The Sun.
London, England, 1871-02-17 00:00:00

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SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL (late Dreadnought).—
Notice is hereby given, that this HOSPITAL is now RE-
IOVED to the late Infirmary of the Royal Hospital, Green-
wich, where any seaman, needing medical or surgical care, will
be admitted on personal application, as heretofore, without in-
troduction or recommendation. The Society's offices are re-
moved from the City to the same building.
KEISiI3ALL COOK, House-Governor and Secretary.

DREADFUL RAILWAY COLLISION NEAR

WARRINGTON.

We learn by telegraph that a London train, whilst
nearing Birdswood Junction, Warrington, at half•past
one on Thursday morning, came into collision with a goods
train. The collision was terrific, as the mail train was
travelling at full speed. The engine was upset, and the
driver died from the effects of his injuries. Three of the
Post Office officials have been seriously injured, and a
number of the passengers have been cut and bruised.
It is reported that great blame is laid upon those re-
sponsible for the goods train, as the engine was unat-
tended to.

WRECK OF A LIVERPOOL STEAMER AND

LOSS OF TWENTY-SIX LIVES.

The Lerwick correspondent of the Scotsman sends intel-
ligence that on Tuesday, the 7th instant the steamer
Pacific, belonging to Liverpool, was totally lost on Linga
Island, off the Shetland coast, and that twenty-six of the
crew were drowned. The others saved themselves, and
after remaining four days on an uninhabited island, were
discovered, and conveyed to the mainland. The corre-
spondent adds that another vessel, supposed to be Nor-
wegian, was wrecked at the same time. It may be stated
that there are several islands round the Shetland coast
bearing the name of Linga, but the one on which these
disasters occurred is not indicated.

Mr. Wheeler, a customs officer, on Wednesday
recovel ed 2500 from the Southampton Dock Company,
for having been injured by a locomotive engine on the
dock tramway.

THE POST TO PARIS.—We have much pleasure
in announcing that a telegram has been received by
Post Office in London from the Post Office at Berlin,
stating that henceforth sealed letters may be sent into
Paris.

UNSEASONABLE SALMON AT BILLINGSGATIL—it
still appears that traffic in unseasonable salmon is going
on, and stringent measures should be adopted. On Friday
last seven boxes of salmon were seized by the inspectors
appointed by the Fishmongers' Company ; and, to our
knowledge, foul fish of the salmon tribe ha% e been seen in
Thames-street since the last disclosures. Is it not time
something was done in the matter?—Fishing Gazette.
The report from the meteorological office states
that there is very little change to report in barometrical
pressure beyond a slight decrease in S.W. of British Isles.
Readings are still highest in S.E. of England. Tempera-
ture has fallen a little at our eastern and central stations,
but elsewhere a slight rise is noticeable. It is now rather
uniform. Winds are now moderate, southerly in the west
of our islands, and light to moderate S. W. on our other
coasts. The sky continues overcast or very cloudy, except
at our eastern stations, where it is moderately clear.
Thick fog and mist are reported from our Southern
stations and some rain has fallen in the S.W. The sea
is a little disturbed at Valencia, moderate to calm else-
where.

With a view to raising in the provinces the additional
men required by the augmentation of the army, parties of
the Royal Artillery are at once to be stationed in various
parts of the kingdom. One battery left for Northampton
on Tuesday, and the headquarters of the 11th Brigade
proceeded from Woolwich to Sheffield yesterday.
The first steps have at length been taken by the War
Department to arm the forts and batteries recently con-
structed for the better defence of the Thames and Medway
with the powerful guns specially manufactured for them.
On Wednesday a number of men belonging to the Royal
Artillery commenced mounting the heavy cannon on the
various forts, and on Thursday morning an additional party
of seventy gunners, with two officers, left Woolwich
for Gravesend, to be employed with the other detach-
ments in placing the new guns in position at Tilbury Fort,
the Isle of Grain, Shornmeade, Coalhouse -point, Folly-
point, Bishop's-marsh, and on the other smaller batteries
defending the Medway and Thames.
Lord Justice James will distribute the shooting prizes
won during the past year by the members of the Inns of
Court Rifle Volunteer Corps. The ceremony is fixed for
Thursday, the 23rd instant, in the Banqueting Hall of
Lincoln's-inn.

A correspondent calls attention to the musketry return
for the Bengal Presidency, published in the Army and
Navy Gazette of last Saturday. It relates to thirty-one
infantry regiments which are returned as being armed as
follows :—Breechloaders (Snider), eleven ; trade made
muzzleloaders, eight ; interchangeable muzzleloaders,
twelve. It will be observed that nearly two-thirds of these
regiments are returned as armed with muzzleloaders.