The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-22 00:00:00

LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 22, 1854.

BRITISH EMPIRE MUTUAL LIFE
ASSURANCE COMPANY,

37, New Bridgo-street, Blackfriars.)

Empowered by Special Act of Parliament—Acd'umulatel Fuod,
60.0001.—Annual Income, 30,0001.—The entire profits divided trien-
nially—No charges except the Annual Premium—Policies indisput-
able except in cases of fraud ; and after three years the assurer may
receive the surrender value, or obtain in exchange a Free Policy.—
Loans grant Ell on approved security.
JAMES INGLIS, secretary.

•
BRITISH EMPIRE MUTUAL FIRE
ASSURANCE COMPANT,
37, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars.
At the Annual Meeting of this Company, August 31, 1854, the fol-
lowing lte,wilutions were passed unanimously :-
Ist. That this meeting cordially agrees with the recommendation
of the Directors, 'that 12% per cent. on their premiums be returned
to the insurers.
2d That this Meeting congratulates the public on the signs,' suc-
cess which has attended the formation of the British Empire Fire
Assurance C mpany on the mutual principle. That it views with
approbation tir: steady and ecohornical, yet diligent manner in which
its business has been conducted ; and calls upon all its numerous
fellow-insurers to co-operate zealously with the Directors in making
known the merits and advantages of the Company.
Guarantee Fund 200,0001.
Entire pront4-divided
Complete Mutuality'. rol:cies issued, 12,131 for 5,360,1501.
• FRANCIS CLONES, Secretary.

TMPROVEMENT IN COMMUNICATION
- BETWEEN ENGLAND AND IRELAND —(A dditional ac-
commodation for Traffic; Powers to the London and North IV, stern,
the Chester and Holyhead the Great Southern sand Western, the
Midland Great Western of Ireland, the Dublin and Kingstown, 'the
Dublin and Drogheda, the Dublin and l' elfast Junction, and the
Dundalk and Friniskillen Railway Comp:Mies, and the City of Dublin
Steam Packet Company, and the Dublin and Liverpool Screw
Steam Packet Company to contribute and to provide Steam B• ats,
and make arrangements and to raise . Capital ; Amendment
of lets).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that APPLICATION is in-
t, nded to be made to Parliament in the next session for an Act for
providing additional accommodation for. traffic on or in connection
with the existing quays on the river Liffey, -in the city of Dublin,
and the quay a and piers of Kingstown and Howth, in the county of
Dublin, and the quays-and piers at Holyhead, by the purchase or
lease by agreement of lands, and the trection of buildings, sheds,
and other conveniences adjoining to and In connection with Dublin
and Kingstown and Howth and Holyhead Harbour:,Or ivy of them,
and the quays and piers thereof; and to empower all or any or the
Companies following (that is to say): The London and North-
Western, the Cheater and Holyhead, the Great Southern and
western, the Midland Great Western Railway of ir laid, the Dub-
lin and Kingstown, the Dublin and Drogheda, the Dublin and Bel-
fast Junction, and the Dundalk and Ertel, killen Railway
Companies, and the City of Dublin Steam-packet Company,
and the Dublin and Liverpool Screw Steam-packet Company,
to execute the purposes aforesaid, or any of them, and to con-
street, purchase, and hire, and work and use steam and other
vessels, and to raise and contribute funds towards all or any of such
Purposes, and to enable the before-mentioned companies, or any of
them, to enter, into 'arrangensents and agreements wfth respect to all
or any of such purposes, and with respect to the management and
direction of thb steam or other vessels so to be proVidec4 and the con-
dtiet of the traffic to be thereby conveyed, an-I to the division and
apportionment between and amongst the said companies, or any of
then, of the tolls, rates, and' charges leviable in respect of
through traffic passing between England and Ireland, and to
enable the said'-companies, or any of them, if need be, to ap-
point a board of management or a joint committee or com-
mittees, for effecting the Objects of the sal intended act, or any
if them, and to enable the said companies, or any of them, and
the Irish-Board of Works, and the other parties in whom Is vested
the management of the Holyhead, Kingstown, and Howth Harbours,
and the quays on the River Liffey, in the city of Dublin, to enter„
into any arrangements or agreements which may pe necessary in re-
fefence to the purposes of the said !Mended act, or any of thetn :
the said intended act will also provide far the levying and recover-
ing of rates, tolls, and charges in reseal of theme of the steam arid-
other vessels so proposed to be provided, and in respect of the me of
the proposed new buildings, sheds, and other conveniences at Dublin,
Ktine-town, Howth; and Holyhead aforesaid. and for granting exemp-
tions
from the payment thereof, and for varying or extinguishing all
existing rights and privileges in or with fefereffee to-the bald.quays
and piers which would impede or interfere with the objects and pur-
poses of the said intended Act, or any of them, and to grant other
rights and privileges :
- And it is proposed by the said intended Act to -alter, amend, ex-
tend and enlarge some of the powers and provisions of the several
Acts incorporating and relating to the following Companies or un-
dertakings, so far as those Acts will be affected by the grant or
application to the same Cornea:Ries or undertakings_ respectively of
the powers and provisions whereof notice is hereby given (that is to
.say) 016 Acts relating to the City, of Dublin Stearn Packet Com-,
patsy, the Quays and Piers at KingstOwn, at HoWth, and at Holy-
head, the London and North Western, the Chester-And Holyhead,
the Great Southern and Western,' the Midland Great Western Rail-
way of Ireland, the Dublin and Kingstown, the Dublin and Drogheda,
the'Dublin and Belfast Junction, and the Dundalk- and Enniskillen
Railway, companies.
And Notice is hereby also given, That printed copies of the said
intended act will, on o' beiere tne 3uth day of December next, be
deposited in the Private Bill-office of the Keine of Commons.
Dated this 13th day of November,lBs4, .

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

The Royal Albert, 121, Captain Sir Thomas Pasley,
Bart., arrived at Spithead yesterday morning from the
Nore, from which station she made a satistaotory pas-
sage. She has fittings already completed for 750 men,
and a large party of artificers went out, to her at
Spithead, immediately on her arrival, to complete
.fittings for more. Her lower deck guns are not mounted.
The utmost expedition is being manifested in her fittings
for the reception of the Guards she is destined to carry
to the seat of war. Rear• Admiral Berkeley and Sir
Baldwin Walker went out to her in the Vivid, and re-
mained some time inspecting and directing the necessary
arrangements. Her patent trunk engines, by Penn and
Son, are of first-rate character. They are nominally of
500-horse power, capable of being worked up to 1830-
horse, with 181 b. steam-pressure, and making 69 revolu-
tions. No vibration has been at all perceptible, and her
average, under all circumstances, may be quoted at 9i
knots an hour with half-steam power, and under plain
canvas she is good for 10i—against the tide and wind
she is always up to seven, and with a fair wind under
steam alone she can make 11 ; we may reckon her as
the second first-rate steam line-of-battle ship in the Bri-
tish service, the Duke being the first at the present mo-
ment, The Royal Albert has one foot more beam than
the Duke, but some- eight feet short of her length, and
lesi draft of Water—it is now 24.6 forward, and 27.4
aft ; her midship lower port sills' being 6.8 from the
water's edge. For power and appearance she certainly
commands every attention ; her rig is all perfection, and
does credit to her mister-; her engine-room is most beau-
tifully arranged, aid the temperature scarcely percep-
tible over that of a drawing-room.
steam-tuge- Echo went off With the troop fittings
and a, powerful body of dockyardloiners, who will re-
maip on until the accommodations are eon3plete.
'"
'She will carry upwards or 1,500 troops with comfort.
'Her Majesty is expected to arrive it -Portsmouth at
the end of the week, and will honour the noble ship with
• her presenee.

It is:believed that she will sail on Saturday or Sunday
next for the Crimea.

The army officers will mess in the mirairal's cabin. She
is short some 450 blue jackets, but which is expected to
be made up by volunteers from the sailing ships at this
port, and they will be allowed 48 hours' leave of ab•
sense.

TheLizzard, paddle, arrived to-day in harbour, having
accompanied the Royal Albert from Sheerness—or,
rather, having followed her, for the Royal Albert soon
left her hull down.

The Prince Regent, 90, "sailing ship, Captain Smith, ,
has unloaded her magazines, and made preparations for
coming:into this harbour to be put out of cominission;
Her captain will be appointed to the Royal Clarence
Victualling-yard, on the promotion of Captain Superin-
tendent Courtenay, expected to-night.
The Calcutta, 84, Captain Stopford, which arrived at
Falmouth on the 17th inst., and will be stationed there
,for the minter, is short of her complement a good many
men, which they hope to procure on the influx of mer-
'6lAnt shipping by volunteering. It is supposed the Cal,
cutta will be joined by some other vessels at Falmouth,
as that,.olt has iurui hod, in
fporrobpootrhti_lio4nvytoaiiitds
aprorilpyu,l4a--,
4h .preset t iniergotyAix4ll any other todrn or portin the
The batteries and other new works at
Maite'e Castle, on the right-hand entrance of Fal-
month, are progressing rapidly, and those at Pendennis
Point, on• the left, .be soon commenced ; in the
Meantime the earth,andstoneworks of -the citadel are
put in good order br,contract masons, so that the artil-
lery lniquartep are in-practical efficiency. •
The- Dauntless, 33,: Captain Rydet, having had her
,rrele( iralliFhp' by draughts the-Gorgon' and
trions, received two companies of Royal Artillery, 134
strong each, on their arrival at Portsmouth" yesterday
from Woolwich. These invaluable auxiliaries were more
enthusiastically cheered by the populace as they marched
from the railway station to the dockyard than any
Other troops which have embarked at Portsmouth ; on
theirimbarkation in the Dauntless that ship had steam
up and all ready for weighing, but at dark abe bad not
left, and, as the night was very threatening, we think it
probable Übe have gine until this day.
The Salamander, 6, paddle steanodnop,. Commander.
B. P: Priest, was dismasted yesterday at Portsmouth,
preparatory to being paid off on Thursday. It is ru-
moured that Commander Priest, will be appointed to the
Gorgon, having held the Salamander only a few weeks,
and being a most active and popular officer.
The gun-boat Snake, Lieutenant-Commander Mail-
lop, left Plymouth Sound on Sunday morning for the.
Black Sea.

The frigate Thetis, having been repaired at Devonport,
has had topmasts pointed and yards crossed, and was
taken out of dock on Monday.
The steamer Pike was placed in the basin dock at De-
vonport on Monday, to have her engines repaired.
The apprentices' brig Nautilus, Lieut.-Commander
Dolling, will be placed in dock at Devonport to-morrow
to have defects made good._

Orders were received at DeTonport en Monday to ex-
pedite the fitting of the block-ship Cornwallis. Work-
men are to be'amployed on her constantly from 7 a.m.
to 5 p.m. _ _

A. new large paddle-wheel steam-ship, reported to be
the Tay, one of the fleet of the Royal Mail Steam-packet
Company, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday in tow, and
went alongside the sheer jetty to receive her boilers,
masts, &c., the accident to the sheer jetty at Southamp.
ton docks not being yet repaired.

APPOINTMENTS.
Second Master George Gilpin (1847,) in command of
the Volcano, has been promoted to the rank of Master.
Second Master Richard C. Dyer (1848,) has been ap•
pointed to command the Volcano, vice Gilpin.