The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-11 00:00:00

'IHE SUPPLY OF SUGAR.

Great anxiety now prevails with regard to the supply of
sugar. Serious fears are entertained that the importation of
colonial and other admissible growths will fall far short of
the consumption, so as to leave little or none at the end of
the year to meet the spring demand. The Government have
been disappointed in their expectations; our colonies have
not increased their production in the ratio that was antici-
pated, and the arrivals of foreign free-labour sugar have
been comparatively insignificant; nor does the future pre-
sent a more flattering prospect. A drought, of unusual se-
verity, has visited the West India colonies, and well-in-
formed parties calculate that it will cause a deficiency in the
crop to the extent of many thousand tons. Tee lowest esti-
mate of the deficiency is 15,000 tons, the highest 40,000 to
45,000—it may be safely assumed to be 30,000, or a full
eighth of the usual importation from all the colonies. Thi3
misfortune will not exercise so injurious an effect on the Bn-
tish public as it must have done before the admission of tree-
labour foreign sugar. It cannot, however, fail to raise prices,
and that very considerably, because the quantity of Java
and Manilla, or other free-labour sugar, that can arrive for
several mouths, is so small as to go but a short way to com-
pensate for the deficiency in the West India importation.
There were only about 8,000 tons of free-labour sugar im-
ported last year. Even supposing this to be deubled in the
course of the present year (a result not unlikely to be at-
tained by the close of the season), parties versant with the
sugar trade reckon upon the supplies, taken as a whole,
proving quite insufficient for the now enlarged consumption.
Three estimates of the probable importation of all admissible
descriptions for the current year have been shown, amount-
ing, respectively, to 220,000, 240,000, and 255,000 tons.
The average of these three estimates is 238,000 tons. Last
year the consumption reached 2-40,000. This year it can
hardly be so low as 260,000, and may possibly be 270,000—
even at present prices, with the probability of reaching
280,000, if, by any means, prices fall materially. It thus
appears, that the supply is likely to prove 22,000 tons, or
about 8 per cent. short of the smallest estimate of consump-
tion. In consequence of this state of the trade, prices have
advanced materially during the last' year, particularly for
sorts adapted to the wants of the country, which have be-
come scarce, so much so, that the stock in London of West
India sugar is less than half of what it was at the corre-
sponding period of last year ; and there are only about 250
hogsheads of West India, in first hands, at this great em•
porium—not a single cask at Bristol, and only 93 in the ports
of Clyde. The bulk of the stock, now held are East India,
a growth most of which enjoys no favour with consumers.
The article of molasses is in a still more striking position,
the stocks in the country being less than two months' deli-
veries, and the import for the year not likely to reach three-
fourths of what would be required for the year's consump-
tion, even at the present rates of delivery I The prices, as
might be expected, have advanced greatly, not less than 40
to 50 per cent. on the currency of the corresponding month
of last year; indeed, they are _ higher than before the reduc-
tion of duty, which took effect on the 14th March, 1845
The following figures exhibit the present value, in bond, of
West India and foreign sugar:—
Good brown for Fine yellow
refining. grocery.
s. d.
Colonial .................. 88 0
Free labour ........... 28
Other foreign ....... 18 6
—Linernool Times.

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EXTRAORDINARY CASE of AFFILIATION.--A case of
affiliation, which we scarcely suppose has ever been exceeded
in the extra .rdinary character of the circumstances it re-
vealed, occurred at the Leeds Court-house, on Wednesday,
before the Mayor and William Paweun, Esq., the pre-
siding magistrates. Mr. Sanderson, solicitor, who appeared
for the detendaut, elicited from the mother that the child
she appeared to affiliate was the seventh bastard child
she had had, all to different fathers—that she was forty
years of age—that she bad bone to different fathers
two children within the last two years—that all her
children were at present living—and that her eldest son
was older than the alleged putattve father of her last child.
At the close of the mother's evidence (which it may be re-
marked was abruptly terminated by her refusal to answer
further questions relative to her shameful life), the Mayor,
- who had evidently heard the case with feelings of extreme
disgust, properly characterised her as a living disgrace to her
sex, and remarked that he did not previously think there
was such a creature in existence as she had proved herself to
be from her own lips. By refusing to answer questions put
to her, she vitiated her case, and therefore the Bench refused
to
tnake any order whatever upon the alleged father. The
nam
e of the mother is Elizabeth Saville, who resides in one
of the town's houses at Arinley. The last will therefoie be
the seventh burden of the kind she has brought upon her
Pariah.

will be
LoUIS PHILIPPE A CITIZEN OF PERTH—Ite
late at-
observed that the town council, at Its first meeting since
thaddress of
tempt on the life of the King of the French. passed an _ congratulation to his Majesty on his providential escape irom the
hand of the assasin. It may seem to some a little out of the way for
Scottish burghs to obtrude their courtesies on such an occasion ; bat
it may not be generally known that the French Sovereign is a bur-
gess of the fair cit
Y. and that his Majesta id and pleasin reeolleetion of the fact. When the
Early of t
hin reainsuvl
w ivaf last summer in Paris, one day when dining at the Tuileries, his Majesty referred
to Perth and its seenerY, as well as that of the neighbourhood
added he felt Particularly intereste.f in all which related to it, being
himself a citi of the announcemente, ; and
Upon his Lordship expressing sur-
prise at the
freedom was conferred upon me at Dupplin Castle, when a guest of
' added—" Yes, and the
your late noble father." Louis Philippe then detailed the whole
scene- the arrival of the Lord Provost, with the burgess ticket and
the council's Address—and the speeches which followed on both aides;
and added that such honours were at that time (about the beginning
of the century) not so numerous with him, and the occasion had
made no slight iniPlessinu WI his memory, as was evinced in
the
circumstantiality with which the whole wasdetatil, d. Penh Courier.
GLASGOW.—DEATH OF PROFESSOR MEIRLEHAM.—
Meildeltam, Esq , LL.D., Professor of Natural PhilosophY
in the University, died on Thursday, at his house in the College,
here. His removal strikes Off the last link, except one or two, of
those which remained to connect the present professors with the dis-
tinguished men—Millar, Jardine, Wilson, Young, Richardson, and
others, who, about the close of the last, and the commencement of the
present, century, shed lustre on the University, and conferred signal
benefits on education.—,stotch Reformers' Gazette.'
KENSINGTON GARDENS.—On Saturday the band of the
Ist Regiment of Life Guards commenced playing for the season in
these delightful gardens, and certainly a finer or more auspicious day
Could not have been selected for their performauce. The band will,
'we understand, continue to perform every Tuesday and Friday from
half-past four to half-past six.

BEETHOVEN'S PIANOFORTE.—This instrument, pre-
sented to Beethoven by 3lessra. Broadwood, on which Addison, cra-
mar, and Moscheles have played, has been given by Dr. Spina, into
whose possession It came after Beethoven's death, to Liszt. Beetho-
-ven's piano could not certainly be in better hands.
A FEROCIOUS Sow.--A short time ago,
'Ground, Kirkby Ireleth, a sow belonging to a person llara_ed....4.lll.tirta
at Kellett
thwaite, attacked a Ltmb. In vain did the ewe, throwuks ---
matursti timidity, do battle in defence of its offspring. The lamb was
,worried by the ferocious animal, and the okl ewe had Dearly "hared
vas nuns Ste.... Wateteretenst OINVIer.

THE CHANNEL ISLANDS.
Ti) TILE h.Dlrld? OF THE SUN.

request, an act of justice, tin- inierti,n 1n y.mr
paper, of Ow few following remarks on an article widen ap-
;eared in The Sun of last Saturday evening, in reference to
the Channel Islands.

It is there asserted, that "the most valuable prerogative
of the Crown—that of mercy—is practically abolished."
Now the fact is, that within the last six weeks mercy has
been extended to a man in Jersey, of the name of Nicolle,
who was under sentence of death for murder. Since the Ist
April in this year his sentence has been commuted to trans-
portation for life, which most of your readers will regard as
an act of mercy. It is also asserted, that "no record of any
of the proceedings of this Court (the Royal Court of Guern-
sey) is kept, or if kept, it is not open to public inspection."
Here, again, you do not seem to be aware of what every
person who is but a little acquainted with the Court of
Guernsey knows, that a full record is kept of every proceed-
ing, and that these records are open to public inspection at
least as much as those of any court of justice in England.
It is needless to point out each error in detail ; the two
which I have singled out are glaring, and are suficient to
show that the information which you have received on the
subject is not to be relied upon. Both you and your readers
must perceive that a person who could be so mistaken as to
two facts, with regard to which a very little inquiry would
have set him right, cannot require to be seriously refuted to
whatever extent he may indulge a lively imagination.
1 am, Sir, your obedient servant,
London, May 11. WILLIAM H. LE MARCHANT.

DARING ATTEMPT OP A CONVICT TO ESCAPE.--On
Friday afternoon one of the moat daring attempts of a prisoner to
escape trom the hands of justice ever recorded took place in thertver
at Woolwich. There are at this moment three ships lying off the

itey. al Arsenal embark' .:Ig convicts for the penal seCtletitents,

of Liege is the Nova Scotia, bound for Norfolk Island. About three
o'clock in the afternoon a prisoner on board the vessel, having fur a
moment eluded the vigilance.of his keepers and the guard, jumped

overboard, disguised in the dress of a sailor. An alarm was imme-
diately given, and while a file of soldiers were getting into one of
the skip's boats to follow him, two watermen who were near the
spot hi their boats pursued him ; but the prisoner, who was an
expert swimmer, contrived to elude them by diving. He was
making towards the Kentish shore of the river, when the boat con-
talning the moldiers came up with him, and finding all further re-
sistance useless, he suffered himself to be taken, atter having been in
the water nearly a quarter *f an hour. .

Amongst our last _lndian exf ract, there was an article
mentioning the probable retirement of Sir George Arthur from the
government of Bombay. We have good authority for stating that
this is incorrect, and that the Hon. Baronet does not contemplate
In the least vacating his high appointment in India. A temporary
indisposition, caused by severe application to official duties, under

which Sir Arthur has been suffering, but from which he has quite
recovered, was probably the cause of this rumour.
REPRESENTATION OF THE RADNORSHIRE BOROUGHS.
—J. A. Whitaker, Esq., has compiled with the desire contained in a
requisition presented to him by a large body of the electors, to be-
come a candidate for the representation of the Radnorshire boroughs,
if they pledge themselves to secure his return. The Hon. Mr. Frank-
land Lewis has intimated his intention of becoming a candidate.

THE RECENT ELOPEMENT IN HIGH LIFE.-A
correspondent states that the marriage of Lady Anna Grenville, only

daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Buckingham, and Mr. Langton,
grandson of Colonel Gore Langton, M.P., will not be solemnised
before the week after next, that is to say, until after the yeomanry

meeting at Stowe. The precise day is not as yet determined.
The Council of the British Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science has fixed the period of holding the next meet-
ing at Southampton, for the week commencing Thursday, September
10. The president appointed at the last meeting at Cambridge is Sir
Roderick Impey Murchison. _ _ _

REPRESENTATION OF WINCH ES.TER.—M r. J. Bonham

Carter. of Ditcham House, near Petersileld, has expressed his wil-
lingness, in e,inpliance with a requisition presented to him by a bo-y

of the electors, to become a candidate tor the represenCition of
Winchester in the event of a general election. Mr. Carter is a
Liberal.

Thirty-seven vessels arrived in the River Thames and
different dock establishments in the port of London on Friday, and
report,cl at the Custom•hause from different parts of the globe, four
of which were from China direct, with cargoes of teas, six tiom the
East Indies of heavy tonnage, and several ethers from the West
Indies and different places in that distant quarter. This influx of
business will have the effect of creating a little bustle at the water-
side and docks, which, with the exception of the usual arrivals of
steamers and packets from the continental ports with provisions of
various kinds, have been rather slack of late, owing to the preva-
lence of easterly winds, and the consequent detention of ships at
sea. Tho arrivals at the port of Liverpool have also comprised
vessels from the same distant ports, and have been, in a lesser de•
gree, of very considerable importance.

ARRIVAL OF EAST INDIA MAILS.-SOUTHAMPTON,
3IAY 10.—The Tagus, Oriental steam-ship, Captain Brookes, arrived
at the Motherbank yesterday morning trotn Malta, en route from
Constantinople, and landed the East India and China mails, which
were duly forwarded to London by railway In the evening she
was released from quarantine, and arrived in the docks and landed
116 passengers. The Tagus left Constantimple April 22d, Malta 27th,
and Gibraltar May 3d. The India mails were brought from Alex-
andria to Malta by the Iberia. The tollowing were the passengers :
—Messrs. Sandford, J. Hall, White, H. Fitzsimons, Mackay,
M`Henry, and Henderson; Mr. and Mrs. Hanson and child, Miss
Barry, Miss Ede, Messrs. Lloyd, Kidd, Hon. Keane, M. Smith and
servant; Davis and servant ; Jarstairson, Miss Ewbank, Major Tate,
Colonels Bagnold and Payne, Lieutenants Warren and M`Denald,
Captain Love, Messrs. Perry and Le Lagot, Captain Webb, Grant
and servant ; Morris, Collins, Prendergast, Captain Eckford, Mrs.
Cochrane, Mrs. Cochrane and servant: Mrs. Dalrymple, one child,
and servant ; Mrs. Morris, three children, and servanq; Mrs. Colonel
Seaton, three children, ar.d three servants, Mrs. Hurst, one child,
and one servant ; Mrs. Eckford and one child ; Messrs. Larkins,
Scott, and Edmonds, Hon. Mr. Dutton, Mr. Lyon, of her Majesty's
ship Inconstant.

PI. E N BRIXToN RILL.—On Saturday mimning, be-
tween twelve and one o'cl.:ck, atter the family of J. Milner, Esq.,
stockbroker, of Atkin's•road, Brixton-hill, had retired to rest, Mrs.
Milder was alarmed by bearing a noise and loud groaning, which
was speedily followed by a dense volume of smoke. She imme-
diately raised an alarm, when the servants forced the doer of Mr.
Milner's bedroom, from which the flames were rushing with great
fury. Some minutes elapsed before any person could enter the
apartment, when John Grainger, the footman, succeeding in fining
the body of Mr. Milner, who was fortunately extricated from a most
fearful death. A large body of police officers were quickly on the
spot, under the judicious direction of Inspector Gifford, who, toge-
ther with the servants and neighbours, ultimately extinguished the
fire, Mr. Milner was very severely burnt. The fire is attributed to
Mr. Milner falling asleep while reading in bed.
THE RECENT MURDERS AT BATTERSEA-BRIDGE.—
On Saturday afternoon Ail inquest was held before Mr. Carter. at the
Red House, Battersea, on the body of William Matthew Clarke,
aged seven years, the second of the children recently murdered by
their mother at Battersea. The evidence of the father and some
other witnesses having been taken, the coroner adjourned the inquiry
in order that a post mortem examination might be taken. _ _

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—On ‘&tturdity Mr. Baker
held an Inquest at the Gunmakers' Arms, Bow-common, on view of
the body of George Brook, aged twelve years, the son of a master
rigger, at No. 3, Edward-street, Limehouse, and who was drowned
under the following circumstances :—On the afternoon of Thursday
last deceased went to a pond, called " Little Ocean," on Bow-com-
mon, in which there are several deep holes, to catch tittle-batsf He
was advised not to go in, and told that he would be drowned. De-
ceased, however, persisted, when, after taking a few steps, he sank.
Another boy followed to rescue him, and was nearly lost in the at-
tempt. Several of the jury complained that lives had been lost there
before, and that the pond ought to be filled up. The coroner stated
that on a former occasion be wrote to Mr. Cotton, late chairman of
the Bank of England, upon the subject, and that, as it was the wish
of the jury, he would write to him again.—Verdict, " Accidental
death."

The Lewes and Hastings R ►ilrr►ad is rapidly advanc-
ing to completion. In the course of next week an engine will be
driven from Pevensey to Brighton, and in six weeks the whole line
will be completed. It is expected that the portion between Brighton
and Lewes will be opened in about a month. The middle arch of
the Preston viaduct, which is looked upon by practical men as one
of the most beautiful pieces of brickwork in the kingdom, has been
repaired, and the road over it restored. One of the arches of the
skew bridge over the Lewes road, which bad also been aflected by the
wetness of the season, is about to be rebuilt ; but in the present fa-
vourable weather this will be quickly dispatched, and the line com-
pleted.—Lrighton Herald
IHE .1-08 T OFFICES OF ENGLAND AND FRANCE.—
On Saturday were printed additional articles in a Parliamentary
paper to those agreed upon between the Post-office of Great Britain
and the Post-ottice of France, for carrying into execution the con-
vention of the 3d of April, 1843. heap articles were signed at Paris
on the 25th of March last, and at London five days al terwards. The
articles came into operation on the Ist of the p: esext mouth.

ATTEMPT AT MURDER IN BRISTOL.—On TtleSdll2
morning last much excitement was occasioned in this city, in conse-
quence of a report that a young man had been murdered late on
2donday night, in the Post-office-passage, Broad-street. It appeared
that a quarrel had taken place between a young man named Edward
Quinlan and a man named Williams, and that a man named Lum-
berg had been stabbed in the neck by Quinlan, who, in the dark.
mistook him tor Williams. Quinlan was apprehended, and on Tues-
day was taken before the magistrates at the Council-house. A cer-
tificate was read from one of the surgeons of the Infirmary, which
stated that Lumberg was in that institution with a a ound of con-l-
derable depth In the neck, and that from the loss of blood serious
consequences were apprehended. A witness of the name of Thomas
stated that after the quarrel between Quinlan and Williams, Quinlan
west down the passage and returned, and mistaking Lumberg for
asstrsumckbbheidm,
ainndthhee
(nwecitko;essL)uaniitheerrgwairidn.mpeideikaetdelyuperoledclosoupt tWhantilhaems;
knife covered with blood, The prisoner was remanded tor examination.—Bristol Journal. further
I
EXTRAORDINARY FEAT.—One day last week the lade
~
of Captain Austen, of the 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers, a detachment
of whom at present occupy our barracks—a lady who seems to de
light in equestrian exercise—was placed in circumstances 01 the most
imminent peril, but in which she displayed singular coolness and
heroism. W,he was taking her usual airing on a high mettled and
highly bred young bunter, just from the hands of the breaker; and
while on the Great North or Edinburgh-road, at Craig-end, about a
mile and a half to the southward of this city, the animal, from some
cause or other, beeame restive, and the fair rider lost all command
of him, at least in so tar as to impose any restraint on the impe-
tuosity with which he ran off with her. Her attendant being at a
respectful distance behind, could render no aid in the outset, although
mounted on a spinted , harger ; to overtake her was out of the ques-
tion—nor might that have been prudent, although he could have
done so. Onwa.d the fiery steed flew at a race-course speed, if not
with even greater velocity ; all in sight we-e petrified with alarm for
the lady's safety, but none dared offer their wilting aid. That she would
be thrown and killed was expected, but to interrupt by any means
the torward progress was thought more likely to fender such a catas-
trophe certain The lady stuck by her seat as if lashed to the saddle,
and, Mazeppa-like, the frothing animal da-hed across the vela 01
Strathent with the same impetuous career. The sight was at once
picturesque and terrific. The Miry form of the rider, her hat hanging
over her shoulders, her long hair dishevelled, and with the ample
drapery of her riding habit floating in the breeze, would have been a
fine subject for the pencil of the artist. Without any relaxation of
impetuosity, both were observed to penetrate the °chits, and were
lost to sight in the deep recesses of Gleufarg. At length, exhausted
by his own exertion, the animal came to a dead stand beyond the
middle of that romantic pass, having gone over about six miles in
eight min utea. Fortunately, the lady sustatned no material injury
in any way but from well-grounded alarm. She had the nerve to
manage the bridle reins so as to steer clear of dangerous obstacles,
for many carts and other carriages came in the way; and, afterbleeding,
din , which the strained state of her arms rendered advisable, she
aratively well ever since.— Perth Constitutional.
IR HUGH 1. M
has
been
comp
YDDLETON'S DESCENDANT.—The New
6
River is, perhaps, the greatest boon London ever received from one
individual; through all difilculttes, even to the gates of ruin, sir
he was rewarded history tells us.
Hugh carried out his design—how
s
A single hundred pound share now sells for about fourteen thousand
is one of the richest extant ; yet
pounds! The New River Companyy
directorsto
do
any
thing
to ameliorate the
has it never occurred to its
1 t've Mrs Jane Myddleton
I surviving re
condition The Hugh's on
yof London having investigated her pedi-
Boyers. Corporation
last relative in a direct line from Sir
gree and finding that she is the
t m of the small-
, all her 18/. per annum. We do no co p
but one
Hugh, ow
ion has to meet manyclaims;
Corporation
ness of the sums the
shilling per day (and it
is not quite that) is a poor allowance for age
struggle down to the grave with. Could not the
and infirmity to
New River Company afford another shilling per diem? And
the benefit of Sir
.
d ? Such gilts
could not the thousands who daily taste
render a third enterprise
Hugh's science and
would smooth the downward
path of a highly-deserving individual.
readers thus; but we think the in-
We do not often appeal t° our M ddleton Boyers has
rove that Mrs. Jane Y
habitants of London must
nce to the dead by erecting marble
dore
a just claim. We may
monuments,
is to chesh th the
but how much better
d them.ose Thy, or
e de-
ve itleft behriin
theirs (however remote in time), ha
seendants of great men have a sort of rot ospective claim upon
national gratitude. How must it soothe the death-bed of genius and
of worth to believe that the country will for ages continue to aid
those whom the dying patriot is unable to provide for. We trust that
are generally
this appeal will sot is made in vain. Public bodies
tardy In their gitts ; but in this case so little is asked, and the power
to bestow is so great, that we cannot believe the New River Compatty will let the epportusity pass by. We need only impress upon it
the old Roman adage—" Those give twice who give soon:'—
Sunday Pima.
l ;ANINE JEALOUSY.—Mr. Charles Davis, huntsman of
her Majesty's stag-hounds, informed me that " a friend of his had a
fine Newfoundland dog, who was a great favourite with the family.
While this dog was confined in the yard, a pet lamb was given to
one of the children, and which the former soon discovered to be
sharing a great portion of those caresses which he had been in the
habit of receiving. This circumstance produced so great an effect
upon the poor animal, that he fretted, and became extremely unwell,
and refused to eat. Thinking that exercise might be of use to him,
he was let loose. No sooner was this done, than the dig watched
his opportunity, and seized the lamb in his mouth. lie was seen
conveying it doss n a lane, about a quarter of a mile from his master's
house, at the bottom of which the river Thames flowed. Ott arriv-
ing at it, he held the lamb under water till it was drowned, and thus
effectually got rid of his rival. On examining the Janos it did not
appear to have been bitten or otherwise injured ; and it might almost
he supposed that the dog had chosen the easiest death in removing
the object of his dislike."—Jesse's Anecdotes of Dogs.
POSTAGE, &C., CANADA.—Papers have been recently
is tied by order of Parliament, containing correspondence relative to
a reduction of postage in Canada. It appearsthat Lord Stanley, in
answer to addressee for snob reduction, states that the Government
agree with the Postmaster-General, "that it would be unadvlsable
to sanction at present any diminution in the rates of postage in the
1 British North-American ;minces."

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE SQUADRON OF EVOLUTION.
• oft' 2tTsii'4l,'‘)"ueTtlf'et:Sdua':-Fo'ArTr.huTrshdityBlli.leix"gt, oofsit‘hvihsaftb.raccecoisunptist
trot
bvelleiaervleythavfaacrettiist:
tahltaltiotuhgehNstlerraoln cisauusoets
reaartetyatl,l)esg:i(ll;
several of the ships being defective in their sea-going ap-
.
pointments.
I We have to complain of a gross act of injustice performed
' by the Admiralty towards a meritorious officer of one of the
ships forming the squadron of evolution. Lieutenant Henry
Need, 1841, of the Terrible ; this officer was appointed to
the Terrible on the 6th of December last, when she was
commissioned, and has remained in her until two days ago,
when an order came down for him to remove forthwith into
the St. Vincent, and, at the same time, Lieutenant the
Hon. J. W. S. Spencer, 1841, was appointed to the Terrible,
vice Need. No cause was assigned for this peremptory and
unexpected order, and Mr. Need had to turn out of his berth
without time even to write respecting the astounding cir-
cumstance, and has been put to great personal inconvenience
and expense. Lieutenant Need joined the Terrible ex-
pressly- for the purpose of studying steam, and now that he
was about to reap the benefit of his application he is turned
out of his ship without any cause being assigned, to make
room for a young officer, who, after returning from a cruize
of five or six weeks, will be thrust into the royal yacht and
made shortly afterwards a commander ! Lieutenant Need is
a very meritorious officer, having distinguished himself
when mate of the Druid at the attack upon Canton, and
while lieutenant of the Harlequin, under Commander (now
Captain) the Hon. G. Hatings, served in her boats in a
desperate encounter with pirates on the coast of Sumatra, in
1844. such jobs as these are not likely to increase the popu-
larity of the service or engender respect for the officers who,
by such acts, abuse the power vested in them of dealing out
injustice.

We regret to have to record the death of Mr. Bignall (son
of Captain Bignall, R.N.), assistant clerk of the Belleisle
troop ship, fitting at Devonport, who fell down the main-
hatchway one day last week into the main hold, a depth of
40 fret. He was promptly removed to the hospital, but
never rallied from inse=sibility, in which state he died next
day.

'The Eurydice, 26, will hoist the pendant again in a day or
two, Captain George Elliott, who recently paid her off before
the expiration of her time, being re-appointed to her.
The Penelope, 22, steam-frigate, Commodore Jones, left
St. Nicholas on the 13th ult., but did not communicate with
the island, being apprehensive of coast fever ; which, how-
ever. under the zealous exertions of Dr. M'William, was
rapidly subsiding. She touched at Madeira for coals, but the
authorities would hold no intercourse with a vessel from the
coast of Africa, and sent out armed boats to row guard round
the vessel to prevent such intercourse ; she consequently
came away without replenishing fuel, but fortunately fell in
with a brig bound to Gibraltar with coals, and lying by her
for two days, on account of a fresh breeze, at length suc-
ceeded in taking out of her 130 tons in open sea, which en-
abled her to work up to Spithead. Admiral Sir C. Ogle,
Bart., the Commander-in-Chief, went on board her yester
day afternoon, and was received under manned yards and a
salute from her heavy guns. fired in smart style. he appears
a very unsightly vessel, nothing to compare with the other
large steamers; although rigged similarly to the Terrible and
carrying more guns, she appears very insignificant in every
respect but 1. ugth, on comparison with the latter. A white
funnel, red streak, and blue paddle-boxes and boats, do not
add to her warlike looks.

The Nautilus transport, Lieut. Saunders, agent, arrived on
Friday evening from the Falkland Islands, which she left
on the 18th of February, and from Ascension, whence she
sailed on the 14th of March with invalids and old stores.
The damage sustained by the rollers at the latter place
were being repaired witi all dispatch, but with the greatest
exertions the work could not be completed in less time
than two months. Water was still scarce when the
Nautilus left, but the stock of turtle was still replenishing.
The following officers came home passengers in the Nau-
tilus:— Lieutenants Rivers, of the Albatross, and Field,
of the Kingfisher; the Rev. G Bellamy, chaplain of the
Tortoise; Dr. Andrew, assistant-surgeon; and Mr. Arledge,
clerk of the Penelope. She sailed this day at noon for Dept-
ford to refit.

The Childers, 16, Commander Pitman, sailed yesterday
morning for the Cape of Good Hope with mails and dis-
patches, thence to Van Diemen's Land with a ton and a
balf of copper coin for the colony, and thence to join the
squadron under Rear-Admiral Cochrane, China, by Bass's
Straits.

The Daring, 12, Commander Matson, was at Port Royal,
Jamaica, on the 31st of March. _ .

The Vindictive, 50, Captain Seymour, flag of Vice- Admiral
Sir F. Austen, arrived at. Bermuda on the 10th of April, 18
days from Port Royal, with loss of both her quarter boats
and sprung boy, sprit.
Prior to the departure of Lord Ellenborough, on Wednes-
day, a new method of impelling heavy ordnance without the
assistance of man, harness, or drag ropes, was exhibited on
Soutsea-common before his Lordship by the author of the
invention. The guns (24-pounders and 6• pounders), mounted
on travelling-carriages, were moved across the shingly beach
without the aid of drag-ropes, first with the new impelling
principle, and then with the man harness ; the result was
strikingly in favour of the former, greater ease and facility
in working being apparent. The gunners of the Royal
Marine Artillery much approve this new method ; as else
does, we are informed, Captain Steevens, of that distinguished
corps, under whose direction the experiment was tried.
The Right Hon. T. L. Corry, First Secretary to the Ad-
miralty, and family, went out to Spithead to-day in the
Lightning steamer to inspect the fleet. They attended
church service on board the St. Vincent, and afterwards
partook of luncheon with Commodore Collier, who accom-
panied them ashore.

The Athol troop-ship, Master Commander Pearn, ar-
rived this morning from Woolwich to embark troops from
Parkhurst. barracks, Isle of Wight, for services in the West
Indies.
The Goodwill navy lighter, Pledge, master, arrived on
Friday night from the eastern yards with stores.
The Barretti Junior transport, Lieutenant E. Griffiths,
agent, came into harbour yesterday to embark stores.
The Calypso, 20, Captain Worth, was spoken on the 17th
ult., in lat. 28 N., lon. 21, by the Penelope, 22, arrived at
Spithead.