The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-24 00:00:00

WESMILNSTER.

MILITARY RUFFIANISM.—George Stevens, a pri-
vate in the Scots Fusilier Guards, wearing a good
conduct stripe, was charged with assaulting John
liallisee, of Paradise-walk, Chelsea.

The prosecutor said—l was going down the
King's-road, Chelsea, last night with a friend about
about 20 minutes to 11, when I met the prisoner
and another soldier. The prisoner said, " Good
night, chum ; are you Being to give us some beer ?"
I said, " I do not know that you are any chum of
mine." Prisoner turned round and said, " What do
you mean, you -- ?" and struck me on the face
several tiaies, and knocked me down. I held him
until a constable came up, when I gave him into
custody.

The prisoner said that the prosecutor first as-
saulted him.

The prisoner was remanded until to-morrow, and
was removed:in the custody of a sergeant of his
regiment.

THAMES.

MURDEROUS ASSAULT.—Robert Shrubsoll, a tall
young man of bad character, was brought before
Mr. Benson, charged with violently assaulting a
girl of the town, name Sarah Sims, who appeared in
court with her face bruised, one eye swollen and
blackened, and her clothes saturated with gore.
The facts were these. The prisoner and the girl
met on Saturday night, and of ter they had been
walking about some time, they went to a long and
horrible court called John's-place, Baker-street,
Stepney, where numerous robberies have been com-
mitted at intervals for many years. Before they
had entered any of the dens in John's-place, the
prisoner said, " You have brought me here to rob
me, and struck her a severe blow on the face
with his fist and knocked her down." She
got up and called oat " Murder, and police,"
and he beat her in a brutal manner again,
felled her to the ground and kicked her. She was
raised by the bystanders weltering in blood, and
taken to the London Hospital, where she received

The number of Irish passengers who joined the
train at Chester was comparatively few, but among
them were some whose position and personal cha-
racter rendered the interest in their fate general and
earnest. In addition to Lord and Lady Farnham,
whose loss will be bitterly felt in their own county,
the Hon. Walter Berwick, Judge of the Court of
Bankruptcy, is now known to have been among the
victims. He had been travelling in Switzerland for
the benefit of his health and was on his way home.
His sister and a Miss Finch travelled with him. He
was seen speaking to Lord Farnham at the station
iu Chester, and the first alarm respecting him was
excited by the arrival of his luggage in Dublin. lle
was highly respected by all classes, and much sym-
pathy is felt for his brothers—Mr. Edwd. Berwick,
president of the Queen's College, Galway, and Dr.
Berwick, a physician of this city. Judge Berwick
iu early life, though not of late years, was au active
politician, and rendered important service to the
Liberal party. lie was one of the Commissioners
who conducted the inquiry into the memorable
affray at Dolly's Brae, which led to the removal of
the n_►mes of Lord Roden and Mr. Beers from the
roll of magistrates. Since his elevation to the bench
the soundness and impartiality of his judgments
commanded the confidence of the public. Fears were
entertained that Judge Deasy, who had been ob-
served in conversation with him in Chester, shared
his fate, but they have been set at rest by intelli-
gence of his safe return this morning. Mr. 11.
Owen, another of those who it is believed have
perished, was an organist connected with the New
Church of St. Bartholomew's, and was returning
home after spending a holyday with his friends at
Chester, to be present at special services
next week. The name of Miss Franks, daughter
of a gentleman connected with the office of the
Ecclesiastical Commissioners, is also to be added
to the dismal catalogue of the missing. She was
returning with some friends who were about to
visit a clergyman in Kingstown. It is rumoured
that the Rev. Mr. Windle, of London, and Mrs.
Windle, were in the train, and they have not since
been heard of. Miss Vernon, a lady who resided
in Kingstown, is also believed to have perished.
The papers are filled with voluminous accounts of
the calamity, and every form of language seems to
be exhausted in attempting to describe its inde-
scribable horrors. It is probable that fullparti-
culars have been already published in London ; but
as some of the passengers returned to Dublin
and have given narratives of what they witnessed,
it may be interesting to have their pictures of the
scene.

Some of the passengers lament that the thought
of personal danger to those in the fore part of the
train did not occur to them when they felt the con-
cussion and looked out. They saw, as they sup-
posed, only two vans on fire, and they hastened to
remove the contents. The rest of the train in
front was enveloped at the time in dark, pitchy
smoke, as if coming from a funnel, and cast
a veil over even the vivid flame which they after-
wards saw bursting forth like a stream of lava
and dashing in fiery spray about the carriages.
They saw, as they supposed, all the passengers out
on the embankment, and 'never suspected the ter-
rible reality. It was only when the sides .of the
carriage had been burnt, so that the interior be-
came visible, and they could see the imperfect out-
lines of human:figures in various positions within
the burning mass that the awful truth was re-
vealed. It is believed that the death of the victims
was instantaneous—that they were stifled by the
poisonoes vapour ; but still the survivors deplore
the fact that so long a time elapsed before their fate
was discovered. The carriages kept burning for
four hours.

EVENING.

The names of Captain and Mrs. Townsend,
among the missing, were probably given in mis-
take for Mr. C. Uniacke Townsend and his
sister-in-law, whose luggage was in the van, but
who entered the London part of the train, and
are safe.

The salvage, it is said, is of great value. It
includes diamonds of extraordinary size and singu-
lar brilliancy. There are a magnificent diamond
necklace, a costly diamond ring, a centre ornament
of a tiara having one large diamond, and 11 others
not much smaller. There are rubies, opals, emeralds,
gold tops of smelling-bottles, opera-glasses, 24
watches (all, with two or three exceptions, gold),
chains, clasps of bags, and very many bunches of
keys. diamonds stood the fire better than
anything else ; the settings are nearly destroyed,
but the stones remain unimpaired. The present
Lord Farnham, his brother, the lion. Richard Max-
well, and some of the servants of the late lord made
a lengthened inspection of these articles to- day, and
they were able to give all but legal proof that some
of the most valuable jewels, the diamonds especi-
ally, had been the property of the late Lord and
Lady Farnham. One jewel Lord Farnham recog-

nised as the badge of the Order of St. Patrick. His
late brother had worn it at the inauguration of the
Fringe of Wales as a Knight of that Order. Then a
pair of gold links were found, with a coronet and
the initials "A. F. F.," her ladyship's Christian
names having been " Anna- Francisca." A watch
bearing his lordship's crest was in the collection.
A Book of Common Prayer, one of the covers burnt
off, but with the inscription on the title-page " Ed-
ward Oaten, from Lord Lyttelton," belonged to the
late Lord Farnham's valet, who formerly lived with
Lord Lytteltoa. As shortly before leaving Lou-
don Lady Farnham had her jewels cleaned at Hunt
and Roskell's, application will be made to that
firm with a view to the identification of those now
lying at the Abergele station which may have be-
longed to her. In more than one instance bunches
of keys have put the sad fate of particular
persons beyond all doubt. A number of buttons
with Lord Farnham's crest on them were found in
the ashes on the line, and a few with the inscrip-
tion, " London and North-Western Railway Com-
pany." The former, no doubt, were ou the coat of
Lord Farnham's footman, and the latter on that of
William Smith, the guard. I believe that Inspec
tor Owen and the police acting under him are en-
titled to every credit for their endeavours to re-
cover the property, but I am afraid that some of it
has found its way into other hands—a circum-
stance which perhaps was inevitable. With
the exception of one or two cases, the bag-
, gage of the passengers has been destroyed with
them. This is accounted for by the fact that, as
they entered the train at Chester, their luggage
was put into the front van ; but some, at least, of
the portmanteaus and boxes of Sir Nicholas and
Lady Chinnery have arrived at Kingstown, though it
has been ascertained that they got in at Chester,
because in a telegram received by Sir Nicholas's
sister on the morning of the day of the accident he
stated that he had slept at Chester the previous
night, and would be home that evening. His bag-
gage must have been put into the end van.
Again, it must not be presumed that because the
carriages which were destroyed had only been
put on at Chester no one in them had come
down from London. The express stays ten minutes
at Chester, and it is a common occurrence for pas-
sengers to change carriages in order to join friends,
or for some other reason.

ELECTION IN7ELLIGENC.L.

BANDON:-At a meeting of the Liberal electors
of Bandon, on Tuesday, Mr. William Shaw was
requested to contest the borough in the Liberal in-
terest at the coming election. Mr. Shaw acceded
to the request.

BODMlN.—'fhe Hon. F. Leveson-Gower, M.P.
fJr Bodmin, addressed a large meeting of his
constituents on Thursday evening in the Guild-
hall. The Mayor (Mr. G. P. Parkyn) occu-
pied the chair, and at the conclusion of
the honourable gentleman's a ldress Mr. Hichiens
then moved, and Mr. J. Oke seconded, this resolu-
tion :--" That having heard the straightforward
and satisfactory address of the Hon. F. Leveson-
Gower, M.P., on the leading questions of the dI y,
we consider him entitled to the support and con-
fidence of the present and future electors of Bod-
min." This. was put to the meeting by the Mayor,
and carried unanimously.
BAR STAPLE.--The borough continues in A
state of great excitement, owing to the
large number of 'candidates who are on
the field. Mr. Cave, Mr. Thomas, and Mr. Evans
are out on the Liberal side. Mr. Thomas is
brought forward by the wolkiiig classes; there is a
coalition between Mr. Cave and Mr. Evans. The
Conservatives have made overtures to Mr. Howel
Gwyn, of Brecon, but that gentleman declines to
comp forward; the party has already two other
candidates in the field.