The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-29 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY. —This being the day
appointed fix the celebration of her Majesty's birth-day,
the anniversary was observed here with the most loyal
and universal marks of respect; the artisans employed
in the various Government establishments had holiday,
and everything was given up to pleasure and rejoicing.
The weather was beautifully fine, and added the chief
feature to the day's events. At an early hour in the
morning the royal standard was displayed from the
King's bastion and rooms, and on all the Government
establishments, the fleet dressed in colours, and the
bells of the respective churches rung merry peals. A
little before noun all the troops in the garrison on both
sides of the harbour, who, including the pensioners.
amounted to nearly 4,000 men, commanded by Colonel
Lewis, ILE., who officiatr d as Lieutenant-Governor of
the garrison, in the absence of Lord Frederick Fitz
Clarence, marched up :o the ramparts of the town, and
placed themselves in double file around the walls, their
hands and colours atteneing, and all their officers in full
dress. At twelve o'clock the Victory led off a royal
salute of 21 guns, which was followed by all the other
ships in harbour and at :pithead, the plattorm battery
reserving its fire until the fleet had ceased, and then
opening. After seven guns were discharged the soldiers
around the walls fired a feu de joie, and so on after each
seven guns until the salute was completed, cencluding
with three tremendous eh, ers. Many thousands of spec-
tators assembled from all parts of the county to witness
the brilliant spectacle.
Sir Charles Ogle gave a magnificent banquet to a
select parry, and a ball and supper to about 200 of the
officers of the fleet and army, their families, and friends,
in honour of the day. Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker,
C. 8., also gave a splendid entertainment to all the
officers of the dock) aril, upon a similar scale of hospi-
' tality, and all the chiefs of the Government departmr nts
e,ave appropriate entertainments to their respective
officers and friends in celebration of the occasion, with
the exception of the corporation of Portsmouth, who,
for the first time since we can recollect, allowed the day
to pais without any such mark of respect or festivity.
The Portsmouth Naval Club also celebrated the day
by a banquet at the Portland Hotel, Southsea; and her
Majesty's tradesmen and others in these towns illu-
minated most handsomely.
Mr. H. Craddock. foreman of shipwrights afloat of
this dockyard, is appointed by the Board of Trade one
of the surveyors under the New Steam Na%igation Act,
passed last session of Parliament. It is with much
pleasure we announce this appointment. Mr. Craddock
is a most talented officer.

The late visit of the Lords of the Admiralty was one
of a series of periodical inspections by the Board to the
various ports; these visits becoming more frequent must
result in the best interests of the service being more
generally studied and compassed than heretofore. It
was impossible that their Lordships could become pro-
perly acquainted with the progress of the various natien
works connected with the navy awl its executive by
merely the formally performed visit once or twice a yea
to the ports. Coining often, and when least expected,
is the right way to acquire a knowled•;e of the matters
with which it is so pre-einiuently essential that the Lor ts
of the Admiralty should be thoroughly acquainted.
These visits will not promote any officer: that usually
looked for consequence of a visit from their Lordships
and the display of their flag is abolished, their LOT dshil,s
not feeling it expedient to continue the recognition of a
custom which has led Commanders and First Lieutenants
of ships to look for promotion, not so much from their
merits as from the chance tact of their having received
the Admiralty or some part of the Board on their quar-
ter-decks, which has been the means of frequently
producing great diseentent as well as disappointment to
less fortunate but perchance more deserving men.
The Vernon. 50, Captain Fitzgerald, flag of Rear-
Admiral Inglefi-ld, Commander•in-Chief on the East
India and China station, was at Penang on the 4th ult.
The Ame rica, 50, Captain Sir T. Maitland, was at
Lisbon on the 12th, expecting to be sent to Malta daily.
She will not be paid off befOre ',larch next, it is expected.
The Spiteful steam-sloop, Commander Sir %V. Hoste
was at Trincomalee un the 24th of March, and is now on
her way home.

The Prometheus steam-sloop, Cnmman3er Hay, was
at Siirra Leine on the 12th of April; at which date the
Contt st, 12, klommlnder IVl'Murdo, was cruising off he
west coast, all well.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, MAY 27.

STOCK EXCHANOE.—The sales are— Ambergate, Notting-
ham, Boston, and Eastern Junction, 04 dis.—East Lanca
shire, New Scrip, Is. 3d. dis.—Great Northern, 31s. 3d. dis.
—Huddersfield Canal and Railway, dis. ex int.—Leeds
and Dewsbury, % ais.—Leeds and Thirsk, Preference, 1,4 p.
—Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, p.— London and
North-Western, 171—Ditto, Quarters (G. J.), 151 p
Ditto, Quarters (A), 5 p.—Manchester and Leeds, 321. Shares
(late Extensions), 111 dis.—Ditto, Fifths (late West Riding
Union), 3s. 9d. dis.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln-
shire, Kigir hs, dis—Midland, 116—Ditto, New, 2 t/A p.—
North British, New Quarters (scrip), ie p.—Ditto, Thirds
(scrip), 11/ p.—Preston and Wyre, 35143—Scottish Central,
5% p.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B)„1% dis.—South-
Eastern and Dover, New, No 1, Vs dis.—Ditto, New, No. 2,
% dis.—Ditto, No. 4, % dis.—South Yorkshire, Doncaster,
and Goole, 1 dis.—York and Newcaitle, New, 4% p.—. Ditto.
Preference, 27' p.—York and North Midland, Preference, Bp.