
ter,and was always open to the prisoner's in-
spection. Witness received no instructions to
remit the money to London. He received other
money on that day and the next, and paid it all away
to customers except £4, which ho still had, and
about £l,OOO in country cheques.
Mr. Coulson was recalled, and said he received
the advice note from the last witness, and put it
on the usual file. When Mr. Lyon subsequently
called witness took the advice note from the file and
gave it to the prisoner, and he had not seen it
since.

Mr. Lyon was recalled, and stated what he be-
lieved. the advice note contained.

Mr. Richardson, the solicitor for the prosecution,
asked for a remand to Thursday, when, he said, he
expected to be able to strecgt hen his case by wit-
nesses from the Union Bank, London.
After some discussion the remand was granted.

SYMPATHY WITH THE NORTH AMERICAN UNION.
—A public meeting was held last evening at the Cleveland
Institution, Fitzroy-square, to express sympathy
with the
Northern States of America in their present struggle. The
meeting was well attended—Mr. H. R. Moore in the chair.
The meeting was addressed by Messrs. Malleson, Was,
and other gentlemen, in speeches supporting the position
taken up by the Northern States, and strongly deprecating
any interference in the dispute by the Government of ibis;
country, as tending to involve "gland in a war which in
,a:ilinthgthe in the cotton districts. Resolutions in ac-
object' of the raeeti4 g
its effects would be even more disastrous than the distress
cnoorwd
apnrceev
Were unanimously
agreed to.