The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-24 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, MAr 23.
The Black Eagle, Admiralty yacht, Master Comman-
der John E. Petley, came into harbour last evening,
from Devonport, with the Master-General of the Ord-
nance (Lord Raglan) and engineering officers, from their
official inspection of the western fortifications.
The Duke of Wellington, screw, 131, Captain Henry
Byam Martin, is bending sails, and using every energy
in getting ready for sea. The new proposal for the
better manning of the navy has worked its magic up on
the hitherto-neglected British sailor, whose heart is as
big as the First Lord of the Admiralty, and its imme-
diate effect is shown by the number of good men who
are daily joining this noble three-decker.
The Fairy, yacht, Master Commander D. N. Welch,
is on the gridiron, shifting her propeller and taking in a
supply of brick coals.
Imperieuse, 60, !screw, Captain Rendle B. Watson,
has hoisted the blue peter at the fore, and is under im-
mediate orders for foreign service.
The Simoom, 18, screw, iron troop-frigate, Captain
John Kingcome, will come into the steam-basin dock, to
have the state of her bottom examined.
The Encounter, 14, screw, Captain G. W. D. O'Cal-
laghan, received her boilers to-day under the sheers, and
will soon be ready for active service.
The Conflict, 8, screw, is painting, and only awaiting
the arrival of her new boomerang-propeller, which is to
be of much stronger make than the one that gave way
on her trial.

It is stated that three of our steam reserve are to be
sent down to Plymouth, such as Gorgon, Bulldog, and
Stromboli.

The splendid American liner Prince Albert, Captain
Macgill, arrived from London last evening, and having
embarked passengers from this port, sailed to-day for
New York.

The Victoria, Captain Champion, arrived here this
morning from New York ; landed passengers in Garratt
and Gibbons' tender, and sailed for London this evening.
She left New York on the 23d April.

I'PLYMOUTH, MAY 23.
The orders for the departure of Admiral Corry's fleet
at 4 o'clock this morning have been countermanded, and
the ships will not leave until after her Majesty's birth-
day, to-morrow. It is stated that they will go to
Lisbon.

WOOLWICH, MAY 23,

APPOINTMENTS.
Captain Hon. Charles G. J. B. Elliot (1841) to coma
mand the Sybille, 40, commissioned this day at Devon
port.

Lieutenants.—Edward W. Turnour (1843), at present
studying steam at Woolwich Dockyard, and to be exa-
mined as to his knowledge of the working of marine
steam engines during the present week, to the St. Jean
d'Acre, 101, screw steamship, at Devonport ; Augustus
I. Kingston (1848), Allen Bathurst (1850), and Henry
W. Comber (1840), to the St. Jean d'Acre ; James E.
Bickford (1848) and Frederick Park (1853) to the Brisk,
14, screw steam sloop, at Devonport.
Masters.—Henry G. Raynes (1841) to the St. Jean
d'Acre ; George H. Blakey (1849) to the Brisk.
Surgeon.—James Peters (1851) to the Vulcan steam
frigate, at Portsmouth.

Paymasters.—Thomas W. Parker (1819) to the St
Jean d'Acre ; John Tweedie (1850) to the Brisk ; Ben
jamin J. Hooper (1849) to the Sybille.
Mate.—Claude A. C. •De Crespigny (1851) to the St.
Jean d'Acre.

Clerks.—William H. De Carteret (1847), recently
clerk in charge of the Riflemen screw steam sloop, to
the St. Jean d'Acre George N. Warren (1847), from
the Ajax, 58, screw steam flag-ship at Cork, to the
Brisk ; John Hay (1852) to the Comus, 14, sloop, at
Sheerness.

Clerk's Assistant.—F. J. P. Shapcote, to the Impreg
nable, flagship at Devonport.
Gunner.—James Cooke, to the St. Jean d'Acre.
Boatswains.—Andrew Ogden, to the St. Jean d'Acre
Edmond Dean, to the Brisk.
Carpenters.—llichard Earl, to the St. Jean d'Acre
James Lucks, to the Brisk.

Lieutenant-Colonel Dawes, Royal Marines, Woolwich
division, has obtained two months' sick leave, from the
24th inst.

Captain Buchanan has obtained three months' leave,
from the 25th inst.

THE ELECTION OF CITY CHAMBERLAIN,

The election for Chamberlain having been appointed
by the Lord Mayor to take place yesterday, a Common
Hall of the Livery was summoned for 12 o'clock, to pro-
ceed to such election.
As soon as the doors were opened the vast hall was
speedily
.filled, and considerable interest appeared to be
created in consequence of the resignation of Alderman
Farebrother, narrowing the contest between Sir John
Key and Mr. Benjamin Scott ; in fact, it being a
struggle whether the office shall be perpetuated in
the Aldermanic Body, or opened to the Livery gene-
rally. The Lord Mayor entered the hall at one o'clock,
attended by the Sheriffs, and a large body of the Alder-
men and Town Council. The Town Clerk, in the ab-
sence of the Recorder, briefly opened the object of the
meeting.,
Mr. R. W. Crawford came forward, and said that
although a younc, member of the corporation, he had
thought it incumbent on him to come forward to propose
Sir John Key, who had filled all the offices of this great
city with honour and dignity to himself, and for the
benefit of the citizens. Having referred to the exertions
of Sir John Key at the time of the Reform Bill, he con-
cluded by saying that he thought the Livery could
not fix upon a more fit person to fill the office of Cham-
berlain. With respect to the other candidate, Mr.
Benjamin Scott, he thought the Livery would be of
opinion that his claims were far below those of Sir John
Key. (Mingled cheers and confusion.)
Mr. Deputy BENNOCH seconded the nomination.
Mr. GEORGE HANBURY then came forward and was
received with partial cheering. He then proposed Mr.
Benjamin Scott as a fit and proper candidate.
Mr. B. SEELEY seconded the nomination.
Sir JOHN KEY and Mr. BENJAMIN SCOTT then
severally addressed the Livery.
On a show of hands, a very large majority were in
favour of Sir John Key, and the Sheriff declared it in
favour of Sir John Key.
A poll was then demanded on the part of Mr. Scott,
which will last seven days,

The polling commenced according to previous arrange-
ments from three to four o'clock, during which it was
evident that a sharp contest will take place, the number
of votes recorded within the hour being, at four o'clock,
For Sir John Key
Mr. Benjamin Scott 243

Majority for Sir J. Key

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

CUSTOM-HOUSE, Max 23.
ENTERED INWARDS.—Tho James Shepherd, from Ja-
maica ; Sir John Rae Reid, St. Kitt's ; Dispatch, Co,
lombo ; Victory, Callao ; Joshua, Melbourne, &c. ; Wil-
liam and Ann, Belize ; Anna Maria, Barbadoes ; Meg
Merrilies, Iquique ; Ruby, Sydney ; Cassaterides, Shang-
hai ; Laurel, Charente ; Susanna Elizabeth, Ibrail ; Chris-
tian Charlotte, Stettin ; Glommen, Frederickstadt End-
racht, Dantzic ; Emma Heyon, Dantzic ; Alta, Rostock
Ida Charlotte, Uddewalla ; Hoppet, Gothenburg; Enighe-
den, Sannesund ; Garland, Stettin ; Leopld Auguste,
Nantes ; Argus, Aarhuus ; Marianne, Vordingborg ; Ac-
tive, Malmoe ; Minerva, Uddewalla ; Lobertia, Alexan-
dria ; Tweo Goedvrienden, Amsterdam ; Gczina, Gronin-
gen ; Margina, Horsens ; Neptune, Salonica ; Sir James
Ross, Sydney ; Condor, Rotterdam ; Progress, Antwerp ;
Twee Zusters, Worcum ; Vriendshap, do. ; Valierce
Gerard, Memel ; Carisso, Lucon ; Sarah, Caen ; Arnold,
Pillar ; Nordsten, Dantzic ; Wilholmine, Oporto ; Johanna
Christine, Drobach ; Union, Cadiz and Gibraltar ; Hilma,
Gothenburg ; Merlin, Stettin ; Helena, Uddewalla ; Agne-
noria, Stettin ; Gretha, Nibe ; Vorwarts, Stralsund ;
Ingeborg, Nakskow ; Larkan, Malmo° ; Bessel, Dantzic ;
Vissery, Worcum.
ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Dolphin, for
Konigsberg ; Resolutionen, Aalborg ; Fidele, Monte
Video and Buenos Ayres ; North Star, Hong Kong, &c.
CLEARED OUTWARDS, WITH CARGO.—The Maria, for
St. Petersburgh ; Falcon, Bermuda ; Fleetwing, Port
Philip ; Geogiana, Konigsberg ; Ingram, Cadiz ; Transit,
Archangel ; Resolution, Aalborg ; Forfarshire, Trinco-
malee and Madras; Clara, Swan River; Waterwitch,
Mogadore ; Amaranth, Hobart' Town ; Isabella, Green.

LIVERPOOL, MAY 23.
The New York,
l from Liverpool
10 to New York, was
spoken May 12, in at. 50 N., long. W.
The Jane Sharp, Newport to Quebec, was spoken May 9.
H.M.B. Grecian was spoken in the Mozambique Channel.
The William Badger, Liverpool to Boston, was spoken
April 19, in lat. 24 N., long. 33 W.
The Rapid, Mazatlan to Plymouth, was spoken April
17, on the Equator.

VESSELS SPOLCEN WITH. -
The Milford Packet, Poole to Newfoundland, May 11,
lat. 48 N., long. 31 W.
The Walsingham, London to Grenada, April 21, lat. 20
N., long. 39 W.
The Nordstjernon, Newcastle to Now York, May 7,
lat. 46 N., long. 26 W.
The Dottmar, Jamaica to Bremen, 13th, lat. 48 N.,
long. 13 W.

The Juverna, Payta to Liverpool, May 17, lat. 51 N.,
long. 8 W.
The Agnes, Liverpool to New York, May 8, lat. 45 N.,
long. 30 W.
The Isabella, of Liverpool, from Norfolk, United States,
lat. 45 N., long. 23 W.
The Ceres' Pernambuco to Hamburg', April 24, lat. 35
N.,long. 36 W.
6, lat. 9 N., longs
15 team
W.
er Basilisk, bound W.N.W. May
.
The Miller, for Antigua, 12th, lat. ,50 N., long 9 W.
The Holyoak, from Liverpool, 16th.

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MISCELLANEOUS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
------ ---
X s. d. X s. d.
Assam Tea .... • • .... 50 0 0 20 0 0 10%
&action Mart •••• • • • • 2/. 55. 50 0 0 3%
&nstrali an AcTiculturl I/. 103 0 0 35 0 0 81
Australian Trust .... 6/, per cent. 3i 0 0 30
Australian Royal Mail 10 0 0 6 0 0
Anglo-31exican Mint.. 11. 10s. 10 0 0 10 0 0
British American Laud 155. 38 10 0 71
Canada
............. 61. percent. 100 0 0 32 10 0
Do. 5 per cent Bonds Si. per cent. 10241
Ditto, 6pr ct. Bonds 61. per cent. 116)4
City Navigation Bonds 31 per cent.
Electric Telegraph (A) 25 0 0 20 0 0 22
Ditto .. —•• • • (0) 25 0 0 10 0 0
Equitable Reversienry 51 pr. cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 116%
Ditto New .....„, _ 50 0 0 12 10 0
Oen. Revers. & Invest. sp• c.& bs, 21 100 0 0 100 0 0
Gea•SteamNavigation 10 p. et. 15 0 0 14 0 0 31
Hudson's Bay .... Stock. 214
Ilungerford ..—.. • • • • 21. 10s. 100 0 0 100 0 0 47%
London Institution ...
London Reversionary 51, per cent 15 0 0 15 0 0
.
Russell Institution.... 12 10 0
Price's Patent Cand. Co. 10/. per cent. 20 0 0 17 10 0 24%
Reversionary Int. Soc. 43(1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 106
Royal Mail Steam •••• 41• p. share. 100 0 0 60 0 0 77
South Australian..... 51. per share. 25 0 0 25 0 0 46
Trust and Loan Comp.
'of Ulmer Canada •
20 0 0 3 0 0

CANCER HOSPITAL, WEST BROMPTON.—The church
in Victoria Street, Westminster, recently erected at the
sole expense of Miss Coutts, has been kindly offered to
the Committee of this Institution, for the purpose of a
sermon being preached therein in aid of its funds. The
patrons of the institution are daily increasing, among
the latest subscribers may be mentioned —His Grace
the Duke of Wellington, the Marchioness of Downshire,
the Earl of Zetland, the Earl of Cork and Orrery, Sir
H. B. Houghton, Bart., the Earl of Tankerville, Vis-
count Sydney, the Countess of Ro'eherry, Sir Willoughby
Jones, Bart., the Rev. Deacon Morrel, Captain Ball, of
H.M.S. " Styx," the Rev. Dr. Wordsworth, and the
Bishop of Durham.

SASI SLICK'S WISE SAWS AND MODERN INSTANCES ;
OR, WHAT HE SAID, DID, OR INVENTED. 2 VOLS.—We
do not fear to predict (says the Standard) that these de-
lightful volumes will be the most popular, as beyond
doubt they are the best, of all Mr. Haliburton's admir-
able works. The "Wise Saws and Modern Instances"
evince powers of imagination and expression far beyond
what even his former publications could lead any one to
ascribe to the author. We have, it is true, long been
familiar with his quiet humour and quaint, racy narra-
tive ; but the volumes before us take a loftier range, and
are so rich in fun and good sense that to offer an extract
as a sample would be an injustice to author and reader.
It is one of the pleasantest books we ever read, and we
earnestly recommend it to all who can enjoy such works.
—Standard.