The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-25 00:00:00

NUNNERIES.

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A petition to the Queen from the women of Cumber-
land upon this subject is now in course ofsnigsh signature, and
many hundreds of names have alreadyb
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subscribedher
to it. The petition sets forth that theteraa
of the county of Cumberland, deeply se
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intercourse with relatives and friends deprived of free
to concealed dangers, and
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persons, escape is nearly
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rance or rashness, or under
therefore humbly and respectfully
beseechT he fair o
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petitionerser designing
Majesty
to take such steps as are consistent with the constitution
shrouds these dissipating
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shrouds these
may be received into, or detained in, or dis-
missed
them them, without his knowledge; and for de-
that character of constraint, and con-
cealment, and
and which c compulsion, which they at present possess,
otrasts so painfully with the precepts of the
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COOKING WITIIOUT FIRE.—We have partaken to-
day of a beefsteak, cooked without the aid of fire, by a new
invention of our ingenious townsman, Mr. John Macdougall,
cabinetmaker. It consists of a tin vessel, the under part of
which is a close chamber, over which is the receptacle for
the meat, or other material to be cooked, and this again is
covered by a lid to confine the heat. A quantity of cold
water is then conveyed, by means of a pipe, to the chamber
beneath, and heat is generated sufficient to cook a chop or
steak in five or six minutes. Mr. Macdougall did not show
us the laboratory of his cold water stewpan, and he keeps as
a secret the chemical agent which, by its combination with
the water, generates the heat, until his invention shall have
been registered; but he says the expense is so trifling as not
to be worth considering. The contrivance is susceptible of
beinger
adapted to a variety of forms and sizes, and must be
very useful and convenient to travellers, sportsmen, and
y
others. It will pack in the knapsack of the pedestrian or the
creel of the angler; and when lonely bachelors come home
to their cold grates it will
prevent much profane swearing.—

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE NEW BOARD OF ADMIRALTY.
We have reason to believe that the Duke of Nor-
thumberland has formed his Board of Admiralty,. most
of the nominated members of which had interviews w ith
the Gallant Duke at Northumberland-house yesteradriy„
As the public, unacquainted with the career ,)f his
Grace, may imagine that the Duke of Northumb, irland
is merely a Duke, and no sailor, we have great asure
in publishing from O'Byrne's Naval Biography the fol-
lowing epitome of the First Lord's services in the navy,
by which it will be seen he has "roughed" it early, and
must necessarily be well acquainted with those details
and duties which cannot fail to constitute a good and
just distributor of patronage for merit:—
" This officer (then Lord Algernon Percy, but who
was raised to the peerage as Lord Prudhoe in 1816) en-
tered the navy in March, 1805, as first-class volunteer,
On board the Tribune frigate, Captain R. Henry Alex.
under Barnett, whom he followed as midshipman in the
heie,s nerved
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oiut ia
tenstectrinidito, i
the Faire, 74.tu(1 ad
Clntiz‘ and in
bos,,ships
various parts of the Mediterranean, until 1810. He
then joioea the Hydra, 38, Captain G. Mundy, and
titter
e,Atiniand:d a gunboat in co-cpern ton
with the patriots on the coast of Andalusia, he becameat,aclied, io January, 1811, to the Christian VII., 80,
bearing the ILitt, off the Scheldt, of Sir Edward Pellew,
uud'r 1•11,11 egmiu ;•eriting iic th,Mediterrattesu
on b.pArd the Caledenis. 1.)0, It, Was confirmed in the
rank of lioutenan' by a comiLission bearing date the 16th
of tkceinlnr, 1811. Prior to the rtceipt of the intelli-
Kouoe cf hi ( ffi Ll advano_rneut to the tank of conitnsu-
dcr, which took pi ,ce Ln the 81h ot March. 1814, his
which ship neoitozgiattikt,dinfoarpsaornatical
macotinotnhswaisth
Lordship .WeasiJnady ac'.ed as captain o:' the 'Scout ut,d
'"id 6t. th, Caledonia herself, in
22, on the coast of North America,
fleet off Toulon, and witnessed the fall of Genoa. He
his elevation to post rank, the 19th
att.: ing Frenchca-
oatL'aunfibdnAsa2outqfg:uthiesienet,tpClYelorBisols(saic,olwcias serving at Portsmouth on board
the Driver sloop."
The second Lord will be Rear-Admiral of the Red,
Hyde Parker, C.B.
The third will be Rear-Admiral Phipps llornby,
C. 8., if he will accept the post. The gallant Admiral,
we are sorry to hear, is labouring under an affection of
the eyes; but it is to be hoped that it will not prevent
him from becoming one of the new board, and that in,
the meanwhile,,by the aid of skilful medical treatment,
he will speedily be rendered convalescent.
The fourth will be Commodore Sir Thomas Herbert,
K.C.B.

The fifth is Captain Milne, the junior member of the
present board.

The civil member has not yet been appointed, but
The Secretary will be Mr. August Stafford, M.P. for
North Northamptonshire.
Two or three persons have been named as First
Lord's private secretary, and among them Captains the
Hon. F. T. C. Pelham (1840), and John Washington
(1842); but we may state that the post will be occupied
by a naval captain; and we have the best reasons for
believing that it will be the first named—the Hon. Cap-
tain Pelham, whose last service was in command of the
Odin steam-frigate, in the Mediterranean.
It must bo agreed on all hands that the new board
formed by the above members is a 'most promising one.
The position, services, and character of the individuals
meet every objection, civil or professional.
In his Grace the Duke of Northumberland we have
again an Admiralty authority in the Upper House. By
profession a sailor, and by service a senior officer, he
has just that experience which qualifies him beyond all
others who have filled the office for an age, to recom-
mend him as most fit and most eligible for the great and
responsible station he is called upon by his Sovereign to
occupy; whilst from the fact that he has not served
actively for a very long period, but has nevertheless in-
terested himself generally in all our national institutions,
the Noble Duke is free from the objection urged against
the appointment of a naval officer to be First Lord of the
Admiralty on account of the numerous followers for
whom he would be first bound to provide.
In Admiral Hyde Parker (the second senior Rear-
Admiral) we have one of the ablest and most expe.
rienced officers in the navy. He is the son of the late
Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, and grandson of Vice-Ad-
miral Sir Hyde Parker, Bart. He has served on full-
pay for 31 years, his last service having been as superin-
tendent of Portsmouth Dockyard and Commander-in-
Chief of the Channel Squadron. It is well known that
his manners are most frank and his habits most prompt;
and whilst carrying on his duty with the utmost strict.
ness, he has been often considered rather a tart officer.
It is universally admitted that he has had the whole
service, as it were, at his fingers' ends, and he has ever
proved himself to be most upright, just, and fair.
A better third could not be found than Admiral
Hornby, also a rear-admiral of the red. He has served
actively more than most men on the list, for he has been
on full pay no less than 37 years. As we stated yes.
terday, ho is one of the heroes of Lissa, having, under
Sir James Gordon, commanded the Volage, 22, in that
celebrated action, he has served as Commissioner of the
Royal Naval Hospital, Stonehonse, Superintendent of
Woolwich Dockyard, Comptroller-General of the Coast
Guard, and Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific station.
He is universally respected in the service.
Commodore Sir Thomas Herbert is a good fourth. He
has seen 22 years' service afloat. Ho won his steps by
his gallantry and wounds, and his, honours in the Chins
war. His last service was as Commander-in-Chief of
the south-east coast of America station.

The filth, as we have above stated, is a member of the
present: boatel. He is the sou of the late gallant and
distinguished Admiral Sir David Milne, G.C.8., and
although a young man, has served afloat some 22 years.
The Secretary, Mr. Augustus Stafford, is well known
as an able and skilful House of Commons debater, and,
we doubt not, will make one of the most efficient poli-
tical Secretaries to the Admiralty after he has mastered
the routine duties of his new office. From his Parlia-
mentary experience, no doubt Mr. Stafford will well re-
present the board in the House of Commons. At
.pre-
sent he is the only member of the new board who is in
Parliament, but Sir Thomas Herbert is sure to be re-
turned for Dartmouth, and it can scarcely he doubted
that if Admiral Hornby were to offer himself for the
borough of Greenwich, that that constituency would
give Admiral Stewart for his colleague a worthy brother
officer.—Herald.
PROMOTION OF COMMANDER QUlN.—Three vacancies
having taken place in the list of captains, the First Lord
of the Admiralty has promoted Commander Richard R.
Quin (1846) to the rank of captain. This officer entered
the navy in 1834, passed his examination in 1840, and
1 for his services on the coast of China in the Conway, 28,
was promoted to be lieutenant; he served in the Belvi-
raas, and Collingwood, 80, was promoted in No-
vember, de,
1846, and commanded the Waterwitch, 8, on
the coast of Africa for two years and a half, daring
which time be made several captures.
The commander's commission it is reported, will be
given to Lieut. James Howard Turner (1825), who has
brought home, and has paid off at Woolwich, the Merlin,
steam-packet, after three years and a half's service in the
Mediterranean. This old officer entered the navy in
1807, passed his examination in 1814, but served eleven,
years as mate before he was promoted. As a lieutenant,
he was employed in the Romney troop-ship; then is the
pir. S. Ralph, to the Rodney, 92, P
i Ganges, 84; from 1835 to 1843 in command of th
ortsmouth.
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lice, erntdt and
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otheri : the
W.
Ranger, Falmouth and Brazilupsbacaknedts;,
command of small steamers.
g. Dunkin, Engineers—J.
he Torch, steam-tender to the Herald,
gineers—J. H
R. Richards,
to the Fisgard thsg-
for South Seas surveying-service.
Masters' Assistants—J. F.
to the Victory
ship, Woolwich ; and J.
gag-ship, Portsmouth.
Antelope steam-packet, it -
sieved in a day or two by Lieutenantis reported, will be commis-
PRIZE MONEY FOR TH P
J. H. Young.
1849, will be registered in thelljain.g
has given notice that the PANTALOON.—Dar. Woodhead
Vesuvius, 6,
arising from the capture account sale of the proceeds
Pantaloon, of the slaver Revoama, by the
tr the sth day of March next.
ber, Commander H. Parker, on the 18th
Ad-
miraltyNoma-
on or after
into Channel on Monday, Commander Barnard, went
her rigging into to try her engines and shake
place, returning to Plymouth Sound in
ordnance
the
sand embarking her
powderdhßCs
The Asia i
84
1 ,
n dock here, is being coated over her
copper with the composition of Messrs. Peacock and
Buchan, of
Southampton.
PLYMOUTH, MONDAY,—Her Majesty's steam-frigate
Vesuvius, Captain Barnard, went from Hamoaze into
the Sound to-day to try her engines, and returned into
Barn Pool, where her compasses are to be adjusted.
It is intended that the steam block ship Sanspareil
shall be ready by Friday, the 6th of March, to get up
her steam for the purpose of trying her engines.
WOOLWICH, FEB. 24.—The Undine Dover mail
steam-packet, Second Master John 'Warman (acting),
was taken out of the basin here
to-say, and the Violet
Dover mail steam-packet, Lieutenant-Commander H.
P. Jones, taken in to be repaired.
The paying-off of the Cormorant steam-sloop, Com-
mander W. C. Chamberlain, from the coast of Africa,
which was intended to take place to-morrow, is post-
poned to Friday next.
Captain Henry Mangles Denham, F.R.S., Commander
of the Herald, 28, and the Torch steam-tender, visited
Woolwich dockyard to-day to witness the progress of the
latter vessel fitting at this port to assist in surveying the
South Seas, the gallant officer being anxious to proceed
to the station for his surveying duties as early as possible.

THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C. 8., Commander-in-
Chief of the Arctic Expedition of 1852, has been en.
gaged at the Admiralty during the last four days, where
rooms have been allotted to him for the reception of
iRPL ilvialrld
officers, and transacting business connected with the
expedition. The vessels commit4ioned will be supplied
with officers fully competent to take the charge of
searching parties when they arrive in the Arctic regions.
Edward a'he Assistance
Belcher, (the
m f 1a
one master, and one clerk in charge. 9, have
two lieutenants, Captain Sir
The Resolute, Captain Kellot, 0.13.,
(3omtingd-
es hr
will l:ave three
lieutenants, une mastor, and one clerk in charge.
The North Star, Commander Pullen •
, one lieutenant,
one master, and anti ch rk in charge.
The Intrepid, screw-steamer,
Commander M'Clintock,
tender to the Assistance, one master, and two assistant-
engineers.
The Pioneer, screw-steamer, Lieu t
Sherard Unborn, tender to the R Lieutenant-Commander
two assistant engineers. Resolute, one master, and

The Assistance and Resolute have taken on board a
large supply of coals instead of ballast, and the hands
are now busily employed in taking on board the iron
water-tanks. The bows of both vessels have been
sharpened by attaching strong pieces of timber, which
will be covered tith iron, and they will be much easier
to tow during their next than they were during their
last voyage to the Anti° regtenb.