The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-04 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
Ponzsmorrif, JULY 31.—The Monarch, 1,400 tons, Cap-
tain Walker, one of the splendid fleet of Mr. Given, of Black-
wall, will sail this evening or to-morrow morning at day-
light for Calcutta direct. 'lbis beautiful frigate (pierced tor
. 50 guns, which we have no doubt she could carry and tight,
tar better than many 50-gun frigates on the navy list) was
at Spithead when the Experimental Squadron was assembled
there last 'year, and the royal yacht, with her Majesty on
board,e earned round her. She looks an admirable compa--
• nion for.the Constance, 50, Captain Sir B. Walker, although
the latter is 726 tons longer in build!
A mistake appears to have been made with regard to the
proposed immersian of her Majesty's brig Contest, 12, Com-
mander M'Murdo. This vessel was built at Cowes by Mr.
White, and was understood to be a sister vessel to the Daring.
She is a remarkably handsome vessel, and will unquestion-
ably sail well, but she does not resemble the Daring. Her
hull is much more like that of the Waterwitch, but the stand-
ing and rake of her masts are very different from either.
The masts rake very little, and the foremast stands much
more forward than the Daring's, which had an unsightly
appearance, and caused the necessity of putting goring cloths
in the fore course, to enable the fore tack to be hauled out to
the bumpkin. However, all this has nothing to do with the
mistake. After being commissioned six weeks it has been
discovered that she has jmmersed nearly all her copper,
although she is not complete in her stores and provisions,
and has not yet taken her crew aboard. It has consequently
been found requisite to haul her away from her bulk, and
put another streak of copper all round her, and this has been
completed to day.
- The Naiada.an old 424 was docked last evening, to be fitted
as a depot for coals for steam-vessels, to lie at Calla:). This
has been for a long time a desideratum, and will cause a
considerable saving both of tines and expene. The
Neptune, 120, was undocked to make room for her, but
could act begot out of the basin owing to the neaping of the
tides.

The Emerald tender sailed last night with supernumeraries
for Plymouth.
The Netley tender arrived with men from Plymouth for
the Constance and Eurydice this morning.
The crew of the Eurydice, 26, Captain George Elliot, were
paid two month;' wages in advance yesterday.
The Constance, 50, is still short of a few hands, but it is
expected will be completed to-day by a draught from
London.
In Harbour—Excellent, Victory, Contest; Comet, and
Echo steamers; Seaflower and Netley cutters.
At Spithead—Constance and Eurydice; Monarch East
Indianian.
In Dock—Prince Regent, Naiad, Cambrian, Leander,
Rifleman, and Rattlesnake.
hi the Basin—Neptune, Edinburgh, Trincomalee, and
Amphitrite.
The Quail lighter from Pembroke-yard arrived this

morning.
P.oirramotrra, SUNDAY.—The Athol troop-ship, Master
'Commander Yearn, arrived this morning at Spithead, from
the West Indies, with military invalids from the regiments
serving on that 'station. She left Halifax on the 23,i efJunc,
and Bermuda on the 11th
The Constance, 50, Captain Sir Baldwin Walker, and the
Eurydice, 26, Captain George Elliot, sailed this morning for
Plymouth. They weighed about eleven o'clock, the Con-
stance first., and stood out under royals and flying jib. There
was a steady working breeze from S.S. W. The Eurydice soon
gave her stern to her larger competitor, and maintained the
lead in the race (which bad evidently been agreed upon) so
long as we could follow them from the shore. They join the
Channel fleet under Sir William Parker.
The Contest, 12, Commander M'Murdo, bent sails, and
took on board her officers and crew from the hulk on Friday
evening. •
The Goodwill, navy lighter, sailed on Friday evening, with
stores for Devonport Dockyard.
The Netley, tender, sailed for Devonport with supernume—
reties, on Friday evening.
APPOIN/MEITS.
Lieutenants--J. Adamson, to the Caledonia; T. H. Moly-
neux' to the Spartan; E. W. Vansittart, to the Contest; R.
C.-Whyte, to the Columbine; W. Horton, to the Queen-; J.
C. Hughes (1846), to the Inflexible.
Master—T. Hart, to the Inflexible.
Mate—C. Kent, to the Dido.
Naval Instructors—W. E. Shaw, to the Calypso ; Rev. N.
C. P. Baylee, B.A. (acting ), to the Raleigh.
Assistant Surgenn—G. E. Freeman, to the Caledonia.
Clerks in Charge—J. B. Burlace to the Nautilus, vice
Downes, " run."
Midshipmen—G. Rennie, to the Spartan; W. Sainsbury,
to the. Victory.
Masters' Assistants—R. Todd and H. Goldsmith, to the
Victory.
Clerk—J. D. Bowden, to the Actaeon.
COAST GUARD.
Appointments—Cr J. Pegus, R.N., to Winchester Station,
vice Lieutenant Southey, instead of to the Grand Redoubt
Station, vice Newman.
Removals—Lieutenant G. A. Hine, from Newtown, to
Elms steam, vice Barnard, previously'removed ; J. Williams,
chief officer, Island of Innisgowla, to Blackhead, vice Camp-
hell, removed ; Lieutenant H. Stokes, from Manniesbay, to
Rosslare station, vice Millet.
CHATHAM, JULY" 31.—The Columbine, 16 guns, Com-
mander Booth, is complete; by the dockyard, with the ex-
ception of painting her weather-work, which is now in hand.
tier guns are on board, and she received her sea stores
esterday. She is expected to sail in the beginning of
next week.
The Trident steam-packet. Lieutenant Rigge, commander,
is nearly ready; her rigging is complete, and she is now
being painted. She is provided on board with provisions and
water for two months, and goes out of dock on Wednesday
next, when she will take in her coals, and will sail for Trieste
about the 18th of next month, to be there on the Ist of
September, ready for the mail. She calls in at Gibraltar
and Malta. Mr. G. A. Stabb, second master; Mr. D. P.
Macnamara, clerk in charge; and Mr. T. Tait, assistant-
surgeon, have joined her. The purser will join her at Malta,
also Mr. Webb, master.
The Bulldog steam-sloop, Commander Davis, is fast pro-
gressing in her fittings and rigging, and is getting her sea
stores on board.
The Aid, Sivallman, master, sailed this day for Ports-
mouth.
The Rochester, Sedgwick, master, arrived from Ports-
mouth on the 25th instant and she is refitting.
The ilutine, 12-gun brig, is ordered to this port to be
docked and to have her defects made good.
The ship Faithful arrived on the 29th with a cargo of tim-
ber from Riga for the dockyard. The Alexander Cochrane,
of Bridport, arrived on the 29th with a cargo of hemp froin
Riga for the dockyard. The Recovery arrived on. the 30th
from Petersburgh with a cargo of hemp for the dockyard.
PROMOTIONS.
Mr. John Hogg, inspector, is appointed acting foreman of
the yard. vice Blesley ; John Dulvey, leading man, ap-
pointed acting inspector, vice Hogg; and Henry Card*ell,
first-class shipwright, is promoted to acting leading man,
vice Dulvey.

THE SQUADRON OF EVOLUTION.

A MARINE SENTENCED TO BE HANGED.-011 Wednes-
day morning the ships of the fleet sailed out of Cove Har-
bour for a two-months' cruise, as stated in our last. Previ-us
to their departure, a court-martial was held on board the
Queen for the trial of a private of Marines, named • James
Sayer, on three charges, viz. :—For assaulting Sergeant
Connor, his superior officer; fur assaulting Sergeant
Smith, his superior officer; and for assaulting Corporal
Webby. The Cuurt consisted of Admiral Pigott, president;
Commodores Collier and Bremmer, and tile captains of
the several ships of war and steamers constituting
the squadron. It appeared in evidence that the pri-
soner, a fine looking man twenty-six years of age, had
come on board in a disorderly manner, after parting with
some of his necessaries on shore, and was ordered to be put
in irons. Sergeant Connor then requested him to go down
quietly, on which he turned round and struck him ; Ser-
geant Connor then sent for a guard, and he was forced
down into the fore cockpit, when he struck Sergeant Smith.
He was then thrown down to be ironed, and was laid hold
of by Corporal Webby, when he sai4 that he would
not be transported for nothing, and turning round, struck
the corporal. They all swore that the prisoner was not
drunk at the time, and that all the blows he gave were in-
tentional.

The wretched man had nothing to offer in his defence, but
to say that he was sorry for what had happened, and to
throw himself on the mercy of the Court. The Court having
been cleared, the members remained in deliberation tor an
hour, when on its being again opened,
The Judge-Advocate rase amids the most death-like
silence, th6ugh the Court-room was filled with officers, sea-
men, and marines, and said, "Does it please the Court I
hould read the sentence upon the prisoner?"
President (much affected)—lt does.
The Judge-Advocate then read the document, which con•
tained the charges, the names of the officers comprising the
court, and of the several witnesses, and which went on to
state that the Court, having well and maturelyconsidered the
evidence, declared the first and second charges proved, and
that the third was not proved, and adjudged that Private
James Sayer be hanged from the neck from one of her Ma-
jesty's vessels, at such time, and on board such vessel, as the
Lords of the Admiralty should direct.
President—James Sayer, I am sorry, indeed, that I cannot
offer you hope that the sentence of this Court will not be
carried out, and I recommend you to prepare yourself to
meet your doom. The court is dissolved.
The prisoner was then removed in custody of the Provost
Marshal. It is said that within a very short time the unfor-
tunate prisoner has been twice whipped, and has undergone
all other modes of punishment known in the royal navy.—
Cork Reporter.

DEATH OF THE CUNT DE ST. LEU.—A letter from
Leghoni, of the 25th ult., announces as follows the death of the ex-
iling of llolland, father of Prince Louis :—•'Count de Nt. Les, Prince
Louis Buonaparte, died here this day of a fit of apoplexy. with which
he was attackud yesterday. From the moment of the attack he re-
mained in a complete state of lethargy, and expired this morning
without a struggle. He was in the sixty-eighth year of his age.
The Prince had been paralytic for several years, and lived a very
retired life. lie kept himset entirely fee from all political intrigues,
and supported all the vicissitudes of fortune with a rare resignation
and dignity. lie had no one with him at the moment of his death
but a young man, whom he had brought up, and who never quitted
him. An express was immediately .sent oil to Florence with the
news for his brother the Prince de Montfort, the ex• King of West-
phalia, aged 62, who is the last survivor of all Napoleon's brothers.
The deceased Prince has lett but a very small fortune, not exceeding,
it is believed, 50,000 or 60,000 francs a-year. By his will he expresses
a wish to be buried at St. Leu, in Prance. This with will be executed
as sows as the body can be embalmed."

FwiTPATHS STOPPED BY A RAILWAY.—On Saturday
an investigation took place b.fore the magistrates at Richmond, rela-
tive to an alleged i;fring,ment of private and public rights by the
Richmond Railway Company. Mr. Spence, an inhabitant of Mort-
talc , Oa, the company hid erected a wooden bridge, with
high steps to it, leading to the chunb, which bridge was a nuisance
to every one, but was particularly unpleasant to ladies, from the.ab-
senee of side-boards, or bannisters. He also said the old road hail
been fenced, and made private property. Several other inhabitants
complained 01 the infringement. which, they stated, kept ;hem from
entering their own property in the manner they had been accustomed
to. The chairman said he was sorry he could not interfere, as the.
Railway Act was worded in a particular manner, Net-he glou ht
they might get red.-re l qa6 of t. §11e410; ()VOW flay WQ1.14
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