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MISCELLANEOUS . The Court . —The Princess of Prussia and the Princess Louise of Prussia left Osborne on Tuesday for the Continent . ¦ Railway Accidrnts . —A heavy passenger train on the Leeds and York division of the Great ^ Northern Railway was being shunted last Saturday night , when it was thrown across the up line . The signalman , according to one account , instead of running up a danger signal , allowed the white semaphore to remain : another account states that the right signal was exhibited but disregarded . The next moment , a goods train came up from York , ran into the passenger train , and passed straight through it , smashing three or four carriages to
atoms , and throwing the engine on to its broadside . Unfortunately , this was not all . Two passengers were killed , one was so injured that he is not expected to recover , and about thirteen others were more or less hurt . The rails were torn up for a considerable distance . An inquest has been held on the bodies . The statements are contradictory with respect to whether the proper signal ( the red light indicating " danger" ) was on at the time , or not . The shunting , it appears , was delayed some three or four minutes while a horsebox was searched after ; and the train was upon the main line during a portion of the time . After the reception of a large amount of evidence , the main result appeared to be that the signals at the station have a tendency to get out of
order , and to become suddenly extinguished ; and that either such was the case with the danger signal on the occasion in question , or the wrong signal—namely , the white or safety light—was put on . The coroner having summed up , the jury retired for an hour and a half , and brought in a verdict of " Manslaughter" against John Spivey , the signalman . They added to the verdict the following : — " And that the company were highly to blame in despatching the goods train at an earlier hour than was specified in the working time-table , and also in not having a more efficient staff at Fenton station , on the return of the excursion train from llarket Weighton . " Spivey was then takeu into custody , and the coroner proceeded to make out a warrant
for his committal to York Castle for trial at the - next assizes . —Another casualty has occurred at the same station ( the Church Fenton ) . A ticket-collector stepped down while the train waa in motion , and his foot was caught by the wheel , and dreadfully crushed . It was found necessary to amputate the limb . —An accident of a nature very similar to the first of those at Church Fenton , but with less serious consequences , has occurred on the East Lancashire line . A train to Manchester , while passing the locomotive stied at Bury , came in contact with an engine which was being shunted across the line . The company ' s goods manager , who was upon the engine of the passenger train , -was thrown from the engine and had his leg broken ; and a gentleman from ? Sheffield was bruised a little . No other injuries were
received . The Great Metropolitan Schkmis or Dkai . vagk . — The Court of Aldermen have resolved to refer to the General Purposes Committee the protest of the inhabitants of Erith against the plan for discharging the sewage of London into the Thames at that spot—a proceeding which they conceive woul < l be fatal to their property and their health . —In the Metropolitan Board of Works , a motion to the effect "that the engineer be directed to prepare a plan , section , and estimato for
extending the main outfall isower on the southern side to a point in Long lteach , below Kritli , and so as to be discharged at and after high water only , " has been carried by 18 against 12 . Mr . Wright then moved " that the low-level sewer , as delineated on the northern side of the metropolis , be adopted , subject to a variation from Hungerford to London-bridge , in ense a Thames embankment bu carried out within such period as will enable this board to comply with the requirements of the Metropolis Local Management Act . " This was affirmed by - ' 1 to 4 .
Tim late Colliery Explosion near Baunslisv . — A somewhat protracted investigation lias been made into the circumstances attending the lato explosion at tlia Strafford main Colliery , near Stninborough , the particulars of which wore reported in our last woek ' s paper . The bed of coal in which the explosion occurred is known as the Park-gato , or Fonton-bed , and is about two feet six inches thick . The fireman hud boon through the pit just before the accident , and had found nothing
wrong . A sheet was hung along the " bonk , when the explosion took place , to divert the current of air . This bud been tucked up by the deceased , George Westwood , bufore ho entered the cavity with a nukod cundle ; and thia was considered by all the -witnesses auflicient to account for the catastrophe that happened . Tin ; jury roturned a verdict of " Accidental Death , " expressing their regret that the ventilation of the pit was defective , and urging somo immediate improvement in that respect .
Goodwood Racks . —These Midsummer raeos commenced on Tuesday , when the Craven Stakes wero won by Lord Clifdcn ' s Diana . —The Goodwood Htak et , run for on Wednesday , were won by Mr . ltarbor ' d I'retty Hoy . —3-Tho Goodwood Cup wua won on Thursday by Mr . Hill ' s Itogortborpo . In racing tor thu Goodwood Htakos , on Wednesday , flyo Jookoys wero thrown , and vorjr aoriouuly jlnj uroc ] .
Dr . Livingston . —Commodore Trotter , in a letter to the Secretary of the Admiralty , dated Castor , Simon ' s Bay , May 26 th , 1856 , states that " her Majesty ' s brig Dart , which arrived here yesterday , having been ordered to call at the Quillimaine to make further inquiries [ with respect to Dr . Livingston , the African traveller ] , has succeeded in ascertaining that that gentleman reached Tette , the furthest inland station of the Portuguese in Eastern Africa , on the 2 nd of March last , in good health , and I inclose copy of a letter , dated the 3 rd of March , from Tette , from Dr . Livingston , addressed to the commander of any English vessel of war at Quillimaine , forwarding some scientific papers for her Majesty's astronomer at the Cape , which were received on the 4 th inst . by the officer in command of the Dart when at that port . " Australia . —There has been an election emeute on
the Ballarat gold-fields . With this exception , progress and good order prevail . The supply of gold continues to increase . Mr . Brache , of the Mineralogical School of Prussia , has published the result of an inquiry as to the quality and extent of the gold-fields in California and Australia , with both of which he is acquainted . He considers " the Victoria gold-fields at least twice as rich as those at California , and still more inexhaustible . " The working classes have organized an eight hours ' system of labour . Some attempts have been made to form a Ministry in New South Wales—the first responsible Ministry under the new constitution . Mr . Deas Thomson , formerly Colonial Secretary , tried and failed . Mr . Donaldson has undertaken the matter , and is expected to succeed . Jt is said that Sir William Denison is likely to succeed Sir Charles Hotham as Governor of Victoria .
Accidents . —A fatal accident occurred last week at Hillsiey , near Hawkesbury Upton . A young man named Isaac Quibbs , who lived at Falfield , near Thornbury , was engaged with a team of horses hauling timber , when , in coming down a hill , the wheel being dragged , the chain attached to the skidpan broke ; the horses were unable to withstand the load , and the deceased was knocked down , the timber coming upon him . He was dragged upwards of twenty yards ; when picked up , he was frig htfully mang led , and death was almost intantaneoua . —A lamentable occurrence has just happened at Thorpe Malsor , in . Northamptonshire , to a boy about nine years old . A lad named William Essams was entrusted with the charge of a loaded gun , which his elder brother had been using in a field to shoot birds with . Seeing his cousin in the street , he pulled a
percussioncap out of his pocket , and not knowing that the gun was loaded , he asked the latter " if he would stand an aim , " assuring him that "it was only a cap . " His cousin , Thomas Essams , consented , and the other boy placed the cap on the nipple of the gun , and fired . The shot struck Thomas Essams on his face and chest , and he was seriously hurt by the discharge ; a portion of the contents of the gun lodged itself in his skull , bursting one of his eyeballs , and frightfully mangling the other . His situation is considered very precarious . — Seven persons , officers and men , belonging to her Majesty ' s Drigantine Dart , ly ing at anchor in Quillimaine river , Cape of Good Hope , have been drow" - ; d by the upsetting of the cutters . Only three of the > arty escaped . —A Mr . George Norris , a young gentleman belonging to a commercial house in the City , has been drowned by the unset tin" of a boat on the river near Lambeth .
The Atlantic Steamek . —The safe of the Atlantic steamer , which was sunk in a collision during the j-ear 1852 , off Long Point , America , has been drawn up by a diver , who descended seventeen or eighteen times . The RisroitT ov the Committee ox the Sound Dues has been published . These dues are described as a very . serious inconvenience to trade . Hig h commercial authorities " place the burden falling on British commerce at not less than between 200 , 000 / . and 300 , 000 / . " As to the land transit , the report says : — " Your Committee would strongly recommend that in any negotiation that may take p lace for the abolition of the Sound Dues , the fullost consideration may be given to the means of ( securing a like freedom for trade in the transit through any part of the Danish territory . " On the means of abolition the Committee do not express
any opinion ; but thoy urge thu Government not to delay negotiations and settlement , remarking : — "The longer the settlement of this question is delayed the larger will probably bo the receipts by Denmark , for which compensation will be demanded Your Committee , therefore , think that the proposal- ) made by the Danish Government to the ( Joverninouts of the different States interested in the navigation and trade in the Baltic—among . it which Great Britain hulilfl the lir . st p lace—should recuiva immediate attention , and becomethe foundation of u final and satisfactory . settlement of tho question . "
death . After the death of his mother , he placed himself at the head of some strolling musicians in the street , and went before them dancing and shouting that his mother had left him a coffin full of gold . At her funeral , he kept leaning out of the coach window , and calling to the driver , as they proceeded to Norwood , to stop at different road-side public-houses , saying that he ¦ wanted fried sausages , beefsteak puddings , and other articles ; and , in addition to these facts , it was alleged that he did not draw up the will himself , and that he signed it without understanding its purport . On the other side , it was contended that Eldridge was perfectly sane , and was merely an idle , drunken man , who was ill-treated by his sister , and encouraged by her i : i his drunken habits , in order that she might benefit by them . Several of the stories of insanity were denied . Judgment ¦ was deferred .
Fall of two Houses in the Cit y . —A house adjoining the Belle Sauvage Inn on Ludgate-hill , together with a portion of the latter building , fell down about a week ago ; and two persons narrowly escaped being buried alive in the ruins . The whole of the extensive range of premises flanking one side of the Belle Sauvage Inn-yard , and lately occupied by Mr . John Cassell , the printer and publisher , were being demolished for the purpose of erecting a new printingoffice for Messrs . Petter and Galpin . Four houses had already been pulled down , and so was the party wall of a fifth ( the last being used as the private office of Mr . Cassell ) , which was afterwards left without a sufficiently strong support . To this circumstance the cause of the
accident may be attributed . As the man who had charge of Mr . Cassell ' s premises was opening the streetdoor at six o ' clock in the morning , to admit t ^ " workmen , he observed that a portion of the fireplace fell out upon the floor . On the attention of some of the men being called to this circumstance , they declared that tho house was falling , and lost no time in alarming the inhabitants of the Belle Sauvage and the other adjoining houses . It was some time before Mr . Curtis ( the landlord of the Belle Sauvage ) and his family could be aroused , ;» s they slept at the top of the house , but the workmen , having at length succeeded in waking them , Curtis and his wife were got aafcly away from thvi premises , with no other accident than the falling of a
p iece of the timbers at tho bottom of the staircase on Mrs . Curtis ' s leg . Immediately afterwards , the whole of Mr . Casscll's private dwelling , together with several rooms of the Belle Sauvage Inn , fell with a loud crash . Miss Curtis and her brother were buried in the ruins ; but , the former being able to cull for assistance , the men immediately set to work to clear away tho heap of rubbish beneath which thoy lay , mid by dint of great perseverance , they succeeded in a short timo in extricating both the brother and the sister from their perilous situation . Neither was in the slightest degree hurt . Several carpenters were then set to work to secure the remain . < of the Belle Sauvnge and the surrounding houses , and ph prevent an extension of the present accident .
Vimuoijnt EiiitiN'ttTON . — It is with regret that wo sui > it announced that Viscount Ebrinyton has suffered s << much from a violent attack of ophthalmia , that n . tohii loss of bight has ensued in one « y « , with considerabl y ( Linger of . sympathetic injury to the other , a portion of which is to be removed by Mr . White Cooper and Sir lienjiimin Brodio . Tiik Fi-ouginu ok Gikus is M akvlkhonh WoukiirtUSK . —The master and porter of this workhouse have Imon reprimanded by tho Hoard of Guardians for tho usy uf a cane to tho girls , as reported in our last week ' n paper . Tho original motion was for expelling them ; but , an amendment in favour of a reprimand was carried by a small majority , after two divisions . Nik Kdwako IJhi . wek Lytton presided at the anmi . il festival of tlio Hi ^ h School at Hishop ' a Stortford , which was recently helil in that town .
side , various acts of a nature indicating madness wer brought forward . The man was said to have beei weak-minded from his youth , and to have increased thi condition by habit 3 of intoxication . He would ofte : wander about the streets barefooted , and in a peculia costume , subsisting on alms , and capering in a will manner . Among other absurdities , he was in the habi of boasting of his great strength , and called himself thi " Champion of Lambeth-walk , " although he was o small stature and weak frame . He used very violen ; language , and threatened to shoot the persons aboul him . On three occasions , he conducted himself witli such violence towards his mother that he was bound
over to keep the peace towards her for three months . For several years preceding his death , he entertained a notion that he was a very fine figure that all the young women living at Vauxhall , whether married or single , were in love with him . He promised women that if they married him they should be clothed in gold and velvet . On one occasion , he wounded his arm with a chisel , and wrote " Emma , " the name of one of his favourites , with his blood . During the last illness of a brother , the deceased , without any provocation , frequentlystruck him , in consequence of which he was removed and confined in a strait waistcoat until after his brother ' s
Dkumken on Mad?—Tho Prerogative Court has boon occupied with inquiring into tho validity of thu lust will and testament of Thomas Kldridgo , 1 ito of Bond-Btreel , Vnuxhull , dated September lfttU , 1 K 5 JJ . Tho deceased died on tho 25 th of September , 1851 , aged fifty , a bachelor , leaving behind him Mrs . Unmll .: y , his only next of kin . His property , personal anil real , amounted to about 5000 / ., of which he became possessed under the will of hid father , on tho death of hU mother , which took place on the 11 th of August , 1 M 4 . ' 1 ho question was as to the nanity of ! JldruJ ( $ «) . On tho one
A IIakd Cahis . ¦—A seaman on board thu Merlin , a trailer lying at Liverpool about a month ago , received permission to go on shore . Wbilo there , Jio was arrested by a quartermaster on a charge of deserting , about ms mouths previousl y , from her Majesty ' s uhip Ct « 9 ar at
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August 2 , 1856 . ] __ _ THE LEADER , 729
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 2, 1856, page 729, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2152/page/9/
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