The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-30 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 29.
An order was received yesterday to proceed with the
previously resolved on alterations of her Majesty's
yacht Victoria and Albert.
Mr. Woodcock, Chief Engineer, R.N., late of her
Majesty's steam-sloop Barracouta, awaits his trial on
board the Victory, for desertion.

The Tyne store-ship, Master-Commander P. Welling-
ton, sailed from Spithead this morning, for Woolwich
and Deptford to discharge stores.
The Ceres cutter, tender to the Dasher steam-cruiser,
Master-Commander Burney, sailed to-day, after a refit,
for the Channel Islands, to resume her protection of
those fisheries.

The Sprightly steam-tender, Acting Master-Com-
mander Allen, sailed for Plymouth this evening with
supernumeraries and 80 marines, who came from Chat-
ham, paid off from her Majesty's ship Cleopatra.

WOOLWICH, SEpr. 29.
APPOINTMENTS.

Masters.—George James Hodges (1841) to the Coast-
guard ; Robert Wallis to the Apollo troopship, at Sheer-
ness.

Chief Engineer Friend Stow, at present in charge of
the Rosamond, at Woolwich, to the Encounter, 14,
screw -steam-ship, at Portsmouth,
Second Masters.—John Hutchings (1852), from the
Fisgard flagship at Woolwich, to the Coastguard ; E. A.
Carey to the Apollo, at Sheerness.
Mates.—Arthur K. Forde (1851), from the Vulcan
screw steam troop-ship, to the Stromboli steam sloop ;
William H. Wright (1850) to the Tribune, 30, screw
steam frigate.
Gunner Thomas Westfoot to the Porcupine steam-
vessel, employed on particular service.
The order for the Hebe receiving-ship at Woolwich to
be taken up to Greenwich as an auxiliary hospital-ship
to the Dreadnought having been countermanded, and
the Devonshire, third-rate, at Chatham, being substi-
tuted in place of the Hebe, the Devonshire passed Wool-
Wich this morning from Chatham, on her way to Green-
wich, towed by steam-vessels,

ODESSA.—The advices from Odessa to-day state that
the demand for wheat had been renewed, owing to the
last accounts from London. Shipping was still very
scarce. From St. Petersburg, also, the same complaint
is repeated. At that port, however, the short supply
was in some measure consequent upon the prevalence of
adverse winds. Upon the arrival of vessels a large
quantity of wheat would be shipped-
MELBOURNE.—A. correspondent in Melbourne informs
us of the establishment of the Immigrants' Aid Society,
recently formed in Melbourne, for which object 10,0001.
has been raised by voluntary contributions, and 40,0001.
contributed by Government. A large building is erecting.
The object briefly is to welcome newly-arrived immi-
grants on their coming on shore in cases of necessity,
to afford accommodation of lodging for females and
children, to take charge of their luggage (at a small
charge) in the store, to advise them as to their future
movements, to aid them by lending small sums of
money, to afford medical relief and advite, to keep
a registry of various kinds of employment, to keep
lists of respectable boarding and lodging-houses, and
by every means in their power to alleviate the
difficulties and anxieties always experienced by new
settlers. Mr. Joseph Low, formerly of Essex, has
been selected, out of nearly 100 candidates, as super-
intendent, to work out this benevolent and interesting
object.
THE HERRING FISHERY IN THE NORTH.—The herring
fishery is now over for the season, and the average re-
turns show that the take has been good. It is calculated
that the total number of barrels cured on the whole of
the coast of Scotland, from Dunbar to John O'Groat's,
is 500,000, which, at an average price of 1/. each, give a
total of 500,000/. as the product of two monthS' fishing
of the deep. The curers and fishermen are both gainers
by the
WEDNESDAY EVENING CONCERTS.—We bear that a
present year's catch.
series of Wednesday evening concerts are about to be
given at Exeter Hall on a popular and attractive scale,
while at the same time the arrangements will have spe-
cial reference to the improvement which has taken place
of late years in the musical taste of the public. It is
sufficient for the present to state that they will be under
the able and judicious direction of M. Benedict, and the
lovers of good music may therefore anticipate, during
the ensuing winter a series of excellent vocal and in-
strumental performances.
SANITARY PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE FACTORY ACT.—
On the information of Mr. Baker, Sub-inspector of Fac-
tories, Mr. Thomas Lister, woollen-manufacturer,
Hunslet, was charged before the presiding magistrates
at the Court-house, Leeds, on Tuesday last, with having
neglected during the preceding 14 months to whitewash
the interior of his factory. The offence was proved, and
the defendant was fined iu the mitigated penalty a v.,