The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-31 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PonTsmouTH, A UG. 30.—The Earl of Haddington,
we are happy to say, was so far recovered from his sud-
den e,terday, as to be ena!:!,,d
AdminAty-Lowe, aid, accompanied by Ikar-Admiral
Hyde Parker, cro*sed the harbour to the Royal Cla-
rence-yard, to receive his Royal Highness Prince Albert
on his landing from the Black Eagle, prior to leaving for
the railway terminus, in the carriage of Sir Hercules
Pakenham, Major-General commanding, and Lieutenant-
Governor of Portsmouth Garrison.
On the return of the Lords of the Admiralty from the
inspection of llaslar Hospital yesterday, their Lordships,
after the departure of his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
inspected the stores of the Royal Dockyard.
This morning about half-past ten o'clock, Sir George
Cockburn, and the other members of the Board, not in-
cluding the Earl of Haddington, proceeded in the car-
riage of Sir Thomas Hastings to Southsea-common,
where the new battery for the instruction of Marines in
sea service was inspected. The Colonel-Commandant
of this division attended their Lordships, who afterwards
inspected the Royal Marine corps in barracks. At about
a quarter past one o'clock their Lordships returned from
their inspection, and proceeded on board the Excellent,
Captain Sir Thomas Hastings, to witness shell and ge-
neral practice. Luncheon was ordered for six, at the
residence of Sir Thomas Hastings, with whom their
Lordships dined last evening. Lieutenant Peel, R.N.,
son of the Premier, and several other officers, dined with
their Lordships.
This morning the Right Hon. the Earl of Haddington
at eleven o'clock held a levee in the Committee-room of
the Royal Naval College, at which the following officers
were presented

Adinirals—Daeres and Lysaght.
Captains--T. M. C. Symonds, Sear], Mowbray, and
Prevost, R.N.

Commanders—Lowe, Slade, Sherringham, Baynton,
Radcliffe, Dyer, Mitchell, Goold, Pritchard, Langtry,
Worsfold, and Renans.
Lieutenants—Reid, Stone, Moorman, Burslem, Spal-
ding, Pasco, Ward, and Welsh.
ROYAL MARlNES.—Major—Whylock.
Lieutenant—Sherwen.
The above presentations occupied until past one o'clock,
when his Lordship rose, and proceeded on board the
Excellent, to join the other members of the Board. His
Lordship adjourned the levee until eleven o'clock to-
morrow, when the other officers not presented to-day,
whose names are on the list, will be received.
Their Lordships dine this evening with Admiral Sir
George Seymour, on board the Collingwood.
The Black Eagle, Admiralty steam-yacht, S. B. Cook,
Master Commander, will remain, we are informed, at this
port during the stay of the Lords of the Admiralty.
The Sylvia, 6, tender to the Seaflower, is undergoing
a refit in the harbour.

The Larne, 18, Commander Brisbane, was cruising off
Fernando Po on the sth of June.
The Pique, 36, Captain the Hon. Montagu Stopford,
by private letters just come to hand, is ordered to the
Leeward Islands to relieve the Inconstant, 36, Captain
C. H. Fremantle, after which she will be stationed at
Barbadoes.
The Queen, 110, Captain W. F. Martin, was expected
to have left her moorings in the harbour for Spithead,
to-morrow ; but, not being quite complete in her equip-
ment, we are informed she will not leave for Spithead
until the latter part of next week.
The experimental brig squadron will not be commis-
sioned at present. There are no orders respecting them
at the Admiralty-house here.
The Raven cutter, Lieutenant Stephens, arrived from
Sheerness this morning, bringing supernumerary seamen
for the ships fitting out here.
ADVANCE SHIPS AT THE DIFFERENT PORTS.
PORTSMOUTH.—Britannia, 120 guns ; Neptune, 120;
Camperdown, 104 ; Rodney, 92 ; Powerful, 84 ; Ven-
geance, 84; Bellerophon, 78; Pembroke, 72 ; Hastings,
72; President, 50.
DEVONPORT.—St. George, 120 guns; Royal Adelaide,
140; Nile, 92; Bombay, 84; Calcutta, 84; Clarence, 80;
Superb, 80; Vanguard, 80; Foudroyant, 78; Indus, 78;
Implacable, 72; Endymion, 44; Melampus, 42.
CHATHAM.—Trafalgar, 120 guns ; Waterloo, 120 ;
Ganges, 84; Asia, 84; Achille, 76; Hercules, 72; Hawke,
72; Russell, 72; Cornwall, 50; Conquestador, 50.
PORTSMOUTH, FRIDAY EVENING.—The Collingwood,
80, Captain Smart, with the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir
George Seymour, still remains at Spithead, and up to
this hour there is no sign of her removal. Yesterday
she was inspected by the Lords of the Admiralty, and
also by his Royal Highness Prince Albert.
The Lords of the Admiralty went on board the Excel-
lent gunnery ship, Captain Sir Thomas Hastings, this
afternoon, to inspect her, and to witness the shot and
shell practice. The admirable precision with which the
firing was carried on elicited the approbation of their
Lordships. Every shot was so well directed that it struck,
or went quite close to, the target. Had a vessel been
moored there instead of the target every shot that was
fired would have hulled her. Their Lordships remained
on board nearly three hours.
The Queen, 110, Captain Martin, will go out of har-
bour on Monday.
The rumour is gaining ground that several line-of-
battle ships are to be commissioned immediately, and
appearances lead us to believe that there is some truth
in it, for the Pembroke, 74, an advance ship, has been
taken into dock and masted, and the Powerful, 84, has
this day been hauled from her moorings to the vicinity
of the dockyard, also for the purpose of being masted.
She, as well as all the other advance ships, are only cop-
pered to light load water mark, and the caulkers are now
busy upon her, and preparing her for being coppered to
deep load water mark. The Rodney, 90, another ad-
vance ship, is to be masted and got ready for commis-

sioning.
The Victoria and Albert royal steam yacht, Captain
Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, has had her upper deck
painted since her return from her cruise to the west-
ward. She will be quite ready to receive her Majesty
the beginning of next week.

CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAIL-
WAY- COMMUNICATION WITH IRE-

LAND.
Yesterday the adjourned general meeting of the
shareholders in this Company was held at the office,
No. 62, Moorgate-street, W. R. Collett, Esq., M.P.,
in the Chair.
The CHAIRMAN addressed the meeting at consider-
able length, dilating upon the advantages that would
arise both to the proprietors and the country in ge-
neral from the formation of this line, which would
not exceed 84 miles in length, and which had been
pronounced by the most eminent engineers, and sane-
tioned by her Majesty's Government, as the most
direct and eligible line of communication with Ireland.
All the topics
upon which the Hon. Gentleman
touched will be found in the annexed summary of
the report, submitted by the Directors to the pro-
concurrence.
prietors, and in which report he expressed his fullest

The SECRETARY, Mr. G. King, then read the re-
port, of which the following are the leading and im-
portant points. It commenced by dwelling at great
length upon the vast importance, both in a political
and social view, of establishing a speedy and safe com-
munication with Ireland, and proceeded to state that
the Committee of the House of Commons appointed
for the consideration of this subject warmly approved
of this line, and recommended to Government the ex-
penditure of a sum of money on the improvement of
the harbour of Holyhead ; and in reply to the applica-
tion of the Company, the Government said it was their
intention to expend a large sum of money upon the
improvement of the harbour. With respect to the ar-
rangements between the Government and the Com-
pany for remuneration for carrying the mails, they had
as yet come to no final conclusion, but there was every
reason to hope the details would be shortly settled.
The report next stated, that in consequence of the op-
position of the Bishop of Bangor, they were compelled
to take a more circuitous route than would be other-
wise necessary, as he thought it would injure his
demesne. It was proposed to avoid the Menai-bridge
land erect another about a mile from Carnarvon, at
the Britannia Rock. The line selected had but
few natural difficulties, and the amount of traffic was
calculated to vary between 193,5001. and 220,120/.
The report also stated that the Grand Junction
Railway Company had pledged themselves that no
undue competition should take place on their part
with respect to the Irish traffic. The appointment of
a resident Director, who would have the management
of the work, was recommended to the consideration
of the proprietors. It concluded by stating that
under any circumstances it would not be necessary to
make any call upon the shareholders during the
r but that if the
present year, works were proceeded
with calls of Si • each would be necessary in the
ensuing months
of January, April July, and
, October.
In accordance with the recommendation in the
report,
Captain Moorsom was appointed resident
Director, at a salary of 1,0001.
per annum, and a sum
voted to the Directors, of 1,5001. was when a vote of
thanks was passed unanimously to the chairman, and
ftP
the meeting separated.

G OF THE FRENCH.
letter has been addressed to the Secre-
taryIIIIONORARY iii--
EWARD BY THE
severe . . illness prevented me yes-
-nowledging, in a suitable manner, the
teTrll THE
attack of
awarded to me by his
medal awarded
wrecked off Cape
letter you hare done me the honour of addressing to me
Majesty the King of the Frencht for services rendered
the French brig of war Eglantine, in rescuing the crew
and
ca,
on the coast of Africa, in :November last. It
will prove a source of gratification to me, that I was,
under Divine Providence, enabled to assist the crew at a
haSEayei trfollowing
fromLloyd'sAATaKE c k:
and
d transmitting
cargo
of theth e goldbarq u rile
time when, having escaped the perils of shipwreck, they
were about falling a sacrifice to the animosity of the
natives on that coast. Happily through my representa-
tions to the African King, they were eventually pre-
served, and part of the plundered cargo restored. In
conclusion, I beg to offer you my best thanks for your
kindness in forwardings,me this token of acknowledg-
ment, and remain, Sir, c.,
" C. KREEFT,
Commanding the brig John Forster, of London.
Is To W. Dobson, Esq., Secretary at Lloyd's"

Brigadier Geard
Algeria, from a troublesome neighbour, viz.,
an enormous lion,
which had carried off several oxen,
: has lately delivered the Camp at
Guelma, in
even before the faces of the Arabs. The Brigadier went
out with Spahis, and, creeping to within six yards of
this formidable enemy, fired, and lodged a ball in the
animal's head, and killed him. It measured nearly ten
feet in length, and weighed upwards of 550 pounds.—
Galignan:.

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CULINARY LEGERDEMAIN.
ARIEL DISH.
FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
Tbrrsdar n party of culinary nrtists met at the
magnificent hotel of 'Signor llotesio, at Slough. 1 he object
of this meeting was that six of them should each produce
a pox dish. Amongst the number present Nx ere her j
Majesty's two principal chcfs de cuisine, the llowager.i
Baroness Rothschild's and the head cook belonging ti ilrat
establishment, with two others. T4e,tahre -was laid for
twelve—six competitors, and six to judge the result of
this beneficial public innovation. The challenge was
that the one who produced the newest, lightest, and most
delicate dish, was to be presented with a piece. of plate ;
the judges not to know the authors of the respective
dishes until after the degustation and decision. After
an excellent course of soup and fish, five dishes were
placed upon the table, four of which met with the great-
est approbation from the severe jury. But a general
clamour was raised for the sixth, when in walked the
worthy host with an excellent dish, labelled "La Crous •
tade Sylphe en surprise 1_ la Cerito," and upon the lid
being removed by the chairman, to the astonishment of
every one present, out flew a beautiful pigeon, which
immediately found its way to the terrace, and took its
departure for London. The party, however astonished,
were not disappointed, for upon removing a false
bottom, an ample supply of " Salade de filets de grouse I
la Bobeanenne" was discovered, and beneath that some
artificial cotelettes and mushrooms were sweetly resting
on a " aka:Le aux re,thes."
The author of this curious dish made a wager a few
days previous that he would send part of a dish of his
own composition from Slough to London, in a manner
which, for speed, should only be exceeded by the electric
telegragb ; consequently, at the moment the dish was
placed upon the table, it was announced by telegraph to
the parties in London, and in fourteen minutes afterwards
they received the principal part of this atmospheric dish
at the spot appointed by the author, with a paper under
its wing, upon which was written, " Please to pay the
chef de cuisine of the Reform Club the sum of 50/., for
my private apartment in his new dish, and make the
checque payable to A. Soyer."