The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-24 00:00:00

NAVAL IN TELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—RoyaI yacht the Feiry,
Master-Commander Welsh, went down to Osborne
yesterday, and relieved the Elfin. The:day being re-
markably fine in the afternoon, the two young
Princesses, attended by Lady Caroline Barrington,
took a short cruise in the Fairy on the Solent.
Echo proceeded to Spithead yesterday with the
luggage of Lieutenant-General Lord Frederick
Fitzclarence, and transferred it to the Vernon, India-
man, for conveyance to Bombay. The Vernon sailed
this morning, at daylight.
Stromboli went to the moorings off the King's-
stairs yesterday to have her compasses swung. She
has received all her sea stores, and will now be ready
for hoisting the pendant when required.
Powerful, 80, is in the sea-basin receiving her an-
chors and other heavy stores as an advanced ship.
Ajax, 60, Captain M'Quin, has turned over to the
Camperdown. She has unbent sails, and will come
into dock on Saturday.
Sidon steam•frigate, having had her engines and
boilers rectified, got up her steam this morning to
test them.

Arrogant, 46, screw steam-frigate, Captain Robin-
son, will be paid
_off on Saturday next, and recom-
missioned.

Encounter screw-corvette, Captain O'Callaghan,
will be docked in the; steam-basin dock when the
Bulldog comes out.
Avon steam-tender, Master-Commander Veitch,
arrived this morning with supernumeraries from
Plymouth.
DEVONPORT, Sm. 22.—Avon tender sailed for
Portsmouth this afternoon, taking some stores from
the dockyard.
liamoaze lighter, Wood master, sailed this after-
noon with victualling stores for Queenstown.

APPOINTMENTS.

Second Master Ed;;;ClM.Snack lock (1851), from
the Leander, 60, ab Portsmouth, to the Dee aecana-
vessel at Woolwich.
Acting Assistant-Surgeon C. A. Duchet (1851),
from the Victory flag-ship at Portsmouth to the En-
counter steam-sloop at Portsmouth.
Master's Assistant J. F. W. Punter to the Her-
cules, fitting at Chatham for emigration service.
Midshipman Hon. J. B. Vivian to the Sans Pareil,
81, screw steam-ship.
At Devonport—John Gilby to the Victory; Guy
C. B. Wither, to the Electra, 14, at Portsmouth;
Reginald F. Clerk, to the Arrogant steam-frigate at
Portsmouth.

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TO THE BENEVOLENT—WANTED,
FIVE POUNDS.
We appeal to the benevolent and liberal : to those
exalted souls with deep pockets that, despising the
wretched distinctions between man and man by Mam-
mon and no Mammon, would rescue the unfortunate.
The case is simple, pathetic, but of daily occurrence.
Here it is in brief: the penny lines of the reporter put
into a little silver sixpence.
A young woman, named Jane Tanner—" a delicate-
looking young person, whose face was shockingly dis-
figured"—is unwillingly brought by her mother to
Worship-street, to charge her false lover— (impulsive
creature!)—William Holloway, with an assault. On a
recent occasion he had knocked out two of her teeth;
but she had forgiven him that—he had expressed such
sorrow for the untoward event. On Tuesday, however,
he came to her, and at once asked her for money.
" She told him that she bad not then a penny, when
he flew into a violent passion, and dealt her such a
violent blow in the face, that she became partially
stunned, and both her eyes were swollen and contused as
they now appeared."
She endeavoured to escape; he then felled her to the
earth, and—(his poor victim was about to become a
mother!)—" continued beating and kicking her about the
body till there was scarcely a part of her person that
was not covered with bruises." Well, the betrayed,
outraged Jane Tanner would not prosecute at the ses-
sions. " Oh, no, sir"—she said, and the words ought to
have gone like knives into WilliamHoalwloawy7l—
don't“ ho
o hr inig highest
tftilt two
a
sir, I can't prosecute him; let him go
wish him to be punished."
Whereupon Holloway is fined "the
iv
o therefor© took a
t
ainu n
of penalty" the law allows, namely 5
months' imprisonment.
Holloway could not pay the money;
lroidwesytoiniCoplrdisboanthed-fifeoldrskinnotchkeinfg down,
elons'n.Now,beating, and kick-
ing Jane Tanner? Certainly not; he is incarcerated
i cs lio-
eratedl
for not having Si. to pay for the luxury. Had h
sessed 51.—with another Si. to back him—he mighte have
departed to kswnbhoecofkoreat
down,
eSame office, " a BlDlth," j 8
again. beat, and kick Jane Tanner
gave the name of George
dreAssefedwmdaany,
fined 51., with the alternative of two reonthe:dv;:sissYeo:
for giving an inoffensive woman two black eye!
.; with
wounding her face
_that " her dress ag with
wounding
What the
like—oh, likeh wisdom of
English law—what
a Briton!il? G eorge Smwi:sh:Pog•id,
is the Now,
ifference between William
picking oakum° ix?
Hollowaythe money
Smith, the
stylish, picking bus wa
Answer—five pounds I—Puncle dpieertiettontdfreGedeoomrg;
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GENTLEMAN ...BOW—.
--------r—a-1 'rap IN TUE SERPENTINE.—
Yesterday morning info .n
death
of Mr. Stevens, of 18
sent to Mr. Langham
the deputy coroner, n
dcltn-town, under the following circum-
Baynham-street, Cain_eas an excellent sculler, and rowed a
stance; —Mr. Steevelle: ^
s pentine. On Wednesday afternoon he
good deal on
had his boat out as usual, and had been rowing for about
half an hour, w
°hen he stopped at the bridge to see some
His boat he allowed to drift under the
persciPs!:lllWas discovered afterwards he had taken his
bridge! -- Some gentlemen who were in Kensington-gardens
sculls in•
saw him standin g up in his boat, and apparently pushing it
the sides of the bridge, when he went head first into
the water. Several persons called out " Iloy, hoy," instead
of ~ boat." Parsons, one of the Humane Society's men,
beard the noise, but could not see where the sound came
from, as the bridge intervened; but as the cry was repeated,
several boats went to the spot, and in about ten minutes
Wincoate, one of the Society's men, succeeded in getting the
body out, and he immediately rowed up to the Humane
Society's house, where every effort was made to restore ani-
mation, but without effect.

RE•PAVING OXFORD-STREET. The extensive
works necessary for the repairing of this important thorough-
fare are proceeding rapidly towards completion, the portion
between Orchard and Portman-streets havinglbeen completed
and re-opened, as well as the lower portion of the street.
The repairs are to be continued up to the marble arch, and
the old macadamised road along the whole distance will be
then replaced by granite blockstof a:substantial and durable
character, and more in keeping with the requirements of this
great thoroughfare, which is now become one of the most
in addition to the previous great traffic of every
extensive and important routes for public vehicles in the
metropolis,
kind in this fashionable and populous part of the town. 1t
!'
is expected that the thoroughfare will shortly be re-opened,
as
willt bhee
a greatworks advancingonarcefasvetn9nc to towards completion, which
the immense traffic which 15
now obliged to take a circuitous route of the adjacent areas
to their destination.