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

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Admiral Zschlay Mudge, one of the fl,,g-offir .t' , 4t...%"..1P:,.--7- \ ,
reserved halt-pay, and in rectflpt of a service pt %7
died at his residence,. near Plywou.tu, on the 26t1
at a good old age.
The death of Admiral Mudge gives the D
Northumberland the opportunity of conferring the ream
quished pension of 1501. on another officer of the grade
of deceased, when the following promotions will ensue .
Vice-Admiral Sir b'sunuel Pyin,K.C.B., to be admiral
of the blue.

Vice-Admiral of the White Thomas Brown, to bo vice-
admiral of the red.
Vice-Admiral of the Blue the Jr:lsocline Percy,
C.B. (commander-in-chief at Sheerness) to be vice-ad-
miral of the white.

Rear-Admiral of the Red J. W. I)cans Dundas, C.B.
(commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean), to be vice-
admiral of the blue.
Rear-Admiral of the White Peter John Douglas, to
be rear-admiral of the red.
Rear-Admiral of the Blue Sir Edmund Lyons, Bart.,
G.C.8., K.C.H., to be rear-admiral of the white.
Captain Sir George Tyler, K.H, A.D,C. (Oct 10,
1822), to be rear-admiral on the resetrved half-pay list.
Captain Sir John Franklin, K.C.H:. (Nov. 20, 1822),
of the missing Arctic Expedition, to be rear-admiral of
the blue.
Retired Captain William Hendry (July 19, 1822), to
be retired rear-admiral, but without any increase of pay.
The Hon. George Elliot, C. 8., will then become the
senior vice•admiral on the list; Sir William H. Dillon,
K.C.H., will be the senior rear-admiral for promotion ,•
and Sir Thomas Herbert, K.C.B. (ono 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 ifalthpoa
half-pay
(1840), will rise up to the 12s. 61. per diem
lilt.

Another good service pension and an appointment of
naval A.D.C. to the Queen, will fall in hand by the
above promotions.

RETIREMENTS.

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

APPOINTMENTS.

Surgeon.—Thomas Somerville, to be in charge of tho
convict ship St. V;ncent.

Second Master.—Charles J. Pulfer, to the Ily?,ra, 6,
steam•sloop, at the Cape.
Master's Assistant.—C. B. Ryali, to the Linn(M, 6, at
Devonport.

TIIE ROYAL ALBERT.—This noble ship ',a to have
her stern taken down, and a new one built v, ith a run of
soa,e 10 feet longer than her present ',tern, obtain the
fine lines necessary for the good workiTig of the pro-
peller. She is to have screw machinery of 400-horse
power, and not I,ooo—the exaggerated limount given to
her by rumour,

PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 28.
The Lords of the Admiralty continued their tour of
inspection this morning. At 10 o'clock they crossed
the harbour in the ff)ating bridge, and proceeded to the
Royal Clarence victualling establishment at Gosport,
where Captain-Superintendent Johnstone, Mr. Davies,
R.N., Master-Attendant, and Mr. Pirihorn, 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, proceeded in the gig of
the latter, to the Naval Hospital at Haslar, where they
remained until two o'clock ; they then drove to the
Royal Marine Barracks, at Forton, where Colonel-Com-
mandant Meezies, K H., and staff, with the whole divi-
sion, were on parade ready to receive them. While the
other members of tho Board were thus employed :
Captain Sir Baldwin Walker, K.C.8., Surveyor of the
Navy, was in the dockyard, inspecting the ships in
dock, tying, &c., accompanied by Captain-Superin-
tendent Henderson, C.

Yesterday his Grace the Duke of Northemeerland
and the gentlemen from the Admireaty dined with the
Port-Admiral, Sir Thomas Briggs ; and at ten o clock
the party proceeded to the King's rooms, and attended
the ball, where they met the elite of the county.
Amongst the company present were the following:—
His Grace the First Lord, Captain Sir Thomas Herbert,
K.C.8., Mr. Secretary Staff )rd, 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.
iI. D. By fig. Captain Henry Byng. R.N., the Hon. Miss
Beatrice Byng; Captain Martin, R.N., and family; Cap-
tain Henderson, R.N., and family; Sir Angus Campbell,
93d Regiment; Captain Hope Johnstone, R.N., Colonel
Menzies, K.H., Mrs., and Miss Monsies; Colonel Phi-
lips, R.M.A.; Captain Savage, R.M.A., and Mrs. Savage;
Cqptain Crispin, R.N.; Captain Chads, R.N., Mrs. Chads
and family; Colonel Haultaie, R.A., and family; Colonel
Gibson° and 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. Llolinesworth with his usual liberality gave
the use of his rooms gratuitously, the ball will reabse
considerable sum in aid of the kinds of the Seamen's
and Marines' Orphan School. The Admiralty loft the
George Hotel this morning, and proceeded by the half-
past eight train to London.
Mercury, cutter, sailed this afternoon for the Channol
Islands, to 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 tho engineers' by the 20th. Her
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 born brought along-
side the south jetty this afternoon, to be cleared out,
and placed up Porchestor Lake as a target for 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 victuall, d. Tee Prince Regent 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
may bo 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, eteemer, 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 Dacres, will be
completed on Friday evening, and is expected to be
taken out for the Oita of her engines on Saturday or
Monday next, weather permitting.

A VERY OLD MULE.—We noticed some months ago
that an old mule, the property of the Earl of Ellesmere,
had been stein from Wortley 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 cr:cket."
rho mule's great age is well authenticated, for Mr,
Joseph Brotherton, M.P., can remember some fifty years
ego to have seen it on the Bridgewater estate, and it
was then known as the " old mule ;'' and a carter who
died some months ego, aged. 80 Sears, could remember
working the animal above sixty years since. It is of a
very diminutive size, and wo hope it is now to enjoy
green pasturea 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, PM held at Willis's Rooms,
King street, Westminster, to take into consideration a
proposal for a system of mutual insurance. The chair
was occupied by Mr. John W. Brown, who read to the
meeting the proceedings of meetings held at Woolwich
and at Chatham, where the proposed system met with
the full approval of the officers of the military, naval,
and marine services. Mr. Lord explained the proposed
system; the distinguishing feature of which ace that
the claim would arise on the edice, not
inbonnubatithbieeornntin-
gency of the death of the knlsresru
superannuation,
The chairman having
bbt upon the contihseney
,of h
his being placed upon half.pay.
approved of,
submitte a motion, that the system be
Mr. Martin, of the civil service, movedas an amend.
ment, that tho civil service should be excluded from the
proposal; showing that in the present discussion, with
respect to government superannuation, it would be im-
politic to look for support elsewhere than from Govern-
ment. The promoter finally agreed to the amendment,
upon which the civil oflicers retired, and the aeproy9.l of
the :project ;was left to the members of the other ser-
vices present.
CURIOUS ADVERTISEMENTS following two
curious advertisements appear in the 1 ?IT es ct Saturday.
itcu
Medora is entreated to
friends." " Leb' hol '—Tothde pearl Conrad' back to his
eastern sea, the blui!•eyed maid of
flsra of h
Israel,
who
oe great
keeps
watch near the impassable gate of dreary ticantlinavia;
you cost one great men his place, and will also cost a
great many more their place—Leb' %Vhol!—E. J. W."
EARLY CLOSING MOVEMENT.—An important step
in this matter has boon taken by the Great Northern,
London and North-Western, Midlard, Lancashire,
Yorkshire, and Leeds Northern Railway Compiniesi.
They have ri solved to cease collecting or receiving goods
for the goods' trains, at seven o'c.oc.. 1 k
every eyepiece ut
Leeds, Bradford, Wakeffi4d, Dewsbury, Huddersfield,
aid 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 dispati h of the trains. They
trust to the energies of the employed to meet this con-
cession by increased exertion ie the day time.
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY.—Tho 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 rceiiived Since the last
meeting.
HEATRICALS ITT CALIFORNIA.—In music and thea-
tricals the Californians are not wanting. Mr. Bcoth and
his two sons, Mr. and Mrs. Baker, Signor and Signora
Biscaccianti, Miss Goedenow, and others, aro all in San
Francisco. Some talk has been made concerning the
building of a magnificent new theatre, but we fear the
k project will yot be carried out this season.

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