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

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DEATH OF ADNIIRAL MUDGE:,,tri

Aim Zichary Mudge, one of the ill-ciffieerA An
received halt'. pay, and i.l receipt of a ECi Viet pension,
died at his residence, near Plymouth, on the 26J1 nmt.,
at a good old age.
The death of Admiral Mudg,e gives the Dike of
Northumn,.-rland the opportunity of conferring the relin-
quished pension of 1501 on another cfficer s•.,f the grade
of deeas,d, when the following promoti,es will ensue .
Viee-Adiral Sir Samuel Pym, K.C.13., to be admiral
of the bine.

Vice-Aiirniral of the White Thomas Brown, to be vice-
admiral of the red.
Vice-Admiral of the Blue the Hon. Josceline Percy,
C.B. (commander in-chief at Sheerness) to be vice-ad-
miral of the white.
Rear-Admiral of the Red J. W. Deans Dundas, C.B.
(aommatider..iu-oltief of the MediterraLean), to be rive-
t, .iniral of the hhie.
Rear- zteltntral of the White Pt ter John Douglas, to
be rear-admiral of the red.
R ar A-lmiral of the Bhp, Sir Edmund Lyons, Bart.,
G.C. 8., K O.IL, ,0 be rear-admiral of the white.
Captain Sir George Tyler, K.H , A.D.C. (Oct 10,
1822), to ba re*r-admiral on the reserval half-pay list. •
Captain Sir John Franklin, K.C.H. (Nay. 20, 1822),
of the missialg Arctic ExpediLion, to be rear-admiral of
the blue.
Retired Captain William Hendry (July 19, 1822), to
be retired r,ar-admiral, but without any increase of pay.
The Hon. Gorge Elliot, C. 8., will then become the
senior vice admiral On the list; Sir William H. Dillon,
will be the senior rear admiral fur 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. 63. per diem half-pay

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

RETI REMENTS.
Captains George C. Blake (1838), and William P.
Stanley (1838) have accepted the retirement tinder the '
Order in Council of 1846.

APPOINTMENTS.
Surgeon.—Thomas Somerville, to b© in charge of the
convict ship St. Vincent.

Second Maiter.—Charles J. Puller, to the Hydra, 6,
steam-sloop, at the Cape.
Master's Asbistant.—C. B. 14(111, to the Linnett, 6, at
Devomport.

THE ROYAL ALBERT.—This noble ship is to have
her stern taken down, and a new one built with R run of
some 10 feet longer than her present stern, io obtain the
fine lines necessary for the 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 Lords of the Admiralty continued their tour of
inspection 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. Pinhorn, 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 Ha,ilar, where they
remained until two o'clock ; they then drove to the
Royal Marine Barracks, at Forton, where Colonel-Com-
mandant Menzies, K H., and staff, with the whole divi-
,ion, were on parade ready to receive them. While the
other members of the 13oard were thus employed :
Captain Sir Baldwin Walker, K.C.8., Surveyor of the
Navy, was i❑ the dockyard, inspecting the ships in
dock, fitang, &c., accompanied by Captain-Superin-
tendent Henderson, C.B.
Yesterday his Grace the Duke of Northumoerland
and the gentlemen from the Admiralty dined with the
Port-Admiral, Sir Thomas Brings ; 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 lArd, Captain Sir Thomas Herbert,
K.C.8., Mr. Secretary Staff ird, M.P., the lion. Captain
Pelham, R.N., Sir B. W. Walker, K.C.8., Colonel Green,
C. 13., Admiral Sir T. Briggs, Rear-Admiral the lion.
1). Byng. Captain Henry Byng. R.N., the Hon. Miss
Bestriczi 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, H.H., 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. Chada
and family; Colonel Haultain, fir. A., and family; Colonel
Gibsone 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. Holinaswerth with his usual liberality gave
the us© of his rooms gratuitously, the ball will realize a
considerable sum in aid of the funds of the Seamen's
and Marines' Orphan School. The Admiralty left the
George Hotel this morning, and proceeded by the half-
past e Olt train to London.
Mercury, cutter, sailed this afternoon for the Channel
Islands, to protect the fisheries, in the place of the Sea-
flower.

Archer, 14, screw steam-sloop, Commander Strange,
will he out of the hands of the shipwright by the Bth
of Nuv*mber, and the engineers by the 20th. Iler
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-
,ide the siaith jetty this afternoon, to be cleared out,
and placed up Porcheater Lake as a target for the Ex-
cel lent, gunnery-ship.

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

DEVON PORT, 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 victualled. Tao 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 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 11r. Roberts, the newly-appointed governor of
Liberia, and family, who are expected here this evening.
After 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 be
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 an old mule, the property of the Earl of Ellesmere,
had been stolen from Worsley village, and after a few
weeks' absence had boon fortunately recovered. This
aged creature, believed to be between 90 and 100 years
old, has, after *corking almost a century, been at length
" turned out to grass" ova the moss, and is described
by those who have seen it to be " as lively as a cricket."
rho mule's great age is well authenticated, for Mr.
Joseph Brotherton, M.P., can remember some fifty years
o to have seen it on the Bridgewater estate, and it
was their known as the " old mule ;" and a curter who
died some months ago, aged 80 years, could remember
working the animal above sixty years since. It is of a
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