The Sun.
London, England, 1850-02-26 00:00:00

TITS ARMY.

The order for the transport of the 28th regiment
from this port to Portsmouth has been counter-
manded. They will not remove before June.
Wind—N.% T.,
FEB. 24 —The Countess cf Yarborough, emigra-
tion shin Coptain Bannett, left the Sound yesterday-
afternoon for Australia. In consequence of light
winds she anchored all night outside the Breakwater,
and was in sight, under canvass, at eleven o'clock this
forenoon. The Lady 111.‘Naughter, fur Australia,
and the Coromandel, for the Cipe of Gl-)od Hope and
Bengal, sailed to-day. The Duohess of Northumber-
land, ter thq eve, will leave probably on Tuesday.
The Jenny Lind, from London, is working into the
harbour, bound to Australia.
Light variable winds.
APPOINTMENTS.

Woormicn, FEB. 25.—A-sistant-Engineer James
Afingnall to the Princess Alice Dover mail steam-
packet.

Naval Cadets Charles Hill and li. H. Thompson
to the Indefatigable, 50, at Devonport.
The Ithgicienne steam-sloop, with engines of 400-
horse power, by J. Penn and Son, went down the
river this morning as far as the new-measured mile
below Gravesend, under the charge of Lieutenant
Robertson, with a number of riggers of Captain
Henderson's department, assisted by some of the crew
of the Fisgard flag-ship at. Woolwich. Rear-Admiral
Sir Charles Napier, K C. 8., Captain T. B. Maxwell,
Captain J. P. Thompson ; Commanders J. A. St.
Leger, J. H. Gennys, E. W. Vansittart, IL Blair, C.
Cadrington Forsyth ; Licutenauts E. E. Maunsell
and J. A. S saford, Royal Navy ; Lieutenant Escha-
pare, of the Russian Navy ; Mr. Humphreys, chief
engineer at Woolwich Dackyard ; and Mr. Hughes,
assistant to the chief engineer at Somerset-house, were
on board to witness the triai,with the Messrs. Penn and
several scientific gentlemen interested in marine en-
gines. The vessel left her moorings opposite the
dockyard at 9.40 &.M., drawing 13 feet 7 inches for-
ward and 13 feet 9 inches aft, having on board, in-
cluding her coals, anchors, chains, cables, beats, and
water -tanks, a weight of 456 tons 6 cwt., exclusive of
her machinery, which altogether, including engines,
boilers, coal bunkers, and paddle-wheels, weighs 272
tone, 15 cwt. 1 qr. 241 h., making the total on board
729 tons 1 cwt. The Magicienne is 214 feet in
length over all, with a breadth of beam of 38 feet 8
inches, and 1,468 tons burden. The cylinders of her
engines are six feet in diameter, with a 7-feet stroke,
and the top of her boilers is hree fret under the
load water-line. The entablature for supporting her
main shefts is of wrought iron, and her two fun.
nels are on the telescopic principle, and can be
easily lowered or raised by a simple apparatus.
The waste steam-pipes can also be lowered, so as not
to be above the height of the bulwarks. The paddle-
wheels are 28 feet in diameter, and have an appara-
tus far disengaging one or both, as may be found re-
quisite. The coal bunkers are capable of stowing
400 tons, and the greater part of them are constructed
over the boilers, but at a distance of about four feet,
to prevent any chance of their heating in that posi-
tion. The vessel was started with the greatest ease,
and continued her progress down the river in a very
satisfactory manner, commencing in the shallow
water with 20 strokes per minute, and ultimately
making 21. Oa 'reaching the new measured mile
below Gravesend the time was taken, and she was
found to pass over the mile in 5.51 minutes against
tide, being at the rate of 10.256 knots per hour. Oa
turning and passing over the mile with the tide she
accomplished the distance in 5.6 minutes, being at
the rate of 11.765 knots per hour, giving an average
speed of 11.010 knots per hour.
The engines worked during the whole trial without
the slightest appearance of a hot bearing or occasion
to stop one moment on their account. Toe power
exerted by the engines when tried at the mea-
sured mile with a pressure of 141 b. to the square inch
was found to be 1,282-horse power with plenty of
steam to spare, and the result of the trial was very
satisfactory to all on board. As the greatest anxiety
was expressed on shore when it was known that
Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Napier went down the
river in the Magicienne to learn the opinion the gal-
lant Admiral had formed of the vessel, it is no breach
of confidence, as he expressed himself very freely and
candidly, to state that he said he could not speak too
highly of her engines, although he did not approve
of the arrangement of her boilers and coal bunkers,
the boilers and the 12 furnaces being all aft of the
engines. One set of the boilers is forward and the
other set aft in the Sidon, which the Admiral says is
a better plan, and gives more convenience on board
the vessel. The Magicienne returned to Woolwich
shortly after two o'clock seat.

MERCHANT SEAMEN'S ORPHAN ASYLUM. Yes-
terday the twenty-second annual meeting of the Mends
and supporters of the above Asylum took place at the
London Tavern, for the purpose of electing ten additional
children in the establishment, and to receive the general
and financial report, &c. The chair was filled by the
Treasurer, Captain H. Nelson, of the Trinity House, and
after the election of four girls and six boys from a list of
28 candidates, Mr. G. S. Clarke, the lion. Secretary,
read the report, which was unanimously adopted. The
number of the subscrit era for the past year had mat-ri-
ally increased, and the in -titution was generally pro-
gressing favourably. The number of orphans admitted
had been 110. The great mortality from cholera which
had occurred amongst seamen had added considerably
to the number of candidates for admission, and, in con-
sequence, a special election would (if practicable) take
place shortly to meet the emergency. The building find
had been considerably augmented, but as still inade-
quate for the purpose. Including a previous balance cf
281. 53. 23., the receipts of the past year bad been
3,1411. 78. 7d., ard after defraying the necessary ex-
penses and paying 525/ 175.4 d. in the purchase of st
there romaine) a nalaiice of 174/ 135., making a total
funded stock of 6,561/. 18s. 4d. The remaining business
having been disposed of, thanks were given to the gal-
lant chttirmal, which closed the proceedings.