The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-21 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 18 —The Serpent, 16, and the
Champion, 18, were undocked last evening; having un-
dergone a thorough.repair. The Orestes, 18, was
docked to day to be repaired, as were also the Echo
and Rocket steamers. The Echo has only this week
returned from Woolwich, at which place she had her
engines repaired; but it appears that they could not
spare her a d.ck, and the repairs to her hull were obliged
to be deferred till her arrival here.

The Scourge steam-sloop is stripped, and will, it is
believed, be paid off the Le4inning of the week; although
even this is doubtful, for so changeable are our naval
rulers that last evening they ordered her, if possible, to
be taken to Woolwich. It all depends, therefore, on the
state of her engines. If they are trustworthy, she will
be rigged again, and proceed to the river; if not, she
will remain here.

The. Maria Somes transport, Lieutenant John R. Black
agent, sailed this afternoon for Cork to embark pensioned
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fr The dockyard artizans having objections to wearing
~ woamite tdhe on working the undress uniform assigned for them in the streets of
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shipwright, yesterday, to request permission
to deposit their dresses in the yard every night after
drill, which request being granted with the greatest ap-
nJgohsnniFPwinrcighnarnts,
parent good- will, the men greeted him with three cheers,
and appeared highly gratified with his kindness.
In Harbour—The Victory, the Excellent, the Vic-
toria and Albert, and the Vengeance; the Avenger, the
Scourge, the Tartarus, the Undine, the Myrtle, and the
Fairy steamers.
At Spithcad—The St. Vincent and the Howe.
In the Basin—The Britannia, the Ajax, the Retribu-
tion, and the Odin.
In Dock—The Prince'Regent, the Orestes, the Sap-
pho, the Leander, the Echo, and the Rocket.
Orders have been issued by the Board of Ordnance
to convert the curtain which connects the platform bat-
tery with the King's bastion on these 'walls into a for-
midable battery for the heaviest metal, by raising it
tt.r.e feet higher (its height from the footpath being now
about five feet) and cutting embrasures at proper dis-
tances the er.tire length. the raising the curtain of the
King's bastion, which we noticed some time since, is
being rapidly proceeded with, and the saluting battery
will shortly undergo similar alterations, and the six-
pounders with which it is at present mounted give place
to far heavier metal. _ _

PLYMOUTH, JUNE 17.—His Danish Majesty's cor-
vette Flora, Captain Ellbrecht, sailed this morning for
the North Sea. Wind E.S.E., blowing strong.
Her Majesty's steam-sloop Growler, Commander
Pothury, alter being 60 miles to the westward of Scilly,
put back yesterday, having encountered heavy gales of
wind. Her chain-bolts are drawn and broken, and she
is gone up Hamoaza to repair damages.

TILE PRILOLOGICAL SCI/00/:—Friday the an-
nual examination of the students educated in this insti-
tution took place at the school-howe in the New-road.
The Lord Bishop of Lichfield presided, and was sup-
ported by the Rev. It. Walpole, RD., the Rev. E. Sco-
bell, M.A., the Rev. W. J. Hutchings, M.A., the Rev.
C. 'P. Johnson, 8.D., and several other clergymen and
gentlemen. The examination was conducted by the
Lord Bishop of Lichfield and the Rev. Edwin Abbott,
M.A., the head master of the school. The students
were examined in Thucydides, Herodotus, Xenophon,
Virgil, Sallu,t, Horace, and other Greek and Latin
classics; in Euclid's elements, trigonometry, and other
branches of mathematical science, as well as in all the
subjects pert lining to a sound and liberal English edu-
cation. In Higious subjects there was also a close ex-
amination. At the close of the proceedings the Bishop
of Lichfield addressed the students, congratulating
them upon the success which had already crowned their
exertions, and urging them to renewed perseverance.
The Right Rev. Prelate then retired, and the meeting
broke up.
YANKEE TRICK ON A PILOT.—One day last week
the Crosskirk pilot-boat boarded the American brig
Eurotus, of New Orleans, the captain of which engaged
one of the men to pilot him through the Pentland Firth,
who was to have a barrel of flour for his fee. The vessel
was safely piloted through the Firth, and the pilots re-
turned, bringing with them the supposed barrel of flour,
which, on opening, turned out to be nothing but a mix-
ture of oakum, rope ends, his of wood, flour, and Indian
corn—the sweepings of th• vessel ! The captain had
come from some port in Ireland, and was bound for •st.
retergbUrgb,— Caithness Chronicle.