The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-23 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

His Grace the First Lord and a Board of Admiralty
will proceed to Portsmouth on an official visit on Mon-
day. The board will most likely return to Whitehall
on Wednesday.
The lion. Captain Duncombe has left the Admiralty
on an official visit to Holyhead.
We are sorry to report that the assistant master at-
tendant at Portsmouth, Mr. Henry Davy, died at his
residence in the dockyard at 11.30 a.m. on Thursday,
aged 49, deeply regretted by his relatives, old shipmates,
and friends, by whom he was highly esteemed. Mr.
Davy died from a tumour in the stomach. He had
been sent from Portsmouth to navigate the Duk© of
Wellington, 131, to Portsmouth, but was obliged to
give up the charge of that ship to Mr. Brown. Mr.
Allen, one of tho most able and efficient masters in the
service, who served in the late Arctic expedition, and
now of the Hogue, 58, it is reported, will moat likely
have the vacancy.

PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 22.

The Duke of Wellington screw line of battle ship has
had her jurymasts takea out to-day, and is ready to go
into dock to be fitted out.
The Electra, 14, Commander Morris sailed from
Spithead this morning for Australia and Now Zealand.
Tho Niger, 14, Commander Heath, has been paid
wages down to one month this afternoon.
Alarm, 26, Captain Ramsay, was mustered, exercised,
and inspected, on Thursday,
Ommanney, who expressed himself highly pleased with
the discipline of the crew. sti-,
will go into harbour to
be paid off.
Cuckoo, steam-vessel,by Admiral Sir J. A.
is employed as a tug at Sheer-
ness, during the repairs of the African.
Cruiser, screw-sloop, will be ready for sea at Sheer-
ness by the end of next month.
Dee, steam-transport, embarks at Portsmouth Mr.
Roberts, the President of Liberia, and conveys him to
Monrovia, calling at Madeira and Sierra Leone. She
then goes to the Cape, to relieve the Styx, 6, steam-
sloop, ordered to India.
Encounter, 14, Captain O'Callaghan,
will be all ready
for sea by the 28th, when she will be at Spithead.
Geyser 6, steam-sloop, Commander Wilson, was at
Madeira, Sept. 24, and was to leave next day for Jamaica
to relieve the Rosamond, 6, steam-sloop, ordered home.
Leander, 50, Captain St. Vincent King, will be com-
pleted by Portsmouth Dockyard by the second week in
November. She has entered for blue jackets.
Linnet, 6, Commander Reed, will be ready to sail for
the coast of Africa, Nov. 9, from Devonport.
Meander, 44, Commander Talbot, has reached Madeira,
en route to the Cape, to relieve the Castor, 36, Com-
modore Wyvill.

Sharpshootnr, sorely-schooner, at Portsmouth will be
ready by the 40th.

Porcupine, steam -vessel, Lieut. Commander Jackson,
protecting the fisheries at the Isle of Man, is ordered to
Sheerness.

Sappho, 14, Commander the Hon. A. Cochrane, ar-
rived yesterday afternoon at Spitbead, coming "
through the Needles, saluting the commander-in-chief
when off the Kicker. She has been ordered to Chatham
to be paid off.
Tartarus, 3, steam-vessel, Lieut. Commander Risk,
will be ready for sea, at Chatham, by the Ist November.
Termagant, 24, screw, Captain Gifford, is now ready
for any service.
Trident, steam-vessel, Lieut. Commander Lloyd, had
arrived at Madeira, and left for Rio, Sept. 28.
Waal), 14, screw. steam sloop, Commander Lord John
Hay, did not anchor at Spithead, on Thursday evening,
but hove-to for a short time, and proceeded for the
Mediterranean to relieve the Scourge.
PRIzE-MONEY FOR THE GLADIATOR AND JACKAL.—
Woodhead and Co. have given notice to Captain John
Adams and the officers and crew of her Majesty's ship
Gladiator, who are entitled to share in the proceeds aris-
ing from the capture of the slaver Gira Sol, on the 4th
of September, 1850, by the Jackal, tender to her Ma-
jesty's ship Gladiator, that the distribution thereof will
be made on the 24th day of November next, at No. 1,
James-street, Adelphi, end where the list will be recalled
every Wednesday and Friday for three months:—Flag,
531.3 x. Gd.;
third, 141. 9s. 2d.; tourth, 81. 133. 6d.; fifth, 51. Is. 2d.;
captain, 991. 195.3 d.; second class, 181.13.51;
sixth, 4/. 6s. 9d.; seventh, 21. 175.10 d.; eighth, 1/. Bi. 1 ld.;
ninth, 18s. id.; tenth, 105. lud.

SHEERNESS, FRTDAY, 8 A.M.
Her Majesty's ship London, 90, Captain G.R. Mundy,
is not to be removed to Portsmouth for the winter, as
was intended a few weeks since. She will remain at this
port, and her seamen will be employed in assisting the
fitting out of the screw line of battle ship Agamemnon.
Mr. Noddall, the master,
has gone on three weeks' leave
of absence. Lieutenant Gordon, who has been at Ports-
mouth during the last few weeks volunteering men for
her, is to be recalled forthwith. Dr. Edwards, the as-
sistant- surgeon, has been lent:to the Waterloo flag-ship to
discharge the duties of medical officer on board during
the absence (on sick leave) of Dr. Thomas Ring, the
surgeon.
Her Majesty's screw steam guardahip Reratio, 22,
Captain the Hon. S. T. Carnegie, got up her steam early
yesterday morning. At 8.50 a.m. she weighed anchor,
and proceeded down the Swin to try her engines and
machinery, returning into harbour at 4 p.m. Mr. J.
Taylor, the Admiralty pilot at this port, was on board to
superintend the navigation of the Horatio during
.the
cruise.
Her Majesty's paddle-wheel steam-vessel Cuckoo, one
of the second division of the reserve steam squadron, is
to supply the place of the African steam-tug, while her
repairs arc being effected.
iler Majesty's paddle-wheel steam-sloop Barracouta,
6, Mr. Samuel W. K. Freeman, Master-in-charge, has
had her topßails painted, and is completed as one of the
advanced kquadron of reserve.
Rear-Admiral Henry Bouchier (1846), on the retired
list) (tied on the 14th inst. This officer served as
Lieutenant of the Unicorn, and commanded one of her
boats at the capture of the French privateer, Tape-ti-
bard, of four guns and 46 men, off San Domingo, in
1805. As commander of the Hawk, in 1811, he was
present at the capture of the French 14-gun privateer
Furet ; also at the destruction of the French fri _ate
Amazon, and engaged, under Cape Barfleur, three
French gunbrigs, two loggers, and convoy, Two of
the brigs and a great part of the convoY, being driven
on shore, wore destroyed or brought off by the boats
belonging to the Hawk. For these services he was
gazetted 1805 and in 1811.
Her Majesty's screw line of battle ship Agamemnon,
90, Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, has commenced
setting up her lower rigging. The respective weights
of the spars constructAl for ber at the dockyard aro
heavier than. those of any other ship in the service, the
Duke of Wellington excepted, making in the aggregate,
independent of her rigging, the enormous weight of
88 Ma, 5 cwt. 2 qrs. 14 lb.