The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-05 00:00:00

WORCESTER Awn PAVILION;

but should the mare be withdrawn, I shall couple EAST
LANGITON with Mr. Hughes's horse.
_

The 50 sous. Sweep,takes will add another item to the
.virming score of Proud Preston Peg ; and Leontes wid
secure the Tuesday's Riddlesworth. Lord of Lorn is
not expected, and Eclipse will have only Eurydice to
trouble him for the Sale Stakes, for in Telegram I have
little faith. Star of the East is my choice for the Column
Stakes, albeit it is expected that the Knight of
Kars will be capable of making him bide his
diminished head. The soarer Streamer will
win his match, Fisherman the 100 Sove Plate. Rose de
Florence will make Humming Bird sing small, and
Ignoramus ought to beat Kent for The Claret Stakes.
Arsenal may, however, be sent for to make up a show
in the race. Costrel will win his engagement on Thurs-
day, and Leontes will come successfully through his ou
Friday. I shall trust the lame'un, Vedette, for the
Port. The Handicap Plate, has obtained a nu-
merically strong entry ; from the thirty-two nomina-
tions I shall select Monarque and Misty Morn.
The chances for Catterick do not require calculation,
and the meeting is too remote for me to indulge in a
little guess work at the winners.

A FRESH MAN.

R AITIVA Y INrELLIGENCE.

LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN.
Eileen Stitiou, 3d April, 1858.

The London and North-Western Board have to
acknowledge and thank the deputations for their
further minute dated 31st March, from which it
would appear that the deputations consider the
proposed agreement for equal rates proceeds on the
assumption that it is to be " permanent ;" but the
observance of such an agreement could not be en-
sured, even for a day, which is the only and sufi-
cient reason why the London and North-Western
did not contend for a longer term than three
months, when that term was proposed by the Shef-
field and Great Northern Companies.
In reference to the following observation of the
deputation as to the agreement of July, 1854--.
"the only question upou which there is any sub.
stantial difference between the parties," viz ;
"The deputation repeats now, that nothing which it
does is intended to interfere with the North-Western
Company's rights to use that agreement before a
parliamentary committee, in the same manner as if no-
thing had taken place on the part of the North-Western
Company in deference to the wishes of this deputation.
"The deputation has throughout conceived that while
the agreement of 1854 may be ultra
vires, yet, when
considered'' as a question not of law, but of morality and
party was jus-
good faith, a committee cf tue House cf Parliament may
which feel that it was a compact which neither
tste
e d
to
on
the tribunal
ng w -
of
gent e f
esubmitting
any questions ath the agreement
i
had itself created for their determination ; and whether
the suit be proceeded with or not to its fullest extent, the
argument will still remain unimpaired, that any corn.,
pany receding from an agreement without sufficient jug.
tification, is not entitled to legislative assistance towards
forming fresh combinations which that agreement was
intended to prevent.
"The deputation desires to reiterate that each in its
view ait ke the Pitrliamentary position of theNorth-Wes-
tern Company in its opposition to any of the bills which
the Sheffield Company is now promoting, or to which it
is a party, as arising out of the severance, of its connec-
tion with tl e North-Western and its alliance with other
companifel

The London and North-Western directors are ad-
vised and believe, that any agreement or engagement
on their part to limit the exercise of the company's
legal rights, would prejudice, perhaps fatally, their
case, both in the Courts and before Parliament, where
they are compelled to appear, most unwillingly,
in defence of their tiroperty against aggressive and
wrongful acts. As evidence, however, that the
London and North Western Directors do not con-
template needless litigation, they offer, without
reservation, that, in the event of their taking any
proceedings in relati in to the agreement of July,
1854, beyond those admitted by the Deputations
to be necessary and proper ; then the otter party
may at once deprive the London and North
Western Company of any advantage which they
may be supposed to derive from a cessation of the
present reckle,vs competition.
The Directors of the London and North Wistern
Company are quite unable to perce.ve how the
present ruinous rates can be necessary to, or can
assist in, the judicial decision of the varoui matters
at issue between the Companies which are all in
c quite of determination—the continuance of those
injurious rates cannot be justified on the plea that
either Company can, by such means, extort con-
cessions greater than they can hope to obtain from
the proper tribunals.
Ihe London and North Western Directors have
ordered the rates and fares between London and
Peterborough to be restored to the rates fixed by
the Great Northern (as the company possessing the
shortest route), and they are willing, and offer,
without any stipulation (except that the rates shall
be the same by both routes), at once, and uncon-
ditionally, to restore the rates and fares at all other
points where the companies are in competition, to
those in operation prior to the present contest, or to
such other scale, and for whatever period, the depu-
tations shall consider reasonable. The continu-
ance, therefore, or cessation, of the present feck-
less competition, rests with the Sheffield and Great
Northern companies.

EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT ON THE MAN-
CHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE
RAILWAY.

An accident of an alarming,character occurred
to the 6.30 p.m. train from Manchester on
Thursday evening. The train, which consisted of
seven carriages, with a break van in front and be-
hind, arrived at and left Penistono within a minute
of its usual time. Only one of the carriages was of
the first class. From an investigation made since,
it is clear that the accident arose from the breaking
of the tire of one of the hind wheels of this carriage
which was filled with passengers for Sheffield:
When the train had reached about two miles be-
yond Penistone, and was at full speed, the passen-
gers were thrown into a state of alarm by the fear-
ful jolting of the carriages. The first-class carriage
had lost its bind wheels, which, having become
twisted under the second-class carriage behind,
threw it off the rail, but not till its fore wheels were
also detached from the body. Tho coupling chain
between the two carriages at tit's moment broke.
The second.-class carriage, with the brake van behind
crossed the space between the two seta of rails, and
both were suddenly brought to a stand by being
upset upon the opposite rails. The passengers, eight
in number, were thrown upon one another, and se-
veral received severe contusions. The engine and
the rest of the carriages continued their course. The
firs'-class carriage was dragged at the tail of the
others, minus its hind wheels, for a distance of
about half a mile, the passengers in that and the ad-
joining carriages shouting and screaming, and one
of them using a dog whistle, in the hope of making
themselves heard by the engine-driver. The train
at length was brought to a stand at the entrance of
the Outhwatie teunuel. One of the pas- engers,
Mr. Eadon, in his fear of being carried into the
tunnel, jumped out of the train whilst it was in
motion, and being thrown to the ground was
rather seriously bruised and cut on the head and
One leg. The driver of the engine (Sedgwick), it
appears had not heard the alarm made by the pas-
sengers. He states he was first aware of something
being wrong in the train by the coupling chain in
the first van and tender snapping asunder. The
line at this point is on a decline. He saw, there-
fore, that if he had checked his engine, it would
have bsen run into by the carriages briliind, and
the collision must have resulted in tl.e death of
some of the passengers. He, therefore, with great
discretion, kept his engine ahead, until the momen-
tum of the carriages having become exhausted by
the drag of the broken one at the tail, they were
brought to a stand. Some of the passengers then
ran back in search of Mr. Eadon, and assisted him
to the train. It was not then known how far the
other carriage and van had been dragged behind.
The engine-driver, therefore, instead of searching
for them, released himself of the broken first-class
carriage, and hastened forward with the other por-
tion of he train, to
give warning at the Wortley
station of the line being obstructed. The train
then came forward to Sheffield, which place it
reached about half an hour after its proper time.
The guard left with the detached part of the train
had, in the meantime, run back to the Penistone
station, and telegraphed to Sheffield for assistance.
The line was soon cleared of the two broken car-
riages and van, and some displaced rails restored.
The passengers who had been left behind made
their way to the Penistone station, and were
brought forward to Sheffield by the next train,
which arrived at half-past 11 o'clock. Many of
the passengers in various parts of the train received
severe bruises, but none of any serious injury.

FATAL ACCIDENT IN NEW S.

-OREHAM

HARBOUR.-TWO LIVES LOST.

On Friday a melancholy accident oc.curreddiztiTie,7f
Shoreham harbour, which resulted in t
aWedinjoTs.liKuainEig, 30, marinerr.ta,lo
had taken
H. Dinnage,
of the harbh_oen.figw,owrkhso,
had a strong passion for aquatic sports,
great pains in the constructio
which he intended to compete
boat was entered for thetarlgonLe e
at the annual Shoreham ragas
—contrary to his expectation--she boat, with
Sept. last, when
regatta. -fAccordingly the
. i improvements
h proved a corn-
time he had had her en-
tafnionr the prizes gives
seven, were maess
his own immediate superintendence,
upon her under
leted to his satisfaction, Good Fri-
tPiarre3lytiovevefrahilanurlee.dS•inee
and whoa %1:P.1.y fixed upon for her trial trip.
the the services of Di
day was
Having sect- orience, and a harbourg-pilot of gr3efaatttrilewP 0, all three embarked in the little
about a quarter past one, having previously
Tog
abi d a quantity of iron ballast and removed tho
crppo
iron keel of the boat. The helm was entrusted to
Dinnage, who assumed the command with a firm
determination to put the boat thoroughly through
her paces. A stiff breeze was blowing at the mo-
ment of embarkation, and when the party had
cleared the wharf and reached the opposite point at
what is called the Saltings, Matthews cautioned
Dinnage against straining the boat beyond her
powers, and advised him to luff. Dinuage replied,
" Oh, et her go, let her go," and in a few minutes
afterwards a squall caught her and sent both the
owner and helmsman to eternity. Matthews, who
is noted for his obesity, and for the hair-breadth
escapes he has had in the channel, swam, or rather
rolled, to a shoal place in the river, where he ob-
tained a footing, and where he remained up to his
arm-pits in the water until a boat came and
brought him ashore. As the accident occurred
close to and within sight of the wharf, a number of
boats instantly put off, and after dredging for about
half-an-hour, the body of Dinnage was picked up,
but that of King was not discovered until more
than an hour after the lAititreplie.