The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-21 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.—The Royal Yacht, Victoria and
Albert, is now ready for service, and on inspection we cannot
grumble at the time she has occupied in refitting. She is in
as perfect order as it is possible for any craft to appear in.
Her decorations exhibit a display of the most refined taste,
yet have comfort and convenience been most amply studied.
A more beautiful vessel, or one more complete in all her ap-
pointments, there cannot be afloat, and it is but bare justice
to Commander Crispin ( who has made her what she is) to
state that he well deserves his pest, and that honour, which
we have no doubt will be conferred upon him for his thought-
ful consultation of his Sovereign's pleasure, comfort, and con-
venience—her Majesty's thanks.
Both the royal yachts are going to Liverpool to attend
upon the Prince Consort ; the Fairy will convey the Court
from Osborne to Gosport to-morrow on the return to London.
On Thursday morning, about seven o'clock, as a man
named James Bradford, seaman, was casting loose the frap-
ping of the jolly-boat on the starboard quarter of the Naiad,
46-gun frigate, in ordinary in this harbour, under the com-
mand of Lieut. J. W. Finch (186), the boat swung or heeled
over, and the man fell over the bows into the water, at a
time when the tide was running with unusual strength out
of harbour, and the wind blowing nearly half a gale. The
cry of " a man overboard " was instantly raised, when Lieu-
tenant Finch, who was in his cabin dressing at the time,
looking out, saw the man struggling in the tide, threw off
what few garments encumbered him, and plunged through
the port into the water, at which time Bradford had
sunk twice, and was going at a rapid rate from the ship,
being no swimmer. Mr. Finch, however followed, and per •
severed in his humane endeavour to save the man's life, in
which he happily succeeded, after being in the water a quar-
ter of an hour, and got his man (to all appearance dead)
on board a victualling hoy-boat, which was going from the
Clarence yard to the ship with a supply of water. The com-
mon remedies were applied, and the man is now perfectly
recovered and doing duty on board his ship. Lieutenant
Finch was much bruised and torn in plunging naked through
the port-hole and clearing the side of his ship. This is not
the first time Mr. Finch has similarly risked his own life to
save that of his fellow-creatures, although he is married and
has a young family looking up to him for support. He has
seen considerable service in the navy, and especially during
the last war under that distinguished Admiral Sir B.
Hallowell Carew on the ceast of Spain and Catalonia, while
serving in the Fame, 74, and in the gun-boats manned by that
ship during the siege of Tarragona. As the late Board of
Admiralty promoted Lieutenant Tatham, of the Raleigh, to
the rank of Commander, for saving the life of a seaman who
fell overboard at Chatham, a few months since, No sincerely
trust the present Board will mark their sense of the services
and gallantry of Lieutenant Finch, by rewarding him in a
similar manner.

The court-martial ordered to assemble yesterday morning
on board the Victory, to try Mr. Sanderson, of the Dasher,
for absenting himself from duty without leave, was deferred
until Tuesday morning.
The Hampshire Telegraph states, that " Orders have been
received to assemble a court-martial on board the Victory,
in this harbour, on the arrival of the America, 50, now on
her way to England from the Pacific, with an enormous
freight, to try Captain the lion., J. Gordon for leaving that
station without orders. This order for a court-martial ema-
nated from the late Board of Admiralty. Captain Gordon is
brother of the Noble Lord the late Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs, The Daphne, 18, Captain Onslow, has been
ordered by Admiral Sir G. Seymour to take this specie from
Valparaiso to England."
We believe it is ordered that quarter-masters are, after
less than five years' service as such, to be allowed to retire
upon 3.;.. per diem ; after upwards of live years, upon ss. ;
after upwards of fifteen years, ss. 6d. after upwards of
twenty years, upon 6s. ; after more than twenty-five years,
upon 7s. ; and after above thirty years, upon Ss. These
officers entitled to the four last-mentioned rates must have
served ten years as quarter-master. After thirty years' ser-
vice the right of retirement is to be absolute.
The paymasters and pursers of less than three years'
standing, are, in future, to receive the same half-pay- as at
present ; after above five years' service, they will receive 6s.
per diem ; above ten years, Bs. ; above fifteen years, 10s. ;
above twenty years, 13s. ; and above thirty years, 15s.
The Rochester lighter sailed yesterday with stores for the
eastern yards.

APPOINTMENTS.
Captains.—H. Stewart, C. 8., to be Acting Commodore
Superintendent of Woolwich Dockyard, vice Captain Lord
John Hay (appointed a Lord of the Admiralty), vice Captain
Sir Francis Collier, C. 11., in command of the Channel
squadron ; Sir W. 0. Pell, to be a Commissioner of Green-
wich Hospital.
Commander.—W. N. Powell, to the Cherokee, steam-sloop,
on the lakes of Canada.
Lieutenants.—C. B. Strong, to the Recruit; G. W.
Prealy, to the Trafalgar; J. M‘Neil Boyd, to the Eurydice;
B. G. Cowles, to the Avenger; J. B. Willoughby, to the
Cherokee; J. Tyssen, to the Mohawk; J. Harper, to the
Minos.
Master. —T. Brown (acting), to the Recruit.
Surgeon.—C, Coffee, to the Recruit.
Paymasters and Pursers.—T. Goddard (1793), to the Vic.
tory ; U. H. L. Wise, to the Recruit.
Matta..—R. H. Hallowes, from the Excellent to the Con-

test.
Assiritant-Surgeons.—C. Grier, to the Cherokee ; J. Forbes,
to the Mohawk.
Second Master.—J. Fiddes, to the Avenger.
Clerks in Charge.--. 1. C. Riccalton, to the Cherokee; T.
S. Reward, to the Mohawk.
Masters' Assistants.—P. E. Moss, to the Caledonia.
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