The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-27 00:00:00

ROYAL MARINES.

Colonel M'Callum, Commandant of the Plymouth
Division, has retired, at his own request, on full pay.
The promotions and appointv2ents consequent upon this
are the following:—
Colonel Ferguson, Second Commandant of the Ply-
mouth Division, to be Commandant of the same, vice

Lieutenant-Colonel Stevens, of the Chatham Division,
to be Colonel and Second Commandant of the Plymouth
Division, vice Ferguson, promoted.
Brev-st Major William Taylor, of the Chatham Divi-
sion, to be Lieutenant-Colonel of same, vice Stevens,
promoted.
First Lieutenant Richard Conolly, of the Portsmouth
Division, to be Captain, vice Taylor, promoted.
Second Lieutenant John Y. Holland, of the Ports-
mouth Division, to be First Lieutenant, vice Conolly,
promoted.
PLYMOUTH, APRIL 25.—Her Majesty's sloop Heroine,
8, Commander J. B. Marsh, was taken to her sailing
moorings yesterday, and is appointed to sail on the 3d
of May with mails for Madeira and the coast of Africa.
Her Majesty's steam-vessel Fearless sailed on Sunday
for a survey of the coast of Scotland.
The merchant brig Rhodes, 270 ton., Captain Mullen,
of Newcastle, put in here yesterday dismasted. The
Rhodes is from Shields, laden with coal and iron, and
bound to St. John's, New Brunswick. On Good Friday
last, in lat. 50 33 N , long. 23 2S W., she experienced a
tremendous hurricane, and whilst lying-to under close-
reefed main sail, was struck by a tremendous sea, which
carried away her bowsprit. Before the ship could be
brought before the wind the foretopmast, foremast, main-
topmast, and all sails attached thereto, went by the
board, and the crew were obliged to cut away the
riggedwreck for general
jury foremast,
but
this,Theyon the
19th
19th of March, was, unfortunately, carried away by a
squall from N.N.W. On the 9th of April they spoke
the home bound barque Eliza and Anne, of Glasgow,
which endeavoured, to assist them by throwing over-
board some spare spars; but the boisterous state of the
sea prevented the crew of the Rhodes from getting them
on board, and they were lost. On the 21st they fell in
with the American ship Tuskiana, from Havre, bound
to New York, the captain of which kindly supplied them
with a spare foreyard. This, after considerable toil and
difficulty, was rigged up as a jurymast, and the shattered
vessel, thus fitted a second time with temporary means
of hoisting canvass, after experiencing a continuation of
heavy gales, fell in with a Plymouth pilot at some dis-
tance from the port, and was at length brought into a
place of safety.
The Peruvian brig Arco, Captain W. Clark, from
Guayaquil, with cocoa, for Mamburgh, took shelter here
this morning, in consequence of the Danish blockade.
The Arco is the first ship which has exhibited the Peru-
vian flag in this port.
Wind—S.W., light brerze.

WOOLWICH, APRIL 26.—The Magicienne steam•
vessel, recently launched at Pembroke, and brought
round to the river to be fitted with her engines, is to be
taken from Woolwich to Deptford, Messrs. Penn having
contracted to fit her engines, which are to be of 400-
horse power.
The Monkey steam vessel, Master-Commander Bry
ant, and the Charon steam-vessel, are daily employed in
making secure mooring places opposite the Royal
Arsenal, the convict•ships being now stationed some dis-
tance from the shore.

The Gladiator steam-frigate was removed to-day from
under the shears, and the Sampson taken under them to
have her masts put in.
The Pottinger, East India mail steamer, formerly
employed on the station betwixt Suez and Bombay, was
towed up the river to-day to Blaekwall to have now
boilers.

The Southampton, a very fine East Indiaman, belong-
ing to Mr. Wigram, was taken into the East India Com-
piny's dock at Blackwell this afternoon, on her return
from India. She has made an excellent passage out and
home, having only left Southampton in August last fiir
India. The Welfare, East Indiaman, belonging to Mr.
Green, was taken into dock at the same time; and a
large concourse of spectators assembled to witness
these splendid vessels deeply laden with the produce of
the East.

THE OLD WAR LIEUTENANTS.
We have observed with great satisfaction the pro-
motion of Lieutenant Edward Merrick (first of the
Victory flag-ship at Portsmouth) to the rank of Com
wander. This was an act of justice to a meritorious
officer, and augurs well for other veterans of equal
standing and similar claims. The Right lion.
Baronet at the head of the Admiralty, we feel assured,
will follow out this generous bearing towards other
senior Lieutenants, and though representing Ports-
mouth in Parliament will not forget Devonport at the
Admira'ty. We have a highly deserving senior
Lieutenant in our flag-ship, the Impregnable, of
40 years' standing, whose promo:ion would be
hailed with great delight, not only by his brother
officers, but by a numerous class of civilians, who
cdn appreciate his kindness of heart, and high cha-
racter in private life—we allude to Lieut. William
Keigwin Nicolas (brother of Captain-Superintendent
J. Toup Nicolas, C. 8., of the Royal Naval Hospital
at this port). Lieut. Nicolas entered the service on
the 16th March, 1803; was Midshipman in the Malta
in Sir Robert Calder's action in 1806; and of De-
fiance at the destruction of three French frigates
under the batteries of Sables d'Olonne in 1809 ; was
promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in April of that
year; served throughout the war, and was Fir!t.
Lieutenant of the Ville de Paris, flag-ship of Sir
Harry Burrard Neale, when paid off in 1814 ; was
First Lieutenant of Pilot brig, and wounded in action
with the French national ship La Legere of
28 guns, on 17th June, 1815 —for which action his
brother, Commander J. Toup Nicolas, was promoted
to the rank of Captain. Lieutenant Nicolas has
sought in vain for employment, and in 1847 he ap-
plied for the Dolphin, bound to the coast of Africa,
but was appointed to the Ocean, flag-ship at Sheer-
ness, from which ship in 1848 he was removed to the
San Josef, and recently to the Impregnable, the
present flag-ship at this port, of which ship he is now
First Lieutenant and senior of that rank afloat ! We
cannot doubt but that Sir Francis Baring will take
these long and meritorious services into his earliest
consideration, and grant that promotion to Lieutenant
Nicolas which we regret to say has been so long and
unjustly deferred by his predecessors.—Devonport
Independent.

THE SPANISH WAR STEAMER CoLON.—A very
fine steam-frigate, built by lyiessrs. Wigram, for the
Spanish Government, and fitted with engines of 350
horse power, by Messrs. Penn, of Greenwich, was tried
down the river on Wednesday, to ascertain her
speed, and the working of her engines. She left Black-
Wall at twelve o'clock noon, having on board General
Viogdet, of the Spanish army, Messrs. de Zulueta,
Captain Halstead, of her Britannic Majesty's Royal
Navy, Mr. Wigram, and the Messrs. Penn, and proceeded
down the river to Long Reach, where the measured mile
was tried once down and once up the river, and the
speed against the tide found to be 8,238, and 13.438 with
the tide, making an average of 10.835 knots per hour,
a very excellent result considering the sizo of the vessel
and the power of her engines, which made from 23 to
23i revolutions per minute with a five sheet stroke,
and the common paddle whiels, which were preferred,
as a serviceable description of works not liable t )
become deranged during service. The length of the
vessel is 190 feet, with a breadth of beam of 31 feet 11
inches, and a fine a weeping deck, admirably constructed
for the facility of working her guns. Her depth of hold
is 20 feet, with ample room for the engines; the whole
space around them is very clear, and every person op.";
nected with them and with the boilers is undehrtn
immediate superintendence of the engineer in
w charge
of the working of the engines. The engines work kre-
markably th
arancee of a
satisfaction, as there was not the least pp
a gar 'ra
g et
steadily, and during the trial
hot bearing, or delay on any aeFousit whatever. The
guns
two 68-pounder
pound,rs. She .
mnsamonentraversing Colon
platforms,
tocuonnds ifsotuorf32
and shot and shells for
with three months' provisions,
will carry 16 days' fuel at full speed, or 400 tons of seal,
s are highly creditable to Messrs,
the whole arrangement
service. Her principal cabins are neatly fitted up, arid
Wigram, 'who have produced a war steamer of a really
serviceable description.
DUTCH CATTLE AND PROVISIONS.--The Steam-
vessel Lion, arrived at ono of the quays adjoining the
sTohewe
pe,
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horses,
ngceunw, has
~audbrought 7 3
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ionxge non,
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the 4
most important and extensive supplies of horned stock
which have taken place from Holland on any occasion,
sugar,2sB quartersl
sugar, 258 ,624 tacks
u t.wheat,of
l buster,2o
465 barrels of refined
besides 465 barrels of
quarters of oats, and a quantity
of cheese, poultry, and
eggs. The vessel Ad
onts arrived on the same day from
Rotterdam, brought 865 casks of butter, 2
2 , 27 of cheese,
917 baskets of potatoes, and a variety of other articles;
the Rainbow, from
Rotterdam,
109 casks of butter, 310
bags of potatoes, 69 baskets
of yeast, 17 packages of fish,
10 oxen and cows, 30 sheep, and 20 calves; and the
Magnet, also from Rotterdam, brought 112 head of
horned cattle, and 339 sheep—the
Holland.

Sir William Morison paired off with Mr. R.
Vernon Smith against the second readi9g of the Dili for
BO* UPollin by ifilYrgYe.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING.
THURSDAY.
Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for two yrs old colts, Bst
61b, sad fillies, Bst 3.b. T.Y.C. (4 Subs.)
Mr. Newton's cby Birdcatcher out of Jenny Jumps 1
Mr. Stevenson's o by Dromedary dam by Mulatto 2
Lord John Scott's Egremont 3
Mr. Watt's Dego ..„ „
Betting.-2 to lon Bird.catcher colt. Won a a
canter.

Handicap Sweepstakes of 25 sous. each, and 5 ft, only
if declared. T.Y.C. (10 subs., 3of whom declared.)
Duke of Rudand's St. Ann, 4 yrs, Bst 31b. (Boyce) 1
Lord Chesterfield's Chicot, 3 yrs, sst 2:b . 2
Lord Glasgow's ci by Inheritor out of Deerslayers
dam, 3 yrs, sst 4lb
Lord Clifden's Blaze, 4 yrs, Bst 121b—Mr. Payne's
Blackcock, 5 yrs, Sst 61b—Mr. Smith's Sir Peter Laurie,
5 yrs, Bst 61b—and Mr. Combe's f by Bay Middleton
out of Octave, 3 yes, 6st 41b also started, but were not
placed.
Betting.-5 to 2 agst St. Ann, 3to 1 sgst Blackcock,
end 4 to 1 each agst Chicot and Sir Peter Laurie. Won
cleverly by a length.
The 1,000 Guineas Stakes by subs. of 100 son. each, far
3 yrs old fillies, Bst 71b each. D.M. (33 subs.)
Mr. Clarke's f The Flea by Coronation out of
Puce (A. Da)) I
Mr. Greville's Clarissa
Duke of Bedford's St. Rosolie
The following also started, but were not placed:—
Lord Chesterfield's Sister to Arkwright. Lord Exeter's
Grace, Lord Clifden's Czarina, Sir J. Hawley's Trea-
cherous, Mr. Newton's Memento, Duke of Richmond's
Highland Fling, and Lord Stanley's Escalade.
Betting-6 to 5 agst St. Rosolia-3 to 1 agst Clarissa,
4 to 1 agst Sister to Arkwright, and 10 to 1 eget Escalade.
A very severe race with two, which ended in favour of
the Flea, by a head; St. Rosolia a very good third, and
Sister to Arkwright close up. Nothing near the first
four. Run in 1 min. 48 secs.

The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas, for four yrs old, 9st
81b; five, 10A 71b; six and aged, lOst 121 b. B.C.
Lord Exeter's Swordplayer, 4 yrs (Erdman) I
Mr. Batson's Beauclerc, 4 yrs 2
Lord W. Powlctt's Brandyface, 5 yrs 3
Tufthunter, 5 yrs, and Pius Ninth, 4 yrs also ran.,
Betting-2 to 1 agst Tufthunter, and sto 2 agat
Brandy face. Won by a neck.
Match, 300, h ft, A.F.—Lord Stanley's Urial, sst
71b, received forfeit from Lord Glasgow's c by Inheri-
tress, out of Deerslayer's darn.
NEWMARKET. ThuRSDAY
LATEST BETTING.
CHESTER Cor.
9 to 1 sgst Peep- o'-Day 15 to 1 sgst Fernhill
Boy—t 15 to 1 agst Inheritress
10 to 1 agst Joc o' Sot (t) 15 to 1 agst Loupgarou
12 to 1 agst Halo 20 to 1 sgst Cossack—t
13 to 1 agst Blucher. I 25 to 1 agst Rathm:nes
13 to 1 agst Dacis f 25 to 1 asst Executor
DEBBY.
sto 2 agst Flying Dutch- sto 1 agst Tadmor
man 7 to 1 aget Vanguard
7 to 2 agst Nunnykirk 33 to 1 sgat Elthiron
ENTRIES FOR FRIDAY.
Handicap for three and four yrs old. D.M.
Lola Montes, 4 yrs, Bst 121b—Francesca, 3 yrs, bat
101b—Juggler, 3 yrs, 7st 41b—Keraun, 4 yrs, Bst 81b—
Cambric, 3 yrs, 6st 81b.
Sweepstakes of 10 boys. each. D.M. Winner to be sold

_
for 1001.
Ulysses, 5 yrs—Dover, 4 yrs—Sir Peter Laurie, 5 yrs
Susan Lovell, 3 yrs.
Sweepstakes of 10 Son. each, for two and three yrs old.

Winner to be sold for 501.
Slashing Alice, 3 yrs—Rackety Girl, 3 yrs—Jaws
Eyre, 3 yrs—Queensberry, 3 yrs—b fby Y. Augustus
out of Malaga, 2 yrs—br c by Charles XII. out of
Cowslip, 2 yrs—ch f by Sir Hercules out of Eras ion,
2 yrs.
CURRAGH APRIL MEETING.—WEDNESDAY.
Match, 100 sous., 9st each. One mile and a half

on the Hurdle Course.

Lord Waterford's br h Sir Arthur
Lord Lurgan's ch m Fugitive (Magee) 2
Fugitive led over the first three hurdles, with Sir
Arthur close at his quarters; the two jumped the last
hurdle abreast, and a most exciting race ensued to the
finish, Sir Arthur winning on the post by a head.
Wellington Stakes, 30 sous , h ft. Three yrs old Course.
Second horse to save his stake provided three start.
Lord Waterford's b c Postilion. 4 yrs, Bst llb (Doyle) 1
Mr. Atkinson's ch c Wideawake, 4 yrs, 7st 61b
Mr. Clancy's ch h Impostor (late Lanesborongh)
5 yrs, 9st 2 b (Wynne) 3
Mr. Nolan's eh c Blucher, 4 yrs, Bst 31b ; Mr. Irwin's
b c The King of Kildare, 4 yrs, Bst ; and Mr. Quin's
ch c Farewell, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b, paid.
Betting—Even on Impostor. Postilion led from the
start, and never was headed but once by Wideawake for
a few strides only. Impostor proved himself justly
entitled to his cognomen.
Sweepstakes of 15 cove. 5 ft, with 30 sou. added.
Waterford Post. 2 soy.. each for entrance.
Mr. Armstrong's ch f The Darter, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b I
Mr. Irwin'. ch h Connaught Ranger, aged, Bst 91b 2
Lord Lurgan's br c Coronet, 3 yrs, bit Sib ... 3
Mr. Irwin's b c King of Kildare, 4 yrs, Bst 611); Lord
Howth's ch c Wideawake, 4 yrs, Bst, and Mr. Keary's b
Molly Maguire, 4 yrs, ist 6:b, paid.
Betting.—Even on Coronet. Connaught Ranger led
all round to the bank, the other two close in his wak".
The Darter collared him opposite the Lord-Lieutenant's
gate, and gaining gradually c n him, won on the post by
a ht ad.

hurdle Race, 10 sows. h ft, with 50 sore. aeded.
Two triks.
Mr. Mangan's ch h Farnham, 5 yrs, lOst 121b(Abbot) 1
Captain Patton's ch g The Bravo, aged llst
Lord Waterford's b g Sir John, abed, I Ist 7,13 ... 3
Lord Lurgan's ch m Fugitive, aged, lost 121 b ... 4
Mr. Lane's ch to Wu() Devik, aged, lOst lllb ... 0
Mr. Balffe's br m Expert, aged, 10:t 61b 0
Captain Gambier's eh in Canary, ag, d, lOst 41b ... 0

RAILWAY >HARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, APRIL 26.

STOCK EXCHANGE. —The share market has been very dell to-day,
and closed heavily. The sales are—Caledonian, Preference, 11%—
Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 4 dis.— Liverpool, Crosby, and
Southport, 5 dis.—London and North-Western, 130—Ditto, New
Quarters, ON p.—Sheflield and Lincolnshire, 14N dis.-111diand, 71
—Ditto, Halves, —Shrewsbury and Chester (Oswestry and
Chester), 514 (lbs.— Ditto, Preference, guaranteed 8 per cent., 151A—
South-Eastern and Dover (No. 4), 67 —York, Newcastle, and
Rervrick (Original Newcastle and Berwick), Extension, Nos. 1 and 2.
3ly dis.—Ditto (G. N. K. purchase), 6 per cent. 1111_1850, 2 db.—Bel-
l:4a and Ballymena, 21.
MANCHESTER, Aram 26.
STOCK EXCIIANCK.—The sales are—West Riding Union, 3 13-16
dia. —Manchester and Birmingham (C), Q inners, 3 13-16 p.—
Shefneld (No. 1), Quarters, 7r,, dis.—Ditto (No. 2), 9—Leeds,
Fifths, 3 13-16 Ws.— Great Northern, 9 dis.—Dover (No. 4), 7.
BIRMINGHAM, APRIL 26.'
STOCK ExcnanoE.—The following are to-day's transactions :
Birmingham and Stour Valley, 1114—London and North-Western,
Now, 4 p. New, 10 dis.—Ditto (Birmingham and Derby),
49—Ditto, G per cent. (Birmingham and Bristol), 124—North Stafford-
shire, 33i dis.—South Staffordshire, 3h dis.

YORK, APRIL 25.
STOCK EXCHANGE —The business transacted to-day was as fol-
lows :—Great Northern, 101. 18s. 9d.—Diflo, Halves (B), guaranteed
6 per cent., 6% York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Newcastle Exten-
sion), 1634 —Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase), 61,i.
GLASGOW, APRIL 25.
STocX EXCHANGE.—The business done In the Stock Exchange to-
day has been as tollows : —Aberdeen, Preference, 49—Caledonian,, 54
—Ditto, Preference (W. 7s. Scrip), 111. 6s. 6d.--(;huigow, Kil-
marnock, and Ayr, Halves (No. 1), 61. 176.—Ditto (so. 2), 61. 17s.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Aran, 26.
STOCI EXCHANGE.— The transactions to-day were as follows :
Great North of England, 235—Ditto, 151. Shares, 33%—Hartlepool,
Dock and Hallway, 134—York and North Midland, Preference, 6 •

TIIIS ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS.—The " opinions of MC
most experienced officers connected with the Arctic ex.
pedition on the necessity of sending a ship to slit-es-
trance of Lancaster Sound, with supplies for Sir J. abate'
Expedition, and their joint opinion as to certairEmes--
sures to be adopted," have been laid before Parlisiment,
on the motion of Sir T. D. Acland, Bart. The docu-
ment covers a space of ten pages.

FATAL ACCIDENT IN KENSINGTON.--Last evening
Mr. Wakley, jun. deputy-coroner for Middlesex, held
an inquest at the brown, High-street, Kensington, to
the late Miss Martha Susannah Rogerson, aged 21,
daughter of Mr. Rogerson, printer of the Mark-lane
Express, Norfolk street, Strand. Police-constable Henry
John, 233 T, deposed that about seven o'clock on Tues-
day evening be was standing at the corner of Young-
street, Kensington, and was turning away some boys
that. were listening to a brass band playing opposite the
King of Prussia, when he saw a one-horse phreton,:ita
which were deceased and Mr. Tuxford, of Elm Cot-
tage, Barnes, darting up the road at a furious rate.
The deceasei raised herself up, when she was pulled
back by the gentleman, whom she caught round the
waist, by which he lost the reins, and -all
,xibrhcle'erweaasshe almost instantly
control over the animal, which hastened
contact
onward course, until it camo in
the pole
with an omnibus coming from
bdl(;ondon,
was then stopped, and deceasedw The
oiAinu dying
tare.ohToP horse
uxse.
ostfatwehtoichaneandt
adjoining
dinMg rs.hTopu
their re.e
reironred
polbeohliadweg or
e b e
runi r ed
overnb° ev
e byd taken
a fktrheoenmph phaeton and
Pigt---' • • d Des. Turner and Merriton instantly
attended
T rord said that he was dying,
Itnhjeusruefferers, and did all they could for
ford's stomach before he could
lief. Mr. ux. and that
no one was to blame. Inspector Ilebbell corroborated
expired.
t)n TThhreee .s
the above, and said that the animal was high-spirited,
severelyve,
had been well fed, and had not been out of its stable
for some days before the accident. John Brown wit-
nessed the accident, and said that the horse took head
before it reached the musicians. Mr. Gezzeroni, sur-
geon, examined the body. lle found a fracture in the
upper part of the spine and of the bones of the neck, in-
juries sufficient to cause depth. Verdict—" Accidental
death." Mr. Tuxford's dissolution is momentarily ex-
pected, and the three boys are under surgical treatment.
It is sa'd ;lilt Miss Rogerson was the affianced bride of
Mr. Tuxturd.

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extra copies of April 1; 13,499 extra copies of April 8;
and 10,656 extra copies of April 22. These three pub-
lications of the Observer gave altogether 39 folio columns
of the trial and execution of Rush. No copies of either
of the above three dates are on sale, all being out of
print. The extensive publication of the Observer corn-
InPnces at 5 o'clock ou Sunday mornings; Monday's
edition (best for the country and abroad) at 4 o'clock
on Monday afternoons. The Observer journal regularly
rrports the vestry meetings of Paddington, Marylebone,
and Pancras.
DArstsu PRODUCE.—The steam ship Eider, arrived
at the Brunswick wharf, Blackwell, from Hjerting.
,))as
brought a cargo of cattle and provisions, the production
of Denmark, comprising 17 head of oxen, I horse, e
mim
pigs, and a considerable quantity of bacon, pork, eggs,
lard, salt meat. grain, butter, potatoes. and other Articles.
It is now some time since an arrival of live cattle took
place from Denmark, and the present imponstion from
this Danish port, especially at Wis juacture, ill_tbert•
fort of iotmot.