The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-03 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—A court-martial will be
held to-morrow on board the Victory, to try a marine
of the Blazer steam-vessel for drunkenness.
The following gentlemen passed yesterday in the Ex-
cellent for the rank of lieutenant:—Mr. Burnaby, acting
lieutenant; Mr. Soady and Mr. Andrews, acting mates;
Messrs. Legh, Parks, Johnstone, and Doran, acting
mates; Mr. Calvert, acting lieutenant; and Mr. Winn-
yett, midshipman.
The Ajax, 60, steam guard-ship, which was to be tried
with all her weights ab3ard to-morrow, will not be tried
until Monday.
The Dauntless, new screw-frigate, 22, by Finchman,
was docked this morning to have her bottom cleaned. It
is reported she will be lengthened.
The Curlew, old 10 gun brig, was docked this after-
noon, to be converted into a mooring lighter.
Wind—W. by S.; fresh breezes and fine weather.
CHATHAM, AUGUST 2.—The Meeanee, 8U guns, built
at Bombay, Commander Inglefield acting, was towed
into this harbour by the Pigmy and Advice steam-
vessels on the afternoon of the Ist inst., having a number
of Invalid soldiers from India on board, consisting of
the Queen's troops and the East India Company's.
Most of the latter are men of twenty-three years' ser-
vice. One man has lost his leg by a cannon shot.
They proceeded to London by the Coquet steamboat the
same evening, and the Queen's troops landed at the
dockyard, consisting of 2 sergeants, 2 corporals, and 30
privates, with 2 women and 4 children, of the 101 h
Hussars; 5 sergeants, 1 corporal, 2 drummers, and 26
privates, with 8 women, and 11 children, of the Bth
Foot; 5 sergeants, 1 corporal, 1 drummer, and 56 pri-
vates, of the 22d (Cheshire), with 9 women and 21
children; 1 man of the 28th Foot; 1 corporal and 18
privates of the 60th Rifles, with 2 children; 78th High-
landers, 1 sergeant, 2 corporals, 1 drummer, 36 privates,
and 1 sergeant and 10 privates of the 86th, and 1 ser-
geant and 21 privates, with 4 children, of the 94th
Regiment, and 1 corporal and 7 privates of the St.
Helena Regiment, with 1 child—making a total of 15
sergeants, 8 corporals, 4 drummers, and 205 privates, with
19 women and 40 children. Private John Whitmore and
Private Benjamin Winfield, of the 22d Regiment, were pri-
soners, having been discharged from the regiment with
ignominy. Major R. H. South, of the 86th, is in com-
mand, with the following officers:—Lieutenant A. J.
Garnett, Lieutenant Ellis J. Charter, and Assistant-
Surgeon James Richard Fennell, Bth Foot, Lieutenant
Alexander Mackenzie, 78th, and Lieutenant F. B. Cow-
per, 86th, who took charge of the Company's troops.
The invalids are those who were selected from the
regiments when they were ordered for service up the
country. There are about 25 severe cases of illness,
and the men were conveyed in vans to the hospital at
Fort Pitt. The troops state, that owing to shortness of
provisions every eight soldiers were put upon every four
seamen's allowances during the whole of the voyage,
which was done for 114 days. They sailed from Bom-
bay on the 2d of April last, and on the 6th of June they
put in at St. Helena, and took in water, remaining there
seven days. The Melampus, 42 guns, Captain T. 11.
Mason, was convoy to the above ship, having a comple-
ment of 342 men ; this ship is also in the river, dis-
charging her powder, and arrived here this morning to
be paid off. The following deaths occurred during the
passage on board the Meeanee-3 men of the 10th Hus-
sars, 5 men of the Bth Foot, 1 man of the 86th, and 1
man of the 94th; there were also 3 sailors and 3 women
died. The troops have brought with them an immense
quantity of baggage.

Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from
the Colonial-office, for the Governor of Sierra Leone.
THE OPERATIVE BASER? SOCIETY.—Last night
a crowded meeting of the journeymen and master bakers
of London, members of the above society, was held in
the theatre of the Literary and Scientific Institution,
Leicester-square, on the progress made in the objects of
the society, viz., the abolition of night work in bake-
houses Lord
si thatLor on dßotnbeerlt7Gthronsfvelansot month ho moved forr, M.P., took the chair,
leave to bring in a Bill to abolish work in bakehouses
during certain hours in the night, and thus to give bakers
that portion of rest enjoyed by other classes of work-
men, but was defeated by a large majority. The object
of the Bill was not met by a single valid objection, all
the Hon. Members who opposed it totally mistaking its
terms; and he had every reason to hope that when the
Bill was better understood it would be more favourably
received in the House of Commons. He would suggest',
that they should not abandon the Bill, which was now
supported by the masters as wail as the journeymen, and
that it should be brought forward again next session. A
report detailing the opinions of the committee was then
read, and resolutions in favour of the Bill mentioned
were carried unanimously. A vote of thanks to the
chairman closed the proceedings.
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