The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-17 00:00:00

the rate at which the ship is moving by means of a
hand, the movements of which, on a graduated dial,
indicate at every moment not only the speed of the
ship, but also the distance run in any given time.
The sillometer appears to be an mgeniousiy-con-
structed instrument, and promises to be of great prac-
tical value. It gives every moment the rate of the
ship's sailing, and the space traversed in any given
time. It indicates the slightest change in the placing
of the ballast or guns, and what is the most favour-
able direction of the wind for its action on the sails,
and the influence of each sail furled or unfurled. It
offers also the advantage of measaring, when at anchor,
the force of the currents on the keel of the vessel.
The second invention consists of an instrument
which indicates constantly the elasticity of the steam
both in high and low pressure engines, and the level
of the water in the boilers. The steam-engine Indi-
cator, as it is termed, may be applied to the piston of
an engine so es to show the loss of power sustained in
its way to it. A tube similar to the manometer is
affixed to the instrument through which the steam
ascends, and is introduced into a copper or brass box
placed on the deck of the vessel, and upon which a
graduated, dial indicates, by means of a hand, to the
officer of the watch, the effects of the engine, without
his having to send below to ascertain it.
The third invention of M. Clement is a submarine
thermometer. lie remarks—" It appears from the
thermometrical observations of many scientific naviga-
tors, that in seas of unfathomable depth the water is
not so cold as over banks, and that over banks near the
shore it is less cold than over those at a greater dis-
tance, but colder than in the open sea. In experi-
ments which have been made on the coast of Francs
with this submarine thermometer results ha'is
been obtained which fully establish the great service
this instrument may render to navigation, by fur-
nishing a sure and constantindication of all sudden
changes from deep to shallow water. It is evident
also that it will serve to point out the proximity of
vessels to.icebergs, which at certain seasons render
the navigation of the Atlantic attended with danger.
This test cannot, of course, be made in the experi •
ments with the Lightning, but the other important
qualities will be correctly ascertained. M. Clement's
thermometer is kept constantly under water at the
same depth, and indicates the different temperatures
of the water by means of a dial placed on the deck of
the vessel, and always open to examination. The
immediate action is communicated by wheels, the
working of which turns two hands upon the dial, the
one marking the single degrees, and the other the tens.
The whole is enclosed in a tube, and attached to the
side of the vessel.

The Bee steam-vessel, constructed for the use of
the students on board the Excellent, gunnery ship,
at Portsmouth, was taken up to Deptford yesterday,
to be fitted with a screw-propeller by Mr. Steinman
Steinman.

(From the Hamphire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 15.-11 re have received S'.riga-
pore papers to the 14th July, landed at Chichester.
The Hyacinth, 88, Commander Goldsmith, had arrived
there on her way to England. The Wolverine, 16,
Commander Johnson, hazard, 16, Commander Bell,
and the E. I. C. Memnon, steamer, Captain P. 'P.
Powell, from England, had arrived at Singapore, and
passed on to assist in the China expedition. A letter
from Batavia, dated July 5, mentions the loss by fire
in the straits of Sunda, of the ship Copeland, front
Liverpool to China ; she had sunk in 60 fathoms
water. We extract the following from a Singapore.
paper

- -A
report has been very generally spread and ob-
tained belief by many, that some Chinese soldiers
had obtained instruction in the art of gunnery on
board the United States ships Constellation and.
Boston, at Whampoa, and that officers from these ships
had likewise instructed the Chinese how to work their
guns in the forts. We refused belief to a report of so
extraordinary a nature, but thought it our duty to
make inquiries, which have not led to its confirma-
tion. Letters from Canton mention the same report„
buy merely as such, and as to officers being in the:
forts, a gentleman on his passage from Whampoa to
Canton only states that he saw several foreigners
walking near one of the forts. It is probable that 0-.6
report first took its origin from several visits wYich
the Chinese Admiral made on board the Constellation,
where he was received with a salute and rr,anned
yards ; the crew is then said to have b een put
through their exercise before the Chinese off.cers, anti
as those are pretty generally accompar'ied by a
great number of followers, people lookirrs on from a
distance may have thought them soldiers come on
board for the purpose of instruction.
The Numa transport sailed yesterday with convict%
for Bermuda.

The Thunderer, 84, Capt. Pring, left. Gibraltar :or
England on the Ist inst.
The Columbus, American 74, arrived at Gannihr
from Boston in 32 days, on the 30'ch ult. She left, for
Mahon on the sth inst.

The Pilot, 16, sailed from Jamaica on the 2:dtlt of
August for Nassau and Halifax. The Spitfire nrived
at Montego Bay on the 31st August, from :Vamaica,
with the sth company of the 2d West India PRgiment.
The Scylla, 18, was off Grenada on tl'.e 9th ult.
The Thunder and her tender were at Bermuda on the
25th ult., but were to sail for Nassau in a few days.
The Alban steamer has proceeded to the Chops or
the Channel, with provisions and water to relieve the
homeward-bound trade.

By an arrival at Monte Video, from the Falkland
Islands, it appears that Captain Ross, with his two
discoveri ships, Erebus and Terror, were at Port
Louis. They were refitting, and are again to attempt
the voyage South in the tract of Captain Waddell,
who passed to the latitude of 74, where he left an
open sea, it is said that Captain Ross had made hn-
portant disclosures in the variation of the compass and.
the situation of the South Pole.

The Bee steam-vessel, constructed for the use 'af
the students on board the Excellent (gunnery shi?),
at Portsmouth, was taken up to Deptford yester day
to bo fitted with a screw propeller, by Mr_ S.
Steinman.

A granite monument to the memory of the late
Lieut. Fox, has been erected in the burial-ground at
Hong Kong, bearing the following inscription :
" Sacred to the memory of Lieut. Benjamin 1701,
R.N. aged 29 years, late First Lieutenant of H.A.S.
Nimr'od, who was killed on the heights of Cianton,
24th May, 1842. This monument was erected by his
late captain, messmates, and friends, as a testimony
of their regard and esteem."
APPOINTWENTs.—Commander—W.
k. Willis, to
the Jaseur.
Lieutenants—W. Kendall, and W. H. Dobbie, to
the &cell-ant; Hon. C. St. Clair, to be Flag Lieu-
tount to Caledonia ; J. B. Willoughby, to the War-
spite ; Henry Stokes, to the Stromboli, vice 'Walton,
superseded.
Master—A. L. Vangetti, to the Warspite.
Surgeon—John Lardner, to the Jaseur.
Purser—William Young, to the Jaseur.
Mate—G. W. Wayte, to the Excellent.
Midshipmen—Charles Boughey, to the Orest es ;
Chas. Oakes Hall, to the Daphne.
Volunteer Ist Class—C. J. Balfour, to the Spartan.
Clerk—A. Tweddell, to the Formidable.
Ethe
R.oix, Theail Naval
F. H. Hawkins.iE(.!
jle.g Mates College ni)7itsni se
detshdofaor3pr- —LJ
.i3eHluetssnr sae.nl
"Gt's,y. aßn-t,e

The following passed for Commissions in the ➢Marine
Corps :—Alessra. E. J. Farmer, J. T. Henry, and
C. E. Downie Morrison.

A NEW DUAIiA.—A mysterious and long-winded
're roefstthteesptr.:
paragraph appeared in a Sunday paper yesterday re-
specting a new drama " by a lady, whose abilities on
to a certain 'el' 411-
,a,nldt ohfla•stnheetstbageeen
taihakveed
uonf,l'esrPaysnetheth:vrsiete
ragraph, " in theatrical circles during the week, t ,e_
cause the knowledge of its existence and accepts nee
has hitherto been confined to comparatively few -ed
bound to secrecy. For ourselves, an acquainta• -gent,
the fact has not been obtained in any way .
those few have felt themselves,
. with
all pledges us not to mention ;
.t, though niceiich at
from entering even into such particulars\s' refrain
reached us, because we do notwish
to eon!
desire of the parties who are noN . eon,` the
ves )e 1 cially interested
in the receipts of the theatre, The
prod,
of a serious character, and Action itself is.
the dr •
require the whole strength.of numbs persona will
we hope and believe, the intl. • the thgatre, includin ,
the concern." These ividual now a the head '.f
great injury to fulsome announcements do
the Kemble ^ ouncements do
KENDAL laraily.
TRADE. T 1
fair business doing• i TRADE.—There still continues to be a
but there are no signs n several descriptions of goods,
new hands are g°B
of
progressive increase, and no
the mills is be being taken on. The want of water at
ginning
most unusual for the to be felt severely. This is
season. We regret to say that
the hands connected with the building truces are now
very short of employment. The little occupations
which they obtained at jobbing :luring the summer
months seem •gradually • •
s coming to an end, and they
prospect of ahard winter opens drearily for them..
'
Trade in wool continues stationary. 'there is cer-
tainly no improvement, perhaps no change in price,
but not so much doing.—Kendal Mercury.

GREENWICH RAILWAY EXTENSION LINE To
, eROYDON.—WhiIst the Croydon Directors are taking
pains to obstruct the traffic over the new line of the
Greenwich Railway built expressly for their accom-
modation, Mr. Walter has put forward an exceller4
line to Croydon, by which the Croydon line, and ita
incline plane at New Cross, can be avoided altoge'eher,
and the passengers conveyed at a cheap rate osier the
Greenwich line through Deptford, thence branching
to the right, cross the Ravensbourne near t'ae bridge,
and continuing by the Lewisham valley, foi a junc-
tion with the Brighton and South Eastern end Dover
line, at their station at Croydon. [Our wpinion how-
ever is, that neither this project, nor that to the Brick-
layerslArms, will be listened to in Parliw.nent.—"Nous
Verroms."—Ed.)—Railway Magazine.