The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-04 00:00:00

MONDAY EVENING, OCTOB ER 4,

known in the productions of riper years," is sufficient
to show how juvenile mediocrity is
.puffed. We give
the first and the last verse :
.‘ Black Billy! my pony,
My infancy's pet,
I've lost thee for ever,
But I cannot forget,

" Thou dost not, my pony,
Remember me stili,
Or those joyous rides
O'er woodland and hill."
This is sad stuff. On the other hand, we have
read the article on the capabilities and prospects of
Australia with much pleasure and advantage. It is
lucid, explicit, and full of facts. The Church of
England Magazine contains its wonted quantity of
religious literature, which, if not very brilliant, is
written with an excellent purpose. Mr. Joseph
Fearn's Hymns for Sundays strike us as wanting
the simplicity and the earnestness of sound and trust-
ing Christian faith. Dr. Forbes Winslow's Journal
of Psychological Medicine, published quarterly,
is distinguished for the value and variety of its papers.
The subjects in the present number include
information relating not only to this country,
but alto to France, Germany, and America. The
paper on " Homicidal Monomania," with its curious
anecdotes and illustrations is deeply interesting. We
think highly, also, of theremarks on and " Statistics of
Crime and Prisoners." The present number concludes
the fifth volume of as useful a work as medical
science and jurisprudence were ever benefited by.
The Ladies' Companion opens with a compilation, by
the late Lady Blessing ton, called a " Memoir of
Madame Geoffrin," an almost forgotten contemporary
of Marmontel. This memoir is not worth
publication. Mrs. Newton Crosland's stanzas,
" Helena," evidently would not have been
written but for the appearance of Mrs, Brown-
ing's remarkable poetry. Mrs. Crosland writes prose
very gracefully, but her verses are—verses. She
rarely pours out her soul in song :—it is the differ-
ence between water pumped up, and water spontane-
ous gushing through the flowers. We admire the
American stories and sketches in this magazine ;
they give it interest and value. Mrs. Abdy's Irish
is well set off by the foil of Mr. W. H. Lovell's un-
musical Manz Legend. The criticism in this maga-
zine is good, and agreeably conveyed in the form of
conversation. The present is by no means a good
average specimen of the work, but even this is by
many degrees better than when it was successively
in the hands of Mrs. Loudon and Mr. Henry Chorley.
Sharp's London Magazine, the British Journal, the
Charm, the Picture Pleasure Book, and Newton's
London Journal have also come to hand. Mrs. S. C.
Hall is :about to become the editress of Sharp's 1
London Magazine.

NAVAL IN TELLIGEN CE.

PORTSMOUTU, SUM: IY.-It is reported here that
her Majesty has graciously signified her pleasure that
the name of the leviehan line-of-battle ship Windsor
Castle, 140, shall be changed to that of "The Duke
of Wellington," in token of her .Majesty's high es-
teem for the memory of that lamented hero. This
resolve on the part of the Queen will be universally
applauded, as we have nothing bearing the name of
the deceased but two wretched old 74's (the Welling-
ton and Wellesley).
By the death of Rear-Admiral of the Red William
Fisher, which occurred on Thursday last, the follow-
ing promotions take place :-
Rear-Admiral of the White, William Fitzwilliam
Owen, to the Red squadron.
Rear-Admiral of the Blue, Sir D avid Dunn, K.C.H.,
to the White squadron.
Captain William James Mingaye, Jan. 29, 1822,
to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue.
The following is O'Byrne's epitome of Rear-Ad-
niiral Mingaye 8 services :-
" William James Alingaye entered the navy Sept. 16,
1796, as a volunteer, on board the Anson, of 46 guns,
Captain Philip Charles Durham; and in the course of
the ensuing month was present, we believe, at the defeat
of the squadron under Commodore Bompart, carrying
troops for the in►asion of Ireland, and (in company with
the Kangaroo, 18) at the capture, with a loss to the Anson
of 2 killed and 13 wounded; of Lo Loire, of 46 guns and
664 men (including troops), 46 of whom were killed and 71
wounded. After an attendance of some time upon the King
off Weymouth, lie accompanied Capt. Durham, in Febru-
ary, 1801, into the Endymion, 40, in which ship, besides
assisting at the capture of La Furio, privateer, of 14
guns, he escorted a convoy of ten Indiamen home from
St. Helena. In 1802 he became in succession attached
to the Alarm and Amazon frigates, both commanded by
Captain William Parker; and on next joining the Mag-
nificent, 74, Captain William Henry Jervis, he was
wrecked on the Black Rocks off Brest, in March, 1804.
On February 8, 1805, having in the interim served with
Captain Jervis on board the Tonnant, 80, he was nomi-
nated sub-lieutenant of the Tickler, gun-brig, Lieu-
tenant Commander John W. Skinner, stationed off Bou-
logne, where he remained until presented with a lieu-
tenant's commission, dated July 6 following. Joining
then the Belligerent, 64, Captain Hon. George Byng, he
served on shore with the naval brigade, under that
officer, at the capture of the Cape of Good Hope, in
January, 1806; after which he was, it appears, ap-
pointed, June 10, 1806, to the Bombay, alias Ceylon,
32, Captain Wm. Jones Lye, on the East India station,
whence he invalided, August 10, 1809-March 19 and
December 31, 1812, to the Cossack, 22, and Druid,
frigate, both commanded in the Mediterranean by Cap-
tain Wm. King, with whom he continued until July 5,
1813,-and March 5, 1816, and July 21, 1817, as senior,
to the Eridanus, 36, and Royal George yacht,
Captains Win. King and Hon. Chas. Paget, each em-
ployed on home service. As commander, a rank he
attained Oct. 2, 1817, Captain Mingaye served, from
Oct. 1, 1818, until paid off in January, 1822, in the
Cameleon, 10, on the Portsmouth station. He waa ad-
vanced to post rank on the 29th of the month last men-
tioned; became acting captain, July 23 ensuing, of the
Royal George yacht; obtained command, in July, 1824,
of the Romney, 50, annee-en-flute, fitting at Chatham;
and, from Jan. 8, 1825, until the abolition of the service
in 1831, was in command of the Hyperion, 42, lying in
Newhaven Harbour, on the establishment of third-rate,
for the purposes of the extended coast blockade."
Retired Captain Sir Charles Burrard, Bart. (Jan.
29, 1832), being senior as a commander to Captain
Mingaye, also succeeds to his retired flag rank under
the terms of the order in council of 1846.
Captain Norwich Duff (April 23, 1822), A.D.C.,
is now the senior captain on the active list. Captain
R. F. Rowley comes within the senior list of 14s. Gd.
per diem, and Captain N. Corry succeeds to the
12a. 6d. per diem half-pay list.
Vice-Admiral the Hon. Joscelyne Percy, C. 8., the
Commander-in-Chief at the Nore, has returned from
the Continent, and has re-hoisted his flag in the Wa-

terloo, 120. -
Rear-Admiral Superintendent Arthur Fanshawe,
C. 8., struck his flag last night on boardg of the
Neptune, 120, Portsmouth Harbour, and proceeded
on a month's leave of absence. We understand that

the duties of admiral superintendent will be per-
formed during the Admiral's absence by Captain
Henderson, C. 8., of the steam-reserve squadron.
Captain B. Martin, C. 8., of the Victory, has re•
turned from a month's leave of absence.

The officers and crew of the Arrogant, 36, screw
frigate, before paying off, subscribed a day's pay each
towards the fund for the relief of the Birkenhead
widows and orphans, which has been received by the
secretary. The committee met at the Royal Naval
College, on Saturday last, and relieved a number of
persons who lost relatives in that unfortunate ship-
wreck.

The SO-gun frigate Leander is to be paid off at
Portsmouth on her arrival, and to be recommissioned

at once.

_
Commander G. B. Jeffereys, late flag-lieutenant to
Rear-Admiral Dixon, is appointed to the Royal Naval
College for study.
Letters from Ascension to the Bth of August have
been received.

The Cygnet, 8, Commander White, sailed from St.
Helena on the 25th of July for Cape Lopes and St.
Thomas's.

The Water witch, 8, Commander Gardner, arrived
at St. Helena on the same day, and was to sail on the
3d of August for St. Paul de Loando.
The Prometheus steam•sloop, Commander Foote,
left St. Helena on the 31st of July, and arrived at
Ascension on the 7th of August, and was to sail in a
few days for the Bights as " senior officer." This
vessel is reported to have been the sickliest vessel on
the coast of Africa since the fatal Eclair. Lieutenant
Arthur Fox died on board of her at sea of apoplexy
on the sth of August, and was buried at Ascension
with full honours.
The celebrated Meg era iron steam troop ship, '
A Artillery
yur on to coal.
Commander John Johnson, arrived yesterday from
Woolwich on her way to the North America and
West India station, and came into
She has two companies of Royal
for Barbadoes.
A Swedish yacht, called the Svriege, arrived at
Portsmouth last week, and has been sailing about for
the last few days. She was hauled up on Mr. White's
patent slip, at Portsmouth, yesterday, and has caused
much attention. She is ,built nearly on the lines of
the famous yacht America, and rigged like her, but
not finished off so nicely. She is above 100 feet in
length, and of great beam, has a long sharp, over-
hanging bow, and a long keel, which will be further
increased by her receiving now a false keel of ten
inches aft, tapering to nothing forward. Her draft
of water was about seven feet forward and 12 or 13
feet aft ; her masts are very taunt, the mainmast
about 90 feet ; both masts are fished to strengthen
them, which disfigures them somewhat. Like the
America she has considerable sheer, and turns up for-
ward ; she has not yet been measured, but by the old
measurement will probably be nearly 300 tons bur-
den. She is quite new. Her builder, a Swedish
gentleman, has a barque building on similar lines in
Sweden. The Svriege is, it is said, to sail against
the America. The latter yacht is in Portsmouth
harbour, and has been occasionally in and out for the
last week. So soon as the Svriege has received her
false keel she will be again launched from Mr. White's
slip. Her crew are all Swedish seamen.
Avon steam-tender, Master Commander Veitch,
arrived at Portsmouth yesterday morning with super-
numeraries from Plymouth. She sailed again in the
evening on her return.
Ajax, 56, steam guard-ship, Captain M. Quin, went
out of dock at Portsmouth on Saturday. She will be
completed by the dockyard by the 10th inst. Her
crew will have the customary 14 days' leave, when
she will probably return to Cork.
Blenheim, 60, screw-ship, Captain Henderson, C. 8.,
is gone into dock to have a leak stopped, which was
occasioned, we understand, by her screw going down
by the run when out on her cruise.
PLYMOUTH, OCT. 3.—The Lords of the Admiralty
are expected to arrive at this port on Thursday next,
the 7th instant, for the purpose of making their first
official inspection.
The Tortoise lighter arrived on Thursday from
Pembroke with the caulkers sent from Devonport to
work on the Windsor Castle.

Twenty shipwrights and two labourers were ex-
amined by the surgeon on Friday, preparatory to
superannuation.
The schooner Alpha, Captain Hunter, belonging
to Mr. Charles Roberts, of Sunderland, put into Ply-
mouth on the 28th ult. in a most disabled state. She
registers 102 tons, and left Escumbrere and Faro on
the 27th of August, with lead and cork for Leith and
Newcastle. On the 17th of September, in lat. 46.30
north, long. 14.35 west, she experienced a gale from
east south-east, and shipped a heavy sea, which washed
two hands overboard, cleared two-thirds of her deck
load, and carried away bulwarks, stanchions, bill.
nacle, watercasks, chain-plates, &c. In this
condition the master was left with the mate
and one seaman only (the complement being
five bands), and after cutting away the mainsail
and gear to save the masts, he was compelled,
with the other two, to keep seven hours at the pumps
to save the vessel from sinking, and he managed, by
great exertion, to bring the shattered ship, without
further help, safely into port. The two men drowned
are supposed to have been washed away while
relieving the helm. One was a native of Ports-
mouth, James M'Dougal, the other a Scotchman,
Alexander Robertson.
The American merchant-ship Franklin King, 1,108
tons register, belonging to Thomastown, Maine, was
towed into Plymouth on the Ist inst. She left St.
John's, New Brunswick, on the 15th of August, with
490 standard deals and palings, bound to London.
On the 17th of September, in lat. 47 deg. 30, min.,
long. 20.25 W., wind E.N.E.,
she was, at three
o'clock in the morning, hove to under close-reefed
main topsail ; at twelve at noon a heavy sea from
E.S.E. struck her lee bow, broke in the forecastle,
and washed the contents of the cabin out of the win-
dows. At five P.M. she was completely waterlogged.
During the day two barrels of bread and a cask of