The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-14 00:00:00

ROYAL MARINES.

Captain Logan, and 100 men of the artillery companies
embarked this morning at this port in the Geyser steam
sloop for Pembroke, for service in that arsenal.
WOOLWICH, MAY 13. —The Right Hon. the Earl of Auck-
land, G.C.8., First Lord of the Admiralty; Vice-Admiral
Sir Charles Adam, K.C.8., First Naval Lord; and hear-
Admiral J. W. Deans Dundas, C. 8., Captain M. F. Fitz-
hardinge Berkeley, C. 8., Commodore the Right Hon. Lord
John Hay, C. 8., Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty;
and the Hon. 11. G. Ward, Secretary to the Admiralty,
arrived at Woolwich Dockyard to-day at ten o'clock A.M.,
and were received by Commodore Superintendent Sir J. G.
Bremer, K.C.B. and K.G.H.; Captain Ramsey, of the Ter-
rible, steam frigate; Captain Hall, of the Dragon steam
frigate; Mr. Lang, master shipwright; Mr. Jenkins, store-
keeper; Mr. Mouchet, store receiver; and Mr. Lloyd, chief
engineer. Their Lordships, on alighting from their carriages,
proceeded to the west end of the dockyard, and inspected the
Hydra steam-vessel, in dock, the Dragon steam-frigate, the
Niger and Kite steam-vessels, in the basin, and then went along
the wharf wall to the place of embarcation, where a guard of
honour of the Royal Marines was drawn up to salute their
Lordships. The barge of the William and Mary yacht being
in waiting at the landing steps, their Lordships, accom-
panied by Commodore Sir J. G. Bremer, proceeded to the
Black Eagle steam-vessel, and at 20 minutes past 11 the
steamers intended to tak part in the experiments went down
' the river, the Minx iron steam-vessel with screw propeller
first; the Amphion steam-frigate, under the temporary com-
mand of Lieutenant Sibbald, in the absence of Captain Wil-
liams, in the Odin steam-frigate, followed by the Monkey
steam-vessel as a tender, in, case her services should be re-
quired; the Teaser wooden steam-vessel, with screw pro-
peller; the Black Eagle steam-vessel, and the Kite steam-
vessel. The Amphion steam-frigate was the great object of
attraction, Captain 11. T. Austen, C. 8., of the William and
Mary yacht; Captain Schwabe, of the Russian navy; Lieu-
tenant Redh'of the Austrian artillery, inventor of a code of
signals for the navy; Mr. Lloyd, chief engineer; ;Mr.
Atherton, assistant to the chief engineer; Mr. Smith, in-
ventor of the screw propeller; and Mr. Ravenhill, of the firm
of Millar and Ravenhill, constructors of the engines, with a
number of the officers of the royal navy studying steam at
the factory in Woolwich Dockyard, being on board.
Mr. Elson, master attendant at the Woolwich Dockyard,
had the superintendence of navigating the Amphion steam-
frigate down the river, assisted by Mr. Stuart, the
pilot. She started with 44 revolutions of her screw propeller
per minute, and overtook the Minx steam-vessel opposite the
practice ground in the Marshes, taking the lead of all the
vessels. The Black Eagle shortly after cane abreast, with
the Lords of the Admiralty, the lion. 11. G. Ward, and Coin.
modore Sir J. J. G. Bremer, all standing on the paddle-boxes,
having their attention directed to the Amphion. When op-
posite Erith, their Lordships caused a signal to be made from
the Black agle to make all sail upon the Amphion, but it
having been replied that the men had all gone below to
dinner, including eighty of the crew of the Terrible, trans-
ferred for the occasion to the Amphion, their Lordships very
considerately signalled to make all sail as early after dinner
as could be effected. When the Amphion entered the mea-
sured mile in Long Reach she had only her f,resail up, and
the tide being then slack, afforded a fair opportunity ~t test-
ing her steaming capabilities, when it was tound that she ac-
complished the measured mile in or rather more
than ei knots per hour, the number of the revolt]

tions of the screw-propeller being, on an average, 47
per minute. Their Lordships loft the Black Eagle steam-
vessel opposite Greenhithe, and went on board the Amphion,
and after examining the working of the engines, which per-
formed their duties most efficiently, the stay and square-
sails were unfurled, and this splendid frigate proceeded at a
rapid rate through the water, making nearlyeien knots per
hour. The Growler steam-vessel lett %Woolwich some time
after the squadron and overtook the vessels below Gravesend,
and went ahead of the whole of them ; but the Amphion,
when, her canvass was hoisted, went ahead of all the others,
and their Lordships appeared greatly pleased, and expressed
themselves to that effect, with the manner in which she pro-
ceeded under steam and under sail, and the way in which
the duty was performed under the command of Lieute-
nant Sibbald, with a mixed crew. The Amphion pro-
ceeded under steam and sail to Sea-reach, and when oppo-
site l'antlet-creek an ort'er was given to turn and take
her back to Greenhithe to have her compasses adjusted.
Their Lordshps shortly after went on board the Black
Eagle, and returned to Woolwich Dockyard, where they
landed at halt-past six o'clock P.M and immediately lett
for town.

The Princess Alice steam-vessel left Woolwich at twenty
minutes befcre two o'clock, under the command of Lieute-

nant Seri ven, and overtook the experimental steam squadron
in Sea-reach, having accomplished that distance in 1 hour

50 minutes, or at die rate of 13V knots per hour. Captain
Austen and the officers studying steam at Woolwich, uith
those officially connected in the dockyard, returned to Wool-
wich in the Princess Alice, which will be ready to leave for
her station at Dover on Saturday next.

DEATH OF THE REV. MR. APLOUGHLIN, P.P. OF
MIASCRAGH.—It is our painful duty this day to record the
death of the above estimable clergyman. The Reverend
Gentleman, like many of his sacred calling, got fever in the
discharge of his duties, and thus fell a victim in the prime of
life to the pestilence with which this country is infected.—
Roscommon Journal.

SOYER'S MODEL KITCHEN FOR THE POOR.—The
Government having purchased this extraordinary kitchen,
now in Dublin, for the south union in that city, it is to be
removed at once from its present site, the Royal Barracks
Esplanade, to that most densely populated district, the
liberty-6f Dublin, the latter spot being more commodious
and better adapted for the benevolent purpose in view. The
good that has already been done is scarcely to be estimated,
but some notion of the extent of usefulness may be gathered
from the following extract of a letter from the resident
manager to Monsieur Soyer:—" May 8, 1847.—As you are,
no doubt, anxious to know how the kitchen progresses, I
have gone into the calculation, of which the following is the
result :—We have ow Monday and Tuesday cooked porridge
and atirabout of ride and Indian meal for 81,270 persons,
using 4,8641 b. of meal, and 5,0341 b. of rice, and I% cwt. of
salt, at an expense of 11-16 of a penny per ration of 21b.
each, making together 62,5401 b. Wednesday and to •day we
made 22,760 portions of soup, using on Wednesday 4 cwt. of
barley, 4 cwt. of flour, 2 cwt. of meat, 1 cwt. of salt, 141 b.
of fat, 241 b. of sugar, 21b. of pepper and ground spice, 1461 b..
of onions, at an expense of 5-16 of a penny per ration of a
pint; and to-day (Thursday) we usedl of pea meal,
3 cwt. of flour, 3 cwt. of American pork, 31b. of pepper, 131
lb. of sugar, at an expense of 5.16 of a penny per ration.
The quantity of fuel consumed is a quarter of a ton per day.
By ten o'clock all the city depots weris? supplied. On May
11, I made 15,100 quarts of receipt No. 4, in your chari-
table cookery book; it was excellet praised by every-
body ; General Sir R. Bourke and manya oantdbehtinlciple
of the relief committees were with me,
de-
lighted. The food, bread, and biscuits are Ally) tcl u
without the least confusion. This is the first day I have
had an opportunity of getting the account of sundries
written out for the secretary. A most important result
arising from the use of your kitchen is, that between the
south and north side a great economy is effected, namely, on
the south side, where your kitchen is used, each ration with
bread comes to 21, and on the north side each ration comes
to 3,12 d.; therefore, through your system there is a saving of
11/2d. on every ration. To conclude, lam happy to say, that
all the different kinds of food are very much approved of by
all parties."
BERLIN, MAT s.—Several cargoes of corn arrived
hero to-day, and others are expected. The importation of
corn by land has also been considerable, so that the sales in
our market to-day might be called dull. Rj e was sold at
102 to 110 dollars per wispel (24 bushels), and oats from
46 to 50 dollars. In consequence of the prohibition of the
di: tilleries, such a large supply of potatoes has come from the
wealthy landowners, that there is sufficient, not only for
planting and supporting the inhabitants, but also for feeding
the cattle, so that we may hope for a great reduction in the
price of this article.
The Roscommon .Tournal contains the following
horrifying statement:—" In the parish of Kilglass this week,
the skeleton bodies of seven wretches were found inside a
hedge. The dogs of the surrounding villages had the flesh
almost eaten off.. The police stationed in the place were
called out and shot seven dogs, in the mouth of one of which
was a heart and a portion of the liver." With such a state of
things, how is it possible to form any accurate estimate of the
extent of mortality, or to set any limit to the ravages of the
pestilence?
TIIE QUEEN v. RICHARD DuNN.—The defendant
in this case is still confined in the Queen's Prison, where he
will remain until the rule obtained by him to set aside the
,wthhee
affidavit was
proceedings is decided by the Court of Queen'se 13eilheehti,er a
term
ri
rpoints on which the rule nisi was granted, ar
properly sworn, and also whether
do-
cument on which perjury could be assigned. 4,tri was
iith
commences on Saturday week, and the 'natter will be dis-
cussedm after the first four days of the term,