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vice Sir P. Mason, K.C.8., to be Vice-Admiral cf th•
White, vice Sir Charles Malcolm, to be Vice-Admiral
of the Red.

Captain Arthur Fanshawe (Oct. 17, /816), ex.
Commodore and Commander-in-Chief on the coast of
Africa, to be Rear-Admiral of the Blu', vice W. p.
Carroll, C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral of the White, vice
Phipps Hornby, C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral of the Red,
Retired Captains Arthur Philip Hamilton, Daniel
Lawrence, Robert Henry Rogers, and George Bent-
ham, by virtue of their seniority, become entitled to
the rank of retired rear-admirals, but without increase
of pay.
Captain llouston Stewart, C.B. (1817), one of the
Lords of the Admiralty, is now the senior captain on
the active list.
By the promotion of Rear-Admiral Fanshawe the
appointment of a naval aide-de-camp to the Queen
reverts to the patronage of the First Lord of the Ad-
miralty.

r [PRICE SD.

Pacific to the whole of the Australian colonies and
Asia generally. Sailing ships, in returning from
the Australian colonies or from the south of the
Equator, world return by the westerly winds below
the tropic, aid then through the Isthmus of Panama
by the West India Islands, and taking the course
home followed by the West India traders, thus avoid-
ing the Cane of Good Hope and also Cape Horn.
That the opening of the Isthmus of Suez would
not have tie same advantage he believed, for the
reasons assigned by Mr. Stephenson, viz., the dangers
of that na'row navigation of the Mediterranean,
the Red Sci, and also the Indian Ocean. 'Therefore,
the open route to India was preferable for commerce,
as having less risk. From London to Singapore and
from Singapore to Canton by the shortest possible
navigable line would of course be (passing by Suez,
but not by way of Marseilles or Trieste, but going
through the Straits of Gibraltar to Alexandria, and
by the ReC Sea), he believed 9,500 miles. That was
from London to Canton. The nearest possible line
trom London to Canton, via Panama, would be
13,700 miles on tlie globe. From London to Canton,
via. New Fork and Oregon, crossing by the proposed
lway, would be about 10,000 miles. The nearest
possible live from New York to Canton, via Petnama,
was 11,200 miles. Mr. Whitney said that with re-
gard to his Pacific Railway, the country for 700 or
SOO miles to the westward of the line to which rail-
ways had yet been carried was almost level ' • but then
he stated that the region which succeeded that level
country was at an elevation of some 7,000 feet. Now,
a rise from a level country to a height of 6,000 or
7,000 feet was an elevation altogether unprecedented
in railway enterprise. A rise of some hundreds of
feet was a formidable obstacle to the engineer ; but
to carry a railway through a wild and totally nein.
habited country, advancing ten miles at a time,
would take a very considerable number of years to
complete the first 700 or 800 miles. Then, agai▪
n,
with regard to the transport of goods, there
was little likelihood of a transhipment, because wi▪ th
the power of steam in the present day water carriage
of any distance was a very small expense, and the
time was certain ; therefore the prospect of commer-
cial remuneration in the sequel appeared to be very
remote. But he thought Mr. Whitney was mistaken
in saying that the voyage could be made from Oregon
or -Vancouver's Island, across to Canton, with equal
facility either way. The voyage could be made from
the west side to America without difficulty ; but
from the trade winds the voyage in the contrary di-
rection was attended with great difficulty. However
valuable the project, therefore, might be to the United
States, it could not possibly be of use to Europe
and the Asiatic world. It seemed to him to be a
question more relating to the United States and the
Canadas than to Europe. He had made these remarks
with the view of eliciting observations from other
gentlemen.
The Bev. C. G. NICOLAY said the point in which
he differed with Mr. Whitney was as to the greater
facility of constructing his proposed railway through
United States territory than through British. He
had no doubt if Mr. 'Whitney got his route that the
whole of the land would be settled very shortly.
But he preferred the northern route for the rail-
way to the southern, believing that in our territory
there were greater mineral resources, and that large
fields of labour would be opened up there. Doubt-
less a great project of that description ought to be for
the benefit of the whole world ; but he could not but
see that £ Mr. 'Whitney's original plan were carried
out, all tle local advantage and profit would go to the
United States.

Captain R. L. Baynes, C.B. (1833), becomes one
of the senior captains, and Captain W. IL Henderson,
C.B. (1838), comes within the second senior list.
ARRIVAL OF THE WEST INDIA FLAG-SHIP WEL..
LESLEY.—The Wellesley, 72, Captain George Gold.
smith, with the flag of Admiral the Earl of Dun-
donald, G.C.B. (biue at the main), arrived at Spit-
head on Tuesday, from Bermuda having been re-
lieved by the Cumberland, 70, 'Vice-Admiral Sir
George Seymour. The Wellesley came in through
the Needles—not a common passage for a ship of the
line. The Gallant Admiral landed at Portsmouth
Late in the evening. The Sprightly, steam-tender,
was placed yesterday at the disposal of the Noble and
Gallant Admiral, and he landed at the dockyard about
eleven o'clock, accompanied by Captain Goldsmith
and his flag-lieutenaut, to pay his respects to the port
admiral, the Hon. Sir Bladen Capel. Lord Dundonald
dined at the George Hotel, Portsmouth, yesterday,
and it was expected would strike his flag at sunset,
the Wellesley proceeding to Sheerness, where the
ship will b 3 paid off.
DEPARTURE OF THE TURKISH SQUADRON.—The
Turkish frigate Mirati Zafre and the Turkish brig
Surai Bahl: took their departure for Constantinople
yesterday, getting under weigh at Spithead at ten
A.M., having hoisted English red ensigns at the fore.
Both vessels saluted the garrison with twenty-one
guns, which was returned by the platform battery.
The wind being light from the southward, they had
to beat out, but were cut of sight at five P.M.
ilogue, GO, screw-ship, Captain 111•Dougal, weigheo,
at one P.M. ,it Spithead yesterday, and proceeded -
outside the Nab light, under steam. She then made
sail feir Cork.' . is probable this ship will go to, Lisbon.

Ajax, 60, screw-ship, Captain Quin, also weighed
at one P.M. and steamed out ; when last seen she was
Still under steam, steering down Channel for Cork,
where she will remain, still having a reduced com-
plement of men.
Commodore Lord John Hay returned to Devon-
port Dockyard, from leave, on Monday evening, and
rehoisted his flag on board the St. George on Tues-
day morning, and resumed his duties in the dockyex-
ard.
CRledonia, 120, Captain Carter, is hourly
pected at Devonport, from the Mediterranean, to be
paid off.
PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.--The
Nile, Indiaman, for Calcutta, sailed this morning.
The Sir Robert Peel, American packet, arrived this
morning, and will sail to-night for New York.

ROYAL MARINES.
PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 11.—First Lieutenant C.
Menzies, son of Colonel-Commandant Menzies, K.H.„
of the Portsmouth division, is appointed Superin-
tendent of the Company of Gentlemen Cadets on board
the Excellent gunnery ship, in succession to First
Lieutenant Alexander of the Royal Marine Artillery,
who disembarks.

First Lieutenant Driver, of the Portsmouth divi-
sion, proceeds in the contract mail packet of the 19th
to fill the vacancy in the flag-ship Queen in the Me-
diterranean.

WOOLWICH, JUNE 11.—The Megmra, 10, iron-
screw steam-frigate, left Sheerness on Saturday last,
and worked very satisfactorily until Mr. Humphrys,
chief engineer at Woolwich Dockyard, quitted her,
after satisfying himself that the machinery was in
good order, according to external appearance and
working capability ; but he had not left the vessel
long to return to Woolwich when her engine crank
broke, and the Hecate steam-sloop, Commander Hand,
was sent from Portsmouth to take the Megssra in tow
and return with her to Sheerness.

Colonel LLOYD said it would take 220 years to com-
plete this project, and we could not afford to wait so
long as that. Besides, it would place the whole of
our comnerce at the mercy of the United States and
of our ovn North American colonies. Another ob-
jection was, that all our merchandise coming from the
tropics, the East Indies, China, and all those parts,
would have to traverse so vast an extent of country,
and having arrived at New York or Nova Scotia,
would have then to undergo the transit to England by
a passage which was the most injurious of all to goods
during three or four months in the year.
Major CARMICHAEL SMYTH thought the project
ought nit to be exclusively regarded as a route for
commerce, but also as affording employment and
facilities for the settlement of the people. It had been
said it would only benefit Canada and the United
States, but what was an advantage to Canada he could
not but regard as equally a benefit to England.
Mr. VIGNOLES thought they must be content to take
the ocean as the cheapest and most economical of high-
ways, )ut he was not the less thankful for the magni-
ficent idea brought before the society that evening,
which came well from the great country to which Mr.
Whitney belonged.
Mr. T. SAUNDERS advocated the carrying out the
project through British territory for the settlement of
our surplus population, and to divert the stream of
emigration from the United States.
Mr. A. CAMPBELL supported the same view.
Sir EDWARD BELCHER, R.N., considered the pro-
ject untenable as a route for commerce, and thought
that .f the land was settled, and gold should be found
in the interior, the gold would not pay for the expense
of cerriage to the coast.
Nr. WHITNEY briefly replied, observing that the
question had been greatly misunderstood, in the dis-
cussion having been turned into a capital and dividend
question, with which it had nothing to do, its main
objects being settlement and civilization.
The cordial thanks of the society were awarded to
Mr. Whitney for his interesting paper, and the meet-
irg separated.

The Brisk steam-sloop has been jury-rigged here,
and is expected to leave Woolwich to-morrow in
charge of Mr. C. P. D. Bean, of the Fisgard, and a
party of men, who will navigate her to Greenock,' to
have her engines put in by Scott and Sinclair. The
Barracouta steam-sloop, in charge of Mr. Brown,
assistant-master-attendant at Devonport, is daily ex-
pected here.
" Ways" have been sent up from Woolwich to bo
attached to the Highflyer screw steam-sloop, building
at Blackwall, preparatory to her being launched during,
the next spring tides.

Vessels in Dock—The Pluto, Rattler, and Fury
steam-vessels.
In the Harbour—The Fisgard ' flag-ship, Bin ck
Eagle, Lightning, Monkey, Zephyr, and Furipus
steam-vessels.
In the Basin—The Trident, Dwarf, Antelope,
Minx, Hydra, Greenock, Brisk, and Shearwa ter
steam-vessels.

PLYSIOUTII, WEDNESDAY:—Her Majesty's steam-
frigate Devastation arrived this morning from For ta-
mouth, having passed the Wellesley off the Needles
as she came out. The Devastation takes the Dev an-
port hoy to Bermuda, and then proceeds to North
America.
The Right Hon. Lord John Hay returned on
day from leave of absence, as Commodore Sup( !rift-
tendent of the Devonport dockyard, and on Tuesday
hoisted his broad pennant on board her Majesty's al iip
St. George.
Her Majesty's steam-sloop Triton, Lieutenal at-
Commander C. J. P. Glin, employed on mail sery ice
in the Mediterranean, arrived yesterday afterna an,
and went up harbour, but was sent back to Them
Pool, where she is now waiting orders. Her d lutes
are—Port Mahon, May 29 ; Gibraltar, Jun( 1;
Lisbon sth, sailed 6th. Lying at Gibraltar, her Ma-
jesty's ships Prince Regent, Phaeton, Aretl tusa,
Dauntless, and Janus ; the French line-of-battle ship
Henri IV., and a small French steamer of war. Her
Majesty's ships Arrogant and Leander sailed on 'the
sth on a cruise. The Triton has brought the folio w-
ing passengers:—Dr. Heckett, Inspector of Hos pi-
tals, Gibraltar, and three daughters; Miss Gc
lin
Smith, Lady Georgina and Lady Olivia Stratf
the Rev. Mr. Mahony, Lieutenant Godfrey Col )her,
44th Regiment, on leave ; and 13 seamen and mar saes,
invalids.
It is understood that the Triton has on board tbe
body of Lord Cottenham, brought from Italy, fc r in.
terment.
Corporal Wilson, Royal Artillery, and gunner
Evans, stationed at Bovisand battery, lost their lives
on Friday night last, on returning from Devonp( tin
a boat, the bows of which were stove in while u II der
canvas, near White-patch, Staddon heights.

NAVAL INTELLIGEN
DEATH OF ADMIRAL COCHET.
Admiral of the Red John Cochet has been reported
as deceased at the advanced age of 81 years. This
venerable officer entered the service as early as 1775,
rather too early, it would appear, to qualify him for
those honours and decorations which were bestowed
on younger men, although he served on full pay for
29 years, most of the timo afloat during the war.
The following sketch of his career is from " O'Byrn e's
Biography :"-This officer entered the navy Dec.
22, 1775, as ordinary, ou board the Blonde, 32,
Captain Philemon Pownall, with whom, after cruiz-
ing for some time on the coast of North America, he
removed to the Apollo, 32, of which ship he became
a midshipman in October, 1778. On the 31st of
January, 1779, he assisted at the capture, off the
French coast, of the 26-gun frigate L'Oiseau, which
only surrendered at the close of a sanguinary action
of an hour and a half ; and on June 15, 1780, be
further contributed, near Ostend, to the defeat of the
French ship Stanislaus, of 26 guns, whose fire killed,
including Captain Pownall, six, and wounded 20,
of the Apollo's people. From December follow-
ing, until the receipt of his first commission,
August 26, 1789, Mr. Cachet was employed
on the American, home, and Mediterranean
stations, in the Amphion, 32, Captain John Bazely,
Charlestown, 28, Captain Edm. Griffiths, Powerful,
74, Captain Thomas Fitzherbert, and p Southamton,
32, Captain Andrew Snape Douglas. In March,
1790,:he joined the Zebra sloop, Captains lion. Robert
Forbes and Wm. Brown, and in December, 1792, on
his return from the Mediterranean, the Phaeton, 38,
Captain Sir A. S. Douglas. After sharing in the_
capture of various vessels, amongst which were e
General Dumourier privateer-her prize, the _
St.
L
Jago,* a Spanish galleon of immense t value-and LsPrompte, of 28 guns, he removed to be Queen Char-
lotte, 100, bearing the flag of Earl Howe, with whom
he served in the action of June 1, 1794. Having ob-
tained the rank of commander May 27, 1795, Captain
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Cochet, January 4, 1796, joined the Rattler, 16, and
on the 6th of May following, when in come
the Diamond, 39, took, off Cherbourg, Le
privateer, of 10 guns and thirty-four men.
On De-
cember 9, 1796, be was posted in the Abergavenny,
of 50 guns, in which ship we find him superintending
the naval arrangements at the evacuation of Port-au-
Prince, St. Domingo. He was subsequently ap-
pointed, June 14, 1698, to the Thunderer, 74 ; and,
January 11, 1799, to the Valiant, 74. In the latter
ship he returned to England with a large convoy,
and was placed on half-pay, May 30, 1799. After
which he officiated with great credit, especially at
the battle of Maida, as principal agent for trans-
ports in the Mediterranean, from May 2, 1205, until
June, 1810. He commanded next the Ardent, 64, at
Bermuda, from March 3, 1813, until April, 1814 ;
and lastly performed the duties at Halifax of resident
agent for transports and prisoners of war, from the
latter date until May, 1815. Admiral Cachet, who
has not been since employed, became a rear-admiral
August 12, 1819 ; a vice-admiral July 22, 1630 ; and
a full admiral November 23, 1841. He married, first,
May 19, 1796, Miss Charlotte Jefferys ; and secondly,
July 15, 1811, Lydia, widow of Captain Long, of
the 89th Regiment, which lady died Sept. 9, 1839.
By the death of Admiral Cochet the following pro-
motions take place:-
Vice-Admiral of the Red George M'Kinley (an
octogenarian), to be Admiral of the Blue vice Sir
Thomas Livingstone, Bart., to be Admiral of the
White, vice IL R. Glynn, to be Admiral of the Red.
Rear-Admiral the Hon. Sir Anthony Maitland,
C. 8., K.G.M.G., to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue,

DREADFULNEAR B COLLIERY EXPLOSI '4 ON

This neighbourhood seems to have attained ape iin.•
ful degree of notoriety by the frequency, fats a ity,
and extent of its colliery explosions. In MI E rcb,
1847, the fearful explosion at the Ardsley Main ( 301-
liery occurred, when about 80 persons, men and I )4 )313,
were suddenly launched into eternity, and ma t 49 a
family rendered desolate. Scarcely had the ren ti ma-
brance of this been effaced from the public mind, , w hen
in the early part of 1849 there occurred anoth sr at
the Parley Main Colliery, in the immediate vicinity
of the Ardsley Main. The second was as terra Sc in
its force and as blighting in its desolating effects
t;
.)4313. the!
first. Upwards of 80 lives were lost by this ?
and there was scarcely a family in the neighbourc
or o Cher.
hOOll
but suffered bereavement in some respect
of 14 the
The memory of this also was becoming
things that were," when suddenlythe
8, explosion At a
neighbour b ood
was startled on Monday last by
of the seen ea of
colliery in the immediate vicinityThisexplosion has pi vesped
those alluded to above.
shaft, with which they
proprietors of ' the
and got a conside calble
fcaotlallieryto
wtehrree esinteinrsgons.newThe
a bly,
had progressed
_three men were pro-
ceeding down the
carrying
depth. On Monday
lighted candles in th sir
olornusingu
tomary vocation, scarcely reached the bottom of . the
hands. They
tremendousa explosion ensued, wb ich
shaft when ato
the hearts of those who heard, it.
struck terror
The rope by which the men shad been lowered . was
outof th • 'tshoe king; A. tely drawn
immediately
sight presented itself. The bodies of two of the, un-
fortunate men were found attached to the chab a bywhich they had been lowered, 'but they were bvirupd
to a cinder. The body of the, third man was Po: s"
sing. There can be no doubt that he had been i,. yn
by the force of the explosion from the chain by which
the bolttom.
he was being lowered, and hail fallen to
One of the unfortunate men had been .I__ pits in. the
n four pr evi-
ous explosions which have o4:curred in
ele the
neighbourhood of late years.
'Two of
wins. With
explosions in the Ardsley and parley
d u
respect to the cause of the explosion, it is thought
oe
that the miners in sinking the.
some o shaft hadld pen
world p a
n.
fissure communicating
lvith gs
Through this the foul air
whic h had been there accu-
shaft, nd on
ululating found a
veni thetth the lighted candlesa of the
coming in contact 14
workmen igiiited.
T ON Ti IE MIDLAND COrNTIIs
THE LATE
ACCIDESIar e rewl xrd was offered f9r the.ap,
RAILWAY.—Yesterday a g the engine-dries
RAILWAY. el Stretton, of Derby,
of Samuel the verdict of
charged on
prehension
Counties Railway, t
titer of John Die ell,
on the Midlandnay with the manslau, g
bsconded immediately
the coronerl., J. J Blake. Stretton a
,Lobe trying to got out
1 E_...sq'' and tasirophe, and is I:o4oVed
1 =or the VI
of the coutrY•

T The treasure of silver, &e., found on board this
vessel, was conveyed to the Bank from Portsmouth in
twonty-ona waggons, anti was...estimated at a million
sterling.