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EVENING EDITION,

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Hampshire Telegr(lp/.)
PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 2.—The Britannia, 120, Capt.
Drake (with the flag of Sir J. Ommanney), and the
Howe, 120, Capt. Sir W. 0. Pell, arrived at Malta, on
the 16th Dec.
The follwing is an extract of a letter dated on hoard
the Princess Charlotte, Marmorice Bay, Dec. 13, 1840 :
—" I am sorry to inform you that the Z !bra was driven
on shore and totally wrecked, with the loss of three of
her crew. The Bellerophon was nearly lost, and the
Pique lost her masts. Dreadful weather on the coast.
We, thank God, have escaped, but most miraculously ;
four anchors a-head. I never saw worse weather. We
have twelve sail of the line here, and a host of small
craft."

Tho Jaseur, 16, arrived at Cadiz on the 11th o
December, from Gibraltar.
The Soudan steam vessel, Commander Bird Allen,
one of the vessels intended to form part of the Niger
expedition, arrived here today from Liverpool, on her
way to Deptford, where the whole squadron are to as-
semble. The Albert steamer will follow in a week, and
the Wilherforce steamer in three weeks. 'fire Soudan
left Liverpool on Saturday, and arrived from Plymouth
in 21 hours : her engine is of 33-horse power.
The-Viper, 6, Lieut. Bur,lem, arrived to-day from the
Coast of Africa, last from Plymouth. She has brought •
on freight 4,000 ounces of gold dust, which was landed
this evening.
The Avon, steam-vessel, Lieut. Pritchard, arrived on
Wednesday from Sheerness, with 150 men.
The Phoenix, steam-frigate, is ready for sea, and is
only waiting for her Commander, who has not yet ar-
rived, to proceedto the Mediterranean. The Hon. Corn.
mender Murray takca a passage in the Plicer.ix to join
the Wasp.
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Plymouth, with men.
The Numa, transport, arrived on Thursday from
Woolwich, with a company of the Royal Artillery on
board, for Malta, whither she proceeded to-day. •
The Atholl, troop-ship, was paid wages to-day, and
sailed for Cork, Corfu, Berbadoes, and Quebec. She
takes part of the 421 Regiment to Corfu ; the 59th to
Barbadocs, 70th to Quebec ; and returns with the 73d
to Portsmouth.
In comparing the list of ships in commission at the
present period, with the list of those in active service
last January, we find the strength of the navy athsrea
is increased by three three-deckers, two eighty-fours,
three fifties, five sloops of war, and seven first-class
steamers, forming an addition to our defence of 794
guns and 6,300 men ; the whole of which are in ad-
dition to tiny est.mate proposed by Parliament, and is
an expense which the pressure of the times has com- .
pelted the Government to incur, and under a full re-
liance on the emergency of the case, justifying them
in asking for the necessary supplies. 'Fite number of
seamen, marines, and boys now in employ exceeds 43,000.
In Harbour Queen, Victory, Indus. Excellent,
Royal George, Tweed, Phceaix, Apollo, Rapid, and
Avon, Soudan, and Echo steamers.
At Spithead—Viper.
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMBNTS.
PRONloTioNs.—Lieutenants—Alexander Murray, of
the Princess Charlotte, arid Robert Duncan, of the
Powerful, to the rank of Commander.
Surgeon—Stephen Jennings Swayne, to be Deputy-
Inspector of Hospitals.
Mates—Hon. George D. Keane, son of Lord Keane,
to the rank of Lieutenant ; Charles R. Carter, com-
mission dated Nov. 3, 1840, and to stand ou the list
for seniority immediateiy after F. H. Stanfell.
Clerks—Cornelius Dcaly, W. G. Tomlinson, Jt. T.
Crispin, John Brickwood, Wm. Stan way, John Hark-
shaw, W. H. Dutton, It. L. Sutherland, Edwin A.
Smith, and Henry 11. Chimmo, to the rank of Purser.
AreotarmeNTs.—Commanders—Grenville Loch, to
Vesuvius steamer ; John Richardson (6) to Planaix
steamer ; Hon. Anthony Murray, to Wasp ; Alexander
Murray, to Hydra steamer ; Charles Blrkett, to Belle-
rophon ; W. 11. Hall, to Benbow ; W. Clark, to
Edinburgh ; Douglass Curry, to Hastings ; Walter
Toby, to Powerful ; Henry H. Bing,hani, to Princess
Charlotte ; Gower Lowe, to Revenge.
Lieutenants—ThOmas Heard and Francis Polwhele,
to Powerful ; Edwin NV. Sanders, to Bollerophon ;
Cearies D. O'Brien and F. H. Stanfell, to Benbow ;
G. E. Patey, to Carysfort ; Henry Stewart, to Castor ;
Samuel F. Short and G. J. R. Show, to Cyclops ;
John &eel:more, to Edinburgh ; It. D. Stupart, to
Gorgon ; John A. Shears, to Hastings ; Ross M. Flout!
to Hazard ; Marcus Knox, to Phoenix ; Henry Warren,
to Pique. ;A. Farquhar, Robert Jenner, thur Cum-
ming, Richard Hoops, John Allen, John M. D. Smith,
Richard D. White, George Johnson, Thomas C. 0.
D. Whipple, Lindsey P. Burrell, and G. H. C. Sun-
derland, to Princess Charlotte ; George Wyle,• to
Rsvenge; \V. C. Chambeilain, to Stroailyoii ; M. 11.
Redney and W. 11. Gsnnys, to Talbot ; Richard WU,
hams, to Murderer ; .1 arias M. Boxer, to Vesuvius ;
W. R. 0. Priee, to Wasp ; Edward 11. Kenney, to
Excelleut ; W. G. B. Esteourt, to command Lizard
steamer ; W. F. L. Toilernache, to Pelican ; W. S.
Blount, to command Pluto steamer ; Edward N. Trou-
bridge, to Southampton ; Hon. G. D. Keane, to Ex-
cellent ; B. J. Sullivan, to the Powerful.
Master—Robert B. Graham, to Hazard.
Second Master—W. Diaper, to Atholl troop-ship ;
W. C. Pettigrew, to Pluto ; George Hicks, to Night-
ingale.
Chaplains—Rev. W. Guise Tucker, to Revenge
Rev. George Bellerny, to Endymion.
Assistant-Surgeons Alexander Stewart, to the
Pcrtsrnouth Dock-yard ; Charles D. A Newmark, to
Plymouth Dock-yard ; J. Peters, to Pluto ; 'F. K.
Beatty, to Queen ; John Andrews, to Ranger ;
Dalton (1838), to Lizard ; O'Neil Ferguson, to Mgt-
iugale ; James Harvey', to Raven.
BaCtelernmin in Charge—John,to
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; J. W. Cole, to Nightingale.
Acting Assist: Surgeons—Dr. Thomson and D. P.
Whipple, to Hasler hospital.
Mater—Brooke Young, to Phoenix ; G. S. Boys
(late of Buzzard) to Vernon; William C. Willie (1887
to Albert steamer, vice Francis Martin (1837) to
Ferret ; H. W. Baugh, to Impregnable ; Henry Lloyd,
to the Hecate.
COAST Gomm—Lieutenant—R. B. Bowden (1815)
to be Chief Officer.
Mates—Wm. Henry Walters (1831), and Charles
F. Collett (1835), to be Chief Officer.
Royer, MARlNES.—Lieutenants Alexander and J.
E. Lawrence have been this week appointed to the
Royal Marine Artillery, in consequence of the certifi-
cates of their high attainments in mathematical and
other studies, awarded them by the Professor at the
Royal Naval College.
PLYMOUTH, DEC. 31.—The Inconstant sailed on
Sunday to relieve the ships in the Chaunel.—La Sau-
meneze, French brig of six guns, sailed for Cherbourg
on Thursday. The Alban steamer arrived with vo-
lunteers from Cork on Sunday, and sailed for Dart-
, mouth on Tuesday, to embark a detachment of troops
for Sheerness. The Lightning steamer arrived on
Tuesday with volunteers from the river. The Tortoise
lighter sailed on Tuesday, with stores for Falmouth.
The Emerald tender arrived on Wednesday from Ports-
, mouth. The Viper, 3, Lieutenant Burslcm, arrived on
Wednesday from the coast of Africa. Her Majesty's
brig Ferret is now lying at Talbot, in Ireland, waiting
for men ; she is ordered up the Channel immediately to
relieve the homeward bound ships with provisions stud
water —Remaining in Hamoaze.—Caledonia, San
Josef, Endynrion, Raven, Sylph, Netley, and Carron,
Comet and Lightning steamers, and Emerald tender.
—ln the Sound—lmpregnable, Belleisle, and Viper.
AN EMLUTE IN THE DOCK-YARD.—An excite-
ment has prevailed for the last three evenings, on the
workmen quitting the yard, on the subject of searchiag
their persons. We are authorised to say, they have n^
objection to this search, but to the manner in which it
has been attempted to be done. lidietolore a man has
heel beckoned out of the crowd, and he has walked into
• a covered way, .where, screened by a partition,' he has
been examined, and the matter, irksome ss it must be
;
to an honest mind, has been forgotten immediately
oateert wasn ad
but mm Thursday a policeman rudely stePPed YoUng
man not yet out of his time, and wanted to search hiun
iu the open air, thus subjecting him to the scrutiny of
and e
scores of spectators. The young man attempted to go
to the covered way
scuffle a
nsu
eanndrtsc taker,
the tol-
. *ar'iuntetingdn
policeman
follow-
ing;
lared ;
shouldered by his fellow workmen out of the yard with-
outei
ing ibuenirnngi
ng searchedbetor he s uass of u
course w
the Aedd,mir
al
reprimanded, and an impression went abroad, we be-
lieve without foundation, that the young man was to
be subject to a nightly search till further orders ; cone
scquently last night he W 2.S surrounded by some hun-
dreds of the men, and walked out without the possibi-
lity of his being
stopped, and, we understand the
same thing was dune this cveaing, though the Ad-
miral was at the
gate, supported by the whole of the
police and the military guard. The result is, ,that the
Admiral trill, on Monday, see a deputation of some six
or eight of time men,
to hear what complaint they
have to
melee, and to give such redress as the case
requires.

(From the Hampshire Independent.)
PonTsmouTil, JANUARY 2.—The Salamander steaat-
frigate, Captain Henry, arrived at Sheerness on Wed-
nesday, after an unsuccessful search for the Fairy. She
left North Bergen on Saturday last ; the Shetlands on
Monday; and Leith on Friday. She is hourly ex-
pected at this port to refit, previous to proceeding to
the Mediterranean.
The'A.l4llo, Mr. W. White, is ordered to complete
her outfit _with all possible dispatch, and proceed hence
to Cork, to.,crobark the 97th Regiment, under com-
mood of Colonel J. Campbell, for the Mediterranean.

O
DESTRUCTION", OF 6T
EAM ER BY
The following is an ettract of a letter dated Corunna,
December 21 :—" The steam-packet Clyde, Captain
Guthrie, bound from Newcastle for Gibraltar and Mar-
scales, put in here (Colums) on Saturday, the 19th inst.,
and SGOII after took Ore. She was immediately put on .t
shore and !euttled, but the afterpart of the vessel was burnt
down to the water's edge. No lives were lest. '

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