The Sun. — 1850-06-10 (London, England)

THE SOUTH•WESTERN RA.ILWAT. Oa Saturday afternoon last the passengers travelling by the two r.m. up•train from Southampton were most painfully excited in consequence of the following occurrence :—lt appears that the instant the train in question was nearing the NVimbledon-cross gates a man was perceived by one of the guards to emerge from behind a tree, and, having .run upon the line, he stood in front of the train, evidently ter the put. , pose of committing suicide. The moment the engine-driver noticed the unfortunate persOn he sounded the whistle and shut off the steam and at the same the breaks most 'vigorously, and did all that was possible to stop the train in time to save the life of the man, but without effect; before it could be brought to a stand-still it dashed against the poor fellow, breaking in his skull, and threw, him time thaguards'applied across the metals, when the wheels of the numneroliunagctahrreimagiens and trucks passed over 11;s. legs and body, ! travelling by the a most awful manner. Mr. Young: dents of the Waterloo terminus, with ne to be backed, and train, at once gave orders for one sofnathge superintendents arched for the purpose of t that the hiscoronnaemee the_clothing of the deceasednwaa . his pockets a number of printed finding out who he was. I the mangled remains to be gathtebsereedeup, which being done, to the to a coal agent in the pptoosiatwio: was Kemp, and that he was a the ligeware-road. . d The body was zed moved of moved to Garrett-lane, , bills were found, which,laadatswtohret: inquest. .:EIE I lIOETICULTUItAL EXPOSITION AT CHELTEN, —The great flower show which we noticed last week ie iciatu'ling a still increasing interest us the period approaches. The central situation Cheltenham is of particularly advantageous to gardeners from each direction, and it Is evident that the great opportunity for the display of floriculture now of to them will be eagerly taken advantage of. Already the principal London growers, and others from Exeter, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, &e., Tal,ve signified their inteution of exhibiting, and from the combined contributions of gentlemen noted in the cultivation of the several classes of plants contained in the schedule, the exhibition will be unusually perfect. The show of geraniums, stove and greenhouse plants, and rosee, will be the must wile/ rke. Nor while the Slow gives promise of such excellence, does the prospect of a brilliant attendance diminish. The Influx of visitors is daily increasing, and it may reasonably be expected should, in addition, the ever-varying elements prove propitious, that the company will fall little short of twenty thousand persons. The season has, perhaps, never been gayer than at present, which may, without doubt, be attributed to the spirit infused into the management ot the Royal Sea. The drinking or- the mineral waters is apparently again becoming fashionable, and especiallfat this season of the year attracts the largest numbers of votaries to the fountam of health. The musical :arrangements, which are very complete at the Royal Spa, will at the chow be under the direct ion of Mr. Waddell, the bandmaster of the First Life Guards, and will comprise an orchestra of seventy or eighty performers. Thomas Ingram, Esq., Windsor ; Robert Glendinning, Esq., Chiswick ; and Charles-Turner, Esq., Slough; are the judges of the flower department. DBatic =or A