The Sun.
London, England, 1867-07-06 00:00:00

THE FATAL RAILWAY COLLISION AT

trOltliOGN tt.41.11,WA
Balita and San Francisco, gna. 7 per cent., 13
treat Luxembourg. 11*
Imperial Mexican. Inn. 4}
Ottoman (Smyrna .4. to Idin), 3
Recite and San Francisco, Ilm., gua. 7 per cent., 11i
Sambre and Meuse, tai
South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, lb'

FOILICION MTN lets.
Don Pedro, North Del Rey, 3 15.16 pm
Pestarena United Gold, Um, 3
Yudsnaruutankoi South Australia, Um.,

Alliance, lira., 141
Bank of °tag°, lim., 5
Consolidated, lim., 6
English and American, 11m.. 5
imperial Ottoman, lira., 8 f
London Joint Stock. 95
London and %1 estminerer, 105 4%
Metropolitan Bank, lira , 7f
Midland Bank, lira., 19,
National I'rov►ncial of England.
Ditto, d and 3d issue, 411
Union of Loudon, 41

MISCELLANXOUN:
Anglo-American Telegraph, lim.. IFI
At' Telegraph,
o, 8 per °gut., 871
Berlin Water Works, itm.. 11
City of London Real Property, lim., 51 1
Corporation of London Bonds, 8. 11 per cent , 102 j
Urn lit r oncier of hugraun. 11111 .
Hudson's Bay, 151
international Finanotal Society, lim., 34
Land Securities, 2
Loudon Association. lim., 8
London tienera I Omnibus Company, lim. 2;
Madras Irrigation and Canal (guaranteed 5 per cent. by In-
dian Government). 11 01 1
Nr. I"nitiew.
coul int Company, 21
New Quebrada, 1 1
Pentu?uta and Oriental Steam, II

Ditto, new, ig6Fif
Tele • rapt" Construe: and Msinten., lien.:
Dili°, Hi f
United Discount Corporation. Hun., 4 3j
Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 1371

REPRESENTATION OF BRISTOL.-A meeting of
the Liberal Association, convened by circular, was held
yesterday, at which it appeared that the Executive Com-
mittee, in contemplation of the possible resignation of Sir
Morton Peto, had requested Mr. Edgar Bowring, second
son of Sir John Bowring, to hold himself in readiness
to come forward as the Liberal candidate fvr the vacant
seat. The Mayor of Bristol (Mr. E. S. Robinson), how_
ever, announced his intention to offer himself, and his
Wcrship found many supporters. Eventually it was de-
cided to endeavour to avoid a division in the Liberal party
by requesting Sir Morton Peto to retain his seat for the
present.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

COURT OF DIVORCE.

(Before the Right Hon. Sir J. P. Wilde and a
Common Jury.)
M‘NAMARA V. M`NAMARA AND METCALF.

This was a suit instituted to obtain a dissolution
of marriage on the ground of the adultery of the
wife. The wife pleaded alleged cruelty and adul-
tery on the part of the petitioner.
Mr. Sergeant Tindal Atkinson and Mr. Kemp
appeared for the petitioner; Dr. Spinks, Q.C., and
Mr. Bush Cooper for the respondent ; and Mr.
Murphy for the co-respondent.
It appeared that the petitioner had been the pro-
prietor of some gardens at North Woolwich, and
had married the respondent, who was a singer,
and it was alleged that she had committed
adultery with the co-respondent, whose name
was really Itoenthal, and who belonged to
the same operatic company. The commissions
of adultery were alleged to have taken place at
Cardiff and elsewhere.

Aun Watson said that she was chambermaid at
lienston's Hotel, Cardiff, and she remembered a
Miss Marion Taylor and Mr. Rosenthal coming
there. They occupied separate bedrooms, opposite
one another. On one occasion she saw the lady
come out of Rosenthal's led-room in her night-
dress, and in her shoes and stockings. On another
occasion, about a week after, she took up some
water and saw her come out of the bedroom
dressed. Rosenthal was ill at this time. She
knew that Mr. Rosenthal was in the bedroom.
This was in November, 1863.
Cross-examined—The lady had a niece who
slept with her. When the lady came out of the
bedroom the niece was in the bar doiynstairs. She
told her mistress what she had seen.

George llarvey said that he was stage carpenter to
the opera company of which Mrs. M‘Natnara and
Rosenthal were managers. He thought they be-
haved familiarly to one another. He had seen them
kissing each other. On one occasion at Boston
he entered their room suddenly, and found them
standing up in a very excited state. Miss Taylor
discharged him on one occasion, but he was taken
on again.

Re-examined—•llr. M'Namara came to see his
wife sometimes. Ile was very affectionate to her,
and she " retaliated." (Laughter.)

The Judge Ordinary—Reciprocated would have
been the better word.
Witness—They used to kiss one another when
the curtain went down and a burlesque or opera
was successful.
Mr. Abel said that he was a comedian. He was
with Miss Taylor's and Rosenthal's company as
acting manager. He remembered being with them
at " The Cock," Halifax. They had a sitting-
room, and he saw them act there more like two
children than a grown man and woman. He made
a mistake and went into their room, and saw Miss
Taylor lying on the sofa, and Mr. Rosenthal sitting
on a chair with his legs on the sofa, and his arms
round her neck. Witness could see her legs, and
her breast was open. When he entered Rosenthal
rose immediately from the sofa, and in doing so
pulled down her dress. When he joined the com-
pany Mr. Rosenthal directed him to give all letters
addressed to Mrs. M'Namara to him except those
from her husband, as he wished to have them first.
Cross-examined—He had been grossly insulted
by Mrs. M'Namara, and he gave her the retort
courteous, and insulted her. (Laughter.) He was
to be treated as acting manager, but that was for-
gotten, and he was made a servant. Mr. .111‘Na-
mara threatened him at York, because, he said, he
had insulted his wife. It was not a very pleasant
subject. (Laughter.)
The case was proceeding when we went to press.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCII.
WEBB V. RENNIE AND ANOTIIER.

Mr. Digby Seymour, Q.C., and Mr. Bingham
Daly were counsel for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Mon-
tague Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. Woollett for the
defendant.

This was an action for compensation in damages
brought by the plaintiff for in juries sustained
through the alleged negligence of the defendants,
the well-known shipbuilders of Thames Yard,
Greenwich, to which they merely pleaded not guilty.
The case was tried before, and a verdict found for
the plaintiff, with leave to the defilndants to move
for a new trial on a point of law raised in their
favour.

The case for the plaintiff was that ho was em-
ployed as a labourer in the shipyard of the de-
fendants, and on the 30th December, 1864, was en-
gaged with another man in removing a pole em-
ployed in launching vessels, but that owing to
rottenness another pole, to which it was attached,
snapped, and killed one man. The plaintiff
was so severely injured as to have been
confined in the Dreadnought hospital ship,
and unable to attend to his work for
several weeks. It further appears that there were
two apparatuses in use in the Government docks,
and by other shipbuilders called " sheer-legs" and
a " derrick," which were intended for the safety of
the labourers employed in removing poles.
His lordship said that in regard to these appa-
ratuses he did not consider that their not being
used by the defendants was any proof of negli-
gence on their part, so long as the apparatus which
they did use was safe.
The case was not concluded when we went to
press.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

LONDON, July 6.—Wind this day at noon—North-
Westerly ; moderato breeze and fine weather, but rather
cloudy.
•
PORTSMOUTH, July s.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Her
Majesty's ship Industry, from Ascension ; her Majesty's
ship Revenge, from the Eastward; her Majesty's ship
Sutlej, from the Pacific.
OFF FALMOUTH, July 4.—Wind WN.W.- Arrived—
Jantje Berg Drieston, screw steamer, from Buenos Ayres
for Amsterdam.

(By Telegraph.)
GRAYESEND, Saturday Morning.
Arrived, July s.—Benbow, steamer, from Hamburg ;
Mirand, steamer, and Tarsit, steamer, from Riga; Elba,
steamer, from Charente; Sunderland, steamer, from Go-
thenburg. •

Arrived, July 6. —Trident, steamer, from Tanning; Mo-
selle, steamer, from Antwerp; Fairy Queen, steamer, from
Dieppe; Florence, steamer, from Antwerp ; Schwan,
steamer, from Bremen ; Emma, from Jamaica; Delaware,
from St. Vincent; Volant, from St. Kitt's ; City of Rot-
terdam, from Morlaix ; Willie and Etto, from Riga; Rhine,
steamer, from Boulogne.
Sailed, July 6 —Seine, steamer, for Boulogne.
DEAL, Saturday Morning.
Passed in tow—Conflict and City of Cashmere, both from
Calcutta and for London.
Anchored—Emma, from Burrano, for orders.
Passed—lndus, from London, for Calcutta.

of Glasgow Bank was
etshdeapC.ityT he report submitted by
CITY OF GLASGOW BANK.—Tho 28th annual
inileeledtiinngGolfasPgroowproinetlovrsedonf
tho directors stated that the "reserve," or uudividedprofits
at last balance amounted to £lBO,OOO. The balance at
credit of profit and loss account at sth Juno last, after
deducting bad debts, was £121,510. Out of these profits
the directors proposed to declare a dividend at the rate of
8 per cent., free of income-tax, amounting to £69,600. It
was further recommended that £20,000 be added to the
reserve, bringing it up to £200,000; that £5,000 be applied
in reduction of cost of buildings, and that £26,910 be car-
ried to credit of profit and loss account. The report was
adopted and dividend declared as therein recommended.

Her Majesty the Queen has been graciously
pleased to notify to the Executive Committee of the
National Exhibition of Works of Art, to be held at Leeds
next year, that her Majesty has given instructions for a
selection from the Works of Art in the Royal Collections
to be sent to the above-named Exhibition.

ILLNESS OF LORD ti USTICETURNER.--LOrd Justice
Turner is still unable to sit with Lord Cairns, and the
Court of Appeal cannot be held without two. Lord Jus-
tice Turner yesterday was no better. There are about 100
appeals for hearing.

THE PRINCESS OF WALES.—Reports have been
in circulation during the week that the Princess of Wales
is not so well. We aro happy to say, however, that the
Princess is doing well, and continuing on the path of
complete recovery. On every fine day she takes exercise
in the garden of Marlborough House, in her chair or her
carriago.--Britisla Medical Journal.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day,

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

WHOLESALE POSSESSION OF COUNTERFEIT COIN.— Chas.
Herbert Phillips, described as a bookbinder, of No. 6, How-
land-street, and Susan Bailey, same address, wore charged
before Mr. Tyrwhitt with having
in thou possession two
counterfeit half sovereigns, 37 counterfeit half-crowns, and
22 counterfeit shillings, well knowing them to be counter-
feit, and with intent to circulate the same.
Mr. James Brennan, in the employ of the Mint autho-
rities, said—About 1 o'clock yesterday aftcrnoon a person
named Thomson called at the Treasury, lvhere I was on
business, and produced a packet contain .ng counterfeit
coin to the solicitor of the Mint. I took out of the packet
two counterfeit half sovereigns, 37 counterfeit half-crowns,
and 22 counterfeit shillings. I received directions to ac-
company Mr. Thomson, and went with hint to the Car-
penters' Arms, Howland-street, accompanied by Inspectors
Hubbard and Brennan, and other office.ns, and waited there
'some time. I afterwards went to the turd floor back room
of No. 6, Howland-street (Mr. Thorns, m's house) and saw
he femele prisoner. I told her my name was Brennan,
and that I had received instructions f -om the solicitor of
the Mint to look after her for possessing counterfeit coin,
telling her also that her landlord had informed him that
she had been seen by one of his family to secret a packet
of counterfeit coin in a hole is a wall of the house. She
made no reply but commenced crying. I told her that I
would have to take her before a magistrate, and that she
would have to ace,ount for the possession of the coins. I
left an officer with her and left, but returning some time
after I saw the male prisoner in the passage. I told him
that the female he cohabited with was in custody for
passing counterfeit coin, and that I should also take him
and Inspector Hubbard took him into custody. When iu
the room with the female prisoner the male prisoner said
to her, " Of course you said you know nothing about it."
The coin is counterfeit coin, separately wrapped in paper
in the usual manner. I wish for a remand that I may
communicate with the Mint authorities.

The prisoners (the male prisoner having been before
charged with a similar offence) wore remanded.

THAMES.

ROBBERY ON TowEn-uiLL.—George Moody, aged 18,
who was described as a basket,maker, of No. IG, Willow-
walk, Hackney-road, was brought before Mr. Paget,
charged with stealing a silver"watch from the person of
Mr. George Rose, a seaman, of No. 32, Lower East Smith-
field.

Yesterday afternoon the prosecutor was passing over
Tower-hill, and stopped to look at a " hunkey punkey'
man who was surrounded by a crowd of somewhat dis-
orderly persons, and was playing tricks with serpents.
Directly afterwards ho felt a tug at his watch chain, and
discovered that his watch had left his left-hand waistcoat
pocket. It was in the hands of the prisoner, who was
alongside of him. He immediately seized the prisoner,
who dropped the watch and ran away. The
prisoner was pursued, and was stopped by Morgan,
a detective officer, of whom the prisoner asked
" What is the matter ?" and assumed an air of innocence.
" That dodge won't do for me," replied Morgan, who held
the prisoner fast, and afterwards recovered the prosecutor's
silver watch and a ring to which it was made fast. Morgan
said that many robberies had been committed on Tower-
hill in consequence of the numerous assemblages of " bun-
key punkey men" vending and exhibiting all manner of
things on the hill. He believed the prisoner would bo re-
cognised as an old thief if he was remanded.
The Prisoner—That gentleman has accused me of steal-
ing his watch ?
Mr. Paget—Yes, and very properly so too. Ile saw his
watch in your hand. You aro remanded for a week.

MARKE T B.—This day.

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COVENT GARDEN.

FRUlT—Apples, 4s Od to 8s Od per bushel ; grapes, 4s
Od to 8s Od ; cherries, 4d to 9d ; pine apples, 5s to 8s per lb;
lemons, lOs to 12s ; oranges, 4s to 12s per 100; straw-
berries, 4d to 9d por punnet.
VEGETABLES—Artichokes, 2s to 4s ; beet, is Od to 2e ;
cabbage, is 3d to 2s ; cauliflowers, 3s to Gs per dozen ;
asparagus, is 6d to Gs ; celery, 18 6d to 28 ; horseradish,
4s to 6s per bundle ; carrots, 6d to 8d per bunch ; herbs,
2d to 4d; looks, 2d to 4d; mint 4d to Gd per bunch ;
parsley, 6d to to 8d ; turnips, 9d per bunch ; endive 2s
to 3s ; lettuces, is to 2s per score ; onions, 4s to 5s Od per
bushel ; spinach, 2s to 3s per bushel ; potatoes, York
Regents, 90s to 190 s per ton.
POULTRY.
Goslings, 5s Gd to 6s 6d; ducklings, 2s 6d to 3s Gd ; tame
rabbits, is Gd to 2s ; wild do, Os Od; pigeons, 7d to
9d each ; Surrey fowls (couple), lOs to lls ; do. chickens.
Gs to 8s ; barn-door fowls, 5s Od to 8s ; guinea fowls, Os Od
to Os. English eggs, 8s Od; French do., Gs Od to Gs 6LI
per 100 ; fresh butter, is ld to is 2d.
NEWPORT.
Per 81b. by the carcase.
Beef ls 4d to 4s 10d ; Lamb ...... 51 Od to 58 8d
Mutton 3s Od to 5s Od ; Pork
Veal

WHITECUAPEL.
Per 81b. by the carcase.
Beef 3s Gd to 4s Gd Veal
Mutton ... 3s 6d to 5s Od I Pork
Lamb

WARRINGTON.

WARRINGTON, Friday.

The adjourned inquest upon the bodies of James
Partridge, James Gill, Mary Elizabeth Adcock,
Edmund Gibson, and Sarah Cockin, killed by the
recent railway accident at Warrington, was held
before the. Coroner to-day.
Mr. Mason, assistant general manager of the
London and North-Western Railway Company,
was present with other officials ; Mr. Roberts,
from the office of Mr. Blenkinsop, London, wag re-
presenting the railway company ; Mr. Jones, soli-
citor, was present on behalf of the deceased Thomas
Jones.

Early this morning Mr. William Jones, of Bath,
who had received serious injuries in the chest and
head, died in the Convalescent Hospital, whither he
had been removed from the scene of the accident.
This makes eight deaths ai the result of the colli.sion.

The jury having visited the scene of the accident,
returned to the inquest-room, when the following
witnesses were called :

Mr. Skelton said—l am a marine store dealer,
living in Warrington. On Saturday last I was at
Walton Pits, about a quarter to 12. I was about 50
yards from the railway bank on the Arpley side of
the London and North-Western Railway, from
Warrington to Crewe. I saw a coal train standing on
the Chester line, and at the same moment I noticed
a passenger train coming from Warrington. The
passenger train went on the Chester line, and I
heard a great cash. My face was at the moment
turned away from the railway. When I heard the
crash I turned round, and saw the coal flying about,
and some of the passenger carriages reared up one
over the other. I got over the bridge and got on
the line, and saw several persons seriously injured,
and some appeared to be dead. I assisted some of
the wounded, and while I was standing there a
young man, who was a stranger to me, suggested
that we should go and see the points on the shunt
line. The points were from 50 to GO yards dis-
tant from the place at which the collision occurred.
As we went towards the points the young man
who spoke to me made a remark about the points.
He seemed thoroughly to understand them. I did
not notice anything particular about the signals. I
did not look at the pointsman's box, and cannot say
whether the pointsman was there or not. When we
went to the points we found the points on the Arp-
ley side were open, and those on the Bank Quay
side were closed.
The Coroner here observed that he would not ask
the witness what the remark made to him by the
young man was, but it was very important to the
inquiry that, if possible, he should be produced as a
witness. He (the Coroner) had inserted an adver-
tisement in one of the local papers requesting the
young man referred to to come forward and give
evidence, and he trusted that he would do so before
the inquiry closed.
By Mr. Moore—About five minutes elapsed be-
tween the time when I saw the coal train standing
and the time when I saw the passenger train. Be-
fore I heard the crash I heard some one say, "There
is going to be a pitch in." The crash of the collision
followed upon this almost immediately. I should
know the young man with whom I went to see the
points if he were here. Neither the rails nor the
points were injured in any way. I did not see any
coal nor the appearance of any coal having fallen
between the points.
By Mr. Moore, through the Coroner—When I
say that certain points were open and others closed
I mean that the points were in such a position that
the passenger train was obliged to follow the coil
train on to the Chester line.

Mr. Joseph Win. Chatfield identified the body of
the woman hitherto unknown aci that of Mrs. Sarah
Cockin, widow of the late John Cockin, of East
Retford. She was 63 years of age. She was travel-
ling from Liverpool to Birmingham.
At this stage of the inquiry the Court adjourned
for half an hour.
On the Court resuming, Mr. Roberts stated that
he had just received a telegram from Col. Yolland,
the officer appointed by the Board of Trade to in-
vestigate the circumstances attending the accident,,
in which he said that ho should leave Euston-
square for Warrington at 9 o'clock on Monday
morning. He (Mr. Roberts) mentioned this for the
information of the Coroner and jury, and he should,
if possible, like to know what would be the course
pursued with respect to an adjournment in case they
could not complete the evidence on that day.

The Coroner said there was little doubt that it
would be necessary for them to adjourn again, and
and he suggested Friday next as a suitable day.
This suggestion was, after some discussion, agreed
to, and the examination of the witnesses was Pro-
ceeded with.

Robert Crook said—l am employed by the rail-
way company as a shunter at Walton Junction.
John Rowson and Wm. Pilling are the pointsrnen
there. I remember a coal train being shunted on to
the Chester line about a quarter to 12 on Saturday
morning last. It was not part of my duty to shunt
that train.. About 10 minutes after the coal train
had been shunted I saw the passenger train coming
up from Warrington. After seeing the coal train
shunted I went up to the pointsman's box. This
was before the passenger train came up. Rowson
was in his box. I observed when it was too late
that the points were open for the Chester line. I
called out, " Oh, my God, .Rowson, them points !"
I don't know whether Rowson said anything. I
didn't hear him, if he did. I don't know whether
he did anything. The passenger train ran along
the line rightinto the coal train. Thaengine smashed
the van of the coal train, and several of the carriages
were doubled up. I cannot say that I noticed whether
the safety signal was up or not. Rowson was sober,
Pilling, the other pointsman, was not there. Row-
son had been on duty about an hour when the acci-
dent took place. He had gone off duty on the pre-
vious night at 6 o'clock. The break-van of the coal
train was about 50 yards distant from the points at
the junction.
By a Juryman—The passenger train had not left
Warrington when the coal train was shunted on to
the branch line. At the time when I made the ex-
clamation to Rowson about the points the passenger
train was about four yards off the points, and too
late for Rowson to do any thing.
By Mr. Moore—Rowson has a bit of land near
his box, which he cultivates. I can -swear that
Rowson was in his box at the time the coal train
was shunted, though I did not see him
,there. It
was the duty of Rowson, when he had books, tO en-
ter the time of departure of every train. I did not
see him making any entry in the book. I did not
examine the points or the rails after the accident.
There is only one siding at the junction, and it is on
the branch line. The points are facing points ; but
I don't know whether or not they aro self-acting.
Thomas Carter said—l am an engine-driver in
the service of the London and North-Westen Rail-
way Company. I have been with them 30 years. On
Saturday last I drove the passenger train from Liver-
pool to Birmingham. It left Edghill at 10.44 a.m.
We left Warrington at 11.35. We were then ten
minuteslate. The distancesignalsshowed "all right."
1 saw them as soon as I came round the curve ;
that
was about 200 yards off. The distaucesignal is about
500 500 or 600 yards from the points. As soon
passed the distance signalls tw the junction signals,
and they were also at " all right." I ha,' blown my
whistle before I got to thedistance signal, and when
1 saw it was " all right" I came on at full speed. I
blew my whistle because they were wrong fur me ;
but when I blew they were svt right. I was going at
from 15 to 20 miles an hour. When we reached the
points I did not notice that they were wrong. I did
not know till I found may engine on the Chester line.
I did not see the coal train till I was within 14 or
15 yards of it. I had no time to do more than shut
the regulator and hold on fast to the wheel. The
fireman was in the act of firing at the moment. I
could not give the least idea of what followed.
By a Juryman—lt is not unusual to cross a junc-
tion at the rate of 20 miles an hour, supposing the
signals all clear. We have to go at from 34 to 36
miles an hour on this journey to keep our time.
By Mr. Moore—l never before saw a coal or lug-
gage train shunted on the Cheshire Junction line
when we were passing. If there had been a stone or
anything between the'pointo, we should have felt a

jolting while passing over. We did not feel any
jolting on Saturday. Ido not know whether there
has ever been a oollision on this very spot before.
We were ten minutes late at Warrington, but we
did not, therefore, stay a shorter time in the station,
or proceed at a greater speed out of it.
Thomas Noakes, fireman on the engine driven
by the last witness, who appeared to be suffering
severely from the effects of the accident, gave evi-
dence confirmatory of that sworn to by the driver.

Calera lleriot said -•I was brcaksman of the coal
train with which the passenger train came in colli-
sion. When I left Warrington I knew that a pas-
senger train was due in a short time. I left War-
rington at 11.26, and the passenger train was due
at 11.21. Mr.Westgar, the inspector at the station,
gave me orders to shunt at Walton Junction. I had
ropeatedly shunted at the Junction before. I was
sitting in my break with my back to the Warring-
tori station when the passenger train came up, and
I dia,not know anything of the collision► till it was
over, and I found tnyself lying on the ground.

•
By Mr. Moore.—To the best of my recollection
there was a collision at this place last year. I saw
Rowson in his box after the accident. lie seemed
very much cast down, and said it was a bad job.
Isaac Brackenbury and John Lowton, guards of
the passenger train, were next examined, but their
evidence did not differ from or add to that of the
driver Carter, as given above. The inquiry was ad-
journed at 5 o'clock.
EVENING.

John Rowson, the pointsman, was this day ap-
prehended on a charge of manslaughter. He was
remanded till Monday, and bail accepted to the
amount of £4OO.