The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-16 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS.

From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 15.
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.

Motion made, and Question put, " That when any new
business is brought en after Twelve o'clock at night, if it be
moved aad seconded, That the Debate on such Question be
adjourned, Mr. Speaker shall immediately declare the Debate
adjourned, without putting the Question to the vote." The
House divided ;
MINORITY—AYES, 33.
Arkwright, G. Heald, jimeg Tennent, r. J.
Boyd:John Ile wood, jaw. Thieknesse, R. A.
Busfeild, W. Moffatt, George Thompson, colonel
Callaghan, D. Pilkingtun, James Walmsley, Sir J.
Chaplin, W. J. It‘blnson. George Wawn, JT.
Drummond, If. SalweY, Colonel Westhead, J. P.
Duncan, George Sandars, George Willcox, Brodie
Duncult, John Seholedeld, William Williams. Jobs
Evans, John
Stels3, Charles Willoughby, Sir 11.
Ewart, William Sibthorp Colonel TELLERS.
Fordyce, A. 1). Smith, John B. Brotherton, Joseph
Gregson, Samuel Strickland, Sir G. Bowring, Dr.

MAJORITY—NOES, 57.
Archdall, Captain Divett, E. Masterman, J.
Arundel, Earl of Duckworth Sir
Sir J. Melgund, Viscount
Duncombe
Baines, M. T. Parker, John
Barrington, Viscount Du p 're, C. G. Pinney, W.
Bellew, It. M. Elliot, John E. Raphael, Alexander
Bennet, P. Ferguson, Sir It. Richards, Richard
Bentinck, Lord G. Floyer, John Spooner, Richard
Birch, Sir Thomas Fortescue, Chichester Taifourd, Sergeant
Bouverte, E. P. Fuller, A. E. Thompson, Ald.
Bramston, T. W. Gaskell, J. M. Thornely, T.
Bruce, Lord E. Gibson, T. M. Vane, Lord 11.
Cabbell, B. B. Goulburn, Henry Vivian, J. 11.
Clay, James Greene Thomas Waddington, II.:S.
Clive, Vise. Grenfel Charles W. Wilson, James
Cochrane, A. Grey, Sir G. Wood, Sir Charles
Coope, Octavius Ileathcote, Sir W. Wood, W. P.
Corry,ilenry Ilovvard, c
,W.G. Wyvill, Marmadake
Craig, W. G. EePpel, George;T. TELLERS.
Deedes, W. Langston, J. 11 Hill, Lord M.
Lindsa
Deering, John P. Tufnell, henry
y, Colonel

ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAT•
—On Tuesday
stations on this line, in consequence of the delay of
the greatest alarm prevailed at all the
several trains, occasioned by an accident at the Reading
station in the morning, which, although it placed the
lives of passengers in great jeopardy, was most provi-
dentially unattended with any fatal consequences. The
down train which arrives at Reading at 8 50
A. 31. had duly reached there, and after the usual
stoppage it started again. Within, however, a very
short distance of the station a shift from the present
main line on to the branch line of the Berks and Hants
Railway, about to be opened, is being made; in conse-
quence a temporary crossing for the trains on the down
line is placed between both railways, and while the
train was returning from the branch on to the regular
down line the engine caned the Lightning, owing to
an incline which raised it on one side, and a sharp
curve, with undue speed, got off the rails, and
the wheels and fore part were embedded in the earth some
depth. Fortunately it did not run down the embankment,
or the result must have proved most disastrous. The af-
frighted passengers were all greatly alarmed at the sudden
stoppage of the train, and soon retreated back to the station,
when fortunately it was found that no one had sustained
any material injury. An express was forwarded immedi-
ately up and down the line with the intelligence. The
while to raise both off the
engine and tender were completely in a ~ fix," and
blocked up all communication on the down line. Every
' wasAn gt, al
es n
gwtel3l,l
whenas at
the
ee upperdown
leiffne,er,taiwidasatuseodnefotrimae long while
engines were brought for
the, purpose, but all endeavours to remove them from
their difficult situation, where they still remain, were
this
sone upon another, it was found
um ivailing.going on, all the down
necessary to allow them to go on
the up line from Read-
ing as far as Pangbo.nrne, the next station, and then
stations, trainson
werearri
" • the down line. The express to rejoin train from
hcirleowtdh
London was the first to proceed, but without being
allowed to convey. the delayed passengers, who proceeded
trains began tWo
vinsgtoaptpßede.acil
in their own train attached to another engine, after a
detention of two hours and a half. The mixed down
train, arriving at Reading at 9 20, did not proceed for
three hours afterwards. The up mail train due
nearly not reach
at Reading at 11 53 did. s
t_ there till one o'clock.
All the subsequent train hrhoughout the day were more
or less delayed. Owing to t is great obstruction at this
particular part of the line from the works in progress,
it was previous
• ly all along apprehended that some acci
dent would result from it, and we have no doubt
a strict inquiry will be instituted consequent on the pre-
sent occurrence.
COLLISION ON THE YORK AND
NORTH MIDLAND
RAILWAY.-^YORR, TUESDAY.—A serious accident oc-
curred on the York and North Midland Railway this
morning, about half-past three o'clock. As the luggage
train from Hull to Wakefield was passing at'a slow speed
on its route, near the Burton Salmon station, the mail
train from York, for London, came up, and, from some
cause, which remains to be explained, ran into the lug-
gage train, and destroyed two vans. There were in one
of these carriages three cattle-jobbers, proceeding to
Wakefield Market, and, we regret to state, that two of
them were killed on the spot, and the third is in a pre-
carious state. The engineer end stoker of the engine
on the mail train escaped unhurt.