The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-03 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

Commander Charles S. Norman (1845) to the
coastguard service.
Lieutenant Robert Pool (1825), from command
of a revenue vessel, to the Illustrious, depot ship at
Portsmouth.

Assistant Surgeons—Dr. A. L. Archer, additional
acting, to the Impregnable; H. S. Edwards, acting
additional, to the Victory.
Midshipmen—C. F. Palmer, to the Alarm, 26,
ex route to West Indies; Irvine A. Cary to the Ser-
pent, li,nt FAI Flinn th.

The Victory, flag ship, at Portsmouth, has been
moved from the Gosport side of the harbour to her
former moorings off Common Hard. She has made
all snug for the winter, having struck lower yards
and topmasts.

Poiri•smouxix, FRIDAY.—The quarterly meeting
of the Portsmouth Royal Naval Club was held 3 es-
terday, at the George Hotel ; Captain H. D. Chads,
C. 8., of her Majesty's ship Excellent, president.
Dr. Sir John Richardson. Medical Inspector of the
Royal Hospital at Hasler, is expected to return to
that establishment, after his unsuccessful expedition in
search of the Arctic voyagers, in the early part of
next week. Sir John was expected to leave Boston
(United States) on the 24th ult. for Liverpool, in the
mail packet Caledonia.
The Serpent, 12, Commander Barker, went out of
harbour and anchored at Spithead this (afternoon.
She will sail, it is said, on Sunday, for the East India
station. She will not touch at the Cape.
We regret to announce a melancholy accident
which occurred on Wednesday to 'the son of Mr.
Harvey, the esteemed secretary to Rear-Admiral
Prescott, of this dockyard. The young gentleman
was amusing himself in the fields of Fratton shooting
birds; and having occasion to cross a fence was im-
prudent enough (notwithstanding the numerous fatal
examples of the consequences of such an act) to drag
his gun at full cock after him. A twig caught the
lock, and discharged the contents of the gun into the
left shoulder of the inexperienced sportsman, inflict-
ing dreadful injuries to his person. He lies in a
highly precarious state at the house of his father,
receiving the m )st skilful surgical assistance from the
medical staff of the dockyard and others.

In Port ani Fitting—The Victory, Illustrious,
Blenheim, Leander, Victoria and Albert, Scourge,
llecate' Cuckoo, Rolla, Myrtle, and Fanny.
At Spithead—The Serpent.
In Dock—The Princess Charlotte, Fox, Dauntless,
Devastation, and Sprightly.
In the Basin—The Termagant, Sphynx, Actwon,
and Contest.

In the Steamer Basin—The Ajax, Penelope, Sidon,
Basilisk, Birkenhead. Blazer, Urgent, and Fire Queen.
Wind E. by S. ; light. breezes and hazy.
PLYMOUTH, Nov. I.—Her Majesty's brig 'Wol-
verine was paid wages yesterday, and she sailed to-
day for the coast of Africa, touching at Madeira.
Her Majesty's steam-vessel Confiance arrived on
Wednesday from Portsmouth.
The masts of the Royal William having been
taken out, that ship is placed at her moorings.
The masts of all the advance ships are to be taken
out, and sent into the yard for examination.
her Majesty's 'steam-frigate Firebrand, Captain
Knox, came in this morning from Portsmouth.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have
advised Mr. Henry J. Waring, agent for the schooner
Eliza, of Newport, that the sum of 541 135. Bd. has
been allowed for loss through detention of that schooner
while undergoing repairs, caused by being struck by
her Majesty's steamer Volcano, off Plymouth, on the
27th of September. This sum is in addition to all
the cost of a thoruugh repair.
Wind, S.E.

CHATHAM, Nov. 2.—The Bacchante, 42 guns, re•
cently returned from the quarantine service at Stand-
gate-creek, is to be retained at this port for harbour
service.

The Goodwill naval-lighter, Pledge, master, has
arrived with stores from Plymouth and Portsmouth,
and remains, loading the Rochester, Sedgwick, master,
for Portsmouth and Plymouth.
Mr. John Barnaby, sen., draughtsman, has been
appointed measurer at this yard, vice Hilby, removed
to Portsmouth.

The Chatham yacht sailed this morning with the
pay clerks, from the pay-office of this dockyard, to
Sheerness, and there they paid off the Dolphin, 3-gun
bri?antine, Lieutenant Hon. C. Boyle, which vessel
arrived on Sunday last from the coast of Africa.
On the 3d inst. a detachment of the 17th Regime"nt
of Foot, from this garrison, consisting of six ser-
geants, two drummers, and 100 rank and file, under
command of Captain L. C. Bouchier, with Lieute-
nant A. W. Dickson and Bnsig❑ D. L. Colthurst,
embarked on board the City of Rochester steam-
vessel for Sheerness, to do garrison duty.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.
RELATING TO THE PILOTAGE AND DIRECTIONS FOR
ENTERING RANGOON RIVER.
Rangoon, Aug. 21, 1849.
Sir,—I beg your acceptance of the inclosed copy of
Sailing Directions for entering Rangoon River.
(Signed', C. M. CRISP.
Captain G. A. Halsted, R.N., Secretary, Lloyd's.
DIRECTIONS FOR ENTERING RANGOON

(By C. M. Crum)
Ships bound to Rangoon, iu either monsoon, should
make the laud ten to twelve miles southward of the
Elephant Point. The coast being very low, will not be
seen until in 41 to 4i fathoms at low water. Thirteen
miles south of the Etephant Point there are two or three
straggling Palmyra trees, which are a certain mark to
know the land, as there are no trees of this kind farther
to the southward. Immediately after these arc seen two
L remarkably tall Palmyra trees will be seen. (Since the

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it. The remarka!ile branch that resembled the trunk
of an elf•phant has broken or has been blown down. The
Eastern Grove or Pilot Bush is the northernmost, high
bushy trees on the east side of the river, it is easy to
make out, and is the only good mtuk to proceed into the
river between the spit sand, and the one-and-half fathom
bank.

Having brought the Elephant to bear N. by W., bring
the Pilct Bush to gear N. E., and keep it on this
bearing until the Elephant is brought to bear W.N.W.,
when haul to the N.W. into the river.
As you bring the Elephant to bear to the westward of
N. by W. you will deepen into seven fathoms or more
on the flood tide, and when Elephant bears N.W. by W.
W., being then in the narrowest part of the channel,
you will shoalen into five fathoms and again deepen into
six or seven fathoms inside the river. At low water you
will not have less than three and a half fathoms in the
channel with the above hearing of the Pilot Bush.

With the Pilot Bush N. 4 E:, Elephant N.W. by W. f
W. you are on the edge of the Spit; with the Pilot Bush
N. 4- E., Elephant N.W. by W. f W. you are on the edge
of the one-and-half fathom bank; with Pilot Bush N. to
N. 4 W. you are on this bank with the same bearings of
the Elephant.
Having entered the river, keep on the west side to
avoid an extensive mud flat that runs out half the river's
width from the east side ; being abreast of Bssseen
Creek on the west side, you must edge over to the east-
ern side to avoid the De Silva Sand, situated about one-
third from the western side, and directly abreast of a
stockade on the same side of the river ; while you avcid
this danger (which has If fathom at low water), you
must be careful not to get set into Choke Bight, where
the tide sets very strong, and the water very deep, 16 to
17 fathoms. Having passed the Chokey, the river be-
comes more narrow, but it is free of danger ; being
abreast of the stockade on the point above the Chokey,
and on the same hank of the river, keep on the cast
side of the river, to avoid the same sand
that runs parallel with the western bank, from
the commencement of the Dallah high trees to
Dallah point ; w htn Rangoon Reach is well open,
haul to the westward to pass between the north end of
the Lam Sand and the Nesting Saud. This sand is
situated at the junction of the Pegue and Rangoon
Reach, and extends some distance up the Rangoon
Reach. The You c-thet high trees kept a quarter of a
ship's length open south of the King's Wharf is a good
leading mark for this channel. Having passed this
danger, you can steer to anchor at discretion abreast of
the flag-staff.
ItEmanks.—During the springs in the S.W. monsoon
it at times blows very strong, A tun great care should be
taken not to get eastward (in cloudy weather) of the
middle ground between which and the Zingut Moun-
tains or Mertaban shore the sands extend a long way to
seaward, over which the Bore rushes with the flood,
which makes it very dangerous when near them. As a
general remark, applicable to the whole coast from Am-
herst to Point Pollan, when the position of a ship is not
known, and you get into hard sounding, you should haul
to the southward to get into soft sounding. While in
soft sounding, with good anchor and cable judiciously
used, a ship will seldom drive on the flood tide, unless it
blows a gale of wind, which is seldom known on this
coast.

BANK OF]
(From last nig
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7'
the Week ending on Saturday,
man E DEE

Notes i55ued........ 28,470,5C5

X 28,470,565

Dated the Ist day of November,

BANNING D
X.
Proprietors; capital.. 14,553,000
Rest • •. • 3,132,780
Public deposits (in-
cluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Say-

ENGLAND.
gilt's Gazette.)
'th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for
, the 27th day of October, 180.
'ASTMENT•

ings-banks, and Di-
vidend accounts)•. 4,858,589
Other deposits .. . • .. 10,738,142
Seven day and other
bi 115.......... .... 1,080,914

£34,363,425

Government debt .. 11,015,100
Other securities .... 2,964.90
Gold coin and bullion 14,193,483
Silver bullion 277,077

£ 2 8 , 4 7 0 ,5
M. :MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
1849.
EPAITMEN T.

Government securi-
ties (including Dead
Weight Annuity) .. 14,228,068
Other securities .... 9,826,01
Notes • . • ..... 9,520,015
Gold and silver coin.. 788,651

Dated the Ist day of Novembor,

£34,3C3,425
M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
1849.

SUPPLY OF MILK TO LONDON.—The London and
North-Western Company have made arrangements for
the carriage of milk from Willesden, Sudbury, Pinner,
Aylesbury, and other numerous places on their line.
They engage to bring it for ld. a gallon from Willesden
and other places classed together; lid. per gallon from
Cheddington and other places classed. Milk sells in
London for ls. 4d. a gallon. We do not know exactly
the price of milk in the several places named, but, judg-
ing from the price of it in other country places, we
bhould say it is not higher than Bd, a gallon, or half the
London price. The cost of carriage will admit of a large
profit in London, even under reduced London prices.
Farmers and cowkeepers will find an inexhaustible
market for their milk, at a price which, beforo the ex-
istence of the arrangement just made, they could not
hope to obtain; and the inhabitants of the metropolis
will have the advantage of having country supplies
as though they were living in the country.—Herepatles
Journal.

FATAL ACCIDENT AT CAMBRIDGE.-011 Wednes-
day evening last Mr. Ord, of Caius College, and a
friend, were taking horse exercise between Swaffham and
Bottisham, in this county ; they had started on their re-
turn home about dusk, when Mr. Orde, who is rsbort-
sighted, either thinking he saw something in his
road, or mistaking the way, suddenly pulled his horse,
which was doing a good puce, round on to a bank on the
side. The animal stopped short, and rigidly setting his
fore-legs, flung Mr. Orde from his seat. Assistance was
immediately rendered by his friend ; the unfortunate
gentleman was taken up and found to be insensible. The
first medical aid was procured in all haste from Cam-
bridge, and Mr. Orde was found to be labouring under
a concussion of the brain, from which he never rallied,
and died on Thursday evening. Mr. Orde was a son
of Mr. and Lady Orde, of Ryde Castle, Isle of Wight,
and the occurrence was rendered morn distressing from
the fact of Mr. Orde, senior, being in such a delicate
state as to preclude his presence at Cambridge. The
horse was Mr. Orde's own property, and usually a quiet
animal.

THE EX-POLICEMAN AT THE MANSION-HOUSE.—
With reference to a statement made by William Traflord,
a❑ ex-policeman, at the Mansion-house, on Thursday,
the Ist inst., before Alderman Carden, we have caused
inquiry to be made into the alleged circumstances. The
statement bears an imputation or neglect, if not injustice,
towards a deserving man by the heads of the metropoli-
tan police force; but we are informed that Trafford
joined in October, 1543, and after completing a service
of five years, proved incapable of discharging the duties
of his office, and that he resigned in June last, and re-
ceived a gratuity of 20/. by order of the Secretary of
State. We aro also informed that this lan's unfitness
aroso from a chronic inflammatory condition of tho
veins of the legs, proceeding from constitutional causes,
and not from any injuries received at the fire at Camden-
town; and that his conduct did not entitle him to a certi-
ficate of good conduct in the police; he, therefore, onfy
received a certificate of his having resigned according
to the regulations of the service.—Times.
SWEARING IN 01' THE LORD MAYOR ELECT.—
Alderman Farncombe, the Lord Mayor Elect, proceeded
shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday morning, frdm the
Guildhall to the residence of the Lord Chancellor, to be
sworn in before his Lordship. The Lord Mayor Elect
was preceded by one of the City Marshals, the City
Pleaders, Under-Sheriffs, City Remembrancer, the Town
Clerk, and other civic functionaries. The Lord Chan-
cellor signified to the worthy Alderman her Majesty's
approbation of the choice of the citizens; and, after
having been sworn in, the Alderman, and those who ac-
companied him, withdrew.

NEW HIGII PRESSURE STEAM GAUGE -- This
gauge, which is more particularly applicable to locomo-
tives and high pressure engines, is the invention of Mr.
Wrather, and consists simply of a small plunger, tinted
steam-tight into a cylinder, the upper part of the plunger
passing through a spiral spring, to which it is attached,
and having connected to it a hand to indicate the pres-
sure, which hand is made to revolve on the rise of the
plunger, and poiets to a number on a circular plate
,quivalent to the pressure. Thn whole is extremely
simple, and can be placed under lock and key; and, by
an improvement recently introduced, is made to register
on a card the variations of pressure in a boiler during a
day's work. The necessity for an efficient, portable, ac-
curate pressure gauge, to show in a clear manner to an
unobservant workman the amount of force in a high
pressure boiler, is a desideratum long looked for by those
who desire to diminish the risk of loss of life and limb.—
Architect and Building Operative.
TRIAL BY LOT WITH A JURY AT LEEDS.—A
young female named Leggot, of respectable connexions,
and whose father keeps a music shop in Leeds, was tried
at the Leeds Borough Sessions, which terminated on
Monday last, on the charge of stealing a violin from the
shop of Mr. Muff, a gentleman engaged in the came
trade. The jury wrangled about the verdict for upwarOs
of three hours without being able to come to a Cecision,
and then, in order to avoid being locked up all day on
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unequal length, and that if the short piece came out first
the verdict should be guilty, and if the long one it
should 13.3 not guilty. The short eiece happening to be
first drawn, the jury at once walked into court, and
upon their oaths, which bound them to return a true
verdict according to the evidence, pronounced the pri-
soner guilty. Under the recommendation of the Re-
corder, who presided at the trial, the fact, embodied in
the affidavits of three of the jurymen, has been sent to
the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with a
memorial praying for his interference in the matter.
FOREIGN CIIESNUTS.—Very large importations of
chesnuts have commenced taking place, from Frano3
especially, and also from the Channel Islands and other
placs. The vessel George, from St. Malo, has brought
18 tons weight; the Pearl, from St. Maio, 15 tons; the
Carolinda, from Redon (France), 30 tons; the Augus-
tine, from Redon, 37 tons; the Spy, from St. Melo, 15
tons; and the No Joke, from St Melo, an entire cargo
of this production of nut, the produce of France and
the Channel Islands mentioned. The chesnuts now im-
ported are of a remarkable large size, and find quality,
and it is remarked that those brought at the present
time from Franco are the largest ever imported into this
country from that or any other foreign state.

iIE WEATHER.--Suu OFFICE, Nov. 3.
TUEII3I AIVTER Lowest, 41; Hi-hest, 54; Noon, 53,

BAROMETER, 29.5.
WIND E.N.E.—dull cloudy weather.