The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-09 00:00:00

TEE SUN, LONDON, TURSDAY EVENING, fiI_EPTEMBER 9, WS.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.

It is reported that Captain Charles Colville Frankland
(1811) will commission the Carysfort, 26, at Portsmouth
this week.

Captain Patrick F. Blake, whose appointment to the Juno,
26. at Sheerness, we announced on Saturday, commanded the
Larne, It 3, in the operations against Canton.
Lieutenant Lewis de Prevost (1841), son of Captain J.
Prevost, who so gallantly led the boats of the Pantaloon to
the attack of the pirate slaver Butterfly, on the coast of
Africa, the successful boarding and capture or which vessel
appeared in our journal of the 27th ultimo, has, at
the strong recommendation of the Commander, Edmund
Wilson, of the Pantaloon, been promoted by the Admiralty
to the rank of commander.•

The master, Mr. Thomas T. Crout, who was second in
command, and was wounded severely on his daring entrance
into the port-hole of the pirate slaver while the gun was
being fired on him, has been appointed to the Penelope
steam-frigate.
Lieutenants—Thomas A. Pakenham (1844), from the
Mutine, and Wm. P. Jameson (1840), of the Thunderbolt,
are appointed additional to the President ; W. A. R. Lee, on
promotion to the Kingfisher ; Spencer H. Pickard and
()davit's Ilentall, on promotion fr.m the Mutine and Spite-
additionals to the Agincourt ; Edmund E. Tumour
(1844), late of the Seaflower, to the Juno.
Master Peter Loney (1841), to the Juno.
Mate—Arthur Wilmshurst, late of the Spartan, to the Ex-
cellent.

Surgeons—James Walsh, M.D. (1844), to the Heroine ;
George Doak (1841), to the Kingfisher.
Paymaster and Purser—William Thomas (1845), to the
Kingfisher.

Assistant Su-geon—James Morgan (1543), of the Satellite;
to the Kingfisher.
Clerks—Robert Kelland, late clerk in charge of the Sea-
flower, acting paymaster and purser of the Heroine ; C.
Sherwin, to the Kingfisher.
Master's Assistant—C. P. C. Clements, to the Heroine.
COAST GUARD.—Lieut. Henry Probyn, R.N., from Great-
ham Creek to Calluston, N. 8., vice Lieut. J. W. Patterson,
R.N.

The Terrible, steam4rigate, now nearly ready for the
pendant at Woolwich, will be fitted, under the joint super-
intendence of her talented constructor, Mr. Lang, and Capt.
Horatio T. Austen, C. 8., as the most complete steam-frigate
of war in the world. It is likely the gallant Captain will
command this superb vessel.
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The Neapolitan frigate Urania, 44, Capt. Lettieri, at Spit-
head, was again visited by Rear-Admiral llacres on Thursday,
and was saluted with 13 guns on going on board, the Victory
returning it. The Urania got under weigh, and made sail in
good style on Saturday afternoon, proceeding on her voyage
homeward, touching at Plymouth.
The Cambrian, the second 36-gun frigate of the surveyor's
designing, has had her masts taken out at Portsmouth, pre-
paratory to being repaired. She is said to be very defective,
considering she is nearly a new ship.
The Nautilus, 10, gun-brig; Lieut. Commander J. l'lPDo-
nald, arrived at Portsmouth on Friday, from Brighton, for
provisions and water.

The Dee, troop steamer, Master Commander T. Driver, ar-
rived at Portsmouth, from the river, on Friday, with Mr.
Henderson, the assistant master attendant of Devonport, and
the party of men belonging to the Caledonia that navigated
the Avenger steamer to Woolwich. Mr. H. and party were
transferred to the Confiance tug-steamer, which vessel sailed
for Devonport the same afternoon.

The Dee will take the remaining part of the 55th Regimen
Devonport.

ARRIVAL OF THE SQUADRON AT CORK.
(From the Cork Examiner of Friday.)
COVE, SEPT. s.—Wind E.—Arrived, her Majesty's ships
Queen, Albion, Rodney, and Canopus ; also her Majesty's
steamer Alban. They lost sight of the Admiral ship St.
Vincent, Trafalgar, Vanguard, and Superb, on the 30th ult.,
in a fog, and have not seen them since, but they are ex-
pected by to-morrow. The four ships above• mentioned en-
tered the harbour this morning, shortly before six o'clock,
and at half-past six o'clock saluted the Admiral with a dis-
charge of thirteen guns, which was instantly returned by
the Crocodile (flag-ship), by a discharge of a similar number
of guns, arousing the inhabitants of Cove to curiosity and ex-
citement ; and in about ten minutes after all the vessels
were safely riding at ancher in the man-of-war roads. It is
reported that these vessels parted company with the re-
mainder of the fleet on Saturday last in a heavy fog ; the
other vessels, however, are hourly expected. Cove is all
bustle and preparation . the river steamers are working
" double tides," and, in fact, the arrival has thrown our city
sight seers into a high state of ferment. The flag has
been transferred from the Crocodile to the Queen, at whose
lofty mast head it now floats. owing to the delightful wea-
ther with which we are at present blessed, the whole fleet,
when in harbour, cannot fail to be seen to the very greatest
advantage.
Two o'CLocK.—We have just beard a rumour that, in
consequence of the prevailing easterly wind, a portion of the
fleet has put into Bantry Bay.
(From the Southern Reporter of Saturday.)
The St. Vincent, 120, Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, and the
Superb, 80, Captain Corry, hove in sight early this morning
and entered the harbour, having fired the usual salutes,
which had a grand and most imposing effect. They are at
present at anchor outside Spike Island, the tide not admitting
them to come up to the moorings for a couple of hours.
The fleet were close into the harbour of Crookhaven and off
Bantry Bay on Tuesday, and beating to the eastward,
wind S.E.

THE WEATHER.—It afforded us much pleasure to
notice in our last that the weather had at length taken up, and
that there was every prospect of its continuing fine ; and we
are now glad to record that since that time the crops have been
brought rapidly forward by the continued influence of genial
sun. It has been a week of glorious harvest weather, not only
in our own immediate district, but throughout the length and
breadth of the land, and the effects have been visible in the
activity with which harvesting operations have in many places
been commenced. A considerable quantity of barley and oats
has been cut, and in several instances wheat has also given way
to the sickle. There is much corn in stock, and not a little ha;
already been housed, and is reported to be in fair average con-
dition. Our market-place has been thronged, early in the
mornings during the week, with ahmtrers ; but the wages
obtained, we understand, have been generally very low—vary-
ing from Is. 6d. to 2s. a day.— Car:isle Journal.
Tuiu thavEsT.—The accounts of the weather
from all parts of the country, and of the progress of the harvest
during the last few days, are extremely gratifying. In this
neighbourhood, the cutting of wheat has become general, and
another fortnight of such glorious weather as we have at pre-
sent will leave very little outstanding grain.—Lancaster
Guardian.

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.—At length we
hsve
The last fortnight has been de-
oshtarevhesset
rwinega.theTr, an 1 the prospect of its con-
tinuance
lightfully fine, and the sickle is now in universal requisition.
beautiful
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In this neighbourhood the grain crops have not sustained very
much injury from the wet. Barley has, in some instances,
where much laid, been damaged; but, generally speaking, the
crops are fine. Wheat has sustained less injury than barley,
and, if the present fine weather continues, there will be an
average yield as to quantity, and the quality will be generally
good. The crops of oats are exeeedingly fine. Potatoes pro-
mise a most abundant yield, and we do not hear that in any
part of this county the weather has had the same injurious
effect upon this most useful vegetable which it has had in some
of the southern and western counties of England. On the
whole, a good and abundant harvest may now, we think, with
tolerable certainty, be relied on— Welshman.
THE FISIIERIES.—ARERDEEN, SEFT. 1. The
herring fishing is drawing to a close at this station, and has
been throughout very unproductive ; the greatest number
of boats at one time were under forty ; a good many left
early in consequence of tempestuous weather and indifferent
prospects for the remainder of the fishing season. The
salmon fishing, which closes in the Dee and Don about
the middle of the present month, has been pretty fair upon
the whole.
THE IRON TRADE.—In our notice of the coal and
iron trade last week, and the recent strike of the work-
men, we expressed an opinion founded on information on
which we could rely, that another rise in the price of iron might
safely be calculated on. The advance which we anticipated has
taken place during the present week, several of the largest
houses in South Staffordshire having issued circulars on
Thursday last, quoting the price of ba:s at 205., and pigs 105.,
in advance of the former prices. Under these rates no
further orders will be executed by the leading firms. The
effect of this rise will be injurious to the manufacturers of
heavy goods, whose trade suffered severely during the rapid
advance about nine months ago, and was but just recovering
from the shock it then received. There is every probability,
however, that the present rates will he maintained, as the de-
mand for rails for the new Companies is very great, and likely
to continue so for some time. The colliers have given notice
of another advance of sixpence a-day, but whether they will
succeed in their present movement, the policy of which is very
questionable after the late concessions on the part of the
masters, remains to be seen.—Birniznyhans Journal.
According to a recent return it appears that the
manufactories of France are increa,ing in an extraordinary
degree. In the department of the Seine-Inferieure the num-
ber of steam-engines now at work is 345, and their aggregate
force amounts to 3,600 horse-power. The great majority are
employed at Rouen, Elbceuf, and Bolbec.— Galignani.
IMPORTANT RAILWAY MEEIING.--There was a
meeting of the Manchester and Birmingham Railway Com-
pany held yesterday ( Friday) in Manchester, which was mo.t
numerously and respectably attended, at which meeting it was
resolved by a considerable majority, that it was inexpedient to
carry into tffeet the agreement between the Manchester and
Birmingham, and London and Birmingham Directors for the
amalgamation of the two Companies.— Preston Guardian.
PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS ON RAILWAYS —Sir
George Cayley suggests, in a letter to the Mechanic's Maga-
zine, two plans for the prevention of accidents on railways,
caused either by collision or by the engine getting off the rails.
His first suggestion is, that there should be a very large
buffer fixed to the front of each engine to be co:npo>ed
of "a series of large cushions or mattresses, well packed
with some elastic material," to deaden the effect of a
sudden collision. His second proposition is, that the front
wheels of the engines should be provided with three or more
grooves capable of running on the rails to prevent the engine
from being thrown off in the case of any obstruction, which
causes the engine to " jump." By this means the engine would
be kept in the right course till the train could be stopped, and
in many cases the accidents arising from the engine being
thrown off the rails would be avoided.
STALEYBRIDGE.—A CASE FOR LORD ASHLEY'S
COMMISERATION.—The following conversation took place the
other day ;—Master Manufacturer—" Well, William, I sup.
pose you have been very busy these wakes, as usual ?"
Butcher : " No, sir, not so buisy as last year. We have only
killed 50 or 60 head of cattle this year ; last year we killed be-
tween 60 and 7,."—Master Manufacturer: " Why, William,
how is that? The operatives are getting more wages this year
than last.”—Butcher " That's the reason, sir; they have
been more amongst the ducks, sir." Surely a commission
ought to he sent to inquire if the poor distressed factory hangs
are really reduced at list to duck and green peas. It is a proof
that if common food were admitted from all the world, such
would be the prosperity of the country that our farmers might
become rich by growing luxurio for the million.—Leede
Times.

TILE LATE MRS. LAWRENCE.—It is now ascer-
tained that the vast landed estates of the late munificent Mrs.
Lawrence, of Studley Park, are bequeathed as follows :—The.
Studley and Ripon property, including Fountain Abbey and
Hackfall, to Earl de Grey ; the Hutton, Sharrow, and Kirkby
Ma'zeard estates, with the Moors, to the Earl of Ripon ; the
Leicestershire estates to Sir Cornwallis Ricketts, Bart.; and
the manor and estate of Kirkby Fleetham, to Mr. H. E. Wal-
ler, who, in case the dece..scd la‘ly had died intestate,
would, it is said, have been heir-at-law to the landed property.
Legacies to large amounts have been left to several useful pub-
lic charities and for religious purposes, as well as to many dis-
tant relatives and private friends.—Leeds Mercury.
STATE OF IRF.LAND.—Nlaterially the state of the
country is better than we remember for many years. The har-
vest promises well, if not superabundantly. The people are
tolerably well employed—many of them on public works, and ,
not a few, at present, in the labours of the autumn. Manu-
factories are raising their heads in different localities, and
there is, unquestionably, a movement in advance.—Dublin
gveniny Pot.