The Sun.
London, England, 1856-11-21 00:00:00

Naval and Military intelligence.

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Her Majesty's ship Shannon, 51, Captain W. ~
C. 8., did net leave Spithead for the westward, ae ;ea
ported. She hauled down the peter after she aPPe3:d.
under way, and her sailing orders were evidently
denly countermanded. She is now ordered into PT:,
mouth Harbour, and a pilot (the Queen's) will take Pio
in to-day, preparatory to docking her, to endeavour 4
remedy by some means the unsatisfactory nte of epee
which she has hitherto attained, the Admiralty, Weba
lieve, not being satisfied with her steaming. She W
probably not bo in dock more than 24 hours.
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The Lightning steam-vessel was under way ell tbd
yesterday at Portsmouth, testing, her engines, wider
tsl.
11.
directions of the lion. F. T. Pelham, 0.8.1 Cap
Superintendent of the steam fleet in reserve.
Her Majesty's ship Hannibal, 91, Capt. C. J. 11
was paid off at Portsmouth yesterday. She will be
in the first class of the steam fleet in reserve in (";
mouth Harbour. Captain Hay, we believe,
captain ie
Rear-Admiral Sir Houston Stewart as flag
the West India command.
Her Majesty's ship Bulldog, 6, Commander Clord2
left Spithead last night for Devonport with the men 14
off from the Hannibal belonging to that station.
will return to-morrow. Her journey is made spenat.
test severely Mr. C. Clifford's patent plan for littora
on
l
ships' boats at sea, which was fitted on board her
will folio
Wednesday by Admiralty order. It has answoreo
admirably hitherto.
The screw steam despatch vessel Flying Fish,ta .(g
..
Commander Roderick Dew, has been occupied
past two days in making experimental trials of staid
at Spithead and the Solent. pllenr
The steam storeship Dee, Master Commander
arrived at Portsmouth yesterday from the Thames,
with boiers and machines for the steamships fitting out'
The Actaeon, 12, surveying vessel, Commander
William T. Bate, attended by her tender, Dove, 40
screw gunboat, will sail this evening (weather permit'

tine) for China.
The following are the latest appointments made at the
Admiralty :
Lieutenant E. M. Collier to the Royal Albert, for
dispos,al ; George Robert Thornhill, naval cadet, to the
Dragon ; James Sproule, as4istant-surgeon, to the
Victory ; Jame% Hunter, confirmed as assistant sur•
goon, to the Faloon ; Thomes J. Cites, cleik, to the
Bulldog. - _

SUDDEN DEATH.—Lady Stafford, wife of the present
Lord Stafford, and cousin to the Duke of Norfolk, as
found dead in her bed yesterday morning at Costessy
Park, near Norwich. Her ladyship had suffered receipt',
from the rupture of a blootivessel, but was believed to b•
returning to convalescence.
kdeputation, consisting of Messrs. Lawley, Use"le
Potter, Jones, Pedler, Preedy, Lees, Berry, Inlotehil3gg'
Buss, Stragnell, Hough, Koates, Castle, Daniel, Sitt
Reeve, Thomson, and Wade, ratepayers of the 1"11;
London Union, bad an interview with the Itightniti;
?ii.sPterdßeayt,lovnetitehe astubtjheoet office
thee ofthe
proposed P °H°ltr°4l":. t:1::;-1
.evi
Union Workhouse.
Mr. J. C. Herries had au interview with the Chau-
cellor of the Exchequer, yesterday, at his officio 3 "l'i'
de
nnee i Downing-street.
THE PERHIAN EXPEDITION.—Sir James Outran];
K.C.13 , left Southampton yesterday. the 20th, fo,
Bombay, in order to take the command of the Britise
force destined to operate against Persia.
THE SMITHFIELD CATTLE CLUB.—Te dinner of tbii
society will take place on Wednesday, the 10th of Dr
("ember next, under the presidency of Isis Grace the DO°
of Richmond, when a large attendance is exretea•
Messrs. Rlkington and Co., of the Freemasons"raverne
have received instructions to provide accordingly. ~.
THE RECoRDER oF LONDON AND THE SOLIOITOP
GENERALSHIP.— Yesterday morning the Right gone
Charles Archibald Stuart Wortley, M.P. for Butespi_Aref
N. 8., the Recorder of the City of London, had offer'-
er at present.
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to him the Solicitor-Generalship. The right hon. geer
eosgmtivpmeannaiynitorhedeceedic
viirseei
dveteaoaprsupoloiwof
tßleaumil
Cli. The applicants -
.tthioenEsutpohrrastseo.ll va,er
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yawnst lyilleacls
alrriodnicrAeeler, and include the are
eofoAf aleitpdpOn,°onlithmerstrf:.
kish digni:aries, landowners, Armenian and Greek ill
Otho was expected at Athens on the 131 b 'II
chants.
King
The price of wheat has fallen at Marseilles in cal'iioo."
quence of the largo arrivals, which amount to 90,
hectolitres,
Yesterday,
at the first . C°lincil
held dur ngptrheegenptresent mayoralty, it was uuseia ° the
Court of Commoq 1 all
ctlueesptioonlicefrocmomaumihsosino.nemr
resolved to an erublzzl
late Lord Mayor, Alderman er t°
Salomms. In mow # aia
ned vote of thanks t° ii
ehmabdern,.oAt ldgerve:ninCninehiisior :as
nation.
Sir F. Theaiger obtained a rule ' .stilab°
Court of Queen's Bench, for a criminal infollijcieel
against Lord Ernest Vane Tempest, on behalf of*". 00
Ames, for an assault in the streets of Bright° 011
k
31st of October. lee Ole'
It Was reported in Paris yesterday that the r, pet'
took place at the Bourse was accompanied bast''-of tbe
chase of 1,000,000 French Rentes by en se , f
Emperor's.
The hereditary Pr:nco of Tuscany
on his way to Dresden, where his rosrriagfl_votili.,
Princess Anne of Saxony is to be celebraVel on ttniestaP of
left Pariseeglatbie
GERMAN PLAYS.—A troupe of German fteeirl
high histrionic reputation, will shortly stied, riee°r„
pearance in the metropolis, having been enge,l% Otr,1";
ing to report, by the proprietor of the b°74'°f-,,ee I°-
Journal The performances are intended to ,e
alternately at a City and a West-end theatre. 1 oil I,°•
In the di.count market and the Bank a I;.e,talforg
terday the demand was moderate. TIC eheluearik ratrij'o
paper is negotiable at a fraction below 00 To it tit,
There is still an absence of gold withdriertee Altr
I,
Bank for exportation to the continent, se"„, Sew ‘rt'srbs
lien supplies, in addition to the amount fee."•, up°l3 tole
by the Atlantic, w;11 now remove all queetier
the tc)- 0
point. Whether any material proportion ;good to
about to be landed will reach the Bank Of a for e„iiii•
point that may, perhaps, not be deterroinew the cu., to
days ; should such be t'cie case, or she° oppli ,it
neetaldemoand he se satisfied by the profs°, ,ii.orel-on.
render it certain that some of the next Air
r" 01 . soil o,hit
tancee will remain here, there will beefoo ,0,1 to
_.%0,1
ticipate au early return of the Bank Bog' will to
recent rate of 6 per cent. Much, however, inai. °
upon the complexion of the next advioes Irons
that'
China.— Times .
n, ~ Iwo° gbe
WAR 1 AiEs.—lt may not be geuerauY 1, iater•o.
bad the late treaty of peace been signer e frworthl,th„geti
present duties on tea, sugar, and roolassevotalhioine
continued till the 6th April, 1853, as the should re on
14th Aug., 1855, enacted that such rate's S. ,„.t al't's
" until the sth April, inclusive, which shaloi,]','d,ooo,ll:s
treet- tifio
after the end of 12 menthe from the datetble' y i
treaty of peace with Russia." Hence, a 9 b not rib tes•
signed on the 30th of March last (althong r lb. enother
till the 27th April), the reduction of andcitotli (t, 00
of 3s. 441. per cwt. on refined sugar I. Pert tail ;
qualities being in proportion), and of iv_', vas ,ot'
molasses, will take effect on the 6th °`..., „olio re
whereas the existing duties of ls. 4d. Pc' Lor.lVo'boif.
other lesser rates of property and incee?! that bobs
main till 6th of April, 1858, the statute
~.]:_t rich
~„ril
passed 25th May, 1855, having enacted t'll,dtli t'l,,,r
continue "during the present war and untu_ of one .10,1
which shall first happen after the expirittioor
„etic.e:iic)
from the ratification of a definitive treaty °tl3l,:perott;:tbe
no longer," after which date, according 10 co,
.'1 Or
sea's of redeiction fixed by the act 16 Vic..'.ooin f''
rate will fall to sd. per pound, and so ry
~,„ Clir
April, 1860. of t.- , ;a
late de
PATENT GUNPOWDER.—Mr. Draysont soccue f the
vernment powder mills at Waltham, bag_io,,i,4o '100"
producing a gunpowder which, Wal
tham it
_ioa of °Awe.
old componeuts, possesses, by a novel e'
Werect C°lllbkt inel
tune, the roost essential requisite of p _so e:, re'
This has been proved by repeated triale
tioeooo are
fully conversant with the subject, and AO :viol a Pagel
certified to by high official authorities. 7., of c'? , ies#
perfect combustion, greater projectile for crdesfred r of
acquired, and when only a certain rans.g.e !whoteei:si'oro
after 61-?;ye b'
powder is requisite. Moreover, no
leftreinoe 1 .
what amounts to next to nothing, is ,
..,o„ore,. ver
Its extraordinary explosive power, awl u` biotiog 01
ding it for _ r,,
some of smoke, are reoommen ~f,J, l -, v
at Morose
t_ ojr,oo
Poses ; and, beside', the
'tillsthe PI moutt= •ve i' •
from which it derives its name,
.9 .„oei , iie
are making e. latter
moor Gunpowder Comp anY 1 for tb°
rations in their works for its supp y
portant purpose.