The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-27 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

AN D

Pfifth optnten.

" Who runs may read."

rOMEZTAIG.
en Saturday Louis Philippe, the Queen, and her
,;(12.1 Highness Madame Adelaide, came to Paris, and
d''ted the Louvre. They returned to St. Cloud to
niter i • • t • Majestiesreceived the
sod. in the evening-
of pot?.ittu Minister, the Ifanoverian Minister, th_e,Prefec, Prefect
13„ ;dee, and Madame Gabriel Delessert, the Baron de
-ss're and Prince Pignatelli.
113'
Aratio,„ oyal ordounance dated the 20th, new regula-
tor the made respeting the supp!y for corn and bread
Vahl* "JuY• The contracts fur corn are always to be
tor one th all possible competition, and are only to be
eildep"e Year. The manufacture of the bread is to he
Go tta direction of inspectors appointed to the
14-teruMert
...
cloudede great disappointment of the Parisian., the
dered state of the atmosphere on Sunday night ren-
Tl 7 the eclipse of the moon invisible.
eff„„ e_,Dioit states that the Englishman who recently
fie-tu, his escape from the debtor,' prison in the Rue
for where, says that journal, he was incarcerated
itur„i!uts amounting to 130,000 f., had bribed one of the
a""3•8 with a sum of 5,0001., half in bank-notes and
other half in a bill at twenty days. This turnkey
Main
him the means of escape, and at the Barr4re du
th:tne it chaise de poste was in waiting to convey him to
1,11 coast.
Suspicion having fallen on the turnkey, he
'ovheittrested, and on being searched the bank-notes
h he had received were found upon him.
the he Queen of Spain has just conferred the Order of
11, Gulden Fleece upon the Duke of Calabria, Prince
ral of 'Naples.
for .m Bee by the Berlin journals that associations are
the —;jig in that capital, and in other parts of Prussia, for
Th.Pro,action and encouragement of the operative classes.
God II dune With the approbation and patronage of the
rerment.
,
th Q last volume of the statistics of population,. &c.,_
tirthatitrisst,illpubbolrinshed by the Prefect of the Seine, it is stated
1,78,70iit of 28,942 accouchements, there are children
warneY the sma'lla-pnodx.2oo persons aro annually carried
Tile numbers of death in the
to% r arrondissements of Paris is frightfully large as
Thirlred with that in the wealtier arrondissements.
TVs also the case in London.
v,otede.4llllleipal Council of Marseilles is stated to have
tAt- sum of 30,000/, to be placed at the disposal of
Ate 'ol', for the expense of the fetes which are to take.
vill::),,n, the arrival in that city of the Prince de Join-
tile Duke and Duchess d'Aumale.
klacer-th4.°4Bs,a, says the Constitutionnel, is not the only
lzikt nas been declared in a state of siege; we learn
Lid tC,nleasure extends to the province of Saragossa,
talleit:,(llluesca and Teruel. It is confirmed that the
/11"e-tufit.'ana, in Upper Arragon, has taken part in the
The tare
tence of. -e•ona papers of the 19th mention no occur-
Precaut• 'I.IY interest, but detail a number of rigorous
daily acpns which the Captain-General of Catalonia was

An act, ZAW AND POLZCB.
1 market'l°ll was brought in the Court of Exchequer,. by
t-kr, gardener's labourer, named M'Carthy, against
le.attrnes. proprietor of the Alfred's Head, near the
Wtj alit and Castle. It appeared that the plaintiff,
Ilvilritorn_ rte,a.tttLe:ding an Irish wake, bad gone to the public-
_,
k:e, and
'the defendant, in turning out some disorderl.y
",•}?gave *earthy a push, who fell, and had his
''';li- Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 301.
aged .).-e New Central Criminal Court, John Andrews,
Val,' '3, Was coovieted of stealing a gold breast pin,
I:eh:as:4:os_, the property of William Spear, from his
to cm* The Common Sergeant observed that he was
thief—one of the 'swell mob—and must leave
for seL°lllltrr. The judgment was, that he he transported
0"e"e tern, of ten years.
tiad 2°,irga William Merin, a clerk, respectably attired,
11,,,," ', )ertrs of age, pleaded guilty to stealing a pearl
"'revs f ' . and articles, value 301. and
ilpw.,,_
,s-• . i‘e ring.,, other. _Ai gru , the Property of Francis Orn his master.
aline), . il. so for stealinge • banknote, value 5/. the property of
13 said 's and indictment charged him
Ni master ; a third .
'4l embzzlng, secreting, and stealing l 1/. Sc., the pro-
man Challis
irrt•Y of George Frederick Prince Suttorde his master.
ahitZCommissioner Bullock and Mr. Al er
ug consulted for a considerable time, the Learned.
.ge`i_rse said they had duly considered the charges, which
e'llit„ 're of a very serious description, E 0 that_ the Court..ea..
d not, consistent with its duty, grant
azo, __ . the appli
'4en his behalf v,-ithout injustice to others. The sen-
tence% was, that he be transported beyond the seas for
'e years.
t,, At Queen-square, Wm. Butler, of Ilatton, near Houn-
o, -wog fined 101. for hawking hay without a license.
qotice of appeal was given.
.. Charles -Wm. Glover, 19 years of age, who has been
I,tll custody ten days, was brought up for final examine-
%at the Thames Police-court, charged with mali-
ti
.d hey cutting and wounding Anne Male, with intent to
%vr grievous bodily harm, and also with assaulting
'rye etal other persons. The prosecutrix, who was in a
11411:ehle state, related the nature of the assault, which
aon" en committed without provocation, while the pri-
fence Wm in a state of intoxication. He offered no de-
' and was fully committed for trial.
~,, The b COII37AW-:—.1..6..2317Z0Ve.5..EZ•Z1.
to
lirea R.°Wager Lady llolland is expected to return
14rilt, '''Llulhope-street, at the close of the week, from
a ton
I'4 E'
NaritgeEarl and Countess of Dunmore are passing the.
krill, " Durunore Park, N.B. Her Ladyship's duties
litt% 7, lof the Bedchamber in Waiting on the Queen
4e," expected to come round until March.
411,1 and Countess Bruce have left their residence, in
G,„°341, for Savenache Lodge, near Marlborough.
in
ItoN,,,i`neral the Earl of Effingham, G.C.8., arrived The from Brighton.
Ilia Ge beke of Buccleuch's birthday was celebrated by
4,esiiiraceLs Landon tradesmen, at the Freemasons' Ta-
tarr Xonday, when he completed his 38th year.
Vile t, '414 Countess Craven have arrived on a visit to
teert,°,,,w,. agar Countess Craven, at Hempstead Park, near
u_mZ. 1
%all llri:lr' of Limerick is seriously indisposed at South-
ith, , rstiscasmairmotru.
leiet, '/o"ernor and Deputy-Governor of the Irish So-
n entertained Sir Henry Pottinger, on Tuesday even-
latt
t t i)it the A!bion. About 50 gentlemen sat down
,F-Lba*eside•de: Mr. Alderman Humphery (the Governor)
The hotaidered
()nus° of Rogers and Co. has always been corn-
trivut 1,- of decided property, though doing a vedy.
N's-„aee -fnlisin"it ; and the head of the firm, now a
s'
Pled
age, is well known as the author of the
Thacks!lrel of Memory."
lietql; baque:lts on the bodies of Varnalls and Dean
be
Itgai .i:itt'a Were resumed on Tuesday, and likely to t
ti
411 a..tournuct. The rumour embodied in our repobr
'dtriv,..(l'4!lY to the-eifcct that the driver of the Der y
ham i'lln, had thrown Ms capground, and re-
'%
T. Proceed towards No' on the
be
the
turnsw roountgt line,
n e
etitl4l-ireeted to do so by Mtrt.i7Lgihghaintfooont,
on Zunfounded•
'*alt li.tne"lv aprovincial grand lo'ze
110 held at C 0
of Freemasons
ft, we as -,,r !entry, for the purpose o
..;91e ,erero ovincial Grand Master of W-
;7‘ll, ksn., tr,,lYr of installation ',was performeddea D
.. T. 11.
teeickshire.
4nilsereu'lli
as'iseinatila.ReegfistibarfoafttlrineitOrfrorm, ssistyed by ti
the metro-
lalle ittlitrief;r"3 141 part: the
teh countyey of Warwick and
.1-130. k ete'tt-lnlig counties.
tiksr. 8 aturday which
of
eecompany afterwards par-
la of
~ sum counties.
dinner, at the Castle Inn, at
tleti:4
04
or
boy,vir.lcaartzwatilliettri,eof
On 8 sull) presided.
Nta 141, Was killed e n nameddon - George Crow-
d land Rail-
3r, by be; On the Durham and San er
terrace, near Sun-
lNip ,o 'rig run over by two wa,*gons as they were
eilo,_ k.. the ii„,
liphe.v.% as atteinptin t
near Hendon. It appears the little
hp 11!le felt do g 0 get on to one of the waggons,
b %kit 111:4 iew, and both waggons passed over him,
liaret42,;°i his 1a‘.4.8 ,and injuring him severely in other
4.--°ll, his r,''.,,a' i -lie died shortly afterwards from ex-
,TI invitation 11! Presenting a shocking spectacle.
Zerchants to R"
~it tl,.:"1 by the leading City of Lodn
fo .
e 11th proxini " --r37 Pottinger has been accepte oi
11,,- tneeting fn. '
"eada . • o- trac,esme andassistants was held on
ktliare night, in Sh 4
~,.
~. -, to consider ouldharn-street Chapel,.r)anston-
tee° lion to obt • the Propriety of rendering their co-
d tik of businessatn a general eanction for shortening. the
Ntlet-he business Mr. Wheatley presided, and intr i
ti I'4' oti the - of the meeting by some genera
ohs i a evils of e hou. everl resolu-
No 4 aeeordat
Pted. lee Withth thelate object orsf theS meetiang, were

kipkA„ __
oru-. RAZTE AND MARRY us.—On Wednesday
kt-ln.siLtg• a Young man, accompanied by a very e est-
':'f' tC4Ig Young female, presented himself at the al
interest-
en, church of St. Nicholas, the patron Saint of fishei-
int r
tar
tile
~' tc' which fraternity, or its kindred one of seamen,e,
41,-I.°llrig man belonged, that the two might be made
w ti:tl the holy rite of matrimony. One of the curatesc
Al.ekoe Parish having been appointed to perform the
aes-
t i.,,1)", was scarcely so quick in its consummation
!tal)to . 7,Patient bridegroom appeared to think he ought to
me e
embryo husband, who, it seems, had beaentniend-
tk ,rg freely in his libations to the rosy god, excl i
411 Y a horrid oath against the slowness of the ele-
ct,'" gentle oath
and the latter, feeling alike grieved and
teltir, ted, refused to proceed. He soon left the church,
‘lllll4l-Ittilleteer
froeintter that if he presented himself before La en,— • . parish in a more becoming condition,
Ap,h,_ Cann
hours, it was probable that, on ebxepreesrs:
fo'ke"4 eetitrition, the ceremony would then
i)rayt'' the parties retired, and after the morningP
vt4 ea the
in the presence of the mmistbeie
'bride Parish, who administered a keen rebuke to
.t ,
toll 141.°°,e, and concluded by e anxious
atipe in the bonds of indissoluble gunon. llr.
Miii:nziP expressed the deep regret he felt at being.d
.etattdua to perform so painful a task.—Cumbrz ye
14'? ".
!kill " OF THE. TARIFF.—Continental cattle are
ill
in great numbers into England, and the
131 ttati" of poultry is prodigious. This is, beyond
1,4 'ilustion, " a heavy blow and great discouragement"
Sir ;.ge and small agricultural industy in Ireland , but
'Abee mibert lel must have known it to be limitable
was concocting his tariff.—Dublin Pilot.
col os-e ,Sacred Harmonic Society will repeat lltienclienl's
t, i r.,41 ortorio, ‘, Israel in Egypt," on Friday
Ivorisp this oratorio that Handel has manifested that
ill 4:11,411 Power
of musical painting which he posse
//i - an
eminent degree.
Tare Chil been is rumoured that Catholics
•thi-c, ;-"11 excluded from Sheriffs' lists of late years.
Atia 'S Particularly observable in the cases of Sligo, Gal-
" 414 bublin.-1) /Qin Pilot.

THE LATE FATAL RAILWAY
ACCIDENT.

NOTTINGHAM, MONDAY.—Thomas Dean, who was
under examination when our reporter left, was cross-
examined by several of the jury, in order more clearly
ti elucidate his evidence, but no variation from his
original examination was to be noticed. He stated that
he had not heard a man say, that if he were master he
would prevent the train going on until the other arrived,
and continued, " No steps were taken at Beeston to stop
the London train till I heard the crash, unless turning
the red side of the signal ; but it was very foggy, and
the train might possibly have gone on if the crash had
taken place lower down the line. My having heard the
crash, and the Nottingham train not having arrived at
the proper time, were the cause of my going towards the
London train with the red flag. The points of the rail-
way are self-acting points. Two trains going the same
way are not allowed to go after each other until ten
minutes elapse, The London train could not have seen
the red signal to stop at a distance of 100 yards, as it
wai so foggy, but they would have seen it when they
came up to Beeston. There are fog signals given to the
engine-drivers. I never heard such a crash before as
that which I heard when the two trains met. I told the
station-master that it was like the report of a cannon,
but not such a dead heavy sound as the report of a can-
non."—The inquest was then adjourned.
TUESDAY, FOUR O'CLOCK, P.M.
At half-past nine o'clock this morning the Coroner and
jury re-asserubl:d at the hospital, to pursue the investi-
gation adjourned from last night.
Mr. Youle and other directors were again present, and
all the legal gentlemen engaged, as well as the officials of
the railway, were also in attendance.
The first witness called was John Bolton, who deposed
as follows :—I live at Long Eaton, and am overlooker
fer the contractor. I saw a tender get off the rails at
Wilford. The four wheels came off the rails, and the
rails were bent in consequence. I could not calculate
how long it would take to remove the tender and adjust
the rails, but I think it would take an hour. I saw
Kearaley at the place where the tender was off, and I
heard him direct Hewitt to go up the line to Beeston to
stop any trains from coming down. Howitt said—
" What, to Beeston ?" and Kearaley said, " Yes," or if
he did not go himself, he should send the next man on
the line to Beeston." I then said to Howitt, "You may

as well go yourself, for the other man has got but one
leg." It was very foggy that day. Howitt started di-
reedy afterwards. lie made a stop when he got about
15 yards. He was reminded again that the trains might
come up, and he then went right away. It was so foggy.
we could not see more than 100 yards up the line at the

time. I saw mthing of Mr. Lightfoot there, but I had
seen him pass in the up-train to Beeston. I cannot say
whether Howitt had any signal with him when he went
up the line. The first time I saw Mr. Lightfoot was, to
the best of my knowledge, when I saw him go on the
train. I heardnothing said to him by any person. We
got the tender off the line just as the driver of the second
up-train returned to inform us of the accident. Nothing
passed between Mr. Lightfoot and me at Nottingham.
I cannot say how it was that the tender got off the line ;
but when I examined the points before it happened I
found them all right. I saw Marland and Reilly before
the accident (die drivers who went on the wrong line),
and they expressed no fear of any collision, nor did they
appear to have the least dread of any such occurrence.
Mr. H. Youle—l am one of the directors of the Mid-

land Counties Railway Company. I was at the Notting-
ham station on Thursday. I was ton horseback, and
when I got to the gates leading to Wilford I perceived
they were closed. On looking to the right hand I saw
some men at work on the railway, and I shouted to them
to know what was the matter. Immediately Mr. Light-
foot advanced to me and said that a tender was off the

line ; and added, " As the time is now near at hand fur
the train to London to start, and it must of necessity go
on the wrong line, I think I had better go with it to see
that the line is clear, and caution the police at Beeston
station before the arrival of any down train." I said,
" I think you had better do so." The gates were then
opened. I proceeded about ten paces, and reflecting on
what Mr. Lightfoot had said, I turned round, and said,
again, " I think, Mr. Lightfoot, you had better go your-
self to see that the line is clear." I then rode away.
My impression was that Mr. Lightfoot would adopt every
precaution, for I had known him for years, and had the
highest opinion of his experience, his caution, and pru-
dence, having often admired hi►u for those qualities. I
therafore calculated that he would give every necessary
order to secure trains froui accident.

By a Juror—ls thereanTaQe;;tanding as to which
train—the up or the down train—must be kept back in
case of accident interfering with the rail? Witness—l am
not aware of any such understanding.
CORONER—We have it in evidence that there are two
sets of rails, which do not correspond with each other ;
that one set (the old set) was in operation with some of
the men till the day after the accident, and that the
other (the new) was not in operation with the others on
the 9th of November. I wish you to explain this. Mr.
Youle—lt is the duty of Mr. Knitley to see that the
engineers have proper copies of the rules.
CORONER—Do you know how it is that the whole of
the drivers have not been provided with regulations of
the same description? Mr. Yonle—l do not.
CORONER--'The regulations affecting changing the
rails differ materially in the two sets of regulations, and
yet some of the servants had one set of regulations, and
others another set.

Mr. Youle—Mr. Knitley, the principal engineer, I
understand, arranges that.
The CORONER—I should wish very much to have it
explained.
A Railway Director—lt shall be explained.
A Juror—Naikland (the driver of the engine which
was on the wrong line) did not Fet the new regulations
till Friday morning after the accident, so that you went
to the insurance-office after the fire.

Mr. John Wildy—l went down to the Nottingham
station on last Tuesday afternoon, between a quarter
and half past two. I took a place at the station for the
train which was to have started at a quarter to three. It
did not start then. I should think it was ten minutes
behind its time for starting. I was in the fourth-class
carriage, which is without seats. We proceeded on the
proper line to Wilford, and our train was then stopped,
and backed to the other line—the down line. I supposed
we were going to take up some luggage. We imme-
diatiately started on our way up, being still on the down
line. I saw a tender off the rails. As soon as we pro-
ceeded on the down line, I felt very much alarmed, and
my alarm was greatly increased by hearing the driver
constantly blowing his whistle. I had my child, about
3 years old, OR my knee. I was conscious that something
serious would happen. I was in the last carriage of the
train. When we arrived at about three-quarters of a mile
from Beeston, I was alarmed by hearing a tremendous
crash, and being at the same time thrown with great
force against the door-way of the carriage. We were
then going about 12 or 14 miles an hour, which I con-
sider to be about half the usual speed. I was stunned
for a few seconds, and as soon as I recovered myself I
looked round, and found that no one had been left in the
carriage but myself and my little boy. The first voice
I heard was that of Mr. Baker, who said, " For God's
sake, come and help these poor creatures." I then laid
my boy in the field, and assisted the passengers. The
first person I took out was Mrs. George Dean, wife of
Mr. Dean, of the Castle and Falcon. I then saw Mr.
Dean lying with his head out of the carriage. I put my
arms under his to lift him out, and I found that his legs
had got fast in the broken wood of the carriage. I used
a little extra force, and took him out and laid him against
a gate. Mr. Dean was able to stand when I took him
out, but not able to speak. 1 asked him where he was
hurt, and he looked wistfully at me, but could not speak;
I see that his face was bruised. I saw him again
shortly after, and he was still standing. When next I
saw him he was lying in a cart in a field on the right-
hand side; he appeared then to be dying. My little boy
who was with me escaped without any injury whatever.
About half an hour after the accident Mr. Lightfoot
asked me what o'clock it was, and I told him it was half-
past three. The driver of the down train then came to
Mr. Lightfoot, and said, " Oh, Mr. Lightfoot, what a job
this is; you can't blame me— it is entirely your own
fault I " Mr, Lightfoot then walked away, and made no
reply. He appeared to he very much troubled. I took
as much precaution as poseible, by placing myself in
such a position as would break my fall, in case of a col-
lision.
By a Juror—Would you have gone if you knew the
train was to go on the wrong line ?
Witness—l would not have gone, if I had known it,
for all the railway companies on earth. (In continua-
tionj—As soon as we found ourselves going up on the
wrong line, all in the carriage became so mach alarmed,
that I don: think au additional word was spoken
amongst us from the time we had remarked it to the
time of the accident.
Mr. Robert Lightfoot, the station-master of Notting-
ham, whose name was so frequently mentioned during
the investigation, was next called, and the Coroner stated
to him, that if he wished to make any statement to the
jury, they were willing to hear him, but it was to be quite
voluntary on the part of Mr. Lightfoot.
Mr. Lightfoot then stated, that he had suffered greatly
in mind since the accident, not having lied more than a
single hour's sleep at one time from the period of the
unfortunate occurrence to the present, and he should,
therefore, read to the jury a statement of the circum-
stances with which he was acquainted in connexion
with it. He then read as follows :—I am manager
and station-master at the Nottingham Railway sta.
tion. I went into the yard at about a quarter to two
o'clock, on Thursday last, when I met a man, who said
to me that an engine was off the line. I immediately
went up, and saw John Kearsley, the engineer, and several
men trying to disengage the en from the tender,
the tender being off the line. earaley informed me
then that he had sent Howitt up to Beeston station to
stop any train:that might be coming down the line, until
the quarter-past two train had passed, as he intended
to send the quarter-past two London train up the down
line. My reply was, there was great danger from the
fog. His answer then was, there was plenty of time be-
fore any train was due, meaning the down-trains ; and
that he would give instructions to Jerry to blow his
whistle, and go with caution until he got up the line,
meaning changing to the other side at Beeston. At
this :time Mr. Youle, the Nottingham Director, was
passing through Wilford-gates Oil horseback. I went to
him to explain the situation of the engine and tender,
stating that Kearsley intended sending up the down line
by the two hours fifteen minutes London train. I
allas theked wAiray.Youle if I should go on the engine to see if
the driver was careful in going, and blowing his whistle
then "u,ellt to Beeston, as there might be men working
soanalhe di)" lice; or persons crossing at the time. He
By all means, de, ee," or words to that effect. I
tached engine.to theUptentdoer
to the men wiliss bor.° working at
thethism,as timethe taigereav
which caused delay. After the engine was disengaged I
said to the men, ` "All be right now very soon,
and the engine clear." One of the men said, Yes, in
iO4l/PstLtl;
a short time." I then. got on the engine of the London
train, that had started from the station, fully convinced

in my own mind that the line would be perfectly clear
before the ten minutes before three train, the next up,
would start, and never for a moment supposing the least
possibility of a second train being sent off on the wrong
line, without some previous intimation, or I should never
have put my self in that dangerous situation. We pro-
ceeded with the up-train with great caution, whistling
every thirty or forty yards, until we came in sight of
Beeston station, passing Howitt about 200 yards on this
side of the station. Jerry, the driver, stopped the train
on the departure line. I got on and the train went for-
ward. I crossed the line to the station-house to explain
to Mr. Raven, the station-master, the cause of my com-
ing up on the wrong line, and I said that the two hours
and fifty minutes, or next train, would come up the
right line. Immediately after, Howitt came up per-
spiring very much and quite exhausted. He asked
me for sixpence to go and get some spirits ; I think
he said rum. I referred him to Raven, and he
(Howitt) borrowed something from him and went
to the Victoria Inn. Howitt arrived back at
the station before the arrival of the train from Derby.
Immediately on the arrival of that train I went to the
engine-driver to inform him what had occurred at the
Nottingham station, stating the caution I had used in
coming up, and the same caution he was to observe in
going down. We proceeded slowly on, whistling as we
went. I was watching the line to see that no person or
anything was on the line, when I called out, " Good God !
there is a train coming, and on our line." The engine-
man did something to Lis engine and jumped off. I
followed, but, catching my foot, [ tumbled over, making
a complete summersault, and lay, for a short time sense-
less. As soon as I recovered I sent the guard to the
Beeston station, to stop the London down-train.
In answer to questions from the jury, the witness said
that Kearsley sent up Howitt to Beeston upon his own
responsibility, for it came within his (Kearsley's) duties.
If a difference of opinion occurred between Kearsley and
witness on the subject of arranging the trains, Kearsley's
authority would be. superior. There was no imperative
necessity for getting the train from Beeston. There is a
notification in the office that the Company do notguarantee
the arrival of the trains at the time specified in the times
hills, It was certainly not stated in my hearing that
Howitt was to stop all the down trains until two up trains
arrived. Witness only recollected Howitt asked for six-
pence, but did not remember anything further having been
said to him by Howitt. He (witness) felt quite satisfied
that when he was coming to Nottingham there was no
possibility of a second train coming up the wrong line
against him. Witness left no instructions as to the second
train coming on the wrong line, for he was convinced that
the second train could go on its own right line, as he be-
lieved that the obstruction of the tender might be removed
in time. Witness had no conversation with Raven as to
the propriety of coming back previous to the collision, and
the reason he went so slowly, being off his own line, was
on account ofthe fog. When witness arrived at Beeston,
and gave notice to stop the trains, he considered that he
had done his duty. The driver of the train on which the
witness, came towards Nottingham from Beeston, fre-
quently blew his whistle. Witness thought the tender
might be removed in time to clear up the line, for he
never saw a tender require more than half an hour to
clear, but in this case the water flowed out of the tender,
and washed away the earth which was under the rails, and
supporting them. The result of this was, that the rails,
not having due support, became bent, and that was the
cause of the unusual delay in getting the rails adjusted.
Witness had seen worse cases of tenders and of engines,
which are much heavier, getting off the rails, and they
had been remedied in less time than this occupied. Wit-
ness was convinced from his experience that the tender
would be on the line in time for the second train. When
witness saw the engine removed from the tender, he
conceived that the principal danger was over, and he said
to the men engaged in removing the tender, " Now you
will be soon all right." Witness did not, to his know-
ledge, ever ride on the engine of a passenger train before.
Witness understood that there was a direction to stop
the trains coming towards Nottingham until the next
up-train had gone up, but he heard nothing at all, and
gave no directions as to stopping the down-trains till the
two next up-trains passed.

The CORONER here read an extract from the evidence
of Howitt, who was the man that was sent to Beeston
with the direction to stop the trains down until the next
up-train arrived. How-1U stated that he gave the mes-
sage at Beeston to stop the down-trains till the next up-
train arrived. He did not say " till.two up-trains ar-
rived," for he wits not sure that two trains would come
up. It, however, occurred to him afterwards that another
train might start on the wrung line.
NEr. Lightfoot's examination was then coetinued.—
Witness would not, of course, have proceeded back to
Nottingham with the down-train which came into colli-
sion, if he supposed that there was any possibility of a
second train coming up on the wrong line. The guard
of a train could refuse to go on the wrong line, for he is
the master of the train, and he could refuse to go. The
engineman must obey the orders of the guard, so that,
if the guard went on the wrong line, the responsibity of
doing so would be on the guard. Witness is master until
the guard ~,rets the dispatches, but when the guard gets
the dispatches the responsibility is immediately removed
to him. Witness had no authority beyond the station.
Howitt ought not to have gone with the message without
letting witness know, for ho (Howitt) is the servant of
witness, and not of the engineer. Witness gives the
dispatches to the guard, without which the train cannot
go, but the guard starts it.

- The CORONER—You, then, really start the train, for
the guard cannot go without your permission ? Witness
—No, the guard starts the train.
The CORONXR—It might as well be said that the en-
gineman starts his train. You do not put your hand to
it, but the guard cannot go on until be gets the dispatches
from you.
Witness continued—He said that he went to Beeston
under the direction of his superior, Mr. Youle. Witness
never beard Raven say to him that if he went down he
would have a tness of it. lle is quite sure that:if Raven had
said so to him he must have heard it. Witness cannot
exactly say whether or not he should have gone to
Beeston. Rearsley sent Howitt to Beeston without
witness's knowledge. If Kearsley had asked witness
whether he should send the second up-train on the
wrong line, witness should have said certainly not. Wit-
ness did not think it [likely that Kearsley would send
two trains on the wrong line, for he was a cautious man,
although on this day he erred in judgment. Both trains
were sent on the wrong line by Kearsley, in whose de-
partment that duty lies.
The witness was under examination when our report
left.

An inquest is also in progress at Lenton, before Mr.
C. Swann, coroner for South Nottinghamshire, to in-
quire into the circumstances attending the death of Mr.
W. Varnalls. The evidence was, however, so precisely
of the same character as that given at the other inquest,
that it is unnecessary to repeat it. At the time that our
report left the inquiry was not concluded.