The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-02 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

APPoINTMENTF,
Lieutenant W. 11. J. Browne (1847), late of the
Enterprise, to the Resolute, fitting at Woolwich for
Captain Austin's Arctic expedition. Mr. Browne
served in the Sulphur, under Captain Sir E. Belcher,
at the destruction of the forts of the Bocce Tigris,
and in the opermions against the capture of Canton. ,
IL! served alsol in the Samsrang, under ISir,E.Belcher,
during her surveyor the River of Sarawak, in B ,r-
-neo, and was in he barge in the engagement with the
pirates in 1844, in the Indian Archipelago was pro.
moted from mate of the St. Vincent, 120, when
ship of Sir C. Nhpier ; and, lastly, served in the En -
terprise, in Sir James Ross's Arctic expedition, in
which he commanded a travelling party across Prince
Regent's Inlet, to deposit provisions, &c. Mr.
13;owne is the author of the splendid coloured views
of the Arctic regions, now publishing by Ackermann
of the Strand ; and to the gallant officer Mr. Burford -
is indebted for his beautiful and sublime panorama.
WOOLWICH, MANCH :I.—Midshipman—John 0.
Kidd to the Strombol steam-sloop at Devonport.
Captain Ommanney, of the Assistance, attended at
Woolwich to-day to enter stockers for the Arctic ex. -
pvdition on their being passed by a medical board
Thcre were 33 volunteers of that clams, although only
eight were required, and their placea were aeon filled
up by highly eligible candidates.

THE BALLOON EXP./MIME-NTS.
The result of the last experiments had been satis-
factory with Mr. Shepherd's balloon, numbers of the
slips having been returned to the Admiralty from Col-
chester, from Sussex, and various parts of Ken►, and
from Ryde in the Isle of Wight. Another trial
of balloons was made to day about three o'clock P.M.
Four balloons were sent up from the top of the build-
ings at the Admiralty—one by itself with 2,500 slips
of paper attached. "The other had two small balloons
attached, which were to be separated during their
flight. The slow matches attached to the balloons put
up to-day were arranged in a different manner to what
they were on previous occasions, and will drop their
messages about every five miles. The urger balloon,
on being liberated, took a south-fast direction, and
was seen to pass ov: r the City near London-bridge,
and one of the packages of slips of paper, with printed
no'ices on them, was distinctiy observed to separate
and scatter the slips in the upper current of air.
Great hopes are entertained that these aerial messen-
gers will be useful if liberated in the Arctic regions,
as they can travel over a vast distance in a abort apace
of time, when travelling parties on the ice find it an
arduous task to accomplish from eight to ten miles
per day.
Toe following are the words printed on slips of
paper, five inches long by one and a half broad :-
4. Dispatched by a balloon from
HM.S.
in lat. N., I,r g.
Proviaions left at
To Sir J. Franklin, &c."

W., steering W.N. W.

RAIL WA Y INTELLIGENCE.

NEWRY, WARRENPOINT, AND ROSSTREVER.

Yesterday the adjourned meeting of this company was
held, at the offices in Moorgat.—street, to elect directors
and auditors, the chairman and board having at the pre-
vious meeting resigned their seats in consequence of
offensive expressions that hal been mate u.e of in a
circular adirissed to the shareholders, Lord Ne Ivry and
Morne in the

Mr. COCHRANE, cf Liverpool, explained that, although
in the circul it alluded to he had felt it incumbent upon
him to speak in hsrsh terms of the directors, ho intended
n( t •iag personal, and that, bad certain explanations been
givon to him sooner, thoce expressions would not have
been used.

The CHAIRMAN said, that with reference to the con-
tract with Mr. Dorgan, the directors thought they were
only doing their duty to the shareholders in
getting it provisionally signed, and the prc-
prietors could haw inFpected it. Neither he nor
Mr. Vandeleur could juin the direction
_unless_ the
offensive epithets Isere unequivoce'ly withdrawn.-
Cochrare should have asked to see the contraelc ins
stead of writing abusively, and saying, as though they
were in the habit of doing wrong, " I consider the pro-
ceedings of the directors another exhibi•ion of low
cunning."

Mr. COCIIRANE regretted having written intempe-
rately srd under strong disappointment, upon certain
points r f managerrent. For instance, he thought it
tinjurriitia'ile that aoy dire-!tor should sit at the board
with a large amount of arrears unpaid, or t aving had
his shares forfeited. Had ho known the other fact:, as
he did now, he would not have mrei the expressions.
This explanation apparently being deemrd a satis-
factory retraetation, the meeting proceeded to the
election cf directorr, and upon the motion of Mr. Shand,
of Liverpool, seconded by Mr. Cochrar.e„Lord Newry
wag re-elected chairmen, and Mr. Vandeleur a director.

The following new dirk ctors were also appointed:_
Mr. Shand, Mr. Cochrane, Mr. J. Riley, of Rosstravor;
Mr. J. Thompson, of Wigan; Mr. J. Campbell, of
Lirerpcol; and Mr. T. Bushell, of Belfast. The audi-
tors elected were—Mossm A. Smith and J. Maunder, of
LiveTpoo'. _ _ _

It was stated in the slurs© of the discussion that the

line from Newry to Dublin would be opened on the Ist
of May.

GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE.

The half-ye irly report of the directors states that no
exertions shall be spared to arrange, as far as practicable
every demand on the capital account, previous to the
anticif aced amalgamation with the Glasgow and Ayr
Compsny, in October next. The line between Dumfries
and C-oseburn, about 12 miles, was opened fur traffic at
tic erd of October last; and an additional portion of
five miles towards Sanquhr.r wiii be finished in May, but
cannot be available fur tritfic beyond Thornhill until the
main line is completed throughout. On the contracts at
the Ayrshire end of the lino the cons'ruction of •he
railway has advanced so rapidly as to al'ov of
its I clog op( ned f.,r traffic as far as New Cumuock, by
the Ist of May, and thence to Kirkconnel and
Sanquhar by the morth of August next, it the wea-
ther be favourable. Again, from Sanquhar aouthwsrds
there are nearly five miles ready for rail-laying, which
will reface the break be:ween that point and Thornhill
to eight miles, until October next, when the whole lino
i 5 expected to be completed. A most unnecessary outlay
has tern allowed in the erection of several of the stations
south of Dumfries, and the directors have experienced
much embarrassment from the nature of several of the
contracts entered into by their predecessors with land-
owners and others. The appointment of a law clerk for
the Ayrshire Company at a fixed salary, who is also to
tale charge of the same department fur this company,
will, it is expected, reduce the legal expenses in the same
proportion. The reduction in the number of directors to
10 takes effect from this date. The persons now in
(Ace form the board of direction of the Glasgow and
Ayr Railway. The capital account to the 31st of Ja-
nuary shows that 902,4871. had been received, and
011,7701. expended, 1. tamg a balance against the com-
pany of 9,2624

STEAM COMMUNICATION BETWEEN GLASGOW AND
NE W YORK.—GLA%OW, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FEB.
28.—This was an important day for the commercial com-
munity of Glasgow and the west of Scotland, from the
occurrence of the launch of the first steam-ship intended
to open the communication direct between Glasgow and
New York by steam. She was launched to-day from
the building-) ard of M. Tod and 31• Gregor. about
tiro miles below Glasgow, and was named the City of
Glasgow. She is to be commanded by Capt. B. R. Ma-
thew.k, late commander of the Great Western, and sots out
on her first trip from Glasgow to New York on the
i 16th of
April next. Until provided with a consort,
e_ t ty'ot
Glasgow will make one trip from either end each month,f
ard while her motions will be slower than the steamers o
the Cunard line, her passage-money will be much les'
and sho will carry 1,200 tons of cargo. The new sh
is 1,650 tons al.', 1,087 tons register, and of 351-
horse power. She is built cf iron, and propelled by a
cres 13 feet in diameter, and of 18 feet pitch. In the
'mcantime the new ship only ictends t 3 carry first and
second cabin passengers; but should it be considered ne-
cessary, accommodation can be made for 400 steera,e
passengers. This may be the commenc, mint of a
mighty trade; et all events it is regarded in this light
by the commercial people of the west of Scotland.
THE LIBRARY OF THE LATE BISHOP OF LLANDAFF.
—On Monday a public sale of the extensive library of
the late Right Rev. Dr. Copleston, Bishop of Llandaff,
was commenced at the auction rooms of Messrs. Toplis
and Son, St. Paul's Churchyard. As the 1 brary con-
sisted of many rare and valuable works, .the sole was
fully attended, and although the most select part of the
collection was not in the first part of the catalogue, the
purchases were pretty nutnerouc. The prices given ge-
nerally were not high. The total amount of the day's
sale was 2%3/. The sale will occupy fiur more days,
the library containing 1,700 different works, making in
all five or six thousand volumes. Amongst the curious
documents to be sold is a copy of Magna Charta,”
exteuted for the late Emperor Alexander, at an expense
of 700 guineas.
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