Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-06-07

pIotable catastrophe took piass on Sunday evening
week. on the Versailles and Meudon Railway by which
one hundred aid twenty persons were killed. or have
since died OF their wounds, and many manned aud
wounded
In honor of the Kings fee, the water works in the
gardens OF Versailles were playing on Sunday, which
attracted Immense crowds from Paris The train 10
which the dreadful accident occurred left Versailles
Tor fars at bali past five o'clock the afternoon, and
was crowded with passengers. "There were, say.
one account, Seventeen eighteen wagons with two
engines before, and bchlnd The velocity was
excessive.
When between Bellevue and Meudon, the axletree
OF the first machine broke, and stopping, the second
ran over il, killing the s,oker and breaking the fire
machine in pieces, split its FIRE the ground To-
stanty SIX or seven wagons were broken in pieces and
the rest, running the live fire Of the broken
gInes, burst into flames 1t is The custom the Left
Bank Railroad for the doors of the wagons to be
closed, without any possibility of opening Them except
by keys in the hands Of the conductors No conductors
forthcoming, and thus the inmates of three Of the
wagons were burned From this account, it is clear
that, for the custom OF locking the passengers in the
carriages, awful loss of life would not have taken
place.
CoSspIRAcY TO AssAssISArE THE kIsG.-Another
conspiracy has been detected to assassnate the King
of the French. number of persons have heen ar.
rested in Paris, amongst others the notorious ConsI
dere. Among the proectes seized were several in
tended for the destruction of the king, by being thrown
into the carriage and assassnate of course, many
OF his family as might happen TO accompany him. IL
stated that the information which led to the detec-
ton Of this plot given by the mistress of one OF
the conspators who mas been since murdered and her
body thrown into the Seine.
The party in France approve highly OF the Ian
suage of the American envoy. The Presse expresses
its hope that the U. S, under no circumstances, will
dsavow the solemn engagements to resist by war, the
right Of search, in order TO defend the independence
and freedom of the In respect 10 France, adds
the Presse she does not require that foreign ambassa
doris should interfere to prevent the ratification OF the
treaty; France has already undertaken her
engagements and will keep them
ANY.-.irfu can haSraiiOn- Destruction ot ono
ffih of he Cay IF Hambnrsh by Fire.-Thc city OF
Hamburg the great commercial emporium OF Germany
one of the most furnishing the continent Of Europe
is in n heap of ruins. Her merchants are mourning
over their richly stored warehouses in ashes, then
houses dsvoued BY the flames and their prospects 81
increasing prosperity scattered TO the four winds Of
| Heaven
A fire which broke out on Wednesday night the 9TH
u aud which, there is every reason TO believe, was
the work of incendary, extended to tywo streets
most of which reduced 10 ashes No person car
tell how many lives lost, but great number Of
persons must have persisted The canals through the
city were dry, so that water could be found. The
fire aged from Wednesday night TO Saturday morning
On the latter day, al o clock the Danish, lanoverian
and Pfussian troops entered the town and being We!
SUPPLIED with gunpowder, commenced blowing up the
houses to arrest The progress of the flames. This wac
completely effected by Sunday morning The Senate
ordered every person TO leave the town, and nothing
C ouid exceed the heartrendng spectacle OF thousands
of poor people fanc with their losses and without The
means of procuring food or shelter.
| The destruction OF Hamburger s one OF those Gala
mites which viii be felt every part OF the CONNER
cal world Great may be the credit OF the Senate
and people Of uamburgh with foreign States, cen
fury will eapse before the city replace oil the pro
per,y destroyed by this conaagration
| II stated IN the latest account that OU streets
courts and alleys and 10 public buildings III all about
! 1900 houses have fallen sacrifice. The number Of
| lives lost is said to be between $50 and 300.
The New Hamburger Zeiung of the 18th inst states
tina, the losses computed oliows"S3O,o 600 Oot
for goods burned in the warehouses; $50 000,000 or
furniture and other vauabes in warehouses; and this
is independent of the value Of the houses destroyed
which are proposed to be rebuilt by state loan
i EARTHQUAKE Is GREEcE.-The letters from Athens
or the 2-th April that several violent shocks Of
earthq felt in various parts Of the Peopon
nesus on the 18th, Sparta, the shocks astng from
- to 80 seconds each. The inhabitants terrified
out of their houses Beyond the Eurotas immen Use
rock fell from Mount Meneaus, the village oil
| Drouchas.
| LIVERPOOL CoTToS MARKET, Tuesday, May IL
To day there has been fair demand for Cotton, and the
sales to 5000 bags, which have been taken al
most entirely by the trade at steady prices