The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-12 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PonTaatotmt, MONDAY.—Two of the Lords of the
Admiralty, Captain M. F. F. Berkeley, C. 8., and Cap-
tain the Right Hon. Lord John flay, C. 8., accompanied
by Captain Henry Eden, private secretary to the First
Lord, arrived at Gosport this morning by the half-past
12 o'clock train of the South-Western Railway, and em-
barked at the Clarence-yard in the barge of Captain
Chads of the Excellent, and were put on board the Echo
steam tug (the only steam-vessel out of nearly a dozen
in cominission at this port in a sufficiently serviceable
condition to convey their Lordships to Spithead), in
which vessel they proceeded to the roadstead to visit and
inspect the Thetis, new 36-gun frigate, Captain Cod-
rington. Their Lordships were accompanied by Admiral
Sir E. Codrington, G.C.8., G.C.M.G., Captain Chads,
C. 8., and Captain Codrington, C.B. Their Lordships
were conducted over the ship by her gallant and experi-
enced captain, and expressed their unqualified approba-
tion of the internal economy and the seagoing efficiency
of the beautiful vessel, which certainly reflects the high-
est credit alike upon her constructors and captain. Their
Lordhips partook of a dejellner, and remained on board
nearly three hours. They returned in the Echo, and
were expected to visit the Excellent, the Dauntless
new screw steam-frigate, and the Kestrel brigantine,
and conclude their visit by dining with the Commander-
in-Chief, Admiral Sir Charles Ogle. Their Lordships
sleep at the George Hotel, and return to town to-morrow
morning.

The hyacinth, IS, Commander Scott, sailed to-day for
Sheerness, to be paid off.
All the disposable boys on board the Victory (about
60) were put on board the Thetis to-day for passage to
join the squadron under Sir W. Parker in the Tagus.
The Dauntless is to be fitted for sea, and tried with all
possible dispatch.

FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—A terrible accident
happened on Saturday last at the works of the Oxford,
Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway, near Worcester.
This line of railway, which has now been in course of con-
struction for several months, runs eastward of Worcester,
and at about the distance of a mile from that city, is a
short tunnel (about 300 or 400 yards long), passing
under Spooner's or Rainbow-hill. To carry on the ex-
cavations in this tunnel, two shafts have been sunk, and
it was at one of these shafts that the accident happened.
The soil, it appears, is removed from the tunnel by the
use of large windlasses, and " skips" or large buckets,
men being placed at the mouth of each shaft to receive
the skips as they are brought up from below. On Satur-
day one of the men, while engaged in the work of
drawing a skip upon the platform placed for its reception,
got on his wrong side, and was in a moment, before a
helping hand could be held out to him, forced offthe
platform into the shaft, and falling to the bottom with
his head upon the rails, laid below for the purpose of
assisting the removal of the soil, was literally dashed to
pieces. The poor fellow must have died instantaneously,
for on being picked up it was found that (to use the ex-
pression of one of his fellow-workmen) there was not a
whole bone in his body. The body was removed, and
now awaits a Coroner's inquest.

The late Earl of Yarborough, by his will, executed
in June, 1843, has bequeathed to his younger son, the
Hon. Dudley Pelham, his practical nautical books,
charts, chronometers, telescopes, and all nautical instru-
ments, for his own use, and a pecuniary bequest, having
conveyed to him all his vested right under settlement;
has also left pecuniary legacies to his daughter,
daughters-in-law, and his three sisters, and liberal an-
nuities and legacies to his servants. By deed, executed
in 1842, his Lordship conveyed to his eldest son, Lord
Worsley, now the Earl of Yarborough, all his diamnodndasli
plate, pictures, books, prints, drawings, at
sebtufays
other personal propertryaorkn,haisndesitnat:isrliFinstgt
Hall, Appuldurcambe Bt
Arlington-street, rl eae
heir looms with the settled estates, and has bequeathed
to his Lordship all the newly-purchased estates, and all
estates not in settlement, and those in the counties of
Lincoln and Kent, and in the Isle of Wight, and
that he may dispose of the Romney Marsh estate, and
has appointed his Lordship residuary legatee and sole
executor. The funded and personal estate was estimated
for duty at 80,000/. His Lordship had mentioned in his
will that if it would have been advantageous in the
opinion of his family and medical attendant to have had
a post mortem examination, such should be allowed to
take place. His Lordship was in his sixty-fifth year,
and at his own request was buried in the mausoleum in
his park. He was Vice-Admiral of the coast of the Tel:.
of Wight and county of Southampton, Recorder of
Grimsby and Newport, D.C.L., F.R.S., F.S.A. The
members of the Royal Yacht Squadron, of which he
was the revered commodore for many years, are erecting
to his lasting memory a monument near the Isle of
W iglit, which from its elevation will also be a sea mark
to mariners. His brigantine, the Kestrel, in which he
died on the coast of Spain, is offered to our Govern-
ment. The late Earl was created a Peer of the realm
in the reign of William IV., on Jan. 21, 1837.
BAPTISM BY IMMERSION.—A novel and interesting
feature has lately been introduced into Trevethin
Church, Monmouthshire. under the sanction of the
Bishop of the diocese. A baptistry, measuring Bft. by
aft. 6in., and 4ft. deep, has been placed near the south
door, wherein it is intended, should any person (and in
this district there are many such), having conscientious
objections to the sacrament of Laptism by sprinkling,
to perform it by immersion.—liereford Journal.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived in terra
yesterday from Hiekleon Ball, Doncuier

ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
The celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS Pell, Harrington,
White, Stanwood, and Germon, will have the honour of repeating
their Inimitable ENTERTAINMENT at the above Theatre,
EVENING, and Saturday next (there being no performance
on Thursday next).! Moors open at Eight, and the Entertainment
commences at Half-past Eight. And will (by desire) give a
(IRANI) DAY PERFORMANCE, on WEDNESDAY MORNING
next, Jan. 13. Doors open at Two, and the Performance to com-
mence at half-past Two.
Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 25.; Amphitheatre, 2s.
Private Boxes, Stalls, and Places may be engaged at Mitchell's
Regal Library, 33, Old Bond-street; at all the principal Libraries
and Music-sellers ; and at the Box-office.