The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-29 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLICiENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.—The Undine steam-yacht,
Mr. G. Allen, Master Commanding (acting) ; the
Garland steam-packet, Master Commanding Luke
Smithett (acting) ; and the Fairy steam-tender to the
royal yacht, arrived last night from Fleetwood.
The Sylvia tender arrived from Jersey to-day, to
be dismantled.

nailed this ,GhiesysaefrtesrtneGoamn-sfloorop,
Falmouth,
Commander F. T. Brown,
to take on board
the mails for the Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius,
The Cabinet Ministers arrived ytrainspecuiralltius,&a.
the Clarence-yard, at eleven o'clock to-day, and in
pro-
ceeded in the Garland steam-packet to Cowes, on the*ir
way to Osborne, to hold a Cabinet Council.
Her Royal highness the Duchess of Kent having
signified her intention of returning to town to-day,
Rear-Admiral Pasco, of the Victory, proceeded to
Osborne in the Fire Queen this morning to be her
Royal Highness's escort. She embarked at 11 A.M.,
and came into the harbour at 11 35 A.M., under a
salute from the Platform Battery and the Victory, the
flag-ship manning yards. Iler Royal Highness landed
at Clarence-yard, in the Admiralty barge, attended
by Captain i'asco, at 11 53 A.M., where she was re-
ceived by Admiral Sir C. Ogle, Captain Sir E. W.
Parry, the officers of the Governor's Staff, Flag-
Lieutenant Cochran, Mr. Stevens, of the South-
Western Railway Company, and the officers of the
Clarence-yard. Her Royal Highness left by express
train at noon. A guard of honour of the 60th Rifles
was in attendance.
The Cambrian, 36, Captain J. H. Plumridge, bent
sails this morning.
The Prince Regent, 90, will he floated out of dock
t )-morrow or Tuesday. Captain Fanshawe Martin,
late of the Queen and Trafalgar, is expected to be
appointed to commission and command her.
PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 27. The three royal yacht
steamers, w hich came in yesterday from the west-
ward, left this forenoon for the eastward.
Off the port, the ship Ann Milne, Captain Thorn,
from Sydney, New b,in h Waks, five months' pas-
sage. Spoke July 13, I.t .56 37 S., long. 63 50 \V.,
the French ship Ville de Bordeaux, from Valparaiso,
out 35 days, bound to Bordeaux.
Aug. 27, lat. 6 8 S , lung. 28 50 W., the ship
Dicky Sam, of Liverpool.
Sept. 17, lat. 41 40 N., long. 39 40 W., signalled
the ship Lintin, front Calcutta, out 145 days, for Li-
verpool.
Sept. 18, lat. 42 30 N., long. 39 40 W , the barque
Mount Stewart ...:Iphinstone, t. um Bombay, for
London.
Sept. 19, lat. 46 2 N , long. 32 16 W., the barque
Hope, from Cape St. Vincent,oul 34 days, for London.
Sept. 20, lat. 46 23 N., long. 30 34 W., the brig
Ann, front Madras, out 130 days, fur Liverpool.
The Black Eagle steam. vessel, Master-Commander
S. B. Cook, arrived at Woolwich on Monday, from
her excursion as one of the vessels which accompanied
her Majesty to Scotland. When at Fleetwood, a
merchant vessel, named Her Majesty, ran into her,
but fortunately the injury was very trifling, a part of
the railing only being broken. The Black Eagle im-
mediately after conveyed the Earl of Auckland to the
Isle of Man and back again, and overtook the royal
yacht at Holyhead, the latter casting anchor during
the night.
The Monkey steam-vessel, Master Commander
Fogden, towed the Termagant steam-frigate, launched
at Deptford on Saturday, to the East India Docks, to
be fitted with her engines.
CHATHAM, SEPT. 28.—At two o'clock yesterday
afternoon the Heron and Elk, two 12-gun brigs, were
floated out of the first dock of this dockyard, in the
presence of the principal officers of the yard and
friends. The ceremony of christening was performed
by two young ladies. The Heron being the first
floated into the river, was named by Miss Emma
Wise, daughter of Lieutenant Wise, R.N.; and the
Elk by Miss Smith, daughter of the late Captain
Smith, Royal Engineers. These brigs have been
built within the last ten months, on the lines laid down
by Sir William Symonds. Surveyor of the Navy.
They possess many points for superior sailing qua-
lities. The Heron is built with teak and mahogany,
and the Elk with oak and mahogany. The following
are the respective dimensions :
HERON. ELK.
Feet. In. Feet. In.
Length between perpendiculars 105 105
Ke 1 for tonnage
Breadth extrewe
Breadth for tonnage
15 15
Depth in hold
483 83-94 482 11-94
Burden in tans .....................
The following is the draft of water of each vessel :
—The Heron forward is 8 feet 5 inches, and aft 12
feet 2 inches; the Elk forward 8 feet 5 inches, aft
12 feet 4 inches. The same afternoon the Bonetta
brigantine and the Seal:lrk, 10 guns, were floated
into the first dock to have their defy-cts made good,
and to be refitted for commission. The London, 92
guns, which was launched at this dockyard in the
year 1840, is ordered to be brought forward for
commission.
THE ROYAL DOCKYARD BATTALION.—A number
of packages was landed yesterday at the Anchor
Wharf, containing the uniforms for the dockyard
battalion. From thence they were removed to the
sail loft. One of the chests had been overboard, and
about twenty suits were damaged.

SWEARING IN OF THE NEW
Eltlr FS.

A Common Hall was held yesterday at two o'clock, in
the Guildhall, for the purpose of swearing in the new
Sheriffs, Messrs. Cuhitt and Hill. Tne friends of
these gentlemen met to-day at Fiahmongers' Hull,
ILitoinudooirbr
this eminent
and,
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opittah;
Guildhall, where they arrived shortly before two
o'clock. The new Sheriffs are William Cubilt, Esq.,
fishmonger, and Charles fill, Esq , spectacle- maker;
and the Under-Sheriffs are.Thunas France, Esq., and
David W. Wire, Esq.
The Lord Mayor, accompanied by several members
of the Court of Aldermen, the new and the late
Sheriffs, the Under-Sheriffs, Szc., entered the ?nail at a
quarter past two o'clock. •
The new Sheriffs were then sworn into of face and
invested with their gold chains.

Thanks were returned to the late Sheriffs, who
acknowledged the compliment.

Several of the officers of the Corporation were re•
elected, end the Court broke up.

A meeting of the merchants, manufacturers, and
landholders, convoked by the Chamber of Commerce at
Nantes, was held last week at the Exchange of that city,
to confer upon the formation of a line of packetti between
Nantes and Brazil. After some discussion, in 'which M.
Lanjuinais, the Deputy for Nantes, explained the ad-
vantages of such an undertaking, many subscriptions
of names were given towards its execution, in addition
' to what had been previously subscriLed, and there is
every reason to believe that a sufficient °spit* Will be
quickly roved.