The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-05 00:00:00

NAVA L INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 4.—Mr. Maurice T. West,
surgeon of the Carysfort, 26, on the Pacific station,
is appointed surgeon of the Grampus, 50, on the same
station.

The Modeste, 18, Lieutenant R. J. J. G. Mac-
donald, Acting Commander, sailed to-day for Sheer-
ness, to be paid off. A strange instance of imperfect
information occurred on this vessel's arrival yester-
day. The Admiralty, it is supposed, imagined she
had been commissioned at this port, and ordered her
to disembark her Marines prior to sailing for Sheer-
ness. On being, however, informed that she was
commissioned at Chatham, and that her Marines be-
longed to that division, the order was countermanded.
The whole affair is rather singular, there not being
an instance before of any vessel's disembarking her
Marines before being paid off, their presence being
supposed to be necessary to assist the officers in pre-
serving order.
Rear-Admiral H. Prescott, C. 8., Superintendent
of this dockyard, having gone on leave, his flag was
struck on board the Excellent this morning.
Wind S.S.E., moderate breezes and fine weather.
The services of the late Lieutenant Prosper Am-
brose are deserving of a more lengthened notice
than we were enabled to give on Monday. He en-
tered the service as a volunteer of the first class, on
board the Meleager, and served under those gallant
and distinguished captains (now Admirals of the
Red), George Cockburn and Charles Ogle, employed
chiefly in the Mediterranean, from the 15th of June,
1796, to April, 1797 ; in the same rank in the Cap-
tain, under Rear- Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson, in the
Mediterranean, from the last-named date to April,
1798 ; midshipman of the Hyena, under the Hon.
Courtenay Boyle, in the Channel and Mediterranean,
from 1798 to 1799 ; was midshipman and master's
mate of the Sheerness, under Captain Carden, in
the North Sea, Channel, and Mediterranean, and
served with the army in Holland and in the
expedition to Quiberon ; was afterward master's
mate of the Guillaume Tell, Captain Elphin-
stone, employed at Minorca; subsequently in the
same capacity in the St. Joseph, under Admiral
Earl St. Vincent, Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson, First
Captain Sir T. Troubridge, Captains T. M. Hardy,
W. Woulsey, George. Eyre and James Carpenter,
employed in the Channel from January, 1800, to
May 1802; was Admiralty midshipman of the
Phcebe, under Captain James Keith Sheppard and
the Hon. S. B. Capel, in the Mediterranean, from
the 28th of May, 1802, to the end of February, 1806,
in which he was present at the battle or Trafalgar,
and burnt two Spanish ships—the Rayo, of 100 guns,
and the Monarchs, 80, and saved the Bahama, 74 ;
he was repeatedly engaged in the Phoebe's boats
against batteries and in cutting out; was midship-
man and master's mate of the Endymion, under
Captains' E. D. King and the Hon. S. B. Capel, in
the Mediterranean, from the Ist of March, 1806, to
the 4th of October, 1808, and commanded the Ann
gun boat at Gibraltar, and was repeatedly engaged
with the Spanish gun boats in protecting our mer-
chant shipping; forcing the passage of the Dar-
danelles ; and was repeatedly engaged in the boats
of the ship and on shore at the capture of Prince's
Island, off Constantinople. Rear-Admiral Capel
recommended Mr. Ambrose to Lord Melville, Lord
High Admiral, and Lord Minto, for his good conduct
during a servitude of six years under his command.
This, however, did not promote him, and he became
a supernumerary of the Neptune under Vice-Admiral
Sir Alexander Cochrane and Captain Charles Dilke,
employed at the Leeward Islands from the 13th of
October, 1808, to the 18th of February, 1809, and
was in command of the gun-boats at the capture of
Martinique, in 1809 ; was Acting-Lieutenant of the
Port d'Espagne, under Sir George Pechell and Cohn
Campbell, also at the Leeward Islands from the 19th
of February, 1809, to the 9th of February, 1811, and
was Acting-Commander of her for some time, with
the rank of confirmed Lieutenant from February to
October, 1810; Lieutenant of the Tweed, Captain
employed in the North Sea from Dec.,
Symonds, 1810,
to the 11th of Dec. 1811 ; of the Egmont, under
Rear-Admiral Sir G. Hope and Captain Bingham,
employed in the North_ Sea and Western Islands
from February,
1812, to the '29th of May, 1813;
lieutenant of the Guildford, employed at Portsmouth
from August, 1813, to February, 1814 ; agent for
the transports, three years on the north coasts of
Spain and Africa removing slaves from Senegal and
Goree, and recommended for promotion by Rear-
Admiral Penrose ; agent for transpurta in the years
1824-5.6, and employed in various parts of the world;
on the 9th of June, 1826, whilst serving as agent for
transports on board the Maria, he received a severe
hurt in the right leg whilst returning stores at Dept-
ford, from which he had been a great sufferer, and
lame ever since ; Admiralty agent from the 2d of
November, 1840, to the 31st of December, 1845 ;
being a total service of 49 years in the navy, for 37
of which he held the rank of lieutenant, and held cer-
tificates of the most gratifying character from every
officer under whom he had served.
PLYMOUTH, JAN. 3.—Her Majesty's frigate En-
dymion, 44, Captain the Hon. George F. Hastings,
came in from the eastward this afternoon ; she left
Antigua on the 9th of December. After anchoring
inside the breakwater she saluted with 17 guns the
flag of Port Admiral Sir John West, which honour
was duly acknowledged at Devonport.
CHATHAM JAN. 3.---The Columbia, steam sur-
veying-vessel, Captain William F. Owen, of 100
horse power, arrived this afternoon, and is moored
alongside the Tartar hulk. This vessel has been em-
ployed for the last five
years on the North American
station. She is to be paid off
.without disturbing her
bulk-heads or internal fittings.

THE CONVICTS SALE AND, .11,1`Cov.—Yesterday,
Mr. Sheriff Hill, Mr. Sheriff Cubitt, and D. W. Wire,
Esq., Under-Sheriff, proceeded to the Home-office, to
intercede with Sir George Grey, on behalf of the con-
vict M'Coy, who, with Thomas bale, now lies in New-
gate, under sentence of death, for the murder of Mr.
Bellchambers. The grounds upoi which the Sheriffs
hope to obtain a commutation of M'Coy's sentence are,
that ho was instrumental in bringing his brother cri-
minals to justice—that the case, as regarded him, was
more favourable than as it regarded Sale, and that Sale
had, on Monday morning, made a statement which
tended materially to exculpate M'Coy from being a
principal in the first degree. In the absence of Sir
George Grey, the Sheriffs were received by Mr. S. M.
Phillips, the Under-Secretary of State, with whom they
remained in consultation three-quarters of an hour. Sir
George Grey being from town, Mr. Phillips promised
that the representations of the Sheriffs should be for-
warded to him immediately, and the answer forwarded
to the Sheriffs without delay.
The inauguration of the railway from Marseilles
to Avignon is axed for She 904

GAS-LIGET AND CORE COMPANIES.
Dividend I Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. I Share.
X. a. d. s. d.
British ••••••.• • • • • • • IL 40 0 0 18 0 0 17%
Ditto Provincial•• • • IL Bs. 20 0 0 19 0 0 24
Bristol .............id. per cent. 20 0 0 - -
Brighton •••• .. • ..... 51. per cent. 20 0 0 - 19
City of London .. •• • • 10/. 100 0 0 100 0 0 290
Continental Consolidat. 925. pr share 0 0 39 5 0 54
Ditto, New •• 858. pr share 10 0 0 37 10 0 5134
Equitable -•• • • • ...... 15s. pr share 50 0 0 50 0 0 38
Imperial • • .... ••• • . • 6/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 8034
Independent ...... • 61. per cent. 40 0 0 40 '0 0 G 4
London.• ••• • • • 2%1. pr cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 40
Ditto .•• • • ......... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 4B
Phoenix .• . 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 45 0 0 ' 3634
Ratcliff ....• ........ 5/. and bns. 100 0 0 90 0 0 80
United General .. • . 4541. pr cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 I 17
Westminster Chartered 3/, 50 0 0 58
Ditto, New • • 12s. 50 0 0 10 0 0 10%
BRIDGES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
X. s. d. X. E. d.
Hungerford • • .. -
Southwrk, Nw Sub. Av. - 632 12 8 2%
Ditto Nw of 734 p. c, 355. per cent. 50 0 0 - 16
Waterloo .. .. •.•• • • • • 100 0 0
Ditto Old Ann. of 81. 11. ss. 4d. - 60 0 0 30
Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. 2s. 2d. 40 0 0 28
Vauxhall •• .. .• • Ar. IL 16a. 70 10 0 - 2733
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Prise.
Annum. Share.
X. s. d. X. s. d.
Australian Agriculturl 100 0 0 30 0 0 20
Anglo-Mexican Mint., 1/. 48. 10 0 0 , 10 0 0 17
Ditto, Hal fShares.. - 210 0 -
Canada .... •.. * ..• .. 61. percent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 30
Uppr Canada Bonds W. per cent. , -
City Bonds.. • • 3%1. pr cent. - I -
Comp. Cppr Mors Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 70 0 0 -
Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. cis bs, 2/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 100
Equitable Reversienry 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 95 0 0 90
Gen. Steam Navigation 11.8 s. 15 0 0 14 0 0 23%
London Institution - - - 9
Peninslr & Orient.Stm. 2/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 5834
Reversionary Int. Soc. 3%/. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 97
Royal Mail Steam.... 3341. pr cent. - 60 0 0 -
South Australian ....• 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Van Dieman's Land.. - 100 0 0 23 0 0 4
Universal Salvage.. • . 25 0 0 I 5 0 0 -