The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-28 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS.

(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)
FRIDAY, FEB. 25.
SUPPLY.
(IN TIIE COMMITTEE.)

Motion made, and Question proposed, " That a sum not
exceeding 1,100,0001. be granted to her Majesty, towards
defraying the expenses beyond the ordinary Grants for the
year 1846-7, and 1847-8, for Arrnv and Ordnance Services
occasioned by the Ksfir War:"—Whereupon Motion made,
and Question put, "That the Chairman do report progress,
and ask leave to sit again." The Committee divided :

MINORITY-AYES, 61.
Alcock, Thomas Nall, Sir Benjamin Scholefleld, William
Barkly, lleury Ilardcastle, J. A. Seel), Charles
Blake, M. J. Basile, Alexander Sibthorp, Colonel
Bouverie, E. F. Henry, Alexander Sidney, Thomas
Bowring, Dr. 'Lindley Charles Smith, J. Benjamin
Bright, John Humphery, Ald. itansfield, W. It. C.
Brotherton, J. JoMite, Sir \V G. 11. Stuart, Lord Dudley
Brown, W. Kershaw, James Sullivan, Michael
Burrell, Sir C. King, P. J. Thompson, Colonel
Cobbold, John C. Lushington. Charles Thornely, Thomas
Cobden, Richard M'Gregor, John Thornhill, G.
Cowan, Charles Mower t, Francis Urquhart, David
Crawford, W. S. Mure, Colonel Walmtley, Sir J.
Deering, John Tilden, W. S. Wawn, J. T.
D'Eyncourt, C. T. O'Comwr, F,argus Williams, John
Duke, Sir James Osborne, Ralph Willoughby, Sir 11.
Duncan, Lord Pattison, .1. Yorke, E. T.
Duncan, George Pearson, Charles
Ewart, William Pechell, Captain TELLEES.
Fagan, William Pilkington, James Hume, Joseph
Gardner, J. D. ltapkitel, Alexander Bankes, G.
Greene, Jobs SalwcY, Colonel

MAJORITY-NOES, 252.
Abdy, T. N. Gibson, T. M. OTlalierty,'Antliony
Adair, Hugh E. Gladstone, W. E. Paget, Lord A.
Adair, It. Shafto Glyn, G. C. Paget, Lord C.
Aglionby, 11. Gordon, Admiral Palmer, Round ell
Anderson, Arthur Gower, Leveson Palmerston, Vbs.
Anson, Colonel Graham, Sir James Parker, John
Anson, Viscount Greene Thomas Peel, Sir Robert
Arkwright, George Gregson, Samuel Peel, Colonel
Armstrong, Sir A. Grenfell, C. Pascoe Perfect, Robert
Arundel, Earl of Grey, Sir G. Peto, Samuel
Bagshaw, John Grey, Ralph W. Pinney, W.
Bailey, Joseph Grosvenor, Lord R. Plumptre,7. P.
Baring, Henry Gwyn, Rowel Plowden, W. H.
Baring, F. :T. Hall, Colonel Power, Dr.
Baring, Thomas Hastie, Archibald Power, Nicholas
Baring, W. 11. Hay, Lord J. Powlett, LordaW.
Barnard, E. G. Ilityter, W. G. Price, Sir R.
Beckett, William Headlain, T. E. Renton, John C.
Bellew, R. M. Heathcoat, John Ricardo, J. L.
Bennet, P. lieneage, Edward Ricardo, Osman
Beresford, William Henley, J. W. Rich, Henry
Berkeley, Captain Hervey, Lord A. Richards, Richard
Bernard, Viscount . Heywood, James Robartes, T. J.
Birch, Sir Thomas Hildyard, T. B. T. Romilly, John
Bourke, Richard S. Hodges, T. L. Russell, Lord John
Bowles, Admiral, Hodges, T. Twisden Russell, F. C. H.
Boyd, John Holland, Robert Rutherfurd, A.
Boyle, Colonel Hood, Sir Alexander Sadleir,:John
Bramston, T. W. Hope, Sir J. Sandars, George
Brand,.Thouts Hope, Alexander Scully, Francis
Broadley, Henry Hotham, Lord Seymer, Henry Ker
Brockman, E. D. Howard, C. W. Seymour, Lord
Bruce, C. L. Howard,lE. G. Shelburne, Earl of
Bunbury, W. Hudson, George Sheridan, R. B.
Burke, Sir T. J. Ingestre, Visct. Slaney, R. A.
Buxton, Sir E. Inglis, Sir, It. Smith, Vernon
Cardwell, Edward Ireland, Thomas J. Somerville, Sir W.
Carew, W. I'. Jackson, William Spearman, 11. J.
Cavendish, C. C. Jervis, Sir:Jolut Spooner, R.
Cavendish, G. H. Jervis, John Stafford, Augustus
Cayley, Edward 8. Jones, Sir W. Stanley, E. J.
Charteris, Francis Jones, Captain Stanton, W. 11.
Chichester, Lord J. Keogh, William Staunton, Sir G.
Childers, J. W. Keppel, G. T. Strickland, Sir G.
Christy, Samuel Ker, Rickard Strutt, Edward
Clay, James Kildare, Marquis Sutton, Henry
Clements, Charles Labouchere, Henry Talbot, C.:R.
Clerk Sir George Lascelles, W. S. Talbot, J. H.
Clifford, Henry M. Law, C. E. Talfourd, Sergeant
Cockburn, Alex., Lemon, Sir C. Tancred, Ii ;W.
Colvile, C. R. Lennard, T. B. Tenison, E. S.
Compton, 11. C. Lewis, Sir T. Thesiger, Sir F.
Conolly, Col. Lewis, G. C. Thicknesse, Ralph
Corry, H. Lindsay, Colonel Tollemache,lJohn
Cowper, W F. Littleton, E. R. TOWTleley,yohn
Craig, W. G. Loch, James Townley, It. G.
Cripps, W. Locke, Joseph Townshend, Captain
Cubitt, William Lockhart, A. E. Trelawny, J. S.
Currie, Raikes Mackinnon, W. A. Trevor, G.
Davies, D. A. Macnamara, Major Turner, E.
Denison, J.
.E. 31`Nagliten, Sir E. Turner, George
Douglas, Sir C. Mahon, O'Gorman Tynte, Colonel
Duff, George 8. Marshall, J. G. Vane, Lord 11.
Duncuft, John Marshall, William Verney, Er 11.
Dundas, Admiral Martin, IJ. Waddington, 11. S.
Dundas, Sir D. Martin, Samuel Wall, C. B.
Dundas, George Mastenuan, John Walpole, Spencer
Dunne, F. P. Matheson, Alex. Walsh, Sir J. B.
Da Pre, C. G. Matheson, J. Ward, H. G.
Ebrington, Lord Matheson, Colonel Watkins, Colonel
Edwards, Henry 3taule, Fox West, F. R.
Ellice, Edward Idelgund, Viscount Westhead, J. P.
Ellice, E., jun.; Miles, William Willcox, Brodie
Elliot, John E. Mitchell, T. A. Williamson, Sir H.
Evans, William Moffatt, George Wood, Sir Charles
Ferrer, James Monsell, William Wood, W. P.
Ferguson, Sir R. Morgan 0. Wortley, J. S.
Fitzpatrick, J. W. Morpeth, Viscount Wrightson, W. B.
Fitzroy, Henry Morris, David Wyld, James
Foley, John H. Mulgrave, Earl Wyvill, Marmaduke
Forbes, William Mundy, E. M. Yorke, 11...11.
Fordyce, A. D. Newry, Viscount
Forester, G. C. Nugent, Sir Percy TELLERS.
Forster, Mathew O'Brien, Sir Lucius Tanen. 11.
Frees tun, Colonel O'Brien, Timothy Hill, Lerd Marcus

FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON THE
CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.

CARLISLE, FRIDAY NIGIIT.—An accident of a
most serious character occurred last night on the
Caledonian line of railway to the usual London mail
train, which, in addition to the loss of two lives, has
caused the most serious, if not fatal injuries, to
several other passengers. The line in question has
only been opened a few weeks, and by it the distance
from the metropolis to Edinburgh and Glasgow has
been considerably shortened. In continuation with
the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway, it runs from
this city to the Carstairs Junction, where it
,joins the
Edinburgh and Glasgow line. It appears that, at a
quarter past nine o'clock last night, the snail train
left Edinburgh, and at the junction was met by the
mail from Glasgow. Being joined, the train con-
sisted of the engine and tender, luggage-van, two
first-class and two second-class carriages, and
proceeded on its usual course until it ar-
rived at the liirlbridge station, when between two
and three miles from the Ecclefechan, when the pas-
sengers were thrown into a painful state of alarm by
the violent motion and bumping of the train, and the
shock occasioned by its running off the line. The
night was very dark, rainy, and tempestuous, so that
it was is to see where they were, but instant
groans and cries for help soon told that some frightful
disaster had happened, and on some of the passengers
scrambling out of the carriages they found that the
ponderous engine had gone down an embankment by
the side of the line, and was buried sideways in mud
and water, having drawn the carriages after it down
the embankment. It was soon found that the carriage
nearest to the engine had ignited, and in this awful
state of things those passengers who could move about
proceeded at once to exert themselves to extricate
those less fortunate, immediate assistance being im-
possible, there not being a dwelling near. Efforts
were first made to suppress the fire, which was
fortunately soon accomplished, when ono of the
occupants of the first carriage, (Mr. Reid, of
Glasgow, a commercial traveller) was found
with his leg severely fractured, and directly
afterwards an elderly gentleman, named War-
wick, living in Oxfordshire, with his wife, was
found jammed between portions of the broken car-
riage. So firmly was Mrs. Warwick fixed, that a
portion of the carriage had to be sawn away before
he could be extricated. It was ascertained ho had
received compound fractures of both legs, and to be
otherwise extensively injured. Mrs. Warwick had
also one of her legs fractured. The next sufferer
picked up was the engine. driver, John Riley. He
was under the engine for some hours before he was
discovered, and was much scalded and bruised, besides
having his right arm fractured. The fireman, Joseph
Grey, has also sustained numerous injuries, and
Christopher Armstrong, the guard, who was thrown
under the foremost carriage, was not found for three
hours, and died shortly afterwards, so extensive
were the injuries he had received. The non-
arrival of the train at the station in this city
induced the railway authorities to send a
pilot engine in guest of it, when the lament-
able accident was ascertained ; and Mr. Spears
superintendent of the Lancaster and Carlisle railway,
lost no time in forwarding medical aid to the spot,
when the sufferers were with all speed possible, con-
veyed to this city, and taken to the infirmary, with
the exception of Mr. Reid, who preferred going to
the Royal Hotel.
In the case of Mr. Warwick amputation was im-
mediately resorted to, but he gradually sank and
expired.
Amongst the other passengers hurt were Mr.
Goodridge, of Bath, architect; Mr. Kaye, merchant,
of Glasgow ; and Mr. Douglas, of Cross-street,
Manchester.
The accident, it has been ascertained, was caused
by a slip in the embankment, arising from the late
heavy rains, through which the rails had sunk to a
considerable extent. Information of the accident has
been sent to the Commissioners of Railways, who
will send down one of their officers to make the usual
inspection.
The last accounts from the infirmary state that
some of the sufferers are in a very doubtful condition.

The Colonelcy of the 71st Foot, vacant by the
death of Sir Thomas Reynell, has been conferred on
Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Arbuthnot, K.C.8.,
who vacates the colonelcy of the 9th Foot, which has
been bestowed on Major- General Sir James Archibald
Hope, K.C.B. Sir James Hope has been much distin-
guished by his war services, Commencing with the ex •
pedition to llavannah in 180:5-6, he subsequently served
at the siege of Copenhagen, and then went with the ex-
pedition to Sweden in 1808. He was in Spain and Por-
tugal in 1808-9, and was engaged at Lugo and Corunna.
In 1809 he proceeded to \Valcheren, and aftorwards
served in the Peninrala from 1810 to 1814, being pre4ent
in every great battle and siege from Barossa to Tou-
louse, and receiving a cross and clasp for Vittoria, Ni-
velle, Nive, Orthes, and Toulouse.—United Scrrice
Gautte.
ALARMING FlRS.—Saturday morning, shortly
before one o'clock, the premises of Mr. F. G. Mayers, e
fur manufacturer, carrying on business at No. 7, Char-
lotte-street, Fitaroy-square, were discovered by the po-
liceman on duty to be in flames. The whole of the
residents at that time were in their beds asleep, and it
was with considerable difficulty that they could be
aroused from their slumbers. That having at length
been accomplished, the parties made an attempt to
descend the staircase, but they had not got half way
down before they were met by a dense mass of smoke.
By great exertion they succeeded in getting back to
their bedrooms, and in escaping out of the back windows.
Several engines promptly attended, and owing to the
exertions of the firemen, the flames were extinguished,
but not until considerable damage bad been done to the
Ibuilding and the stack in trade.