The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-19 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Captain Henry J. Worth (1840), who was midshipman
of the Venerable, in 1814, at the capture of two French
frigates, and was promoted for his services on the coast of
Syria, in 1840, where he commanded the boats of the Hast-
ings and Edinburgh line-of-battle ships, at the destruction
of a magazine at Beyrout, has been appointed to command
the Calypso, 20, corvette, lately launched at Chatham—to
have a complement of 200 officers and men.
Captain John Robb (1841), who was midshipman
Naiad, and in her boats served at the destruction of an

gerine brig of war, under the battery of Bona, in 1824,5ta
distinguished himself at Navarino in command of the Hinde
cutter, when Lieutenant of the Asia flag-ship, has been ap-
pointed to commission the Gladiator steam-frigate, at Wool.-
wich—to have a complement of 175 officers and men.
Captain George Henry Seymour, of the Carysfort, 26, at
Portsmouth, has commissioned that ship—to have a comple-
ment of 240.

DEATH OF A VICE-ADMIRAL—Vice-Admiral of the Blue
James Baton died at Gosport on Sunday. He was midship-
man of the Alcide, at the occupation of Toulon and siege of
St. Fioreazo, and was lieutenant. of the Courageux in Lord
Ilothain's action, In 1795. his commissions are dated..
lieutenant, 18th Feb, 1794 ; commander, 1798; captain, 23cl
Oct., 1801 ; rear-admiral, 17th August, 1840 ; and vice. ad-
miral, 23d Nov., 1841. This gallant officer was on the half-
pay list of rear-admirals
The Avenger, steam-frigate, at Devonport, will be cora-
missioncd in a few days. She has been taken into dock to
be fitted.

ACCIDENT TO CAPTAIN BLI.LOCK.—We are sorry to hear
that Captain Bullock, commander of the Porcupine, steam
surveying vessel, has sustained severe injury from accident
tally falling over the quay at Ramsgate. Fortunately his
fall was broken by some warps that were lying across, or it
might have proved most serious.

FLANDERS AND DUTCH MAILS.
BRUSSELS, DEC. 16.—The average price of wheat last
week was 23f. 77c., and that of rye 17f. 98c. per hectolitre.
Seeing that during two successive weeks, from the Ist to
;lie 15th of December, the average price of wheat has been
betweNi 20 and 24 francs, it follows, according to existing
laws, that the exportation of wheat and flour is permitted,
on payment of a duty of 25 centimes per 1,000 kilogrammes.
The Chamber of Representative entered to-day on the dis-
cussion of the project of law on the treaty concluded between
Belgium and the United States of America. The treaty was
defended by M. Lebeau and the Minister for Foreign Affairs,
and opposed by M. Desenet and the Abbe d'Feore. The de-
bate will be continued to-morrow.

The Senate is convoked for Monday the 20th.
Yesterday the New Royal Academy of the Arts and
Sciences and Belles Lettres was installed by his Majesty in
person.
The price of potatoes continues to fall in the Brussels
market yesterday, and also at Glien and it appears that
the measures taken to increase the supp,lies, and lower the
prices for the advantage of the working classm, begin to have
a satisfactory effect.
DUTCH FUNDS.—AMSTERDaIf, DEC. 16.
Money. Bills.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent ....... •.. • 59 5951
Ilitto, 3 per Cent 72% 7334
Ditto, 4 per Cent...............
Amort Syndic, 434 per Cent
Ditto, 3% per Cent •••••••• • • • • • • • •
Commercial Company, 436 per Cent . • 158 N 1593 i
East India Loan, 4 per Cent...
Exchange on London, at sight • • • • •
Two months l2 16
On Hamburgli, at sight •• • • 35 50
Two months..• • . • • • • • • 38 is 73
On l'aris
Two months. ..
—Dutch Papers, Dec. 17.

PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—Bsittax, DEC. 13.
Bills. Money.
St. Schuld Sch., 3% per Cent ••• • • • 911% 973
Pruss. English Bonds, 1830, 4 per Cent
Foreign Exchanges .. ........
Exchange on London, £1 Sterling, 2 Mouths. 6 24% 6 24%
Harnburgh, 300 Marks, 2 Months. 149%
Paris, 300 fr., 2 Months •• • • -
-Universal Prussian Gazette, Dee. 17.
BELGIAN FUNDS.—Baussms, DEC. 17.
Actual Debt, 24 per Cent •• . —
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent
Lean of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent •• • •
Ditto Three per Cent
Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto ......
Ditto, ditto, 1840 .
Ditto, ditto,lB42
Ditto, 1844. ........ ....... ..... gg
Ditto, 1836..
Ditto, 1838 741„-t
Ditto of the City, 1832
Ditto, 1843 • • • • • •
Bank of Belgium • • • • • • • • • • • • 771
—Brussels Papers, DEC. 18.

THE APHROA CHING ELECTION FOR COMMON'
COLIICILMEN IN THE Cur.—The annual election for common
councilmen of the City of London is at the present time ex-
citing considerable interest in the City, the inhabitants of the
vari,sus Wards having expressed their determination to
oppose all the old members of the court who are opposed to
the introduction of articles of food free of duty. In many
of the Wards ;Jew candidates have stood forward solely on the
ground of their being members of the Anti-corn-law League
and as such solicit the suffrages of the electors. The contest
in the several Wards i.;t expected to be the most severe known
for many years past.
THE MELANCHOLY AC CIDRINT AT FORFAR.—We
learn from the Dundee Advertiser of yesterday that Brown,
one of two men who were entombed alive in the well which
they were repairing, was rescued from his perilous situation
on Friday morning last, and that ;he other (Macleish) was
still unextricated, but was understood izs be dead. It appears
that the men were preserved from suffocaf;on by the boxings
of the well keeping off the earth from then:: Previous to
the accident, danger, it is said, was apprelissaded, and
Macleish was in the act of ascending when the catastrophe
Leslie, civil engineer, Dundee,
took ;place, thus leaving the latter some feet higher up
k
than kis companion. The operations for their resCAe
whowere orderedsuperintended a
pi
tt
to be
eMsrun but five or six feet from
the well, for the purpose of getting as far down as the lower-
ie.
most man, it being quite impossible to interfere with
the well from the top. During the intervening time a
communication with the men was effected Gas pipes were
placed so as to admit of fluids being conveyed to them—
wine, porter, soup, and tea, 'were thus occasionally supplied
to them, which greatly assisted to keep up their desponding
spirits in a situation so horrible and so hopeless. The
sinking of the new well was carried on with great dili-
gence until Friday morning, when the workmen were lower
down than Brown. Haring
procured some boring instru-
ments from Arbroath, and some boiler-plate boxes froi
Dundee, and having formed a tunnel from the new bore to
the old well, a brother of Brown's who had come from
Dundee, boldly dashed down, and about four o'clock P.M..
extricated and brought him out. On being brought to the
brink there was a party waiting, who instantly enveloped
him in blankets, and carried him to Mr. Barclay's house,
where medical gentlemen were ready to attend to him. We
are informed that he was instantly put into a warm bath, and
had restoratives administered. It is said that his pulse was
strong and healthy, and that he is rallying wonderfully.
Undivided attention was then given to the case of Diacleigh.
lle got down a small bell, and rung occasionally for consola-
tion, in • formation, or refreshment, which he received through
the gas-pipe. Some bread.was also conveyed to him through
a small aperture. About; half-past eight o'clock on Monday
morning, he took some milk; but he was not heard to speak
or to make any movement afterwards. The bell had ceased
to
be
heard, and it was too truly inferred that the power to
ring it had also ceased. At seven o'clock on Monday
.
evening the body had not been disinterred, but ev_ery exer-
tion was being made for that purpose.—Ediniturgh Witness of
Wednesday.
ASTLEY'S THEATRIC.---The dog Emile, which
caused considerable sensation .at the Theatres des Varietes
and Cirque Olympique, Paris, has arrived in London. Mons.
liallens, its proprietor, has made arrangements with Mr.
Batty for its appearance at Astley's Theatre during the forth-
coming Christmas holidays.
The Lord Chancellor, Lady Lyndhurst, and the
Hon. Miss Copley leave George-street to-morrow, for Tur.
lkidchemi.