The Sun.
London, England, 1831-01-25 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

DEvONrORT, JAN. 22.—His Majesty's ship Primrose,
18, Commander W. Broughton, arrived yesterday from the
Coast of Africa, last from Sierra Leone, which she left on
the 7th December, bringing eight invalids from the
squadron, among whom are the Rev. Mr. Beebee, Chap-
lain of the Dryad, Mr. Anderson, Clerk of the Plumper,
and eight sick soldiers from the African corps. The
Plumper was very sickly, having lost 'twenty-two men,
the Assistant-Surgeon, Mr. Stuart, and Clerk, Mr. Hop-
kins. Mr. Filmore, Acting Master, was not expected to
survive, and she had thirty-eight men in the Hospital at
Sierra Leone ; but the other ships were healthy, and the
season on the whole had proved favourable, the only
Europeans who had died on shore being Lieutenant
Forsyth, of the Royal African Corps, and Mrs. Salter,
wife of the Agent Victualler. From the activity of the
squadron the s'ave trade had received a check. On the
southern coast of the Bay of Lovengo the Spaniards,
Portuguese, and Brazilians had given up slaving, and de-
stroyed their forts and establishments. The Primrose
visited that quarter in August last, and saw the bleached
hones of nearly 100 slaves, whom the King of Leango had
brought to the coast, but finding no ships there, had
butchered them in cold blood, because, as he said, he could
not afford to feed them! The boats of the Conflict, 10, Lieut.
Smithers, had captured a slaver off Tongu, after a gallant
action, the Primrose being in sight at the time. The
Medina, 20, Commander Webb, has also captured a slave
brig called the Fajorito, a Spaniard, which had been sent
into Sierra Leone, and the slaves condemned, but the
vessel was allowed to depart. His Majesty's ship Dryad,
42, Captain John Hayes, Confl:ct, 12, Lieutenant George
Smithers, and Plumper, 12, L;eutenant Adam•, were at
Sierra Leone when the Primrose left. The Sea Flower,
Lieutenant Huntley, was cruising off the Gallinas; and
his Majesty's ship Athol, 28, Capt. A. Gordon, off the
Tongue. The Black Joke, Lieutenant Ramsay, and
Medina, Commander Webb, were in the Bight of Benin.
The Primrose has been absent about three years and four
months. On the 7th of September she captured, after a
sharp action of twelve minutes, the celebrated slave-ship
Velos Passagera, with 555 slaves on board. The Velos
had five feet greater beam than the Athol, 28, and is the
largest slaver ever taken. Her fighting force was more
than doulale that of the Primrose. The particulars of this
gallant affair have already been published. The Primrose
has brought home twenty-eight of her crew and her mate
to he tried for piracy. The Primrose fell in with his
Majesty's ship Galatea, 42, Captain Napier, on the 23d
ult. in lat. 18. 3. N. and 29. 6. W., and on the 27th the
Elizabeth of Bristol. Mr. Williamson, Purser of the
Medina, came home in the Primrose.

We hear that Capt. John Clavell (1808) will succeed
Capt. Pilford in the command of the Ordinary at this
port, on the expiration of the latter's term of service in
April next.
NAVAL SAVINGS BANK.—At a general meeting of the
Royal Naval Annuitant Society, held at their rooms on
Wednesday last, it was resolved to establish a Savings
Bank, in connexion with the Institution, and available to
its members and their nominees, but entirely separate with
regard to its responsibility. Capt. George Pierce, R.N.
has been elected Secretary and Mr. J. Collins, Purser, R.N.
Actuary.

UNITED SERVICE Crud.—A new Club, called the
Focus or Beef Steak Club, has just been established in
this town. Several magistrates and other distinguished
public characters have enrolled themselves as members.
All naval; military, and civil officers of a certain rank are
eligible, but every new member must lie ballotted for, and
one black ball is sufficient to exclude him. The Club is to
meet once a week, at Weakley's lintel. The standard
dish to he beef-steaks, No French wines to he allowed.—
Devonport Telegraph.

It is said that Lord BROUGHAM received
upwards of fifteen hundred letters of congratulation
within the ten days immediately succeeding his elevation
to the Seals.

The Countess of GREY'S party on Saturday
evening, at Earl GREY'S house, in Downing•street, was
the most brilliant of the season. The Duke of SUSSEX,
the Duke of CUMBERLAND, the Prince of ORANGE,
Prince TALLRYRAND, all the Foreign Ministers, and
nearly every person of rank at present in London, were
there. The carriages occupied the whcle of the wide space
from the corner of Parliament-street to Whitehall, and
the company had not all taken their departure until be-
tween one and two o'clock on Sunday morning.

It is reported in the City that Lord GREY is ill.
DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—Last night the
drama of William Tell was pet formed at this theatre, for
the first time these three years. Mr. Macax.Anr, of
course, appeared as Tell, one of his oldest and most fa-
vourite parts, and one in which his success is altogether
unequivocal.

ADELPIII THEATRE.-.A new romantic
drama, entitled The King of the Alp and the Minos
thrope, was last night produced, with distinguished suc-
cess. It is partly founded on a piece (Der Alpenhonly),
written by FERDINAND RAIMUND, which, when per-
formed at Vienna, creited a great sensation amongst the
admirers of this species of entertainment, and is, we be-
lieve, adapted to the English stage by Air. BIICE,TONE.
The story, though one in which supernatural agency is
unsparingly employed, is extremely simple in its struc-
ture. The dialogue is not remarkable fin. either point or
elegance. Its great merit lies in constant bustle and va-
riety of situation. The overture and part of the original
music, by VON MULLER, have been retained, and several
compositions have been supplied by Mr. G. H. RODWELL.
The scenery is good, and the mechanical changes ingenious.
Mr. CLARK, the late worthy Chamberlain of
the City of London, died at the house at Chertsey in
which GawLEr the poet " breathed his lsst," commonly
designated the Porch-house. Many years ago Mr. CLARK
placed an inscription in the front of this unpretending re-
sidence, which records the fact of COWLEY'S death.
Few persons could relate more anecdotes connected with
illustrious persons, particularly the early poets, than the
late Chamberlain. He related many curious anecdotes of
COWLEY.

Mr• SHILLIBEER, the lay imptopriator of
Wilton, Somerset, has claimed the tithe of the tread-mill
in that town,