The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-02 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

In consequence of the death of a relative, Mr.
Parker, M.P., has left the Admiralty for a day or two.
The Ganges, 84, Captain Smith, C. 8., was towed
out of Devonport harbour on Tuesday afternoon by
the Salamander and Avon steam-vessels.

The Castor, 36, Commodore Wyvill, arrived at the
Cape of Good Hope, August 30, for Plymouth, Ma-
deira, and Ascension, the Commodore having relieved
Rear-Admiral Reynolds in command of the station.
The gallant Admiral was to proceed immediately to
Rio, to relieve Commodore Sir Thomas Herbert, in
command of the Brazil station.

The Amphitri,e, 25, Captain Rodney Eden, left
Honolulu July 17, on her return to Valparaiso.
The Actaeon, 26, having had a thorough repair, has
been taken out of dock at Portsmouth, and remains
in the basin.

The Serpent, 12, Commander Barker, having had
her compasses adjusted at Portsmouth by Mr. W. H.
Thompson, on Wednesday, she is ready to sail to-
morrow for Singapore, touching at Rio.
The Wolverine, 12, Commander Falcon, was paid
advance in Plymouth Sound yesterday, and leavfs
to-day, on the arrival of the London mail, for the
coast of Africa, calling at Madeira, St. Nicholas, Sierra
Leone, and Ascension.
The Hecate, 6, steam-sloop, at Portsmouth, with
the exception of Commander Shad well and his party
of Marines, has been officered and manned entirely
by the Exeellent. Lieutenants Bernard, Borrows,
and Hore, with 126 men, have joined her. She is to
be ready for service on Saturday.
The Sphynx, steam-sloop, was taken out of dock at
Portsmouth yesterday, into the old basin.
The Sbearwater, 3, steam-vessel, Lieut. Commander
Turnour, arrived at Devonport on Monday with 70
raised men from Pembroke, for the Ganges. She is
repairing defects.
The Confiance, steam-tender, Master Commander
Martin, returned to Devonport from Portsmouth on
Thursday.

The Myrtle, steam• tender, Master Commander
Braddon, left Devonport on Tuesday, and returned to
Portsmouth.

The Asp and Pike, old packets, in charge of a
dredging vessel, have at length reached Devonport
from Portpatrick.
PROVISIONS AND STORES FOR SIR W. PARKER'S
FLEET.—The Thetis, 36, Captain Codrington, C. 13.,
the Rosamond, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Foote,
and the Ardent, 3, steam-vessel, Lieutenant Com-
mander Nowell, shipped at Malta between them four
months' of salt and five months' of other kinds of
provisions, besides an immense quantity of all kinds
,f ordnance and other stores. The Thetis and Rosa-
mond left Malta on the 24th ult., the latter towing
the former.

PORTSMOUTH, Nov. I.—By the demise of the
Admiral of the Fleet, the late Sir James IVhitshed,
Admiral the Hon. Sir Bladen Capel, K.C.8., Com-
mander-in• Chief at this port, becomes entitled to
promotion from the blue to the white squadron ; but
it is considered problematical whether the honour will
be allowed, as there is the rumour revived of abolish-
ing the appointment of Admiral of the Fleet, in
which case the promotions counted upon as conse-
quent on the death of Sir James will not take place.
The Gazette of to morrow evening will probably
decide the point.
The Athol troop ship, from England to the Cape,
was spoken on the Bth ult., in lat. 43, long. 19.
PLYMOUTH, OCT. 31.—The sails of her Majesty's
ship Ganges were bent on Monday, and she was on
Tuesday towed from Hamoaz! into the Sound by her
Majesty's steamers Salamander and Avon. She will
be paid wages to-morrow (Thursday), and will sail
on Sunday for the Mediterranean.
Her Majesty's steam-vessel Avon, on leaving her
moorings to tow the Ganges, ran foul of the Cerbe-
rus frigate in Hamoaze. The Avon carried away her
bowsprit and figure-head, and sustained other damages
forward.

Her Majesty's ship Royal William was on Monday
towed to the sheer hulk to have her masts taken out;
they are to be brought into the yard, and if uninjured
are to be placed in store.
The frigate Narcissus is ordered to be laid down in
No. 1 dock. She is to mount 50 guns.
This afternoon, at three o'clock, two two-masted
Government steam-vessels, said to be from Milford,
hove in sight to the westward, having in tow a craft,
about 150 tons, fitted with engine work. The steamers
proceeded to the Admiralty anchorage, but on ob-
serving a signal at Mount Wise left the Sound, and
crossing the bridge between Mount Edgcumbe and
St. Nicholas Island, proceeded up Hamoaze.
Wind—S.W., blowing strong.

RAILWAY StiAttE MARKETS.

BRISTOL, Nov. 1.

STOCK EXCHANGE. —A, improvement took place in our
share market to-day. Great Western Whole Shares were
done at 60 LA—Ditto, Quarters, 111/9 die.

LIVERPOOL, Nov. 1.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as
follow :—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire (late C and
B), 6 per cent., 13—Caledonian, 133/4—Great Northern, 5 per
cent. Preference, 214 dis.—Ditto (L. and York Extension),
214 dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Consol., 6014—Ditto,
Fifths, 6J dis.—Lancaster and Preston, 2 dis.—London and
North-Western, 114 Ditto, New Quarters, ,
163 3d. p.—
Midland, 48—Ditto, Halves, 2114 dis.—York, Newcastle, and
Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 6 per cent. till 185", 4%