The Sun.
London, England, 1869-11-30 00:00:00

RAILWAY DANGERS.

An illustration of the manifold dangers of railway travel-
ling as now conducted is given in the following letter
from Sir Charles Anderson, Bart. :—" On the line of rail-
way from Penistan to Clecthorpes there is a large bridge
crossing the •river Trent, between Gunhouso and Keadby.
A portion of the bridge is movable, revolving horizontally.
on one of the piers which support the bridge, so as to
form two openings on either side the pier, for brigs and
sloops, having fixed masts, to pass through. On November 2
a passenger train was coming from Doncaster to Barnetby,
and drew up, as is customary, on the river bank. A
vessel had just been passing, and the movable portion of the
bridge had not been closed. By some strange carelessness
the train was allowed to move on, and had not the engine-
driver put the break on and stopped the train, in half a
minute it would have been precipitated into the tide
below, when every soul must have perished. The train
afterwards moved over, its inmates unconscious of
their hair-breadth escape. The circumstance would
in all probability have been kept dark, had not a friend
of mine, hearing rumours, inquired into the case, and
communicated with the Board of Trade, who sent down an
official to investigate the matter. I am informed that
some rules have since been made to ensure greater care
when trains pass the bridge."

A pear tree in full blossom is to be seen in a
garden iu the Lower Bristol-road, belonging to a gardener
named Butler.

The Liberte states that the Pope has decided upon
the renewed request of the French Emperor to elevate Mgr.
Dart oy, Archbishop of Paris, to the rank of Cardinal.

A telegram from Rotterdam reports the wreck of a
large vessel near Oastriann. Three bodies had been washed
ashore.

Kickham, the Fenian, the Freeman's Journal
states, is to ho nominated for Marlow, and Captain Mackey
for the ccunty Longford.
Cardinal Cullen has issued another pastoral, bit-
terly condemnatory of Fenianism. It is allied, he says,
with Orangemen and intevsted land :agents to prevent use-
ful legislation.
A demonstration of the tenant farmers of London-
derry is ail anged to be held shortly at Coleraine, and will,
it is expected, be attended by Sergeant Dowse, Q.C.,
for this city, and other prominent members of the Liberal

party.
The schemes projected for the forthcoming ses-
sion, it is anticipated, will include at least twenty-five tram-
way bills for London, the suburbs, and the provinces.
They must be lodged in the Private Bill Office of the House
of Commons by the 23d of next month.
The medical officers attached to the various Boards
of Works of the Metropolis report a steady increase in the
number of cases of relapsing fever, notwithstanding the
fact that the provisions of the 22d section of the Sanitary
Act relating to cleansing and disinfecting are strictly
enforced.

The Bombay Gazette says that some of the "edu-
cated" natives at Moradabad recently addressed Lord Mayo
in English as follows:—" Brilliant as the sun which enlivens
the world with its light, refulgent as the moon which suc-
ceeds the darkness of the night." The Viceroy replied, "I
am much obliged to you."
The smack Jupiter, of Guernsey, from Montrose
for Plymouth, when off the South Foreland, was run
down on Saturday night, and foundered immediately. The
captain and crew were saved in their own boat, which
floated from the wreck, and reached Dover Harbour yester-
day morning, when they were received at the National
Sailors' Home.

Intelligence has been received at the Admiralty of
the death of Commander Leonard Dacres, the oldest son of
the Senior Sea Lord, Vice-Admiral Sydney Colpoys Dacres.
The lamented officer died only a few days since at the island
of St. Thomas, of yellow fever. At the time of his death he
was waiting to bo relieved from the command of her Ma-
jesty's ghubeat Cherub.

Sir George Young will read a paper on the
case of the Alabama, at a meeting of the Juridical So-
ciety, on Wednesday next. It is said that Sir George's paper
is thrown into the form of "a case," upon which an eminent
jurist may lie asked to pronounce an opinion; no action
since the failure of the last negotiations having yet been
taken by either the English or the American Government.

A rumour is prevalent in Londonderry that the
Royal ComMiddion appointed some time ago to inquire into
the cause of the riots there on the occasion of Prince
Arthur's visit have urged her Majesty to put a stop to the
Derry celebrations. The statement has produced great ex-
citement among the Orangemen,.wbo, it is alleged, are de-
termined to hold the usual procession on
he 18th of De-
cember. A manorial to the Lord Lieutenant has been

adopted, praying him to prevent such a proceeding.
Oddfellows' fetes are said to be jolly affairs, but
they have just presented themselves in an ungenial
aspect in the Ormskirk County Court. it seems that
a Southport lodge has a rule that all members who
do not give seven days' notice to the contrary.
are Asstimed to be guests at the anniversary
festivities, Mid the money is deducted in the
shape of a flee from those Who neglect to attend without
notice of absence. Philip frooton found three shillings
deducted from his sick money as his shard of the cost
of the file he did not enjoy, but Lo refuScd to
allow the deduction, and brought en action a.giinst the
officers for the recovery of the full amount of benefit. Mr.
Sergeant Wheeler, judge of the County Court, has given
the Southport Goodfellows a wholesome lesson. In
the particular case liuoton had called at the secretary's
house to give notice that he would not attend tho
dinner, but the officer was absent from home, and does not
appear to have received the message. But the learned judge
which was that the lodge had no right,
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declared teat this incident did not alter his view of the case,
with or without no-
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