The Express. — 1859-09-21 (London, England)

THE FATAL COLLISION ON ITIE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAT.—YfIineTdO7 the investigation Into the recent fatal collision on the Greet Western Railway, by which Thomas Tacker, the guard of a goods train, wee killed. end • large smoont of property destroyed on the morning of the 14th last., was resumed before Yr. George A. Cleerslay. A great desl of evidence having been given, Gene Tibbe, the driver of the " special," having been cautioned in the usual way, mid he had twee an engine-driver twenty-two years, and bed never previously caused an accident with any engine be had had charge of. Recollected the morning of this nafortuewe occurrence. Went to work the trate from Didcot to Orford on the previous afternoon, and afterwards took the imolai train from Birmingham up to London. Before leaving Reading the porter told him there was a goods train forty-seven minutes in advance, which by that time ought to hove been at Si. ugh station. Wham kept • look out on the off side, and his fireman on the near side. Never saw any red lights at either of the stations till reaching Slough, sad those were the tail lights of the goods train. The moment be saw them ha teversed his engine and blew the break whietle, and did all he could to pill up, and bat for the night being wet believed be should have dose so without touching the goods train. Was not travelling at therm spud, which was about a mile a minu.e, but at about 35 mile* an hour, before the accident. The goods troth was about three.quartera of • coils in advance when be saw the tell light*. Would swear there were only white-lights on at Teplow station, and that no lamp was waved to his face there or at any other statics. Red the danger signals been up he must have teen them. Still continual to drive for the company. The jury, alter being lot ked up about two boar, returned the fulloaing medic, : • That In ooesequeace of the conflicting evidence respeeting the signal lights, we are unable M record any other verdict then that of homicide by mlsadvenlure, end we think the guard to blame for Carting the train three minutes before hie time without the authority of a proper person at Reeding." SUICIDE AT DOTE,. STATlON.—Yesterday a shocking suicide was perpetrated by a gentleman, nacos unknown, at the Dover elation of the Bonth-Beaters Railway, Shortly miter the arrival of the 2 p.m. teak the discharge of a pistol wee heard in one of the spartreeets appropritted to the we of gentlemen, and on one of the railway porters hastentog to the spot be found the deceased still breathing, but mortally wounded; the ha let, ot Mob hied entered his left side, to the region of the heart, having paned out of the shoulder and struck the wall opposite. Mr. Coleman, the Dearest surgeon who could be found, arrivals slew minute', but life we. extinct before be could get to the spot. The deceased had been seen wandering aboat the railway states about an hoar before he cemruitted the fetal act. He was a spore man, about 6 bat 8 inches in height, quite bald, end a dark •emrzir3enn,talyjrnia4bsl.ll6o./eare °forage. He w reliant the 'idea, Living the chin, which in Tattletale:ly round and well formed, bare. He was dremsd in a suit of Hack (Newaierket coat), and wore a black satin scarf with blue mots, fastened with a gold pin. In one of his pockets a little money was found, sad he had also in hie posersion a couple of leaves of en old sporting calendar, with the word "Minster," written in • close perpendicular bend, on the margin of one tha pages. A MAN ARRESTED POI MURDER ELEVEN TEAMS  AO o.—Afew days :nos, William Edward., of Raymond, was sweated for the glinted courtier of a female Dented &rah J. Verrill, about 11 years ago. The accused et that time raided in Portland. The girl, who is said to have been slow charmer, Wm resided in that town, end Edwards is mid to have been familiar with her, One morning both of them were minting. Rehm& WS/ sees with the girl on the previous °Teeing. He returned to hie family in shoat four week., bat denied all knowledge of the girl, sad she has never been heard of aims. The other week, Joshua Edwards, made a confession, stating that be sad William murdered the girl by lying or chaining her on to • pile of brush, then setting lire to it, sad Musing her Elise. Upon this confession William was arreated.—thrilanti Aryan