The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-14 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

WooLwxcif, OCT. 11.—The Blazer steam-vessel,
Captain J. Washington, one of the vessels of the Royal
squadron, returned to her surveying duties at Harwich
on Monday. . . _

The African steam•vessel left Woolwich on Tuesday
for Chatham.

The Monkey steam-vessel, second-master W. Bryant,
left Woolwich on Tuesday for Sheerness.
The Volcano steam-vessel, Lieutenant Commander E.
Miller, left Woolwich on Tuesday for Portsmouth.
The Stromboli steam•frigate, Commander the Hon. E.
Plunkett, left Woolwich on Tuesday for Cork.
The Widgeon steam-vessel, Master-Commander T. S.
Striven, is ordered round from Dover to Woolwich to
have the defects in her boilers made good. _ _

The Gladiator steam-vessel, building at Woolwich
Dock-yard, and originally ordered to be launched on
Saturday, October 12, is now to be launched on Tuesday
next, the 15th inst. _ _ _

The Apollo troop-ship, Commander W. Maclean, has
had a number of workmen employed upon her, to make
her ready for sea, and is expected to embark three com-
panies of the Royal Artillery—one for Gibraltar, one for
Malta, and one for the lonian Islands.
CHATHAM, OCT. 11.—The Trafalgar, 120 guns, fitted
as an advanced ship, was put out of dock this day. She
was taken alongside the sheer hulk to be masted imme-
diately ; she will then be navigated to Sheerness.
Yesterday the Menelaus quarantine ship, from Stan-
gate-creek, was brought into harbour by the African and
Monkey steam-vessels. She goes into the same dock
as the Trafalgar leaves. As soon as her repairs are
completed she will be navigated to Portsmouth, to serve
as a quarantine-ship at the Motherbank.
- The Eagle, 50 guns, razeed from a 74, which has been
fitted as an advanced ship, was masted yesterday. She
is now taking in her sea ballast, also her gun-carriages
are being put on board. She is for commission.
The Cumberland, 70 guns, is ordered to be taken into
dock when the Menelaus goes out ; she is to be fitted
for an advanced ship.
The Diligence, naval transport, Martin, master, arrived
here yesterday from Deptford, with stores for this
dockyard.

OPENING OP THE ROYAL EXCHANGE.—Great pre-
parations are making, not only in the Royal Exchange
itself, but at the Bank and several houses in the vicinity,
for the forthcoming visit of her Majesty to the City of
London. Not less than fifteen ladders, at Smith, Payne,
and Smiths and adjoining houses, and men were engaged
cleansing and painting the fronts. The Commissioner
of the City Police is engaged drawing up a code of re-
gulations which will be issued. Already instructions
have been given to engage 600 special constables, who
are each to wear the great coats of the exieting,
City police force, each man of whom is requested to in-
troduce for a special constable such person as can weer
his great coat. The wooden pavement in Cornhill is
nearly completed, and in a few days that thoroughfare
will be re-opened. The area of the western front of the
Exchange, whereon stands the Wellington statue, is
nearly completed, and the boarding will be shortly re-
moved, when the whole building will be thrown open k
the public.
M. WILSON'S IMPRISONMENT.-011 Saturday last
a meeting of the friends of Mr. Wilson was held at his
house, Prospect-place, at which it was unanimousl)
agreed that a subscription should be opened, and at
appeal made to the British residents, to enable Mr.
Wilson to sue out a writ of habeas corpus, so that tit
might test the lawfulness of his mprisonment, and take
take such other measures to vindicate his rights as the
law might afford. The meeting was a private one, hence
it was not numerously but respectably attended at-
tended, and the parties gave liberally in furtherance:,
the object. It is intended to employ Mr. Sergeant
Wilde to move the Queen's Bench, on the opening o.
the term, at the beginning of next month.—Jerse4
News, Oct. 5.
SCULLER'S MATCH FOR 1001. TO 801.—A match ha-
been made between Robert Coombes and Henry Clasper.
of Newcastle. It appears when the Newcastle men,wer
in London, at the Thames Regatta, that Coombes chal
lenged Clasper to row a scullers' match for 1001 to thi
latter's 801., which should either take place in London
Newcastle, or some intermediate water with whicl
neither were acquainted. Coombes to pay Clasper 1 k
for expences in coming to London, or receiving that
amount if he went to Newcastle. Several letters
have passed between the parties, and the challenge ha:
been accepted by Clasper, and although the place ant
time of rowing has not been yet fixed, that and all other
requisite arrangements will be effected in a day or two
The contest will take place before the close of this month
ESTABLISHMENT OP METROPOLITAN BATHS.--
On Friday a preliminrry meeting of gentlemen took Vac(
at the Mansion-house, Mr. Cotton, the Governor of the
Bank of England, in the chair, for the purpose of makine
arrangements for a public meeting, to take into conside
ration the propriety of establishing warm and cold baths.
for the use of the poor, in some of the most indigent
localities about the metropolis. Mr. Bullar, the hone-
may secretary, stated that the Bishop of London, am
several other dignitaries of the Church, as well as nun
hers of influential merchants and bankers, had writtei

..e.
in answer to the invitations to attend and support rest,.
iutions for carrying into effect the object of benefitire.
the necessitous part of the population, by supplyine
them with baths, and the means of washing their clothes
that they would most readily attend a general meeting
and advocate so admirable a plan. It is contemplatecir (
erect baths and washing-places in some of the most miser
able parts of Westminster, in St. Giles's, Saffron-hill
&c., &c. The preliminary meeting agreed unanimously
that the public meeting should be called for Wednesday
next, on which day the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor wilt
take the chair. It is expected that the meeting will b.
most numerously attended.
The Column erected on Mnet Famma, Denbigt-,
shire, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the reigi
of George the 3d, is tumbling to the ground.— Shrew%
bury Chronicle.
ARRIVAL Or LORD ELLENDOROUGH.—HiS Lord
ship arrived at Portsmouth on Friday morning, in the
Locust steam-ship, Lieut. Commander Lunn. The yes
sel is performing quarantine at the Mother bank. Cart
Rowley, the flag captain, immediately went alongside e
pay his respects, but, of course,_ did not go on board.
ANOTHER GREAT CHESS MATCH IN PARIS.—...U,,
the 17th a this month, another chess match will tale
place at the Paris Chess Club, between M. St. Amami.
the French, and Mr. Staunton, the English player, lot
1002 In the last match in which these two celebrate('
players were; engaged for the same sum, twenty-me
games were played, but on the next there will be bu:
thirteen, the winner of the first seven to be declare.,
conqueror. The betting in this country is considerably
in favour of Mr. Staunton, who, it may be recollected
beat his opponent in the last match - while in Paris the
chess players have great hopes of IS. St. Amend, and
notwithstanding his former defeat, bet largely upon him
BROADSTAIRS.—Our herring fishery commenced
last week, with every prospect of a profitable semen
both to the catchers and buyers, as an unprecedentet
quantity have already been taken ; many of the oldeet
fishermen say they never remembered, thus early in the
season, so bountiful a supply. The prices vary from giir•
to 151. per last.—Kent Herald.