The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-14 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.n-(THIS DAY.)

A young man applied to Mr. Jardine for advice under
these circumstances. He had been apprenticed to a printer
for some time, and hati been working lately for another
printer, tO-whorn be had not been regularly " turned over,"
but who had possession of his indentures. He wanted to
leave this person, ,and had frequently demanded his inden-
.tures, but his employer refused to give them up.
Mr. JARDINE said that the transfer of an apprentice, ex-
cept by the ordinary mode of
.turning over, was not legal,
and the applicant was not bound by it. He could leave his
present employer any time he liked, and his indentures
would not bind him to serve any master but the one he had
covenanted with. _ _

The applicant asked if his original master could obtain the
indentures from the person. who now held them ?

Mr. JARDINE saidthat he could if he liked.

NAVAL I.NTELIAGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, FRIDAY.— The Comet steam-vessel, Lieu-
tenant-Commander Pretyman, and the Fanny yacht, Master•
Commander Aylen, were docked yesterday to complete their
refit.

The Fairy, _royal yacht, Master-Commander Roberts, is
alongside the jetty, taking in provisions prior to going to the
river to refit at Messrs. Penn's. An -accident which might
have had a most unfortunate termination, - occurred on-board
this vessel, just as her Majesty was disembarking alongside
the jetty. One of the boats, with a man in it, was being
lowered 'by order of Commander Crispin, of the Victoria and
Albert, when the foremost fall of the boat was let go, and the
boat fell upon the water, throwing out the man, who was
instantly immersed, but who was quickly rescued from his
perilous situation by the coast guard, who picked him up ;
he consequently only experienced a drenching and a fright.
This is the result of " too many cooks," &c. If the Fairy
had been left in the hands of her rightful commander, such
conduct would 'not have been exhibitsd.
ALTERATIONS IN TILE ROYAL NAVAL UNIFORMS.—The
alterations in the royal naval uniforms have been decided
on, and her- Majesty, on having them submitted to her by
the Admiralty, 'has been pleased to signify her approval of
the same. They will be promulgated in a few days, and
among them, we have reason to believe, will be the fol-
lowing:--Admirals, captains, commanders, lieutenants,
masters, mates, and second masters will have devices of
silver embroidery, whilst the medical officers and secreta-
ries will have gold embroidered devices. Full admirals, it
is said, will have for devices on their epaulettes a sword
and baton, and three stars; vice-admirals, the same, with
two stars ; and rear-admirals, the same, with only one star.
The senior post captains are to have a star On their epau-
lettes; captains of less than three years' standing the star,
crown,' and anchor; commanders, the crown and anchor;
lieutenants, the anchor; master with two epaulettes, the de-
Yice of crossed anchors; mates, one epaulette, with the
device. of an anchor wrought on it ; second masters, one
epalette with the device of crossed anchors. The head of
ttie medical department, epaulettes with the device of a
grown worked iii gold. Inspectors and deputy medical in-
spectors, and admirals' secretaries, two epaulettes with the
device of-a crown wrought in gold, the bullion to distinguish
tie grades. Surgeons and pursers, two plain epaulettes
qach ; and assistant surgeons, one plain epaulette. The great
spat be of uniform shape ; straps with the devices for
each rank worked on the shoulder, denoting the grade. The
cap will have, in addition to the goldband, a crown over it.
These, -it is understood in well-informed circles, are to be as
nearly as possible the alterations in the naval uniform, but
the different classes of officers will be more plainly denoted
by the positions of the buttons on the coats.
I Tar: BELLEaornoss.—The Bellerophon took in her pow-
tier at 'Spit head on Thursday morning, the hoy having been
towed'-out by the Rocket. The Rodney's crew were em-
ployed on Thursday and Friday in putting everything " ship-
ahape"--on board their new ship, but orders arrived yesterday
for the Bellerophon to go into harbour; consequently the
tc)coder was again got out, and at noon she was towed in
y. the Echo: As she passed the platform, where a number
let persons; had congregated, she was much admired for her
orderly appearance—masts standing well, ropes all taut,
and altogether looking as though she had been ern commis-
bion twelve months. She is to dismantle, and return her
stores and provisions, which work will, it is said, be com-
menced to-day, arid report says that the ship's company of
Pre Rodney will receive the thanks of the Admiralty, and
fourteen days' pay, and richly- dotthey deserve it. In our re-
;port on Wednesday, on the fitting out of this ship, we have
'to regret that -we omitted to pay the tribute due to the
officers and men of Portsmouth Dockyard, to whom the ex-
pedition of her fit out is in a great' measure owing, and who
•so ably seconded the exertions made by the Rodney's crew.
The yard men had 'the lower rigging to fit and get ready to
!go over the mast-heads, to rig the lower yards before they
twere crossed, and to gammon the bowsprit. The expedi-
, tious way in which all the ship's furniture and stores were
issued and brought down to the ship gave iufinite satisfac-
tion sto the executives of the Rodney, everything was so
well arranged that not a moment's delay occurred ; this
may be entirely attributed- to the good management and
method pursued throughout by Mr. Purdoe and Mr. Brown,
the active and intelligent masters attendant-at the dockyard.
In the fitting out the Bellerophon we observed that the
most tedious operation was the gamnioning and the clothing
of the bowsprit; it threw all the other part of the rigging
back : in consequence of the seamen in clothing the bow-
sprit having to stand on slung stages, not many hands can
be 'placed on this work_ We see no good reason why every
" advanced ship" that has her bowsprit in should not have
it gammoned. The gammoning is chain, which would not
much deteriorate by lying up exposed to weather; it might,
however, be- easily protected from wet. The botsstays and
collars should, we think,-always be kept ready fur going on,
which would much expedite the rigging of the advanced
chips when brought forward at short notice.
PLYMOUTH, Marten 12.—Her Majesty's ship Calcutta, 84,
was this morning towed down the harbour from Hamoaze by
the Confiance and another steatn-tug,just arrived from Ports-
mouth. At two o'clock P.M. she came to anchor in Plymouth
Sotind, and, immediately the steamers left her, saluted the
flag of Port-Admiral Sir John .West. -The Calcutta was
on Saturday last, the 7th instant, quietly lying at her
moorings in Hamoaze, with the other ships in ordinary.
On Monday, the 9th, Captain N. Lockyer, of the
Albion, received orders from the Admiralty to fit her out
with all expedition. At that time she had her three lower
masts and bowsprit in, and water-tanks on board; by the'
evening her lower yards were hoisted.e On Tuesday morning,
her top-gallant masts were up,- and yards across; in the
afternoon she took in her cables and dockyard stores, guns,
victualling stores, and water. This (Thursday) morning her
studdingsail gear was rove, and she is now ready for sea.
The discipline and alacrity of the officers and crew of the
Albion has, in the fitting of the Calcutta, been -exemplified
in a manner most creditable to themselves and highly gra-;
tifying to their commander, Captain Lockyer. During the
progress of the work the men observed the must quiet atten-
tion to their duties; they laboured two hours extra daily,
and have taken their dinners on board. It is said that a bet
of 200!. has been made dependent on the superior expedition
used in fitting the Bellerophon 'at Portsmouth, or the Cal-
cutta at Plymouth.
SHEERNESS, THURSDAY.—The ordnance works going on
here are progressing favourably: The contract is in the hands
• of active and7enteeprising practical men, whose object, from all
we can see and-learn, is tor execute the work well, if not with
dispatch. The new battery opposite the ;dockyard-gate has
its platform levelled, the north bank of the ditch to protect it
on the sea view is well-nigh completed, and the brick mus-
ketry wall to flank it on the west; and connect it with the old
fortificatione at Garrison-point, is Lewin the course of erection.
Another battery to 'the eastward, to which this 'is.to be con•
nected by another musketry-wall, has just been commenced ;
.will be continued into the bastions extending from the
Thames to the Medway. - Profiles have recently been set up
on the Mile-town side of these fortifications for a line of
bastions to protect the drawbridge, by means of which alone
will there be communication by land either with Blue-town
or the dockyard, for when all is finished they will be com-
pletely insulated. Three pattern traversing-platforms with
their gun-carrieges mounted, have recently arrived from
Woolwich, and workmen are now proceeding -to fit the
masonry, at the several places marked for guns on the old
works at Garrison-point, to receive them. The platforms
are 16' feet in length by 4i feet in breadth, and, with the
gun-carriages mounted, from 6to 8 feet in height. They
are composed of massive beams of fir strongly jointed; those
for the 56- pounder guns are of-African oak. Forward they
will be connected by an iron pivot fixed in the ground close
to the parapet, while aft they will traverse the masonry
grooved to receive their wheels in a semicircle. The guns
will-be fired over the parapet, and can thus be pointed in any
direction. They will recoil on the platform on which they,
are fitted, arid it has' been proved will not in the least dis-
turb the small pivot to which Use massive platforms are
secured. They have been well denominated " a one-gun-
battery," since one gun thus. mounted forms a battery in
itself. ,

Woot,wicx, MAncli 13.—The war schooner Adder, Lieu-
tenant Knollaert commander, belonging to his Majesty the
King of the Netherlands, left Flushing on the Gth inst., and,
after touching at Sheerness and Chatham to afford the offi-
cers on board an -opportunity of visiting these dockyards.
came up the river yesterday to Woolwich, and now lies at
moorings off the dockyard. At half-past ten o'clock this
morning nine officers landed from the Adder, and were con-
ducted over the dockyard by Commodore Sir Francis A.
Collier, C.B. and K.C.H., and Commander Smith. Oh en-
tering the factory they appeared surprised to witness the
extent of the building and the powerful nature and beautiful
workmanship of the machinery performing its various duties.
On leaving the foundry they were conducted to the Royal
Albert first-class ship-of-war, of 120 guns, building frcra a
design by Mr. Lang, and on entering and descending
to the bottom of that splendid vessel, appeared astonished at
her great magnitude, and the height of the frame timbers.
The Dutch officers remained a considerable time in
the interior of the vessel, walking from end to end, and ad-
miring the strong and massive timbers, and the substantial
manner in which they are joined to each other. They then
proceeded to the Terrible war steamer, and were conducted
over that vessel by Captain Ramsay, her commander. The
power of her guns and the magnitude of the machinery on
board excited their admiration, and they expressed them-
selves greatly pleased with all they witnessed in this fine
vessel. They also visited the mast-house, the new docks,
and saw- mill, and the blacksmiths' shop.
The crew of the Swallow steam vessel, Master Commander
Sherlock, will be paid off on Tuesday next, and, with her
officers, be transferred to the Violet steam-vessel, and pro-
ceed to Dover to resume their duties at the packet station.
The Adventure transport-ship arrived at Woolwich on
Wednesday, and will leave for Portsmouth to-morrow. -
The Myrmidon steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Jen-
kins, was tried down the river yesterday, and will leave to-
morrow.

Letters have been received from the Lizard steam-vessel.
sister to the Myrmidon, at present on her passage to South
America. They are dated St. Jago, Cape de Verde Islands,
Feb. 1, 1846, where she arrived in 24 days from England,
having experienced very heavy gales for about a week before
she arrived at Madeira. The steaming qualities of the ves-
sel are described as being very good, and she is much ad-
mired by nautical men. The engines work remarkably well,
and one float at the extremity instead of two reefed was
founCi to be best. The Lizard has been found an excellent
sea-boat, as she ran within 250 miles of Madeira in five days
and then had to put her fires out, and yet she beat the Endy-
mion frigate by two days from Falmouth to Madeira. When
the coals of the Lizard ran short, the floats were taken off,
and she rode like a duck under storm, trysails never taking
a drop of water on board ; but she does not sail well on a
wind, only two knots and a half per hour, and five knots be-
fore-it. She is to proceed to Ascension or St. Salvador Par
coals, there being only about twenty tons at St. Jago, ten of
which an American higatelhad kindly lent to the Govern-
ment.
The Ardent, steam-vessel, refitting at Woolwich, is ordered
to be hastened, and when ready for sea will proceed to the
Mediterranean to relieve the Sydenham steam-vessel, Lieu-
tenant-Commander Macdonald. the latter having been found
in a very decayed state. TheSydenham was built is Canada.
The
onkey steam-vessel, Master-Commander 2
ConiBinatrnadnero William
toardp,
Bryant, towed the Trafalgar, new N .
from Deptford to Gravesend yesterday, to takes p
on b
troops for foreign service.

A curious order of the police was issued at Berlin on
the 2d instant. With a view of preventing the diminution of night-
ingales in their natural state of liberty, it is decreed that every person
in Prussia who -Seeps a nightingale in a cage shall pay an annual tax
of 10 thalers (40 francs), and that any person puttii* a nightingale in
future into cage, without giving information to the police, shall be
ilacd 30 thalers. •