The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-31 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

Clerks—C. M. Balfour, to the Winchester, 50; F. G.
Bulgin, to the Magicienne, steam guard•ship, Devonport ;
John Freshfield, to the Vulcan, steam troop-ship, Ports-
mouth.
Masters' Assistants—John Molloy, to the Basilisk,
steam-sloop, Portsmouth; J. D. Wiltshire, to the Triton,
steam .packet.
Lieutenant William A

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on the 3d

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St. DAUS, on the Mississippi. Liens;vr onpuiett.was
youngest son of the late,Rev. Richard Holmden Amph-
ktt, of Wychbold Hall, Worcestershire, and was aged 28.

Surgeon—William Webber died on the 21st instant,
aged 34.
Mate—William L. C. Clarke, of the Exoellent, died at
Haslar on the 25th inst , in the 22,1 year of his age.
The Arrogant, 46, screw-frigate, Captain Robinson,
now at Portsmouth. it is reported, will take out to India
Lord Frederick Fitzclarence. This ship, however, has
so nearly ran her time that it is more likely the Daunt-
less, 33, screw frigate, Captain Halsted, will be the ship
seleeted for this service, especially as the officers ware
put to so much expense the other day in providing for
the reception of Sir Charles Hotham, in the expectation
that the ship would be sent from Rio to Rangoon.
PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY. —A court-martial took place on
Saturday, on board the Victory, in Portsmouth harbour,
to try William Spencer, a stoker, belonging to the
Alecto, steamer (now on the coast of Africa), on two
charges—first, for having, on the sth of February last,
quarrelled and fought with Norris Potts, now deceased,
a seaman, on board the said Alecto; and secondly, for
having on that day unlawfully killed the said Norris
Potts.

The following officers composed the court:—Rear-
Admiral Presscott (president), Rear-Admiral Corry,
Captains Chula, Martin, C. 8., Scott, Henderson, Robin-
son, Symonds, Hatton, and Mitson. Mr. Greatham,
judge-advocate.
It appeared in evidence that the prisoner and deceased
had a dispute while washing decks on board, and that a
fight followed; that the deceased Norris Potts received
on his aide some severe blows from the prisoner that
occasioned his death in about an hour and a half after-
wards.

The court found the prisoner guilty; but, as there
were several extenuating circumstances the court only
sentenced the prisoner to six months' imprisonment in
Winchester Gaul.

PLYMOUTH, SUNDAY.—Her Majesty's steam-ship
Gladimtor, Cytain J. Adams, from the Cape of Good
Hope, was off this port yesterday at noon, and signalized
to Port-Admiral Sir John A. Ommanney. This ship
was appointed to bring home the ex-Governor-General,
Sir Retry Smith.
Her Majesty's ship Queen, 116, Captain C. Wise,
arrived from Spithead on Friday morning. Her crew
are to be paid wages down to six months, and to have
fourteen days' leave.
The crew of the Leander, 50, Captain Dacres, having
bent sails, the frigate had been placed at her sailing
moorings, and she will go out of harbour on Tuesday.
The screw steam block ship Sanspareil and the
Dauntless frigate are to be put in commission forthwith.
The brig Philomel, 8, Commander T. G. Forbes, was
paid off into ordinary on Wednesday.
The copper of the ship Calcutta, being defective, has
been taken off.

Eight launches are ordered to be fitted for the re•
ception of field. pieces for exercising the Dockyard
Battalion.

The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have
ordered the standard height for recruits for the Royal
Marines_ to be five. feet seven inches...L.__
r—The Sir Francis -Drake itein3RZaptain Sadler, re-
ports that a smack from Cardiff, with the furniture and
plate of General Love, the neely appointed Governor of
Jersey„was wrecked cif Guernsey on Thursday, at 2 A ae.,
when reaching to the southward, upon a wind, in hazy
weather. A light on this dangerous island appears to be
greatly required.
The Herald, surveying ship, Captain Denham, and the
Torch, steamer, Lieut. Commander Chimmo, will, it is
expected, proceed to sea en Monday or Tuesday next.
The Torch was reported out of the bands of the dock-
yard.
SHEERNESS, SITNDAY.,--Her Majesty's screw steam-
frigate Horatio, 22, Captiin the Hon. S. T. Carnegie,
completed the re-adjustment of her compasses on Thurs-
day- She was swung to every point of the compass,
first with the funnel raised, and subsequently with it
depressed, so as to ascertain the deviation under both
circumstances.
Her Majesty's screw steam. frigate Amphion, 34,
paddle-wheel steam-frigate Cyclops, 6, and steam, sloop
Barraconta. 6, forming the first division of the advanced
steam-squadron of reserve at this port, have all their sea
stores stowed, and can be got ready for sea, should their
services be suddenly required, at 24 hours' notice. A
corporal and five privates of the Royal Marines (to be
borne on the books of the Horatio) have been placed on
board each of them.
Her Majesty's paddle-wheel steamers Myrtle and Afri-
can towed the Horatio on Friday forenoon to her moor-
ings off the Isle of Grain, and afterwards proceeded to
the Barracouta, and removed her to the basin moorings,
preparatory to her being swung for the adjustment of
her compasses.
The officers and ships' company of the ships in port
were mustered on Friday by Captain the Hon. Montagu
Stopford, flag-captain to Vlce-Admiral the Hon. Josceline
Percy, Cemmander-in-Chief.
Her Majesty's ship Superb, 80, Captain E Purcell, is
hourly expected from Spit head. On her arrival she will
be inspected by Vice-Admiral the Honourable Josceline
Percy, Commander-in Chief at the Nore, her crew ex-
ercised at the guns, &c., and after discharging her powder
will proceed to Chatham to be paid off. She has been
in commission three and a half years.
Her Majesty's screw steam frigate Amphion, 34. left
port yesterday, at 9 30 A x on a cruise down the Swin
to•try her engines and machinery, limier the superinten-
dence of Captain the Honourable S. T. Carnegihee(rcooffirn:
manding the steam squadron of reserve) and ot
cers of the Horatio. The Admiralty pilot, Mr. Taylor,
attended on board the Amphion, which returned to port
at 5 P M.
It is in contemplationob
fitted si l
ar
to
propeller at this yard. The name of "Edgar"
build
dimensions to the Agamemnon,
screw prope , aanedteatmo
s wmt t
hi a
has been selected as the designation of the new ship.
THE MEDITERRANEAN.
A correspondent, dating from Malta, May 22, says:
No news of the ships under the Admiral's command
has reached Malta since my las'. Growler, stt am-
sloop,- Commander Stodtiart, from Leghorn, arrived on
Wednesday last. She had on board the sons of the late
Lord Aldborough, who, it may be recollected, were not
long since condemned to death by the Tuscan authori-
ties for publishing revolutionary documents from a pri-
vate press, against the Government. The sentence of
death having been commuted, they have been liberated,
een
on condition of being placed under their own Govern-
ment. On arriving here they were l d p see on board the
English *crew steamer Orontes, and by her sent to
England.
The Turkish steamer Reis Bahri, which lately left
this port for Tunis, has returned, and report s
once more proceed to the African coast, says will
visiting
for the Pasha of which city a firman is signed;
him the pest of Grand Vizier. Such, at leastoffiesriih-7,
report extensively circulated in official circles, and
-
d
rally credited. angene.
The artillery has been practising du •ri
from 56 pounders, and with red-hot during the week
32-pounders, at a target, placed 2 yards,4ooshot from
During the four days the target was not
once
seawards-
by the explosion of one of the spherical shot,lice
hit, except
balls and a piece of iron perforated it.
when eight
Ceradoc steam-packet, Lieutenant-C
man, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiralmmander Derri-
port on Saturday last to test her machinery, Harvey, left
extensive repairs effected under the after
the
dockyard authorities. The entire distance
supervision of our
Harbour to the anchorage at 'stance from Malts
Gaze,
effected in fifty minutes. At fourteen miles, was
Gozo the Admiral and
suite disembarked for three h
the vessel made the round of hours, and on his return
it by six a' M. the island, aecomplishing

THE LiVVENDEAETH VALE COLLIERY ACCIDEII,Tn7t
It is a remarkable circumstance that up to this periosaw, _
one of the bodies of the twenty-six unfortunate mmeernu
lost their lives in the Gwendraeth 'Vale Colliery- by the
irrup-
tion of an immense body of mud and water into therlyP, three
been recovered, alth...ugh the accident happened nearly
is sup_
weeks ago. The pit is still filled with
water' a the rush of
posed that the bodies have been carried by Ten of
water to a distant part of the colliery underground.whose widows
it has
the unfortunate sufferers were married
left parents and rela-
and children, left unprovided for, number
while several single men and boys have
them
for support.
lives who were partly dependent
upon
meeting has been held
Under these circumstances
a publicmportanc to the spot,
actly 50 souls,
ac Llanelly, the nearest town of
at which resolutions were passed
view the mitigation of the
collecting subscriptions with a vi.%,.
v About 2501. was sub-
distress of the -deceaseds'
1 raeilnerti donations of 201. each,from
aanpiptoointing a committee for
scribed for in the room, including donations
Gawd9r, and 254 !NM
the Bishop of St. David's al2
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