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

the shops which were not immediately closed. The THE FALLING 1N" OF A RAILWAY TUNNEL.
tradesmen accordingly at once put up their
shutters. After a time the garrison dispersed the
mob, and found three tricoloured flags, which some
of the fugitives had dropped. The cause of this
demonstration is unknown.

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 earth were carried away. The poor fel-
low had fallen head foremost, and his body was
lying in that position. _ _

RUSSIA.

Advices from St. Petersburg of the Mil inst.
state that the sittings of the Council of the Empire
respecting the emancipation of the serfs have occa-
sionally assumed a stormy character. Various
members had joined the so-called " noble party,"
and opposed the project. The Government has
thought it advisable to take military precautions.
The arms at the arsenal have been conveyed to the
fortress.

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.

The Cunard screw steamer Kedar, Capt. Muir,
from New York on the 14th inst., has arrived here.
The electoral vote for President and Vice-Pre-
sident was formally counted by the Congressional
Committee on the 13th inst. Lincoln and Hamlin
were declared to be duly elected. The scene was
very impressive.

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
tue 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 Spital•hill 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.

On reaching Columbus, in Ohio, Mr. Lincoln
made a speech before the Ohio Legislature, in which
he said that all that was wanted was time, patience,
and reliance on God.

Ile continued to receive perfect ovations during

his progress.
Nothing had yet been dons by the Peace Con-
ference.

The Montgomery Convention was debating the
subject of a flag for the Southern Confederation.
The Virginia State Convention assembled on the
13th inst. Its President made a Union speech, but
said that Virginia would insist on her rights as a
condition of remaining in the Confederacy. Pre-
parations for attacking Fort Sumter were being
continued at Charleston. 1,200 troops at Pen-
sacola were threatening an attack on Fort Pickens.
The Secretary of the Treasury demanded an imme•
diate loan of 8,000,000 dols, to meet indispensable
payments.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, FEB. 14.

Money quiet, and easy. Sterling exchange dull,
and irregular. Bankers' bills,104:1, to 10. Stocks
have been drooping, but closed steadier, at following
quotations :—New York Centrals, 771 ; Illinois,
77; Erie, 321. Cotton,. lower. Flour and wheat
a shade cheaper. Corn steady. Pork heavy. Beef
unchanged. Freights firm, but quiet.

NEW ORLEANS, FEE. 13.
Cotton firm. Middling upland, 101 c. to lie.

THE OUTWARD BOMBAY MAIL.
SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 27.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Ellora, sailing to-day, takes out for Bombay specie
to the value of £206,797, of which £195,490 is bar
silver, £5,000 bar gold, £6,000 sovereigns, and
£307 of sundries.

THE PEOPLE'S PENNY LIBRARY.

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