The Sun.
London, England, 1841-10-23 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Siren, 16 gun brig, Capt. lirm:inlith (b), is ex-
pected to leave Woolwich on Tuesday next.
The Charon steam-vessel, Second Master E. C. Rutter
(act.), arrived to-day from Dover, and the crew will re-
turn with the Widgeon steam-vessel on Monday, the lat-
ter having had Tier repairs completed at the Woolwich
Dock-yard.
The Columbia steam-vessel, Master Commander B.
W. Robinson, is to be paid off at Woolwich to-morrow
(Saturday), the 23d inst.
The Geyser, first-class war steam-vessel, is to be tried
down the River on Tuesday next.
Mr. A. C. Kerr has been appointed mate of the
Heroine.

From the following extract from a private letter it ap-
pears considerable activity prevails in the Government
steam-vessel department in our colonies:—" On the 13th
September a splendid new Government steamer, con-
structed by Mr. J. Tucker, Admiralty architect, was
launched from the building-yard of Messrs. Miller, Ed-
monstone, and Allan, at Montreal. The day selected
for the launch was the anniversary of Wolfe's victory,
and the bands of the 7th Hussars and the 85th Regiment
attended, the latter on board the steamer, and played
some favourite airs. Lady Routh having pledged " suc-
cess to the Sydenham," the name given tO the vessel, the
ceremony of christening was performed by dashing a full
tankard of royal champagne on her bows, and the
launching of the vessel was effected by means of a trig-
acrer, so placed, that on pulling it it knocked away the
og-shores, and she slid off the ways in the finest style
into her new element, amidst the cheers of thousands of
gratified spectators. me length of the Sydenham be-
tween perpendiculars is 170 feet, the breadth 27 feet,
and the depth of hold 16 feet 9 inches. She is to carry
two 68-pounder guns, and be propelled by two engines
of 120-horse power each. On examining the vessel after
the launch, it was found she had settled only one-eighth
of an inch, a result highly flattering to the skill and talent
of the architect."

WOOTTON BASSETT.—On Wednesday last,
the 13th instant, the Right Hor. the Earl of Clarendon
paid a visit to his estates at Wootton Bassett. On that
and the two following days, notwithstanding the un-
favourable state of the weather, the Noble Lord perso-
nally called on each of his tenants, accompanied by his
i
steward, Mr. John Hayward, and most kindly ari
courteously listened to their applications for alterations,eve_
repairs, &c. Never was a nobleman or gentleman received
by his tenants with more enthusiastic pleasure, and I
adopted
it is taken into consideration that his Lordship
O Parish, and
the allotment system for some time
apportioned to tho labourers nearly(iltigiOls_anc;es of land,
i comfort to j
according to their families—thereby.
as many humble, grateful I,;ngisnmen,
leusly joined with the 1
it is not sur-
prising
that the latter spontaneously
noble landlord on j
occupiers of farms in welcoming t
his first visit to Wootton Btaatsessc since his accession to
His Lordship arrived
the Clarendon titles and e_sout a
quarter of a mile from
by train at the station,
one,ttb
and, on alighting from the
the town, a little after
carriage, was saluted with hearty cheers by about 200
persons, who escorted him to the Vicarage-house. On
retiring with the Rev. Mr. Ripley. his Lorilship,
.gra-
ciously expressed the pleasure he felt on seeing ms re-
spectable
tenantry cheerful and happy.