The Sun.
London, England, 1849-07-30 00:00:00

ported that his object is to arrange for her Majesty's
travelling to Killarney.—Cork Examiner.

DESTRUCTIVE COLLISION ON I
THE NORTH UNION RAILWAY.
On Wednesday morning last, a little before four
o'clock, a collision of a serious and destructive character
occurred on the North Union line of railway, about 300
yards from the Golden Hill station, at Leyland. The
circumstances connected with this accident, as far as we
have been able to ascertain, are nearly as follows:—
Captain Laws, one of the managing directors of the
Lancashire and Yorkshire railway, who is at present re-
siding at Lytham, being labouring under severe indispo-
sition, a messenger was dispatched to Manchester to
secure the professional services of two eminent medical
gentlemen of that town. A special engine and carriage
were immediately got in readiness and dispatched. On
their return, on Wednesday morning, and when at the
place above alluded to, the engine and carriage, from
some yet unexplained circumstance, were thrown from
their position on the line, and across the down line.
A train of trucks, all laden with goods, was coming
up at the time towards Preston, and the driver did
not perceive the obstruction before a concus-
sion was inevitable. He and his attendant saved
themselves by jumping from the train, and in a mo-
ment or two afterwards, the whole of the carriages were
a complete mass of splinters: the engines, too, we are
informed, have sustained considerable damage; but it is
gratifying to be able to announce that the accident has
been almost unaccompanied by personal injury, only one
of the persons above alluded to having sustained a slight
shock, from which he speedily recovered, and was soon
enabled to prcceed on his journey. Some conception
may be formed of the violence of the shock, when we
state that the ground was literally ploughed up, and
the hedges, on both sides, for a considerable distance,
completely swept away. We have heard various con-
jectures as to the cause of the special train being thrown
out of its position; but the most probable that has been
suggested to us is the rapidity with which it was pro-
ceeding, combined with the circumstance of there being
only one carriage connected with it, thereby rendering
it more light and easy to be dislodged.
Persons were immediately dispatched to warn the in-
coming trains of the circumstance, and little inconveni-
ence, beyond the delay of some of the trains, was thereby
experienced.—Preston Chronicle.

THE LATE BALLOON ACCIDENT.
The accounts given in the papers of Thursday, de-
tailing the mishap that befell the veteran aeronaut,
.Mr.
Charles Green and his companions, give but a faint idiea
of the escape of the party, more particularly of
Miss
Gascoigne, himself. On striking the roofs, the
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of the weight of the other gentlemen, ascended like a
rocket, and for a few seconds the party were entirely
unconscious of their situation, or of the tate of the gen-
tlemen who had fallen from the hoop; and their sus-
pense was truly painful. Mr. Green, sen., whose
coolness never forsook him, and to whose nerve, promp-
titude, and experience must the safety of the lives of
the whole party be attributed, opened a bottle of
sherry, and presenting a glass to each of his fair com-
panions and the gentlemen, exhausted a bumper to the
success of their trip, and to " absent friends." The toast
was heartily responded to, and preparations were now
commenced for a descent on the first convenient site pre-
senting itself. At about a quarter to nine o'clock, and
after travelling nearly an hour, the balloon was safely
anchored in a clover field, not at Eritb, as previously
stated, but on the opposite shore at Purfieet, where
thousands were ready to lend their aid. The party, after
partaking of refreshments at a hotel in the vicinity, re-
turned to Vauxhall-gardens in an omnibus about two
o'clock on the following (Thursday) morning, when they
received the congratulations of their friends and the vi-
sitors. Mr. Green seemed to have sustained a severe
shock, and it was stated that he was suffering from an
internal injury, having been violently thrown against
the edge of the car when the balloon struck the house
tops, and falling on his side bruised his ribs, which
some years since were affected by an accident. During his
journey home he was very sick, and his appearance indi-
cated that he was in great pain. Mrs. Green also
seemed to be very ill; she had received a slight abrasion
of the skin on the side of her face. Miss Gascoigne had
a wound on the forehead, occasioned by the grapnel, and
Mrs. W. Green had one of her hands much bruised.

PARLIAMEN TA RY DIVISION.
FRIDAY, JULY 27.
POOR RELIEF (IRELAND) BILL.
Question put to disagree with the Lords in the omission
of Clattses 16, 17, 18, 19. The House divided :

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