The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-13 00:00:00

good as it had been. It was about 3 feet 5 inches high,
and witness did not think that was sufficient to shut in
cattle in their ordinary state.

By Mr. C!,,,thei —I never gave inforrnation to thi,
eff-ct to any person belonging ;0 the railway coirpary.
George Baker, the elder, father of the last witrees,
said be saw rbe cow in his eon's field alyint nice o'ck.ck
on Monday morni: g, ar d again at, ;u:, a quarter-past 10
and the next time he saw her she was "all to pieces,"
strewed about the railway. After the accident witness
walked up and down his son's field by the side of the
hedge, but could trace no footmarks of the cow to show
whera she got over, and he did not believe she did get
on to the railway out of that field. There was a gap i❑
one corner opening on to another persons land, from
which the cow might have passed on to the railway
through a gate, if it had been accidentally left open.
This witness identified the Rev. Mr. Miller as one of
the persons whom he saw dead after the accident. He
heard the unfortunate ma❑ exclaim, "I'm so faint," and
immediai-ely he expired.
Mr. Edward Mason, surgeon of Nuneaton, proved
having been summoned to the scene of the accident by
the statio❑ master at Nuneaton i❑ order to attend the
wounded. He travelled to the spot on the engine of the
disabled train, and rendered all the assistance in his
power to the wounded. He saw the dead bodies of the
three gentlemen who had been viewed by the jury, but,
not having made any examination, was unable to speak
as to the cause of death.

Mr. Thos. Skeffington Bourne, surgeon, of Nuneaton,
proved having also been summoned to the spot by
the Nuneaton station-master. After seeing to the
relief of the wounded, witness directed the removal of
the bodies of the deceased persons to the place where
they were now lying. Witness, having obtainer] the
verbal instructions of the coroner, bad since made a post
mortem examination of one of the bodies—that of Mr.
Morgan, who had evidently died from pressure across
his loins and chest preventing respiration. In this case
there were no fractured bones. Witness was in the act
of examining the body of the Rev. Mr. Miller, when he
was interrupted by Mr. Gird wood, who complained
that his feelings were outraged by such an act, and
would not allow him to proceed. On appealing to the
coroner, that gentleman bad informed witness that under.
the circumstances he did not think it would be necessary
to put the county to the expense of a post-mortem exa-
mination. He had, therefore, desisted from doing more,
and was unable to describe the cause of death in two
cases. What he had done was for the purpose of afford-
ing the jury that information which he thought they
would require, and he hoped he need not assure Mr.
Gird wood that he had no intention whatever of causing
pain to any person.
The foreman said the jury were of opinion that Mr.
Bourne was entirely exonerated from any blame what-
ever in the matter.

James Edgar, conductor of the train, who wag too
unwell to be examined yesterday, was next called. He
said when the train arrived within about a mile and a
half of Nuneaton station he heard the engine driver's
whistle, and put on his break directly. The crash fol-
lowed instantaneously. Witness saw the gatekeeper
waving his red flag as the train ran past him. He saw
nothing to occasion the accident. There were four breaks
attached to the train, and all of them were applied be-
fore the accident happened.
Mr. Bruyeres said this was the officer who received
the Rev. Mr. Miller's property, which had been handed
to Mr. Gird wood yesterday.
Edgar, on being questioned, said he knew nothing of
an insurance ticket being found upon Mr. Miller, nor
had he any knowledge of his having held one.
By Mr. Moordaff—l have bee❑ a conductor of trains
for tour years, and I consider it proper on all occasions
to apply the breaks when a danger signal is exhibit'd.
Joseph Wagstall, taiUr, of Attleborough, proved
having seen the cow in the field adjoining the railway,
restless and bellowing, some time before the accident.
Witness also saw t he gatekeeper outside his b, x a quar-
ter of an hour before the cow got on the line. He
assisted in extricating the wounded parsons. A screw-
jack which he obtained from the engine was used for
this purpose, and horses were attached to portions of
the wreck to pull them off some of the sufferers.
The inquiry, having now lasted six hours, was ad.
journed until Monday next, when it is understood
further evidence will be forthcoming as to the state of
the fence before the accident.

Mr W. H. Seymour is the coroner who is conducting
the inquiry.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

S r.—Your account this morning of the accident on
the Trent Valley Railway suggests the importance of
providing railway engines in use in this country with
guards similar to those employed in A ruerica. It often
occurs in America that cattle straying upon the line are
run into by the engines, but it is seldom that any acci-
dent results, because the engines there are furnished with
a guard which extends forward in an inclined plane
front, and, as it were, picks up any animal in the way
and throws it off to one side. Of course the shock
occasioned by doing this is little or none, but without
such a guard the mangled remains of the animal, a 4
occurred in the accident you revrt, are likely to get
under the engine, and, acting as a drag, so fsr to impede
its course as to cause a serious shock to the train.

A. drawing of the kind of guard I refer to may be seen
In the last number of the Illustrated London News.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
May 12. E. E. K.

NAVAL AHD MILITARY INTELLIGESCE

Letters of the 11th of March from Sydney slate
that the 77th Regiment was held i❑ readiness to
embark for India. Her Majesty's ship Megcera
was sent from Calcutta to Sydney on the 15th of
February, to fetch a regiment for service in Bengal.
Orders were yesterday received at the head-
quarters of the Royal Engineers, Brompton Bar-
racks, Chatham, far the 12th company of Royal
Sappers and Miners to embark at Portsmouth on
Tuesday next, on board the Manchester, for the
Cape of Good Hope, to relieve the Royal Engineers
now at that station. The officers selected to em-
bark with the 12th company are Captain Montag,u,
Stopford Whitmore, Lieutenant Frederick Richard
Clements, and Lieutenant Chas. Crawford, R. E.
Preparations have been made at St. Mary's in-
valid depot Chatham, for the reception at that
establishment of the sick and wounded troops who
are daily expected to arrive from India in the
Himalaya steamer, intelligence having been re-
ceived that the Himalaya will bring home about
600 sick and wounded troops.
The troops belonging to the Royal Engineers
have made considerable progress in the formation
of the camp inside the Spur Battery, Ctiatharo, anal
the whole of the tents to be occupied by the troops
belonging to the depots attachsd to she Ist battalion
of infantry have now been pitched. As soon as
the necessary camp equipments have been supplied
to each tent the first detachment of troops will
move out of Chatham Barracks, which are now
overcrowded, and take possession of the tents.
The vast number of 1,079 iron guns captured
in the Crima, and which were subsequently
stared at Woolwich, is now considerably reduced
by the distribution which was ordered to be made
to each of the corporate towns of Great Britain, as
well as to the various colonies belonging to the
British empire. Ot the 91 brass guns from the
same source a portion, it is believed, were some
time ago employed in casting a pyramid to com-
memorate the part taken iu that war by the Royal
Regiment of Artillery. Th 3 pyramid, or obelisk,
was some months ago completed, and was destined
to be erected i❑ the centre of the gra.s•plot front-
ing the residence of Lieut.-Colonel Wilmot, RA./
superintendent of the Royal gun fac-ories in the
Arsenal. The Government, however, disapproved
the proposal, and the obelisk, although completed,
has not been applied to its intended purpose. A
court of inquiry has assembled for the purpo'e of
investigating the matter, the result of which has
not transpired. The obelisk was 15 feet high, and
of solid gun metal, containing on its four sides the
names of the officers of the Royal Artillery who
were killed in the Crimea. A brass bell, said to
have been cast from Russian guns, and intended
to have been hung in ihe newly-erected clock-tower
in the Royal Arsenal, has shared a similar fate to
that of the Crimean obelisk, and the clock-tower
has been ordered to be appropriated to some other
purpose, the public cicck over the principal entrance
of the Royal carriage department having been pro-
nounced amply sutfieieut for the purposes of the
entire establishment.
The Marlborough, 131, screw three-decker, Capt.
Lord F. H. Kerr, will leave Portsmouth harbour
for Spithe td this morning, about 10 o'clock. She
will not return to harbour, but complete her com-
plement, &c., at Spithead. The screw she is fitted
with, which is upon a new principle, to compete
with Grifliths's, is by the makers of her engines,
Maudslay and Co., and not Penn and Son, as stated
yesterday.
The Topaze, 51, screw frigate, which was to be
launched at Devenport yesterday afternoon—the
ceremony of christet.ing to be performed by Lady
Reynolds—is of the following dimensions :

Ft. In,
Length from fore part of figure to taffrail
Length between the perpendiculars.
Length of keel for tonnage .
Breadth, extreme.... 5O 1
Breadth for tonnage
Breadth moulded .
Depth in hold
Burden in tons (old measurement).. ..... ... 2,658 57-94
Burden in tuna (now measurement) 1,159 1,160-3,500
Engines (by Messrs. Maudslay) ..... ...600 horse-power.

The Renown, 91, screw, Captain Arthur Forbes
Rear Admiral Sir H. D. Chads, K.C.8., will, after
conveying the qteen of Portugal to Lisbon, leave
for the Mediterranean, but whether the gallant
admiral will remain on beard is not yet known.
The Dutchman steam-transport embarked th,
troops fully enumerated yesterday at Portsmouth
in the forenoon, and at 5 o'clock steamed out ot
harbour with them for Mali a direct.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty a—
Mr. J. Large, Assistant-Master-Shipwright at
Woolwich, to be Sec mid A-sistant-Surveyor of the
Navy, vice E lge, superannuated; Gorge P. Mar
tin, Paymaster, advanced to second class ; Wilmot
B. Mainprise, Paymaster, advanced to the third
class,