The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-15 00:00:00

NAME OF RAILWAY.

Amiens and Boulogne • .......• • • • • • •
Arbroath and Fortar ...............
Chester and Birkenhead . • • • • • • • • • • • •
Dublin and Drogheda.. .• ..• • • .• • •
Dublin and Kingstown • • • • • • • • • • •
Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen • • • • • • • •
Edinburgh and Glasgow . •• • .•• • • • • •
Edinbnrgh and Northern • • • • •
Eastern Counties and North Eastern • •
East Lancashire • • •• • • • • • • • • • •
Eastern Union • • ..... .
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr • • • • • •
Glasgow and Greenock • • • • • • •• • • • ••
Great Southern and Western • • • • • • • •
Great Western, &c .. •••• • • ..
Kendal and Windermere• • . •• • • •
Lancashire and Yorkshire.. • • • • • • • • • •
Lancaster and Carlisle • • • • • • • •
Lyndonderry and iskillen • • • • .. • •
London off North Western, &c••• • - •
London mod Black wall • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
London wad Brighton . • • • • • • • • • • • . • •
London and South Western . • • • • • • • •
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire
31aryport and Carlisle • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham
Midland Great Western (Irish) •• • • • •
Newcastle and Carlisle • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
North British .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Paris and Rouen . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Rouen and Havre .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Shrewsbury and Chester • .
South Eastern and Branches •• • • .• • •
Whitehaven Junction ••• •• • . • • • • • • • •
York and Newcastle . •• • • ••••• • • • ••
York and North Midland . •• • • • • • • • •

1,001
177
60:1
634

701
3,409

746
10,124

997
1,120
2,135
971
1,573
14,501
8,723
1,039

128
3,0563

6,34
6,194
6,120
1,965
521
17,26+3
74G
1,924
1,855,

2,003
6,209
2,361

b7b
7.056

278
3,364

8,984

1,487

516
2,126

926
16,112

8.278

34,096

155
9,664
6 ,441

634
4,9%
b,308
1,680

516
15,832

2,032
1.316
1,196
5,1559

24.5

418
1,322
709

7,833
4,774

ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND
SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.
An accident occurred last night on the above rail-
way, by which, we regret to add, an engine driver
has lost his life, and several passengers have been
more or less injured.
From inquiries instituted by the reporter we are
enabled to give the following particulars : —lt appears
that the six o'clock P.M. up-train from Southampton
had proceeded as far as a place called Frimley, about
a mile and a half on the Southampton side of Woking,
when, owing to some disarrangement of the machinery
of the engine, it was brought to a standstill. The
engine-driver in charge of the train, David Martland,
immediately proceeded to repair the defect, and, in
order to prevent the possibility of accident, the second
guard was sent back with a red light to stay the pro-
gress of the usual night luggage-train from South-
ampton. This officer had been gone '2O minutes when
the expected train was heard approaching, and, in
order to insure safety, another person was sent beck
with a red lamp. This person had scarcely cleared
the passenger-train, when the luggage-train ran into
it with terrific force, carrying destruction on every
side. Martland, the engine- driver, who was just put-
ting the finishing stroke to the repairs of his engine—
the first guard holding his lamp to him at the time—
was crushed to death beneath it, and the breaksman
and the stoker of the luggage-train were very seri
ously injured, the former more especially.
rho passenger train itself suffered most in the
centre, the carriages in this portion of the train being
more or less crushed or thrown off the line. Their
inmates were of course seriously mutilated and hurt,
but, happily, it does not appear that any lives have
been lost. The engines of both the trains were
so much shaken by the collision as to be quite unable
to proceed, and the trains remained stationary until,
the arrival of the first being expected at \Yoking,
and long over due, pilot engines were sent . ut to seek
it. On their arrival at Frindey Bank the unfortunate
cause of the delay was ascertained, and the trains
having been put toether as well as possible, were
brought on to Nine Elms, where they arrived shortly
after eleven o'clock, being more than two hours after
their usual time.
The wounded persons were all brought up to town,
and on their arrival at the station they received the
kindest attention from Mr. Godson, the superinten-
dent, and Mr. Beattie, of the carriage department,
both of whom were in attendance and displayed the
most anxious care in ministering to their distresses.
The brealoman of the luggage train, who was must
seriously injured, was placed on a stretcher and con-
veyed to St. Thomas's Hospital. The wounded pas-
sengers were chiefly conveyed to the Railway Hotel
opposite the station, where medical assistance was in-
stantly afforded them. One gentleman has his leg
broken, and two or three ladies are much hurt.
The body of poor Martland, who was one of the
best drivers on the line, remains at Frimley. He
has left a wife and family.
We trust that the statement of some of the passen-
gers, who aver that, notwithstanding the carriages
were full of wounded persons, the train was detained
nearly a quarter of an hour at the ticket platform, is
capable of explanation.

STRAND TUEATRE.—That pleasing young actress,
Miss Jane Coleman, has announced, for Tuesday next,
the 18th instant, her first benefit at this attractive little
theatre. The fair beneficiaire will be strongly supported
by Miss E. Terry, aliss Love, Mr. Oxberry, Mr. 11. St.
C. Percy, the American actor, and many celebrated
London favourites. The bill of fare is an exceed-
ingly attractive one, and we trust she will meet with
that support she so richly deserves.
TILE BENEVOLENCE OF COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS.
—We have much pleasure in stating that a Mr. Buren,
of Birmingham, who is connected with the management
of a Sunday school belonging to St. George's Church in
that town, did. on his journeys as a commercial traveller,
solicit contributions of ls. each from his fellow-travellers,
and, in about sight months, received 281. 7s. 641, which
he paid over on the 31st December last, as a donation
from the commercial body, for the use of these schools
It is understood Mr. B. intends proceeding with this
subscription until he has received 501. Much to the
credit of the commercial travellers, the refusals have not
been more than one in a hundred.
THE HAMBURGM MAlLS.—Notice was issued yes-
terday at the General Post-office that the Hamburgh
mails of the evening of the 11th instant were conveyed
to Holland by the Rainbow steamer on the morning of
the 12th instant, the approach to Cuxhaven being im-
practicable in consequence of the ice. The mails to
Hamburgh will for the present be sent through Hol-
land, and conveyed by a special messenger. Her Ma
jesty's steamer Acheron, which has been detained, will
sail from Devonport on the 26th or 27th instant with
the mails for Madeira, the Cape, Australia, and New
Zealand.
APOTHECARIES'-HALL. The following are the
names of gentlemen who passed their examination in
the science and practice of medicine, and received certi-
ficates to practise, on Thursday, the 13th inst.:—Thomas
Carr Jackson, Clitheroe, Lancashire ; William Henry
Ackland, Bideford, Devon ; Robert Rayner, Birstal,
Yorkshire.
INDISPOSITION OF THE KING OF DENNIARN..—We
are informed by a Copenhagen letter of the 6th, that in
the afternoon of that day the King of Denmark, on
returning from a carriage drive, suddenly found himself
so unwell that his physicians considered it necessary to
bleed him immediately.
INDISPOSITION OP THE KING or SARDINIA.—The
last accounts from Turin state that the King of Sardinia
has become somewhat seriously indisposed. The
Duchess of Savoy, hereditary Princess, was in such an
alarming state that it has been considered necessary to
offer up special public prayers on her behalf.
DEATH IN THE QUEEN'S PRlSON.—Yesterday an
inquest was held in the Queen's Prison on the body of
Mr. Samuel Lyle. aged GO, described as a mining agent.
Mr. Charles Colville, clerk to the governor, said that he
had received instructions from Captain Hudson to make
an offer to the plaintiff, at whose suit for costs deceased
was confined, in order to procure his liberation. Wit-
ness was deputed to offer the sum of 101., but that was
not accepted. Sarah Williams, of 44, Bridge-road, said
deceased had been confined is prison six years. Mr.
Thomas Moran, surgeon to the prison, said that he had
attended deceased ever since the year 1844. His com-
plaint was cancer of the stomach, of which he died. In
answer to a question from the Coroner, witness stwed
that the disease might have been brought on by old age.
A gentleman present said he bad known deceased for
some time past. He was a very high-spirited man, and
he believed that ho fretted inwardly from being slighted
by his wife and friends. Verdict, " Natural death from
cancer in the stomach."
RUMOURED ACCIDEPIT ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES
RAILWAY.—A rumour prevailed last night, owing to the
non-arrival of the express train, that an accident had oc-
curred on this line. The train is due at Shoreditch at
10h. 35min., but it did not arrive till 12h. 25min., thus
being nearly two hours behind time. The delay arose
from a coke waggon getting off the rails, and blocking up
the line between Waterbeach and Ely. No casualty
occurred beyond the delay caused whilst removing the
waggon from off the up line of rails.
The Princess Royal of Hanover WES safely &-
I livered of a Princess on the 9th,