The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-27 00:00:00

AC COUCHEMENT

OF HER ROYAL lIIGHNESS

THE PRINCESS OF PRUSSIA.

The following telegram was received at Mr.
Reuter's office, Jan. 27th, 1859 :

BERLIN, THURSDAY, 4 P.M.

Her Royal Highness the Princess Frederick

William was safely delivered of Prince shortly

after three o'clock this afternoon. Both are doing

TATTEI?SALLS'—( Tills EVENING.)

LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
sto 1 agst Ghika (taken freely)

CHESTER CUP.
17 to 1 agst Drogheda (taken)
1000 to 10 agst Thornhill (taken)
1000 to 10 agst Argosy (taken)

TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
sto 1 agst Promised Land (offered)
15 to 1 agst Nimrod (taken)
500 even on Hal o'Kirklees agst Nimrod (taken)

12 to
20 to
20 to
20 to
30 to
30 to
33 to

DERBY.
1 agst Promised Land (offered)
1 agst Marionette (taken)
1 agst Musjid (taken)
1 agst Electric (taken)
1 agst Balnamoon (taken)
1 agst Rainbow (taken)
1 agst Gamester (40 to 1 laid once.)

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The following appointments were made at the Admi-
ralty this afternoon :
Captains—Wallace Houstoun to the Orion, vice Captain
D'Eyneourt ; Robert Hall to the Termagant, commissioned.
Commanders—E. di. G. Lambert to the Gannet, com-
missioned; E. Harding to the Persian, vice Commodore
Chads, invalided.
Lieutenants—J. R. D. Cooper, C. D. Sanders, and H. C.
Best to the Termagant ; H. Burnaby (additional), H. C.
Wagan (additional), G. T. R. Rattray (additional), and P.
S. H. Webber (additional), to the Vesuvius.
Masters—Thomas Potter to the Termagant; Albert J.
M. Roberts to the Gannet.

THE NAVY.

Captain Goldsmith, C. 8., the superintendent of
Chatham dockyard, has received directions from
the Admiralty, authorising him to inform the heads
of the departments and officers connected with the
several establishments of the dockyard that under
no circumstances will they be permitted to be in
any way connected with any
.political patronage
committee that might be in existence in the neigh-
bourhood, and that dismissal from her Majesty's
service would follow any infringment of their
Lordships' order. The various officers have also
received orders not to interfere in the slightest
degree with the votes of any of the artisans or
workmen.
Her Majesty's ship Centurion, 80, encountered a
frightful storm of thunder and lightning in October
last near Corfu. The ship, on the 29th, at 130
p.m., was taken all aback in a squall from north-
west, with thunder, lightning, and rain. A heavy
flash of lightning struck the ship and passed off by
the conductors, which are reported to have had the
paint stripped off in several places below. The
branch under the bowsprit appeared as if it had
been in the fire. No damage ensued. The flash was
so close that it seemed as if a broadside had been
discharged. A large waterspout appeared as if
coming towards the ship. It was dispersed by one
of the forecastle guns. Such was the fore,* of the
electrical action on the state of the air at the time
the discharge struck the ship that a marine stand-
ing on the forcastle was for a time stunned by the
shock, but was not otherwise hurt. The lightning
conductors now common in the Royal Navy are said
to have saved the ship's masts.
Monday, in Charge of -ot tne Devon-
port Steam Reserve, and of Mr. Dinnen, inspector
afloat of steam machinery, is fitted with trunk
engines by Messrs. Penn, of 800-horse power.
She attained an average speed of 11.4 knots, under
a pressure of 201 b., with 52 revolutions. Consider-
ing the freshness of the 1 ,•eeze and the degree of
swell on the result of the trial was satisfactory. It
is expected that she will go out again. The Doris
has on board all her heavy armament, viz., on the
main deck, 2010-inch Paixhan guns, usually known
as 84-pounders, and on the:upper deck 10 58 cwt.
32-pounders ; he will also carry two revolving
solid-shot 18-inch guns, weighing 95 cwt. each.
The ship is all ataut, and ready for the pendant.
The steam-vessel Locust, Lieut.-Commander J.
B. Field, now having damage repaired in the Basin
at Sheerness, is ordered to complete repa.rs with all
possible despatch, and proceed to Hull to take the
station of the Sandfly, Lieut. Moore, during her
repairs of damage, also by collision.
A letter dated 24th Nov. last at the Mauritius,
from her Majesty's sloop Persia, says—" The cap-
tain's steward died on 31st January last when off
Rio. Samuel Martin and Evans were invalided
home from Rio. Some merchant seamen have been
shipped since we have been out. We left the Cape
on the 18th March for the Mozambique, and have
only . been favoured with one mail since. The
Persian got on shore just off the Island of Mazotte,
and the Admiral has sett her here to get he
damage repaired. When completed she is to go to-
th9 Cape, where all letters for the ship remain
waiting our arrival there. She is a very comfortable
ship ; Captain Chad and all the officers are first- ,
rate officers ; no laxity of discipline, every man
turns to with cheerfulness, and the ship's duty goes
on admirably. The Admiral came up to the
Mozambique in the Boscawen. He had no boat-
swain. There are only three officers now in the
gun-room viz., Kerr, Shott, and Linquest.
Nothing has been done in regard of captures•up to
this date. esa
Orders were received by. telegraph on WednaY
at Devonport to commission the screw steam
sloop
Gannet, 11, forthwith.
The troop ship Ramifies, indbound
for Madras, put into Plymouth Squad w
on Tuesday evening. 10 days from London
Mr. William Scriven anincir
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Parker were yesterday appote
the BOSCRWeII.

THE ARMY.

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The Duke of Cambridge, as the General Com-
mandinin-Chief, held a levee at the Horse Guards
yesterday afternoon, which was numerously
attended.
The next examination for direct commissions in
the army by the Council of Military Education,
under the presidency of Major-General Cannon,
Major-General Portlock, &c., will take place on the
7th of February and four successive days at Bur-
-1 lington-house, Piccadilly.
The Ardbeg, 926 tons, Captain Nicol, which has
been chartered for the conveyance of reinforcements
to Calcutta, will embark her troops at Gravesend
on Saturday. The number of troops who will em-
bark in the Ardbeg is 350 men of all ranks, belong-
ing to the 3d Buffs, sth Fusiliers, 19th, 20th, 29th,
42d Royal Highlanders, Ist battalion 60th Rifles,
67th, 75th, 93d Highlanders, and Royal Artillery ;
together with 9 officers, 7 non-commissioned officers,
who go out as assistantrifie instructors, and 2
musical instructors from Kneller•hall, the whole
under the command of Capt. Frederick Cockburn
Griffin, 9th battalion Royal Artillery, and in medical
charge of Staff Assistant-Surgeon, George A. Moor-
head, Ensign W. Boycott, 29th Regiment, who has
s
qualified himself for rifle instructor to the T.opsei,,,o.n
India, will also proceed to Calcutta in the idb .

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In consequence of the overthrow of hestloaga
Government at Mexico the speedy re-establish of com-
munication between the capital and Vera Cruz may be anti-
cipated. Large supplies of silver, known to have been re-
tarded by the dangerous state of the roads, will, therefore,
probably, soon be sent forward. The deficiency in the re-
ceipts last year from the prevalent anarchy is estimated to
have amounted to nearly £2,000,000.
The Berlin correspondent of the Nord, writing on
Sunday, says :—" Her Royal Highness, the Princess Fre-
derick William drove out again to-day in her carriage. She
appears marvellously well. Her face looks fresh and inddv
A good story is told of the Regent relative to the autia.
ated event. The colonel of Artillery who received the-
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