The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-23 00:00:00

BULL, OCT. 22.

The market to-day has presented more confidence, not-
withstanding the gloomy accounts fn:m COMO of the pro-
vincial as well as the London market. The opinion gene-
rally is that the depression is but temporary. The sales
are—Eastern Counties, New, 9—North British, Carlisles,
4,—Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush, 48s. p.
—Chelmsford and Bury, I%—Derby and Gainsborough,3%
—East Lincolnshire, 41.—East Coast, 25/—Essex and
Suilblk, 1/. 16s. 6d.—Cirand Union, 214—null and Barns-
ley Junction, 3% p.—Lincoln and IVainftect, 10s. p.—Lon-
don and York, VA—London and Norwich Direct, 17s. 6d.—
Northampton, Bedford, and Cambridge, 7s. 6d. p.—Notting-
bam and Boston, 4A—Sheffield and Alaccleficlu, ss. p.

YORK, Ocr. 22.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Newcastle and Dar-
lington Junction, New (Brandling), 521/2—North Britiqn
Carlisies, 41A—Camblidge and Lincoln, New, s—East Lin-
Colnshire 41—Grand Union, 2%—London and York, 5
Newcastle and Berwick,l6s/B—North Kent and Direct Dover,
4—North Staffordshire, 7-11relsh Jl id!ands, 31/2.

THE MIDLAND RAILWAY
ACCIDENT.

We have received the following additional particulars of
this sad event, an account of which appeared in The Sun of
yesterday. A few errors appeared in our former account. The
accident took place at a spot about a mile and a half on the
Leeds side of the Cudworth or Barnsley station, and not
between Wath and Darfield, as previously stated. It was
however, whilst between the two latter stations that the
engine became impaired, and was unable to convey the train
at the usual rate. In this part of the line the two o'clock lug-
gage train from Leeds passed the train at so slow a pace that
the enginemen were able to speak to each other, anti the
person who had the charge of the luggage train was desired
by the engineer of the other train tot end a pilot or assistant
engine to assist the mail train on its journey to Leeds This
latter train continued its course, and passed the Cud-
worth station about 20 minutes before the arrival of the
assistant engine, which was dispatched from Masbrough.
The usual red caution or signal lights attached to
the tail of the train were then visible from the station,
and the watchman at the station pointed this circum-
stance out to the driver of the assistant engine. The
latter then proceeded with his engine, and, after going a
short distance, seeing that he was approaching the train,
he partly turned off the steam, in older to slacken his
pace ; but, as he himself subsequently stated, seeing a
white light—the signal for the way being clear, or that be
was to go on—exhibited by the guard of the mail train, he
again put on the steam, and almost instantly ran with great
violence into the train. It would thus appear, that it was
owing to the accidental or negligent exhibition of a white
instead of a red light by the guard the engineer of the as-
sistant engine was induced to hasten his speed at a spot so
near in proximity to the crippled train that he could not
prevent the collision. The three latter carriages of the train,
which were all for Leeds, became detached from the
rest of the train, which consisted of carriages going to
York, Newcastle, &c. These three carriages were thrown
off the line and greatly damaged. The last of them
was a second-class carriage, and its buffers were struck
with such immense force by the engine as to be driven
into the first compartment of the next preceding carriago,
which was a first-class one. In this compartment were Mr.
W. Fuller Boteler, Bankruptcy Commissioner; Mr. Jonathan
Andrews, of Leeda, sharebroker ; and Inspector Child
and Sergeant Stubbs, of the Leeds detective police force.
The injuries sustained by Mr. Boteler were much more seri-
ous than we were at first led to believe. Both this gentle-
man's legs were struck by one of the buffers, and were both
broken below the knee,
_ and his person was otherwise consi
derably injured. Mr. Stubbs sustained a compound fracture
of one of his legs ; Mr. Ar,drews and Mr. Child both received
some severe contusions arid bruises, and are still unable
to attend their usual avocations The passengers in the
other two compartments of the carriage escaped with
little or no injury. What is somewhat remarkable, two
gentlemen who were in the centre divi-ion of the
second-class carriage, which was first struck, also escaped
with a few slight bruises. Mr. Boteler was speedily con-
veyed to his own residence at Oulten, near Leeds, and from
the latter town several medical gentlemen were quickly in
attendance upon the unfortunate sufferer. After a consal-
tation amongst Mr. S. Smith, Mr. T. P. Teale, Mr. Key,
and Mr. Chorlev, it was considered that amputation of one
of Mr. Boteler's legs was necessary, and the operation was
performed the same evening. At the time of this being
written (Tuesday evening) the unfortunate sufferer was in
such a state as to preclude the slightest hope of his recovery;
indeed, he was not expected to survive more than a few
hours. The learned gentleman, who is about seventy years
of age, is highly respected by all who know him, and espe-
cially by those who have had an opportunity of witnessing
his conduct in his judicial capacity. For the last few weeks
he had been sojourning in Kent with his family, and was re-
turning home alone; but information of the sad event has
been forwarded to them, and they were hourly expected at
Oulton. Mr. Stubbs was taken to the Leeds General In-
firmary, and his fracture was reduced the same evening, and
the latest report states that he is going on favourably. The
Directors of the Midland Railway Company have commenced
an inquiry into the cause of the accident, and they have
done all in their power to assuage the sufferings of the per-
sons who were hurt. We may add, that one person who is
still unwell, and staying at one of the inns at Leeds unable
to pursue his usual calling, is Mr. Collins, who had been
sent from London to the north by Sir John Rennie on rail-
way business. A commercial gentleman, named Lee, has
also been somewhat severely injured, and is thereby detained
in Leeds. The occurrence of this accident has excited
strong feelings of grief in Leeds and the neighbourhood, and
there is a general demand for a thorough investigation into
the whole case.

The following letter, from the son of Mr. Matthew Hill,
the eminent barrister, who was a passenger by the train, was
published in a morning paper of yesterday :—" Don't be
alarmed, I am all safe, life and limb, but I had the narrowest
escape I ever met with. Soon after we passed Sheffield our
engine burst one of its cylinders, and broke the piston-rod.
This was cleared in about a quarter of an hour, and with the
other cylinder we proceeded about four miles beyond
Bk.ursley, at a foot pace, sending word by a luggage-train
that passed us for a fresh engine: this overtook us at such a
vialent pace, as to crush up the last carriage, a second-class,
and drive it bodily into the one I was sitting in— a first class.
Fortunately, I was in the centre compartment, and not in the
last. I was thrown furiously forward, and pitched head first
into the opposite seat. I lost no time, you may be sure, in
picking myself up and getting out, when a horrible scene pre-
sented itself. The compartment immediately behind mine
was filled with shrieking and groaning victims, calling for
assistance. The guard and I soon opened the door and dragged
one man out, who, the moment he reached the ground, fell.
We soon had him up, and I led him to the bank, seated him,
felt his leg, and pronounced no bones broken. Returning
to the carriage, I saw a horrid sight—an old gentleman with
white hair was sitting with firm determination, his legs
being both jambed between the buffer of the second class,
which had penetrated into the centre, and his own seat—
one leg cut completely off, except a small piece of flesh, and
the other dreadfully smashed; and what was worse, so fast
were the. carriages stuck, that it was nearly an hour before
he could be released. A poor man with one leg escaped by
a miracle loving that one, and as it is is much hurt; a lady
is much cut, and bruises are like blackberries. As soon as
I saw suffi!ient people at tending the wounded I sent an old
gentleman, with a terribly crushed hat, one way with a red
lamp, whilst I went the other with another; by this means
we stopped a down train, which might have rushed in upon
all the passengers. Soon after daylight an engine came and
fetched us away. My carriage was forced off the rails, and
the rest of the train before it broke ay.-ay, and went on for
100 yards, in which we went on. I luckily saved my level
at first, and fortunately found everything right at last, with
the exception of a slight hurt on the calf of my leg, and my
nerves a good deal shaken. lam all right.—Royal Hotel,
Leeds, Monday morning."