The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-14 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER, 142 1846.

Court, Esq. ; Sir Charles Abraham Elton, of Clevedon, Bart.
STAFFORDSSIIRE—Sir }Award Dolman Scott, of Great
Barr, Bart. ; the Hon. Frederick Gough, of Perry Barr;
Charles Arkwright, of Dunst,dl, Esq.
COLIMA OF SOUTHAMPTON—LanceIor Archer Barton, of
Woodlands Emsworth, Esq. ; John Wood, of Thedden
Grainge, Alton, Esq. ; William Gamier, of Rookesbury
Wickb,am, Esq.
SuiFFoui—Henry James Oakes, of Nowton Court, Esq. ;
Thomas James Ireland, of Ousden-Ilall, Esq. ; Charles An-
dre..e Lord Huntingfield, of Hivengharn Hall.
SURREY—Joseph Bonson, of Poulsden, Esq. ; Francis
Boyle Shannon Wilder, of Busbridge Hall, Esq. ; Lee
Steere, of Jayes, Dorking, Esq.
SUSSEX—William Gratwicke Kinleside Gratwicke, of Ham,
Esq. ; Sir Southerton Branthwaite Beckham Micklethwaite,
of Iridge-place, Bart. ; Sir Henry Shifter, of Coombe, Bart.
WArtwicKstußE—William Congreve Russell, of Leaming-
ton Priors, Esq. ; George Whieldon, of Springfield House,
Esq. ; Thomas Dilke, of Maxtoke Castle, Esq.
WlLTsurßE—Wadhain Locke, of Ashton Gifford House,
Esq. ; Sir Francis Dugdale Astley, of Everley, Bart. ; ',John
Bird Fuller, of Neston House, Esq.
WORCESTERSHIRE—Edward Gresley Stone, of Chambers
Court, Esq ; Joseph Frederick Ledsam, of Northfield, Esq.;
James Moilliet, of Selly Hall, Esq.
-YORKSHIRE—George Lane Fox, of Brambam Park, Esq. ;
Joseph Dent, of Ribston Park, Esq.; Yarburgh Greame, of
Sewerby, Esq.

THE FRENCH PLAYS.
ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
Mr. Mitchell commenced his campaign last evening,
and much obliged are we to Mr. Mitchell for having
commenced his campaign so soon, thus affording to us
during the dreary nights of winter, one of the most delight-
ful and intellectual of amusements. The first piece was
La Jeunesse de Henri V., by Alexandre Duval.
.(The
Henry V. being the sth of England.) This piece is the
comedy which is known to the English playgoer as
Charles 11. The one is a literal translation of the other.
If we mistake not Mr. Howard Payne in the preface to
Charles 11. acknowledges that his piece is an adaptation
from the French , but we can hardly suppose that it is a
mere translation of this piece of Alexandre Duval, s
for in this piece Rochester figures as the companion of
Henry V. We can scarcely imagine that any French author
would have been guilty of such an anachronism; and,
therefore, we imagine that Mr. Howard Payne's play
must have been a liberal adaptation of some
French piece, and that Mr. Duval must have
re-translated Payne's play for the French theatre
substituting Henry for Charles, inasmuch as, during the
reign of Charles X. a play entitled Le Jeunesse du Roi
Charles would have scarcely passed the ordeal of the
censorship. The character of the piece was the Captain
Copp of M. Cartigny, which was quite equal to the
Captain Copp of Fawcett, and that was perfect. The
King of Rhozevil had not the calibre of Charles 11. of
Charles Kemble, but we know of no actor on either the
English or the French stage who can at present
compete with M. Rhozevil in this character.
Lady Clara was well sustained by Mademoiselle
Amelie Khin, who is engaged for the season,
and whose debut was most successful, and the part of
Copp's Niece was given with the most piquante mixture
of simplicity and espieylerie. Mdlle. Celine Vallge,
whose engagement will greatly strengthen the corps
dramatique of the theatre. Regnard's comedy of Les
Folies Amourreuses followed, in which Mdlle. Brohan, the
premiere soubrette, of the Theatre Francais, made her first
appearance before an English audience. She is the very
beau ideal of soubrettes, pretty, exigbinte, full of fun, volu-
bility and life, and yet polished withal. She keeps the audi-
ence in a constant roar of laughter, and yet " ne'er:o'ersteps
the modesty of nature." In the first scene she made a
decided hit, and in obedience to the enthusiastic call
of the audience, appeared to acknowledge the plaudits
which were most deservedly lavished on her. We hope
that during the course of her engagement, and that of
Perlet, who appears next week, Moliere's Tartuffe will
be produced. The Tartuffe of Perlet is inimitable; and
from what we saw of Mademoiselle Brohan
last night, we are convinced that her Docine
will be quite equal to Perlet's Tartuffe. Mademoiselle
Edith, a new member of the corps, was the
Agatha ; and, as Agatha, she exhibited great versatility.
Nothing could exceed her acting in the mad scenes.
She was alternately the Fanatica per la Musica—the
foolish old lady and the bullying young officer, to the
life. Cartigny's old guardian Albert was a most careful
and artistical piece of acting ; and the Crispin of M.
Lucien was ex^,essively quaint and humourous. We
could not help feeling a degree of regret that Mr. Lucien
was not an English actor. He would be the best Cap-
tain Bobadil that ever trod the boards. Pigault Lebrun's
petite comedic: of Les Rivaux d'eux-memes concluded the
evening's amusement, in which Mademoiselle Brohan sus-
tained the part of Lira, and elicited shouts of laughter
and applause. The National Anthem was sung by the
whole of the company between the two last pieces. The
house was well filled in every part.

DUTCH MAIL.

THE HAGUE, Nov. 10.—On the debate upon the ad-
dress, several members of the Second Chamber made
objections on the subject of pauperism. M. Von Pan-
buys, member of the Committee for drawing up the ad-
dress, brought forward some highly interesting consider-
ations. The draft of the address, he observed, made no
mention of the increase of pauperism in our country, nor
expressed any desire that a new system of taxation might
be introduced ; in the first place, because it is not proper
that these delicate questions should be brought for-
ward in the address, and secondly, because the Nether-
lands is not the only country which, at this moment,
has to lament the increase of pauperism. We hear of
numerous complaints in all the neighbouring countries.
If, with us, some of the inhabitants seek for means of
subsistence in other climates, is it not the same
in other nations ? Pauperism increases in proportion
to the population. May not this distress be caused by
the increased wants in all classes of society, in propor-
tion to the progress of civilisation ? We have heard one
of the speakers in the Chambers give such a picture of
the state of our country that, according to him, both
here and in our colonies, there is nothing encouraging in
the prospects. Let us beware, however, of conceiving
so deplorable an idea of the state of the country. Do we
not observe, on the contrary, many signs of prosperity ?
Are there any complaints respecting agriculture ? Are
not manufactures advancing in many places ? Do not
the great works of embanking and draining lakes and
marshes, insure important advantages for the future ?
If we examine all these questions with impartiality they
will doubtless be answered in the affirmative, and in our
opinion the state of the country is far from being so un-
favourable as some are pleased to represent it.
The question of introducing a new fiscal system, and
reducing the imports on the principal articles of subsist-
ance has been discussed. Undoubtedly important ques-
tions, worthy of all the attention of a Legislative Cham-
ber, will be brought forward on this subject when we
come to the discussions of the budget, but it would be
imprudent to mention them in the address.
The excise, which some would desire to suppress, or
at least reduce, produces annually a revenue of 19 mil-
lions. What tax equally productive, can be substituted
for it ? Shall it be an income or a property-tax ?
The nation, said M. Von Panmys, is not disposed to
bear these new burdens.
THE HAGUE. Nov. 10.—We are informed of the death
of one of the superior officers of the Netherlands
army who acquired a great reputation by his conduct in
the East Indies, and in his own country in the most try-
ing circumstances. Lieutenant- General Van Geen died
at his country seat at Ryswick. After the battle of
Waterloo, he was appointed to the important Govern-
ment of Namur, where he acquired general confidence.
His thorough knowledge of the organisation of an army
appeared in the composing of the battalion of infantry,
with which he was charged in 1815 at Louvain, and
afterwards in India, where he arrived in 1820. In
1824 and 1825, he was placed at the head of the expe-
dition against Celebes, the success of which greatly con-
tributed to confirm our power in the East Indies. In
the war of Java, Lieutenant-General Van Geen equally
distinguished himself, and when he returned to the
Netherlands, he was called, in 1830, to new dangers,
under the most critical circumstances.—Dutch Papers,
November 11.

FAILURE OF THE POTATO CROP.

AN APPEAL FROM AN, IRISH CLERGYMAN TO
HIS ESTEEMED AND RESPECTED BRETHREN
IN ENGLAND, IN; BEHALF OF DESTITUTE
AND STARVING POOR INHABITING A DIS-
TRICT WHICH HAS SUFFERED DFPLORABLY
BY THE FAILURE OF THE POTATO CROP.

SPORTING IN
NEWPORT PAGNEI
Acceptances for the Newport :
Sweep;
st. lb.i
Switcher (including 71b

ITELLIGENCE.
L STEEPLE CHASE.
Pagnel Annual Steeple Chase
)stakes.

st. lb.
Ambassador ..... 11 0

Kilmore Glebe, Drumsna, Ireland, Nov. 9, 1846.

extra
Saucepan l2 0 Latitat lO 12
Salute
Discount
Culverthorpe
Eagle
Christopher North ll 4 St. Swithin
Peter Simple
Nimble Harry
Rocket
Everton .
HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.

Reverend Brethren,—l take the liberty of addressing
you from an early knowledge which I obtained of your
feeling and sympathy towards Ireland.
Certain of those manifestations of your charity com-
municated through my hands I still fondly retain, as
illustrating that liberality which it has been my lot to
observe on the part of yourselves and the lay members
of your community towards this country, it is now my
painful undertaking to solicit your humane exertions
within the spheres severally allotted to you in mitiga-
tion of the most heartrending sufferings which our na-
ture can be subjected to endure. I allude to the appal-
ling spectacles of starvation, which are daily witnessed
here, of fellow-creatures sinking under the most aggra-
vated privations, combating the agonising pangs of
hunger, sharpened in no rare instances by the afflicting
clamorous wails of their craving children.
Whilst engaged in addressing you thus far I have
more than three times been obliged to drop my pen and
to attend to persons supplicating for one morsel of food.
Need I apologise to you under such circumstances ?
Far be it from me, Reverend Brethren, to desire your
alms upon the terms of an overcharged representation.
Alas 1 language ceases to exaggerate where it proves
insufficient to express. Doubtless you are aware that
the most strenuous exertions are being used under the
Irish Board of Works, in conjunction with district relief
committees, to avert the prevalence of such general dis-
tress, through the medium of extensive employment, as
also that poor-law unions are in existence ; that many
private individuals have come forward, besides public
bodies, comprising troops on foreign service ; the Com-
missioners of Woods and Forests, &c., in augmentation
of grants liberally bestowed from the Treasury. Not-
withstanding such is the extent of the sad visitation, that
further scope for benevolent exertion remains, as above
described, and especially in regard of a certain portion
of sufferers, whose necessity is at length only revealed
at their last extremity to their overtasked parish cler-
gyman !
May I then entertain the hope of your kind inter-
ference and assistance towards furnishing aid for the re-
lief of such famishing fellow-creatures around me, with-
out effecting any withdrawal of your bounty from other
localities whose exigencies may, with not less veracity,
be further represented to you?
And, while inviting your utmost scrutiny, and pro-
posing to supply through the intervention of a local
magistrate and the churchwardens of the parish such
returns as your benevolence, moving under the impulse
of discretion, may fitly ask in reference to the rigid ap-
plication of sums afforded in response to this appeal,
I beg leave to subscribe myself, Reverend Brethren,
your respectful applicant in behalf of suffering fellow-
members,
ROBERT KING, A.M.,
Rector of Kilmore, diocese of Elphin.

Whitleigh harrs., Mon., Camel's ilead; Wed., Elbureon
Cross-10.
B. V. IL, Tues., Mauston, Fri., Cross Roads-11.
Sherwood harrs., Tues., Lyndhurst Farm ; Fri., Hanibleton
Rufford hds., Mon., Kennels; Tues., Fox and Hounds Inn;
Thurs., Dean Hall; Sat., Clipstone Village-10i.
Mr. M. Ingram's hds., Mon., Chartley Park; Thurs.,
Gresley Wood; Sat., Black Slough-10i.
Donington hds, Mon., Cote's Toll-bar; Wed., Flourish
Inn-104.
Quoin hds., Mon., Kilworth ; Tues., Widmerpool Inn ;
Thurs., Bardon Hall ; Fri., Billesdon Kennels-11.
Lord H. Bentinck's bds., Mon., Langton by Wragby ;
Tues., Wickenby ; Wed., Sudbrooke ; Thurs., Normanby
by Stowe ; Fri., Lea by Gainsbrough ; Sat. Norton House-11.
ASHDOWN PARK COURSING MEETING—T.IIO4BOAT.

The Derby—Second Ties.
Wyandote beat Lightning I Stockton beat Baltimore.
Oaks—Second Ties.
White Rose beat Lucy Neale I Waterfall beat Caprice.
The Cup—First Ties.
Fancy beat Lamprey Will the Smuggler beat
Wit tle beat Lothario I Bronze Star
Elegance beat Enford Lass
The Craven Puppy Stakes.
Mr. Lawrence's Lanercost ran a bye.
Mr. Bowles's Zariffa drawn.
Mr. Goddard's Gladiator beat Mr. Gordon's Cabrera.
Sir H. Fleetwood's Flash beat Mr. King's Worthless Winks.
Sir 11. Fleetwood's Flower of Orange beat Mr. Etwall's Wit.
The Craven All-Aged Stakes.
Mr. W. Etwall's We won't be beat, beat Mr. Gocidard's

Creeper.
Mr. King's Wee Pet beat Sir H. Fleetwood's Foundling.
Mr. Rake's Reserve beat Mr. Bowles's Blessington.
The Ashdown All-aged Stakes.
Mr. Etwall's Etonian beat Mr. Bowles's Beat-me-if-you-can.
Mr. Rake's Roxana beat Mr. Gordon's Cockfighter.
Mr. King's Winnibald the Wise beat Mr. Rake's Rasper.
The Weyland Puppy Stakes.
Mr. Goddard's Bracelet beat Mr. Bowles's Bohea.
Mr. Etwall's Whitefoot beat Mr. King's Warminster.
SWAFFHAM COURSING MEETING--TuuRsDAY.

MARHAM—SMEETH.
Second Ties for the Cup.
Silesia beat Garlick. I Baksheesh beat Mawworm.
r Db.
True Blue beat Steamer. Second Ties for
I Buonaer parts ran a bye.
Second Ties for the Oaks.
Amy beat Cobweb. I Twilight ran a bye.
Narborough All-aged Stakes (First Ties).
Camilla beat Titchfield. I Camilla beat Gertrude.
Match.
Mr. Wythe's Firefly beat Lord Stradbroke's Mac.

WINGLAND, THE NOVA TERRA IN THE COUNTIES
OF NORFOLK AND LINCOLN.—In addition to the large
tract of land which has already been reclaimed from the
sea, a further reclamation of five hundred acres has
been made during the last few weeks, and measures
are now being taken to bring it at once into cultivation.
It is said that such is the productive nature of the soil that
the greater portion of the land will not be sold for less
than 1001. per acre. The success which has attended
these and other operations connected therewith, entitles
to the highest praise the zealous and respected Chair-
man of the Commissioners of the River Nene Outfall,
Tycho Wing, Esq., after whose name this district has
been called. Much credit is also due to the engineers,
Sir John Rennie and Mr. Hamilton Fulton, for the
ability and economy with which the works have been
carried out.

TROTTING.
Two MILE MATCH FOR 251. ASIDE.-Mr. Greatorex's
diminutive pony, under eleven hands, and Mr. M'Donald's
Jim Crow, trotted their match for the above sum yester-
day, on the Western-road, near Hounslow, from the
eleventh to the ninth milestone. By the conditions Mr.
Greatorex received two minutes' start, which was, as the
event proved, of small service to him, inasmuch as his
little quadruped not only started slowly, but when urged,
broke so many times, that a short quarter of a mile only
was covered in the given time; the pony on each occa-
sion being pulled and stopped American fashion. Jim
Crow started at a rattling pace, and made his vehicle, to
which he was attached, " wheel about" to such tune,
that he caught his opponent in the first mile. The tiny
one now trotted in an improved style, and Jim Crow
came in the winner by rather better than thirty yards,
which, however, it struck us, might easily have been in-
creased, had his owner and driver so wished.

CENTRAL BARRACKS IN BIRMINGHAM.—Our Bir-
mingham correspondent says:—" Government has just
concluded a purchase of about fourteen acres of land, on
the east side of the town, for the erection of a great
central barracks for England. The site is on the angle
of the junction between the London and Birmingham
and Birmingham and Derby Railways, and will cost, we
hear, 25,0001. The new barracks will be the largest
yet built in the United Kingdom, and troops stationed in
them may be in any part of England, by one or other
of the railways, in a few hours after receiving notice
from head-quarters. We understand the electric tele-
graph is to be bronght into a centre at the barracks,
and communicate with all parts of the country,
extending along every line of rail that may be made."
Loss or 3001.—0 n Wednesday the clerk of an
extensive linendraper in Oxford-street, whilst proceed-
ing from that district to Cornhill, either lost or was
robbed of a pocket-book containing, in addition to other
valuable papers, Bank of England notes to the extent
of upwards of 3001. No clue being obtained likely to
lead to the recovery of the property, a large reward
was offered for its restoration.
RENFREWSHIRE ELECTION. Colonel Mure, of
Caldwell, the Tory candidate, is likely, we hear, to be
returned without opposition, the Liberals not being pro-
vided with a candidate, and being naturally reluctant to
engage in a contest under that disadvantage, and so
close upon the period of a general election.—Scotsman.
GOVERNESSES' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.—Yes-
terday a general meeting of subscribers to the above in-
stitution, for affording temporary assistance or perma-
nent annuities to aged and distressed governesses, was
held at the Hanover-square Rooms, for the purpose of
electing three annuitants from a list of 77 candidates.
The chair having been taken by Lord Ashley, it was
announced that the committee were enabled to propose
three candidates for election, instead of two, through the
kindness of a gentleman, who had engaged to raise 300/.
towards the expenses of a third annuity. A lady had
also offered to give 501. to meet nine other donations of
the same amount, to found a fourth annuity. The last
report stated that during the year the committee had
received no fewer than 300 applications for temporary
relief, of which 253 had been entertained. The Dowager
Lady Grey, an early friend of the society, had made a
suggestion, which the committee had readily adopted.
The number of governesses in the country was assumed
to be 15,000, and by circulating shilling receipts through
lady collectors, an opportunity was offered to governesses
to show their own interest in the institution by founding
an annuity by the mere gift of an annual shilling.
Scrutineers having been appointed, the election took
place, after lthich the meeting separated.
RIGHTS OF THE WIFE.—The New York Consti-
tutional Convention has adopted the following section,
by a vote of 58 to 44:—" All property of the wife
owned by her at the time of ler marriage, and acquired
by her afterwards by gift, devise, or descent, or other-
wise than from her hubsand, shall be her separate pro-
perty. Laws shall be passed providing for the register
of the wife's separate property, and more clearly de-
fining her rights thereto, as well ES to property held by
her with her husband."
THE BIRDS IN ST. JAMES'S PARK .—The past
season has been very successful in addiiig to the number
of interesting specimens which form so great an object of
attraction tr, the ornamental v,-
.e.ters. The number of
nes exceeds 350,
and there i
additions 1-,y the breeding of youn: °
s in fact, now almost a grb:
aier,
-nrumnrib(eirtho,f,
aquatic, fowl than the resources of the wet._ -as of
plantations will convenientl3 admit of. Upwai,...
twenty swans have thus been added to the collection,
and the Ornithological Society, with whom the mana ,e-
-, merit of the watk:rs is inrestLd, has been ei able Ito
L out, to a considerable extent,*one of thel'prin'ciplecSaly
forr-
which it and the present collection was established, the
distribution of birds amongst its =tubers.

THE WEATHER, CROPS, &c.
(From the Inverness Courier.)
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formidable in October. It is doubtful, however, whether
the crop will be so good as that of last year. Most of
the farmers say that the bulbs are considerably smaller ;
but they are still growing, and the soft weather has
been favourable. The demand for sheep continues, and
prices are almost unprecedented. Lambs are particu-
larly in request. As a farmer said to us the other day,
•` Any lamb that has four legs, and can go to a market,
is worth 10s." The abundance of pasture is, no doubt,
one main cause of this demand. Hill farmers who have
known the north for forty years, assure us that the pas-
tures at this advanced time of the year are beyond what
they ever witnessed at any former period.
A correspondent in Strathspey states that the weather
in that district is favourable for turning down stubble
land and general farming purposes. He remarks that
about the half of the potato crop in Strathspey is free
from disease ; and the grain on the barn fluor tells re-
markably well. The flocks are in excellent condition
and smearing has commenced. The prices obtained in
Strathspey for sheep this season are higher than at any
previous period since the war. The turnip fields tire
reviving after the blight of August and September.
There has been a considerable export of grain lately
from most of the northern f
poor the
rts,assßouetahuelryti, Ininvaerrkgeotsrd;c•an :
Ban
&c. On the east coast, we observe, there were last we At
vessels
,0a
Okingin quarters were to be exported.— Times.

WORTHY OF IMITATION.—The Sanatory Commit,
tee of the City Commissioners of Worcester have issu(!ti
a list of questions, to which answers are invited ; and
which might be beneficially propounded in other places.
They are as follow:-1. Do you experience any annoy-
ance arising from bad drainage, open cesspool, Pigstye
slaughter- house,or other nuisance,in your neighbourhood ?
—2. Are there any houses in your neighbourhood whicl
have no privies attached to them, or if any houses hay e
the joint use of the same?-3. Is the spring water use
by you of good quality and abundant in quantity, or is it,
at any time contaminated with leakage from cesspool''-'
&c.— 4. How often are the streets or courts in you 7
neighbourhood swept, cleansed, and the refuse moved b. ;
the scavengers?-5. Are there any other particular
within your knowledge which in your opinion the Com .-
mittee should be made acquainted. with?
THE ART-UNION OF PRAGUE, AUSTRIA.—Th .e
interest which the public take in such establishment
increases even in these hitherto reputed half-civilise
, the number of visitors;
twentyon shareholderi bought .1
f 10,434 florins (1,0001.).. '
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et
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ot
The Union purchased forty-six pictures for 8,353 florins.
countries.fion retryears iecdt u
troes Atlf6t
oh,
The number of shareholders increases not only im
Prague and Bohemia, but also in Silicia and Galicia, where
hitherto no such association existed. In the year 1845
the number of members was 2,473, who possessed 3,149
shares—,this year the proportion has increased to 2,966.
members and 3,622 shares. The Prague Union has also,
put aside a separate fug for executing public monu--
merits, whica amounts now to 18,000 florins. They
tend to begin with the plcasure pavilion of the Emperor
Ferdinand X, in'the palace gardens at Prague—a beau- I
tifnl structure in the brat'Renaissance Style' which has
been already perfectly' restored, and which the Unior, ,
intends to have ornamented with frescos from Bohemie
history. The estimated costs will be 30,000 florins
The Builder.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 12.—Her Majesty's sloop Rose,
having landed the specie which she brought from the
West Indies, has sailed for Sheerness to be paid qf.
The Scourge, mortar steamer, remains at Spithead
ready for sea.
The dockyard officers having reported that the Re-
sistance can be repaired, and got ready again as a troop
ship, the Admiralty have ordered her to be cleared out,
and washed throughout with Dr. Sir William Burnett's
solution, to destroy the bugs and vermin which swarm in
her. When the dockyard people have finished the Re-
sistance, Commander Lowe, and the crew of the Croco-
dile, are to be turned over to her.
Captain Sir William E. Parry, of North Pole celebrity,
comptroller of steam machinery, is to succeed Captain
Carter as superintendent of Hasler Hospital, and of the
Clarence victualling-yard at Gosport.
Captain Sir J. G. Sinclair, Bart., has commenced
duty as superintendent of the packet service at South-
ampton.

Dr. Moseley, the Government inspector of public
schools, has been officially occupied here for two days in
the examination of the dockyard apprentices (amounting
to upwards of 200) who attend the schools in the yard.
Dr. Moseley has gone to Devonport and Pembroke Dock-
yards, to examine the apprentices of those schools in a
similar manner, and on his report being sent to the Ad-
miralty of the result of the inspections of the six dock-
yards, a selection is to be made of eight pupils, whom
he may recommend as eligible to be placed under the
professor of the Naval College, to be educated in the
higher branches of mathematics, and other subjects con-
nected with ship-building, steam, &c.
By the promotion to the rank of Lieutenant-General
of the Hon. Sir Hercules Pakenham, K.C.8., the situa-
tion of Lieutenant-Governor of this garrison, and Com-
mander-in-Chief of the south-west district, becomes
vacant. - . •

Colonel Thompson Astlett, from Plymouth division,
is to succeed Major-General Jones as commandant of
this division of Marines, and Colonel Ed. Smith Mer-
cer succeeds Major-General Beatty as commandant at
Plymouth.
Commander Thomas Challoner is appointed to the
Siren, 16, vice Edgell, promoted. This officer goes to
join her in the Mediterranean by the packet from South-
ampton, and carries out orders for the Siren to go to the
coast of Africa.

Lieutenant Amphlett, from the Actaeon, and Mr. Twee-
dale, surgeon of the Prometheus, have returned inva-
lided from the coast of Africa.

Rear-Admiral Dacres, with his flag in the President,
50, was at the Mauritius, all well, on the 10th of August.
The Thunderbolt steamer was in company.
DEATH OF ADMIRAL OF THE RED, PHILIP STEPHENS,
Ese.—The London Gazette announcing the general pro-
motion, and including in it that of Admiral of the White,
Philip Stephens, Esq., to be Admiral of the Red Squa-
dron, had only been published a few hours when the in-
telligence has reached us of the above gallant officer's
decease at Little Plumstead Hall. Admit al Stephens
was a Lieutenant in June, 1792, and his promotion was
as rapid as Sir E. Codrington's, for he was made a com-
mander in March, 1794, and Captain in October the
same year. He obtained his flag-rank of Rear-Admiral
in December, 1813, Vice Admiral in July, 1821, and
Admiral in 1847. For many years he held the civil
appointment of Deputy-Lieutenant of the county of
N ork lk.
By the Gallant Admiral's decease another promotion
will take place among the flag officers, viz , Frederick
Watkins will be promoted from the White to the Red
Squadron, being now the 10th Admiral on the list ; Sir
John West, Commander-in-Chief at Devonport, will
hoist the white at the main on board the Queen, 110, in-
stead of the blue ; Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir Henry
Heathcote will be promoted to the rank of Admiral of
the Blue, being the 20th flag officer on the list ; Vice-
Admiral of the White Bendall Robert Littlehales to the
Red Squadron ; Vice-Admiral of the Blue Sir Charles
Dashwood will be promoted to the White ; and Rear-
Admiral of the Red Charles Carter will be promoted to
be Vice-Admiral of the Blue Squadron, being the 75th
on the list of flag officers, and the 45th on the list of Vice-
Admirals.

In the extract from the London Gaze to of Tuesday
we find that 14 of the senior Rear-Admirals were pro-
moted to the rank of Vice-Admiral, which left four on
the list of Rear-Admirals of the Red. It appears, how-
ever, that the Gave* has only promoted 20 Rear-Admi-
rals of the White to the Red, making 24 instead of 25.
Rear-Admiral of the White Archibald Duff should have
been included in the promotion to the White, Rear-
Admiral of the Red Edward Walpole Browne having
died on the 15th October. By the Admiralty circular of
August 31st last the number of Rear-Admirals was to
be fixed at " 75, or 25 of each squadron;" but the general
promotion having added 20 Rear- Admirals to the list
(then 76), and taken 14 from it for Vice-Admirals, there
remained 82, or seven above the permanent number.
Adding, however, Rear-Admiral Duff to the Red from
the White (omitted in the GazeNe), and now, by the
death of Admiral Stephens, promoting Rear-Admiral of
the White the Hon. Donald Hugh Mackay to the Red
squadron, being the 100th flag officer on the list, and
then promoting Rear-Admiral Inglefield, C. 8., of the
Blue, to the White, vice Duff, and Rear-Admiral Sir
Wm. A. Montagu, C. 8., K.C.11., from the Blue to the
White, vice Mackay, we shall then have 81 Rear-Adtni-
rals of the Blue squadron, or six above the permanent
number.

THE CAPTAINS' GOOD SERVICE PENSIONS.—We gave
on Tuesday several officers who had been mentioned as
successors to the good service pensions relinquished by
the captains promoted to the rank of rear-admiral. We
'have reason to believe that, although virtually deter-
mined on, the names of the captains on whom the good
service pensions are to be bestowed will not be officially
published for some days.
Rear-Admiral Sir Francis Collier, C. 8., K.C.H., has
hauled down his broad pendant as Commodore super-
intendent at Woolwich Dockyard, but not for the pur-
pose of being succeeded by Captain Houston Stewart,
C.B. He will hoist his flag (blue at the mizen) on board
the William and Mary, as rear-admiral superintendent,
until the arrival of Commodore Sir J. J. Gordon
Bremer, K.C.8., K.C.H., who has his broad pendant
flying on board the Trafalgar, 120, Captain J. N. Nott,
at Lisbon, as second in command of the Channel squadron,
who has been appointed Commodore Superintendent of
Woolwich Dockyard, vice Collier, promoted. Sir G.
Bremer is a captain of 1814, and is now 33d from the
top of the list.
Captain Houston Stewart, C.B. (1817), the 59th captain
on the list, recently Acting Superintendent of Woolwich
Dockyard, in the absence of Sir F. Collier, has been ap-
pointed Comptroller of the Coast Guard, in the room
of Rear-Admiral Phipps Hornby, C. 8., promoted on
Monday.
It will be seen that the report of the appointment of
Captain Ellice to be comptroller of the coast guard was
unfounded. That of the re-appointment of Captain Sir
J. Hill (1815), on the expiration of his command at
Deptford, December 11, 1846, to be captain superin-
tendent of the victualling establishment and the dock-
yard must be equally fallacious. Sir John has had
several successive lucrative shore appointments, and will
doubtless, now remain on half-pay until he gets his
flag rank, to which he will naturally succeed in a very
short time.

Captain Frederick Hutton (1844), a lieutenant of
1825 and a commander of 1838, who was lieutenant of
the Tees during the Burmese war, was also first lieute-
nant of the Magicienne, with Captain Plumridge and
likewise of the Vanguard, has been appointed to the
Tortoise guard•ship, at Ascension, as governor of that
island, vice Morrell.
Commander Arthur Morrell, of the Tortoise, and
governor of Ascension, has been appointed to the
Hydra, steam-sloop, on the coast of Africa, vice
Young promoted. The Hydra is ordered home direct
from Ascension.

Lieutenant Thomas S. Lysaght (1841), recently ap-
pointed to study steam at Woolwich, has been appointed
to command the Grappler, steam-vessel, proceeding to
the coast of Africa, vice, Hawkes, promoted. Lieutenant
Lysaght was promoted for services on the coast of China
in 1841.)