The Sun.
London, England, 1852-11-05 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSUOUTH, Noy. 4.
The following midshipmen were examined yesterday
on board the Victory, and found qualified for the rank
of lieutenant:—Messrs. Henry B. Phillimore, of the Sins
Pareil ; Augustus IT. Law, of the Encounter ; and
11. J. Challis, supernumerary of the Victory, late of the
Growler.

Mr. Hume J. Beatson, magtees-assistant, aloo qualified
at the same tiny.: for second-master, R.N.

The Avon steam tender arrived hero yesterday from
Plymouth, with supernumeraries, and sailed again in
the evening.

The Norwegian steam-corvette Nidaros, Captain
Hagerup, is daily expected at this port ; also the Hessian
corvette Dvina' now in the Chann a.
Commodore Lord Adolphus Ficzolarence, G.C.H., ar-
rived at this port this afternoon, and hoisted his first-
class broad pendant on board the Blenheim, 60, for the
purpose of saluting, when the customary gunpowder
compliments were exchanged between that ship and the
Port-Admiral's ship Victory. After which the pendant
was struck on board the Blenheim and hoisted on board
the Royal George, the hulk of the Royal yachts. We
understand his Lordship: gave hospitable entertainment
to her officers and crews on the occasion.
The remains of Mr. Henry Davy, the late Master-At-
tendant of this dockyard, were removed to-day in the
Devon lighter to Plymouth, for interment.
' The Encounter screw corvette, Captain O'Callaghan,
has adjusted her compasses, and is now ready for service.
The Duke of Wellington, screw three-decker, will be
taken into dock to-day, to be coppered, &c.

PLYMOUTH, Nov. 4.
Her Majesty's borretteDido, Captain Moorshead, was
yesterday towed up harbour by the Confiance and Pike
steam-vessels.EAShe is to be placed in dock to have de-
jeers made good.
The defects of the Rodney, 92, Captain Graham, C. 13.,
and Termagant, 24, screw-frigate, Captain Gifford, at
Devonport, are to be made good; but it has not been
stated whether they will go into harbour for that pur-
pose.

Their lordships appear anxious that the St. Jean
d'Acre, 101, screw-ship, at Devonport, should be has-
tened, and they have given directions for 150 more ship.
wrights to be put on her.
In order to give place to the Dido the Madagascar
will be taken out of dock, where she was put on Tuesday
to bo fitted as a store ship for Rio Janeiro to relieve the
Crescent.

The Avon sailed on Tuesday with supernumeraries
for Portsmouth.
Mr. Roberts, President of Monrovia, his lady, and
suite, embarked on Monday, under a salute of seven
guns, on board her Majesty's steamer Dee, Lieutenant-
Commander G. S. C. Smith, which sailed this morning
for Monrovia and the Cape of Good Hope.
It will be satisfactory for merchants corresponding
with the Cape of Good Hope to know that all the begs
for that colony were transferred in Plymouth Sound, on
the 15th October, to the General Screw Steam Shipping
Company's mail packet Calcutta from the Melbourne
(late Greenock), which sailed the same day, incurred
damage on the 19th, and o❑ the 24th put into Lisbon
with her mails saturated by leakage, top gear carried
away, and every probability of her being obliged to go
into dock, discharge cargo, and bo repaired.
A Cowes pilot, at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, spoke a
French brig of war, under reefed topsails, with the wind
in south-west, off the D,?adman, from Guadaloupe, bound
to Brest.

WOOLWICH, Nov. 4,
APPOINTMENTS.

Naval Instructor William Johnson (1841), to the
Agamemnon, 90, screw steam-ship, at Sheerness.
Acting Assistant-Surgeon Archibald Stevenson, to the
Victory flag-ship, at Davenport.