The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-29 00:00:00

THE NEWARK ACCIDENT.-THE INQUEST.

The inquest touching the Newark accident was resumed
at noon yesterday. After the medical evidence had been
taken, Patrick Stirling, the chief engineer of the Great
Northern, was examined, and his evidence ran to a great
length. The substance of his answers was that the broken
axle was of the very best quality, and the flaw in it
imperceptible to ordinary tests. He thought it unpracti-
cable to keep a record of the running of axles, as wheels
are often changed from one waggon to another, to save
loss of time. He thought an old axle less liable to fail
than a new one.

The jury, after two hour's consideration, returned a
verdict that the persons who met their deaths were acci-
dentally killed through the breaking of an axle of a Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway Company's
goods waggon running on the Great Northern Railway
Company's line. The jury added the following memo-
randum to their verdict :—" From the evidence given we
believe that the luggage train was driven at too great a
speed from Retford to the scene of the accident. We are
also of opinion that the fracture in the axle which caused
it to break had been in existence for some time, and that
it was not fit for use. And we think that there should
be some limit to the time during which axles are in use.
We also think that there should be some means devised
for periodically testing axles, the jury being of opinion
that the present system is defective."

The Coroner was informed by the jury that they
wished this memorandum to be communicated to the
Board of Trade for the future protection of passengers.

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of whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is r ommended
by the medical profession in preference to French brand . Sup,
plied in casks and cases for home use or exportation. Quotations,
on application to Messrs DUNVILLE a Co., Royal Irish Dis-
tilleries, Belfast ; or at their London Offices, 4, Beaufort Buildings
Strand, W,O,

-lire by no means
_ ai,icinal perplexity. Not-
.,
~.:-.Aness with which the principles of
..Aie been affirmed by the House, there is a
Knot of " irreconcilables " with respect to it. The
Government observe that the country is not profoundly
concerned for either of the methods proposed, but is ex•
tremely. anxious for the results, and their proposal is per-
fectly simple and fair. They say in effect, "Gentlemen,
produce the results. We will give you perfect liberty to
produce them by either method. It is for the
persons with whom you have to deal to say in each
case which method they prefer. We will pay you for
your results and for your results alone, and we
will take care that we will confine our aid within such
limits as may make it plain we hold ourselves entirely
aloof from your respective methods." What is there in
this either to provoke Mr. Harcourt into agitation or to
throw Lord Robert Montagu into despair ? The bill
allows the two principles of Voluntary Denominational-
ism and Compulsory Undenominationalism perfect fair
play. It neither " establishes " Denominational nor
Undenominational Sohools. It only insures that one
or other shall be established, and it rests entirely with
the people which it shall be. By all means let Mr.
Harcourt agitate if he likes. But let it simply be to
persuade people to leave off subscribing to denomina-
tional schools. If he succeeds in this, his whole aim will
be attained. Similarly let Lord Robert Montague de-
vote his energies to the encouragement of such subscrip-
tions ; and so long as voluntary schools do the work of
education, he need not fear lest Parliament should cease
to pay for the results of education. If both parties could
thus realise that the bill allows them fair play, they
would abstain from such barren contentions as that of
Tuesday. At all events, if they. did not, it would indi-
cate a consciousness that their principles are deficient in
popular support.