The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-25 00:00:00

LONDON, WED NESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 25, 1858.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

EGHAM RACES.—TUESDAY.
THE BETTING-STAND PLATE of 50 SOTS (Handicap).

Three-quarters of a mile.
Mr. Greville's Grand Duchess, by Orlando, 3 yrs, 7st 21b
(Plumb) 1
Mr. Alellish's The Giant, 5 yrs, Bat 61b (J. Goater)
3
Mr. Dray's Little Gerard, aged, Bst 81b ....(,A. Cawley)

The following alp ran:—
Mr. T. Hughes' New Brighton, aged, 9st 91b (Asbmall).
Mr. E. R. Clark's Sly Fellow, 5 yrs, 9t llb (Bates).
Mr. J. Lowe's Griselda, 2 yrs, 7st (Prior).
Mr. Tyler's Orson, aged, 6st 121 b (Salt).
Mr. King's Fly-by-Day, 3 yrs, Gst 101 b (Cus.ance).
Mr. Newbold's Burlington, 2 yrs, Gat 61b (Pritchard).
Mr. Harcourt's Julie, 2 yrs, 6st 41b (Walley).
Mr. H. S.Tbompson's Brown Holland,2 yrs, Gst 41b ( R. Bell).
Mr. Finsher's Weatherwise 2 yrs, Est 41b (Barker).
Mr. Barrett's Hermitage, 2' yrs, 6st 41b (W. Bottom).
Mr. J. Nightingall's filly by Teddington—Canary, 2 yrs,
Gst (Birch).
Mr. Langland's Lady Conyngham, 2 yrs, Gst (Searle).
Prince D. Soltykoff's Clara, 2 yrs, sst (Reeves).
Betting-2 to 1 agat Grand Duchess, Gto 1 each agat
Orson and Sly Fellow, and 7 to 1 agst Lady Conyngbam.
Won cleverly by a length; a head between the second and
third; New Brighton was fourth ; Orson and Lady Conyng-
ham were next; the others tailed off.

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THE KING JOHN STARES of 15 soya each, 10 ft, with 50
added; for two-year-olds; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b.
Allowances and penalties. T.Y.C. 24 subs.
Mr. J. Lowe's Wild Rose, by Surplice, Bst 31b (Ashmall) 1
Mr. Alexander's King-at-Arms, Bst 21b .... (R. Cotton) 2
Mr. Hopkins's Newcastle, Bst 21b (French) 3

The following also ran :
Mr. J. S. Douglas's The Cannie Bairn, Bst 41b (Fordham).
Sir J. Hawley's Ga'lns, Bst 41b (Wells).
Mr. Simpson 's Fearless, Bst (J. Goater).
Mr. J. Barnard's Nuffield, Bst 71b (Swift).
Mr. Howard's Flitch, Bst 6lb (inc. 31b extra) (Custance).
Mr. Lumley's Old Robert, Bst 714 (Covey).
Mr. T. Parr's Joyeuse, est filb (inc. 61b extra) (E. Sharp).
Mr. Payne's filly, by West Australian—Farmer', Daughter,
Bst 61b (inc. 31b extra) (Flatman).

Betting-2 to 1 agst Newcastle, 3to 1 agst Gallus, 7to 2
agst King at Arms, 5 to 1 agst The Cannie Bairn, 10 to 1
agst Flitch, 100 to 8 agst Wild Rose. Won very cleverly
by three-quarters of a length; a neck between the second
and third; Gallus was a moderate fourth; Old Robert,
Flitch, Fearless, and the Farmer's Daughter filly composed
the next lot.

TEE SURREY AND MIDDLESEX STAKES (Handicap) of
15 soya each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, &c., with 100
added. Winners extra. Two miles and a distance. 23
subs, 10 of whom declared.
Count Batthyany's Vulcan, by Velox, 6 yrs, 7st 71b
(Fordhatn) 1
Mr. Beavens's Bridecake, 3 yrs, sst 41b (Grimshaw) 2
Mr. H. Draper's Neva, 4 yrs, sst 71b (Custance). 3
The following also raa :
Mr. T. Hughes's Romeo, aged, Bst (Asbmall).
Mr. Simpson's Winkfield, aged, 7st 12Ib (Wells).
Mr. J. Edwards's Relapse, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (French).
Mr. Ward's Triton, 6 yrs, 7st 21b (Swift).
Mr. S. William's Lucca della Robbia, 3 yrs, Est 7lb (Bray).
Count Batthyany's Courier, 3 yrs, Est slb (H. Bradley).
Count Batthyany declared to win with Courier.
Betting-6 to 4 agst Relapse ;sto 1 agst Bridecake;
to 1 each agat Vulcan and Romeo ; and 10 to 1 each agat
Lucca della Robbia and Winkfield. Won very cleverly
by a neck; Neva was beaten about six lengths from the
second; Lucca della Robbia was a bad fourth; Relapse
was fifth, and Courier sixth; the ethers tailed away.

THE RAILWAY STAKES of 5 sous each, with 25 added,
two-year-olds and upwards ; optional selling weights,

Three quarters of a mile. 9 subs.
Mr.York'sTemple Bar, by Middlesex, 2 yrs,sstlllb (160)
(A. Edwards) 1
Mr. Sherring's Linda, 2 yrs, sst 81b (L 60); ....(Parsons) 2
Mr. Parker's Sister to One Act, 2 yrs, sst 81b (£6O)
(J. Adams) 3
Mr. T. Taylor's Fun, 2 yrs, sst 81b (L6O) ....(Custasce) 4
Mr. Mellish's The Giant, 5 yrs, Bst 13Ib (E6O)(J. Goater) 5
Mr. Nelson's f by Tadmor out of Matilda, 2 yrs, sst 11Ib
(£6O) (Bray) 6
Mr. Barnard's Clapham, 2 yrs, 6st llb (£80) ...(Barker) 7
Betting-7 to 1 agst the Matilda filly, 3to 1 agst The
Giant, 9to 2 agst Fun, and 7to 1 agst Temple Bar. Won
by a head ; bad third. The winner was sold to Mr. Law-
rence for 125 gs.

TILE RUNNYMEDE STAKES (Thltldieap) of 10 sots ench,
5 ft, and 3 only if declared, with 50 added; the second to
save his stake. One mile. 21 subs, 7of whom declared.
Count Batthyany's ScLoolfellow, by Flatcatcher, 3 yrs,
5 st 7►b (car. sst 8lb) (H. Bradley) 1
Mr. Silencer colt, by The Fallow Buck—Subterfuge
yrs, ast .
Mr. S. Williams's Cioiirb,lisl.§;tiSt-Vld ( Woodhouse) 2
vorayi

The fallowing also ran :
Col. Martyn's Nereus, 4yrs, 7st 131 b (Plumb).
Mr. Shrimpton's Madame Rachel, 4 yrs, '7st 91b (Chariton).
Mr. Saxon's Sampson, 3 yrs, 7st llb (Cowper).
Mr. Tyler's Orson, aged, Est 91b (Prior).
Mr. Pattison's Brunswick, 4 yrs' 6st 9lb (Pritchard).
Mr. T. Brown's Pactolus, 3 yrs, 6st 41b (Perry).
Mr. H. Draper's Neva, 4 yrs, sst 10lb (Custance).
Betting-7 to 4 agst Nereus, sto 1 agst Brunswick, 6to
1 each agst Gourd and Madame Rachel, and 7 to 1 apt
Pactolus. Won easily by two lengths; a length between
the second and third. Pactolus was fourth, Madame Rachel
fifth. Nereus, who was beaten some distance from borne,
was last.

LATEST BETTING.
ST. LEGER.
5 to 2 agst. Toxophilite--offered.
sto 1 Tiiz Roland—ofkred.
100 to 6 Knight of Kars—taken.
The races commence this day at 2 o'clock.

RADCLIFFE RACES.-TUESDAY.

TDB STBWARDS' CUP of 40 sous in specie, added to a
Handicap Sweepstakas of 3 sous each. Second to save his
stake. (:k:e mile.
Mr. Singleton's Hegiera, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (inc. 101 b extra)
(Wit hington) 1
Mr. T. Cliff's The Jade, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (Snowden) 2
Mr. Hopwood's Jack Spring, 4 yrs, 7st 11 lb. ... (Ogden) 3
Mr. R. Wilson's Captain Wedderburn, 3 yrs, 7st
(Peacock) 4
Mr. J. Osborne's Rhodomontade, 3 yrs, 6st 71b (Inc 51b ex)
(Challoner) 5
Mr. J. Bates' Miss Hutton, 3 yrs, sst 71b (Madden) 6
Won by three lengths; a very bad third.
TILE RADCLIFFE HANDICAP PLATE of LO soya, for all
ages. Two sous entrance to go to the fund. Half a mile.
Mr. Osborne's Alfred, 5 yrs, Bst 10113 (Osborne) 1
Mr. T. Cliff's The Jade, 4 yrs, 7st 3ib (Snowden) 2
Mr. Greer's Barbary, 3 yrs, 63t 21b ( Madden) 3
Won by half a length; four lengths between the second
and third.

THE TWO-YEAR-OLD HANDICAP of 5 sovs each, 3 ft,
with 30 sovs added. The winner to pay £5 to the fund.
T.Y.C.
Mr. Osborne's f by Birdcatcher, out of Blemish's dam, 6st
(Challoner) 1
Mr. G. S. Thompson's Inniskillin, 6st 91b (inc. Sib extra)
(Little) 2
Mr. Macdonald's Lustre, 7st (Snowden) 3
Won by two lengths ; a very bad third.

THE BURY PURSE of 5 sovs each, with 30 sovs added; for
two-year-olds, 7st ; three, Bst 121 b. Second to save his
stake, and the winner to pay 5 sovs to the fund. T.Y.C.
Mr. Eastwood's HespiraVtusa (slb extra) W.O.
THE SCURRY HANDICAP of 3 sovs each, with 20 sovs

added, for ad ages. Three quarters of a mile.
Mr. Wilson's Mauchline,3 yrs, 7st Sib (Peacock) 1
Mr. Bates' Lazy Lass, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b .(Snowden) 2
Mr. Osborne's Milksop, 3 yrs, 7st (Challoner) 3
Mr. Dawson's Dred, 3 yrs, ast 121 b (Madden) 4
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Won cleverly by a length; a bad third.

STOCKTON MEET
WEIGHTS FOR THE EL'
Winners extra.

ING.—THURSDAY.
CON JUVENILE STARES.
Seven furlongs.

st. lb.
Gamester 8 7

Magician
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st. lb,

The Bat 6 13
Certainty
Clara 6 12
P lsedale

Raspberry 7 12
Griffin 7 11
Cby Vatican—Lady Mary 7 7
Rachel

Jeannie Deana 6 10
Grace Darling 6 6
P by Birdeatcher Lady _ _

Mrs. Stowe
Surprise 7 5
Assignment 7 2
The Woman Wins 7 0
Appendix 7 0
0
`V iraCO

Lainbton
King of Sardinia 6 2
F by Birdeateher Ble-
mish's dam

FRI

THE GAItBUTT NURSERY
Winners ex t
st. lb.
Shafto
Gamester 8 4 by Cure. 613
Archduchess
Layton
Dutchman's Daughter ~.... 7 8 Appendix
Griffin
Haresfoot 7 6 The Bat 6 10
Tom King 7 5 I Certainty
West Stanley - _
__ 7 4 Jeannie Deans 6 7
- 4 Little Emma

PEDESTRIAN HANDICAP
tra. T.Y.C.

st. lb,

oby Vatican—Lady Mary.. 7 4 I Little Emma 6 6
Rachel ........................ .. 7 3 Grace Darling 6 4
Prelude ........................... 7 2 King of Sardinia 6 0
Sarprise ........................... 7 2 F by Flying Dutchman—
Maggie ........................... 7 2 dam by Venison, out of
Volatile ........................... 7 1 Pegotty's dam 6 0
Assignment ..................... 6 13 Fabius
Weights published August 23, at 10 a.m.

FRIGHTFUL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

ri'WELVE PERSONS KILLED AND SIXTY INJURED.
An appalling calamity occurred upon the Oxford, Worces-
ter and Wolverhampton Railway, between Brettel-lane and
Round Oak railway stations on Monday evening. A special
train was announced to leave Wolverhampton for Worcester
at 9.15, " calling at all stations for the express purpose of
conveying the teachers and children of the various schools
to Worcester and back." The fare from Wolverhampton
and Stourbridge and all intermediate stc;ons to Worcester
and back was ls. for adults, and 63. fur children ; from
Hagley, Churchill, Kidderminster, and Worcester it was Bd.
for adults, and 4d. for children ; and Droitwich and Fearnall
Heath, 6d. for adults, and 3d. for children. This extraordi-
nary low rate of charges naturally attracted a large number
of passengers, and by the time the train arrived at its desti-
nation it had been augmented to 45 carriages, computed to
contain nearly 2,000 passengers. The return train was an-
nounced to leave Worcester at 6.15 p.m. Those in charge of
the arrangements determined to divide the train, and instead of
baying one monster train propelled by two engines, to have
two trains each drawn by one engine. Accordingly, about
25 minutes after six o'clock, the first train left Worcester
station. It consisted of 29 carriages, closely packed with
passengers; and was followed in a quarter of an hour by
the second train, consisting of 16 carriages. Each train
called at all stations, and all went well with the first until
its arrival at Round Oak, which took place about five
minutes past eight. There, either just before the train arrived
at the station, which is situated on a steep incline, or when
it was put in motion to leave the station, 12 or 13 of the last
carriages became detached from the former part of the train
by the breaking of the couplings of two of the carriages, and
rolled back down the incline towards Brettel-lane with ever-
increasing velocity. The guard who occupied the van at
the extremity of the train applied his break with all the
force of which it was capable, but its power was insufficient
to check the retrograde motion of the carriages, which
soon attained a very high rate of speed. On arriving at
Bug-hole, a little more than half way to Brettel-lane,
they dashed into the second excursion train, which, as
before stated, was despatched from Worcester only fifteen
minutes after the first, and being a lighter train, naturally
gained upon it during the journey. The driver of the
second train, perceived the carriages running back upon
him down the incline, and had nearly succeeded in bringing
his train to a stand at the time of the collision, thus
considerably mitigating the severity of the crash. But as
it was, the consequences were fearful. The guard's van
and the carriage next to it were split into matchwood, and
the second carriage escaped little better. The guard jumped
out just before the collision occurred, and escaped without
injury, but the effect upon the passengers crowded in the
two shattered carriages was dreadful. The scene that
ensued it is impossible to describe. Fragments of the crushed
and broken carriages, mutilated human forms, some still in
death, some writhing in their last agonies, others seriously
but not fatally hurt, shrieking with pain and terror, were
commingled in a general melee, hardly distinguishable
amid the darkness and the dust occasioned by the colli-
sion. The terrified passengers who escaped without serious
injury ran hither and thither in bewilderment, and for a
time zone knew what to do. A few of the more self-
possessed, however, speedily bestirred themselves to render
all possible assistance to the unfortunate sufferers, and re-
move them from the wreck that bestrewed the line, and
messengers were despatched for medical and other aid.
It was soon apparent that the loss of life was lamentably
great. Eleven lifeless forms were discovered amongst the
rubbish, in addition to many frightfully mangled and dis-
figured. As speedily as possible the latter were conveyed
on stretchers, furnished by the shivered coaches, to the
various hotels in the neighbourhood; and the next duty
attended to was the removal of the dead in like
manner. Many of those only slightly injured proceeded
onwards by the train, and it is probable that a complete
list of the casualties resulting from this sad affair will
never be obtained. The removal of the wounded was effected
under the superintendence of Mr. Wall, assistant to Mr.
Norris, the company's surgeon, at Brierley Hill, who was
first upon the ground; but other medical men soon arrived,
and took charge of cases at the inns, to which the sufferers
v:cre con; c 3 cd. Amongst these were D:. Walker, Micrley
Hill, and his assistant ; Mr. W. E. Johnson, surgeon, of
Dudley, and Mr. Horton, his assistant; Mr. Osborne and
Mr. Harding, of Stourbridge ; Mr. Tomlinson, from Mr.
Freer's ; Mr. Evans, from Mr. Giles's, of Stout-bridge, &e.
&-c. Information of the occurrence was instantly tele-
grapbe.. eieeese,, anti snout half-past Mr.
Sherriff, the general manager, with Mr. Adcock and Mr.
W. Carden, and Mr. Everett, surgeons to the company,
arrived by special train from Worcester.
DEA .
At the Swan Inn.
Edward Matthews, who had lived near the Ivy House,
Coseley. The deceased had a severe wound over the left
eye, had his left leg dreadfully mangled, and the bone
shaqered, that must have produced fatal hfemorrlinge, and
the left leg broken near the ankle.
Joseph Baker, Prince's-end, puddler—Shocking injuries
to the heal and ether parts of the body.
The third dead body here is supposed to be that of a man
named Mills, of Bloomfield. His feet have been cut off and
his head injured.
Mrs. Sheldon (whose brother and son are also dead). The
head of this poor woman was frightfully crushed, and her
legs were much cut. She was also far advanced in preg-
nancy. She comes from Prince'e-end.
Mrs. Kildrick, with her head in a yet more mutilated
state than that of Sheldon.
At the Moor-lane Hall Beer-house.
The man Sheldon, from Prince's-end—Died at abonl
eight on Tuesday morning, after his legs had been ampu
sated.

arrived at Round Oak, it was discovered that the train had
been divided at a short distance from the station, from
whence it was pushed back at a very slow rate to a point
within 100 yards of the scene of the accident. During this
retrograde movement numerous signal lamps were seen in
front of the backing train. When, however, the fact
was made known that the part of the line at which
the train became disconnected was inclined towards
Kidderminster, and that a train having left Worcester in
15 minutes after the starting of the first, a collision had
taken place, the scene was truly heartrending in the
extreme. A great number of the passengers rushed from
the carriages to endeavour to recognise their children and
friends, but so great was the crush that it was quite im-
possible to do so—the darkness of the hour (between
eight and nine o'clock), and the mist rising, precluding
the possibility of identification. At length, however,
when the three broken carriages, which almost covered
the poor sufferers, bad been removed, and a light had been
procured, the passengers were enabled to recognise their
relatives and friends. The scene at this moment—the
lamentation of relatives and the groans of the sufferers—
conspired to render this one of the most appalling catas-
trophes ever recorded in the long catalogue of railway acci-
dents. The wounded and dead were then carefully taken to
the adjacent inns.

From the LONDON GAZE2'TB of Yesterday.

FOREIGN-OFFICE, JUNE 26.

The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Captain
Sir Henry Huntley, Knt., R.N., to be Her Majesty's Consul
at Loanda.

WHITEHALL, JULY 31.

The Right Hon. Sir Alexander Edmund Cockburn, Bart.,
Lord Chief Justice of her Majesty's Court of Common Pleas,
at Westminster, has appointed Edmund Edmonds, of
Newent, in the county of Gloucester, Gentleman, to be one
of the Perpetual Commissioners for taking the acknowledg-
ments of deeds to be executed by married women, under the
act passed for the abolition of fines and recoveries, and for
the substitution of more simple modes of assurance, in and
for the county of Gloucester.