The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-30 00:00:00

NAVAL IN TELLIGENCE.

The Sidon steam-frigate, Captain W. H. Henderson,
will be put out of commission at Portsmouth this day,
"all standing."
The Rifleman, 8, screw steam-vessel, Lieut. Crofton,
R.N., commanding, will go to Spithead to-day, in readi-
ness for wages for her crew, and will sail next Wednes-
day for the coast of Africa. . _ _

THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—This new mode of
communication over the semaphore plan was completed
between the Admiralty, Whitehall, and the Admiralty
House in Portsmouth Dockyard yesterday, and to-
morrow the officers of the semaphore will discontinue
their functions as commnnicationists between those offi-
cial stations.
PASSING DAY ON BOARD HER MAJESTY'S SHIP Ex-
CELLENT.—Yesterday a Court of Examiners " passed"
the undermentioned mates for the rank of lieutenants:—

Mr. Caul, whose name does not appear in the Navy
List.

Mr. Shaw, whose name does also not appear in the list.
Mr. Hawkes, ditto.
Mr. Edward John Lawson, who passed in seamanship
on the 20th March, 1848.

Mr. Percy Bateman Shewell, who passed in seaman-
ship on the 22d April, 1848, _

Mr. Armstrong; whose name does not appear in the

Mr. Onslow, whose name does not appear in the list.
Mr. Ward, ,who passed, in seamanship on the 13th
September, 1847.
Mr. Twyford, who passed in seamanship on the 25th
Jan., 1848.

Mr. Keen and Mr. Marks, whose names do not appear
on the list.

Mr. John Packwood, who passed in seamanship on the
30th of March 1848.

Mr. William Bowden, who passed in seamanship on
the 17th of August, 1846, and
Messrs. Webb, Mitchel, and Sidebottom, whose names
are not borne on the list.

PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—Captain Lushington,
RN, late of the Vengeance, 84, arrived at Bombay prior
to the 3d ult., and entered upon the duties of his naw
pust of Superintendent of the Hon. Company's navy.
The Pheenix steam sloop having had a new propeller
fitted, was undocked again to-day.
The Arrogant, 46, Captain Fitzroy, has hauled off
from the dockyard jetty to permit the Sidon steam-
frigate to go alongside to return stores.
Wind, south; light breezes and hazy, with rain.
Woo',Tatou, MARCH 29.—The Monkey steam-vessel,
Master-Commander Bryant, had her steam up to-day to
tow the Archer steam vessel into the basin, and the
Persian 12-gun brig into dock.
The Adder, the Otter, the Doterel, and the Zephyr
steam-vessels were taken to Deptford to day, two of
them having got their steam up and towed the other two.
PLYMOUTH, MARCH 28.—SHIP STORES.--• Whilst the
Hamoaze lighter, Samuel Jago master, was employed
healing up and relaying moorings at Liverpool, one of
the crew was detected on shore, by the police, with some
shakings of old rope, and taken before a magistrate and
discharged. Since their arrival at this port the case has
been further investigated by Admiral Superintendent Sir
John Louis, and reported to the Admiralty, and the
result is, that the master and the whole crew, with the
exception of one man, who was on the sick list, have bean
dismissed the service.

PARLIAMEN TARY DIVISIONS.

From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)

THURSDAY, iinacii 29.
SAVINGS BANKS (IRELAND).

Motion made, and Question proposed, " That a Select
Committee be appointed to inquire into and report upon the
circumstances connected with the failure of the St. Peter's
Parish Savings Bank, in Cuffe-street, Dublin, and into any
security or liability that may exist for the satisfaction of the
losses thereby occasioned :"—Amendment proposed, after the
word " Dublin" to insert the words " and also the cases of

the Savings Banks at Tralee, Killarney, and Auchterarderr;'
Question put," That those words be there inserted.' The
House divided:—
MAJORITY—AYES, 49.
Blackall, S. W. Hamilton, J. H. Peto, Samuel
Blair, Stephen Hamilton, Lord C. Reynolds, John
Boldero, 11. G. Harris, Richard Sadleir, John
Cowan, Charles Henley, J. W. Scholefteld, William
Crawford, W. S. Hodgson, W. N. Scully, Francis
Devereux, John T. Keogh, William Sullivan. Michael
Duncuft, John Lawless, Cecil Thompson, Colonel
Dunne, Francis P. M'Cullagh, W. T. Thompson, George
Edwards,:llenry Magan, W . M. 'Vescy, lion. T.
Ellis, John Meagher, Thomas Walmsley, Sir I.
Fagan, James Monsell, William Willcox, Brodie
Fox, Richard M. Morgan, 11. K. W:lliams, John
Freestun,;Colonel Morris, David Willoughby, Sir 11.
Grace, O. D. Rapier, Joseph
Grattan, Henry O'Brien, Sir Lucius TILLED'S.
Greene, John O'Connell, John Herbert, 11. A.
Grogan, Edward O'Connor, Feargus Fagan, William
Gwyn, Howel O'Flaherty, Anthony