The Sun.
London, England, 1831-09-12 00:00:00

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(From the Portsmouth ihrtild of Sunday. )
His Majesty's ship Donegal, 76,- Captain John Dirk.
ailed for Cock on Tuesd4y, and thence to the Mediter—
ranean, to supply the place of the Melville, 74. The Rev.
A. Rogers, appointed to 01,2 Madagarear, took a pasaage in

the Donegal.
His Majesty's ship Grasshopper, IS, Commander J.E.
Erskine, was paid off into Ordinary on Tuesday.
His M ijesty's ship Wellesley, 74, Captain Rowley, and
Talavera, 74, Captain Colby, returned to Spiiheaii from
Plymouth on Tuesday, nith the3sth Regimmt, which was
disembarked at this port.
His Majesty's ship Alfred, 50, Ciptain 'Maunrell (bav-
inr: previously einbaAcd Lieutenant-General Sir William
Houston', end suite), sawed on Friday fur Gibraltar, and
thence to join the squadron under tiir henry Hotham in
the Mediterranean. The followinz tent out passengers
in the Alfred, viz.:—Lady Jane Houston,
Captain Houston,
Captain Hill, Miss Long, and Lieutenant-0"
1d 1\1"
Commander Pon. G. Grey (son of Earl Grey) wo Join hi'
Majesty'. ship Scylla, vice Hindmarsh. Lieutenant Thos.
Burnett, to join the Meteor surveying-vessel. Lieuten.""
A. P,eid ind J. F. Stirling, to join his Majesty's
Kent and .3t.Vinceni.
Lornin6 preparatory Crawford,
to wentproc e outeiing to His Majesty's ship Tweed, 20, Commander Bertram ;
Brisk, 10, Lieutenant Butterfield ; and Charybdis, 10,
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His Majesty's ship Alligator, 2S, Lieutenant R. Mor-
gan, fof the Britannia, acting in command) arrived on
Teuraday from the Mediterranean, having left Malta on
the Bth of August, and Gibraltar the 22d, in company
with his Majesty's ship Melville, 74, which ship has since
arrived. The Alligator has brought no invalids from the
squadron, The following was the disposition of the Me-
diterranean squadron when the Alligator sailed :—At
Malta, St. Vincent, Ganges, Belvidere, Pelican, and
Ferret. In the Archipelago:—Kent, Madagascar, Ra-
leigh, and Scylla. At Corfu :—Rainbow and Rapid.
At Naples i—Proca is. Tie Hind cutter was off the new
Volcanic island, surveying. The Alligator touched at
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His Majesty's ship Melville, 74, Captain C. J. Nesham,
arrived on Friday from Gibraltar, having left that port in
L company with his Majesty's ship Alligator on the 22d ult.
She left Malta on the 30th July, at which time his Ma-
jesty's ship St. Vincent, 120, with the flag of Vice-Ad-
miral the Hon. Sir H. Hothatn, was lying there. The
Melville has brought from Malta detachments of the 7th
Fuzileers, 73d regiment, 85th regiment, and second bat-
talion Rifles, also invalided seamen and marines from the
Mediterranean squadron.
His Majesty's ship Prince Regent, 120, Captain J. W.
D. Dundas, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral William
Parker, C.B. and Asia, SI, Captain Hyde Parker, railed
yesterday afternoon for Lisbon.
The :squadron, under the command of Vice. Admiral
Sir Edward Cotirington, G.C.B. dropped down to St.
Helens, last evening, from which anchor lee it is expected
they will sail to the Westward this morning. The aqua
dross consists of the following ;—Talavera, Wellesley, Re-
venge, Barham, Galatea, Britannia, Brisk, Victor,Tweed,
Royalist, Recruit, Charybdis, and Viper. The Caledonia,
bearing the fl ag of the Commander-in-Chief of the fl et,
will sail from Spithead to join the squadron this morning.
The flag of Sir Edward Codrington was struck on
hoard hia Majesty's ship Caledonia on Tuesday, Sir Ed-
ward proceeding to town to be present at the Coronation.
It was re-hoisted at six o'clock last evening on Sir Dl-
ward's return from London.
The Repulse Revenue cutter, J. Williams, returned
from Newhaven to this port on Monday.
At Spithead—Caledonia, Melville, Stag, Curacoa, and
Alligator.
In Harlnsur—Spartiate, Royal George, Imogene, .Etna,
Onyx, and Colombia.
His Majesty's sresm-vessel Columbia, Lieut. Ede, was
paid wages on Friday.
His Majesty's revenue cutter Camelion, Lieut. Hill,
Commander, sailed on the 30th ult, for Newhaven.
The Cygnet transport, Lieut. Lester, agent, arrived at
Cowes on Monday with a part of the 14th Regiment of
Foot for Albany Barracks. She sailed again for Chatham
on Wednesday, and will continue her passage to and fro
until the whole of that Regiment have been conveyed to the
The Amphitrite transport, Lieut. Cooley, agent, sailed
for Gibraltar yesterday, with the suite of Sir W. Houstoun.
The William Norris transport, Lieut. Stevens, agent,
may be hourly expected from Hull with the depot com-
panies of the '7th Fuzileers.
Rear-Admiral W. Parker, C. 8., second in command of
the fleet at Spithead, shifted his flag on Sunday from his
Majesty's ship Prince Regent to his Majesty's ship Barham,
and sailed to the westward with his Majesty's ships Curacoa
and Victor in company, to try their comparative rates of
sailing with his Majesty's ship Winchester. The Rear-
Admiral returned on Wednesday with the ships. The
, Winchester also returned and brought up at St. Helens,
through strong adverse winds, from which she sailed again
on Friday for Halifax.
His Majesty's steam-vessel Alban, Lieut. James Harvey,
acting, caine in on Monday from the river, and on the fol-
lowing day Lieut. H. Walker (a), took command of her.
She proceeded on Thursday for Plymouth, and will sail
thence to the Mediterranean, taking out despatches for the
Commander-in Chief on that station.
We are happy to find that his Majesty has been gra •
ciously pleased to nominate Major Parke, Commandant of
the Royal Marine Artillery, a Companion of the Bath.—
A mark of distinction has likewise been conferred on Capt.
Charles Menzies, of the same corps, by being nominated a
Military Knight of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order.
We have also heard that Colonels Sav ige and APCleeerty,
and Lieut.-Colonel E. Lawley, of the Royal Marines, have
been made Companions of the Bath.
Considerable doubt still exists as to whether there will
be any promotion to commemorate the late Coronation.—
We are disposed to think, from the best information we
have been able to obtain, that, in deference to the wish of
his Majesty, the Ministers bare so far relaxed in their de-
termination, as to have it in contemplation to mark the
above important occasion with a very limited promotion,
but we believe, as we before expressed, that it will be by
no means general.
The following Midshipmen were specially examined at
the College on Monday, in navigation, viz.—Mr. C. C.
Austen, of his Majesty's ship Alfred; Mr. L. W. White,
of his Majesty's ship Winchester; and Mr. C. F. Symons,
late of his Majesty's ship Madagascar, and found qualified
for Lieutenants.
An examination of Midshipmen in seamanship was held
on board his Majesty's ship Revenge at Spithead, by Cap-
tains Hillyar, Hyde Parker, and C. Napier, when the fol-
lowing were found qualified for Lieutenants, viz.—Mr. C.
Ludlow, of his Majesty's ship /Etna; Mr. E. Grey, of his
Maj.sty's ship Stag; Mr. J. B- Hockley, of his Majesty's
ship Imogene; Mr. G. D. O'Callaghan, of his Majesty's
ship Isis; Mr. H. Walters and Mr. C. R. Carter, of his
Maj-sty's ship Talavera.
PROMOTION'S, APPOINTNIENTS, J. Hind-
marsh, of his Majesty's ship Scylla, is promoted to the
rank of Captain. Lieut. the lion. G. Grey, of his Ma-
jesty's ship Alfred, is promoted to the rank of Com-
mander, and appointed to the Scylla, vice Hindmarsh.
Lieut. W. C. Brown, of the Royal Naval College, is ap-
pointed to the Alfred, vice Grey. Lieutenants A. C.
Duncan and H H. Henry, are appointed to his Majesty's
ship Asia, vice Jones and Fraser. Lieut. J. Small, of his
Majesty's ship Donegal, is appointed to his Majesty's ship
Prince Regent, vice T. B. Brown, who is appointed to
the former ship. Lieut. J. M'Donnell is appointed to
his Majesty's ship Curacoa, vice Beaufoy. Lieut. R. Cot-
grove is appointed to his Majesty's ship Ariadne, vice
Seymour. Lieut. J. Blown is appointed to his Majesty's
ship Barham, vice Walker. Lieut. W. B. Walker is ap-
pointed to his Majesty's ship Britannia, vice Stuart. The
Rev. A. Rogers is appointed Chaplain of his Majesty's
ship Madagascar. The Rev. W. V. Hennah is appointed
Chaplain to his Majesty's ship Isis. Mr. J. Houston,
Surgeon of his Majesty's ship Arachne, is appointed to
his Majesty's ship Ariadne, vice Roche Mr. C. Dixon
is appointed Surgeon of the Arachne, vice Houston. Mr.
J. E. Goodridge appointed Assistant-Surgton of his Ma-
jesty's ship Asia, vice Russell. Mr. J. 111151 aster is ap-
pointed Supernumerary Assistant-Surgeon of his Ma-
jesty's ship Spartiate, vice Goodridge. Mr. W. Spriggs
is appointed Admiralty Clerk of his Majesty's ship Al-
fred, vice Stanway. Lieut. M. B. Jones, of the Asia, is
appointed Chief officer oldie Preventive Service.

SUlClDE.—Thursday an inquest was held in
Skeldersgate, in this city, on the body of ANN STUsas,
aged 25, who had poisoned herself the preceding day, by
t tking white arsenic. The deceased had been nne of that
unfortuna'e class for whose reformation penitentiaries have
been devised, and had been an inmate of that at Leeds for
two years. She left there in April, and has since often
appeared low and desponding, and used frequently to ex-
press a wish to return thither. There was no evident:
before the Jury where the poison had been obtained, anti
the verdict returned was ixaswity, York Chronicle.