The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-15 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Right Hon. the First Lord of the Admiralty re-
turned to Whitehall again yesterday morning, and we,
believe went down to the Castle 'once more last night.
Some important national business, in which the Admi-
ralty department is prominently interested, is evidently
on the Lapis.

Captain William A. 'Willis (1844), who was despe-
rately wounded on the coast of Africa uy a band of slave-
dealers' assassins, when in command of the Frolic, 16,
has been appointed, by the Colonial-office, Emigration
Agent at the port of Sligo.
Captain C. F. Hillyar, promoted last year for his gal-
lantry at the attack at Lagos, has been appointed to
study steam at the factory, Woolwich.
Commander W. M. J. Pasco (1846), son of Rear-
Admiral Pasco (Nelson's flag-lieutenant at Trafalgar),
late inspecting commander in the coast-guard, has also
been appointed to study steam at the factory, Woolwich.
Lieutenant Charles Turner (1815), of the Turnchapel
coast-guard, station, near Plymouth, has been promoted
to the rank of Commander. He entered the navy in
1808, and was in the Diligent, 14, in her gallant action
with a French- brig of 20 guns, off Scilly, for two hours
and 40 minutes, when the latter-made off. He was pro-
moted in December, 1815 ; served in the Ramilies, 74,
coast-blockade ship, for nearly- five years, and since 1833
has served in the coast-guard.
Lieutenant Charles Goldsmith (1825) has also been
promoted to the rank of Commander. Commander Gold-
smith entered the navy in 1806, passed his examination
in 1814, and was made a lieutenant Jan. 10, 1825. Ever
since this date he has been employed in command of a
revenue vessel, and has been promoted from the command
of the Wellington.

Lieutenant John Pollard (1806) has been appointed to
Greenwich Hospital establishment, vice Casey, deceased.
A short time since, when this officer was selected for the
out-pension of Greenwich, we ga.v.e4,9pitome of his sr-
vices. —lt-would be superfluous td repeat theft ; but we,
may remind our readers that he is the only officer left
alive of those who had been originally stationed in the
poop of the Victory in the battle of Trafalgar, and it was
supposed that it was he who shot the man who killed
Nelson. Ile is one of the most neglected officers in the
navy, and his appointment to Greenwich reflects the
greatest credit on those who selected him.
The officer selected to fill up the other vacancy in the
establishment of Greenwich Hospital--that made by the
death of poor Lieut. Fitton—is Lieut. Wm. V. Lee
(1827). This officer, the son of an old lieutenant, entered
the navy so late as 1821. He was promoted from mate
of the Hind cutter for his gallantry at Navarino. He
lost a leg in that action, and is in receipt of a pension for
the loss. Since his promotion he has served in harbour,
at a semaphore, or as Admiralty agent in the contract
mail service. We cannot commend this selection. We
could point out many much older lieutenants on the list
whose gallant deeds and services in the war have been
neglected, men who are burdened with heavy family in-
cumbrances, whose turn ought to have been served be-
fore that of Lieut. Lee—men who entered the service
before Lieut Lee was born. We must confess we do
not like this uneven system of making one good and one
questionable selection when opportunities are afforded
of doing justice in both cases to old officers of meritori-
ous services. There can be no " give and take "in
matters of this kind, when the claims of officers are un-
mistakeable. By the selection of a lieutenant of 1827
great and positive injustice has been done to officers
whose seniority ranges from 1796 upwards. It is even-
handed justice, and consistent appreciation of standing
and service, that will gain for the Board of Admiralty
the gratitude of all ranks of the navy, and the respect of
the public generally.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 14.
The ships at this port are now manned, with the ex-
ception of the London, 90, which wants about 300.
The Phaeton, 50, Captain George Elliot, sailed from
St. Helen's last night for Sheerness, to be paid off.
The Simoom, 18, screw steam-frigate, Captain King-
come, left Spithead this• morning for Queenstown, en
route to the Mediterranean, carrying reliefs, and specie
for the commissariat.

The Rodney, 92, Captain Charles Graham, C. 8., was
towed into harbour from Spithead this afternoon.
The Vengeance, 84, Captain Lord Edward Russell,
sailed from Spithead this afternoon for Devonport, to be
paid down and refitted.
The Vesuvius, 6, paddle-sloop, was taken out to-day
by Captain Henderson, of the steam department, to test
her machinery.
The Blenheim, 60, screw guard-ship, Captain Hender-
son, C. 8., hauled out of dock to the fitting basin this
afternoon ; and the Odin, 16, paddle-frigate, Captain
Francis Scott, went into the vacant dock, to have her
bottom examined.

The Basilisk, 6, wheel steam-sloop, COmmander the
Hon. F. Egerton, went out of harbour to prove her
machinery at the measured mile, at Stoke's Bay. On
her return she took in tow the Rodney, 90, Captain C.
Graham, and-with the assistance the of Echo, steam-tug,
came into harbour at 3.30 p.m., and Is alongside the
Blake, receiving hulk. _

The Odin, 16, steam-frigate, Captain Francis Scott, was
placed in the angle dock, vacated by the Blenheim.

The Belvidere, receiving hulk, having been caulked,
repainted. &c. has hauled out of the basin, and taken
up moorings off the Gosport shore.

WOOLWICH, JAN. 14.
Captain Hyde Parker (1853) of the Firebrand steam-
frigate,: late of the Cruiser, screw brig, is now the senior
officer here; and doing duty as such in the absence 'of
Conmiodore Edercand all officers 'senior' truism,
certainly, bUt-a most remarkable one.
The Resistance, troop-shiP,. Master Commander Brad-
shaw' is now shipping stores. The leave of the crew ex-
pired on the 13th.

The Janus, steam-sloop, is ordered to be fitted and
employed as a tug at Portsmouth.

THE RESTORATION OF LIEUT. ENGLEDUE.
TO THE EDITOR OP THE SUN:
SlR,—Considerable satisfaction was caused in naval
circles here at the announcement in your columns of the
restoration to the navy list of that very able man Mr.
Engledue. I can speak of him from experience, having
on more than one occasion witnessed his zeal in the ser-
vice, as also the efficient manlier in which he conducted
the drills of the various ships' companies brought under
his tuition. I was not in the least surprised to see him
resign his commission on being appointed one of the
junior lieutenants of a line-of-battle ship, when he knew
that his talents would be properly appreciated by a com-
pany with a fleet only second to that of the Royal Navy.
I trust that Lieut. Engledue will not be doomed to re-
main long in his present rank, but that the pleasing
task of pushing him on in his profession will devolve
upon Sir James Graham ; and I can only say that his
good fortune Will not be envied by those amongst his
brother officers who have not been equally distinguished,
and certainly not by me.

A LIEUTENANT OF 1840.
Portsmouth, Jan. 13, 1853.

Two MEN BURIED ALIVE.— A terrible and fats
catastrophe has just occurred in the town of Brampton,
Cumberland. Two men were buried alive ; one named
George Pringle, from Carlisle, and. he other Geo. Taylor,
a Brampton man. They were engaged' on Monday
afternoon in re-sinking an old well at Brampton work-
house, and when at the depth' of about five and twenty
feet below the surface the whole of the earth rushed in
from the sides and top upon the two poor fellows who
were working at the bottom. This was about a quarter
to three on Monday afternoon. The alarm was imme-
diately
given'; crowds milled to the spots and, hopeless
as the case looked, preparations were immediately com-
menced to dig the men out. About midnight, and long
after all hope had been given up of getting either 'of
the men out alive, the most intense excitement was pro-
duced by the workmen, who were digging their way
though what appeared a bank of solid earth, declaring
that they could hear a voice some depth below. The
men, many of whom were Taylor's fellow-workmen and
companions, gave a loud cheer, which was caught up
and repeated by the crowd outside. They reached a
depth of about twenty feet by four o'clock on Tuesday
morning, and came upon Pringle, who walked out almost
without assistance, and came up the ladder to the top,
looxtng very pale and frightened, but declaring that
he was unhurt. He could give no account of Taylor,
except that when the rush of earth came he (Taylor) was
higher up the shaft and nearer the top than Pringle, who
heard nothing afterwards except a kind of groaning for
about five minutes. Pringle was consigned to the medi-
cal men and put to bed, having been upwards of 13 honrs
embedded in the damp earth. Cold was the only thing he
complained of. He had experienced no difficulty, he said,
in "getting breathed," which was most strange, and he
had heard all the proceedings from the first of the men
employed in ,extricating him. The workmen again set
to, and laboured away with the most resolute will, in the
hope of rescuing Taylor, who, as compared with Pringle,
was a very strong man. It was not till two o'clock on
Tuesday afternoon that they came upon his body, stark
and stiff, and head downwards, almost at the bottom of
the well, and embedded in wet sand. He had been long
dead. An inquest was held on Tuesday evening, before
Mr. Carrick, coroner, and a verdict of "Accidental death"
returned.

REPORTED INCARCERATION OF THE REV. MR. MAC-
DONALD OF BLAIRGOWRIE—For the last few days, a
report has been in general circulation, that a townsman
of our own,' the Rev. Mr. Macdonald, the Free Church
minister of Blairgowrie, had been apprehended in Rome.
while engaged in distributing tracts in " the Eternal
City," and subsequently lodged in the cells of the Inqui-
sition. We are in a position to state, that the report is
so far incorrect, or, at all events, premature, inasmuch
as the last advices received from the rev, gentleman
were dated from Leghorn, in Tuscany, and that these
make no mention of any apprehension such as that
alluded to. Mr. Macdonald, we may state, has for a
considerable time past been in delicate health ; and
hence the tour he is making on the continent.—Perth
Constitutional.
MEETING OF SHIPWRIGHTS.—A general meeting of the
shipwrights of Woolwich Dockyard took place at the
Town-hall, Woolwich, on the evening of Tuesday last,
for the purpose of memorialising the Lords of the Admi-
ralty for an advance'of wages.