The Sun.
London, England, 1840-08-17 00:00:00

11ULL AND SELBY RAILWAY.

rj,.1.111 particulars will be found elsewhere of a most
Cacholy accident, resulting In the violent death of
:e individuals, and the serious injury of several others,
iuieh took place last week on the Hull and Selby
1,41, Coroner
No one can read the evidence given before
oroner without feeling satisfied that great care-
eksaness
must have been displayed in packing the article
tb
uich led to the lamentable occurrence, although, as
usual in such cases, it is difficult to fix the blame upon
44Y Particular party. The heavy deodand which has
11
‘,e!? imposed on the
joint Companies will, however, we
doubt
not, produce a salutary effect upon
, the Managers
the Selby lines, and if anythuh, , Kere. wanting i
to
stimulate other Boards t, continued (and if possible, n-
tteased) vigilance, it would be found in the me:unclioly
'teumstances connected with this tru!) mournful Jot%
at this accident will be easily seized upon 1.)) the enemies
t4ril
iil4,lway travelling we are quite prepared to expect.
linb ic however, will not forget that out of the
use
Vaillions who have been conveyed on railways in
vt—tt,tiseo years, these five unfortunate individuals in
the oohs ",t, with but a solitary exception we believe,
'3'4 an r°4eB who have met with mortal injuries, aith-
casu4it'i 'cult of their own ; while the absence of minor
to au, es liar not been less remarkable. We venture
on grt that for one passenger who has been injured
toaerii"qs, one hundred have suffered through stage-
other 8, steam-boats, sailing vessels, or indeed any
Von,' mews of locomotion ; in fact, there is no greater
440,7. Connected with railway travelling than the
-'narY freedom from mishaps which has hithertoha
taettelipeisteeriitsed, and will, we trust, long continue to c -
easWe regret that one of the verdicts in this deplo.rable..
It:lash:11W have been deforrned by the introduction of
respecting the so-called " violation of the Sab-
in said to be sanctioned by the Directors. " The
this "'lnk it consistent (they say) in connection. with
the jl,:ful event," to allude to the Sunday travelling on
to• but where is the consistency, unless they mean
iesin
the,. uate that the visitation which called them toge-
t° be regarded as a murk of Divine displeasure
tonti which view of the case is involved, besides other
iiivierations, the injustice of punishing unoffending
to nduals for the sins of others ? This is too serious
atter to be treated with levity, but really the prepos-
ttZa notions of these Sabbatarians are sufficient to
title° the scoer laugh, although they cause the judi-
. t° grieVff
e.--Railway Times.

skt:EtitßKA TION OF THE FRENCH ANIBAS-
At ('1:`1 AT RAMSGATE. —RAMSGATE, SATURDAY EVENINO.
1)154,11:'-past two p. m., his Excellency the French Am-
ond at Ramsgate, returning to his post in
eF ilne, accompanied by M. Herbet, one of the attaches
Es crobass ) • and b • the remainder of his suite. His
'
ate of eney had intended landing at Dover, where we hear
4tri, the gentlemen of his embassy was awaiting his
the al, but the violence of the weather prevented his taking
llets:::,dinary route, and he reached this port after four
Pectes rough passage. Although this arrival was unex-
at th', as soon as it was perceived by the colours flying
tte,rne. !nest aboard the Courrier French Government
that packet, and by the firing of two swivels on deck,
teriais Excellency the Ambassador was the distinguished
Piss,4t e,f the vessel, crowds of people hastened to the
dial1;1 quays. His Excellency landed amidst the col--
404110 repeated cheers of the spectators, and a salute
guns in the port. The local authorities and the
Iteadie" consular agent, &c., received his Excellency on
birtt 0g with the customary ceremonies, arid conducted
talsr "rough an immense concourse of people to the con.
tatild residence. Immediately his Excellency's carriage
tile be got ready he left Ramsgate amidst renewed
to it)rs: Preceded by a courier, who ordered the horses
tQg kept prepared on the road, his Excellency appear.
1114eedingly desirous to reach as soon as possible his
sic destination.
ibutt that the
all rise hear, there seems to be little doubt
"Lii Cat the plan for the erection of the Royal Exchange
tl th-`en decided upon ; and the report is, that Mr. Tile's
e,:ae selected.
i\
I'REHENSION OF THE GOVERNOR OF
dise;vual UNION Wonettocse.— It having been last week
sof tap-eted, that a quantity of stores provided for tire use
nes4- ipaupers, in the Sudbury Union Workhouse, had
arhe aostracted, inquiries were instituted by the guardians,
It wna susPicion fell on Mr. Fitzroy
arcsFishe the Governor
tliter:?scertained that he was living on ale of expels
laelnidtar exceeding what his salary would meet, and that
recei,eatin establishment, in London, kept by a woman who
to toss 4 hls occasional visits, and, it is alleged, was sent
P,opart,a short time since with a quantity of goods the
atqUe4 °f the guardians. A local constable was in con-
" Fria e these discoveries employed to apprehend him
from tbaY, but Fisher observing the approach of the officer
and back of the workhouse, made a precipitate retreat, -
elreted'lng into a boat, moored by the side of the garden, (From Galignahi's Messenger.)
The National and the Echo Francais having made
I°T. L He fled to Ipsve ich, where he took the mail
the ne:te°ll, but the rural police of this county overhauled several statements reflecting on the conduct of the Notional
!ater,"„'aengers selected the gentleman wanted, took him Guards of Boulogne in the recent attempt of. Prince Louis,.
14ery""svtody, and conveyed him in a postchaisc to Sod- the Ministerial Evening Journal, the
../1/onzleur Parz.szcn,
Pikb. bbein very popular amongst the poor, on contradicts them. This Journal denies that the National
treetn arrival being
his old acquaintances, he was Guards fired on the fugitives when they sadw in
tthe
ttia4::g With yells and execrations, accompanied with such water and in danger of being drowned,t.an
ba
.SO conra.
to gestations of excitement aisainst him, as led the officers dicta the rumour of aiiv cries of in tens ionbeing uttered
Ill:ar that at one time summary I?eniihni 'nt would have a rainst the Notional Guards fur their conduct
Pray itflicted upon him by the mob. This,' however, was The soldier of the litre who received the ball in his
lily Ted, and he was safely lodged in durace. A quan- throat is not di ad, as teas
,reported, but the b ill has not.
1-Tnia-t, Pod& has been found, supp ised to belong to the been yet extracted. The Prefect has presented him with
sams Fisher has since been taken before the Nlagis. 100 f., and the King has sent tOO f.
he
made an
committed to Bury gaol, before reaching which, ( From the Boulonnalse )
Ivo," an ineffectual attempt to commit suicide.—/ps- SeGeral incorrect accounts have been promulgated as to
~_TGazette
ap, • the effects found on board the City of Edinburgh, bus we
.TMENT B URNS.—On Friday Mr. have obtained the following front an authentic source.
eY, M P held an inquest at the Western General There were riot from 1,800 to 2,000 muskets as stated,
NiaildPeitsarY; New-road, on the body of Sarah Burke, and in fact there was not a single else. The only arms
lire atiyears. It appeared that the deceased's parents found were five swords, two sabres, three pistols, and a
~;tt Nightingale-street, Lisson-grove, and that sword-cane. We were deceived when we said that
has
afternoon her sister sent her with a candle to wards of 500,0001. were on board. No more money has
„„-dr room to get it lighted. The lodger lighted the been found than 21 napoleons, six sovereigns, two af.
set e, and the child, as she was descending the stairs pieces, three 21., and If. piece. The steamerhad also
clothes on fire with it. The flames having been on board, nine horses, a live eagle, a Berlin carriage, a
peaished, she was taken to the above institution, in which four oil quite new, some splendid uniforms, also quite new,
%. 4of her burns the following evening. The Coro- and gon Which are the names of the owners ;230r 21 cases
true it it was a strange fact, but it is nevertheless and hampers of excellent wine, beer, ginger-beer, soda-
4Z, that there is no effectual and general remedy as set water, brandy, and a ladies' dressing-case, with materials
iizi.T.established for the cure of burns. This desideratum for work ; an album, in which the Prince had drawn views
wankd, because the hospitals of this metropolis will of the Chateau of Arenernherg, and its surrounding
vil;loileP precise records, or ease books, by examining scenery, and wrii!en several ;Amatory pieces of poetry.
may bete results of their different treatment of burns The Journal de Calais says, that as soon as Prince
4i„,. known. Yet how easily this may be done. Vo Louia was installed in his room the Chateau of Bo
1! tta
Accidentally burned to death." 1040 e, he desired to have his tame eagle brought to him,

On both sides we have been long turning in the same
round of argument. Reasoning is now exhausted, and
conviction must be formed. The Queen of England's
speech, PS we have already stated, does not change the
s.tuation; engagements have been entered into; should
they become acts the responsibility of their consequences,
whether immediate or t-i come, will not weigh on us.

( From the Presse )
The question lies in two words ; the honour of France
has not been wounded, but the false policy of the respon-
sible agents of power has been confounded. These per-
sons, in order to conceal their fault and galvanize their
system, wish to mix up national pride with their own posi-
tion, and therefore address themselves to our susceptibility,
on which they know us to he very irritable. But let France
reflect ; there is neither interest nor honour in •spouting a
system, the principle of which is absurd, and the COIIISC.
quenees of which might be fatal.
(From the Gazette de France.)
The journals of M 1 hiers begin again to talk of war ;
but let them take care the war, it there be a war, rnu,t be
national, not revolutionary. The revolution could only carry
on a war of propganda, and such a w r, in the event of
reverses, might be fatal to the country ; whereas, if war
were to be decided upon, and supported by the nation, it
would be a war of dignity and gen, ral interest, not a war
of tuition. It is not doubtful for an instant that if all the
communes of France were to send electors to the depart-
ments, arid these electors were to choose deputies, Europe
would look twice before it would come to any determina-
tion contrary to the unanimous feelings of Frenchmen. A
party is attacked without hesitation ; but this is not the
c.lse with all entire people. A convocation of the nation at
this moment would save not only France, but Europe, by
re-establishing order in the whole wer►d.

THE LATE ATTEMPT AT BOU-

LOG NE.