The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-07 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Ilainpshire Independent.)
PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. s.—The Queen, 110, has been
masted and painted, but no orders have been received
' for commissioning. She and the Warspite still remain
in the basin, the latter having her internal fittings
completed.
The Britannia still remains in the harbour, and not-
withstanding the great activity which the London
papers state to be observable in our sea-ports, every-
thing here is as dull and quiet as the most ardent lover
of peace could well desire. There is not a seaman to
be got, and the " bringing Jorward" of ships for com-
missioning is, therefore, a perfect farce. The Britannia
will no doubt go to Spithead as a " demonstration," but
as for her going to sea, it is out of the question, she not
being half manned.
The Cygnet brig, Lieut. Wilson, is hourly expected
from the eastward, on her way to the Cape of Good
Hope and the coast of Africa.
The Shear water steamer, Lieut. Steane, arrived here
on Sunday last, and, after completing her coals and
stores, &c., sailed on Thursday for the West Indies.
The Samarang, 28, Capt. Scott, is hourly expected
from the South American station, having a large freight
on board.
The Lords of the Admiralty embarked on Wednes-
day morning, in the Admiralty steam yacht Firebrand
for Plymouth, Milford, Cork, and Leith.
The Southampton frigate, with the flag of Admiral
Sir D. King, the new Commander-in-Chief on the
South American station, has passed 'down Channel on
her way to Plymouth, where she will be paid and com-
plete her stores, &c.
The whole of the Marine Battalion has now quitted
Spain. Lieut.-Col. Aslett arrived here yesterday, and
the men belonging to the Woolwich division at Passages,
in the Etna on the 20th of August, under the charge of
Lieut. Travers, for conveyance to Woolwich.
The Salamander steamer, Captain Dacres, arrived
here on Thursday last with another detachment of Ma-
rines and Marine Artillerymen from Passages, under
command of Lieutenant-Colonel Aslett. They have
disembarked at this port and joined head-quarters.
The North Star, Commodore Lord John Hay, and
Savage brig, Lieut. Plunket, were expected to leave
Passages on the 29th for England.
MOVEMENTS OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIPS.—The Ca-
rysfort, 26, Captain Martin, arrived at Malta on the
14th of August from Barcelona. The Zebra, Captain
Stopford, sailed on the 11th, the Hydra on the 13th,
and the Revenge and Bellerophon on the 15th of Au-
gust, to join Admiral Sir R. Stopford's squadron at
' Segri Mitilene. The Cambridge, 80, arrived at Bar-
celona on the 22d August from this port. The Sea-
gull sailed from Vera Cruz on the 12th of July for Tam-
pico. The Crocodile sailed from St. John's, New
Brunswick, on the 20th July, for the coast of Labrador.
The Forester, from the coast of Africa for Ascension,
was spoken on the 21st July, in lat. 8, long. 14.
The British Queen arrived on Tuesday last from
London, and anchored in Stokes Bay for the purpose of
embarking her passengers and stock on her outward
voyage to the Western World. At six o'clock the same
day she proceeded on her voyage.
The Vanguard, 84, Captain Sir D. Dunn, sailed on
Wednesday last, for Plymouth, Cork, and the Medi.
terranean.
The Sampson, line of packet ship, sailed on Tues-
day last for New York, six hours before the British
Queen.

In Harbour—Britannia, Victory, Excellent, Royal
George, Stromboli, Shearwater, Atholl, Echo, Sylvia,
Fanny, Mercury, and Emerald.
APPOINTMENTS.
Commanders—Harry Lord Richards, to Plymouth
Ordinary, vice Seale, whose time has expired ; George
K. Wilson, to Calcutta.
Lieutenant—John Bowker, to command Savage, vice
Plunket promoted.

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Assistant-Surgeon—James M. Deas, to Calcutta ;
A. W. Clarke, to Sbearwater ; J. J. L. Donna, to
Vesuvius.

Clerk—Charles Colman, to Vesuvius.
(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 5.—A detachment of Royal
Marines, consisting of 300 (including nine officers) were
on Wednesday ordered to embark on board the Strom-
boli steamer, and proceed to Malta, to be placed at the
disposal of the Commander-in-Chief Admiral Sir Robert
Stopford. The Stromboli went out of harbour this
afternoon, and will sail to-morrow morning.
The Winchester, with the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir
Thomas Harvey, was to sail on the 15th August from
Halifax for Quebec.
The Snake, 16, is ordered home and may be looked
for daily.

The Fair Rosamond may be expected to arrive at
Spithead, from the coast of Africa, hourly.
The Meteor steam-vessel, Lieutenant Commander
R. D. Pritchard, arrived at Woolwich on Wednesday
from Falmouth, and on Thursday proceeded to Dept-
ford, to convey the troops on board of the Prince George
transport ship_to Graveeend... The officers and crew of
the Meteor, on her return to Woolwich, will be trans-
ferred to the Avon.

The Lightning steam vessel, Lieutenant Commander
R. N. Williams, proceeded from Nl' oolwich on Wed-
nesday to Deptford, to tow the Pestonjee Bomanjee
transport ship, Stead, Master, loaded with provisions for
China, to the Downs.

The Alban steamer, arrived to-day, having embarked
at Woolwich Captain Gray, Lieut. Meheux, and a de-
tachment of that division of Royal Marines, will pro-
ceed with them to Pembroke, to relieve a detachment
of the Portsmouth Division doing duty there.
The Thomas Coutts and Sir Edward Paget, with
troops for Bombay, put into St. Helen's Roads on Wed-
nesday, from contrary winds ; the former sailed again
on Thursday, and the latter on Friday.
In Harbour—Britannia, Victory, Excellent, Royal
George, Alban, Fearless, and Echo, steamers.
At Spithead—Stromboli.
NAVAL PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.
PROMOTION.—Second Master—H. J. London, to
the rank of Master.

APPOINTMENTS.—Commander Richard Douglas
(1823), to Chatham Ordinary, vice Herbert, ditto ;
John James Allen, to the Lily, vice Deare, invalided.
Lieutenant—Henry Wmgrove, to the Magnificent ;
Samuel Tancock (1828), to be Agent on board Con-
tract Steam-vessel for conveying mails between England
and Alexandria ; George Green (1812), ditto, between
Malta and lonian Islands.

Master—. —Lawson, to the Shearwuter.
Pursers—John Martin, to the Calcutta ; Thomas
Stones, to the Howe.

Mate—Jamcs Yorke Paterson, to the Magicienne.

MISS KENIELE AT LA SCALA.--Miss Kern-
ble is here with her father, whose kind reception of
me in London I have not yet forgotten. She invited me
to take tea with her in the evening, when, owing to pressing
business, I was able to make only a short stay. Her sing-
ing is exceedingly improved, and her voice is very powerful.
People, nevertheless, complain that it is not strong enough
for the Scala ; but where is the human voice that can, for
any length of time, fill so vast a space, and rise above such
an orchestra and such a clamour of tongues I All that
with us would be deemed most extravagant in this respect
is a mere trifle in comparison with what is here the order
of the day.—Raumer's Italy and the Italians.
On Thursday night, a young girl of rather pre-
possessing appearance, named Ann Walker, 15 years of
age, was received into St. Bartholomew's Hospital, having
sustained some severe injuries in her feet, legs, and back,
jumping from the first floor back window of her mis-
tress's residence, under the following somewhat singular
but cruel and disgraceful circumstances :_From the poor
girl's statement (which has, to a great degree, been corro-
borated by that of others) it appears that her mistress keeps
a shop in Brick-lane, Old-street, St. Luke's. On Wed-
nesday night her mistress missed a pair of shoes belong-
ing to one of the children, and the following morning
about eight o'clock, whilst she was in the above room,
her mistress came up stairs to her, and accused her of
stealing thein, which she, however, strongly denied,
11cr tnistrea then, having locked her in the room, said
that she would keep her there without food until she ac-
knowledged the theft; and although she had begged hard
repeatedly curing the day for a drop of water, it had been
refused her, and she was actually kept without food of any
description the whole of the day ; and about eight o'clock
in the evening her mistress came up to her, and said,
" You will catch it when your master comes home." She
(the mistress) then opened the window which she pointed
to, saying, " You may do as you please, but you shan't
come down stairs." Finding both hunger and thirst assail
her, and fearing the consequences thereof, she jumped
from the window into the yard below, where she was
picked up in a state of insensibility, and conveyed to tho
above hospital, where she lies in a very precarious state.--
Morning Herald.
The Attorney-General is proceeding with vigour
against the Warden of Mere College, Lincoln, for the re-
covery of 13,0001. and interest, which that Rev. Gentle-
man has received for the renewal of the Mere estate. This
property is 800 acres of land, left to be divided among
twelve honest men and their families, together with a
chaplain and reader. The land is valued at 1,200/. a
year, and the Warden has let it for 321. a year, has ap-
pointed six poor men at 4/. a year, and 7/. a year to a
chaplain, and has taken 13,0001. for the renewing of the
lease for his life.---Lincoln Mercury.
Edward Dawson, Esq., of Aldcliffe Hall, near
this town, the Dissenting Magistrate whose resistance to
Church-rates has attracted so largely the sympathy and
approbation of those who conscientiously object to the
principle of a Church Establishment, has gained a fourth
and final triumph over the party that would tax him for
the support of a worship which he never attends, and
which he believes to be unscriptural.--Lancaster Guardian.
MEMIIERS FOR OLDIIAM.—Mr. John
Fielden and General Johnson addressed the electors and
non-electors of the borough of Oldham, on Monday last,
from a window of Mr. James Holladay's cotton-mill,
North-street. The crowd collected amounted to about
six hundred persons. Mr. Fielden stated, that he still
approved of Universal Suffrage, Vote by Ballet, and An-
nual Parliaments ; they were urgently necessary in order
to secure good government. The principal evil of the
country was its excessive taxation, to which the Whigs
had been adding year after year. The assemblage passed
a resolution unanimously approving of the conduct of the
Members. In the evening about eighty of their principal
friends, in company with them, took dinner at the Albion
Inn,—Manchester Guardian.

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