The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-04 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

nrE RUSSIAN MEN OF 'WAR IN PLYMOUTH SOUND.—The
Grand Duke Constantine of Russia, and the line of battle
ship and corvette have not yet left Plymouth Sound, the
wind having continued foul. On Tuesday, being the birth
day of the Emperor of Russia, his Majesty's ships, the In-
germanland, 80, and the Prince of Warsaw, 30, were
dressed with various coloured flags, and at 11 A.M. fired a
royal salute. The British ships, the Queen, 110, bearing the
flag of the Port Admiral, and the President, 50, bearing the
flag of Rear Admiral Dacres, in Plymouth Sound, and the
Caledonia, 120, flagship of Rear Admiral Pym, in Hamoaze,
paid the same compliment to the Emperor at 12 o'clock, the
standard of England being hoisted at the main, and the
Russian standard being run up at the foremost of their
ships, during the salute of 21 guns. His Imperial Highness
the Grand Duke Constantine, in honour of the anniversary
of his Royal father's birthday, invited Admirals Sir John
West, Sir S. Pvm, and J. R. Dacres; Captains Sir Henry
Leeke. M. H. Dixon, E. Stanley, and Henderson; Com-
manders Dacres, Wreford, Potbury, and other officers to
lutcheon at two P.M.

• The Ocean, 80, Captain Superintendent Arthur, C. 8., was
taken out of Sheerness basin on Tuesday, and alongside the
Minotaur hulk, shipping her stores.
The President, 50, Captain Stanley, with the flag of Rear.
Admiral Dacres, still remains in Plymouth Sound, prevented
by the weather from pursuing her voyage to the Cape of
Good Hope.
The Endvmien, 44, Captain Henderson, will leave Devon-
port Harbolir for Plymouth Sound in a day or two.
The St. Lawrence, 44, was undocked at Sheerness on Satur-
day, when the Ferret, 10, was taken in to be fitted for the
pendant.
The Curagoa, 24, Captain Sir Thomas Pesky, Bart., was at
Buenos Ayres on the 21st of September. Sir Thomas had
given notice of the blockade of that port by, the combined
forces of England and France.
The Nimrod, 20, hoisted the pendant on Monday, Com-
mander. Dacres having arrived at Devonport on that day.
Mr. George Corney, gunner, has been appointed to her.
The Fantome, 16, Commander Sir F. W. Nicholson, Bart.,
arrived at Gibraltar, from Malaga, on Nov. 21.
The Viper, 6, brigantine, has been masted at Sheerness
basin,and will be reported ready for commission in a few days:.
The Penguin, 6, packet-brig, Lieut. Commander Leslie,
has arrived at Devonport, from Falmouth and the Brazils, to
be refitted.

The Mercury tender, arrived at §eerness on Friday, with
the Marines paid off from the Thalia, 44, at Portsmouth,
belonging to the Chatham division. She returned to Ports-
mouth on Monday with supernumeraries.
The Aid, lighter, is unloading seines at Sheerness, from
Woolwich ; and the Lively, lighter, from Portsmouth.
The Avenger, steam-frigate, built at Devonport, and na-
vigated to the Thames to have her engines fitted, has ar-
rived at Devonport, from Woolwich, in charge of Mr. Kerley,
assistant master attendant of Sheerness Dockyard.
WooLwicif, DEC. 3.—The Electo steam-vessel, Com-
mander F. W. Austen, went down the river yesterday on an
experimental trial, and being found in
.excellent order, left
Woolwich this afternoon for Greenhithe, to have her corn-
passes adjusted by Captain Johnson, and will then proceed
to Portsmouth to be paid advance, previous to leaving for the
South American station.
The Avenger steam-frigate left Deptford on Saturday,
on her way round to Plymouth to be commissioned. She
fully sustained her character fer speed, which she acquired on
her experimental triaL
The Fearless steam-vessel, Master Commander Brockman,
left Woolwich to-day for Sheerness, to undertake the duties
of the Dwarf steam-vessel, at the latter port.
The Dwarf steam-vessel, Lieut.-Commander H. B. Proc-
tor, is hourly expected at Woolwich, to be paid off, and her
present commander will then hoist his pennant on the Harpy
iron steam-vessel, at present at Woolwich.
The Monkey steam-vessel, Master William Bryant, towed
the Barretto Junior, on Sunday, to moorings opposite the
Royal Arsenal, the latter having been placed under orders to
convey convicts to Bermuda,
A detachment of Royal Marines, of the Woolwich division,
joined head-quarters on Saturday, on being paid off from the
Thalia, 42 guns, recently returned from the Pacific, and
Sergeant Johnson, a non-commissioned officer, was yesterday
presented with a silver medal, and a gratuity of 71., on
the guard mounting parade, for good conduct on board the
Thalia. He will be placed on the pension list at the end of
the month, having completed his twenty-one years' service
in March last.

A number of caulkers have been sent from Deptford and
Chatham to Woolwich dockyard, to assist in expediting the
Amphion and Sphynx steam-vessels, now nearly ready for
launching.

ACCIDENT WHILST RlDlNG.—Yesterday morning
the following accident occurred to a boy named John Ayl-
- fourteen }ears of age. He was occasionally employed
at a farrier's in Upper Clapton, who had shoed a horse, which
the lad was directed to take home to the Swan Tavern.
Whilst proceeding along the road the bridle rein broke, and
the animal finding itself at liberty, darted oft at full speed.
The boy maintained his seat for some time, when the horse
stumbled, by which be was thrown into the road with fear-
ful violence, pitching headfOremost. Ho was picked up to
all appearance dead, and bleeding profusely from a dreadful
wound on the head, and he was conveyed to the London
Hospital, where his case is considered quite hopeless.
Cammucs.—ZAn improved fabric, made from the
best qualities of home-grown flax—denominated " the golden
flax"—has gained the first prizes, both for cambric and cam-
bric handkerchiefs, at the present November meeting of
the Flax Improvement Society or Ireland. We notice this, in
connexion with the following summary of facts detailed in the
valuable work by Dr. Kane on the " Industrial Resources
of Ireland," which fully goes to prove the vast im-
portance of this branch of our industry. We find it therein
stated, that, near to Warringstown, three statute acres
of land produced no less a quantity than one hundred
stones of flax, value 751. ; the produce of this field was sold
to an eminent factory in the neighbourhood (the very same
that has turned out the present prize webs), for 15s. per
stone; this flax, in the process of conversion into cambric
pocket handkerchiefs, will give constant employment, for
twelve months, to about 217 persons, whose wages amount
to 2,217/. Cs. Bd. Adding 751. for the flax, you arrive at a
value of 2,2921. 6s. Bd., the elements of which sprung from
about la. 3r. 16p. of land, Irish measure, and the entire when
finished, will yield a very remunerating profit to the manu-
facturer ! The operatives seem fully alive to their interest in
this manufacture; several hundreds of them, accompanied
with bands of music, met the successful weavers returning
from the exhibition, and conducted them in triumph through
Lurgan, and the village of Warringstown was illuminated
on the occasion.—Bsifast News Letter.
DIOCESE OF BATH AND WELLS.—The Ecclesias-
tical Commissioners have decided upon a scheme for revising
the fixed annual payment charged upon the see of Bath and
Wells, which has up to the present time been 1,0001. In
order to preserve, as nearly as may be, to the Bishop of
Bath and Wells an amount of income equivalent to that
which was determined in the first instance to be suitable to
the circumstances of his bishopric, the Commissioners have
determined that the annual payment shall be reduced to 8001.
per annum. The scheme has been approved of by her Majesty
in Council.
THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.—This
document will be delivered about this day (Wednesday), two
days after the departure of the Boston mail steamer, unless
she should be detained for it, which we hear is improbable.
It will, therefore, most likely be brought by a sailing-packet,
which, leaving New York on the 6th, at this season of the
year, may be expected to arrive about the 24th or 25th,
unless the Government, which we think may be the case,
should have a steamer in waiting. The Message will decide
the question " Peace or War ?"—Liverpool Courier.
MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEws.—The princi-
pal feature at the Stock Exchange yesterday was a fall in
the premium of Exchequer-bills, which went as low as 14s.
No great importance is to be attached to a reduction of some
shillings in the value as regards the security itself, but, as an
indication which it furnishes of an increased stringency of
the money market, it is certainly one that will not be over-
looked by practical men of business. By some it has been
thought to portend an increase by the Bank in their rate of
interest to-morrow, but there are so many political elements
of disturbance abroad, that it is impossible to tell exactly
upon what circumstance or circumstar cos our capitalists are
for the moment operating, whether with a view to security
or profit. The continued meetings of Ministers, and the
doubts which still exist with regard to the issue of the Oregon
dispute, serve to keep dings in an unsettled state.—Poet.