The Sun.
London, England, 1837-07-18 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, JULY 15.—The Volage, 28, Captain
Richards, arrived yesterday, after a long passage of twenty-
six days, from Tangier ; she is ordered to the eastward to
be paid off.
The Hazard, 16, Commander Wilkinson, sailed on
Thursday for the Senegal Coast, calling at Lisbon ; the
Childers, 18, lion. Commander Keppel, is ordered to the
same quarter from Malta ; and the Partridge, 10, Lieute-
nant Bisson, will follow from this port in a few days, with
presents to the native Moors who trade with the gums from
the interior.

The Lightning steam-vessel arrived to-day, and imme-
diately afterwards proceeded to Plymouth and Ireland.

The Alligator, 28, was commissioned this morning by
Lieutenant Kuper, for services on the north-west coast of
New Holland, where a new settlement is to be formed un-
der the inspection of Captain Sir J. J. G. Breemer, who is
to command the ship ; Lieutenant P. B. Stewart, Mr. John
Jackson, Master ; R. S. Rundell, Second Master ; W.
Edwards, Purser ; and Francis Sharp, Assistant-Surgeon,
are also appointed to her.
The Edinburgh, 74, will be commissioned at this port in
a few days by Captain Henderson.
The Hyacinth, 18, was masted on Tuesday, and is re-
ported ready for commission. The Prince Regent, 120,
on the same day was taken into dock, to be caulked and
repaired. The Benbow, 74, was docked.
The Cracker, tender to the Seaflower, commanded by
Mr. Hood Mottley, brought up yesterday a Prussian gal-
liot, the Flora, about 170 tons measurement, laden with
iron rails, from Cardiff for some port in the Baltic, which
she picked up as a derelict off the Start Point, on Wednes-
day. No one was on board, and nothing is known of the
crew.

Admiral Sir Philip Durham, G.C.8., returned from Scot-
land last evening, and resumed the command of the port
Rear-Admiral the Hon. D. P. Bouverie will take charge of
the Dockyard, as Superintendent, on Wednesday next.
Admiral D. hoisted his flag this evening.
Rear-Admiral the Hon. George Elliot, C. 8., (one of the
Lords of the Admiralty) is appointed to the command of
the African station, and is expected to sail for the Cape of
Good Hope at the end of September.

PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS IN THE ROYAL
MARINES.—Lieut—CoI. George Lewis to be Colonel Com-
mandant at the Portsmouth Division, vice H. P. Lewis,
retired ; Lieut.-Col. Elias Lawrence, Colonel Commandant
at Chatham, vice Tremenheere, retired ; Lieut.-Colonel
Hornby to be Colonel Commandant at Plymouth, vice
Abernethy, retired ; Lieut.-Colonel Adair to be Colonel
and Second Commandant at Plymouth ; Lieut.-Colonel
Bevians to be Colonel and Second Commandant at Ports-
mouth ; Lieut.-Colonel W. Connolly to be Colonel and
Second Commandant at Chatham ; Major Aslatt to be
Lieut.-Colonel at Portsmouth ; Major Sir J. Lee and
Major E. L. Mercer to be Lieut.-Colonels at Chatham.
The following Captains and Brevet Majors to be effective
Lieutenant-Colonels :—M. Walker, at Portsmouth ; John
M'Cullurn, Plymouth ; Charles Menzies, K.H. (R.M.A.),
Portsmouth ; A. J. Murton, and W. Fergusson, Wool-
wich. The eighteen Senior First Lieutenants, commenc-
ing with R. W. Pascoe, and ending with Hugh Evans, to
the rank of Captain ; the thirty-four Senior Second Lieu-
tenants, commencing with John Hawkins Gascoyne, and
ending with Joseph Oates Travers, to the rank of First
Lieutenants. Lieut. Henry Bennett to be Quarter-
Master, and Lieut. Win. Wood to be Adjutant, at the
Woolwich Division ; Lieut. Charles Miller to be Quarter-
Master ; and Lieut. Thos. Stephens to be Adjutant, at
Portsmouth Division, vice M'Keller, to Plymouth.
APPOINTMENTS.—The following officers to the Coast
Guard Service :—Commander Digby Marsh, to the Stokes
Bay Station vice Layton ; Commander S. F. Harmer to
North Yarmouth, vice Kingcomb ; Commander B. M.
Festing to South End, vice Dobson ; and Commander
Henry Bolton to Waterford, George Waller, Esq., of
Kingston-cross, Portsea (who accompanied Sir John Hill
on the part of Government for the relief of the destitution
in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland), to he Secretary
to Rear Admiral Sir Frederick Maitland, K.C.8., who
succeeds to the command in the East Indies ; Mr. Au-
gustus Slight and Mr. John Gordon, to be additional As-
sistant Surgeons of the Britannia ; Mr. James A. Miller,
to be additional Assistant Surgeon of the Royal George, to
be employed in her tender the Partridge ; Mr. George
Sinunonds, to be Clerk of the Victory ; Mr. W. C. Trip-
hook to be Second Master and Pilot of the Atholl, vice
George Janes dismissed.—Mr. Rainback qualified as
Schoolmaster, and is appointed to the Wellesley.

Can our readers believe that Sir Francis Burdett is
about to start for North Wiltshire, and that the renowned
Tory, Mr. Estcourt, is to be Chairman of his Committee ? It
is, however, but fair to add, that Sir Francis has declared his
determination of paying any sum that may be required for re-
turning his nominee, Sir George Murray, for the City of
Westminster.

We are sorry to state, that the wearing► trade, in-
stead of getting better, rather appears to be growing worse.
The number of men employed at breaking stones amounts to
about 200, and the applicants for relief are daily becoming
more numerous.—Perth Chronicle.

At the dejeune given by the Countess of Essex, at
Norwood, on Thursday, the daughter of the Queen of the
Gypsies having found her way into the grounds, much amuse-
ment was afforded by the address displayed by her in marking
out the future destinies of those who were rash enough to wish
to dive into futurity.

His LATE MAJESTY.—The following anecdote
was told with great glee by his late Majesty, at a dinner party
given by George IV., at the Cottage, Windsor-park, in
1827. It is to be observed, that William IV. when Duke of
Clarence, used frequently during his residence at Bushy-park,
to ride out unaccompanied by any servant. " I was riding in
the park the other day," said his royal highness, " on the road
between Teddington and Hampton-wick, when I was over-
taken by a butcher's boy on horseback, with a tray of meat
under his arm. Nice pony that of yours, old gentleman,'
said he. Pretty fair,' was my reply. Mine's a good u'n
too,' rejoined he ; and I'll trot you to Hampton-wick for a
pot o' beer.' I declined the match ; and the butcher's boy,
as he struck his single spur into his horse's side exclaimed,
with a look of contempt, ' I thought you were only a muff "
On the recital of this anecdote, his Majesty George IV. and
all who were at table laughed outright ; which was more than
the King could do with propriety in the earlier part of the
same day, when he, with the greatest difficulty, restrained his
cachinatory emotions on beholding Don Miguel of Portugal in-
troduced between the Duke of Devonshire and the late Mar-
quis of Conyngham—the don being a dwarf mulatto, and each
of his supporters something more than six feet high : " Egad,"
said the King, as he first caught a glance of the Portuguese
prince and his conductors, " I always thought that Hercules'
pillars had been the supporters of the arms of Spain."---New
Sporting Magazine.
The Gazelle contains an order that the following
shall be additional polling-places :—Camelford, for the eastern
division of the county of Cornwall ; Gateshead and Hatton-
le-Hole, for the northern division of tho county of Durham;
Stratford, in the parish of Westham, for the southern division
of the county of Essex ; and North Shields, for the southern
division of the county of Northumberland.
The adjudication of the prizes offered by the
Melodists' Club took place on Thursday last ; Lord Burg-
hersh in the Chair. The silver, goblet, being the gift of the
Duke of Sussex, Patron of the Club, was awarded to Mr.
Hobbs for the best approved song ; and a premium of five
guineas given by B. B. Cabbell, Esq., was awarded to Mr.
Blewitt, for the second best song. Both the successful songs
were sang by Mr. Hobbs, and accompanied by Sir George
Smart. Medals were presented to Mr. C. B, Wilson for the
words of the prize song; also to Messrs. Burgon, Inman, and
Garwood for the words of songs written for the use of the
Club. Braham sang a new song in honour of her Majesty,
which was encored. Several glees, &c. were- sung by a host.
of vocalists—De Begnis and Giubilei sang a comic duct with
great spirit; Harley gave "the Nightingale Club" with great
humour, and Labejre performed in a masterly
,manner on the
harp.

Some years ago an old woman became an inmate of
Moulton workhouse, near Northampton, bringing with her the
whole of her worldly goods, consisting of an old bedstead and
a trunk. She died in the workhouse, and being buried at the
expense of the parish these articles were not delivered up to
her relations. When the Brixworth Union was formed the
guardians rented, pro tempore, the Moulton workhouse, taking
the property at a valuation. Among this property were the
old bedstead and the trunk. Last week a sale by public auc-
tion took place of the old furniture, including the bedstead and
trunk. The latter was knocked down for 2s. 9d. to the wife
of a labourer of the parish. On examining his purchase he
discovered, to his own as well as to his wife's astonishment, a
sunken drawer at the side of the trunk, closely packed with
upwards of 100 pieces of gold coin of the reigns of James 1.,
Charles 11., James 11., William and Mary, and George 11.
The parties into whose hands this long hidden treasure has so
unexpectedly fallen are an industrious and very respectable,
although a very poor couple, who will not misuse their good
fortune.—Northampton Mercury.
A letter has been received, by the Mayor, from
Earl althorn, accepting the invitation of the Council to an
inaugural dinner to be given to him as Lord High Steward of
this Borough. In the most handsome terms his Lordship
thanks the Corporation for the honour conferred on him by his
nomination to the Crown, and the kindness evinced by the in-
vitation now accepted.—Hull Advertiser.
With characteristic impudence the Tories of Hull
make the New Poor Law Act an electioneering stalking-
horse to cover the unpopnlar qualities of their matchless pair
of candidates. Thinking contemptuously of the working
classes, they fancy it is an easy matter to mislead their judg-
ment, to effect a temporary purpose. But they will discover
by and bye, if they have not already, that their chaff will catch
no birds in this borough.—Hull Advertiser.

A person describing himself to be a skinner, a na-
tive of Knaresborough, and named Thomas Hartley, has re-
cently been fleecing a number of shopkeepers, publicans, &c.,
in this town, by obtaining goods to a considerable amount.—
x Express,