The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-23 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

On Saturday, two lads, named Sullivan and Donald,
were charged with stealing a silk pocket-handker-
chief from the pocket of a gentleman named Sherland,
while passing St. Thomas's Hospital.
A City police-officer, named Hayden, stated that in
consequence of the numerous robberies which had
taken place lately on London-bridge, by a daring
gang of young pickpockets, he had been directed to
watch the neighbourhood in plain clothes. In the
present case, he had seen the prisoner Donald take
the handkerchief from the complainant, and while in
the act of passing it to his companion, witness secured
them. A mob immediately gathered round, and a
rescue was attempted, but Mr. Sherland assisted him,
and with much difficulty the prisoners were token to
the station.

The MAGISTRATE sentenced the prisoners to a
month's imprisonment, with hard labour, and to be
privately whipped.
Shetland. he considered there was:much

inefficiency on th ! part of the police, of this division.
Not a constable in as to be. naet with all-the way from
the rail Way terrnin
us to the station, .and. but for the
activity of the pol.iit
'man Hayden the prisoners wou
have escaped. . .. ....

N TELLIGENCE.
N AVAL
POET;;MOUTII, SI 3,ND. kY.—The Revision Commit-
tec left this port, y€ sterdCY morning Air the Admi-
ralty, accompanied 'by Civtain Chads, C. 8., of the
Excellent.

Yesterday being the anniversary of the battle of
Trafalgar, the Victory was decorated:with flowers and
evergreens, and the me:a served with extra fare. The
usual commemoration winner took-place in the ward-,
room in the evening, A number of the elite of thif
port and neighbourhood paid congratalafory visits to,
the Cominander•in-Chie, the Hon. Sir Bladen Cape!,
K.C.8., yesterday ju hot] our of the day; In which he
took so glorious a part. ,A brilliant circle; dined with.
him in the evening.
Captain Martin, of the Pr, 'nee Regent. 92, at Spit.-
head, also gave a Trafalgar di,-mer to a--party of naval
officers.

The Reynard steam-schooner, Commander Cracroft,
and the Stromboli steam-sloop,- Commander Lord
Aurelius Beauclerk, are ordered to complete for seJ
with all dispatch. The Reynard, when leady, will
have a trial of speed with the Plumper, a similar
vessel. The Rifleman .sicam-schooner, Lieutenant-
Commander Crofton, and the Sharpshooter from
schooner, Lieutenant-Commh:nder Bailey, will also
be tried together at the back of the Wightby.Captaiot
Austin in a few days.
The Tweed, 18, Commander Loid Francis Russel
arrived at St. Michael's on the 23d Alt:, :from Cork,:t°
and sailed for Rio on the 26th.

The Helena, 10, Commander de Coui4.; arrived at r
Madeira from Cork on the 28th ult., en rofite to the
West Indies.

The Favourite, 14, Commander-• Murray, sailed
from St. Helena on the 25th of August, to, cruise on
the west coast of Africa.

The Encounter screw steam-sloop is ordered to be
brought forward f2r commission as soon turps:ale..
The Devastation steam-sloop is ordered to be fit ted
as an advance steamer immediately to join CeiptAis
Austin's squadron.
By a private letter, dated St. Helena, August:49i
received from Lieutenant Charles Oakes Hall, 11's
learn that the noted slave ship Polka was, taken I 'rise
by the Penelope steam-ship, the Siren being in si Ott
off the Mayumba, coast of Africa, and was taken -juts
St. Helena by the above named gentleman.:—De:
port Independent.
SLIPS AND VESSELS TO BE COMMI3SIONED.-17116
Superb, 80 guns, on her way from the Slediterrani
to England to be paid off, will, it is reported, on AC°
count of the ship being in a condition-so much is
accordance with her name, be almost immediately re—
commissioned. The Amazon 19-gun corvette, et
Devonport ; the Daphne 18-gun corvette,-at Chathara;
the Orestes 18-gun corvette, and the Sappho, 16-gual.-
sloop, at Portsmouth, are all ordered to be masteck
rigged, stored, and elsewise prepared for immediate;
reception of their officers and erews. The Growler.
steam-sloop will also be shortly put in commission e'
Portsmouth.

APPOINTMENTS.
Master—P. Wellington, late of the Belvidere and.
Adventure, to the Caledonia, vice Roberts.
Mate—J. W. Watson to the Caledonia.
Assistant- Surgeons—Thomas John Breen to the
Rifleman ; John W. Cleave to the Bramble, in the
East Indies.
Midshipman—Edward Field to the Victory, at
Portsmouth.
,
Master's Assistant—G. A. C. Brooker to tae
Medina, steam vessel.
Acting Boatswain—Charles Blackadone: to thO ,
Illustrious.
THE PRINCE REGENT. —This splendid map-of--wary
at Spithead, has, we believe, realised by' her per' j
formances more than was expected of' her ;"-- and nog ('
it is determined to give this 2,600 tons ship the arms'
ment which the nearly 3,100 tons ship, the Alniout
was designed to carry, but failed to take. The Prince
Regent is to have throughout 8-inch 'guns (68'
pounders) on- the lower deck, of 55 cwt. each; lost
32-pounders, of 56 cwt. each, on the main .deck;
long 32's, of 42 cwt each, on the qUarter-deck ow
forecastle. This will give her a single broadside'
power of throwing 2,0481b5. of shot. Engaged on both
sides, her destructive power would be 430961111. at each
discharge of her guns. She will then bfineaAy equal •
to the three .decker Queen -in weight of Broadside
metal. At present she is very well and t:eificientlf
manned; with her heavier arm.ament—she
perhaps, have another company of Marine,Artillery.
Goon SERVICE WARRANT.—At length-
,we
enabled to have the gratification of announcing
that this boon•' which has for some _.time past
been enjoyed by the army, will immediately
be brought into force in- the navy and • marines-
We hope to be enabled in our next number to gil'B
full particulars of this desirable arrangement, whicut
we feel assured, will give universal setisfactiou;
Much as the regulation will enhance.the condition of
the petty officers and seamen, it will confer. that re'
ward on the non-commissioned officers and private°
of the marines which has been so long withhipld fox?,
them ; and they will be placed on an.equialty with
the seamen with regard to their provisions.--i&utic
Standard.
PLYMOUTH, OCT. 21.—Rear-Admiral Sir john
Louis, Admiral-Superintendent, struck his flag Yer
terday morning, on six days' leave of absence. A I'
Her Majesty's brig Ferret, 8, is ordered tole fitted
for commission, to proceed to the coast of Africa.
It is probable that the Seagull, which went ashore
on the German Rock, will be put out of commission
in consequence of general defects.,
The south dock in the Devonport Yard is to 138._,
filled with rubble. This dock was intended to P°
taken into the new basin, but the order has been,
countermanded. The south dock is one of the oldest •
in the yard, having been built in the reign of WOO
and Mary.

• „
The Hermes steamer, with supernumeraries
Portsmouth, started a second time on Thursday nigh
t•
shipwrights, at %a ; one, a
34/ ; seven smiths, at 20/. ; one sailmaker, at 241" j
four labourers, at IS1.; two oar makers, and 011"
sawyer.
The Finance Committee (Lords of the Admiral&
will be here on Friday next, the 27th of October.
The Cork Steam-ship:Company's steam-ship Prens;
sicher Adler, Captain Tooker, from London, pass,se
about noon yesterday, 20 miles east of the Start, tli
American packet-ship Northumberland, beating UP
Channel from New York, for London. BOTHWAT'S BLOCHS.—The trial of the 20-ineit
,
block manufactured on the plan of Mr. Bothwar
against the 26-inch service block, took place this cl/
kFriday) in the Testing House of the dockyard,
the presence of Captain Carter, her Me‘jesty's
Caledonia ; Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, her At
jesty's ship San Josef; Mr. Henderson, master s'A
tendant ; and other principal officers of the dockYiluree;
The object of this trial was to ascertain whetula
a 20-inch block, iron-strapped internally, well.,
stand a strain equal to that of a 26-inch block, 1r1);;
bound in the ordinary way adopted in her Majesty
service, and to ascertain the strain at WTI,
each of the blocks would be rendered unserviceable'
The 20-inch block was first submitted to the tel.,
when the hook gave way to a pressure of 19 o°l
the shackle was then applied to the block, end at,:
strain of 502 tons the tackling gave way, but t''
block was uninjured, excepting that the middle shiver,
over which the rope broke, it was found did not travel.
The 26-inch block was then put to the test ; the hrtoit
broke at 42 tons, thus showing a superiority equai,
22 tons over the antagonistic block ; the block, 11;
ever, gave way at a pressure of 27 tons only, giv4,he
an advantage to Bothway's block of 231 tons. result of this trial may be fairly stated to be in favour
.h
of Mr. Bothway's block, but the superiority of o
'of
block is much detracted from in the weakness.ng
the hook. This is to be remedied by htivi-of
heavier metal, but then one of the points
ri,
superiority, lightness, would be considerably. sec..
ficed. On the whole, however, we think Mr. Both
way has the advantage, his block is more comrlok
and if the necessary increase in the size of the h°,...
does not add materially to its weight, is eci;
n
tainly to be preferred. The Government h'eoi
weighed 6 cwt. 1 qr. 18 lb., the length of pin
inches, diameter 2 inches, deflection after trial rbon inch. The weight of Bothway's block, 2 cwt. I :Ir,
R,
A trial was subsequently made on a 20-inch block'
the largest used in the service. The hook of this
went at 26 tons, and the block at 21 tons. t
weight 2 cwt. 3 qr. 17 lb., length of pin 191 hiees"
deflection after trial of an inch.—Devonr'
Telegraph.
WOOLWICH, OCT. 21.—The Teazer steam-Yes:.
1
was commissioned to-day at this port by Lieutens!,
Commander Selweyn, and the other officers and
of the Myrmidon have been turned over to her. ,he
Lieutenant Nee wt, 1 sergeant and 14 privates,
latter all mechanics, embarked yesterday for a I"
sage to the Island of Ascension.
One sergeant, 2 corporals, and 20 privates, nie/
Woolwich division of Royal Marines, embarkin
yesterday on board the Fisgard frigate, for service
that vessel.

BIRTHS.
On the 15th inst., the lady of 11. J. Dobree, Esq, °f B°t-
terdam, of a daughter. .• 0
On the 19th inst., at Stratford-green, Essex,
... In ..-... • B.
Layard, of a daughter.
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DIED. At St. Servan, France, on the 2d inst., Major Hawker , 801
Veteran Bat'alion, formerly in the 12th Dragoons. or.
On the 10th inst., at Charmouth, Dorset, aged 621 "
Maling, Major, half-pay Royal Artillery.
On the 14th inst., at Brighton, T. Tuck, Esq., aged 73. ,• •
On the 18th inst., at Hemmingford-villas,
London,
Austin, Esq., of Ceylon, aged 37,

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