The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-14 00:00:00

plete by cruising. The flag-ship of this new squadron o
evolution will be the Sanspareil screw two-decker of 81
guns, and the Commander-in-Chief Vice-Admiral Sir Thos.
Cochrane,
It is scarcely necessary to state that there is not the
slightest foundation for the above formidable statement.
It is a piece of pure romance, both with respect to ships
and commander-in-chief.-- Herald.
PORTSMOUTM. Fait. 13.—The Camperdown, 104, advanced
ship, which was driven from her moorings a week or so
since by the violence of the gale, was taken back to-day, the
moorings having been repaired.
PORTSMOUTH GARRISON. • Her Majesty's Government
having ordered the permanent staff of the militia throughout
"rest Britain and Ireland to be inspected by field-officers of
the regular army. to ascertain its present efficient state pre-
vious to the militia being drawn for and called out before
Juee next for drill, Lieutant-Colonel Ward, of the 48th Re-
giment, quartered in this garrison, has been selected to in•
spect those in this district, the South and North Hants, Isle
of Wight, Sussex, Dorset, and Wilts.
PLYMOUTH, FRIDAY, FEB. 13.—Her Majesty's brig Pilot,
which arrived from Portsmouth on Wednesday, was yester-
day inspected by Captain Lowe, of her Majesty's ship Im-
pregnable, and her crew was exercised at the guns, atter
which she was towed up harbour by the steam-vessel Pike,
preparatory to her being paid off.

APPOINTMENTS.
WOOLWICH, FEE. 13.—Second Master John W. Ff. Ilar-
v-y (1847) to the Horatio, 24, screw steam guard-ship at
Sheerness.
Clerk William H. Richardson (1845) to the Simoorn,
steam troop-ship, at Portsmouth.
Captain Kellett, C. 8., Commander of the Resolute, and
Commander Richards, appointed to the Assistance, the sail-
ing vessels of the Arctic expedition, visited these vessels at
Woolwich to-day, and Lieutenant Osborn, appointed to com-
mand the Pioneer screw steam-vessel for the same service,
visited her yesterday.
A number of caulkers commenced caulking the Assistance
and Resolute to-day. both these vessels having remained in
the dry dock since they were paid off on their return from
the last Arctic expedition.:
The Highflyer steam-sloop is ordered to be supplied with
five iron provision tanks on a plan approved of by the Admi-
ralty and Surveyor of the Navy, and to be furnished to ves-
sels for holding provisions, instead of the wooden bins hitherto
used for that purpose.
SHEERNESS, THURSDAY. Her Majesty's ship Ganges, 84,
was warped this morning from the south side of the basin
to the west side, and underneath the sheers, for the purpose
of having her masts removed prior to being taken into the
dry dock to make good her defects, and to be got ready for
commissioning. She had her mizenmast taken out this
afternoon.
Her Majesty's ship Russell, 72, was removed to the south
side of the basin to have her hold stowed, and to take
her tanks on board. She is to be fitted forthwith for
service.

Her Majesty's ship Waterloo, 120, Captain G. R. Mundy',
flagship of Vice-Admiral the Hon. Josceline Percy, Com-
mander-in-Chief at the Nore, was placed this morning at
the north side of the basin, on order that, as soon as the
tides permit, she may be removed to her moorings off the
north end of the Dockyard. Her internal arrangements,
painting of her cabins, &c., are finished, and on her quitting
the basin her officers and crew, at present in the Minotaur,
will be removed into her. She has been upwards of six
months under the hands of the dockyard.
Four steamers, it is currently reported, are to be shortly
got ready at this port, as an addition to the present steam
squadron of reserve.
Her Majesty's steam-sloop Hydra, Mr. Thomas Belgrave
commander, after starting from Portsmouth for the Cape of
Good Hope, with the new Governor of that colony, General
Cathcart and suite, wrung her rudder-head, and was in con-
sequence obliged to put into Plymouth on Monday aftenaeen
last, to have the necessary repairs effected.
The Goodwill, dockyard lighter, Patrick master, arrived
on Wednesday evening from Chatham with stores, and is un-
loading in the discharging basin. She will sail for Portsmouth
in a few days, with other stores for the naval arsenal of that
pore.
Wind, E.N.E., weather fine.
FRIDAY MOANL.NG. —Her Majesty's steam-sloop Barre
couta, 6, 300-horse power, Polyphemus, 5, 200-horse pellet.'
and Pluto, 4, 100-horse power, are to be stationed at this port
as an increase to the present steam squadron of reserve.
They are to be provided with their sea stores, &c., for six
months, so as to be ready for any service for which they may
be required.
The brig Coquet, Bain master, put out of the basin on
Wednesday, and having got her ballast on board, sailed to-
day for Newcastle.
The *Stoker, J. Duly, of her Majesty's steam-frigate
Amphion, who lost his life on Tuesday last, while on duty,
by the upsetting of the ship's boat in the harbour, has left!'
widow and child in great distress. An appeal is being made
to the humane and charitable of the port on behalf of the
family, which has been already responded to by many re-
mectable individuals to such extent lte ira."
mediate wants of the widow. an as
The body ofto supp
the unfy orthunar
man has not yet been recovered. The boat in which he
contained two iron pigs of ballast, the cause no doubt of her
sinking.
Her Majesty's screw steam guard-ship Horatio, 24, Can
tain S. T. Carnegie, will be ready to cross her lower an!
topmast yards to-day. Few, if any, able seamen have.r_l'
volunteered to join her. There appears to be a great ro
tance on the part of our blue jackets to enter for ehiPs
.
tioned here.

IkthLAND
DUBLIN, FRIDAY.—Joseph Cartar, proprietor and editor
of the Dundalk Democrat, extreme ten*nt-right journaltwP
arrested last night, by order of the Government, for mad'
cious and wicked libels, excitin6 hatred and malice betwe?il
p;
landlord. and tenants. He was admitted to bail, and mill
oe tried at the next watzes.
The election of a representative for Kinsale took P 1454
yesterday, when Mr. John Isaac Heard was returned with
out opposition. Mr. Heard was proposed by Lieutenatir
Daniel, It N., and seconded by Major Warren. There
no popular feeling whatever evinced on the occasion.

RAILWAY RET URNS

WEEg•

.FFIO RETU-NS FOR THE P.

Miles
opened,
1851.

NAME OF RAILWAY.