The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-29 00:00:00

A SHOT FIRED AT A RAILWAY TRAIN.

Yesterday, just as the 9 a.m. fast train from South.
ampton had passed the Woking station, some miscreant
either fired or threw a missile at one of the first•class
carriages. It took effect upon the side window of a
compartment in which two military officers, who bad
joined the train at Aleershot, were seated—Lieutenant
Saldwell, •f the Military Train, and Mr. J. W. John-
son, attached to the depot at Winchester. The broken
glass struck Mr. Johnson with sufficient violence ou the
side of the head to stun him, and his face was scratched
severely. At the instant the outrage occurred the train
was passing through a plantation belonging to Mr.
Locke King, M.P., and the perpetrator was unob-
served by either of the guards, nor was it until after
the arrival of the train at Waterloo that the circum-
stance became known, Lieutenant Caldwell then re-
porting what had happened to Platform-inspector
Smith, who conducted both gentlemen to the traffic
manager, Mr. Scott. The carriage window was at once
examined, and a circular hole found, which appears
to have been made by a small bullet or leaden drop ;
but, although the strictest search was made, no missile
•f any kind could be found in the carriage. Mr. Bent,
chief of the railway police, at once left town for the
scene of the outrage, and on reaching Woking speedily
found a labourer who had been employed in a field
behind Mr. Locke King's plantation the whole day.
This man declares that no gun was fired off in his
hearing during the morning, and his character for truth-
fulness having been found to be unimpeachable, Mr
Bent pursued his inquiries further, and presently dis-
covered that, shortly after the train passed, Mr. Green
hill, a gentleman farmer, resident in the neighbourhood,
bad detected two boys stealing wood out of this plan-
tation. The presumption now is that the mischief was
occasioned by one or other of these delinquents. They
are both known, and will probably be in custody before
this account can be read ; and, if evidence of their
guilt is forthcoming, the company will prosecute them
with the utmost severity.

A Postal Convention has been concluded between
Spsin and Great Britain.

Burglaries are on the increase in Dalston and Kings.
land.

In the mortality returns this week we find no less
than three deaths from that singular disease carbuncle.
It is generally rumoured that Mr. James Wilsons,
M.P., is to have the vacant office of Chairman of the
Iniontd Revenue.

A marriage is shortly to take place between Lord
Eileen, eldest son of the Earl of Fingall, and a very
wealthy young lady named Rio.
A. monument is to be erected at Malta to the memory
of Captain Graves, R.N., who, it will be recollected, fell
by the hand of an assassin while in the execution of his
duty.
THE INDIA MAIL—The India and China mails ar-
rived at Marseilles, on Tuesday morning, at 6 o'clock,
and left for London at ten a.m.

THE AMERICAN MAILS.—LivERPooL, Tuesday.—The
United States mail steam-ship Baltic, Captain James
Comstock, will sail to-morrow forenoon for New York,
with mails and passengers. The letterbox closes here
at 8 a.m., but letters may be posted with late fees to 9
a m., and at the landing stage until 10 a.m. The rual
mail 'team-ship Europa, Captain John Leitch, takes the
place of the Africa (about to be overhauled), on Satur
day forenoon, for New York, and will sail at 11 a.m. on
that day. Letters must be posted before 9 a.m. with
late fees up to 10 a.m., and at the landing stage to 1:1 a.m.
TIE MEZEIbfAC.-40IJTHAMITON, Tuesday.—The de-
partare of this fine -frigate from our waters will be de-
layed until Thursday, in order that her captain and offi-
cers may again receive the hospitality of the Mayor of
Southampton, R. Andrews, Esq.
At the Mansion-house yesterday a young man named
Zing was fined twenty shillings for firing a pistol in the
public streets.
A Grenadier guardsman, named Heyde, was yester-
day sentenced by Mr. Sacker, at the Southwark Police
Court, to two months' imprisonment with hard labour,
for assaulting ladies whilst he was in a state of intoxi-
cation.

A lad, aged 17, named Jennings, was yesterday fully
committed for trial, from the Guildhall Police Court,
for stealing gold pens, silver pencil cases, and various
other property, belonging to his late employer, to the
amount of 250 e.
At Lambeth Police Court, yesterday, Ben. Flint was
sentenced to two months' imprisonment for illegally
appropriating a Post-office order for U. to his own use.
The letter containing the order came into his poisession
in consequence of its being directed to a person who
lately lodged with him.
THE NOTTING-FILL BURGLARIES.— Yesterday James
Barnes, a deserter from the Hussars, was indicted for a
burglary in the dwelling-house of Mr. Ulathorn, a gen-
tleman residing at Notting-hill, Bayswater. Although
the evidence was perfectly clear against the fellow, the
jury, to the astonishment of the judge and all in court,
returned a verdict of not guilty.
THE NEW STREET THROUGH SOUTHWARK.—Last even-
ing, a crowded public meeting of the inhabitants of the
parish of Christchurch was held in the parochial school-
rooms, Green-walk, Blackfriars-road, to take into consi-
deration the various plans proposed for the formation of
the new street through Southwark. The Rev. Joseph
Brown occupied the chair. On the motion of Mr. Blake,
seconded by Mr. Apsley Pellatt, M.P., it was resolved
that owing to the vast increase of street traffic on the
south side of the river Thames, which was attributable
to the various railway termini in the locality, it is highly
desirable that a new and suitable street should be opened
across this parish connecting the existing main tho•
roughfares leading to the several bridges over the river,
and that such street be commenced without delay. Se-
veral gentlemen having addressed the meeting, it was
further resolved that it would be the best means of car-
rying out the object of the first resolution by commenc-
ing a street in Blackfriars-road, as nearly as possible
opposite Stamford-street, and terminating near the ter-
minus of the Brighton and Dover Railways, at London-
bridge.
DEATH FROSt FIREWORKS,—An explosion of fireworks,
atteoded with fatal consequences, occurred at Rashcliffe,
near Huddersfield, on Friday night last. John Shaw, a
clothdresser, has for years been in the practice of mak-
ing large quantities of fireworks far sale, and was so
engaged on Friday night last with his wife, son, and
daughter, and his grandniece, named Jane Ellen Barra-
clough, aged 7 years. They were all engaged in their
dangerous work in a small room at the back part of the
}imble dwelling of Shaw, with two naked candles burn-
ing close to where the family were making squibs,
crackers, and other pyrotechnical works. A basin of
water was placed for Shaw to deposit the candle-snuffs
into, but it appears that, this precaution failed to insure
security, for a dreadful explosion occurred from the
snuff from one of the candles igniting some loose pow-
der. Upwards of 701 b. of powder and other dangerous
articles used in the manufacture of fireworks were in the
house, and the whole of the workers, except Mrs. Shaw,
were burnt, scorched, and injured by the explosion, and
the young girl, Jane Ellen Barraclnugh, was so much
injured that she died the same evening. It is hardly
necessary to add that the house and its furniture were
also damaged, but fortunately the whole of the powder
in the house did not explode. On Monday the deputy
coroner for the district (Mr. Ingham) held an inquest
on the body of the deceased, and the jury returned a ver-
dict of accidental death. Some years ago Shaw had an
explosion of fireworks on the premises he then occupied,
but it was not attended with fatal results.
PEMBROKE DOCKYARD.—The garrison at Pembroke
has, by the authorities, been made a command, indepen-
dent of the military district of South Wales, and now
communicates direct with London, instead of through
the district commanding officer. The troops
have been divided into two battalions, each with its se•
parate staff and organisation, but each to consist of de-
pots, as follows : sth depot, to the Ist battalion ; 51st
depot and the 56th depot, now at Pembroke, t the
Ist battalion ' the 85th and 94th depots, to firm the
2d battlion. There will thus be five depots, number-
ing, when complete, 2,000 men, as great a number as
can be accommodated. The barrack huts will bold
1,000, the fortified barracks not more than 500, and the
forts will absorb another 100. The superior officers are
Colonel Raymond, Major Rickman, Adjutant Barrett,
let Battalion ; Colonel Turner, Adjutant Baillie, 2d
battalion.