The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-24 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PoETsMOITTEI, WEDNESDAY.—A court-martial was
held this day, on board the Victory, in Portsmouth
Harbour. R ar-Admiral 11. Prescott, C. 8., president,
with the fuliowing officers, comp.),,ed the court :—Cap-
t,tin H. D. Charts, of the Excellent ; Captain C. B.
Martin, CB, of the Victory • Captain E. H. Scott, of
the Neptune ; Captain W. H. Henderson, of the Blen-
heim, and Cap sin L T. Jones, of tha Sampson ; M.
Greatham. EAle Judge- Advocate—to try Mr. G. E. S.
P. Serocold, the second lieutenant of the steam-frigate
Retribution, for having, on the 17th of June last, ne-
glec.ed his duty, and behaved disrespectfully to his se-
nior officer, Mr. George Ommauney Wilies, the first
lieutenant of the Retribution. It appeared that Lieu-
tenant Serocold was the officer of the watch on that day,
and was talking to the surgeon of the ship on the
quarterrdeck, eben the first lieutenant, Mr. Willes,
called to him, and desired him to attend to his duty, when
Mr. Serocold replied, and said he would not be spoken to
in such an impertinent way. From this slight occurrence
the court-martial arose. As there was a refusal to make
any acknowledgment, the first lieutenant had no other
resource than a court-martial. The case for the prose-
cution was closed about one o'clock, when the court
allowed Mr. Serocold two hours to prepare his defence,
which having been read, the court found the charge
proved, and sentenced Lieutenant Serocold to be dis-
missed the Retribution, and to lose one year's rank as
a lieutenant in her Mejesly'a service.
The Portsmouth Doak and Victualling-yard Brigade
were exercising lest evening, under Major Davis, out-
side the harbour's mouth, firing blank cartridge. His
men manage their boats and guns in a very superior
manner, and in case of need would do good service.
Cyclops steam-frigate, under the temporary command
of Lieutenant Molesworih, of the Horatio, arrived at
Portsmouth on Wednesday morning, and came into bar-
baur to coal. She will return to Sheerness, and will
take on board some effects belonging to Captain Coapa-
trick B. Hamilton; of the Vestal, from this dockyard.
The Cyclops sailed at friar P.N.
Thu second secretary of the Admiralty, Captain W.
B. Hamilton, is down at Portsmouth. The principal se-
cretary of the Admiralty, Mr. Stafford, is expected to-
morrow from Plymouth is the Admiralty yacht the
Black Eagle. Toe Surveyor of the Navy, Sir B. W.
Welker, is also expected in the Black Eagle, he hav-
ing proceeded to Plymouth in the Arrogant on Monday
lest.
Captain Stevens, lately promoted from the Blenheim
at ties port, has been appointed Government emigration
agent at Glasgow.
Commander T. H. Helby has been elected secretary of
time Victoria Yacht Club, at Hyde.
The Vuleau, steam-troopship, Commander Von Do-
nop, was tried to-day at the measured mile in Stokes 's-
bay, and then returned into harbour,
The Prince Albert, American packet-ship, sailed to
day for New York.
The Grampus, 50, advanced frigate, has been re-
coppered and undocked to-day.
DEVONPOET, WEDNESDAY. The Trincomalee, 24,
ordered to be commissioned at this port, by Captain
Wallace Houston, is to have a complement of 240
officers and men.
Tao Buzzard, steam-sloop, Commander Dobbie, wag
mustered and inspected by Admiral Sir J. A.Onamanney
yesterday, atter which she was paid advance by Com-
modore Seymour, and is now ready for sea.
Tee Cyclops, steam-frigate, arrived hero yesterday
-a—
trona Pert mouth, with supernumeraries and seamen,
paid off frost the Superb. She sailed again
the aeeeee
day fur Portsmouth.
The Tortoise, lighter, which sails to-day for Poe,
breke, is to take 15 caulkers from this yard to caulk the
Windsor Cahle, new „team-ship.
The Black Eegle, Admit ady yacht, arrived here yes-
terday, to be in attendance upon Mr. Stafford, eh
secre-
tary of the Admiralty, who arrived the preeh evening
by the express train. M e,),"r. Stafford is aue-
11r. Grant, of the Admiralty, and is on by
an t)tfirial visit
to the dockyard and port. In the afte
Staf-
ford, accompanied by Ceeneueero s "I"it, Mr. Staf-
Ekek into the Sound to the
gentlemen received a deputation., where the foimer
Eaeo, ')ctrur, proceeded
are borough repreeeetiog the tune the tradesmen of
by the live Bourd of fiea‘ telect of the bo-
roughwrral
import:slice of the eeverel e).te
reccivc-ct the deputation ear k. Mr. Stafford
tit)Sl, and promised eo 1a 'Dieets urged on his atte:-
t-refuse the board. 1
tained number of the Metter ce-,erly and fully
lud ecknowledged the
n e evening Mrs Stafford enter-
servative candidates anti
the officials at dinner et Meolib' ad's
Royal Hotel, and this evening (Wed esday) the Con-
him at the same hotel. ono;of‘theirafriends dined with

WOOLWICH J APPOINTMENTS.
,
Ballingall JNE 22.—Laeatenant—Alexander C.
(1852) to th. T • lee 24, at Devonport.
Surgeon_George W. pritchard (1841), to the Trin-
A.isistant.surgeon _p W. Dillion, to the Trincoma-
lee; Thomas v— - 5 • the Impregnable flag-ship at
Devonport.
v son, to .-
MasteCS-ASSiStallt—Ge°rge Nixon, to the Trinco-
malee.
to the TtrointehoemTalreinec.omalee.
Boatswain—Thomas George Cook,
hso
tefe
at hemae
-uf Monarchsegoafte thtoe,
~ A committee of inquiry, consisting of Commodore
n:;"rptselat,:rll--JTalitnerasalleDillavrdis, (toa);he Trincomalee.
Uenry Eden, Captain Virarden, of the steam department
84, at Sheerness, assembled to-day on board the Fisgard
sangisnmeeMrratuainri ascertain
at Woo
at Somerset-house, and Captain
fla,-shio
.
I,?ngtbened e/aes
Woolwich, to
a of Good Hope, that vessel bein
and from the Cap g at
present at this port.
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VNIATERSITY INTELLIGENCE.
OXFORD, JUNE 23.—1 n a Convocation holden this day
in the Theatre, the honorary degree in Civil law was
conferred on—
Lon
, Doinemoo Lofoso di Pieta Santa, Duke of Serra-
difalco, and Prince of San Pietro.
The Right Rev. Samuel Allen I.l`Cosky, D.D., Bishop
of Michigan, in the United States.
The Right Rev. William Heathoote De Lancey, D.D.,
Bishop of Western New York.
The Ron. Sir John Taylor Coleridge, Knight, one of
her Majesty's Justices of the Court of Queen's Bench,
late Fellow of Exeter College.
Sir Gardner Wilkinson, Knight, F.R.S., M.R.S.L.,
F.R.G.S.
The Rev. Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, D.D., So.
cretary of the House of Bishops in the United States.
William Pultei:ey Alison, M.D., Professor of Medi-
cine in the University of Edinbnrgh, one of tho b
P y-
aicians in ordivary to her Majesty in Scotland.
Richard Owen, Esq., Hunterian Professor of Compara
tiVe Anatomy and Physiology, and Conservator of the
Mu;uem of the Royal College of Snrfzeons.

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