The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-20 00:00:00

FLANDERS MAIL. 1

BRVSSELS, FEB. 16.—The Chamber of Representatives
commenced the debate on the budget of Public Works.
Several members spoke on the subject of iron railways.
M. Rodenbach was alarmed at the expense which the coun-
try had already incurred and those which it would still have
to incur for the completion of railroads; the first estimates
were 15 millions of francs, and if we do not take care the ex-
pense will soon amount to 200 millions.
The Minister of Public Works compared the English,
French, and Belgian systems, and did not hesitate to prefer
the latter. The diversity of opinion on this subject is very•
remarkable.

The King of Sweden, in order to favour the export trade
of the kingdom, issued, towards the end of last year, a Royal
Ordinance making the following modificatips in the tariff of
duties :

1. From the date of this ordinance (17th October), and
till further orders, the following articles are free from export
duty, namely, alum, pitch in barrels, red ochre, &c.
2. Coals and coke are henceforth, till further orders, free
from duty on importation.

BELGIAN FUND3.—Baussets, Fes. 18.
Actual Debt, 95 per Cent ........... 50
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent. .....»....« «.. IPS%
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent. 99
- Three per Cent.
--Thirty-seven Millivns, ditto ......
Loan of City, 185 t, Four per Cent(.1840).....—........ 118 N
society of Commerce, Four and a lalf per Cent.
Bank of Belgium, Five per f_4,S
I sue of 1841 ....... ...... 107)111
National Society --
Exchange on London (short) ..... -
-Brussels Papers. Feb. 17

ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH
WESTERN RAILWAY.
A distressing accident occurredvoii Sunday evening, shortly
after eight o'clock, near the Wimbledon station of the South
-Western ,Railway.. Two :.men named Henry Weller and
John Weller (father and son),_ accompanied by a third in-
dividual named Pallick, had been spending the day with
some friends at Chelsea, which place they left about eight
o'clock to return home to Ewell, in Surrey. They arrived at
that point of the road intersected by the South-Western
Railway, near Wimbledon, about half-past eight, and as it
was nearly dark did not observe the cross-gates, erected to
prevent persons crossing the line, until they were close
upon them, when John Weller called out suddenly,
" Come on, here is a train coming," and imme-
diately after throwing open the gate attempted to cross the
line. At the same instant the five o'clock up-train from
Southampton passed by at full speed, and on Charles Pallick
(the third individual alluded to) and Henry Weller looking
round they could see nothing of the unfortunate man who
had but the instant before called out to them to follow him
across the road. One of the policemen on the line coming
up a search was made, and the unfortunate man was dis-
covered about a hundred yards from where he crossed the
road, bleeding profusely from a wound in his head, where the
skull was laid open, besides being otherwise much injured.
He was removed with all possible care, and the best means
at hand used to stay the hemorrhage. About half an hour
subsequently the Woking up-train, on being signalled by the
policeman, stopped and took in the unfortunate man, who
was conveyed in one of the first-class carriages to the Nine-
elms terminus, where medical assistance was instantly ob-
tained. The poor fellow had not then ceased to breathe, but
had remained perfectly insensible from the time of the acci-
dent.