The Sun.
London, England, 1852-11-23 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

WOOLWICH, MONDAY.
The Royal Albert, 120, has had an additional num-
ber of men placed at work upon her, and there are now
about 150 hands employed, besides two gangs of con-
victs, one to remove the timbers, and the other to bring
the large iron kneejoints from the blacksmiths' shop to
be fitted on board.
The Driver steam-sloop left Woolwich at half-past 6
o'clock a.m. to-day, in charge of Lieutenant Robertson,
of the steam reserve, for
Sheerness, where she is ,to re-
main as an advanced war-steamer, with all her ammuni-
tion, shot, and shells on board, ready for instant Service'
when she may be required.
Since the death of the chief-engineer who brought
home the Dover iron steam-vessel from the coast ofAfrica,
the vessel has been placed in charge of Acting Second
Master, Sallenger, of the MoneY
—steam-vessel. The
Kroomen on board are all Christians, although natives
of Africa, and they are remarkably
attentive to the re-
ligious duties of members of the Church of England.
They attend the dockyard chapel in the forenoon, from
11 to 1 o'clock, and in the schoolroom at the west gate
in the evening, from half-past 6to 8 o'clock, to hear the
services of the Church of England.
Commander G. P. T. Hornby (1850) is appointed to
study steam at the factory at Woolwich dockyard.
APPOINTMENTB.
Mate—Charles F. Ryder, to the bido, 18, Devonport ;
H. W. Fox, to the Encounter, sert.w.
corvette.
Midshipmen—G. W. Strong
and W. M. Wright, to.
the Hogue ; Hunter Kent, to the Waterloo, 120, flag-
ship, at Sheerness ; John L. Gilby, to the Agamemnon,
90, screw-ship, Sheerness.
Naval Cadets—R.
G. S. -PasieY. to the Dido ; Hon.
M. R. Wingfield and Alfred Markham,
to the Aga-
memnon.
Master--Joshua Whiting, to the Did°, 18, Devonport.

PORTSMOUTH, u-
-,LONDAY EVENING.
The Nidcross, Norwegian steam-corvette, sailed from
Spithead, this morning, for the Mediterranean. '
Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs, G.0.M.G., commander-
in-chief, went to Spithead, this korning, with his flag
flying in the Fire. Queen, and inspected the ship's com-
pany of the Scourge, - Comm-Inder Lord F. Ke:.-r and
returned at noon. The Scourge afterwards discharged
her powder and shells, and came into harbour to prepare
for paying off.
The Simoom, 18, steam-transport, Captain Kingcome,
sailed from Spithead, this afternoon, Report says she is
gone to Scotland, to bring machinery for the Duke of
Wellington.
The Encounter, 14, steam-frigate, Captain O'Callaghan,
has been paid wages in advance, at 4dthead, to-day.
The Pallas, Russian 50-gun frigate, Captain Unkow-
ska, hauled down alongside the jetty today, and will be
taken into NO. 2 dock of the fitting basin on Tuesday,
for repairs.
The Victory; 101, Captain Martin., flag of Admiral
Sir T. Briggs, will be paid wages up to one month, on
Wednesday next.
The Fairy and Elfin, Royal steanaiachts, have been
out of harbour to-day, to try the 'working of their en-
gines, ready for the reception of her Majesty, on the
24th inst., when the Court is expected to return to
Osborne.

SUPPOSED SUICIDES BY DROWNlNG,—Yesterday Mr.
Baker, the coroner, received information of the following
• supposed cases of suicide of persons who were found
drowned in the New River and the Regent's Canal. On
Sunday morning the body of J. Cherington, a butcher,
carrying on business at Ball's-pond, near the turnpike,
Was picked up in the New River, near the Green-lanes,
Stoke Newington. In the forenoon of the same day
(Sunday) the body of a female, named earolineWillia,ms,
Was found floating in the Regent's Canal, near. the:
Rosemary Branch, and' was taken to Shoreditch Work-
house. On the same morning the-body of a youth 6t the,
name of William Trattell was observed in the Regent's
Canal, adjoining Twig Folly.