The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-28 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Woormicx, Nov. 25.—The Wilberforce steam-
vessel, Lieutenant- Commander Webb, is ordered to
Woolwich to be paid off. This vessel was the last
to leave the Niger, and has brought home the few re-
maining parties who went out on that unfortunato ex-
pedition. The model farm has been entirely broken up.
The Merlin steam-vessel, Lieutenant Commander
Keane, will sail to-morrow for Liverpool, to resume
her duties at that station. This vessel has been com-
pletely refitted at Woolwich.

The Gorgon steam-vessel will not proceed to
Portsmouth at present, as recently ordered.
The Falmouth left Woolwich on Monday, for Ply-
mouth. .
•., .
The Hermes stem-vessel. was towed up the river
on Monday,.the 21st. instant, by the. African steam-
vesseli from Chatham,.arid is 'to be taken up the river
to be fitted with her engines by Maudsley, Field, and
Co. ._ The African returned to Chatham.on Tuesday..
The, CgrmoranA,steam-vessel has had, her engines
fitted by Fairburn and Co., and left for Sheerness oil
Monday.
The Black Eagle steam-vessel, Master S. B. Cook,
left Woolwich, for Chatham, on Monday, the 21st
instant, to wait on his Imperial Highness the Arch-
duke Frederick of Austria, and returned on the 23d.
The Duck sailed for Chatham yesterday. --
The Diligence transport ship will sail to-morrow,
or on Monday, from Woolwich for Pembroke.
The Modeste steam-vessel, Commander Watson,
was to leave Nankin (China) for England on the
14th of September.

(From the Devonport Independent of Saturday.)
Her Majesty's ship Royal William, 120, was taken
into dock on Monday, to be repaired and new
coppered, previous to being fitted as an advance ship.
Her Majesty's ship Calcutta, 84, Captain G. Rich,
(acting) was paid off on Monday last.
Her Majesty's steamer Rhadamanthus, Master-
Commander T. Laen, arrived from Portsmouth on
Wednesday, on her way to the Mediterranean, and
came into harbour for a supply of coals. She is to
take out some officers appointed to ships on the above
station, and a number of supernumerary seamen and
boys.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 26.—The Styx, steamer, Cap-
tain Vidall, arrived this morning, eight days from
Madeira, the three last days of which she came under
canvass. Since May she has been surveying the
Western Islands. She brings no news.
The Howe, 120, (with the flag of Sir Francis
Mason) sailed from Malta on the 9th instant, for
the Levant. The Devastation arrived at Malta on the
Bth, from Tripoli. On the 7th the Ariel (R. Y.
Schooner) left there for Sicily.

The Wasp, 16, Commande;Drew, fitting at Sheer-
ness, is to proceed to the West Indies, touching at
this port.

Tlie Frolic, 16, Commander Willis, is ordered to
be dispatched as soon as possible. Her destination is
not known.

The Nautilus, 10, arrived yesterday, with volun-
teer seamen, from Liverpool.
The Nautilus transport, sailed yesterday for the
River.

In Harbour—St, Vincent, Victory, Excellent,
Royal George, Bellone (Austrian), Samarang, Frolic,
Nautilus, Dolphin, Rocket, Volcano, and Echo,
steamers, Sovereign, transport.
At Spithead—Pique, Styx, Resistance, John
Renwick (cunvict ship), Zenobia and Ewretta (East
Indiamen).

PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.
PROMOTlONS.—Lieutenants—The lion. Charles St.
Clair (1837), Flag Lieutenant to Sir David Milne ;
and George Smith, to the rank of Commander.
Assistant-Surgeon—M. West, of the Winchester,
to act as Surgeon of the Lily.
Mate—G. T. C. Smith (1835), late of the Orestes,
to the rank of Lieutenant.

Clerk—W. Bateman, Secretary's Clerk to Sir W.
Parker, to the rank of Purser.
APPOINTMENTS.—Captains— Frederick Rich re-
appointed to the Queen ; Charles W. Hotham, to the
Gorgon steam-frigate.
Lieutenants—E. A. Inglefield, to the Samarang;
R. W. Twiss, to the St. Vincent, vice Villiers ; G.
Leary, to the Skylark.
Master—J. F. Loney (acting), to the Samarang.
Purser—H. J. Hooper (acting) to the Samarang.
Chaplain—ll. N. Snowe, to the Pique, vice Marshall.
Mates—ll. Chesshyre, to the Pique ;A. Wood-
house, and R. H. Mends, to the Excellent; R. M.
K. Richardson, to the Resistance.
Second Master—ll. D. Beach, to the Vernon ;
Thomas Griffith, to the Megmra, vice Pullen.
Master's Assistant—Henry Browne, to the Sa-
marang.
Assistant Surgeons—G. S. G. Brown, J. W. Mof-
fatt, Dr. James Walsh, Augustus Slight, and Dr. E.
Johnson (additional), to the Illustrious ; Thomas
Crawford, Charles Smith, and John J. Acheson, to the
Dublin.

Midshipmen—C. E. Rowley, to the Agincourt ;
George Stratton, from the Indus, to the Frolic.
Volunteers Ist Class—H. Montagu, to the Van-
guard ; J. Marryatt, to the Samarang; G. B. Keene,
to the St. Vincent : John Clark Soady, to the Wasp.
Clerk—Charles Richards, to the Samarang.
First Engineer—George Watson, to the Geyser.
COAST GUARD.—Lieut. W. Southey; 11. A. Finn-
cane, to Cromarty; Lieut. Marcus Knox.
Removals—Lieut. Harry Hill, from 48 Tower, to
39 Tower.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.
CAMBRIDGE, Nov. 25.—The Greek Professor has
given notice of his next course of lectures ; to com-
mence on Thursday, February the 9th, at one o'clock,
at the Pitt Press, and to be continued on the Tuesdays,
Thursdays, and Saturdays, during term—subject,
" The Olympian and Pythian Odes on Pindar."
Tancred Scholarships—Mr. Daniel Mitford Cust, of
Christ s College, and Mr. Nonus Budd, of Trinity,
have been elected to Tancred Scholarships ; the former
Divinity, and the latter Law.
Philosophical Society—The annual dinner took
place on Monday last, the Very Rev, the Dean of
Ely in the chair.
Mr. T. B. Stevenson, 8.A., of Christ's College,,has
been appointed Assistant Classical Master of hang
Edward's School, Birmingham.

THE CHURCH.

The following appointments have taken place :
The Rev. Henry James Grasett, M.A., of St.
John's College, to the rectory of the united parishes
of Edwin Leach, and Tedstone Wafer, in the counties
of Worcester and Hereford. Value, 156/.
The Rev. George Birch Reynardson, M.A., of
Trinity College, to the rectory of Eastling, in Kent.
Value 3681.

The Rev. Robert Ainslie, 8.A., of Emmanuel Col-
lege, to the vicarage of Sixhills, and Ludford Magna,
Lincolnshire.
The Rev. C. Colson, 8.A., of St. John's College, to
the vicarage of Great llormead, Herts. Value 1211.
The Rev. Thomas Jones, M.A., of St. John's Col-
lege, to the perpetual curacy of the Chapel and Cha-
pelry of Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire. Value 1041.
The Rev. T. B. Dickson, 8.D., of Emmanuel Col-
lege, to the living of Marple, Cheshire.

THE GREAT NORTHERN STEAMER.—This fine ship,
which was launched at Londonderry some time since,
has at icingth completed her machinery, and we are
informed may be daily expected to arrive at South-
ampton
on her way to London. The Great Northern
is upwards of 1,500 tons burthen, and is fitted with
Smith's screw propeller, driven by engines of 350
horse power. She is fully rigged, carrying precisely
the same masts, yards, and canvass, as an ordinary
sailing ship of similar tonnage.

CHARGE OF MURDER.
BRISTOL, Nov. 24.—Yesterday morningan intima-
tion was conveyed to the Coroner for this City, J. B.
Grindon, Eq., that a man named Samuel Brittan
who resided in Little Ann-street, St. Philips, had
died in consequence of some wounds which were id.
flitted on him in the early part of last month, by the
landlord of a public-house in Mendip, on the road to
Wells, called the Hunter's Lodge. Upon receiving
this information the Coroner
warrant for holding an inquest on the body, and a Jell
was summoned to meet this day at the New Dint
Lawford's-gate. promptly issued Ws
The nature of the wounds having been defined,
John Day deposed that he was a hawker, and re-
sided in Dean-street, Bedminster. Was intimately
acquainted with the deceased. On Saturday, the
,
15th of October, they were together in company with
John Angle, a butcher, residing in Pinnel-street, at a
public-house called the Hunter's Lodge, at Mend'P,
between this city and Wells. While they were there
a quarrel arose between Angle and a man who was
present, and who was a stranger to witness's party:
After the dispute was all over witness and deceased
After
and Angle left the house to go to Bristol.
they had got about 200 or 300 yards from the
public-house they were attacked by fourteen 91.
fifteen men, who rushed out from the Hunter!
Lodge, and also from the fields thereby. The landlor.d.
of the Hunter's. lodge was one of them, and he strue!
'
the deceased over the head with a cart-trigger ; it
to
what is used to support a cart in going up a bill d
prevent it running back, and had an iron crook .an
a staple attached to it. Deceased was knocked dogn
by the blow into the road, and the landlord strums
him him again as he was lying on the ground. SI
or seven of the men surrounded John Angle, ailad
kept striking him with large stone's which they h,
in their hands. Witness went across to the decease'''
in order to prevent the man from striking him 11-.
lay on the ground with the stones, and the landlorti
immediately struck him with the trigger on the hes!: "
and knocked him down also. The dispute had bee
about the reckoning at the house, part of which the
were wanted to pay twice over. They
Hunter's-lodge in the course of the day, be at the
between four and five quarts of rum and mil"
and were aj
of them affected by it more or less
The CORONER here stated that it was
the parties implicated should be present at the :IL
°
quiry ; and as it was most probable that they
'mon
he present to-morrow, it would be better to auJ
the inquiry. desirable that

FRIGISTFUL ACCIDENT', t at
A shocking fatality occurred on the 23d '11,,n9'. at
the paper manufactory of Mrs. Mary Crowe
Collyhurst, Manchester. The sufferers were go.
Jenkinson, 28 years of age, house-servant to
Crompton, who was killed on the spot, her 14belieill.
literally torn in pieces, and Mrs. Crompton Del's
who lost her left arm.
It appears that Mrs. Crompton was at the time en'
gaged in, " putting in " to one of the calenderdsiast
Ann Horrocks, a female in her employ, whe ,hafaytbo
gone .to dinner ; the deceased servant came into
room to deliver a message. The room
with the machinery. On'the left of the entranlen,
is nearl was
a large water-wheel, and, on the right was the nrow
dar at which Mrs. Crompton was employed, a 11' left
avenue, only sufficient for a Person to pass, WWI
between them. Up to this avenue came two
wheels, and in passing the cog-wheels the deogr
tcer
clothes were caught by the teeth of the %to
wheel. The wheels going at the rate
fifteen revolutions in a minute, the poor orePtlie
was instantly drawn into the hole under,,./, to
wheel. Mrs. Crompton, perceiving her danger,'
render her what assistance she could, but she also "Taing
entangled. The assistance of some of the nierrop-
procured, the wheels were reversed, and Mrs. 'I.- er
ton, who was found laid upon the deceased, vy„ee,ia
tricated. She was severely injured, and her lei', me,
was torn from her body. She was conveyed nt,irl.
and efforts were then made to release the Pc'er °she
The body presented a most frightful spectaclei;
they
was lying under the hole of the wheel ; her Iron
were torn off ; her body was literally cut in two' tern
of tivelv_vi
were
torn
the lower part to the head ; her entrails
out, and lay upon the floor ; part of her face Nrsrnion•
away, and almost every bone in her body was "o^ithi:
One of her legs was found on the opposite side co
wheel. The body, thus shocking mangled, avast was
veved to the Andrew's Arms, where an iocllies
held on the same day before the borough
Evidence of the occurrence was given, but thereeng.
no proof of blameable neglect, except that the
wheels might have been partitioned off. fr in 1r
The Jury found that the deceased " die" et 11
cerations and fractures accidentally received it; in..
cog-wheel," stating that had it not been, ferfn
juries received by Mrs. Crompton in trying A, Teri
cate the deceased, they should have imp
heavy deodand on the machinery. Coroner.
isss

THE MARKETS.
COUNTRY CORN MARKETS,

COUNTRY CORN MARKETS'.---
pia _....
Wheat. ILarley.
....41a...t5._
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s.r, -
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Per Quarter. :s. to s. s. to s. s. to s. 11; t°4li 38 ...
Abingdon 57 72 26 36 20 31 a' ...-
... ••••_.
Andover 52 64 -27 29 LO 24
Banbury 56 t,O 22 27 H 21
,3,13 sq 1113 ...
Basingstoke a 6 6. 24 30 20 25 " 44 38 ....
Cirencester 59 70 25 35 22 SI 43 - 40 ~.
Coventry
Daventry f 6 61 E., 26 16 21 33 36 -- .....:'
Derby...
~.5l 40
Bowden — 54 3 10 42 D.
Hungerford 44 26 29 W 20 28 3;
..... "" 0'
Malton
..-- 44 40 ''''
Maidenhead 52 62 32 35 25 31 ..'„ 36 -' ...
Nottingham 51 60 27 28 20 25 f,'l' 46 .. ....
Wantage 53 68 30 31 30 32 36
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Warwick ~ — 03 38 26 BO -" 43 ."k ..i,
Winchester --60 27 22 -- sr -..,
York - 53 26 21 -- - O
. 411,
dh °
Per Bushel. s.d. s.d. s.d. s.d. s.d. s.d. 11,A2 0. 04 0
BirMingliom 70 86 36 46 96 40 00 •s,
HULL CORN MARKET. _,.. jai_ 56g.
Red
Wheat, White (per Quarter) - oi,
443. Om' 565.
05
Foreign
Barley, Malting. 25, 285. '4O.
OS. '
Grinding l7l. 20'
;io.oh
Oats, British
Foreign (in bond)
Beans 355 37'
vas 38a. 40s.
Pease, Grey

s. d. s. d. s. d. st ,
96 40 0 0 I '
MARKET. gAL Os.
, 4. "J; 336
s.
445. 2.** 41111.
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. lt ai. 014
17s. 201•"211.
16s .n.114' "op.
Beans 65
.3 330.
Pease, Grey
sgs, 386. 66,
Blue and White
... - 468. sfs'
Linseed 41s.
s 37,. Flour per sack •..• ---1: v. 34i.
Rapeseed (per 10 quarters) .
NEWCASTLE CORN EXCHANGE wbifk.
Red. .A.. .
''..—
565•
Wheat, Northumberland 4,25. 51s..••••• _, DN ,!. w,
• Norfolk and Suffolk
•---- Berwick and Scotch .....
- Foreign 42. 465...... "" ...11
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Rye, Norfolk and Suffolk 26s. 2113.•••••• _._
....s. --
-- Foreign
Barley, Malting, Norfolk and Suffolk 29s. 30s,.••••. •"":: ....e. P
- Grinding and Feeding ......
Malt, Norfolk and Suffolk sos. fi4e ....... . ...5.
....f.
Beans, Small
----- Tick fiSs. 405....... .•-• •
...,
Pease, White
Gray
Oats, Northumberland, Potatoe ...
--- _— Feed
—Foreign
Flour (per sack) 388210855...
222.1165...........................--".:„.4... j...,,

ratThelirEthNi.SEW"
whole
hank
of
NAVAL CLUB."_ his nraeleaTosu::
manufactory of thneecwelyebarranted
haustible
will furnish table-talk to all the Clubs throughononsi
club-ridden island—but especially to those pNfeAss,„ltely.
amusing details are drawn. The rich
ones, of both the services, from which its in,'—nsval
fundesobVrior.
tand other anecdote it displays, the unmistak
straits, the capital scenes from all grades and circiegir-
ances of naval life, and the tales of strong slit. its"
ring interest, which form the staple portion ° 01
these features promise to insure for it an.
unusual
r"°Old Sidl°ortit.
degree of popularity. Its author, Mr. M.."' i 4 The
—universally known to the reading world as (vas
Old
Sailor"—is among the most witty and hunl,:molf
of our naval writers ; and he has never shown"l—
so than
LANDLORDS' in
CONTRIBUTIONS TO " The Naval Club."
VIZ A---- ~,,,,i COW
oli
LAw LEAGUE.—At the meeting of the Les e
Thursday, the following letter was read :----
~, of
Sir,—l am requested by Edward Lorobey -sgisid
Great Melton Hall, Norfolk, to transmit to ru. 7. 00
of the Anti-Corn-law League Fund, his donationo* less
hundred pounds ; and I have to-day directed to
Gurneys, bankers, of Norvvich, to lodge the sarn.
your order, at the bank of Messrs. Barclay, in 110° 9
I am. Sir, yours respectfully,
B. M. BACON, Editor of the Norwich Mme/.
tb
Norwich, Nov. 22, 1840. 0r e
—(Great applause.) Thereafter the thanks . bt
League were returned to M. Lombe, and n 0 d°tt
other landlords, to get this question settled, 'will f°ll9w
his example.
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BIRTES—;
Delv.b
On the 26th inst., at Limehouse, Mrs. Christopher ,
jun., o fa son.
On the 24th inst., at Dawlish, the lady of fames
reMOO
<,
Esq., of Jamaica, of a son. the
Bel'
On the 24th inst., in Parliament-street, the wife of
J. ford of a daughter.
On the 25th , inst., at Farnham, Surrey, the lady of the nArb
Joseph Henry Buttes worth, of a son.
On the 25th inst., Mrs. Edward Thompson, of Salters' 11811'
of a son, still born.
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MARRIED.
On the 12th inst., at Maid's Moreton, Bucks, the Rev. V7*r
J. Crockford, of Addington, to Harriet Ann, second daughte
of the Rev. W. Fletcher, Rector of Foxcote.
On the 24th inst., at the Collegiate Church, Alancheosftrer:
Mr.
Walton, of Barbican, to Harriet, youngest daughter
Fawsitt, Esq., of Manchester _.--

DIED.
On the 16th inst., at Spring-grove, Peckham, Surrey, CII4-
mentina, wife of Alfred Luck, Esq., aged 29. Esq., les
On the 23d inst., at Kensington, Thomas atilt,
of the East India Company's home service, aged 72. &Earl,
On the 23d inst., at Grosvenor-place, Camberwell, 7---
eldest daughter of G. Watson, Esq., aged 22.
14 B WI"
On the 26th inst., Elizabeth, the wife of Mr.
...., •
shall, of Clapham, aged 54.. W.
It'
On the 29th inst., in Princes-street, Hanover-square,
Bradshaw, Esq., aged 69. 0 At"'
On the 25th inst., at Brunswick-parade Islingto t
Harriet, relict of Mr. Thomas Gleed, aged 6'B. t LISP
On the 22d inst., at Glasgow, aged 22, Mallare ~, of
youngest daughter of the late Mr. John Cake], SurveYs•-
'f axes, Edinburgh.

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