The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-02 00:00:00

March Stakes. Second Class.
L')rd Howth's Wolf Dog. 3 yrs (Capt. Williams) I
Lord Chesterfield's Cock tighter, 4 yrs, lOst 31b
The following also started, but were not placed :
Lord G. Bentinck's Croton; Oil, 4 yrs—Mr. Wooley's
Example, 4 yrs—Mr., .II4.1)-crit's Ajax, aged—Lord G.
Bentinck's Coal Black Rose, 4 yrs—Lord G. Bentinck's
Karnaa, 4 yrs—Lord Waterford's The Roper (h b), 4 yrs
—Mr. Dorrien's Justice Greedy, 4 yrs.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Wolf l)og, 5 to 2 agst Karnac, 6
to 1 agst Croton Oil, 6 to 1 agst Example, 6 to 1 agst
Ajax. 8 to 1 agst Roper, and 8 to 1 agst Coekfighter.
Wolf Dog imitated the Irish mare by taking the lead,
keeping it, and winnin., cleverly by a length. Lord G.
Bentinck's two were only beaten by a neck.
The Nassau Stakes of 50 sovs. each (subscription), for
three yrs old fillies, to carry Bst 71b; the winner of
the July, Clearwell, Criterion, or Prendergast Stakes
at Newmarket, to carry 31b extra; of either Riddles-
won h, Column, Newmarket, Two Thousand Guineas
or One Thousand Guineas Stakes at Newmarket, or
Drawing-room Stakes at_Ooodwood, and the winner
of the Great Preduce Stakes at Ascot, to carry 61b
extra; of the Derby Au. Oaks at Epsom, 91b extra; a
winner of both Derby' and- Drawing-room Stakes to
carry 121 h extra; the owner of the second horse to
receive 100 sovs. out of the Stakes. The New Mile.
(24 Subs.)
Sir R. W. Bulkeley's bl f Queen Pomare...(Holmes) 0
Duke of Richmond's Refraction (91bs extra) 0

and their property.
" The head guard is responsible for the due placing of the
signal lamps and coach lamps on the train, and for a proper
supply of hand lamps, flags, fog signals, and spare coupling
chams with each train, in perfect order fer use. The head
guard will always have a red and green flag with his train by
day. and both guards will have their hand lamps with them,
which, together with the engine and tail lamps, will be lighted
at sunset or in foggy weather.
Each guard will, in all cases requiring it, on the signal.
being given, namely, the tremulous sound of the whistle,
apply the break to the carriage on which he is riding, and re-
move it on the engine man giving one short sound of the
whistle, and, on descending the incline from the Dartmouth
Arms to the New-cross station, invariably apply the break,
with or without the signal being given.
In case of any accident occurring, so as to impede the pro-
gress of a train, the under guard shall be dispatched to the
nearest station astern of the train to give notice thereof. and '
in his progress thereto shall fix at a distance of half a mile from
the point of obstruction a red flag by day, or a red light by'
night (in addition to the fog signals), so as to indicate danger
to a coming train. Measures should also be taken to advise
the clerk at the nearest station a-head of the occurrence.
" Should the accident occasion the stoppage of both lines of
rail, the head guard will send the stoker or other servant of the
company, and, in the absence or inability of either, then go
himself in advance of the train, to place the signals on the
opposite line of rail to that which the train is on, in the same
order as to distance, as is above, and in the fog signals, directed
for the under guard, by which precaution both lines of rail will
be protected.
" The security and safety of pwaengers being the chief duty
of the head guard, he shall, in all cases of accident to or
stopping ie a train, use his utmost endeavours to secure that
object iu the first place, and on this account be shall not,
under any pretence whatever, quit the train, unless he be •
released therefrom by his superior officer, or he finds it ne-
cessary himself to plant the signals in the front or rear of
the train.
Information having been conveyed to the guard of a train
that the line of rails on which his train is advancing lo
blocked up in front, he will on no account attempt to proceed
on the. wrong line of rails, unless he has received full authority
for so doing ; and when travelling on the wrong line the speed
of the train shall not exceed fifteen miles an hour during the
day time, or in foggy obscure weather, or after sunset, six miles
an hour will be the greatest speed.
" The guards and breaksmen will make themselves the'
roughly acquainted with the signals established on the railways
and will always have copies of them in their possession. They
will also have order books, with the various " guards' eg new
orders," issued by the superintendent, copied into them:
Every guard is to deposit 101. with the secretary for the hones*
and faithful discharge of his duty.
" They will on TIO account allow persons to ride on the room
of the carriages, neither will they exchange their trains or
duties with each other without permission from the superiP'
t endent.
" Any failure in the observance of, or departure from, tiler
regulations, will he visited by fine or dismissal, and the forret'
tore of the bond to be given in terms above-mentioned.
" Each officer is provided with a copy of these regulations,
and on taking office, certifies to receiving them, and binds him"
self to observe and obey them, together with any other orders,
and instructions which may from time to time be given him b/
his superior officers.
" 'the witness Smithers, the porter at the Tunbridge statio.n,
and who accompanied Walker, the engine driver, with Me
pilot engine to overtake the train, stated, it will be remota:
tiered, at the magistrate's inquiry, that they could not re.,
ceive the train until they had arrived within 20 yards o wa,
It was, however, satisfactorily proved beyond all doubt tb,."
the Perishurst station, where the collision happened, could
distinctly observed for upwards of three-quarters of a mile er
the line.
" Respecting the report that an engine had accomPed the
train from Dover, propelling it at the rear, it was fully 104e,fd
tained not to be the case, and that the only engines 01401
were two in front of the train. - ea!

;:.General Pasley:l;;:l7:course of the investigittien! ihs

iressed his conviction that the accident had arisen trlgeigi
mproper act on the part of the head porter at Tinavriiid not
sending the pilot engine to overtake the train; yet be c°.be best
attribute any blame, as that step had been taken for t
ad
of reasons, to prevent an accident As regarded the %dot
of the engine-driver, Walker, he was of opinion that he eh
exercised that caution which he ought to have Per Wake
well knowing that he was closely following in the that tita the
train. Yet at the same time he was disposed to this_
towhat
driver must have laboured under some misconceptiert;, guard,
lights he was conveying. He further observed
that
instructions,
not having seen that the tail signal lights
Shelly, had failed in his duty in not obeying his
erly adjusted
before the train left Tunbridge. end
" The Gallant General then took his departure for town,
will, it is expected, make his official report of the calamity to
the Board of Trade in a few days.
" Although Mr. Hare, the magistrate of this town, 061;
rated the engine-driver, in dismissing the charge against
,i''
for carelessly and negligently cawing the collision, the "P;
parry having considered it to be their bounden dut to distlo
were prop
him from their service; as also Shelly, the bead guards."
omitted the most important part of his duty, viz., ascerta—
that the signal lights were correctly fixed on the train. to
" Sir George Hayter, and the two other sufferers knol.t.,
be injured, wet e reported yesterday to be going on favouravu

TRADES DELEGATES' CON-
FERENCE.

FIFTH DAY.
At the meeting of the Delegates yesterday, the 0°113„;
inittee appointed to frame the plan for the orgaoisad,
~t• the trades -
'ought up their rvport, which was re,11,0
and having undervae some slight amendments, "