The line of the Northern and Eastern Railway, which is
now corn. pleted to Broxbourne, in Hertfordshire, was on Tuesday opened to the public to that station. The commencement of the line of the Northern and Eastern Railway is along the rail of the Eastern Counties Railway until it comes abreast of Stratford, when it diverges to the left, and goes over a country perfectly Hat until it arrives at the terminus at Brox. bourne. It passes close to the Lea Bridge road to Tottenham, to Ed. mouton, to Ponder's End, and to Waltham ; at all which places there are stations. By the opening of this line of railroad, the journey to Cambridge will be shortened. One great advantage of the line is the equality of the ground traversed. The gradients as yet are very trifling; so that a uniformity of pace is kept up.
A letter from Chesterfield, dated 14th September, gives the following account of a fatal accident on the North Midland Railway, near Derby, " A terrific accident took place on the North Midland Railway on Sunday last. The train which leaves Chesterfield at eleven o'clock had gut as far as Bull Bridge, on its way to Derby, when the axletree of one of the carriages suddenly broke, through the extreme badness of the iron it was made of. Seven carriages were precipitated off the rails, and all in them more or less injured. One gentleman, a foreigner— asleep at the moment of the accident—was killed on the spot : his body was seen on the rails, and a carriage was on his back. He had with bins some game, and plenty of cash on his person, besides a valuable pocket-boole : he is suppoeed to have been shooting in the North—have not yet heard his name. The guard was precipitated down an embank. ment seven yards deep, where he lay for dead : he was taken up breath. ing, but died last night. Another person, name unknown, is so seri. ously injured that he is not expected to recover. A young woman had her collar-bone broken ; and her brother had an arm so contused that
the surgeon says it must be amputated. An aged female, of Chester- field, was so injured as not to tie likely to recover: she has no hones broken, but a dreadful internal hemorrhage. It would be difficult to
enumerate all the broken limbs and severe contusions, they are so nu- merous. Mr. Stephenson was himself a passenger, but escaped unhurt."
Another accident occurred on the Eastern Counties Railway on Mon- day afternoon, by which four of the passengers were thrown out of the carriages, and two of them dangerously hurt. The Romford train left the terminus in Shorediteh at about four o'clock. Five or six minutes afterwards, one of the Stratford trains started from the same place, and on the same line of rails, This train, it is stated, was behind its time; and the engineer, in consequence, put on additional speed—indeed, to surds an extent, that on its reaching Old Ford, near Bow, it came up with the Itomfbrd train. engineer of the Stratford train being un- able to check the engine in time, it rats with great violence agains: the carriages of the Rumford train, literally breaking one of the third-class open vehicles to pieces. Four of the passengers who were seated in the carriage were thrown out with considerable force on to the line: one man had his head and cheek completely cut open ; another received a conapound fracture of his right leg, and a severe dislocation of one of his shoulders. The other two passengers remained at one of the railway sta- tions for three or four hours; but not being much hurt, at the end of that time were able to walk home. Among the passengers in the train which had caused tlse accident, were INIr. George Stephenson, Mr. Braithwaite, and other eminent engineeers, who were proceeding with some gentle- men beloneing to the Northern and Eastern line to make arrangements for its opening to the public on the following morning. Tile engine did not receive any injury by the concussion ; and in a ;host time alter time accident, was enable.1 to proceed to its destination with the gentlemen it had taken down.
The Elieof Eineell, with two of his children, were passengers on the Eeetern e:otin ties 1 tai I way when the accident oecurred near 11, my on Mondly afternoon. The young people fortunetely escaped unhurt; bet see arc sorry to learn that the noble Lord, bring threwn forward by the concussion, received a severe contusion below the knee, shark has prevented hie: proeeeding to Windsor to take his turn of' attemlanee as 1.4enl in Weill:1g on her Molest)... We lire happy, howeve r, to be eriebled to state that his Loolehip is going on favourably, and that it
likely that the iejuries receiv■ it will nut be attended with any serious : eeeseplemee--leteee, September 17.
.Mr. George Walter, late resident Director of the 'London and Green- ! richRailway, in it letter to the Times or Thursday, mentions a plan aeoeted him on that railway whirl has been the means of prevent- i fie any serioee aecidents. Ile says that in 1'635, the engines on the way were of the some high construction as time' on the f:,-.tern Cotieti.e; ; ;eel ilea all aceident having happened uncoiled nith of life, he determined to adopt the followiog plan ; siiiee which no have been hurt, theuall I lie wheels and axles have been often ;eel the wheels run on' the rill!-.
The plan it to illecte enlitre of gratify below the ttxleti mid suspend thus earriaeu• -body on a ■-drong rraine, within !Mir Or rift 11110■1.3 1:f the rail ; eo that the moment any• aecidu IA happens to :trap the wheels oir NH: rail, the 1,carni halo ,:ledge; and the tally perceptible difference In the Inencogers in can thll ading intteeff or it revolving motion, until the, train Thu: eilginuss are ele• h1.1•111TII from 'miming over a parapet or an emour.euent by 'lib, carriage, lint, che cl: , bright iir ;11,1.1,140i they are two fret Itlui 14 halt lower !Mtn when originally enostrirted. It entirely preceola all locking motion; fool, from the pinximity In the grown!, itItilic,plicric pn sem-, whirl, lilt 1.11•% embankment or viaducl 3 ont s lam or pier s taro dangerous cf.:we'll/ pru.,,s,,t, ul.''
Doncaster Races commenced on Monday. The company was scarcely so numerous as on former occasions. The Champagne Stakes, on Monday, were won by Mr. Powlett's Kedge, against which betting was 10 to 1. Her Majeste's Plate of 100 guineas was won by Lord Eglintoun's St. Bennett. On Tuesday, the Great St. Leger day, the first race, for the Cleveland Stakes, was won by Lord Westminster's Sleight-of-hand. Then came the St. Leger Stakes ; for which eleven horses started ; and Lord Westminster's Launcelot was declared the whiner, after a good race. The account of running in this most im- portant of all English races throughout the year, is thus described by the regular reporter of sporting occurrences-
.' Precisely at three minutes before four, the, word of command was given ; and after one false start, in which Launcelot and another hung tire, they all got off in capital style. Maroon soon took the lead, closely followed by Calypso had Gibraltar, the others well up, and Launcelot lying about seventh or eighth, on the inside ground. They continued, without material change, in this order to the hill; where Maroon drew a little in advance of his horses, sad mended the pace. At the two-year-old starting-post, symptoms of a tail became manifest ; Launcelot drew upon Gibraltar mid Calypso, and the pace became very severe. At the Red House, there wag mistaking that Launce- lot, Maroon, and Gibraltar had the best of it. The three ran a very close race home; Launcelot winning by half a length, 3Iiiroon second, and Gibraltar about half a length behind Maroon : nothing'near these three. About four lengths in the rear came Dr. Cain., and the others were neatly as far behind him. It appeared evident to us, that Maroon had the most speed let in hint lathe close of the race; but as his noble owner had declared to win with Lanneelut, it was not under the circumstances requisite to put his powers 5 to the test. Thus has Seott's stable furnished the winner of the Great St. Leger three years consecutively. Value of the stakes, clear of deductions, 2,9754 " The racing on Wednesday excited little interest. The Sweepstakes of 200 sovereigns each were gained by Colonel Anson's La Ghana; the Selling Stakes were won by Mr. Clark's Alonzo ; the Doncaster Stakes won by the Duke of Cleveland's Sampson ; and the Corpo- ration Plate was carried off by Mr, llesseltine's The Shadow, after two heats.
On Thursday, the Cup day, the Two-years-old Stakes were won by Mr. Allen's Belgrade. The Three-years-old Stakes of 200 sovereigns were won in a canter by Mr. Bowes's Black Back. The Cup, rattle 350 guineas, with SO sovereigns added, was carried off by Mr. Orde's Beeswing. Six others started. The favourite horses were Charles the Twelfth and Maroon, which came its third and fourth. Betting 9 to 1 against Beeswing„ who won easily by two lengths.
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