The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-25 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, FRIDAY. The Birkenhead iron
troop-ship, Commander Ingram, and the Bloodhound
iron steam-vessel, were at Cork on the 20th, all well.
This sets at rest the idle and mischievous report of the
former vessel having been lost.
The Gorgon steam-sloop, built in 1837, mounting
8 guns, of 1,111 tons, and 320 horse-power, arrived
here this morning to be commissioned. This vessel
was paid off and laid up at Sheerness She was
obliged to be sent to Woolwich to have her machinery
completed, and thence to this port.

The Prince Regent, 90, Captain W. F. Martin,
has got her lower rigging over the mast heads, but
has entered very few hands. Seamen are not partial
to enormous lines-of-battle ship.
The Rolla, 10, Commander Hugh M. Ellicombe,
will be paid off all standing, about Tuesday next.
The Centaur steam-frigate and Rifleman steam-
vessel are both complete in their rigging, and ready
for the pendant.
The Cygnet, 6, Commander G. Kenyon, arrived
from Sheerness this morning. She is to ba paid
advance here, and proceed to the West Coast of Africa.
The Terrible steam-frigate, Capt. William Ramsay,
is progressing very satisfactorily in her refitment. Ske
will be ready tbr sea in a few days.
In Harbour—Victory, Excellent, Victoria and
Albert, Nautilus, and Rolla. Terrible, Avon, Fairy,
Undine, and Echo steamers.

At Spithead—Cygnet.
In the Basin—Blenheim, Prince Regent, Retribu-
tion, Kite, Swallow, Firefly, and Rocket.
In Dock—Leander, Ajax, Orestes, Sappho, Sharp-
shooter, and Cuckoo.
Wind N.E. by N., moderate breezes, and dark
hazy weather.
PLYMOUTH, DEC. 23.—The barque Tigress, Capt.
Linton, from Ceylon for London, came in last night,
windbound. She is laden with coffee, cinnamon,
cahir, &c., and has landed a heavy mail. Left the
Morning Star, and several other merchantmen, at
Ceylon. On the 9th of November, in lat. 340 N.,
long. 21 28 W., spoke the barque Lady Sale forty
days out, all well, bound for Ascension. On the
same day, in lat. 3 N., long. 21 10 W., exchanged
numbers with the ship Louise, Bayly master, forty-
one days out, standing to the southward. The Tigress
has brought invalids, and landed passengers, Mr. and
Mrs. Carroll and Mr. Wyatt.
His Netherlands Majesty's schooner Saparoea,
Lieutenant Commandant A. D. Kluyskens, having
made good defects, sailed yesterday for Batavia.
CHATHAM, DEC. 24.—The Sealark, 10 guns, was
commissioned on the 20th instant by Commander
William Backhouse Monypenny. This vessel is
ready for sea, with the exception of some trifling jobs
connected with the rigging.
The Hermes steam vessel is ready for the pendant.
This vessel has been fitted for the purpose of convey-
ing meal to Ireland.
The Meander, 44 guns, Captain the Hon. 11.
Keppel, is all ready to proceed to sea ; but she is de-
tained, as orders are expected to fit a suit of cabins
for Mr. Brooke, who goes out in this ship, which will
be employed against the Sooloo pirates. The ship has
its full complement of blue jackets. Captain Keppel
is on leave of absence.

The Bonetta, 4 guns, Lieutenant-Commander
Forbes, is getting her sea stores on board. Her
rigging is nearly completed. She was out of the
hands of the dockyard on the 23d.
The Vivid steam-packet, the keel of which was laid
down about three weeks ago, is progressing very fast
in building. She is to be launched the end of next
month.
The Hercules, 72, Master-Commander Fulton,
fitting in dock as a store ship, is entering men, and
fast progressing with her rigging. Besides stores,
this ship will take out troops for Bombay.
Arrived.—The Rochester from Portsmouth. As
soon as she has discharged her cargo, she will load
again for Plymouth and Pembroke yards,

SHOAL IN THE CHINA SEA.
CAUTION TO MARINERS.
Extract from a letter from Captain Charles Evans,
steam-ship Lady Mary Wood, dated Point de Chile,
17th Nov., 1847 :
"A shoal has been discovered in the China Sea by the
ship Julia, situate about four miles S.E. by E., 4 E. of
Pulo Sapata. The Julia's boat. anchored on the shoal
in 34 fathoms, coral ; this was the least water found.
We judge it to extend about 500 feet by 200.
" In going up I passed near, but did not see it ; and
in coming down I passed about six miles from Pulo
Sapata, with a look out at the mast-head and lead
going, but did not see anything of it. This shoal lying
in the tract round Sapata is very important."

NARROW ESCAPE.—APPLICATION OF CHLORO-
FORM.—On the morning of Friday week a Rothesay
horse-dealer proceeded to the quay with a horse for
shipment to Glasgow. On reaching the quay, the horse
most pertinaciously refused to leave terra firma. His
master, however, determined to force the animal into the
boat, and in the struggle which ensued, the gangway was
its
resolute over the quay, and the stubborn horse, with
resolute master, were precipitated into the water. Un-
dutiful though his steed had been on land, it did not
forsake him in so ungenial an element. The man was
ultimately rescued from his perilous position, and removed
home, when it was found that his shoulder was dislo-
cated., Drs. M‘Lauchlan and 111• Ewen were speedily in
attendance, but it was found impossible, from the cries
and resistance of the patient, to replace the bones.
In these circumstances, the medical gentlemen had re-
course to the application of chloroform, which took im-
mediate effect. The obstreperous patient became not only
pliant, but also so elevated that he commenced singing
and bargaining about horses. On his restoration to
consciousness, he was 'Astonished to learn that he had
been put to rights, while he had not experienced the
slightest pain. The horse was rescued without having
been at all injured.—Renfretvihire Advertiser.
Potatoes are now selling in North Nottingham-
shire, by the Trent side, retail, at 10d. a peck; and
,wholesale 13s. per sixteen stone.