The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-29 00:00:00

BANKRUPTS.

William Glasscock, wine merchant, Cambridge, to sur-
render Oct. 12, at one, and Nov. 9, at half-past elevtn,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Cole-
man-street; Thorndike, Staple lnn.
William Baker, painter, Manchester, Oct. 14, and Nov. 11,
at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official
assignee, Manchester ; Cooper, Manchester ; Gregory,
Faulkner, Gregory, and Skirrow, Bedford-row.
iAlfred Johnson, printer, South Shields, Oct. 7, at half-past
ten, and Nov. 5, at two, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District
Court. Wakley, official-assiguee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ;
Wilson, South Shields ; Hodgson, Broad-street-buildings.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

KAY MARKETS.

CUMBERLAND.—UkT Meadow Hay, 3/ 8s to 41 2s; New
ditto, 2110 s to 3/ 12s; Old Clover, 4/ 15s to 51 8s ; New ditto,
3/ 12s to 4/ 16s ; Oat Straw, 118 s to 1/ 103; Wheat Straw,
1110 s to 1112 s per load. Supply good, and trade dull.
WHITECHAPEL.-01dMeadow Hay, 31 lOs to 41; New ditto
2/ 108 to 3/ 12s ; Old Clover, 4/ 16s to 5/ 10s ; New ditto.
31 15s to 4118 s ; Oat Straw, 116 s to 1/ 8s ; Wheat Straw,
118$ to 11 lOs per load. Trade dull, at the above quotations.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
THAMES.

Mary Kirwan, a notorious thief, who has been thrice
convicted of felony, and Daniel O'Leary, were brought
before Mr. Ballantine; the former charged with stealing
one half-crown and three shillings, the moneys of Peter
Curvis, a cordwainer, residing in Broadwall, Blackfriars-
road; and the other with feloniously aiding and abetting
the said Mary Kirwan, after she had committed the
felony, he well knowing she had done so.
It appeared from the evidence, that on Saturday night
the prosecutor was passing over Tower-hill, and upon
reaching a place near where the sentinels were upon duty,
he was accosted by the prisoner, who caught hold of his
arm, put her arms round his waist, and asked him to
give her something to drink. He told her to go away,
but she kept her hands and arms about him, and he
found one of her hands immediately afterwards in his
waistcoat pocket, in which two half-crowns and four shil-
lings were deposited. He saw the edge of one of the half-
croWns emerging from the pocket, and exclaimed " You
are robbing me." She laughed and ran away. Curvis
instantly missed one half-crown and three shillings
from his packet, and ran after the woman, who was
soon overtaken close to the Woolpackpublic:house, at
the Tower-hill end of the Miaories. Curvis had no
sooner laid hold of the woman than O'Leary ran
out of the public-house, and said, " What are you
doing with my wife?" Curvis replied, " She has
robbed me ; she has taken away a half-crown and es."
O'Leary said that would not do for him, and after strik-
ing the prosecutor dragged the woman away from him,
and she immediately retreated into the public-house.
Curvis ran after her and got hold of her again. O'Leary
pulled her from him a second time, and she got away..
Curvis then gave O'Leary into the custody of a City
policeman, named Flashbourn, No. 522, and said he had
rescued a man who had robbed him. O'Leary said he
had only protected the woman from the violence of Cur-
vis, who was about to strike her, and he pulled her away.
The policeman fortunately knew O'Leary, and locked
him up. On Sunday night the woman was apprehended
by Orams, an active police-sergeant, No. 18 11, close to
the spot where she had committed the robbery on the
preceding night, and where she was on the look-out for
other victims. It was stated that similar robberies had been
of frequent occurrence on Tower-hill, and that a horde of
dissipated women were constantly waylaying men on their
way home after sunset. A former conviction against
the woman was proved. She was tried and found guilty
of robbery at the Clerkenwell sessions in February, 1845,

and sentenced to six months' imprisonment and hard
labour.

The prisoners were committed for trial, the woman as
a principal, and her paramour as an accessory after
the fact.

WORSHIP-STREET.

THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. A decent-looking
.countryman, named Benjamin Daniels, was placed at the
bar before Mr. Broughton, charged, in the language of
the police charge-sheet, on suspicion of having absconded
and stolen the sum of 341., the property of Mr. John
Baxter, a master butcher residing at Norwich.
Thomas Ashton, an inspector of the Eastern Counties
Railway, stated that between one and two o'clock on
Saturday afternoon a communication was received at the
Shoreditch terminus, through the medium of the electric
telegraph, from Norwich, to the effect that a man named
Benjamin Daniels, whose dress and person were circum-
stantially described, had left that place by the eleven
o'clock train, and directing on its arrival in ;town that
he might be given into custody. The nature of the
offence he had committed not having been specified, a
telegraphic dispatch was at once transmitted back for
further particulars, the answer to which was, that the
accused had absconded with 341., and that the prosecutor
would come up by the next train to substantiate the
charge. About three hours after the above interchange
of communication, which occupied only about five
minutes, the train in question arrived at Shoreditch, and
as the person of the prisoner, who was one of the pas-
sengers, corresponded exactly with the description they
had received, he was given into custody.
Mr. John Baxter stated that he had had frequent deal-
ings with the prisoner, who was also a master butcher at
Norwich, and about a week since sold two bullocks to
the latter for 341, which the prisoner promised to pay
when they met at market on the following Saturday.
The prisoner, however, failed to keep his appointment,
and having ascertained that he had started by the rail-
way that morning for London, witness instantly hastened
to the office of the electric telegraph and gave the neces-
sary instructions for the prisoner's apprehension.
In answer to the charge the prisoner denied being ac-
tuated by any fraudulent intention, and expressed his
readiness to satisfy the prosecutor's claim, notwithstand-
ing the harsh and injurious treatment to which he had
been subjected.
Mr. BROUGHTON considered that the prosecutor had
been very ill-advised in the course he had adopted, as
the transaction amounted to a mere matter of account
between the- parties, which ought not for a moment to be
made the subject of criminal proceedings, and he should
therefore order the prisoner to be discharged.

NAT AL INTELLIGENCE.
THE SQUADRON OF EVOLUTION.
PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY.—The Retribution steam fri-
gate, Captain Lushington, arrived this morning at Spit-
head, about nine, and saluted the Commander-in-Chief

with seventeen guns, in smart style, which was duly ac-
knowledged by the Victory.
She left the squadron of evolution under the command
of Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker, on Tuesday night, at
nine P.M. The squadron then consisted of the Rodney,
92, Captain Collier; the Vanguard, 80, Captain Willis;
the Albion, 90, Captain Lockyer; the Superb, 80, Cap-
tain Corry; the Trafalgar, 120, Commodore Sir Gordon
Bremer'; the Cyclops steam frigate, Captain Lapidge;
the Terrible steam frigate, Captain amsay ; the Phoenix
steam sloop, Commander Dennis; and the Spartan, 26,
Captain Symonds. The Euridice, 26, Captain Elliot,
parted company on the same night as the Retribution,
tor England. The Polyphemus steam sloop, Comman-
der Clearty, parted company on the same day for
Tangiers; and the Rattler steam sloop, Captain Smith,
for Gibraltar; the latter, on the day previous, having
lost her fore and maintop mast in a heavy squall. The
admiral seems to have given the superiority to the sur-
veyor's liners in all weathers. The Rattler among the
steamers beat every thing; the Terrible was the next in
his estimation, and the Retribution next. _

The Retribution sailed from Cork on the 31st of July,
in the evening, at eight o'clock, and arrived at Gibraltar
on the 6th of August, at six P.M. (Terrible in company
the whole time); she sailed again from Gibraltar on the
9th of August, and arrived at Corfu on the evening of
the 16th ; left Corfu with the right wing of the Rifle
Brigade, on the 21st of August, and took the route by
the Straits of Messina, arriving at Gibraltar on the even-
ing of the 27th. On the 28th the Fairlie and Equestrian
transports arrived, and on the 29th left Gibraltar with
the Rifle Brigade for the Cape. The Retribution left
Gibraltar on the 4th inst., and on the evening of the sth
observed Sir W. Parker, with his squadron, standing
in to Lagos Bay, where she joined company. All the
ships were then present except the Trafalgar and Ca-
nopus, which latter was at Lisbon. The Trafalgar re-
joined the fleet that same night, about twelve o'clock.
The squadron sailed from Lagos Bay on the Bth inst.,
after having completed water with great expedition,
much to the satisfaction of the Admiral, and arrived at
Cadiz on the afternoon of the 11th of September. The
steamers, except the Rattler, were rather behindhand in
getting into the anchorage at Cadiz, particularly the
Retribution, which vessel had her floats on and did not
anchor before nine that night, owing to strong adverse
winds (all the steamers the whole time above detailed
being under sail alone). The Terrible carried away her
maintopmast in going in, owing to the bad way in which
the topmast rigging is fitted, having so little spread for
their lofty masts. This is a defect which all the steamers
have to contend with.

The squadron again sailed from Cadiz on the 17th
inst. This time the steamers had all their floats off, and
were well able to keep company with the squadron. It
must, however, be said that the squadron were never
under a very heavy press of canvas, except in light
winds, and almost always close hauled. From the 17th
to the 22d inst. the squadron were performing various
evolutions (about 20 miles to the southward of Cape
Spartell), consisting of " forming lines of bearing,"
" columns," and " line of battle," which were well
performed.
Itelvaa selcdorp,,after long nights, that any ships of
the squadron were found out of their stations, and those
but very little who were so.
The Retribution left the fleet about 40 miles due west
of Cape Spartel, on the evening of the 22d inst. (Tues-
day), bringing dispatches from the Admiral, and arrived
at Spithead, as above detailed, having been under steam
and sail the wl.ole way, with fine weather.
Tho St. Vincent, Queen, and Eurydice may be ex-
pected shortly, the latter having left the same night as
the Retribution; the Queen and the St. Vincent five
days previous.
Both the Retribution and Eurydice supplied the Van-
guard with all the provisions they could spare (at sea)
before leaving. The Eurydice had beaten the Spartan
(her competitor), both on and before the wind in all the
trials they had had, and it is said the Eurydice carried
the "ct ck" at her masthead.

With regard to the Terrible, she is reported to be the
finest of all the steamers except the Rattler, but might
be much improved, especially with regard to her rigging.
The crossjack and mizentopsail-yard do not appear to
have found favour in the eyes of Sir W. Parker, inas-
much as she was required one day during trial to set
those sails, and she signalled " have none," clearly prov-
ing she only crossed those yards for show (which our
readers will remember we hinted at, in drawing a com-
parison between her and the Retribution, whilst both
were in this harbour prior to the sailing of the squadron
for Spithead), and which were spare yards belonging to
her fore and main masts.

On the evening, of the Retribution leaving, it was un-
derstood the Admiral would put his helm up for Tangiers;
the same morning, however, the Phoenix arrived with
important dispatches from the British Minister at Ma-
drid for the Admiral, which would perhaps alter the
position of the fleet. It was at the same time reported
that the Terrible was ordered to proceed to Malta to
bring to the fleet as much provision as she could carry.
The Retribution was inspected by Sir W. Parker, at
Cadiz, who expressed himself much pleased with her
efficiency and qualifications. Before she left Corfu her
port main crank was cracked, and found defective, and
condemned as unserviceable at Lagos Bay, after a strict
survey, and her machinery being too powerful, she works
much, and cannot stand up under her canvas as a vessel
of such immense tonnage ought to do, but this matter
is perhaps better explained in the following extract of
a private letter from a scientific officer of much expe-
rience:—

" However much the opinions of nautical men may
have differed in regard to the Terrible and the Retribu-
tion steam frigates, there cannot now, I presume, be two
opinions upon their respective merits. That either of
them answer perfectly as frigates is very doubtful; that
either of them are worth the large sums of money
which have been expended upon them, is equally doubt-
ful; and that the latter vessel is the greater failure of
the two there can be no doubt whatever. On the Ist
of August both vessels started from Cork together for
Corfu, and, generally speaking, the Terrible was en-
abled, from the great power of steam, to proceed nearly
as fast with two boilers as the Retribution could with
three. When the latter became very light she certainly
got on better; the consequence of this was, that the
Terrible burned much less coal on her voyage than
her companion. With regard to the stowage of troops,
the Retribution had the best of it, owing to her having
a lower and flying' deck, the latter stowing the whole
of the baggage, whilst the Terrible had to carry much
on deck, thereby cumbering her guns, &c. This, in-
deed, is the great fault of that ship (the Terrible),
owing to the manner in which her constructor has placed
her boilers, viz., in line, extending over two-thirds of the
main deck; the consequence is, that though upwards of
200 tons larger than the Retribution, she has, in
reality, a shorter main deck. In point of sailing, how-
ever, she certainly in a breeze has a great advantage,
being enabled to stand up under her canvas, whilst the
Retribution is buried, heeling over in a royal breeze 10
and 11 degrees. In fact, the crankness of the latter ship
was the astonishment of the whole fleet, and well it
might, for when at anchor she never has a list either to
port or starboard (according to the anchor down) of less
than four, and sometimes five degrees ; and this I fully
believe to be the sole cause of the Retribution's being
now sent home disabled, for what machinery could stand
being eternally laying over on its side ? Moreover, the
ship is not strong enough for the heavy (800) horse
power machinery, even if she did stand upright. *
" The Eurydice beat the Spartan both off and on the
wind ; Captain Elliot, however, has declared his inten-
tion of leaving her.
" The Vanguard beat the Superb and the rest on a
wind.

" The St. Vincent, Queen, and Eurydice are on their
way ; the first and last to Spithead, the Queen to De-
vonport.
" The Admiral is gone to Tetuan ; the Terrible to
Malta for provisions."
The Favourite, 18, Commander Murray, was at Sierra
Leone on the Ist of August.
The Spanish felucca, name unknown, driven ashore
by her Majesty's ship Flying Fish, off Elmina Chika,
on the 17th of April, lost, by capsizing in the surf, and
drowned, H. J. Robins, senior Lieutenant of the Flying
Fish, and four seamen. It was a new vessel and direct
from Barcelona ; her main yard was upards of 120 feet

in length, and she was capable of carrying between 300
and 400 slaves.

WOOLWICH, SEPT. 28.—The Grappler steamsvesscl
has been commissioned at Woolwich by Lieutenant H. S.
Hawker, who will command her, and she is taking on
board stores for service.

The Black Eagle steam-vessel, Master Commander S.
B. Cook, is under orders to proceed to Rotterdam on
the Ist of October, with her Royal Highness the
Princess of Prussia. It is expected that another Royal
Princess will return in the Black Eagle, on a visit to this
country.
The Lightning steam-vessel, Master Commander
Petty, when passing through the Downs, made inquiries
of the various Government vessels she met in her course
if they had seen the Kestrel yacht, having been ordered
to Portsmouth to meet that vessel and tow her, with the
remains of the late Earl of Yariborough, to Grimsby, for
interment in the family vault.
In one of my former communications I stated that
Captain Johnson, when adjusting the compasses of her
Majesty's vessels at Greenhithe, had been under the ne-
cessity of framing tables for iron vessels to steer by,
varying from those constructed of wood to a full point of
the compass, and that in some instances the variation
was so great, that a vessel steering due north would have
her compass pointing west. It is more than probable it
is owing to the Great Britain being constructed of iron,
and the possibility of alterations being made in her with-
out again adjusting her compasses, that she ran aground
on the coast of Ireland.
The Plover surveying-vessel, Captain Collinson, C. 8.,
arrived at Woolwich yesterday from China, and is to be
paid off here. The men commenced taking down her
rigging to-day.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty having
given Mr. Haig the use of the Ariel steam-vessel,
formerly one of the Dover packets; she has been
fitted with his smoke-consuming apparatus, and went
down the river to-day to ascertain its operation and
capabilities of generating sufficient steam for the
service of the engines. Mr. Haig's invention re-
quires no steam funnel, and the principle of its construc-
tion appears admirably adapted for the consumption of
smoke. Lieutenant Vansittart, of the Gladiator, and
Mr. Lloyd, chief engineer at Woolwich dockyard, went
on board shortly before twelve o'clock, and the furnaces
having been previously ignited the steam was got up,
which is effected by five or six men turning a winch
attached to wheels and pinions causing the rapid revolu-
tion of a fanner, across which the smoke endeavours to
escape on its emerging from the furnace; but instead of
escaping into the atmosphere, it is mixed with pure air
and forced below the furnaces to nearly the front, where
it is conducted by tubes, and, ascending through the
bars into the fire, is partly consumed, and any portion
that escapes is again arrested in its progress to the at-
mosphere by the fanners, and passed through the fur-
naces until every portion is consumed. On the Ariel
leaving her moorings an endless belt was made to give
the motion to the fanners, and they revolved with great
velocity, causing a bright clear fire in each of the four
furnaces, and generating, although in old and incrusted
boilers, a sufficient quantity of steam for working the
engines. The vessel proceeded down the river beyond
Erith, and made several turns with and against the tide,
without any smoke appearing to emanate from the works.
The inventor laboured under considerable disadvantages
during the trial, in consequence of the leather strap becom-
ing loose several times. A similar disadvantage occurred
the first time the screw-propeller was tried in the
Rattler steam-vessel, but the difficulty was easily over-
come by the introduction of cog-wheels, and the screw-
propeller now bids fair to supersede paddle-wheels for
propelling steam-vessels. The application of cog-wheels
to Mr. Haig's invention would give any degree of power,
and prove regular in their operation, and in large vessels
propelled by the screw, or even in vessels of moderate
size, the whole apparatus could be fitted between decks.
The Arid returned to Woolwich at 5 o'clock, and during
her progress appeared to surprise the passengers in the
numerous river steamers who witnessed her going at full
speed without a smoke funnel.