The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-20 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY.—A Board of Admiralty, com-
prising the Right Hon. the Earl of Haddington, First
Lord; Vice-Admiral Sir William Hall Gage, Captain
the lion. W. Gordon, and Captain Brandreth, Royal
Engineers, Director of Engineering and Architectural
Works, arrived this afternoon at fifteen minutes past two
o'clock, per the ordinary " fast" train of the South-
Western Railway, on their annual visit of inspection to
this dockyard and its dependencies.
Their Lordships walked from the Gosport terminus
along the new railway constructed for the use of her
Majesty into the Royal Clarence Yard, noting as they
proceeded the progress of the work. At the Clarence-
yard their Lordships were received by the chief of that
establishment, Captain John Carter, R.N., Superin-
tendent; Mr. John Towns Master Attendant; and T. T.
Grant, F.R.S., Storekeeper. Lieutenant Triscott, Acting
Flag Lieutenant to the commander-in-Chief, Sir Charles

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Rowley, Bart., G.C.8., G.C.H., was in attendance at
the Clarence-stairs with Admiral Rowley's barge in
readiness to embark their Lordships. 'At twenty-five
minutes past two their Lordships entered the barge, nod
with the Admiralty flag-in the bow proceeded across the
harbour to the King's-stairs of the dockyard. No salute
was fired from the flag-ship, but on the Admiralty flag
becoming visible in the harbour, the platform battery
fired the usual salute of nineteen guns.
At the Dockyard their Lordships were received by
Rear-Admiral nacres, the new Commander-in-Chief on
the Cape station, and Acting-Admiral Superintendent
of this dockyard, Mr. William Purdo, Master Attendant,
and the other officers of the establishment. The Ad-
miralty flag was immediately hoisted on the dockyard
gates.
Immediately after their Lordships landing they com-
menced " business," by inspecting the chain cable store,
and thence the testing-house, accompanied by the Store-
keeper, Master-Shipwright, Store Receiver, and the
officers of the various departments inspected.
The Right Hon. H. T. L. Curry, M.P.' First Secre-
tary to the Admiralty, joined their Lordships on their
arrival, having come round from London in the Black
Eagle to attend upon the Board.
Their Lordships dine this evening at the official resi-
dence of Admiral Sir Charles Rowley (who proceeds, on
leave, to Brighton, for the benefit of his health, at the
departure of their Lordships).
The Echo steam-tug, with Mr. Charles Brown, As-
sistant Master-Attendant of this dockyard on board,
towed a mooring lump to Spithead this afternoon, to
assist at the testing of the various anchors, which
take place during the visit of the Lords of the Admi-
ralty.
The Carnatic, 72, was brought down from her moor-
ings this morning to be fitted and stored as an advance
ship.
The Pluto steam- vessel, Lieutenant Commander
Crozier, arrived to-day from Dublin, Bristol, and Devon-
port, with volunteers.
The Black Eagle steam yacht, Master Commander
Cook, arrived last evening from the river, to attend upon
the Lords of the Admiralty, during their official visit.
She. went down to Cowes with Mr. Corry, and remained
during the night, and came into this harbour this
morning,.
The Comet steam-vessel, Lieutenant Commander
Pretyman, went out this morning to the eastward, tow-
ing the Mercury tender.
The Hard, or pier for the use of her Majesty. in land-
ing or embarking at Meade-under-Osborne, is nearly
completed, as is the landing-pLce at the Trinity Wharf,
East Cowes, recently presented to her Majesty by the
Trinity Board.
The Scourge new steam sloop is being fitted as a bomb
vessel. She is expected shortly to be commissioned.
WOOLWICH, AUG. 18.—The Black Eagle steam-vessel,
Mr. S. B. Cook Master Commander, left Woolwich on
Saturday afternoon for Portsmouth, to attend the Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty during their visit to the
dockyards on the west coast.
The Monkey steam-vessel, Mr. William Bryant Mas-
ter Commander, arrived on Saturday night at ten o'clock
with the Phoenix in tow from Chatham. The Phoenix
had the masts of the Grampus, 50 guns, on board, as
they were too large for conveyance in the Monkey.
Workmen have commenced taking off the roof of the
dock containing the Grampus, and the masts will be put
up immediately. When ready for sea, which she will
be in about from two to three months, it is expected that
she will proceed to the Cape of Good Hope station, for
active service.
It is worthy of remark, in connexion with her Ma-
jesty's voyage to Antwerp, that there was not the least
restriction in the habits of the crew, the men having
been permitted to enjoy their cigars or pipes, as is usual
at the dinner hour on board men-of-war. The indul-
gence of her Majesty on this occasion is spoken of in
the highest terms of gratitude by all on board the royal
yacht.

DREADFUL ACCIDENT at BLACK-

BURN.

On Sunday afternoon, about four o'clock, the inhabi
tants in the neighbourhood of Turner's-square were
alarmed by a sudden crashing sound, followed by a still
louder and heavier noise. On running in the direction
of the uproar, a thick cloud of steam and dust hid from
the eye the ruins and the mischief which had resulted
from it, and fur some minutes the persons in the imme-
diate vicinity were unable to discover the real source of
alarm. The chimney of the cotton-mill belonging to the
Throstlenest Company had fallen, burying in the ruins
a number of children and women in the street below. A
row of cottages ran parallel with the wall of the factory
on that side, at a distance of only about ten yards.
Several persons standing at their own doors had been in-
jured in a serious manner. A mother seeing the chimney
" topple" ran out, and had time to save her child, but,
with a strange impulse, ran herself into the road, and was
covered by the ruins. It appears the chimney, which was
not so high as many now built, was injured by the vio-
lent hurricane at the beginning of 1839, when the top was
blown off and its foundations cracked. If a strong wind
had blown the chimney over the adjoining cottages, a
still more dreadful result would have followed ; as it is,
the destruction has been confined to within twenty yards
of the base of the chimney itself, breaking the whole
of the walls round it, and destroying the whole
support of the cold water cistern above the engine-house.
The weight of the bricks, &c., broke into the boiler•
house and destroyed the steam-pipes and the connecting
machinery between the boiler and the engine. Immedi-
ately after the accident, Mr. Sheppard, the superin-
tendent of police, was upon the spot, and hundreds of
persons rendered their assistance, under his direction, to
remove the rubbish. Up to the present time five persons
have been removed, all more or less seriously injured,
and some children are yet missing. Most unfortunately
a funeral procession wits coming out of a house just above
and the persons residing in the cottages close to the
chimney were standing in the road or at their doors.
Several medical men soon arrived, and directed their at-
tentions to the various sufferers. One woman, whose
name we have not been able to learn, is suffering great
agony, the collar-bone and thigh being broken, the lat-
ter in three places. There is a fracture of the sternum
also, and two upper ribs are separated from the bone,
besides many other serious bruises. She will not sur-
vive many hours. Her eldest child is also in a hopeless
condition, having his skull fractured in a fatal manner.
Persons are still busily employed in removing the ruins.