The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-13 00:00:00

Arbroath and Forfar .......

Feb. 5
5
9
7

lan. 31
Feb. 6

Chester and Birkenhead .............
Dublin and Drogheda...... .........
Dublin and Kingstown ............ • •
Dundee and Arbroath ...............
Durham and Sunderland .• • • ..... • • • •
Edinburgh and Glasgow ........
Eastern Counties and North Eastern..
East Lancasihre ..... .............
Eastern Union ......................

Jan. 31
Feb. 6

Jan. 31
Feb. 6

Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr ......
Glasgow and Greenock.. ....... ....

Gravesend and R0che5ter............
Great Southern and Western ........
Great Western, &c..................
. _

Ipswich and Bury •• • • •• • • • • •
London and Nerth Western, &c. .....
London and Blackwall.... •••• • • • .
London and Brighton .••............
London and Croydon . • • • • • • • . •• ••
London and South Western . •.. • ..
Manchester, Bolton, and Bury • • • • • •
Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc..
Manchester, Sheffield, and Linceinshire
Maryport and Carlisle
Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham....
Newcastle and Carlisle
Newcastle and North 5hie1d5........
Newcastle and Berwick

North British ..........

Paris and Rouen . ........

Preston and Wyre..........

Shrewsbury anti Chester .......... :
South Eastern and Branches .......
South Dev0n........ . . ...........

3,140
9,290
671
4;6
1,859
859

995
15,902

394
34,445

653
5,333

5,800

7,371
1,648

498
16,698
1,784

466
1,194
1,343
6,004

2,841
6.339

1,656
G6B

15,847

263
5,940

Taff Vale •.........

35,24

734
4,501

5,108

907
1,357

7,107
1,476

443
14,864
1,612

414
1,14 J

Ulster . ........

York and Newcastle . ......

718
7,949
5,120

York and North Midland .......

5,069
491

1,476

1,014

685
6,034
4,411

The Great Western steam-ship is to be sold by
auction next month. She is now lying in the floatingliarbour
at Bristol.
Lieutenant-Colonel Ratcliffe, K.H., late of the
Enniskillen Dragoons and 2d Dragoons, died on the 9th lest ,
He entered the service as Cornet in 1811, was promoted to
a Lieutenancy in 1812, to a Captaincy in 1827, a Majority
in 1832, and to a Lieutenant-Colonelcy in 1837. He served
in the Peninsula with the 2d Dragoons, from June 1811, to
the end of the war, in 1814, including the battles of Sala•
manta, Vittoria, Pyrenees, and Toulouse.
Major-General Sir Archibald Maclaine has been
appointed to the Colonelcy of the 52d Foot, in the. room. o.f
the late Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Gibbs. Sir Aoreni-e
bald entered the army in 1794, and was promoted the
rank of Major-General in 1841. He is the officer
tagonda for 55 men,
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reported in the Four Courts
of vacatingonyesterdatyhe thbnaettgneip Lord-
has intimated his intention
ship's physical powers, it has been for some time manifest,
are becoming enfeebled, although his mental faculties seem
unimpaired. His Lordship has reached a very advanced
age—it is said 96 or 97—and his retirement, under any cir-
cumstances, must be an early event. The Attorney-General
(Moore) will, as usual, have the first offer of the vacancy;
and this fact—always supposing the report of Judge Burton's
instant resignation true—mast have its effect on Galway po-
litics.—Dublin Pilot.
A serious accident happened to one of the labourers
working in the railway tunnel at Ridgeway-hill, on Thurs-
day. A large stone, falling down a shaft, struck him on the
head, and knocked him down senseless. We since hear that
the poor fellow is likely to do well.— Dorset Chronicle.
EXTRAORDINARY RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Mon-
day morning, as the train from Exeter was coining to New-
ton, the engine took in water at Teignmouth, and the engi-
neer or the attendant forgot to turn the water off; so that
when the third class passed the hose they were soused, and
the carriages were filled with water. The occurrence caused
quite a sensation amongst the travellers. When the party
reached Newton, complaint was made to the Superintendent,
who expressed his regret at the accident, and premised that
the matter should be inquired into.—Plymouth Journal.
We understand a number of the new Queen's
Counsel will be made either previous to the circuits or in
Easter Term. Amongst these likely to be honoured with
silk gowns are mentioned Mr. Bliss and Mr. Granger, of the
Northern Circuit; Mr. Townshend, of the North Wales Cir-
cuit; Mr. Miller, of the Midland; and Mr. Prendergast and '
Mr. O'Malley, of the Norfolk Circuit.
THE IRISH PARTY.—There was a rather numerous
meeting of the Irish party yesterday, at the office of the
Munster Railway Company, in Parliament-street, Lord '
Monteagle presiding, at which the various clauses of the new
Poor-law Bill were considered at some length.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
LIZT-AlAllil AL.
PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 12.—A court-martial was assembled
this day on board her Majesty's ship St. Vincent, to inquire
into the circumstances attending the running on shore abet
Majestv's steamer Sphyux, on the rocks near Brook Bay,
in the Isle of Wight, en the morning of Saturday, the 16th
of January last, and to try Commander J. B. Cragg, and the
officers and crew, for their conduct on that occasion.
The court was composed of Rear-Admiral Parker, C.D.,
pre,ident • Cap; sin J. Pasco, of the Victory ; Captain Chad',
C. 8., of the Excellent ; Captain Henderson, C. 8., of the
Sider) ; Captain Kingcome, of the Belleisle; Captain Milner
of the St. Vincent; with Mr. G. L. Greetham, as deputl
.
u. rge- iv,ca te.
Cerritimuder Cragg was assisted in his defence by Mr.
Jameg fl•rskinF, sol:citor, ,f Gosport.
After the usual LAI been gone through, and. Cont•
=alder Cragg's report of the affair read by the Judge'
Advocate, he was desired by the court to point out on the
chart the course he bad shaped for the Sphynx to be steered
to clear St. Catherine's Point after making the Portland
Lights at midnight; this being done, he was asked to pro'
duce his night orders, and if the lead was going. He had
not issued any night orders, as he was on deck all the night,
middle and morning watches, with but little intervals. The
lead was not going.
Further evidence proved that the course was, as imagined,
properly shaped, but on pricking it off in court it appeared
that no allowance had been made for currents or tides, and it
was, therefore, doubtful, if the bearing of the Portland
Lights were correctly taken. Commander Cragg, Mr. Wallis,
and every man and officer in the vessel, used their utmost
exertions in trying to preserve her after she bad struck. The
witnesses to ability and character, and the defence to be
produced by Mr. flookins, will occupy the court until late in
the evening, and may probably produce an adjournment
until to-morrow. _

Her Majesii's surveying vessel the Herald was at San 1.)111_.
on the 21st of November, all well. Captain Kellett had Jul°
returned from surveying the Columbia River and Vancouver
Island. The officers had been most successful in their duty*
and had experienced many comforts at the latter place, eo°.
siderably more than anticipated. The Herald intended to
sail for Panama early in December, to complete, for another
survey. All the officers and crew were in good health.

THE NAVY.
A Return " of the Number of Commissioned Officers Of 41
Grades on the Navy List, on the Ist day of January, 1846..
Admiral of the Fleet
Admirals 66
Vice-Admirals
•
Rear-Admirals 75
Ditto, superannuated 32
Captains
Ditto, superannuated and retired 36
Commanders
Lieutenants, superannuated with rank of
Commander - 80
Lieutenants 4,014
J. W. INNER, for the Chief Clerk.
Admiralty, Feb. 5, 1847.