The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-03 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PonTabtouTn, JAN. I.—Last evening the officers of
the Victory, 110, Captain Moubray, gave an elegant
entertainment to Captain Moubray and family, consisting
of a dinner and ball. The officers of the flag and other
ships were invited, and, together with their ladies and
families, formed a brilliant party.
The Vindictive, 50, Captain Sir C. Sullivan, is along-
side the jetty taking in stores and fitting for sea.
it Vice-
Admiral Sir F. Austen has gone to town. is reported
to endeavour to prevail upon the Lords of the Admiralty
to grant him a larger ship.
The Styx, steam surveying-vessel, Captain Vidal,
came in from the Azores OR Monday, and having coaled
left yesterday for Woolwich, calling on her way with
hands for the ships fitting at Chatham and Sheerness.
The Locust, steam-vessel, Lieut. Eden, was removed
from the basin into the harbour yesterday, to fit for sea.
The Echo, steam-vessel, was towed into the basin
yesterday to repair the damage sustained by the recent
experimental trip.
The Lively, naval lighter, returned from Jersey,
whither she had conveyed a quantity of stores and pro-
visions for the troops, on Monday.
The Britannia, 120, was towed into the basin on
Monday to be stored, szc., as an advance ship.
The Royal yacht Victoria and Albert was paid off yes-
terday.
The Dwarf, steam tender, is alongside the Dryad hulk,
having a new figure-head and cutwater fitted ; the latter
will be considerably extended, which will much improve
the appearance of the vessel.
The Sparrow, ketch, Lieutenant Otter, is alongside
the Topaz hulk, completing a thorough refit. The
officers of this vessel gave a substantial entertainment on
board to-day to the crew, whose wives, sweethearts, and
friends were invited to make merry and celebrate the
commencement of the sew year. Dancing, singing, &c.,
were kept up until a late hoar. The officers' wives and
friends were present.
The Nautilus, 10, Lieutenant-Commander W. Robson.
has taken up her former position in Blockhouse-hole.

INALTH OF LORD WARD..—It is not true, as stated
by a Saturday Contemporary last week, that Lord Ward
is seriously indisposed at Paris with a tertian ague. A
few weeks 'ago his Lordship had a slight attack of an
endemic fever, from which, we are happy to say, he has
perfectly recovered, and has been for some time in the
enjoyment of health. It is probable the report may have
arisen from an accident having recently befallen one of
his Lordship' trustees, Mr. Benbow, M.P. for Dudley,
by a fall from his horse, which at one time promised to
be serious, on account of the Hon. Gentleman's ad-
vancing age, but from which, we are glad to hear, he has
recovered, in proof of which, we may state that he is
now amongst his constituents at Dudley, and is taking
an active part in the Worcester and Tring Railway, for
which his son is one of the solicitors. To this we may
add—and we do not speak without authority—that Lord
Ward's interest is not, and never has been given to the
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton line of railway.
His Lordship,.at present, suspends his judgment, which
he will form strictly for himself, though, it is probable,
the scale will turn in favour of the Tring Company.—
IVercestersizire Chronicle.

The I3irmingham tin-plate and sheet-iron trade,
which gives employment to a large proportion of our
population, is in a very flourishing condition, if we may
judge by the supply of orders and the scarcity of hands.
A stove manufacturer informed us yesterday that he
could not obtain a sufficient number of men to execute
his orders, and that, while list Christmas a written no-
tice in his window would have brought a shoal of appli-
cants in a few hours, it is now next to impossible to ob-
tain workmen.—Hitltufghams JourN4