The Sun.
London, England, 1849-09-08 00:00:00

IN COMMISSION AND REFITTING.

In Harbour—The Victory and Illustrious flag-ships,
the Excellent gunnery-ship, the Blenheim steam-or-
dinary ship. the Arrogant steam-frigate, and the appren-
tice,' brig Rolla, and the Dragon, Cormorant, Victoria
and Albert, Fire Queen, Fairy, Myrtle, and Echo,
steamers.

At Spithead—The Superb, 80.
In Dock—The Princess Charlotte, Fox, Actaeon,
Dauntless, Devastatiop, and Encounter, refiiting.
In the Basin—The Rodney, Sphynx, Polyphemus,
Contest, and Elfin.

In the Steam Basin—The Ajax, Sldon, Brsilitk,
Penelope, Scourge, B'azer, and Urgett.
Wind—N.E., fresh breez and fine weather.

PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 6.—The ship Eliza, Captain Cory,
from Bombay, for London, was off This port to-day, and
landed passengers—Lieutenant Burton, 18th Regiment
Bombay Native Infantry, and servant; and Mr. Robert
Hicks, the surgeon of the ship. The Eliza is laden with
a general cargo,, including linseed, coffee, cotton, guns,
She sailed on the Ist of April, and on the 29th
Captain Frazer, of her Majesty's 29th Regiment, died
of dysentery, and was.buried at sea. The Eliza touched,
on the 28th of July, at St. Helena, from which island
one of her Majesty's steamers (the Spitfire) sailed tie
day previous, having landed there about 600 slaves taken
on the coast of Africa. The merchant ship Eliza (one
of Brockl- banks') was offering to convey the slaves to
the West Indies, and would probably be engaged for
that purpose.
Wind east; smart breeze.

PEMBROKE.—The Royal Dockyard Brigade, Pem-
broke, was inspected on Monday last by Colonel-Com-
mandant Sir T. S. Pssley. The brigade was drawn up in
line, the artillery battalion on the right, the infantry.on
the left. After being minutely inspected, the Ist and 3d
companies of artillery and the infantry battalion were
formed in open column under the command of Lieute-
nant-Colonel Abethell. and marched past in slow and
quick time. The infantry battalion then went through
a number of manoeuvres; and the Celoael-Commandant
expressed his satisfaction at the efficiency of the men,
and complimented Lieutenant-Colonel Abethell on the
excellent style in which the evolutions had been per-
formed. The 2d company of artillery then ads weed
with a fold-battery of 9-pounder brass guns end one 24-
pounder howitzer, under the command of Captain Kne-
hone, and performed a series of evolutions. The
Colonel-Commandant then inspected the Ist company of
artillery at the garrison gun exercise, and the boat
company at the ship exercise; and in conclusion de-
clared himself much pleased at the manner in which all
the evolutions and exercises were performed.
CHATHAM, SEPT. 7.—The Phaeton, 50 guns, was
yesterday towed to Sheerness by the Advice and
Pigmy steam-vessels, to be fitted for commission at
that port.
The Boscawen, 70 guns, ordered to be navigated to
Sheerness, is now to remain in ordinlry at this port.
The ship Elizabeth Young, from St. Petersburgh, has
arrived wi h a cargo of hemp for the dockyard.
Mr. Jahn Rowland has been appointed superintend-
ing leading man at the Metal Mills in this yard, vice
Mr. W. Watson, superannuated.
WOOLWICH, SEPT. 7.—The shipwrights of this dock-
yard commenced converting timber yesterday at the
saw mills for the San Fiorenze frigate, of 50 guns, which
is ordered to be built in the slip from which the Nankin
50-gun frigate, will be launched in the course of next
month.

A number of workmen are employed on the Minx, for
the purpose of placing the screw-propeller abaft the rud-
der, the rudder being intended to work in the vacancy
where the screw-propeller used to revolve formerly. The
shaft of the screw-propeller is now made to (hp con-
siderably at the stern, and to such an extent that the
flanges when revolving will be about two feet below the
level of the keel of the vessel, and the rudder will only
extend downwards to the upper part of the shaft.
The Firebrand steam-vessel had her steam up to-day
to try her eng:nes, and they worked very well. She
has been fitted with new boilers on a plan introduced by
Mr. Atherton, formerly chief engineer at this dockyard,
and now chief engineer at Davenport dockyard. The
plan consists in having the tubes of the boilers to return
iu a syphon-like form, which gives a far greater degree
of heat than when they were straight and entered direct
into the chimney. The engine-room was very hot, but
that might be remedied very easily by putting up t o
screens similar to the iron shutters now generally used
in large establishments. These screens could be run up
easily when the stokers found it requisite to Led the fur-
naces, and when down they would keep the engine-room
cool, and if made to fail only so low as to allow a space of
two feet at the bottom, the draught of the furnaces would
be greatly increased by the descending air on the out-
side of the abutters or screens, The great heat they
would throw back on the boilers would also save a con-
siderable per centage in the consumption of coals, and
in hot climates the application would be of the utmost
importance in preserving the health of the engineers and
stokers.

The Messrs. Penn have just finished the four boilers
intended for the Magicienne steam-frigate, of 400 horse
power, at present in the East India Docks at Blackwall,
and they are to be launched and floated down the River
on Tuesday next.
The Sapphire, one of the Gravesend passenger boats,
when coming up the River, was driven by the force of
the tide into collision with the Salsette receiving ship
opposite Woolwich dockyard, and the Sapphire had her
paddle-boxesiujured by the concussion, the Salsette being
firmly moored. The passengers were greatly alarm, d,
and were landed at the North' Woolwich-pier. The
rudder of a barge was also carried away when the Sap-
phire became unmanageable.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MARYLEBONE.

Two very respPctably dressed women, who gave fLeir
names Sophia Stqnmore and Eliza Connell, were placed
at the bar before Mr. Long, charged with being utterers
of counterfeit coin.

On the previous evening, at a quarter to eight, the
prisoners went to the shop of Mr. WondwArd, a fish-
monger in Spring-street, Paddington, and purchased
some salmon, in payment for which Staninore tendered
to Mr. Woodward a crown piece. Ho informed her
that it was a bad One, when she said (addressing her
companion), "Oh dear me 1 we must have taken it
from the butcher, and we'll go back and get it changed."
They paid for the fish and went away together, foLo wed
by Mr. Woolward, who was determined to ascertain
e'hether they would of :r the same piece to any other
tradesman or not ; and after he had kept watch upon
them for a considerable distance, they entered the shop
of Mr. Allen, a haberdasher in the Rigwareroad, where,
as it was shown by evidence, they selected some flowers
to the amount of 611, and endeavoured, as in the for-
rner instance, to pass off the same spurious coin. Mr. Allen,
.after being paid for the flowers in good money, gave the
prisoners into custody in consequence of Mr. Wood-
ward having taken the opportunity of mentioning to him
while they were malting the purchase that they had
paid him (Mr. Woodward) a visit just before. Upon
the prisoners being searched at the station-house,
genuine coin, to the amount of between 13s. and 14►.,
was found upon Connell. The prisoners, when asked
by the inspector where they lived, refused to give any
information to him upon the subject.
They had now no answer to make to the charge, and
the Magistrate reminded them till Thursday next.
WORSHIP-STREET.

James Jackson, a young fellow of rather stylish ap-
pearance, and his wife, Clarlotte Jackson, were charged
with having stolen a quantity of jewellery and other ar-
ticles, of the value of nearly 1001., from the house of the
female prisoner's lste master, Mr. Alfred Tailett, a
bookseller and stationer in High-street, Whitechapel.
The prisoners were further charged with having been
concerned in stealing a valuable gold watch Lnd 111.13i1C-
rous articles of jewellery, the property of Mrs. Stander.
wick, a widow lady, residing at Tollington park, Horn-
sey; and also with being implicated in various other rob-
beries.

Mr. Tullett, the prosecutor in the first case, stated
that he received the female prisoner into his service as
housemaid on the faith of a highly favourable written
cheracter, on Tuesday se'nnight, and she rem iined with
him until the following Sunday, when he discovered,
upon his return from church with his family, that she
had absconded during their absence. Having effected
an entrance with some difficulty, he proceeded to the
upper room, on entering which he found that ye:aims
drawers and lnxes had been broken open and plundered
of their most valuable contents, consisting of a large
quantity of wearing apparel, and several rings, brooches,
bracelets, and other articles of jewellery. He after-
wards examined his shop, which also had been tho-
roughly ransacked, and missed from different glass-cases
and drawers upwards of eight dozen of gold and silver
pencil-cases, a number of pearl and ivory tablets, and a
large quantity of other property. The witness identified
some pencil cases, penknives, a lady's companion, and
several articles of wearing apparel produced by the police
as his property.
Sergeant Kelly, H 2, stated that since he had received
information of the robbery he had been engaged in
constant efforts to trace the prisoners, and suczeJed on
the preceding evening in effecting their apprehension at
the shop of a furniture broker in the New-cut, Lambeth.
Ttie fern,ile prisoner was attired at the time in a hand-
some dress and crimson satin shawl belonging to her
late mistress; and on being searched at the station house
a silver ring set with rubies, and a gold chain and
bracelets, which had been since identified by that lady.
were found in her possession. The silver pencil cases
and penknives prod iced were found upon the mile pri-
soner, together with a gold watch, of the value of 35
guineas, which had been ascertained to be the property
of Mrs. Standerwick, of Toltington park, from Whose
service the female prisoner had abscond d in a similar
manner, and who would attend on a future day to giro
evidence against her.