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London, England, 1848-11-23 00:00:00

S N 7 NOVEMBER 23, 1848. [PuicE SD.

PUBLICATIONS.

MR. MACAULAY'S HISTORY OF ENGLAND.

On Tuesday, December 5, will be published,-in !Ivo., 'Vols. I. and 11.,

price 325. cloth,.
riIIIE HISTORY of ENGLAND, from the
.a.. ACCESSION of JAMES If. By•THOMAS BABINUTON
MACAULAY.

London : 'Longman, Brown, Green, and Longtaans.

Early in December will be. published, in 2 vols. Bvo.,
THE SAXONS in ENGLAND : a History of
the English Commonwealth until the time of the Norman
Conquest. fly JOHN M. KEMIIL M.A .
London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans.

On the sth of December, in 3 vols. Bvo.,

AAIFE & LETTERS of TriomAs CAMPBELL.
• Edited by Dr. WM. BEATTIE, one of his Executors.

Just Published,
1. Final Memorials of Charles Lamb. 2 vols. 18s. cloth.
2. Lite and Letters of John Keats. 2 vols. 14g. cloth.
3 Miss Martlneau's Eastern Life, Present and Past. 3 Tols. 31s. 6d.
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THE FATAL COLLISION ON THE

RICHMOND AND WINDSOR LINE.
On Tuesday, at ten o'clock, Mr. W. Carter, the coroner
fOr East Surrey, and a jury of 15 gentlemen, opened an
inquiry at the Marquis of Granby, Richmond, into the
circumstances attending the death of Richard Perry,
aged 33, a labourer, employed by the engineers of the
South-Western Railway Cernpany. who was killed in a
collision on the Richmond line on Friday evening last.
Mr. Stovin, the general manager of traffic; Mr. Gooch,
the manager of the locomotive department; and other
officials connected with the South-Western Railway,
were present.
The i !entity of the body was proved by George Perry,
the brother, and a great deal of evidence was adduced.
David Pitt, a prter in the service of the South-
Western Railway, stated that on Friday evening, about
a quarter to six o'clock, he was on the departure plat-
form of the old shed at the Richmond station, waiting
for the arrival of the ten minutes to six o'clock train,
when he saw the Vulture engine standing in the opposite
road of the arrival side. His attention was called by
Mr. Cooper, the superintendent of the station to the
engine, which was bloiving off her steam more than
usual. He went over to the engine ; there was no per-
son in charge of her, and he looked into the gauge glass
and ascertained there was about an inch of water in it.
Ho then went to the Locomotive beer-shop, adjoining
the station, where he found Samuel Healey, the driver,
and William Watkins, the fireman. Witness asked
Healey if any one was with his engine, and he said,
" No, why ?" and witness said, " She is blowing off
very much, and I do not think she has much water."
Healy said, " Run in, mate, and see to her." The fire-
man did not move immediately, and Healey said, " Go
on, lam coming." Witness then followed the fireman
into the station. The Vulture was used for the bal-
lasting.
Thomas Webber, a pointsman, stated that on Friday
evening, a few minutes before six o'clock, he was
attending to his duties at Richmond station, when he
saw Watkins, the fireman, get on the Vulture, which
was at that time under the shed blowing off the steam.
He moved the Vulture out of the station, and was going
up the road when witness stopped him, and said, " You
must not go up the line, there is a down-train coming."
Watkins made answer that his mate was not there, and
he wanted a little water in the boiler. Witness, how-
ever, insisted on his returning to the shed, and he did so.
Witness afterwards went a short distance up the line,
to an engine driven by Hunt, to turn it on the turntable,
so as to let her take out the seven o'clock train. He had
done this, when he heard a rash of steam, and said,
" Look out, Hunt, they are coming up this line," mean-
ing the side line leading to the turntable), when Hunt
said, " No, they are on the other road." The Vulture
then rushed past them with all her valves open, and
enveloped in steam. He .turned his red lamp on, and
held it towards the engine as it was coming up, and hel-
loed to them to stop, but the person having the control
of the engine paid no attention to his orders. The
Datchet bell had rung, and the express train was a
minute over due ; and seeing nothing of it witness
told Hunt that he was afraid there was an accident.
He afterwards went up the line, and saw that
two engines had come in collision. Both engines
were on the down line. There is only one main
line from the station to New Richmond, and the Vulture
would have to cross over both the up and down lines of
the Datchet branch, which joins the old line at this
point. The Vulture lett the station at about eight miles
per hour. It was not usual for a train er engine to go
out at such a rate of speed. When he reached the points
the line was in confusion, the Hornet engine and express
train were five or six yards off the line, and the Vulture
had rebounded at least thirty-five yards. He went back
to the station to warn the up Datchet train, and on re-
turning he saw the deceased pulled out from between the
engine and tender. Witness could not say whether the
steam that was blowing off from the Vulture would ob-
scure the light of his train lamp and prevent the driver
seeing it. It was possible it might. When he showed
the red light the second time the driver was bound to
stop; where he stood he could see the signal light at
New Richmond.
Other witnesses were heard in confirmation.