The Express. — 1847-07-14 (London, England)

THE COLLISION ON THE BRIGHTON RAILWAY. With reference to the accident which occurred at New Cross on Monday night, it has been found that the report circulated was somewhat exaggerated. In the early wt of the day an excursion train had left the London.bri terminus fur Brighton, in addition to the ordinary trade trains, and it wu due ea a return train at the New-moss station  ihaoboonluet:efre,w.mviinn,nutest:blreffietteiremalf.Orh.pu,p.emr.97.thzluiggagett ybeeef..gtratite:4-dripkgalavet-: was told to muse on, with all powiible expedition, as the Croydon train was just due. Thi• Jones attempted to do, but he found that the engine would not move. Upon an investigation into the ;talon of this, it wu found that from some canes or other, supposed to be the neglect of the driver, in allowing the hoe to get down too low, he could not obtain sufficient power to drive the engine out of the , way of the in-coming trains. Men were sent bock with red lights fur several yards along the rails, and the Croydon train wu stopped about forty or fifty yards from the pick-up train. The excursion train was immediately behind the Croydon train, and the result was, that notwithstanding the weight of the middle or Croydon train, the great momentum cased by the pleasure train, consisting as it did of .cineteen carriages, all fully laden, which coming down the incline, caused the train standing at the station to be forced against the luggage train with greet violence, and one of the trucks ran up against the hindermost carnage and forced in the box fitted up for the use of the guard. The consequence of this collision was, that several of the passengers became greatly alarmed, and many of them commented leaping over the side of the carriages, which was the chief ci..se of the wounds and contusions, which resulted. Several passengers were much injured these were removed into the waiting-rooms, and Mr. Collison, a medied gentleman of the immediate neighbourhood, attended to the parties, and had some removed in cabs to their own residences, and others were taken to Guy's pital. One party, Mr. Was. Stammers, of 10, Little Cadogan-plate, Bond-street, had some of his ribs fractured ; ar.other person had his leg cut ; two had their eyes injured.; two ladies had their knees contend, and some others received minor inju • ries. Except Mr. Stammers, none of the parties taken to the hospital were so injured as to cause their detention It is not true, as stated, that there was any of the required lights alpent. Tke luggage train was furnished with the extra red signal at is tail as usual, and the other trains had their full complement of lamps. The red light on the pick up was shattered by the collision, Au investigation was gone into yesterday afternoon at the London terminus, before Mr. P. OrenfeU, for the purpose of inquiring into the cause of the accident. Several of the company's servants were interrogated, but they were unable to throw any light upon the affair, and the investigation was eventually adjourned, A CASE OF MURDER AND SUICIDE occurred yes' terday in Bermondsey. It appears that • cooper, named Griffin, resided with his wife and family at No. 6, Hick: mane Folly. For some time past a daughter of Griffin, a fine young woman, named Matilda, 19 years of age, had been corresponding with one Henry Parker, a linen draper, about 21 years of age, who lodged in the same house. During the past few days Parker had accused the girl of being attached to another person, and added on more than one occasion that rather than any one else should gain her affections, he would lay violent hands not only upon himself but also on her. During yesterday the young woman was at home nearly the whole of the day, and Parker was noticed to go in and out of the house more frequently than usual, yet nothing transpired during the morning to excite the suspicions of any party. About five o'clock the people living in the place were alarmed by hearing loud screams proceeding from the upper part of the house. A Mr. Cremen hastened up stairs, when he met Mr. Griffin's boy, who cried out, "My sister is killed !" On going into the back attic, Cremen discovered a sad spectacle. Upon the floor lay the bodies of Matilda Griffin and Henry Parker, covered with blood, which was then issuing from both their throats. In a few minutes a surgeon arrived, and he at once pronounced life in both came extinct. A razor covered with blood was found lying by the side of Parker with which the tragical deed had evidently been accomplished. There can be no doubt that the man first cut the young woman's throat, and afterwards added to his crime that of suicide. It is not a little remarkable that the unfortunate female whilst talking to Mrs. Cremen, in answer to an inquiry as to how she felt, said, " Oh, pretty well, but I am going to have my throat cut." She no doubt at that period alluded to some threat held out by Parker.