The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-04 00:00:00

EAST KENT ELECTION.

Mr. William Deedes, of Sandling Park, was yes-
terday returned, without opposition, to serve in Par-
liament, in the room of Sir Edward Knatchbull.
He was proposed by Sir Edward Deering, and se-
conded by Sir H. Brooke Brydges.
Sir Moses Montefiore, the High Sheriff, presided.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
The Hibernia, 120, at this port, was commissioned to-day
by Captain Richards, C. 8., for the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir
William Parker, G.C.8., who succeeds to the Mediterranean
command.
The Vindictive, 50, Captain Seymour, will go out of har-
bour in the course of next week.
The royal yacht Victoria and Albert has thisweek been taken
into dock at Pembroke, and had her rudder altered, which,
it is expected, will make her steerage perfect. On her voyage
from Plymouth to Milford, which was performed in 11 hours,
she beat the Black Eagle two hours and a half, or about
per hour; it was blowing fresh all the time, with much sea
on ; and what is extraordinary, the yacht steered better when
in much motion than in calmer weather. The Rattler was
nowhere in comparibon with the yacht, but blowing fresh
with the wind ahead, she beat the Black Eagle. The great
power of the yacht must give Iter the predominance in speed.
All the steamers start to-day on a cruise two or three hun-
dred miles to the westward of Scilly; and they may be ex-
pected at Portsmouth by Saturday next.
The iron steam-frigate which has bean building at Bir-
kenhead, by Mr. Laird, and is now nearly ready for launch-
ing, is to have her name altered from Vulcan to Birkenhead,
in honour of the place of her nativity. She is of 556-horse
power.
The Siren, 16, and the Harlequin, 16, have been taken
into the basin preparatory to being docked and brought for-
ward for commission.
The Dido, 20, and the Spy, 3, brigantine, at Sheerness, are
ordered to be prepared for commission. The Spy's masts and
bowsprit were put in on Thursday.
The 50-gun frigate, which is ordered by the Admiralty to
be built from the drawings of Mr. White, of Cowes, is to be
laid down at Deptford Dockyard. The name selected for
her is the Arrogant. She is to have an auxiliary screw-
propeller.
All the steam-vessels on the coast of Ireland are entering
seamen at their respective stations for the ships fitting for
sea. The Lords of the Admiralty, on the entry of ten ship-
wright apprentices in Pembroke Dockyard last week, very
kindly and properly gave one entry to the best boy of the
National School, which has been built on the Admiralty
property at Pembroke Dock.
In Harbour—St. Vincent, Victory, Rodney, Excellent,
Vindictive, Belvidere, Sparrow, Adventure (naval transport),
Fearless, Dwarf, Comet, and Echo steamers.
At Spithead—Eagle, Fantome, and Nautilus.
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS:-
PROMOTIONS.
Lieutenants—Henry John Douglas (1840), of the For-
midable, and Robert A. Stewart (1839), of the liale, to the
rank of commander.
Second Master—Christopher George (1838), acting master
of the Tartarus, to the rank of master.
APPOINTMENTS.
Captains—Peter Richards, C. 8., to the Hibernia; W. B.
Dobson, to study at the Steam Factory, Woolwich.
Commander—James Fitzjames (late of the Clio), for the
purpose of making observations of the needle, to be com-
mander in Sir James Franklin's ship, on his intended voyage
to discover a north-west passage.
Lieutenants—George Goldfinch, to the Superb ; Charles
S. Norman, to the Comus; C. It. Bamber and G. A. Sey-
mour, to the Rodney ; E. F. Rose, to the Flying Fish ; Henry
Bainbridge, to the Rolla; Alfred Kortwright (additional) to
the Illustrious, for surveying service ; W. S. Sannders, to the
Vulture; James Stone (1800), to open a rendezvous at
Blackwell and Ratcliffe Highway, for the purpose ofentering
seamen and boys for the navy; R. IL Beauchamp Proctor, to
command the Dwarf.
Masters—George Bradley, to the Fox, vice Grant; John
Cater, to the Vulture.
Surgeons—Alexander Kelroy, to be superintendent of the
China convict ship; Colin A. C. Browning, M.D., Superin-
tendent of the Therese convic t ship; and John Sloan, in
charge of the Tory, convict ship; George W. Pritchett, to
the Vulture; and Alexander Anderson, to the Rolla.
Seoond Master—R. 0. White, to the Rodney.
Assistant-Surgeon—Nicholas Lyttleton, to the Express.
Clerk—G. Knox, to the Rodney,
Naval Cadet—C. Dent, to the Rodney.
Captain Stephen Fremantle, R.N., is appointed Private
Secretary to Sir T. Fremantle, the Secretary for Ireland.
An addition has been made this week to the fortification
of our ramparts. Four 32-pounders have been added to the
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menced, and terminated at four o'clock. There were twenty-
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one candidates, seven men and fourteen women, out of whom
six were elected pensioners, and one to the " Whittingham"
pension. After four o'clock the chair was taken by Mr. R.
Taylor, when Mr. Hodson, the secretary, read the report,
from which it appeared that the Society had been enrolled,
and that an increase of 23/. 3s. 9d. in their dividends had
been derived from depositing their funds with the National
Debt Commissioners. 3001. had been placed to the funded
capital at the close of the year, which now amounted to
3,805/. 2s. 6d. Mr. W. Clowes, jun., and Mr. J. S. G.
Nichols were elected as trustees. During the past year five
pensioners had died, and one male had been removed to a
lunatic asylum ; two of the deceased were males and three
were females. The Whittingham pension is now increased
to 71. 12s. per annum. One hundred and seventeen pen-
sioners had already been elected, and forty. four (nineteen
males and twenty-five females) were now on the Society's
funds. The total receipts for the year were 1,2101. 7s. 4i1.,
and the balance in hand was 901. 13s. Bd. The names of the
successful candidates were now announced ;--William Dunn,
3,552; William Watson, 2,784; Robert Beck, 3,408;
Robert Jackson, 1,561 (Whittingha'n pensioner); Mary
Dewey, 2,917 ; Anne Brown, 3,137 ; and Alice Taylor,
2,578 votes.

A few days ago, in digging up the ground in a
paddock in Besom-park, part of the foundation of the old
Roman wall was discovered and taken up; it was seven feet
in thickness, and was composed of stones and concrete. The
Roman military station was on the blow of the hill, but the
town was afterwards extended- down to the river, and the
wall mentioned was the western boundary of such extension.
A rude arch was also discovered ; and at a few yards' dis-
tance a Roman copper coin, evidently struck in.cornmemo-
ration of the invasion, Lis one side haS the representation of
a galley. A rude iron instrument, nearly resembling the
letter S, was also found on the spot.—the inner part of the
upper bend being brought to an edge.—/iYanzford Mercury.