The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-18 00:00:00

PETITIONS.

Mr. FRED. R. CARRILL presented a petition from the in-
habitants of the parish of St. Michael, Bassishaw, praying
the court to take into consideration the various railway
schemes proposed to be carried into the City of London, with
a view to their being postponed, and in order that measures
may be taken to prevent such schemes as are not absolutely
necessary for the convenience of the public being carried out.
The petition was referred to the special railway committee.
Mr. Alder man PHILLIPS gave notice of the following
motion to be brought forward by him at the next court :--
"That the thanks of this Corporation be respectfully ien-
dered to Sir Moses M‘intefiore, Bart., for the signal set vices
rendered by him to the cause of humanity by missions under-
taken by him to various countries, in relief of those opp:essecl
for their religious convictions, and more especially for his
journey to Morocco, to solicit from his Imperial Miijesty the
Emperor of that country that his Jewish and Christian sub•

jects should be relieved from all civil and religious disabi-

"That the foregoing resolution be ornamentally written,
`rained, and glazed, and presented to Sir Moses Montefiore
Upon reading the resolution the alderman was hailed with
Loud cheers.

Mr. J E. SAUNDERS submitted the following motion,
which had been some time on the business paper--" That
the Cornmiseioners of Sowers having during the last year in-
curred an expenditure of £20,843 in improving and widening
Tower-street (L 10,630), Fenchurch-street (£6,643), Buil and
Mouth- street 1L1,450), Paternoster-row (L 1,200), and Up-
pr Thames-street (L 919), it be referred to the Improve-
ment Committee to inquire and report what sum or sums, if
any, they would recommend this Court to contribute to-
wards the cost of the said improvements."
The motion was seconded by Mr. STEWART and agreed to.
Mr. ANDERI ON moved, "That it be referred to the Mar-
kets Committee forthwith to examine and cause to be sur-
veyed the prement state and condition of Farringdon-market,
and report to this court whether, in their opinion, any, and
if any, what repairs are required to be done ; and whether
any improvements and alterations can be made in its con-
struction, to make it more advantageous for letting; and
whether or not it is advisable to grant leases of any of the
lettings, and make such further report thereon as they (the
committee) may seem desirable, with an estimate of the pro-
bable coat of any proposed repairs and alterations."

Mr. RunKIN seconded the motion, and suggested that
the Markets Committee should be empowered to confer with
the Improvements Committee.

Mr. ANDERTON had no objection to the suggestion, and
the motion, with the addition, was agreed to.
The Remembrancer (Mr. Corrie) reported the following
bills in Parliament :—A bill on the forfeiture of lands and
goods in convictions of felony, and a bill to make provision
respecting the use of subways, constituted by the Metropo-
litan Board of Works, which were referred to the Law, Par.
liamentary, and Ci(y Lands Cotami;;tees.
Some other business was transacted, and the Court ad-
journed.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

THE NAVY.

The following are the new regulations, dated the
18th of March inst., for the information of officers
wishing to attend the Levees of the First Lord of
the Admiralty :
" In future the Levee book will be kept in the
First Lord's private office, and officers are requested
to apply by letter to his private secretary, stating at
which the LfiVe s they desire to be present; but
applications should not be made until the LevLs
are actually announced. Agents applying on be-
half of a client must send to the private secretary a
memorandum written by the officer himself (to be
retained in office), stating the day on which he
wishes to be present; and care should be taken that
the rank, Christian names, and seniority of the
officer be correctly and clearly given. It is to be
distinctly understood that if an officer (without good
reason) does not appear upon the day which he has
specified he cannot be received at soy subsequent
Levees during the year."
The Duke of Somerset, as First Lord of the Ad-
miralty, held a Levee yesterday afternoon at the
Admiralty, Whitehall. The undernamed officers
attended :—Rear-Adrnirai Sir Stephen Lushington,
Rear-Admiral Warden, Rear-Admiral F Bullock.
Capt. J. Napier, Capt. Francis Marten, Capt. J. E
Merton, Cap:. R. B. Pearse, Capt. H. J. Baitufield,
Capt. A. D-! Horsey, Capt. H. L Lacon, Capt. J.
A. P. Price, Capt. the Hon. G. H. Douglas, Cipt.
1. P. 'Thompson, Capt•. J. C. He e,oep, Cept. H. S.
Hillysr, C. 8., Cominereier A. P. Ark %aright, Corn
mender G. W. Towsey, Commander J. B. Scott,
Commander W. C Forsyth, Commander P. H.
Dyke, Commander F. H. Sevens, Commander Taot.
Creser, Commander F. Cannon, Commander R.
Welts, Lieut. Tnomes H. Greer, Lieut. J. F.
Prowse, the Rev. G. Jackson, Mr. J. Colwell (Pay-
master in Cniei), and Mr John Elliott, surgeon.
The War Department transport !Vier:borough
went alongside the Ordnance-wharf at Chatham
yesterday, end landed the remainder of the hollow
and solid cast iron spherical and Armstrong shot
from the Ariadne, 26, 800-horse 'power, Captain
Vansittart, which is now being dismantled at the
Nore, previously to being paid off into the third
division of the Chatham Steam Reserve. The
Armstrong and other guns have been landed at the
Chatham gun-wharf, and the powder and shell
placed in store at I.4inor Castle.
By direction of the Admiralty every exertion is
used in completing the repairs of the paddlewheel
steamer Terrible, 21, 800-horse power, and fitting
her for the first-class Steam Reserve at Chatham,•in
readiness for immediate commission, as her services
are required to relieve one of the ships ordered
home.

Admiralty orders have been received at Chatham
for every exertion to be used to expedite the com-
pletion of the hpilers now being prepared in the
factory at Sheerness, ns they are required for the
now machinery about to be erected in connexion with
the operation of iron shipbuilding at Chatham.
The Pigmy, paddle, Master Commander Vine,
arrived at Portsmouth yesterday morning from Ply-
mouth, Dartmouth, and Portland with a number of
supernumeraries from the Britannia, a few naval
prisoners from the Channel fleet, and men belonging
to the Prince Consort who had been left behind when
the ship sailed.
The Prince Consort, steam ironclad, Capt. G. 0.
Willes, having shipped a quantity of stores and pro-
visions for the Channel fleet, will leave Spithead this
morning, taking also supernumeraries and men be-
longing to the ships at Portland returning from leave.
The iron steam storeship BANE°, recently com-
missioned at Woolwich, was yesterday handed over
to the authorities of Deptford to be used us a vic-
tualling hoy.
The military invalids reported as having arrived
in the Himalaya, were removed yesterday to Netiey
Hospital by the Sprightly, paddle-wheel steamer,
Master Commander Alters. Toe time-expired mPL
were landed at the dockyard, whence they were
forwarded to the depots of their respective regi-

meats.
La the naval and military intelligence of yester-
day read as the name of a naval cadet Arthur Mal-
colm Currie, instead of Arthur M. Come.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Sub•Lieut. Arthur Bloxsome,
to the Hector; and Robert L. Mayne, nominated to
a naval cadetship.