The Sun.
London, England, 1850-11-22 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

A full Board of Admiralty sat at Somerset House
to consider the report of the master shipwright on the
new dock at Devonport. The affair has now assumed
the shape of the shipwright versus the civil engineer.
We only trust that between them both the public in-
terests will not be allowed to be sacrificed.
Commander Da Cane's death at Cheltenham has
been reported at the Admiralty. He entered the
navy, 1803, was made a lieutenant in 1809, and
commander in 1815. He saw some cutting-out ser-
vice during the war.

Avon, steamer, called at Spithead yesterday morn-
ing, en route from Woolwich to Plymouth. She
took on board a few supernumeraries, and sailed again.
Albion, 90, Captain Johnstone, is ordered to be
stored for foreign service.
Wasp, 14, screw sloop, Commander Crozier, put
back to Plymouth on Wednesday, and waits a change
of weather to proceed to the coast of Africa.
DEVONPORT, WEDNESDAY.—The weather has
been very severe for some days, blowing half a gale
from south-west to north west, varying several times
in 24 hours. On paying off the Cambrian, 40, Com-
modore Plumridge, yesterday (which was done in
the dockyard, the people being all on shore for some
days, waiting the result, or finish, of the court of
inquiry), the Confiance, steam-tug, was appropriated
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to take out the marines and such seamen as chose to
avail themselves of the passage, to the Hecate, steam-
sloop, in the Sound. Whilst waiting for the seamen,
she was driven in a violent squall alongside one of the
dockyard lumps, and received such injury that she
was prevented from proceeding. The consequence
is, that she remains alongside the dockyard disabled,
and the Hecate continues in the Sound, the people
not being able to get on board.
The Northumberland, American packet, sailed
from Spithead for New York, on Wednesday evening.
PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY,—The Caradoc steam-
vessel sailed this morning for Woolwich.
The Fury steam-sloop, Captain J. Wilcox, came
into harbour this morning to replenish coals. She
sailed to-day at 2 rat. for Woolwich to be paid off.
She looks and is in most serviceable condition.
The Fantome, 12, received her armament on
Monday, and is now ready for the pendant.
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ship on the south-east coast of America.
Midshipman the Hon. 11. P. Deane to the Hogue,
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58, steam-ship, on the Mediterranean Station.
The surname of clerk in charge, Thomas A. Telfer
(1844), was omitted yesterday in the announcement
of the appointments to the Locust steam-vessel at
Woolwich.
Amphitrite, 26, was taken into the South Dock,
at Portsmouth on Monday. Her copper has been
shippedff.
A DANISH STEAM-SLOOP.--The Geiser, a fine vessel
of 160. horse power, belonging to the Danish Govern-
ment, arrived, and was moored opposite Woolwich
Dockyard at one o'clock P.M. yesterday. She intended
going up the river to the East India Docks, to have new
boilers put on board by Messrs. Maudslay, Sons, and
Field, who fitted her about six years ago, with their
double cylinder engines of the power above stated, but
she was detained at Woolwich, iu consequence of having
her powder on board.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE*
TA TTERSALL'S —YESTERDAY.
A further
,outlay of between two or three hundred
anxiety to get on Rhesus, were the
pounds. on Lightfoot, without in the slightest degree im•
business,
proving his position in the market, and an evident.
however, was flat, and the general prices pretty nearly
as before; at the close they stood as under:--
CHESTER CUP.
1,000 to 20 agst Lord Strathmore's Montague—taken
2,000 to 30 agst Mr. Metklam's Italiari
1000 to 20 agst Mr. Treen's Rhesus—taken
5 to 1 agst Mr. Howard
2,000 to 30 agst Lord Eglinton's Elthiron—taken
"features;"taken
,s
DERR
Grecian—take 11 to 2
Y.
12 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Mountain Sylph colt
—taken and afterwards offered
20 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Teddington—taken to
100/.
20 to 1 agst Mr. Powney's Lamartine
22 to 1 agst Mr. A. Nichol's Newnpnster—takes
40 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Bonnie Dundee taken
40 to 1 agst Lord Zetland's Lightfoot—taken to 2001.
and afterwards offered
1,000 to 10 agst Lord Eglinton's Cnoms—taken and
afterwards offered
1,000 to 10 agst Mr. E. R. Clark's Glenhawk—taken
3,000 to 100 agst Lord Eglinton's lot—taken
4,000 even between Ipsus and Lightfoot
SOUTH LANCASHIRE STEEPLECHASES, &c.
Free Handicap Steeplechase Acceptances.
Yrs at lb Yrs at lb
Isaac ............ a 11 10 Molly
Sbinrone ......... a 11 3 Gipsy Bass
Abd-el- Kader .all 1 I Hazard a7 8
The Oaks
...... 5 10 8 Y. Dutchman
Volatile ....... 5 10 6 Nelly Brown ••• 6 7 -1
Denison ......... a 11 10 Red Streak
Free Handicap Hurdle Stakes Acceptances. 1
Yrs at lb Yrs at lb
Gracy ............ 5 11 5 I
Gold Dust lO 12
Little Queen ..: 4 11 3
The Newton Scramble Stakes Noreinations:—Ar-
cberess, 3 yrs—Posey, 3 yrs—Maid of Kent, 3 yrs--
Repulse, 3 yrs—Alma, 3 yrs—and b f by Accident, out
of Miss Kilton, 2 yrs.

If we would travel by a side road to happinesF, we
must be content to pay the turnpikes.—Eliza Cook's Journal.
DIRECTIONS FOR NETTING A ITUSDAND.--Take as
many meshes as are within your reach, and get the softest
material you can to work upon. Go on with your netting
as fast as ever you can, work the material about with your
meshes until you find you can turn it round your finger and
thumb with the utmost facility. Let your netting needles
be very sharp; thread them double to prevent them from
breaking; and we may observe, that silken ringlets serve
exceedingly well as thread, when the work in hand is the
netting of a husband. Always employ the brightest
colours you can, and the final operation will be the joining
together, which should be neatly finished off with a mar=
riage knot, and the husband will be completely netted.--
Punch's Pocket Book.

BRITISH AND AMERICAN STEAM NAVIGATION
CazurANy.--An official manager of this company's affairs, to
which the unfortunate steamship President belonged, is to be
appointed.