The Sun.
London, England, 1852-11-08 00:00:00

NA. TAL INTELLIGENCE.

The commander-in-chief, Rear Admiral Bruce, and
his fllg-steam-frigate Penelope, 18, Captain Lyater, ar-
rived at St. Helena Sept. 17.

PROMOTIONS.
Captain the Eton. Montagu Stopford (1825), flag-
captain to Vice-Admiral the [lon. Joceline Percy, C. 8.,
commander-in-chief at the Nore, to be aide-de-camp to
the queen, in the room of Captain Sir George Tyler,
KM., promoted to the rank of rear-admiral.

APPOINTMENTS.
Commander John Corbet (1852), to be Admiralty
Agent for mails in the General Screw Steam Shipping
Company's vessel Mauritius, under orders to convey the
malls of the 15th inst. to the Cape of Good Hope, Mau-
ritius, and Calcutta.
Chaplain—The Rev. Percy Rogers to the Rodney, 90,
at Devonport.
Masters' Assistants—James L. Boulton to the Inde-
fatigable flag-ship at Devonport, and Henry J. Parr to
the Agamemnon, 90, screw steam-ship, at Sheerness.

WOOLWICH, Nov. 6.
Lieutenant Grey and four privates of the Woolwich
division of the Royal Marines, joined head-quarters here
yesterday (Friday), on the Alarm, 2G, being paid down
at Plymouth, on her return from the North America and
West India station.

PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 6

Last evening Port-Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs gave
a dinner at the Admiralty-house, in honour of the pro-
motion of Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzclarenee to a first-
class commodore, and the promotion of the commander
(W. Cris)in) of the royal yacht to the rank of captain.
A number of officers of the port were invited to the
greeting. On the previous evening the commissioned
and warrant officers of her Majesty's yacht gave Lord
A. Fitaclaranee and Captain Crispin a dinner in honour
of their promotion, on board the old royal sailing yacht
Royal George, which does the duty of hulk to the royal
steam yachts. This was a very hearty affair, Lord Fitz-
clarence having hoisted his pendant on that afternoon,
which was this evening struck, his lordship having left
for town. Her Majesty is expected to require the use
of the rcyal yacht Fairy about the 20th instant.
Her Majesty's ship Duke of Wellington was taken
into dock to receive her copper and machinery yester-
day.
The Echo steana•tug took on board 50 convicts from
Portsmouth
Dockyard today,
received
steam-sloopher newm masts
and trans-shipped them
into the Dudbrook convict ship, at Spithead,
The American packet-ship Northumberland sailed
from Spithead for New York this day.
Her
ge jeecsetiesd for trans-
portation to Fremantle.
Archer, 14, Commander
Strange, (main and fore) to-day,
and is proceeding with her rigging.
Very heavy weather has prevailed on this part of the
coast for some days. To-day it blows a gale from the
S. W., with every appearance of a dirty night.
The Russian corvette Dwiaa is moored all snug at the
Motherbank.
Archer, 11, screw-steamer, Commander Strange, re-
ceived her now fore and mainmasts at Portsmouth on
Saturday, and commenced rigging the same. It has
since bean found necessary for her to have a new mizen.
mast.
Devon, lighter, arrived from Portsmouth on Saturday
with the remains of the late Mr. Henry Davey, assistant
attendant of th© Royal Dockyard, Portsmouth. The
body was landed at the yard, and conveyed to the re-
sidence of Mr. Mills, master attendant, and was yester-
day interred in the cemetery, Plymouth.
Dido, IS, Captain W. H. A. Morshead, will be
taken into dock at Devonport this day, to repair damage
sustained by touching the ground in the Pacific.
Duck, lighter, sailed from Portsmouth on Saturday,
with stores for the eastern yards.
Echo, steatn-tug, Master-Commander Hathaway, em-
barked 50 prisoners from the new prison at Portsmouth,
on Saturday, and put thew on board the Dudbrook,
convict-ship, for passage to Australia.
Linnet, 8, Commander Need, is ready to go into the
Sound, where she will proceed as soon as the weather
moderates, and after being paid advance, will proceed to
the coast of Africa.
Madagascar, 41, fittin„, e• as a store ship for Rio, was
taken out of dock at Devonport yesterday,
Tortoise, lighter, with stores for Deptford, put to sea
from Devonport on Thursday, but in conseqanna of the
severity of the weather, was compelled to put back. She
Sailed again, however, on the following day.
Termagant, 24, screw atonal-frigate, Captain H.
W.
Gifford, went to Devonport Harbour yesterday to coal.
PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY, FIVE P.m.—Strong Westerly
winds, with much rain. The Northumberland, New
York packet, sailed for that port on Saturday.

Hutton, flag
PLYMOUTH, Nov. 7.
Her Majesty's ship Prince _Regent, 90, Cetptain F.
be
supplied with a now maintopmast, the former one beingen
sprung,
of Admiral Corry, in the Sound, has
TRIAL OF THE SCREW LINE-OF-BATTLE Snip SANS.
PAREIL.—DEvoNPoRT, NOV. 5.--The Sanspareil
I sj, had
a fine day, yesterday, and seems to have given satisfae.
tion to those who were on board. The utmost of her
speed in steaming was eight knots, and her engines
Phillips,
day.hill She will fill up with coals to-morrow, bo paid
i were
M
considered all right. She had a small trial sailing,
and is reported to stay well and to wear very well; but
as the wind was light it cannot be considered much of a
trial. Captain Dacres being unwell, did not go Out in
his ship. She was in charge, therefore, of Commander
,
P 39 who appears highly pleased with the result of
`ll
auvance the beginning of next week, and then sail for
Lisbon, on a more lengthened trial.
The captain of the Russian corvette Dvvina, that ar-
rived at Spithead on Friday, landed on Saturday, and,
with the Russian consul, Mr. Wilkinson, of Gosport,
paid his respects to the port admiral. The Dwina is
from Cronstadt, bound to the Russian possessions in tho
North
'Pacific. She will go into harbour to
cookireceive M
(lirg-
tillino. galley, 8,,., before she starts on her long voyage.
The steam war Norwegian corvette Nidarc.is, CaplCaptainn and
Grant s (the comptroller of victualling) g
Hagsiup, is hourly expected at Spithead.

Lieutenant commanding SHEERNESS, Nov. 7.
Her IVlajestv's paddle-wheel steam-vessel Tartarus,
R. H. Risk, was inspected on
Friday by Vice-Admiral the Hon. Joscoline Percy,
C. 8., commander-in-chief at the Nore, who was accom-
panied by his flag-captain, the Hon. Montagu
coast Stopford.
The 'Tartarus sailed yesterday morning for the of
Scotland.
Her Majesty's steam-vessel Lizard was dispatched t
Chatham yesterday at nine n.m., with invalids, for
medical treatment at Melville Hospital. She returned
in the afternoon with publio moneys, in charge of Mr.
H. Morgan, chief clerk in the pay office of the dock.
yard.
Her Majesty's ship Royal George, 120, is to be
adated to screw propulsion, and to have engines of
400-pnorse power, she was built on tho lines of the