The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-05 00:00:00

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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
CHATHAM, DEC. 4.—The Albatross, 16 guns, Com-
mander A. Farquhar, is still in the harbour, and getting
her sea stores on board, and water tanks are being fitted
in her. She is deficient of her complement of men by 21 petty officers. She is under orders to sail from this
port on the 23d of the present month, and is to sail from
Portsmouth for the Coast of Africa, on the 29th.
The Warspite, 50 guns, in dock, fitting for commis-
sion, is expected to be completed by the end of the
month, when she will be undocked and masted.
The Elk 12-gun brig, building in the first dock, has
got her stem and stern posts in place. Another brig, to
be named the Heron, 16 guns, is ordered to be imme-
diately laid down, and to be built in the same dock; and
a 16-gun brig, to be named the Despatch, is also to be
commenced without delay, and to be built on a slip at
the lower part of the dockyard.
The ship Lady Lilford, R. Scott, master, arrived yes-
terday from the East Indies with a cargo of teak for the
Dockyard.
The new school erected for the Dockyard apprentices
will not be ready to be occupied until March next. An
estimate for the cost of the ventilation of the building
was forwarded yesterday to the Admiralty.
The Drake has arrived from Woolwich, and, having
discharged her cargo, is loading again for Sheerness
Dockyard.
SIJEEIiNEss, DEC. 3.—lt is rumoured that the Ad-
miralty contemplate the embodying the Dockyard arti-
ficers and labourers into a volunteer corps, for the de-
fence of the ports. They are to be trained, it is stated,
to the use of the great guns and small arms, are to wear
uniform, be commanded by the executive officers of the
Dockyard, and, when called out for exercise or training,
are to be paid from 4'i. to 6d. extra per hour. The de-
tails of the measure, we learn, are as yet incomplete, but
such is its sum and substance.
The Terrible steam-frigate, Capt. Ramsay, remains in
port, without any further orders.
The Birkenhead, iron steam troop ship, is still fitting
in the Basin, where are also the Euryalis, convict del:6c,
and Dragon steam-frigate ready for sea.
The Formidable, 84; Horatio, 44; Seringapatam, 44;
and Dart, 3, building, are in dock.
In Ilarbour—The Ocean, 30, flag-ship; Terrible,
Wildfire, and Speedwell.
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 4.—ln commission in the har-
bour, St. Vincent, 120, Captain Milne; Port Admiral's
flag-ship Victory, 104, Captain Pasco; Admiral Super-
Chads,
intendent'.B.s flag-ship, Excellent, gunnery ship, Captain
C
Victoria and Albert royal yacht and Fairy tender,
Lord A. Fitzclarence, G.C.8.; Vengeance, 84, Captain
Lushington, fitting for sea.
Penelope, steam-frigate, Captain Giffard, fitting for
sea.

Resistance troop-ship, Commander Lowe, refitting.
Crocodile receiving ship, Lieutenant Prothero (com-
manding), refitting.
Polyphemus steam-sloop, Commander M'Cleverty, re-
fitting.
Naiad coal depot for Callao, Mr. Brown (Master com-
manding), fitting for sea.
Grapple steam-sloop, Lieutenant Lysaght (com-
manding).
Mutfne, 12-gun brig, Commander Tryon.
Apollo troop-ship, Commander Radcliffe, refitting.
Echo steam-tug.
Retribution steam-frigate, laid up for the winter.
Captain Sir William Parry, lately appointed to super-
intend the victuallinc, establishment at Gosport and the
Royal Naval Hospital at Haslar, vice Captain Carter,
whose period of service expired on the 2d inst., entered
on the duties of his office yesterday.
In consequence of some extensive alterations being
about to be made in the superintendent's dwelling-house
at Haslar, Captain Parry intends residing for the present
:it Anglesey Ville.
' Sir William has leave of absence until January 18th.
The Penelope is getting her guns on board ; she is
still in want of a great many men ; orders have, how-
ever, been received for thirty general servicemen from
the flag-ship to be drafted into her, to assist in complet-
ing her establishment. Lieutenant Walter Morris has
been appointed to her.
The Vengeance will be ready for sea about the 10th
inst. Her first trip is to be to Gibraltar, where she will
carry the 36th Regiment, at present quartered at Weedon.
The Naiad is fitting for sea as rapidly as circum-
stances will admit of.
The Avenger steam. frigate will be laid up at Ply-
mouth until her services are again required.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT BROADWALL, LAMBETH.—
Last night, shortly before twelve o'clock, a fire, attended
with considerable destruction of property, broke out
upon the premises belonging to Messrs. Hitchcock and
Connar, brush-board and veneer saw mills, situate in
Broad wall, Blackfriars, next door to the Wesleyan chapel.
It appears that whilst the police constable was going
his rounds, his attention was suddenly arrested by au
immense sheet of flame issuing through the roof of the
is ills, a building about forty feet long by thirty feet wide.
'The constable having raised an alarm, the inmates of the
several contiguous premises were aroused from their
slumbers ; at the same time information was sent to the
engine stations. In the course of a few minutes the
Waterloo-road, West of England, and Brigade engines
reached the scene ; and also the escape belonging to the
Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire, from
New Bridge-street, City. As soon as water could be
procured from the mains in the district, the two engines
were set to work, but the flames had by that perieod
obtained complete possession of the building and its con-
tents. For some time it was feared that the surround-
ing houses would have been destroyed, and the owners at
once commenced removing their furniture ttoa place of
safety. Other engines of the Brigade, and
one, came up, and owing to the indefatigable exertions
of the firemen the fire was extinguished by half-past
one this morning, but not until the saw-mills were nearly
destroyed, end their contents consumed. Unfortunately
Messrs. Hitchcock and Conner were uninsured. How
the fire originated could not be learned. The workmen
left the place at nine o'clock, having previously "damped
up" the boiler-flue. A person named Seal, who had a
good deal of property in the building, was also uninsured.
INGATESTONE FAIR.—This fair, the last of the kind
in these counties, took place on Tuesday and Wednes-
day, but upon the whole it cannot be pronounced equal
to former years. The show of Scots was short, and of
middling quality compared with what we have been in
the habit of seeing here; but notwithstanding this nearly
the whole were sold at quite as high terms as our late
fairs. The supply of Herefords was also limited, but
from the high prices required a great many were left
unsold. Of Welsh beasts there was a numerous exhi-
bition, but the quality was middling, and many of
them did not find purchasers. There was a good showne
of short-horned and Durham heifers, which were much
beasts
in demand, and they were all sold. Of Devon_
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365. however, were not less, Down ewes fetching
365. to 445.; lambs, 235. to 315.; Dorset ewes, 455. to
50s. Of wether sheep there were but few exhibited.
Cart horses and cart colts were much in demand, but
were thinly supplied; anything at all useful was readily
sold. There were but few nags, amongst which a very
useerd horse, shown by Mr. Orbell, was purchased by
Thomas Brewitt, q. Milking cows were short, and
all were sold, though ,at rather less money than they
would have brought a few weeks ago. In this class there
was the novelty in the fair of upwards of fifty French
cows and heifers, part of which were purchased by J.
Oxley Parker, Esq. On Wednesday the trade in beasts
was on about the same terms as the previous day; but
of the few sheep penned on the second day not a single
lot changed hands.—Chelmsford Chronicle.
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT FROSI BOILING LIQUID.—
We regret to record a dreadful accident which happened
to a man named Robert Taylor, in the employ of Mr.
John Hayne, of Fordington, on Monday last. The poor
fellow was attending a copper of boiling oil, and whilst
in the act of reaching across the copper, as is supposed,
he accidentally fell into it, and although' in that perilous
situation, he managed to get out without calling for
assistance. He was taken to the Dorset County Hos-
pital the same evening, where he lingered till the follow-
ing rooming (Tuesday), when death terminated his suf-
•ferings.—Sherborne Journal.

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ing day, and will embark in boats froiacliatsiom-
house quay on board the ship Buckinghamshire.
THE 31sT REGIMENT.—The head-quarters of this dis-
tinguished Regiment arrived this day at Gravesend, by
the ship Madagascar, from Calcutta, which place they
embarked from on the 3d of August last. They have
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the Seikhs. The head-quarters is under the command
of Brevet-Major David F. Longworth. Its strength
consists of 19 sergeants, 7 drummers, 15 corporals, and
174 privates, with 21 women and 30 children. This
regiment left England in the year 1824, in the Kent,
East Incliaman, which was sunk in the Bay of Biscay.
Lieutenant Colonel James Spence, who is at Chatham,
having arrived by the overland mail, was with the regi-
ment at the time us .Lieutenant. The depot at Chatham
for making up the strength of the regiment contains
nearly 500 mi a.
A detachment of the 2d battalion of the 60th Rifles,
under the command of Lieutenant E. M. Rose, consisting
of 4 sergeants, 1 bugler, and 42 privates, marched from
this garrison for duty at Tilbury Fort, to relieve a
similar detachment, under the command of a E.Warren,
that returns to this garrison.
A detachment from the provisional battalion, con-
sisting of 2 sergeants, 1 drummer, and 52 rank and file,
marched to Gravesend, and embarked on board a steam-
vessel for Harwich, under command of Lieutenant Wool-
house, for the 61st Jkgiment.
Major-General Lord Frederic Fitzclarence, G.C., will,
it is expected, assume the command of this district and
garrison on the Ist of January.
Captain Nepean has relieved Brevet-Major Garnesten
on the recruiting service at Leeds. Captain Elliott is
under orders to proceed to Woolwich, vice Captain Nol- -
loth, who returns to this division. Major Garnesten
and Lieutenant Budd had leave of absence for two
months, and Lieutenant Aslett for one.