The Sun.
London, England, 1830-02-08 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PLYMOUTH, FEB. 6.—A report was very current
yesterday in the naval circles that the Druid frigate,
Captain Hamilton, was ordered to sea immediately,
in search of a pirate which had been committing
depredations in the South American Ocean, and
that this pirate was the Martin sloop of war, be-
lieved to have been lost on her voyage from the
Cape of Good Hope to India, about four years
since. The story was mentioned in so many quar-
ters that we deem it necessary to say that no orders
of the kind have been received here, nor has any in-
telligence respecting the Martin reached the autho-
rities at this port.
Mr. John Allen, Mate of the Victory, is ap-
pointed Chief Mate of the Fox revenue cruiser.
The Pandora, 18, Commander —, is ordered
to be paid off at this port.
The Sparrow cutter, 10, Lieutenant J. Moffatt,
arrived on Saturday from Portsmouth, with the
detachment of Royal Marines lately serving in the
Java, and sailed yesterday to return to Portsmouth.
he Vigilant ketch, Lieutenant Loney, sailed on
Tuesday for Fahnouth, whence it is supposed she
will take out the Lisbon mail on Friday next.

The Meteor steam-Yessel, Lieutenant W. 11.
Symons, sailed on Monday for Falmouth, from
whence she will take out the Mediterranean mails.

Dr. Harrower, Assistant-Surgeon of the St. Vin-
cent, is appointed Assistant-Surgeon of the Renard
packet-brig, at Falmouth, and Mr. John Kirk is
appointed Supernumerary Assistant-Surgeon of the
St. Vincent, vice Harrower.
The preventive boat at Yealm crept up 90 tubs
of spirits last week.
His Majesty's ship Magnet arrived at Lisbon,
from Falmouth, 13th ult. The Kingfisher arrived at
Monte Video, from Falmouth and Rio Janeiro, pre-
vious to 19th November. The Athol sailed from
the River Gambia, for Sierra Leone, 27th Sept.
The Dartmouth arrived at Cadiz, from Gibraltar,
31st December. The Blossom arrived at Jamaica,
from Portsmouth, Madeira, and Nassau, 29th Nov.
The Victor, from Trinidad de Cuba, and the Harpy,
from Campeachy, arrived at Jamaica Ist December.
The Tweed arrived at the Mauritius, from the Cape
of Good Hope, 3d Oct. The Falcon sailed from
the Mauritius 9th Oct.

Remain in liamoaze.—St. Vincent, Kent, Druid,
Ariadne, Pandora, and Reindeer packet.

At the Island— Bramble.

Lightning conductors, upon the plan recommended
by W. S. Harris, Esq., are to be fitted generally to
the ships of his Majesty's Navy.
No discharge of the Ordinary has yet taken place,
orders having been received to postpone the con-
templated reductions on the 15th instant.—Devon-
port Telegraph.
PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 6.—By the arrival at Ply-
rr“-uth yesterday se'nnight of his Majesty's ship
Pandora, Commander the Hon. J. F. Gordon, ac-
counts have been received from Calcutta to the 13th
September. His Excellency the Governor-General
and Lady William Bentinck were enjoying excel-
lent health, making every preparation for a departure
of many months up the country the latter end of
October or beginning of November. The Go-
vernor of Madras, Mr. Lushington and suite, re-
turned to the Presidency on the 4th of September,
after an absence of seven ►months, greatly benefited
by the salubrious air of the Nilgherry-hills. The
gaieties at Government-house had commenced, is
the gratification of the society of Madras. The
whole continent was in a perfect state of tranquillity
and free from cholera or any other violent disease.
Rear-Admiral Sic Edward Owen shifted his flag,
at Trincomalee, to the Cruizer, Commander Col-
poys. The Southampton, Captain Fisher, arrived
at Madras September 21st, for provisions, to return
immediately, when it was expected the Admiral and
family would embark for Bombay. The Crocodile,
Captain Montague, left Madras on the 15th of Aug.
for the New Settlement, Swan River, Port Jackson,
&c. to be absent twelve months. The Success,
Captain Jervoise, was expected from New South
Wales in November, to refit, on his return to Eng-
land, being relieved by the Challenger, Captain
Fremantle, hourly expected from the Swan River.
The Comet, Commander Sandilands, left Madras
on the 24th of August, for Penang, Manilla, and
Batavia.

The Satellite, Commander Laws, arrived at Ma-
dras on the 16th of September, from New South
Wales, Friendly Islands, &c., after an absence of
fourteen months from India. The Admiral and
family were all well, awl the squadron was healthy.
The Pandora left Madras the 23d of September,
for the Isle of France. On the 30th of October the
Governor, Sir Charles Colville, and family, had re-
tired to their country residence, Riduir, during the
hurricane months; the entertainments and great
hospitality of his Excellency and her Ladyship have
been without bounds.
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The Tweed, Captain Lord J. S. Churchill, and
Jaieur, Commander Lyons, were at the Mauritius;
Espoir and Chanticleer at the Cape of Good Hope,
all well.
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Plymouth ; Arrow cutter, from a cruise; and the
Highfiyer tender, from Newhaven.
A French squadron, of one first-class frigate, one
28, and three brigs, had arrived off Madagascar;
their intentions unknown, but supposed with a view
to form a settlement; numerous disturbances had
taken place with the inhabitants, and many lives had
been lost.
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the highest state of cultivation, and vegetables .1,,
any quantity may be procured there. Good soil, on
land about the mountain (nearly 3000 feet above the

level of the sea) has been found capable of great
production, and tanks to contain nearly 2000 tons
of water, were in a forward state.

The Madagascar, Musquito, and Etna, were
struck by lightning in the channel of Corfu, on the
sth January, but we have authority for stwing, that
no person on board either ship was seriously hurt.
The storm of lightning must have been tremendous,
the Madagascar having been struck five different
times in one hour and a half.

The Winchester, 52, Captain C. J. Austen, with
the flag of Vice-Admiral Griffith Colpoys, dropped
down to St. Helen's this morning, where she came
to anchor. She will proceed to-morrow to Barba-
does (touching at Teneriffe), where the Vice-Ad-
miral contemplates falling in with the Barham.
The Talbot, it is said, will be commissioned by
Captain Charles Hope.
Ships in Harbour—Victory, Royal George,
Ganges, Galatea, and North Star.
Sailed on Sunday the Prince Regent, Scott, for
St. Michael's. Arrived on Monday the Forth, Ro•
bertson, and the Maria, Palmer, from the Mauri-
tius ; the Catherine, Bowman, from New York,
bound to Hull; and the Maria, Lowry, from the
Cape of Good Hope, left the 24th October, and St.
Helena •on the 24th November. On Tuesday ar-
rived the Ninus, Crathern, from Rio de Janeiro,
last from Falmouth ; and the Sandwich, M‘Govvan,
from London, for St. Lucia, and proceeded to Ply.
mouth. On Wednesday arrived the Hickman,
Fletcher, from Seville, for London. Off the Wight
the Gebroeders, Poots, 120 days from Batavia,
bound to Antwerp; and the Juliana, O'Kienil, 101
days from Rio Grande, bound to Antwerp. On
Thursday arrived the Corinthian, Chadwick, from
London, with loss of an anchor, and about 12
fathoms of chain-cable, and sailed the same day for
New York. On Friday arrived the Greenwich,
Dunn, from the South Seas, last from Falmouth ;
and the Maria Johanes, Breanes, from Palermo to
Antwerp, and passed to Cowes.
The Iris, Rampe, and Continencinea, Wyberg,
bound to Antwerp, are come into barbour to win-
ter, on account of the ice.
A Court of Inquiry has been this week held on
board his Majesty's ship Hyperion, by Capt. John
Hayes, C. B. of the Ganges, and Captain the Hon.
G. Elliot, of the Victory, on Lieut. George Percy
Rosenberg, by order of the Admiralty, in conse-
quence of the unexpected termination of the trial of
John O'Dare, who was acquitted of intent to murder
him. The Court declared itself perfectly satisfied
with Lieut. Rosenberg's conduct, and entirely ac-
quitted him of any imputation of oppression or harsh-
ness towards O'Dare.
Mr. Anderson, Master Painter of this Dock-yard,
is superannuated, after a service of twenty-seven
years, and has been succeeded by Mr. Smith, Master
Painter of Chatham yard. Mr. Parkin, builder of
Chatham Dock-yard, is superannuated, and is to be
suceeeded by Mr. Stone, from Deptford.
The Officers of the Royal Marines are ordered to
comply with the regulations lately issued from the
Horse Guards, relative to the dress and undress of
the Army, and the military cloaks are in future to
be made of blue cloth only, with the uniform button
and plain clasp.—Hampshire Telegraph.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

LAMBETH-STREET.

Almost immediately after the pauper applicants
were disposed of and their cases investigated, and
just as the afternoon business of Wednesday was
about terminating, a carriage drove up to the outer
door of the office, from which stepped a lady of ma-
tronly appearance, still preserving much of the air
distinguie of high life, and a young gentleman of
rather fashionable address. They had a short inter-
view with Miller, the principal officer, in the ante-
room, who announced to the Magistrates their ar-
rival, saying that they were friends, as be under-
stood, of Mr. Const, the chairman of the Middlesex
Sessions, and wished to have some private conversa-
tion with their worships on a subject of rather a sin-
gular and delicate nature.
Christian, the constable of the hamlet of Mile-end
Old-town, accompanied them; the lady having,
when she heard that so grave a charge as that of
burglary and robbery was preferred against her,
called upon him to take herpro forma into custody,
in order that she might have an opportunity of ex-
culpating herself from the groundless accusations
which were in circulation, and explaining the teal
circumstances out of which they arose. So much
of her request as to privacy of communication was
granted as the giving a permission to impart the
business to the magistrates on the bench. This she
did in a low subdued tone, which, thinking the con-
versation private, we did not conceive ourselves au-
thorised even in attempting to listen to. The sub-
ject, however, transpired in the public examination
which subsequently took place. The lady, whose
name it is unnecessary to mention, asit would give
her unmerited pain, especially as the result proves
her to have been actuated by the most praiseworthy
motives, is, it appears, a gentlewoman of rank and
consideration, having her town residence in Burton-
crescent, and her country villa at Hampstead. After
waiting some time to meet her accusers,
Mr. HARDWICK called upon Christian to state
the circumstances under which he had taken the
lady into custody ?—Christian replied, that he did so
on a charge of burglary preferred by a person named
Anderson, and a Mrs. Watson, and hand-bills II hich
were circulated, offering rewards for the apprehen-
sion of the parties implicated.
Mr. WYATT—And had you no other grounds to
go upon than these mere assertions ! You appear to
have acted rather hastily? Christian—You will
find not, Sir. I was aware that the charge was a
groundless one, and arising out of family quarrels,
and it was for the purpose of giving the lady an op-
portunity of accomplishing what she wished for,
namely, meeting her sister (Mrs. Watson) here, who
has formed a connection with Anderson, which she
disapproves of and is endeavouring to break it off,
that I brought ber before you.
The lady did not deny this.
Mr. WYATT asked who it was that then charged
the lady ?—Christian replied, it was John Anderson,
who accused her of having stolen some of his pro-
perty.
Ilaotowtor—ls he or any one present to
substantiate the complaint ?—lnquiry was made
about the office, and no one appearing the lady was
informed that she was at liberty to depart, the Ma-
gistrates telling her that in their opinion there was
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had not left the vicinity of the office, and imme-
diately returned to it, when the following singular
scene took place :
Mrs. Watson, in a very violent tone, deposed
that she was a widow for about two months past,
and lived in North-street, Stepney. Her house
had been broken into and robbed of all her property.
Mr. WYATT—WeII, Madam, who do sqm accuse ?
Mrs. Watson-7 hat person, Sir, (pointing to the
lady, who turns out to be her sister).
Mr. WYATT—Have you any proof, or is it only
mere supposition ? Anderson—l can explain the
entire, Sir.
Mr. WYATT—What are you, Sir—are you an
attorney ? Anderson—l am not. She has also
stolen some of my property which was in Mrs. Wat-
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proceeding with, when the Magistrates interpose d,
observing- that the business evidently arose out of a

family quarrel, and that if goods had been removed.
it was clearly not with any felonious intent, but with
the desire of dissolving a very discreditable intimacy.
If the parties felt aggrieved, their proper course
would be by an action of trover, for as the case then
'toad they could not think of detaining the lady for
one moment.

The lady returned the Bench thanks for the pro-
per appreciation which they gave to her feelings
and, returning to her carriage, departed With the
gentleman by whom she was accompanied.