The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-15 00:00:00

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

W. Cowdry and W. Pettit, corn dealers, Warbleton'
Sussex—J. and M. Westwood, steel pen manufacturers'
Birmingham—J. Turner, J. Turner, and J. Dania, cotton
spinners, Rochdale—M. E. Bowra and J. Goodie, ladies'
shoe manufacturers, Castle-street, Southwark—ll. and W.
ILLS. Thornton, auctioneers, Billiter-street, City—G. Baker
and G. F. Smyth, chemists. Staines—S. Beddews and S.
Twist, billiard-table manufacturers, Birmingham—G. J.
Newton, R. Ashton, E. Ashton, S. Ashton, J. Ashton, and S.
Taylor, coal merchants, Dukiufield, Cheshire (so far as re-
gards S. Taylor)—G. Meanley and J. Wilkinson, door spring
manufacturers, Wolverhampton—T. and S. Clemence,
grocers, Chester—T. Barton. G. Cutbush, and J. Cheeseman,
drapers, Wadhurst, Sussex—A. Stott and J. Booth, stone
mason, Oldham—T. Skidmore and T. Church, crucible
makers, Bristol—S. Pearson, sen., T. Pearson, jun., and A.
Pearson, worsted spinners, Kildwick, Yorkshire—J. Whitta-
ker, G. Iligginbottom, R. Smith, E. Higginbottom, and I.
Iligginbottom, printers, Manchester—E. Trotter and D.
Hodgkins, auctioneers,Liverpool—J. Ingham and J. Yates,
calico printers, Glossop, Derbyshire—J. 'rasher and C. Wren,
ironmongers, Liverpool—E. Ridge and J. G. Naviar, coal
merchants, Rochester—J. and T. Rhodes, C. Greenland, and
E. Hayes, stock brokers, Leeds (so far as regards C. Green•
land)—E. A. Starling, J. G. Atkinson, and J. 11. Tipple,
warehousemen, Norwich (so far as regards J. H. Tipple)—J.
and J. Daggers, tea dealers, Preston—J. Rickarby, N. Bar-
wick, and J. Mills, contractors, Bingley, Yorkshire.

SCOTCII SEQUESTRATIONS.
Andrew Fleming and Co , upholsterers, Kirkcaldy, May 18
and June 8, at twelve, at the National Hotel, Kircaldv.
Benjamin M. Lean, asphalte merchant, Edinburgh, May 18,
and June 15, at two, at the chambers of Mr. Alexander,
Edinburgh.
John King Clark, merchant, Glasgow, May 19 and June 18,
at one, at the office of Mr. Monteith, Glasgow.

James Duncan, innkeeper, Golspie, May 21 and June 11,
at one, at Hill's Inn, Golspie.
James Nixon, hat manufacturer, Glasgow, May 17 and
June 7, at eleven, at the chambers ofj Mr. Gourlay, Glasgow.
Alexander 1114 Nab, Musselburgh, May 19 and June 12, at
twelve, at the chambers of Mr. Junner, Edinburgh.
PRICE OF SUGAR.

The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed
from the returns made in the week ending May 11,
1847, is 295. 114 d. cwt.

SHOCKING ACCIDENT ON THE
BELGIAN RAILWAY.
NARROW ESCAPE OF THE QUEEN OF TIIE
BELGIANS.
The following account of a very serious accident on the
Belgian Railway is taken from Gali]gnani The Jade-
pendonce of Brussels, which arrived this morning, gives the
following account of an accident en the Belgian Railroad,
by which the Queen of the Belgians was placed in imminent
danger:—' The Queen left this morning to accompany his
Majesty, who is going to the baths of Wiesbaden, as far as
Verviers, and was to return at five o'clock in the evening. As
some delay was experienced at the station at Verviers, the
train which conveyed her Majesty proceeded at rather a
rapid rate; on arriving near the station of Ans, it was met)
at the intersection of the two lines and run into by the
train which left Brussels at eleven o'clock. The concussion
was terrible. Her Majesty happily received no injury, but
several of her suite were less fortunate, and it it with regret
we state that General Chazal was severely wounded, and has,
it is said, tworibs broken, but it is stated that no fears are en-
tertained for his life. General d'Hane received a con-
tusion on the head, and one of the other officers of the
palace had an arm broken. The Baronne de Stassart received
some slight bruises. Her Majesty arrived this evening at
Lacken. General Chazal was carried to Leige. This melan-
choly accident took place between two and three o'clock in
the afternoon; a special engine was immediately sent off,
with a letter from the Queen to his Majesty, who was to
pass the night at Deutz (Cologne) and who would receive
the account about seven in the evening. The Queen displayed
the greatest firmness and presence of mind, and her first care
was to inquire after the individuals composing her suite, and
those who were in the other trains. Our informant saw the
carriages of the royal train which experienced the greatest
injury, and many parts of which are literally crushed to
atoms. The escape of her Majesty was most miraculous, for
the fauteuil on which she was sitting was much damaged.
In giving this account, we cannot retrain from again express-
ing our astonishment that the legislative bodies of the
different countries in which there are railroads do not
adopt more severe precautionary measures against
offences—we will not call them accidents—of this sort.
Collisions would be almost impossible, if proper regulations
as to the hours of starting were enforced. Nine-tenths of
the accidents, as they are called, on railroads, are not acci-
dental, in the true meaning of the word; they are the result
of the negligence of the persons employed, and this will be
the case so long as the directors are not made personally re-
sponsible for the conduct of the agents whom they em-
ploy. It is not sufficient to punish with imprisonment
the subordinates, who are the immediate authors of these
calamities, or to inflict fines upon directors, which come
from the pockets of the shareholders, who are rather to be
pitied than blamed. The directors of railroads should be
taught that they have something else to do than get up
companies, and receive salaries for sitting at a board and
exercising patronage. They should be compelled in turn
to inspect and verify the regulations, and be made to feel
that for any casualty arising from causes which their con-
stant and close attention could have prevented, they will
have to pay a severe penalty. If this wero done, we should
have no more collisions, or they would be of very rare occur-
rence indeed.