The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-13 00:00:00

of Africa of the loss of her Majesty's gun vesse.
Griffon. It appears that the Griffon and Pandora,

when standing into Little Popoe, in the Bight of
Benin, on the evening of Oct. 21, unfortunately
came into collision, and that the Griffon ran on to
the beach shortly afterwards. The Mullet and Pan-

dora had endeavoured, without success, to get the
Griffon off up to the evening of Oct. 6, and it was
feared she would become a total wreck. Officers

and men are all safe and well."

The depot companies of the 2d battalion of the 2d
(Queen's Royals) Regiment left Chatham on Satur-
day, and embarked at Gravesend on board the Irish

steamer Lady Wodehouse, for conveyance to Dublin,
the order from the Horse Guards directing the de-
pot to be quartered at Birr. The marching-out
strength of the depot of the 2d battalion of the 2d
Royals was 7 sergeants, 5 corporals, 2 drummers,
and 120 rank and file, 10 soldiers' wives, and 10
children, together with the following officers—viz.,
Capt. J. M'G. Magill, Lieut. C. D. St. Croix, and
Ensign G. D. King-Harward ; Capt. F. J. Hircy, in
command of the depot, is on leave of absence. The

service companies of the 2d battalion of the 2d are
now on their passage home from Bermuda, and will
join the depot at Birr. The regiment left England
Feb. 12, 1858, for Malta, whence it was transferred
to Bermuda. It is relieved at Bermuda by the Glst
Regiment. The depot of the 2d is relieved at Chat-
ham by the 82d Regiment, which marched into the
garrison on Saturday from Colchester.
The mounted A troop of the Royal Engineer
train, with the whole of their horses, pontoon train,
waggons, and other materiel, arrived at head quar-
ters, Bromptm barracks, Chatham, on Friday
evening, from Aldershot, and went into the quar-
ters in the North-square vacated by the Royal
Artillery. The strength of the troop is :-8 staff-

sergeants, 17 corporals, 1 bugler, and 141 sappers
and miners, with 132 horses and the usual accom-

paniments of pontoon trains and field equipment.
The officers who arrived at Chatham with the troop
are :—Capt. R. N. Dawson, in command ; Lieut.
B. Blood, Lieut. A. de V. Brooke, Assist.-Surg. J.
L. Erskine, M.D., and Veterinary-Surgeon T. W.
Mayer. On Saturday the officers and men of the

troop were inspected in the barrack-square by Col
J. L. A. Simmons, C. 8., director of the Royal En
gineer establisbment.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

PENARTH.

The directors of this company have issued a cir-
cular to the shareholders, bringing under their no-
tice the financial position of the concern, which ren-
ders it necessary for them to urge the proprietary to
assist them in taking up that portion of the share
capital issued to bankers and others
,as security for
advances for completing the works. The number
of such shares is 420 original, amounting to £42,000,
and 849 preference, representing £84,900, making a
total of £126,900. The directors announce that
they have themselves taken up £23,000 of this
amount. The powers of the company to raise loans
on the security of debenture bonds have been fully
exercised, and it is imperative that the advances
from bankers and others referred to should
,be
liquidated, and a very large proportion must be
paid off at once, so that it is absolutely necessary
that the shares should be realised without delay.
The railway and docks are now completed and
leased to the Taff Vale Railway Company at a
rental of 4} per cent., and one-half the surplus pro-
fits on the ordinary capital.

MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE
The total expenses of this company's railways
and canals, including rents, tolls, duty, &c., from
July 1 toNovember4, 1866, amounted to £173,766,
as against £160,930 for the corresponding period of
1865. The proportion of the South Junction re-
ceipts accruing to this company from July 1 to
November 4 amounted to .£14,636, as against
£14,396 for the corresponding period of 1865, and
the expenses to £7,375, as against 17,038.

A Dover paper says that the .2,7e11y steam-tug,
Captain Wilson, is at present engaged with Messrs.
Brunel and lla wkshaw in surveying between Dover
and Calais, in connection with the projected tunnel
between England and France. The vessel has been
specially fitted with scientific apparatus for that
purpose and may be seen any fine day from the
pier.