The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-29 00:00:00

WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 29, 1848.;

builders—l. Moore, J. Gilbert, and J. Moore, New-
c istle-unier-Lyrne, booksellers and publishers—J.
Distin, H. J. Distin, W. A. Distin, and T. Distin,
Cranhourne-street, music sellers—W. Glendi,ining; and
J. Sugden, Huddersfield, woollen and fancy cloth mer-
chants—W. Webster and E. Pickerin, Sheffield, table
knife manufacturers—G. T. Mills and 11. P. Taylor,
Brentwood, Essex, corn and coal merchants—T. Crouch-
, ton and A. Todd, Black Lion-yard, Whitechapel, ca-
binet makers—l. Nash and T. Nash, Salford, agents for
cattle salesmen—P. Till and S. W. Robinson, Manor-
street, Chelsea, and Rose and Crown-yard, Lower
Sloane-street, job masters and livery stable keepers—M.
Kelly and L. White, Bankside, Southwark, iron mer-
chants—W. B. Huggins, B. F. Babcock, A. S. Thorn-
ton, E. J. C. Atterbury, W. Courtis, G. Homan, and J.
E. Kendall, Glasgow, merchants and general commission
agents (so far as regards E. J. C. Atterbury)—H. Mot-
trans, H. Simpson, W. Taylor, and M. Mottram, Shef-
field, merchants and manutacturers—G. P. Pocock and
T. Marston, Norfolk-street, Strand, attorneys and solici-
tors—W. Spurrier and H. Cornforth, Birmingham, ma-
nufacturers.

INSOLVENT PETITIONERS.
Richard Palmer, Willestrew, near Tavistock, farmer.
Roger Palmer, Mitten Abbott, Devonshire, farmer.
James Adams, Sheepshead, Leicestershire, baker.
Jobn Tweddell, Stockton, solicitor.
illiam Nicholl, Stockton-upon-Tees, innkeeper.
William Kyles, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, carver and gilder.
Charles Allert, Winsford and Waysgreen, Cheshire,

publican.
Jacob Cohen, Brynmawn, Brecknockshire, broker.
James Jones, Troedyrhiew, Brecknockshire, tailor.
Joseph Rimmer, St. Helen's, Lancashire, glasscutter.
John lloggady Craske, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, baker.
John Harman, Alcester, Warwickshire, needle-scourer.
Charles Nash, Hereford, bookseller.
William Symonds, Sydford, Devonshire, butcher.
John Lawrence Hinton, East Stonehouse, Devonshire.
Edward Willey, Buckerell, Devonshire, farmer.
John Havard, Glasbury, Radnorshire, farmer.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
L. Morris, J. Morris, and I. Morris, Glasgow, im-
porters of foreign manufactures, to meet Dec. 2 and 23,
at eleven, within the Globe Hotel, Glasgow.
C. Mills, Elmbank, merchant, to meet Dec. 1 and 21,
at eleven, within Bruce's Hotel, Arbroath.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE PACIFIC.
PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.—The Sampson steam-fri-
gate, Captain Thomas Henderson, came into harbour
this morning, to discharge her freight of specie. Orders
have been received from the Admiralty to send her to
Woolwich to be paid off.
A rather curious incident took place to-day with re-
gard to the Sampson. It has been a standing order ever
since the Amphion, 32, Captain James Pellew, was
blown up in Hamoaze, Plymouth, for all vessels to re-
move their powder before coming into any harbour con-
taining an arsenal. It has been repeatedly violated; but,
by way of exemplifying Shakapere's adage of " keep-
ing the word of promise to the ear, and breaking it to
the sense," the Sampson's powder, "to prevent acci-
dent," was taken out abreast of the Dockyard, with her
steam still up, after she had been four hours in harbour.
The Asia, 84, Captain M. Stopford, flag of the Com-
mander-in-Chief iu the Pacific, Rear-Admiral Phipps
Hornby, C.B. sailed from Payta on the 21st of August,
and arrived at Valparaiso, after a good and quick pas-
sage, on the 12th of September.
The Champion, 14, Commander Hayes, arrived at
Valparaiso on the 30th of August.
Mr. Wheetland, Acting Second Master of the Cock-
atrice schooner, has been dismissed his ship, in conse-
quence of some charge he brought against his com-
mander, Mr. Rundle. Mr. L. F. Stephens has been put
in to act pro tens.
The Cockatrice, tender to the Asia, Master Com-
mander Rundle, sailed from Valparaiso on the 26th of
September with provisions and stores for Panama for
the use of the surveying vessels.
The Gorgon steam-sloop, Commander Paynter, arrived
at Valparaiso on the 18th of September, from Rio.
The Juno, 26, Captain Blake, arrived at Valparaiso
on the 26th of September, with freight from San Bias,
63 days.
The Calypso, 20, Captain Worth, arrived at Valpa-
raiso on the 27th of September.
Lieutenant Pullen is on board the Asia waiting for
some means of joining his ship, the Plover (gone in
search of the Franklin expedition): he was sent out
overland with dispatches to join his ship at Panama, as
she was to have called in there on her way to the north,
but she did not. She called at Callao July the 4th, and
sailed thence on the Bth. Mr. .Pullen arrived at Panama
June the 24th, in good time to have caught the Plover:
all the time he is losing double pay.
A correspondent writes :—" I understand the Ca-
lypso had a brush at the Fegee Islands, the place she
came from last ; it arose in consequence of the murder
of some European persons there, and the natives being
very obstinate, the Calypso set fire to their town and
burned it down."
The Champion sails on the 2d of October for Callao.
The Plumper, 12, steam-schooner, Commander Nol-
loth, had her compasses tried for ocal attraction to-
day, and will go to Spithead to-morrow, after receiving
advance.
The Reynard, 12, steam-schooner, Commander Cra-
croft, will also be ready for sea to-morrow. The distil-
ling and cooking galley, fitted by Mr. Grant, F.R.S., of
the Clarence-yard, on board the Reynard, is the first
supplied to a sea-going ship, and if it succeeds, of
which there seems very little doubt, an enormous
saving, owing to the reduced quantity of tanks and
water-casks required for the service, will be effected.
The apparatus is made of stout copper, well tinned,
and stands where the old galley did, occupying but
two-thirds of the space ; a thin case in which the
steam is generated surrounds the coppers, so that
the operation of cooking is performed by steam. The
steam passes off into the condenser (a square copper box
strapped up to the beams under the galley), and by
means of a worm of numerous coils is retained long
enough to allow of its condensation by a jet of cold
water admitted through a sea• cock, about four feet
below the water line, abreast of the condenser. The
quantity of water admitted for this purpose can, of
course, be regulated at pleasure, and when it has done
its duty, it is conducted by a pipe into the bilge in the
engine-room, to be pumped out by the bilge pumps; as,
however, when the engines are not at work, the labour
of getting rid of this water would be considerable, Cap-
tain Cracroft has contrived a pump to force it on deck,
so that instead of letting it run waste, it can be used for
washing decks or any other purpose, which, as its tem-
perature can never be less than 100, and may be con-
siderably more, will be a great advantage and a little
luxury in cleaning the ship in cold weather. The dis-
tilled water runs out of the worm, and is conducted by
a hose into the tanks in the ferehold. The quantity
yielded when everything is in proper order is expected
to reach 10 gallons per hour; and as the apparatus will
be in operation 12 hours, 120 gallons, or more than
enough for every purpose for the ship's company,
would be distilled daily. The arrangements for cooking
are very complete; besides the coppers for the ship's
company, circular pots, like deep stewpans, are provided
for cooking the officers' meals in, together with a large
kettle on either side for steaming or boiling fish, &c.
There is one oven, and the range is large enough to
admit of a large joint being roasted; and it ought to be
mentioned, that as no cooking utensils are required be-
sides those actually forming part of the apparatus, a
considerable item in the outfit of a mess will be saved
the officers. The whole arrangements reflect great
credit upon the contriver, and as it consumes one-third
less fuel than the ordinary galley, will contribute to the
health of the men, and consequently the efficiency of the
vessel, preventing the nece,sity of watering parries being
sent away—that fruitful source of disease and demo-
ralization. In fact, it is impossible to appreciate too
14hly the advantages which the general introduction of
Mr. Grant's improvement is calculated to effect in the
service.
Commodore Sir Thomas Herbert's squadron on the
Brazil station was distributci as follows when the
Sampson left Rio:—
At Monte Video—The Raleigh, Hydra, Griffin, Kes-
trt 1, Harpy, and Lizard.
At Rio—The Crescent.
At Pernambuco—The Grecian.
The Inconstant and Calliope, the former en route to
the Pacific, and the latter for England, were also at Rio.
The Havannah and Acheron had arrived on the New
Zesland station prior to the 26th of August, all well.
The Superb, 80, Captain Corry, was paid off to-day.
Sir Charles Napier's squadron is stopped from sailing
for the present by Admiralty orders.
The Driver left this evening with the men of Ply-
mouth and Marines of that Division paid off from the
Superb.
Wind W. ; fresh breezes and cloudy weather.
The following extracts from a letter written by an
officer at the Mauritius will be found of interest :
"Her Majesty's steam-sloop Geyser,
Mauritius, Aug. 24, 1848.
" Since June last we have twice been to Madagascar,
accompanied by the Admiral on both occasions, who
was sent by the Government at home to endeavour to
obtain a treaty of Commerce with Queen Ranovalaman-
jaka. Ths trade formerly was very extensive, the
English sending great quantities of cloth, Sac., and
taking in exchange cattle for the Mauritius, skins,
gums, &c.; but in consequence of Captain Kelly, in her
Majesty's ship Conway, and two French frigates firing
on the fort and town or Tamatava some three or four
years since, the Queen closed her ports against all
Europeans, much to the injury of her own subjects, and
also greatly to the injury of the colony of Mauritius,
which was then entirely depending upon Madagascar for
beef, &c.
" The combined attack of the English and French
was not successful; they were beaten off, and those
killed left behind, whose bleached skulls are still re-
maiuing roles in front of the town, to the great dis-
grace of both nations.
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" Well, after numerous ceremonies between the Ad-
miral and the Queen's Ministers, the affair was suddenly
concluded by the Queen 'demanding the large sum of
80,000 dollars for the injuries done by Captain Kelly to
the town and fort." . . . ..:a