New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-09-03
EUROPE.
GREAT BRITAIN.

ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF
SCIENCE THE PARLIAMENTARY CANVASS
| AND CANDIDATES-THE LONDON PRESS AND
TIE DEMOCRACY-MR. RUSKIN AND TIE JEWS
IRON OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
LONDON, Aug 22-AnOther and most terrible
holocaust has been offered up to the steam-god The
papers which 90 out it'll this letter will bear you
the dreary details of a disaster whose parallel may
unhapply be found in America, but not IN England.
where the network ofraways covering the country
presents so many constant dangers mat every point
and post is watched night and day-lhe very danger
thus becoming q source of safety Inc great IRISH
mail train from London has justly been regarded as
the perfection of railway service The track is every
where cleared before 1t the telegraph reports from
station 10 station its every movement from the time
of starting it has run for years without accident
| But on Thursday this train met WIN an accident
involved in complications of terror when seem to he
the realization of some horrible nightmare AS the
railway nears the pleasant Summer resort OF
Abergale in North Wales, there is gradient, of
about one in one hundred. AT station near tins
place goods train had been switched aside to wait
until the mail had passed. but, by some Dlunder not
yet explained, two wagons became detached ana I'm;
mediatcly began sliding down the line az 1ul speed
directly III the path of the great tram All the signals
of danger were at once hOlsted; guns were hfed;
men down the line with flags but all to no pur-
pose The driver saw that the collision must occur,
and saved his life by leapng OIL the st0ker renamed
and killed But ii so happened that the rst or
inc POodS,Wag0ns was icsntcu Nun peoiolounl UNI
This immediately caught fire from the furnace, and
instantaneOusy three carriages, two OF which were
frst-caSs, envcOped in flames, and their occu-
pants burnt to cindeTs. The driver who jumped from
the engine though much bruised and almost lnsensl-
blc had the presence of mind TO rush to the carriage
next to those which were burning, and detached the
largest part of the train else the disaster would
have been far more appalling even than IL u.s. 1nomas
Hinton, the rear guard, was Knocked down In ms
wagon, and Tor some moments was lnscnSlble; When
he became conscious he rushed forward, but neither
he nor any one could approach within eighteen leet
Of the burning mass in front No scream cry came
from them; no arm or hand was seen; the flames mt
lAast a a ll4T
siblc that the Inflated occupants, at first shocked by
the collision into unCOnsCOusncSS, were more speedily
and mercfuly sutocated and killed than if the pc
tTOleum bad not been there. Tho remains OF none
could be identified; but it is known that about
twenty three have been destroyed. among whom were
Lord and Lady IarHhaln ana ATTENDANTS itlltel OF
Nicholas Chimney and Lady Chimney, and an lTlsh
Judge. There is intense excitement at the event.
The British Association for the Advancement of
Science has begun this week its Goth convention III
the quaint old city of Norwich. great deal OF the
impetus and interest Of ltsprOCeedlngs depends upon
the place OF meeting Last year il assembled at Dun
dee, one of the hottest centers OF Od ScOlch orthO-
dOKy, and IL not difficult 10 see that the discus
siOns considerably tammclcd 10y the unwilling
ness of the 10 tread on the theological corns
which UieyOusly aiilict the people of that region
But even with all the care taken, the papers were
daily filled with cNclamau0ns OF horror from the
pous heads Of families at the teachings put forth
Much, also, IN these gatherings depends ON the PreS
dent and ms opening address. Last year. by way OF
compliment 10 tho locality, tho Duke of }uccleuch
was appointed, and his address was the dulcst ana
shabbcst ever gwen on such an occasion, sounding
like the "ninctCenthly' of some old Scotch parsons
sermon. But this year Dr. Hooker. the eminent
bOtanist of Kew Gardens has uttered his whole
mind with freedom which shows lis conviction that
at Norwich common sense and tact are az par. Ills
address is one of the most important contributions
10 the night understanding OF The present CONDITION
OF the great questions ae!taling the scien-
tihc world His Resume of the recent labors
of Charles Darwin and Herbert Spencer Is
most valuable His recognition OF the recent
change of opinion represented i'm the tenth edition of
Sir Charles Lyels great work elected the greatest
NIrt
Of naturasts now favor the Darwiuian theory. he
said: " OF these one is himself a host the veteran
Sir Charles lycll who after having devoted whole
chapters of the first editions of his Principles 10
tablshng the doctrine of special creations, abaudOns
1t on the tenth and this, too, on the showing Of
pupil lDWWlnE i know no brighter example OF
heroisn Of its kind than this of author thus aban-
~ he M W. " ti, Of r l 70 t,a g Gnd
given him the highest position attaiuabic among
scientific mon. Vel may ne hc proud al SUPER
structure raised on the foundation ot an insecure
doctrine. when be finds that hc uudcrpin H. sub
stitute new foundation. and after alb Is finished,
survey lls ediicc not any more secure. but more
harmonious IN as proportions than 10 was bcinre..
The majority Of Nj Herbert Npcuccr9 admirers have
generally supposed that hc was powerful philosol-
cal aIangcr OF facts obtained by practical scicut'nc
men, 4 passage in Dr liookcr'- address shows. how
ever, that he Is also an original cXpeumcHier
AS is well known" said the speaker, - the It's
sues of our herbs, shrubs, ana Trees from the
tips OF their roots To those of their petals and
pistols. pcrMc3tcd by tubular vessels. The tuuc-
lions of these have been holly disputed, phisI-
oogsts affirming that they convey air, Others fluids
others gases. aud still others assigning to them far
fetched uses of q wholly different nature. By series
of admirably COntriycd and conducted experiments,
Nh. Spencer has not only shown that these vessels
charged at certain seasons OF tho year with Had,
but that they Intimately connected with the for
nation OF wood. lie further investigates the nature
of the special tissues concerned IN tins operation.
and shows not mcrci5 how they may act but 10 "a
great extent how 2 't do aCt' An apple IL dIscOrd,
which h1, heretofore b .c. invariably thrown into
the Association. has been the annual claim Of the
Anthlopolo-cal society !or SPECIAL section. This
has now been removed b. Che aualplmatlOn of that
with the Physiological Society making biological
Department. presided over by Huxley The AssOcl-
ton misses this year Sir ROdcllCk MurchlsOn, and
several other veterans who NAVE given cOnseTya-
tive tone to the proceedings: the progreS-ycs are
IN full fOTce-at Their head Huxley and udall When
one hears the clear and powerful statements and feels
grasp al those two chef knights oil the
Round Table of Science. he cannot OF Am Americana
suppress n grOau at the stupidity which alone has
prevented their being M this moment great explorers
Of the wealth of the Western Continent. Both
applied for yacaLt Irotgs,qrships at Toronto, and
IlepWOrth Dixon read IN tho chronological Section
paper on The great pTIirlcs and the prairie Indians
which contained % large amount OF Tie authors
usual seusatioualism mixed with much that was
valuable. lie did not think wuch of the Red Man,
and thought 10 would take ten generations OF hard
culture 10 make hun equal T. q Noi Dix iatmer iie
described the country from she Missouri lAus 10 the
Black Hills greater than India. and destined To he
q great grazing country. In these great pastures
som, remnant of tho red might he preserved
shepherds, while their miserable brethren. kept by
mistaken charity I'm the Eastern CitIcA were dying
like dogs i'm the gutter at the grOgshop doOr' SIR W.
Dcnsou defended the Bed Man. ANA attributed most
OF his wees To the whites; bat M fahbrly Wlhhct
10 know why the Indians caught the vices Of the
whites 80 much moro generally than their virtues
Meanwhile in the Economic Section, Canon GiIdlc-
stone the noble labOIcr among the poor, gave
such a description Of the agricultural labor
crs of England as made doubt whether the
Indian had not the better portion.
The political contest here wakes warmer and tho
Tories are raining about M much from the Cnthus-