The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-26 00:00:00

THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT TO PRO-
FESSOR WATSON.

The following particulars of the above melancholy
occurrence proceed from a trustworthy source :
"It appears that the rev, gentleman had gone
down to New-cross, to attend a meeting there of the
Young Men's Christian AsSeciation, over which the
Right Hon. the Lord Mayor was presiding, in St.
David's Chapel, of which the Rev. G. A. Evans is
the pastor,
/11. --"" At that meeting he spoke with his usual elo-
quence and earnestness for about 40 minutes. He
left the chapel at 9 o'clock, and departed by the
9.20 train for London. When about the middle of
London-bridge the accident occurred. In attempt-
ing to cross the road he was struck in the mouth
by the shaft of a cab (net an omnibus, as stated).
It is presumed that .the cabman pulled up very
violently, and this movement on the part of the end
of. the shaft carried away the nose and palate of the
unfortunate gentleman. In fact, those members
were almost entirely separated. With extraordi-
nary presence of mind he jumped into a passing cab
and was driven to St. Thomas s Hospital, where he
actually paid the fare, discharged the cab, and
directed that his own medical attendant should be
immediately sent for. This request, of course, was
promptly attended to.
" During the tedious and painful operation of
sewing the detached parts—what horrible torture
extended over one hour and a half !—the rev. gen-
tleman is reported by the medical officers to have
exhibited the utmost Christian fortitude. They im-
mediately pronounced his case to be extremely dan-
gerous, although, from his good general health and
strong constitution, they did not once consider it
hopeless. Numberless inquirieS were made by
sorrowing. and despairing friends. On Saturday
afternoon, about two o'clock, he became delirious,
and remained in that state for about half an hour,
and then he almost imperceptibly passed away.
The Lord Mayor has used every exertion to discover
the cabman who was the cause of the accident, but
hitherto without success. It is to be hoped that,
after such a tragic occurrence, the police will re-
ceive instructions to be more than ever on the alert
to prevent vehicles from being driven carelessly,
and at an improper speed, in such crowded
thoroughfares. The rev. gentleman leaves a widow
to lament his untimely end, but the statement that
he had a family is inaccurate."
An inquest on the rev. gentleman's remains was
held yesterday afternoon at St. Thomas's Hospital,
before Mr. Payne. Several witnesses were exa-
mined, and the jury returned the following verdict
—" That deceased met with his death by reason of
the injuries he received, but how and by whom they
were inflicted there was no evidence to show."

RAILWAI' INTELLIGENCE.

RAILWAY BILLS.

Yesterday the Examiners declared that in ro-
apeet to the following Bills the Standing Orders of
both Houses of Parliament had been complied
with :

(Before Mr. Smith.)
Llanidloes and Newtown.—To make a railway
from Newtown to the Shropshire Union Railway.
Great Northern and Western (of Ireland).—To
make a railway from Castlereagh to Castlebar.
Epping.—To make a railway from Loughton to
Chipping Ongar:
Portsmouth.—To authorise the company to use
the joint station of the London and South-Western
and London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway
Companies at Landport.
Misiland.—To make a railway from Alfreton to
Claycross.
Gloucester and Cheltenham Tramway (Abandon-
ment).—To abandon the tramway and dissolve the
company.

(Before Mr. Frere.)
Bridport.—To,:raise additional capital, and to
lease the undertaking to the Great Western Rail-
way.

Kensington Station and North and South Lon-
don Junction.—To make a railway from the West
London Railway to the West. end of London and
Crystal Palace Railway and to High-street,
Kensington.
Vale of Llangollen.—To make a railway to Llan-
gollen.
Norwood and Streatham.—To make a railway
from the Norwood station to the West-end o f
London and Crystal Palace Railway near Balham-
hill.