The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-27 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Pontsuotyrx, Fn➢. 25.—Should the Fairy tender not be
ready to convey her Majesty to Osborne on the approaching
visit, the Undine will most likely be selected for the royal
ervice. We are informed Mr. George Allen, acting-master,
commanding the Commander-in-Chief's yacht Fanny, i 3 ap-
pointed to command the Undine. We shall be glad to hear
the report confirmed, Mr. Allen being a skilful navigator and
most polished gentleman.
The Birkenhead steam• transport, Commander A. H. In•
gram, sailed early this morning with the 27th Regiment on
board for Fort George, Inverness.
The Monkey steam-tug vessel, Mr. William Bryant, Second
Master Commanding, brought in another of the disabled
camels to-day. Both are to be repaired with all possible
dispatch, as it has been determined that, should the fine
weather last, another attempt shall be made to float the
Sphynx next week, for which purpose preparations are
making to send the necessary assistance on Saturday.
The Quail lighter, with stores for Plymouth and Pembroke
yards, sailed last night.
The Dauntless new steam-frigate is loading with about 430
tons of meal and biscuit for Scotland.
Contracts were taken this day at the Royal Clarence
Victualling Establishment, Gosport, for 2,000 sacks of whole
wheaten meal, at the average price of 478.3 d. per sack ; and
1,000 quarters of barley, at 51s. 10d. per quarter.
Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Commander-in-Chief at this port,
returned from town to-day by the express train, accompan►ed
by his sister, Lady Dacre, and Flag-Captain Milne.
The Spiteful steam-sloop, Commander Sir IV, Hoste, ar-
rived at Bombay, on the 7th ult., from Trincomalee.
The Fox, 42, Commodore Sir H. Blackwood, was iu Bom-
bay Harbour on the 15th inst.
The Nimrod, 20, Commander Dacres, arrived at the Cape
of Good Hope, from the Coast of Africa, on the 24th of De-
cember.

ALTERATIONS AND REPAIRS OF WINDSOR CASTLE.
—During the absence of the Royal family this spring, many
repairs, alterations, and improvements are to be made in and
about the Castle and its appurtenances. A great number of
men (bricklayers) have for several days been busily engaged
in constructing a new interior wall for the Queen's riding-
house, which wall is intended to receive the newly invented
material celled " kamptulikoir in lieu ef the deal boards
which, owing to some mal-construction in the original walls,
have all been destroyed by the dry rot, as, indeed, have been
almost all the other interior fittings of the costly stables
surrounding the riding-house. It is said, also, that the
drains, /Lc. ef the Castle are to undergo another inspectien
and improvement in the course of the present summer, and
that another corps of sappers and miners have been ordered
up from Woolwich for that purpose. The new passage,
which has been in hand so long, from the basement story of
the Brunswick Tower, through and under the eastern terrace
into the orangery and the slopes, is now nearly completed.
This passage was commenced many months ago, in order
th et her Majesty might pass from the interior of the Castle
to walk in the Home-park without being crowded upon by
the throng of people who frequent the parterre and the ter-
race on " public days."
IMPERIAL BRAZILIAN MINING ASSOCIATION.—
Thursda7 a special meeting of this company was held at the
London tavern, to receive a report of the directors, on the
propriety of taking further mining property in the Brazils.
Joshua Walker, Esq., took the chair. Mr. Thomas, the
secretary, read the report, which announced that the agree-
ment had been made for leasing the Binanal and Agna
Guente property, of a similar fertnation to the Congo Soc.,
which made at ne time such large returns, and of the Duroa,
&c., mines, the terms being for fifty years' lease, the price
20,000/., and 5,0001. for the Duroa, &c., with an annual rent
of 100 millreis, including the various mining appurtenances
now on the estates. The directors had found the system of
negro slave labour not ecsnomical, and thought, by intro-
ducing Englishmen, and giving freedom to the negroes, to
conduct the works more beneficially for the shareholders.
There would be required for this purchase a call of 2/. per
share, to be paid on or before the 29th of March. Should the
purchase be not completed. the call woula be returned to the
shareholders. Some discussion took place on the report.
Mr. M. Mocatta thought the 38,0001. reserve might be broken
into by the directors without 'making a call, when the shares
were already unsaleable. The Chairman said that 7,00 W,
had been absorbed abroad to save drawing bills, and in Lon-
don there was a claim to the extent of 6,0001., so that the
reserve would be only about 25,000/. This must remain un-
touched to indemnify the trustees, in case of winding up the
company. After some further discussion the report was
adopted, and the meeting adjottiised.
THE FAMINE IN IRELAND.—THE TOWER HAM•
LETS. —Thursday night, at 7 o'clock, a numerous meeting of
the inhabitants of the Tower. Hamlets was held at the Beau-
mont Institution, Beaumont-square, Mile-end, for the pur-
pose of adopting measures to raise subscriptions to relieve
the famishing peasantry of Ireland. There were present,
Mr. Robert Hanbury, who presided; Lord Robert Grosvmor,
M.P.; Sir E. N. Buxton, Wirt. • the Rev. W. W. Champ-
neys, the Rev. J. Stovell, &c. Letters were read from Colonel
Fox and Sir W. Clay, members for the borough, apologising
for their absence. Lord Robert Grosvenor, in moving a re-
solution that this meeting views with deep commiseration
the awful eslamity with which it has pleased Divine Provi-
dence to afflict Ireland and Scotland, remarked it was gra-
tifying to observe that gentlemen of all parties and of all
religious persuasions had found it their duty to come
forward to relieve the sufferings of their fellow-creatures.—
( Applause.) Reflections of an awful character must
arise in the bosom of every one at this dreadful calamity,
when thousands were dying of disease engendered
by the want of sustenance.—(Hear, hear.) But while
they were thus called upon to provide a remedy for these
misfortunes, he could not help asking how these things
could have happened, and why the noblemen, the gentlemen,
and magistrates of Ireland have suffered such a state of things
to exist?—(hear.) There had been a long arrear of mis-
government of Ireland.—(Hear.) He knew that there were
many cases of self-denial on the part of residents in Ireland;
but the majority of the landlords of Ireland have incurred a
serious responsibility, and one that he declined to have any
share in.—(Hear, hear.) They ought to have provided
against the calamity.--e(Hear, hear.) He hoped, however,
that the exertions they were Making would go far to alle-
viate the appalling state in -Which Ireland was placed.—
( Ilear, hear.) The Rev. W. W. Champneys seconded the
shillings, resolution. Sir E. N. Buxton, Bart., and tiothyteh:Rritehhv.r.,mthJse..
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Above 2001. was subscribed in the room.
ACCIDENT TO THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR OF
Grar Napier,:lSE Y.
c? onilp' an ied by one of the Misses Napier and
subscribed 50/., andridhaisymlasee:
ne-
another lady, were riding in a carriage in the neighbourhood
of the Bouet, one of the horses took fright, and both becom-
ing nearly unmanageable, set off at a rapid pace. Had the
or of making a short turn and
road been clear the horses might, perhaps, have run with
safety till they were exhausted ; but, unluckily, an elderly
deaf, and therefore
the care
uttcon-
scious of the approach of carriage, was in the way, and
woman,
the coachman was placed. in the alternative of continuing his
escaped without injury, but Genera
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thereby upsetting the carriage. He chose the latter, and, in
the carriage was violently upset, and the Gene-
ralconsequence,
course anwdhkiliitngis
, the ladies, apd the driver thrown out. The ladies, we
had his head and face a gocd deal cut, and the coach-
apier
man, we believe, sustained some contusions. Assistance was
promptly given by the neighbours and
passers-by, and
are happy to state,
another carriage having been procured, the party were con-
flaviland Hall, where the General
veyed back to, . injuries was at-
tended by Dr. Hoskins, who found tnat the received
were entirely superficial. We are assured that immediately
after the occurrence or' the. accident General Napier coin-
mended his coachman for his conduct.—Guernsey Star.
WESTMINSTER AND LAMBETH PROPOSED SUSPEN-
TIOW BRIDGc.---Thursday Captain James Vetch, of the
Royal Engineers, the examiner appointed by the Commis-
sioners of Woods and Forests to investigate and report upon
the merits of the proposed suspension bridge from West-
minster to Lambeth, held an inquiry for that purpose at
the King's Arms Hotel, Bridge-street, Westminster. Ile
was assisted in the investigation by Captain Washington,
one of the Tidal Harbour Commissioners, and by Mr. Fraser,
a barrister. Mr. J. D. Hopkins, the architect of the pro-
posed bridge, was examined at great length by Capt. Vetch.
He stated that the promoters of the Bill sought for powers
to construct a suspension bridge across the Thames from
Church-street Lambeth to Market-street, Westminster. Sir
Samuel Brown, of Netherbyres House, Berwickshire, a cap-
tain in the navy, was willing
and desirous, at his own ex-
pense, to construct and maintain the proposed bridge, pro-
vided he had the authority of Parliament, and that it should
be made a toll bridge: The estimated cost of the construc-
tion of the bridge was 90,0001•, including the structure, the
approaches, and the purchase of property. The width of
water at high, tide, where the bridge is intended to be built,
is 858 feet ; at low water it is 828 feet. The bridge is in
tended to have two piers, each of which will intercept 15 feet
of water. The materials of the bridge are to be either iron
or stone ; the estimate had been made upon granite. Sir
Samuel Brown contemplates the erection of the bridge in
two years from its commencement:
A FERRET IN A CHURCH. A few days since,
during one of the weekly services at the church, in Wim-
borne, a little girl approached the minister and accosted him
thus, I hope you will excuse me, sir, but there is a ferret
running about the church." The service was immediately
suspended, and the few females then present being much
alarmed, speedily made their exit, and the minister and
clerk endeavoured to secure the intruder, but without effect.
The animal made its escape.—Poole Herald.
FOLKESTONE. —We understand Messrs. Golder
and Lucas have contracted for 300 houses to be built at Ash-
ford, for the South-Eastern Railway Company —72 to be
finished by the end of July next. The carrying out
.of the
horn, cr jetty, at the extremity of the harbour, has caused the
sea to encroach upon the East Cliff. and to wash away large
quantities of beach and sand near Copt Point. The wreck of
a ship has been discovered, supposed to be the Grantham,
East Indiaman, 1.500 tons, wrecked there about 110 years
since. She was laden with a general cargo. Many persons
have visited the wreck, and have succeeded in getting some
of her timbers, which are in a fine state of preservation.
She will, however, be scarcely visible till the next spring
tides.—Kentish Observer.
The Hon. H. Howard, brother to Viscount Mor-
petb, Secretary to the British Legation at the Hague, left
town on Wednesday evening, to resume his diplomatic
duties. Mrs. Howard remains with her noble relations, Lord
and Lady Stafford and the Marchioness of Wellesley, at Cos-
tessy Hall, Norwich.
LOOK TO YOUR POCKETS.—Managers of legitimate
theatres, Irish Members, authors of syncretic epics, and
others, are hereby informed that a gentleman in the Gls
was robbed the other day of 10,0001. Persons in ¶1 e haact
of receiving large sums should therefOre be Ou tbtit
Thcalan in the Noon.