The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-20 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, MAY 19.—The Commander-in-Chief, Ad-
miral Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., attended by Commander Hew-
lett, of her Majesty's ship Excellent, went on board the St.
Vincent, this morning, and officially inspected her, and was
present at the mustering and exercise of the crew at divi-
sions, &c., previous to her going to sea. Sir Charles Ogle
has received orders from the Admiralty to shift his flag from
the St. Vincent to her Majesty's ship Victory, and for Rear-
Admiral Parker, C. 8., superintendent of the dock-yard, to
remove his flag from the Victory to the Excellent gunnery
ship. These changes are to take place to-morrow morning,
and then Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Napier will hoist his
flag (blue at the mizen) on board the St. Vincent. The St.
Vincent is ready for sea, and only about ten seamen short of
complement.
Captain Chads, C.B, Lietit.-Colonel Colquhoun, R.A., and
Captain B. J. Sullivan, R.N., the commission appointed by
the Admiralty and Ordnance Boards to examine aad report
on the best description of carriage to be recommended for
held artillery, have commenced their duties this day at the
laboratory on Southsea-common.
DOCK-YARD Barrauorts.—The Admiralty have signified
to the heads of the departments that it is their Lordships'
intention to furnish the uniforms and appointments to the
officers as well as to the men.

The Swedish corvette Naiaden sailed from Spithead this
morning.
Letters have been received from the Island of Ascension,
announcing the arrival there of her Majesty's steamer Rosa-
mond, Coinmander Foote. She had been to St. Nicolas, one
of the Verde Islands, and got to Ascension, all well, on the
22d of March. She there found the Medea and l'ottinger
steamers, bound to the Cape and East Indies; they had com-
pleted their coals and water, and proceeded on, but the rol-
lers having set on the island, the Rosamond was detained
until the 28th of -March, and was then obliged to get her
supplies from the Tortoise store-ship. The Rosamond sailed
after the Medea and Pottinger, on the 29th of March, for the
Cape of Good Ilope.

ATTEMPT AT ASSASSINATION.
WORCESTER, WEDNESDAY.—A most daring attempt to
assassinate Dr. Thurley was made at an early hour yesterday
morning, by some villain as yet undiscovered. The circum-
stances are these :—As Dr. Thurley was sitting in the
library at the bask part of his house, called the Ivy House,
in St. John's, near the city, he heard the report of a pistol,
and immediately went out, but could see no person. He
then called " Police," and No. 18 of the 'Worcester police
force was quickly on the spot, and assisted to search the
premises. No stranger was to be found, but it was dis-
covered that a small hole had been made in one of the panes
of glass, that a corresponding perforation appeared on the
window blind, and that the shot had struck the carved
wainscot on the opposite side of the room. The bullet
(which was found on the floor) bad apparently been shot
from a rifle pistol, and must have passed within a few inches
of Dr. Thurlev's head as he oat writing at his table. The re-
port awoke the servants of the house, and by one of them,
who happened at the time to be awake, the flash was seen.
The report was also heard by policeman 18, who at the time
was about one hundred and fifty yards from the spot. About
a quarter of an hour before the discharge of the pistol Dr.
Thurley fancied he heard footsteps on the gravel walk out-
side the library, and at the same time the dogs barked vio-
lently. The coachman also heard the footsteps. The police-
man while on his beat, about the same time, met a man near
the Ivy House, whom he described as a short, slim, well-
dressed, middle-aged, gentlemanly- looking man. Footsteps
have been traced on the gravel walk, and the police are pur-
suing an active investigation into the matter. No cause can
be assigned for the attempt.

TIIE Comr.—Her Majesty, the Prince Consort,
and the Royal Family, are expected to leave Buckingham
Palace for Windsor on Monday, the 31st inst., for the purpose
of spending the Ascot-race week at the Castle, during which
period a succession of visitors will be received by her Majesty
at the royal residence. Should the Duchess of Rent not
leave England for the continent previously, her Royal High-
ness will take up her residence at Frogmore House during the
stay of the Court, which will not exceed a week or ten clays,
at the Castle. Her Royal Highness will be accompanied to
Germany by his Serene-Highness the Prince of Leiningea,
y
o s now on a visit to her Majesty.
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IViEtiarnOOLd WEDNESDAY
Halifax,
with,thaeptain Ry .—The Royal Mail steam-
ship
I:ie, sailed to day for Boston and
usual mails, 190,000/. in specie (principally
from France),
aui
at large number of passengers, among
Countess whom were the e.,,s of Elgin, accompanied by th
of Durham, and also the Count de Montholon
and e LEoarrdl
Edward Bruce.
EXTENSIVE FIRE
alarming fire, and which wiaNs n
, brokoet extinguished until a deal of
TIOUNDSDITCII.—A very
preotirt;t.t. this morning, shortly
property was destroyed
before one o'clock, upon the
Davis, a sack and bag manufacturer"es belonging to Mr. IT
In the space of a
35, St. Mary-axe, and 100, Houndsclictacrhl7l
pocciaipted as Mr.
ng on busines.s as
few :minutes the lofty three-storey building,
Davis's manufactory, was found to be wrapped
The firemen,succeeded in getting the mastery over 411 flames.
structive element by two o'clock, but not before Merr, 15:,,T,,e,"
premises were nearly gutted, the upper part of Mr. Wolf's
manufactory burnt out, and the lower part extensively da-
maged by fire and water. Mr. Davis, we regret to say, was
not insured for a single penny.
NEWSVENDERS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.—Last
night the annual meeting of the subscribers to the above
institution, founded for the relief of decayed and necessitous
newsvenders of the metropolis, took place in the News Ex-
change, Fleet-street, for the purpose of receiving the report
for the past year, and on other matters. Mr. L. Wild
n
having been called upon to preside, in the absence of the
president, James Harmer, Esq., said that in consequence of
the thin attendance of members' present, owing to its being
the Derby day, it had been sugge,ted that it Would be better
to adjourn to a future (Lay. The meeting would not have
been celled at all for that day, knowing it was one devoted
to pl, asurc, but they were btoind to do so by their rules.
Mr. Hatton then move,', and Mr. Hall seconded a resolu-
tion to the effect that the meeting should be adjourned for a
month, which, on being put, was carried. A vote of thanks
having been given to the chairman, the meeting adjourned.