We regret to note the death, under terrible circumstances, of
Sir Francis Goldsmid, Member for Reading, and a good friend to the London University and every Liberal project except the emancipation of the Eastern Christians. He arrived at Waterloo Station at 7.53 p.m. on Thursday, and as the guard opened the door, thought the train had stopped, and stepped out. The train had not, however, stopped ; Sir Francis's foot slipped, and he dropped between the train and the platform. He was dragged some yards, his foot was crushed, and his ribs were driven in, and though carried at once to St. Thomas's Hospital, he expired in a few minutes. We presume that now a person of such wealth and standing has been killed by the present system of steps, the Rail- way Boards will substitute for them flanges running the whole length of the doorways, and filling the space between them and the platforms. The defect is always killing old and feeble persons, and is quite indefensible, except upon the argument that it always has been so.
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