The Sun.
London, England, 1852-01-17 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Commodore Martin's squadron at Lisbon, it ;as expected,
would proceed to sea about the 16th instant, on a trial cruise,
leaving the Hogue, 60, screw-ship, Captain 111.Dougall, in
the Tagus. A midshipman, Mr. Cruickshank, of the Arethusa,
50, Captain Sy monds, died at the Naval Hospital, of rapid
ootuumption. All sorts of reports were in circulation as to
the movement of the sauadren. The commodore had his
flag flying in the Leander, 50, Captain Decres. It was said
that the latter officer would exchange ships with Captain
Rallis, of the Prince Regent, 90, and that the latter would
then proceed to the Mediterranean, Commander Barnard in
that case getting an appointment to the Leander. Another
report says the Leander is to proceed to Gibraltar for pro-
visions, and that the Dauntless, 33, screw-frigate, Captain
Halsted, after the trial cruise, returns to England. We
give the above as mere flying rumours. The health of the
squadron had improved since the severe constant exercises
had been discontinued, and the washing decks every morn-
ing given up. The latter operation is only now performed
once a week, and attention is paid to lowering the ports to
windward. These are simple little things which have a
great effect on the comfort and health of men on board.
The hospital ashore was full of sick, there were forty beds
occupied, and twenty more were likely to be occupied.
Commander Thomas E. L. Moore (1841), in command of
the Plover, in the Behring's Straits Arctic Expedition for
the last two years and a half, has been promoted to the rank
of captain for that service.
Commander Jenner, of the flagship Centaur steam-frigate,
has been appointed, pro tem., to the command of the Conflict,
8, screw-frigate, at Brazils, vice Drake, invalided and re-
turned to England.

We are glad to hear that Dr. Findlay, of the Alecto
steam-sloop, coast of Africa, is not dead, as reported. By
last accounts he was recovering, and was waiting to re-
turn to England as an invalid.
Chaplain—The Rev. R. H. Howe has been appointed to
the Britannia, 120, flag-ship of Admiral Dundas.
Mr. Bell, assistant-engineer of the second class at Ports-
mouth, has volunteered for the Arctic searching expedition
of this year.
Chief Engineer George G. Bardin ; and Assistant-Engi-
neers Edward R. Dutton, Peter Cowane, and Stephen G.
Shairp, have been appointed to the Hydra steam-sloop, at
Sheerness, for service at the Cape.
SUMMARY PUNISHMENT ON BOARD A MAN-OF-WAR.—
DEVONPORT, THURSDAY.—An incident occurred last night
and this morning, which has caused some amusement and
much satisfaction here. A Mutton Cove waterman, one of
those fellows who are always on the look out to ease poor
Jack of his burCen when returned from sea, got on board the
Tweed, 18, Commander Lord F. Russell, last evening to see
a marine of the same name, Murray. Although no relation,
he was kindly entertained, had plenty of drink, and sung
some songs. A boat, however, was seen off the vessel lying
on their oars, and the good friend was about to depart, but
it was discovered on his leaving that he had stolen a quan-
tity of clothing from the men, and he was about to decamp
with it. Having been seized in the act, the crew at once
proceeded to give him a lesson in practical justice, by admi-
nistering a tremendous thrashing, the officers of course
winking at it. They then kept him in durance vile during
the remainder of the night, and this morning, after giving
him for a breakfast three dozen with a rope's end, he was
ignominiously turned out of the ship.
The Sprightly steam- tender will take all who wish a pas-
sage to Portsmouth of the crew of the Tweed, after being paid
off to-morrow.

Commander Crispin, of the Royal yacht, has gone on leave.
The Royal steam-tender Fairy is having Mr. Peacock's
composition scraped off; and she is now being payed over
with Mr. Hay's. Mr. Hay is also to pay with his composi-
tion the bottom of the Britannia's launch, to test whether it
will supersede the necessity of coppering boats of this de-
scription.
Britannia, 120, Captain Goldsmith, has got up her top-
masts again at Portsmouth. She will exchange places with
Rodney, 92, next week, to have her compasses swung.
Daphne, 18, Captain Moorshead, C. 8., arrived at Rio from
Sheerness Dec. 7, on her way to Valparaiso.
Gorgon, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Paynter, arrived at
Rio Dec. 7, from Valparaiso, and sailed for Portsmouth to be
paid off. _ _ _

Fury, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Tatham, has coaled at
Portsmouth, and has taken on board a quantity of packages
and parcels for Commodore Martin's squadron, and will pro-
bably sail to-day or Monday for the Mediterranean, touching
at Lizbon.

lithe, frigate, is to take the place of the Nymph, re•
ceiving hulk at Woolwicb, and the latter is to be taken to
Sheerness.

Wye, old convict-ship, is to take the place of the Sulphur,
receiving-ship at Woolwich, and the h.tter is to be towed to
Deptford to be broken up.
Sitnoom, iron screw troop-ship, is getting ready for another
tria. at Portsmouth. We understand she will go into the
Channel for a three days' cruise.
Sparrow, surveying tender on the coast of Ireland,
Commander Bedford, is ordered to Devonport to be paid off.
Torch, iron steamer, is to be sent to Deptford to be fitted
as a tender to the Herald for surveying service in the South
Sea Islands.

PORTSMOUTH, FRIDAY.-It blew a hurricane for about
four hours last night, the wind suddenly rising about eleven
P.M., and going down equally sudden about four AM. A
Hanoverian barque, lying at St. Helen's, drove considerably,
but got into a berth again this morning. The Hendrick
Hudson is still in St. Helen's Roads.

The inspection of the stock of preserved meats at the
Royal Clarence-yard was proceeded with to-day, and at its
close the (examining board knocked off for the week to ob-
tain a respite from their disagreeable task. About 300
canisters +•ere opened to-day, out of which number 73
passed as good ; the 227 bad were condemned from similar
discoveries as those already reported.
PLYMOUTH. FRIDAY.—Her Majesty's steam-sloop Hecate
sailed on Wednesday fur Brest and the Bay of Biscay, to
obtain information relit+ ive to the lose of the Amazon.
The frigate Bacchus, being ordered to be fitted as a coal
depot, was towed to the jetty on Wednesday.
The screw-steamer Fettercairn, Captain Maitland, from
London, for St. Helena, put in oniThursday with loss of fore-
topmast.
The merchant vessel Sea'on Sluice, Captain Gibson, from
Kertch, which put in here yesterday, saw off the Ramehesd
the deck and beams of a ship, in all probability the Theodore
and Sara, run down by the Corinthian, off the Start, about a
month since.

PEMBROKE, JAN. 15.—The number of men now employed
at this dockyard is above the number of the establishment,
and in consequence they are allowed to volunteer for the
other naval stations. At the general muster of the men
which took place a short time ago before the Captain-Super-
intendent, Sir Thorium Pasley, a thorough examination of
everyone connected with the arsenal was made, prior to the
selection of the most aged and infirm for superannuation.
The names of about forty of the most fit were taken down
for this purpose. The Pique frigate, 36 guns, is rapidly pro-
gressing in her repairs. She is to be lengthened to the ex-
tent of 80 feet. I'he detachment of Artillery, under the
command of Lieutenant Penn, is to be removed to the Mar-
tello towers at the dockyard, when room can be made in the
fortified barracks for the head-quarters of a regiment 07 the
line, which arrangement would afford a supply of men ade-
quate to carry on the duties of the garrison. •It is expected
that several very interesting launches will take place at this.
dockyard during the course of the year, several ships of the
largest size being nearly finished. The fortifications at the
Stack Rock are being proceeded with, and it is hoped that
the long talked-of addition to the defences at the dockyard
will be this year commenced. No more apprentices are to
be entered at present at this or anv other of the dockyards.
Woolavlcfr, Jaw. 16.—The Highflyer steam sloop bad her
steam up in the basin at Woolwich dockyard to-day, for the
purpose of testing her actual horse power at the dynanometer,
the nominal horse power of the engines being 400.
The latter part of the announcement, that the Royal
Albert, 120, had been ordered to be fitted with auxiliary
d
engines, and that Messrs. Maudslay, Son, and Field a
been ordered to make the engines of 1,000 horse power, has
ultimately proved incorrect, as a contract was subsequently
entered into for the construction of a pair of 300 horse power
(each) engines, on the oscillating principle of John n
Albert Penn
and
will
Son, of Greenwich. The engines. of the ltoy
of COO horse Nyi
consequently be of the collective Pell" the same firm the
same as those, now nearly ready, made for
the Agamemnon, 90, at present building at Woolwich dock-
yard.
The Barraconta steam sloop was taken round to Chatham
to-day, to be fitted at that port for sea.

DESPERATE SUICIDE.--Last
Laht night an inquestwas
held by Mr. Bedford, at St. George's Hospital, on the bod
y
of Mr:Robert Judd, aged 65, who had for
years carried on business as a boot maker at 911,13 wards of 40Beak-street,
Regent-street. It appeared that for some weeks past he had
been in very low spirits, which could only be accounted for
by a very sensitive feeling about money matters, he and his
at On Tuesday morning,
family living on the best of terms,
about ten o'clock, the barmaidout
Campbell's e ltlh' se Sthcobtdc-hfioabler
stores in Beak-street, saw him
he leaning
window of his house, and
with terrific violence on the stone threw himself out. He fell
was immediately conveyed to theone pavement beneath, and
Leicester-street. Upon that surgery of Mr. Keys, in
happened, he replied, " I didgentleman asking him how it
wife is quite innocent." not fall far enough ; my poor
Hospital, but the case He was-removed to St. George's
o'clock. The
jury was hopeless, and he died at two
HOW TO GET SLEE B.
returned a verdict of temporary insanity.
persons a matter of highr.— ow to get sleep is to many
importance. Nervous persons who
are troubled with wakefulness
a strong tendency of
blood and excitability, usually have
extre-
mities. The pressure o the zthe brain, with cold.etrea-
stimulated or wakeful state, bloodaodtiolne thuLabtriaoinnskienepsit
the head
are often painful. Let such rise and chafe the body and
extremities with a brush or towel, or rub smartly with the
hands to promote circulation and withdraw the excessive
amount of blood'from the brain, and you will sleep in a few
moments. A cold bath, or a sponge bath and rubbing, or a
good run, or a rapid walk in the open air, or going up or
down stairs a few times, just before retiring, will aid in
equalising circulation, and promoting sleep. These rules
are simple and easy of application in castle or cabin, and
minister to the comfort of thousands who would freely ex-
pend money for an anodyne to promote " Nature's sweet
restorer, balmy sleep."
EXIIIETION OF ALL NATIONS AT NEW Yong,
The opening of the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations
at New York is likely to be for a short time postponed, in
consequence of legal doubts which have arisen of the right
of the corporation of the city to grant the site in Madison-
square for the erection of the building, and it has, in conse-
quence, been thought advisable to procure another site. To
I save delay the corporation have offered the committee the
use of Reservoir-square, a commanding elevation in their
own unrestricted fee. This offer was under consideration
when the last advices from New York left for England. It
, seems that some jealousy exist at New York against Mr.
i Riddle, who is a Bostonian, and who is known in London
• from his conexion with the late Exhibition in Hyde-park as
I the Americam Commissioner. _

TSB IRISIL COAST GUAED.—The Galway MCI 7Y
of Saturday says We are enabled to state, upon the beat
authority, that orders have been issued to the several Coast
Guard stations round the coast of Ireland to have all the men
of that force, whose term of service does not exceed five
years, in readiness to go on board ships of the line on the
shortest notice.
The success of the shoeblack-brigade experiment
in Liverpool has exceeded the most sanguine hopes of the
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