The Sun.
London, England, 1840-08-20 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

Consols, which left off yesterday at 901 for the Account,
opened this morning at 90k ; they are now 90k to a ;
Money 901, with little doing ; Exchequer Bills 23 25
prem. ; Bank Stock 167 1681; India Bonds 2 dis., par ;
India Stock 248 250.

In the Foreign Market Spanish continues at the leav-
ing off quotations of yesterday, 251 ; Deferred 12*
; Passive 6it i; Portuguese same as they left off, 341
38* ; Three per Cents. 221 23* ; Brazilian 79 80 ;
Colombian 24i• 25 ; Mexican 284 294 ; Dutch Two-and-
a-half per Cents. 511 52 ; Five per Cents. 1011 102.
SHARES.-Great Western Railway 23 24 prem. ; Lon-
don and Brighton 10 91. dis. ; Blackwall f dis., par ;
Birmingham 77 79 prem. ; Southampton 56 57 per share ;
Croydon 111 12 per share; Greenwich 72k 81 per share ;
Manchester and Birmingham 10 9 dis.

PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Birmingham and Gloucester BO . ... 731 to
Eastern Counties
Great Western
Ditto New
London and Brighton
London and Blackwall
London and South Western

PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, AUG..IB.
3 per Cent. Consols
Three and Half Stock 9Bii Grand Canal Stock -
Ditto Reduced ...... ... —1 Ditto Debs. 6 per cent... 8i
_ .

Ditto New, 1830 ...... 98i Ditto 4 per cext
3L. per Cent. Debs.
HALF-PAST ONE.

Accounts from Berlin, of the Bth August, in the Ham-
burgh Correspondent state as follows:—We can assure
our readers from the best source of information, that our
wise and prudent King is far from wishing to give his
sanction to the ulterior ratification of the Quadruple Treaty
concluded with England, relative to the question of the
East, by which he would plunge his people in a conflict
with France without any hopes of gaining any advantage.
The Dutch Government has ratified the commercial
convention concluded with France.

Since the early part of the morning the British Market
has a firmer appearance, and Consols have been done at
908- for the Account. The speculators begin to have some
confidence in the manner the King of France expressed
himself at Boulogne--" I promise you that while I live
you shall have peace." Since the above has been written,
we hear that the French prices have arrived, and Consols
have become rather heavy.
Consols at present 901 for the Account; same for
Money ; Exchequer Bills 24 25, rather lower ; India
Stock 248; Bank Stock 1681.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active reached 26 ; at
present 253 i ; Deferred 121 ; Portuguese 35k, improved ;
Mexican 298 ; Belgian done at 102:i ; at present lower,
102 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 52 ; Five per
Cents. nothing done.
In Shares little doing. Great Western 893- ; New
Shares 494 ; London and Brighton 254 ; London and
Blackwall 19k; South Western 57 ; Birmingham and
Gloucester 731; Eastern Counties 134.

• SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES
RAILWAY.—WC have received a most alarming account
of an accident on this line, near Brentwood, which is
said to have taken place about ten o'clock last night ;
and not giving full credit to the statement, we made
inquiry at the office in Shoreditch, at two o'clock,
this afternoon, The only answer received was, that an
accident had occurred, but the clerk who made this
communication could give no particulars. Several lives
are said to have been lost, but we think it better not to
give the details till we have received fuller information.
AUTHENTIC PARTICULARS.;
SUN OFFICE, Half-past Three.
An accident of a serious nature occurred on Wed-
nesday evening on the Eastern Counties Railway, which
has unfortunately terminated in the death of one of the
men employed upon the line, and the serious injury to
several other persons. On the seven o'clock train leavir g
Brentwood with a considerable number of passengers,
the engine driver, when descending the inclined plane,
which commerat a, Brentwood I-1111, neglected to shut
off the steam, agreeably to the repeated orders which
had been issued to all the drivers in the Company's
service. The consequence was the train descended
with immense velocity, and when near Putwell's-bridge,
began to rock in a fearful manner ; and after running
about 150 yards, the engine finally ran off the rails,
dragging the carriages with it. One of the workmen
engaged on the line was killed on the spot, and the engine
driver and stoker were both very seriously injured, as
well by the concussion as also by the boiling water from
the engine. Several of the passengers were more or
less injured, ono or two of them seriously, being burnt
and scalded by the coke and water from the engine.
It is a remarkable fact that the accident occurred
at n part of the road where the line is in the most per-
fect and consolidated state, and though considerable
damage has been done to the carriages and to the engine,
the trains have since the accident, been running with
the utmost regularity. The most exaggerated state-
ments of the accident having circulated, we are happy
to give the correct version of the affair, the whole of the
occurrence being entirely attributable to the reckless
ditto. Pierson.
driving of the engine-man. The following are the
names of the unfortunate persons who have suffered by
the accident :
Killed—Eastman.
Scalded and bruised—Foster, engine driver.
Ditto wounded in the head—Austin, fireman.
Scalded, with concussion of brain—Mr. Ebsworth,
passenger.
Concussion
wounded
scalded—Sonof
brain, "
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slight—Mr.
hf —Air H. Corbould.
Severely
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Bruised, not much hurt—Son of Col. iTyler.
Bruised, not dangerously—Mr. Brown of Colchester.
Scalded and bruised, do.—Mr. Tozer.
Slightly wounded.. Collar, the guard.