The Sun.
London, England, 1837-03-06 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
POIcTSMOUTII, MARCH 3.—Commander Lord Clarence
Paget has taken the command of the Pearl, 20, at Lisbon, and
about to join the squadron of the North Coast of Spain.
The Wolverine, 16, Hon. Commander Howard, has been
got off the shore near Barcelona, and is gone into Malta. It
is understood she is not in the least damaged.
The Caryifort, 2G, Captain 11. Byam Martin, arrived on
Sunday from Sheerness ; she will sail to-morrow to the Medi-
terranean, to relieve the Volage. Sir Charles Vaughan, on a
special mission to the Ottoman Porte, *ill embark on board
the Volage at Toulon, and proceed in her to Constantinople.
Capt. Shirra R.N., takes passage in this ship for Gibraltar,
and Lieut. John Fraser, R. M., to join the Asia.
The Messenger steam-vessel, after embarking 10,000 stand
of arms, for the use of the Spanish Government, sailed yes-
terday for Plymouth, whence she will proceed to Passages.
Captain Dawes and Second-Lieutenant Travers, with a de-
tachment of Royal Marines for the Cornwallis, embarked yes-
terday on board the Messenger, to join that ship ; as did First
I,icut. F. Campbell and Second Lieut. White of the same
corps, to join the battalion on the north coast of Spain.
The Inconstant, 36, Capt. Pring, is ordered for the Medi-
terranean, taking on her way out as much provisions for Lord
John Hay's squadron as she can stow.
The Forte, 46, was at Vera Cruz on the 30th of Dec. ; the
Vestal, 28, at the Havannah on the sth of Jan. ; the Thalia,
4G, at St. Helena on the 4th of Jan. ; and the Magicienne
arrived at Cadiz from Lisbon :the 11th ult.

His Majesty's ship Serpent, Id, Commander R. L. Warren,
arrived at Barbadoes on the 20th of January, after a fine pas-
sage of thirty-two days from Spithead. His Majesty's ship
Belvidera, 42, Captain Strong, was lying at that port, expect-
ing to be relieved by the Inconstant. The Seringapatam,
however, is commissioned for that purpose.
The last advices from Bombay mention that General Sir
John Keane had issued orders for the assembling of all his
forces, native and European, and was himself determined to
take the field against Runjeet Singh, the Rajah of the Punjah,
on the banks of the Indus River, who had been harassing the
small States in his vicinity entitled to the protection of the
East India Company.
In Harbour—Britannia, Victory, Princess Charlotte, Ex-
cellent, Royal George, Petorus, North Star, Pantaloon,
Sparrow.— At Spithead—Carysfort.
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.—Mr. G. C. Adams and
Mr. E. Tennyson D'Evncourt, are promoted to the rank of
Lieutenant, the latter to be Flag Lieutenant pro tent. to Vice
Admiral Sir R. W. Otway ; Commander N. Cory, to the
North Star; Commander W. D. Puget, to the Hercules;
Lieut. James Lash, to the Howe ; Lieut. W. Winniett, to
command the Viper ; Lieut. Neils Williamson, to the San Josef;
Lieut. W. C. Burbidge, and Mr. Richard Easto, Master, to
the Victory, for the service of the Ordinary ; Lieut. W. C. Old-
ham, to the Scylla. • Mr. G. H. H. Greathed, Midshipman,
to the Cornwallis ; Godfrey Graham, College Mate, to
the Snake ; Mr. Nation, Surgeon, to the Pelorus • Mr. Reid,
Surgeon, from the Pclorus to the Seringapatam ; Nlr. W. H.
Forster, Assistant- Surgeon, to the Flamer steam-vessel ; Mr.
John Kay, Surgeon, to the Princess Charlotte ; Second
ter A. J. Samwell, to the Scorpion; Assistant-Master Ch.:4l4es
Tozer, to the Trinculo; Assistant-Surgeon W. Orr, so the
Scylla ; Rev. P. Somerville, Chaplain, and Mr. Lewis Pre-
vost, Mate, to the Inconstant ; Lieutenant H. M. E. Allen,
to the Seringapatam; Lieutenant H. Church, to the Hercules;
Lieutenants F. Coffin, C. D. Warren, and J. Gutamer, to the
Coast Guard; Mr. F. S. Murray, and Mr. T. H. Lysaght,
Mates, from the Britannia to the North Star ; Mr. E. H.

Procter, Mr. G. S. Boys, and Mr. W. Wiseman, Mates, to
the Britannia; Mr. W. Butler, from the Britannia to the So.-
marang• ; Mr. James Napier, to be Master Attendant at Malta;
Mr. W. B. Millar, Mate, to the Leveret • Lieutenant E.
' Pearce Mr. C. F. Newland, Mr. Mark Kerr, and Mr. J. R.
' Place Mates, Mr. S. Hillyar, Midshipman, and Mr. M. HP:l;c-
-ings, Clerk, to the Princess Charlotte; Mr. W
Mate, to the Pelorus ; Mr. A. Smith, extra Cr*:,/ford,
Mate, to the
Salamander; Mr. James O'Beirne, extra
r,:ollege Mate, to
the Pembroke; Mr. W. Dutton, Maste.
s Assistant, to the
~,
Sparrow.
ROYAL MARINI:LS. —Mr. Charles r
Hamley, to be Sc.cond Lieutenant at. Woolwich,
e"mg' deceased First
;
Lieutenant John Fraser, to the I,' ;ca
(From the )eve
apc ,'7l Independent.)
Capt. James Lillicrap 1
(1810), are appointed to h
0) and Capt. George Sayer
out.pension of Greenwich Hos-
pital, vice Capt. James Noble a ad W. H. Daniel, promoted to
the rank of Rear-Admiral.
Lieut. Bryant, 11. N., who was dismissed the service, with-
out a Court-martial, about 17 yettrs since, has received a pen-
sion of 901. a year for life, ar td, an allowance to his wife, in
case she should survive him, lieu of being re-instated on the
list of Lieutenant:, as first iide nded,
A Court-martial has been, 'hold on board the Asia, in. the
M 044440411 oil cccnul Liemttmant Noble, P., 31, wilt)

wa; sentenced to be dismissed his ship, placed at the bottom
of the list of Second Lieutenants, and to remain there twelve
months.

The Scylla, 16, Commander Hon. J. Denman, went out of
Ha•bour on Wednesday into the Sound, and will sail imme-
diat to relieve the Ring,dove, in tho Bilboa River, her time
of service having expired,
Tie Stag, 46, A' as paid advance of wales on Friday, and
sailel for South America, to relieve the Blonde.

The Comus, 18, is expected to be commissioned by the
Hon. Commander Cary.
The•Sanplio, 16, is to be co:nmissioned by Commander
Thomas Frazer.

The Talavera, 74, is paid advance of wages, and proceeds to
Lisbon.

The masts of the brig Scorpion being found defective, she
was warded alongside the Sheer-hulk, and bad her old ones
taken out, and new put on board, the same day.
The Messenger steam-vessel is hourly expected from Ports-
mouth, with marines for the Cornwallis.
The Carysfort, 26, and Snake, 18, are expected to touch
here on their way, the former to the Modit'erranean, and the
latter to the West Indies.
The steam-vessel Firefly arrived on Saturday from Fal-
mouth, and came into harbour on Monday last. . The Drake,
lighter, arrived on Monday from Portsmouth, with stores.
flis Majesty's steam-vessel Lightning arrived on Wednesday
from "Woolwich.

Ile Rochester lighter arrived on Thursday with stores from
Sheerness, after a passage of forty-eight hours. The Devon
lighter has arrived with stores from Portsmouth, and the
Hamoaze from Falmouth.

The Buoy boat sailed on Wednesday for Falmouth, with
stores.

The corvette Dido and the Samarang sailed on Saturday
last, the former for Lisbon and the Mediterranean, and the latter
for South America.

The North Star, 28, Lieut. Carnegie, will go out of harbour
on Tuesday, and will proceed in a few days after for Passages,
to hoist Lord John Hay's broad pendant.
In Hamonze—Royal Adelaide, San Josef, Cornwallis, Trin-
culo' Scorpion, Viper, Firefly and Lightning steam-vessels,
znd Rochester, Drake, Devon; and liamoaze, lighters.
In the Sound—Talavera, Stag. Inconstant, and Scylla.

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

On Saturday a Court was held to take into consideration

the report of the Blackfriars Bridge Committee upon the sub-
ject of widening and lowering the acclivity of the bridge,
which is at present in such a condition that very great dif-
ficulties frequently occur in the passing of loaded waggons,
carts, &c., and some degree of hazed is experienced by the
foot passengers.
Sir PETER LAURIE presented a petition from the Governors
of Bridewell and Bethlem Hospitals, against the project of
making material alterations, on the ground that the property
of the hospital in the neighbourhood would be prejudiced
by them.
_ _ . . .

- Mr. PRIOR, in bringing up the report of the Committee felt
it his duty to claim the indulgence of the Court while
he drew their attention to the analogy of the report he
now held in his band and the one presented to the Court
last year, which was then unanimously agreed to ; he should
ask for that report to be read, and he trusted that they
would, by attention, see that what the Court justified then
was the same measure, as regarded the interests of the public,
as the present. The amount to be raised was the same, and;
the method of raising the amount also the same—viz., by-
charging a duty upon coals, for the short period of only.eighr
months, of 81 per ten, and the proportion for that time also or.
11,5001. annual contribution out of the funds of the Corpora-.
tion. his trusted the Court would not allow the opporttiekr
to be lost, particularly when it was considered the preseht
pairs affarded so favourable an opportunity, and that too at am
expense of only one third of what, at any future time, that
public would be put to the charge of. Now, he would tall
their attention to the prospective improvements of London.
He held in his hand the report of Alderman Wood and Mr.
Richard L. JGIICS'S scheme. There he observed, first-_.a street
continuing Farringdon-street to Clerkenwell Sessions House.
Could any one say to what extent that would increase the
traffic over Blackfriar's-bridge ? The next was from St.
Paul's to Blackfriars-bridge, by the scale of a wider street than
the bridge at which it terminated ? This, too, be it remembered,
was a street that would more than any other relieve the streets
of Ludgate and Cheapside, and which would bring an im-
mense influx of carriages over the bride—the other was
f, om St. George's Church in the Borough to Blackfriars-bridge.
Now, just let the Court honestly look at this measure in all
its bearings. When the influx from such sources did take
place, what would be the result, with such a narrow passing
way—not ever, now, with all its dangerous imperfections,
wide enough for it's present traffic? The Committee, like Mr.
Walker, their eminent engineer, bad done their duty ; and
should the widening of the bridge ever be called for more im-
peratively, the Court would have the charge against it of op-
posing improperly the recommendasion contained in the Re-
port of the Committee of the House of Commons, and not
the Blackfriars-bridge Repairs Committee.

The Report recommended the adoption of the plan now
proposed.
Mr. STEWART opposed the Report.
Alderman T. Noon also objected to the Report.
The discussion lasted for a considerable time, and ended in
negativing the Report of the Committee.