The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-12 00:00:00

THE NA VI

Admiral of the Red Sir George Mundy, K.C.8.,
died at his residence in Eaton-square on Saturday.
The deceased veteran entered the Royal Naval
Academy on the 9th of July, 1789, and embarked
in October, 1792, as midshipman on board the
Blanche frigate, subsequently served on board
the Perseus, Victory, and Juno, which latter vessel
made a remarkable escape from the inner roads of
Toulon, into which she had entered in ignorance of
its evacuation by the British. After assisting in
the capture of many vessels and in the reduction of
St. Fiorenzo, Mr, Mundy followed Captain Hood
into L'Aigle, 36, employed with the force at the
taking of Bestia and Calvi. He was confirmed
a lieutenant in the St. George in March, 1796,
and served in that capacity on board the Blen-
heim, Victory, and Goliath, in the first-named ship
sharing in the action of Cape St. Vincent, and
in the latter, the glories of the Nile. In October,
1798, he was nominated commander of the Transfer,
14-gun brig, and was employed constantly on
hazardous service off Cadiz and in the Mediterra-
nean until 1800. He received post rank on the
10th of February, 1801, while serving in the Swan
sloop ; obtained command of the Carysfort, 28, in
the Channel, on the 21st of October, 1802, and
afterwards of the Hydra, 38, holding the latter
command eight years ; captured with this frigate
the privateers La Phcebe, of 4 guns and 2 swivels,
and La Favori, of 4 guns ; and also No. 51 brig, of
3 guns and 56 men, and No. 411 lugger, of 1 gun
and 36 men. He subsequently commanded the
Prince Regent and Royal George yachts. Pre-
vious to the two latter commands, Capt. Mundy
served under the Hon. Thomas Bladen Capel in
protecting Sicily and Sardinia during Nelson's
pursuit of the combined fleets to the West Indies.
On the 27th of February, 1806, captured off Cadiz
lighthouse, in the presence of four French frigates,
the national brig Le Furet, mounting 18 guns,
and with a complement of 132 men ; and on the
28th of April following, after a chase of 230
miles, took the Spanish war schooner Argonauta,
mounting 4 guns. He subsequently escorted a
fleet of transports to Sicily, conveyed the British
Consul to Algiers, and, dispersing a fleet of gunboats
on the coast of Granada, captured the Tigre, Spanish
letter of marque. On August 7, 1807, he took three
armed polaccas—the Prince Eugenie, 16 guns and
130 men ; Belle Caroline, 10 guns and 40 men ; and
Rosario, Gf 4 guns and 20 men, all lying in the nar-
row harbour of Begu, on the Catalonian coast, under
a battery of 4 26-pounders, a tower, and a consi-
derable land force. Afterwards, with the Leonidas
frigate and several smaller vessels under his orders,
he co-operated with the patriots on the Catalonian
coast ; blockaded Barcelona, and received the warm
acknowledgments of Lord Collingwood, the Com-
mander-in-Chief, for his untiring zeal and energy.
During the war of a hundred days, Capt. Mundy
was sent with the Ajax to Marseilles to ascertain
the sentiments of the inhabitants of the city, and
was complimented by Lord Exmouth on the tact
with which he executed his delicate mission. In
March, 1816, he visited, under Lord Exmouth,
Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli, for purposes connected
with the abolition of Christian slavery. In June,
1815, he was nominated a C.B. ; was promoted to
the rank of Rear-Admiral when in command of the
Royal George yacht, in 1830 ; was created a K.C.B.
in February, 1837, Vice-Admiral, Nov. 23, 1841,
and Admiral, Dec. 24, 1849.

The Philomel, 5, screw, Commander Leveson
Wildman, sailed from Portsmouth yesterday morn-
ing for Sierra Leone, calling in Plymouth Sound.
The Bulldog, 6, paddle, Commander 11. F. Mail:
lop, commenced shipping her magazine stores in
Portsmouth harbour yesterday.
The Princess Royal, 91, screw, Captain C. Fel-
.

lowes, flagship of Rear-Admiral R. Smart, K.H.,
Commander-in-Chief of the Channel Fleet, has com-
menced shipping her lower deck guns in Ports-
month harbour.

The paddlewheel steamsloop Geyser, 6, Comman-
der Jackson, from Spithead, arrived on Sunday
night at Plymouth, with supernumeraries for
various ships in that port.
Yesterday mornirg the crew of the screw steam
corvette Jason, 21, Capt. E. Von Donop, at Ply-
mouth, were exercised in making and furling sails,
&c.

Steam was got up yesterday on board the screw
steamship Narcissus, 51, Capt. Risk, at Plymouth,
to test her machinery.
The paddlewheel steam troopship Dee, 4, Master
Commander T. C. Pullen, which sailed from
Greenock at 5 a.m., February 2, with boilers and
machinery for the screw steam frigate Bristol. 51,
building at Woolwich, put into Lainlash Bay
through stress of weather, having experienced

strong south-west gales. She left Lamlash Bay at
3 p.m. on the ith of February, and having encoun-
tered strong easterly gales in the Channel, put into
Plymouth Sound at 3 p m. on Sunday last, and

sailed again yesterday morning. The Dee found
lying in Lamlash Bay the paddlewheel steamvessel
ithadamanthus, 4, Master Commander F. Sturdee,
which left for Greenock at 7 a.m. on the 7th.

The doable range of buildings being erected at
:he Royal Engineer establishment, Chatham, which

have been several n, ontbs in progress, will be com-

plated in the course of a few days, when they will

be handed over by Mr: Stump, the contractor, to
the commanding Royal Engineer of the district,
Col. Twiss. The two blocks of buildings have been

erected on the vacant side of Brompton Barrack-

square, the Royal Engin eers'memorial arch forming

the centre. The south building contains a handsome
lecture theatre, about 60 feet by 40, with a gallery
40 feet in length at the extreme end, fitted up in the
most complete manner for the purpose to which it
will be applied—that of the instruction of the
officers and men of the Royal and Indian Engineers
in subjects connected with engineering, fortifica-
tion, and the other kindred sciences. This building
is lighted from the roof by means of a lofty dome.
The remainder of the south building consists of
eight schoolrooms, each capable of accommodating
about 60 men, for the separate instruction of the
Engineers. The north building is set apart exclu-
sively for the practical instruction of the officers and
men, and includes a chymical laboratory, litho-
graphic and engraving rooms, photographic print-
ing-rooms, lithographic press-rooms, and the
Sappers' library, 40 feet in length. On the roof of
this building has been erected a commodious photo-
graphic room, composed of glass and iron, the
science of photography now entering into the daily
instruction of the whole of the officers and men of
the Engineers. A portion of this building will also
be set apart for the instruction of the Sappers in
working the electric telegraph, the wires having
been laid from the Royal Engineer establishment
to the field works, by means of which a constant
communication will be kept up with all parts of
the establishment.

The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Capt. G. P. T. Hornby, to the
Neptune, vice Capt. Campbell, superseded at his
own request; Alexander N. Miller, acting third
class assist.-engineer, to the Fisgard as super-
numerary for hospital treatment; Thomas West,
acting third class assist.-engineer, to the Trident;
and Henry Swiss, acting assist.-engineer, to the
Fisgard for service in the Warrior.

STATE OF AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, FEB. 8.

The recent changes in the Imperial Cabinet have
produced such an unfavourable impression in Ger-
many and in the western provinces of Austria that
the MlN:linisterial Donau Zeitung has deemed it advis-
able to say a few words in defence of the policy off'
the Crown. "We believe," says the organ of Count
Rechherg,—

" That we shall not err if we suppose that changes were
made in the Cabinet because, the present moment being one
of transition, it was deemed advisable that the Government
should be perfectly unbiassed. Great political and national
questions have to be settled, a durable foundation has to be
laid for the future of the empire, and these objects can only
be attained by an initiative act on the part of the Crown
(ein Austoss von Oben). The modification in the Cabinet
is in accordance with the necessities of the moment."

The semi•oflicial paper then observes that the
recent changes are the best guarantee that can be
had for the fulfilment of all the reasonable (berech-
tigt) hopes of the various peoples inhabiting
Austria, " as they enable the Minister of State to
direct his whole attention to internal matters."
The independent papers have reproduced the
article of the _Donau Zeitung, and accompanied
it with the remerk that it is satisfactory to have
received the assurance that the present arrange-
ments are of a provisional nature. You have
repeatedly been assured that there is a party at
Court which has much more influence than his
Majesty's official advisers, and the following state-
ment will tend to confirm the correctness of my
assertion :—On Monday, the 4th inst., the Minister
of State was with the Emperor from 3 till 5 in the
afternoon, but he did not know that Count Wicken-
burg was to be Minister of Commerce until he read
the Imperial autograph letter relative to his appoint-
ment in the Wiener Zeitung of Tuesday. The
Ministers of Finance and Police were also left in
ignorance of the intentions of the Emperor in re
spect to Count Wickenburg. In the afternoon of
Monday it was settled that the Archduke Reignier
should act* as President of the Council of Ministers.
and then Count Rechberg first learned that he was
to direct his whole attention to foreign matters. I
have not been able to learn whether the ex-Minister
President had cognisance of the appointment of
Count Wickenburg on the 4th instant, but it may
reasonably be supposed that he had. Yesterday,
and in the evening of Wednesday. it was reported
that more than one of the Minister. had tendered
his resignation, and it is not unlikely that such was
the case, as the Wiener Zeitung of this day con-
tains the following:—.

" Vienna, Feb. 7.
"To-day the first Ministerial conference has been held
under the presidency of his Imperial Highness the Arch-
duke Reignier. The former members of the Cabinet and
all the newly appointed ones were present at the confer-
ence. This fact serves to refute the report that there is a
difference of opinion between some of the Ministers on mat-
ters of high importance."
Men in office have endeavoured to prove that
the measure above referred to was necessary, but I
am unable to appreciate the force of their argu
ments. The patient, Austria, is very sick, and it
would therefore have been wise to employ without
delay the remedy which has been prescribed for
her by her friends and well-wishers. It being
settled that the empire is to have a representative
form of government, no advantage can be derived
from a so-called " Cabinet of transition." A foreign
diplomatist who is either more clear-sighted or
more candid thin his fellows attributes Baron
Vincke's recent triumph to the clumsy policy of the
Imperial Court. This Cabinet was some time since
plainly told that Prussia could only go hand-in-
hand with a constitutional Austria, but no notice
was taken of this communication. Count Rech-
berg was kept in office, and, to make matters worse,
an Archduke was placed at the head of the Cabinet.
The natural consequence of such a proceeding was
that many Conservative members of the Prussian
Diet were disgusted, and gave expression to their
sentiments by supporting M. von Vincke's amend-
ment. The day before yesterday Baron Schleinitz
declared that Prussia could only enter into an
intimate alliance with a " regenerated" Austria,
and the observation has made a great impression on
the politicians of this city, who are heartily
ashamed of the part which Austria has so longed
played in Europe. A gentleman who is always well
informed on matters connected with the
Court asserts that Count Rechberg will
not long be Minister for Foreign Affairs.
" The Emperor," says he, "is unwilling to
hurt the feelings of a man who has always served
him to the best of his abilities, but he sees that his
presence in the Cabinet is no longer advantageous
to the State. Before the Representative Assembly
meets Count Rechberg will be out of office.

The Chamber of Commerce of Roveredo (South-
ern Tyrol) has made propositions for the improve-
ment of the finances, which have given great offence
in high quarters. The first proposition is to sell all
the Government buildings, and to pay over the
money received for them to the Bank; the second,
to do away with the Concordat, and then to raise a
loan by mortgaging the " mortmain" estates and
those belonging to the monasteries; the third, to
reduce the dividends of the holders of Bank Stock,
" as the shareholders since the introduction of a
forced course for the notes of the Bank have en •
riched themselves at the expense of the nation ;"
and the fourth,:to raise a forced loan, " should it be
necessary to do so after the three first measures
have been carried out."

The Minister of Finance has published a con-
cise account of the revenua and expenditure
during the financial year 1860, which ended on
the 31st of October. The direct taxes amounted
to 99,700,000 fl ; the indirect taxes to "179 300,000 fl
the proceeds from State property, 8,900,000 fl ;
" different receipts," 11,200,000'1; and " moneys
received for State property sold," 3,700,000f1.

, --•
The total revenue was 302,800,00011, which
is 42,000,000111 more than in 1859. The
total expenditure was 367,000,00011—that is
Civil List, Ministerial Departments, and Civil
Administration,lo4,soo,oooll; army,126,600,000f1;
navy, 9,100,000f1; subventions and guarantees of
interest to various companies, 4,000,00011; interest
of national debt, 101,400,00011; payment of debts
according to couvention,f 15,000,00011; capital
placed (capitals analogs), 6,500,0005. The deficit

The word "act" is used designedly, as it is not said in
the autograph letter that his Imperial Highness is Minis-
ter• President.
t Doubtless this is an instalment on the debt owing to
Ruisia for the assistance rendered to the Austrian Govern-
ment ig 1849.

.
in 1860 was 64,800,000f1. In 1860, a year of peace,
126,000,000 fl were expended for the army, but in
the budget for 1861 the probable outlay for mili
tory purposes is only 97,000,000f1. It is generally
supposed that the deficit in 1861 will be above
100,000,000 fl if peace should be maintained.
Prince Petrulla has learnt from Gaeta that things
are fast drawing to a close. The King is without
money to pay the troops, and the supply of provi-
sions is but scanty.

During the last three days the bank has sold bills
on London to a large amount, and the consequence
of the financial operations is that the rate of ex-
change has fallen 5 per cent.