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

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

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PORTSMOUTH, MARCH B.—Tbe 14,,ander, 52, built In
the North Dock, on the design f li.. Blake, was floated
out to-day, after being named by Miss Prescott, daughter
of Rear-Admiral Superintendent Prescott, C.B.
A number of the men of the 7Gth 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.
6he is a most efficient-looking ship, and rigged to the
admiration even of landsmen. She was to have gone out
of harbour to-day, she will moat probably go out to'
morrow.

The Victoria and Albert, Royal Yacht, was docked
to-day, to have her periodical refit.
The Fanny, Master• Commander Scarlett, the tender
of the Commander-in-Chief, sailed for the Thames
to-day.

Wind W.S.W., moderate breezes, and dark hut
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 tend 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
with their presence. The performances were of a most
creditable character throughout, and yielded a suns of
from 351. to 401., which has been handed over to she
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 Caryslort, 26, Captain Seymour,
failed out of Valparaiso Bay in company, the Admiral
on board his ship to have a trial of sailing—the Carp.
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—Carys-
tort a considerable distance a-head, Constance about 700
yards astern of Collingwood, and about two points ee
the weather bow; the three ships close hauled and car
rying all plain sail. At 10.15 the Constance passed the
Collingwood about 80 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 lii
knots; both ships quickly overhauled Carysfort. The
Constance in this trial clearly proving superior on this
point of sailing, was ordered again to take her station
astern of the flag ship, and at 2.30 the Constance having
gone about and brought the Collingwood abeam, found
her to be 3,500 yards to leeward; wind moderate, with II
little southerly swell during the trial. Trial took place
to the westward of Valparaiso in the regular southerly'
trades prevailing at this season on the coast. Orders
at starting 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 11.3.
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 r.x.) the
flag ship had gained a few hundred yards on the Cos•
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.M., with wins
a-beam; Constance 500 yards astern of Collingwood. AS
thirty-five minutes past six o'clock had lost 600 yards.
This ended the cruises.
The Carysfert in these trials was slow but weatherly,
she could not keep station with either of her larger cow
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 Caryafort parted com-
pany to proceed to England with freight; the Constance
to return to Valparaiso, where she arrived on the 71111
and the Collingwood proceeded to Juan Fernandez.
The Chilian brigantine of war Janequeo accompanied
the British ships in their trial cruise, and afterward*
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.
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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 the Star, 0, from Sheerness,
passed through Spithead to the westward this afternoon.
ADMIRALTY, MARCH 8 —Arronwrzurtre.--Edniund
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 Rook.,
Lieutenant, to the Blenheim; Charles B. Payne, Lieu-
tenant, to the Hayannah ; W. E. Von Dadelyen, MI&
ship-tan, to the Fisgard; James Crosby, Second Muter,
to the Shearwater; J. H. Jefferson, Clerk in Charge, to
the Shearwater.

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

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, MAncn 8.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting•
ham, and Boston, 234 dis. c.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
Cheshire Junction, 31/. Shares (late C. and B.), 6 dis. c.--
Bolton, Blackburn, &c. ( B), dis.—East Lancashire, 1954
—Great Northern, VA dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire,
Fifths, h dis.—London and North-Western, 183 c.—Ditto,
New
_Quarters, 3% P.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln-
shire, Quarters, No. 1, IA dis.—Ditto, Preference, par—Ditto
(Sheffield and Lincolnshire), 6% dis.—Midland, 104—Ditto,
Halves, 4% dis.—North Staffordshire, % c. dis.—Preston
14 and Wyre, 34—Shrewsbury and Chester (late N. W. M.),
P.—Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 6% dis.—Ditto,
Preference, 2% p. --South-Eastern and Dover, 26—Ditto,
N 0.4, 2% p.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick Preference, %p.
MANCHESTER, Manu t 8.
STOCK EXCHANOIL—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lancs•
shire, and Cheshire Junction, 6 1-16 dis.--Ditto (late C.
and B.), 154 c.—Bolton, Blackburn, tec. New, 5A
Eastein Counties, 13%—East Lancashire, New, 5A dam--
Edinburgh and Glasgow, 3714—Lancashire and Yorkshire,
Fifths, % n. dis.—Ditto (West Riding Union), 3 die.—Lon-
don and North-Western (Manchester and Birmingham),
Quarters (A), 3 p.—lNlanchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire,
Quarters, No. I, par—Ditto, Grimsby Dock, 9 dis.—North
Staffordshire, % dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, 27—Dittot
No 4,2% die.

LEEDS, MAncu 7.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The following are the prices at which
sales have been effected to-day :—East Lancashire, 19%--
Ditto, New, 5/. Bs. 9d. dis.—Ditto, Quarters, 295. dia.—East
and West Yorkshire, 7% c. dis.—Great Northern, 7% dis'
Huddersfield and Manchester, Thirds, 134 dis.—Lancashire
and Yorkshire (West Riding Union), 595. dis.—Leeds and
Thirsk, 173/4 dis.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire.
Preference, 2s. 6d. p.—North British, Thirds, 16e. dbl...
Ditto, Extension, ss.dis.—North Staffordshire, les.
North-Western, 5% dis.
BIRMINGHAM, MAncu 8.
STOCK EiCHANGE.--The transactions reported to-day were
--Caledonian, 30—Great Western, 6 p. ex div.—London and
North-Western,l3s ex div.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
colnshire, Preference. par—Midland, 106 ex div.—York,
Newcastle, and Berwick, No. 2 (New Berwicks), 1% p.
Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase), 1 p.—North Staffordshire, % dim.
—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 3% dis.—Ditto (B)
2% dis.—Shropshire Union, 234 c. dis.
YORK, 111.Ancu 7.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The following are the quotations this
day : Great Northern, Si. 16s.—Ipswich and Bury St. Ed-
munds and Norwich, s—North British, Thirds, 1-14—Yorke
Newcastle, and Berwick, No. 2 (latc.New Berwicks), 1141
—Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase), 914.

A GIANT.—Mr. Robert Hales, named "the York.
shire Giant," who will exhibit in Nottingham next
week, is nearly eight fee; in height, and weighs 4621 b.
(33 stone). His longitude is inherited from his parents,
his father, a farmer, being-six feet six inches, and his
mother six feet (weighing 14 stone). Of this Patagonian
couple, the progeny were all remarkable for their stature;
the boys were " sons of Anak," and the daughters of
Amazonian development; any of them quite a Glum-,
dalcliteh. The four sons averaged six feet five inches in
height; the daughters, six feet three and a half inches.
But the flower of the flock was and is the one now in
Manchester. His sister, aged 20, attained seven feet
two inches, and weighed 16 stone, but ahe died in 1842.
Hales is now in his 28th year, of fair proportions.
with Feasing features and good humoured, cheerful
countenance. He is vivacious and intelligent. and
altogether a very different sort of being to the heavy
lumpish louts we have seen in caravans. With him are
exhibited a male dwarf and two female Albinos.=.-
offs Review.

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S.
On the I tlth of February,BlßTH
at Corfu, the wife of Lieutenenp•
Colonel Robert Walpole, Deputy Quartermaster-Geseral is
the lonian Nandi, of a son.
On the 29th ult., ut Denchworth Vicarage, Berke, the lady
of the 11,-v. R. Lewis, of a son and heir.

AARID.
On the 7th inst., at St.M
Peter E's Church, Pimlico Chula
Drury Edward Fortnum, Esq., of Grosvmr-street'W•st
Fanny Matilda, eldest daughter of the late ThOmaa Mime;
Keats, Eq., of Tooting, Surrey.

DIED.
On the 2d inst., at Rochester, Mary, relict of Captain
Joshua Kneeshaw, R.N.
On the 7th inst., Mrs. Sarah Eleanor Towson, Dalitoz.
terrace, Dalston, aged 84,

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