The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-05 00:00:00

'ARTMENT,

Government Debt £11,015,100
Other Securities .. &034,900
Gold Coin & Bullion 12,323,300
Silver Bullion ....

£26,973,300

oEPARTMENT.
Government Secu-
rities (including'
Dead Weight A-
nnuity) £10,360,800
Other Securities 17,702,085
Notes
Gold and Silver
Coin 791,801

£35,532,076
.11SHALL, Chief Cashier,

THE RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT KEN-
TISH TOWN.

LATEST PARTICULARS.

This morning the scene of this terrible disaster was
visited by thousands, in order to witness the steps taken to
raise the fallen engine up the embankment.

The disabled and immense piece of machinery, as our
readers are aware, lies on its side deeply embedded in the
ground, and, as we described yesterday, a temporary line
of rails had been laid down for the purpose of
making an easy road for it up the incline. A
number of chains having been appended to the off side and
from the cranes fixed above, the first effort made was to
haul the locomotive over, so as to get it upon the temporary
rails. After a great many attempts to effect this object, it
was found impossible to move the engine in the manner
proposed, so other means had to be devised.
A large and very powerful machine, called a " Sampson
screw," was then produced ; and having been fixed to the
side of the engine, the lifting power was applied, and
gradually the engine was raised inch by inch, but the
awkward position of it was not in the least degree altered ;
and alter a great many futile attempts, it was ultimately
decided to keep the engine partly raised from the ground
in order to enable the company's men to further extend the
temporary line of rails underneath it, so that in the event
of its turning over, by any of the means that are to be ap-
plied, it may fall upon the temporary trams.
We regret to announce that, while the efforts were being
made to raise the engine, one poor fellow received a very
severe injury to his hand, so much so that he was obliged
to be conveyed to the hospital.

The remains of the lower parts of the passenger carriages
have been removed and placed on the line ; but notwith.
standing this the appearances of the fearful nature of the
accident are still very palpable.

Upon making inquiry this morning at the different hos-
pitals we were glad to learn that no more deaths had oc-
curred, although the unfortunate stoker, Henry G. Bolton,

lies in such a state as to preclude all hope of recovery.
Bridges, the guard, notwithstanding the dangerous nature
of his wounds, is going on favourably ; and so are the whole
of the other sufferers.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

KILLING DUCKS IN THE PARE.--Wm. James Stevens,
of 5, College-street, Marlborough-road, Chelsea, a boy
about 9 years of age, was charged before Mr. Beadon with
killing a duck, the property of the Commissioners of Woods
and Works.
From the evidence of Nathaniel Arthur, park-constable
55, it appeared that on the previous afternoon while near
he bridge at the head of the Serpentine his attention was
called by some ladies and gentlemen, who told him that the
prisoner had killed a duck (which was produced in
court). He ran after the prisoner, who was stopped
by a Life Guardsman, and, on taking him into
custody he said he had thrown a stone, but did not intend
to kill the duck, and that another boy bad thrown some
stones. He, however, saw no other boy near the spot.
The boy's father said his son told him that another boy
killed it.

Mr. Beadon said it was very serious. It was not so much
the killing the duck as throwing stone. He should fine the
boy 405., or a month. It was a thing that must be stopped.
The father asked that the fine might be decreased.
Mr. Beadon said he would not put it lower. There was
cruelty and other things mixed up in the boy's conduct.
Parents should take care of their children.