Year: 1860




PRINCE CoNSoRT,


The Queen and Prince Albert both recently came
near losing their lives by accident in Germany Ac.
cording to a correspondent of the Tribune. the
Queen, the Prince, Lord John Russell and Princess
Alice were, on the Oath ultmo on An extra train
travelling from Cologne to Coblentz on a single-rail
track. The down train was telegraphed to switch
of near Andernach, but the message was not re-
celved. and the two trains rushed towards each
other from opposite directions. The engineers on
seeing each other, tried to stop their trains The
extra train was moving at lightning speed and
could not at once be brought to- the engineer of the
other undertook to reverse his engine and the ma
chinery refused to work. owe must Jump for our
lives" he said to his companions: but before doing
so he determined TO try once more-fortunateIv
this time with success-and when the extra train
came laundering up, the other had begun to gather
wav, and the crash was just barely escaped


The accident to Prince Albert occurred on the
18th inst The Prince had been staying at the
Castle of Callenberg during the day. The London
Times gives the following particulars:


cat little before five o'clock the Prince Consort
having business to transact took leave of the
party, and entered a carriage to proceed alone to
Coburg. After he had gone about three miles the
horses, which were driven four-in-hand COM
menced kicking violently, and shortly started off
at full speed. The coachman, assisted by his Royal
Highness did everything in his power to arrest the
progress ct the frightened animals, but without
effect


''At about the distance of mile from Coburp





level, and upon approaching this pot the Prince
ConsOrt observed that the bar which is lowered to
prevent carriages crossing the line when train is
expected was closed preparatory to the arrival of
the train due at Coburg at five O'clock


ga wagon which had beer stopped by the bar was
also standing upon the road. violent conclusion
being then inevitable, his Royal Highness Jumped
from the carriage, and fell to the ground Though
receiving some superficial cuts and bruises in the
face, he was not at all stunned or seriously hurt,
and shortly proceeded to assist the coachman. The
carriage had in the meantime come into collision
with the bar of the railway, and was upset, the
coachman being dashed to the ground and consid-
erably hurt. His Royal Highness Immediately
devoted his attention to this man, who was con
veyed to the lodge OF the railway servant who has
charge of the bar.


'The horses having thus freed themselves from
the carriage, continued their career into the town
OF Coburg, and were there seen by Colonel Pom
sonby, the Princes Equerry, who had been in at
tendance in the earlier part the day. The Colonel
the services of DR.. Baly and DR.. Carl Horschutz,
the medical attendant of the Duke of SAKE Coburg,
he proceeded with them to meet his Royal High
ness.


'The Prince, who was still in the small cottage,
directed the attention of the medical gentlemen to
the coachman, and desired Colonel Ponsonby to
continue his route to meet her Majesty the Queen,
who was at that time on her return to Coburg, in
order to inform her Majesty of what had taken
place.


"His Royal Highness' escape may be considered
as most providential.''


HANGING BY THE WHOLESALE IN TExAs-The Ma
varro Express of the 5th says:-0n Tuesday morn
ing, the I'd inst four respectable citizens of this
county, all members of our county court, were
found hung in the public square of this town. Va
rlous are the cOnjectures as to the of this
unfortunate affair. We presume, however, that it
was owing to the fact that they were members of
the county court In saying this, must here
enter our declaration, that we know of no conduct
of theirs which deserved such severe penalty. 1t
Is thought that the presence of the Chief Justice
could have saved them from this fate. AS will
hereafter speak more of this matter, we withhold
comment until further Developments shall put us
in possession of all the facts connected with this
melancholy affair.


A SINGULAR DEsIRE.-A citizen of Berlin, Prus-
sa, a man in comfortable circumstances, is peri
odically attacked with a desire to knock off hats
He afterwards makes up the loss to the astonished
victim of this strange fancy by the payment of
three thalers. According to the calculation of his
family in the past year he has been obliged to make
good the loss of two hundred and sixty-seven hats
At recent musical festival f(ty-three hats were
sacrificed to this curious frenzy, and for the eve
ning's entertainment he paid a hundred and ffty-
nine thalers.


young man representing himself to be the son of
Portuguese correspondent of the firm presented
himself at the office of Messrs. Smythe & Co. New
Orleans, on Wednesday last, and in confidence OBJ
tanned SZ44l for the purpose, he alleged of pay
ing OH the captain and crew of of his father
vessels which had just arrived. The bold charac-
ter OF the transaction was discovered before he
cred.


Parties in Fall River, Mass, are debating the
project of planting some thousands more bushels
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