The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-01 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 30.
The distinguished Russian officers visited the dock-
yard to-day, and at 11 o'clock were escorted over the
establishment by Acting-Admiral Superintendent Hen-
derson, C. 8., and at 1 p.m. Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs,
G.C.M.G., the Commander-in-Chief, embarked them in
his barge, and hoisted the Imperial Russian ensign in the
bow. The gallant Admiral took them to the mouth of
the harbour to get a glance at the fortifications, after
which they proceeded on board the Excellent, and re-
mained witnessing shot and shell practice till nearly 3
p.m., when they left under a salute of nineteen guns, and
visited the Port-Admiral at the Admiralty-house, where,
we believe, Prince Gortchakoff will sleep this evening—.
the other distinguished officers going to an hotel.
_ _

The Fire queen steam-vessel, -Master-Commander
Paul, sailed this morning with marines and supernume-
raries for Plymouth, also taking seamen paid off from
the Scourge.
The Avon steam-tender, Master Commander Veitch,
arrived here this morning from Plymouth, with super-
numeraries, and left on her return this afternoon.
The broad pendant of Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence,
G.C.H, was struck on board the Royal George yacht at
daylight this morning.
The crew of the Edinburgh, 58, screw gunnery-tender,
Captain Hewlett, were paid wages yesterday. Her
crew comprised the Hotspur and Excellent's party.
Hamoaze lighter, Wood, master, left Devonport on
Monday afternoon, with stores for Pembroke.
Rhadamanthus steam-transport, Master Commander
Belam, left Devonport on Monday afternoon for Wool-
wich.

Scourge, 6, steam-sloop, was placed in the basin, at
Portsmouth, yesterday.

WOOLWICH, Nov. 30.
APPOINTMENTS.

Surgeons.—William R. Dalton (1846), to the Sidon
steam-frigate, at Portsmouth ; Robert Fulton, M.D.
(1849), to the Furious steam-frigate, at Portsmouth ;
Robert Clarke, M.D. (1848), to the Magicienne steam-
frigate, at Devonport.
Paymaster Thomas E. Gould (1845), to the Mitgi-
ci enne .

Assistant-Surgeon C. F. A. Courtney (1848), to the
Sidon.

The Resistance troop-ship, Master Commander Brad-
shaw, arrived yesterday at Woolwich, having brought
home Captain Hamilton's company of Royal Artillery
from Malta, and Captain Philpott's company of Royal
Artillery from Gibraltar.

By order of the Board of Admiralty, Commander
Lefebvre proceeded in her Majesty's steam-ship Dasher
last week from Jersey to Alderney, for the purpose of
superintending the laying down of moorings for men-of-
war within the harbour of refuge at the latter island,
where three lighters are now employed on that work.—
Jersey Sun.
TIIF FRENCH NAVY.—A letter of the 19th of August,
from a naval officer on the Tahiti station, gives an ex-
cellent account of the sanitary state of that country.
The health of the crews of the ships of war was most
satisfactory. The Moselle, corvette, had recently ar-
rived from Noukahiva, to which place she had carried
MM. Gent and Longomazino and their families. The
Arthemise was to leave on the following day for Val-
paraiso, to fetch supplies. A few days before, the
schooner Hydrographe had been caught in a heavy
and driven on shore at a short distance from Papeiti,
after having lost her mainmast. She was afterwards got
off, but was found to be seriously damaged. gale,

THE SUSPECTED MURDER AT EXETER.—The adjourned
inquiry touching the melancholy death of Mr. William
Wreford, of Clanaborough, was resumed on Monday.
Numerous witnesses were examined ; among others, the
young woman who was suspected of the murder, and her
mother. The evidence disclosed a sad state of immorality.
The mother acknowledged that she received a letter from
young
the deceased, who was 71 years of age, requesting he e r to i
Conclusion
get her daughter to meet him, to accompany him to the
Haven Banks Inn. This she did, and, to use her Own
words, " delivered her up" to Mr. Wreford at the place
appointed for meeting. It appeared also that the
woman returned to her service at the Acorn Innh t
morning, as though nothing had happened—Eater
very lengthened inquiry, the jury came to the a
that there was not sufficient evidence t
bringing in a verdict of murder,
returned a verdict of " Found d adw
own d." they
therefore
to them in
and it is likely
The young
woman, Maria Slee,
she will be charged is still in custody,
with stealing the 80/. from Mr.
Wreford.

DIABOLICAL
OUTRAGE.—Mr. Smith, the proprietorl of
the Angel tavern, Webber-street Bl kfriar o
Mr. Holland, a master printer gain thessarm same n and
neigh-
bourhood, narrowly escaped being shot by some diabo-
lical miscreant, a night or two since. It appears that
Mr. Holland was conversing with Mr.. Smith whilst he
was standing behind his bar, when all of a sudden a
noise was heard of a vehicle passing the house, and at
the same moment a pistol or gun was discharged, and a,
ball fired through one of the squares of glass in the win-,
dow, making a circular hole in the glass nearly as large
as a shilling. Fortunately neither Mr. Smith nor Mr.
Holland received any injury, although the charge of the
weapon fell within a. few feet of the spot they were
standing on. The guilty party is at present at large.
ALARMING TUMULT.—FIRING AT A MOB.—The
neighbourhood of Wollaston, in Northamptonshire, has
been in a state of much excitement during the week by
the following startling occurrence :—Some few. . days ago
several labourers were prosecuted by a bailiff named
Dycer for breaking away some portion
of an old fence.
This seemed to have excited much feeling in the village,
and an effigy of the bailiff was burned. The feeling sub-
sequently ran stronger, and a mob assembling in front
of Dycer's house, and several windows being broken,
one of his brothers very imprudently fired a loaded
pistol at the mob. The result was that a young r--
named James Page was seriously wounded.
the mob became more infuriated, and fr
lives of both brothers, as also their d,
placed in much hazard. At length the
fired the shot was arrested by the police
examined by the magistrate, was remanded.