The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-18 00:00:00

CITY NEWS-YESTERDAY.

The twelfth half-yearly dividend (10s. per cent.),
which became due on Ecuador Bonds on the Ist
November last, is announced as payable on the
31st inst.

About £123,000 in gold was taken from the
Bank to-day for exportation, viz., £84,000 in sove-
reigns, and £39,000 in bars. The continuous with-
drawals of gold from the Bank, principally on
account of recent foreign loans, are beginning to
excite more attention. The total of coin and bul-
lion in that establishment, however, is still about
£16,000,000, while £669,000 is on the way from
Australia, and considerable remittances are ex-
pected from America.

The Borussia, from New York, has brought only
£2,000 in specie for England, but £26,000 for
France.

The amount of specie engaged for transmission to
the East by the steamer Ripon, which will leave on
the 20th inst., is £399,073, of which £79,197 is gold,
and the residue silver. Government transmit
£77,187 in silver to China by this opportunity.
Subjoined are the particulars, viz. :—For China,
£202,616; India, £87,499 ; the Straits, £34,960 ;
Mauritius, £40,000 ; Alexandria, £32,468 ; and for
Ceylon, £1,630.

The American packet telegraphed this afternoon
announces a fresh rise in the New York exchange,
and in the premium on gold, the former being
quoted 137 k, and the latter 24} per cent. The
prices of public securities at New York continue to
rise.

The continental exchanges this afternoon were
scarcely so firm as on Tuesday. The rates for bills
on Vienna were more in favour of Austria.
The rates of discount now current on the Conti-
nent are as follows :—Paris, 31- per cent. ; Vienna
61; Hamburg, 31; Turin, 4/ ; Frankfort, 21 ; Am-
sterdam, 31 ; Berlin, 3; ; Brussels, 3 ; and St.
Petersburg, 51.
Natal Government Six per Cent. Debentures for
£50,000 were disposed of to-day by public tender
at the offices of her Majesty's Agents General for
Crown Colonies. The tenders received amounted
in the aggregate to £160,900, at rates varying from
100 to 107. The minimum was fixed at 1031. The
whole loan was taken at an average rate of £lO5
12s. 2d.

The Gazette specie statement for the week end-
ing Wednesday last gives the following totals—
viz.:—lmports of gold, £555,775; exports of gold,
£383,938 ; imports of silver, £49,852 ; exports of
silver, £364,351.

CITY NEWS---THIS DAY.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The demand for money, as usual on Saturday,
has bees a little quieter. There is no alteration to
report in terms upon which the bankers and brokers
are willing to supply the commercial community,
bat the large available resources enable the latter
to obtain accommodation at 1 per cent, on the best
qualities of commercial bills. Very little immediate
change is expected, although an increased demand,
with greater firmness in the quotations, may be
looked for towarus the end of the year, especially if
encouragement should be given to various descrip-
tions of joint-stock enterprise.
Since Monday last the imports of specie have
been about £1,379,000, and the exports £574,000.
The Ripon, which leaves on the 20th inst., with
the East India and China mails, will take out
£399,073 in specie.

An extraordinary meeting of the London and
Provincial Marine Insurance Company has been
called for the 29th inst. for the purpose of con-
sidering and passing certain special resolutions.
A dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. has been
declared by the directors of the Bank of Victoria,
payable in London on and after the 20th inst.

Two O'CLOCK.
The transactions in the English Stock Market
to-day, although extremely limited, have led to a
further decline of per cent, Oonsols being 932
for money and account. The New Three per Cents.
are flat at 91i 92 ; the Reduced at 92 ; Exchequer
Bills, June, are 235. prem.; ditto, March, 18s.
Prem.; Bank Stock has receded to 236 and 237;
but the Indian 5 per Cent. Loan has improved to
le9l
There has not been much animation in the
Foreign Market, and prices have been rather de-
Pressed. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1854, are flat, at
82 83; ditto, 1858, steady, at 68t 691, ; ditto New
Scrip, a 1 prem. ; and the Consolides are 371 38-1-
Italian have receded to 712. ; Portuguese Scrip is
22 prem. ; Russian ditto, 11 I pram. ; Spanish Pas-
sive, 211; Peruvian, 981 ; and Venezuelan have
improved to 291 30.
Business in the Railway Share Market has been
inactive, and the few transactions entered into were
at slightly reduced rates. Great Easterns, Grea
Northerns, Great Westerns, and Midlands have
declined ss. ; and Great Northern A stock, and
North Westerns, 10s.

The Foreign and Colonial lines continued dull,
at about previous rates.

Joint-Stock Bank Shares have been in active de-
mand, and prices generally exhibit increased buoy-
ancy owing to speculative purchases.
In the Miscellaneous Market there is no change
of importance to record.

Bank SBRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
.. 92
3 per Cent. Console Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9ll 2
New 34 per Cent. Annuities lOO/
India Stock
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 100
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 101
D:tto Bods £l,OO
Consols forn Accounot, Nov
93a
Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Ct. • . June.
Ditto
.E. 500 .... 23
Ditto Small ....................
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Egyptian, 7 per Cent
Ditto, Paid up 5crip........................ B9
Peruvian 41 per Cent ............. ,
Ditto
Account . • .... ...
Rs rtuguese 3 per Cent., _
1863.
-Ditto Scrip, £l5 pd ..... ....
.........
Ditto Paid-up Scrip ... ... ....... 46f
flii.sian b per Cent 182? £St .... . ... •
Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862, Scrip, £32188 pd lf /
Ditto Paid up Scrip
Spanish 3 per Cent
_ Ditto Passive..
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
821
Ditto Account
L- at() 6 per Lent. 1858 .. --
69a
Ditto
Account
Ditto, £lOO Bonds
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 (Scrip), £5O paid 1
Ditto, Paid up Scrip 6Ba i
Venezuela, per Cent.
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f.
Ditto Account
COnsols, TWO O'CLOCK
Money ......
931 1

March.
18

THE BLACRWALL AND LONDON DOCK RAILWAY.
Yesterday, in compliance with instructions from the direc-
tors of the above new line of railway, which will connect
the London Docks with the Blackwell Railway, the first
Clearance sale of houses for the formation of the branch line
Was effected by Messrs. Pullen,
.Horne, and Co. The pro-
perty WES situated in Great Mint-street, aid comprised
Tem
several large warehouses,
nilineetvetihurnoguaghal
mweheitchintanhe
railway will pass is in the
midst
r
of
of houses have
will
uninhabitable state, and a large n
to be disposed of. 'When the railway is numb
a
te public
bh
finished a consider-
able amount of traffic will bo removed
from
thoroughfare, as the goods which hithertohave
veyed from the vessels in the docks through the
seterneectons of
the metropolis will be forwarded by trucks along the Black-
wall Railway to the Great Eastern, the London and North-
Western, and the Great Western, to their respective desti-
nations in_ the north and west of England.
A deplorable accident occurred at Beaumont-
gar, Oisa two evenings since. As two journeymen plum-
bers were pouring some naphtha from one vessel to another,
it took fire from a candle which stood near, and a fearful
explosion followed. The unfortunate men, with their
clothes in a blaze, rushed into the street, crying out for
help. Several persons hastened to throw water on them,
theand at last extinguished the flames, but not before both
men were so dreadfully burnt that they died in a few
hours after. Meanwhile, the workshop where the accident
happened was burning with great fury and the whole pre-
Mises were in imminent danger. Fortunately, however,
the firemen succeeded in confining the conflagration to the
building where
to the
where it originated. The damage is estimated at
about 10,000 f.

LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
I Leasing Closing Business
Railways. Paid. Co. s Price. Done.
Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.&N.W
Birkenhead.
Buckingh mslhre lOO Do. 95 07
Chester & Holyhead lOO ,Do 55 67
Do. 54 per cent 100 Do. 125 127
Do. 5 „ 100 IDo.
Clydesdale Junction 100 ,Cledon 1103 105
Colchester, Stour Val. 100 E.11.&G.E 67 69
Gl&oes.te,
5r &peDr
E. Lincolnsh. gApr c. 100 Gt. North. 135 137
Gls.Barr.&Neils.Dret. 100 Cledon .
eceanntil.'.. ores.
. lalool
Gt..Ea tn. Newmarket
Do. E.U.Harwch. 4 .p.c 100
Do.Wodbrg. Ex.. 4 p.c 104 'Do.
Hui' and Selby.. 11 1 o
llGGD:.•ElaVsetsni: :._-__ :_-__
... a ,Irk.N mid tin
Lancaster & Carlisle 100 to _•.',%; 112
Lon. and Chat. Ext. B •'"-'•Vc 2r'.; 202
6 per cent
Do. Bromley, 6 per 0 all •r• ..ECht 114 121
Do. New ShlB6l, 4/p.c ••_:;, Igo- • •••• .
4,-
Do.Wo. Ext, A, 4
~c. all ID° .....
.. '
22 24
London & Gree:diao., too s.o.E• ••- • • SI 61
asterr. 64 116
Do. Frei eren ,
Lon..Tilb
.4 s, -I;‘tend 100 Peto &Co. 87 89
Locl'dr. &Ennis. orig. 100
Do. AI 100 Irish N.- .....
Do. B 100 Western.
Do. C 100
Lowestoftgua. Ip c lOO Norfolk .. .. ~
Do ti per cent lOO Do.
Mnc.,Bxtn.,& Matlock all LNW& 311 34 4i
Mid. Bradford Prefer-
ence stock
Nor.Dev.Rall & Dock lOO L&S.W.
Do A stock lOO from Ist
Do B stock lOO Jan.. 1863.
Northn.&Eastn. sp. c all Gt. Eastn 66 58
Do. 6 per cent all Do.
N. Eastn—Hartlepool 100 N. E. Ber .. ••
North Western
Not. Gran. RI. & Cl. 100 Gt. North. 95 96
.W
Preston and Wyre. 1 all &LL &N
Ak. 1 44 46
Do. 4 shares A. all Do. ••• • .. . • • •
Roystn.Hitch.
' &Shep. 100 Gt. North. 135 137
Shrewsby & Hereford 100 L.&N.W.. 135 137
Do. Do.
South Staffordshire lOO Ln.&N.I,N-
West London, Cis A all W.Ln.Ex
Do do B all 'Ln&N.W.
Do do C all j&Gt.Wst.
Wilts and Somerset lOO IGt. West. 92 94
Wimbledn & Croydon all .L&Brp,;tn 84 94
FREFERENCE SITARES AND STOCKS
Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate Year.
st *Caledon. £lO Gua. Stk , 100 102 104
Gt Eastern sp. c. pref. 100 105 108 107
10 Kent Coast, 6p.ct. pl. B, 24 * iP
tt ',mi.& 1,kwa11,4/ p...5k.. 100 100 10. i
Bt
Do. do. 44 do. shares , all 64 64
Lond'n, Brig'tn, &c., 41'
at Do
per
do cent•• . a 18-8 100 102 104
. • • .....
St DO. do: 4 per ct. 1860, 100 92 06
5
Do. do. i4O per ct. 1861, 100 102 104
st Ln.Cl.t. per et. 1861, af
10 Do Metfil"t"PC.2d pf' 100 81 86
' r°P•PXtB 6 a Lon. &S.wes't rn • 104 10; 104 xd
10 North Britishe -4i p.c. 100 103 105
Shares,
1861
.... Gua
st DoEd,Prth,&E,',4,7, .. —I ail
et *ScottieliCentral4:
~•41,n, 100 83 85
irred. pref._ . ion
10 S.-Eastern 41 p.c. . 185.-9: "
10 Do. 5 p.c. June 1861 (rd.); all
~, 94 10
10 ,D 0.5 p.c. Aug. 1861
•(rd.) ' ' 3 3m 76 i finl).
20 Vale of Neath ........ 1 all ih"--,
* Failure of full dividends in an 204 214
Eatic,lo 09,1 Old 91 the proto _,
___3' given half-year not to bl
va. pa bulneQuent half year_

21 10
ipnv
I ritml
20/ 21}
men half.,
subaequen'i

-year not to be
Lt halt year,

Shard
100

Rail WS.VR

Ita
20
20i
10
100 E
00
100

Atlantic & St Lawrence
Bona.,Barodaa.Cent Inc,
Gu. 5 per cent
Do. New .....
Buffalo and Lake Huror.
Do. Preference
Buffalcp,BrahiAG odricl,
6 p, et. bds. Aug. 1, 1572
Do. do. July 1, 1873
Do. do. June 1, 187,4
Cleutta.k S.Eastn. (Lin ,
Cape Town & Dock Seri]
Elastn. Bengal gu. 5 p.
Nast Indian, gu. 5 p. c.
Do. do. G .
Do. do. H do. ..
,Grand Trunk of Canada
Do. 6 per cent. Pref..
Do. 2d Pref. 6 per et..
Do. 6 per et. Debentr.
Do. 7 per cent. 1862 ..
Do. do. 1867..
Do. do. 1872..
Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c
Do. New gua. 5 p. c...
Do. January, 1862 ..
Gt. South.of India (Lim
guaranteed 5 per cent.
Gt. W. of Canada Shares
Do. New
'Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt.
Do. 5} p. c. do. '77 d 0...
Do. 1878.
Indian Branch Limited,
Madras guar., 5 p. c.
Do. 41 p. o. Extension
Dc. 4i d 0...... • •
IMelb.Coro. A p. o. Bnd..
Melt). & Hobson's Bay.
Do. 7 p. c. Mortg. Bd..
New Br unswick s Cana.

Class A Capital Shan
Do. do. B Capital d 0...
N.Rl.C'da6 po Ist p 1 bds
Soinde
Do. Delhi . (
; • 4
Do. do •
Do. Punjaub .... :s" c;
.
Do. Do. -—•• ••
Do. indus.St. Flo.)

Paid.
all

all
al,
100
(100
1 100

'Co

h 111 E M,l~il\

utwerli tiOttertlain.
Beitclan East. Junction
Copiapo ................
Ditto Extension ....
Dutch Rhenish ..
Do • ••

Eastern of France

Grand Rus Guar. 6 p. c.
Gt. Luxem., Con.
Italian Junction ....

Namur & Liege .. ;• .; ;•
Do. 6 p. o. Pref. ........
Northern of France....
Do. New Shares .....

N.Rail. of BuenosAyres
Gua. 7 p c., Lim
Do. do
NorwNian Trunk Pret
Ot'mn(Smyrna to Aidn)
t'ar!s,Lyons, & Mcditer.
Paris & Orleans
Recife & S. Fran. (fern.)
),• ,ua. 7 p. et. lirn
Riga & Dtinaburg
Royal Danish.-
Royal Swedish .......,
Do. 7 per cent. Pref

ISambie & Meuse

Do. 5i per cent. Pref.....,
San Paulo, lira, g. 7 p. o.
S.Aust. &Lomb Venetin
S. East Portugal 7 p ct.
Southern of Prance....
Turin and Savona ....
West Fiandeni .....
Do. 54 p c. Preference..
W. & N.W. of France

Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja &Jul}
1877-84
Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & AuL.
Do. 6 p. c. Mar. & gent
Do. 5 p. c. Jan.&July.
Do. 5 Inscribed stock
Cape G.Hope. 6 p 0,1873
Do.Ap & Oct. 1880
Do. 1890
Do. Jan. & July, 1891..
Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6 p c
N.13.G0v. 6 p.c. a a.&J uly
Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct.
N. S.W. Gov. 5 p. c., 1866
Do. S p. c.,1871 to 18761
Do. (10.3888 &npwds
New Zealand 6 p. cent.'
Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c 1
sterling, 1875
Queensland Gov. 6 p. C
a. Aus G6p.c.187&& up
Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July
DO. to 60. e. ki,•&°(4-.‘

BRTTIS

Cambrian Consol. Gold
Clifford Amalgamated
Devon G. Cone, (Taoist
East Clogau Gold Ltd
East Bassett (Illogan)
East Caradon ......
East Cam Brea '
E. W'l Russel (Tavistk 1,
Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen )
Great South Tolgus
G. Wheal Vor (HelstoW
Grenville
Herod's- Foot
Hingston Downs
Lady Bertha
Margaret (tiny Lelant
M ark e Valley..
Myndy Iron Oro (Lim )
North Downs
North Frances (Mogan ,
N. W h '1 BassP t (1110 ;an
North Wheal Crotty .
Par Consols (St. Blazey)
Providence (Uny Lel nt.
Sortridze Cons. Min. Co.
South Caradon(St.Cleer)
S. Cam Brea (Illogan)
t'.Wheal Fran. (Mogan
Stray I'ark
Tamar Silv.tt Lead Min
Tin Crort

liA i i

100
100
10u
100
100

2.14. r
3Ao
7.166
571
176

Ll 5.

4.15.61
1.18.6
4.3.0

12:3
2.14 0
2,4.9
1

5.11.6
28.9.

West Basset (Illogan)..
W Oaradon (Liskeard)
West Beton
Wheal Basset (Mogan)
Wheal Buller (Redruth),
Wht.4l Edward (Cals.),
Wheal Kitty (ll.Lelant)i
Wheal Led ott
Wheal Mary Ann (Men )
Wheal Treia wney (Lis.)

2.0.8
2.10.8

BRITISH POSSESSIONS

Closing
Price.
56 68
102 j 103;

50 52

3 5
3 f,
83 65
104 105
102 103
11
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[O2 103
09 101

ta If L,
II if 1

7 6
11 It P

2li t2i

141 14;

8; 9h
20 21
401 41i

id jp
9 to
I
4131 (7.
41 43

18 18i1

161 17i
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101 tog
9,1 10i
11 lipm
41 4Z-;

34354
It 1i d'
7i 7i
10 10i
11 22

'OLONIAL UUVEHNNIP.;NT SEC'

rloBi 1091
'lO6 108
106 108
99 101
98 100
110 i 1116
111 113
111 113
113 115 ,

Business don.

1031

2'f I

It I '1 I r,•,

1051 10611

$i

101 102
101 102
100} 1011
110 112

115} 141
IC6I

104 10711
07 109
IC9 111

POLICE-THIS DAY.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A TRADESMAN'S SON CHARGED WITH ROBBING HIS
FATHBR.---J ohn Kearns, a shabby, dissipated-looking man,
was charged with being concerned, with another in custody,
in stealing a quantity of knives and knife-handles of the
value of £B, the property of his father, Mr. Kearns, of 425,
Oxford-street, manufacturing cutler.
Mr. James Kearns, a son of the prosecutor, said that on
the evening of the 12th of June, at ten o'clock, he saw a
parcel containing the knives and knife-handles safe behind
the counter in his father's shop. The next morning at
half-past seven the parcel was gone. No one could have got
at the parcel without being acquainted with the shop.
Mr. Knox asked the witness why ho suspected his
brother.

The witness said in consequence of the course of life his
brother had been leading for some time, and his having
robbed his father on a former occasion. He, on discover.
ing the parcel had been taken away, communicated with
Sergeant Cole.

Sergeant Cole, 23 C, said—At seven this morning he met
the prisoner in New Oxford-street, and told him that he
was an officer and should take him into custody for stealing
a quantity of knives and knife handles from his father in
June last. The prisoner said the charge was got up against
him, and asked whether the other man was in custody. He
told prisoner that he was, and prisoner said he had nothing
to do with the knives. He found a watch with the initials
"R. W." on it, and a new knife.
Mr. Kearns said it was a knife stolen from his father's
desk.

The prisoner asked why he was not taken into custody
before.

Sergeant Cole said that it was on his advice that he was
not taken before, as he was desirous of getting the other
person concerned first.
Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner, to be brought up with
the man who was found dealing with the property.

WESTMINSTER.
THROWING STONES IN PUBLIC THOROUGHFARES..--
William Leahy, a labourer, was charged with throwing
stones in a public thoroughfare.
Mr. James Deverill, of 1, York-terrace, Chelsea, said that
last evening he was proceeding along the Marlborough-
road, Chelsea, when he was suddenly struck by a stone
nearly as large as a man's fist on the chest. He turned to
a person who accosted him, and informed him that the de.
fendant was the person who had thrown the stone at him
and he consequently seized defendant, and held him until
a policeman was found, when he gave him into custody.
Mr. Painter inquired whether the stone hurt the com-
plainant ?

morning.

Complainant replied that it struck him very hard, and
did hurt him much.

107 i loBi
TES.

Mr. Paynter asked whether there had been any difference
between him and the defendant ?

Complainant said not the least. The defendant was a
perfect stranger, and he had never exchanged a word with
him.

100/ it

107} 6
i

1081 8 }

1 P
24 25
480 490

4ff I X d
in

Mr. Paynter wished to know whether defendant had
thrown any other stones.

Complainant said that shortly before this stone was
thrown at him the defendant, who was armed with three
large stones, was opposite the front of a baker's shop, evi.•
dently inclined to do mischief.

The defendant hoped the magistrate would overlook
what he had done, as he was under the influence of liquor ;
he had not intended any injury to the complainant, who
was a stranger to him.

Mr. Paynter said he might have done him a very serious
injury, and it was not his fault that he did not. Throwing
stones in the. streets was a most dangerous practice, and
defendant must pay a penalty of 205., or be committed for
14 days.

2b 8
6'l 7}

131 &

CLUE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY lEVENINU, OCTOBER 18, . 1862.

THE CONDEMNED MURDERESS.

PREPARATIONS FOR THE EXECUTION.

The police authorities expect a large crowd of persons to
be present, and accordingly the greatest precaution will be
taken to prevent any thing like confusion taking place.
Constables will be posted at each of the barriers on Sunday
night to intercept the passage of anything that may be
converted into a "good strong stand," so that
the speculation in that direction will be a de-
cided failure. The number of police in attendance will
be greatly augmented as the time for fixing the scaffold ap-
proaches on Monday morning, as on many occasions the
drawing of the fatal machine from the court-yard of New-
gate has been impeded, owing to the pressure of the great
number of persons who arrive in front of the Old Bailey
before daybreak on occasions such as the present.
The "condemned" sermon will be preached to-morrow
in the chapel of the prison, but will be limited to attendants,
the officials of the gaol, the inmates, and the wretohed
culprit. Up to the present moment, although she has been
daily visitel by the Rev. Mr. Davis, the Ordinary of New-
gate, she persists in the assertion of her innocence of the
crime of which she has been found guilty. She does not
shun conversation with those who have been appointed to
watch her night and day; but, on the contrary, she fre-
quently enters into rather animated conversations. She
has passed much of her time in writing to a number of per-
sons, thanking them for the exertions they have made in
her behalf.

The time fixed for the execution is S o'clock on Monday

7HE COLLISION Al WINCHBU.RGH.

EDINBURGH, THURSDAY NIGHT.

Two days have elapsed without adding to the mortality of
the fearful collision at Winchburgh, which has stood since
the morning after the event at 17. But several of the in-
jured in the Royal Infirmary here, one or two cases at Lin-
lithgow, and a few of the sufferers taken home are still in a
very precarious state, and afford but little prospect of even-
tual recovery. In numerous cases the wounded passengers
have been mutilated and disfigured for life. In addition to
those suffering from bodily pain, several have sustained
great injury from nervous shock, and others from exposure
to the cold and rain of Monday night. The full catalogue
of casualties has yet to be made up, but in addition to the
17 dead there have been between 50 and 60 ascertained to be
seriously injured, and probably an equal number slightly
hurt, comparatively few of the passengers of either train
having escaped unharmed, The proportion of the dead and
injured to the total number of passengers in this collision is
probably as unprecedented as the character of the colli-
sion itself. The proportion, also, of the scalded to those
suffering from other causes is unusually great, arising from
the circumstance of the two engines meeting in such furious
conflict, and the foremost carriages of both trains being
crushed with them in the conglomerated mass. The fatality
of the scalded cases is a feature common, probably, to all
accidents in which these occur. The last of the 12 bodies
taken to the police office has to-night been identified. It is
that of an Irish labourer, named Michael M'Quade, who
left the work of quarrying in which he had been engaged at
Bannockburn about a month ago to go to Roxburghshiro for
the harvest, being anxious, as he said, to make L 2 clear.
He was returning home on the night of the collision, but,
not being expected, his identification was only obtained by
publishing a description in the Edinburgh papers. From
inquiries madeeto-night at the infirmary, it appears that six
of the patient have been able to go home, four have died
and 14 remain. Of the latter, Mr. Elder, commercial tra-
veller, Edinburgh; Alex. Logan, shoemaker, Edinburgh;
Alexander Allison, shoemaker, Linlithgow; Isaac Marr,
fruiterer, Falkirk ; John Harvey, Scots Greys, and Mr. J.
M'Donald, commercial traveller, are consiaered in a dan-
gerous state. The others, including Archibald Neill, en-
gine-driver, and Wm. Honeyman, guard, are doing well.
The great v, eight of the disaster would appear to have fallen
upon Edinburgh, and on the towns near the middle and
east end of the line, Glasgow and the western towns having
totally escaped. The funerals of the deceased have in many
cases attracted a deep and melancholy interest. Two of the
fatal cases in the Infirmary were a young man and young
woman belonging to Edinburgh, who were engaged to be
married. They were in the train together, and both suf-
fered so frightfully from scalds and bruises as only to sur-
vive a few hours ; they were to-day buried in one grave.
Of the wounded taken to Linlithgow there are several in a
very doubtful state. The most serious case is that of Robt.
Shaw, clerk to Mr. Hedderwick, who was killed, and who
lies at the Star and Garter Hotel in a most precarious con-
dition. One or two private patients also continue in great
danger. The railway company have, it is stated, employed
Dr. Dunsmure to visit all the sufferers, and to report upon
their injuries.

Since Tuesday the Sheriffs and Procurators-Fiscal of the
two counties (Edinburgh and Linlithgow) have been busily
engaged in taking depositions and precognitions of the rail-
way servants and others able to give evidence as to the
cause of the catastrophe. Neill and Honey man, the sur-
viving engineman and guard, were yesterday examined in
the Infirmary. To-day Capt. Taylor, Government inspec-
tor, arrived and visited the scene of the occurrence. He
also examined a number of witnesses, and was admitted to
see the pointsman Newton in Linlithgow prison. It is
stated that. Newton, though only for a short time stationed
at Crayton-bridge, had acted in the capacity of pointsman
for about a year altogether, though his usual employment
was that of surfaceman. His wages were 18s. a week. To-
day a second apprehension was made—namely, Wm. David-
son, driver of the pilot engine. It is understood, however,
that the judicial inquiry will not be limited to the question
of the negligence or blunders of subordinates, but will em-
brace the whole arrangements for providing for the safety
of the line.

This morning the first visible preparations for one of
the most dreadful sights—the execution of a female—were
commenced in the City.

At all the thoroughfares leading to the Old Bailey work-
men have commenced erecting strong barriers to prevent all
traffic during the time the horrid exhibition is being carried
out. As usual a number of applications have been made
to many of those persons having premises or windows
which command a view of the scaffold, and in not a few
instances rather large sums have been offered for the privi-
lege of witnessing the " sight" therefrom.