The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-09 00:00:00

TUESDAY

SEPTEMBER 9, 1851.

previously been produced from coal, though it hai from
the distillation of wood. If paraffin° be heated, it is con-
verted into olefiant gas, the illuminating principle of the
ordinary gas which lights our streets and houses. It
may, therefore, be appropriately termed " solid gas."
The oil produced is also paraffins in a different con-
dition, and thus Mr. Young, by distilling coal at a
low heat, has succeeded in producing solid and liquid
gas. The importance of this discovery was pointed
out by Baron Liebig in a recent work, wherein he
describes the solidification of gas as one of the greatest
wants of the age. Mr. Young has produced the de-
sired result by a process preliminary in its stage to
that hinted at by the great chemist, and in weight
the results obtained by him tally exactly with what
they would be in the manufacture of common gas. In
practice nothing can be more simple than this disco-
very. The coal introduced at one end of a retort is
screwed out in the form of coke at the other, while
the liquid and solid products of distillation come away
from a separate opening. If successfully carried out
on a large scale, Mr. Young's process will yield very
important results, and among these may be specified
the economical production of coke for our railwts, in
the manufacture of which vast quantities of gas are
now entirely wasted.

COURT CIRCULAR.
BALMORAL, SUNDAY, SEPT. 7.
The woods in the neighbourhood of Balmoral were
driven yesterday for deer.
In the afternoon, her Majesty and his Royal High-
ness Prince Albert, accompanied by the Princess
Royal and the Princess Alice, drove to Birk-hall, and
afterwards visited the Duchess of Kent, at Aber-
geldie. The Hon. Miss Byng was in attendance on
her Majesty.
The Marchioness of Douro has relieved the Coun-
tess of Desert as Lady in Waiting to her Majesty.

Lord John Russell has arrived at pinto Castle, on
a visit to the Earl and Countess of Minto. The Earl
and Countess Grey have also arrived at the Castle, on
a visit to the Earl and Countess.

Dispatches were received at the Colonial-office,
yesterday, from the Governor of Canada. Dispatches
were also received from the Governors of Heligoland
and Turk's Island.

THE LATE DIS 437'.ER ON THE BUCK-
LA' GH aIIiSIIIRE RAILiVA.Y.
This inquiry was commeticed ki; the King's Head
Inn, on i‘lonely morning, before W. Brunner, Esq.,
and a jury.
The bodies of the deceased Elizabeth Easley,
Thomas Noon, Sarah Sheldon, Wild= Steldon (her
child), Jcsahh Luckett, and William Carrier, having
been viewed by the jury, the following evidence was
taken :
William Colliss, cabinetmaker at Oxford, identified
the bodies of Elizabeth Easley, aged 27, Sarah Shel-
don, and her child
George Garden deposed—l reside at 5, Thomas-
street, Oxford-street, London, and am a porter. I
was a passenger, and am fractured. I was on my
way to Oxford, and was in a second-class carriage.
It was the last but one next the engine. We left
Euston station at 4.30. I counted 15 carriages, in-
chiding the engine and tender, when we started.
There were from 20 to 30 persons in the carriage I
was in. At Bletchley the carriages were reversed.
There was a soldier in the same carriage. We stopped
twice on our way down. The engine was in front of me.
At Winslow we stopped for water. We left for Bices-
ter. I found a rocking of the carriages, but I did
not know where I was. Two of my fellow-passen-
gers by the rocking fell against me, and forced me
against the side, and hurt my shoulder. They clung
to me, and pulled me on my other side. I threw
myself on the bottom of the carriage, and found my
hat doubled up. The earring() turned over directly
on to its side, and the bottom flew off. 1 then crept out.
I do not know what became of the two persons who
were by my side. I only saw the soldier's back, and
should not know him. It was light enough to see the
rails. I have travelled by rail many times, and have
gone faster. We appeared to be going a moderate
pace. On coming to Bicester I did not hear any
whistle or cry of alarm. The rocking did not take
place till the accident, which was momentary. At
the time of the accident we were going at about the
pace we had before travelled.
William Bolton deposed—l live at 4, Olive-place,
Amwell-street, London, and am a cheesemonger. I
was a passenger by the train from London to Oxford
on Saturday. I was in a second-class carriage, next
to the engine. Joseph Luckett, who is my cousin, was
in the same carriage. We were on our way to Oxford.
A brother was with me. I did not perceive anything
wrong till the jar. I thought we came very fast from
Wioelow to Bicester, but Ido not know the times.
I em not in the habit of travelling much by rail.
At the time of the accident there was a crash and
cracking, and I became insensible by a crushing on
me. There was a long signal whistle given, and I
remarked it to my brother. I have beard signal
whistles before. I did not hear any call to stop. The
carriage I was in seemed to go over like a crash of
thunder, and to come on me. lam told that I was
sawed out, and that I was under the carriage three
hours and a half. In the same carriage there was a
soldier and a person with mustachios reading the
paper. Yesterday I found that my brother was
hurt, and that my cousin was dead. After I had
lain a time under the carriage I came to myself. My
face was to the ground, and I was across another
person. We talked, and I managed to take his hand-
kerchief off. My face was to the ground, and the
dirt got up my nostrils. I felt a pressure across my
thighs and loins. We could not see each other.
He was taken out after me. We could not extricate
ourselves. The lower part of my body appeared
dead. I heard the groans of the sufferers, and a man
laid hold of my foot from the outside, and talked to
me. It was me who cried out that they were pulling
any legs too close together. When I saw Joseph
Luckett, my cousin, yesterday, he was not dead, but
he was insensible. Lie appeared to be dead. My
cousin is a cheesemouger, and resided in Carhurton-
street, Fitzroy-square. He is about twenty-eight or
thirty years of age. Mr. Bolton, tof Forest-hill, is
uncle to me.
At this etege of the inquiry a juryman remarked
that the chairman of the company and directors were
present, and he put it to the coroner whether during
the examination of their servants it would be best for
them to witdraw ?
The coroner and the jury thought it should be so.
Sir Harry Verney acquiesced.
John Mason identified the body of Thomas Noon,
lance-corporal of the Royal Sappers and Miners.
William Carrier deposed—l am an engine-driver on
the Buckinghamshire branch of the London and
North-Western Railway. The deceased Was. Carrier
is my eon.
John Scott deposed—l am a butcher at Bicester.
When the train was coming in:l was near the station-
master's house, waiting to see the train come in. I
saw the train coming. The engine left the carriages,
and came on the Bicester tide, and the carriages went
on the other rails. When the engine came towards
me, I ran into the porch of the house. Up to the
points the line is single. It is then double by the
Bicester station. From where I stood I could not see
the points ; but I think it was light enough for me to
see. Wilmott, the policeman, was at the points. I
did not see him doing anything to them. 1 saw him
waive the red flag before the engine came to him, and
Harris, the policeman, who was near me, waived his
red flag. I did not hear any whistle or alarm till the
engine came up. I was alarmed and ran into the
porch of the station master's house. The coke flew,
and the steam came towards me, and I got off as soon
as possible.
Thomas Shaw deposed—l am a saddler at Bices-
ter. At about seven o'clock on Saturday evening I
was by the side of the turnpike road, leaning on the
rails by the Launton side, when the train came up.
I bad no reason to think it would stop at Bicester.
I heard the whistle of the engine before I saw the
train. It whistled up to the points. I saw Wilmott,
the policeman, at the points. Harris, another police-
man, who has charge of the gates, was near me.
Harris, when the train was near to the points, hallooed
to Wilmott, " Put them on the straight road." Wil-
mott turned round and called for the signal to be
put up at the station. He was at the place where
the handles were. I do not know how the points
were, nor do I know whether they were shifted. The
straight line for Oxford appeared to be clear. I saw
Wilmott waving the red flag before Harris called to
him. I could see the train for about 200 yards from
where I stood. There is a sharp curve on the Laun-
ton side. The engine came on the straight line, and
knocked the rails down. It seemed to take a leap
towards where I stood, and went in the direction of
the station-master's house. The leap appeared to
commence about twenty yards from where I stood.
It knocked down the posts in front of the
etationtmaster's house, and went near to it.
Toe tender was not attached to the engine
when it knocked down the posts. The
tender was on the line a little askew. The
engine was tearing the rails up. The carriages went
on the down line towards Oxford. I saw the car-
riages turned over from the down line. They fell
towards the road leading to Aylesbury. The car-
riages wore detached from the tender. As soon as
Wilmott called to Harris a signal was put up at the
station. It was the red signal, and was put fully up.
I cannot say how many of the carriages were over-
turned. The engine had not come fully into sight at
the time Harris called to Wilmott to put them on the
straight road.
James Smith deposed—l reside at 14, Priory-
street,, Camden-town, London, and am an acountant.
I was a passenger in a second-class corriage by the
excursion trade from Eutton-station to Oxford last
Saturday afternoon. When we left Bietcbley-station
the carriage I was in was next to the parcel carriage,
which was next to the engine end tender. Before
the train reached the station at Bicester. I heard the
whistle of the engine blowing loudly. The whistles
were not quite continuous, but two or three of them
were very lung and loud. I had no suspicion
that the engine was off the line. The first
intimation I had of anything being wrong
was the jerking of the carriage ire which I was. I
was by the jerkiug thrown from my seat, and imme-
diately a mass of carriages came over me. It was
more than three hours before I was extricated. I
spoke, to the poor soldier, but he did not answer me.
I was thrown on my back,
with an immense pres-
my body.
sure on the lower part of
It was quite
dark around me. Before the accident occurred it was
just becoming dark. As I lay on,the ground amongst
the ruins, I had scarcely sufficient room to breathe. I
could not move my hands, and scarcely my heed. I
never lost my recollection. I heard the soldier groan
directly after the crash took place. Tne deceased
mother and child (Sheldon) were in the same carriage
as I was. I have viewed all the dead persons, and
find they were all in the same carriage with me. Tee ,
crash was so instantaneous that I have not the slighest
knowledge how I fell. here were two other persons
in the same compartment as myself who were not
killed, but were injured. I attributed my life to the
boy (King) creeping
with a wet handkerchief to me
and kept nee from fainting.
Thomas Dawson deposed—l am a surgeon at Bi-
cester. In conjunction with other surgeons I have
seen the injured persone. I saw the bodies of Eliza-
beth Easley, Thomas Noon, Sarah Sheldon, William
Sheldon, Joseph Luckett, and William Carrier, soon
after they were extricated. Elizabeth Easley, from
appearances, died from pressure, fractures, end suffoe
cation. She has a fractured jaw, and injuries to the
head. William Carrier's death was probably from
dislocation of the neck, hut he has other injuries.
His death was probably instantaneous. Thomas
Noon had pressure on the chest, and has injuries on
the bead. From appearances I should say he died
from suffocation. Sarah Sheldon, I should say, died
from suffocation and injury to the skull. The child's
death must have been instantaneous, from its
skull
being fractured. Luckett, who survived some hours,
died from frecturo of
the skull and injury to the chest.
Mr. Wyatt and Mr. Acton sew all the persons with
me. Messrs. Wyatt and Acton were paAengers by
the train.

Alfred Wyatt, of Oxford, medical student of liing'd

; College, London, depoEed—l was a second-cless pas-
I seger by the excursion train on Saturday. Before
we reached 13 ceerer I very distinctly heard a whistle.
It appeared louder than I ever heard on that line
before. The carriage I was in was partly off the
line, but was not upset. I thick it was tie fourth.
I felt a severe speck, which threw me back against
the carriage. It was from some impedi-
ment in front o.s I suppose. It was repeated five or
six times, a 5 if from shocks from carriages coming
from behind against us. I saw the engine whisk
to where it now is, and I did not know whether it
was not another engine overtaking us. We appeared
to be running parallel with it. One or two men ran
into the porch cd the station-master's house. I got
out, and on so doing others jumped on me. I then
saw a man running away with his head cut open.
I went to him and told him to sit down, and I would
sew his head up. I had my instruments with me.
At the moment I found there was more serious
work. Two carriages were over in splinters, from
which there were piteous cries. Another carriage
was on its side. I then got a sledge hammer and
knocked the handles cff a door, and let out persons.
A person was carried by me ou a board. I asked
if he was dead. They said, "If you are a surgeon
come and see, for we do not know." I went and
found he was not dead, but in a hopeless state. It
was Luckett. His skull was fractured and he was
severely cut. I attended him afterwards, and took
charge of his property.
He had a gold ring, 145., and
a pocket handkerchief. I then assisted others in the
best manner I could, and went to the public-houses
and ordered bed'. I treated about 16, whom I have
not seen since. They went off. There are now nine
under medical treatment at Bicester. Some are not
out of danger. Late at night other surgeons came,
and Luckett was operated on. This house was used
for the reception of the bodies. The carriage in which
Mr. Acton was was a first-class one. It was turned
over, but he was not hurt much. lam of opinion
that the accident happened at the points, but bow
would, on my
part, be only supposition. When the
engine was running by the side it was off the line,
as if for the station-master's house. It occurred to
me that I would go and see if the men who ran to the
porch were smashed. I did go, and there found
that the engine had not reached the house. (Mr.
Bl'Connell at this stage of the proceedings placed
before the jury a map and plan of the locality.)
After the accident I looked to the rails. Se-
veral on the line near to the station-master's
house were with the chairs turned up. The near-
side guard of the engine is broken back near to the
wheel, and it ought to be four inches in advance.
All the rails torn up were on the Bicester side. One
of the rails was in the engine-wheel. This, I be-
lieve, prevented the engine from knocking the house
down. I heard Mr. Dawson's evidence as to the
cause of the death of the deceased parties, and quite
concur in his opinion.
It being now four o'clock, the Coroner said he
would call no more witnesses that day, but adjourn
the inquiry to ten o'clock the next morning. In obe-
dience to a suggestion of the Learned Gentleman, the
jury now accompanied himself and the railway officials
to the scene of the accident, where a very close in-
quiry took place as to the nature of the " points," and
the extent of damage done to the line, in order to as
sist the jury in their investigation.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY.
GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP.
5 to 2 agst Mr. Parker's Calculator—take II to 4
5 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Cossack—take 11 to 2
6 to 1 agst Mr. Martinson's Nancy—take 7 to 1
30 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Antigone
20 to 1 agat liar. Robson's The Sweep
Of the very few horses backed for this event, The
Calculator, Cossack, and Antigone, were most in de-
Maud. Clariesa is quite out of the betting.
ST. LEGER.
7 to 4 age, Lord Enfield's Hernandez—take 2 to 1
3 to 1 ngst air J. Hawley's The Ban-650 to 200 t
8 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Aphrodite
10 to 1 agst John Dsy's Ist
16 to 1 agst Mr. Nichol's Newminsfer—taken
5,000 to 50 si:,st Baron Rothschild's Languish colt—t
Soveral partles were anxious to take any advance on
the odds quoted apt the two favourites; Aphrodite was
not in force, and John Day's lot was almost friendless.
DONCASTER CUP.
6 to 5 asst Nancy—taken
CESAREWITCH STAKES.
15 to 1 agst ftlokanna
20 to 1 agst Grand Dcko
25 to 1 r.gst Mark Tapley
33 to 1 ugst Confidence
40 to 1 agst Champion—takes
40 to 1 agit Sunrise—taken
50 to 1 agst Fireater—taken
50 to 1 ngst Sir Charles—taken
50 to 1 agst Officious—taken
50 to 1 agst Cyclops—taken
50 to 1 agst La Fiantés—taken
40 to 1 agst Garforth
1,000 to 15 agst Bastinado—taken
CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.
20 to 1 agst Curl—taken
25 to 1 agst Eliza Middleton—taken
40 to 1 agst Garforth
LICHFIELD RACES.—MONDAY.
Thu Produce Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 20 added; for
3 yrs old colts, Bst 61b; fillies, Bst 31b; winners of
1001. 51b extra, &c. One mile. (4 Subs.)
Mr. Mostyn's fby Touchstone, (31b.) (White) 1
Mr. Copeland's f. (Marlow) 2
Won by half a neck.
The Staffordshire Stakes of 10 sovs. each, h ft, and 50
added; the second to save his stake. Two miles. (24
Subs.)
Mr. Copeland's Candlewick, 4 yrs, Est Illb (Childs) 1
Mr. Mott na Goldfioder' 3 yrs, 7st
Mr. Yardley na Stafford, 3 yrs, Sat 121 b
Lord Anson na Lucy, 6 yrs, ist
Mr. W. H. Chetwynd na Liberty, 4 yrs, Gat 51b
Mr. Dyott na b,g by St. Martin, cut of Bess, sst 121 b 0
Mr. G. Hawkcs's Milkboy, 3 yrs, Sat 81b 0
Won by a heed.
The Two Years Old Stakes of 10 sovs. each, h ft, and
40 added; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b; winners ex-
tra, &c. Last half mile. (5 Subs.)
Mr. Merry's fby Ithuriel—Sorella's dam (Marlow) 1
Mr. Eykes's My Fancy . (Sharp) 2
Won by a length.
The Selling Stakes of 3 sovs. each and 20 added. Win-
ner to be sold for 1001., &c. Heats, 1 mile._ (4 Subs.)
Mr. Scott's Taly, 4 yes, (400 ...(W. Sharpe) 4 1 1
Mr. Brown's Tiny, 2 yrs, (401.)
Mr. Jackson's Burnt Sienna, 4 yrs 3 4 3
Mr. Wilmot's Big Wig, 2 yrs, (601.) 2 3 dr
R ADCLIFFE RA.CES.-11osusay.
The Heaton Park Stakes of 5 sovs each, and 25 added,
the second to save his stake ; for two yrs old, sst
101 b; three, 7st 71b; four, Bst 711); five, 9st; six and
aged, Oat 31b; mares, fv.c. allowed 31bs; winners of
50/. this year, 3I1;e; of two or more, slbs. One mile.
(4 Sabi)
Mr. J. Osborns's Equal, 2 yrs (Carrot) 1
Mr. Welter's Maid of Team Valley, 5 yrs (M.. Noble) 2
Mr. Hasri,on's Miss Fanny, 3 yrs .........(Chariton) 3
Mr. Betty's bf by King of Diamonds (Joy) 4
6 to 4 agst Equal, 2 to 1 agst Maid of Team Valley,
and sto 2 agst Fanny. Woa easily by two lengths.
The Wilton Cup of 100 soya., added to a handicap of 15
sovs, each, 10 tt, and 5 only if declared; the second
to save his stake. Two miles and a distance. (25
Subs., 14 of v, hom declared.)
Lord Wilton's Elsrbert, 5 yrs, Bst 7lb (Astle) 1
Mr. M. Charlton nu Mary Nobler, aged, Est 131 b ... 2
Captain Scott's As!a, 3 yrs, ist 91a ( \Veils) 3
Mr. Cotsreavcs's Abbess of Jervcaux, 7st 51b (Oates) 0
Mr. Purr's Penope, 4 yrs, 6it 131 b (Charlton) 0
Mr. R. Martin's Wilnaont, 4 yrs, 6.11,61 b .....(Gorse) 0
4 to 1 agat Abbess of Jerveaux, 5 to 1 agst Herbert,
and sto 1 agst Asia. Won by a head.
The Two Years Old Stakes of 5 soya. each, and 30 added;
for colts, Bat 7th; fillies and geldings, Sat 31b; the
second to :save his stsks. Threc.quarters of a mile.
(14 Sobs.)
Mr. J. Osborne's Merry Bird
Mr. Joses's Travestie (Dickinson) 2
Mr. Stewart's Banshee
Mr. J. Pilling's High Sheriff
Lord Chestei fby Lanerco.s. ''''''''' ''''''(Osb
''''''' a(Ao:ntlee) 0
) 0
Mr. Tempest's Early Rites ........... (G. Oates) 0
Mr. Inman's Maid of Lincoln ............... (Char,) 0lton) 0
Mr. Flintoff's (l%ells
Even on High Sheriff,
and 3 to 1 ..-gst the Lnnereost
filly. Won by a length.

CfoCr ItpheEfiAr'sTt 't
ime,
a ba
s omposium of M. Sayer at Ken-
took place from theair.
LaSstEeßvelnOiagUS BAilLoLnoaOscNentA:
eat six o'clock. The balloon was
about b
of much the usual size. The persons
b,ington,
of a pear shape, kir. Chambers, sen., Mr. Chambers,
in t
and Mr. Sella,the
the car vvjarerdiner.,
j an., —r.
Chambers, sen., having the tnanegemet,t of the ascent
of the balloon under Mr. Bell's direction. The bal-
loon, when it bad ascended some considerable height,
took a south-westerly direction towards Fulham, still
rising as it proceeded, hut in a very few
minutes
an
alteration suddenly appeared in the shape of the lower
part of the balloon, and it was immediately evident
that an accident had happened, and that the top of the
balloon had collapsed, and it was fast descending to
the earth, which it fortunately reached in the market-
garden grounds of Mr. George Bagley,
Bishop's-walk, at Fulham, none of the persons in the
car sustaining the slighest injury beyond the sudden
shock and alarm into which they were throwne by the f
opposite tp:
accident, and Mr. Sella having g Y
his elbows. It appeared that the firssiti-frhat9ituhbreeurombasecrhvinede
in the silk v,-sis in the bottom parttheef t
balloon at a
towards a point, the gas expandinge
pressure of 13ib. to the inch (
the writer); and directly Mr. informed
the
the fact he, with great presence
e
balloon into the form
collapsed the upper . ( ia'sob r: mind,'Tin bepresr
wswoiantsh his
of a parachute,
the whole party.--_ _
whichPe'prrto°vldentially saved the lives of

LORD My:vanAm.—Lord Brougham continues at
Brougham nail, where, we are happy to learn, the Noble
and Learned Lord's health is gradually improving. Among
the guests at Brougham hall is Mr. Roebuck, pax,
who is on a lengthened visit to tie distinguished ex-Chan.
cellar.
We regret to learn that the Countess of Dunrayen
is seriously indisposed at Mare manor.