The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-25 00:00:00

The Resistance, 42, Commander Paley, arrived at
Halifax, with troops, from Barbadoes, on the 24th ult.
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theS pidlk6.rt„h6o,f January.Lieutenat Commander Pym, was at
The Alfred, 50, Commodore Purvis, was at Rio on the
16th of January.
A court-martial will be held, it is expected, to-morrow,
on board the flag-ship, to try Mr. Braithwaite, a super-
numerary boatswain of the Victory, 104, Captain Moir-
bray, flag of Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker, C. 8., Super-
intendent of this dockyard, for neglect of duty, &c.
His Majesty Louis Philippe, King of the French, has,
through the Vice-Consul here, presented Mr. C. Brown,
Assistant Masster-Attendant of this dockyard. with a
splendid massive gold medal, as a token of his Majesty's
appreciation of the ability displayed by Mr. Brown in
piloting the Gomer royal (French).yacht into this har-
bour, on his Majesty's late visit to England. His Majesty
has also forwarded a superb diamond pin to Massie,
cook in the establishment of Admiral Sir Charles Rowley,
G.C.8., G.C.H.. Commander-in-Chief at this port, in
token of his Majesty's acknowledgment of the taste dis-
played by Mr. Massie in providing the dejeuner on board
the Gomer, of which her Majesty Queen Victoria par:
took at Spithead, prior to the departure 4tho Gginer for
France. These-presents itOte.forwarded' froth
.tharrteels,
Embassy in town, and- presented to the respective reci-
pients yesterday morning.
The Lords of the Admiralty have just issued an order
reducing the price of slop-clothing, bedding, &c., issued
to the navy, by which seamen may clothe themselves
much cheaper and better than by resorting to " Moses
and Co." The new scale is as follows:—No. 1 jacket
cloth, reduced froni 9s. 6d. to 7s. 3d. per yard; No. 1
trousers cloth, from Bs. 6d. to 6s. 3d. per yard; duck,
from 10d. to Bd. per yard; flannel, from Is. to 10d. per
yard; blue serge, from ls. to 10d. per yard; flushing,
from Bs. 6d. to Bs. per yard ; caps, from ls. 9d.
to Is. 4d. each; caps for boat's crews, from ls. 9d. to
Is. 6d.. each ; blankets from 6s. 6d. to 6s. each ; shirts
from 2s. 3d. to is. 9d. each; hair beds from I Is. 6d. to
Bs. 6d. each. The above prices are so much lower than
those charged by tke shore slopsellers, and being of the
very best quality, with good measure, the sailors will
no onger be compelled to have recourse to the Jew slop-
sellers for an outfit.
A tremendous gale has been blowing all night from
the W.S.W., which still continues.
It is much feared considerable damage has been done
to the merchant shipping in the Channel. This morn-
ing, between eight and nine o'clock, guns were distinctly
heard in a westerly direction, which appeared to proceed
from a ship in distress. About eleven o'clock the
Comet steam-vessel, Lieutenant Commander Pretyman,
got her steam up, and proceeded in the direction of
the Sound; she was followed, in about an hour,
by the Echo steam-tug, dispatched to render assist-
ance; a thick fog prevailed, which prevented objects on
the other side of Fort Monckton from being discernible,
and as neither of the steamers had returned up to the
time the train left (half-past 4), the cause of the signals
being fired could not be ascertained.