The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-27 00:00:00

:es, had an interview with Ear rey ,yesterday .-..:.e. . , . .
,e) Colonial-office.
the de • tion consisted lof ', Z.,' ,..-'1 ''...' idz,,,,,
bonus Baring,'M..; hor Bin:kali, ALP.; is: (4-.1. s.,:-A-,7-:../ ;
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irchibald Hastie, M.P. • r. Aleiander Ahtbe- . .1. - a- - .. -
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M.P.; Hon. J. Fo cue, M.P.; Mr. Sadlier, , it, VaSsytgt...r
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' • Right Hon. t Milner Gibson, . hf.%):; 'Mr: '
:erman, . . ira Cardwell, M.P. ; Mr. Greg. - : --r "
son, Mr. Christian, T. : -Mr. Tennent; Mr. ' — :.. 1
Thomas, Sir John Wilson, • Mr. Bell, Mi. 'Atherton •. r,
(from the Commercial Association 'btiManchater); ' .. .- •
Mr. Kinnear (from the Chamber of Commerce of .. ---'
Glasgow); and- Mr. , Shand (from the Wert, liidiii ',..
Association of Liverpool), . . . ~,
Mr. Martin, M.P. for Pontefract, had an interview
with Sir George Grey 'yesterday. Mr: Spearrniiii,4 ' -'1
M.P. for Ouithan3, had also an interview yesterday .-
with the Right Hon. Baronet at the Home-office. i' ' : , -
rnk,
Mr. Macgregor, Chairman of the South-aste,,,')..
Railway Company, had an interview with the 'Com- - ‘' •
missioners of Railways yesterday, at their keice in tha -
Board of Trade.

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A deputation, consisting of Lieut.-Colonel Sykes,
Lord Robert Grosvenor, Sir Ralph Howard, Bart. ;
Mr. C. Gatliff, Mr. C. Fowler, Mr. Clegg, Mr. IV.
A. Wilkinson, Mr. W. Laxton, Mr. N. Ward, Mr.
J. W. Tottk, Mr. W. Hickson, Mr. W..B.,Adatus,
and Dr. H. Gavin had an interview •with the- Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official resi-
dence in Downing-street.
Dispatches wore sent off last evening, from the
Colonial-office, for the Governors of the North Ame-
rican Colonies,

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.. • •
PORTSMOUTH, FainaY.—The Birkenhead iron
steam troop-ship, Commander J. A. Stevens, returned •
from Plymouth to-day with the 28th Regiment. She
will embark the 4th to-morrow for Plymouth. -
The Simooin, iron steam-ship, having been, refitted,
at Greenock, by Commander Lord Arnelius Beau-
clerk, of the Stromboli, steamed from the Clough-
lighthouse -to the Cumbroc-light, which has he=
accurately measured, and found to be a distance of
13.66 nautical miles, in exactly 88i minutes; giving'
a rate of nearly nine knots an•hour. The Sitnoom is
immersed to what she would be with all her guns,
shot, and stores on board, and • provisioned for six. •
months. She drew 17ft. bin. aft, and 15ft. bin. for-
ward; to sink her thus deep 1,000 tons oicoa!s were
stowed away in her holds. The engines were made
• by Messrs. BoUlton and Watt, and were sent down
by rail, and set up at: Gluag4w. There are four
cylinders placed horizontallw in pairs on each side,
and in the same place as the propeller shaft ; there
are no connecting rods, as the cylinders oscillate, and
the piston rods are connected directly to creeks on
the shaft; there are two air-pumps placed obliquely
one on each side bstween the cylinders, and are
worked by a short intermediate crank on the mein
shaft ; the cylinders are 42 inches diameter, with a
stroke of 30 inches ; there are four boilers, with three
furnaces in each, paced back to beck. The funnel is
telescopic; there is no steam pipe, the steam being
led into the funnel. This monster steamer will be
' navigated to this port by Lord Amelins Beauclerk,
who has been indefatigable in his exertions to equip
this large vessO, and ascertain her qu ilities.
PLYMCUTH, APRIL 25.—The boats of her Majesty's
ship Superb, 80, were hoisted in last evening, preps-
.rat,_•ry to her sailing for the Mediterranean to-day,
bet the weather hes continued so thick that she still
corition(s in the Scnnd.

. Her lajesty'6 steam-ship Birkenhead arrived yes-
terday from Portsmouth, and landed at the Royal
William Victualling-yard four companies cf the 23d
Regiment, commanded by Colonel Torrens, who pro-
ceeded to the Plymouth Citadel, whence Colonel
Messiter and 400 of the 28th marched out, shortly
after embarked on board the Birkenhead, and sailed
for Portsmouth. •

Her Majesty's brig Harlequin is ordered to be
commissioned forthwith.

Wind, N.W. ; strong breeze and thick weather.
CHATHAM, APRIL 26-The Vernon, 50 guns,
which bas been in dock a considerable time undergo-.
ing a thorough repair, will be put out of dock to-
morrow, if tide permits, and placed in ordinary.
The Lively naval lighter has sailed with stores for
Portsmouth and Plymouth yards ' • and the Aid naval
lighter remains loading for Deptford.
Mr. Simon Stoly, first class supernumerary boat-
swain of the Poictiers, 74; Captain Peter Richards,
C. 8., ordinary guard ship, has been appointed Acr-.
ing Assistant-Master-Attendant of Deptford Vic-
tualling-yard.
The following privates of the Royal Marines of
this division have been tried by divisional court-
martials this week, viz., Alexander Hill, sth corn.,
pang, for being absent and deficient of necessaries,
found guilty, and sentenced to receive corporal
punishment of 50 lashes ; Joseph Ardven, 9th
company was tried for the same crime, and sentenced
to receive the same punishment ; and James Moreton,
17th company, was tried for being absent with-
out leave. This prisoner was sentenced to re-
ceive thirty-six lashes. The sentence of each pri-
soner was put into execution on Tuesday last, and
the whole of the division, with the officers, formed a
square in the rear of the barracks to witness the
punishment. Patrick Clarke, of the 29th company,
was tried on Tuesday for using threatening language
to Corporal Brown ; the Court, after hearing evi-
dence, found him guilty of only part of the charge,
and adjudged him to receive thirty-six lashes, The
decision of the Court having been laid before the
Colonel of the division, Colonel Powell, the Colonel
caused the members to re-assemble and re-consider
their verdict, which was done, and the Court then
found the prisoner guilty of the whole of the charge,
and awarded the prisoner to receive corporal punish-
nishment of fifty lashes, which were inflicted on Wed-
nesday in the presence of the whole of the division,
assembled under arms.,