The Sun.
London, England, 1840-06-08 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 6.—Our accounts from Malta
of the 25th ult., mention the departure of Admiral
Stopford for Naples, on the 17th, with the Princess
Charlotte and the Implacable sail of the line, and the
Carysfort frigate. The British vessels of war then
lying at Malta were the Castor, Daphne, Jaseur,
Zebra, and Ceylon ; and the steamers Gorgon, Hydra,
and Rhadamanthus. No fresh cases of plagus had
manifested themselves among the crew and passengers
of the Acheron steamer, who still remained in quarantine.
The Dido frigate, Captain Davies, was lying at
Constantinople on the 17th ult., and expected to re-
main there a month or two longer, when it was believed
the Talbot, now on the Corfu station, would relieve
her. The Blazer steamer left Constantinople on the
16th, and arrived at Smyrna on tire 18th. The British
squadron, under the command of Rear-Admiral Sir J.
Louis, was lying at Smyrna on the 19th. Admiral
Lalande, was expected there with his squadron, to
celebrate the Queen of England's birthday on the 24th.
The Bonotta, Lieut. Dechamps, !arrived here on
Sunday, from the coast of Africa, and soon afterwards
proceeded to Chatham, to be paid off. She has been
four years on the coast, during which time she has cap-
tured thirteen vessels with 1,600 slaves. Only six
persons have returned to England who left in her four
years ago. The Brisk brig arrived at St. Helena on
the 18th April, from the Western Coast of Africa.
The Fantome sailed from Ascension on the 6th April,
for the Cape of Good Hope, with the despatches for
Admiral Elliot to take the Indian command and pro-
ceed to China. The Scout sailed on the 18th April,
from St. Helena to the Coast of Africa. Her Ma-
jesty's discovery ships Erebus and Terror sailed from
the Cape of Go Al Hope, on the 7th April, for the South
Pole.

The Pilot, sloop of war, Commander Ramsay. was
at. Veluseo. (Texas) on the Ist of February. The
Griffon, Lieut. D'Urban, and Flamer, steamer, Lieut.
Robson, left Barbsdoes on the 9th and 11th of April.
The Athol troop-ship, Mr. Bellamy, was at Barbsdoes
on the 14th of April. The schooner Victoria, prize to
her Maj esty's brig Ringdove, and the schooner Louisa,
and 279 slaves, prize to her Majesty's ship Cleopatra,
were condemned at the Court of Vice-Admiralty, held
on the 28th of February, in Jamaica, the first for being
fitted up as a slaver, gad the latter for being engaged
in the nefarious traffic.

The Crocodile, 28, Captain Milne, arrived at Ja-
maica, from a cruise, on the 22d of April. The Dee
steamer left Jamaica for Carthagena on the 23d of
April. The Comus, 18, arrived at Jamaica on the
19th with 50,000 dollars. The Hornet schooner left
Jamaica for Chagres, April 21. The Charybdis brig,
Lieut. Tinling, arrived at Jamaica from Santa Martha:.
The Magicienne, 24, Capt. Michell, and the Jupiter
troop ship, J. Fulton, Esq., Commander, will go out of
harbour on Monday next. The latter is laden with
provisions and stores of every description, for the squa-
dron in the East Indies. She also takes out 30 super-
numerary boys, and a sergeant's party of marines for the
squadron, and will sail about Wednesday next.
The Crescent, slave depot, arrived at Rio Janeiro, on
the 6th April, from this port.
The Athol and Sapphire, troop ships, were to leave
Barbadoes, with the 67th regiment on board, for Canada,
on the 22d of April, and were then to bring the 15th
regiment to England.
The Victor, 18, Commander Dawson, went out of
harbour on Thursday, and will proceed to Jamaica direct
in a few days.
A new brig, the Rapid, 10 guns, was launched from
this dock-yard on 'Wednesday.
The Vesuvius, steamer, Lieut. Blount (acting),
brought the depot companies of 72d regiment, on Sun-
day last, to this port, from Leith, a distance of 600
miles in 50 hours.

The 20th and 86th regiments are ordered to be re-
moved from England to Ireland : for which purpose the
Vesuvius, steamer, Lieut. Blount, proceeded to Liver-
pool on Thursday afternoon.

- The Echo, steam tug, attached to this port, has her
steering-wheel placed before the mainmast, and imme-
diately under the control of the officer carrying on the
duty o❑ the paddle-boxes.
The Buffalo store-ship, Mr. Woods, Master, with the
Canadian convicts on board, arrived at Hobart Town
on the 12th of February ; and having landed her pas-
sengers, she sailed again for Sydney on the 19th of the
same month.

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bec to preside at a Court-Martial on Commander Drew,
on charges preferred against him by Capt. Sandom.
Captain Hendry has been permitted by the Admiralty
to build a brig sloop-of-war of about 400 tons. We
much wish this permission had been granted for his large
steamer to carry 20 hollowv-yshot
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32-pounders,
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of-war are wanted, they should be of a size commensu-
rate with the Amoenrgican and French corvettes, which
carry 20 or 22 l
800 tons burthen. We ought to have such vessels in
the service, and none of a smaller size should be sent
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Ferrier, Robert Dutno Michell, George Burn, M.D.
AProrcirmENTs—Secretary—Alexander Kent, Esq.
(late Secretary to the Hon. Sir Bladen Capel), to be
Secretary to Rear-Admiral Sir Edward King, appointed
Commander-in-Chief on the Brazils, and not Cape of
Good Hope station.
Lieutenants—W . P. Jamieson and W. A. F.-llowes,
to the Winchester ; G. G. Otway (from the Excellent)
to the Southampton.
Purser—T. Kerrigan, to the Packet Establishment
at Liverpool.
Clerk—W. S. Biddlccombe (from the Victory) to
the Victor.
Mates—Charles J. Ewart, to the Excellent ; W. J.
Bate (fro as Britannia), to the Wellesley.
Third Engineer—Andrew Witham, to the Victory
(for Echo), rice Bain, to Hecla.

, .
THE BANKER LORD.--The title of this rorth_
cooling novel seems to suggest the entirely new character
among our fashionable novelists, of a high-born aristocrat,
forced by family circumstances to bend himself for the time
being to the habits and manners (so abhorrent " to his exclu-
sive" nature) of City life—a sort of pendant to the favourite
pictures among our satirical nevellists, of the wealthy parvenu
who seeks in vain to fix himself in that place in high society
which nothing but birth anti ancestry can secure, and w'no
o!'en (like the foolish animal in the fable) breaks his heart in
ilk! abortive atttempt. If such be the subject of " The
Banker Lord," it possesses admirable capabilities in. compe-
tent hands.

Wednesday week his Royal Highness Prince
Albert visited the garden of the Horticultural Society, at Chis-
wick, and was attended round the grounds by Mr. Monro, the
intelligent head gardener. The Prince appeared to take great
interest in the different departments of the gardens, and is eTi.
deafly a great lover of horticultural pursuit 5.

THE MURDER OF LORD WILLIAM

RUSSELL.

We give the following gossip from the Observer
Yesterday a considerable sensation was created at
the west end by the circulation of reports that some-
thing of a most important nature had transpired rela-
tive to the murder of the late Lord Wm. Russell, by
which the identity of 019 perpetrator of the dreadful
and horrid deed would be likely to be proved to con-
viction. In consequence the number of persons in
Norfolk-street was more numerous than on any of the
preceding days during the week, as were also the appli-
cations at the late residence of his Lordship, to ascer-
tain the truth of the reports ; but the answers to all the
inquiries were, that no information could be given on
the subject. The activity, however, displayed by the
officers engaged in prosecuting inquiries into the cir-
cumstances connected with this most mysterious affair
tended greatly to strengthen the authenticity of the re-
ports, one of which was, that it had been ascertained a
person had been seen leaving his Lordship's residence
at an early hour on the morning of the murder, and that
there was a probability of that person being identified.
Anodic,' of the reports was to the effect, that it had
been ascertained that some portion of the property,
which up to the present moment has not been discovered,
had been removed from the premises prior to the com-
mittal of the dreadful crime, which, it would appear, is
the opinion entertained by the relatives of the Noble
deceased, and of their legal advisers, from the circum-
stance of the circulation of the following printed hand-
bill, a copy of which was yesterday left at the shops of
most of the silversmiths and pawnbrokers in and round
the metropolis:—
" FIFTY POUNDS REWARD.

" TO PAWNBROKERS, SILVERSMITHS, AND OTHERS.
" MISSING.—From the house ofr the late Lord Wil-
liam Russell, No. 14, Norfolk-street, Park-lane, sup-
posed to have been disposed of between the 24th of
April and the sth of May last, the followieg articles :
Four silver table spoons, old fashioned, with slight nar-
row stems, two of them arc a little thicker than the
others, four silver dessert spoons, plain stems, with double
thread down the handles, front and back ; four silver din-
ner forks, plain stems ; two silver teaspoons, plain stems,
with double thread down the handles, front and back.
The whole marked with a crest, a goat waking. Who-
ever will give such information as will lead to the dis-
covery and production of the above articles, or any
portion of shall receive the above reward, on ap-
plication to Messrs. Wing and Twining, solicitors,
No. 1, Gray's Inn-square, Holborn."
It will be seen that the above handbill does not in
the slightest manner even allude to the murder, or to
the probability of the articles enumerated having been
stolen by the murderer ; and from the fact of the large
reward of 501. being offered for the production of any
one of the spoons, &c., it is evident that it is con-
sidered by those most competent of judging, that the
production of even one of the most trivial of the articles
will lead to important discoveries, and probably throw
a new light upon the as yet impenetrable mystery in
which the murderous transaction Is enveloped. Up to
a late hour last night, however, nothing definite was
known on the subject.

The valet Francois Benjamin Courvoisier, we under-
stand, maintains since his incarceration in Newgate the
most perfect composure and self•possession. He enjoys
good health, and whenever spoken to on the subject of
the murder of the late Lord William Russell, is mcst
earnest in his declaration of innocence. He has one of
the turnkeys, in the apartment in which he is confined,
with him night and day, and although a most strict
watch has been kept over him, no appearance of dis-
turbed dreams have been discovered, his sleep being
perfectly calm and sound. He has been visited since
his committal to Newgatc by the Swiss clergyman, on
whose ministry since his residence in this country he has
been in the habit of attending, and Mr. Flower has been
permitted to see him.
The next sessions of the Central Criminal Court do
not commence to-day, as has been stated in some of the
papers, but on Monday, the 15th instant., and it is an-
ticipated, should a true bill for the murder be returned
by the Grand Jury, the trial will not come on before the
Thursday or Friday following, when, from the large
number of witnesses to be examined, and owing to the
evidence being circumstantial, the time each witness,
particularly the principal ones, will be under examina-
tion, it is expected, it will occupy two days.
Sarah Mancel and Mary Houston, the housemaid and
cook, are still staying at the house in Norfolk-street, as
are also Inspector Tedman of the D division, and Ser-
geant Pullin of the C division, who will remain in charge
of the premises until after the termination of the trial.
The former accompanies the two females whenever they
go out on business or for health.

said that at one o'clock that morning, he was called to
attend the deceased, and found her seated in a chair
in a dying state, and he administered some brandy, but
she died almost immediately. He had since examined
the body, and found the neck broken, which occasioned
death so suddenly, and this injury had, he had no doubt,
been occasioned by her falling down stairs.
Coroner—Had you any conversation with the hus-
band as to how it happened ? Mr. Hopker—Yes, he
said she had thrown some water at him, and she had
fallen down stairs.

Coroner—He did not say he was a party to the fall,
or occasioned it? Mr. Hopker--No, he did not ; but
I think his conduct and manner at the time was such
as became him. He was sober. There was a wound
upon the right temple, which had been occasioned by
the fall on the pot, and the injuries, he had no doubt,
had been occasioned by the fall.
The Coroner, in summing the evidence, told the
Jury they might, if they pleased, leave the ques-
tion open to any further period, if stronger evi-
dence could be adduced, that the husband might be in-
dicted for manslaughter, by returning a general ver-
dict ; but be confessed it did not appear to him that
the case amounted to anything beyond one of Acci-
dental Death.—The room was then cleared, and the
Jury after a short consultation, returned a verdict of
" Accidental Death."

The husband of the deceased, who appeared to be
a man of calm temper, was in the room during the in-
vestigation, and is under the surveillance of the police.
It appears, that on Thursday night he had joiled
party to start for Epsom early on the following morn-
ing, and this was the cause of his absence.