The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-08 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

His Grace Rear• Admiral the Duke of Northum-
berland has returned to the Admiralty from Alnwick
Castle.

APPOINTMENTS.

Lieutenant—F. G. Probyn (1849), to be first of
the Linnet, 6, at Devonport.
Surgeon—A. W. W. Babington (1851), to the
Linnet, 6, Devonport. _

Clerks—John Tomkins (1848), to the Saturn flag-
ship, Pembroke ; Thomas G. Kemp, to the Linnet.
Clerk's Assistant—John N. Harvey, to the Blen-
heim, 60, screw-ship, Portsmouth.
We stated yesterday that the Niger, 14, screw-
sloop, Commander Heath, was ordered from Ports-
mouth to the Mediterranean.

The Inflexible, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Wool-
ridge, also at Portsmouth, is ordered to Lisbon.
The Mediterranean fleet, under the command-in-
chief of Rear-Admiral Deans Dundas, C. 8., will be
at Corfu about the 14th inst. Letters for the fleet
should be addressed to Malta. . _

Mr. Morgan, son of the store receiver of Woolwich
yard, has been appointed an extra clerk in that
establishment, vice Mr. Pierson, 3d class clerk of that
establishment, appointed extra clerk in the Ac-
countant-General's-office, Somerset-house.

Woolwich gossip states that the Terrible, 21,
steam-frigate, Captain Hope, C. 8., will be paid off
on the Gth. We nave reason to believe, however,
that the 13th will be the day for hauling down the
pendant.
Ajax, 58, screw guard-ship, Captain Quip, has been
paid wages to six months.
Archer, 14, screw steam-sloop, Commander
Strange, will be inspected by the Commander-in-
Chief at Spithead this day, and afterwards go into
harbour.

Leander, 50, Captain G. St. V. King, arrived yes-
terday morning at Spithead, and saluted the flag of
Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs, K.C.B. She left the
squadron of Rear-Admiral Corry, at Queenstown.
She removed her powder and live shells in the after-
noon preparatory to going into harbour to pay off. It
is said she will be re commissioned.

Simoom, screw troop-steamer, Captain Kingcome,
went out of Portsmouth Harbour, and anchored at
Spithead yesterday afternoon.
The Swedish yacht, the Svreige, having received
additional false keel, came off the slip and went down
to Cowes yesterday evening.
The America yacht went out of Portsmouth Har-
bour yesterday. The "shine" seems to have been
completely taken out of this ship by the success of the
Musquito.
WooLwicu, OCT. 7.—The Hercules, Commander
Benjamin Bunton, passed Woolwich yesterday after-
noon, on her way to Blackwell, to embark emigrants
for Australia.

The Wasp-steam-sloop, Commander Lord John
Hay, and the Niger steam-sloop, Commander Leopold
-G. Heath, are to proceed tnthe Mediterranean, to
:relieve the Scourge paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Com-
•manddr 'Lord Frederick H. Kerr, and the Spiteful
paddle•wheel steam' sloop, Commander George`Par-
ker ; • the: two dater vessels having completed filar
perickla-of service, as they were both 'commissioned. in
-the early part of October, 1849.
• • • THE 'CAPE.

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We have intelligence from to the 21st of
August.: :The Conamincler-iWChid, 'Cdminddiwe
Wyvill, had not returned to Shiaon's -131, fru& the
Mozambique, intheCastOrs.-" "
Hydra, 6, steam-"sloop; Belgrave
Styx, 6," steam-sloop, :Cominaiidet ..W.; K. !qral/ ;
Rhadamanthus, 4, steani-transpott,' Miister-Coni-
mender Belem; and SeriagaPatami dei64.iveie• in
• 1 ft
Simon's Bay. ' •
Grecian, 12, Commander Hon:'ll.`p.,nani.., was
cruising ; Penguin, 6, and='Coininander 'Etheridge,.
and Dart, 3, tender, were oruisinr-411: but' the first
in the Mozambique.
A Cape paper says :—" We understand that Com-
mander Belgrave, of the Hydra; is
,nnable, from,the
state of his health, to continue in the command of that'
vessel, and that he will in consequence return shortly
to England. Lieutenant Endor, first lieutenant of
the Styx, is, it is said, to be appointed to command
the been to East London with supplies, and
August_. 9, with Colonel
sHtyyxdbraad."
oonot's; Bay,yCaPtain Di Y' i
b 12 Lancers ;
returnedperciva to
12 t m r
lions. P. Herbert and Dick, 43d Dig
Regment ; Lieu-
tenant Irving, 12th Foot; Captain Pilkington, civil
engineer, and six levies.

THE WELLINGTON MEMORIAL AT MANCHESTER.
—The committee met in the Mayor's parlour, at the Town-
hall, on Monday afternoon ; Alderman Sir John' Potter pre-
sided, and there were sixteen other members present. Small
subscriptions, amounting in the whole to about 5001., were
reported, making a total of between 3,9001. and 4,000/.
COURT OF CHANCERY.--Yesterday notice was
given that Vice-Chancellor Sir R. Kindersley will attend
on Tuesday next, the 12th inst., at the Pavilion motel,
Folkstone, to hear motions and other urgent matters. Pre-
vious notice ie to be given of the intended applications.