The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-20
Our London correspondence.


ALBEMA STRICT PIcCADILfY.
LONDON, October I, 1858.
Drsojtm Railyay accident in helond-The Riots IN Syria
Our Minister in Paris, dc.
First and foremost it is my painful duty to report to
you rghtful railway collision in Ireland attended with
fearful loss Of life and perhaps the most disastrous acct
dent that has occurred since the establishment of the
iron way On "Wednesday evening passenger train, up
from Kilkenny and the South that due in Dublin
about O'Clock NJ brought to stand stil between
the sains and srafan stations owing, it is believed, to
defect in the engine Shortly afterwards although
the necessary precautions had been TAKEN cattle train
followed at full speed going clear through first class
carriage that last in the passenger train and driving
The remainder in heap OF ruins. Some fourteen or
fifteen persons already dead, and between forty an
fifty are severely maimedso much that the livesof
many are despaired Of Ny heart sckens at the
very recital The leading papers OF the day give
detailed cunt Of this terrific occurrence which in
deed without parallel shall restrict myself to tn
mention Of melancholy episode An English gentleman
was accom- panied by his sister, his wife, "a beautiful
young lady of one and wenty and their little child
infant nine months old passenger, Mr. Jelly, of
Marlborough very large man, had got ont Of the
rage which the two English ladies and the baby were
the cattle train coming along he got in again, and
stood in the doorway watching it, under the i'm
preston tina, it. approach WAS Vas, gradual rns ladies
Coming. and wanted to getout; but the English
gentleman advised them to stay they were and he was
Jely to get out Of the doorway, when the collision took
place Mr.. Jelly instantly decapated both his legs
off, his body torn to pieces. The ladies' were both
killed, and the agony of the unfortunate husband and
brother when he cast himself upon the LII. less body OF
his young wife quite indescribable The baby Was
extrcated from the grasp of the unhappy mother and
was living.
Thrice happy they whose hearts tied
In loves my sterous knot so close
No strife, no quarrels, divide
And only death fell death can loose.
Two s
mar wounded The authorities had not the power
interfere The Christian population of the Lebanon is
Your Paris correspondent viii doubtless give you an sc
Minister'S re ,epon en- habit ctoyn a.the diplomatic din
ner and the Tuieries by the Emperor and Empress
Vida the Times Of this days date DON CESAR
Wright and Silas Grecnman.
M r est hs sU Wright on
the 2sth ut. off Cape Clear, and had to put back to
Liverpool Before the ship reached the Nersey, forty
seven passen yers thrown overheard and several
others died in the harbor and carried ashore The
remainder of the sick carried in carts to the hosp
tain the exact number-had died. The unfortunate
survivors loud in Their complaints of the insufcency
Of o and s they HsFs a oh but
vestieation by the Of the ship, we forbear
peang the tales that were In circulation at Liverpool ON
subject The Silas FREEMAN had twenty seven fatal
on board.
England.
TIE FLORIDA NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. RAILROAD
ACCIDENT IN IRELAND-TwELvE PERSONS KILLED
AND FIFTY woUNDED--sCOTCH CARPETS FOR THE
WHITE HousE-sYMPATHY FOR THE TuRKs-pEo-
GHESS OF CRIME, ETC.
A meeting OF the holders OF Florida Bonds IS psrti
euary requested BY advertisement, to meet in London,
Tuesday 18th inst.
dreadful accident occurred on the Great Southern
and Western Railway, at Stralan near Dublin ;a.tle
pain run full force into passenger train and literally
ments excepting which, attached to the engine
propelled by the shock of the collision to the distance of
were killed, and nutatsd that their bodies could
scarcely be collected Fifty persons were wounded
of whom cannot recover The cause OF the accident
sheer stupidity in the drivers OF the cattle train who by
the by, escaped unhurt.
The Edinburgh Neos describes magnificent carpet,
just completed by Templeton Co. Mile end Glasgow,
order for the White House This carpet is of the pa
tented Administer fabric and is the largest made BY
Messrs. Tempeon being so feet in length by 40 wide
The portion in the loom without seam Is Y feet
BY o. and the remainder consists of handsome border,
sewod on The Ceiling in Is ruby and crimson danask
with tasteful medalons in the centre aud cor
pieces TO correspond The medallons are filed with
bouquets of flowers designed and executed with exquisite
taste The entire piece weighs upwards Of ton and its
value is between ESQ and $500 sterngtwo thousand
four hundred dollars.
Robert Hhitworth & Co.'S woolen ma nufa ctory at lee
Bridge, Halifax, accidentally burned the lth
damage 100000
public meeting had been held at Leicester in favor Of
the TURKS.
There were 90 1i3 prisoners the jas and houses Of
correction of England, on 18th April last.
The financial agent OF Mexico In London has co nmun
Gated to the Committee of Mexican Dondbolders the fol-
loving letter from his Exccllency the Minister Of III
Ministry % fnanceIIayng ~ favor Of MS ENeelleney
the President been appointed 70 the mnstry OF fnanee q
which office have been charge since the 9TH OF AUGUST IT
been my how the dividends
OF the foreign debt had been paid, as this business had
notice member OF tho old Board OF
Public Itcdt and OF the committee OF th9 Same of
Congress- sith deep regret thst found tina, tho
ct,cpsssnccs O. TIE ttrosiy ani toe st) as.,