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

brEl7 yoLeK EMIGRANT SI1IPS:

The following letter has 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 .gynes of to-clay)l
respecting the atrocities committed upon female emi-
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.
itc 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.

"Onthe 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 ie°.
miles below Quebec ; and whenever disease prevails iri
a ship, the emigrants are landed and remain at the Jibe!'
pital, at the expense of the Colonial Government, until
they are cured. On the ship's arrival at Quebec, gr•
Buchanan, the Government agent of emigrants,
proceeds at once on board, for it is his duty t°
advise and protect each emigrant on his arriva%
He inquires into all complaints, and sees that the pr?-
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 of
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 mail
steamer, a duplicate list of her passengers, with their
names, age, sex, trade, &c. This is usual'y received ,
by him two or three weeks before the vessel reached
Quebec, so that he is not only prepared for her arrival,
but is furnished with every particular that may be useful
to him in protecting the emigrants. If just cause
of complaint exist, he institutes under a vet"'
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 in 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 111//
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 consequences
and injury to passengers than was at first anticipated.
As is usual in such cases, thrre are two parties, wit°
endeavour to shift the blame and responsibility from.
their own shoulders on to those of the other, and in this
instance the officials assert that the whole of the catae;
trophe resulted from the neglect of those in charge e'
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 London
guard in the break van, a circumstance unknown, and
not anticipated at the Margate terminus.
It appears that when the excursion train arrided t‘
Reengate, that portion of the train destined for Tvfargstet
consisting of four open carriages and the break-van, was
detached, and to this the ordinary Margate train, nap'
sisting of four other carriages, was attached, making the
train thus consist of eight passenger carriages, the
break van, and the engine. At the Margate station
there is an incline in the direction of the station of 1 la
80. At the top of this incline are the switches,
and it is the duty of the engine driver, pr.or to reaching
it, to leave the train and go behind, and then poll
' the train over the bank on to the incline when
it reaches the station by its own impetus, regulatea
in its speed by the breaks. The engine having le?
the train, it is the duty of the pointsnian to uncouple
the ordinary Margate train from the excursion train,
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 right
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 bad
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 coca'
red by dashing against the dead wood, for there were
no " buffers."

Amongst the sufferers whose names and injuries have
been ascertained, are the following :—Mr. Kidd, sur-
geon, of Loudon, staying at Mr. Dixon's, Vicarage-place,
Margate—concussion of the brain ; going on favourably
Mrs. Lovesay, of 65, Beresford-street, Walworth, star
ing, at Bishop's, Love lane, Margate—contused nose and
forehead, and lacerated lip ; doing well. Mrs. Dreg/
and family, consisting of two boys—cuts and bruises
about the head and face; elder boy contused eye and
face cut; younger boy, injury to the hip and other
bruises. Mr. Smith, of Camberwell—various injuries
about the head and body. Mr. Win. Early and Mr. J.•
F. Boulding—cuts and contusions ; and a child with its
tongue cat.
_ _ _

The whole of the patients are reported to be progreg
sing favourably.

THE Ir.ON TRADE,—A considerable extension of tbe.
existing plant has been made in the iron districts of
South Wales. At Ebbor Vale an increasing businesEl
requires increased means, and now nearly 3,000 coo'
stantly find employment at Abersycban. At Dowlais
the enormous engine and rolling -mill are advancing
towards completion. Thie engine is to supply blast to
six furnaces, and the rail nOl is to manufacture 1,000
tons of rails per week ; the rough mill to make 700
tons, and 200 tons of bar iron is to be made by a bar
mill. This rail mill is to roll bars of a length and size
never before attempted, and this at a speed of 110 re'
volutions per minute. At Aberdare and in the other
valley, an extension is also going forward.
FATAL ACCIDENT TO A LADY AT PIMLICO.—yester-
day evening an inquest was held in the board-room of
St. George's Hospital,, on view of the body of Mrs'
Elizabeth Lingford, aged 73, who was killed on Satur'
day last by being run over by a chaise, in Queen's-NW,
Buckingham Palace. In consequence of the high re'
spectability of the deceased, who was the widow of as
officer of rank, much anxiety was evinced as to the
result of the proceedings. The deceased resided at No.
18, Qacen-street, Chel,ea. On Monday morning she
was crossing the Brompton-road, when she was knocks
down by a chaise, driven by a man named Whitaket
She was taken up in an insensible state and conveyed to
her residence, but her medical attendant finding her ewe,
very dangerous ordered her removal to the above h",,
pital, where she died about half an hour after her au,_
mission. Several witnesses said the driver of the cart
was going at a moderate rate when the accident 111,Y;
paned. Tile jury returned a verdict of "Accidental
death.",

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