The Sun.
London, England, 1838-09-03 00:00:00

LAMBETH-STREET.

As the Sitting Magistrates, Messrs. HARDWICK and GAR-
FORD, were about to leave the Bench, George Farquhar, a
singular-looking man, in the garb of a sailor, was brought be-
fore them on a charge of being disorderly, and creating a dis-
turbance, by causing a number of persons to assemble about
him in the public street.
Sergeant Murray, K 25, stated that about one or two o'clock
on that afternoon his attention was directed to a number of
persons collected in Newby-place, Poplar, and on going to
the spot, he found the prisoner holding forth in a dialogue
which partook of half blasphemy and half prayer, but he
should think somewhat more of the former than the latter,
and though he pretended to much religious zeal, he (Mur-
ray) never heard a man utter more dreadful oaths than
the prisoner did. His first impression was, that he was
labouring under the effects of intoxication ; but this he found
was not the case ; and as he refused to go about his business,
or leave off his harangue, he felt it to be his duty to take him
to the station-house. The Sergeant added, that he knew the
friends of the prisoner, who were respectable people, and he
had no doubt his present state of excitement, fanaticism, and
delusion, was induced by his former intemperate mode of
living.
When asked what he had to say to the charge and his extra-
ordinary conduct, the prisoner broke out into a most violent
rhapsody and rapid volubility of language. He said he was
the chosen disciple of his Saviour, and sent on earth to reveal
to her Majesty Queen Victoria, in person, some grand and
important secrets, and should make the best of his way to her
Majesty, to fulfil his sacred mission.
The Magistrates told him he was not a fit person to be at
large in the public streets, and ordered him to find bail, in de-
fault of which he was locked up.
From some expressions which dropped from him, it
would
appear that the prisoner has before attempted to gain access to
the presence of her Majesty, but had been prevented and taken
up by the police.

UNION-HALL.
Robert Hewlir!qs was held to bail to appear at the Sessions
for throwing vitriol over two young women, named Hamilton
and Morley. The prisoner was instigated by a revengeful
spirit against the complainants, in consequence of their
charging a female with whom he lived with an assault before a
Magistrate. On Thursday, as the complainants were walking
together over Westminster-bridge, he threw the contents of a

bottle of vitriol over their gowns, which were burned to pieces
in every part touched by it.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. I.—The Gorgon steam-frigate, Com.
Dacres, arrived here yesterday from the Nore, with a Spa-
nish brig in tow, which had run foul of her on her passage,
but without material damage to either vessel. The arrival of
this ship has excited much attention, as she is the largest Go-
vernment steamer, being 1,140 tons; •she mounts two 84-
pounders, bow and stern, on sweep slides, and six 32-pounders,
long guns on the broadside, all on the upper deck; but as on
the deck below we find five ports on each side, fitted with ring
bolts and breeching bolts, we would ask why she has not guns
mounted there? Is it that she is deeper in the water than was
calculated on, because we have heard as much ; and from
the fact that the lower half of the ports in question
are caulked in, because they are very near the water,
that the copper has been raised a strake and her lower
poddle-boards are immersed four feet under the sur-
face, such would appear to be the case. At present
her draught is 15 feet 6 inches forward, and 15 feet 10 inches
abaft ; her stowage is for 500 tons of coals ; but she only took
in, in this voyage, 3ao tons, barely, we understand a ten days'
consumption. She has had no coals stowed in her after boxes,
and her spare heavy pieces of machinery are stowed for-
ward, instead of the place originally intended. She has
a deck below the presumed gun deck, where 400 troops
could be comfortably berthed at a time ; her two en-
gines comprise a strength of 320 horse-power, and appear
of beautiful construction ; her boilers are of copper. She
will sail in a few days with a detacbment of marines and
supplies of provisions for San Sebastian. We would ask any
shipwright or seaman the reason why she has such an extraor-
dinary sheer, or spring, in the fore part of her upper deck, and
which it was remarked by visitors, must materially inconve-
nience the working of the foremost gun ?
The Apollo troop-ship, Mr. Karley, master, was off
Guernsey on Thursday morning last, with the depot of the
Bth regiment of Foot on board, from Ireland.
The Curlew, 10, Commander Norcott, arrived this evening
from the coast of Africa.

By the Mary, from Africa, we learn that her Majesty's ship
the Pylades succeeded in capturing, off the coast of Old
Calabar, on the 3d of June, the Portuguese slave-
schooner the Prova. The Prova was seized while yet her
kidnapped and contraband cargo remained in her swelter-

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ing hold.
The Duke of Argyll, for Madras, and the Berkshire, for
Bombay, sailed on Monday last ; the Mary Ann, for Madras,
sailed on Tuesday ; the Windsor, for Madras and Bengal,
sailed this morning. All these ships took advantage of the
facilities and conveniences of this port for the embarkation of
their passengers' supplies.
The New York packet-ship, Samson, sailed this morning
from Spithead for the States.
The Firebrand steamer returned from Ireland on Thursday,
having landed the Board of Admiralty at Liverpool. She pro-
ceeded yesterday for Bognor and the river.
At Spithead—Edinburgh, Pique, Curlew, Stakesby trans-
port.
In Harbour—Britannia, Victory, Hastings, Excellent, Royal
George, Actaeon, Orestes, Pantaloon, Messenger steamer,
Gorgon steam frigate, and Diligence naval transport.
NAVAL PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.
Promotions to the Rank of Pursers.—Steph. Brooksley, J.
C. Heathman, Robert Major Jeffery. Joseph T. Hemer, Jas.
Gregory, William Wilkins, Patrick O'Conner, J. Westwood,
Thomas R. Hallett, George Wallis.
Appointments.—Commanders—E. W. Pilkington, to the
Coast Guard, Isle of Sheppy, vice Rich, promoted.
Lieutenants—B. H. Bunco, to the Rover; Burnett(late
Mate of Wasp), the Hon. C. Elliot, to Rodney; Wilson,
to the Excellent ; James Rawstone, to the Orestes.
Masters—E. P. Cole, to the Rover; Richard Thomas,
Acting, to the Peterel.
Purser—R. T. Reep, to the Rover.
Surgeons—Dr. Ballantyne, to the Island of Ascension :
Mr. Booth, to the Rover.
Assistant- Sugeons—John Yeoman, to the Petterel ; Wal-
ter Trail, Dr. James Walland, and George D. Gordon, to
the Britannia.
Mates—J. W. Pollard, to Buzzard ; John Franklin, to
Pilot; M‘Guire, to Wasp; W. G. Deane, to Actaeon;
Robert Moore, to Hastings.
Midshipman—George Collier Kerr, to Hastings.
Vols., Ist Class—Edward Lambert and H. V. A. Powlett,
to Actaeon.
Clerks—James Biggs, to Rose ; Cheeseman, to Pan-
taloon.
Warrant Officers—Richard Hingston, acting boatswain, and
Francis Devonshire, acting carpenter, to Rover.
ROYAL MARINES.—Second Lieutenants Symonds and Rod-
ney are ordered to embark on board the Gorgon steam-vessel,
to join the battalion in Spain.
(From the Devonport Independent.)
PLYMOUTH, Auo. 1. —The Jupiter troop-ship is ready for
sea, she proceeds to Cork and will convey the 94th to Ceylon.
The Pilot, Commander Ramsay, is fitting with all possible
dispatch to relieve the Pearl, Lord C. Paget, on the West
India station.
Her Majesty's steam-vessel Spitfire, Lieut. Kennedy, sailed
on Friday for Woolwich to he repaired.
Her Majesty's packet Goldfinch, 6, Lieut. Collier, arrived
from Falmouth on Saturday, and came into harbour the same
day to refit.
Her Majesty's packet Petterel, 10, was commissioned on
Tuesduy by Lieut. W. Crooke.
Her Majesty's brig Nightingale, 10, was paid off on Mon-
day ; and the Royalist, 10, will be paid off on Monday next.
The Rochester lighter arrived on Wednesday, with stores,
from Chatham. The Falmouth lighter arrived on Wednes-
day, from Portsmouth, with stores. The Camel lighter ar-
rived on Wednesday, from Holyhead, with stores. The Serail
tender arrived on Wednesday, from Falmouth, with stores.
In Hamoaze—Royal Adelaide, San Josef, Hercules, Jupi-
ter, Pilot, Rover, Royalist, Petterel, Penguin, Goldfinch, and
Seagull.
Her Majesty's ship Inconstant, 36, Capt. D. Pring, is daily
expected from Quebec. She was to leave on the 10th of July,
with dispatches from the Earl of Durham and Sir C. Paget.
We have to contradict, from authority, the report that Ad-
miral Sir Josias Rowley will succeed to the command at Ports-
mouth on the next change. The report is entirely destitute
of foundation. —Nava! and Military Gazette.
The appointment of Captain Lord John Churchill to the
Vernon, 50, is reported, but it has not yet taken place.