The Sun.
London, England, 1840-02-27 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Brighton Gazette.)
PORTSMOUTH, —The following steam-vessels, Vesuvius,
Stromboli, and Hecate, will be commissioned shortly in the
River, with the Scout, 19, and Pelican, 16.
The troop ship Jupiter. 30, commanded by Mr. Fulton,
Master, was in Simon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope, on the
12th December, having arrived there on the preceding
day from Trincomalee, with the Gist Regiment on board.
Her arrival, therefore, is doubtless retarded by the present
easterly winds. On her arrival, she is to take the I)2th
Regiment to Cork.
The Persian, a new 16-gun brig, built at Pembroke, is
ordered for commission at Plymouth, by Commander W.
Quin.

The Prometheus steamer, Lieut. Thomas Spark, has
left this harbour for the Mediterranean, via Plymouth and
Lisbon, and also the war steam-ship Cyclops, Captain
Austin, for Lisbon and Malta, having on board a detach- ,
ment of Marine Artillery.
The Inconstant, 36, Captain Pring, is in Harrow ; and '
such portion of her crew as may require it are being dis-
charged. The ship is to be kept in commission, and wil
be docked and prepared for service without delay.
The Pique, 36, Captain Boxer, it is now reported, will
convey the new Admiral to the Cape of Good Hope. She
is ready for sea with the exception of men.
The Minden, 72, Captain Sharpe, recently front the
Mediterranean, has been paid off at Plymouth.
Rear-Admiral Elliot, commanding the Southern and
West African Squadron, is appointed to succeed the late
Sir Frederick Maitland in the Indian seas, whither he has
proceeded from the Cape of Good Hope. Rumour a encia
out as his successor Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs,
recently Superintendent of Malta Dockyard.
The Nimrod corvette, Commander Barlow, has beca
dispatched from Plymouth to the East Indies, with dis-
patches for the naval Commander-in-Chief.
Rear-Admiral Sir John Lor:is, Bart., (Superintendent
of Malta Dockyard,) is to hake the temporary command of
the fleet at Vourla, the inlnsposition of Sir R. Stopford
compelling him to 'retire to Malta.
The Columbia steam transport, Mr. Thompson, mas')er,
has returned tr, Plymouth, with stores and sllpernurneralies
for that port

HOME CIRCUIT, HICETPORD, Fxs. 26.
The Commission of Assize for the County of Herts
was opened this day by Mr. Justice Littledale at one
o'clock. Lord Abiuger did not arrive until the evening.
The Calendar contains the names of twenty prisoners,
venteen males and three females. IA very great proportion
of these prisoners can neither read nor write, and the others
can only do so imperfeetly.
The Grand Jury baying been sworn, Mr. Justice Lit-
tledale proceeded to address them.
His Lordship said that upon looking over the calendar,
he observed that there was one very serious case, a charge
against a female named Maria Brace, of the wilful murder
of her husband, by poison. Tie had been informed that
the u-,fortunate woman had just been delivered of an in-
fant in the gaol, and consequently she would not be in a
condition to take her trial at the present assize, but it
would, nevertheless, be the duty of the Grand Jury h
to inquire into all the eircumstances of the case,
and see whether the evidence was sufficient to '
warrant them in ending a bill against her for tb COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.—Her Majesty
serious offence with which she was charged. lie and her illustrious consort, on the occasion of their State s i sit
looked over the depositions in the case, and he foam', • hat t, to this theatre to-morrow (Friday) evening, will sit in the
there was an absence of any proof that the priserw,had it: boxes Nos. 1 and 2, in the dress circle, which will be con-
taken any active part in causing the death of the d ~
.erted into one box and superbly fitted up for the receptica.of
1-ease-, the Queen. Nos.- 3 and 4in the same circle will be appro-
priated to the ladies in waiting, e yerries, ice. The perform-
ever, appear that she had made use of very v..otent language ances commanded are Sheridan knowles's play of Love, and
and threats towards her hasband, and that there was Mr. Mathew's farce of Patter v. Clatter.
some ground for this supposed ill-feeling on her part. Count Mandelsloh (Wirtemberg Minister) and
towards him, on account of her believing him to be, , suite have arrived at Alivart's Hotel, from Florence, whew a his
in connection with some other woman. There was, how- ; Excellercy has been, en leave of absence for six months.
ever, nothing in the shape of proof
'['he effect of the anthems sung by the chorus
tered any poison to the deceased, of her having adminis_
,but as he uuderstood 0)1'2 of the Sacred Harmonic Society on Friday last, was ezt rensely
some additional evidence would be brought before therm, grand. Never before were they heard to so great -adva-ntage.

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.THEAD. —No ship of war.
AARBOUR.—Britannia and Victory flag.sbips, Pique
.cienne, Andromach.•, Rogal George yacht, Excellent
,ven, Pantaloon, and Messenger.