The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-02 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Powrsmounr, Atm. 1.-Admiral of the Blue Sir
John Wentwerth K.C.8., K.C.H., died at Hyde
on the 29th ult. The dee aced was a tnidsaipman, and
served at Toulon under Hod in 1793, where he was
wounded; he commanded a gun. boat at the siege of
Bastia; he was a lieutenant of the St. George in Hot-
hem's actions in 1795; and commended the Niobe at the
attack on two French frigates under the batteries of La
Hogue in 1810, and at the destruction of the French
frigate Amazme in 1811. His commissions were dated
-Lieutenant, May 24, 1794; Commander, January 3,
1799; Captaiu, April 28, 1802; Rear-Admiral, January
10, 1837; Vice-Adeairel, November 9, 1846; Admiral,
July 8, 1851. Re was nominated a C.B. on the 4th of
June, 1815, and a C.H. on the 30th of April, 1837;
and was created a K.C.B. July 4th, 1840. The follow-
ing promotions are consequent on the death of Admiral
Loring:-
Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir Charles Millen, K.C.8.,
K.C.H , to be Admiral of the Blue.
Vice-Admiral of the White Sir Francis Mason,
K.C.8., to be Vice-Admiral of the Red.
Vice-Admiral of the Blue Charles James Johnson, to
be Vice-Admiral of the White.
Rear-Admiral of the Red Charles Sibthorp John
Hawtayne, to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue.
Rear-Admiral of the White Edward Harvey, Super-
intendent of Malta Dockyard, to bo Rear-Admiral of
the Red.
Rear-Admiral of the Blue Mr. F. F. Berkeley, C. 8.,
M.P.,"to be Rear-Admiral of the White, and Captain
Henry William Bruce, Commodore end Commander in-
Chief on the West Coast of Africa Station, to be Rear-
Admiral of the Blue. By this promotion a pension of
1502 per annum for good and meritorious services re-
verts to the patronage of the First Lord of the Ad-
miralty.
The Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Thomas Byam Martin,
G.C.8., has been staying during the past few days at the
Portland Hotel, Seetasea,
The Commanders out pension of Greenwbich Hos-
pital, vacant on the demise of Commander Joseph Patey,
has been conferred on Commander Frederick White, one
of the Trafalgar veterans.
Tigtr new steam. frigate, 16, Captain Gifferd,
will be ready to leave harbour to-morrow, and will join
the squadron at :Spithead.
Rear. Admiral IL Prescott, C. 8., Superintendent of
Portsmouth Dockyard, made his periodical inspection
of the Admiralty boundaries of this port in the Bee
steam-tender, on Saturday, visiting Fareham, Patel:es--
tor. Hardway, Hadar, &c., to see that no encroachment
had been made on the Ansiralty precincts.
The 'Monarch and Hotspur Indiaman sailed from
Spithead on Saturday evening fur Calcutta.
• Commander Frederick White (1846), who has been
appointed to the out-pension of lireenwieh Hospital,
vacant by the decease of 0-Amender Patey, is one of the
survivors of the memorahe battle of Trafalgar. Lie en
tored the navy Sept. 3, 1805, as first-class volunteer on
board Africa, 64, Captain H. Digby; and on Oct. 21
following was wounded at the battle of Trafalgar. The
injury he sustained procured him a granafrona the
Pa-
triotie Fend. In De.e , 1805 (he had already attained
the rating of rnidshiprn-ti) he removed at Gibraltar, to
Beagle, 18, Captain G. agata with as hom. in the early
part of 18u6, he re:urnod to England, in Swif,_eure, 74.
le the course of the same year he joined Ze dead, 64,
Captain H. L. Ball, at the Nore; Nljest:a, 74, beat it.;
the flag of Vice.-Admiral T. lel. Rtheell; in the North
Sea, and Orestes, 16, Captain J. R. Lepeuotiere. After
uniting in the latter vessel in Lerd Gambier's at-
tack upon Copenhagen, ho was again, in January, 1808,
placed under the command of Captain G. Digby in
Cossack, 24, in which ship he continued employed
in the Channel wider Captain T. Garth, until
April, 1812; in the course of which month we
find him rejoining Captain Digby on board La-
vinia frigate, in the Mediterrauean. He was pro-
moted to the rank of .Lieutenant, Feb. 10, 1812; and
was appointed subsequently-Sept. 2, 1812, to Chanti-
cleer, sloop, Captains R. Spear and S. Blacker, in the
North Sea-Oct. 21, 1813, after three or four months
half-pay, occasioned by ill-health, to Colossus, 74, Cap-
tain T. Alex inder, stationed in the Howl:Tot -;.rni 4,
in
which vessel he escorted the Allied Sovereigns_
1814, Rinaldo, 10, Captains E. Lyons and A T itsndaElln,
invalided in the ensuing Dec": bWast Cetierd-Dec. 23,
Eng-
land, and teten proceeded to the WrestFld.ie2sB,wlhBe3n77
forhe
upwards of three years, to th
1841, to the
ent, on board a con-
tract mail steam-vessel;
post
of
AdmiOrdalAtYuaggust 24, 1843, to Ocean,
Arthur. Since his promotion
rhaen
nhaa
ms b:eoernwoonu
nhda
80, guard-ship at Sheernaes,nCteopttnanin a
rank P .0f Fisher and
commander,R
s, slay
17, 1843.
tooknin ena
place
pensionN . 9.0 f 1681.4p6e,
Hwhemico,hbtte-William W. S. Bridges (185 i), has been ap-
pointed to the Waterloo, 120, flag-ship, Sheerness.
Midshipman-W. H. Heaton is appointed to the
Hightlyer screw-friga:e, Mediterranean.
Naval Cadet-E. H. Allfrey is appointed to the Wa-
terloo.

THE Loss OF THE BlRKElNallsrE,ADai—thTheßßirkenhead
when relief was afforded Royal Naval
about
committee met on Saturday
GlOoollevfiedorwer,tosrmpohuatnhs, and relatives of persons, military
and naval, that perished in the Birkenhead; to the
widows and relatives of officers of both services there
wero sums of money. , awarded in proportion to their
tec e
A;gbiutsiers.evenue steamer, Commander Grandy, came
into Portsmouth harbour to-day
Sprightly steam-tender, Mis.ter-Commander Allen,-
returnfal from Plymouth on Friday evening.
Vice-Admiral Sir G. F. Seymour, C. 8., G.C.H., in
his dig-ship, Cumberland,
d '
70 Captain Seymour,-'.with
some other ships of his s
encroachments of foreiguleuras.
foundland for the squadron, has proceeded to New-
protection of tfae fisheries again:-.t the
Ihe JaLUS,,3, steam-vessel, Commander Powell, was
to have preueetted thither; but she has been ordered
hams direct from Gibrahar, and has arrived at. Wool-
wich, to be paid off. The Janus, it will be recollected,
athe Earl of Dundonald's experimental steamer. With-
out the engines. She has been employed at Gibraltar
in al,istiog the merchantmen And correcting the pirates
off the R.ff cla,t... In one of the latter expeditions her
commander and other (.f cera won th,ir p 6 ,motion by
their gallantry. The Janus has brought home invalids.
Ponsmours GARRISoN,—The 95!'n Foot will leave
this garrison in three divisions, by railway, on the 4th,
sth, and 6th inst., relieving the 12th Foot, which leave
Chatham ou the 3d; 4th, and sth, for Dundalk, via Li-
verpool.
The 7th Royal Fnsileers leave this garrison on
day and following days for Plymouth, per rail as far as
Dorchester, and therce marching to Plymouth.
The 38th Foot will reeseeve to this garrison from Win
cheater, and the 93i Ll,ghlanders also move hither from
Weedon. • •
screw steamarrived
PLYMOUTHo(,,guAe,e6ao.,lc,7pHteeiur
Johnkli
inbi c)t k-P
the SoundBhi
on Friday morning from Queenstown. It

is stated that she will be paid off here and recommis-
sioned es the steam guard ht,ip.
26. Cain Sir William noste, ,idtsailed on
Tl'urs6r,y iur the hod Chin% station.
Toe :team-ship Vali,rous, inavii,g been cippered, was
tqh out of dock en Frieslay, and will be masted previous
to roceivirg commission,
The ship Cornwallis, fitting as a store-ship for China,
is to have her ballast taken out, and she will be docked
the next spring tides. The copper is to be taken offber
bottom, which is to be sheathed. The Coruwallia-will
be housed over.
The Lady Montague convict ship arrived from the
eastward on Ttresiay; she has received 70 convicts
from Dartmoor, and waits orders to seal for Van Die-
moo's Land.

SHEERNESS. AUG. I.—Her Majesty's iron screw steam'
Mevase4, is or + ered to be coated with Hay's ore-
position for preventing external oxidation, and for keeP-„
ing off weeds and barnacles. Mr. Hay has received in:
struotion from the Board of Admiralty to superintend
its application. A great number of the artificers of the
dockyard are at work on the Megaera, so as to get her
ready for further servic' as a troop-ship.
Her Majesty's ship Vestal, Captain C. B. asn'llt!!),;
has bent sails, and was removed from the fitting bash d:
on Friday to moorings in the harbour. She is ban r
some looking craft, but appears rather deep in thewsgeed
After having adjusted her cumpasscs and being infect
she will precee.ci to Spithead.
Her Majest3's steam tug vessel African left port YL,II-
terday at 10 dal., with the officers and seamen orderen_n
proceed to tha Clyde to navigate the iron screw stew
sloop Miranda. to this port.
No addition will he made to the list of the real
Rear-Admirals of ,he Ist of October, 1846, Colls"ludir,
on the decease of Rear-Admiral Thomas Tudor Tuclreof
until the same ' is reduced front its present number
38 to 25. • ea
Lieutenant B. R. Andrews (1811) on the Reser/
Half-pay List, and RO. Bell (1811) on the Active Lil(2
ing seniors on the 6s.- list, are now, by the deces2eA of
Commander Lowcay of the Retired List of 1830, on"
Lieut. Mellor (1803), on the halt-pay of 78. per dieaiia
EXAMINATIONS AT THE ROYAL NATAL COLLEO•;dia
consequence of the repeated n jection of the same eamo
dates ,ffering themselves monthly fir examinstitln'o
tho
hear that the authorities have resolved on rejecting ` to
who fail for stated periods, to he regulated according
of
the dtgrees of inefficiency, apparent from the solution
the questio'as submitted. VFW
ROYAL MARlNlS.—Lieutenant-Colonel James hasl
comb, and Captain J. H. Mercer, both of the Chat .
division of Royal Marines, have obtained leave of 130
sence—the former for one month, the latter Woo
weeks. Lieutenant-Colonel John Tothill, of the °o
diviion, absent on sick leave, has a further 111°°t
leave granted him for the benefit of his health.

-- -- - - -- --
THE CoUNT!t MAKKETS. A
MANCHESTER, JULY 31.—The trade during the Whes-ss
has continued in the same uninteresting state We to
so freqnently had occasion to notice of late. 111%0
parcels ot fresh-made English flour of choice houg,ennad
and whites quality whicit bed come forward have 'l,--eca
buyers on previous terms, whilst other sorts he", 00•
quite neglected. Oats and :oatmeal were 21111°5100Jc '
salvable. At our market this morning no cha°ge,. td
piece in wheat and flour, either as regards value °r set,
mead. Beaus, oats, and oatmeal were each rather cnee-
wish a very limited sede. m tket
GLASGOW CATTLE MARKET, JULY 29.—At our-1879g;
to-lay the numbers were—oxen, 444; sheep,,
.bosh
lambs. 4 041. The market was batter supplied with bor
euttle and sheep than last weds, but lambs were 5:--f4
wi- at scarce- In consequence of the unfavourable T:ra
ot th' weather for slaughtering sales in eattle:beef
slowly effected at last week's prices—viz , Best °:cot.•
46., current 42, to 435, inferior 36s to 408 Per ;tech
sinking th, eff I. At the close a clearauce was 1:0,a"„..e; IN
Best mutton sid, current sd, inferior 4d to 4i° r;slclf
sieltieg the offal; mostly ail sold. Lambs twicisbrifrolo
at !rose 12s to 16e per head, and some hill law
4s to 10- per JULY a
to qualiy 16 0 64
ABERDEZN, JULY 30.—Grain—Oats 16's Od t° h- het;
401b9 per bushel ; barley, 00s Od to 22s 6d. 521 s Per, -:iso 426
bear, 2 ~'s 6d to 231( d, 521bs per bushel; wheat, re l' s 4-, 144
ditto, white 35s to 425, 621hs per bushel; oatmeal, 139' Beef!,
per boll; flour, 30s ed to 31s (id per sack. Provisionr4n sd
4d to 7d per lb; mutton, ditto, 4d to 6d; veld,d'bla ;
to 6d; pork, per lb, 4d to 6cl; lamb, per lb., 4° to
..sati
tallow, per stone, 3, Od to 3s 6d; new potatoes, Per S-011
8d to 10d ; salmon, per lb, Is to us Od; hares, ea, „„-48a;
to Os Od; grouse, per brace, ,Os to Os ; butter, per lb, 7°'-beeit
eggs, per doz, 6d to 8d ; cheese, per cwt, Os to Os Od; 40,,
pes pair, 23 6d to 3s Od; chickens, ditto, is ed to 2s Od; ducks:. 68
I s 6d to 2s Od; ducklings, ditto, 2s to 2s 6d ; turkeys, ear-l'!4
to 7sOd; geese, ditto, iis to 7s; butter for exportation (pre7id
cure), per cwt, 00s to 645; eggs, wholesale price, per dozeoS
1,,,,;
to Od; 41b loaf, 6d ; 21b loaf, 3d; pork, per stone of 4'
of
fo
200540 d;
lbs, poosrktos ';400;
3so
60
dd
t 0
00
4s
ss
3d;od sphoirpk , fine
pock
Meal—Oatmeal, is 4d to Is sd; barley dust, Od to 94
Od to 7d ; beremeal, poi
tpr
issecnioedal,filosorl,Olds
Bdto to28103d; side,
9d; barley, per lb, lid to 2d; big
flour, Is 9d to is lod. bO/34°
DALICILITH, Juror 29.—The relative weight per four A 110
small,
per barrel s abrsr e6ld
of the three prices of wheat were lest 111 b, lest 61b, °a.", 6lbr
41b. Oats, 12st 61b, l2st 61b, and llst 91b. Barley, 1",151br
lbst 91b. and 15st alb. Peas and beans, 19st bibs I°''
and 18st llbs.
Best oferjoro.
Qrs. . Current.
kt) 1; 0
- I
232 Wheat ... £2 4 0
£2 0 0
460 Oats
so Barley lB c; 16 0 1110 0
28 Peas and Beans 1 12 0 1 12 0
Average of wheat 39s llid.
CORK, JULY 30.
Lure worthy of notice being the arrival Of
The receipts of home grain are trifling. the only li
fer
of new oats, and a few ef here, the erre-
solve bj the
former fetching 8s to 9s 4d, the datter 96 Per
quality g(3° ' fe
barrel-de..
foreign wheat the business passing has been onlY °to the
rate, and some holders have reduced their Pric"; white
extent of 6d per barrel. A few small parcels a` par
oats have been sold at about 103 6d per barrel. VlD:de are
continues in slow request, and the purchases °l'd the
for the supply only of the more Dressing wants , 100
trade. Coarse flour, owing to the causes assign, ja
week, is very dull of sale. Indian corn, vibik°,,lindser"
large supply, is almost totally neglected. The sl'h",cor
supply ot potatoes interferes materially with !**R7O boo'
sumption ef, and demand for, the article, and Pric- •

. .
again d. clicei 103 per ton.
cerratioP,,,As
Barrels.
co Od---2° sw
0 White wheat 00s Od to Oths Od
0 Barley 00s Od to 00s Od) ad °PI°
0 Ditto OO3 Od to 005 Od'''' ON ---
0 Ditto oos Od to 00s Od)
2 Bere,.. .... 9a Od to 00s Od Os Od
157 Oats Ps 6d to 105 6d d••• 9 a°
0 Ditto .... ood Od to 00s Od 105 4 •
7 Ditto new
0 Pigs. 0 is Od to 00s Od 00s ~• .
Quantity sold at the Highest Prices:-- . 7 ostoi
0 barrels white wheat ; 0 red ; 0 barley; Prices'. bees;
0 pigs.
0010..
Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last W 0.
Wheat, 11. Barley, 6. Oats, 407. Pililb
PRICES OF BUTTER. .
CA WT.
.• 73s First quacluitrnC•l:;' ..
.. 66:1°:
First quality
....... ,50
Second quality
Third quality
Fourth quality
455
Fifth quality
Return of Cattle sold for wek ending July 4e.•
Pigs, 239. Sheep, 394. Cows, 67. 1, 0(1;
CoßK.—,hour—liirst 12. 6d to 13. 6d ; extra .400
seconds, 10.. 6d to 12s • households 9e to 105 6cl.;_ttdBll4iwillaef,
per cwt. Oatmeal 10, ed to 1 Is Od; Indian meatio7 6cl
7_llo- Ocl. pel,,ti/°.
83. Od to 215, ass7o
renreaaul,79;s66dd Lo
7liesppeerrtcowiti.t.
HlanyLianFeaormrne7mi 01
dealers 00s Od to 00s •
012)ss ;04deatoler2s53,4,4)0dd; to 00s; average .
average ~.,... • 03 f
average 00s Od per ton.
hwlxooehduwvissepikiyortil dlbl2:afEoo
a. d ag
Eggs--3s
: , t oßL:ysFtdnOsioidonsedh9.yiprc:sagtoreFrispea4dsoefirt;cbcole.hßviim!LhuelpepeteansrFeatr:diteneanilre.uhnSlg:atiboraluedisflwt:d:vi;hFrt:ll:l:o,o;
12s 6d per ton. Tallow 39s Od to 40s Pit ass
—Beef 41d to 7d; mutton 5d to 6-id; "'lli,. FPO
8,7,14
to
ottlpteor Oodwi baßcoanng6oclrtosl7acite;B
r2e9dl7tiot3o4Bl /pelrOstopne.r
ditto, 24s 24s to ON per barrel ; Newfoundla7narlsrgdlie",6n6dgila;t4tOdol!BoPelfttPirur-91.P"gletEoltli
ton. Timber—Memel, 70; per ton ; red pine, Si 51 ;iiidot.,'"
ditto, 31 153 per ton; deals, 151 to 181 per 10 eel' 5..,k7.
Market 185 to 265; salted 20s to 22s per 014,;id; Pi''''' 3d to Od per lb. Potatoes, white 9d to `,„-,.- Tit'
10d to 12d. Gurtuo—, Peruvian, 101 10s to 11/ per "--
Archangel, 19s pet barrel.

SOUTH-WALES IRON TRADE.—The PrOS"r`ettro°lC;"tt
South Wales iron trade are considered to be inkfelf
Those who held heavy stocks have sold more exteet better
late, and the demand continues tolerably steadY, ved ft3jr
prices are realised. The labour market is also irePra.,b tbe
the men, as more ready employment is afforded, 111°73igra"
rates of wages are still necessarily very low. lee tbe
tin movement has also tended to take away 6°..ll3.enteedei
superabundant labour. Great improvements have 1"-- lf
vast s ,IlPPwitlt
at the Cyfarthfa works, the pits, irom which a
coal is drawn for the furnaces, having been coueecteuje tb
the yards by a railway nearly three miles in lengtb•ich tb°
Aberavon valley, the large scale operations on isveeria;
Cwmavon works will be carried on has produced
effects. —Hereford Times. St
SP r
DEPARTURE OF THE AFRICA On HA
noinde"
noon, the Royal Mail steam _ship Harrison eerq,7,,f 10°
Africa,

left the Mersey for New York direct,lNVlth uP4BrdB:4lll°t
passengers, a full cargo of fine goods, and the usal"
the United States and British America.

8i1t77,18. aid
OF A SON. ,
On the 27th ult., at the Grange;Great Araytell rbe I"-
Robert Lawrence, Esq. ell Ser
On the 28th ult., at Clarendon-terrace, Camber-w
road, the wife of Edward Hawes, Esq.
OF A DAUGHTKR.. Mount rier
On the 29th ult., Mrs., Thomas Robeson, of
sant, Gray's Inn-lane. iqcrie, Vqw, .
On the 29th ult., at Brighton the wife of ME.— `no E-..'
At. Rugby, on the 28th ult., the wife of B. CotePt°-
MARRIED. • Certnt
On the 21st ult.. at Newton Solo y Derbyslort. 0,030 -
Charles Denison Pedder, of her Meajes' sty's 39th,;%11tfi;
and youngest son of the late James Pedder, Esq.,— b, 49"--
lodge, Preston. Lanca,,hire, to Catherine Blizabet
_.,,,erk,
Esq.,
ot. Newton r
daughter of William Worthington.
Burton-upon-Trent.

. Col°e
On the 29th ult„ at GlouceDlED
ster-terrace, Hyde-park,
.4 Ws
William Garden, C. 8., Aide-de•Camp to the Queeut ft'
Quartermaster-General of_the Bengal Army. ogth 131t1
At the Vicarage-house, Halstead, Essex, on the A 00 0
Henry Gossett 11. Carmichael, Esq., aged 23, younges,,inel-
the late Lieut.-Col. Carmichael, of Duncroft. house, P et, ` sal
At Sandgate, on the. 29th ult., George Ernest, the t)ls'
of C.' Price, Esq., of Hornsey, iddlesex. James
On the 28th ult., Robert W Milliam, only son of All"
Hoa le. of Conti nit-street, aged 30. v. Of tbe
On the 29th ult., Maria, wife of John Craver, A'ECI"
Old Kent-road.
London: Printed and Published by hitißDO Tc ro.
No. 112, Strand, Printer. at The Sun „:01$1
Strand, -in th.. Precinct of the Savoy, in t
Mondry, August 2, 104