The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-10 00:00:00

NEW YOLK EMIGRANT SHIPS.

The following letter 11,'s been addressed by Sir
Cusack Roney to the Freeman's Journal :

TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMAN'S JOURNAL.
SlR,—With reference to the article in the Freeman's
Journal of the sth inst. (copied in the nines of to-day).,
respecting the atrocities committed upon female erol'
grants, in the ship City of Mobile, from Liverpool, to
New York, I am happy to say that it is almost impos-
sible for these or any other atrocities to be committed
upon emigrants by the St. Lawrence route to Quebec.
I can vouch for the accuracy of the following extract
from Mr. J. M. Grant's recently published guide to
emigrants, which I beg to confirm from my personal
knowledge and experience :
" The arrangements made by the Government of Ca'
nada for the reception and protection of emigrants on
their arrival at Quebec, contrast in a remarkable manner
with the want of such arrangements at New York, and
the other ports of the United States, to which emigrants
are conveyed from Europe.
"On the arrival of each emigrant ship in the river
St. Lawrence, she is boarded by the medical officer of
the Emigrant Hospital at Grosse Isle, situated a few
miles below Quebec ; and whenever disease prevails in
a ship, the emigrants are landed and remain at the ID!'
pital, at the expense of the Colonial Government, n....0t11
they are cured. On the ship's arrival at Quebec, Xt.
Buchanan, the Government agent of emigrants,
proceeds at once on board, for it is his duty to
advise and protect each emigrant on his arrival.
He inquires into all complaints, and sees that the pro-
visions of the Passenger Act are strictly enforced. This.
he is enabled to do in a most effectual manner, as under,
an arrangement sanctioned by the Commissioners 0,
Emigration in Great Britain, whenever an emigrant
vessel leaves any British port for Quebec, the emigration
officer of that port forwards to Mr. Buchanan, by 13111
steamer, a duplicate list of her passengers, with tbor,
names, age, sex, trade, &c. This list is usually receive°,
by him two or three weeks before the vessel reachea
Quebec, so that he is net only prepared for her arrival;
but is furnished with every particular that may be useful
to him in protecang the emigrants. If just cause
of complaint exist, he institutes under a !el
summary law of the province of Canada legal proceedings
against the master ; but so thoroughly are the value and
efficiency of this officer felt, that since a very short time
subsequent to his appointment, it has very rarely been
found necessary to take such proceedings. In cases
where emigrants have arrived without sufficient funds tO
take them to places where employment is abundant and
remunerative, their fares have been paid by Mr. Bucha-
nan, out of the funds iu his possession provided for the
purpose. Emigrants from other than British ports expe-
rience precisely the same protection at the hands of Mr.
Buchanan.—l am, sirs your very obedient servant,
(Signed) CUSACK P. RONEY.
London, Sept. 7, 1857.

THE RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT
MARGATE.

An investigation into the circumstances attending the
accident which took place to the London excursion train
on its arrival at the Margate station of the South-
Eastern Railway on Monday afternoon proves that the
occurrence was much more serious in its consequence 9
and injury to passengers than was at first anticipated.
As is usual in such cases, thrra are two parties, vifromendeavour to shift the blame and responsibility fro
their own shoulders on to those of the other, and in tble
instance the officials assert that the whole of the catae;
trophe resulted from the neglect of those in charge 43'
the Margate station • whilst the officials at Margate
station persist in declaring that the occurrence was the
result of the Ramsgate station-master permitting the
train to leave for the latter station without the Londl
guard in the break van, a circumstance unknown, all'
not anticipated at the Margate terminus.
It appears that when the excursion train arrived 6/
Ramgate, that portion of the train destined for Margate,
consisting of four open carriages and the break-van, w6'
detached, and to this the ordinary Margate train, uce'
sisting of four other carriages, was attached, making the
train thus consist of eight passenger carriage., 4116
break van, and the engine. At the Margate station
there is an incline in the direction of the station of 1 to
80. At the top of this incline are the switches,
and it is the duty of the engine-driver, pr or to reaching
h
it, to leave the train and go behind, and then Pc5P
the train over the bank on to the incline wbecii
it reaches the station by its own impetus, regulatel
in its speed by the breaks. The engine having Is;,
the train, it is the duty of the pointsman to uncouP"
the ordinary Margate train from the excursion tritico
sending the one down the incline one road, and the other
on to the line leading to the opposite side of the station*
On the arrival of this train on Monday, the switchman:.
with his assistant, having placed the points in the
direction, uncoupled the London from the Ramsgate
train, and the former was pushed by the engine over the,
incline. The break being in front, the switchman ha"
no knowledge that the guard was not in it, and he there
ore, as usual, jumped on to the step of the last carriage'
so as to be in readiness to open the doors on the train
drawing up at the platform. The moment the train
reached the station, its velocity left no doubt that
collision with the end of the station would be inevitable'
and he jumped off. In an instant after the crash occur"
red by dashing against the dead wood, for there were
no " buffers.' have
been the sufferers whose names and injuaies "8"
been ascertained, are the following :—Mr. Kidd, OP
goon, of London, staying at Mr. Dixon'e, Vicarage-place'
Margate—concussion of the brain ; going on favourably'
Mrs. Lovesay, of 65, Beresford-street, Walworth, staf,;.
ing at Bishop's, Love lane, Margate—contused 'nose -ac,'
forehead, and lacerated lip ; doing well. Mrs. Drew
and family, consisting of two boys—cuts and boil
about the head and face; elder boy contused eye 013.,
face cut; younger boy, injury to the hip and 031
bruises. Mr. Smith, of Camberwell—various injurief.
about the head and body. Mr. Wm. Early and
F. Boulding—cuts and contusions ; and a child with
rt
tongue cat.
• The whole of the patients are reported to be proge°
sing favourably.

THE IRON IRADE.—A considerable extension of
existing plant has been made in the iron districts
South Wales. At Ebbor Vale an increasing busioeSo
requires increased means, and now nearly 3,000 col:
stantly find employment at Abersycban. At Doloin.'
the enormous engine and rolling will are advancg°
towards completion. This engine is to supply !distil°
six furnaces, and the rail mill is to manufacture 1,6"A0
tons of rails per week ; the rough will to make
tons, and 200 tons of bar iron is to be made by at:,
ini!!. This rail mid is to roll bars of a length and -
never before attempted, and this at' a speed of 110 re;
voiutions per minute. At Aberdare and in the (Abe
valleys an extension is a'so going forward.
FATAL ACCIDENT TO A LADY AT PlMLlCo.—lrtBterf
day evening au inquest was held in the board-roon„-4
Sr. George's Hospital, on view of the body of N';
Elizabeth Lingford, aged 73, who was killed on Satu,„-:
day last by being run over by a chaise, in Queen's-r°,i
Buckingham Palace. In consequence of the high, ga
spectability of the deceased, who was the widow 01
officer of rank, much anxiety was evinced as to
_ft".
result of tha proceedings. The deceased resided at •LN: 0
18, Queen-street, Chel.ea. On Monday morning !3,3
was crossing the Brow ton-road when she was knock
down by a chaise, driven by a man named Wbitai,ieto
She was taken up in an insensible state and convey q 0
her residence, but her medical attendant finding, her Fou,,
very dangerous ordered her removal to the above
Pita!, where she died about half an hour after her
ca
art
mission. Several witnesses said the driver of the
CA
was going at a moderate rato when the accident to
pened. The jury returned a verdict of "Acciden"
death."