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

NAVAL IN TELLIGENCE.

ADMIRALTY, Ais G. 27.
PROMOTIONS.
errarnander Arthur Forbes, to he Captain.
Assistant-Sur.-eon John Forbes (c) to be Surgeon.
Assistant-Surgeon John Findlay, ditto.
AUGUST 28.

,Iratt ander Hugh
APPOINTMENTS.
i,..
Goold, to the Ocean.
!eutenant C. B. Stockdale, ditto.
Lieutenant John Dewar, ditto.
Lieutenant Charles Haydon, to the Poictiers.
.Lieutenant Thomas St rover, ditto.
?LA
-N OF RETIREMENT FOR THE NAVY.
The following plan of retirement for the officers of the
tolurY,:aurlleyraetviy:eims
retirement of
from those previously issued:—
for lament having thought proper to make provision
00 captains of the Royal Navy, my
tie, Loral
of the Admiralty _hereby give no-
°l the conditions upon which officers may
-take ad-
ttage of , .
tnis grant.
PLINT
OF RETIRENEET FOR 200 CAPTAINS.
by St'"The rank of retired rear-admiral to be given
listsenic'ritY to such applicants from the 14s. 6d. half-pay
Per ads ina3' be vvilling to accept it, with the pay of 11. ss.
tiderlY,and the corresponding pension to their widows,
see the usual restrictions.
latoziaf:rpoiied;e--tsAn addition of 7s. 6d. per day to be given
by seniority from the 12s. 6d. and 105. 6d.
tnd ine
being captains of not less than twenty
eee
lists to g and 55 y ea-s of age. Officers from
r
permitted to assume the title of retired
titioii.nrede7l: b4l at the period when they would
Rohl, have oh-
gag by seniority had they leinaine.l upon the
Their widows to be entitled to a pension of
whet Year, and to the pension of rear-admiral's widow
Th.the rank of retired rear-admiral has been attained.
in t, 11.11.-
-The vacancies upon the 11 list to be filled up
Pet as of seniority by officers now accepting the iss.
1:11,CJ but no new admission to the 11. list to Le
fi,e,e wail it is reduced below the number of twenty-
tent
rwil,ieh it is not to exceed afterwards. The perma-
iippoilett'red list to be reduced to 100, by making one.
oerg ,4'3:lent for every two vacancies—the first 25 ofh-
tLetnaitun the list receiving 11. 55. per day., and
.the
ritulig 75 1/. per day, with the right "tOsuimting
geniorit of retired rear-admiral, when entitled by
l'ourrh.
ktex, -,--The active list of captains not permanently
in the 14 500. A proportionate reduction to be made
consi; '4'. 6d. and 12s. 6 half-pay lists—the first to
I,ifttbq 70 captains, and the latter 100.
taips arrvice pensions to be retained by cap-
rear. until they reach the rank of rear-admiral or retired
adtair L
RaBbah.
-414 he promotions from the captains' lists to the
the hL4) list in future to be continuous, reserving always
Pron;o4,!kubted right of the Crown to select officers for
Ii44";1°11 in the higher as well as the lower ranks,the
;,:er the public interest requires such an exercise of
urOgati
ye.
160*I'enth•—The admirals' list not permanently to exceed
in band • •
410 (ifurn er, to be thus distributed:-30 admirals,
s9taaeach squadron ; 45 vice-admirals, or 15 of each
But tiluu; and 75 rear-admirals, or 25 of each squadron.
ftesEnQtre will be a flag promotion in the course of the
"'Rai e, ear, in which the '2O senior officers upon the
oftigh
list will be included.
il:th •—•This o come into operation on the Ist
it toei)(luer of the present year, and all letters relating to
Otte treated as strictly confidential.
jug theper3 not in Europe, who may be desirous of accept-
th,i„rietirement, will not excluded in consequence
lit of„` letters not reaching the Admiralty before the
for
et yntober next, as a reasonable time will be allowed
aPplications.—By command of their Lordships,
H. G. WARD.
po THE
„, SQUADRON' OF EVOLUTION.
Parlslll%l°,llTll, SUNDAY.—Vice-Admiral Sir William
sqoadQrr„' "•'-'•135 Commander-in-Chief of the Channel
the Put to sea from Lisbon on the 18th inst., in
lbernia, 100, Captain Richards, with the St.
the and all the other ships of the squadron except
at Li-sba'.ingar and Superb, which are for the present left
for ". It is said the squadron proceeds to Lagos
Sir water, thence to Gibraltar and Tetuan, where
!Itlta Parker will part company, and proceed to
nosh when the squadron will return to Cork, and
nulls Spithead.
raetit °llly trial of sailing of any interest since we last
the ehtd the squadron was, on the 10th inst.. between
litt,7l',t. Vincent and Hibernia, the ships of the Vice-
-141 and Chief Commodore :
%id CLOSE HAULED.
kits t 7. double reefed topsails and courses, topgallant
SIC Jg, and spanker. Hibernia no mizen topgallau
aik ", ind from N.E. by N. to N.E. Rite 0 81 ing,
6t, etght knots.
Angle of inclination ut Sc. Vincent,
AtBEARINGS AND DISTANCES OF HIBERNIA.
-in f,._.
A.m. At 3h. 45m. P.M.
w; 22 B. S. lE. 8,121 yards.
`iluward of St. Vin- To leeward of St. Vincent,
eat, 1,600 yards. ,162 yards.

St.
RESULT.
.411)e ineen t, in 4 hours and 45 minutes, weathered
'llia runes and 662 yards.
ed,, OFF THE WIND.
‘.(14.1r ,'%tlie same sail as above. Wind, N.E. by N.
8-4") E. Distance run, 26 miles.
AtlartlNGS AND DISTANCES OF IIIBERNIA.
50 U. P M. At 6h. 35r0. P.M.
%23, 8,121 yards, S. 79, W. 0.25. 7,471 yards,
\''''et ik•liead or astern of
14-eat,
6,319 yards. St. Vincent, 4,178 yards.
• St, RESULT.
bitt, s Vincent, in 3 hours and 45 minutes, headed Hiber-
and 375 yards.
,i!auilltieilaels mile, yards.
th the Queen is improved on a wind, in fine weather ;
e St. Vincent is equal with aby ad sea—on a wind the
"c't• Vincent the best—off the wind the queen has the ad-
D'alttage. Both these ships superior on all points to
-(11"-, •.h • not imr oved from what was . done to
in, is
s';r when in dock. 'I ratalgar very bad, and the Hiber-
-'4 net much better ;
the latter has no guns on her
ttiti:tirou i
ter-tlek or forecastle.
Cyclops
Superb, Vanguard, and
ho ~,13 ,
8 much alike. and Polyphemus,
i tuatice either sailing or steaming, with Rattler—she
. •
quite perfection.
tileUf the steamers the only members of that portion of
~.,41,nadron remaining at the above date were the
14tc:,°P8 and Polyphemus, paddle-wheel sloops, and the
Sir Ln,r`er; screw propelled, which latter is pronounced by
steamer" iiiiam Parker as the most perfect man-of-war
Tr that ever came under his notice.
Itn:T Fairy royal yacht, Captain Crispin, conveyed her
Ge4,.,4` Highness the Duchess of Kent from Osborne to
ka;e•°rt yesterday, en route to London, after visiting her
lenZtY and Prince Albert, and will to-morrow convey
top" ajesty the Queen Dowager from Gosport to Cowes,
tlepti2 similar visit, prior to her Majesty the Queen's
iqlre her next marine excursion, which (weather,
pQeDerraitting) is fixed for Wednesday next. Various
by h: are rumoured as likely to be honoured with a visit
itteripkMajestY, and first on the list stands the Chateau
the t,„-,‘"e royal squadron will be composed, as before, of
Packet royal yachts, the Black Eagle and Garland
Itasthe s nitktnerica 50 Captain the Hon. John Gordon,
arty insipect'ed, and her crew mustered, yestieerr-
'ailij the Port Admiral, Sir Charles Ogle, prior t) l
(51011;lag'nfc'r Plymouth. She went out of harbour under
47 I}i• sttld in a most beautiful manner, and anchored
- she sailed at nine last night for Ply-
Paldthi..,"nt Whether. to refit fur further service or to be
~1411-' is still very problematical. She was fitted out
4.4iedYlnnlith in the most perfect style by Lieutenant_t
the ist.Y (the gentleman who was so hardly treated a
the
t4rie e°llrt- martial), and never having had the oppor-
sorpe'',.°F refitting whilst on foreign service she requires
,4fert',w repairs- but which would not take longer than
utlabielltiVtt to complete, when she wou'd again be un-
the most effective ship of her class afloat.. d
qt Sjt)".°llnd, 6, Lieutenant-Commander Wood, arrive.
lie-A'h4ead from Sheerness yesterday afternoon: She is
l'eYer,urig, of the Rapid class, on the design of the sur-
f and a very pretty model she
jrisate -livi-Aeerlitning steam-vessel arrived this morning
the j,O aoolevich, is supposed to be in attendance upon
I.ls of the Admiralty during their official visit
rtolcietrheir yacht,
own the Black Eagle, being en-
eof the royal squadron during her
„ itt ' m
next one of the royal squadron during her
next marine excursion.
Falmouth navy lighter arrived with stores from
oSttet,tern yards this morning.
IirtINESS Auo. 29 .—The Hound, 10, Commander
tiastr,2"3d, hauled' out of the basin on Saturday, and
wasand
tkil4,-„wed to the Nore on Wednesday, where she
,°ll'4" and inspected by the Commander-in-Chief, and
-1414114 day sailed for Portsmouth to be paid ad-
*ages and receive her final orders.
°at 7 Iticeruit 19, Commander Adolphus Slade, hauled
(4 °I the basin' on Wednesday, and sailed on Thursday
't?lreenhithe, to have her compasses adjusted.iCrda _
Itaren cutter, Lieutenant Stephen, returned yes-
,. Thl, from(,, Portsmouth, with supernumeraries.
"ieh ?inbad lighter arrived yesterday from Wool-
swith stores for the dockyard.
teinnejellowin vessels occupy the basin:—Dragon
.stee irigate ready for commission; and. the Vv
"tace ist,!l.d Chichester, 50-gun frigates, fitting for ad
Itt billl32*
"48111, °ek—Horatio, 44, fitting for a block ship; Eu-
IN'itli fitting for a convict bulk at Gibraltar;he
44):
:efr.;:rabdo u
rs steam-frigate,
e- farni gat e , for commission ; and t
/4 17, brigantine, building.
41ea. 80, flag ship, pro tem.; Raven,
Etu.rr 11 and Wildfire steamers.
ON BOARD HER MAJESTY'S
4,14,8f...._0110Wi5nTg EAM ER VESU VIUS.
notice was received on' Saturday at
le‘sleri'lrax AUG 15, 1846.—Her Majesty's steamer
oard 'lts arrived' from Vera Cruz last night. having on
trtn itl4 mortal fever which occasioned the death of oned
itria)lll,. an and nine of the crew on the passage, an
Nevi `• present suffering from its frightful
.effects. The
regain went round to Atelville Islands this morning to
- quarantie.
Ire
Nv(l4"tlictnciseltiYtalini—°rnnr—g
te3.411,. ied by the Lord Bishop
a sermon on behalf of the fund,
Preao or Consumption. and Diseases of the Guest,
of Jamaica, fore his
br Kew lighness the Duke of Cambridge, at the parish church
G>ilectii; At the conclusion of a very eloquent discourse, a
Irtt was made to the amount of 311. 10s.
e °r
.1 hlv "viter Smeru.—The Sheriffs of the City of
,24eilt,„e, in the Case of Smith, fixed the period for his
at the utmost limit allowed by law, on Monday,
meteeßo There will be at least four petitions presented to
Secretary, praying for a commutation of hisa
a‘PehoulliselY, one from Mr. Walters, of the Guildhall
e015..1.41 ne, signed by himeele family,. aandthsrar ants; a
froLwieb, mailsne.d. by the public in
wellsezenroawl;n dvone from
and a fourth
41:val affidavits
Ipf the Societyof Friends. In addition,
4;1:411e riNt' be
lilifin2(,:rsdis fromi-a.i 1Y
ar
kr. Ikeriees the. late fellow-servants of Smith
haveetaes, will be forwarded to Sir G. Grey.
a,z4 0
u, who
thiemhsetivese
thlaottid communication with
san t a h saw no reason why an
"44 ikar,,_ not be made to
.the Crown, but declined
.""`g fgEttei 911 6111/10Ct.


LONDON AND SOUTH-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 Railway and the works connected
therewith, authorised by the Richmond Railway Act,
1845, and also the Guildford Extension and Portsmouth
and Fareham Railways, and the works connected there-
with, authorised by the Guildtord Extension and
Portsmouth and Fareham Railway Act, 1846 ; and if
such pnrchases, or either of them, should be deemed ex-
pedient, then to proceed to consider and determine the
terms and conditions upon which c&Ah of the said pur-
chases, or such of them as shonld be 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,
fur the purpose of completing the said purchases or either
of them.

The chair was taken at one o'clock by W. J. Chaplin,
aq., the chairman of the Committee. The attendance
of shareholders and directors was very numerous.
The Secretary (P. L. Campbell, Esq.) having reed the
advertisement convening the merting,;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 thecharges for 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
" Goods traffic

The gross income of the six months

11,017 3 9

amounts to
The gross expenses (including inte-
rest on borro►red 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
1/. 17s. 6d. per share, which will leave a surplus of
1,0041. ss. 4d. applicable to the services of the current
half-year.
" The dividend warrants will be issued on Monday the
31stinstant, 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.
"The proprietors will 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 R.licy 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.
" W ith 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 Biskopstoke 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 teen delayed by the difficulty they have
experienced in obtaining any sufficient or steady supply
of labour. The directors are, however, sanguine that
this branch will be op: ned for traffic during the month
of October next. _ _

" As regards the extcnsion 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 possc,ss-
ing themselves 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 ra-
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 taken 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-
cultiei raised by the Commissioners cf 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
hoped at an earlier period ; they recommend it, however,
to your adoption, not doubting that full development 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 branch 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
litan 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 tither 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 bearirg the entire expenses
of the Guildford Exttnion 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.
" We st 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.—(Cheer.)
" East of Exeter, this company W 45 tailed with the