The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-05 00:00:00

THE NAVY.
• •
MANNING THE NAVY.—A great many of pofil taseam,
late of the Ganges, 84, paid off Sheerness havvs tif'entersid
the navy, and have gone on six weeks' lea e.:;(l7i.i,Y could,
not volunteer for the London, 92, as she had
_ordert;,-to Sll
up to her sea-going complement. Seamen" bavejmert
in large ships generally
.prefer a turn in a stissiler*sre;
and thus it is not surprising to find that the Horativ;;:siseve
steam guard-ship at Sheerness; Magicienne, steam= ward-
ship at Devonport ; and Vesuvius, steam-sloop, at bevon-
port, have entered nearly all their crews ; at the same time,
the Britannia, 120, has nearly completed her full ship's com-
pany. It is, perhaps, as well to repeat that now no natal
having a good certificate need leave the naval service on
paying-off. He has only to enter his name, and he will have
six or eight weeks' leave, and be paid on rejoining front his
holidays.
Tu SCREW Sans.—Orders have been issued and received
at Devonport to expedite the fitting of the 81-gun screw-
ship Sanspareil, for commission. The Ist of April was the
time allowed for her completion, but it is likely she will be
commissioned before that date. Her engines are in a for-
ward state, and her distilling apparatus nearly complete.
They have commenced operations on her. All three of her
tops have been put in place. Agamemnon, 90-gun screw-
ship, to have engines of 550-horse power, now on the stocks
at Woolwich, is ordered to be launched by the end of March.
The 60-gun screw-frigate Imperieuse, building at Deptford
Dockyard, is ordered to be proceeded with as quickly as pos-
sible.

Rea!-Admiral Deans Dundas, C. 13., is no longer the repre-
sentative of Greenwich. The new writ has been moved
tor, an now Rear-Admiral Houston Stewart, C. 13. is ac-
tively in the field for his colleague's vacancy.
Admiral '
the Earl of Dundonald. G.C.B visited Ports-
mouth Dockyard on Monday. The Gallant Admiral is
stopping at the George Hotel.
Captain James 51‘Farland, on the retired list of 1840, died
a few days
since. He had served afloatfrom years his
first entry into the navy in 1781. Be was acting lieutenant
of the Queen Charlotte on the glorious Ist of Jane, and was
promoted for that service June 23, 1794, and was also in
that ship in Lord Bridport's action, Sept. 12, 1800 • when
senior of the Lancaster he sustained a compound fracture 9 of
the right arm, and was officially commended for his conduct
at the cutting out by the boats of that vessel and the
Adamant, 50, of a ship lying under the fire of two heavy
batteries at Port Louis, Isle of France. He was promoted
to the rank of commander after commanding the Penguin,
the sea Fseovtihbal e
1? m.
ton on the
sloop, at the Cape, June 1803, and was subsequently for
aboveLieutte.ncyheaarrles
Rainercommand(
1 844°)f , h
30th ult. He was son of the late Captain Ramer, R.N.,
died
entered the navy in 1830; passed in 1837, was promoted in
1844, and as a lieutenant served in the Formidable, Tyne, 26,
Penelope, &c.
We are glad to find that the Admiralty have at length
promoted Mr. Charles Richards, clerk, of 1845, to the rank
of paymaster. It is a reflection on the commanders of the
late Arctic Expedition, that they did not nse their interest
to obtain the promotion of Mr. Richards, when the other
Arctic promotions took place. Three lieutenants, three as-
sistant surgeons, three mates, and three second masters were
promoted; but only one clerk received his commission, and
his promotion was due by seniority without lefeeence to his
Arctic service.
PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—The Rodney, 32, Captain
C. Graham, C. 8., was this day ordered to make up her
complement to 820 men and officers. She has at present
about 350 only. It is hoped some of the Ilisbanded and
dispersed men of the Ganges and Southampton may be
picked up for her.
Rear-Admiral Prescott, C. 8., and staff went off to the
Retribution steam-frigate, Captain Warden, at Spithead to-
day, and paid her crew wages.
The Neptune, 120, Captain I ates, flagship of Rear-Ad-
miral Superintendent Prescott, C. 8., has sent down her jury
topmasts for the purpose of having her own fitted.
The Gorgon steam-frigate, Commander Paynter, has been
paid off to-day. The admirable state of this vessel and the
eminently efficient state of officers and crew elicited the
warmest commendation from Captain G. B. Martin, C. 8.,
when he mustered and inspected her.
The Sprightly steam-tender, Mr. George Allen, acting-
master, commanding, left to-day for Plymecuth, with super-
numeraries, &c.

SHEERNESS, TIIESDAY.—By a private communication re-
ceived from Woolwich this morning, we are informed that
it is highly probable Commodore Henry Eden will fill the
seat at the Board of Admiralty, about to be vacated by
Rear-Admiral J. W. Deans Dundas, M.P., appointed Com-
mander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean fleet, and that the
appointment of Superintendent of Woolwich Dockyard will
be conferred on the Hon. Captain Montague Stopford, of het
Majesty's ship London, at this port.
Her Majesty's paddlewheel steam-vessel Fearless, Captain
F. Bullock, employed on the survey of the Thames and
Medway, left port this morning.
The ship Tinto, of Bridgewater, Hicks master, bound from
London to Bombay, was towed in here on Saturday, being
compelled to pat back from off Beachy Head in consequence of
having come into collision with the schooner Triumph, of
Brigham, Sprague master. The crew of the Triumph aban-
doned their vessel, and put into Deal. The stem and cut-
water of the Tinto have received considerable damage, which
will render it necessary for her to be docked to enable her
to resume her voyage. Application has been made to the
dockyard authorities at this port for that purpose, but, as she
makes little water, an attempt will be made to tow her to
London, in order that the damages she has sustained may be
repaired.
The schooner Latona, of Rochester, laden with coals, came
in contact with a brig off the Maplin Sand. The brig, after
getting clear of the Latona, went on the Maplin Sand.
The yawl Wellington, fortunately being near, came to ,her
assistance, and, after discharging about forty tons of coal,
the brig was got off, and passed through here on Satur-
day for Rochester, in a leaky state.
APPOINTMENTS.
Mr. W. N. Young, midshipman, from the London, 00,
Sheerness, to the Excellent, gunnery-ship, Portsmouth.
WOOLWICH, FEB. 4. Assistant-Engineer Edward
BPAvoy, to the Horatia steam guard-ship at Sheerness.
Gunner John R. West, to the Britannia, 120, at Spithead.
Boatswain Alexander Gunn, to the Tortoise steam store-
ship, at the Island of Ascension.
The Highflyer steam-sloop is expected to be commis-
sioned at this port in the course of next week.

ANTIQUITIES IN SUFFOLK.
Some workmen at present employed in digging gravel
on Stow-heath, about five miles north-west from Bury
St. Edmunds, the property of the Rev. E. R. Benton, of
Culford, have within the last few days tnrned up many
interesting relics of ages long since past. The spot
appears to have been a Saxon burying-ground, or the
place of sepulchre of an encampment, of which there
are some indications a few hundred yards to the west-
ward. Among other things dug up was a very rudely-
formed stone coffin, five feet eight inches in length in-
side. There was no lid to it, and it lay about fifteen
inches under the surface; it contained a few bones ,
several beads of various forms and material, a bronze
clasp, several pieces of corroded iron, possibly the re-
mains of some sort of defensive armour. On the left side
of the coffin lay the blade of a spear about eighteen inches
long, and some portion of the wood shaft could be per-
ceived in the socket ; also the iron centre part of a
shield, about eight inches diameter ; the surround-
ingpart having doubtless been composed of less
durable material, had entirely disappeared. A great
many graves have been discovered near the same spot,
but no other coffin as yet. The men work in a trench
whichl ft e
runnirg north and south, and the bodies having been
deposited cast and west, as the work proceeds the
sites of the graves are merely indicated bydark
sistrgeeankerianll
ythe
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yr e do
fg rbaevsedl r
as
na nd
n the
do, in
side the corroded remains of a spear blade. No remains
of a sword have been found. Most of the graves also
contain urns, composed of dried or burnt clay; they.
vary in sire from six to ten or twelve inches diameter„
some of them are in a state of preservation. In one grave,
I picked up several teeth in excellent preservation (pro-
tected, I suppose, by the enamel), although the skull and
other bones had crumbled to dust.

night this admirable
REn/sioN Dlis ARTS.—Last
its last but one
society g
evxiocleinllenatn;dthefirstmpoasrtt opened
zree of the winter season to.
an overc-roalvved ed
usual,
tbwuta elegant company. The musical pro-
tashovilseen'es Sonata for most
tr
sitely performed by those very accomplished piano,
'- artists Madams
and Herr Goffrie, followed by excellent
grwiathleee'
i‘lagner and Herr Brickman, and
songs sung by Miss
Kloss. After this, lien solo on the piano by Mr..
henry Leslie's splendid quintett for
piano and wind instruments was
great ifidelity and precision, /
most masterly executed, with
1300se, harper, and by Messrs. Waley, Pollo4:14
Snelling.' Madame Lemair, with 1 ler
usual vivacity and meld
moi lxis voice, gave a beautiful so ng
from Ernani, " In Vola
_ / which was most enthusiastica Ily
encored, and which
finished
the first part. The second p art
consisted of songs: andisolos. Mr. Allen* (from thei
Conservatoir of Paris,) with *a
well. trainedirvanidng;ery melo-
dious voice, delighted us with Donizetti's " Romanza," 8 5
well Miss Mary Rose with an English ballad, which wa s
beautifully sung and much applauded. Miss Blanch Yonn,g
in an Italian song, Mr. Harper on the horn, Mr. Wasterman
on the flute ;Mr. Snelling on the bassoon, and Messrs. Gollmie k
and Rummell were well received and applauded by the wh&le
company, and the evening finished, as usual, with gregit
(slat at a very late hour.
FATAL ACCIDENT IN A CHURCH.—On Thursday
afternoon, as four men were pointing the slates under the
roof of a new church, which has been erected in City-road,
Manchester, the scaffolding on which they were at work
gave way, and they fell from a height of 32 feet upon the
floor of the edifice. Three of them were so badly bruised
that it was necessary to make them in-patients of the Royal
Infirmary, and one of them, named Thomas Doyle, a slater,
had a compound fracture of the skull, and other injuries,
which left no hope of his recovery, and he
was reported at.
the infirmary yesterday to be in a dying state. The acci-
dent was attributable to their own want of judgment in: load-
ing too heavily one of two thin fir horizontal bearclon
which their scaffold rested, and which snapped in two
The church is a new stone edifice, erecting for the Rev. .Mr.
1 Archer, and is to be dedicated to St. Mark.
MorisrMAßKET.—The quotation of gold at Paris
is about par (according to the new tariff), which,
at the English Mint price of 3/. I7s. 100. per ounce :for
standard gold, gives an exchange of 25.17; and the ex-
change at Paris on London at short being 25.25, it follaws
that gold is about 0.32 per cent. dearer in London than
in Paris. By advises from Hamburgh the price of gold
is 428 k per mark, which, at the English Mint price of
31. 17s. 10t-d. per ounce for standard gold, givesnenexehaege
of 13.61 ; and the exchange at Hamburgsh
(;)46 London at
short being 13.7 i, it follows that gold I
h The course
of ex.
dearer in London than in Hamburrg
bills at 60 days' sightex;
change at New York on London
ibchange between .
11th per cent., and the par of
pere cent., it follows that England
and America being 109
23-40er cent. in favour of En 1 the
exchange is nominally 0.67 p .
.. . g and;
ance for difference of interest and
and, after making allow leaves •
resent rate a small rout o
charges of transport, the
irgm the United States. p 11
1 the importation of gold .
Cambridge who is still in The Duchess of . , Ger-
many,tly return to this country, when the Royal
' will shortly
her domestic establishment '
Duchess will form at Kew and
St. James's.
NG THE POLICE.--The DAILLTsergeants and men
of the police force doing duty at the dockyard, Royal
Arsenal, and in the town and vicinity of Woolwich, includ-
jog shooter's-hill, were drilled yesterday for one hour on
the Dockyard Battalion Parade-ground, and they arc to as-
semble three times in each week for the same purpose, until
further orders. The police appear a remarkably fine body
of men, quick in learning the infantry manoeuvres, in which
they are receiving a course of instruction.
A SMALL SHOT.—If the "calibre" of the British
Army is no better than its muskets, the sooner both are dis-
charged the better.—Penek
M. Mezzini is about to deliver a lecture "on the
Italian question, with special reference to the condition of
Euroe and the position of this country at the present
tithe,'