The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-12 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

BALMORAL, SErr. 9.

Her Majesty drove yesterday towards the Balloch
Bhuie, attended by the Duchess of Wellington and the
Hon. Mary Bulteel.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out deer-
stalking.
The dinner party yesterday included her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Kent, Count Alexander Mensdorff,
and Sir George and Lady Couper.
SEPT. 10.

Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert
were present yesterday at the leistering for salmon in
the Dee.
In the evening her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent, Count Alexamder Mensdorff, and Lady Augusta
and Lady Frances Bruce, joined the Royal dinner party.

Dispatches were received from the Governors of the
West Coast of Africa on Saturday at the Colonial-office.

MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS.

The Earl of Aberdeen was at the Foreign-office during
the greater part o f yesterday, and remained in town
during the night. The date of the noble earl's departure
for Scotland is not yet fixed. Lord and Lady Haddo,
the Premier's son and daughter-in-law, have already left
town.
Lord John Russ ell purposes remaining in Scotland
until Christmas, unless any sudden emergency of a
political nature should call him to town.
Sir James Graham is making an official inspection of
the ports, and is not expected to return to London for
some weeks. The right hon. baronet, we hear, purposes
visiting Holyhead, Cork, and the out naval stations.
The Marquis of Lansdowne intends making a length.
ened tour on the Continent. The noble marquis has
latterly been in a very indifferent state of health.
The Earl of Clarendon, Secretary for Foreign Affairs,
has not left London since the prorogation, save a few
short visits to his seat, the Grove, near Waterford.

THE RECENT COLLISION ON THE GREAT
NORTHERN RAILWAY.

Ever since the unfortunate collision which took place
upon this line of railway, near the Hornsey station, upon
the 31st ult., Mr. G-- B. Childs, of Finsbury-place south,
the surgeon to the company, has been most unremitting
in his attention to the sufferers from that calamity. It
is gratifying to be able to communicate that no fatal
consequence need any longer be apprehended, and that
the following is the satisfactory result of his skill and
attention :—The Lord Mayor, who received a very con-
tused wound of the nose, various bruises about the legs,
and was otherwise much shaken, experienced for some
days after the accident a great difficulty of swallowing,
arising from injuries to the muscles of deglutition, but
this has disappeared. His lordship, who has remained
under Mr. Child's care, has not quitted the house since
the accident • but he has so far recovered that pro-
bably he will be able to take a drive this afternoon.
Sir J. Duke, M.P. was confined to his room for five
days after the accident. Mr. Childs discontinued atten-
dance upon him on the 4th inst., when the worthy baro-
net proceeded to Brighton in order to enjoy the benefit
of warm salt water bathing. Mr. Bell, of Southwich-
street, has so far recovered as to talk of proceeding to
the country in a few days. Mr. Justin and Mr. Harri-
son, both of whom sustained a fracture of the left leg,
are going on remarkably well. Marsh, the guard of the
express train, still remains at the Railway Tavern
Hornsey ; he is recovering rapidly from the severe in-
juries received, and is enabled to sit up. Mr. Beasley,
director of the Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston
Railway Company, left Hornsey on Wednesday last,
rapidly recovering. Mrs. Harrison's case has caused
the medical gentlemen much anxiety, her symptoms
having been of the most alarming character, arising
from the shock which her system received from the acci-
dent. Up to Friday last she lay in a very dangerous
state and her life was almost despaired of. Since then,
by the employment of stimulants and nourishing diet,
she has rapidly improved. She is now enabled to sit up
in bed, and to amuse herself by reading. All the other
cases may be said to be nearly, if not quite, recovered.

THE LATE CATASTROPHE IN THE STRAND.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sia,—lt would appear, from your report of the pro-
ceedings at the inquest, that the family of the deceased
parties were unrepresented there ; and as such a fact,
under the circumstances of the case, would necessarily
be regarded as a culpable omission, I think it proper to
state that Mr. Hawkins, instructed by me, attended on
behalf of the relatives to watch the proceedings.—l am,
Sir, your obedient servant,
G. S. BRANDON.
Essex-street, Strand, Sept. 12, 1853.

EMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA.—The Emigration Com-
missioners have advertised for two vessels to carry emi-
grants to South Australia and Victoria. The one for
Adelaide is to be ready on the 26th, the other, for Mel-
bourne, on the 31st of October.
THE PrirvY COUNCIL.—By an act of last session the
registrar of the Privy Council is empowered to examine
witnesses on oath, and the registrar of the Council may
appoint a person to act for the registrar in his absence.
NEW' ASSESSED DUTY ON SERVANTS.—Under the new
act the annual duty payable by masters on servants will
be 1/. is. on servants of eighteen years old and upwards,
and 10s. 6d. under eighteen. It will include waiters of
every description, except occasional waiters. One pot-
boy, to carry out beer, although he may occasionally
wait, is allowed to every licensed victualler.
THE MAIL GUARDS.—TweIve of the oldest mail
guards in the Post-office service, some of whom have
been upwards of 50 years engaged in active duty, are
about to be pensioned by the Postmaster General.
For the remainder of their lives they are to receive, as
superannuation allowance, the sum of seven shillings
and sixpence each, weekly.
ACCIDENT ON THE BLACKWALL RAILWAY.—On Satur-
day, about four o'clock p.m., as a poor lad of the name
of Stephen Watson, between ten and eleven years of age,
was crossing the line near the Caledonian station, he
was knocked dowx by an engine and tender, which were
coming up in the direction of the Camden Town termi-
nus. The wheels passed over the lower extremity of
both legs, which were shockingly mutilated and almost
severed from the body. The unfortunate sufferer was
conveyed to the Royal Free Hospital, Gray's-inn-road,
where he was promptly attended to by Mr. Lane, the
house-surgeon, who, upon an examination of the inju-
ries, found the right foot completely crushed, while the
left was suspended only by a small ligature. From the
frightful nature of the accident, immediate amputation
of both legs was found necessary, which operation was
expeditiously and most successfully performed by Mr.
Lane. He is progressing as favourably as can be ex-
pected, and hopes are entertained of his ultimate reco-
very.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—A most shocking accident hap-
pened at the Carnarvon station on Thursday last. A
fine young man, named William Williams, of Amlwch,
had been just employed to act as breaksman. The train
was about to start, and he was engaged in shunting a
coke waggon, when he perceived another waggon which
it was his duty to detach. For this purpose he leaned
over the waggon instead of stooping under it, and in so
lost his balance, fell over it, and was caught by the
doinghook
in the lower part of the abdomen, by which he
was frightfully lacerated. His legs fell across the line,
and the train proceeding at the instant they were dread-
the body. The best medical aid was in prompt attend-
fully crushed, one of them being torn open upwards to
ance, but he sank rapidly, and died in about four hours.
FATAL GUN ACCIDENT.—A fatal accident occurred to
Mr. Wm. Freeland, confidential clerk to the firm of
Johnson and Bradley, sharebrokers, of Manchester,
while out shooting on Thursday evening on the moors,
at Hattersley, near Mottram. The deceased was ac•
companied by his two brothers, the Earl of Stamford's
gamekeeper and others, and it appears that while get-
ting over a fence both barrels of his gun which he
in the right breast of the unfortunate man, who in-
dragged after him exploded. The contents were lodged
stantly leaped into the air and fell a corpse. His
brothers heard the report, and on looking towards the
spot saw his convulsive action ; they instantly ran up,
but death had been instantaneous, and no motion was
perceived. The deceased was twenty-eight years of age,
and has left a widow but no family.
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dent,to death
attended with fatal results, happened on Saturday
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