The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-25 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, FRIDAY.—Her Majesty's ship Power-
ful, 84, Captain M. Seymour, with the flag of Admiral
Sir F. Ommaney, arrived here yesterday, from the Me-
diterranean. She came last from Plymouth, having
been compelled to put in there in consequence of the
wind being unfavourable. She will go into harbour to
be paid off in a few days.
Her Majesty's ship Heroine, 10, Lieut.-Commander
'l'. D. Stewart, sailed for she westward yesterday
morning. _ .

Her 31ajesty's ship Pantaloon, 10, Lieutenant-Com-
mander C. 11. Lapidg,e, went out of harbour on Wednes-
day, and will sail for the coast of Africa as soon as the
wind will permit.
Her Majesty's troop-ship Athol], Master-Commander
C. B. Bellamy, sailed yesterday tin• the West Indies,
with a detachment, consisting of 60 rank and file, and
several officers of the 92d Regiment, under the command
of Lieutenant-Colonel APDonald. She will put into
Cork on her passage, where she will embark additional
• nton,. being detaehmeuts of the 33d, 47th, and 81st

Regiments.
Her Majesty's ship Dido, 20, Captain the Hon. 11.
Keppel, was to have sailed yesterday, but has been de-
tained by contrary winds. She is bound to China.
A detachment of the 59th Regiment, destined for Ja-
maica, will embark on board the Numa transport this
Y. which will sail as soon 113 the wind will permit..
Her Majesty's ship Hazard, 18, Commander C. Bell,
all a-taunt, and will go out of harbour in a day or two.
Her Majesty's ship President, 50, Captain W. Brough-
ton, is expected here every day from South America,
her Majesty's ship Dublin, 50, Captain J. Tucker, having
left this port to relieve her the latter end of last August.
II 4. Majesty's ship Vindictive, 50, Captain J. T. Ni-
is getting ready fur sea with all possible despatch,
achndia:ill, it is expected, go out of harbour on the Ist
of January.
Ships at Spithead.—Her Majesty's ship Powerful,
84 ; Dido, 20 ; Pantaloon,lo ; Snake, 16 ; and the Numa
transport.
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Majesty's ships St. Vin-
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ip;); Vindictive,Hazard:
5180 ;
Excellent
andars Royal George yacht. , is
Wpite, 50 ;

GREENWICH RAILWAL
—TheDirectors
of the
London and Greenwich Railway have determined, on
anduse ofsecond
after
this
classda y carriages,
(Saturday) week, to discontinue the
and to reduce the fares b
the first class carriages. Henceforth the trains will con_
sist only of "closed carriages, at 9d. per passenger
and " open ditto, without seat, at tid." These charges
are still very mush higher than those of the Blackvvali
Railway, which is of the same length.—Railway Times.
FIRE-DAMP EXPLOSION AND Loss OF
THREE LIVES.— An explosion of fire-damp took place at
Horn, near Hales-ow-en, in the colliery of Mr. A ttwood.
A man named Churchhill, another named Jones, and a
boy, were in the pit, and tell a sacrifice. Their bodies
have not yet been recovered : repeated attempts were
made on Wednesday last to descend the shaft, but the
atmosphere was found to be ton impure to sustain life,
and the attempt to recover the bodies was necessarily
abandoned. When the explosion first commenced the
fire spread with fearful rapidity, consuming all the wood-
work in the pit, togethor with the ropes, &c., and could
not be extinguished for several da3s. Five horses were
in the mine at the time, and were, of course, destroyed.—
Worcestershire Chronicle.

The late M. de itayssinous, Bishop of Hermo-
pubs, is stated to have left his valuable library to the
Duke de Bordeaux.
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