The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-21 00:00:00

WOOLWICH-SUNDAY.

The Gleaner steam-vessel, 130. horse power, recently serv-
ing on the North American and West India station as a ten-
der, was brought round to Woolwich from Portsmouth by
Mr. Bellamy, assistant master-attendant at that port.
The Spiteful steam-sloop having now been made ready,
will be navigated to Sheerness to-morrow, by a part of the
supernumeraries from the Fisgard, and the stokers, on her ar-
rival at Sheerness, are to be transferred to the Termagant
steam-frigate for the purpose of trying the latter vessel under
steam and canvass, and if she is found to answer, to take her
round to Portsmouth.
The Advice steam-packet, 80-horse power, Lieutenant-
Commander Petch, has been ordered round from Pembroke to
Woolwich, but has not yet arrived at this port. • The other
vessels formerly employed on the mail-packet service on the
Pembroke station are also expected here, the forwarding of
mails by that route by the coast of Ireland t'bein, discontinued.
Mr. ihomas Elson, master-attendant at this dockyard, died
suddenly yesterday morning at three o'clock, after an apo-
pletic attack about half an hour previously. Mr. Laen, for-
merly master-commander of the Rh adamant hus steam-vessel,
acted as master-attendant here during a recent illness of the
late Mr. Elson, and it is expected be will be appointed to
succeed him as master-attendant.
Mr. Chatfield, assistant to the master-shipwright, is or-
dered to submit to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
a plan of a 50-gun frigate.
Mr. Sergeant Channell, Mr. Sergeant Shee, Mr. Carpmael,
civil engineer, Mr. Peachey and Mr. Sherwin, solicitors,
visited Woolwich Dockyard at half-past six o'clock yester-
day evening to witness Mr. Cochran's machine erected at the
saw-mills in operation, having been engaged to conduct a
process issued against Mr. Cochran charging him with hav-
ing infringed on a previous patent. The case was postponed
some time ago, but it is expected to be tried during the pre-
sent week. A large piece of timber was cut by the machine
in the presence of the visitors to show the principles of Mr.
Cochran's invention, and every information given by the
workmen.

THE WEATHER.—Since our last the weather has,
on the whble, been finer, t4ough with occasional showers
night and morning. The temperature, tot), in the evenings,
has been low. On Wednesday and Thursday the highest
point was 64 degs. Fahrenheit. Yesterday was quite fine
and clear ; but the evening was wet. The returns by tele-
graph from various parts of the country exhibit a wonder-
rul prevalence of fine weather, at seven yesterday morning,
over a tract extending from Glasgow and Edinburgh to
London, Southampton, and Gosport :—Glasgow, S.W , fine;
Edinburgh, W.S. w ~ fine ; Newcastle, W., very fine ; York,
N.E., very fine; Hull, N.N.W., moderately fine; North-
ampton, N.W., fine; Leeds, W.S.W., very fine; Rotherham,
S., very fine; Liverpool, S., fine; Lincoln, S., very fine;
Norwich, W.N.W., very fine; Brandon, W., cloudy; Yar-
mouth, S.W., fine; Nottingham, S. • by W., very tine;
Derby, S.E., moderately fine; Leicester, S.E., moderately
fine ; Rugby, S., very tine ; London, N.E., very fine ; Chelms-
ford, S. E., fine ; Colchester, S.E., fine ; Gosport, W., fine ;
Southampton, S.E., fine; Hertford, W., fine.—ltlanchester
Guardian.

STATE OF MANCHESTER.—We are happy to say
that peace reigns undisturbed amongst us. There was to
have been a demonstration on Monday night, such as that
at Ashton, but it is " postponed for the present." There
was also a rumour that there was to be an assemblage be-
tween eleven and twelve o'clock on Thursday night, to pay
off such of the police as fell in the way, and also with the
intention of doing some injury to property. In consequence
of the rumour the authorities were on the alert, but it it.
needless to add that none of the body ever made their ap-
pearance, nor are there at present any apprehensions that
they will attempt anything fur some time to come. Should
it unfortunately happen that they overstep the bounds of
prudence, and a conflict take place, there will be hard blows
dealt, for the latter have been harassed almost beyond their
strength, and are quite willing to try a battle if victory wili
only give security against the nightly annoyance.—Man-
chester Courier.