The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-12 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, "MARCH 11.—The maker of the
model of her Majesty's steam-yacht Fairy received
from his Royal Highness the Prince Consort a hand-
some acknowledgment of his talent and ingenuity
this morning.
Mr. Allen, the Acting Master commanding the
steam-tender Sprightly, was acquitted of all blame in
the matter of that vessel stranding on St. Alban's
head on Friday, by the court of inquiry which in-
vestigated the case on board the Victory this day;
the compasses of the vessel having been proved de-
fective.

The Lily, 12, Commander Bedford, is entering
men and is supposed to be ready for sea in a fortnight.
The commission for the Ajax steam-guard ship, 60
(ready fur the pendant), is expected down daily.
PLYMOUTH, MARCH 9.—Her Majesty's frigate
Phaeton, 50, Captain G. Elliott, sailed yesterday to
join the squadron at Lisbon.
Mr. Walker, Queen's Harbour-Master, this morn-
ing examined the compasses of the screw steam-sloop
Conflict, Commander Thomas Drake. In conse-
puence of the removal of two of her guns from either
side of her compasses aft, to the sides of the ship,
considerable alteration had taken place in the mag-
netic bearing, as compared with the previous examina-
tion. The Conflict is appointed to proceed to-mor-
row to the Tagus. _

A general Muster of the people cf the yard will
take place on Tuesday afternoon, at two o'clock, in
the presence of the Right Hon. Lord John Hay,
Commodore-Superintendent, and the principal officers
of the yard.
The Cork Steam Ship Company's vessel Ajax,
Captain Mowle, which arrived this morning from
Cork, for London, spoke at 12.30 P.m., off Looe, the
brig Blanche, from Cadiz, for London—all well.
Wind easterly ; light hazy weather.
This forenoon the fishing-boat Ono, belonging to
and commanded by John Johns, of Penzance, brought
ashore a part of the crew of the mackerel boat Black-
eyed Susan, William Lake, run into the previous
night, off the Start, by the American barque Jane E.
Williams, Captain Masson, from London, for New
York. The Black-eyed Susan was lying to her nets
with the usual light, when she was struck by the
barque, stern on, on her port side, right amidships,
and her mizenmast went by the board. The master
and five bands succeeded in getting over the bows of
the barque, the captain of which treated them with
every attention, and, lowering his boat, sent the mas-
ter on board his shattered vessel, where he remained.
The weather being thick, Captain Masson could not
again discern the Black-eyed Susan, and took the first
means of landing his portion of her hands, to whom he
gave the following document :
"Barque Jane E. Williams, of New York, March 9.
" Last evening, about eight o'clock, was running
west with the wind east ; saw a light right ahead,
and the helm was put port, when a stronger light was
shown from the fisherman which showed me she was
heading to the north. Supposing that she was under
weigh, our helm was shifted to starboard, in order to
get under her stern, but being so near we could not
clear her although our heading was nearly stopped.
Six men succeeded in getting on board the barque, and
one fell overboard, two remaining in the fishing boat.
I immediately lowered our boats, when the captain of
the fishing boat and three men from the barque went
alongside, and found she was not leaking, although
badly injured. The captain remained on board, and
my boat returned, when I hauled by the wind, and
have been standing off and on all night in order to
land the men as near home as possible.
" THOMAS J. MASSON,
" Master, barque Jane E. Williams, of New York."
The barque has pursued her voyage ; she is laden
with zinc, iron, nails, &c., and has about 120 emi-
grant passengers, and the crew of another American
ship wrecked on a voyage to Antwerp. They
were changing watches on board at the time of the
accident (eight o'clock), and there was a great num-
ber of fishing boats near. The Black-eyed Susan
belongs to Mr. Shuckford, of Yarmouth, who is re-
siding here. It is feared that one of her crew is
drowned. Those not yet in harbour are, William
Lake, master ; John Brown, boy ; James Turner,
=miner, of ,Plymouth ; And Williaw Dingle,

mariner, of Palling, near Yarmouth ; one of the latter
is supposed to be lost.
Wind northerly; lizht breeze.

Kitten 10.—the Black-eyed Susan was towed in
late last evening. William Dingle was drowned in
his effort to board the barque. Besides the loss of
her mizen, the mackerel boat had her foremast carried
away, bulwarks and stancbeons broken, and her
scaffolds, on which the mainmast lies, considerably
damaged.

Wind northerly ; smart breeze.
WOOLWICH, MARCH 11.—Assistant-Surgeon Robt.
Beith, M.D. (1841) (not Berth), whose appointment
to Greenwich Hospital was announced yesterday, has
been borne on the books of the Fisgard fiag-ship at
Woolwich for service ashore at Greenwich Hospital
since September 13, 1849.
Commander John H. Gennys (1845), having com-
pleted his period of studying steam at the factory at
Woolwich dock-yard, was examined by Mr. Trickett,
assistant to the chief engineer, on Friday last, and,
having been found fully qualified, obtained his certi-
ficate accordingly.
Letters have been received from the Commander of
the Atholl troop-ship, which was to leave the Cape of
Good Hope on the 11th of January last, for England,
with two companies of the Royal Artillery on board
—one from the Mauritius and the other from the
Cape. The Gallant Commander expected to be at
Woolwich on the 10th of the present month, and is
hourly expected.

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS.

From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.,

MONDAY, MARCII 11.
SUPPLY.—(IN THE COMMITTEE.)
Motion made, and Question proposed, " That a number of
Land Forces, not exceeding 99,128 Men (exclusive of the
Men employed in the Territorial Possessions of the East
India Company), Commissioned and Non-Commissioned
Officers included, be maintained for the Service of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, from the Ist day of
April, 1850, to the 31st day of March, 1851, inclusive:"—
Afterwards Motion made, and Question put, " That a
number of Land Forces, not exceeding 89,128 Men (exclu-
sive of the Men employed in the Territorial Possessions of
the East India Company), Commissioned and Non-C.mmis-
sioned Officers included, be maintained for the Service of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, from the Ist
day of April, 180, to the 31st day of March, 1851, inclu-
sive." The Committee divided:—