The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-29 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The whole of the unemployed troops in garrison
at Woolwich, accompanied by General Sir Richard
Dacres and Staff, proceeded on their " march out,"
and dined under canvass, on Dartford-heath yes-
terday.
In order that the officers and men of the Royal
Marines may be made acquainted with the method
of firing and handling the Armstrong guns, Admi-
ralty orders have been received at Chatham direct-
ing one of the large 100-pounders and two of the
40-pounder Armstrongs to befurnished to the ships'
gun battery at the Royal Marine Barracks, where
the officers and men are daily instructed in the
great gun exercise.

In consequence of the present inefficiency of the
proof-butt in Woolwich Arsenal, several shots hav-
ing recently passed through, to the great discom-
fiture and alarm of the steamboat passengers and
inhabitants of the neighbouring coast of Essex, an
investigation has been officially gone into, theresult
of which has proved that since the erection of the
butt, about two years ago, the huge mound of earth
has considerably diminished in Leight, and in con-
sequence has ceased to give the protection it was
intended to afford. The committee appointed to
investigate the circumstances discovered that the
butt had literally sunk, and disappeared below the
surface or base some 9 or 10 feet since its first erec-
tion. The portion now standing is consequently of
insufficient height. Yesterday a body of men com-
menced carting fresh materials for raising the butt
to its former elevation. The Meisey guns, ordered
to be proved this week, will therefore be held over, ,
and all proof of ordnance has been necessarily sus-
pended until the work is completed.

THE CAPE AND NETV ZEALAND.

PLYMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.

The Union Steam Navigation Company's mail
packet Athens, Commander R. B. Davie, from
Table Bay July 22, St. Helena 31st, and Ascension
August 4, arrived in the Sound about 5 o'clock this
morning.

The deficient condition of th e finances has formed
the most important subject for discussion in the
Cape Parliament. Mr. Southey announced in the
present Session that it was something about
£200,000. A loan to that extent has been deter-
mined on, and, to meet future recurrences, £lOO,OOO
a year increased taxation. The annual estimate
will now be over £600,000. The Customs tariff for
wines, spirits, and tobacco is doubled. Transfers,
legacies, bank-notes, &c., make up the balance. The
offices of Colonial Engineer and of Commissioner of
Roads are to be abolished. The question of sepa-
ration has lost ground. A bill to give the members
of the Dutch Reformed Church power to elect mi-
nisters, wardens, &c., was withdrawn. The Assem-
bly has authorised a survey for the construction of
a branch railroad from Wellington to Malmesbury,
and the erection of a telegraph from Cape Town,
via Port Elizabeth, to Graham's Town. The first
vote for annexing the whole of independent Caffraria
(from the Kei to Natal) was carried by 12 to 10.
This important measure, proposed by a private
member, is supposed to have the sanction of Sir
George Grey, whose expected removal to New
Zealand would probably greatly increase the diffi•
culties of its execution.

The following message from his Excellency the
Governor was transmitted to the Hon. the House
of Assembly at Cape Town on the 20th of July :

" The Governor transmits for th.e information of the Hon.
the House of Assembly the copy of a despatch he has re-
ceived from her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for
the Colonies, stating the reasons which have led her Ma-
jesty's Government to advise the Queen to appoint the Go-
vernor to administer the Government of the colony of New
7. ealand.
" The Governor further informs the Hon. House that
he considers that his daty to the Queen, and a due regard
to the interest of her Majesty's subjects in this colony, re-
quire him to remain here for the period of time which is
likely to elapse before the business of the present session of
the colonial Parliament is brought to a close.
" G. GREY.
"Government-house, July 19, 1861."

it Downing-street, June 3, 1861.
"Governor Sir George Grey.

Sir,—Your attention will long since have been directed
to the native insurrection which has broken out in New
Zealand, and which, though the lest accounts give some
reason to hope for the restoration of peace, if those hopes
should not be realised, appears to be assuming a character
more serious and threatening than that which it had pre-
viously borne.

" Her Majesty's Government have no reason to doubt the
prudence with which the affairs of that colony have been
conducted, but they cannot disguise from themselves that
the occasion is one of unusual urgency ► they perceive that
the present progress of the colony and the destiny of a re •
markable and interesting race may depend on the events of
the next few months, and they feel that there is no servant
of the Crown on whose resources and experience they can
r own
tsazielrting, if possible,
so entirely rely as on your . .
d Maories are alike
the dangers with which the colons
threatened. Although, therefore, lam aware of adopting
an unusual course in requiring you to quit what under any
other circumstance would be deemed a more important
Government in order to return to one which you have
already held, I have that confidence in your public spirit,
and in the deep interest you take in the welfare of both
races in New Zealand, that I feel certain you will not de-
cline the opportunity which is offered you of doing your
country important service; and I have advised her Majesty
to appot nt you Governor of New Zealand. I forward, in a
separat e despatch, a warrant, authorising you to administer
the Cif wernment of New Zealand, which, in the absence of
Colon, el Gore Browne, will give you all requisite authority,
until a formal commission can be sent out to you.
"L. should wish you to lose no time in repairing to Auck-
land, and lam sufficiently acquainted with Colonel Gore
Brow ne's generosity and anxiety for the public good to be
assur ed that in placing in your hands the administration of
the o 4 Dlony he will give you every assistance and informa-
tion i which can be of service to you in the performance of
your duties. " I have, &c.,
" NEWCASTLE."

country beyond the Kei is half the size of
En gland and Wales united. It possesses, accord-
ing . to Sir Walter Currie, who recently inspected it,
about 35,000 warriors. The chiefs seek a union
with, _England, The Colonial Secretary, Mr. Raw-
son, i s absent on leave. Major-General D'Urban,
comr aandant in British Caffraria, will come home
shortly.
a.° island of Ichaboe was annexed to the Cape of

THE TERRIBLE COLLINION ON TILE
LOADON AND BRIGHTON RjILW-I.l'.
BRIGHTON, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
Mr. Anthony Kean, whose death we announced
yesterday, as being the twenty-third resulting from
this frightful accident, was a master tailor, resid-
ing at 54, Goswell-road, London.
The child Elizabeth Edwin, eighteen months
eld, with both legs fractured and very much
scalded and bruised, still remains in a very pre-
carious condition. Thomas Parker, of St. James's-
street, Brighton, who had received a desperate
wound on the forehead, and was otherwise severely
bruised all over the body, is progressing slowly.
The inquest WSS te,:umcd in the magistrates'
court at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
The same professional gentlemen attended on
behalf of the railway and the persons killed and
injured as were named yesterday.
Mr. Fryer and Mr. Evans appeared for the in-
jured persons, and Captain Tyler was again pre-
t•ent to watch the proceedings on behalf of the
Board of Trade.
The names of the jury having been called over,
Henry Kellick, the signalman at the south end
of the Clayton tunnel, was examined in continua-
tion of the evidence reported yesterday, as to the
working of the signals.
By the Foreman—The driver had shut off his
steam when I showed the red flag. It was about
three or four minutes before the third train came
round the curve, from the time it came in sight.
When I telegraphed, " Is she through ?" as to the
second train, the third train was just coming round
the curve. It takes three minutes for a train to go
through the tunnel. Then did you not know that
it was impossible for the train to have got through
when you telegraphed, "Is she through?"—Tile
witness hesitated, and at length said he was put.
out, and that was the reason he supposed why he
telegraphed. He was put :la much out by the
third train coming on.
Another juryman obsaalaael that ,the -vitness in
his examination in chief steed' that-. there was
about four minutes between the two trains, and that
a train would go through the tunnel at speed in 91
minutes.
The Coroner, at the request of the juryman, read
his notes as to the point, which in effect showed
that the witness had described the third train as
about four or five minutes behind the second.
By the Jury—When the signal does not act by
means of the train it has to be worked by hand,lbut
On Sunday it would not work by hand. The trains
always have the lights behind day and night. I
was told on Monday to go home, and when I was
wanted I would be sent for. That was the reason
I was not in attendance when the jury went to the
spot on Monday night. Mr. Farmer told me that.
We have no assistance. I get a pound a week
wages. We never leave the place while on duty.
Our dinners are brought to us, If we require to go
away for any necessary purpose we have nobody to
leave in charge. I have never, before Sunday last,
known two trains in the tunnel at the same time on
the same line of rails. If I had had assistance
on Sunday I should have sent on to prevent the
third train going on into the tunnel until I was sure
the second had passed through.
Mr. Roupell—Then the three trains came up
within 7 or 8 minutes ?—Yes.
And all were proceeding at the usual rate ?
Yes. When the third train came up the danger
signal was set, and when I received the reply from
th other end of the tunnel I altered it to all right,
and the train came up and rushed into the tunnel.
The train did not shut off steam immediately the
driver saw the danger signal. It was not his duty
to do so. Had I not exhibited the red flag the second
train would not have shut off steam at all, but would
have gone on through the tunnel. I did not know
that the train backed while in the tunnel. I have
heard that it did.
Mr. Evans, Mr. Pook, and Mr. Fryer, put some
questions to the witness principally as to the sig-
nals, but without eliciting any further information.
The witness stated it sometimes happened on a
Sunday night that three trains ran as quickly fol-
lowing each other as the three trains in question.
I am not provided with oil to oil the signal. It
ought to be oiled with oil that don't Purr, which
lamp oil does. It is not my duty to keep the signal
oil.
The Coroner here referred the witness to rule
206, which makes each pointsman and signalman
on duty responsible for keeping the points and sig-
nals in perfect working order and well oiled, but of
the existence of which he did not appear to be
aware.
By Mr. Faithfull—All my duty as to down trains
is to signal back with the needle to the other end
of the tunnel that the train has passed. This would
not take more than half a minute.
James Brown, the signal man at the north end.of
the tunnel, was next called. I have been signalman
at that post nearly eight years. I went on duty last
Sunday morning at 8 o'clock. The first thing that
happened was my receiving the signal from the
south end " Train in." I do not know what time
that was. I acknowledged the signal. The train
came out of the tunnel at 8.45 by the clock in the
box. It did not appear to me longer in the tunnel
than it ought to be. I sent a message back, " Train
out," directly it came out. That was acknowledged.
In about a minute after I received another message
that a second train was in ; that is not unusually
quick. I acknowledged that immediately, or in
about half a minute. I looked for thattrain coming
out. It did not come out. I did not do anything in
consequence. I received no other message at that
time. I waited four or five minutes for the train to
come out. I waited in the box two minutes more.
The Coroner here gave the witness 'the same cau'
tion as he had given to the witness Kellick, but on
his replying that he would answer any question
that might be asked, the
Examination was resumed—l received another
telegraph message at 8.52—" train was not out." I
answered " Yes," thinking that the other signal
man was speaking of the first train. An answer
from the south end came, "No; they have run
into each other." I got that message at the same
time, 8.52. It was alone message. I have known
the signal at my post fail to act. I can't say how
often, but perhaps two or three times within two
or three years. It has failed to act from the train
wheels passing over, and also from my Wheel from
the box. We have a semaphore signal at the tun-
nel, and the red flag which we use when the ordi-
nary signal fails to act. I have always reported
when the signal was out of order by sending word
to the Hassock's station. I don't recollect when I
last reported it out of order. In that case we signal
by time—that is by the time the trains are due.
We have the times in our rules, but we don't go
exactly by that, but by our own judgment. It was
some minutes after the Portsmouth train had come
out of the tunnel that I received the message stating
that there was a collision.
By Captain Tyler—l don't know whether my
clock was right. I have no other time to compare
it with. I did not book the time, butt recollect it.
We take particular notice when the trains are late,
which was the case on this occasion. I did not look
at the clock when the message came of the second
train in. I guessed that it was a minute after. We
keep no book to enter the time of the trains passing.
We always telegraph " all right" when the train
has passed.
What were the words of the message you re-
ceived informing you that the train was :not out ?
The message was in full—" The train wens not out."
What did you think he meant ?—I thought, for
the moment, he meant the first train, and that he
meant to ask whether the first train Was out.
Is that the usual way for asking if a train is out?
—No, the usual way is to give a beat of the needle
to the right and a beat. to the left to ask if train
was out. That was not the signal he made. It
did not occur to me that he was asking about the
second train. I had received two sigrkals in, and
had given only one out. I had not forgotten that
I had given one out. I did not understand that the
message applied to the second train, till he told me
that the trains had run into each other. If a tr. ain
after being signalled remains longer than usualin
the tunnel, I should make no inquiries from the
other end. It would be the duty of the man at the
south end to ask me, should the train remainllow five
longer
than usual in the tunnel. always a
minutes at the north end after telegraphing for the
train to pass through, and if_
I do not receive the
return signal then I telegraph to inquire. It is not
my duty to keep the signals in order. If it is out
of order it is my duty to report it. I could not
keep it in order, for it is half a mile off. I don't
know what is the matter with it wheal it won't
work. I have only one needle to work both lines
' with.
By the Foreman—l am sure the answers I have
given as to time are correct. There were no other
messages than: those I have stated. I don't think
it would have been possible for the signalman at
the south end after he received the message "yes
from me to have gone back and altered the signal.
By the Jury—so down train came there during
the time. I have had no conversation with any-
one as to the evidence I
g,ttine was to give here to-day.
Charles Dewin
the second signalman at the
north end of the
deposed that he nest called, and
nl, was
had been nine years in the ser-
vice of the comps ny, and generally confirmed the
evidence
of the of the .two last witnesses as to the duties
signalme n and the ordinary course of sig-
nalling.
The inquiry was then further adjouxneds