The Sun.
London, England, 1850-11-14 00:00:00

BIRTHb 1N Ilih WEEK.

Males ... ••• .•• .•• ... 851
Females ... ••• ... .•• ... 726

Total ... ...1,577
*ln this number are included 33 by Scarlatina, 55
by Typhus Fever, 16 by Diarrhoea, and 1 by Cholera.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

REAR-ADMIRAL THE LUKE OF NORTHUM-

BERLAND.

The f 'Bowing is a sketch of the Noble and Gallant
Duke's services. His Grace is better known in the navy
as first Lord Percy, and, subsequently, AS Lord Prudh‘ e
(raised to the peerage in 1816). Ile is the fourth Duke
cf Northumberland, having succeeded his brother in 1847.
Ho has served afloat eleven years, since his first entry
into the navy, and has been on halt-pay since 1815. He
is the youngest fl ig-officer on the list.
"The Duke of Northumberland, then Lord Algernon
Percy, entered the navy, in March; 1805, as first.c:a4
volunteer, on board the Tribune frigate, Captain Richard
Henry Alex. Bennett, whom be tollowed, as midship-
man, in the ensuing September, into the Fame, 74. In
those ships he served off Shetland, Rochefort, and Cad,z,
and in wrinius parts of the Mediterranean, until 1810.
He then joined the Hydra, 38, Captain George Mundy,
and after having commanded a gun-boat in co-operation
wi.h the patriots on the coast of Andalusia, he became
attached, in January, 1811, to the ChriAian VII., 80,
bearing the, flag (If toe bcheldt of Sir Edward Yellow,
under whom, when again serving in the Mediterranean
on board the CaltfLnia, 120, he was confirmed in the
rank of lieutenant by a commission bearing date, Dec.
16 1811. Pri, rto tffe receipt of the Inteiligence of hi
official adv,acemtnt to the rat k ( f commandtr, a bicl
wok place Match 8, 1814, his Lordship occasionally
acted as capisin of the Zicout and Prlnru, skips, arid
life) of tie Caledonia hcrsulf, in a htch ship he fought
in a partial action with the French fl.- et off Toulon, and
witnessed the fall of Genoa. He subsequently officiated
fur 'owe months as acting cavain of toe Cossack, 22
on the coast of North America; ani at the period of his
elevation to post rank, August 19, 1815, he was serving
at Portsmouth on board the Drii.w

PROMt,TIONS.- ADMIRALTY, WEDNESDAY.

CoMmariders—Thomas Saumarez tkock (1842), for-
merly in columaaol ui the Bouetta, on surveying service,
a lieutenant of 1827; James Agnew S:evens (May, 1842),
a lieutensnt of 1812, now serving in the screw guard-
ship Menheiin, at Povsmouth, and who lately com-
manded the Birkenhead; and Thomas Francis Birch
(December, 1842), a lieutenant of 1840, who commanded
the Waterwitch on the coast of Africa, and is nephew o!
the M.P. for Liverpool of that name, have been promoted
to the rank of captain.

This latter i fficer is much more fortunate than dozens
of his senior ciuntnatiders of the ci as. of Africa, and
other responsible and gallant service; and among them
we may name those of his own year, De Conroy, R. 13.
Crawford, Grey. Skipwith, Starmer, Stoddart, &c.
Mates—Augustus George Dunston Huthwaite (Aug.
2, 1848), John hiehard Alersnder (Aug. 14, 1848),
William George &oven (Aug. 26, 1848), Arthur Meti-
vier Brock (Sept. 4. 1848), and William Kempton Bush
(Sept. 6, 1848), amongst the must senior eligibles on
the list, have been promoted to the of lieutenant.
Assistant-Surgeons— Wchard E Smart (Feb.,
1841), now cf the Queen, 116 flog-41p in the Mi diter-
rauean, William J. Gruggen (M..) 28, 1841), now of th-
Prieeton, 50, west, rn squadron, send Ebeni z?r
(July, 1841), of the Rlai Marine Infirmary, ha4e ben
promoted to the rank of surgeon.
Clerks—Henry IT y (Jan. 30, 1843), acting pas-
master of the Pantaloon, Cape; John 1). Parminter (Jar.
30, 1843), of this Ajax serew.s!o„p, Queenstown; and
Thomas Hope Courtney Gray (March 1, 1843), of the
Fniz.od ,g-ship, Woolwieh, have Leen promoted to the
tank of paymaster piirser.

APPOINTMENTS.
Commander—Jarntls B. Wilkughhy (1846), to be In-
specting Commander in the Canst Guard liervice.
Lieutenant— E. P. Fug. (1844), to be agent for mails.
'l'b
P. Powell (1846), late of the Cam-
brion,l
a hteA.
11 .
ti,.l 0
n,
90, at Plymouth.
Assi,tant•Surgeons—Dr. Allan Blown (1845), of the
Impregn eble 11 eg ship at I),,voilport, to the Bellerophon,
78, ;..t Devoting; Patrick Steven (1841), to the Ire-
pregnFeblt ; Henry S. Edwards, confirmed to the Retri-
bution steam-frigate, At Portsmouth,
P 4103, in
teTtev
COURT OF INQUIRY ON COMMODORE PLUDIRIDOI.
DEVONPORT, 1. UEBDAY.--Til? Court Of Inquiry com-
menced again this morning at h."' A M., aid adjourned
at four P.M., to commenee again to-morrow. the s!dp
is to be paid off on Friday. From what, can bl seen
through the dark crevices of the investigation, a court-
matt al is likely '..0 be the result.

-
The steam "factory at Haulbowline, Cork, being no
longer rewred, Mr. Marshall, the chief engineer in
Elliot, C. 8., is Presi-
charge, rdgether with the workmen, have been ordered to
return to Woolwich yard.
,n2Souvpeedr ifnrtoerandWenotoolf
Wool-
wich to. Plymouth, as an advancel steamer.
Lomond steam-sloop is toobBelsr:
SHEERNEBs, Nov. 13.—A court-tuartial, of which
dVenicte,-aAnddmcairaplt,ttihneitnid. Georgeprio
Sheerness Dockyard, and ot the Wellington, 72, depist
ship of ordinary; Captain the Hon. Montagu Stoi,ford
(1825), of the Trafalgar, 120, at Sheerness; Captain
Peter Richards, C.B. (1828), Superintendent of Chat-
ham Dockyard, and ot the Cumberland, 70, fl tg...ship at
Chatham; Captain Henry F. Greville (1832), of the
Ocean flag-ship at Sheerness; and Commander Henry
Pryce (1821), of the Wellington, 72, depot abiT, of
or-
dinary, Sheerness, members, assembled to-day at ten
o'clock A.M. on board the Ocean flag-ship at that port,
for the trial of Mr. S. Parry (nut Payer, as previously
stated), chief engineer of the Pluto steam-vessel, re-
cently returned to Woolwich from the coast of Africa,
on eharges.preferred against bile by his commander,
Lieutenant Jolliffe, for disobedience of orders. Mr.
Hayward, of Rochester, officiated as Judge-Advocate;
and Mr. Stirling, from London, on the part of Mr. Parry.
The evidence was entered into at considerable length,
and from the number of questions put by Mr. Parry in
defence, the trial will probably extend over several days.
At eight rM. to-day it was adjourned until to
morrow, when the proceedings of the court-martial will
be resumed.
The Lightning steam-vessel, Master-Commander
Petley, remains at Sheerness, for the accommodation of
tlie officers of the Pluto, until the trial is concluded.
The Widg,on steam-vessel, Captain Bullock, put in
here on Monday from the Buxey, where she had hen
on the surveying service, and lift this morning for Rams.
gate and Dover, to be employed on similar duties.

Tug BEST OBSTRUCTIONS TO BURGLA.I2B,—We
rem€rnber to have heard a gentleman of known honour, who
had been in prison for a political offence in the days of high
Toryism, report the confidential opinion of a burglar, whom
he encouatered in a gaol, as to the best obstruction against
midnight en' ry. Fora street door, the robber said a chain
is more perplexing obstruction than locks, bolts, or bars;
,t,,vootrl:ta(t windows
.fall isa orlitt doors
ieyel bellspit aregdog a
,tsheartio(ul:mdaisntoutrbaatice
attack
but
truders, but runs away barking.—Spectator.
LORD.NORMANBY.—We have heard it rumoured—
we knoiv not with what truth—that Lord .Normanby is
about to leave the French Embassy, and to be appointed
to the Goyeruor-Generalship of India.—,Morning Paper.