The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-22 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Yesterday being the anniversary of the Battle of
Trafalgar, the various clubs attthe ports met to cele-
brate it. The old Victory was, once more decorated
with wreaths of laurel and evergreens at the trucks of
her mastheads—flag and Jack staves.
Lieutenant Crowder, who ir. commanded the Dee
steam-vessel, for some time at the Cape, has returned
to England in the Birkenhead, Mr. Price, clerk, has
also returned home from the Cape.
Birkenhead steam troop-ship, Master-Commander
Salmon, has commenced refitting at Portsmouth ; she
wall be ready for sea again in ten days.
Cyclops steam-frigate, 'Master-Commander Hoff-
meister, may be daily expeotell from the Cape.
Dido, 18, Captain Morsheati, C. 8., was paid ad-
vance at Sheerness yesterday;, and now proceeds to
the Pacific, touching at Portsmouth and Devonport.
Desperate screw steam-sloop, went into harbour on
Monday for a supply of coals.
Fury steam-sloop, Polyphemus and Pluto steam-
vessels, having been repaired,,are ordered to be taken
from Woolwich to Sheerness, to be kept in readiness
for service.

Havannah, 19, Captain Erskine, had arrived at
Sydney from New Zealand, and remained there June
22, waiting to be relieved by Captain Sir E. Home,
in the Calliope, 26.

Hermann,.6: steam- sloop, Commander Tichbourne,
had returned to the Cape with troops from the Mau-

Lucifer steam-vessel, Lieut.. Commander Jackson,
left llevonport on Monday for Woolwich, to be paid off.
Modeste, 14, Commander Lord W. Compton, calls
at Malta on her way to Leghorn.
Penguin, 6, Commander Etheridge, arrived at the
Cspe, from the coast of Africa, August 18, and sailed
for the Mozambique.

Ranger, 8, Commander Miller, was mustered and
exercised at Devonport on Monday, by Flog Captain
Lowe ; after which she sailed into harbour, to be
paid off. _ _

Simoom iron screw-frigate, fitting at Portsmouth,
is to be hastened. She was to have been ready by
the 15th November, but will how
by the 10th November, to convey troops.
Tyne store-ship, Master-Commander P. Welling-
ton, was towed from Deptford to Woolwich yester-
day. She is ordered to embark an artillery detach-
ment for Berbadoes. probably be ready

Virago, 6, steam-sloop, Commander W. H. Stew-
art, arrived at Madeira, from Devonport, Sept. 13,
after a passege of seven days.

DANGEROUS RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
An accident, fortunately not resulting in the less of
life, occurred re..ar the Clifton Junction on the East
Lancashire Railway, about six miles from Manchester,
on Monday afternoon. The train from Yorkshire, duo
in Manchester at 3.45 r.m., had travelled safely towards
its destination until it reached a point within 300 yards
of the Junction named, where a short line running from
the Liverpool and Manchester line at Patricroft is con-
nected with the East Lancashire ; but when there, from
some cause not at present understood, the engine and
tender separated from the train behind it, and proceeded
forward toward the Clifton Station, while the passenger
carriages, eight in number, and the luggage van in
front, took the line to Patricroft. The speed at which
the train was moving was fortunately not great, as the
driver had to stop at the Clifton station ; he therefore
soon brought his engine to a stand, and no damage
to himself or his assistant accrued. The occupants
of the vagrant carriages, however, were not so
fortunate ; they were driven down the line
about thirty yards. At that point some impediment
threw the luggage van off the rails, the others following
it, and arranging themselves in an iregular crescent, each
carriage struck the one preceding it at the corner.
Through this arrangement, and to that circumstance,
probably, h is to be attributed the escape of the passengers,
for though the carriages were much broken at the
corners they were untouched in the middle, and the in-
juries the occupants received were all from being
violently jerked from their places. Several persons
were severely bruised. A Mrs. Lennox received a dan-
gerous contusion on the head, and another on the groin.
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seriously. Both were removed to the Brunswick Hotel,
Manchester, were they still remain in a fair way for
speedy recovery. Mr. Holmes, of Bradford, was severely
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mysterious occurrence.

TESTIMONIAL TO THE POLICE.—The committee of
watch, clock, and chronometer exhibitors have forwarded to
the superintendent of the A division of the metropolitan
police an expression of their admiration and satisfaction at
the vigilance, courtesy, and attention of the police stationed
in the vicinity of their goods in Class 10, and they accom-
pany it with a silver watch of a superior quality, to ho
pre-
sented to Police-constable Jones, 343 A, who was specially
attached to their department. The watch bears the following
cwololretchtion of goods
inscription:—" Presented by the Committee of Watch and
y of remark,
Clockmakers to T. E. Jones, 343 A, as a mark of their
satisfaction with his conduct care of their goods during
thehat GinretahteElaxrhgiebitaihond ohfi
under the charge of this department not a single loss or ac-
cident has occurred since the opening of the building.
EMBANKMENT OF THE THAMES.--Yesterday the
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Chelsea improvement Commissioners commenced their ope-
ration for the construction of an embankment on the north
side of the Thames. extending from Battersea-bridge to
Cremorne-gardens. This improvement will be a great public
boon, and afford a delightful promenade and carriage drive
to the thousands who visit this popular resort in the summer
season. The embankment of the river front of Battersea
Park is making comiderable progress, as also that on the
hlid:llesex side of Vauxhall-bridge.
PENNY OMNIBUSES.—Yesterday the first of the
long talked-of " penny omnibuses" made their appearance in
the metropolis. The line of route selected for the experi-
mental trial of cheap metropolitan locomotion was Oxford-
street, and passengers were conveyed from the end of Totten-
ham court-road to the Edgeware-road for one penny. The
vehicles were abundantly patronised. They started from
either end every ten minntes, and no sot ner was one set of
pas(2ngers put down before double the number the vehicle
could accommodate were struggling for seats. To judge
from yesterday's experience, the caterers for cheap public
conveyance will find the speculation highly remunerative.
It is understood that the entire leading thoroughfares of the
metropolis have been II d • t Id. and
that omnibuses parce e o 2d. stages, and
are forthwith to be put on for the convey-
ghee Of passengers at those rates.