The Sun.
London, England, 1836-05-13 00:00:00

MANCHESTER-MONDAY.

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FAT".L ACCIDENT ON THE LIVERPOOL AND MANCHES-
SER I.IkAILWAY. ALL THE CARRIAGES, WITH 800 OR 400
PASSENGERS, EXCEPT Two, THROWN OFF THE ROAD.
ONE ENGINEER KlLLED.—Yesterday, as the second class
train of carriages with a ;!reat number of passengers, pro-
pelkd by two en,ines, and which were going at more than
their usual speed, were thrown off the railway at Park-lid,
near the Wigan Junction, which terminated in the instant
death of one of the engineers, and many slightly hurt. The
cause of this accident appears to be the gross inattention to
a signal, which there is no doubt the engineer superintend-
ing the first engine must have seen. For some time past it
seems that the directors have been replacing the original
rails, which have been found much too slender, with others
double their weight, to do which, it, would appear, will re-
quire great caution to avoid similar accidents to that of yes-
terday, even with the attention to signals. Permit a
de-
scription.—The end of the rails rest on stone blocks
about eighteen inches square and twelve inches thick,
and which blocks . appear to have nu other fasten- ing than the earth well rammed about them, and
which renders it exceedingly
:difficult during the period of
fixing to keep the two rails quite parallel, and, if not
nearly so, the carriages must of necessity be ejected off the
railway. This was the immediate cause of the accident,
accelerated, no doubt, from the inattention of the engineer
to the signal, as well also as from the engines going at an
unusual speed over the part under repair, before the blocks
were secured by the earth. The two engines, with their
tenders, were thrown off the road, and by the concussion
the second engineer lost foot-hold, and dropped down be-
tween the engine and tender on the road, and was crushed
instantly to death. • Almost every bone in the poor fellow
was broken ; he was taken up a spectacle too shocking for
description. All the carriages were thrown off the road
except two, and in the greatest possible confusion, but only
a few passengers very slightly hurt. All the carriages were
very much damaged. Had the engines not been most pro-
videntially detached from the train by the shock, and that
instantly, it is impossible to say to what extent life mi..0:11!
have been lost, or persom injured. The passengers were
detained one hour and. a half before they could pro,:eed to
Alarsohester. It is -A singular fact that the old ra;',s, in con-
seqnence of the great rise in iron, will purchase the new
ones, weighk ior weight.

The Prince of Capua and Miss Smyth were married
the 7th inst., at Gretna-Green. " Some years ago," says the
DuiyHes Courier, "we published a list of distinguis who had
been married at Gretna Green, including Lord Chancellor
Eldon, Lord Chancellor Erskine, the late Sir Thomas Leth_
bridge, his son, and a number of others ; and, from a letter at
present before us, are enabled to add a foreign Prince to the
list. Much has been said in the newspapers of the elopement
of Miss Penelope Smyth with the brother of a King; and,
from what follovis, it would appear the parties were never le-
gally buckled for better or worse until they exchanged the
sunny south for the stormy north, where lambs are dying of
hunger and cold, nod the hills retain traces which, to an Ita-
lian, must contrast strangely to the etherial tints of his native
Gretna Hall, May 7, 1836.—Married here this day,
Carlo Ferdinando Borbone, Principe di Capott, Wl° del sa
Fransiso Primo, Re del Regnio defile due Sicilie, Napoli d' Italia, and Penelope Carolina Smyth, daughter of the late G.
Smith, Esq., of Ballynatray, in the eounty of Waterford, Ire-
land." Nor are these the only parties who have visited the
Border Temple of Hymen within the last few days ; far, on the 2d current, wo find Francis Butler Rhodes: Esq., of
Westerley, St:lle of Rhode Island, United States of America,
and Rosalie Felicite Binet, Caen, Department of Cahraday,
F,.„04,4,;. and on the 4th, John Skelton, Esq., of Leeds, York-
shirv, and Ruthetta S4ithson, Barston, Greengete, Gunseley,
ytbruiire; followed by Wm. Smithson, Esq , Wigton, Cum- I
berland, to Isabella Graves, same place."
The amonnt of rental upon which the county rat.:
for Midaei ex is assessed this year, is 5,368,8841. ; Ling an
increase of 125,976/, over that of the present year.
Yesterday, the I.2th inst., in St. James's-square,
the Right flt.m. Auguata Ada Lady King, Way safelj• delivered
of a son and heir,

flog
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13tetitkViti"'n' iftrrity tondon-Tavern, for. the
purpose of considering the propriety of adopting a Memo-
rial to the Finance Minister of Spain, M. Mendizab:d, to
place them in the same situation. as the holders of Active
Stock.
Mr. R. THORNTON in the Chair.
The CHAtitttAN said that the meeting had been called: at
the request of a great number of holders of Deferred Stoek,
which consisted of eleven years of interest, or about 55
per cent. The circumstances under which the loans.
advanced to Spain— were
Spain--namely, that of enabling that eountry
to regain her liberty, demander! the peculiar conslde:ation
of the Cortes. It was for the interest of Spain that the ac
of justice which they asked should be granted, as it t would:
raise the character of the Government, and enable it to oo-
fain a loan at a future time upon more favourable terms. 'Lie
had reason to believe that a Memorial would be rece*.ved
very favourably by M. Mendizabal. When he (the Chair-
man), was negotiating with that --gentieman as. the
Finance Minister of Portugal, he said that unless Vac: Por-
tuguese Government proceeded with honour, the f...;rmstitu-
tional cause could not succeed. The arrears of iiitr.rest due
upon Portuguese Stock were soon afterwarls liquidated.
The holders of Deferred Spanish Stock, he Is glad to
say, had not now to deal with a vaeillatiwg Minister
like Toreno. Had the Government of -Ferdinand paid
the . interest of its debt, instead of raining money at from
13 to 14 per cent. ina:.mest, it would have been enabled
to have received it fr,,,m .51- to G per, eer.t. ; and the loss
thereby incurred uf 33 -millions would have
been saved. Tb Queen Regent, tide Proceres, and the
Procuradores, were not unfavourable to their claims;
and bad 'dot Toren° held out. the at
should r.va:i himself of the si..th prospect to
article of the he
law,
which allowed of a further irriprovement in the plan. for
liquidaeng the 55 per cent-, the Procuradores would not
live eonsented to any dr:lay in granting better terms
co tl.lO holders of Deferrer', Stock. The resources of Spain
would allow of ample joAice being done to the holders of
Spanish Stock. The ruto•dastic property was of the value of 18
mill:ons sterling per The Crown lands realized rAn
i'Amense amount% 'and the Church property was valued, at
eleven millions stAing per annum. The civil war once
concluded, the. Itevenue would be greatly increased, at.pre-
sent not rno.:e than one-half of what it would realize hieing
'received. The entire debt of Spain, including the domes-
tic and :or eignL-Active, Passive, and Deferred—thought
nomin'Ar one hundred and sixty millions, was not more--
the rzer.ent value of the Stock being considered—t ban about
seven'„y millions. He concluded by moving that the me-
raorial,--which would be read, should be adopted.
, Mr. T. Ttlonivrox read the memorial to M. Mendizabal.
Colonel BI(ADI.VY seconded it, and it was -adot).ted una-
nimonsif.
Colonel DAVIES, M.P., moved that the memorial be
signed on behalf of the meeting, by the Chairir4an, and that •
Lord Palmerston be requested forward through Mr.
Villiers, the Ambassador at Madrid, to Signor M. Mendi-
zalud.— Agreed to.
adj Thanks were returned to the Chairman, and the meeting
ourned.

PARLIAMENTARY FUMMARY.

Toe Loans did not sit yeLterday.
In.thc Cona)xs, the Dublin. Steam Packet Company's
Bill, brought in by Mr. O'Ctranoll, was read a first time.
Tke Hayle, and the' ‘Vakeli,drl and Sheffield Road Railway
Bills, were passed. • On the. -motion of Mr. Hume, a return
of the average amount of d,:posits held by the Bank of Eng-
land, was ordered. Mr. Clay bi'-ought forward his motion for
" a select Committee to inquire into the operation of the Act
of the ith George IV., C. 46, permitting the establishment of
Joint-stock Banks, under certain restrictions; and whether it
be expedient to tr.ake any alteration in the provisions of that
Act." The Hon. Member disapproved of the present system
of banking, and considered that it constituted great power,
without any ad equate precaution being taken to limit its ope-
ra Te vat/rated liability he ascribed much mischief, ;.nd
he therefore proposed to substitute limited liability, which, to-
gether villa• rendering it legally imperative that the capital
should e paid up, and that perfect publicity be secured,
would, he thought, remedy the evil. The Chancellor of the.
Exchequer said sufficient grounds had been laid for the • ap-
poirament of a Committee, but he did not think the inqu'xy
or.ght to he left in the hands of any individual. The apprant-
ulent of the Committee, and the responsibility of directing its
proceedings, ought to rest with the Government; and k,e, was
also of opinion that the proceedings of such Committee Miould
be secret. Mr. Richards intimated that the jealousy-felt by
the Bank of England against Joint-stock Banks, mig'ut have
some connexion with Mr. Rice's concurrence in the appoint-
ment of a Committee. Mr. Hume proposed, as w a addition
to the motion, that the Committee should be instructed
to inquire into the effect of the clause introduced into
the Charter of the Bank of England, by country
bankers were held to have satisfied their engagements by pay-
ing them in Bank of England paper. The 'A
-louse afterwards
divided on Mr. Hume's motion, when it vias negatived by 98
to 12. In Committee on the English. T•ithe Bill, an Amend-
ment to the 34th clause, moved by Mr. Buller, after some
discussion, was withdrawn. Mr. Miles moved,. in the 34th
clause, the substitution of the ward " fifty" for ," sixty." On
a division, the numbers for 1.0 r; original clause were 95
against it 71.