The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-02 00:00:00

OURT CIitUULAIL

AUG. 31.
Her Majesty the green and his Royal Highncss
the Prince Albert, with the Royal Family, attended
by the suite, left the Midland Hotel, Derby, at nine
o'clozk. A guard of honour of the 77th Regiment,
commanded by Major Steaton, was drawn up in the
square, and the ground was kept clear by parties of
the Bth Hussars and County and Town Yeomanry.
The military arrangements were under the command
of Major General Arbuthnot.
Her Majesty and the royal party travelled by the
railways that pass through York and Newcastle, at the
latter of which towns luncheon was provided for her
Majesty, his Royal Highness the Prince, and the Royal
Family, and also for the:ladies and gentlemen composing
her Majesty's suite.
Her Majesty arrived at St. Margaret's tempo.
rary station, at about a quarter past five, and imme.
diately proceeded in one of the
,royal carriages,
drawn by four horses, by the Queens drive to Holy.
rood Palace.

Her Majesty was received upon the platform, on
alighting, by the Sheriff of Edinburgh, Major-Gene-
ral Napier commanding the troop, and the other
military and civil authorities.
His Grace the Duke of Devonshire, and Major.-
General Arbuthnot had the honour of dining with her
Majesty, at Del by, last night.

THE STROOD TUNNEL OF 7HE NORTH
KENT RAILWAY.
STROOD, AUG. 31.—8 y dint of great exertion, labourers
being employed day and night, the permanent way
in the Stroud tunnel, which was turned up by the fall of
a waterspout on Saturday, has been so far restored as to
admit of the passage of trains to and from this station.
Had the extraordinary visitation happened a minute or
so later the train from Gravesend, containing some 200
or 300 passengers, must have been exposed to the full
fury of the flood, the formidable character of which may
be judged of from the circumstance that at one time
there was a depth of water of four or five feet. As it
is, however, the preservation of the passengers may, to a
great extent, be attributed to the prompt action of the
driver of the down train. It was going at its usual rate
through the first tunnel, and on nearing the " lay by," the
open cutting, he saw the rush of water along the line,
and the carrying away of the sleepers, metals, &c. He in-
stantly shut off and reversed his steam, applied the breaks,
and was so successful as to bring the train to a stand
before it could reach the disturbed ground. A minute
inspection of the works had been made, and beyond the
derange done to the line, and some portion of the walls,
by the action of the water, the solidity of the tunnel is
not at all impaired. Shortly after noon on Saturday the
rain descended in torrents, and a heavy dark cloud
which hung over the neighbouring hills and obscured
their summit from view, seemed to break immediately
over the spot where the " lay by" is situated. The tor-
rent carried away every thing before it, and swept with
tremendous velocity down the shaft. The country for
some distance round was flooded to a considerable depth.
Some men who were working in the tunnel had a won-
derful escape; they heard the rush of water, and by
some extraordinary exertion contrived to reach this end.
As soon a. 4 the disastrous event was telegraphed to Lon-
don, the directors made every arrangement the time
would allow to carry on the traffic. Numerous vehicles
were sent down so as to convey the passengers from
Higham station to Stroud by road. On Sunday after-
noon, however, one line of rails in the tunnel was so
far restored as to allow the trains, up and down, to go
through, and the road conveyances were withdrawn.

ROYAL NAVAL SCnooL.—Yesterday a special
general meeting of the governors and subscribers to this
corporation was held in the council-room, New-cross,
Deptford, to take into consideration the propriety of autho-
rising the council to erect a new chapel, contiguous to the
school; Sir W. Owen Pell, in the chair. The minutes of the
last court having been read and confirmed, the chairman
stated the object for which they hAI met. The plans had
been prepared, the ground marked out, and the tenders for
the erection of the edifice sent in, when they found, upon
reference to their solicitor, that they could not legally pro-
ceed without the s mction of a special meeting. Mr. Kitson
moved and Mr. Inglis seconded the following resolution :
"That the council of the Royal Naval School be authorised
to erect, on such portion of the land and hereditaments
now belonging to the Royal Naval School as the council shall
consider most fit and proper for the purpose, a chapel con-
tiguous to the said school; and to fit up the same with all
things
necessary and proper for the performance of divine
service therein according to the rites and ceremonies of the
United Church of England and Ireland; for the use of the
masters,
pupils, officers, and servants of the said school.
pursuant
t
the the provisions of the said Act of Parliament,
called ,Royal Naval
The chairman announn being put, was
The resolution, upon School Amendment Act, 1e51.'"
carried unanimously.
for the building-fund flounced amongst the subscriptions received
Vice-Admiral
tholes,B were the following sums:— 1,0001. from
from his Grace he 3suk.eß., president of the school; lOO/.
the Patriotic Fund ; 110/, offrom Northumberland; LOW. from . Captain J. N. Gladstone, &c.
A vote of thanks to the
the weeting, cuainnan concluded the business of