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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Right Hon. Sir James Graham held a levee on
Saturday, and it was attended by the following officers :
Rear-Admiral—Henry T. B. Collier.
Captains —Charles Crowdy (1834), Thomas Bushby (1840),
Edmund Yonge (1841), W. Dawson (1841), James H. Cock-
burn (1850), Arthur W. Jerningham (1851), Herbert
Schomberg (1851), and W. Warden (1853).
Commanders—Thomas Mercer (1824), Robert G. Welsh
(1841), Henry Dumaresq (1842), and Augustus F. Kynaston
(1842).
Lieutenants—Richard N. Kelly (1812), John Davis
(1815), John C. Evison (1827), Francis Higginson (1839),
Arthur Barrow (1842), John B. Ballerd (1843), Archibald
Fletcher (1845), and Edmund Webber (1847).
Master—Charles Gahan (1837).
Paymaster—Timothy Clinch (1853).

PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 26.

Their Serene Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Mecklenburg Strelitz and suite arrived at this port yes-
terday afternoon, to inspect the dockyard and the fleet
at Spithead. Their Royal Highnesses were escorted
over the dockyard by Flag-Captain Shepherd, and they
afterwards visited the Victory, and embarked in the
Fire Queen steam-yacht and went to Spithead, where
they inspected the Duke of Wellington, 131, on board
which ship they remained about half an hour. They
then re-embarked in the Fire Queen, and were landed
at Ryde, Isle of Wight, where they remained the night.
The usual quarterly muster of the artificers of the
dockyard was made yesterday by Rear-Admiral Super-
intendent Fanshawe, C.B.

The Encounter, i 4, screw-corvette, Captain O'Cal-
laghan' has received orders to prepare for sea.
The Arrogant, 46, screw-frigate, Captain Fremantle,
was undocked yesterday morning, and hauled under the
sheers in the factory basin, to take her new boilers in.
The Odin, 16, paddle-frigate, Captain F. Scott, and
the Leopard, 12, paddle-frigate, Captain G. Giffard, re-
turned to Spithead yesterday. .

A meeting waa Bell. at. til#.4o:4Y4ZlANALKolleg,e, IP&
terday, comprising a number of naval officers, for the
purpose of organising a subscription for a testimonial
from the naval service to the officers and men of the 34th
Regiment, for their great kindness to the officers, and
crew of the ill-fated Dauntless during the raging of the
yellow fever among them while at Barbadoes.

PLYMOUTH, JINE 25.

Captain Alexander Milne, R.N., one of the Lords of
the Admiralty, arrived here on the 22d inst. Yesterday,
in company with Commodore Superintendent Michael
Seymour, he visited and inspected the new steam-yard
at Keyham.

He; Majesty's steam-vessel Confiance, Mr. Martin
master, arrived yesterday evening from Falmouth, baying
in tow the Manceuvrer lighter, which was dismasted on
ber passage from Pembroke, and taken into Falmouth by
the Hamoaze lighter.
The Vulture steamer, 6, Captain Glasse, came into
harbour on Wednesday, unbent sails, and went alongside
the slicer hulk to have her foremast taken out, it being
defective.

The crew of the St. Jean d'Acre, 101, Capt. Keppel,
got up and fidded fore, main, and wizen topmasts on
Thursday, and crossed topsailyards yesterday.
The Sybille frigate, 40, Capt. the Hon. C. G. Elliott,
had her topmast rigging set on Tuesday.
It is understood that the screw steam-sloop Brisk will
when ready, proceed to the West Indies.

SHEERNESS, JUNE 25.

By information we can rely on from her Majesty's
ship London, dated Spithead, June 20, we have the fol-
lowing statement relative to the dreadful and fatal acci-
dent which took place on board that ship on the 15th
inst. The writer says—" We have just returned from
our cruise of one month from Lisbon, where we arrived
on the 11th, and found the cruiser with our Admiral's
dispatches, with orders to make all possible speed back
to Portsmouth. We got under weigh the same
night, and anchored in Cascaes Bay until morn-
ing, in consequence of two of the fleet who were
obliged to water. In the morning we again got under
way and were becalmed up to Wednesday. The Ad-
miral made a signal for the steamers to prepare to tow.
Our order for towing was as follows—Weather-line' the
Prince Regent flag-ship towedjby the Leopard; the Am-
phion having broke down, was taken in tow by the
Highflyer ; and the lee-line was our ship (the London),
towed by the Imperieuse. lam now going to relate a
most melancholy accident that happened on board our
unlucky ship. The signal being made to commence
towing, at 8 o'clock a.m. we commenced operations,
and all went on well until 10 o'clock the same day,
when the Imperieuse stopped her engines for the pur-
pose of putting some parcelling round the hawser, to pre-
vent chafing, and on her going ahead again (she was
then towing us by her stream cable made fast to our
stream-cable, which was passed through our starboard
hawse-hole, and was made fast by a round turn round
our fore-bitts, and ever the strongback, coming forward
to the ringbolt that we fasten the slip stopper to), the
steamer starting on at full speed, and the ship at this
time lying a dead weight in the water, it caused the
ringbolt to draw, which, with the hawser,•flew round
the bitts, carrying away the strongback and destroying
everything in the track of it. It most unfortunately
killed seven poor fellows, and wounded three more,
who are still in a very precarious state. The persons
killed are as follows :—Our First Lieutenant, killed on
the spot ; our gunner's mate, Charles Burreau ; Richard
Cottle, Robert High, and John Bissiker, ordinary sea-
men ; James Beaver, second-class boy ; and John Lo-
vett, Royal Marine, died from the injuries they re-
ceived. Two boys were severely wounded, and one
gunner's mate had his arm broken and his thigh so
much injured as to confine him to his cot in the sick
bay. Our lower deck was a scene of horror for the
whole day, it being covered forward with pieces of stan-
chions, basins and plates, broken stools, tables, and mess
shelves, and the deck covered with blood. Thank God
it was no worse. A subscription has been made ; we
have all given one day's pay ; the . captain and one of
the midshipmen have given 201. each. There was only
one of the sufferers married ; it is to be hoped that his
widow, who is left with one child, with the prospect of
another in a short time, will get a good share of this
little offering of ours. We lost the towing hawser, and
likewise two others ; we have made a fine smash alto-
gether ; our bitt-head is so much strained as to require
a new one." Speaking of the sailing qualities of the
London, the writer says :—"We have beat them all in
running before the wind, except the Imperieuse ; she
just holds her way with us ' • but of beating to windward
I cannot say much, as we have not had a good trial, but
the Admiral has expressed himself very much pleased
with our sailing qualities. We understand here the
crew are to be paid down, have 14 days' leave, and then
proceed to the Mediterranean. It is also rumoured that
all the crew and part of the officers are to be turned over
to one of the large screw-ships here.
" It is very remarkable that when the London was
taken in tow to leave Sheerness, the steam-tug vessel
went suddenly ahead ; before the hawser was properly
secured it rendered round the same bitts, and struck our
first lieutenant between his shoulders, which confined
him to his cot for several days. He is now killed by
nearly the same sort of accident, if it can be called such
a thing. Mr. Richards, the master rigger of Sheerness
yard, was struck by the hawser across both his legs at
the above time, and knocked down, and had he not
caught hold of poor Lieutenant Chapman then, he
(Lieutenant Chapman) most likely would have been
killed."

The Boscawen, 70, guard-ship of ordinary at Chatham,
Captain Peter Richards, is ordered to drop down to Gil-
lingam-reach, where she is to receive on board her
lower deck guns and complete her armament. Several
landsmen have been entered under the new regulations.
The Monarch, 84 guns, guardship of ordinary, Captain
Charles Hope.—The crew of this ship were yesterday
paid wages down to the 30th of April last, receiving the
residue of their six months' pay. For this purpose
the Chatham yacht, Grundy, Acting Master, in
command, arrived here at 9 15 a.m., with the staff of the
Chatham Pay-office, and immediately commenced paying
the crew, under_the personal superintendence of Captain
Charles Hope.
The steam-vessel Cuckoo, manned from the Waterloo
(flag-ship), is ordered to be got ready to leave here on
Tuesday next, with the Commander, Jenner, who pro-
ceeds to the mercantile outports, for the purpose of en-
tering landsmen and sailors, volunteers for the service,
under the Admiralty new regulations.
The Royal George, 120, screw steam line-of-battle
ship, Mr. John R. Closh, chief engineer, was taken into
the fitting basin yesterday, and placed under the masting
sheers.

The Tribune, 30, new screw steam-frigate, Captain the
Hon. S. T. Carnegie, at noon yesterday, left Saltpan-
reach, and proceeded down Swin on a trial trip ; she re-
turned into harbour at 7 p.m., and at 8 30 a.m. this day
she again left the harbour and renewed her trial between
the Nore and Mouse Light vessels, the distance be-
tween being eight miles. The result was highly satis-
factory ; with the tide in her favour she ran 12 knots
clean off the reel. Owing to her present light draught
of water, her propeller is not sufficiently immersed ; added
to this, the engines being new, the bearings and ma-
chinery generally by future working will yet im-
prove ; and it is fully anticipated that, when in proper
trim, she will be equal, if not superior, to any of our
steam ships-of-war. She has returned into harbour and
taken in moorings. Her fitment is ordered to be com-
pleted with all possible dispatch. It is reported she is
to join the squadron of observation that is to cruise in
the North Sea. The squadron will rendezvous at the
Nore, and a portion will at all times be cruising in the
North Sea.
The Miranda, 14 guns, screw steam-sloop, in command
pro tem. of Mr.Vincent,Williams, master of the Horatio,
has been manned from the Waterloo, and has this day
been put out of the fitting-basin and towed to Saltpan-
reach, for the purpose of completing her stock of coals.
On Tuesday next she is to proceed on a trial trip down
Swin, under the superintendence of Mr. Hughes, the
Admiralty engineer, who has been for some time past
superintending the various trials of the Tribune.
Lieutenant Charles Bromley (Ist of September, 1845)
took up his commission on the 23d inst., and joined the
Tribune.
Lieut. Charles S. Forbes (13th of March, 1848) took