The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-05 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH DCCKYARD PROMOTIONS.

Mr. Bennett, foreman, to be Inspector of Timber ;
Messsrs. Harrison, James Chase, Helby, and G. Newton
Inspectors of Shipwrights, to be measurers. The fol-
lowing have been superannuated:—Mr. J. Page, timber
converter ; Messrs. Gibson, Huntley, Wicker, Johns,
arid W. Knight, Inspectors of Shipwrights ; and Messrs.
W. Barnard, Dawson, Scrig;ins, John Orley, and
Thomas Summers, leading men ; also Messrs. Singer
and Chase, Inspector of Joiners.
WOOLWICH, APRIL 4.—The Earl of Auckland,
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Vice-Admiral&)rd
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dore
Lord John Hay, C. 8., and the Hon. Witham Cow-
per, Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, arrived at
Woolwich dockyaid on Saturday morning at the early
hour of eight o'clock, and immediately embarked on
board the Black Eagle, to proceed down the river, on
an official visit to Sheerness dockyard.
The Terrible steam-frigate, under the command of
Captain Hall, passed through the Downs on Good Fri-
day, and in her course went bstwixt the Gomer and
another French war steamer, lying in the Downs, with
flags half mast high, and their yards crossed in com-
memoration of the day. The Terrible passed within
100 yards of these French war steamers, and the ap-
pearance of that noble frigate, as she passed them, was
very imposing. The French officers and men assembled
on the decks of their vessels to view the Terrible. As
tho Terrible neared Dover to put her pilot on shore a
great number of the inhabitants of that town flocked to
every available place to have a sight of her. The
Terrible only used two bailers in passing through the
Downs, and although heavily laden with meal, made a
speed of nine knots per hour.
The Monkey steam-vessel when towing the Sphynx
steam-sloop to Woolwich, on Wednesday, was run
against by the Prince Metternich iron steam-vessel, built
for the Austrian Government by Messrs. Ditchburn and
Mare, when the latter was coming down the river on an
experimental trip at a speed of about fifteen and three-
quarters knots per hour. The collision took place in conse-
quence of the great speed of the Prince Metternich. The
force with which the Prince Metternich struck the Mon-
key carried away the paddle-box of the former and left
a portion of it on the deck of the latter. The Prince
Metternich also came into collision with the Sphynx and
left a portion of her works on board that vessel. The
iron steamer sustained damage which it is estimated will
cost 2501. to repair, while the two Government vessels
scarcely sustained any injury.
The Lords of the Admiralty landed at Woolwich
Dockyard from the Black Eagle steam-vessel en yester-
day evening at ten minutes past eight o'clock, on their
return from Sheerness, and left for town,

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undermentioned draught of the Woolwich division of
Royal Marines to proceed to Portsmouth with the least pos-
sible del y, where they are to embark for service.
Brevet-Major Stransham, whose orders to proceed to
Chatham, as recently announced, were countermanded,
with Lieutenant Fitzgerald, Lieutenant 11arris, Lieute-
nant Taylor, three sergeants, thn e corporals, two drum-
mer, and 130 privates. The officers, non-commissioned
officers, and men, made themselves ready on the short
notice they received, and embarked at seven o'clock
A.M. this day at Woolwich, for conveyance to the ter-
minus of the Southampton Railway et Nine Elms, and
thence by that railway to Portsmouth.

TWIFE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR POI-
SONINIE
G lIEIC lIIISBA.ND.—The case of Catherine Foster,
who was on Saturday week convicted at the Suffolk as-
sizes,y
after St
marriage,Edmunds, ot poi,qming John Foster,
three
still excites very great in-
terest throughout the town and neighbourhood. On
Saturday the order for her execuCon was received by
the High Sheriff, but the day has nr:t yet transpired on
weeksatu r
which it will he carried into effect. She has been daily
vi ited since her conviction by the Rev. Mr. West, the
chaplai:i of the gaol,the R.,v. C. J. P. Eyre, minister of
St. Mary's parish, and Rev. Mr. Ouley, of Acton, the
village in which she and h,r husband lived, and who
married them. She has not yet made any statement
either as to her guilt or innocence.

DEATH OF Two SAILORS FROM SUFFOCATION.—
On Sunday afternoon two young men lost their lives on
board the brig Bolton, North Shields, then lying in the
harbour, under the following circumstances:—The vessel,
it appeared, had been smoked with charcoal the previous
day to kill the vermin, and these young men, one of
whom was an apprentice just out of his time—the other
still a servant in the vessel, had forgotten something in
the forecastle which they required. They went on
board a little after one o'clock, and descended below in
order to procure what they wanted. A boy who was
in the vessel lying alongside, thinking they were long in
coming up, went over, and looking down the hatchway
discovered them lying on the floor, apparently motion-
less. He immediately gave an alarm, and some men
ventured down and brought them on deck, when it was
discovered that they were dead. It was evident tha
their deaths had occurred from entering tLe Tessa
before having allowed the poise sous gas from the char-
coal to esoepe. The river police came on board, and
removed the bodies to their station. We have not E.,2en
able to ascertain the manes of the sufferocs: the older
one is said to be a native of Shetland, the other a War
of Shields.—Durham Chronicle.