The Sun.
London, England, 1865-12-05 00:00:00

ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND
.NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day,

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MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
SERVANTS' REGISTRARY OFFICES.—The following
letter has been sent to the magistrate at this court :
" Sir,---Having seen in the papers an account of
an application for advice made to you by two young
men who had been duped by a registry office, I wish
to inform you that a few months ago I paid ss. to
Gregory's Employment-office, Fleet-street, and
called many times, but could learn of no suitable
vacancy. At last I was sent to Mr. Ridgway, who
kept au office over a coffeeshop in Newgate-street,
opposite the prison. I was sent there three or four
times (I presume from forgetfulness on the part of
the attendant at the Employment-office), but each
time some objection was raised by the person who
saw me—my writing was not good enough, I had
not a knowledge of the business, or some such
excuse was always used. I must apologise for j
troubling you, but the name of Ridgway having '
attracted my notice, I thought it not unlikely that
there might be some connection between the two
offices.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, _

This morning a most exaggerated account of an
accident on the London and North-Western Rail-
er ay was published in one of the morning papers.
It was stated " that a very alarming collision had
occurred on the North-Western Railway with seri-
ous and fatal consequences ; that four carriages
were overturned, blocking the way ; that of the pas-
sengers two were killed and several wounded."

The fact that a collision occurred is true enough,
but that it was attended with anything like the
serious results above described, is utterly unfounded.

The following is a correct version of the affair :
—Between Willesden and Sudbury the traffic on
the North Western Railway is divided, and, as is
generally known, there are three lines of metals,
the up-goods line, the up-passenger line, and the
down line. A ballast train arrived at a point near
to Brent, and was properly signaled and brought
to a stand. In a short time a goods' train came
vtp behind the ballast train, and a collision occur-
ring one of the waggons was knocked obliquely off
the goods line on to the passenger up line. The 12
o'clock passenger train from Birmingham at that
moment arrived at the spot, and the result
was that it came in contact with the waggon, and,
by a peculiarity, the engine of the passenger train
knocked the waggon on to the down line, thus com-
pletely blocking up the line both ways. Four passen-
gers in the train were slightly bruised, and the guard
was hurt, but not dangerously. The engine of the
passenger train kept on the proper line, and so did
all the carriages.

" A. B. B."
A young woman waited upon Mr. Tyrwhitt, to
complain of the treatment she had received at the
Cavendish-square Registry-office, kept by a Mrs.
Morgan.

The applicant stated that she advertised in the
Times for a situation, and the advertisement was
answered by Mrs. Morgan, who told her that she
hal a situation of a superior kind, with high
wages, that she thought would suit. That if she
placed her name on the books she would have to pay
2s. Gd., and 2s. Gd. more if suited. Mrs. Morgan
then wrote to a lady at Birkenhead, and received
an answer that she would suit, and the lady took
up her character, but afterwards thinking she would
not suit, sent to the office a Post-office order for in
consequence of the trouble she had put her to. She
was then asked at the office to sign the order, and
to pay ss. out of the money, but in demurring the
person at the office got the money and handed her
17s. 6d., deducting 2s. 6d. altogether. The lady
at Birkenhead had informed her that Mrs. Morgan
was amply paid, having received 10s. from her for
what trouble she had taken.

News of the occurrence was at once telegraphed
to Euston, and Mr. Neal, the superintendent of the
line, was soon on the spot, and through his active
exertions the lines were cleared and the traffic
proceeded as usual. The only inconvenience
occasioned was the delay in the arrival of the
trains at the Euston terminus.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said he could not do anything, but
he hoped publicity would be given to the matter, as
it was nothing short of robbery. He would advise
the applicant to have nothing more to do with re-
gistry-offices, but to inquire for a situation amongst
any trade's people she might know.

The passengers and guard all travelled with the
train to London, so we are fortunately spared the
painful task of recording another terrible railway
accident attendant with great loss of life and the
destruction of railway carriages.
The above is a correct statement of the facts,
gathered from the best and most authentic source of
information.

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 5, 1865.

MONTHLY PERIODICALS,

THE St. JAMES'S MAGAZINE.—The continuation
of Miss Braddon's novel of " The Lady's Mile "
brings the fortunes of Lady Cecil to a crisis in which
Mr. O'Boyneville comes off triumphant. The story
shows all its authoress's usual brilliancy and know-
ledge of the world, and offers the reader a plot
which posseses as yet no clue to the denouement.
J. Scoffern, the scientific contributor, gives us an
article on " Artificial Illumination," which initiates
us into the mysteries of the manufacture of can-
dles of various kinds, with their component parts of
stcarine and oleine. The employment of magnesium
for illuminative purposes inaugurates, so the writer
thinks, a new era in artificial light dispensing.
Many difficulties remain to be conquered before it
can become serviceable for domestic purposes, but
it stands in good stead to the photographer. "No
light," says Mr. Scoffern," artificially produced so
nearly resembles sunlight as that evolved from burn-
ing magnesium, whence its great utility for photo-
graphic purposes, under circumstances precluding
the sun from standing in aid. Thus the dark crypts
and recesses of Egyptian pyramids have lately been
made the subject of photographic illustration,
though no sun-ray ever penetrated the mummy-
laden air of those chambers of death." It is easy to
see of what invaluable assistance to the photographer
such an agent must be, though to how many pur-
poses it is capable of extension remains to be yet
discovered. " Forgotten Romances" is a brief paper
on the ancient chivalric history of " Amadis de
Gaul," together with its more modern limitations,
by Mlle. de Scuderi and others. Of the fair French
romancist an amusing anecdote is related. She was'
travelling with her brother in Provence, during the
time of writing her romance of " Cyrus the Great."
While staying at a small country inn they dis-
cussed the progress of the work, and M. de Scuderi
asked his sister what she intended to do with
Prince Mazare, one of her characters. They con-
sidered the question, and finally decided that he
should be assassinated. Some tradesmen in the
next room overheard their conversation, and be-
lieving Mazare to be a real character, they gave
information to the authorities. The romancist and her
brother were arrested, and had considerable trouble to
exonerate themselves from the suspicion of- an in-
tended crime. The first part of an article on
" Masters and Servants" is full of amusing anecdotes
respecting the system of percentage. A tailor,
,who
was famous for liveries, only once made a mistake.
He took unusual pains with an order for liveries,
which happened to be the first from that quarter,
but to his horror the next day, the gentleman who
gave the order came in his carriage to the shop say-
ing the liveries were such misfits that he was
ashamed to let men go out with him. The secret,
as the tailor saw at a glance, lay in the putting on
of the coats, and asking the master to allow the men
to step into his room he said he would take out a
thread or two and make all right. This he very
soon accomplished while professing to examine the
waistcoats by inserting half a sovereign into the
pockets of each. The same tradesman, however,
was not always so fortunate, having mistaken a
peeress for her housekeeper, and made her a pre-
sent of half a sovereign, which secured his dismissal
instead of his customer. An account of " Jamaica
of To-day" will be read with interest at this time,
though it does not relate in any way to the recent
outbreak. We have only the first part in this
number, however, and the picture of the social and
political condition of the island is not with-
out its moral. " The Village Doctor," by the
author of " Shirley Hall Asylum" is continued
not without interest, and Paul Fdval's somewhat
extravagant romance of the Black Coats proceeds
in true French fashion. A paper on " Coast
Lights" is worth reading in these days, when the
protection of our vessels has become an object of
general anxiety, and many of the details given of
the construction of various light-houses and light-
vessels are full of interest.
TEMPLE BAR.—" Sir Jasper's Tenant" is com-
pleted in this instalment, and thus the readers of
this periodical will miss au old friend in the new
year. For vivid delineation and exciting interest
this story may hold its place among any of its re-
markable predecessors, and, in some respects, it is
more finished, and its style is perfect in its character.
" David Chantrey" is also finished this month in as
satisfactory a manner as could be expected from the
many confusions into which the hero has got by his
mismanagement and perversity. A touching scene
is that in which the last hours of poor little
" Emmie" are described, and it affords a redeeming
instance of softness in David's otherwise too im-
petuous and violent demeanour. " Land at Last"
reaches a climax, and the very eccentric Margaret
leaves the unfortunate Geoffrey to his fate, and de-
parts from the home which she rendered miserable
by her gloomy fits and want of interest in the
events around her. " Among the Esquimaux" is a
very readable article, which presents us with most
entertaining accounts of the remarkable region and
race to which it refers. The doings of Captain
r.--. 4.1.1.31 are spoken or in appropriate
terms of commendation, and the reader cannot fail
to appreciate the earnest and enthusiastic manner
in which this subject is treated. It is truly said
that it is " appalling to contemplate" the condition
of the Arctic people, their taskmaster is the relent-
less ice, and they have to make strenuous efforts to
appease the pangs of terrible hunger, most terrible
there, with no warmth or ease or comfort to allay
its virulence. It is correctly stated at the close of
these impressive remarks that the " mystery of the
place, and purpose in creation of the Innuit race
ranks high among unexplained problems. They
do not resist the hardships of their lives,
as they must have formerly, and it seems
probable that in no very long lapse of time they
may pass completely away, and the solitude of the
ice-kingdom be restored to its first unmolested
grandeur, as it was when
" No ships went o'er the waters wide,
No boat with oar or sail,
But the wastes of the deep wero tenanted
By the dragon and the whale."

"Two Poets of England" presents us with a graphic
description of William Wordsworth and Walter
Savage Landor. It is curious to turn back to the
long career of the latter. His early manhood be-
longed to " a time whose deeds seem obliterated by
later events; a time before the great actors whom
this generation admires had ever stepped upon the
stage." " Neither Wordsworth nor Landor pos-
sessed that lyrical faculty which crowns the supreme
singer," we are told, but, without it, they entirely
justified Goethe's theory of " occasional poems."
" Patents and Patentees" contains some useful re-

marks on a topic that is constantly engrossing atten-
tion nowadays, namely, the " perils that await the
innocent vendors of articles, owing to the uncer-
tainty of patent law." " Carl Maria von Weber"
is the subject of an interesting article that leads us
to the contemplation of the career of a singularly-
gifted man, and one whose melodious echoes still
survive to perpetuate his memory and keep vernal
his fame. There is something painfully affecting in
the descriptions here given of his last days. He
struggled on in weariness and loneliness, hoping to
return home to his family to end his days, but it was
not to be. He died in England, and was interred
at Moorfields, but subsequently his remains were
transported to Dresden, where his memory has re-
ceived the homage which was denied to him during
his living presence.

LONDON SOCIETY.—This magazine, as usual,
presents us with varied contents and animated
sketches, being one of the most brilliant among
the many contributions to periodical litera-
ture. " Furnished Apartments" is an entertain-
ing sketch, that relates the strange adventures
that befel some hapless lodgers, and discloses some
dark mysteries incidental with furnished apart-
ments. The tale is told in a vivid manner, and
the descriptions are good throughout. Some of
the Bonifaces who assume the part of landlords
will not be pleased to find themselves here deli-
neated. " George Venn and the Ghost" is a
curious tale, which narrates a most remarkable in-
cident that was illustrated by a living portrait at a
very appropriate time, but not under the most plea-
sant circumstances. " Ten Shillings a Night 'is
the title of some expressive verses, that are most
ably illustrated. Many selfish daughters of fashion
might blush to look at this speaking sketch of their
vanity and heartlessness. " A poor friend it is
ton to forget" is the text of the discourse, and
it is truly a very voluminous theme to descant
upon. "To a Lady's Portrait," with an illustra-
tion, brings before us some very pretty verses,
mostb
efe ludicrous
a
written with spirit and feeling, and marked by a
would-
bel
hero in that line. He convulsed the company
flowing and melodious style. " Fast and Firm"
ian Art"
is
thatis the name of a romantic story, that ends hap-
pily for all parties concerned. " A Short Novi-
ciate
chronicle t 1
0-1 the rt.e l'hl e
misadventuresp
with rage, and got involved •
in many serious
affairs, before he retired from a vocation for
which he was eminently unfitted •in every respect.
" Little Dinners" contains some excellent advice
to those whose position precludes
tempting great things, but
who are very apt to make
mistakes in the art of managing them. It is
wisely said that to intrust the " success of a din-
.

ner to a single person is to incur a certain
failure." Most ingenious descriptions are given,
and the thillest must needs gain some insight
into the mysteries of dining when they study this
comprehensive little sketch.

CORNHILL.—" Wives and Daughters" is continued,
and the lively interest with which the readers re-
garded it formerly is now blended with a sorrowful
feeling, when they reflect that the hand which
penned its graceful sketches is now cold, and that
never again can they hope to meet with a successor