The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-07 00:00:00

FATAL ACCIDENT TO A STATION-11L4S-
TER ON THE EASTERN VALLEYS
_RAILWAY.

On Saturday morning an accident occured at the
Cwmbran station of the Eastern Valleys Railway,
by which, apparently from a very trivial cause. Mr.
John Morgan, the station-master, was knocked
down, and so severely injured that he died very
shortly afterwards. The deceased, who was about 40
years of age, was a married man, with a wife (now in
her confinement) and two children, and he had had
many years' experience of the business of the rail-
way, On the morning in question one of the down
trains arrived at the Cwmbran station at about
a quarter past eight o'clock, and was attended
on by the deceased, who was to all appearance in
his usual good health. After the train had started
Joseph Simmons, the guard, observed Mr. Morgan
walk across to the last carriage as if for the purpose
of speaking to some person, and then saw him sud-
denly whirled round, as if from collision with the
moving carriage, and thrown down between the
train and the platform. The guard at once gave
a signal to the engine-driver, James Benson, who
lost not a moment in obeying it, and the train was
at once brought to a stand-still, and the guard and
engineer jumped from their respective posts, and
ran back to the place where deceased had fallen.
They found him in a sitting posture, and in full
possession of all his senses, but complaining of
great pain. He expressed his conviction that his
injuries were of a serious nature, and in reply to
the questions addressed to him said he suffered in-
tensely in his chest. He had received no wounds,
and had not beea run over by any of the wheels,
but had been crushed between the carriages and the
side of the platform. Simmons and Benson removed
him to his house, where medical attendance was
procured, and every attention rendered to him. His
case, however, seemed hopeless from the first, and
after lingering in pain for about three hours, death
put a period to his sufferings.

The cricket matches for this week are :—This
day, at Lord's, Gentlemen of England v. University of
Oxford. Monday, at Sheffield, Surrey v. Yorkshire (re-
tun ). Wednesday, at Lord's, Oxford Harlequins v. Cam-
bridge Quidnunes. Thursday, at the Oval, Gentlemen of
the Surrey Club v. Free Foresters. Thursday, at Morley,
All England Eleven v. Twenty-two. Thursday, at South-
ampton, United N. Twenty-two Gentlemen of Hants. Fri-
day and Saturday, at Lords, Eaton v. Harrow.

THE WORK OF THE SESSION.—Up to Saturday
30 public acts and 116 local acts had received the royal
assent.

THE MISSING CALCUTTA SHIPS.—No tidings
whatever have turned up relative to the three missing ships
from Calcutta for London—the Arethusa, 946 tons ; the
Nugget, 1,062 tons ; and the Moultan, 863 tons. The fact
of their being all posted at Lloyd's during thG week as
missing vessels leaves no hope that they ever will be heard
of, an opinion prevailing that they must have been caught
in a dreadful typhoon, and foundered.

CAPE MAILS.—The Union Company's Cape
Royal Mail steamer Norman, Captain William Ladds, left
Plymouth yesterday afternoon with the usual monthly mails
for Ascension, St. Helena and the Cape of Good Hope. She
takes out 27 passengers, among whom are seven of Christy's
Minstrels to amuse the Cape folk.
INVERNESS.—DEATH OF MISS MACPHERSON
or BELLEVILLE.—We regret to announce the death of
this estimable and accomplished lady, at a very advanced
age. She was the daughter of the well-known Mr. James
Macpherson, the translator of Ossian. Miss Macpherson
was much beloved throughout Badenoch, where she lived
during the greater part of a long life. The eldest son of
Sir David Brewster—who married the late Miss Macpher-
son's sister—succeeds to the property as heir of entail.—
Inverness Courier,

A GENEROUS INTERNATIONAL DONATION.—The
Finland Marine Insurance Company at Abo have forwarded
through Messrs. Rew, Kington, and Co., the very liberal
donation of £5O to the National Lifeboat Institution, as a
mark of their high appreciation of the important services
the lifeboats of the society are frequently rendering to the
crews of shit s of all nations wrecked on the coasts of the
United Kingdom.
GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION. -- Her Majesty's
Emigration Commissioners chartered three ve-sels on
Thursday afternoon, the 3d inst.—viz., the Eastern Empire,
of 993 tons, belonging to Mr. James J. Frost, of London
to sail from Plymouth for Sydney, New South Wales, at
£l3 10s. per statute adult, to be ready for reception of pas-
sengers on such day as the commissioners may appoint be-
tween the 14th and 25th of August; the Utopia, of 949
tons, belonging to Messrs. James Baines and Co., of Liver-
pool; and the Assaye, of 733 tons, belonging to Mr. J.
Stewart, of Greenock, to convey Indian emigrants from
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THE GOODS TRAIN ACCIDENT AT BROUGHTY
FERRY.—Everything being in readiness, shortly after day-
light on Thursday morning the diver descended, and after
a great amount of labour succeeded in detaching the
couplings of the waggons, more than half of which were
afterwards hoisted up and landed, either on the beach or in
shallow water. A great quantity of the goods was also
recovered, the flax and linens being secured, and it is now
believed that the wheat will be the greatest loss, the salt
water swelling it and rendering it almost useless. The
coals will not be recovered. Considerable curiosity was
manifested by the crowds who thronged the pier-head
during the day to witness the diver in his singular dress
descending and ascending. The plant is more or less in-
jured, the break-van being seriously smashed; but it is
anticipated that the damage done will not be so heavy as
was at first supposed. The diver will continue his perilous
labours till the whole of the waggons and recoverable goods
are saved.—Dundee Advertiser.

THE ARSON, NEAR FOLKESTONE.—The man,
John Horsley, who was apprehended skulking off from the
fire at Plain Farm, near Farm, near Folkestone, on Thurs-
day morning, was brought before the magistrates the same
day, and remanded to Monday, without going into the
evidence. On Friday afternoon an inquest on the body,
found among the burnt straw in the farm-yard, was held
in the Town-hall, Folkestone, before John Minister, Esq.,
coroner, and a carefully selected jury. After an inspection
of the body, which is that of a boy 13 or 14 years of age,
evidence was taken, and ultimately the jury returned a ver-
dict that " The unknown deceased met with his death at
a fire on the premises at Plain Farm, and that the prisoner,
John Horsley, wilfully set the premises on fire." The
Coroner—" That is a verdict of wilful murder. It will be
my duty to commit the prisoner for trial at the assizes."
The commitment was then made out,