The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-09 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, MARCH B.—The Leander, 52, built in
the North Dock, on the design of Mr. Blake, was floated
out to—fay, after being named by Miss Prescott, daughter
of Rear.Adwiral Superintendent Prescott, C.B.
A number of the men of the 76th regiment have been
removed from the Java hired transport, at Spithead, to-
day, and taken in the Echo tug to Cowes for removal to
Parkhurst barracks, Isle of Wight, to avoid the infection
of the measles, others from the depot there not liable to
infection having been sent to replace them.
The Netley tender arrived to-day from Devonport,
with a good number of fine looking seamen, 34 of whom
were for the Prince Regent, 92; and the rest for the
Powerful, 84, fitting in this harbour. The former ship
is now only 70 or 80 short of her compliment of 820.
She is a most efficient-looking ship, and rigged to the
admiration even of landimen. She was to have gone out
of harbour to-day, she will most probably go out to-
morrow.

The Victoria and Albert, Royal Yacht, was docked
to-day, to have her periodical refit.
The Fanny, Dlaster•Commander Searlett, the tender
of the Commandur.in-Chief, sailed for the Thames
to-day.
Wind W.S.W., moderate breezes, and dark hazy
weather with rain.

Last night the dockyard artisans gave a concert at
the Green row Rooms, Portsmouth, the receipts of which
were to augment the fund for the relief of the destitute
and distressed by the loss of the Avenger's crew. Rear-
Admiral Superintendent Prescott and family, and all the
officers of the dockyard, patronised the entertainment
~kith their presence. The performances were of a most
creditable character throughout, and yielded a sum of
from 35/. to 401., which has been handed over to the
relief committee formed at this port.

THE PACIFIC SQUADRON.
On the 2d of December the Collingwood, 80, flag of
Rear-Admiral Sir George Seymour ; the Constance, 50,
Captain Courtney, and Carysfort, 26, Captain Seymour,
sailed out of Valparaiso Bay in company, the Admiral
on board his ship to hare a trial of sailing—the Caryl-
fort on her way to England. On the 3d, in latitude
32.50, longitude 73.30, at 9 30 A.M., the Collingwood
made signal to the Constance " Chase Carysfort" At
this moment the three ships were thus placed—Carr-
fort a considerable distance a-head, Constance about 700
yards astera of Collingwood, and about two points on
the weather bow; the three ships close hauled and car-
rying all plain sail. At 10.15 the Constance passed the ,
Collingwood about SO yards to windward; at 12 the;
Constance passed the Carysfort, about 10 yards on the
weather beam, Collingwood being at the time about
2,900 yards astern and to leeward. Rate of sailing six,
knots; both ships quickly overhauled Carysfort. The
Constance i❑ this trial clearly proving superior on this
point of sailing, was ordered again to take her station
astern of the flag ship, arid at 2.30 the Constance having
gone about and brought the Collingwood abeam, found
t►er to he 3,500 yards to leeward; wind moderate, with
little southerly swell during the trial.' Trial took place
to the westwa►d of Valparaiso in the regular southerly.
trades prevailing at this season on the coast. Orders
at starling were to sail to southward. This completed
the trial of the 3d.

On the 4th, at 10 A.m., the Collingwood and Constance
started, the flag ship then 2,000 yards a• head. At 11.30
Constance closed with her within 100 yards, and had
weathered on her very considerably. Wind light with
a southerly swell. Later in the day (at 6.30 P.M.) the
flag ship had gained a few hundred yards on the Con-
stance.

The third and last trial took place on the sth, in lati-
tude 33.10, longitude 77.25, off the wind, with topmast
and topgallant studding sails set, the ships started at
forty-five minutes past five o'clock A. 31., with wind
a-beam; Constance 500 yards astern of Collingwood. At
thirty-tive minutes past six o'clock had lost 600 yard&
This ended the cruises.

Tho Carysfort in these trials was slow but weatherlyl
she could not keep station with either of her larger com-
petitors.
The Constance, when stationed on the west coast of
Mexico, sailed in the same direction on a wind with the
United States' corvette Portsmouth, one of the fastest
sailers in the American navy, so it is said, and beat her
" all to sticks;" the advantage was so great that it could
scarcely be called a contest at all, although the Ports-
mouth did her best.

On the sth of December, the Carysfort parted com-
pany to proceed to England with freight; the Constance
to return to Valparaiso, where she arrived on the 7th
and the Collingwood proceeded to Juan Fernandez.
The Chilien brigantine of war Janequeo accompanied
the British ships in their trial cruise, and afterwards
proceeded to Juan Fernandez. The Collingwood re-
mained at this island for eight days, and returned thence
direct to Valparaiso, where she arrived on the 17th of
December, making the passage in about forty hours.
The Constance was at Valparaiso on the 30th of De-
cember. She was to leave on the Ist of January for Callao.
The Calypso, 20, Captain Worth, arrived at Valpa-
raiso on the 17th of December, from Otaheite, forty
days.
The French armed transport Sarcelle sailed from
Valparaiso, for the Sandwich Islands, on the 30th of
November, with a French consul for Cobija, in Bolivia,
and another gentleman going in the same capacity to
the Sandwich Islands.

Squadron all well on the 30th December.
A brig, believed to be th• Star, 8, from Sheerness,
passed through Spithead to the westward this afternoon.
ADMIRALTY, MARCH S.—APPOINTMENTS —Edmund
B. Walker, Clerk, to the Ganges; Edward M. Collier,
Naval Cadet, to the Ganges; Samuel Parry, Chief En-
gineer, to the Pluto; Samuel Derry and Alexander W.
Brush, Assistant Engineers, to the Pluto; Henry T.
Vernon, Lieutenant, to the Penelope; Frederick Robin-
son, Lieutenant, to the Investigator; Francis Rooke,
Lieutenant, to the Blenheim; Charles B. Payne, Lieu-
tenant, to the Havannah; W. E. Von Dadelyen, Mid-
shipman, to the Fisgard; James Crosby, Second Master,
to the Shearwater; J. M. Jefferson, Clerk in Charge, to
the Shearwater.

PROMOTIONS.—Mr. Thomas Goss and Mr. James E.
Elliott, Masters, to be Lieutenants.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, MARCH 8.

STOCK EXCHINGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting-
ham and Boston, 23% dis. c.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
Cheshire Junction, 311. Shares (late C. and B.), 6 dis.
Bolton, Blackburn, &c. ( B), 3,8 dis.—East Lancashire, 194
—Great Northern, 71/2 dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire,
Fifths, % dis.—London and North-Western, 133 c.—Ditto,
New
.Quarters, 3 g p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln-
shire, Quarters, No. 1, % dis. —Ditto, Preference, par—Ditto
(Sheffield and Lincolnshire), 6t dis.—Midland, 104—Ditto,
Halves, 4% dis.--North Staffordshire, .c. dis.—Preston
and Wyre, 34—Shrewsbury and Chester date N. W. M.),
p.—Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester,--5% dis. —Ditto,
Preference, 27's p. —South-Eastern and Dover, 26—Ditto,
No. 4, 23‘i p.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, Preference, %P.
bIANCIIESTER, MARCH 8.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lanca-
shire, and Cheshire Junction, 6 1-16 dis.—Ditto (late C.
and B.), 151% c.—Bolton, Blackburn, &c.
' • (A), 63i
Eastein Counties, 13ji —East Lancashire, New, 5 die.--
Edinburgh and Glasgow, 371 A—Lancashire and Yorkshire,
Fifths, % n. dis.—Ditto (West Riding Union), 3 dis.—Lon-
don and North-Western (Manchester and Birmingham),
Quarters (A), 3 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire,
Quarters, No. 1, par—Ditto, Grim,by Dock, 9 dis.—North
Stainrdshire, di:.—South-Eastern and Dover, 27—Ditto,
No 4,2% die.