The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-12 00:00:00

LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 12, 1858.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY,-
WIIITAUNTIDE HOLIDAYS.—'In FRIDAY, May 21,
alt Excursion Train will leave Paddington at 8.0 a.m. for Plymouth
(offering facilities for visiting Torbay, Benham, Dartmouth, and
the South Coast of Devon), calling at Weston-super-Mare, Bridge•
water, Taunton, Tiverton-road, Exeter, Barnstaple, and Bideford
(for Ilfracombe, and the North Coast of Devon), Starc'oss, Dawlish,
Teignmouth, Newton, Torquay, Totness, and Kini.sbrid:e-road, and
returning on Saturday, May 29th, from Plymouth, at 6.20 a.m., and
Intermediate stations as per handhills. Fares there and back :
weston-super-Mare and Bridgewater, 20s and 13s; T.iatnton and
Tiverton Road, 22s and 15s; Exeter, 22s Gd and 16s; tarcross,
Dawlish, and Teignmouth, 25s and 17s ; Newton, Torquay. and
Totncss, 27s and 18s ; Barnstaple and Ride'ord, 30s and 20s; Kings-
bridge Road and Plymouth, 30s and 20s. Children under la years of
age, half-price. Tickets not transferable, and only available by the
Excursion Train.

ST. JAMES'S HALL, Regent-street and Picca-
dilly. The CAFE and RFSTAURANT which are in con-
nection with this attractive building comprise upon a similar scale
of elegance and effect unmet, us rooms for public and private parties
wishing for refreshments, whether breakfasts, luncheons, dinners, or
suppers.
The SMOKING-ROOM, which is fitted in a manner equivalent to
the general character of every other department of this superb and
unrivalled establishment, is supplied with the periodicals and all the
novel publications emanating from Mudie's library, with all the
papers of the day.
The department appropriated to families and ladies is replete with
every convenience and accommodation.
Wines and Spirts of the highest character.
69, and 71, REGENT-STREET.

GRANDES NOUVEAUTES IN PARIS.-
LA LYONNAISE,

/Co. 37, Boulevard des Capuclnes, Paris,
Have just exposed for sale their NOVELTIES for the SEASON, com-
cri.ing SILK-STUFFS, LACE, Indian and French CACIIEMIRES, printed
MUSLI'JS and PIQUES, FANCY STUFFS Of all kinds, WEDD.NO OUT-
FITS, MANTLES. BURNOUS, &C.
The successive aggrandizements of the establishment of LA COM-
PAGNIE LYONNAISE have rendered it one of the most extensive
in Europe; the ware-rooms at the present day comprise upwards of
thirty saloons or galleries, having four separate entrances. Being
their own manufacturers, their productions are not liable to the
extra charges made on account of intermediate agents, and thus this
company can afford to offer to the public on terms far more advan-
tageous than any other house. Every-article, even the Cachemires
is marked in plain figures.

LA CO VPAGNIE LYONNAISE have established houses at
Lyons, Kashmere, Aleae.m, and Chantilly for the manufacture of
Silk &tiffs, Cachemiras, and Lace, but they have no succursale for
sale in any country whatever.

ijr, R. RAREY'S ESTABLISHMENT, the
TAL ROUND HOUSE, Kinnerton street, is CLOSED until the
17th of May, when his Lessons will re-commence there. Information
may be obtained and sub.crlptions received at Mr. Itarey's Otßce.
left hand of the Yard, Messrs. Tattersalls' Grosvenor-place. Mr.
R4rey's arrangements for Teaching in Classes his Method of Training
Colts and Taming Vicious Horses, after his return from Paris, are
as follow— . _ _

Monday ..... May 17 At the found House,
18 Kinnerton-street,'
Tuesday
Saturday ...... .•22 Motcombe-street,
Belgravia.

New Subscribers will be admitted at half-past 10 o'clock..
Lessons will commence at 11 o'clock punctually, when the doors
will he closed.

The subscriptton is Ten Guineas for a Gentleman, and Fifteen
Guineas for a Lady and Gentleman.l
Further infonn Ation and forms for Subscription may be obtained
on Application to the Secretary, at Messrs. Tattersall.V, Grosvenor-
place.
10th May, 1858.

THE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE TREN
VA LEY RAILWAY.

FURTHER PARTICULARS.

This deplorable accident appears to have occurred
' through the simple straying of a cow upon the rail-
way at the small village of Attleborough, about a mile
and half south of the Nuneaton station. A gate-
keeper on duty near the spot saw the animal im-
mediately after she was upon the railway, and
chased her for some distance, but while in the act
of doing so he heard the sound of the approaching
down express train, when he suddenly halted and
exhibited his danger signal. The cow proceeded
along the " six feet" towards Rugby, and when she
saw the train approaching she calmly turned round
and stood still between the metals of the down line
with her back towards the engine. In this position
she was observed by several persons to be knocked
down and run over. It would appear, however,
that while a portion of her carcass became entangled
with the gear of the engine and tender, the larger
bones remained upon the line, and presented an
obstruction in the guard's break immediately be-
hind the tender, which was thus thrown off the
rails, and, the coupling irons snapping by the
shock, the whole of the carriages, save the last two,
toppled over, and fell in one indiscriminate mass
down the embankment, which at this point of the
railway is about ten feet high.
The trai❑ consisted of eight carriages, and was
made up as follows :—The head guard's break van,
an Edinburgh first class, a, Glasgow first-class, a
second-class break carriage, two Manchester com-
posites, a Huddersfield compo•ita, and the second
guard's break van. The engine and tender did not
leave the rails, but ran on a few hundred yards,
and then pulled up. The head guard's van was the
first to break away, and this rolled over several
times in its passage into a field below, where it
received the shock of the succeeding first-class
carriage, which ft 11 upon it, and was completely
b. &seri up. Al the other carriages were more or
less shat: e, el, except the Huddersfield cotnpo-ite,
and the sec Aid guard's van, which came to a stand-
still within a short distance of the scene of the
accident.

There were nearly 100 passengers in the train,
and of this number only a small proportion seem
to have been injured. Thecatsstrophe was witnes=ed
by a great many persons, and assistance was soon
upon the spot. The extent of the disaster
was not at first really ascertained, but as soon
as the debris could be removed it was found that
three fatal casualities had occurred, and that several
other persons were more or less injured. The
authorities from Nuneaton station were early in
attendance, and Mr. .Nason and Mr. Bourne, medi-
cal gentlemen resident at that place, were imme-
diately summoned to
give the aid of their profes-
&onal skill. The be: t means at hand were at once
taken fur the relief of those who were hurt, and,
under case of the medical m. n, the cases which
would bear removal were at once sent on the hotel
at Nuneaton. One gentleman who was .more
severely injured than the rest it was deemed prudent
to detain at a small inn in the villige of Attle
borough, where he still r, mains.
The wires of the electric te!egraph were broken
by the carriages &Din -4, over the emb arkment, and
the time necessarily hat in their repair occasioned
some delay in sending intelligence to London. It
was about half-past 11 when the accident occurred,
and no news of it reached Easton-square until
nearly four o'clock. As soon as the catastrophe
was known in London a tel?graphic message was
seat to Manchester, directing Dr. Harrison and
other eminent medical men of that city to repair
at once to the scene of the accident for the purpose
,istance in their power to the
of rendering every as
local medical men. Dr. Harrison arrived at Attie-
borough shortly before 8 o'clock, and joined Messrs.
Nason and Bourne it: consultation.
The casualties, as far as could b.r ascertained at
this time, were as follows :