The Sun.
London, England, 1859-10-05 00:00:00

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blocking the up line ; but before tit*-
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chiefest obstruction will also doubtless Italia' betir
removed.
It is stated that Jones, the engine driver, had
only been a few weeks in the service of the South.
Coast Company, having come to them from the Ox-
ford and 'Wolverhampton line. Oliver had also not
been long in their employ; but was an extremely
careful and steady man, and attentive to his duties.
He is well know,n in Brighton, where he. has
brothers, who are builders, and who, it is. said,
were with the poor sufferer in his final moments
last night.
The cause of the explosion_-appears to be wholly
unknown. Considerable pressure of steam must
have existed. The explosion seems to have acted
with a downward force, as shown by the top of the
fire-box being driven down, and the fire bars and
ash pan forced out. The appearance of the shingle
at that spot. on the line where the explosion is sup-
posed to have taken place corroborates this suppo-
sition, as it is distinctly-blown away, while the
hedge and bank at the side of the line exhibit like
indications of the explosive power. That the force
must have been terrific there are unfortunately but
too many proofs, both on the persons and in the
clothes of the unfortunate sufferers. The coat of
the fireman was found during the night rent to
tatters, little else than the collar and part of the
sleeves remaining together. One of his waistcoat
pockets had been blown away, and was found by
Superintendent Jenner on the bank at some dis-
tance from where the sufferer first fell. In this
was apocket book containing the name of " John.
George Golightly," as also a memorandum, singu-
larly enough referring to some spot "140 yards
from where the man was killed," doubtless in allu-
sion to some former railway accident.
Numerous pieces of lion belonging to the engine
were found at various distances from the site of the
explosion. The firebox-door was picked up in
an adjoining field, and it is Fapposed that it was
this which shattered the limb of the fire-
man when blown off.. The funnel thiuiper was
also lying some 50 yards off. The ash pan was
extricated from under the truck containing hops, as
above stated. The rails gave evident signs of the
severe strain to which they had been subjected, be-
ing greatly bent and displaCed in the proximity of
the spot at which the engine and tender whelmed
over.

There will doubtless be an official investigation
into the cause and results of this calamitous acci-
dent.

THE LATE CRUELTY IN ST, P4NCRAS
WORKHOUSE.

Yesterday afternoon a numerously attended meet-
ing of the:directors of the poor of St. Paucras was
held at the Vestry-hall, Camden-town ; Mr. Church-
warden Cameron in the chair.
The subject of the recent alleged ill-usage ofa female
inmate, named Kate Sullivan, by the master, and
for which the board passed a vete of censure upon
him at its previous meeting, was again brought
under consideration, in consequence of the receipt
of the following letter from Mr. Winlo, the master,
`endering his resignation :
" St. Pancras Workhouse, Oct. 4, 1859.