The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-18 00:00:00

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GROUP K.
mass, BECCLES, AND y.algrigellw 11
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RAILWAY. odatin
The Committee on this and other lines for acconim iry tbli
districts of Norwich and Yarmouth continued their Mquooterb
morning,Mr by the resumption of evidence on behalf of tbeP: in tbe
. Pare, under examination by Mr. JAgg,, banter of Psr
trafficsenertables, from which it appeared that the total number
travelling annually on the line, was estirnated 311 of or-
trarg•elling over a distance of 2,046,942, and an aniflnl
chandise yielding annually a return of upwards .

A .4111..11144.1111Mi55e-
CCIDEN T ON THE GREAT.
WE .:4TE RN RAIL WAY.
mittwas currently reported in the City and in the various Com.
Was
of the House of Comnons yesterday afternoon that a
st serious and fatal accident had happened on the line of the
Great
tra; Western Railway. The rumour was that the down las,.
bn to Exeter had swerved from the line between the station at
ut Drayton and Slough ; and that some carriages had run vio-
iblicY tindow? a lofty embankment, being overturned in their descent,
ea„., g the most serious injuries on the passengers generally, and
748 the death of several of them.
eoia'nerabLinaY be easily imagined that a statement of this nature created
aidle excitement. We are happy to say that the ac-
anent was not so serious as thus described ; although it was of
alarming nature, and the escape of the passengers from
tniracinuitaiout:neous and cruel death may be considered as almost
Th.
ty nn: Exeter express train, which has but recently commenced
taaceug from the metropolis to that city, performing the whole dis-
aad
11,,about 200 miles, in the incredibly short space of four hours
tituai hualf, left the station at Paddington yesterday morning at the
take .°Ur, and proceeded safely enough until within a short ells.
one nt the station at Slough. The train, which was but a short
sett:acd",'lsting only of four carriages, two of the first and two of the
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tit Class, on arriving near the dog kennels bridge, which is about
Which hn this side of Slough, began to increase in the oscillation
Dauen had for some minutes before rendered it difficult for the
that Comfortably to retain their seats to such a violent degree
!) became much alartned, but had scarcely time to give
111:4',o to their feelings before they were enveloped in clouds of
%a; and round themselves hurled with frightful force in all direr.
the against each other and the walls and internal abutments of
ktalapr,f:iages• The engine, which had hurried forwards with
bithi""nary rapidity by some means or other had broken away
teeder from the carriages it had in tow, which immediately
hrasdlrou,nd, and across the whole breadth of the line. That
th
Ossa ',Weyer, was not sufficient to prevent two of the first.
fort "ad one of the second.class carriages from falling over, the
asaatt'un one, and the latter on the other side of an embankment,
ha 22 feet in depth. The perilous position of the passengers,
aitpi "re knocked about without mercy or possibility of escape
Stkrin their close locked prisons, may be more easily itnagined than
ktiaabed• The attendants who are privileged to have freedom of
kid ? Mach occasions, in consequence of riding outside, are lucky
Itara4ing witnesses of that advantage. As far as we were able to
thap:snat one of them received any injury ; but the catastrophe to
Likitanengera, though not fatal as far as its effects have yet been
'Asa tWed• were far otherwise, making them severe sufferers both
4at farr°r and personal injury. One lady was so dreadfully alarmed
Itt2,oane time her life was considered in jeopardy ; and even
kit— ',our it was doubtful whether she would ever be restored
tilenntlition of a rational being. Sir R. Vyvyan, by the jerk,
hp hewn against the lamp in the roof of the carriage, by which
,71t Was severely cut, and he received such other injuries,
Ith ;41 found necessary to remove him, with other sufferers,
LAfte:ti.,.._-.°Yal Hotel, at Slough, where some of them still remain.
,171 Y fo—'44, who bad his arm in the carriage straps for ease, pro.
7th Wet), too, had it nearly torn from the shoulder socket,
i4NeelePience With which he was thrown from his seat, as the
'ottakle.._l* But, without going into further particulars, whenit
'Neu 'rad that there were in the four carriages upwards of 150
\„ ',era helplessly enclosed, we can only repeat that it was
tZisoitlh. at so little injury to life and limb was sustained upon

FURTHER PARTICULARS.
'eights of the respective vehicles, exclusive of luggage
'Oilers, were as follows :—The engine, 16 tons, tender, 10
,L.engage van, 3 tons 10 cwt.; second.class carriages, each
"d the first-class carriages, each 7 tons 10 cwt.
shat those who were in the carriages, officially connected
were Mr. Brunel, the engineer in chief, Mr.
ljtittlef ilk Brunel's establishment, and Mr. Seymour Clarke,
6.114. pPerintendent of the locomotive department, accompanied
M
brula.tke. All these parties providentially escaped with but
ito I'M After the accident, messengers were dispatched
wll the
n Y train. line, to Drayton and Slough, to prevent the ap-
• h ain. A special messenger was also sent to Mr.
e
h 444 superintendent at the Slough station, for an engine
%SI t e,l, to be sent on to the spot where the accident occurred,
6.7t41.." Passengers from the disabled train. By this time the
iLitli,t4 which left Paddington at a quarter.past ten o'clock,
0 %et a! the Langley station, and a'so at about the same mo.
A, ,114,1 which had been dispatched by Mr. Howell from
0.,,m in.", he passengers, who had fortunately entirely or partially
Itleltin),UPYl proceeded on their route to Bristol, &c., in the
(I,7(Whiehr", Slough, while several returned to London in the
Ana
arrived from Paddington : the other passengers
CUS could not pass by the spot where the accident took
IkN.0;:°11 been shifted and forwarded to their several places of
lkt7ilter ken to the Royal Hotel, at the Sloughs tation, where
`sstiltied due attention.
litte4to:l4,'Pedical men of the neighbourhood were in attendance.
.7 those who were injured were Dr. Strong, of Rose Cottage,
Sls:Ccorapanied by Mrs. Strong, :two children, and nurse.
eteaPed with slight injuries), dislocated knee; the Rev.
141.2ip,er Hughes, of Avishays.house, near Chard, and the
ne,s, the latter of whom received severe internal in-
-1"04:',-• Bristow, from Haversfordwest, dislocated shoulder;
I.ll.4kttle• Robertson, late of Honiton, who was proceeding to
k 0 the newly.appointed manager of the National Pro-
th,- 1c of . England at that port, severe contusion under
of Honiton, lace-maker to the Queen, was amongst
Iltsslle.`ri who providentially escaped unhurt. The carriage in
hi‘ 118 seated was turned over partially on its side, but
Ssr7tutient space to enable her to creep out of the window,
Ut slightly raised from the ground, on to the bank
es:p elt the side of the carriage rested.
Itt, band down trains will have to use the same line of rails
ttltattatag'ear°n and Slough, until the transverse sleepers, which
„ Can be replaced. The presumed cause of this un-
-I\fhe
ca-ecident is thus explained by Mr. Seymour Clarke :
,1,4,4, of the accident appears to have been that the lug-
slittk, eh was a four-wheeled vehicle and the lightest in the
/N 6, tii,.°°l some cause which cannot at present be ascertained,
Du._e line; the engine and the other carriages remaining
iNkite,Ll2 Position on the rails. It proceeded thus unil it
tro:ren girders or troughs of a bridge thrown over afroad
Langley
threw it off the timbers to the ballast of the
4.4% With it, and against the iron girders, the remainder of
tt4 itrecise part of the line at which the luggage van first left
vs. PWards of half a mile from that where the carriages
'vry,
1;10,7it4%, over the embankment. When the other carriages
,tscilleZ:rf the rails some evidently diverged to the right and
thett 1,11 • • •
i tey as is indicated not only by the marks of the
Zhg t4iheels, which cut and splintered the sleepers, but
absol„.t‘ernseives, for half a mile, having been cut, and
414 *44 thebl', biked off by the fianches coming into sharp
141 N, tie h
ti4set-ed Of four of the upright posts of the telegraph
.;,d(4O by the upsetting of the carriages, and the
Communication by mean of the galvanic telegraph
itl
eau !nod paddington, has been cut off. This, unfor-
-"Nett; nsiderable time to elapse before any intimation
eathed the Paddington terminus.

11
14'N
k t'llVt :r COLONEL RUSIIBROOKE.—It is with
,k. 1,. for have.. to announce the demise of Colonel Rush-
li :tvrein 'he western division of Suffolk, who expired last
it„kle latiel It minutes past six, after an illness of only a few
Stt,iieoniu.. nshbrooke was first elected for West Suffolk in
Ntee4l,ll!tion with Mr. H. Watson, and has from that
04: 14°17 been returned for that county to the House of
171113criWas a zealous supporter of Conservative principles.
).1.41i...Vg FIRE AT A LICENSED VlCTUAL-
,,,lriatob:glop4"l4.---Sbortly after two o'clock yesterday (Tues.
Garden fire broke out in the extensive premises known as
11111Set'ettiail:.."s Public-house, occupied by Mr. Samuel Bird,
`. and situate at the upper end of Lambeth-walk.
tti:: known how the fire originated, but while the
Slitiltel are", their attention was arrested by a strong smell
'I , bittnb.,• 11l another instant the flames manifested them-
-111/!liti„lest Valuably
the cellar, through the floor of a private
lk Vitt ~'uathly furnished, and adorned with a quantity
tik-':. 141 considerable worth, and highly prized by the
VIN felt ,„e, flames had obtained so thorough a hold
‘ti‘qt, 1114 -"flutes t;; is room was one body of fire, and so
i qt .It b„ " ,
lenwtiele urn that it was found impracticable to save
04 Was sOf vertu or the furniture. Without delay
t., (~, Was Po patched for the engines, and in as short
%fide, "thaMble the paOsh-engine, the Waterloo-road
4,, snd e West of Enghind engine, the Southwark-
lik4NtV %um Messrs. Burnett's distillery engine were got to
S4,4l4llkihm,ance of water flowing from the main of the Lam-
Ituti'orit dance
Works a considerable number of men were cm-
\rtr;likeir ;,'° engines, but the flames progressed very rapidly,
lltittlntil• "ages to another apartment on the ground floor,
1 '''e 'Thi
~Ikite, Nu,. g the glass in the windows, the fire communi_
'well as' vats in the bar, which were then in imminent
'lo the upper part of the premises. The vast stream
ttio% applied at this critical moment had the effect
Vet I,,ence of the flames, but it was not until about
Tille outbreak that the: fire was completely
.result°_nd is that a considerable. amount. of. pro.
itt.the a,,, u although the proprietor is insured in. the
qININI oi".0. nt of 2,3001. for the stock and furniture,
k 1110%,_ The paintings are not included in the policy.
OK' latbrients, under Inspectors Stannard and Ferguson,
:::::), , "gory.
4 N Ft ,
Nkh4q) SOCIETY.--The first dinner of the
lt,triti 4t, moiety was held on Tuesday at the London Tavern,
'IP by hen upwards of 200 gentlemen assembled,
0,4,1, d2h0,,,
that
Royal Highness the Duke of Cam-
iN,lisetrin,:liat the institution is a valuable one, and,
iklk itaLnote 'tkof public su•iport, it is, perhaps, need-
i44-z*) pe Cuan give the 'subjoined extract from the
''ti‘keetletnot, Of its objects and. capabilities :—" The
1,1 "iliti: neleenetile distressed families. and dependents of
\it,
kik% et Ned I,': A temporary provision for persfons who,ent
\tlikiliztktnLiitatil-0°:: eToiniefinennirezts,ehnafvsneehnotomnlesa,nismoplep.reesnts,
‘,1111,1•D:
oft
be conducive to habits of industry in debtors
\itit
ilt, "5 l3o!:uniary aid of other objects of distress, who
ilill,‘,.°li til;}!s estV . cognizance of the Sheriffs of London. and
lits ON tar aiblishment of an asylum for the reception. of
)t'i, tidtbit key h•canyarge from prison, where those who are wi11.11,1,41/44tti
.11,1,41/44tti ilisttu e. a home and shelter afforded to them,
i,._ tt, thee,„ et'on and employment until they can be
°LID' in 1,4 friends, or otherwise provided for.
~41414bna :w gate, in Giltspur-street, and in White-
SI, ,etillt there.e
all under the care of the Sheriffs; and in
the,,N,last ere confined upwards of three thousand
'iStiqettiepatle"" Year. It would be impossible to recount
,S\t:litit:tte,llP°n them, so numerous are they, and so
\ k,.troel After the usual routine toasts, the secretary
thtiyth"ritit,e'vhich it appeared that the fund rested on an in-
f ,t):ititioil° nearly 18,000/., besides the support of yearly
Nltetneetianti"k The chairman having warmly eulogised
i:lhhiehPund!, responded to his proposal of " Prosperity
'dg 1 anion' and the secretary read a long list of sub-
! \ 4ttet: .t 4'3 in the whole to neatly 1,0001.
\t,ttot
tt iIE T 1
\t)tiii Yer ll o,el .JOROllGH.—Yesterday morning,
.4 lies °ek, an alarming fire broke out In the
k i..s qrs. -,.,_
\l4 'th •44-str_.`aYlor and Sons, emery, blacklead, Sec.,
\isittit,
i ' lli
ho iIY or chest, Borough. Flames were first perceived
14 a,,,kiets-' •pbe..anilla matting, and were then obtaining
I pIC 11, Were h'e being plenty of assistance upon the pre-
I likt4tittl4litabi„ °lied out of the windows, and thus the
Ntl.4qtk,,, were „` contents were saved. About thirty dozen
iiizi,
4141,1)1.
A-ell:2)40.o.
, . The firm is insured.
kk4,t,„, „Tt.o‘ o.o,4l‘l.Enntihc.—e retYesturn ferldiraymamitioarnndinL
1‘,11411)* 4144tv;:h,a1l Gardens, to their residence in Great
AN,' ke ,/er 14,4°.! t.hey were unable to gain admission to
kit:l4444Z, str7l,,,lnc for a considerable time wlt.hout re-
il 14,4dskbei4e thrZaruan,:' got over the area railings and.
Nlil'ell tyre :Nestle gh the kit; hen window, when he d.is-
, Nat er,v,l. not ' Mary Edwards, had absconded, taking
~4,:t4yllt,f,r,cilrurociiii,(l,:eafs,.;:i. in cash, several Lilver spoons and
ng apparel.
\''N ilt 444 1, '''
of the 22d ult. mention the
eflis
NN4 ,‘ NI Oto. announcing that the expedition
lill, 1, nNti, II • An" in person against the Caucasians had
I\l,ktb:ll:4,-litiele44 to retire a warm engagement the Russian
i. tti 440. t.. ea,sedire, after sustaining a considerable loss.
''t A mile the sudden departure of the Emperor
,L 4 ttl ed soie
%A sh,. 4., lb,„ e days since.
4'. ti,-,,!.1,, ~NT.......,:t7
ll:htatt phidie. irui.y.ia:- Yesterday morning a serious
.t, t,.--r4t, 'sing i oto a boy, about nine years of age,
~,;th,.% hi e_d b. n Brownlow-street. It appears that
~,.,_4llOO. frob,',...another lad, and, in trying to escape,
'Oil" I, !edde°' a tilted cart, belonging to a laundress,
'4l '4tti `nd • n. and
drift,, infbc.. the wheels passed over him, break-
-01 in
cart
other severe injuries. He was
, the car7nlow.street. No blame was attri-