The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-25 00:00:00

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ACCIDENT ON THE BRIGHTON

RAILWAY.

A serious accident occurred yesterday afternoon,
near the Reigate station on this line of railway, by
which several persons were more or less injured,
and the traffic on the up line impeded for a-con-
siderable period.
The accident arose from the Brighton I.so p.m.
fact train running into sonic waggon goods which
were in the act of being shunted just below the
Reigate station ti allow the passenger train to pass.
The signals were dead against the driver of the up
train, and his conduct in driving against them was
considered by the officials so reprehensible that he
was taken into custody immediately after the
accident.

The 1.30 p.m. from Brighton brings on the 11.30
a.m. fiorn Portsmouth, and yesterday the joint
traffic from the two places was unusually heavy.
Notwithstanding this • circumstance the train was
rather before its time on passing Holley, the
next station south of Reigate, and the accident
took place before the train was actually due at the
spot where it occurred. The effect of the col;isinn
was to throw the engine of the passenger train off
the rails:. The tender and guard's break did not
leave the metals, but several of the first and second
class carriages were thrown off, and their inmates
much shaken. There were a great many passengers
in the train, and among them several pers-ns of
distinction. Happily none of them appear to have
been dangerously hurt, and all were a' le to come
on to London immediately after the accident, ex-
cept the 'Hon. Mrs. Haubury Tracy, who r.:;..nains
at Reigate under medical care. The LP--,chess of
Inverneis and the Bishop of Oxford were in one
carriage. The duchess, we regret to learn, was
much shaken. The bishop fortunately escaped un-
hurt. Among the individuals who sufferel more
or less by the collision, may be mentioned the Rev.
Mr. Clarke, of Woodford, in Essex, who sustained
a severe hurt in It's back ; Mr. Ramsay, of -Mill
Hill, an. injury to the back of his head ; Mr. Bloom-
field, of 30, Tavistock-vquara, an injury in the
knees ; Mrs. John Thornhil, of 53, Holywell-
street, Strand, an injury in the breast ; Miss Cur-
tis, of 1, Chester-square, an injury to the eye ; Mr.
W. Holm, of Brighton, a severe injury on the nose;
and a female domestic in t',e service of Miss Dyne-
ley, of 78, Upper Berkeley-street, who was much
bru;s2d.

Mr. Greaves, station-master at Reigate, was on
the spot when the occurrence took place, and after
calming the fears of the passengers as well as he
was able, he immediately telegraphed to London
for assistance, which was sent down from New-
cross without a moment's loss of time. Mr. Slight,
the secretary, and Mr. Hawkins, the manager of
the company, were absent in Paris, yesterday, at-
tending a meeting in connection with the company ;
but iu their absence, Mr. Samuel Slight, a3sis-
tant secretary, and Mr. Wallis, the superin-
tendent at the London-bridge Station, adopted
energetic measures, and in a, very short time
all the pas3engers,. with the exception of Mrs.
Hanbury Tracy, were brought on to London
by a special train belonging to the South-Estern
Railway Compauy. Among the passengers in
the train was Mr. H. C. Brambly, surgeon, of
Brighton. This gentleman rendered essential assi,_-
tance to his fellow-passengers, and came on to
London with them.

At the London.bridge station, Mr. Wallis had
procured the attendance of Mr. Cock, the eminent
surgeon of Guy's Hospital, and this gentleman saw
all the passengers on their arrival. The Rev: Mr.
Clarke accompanied Mr. Cock to the hospital on
foot, but all the other passengers proceeded to their
respective residences.
The Bishop of Oxford was very active in render-
ing assistance to his fellow-passengers. His lord-
ship, on reaching Redhill station, telegraphed to his
friends in braidon that, " by God's blessing, he had
escaped injury." The right reverend prelate, how-
ever,,on his arrival in London, rather forcibly de- •
manded to know from whom he was to obtain
compensation for the inconvenience he had suffered.
The first guard of the train escaped unhurt, but
the rear guard were not so fortudate. The engine-
driver, Taylor, was much shaken. He has-heed a
long time in-the company's service"and was gene-
rally considered a ...steady and gareftil man. As
already stated, ho is in custody, aid will be brought'
up for examination' this day before the bench o
magistrates at Reigate.
The ordinary traffic of the line was resumed at
five o'clock last evening.

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1i panies of the following Highland depots, the head- •
Iquarters of which are now in India, are to be
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iCaptain C. Venables, Lieu'. B. Davies,
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few days for India.
The despatch of troops to India has lowered our
home establishment of infantry of the line to 14 . •
battalion., instead of 40, the proper proper,ion fur
the .United Kingdom. The. arrival of four regl:-
ments from the Mediterranean in the course of a
few days will augment the home strength to 18 bat-
talions ; But, on the other hand, it is more "than
probable that a further reduction will take place in
consequence of the thspatch of more regiments to
India. It is quite obvious that for Some time it
will be necessary to eneintain a considcralde Euro-
pean force in that country, and whatever force is •
there must have' a reserve of correspn idi ng strength
at home to supply casualtie.. It has, therefore,
been determined to make a considerable addition -
t:, the army immediately, which will consist, at
the least, of 20 new battalions of infantry. Two
of them will probably be formally created by ap-
pointment of the • additional. officers in to-day's ,
Gazette, and the remaindebe
.organised with
all despatch. Even with flrgarentarien there -
will be no necessity to apply to Parliament for a
vote, for, owing to the extent of the Indian rein-
forcements already despatche'l, we are now main-
taining two cavalry and 24 infantry regiments less
than, those which are provided for in the estimates.
Some additional grant will, however, be asked for
the Militia service before the r:sing of Parliament.
Major F. B. Ward's A. troop of Royal Horse Ar-
tillery
arrived at Woolwich yesterday at 2 p.m.
from Ipswich, to prepare for immediate service in -
India. The command of the troop was given over
at Chelmsford to Captain Whitgates, second in
command, in consequence of a fall from his. horse
sustained by Major Ward, occasion'ng severe in- •
juries, which prevented him from proceeding. The
troop having halted on Sunday at Romford, arrived •
yo sterday morning at Blackheath, where they were
met by the mounted band of the brigade, who
escorted them to the garrison. They were then '.
joined by Lieutenant-Colonel Maude, C. 8., (who • '
has recently succeeded t-i the command of the •
brigade,) who preceded them to their quarteis.
It was rumoured in Dublin on Sunday that the
Scots Greys, now forming part of that garrison, had
received sudden orders to hold themselves iu readi-
ness for embarcation for India.
The Royal Horse Artillery C troop, under the
command of Lieutenant-Colonel Strange, C. 8.,
will arrive at Liverpool on the 7th of September
from Woolwich, and embark fer Dublin, and, on
landing, march •t a Newbridge Barracks, there to
be attached to the Cavalry Brigade—viz., 3d and -
13th Light Dragoons.
The Grenadier Guards, 2d Battalion, Royal
Barracks, Dublin, under the command of Colonel
Hamilton, will embark at the North Wall on the
2d of September for Liverpool, and proceed to
London. .
The Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Sir George
Seymour, proceeded to Spithead yesterday morn-
ing, in the Fire Queen, paddle tender, Master
Commander Paul, and mustered and inspec!el the ,
screw dispatch gun vessels Assurance, Roebuck, .
and Sparrowhawk. We also understand that they
are ordered first to proceed to India under the same .
' •
command—Captain De Courcey, of the Pylad -s,
21 screw corvette. They will sail 0-day. The
craw were paid two months' advance under the
superintendence of Flag • Captain H. George
Seymour.
The Jaseur and Jasper, at Portsmouth, screw
gunboats for China, are complete, and ready to go
to Spithead.
The Clio, 21, ' screw corvette, is building at
Sheerness Dockyard, on. the lines of the Pearl, and .
it to beie a covered'deck ; that is, ber guns will
fight on:the main dent, it beirig found in action -
that this class of vessel, on account of having her
guns so exposed on the upper deck, is liable through
falling masts, &c., to hinder the working of the
guns. Her dimensions are as follows :—Length
between the perpendiculars, 200 feet ; do. of keel
for tonnage, 171 feet 91 inches ; breadth extreme,
20 feet 4 inches i do. for tonnage, 39 feet 4 inches;
do. moulded, 22 feet 8 inches ; burden in tons, No.
1462 21-94. The vessel is in an advanced state of
planking, and 'could, if required, be launched in a
few weeks ; such, however, not being exactly the
Case, she will in all probability be some five or six
months before launching.
The Diadem, 32, screw, Captain Moorsom, C. 8.,
will be fitted out with all dispatch at Portsmouth. • •
Her complement w,ll be 470. .•
The Ganges, 'B5, Flag Captain John Fulford, -
Sheerness, is repainted inside and out ; her crew
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are turned over to her from the naval barracks at
Sheerness. She is still short of A.B.'s, who, we ~
ate sorry to find, are very scarce and shy of enter-
ing. She will take the flag of Rear-Admiral R. L.
Bayne, C. 8., and will leave Sheerness on the Bth
proximo for Portsmouth.
The Mohawk, screw, was ready at Devonpoit
on Saturday fur sea, and orders were given for her
being paid advance on Monday morning, and the
money drawn, but by telegraph message on Satur-
day afternoon she is to be detained to be fitted with •
topmast studding-sail-booms and sails fore and aft,
so that her payment is postponed, and her yards
to be brought on shore for the necessary iron work
to be fitted.
The Russell, 60, screwblock ship, is in the basin,
Seeernes., where she got •in her lower masts for
commissioning, since which, however, all further
fitments have ceased, and she waits further Admi-
ralty orders ; report now says that she will not be
wanted.
The Pembroke, 60, screw steamship, (coastguard •
service, Leith), Captain John Fraser, arrived at
the Great Nore at 6.30 p.m. on Friday, and sa-
luted the flag of the Commander-in-Chief. She
steamed into harbour on Saturday, and remains
waiting Admiralty orders for her future destina-
tion.

Her Majesty's screw steam frigate Curacoa,
Captain Forbes, late from the Mediterranean, ar-
rived at Woolwich yesterday at 4 p.m. from Ports-
mouth.: She brings 42 cases, containing a num-
ber of ancient mosaics and other antiquities, exca-
vated by the Rev. Nathan Davis, near Tunis, and
supposed by him to be a portion of the ruins
of Carthage. The weight of the whole is-about 10
or 12 tons. The Curacoa,, then commanded by the
lion. G. F. Hastings, did good service at Sebastopol
and Kin burn, and having been three years and four
months in commission, is expected to bo paid off at
Woolwich by Captain Forbes.

THE FLAG VACANCIES.
By the dea h of Admiral Thomas, the following
promotions will take place
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vice Sir J. Louis,
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Bart., C. 8., to be admiral of the white, vice
tiec .11e:—Vice Admiral Sir
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ini;al ofoe white, vice Sir P. Hornby, K.C.8., to
be vice admiral of the red.
To be Rear Admiral of the Blue.—Captain the
Hon. H. Keppel, C.B. (Dec. 5,1837), vice C. Tal-
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The senior vice admiral now is W. Bowles, C. 8.;
the senior rear admiral is P. W. P. Wallis ; and
the senior captain is E. H. Scott (1838) ; Captain
W. W. P. Johnson (1841), comes on the senior
half-pay list ; and C. B. Hamilton
(1847), conies
within the 12s. 6d. half-pay list.
We regret to announce the demise of Rear Ad-
miral T. F. Baugh, which occurred recently at 1
Mount Radford. He entered the navy in 784, as
captain's servant, on board the Captain, 74 , Cap-
tain Reeves, lying at Plymouth.

APPOINTMENTS.
tehroen s,
i Tac.ie H. ; Riley. se:
S. The following appointments were made yesterday
aaitidtheHA. dFmaiirraflatxy : ,
Mandeville, Mate, to the Vulcan ; R. Sheepshanks
Midshipman, to the Ganges ; E. Heath, Surgeon,
Mates, t eS.
Cameron,
to the Diadem ; J. S. Adams, %Assistant-Surgeon,
to the Diadem ; F. Greene, Acting-Assistant-Sur-
geon, to the Diadem ; T. M‘Gahan, Assistant-
Surgeon, to the Victory ; and. J. T. Bignell, As-
sistant-Paymaster, to the Southampton.

CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY.—Difonday,
Aug. 21.—AdmiFeions on payment, 12,067; ditto by
seam tickets, 812 ; total, 12,949.