The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-30 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.—The Thalia, 427 Captain
C. Hope, arrived at Spithead yesterday from the east-
ward. She has recently come from Leith, where she
has been very successful in procuring volunteers to join
her. The Powerful, 84, Captain M. Seymour, will
come into the harbour this day, and will be paid off as
soon as she is unrigged. She was to have come in
yesterday, but was prevented by the thick fog which
was prevailing at the time the tide would admit of her
entering the harbour. Vice-Admiral Sir J. A. Om-
manney has struck his flag. The Numa transport, with
the detachments of the Royal Artillery and 59th Regi-
ment on board, bound to the West Indies is still at
Spithead, but will sail to-day it the wind is any way
favourable. The detachment of the Royal Artillery
has already been upwards of a month on board of her.
The Queen, 110, Captain Rich, bent her sails yester-
day, and is now ail ataunt. She will proceed on Wed-
nesday or Thursday to Spithead. The whole of the
ships now fitting out here for foreign service, consisting
of the Warspite, 50, Vindictive, 50, Rapid, 10, and
Queen, 110, will go out of harbour this week. Ships at
Spithead—Powerful, 84, Thalia, 42, Hazard, 18,
Soake, 16, and Numa transport. Ships in harbour—
St. Vincent, Victory, Queen, Warspite, Vindictive,
Rapid, Royal George yacht, Excellent, and Adventure,
naval transport.

PLYMOUTH.—Previously to giving up the command
at this dockyard on Tuesday last, Vice-Admiral War-
ren made a memorandum, stating his high gratification
at the conduct of every officer and man belonging to
the establishment. The memorandUm having been
forwarded to the Lords Commissioners of the Admi-
ralty, their Lordships have expressed their approbation
and pleasure at such a repo: t of the officers and men of
Plymouth dockyard. Admiral Warren was appointed
to the command on the promotion of Rear-Admiral C.
B. H. Ross, C. 8., to his flag, about four years and
nine months since, and when that exci.ll2nt officer left,
accompanied by the good wishes of all grades of the es-
tablishment, hopes were expressed that his successor
would be equally worthy of their regard. Those hopes
have been fully realised.
An order has arrived here from the Lords of the
Admiralty commanding the attendance of the master
shipwright, Mr. Hawkes, at Woolwich, on the 3d of
January, to meet the master shipwrights of the other
dockyards. When assembled they are to take into con-
sideration the propositions of Mr. Blake, master ship-
wright of the Portsmouth establishment, for the better
construction of ships of war with respect to their
strength of framing; and reference is to be had to
the complaints made of the construction of the Bri-
tannia and other ships. They are to decide on the
best plan for building ships of war in future. That
decision is to be final, and is to put an end to that cavil
which has so often occurred among the members of
their profession. The ability and long experience of
these gentlemen will guarantee such a decision as will
justify their Lordships in rejecting any other proposi-
tions that may differ from the mode they may deter-
mine upon.

The Dido, 26, Captain Hon. H. Keppel, arrived on
Sunday from Sheerness. She will be paid advance of
wages at this port, and proceed to the Mediterranean.
The Heroine, 10, Lieut.-Commander S. D. Stewart,
and Spy, 3, were paid advance of wages on Monday.
The Alban steam•vessel, Mast:A...Commander King,
arrived here on Monday from Bristol.
'rue Camel lighter, Faben master, arrived ou Sunday
from Pembroke. -

APPOINTMENTS.—Lieutcuants : Henry, Courtnay,
and Thomas Baillie to the Isis ; John Pollard Davey to
the Illustrious. Mate : Armytage to the Dido.
PROMOTION.—H. J. Gales to the rank of Lieutenant.

MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
CFIATIIAM, DEC. 27.—This day (Monday), in the
afternoon, a division of the 6th Regiment arrived at
Rochester from India, after an absence of 20 years.
The division comprises the light infantry, and 7th
of the left wing of the regiment, and numbers 123 rank
and fire, 4 sergeants, and 6 drummers ; also 10 women
and 25 children, with the following officers :—Captain
Tighe, Lieutenant Sullivan, Ensign Ogleby, Ensign
BiAiton, and Dr. JaCkson, under the command of
Captain Griffiths. This division disembarked the same
morning at Gravesend from the ship Osceola, Captain
West, after a four months' passage, during which the
division lost 21 men. The troops experienced great
distress and sickness during the voyage, and on their
arrival at Rochester were obliged to send to the
hospital at Fort Pitt sixty-one men. They embarked
at Bombay on the 25th of August last, and sailed on
the 27th. The transport, containing the bead-quarters,
homeward bound, was spoken with off Ceylon by the
Osceola. The staff had great sickness on board, and had
lost six men. The regiment is ordered for Canterbury.
A draught of the 99th Regiment marched this morn-
ing from this garrison, consisting of one sergeant and
28 rank and file, under the command of Lieut. Bla-
mier, for Deptford, to embark on board the Isabella,
for New South Wales, as a guard over convicts sen-
tenced from the last Central Criminal Court. Con-
victs from Chatham will also be taken on board at
Sheerness upon the Isabella's arrival.
Sir Thomas Wiltshire, the newly-appointed Com-
mandant of this garrison, dined, on Christmas day,
with Col. Warre, K.H., in the new mess-room. Sir
Thomas Wiltshire, on Friday, inspected the soldiers of
the Provincial Battalion and the depots, as also the
barracks, prison, library, &c., of which the Gallant
Officer spoke with much praise. He takes the com-
mand of this garrison the beginning of next month.
A dinner, upon a most magnificent scale, is to be given
by the officers of the garrison on Tuesday, as a farewell
entertainment to the late Commandant, Sir William
Warre, K.C.B. The new and splendid mess-room,
recently built, and which is the finest mess-room in
the country, is the appointed place for the dejeuner.
The room is splendidly lighted with gas.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Dec. 29.

IN THE MATTER OF ROBERT HILL.

The insolvent in this case was a share and stock-
broker, and his debts and liabilities amounted to upwards
of 35,0001. He had been one of those who speculated
in the Cornish mines, from which it was expected at the
time of his declaration of insolvency that something
would be realised. He had also speculated in the South
American Mining Companies, and at the present
moment there were shares in the Buenos Ayres and
Brazilian Mines standing in his name, to the nominal
value of 51,1421.

Having handed into Court several of the mining shares
and a number of pawnbrokers' duplicates, he was de-
clared entitled to the benefit of the Act.

IN RE THE REV. FREDERICK STURMER.

The insolvent in this case was the person whose name
had been so prominently before the public in connection
with Medhurst's case.

It may be remembered that he kept a school in Hayes
at the time of this tragic occurrence, which he sold out
shortly before he was sued by his detaining creditor for
1,2001., 1501. of which he spent in personal expenses.
His debts and liabilities amounted to 3,0001.
He now appeared on his petition to be allowed out on
bail, and his solicitor informed the Court that he had so
few friends, that he (the solicitor) was compelled to
seek for bail amongst his own private acquaintances.
The bail having been examined and found responsible,
the insolvent was ordered to be discharged until the 3d
of February.
IX RE EMMA. CREAMY.
The insolvent had been an inn-keeper. at Ipswich,
which place he left suddenly some time since. lie now
came up for judgment.
The Learned CHIEF COSI3IISSIONER, on referring to the
notes of Mr. Commissioner Law, who heard the case, said
he found this as one of great fraud, and he should
therefore order the insolvent to be remanded for twenty
months from the date of his vesting order.

IN RE FREDERICK BULL.
The -insolvent in this case was an attorney, in Hones-
street, Cavendish-square, and was opposed by Mr.E. Lam-
bert, who had given himlso/. to pay away to the creditors
of a deceased person, to whom he (Mr. Lambert) was
executor, and which he applied to his own use.
The COMMISSIONER ordered him to be remanded, for
eight months from the date of his vesting order.