The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-31 00:00:00

.ETON COLLEGE ELECTION.

The Rev. the Provost of King's College, Cambridge,
accompanied by the Posers, the Revs. Mr. Witte and
Brocklebank, arrived at Eton on Friday, when the usual
Latin cloister speech was delivered by Mr. Buckle, the
new Captain of the Colleges. At 11 o'clock on Saturday
morning the speeches commenced in the upper school,
before a large assemblage of the nobility and gentry,
among whom we noticed the Marchioness of Hastings,
Earl Jermyn, Lord Redeadale and. the Hon. Miss Mit-
ford, Lady Sophia Wyndham, Lord Lyttelton, the Lords
Bishops of Lichfield, Lincoln, Oxford, and New Zealand,
the Hon. Spencer Walpole, his Excellency the Belgian
Minister, Sir George and Lady Cooper, the Hon. and
Rev. Philip York Saville, Lord Eliot, the Hon. Lieut.
Paulett, Lieut. Berners, Lady Young and party. Miss
Thackeray. Mr. H. S. Pearce and Lady, Lord Edward
Clinton, Mr. Mitford, M.P., Mr. A. Hayter, Capt.
Foster, Hon. W. Byron, Capt. Baillie, Lord Woreley,
Rev. Canon Anson, Sir J. Fraser, the Misses Cust,
Lord Irby, Sir B. Henniker, Sir J. M. Doyle, K.C.8.,
Lord Chesea, Mr. Arkwright, the Provost and Fellows
and Masters of Eton and their families, &c. &c.
SPEECHES.

1. Yonge, K.S. ....1 Brutus
2. Baker, K.S I Cato 1 Lucanus
3. Lewis-Lloyd ... Henry V.
4. Collins ma
5. Moore, K.S. 1 Polynices
6. Jones ma. l CEdiPus 1 Sophocles
7. Evans, K.S. ....1 Euclio
8. Hankey ma t Strobilus
9. Warner
i lO. Hicks, K.S Cicero in M. Auto-
-1 Cicero
mum.
1.1. Mitford j Auguste 1 Comilla
An tro bus ...... 1 Cin na _
.-

, .
ki Ersne's Defence of
12. Buckle me. K.S. 1 Ld. Erskine
Stockdale
13. Pinney j Ghost
} Shakespeare
14. A. H. Morton.. 1 Hamlet
15. Warre Demosth. in Philip... Demosthenes
16. Wodehouse { Burke's Impeachment
} Burke
of Hastings
17. Mitford I Captain Absolute ._. 1 Sheridan
18. Evans, K.S. 1 Sir A. Absolute

Most of the speeches were admirably delivered, those
by Mitford and Antrobus were decidedly the best,
although Mr. Morton as Hamlet, and Mr. Evans as
Sir A. Absolute, met with merited applause. The
holidays commence on Monday (this day), and there
will be an extra week given in consequence of the recent
-visit to the college of the Ring of Portugal with Prince
Albert. In the afternoon, a grand banquet was given
in the college hall to about 70 of the nobility and gentry,
most of whom were present at the delivery of the
speeches, The college grace was admirably chanted by
Mr. Moore, 8.5., assisted by the gentlemen of the
choirs of Eton
and the Chapel Roy St. George.
The hall was hung with the ancient tapees y and the
beautiful silver model of the chapel, presented to the
college by William IV., was exhibited on a centre table.
After dinner the company adjourned to the Election
Chamber, where they partook of an elegant dessert,
and drank the customary loyal and collegiate toasts. At
seven o'clock in the evening the company assembled in
the Brocas, which was densely crowded, to witness the
regatta, at which time the boats started for Old Snrley
in the following order :
Band of the Royal Horse Guards in two boats.
The Eton eight selected to row in the match against
the Westminster—Moon, captain of the boats, and
Browning, from the Monarch ; Lloyd, second captain,
and Clive, from the Victory ; Alderson, captain, from
the Prince of Wales ; Erwin, captain of the Britannia ;
Blofield, captain of the
Dreadnought ; and Lord Skel-
niers ,
dale captain of the Thetis ; Wharton, from the
Victory, coxswain.
NfozzAßcs, captain ; Hankey, Yeo,
Coxswain.
Warn), Rolls,
Lord, Coventry ; E wart,
Wodehouse, Collins, ma.
Mordant, captain ; Lane, Fox,
PRIN
ro Y, Wiksted, Lane, Gos-
Collins,Cima°.i, CS7CoAcLhErBain—e, P b

, -
lestone,
]ing ; Baillie, coxswain. r
BRITANNIA.—HiCkS e! ,
captain ; Curtis, Hudd .
Eliot, Gladstone,
ha P-
man,
Severna, Cosby.; Thesiger,
coxswain.
DREADNOUGHT.—Tra.us ,
Holland, Wharton ;
c is captain ; Baring, C p
man, Hussey, Gordon, Arbuthnot,
Vyner, coxswain.
Tinfrts.—Hankey, captain ;
ff Pott ; Cookesley,
e,
Pemberton, Savory, Ca-
rew, Thornhill, Farratt, Cunli
coxswain.
ST. Hanail ton Gloncie„—Fraser, captain ;
oo
Colebrke, Sacker, Hopkinson '
coxswain.W. elb_v, Bower, LJeogngees:
gr
After partaking of the usual s read on the een, pro
vided by Mr. Layton, of Wind r, and the usual toasts-
being drunk
cellar in some choice wines supplied from the
.s of Mr. Lewis, of Eton, the boats were again
manned, and the crews.returne'd to Windsor, when they ;
rr,wed-below and above bridge during a magnificent did'
Vay - of fireworks, supplied Chevalier Southby, the
bridge and every available
spot hood
being crowded with spectators, in the neighbour
many of whom from town, availing themselves
of the accommodacame
tion
afforded for the purpose by the South•Westeru Railway

Company. At ten the bands struck up " God save the
Queen," and the boys returned to the college.
The school numbers 602, as follows :—Sixth form, 20 ;
fifth form, 120 ; middle division, 81 ; lower division,
116 ; remove, 111 ; fourth form, 9S ; unplaced, 8 ;
lower school, third form, 21 ; lower Greek, 13 ; sense,
o ; nonsense, i ; first and second form, 4 ; unplaced, 2;
Last election the school numbered 564—increase, 3S.

THE LATE FATAL A CCU DENT ON THE LONDON
AND NORTH- WESTERN RAIL WA Y.

BIIIIILNGELIX, Saturday Night.—An inquest was held
this evening before the borough coroner, on the bodies
of William Daws and Thomas Box, the driver and fire-
man killed by the collision which took place near the
Allesleygate station on Thursday morning last.
Mr. Barrs, from the office of Mr. Carter, solicitor ;
Captain Brueyeres, and Mr. Robinson, of the Birming-
ham station, appeared for the London and North-Wes-
tern Company. During a portion of the time Walker,
the pointsman, was present in the room.
K. Box was the first witness called, and identified
Box, the stoker, as his brother. He also knew Daws,
the driver. The deceased was a married man, with 5
sons and 2 daughters, and about 40 years of age. Wit-
ness was present when the occurrence took place on
Thursday morning last, and drove the ordinary engine
of the train. They went on well until they arrived at
the Beechwood tunnel, about four miles and a half from
Coventry, when the pilot engine was attached to
take them up the down-line. The up-line at that part
and for some distance was being re-laid with new rails.
When the pilot engine was attached the engine of the
train did not work. Nothing was allowed to travel on
that portion of the road unless the pilot was with it, the
down-line being the only line used. There were police.
men at each end of that portion of the line which was
under repair. At the time they ran off the down-
line they might be proceeding at twelve or thirteen
miles an hour. They passed the points at Allesley station,
which are used for crossing from one line to another.
The first thing I saw was a signal from the inspector of
police, who rides with the pilot engine over that ground, and
also from the driver of the pilot engine, who held up
their hands to stop. Witness instantly reversed his en-
gine. He saw the inspector then jump off the pilot en-
gine, and lost sight of him. He then saw that they were
going into some ballast waggons, but he stood firm,
holding the handrail. The pilot engine ran into the
waggons, but he (witness), who was on the second engine,
did not feel the slightest shuek.. The pilot engine was
turned over on her back on the down line, from which
she had ran. The leading wheels of the engine of the
train did not go off the line. No part of the passenger
train suffered injury. When they came to a standstill
witness got off to see what was done, but could see
nothing for the steam. The first person he did see was
his brother. He was on the platform at the Allesley-
gate station, just where the engine turned over. He was
sensible, but dreadfully hurt. One leg was nearly off.
Went round the engine and found Daws, the driver, in
the ditch on the other side of the line with boiling
water from the engine pouring over him. He was carried
on a shutter to the platform. His legs were nearly cut
off. A boy was thrown from the engine, and when he
got up he ran away. M`Kay, the inspector of police,
was much injured. In about three quarters of an hour
the deceased, the inspector, and the boy were all re-
moved to Birmingham in the same conveyance. They
were sent, as soon as it could be obtained, by a special
engine. He saw his brother at the hospital about five
o'clock the same night. He was then alive and sensi-
ble. Witness asked him " What was the reason that
he and Daws gave me the signal ?" "He replied,
" Don't you know ? " Witness rejoined, "No ; I
want to know particularly." Deceased said " The
points were wrong." He did not enter into any fur-
ther details. He said he should lose a leg, but he
should be all right after. He died in half an hour.
He understood his brother to mean that the points were
open. The effect would be that the engine would go on
the other, or up-line, which they ought not to have done
fur about half a mile further, and the ballast waggons
were in use for the repairs. There is only one pair of
points at Allesley-gate. They are worked with a lever.
There was always a man on duty there. One night, and
one day. Witness saw him there that morning. He was
standing away from the points at the gateway, with a
green flag in his hand. He was close to one end of the
points and quite upright. His position signified that all
was right for the train to pass.
By Mr. Barrs : Our steam was shut off previous to en-
tering upon the single line, just on entering the points.
It was done momentarily.
Henry Birmingham, the stoker on the engine of the
express train which left Birmingham as 7.30 on Thurs-
day morning, confirmed in all important points the evi-
dence of last witness. Almost at the moment the acci-
dent occurred gave a signal with his right hand, and got
hold of the whistle with his left. Daws did all he
could to stop the train. Before he (witness) went to see
after the wounded men, he looked at the points towards
the gate, and found them open to the straight road ; if
they had been so at the time the train passed the colli-
sion would not have occurred. The points were known
as figure 5 points. He felt satisfied that the points
were not in the same position as when they passed
by, and he took bold of the handle of the lever,
and pulled them. He found that when he pulled
them they stood in the position he put them, whereas
they ought to have gone back to the position from
' which he took them. lie thought the points were out of
order ; otherwise they should have gone hack again.
They were -not in acting order, and he attributed the
accident to that cause. The points being out of order
was from dirt, want of oil, or both. His opinion was,
that there was dirt and a scarcity of oil. He particu-
larly observed dirt, and could see no traces of oil. If a
heavy engine had passed over the points from the up to
the down line in the condition in which he saw them, it
would be very likely to leave them open.
Do you know whose duty it was to look after and
clear the points'—Witness—There is a man by day and
night kept there for that purpose. He would not under-
take to say that the points were not oiled the day before.
Mr. Bedford, superintendent of the London and
North-Western police on the'southern division, produced
the regulations of the company with respect to the duties
of pointsmen, and from which it appeared that they were
directed "to keep their switches clear and well oiled ;
and whenever a train has 'seised over, he is to see that
no particle of coke or dirt has dropped within the points
so as to prevent them from closing, and also that they
are replaced in the proper position. He is also to try
his points before the passing through of a train that he
may be thoroughly satisfied there is no impediment to
their working." Witness also produced instructions to
engine-drivers, pointsmen, and all concerned, directing
that no train was to travel over a single portion of the
line at more than twelve miles an hour. There were
also special directions with regard to the working of
the single line where the accident occurred.
Every policeman was supplied with these instruc-
tions. William Walker was the man charged with I
the points at Allesley-gate. He must have been the
pointsmen spoken of by Box. The pointsmen are on
duty twelve hours, and their wages 20s. per week. Wit-
ness examined the points the morning aiter the accident,
and they wented a little cleaning and oil. From the
dust occasioned by the relaying of the line and the bal- '
last, they would require a little more attention than
usual. It was the duty of Inspector M.K.ey, who is
injured, to see that the pointsmen did their duty.
By a juryman---The train would not have gone off
the line if the points had been right.
John Vaughan, a ballast-engine foreman, deposed
that, about ten minutes past seven of the same morning,
he took a heavy ballast-engine through the permanent
points ; but he did not observe whether they were left
open or not.

Box, the driver, was recalled, and said, after he had
run round the engine, he saw Walker, the pointsman,
come away in the direction beyond the points. He
might be 100 yards distant from them. He asked wit-
ness " What is to do ?" Witness said, "The points
must have been wrong ;" to which Walker replied,
"Come and look whether they are right or no." Wit-
ness said he had something else to do, and went away to
the engine. 'Walker, after the accident, gave every as-
sistance in his power.
Mr. Haddrick, superintendent of the permanent line,
deposed that, shortly after the accident occurred, he
examined the points, and they worked well, although
they did not appear to have been oiled in the morning.
The train could not have got off the down line on to the
up line if the points had worked properly.
Mr. Johnson, house surgeon to the Birmingham hos-
pital, described the injuries inflicted upon the deceased.
Daws died on his way to Birmingham, and Box in the
hospital about five o'clock in the evening. M.Kay was
still suffering from a severe fracture of the skull.
The above was the evidence relating to the principal
points of the inquiry, but ultimately the coroner ad-
journed the inquest until ten o'clock on Monday (this)
morning.

SERIOUS FIRE IN THE CITY.-011 Saturday evening a
very alarming and destructive fire broke out in the pre-
mises of Mr. J. Jones, a carpenter and box-maker, at
No. 61, Wood-street, Cripplegate, arid Nos. 2 and 3,
London-wall. Mr. Superintendent Braidwood gives the
following official account of the catastrophe :—'• Satur-
day, July 29.—Called at 8-15 p.m. to a fire, which bad
brokenan. out in the premises of Mr. Jones, a carpenter
and _box-maker, No. 61, Wood-street, City, and Nos. 2
Exchange
London-wall. Insured for contents in the Royal
and the Union Fire-offices. The building was
extinguished bwastli;)
insured in the Law
Gas Union Office. The cause of fire un-
known.urned in the premises. The fire was
and that of the W
with the enginyes of the
premises of
and 112 hired assistants,
West of
London Establishment, Parish,
the back rooms of f England Office. The back ma-
nufacturingdweoll. Mr. Jones are burned down ;
owf
Wood
-street,
, severely
Messrs. damaged
Nivriignby ditto,fire
,and
water,the , 3
zr oco. f off
No.; rest62,
manufacturers—Skylights
langdr.°twop and
floors, Sonsw t with thestock, straw-hat
dcaommarageeidelatlhFe
ibreu.iolifidinceg.
contents
in the Legal and
unknown if insured
Wood-street, or not. No. 60,
ware-
houseman—Part of the roof destroyed, C. Blomely,
doors burnt out, and contents d back rooms top
water ; stock in trade insured in the
by fire and
59, Wood-steet, Messrs. Woodrouse aStin-°ffice. No'
manufacturers—Side walls and skylightsnd Rowe,shirt
fire, and stock in warehouse considerably damaged by
injured by
water, &c. ; contents insured in the Legal
mercial Fire-office. No. 61, Wood-street (o and
Com-
mercial
of the street), Mr. M. A. Ford private—The
pptoositefiside,
and frames burned on roof ; contents and the Lildoioirgs
insured in the Sun Fire-office. No. 3, Curriers' Hall--
court, London-wall, Mr. H. Pitkin—Side windows burned
alit ; roof off ; rest of house and contents seriously (la-
, maged ; contents insured in the Sun, and *the building
in the Law Union offices. No. 2, ditto, Mr. H. Boulton
—Back rooms in second floor burned out and lower part
of house severely damaged by water, &c. ; contents not
insured ; building in the Law Union-office." The Royal
Society's fire-escapes were promply on the spot; and the
conductors rendered every assistance in their power.

SPORTING NOTES.

A PARTHIAN GLANCE AT GOODWOOD.

The shortcomings which were displayed in the supply
of sport at Goodwood were not sufficiently marked to
sustain the fears which are entertained of the speedy
declension of the meeting. Still " fallings off " in the
numerical strength of the "attractions" were frequently
perceptible, and they will be yearly increased unless
some popular measures be adopted which will insure the
permanent support of owners of horses. The primary
cause of failure in certain particulars is patent. The
aggregate amount of "added money" is comparatively
insignificant. People nowadays do not like to contend
solely for their own money, and it is no wonder, there-
fore, that the list of nominations at Goodwood becomes
gradually diminished. In the majority of instances no
" added money" is given to the principal stakes, and for
the " Plates" the entrance-fee not untrequently supplies
the sum which constitutes the prize. To the Goodwood
Stakes not a sixpence is given, no surprise is therefore
excited at the comparative unpopularity of that event
among owners of horses when the large sums of public
money which are added to Handicaps run for at other
places of sport throughout the year are taken into con-
sideration. Still encouraging assurances were afforded
during the recent meeting that the " glories of Good-
wood" will be long perpetuated. Lord March was
actively employed in soliciting subscriptions, and his
" Red Book" was in frequent requisition.
The various incidents which marked the sport are
doubtless by this time familiar to all turfites. They were
as usual interesting and important. Two horses, which
are likely to figure with frequent prominence in the
Derby betting were among the successful competitors of
the week. Lord of the Isles, however, made his first
appearance in public in so clumsy and equivocal
a manner that opinions were widely divided as to the
exact extent of his racing ability. The style in which
Le was ridden, however, for the Levant Stakes, only
renders it a matter of surprise bow the horse managed
to " pull through" at all. I certainly cannot appreciate
the motives which induced his owner to risk losing so
large and important a stake by engaging a jockey so
notoriously incompetent. On Wednesday, when the
Lord of the Isles was ridden by an able jockey, he beat
a large and respectable field. He is a big, well-made
horse, and may, with careful treatment, attain much
turf celebrity. I am induced to alter materially the
opinion which I expressed relative to Dirk Hatteraick,
on the occasion of his debut at Liverpool. His per-
formances at Goodwood. and those of Paletot and the
Miss Whip filly, are, as it has been well observed, cal-
culated to prove that his running at Aintree was altoge-
ther a mistake. Dirk seems a large, "green," unfinished
animal, that requires plenty of time for the full develop-
ment of his powers.
The range of speculation on the Goodwood Stakes was
very limited. Although too the result was in favour of
the " fielders," yet book makers generally are not large
winners. Bribery won easily and her running showed
that they who trusted the form of the Oak's mares and
regarded properly Bribery's performance with Cleveland
at Winchester committed no error of judgment. Few
people expected to see Adine obtain so forward a posi-
tion in the race, after she had been so easily defeated on
Tuesday by Protest. Had Wells " ridden to orders," it
is possible that Heapy might have snatched the victory
from Bribery. Instead of waiting, however, he made
most of the running, and was "pumped out" when call-
ed upon to make :finishing effort. Tres seems incapa-
ble of staying. After all the bother, boasting, and
" bolstering" of her partizans Nancy was again defeated
and disgraced.

The result of the race was strictly in accordance with
the opinions which were stated in The San of the 24th
inst. In reference to Diana and Bribery I wrote—
" Diana's running has been of the veriest leather-flapping
mediocrity. She ran somewhat forward for the Oaks,
it is true, but her supporters are likely to derive little
encouragement from an impartial consideration of that
performance. Bribery finished in advance of her for that
event, and although she is handicapped to give Diana fibs.,
yet, if a starter, she will indubitably make her safe."
When these observations were penned, Diana was
rapidly advancing to the position of leading favourite,
and Bribery was little thought of. I also wrote in re-
ference to Messrs. Payne and Greville's lot: " A vague
rumour is afloat to the effect that the lot was tried with
Bribery, who proved the best of the bunch. Be this as
it may, I shall deem the trusted representative of Messrs.
Payne and Greville's interest a most dangerous antago-
nist." I summed up my arguments by selecting 6 Heapy,
Adine, and Tres against the field. Bribery won, and
the other three were second, third, and fourth.
The Brighton Meeting, which will commence on Wed
resday, is likely to be celebrated with considerable
eclat. I shall reserve my comments on the programme
until to-morrow.
July 31. A FRESH MAN.

SPORTING INTELUGENCE.

BRIGHTON RAC
WEIGHTS for the BRIGHTON

st lb
Rifleman
Lord of the Isles. 8 10
Polydora. colt
Fortune-teller 7 9
Sailor
Saucebox
Enchantress colt 7 7
Ethelbaid
Orphrey
Parchment
Namur 7 6

,ES.-WEDNESDAY.
NURSERY STAKES. T.Y.C.

et lb
Professor Airy
Moonshine
Lady Rachel
Hercules
Eliza 7 0
Homily
Redemption 7 0
Branum 6 12
Pantheon 6 12
Hartley Buck

WEIGHTS for the GRAND STAND PLATE. One mile
and a quarter.
Age st lb , Age st lb
Indian Warrior... 5 9 0 Caliph
Defiance 4 9 0 Diomedia
Nancy
Bribery
Mentmore Lass... 4 8 4 D. 0.
Exact 4 8 liStonehenge ...... 3 5 12
Jouvence
Winkfield

LEWIS RACES.-.
FIRST

•AUGI7ST 10 AND 11.
' DAY.

WEIGHTS for the TR:

STAKES. One mile.

Age st lb
Honesty
Domino 3 8 ' 7
Old Noll
Antonina
WEIGHTS for the INNKEEPE

Age st lb
Inder 4 7 9
Switch
Kennysido Hero 3 6 12

,'s PLATE. Mile and a half.

Age st lb
Domino
Perfidious
Banstead
Ailington (h b) .. 4 7 4
Diana 3 7 4
Hazlenut
Inder
WEIGHTS for the SOUTHDOW

Age st lb
Fawn a 6 8
Vestige
Jujube
The Kaffir 4 6 0
Miss Fright
The Jester a 5 10

WELTER Cur. Two miles.

Age st lb
Garforth
Warwick
Alp
Honesty
Marchioness a 10 12

Age st Ib
Rosa a 10 10
Walnut
Hero (h b)
Old Misery
Now or Never a 10 0