The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-20 00:00:00

A _IIO3fANTDII. IDEA,

After witch an entirely new and original Fairy Extravaganza,
to be called KING CHARMING ; or, the Blue Bird of Paradise.
Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, Horncastle, Suter,
Bellingham, and Homier ; Madams Vestris, Mrs. Frank Matthews,
Miss Ellis, Mrs. C. Horn, Miss St. George, and Miss Martindale.
To conclude with

TM* ITINGDOVS, in which Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews
Basil Baker. Mrs. F. Matthews, and Mice M. Oliver will appear.

RGYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
LOME awl .hanger, Mr. W. Farren.
great hit of the historical Romance of Swans the Fifth.
THIS EVENING,
WITI be *error bed SEXTITS THE FIFTH; or, The Broken Vow,
To eoaclufilo with FRIEND WAGGLES.

ASTL&Y'ti ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
'ruder the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal 11*1 na=
Prince Albert.
Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty.
Itottraordinary series of attractive novelties.
2k861/1114 THIS EVENING
new Spocteclo of KENILW ORM; or the Gold.* Days
•f the Tulin Queen, with new and oostly costumes.
Together with Batty's Splendid Scenes of the Circle.
To conclude with an entirely new and original grand Eques-
trian Dratna, entitled THE HORSE AND THE OASTLER ; or,
The iiiaok Legend of Rothorhithe.
Box.-oface open from Eleven till Four.
Stags Manner, Mr. T. Thompson.

ALARMING RAILWAr A
or
anccl I DEN T.—BIIIIIING lIA 11,
TUTIBDA Y. —.An accident
hour this
character occurred
Branch of the
to a goods' train at an early
Miisdlmorning on the Bir-
minglaana and Derby
n offend Railway. Seve-
ralof
the
ele line, and their
wag,gons and trucks were throw
contents were strewed on both sides
train being stopped it was found that the ar?acilidweanyt.had been
On the
to the Great
caused by the breakage of a waggon boon
Northern Railway Company. Two waggTnnsg
damaged
or eight
or
ldeamore
that company were completely smashed, and seven or
to
others, tke property of the Midland, were
or less, and many of the passengers were more
jured. The expected up mail train from the north, duseir'l.
Birmingham at ten minutes to two, created serious apprehen-
sions,in
and immediate steps were taken to prevent its approakh. Communication with Birmingham by electric tele-
graph was completely cut off. inasmuch as one of the posts
and the wires at the Prater Orton station had been broken
down, and for all immediate us4ul purposes destroyed, by
the carriages coming in contact with them when the collision
occurred. Fortunately, however, the messengers and sig-
nals succeeded in staying the progress of the mail train, and
on ita arrival nesr the spot where the accident took place the
hepassengers proceeded to assist the officers and servants of
company in removing the. overthrown goods and broken
waggons from the line • but it was upwards of two hours and
a half before the line 1.;
proceed onwards w4w,waas,.dopen, and the mail train able to
upon as to the origin of 8• An inquiry is now being entered
this calamity.
Naw A RAIZ AND NAv
CLUB, PALL-MALL.—
This building. was honoured I,)37avif,it on Monday from his
Royal Highness else Dukeor
\\.,etlrbridge, and on Tuesday
from his Grace the Duke
bnui);ton. They were well
received, and escorted over the by the committee
end their architect, Mr. Alfred Smith,
intern, and expressed them-
eclves much gratified with the
dewrotions, al arrangements and