The Sun.
London, England, 1852-11-08 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Tho commander-in-chief, Roar Admiral Bruce, and
hia flag-steam-frigate Penelope, IS, Captain Lyater, ar-
rived at St. Helena Sept. 17.

PROMOTIONS.
Captain the Hon. Montagu Stopford (1825), flag-
captain to Vice-Admiral the Hon. ;Tomlin° Percy, C. 11.,
commander-in-chief at the Nue, to be aide-de-camp to
the Queen, in the room of Captain Sir George Tyler,
K. 11,, promoted to the rank of rear-admiral.
APPOINTMENTS.
Comniandor John Corhet (185?), to be Admiralty
Agent fir mails in the General Screw Steam Shipping
Comacy's vessel Mauritius, under orders tF) convey the
mails of the 15th inst. to the Cape of Good Hope, Mau-
ritius, and Calcutta.
Chaplain—The Rev. Percy Rogers to the Rodney, 90,
at Dovenport.
Masters' Assistants—James L. Boulton to the Inde-
fatigablo flag-ship at Devonport, and Henry J. Parr to
the Agtmemnon, 90, screw steam-ship, at Sheerness.

WOOLWICII, Nov. G.
Lieutenant Groy and four privates of the Woolwich
divisiot of the Royal Marines, joined head-quarters here
yesterday (Friday), on the Alarm, 2G, being paid down
at Plymouth, on her return from the North America and
West India station.

PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 6

Last evening Port-Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs gave
a dinner at the Admiralty-house, in honour of the pro-
motiot of Captain Lurd Adolphus Fitzclarence to a first-
class commodore, and the promotion of the commander
(W. Crispin) of the royal yacht to the rank of captain.
A !lumber of officers of the port were invited to the
greeting. On the previous evening the commissioned
and warrant officers of her Majesty's yacht gave Lord
A. Fitzclarance and Captain Crispin a dinner in honour
of thtir promotion, on board the old royal sailing yacht
Royal (3,,orge, which does tho duty of hulk to the royal
steam yachts. This was a very hearty affair, Lord Fitz-
clareace having hoisted his pendant on that afternoon,
which was this evening struck, his lordship having loft
for town. Her Majesty is expected to require the use
of 012 royal yacht l?airy about the 20th instant.
Iler Majesty's ship Duke of Wellington was taken
into dock to receive her copper and machinery yester-
day.
The Echo steam•tng took on board 50 convicts from
Portsmouth Dockyard to-day, and trans-shipped them
into the Dudbrook convict ship, at Spithead, for trans-
portation to Freemantle.
The American packet-ship Northumberland sailed
e
from Spithead for New York this day.
Her alajost.y's steam-sloop Archer, 14, Commander
on this part of the
Strange,
is ang°P recetvd her new masts (min and fore) today,
roceeding with her rigging.
Very heavy weather hasprevailed
coast for some days. To-day it blows a gale from the
screw-steamer,. Commander Strange, ro-
S. W., with every appearance of a dirty night.
Intw fore and mainmasts at Portsmouth on
,rho Russian corvette Dwina is moored ail snug at the
Motherbank.
and commenced rigging the same. It has
since boon found necessary for her to have a now mizen-
mast. .
Devon, lighter, arrived from Portsmouth on Saturday
with the remains of the late Mr. henry Davey, assistant
attendant of the Royal Dcckyard, Portsmouth. The
body was landod at tho yard, and conveyed to the re-
cset
liAtruerrdedhaheyer,r,
sidenco of Mr. Mills, master attendant, and was yester-
daylB, Captain W. H. 4.. Morshead, C. 8., will be
interred in the cemetery, Plymouth.
day, to repair damage
sustained by touching the ground in the Pacific.
Duck, lighter, sailed from Portsmouth on Saturday,
with stores for the eastern yairls.
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ss readysoon Itt
so
Echo, steam-tug, Master-Commander
Hathaway, em-
Echo, steam-tag, into dock at Davenport this
go into the
barked 50 prisoners from the now prison at Portsmouth,
the weather
on Saturday, and put them cn board the Dudbrook,
convict-ship, for passage to Australia.
moderates, and after being paid advance, will proceed to
Sound,Linnet,
the coast of Africa. .
Madagascar, 42, fitting as a store ship for Rio, was
w bBe,r
~ Commanderswillhe
taken out of dock at Devonport yesterday.
proceed
.Need,
Tortoise, lighter, with stores for Deptford, put to sea
from Devonport on Thursdawasy, but in consequence of tho
severity of the weather, compelled to put back. She
sailed again, however, on the follorng day.
Termagant, 24, se row steam-frigate, Captain 11. W.
Giffard, went to Devonport I,la,rbour yesterday to coal.
Poiersuowrn, SUNDAY,
Therain. 0 ltumberland, Now
York packet, sailed for that port on Niturday„
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90'
iCagntora—o.au‘nt.din--
a eil 81, had
F.
PLYMCIUTpII
HuititOrn,Majesty's
a. fine day,
speed in steaming
flag of Admiral Corry, in the Sound, i;
ship Prince Regent,
supplied with a now naaintopmast, the former ooaesbb!en
t sprung.ion
to being
oarendosncebmosartdo. haavieheguizoiaoti'fsf; -..
TRIAL OF THE SCREW LINE•OF-BATTLE Snip SA N
PAREIL.—DEVONPORT, Nov. s.—The Sans
thoYseestw"hdonYw'
Phillip wL was eight knots, and her engines w her
considered all right. She had to
small trial in sailinr°
and is reported to stay well and to wear very well. but
as. the wind was light it cannot cosidered nulch9of u:
trial. Captain nacres being did hot
0 appears highly pleg,sed with the result eorf
his ship. She was in charge, therefore, of Commander
Lisbon, on a more len
the day, She will flu up with coals to-morrow, be
paid
advance the beginning of next week, and then sail for
The captain of the RUSSUIR corvette Dwina, that ar-
rived at Spithoad on Friday, landf.al
.on Saturday, and
gthened trial.
with the Russian consul, Mr. Wilkinson, of Gosport,
paid his respects to the port admiral. The Dwina it;
from Cronstadt, bound to the Russian possessions in the
North Pacific. She will go into harbour to receive Mr.
Grant's (the comptroller of victualling) cooking and dis-
tilling galley, &c., before she starts on her long voyage.
The steam war Norwegian corv!:tte Nidaros, Captain
Hagsiup, is hourly expected at Spithead.
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SHEERNESS, Nov, 7.
Majesty's paddle-wheel steam-vessel Tartarus,
Her
commanding 11.. 11. Hick, was inspected ou
Lieutenant
Friday by Vice-Admiral the Hon. Joscolino Percy,
C. 13., corninander-in-chief at the Nore, who was amain-
panied by his flag-capts,in, the Hen. Montagu Stopford.
The Tartarus sailed yesterday morning for the coast of
Scotland.
Her M.,jesty's vessel Lizard was dispatched f 0
steam-Wino a.m., with invalids, for
Chatham yesterday at
medical treatment at Melville Hospital. She returned
in the afternoon with public moneys, in charge of Mr,
H. Morgan, chief clerk in the pay office of the dock.
y ard.
Her Majesty's ship Royal George, 120, is to be
adapted to screw p7opulsion, and to have engines of
400-hora power. She was built on the lines of the