The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-30 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, JULY 26.—The defects of the boilers
and tubes of the Scourge mortar steamer are to be made
good at Woolwich, and she has gone thither for that
purpose. It is expected the mortar which she now car-
ries will be removed, and that she will be armed with
guns-, as originally intended, and then rejoin Vice-
Admiral Sir W. Plater.
The Eurydice has had her compasses adjusted, and is
to go out of harbour on Tuesday. -
The Contest brig was swung yesterday, and will be
ready to go to Spithead ou Thursday.
Commandet A. L. Montgomery, of the Grecian, has
been promoted to the rank of captain, and Commander
Louis S. Tindal, son of the late Chief Justice Sir N.
Tindal, is appointed to her. Second Captain Henry
James, R.E., is appointed director of works in this dock.
yard, in place of Captain Denison, R.E , governor of Van
Diemen's Land. This officer is to occupy the quarters of
his predecessor, and the superior apprentices' school is
to be removed elsewhere.
The Constance, 50, Captain Sir B. Walker, is the only
ship at Spithead, and is kept there until the Eurydice
and Spartan are ready to have their trial cruise.
The Recruit, Hound, and Bullog, fitting at the
Eastern dockyards, are to call at Spithead for their final
orders.

SQUADRON OF EVOLUTION.—It is expected the fleet,
under the command of Vice-Admiral Sir Wm. Parker,
G.C.8., is now at sea. An officer appointed to the
Trafalgar, was ordered to be at Cork on Saturday,
or he would be left behind. Commodore Sir J. G.
Bremer. R.C.8., has shifted his broad pennant from
her Majesty's ship Queen, 110, to her Majesty's
ship Trafalgar. Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker inti-
mated to the different captains of the ships, and by them.
the officers were informed, that the various messes
had better provide themselves with two months' stock,
as it was probable they would not return to their re-
spective ports before the end of September—the cruizing
and exercising ground, instead of being confined to the
former limited space, will extend to Gibraltar; the ships
will call off the Tagus, Vigo Bay, Cadiz, and Gibraltar,
and all letters and dispatches for the Vice-Admiral will
be sent to Lisbon, and a steamer, or one of the men-of-
war, is to go thither occasionally for them.
The officers of the Superb, Rodney, and Canopus, in
return for the hospitable attention paid to them by the
numerous families at Cork and the neighbourhood, bad
given balls and entertainments to some hundred of ladies
and gentlemen, and the sailing of the squadron only
prevented the St. Vincent, Trafalgar, Queen, and
Vanguard, following their example. In a pecu-
niary point of view, the merchants and traders
of COrk had found the sojourn of the ships
most beneficial ; for, exclusive of the thousands
that had availed themselves of the opportunity afforded
of visiting and witnessing the arrangements of many
noble men-of-war, and fitting them out with sea stock
for a month or two, will cause no trifling outlay of money.
The officers of the squadron speak in high terms of the
civility and kindness which they had received, and it is
satisfactory to know that the same feeling prevails with
all those who went on board any of her Majesty's ships,
an officer in each invariably attending the parties over
the store-rooms, decks. mess place, &c.
Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker will leave the squadron,
on the termination of the cruise, at Gibraltar, return-
ing to his command at Malta. Commodore (probably
by that time Rear-Admiral) Sir F. Collier will bring
them to Spithead.
PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.—The Eurydice, 26, Captain
Elliott, was towed out of harbour to Spithead this morning
by the Echo tug. She saluted on passing out, and presented
a very beautiful appearance. Much credit is due to her
master (Mr. Pascoe) for the very efficient trim in which the
vessel now is, and for many advantageous improvements in
her rig. We have no doubt but that the Eurydice will,
thus well handled, achieve a victory over her competitors in
the forthcoming trial of sailing.
The Neptune, 120, advanced ship, was docked yesterday, to
have her copper overhauled and cleaned.
The Comet steam-vessel, Commander Pretyman, returned
from Plymouth on Sunday evening with supernumeraries.
The Pique, 36, was taken out of dock yesterday, to be laid
up for the present, it having been determined to lengthen
her by the bow 30 feet, for which purpose another docking
will be necessary, but which cannot be given her until the
ships now under process of refit are completed.
All the men engaged in the block machinery department
in this dockyard were regaled last evening at the King's.;
head Point, at a sumptuous supper, given by Mr. Brewer,
the inventor and patentee of the new block, to commemorate
the adoption of that mode of manufacture by the Lords
of the Admiralty for the use of the Royal Navy in future.
The occasion afforded the patentee an opportunity of ex-
pressing his deep obligations to Mr. Joseph Hume, M.P. for
Montrose, but for whose more than fatherly and inde-
fatigable exertions in his applications to the Government,
Mr. Brewer said, his mode of manufacture might never have
been adopted in her Majesty's dockyards. The Hon. Mem-
ber's health was drunk with three times three and one cheer
more.

The Seaflower cutter, Commander Roepel, arrived to-day
from Jersey.
The Agincourt, 72, Captain Johnstone, flag of Rear-Ad-
miral Sir Thomas Cochrane ; the Iris, 26, Captain Mundy ;
and the Spiteful steam. sloop, Commander Maitland, were at
Penang on the 4th of June.
Mr. G. A. Stabb, late second master of the Volcano steam-
sloop in the Mediterranean, tried by a court-martial and dis-
missed his ship, on account of getting ashore with the Indian
mail on board a few months since, has been appointed to the
Trident steam-sloop at Chatham.
Workmen from the establishment of Messrs. Cooke and
Wheatstone, the inventors, commenced to-day to lay down
the wires across this harbour from the Clarence-yard to the
Port-Admiral's office in this dockyard, necessary for the pur-
pose of establishing an uninterrupted electric telegraph com-
munication from London into the Admiralty-house at this
port, for the use of the Government.

HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS OF KENT.-

There is nothing definitely settled as to the Royal Duchess
going abroad this autumn. The only rumour in circulation
likely to be well-founded is, that after the visit of the King
and Queen of the Belgians, her Royal Highness will go to
Brussels for a month, on a visit to their Majesties, and at the
close will return to this country. _ _

The marriage of Lord Henley with Miss Augusta
Feel, daughter of the Dean of Worcester, will take place on
Thursday next.
THE ;ISTHMUS OF PANAMA LINE OF RAILWAY.—
This railway is to be begun in November next, as Mr. Klein.
the Chargé d'Affaires (!) of the company, has received every
encouragement from the Government of New Grenada. The
works will be executed under the superintendence of Mr.
Courtines, a French enginear.—Builder.

THE GOODWOOD tUP.—This piece of plate, which
has just been completed by the Messrs. Garrard, of the Hay-
market, from the design of Mr. Cotterill, is an exceedingly
rich and elegant vase. The lower portion consists of a nobly-
shaped cup, and the upper of a flagon, around which is re-
presented, in complete relief, the picturesque mythological
tale of Perseus rescuing Andromeda from the sea monster.
This is executed in Mr. Cottorill's best manner. The grace-
ful form of Andromeda, the beauty and spirit of Pegasus,
and the terrible figure of the sea monster, form rich and
agreeable contrasts; and the artist has displayed great
judgment in so balancing the different masses of the compo-
sition that whatever view is taken of the vase it presents a
symmetrical, though diversified figure. The whole is
richly adorned with tastefully designed and elaborately
finished ornaments; and the Goodwood Cup of this season
may safely be pronounced one of the most chaste and elegant
racing plates which have been produced of late years
DEATH OF SIR. ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, BART.—We
have to record the decease of the above Baronet, who expired
at Garscube, North Britain, on Thursday, at the advanced
age of 77 years. The deceased was son of the first Baronet,
the Lord 'President of the Council of Session, better known as
Lord Succoth. He was born in 1769, and married in 1795
Miss Balfour, eldest daughter of Mr. James Balfour, of Bal-
birnie, Fifeshire. In 1809 he was appointed a Lord of Ses-
sion, when he assumed the title of Lord Succoth, and subse-
quently was made Lord of Justiciary. In 1823 he succeeded
to the baronetcy on the death of his father, and in the fol-
lowing year resigned his appointments on a pension. The
late Baronet is succeeded in the baronetcy and family estates
in Dumbartonshire by his eldest son, now Sir John Camp-
bell, born in 1798, and married in 1824 to Miss Sitwell,
daughter of Mr. F. Sitwell.
STALEYBRIDGE, JULY 23.—CAPTURE OF A SUPPOSED
MURDEREIL—In the month of September last, a soldier,
named M'Pherson, of the 64th Regiment, then stationed at
the Richmond barracks, was found in the Grand Canal,
Dublin, with his hands tied behind his back with a black
silk handkerchief, and his pockets turned inside out. No
money was found upon him, although it was well-known
he had 6s. put into his pocket on the night of his death. At
that time an inquest was held on the body, and a verdict of
" wilful murder" was returned. A navigator, named John
Conroy, was the last person seen with the deceased, and ho
immediately absconded from his lodgings and his employ at
a late hour of the night of the murder, leaving his boots be-
hind him, and came to England. From information given to
the Stayley-bridge police, this person was apprehended by
Mr. Hickey, the deputy constable, and his assistant constable,
Mr. Bodd, in Ramsbottom-street, Staley-bridge, about ten
o'clock on Wednesday night last. When charged with the
murder, the prisoner admitted that he knew the deceased,
and had been drinking with him on the night of his death
at a late hour. He was brought before E. Sidebottom,
Esq., on Thursday, when a sergeant of the 56th Regiment
proved seeing the prisoner with the deceased a short time
previous to his death. He was remanded until the police,
who are in possession of some important information had
made some further inquiries. Major Brown, Commissioner
of Police, Dublin, has been written to on the subject.

SUICIDE OF AN ANTI-PREDESTINARIAN. —An in-
quest was held on Saturday evening at the West London
Union workhouse, West-street, Smithfield, before Mr. J.
Payne, the deputy-coroner, on the body of George Clayton,
aged 62, a butcher. According to the evidence of the wit-
nesses, he deceased was very fond of metaphysical or philo-
sophical argument, and not long ago, while engaged in a
controversy of this kind, one of the company argued in sup-
port of the doctrine of " predestination," a doctrine which
the deceased strenuously opposed with the principle of "'free
will." The discussion growing warm, and the deceased
becoming excited, he pulled out his butcher's knife and
stabbed himself in the side, in order to gain his point that
man was a " free agent." He had been for a long time past
living with a woman of bad character, the wife of his
nephew, and on Saturday week stabbed himself in the same
Ilace as before, in consequence, as he said, of the woman rob-
bing him oftoaltlhhe?iosmouondstilanTdureusdnanying away. He remained
ltreknedtakuLln his
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Thursday.
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R"ITSIIemNPOTIcrs of it.L."trErty. Edwargransporta-
Lonergan
was found guilty and sentenced to fifteen
tion at Waterford, last week, for burglary ailvelarros
dears'
prosecutor, a poor farmer, stated that two men, theprisonerrYhe
and another, broke into his house at night and demanded his
money. One of them went over to the bed where his wife
lay, and took
a spraneen (a little
i purse) from under her
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head ; but not satisfied with what t contained, fell
tomeboeaetr-
ing the prosecutor with a stick to force him to discover
"mouthing
about" 'wvihmerewtahse ar er
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with
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about" till he found in a bole in the wall 51. 55., with which
aeybli4u'nasdecrbnuesehatiw. enTthe
they decamped, telling the lawful owner that he was "a devil
of a rogue to hide his money in that manner."
DEATH OF DR. ÜBENI.—On Monday Mr. Joseph
Payne,
the Deputy Coroner, held an inquest at the King's Arms,
Houndsditch, on the body of Dr. John Christan Übeni, aged 79,
lately re siding at 19, Duke-street, St. Mary Axe. Catherine Übeni
said
Inttteha
CthturhechdeocfeEasnzedlawnd, asanhedr father.alsoa do
ielteowasr
of medicine. amdocictoinreof H
divinity
hadinity
been for many years one of the Governors of St. Thomas's Hospital.
On the night of Saturday last, about
tthalf-pasteten o'clock, whilst she
andr t.l
answer, she went and shook his head,
was sitting on the bed,. she &tiled to her, but receiving na
was cold ; and concluding that he was either deadeiifound that Ids face
and informed a man of the name of Gigg, residing or dying, she went
street. Upon their return to the house they ig near Whitecross•
ascertained
doubt that deceased was dead. Other evidence havin. beyond a
tlati thq ittint4 4 TOMO g " Naiad ihath." • --' been 44411C4d,
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