The Sun.
London, England, 1840-11-13 00:00:00

11V HDITION!

riIiGHTFUL OCCURRENCE LAST

NIGHT.

We regret to announce that last night an accident of
a frightful character, attended with the sacrifice of two
lives, took place on the line of the London and Bir-
mingham Railway at Harrow, in consequence of two
traits, it is stated, having come into collision with
each other. The engineers of both trains were killed.
The Chairman of the Company, Mr. Creed, the Secrc-
tar", and Mr. BedfOrd, the Superintendent of the line,
lefr. London soon after the receipt of the news in a
special train, to investigate the matter. At twelve
o'clock last night no fewer than five trains were due at
the. Euston-square terminus of the London and Bir-
mingham Railway. The cause of this extraordinary
stoppage of the trains is attributed to the breaking down
of a heavily laden up-luggage train in the neighbour-
hcod of 'Watford. The luggage and broken carriages
being thrown across both lines, prevented the trains
passing either down or up. A train that left the
Euston-square terminus, proceeding of course down-
wards, at six o'clock last evening was obliged to return
to the terminus, and it and no other train could start
from the terminus before a !ate hour. The down
line, therefore. must be considered in some measure free
from obstruction, but the up-line could not be so, since
none of the five trains due from a quarter before eight
to half-past eleven had arrived at the terminus by
twelve o'clock at night.

(ANOTHER ACCOUNT.)
This morning the utmost consternation prevailed
throughout the metropolis, on account of a dreadful
accident which occarred yesterday evening, between five
and six o'clock, on the line of road on the London and
Birmingham railroad, near Harrow, by which three
lives have been lost, and fourlersons dreadfully injured,
so much so that their lives are despaired of, and ampu-
tations of the legs of two of the sufferers has been per-
formed. From the violence of the collision of the large
luggage train with that of the passengers down one, the
train was dashed off the entire line of road, across the
other train trams, and the night having set in the utmost
alarm was created' for the other trains proceeding to
and from London, but the London six o'clock down
train having arrived first at the scene of devastation, and
on the accident being made known, immediately re-
turned to Euston-square. The seven, nine, ten, and
eleven o'clock up trains arrived, but they could not pro-
ceed further than Harrow, until two o'clock this morn-
ing, when the train-roads were cleared, and they pro-
ceeded on their journey to London. The passengers
got cut of the carriages, and were forwarded to London.
It was feared that the road, would not be cleared for
the morning up mails, which would have created consi-
derable delay, but fortunately that was not the case.
The mail-train downwards, last night, ;was detained one
hntlr and ttventy minutes, on account of the accident.
'lle. passengers that escaped injury describe the colli-
sion as terrible. Some of the carriages were dashed to
pieces, and others considerably damaged, several other
passengers were injured, though not severely.

THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN.
IINDER the MANAGEMENT of MADAME VESTRIS
THIS EVENING, NOV. 13.

' Will be presented Sheridan's Dramatic Piece of
THE CRITIC ; OR, A TRAGEDY REHEARSED.
Sir Fretful Plagiary, Mr. W. Farren ; Puff, Mr. Charles
Mathews ; Sneer, Mr. Cooper ; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos,
Mr. Harley ; Tilburina, Mrs. Orger.
tfter which will be repeated the New Petite Comedy, entitled

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.
Sir Thomas Oldton, Mr. W. Farren ; Nix, Mr. Chas. Ma-
hews : Captain Maitland, Mr. J. Vining; David Sureman,
Mr. Bartley ; Mrs Maitland, Madame Vp,itris; Mrs. Doro-
thy More, Mrs. Humby.
To conclude with
THE BEGGAR'S OPERA.

Captain Macheath, 317..CV:IiarTi;oriTieachum, Mr. W.
Farren ; Lockit, Mr. Bartley ; Filch, Mr. Harley ; Mrs.
Peachum, Mrs. C. Jones; Polly Peachum, Miss Rainforth;
Lucy Lockit, Madame Vcstris.
To-morrow, The Spanish Curate, with Two in the Morning,
and Fashionable Arrivals.
On Monday, The Midsumm r Night's Dream, with Simpson
and Co.
On • uesday, The Spanish Curate, with Two in the Morn-
ing, and Fashionable Arrivals.
Dress Boxes, 7s. ; Second Price, 35. 6d.; First and Second
Circles, ss. ; Second Price, `2.s. 6d. ; Pit, 3s. ; Second Price,
; Gallery, Is.
Doors to be opened at half-past Six—the performances to
nminence at Seven o'Clock.

l'‘lkets and places for the Boxcs to be taken of Mr. Grogan
a. the Box-office, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets
may oe had upon application.
Private Boxes t• be had so'ely of Mr, Andrews, bookseller
:67, New Bond-street.