The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-08 00:00:00

BAILIVAY ACCIDENTS.

The Board of Trade return of the number and nature
of the accidents and injuries to life and limb which have
occurred on all the railways open for traffic in England
and Wales, Scotland and Ireland, respectively, from the
Ist January to the 30th June, 1856, shows the following
result, viz. :—Passengers killed or injured in England
and Wales from causes beyond their own control, 1 ;
injured, 47 ; Scotland, killed, 0 ; injured, 11 ; Ireland,
killed, 0 ; injured, 0. Servants of company or contrac-
tors killed or injured owing to their own misoonduct or
want of caution—England and Wales, killed, 48 ; in-
jured, 19 ; Scotland, killed, 6 ; injured, 0 ; Ireland,
killed, 2 ; injured, 0. Servants of company or of con-
tractors killed or injured from causes beyond their con-
trol—England and %Vales, killed, 10 ; injured, 9; Scot-
land, killed, 1 ; injured, 1 ; Ireland, none either killed
or wounded. Other persons crossing at level crossings—
England and Wales, 13 killed ; injured, 1 ; Scotland,
none killed or wounded; Ireland, 2 killed. Trespassers,
killed in England and Wales, 22; injured, 3; Scotland,
killed, 5 ; injured, 1 ; Ireland, killed, 1. Suicide in
England and Wales, 2. Miscellaneous in England and
Wales, killed, 6 ; injured, 3 ; Scotland, injured, 2. Total
killed in England and Wales, 108 ; injured, 87 ; Scot-
land, killed, 13 ; injured, 16 ; Ireland, killed 5 ; in-
jured, 2. Total on all railways during the half-year end.
ing 30th June, 1856, killed, 126 ; corresponding period
for 1855 ; killed, 113. Injured during the former period,
105 ; for the corresponding period of 1855, injured, 158.

FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.—We have to announce
two more deaths resulting from the fearful railway acci•
dent which occurred near the E wood-bridge station, on
the East Lancashire Railway, the particulars of which
we gave on Wednesday last. The stoker, Joseph Ma-
son, after lingering in much agony, expired yesterday
(Thursday) morning, leaving a widow in a state of preg-
nancy, and five small children. Mr. Ashworth, printer
and stationer, Bacup, who was a passenger by the train
and had several ribs broken when the dreadful catas-
trophe took place, expired about 9 o'clock on Wednes-
day evening. The others who were injured are sup-
posed to be progressing favourably. On Wednesday
evening last an inquest was held on the body of John
Fielding, the engineer, who was killed at the time when
the accident occurred, and, after a patient investigation,
a verdict of " Accidental Death" was returned, and the
jury expressed an opinion that no evidence had been
given calculated to show the cause of the accident. The
only persons who could by any possibility have given any
information on the subject were the engine driver and
the stoker, and, as neither of them was capable of speak-
ing after the accident occurred, the matter will proba-
bly remain enveloped in mystery.—On Wednesday
afternoon last another fatal accident occurred on the
same railway, and within a few miles of the spot where
the former accident took place. A man named Knowles
was coupling some waggons near to the Radcliffe station,
when the engine started, and the man was knocked
down and the waggons rau over him. He expired shortly
after, while being conveyed to the Manchester Infirmary.
This was the third accident within a distance of nine
miles which has occurred on the East Lancashire Rail
way in 11 days ; the result is the loss of four lives, and
a number of serious injuries. Before our parcel was
despatched last evening our correspondent was informed
that yesterday another fatal accident bad occurred on
the same railway, but as Mr. Smithetts, the general
manager, had not been informed of the occurrence, it is
to be hoped that the report was untrue.

THE LATE COLLISION ON THE MERSEY.—LIVERPOOL,
Wednesday.--An inquiry, ordered by the Board of
Trade, commenced this morning, at S. George's-hall,
into the circumstances attending the recent collision in
the Mersey, between the Excelsior and the Mail. The
evidence adduced is of a similar character to that given
at the inquest, consequently it is unnecessary to report
it. The iuguiry will probably oxtond oeveral