The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-29 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

aDAIkAL MUDGE.

A.lmiral Z :chary Mujge, one of the flag•officera on
res,rvi,d rinlf- pay, and in reccpt of a ser,v,ct, pi.rasion,
died at his residence, attar Plymouth, ou the 26th inst.,
et a gJoLI old age.
The death of Admiral Mudge gives the Dal:, of
Northumberland the opportunity of conferring tae relin-
quisked pension of 1501 on another officer of the grade
of de.2eased, when the fidiowing prornotiana will ensue .
Vice-Admiral Sir Samuel Pyin, K.C.8., to be admiral
of the blue.
Vice• Admiral of the White Thomas Brown, to be vice-
ad.iirel of the red.
Vic,-,-Admiral of the Blue the Hon. 'lnset:line Percy,
C.B. (commander in-chief at Sheerness) to be vice-ad-
sairal of the white.
(Rear-Admiral of the Red J. W. Doans l)undas, C.B.
eocnrum.der-ic-ehiel of the Moili:erraneau), to be vice-
tehruiral of the blue.
Rear-Admiral of the. White Peter John Douglas, to
be rear-admiral of the rrfl.
11,ar- Admiral of the Blu, Sir Edmund Lyons, Bart.,
G.C.8., Ii C.f.i., to be rear•ticuiral the white.
Captai
be n Sir George
18 22 T5l,
.n K , A.D.C. (Oat 10,
', to rear-atirriiral on the reserved half-pay list.
Captain Sir John Franklin, K.C.H. (Nov. 20, 1822).
of the misting Arctic Expedition, to be rear-admiral of
the blue.
Retired Captain William Hendry (July 19, 1822), to
be retind rear-admiral, but without any increase f pay.
The Hon. George Elliot, C. 8., will then become the
.pnior vice•admiral on the list; Sir William H. Dillon,
will be the senior roar admiral for promotion ;
and Sir Thomas Herbert, K C.B. (one of the Lords of
the Admiralty), will be the senior captain (Nov.
25,
1822).
Captain Sir Charles R. D. Bethune, C.B. (1830), and
Charles Graham, C.B. (1830), succeed to the senior
list ; and Captains F. D. Hastings and George Hathorn
(1840), will rise up to the 12s. 6d. per them ball-pay
list.

Another good-herviee nentiion and an appointment of
naval A.D.C. to tho Queen, will fall in hand by tho
above promotions.

RETIREM ENTS
Captains George C. Blak (1838), and William P.
Stanley (1838) have accepted the retirement under the
Order in Council of 1846.

APPOINTMENTS.
Surgeon.--Thomas Somerville, to be in charge of the
c3nvict ship St. Vincent.
Second Mater.—Charles J. Puffer, to the Hydra, 6,
steam-sloop, at the Cape.
Master's Assistant.—Q. B. Ryall, to the Linnett, 6, at
Davenport.

THE ROYAL ALBERT.—This noble ship is to have
her stern taken down, and a new one built with a run of
some 10 feet longer than her present stern, to obtain the
fine lines necessary for tho good working of the pro-
peller. She is to have screw machinery of 400-horse
power, and not I,ooo—the exaggerated amount given to
her by rumour.

PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 28.
The leirds of the Admiralty continued their tour of
inspect on this morning. At 10 o'clock they crossed
the harbour in the floating bridge, and proceeded to the
Royal Clarence victualling establishment at Gosport,
where Captain-Superintendent Johnstone, Mr. Davies,
R.N., Master-Attendant, and Mr. Pinhurn, R.N., Store-
keeper, were in waiting to receive and escort them over
the establishment. From the Clarence yard the Board,
attended by Captain Johnstone, proeeedcd in the gig of
the latter, to the Naval Hospital at Hasler, where they
remained until two o'clock ; they then drove to the
Royal Marine Barracks, at Forton, where Colonel-Com-
' mandant MeLzies, K H., and staff, with the whole divi-
•ion, were on parade ready to receive them. While the
other members of the Board were thus employed :
Captain Sir Baldwin Walker, K.C.8., Surveyor of the
Navy, was in the dockyard, inspecting the ships in
dock, fitting, &c., accompanied by Captain-Superin-
tendent Henderson, C.B.
Yesterday his Grace the Duke of Northumeerland
and the gentlemen from the Admiralty dined with tho
Port-Admiral, Sir Thomas Briggs ; and at ten o clock
the party proceeded to the Kilig rooms, and attended
the ball, where they met the Vac of the county.
Amongst the company present were the following:—
His Grace the First Lard, Captain Sir Thomas Herbert,
K.C.8., Mr. Secretary Stafford, M.P., the Hon. Captain
Pelham, R.N., Sir B. W. Walker, K.C.8., Colonel Green,
C. 8., Admiral Sir T. Briggs, Rear-Admiral the Hon.
ci. D. Byng. Captain Henry Byug. R.N., the Hon. Miss
Beatrice Byng; Captain Martin, R.N., and family; Cap-
tain Henderson, R.N., and family; Sir Angus Campbell,
93(1 Regiment; Captain Hope Johnstone, R.N., Colonel
Menzies, K.EI., Mrs., and Miss Menzies; Colonel Phi-
lips, R.M.A.; Captain Savage, R.M.A., and Mrs. Savage;
Captain Crispin, R.N.; Captain Chads, R.N., Mrs. Clunk
end family; Colonel Haultaie, R.A., and family; Colonel
Gibsune end Mrs. Gibsone; Sir W. Wiseman, R.N.;
officers of the 93d, 49th, and 7th Regiments. From the
number of uniforms the ball was an unusually brilliant

One.

As Mr. Holinasworth with his usual liberality gave
the use of his rooms gratuitously, the ball will realise a
ookiaiderable sum in aid of the funds of the Seamen's
snd Marines' Orphan School. The Admiralty left the
Georwe Hotel this morning, and proceeded by the half-
past e ght train to London.
Mercury, cutter, sailed this afternoon for the Channel
Islands, :o protect the fisheries, in the place of the Sea-
lower.

Archer, 14, screw steam-sloop, Commander Strange,
will be out of the hands of the shipwright by the Bth
of November, and the engineers' by the 20th. lier
mainmast as well as the foremast is rotten, and has been
taken out to be replaced by a new one.
Menai, old 26, receiving hulk, has been brought along-
side the south jetty this afternoon, to bo cleared out,
and placed up Porehester Lake as a target fur the Ex-
cellent, gunnery-ship.

Arrogant, 46, screw steam-frigate, Captain Free-
mantle, has hauled off to the Malabar to take in coals.

DEVONPORT, WEDNESDAY.
Termagant, screw-frigate, Captain Gifford, arrived
last night, and now remains in the Sound, so that the
Sound presents a formidable appearance once more.
Prince Regent, 92; Queen, 116; Rodney, 92; Indefati-
gable, 50; and Termagant, 28. These ships are being
restored and viotuall,d. Tee Prince Rogent and
Rodney will will be ready for sea on Saturday, but the
Indefatigable requires some considerable repairs, and as
her time is nearly expired, it is not improbable that she
muy be ordered to be paid off. Termagant, although
recently been docked, is found to be in an extremely
leaky state, particularly her decks, and will, it is ex-
pected, have to undergo a general caulking.
Dee, steamer, Lieut.-Commander Smith, waits the
arrival of Mr. Roberts, the newly-appointed governor of
Liberia, and family, who are expected here this evening.
Atter landing the governor, the Dee is to be stationed
at the Cape, for the conveyance of troops.
Sans Pareil, 81, screw-ship, Captain Decree, will be
completed on Friday evening, and is expected to bo
taken out for the trial of her engines on Saturday or
Monday next, weather permitting.

A VERY OLD MULE.—We noticed some months ago
that au old mule, the property of the Earl of Ellesmere,
had been stolen from Woreley village, and after a few
weeks' absence had been fortunately recovered. This
aged creature, believed to be between 90 and 100 years
old, has, after working almost a century, been at length
" turned out to grass" upon the moss, and is described
by those who have seen it to be " as lively as a urtcket."
I'he mule's great age is well authenticated, for Mr.
Joseph Brotherton, M.P., can remember some fifty years
ago to have seen it on the Bridgewater estate, and it
was then known us the " old mule ;" and a carter who
died some months ago, aged 80 years, could remember
working the animal above sixty years since. It is of a
very diminutive size, and we hope it is now to enjoy
green pastures and fresh water, freed from toil, for the
remainder of its protracted existence. Manchester
Guardian.

A NEW SYSTEM OF MUTUAL INSURANCE.—Last
night a meeting of officers in the several services, con-
vened by public notice, was held at Willis's Rooms,
King street, Westminster, to take into consideration a
proposal for a system of mutual insurance. The chair
aas occupied by Mr. John W. Brown, who read to the
meeting the proceedings of meetings htld at Woolwich
and at Chatham, where the proposed system met with
the full approval of the (Mears of the military, naval,
and marine services. Air. Lord explained the proposed
system; the distinguishing feature of which was, that
the claim would arise on the (flee, not on the contin-
gency of the death of the insurer, as in other dikes,
bbt upon the contin.ency of his superannuation, or of
his being placed upon haif-pay.
The chairman
approved
submitted a motion, that the system bo
Mr. Martin, of the civil service, moved as an amend-
meat, that the civil service should bo excluded from the
proposal; showing that in the present discussion, with
respect to government superannuation, it would be im-
politio to look for support elsewhere than from Govern-
ment. The promoter finally agreed
and
othe amendment,
upon which the civil officers retired, the 0
otherapproval
i e or
-f
the :project :was left to the members of th
vices present.
CURIOUS ADVERTISEMENTS.,—The following two
curious advertisements appear in
the Times of Saturday.
—4, Medora is entreated toos cnd Conrad back to his
friends." " Leb' W hul '—
T
eastern sea, the blue-eyed the pearl of the great
maid of Israel, who keeps
watch near the impassable gate of dreary Scandinavia;
his
you cost one great man
place, and will also cost a
great many more their place—Leb, Whol!—E. J. W."
EARLY CLOSING MOVEMENT.—An important step
in this matter has bean taken by the Great Northern,
Loudon and North-Western, Midland, Lancashire,
Yorkshire, and Leeds Northern Railway Companies.
They have resolved
for the to cease collecting or receiving goods
goods' trains, at seven o'clock every evening, at
Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Dewsbury, Huddersfield,
and Halifax, so as to " curtail, within reasonable limits,
the hours of attendance of the employed in the mer-
chandise department on railways ;" at the same time it
will ensure a punctual dispatch of the trains. They
trust to the energies of the employed to meet this eon-
cession by increased exertion is the day time.
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY.—The usual monthly
meeting of the committee of the Catholic University
was held yesterday at the committee rooms, Lower
Ormond-quay. Subscriptions to the amount of 2,2681.
were announced to have been received since the last
meeting.
1 HEATRICALS IN CALIFORNIA.—III music and theti-
trinala the Calitoruians are not wanting, Mr. Booth and
his two sons, Mr. and Mrs. Baker, Signor and Signora
diseaceianti, Miss Goodenow, and others, are all in San
Francisco. Some talk has been made concerning the
building of a magnificent new theatre, but we tear the
project will not be carried out this season.