The Sun.
London, England, 1840-04-30 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Brighton Gazcttc.)
PORTSMOUTH.--Commander the Hon. Dudley Pd-
ham (son of the Earl of Yarborougc) has given up the
command of tie Wasp, 16, at Gibraltar, and is on his
way home. His successor is Commander George Man-
sell, 1826.

The remains of Captain William Burnett, of the
Magicienne, 24, in this harbour, were cor.s.gned to the
tomb in the Garrison Chapel here on Wednesday, at-
tended by all the nnval and military authorities, and a
large assemb'age of private friends. His successor in
the command is Captain Frederick Michell, 1130. The
ship will be r'idy to prucced to the Mediterranean in
about a fortnight.

The Pique, 66, Captain Boxer, has left Spithead for
Cro❑stadt, to await the arrival thc,re of the Marquis of
Cianricarde, from St. Petersburgh, and to land him at
Sheerness.

The S;leerness command hailing expired, it is confi-
dently.put forth that Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Dieby,
R.C.8., of the White Squadron, will succeed• Sir Tho•
masOtway, Bart.

The Persi 111, 16, new brig, Commander Qu'n, is ready
for sea at Plymouth, but will not proceed to her destina-
tion, the coast of Africa, until the Nautilus, 10, Lieut.
Beaufoy, shall be also ready.
The brig, Dolphin, 3, Lieut. Littlehales, is in the
harbour, repairing damages sustained by a steamer run-
ning foul of her, when on hsr way to Spithead from the
river. She will, in conseqoence, detained for a short
period from proceeding to S:eria Leone.

The Seaflower cutter, and tender Crack'r, are shortly
expected from the Jersey station, the fishery having
nearly terminated.

Accounts from the Seringapatam, 46, Captain Leith,
of the 10th of February, report that ship in Carlisle
Bay, Bartradoes, crew well. The Sapphire, troop ship,
was also there, having arrived from Gibraltar on the
25th of the previous mouth, and was to leave on the
12th for Demerara and Jamaica. The troop ship,
Athol, had proceeded to Trinidad and St. Vincent's.
The Seringapatam, it was expected, would reach tog-
land in July next, to be paid off.
The Wolverine, 16, Comm ,rider Tucker, was cruis-
ing off Prince's Island on the sth February, expecting
daily to go to Cape Coast to meet the Admiral, to re-
ceive her orders for England. The crew had been
rath4r sickly, but no fatal cases had occurred.
The corvette Pearl, 20, Commander Franklan(4, des-
tined for the Soutn American station, is hourly ex-
pected to depart with despatches for Rear-Admiral
Ross, and for Commodore Sullivan.
Co'onel Pesky, Royal Engineers, is engage 1 at
Woolwich, superintending preparations for further pro-
ceedings for the removal of the Royal George from
Spithead. Operations will shortly commence. The
Success, hulk, has been again moored at Spithead for
the undertaking.
AT SPITHEAD—PearI, 20.

IN HARBOUR—Britannia and Victory, flag ships ;
Vanguard, Jupiter, Magiciennc, Victor, Dolphin, Mes-
senger, Excellent, and Royal George yacht.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
There hating been only 27 Members present at
Four o'Clock, the House adjourned till to-morrow.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The Bishop of LONDON presented a petition against
the Tithe Commutation Act.

The Earl of MALMESBURY presented petitions
from the Isle of Wight, in favour of the_Corn-laws, to
which he said the addresses of petitioners were affixad,
1,200 in number.

Earl FITZWILLIAM said he had a petition to
present signed by 10,000 persons against the Corn-
iaws, ali affixing their addresses to their names.

The Earl of Ic.IALMESBURY—It is of the greatest
importance to know who are our petitioners.
Earl FITZ W IL LIA NI—No doubt.
The Bishop of RIPON presented many petitions in
favour of Church Extension.
CHURCH OF SCOTLAND.

The Earl of ABERDEEN—My Lords, I beg to
give notice that on Tuesday I shall lay before your
Lordships a Bill to remove doubts respecting the ad-
mission of ministers into benefices in Scotland ; and as
it is possible that I shall for some time delay the further
progress of the Bill, 1 shall on that occasion fully state
the nature and design of the measure.—(Hear, hear.)
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE moved the dis-
charge of the order for committing the Tithe Cummu•
tation Bill,-and its renewidforTuesday.