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London, England, 1858-02-04 00:00:00

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NAVAL AND MILITARY INTEL-11a
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Tim INORZASE of 0ATA14117:7-- rutin
Gazette of Tuesday-night contains a. el, r tifir,a-
tion; and one thatcannotfail to give tetistantion t•
all, who feel interested. in mjlitary.niatitta:
a notification received yeiterdayibY the Eartef
Carlisle from the War-office. It is as follows
" War-office, ,Feb. 1.
- "My Lord,—lamoommanded by the Queen to Warm
you that, on the Occasion of raising, two additionsl,regi-
ments of cavalry, her Majesty has been graciously
pleased to direct that the order by ivhlch- the sth
Dragoons were struck out of the :het' eller 'Majesty's'
forces in 1799 shall be canoelled. I have the honour to
transmit for your lordship's infornsation'a • tioPY Of the
letter which I have addressed to the General Commas&
ing-in-Chief on the subject, 'and at Via aisvp 'tinselsp
express my great satisfaction, at being the medium '-of
communicating to you this gracious act of her73,loy
favour to her people of Ireland. 911 r-Y.„
"I have the honoUr to be, my lord, your lordship's
most obedient, humble servant,
"PAisTM tiltlE:
"His Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant bl retlitud.''•

" Copy of a Letter addressed to the Secretary of State
for War to his Royal Highness the General Command-
ing-in-Chief, dated

" War-office, Feb. 1.
" Sir,—l have the honour to acquaint your Royal
Highness that her Majesty's Government have decided.
that two additional cavalry regiments shall be raised
forthwith to meet the exigencies of her Majesty's service.
Before this occasion the Queen has been graciously'
pleased to command that the order by which the sth
Dragoons were strut* out of the lie of her Majesty's
forces in 1799 shall be cancelled. The Queen is desirous
of thus.wiping away an unfortunate event now long"
gone by, and which it is time to consign to oblivion
and her Majesty wishes by this gracious act to give a
public testimony of her sense of the loyalty and'
attachment of her Irish people. When your- Royal
High-tieas therefore takes her Majesty's pleasure upon
this increase to the army yon wilt suggest to her
Majesty. that the denOmination of the two new regiments,
shall be the sth Royal Irish Regiment of Dragocsne and:
the 18th Dragoons. In communicating to the_artny_the
restoration of the sth Dragoons to its place amonar.the
cavalry regiments of the line, her Majesty's,Governtnent
trusts.that your Royal Highness .will duly irrpre!s upon
the Queen's forces this act of her Majestes grade and,
favour.

" I have the honour to be, Sir,
" Your Royal Highness's moat obedient,
humble 'errant,
" PANMURE."

The 18th Light Dragoons (Hussars) were dis-
banded in 1821, after a brilliant career in.thes
Peninsula and at Waterloo. It was also an Irish
regimens, and was long known by the familiar
name of Lord Drogheda's Light Horse, the regi-
ment having been raised by the late venerable!!
Marquis of Drogheda, who did not long survive'
the break* up of his favourite corps. Many days,
it may be safely predicted, will not pass over before
men will be found to recruit the ranks of the two
cew regiments of Irish Dragoons. General ihe
Hon. Henry Murray, the present colonel-in-chief
of the 14th Light Dragoons, was lieutenant-colonel,
commanding the 18 thffussars at the period of their
di.bandment. The late Marquis of Londonderry
commanded the old sth Dragoons when they were
broken up nearly 60 years ago. The sth and the.
Scots Greys were the only cavalry regiments who
were permitted to wear the bearskin cap ag a dis-
tai;ulshing head-dress, the latter still reiaining-the
uncomfortable honour.
The caulkers are busily employed in caulking the
large screw steamer Hero, 91, at Chatham dock-
yard, the Admiralty baying given orders that she
is to be brought forward for launching with all
despatch.
Tne Marlborough, 191, new screw three-decker,
was cimmissioned at Portsmouth on Tuesday after-
noon by Capt. Lord F. H. Kerr; late of the Water-
loo, for the flag- of Vice-Admiral of the White,
Arthur Fanshawe, C. 8., appointed to succeed Ad-
miral Lord Lyons, as Commander-in-Chief
on the Mediterranean St ition. The Marlborough
will have a complement of officersand men amount-
ing to 1,100 ; she has been taken in hand, and will
be got to sea with as much expedition as the wea-
' ther will admit of. Admiral Fanshawe is expected
daily at Portsmouth to hoist his flag.
The Conway, 14, Capt. John 1114 N. Boyd, which
has been engaged in the Coastguard service at
Queenstown, arrived on Monday at Plymouth, and.
on Tuesday was towed from the &mud into
Hamoaze.

The frigate Amphitrite, 24, Capt. E. Tatham,
which has been engaged in the Coastguard service
at Milford Haven, arrived at Plymouth on Tuesday
and was towed to the inner harbour.

The screw steam-vessel Lynx, 4, Lieu`.-Corn-
minder H. Berkeley, went from Plymouth S.,und
on Tuesday into Hamoaze.
The Terrible steam frigate has been put out of
No. 1 dry kink at Sheerum, and remains in the
fitting basin to complete her fitment for immediate
ervice.

The Royal George, 102, is ordered to be put out
of the fitting basin, being ready for the pendant.
The Russell, 60 guns, at Sheerness, senior officer
in command Lieut. C. D. Robinson, is progressing
rapidly with her fitment. Mr. James T. Davis,
mast e-, on Monday took up his commission, joined,
and superseded Mr. James Bodie, the latter being
appointed to the Ifarlboroug,b' 131,, screw steam-
ship, being fitted at Portsmouth for the Mediter-
ranean.

The following appointments were made ycs!orday
at the Admiralty :
Lieut. Douglas Walker to the Conqueror ; Thos.
H. Taylor, assistant surgeon, to the Cumb.,rland ;
and Edward B. Broster, acing assistant-surgeen,
to the Cambridge.

THE BOILER EXPLOSION OA THE LLANELLY
AND LLANDILO RAILWAY.

SWANSEA, TUESDAY, FEB 2.

We aro now enable to present our readers with more
detailed particulars of the lamentable catastrophe which
'occurred at the Pantyfloon Station on Friday last,
whereby three persons were killed and about 12 or 14
others injured. Those killed are—John Morgan, aged
15, residing at Llangefelach; John Harri,, aged 15, of
L anedy ; and David Davies, aged 18, of Parcyi hynfach.
The explosion is described by all who witnessed or
heard it as most terrific, the report being louder than
the loudest piece of artillery, whilst to give some idea of
the force of the explosion, we may state that the dome of
the engine, which is called the Victoria, and a piece
attached (weighing between 7 and 8 cwts.), was pitched
a dktance of from 130 to 150 yards, over to the other
bank of the river. The fore part of the engine was forced
over on the tender, and it was here that the unfLrtunate
man Davies was found, almost literally jammed to
piecce. The right leg of Harris (who was standing on
the platform of the station at the time) was found lying
on the platform, but the body was found on the other
side of the line, with the head almost severed off, and
only held by one or two slight ligaments. Morgan (who
was also standing on the platform) was found lying dead
in a field 60 yards distant, one side of his face and head
being ripped completely off.
The official inquiry as to the cause of the accident was
opened at the Pantjffilon Station yesterday, before Mr.
'N. Bonville, E,q., coroner for the district. From the
evidence, it appeared that the Victoria was generally
used as a ballaot engine, and that on the day of the
accident it had to take six trucks from the Psntyffoon
Station to thelime kilos at Cilrycbar. Being found
however, to be of insufficient strength for that purpose,
it was exceaneed for the Princess Royal engine which
was to have token up the passenger train, and while
waiting for the latter the boiler of the Victoria suddenly
burst and caused the injuries above mentioned. The
engine was stationary at the time, and when examined
a few minutes before, the steam was net up to the
highest pitoh of pressure. Among the witnesses Al to
the previous condition of the boiler was—
most part ofhottehhht
heeaevtirrielit:chbetecoserbtli
Wiiiism Cadwallader, of Garnant, engine-driver on
the Llanelly and Llandilo Railway—He stated that be
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Victoria
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Stbniboo:iticekebrnohwoielewhhriacwdht been driving her. He did not know from
what, cause the boiler burst, but the safety-valves (Sal-
tpeartesnt patent)steam gauge were
;o n the engine, together with Smith's
etrhee cocks were
engines
LTlahneeiViyicatnodriac and Albert
Railway. He had not known the bower of the Victoria
to be exchanged and another put in its vises since he
had been engine-driver to her. He did not know whe-
ther it was the same boiler which bad been repaired so
often. The last time the boiler was repaired was about
six months ago. The engine had been in coustint use
ever since fur ballasting purposes. The Vic•otis engine
Fes engaged pumping water at the New D'^k. Llanelly,
f.ir about six weeks, after which she was ta'cen to the
fitting shop to be repaired before she was placed on the
line. He had just left the Victoria when ter exylleion
took place. The pressure was then very low, and hal
been much higher often times. They could not put on
additional pressure without going to Mr. ILO-am:l, who
k-pt the key. The water-gauge, and new steam g!af,s-
gauge, and three new gauge-cocks, were all ti-ht when
he gave the engine up to the next driver. Tio:re was a
slow fire under the engine when he left her. Tue safety-
valves allowed the steam to escape when it was too high.
One of the self-acting safety-valves was blown off by the
explosion to the distance of 200 yards. He did not
know the cause of the explosion, but a boiler might burst
trim too high or too low a pressure.
This closed the evidence given yesterday.
;deuce was
The jury assembled this day, but no t•'' • being
gotta into, in consequence of a corohmaturiceautr."coood
received from the Board of Trade,
be sent down by
Yoiland, Royal Engineers, wait!
cGa,uivseeronfmtehnet
accident,
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dmenatk,eanal
toof6,4l.Brd;rtfig.:;,,
onerous dnties.
The inquiry
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was,
next, the 9th inst. therefore, adjourned until Tleels y