The Sun.
London, England, 1831-08-29 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Portsmouth Herald of Sunday.)

PORTSMOUTH, Ann. 27.—The squadron under the
command of Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Codrington,
G.C.8., arrived on Sunday even from the Downs at St.
Helen's, where they anchored with the exception of the
Stag, Cnracoa, and Victory, which came up to Spithead on
the same evening. The rest of the fleet, consisting of the
Caledonia, 120, Prince Regent, 120, Asia, 84, Donegal,
76, Revenge, 76, Wellesley, 74, Talavera, 74, Alfred, 50,
Barham, 50, Charybdis, Royalist, and Recruit, 10 gun
brigs, came up to Spithead, and anchored on the following
morning. The squadron are completing their provisions,
&c. to four months, and it is believed will sail in about a
fortnight on their second cruise. His Majesty's ships Bri.
tannia, 120, and Galatea, 46, are ordered to accompany
the squadron. The Donegal and Alfred, are ordered to
be detached from the squadron, to be ready by the sth of
September to proceed to the Mediterranean. The Alfred
will receive on board Lieut.-General Sir William Houston,
K.C.8., the newly appointed Lieutenant-Governor of
Gibraltar, and suite, for the Rock. The Donegal, it is
supposed, is destined to relieve his Majesty's ship Melville.
Ws Majesty's ship Rattlesnake, 28, Captain Charles
Graham, was paid advance wages on Monday, and sailed
no the following day with despatches for Rear- Admiral Sir
Thomas Baker, K.C.8., Commander in-Chief on the
South American station.

His Majesty's ship Tweed, .20, Commander Bertram,
came into harbour on Tuesday, to have her false keel in-
spected, for which purpose she was taken in and out of
do ,k on Wednesday.
His Majesty's ship Jupiter, 50, fitted as a lazaretto, sailed
for Leith on Thursday. . _ .

His Majesty's ship Grasshopper, IS, Commander John
E. E. Erskine, arrived on Friday from the West India
station, last from the Havanna!), which she left on the
21st of July; she has brought a freight from Tampico,
and three invalided seamen. She came into harbour yes.
terday preparatory to being paid off.
His Majesty's steam-vessel Hermes, Lieut. Kennedy,
came in on Friday evening from Woolwich with 20,0001.
i❑ silver, which she put on board his Majesty's ship Win-
chester, for conveyance to Bermuda, and proceeded on the
following day for Plymouth to replenish her fuel. She
will sail from thence to Falmouth, to take out the Medi-
terranean mail.
The Hope, transport, Lieut. Ryder, agent, passed
through Spithead on Tuesday, from Havre de Grace for
Southampton, to land the luggage of Lord Stuart de
Rothsay.
At twelve o'clock on Monday last, the Emerald yacht,
with the Duchess of Kent and Princess Victoria, arrived
at Spithead, from Cowes, and on passing his Majesty's ship
Wellesley, the Royal party were saluted with twenty-one
guns, the whole of the fleet following the example, and
manning yards. Many of the ships cheered as the yacht
pas=ed. Admirals Sir T. Foley, Sir Edward Codrington,
and Parker, in their respective barges, paid a visit to the
Duchess and Princess on board the Emerald. There was
a fine breeze on the water, and the Emerald was followed
by an immense assemblage of yachts, steam-packets, and
craft of every description, filled with most fashionably
dressed parties. The yachts contending for the King's
Cup, at Cowes, passed through Spithead at the same time,
and joined in the cheers which were given to the Duchess
and Princess as they passed, the whole forming a most en-
livening and gratifying scene both to the spectators on
shore, and to the royal party on board, who frequently re-
turned the demonstrations of respect they received in the
most condescending manner.
At Spithead—Caledonia, Prince Regent, Britannia,
Asia, Donegal, Revenge, Talavera, Wellesley, Alfred, Bar-
ham, Stag, Galatea, Curacoa, Victor, Royalist, and Recruit.
In Harbour—Spartiate, Royal George, Imogene, Win-
chester, Tweed, 2Etna, Grasshopper, Onyx, Columbia,
Charybdis, and Excellent.
PROMOTIONS, APPOINTMENTS, Sze.—Lieutenant Corn-
wallis Ricketts, of his Majesty's ship Britannia, late Flag_
Lieutenant to Vice-Admiral Sir Pulteney Malcolm, K.C.B.
is promoted to the rank of Commander. Mr. H. W.
Johnstone, of the same ship, is promoted to the rank of
Lieutenant. Lieutenant Berry Haines is appointed to his
Majesty's ship Galatea, vice Peel. Lieutenant Thomas
Nlitchell (b) is appointed to his Majesty's ship ,Etna, vice
Quin, at aick quarters. Mr. James Macallister is ap-
pointed Assistant-Surgeon of the same ship, vice Miller ;
and Mr. John Shepherd is appointed Master of the same,
vice Johnson. Mr. Richard Haig, is appointed Secretary
to Vice-Admiral Sir John Gore, K.C.13 , appointed to
the command in the East Indies. Mr. John Baird, late

Assistant-Surgeon of his Majesty's ship Talavera, is ap-
pointed Assistant-Surgeon of the Royal Hospital at Has-
lar. Mr. Thomas Gibson, Assistant-Surgeon of his Ma-
jesty's steamer Pluto, is appointed to his Majesty's ship
Isis. Captain D. Campbell, of the Royal Marines, is ap-
pointed to his Majesty's ship Wellesley, vice Sayer.
Lieutenant C. P. Ladd, whose appointment to his Ma-
jesty's packet brig Skylark we announced last week, hl9
been superseded in his command in consequence of its
having become known to the Admiralty that he had at-
tempted to effect an exchange, for the consideration of
1,000 guineas, with the Commander of a packet at Port
Patrick.
Mr. James Wood, Midshipman of his Majesty's ship
Eden, was specially examined in seamanship on board his
Majesty's ship Spartiate on Wednesday, by Captains 0,, en,
Blackwood, and Graham, of his Majesty's ships Edens
Imogene, and Rattlesnake, and found duly qualified for
Lieutenant.
His Majesty's ship, Eden, 26, was paid off into ordi-
nary on Tuesday.
His Majesty's brig Charybdis, 3, Lieut. R. 13. Craw-
ford, cause into harbour on Wednesday.
The whole of the Coast Guard, Service is now, as re-
gards appointments, entirely under the Admiralty, and it
is intended to select annually one Commander, one Lieu-
tenant, and one Master of a revenue cruizer, who shall
have evinced zeal in the service, for a step of promotion.
We have strong reasons for believing, notwithstanding
the universality of reports to the contrary, that the Go-
vernment are so resolved to economize in every case where
it is practicable, that no protnotion whatever will take
place on the occasion of the ensuing coronation.
In addition to the honour of Knighthood which his Ma-
jesty had been graciously pleased to confer on Dr. Richard
D..bson in return fur his long and distinguished services,
and which we noticed in the Herald of last week, we

have great pleasure in announcing that his Majesty has
also been pleased to grant permission to this talented and
meritorious civil officer to wear the Orders of Sc. Vladimir
of Russia, and Danelroy of Denmark, which the late Em-
peror Alexander and the King of Denmark have trans-
mitted to him through their Ambassadors for eminent pro-
fessional services rendered to their respective subjects
whilst in the hospital ship at Chatham. Sir Richard
Dobson was presented to his Majesty on Wednesday last,
at the levee.

Vessels continue to arrive at Staudgate Creek, and
several have sailed from thence during the week. The
best possible health continues to prevail there.
A schooner of 182 tons, named " Hornet," was launched
at Chatham Dock-yard, on Wednesday last. This is one
of a new class of vessels lately introduced into the service.
She mounts four 12• pounder carronades, and two 6-pounder
long guns. She will be rigged as a brig, forward, and
schooner fashion, aft.
The Government steam-vessels, Flamer and Firebrand,
each of 500 tons, which have just been launched from Mr.
Fearnell's yard, at Limehouse (where they were built by
contract) were constructed under the immediate superin.
tendency of Messrs. Chatfield and Sheffield, formerly of the
School of Naval Architecture of this Dock-yard.
His Majesty's ship Winchester, 52, Captain Lord Wm.
Paget, is now nearly ready for sea,land is expected to re•
turn to the Halifax station the latter end of the week, to
re-hoist the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir E. G. Colpoys.
She will receive on board for conveyance to Bermuda,
20,000/. in silver.
Commodore Lord Yarborough, and twenty-three yachts,
passed through Spithead on Thursday frow Cowes, on
their way to Cherbourg regatta. They came from Cowes
in two lines, the Commodore leading the windward and
Lord Vernon the leeward line. On arriving at Spithead
they formed a line and sailed to St. Helen's, when they
shortened sail and put to sea. Their evolutions were per-
formed with great precision and alacrity, and the whole
squadron seemed well versed in their signal code, as every
thing was performed by signal from the Commodore.
We noticed last week that the Tweed razee was likely
to have her thirty-two pounders (Dickson's medium guns)
removed. Orders have since been given to that effect, and
she will in future carry only thirty-two pounder carronades.
We also noticed how badly she answered in point of sail-
ing. To remedy this defect she was docked last Wednes-
day, and had another false keel given her. Whether this
will snake her a weatherly ship remains to be proved. She
was undocked yesterday.
His Majesty's ship "'Etna having been examined, and
her copper not having been found defective as was ex-
pected, she will be undocked to-morrow.
Orders Eve been received at the Gun-wharf to change

the Caledonia's heavy lower deck thirty-two pounders
for lighter thirty-two pounders. Some ballast will also
be taken out of her. We presume these measures are
about to be adopted in order to raise her ports higher
out of the water.

His Majesty's ship Prince Regent was considered rather
crank in the squadron. It is in contemplation to add to
her ballast.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HO USE.

The beadle of Aldgate, accompanied by the school.
mistress of the workhouse, ►waited upon the LORD
Avoa, in consequence of the impression made upon the
public that the teacher of the pauper children was not
qualified to instruct or negligent of duty.
Kinnersley said, that when he brought the little girl
from the workhouse to be bound apprentice, be took it for
granted that she could read, as he never witnessed an in-
stance to the contrary; but he of course could not give a
decided negative to her statement made on Friday.—
Upon speaking to the schoolmistress, however, he found
that the girl could read, and be supposed that she denied
the fact without knowing what she said.
The schoolmistress produced a Bible, which had ♦ery
much the appearance of being handled by paupers, and
declared that the little girl just before she left the work-
house reed a chapter in it.
The Loan Mairop. was glad that the schoolmistress as
well as the shoolmaster was abroad in the parish of Aid.
gate, and complimented the former upon her capability of
deciding upon the qualifications of her pupils, and the
beadle upon his jealousy concerning the literary character
of his establishment. _ _

Several pickpockets were brought up, charged with
having picked the packets of gentlemen of handkerchiefs.
Pickpockets do their work every day in the city with
wonderful dexterity. They get together in crowds, and
contrive to attract the attention of a victim by giving a
slight push at one side while they rob at the other.
The LORD MAYOR said he was perfectly aware of the
ingenuity practised. He had bought his experience too,
and therefore was a good judge, for he bad lost half a dozen
silk handkerchiefs lately. Upon one occasion, his pocket
was picked, and he went into a shop and purchased a
handkerchief, but he scarcely had pocketted it, when off it
went into the possession of some prowling vagabond. His
Lordship confessed, that ever since that occasion to let a
pickpocket escape was a piece of magnanimity of which lie
was not capab!e.
The LORD MAYOR committed most of the offenders, but
he discharged those whom it appeared possible to reclaim.
Captain Baylen, of the Louisa, tit' Whitehaven, charged
a woman of the pave, named Mary Shea, with having
robbed him of his pocket-book, containing his ship's
register and other meta of importance, but no money.
The captain, it appeared, had dined with two gentle-
men who do good to mankind by delivering tracts and
other proper pieces of instruction to the lower orders, and
in the course of a dispute upon the Christian religion, he
got so heated with zeal as to be obliged to apply frequent
correctives to the thirst which followed. His friends
would have taken care of him, but the subject had a simi-
lar effect upon them, and they had recourse to the same
means of supporting the controversy, so that when they
separated they were all three staggering drunk. One of
the tract-spreaders had the good fortune to fall into the
hands of a new policeman, who gave him a share of the
station-house for the night, while the other, in a fit of
enthusiasm, looked about for a fit object upon which to
exercise his calling, and lighted upon Mary Shea, who
gave him so melancholy an account of her circumstances,
that he accompanied her home to see whether she was
speaking the truth. After having sympathised with her
for about an hour, he fell into what low fellows call a
snooze, and as Alary Shea began to feel a congenial thirst
upon her, she emptied his pockets, and went off to a gin.
shop on Tower-hill. It happened that Captain Baylen
had turned into the saute consort?, and as he belonged to
the profession to the members of which her acquaintance
was limited, an intelligible sort of nod was exchanged, and
they took a walk together, in the course of which the
Captain seemed to have wholly forgotten the subject in
which he had been late instructed. Upon going home he
felt his pocket-book in his side pocket, and was sure that
all was right ; but on taking it out in the morning, he
was struck with surprise at finding that it was transformed
into a bundle of religious tracts. The police, upon being
informed of the robbery, soon found the thief and the
pocket-book, and brought them before the Lord Mayor.
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and that she never concealed the matter.

A Jew crimp stated, that the prisoner applied to him to
advance her some money on the ship's register. As he
wished to learn the particulars, in order to have the pro-
perty returned to the owner, he took her to a gin-shop,
where she confessed to him that she prigged the pocket-
book from a Captain, and left the tracts in place of it,
" that he mightn't know the one from the other."
The LORD MAYOR-And where did she say she got the
tracts? The Jew—Please you, my Lord, she said she
gived the value of them to a Gospel covey wot was
lushy.—(A laugh.)
The Loan MAYOR—Is the owner of the tracts here ?
The Jew—No, please you, my Lord, he an't here-_I seed
him a bit ago, but he said it wasn't fit for him to he in no
rich a place, because you see, my Lord, it was here he
tuck out his licence for to preach.--(Loud laughter.)
The Loan MAYOR—I wish we could find him.
The Jew—He's agoing for to hold forth to-morrow,
please you, my Lotd, not fur from this; and if your
Lordship don't like for to kick up a row among his con-
gregation, you are sure to find him a'terwards in the nearest
ginegan a blowing of a cloud.—(Laughter.)
The Loan MAYOR desired the officers if they observed
any tendency to a breach of the peace in the conduct of
the person just described to apprehend him.
The Jew—Please you, my Lord, he won't commit no
breach. There's no noise" or nonsense about him. He
never changes a feature, and he prays with his eyes shut,
and every stitch as he has on looks just as if it come off
the lining of a hearse.—(Great laughter.)
Mr. Ilobler (to the prisoner)—Well, Miss Shea, we
have often had you here for robbery.
Prisoner—l know it, you ould son of a German ;
and will again plaise the Lord. I only got out of the
House of Correction yesterday, where I had two months,
and no thanks to you for it. _

Mr. nobler—l think you shall have three this time.
It would be inconvenient to the Captain to prosecute you,
and therefore the Lord Mayor will lock you up.
Prisoner—l ish you and 1 was locked up together,

my ould fogy ; and if I wouldn't pull off that rusty ould
shell of your's, I am not a living woman.--(Laughter.)
The prisoner was committed to Bridewell for three
months.