The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-01 00:00:00

LIGENCE.

Woomvicn, AuG. 31.—The Earl of Auckland, First
Lord of the Admiralty, Vice-Admiral Sir Charles
Adams, C.B. and K.C.H., and Rear-Admiral Dundas,
C. 8., visited Woolwich Dockyard on Saturday after-
noon, and were received by Captain-Superintendent
Houston Stewart, C. 8., and the heads of the various
departments. The principal object of their Lordships'
visit on this occasion was to inspect the Sidon steam-
frigate, constructed on a plan by Commodore Sir Charles
Napier, and their Lordships remained about an hour on
board that vessel, at her moorings in the river, examin-
ing the whole of the details connected with her. She
has now got her masts in and the rigging put up. An
accident occurred on board on Saturday, which was at-
tended with fatal consequences, a coil of rorie having
fallen upon one of the convicts, and he died yesterday
from the injuries he received. The Sidon is to be towed
this afternoon by the Swallow and Myrtle steam-ves-
sels to Deptford, to be completed for sea.
The barque Henry and Eliiabeth has 'been-brought
down the river-hi moorings Olipositelhe' Royal Arsenal,
to take on board female convicts for New- Australia,
ADMIRALTY, AUG. 29.--Appointment.--Master,—W.
W;.White, to Gladiator. -
Captain D'Arleys company, Ist battalion Royal Ar-
tillery, at Woolivich, has been placed under orders to
proceed to Bermuda, to relieve Captain Wilson's com-
pany, Gth battalion, at that station. Captain Dupin's
and Captain Bingham's companies stand first on the
roster for foreign service ; but Captain D'Arley's having
been first reported, Qn their arrival at Portsmouth from
foreign service, in March, 1842, takes precedence of the
other two companies. . • •
Lieutenant-Colonel Strangways, of the 10th batallibn,
proceeds in the Athol troop-ship to Beimuda, to relieve
Lieutenant-Colonel Bell, who had been in command of
the Royal Artillery in that island in December,-1843.
Intelligence has been received at Woolwich 'of the
death of Captain Stanway, Royal Artillery, command-
ing the 6th company of the Ist battalion at St. 'John's,
New Brunswick, to which station he proceeded with his
company in August, 1845. This gallant officer served in
the Peninsula. and France from February, 1812, to July,
1814, including the siege of San Sebastian and passages
of the Bidossa and Adour. His remains were interred
in the new burial-ground with military honours.
Her Majesty's troop-ship Belleisle, Captain King-
come, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Wednesday,
July 29, with the 89th Regiment, and two companies of
,the 14th Regiment, from Quebec, and embarked at
Halifax on Monday, August 3, the whole of the 2d bat-
talion and three companies of tho reserve battalion of
the Rifle Brigade, for conveyance to Canada. The
Rifle Brigade had been quartered about four years in
Nova Scotia, and during that time, by their exemplary
conduct, recommended themselves to all classes of the
citizens, who universally regret their departure from the
garrison. .

Mr. Crowder, Queen's Counsel, of the Western Cir-
cuit, has just acceptkl-the- appointment of Recorder of Bris-
tol, vacant on the db.ath of Sir Charles Wetherell. We
understand that the Learned Counsel will not practice at
Bristol as counsel at the assizes, owing to this elevation. It
is worth-7001. or 800/. a year. After having: seen so much
of the urbanity of this
.distinguished, rnaml3er of the 1%41
profeSsion, it appears to as that his appoin PICO will give
Pura 604100v4.-- Western Times.