The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-16 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent left
town on Saturday morning, on a visit to her Majesty
the Queen Dowager at Witley Court, Worcester-
shire. Her Royal Highness left her residence Cla-
rence House, St. James's, for the Euston-square
terminus of the London and Birmingham Railway at
a quarter past nine o'clock, and took her departure
from the station attended by Lady Charlotte Dundas,
the Countess Wratislaw, and Sir George Couper, Bart.
Miss PEEL.—Accounts were received in town on
Saturday morning from Drayton Manor, that this
young lady was going on favourably. Further ac-
counts were received yesterday that Miss Peel was
very much better.
Lori Stanley has arrived at Wiseton, near Bawtry,
on a visit to Earl Spencer, from Knowsley Hall,
Lancashire.

The Marquis of Granby, the Earl of Effingham,
and Viscount Hawarden, attended Divine service
yesterday morning in the Chapel Royal, St. James's.
The Rev. Dr. Wesley preached the sermon.
Dispatches from the Governors of Jamaica and the
other West India colonies, from the Governor of
Canada and the other North American provinces,
from the Governor of New South Wales, from the
Governor of the Mauritius, and also from the Go-
vernor of Sierra Leone, were received yesterday at
the Colonial-office.

THE PIMLICO SLATE WORKS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Siu,—A little misapprehension appears to have
arisen as regards the report of the " Pimlico Slate
Works" in your paper of the 11th instant, which it
seems Mr. Magnus is anxious should be corrected. It
should be clearly understood it is not his works that
I have to sell, but the Cwmorthin Slate Quarry, in
Merionethshire, which is under the control of Mr.
Chorley, with whom this mistake entirely rests.
am, Sir, your most obedient servant;
GEORGE ROBINS.
Covent-garden, Sept. 14, 1844.

The Earl of Enniskillen and the Earl of Rosse in-
tend to come from their respective seats in Ireland to
attend the meetings of the British Association at York,
on the 28th inst.

The following startling announcement appeared a
day or two since in the columns of a Contemporary,
whose ardent zeal in the service of her Ministerial
patrons should have saved her from so cruel a hoax :
" We are assured that a treaty, the origin of which may
be referred to 1840, is on the eve of being-concluded, by
which England will obtain :possession of the port of
Suez, free passage from Alexandria to that port, and
other advantages of importance in Egypt and Syria.
This treaty, to which France is said to be no party, is
guaranteed by Russia, Austria, and Prussia. We know
not by what intrigue the King of the French has been
prevented from participating in it, but have reason to
believe that England has had nothing to do with her ex-
clusion." It is scarcely necessary to add, for the infor-
mation of the very few whom this transparent fiction
may have misled, that the treaty thus described has not,
nor ever had, any other existence than in the fertile
imagination of the wag by whom our over-credulous
Contemporary has been deceived.— Times.
DOVER, SATURDAT.—The Earl of Pembroke ar-
rived by railway from the metropolis, this evening, and
to-morrow embarks for Calais on his way to Paris.
Lady Emily Ilardinge and her daughters arrived this
evening from town, and on Monday her Ladyship pur-
poses to embark for the Continent, proceeding to Paris,
where her Ladyship intends to remain about a week, and
then proceed to Marseilles. The Duke of Wellington,
accompanied by the Right Hon. Charles Arbuthnot, who
is residing with the Noble and Gallant Duke at Weimer
Castle, came over on Thursday to inspect the works in
progress for the improvement of the harbour, when the
Noble LordlWarden was conducted to the different locali-
ties immediately regarding his notice, by Mr. Walker.
The Earl of Fingall and Lord Killeen went by the Ariel
steamer to Ostend, and from thence the Noble Earl and
his son proceed to Geneva to join the Countess and
family. Among the arrivals and departures during the
week have been the Countess Flahault, Lady Bathurst,
the Earl and Countess of Balcarras, Viscount Duncan-
'non, Mr. and Mrs. R. Milbanke, Sir George Houston,
Hon. W. Wodehouse, Colonel Sandilands, Sir John
Horold, Bart., &c.

TRIUMPHAINT SUCCESS Or ASTLEY'S ROYAL AM..
PIIITH MATR E.—TUE SDAY SEPT. 17.—The American
tribe of loway Indians will visit this theatre in their
native costume to witness the extraordinary performance
of Mr. Carter, the Lion Ring, Chinese War, &c.
THE NEW ROYAL EXCHANGE.—The Royal Ex-
change will be opened in the course of the last fortnight
of October, by her Majesty in person, accompanied by
Prince Albert. This announcement has been officially
made by Sir James Graham, and not by Mr. Lambert
Jones ; though that worthy functicnary repaired to
Windsor a few days since in the hope of ascertaining
her Majesty's wishes as to the precise day on which the
ceremony should take place. The only reply he ob-
tained, however, was that the Queen could receive no
message on the subject except through the Lord Mayor,
and when such communication took place the Royal
command woulAi be conveyed through the Minister. Mr.
Lambert Jones's journey to Windsor, what befel him
there, a.nd the dolorous face with which he returned, have
afforded, during this season of dulness, subjects of merri-
ment amongst the citizens.—Post.
MURDER, ELEVEN YEARS AOO.—OD Saturday a
man, named Riorden, was brought before Mr. Rushton
on a charge of having been concerned in the murder of
Cornelius Sullivan, near Macroom, in the county of
Cork, in the year 1833. It appeared that Rim-den,
though almost in constant eniployent in Liverpool ever
since, had continued to evade the vigilance of the police,
and that a quarrel between him and one of his associates,
who was in the secret, led to his apprehension. He was
scut over to Dublin on Saturday evening, thence to be
conveyed to the gaol of the county of Cork.--Liverpool
Chnnicle,

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 15.—There is one circumstance
connected with the manning the experimental brigs at
this port which is far from creditable to the officers
commissioning them ; it is this--at the bottom of one
or two of the placards advertising for seamen and
petty officers are these words, " None but the best
need apply." Now, the " best" in this instance means
the well-clothed, well-fed, and well-looking fellow. We
protest against such unmanly and unfeeling conduct
as the above restriction exhibits on the part of the
officers of the brigs referred to. If they have the
e3mmon use of their eyesight, they cannot fail to have
perceived that in consequence of the shameful delay in
commissioning the experimental squadron, hundreds of
the " best" seamen have been in a starving condition ;
they have parted with their clothes and everything else
convertible into money to enable them to subsist until
the Admiralty thought proper to be awakened by the
voice of public opinion from the stupor into which
they had fallen, and the honest tars are now turned
back and insulted with " None but the best need
apply." We are glad, however, to observe, that the
" best" officers have not the insulting sentence on their
placards, and are entering fine men and good seamen
much faster than the officers referred to. About the
20th it is expected the squadron will be ready for sea.
The Queen, 110, Captain Martin, will leave the har-
bour for Spithead to-morrow.
The Espoir, 10, Commander A. Morrell, arrived at
Ascension on the 13th of July from the Bights of Benin.
The Penelope, 22, stcam-frigate, Commodore Jones,
has left Ascension on a cruise.
The Star, 6, Commander Dunlop, was at Ascension
on the 15th of July, at which date the Ferret, 6, Com-
mander Oake, was hourly expected, to join her in a
cruise off the Bights.
The Growler, steam-sloop, Commander Buckle, left
Ascension on the 16th July for Sierra Leone.
The Wasp, 16, Commander Ussher, sailed from As-
cension on the 11th of July for the Cameroons.
The Heroine, 6, Lieutenant Fiiote, was at St. Helena
on the 6th of July.
The Dido, 18, Captain the Hon. H. Keppel, left Sin-
gapore for Borneo on the 15th of May, accompanied by
the Harlequin, 16, Commander the Hon. G. F. Hastings,
for the same destination.
The Vixen, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Gifford, left
Hong-Kong for Trincomalee on the 7th of June, carry-
ing dispatches for Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker.
The Cambrian, 36, Commodore Chaos, left Hong-Kong
for Singapore on the 16th of June.
The Sapphire, 22, troop-ship, Master-Commander J.
R. Fittock, sailed on the 31st of May from Trincomalee
for Singapoie, en route to Hong-Kong.
The Nimrod, 20, Commander Glasse, arrived at Bom-
bay from Trincomalee on the 18th of June.
The Driver, steam-vessel, Commander Hayes, arrived
at Bombay from Hong-Kong on the 29th of July.
The Castor, 36, Captain Graham; the Spiteful, steam-
sloop, Commander Maitland ; the Pelican, 16, Com-
mander P. Justice ; the Agincourt, 72, Captain 11.
Bruce, flag of Rear-Admiral Sir T. Cochrane ; the
Dido, 13, Captain Keppell ; the Wolverine, 16, Com-
mander Brown ; the Wolf, 18, Commander Vyner; and
the Minden, 20, Captain Quin, were at Hong-Kong on
the 20th of June.
The Swiftsure hulk is moored in Portchester Lake, at
the distance of about a mile from the Excellent, for the
trial of the effect of Captain Norton's shells, which will
take place on Thursday next.
In Harbour—The Queen, Victory, Excellent, Osprey,
Daring, Pantaloon, Flying Fish, Waterwitch, Nautilus,
and the Firebrand, Echo, and Dwarf steam-vessels.
In Dock—The Prince Regent, Bellerophon, Vindic-
tive, Athol, Sylvia, and Scourge.
At Spithead—None.
DEVONPORT, SEPT. 13.—The ?lora, 36, was launched
on Wednesday, Miss Cochrane, niece of the Com-
mander-in-Chief, Sir D. Milne, named her ; she will be
docked for coppering to-morrow.
The Lords of the Admiralty, comprising the Earl of
Haddington, Admiral Sir G. Cockburn, Rear-Admiral
Bowles, and the Hon. H. T. L. Corry ; accompanied by
Captain Symonds, Surveyor of the Navy ; the Hon.
Sydney Herbert, First Secretary to the Admiralty ; and
Captain Brandreth, Royal Engineers, director of engi-
neering and architectural works, are expected to com-
mence their annual inspection of this port and depOts
this day.
The Royal Adelaide, 104, advanced ship, was taken
out of dock yesterday for masting.
The Bombay, 84, has been masted, and shipped her
bowsprit.
The Camel, naval lighter, arrived from Pembroke on
Sunday, with stores, and left on Tuesday, for Falmouth,
with a detachment of the 44th, to relieve those on duty
at Pendennis Castle. She returned on Wednesday.
In Harbour—The San Josef, Confiance, steamer, and
Adventurer, navy transport.
In the Sound—St. Vincent, flag-ship.
SHEERNESS, SEPT. 13.—The three experimental
brigs at Chatham, the Mutine, Espiegle, and Cruiser,
will sail for Portsmouth on Monday.
The timbers for the Fury, a first-class steam-
frigate, are now being laid down in the dock lately oc-
cupied by the Amazon. The following are her proper
dimensions and tonnage : Feet Inches.
Length between perpendiculars
Keel for tonnage ..
Breadth for extreme 36 0
Moulded breadth
Depth in hold
Tonnage, 1,123 62-94.
The Comet steam-vessel, Commander Pretvman, ar-
rived yesterday afternoon from Portsmouth; bringing
newly-entered men for the experimental brigs Mutine,
Espiegle, and Cruiser, up the harbour.
Mr. Pedell, clerk in the storekeeper's office in this
dockyard, is appointed senior clerk in the same depart-
ment at the Deptford establishment, the clerkship in this
yard being filled up by Mr. Robertson.
We were giving too much credit to the scheme of en- 1
tering men in the dockyards for " general service," when
we stated some days since, in enumerating the hands
who had entered the respective yards, that we believed
not nearly so many as fifty had entered this dockyard.
Not one has offered.
Mr. T. Balcombe, of Rochester, is appointed clerk of
the third class in the Master Builder's office in Chatham
dockyard, vice Woods, promoted to the second class at
Woolwich.
Mr. F. A. Cumberland, draughtsman in the Director
of Works' department, Chatham, is appointed clerk and
draughtsman in the same department at Portsmouth.
Superannuations at Chatham Dockyard.—Thomas
Howard, third leading-hand of storehouses, is superan-
nuated on a pension of 451. 10s. per annum ; and John
Crowhurst, shipwright, on a pension of 201. por annum.
In Dock—Herald, Vernon, and Beagle.
In Harbour—Ocean and Africaine.
In the Basin—Monarch, Vulture, Amazon, London,
and Crocodile.
AT CHATHAM.—Poictiers, Cruiser, Mutine, Espiegle,
and Thunder.

PROMOTIONS.
Lieutenant—J. C. Hoseason, to be commander.
Assistant-Surgeon—R. W. Clarke, to the rank of
surgeon.

APPOINTMENTS.
Commanders—W. J. Clifford, to the Wolverine ; C.
Frazer, additional, to the Royal Sovereign, for packet
service at Holyhead, vice Mains, period of service expired.
Lieutenants—G. B. Dewes and L. R. Fitzmaurice, to
the Espiegle ; Hon. F. Curzon and the Hon. T. A.
Pakenham, to the Mutine ; C. Kevern and E. T.
Hinde, to the Cruiser ; M. 11. Rodney, to the Cruiser ;
R. Studdart, W. R. Rolland, and F. C. Herbert, to the
Daring ; D. Reid, to the Pantaloon ; W. E. A. Gordon
and B. Sharpe, to the Firebrand ; W. A. R. Pearse and
W. A. Freese, to the Osprey ; J. A. St. Leger, H. J.
Robins, and G. Kerr, to the Flying Fish ; P. W. Co-
ventry and L. de T. Prevost, to the Waterw•itch ; T. E.
L. Moore, additional to the Winchester.

Masters—J. Hill (acting) to the Osprey; T. C. Pullen,
to the Flying Fish ; H. Harper, to the Waterwitch ; F.
R. Sturdee, to the Daring ; J. T. Russell, to the Fire-
brand ; J. T. Crout, acting to the Pantaloon ; F. Cole,
acting to the Osprey ; R. G. Wills, to the Spartan.
Mates—R. W. Courtenay, to the Osprey ;J.A. L.
Wharton, to the Flying Fish ; C. D. B. Kennedy and
C. Wake, to the Daring ; J. S. Mann, to the Panta-
loon ; H. M. Burroughs and J. G. West, to the Fire-
brand ; W. A. R. Lee, to the Hecht ; W. G. Mansfield,
to the Queen. _ _

Surgeons—J. Stewart, to tho Osprey ; IT. R. Banks,
to the Flying Fish ; J. Douglas, M.D., to the Water-
witch ; W. Robertson, to the Pantaloon ; D. J. Coulter,
to the Firebrand ; O'Neill Ferguson, to the Daring ; Dr.
11‘William, to the Hyderabad convict-ship, for Van
Dieman's Land.

Paymasters and Pursers—G. H. Mowbray, to the
Daring ; H. M. Sadler, acting, to the Pantaloon ; J.
Cole, to the Osprey ; C. Fielon, to the Flying Fish ;
W. Weaver, to the Waterwitch ; J.. Prance, to the Fire-
brand.

Second Masters—J. Thomas, to the Firebrand; W. F.
Haines, to the Raven.

Assistant-Surgeons—D. Russell, to the Victory; G. J.
Willes (acting), to the Firebrand.
Masters' Assistants=-A. Brown, to the Daring; A. C.
Raven, to the Pantaloon; E. B. Jackson, to the Osprey;
C. S. F. Chatfield, to the Flying Fish; J. M'Clune, to the
Waterwitch; J. Kiddie, to the Firebrapd; M. Nethen,
to the Victory.
Engineer—E. Boulton, second to the Dwarf, vice
Jeffrey.
Clerk in Charge—H. Hastings, to the Sparrow, vice
Tweedale, deceased.
Clerks—J. 11. Poole, to the Firebrand; A. Lew, to the
Pantaloon; W. C. Brown, to the Daring.
Midshipmen—W. S. Jerdan and F. Peel, to the Water-
witch; J. Boileau and A. K. Fox, to the Daring ; C.
Hall, and W. Page, to the Pantaloon; W. Rawlings, to
the Cruiser; A. Stirling
and C. 11. Simpson, to the Fire.
brand; 11. Rogers, to the Mutine.
Naval Cadets—C. Grant, to the Firefly; M. Porter
and L. Geveste, to the Osprey ; J. Jenkins and C. L.
Grant, to the Flying Fish; G. Bell and R. Carter, to
the :Daring ; T. 0. Ilandfield and R. H. Roe, to the
Firebrand.

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