The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-05 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

FIRST LORD'S LEVEE.—The following officers at-
tended the levee of the Right Hon. Sir Francis T.
Baring, Bart., at the Admiralty, on Tuesday:—Captains
George Mensal, Thomas Baillie, W. Loring, M. Quin;
Commanders J. West, G. E. Powell, Edward Franklin,
H. Schomberg, J. T. Nott, Alex. Boyle, Joseph Scott, J.
C. Provost, J. J. Macdonald, H. King (b), W. Rowlett;
Lieuts. John Tyssen, R. D. Stupart, G. W. Tumour,
J. B. Mossie, J. Compton, Vathors Baker, G. B. Dawes,
Dr. Fitzwilliam Mansell.
SENIOR NAVAL LORD'S LEVEL—The folloiving offi-
cers attended the levee of Rear-Admiral Deans" Dundas,
C. 8., M.P., on Tuesday:—Captains W. Houston, Hast-
ings, Collier, Memel ; Commanders E. G. Fishbourne,
Newland, Powell, F. Cameron, Anderson, Garrett, West,
Lieutenants—Ponsonby, A. Gordon, A. La Touche
John Hanmer, Bridge, C. H. May, C. E. H. Vernon, T.
P. Darnell, Chapman, J. G. Raymond, E. W. Tumour,
G. H. L. Ray. Master—H. Norway. Pay' masters and
•Pursers—W. B. Pearce, E. Maunder, W. Hamilton.
Clerks—J. F. Phillips, John Hayward.
GALLANT RESCUE.—THE GANGES.—Ono of, those
gallant instances which must ever strengthen the ties of
duty and affection—which bind the officers and men of
the British navy—occurred last week on board the
Ganges, 84, Captain Henry Smith, C. 8., now at Cork.
While the crew were exercising sails a seaman fell from
the foremast futtock shrouds, and would most certainly
have perished, had not the first lieutenant of the Ganges,
Mr. Jones, on the instant flung himself overboard, dived,
caught the struggling man under water, and arose with
him to the surface of the water, when they were saved
by the ship's boats. The man was much exhausted,
and, we believe, though doing well, is still suffering from
his accident. Mr. Jones, after this noble rescue of his
shipmate, changed his dress, and resumed his duties as
if nothing had happened.
APPOINTMENTS.

Assistant-Surgeons—Douglas N. Tucker, to the Co-
lumbia, steam-vessel, fitting for surveying service at
Chatham; Lowry J. Monteith, to the Comet, steam-
vessel, fitting for surveying service at Portsmouth; Ro-
bert Willcox (late of the Volcano), to the Scorpion,
fitting for surveying service at Devonpoit; Dr. Mark
Hamilton, fitting for surveying service at Portsmouth ;
J. G. F. T. Forbes, acting, to the Rifleman, for Monte
Video.

Clerks—Walter Lomar, to the Victory, flag-ship, at
Portsmouth; R. H. Bullen, to the Agincourt, ordinary
depot ship at Devonport.
Midshipman—Herbert P. Milman, to the Ganges, 84,
at Cork.

Masters' Assistant—F. P. Collins, to the Stromboli,
stenm-sloop, Channel service.
Dockyard—James Sturdee and John Potter, inspec-
tors of shipwrights, at Devonport.
The Cressy, 80, building on the plan of Messrs. Read,
Creuze, and Chatfield, is progressing rapidly at Chat-
ham. She is to be launched this year.
The Lark, 4, schooner, Lieut.-Commander G. 0. B.
Hall, was paid advance, at Devonport, on Monday, and
sailed to-day with the mail for the Coast. We cannot
speak too highly of the expedition with which this vessel
has been fitted out, and has been off to her station.
There has not been an idle hour since the pendant was
hoisted. In ten days from the date of the commander's
appointment she was ready for sea; in another tea days
she had proceeded from Sheerness to Devonport, waited
orders for a week of this time, and is now off to thecoast
of Africa.

The Leander, new 50• gun frigate, at Portsmouth, is
being prepared for immediate commission, it is currently
believed, under the command of Captain Charles Eden,
late flag- captain to Rear-Admiral the Hon. J. Percy
and Admiral the Hon. Sir Thomas Capel, and at
present private secretary to the First Lord of the Ad-
miralty.
The Harlequin, 16, Commander Seymour, was the
only British man-of-war in the Tagus on the 29th ult.
The St. Vincent had not been in there at that date.
The Petrel, 6, Lieutenant-Commander Creser, was
paid wages at Devonport yesterday, and sailed for
Falmouth.
The Hercules, 20, store-ship, Master Commander
Fulton, on her passage from India with a cargo of
teak, is ordered to Chatham on her arrival, to deliver
her cargo.
The Maneuverer lighter (Ross), sailed from Devon-
port on Monday, with stores for Woolwich.
The Duck lighter (Savage), sailed on Tuesday after-
noon with stores for Portsmouth.

The Polyphemus, 4, steam-sloop, Commander R. B.
Crawford, has arrived at Spithead from Gibraltar, to be
paid off, having been relieved by the Janus.
Mr. James Babb, foreman of Chatham-yard, just re-
tired from the service, has been presented by the ship.
wrights under his direction with a handsome silver snuff
box and silver pencil case as tokens of the esteem in which
he:was held by them.
Tux RETIRED LisTs.—By an error in the " Navy
List," just published by authority, Rear-Admirals
Henry Thomas Davies and the Eon. Henry Dilkes Byng
have been placed on the list of retired Rear-Admirals at
255. per diem. These officers have taken their rank ac-
cording to their seniority with those who have been
promoted from the active list ; but they are still on
their half-pay as captains of 20s. per diem. Three
captains have been added to the list of retired cap-
tains at 18s. per diem during the quarter, via., Abra-
ham Crawford, George Haye, and Henry Russell Man-
ners, seniority, 1829.
_ _ _

By these retirements, and also the removal of Captain
Laugharne to the Greenwich Hospital list, Captains
Lord Edward Russell and Henry Shovel! Marsham
(1838); and Charles Crowdy and Thomas Manse' (1134),
succeed to the half-pay list of 12s. 6d. per diem.
Commander William Henry Herrick (1815) has been
promoted to the rank of retired captain on the list of
18 40, vice Hoffman, deceased.
Three deaths on the retired lists of commanders,
under the order in council of 1816, have taken place.
These vacancies have been filled up by the promotion of
John Jones (a), George Walker, and William Larke,
from the retired list of 1830 ; and three others have
been added—namely, John Jones (b), Ralph Gore, and
George Augustus Saville, from the retired list of 1830.
The retired or brevet list of 1830 has been reduced
by six officers, removed to the other list, and one ap-
pointment has been made—Lieut. George White (1809),
vice Lugg, deceased.

THE BRISTOL MURDER.
TRIAL OF SARAH THOMAS.
After the jury had retired to consider their verdict
(which appeared in our paper of yesterday) during their
absence a charge of horse stealing was tried, aad in the
course of the trial some amusing evidence was elicited, at
which there was a good deal of laughter, and no one
laughed more heartily than Sarah Thomas. After an
absence of half an hour, the jury returned with a ver-
dict of Guilty, accompanied with a recommendation to
mercy on the ground of her youth. She evinced no
emotion when the verdict was pronounced, but when
his Lordship assumed the black cap she retreated and
put her hands before her face, and said, "Oh, I cannot
stand that."

His LORDSHIP, in passing sentence of death, observed
that, though she had been recommended to mercy, he
saw no reason for concurring in that recommendation.
When the sentence was pronounced, and the gaoler
came to remove her, she implored him to beg his Lord-
ship to spare her life, and said she would not go ail he
had done so, and before she could be removed a second
gaoler was obliged to assist in taking her away. After
her removal, and the lapse of a few minutes, his Lord-
ship told the jury that he would forward their recom-
mendation for mercy to the proper quarter. Perhaps
this may be the appropriate place to notice the appear-
ance and demeanour of the prisoner. She was a Food
looking young woman, with nothing in her face to mdi.
cate the criminal tendencies which she had exhibited.
At the commencement of the trial she was accommo-
dated with a seat by order of his Lordship, and remained
seated throughout the trial, exhibiting (with the excep-
tions already noticed) no appearance whatever of emo-
tion except during the delivery of Mr. Sergeant Allen 'as
speech in her defence, when she wept incessantlY,
afterwards while the sentence of death was being passed,
when she seemed deeply moved, and wept in a manner
which affected many of the audience.

NORTH HANTS ELECTION.
The following is the final close of the poll at the
North Rants election :
Portal
Shaw

... 1,199
... 86$

Majority in favour of Portal ... 331

MINISTERIAL MO VEIL/INTL—The Marquis of
Lansdowne left Lansdowne-house yesterday afternoon
to join the Marchioness and the family circle assembled
at Bowood, Wilts, for the Easter recess. The First
Lord of the Admiralty and Lady Arabella Baring and
the Misses Baring left the Admiralty yesterday for
Stratton Park, Hants, where the Right Hon. Baronet
and family intend to pass the recess. The Right Hon.
Sir John Cam Hobhouse is expected to leave Berkeley-
square on Saturday for his seat in Wiltshire. Lord and
Lady John Russell and family go to Pembroke-lodge.
Richmond, to-day, where the Premier has made arrange-
ments to reside during the Parliamentary recess. The
Earl and Countess Grey go to their seat near Windsor,
for the holydays. The Earl of Minto, we bear, con-
templates leaving Eaton-square in a few days, accompa-
nied by the Countess and Ladies Elliot, for the Hague,
to visit his son, the Hon. Henry Elliot, attached to the
British Legation at that Court. The Right Hon. Henry
and Mrs. Labouchere leave Belgrave-square to-day for
Stoke Park, near Windsor, for the hoolydays. Viscount
and Viscountess Palmerston leave either on Saturday or
Monday next for Broadlands, near Romsey, for the Eu-
tor holydays.
SUNDAY TRADING. - Yesterday a meeting was
held at the Whittingham Club, Strand, for the purpose
of considering the best means of abolishirg unnecessary
trading in the metropolis. Lord Harrv,wby in the chair.
Resolutions in accordance with thrpstrzosed. objects
havin-g been 'adopted, the meetiniv,e