The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-24 00:00:00

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N MARCH 24 185• 2
N°.18,566.] LONDON, WEDNESDAY
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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
..yiroavOcu, Mitten 23.—His Grate the Duke of
N:ortbumherland, First Lord of the Admiralty, .held_st
levee nt Whitehall yesterday, and it'was attended by the
following officers :—A dmiral Sir Graham Eden Hamond,
K C. 8.; Admiral: Sir Francis William Austen, K.C.8.;
ViCe-Admiral Arthur Lysaghtt Rear-Admiral Sir Wil-
ham 11,,nry. Dillon, K C. H. ; 1 ear:Aduairsl John Brett
Purvis,Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Sullivan, Rear-Admiral
Arthur, Famhawe, 0.13.; Resr-Admiral Donat Hereby
R O'Brien, ear-Admira 131-nedietua, Harwood Kelly.
Captains—F. Hatton, T. Pdrker, :C. B. Hamilton, G.
D...O'Callaghan, Richard, Sauncarez, T. 11PDonald,
R. Sr Triscott, R. Fitzroy, G. H. Wilson, George St.
Vincent King, T. Bsitliv, Hon. T. R. Drummond, and
W. S. Willis. Commanders—H. E. Wingrove, R. A.
Oliver, T. 13. Marsh, D. Fowler,-Charles Starmer, and
R. B. Grariford. Lieutenants.--C., M. LIJ ckraft, E.
F. Risk; E. W. Lug, T. Douglat, T. E. • Elliot, T.
Budges, 0.-Bullen, Rebert Roberts.,on, and John De.C.
A. Agilely; Surgeon Robert M'Cortniek.
tt.i..Rear=Adreiral 'Hyde Parker, C. 8., one of the Lords of
the Admiralty, .held a . levee at Whitehall yesterday,
w.hich.was attended by the following cflicere:—Gaptains
.J. Parker, W. A,~Willis, Robert Fitzroy. G.-K. Wilson,
Gr'.4l9Pe. F. Hatton, W. Chambers, Hon. H. Reppel, R.
41,itnarez, J. Scott, G. W. D. O'Callaghan, E.'l..Car-
penter, and 13.4. Sullivan; Commanders Vansittart, J.
B. NIMBI), allltS Rawstorne; W. E." Brown, H. Riven,
and B. Seymour; .Lientenants' Robert Robertson, T. 'J.
Young, Justus B. Kooystra, J. Langley, B. G.. Water•
house, T. Goss;' H. Campion, B. P. -Priest, John' De C.
A. Agnew,' and C. Bullen; Master J. W. Lowe.
Rear-Admiral Phipps lornby, C. 8., one of the Lords
of the Admiralty,.held a levee yesterday at Whitehall,
which was attended.by the following officers:--Captains
John Parker, R..SaumarEz, Hon. T. R. Drummond, J.
Scott, R. Chambers, E. J. Carpenter, B. Sullivan, J.
(lay, R. Fitzroy, and Henry J. Matson; e 3, wanders J.'
B. Marsh, James Rawfitorne, W.' e.. —W. E.
Browne, G. Le G.--Bowyear, WiL
gaunorrusintvi4atas RMlert Robertson,... IC-Carepton;
and Charles Batten; Masters Samuel S. Flinn, G. Giles,
Q. B. F. Swaine, and J. Tonkin; Paymaster and Purser
Parmeter; 'Surgeon Maurice J. West.
Adeeiral Sir. John A. ()mammy, K.C.8., commander
in chief at. Devooport, left for London, on leave, on
Monday morning. His flag was struck at sunset, when
the command of the port devolved on Commodore Sey-
mour, whose. broad pendant was re-hoisted on Monday
morning; the' gallant officer having returned to his
duties from leave.

Order, were received at Devonport on Monday morn-
ing to dispatch the Vestivitio, 6, steam-sloop, Com-
mander Barnerd, to Portsmouth, immediately, where, it
is reported; Commander Barnard and his crew will be
turned over to the Vixen, steam-sloop, and when ready,
will embark a gentleman accredited to the Brazilian Go-
vernment from this country. The Vixen, after landing
this-gentleman. is to be attached to the squadron on that
station. The Vesuvius tailed on Monday afternoon for
the eastward, having bet in the morning returned from
cruising in the ch,ps of the Channel to relieve the
vessels detained by contrary winds. She takes 70 or 80
supernumeraries for the ships at Portsmouth. Two of
the engineers of ,the. Vesuvius were injured by the ma-
chinery during her recent cruise, one of whom dislocated
his toot, and the other had his hand seriously cut.
Engineers from the s,team reserve at Devonport were
sent on hoard to iuppry.their places prior to the vessel's
'Sailirig'fOr roitsmouth.
Hecate; steani-sloop.' ComMander Hand, ordered to
the mouth of the Channel to relieve merchant vessels,
has not yet returned to port. She was spoken by the
British merchant brie Zeo, in 48 30 N., 8 W. lon.
Diligence, naval transport, Master Commander Mit-
chell, sailed, on Monday afttrnoon, from Devolution,
with stores for the four _eastern yards.
PORTSMOUTII,_ TUESDAY.----The Superb, 80, Captain
Pullen, was visited this morning at Spithead by Ad-
miral Sir Thomas Briggs, G.0.M.G., the Commander.
in-Chi• f, and the Earl of Minto. Captain Chads, 'C.B.,
of the Excellent, also accompanied the gallant Admiral
in the Sprightly steam-vessel, Mr. G. Allen, Acting
Master, commanding, The Admiral, after inspecting
the ship, mustered the ship's company, and Captain
Chads,exercised. them thoroughly in gunnery, and so
fay, as.could_bejudged from thtyshore, and taking into
consideration the newness of the science of gunnery to
ifirie'-tenths of her crew, they appeared to be pretty good
phpta The- report. about paying the Superb off was
premature. The orders at present issued by the Admi-
ralty are to pay the crew " down ;" but nothing more.
It is therefore probable that this fie ship and her now
well-drilled complement will remain for some time in
commission yet, and do some further service to the
State.

The Polyphemus steam-sloop sailed this afternoon for
,he coast of Africa.

NAVAL ESTIMATES.