The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-31 00:00:00

NAVAL IN TELLIGENCE.

ADMIRALTY, L 1 UG. 27.
PnillandP PROMOTIONS.
I. Arthur Forbes, to be Captain.
—"isltrit-Surg John Forbes (e) to be Surbeon.
4estalant-burgeon eon John Findlay, ditto.

AUGUST 28.

APPOINT.
ejeetwiender Hugh Goo tMEo theNTS Ocean.
enaut C. B. Stockdale, ditto.
t!aeutenant John Dewar, ditto.
utenant Ch -le II • I to the Poictiere.
Lieutenant Charles
Satr)oLve.r, di t.to.
,Thei „OE lIETIREINIENT lOR THE. NAVY.
Atem I,l)°Winfe plan of retirement for the officers ofd .the
Pad; 7*-b'y is different from those previously issue....—
for ik 'merit having thought proper to make provision
/e 4e retirement of‘ 200 captains of the Royal Navy, my
ties 03,Conamissioners of the Admiralty hereby give no-
//elan tile conditions upon which officers may take ad-
of this grant. 7t.
q 4" OF RETZREMz'ET FOR 200 CAPTAINS.
seby 5, "
-The rank of retired rear-admiral to be given
fority to such applicants from the 14s. 6d. half-pay
heldt: alaY be willing to accept it, with the pay of 1/. ss.
11441,1' and the corresponding pension to their widows,
secothe usual restrictions.
10 nni!ld•----An addition of 7s. 6cl. per day to be given
bsl£lehrits by seniority from the 12s. 6d. and 103. 6d.
eeePY.lists, being
rear. captains of not less than twenty
and 55 3 ears of age. Officers fromtai
4,mt Ist to be permitted to assume the titlef retire
nett te_ „ at the period when they wouldo have ob -
active nag by seniority had they retnaineA upon.. the.
Their Widows to he entitled to a pension of
IthetptelYear, end to the pension of rear-admiral's widow
Te.tue rank retiredrear-admiral has been attained.
ti;erd.,....
n The vacancies upon the 11 list to be filled up
Per °f,aenieeity by officers now accepting the 18s.
!a de t, bur no new admission to the 1/. list to be
are,lo;:rlti- it is reduced below the number of twenty-
rietiti:'..ch it is not to exceed afterwards. The perma-
ltpliee'llred list to be reduced to 100, by making one
411 'trnent for every two vacancies—the first 25 offi-
:tebilip"n the list receiving 11. s=. per day, and the
the png day With the right of assuming
°f retired trrear-a-dmiral, when entitled to it by
to ur
Jth--The active list of captains not permanently
lteeetesid, 500. A proportionate reducdon to be made
aensist
01f.,,63. and 12s. 61. half-pay lists—the first to
pifth r 0 captains, and the latter 100. .
tale, u *-100d service pensions to be retained by cap-
Sig deli ra n
they reach the rank of rear-admiral or retired
~mir
1.;-The Promotions from the captains' lists to the
the na‘4 list iu future to be continuous, reserving always
proolibted riglit of the Crown to select officers for
*thlteass,in°4 the higher as well as the lower ranks,
prej the public interest requires such an exercise of
ogativt.
in nu admirals' list not permanently to exceed
4101 -„"rliaher, and to be thus distributed:-30 admirals,
aeh squadron ; 45 vice-admirals, or 15 o each
Rntl. 75 rear-admirals, or 25 of each squadron.
4'44 .41° be a tla promotion in the course of the
air ttini4 ,jenr, w‘iiiehg
t ,s• the 20 senior officers upon the
list Will be included.
sr Iptle,ee,
plan This to come into operation on the Ist
It to taoer of the present year, and all letters relating to
hg oft e treate as strictly confidential.
thes"s Pot din Europe, who may be desirous of accept-
(4 the, 'retirement, will not he excluded in consequence
Ist 0,. 'l' letters not reaching the Admiralty before the
euoh_tobe.r next, as a reasonable time will be allowed
aPpheations.—By command of their Lordships,
IL G. WARD.
THE SQUADRON OF EVOLUTION. .
IsiitiCile'rfeNlOUTll, SUNDAY.—Vice-Admiral Sir William
C-f 2•13, Commander-in-Chief of the Channel
laeati9a, put to sea from Lisbon on the 18th inst., in
Vitielbrnia, 100, Captain Richards, with the St.
%v it.": and all the other ships of the squadron except
at aloar and Superb, which are for the present left
Lt b
„-et 31a. It is said the squadron proceeds to Lagos
•.-trater, thence to Gibraltar and Tetuan, where
Alelt; • Parker will part company, and proceed to
Cohenwhen thesquadron will return to Cork, and
s • The pithead.
laentf °llly trial of sailing of any interest since we last
the Oried the squadron was, on the 10th inst., between
Atte,,t• Vincent and Hibernia, the ships of the Vice-
'urea and Chief Commodore :
114,3 CLOSE HAULED.
rittils 1% double reefed topsails and courses, topgallant
lad.) Jte„l°' and spanker. Hibernia no wizen toepfeel!an
ale to 71nd from N.E. by N. to N.E. Rate e: se ling,
6te 9;:ght knots. Angle of inclination of St. Vincent,
nEAR/NGS AND DISTANCES OF HIBERNIA.
At ilh. Om.A.m.
At 3h. 45m. P.M.
olc N. 22E. S. E. 8,121 yards.
ee
-Ind 41- ward of St. Vin. I To leeward of St. Vincent,
ttt, 1,600 yards. 7,ar 162 yards.

e,Se
RESULT.
gibe "neent, in 4 hours and 45 minutes, weathered
I'll 4 4 miles and 662 yards.
Coo OFF THE
as WIND.
er the same sail above. Wind, N.E. by N.
se, 8-E. Distance run, 26 miles.
nEARINGS AND DISTANCES OF HIBERNIA.
ah
50m. P.M. At 6h. 35m. P.M.
S 0•23. 8' 121 yards, S. 79, W. 0.25. 7,471 yards,
t
. e.
a-head of or astern of
4eent, 6,312 yards. St. Vincent, 4,178 yards.
RESULT.
Vincent, in 3 hours and 45 minutes, headed
ei 'eel mile,
s and 3
2 0275yeaVasrds.
The Queen is improved on a wind, in fine weather ;
4 St. Vincent is equal with a head sea—on a wind the
Zt. Vincent the best—off the wind the queen has the ad-
iaatage. Both these ships superior on all points to
which is not improved from what was done to
n Indock. when ' Tratalgar very'Liad,• and the Hiller-
eia
no.
better ; the latter his no guns on her
carter-deck or forecastle.,_ Superb, Vanguard, and
el ,Pus much alike. The Cyclops and Polyphemus,
is 'chance, either sailing or steaming, with Rattler—she
'quite perfection.
thetg the steamers the only members of that portion of
„squadron _remaining at the above date were the
14e4"i,Ps and Polyphemus, paddle-wheel sloops, and the
ti,"er, screw propelled, which latter is pronounced by
efe_ William Parker as the most perfect man-of-war
Tier that ever came under his notice.
Pry royal yacht, Captain Crispin, conveyed her
es
1G441 hairy the Duchs of Kent from Osborne to
kteloort yesterday en route to London, after visiting her
hariieestY and Prince Albert, and will to-morrow convey
to aJesty the Queen Dowager from Gosport to Cowes,
deprzta/ a similar visit, prior to her Majesty the Queen's
,trture on her next marine excursion, which (weather,
PliQ'ernlitting) is fixed for Wednesday next. Various
h: are rumoured s likely to be honoured with a visit
Ittiet Majesty, and first on the list stands the Chateau
the t Ihe royal squadron will be composed, as before, of
" royal
The
A yachts, the Black Eagle and Garland
Vises ee-etnerica '0 tain the Hon. John Gordon,
(14Y l7e;allY instpjeeied,' apnd her crew mustered, yester-
Nl4 the Port Admiral, Sir Charles Ogle, prior 1) her
mouthiiPtii;:erletPesl3.mouth. She went out of harbour underd
tg
S 4 sail in a most beautiful manner, and anchore
; she sailed at nine last night for Ply-
paide eel but Whether to refit for further service or tod b
I_l4 pie' is still very problematical. She was fitte out
44intirilnuth in the most perfect style by Lieutenantt
the (the gentleman who was so hardly treated
ra.
tilaittouiCv.e °ann. martial), and never having had the oppo
eat. refitting whilst on foreign service she requires
fortnle;vir repairs, but which would not take longer than
met,lbt-,i'giht to coin' plete, when she would again be un-
eiel the most effective ship of her class afloat. „
at 4e;
teeeund. 6, Lieutenant- Commander Wood, arrived
04`til)le.ad from Sheerness yesterday afternoon.. She is
's3'ee rig, of the Rapid class, on the design of the sur-
-oti and a very pretty model she
I,e-,1.-4ightnin steam-vessel arrived this morning
he oolvvichis supposed to be in attendance upon
thla e 7.41,3 of the Admiralty during their official visit
gitt `ea, their own yacht, the Black Eagle, being en-
, ato n
-Atiestb form one of the royal squadron during her
The J,„'s next marine excursion.
the tzvalmouth navy lighter arrived with stores from
estern yards this morning.
G. W4ttNEss AUG. 29.—The Hound, 10, Commander
Iveas tee°d, hauled: out of the basin on SateuredasKe,
wasand
'eteee-"ewed to the Nore on Wednesday, where
and inspected by the Commander-in and
hee-gursday sailed for Portsmouth to bo paid ad-
'tic wages and receive her final orders.
out le, Recruit, 12, Commander Adolphus Slade, hauled
for q°' the basin on Wednesday, and sailed on Thursday
Threenhithe, to have her compasses adjusted.
l'areae Raven cutter, Lieutenant Stephen, returned yes-
, 11! front Portsmouth, with supernumeraries.
oinbad lighter arrived yesterday from Wool-
Tl, With stores for the dockyard.
steee,e following vessels occupy the basin:—DragonNlur
eeSte-"frigate, ready for commission ; and the
d:
hee: atn.d Chichester, 50-gun frigates, fitting for a
I,Salps.
tY,alll:-"k—lioratio, 44, fitting for a block ship; Eu-
es'irle,',44, fitting for a convict hulk at Gibraltar;.e
"ert:eaaead steam-frigate, for commission ; and th
a),
4garbour—Oce
/4 , brigantine, building.
an, 80, flag ship, pro tent.; Raven,
th eau and Wildfire steamers.
4-'-E ON BOARD HER. MAJESTY'S
LIThSTEAMER VESUVIUS.
0
e-,1 e folio4M's: wing notice was received on Saturday at
Ir,'6l4lteex A
exu 15, 1846.—Her Majesty's steamer
boaretivins arrived from m Vera Cruz last night, having on
teid,h.a mortal fever, which occasioned the death of
and
v ear- at Present suffering from its frightful effects. The
uve,
raesei ,a vvent round to Melville Islands this morning to
n in quarantne.
.Yestr,
th i,—Tutty mornin a sermon on behalf of the fundst
ete4 e elospical for Consumption and Diseases of the Cheisii,.
It°34re'ehed by the Lord Bishop of Jamaica,
.be r
et' lieePighness the Duke of Cambridge, at the par.ishfocheurcl:
"lecti.: At ladeu of a very eloquent discourse, a
"rtt,;'n was to the amount of 311. 10s.
Seityvier SMITH.—The Sheriffs of the City of
ee'teci4,''sve, in the case of Smith, fixed the period for his
th" Pt. 2.0 at the Utmost limit allowed by law, on Monday,
e IC. There will be at least four petitions presented to
~t-eriee-Ine Secretary, praying for a commutation of his sen-
k•offee-Inmely, one front Mr. Walters, of the Guildhall
4„coaci-61'se, signed by himself, family, and servants; a
eeotee etne, signed by de p in general a third one from
'role fist', where his fanlilyuajre'Lwell known; and a fourth
Beverer members of the Society of Friends. In addition,.
telkti , affidavits from ' the late fellow-servants of Smith
laeto minor details, will be forwarded to Sir G. Grey.
a
li
have Put themselves in communication with
PP sgron Platt, who said that he saw no reason why an
iiizia4 414tlen should not be made to the Crown, but declined
414428 441•11qQV Olt filihiNte

LONDON AND SMITH-WESTERN

RAILWAY.

The 24th half yearly general meeting of the proprie-
tors of this railway was held on Saturday at the offices
of the company, Nine Elms, Vauxhall. The meeting
was also made special for the purpose of con-
sidering and determining upon the expediency of pur-
chasing the Richmond Rail ay and the works connected
therewith, authorised by the Richmond Railway Act,
1845, end also the Guildford Extension and Portsmouth
and Farcham Railways, and the works connected there-
with, authorised by the Guildford Extension and
Portsmouth and Fareham Railway Act, 1846 ; and if
such pnrchases, or either of them, should he deemed ex-
pedient, then to proceed to consider and determine the
terms and conditions upon which each of the said pur-
chases, or such of them as should he approved, ought to
be carried into effect, and to make all due and proper
provisions accordingly ; and also to consider and deter-
mine on the means of providing the amount of shares,
stock or money, which it might be necessary to provide,
for the purpose of completing the said purchases or either
of them.

The chair was taken at one o'c!oek by W. J. Chaplin,
E: q., the chairman of the Committee. The attendance
of shareholders and directors was very numerous.
The Secretary (P. L. Campbell, Esq.) havii:g reed the
advertisement convening the metting,;and the minutes of
the last meeting having been confirmed,
The SECRETARY, at the request of the Chairman, pro-
ceeded to read the report, of which the following is an
extract :

" In submitting the usual half-yearly accounts, the
directors have the satisfaction of informing the share-
holders, that although important reductions were made
in the charges fur passengers and goods, and without the
opening of any additional lines of railway, the receipts
of the six months present an increase over those of the
corresponding period in last year of ... £11,017 3 9
Towards this sum the passenger traffic
_ _

. .._
bus contributed
44 46 Goods traffic

The gross income of the six months

11,017 3 9

amounts to
The gross expenses (including inte-
rest on borrowed capital) amount to 95,209 18 1

Showing a balance of £87,089 5 4

" This balance of 87,089/. ss. 4d. is divisible among the
shareholders, and the directors recommend the payment
therefrom of a dividend, subject to income-tax, of
11. 17s. 6d. per share, which will leave a surplus of
1,004/. ss. 4d. applicable to the services of the current
half-year.
" The dividend warrants will be issued on Monday the
31st instant, in order that the proprietors may not suffer
inconvenience from the delay, which has from unavoid-
able causes taken place, in calling them together at this
season.
season.

" The proprietors v. ill observe that an unusuallyincreased
amount of accommodation has been afforded to the
public, whilst the rates of carriage have been so much
reduced, that the Company's gross receipts show com-
paratively little growth ; and, although there has been
an absolute increase, there has been a relative diminu-
tion of the working expenses. The directors do not an-
. .

ticipate any difference of opinion at the present day with
reference to the policy of widening the base of your
business, and increasing the public convenience to the
utmost verge which regard for your interests will allow;
but these results have not failed to convince your direc-
tors of the necessity for a cautious pursuit of this policy.
With reference to the progress of works executing by
the Company under powers obtained previous to the
session of 1846, the directors regret that the completion
of the Bishopstoke and Salisbury branch has been de-
layed beyond the period which they had expected ; the
obstructions of the landowners have, however, been in
several important instances, unusually great, and the
contractors have been delayed by the difficulty they have
experienced in obtaining any sufficient or steady supply
of labour. The directors arc, however, sanguine that
this branch will be opened for traffic during the month
of October next.

"'As regards the extension from Nine Elms to Water-
loo-bridge, the directors have to report that the works,
having been submitted to tender, have been contracted
for by responsible, parties on satisfactory terms, and that
the contractors are now proceeding' rapidly. In exer-
cising the powers confided to the Company for possess-
ing temselves of the properties requisite for this un-
dertaking, the directors have been most anxious to pro-
ceed with a due regard for the many and varied inte-
rests affected ; they have, therefore, anxiously and pa-
tiently considered all the claims made upon them, and if
their forbearance has partially delayed the prosecution of
the work, it is gratifying to state that they have hitherto
avoided all litigation.—(Applause.)
" The directors have also taleen steps for enlarging
the Company's wharf and warehouse accommodation
next the Thames, in connexion with the present Nine
Elms Station, so that greatly increased facilities for the
transaction of the goods' business will be presently at
the service of the Company at a comparatively small
cost.

"The works of the . Southampton and Dorchester

Railway are in a favourable state of progress : the diffi-
culties raised by the Commissioners of Woods and
Forests as respects the forming of the line through the
New Forest have been removed, and your directors are
led to hope that the entire line will be opened early in
the next summer.—(Applause.)
The Richmond Railway was opened in the month of
July last, and by an agreement between the two com-
panies, is worked by this Company. Much negotiation
has taken place between the two boards of direction,
with a view to the purchase of the Richmond line and
works ; and, subject to the confirmation of this meeting.,
a provisional agreement has been entered into, and con-
cluded on terms less beneficial than your directors had
b6pedat aneirliei period they 14eeininiaid ho verer,
,
to your adoption, not doubting that:Mll ffevelopment of
the traffic of the Richmond line will justify the higher
terms consented to.

The next subject calling for observation is the result
of the late session of Parliament, and, in submitting it
to your consideration, your directors have to report that
they have been successful in obtaining all the most im-
portant Acts which were promoted directly by this Com-
pany, viz.:—
" 1. An Act for generally amending the Company's
powers.
" 2. For an extension to London-bridge.
" 3. For a bianch to Hampton Court.
" 4. For a branch to Chertsey and Egham.
" 5. For a branch to Farnham and Alton.

" 6. For an extension from Basingstoke to Salisbury ;
whilst they have to regret the failure of the Wimbledon
and Epsom branch, and the Romsey and Redbridge
Junction Bills.

" The directors have lost no time in acting on the
powers they have thus obtained, and, except as regards
the London-bridge Extension, the engineers have al-
ready set out the several lines upon the ground, and the
plans and specifications will be, at no distant day, ready
for contract.

" The Act for sanctioning the extension to London-
bridge has passed so very recently, that the directors
cannot in this case report similar progress ; neither can
they omit to congratulate the proprietors on their suc-
cess in this application.—(hear, hear.) The Bill had
to encounter far more than ordinary difficulties. To re-
concile or resist successfully, under any circumstances,
the vast number and amount of interests connected with

the properties on this line, must have been a work of di-
fficulty ; and to these was added the long and patient
examination of the Royal Commission on the Metropo
Titan railways, besides the usual ordeals of a committee
in each House of Parliament. Your directors believe
that this extension is the only one, out of many similar
schemes, which has survived the scrutiny to which all
were subjected ; and they cannot overrate the importance
they attach to the powers which have been thus acquired
of connecting your undertaking with the very centre—
the commercial heart—of the metropolis.—(Cheers.)

Thus far successful, as regards the Bills directly
promoted by this Company, it is with much regret that
your directors find themselves unable to report results
of a like character as to those measures which they
promoted in alliance with others.
__

" In the Portsmouth district, Parliament has seen fit
to sanction the atmospheric line, and to reject all the
proposed line by Chichester, except the small portions
between Guildford and Godalming and between Ports-

mouth and Fareham. It would be in vain to repeat,
that the line which has been thus sanctioned is very far
inferior to that which has been rejected in every point
of comparison which ought to govern decisions upon
such questions: were it not in justification of the past
proceedings of your directors, and of those which they
will recommend for your future adoption, necessary to
bear in mind that the Chichester line had better
gradients—lighter works—more local accommodation
and less railway to construct—and that it established
shorter communications between London and every town
which either line proposed to accommodate. Your
directors have cause to believe that a line between
Godalming and Chichester, when again presented to
Parliament, will, with certain modifications, not mate-
rially impairing the line of last session, meet with the
approval of the great landowners who joined in the late
opposition.— (Cheers.) They have, therefore, directed
their attention carefully to this subject, and will shortly
be prepared with definitive recommendations upon it.

"As respects the portions of line which the Guildford
Extension and Portsmouth and Fareham Company ob-
tained powers to construct, your directors have to report
that they have, under the powers of the Act incorporating
that company, entered into a provisional contract with
the directors for the purchase of their undertaking, on
the terms of this Company bearing the entire expenses
of the Guildford Extension Company (past and future),
and repaying their shareholders the full amount of their
deposits, with a small premium to cover interest thereon.
This purchase your directors recommend you to sanction,
and they have the satisfaction of adding, that at their
request, the Guildford Extension Board had immediately
on the passing of their Act directed the works to be set
out, and that the plans and specifications are already
prepared for contract.
" West of Exeter, the Central Cornwall and Devon
scheme was unfortunately withdrawn from the con-
sideration of Parliament by its non-compliance with the
standing orders, as were also large portions of the lines
projected by the broad gauge interests for North Devon.
The Great Western Company, and their allies have
carried their project for connecting Plymouth and Fal-
mouth, and the West Cornwall Railway, but these
measures were not sanctioned without reservations in
favour of the central communication proposed by the
Central Cornwall and Devon Company, if the same
should be hereafter sanctioned by Parliament. By these
reservations the propriety of extending the narrow
gauge system to Falmouth and the Land's End, appears
to your directors to be fully recognised.—(Cheers.)
"East of gieter, this company was allied, with the