The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-01 00:00:00

INDIA.

The following is an extract from a letter written
by a soldier in her Majesty's 12th Royal Lancers
in India, to his brother at Godstone, Surrey :
" Banda, July 25, 1858.

" I received your welcome letter yesterday, and
how glad I was once more to hear of you all ! I
therefore lose no time in answering it. You will see
by my letter that we are at Banda, where we have
been now for some time. We left Hyderabad in
December, and came across the enemy for the first
time at Chuckeree, near Chuttepore. We marched
all that night, and at daybreak we found the
enemy had fled from their encampment, for the
rascally guides had led us astray ; however, there
was nothing left for us but to follow, which we
did in good earnest, with the horse artillery and
some cavalry. After a hard gallop of seven miles
we came up with them. The guns immediately
opened a heavy fire upon them, most fearfully ; we
advanced under cover of the guns, following them
up, until we were stopped by the jungle ; we then
returned to the camp, leaving about 120 dead on
the field, and many wounded. We took 17 prisoners
(some of note). On the 17th we came across them
again, about 40 miles from Banda ; they had some
heavy guns, about 300 cavalry of the 3d Bengal
Irregulars, and 700 Infantry, of the 52d, 31st, and
42d 'Native Infantry ; most of them were in their
regimentals. They took up a strong pesition,
-covered by some high rocks, from whence they
could sweep the road as we advanced. This was a
terrible moment for us ; in front were broken pieces
of ground filled with skirmishers, rendering it
almost impossible for the cavalry to act, so lons as
they held their ground. Our artillery soon got into
capital practice, and opened a heav fire upon
them, while the infantry, with their Enfield rifles,
soon dislodged them from their position. Their
flanks were now turned, and they soon found they
could do nothing better than to cut; but not until
we had left about 200 of them dead, with a much
larger number wounded; we were then recalled.
On the 18th we got orders at six p.m. to strike our
tents and saddle up. Having got all ready, bag and
baggage, and placed them under a strong escort, we
marched out of the village about two miles on the
Banda road ; we then formed into line of battle.
Having thrown out a chain of videttes, completely
covering our flanks and front, we dismounted and
bivopeked in the field for the night. M daybreak

we mounted, and with a strong advanced guard,
after a good trot we came upon the enemy. This
we soon knew by their opening a terrible fire upon
us. The advance guard immediately farew them-
selves into skirmishing order, while the horse ar-
tillery (whom my troop was now protecting) gal-
loped to the front, within 150 yards of their line,
and opened a most terrific fire of gr t e and canister.
This had a good effect, for down they went by
dozens, while at the same time our main body were
rapidly advancing to our assistance—on our right
the Contingent Cavalry (Hyderabad) advanced up
at a short trot, under smoke of the enemy's guns,
when they found themselves in front of a deep ravine,
too wide for the horses to leap, and full of infantry of
the enemy, who at once, before we had time to re-
cover, opened a most galling fire upon us, and I
regret to say killed many and wounded a great
number in less than a minute. The remainder of
our regiment advanced at a gallop, and with the
aid of the infantry soon made them retire. They
then commenced a running fight, which lasted up-
wards of four hours. We captured several guns ;
but one of my troop-mates had his head cut in two.
We halted for an .hour. The commander-in-chief
said Well done, my lads,' and ordered each an
extra glass of grog. We then moved onwards, and
at last succeeded in driving the enemy from his
last hold—a position • rather strong—but on we
went, covering the infantry and artillery. About
a mile on the road we found they had got some
heavy guns concealed, yet so posted as to be able to
sweep our lines as we advanced ; while on the
rising ground to the right they had more guns,
and must have played fearfully upon us ; but our
18-pounders were soon brought into play,
which did good service ; by these we compelled
them to retire. We then :formed line to front
to charge, and got into splendid order. They aban-
doned their ,guns, and fledacross the river to Banda;.
one of the officers, however, stood firm, turned about
and charging through our lines, severely wounded
the brigadier, who was at that moment examining
one of the guns. However the fellow was soon
dispatched,, by being run through with one of our
lances. They then fled in all directions. After
trying to firethe city, they took the road to Calpee.
Owing to the excessive-fatigue both of man and
beast, we did not enter the town until next day,
for the battle had lasted from six a.m. until nearly
two p.m., and all this under a scorching hot sun.
Early in the morning was seen the British flag fly-
ing proudly over the Palace ; with a jolly salute,
and Banda was again ours, after being in possession
of the rebels ever since the outbreak. So hurried
was the flight of the Nawab and the attendants at
the Palace that food was found all ready on the
table in the grand dining-room, all prepared, ready
for dinner, &c.
"The prize-money will amount to four lacs of
rupees, something like X/100,000 of English money.
The Commander-in-Chief was pleased to compli-
ment us upon our success ; in fact, he stated that
the battles of Kotah and Banda ought to be re-
corded auicng the greatest achievements of Indian
warfare.. Our force consisted of about 1,899 men,
including . all carrying arms, while the enemy,
under the command of the awab, had about 500
cavalry and 9;000 troops, -with a reserve of 3,000
and some cavalry of the Gwalior Contingent—so
that yOn. see we were far outnumbered. Had we
been beaten, Heaven only knows what would have
become- of us, •as we had to fall back upon Saugor,
a distance of 150 miles. The heat was in the sun
by the :glass 145, while in the shade it was 137; so
you may form a little idea of our sufferings. Kotah
was not hotter.than this place. I think we shall go
to Allahaload.from here. But what do you think P
There is a report of our regiment coming home
when all is' peaceable. lam sure I can never relate
all the horrid things' I have witnessed. Cawnpore
and Lucknow must always be remembered with hor-
ror. Soon after our arrival here what sights met the
eye ! Heap upon heap were the bones of our mur-
dered Countrymen. These were collected together,
a rough kind Of coffin made, and our beautiful fune-
ral service IN:as read by the chaplain ; and there in a
quiet spot rest those bones until the great day. A
tombstone marks the-spot, recording their dreadful
deaths. Houses were burnt, the little church nearly
pulled to the ground, and all told a sad tale.
" The rains have now set in, and it has become
a little cooler. I hope the sickness will now abate.
How I long •to see dear old England once more."

Ta.7l.E 117.A.T10X.,1L DEFENCES.

A correspondent has addressed the following let-
ter to a contemporary :
,__ The country will be glad to gather from the
speeches lately delivered that no politician contem-
plates a misplaced parsimony in the estimates for
our national defences. From Mr. Ducane, one of
the most prominent and promising champions of
Conservatism, to Mr. Roebuck, the " Tear 'cm" of
Radicalism' all intriotically- proclaim themselves
inclined to that judicious economy. which does not
begrudge a necessary expenditure.
Political economists have illustrated their science
by comparison •to the regulation of a household.
The sums expended in defences during peace-time
may well be included in the metaphor; they repre-
sent the premium paid to an insurance-office, annual
instalments against unexpected contingencies. To
the unthinking a constant expenditure, productive
of no immediate result, may assume the aspect of
waste or extravagance. But to the statesman or
the prudent household such outlays represent a
policy almost as good as honesty. The small instal-
ments may seem spent in vain while the rick, the
barn, or the vessel are preserved from danger. .Yet
the hour of need may come at any moment, and an
irreparable loss may prove the penalty of a nig-
gardly and short-sighted retrenchment.
Were it necessary to borrow demonstrations I
might show how foreign statesmen view the
exigencieS of the countries they govern. Sardinia
is yearly augmenting the number and armament of
her navy, and the port of Spezzia is rapidly assum-
ing the dimensions of a first-class fortress. Prussia,
without any maritime pretensions, has acquired a
new naval station at Sande, and her flotilla is an-
nually enlarged. Austria, with only three ports,
has constructed an arsenal on the Adriatic, and
periodically sends forth squadrons of evolution dis-
playing no small proficiency.
The United States have shownus their Minnesota
and Niagara.
Turkey is enlisting in her military service talent
wherever it can be found. Spain has of late years
been purchasing war steamers in this country.
-Naples, as may have been seen in the Cagliari cor-
respondence, has her piroseaji di guerra, and can
exhibit a very tolerable squadron, entirely composed
of steam-vessels.
The progress of Russia in this respect was dis-
covered to our cost during the last war. North
and south she bristled with fortresses almost im-
pregnable. Even now she is dispatching her
cruisers over the world, and the suppression of her
Black Sea fleet has resulted in the production of a
mercantile marine, presenting as a remunerative
speculation all the elements of a mighty naval force.
This is one of the fruits vouchsafed to us under the
wonderful Treaty of Paris. Every State boasting a
future displays a similar tendency. None more so
than our neighbours the French. In another year
that great nation will exhibit a fleet of 40 screw
line-of-battle ships, besides six ironsided frigates of
the scantling of two deckers. At the period of the
Queen's visit to Cherbourg France had afloat 18
line of-battle ships—nine at Cherbourg itself, six at
Brest, and three in the Mediterranean. I need
scarcely refer to the powerful fortresses of Cher-
bourg and Brest, nor to the well disciplined army
of our ally. I allude to them in no spirit of appre•
hension. I quote them as an example contrasting
favourably with our own, and as an incentive to
England not to -be left laggard in the race Of
nations.

It would be superfluous to indicate the enormous
difference created in maritime warfare by the in-
troduction of the screw, or the urgent necessity of
adopting every appliance produced by modern
science and. skill. It will scarce be believed, how-
ever, that even in 1854 we built line-of-battle ships
on the old principle of sailing vessels, and that at a
moment when the country was aroused to a sense
of its danger, and was consequently lavish of its re-
sources. It is painful to reflect on treasure so ill
employed, on the small results derived from expe-
rience and expenditure. Naval reform is, how-
ever, not yet hopeless. A glance at the list of our
effective ships will show how by a little skilful
management we might place our fleet far beyond
the competition of our neighbours.
The number of our effective vessels amounts, I
believe, to 460, or thereabouts, carrying nearly
15,540 guns. Besides these we have 159 gunboats
and a considerable number of vessels employed as
tenders, storeships, and for survey and harbour
service.

•
Under the first category we find 139 vessels of 50
guns and upwards, bearing metal to the amount of
10,861 guns. But of our whole armed fleet almost
200 are sailing vessels, about two-thirds of the re-
mainder being screws, and one-third paddlewheel
stearavessels. Nearly half our flotilla is, therefore,
constructed on a principle almost exploded, render-
ing many of our finest ships, under certain contin-
gencies, absolutely useless. In fact, a great pro-
portion of these vessels may be placed entirely on
one side in any calculation of our force. They are
beyond all hope, useless as sailing vessels, and with-
out the qualities rendering feasible the adaptation
of a screw.
But with some of our vessels this addition is not
only feasible, but easily practicable. By giving to
these the assistance of a screw we raise them to
purposes of the first utility, and almost double the
efficiency of our naval forces. This, however, will

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not be quite sufficient. To place us in that position
which England ought to occupy we require some
of the iron-sided two-decker frigates already men-
tioned, as well as the vaisseaux beliers to which
you have lately drawn our attention.
So much for our naval resources. As regards our
land defences we have evinced of late years an in-
difference equally culpable. We forget that steam
is a terrific leveller, and that the difference is fast
decreasing between good and bad seamanship. As
invention follows invention, as science favours en-
terprise, sea-girt England cannot allow itself to
trust for its future security exclusively to geogra-
phical position. Yet it is deplorable to watch the
slow progress of our fortifications. Portland presents
every requisite for a first-class fortress. It faces
Cherbourg, and could be made to frown in magnifi-
cent rivalry to that wondeiful achievement. For this
purpose I am informed on the best authority a sum
of £150,000 would prove amply sufficient. Yet, at
the rate of allowance at present conceded by the
House of Commons, 20 years must elapse before
Portland approaches completion. At Alderney we
observe the same dilatoriness, the same lamentable
carelessness to our best interests. I know that in
some minds there exists a prejudice against this
island as a strategic position ; yet the Duke of
Wellington and some of our first military authori-
ties have decided-on its capabilities as an outpost.
Jersey was once enabled, with only a militia regi-
ment, to repulse a hostile attack of the French.
There can be no reason, if Alderney is to be main-
' tamed at all, against the speedy completion of works
already commenced, and its permanent establish-
ment on a sound and satisfactory footing.
France is not richer than England; yet Napo-
leon 111., seeing the vast changes effected by the
screw, has re-created his navy. He has seen the
necessity of Cherbourg, and the little fishing vil-
lage is elevated to the rank of a Gibraltar or Sebas-
topol. It is now holyday time, and the House of
Commons, we are told, is ready to vote any sum for
our national defences. The story has been told be-
fore, but whenever ways and means are required,
or a new tax proposed for the purpose, the stalwart
senator of the vacation looms forth under a very
different phasis.
It is for you, sir, to rouse the country and its re-
presentatives to a due appreciation of this great
national necessity. Surely the country is great
enough and wealthy enough to raise the sums ne-
cessary for a worthy and dignified system of defence.
We must finish off what we have begun. We must
render superfluous the warnings of the wise, and
condescend to allay the terror of the most timorous
alarmist.

It is not as an alarmist I write to you, nor as a
politician, nor as a military man, nor a stockjobber.
My sole object is to draw public attention to a topic
in which-I am directly interested in common with
every other British householder.

ANOTHER CASE -017 POISONING IN

GLOUCESTERSHIRE.

An inquest was concluded on Monday by Mr.
Lovegrove, coroner for Gloucestershire, on the body
of Thomas Taylor, a railway labourer, who died
under circumstances raising a strong suspicion that
he had been poisoned, and that his wife and brother
were concerned in his death. -

-The deceased had one child by his wife, aged
about four years, and an illegitimate child, aged
seven years, also lived with them. About sixmonths
since the deceased's brother, Charles Taylor, a re-
turned convict, came home, and went to reside in
the same cottage. The deceased and his wife had
frequent quarrels about the illegitimate child, and
since the brother's return they had lived more un-
happily than before, the brother taking the part of
the wife. It -was shown from the evidence of
various witnesses that the wife had expressed a
strong partiality for Charles Taylor, and he 4 wish
that her husband was stiff and dead, and that about
a week before his death the deceased, who was pre-
viously in sound health, was seized with violent
pains in his stomach, which continued at intervals
until the evening of the 4th ult., when death en-
sued. After death the house was searched, and
remains of poison found, and the brother, Charles
Taylor, has absconded.
Mr. A. Martin, surgeon, of Evesham, deposed—
On Saturday night, Aug. 28th, I was called up in
the middle of the night, and requested to go to
Honeybourne to see deceased. I went, and inquired
into the deceased's symptoms, which, so far as he
described them, all had reference to the stomach. I
sent him two pills and a bottle of medicine to re-
lieve such symptoms. The pills were blue pills
and opium, and the mixture senna and peppermint
water. On the following Wednesday deceased's
wife called upon me and asked me to go and see
her husband, as he was taken in the same
way as he was on the previous Saturday. I told
her if she would bring me an order I would go, and
she promised to let me have one on the morrow.
She described his symptoms as having been pain in
the stomach, with sickness and some purging, and
said he was relieved by the medicine lie had had
before. I sent him sonic of the same pills, with a
mixture composed of infusion of rhubarb and cloves,
with an alkali. The bottle produced by. Edward
Smith is the one I gave her, but the mixture is
altered in colour and taste. The pill found on the
shelf by the superintendent I believe to be -one of
those I sent. On the following Saturday, about
midday, the brother, Charles Taylor, came to me
and said his brother Thomas had died during the
night, and that before his death he had vomited and
had purging; that during the day he had eaten a
lot of eggs, and a quantity of potatoes and kidney
beans fried for his supper. He asked for a certifi-
cate as to the cause of death, and whether there was
any necessity for an inquest, as they (meaning the
overseers) had been talking about it. I refused the
former, and did not give any opinion as to the lat-
ter. I have, by direction of the coroner, in conjunc-
tion with Mr. M. Perry, of Evesham, surgeon,made
a post mortem examination of the body. There are
no external marks of violence and no unusual
amount of rigidity.:On opening the chest we found
each lung adherent to the pleura on each side ; the
right lung was utterly disorganised and useless ; of
the left lung about one-third was capable of vary-
ing on respiration, in which portion was a cyst
containing a matter closely resembling tubercular
deposit. The whole of this disease was of long stand-
ing. On opening the cavity of the heart some fluid
was contained in the cavity of; the pericardium.
The heart was flaccid and empty of blood ; its lin-
ing membrane was in a state of congestion, but all
the valves were healthy. On opening the cavity of
the stomach we found it to contain a mucous fluid,
together with the remains of eggs and French
beans ; its lining was also congested and thickened,
showing marks of chronic inflammation. The liver
was about the usual size, remarkably free
from blood, softened and adherent to the
side. The intestines were healthy, as were
the spleen and kidneys. The bladder was empty.
There was scarcely anything in the intestines. On
removing the skull we found the vessels of the pia
mater and the surface of the brain very much loaded
with blood, and at the base of the brain there were
about two ounces of serous fluid. The brain itself
was healthy, with the exception of being rather soft
and slightly congested more than usual. Crow fig
is the fruit of the nux vomica, and it contains a
portion of strychnine. I cannot trace strychnine
in the body, as that requires analysis.
Mr. William Herapath, analytical chemist, of
Bristol, deposed—On the Bth inst. I received from
Sergeant Edward Smith, of the Gloucestershire
constabulary, a square box which contained a jar
in which were several parts of the human subject.
The jar was sealed with a seal similar to that which
I produce on a bottle. There were also two bottles,
one about half full of blood, the other containing
about two ounces of a blackish-green fluid; and a
portion of a dark sediment. The stomach, which
was in a sealed bladder, contained portions of kid-
ney beans, a few fragments of potatoes, and a few
minute portions of egg shell. I found the surface
highly inflamed, considerably thickened, and upon
its surface a few white spots ; there was also an
ulcer upon its surface. I produce a portion of the
stomach, dried on a plate of glass, to show the state
of inflammation. By subsidence I separated from
the contents of the stomach four grains in weight
of a white coarse powder, which I have proved to
be carbonate of lead, and which I produce in a sealed
tube. I also produce a spangle of metallic lead,
which I have reduced from it, and three tests—one,
the black sulphuret of lead ; the second, yellow
chromate of lead; and thirdly, a paler yellow iodide
of lead. I then analysed the liver, and from an
internal portion of it I have also separated lead ;
and I produce three similar tests of that metal with
the same result. Upon examining the bottle which
was said to contain medicine I found it composed of
two parts—one a clear solution of a green colour, and
a sediment of much darker colour. The clear
liquor I found to' be a solution of sulphate of
iron, commonly called " green copperas," of which
there were 90 grains in the two unces of fluid. The
sediment weighed about 11 grains, and seven-
tenths of it was of the nature of vegetable matter of
an astringent character, darkened in colour by the
sulphate of iron. On the 10th inst. I received by
post a registered letter, which I produce, signed by
Edward Smith, which contained a grater, and
there were a few minute particles on the paper
which enclosed it. The particles I have proved by
the microscope to be nux vomica. Lead is a poison
and has frequently destroyed life in various times
and with varying symptoms, resulting from the
variation in quality and the nature of its salt, and
it occasionally changes in the stomach of a living
person. Sulphate of iron is also a poison. From
the fact in this case of lead being found in quantity
in the liver, I ohould gay • that death had

arisen from that poison. Sulphate of iron,
or copperas, is an irritant poison.- I have
heard described by the various witnesses the
symptoms under which the deceased appeared to
labour for a week prior to his death. Those de-
scribed by the witness Lidsey very much resemble
those which would follow the administration of
nux vomica. The administration of such a mixture
as that produced in the bottle would cause con-
siderable irritation of the stomach.

Some other evidence tending to criminate the
wife and brother of the deceased was adduced, and
the jury returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder"
against Ann Taylor and Charles Taylor. The
woman was forthwith committed for trial, and a
warrant was issued for the apprehension of Charles
Taylor.

THE COLLISION ON THE OXFORD AND
WOLVERHAMPTON RAILWAY.

Yesterday the adjourned inquest on the bodies of
13 of the persons who were killed by the collision
of two passenger excursion trains on the above line
of railway, five weeks ago, was again resumed
before the district coroner, Mr. Phillips, at Brettel-
lane, near Stourbridge. Mr. Fenton, the chair•
man of the company, Mr. Pakington, a director,
Mr. Sherriff, general manager, Mr. Adcock,
secretary, and Mr. Wilson, engineer, attended on
behalf of the railway company. In order to the
better understanding of the following evidence it
should be premised that the evidence, as far as it
had been given up to this time proved that there
had been three breakages of couplings on the jour-
ney from Wolverhampton to Worcester in the
morning •, that on the return journey in the even-
ing from Worcester the train was divided into two ;
that the first portion arrived at Round Oak, when
a coupling chain broke and 18 of the carriages ran
back down an incline until they met the second
train, and the collision took place. The Govern-
ment inspector and two or three engineering wit-
nesses gave at the last hearing an account of expe-
riments tried since the collision with the same
number Of carriages, and the result was an opinion
on their part that the break had not been applied
when the train ran back, or that, if it had, it had
been applied too late, when the train had obtained
such an impetus as to overpower it.
Thomas Brett, a passenger by the excursion train
on the day of the collision, deposed, that on the
journey to "Worcester in the morning there were
two stoppages by the breakage of coupling chains.
He returned in the evening by the first of the ex-
cursion trains, and rode in the guards' van at the
back of the train with two other passengers, named
Marshall and Williams, and Cook, the guard. Wit-
ness could not get into the passenger carriages at
Worcester, as the people said there was no room,
and Cook then told him he might get into the van.
Cook, the guard, got out of the van two or three
tunes between Worcester and Brettel-lane. On
arriving at Round Oak station he saw Cook stand-
ing on the step of the van. The train, or at least
the hinder part of it, in which witness was, then
gently receded. Cook was looking out, and did
not at first put on the break, but after a short time
he applied it, and told them all to jump out, for
that they were in danger. He then jumped out
himself, and witness jumped after him, and was
much injured. Was insensible for more than a
week after, and recollected. nothing. Just
before he jumped out of the van Cook
blew his guard's whistle, and waved his lamp.
Believed Cook was quite sober. Witness had ' a
quartern of rum with some water in a bottle, and
Cook had some of it on the way from 'Worcester.

By the Jury—Had received £5O compensation
from the company, and a promise of £lOO more, but
the promise was not contingent upon the verdict of
the coroner's jury. Had not been drinking with
Cook before he got into the train at Worcester to
return. Was sure that Cook put on the break as soon
as he (witness) saw the carriages going back. Saw
no one use the break between Worcester and Round
Oak except Cook, the guard.
In reply to questions put by Mr. Underhill, attor-
ney for Cook, the guard, the witness said, Cook ap-
plied the break as soon as he (witness) perceived
that the carriages were running back. He applied
the break three times, looking out of the van be-
tween each application. It was on the second appli-
cation of the break that witness heard the screech-
ing of the wheels. The third time he screwed it
down he could hardly move it and appeared much
put about. It was then he told witness to jump
out of the van.

The witness was also cross-examined by the at-
torney, but the points were irrelevant. He said he
had been promised the £lOO by the surgeons, Dr.
Walker and Mr. Everett.

Mr. Sherriff expressed his surprise at the state-
ment. He thought the man had been fully com-
pensated.
One of the jurymen having questioned witness
as to a statement said to have been drawn, up by
one of the surgeons,-INlr. Walker, and signed by the
witness, Mr. Fenton, the chairman, and Mr. Sher-
riff, the manager of the company, pressed the coro-
ner to examine Mr. 'Walker on the subject, that
gentleman being present ; but the coroner declined
to cumber the case with an explanation of a state-
ment which was no evidence.

Jonas Lockwood, the driver of the second excur-
sion train, which left Worcester at 6.45, about a
quarter of an hour after the first train, deposed that
they proceeded all right up to Brettel-lane station,
where they stopped a few minutes and then pro-
ceeded on the journey. They had got from 500 to
600 yards from Brettel-lane towards Round Oak
when he saw the red lights of a train in advance of
him. He could not tell on which line of rails the
train was, nor whether it was stationary or mov-
ing ;he immediately shut off the steam, sounded the
whistle for the breaks to be put on, and reversed
his engine, his fireman putting on the engine-break.
He had got to about two miles an hour when the
collision took place. He jumped off his engine just
before the collision. He had been on the line three
years. He had stopped a passenger train with nine
carriages and three breaks going down the incline
at 25 miles an hour, in 700 yards. -He believed
Cook applied the break when the train was running
back.. Cook told him he had put it on, and tried all
he could to stop the train. Witness saw sparks
flying from the rails, as if by the application of the
break.

In reply to Mr. Underhill the witness said that
when he first saw the red lights the train was 400
or 500 yards ahead of him, and that a moment or
two after he saw the red lights he saw sparks from
the rails.

Mr. Shcrriff here produced the plan of the line,
and showed that the witness must have been mis-
taken in supposing the distance between his train
and the receding train when he first saw the red
lights was as much as 400 or 500 yards. He could
not have seen more than 200 yards ahead in conse-
quence of a curve in the line.
The inquiry was here adjourned for an hour, Mr.
Underhill having stated that he wished to call four
or five witnesses on behalf of Cook, the guard.

On the reassembling of the jury,
Thomas Hancock, boot and shoemaker, was exa-
mined. He deposed that on the night of rite colli-
sion he was crossing the railway between Round
Oak and Brettel-lane stations, when he saw a train
running back down the line. The train passed him
and proceeded round a curve, and immediately upon
that he heard the collision. Sparks were flying
from the rails as the train passed him. He ran to
the spot, and seeing what had happened, gave in-
formation at the nearest station, and went in search
of surgical aid. The train was about a quarter of a
mile distant from him when he first saw it.

Mrs. Thompson, wife of a workman living by the
side of the line, deposed that she saw the train go
up the lint and-tefufn Bain clown the same line of
rails. The passengers were waving their handker-
chiefs-from the windows. Immediately afterwards
she heard the collision, and ran to the spot. As the
train passed her she heard a man say, " I've done
all I could; you must jump." She saw sparks fly
from the wheels of the train.

The jury here said they did not believe the wit-
ness could have heard the expression said to have
been made use of, and, in reply to an appeal from
the coroner, said they did not wish to hear any
more evidence on this particular point.
Mr. Chillingworth, an engineer, who happened
to be at Brettel-lane when the accident occurred,
next tendered his evidence. Hearing of the colli-
sion, he proceeded to the spot, and finding that the
engineer of the line was not there, he offered his
services, which were accepted by the station-master
of Brettel-lane. He directed the removal of the
broken carriages, and examined the break particu-
larly. He found the blocks in good condition, and
a mark upon the wheels as if they had been rubbed
against the rails by being locked. He thought,
however, from the appearance of the mark, that the
wheels had not been locked for more than 100 yards.

Evidence was next offered by the company as to
the management by other companies of their ex-
cursion trains, and as to the primary cause of the

accident.

The inquest was at half-past six again adjourned
to Tuesday next.

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