The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-30 00:00:00

A successor to the United Irishman, conducted under
the auspices of some of the writers of the defunct organ,
%sill, we understand, make its appearance next Satur-
day, under the attractive name of the Felon. Father
Kenyon, it is said, will be a leading contributor to its
columns.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

WooLwten, MAY 29.—The Earl of Auckland, G.C.8.,
First Lord of the Admiralty; Rear-Admiral J. W.
Deans Dundas, C. 8., Captain Fitzhardinge Berkeley,
C. 8., Captain Lord Jchn Hay, C. 8., Captain Alexander
Milne, and the Honourable William Cowper, Lords of
the Admiralty; Mr. H. G. Ward, secretary, accom-
panied by Admiral Sir Charles Napier, K.C.8., Captain
Ellice, comptroller of steam machinery; Mr. Lloyd,
chief engineer; Mr. Hughes, assistant to the chief en-
gineer at the Admiralty; Mr. F. P. Smith, of the steam
department and superintendent of fitting vessels with
screw propellers; and Mr. Murray, chief engineer at
Portsmouth Dockyard, arrived at Woolwich Dockyard
at nine o'clock A.m., and were received by Commodore
Sir Gordon Bremer, K.C.B. and KCAL, Mr. Lang,
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Black Eagle, and
Their Lordships embarked immediatelytu on board the
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remained
Encounter left Deptford Encounter
the down the river to witness
steam-frigate. The
proceededained Opposite Woolwich Dockyard
after half-past seven
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proceeded down the' r.
came on board—
and Derriman, when she
making 75 revolutions of her screw propeller per miluvuetre
Their Lordships started at the same time in the Black
Eagle steam-vessel, and during the progress of the ves-
sels down the river the speed of the Black Eagle was as-
certained to be 11 knots per hour, and the Encounter
kept up with her the whole of the way, showing that tho
latter vessel had acquired a greater speed—nearly one
knot more per hour—than she made on her preliminary
trial. On this occasion, the Encounter had 576 tons on
board, equivalent to the whole of her stores and arma-
ment, with an allowance of 300 tons of coals, and was
immersed on the average about two inches below her
calculated water line, drawing 13 feet 3 inches fore, and
14 feet 1 inch aft. 'The Earl of Auckland, and the
naval Lords of the Admiralty, went on board the En-
counter, accompanied by Captain Sir Baldwin
Walker, surveyor of the navy, and witnessed
the ease with which the engines were set in
motion and stopped, and highly approved of
their simplicity and efficiency. On arriving at
the Lower Hope below Gravesend their Lordships left
the Encounter and went on board the Teaser steam-
vessel, fitted with engines of 60-horse power, and having
two rudders. The speed of the Teaser was very credit-
able, and she appeared to answer well, but required
nearly equal room to turn in as the Encounter, although
the latter is so large a vessel. Their Lordships proceeded
in the Teaser down the river, the Black Eagle accom-
panying them, and the Encounter returned to moorings
opposite Woolwich Dockyard at half-past two o'clock
under the charge of Lieutenant Robertson, with Mr.
Lsen, acting master-attendant at Woolwich Dockyard.
The trial to-day was most satisfactory, and their Lord-
ships expressed themselves greatly pleased with the re-
sult. Mr. Penn accompanied their Lordships during the
official visit to the Encounter and the Teaser, fitted with
engines by his firm.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.
VACANCY IN THE PUBLIC ORATORSHIP.—CAMBBIDGE,
MAY 29.—The office of Public Orator in this university
has become vacant by the acceptance of the living of
Staplehurst, iu Kent, by the Rev. Thomas Crick, 8.D.,
of St. John's College, who was elected to succeed the
Rev. Christopher Wordsworth, April 27, 1836, Mr.
Crick being at the period senior Fellow of his college.
The names of three gentlemen have been put forward
by their friends as candidates for the office, viz.:—
The Rev. William Henry Bateson, B.A. (46th Se-
nior Optime and 3d Classic), 1536; M.A., 1839; 8.D.,
1846; Fellow and Senior Bursar of St. John's College.
The Rev. John Alexander Frere, B.A. (39th
Wrangler and sth Classic), 1838; M.A., 1841; Fellow,
Assistant Tutor, and Head Lecturer of Trinity College.
The Rev. Rowland Williams, 8.A., 1841; M.A., 1844;
Fellow and Tutor, and Classical Lecturer of King's Col-
lege, and Battie's University Scholar.
HEBREW PROFESSORSHIP.-It is rumoured that the
Rev. Samuel Lee has tendered bis resignation of the
Regius Professorship of Hebrew, to which he was ap-
pointed in 1831. The following gentlemen have been
mentioned as likely to become candidates for the suc-

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Dunni.s., MAY 28.—The overwhelminr
created by the extraordinary scenes enacted Yesterday,
unlike ordinary ebullitions of popular feeling, remains
unabated ; and it would be but shirking the truth to
conceal the fact that, beyond his own friends and parti-
sans, there prevails no small amount of sympathy for
the fate of the misguided man whose own temerity and
undisguised preachings of treason have led to expatria-
tionA om his native land, where, by a legitimate exercise
of talents of no common order, he would doubtless have
attained a position sufficiently elevated to satisfy the
political aspirations of any man of less moderate preten-
sions than Mr. John Mitchel. He has, however, chosen
his own course ; he ran his head into the lion's mouth
played the game of his antagonists, and has been check-
mated. It is to be hoped— a rather illusory expectation
—that his example will not be lost upon others who,
it is said, are prepared, at every risk, to follow in his
footsteps. It might be well for those ardent—it may be
honest—young men to reflect before they commit them-
selves further in a desperate cause. They may depend
upon it that the present state of feeling in favour of their
leader is but transitory, and that in a few brief months
his memory will fare no better than that of the many
who have perilled their liberty under somewhat similar
circumstances. '•
The precautions taken yesterday to prevent any rash
attempt at rescue on the way to the place of embarkation
were most effective and judicious. There was, however,
some rioting at Seville-place, on the North Strand,
where the police were assailed by a mob, the chief
leaders of whom were women. One amazon was con-
spicuous by her daring. She hurled stones and brick-
bats with unerring aim at the heads of the constabulary,
cursing lustily the cowardice of the men of Dublin in
leaving the fighting to the women. All the efforts of
the police to effect her capture were useless, and she
finally escaped in the crowd of combatants. One man
had his head laid open by a stroke of a baton, and several
of the ringleaders were taken prisoners.
About four o'clock a body of police took possession of
the office of the United Irishman, and carried off the
types, &c., on a dray. Subsequently, however, it ap-
peared that Mr. Gavan Duffy had on the day previous
purchased all the materials, and having intimated this
circumstance to the authorities, orders were issued to
restore the property, and at about six o'clock the types
were brcught back to the office in Trinity-street. The
premises are, however, still in the possession of the
police.