The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-05 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

CHATHAM, DEC. 4.—The Albatross, 16 guns, Corn-
D,antler A. Farquhar, is still in the hal boor, and getting
hur sea stores on board, and water tanks are being fitted
.11 her. She is deficient of her complement of men by
21 petty officers. She is under orders to sail from this
port on the 23d of the present month, and is to sail from
Portsmouth for the Coast of Africa, on the 29th.
The Warspite, 50 guns, in dock, fitting for commis-
sion, is expected to be completed by the end of the
month. when she will be undocked and masted.
The Eik 12-gun brig, building in the first dock, has
got her skin and stern posts in pface. Another brig, to
be named the lleron 16 guns, is ordered to be imme-
diately laid down, and to be built in the same dock; and
a 16-gun brig, to be named the Despatch, is also to be
commenced without delay, and to be built on a slip at
the lower part of the dockyard.
The ship Lady Lilford, lt. Scott, master, arrived yes-
terday from the East Indies with a cargo of teak for the
Dockyard.
The new school erected for the Dockyard apprentices
will not be ready to be occupied until March next. An
estimate for the cost of the ventilation of the building
was forwarded yesterday to the Admiralty.
The Drake has arrived from Woolwich, and, having
discharged her cargo, is loading again for Sheerness
Dockyard.
SDEERNESS, DEC. 3.—lt
_is rumoured that the Ad-
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miralty contemplate the embodying the Dockyard arti-
ficers and labourers into a volunteer corps, for the de-
fence of the ports. They are to be trained, it is stated,
to the use of the great guns and small arms, are to wear
uniform, be commanded by the executive officers of the
Dockyard, and, when called out for exercise or training,
are to be paid from 4d. to 6d. extra per hour. The de-
tails of the measure, we learn, are as yet incomplete, but
such is its sum and substance.
The Terrible steam-frigate, Capt. Ramsay, remains in
port, without any further orders.
The Birkenhead, iron steam troop ship, is still fitting
in the Basin, where are also the Euryalis, convict depot,
and Dragon steam-frigate ready for sea.
The Formidable, 84; Horatio, 44; Seringspatam, 44;
and Dart, 3, building, are in dock.
In Harbour—The Ocean, 30, flag-ship; Terrible,
Wildfire, and Speedwell.
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 4.—ln commission in the har.
bour, St. Vincent, 120, Captain Milne; Port Admiral's
flag-ship Victory, 104, Captain Pasco; Admiral Super-
intendent's flag-ship, Excellent, gunnery ship, Captain
Chads, C.B.

Victoria and Albert royal yacht and Fairy tender,
Lord A. Fitzclarence, G.C.8.; Vengeance, 'B4, Captain
Lushington, fitting for sea.
Penelope, steam-frigate, Captain Giffard, fitting for
sea.

Resistance troop-ship, Commander Lowe, refitting.
Crocodile receiving ship, Lieutenant Prothero (com-
manding), refitting.
Polyphemus steam-sloop, Commander M'Cleverty, re-
fitting.

Naiad coal depot for Callao, Mr. Brown (Master com-
manding), fitting for sea.
Grapple steam-sloop, Lieutenant Lysaght (com-
manding).

Mutine, 12-gun brig, Commander Tryon.
Apollo troop-ship, Commander Radcliffe, refitting.
Echo steam-tug.

Retribution steam-frigate, laid up for the winter.
Captain Sir William Parry, lately appointed to super-
intend the victualling establishment at Gosport and the
Royal Natal Hospital at Haslar, vice Captain Carter,
whose period of service expired on the 2d inst., entered
Oil the duties of his office yesterday.
In consequence of some extensive alterations being
about to be made in the superintendent's dwelling-house
at Haslar, Captain Parry intends residing for the present
at Anglesey Ville.
Sir William has leave of absence until January 18th.
The Penelope is getting her guns on board ; ahe is
still in want of a great many mcn ; orders have, how-
ever, been received for thirty general servicemen from
the flag-ship to be drafted into her, to assist in complet-
ing her establishment. Lieutenant Walter Morris has
been appointed to her.
The Vengeance will be ready for sea about the 10th
inst. Her first trip is to be to Gibraltar, where she will
carry the 36th Regiment, at present quartered at Weedon.
The Naiad is fitting for sea as rapidly as circum-
stances will admit of.

The Avenger steam-frigate will be laid up at Ply-
mouth until her services are again required.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT BROADWALL, LAMBETH.—
Last night, shortly before twelve o'clock, a fire, attended
with considerable destruction of property, broke out
upon the premises belonging to Messrs. Hitchcock and
Conner, brush-board and vene( r saw mills, situate in
Broad w all, Blackfi Tars, next door to the Wesleyan chapel.
It appears that whilst the police constable was going
his rounds, his attention was suddenly arrested by an
immense sheet of flame issuing through the roof of the
n ills, a building about forty feet long by thirty feet wide.
fhe constable having raised an alarm, the inmates of the
several contiguous premises were aroused from their
3luwbers ; at the same time information was sent to the
engine stations. In the course of a few minute. the
Waterloo-road, West of England, and Brigade engines
reached the scene ; and also the escape belonging to the
Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire, from
New Bridge-street, City. As soon as water could be
procured from the mains in the district, the two engines
were set to work, but the flames had by that perieod
obtained complete possession of the building and its con-
tents. For some time it was feared that the surround-
ing houses would have been destroyed, and the owners at
once commenced removing their furniture to a place of
safety. Other engines of the Brigade, and the County
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one this morning, but not until the saw-mills were nearly
destroyed, and their contents consumed. Unfortunately
Messrs. Hitchcock and Gonnar were uninsured. How

the fire originated could not be learned. The workmen
left the place at nine o'clock, having previously "damped
up" the boiler-flue. A person named Seal, who had a
good deal of property in the building, was also uninsured.
INGATESTONE FAlL—This fair, the last of the kind
in these counties, took place on Tuesday and Wednes-
day, but upon the whole it cannot be pronounced equal
to former years. The show of Scots was short, and of
middling quality compared with what we have been in
the habit of seeing here; but notwithstanding this nearly
the whole were sold at quite as high terms as our late
fairs. The supply of Herefords was al,o limited, but
trom the high prices required a great many were left
unsold. Of Welsh beasts there was a numerous exhi-
!)itiun, but the quality was middling, and many of
them did not find purchasers. There was a good show
of short-horned and Durham heifers, which were much
in demand, and they were all sold. Of Devon beast.,
the supply was small, being principally confined to a lot
shown by Mr. College, but even these were not disposed
of. With respect to the beasts in genera!, it may be
observed that the epidemic which has been so destruc-
tive to cattle was very prevalent in the fair; indeed,
there was scarcely a lot of Welsh beasts that was not
more or less affected by it, giving little hope that this
scourge is likely soon to pass away. Oon b
Of sheepta first
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day
there penned was not very butnumerous,
there was a geed trade, and quite two-thirds were sold,
though the trade was not quite so brisk as it has been;
prices, however, were not less, Down ewes fetching from
365. to 445.; lambs, 235. to 315.; Dorset ea es, 455. to
50s. Of wether sheep there were but few exhibited.
Cart horses and cart colts were much in demand, but
' were thinly supplied; anything at all useful was readily
sold. There were but few nags, amongst which a very
useful horse, shown by Mr. Orbell, was purchased by
Thomas Brewitt, Eq. Milking cows were short, and
all were sold, though ,at rather less money than they
would have brought a few weeks ago. In this class there
was the novelty in the fair of up wards of fifty French
cows and heifers, part of which acre purchased by J,
Oxley Parker, Esq. On Wednesday the trade in beasts
was on about the same terms as the previous day; but
of the few sheep penned on the second day not a single
lot changed hands.—Chelmsford Chronicle.
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT FROM BOILISG LIQUID.-
We regret to record a dreadful accident which happened
to a man named Robert Taylor, in the ( mploy of Mr.
John Hayne, of Fordington, oe Monday loi
andhewrilosrt
fellow was attending
a Copper of boiling
in the act of reaching across the
lie accidentally fell into it, and alth°tP:uPgehr' ians
that
uperilous
situation, he managed to get out without calling for
assistance. He was taken to the Dorset County
-Hos-
pital the same evening, where he lingered till the follow-
ing morning (Tuesday), when death terminated his suf-
ferings.—Sherburne Journal.