The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-19 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

Surgeon Thomas Ayling (1851), to the Linnet, 8,
brig, at Devonport.
Assistant-Surgeons George E. Nicholas (1846), to
the Waterloo, 120, flag-ship, at Sheerness ; Samuel
Denny, M.D. (1850), recently serving in the Terrible
steam-frigate, to the Sharpshooter steam-vessel, at
Portsmouth.
COAST GUARD.

Commanders William N. L. Lockyer (1849), to be
an in4pecting•commander ; Robert T. Bedford (1848),
to be inspecting-commander ; Horatio Blair (1841), to
the Weymouth district ; Grey Skipwith (1842), to the
Banff district.
Captain the Earl of Talbot, C.B. (1827), is appointed
Aide-de-Camp to the Queen, in the room of Captain
Norwich Duff, on the promotion of the latter to the rank
of Rear-Admiral.

Captain Percy Grace (1825) has received the good
service pension formerly received by Captain John Ed-
ward Walcot, C. 8., but discontinued on the promotion of
the latter to the rank of Roar-Admiral.
Captain Charles Howe Fremantle (1826) has received
the good service pension vacated by Captain James Han-
way Plumridge, on the promotion of the latter officer to
the rank of Rear-Admiral.
The committee on the best means of manning the navy
resumed its sittings on Friday last.
The Vivid, Dover mail steam-packet, made a fine run
from Woolwich to Dover on Saturday. The small defect
in her copper was caused by rubbing against the ground
in dry harbours.

EMIGRATION.—Within the space of an hour on
three
day last, two vessels sailed from Waterford carrying h
hundred and fifty emigrants for Australia and America, via
Liverpool. The stream of emigration,in fact, flows as steadily
as ever ; but a considerable portion of it is carried on through
the English ports, where the emigrants are always sure of
finding a better class of vessels to convey them to their des-
tination. ON THE BRISTOL AND BIRMINGHAM
Ri A
y, —A fearful collision of two trains, under oir-
t 1
Licow 1
zistnc.
cumstances very similar to the recent accident on the
Great Northern line, occurred odn the Bristol and Bir-
minghamMhaipdplaennedßailway
in
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ge. branch
The of
accidentthe
agoods a few even-
through an express
rails.train r uTnhnei
exactng into train on the same line of
from the best information particulars have not transpired, but
up
express
train, on that can be obtained it appears
for Birmingham,
that the
grove, the last station at
whichs arrived vietd
stops i n due t
which leaves Gloucester at
4.30 p,m,
into Birmingham. The train left Bromsgro
a quarter past six beforeivme a
atß runningrbmeus:
be-
fore the driver o'clock, but had not proceeded far
saw another train in advance. 110
immediately shut off the steam. sounded his whistle, and
did all he could to stop the train, bat the rapid speed at
which it was proceeding rendered a collision unavoidable,
and in another minute the express train dashed into the
goods train, smashing one or two waggons and severely
shaking and bruising the passengers. Some of the pas-
sengers receivod more severe injuries, and one of them
sustained a concussion of the brain, and is now lying
dangerously ill, Both trains were disabled, and the
Birmingham passengers did not arrive until two hours
after time, and lost the trains to London and the
north. One account of the transaction is that the
driver of the goods train was crossing the line to proceed
to the Camp-bill goods station, and that a policeman
whose duty it was to signal the trains omitted to do so,
and has since been dismissed from his situation by the
Midland directors.
DINNER TO MR. BARING.—The munificent Mr.
Corcoran gave Mr. Baring, on the 26th ult., a magnificent
private banquet, at which were the following guests:—
Secretary Corwin, Secretary Conrad, Secretary Stuart, h
Postmaster-General, Mr. Hubbard, Count de'Bodisco 'Done
Calderon de la Bares, Minister of Spain ; Mr. Cram'pton,
Abliirn.isi‘tieorroefirEan, gi‘lainindis;eCrouonft dßerSazairlt;igesirD.liGnirsitithosf,Fl3arnitciseh;
Secretary of Legation, and eeyeral priyale geiatieluell•