The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-10 00:00:00

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They saved themselves by jumping off, and the platform
they had occupied was crushed to atoms. The Nelson,
in order to draw the five o'clock train from Shields,
ought to have been there before that time ; she was
brought down at rapid speed to make up for lost time,
brought up, too, upon the wrong line, also to save the
time required to alter the switches and go from one line
to another, and met the train from Shields in such a
part of the line that they had approached within but a
short distance of each other before the danger of colli-
sion was apparent. The eng-ineman of the Leopard either
grossly neglected his orders and general duty, or those
in authority were not sufficiently specific in their instruc-
tions. Blame rests somewhere.
On going down with the train to Shields this morning,
to ascertain the particulars, I fell in with a commercial
traveller who, for obvious reasons, wishes his name
withheld, and he, it seems, had a narrow escape for his
life, near the same spot the evening before. He had
come from Darlington, having booked through to
Shields, but on arriving at Brockley Whins there was
no train to take him forward. He complained of the
delay, and the station-keeper offered him a passage on
the pilot engine, kept at the station. He accepted the
offer, and placed his luggage accordingly on the tender.
On their way down they met the Mountain engine coin-
ing up on the same line ; a collision was inevitable, and,
to save himself, the genteman jumped off just before the
engines met. He fell heavily on the ground, and was
much cut and bruised about the head, and most provi-
dentially he was saved going over a frightful precipice
by the low battlements of a bridge, against which he fell.
After partially recovering himself, he had his luggage
conveyed to a neighbouring public-house, and on search-
ing his pockets, &c., to see that all was right, he found
himself minus his pocket-book, containing bank-notes
amounting to 2731. He was engaged to-day in making
inquiries after the lost treasure.
Having had my attention called to the broken car-
riages at Shields to-day, I was curious enough to exa-
mine of what material they were maee, so as to judge
of their capability of resisting a strong shock. You
may guess my surprise when I found them made of
" touch-wood," the principal portion of the timber used
being absolutely rotten. In proof of this I send you a
portion of one of the carriages, taken from it with my
own hands. Such a fact cannot be too severely cen-
sured. What are the Board of Trade about ? Are
the lives of the public to be trifled with in this way ?
Who was the maker, and where was the carriage made?
us is a subjest which must be farther investigated,—.
imes.

HONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.
FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.

CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
CIIRONICLE.—The prospectus of the " New Gra-
nada Company" has been brought out, or, more properly
to write, we should say that it has been officially an-
nounced that the New Granada Company " has been
formed." We are told that this Company has been
formed because the holders of Colombian Bonds " are
not an associated body," and that, therefore, they are
not in a situation to avail t selves of the proposals
made by the Government w Granada for assigning
to them, at a fixed price, to acco of the factories of the
Republic, in payment of the interest on the proportion
of the foreign debt of the Republic attaching to New
Granada. The circular states that the New Granada
Company is also ready to undertake the agency of the
New Granada Company in London, in all matters re-
specting its foreign debt ; and with this end it has been
already provided with a board of directors, six in num-
ber, who are to be remunerated by assigning to them
" one-tenth share of the net benefits which may be made
by the Company." It does not appear how or in what
manner " the board " was called into existence.
They appear before the public ready made to order,
and not in the light of a provisional committee, or
as holding office until their appointment should be
confirmed by a general meeting of shareholders.
Nothing of this kind is to be permitted. It is at
once openly and unconditionally announced that the
affairs of the Company " are to be managed" by the
Directors named in the circular, one of whom only is to
go out of office annually, and " to be immediately re-
eligible." This is really taking care of the main cliance,
and keeping the good things amongst themselves in a
nice, snug little family way. It occurs to us, neverthe-
less, that it would have been more consistent with prac-
tice, if " the board" had been left open for the choice of
the Shareholders, after the proposed capital of 200,0001.
in 10,000 shares had been subscribed, and if time and
opportunity had been afforded to the Bondholders, by
means of a public meeting, to consider the proposals
made by the Government of New Granada, and the
proper course which should be adopted for the protec-
tion of their interests. It is quite plain that the opinions
of the Bondholders should have been ascertained by a
public meeting, previous to the constitution of this New
Granada Company, of which more than the name of one
member of the Committee of Bondholders appears in the
list of self-constituted Directors.
In Shares there was a fair amount of business trans-
acted. Another scheme for a line to Portsmouth has
made its appearance, and has had the effect of lowering
the price both of the South-Western and Brighton shares.
It was also known in the market this morning that the
Midland Company had determined on raising a fresh
capital, to the extent of two-and-a-half millions, by an
issue of shares of 404 each, on which 4 per cent. is to be
guaranteed, for the purpose of forming branches to the
south, in order to place an effectual check upon the pro-
posals for a line to York direct.. A good deal of excite-
ment and large speculative business was transacted in the
shares of the companies competing for the line from
Orleans to Tours and Bordeaux ; but as to-day is fixed
for the awarding of the line, the doubts presently enter-
tained will be set at rest most probably in the course of
to-morrow (this day). In the meantime, the shares of
that which may be the successful company have been
dealt in as high as 4 prem.
SUN.—The Funds leave'off scarcely so good as in the
morning. Consols were 1001 for Money mid Account.
Exchequer Bills brought 755. to 775. premium. New
Three-and-a,-Quarter per Cents. have been 102 i
The Foreign Investments have been flat. Spanish Five
per Cents. have been 231 ; and the Three per Cents.,
34 I. Portuguese Converted have realised 51 to 51i.
Mexican Bonds have been dull at 3.q ; and Chilian De-
ferred, 531C. Russian were 1181. Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per ents. brought 62i
The additional transactions in Railway Shares have
been these:—Birmingham and Gloucester wero 5 •
Bristol and Exeter, 8 ; Chester and Holyhead, 23Churnet Valley, 1j ; Dublin and Cashel, 8i; Great
Western, 711 to 70 ; Ditto, Half', 37:: to 38i ; Harwich,
; Greenwich, Preference, 3i ; South-Western, 334
to 32i ; Croydon, Guaranteed, 3 ; Midland, ; North-
ern and Eastern, Quarter, 41 ; Norwich and Brandon, 6;
South Devon, 41 ; York and North Midland, 551 ;
Central of France, 11 ; Boulogne and Amiens, 11 ; Or-
leans, Tours, and Bordeaux, 1 ; and Paris and Orleans,
18.1 premium. Union Bank of Australia Shares, If
premium. Caledonian, 4to a ; Brighton, 3to 211-; and
Midland, and Birmingham, and Derby, 21 discount.

' A FORTUNATE MAN.—About one on Tuesday
' morning a gentleman (whose name did not transpire),
in a state of the utmost excitement, went to the
station-house of the M division of police in South-
wark-bridge-road, and informed the inspector on duty
(Mr. Cowling) that he had lost his pocket-book, which
contained, besides other property, about 2601. in Bank
of England notes. Whether he had been robbed or
had left the pocket-book in a cab he was unable to say.
Upon hearing this statement, the inspector proceeded
to question the gentleman, who, in reply, stated that,
at a late hour in the night, he met two women in the
Borough, with whom he went to a public-house, where
they had some refreshments ; they remained there
until the house was closed, and it was then agreed
they should adjourn to one of the night-houses in
Darkhouse•lane, Billingsgate. Here ho ordered a bot-
tle of wine. After leaving the house, he and tho
women walked to the cab-stand opposite to Fishmon-
gers'-hall, where he took a cab, and drove home.
Directly after he had entered his residence he
discovered that his pocket-book was missing, but
whether he had left it in the cab, or had been robbed
of it, he could not say. Upon Inspector Cowling
hearing the above statement, ho asked the applicant
if he should know the cab again in which he
had been driven home, when the gentleman replied
that he should know both the cab and the
driver. Inspector Cowling then remarked that,
from the lateness of the hour, in all probability
the cab had returned to the stand at London-bride,
and advised the gentleman to go there, sending with
him a constable. On examining the last eab on the
rank the gentleman at once identified :it as the same
which had conveyed him home, when, calling to the
constable, he proceeded, by means of the light from
the lantern, to examine the interior, and to his ex-
treme gratification he found his pocket-book jammed
between the cushions. To remove and open it was but
the work of an instant, when it was found that the whole
of the money was safe. By what means the pocket-book
came in the position described was a mystery, as the
gentleman had no recollection of removing it out of his
pocket.
[ADVERTISEMENT.]—A POOR MAN'S LIFE SAVED
BY HOLLOWAY'S PlLLS.—Jeremiah Laughlin, a porter
about the quays of Dublin, was afflicted for years with
shortness of breath, spitting of phlegm, night perspil:a.
dons, and general weakness of body, a want of appetite,
sick head-ache, besides suffering much from the liver.d
This man was in the second stage of consumption and
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DROWAING, or MRS. HUGHES, OF
I LAND —On Saturday last, Mrs. Hughes, the
came
wire ofto the keep
to pofutrheheasLe a winter'sighthouse,Hstiellzolf sland,
pro-
visions. She was a most fearless woman, and never
hesitated to cross over to Cheshire with her horse
and cart in any state of the weather. On this occasion
she was detained in town rather late; and as the tide was
making fast, Mr. Hughes concluded that she had deter-
mined to remain in Cheshire. Such, however, was not
her intention. With her horse and cart laden, with a
sack of flour, three sheep, and other articles, she
. boldly
ventured on the sands, a stiff breeze blowing at the
time. She had evidently not proceeded far from shore
when :she found that the tide had too far advanced • and
evidence was seen in the track of the cart wheels of her
endeavour to return. The shore opposite is lonely and
deSolate ; but some ladies who lived inland heard cries,
about eleven o'clock, of " Murder ! help, help !" but
deeming them to proceed from cottages in the vicinity,
they took no especial notice, and it would have been
useless if they had, for there is not a single -boat of any
kind along this shore. Next day the body of Mrs.
llughes was found, her hands grasping the reins. The •
horse and sheep also perished.—Liverpool Courier.