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 colleague, Captain Milne, with Captain Sir B. W.
Walker, K.C.8., the surveyor, and Mr. Watts, assistant,
arrived yesterday morning at Portsmouth, and proceeded
on board the Arrogant, steam. frigate. Captain Fitzroy
conducted them over this fine ship, and as the ship's
company are not yet turned over from their hulk, they
had a good opportunity of seeing her decks and capa-
cities, engines, &c. This ship is complete, with the ex-
ception of the fitting marine cooking apparatus; the
engineers finish to-day, and she is reported ready to go
to Spithead on the 27th.
Messrs. Penn and Co. are ordered to supply a new
screw shaft; but their Lordships have intimated to Mr.
Murray, the chief engineer at Portsmouth, that they do
not approve of his proceeding to sea in the Arrogant;
they very properly prefer that every officer in the service
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. Their
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
Reynard, and examined Commander Cracroft and his
officers as to the way that vessel behaved with her heavy
armament in a sea way; and we have heard that they
decided to send on shore the long after pivot-gun. The
members of the board transacted various official matters
in the dockyard, lunched with the Commander-in-Chief,
and returned to town by the half-past five train.
The ltingdove, 12, Acting Commander Miller, arrived
at Spithead yesterday at noon, from the. East Indies, and
saluted the flag of the Commander-inLChicf. So soon
as she had anchored, 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 Devonport, consequently at two rat. she
was again under weigh, without having had a boat on
shore.

APPOINTMENTS.—Lieut. Charles 0. Wood (1845) to
the Heroine, 8, fitting at Devonport. Boatswain William
Mills to the Plumper.
THE WEST JNOIES.—The Wellesley, 72, Captain
George 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.

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Several courts-martial had been held at Port Royal,
which bad detained the Alarm, 26, from coming home.
Lieut. W. S. Miller (1S41), 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, had 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 t•
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 Royal immediately for Devonport, to be paid off.
There was a great cry out for naval stort a iu the 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 Ira
males. _
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Mr. Yeates had an interview with Earl Grey yester-
day, at the Colonial-office.
THE ALLEGED LUNATICS' FRIEND SOCIETY.—The
general meeting of this society was held on Tuesday, the
24th instant, at the offices of the society, 44, Craven-
street, Strand, when a very interesting report was' read
of the proceedings of the society during the last year,
and of the cases in which its interference had been most
beneficially employed. The thanks of the Society were
stated " to be preeminently due to
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evening
GODWIN SANDS.—On the
uring. a snow storm, the brig
Clio, of Boston, with a ere of nine men-suds boy, 'et
on the Goodwin Sands, andw
shortly became a regck.
The masts were cut away, and the crew lashed them-
selves to the jib-boom, in which situation they remained
till 3, P. 51., the following day, exposed to the inclemency
of the weather, the breakers washing over them. They
were rescued by the Ramsgate boatmen, and landed on
the pier at 9, PAL, cempletely exhausted, and every
comfort was afforded them. Great praise is due to the
boatmen, who ventured to their rescue at considerable
risk to themselves, and the more so when it is considered
they did so without any prospect of remuneration for
their services, in thus saving the lives of ten human
beings.
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