The Sun.
London, England, 1838-07-30 00:00:00

OXFORD CIRCUIT, JuLY 27.

The Commission was opened in this town on the 25th by Mr.
Justice Patteson, and the business commenced yesterday morn-
ing, concluding by to-day before twelve o'clock. The cause-
list contained only four entries, of which one was withdrawn.
There was nothing of any further interest in those tried. The
calendar contained but 15 prisoners. The grand jury found
no true bill agaiiist John Fester Geech and Joseph Gardiner
for forgery, owing, as the foreman stat.ll in Court, to none of
the witnesses being forthcoming. This case had excited con-
siderable interest, Mr. Geech being an attorney in consiiier-
able practice at Pontypool.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

1301 V-STREET.

On Saturday tw o,men, named William Statham and Ed-
ward Edmonds, were charged with having stolen a coach par-
cel, containing two 101. notes, fuur sovereigns, and some
silver, the property of Visc.wint Carrington.
They dewed all knowedge of t'oe robbery, and there being
no evidence against Edmonds he was discharged. Statham
was remanded fur a week.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(Mom the Hanpshire Telegraph.)

PORTSMOUTH, SATURDA Y, JULY 28.—The Edinburgh, 74,
CapNtin Henderson, will go out of harbour in a day or two,
and shortly afterwards sail for Malta.
The Malaba-, 74, left Quebec on the 29th ult. for Halifax,
to bring a regiment from that province fur service in Canada.
The Hercules, 74, left the same day for England. The
Andromache, 28, was to proceed front Halifax to New-
foundland.
The Messenger, stramer, called at this port on Thursday
last, for fuel, on her way to Cork, with the depot compahies
of the 69th.
The transports Boadicea, Lieut. Ward, agent, and Maria.
Lieut. Crawford, agent, arrived this evening from Quebec,
which port they left on the Ist instant, they bring a few mi-
litary invalids, and returned cavalry stores.
The Forester, Lieut. Nott (late of the }Etna), has recently
captured a Spanish schooner, with three hundred slaves on
board.

Lieut.-Col. Bridgeman is annainted Military Secretary to
Major General Sir Alexander Woodford, Lieut.-Governor of
Gihraltar.
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.—Messrs. Alexander
Cross, John Wilson Elliott, William Roy, John Rodgers, John
Park, John Maconchy, John Stiven, Alex. Lyon, Robert
Fairservis, John Naillty, Alexander Muirhead, M. P., Alen.
Crawford Macleroy, Abraham Rose Bradford, J. A. Mould,
John Griffith Williams, Thomas Frazer, George Alexander
Munro, William Kent, Thomas Brenan, John Sloan, James
Sited, and John Moody, Assistant-Surgeons, are promoted to
the rank of Surgeons; Me .srs. Robert Currie, and George
Farrier, to the rank of Master Commanders John King
(195), C. Calmady Dent (1828), Geo. Bissert (1830), John
Hudson (b., 1831), George Dobson (1832), Thomas Ross
(1833), Fred. Nene') (1837), and T. I'. Le Hardy (1837),
are appointed inspecting Commanders of Coast Guard, vice
R Deans, N. James C. Dunn, E. J. Parrey, James Gordon
(b.), William Smith (b. ) William Shallard, .1. L. Wynne,
James Creagh, and Sir William Daniel, Nut. ; Lieutenant
Ho,. Edward Plunkett (1834). to command Savage ; Lieu-
tenants J. Liddon (1828), Edward Hill (1315), James Dal-
yell (182(i). and J. Market (1833), to be Chief Officers of
the Coss: Guard; Lieut. Blis,ett. to Dolphin, in the room of
Lieut. P.or:ck Campbell, invalidA (the Dolphin is at present
in the command of acting Lieut. Bur shim) ; Lieut. Peter,
William Hamilton. Additional Lieutenant, to the WelleileY ;
[Au . Brown, to Britannia, vice Griffiths, supers,ded ; Lieut.
Morshead, to Hastings, vice M.Clure, to Niagara ; Lieut.
Wit:email, to Excellent ; W. Johnson, to the Herald ;
Lieut. William Web-ter (h), to the Edinburgh ; Mr. Richard
Jack, Asiistant Surgeon to the Apollo ; Mr. R. Hopley,
sistant- Surgeon to the Royal George ; Mr. W. Barnes, As-
s'stant. Surgeon to the V0e...n0 ; Mr. R. Bernard, As.
Surgeon to the President; Mr. J. Ritchie, Assistant-Surgeon
to the Rodney ; Mr W. Scott. Clerk of Britannia, to be
Clerk in charge of Buzzard, at Devonport ; Mr. N. Smith,
Second Master, to the Apollo, vice Burney, to the Speedy ;
Mr. W. Cashman, Mate to Edinburgh ; Mr. M. Duncan,
Midshipman to Itistings ; Hon. T. A Pakenham, College
Midshipman. from Pique to Ja;,-tir ; Mr. John Skeens, Super-
ncuammeprba Boatswainsup emu moe
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(From the Devonport Independent )
PLYMOUTH. June 28.—Her Majesty's saip Hercules, 74,
Capt. Toup Nicolas, arrived at this port from Quebec, yestea-
day morning (Friday). The Hercules left the town of
Quebec on the evening of Sc' urday, the 30th of June, had
worked down the St. Lawrence through the night, to the first
Traverse, which she could not cross till Monday, the 2d July,
and she did not clear of the River till the 7th inst. She has
made the voyage from the city of Quebec in twenty-six days,
and in nineteen from the entrance of the St. Lawrence. The
Hercules left atl.QheuelbnecconthsetanCto,rn3w6,alvlies,st724l:
2wB,ithASndirroCinhaaerilices
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,);,gePtt:sail,aglB, and CharybJis. 10. The Vestal was to pro-
ceed to Bermuda with some of the Canadian prisoners who
have been sentenced to transportation; and the Andromache
was going to Pictou with Lieut.- General Sir John Harvey,
Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick. H. M. S. Malabar
left Quebec for Halifax on the 30th ult.
The Tortoise, lighter, will sail on Saturday for the Cove
of Cork, with a party of riggers to take up !Le tnoorings.
The Rochester, lighter, will sail this day with stores, for
Portsmouth.
The Rochester, lighter, arrived. on Sunday, with stores,
from Chatham. The Camel, lighter, arrived on Monday
with stores, from Pembroke. The Tortoise, lighter, arrived
on Wednesday, from Falmouth. The Goodwill, lighter,
sailed on Wednesday, with stores, for Chatham.
The following Warrant Officers have been superannuated :
—Mr. James Bell, Gunner, at 44/. ; Mr. John Clerk, Gun-.
ner, at 501. ; Mr. Edward Cunningham and Mr. Peti;r Neale,
at 751. each.

It is currently reported that the naval force is to be aug-
mented immediately by the addition of 6,000 seamen.
On Saturday, the Atholl, troop-ship, 28, Mr. Charles
Bellamy, Master, arrived from Portsmouth, on her way to the
North Coast of Spain, with arms and provisions, and sailed
again on Monday.
H.M.B. Savage, 10, Licutenant Hoe. Edward Plunkett,
sailed on Saturday, to join the squadron under Lord John
Hay. H. M. B. Jaseur, 16, Commander Boultbec, sailed on
.Monday, for Gibraltar.