The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-10 00:00:00

THE DREADFUL CATASTROPHE ON THE

EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.

THETFORD, MONDAY NIGHT.—The excitement occa-
sioned here by the dreadful catastrophe of Thursday
afternoon continues unabated, and it is impossible to
exaggerate the regret occasioned by the death of the
Rev. Mr. Bell, about 38 years of age, formerly curate at
Barningham, a village about seven or eight miles from
this place, but lately residing at Bunwell, near Attie-
borough, fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge, and it is said
about to marry a young lady, niece to Air. Fyson, an
influential inhabitant of this borough.

Amongst the parties seriously injured, we ought yes•
terday to have mentioned Mr. Phillips, of the firm of
Phillips, Moore, and Co., silversmiths and electro-platers,
Birmingham, who now lies at • the Bell Inn, with his
right leg broken in two places between the ankle and
the knee, and the thigh of his leg also broken. Every
possible medical and humane attention has been paid to
him, and it is hoped that he will recover without the
necessity of amputation. His wife, who received infor-
mation of the accident by electric telegraph, arrived
here yesterday morning.
Mr. Ellison, of Norwich, ivory turner and barometer-
maker, lying at the Railway Tavern, was this morning
reported to be progressing favourably, as were also the
labourers lying at the various inns to which they were
removed after the accident. Altogether, five sufferers
from the catastrophe are lyinc, at five different inns at
Thetford, in addition to others, the exact number of
which it is difficult to ascertain, who were removed to
Harlin and Norwich, the places of their usual resi-
dence.

A. Press, Esq., coroner for the Guiltcross hundred of
the county of Norfolk, opened an inquest, pro forntd,
on Friday, at Harling, upon the bodies of three of the
labourers killed, but adjourned after inspecting the
scene of the occurrence and viewing the bodies, to give
an opportunity to the company to collect its evidence.
Robert Eagle Clarke, Esq., borough coroner, also
opened an inquest pro forma at the Railway Tavern,
upon the body of George Baldwin, platelayer, on
Friday, which was adjourned in a similar manner until
this day.

The death of Mr. Bell, yesterday, raised a point of
difficulty with regard to the course of proceeding to be
adopted. Several gentlemen resident here expressed a
wish that a separate jury should be impannelled, and a
distinct inquisition in the case of Mr. Bell, but it was
ultimately decided that the inquisition should be a joint
one ; and accordingly the jury summoned for Friday
last, having been summoned and re-sworn, proceeded
this morning to view the body of Mr. Bell, and then
proceeded to the Town Hall, where the joint inquest
opened at two o'clock.

The jury, it should be remarked, appeared to be as
respectable and intelligent a body of men as could be
collected in so small a town. The court was exceed-
ingly crowded.
The proceedings on behalf of the company were
watched by Mr. Charles Evans, barrister, of Norwich ;
Mr. Richardson, superintendent of the coaching depart-
ment ; Mr. Leith, district superintendent ; Mr. Naylor,
locomotive district superintendent ; Mr. J. 0. Naylor,
the company's solicitor ; and other officers of the com-
pany being present.
Evidence was taken at great length, and the inquiry
was proceeding when the report'left.

PROGRESS. OF NEW BRUNSWICK. —The following ab-
stract of the revenue for the three last years exhibits the
satisfactory progress now making by that portion of the
British empire :--

_
1851. 1852. 1853.
Duties on imports £82,281 £98,584 £128,000
Import duty on lumber 17,286 ' 18,242 19,750
One per cent. loan duty 7,214 7,758 11,700
Lighthouses 3,886 4,222 4,950
Sick and disabled seamen 1,939 1,867 2,100
Emigrants
Casual revenue 3,750 6,671 13,900

Total

..2117,360 £138,220 £180,850

CITY OF QUEBEC FROlf THE ST. LAWRENCE.—On the
south and opposite bank of the river, the hitherto undu-
lating and cultivated country rises into the bold rocky
headlarid of Point Levi, with its village, churches, and
white farm houses clustering around it. The voyager
now finds himself under the lofty towering citadel of
Quebec, immediately opposite Point, Levi. The height
of the dark and almost perpendicular rock is 330 feet
above the river. The boldness of the promontory towers
over all the bold and majestic scenery around it, and the
magnificence of the prospect from its top, is said to be
unequalled, for its mingled grandeur and picturesque
beauty, on the American continent. Viewed from the
river, Cape Diamond, with its ramparts, towers, and
other works of its fortifications, is strikingly impressive. It
rears itself almost directly from the water's edge, leaving
room only for a mere roadway around the base of the rock,
along which are the numerous quays and jetties for the
mass of shipping. On the more sloping side of the rock,
facing down the river, the exceedingly striking old
French city of Quebec clusters upwards, and around, and
inside the fortifications, as if yet timorously solicitous
of protection from the commanding citadel. Crooked
narrow streets, houses of all sizes, cling
churches,
andt
the
rock. The massive cathedrals, convents,
public buildings are scattered in all directions ; and con-
spicuous over all are the bright tin roofs, spires, and
towers, relieved in the clearest and brightest of at mo -
spheres. Quebec is well worthy, on many accounts, the
attentive study of the traveller. Not only will the
grand scale of its fortifications reward minute survey,
but its convents, churches, remains of its Jesuits'
monastery, the seminary of its Roman Catholic clergy,
its schools, hospitals, and various public buildings, all
possess more or less interest of a character not to be
found on any other spot in the new world. Every object
is replete with historical associations. One of these ob-
jects of most recent interest, is the obelisk erected not
many years ago to the memories of Wolfe and Montcalm, in
a very prominent position on the face of the rock, within
the ramparts, and situatad on the site of the garden of
the old chateau, or Castle of St. Louis. The noble ex-
panse of river which spreads all around the foot of the
city towards the mouth of the St. Charles, and further
downwards to the beautiful Isle of Orleans, forms one of
the finest harbours of any river in the world. During
summer, when this fine expanse is dotted over with the
largest-class ships riding at anchor, by smaller craft, by
boats, and by timber crafts, from the far western and
northern forest, and with the rest of the mass of ship-
ping crowding under the lofty cape; and the whole.sur-
rounded by a country so magnificent in its features, and
at the same time so smiling in many of its aspects—it
would be difficult indeed, perhaps, to find any scene
equal to it in any, quarter of the globe.—Brown's Views
of Canada and the Colonists.
BUSINESS OF THE Pon OF LONDON.—In the general
business of the port of London there has been increased
activity during the past week: The number of vessels
reported inward was 162, being an increase of 64 over
that of the previous week. Still there are many vessel's
overdue, from the unfavourable state of the wind and
weather. . The quantity of grain received was not large,
; rice, quarters,
81t tierces
includingrcesand
but the week has been remarkable for the very heavy
quantity of American flour which has come to hand.
The total of grain reported
is 34,9
ac ;
and of tallow,
21,885 quarters of wheat. Of flour there were reported
49,057 barrels and 1,48,90650ack:
; packages 2,862 bags ; of sugar, 1,502 hogsheads, 452 casks, and
50,424 bags; of tea, 2,900
1,708 casks. The number of vessels cleared outward
was 74, being four less than in the previous week. Of
those 15 were in ballast, and
gx, for the Australian
colonies.