The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-21 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY.—Two clerks, 1.. N ~ late
of ships on the Brazil station, have been dismissed
their respective appointments by Commodore Sir
Thomas Herbert for gross misconduct on shore at Rio
and in the court of justice at that place. On their
arrival here last week they were transferred as pri-
soners to the Victory, to await the decision of the
Lords of the Admiralty as to their punishment. They
have since been dismissed the navy.
Her Majesty's yacht Fairy, .faster Commander
D. N. lire:ch, has performed some wonders in :team-
ing since she left this with the royal squadron for
Cork. She made that run, it will be recollected, in
twenty-eight hours. On the return to this port last
week she left Greenock on Thursday at 2 r.m,, and
arrived at Milford Haven at 3 30 on Friday (280
miles!), worked expansively the whole of the way.
She left Milford at 9 A.M. on Saturday, and arrived,
here at 2 P.M. yesterday. She has displayed extra-
ordinary capabilities during the royal cruise, and in
a very heavy sea, crossing from Belfast to Lough
Ryan, she was the admiration of the whole squadron
The Black Eagle, Admiralty yacht, Master Com-
mander Cook, arrived here last evening, from Scot-
land, and came into harbour.

The Grampus, 50, was taken out of the sea-basin,
after a thorough refit, this morning, and removed to
moorings alongside the Camperdown.
The Flying Fish, 12, Commander Paley ; and the
Elfin, Royal dispatch yacht, Master Commander Bal-
liston, were taken into the sea basin this morning—
the former to have her copper cleaned.
By the last dates from India we are informed that
the health of Rear-Admiral Sir Francis Collier, the
Commander-in-Chief of the India and China station,
was improving. He was on his way from Singapore
to Trincomalee in June, having sailed from the former
for the latter place on the 9th of June.
PLYMOUTH, AUG. 18.—On going up Hamoaze this
morning the Lords of the Admiralty landed on and
inspected Bull's Point, where it is in contemplation
to erect a powder magazine in lieu of the powder
works at Keyham, which must be shortly aban-
doned to permit the completion of the steam-
yard there. Bull's Point is on the eastern bank
of Hamoaze, into which it abuts about a mile north
of the present powder works. It was purchased
some years since by the Board of Admiralty when
the Board of Ordnance abandoned Keyham, but, after
the purchase, it was discovered that the protection
of a powder magazine at Bull's Point by a military
guard so far distant from head-quarters presented a
considerable obstacle to the completion of the arrange.
ments between the two boards.

Her Majesty's steam-vessel Black Eagle arrived
from Portsmouth this morning to wait upon the First
Lord and the other Lords of the Admiralty yet here.
Their Lordships are expected to leave for Pembroke
on Monday.
The Sphynx steam sloop and Ranger brig sailed
yesterday for Portsmouth.
AuG. 19.—Her Majesty's ship Queen, 110, Capt.
Wise, slipped her moorings in the Sound at ten
o'clock this morning, under three topsails and jib. On
rounding the east end of the breakwater she lowered
her courses and hoisted topgallant sails, spanker, and
royals. When outside she hauledup close to the wind,
which was very light from the northward and west-
ward, and for some time lay becalmed, with her head
south, off the eastern arm of the breakwater. At one
o'clock she was a league and a half from Rame Head,
and being thus clear of the coast, she shortly obtained
the full advantage of the land breeze, and aided by a
strong ebb tide, was soon after out of sight. It is un -
usual for a first-rate to enter or leave this port by the
eastern channel. The Queen is bound to Malta,
touching at Gibraltar.
The Persian brig arrived this morning from
Woolwich.
Wind, W.N.W. ; light breeze.

DANGER OF PREMATURE INTERMENT.-011 the
morning of Saturday last, a young lad of the name of
Pendrith joined the juvenile teetotal excursion party
which left Edinburgh for Hopetoun House. The day
was an exceedingly unfavourable one, and many of the
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youths suffered much from the effects of the rain. Pen-
drith was one of these. On returning with the party in
the evening, he soon after went to lied, without anything
being done to check the effects of a damp skin, and an
the Sabbath morning he was seized with all the apparent
symptoms of cholera. Singularly enough, Pendrith's
father (who was a blacksmith, we believe, and residing
in Greenside), and also his mother, died of cholera dur-
ing their son's absence, or immediately after his return,
and were promptly interred. On the Sunday young
Peudrith was taken to the Infirmary, and some parties
who made inquiry in the course of the day as to how the
lad was, got for answer, or imagined that they got for
answer, that he had died. It is affirmed by those ac-
quainted with the eircurnAancer, that Pendrith, imme-
diately after his supposed decease, was conveyed to the
dead-house, and there the body remained for a number
of hours. A coffin having, in due course, been prepared,
Pendrith was on the eve of being quietly depesia d in it,
when, lel he gave indications of still being in life! We
need scarcely say that the b,uting- of the pulse and heart
surprie,,el th ~.(3 in attendance.. I{,-,toratives being em•
plop d, PendriJi gradually recovered, 'and now he is so
far himself again that he expects being out of the Infir-
mary in a few days,—k dinburgh News.