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London, England, 1852-02-27 00:00:00

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AVAL INTgZGENCE.

Rear-Amiral Parker, Commodore Sir Thomas Herbert
-teal Pelham, of the new board, aro in daily corn-
.don at the Admiralty with the members of Sir
,rim's administration. -
PROAIOTION.
Master William Green (1826) has been promoted to
be a retired commander.
APPOINTMENTS.
Master, Jemes D. Milne (1849), late of the Hecla,
steam-sloop, to the Coast-guard service.
Second blaster— W. G. M. Steut, to the Antelope,
steam-packet.
Master's Assistant—John Hutchings, to the Antelope.
Gunner—John G. Twine, to the Arethusa, 50.
Carpenter—John Power, to the Herald, surveying.
vessel.
Tee Commander-in-chief at Portsmouth, Admiral Sir
Thomas Briggs, has returned from leave, and rehoisted
his flag on board the Victory.
Vice-Admiral Sir George F. Seymour, C.B , G.C.11.,
in his ft-ate-ship Cumberland, 70, Captain Seymour, was
at Port Royal, Jamaica, Jan. —, with Arrogant, 46,
screw-frigate, Captain R. S. Robinson; Alarm, 26, Cap-
tain Ramsay; Calypso, 18, Captain Forbes; Express; 6,
Commander Fend ; Inflexible sloop, 6, steam-sloop,
Commander P. U. Dyke; Rosamond, 6, steam-sloop,
Commander F. A. Campbell; and Alban, steam-tender,
Lieutenant Commander Crawford ; and the depot
Imaim, Commodore M`Quhae. Tne Scorpion, 4, surs
veying-brig, Lieutenant Commander Lawrence was at
St. Thomas'e. ,
Driver, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Johnson arrived
at Callao, Jan. 7, from Panama. ,
Sampson, 6, steam-frigate, Captain L. T. Jones, went
into Portsmouth harbour on Wednesday evening, and
will be docked ;hen the Arethusa, 50, comes out.
Blenheim, 60, screw-steam guard_ship, Captain Hen-
derson, C. 8., was taken out of dock, at Portsmouth, on
Tuesday evening, and remains in the old basin. The
Arethusa was taken in on Wednesday evening. She
has had her bowsprit taken out that the shipwrights
may get at the head-knees to examine them and replace
the cheeks.
Neptune, 120, Captain Yates, ordinary flag-ship at
Portsnaouth, has had her sides scraped clean, and the
planks look as fresh as a new-built ship.
Vixen, 6, steam-sloop, is under the shears, and is
being rigged for commission.
Pantaloon, 8, Commander Hyde Parker, is alongside
the yard preparing to pay off.
Lightning, steam-tender, Master Commander Allen,
went off to the Tyne, at Spithead, on Wednesday, with
stores, &c., for Ascension and Rio. • The marines for
Ascension, tinder Captain Arthur, have embarked, and
the Tyne awaits orders.
DEVONPORT.—The following superannuations have
taken place in this dockyard :—Thomas Goddard and
Joseph Queen, shipwrights, 241. each, and Samuel Lid-
stone, a joiner, 20/. per annum; and William Evans, a
police-constable, a gratuity of three months' wages.
Devon, lighter, Bond master, arrived at Devonport on
Tuesday evening with stores from Pembroke, bringing
four shipwrights, who had volunteered from that yard to
this, with their families.
Avon steam-tender, returned to Devonport on Wed-
nesday morning, and left yesterday with volunteers for
the Arctic Expedition at Woolwich.
Sprightly steam-tender, Master Commander Allen,
arrived et Davenport on Wednesday afternoon, with
supernumeraries.
bBEEP.NESS, FEB. 26.—Her Majesty's steamers Ad-
der and African got up their steam on Wednesday morn-
ing, and towed to moorings off the dockyard basin her
Majesty's ship Achille, 76, launched at Gravesend in
1798, and built on the lines of the Pewee. She is to
be decked when the tides permit, to be overhauled, and
have her defects made good. Should the Monarch be
required for sea service, it is stated she will occupy her
position as guardalaip of the ordinary at this port. The
Adder left port in the afternoon for Chatham, the Afri-
can returning to her moorings in the harbour.
A survey on invalids was holden the same day at Mel-
ville Hospital. The officers from this port ordered to
attend thereon were conveyed to Chatham by her Ma-
jesty's steam-vessel Lizard, and returned here early in
the afternoon.
The North Star, 26, Captain Bullen, will convey
stores and provisions to Beechy Island for the Arctic
expedition, under the command of Sir E. Belcher, and
remain there for any service that may be required of her.
A barque, to all appearance English, but whose name
has not been ascertained, is on shore on the south side
of the Spaniard Sand. Some smacks are riding near
her.

The brig Rival, of Sunderland, Emmerson master,
which came in collision with the Hannibal, of London,
has been got off the Lapwell Sand in a leaky state; she
will, nevertheless, proceed to London forthwith, if pos.
sible.
ooLwica, FEB. 26.—The notice yesterday of Lieu-
tenant Russell Patey (1844), First Lieutenant to the
Samson, to the rank of Commander, should have been
to command the Bloodhound on the west coast of Africa
station.

Commander Charles G. Phillips, who recently com-
missioned the Polyphemus steam sloop at this port, has
been ordered to engage able and ordinary seamen for
service in the vessels on the west coast of Africa station,
and the Piuto steam-vessel has been placed under his
charge here for the reception of the seamen and for
their conveyance to the coast of Africa.
ROYAL MARINES.
The following circular lies just been promulgated,
having been addressed to each of the Colonel Cowman-
(halts of the four divisions at Chatham, Portsmouth, L'ly-
mouth, and Woolwich:— _ _

" Royal Marino-office, Feb. 23.
" 1. The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
having received from Commodore Bruce, Commander-
in-Chief of her Majesty's ships ou the west coast of
Africa, an account of the destruction of Lagos by a di-
vision of the forces under his orders, in which the con-
duct of Lieutenants J. W. C. Williams and Edward
M'Arthur, of the Royal Marine Artillery, is specially
mentioned;
4* 2. I have received the command of their Lordships
to particularly note their approbation of the services of
thuse officers on that occuion.
'3. Their Lordships are further pleased to direct that
Gunner George Yule, of the Artillery Companies of
Royal Marines, serving in the Samson, be promoted to
the rank of non-commissioned officer for his brave and
gallant conduct OR this service.
"4 . And you will be pleased to make this known in
public orders to the division under your command.
JOHN OWEN, Deputy-Adjutant-General."

CHARING-CROSS BRIDGE COMPANY.
Tho half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders
in this compiley was held yesterday at the office, 9.
Villiers-street, Sirand; Mr. Coles Child, chairman of
the director!, presiding.
The report stated that the directors recommended the
declaration of a dividend of 101. on each original share,
after a proportionate sum on cinch
encli wehigihchth, sfhtearre in
company, free from income. tax; ; t
provid-
ing for claims, would enable the directors to carry for-
ward a balance of 5541.
The receipts of the company during the past half.
year have been 5,8261. 6!. Bd., and the expanses 1,2771.
103. Id., leaving s
a balance in its favour of 2,8091. 1 9d
The Cuaramert, in moving the adoption of the—re-
por
t said the directors had long felt the great desirabi-
lity of improving the southern approaches to the bridge,
and had brought the subject before the proprietors in
almost every report between the years 1845 and 1850.
Two Acts of Parliament had been obtained, conferring
upon the directors the necessary compulsory powers,
but the financial condition of the company, and the un-
certainty which was felt as to whether the South-Wes-
tern Railway would not be ultimately extended to Lon-
don-bridge, had hitherto preventedd them from carrying
were now
iheir design into cif
at
an d . The Vacuities of the company
happila
y
and the South-Western
Railway Company had definitively
inten-
tion of carrying their line abandoned all beyond their present terminus.
He trusted, therefore th e proprietors would approve of
the determination of the directors, as stated in their re-
port, to proceed with the works without any further
delay, especially as the powers graated them by the Act
would so shortly expire.
Mr. rEnnY (a ire.
director) moved as an amendment that
" The report be adopted, with the exception of that por-
tion referring to the approaches to the bridge." He
contended that it would be exceedingly unwise, consi-
dering the circumstances of the company, to expend
10,0001., half of which at least must be borrowed, in the
Manner proposed; as there was not the slightest pro-
babilil that it would prove successful as a pecuniary
speculation.
Tho amendment was supported by Messrs. Hawes and
Parish, and other proprietors; and opposed by Dr. Moore,
Mr. Few, and Admiral Kelly.
After a very long discussion the amendment was ne-
gatived.
The report was then agreed to; after which the divi-
dend of 10s. per share was declared, and the proceedings
terminated.

Yes ALARMING FIRE AND ExpLoSION.--- —Yesterday
a very alarming
morning, shortly after two o'clock, a fire of
character, and nearly attended with most disastrousremises in
quences to life and property, broke out on h_ P
the
colour, and
the occupation of Mr. W. Henry Ott,
Italian warehouseman carrying on busresso
Pacing the Victoria
in St. James
terrace, Waterloo-road, Lambeth, nearly
b and were Theatre. The flames orinated in thleous
dopCrackling noise
dis-
covered through Mr. Ott hearing-j a insmediately hastened
arising from burning timber. 6 • oipai portion of the
down stairs, when he found the principal
oils, candles &c., in
stock-in-trade, consisting of turpednt '",
a blaze. An alarm was given' an the necessary intelligence
In less than five minutes
was dispatched to engine stations. 40_
twnaterloo-road depot attended,
the brigade engines from th
1 which blew the shutters
and the moment the firemen commenced to run the hose out
a fearful explosion time boxes of lucifer matches and
down, and at the ramree
took P ,
forced across the road. Fortunately
other light articles
were
Company yielded an abundant
the mains of the Lambeth
the brigade having been called into
Supply of water,
aenenabled to prevent the fire from extend-
operat ion they
time lost in sending for additional aid. The
ing during thetextinguishedno until the stock-iu-trade Ivas
flames were --
lower part of the building gutted, and the
destroyed, the
remainder of the premises serioUsly damated. Mr. Ott wasd
in the Union Fire. office.
insure
RenucTiort IN THE LIGHT DuEe.--We have been
informe-
a, on . good authority, --that a material reduction in
the light dues is shortly to come into operation. We have
for years past been urging the necessity of such a slap; and
we are gratified to learn that the Trinity Board have had
under their consideration the whole question, and have come
to the conclusion of adopting a reduced scale of dam—
Shipping Gazette.

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The Algiers journals record frightful murders at
Oued-el-Ameur, near Mascara. During the absence of a
colonist, named Doloneas, some malefactors invaded, his
house, and murdered his wife, three infant children, and
servant ; also a child who had been confided to Madame Do,
1011044 1,9 nun% The muzacrerg, wife NI been o:ll49oTerecl.