The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-25 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 24.
The Duke of Wellington, 131, screw line-of-battle ship,
Captain Henry Byam Martin, Will haul out of the steam-basin
into the new dock on Saturday. She took on board and
stowed her 25-inch hemp cable to-day.
The Thomas Arbuthnot, hired freight-ship, which left this
port on Tuesday afternoon for Corfu, with the head-quarters
of the 48th Regiment on board, put back to St. Helen's
Roads last night,. smallpox having broken out on board since
leaving Spithead.
The Prince Regent, 90, Captain Hutton, flag of Rear-
Admiral Corry, hauled out of dock this morning, after a par-
tial refit, and out of the fitting basin into the harbour this
afternoon, to reship her stores and receive her crew from the
Blake hulk.

The Niger, 14, screw-sloop, Commander Heath, is to pro-
ceed from Malta to Corfu to relieve the Wasp, 14, Commander
Lord John Hay, which is ordered to Constantinople.
Lieutenant Edward Field, of her Majesty's ship Blenheim,
and Lieutenant Charles T. Ceijat, of her Majesty's ship Ex-
cellent, have exchanged ships.
The London, 90, Captain Mundy, is ordered to proceed
forthwith to Plymouth, for the purpose of raising men. She
will go out of this harbour on Saturday or Monday next, and
is expected to sail about Tuesday. She wants upwards of
230 men to complete her complement to 850.

PLYMOUTH, FEB. 24.

Her Majesty's steam-ships Magicienne and Vulture, which
left on Sunday to relieve the homeward bound at the entrance
to the channel, aro both lying in the Sound, having returned
yesterday.
The steam-vessel Sprightly, with seamen for vessels fitting
at this port, arrived from Portsmouth, and returned again yes-
terday.
On the return of the screw steam block-ship Sanspareil from
Lisbon to this port she will go into harbour, have her masts
and bowsprit taken out, and be fitted with those of the Dub-
lin, 90.

SHEERNESS, FEB. 23.
The Amphion, 34, screw steam-frigate, Captain Charles G.
E. Patey.--The crew of this frigate were engaged yesterday
shifting over to the Nymph frigate hulk ; and the Amphion
has this day been taken into the basin and docked in the dry
dock to make good defects.
The Myrtle steam-vessel has been put out of the basin,
having mado good defects and damage.
The Cuckoo steam-vessel has this day been taken into the
basin to make good defects and repair damage.

CIVIL DEPARTMENT.

Mr. Forbes, foreman of the smiths, who was removed from
here lately to make room for Mr. Bailey, late a fireman at
Woolwich, to be made a foreman, has again, by the present
Admiralty been sent back to this yard, and the newly-made
foreman from Woolwich (shortly after the last election there)
has again returned to Woolwich smithy. Mr. Costell, master
smith of Chatham yard, has also returned from his new ap-
pointment (given under the old Admiralty), at Portsmouth,
to his We quarters at Chatham yard.

WOOLWICH, FEB. 23.
APPOINTMENTS.

Surgeons--Archibald Ellioti,l•l7D. (1851), and John C.
Sabben (1851), additional to the Victory flag-ship at Ports.
mouth.

PROMOTIONS.

Mr. Snowden, late carpenter in the Terrible steam-frigate,
has received notice that he has been promoted from the second
to the first class ; and Mr. Burch, late carpenter in the Rosa-
mond steam-sloop, that he has been promoted from the third
to the second class ; and both will be borne on the books of
the Fisgard flag-ship at this port, in the respective classes to
which they have been promoted.
Mr. Budd, inspector of police, when on duty at the south-
west gate on the 16th inst., stopped William Brandon, a con-
fidential man in the engineer's department, and had him
searched, and there wore found concealed on his person six
copper bolts and nuts, weighing 31b., and also a file, marked
with the broad arrow. The offender was taken to the station
and charged in the usual way, and on searching his lodgings
an iron door-bolt with the broad arrow was found. On the
whole of the evidence being taken before tho magistrate at
the police court yesterday, the prisoner was committed to
Newgate for trial.

nu. 24.
The Rhadamanthus steam-transport, Master-Commauder
Belam, has arrived at Woolwich from Portsmouth, Sheerness,
and Chatham.

The Victoria, a small schooner laden with granite for tho
dockyard, broko from her moorings alongside the wharf wall
during tho gale of last night, and broke several of the iron
stanchions put up for the prevention of accidents on dark
nights.

Tho Phoenix screw steam-sloop, Commander Edward A.
Inglefield, after being taken into dock, had her copper strip-
ped off, and is now being doubled on the outside. Her dock
has also been doubled, and her bows greatly strengthened,
and she will be completed in these parts of the vessel by Sa.
turday evening next, the greatest exertions being made by all
hands to have her ready for sea as early as possible. Com-
mander Inglefield is daily on board, to give directions and see
that the work is executed to his satisfaction.

TILE FRENCH NAVY. —A telegraphic dispatch from Toulon
states that the experimental squadron, which had gone out to
sea some days back to test the sailing powers of the various
vessels composing it, has just been forced, by stress of wea-
ther, to put in at the Ilyeres Isles, but without having suffered
any damage. Dispatches from Greece announce that the
Gomer, steam-frigate, on board of which is hoisted the flag of
Admiral Itomain Desfosses, commander-in-chief of the Levant
station, had arrived at the Pyrwus, from Smyrna. During
the stay of the frigate in this last-named city, a grand ball
RUM given on board by the French officers, in honour of the
marriage of the Emperor of the French. On the occasion all
the foreign vessels in the roadstead were illuminated, and
dressed out with flags.

LINCOLN CATHEDRAL.--The broad tower of Lincoln
Cathedral was discovered to be on fire yesterday even-
ing, about five o'clock. The cause is not known at
present. It is supposed, however, to have been occa-
sioned by lightning, with which the neighbourhood was
visited yesterday afternoon. The fire was easily subdued.
THE SIX-MILE-BRIDGE AFFAIR,—The bills against the
soldiers in the Six-mile-bridge prosecution have been
ignored by the grand jury of Clary.