The Sun.
London, England, 1838-01-08 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PortrssiouTrt, JAN. 6.—The Sovereign transport, Lieut.
Nash, Agent, arrived on Tuesday last from Bermuda, which
place she left on the 12th of December, bringing horns con-
victs and invalids. The Admiral's fl Sir C. Paget)
was flying on board the Corms, his own ship (the Cornwallis)
hiving been despatched with the Rainbow, on the 26th of No-
vember, to B trbadoes, for troops to replace the 43d Regiment
at Ilalif :x ; if troops cannot be spared at that island, the
Cornwallis and Rainbow will go on to Jamaica for them. Sir
Charles wculd hoist her flag in the Pearl, 20, Captain Lord
c. Paget, on her expected arrival at Bermuda (she was at St.
Thomas's on the atii of December), and would proceed in her
to visit the West India Islands. The Racer, 16, Captain
[lope, had arrived at Bermuda, but there being no orders to
send her home she would wait for further instructions. The
pickle schooner was also there. The Sovereign brought home
as passengers, Mr. Jeffery, late Acting Purser of the Racer :
Mr. Marriott, Mata of the Pickle ; Mr. Cunningham, As-
sistant- Surgeon, in the charge of the convicts and invalids,
Licut, Thorp, of the 30th Regiment ; Mrs, Young and fa-
mily, of the Royal Eagineers ; Mr. M ,turin, Deputy Com-
missary-Genera.! and family, and Miss Lee. We regret t,
learn the fever, subs .fluently to the 9th of Novemba, broke
out again, but not vi lently ; Mr. Wilkins, First Mate of the
Coromandel convict hulk, his wife, and eldest child had, how-
ever, fallen victims to it. One hundred and fifty-three con-
victs brought home in this ship, have been transferred to the
York convict ship in this harbour.
Four corni;anies of Artillery—viz., Colonel \Vylde's, Major
Stewart's, Colonel M'Laughlan's, and Captain Sheppard's,
are ordered for service in Canada. Colonel F. Campbell is
appointed to command the Artillery in that colony, aad Lieu-
tenant Townsend goes with him as Adjutant, The Artillery
companies commanded by Majors England and Chambers are
ordered to Ireland.

The Inconstant, 36, Captain Pring, arrived at Cork on
Sunday last, and embarked the first division of the 92d Regi-
ment on Wednesday. The Pique, 36, was daily expected, to
embark the remainder of that corps. Major-General Sir \Vm.
WBean, who was on his way to take command of the Lime-
rick district, received orders to proceed to Cork, and take
passage in the Ineoastant for Halifax, as second in command
ip Canada Sir Frederick Stovin is also ordered to proceed to

that country, a 3 Adjutant. General. Tlrc Dublin Evening
Post awns that the 231 Fusileets, and the 71st Light Infan-

try are intended for immediate embarkation for the scene of
action. It is said an order has been issued from the Horse
Guards cancelling all leave granted to officers belongi,lg to
corps in Canada, and they are required forthwith to re-join
their regiments, via New York.
Extract of a letter from an Oificer of the Fair Rosamond,
datel River Benin, on board the pirate prize brig Veins, of the
ISzh of September I,st :—" After having been nearly a fort-
night in the little gig I had the ill-luck of being beat off by
the Velos, with the loss of cue fine fellow (Howell), who lost
his life in saving mine. At one r. , I observed a strange
vessel, I was then seven miles off the land. At three I
closed her so near as to be able to commence firing, The wind
wcs just enough for sometimes to gain, and then lose. At
' 4.30, to our great joy, we saw the little Rosamond in full chase
to cut her off, when she wore, and ran for the River Benin.
At 6 30, I burnt a blue light A few minutes after the Veins
commenced firing grape on my boat. I tried hard to board
her on the starboard bow, when she fired a gun, by the light
of which I saw she was too well prepared there. I then pushed
round her stern to try the larboard quarter, aid froin the ex-
treme darkness, and the admirable coolness of my few men, I
was nearly on b ,ard before they knew where we were. The
bowman of the gig was in the ect of hooking on the painter when
a shower of musketry commenced; this was the time my poor
fellow fell, first pushing aside 3 muskets levelled at me ; from
the heavy rain that fell few of our muskets went off, or we
should have 1. aid them off in their own coin. After the Velos
got into the River we heard that she was prepared to make re-
sistance, and there being much risk in trying to cut her out in
our two four-oar gigs, the Commander decided to hazard the
risk of crAiing te bar, which he did, and ran alongside of
her: we fired two guns, and that was to keep the pirates from
jumping overboard. She is a b etutiful new brig. To complete
our good fortune, we have taken a fine large four-gun brig,
with only 140 slaves, in the Cameos."
The intention of employing the Hastings, 74, Capt. Shiffner,
in the conveyance of troops, has been altered, in consequence
of her requiring a new mainmast. She has quitted the Nore,
therefore, for Sheerness, where she will be paid off on the 12th
inst., and re-commissioned. .

The yachts Crusader, W. Howard, Esq., and the Fanny,
J. Long, Esq , left Gibraltar for Malta, on the 13th of De-
cember.

The Victory (bearing the flag of the Admiral, Superin-
tendent), was removed from Hardway to the moorings opposite
the King's-stairs on Thursday. As the disposable seanwn of
this ship arc employed in the ringing department and other-
wise of the Dock-yard, the removal of the Victory to her pre-
sent moo, ings will very much benefit that branch of her Ma-
jesty's service, more particularly in the winter season, when, at
times, owing to bad weather, it has been known that at her
former moorings every communication between that ship and
the Dock-yard was entirely prevented, and consequently the
assistance of her men quite lost to the yard.
The Melville, 74 ( Hon. Capt. Dundas), with the flag of
Rear-Admiral the Hon. George Elliott, sailed to-day for the
Cape of Good Hope. She will touch at Rio Janeiro.
The Wasp, 16, Hun. Commander Pelham, is detained in
harbour until next week, being ordered to be fitted with a
chain messenger.
The Tyne, 28, Hon. Captain Townshend, was towed nut
of harbour on Thursday by the Messenger steamer. She
will be paid advance on Monday, and proceed to the Mediter-
ranean on the following day.
Sailed last night the Sampson, New York packet, Captain
Sturgis, having on board, as part of her cargo, 1,200 quarters
of wheat, taken out of this country ; she took also as passen-
gers, Colonel Sir George Arthur, appointed Governor of
Upper Canada, with Lieutenants West and Arthur, Aides-de-
Camp; Lieutenants Jones and Cooper, of the military force
in Canada, and Messrs. Windsor and Warren, of the civil
service. Several other military gentlemen went out in this
ship, who are intended to act on their arrival in Canada in
the formation of volunteer corps, and generally as circum-
stances may require.
Sailed this morning the Malcolm and Justina, free traders,
for Madras and Bengal.
APPOINTMENTS.—Licut. G. Western, to the Princess Char-
lotte ; Mr. W. J. W. Burney, Acting Master and Pilot, to
the Electra, vice Brown ; Mr. W. L. White, Mate, and Mr.
T. Coote, Midshipman, to the Brisk; Mr. J. J. Smith, Mate,
and Mr. A. Murray, Additional Assistant-Surgeon of Bri-
tanr,ia to the Tyne; Mr. H. L. Parson, Mate of Samarang,
to Electra: Dr. Booth, Additional Assistant-Surgeon, to the
Britannia; Dr. T. Stratton, Assistant Surgeon to Haslar
Hospital ; Mr. Elkins, Acting Purser, from Cornwallis to
Racer.
PROMOTION.—Mr. Mounsteven, Clerk in charge of the
Brisk, is promoted to the rank of Purser.
(From the Devonport Independent.)

PLYMOUTH, JAN. 6. —The Naval half-pay will commence
being paid at the Dock-yard, on Monday, and be recalled on
the following Tuesday and Friday.
The Malabar, 74, Captain Sir William Montagu, Bart.,
K. C. H. , was paid off yesterday. It is expected that this ship
will shortly be recommissioned. Before the Malabar quitted
the Tagus, the Commander-in-Chief issued the following or-
der:—" The Commander-in-Chief, Rear-Admiral Sir J. A.
Ommanney, begs to express to the officers and ship's company
the very great satisfaction he has experienced in inspecting
the Malabar ; that he considers her in the highest order of any
man-of-war he has ever aeon, and quite a pattern to the ser-
vice."—Our Commander-hi-Chief, Admiral Lord A. Beau-
clerk, has also expressed his admiration of her high state of
discipline.
The President, with the flag of Rear-Admiral Ross, sailed
J. starday for the South American station, and the Thunder,
surveying vessel, for Nassau, New Providence, to finish her
survey of the coast.
The Messenger steam vessel, Mr. King master, arrived
yesterday from Portsmouth, and the Columbia steamer, from
Woolwich, —The Melville was lying at Spithead when these
vessels left.
The brig Espo!r, 10, was commissioned on Saturday la,t,
by Lieutenant Colson Festing.
Mr. Edward Little, Mate, of H. M. S. Scylla, and son of
Simon Little, EA., of St. Michael's-terrace, is promoted to
the rank of Lieutenant.
The Hercules, Captain Toup Nicholas, C. B. K. H., is
expected here from the Tagus, to refit and take troops to
Canada.
Mr, Lawrence, son of Captain Lawrence, R,N., of Loswi-
thiel, is appointed to the Thunder, as Assistant Surveyor.
Lieutenants W. C. Metcalf, Thomas Mallock, and D.
R. Mapleton. of the Malabar, are ordered to hold them-
selves in readiness, in a month's time frora the paying off of
that ship.
Dr. Richardson, Surgeon of the Navy, has been appointed
to succeed Dr. Isaac Wilson, as Physician of the Royal Naval
Hospital, at Hasler. Dr. Richardson is the scientific compa-
nion of the adventurous explorer of the North Pole.
Licut. W. K. Stephens, of the Barham, has exchanged
ships with Lieut. Alexander Rothery, of the Hazard.
Lieut. Smith, now commanding the Thunder, surveying-
vessel, will, on his arrival in the West Indies, deliver up that
vessel to the Commander of the Lark, Limit. Edward Barnett,
and himself assume the command of the Lark, as tender to the
Thunder.
In Hamoaze—Royal Adelaide, San Josef, Racehorse, Lily,
and Messenger and Columbia, steam-vessels. -
In Barnpoul—Alligator and Britomart.

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HO USE.

A rough vulgar West-countryman, named John Bartlett,
was on Saturday brought before the LORD MAYOR, charged
with having aided a gang of swindlers in defrauding trades-
men in different parts of the City.
Mr. Wicks, a partner in the house of Blackmore and Co.,
leather-sellei a, deposed that the prisoner called at the house,
and said that he came from the house of Pearsc and Co., of
Lawrence-lane, who had to execute an order for 1,000 dozens
of socks, and he looked at some goods and made certain selec-
tions as samples, which he directed to be sent to Lawrence-
lane, stating that if they suited, an order to a ve, y great ex-
tent would be given. The goods were sent, hut were not paid
for. An attempt was made afterwards to obtain a considerable
quantity, and it was intimated that the samples and bulk would
be paid for at the same time. It was soon ascertained that
Pearce and Co. were part and parcel of an extensive gang of
swindle's, who levicd contributions daily upon tradespeople all
over England, and from communication received from Wood-
stock by the complainant it was believed that the prisoner was
one of the pai triers.
The prisoner had been merely employed by the firm of Pearce
and Co. as a porter, and was no partner. Mr. Pearce's name
was John Pearce Davis, and he (prisoner) ordered the goods
in that name.

Mr. Thomas G'.irPck, the housekeeper of the building in
Laurence-lane, in which Pearce and Co. had a room, and
carried on their business of swindling, stated that Mr. Pearce
and another person called upon him, and took the room on the
Bth of November, at the annual rent of 25/. They repre-
sented themselves as wholesale glovers and in the fancy line,
and gave him a reference on a piece of paper, which, as it
was laid down negligently, one of the witness's children put.
into the fire. The address was somewhere in Friday-street,
.
and had an Esquire at the end of Witness was never paid
a farthing, neither was the carpenter. who had been employed
to put up the shelves. The firm used to walk up and down
stairs very softly, and seemed to take away things very quietly,
but witness no er could succeed in finding them at home.
About three weeks ago a person came up to the landing, and
cried out that they were a set of infamous swindler?, and they
i
were taking n honest tradesmen. Witness afterwards ascer-
tidhwhich appeared to contain large quan-
tities .
oftal:ird nothing but packages of shavings.
gloves,at the
cee
The Loan MAYOR—Shavings ILA up like gloves ?
Witness--Yea ; and cov(red with chamois leather. I then
hawa porter MTV! with large quantities of goods to the firm,
but I told them all about the concern, and, of course, he
went away.

There were other dup'd tradesmen in the room, but there
was nothing to fix the guilt of co-partnership upon the prisoner.
One tradesman produc!d a list of about fifty names, all
connected with the firm of lh and Co., mad each firm
;,retencling to carry on the partieu!ar trade in which they look
out for victims. In different parts of the town and country
these scoundrels are located, and they give characters to each
other, by means of which they plunder extenbiyely, and with
impunity.

The LORD MAYOR privately advised the complainants as to
the course which he considered it proper for them to adopt
against the firm of Pearce and Co. Ile could not help ex-
pressing his asto,:ishment that men in trade would do business
without having respectable references from 'heir customers ;
and he discharged the prisoner, that person having given his
address, and under fresh assurances that he would do all he
zovld‘o aid the complainants,