The Sun.
London, England, 1837-03-27 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, MAecu 25.—The Vernon, 52, Captain
M'Kerlie, is to be paid off to-day, at Chatham ; the Se-
ringapatam, 42, Captain Leith, fitting at Sheerness, is nearly
ready ; the Hercules, 74, Captain Berkeley, is nearly
ready for sea, and will go to the Little Nore in a few days ;
the Howe (flag ship) is armed entirely with 32-pounders,
and has in the Captain's cabin four of the beautiful brass
guns of that calibre fished up from the old Royal George ;
the ship's company of the Howe, when not otherwise em-
ployed, are to assist the Master-Attendant of the Sheerness
Dock-yard in shifting and laying down fresh moorings when
required in the Medway.
The Pelorus, 18, Commander Harding, will be ready for
sea in a few days ; she takes out 20,0001. in specie for the
Cape of Good Hope, and 30,000/. for the Mauritius.
The Stakesby transport, Lieut. Ward agent, arrived on
Thursday from Cork ; she is come into harbour to land
unserviceable stores, and to refit. _

The Dee steamer arrived last evening from Plymouth,
and proceeded to-day to Woolwich.;
The Gipsy (tender to the Howe) Lieut. J. Lash, re-
turned to Sheerness on Thursday.
The Snake, 16, Commander Milne, sailed on Wednes-
day, for the West Indies.
The Mangles, with convicts for New South Wales, un-
der the escort of the head-quarters detachment of the 80th
regiment, under the command of Major Nunn, sailed on
Thursday. _

The Brunswick steam-packet is expected to commence
running between Portsmouth and Plymouth the second
week in April.
In Harbour.—Britannia, Victory, Princess Charlotte,
Excellent, Royal George, Larne, Pelorus, Sparrow, Dili-
gence, and Stakesby transports, and Cracker cutter.
PLYMOUTH.—The Inconstant, 36, Capt. Pring, sailed
on Saturday last for the Tagus and north coast of Spain.
Arrived the Dee steamer, Commander Ramsay, from the
West Indies. She sailed on Wednesday for Woolwich.
The Trinculo, 16, Commander Coffin, sailed on Tuesday
for the coast of Spain. The Wellesley, 74, and Druid, 46,
have been taken out of dock this week. The Catherine
Stuart Forbes, with detachments for various regiments, ar-
rived at Port Royal on the 29th of January.
APPOINTMENTS.—Lieutenants E. Roberts, to the San
Josef ; Richard H. Bunbury, to Minden ; Thos. Hope, (b)
to Sappho ; Mr. John Poad, Purser, to the Hastings ;
Mr. D. P. Williams, Surgeon, to Comus ; Mr. John Laf-
fer, Assistant Surgeon, to Scorpion ; Mr. J. T. Metcalfe,
additional Assistant Surgeon, to Royal Adelaide ; Lieut.
Colin W. Lindsay, to Russell ; Lieut. R. Stopford, from
the Caledonia, Mr. J. It. Rodd, Midshipman, Mr. J. H.
Crang, Mate to Princess Charlotte ; Mr. James Paterson,
College Mate, to the Excellent ; Mr. F. S. Tremlett,
Mate, to the Bellerophon ; Mr. Minchin and Mr. A. B.
Macpherson, Supernumerary Assistant Surgeons, and Mr.
R. M. Flood, Mate, to Britannia ; Lieut. M. Peppin, to
Larne, vice Stewart, whose appointment is cancelled ; Mr.
C. Forsyth, Mate, from the Pelorus, and Mr. J. S. Peddie,
Assistant Surgeon. to the Sparrow ; Mr. C. F. Gorton,
Mate, to Seaflower ; Mr. S. G. Leigh, Mate, to Snake.
(From the Devonport Independent.)
The Fly, 18, Commander Elliott, arrived at Monte
Video, December 25, all well.
It is expected that Sir Charles Paget will hoist his flag
on hoard the Cornwallis, 74, for the North American and
West Indian station.

The Beagle, surveying sloop, Capt. Wickham, is being
brought forward at Woolwich, and entering hands.
The Kent, 74, is ordered to be taken into dock. The
Impregnable, 104, was warped from her moorings alongside
the Sheer-hulk, on Tuesday, to have her masts taken out
and examined. The Wellesley, 74, went out of dock on
Thursday. _

The Tamar, late a coal depot at this Port for supplying
government steam-vessels with coals has been sold by pri-
vate contract to Mr. White., of Cowes.

The Mutine arrived at Barbadoes from Falmouth ; Lin-
net at Lisbon, from Falmouth, 26th February ; Camden at
Lisbon from Falmouth 27th ; Lyra was spoken on the 7th
inst., in lat. 44.5. S. Long. 10.:35 W. from Falmouth for
Barbadoes.

The Actaeon, 28, Ciptain Lord William Russell, had
been sent to the Society and Friendly Islands ; and the
Rover was about to proceed to San Blas, on the West
coast of North America.

By the arrival of the Calpe, steamer, at Falmouth, from
Lisbon. in six days, we learn that the following ships were
in the Tagus :—Hastings, Malabar, Minden, Russell, and
Cameicon ; with the Linnet and Espoir packets.
By the arrival of the Seagull, at Falmouth, from the
Brazils, we learn that his Majesty's ship Dublin had sailed
from Rio on a cruise. The Harrier had gone round Cape
Horn. _

(From the Devonporl Telegraph.)
The Inconstant, 36, Capt. Pring, sailed on Saturday last,
for Lisbon.
The Dee steamer, Commander Ramsey, arrived on Sa-
turday last from the West Indies. Nearly the whole naval
force on the station had proceeded for the Coast of Gre-
nada, the blockade of which was rigidly enforced, and seve-
ral captures had been made. The Dee proceeded for
Woolwich on Thursday.
The Trinculo, 16, Commander
.Coffin, sailed on Wed-
nesday, for the North Coast of Spain,
The Druid, 46, was undocked on Wednesday, and the
Wellesley, 74, on Thursday—both these ships have under-
gone thorough repairs.
The Snake, 16, was to leave Portsmouth for the West
Indies yesterday.
The Larne, 18, was commissioned at Portsmouth on
Wednesday.
The Thalia, 31, Captain R. Wauchope, has captured on
the coast of Africa, two slave vessels—one the Felicite,
with Gll slaves ; the other the Adalia, with 119. It ap-
pears the latter vessel had been chased by the boats of one
of our cruisers, and to avoid being come up with, she threw
overboard upwards of 150 of the poor wretches who were
on board, besides almost all her heavy stores.
The Blonde, 46, and Talbot, 28, were at Callao on the
24th December. The Rover, 16, had proceeded to San
Bias, on the West Coast of North America.
Remaining in Hamoaze—Royal Adelaide, San Josef,
Cornwallis, Sappho, Comus, Scorpion, Viper, and Firefly,
Lightning, Flamer, and Messenger steam-vessels.
The Forte, 44, Captain W. 0. Pell, arrived yesterday
(Friday) from the West Indies,

- ASSIZE INTELLMENCE:

OXPOPD CIRCUIP.--.llFarFoßn, MARccr 25.
The business of these Assizes commenced here on Sa-
turday. There are &even causes only entered for trial,
one of which is a special jury case of no public interest.
The calendar is unusually light, there being only 23 pri-
soners for trial, none of whom are charged with the com-
mission of yell' serious ()fences,