The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-14 00:00:00

NAL INTrAI NCE.
PORT)S4OUTH, Nov. 13.—Admiral the Hon. SiiThaden
pel,elC.C.B., the Commander-in-Chief, paittbis'tirst
visit -of inspection to his flog-ship, the Victory, atietnled
y his staff, this morning. He also',visited and inspecte d
the cadets' study and other inoportani: sectione of the in-
ternal economy of the ship. The Arirokre I exere.sed his
satisfaction at the perfectien andlorder in which he bound
the ship in every department. He was escorted over her
by Flag-Captain Charles Eden. The Admiral then
proceeded to the Rolla 10-gun brig, the school for the
naval apprentices, and was much pleased with their ex-
pertness, and the admirable manner with which they
acquitted themselves throughout all their evolutions. In
the evening Captain Eden was entertained at a farewell
dinner by his wardroom officers on board the Victory.
His health.,was proposed by ilia president (Lieutenant
Herrick, L 815) in a most feelinganj
nalprpmrodpyrikatneolavdn:
ad-
dress. Captain Charles Eden, as
proceeds to the Admiralty as private secretary to Lord
Auckland.
Commander M'Coy (1814) died at Souihsea on Sa-
turday night, aged 66. He was an officer of much re-
pute. His services are briefly given in Allen's .IVew Navy
List thus:—
"R. iii`Coy, Midshipman of the Foudroyant in the ex-
pedition to Egypt in 1801; Lieutentnt of the RaL.onable
in Calder's action, and served on shore at the- talrink of
the Cape in 1806; Lieutenant of the Narcissus at the
capture of Buenos Ayres; of the Resolution in the attack
on the French fleet in Aix Roads, and in the Walch9•en
expedition • Senior of the Swiftsure in the partial action
with the French fleet off Toulon in 1813."
The Stromboli steam-sloop, Commander Lord A. W.
Beauclerk, was removed from the steam-basin today,
and is now receiving fuel.
The Medina steam-vessel, Lieutenant Commander A.
Darby, sailed early this morning tor the Mediterranean,
calling at. Plymouth for mails.
Admiral the Hon. T. B. Capel, K.C.8., Commander-in-
Chief at Portsmouth, having notified to the Admiralty
that he has nominated Captain Francis Price Blackwood
to be his flag-captain, vice Charles .Eden, that Galrant
Officer will be officially appointed to-morrow to the Vic-
tory, flag- ship. Captain the Hon. J. R. Drummond with-
drew from the candidateship in favour of Captain Black-
wood.
THE WRECK OF THE RANGER.—By a private letter
we are informed that the Spy, 3, brigantine, Lieutenant-
Commander Gecirge Western, - was at Rio Grande, St.
Vincent, Cape Verde Islands, on the 30:h September, to
which place he received orders (when at St. Mcholas)
to proceed to render assistance to the Ranger, 8, Com-
mander Newland, wrecked there. The. Ranger's ctew
were living on shore there, and the Spy having supplied
them with provisions was to sail on the following day
(October 1) for Sierra Leone. Doubts were enter-
taint d of the Ranger ever being made fit to return to
England. • • .
STE.tee-VassaLs.---Circular orders have been received
at all the ports from the Admiralty, re questing drawings
to be taken of all steam-vessels nut in coniniisiun, and
to be forwarded to their Lurd,hips.
EXPERIMENTAL TRIAL OF THE SCREW- SCHOONER
PLUMPER.—The Plumper, 12, sere:, -:ehouner, Comman-
der. Nolluthe went out of Portsmouth harbour this morn-
ing, at nine o'clock, to try her engines. Rear-Admiral
Superintendent Prescott, Mr. Fincham, master ship-
wright, who designed the vessel, Mr. Murray, Capt. Cra-
croft, of the Reynard, screw-schooner, and a number of
other officers and scientific gentlemen went out in her. Tho

most satisfactory results were obtained, and the eegine7s
which worked admirably, were tested in every way.
They are by Miller and R,avenhill ; of 60-horse power,
nominal ; oscillating cylinders of 27 inches Aameter,
with a stroke of 2 feet ; her screw or fan has a multi-
plying power of two and a half, with a. diameter of 9 feet,
set at a pitch of 6 feet. Her draft of water was—aft,
11 ft. 3 in. ; forward, 10 ft. 7 in. The greatest speed
Obtained was 7.849 knots ; her mean speed at full power
was 7.549 knots, working 46 revolutions, with a multi-
plying power of her fan making 115 revolutions ;
working at the lowest grade of expansion, mean rate of
speed 5.779, making 35 revolutions—fan revolutions,
87. - But what puzzled the scientific gentlemen was,
that, instead of their being any " slip" of the screw, the
vessel actually gained on the screw 9 per cent. when at
full speed ; and when working at the lowest grade of
expansion, she went 12 per cent. faster than the screw.
This, we presume, is a new feature in the screw propeller.
The " slip" generally in screw vessels has been fr,,m 11
to l 5 per cent. The Plumper's present screw, as we have
befbre stated, is of 9 feet in diameter; but it would appear
as if the power of the engine is not equal in power to work
it. When she went round to Portsmouth from Woolwich
with a temporary screw of only six feet diameter she
made 72 direct revolutions, achieving a speed of '7.22
knots. With her screw of nine feet she made to-day at
her greatest power only 46 revolutions. It is therefore
sell-evident the screw is of two great a diameter, and
it will probably be reduced by cutting off some nino
inches or a foot from the extremities of the fans. The
speed of the Reynard, the other screw-schooner, as
usual, was much exaggerated, in the manifold reports
from Woolwich—in fact, there is no confidence to be
placed in the hearsay statements (sent to all the news-
papers from Woolwich) of the speed of vessels tried on
the Thames. The actual speed realised by the Reynard
when light, was about 8 knots, but when deep, her aver-
age rate was 61, and, under favourable circumstances, 7
knots- At the former trial of the Plumper, at the mea-
sured mile at Portsmouth, she went 7.22 with the small
screw at her deep line ; but she was not coppered at
that time. The engines of both Plumper and Rey-
nerd have the same length of stroke ; but we believe
the cylinders of the latter are ono inch larger. The
Plumper returned into Por:smouth Harbour about four
o'clock in the afternoon, having had a trial of six or
seven hours.

The Ajax, screw-steam-gun ship, was taken into the
New Steam-basin at Portsmouth this morning, and had
her broken piston taken out. The other pistons will be
taken out and examined, and probably some alteration
made in them. This will be a work of a m lith or six
w,eks. It is generally believed that too much has been
attempted with regard to the steam-chest, and that, like
the Sidon, steam-frigate, she will be obliged to have a
spare one erected above the water-line. Much, how-
ever, may be expected from the well-known and fertile
ability of Mr. Field, of the firm of Maudeslay and Field,
to overcome the difficulty.
PLYMOUTH, Nov. 11.—Her Majesty's packet Seagull,
6, Lieutenant-Commander James 6mail, sailed on Fri-
day for Falmouth.

Her Majesty's steamer Hermes, with a detachment of
the 82d Regiment fir Pendennis Castle, sailed to-day.
On her return she will proceed to Portsmouth, and
thence to Woolwich. It is quite time that the Hermes
should be withdrawn from this port, as her condition
prevents her adequately performing the duties re-
quired from such a vessel here. On the 17th ult. bhe

made an ineffectual attempt to proceed to Ports-
mouth, but was obliged to put back until the 19th,
and on another occasion in coming from Ports-
mouth she was five hours rounding the Start. The

fact is that the bottoms of her boilers are thin told leaky,
and it has, therefore, for along time been impossible for
her steam to be got up to its proper power. A vessel in
active service in such an indifferent condition reflects no
credit on the British navy. Her drew will be turned
over to the Confiauce steamer, which is to he used as a
this port. _ _ _

Her Majesty's ship Cambridge, 84, having had a tho-
rough repair, will be taken out of dock on Aloiglay; the
Eagle frigate will be taken into dock ou TuesdaY.
Au order has been received from the Adruiralikat the
Devonport dockyard to make a return of the number of
men who have been superannuated since January last."'

EMIGRATION.
The passengers from the Stedtast have landed, and are
now comfortably lodged at the depot, Baltic Wharf.

Prior to disem6arcation they memorialised the local
emigration authorities to be allowed to,remain on board,
and for the vessel at once to proceed to Sydney. The
six scarlatina patients continue under medical treatment,
but are improving.
Wind N.E. by E.; light breeze.

THE ALLEGED FORGER BARBER.
The following letter has been received from the
Home-office by one of Mr. Barber's friends :
" Whitehall, Nov. 10, 1848.
" Sir,—l am directed by Secretary Sir Georg) Grey
to acknowledge the receipt of the several documents
which you have transmitted to him in behalf of Mr. W.
IL Barber, who was convicted at the Central Criminal
Court in April, 1844, of being accessory before the fact
to forgery, and sentenced to bo transported for life.
Sir George Grey desires me to inform you that
these papers have received his full and anxious consi-
deration, and he has satisfied himself that there is suffi-
cient [ground to justify his advising her, Majesty to
grant Mr. Barber a free pardon, which is herewith en-
closed. • • •
" But while he has arrived at this conclusion, from a
consideration of all the documents in his possession,
comprising very, material circumstances which, have
transpired since the conviction, Sir George Grey feels
bound to add that he sees no reason to doubt that the
verdict of the jury was warranted by the facts proved
at his trial ; and although he neW believes Mr. Barber
to have been free from any guilty participation in the
frauds of which he was made the instrument, he thinks
that greater prudence and caution on his part would
have exempted him from the suspicion to which his
conduct in the transactions in question naturally ex-
posed am, Sir, your obedient servant.
LEWIS.r.
" A. Stevenson, Esq., G 1
, CEOs Essex-street, xN-rr e eAt ,LSI
1a r nd . "

RAILWAY SHAKE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 13.

STOCK EXCHANGIL
—Themarket for shares has closed
flatly this morning, and prices have receded. The sales are
—Caledonian, Preierence. dis.—Great Northern, 12%
dis.—London and North Western, 1:181-4—Ditto, New Quer-
ters, 1 c. (Huddersfield and Manchester), 22
Manchester Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 101. Preference
9:47- #lidland.: Stock; 'B3•.—Ditto; Ne* llatves, t3A,—NorOt.
;fitittfordshire, 5, SIA
Easiern and Don* N0.,2,12 dis.—Dirto, No. 4, Thirds,
6% -..-York, Newcistle,.ftd Berwick, IZ:l7—Ditto (G. N. E.
Purchase),

MANCEIF.STER, Nov. 13.
SToo74....ExbiiAltor..—Thb Niles are—West Wain,* Union ,
514 dis. —South-Eastern andlSover. N-o. 4, 613 16—New-
castle, Preference, :/‘, dis.:—:firth Stafordshire,-C—Leeds,
Preference; "1/2 p.— Leeds, 32/.' allures, 81% cisi—kfauche.ster
and Birmingham, Quarters (A.isnd B), 31:1 p.
BIit.IIINGHA*, Nov. 13..
Szocii-V.xenANo E. The sal43 are—Shropsliire Union,
14e.3d.tii3. fur the next account-ASouthS,atfqrdshirc,
dis. Tor the next account—Midland, 6;,1 hares, 113 - -
Bristol and Birm ngham, .1!4 p. sBs. 9,1.- •

A quail wag shot last week on ill@ lands of • Barbis •
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bird is rare iu this leealiiy, .though 111 France, aud
deed aH-overtbe-coidirient; it is quite common. It is
about the size of a wipe, which it resembles in shape.
The bill is like that °fa partridge. A
an !Miele of
food 4 is excellent.—ilyr Advertiser,