The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-26 00:00:00

THE ARMY AND NAVY.

(From the United Service Gazette of this day.)
PRESENTATION OF WAR MEDALS.—A party of ve-
terans entitled to this decoration, under the command of
Captain Powell, the Staff- officer, were assembled in
front of the 63d Regiment, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
on Monday las►, on the occasion of the inspection of
that Corps by Major-General Thorn, C. 8., commanding
the district, and at Captain Powell's request Liu. Ge-
neral undertook the distribution of the 'medals, Ile ad-
dressed the parties severally as they came forward to
receive them, and with much feeling briefly referred
to the Clasps, each of vihich indicated a battle the
parties had taken part in—some of the men had thirteen
and several eight Clasps—and in glowing terms eulo-
gised the services of their respective Regiments, urged
the maimed and aged warriors to value the Medals as
tokens of a nation's gratitude, and to preserve those
feelings of loyalty which had animated them in battle
to the latest period of their lives. The old soldiers lis-
tened with deep attention, thanked the General for his
kindness, and asked permission to give three hearty
oseers f r the Queen

THE VISITS OF THE PUBLIC TO THE " VICTORY.'
—During the year, between January 184 and Januar3
1849, thirty-two thousand persons visited the Victory,
and it should be well known that it is particularly re
quested by the Commanding Officer that no gratuity
shall be taken by any of the corporals who show persons
round the ship. Any sum visitors may feel disposed
to give will be put to a good purpose if placed in
the small ship at the entering port, designed for
sub,criptions to the Dreadnought, hospital ship, and to
the Seamen and Marine's Orphan Scool at Portsmouth.
We feel anxious that the public should know the pur•
poses to which their contributions are intended to be
applied, as the Officers cannot entirely prevent the mer-
cenary ships' corporals from receiving fees and gratui-
ties. The officers have now had small slips of paper
printed, for distribution to visitors as they enter the
ship, to prevent, if possible, the irregularities com-
plained of. These ship's corporals have no shame and
no conscience. The poor-box is getting less and less
full each month, whilst the pockets of the corporals are
overflowing.
FLAG-LIEUTENANT AT CORK.—Rear Admiral Man-
ley Dixon has nomiaated Lieutenant Jeffreys (1641),
now serving as First Lieutenant of the Driver, steam
sloop, in the Pacific, as his Flag Lieutenant.
YEOMEN OF THE GUARD.—In future no appointment
to this Corps will be made of any individual who is of
lower stature than 5 feet 10 incliss.
SPIKE ISLAND, CORK.—A new and enlarged Guard.
house is ordered to be built at this station, in conse.
quence of the intention of the Government to augment
the number of convicts to 1,400,men.
STRIKING OFF THE LlST.—Lieutenant Charles F
Robinson, formerly of the Thetis, 36, in the Mediter.
ranean, has been struck off the Navy List for being
absent from his ship without leave. Ile had only been
promoted a short time previously.
THE VALUABLE SLAVE PRIZE OF HER MAJESTY'S
STEAM SLOOP " HYDRA."—We briefly announced lust
week that the Hydra, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Grey
Skipwith, had captured a very valuable slaver off Rio.
It will be remembered that in our Gazette of the 511
instant we mentioned that as the Apmhiti fie was beating
out of the bar of Rio harbour on the 2d March, a beau-
tiful slaver was being toted cut by a steam tug ; but
when she saw the roan-of war, she deemed it prudent to
drop her anchor insid... It would appear, however, that
the movements of the slaver bad been watched with sonic
interest from the Hydra, and, deeming her cautious
manner most suspicious, Captain Skipwith ordered
of his boats to follow. Tile boat came up.who thn:
slaver at about ten o'clock the same night, while
still i
tow of the tug. After receiving a volley from lithe brig,
the boat dashed alongside, and boarding,
two
capturedand of them
were, of course, left in the boat to hold on. After gain-
' ing the deck of the brig little or
no resistance was
offered, and she was taken full posseesioa of. The crew,
consts.in
• rg of thirty-eight men, sued for mercy, were dia-
.
armed, and allowed to leave in the brig's boats. The
steamer novv-attempted. to tow the prize back to the
harbour, but the prize officer (Mr. Graham, acting-
, mate) red into her and cut away the hawsers, when
the tug eteametl iu withvut mit/Bang bit, Dir.

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Weak Last A'''c'3 47,
ending NAME OF RAILWAY. week. r.l .' P:-- .)
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- ------...-- -.- __
X X
May 19 Aberdeen .......... •••••••• • • • • • • • 510 -
20 Amiens and Boulogne. •••••••• •• • • • • 1,187 1.151
19 Belfast and Ballymena •••••.• • • • •• • • 511 416
20 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire 840 674
20 13olton,131ackburii, Cli theroe, and W. Y. 410
13 Caledonian.-- .••• • • • • ......... •• 4,944 3,975
19 Chester and Holyhead. •• .. ••..• . - .. 1,319 _
- Cockermouth and Workington.... •• • . - _
17 Dublin and Drogheda.. 648
22 Dublin and Kingstown
19 Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen •••• • • .. 1,094 965
20 East Anglian...... • •••••..• • • • • • . • • 634 512
19 Edinburgh and Glasgow .••••• •• • • • • 3,938 3,777
19 Edinburgh and Northern ••.• • • • • .... 2,251 1,518
20 Eastern Counties and North Eastern • • 14,051 14,201
20 East Lancashire .................... 2,929 990
19 Eastern Union .••• • • • • •• ••••••• • • • • • • 1,240 1,217
19 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr ••.. • . 2,649 2,115
19 Glasgow and Greenock• •••••• • • • • •• 1,037 1,129
20 Great Northern and E. L. ••••• • • • - 2,389 _
19 Great Southern and Western • • ... •.. 3,676 2,396
13 Great Western, &c .... .... .. .... .. 17,892 20,941
19 Kendal and Windermere- -••• • • . - - -
20 Lancashire and Yorkshire.. •••.• . • . • . 12,365 9,440
13 Lancaster and Carlisle 2,108 1,855
20 Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport.... 119 _
19 Londonderry and Enniskilleu•••••••• 162 128
20 London and North Western, &c
20 London and Blackwall. •
19 London and Brighton
20 London and South Western.
19 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 3,648 2,571
20 Midland, Bristol, and Birminghatn•-• 20,814 21,199
20 Midland Great Western (Irish)
- Monklands .• . • ......... • - -
- Newcastle and Carlisle - 2,382
- Norfolk.. • • • . • ... • . • • - --
20 North British .. •••••• • • • • •
19 Paris and Rouen. • •
19 Rouen and Havre .. • ... ....
20 Scottish Central .. •.• • . • -
20 Shrewsbury and Chester ..
19 South Eastern and Branches •••• •• - 8,062 8,422
20 South Devon.. • • •... . .............. 1,651 1,564
19 Taff Vale .......................... 2,028 7,512
20 Ulster .•••• • • • • • .• • •
12 Waterford and Limerick.. ..... .. •• •• 320 -
- Whitehaven Junction .•• ••• • •• - 186
28 York and Newcastle .••-•• - •• - - 10,480 12,035
19 York and North Midland. ••

LINN/CAN SOCIETY.--Thursday the annual "general
meeting of this society, which was established in 1788,
was held in the house of the institution, S9ho-square;
the Bishop of Ipswich in the chair. The usual routine
business having been disposed of, the Secretary read the
report, from which it appeared that during the past year
many valuable presents had been made to the society,
both in the shape of books and rare specimens of Natu-
ral history. Deserving of notice was " Carl von Linues
Antechningar ofver Nemesis Divina;" a portrait of Sir
Joseph Banks was presented by a Fellow, and two other
lithographic portraits, one of which was that of the
Bishop of Norwich. The receipts for the year were
8831., and the disbursements 6311., leaving a balance of
252 L Ten members had died during the session,and
only one bad been made a Fellow. A vote ofthanks
having been passed to the Right Rev. Chairman, the
meeting separated.
MAY 23.--
Hor INTELLIGENCE.--WORCESTEB,
g after and
We have still a short supply
and the finer qualities are such
_Ter seeius-n othing doing
readily told at advanced prices.
is beginning to cora-
of samples at our market,
in old hops. The growing-croP
growing es.,
IVorces J r
extremely promising. TV attention; the plant is gtreor
THE LATE ADMIRAL Sig NESBIT
ANECDOTE OF
greatest "dare-devil" of
WILLOUGHBY.
—He
Wasisonthhee- had been sent from his
2oue,,laii.t and looking
his day. On one occasion
the boats to board an enemy's pri-
vateer.ship in comnr,,nd
privateer proved to be well mannid and
ts suffered. a good deal in pulling. up
Willoughby was encouraging his men in every
to her.
by word and deed. When his bolt neared
Jidbelbebob
armed, and
way
the privateer she was prepared to reist, them; vthen
Lieutenant Willoughby, taking off his hat, flung it over
the
(patter on the deck of th vcsst.l, exclaiming, " A
gallon of rum to the fellow who gives it me back."
Willoughby wes the first to beard himself, but it is un-
derstood that three or four fellows clainatd the grog,
which was divided amongst them. Thu privateer was
taken, but with considerable loss, as her crew far out-
numbered the people in the boats.
PENZANCE, MAY 24.—Wind W.—Arrd. Oregon.
Carey, St. Domingo:- A ban figure-head of a vessel,
supposed of about 1:00 tons, welt carved ar.d painted,
was picked up nearPorthleven on the 19th inst. Query,
if of the Sir Walter -Scott, of Falmouth, lost Bth inst.
near the Rundlestone.

TUE DROUGHT.—A strong and somewhat singular
proof of the dryness of the weather may be seen at In-
vergarry Inn, viz., a pigeon's nest on the top of the Ver-
tical waterspout of the house, containing two well-grown
mpg Qum—Avenel; Courier.