The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-26 00:00:00

♦PPOINTMENTS.

Woormicu, Nov. 24.—Lieutenants—David Miller
(1840), Charles A. Lodder (1846), Edwin C. Sy-
mons (February, 1848), and Thomas Macdonnell
(November, 1848), to the Terrible steam-frigate, at
Woolwich.
Master—John Jarvis (1841), to the Terrible.
PAymaster and Parser—Williazn A. Harries (1833),
to the Terrible.
Acting-Paymaster and Purser—Wilmot B. Main-
prise (1845), to the Ranger, on the West Coast of
Africa.
Mate—Henry J. Raby (1848), to the Terrible.
Second-Master—William F. Lew (1849), to the
Terrible.
Midshipman—William Young, to the Terrible.
Master's-Assistant—C. C. Grady, to the Terrible.
Secretaries' Clerks Edward It. Chamberlain
(1844), to the Victory, flag-ship at Portsmouth; C.
M. Balfour (1847), to the Crocodile, flag-ship at
Queenstown.

Clerks—Charles W. Tuke (1848), and F. F. Evers-
field (1849), to the Terrible.
Clerk's-Assistant—J. B. Moorman, to the Terrible.
Boatswain—George Martin, to the Terrible.
Carpenter—James Cannaway, to the Terrible.
David Miller (1840), appointed First Lieutenant
of the Terrible, has the naval medal with one clasp,
for distinguished service.
John Jarvis (1841), appointed Master to the
Terrible, was Master of the Driver steam-sloop, of
280 horse-power, from 1651 to 1847, and served in
the Yang-tse-Kiang at the conclusion of the peace of
Nankin, and at New Zealand during the operations in
1346. Thii gallant officer passed for a line-of-battle
ship under the new order, and is now in one of the
finest steam-frigates in the navy.
The 'Minx, steam-vessel went down the river at 9
o'clock A.m., to-day, under the charge of Lieutenant
Robertson, and having on board Commander Charles
Codrington Forsyth, R.N., studying steam at Wool-
wich Factory; Mr. Taplin, second assistant to the
Chief Engineer at Woolwich Dockyard; Mr. Casey,
engineer to Captain Austin's establishment ; Mr.
Donkin, civil engineer, and several scientific gentle-
men. On arriving at Long Reach the speed of the
vessel, fitted with a disc engine of 10-horse power,
was tried by two runs up and two runs down the
measured mile, and ascertained to be at the rate of
4.659 knots per hour on the average ; the engines
making a mean number of revolutions of 150 per
minute, with an average pressure of 551 b. to the
square inch. The result was a greater speed by
two-tenths of a mile than was obtained on the last
trial of the vessel, when fitted with engines of ten
horse power by Messrs. Seaward and Co. The Minx
is a vessel of 301 tons, originally built from a design
by Captain Sir Wm. Symonds for engines of 100
horse power, ten times the horse power of the disc
engine of Bishop's patent tried to-day.
A number of shipwrights have commenced laying
the blocks under the new slip at the east side of the
Dockyard Parade-ground, for supporting the keel of
the large steam-ship ordered to be built for a screw-
propeller, and to carry 80 guns. On trying the
woodwork laid alternately with flagstones of the
bottom of the slip, it was found, especially in the
further part from the river, to be in such a rotten
state, that a great number of labourers have been
employed to take it up, as it would have been dan-
gerous to lay down a vessel of the intended magnitude
of the Agamemnon upon it, as a large portion of the
lumber, on being touched with the hand, crumbled
into povvder. It will take a considerable quantity of
wood to replace the defective pieces, and it would be
advantageous to have it previously prepared with some
solution for the preservation of the material, as the
alternate wetness and dryness of the upper part of
the slip renders the timber particularly liable to rapid
decay.

SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT THE QUEEN'S PRISON.—
An accident of a very serious character took place on
Friday at the Queen's Prison, which, from the extent of
the injury received, is likely to terminate fatally. It ap-
pears that a gentleman named John Pollock was engaged
with a party of friends playing a game of racket, and.
whilst in the act of running after the ball, at a rapidpace, ho fell to the ground with awful violence. Several
persons ran to his assistance, and raised him up, when
it was discovered that he had sustained a fracture of
the left leg, and such other injuries, that ho was carried
without delay to the surgery, where one of the medical
officers of the prison rendered every aid, and subse-
(Captain Hudson) had the unfor-
quently the Governor
tunate gentleman conveyed in a cab to the accident
ward of Guy's Hospital, where he was placed under the
care of the house surgeon, where he is going on favour-
ably, but as yet ho is not out of danger.
A NOVEMBER Foc.—London, which has so long
been famed for November fogs, has passed through this
dreaded month to Saturday without any serious appear-
ance of this misty visitant. At eight o'clock, however,
this morning, the unwelcome intruder spread its vast
murky veil over the metropolis; al.d for about an hour
the atmosphere became dark as midnight, to the great
annoyance of all persons, whether engaged in business
or discharging the duties of domestic life. Happily by
nine o'clock the dingy curtain disappeared, and glorious
daylight once again resumed its sway. Yesterday also
a dense fog enveloped the metropolis itud the suburbs up
to noon, when it became clear.

'TIEPNE SS.
.?s: Courier.)
. uiet of
t night wasbroken by the occurrence ofusual oneq of the
ost destructive fires that has happened in this town
r many years. The premises destroyed are the
main buildings of the Glenalbyn Distillery, the pro-
perty of Mr. Sutherland, late Provost, with all the
large, costly, and nearly new machinery, fermenting-
tuns, stills, Sec., used in carrying on the extensive
work. Last night the premises were examined at
ten o'clock by Mr. Cogan, officer of Inland Revenue,
who locked the malt-mill, in which the fire is believed
to have originated. By eleven o'clock all the business
of the distillery was over, four hundred gallons of
spirits being then in the receiver, and in the malt-mill
three hundred quarters of newly ground grain. The
malt-mill occupied a portion of the second floor of
the western wing of the main building, and
beneath was the boi'er. The house was four stories in
height, roofed with felt, and the top flat was the part
known as the coolers. Two men remained in the
lower part of the premises as watchmen and to keep
up the fires. The first indication of the fire wrs a
crackling sound, whith drew the attention of a
watchman. The watchman went to see what was
the matter, and discovered flames coming apparently
from the malt-mill. This was at half-past ta o o'clock,
and almost at the same moment the lowing of up-
wards of sixty valuable cattle, belonging to Mr.
Sutherland, in the cattle. houses around the distillery,
drew the attention of the dairymaids, who, seeing
the flames, turned the cattle out into the parks.
Before an alarm could be given by those on the
spot, the fire had assumed such an aspect that it was
observed by various policemen in town, who gave
information at the police-office. It was then about
three o'clock, and the sparks and fragments of
blazing wood shot out through the windows were
falling thickly over the houses at the bridge and the
ships in the basin. At half past three the spirits in
the receiver and the low wines caught fire, and burst
out through the roof in one immense sheet of flame,
that rose higher than the chimney-stalk, blazed out
through all the windows, and threw an unearthly
glare upon objects at the distance of at
least a mile. The scene at this moment was really"
awful. The whole four floors within the walls
had fallen. Whisky, malt, machinery, the roof
and floors, fed the powerful flames that belched
from every door and window, and roared high over
the blackened walls; whilst scores of alarmed cattle
bellowed from the fields around, and people were
running in all directions to lend their aid, or—as too
many did—to look at the unwonted spectacle. The
counting-room and the cellars, with the kiln, form
three parts of a square behind the main building, and
attached to it. The books had been early removed to
a place of safety, and the casks of whisky in the
cellars were rolled to a safe distance. At ten minutes
past four the fire brigade arrived, under Super-
intendent Anderson, with the engines, having been
detained for some minutes on the road by an acci-
dent to one of the wheels. But the fire had attained
too great a hold—all that could be done was to
play upon the wall next the kiln to cool it, `And
thus save the western range of buildings. Tbis
was done by the large engine, whilst a powerful
small engine was taken round to the court-yard,
and played upon the rafters, beams, and the fiery
mass. Though the supply of water to the small
engine was deficient, from the length it had to be car-
ried (sour ale was pumped for some time), it did con-
siderable service, and by half past seven o'clock all
danger was over, although occasional outbursts of fire
took place, and clouds of smoke issued from the build-
ing tor some time afterwards. Of the main building,
with all its large and extensive machinery (which
could distil 800 bushels of malt per week) nothing
was left but the ruined walls. The loss sustained in
buildings and machinery cannot be estimated at less
than 4,0001. or 5,0001. Fortunately they were insured
at their value, wholly, or for the most part, with the
Caledonian Insurance Company.
We may add that the fire is supposed to have
originated from the friction of the machinery in the
malt-mill. No other cause can at present be assigned
for the calamity.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 24.
STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The share market was very dull to-
day. The transactions were but small, and prices bad a
declining tendency. The sales are—Lancashire and York-
shire, Ccnsol. Fifths, 6 dis.—London and North-Western,
112—Ditto, New Quarters, 14 p.—London, Brighton, and
South Coast, 76 ,AA—Midland, 48 ',.2—Ditto, Halves, 2243
dis.—North-Wcstern, 10% dis.— Shrewsbury and Chester
(N. W. M.), dis.
BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 24.
STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The only transactions to-day were—.
South Staffordshire, 33/4—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, Pre-
ference, Scrip, 2/. 3s. 9d. p.
YORK, Nov. 23.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as
follow :—Great Northern, 614 Ditto, Preference, 7 '3—York,
Newcastle. and Berwick Extension, 1114.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Nov. 24.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as
follow:—Caledonian, 11—Ditto, Preference, 71,4—flartlepeol
Dock and Railway, 129—London and South-Western, 31.
Co.

/lA./SION ON THE DUNDEE AND PEIITII RAIL
WAY.—DUNDEE, FRIDAY NIGHT.--A shocking acci-
dent occurred on this line of railway, ou Thursday
evening, at Myluefield Quarry Junction, which, we re-
gret to say, was accompanied with fatal consequences.
The particulars, as furnished by the efficial, •are as fol-
lows :—At 6.40 P.m . a goods' train took its departure
from the Union-street station, and on its arrival at the
Quarry Junction it was signalled by the foreman to
stop, to take up four loaded waggons that were in a
siding. It was stopped, and as the down passage-train
from Perth was almost due, i; was discussed whether
they should wait or proceed to put on the loaded wag-
gons. They unfortunately thought there was time, and
sent off one, of the men with a signal lamp, so as to stop
the train should it come up. It appears that the company's
regulations require that a person with a signal lamp
should proceed 600 yards from the offset, but before the
person who was dispatched could have got half that dis-
tance, one of the waggons had been got off the siding
on to the down line on its way to the up line, when the
passenger-train was heard approaching at a fast speed.
The men pushed the waggon back again, but were able
only to get it half on to the siding, when the engine of
the passenger. train dashed into it with fearful force.
The waggon was shivered to atoms, and the massive
stores were, with the fragments of the carriage, hurled a
considerable di,tAnce, some up the line, and the re-
mainder into the quarry. Melancholy to observe, the
signal man, Craig, who was also foreman to the quarry,
was killed on the spni; his body was found on the line
dreadfully mutilated. Tho guard of the goods' train,
Charles Balfoar, was discovered lying at the bottom of
the quarry, where he had been thrown by the force of
the collision. Some of the stores were lying on him,
as also one of the heavy wheels of the waggon. His leg
was found broken, and he was very much injured about
different parts of the body ; ho was immediately placed
oa an engine and brought on to Dundee Infirmary,
where he lies in a hopeless condition. The passengers
in the down train felt the shock, but fortunutely, none of
them sustained injury.
BRUTAL MURDER OF A CHILD.—BATH, SATUR"
DAY.—The coroner (Mr. A. 11. English) has been en-
gaged during two days at the Horse and Jockey, Bean-
street, investigating the circumstances attending the
death of a female child, the illegitimate offspring of a
young woman named Elizabeth Hillier, residing at No.
3, St. James's-court. The evidence proved that prior to
the female's confinement she admitted to a woman named
Harvey, who lodged in the same house, that she was
enceinte, which induced her to give her some linen to
make clothing for the child. She, however, never finished
the things, alleging as an excuse for not doing so " that
the child would not live long." A day cr two since the
female gave birth to the deceased, which was found tied
up in a bundle in her box quite dead, and the lower jaw
broken and pressed back about an inch, clearly indicating
that great violence had been used by the unnatural
parent to deprive the.child of life. Information having been
given to the police, medical aid was procured, when Hil-
lier said, " What the devil did you make such an oration
about? Do you want to hang me?" The medical evi-
dence proved that the jaw had been broken through some
one having passed the hand from above downwards, and
had been occasioned from compressure. The in-
juries were the cause of death. The witness
Harvey said that Hillier had said to her on one occasion,
" Why, yuu could do away with the child," which, of
course, she refused to do. The jury, after consulting, re-
turned a verdict of " Wilful Murder" against Elizabeth
Hillier, who was forthwith committed on the coroner's
warrant to take her trial at the next assizes.

SUICIDE or TN PROPRIETOR Or TIVOLI GARDENS
AND HOTEL, GRAVESEND.—OH Saturdayi afternoon an
inquest was Liken before Mr. W. Baker, the coroner, at
the Jane Shore public-house. High-street, Shoreditch,
on view of the body of Mr. Charles Ludyatte, aged 53
years, a licensed victualler, and proprietor of the Tivoli
Gardens and .Gravesend, who com-
mitted self-destruction. The deceased had been very
low and desponding during the last six months, in con-
sequence of the business at his gardens being exceedingly
bad last summer, and a sale of his effects was expected
to take place to satisfy his landlord. His wife was also
dangerously ill vtith dropsy, at Leicester, and the de-
ceased was in daily expectation of hearing of her death.
The jury returned a verdict—" That the deceased com-
mitted suicide by cutting his throat with a penknife
while in a state of unsound mind."

ROYAL ARSENAL, WOOLWIC/L—Mr. Adam Grin-
ton, who fur a long period held the situation of first clerk
in the carriage department, has ,retired on his superan-
nuation allowance, and has been succeeded L y Mr.
Francis Pellett, previously the second clerk in the same
branch. Mr. J. F. Fullom, third clerk, has been pro-
moted to be second clerk, vice Pellett; and Mr. Lapslie,
foulth clerk, to be third clerk, vice Fullom; temporary
clerk Mr. C. A. Ellis, to be fourth clerk, vice Lapslie.
Mr. P. Hunt, temporary clerk, is appointed on the
establishment, and proceeds to the Mauritius, vice
Rundlo, deceased. Temporary clerk Mr. Joseph Pellett
is appointed clerk on the estbblishment, and proceeds to
Cbarlemont, Ireland.

PROLIFIC AND VALUABLE Cc. W.-011 Wednesday
week, a cow belonging to Mr. Todd, of West Curth-
walte, in the parish of Westward, calved two bull calves;
the sane cow ten or cl,,ven months before having
brought forth two win ys; thus increasing the stcck of
her owner by four, which are all living, within the short
space of twelve months.—Carlisle Journal.

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