The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-16 00:00:00

IRELAND.

The Marquis of Lansdowne, President of the
Council, whose intended visit to Ireland has been
already stated, is expected this day. The Noble
Marquis, attended by the Marchioness and the Earl
of Shelburne, were to arrive at the George Hotel,
Holyhead, on Friday (this day), at which place ar-
rangements have been made for their reception. The
Banshee steamer was to be in readiness, and the party
were to sail in the course of the evening. It is
stated that the visit of the Noble Marquis is partly
official, and that he is anxious to avail himself of the
most correct information with respect to the real
position of the country. Tl,e Noble Marquis has
extensive estates in Ireland, and purposes remaining
here for some weeks,--Freeman of this morning.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTII, Stele 15.—The Lords of the Admi-
ralty slept last night and breakfasted this morning at
the George Hotel, after which, Lieutenant Herrick, their
Lordships' Flag-Lieutenant, embarked the whole party
in the Admiralty huge, at the Sally port-stags, and
steered :for the depot ship Illustrious, Captain Yates,
fig of Rear-Admiral Prescott, C. 8., the second in com-
mand. The Victory saluted as the barge, with the flag
flying, passed no the harbour. On board the Illustrious
the whole of die " ordinary" was mustered. Their
Lordships then went on board the Blake, the depot ship
of the steam squadron; Captain Horatio Austin, C. 8.,
and Commander Stevens received the Board, who muse
tered the steam-staff after the same manner as the or-
dinary. The Admiralty then landed at the King's-
stairs, in the dockyard, about twelve o'clock, where all
the officers of the establishment received them and con-
ducted them over the yard. A t the Canaberedock their
Lordships were met by Mr. Peter Rat, the contractor
for the immense works completed end in progress in this
establishment, and his superintendent, Mr. Edmund
Smith, C.F4, Tbis Cambeiedock is progressing very ra-
pidly, at which their Lordships expressed their satisfac-
don. They then crossed over to the west factory on the
edge of the steam-basin, and ascended to the highest
story. Here :the Earl of Auckland expressed his gra-
tification to Mr. Bolt at the appearance and pro-
gress of the structure, the whole of which, under the
indefatigable superintendence of Mr. Murray, the engi-
neer-in-chief of the establishment, will, before
many months, be in full activity. From this part of the
works their Lordships went and surveyed the new dock
(No. 9) building, adjacent to the patent slips. They
afterwards returned, and crossing over the caisson
of the basin, took a view of the extension of the sea-•
wall building by Mr. Rolt. The Centaur steam-frigate
in the basin was then boarded by their Lordships, who
were received by Commander Stevens, of the steam
squadron. This vessel was fully inspected, as was the
Retribution, also in the basin, after which the whole
party proceeded to the mansion of Sir Charles Ogle to
luncheon. At two o'clock their Lordships inspected the
Central Mathematical School under the superintendence
of Professor Woolley, and the Dockyard School, under
Head-master Rawson. The conduct of the establishment
and the proficiency of the pupils yielded the highest
satisfaction to the Board. Lord John Hay and Captain
Berkeley then went on board the Plumper screw-
schooner in the harbour, while the other members of the
Board went to the battery field ; here again Mr. Rolt
and Mr. Smith escorted the official party over their
work, which is upon a most extensive scale, the hard and
road for the use of the public in lieu of the others taken
into the improvements of the locality being among the
principal features. On passing to this quarter in the
morning, their Lordships inspected the-inlets of the
steam basin, the estimates fur which will be introduced
into next year's budget.
After a most minute inspection of the whole internal
economy of the dockyard, their Lordships adjourned to
their hotel, and thence to Admiral Superintendent Pres-
cott's to dinner. The following comprised the party:—
Rear-Admiral Prescott, Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Lord
Auckland, Lord John Hay, heard-Admiral Dundas,
Captain Berkeley, Captain Milne, Captain Yates, Cap-
tain James, Captain H. Eden, Colonel Irvine, Colonel
Powell, Sir B. Walker, Captain Ellice, Mr. Ward, Mr.
Fincham, Mr. Brown, and Flag. Lieutenant Aplin.
The Adventure naval store transport, Peter Welling-
ton master, was towed to Spithead by the Echo steam-
tug this morning, and sailed immediately for Plymouth.
She took all the supernumeraries from this port.
The Plumper screw steam-vessel arrived this morning
from Woolwich, in the charge of Lieutenant Robert
Robertson, of the Fisgard. Silo is to try rates of steam•
irig to-morrow with the Termagant and the Encounter.
A vast quantity of shot and iron ballast has been put
on board the Ajax to counter-balance the ill effect pro-
duced by the misplacing her engines. She has been, in
coneequence, brought to the draught of 18 feet 7 inches
forward, and nearly 20 feet aft.
In Pert and fitting—The Victory, 22, flag-ship; IF.
luetrious, 10; Blake hulk, temporary guard-ship of
at,arncni Excellent, gunnery excrehe-ship; Cyclops,
Devastation, Fairy, Myrtle, Lightnieg, Echo, and
•
yachts.
In the Basin—The Malabar, coal depot ; Ajax steam
guard ship ; and Kingfisher, 12.
In the New Basin—The Centaur, Retribution, Hecate,
Plicenix, Salamander, Cuckoo, Otter,- Sprightly, Fire
Queen, and Jackal.
In Dock—The Pembroke, 72 ; Collingwood, 80; Cor-
morant, Dwarf, and Undine, steamers; Flying Fish, 12.
At Spithead—The Powerful, 84 ; Rolls, boys' exer-
cise brig.
WOOLWICH, SEPT. 15.—The Vesuvius steam-sloop,
Commander Austen, was paid off tc-day at this port.
The Arrogant steam-frigate, with auxiliary screw
propeller, and the Sharpshooter and Styx steam-vessels,
are in the docks, having some alterations effected, and
being made ready for sea.
The Firebrand, Flamer, Janus, Medina, Prometheus,
and Vulture steam-vessels, are in the basins fitting fur
sea, and the Ariel steam vessel fitting with a smoke
consuming apparatus. -

The Fisgard frigate, the Vesuvius, Monkey, Charon,
and the Niger, steam-vessels, are in the harbour, and
the latter will be again tried in a few days.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have or-
dered that the 32-pounder guns, 24 in number, are to
bo taken to the Royal Arsenal, with the guns of the Ar-
tillery Companies, for preservation during the winter.
The 32-pounders are mounted on ship or garrison car-
riages, for the exercises of the Boat Brigade, and the
field-battery guns for the Artillery Companies. The
receipt of this order renders it probable that there will
not be any inspection of the Dockyard Brigades by the
L-rds of the Admiralty during the present year.
CHATHAM, SEPT. 15.—The Wildfire steamer, tender
to the Port Admiral at Sheerness, is to betaken in dock
to-morrow at this yard to have the defects of her hull
and machinery made good.
The Columbia steam-sloop, in dock, making good ber
defects and fitting for sea, has bad her temporary deck
removed. She is to be armed with four 32-pounders,
25 cwt. each, broadside guns, and they are to be fitted
on Hardy's transporting slides.
The Warspite, 50, fitted for guns, is to be removed
to-morrow to her moorings in Long-reach, Gillingham.
A party of shipwrights left Sheerness Dockyard yes-
terday for the purpose of assisting in the undocking of
La Hogue steam-guard ship, at Green's building-yard,
at Blackwall, this day, when she will be navigated to
Woolwich, and to-morrow she is to be towed to Sheer-
ness.

- Last evening 1 sergeant, 1 corporal, and 14 privates of
the Royal Marines, arrived at this division in charge of
First-Lieutenant M‘Carthy, from Portsmouth, having
been paid off from the Ferret sloop, and the Crocodile,
8 guns, receiving-ship.

SINGULAR AND FATAL ACCIDENT Mr. William
Payne held an inquest on Thursday, in stßarthlo
mew's Hospital, on the body of Sarah Middleton, aged
81. The deceased lived with her son, at 68, Wynyard-
street, Goswell-street, and about six weeks back she
went into the workshop to look for a broom. Her
grandchildren told her that the broom was not there, and
as soon as she left ,the shop, they fastened the doors,
and looking out of the window they began laughing at
her. The deceased, exasperated at the conduct of the
children, got out upon a zinc flat, and having found
broom, she was in the act of striking the children with
it, when she overbalanced herself and fell off the flat
upon her head, a distance of nearly twelve feet. She
was picked up in an insensible state, bleeding copiously
from the injury to the head, and died yesterday morning
in the above institution. Verdict—" Accidental death.
SOCIETY FOR THE REFORMATION OF JUVENILE
OFFENDERS.—On Thursday afternoon a meeting of the
committee of the above valuable society was held at the
institution in St. George's-fields, Southwark. In the
selection of a plan for the Farm School of Industry,
about to be founded, that of Mr.Moffat was chosen as being
best fitted to carry out the intentions of the corporation.
In this building the boys are to be accommodated in fa-
milies of 50 or 60 each, and, although thus divided, every
facility will be maintained for an efficient and complete
superintendence. A general system of agricultural in-
struction will also be kept up. This establishment is
t
confidently looked forward to by
undmoters
ation of a new
institution as being likely to lay the the promoters of the
system of training the children of the poor; and, besides
having all the comforts and appliances of home, it will
give greater facilities for instructing the different classes
of boys according to their condition and future destina-
tion, and is muchmoresimplel than the expensive and
artificial system which has _ been hitherto employed.
Fisu INFESTED win' VERMIN.—Fish taken in the
Serpentine—more particularly in the'Kensington-gardon
end of the river—are often found to have attaching to them
as many as four or five vermin,usually designate 4 “.Licer
These animals are said
fto resemblel those with which
sheep are infested, but age gelatinous consistency. This
singular phenomenon, thougho tevwehdiephrevthiously
unknown to the public, is yet one with
lions officers of the park and observant anglers °have-
long been acquainted ; and adds another proof to the
many already afforded, of the foul and seriously
un-
healthy condition of the water in which the vermin are
bred.
MORE CHARTIST ARRESTS.---On Thursday Mr.
Boswick, chief superintendent of police, Manchester,
arrested Patrick Devlin, of Manchester, and William
Grocott, secretary to the Miners' Association, also of
Manchester. They were both arrested under bench
;warrants, and were ordered to find bail, themselves in
loot, each, acid tvve saPile4 94. 504