The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-27 00:00:00

THE CORK ELECTION.

The election of a representative for Cork county
began yesterday mornieg. Mr. Leader had at the
commencement a large majority over his opponent
at all the polling-places, which he retained in
almost every instance at the close of the hour for
polli❑g, when, as nearly as can be ascertained, he
had a majority of 2,500 over his opponent.

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Rooms.—We have much
pleasure in drawing the attention of our readers to the
annual benefit Bal Masque of Mr. Packer, musical direc-
tor of the above establishment as advertised for to-morrow
evening. The efficiency of the band and the excellent
taste displayed in the selection of the music, have long
beon the theme of admiration of visitors frequenting this
fashionable and well. conducted establishment. The pre-
vious entertainments have always met with a large amount
of patronage, and nothing will be wanting on the part of
either Mr. Packer or the direction to render this Bal even
more attractive than any previously given,

THE FALLING IN OF A RAILWAY TUNNEL.

SHEFFIELD, TUESDAY.
The work of excavation has been going on unin-
terruptedly since one o'clock yesterday afternoon,
when it was resumed under the authority of Mr.
Reynolds, the builder. It has resulted in the re-
covery of two bodies, but at such a depth that it is
evident there would have been no chance of their
being got out alive, even if the work of excavation
had been followed up without interruption. The
work is being closely followed up by relays of 20
men, a stage having been formed, and the earth
being dug out in a regular systematic manner.
About three o'clock this morning the body of Thos.
Booth was found. He was lying on his right side,
with but few external wounds, death having been
caused either by suffocation or by internal injuries.
The other corpse was got out about half-past four.
It was deeply imbedded in the earth and stones,
and great difficulty was experienced in extricat-
ing it, one arm being buried in a direction
straight down from the body. Eventually the
men had to attach a rope to the body and put it
out, it being found impossible to clear away the large
stones which surrounded it. The corpse presented
an awful spectacle, the body being one mass of
bruises, Several barrowfuls of blood mixed with
stones and eat th were carried away. The poor fel-
low had fallen head foremost, and his body was
lying in that position.
We can now furnish a correct list of the men
killed. It appears that the actual number who fell'
with the tunnel was seven, one being got alive, and
six killed. James Lambert, of Woodside•lane, the
man who was got out alive and taken to the infir-
mary, was only injured about the head, and that
not very seriously. The body recovered yesterday
morning was that of John Harriman, of Woodside-
lane, brother-in-law to Lambert. He came from
Grantham, in Lincolnshire, and had been at work
here about a week at the time of his death. He had
a wife, but no family. The bodies recovered this
morning were those of Thomas Booth and William
Booth, brothers, living together in Walker-street.
Thomas was unmarried; William has left a widow
and one child. The other three bodies which have
not yet been recovered are those of James Maloy, of
Lambert-street, who has left a widow and family ;
Henry Booth (not married), brother to and living
with the other Booth; and Samuel Lawton, of No.
2, Court, Daisy-walk, who was married.
It fortunately happened that in consequence of a
strike for a slight advance of wages, which took
effect on the very morning of the accident, there
were fewer men at work than there would other-
wise have been. Mr. Reynolds, who refused to com-
ply with their demands, endeavoured to overcome
the difficulty by obtaining men to fill the place
of those who had left. This, however, he had only
partially effected. Ordinarily there would have
been about 30 men at work ; but on the morning
of the accident there were eight men working on
the spot near to where the accident happened. Of
these only one escaped altogether—Thos. Wright:
He worked on the building, and heard the noise of
planks cracking. Immediately there was a cry
that the wall of the bnilding was falling, and all
toe men, except Wright, wno were upon it rushed
to the land over the tunnel as a place of safety,
when in reality they were going to their own de-
struction. Wright, however, ran to another part
of the building, and so escaped. Sir Isaac Morley,
chairman of the Works Committee of the Midland
Railway Company, has been on the spot ; and the
work of excavating is progressing under the super-
intendence of. Mr. Crossley, engineer to the com-
pany, who arrived yesterday afternoon in pursuance
of the telegram forwarded by Mr. Cobby. The
actual length of the tunnel-which has fallen is 23
yards. _ _

- The scene of the catastrophe presents a graphic
picture. In the centre there is a great hollow,
where the tunnel has collapsed and fallen in, and
where the men are buried. At each end of the
hollow there are the broken ends of collapsed
tunnel, bent from the original curve and threaten-
ing a still further fall. On the one side there are
the stabling works, which were in progress, and
the side of which fronting the tunnel is shattered
with its fall. On the other side the rock rises up
precipitously, sloping backwards towards the top,
on which only a few feet from the edge of the preci-
pice beneath stands the extensive range of buildings
occupied by. Mr. Lockwood. A very small further
fall of earth must have brought these buildings
partly down, and they now look anything but
secure. The house fronting Spitallill has several
large cracks in the lower part.
A later despatch, dated 2 o'clock, states that the
three remaining bodies had been discovered in a
frightfully mutilated state.

THE FAY/IL ACCIDENT Off' THE SOUTH
WESTERN RAILWAY.

The inquiry into the cause of tha death of Dr.
"N. Baly, which took place at the recent calamity
at Wimbledon, was resumed yesterday, for the
sixth time, at the White Hart Inn, Merton, before
Mr. W. Carter.

Mr. Hume Williams appeared for the relatives
and friends of the deceased, instructed by Mr. St.
Clair Bedford. Mr. Johnson, instructed by Mr.
Bircham (Bircham, Dalrympbs, and Drake) repre-
sented the South Western Railway Company.
Colonel Yolland, of the Board of Trade, was also
present; Messrs. Pewtress and Turner watched the
case on behalf of the relatives of those who were
injured.
Mr. Pole, C.E., continued his statement. At the
last sitting he divided his suggestions into three
divisions, first, that a pair of wheels got off the
line; secondly, that such wheels were the middle
wheels of the tender; and, thirdly, that they were
defective. The first of these propositions were only
given in evidence at the last meeting. The witness
contended that the front part of the tender having
broken violently away from its strong coupling,
with the engine projecting itself on one side, and
allowing the carriages behind to pass it upon the
road, rendering it probable, in his opinion, that
the damaging cause was something in the tender
itself, and not the carriages behind the tender.
He supported his theory by the appearance of
the marks on the permanent way, and which
were inconsistent with the fact of the lighter
four - wheeled carriages being off the line.
He described the marks as being light,
and intermittent in their character, and attri-
buted this to the wheels of the tender being
off the line, and being thus relieved of the
weight of the carriages they would play up and
down by the action of the springs. The marks
on the tender wheels exhibited marks of their
having been in contact with much force. with some
obstructions, which he considered must have been
the crossings. The tender frame was sprung up or
bent over in a direction that would account for the
lateral derangement of the derailed wheels, and the
marks on the angle iron caused by pressure of the
flange of the wheel were also corroborative of his
view of the case. Mr. Pole at great length, sug-
gested his reasons and contrasted the evidence of
the driver and guard of the engine as being quite
consistent with the hypothesis he was putting.
The inquiry was again adjourned.

TRIS D_AY'S MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE.

The arrivals of English wheat up to this morning's
market was somewhat on the increase, but the general con-
dition of the samples was very inferior. The finest qualities
changed hands at prices quite equal to those realised on
Monday; otherwise, the trade ruled heavy in the extreme,
at irregular currencies.
The imports of foreign wheat are very moderate. In
most descriptions, a fair retail business was doing, and the
quotations were steadily maintained.

Floating cargoes of grain ruled dull, at barely stationary
prices.

All kinds of barley met a slow inquiry. In some instances,
low English and foreign qualities were had at rather lower
prices.

Malt was in limited request, at late rates.
The oat trade ruled firm, and the quotations were well
supported.
Beans and peas moved off slowly, on former terms.
In flour, very little was doing. Prices, however, have
not quotably changed.
ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English.-- •• 870 1,590 2,020 ' 930 I 2,450
Irish
.• 4,870 1,800 6,220 J 70 sacks
11,660 brls.

BOROUGH HOP.
There is no improvement to notice in the demand for any
description of hops, and prices still rule next to nominal.

WHITECHAPEL.
Moderate supplies of meat are on sale here, for which the
demand rules steady at full prices.
Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d : veal,
4s 2d to 4s 8d ; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 8d per 81bs.

CONDIMENTAL FOOD A PREVENTIVE OF DISEASE.—
At the meeting of the Highland Agricultural Society of
Scotland, held at Edinburgh on the 16th of January, Mr.
Poyser, of the firm of Copo and Poyser, veterinary surgeons, '
of Ashbourne, Derbyshire, was awarded the gold medal of
the association for the best essay on the disease in cattle
known as O,ne Albuntenuria, in which essay he advocated
the use of condimental food as a sure preventive of that
disease, and other diseases. It is a curious specimen of the
progress of a genuine invention, that in 1859 this very
society, which now awards the prize to an essay advocating
the use of Thorley's Condimental Food as a preventive of
disease, was induced to prohibit the exhibition of Thorley's
F,,od at its annual show in 1859. Mr. Thorley may console
himself with the fate of nearly all discoverers of important
inventions—that of being abused as charlatans, persecuted
as imposters, or in the old days, Lurnt as sorcerers. We
;lope ere long to lay before our readers the valuable essay
to.wb ieh we have alluded.

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