The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-14 00:00:00

BUILDING.
BTounilndaegre.
e
Horse.

Measurement.
22 Atrato (iron) launched in June 2,720
23 Tyne (iron)
24 Tamar
25 Wye (iron)
26 New ship —

power.
800
400
400
180

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 13.
The following Acting Lieutenants and Mates, R.N.,
passed for Lieutenants at the Royal Naval College
to-day :--

For
Lieutenants.—Messrs. Mead, Chads, Gregory,
Maitland, Cambier, and Brinkman.
The following young gentlemen were also admitted
into the Navy by the same Board of Examiners :
From Mr. Eastman's Preparatory College.—Mr. E.
Austen (son of the gallant and respected Admiralty
Superintendent of the Packet-station at Southampton),
Mr. W. W. Smyth, and Mr. R. Evans. Mr. J. Vidal,
Mr. J. Dunlop, and Mr. 0. Lang also passed through
the Naval College—all as Naval Cadets.
WATER-SPOUTS IN THE CHANNEL.—The Blenheim, 60,
screw-guard-ship, Captain the Hon. F. Pelham, came
into Spithead this morning from her Channel cruise. She
had a narrow escape from an immense water-spout,
when off St. Alban's Head ; they immediately bore up,
and fired a shot at it, at the same time prepared to
batten down hatches. The water-spout passed about
three-quarters of a mile under her stern in fearful proxi-
mity to a schooner and cutter. The Blenheim reports hav-
ing seen upwards of half a dozen water-spouts during her
short cruise in the Channel. The one in particular off
St. Alban's Head presented an awful appearance, the
sea bubbling up like breakers with a mighty roaring
sound, and the sun breaking out the moment gave it the
effect of a crimson column, and fearful to look upon.
The Encounter, 14, screw-corvette, Captain O'Calla-
ghan, was paid wages yesterday, and sailed to-day for
China. Mr. Woodcock, chief engineer, R.N., late of
the Barracouta, was ordered to proceed in her to rejoin
his ship, but when the Encounter's steam was up and
ready to transport him, the Admiralty took second
thoughts about him, and telegraphed for him to be left
in the Victory for further disposal.

PLYMOUTH, OCT. 13.

Her Majesty's ship the Queen, 116, Captain F. T.
Mitchell, in consequence of special instructions from the
Admiralty, has had her repairs completed with every
dispatch. It is expected that she will be towed from
Hamoaze into the Sound this afternoon. She is destined
for the Mediterranean.

Extra hands have been placed on the foremasts of the
Agamemnon, Imperieuse, and Desperate, and it is ex-
pected that they will be placed on board those steam-
ships in the early part of the ensuing week.
Mr. John Ward, boatswain of the Desperate, has re-
ceived the thanks of the Royal Humane Society for
jumping overboard and saving the life of John Prideaux,
an able seaman, who was thrown into the sea when the
Desperate foretopmast was carried away, on the 9th of
September last, off the coast of Ireland. Mr. Ward had
previously received two silver medals from the Society,
and this is the tenth instance of his having rescued his
fellow creatures from drowning by his daring intrepidity.
COURT MARTIAL.—A court martial assembled yester-
day morning on board the Impregnable, flag ship, Cap-
tain Arthur Lowe, to try George Frisk, " for that he,
when in autual service, and serving on board her Ma-
jesty's steamship Hogue, did, on the 28th of July,
desert from the said ship, and take away with him cer-
tain money or moneys belonging to the ward-room
officers, which had been entrusted to him by Mr. Robert
Colder Adams, to pay certain bills on shore." The court
was composed of the following members :—Commodore
Michael Seymour, president ; Captain John Kingcome,
St. George ; Captain F. T. Michell, Queen ; Captain R.
B. Watson, Imperieuse ; Captain Sir Thomas Maitland,
Agamemnon ; Captain Arthur Lowe, Impregnable
M.
Captain W. W. Chambers, Desperate ; Captain H. M.
Buckle, Valorous ; Captain Burridge, President ; Cap-
tain F. H. H. Glasse, Vulture. William Eastlake,
Esq., officiated as judge advocate, and Captain W.
Ramsay, Hogue, prosecuted. The charge having been
read to the prisoner he pleaded guilty, and stated that
he had lost the money on shore, and did not like to re-
turn on board his ship to acquaint his officers of his loss.
He then called the following officers to stata as to his
character when serving under them :--Mr. William Rae
Rawlings, Agamemnon ; Mr. Henry Taylor, Agamem-
non ; Mr. John Cave, Hogue ; and Mr. H. Meredith
Spear, Hogue—all of whom gave the prisoner a cha-
racter for good conduct, honesty, and sobriety, when
acting as their servant. The court was then cleared, and
on re-assembling, they sentenced the prisoner to eight
months' imprisonment—three of which at hard labour
in her Majesty's gaol at Exeter,

SHEERNESS, OCT. 13.
The Ganges, 84 guns, is so far progressed in her heavy
repairs, that she will shortly be put out of No. 1 dry
dock.

The Howe (late 120 guns).—The shipwrights engaged
in taking this ship carefully to pieces, for the reconver-
sion of her timbers, will shortly be cleared out of No. 2
dock.

The dock gates caisson, now in No. 3 dock, is under-
going repairs and alterations, :and will shortly be ready
as occasion may require.
The Swedish brig Thule, A. W. Beigh, from Carl-
shaven, for Marseilles, timber laden, was assisted in here
yesterday, after having been. on shore on the Spit end of
the Gunfleet. Sand.

WOOLWICH, OCT. 13.
APPOJL'NTMENTS.
Chaplain and Naval Iristructor.—Rev.' John M. Ed-
wards (1825), formerly serving in the Dauntless, 24,
screw steam-frigate, on, the North American and West
plnortdia station, to the A lax, screw steam-ship, at Devon-
Surgeon.—Hugh Jameson (1830), formerly serving in
the Rodney, 90, to the Neptune, 120, guard-ship of ordi-
nary at Portsmouth
The Rhadamantli us, steam store-ship, Master-Com-
mander Belam, has taken on board a considerable portion
of the machinery of the Nile, 90, and will be taken out
of the basin to-morrow, and leave Woolwich by the same
tide for Devonport, where the Nile is to be fitted.

A GOOD BAP.GAIN.-It is stated upon good authority,
that Mr. Barlvir, a squatter-friend of the lieutenant-
governor, has 'peen allowed to purchase a section of land,
in the very centre of the gold fields at Mount Alexander,
at the upset +price ! Six hundred and forty acres of gold-
mine at one pound per acre to the squatter; .while the
digger, ever.), if he will give fifty pounds an acre, will
not be allowed enough land to grow a cabbage.— ,
44traliart and New Zealand Gazelle.