The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-25 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Hon. Captain M. F. F. Berkeley, C. 8., M.P., and
his collortzue, Captain Milne, with Captain Sir B. W.
Walker, K.O P., the surveyor, and Mr. Watt 4, assistant,
arrived yesterday morning at Portsmouth, and proceeded
on board the Arrogant, so am ft igate. Captain Fttaroy
conducted them over this tine ship, and as the ship's
company are nut yet turned over from their hulk, they
hAd a good opportunity of s, cing her decks and eap4-
cities, ero,-iues, &c. To e
his ship is cmple:e, with the x-
ception .3f the fitting marii.c cooking apparatus; the
engineers finish to-day, anti she is reported read) to go
to Spith'ad on the 27th.

Messr3. Penn and Co. are ordered to supply a new
;crew shaft; but their Lordbhips have intimated to Mr.
Murray, the chief engineer at Portsmouth, that they do
not approve of Hs proceeding to sea in the Arrogant;
they very properly prefer that every officer in the serTice
should stick to his own department, and not meddle
with that of another.

Previously to the visit yesterday, the Admiralty di-
rected the commanders of the screw-sloops Plumper and
Reynard to prepare a report of their capabilities. Thi it
Lordships first visited the Plumper, attended by Com-
mander Nollotb, and they made a minute inspection and
examination of the vessel with respect to the capabilities
of that vessel to carry her present armament of 12 guns;
and we believe they came to a decision that 'she could
do so with great safety. They then proceeded to the
itPynard, and examined Commander Cracrott and his
officers as to the way that vessel behaved r►ith her heavy
armament in a sea way; and we have heard that they
decided to send on Awe the long after pivot-gun. The
menet:us of the board transacted ♦arious official matters
in the dockyard, lunched nith the Commander-in-Chief,
and returned to town by the half-past five train. •
The I►ingdove, 12, Acting Commander Miller, arrived
at Spithead yesterday at noon, from the East Indies, and
saluted the flag of the Commander-in-Chief. So soon
as she had nnehnred, a telegraphic communication was
made to her ordering her to discharge her supernumeraries,
and put letters on board the Superb, and proceed im-
mediately to Devonpur•, consequently at two P. m. she
was egain under weigh, without having had a boat on
shore.

A PPOINTMENTS.—Lieut. Charles 0. Wood (1845) to
the Ileroine, 8, fitting at Devoilport. Boatswain William
Mills to the Plumper.
THE WEST INDIES.—The Wellesley, 72, Captain
Ge3rge Goldsmith, with the flag of Vice• Admiral the
Earl of Dundonald, G.C.8., arrived at Bermuda, from
Jamaica, on the Sth inst. having left Port Royal on the
evening of March 24.

Several courts-martial had been held at Port Royal,
hick had detained the Alarm, 26, from coming home.
I.ieut. W. S. Miller (1841), second of the Wellesley, had
been tried, found guilty, and sentenced to be dismissed
the ship, and to be kept at the bottom of the list. The
engineers, also, of the Vixen, steam-sloop, Commander
Wingrove, bad been charged with insubordination. They
were all sentenced to be dismissed the service. Two of

them were sentenced to be mulcted of their pay and to
be confined for different periods.
The squadron had no sickness and was generally
healthy. A clerk of the Imaum died of the yellow fever
on the 12th of February.
The Alarm, 26, Captain G. G. Lock, C. 8., was to leave
Port Ito) al immediately for Devonport, to be paid off.
There was a great cry out for naval stores in tho West
Indies.

CONFIRMATION.—The Lord Bishop of Bath and
Wells administered the rite of confirmation at the Abbey
Church, Bath, to 494 candidates-352 females, and 142
males.

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Mr. Yeates had an interview with Earl Grey yester-
day, at the Colonial-office.
TIM ALLEGED LUNATICS' FRIEND Socrzvr.—The
general meeting of this society was held on Tuesday, the
press,
24th instint, at the offices of the society, 44, Crave n-
street, Strand, when a very interesting report was read
of the proceedings of the society during the last year,
existing under
whichdue
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very
and of the cases in which its interference had been most
beneficially employed. The thanks of the Society were
pee the present
law; but more especially. to The Sun, for
to
and
mannerndbe otherPret
en papers,ine n
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the many able
and excellent articles which have appeared in
its columns
on the subject." A petition, praying for a committee of
inquiry, was also agreed upon and '
forthwith presented to both houses of Parliament.
SnirwßlCK ON THE GOODWIN SANDS.—On the
evening of Thursday last, during a snow storm, the brig
Clio, of Boston, with a crew
on the Goodwin Sands, anti of nine men and a boy, got
shortly became a wreck.
The musts were cut away, and the crew lashed them-
selves to the b b
till 31 - own, in which situation they remained
3, 1'.31 , the following
of the _ ,. day, exposed to the inclemency
weather, the break • •
breakers w•ashlng over them. '1 hey
were ; Te.
.. cut d by the llarnsgate boatmen, and landed on
the pier at 9, P.M., completely exhausted, and every
comfort was atiordeol them. Great Frei.° is due to :he
boatmen, who ventured to their rescue at considerable
risk to tie, nss.,lves, and the more so when it is considered
they did It 0 IN i bout any prospect of remuneration for
their services, in thus saving the lives of ten human
beings.
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