The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-30 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

I,PPOINTAILNT,;.
Commander—Herbert Sehoinherg, to the Como.*
rant steam-sloop at Portsmouth.
Lieutenant—C. M. Luekraft, to the Cormorant.
Master and Pilot—T. W. Sullivan, to the Cor-
morant.

Paymaster and Purser—C. B. Roberts, to the
Cormorant.

Clerk-11. Tucker, to the Cormorant.
Midshipman—W. Agnew, to the Cormorant.
Master's Assistant—E. C. Smyth, to the Cor-
morant.

Naval Cadet—S. E. Poyntz, to the Cormorant.
Gunner—J. Tomey, to the Cormorant.
Carpenter—R. Wite, to the Cormorant.
Boatswain—J. Wallace, to the Cormorant.
Their appointments to the Sphynx having been
cancelled.
THE ADMIRALTY AT PORTSMOUTH.—The Fire
Lord of the Admiralty, the Right Hon. Sir F.•
Baring, Bart., held a levee at the Royal Noll
College yesterday.
Whilst the First Lord was thus engaged, the other
members of the Board were on. board her MajestY.6
ship illustrious, the depot ship of the fleet in erck.
nary, mustering the officers and men of the establish'
ment, which occupied them until eleven o'clock, when
they went on board the steam ordinary ship Blelj:
heim, and mustered the establishment belonging ""
her charge. From the Blenheim their Lordship`
proceeded to the dockyard, and made a muster of the
workmen, whom they afterwards dismissed from their
labours for the day. The body then joined the klrst
Lord at the Naval College, arid afterwards went.tnhil?
board her Majesty's ship Arrogant, under refit in
basin, which they ordered to be expedited for servi7
in the Mediterranean. All the members of the Boar
except Captain Berkeley, then embarked at the neo
-
landing place for Haslar. Captain Berkeley w.-
escorted by Sir Charles Napier over his stearn-seat
Sidon, accompanied by the shipwright and engine%
officers. After going through the various departincoL
of the naval hospital, the Admiralty proceeded 1"
their hotel to transact official business, before adjoury
ing to the Governor's house opposite to dinner. Car
taro Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence entertained t"Elf
official party, Lord Frederick (the Lieut.-Governor °
Portsmouth) being prevented by the gout from doing
the honours of the table.
PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—Commander Herbert
Schomberg commissioned the Cormorant steam-sh 4
this morning, in lieu of the Sphynx, which has Bur
tamed about 2,0001. worth of damage by her
accident.
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a
The Flying Fish, 12, Commander Pateh went °p,
to Spithead this morning, and was (Achill 1,
spected by Captain Purcell, of the Superb, for
morning
Port Admiral, prior to her sailing to-morrow niornwin
for Devonport, to receive advance wages and sailing
orders for the coast of Africa, carrying the IlS"
mail, &c.

Wind—W., light airs and cloudy weather.
MILITARY.—Three companies of the 77th .D.400r ",.
ment passed out of this garrison by the Floating
bridge this afternoon to Gosport, to occupy F
Monckton Barracks, their own quarters being °P.
posed to pe sickly, as the cholera had made its spPelir
ance therein.
Mr. Angelo, the superintendent of the sword exerci
cise, has been instructing four non commissionea
officers of each corps in this garrison in the new scv°rue
and bayonet exercise in the garden in the rear of the
Government-house.

THE IVIARiiETS.
Coax, AUG. 27.—Flour—Firsts 14s Od to 14s Old; extra 4.159!
seconds, 13s 6d to ON Od; households 10s to 12s; thirds,
per cwt. Oatmeal 12s to 12s 6d; Indian meal 6s 6d to 7s Od; wbeat
meal, 10s Od tolls per cwt. Indian corn 61 to 615 s Od per to
nes
Bran 3/ 10s0d to 3/ 15s per ton. Hay—Farmers 16s to 30s"alemrfr:
2
20s ; dealers 27s to 44s 6d; average 30s per ton. Straw°l—m
8s Od to 185 Od; average 15s; dealers 20s O*l to 00s ,A!
average 15s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to Oirtip
household loaf 5d to 5d per 41b. Fresh butter,
8d per lb. Eggs-4s Cd to 4s 2d per hundred. 'd
ads
Newport 14s; Lydney 16s ; Landore 14s ; Best i,ry e
-wt.
Culm 13s per ton. Tallow 40s Od to 005 Per Cea t
S
Whisky, 25 o. p., 6s Od per imperial gallon. , to
—Beef 4d to 7d; mutton 5d to 6id ; veal Sid net
7d ; pork 4d to 5d ; bacon 7d to 8d ; eausages_,t
lb. hops 61 lOs per cwt. Bangor slates 3125 6d to Ut,r.,'.9tch
ton. Bark—Barbary 81 to 8110 s; Valonia 14/ to 0/ ; e,
7110 s ; English 01 per ton. Fleece Wool lOs to 12s per stored
Hemp 34/ to 35/ per ton. Fish—Scotch herrings 17s to 18s; ner
ditto 26s to 28s per barrel ; Newfoundland 101 lOs to 1,, t 3-;
ton. Timber—Memel, 851 per ton ; deals, first quality, 160
second quality, 16s per 100. Hides—Market lOs to lb.
salted 12s to 18s per cwt ; calf skins 2d to 21c1PeL0.-•
Potatoes, white 6d to 9d; Minions 00d to 00d; „
eli
Peruvian, 11/ 10s; Ichaboe 91 per ton; Tar--Areh—`
19s per barrel.

COAL BURKE'
Bate's West Hartley 15s 6d
Huddle's W. Hartley 15s 9d
Carr's Hartley
Davison'sWestHartley 16s Cd
East Adairs Main l3s 6d
Hasting's Hartley lss 9d
New Tanfield l3s 9d
North Percy Hartley lss 6d
Rayensworth's W.Hart 15s Od
Pau field Moor
ranfield Moor Butes l3s 6d
Wylam_ 153 3d,

;T.—YESTERDAY.
Hotspur 154:
Morrison
Walker ...... ... .. .. lss
Eden 165
Lambton Primrose... 165
Bell
Haswell l7s
Lambton
Stewart's
iJaradoc 163
Hartlepool l7s
deugh Hall . 155

Wall's End, &c. !Boutl.l Hartlepool ....• 16s
15s 3,3 Thornley
Bewicke and Co.
Brown's Gas . l3s 6(uSeymour Tees ........ 155
Elm Park
Gibson

fp,
Hedworth
Marton

,y ..

Heaton

THE BOSPHORUS SCREW - PROPELLER STEW
VESSEL.—This fine vessel, built of iron, by gessrL
Mare and Co., Blackwell, of 531 tons burden, with 6127-
iliary engines of 80 hone-power, by Messrs. Maudsr;
Sons, and Field, went down the river yesterday' cm,ieb,
final experimental trial, having on board Captain v,
liam Houston Stewart, Captain Sir Frederick Nicholson,.
Mr. Laming, Managing Director of the Geneva' Stearara,
Screw Shipping Company, and a number of shareholde;
in the company, Mr. Montgomery Martin, Mr. Lioni??l,
patentee of Porter's anchors, Mr. Joseph Maudslay, %
Edward Luck, Mr. Margetson, Mr. Major, capvis
Halstead, Secretary at Lloyd's, Captain Ford, en"; ft
number of influential gentlemen. The Bosphorus 04
Blackwell shortly after one o'clock, and on Wiling
....A
Longreach the time was taken at the measured mile, B°2:
the distance found to be accomplished in 5.5 minutes, or
40 seconds less than the lowest rate of speed on her pro o
vious trial on the 13th of August, the mean average
_d
the former trial being 9.670 on an average of five runs
up and down the measured mile. The
eng!li
worked admirably tu-day, giving''
64 revolution_
per minute on the direct action principle, with
double two-feet stroke accomplished by Pla2il3„g.
the cylinders on an angle or inclined plane to act in
mony with each other, and give a four-feet stroke in the
compass of an engine of two-feet stroke, effecting.P
greet saving of room, an object of great importance 011
vessels devoted to commercial purposes. The Bosphoro*
proneened as tar as Sheerness, to test her capabilities ii
deep water, and the result being satisfactory, she none!:
round, at 4.10 P.M., to return to Blackwell. After a col'
collation, provided for the occasion, several loyal toasts'
were drunk with enthusiasm, and the success of the 1343";
sphorus, intended to run betwixt Liverpool, Malta, sll_,
Constantinople, drunk, with every wish for the prosperity
twohrhetehvreeoyenaoignmeepshanathdya,
been
weth4no
wmheaarddeendfooone so much for accelerating
6d. per ton, which uwrstnemdera oilers'yai
for 19s.
same quantity. Mr. Laming entered into the details of
tldi, c
and
yns
dt screw-
dp
cr.
oofnopvr etom`
the advantages to be derived by the introduction of th
screw-propeller, and explained the difficulties the);
had to contend with, which he was now Oa"
to say, had been in a great measure removed by th
perseverance of Mr. F. P. Smith, and they were at los..
likely to he remunerated for the exertions they had,
made to give an impetus to the means of sending com-
mercial articles to foreign ports in a comparativelY
limited period. Mr. Laming concluded by proposing tni,
j
"Health of Captain William Houston Stewart, 011
Captain Sir Frederick Nicolson," who had the honour
of belonging to her 2vlajesty's Royal Navy, and had'
honoured them with their company. Captain Houston"
Stewart, in very appropriate terms, expressed the WY f
great obligations the Royal Navy were under to tbo;
merchant princes of London, who encouraged every en"{
terprise likely to benefit the country, and showed gni
example worthy of imitation, and he trusted that the:
blessings which their enterprising spirit disseminated to.;
all parts of the globe would be duly appreciated, and i'i
her Majesty's ships were found requisite to be proset'l
it would only be for the protection of commerce. .-"Ae.!
Gallant Caphin's speech was greatly applauded. 1

BIRTHS.
On the 23d inst., at St. Lawrence, Isle of Wight, the HO'
Mrs. Dudley Pelham, of a daughter.
On the 26th inst., at Bisham Vicarage, the wife of the Rev
T. E. Powell, of a daughter.
On the 25th inst., at Glocester-terrace, Hyde-park-gardens,
the wife of J. Lamb, Esq., of a son.
On the 27th inst., at Titchfield, the wife of the Rev.
I, vv.
• -
Cossar, of a son.
On the 27th inst., at Titchfield-terrace, Regent's-park, the,'
wife of J. A. Ru,sell, Esq., of twin sons.
On the 27th inst., at Barnsbury-park, the wife of the Ractl,
E Craig, asiuister of St. James's, Pentonville, of a son all T
heir.

On the 27th inst., at Greenlands, Buckinghamshire, the
Wife of George Jackson, Esq., of a son.

lED.
On the 27th inst., at his residence, Avenue-villa, Regent'sl-;
park, Colonel William Langley, aged 89.
On the 26th inst., at Wilton-lodge, Taunton, Somerset,'l
shire, Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Collis, late of her Majesty
24th FoOt.
On the 26th inst., at Carlton-villas, Anne, the wife of J.
Marshall, Esq.
On the 26th inst., Elizabeth, the wife of Mr. E. 11logg, of
Great Russell street, Covent-garden, aged 76.
On the 26th inst., at Southampton, aged 60, J. Thompson,
Esq , fornierly of George-street, Hanover-square.
(,:n the 26th inst., at Wells, Somerset, aged 66, Margaret,
the widow of J.l. Lovell, Esq.
On the 27th in-t., Mrs. Mary Roberts, of Fir-tree-cottageo ir
Croydon-common, Surrey, aged 64.
On the 27th inst., at Ramsgate, aged 24, Martha, only
daughter of the late J. H. Vizetelly, Esq.
On the 27th inst., at Upper Bedford-place, John M'Cul-
lom, Esq.
On the 97th inst., at Kingsbury-green, Middlesex, Mary,
widow of the late J. Gould, Esq., of St. Alban's, Herts.
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L radon Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of
No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The sun Office, No. 11h
Strand. in the Precinct of the Savoy, in tho count,'
Middlesex, Thar4dOY, August 30,1849.