The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-18 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, T

FATAL ACCIDENTS ON THE
BRISTOL AND BIRMINGHAM LINE.
DEFFORD, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.-At eleven o'clock
this morning the coroner and jury re-assembled. The first
witness called was
Joseph Bromage, an agricultural labourer, residing at Def-
ford-1 heard of the accident, he said. and saw John Murphy
about the line on that night. I was waiting for the third-
class train to go to Eckington, as my master was ill, and
while waiting I saw John Murphy with his light ; but he
was gone before the train came up. He was waiting for the
down train, I think. He was standing on the platform and
walking up and down the line. Soon after I saw a train
coming up loaded with iron. It was coming as fast as I ever
saw one go on this line. That train passed the station, and
the engine was upset, and turned on its side. The other engine
(the down train) I saw thrown across the " metals" (the
rails). It was all in a minute. I saw no empty truck
standing, but it was a dark night. I saw one of the car-
riages on fire. I saw the passenger (down) train. Some of
its carriages were knocked to pieces ; two, I think. I saw
one on fire. I did not render assistance to any of the pas-
sengers. I saw no other light than Murphy's till afterwards.
The station lamps on the platform were lit. I was on the
platform several minutes before the luggage train came up.
If there had been a lamp placed on the opposite platform I
might not have seen it ; I did not see it. I saw no light
near the bridge. There might have been one. I did not see
Murphy when the accident took place, and do not recollect
hearing any whistle. I did not see the driver of the goods
train, as I did not take much notice. It was not particularly
dark. I know Mr. Dore, who resides at the station-house.
I had the ticket from him several minutes before the train
came up. I received it in the office. He could see the rail-
way from the door, but not from the counter, I think.
f3y the jury—Murphy seemed to be expecting the train
from Spetchley. I did not see the goods train till it ca-te
to the bridge. I did not see any lights except what John
Murphy held, and the station lamps. I don't know Edward
Shaw, but I heard some one halloo, and say, "If they
would'nt stop, d— ye go on then." That was by the
shed where they load the pods. I heard no one call out in
the direction of the bridge.
By Mr. Whateley—There might have been 20 lights on
the bridge towards Eckington and I not have seen them.
By the ConoNEit—When in that shed you can't see up and
down, for you can't see through the end of it. If a man had
been at the bridge I could not have seen him. I was quite
sober. I could not have seen a man if he had been waving
his light towards Eckington.
Testimonials as to the excellent character of Ward (one of
the deceased) were here handed in by Mr. Sanders, the secre-
tary to the Company. They were inadmissible as evidence, as
the handwriting could not be sworn to in consequence of the
length of time that had elapsed since they were written.
There was no doubt of their authenticity.
Mr. Whateley also said he had additional evidence of the
signal light having been placed on the mail-train; but before
the witness was sworn, Mr. M'Connell wished to explain
some part of his previous evidence by stating that he did not
think thirty miles an hour a dangerous rate of speed, but
that he did not recommend more than twenty miles.
By the Foreman—When the engine-driver is attending to
his business he is enabled to keep a good look out, though I
admit that a third person stationed there for the purpose of
looking out would be an advantage and a precaution ; there
would, however, be disadvantages connected with it. All
active drivers are enabled to look out. The place for such
a third person, if appointed, would be on the front of the
first carriage.
Mr. Charles Mealen, of Pershore, sworn—l am a market
gardener, and frequently bring vegetables to this station. I
know Mr. Dore, the superintendent there. In a conversation
with him he has said that Joseph Ward has passed by the
signals. (This line of evidence, however, was stopped, as
inadmissible.) I have bad occassion to complain of my goods
not being properly transmitted. I wrote to Mr. Payn, the
manager, at Birmingham, bat never had an answer. I have
known the goods trains frequently behind time.
Mr. Dore, the superintendent, was next called, and Mr.
Mealen, repeated in his presence that Mr. Dore had told him
of Ward's neglect of signals, in defiance of the rules. Mr.
Whateley put no questions or explanations, as he said it
was not evidence. Mr. Dore was then sworn. He said :
I recollect the special goods train coming in on the
night of the 30th of August. I cannot recollect whether
there was any lamp attached behind it to signify that
another special train was arriving. I did not see
one behind the mail train, as I was in the office.
There ought and may have been a lamp behind the goods
train, as well as behind the mail ; but we were fully pre-
pared for any train that was to come up. I never had occa-
sion to report Joseph Ward. I did not know the man. I
never mentioned Ward's name to the last witness. I have
mentioned other men.
By the jury—l am sorry to say that signals have been dis-
regarded. I remember five or six occasions in about a year
and half. I have not in all instances reported engine-drivers,
as when I had done so on many occasions I had received no
answer. But my impression was that my reports had not
reached the proper quarter, as, in general, on minor
matters, I have been atttended to. My reason for not re-
porting every instance was, that my reports had only got cir-
culated among the guards and others, and made me obnox-
ious to them. The reports had not got to the proper quarter.
Some of them I had addressed to Mr. Humphrey Brown, and
others to Mr. M'Connell, who succeeded him. I cannot
state the names of the drivers I reported. I merely gave the
number of the engine, and the time I sent the reports by the
guard of a following train.
(The inquest is expected to terminate late to night.)

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

JUDGES' CHAMBERS, Sept. 17.
(Before Baron Pram)
THE QUEEN V. THE WEEKLY DISPATCH.

This was an application for a procedendo against Mr. Ashley, the
publisher of—the Weekly Dispatch.
Mr. Wilde supported, and Mr. Ballantine opposed the application.

Last June an action was taken by Henry Austin Sherwood against
Mr. Ashley, as the publisher of the Weekly Dispatch, for an alleged
libel contained in a police report. The plaintiff dropped the action
and sent up a bill of indictment against Mr. Ashley to the grand
jury at the late sittings of the Central Criminal Court. The bill was
found, and a judge's warrant issued against Mr. Ashley, who was
arrested late at night in the office, and could not be bailed until the
following day. He then moved the case by a writ of certiorari to
the Court of Queen's Bench. Subsequently the plaintiff issued a sum-
mons for the defendant to show cause why the writ of certiorari
should not be set aside, and a procedendo granted.
Baron PLATT, having yesterday heard counsel on both sides, dis-
missed the summons, as defendant's pleas were under a new Act of
Parliament, the 6th and 7th Vic. c. 96, which might give rise to
points of law that would demand attention of the full Court of
Queen's Bench. His Lordship also observed that the course of jus-
tice would not be interfered with by the writ of certiorari, as the
nature of defendant's recognisances bound him to the plea of guilty,
which he necessarily pleaded in the Central Criminal Court.
Mr. WILDE applied for costs, which were peremptorily refused by
the Learned Baron.

CENTRAL CRINANAL COURT.
oLD COURT.
THEFT FROM MADAME FORGEOT.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)

_
Mr. Ciesicsok, after stating the case to the jury, called
Madame Forgeot, who stated that the female prisoner had been
in h.,: service at the time of robbery. She (the prosecutrix) had a
jewel• box in her hod-room which contained, among other things, a
50/. note. Upon opening her box, she discovered the note had been
taken from the box. I immediately spoke to the prisoner White
concerning my loss, but she denied all knowledge of it. I was in
the habit of leaving the key of my box in the bed-room, and the
female prisoner had free access to the room. I left town for Paris
on the 31st August, without finding or getting any clue to the reco-
very of the lost note.
After several other witnesses had been examined,
Mr. Justice FILE summed up, and the jury returned a verdict of
Guilty against both prisoners.
Mary White was sentenced to be transported for the term of ten
years, and James M`Mahon to be imprisoned in the House of Cor-
rection, with hard labour, for twelve calendar months.

ttr Mbition

THE FUNDS.---(CLOSING PRICES

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES
3 per Cent. Consels Annuities 98%/4 IA 9g 98,6
India Bonds, 1,0001 —
Ditto under 1,000/. .. ......
South Sea Stock —
Ditto New Annuities
Bank Stock for Account 213% 213%
Consols for Account - ......
Exchequer Bills, 1,0001., I%d.
Ditto 5001.
Ditto Small

CLOSING
PRICES
90

ONE
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK
Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent 90
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 ...... —
Ditto, Account —
Ditto, Deferred 17%14
Portuguese 5 per Cents.
Ditto, Converted — ,
Ditto, Account 6O 4
Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. —
Ditto Account 2714 271%
Ditto Deferred — 16
Ditto 3 per Cent. 381,4 38%
Ditto, Account .... 3814 38%
French, 5 per Cent. —f. —c. 1171. 50e.
Exchange —f. —c. 25f. 70e.
Belgian 414 per Cent. lOOl IGO%
Dutch, 2% per Cent
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certific 99% 98%
PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
BAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Aberdeen
Birmin. and Gloucester. 100 130
Ditto Extension
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junction
Boston, Stamrd, & Birm. 22s
Bristol and Exeter
Ditto New
Caledonian
Ditto Extension
Cambridge and Lincoln 11,4 ...... 414% 4%
Ditto, New . . 13
Chelmsford and Bury ... 1% 2%4 214
Chester and Holyhead... 15
Cheltenham and Oxford 2
Coventry, Nuneaton, Bir.
and Leicester 1
Cornwall
Direct Manchester
(Remington's)
D' -tNorthern - 21/ ..... 274
- V 2

Jirec.. ,or. 7`2 .z. /
Dublin and Galway..... 2% 5l/2 5l/0
Eastern Counties 141. 16s .. 20
Ditto New 41. 163.
Ditto Perpetual, 5 per
Cent, No. 1—.51. 13s. 4d ll4 lys p
Ditto ditto, No. 2. 133. 4d... %
44 p
Eastern Union 2O . ...
Ditto Extension . ... 1% 5 4% ... 4%
East Lincolnshire
East & West of England 1% 2%... ........ ... 2%
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 . —
Edinburgh and Perth... 11/2
Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorset 23A...... 3% 3%
Glouc., Aberyst w ith, and
Central of Wales l% ... .. 2%% 2%
Goole and Doncaster .. 1% 6
Grand Union l% 4%% 4%
Great Eastern &Western 2% ...... 334
__a:A

Great North of England-100
Great Western BO 165 163 163
Ditto % Shares
Ditto Fifths
Guildford, Fare'm, Ports. 2%..... 334
Hounslow& Gt. Western '2
Hull and Selby
Leicester & Birmingham 225. — ••• 2 p
Leicester and Bedford... 225. 3% p ....... .... 3% p
London and Birmingnm kStock) 222% 221 221
Do. 1% Shares
London and Blackwell. 16/. 13s. 4d.
London and Brighton... 50
L mdon and Croydon, 131. 15s. 9d. 25% 25 •••• •••• 25
Lon., Chel., 0x.,G10., and
Hereford
Lend. & S.Westem 411 6a 10d...... 81 79%
. s Do. New
Do. New
London and York 2% 6% % ............
London, Warwick, and
Kidderminster
London, Salisbury, and
Yeovil
Londonderry and Ennis-
killen 2% 3IA
Manchester and Leeds... 76
Do. Quarters
Manchester and Birmm. 40 B2 85
Do. Quarters
Do. New Quarters ... 2
Manchester,Buxton, and
Matlock 22s.
/2
Midland 100 l7l 172 170 l7O
Do. New
Midland,Binn., Derby...loo 133
Newcastle and Darling-
ton Junction 25 ..... 55 53 ......... „ 53
Newvastle and Berwick 1% 1614
Newcastle, Durham, and ____ 151/
—,......i.
Lancashire Junction... 1%...... 5% ....
New Ross and Carlow... 22s
Newry and Enniskillen. 2% 314 7i P
.............. 314
Newark, Sheffield, and
Boston ...
N. British (ex Dalkeith _ 6%

and Hawick)....... ..... 15 ... ..
Do. New (do.) 1
North Devon...
N. Kent & Direct Dover 234.. .. 41/2 ............... 41/2
North Staffordshire 225....... 51/2% p 5%
Norwich and Brandon... 14
D0., New
Northampton, Banbury,
and Cheltenham
Nottingham and Boston 1% 4 334 3%
Oxford and Worcester... 21/2 12% 54 13% ... 1314
Portsmouth Direct ...... 21/2 65% 6 ••••• 6%
Preston and Wyre
Richmond

A......... ......
Rugby and Huntingdon 2
cottish Central
Scottish Midland l%. 34% 3%
Shrews., Wolverhamp.,
Dudley, and Birm 2%..... 9% 834" ...... 83/
Shrewsbury, Hereford, 4
ai:d North Wales 23A 44 4 4
South Midland 22s .... 7%14 p 71%
South Eastern & Dover 33/ 2s 4d...
Do~ No. 3
Staines and Richmond,... 1
South Wales Ol/2 __
14
Tean and Dove Valley 1% 3% 35 !6
Trent Valley 2 ..... . 19
Trent Valley and Holy-
head Junction
Warwick Ea Cheltenham 1 f _
Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw,
and Dublin
Welch Midland
Wilts, Somerset, and
Southampton
Worcester, Shrewsbury,
and Crewe Union ..... 1% 49,6%
York and Carlisle 234 6%X... .......
York and North Midland 50 -
Ditto % Shares.. ..... . 25
Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 25
Do Selby
Do. Extension 1 q 29 301 28 i ...
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.

4
31X3
4%
6%
... ......... .. 113

Anglo- Belgian...
Boulogne and Amiens... 6
Bordeaux, Toulouse, and
Cette (Espelete's) ..... 2 .. ... 21,E 2%
Do. (Mackenzie's) ... 2 .... . 2M%%..
Dutch Rhenish
East Indian ... ..... .... ss.
Great North. of France
(Laffitte's)
Do. do. (Rosamel's) 2 ...... 33414
Jamaica Junction........ 1
Jersey
Louvain and Jenieppe... 4 ... . 5
Luxembourg
Parts and Lyons, Gan-
neron's, ... ..
Paris & Lyons, (Calon's) 2
Paris and Strasbourg
(Ganneron's)
Royal North of Spain
Verona and Ancona„.... 3
West Flanders .•
MINE.

Real del 'Monte, Unregis. 44 4l

TIATCHAM-PARK FAIL—A fair, on a large scale,
will be commenced on IStonday next, and continued three days, on
an extensive piece of ground known as Hatch...pi-park, which LS
situated PA the loft of the Old Kent-road, in Surrey.