The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-06 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY.—The Admiralty have it in
contemplation to erect a barrack at Gosport for this die
vision of the Royal Marines, their present quarters in
this citadel being too circumscribed for their rapidly in-
creasing numbers, as well as being very old and ill
adapted for the requirements of this important and
highly serviceable body. If these barracks are erected
at Gosport, Por outh will lose at h ast, it is computed,
25,0e1. per an, Their Lordships are not anxious
to take this great amount of benefit away from the trade
of Portsmouth, and would prefer building the new quar-
ters within the walls of the garrison, but the corporate
authorities, we are informed, are averse to meeting the
Admiralty props rly in the matter, their Lordships want-
ing the site of the borough gaol for the marines' neW
quarters, which there is a reluctance to give up, albeit
for a handsome "consideration," although there are
other sites within the walls of the town which would be
much more suitable for the position
,of the sessions'-
house than its present situation. If the corporation do
not, meet the Admiralty in this matter, the borough will
assuredly sustain the loss above mentioned, and at the
same time, it is considered, lose the finest opportunity
they ever had of materially improving the most iifl
portant entrance to the garrison from the land side. 411
The Sidon steam frigate, Captain Henderson, C.ll,
completed coaling and storing at noon to-day, and would
then have gone out, but a merchantman having fouled
her whilst lying alongside of the jetty, whereby she (the
merchantman) lost her fore yard, delayed her some
time. She went out to Spithead at half-past one o'cloclss
and excited considerable interest among a large con-
course of spectators. She lay-to at Spithead to await
the arrival of an express messenger from the Foreign"
office with important dispatches for the British Minister
at L'-hon. The Admiralty have also sent out dispatches
for Vice Admiral Sir William Felker, the Commander
' in-Chief in the Tagus, whose fleet will speedily be rein'
fereed with more ships. The Myrtle steam tender, Se'
cond Master Commaiiding Baiiiston, took out the Go'
vernment messenger to Spithead, with the dispachess
and immediately afterwards the Sidon weighed, and left
fur Lisbon.
In reporting the Admiralty's trial of this real man-of-
war steamer on Saturday, we stated that the davits sP:
plied to her paddlebox boats, and which exhibited such
instantaneous facilities for launching those boats over
the side, were made upon a plan the invention of Mr.
Barr, Inspector of Shipwrights at Woolwich Dockyard.
We are now requested to state that the davits for the
Sidon's boats are the invention of Captain Geo. Smiths
R.N., the inventor of the paddlebox boats; but who did
not patent or secure the plan, because of the expense
attending their fitting, which is three times as much 0
his present plan of fitting davits, and causes twice the
weight of material to be used.
The wind having come round to the westward, and
blowing fresh, Mr. Bellirey was compelled to return
from Brook to-day with the Myrtle steamer and Dike
lighter, without being enabled to accomplish the Ace'
in view of raising the guns, &c., of the Sphynx.
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Commander Wm. Ellis, RN., late Master of the RoY
yacht Victoria and Albert, is appointed G-overnmeek
Emigration Agent at Waterford, and left this event"
for his post. Captain Ellis is an old war officer, 10:
was promoted to his present rank last year, with many
other of the same class, for his long and faithful set,
vices, having been actively employed since the Yee',
1800, and since the year 1809 as master. In Allen f
New Navy List, Captain Ellis is recorded " as Master?,
the Havock, and frequently employed in her We'd
against the Danish flotilla in the Cattegat, in 1808; sed
of the Castillian at the attack of the French flotilla, a°
capture of the Ville de Lyons praam off Boulogne in
1811, and the recapture of the Apelles sloop-of-war °
Etaples; also at the capture of a French lugger priT°.
teer, of 10 guns and 57 men, off Dieppe.

Lord
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MILITARY INSPECTION.—Major-General ts,
Fitzclarenee, G.C.8., Lieutenant-Governor of rntrern
mouth, and Commander-in-Chief of the south-wee
• 1 • infantry, •
Lieutenant.
Colonel J. Forlong, K.H., of which celebrated regimen"
the late Lieutenant-Governor of Portsmouth (Lieutenant;
General the Hon. Sir H. Pakenharn, K.C.8.) is Colonel'
were the troops inspected, and were put through all the
evolutions of field service, which they executed in ed
manner most highly creditable to themselves, all,
eminently gratifytng to their distinguished General an
°
Colonel-in- Chief. Sir 11. Pakenham relinquished the
command of the above garrison and district on Thursday
last, and is at present sojourning with his family under
the hospitality of Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker, C.D''
Superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard, until the ter:
niination of the sale of their effects in the Government
House. Lord Fitzelarence remains at the Georg°
Hotel, where all the business of his command is at
resent transacted, and will continue to be until On
overnment House has been surveyed and repaired, i`
found worth the expense ; if not, a new official mansion
will be erected, it is supposed on its original site, the
Grand Parade.
A monument to Lord Byron at Missolonghi
spoken of, to be erected on the site of the now demo-
lished house in which the champion-bard died. Thei
proprietor has offered the ground for the purpose, and
a handsome subscription towards the work bas been
commenced.
AN UNINTENDED TEMPTATION.-011 a field in
the outskirts of Alxnebester there is erected a board on
which is painted the following rather tempting notiee:--
- " Five Pounds Reward. Any Person bound, breaking
down or removeing, any Rails or Posts from the Fence°
of this estate, shall upon conviction receive the ahoy°
reward." We omit the name of the solicitor to whets
application is to be made for the reward, lest he should
be pestered with a crowd of applicaws, willing, for tb°
sake of the a offered, to break down as many fences 0
might be thought desirable, and to find witnesses to con-
vict them of the offence.

NUMEROUS AND EXTENSIVE BORDERIES.—Yes:
terday information was given to the police of the fol-
lowing robberies..—From the kitchen of Green, Escl:t
24, Hans-place, Chelsea, two silver table-spoons, six
silver dessert-spoons, eight silver tea-spoons (crest, °'
small tower), silver fish slice, s)up ladle, cheese knife,
sugar tongs, and wine strainer, together with a a plan'
tity of plated articles. On the 30th ult., from the house
of Mr. Cadbury, 21, Newington-place, a silver scent box,
with an engraving of Windsor Castle, 150 mother.° -
pearl counters, and other articles of value. On the same
day, from the house of the Rev. G. M. Gleig, 25, Thurlow-
square, Brompton, a double-bottomed silver watch,
and some valuable plate. Stolen on the evening
of the 2d instant, from the Bell public-house,
Little Tichfield-street, four silver table-spoons,
six tea-spoons, gravy spoon, sugar tongs, five salt spoons,
two mustard ditto, a gold pin, four damask table cloths,
a variety of other articles, and about 10s. in copper
monies. On the same day, from the shop of Mr. Barnes,
laceman, of 304, Regent-street, an immense quantity of
Honiton lace- work in cloaks, dresses, scarfs, flounces,
cardinals, capes, shawls, veils, bridal squares, &e.
the 30th ult., from the Railway Hotel, Nine Elms, Vaux-
hall, by a man, who under false pretences obtained a
lodging for the night, and absconded early in the
morning with a 101. Bank of England note, one Si. ditto,
and three sovereigns ; and on the 31st ult., from Mr.
Davey, 66, Roupell-street, Lambeth, a rosewood work-
box, inlaid with ivory, containing 121. in gold, a few
shillings, gold brooch, two franc pieces, and valuable
papers.
THE SPEAKER'S CHAIR.-111-r. Howell, auctioneer,
of St. George-street, Liverpool, has now in his sale-room
an arm-chair which was for many years the Speaker'S
chair in the old House of Commons, before it was burnt
down, in 1834. The chair belonged to the late Hon.
Charles Manners Sutton (Lord Canterbury), Speaker of
the House of Commons, and was occe used by the Duke
of Sussex, on the occasion of his giving an audience to
the Corporation of Sunderland.
The Cheltenham Cricket Club have determined to
pitch their wickets for the first time to-day. The club
will meet, according to present arrangements, every
Tuesday and Friday throughout the season.
THE CHELSEA PENSIONERS.—The out-pensioners
of the Royal Hospitals of Chelsea and Kilmainham have
received notice that for the future, agreeably to the pro-
visions of the Bill lately introduced by the Right Hon.
Fox Manic, their pensions will be paid without the de-
duction of 5 per cent.—an impost which, after years of
useless complaint, they have, owing to the determination
of Mr. Maule, succeeded in removing.
CITY OF LONDON GENERAL PENSION SOCIETY.--"
Yesterday a general meeting of the subscribers to the
above society, founded in 1818, for providing a per-
manent relief to decayed artisans, mechanics, manufac-
turers, tradesmen, and the widows of such persons, above
sixty 3 ears of age, was held at the London Tavern, for
the election of four additional pensioners from a list of
twenty-two candidates; Luke James Hansard, Esq., in
the chair. The report stated that there are now, in-
dependent of yesterday's election, thirty- two men and
twenty-nine females; the men receive 1/. is., and the
females 18s. per month. The directors stated that his
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge would preside
at the anniversary festival in May, when they hoped to
increase the pensioners' payments to the original amount,
being four shillings more than the present monthly
payments.
LYTHAM.---We are exceedingly gratified in being
able to state that Thomas Clifton, Kig., who has been
for some time seriously indisposed, at his seat, Lytham
Hall, in this county, is daily improving in health.--•
Preston Pilot.