The Week.

train from Shrewsbury due at Hereford at 2 . 40 p . m . on Friday ran off the lino , in consequence of an axle breaking , six miles from Hereford , where the line runs on an embankment , with a deep dike on either side , the land for miles being inundated by the River Luo-g . The carriages all ran off the line , the passengers were immersed in the lA'ater , and an appalling scene ensued . There was a perfect ii'reck , and two Avomen Avere drowned before they could be rescued . The guard narrowly escaped by swimming ,

and a hidy and her child w-ere marvellously rescued . The other passengers were providentially saved . The engine proceeded to Hereford for medical aid , which was promptly rendered . Mr . William Kelly , a commercial agent , has been killed on the North-AVestern Railway . The unfortunate gentleman had been a passenger by the train clue in London at eleven o ' clock on Friday night , and was found crushed to death under a first-class carriage , which , ivith a larger portion of the train , had become

detached and upset afc Primrose-hill tunnel . How the detachment occurred is at present ] unascertained . On Monday an inquest was held on the bodies of James Plaisted , John Ogden , and John Aladdison , the three men who ivere killed by the accident on Saturday , near Teynham , on the London , Chatham , and Dover Railway . It ivas shoAvn that the accident occurred through the breaking of a part of the engine , which had the effect of causing ifc to leave the line , and so drag the attached carriages ivith ifc . A verdict of accidental death , coupled with a statement . to that effect . In the Sheriff ' s Court a writ

of inquiry was executed to assess the compensation to be awarded for a breach of promise of marriage . The defendant , named Daveron , was the son of a shiprigger , afc- Wapping ; the plaintiff being Elizabeth Sladden , a barmaid . Judgment had been allowed to go by default , and the damages ivere laid afc £ 500 . These , however , the jury , after hearing evidence , reduced to $ 150 . Oh' Alonday , the sittings at the Central Criminal Court were resumed , wifch the small number of 47 prisoners on the calendar .

FosEtcHf LmxriGEXCE . —The new King of Prussia , William L , has issued a proclamation addressed "To my people . " He expresses the pride with which he sees himself surrounded by a brai-e and faithful people ancl a glorious army , and pledges himself to remain faithful to the tradition of his house in endeavouring to elevate and strengthen the patriotic feeling of the nation , in maintaining the institutions which emanated from the late King , and by faithfulness to his oath to protect the constitution and laws

of the kingdom . As a German Prince he feels bound fco strengthen Prussia in that position ivhich she must legitimately occupy amongst the German States . Though confidence in fche peace of Europe is shaken , yet his Majesty says he ivill endeavour to preserve the blessings of peace . Nevertheless , dangers may arise for Prussia and Germany , for the overcoming of which , under God , the King ivill trust in the faithfulness and of his le

perseverance peop . The Emperor of Russia , the Nord asserts , is resolved not to delay the publication ofthe order for the abolition of serfdom , and thafc the Imperial manifesto for effecting this social revolution ivill appear on the 3 rd of March . The agitation prevailing throughout Hungary is continuall y giving rise to popular outbreaks . One of these disturbances occurred at Kerskemefc , on the Sth instant , of

so serious a nature that the garrison were called out , and the riot was not suppressed till the soldiers used their fire-arms , and wounded several of the rioters . The Polish province of Austria is following fche example of the other nationalities in demanding independent institutions . A deputation from Gallicia was received on Thursday by AI . cle Sclnnerling , which presented an address asking , among other things , for indivisibility of the province , convocation of a diet for proi'incial affairs of the Polish lan °

, use -ua » e in official affairs and in schools , and , finally , that Gallicia may send members fco the Council of the Empire . By an autograph letter , dated the 7 th instant , the Emperor has granted a ° very coinprehensive amnest y for Hungarv , Transylvania , Croatia , and Schivonm on account of such penal acts as have merely aimed at a change m the system of government as established before Oct . 20 , 1860 , or which were in any way connected with such a purpose , the

On New Year's-day Pope received the French officers , and in reply to fche congratulations of General Goyon , who refrained from any political allusions , his Holiness expressed his approval of the expeditious to Syria and China , ancl said that in defending Gaeta the trench fleet ivas serving a just ancl hol y cause The Turin Gazelle of Tuesday says that the Sardinian Government , deferring to the wishes of tho Emperor Napoleon , has suspended hostilities before Gaeta until the 19 th instwith the

., object of n » - * -oci-itin" - for its surrender . The French fleet will leave Gaeta iiiiiimdi-i ' te ! y ° o ! ie vessel alone remaining to guarantee tiie armistice . If fche armistice shoiud fail of its object General Cialclina will resume his operations on tiie 19 H , for the retiuct - f the fortress , and will then be sun-? ccnnnt = en v ! ? 0 r 0 lls co-operation of the Italian fleet . The last accounts of the siege of Gaeta , however , come down to the 5 th at wlucii time the Sardinian fire WM car-sing groat destruction it k »»

city , one shell having penetrated into the room above the King , and others had reached the central hospital . It can scarcely be possible that , under these circumstances , Victor Emmanuel has agreed to the proposed armistice for a fortnight , unless on the express understanding that in the event of the truce failing he will meet with no further opposition from the French fleet , but be allowed to pursue , unmolested , his operations , both by land and sea , against the fortress , the reduction of ivhich and the

disengagement of his army are so necessary to the re-establishment of order in his neiv dominions . So numerous of late have been the assassinations at Bologna that the city is in a state of great excitement and indignation , ancl there ivas some intention of making a public demonstration against tbe syndic . Ultimately , however , an address was presented to him , when he promised to take measures to repress the crime , and apply to the Government for assistance . Naples continues in a very troubled state . The prolonged

resist-, ance of King Francis II . at Gaefca evidently encourages the priests ancl other Royal adherents , ivho are exciting the lazzaroni to riotous moi-ements against fche present Government . One of those disturbances took place on the 29 fch ulfc ., which was suppressed by the Sardinian troops , fortunately Avithout bloodshed . A conspiracy , said to be of little importance , was discovered a day or tivo after , and four Royalist generals , with some agents from Gaeta , ivere arrested . The new Lieutenant-General of Naples , Prince Carignau ,

is expected to arrive on the 15 th instant . A new programme , emanating from the " party of action , " has been circulated by thousands in Italy , in ivhich the writers protest their devotion fco tbe King , so long as he is the defender and representative of unity , and is firm in his design of giving Rome and Venice to Italy . They also indicate the means by which the object aimed at is to be attained . This programme is one among many indications of fche daily increasing distrust among Italians of their French "ally . " The

protection afforded by the French fleet to Francis IL , and the support given by French arms to the tottering throne of the Pope , are attributed to some sinister design on the parfc ofthe Emr , eror to thwart the establishment of Italian unity , and advance his idea of a confederation . The official Gazette of Turin publishes the electoral law for all Italy . Ifc is only a modification of thafc of Piedmont , adapted fco the altered circumstances . The number of deputies for the whole kingdom is fixed at 443 . The Minister of Marine for Spain has informed the naval authorities that is has been resolved to introduce rifled cannon into the Spanish navy . An official account

states the floating debt on the 1 st of the month afc 1 , 013 , 999 , 701 reals . The appointment of Sir J . Crampton as English Minister at Aladrid has , ifc appears , given mueh satisfaction to the Liberal party . An agitation was commencing in order to obtain a similar concession as to passports for Spaniards in France as thafc accorded to Englishmen , ancl ivith this A'ieiv it was proposed that the Spanish Government should adopt ; a similar measure for Frenchmen in Spain . Baron Rothschild , it is stated , has refused to comply with

the request of the Emperor of Alorocco to make him a loan to enable him fco pay the indemnity clue to Spain . INDIA . —By tbe arrival of the Overland Alail ive have news from Bombay to the 12 th ult . The aversion to the income tax had nofc abated , ancl in Surat and Bassein the opposition to its enforcement bad been so threatening fclnit fche police force had to be summoned before the rioters could be dispersed , ancl several of the ringleaders —among them some of the most wealthy and influential of the

community—were committed to gaol . The native merchants in Bombay also continued to abstain from all dealings in English goods , ancl tbe European merchants were becoming alarmed at the combination . An order had been issued for the transformation of the Avhole of the Bombay Cavalry into irregular or Sillidar regiments . Out ofthe fcen corps now on service fourteen neiv regiments ivill be made , each of which will have four English officers attached . The arrangements as to pay and pension are liberal , anil the

uniform and clothing are to be changed and adapted to native habits . The force which Dr . Campbell sent into Sikkiin in October last to occupy a tract of country to the west of the great Runjeet River , the Rajah of Sikkim having declined to make reparation for certain aggressions ancl kidnappings made by his subjects on our territory , is reported to have been defeated , with the loss of thirty or forty killed , and the capture of the gun ivhich accompanied the force . The cause of this disaster is , no doubt , to be attributed to

tbe insufficient force , amounting only fco 100 men and one gun , ivith which Dr . Campbell attempted to overawe fche Rajah . The trial of tho officers implicated in the late unseemly proceedings in Cairo , commenced at Calcutta on the 3 rd ult . The Calcutta , Englishman says it has taken some trouble to inquire about the death of fche infamous Nana , on ivhich some doubt had been thrown , and from reliable reports has ascertained that this scoundrel died on fche hills immediatel y below Nepaul in Srawun Budee Punclnuuec , in August , 1858 , ivith some 200 followers around him . AJIEEICA . —The news from the United States is of the highest importance . South Carolina has declared herself no longer a mem-