The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-14 00:00:00

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that ship in the W b
est Indies he was cruising in "$,B
sculaclron at home, whilst Surgeon Kinnear, of tPI
Lean,h r, has been superAded, has served in 1111_
ship during her whole arduous period of commission
Dr. Gallagher may be a most efficient medical offluce,., ,
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but his selection for re-appointment to the same
whilst others are suspended on re-commissioning, be
trays a favouritism which many think is not just to,,,tbj
seniors of the medical branch of the naval service.
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roster of Somerset-House evidently requires revisit,
and will, doubtless, be more closely scrutinivd"
Whitehall than it has been of late —Herald.
Paymaster—Thomas C. Thomas, to the Volcan°
steam-vessel, coast of Africa,
Midshipman—J. E. M. Wilion, to the Agamesao
90, Sheerness.

Clerks' Assistant—John Kiddie, to the Victory fl 4.
ship, Portsmouth.

At the recent meeting of the Royal Cornwall
technic Society, held at Falmouth, the society's 11'2del
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was awarded to Mr. Alexander L'doorr, foreman of sb;
wrights in Davenport Dockyard, for inaprovemenl6ll
the construction of screw-propellers of steam-ships, 9.-,
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from the application of which considerable economy and
ether important advantages are likely to arise.

PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—Leander, 50, copoill
G. St. Vincent King, was paid off, all standing this Old
and will be re-commissioned to-morrow. A number
her men will rejoin her.
Prince Albert, American packet ship, arrived at SPi;
head this morning from the river, and sailed again i°
New York, with a fine easterly brees!,.
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Daring, 12, Commander G. Napier, and Bittern, 1-,
Commander Vansittart, were paid advanced wages °,
Tuesday afternoon, and will sail for their respectif"
destinations on Thursday.
Conflict screw steam corvette has been thoroogbl/
repaired, and will come out of the south dock on SO'
day next, and be taken into the steam basin.
Inflexible, 6, steam-sloop, Captain Woolridge, wbichd
towed round the Duke of Wellington, has complete
her fuel, and,;is taking on board stores for the Meditere
ranoan.

Desperate, steam-sloop, Lieutenant Commander
Stevens (act.) sailed this afternoon for Plymouth, whet
she will rejoin the steam reserve.
Encounter, screw-corvette, Captain O'Callaghan,
come out of the steam basin on Saturday ready I°
service.

Ocean Queen, convict-ship, loft Cowes to-day 1011
convicts for Australia.

Seaflower, cutter, arrived to-day from Jersey, to be
paid off. Her crew and lieutenant-commander are to V
turned over to the Mercury.
The Bittern, 12, Commander Vansittart, and the
Daring, 12, Commander Napier, were paid advance tot
day, and will sail to-morrow for the East and We°
Indies respectively.
The Arrogant, 46, screw-frigate, Captain Fremantle;
hauled out of the dock this morning to complete be
refit in the basin.
PLYMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—The Lords of the Ad'
miralty will hold a second levee this morning, and afte,f''
wards dine at the residence of the Port Admiral, Sill
Ommanney. Their Lordships attended the ball, hel
last evening at Moorshead's Royal Hotel.
The Melbourne, Australian mail steamer, while under
weigh in the harbour, by some mismanagement came ip
contact with the Pallas, coal hulk, and the Pike Go're,r,fj'
meat steam-tug, which was lying alongside the Pali";
The force with which the vessels came into collision 'cis
very great, and the :JIDA carried away the jibboolc ed
the Melbourne, several planks from her bow, beside;
her port cathead; and, altogether, infLcted such damage
ou this beautiful vessel, th it it is feared some days ref
yet elapse before she can proceed on her voyage. let‘la
passengers, of which a large number were on ben
were thrown into a state of confusion which q% ;
bo better imagined than described. Irrespective of t";
damage sustained by the Melbourne the Pike steacie'
had her figurehead carried away, and severs! injurie°
about her bow. The Pallas coal hulk had also her bo°
stove in. The vessels are now lying together, and ft t 9
believed that artificers from the Dockyard will be at
once set to work in order to repair the damages sustained
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by the Melbourne. The onus of the affair rests, it
said, on the shoulders of the pilot, who, however, was not
in Government employ.
WOOLWICH, OCT. 13.—The Terrible steam-frigate'
Captain James Hope, C. 8., having been all cleared Olt'
was paid off to-day at this port. She is to have neel„
boilers, and undergo a thorough refit, to render he'
again available for service as soon as possible.
The Wasp steam-sloop, Commander Lord John 1199'
will leave Woolwich at daylight to-morrow for Greet];
hithe, to have her compasses adjusted, and then proceed
to the Mediterranean, for service on that station. The
Marquis of Tweeddale paid a visit to Lord John WI
to-day on board the Wasp.
The Doe steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Georg
J. C. Smith, is expected to leave Woolwich for 0°
Cape of Good Hope station about Saturday or MondaY
next.

The Hercules, Commander Baynton, at Blackwsll;
for the purpose of embarking emigrants for Australia,
still short of petty officers and able seaman.
Captain Miller, Lieutenant Douglas, 2 sergeants,
corporals, and 62 privates, of the Woolwich division °
Royal Marines, have received orders to proceed t°
Portsmouth for service in the Leander.

THE COUN TRY MARKETS.
EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET, OCT. 12.'
Oat straw, from 6s Od to 8s Od per kemple of 16 stones troll'
wheat ditto, -5s 6d to 6s Od; barley ditto, 4s 6d to bs °d.
Hay, from 7d to 9d per stone.
EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, OCT. 12.—There were,'
the meal market to-day 5 sacks oatmeal, each weighing
2801bs. imperial, whereof 4 sold at 30s.
DALKEITH MEAL MARKET, OCT. IL—There were ln
the market to-day 93 bags of oatmeal, 23 bags of barleymeaj
and 2 bags [pot-barley; sales dull. Oatmeal on the top an
second prices down Is per bag, and 2s per bag down on 0
lowest quality ; top'price of bar leymeal the same as last markel,
the pot-barley was not sold.
Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 lbs. First
imperial .. 29a Od
Barleymeal, per ditto ... 21s Od
Peasemeal —s Od
Flour ... —s Od
Potbarley —s Od

Second Third,
27s 6d 25s 64,
203 6d —8 Oa
—8 Od ---s Od
—a Od --6 Od
—8 Od ...s Od

COAL MARKET.--YESTERDAY.
Prices of Coal per ton at the close of the market :-.• ,4
Bate's West Hartley.. 15s 9d Lambton Primrose l7B ur,
Buddle's W. Hartley.. las Od Belmont l7s Or,
Chester Main lss 9d Braddyll
Hasting's Hartley ... 15s 9d Eletton
Howard's W. H. Neth. 15s 9d Haswell l7s 91
Hartlepool W. Hartley 15s Gd Lambton .............
New Tanfield
Pelton Main
Ravensworth'sW.Hart 16s Od Stewart's ~ ...
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South Peareth l3s Od Whitwell .............. 16s 6d,
Tanfield Moor
Townley
Walker's Primrose ... 14s 6dlflowden
Wylam
Wall's End, &c.
173 6,
Gosforth ..
Harton
Lawson l6s Od Thorniev
Northumberland, E... 153 90 Pease's West l4 ur
Riddell ................. 168 6d Seymour Tees ......
Walker ................ Ns 3d Tees . ... 1 9J
Johnson .... ..... lss 6d Clavering Tees
Wellington Hartley... 15s Od Richardson's Tees 16 6d
Tees Tantield
Stobart's Tan. Hartley 14s 00!
Ships at market; 1177ssas
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10] Sold, 87.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, Ocr. 13.
STOCK ExarANGE.—There was a tolerable amount of
business done to-day at firm prices. The transactions re'
ported were—Bristol and. Exeter, 101—Caledonian, 471/z
ex div.—Great Western, 96 cash.—South-Eastern, 75%-""
York and North Midland, 51.

LIVERPOOL, OCT. 13.
Srocx ExoßAicoE.—The share market keeps firm and
good, with a brisk inquiry for the account, which begins to'
morrow. The transactions were as follow:—Birkenhead,
Lancashire, and Cheshire, 6% dis.—Ditto (late Chester and
Birkenhead), 2114—Caledonian, 24—Eastern Counties, 119 k
—East Lancashire, 181/2—Edinburgh and Glasgow, 37%--
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 845/B—Ditto Fifths, 3,4 dig."'
—Ditto, Preference, 6 per cent. 151/2—London and North-
Western, 119%—Midland, 7634—North British, B—North
Staffordshire, ‘Vc, dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, 2234•-•
Whitehaven and Furness, 7;B—Dutch Rhenish, 34 dim.
MANCHEsTER, OCT. 13.
STOCK ExcHANGE.—The share market was quiet to-day
Little business was transacted, and there was only a trifling
variation from yesterday's quotations. The sales were
Caledonian, 2414—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 8434,—London
and North-Western, 1183/4—North .btaffordshire, 414 (Us.—
South-Eastern and Dover, 22 9-16—Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire, 51%—Ditto, Preference, 11 11-16—Mid-
land, 76%—Manchester and Birmingham (C), Quarters,
1 11-16 p.—Dublin and Drogheda, 51
Eastern -Union
(A), 9.

BIRMINGHAF-, OcT. 13.
STOCK Exmwtoz.—The business done to-day was very
limited, but prices were pretty well maintained. Shrewsbury
and Birmingham Stock was done at r 11/2.

Du. L
IyARD.—The explorer of Nineveh has been
during the past week on a visit at Killyleagh, with /1,!
learned and accomplished friend, tLe Bev. Edward
Hincks, D. D.