The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-25 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, AralL 22.—The St. Vincent, lA, Captain
Sir Richard Grant, took the flag of Admiral 'Ogle from the
Victorious hulk yesterday, and this morning, the latter hauled
off to her usual moorings. The St. Vincent is now ready to
go to Spithead whenever the tides will allow her. We have
much pleasure in announcing that Sir Richard Grant will go
to sea in her. Thirty extra riggers belonging to this dock-
yard were discharged into the St. Vincent yesterday, towards
completing her complement, which will be made up to 950,
by extra marines.

The Winchester, 50, Captain Eden, flag of Rear-Admiral
the Hon. J. Percy, was inspected and mustered at Spithead
yesterday, by Admiral Percy, for the Commander-in-Chief;
the crew were exercised in target practice, and showed con-
siderable proficiency in gunnery. She came into harbour this
morning to be dismantled prior to being paid off. Admiral
Percy struck his gag last evening at sunset. She sailed into
harbotir in gallant style. Two days before she left the Cape,
the Helena, 16, Commander Sir C. Ricketts, Bart., sailed from
Simon's Bay for a cruize in the Mozambique Channel, and
the Cleopatra, 26, Captain Wyvill, left on the 11th of Feb.
for the same waters.
The Royalist, 10, Commander Ogle, arrived at Singapore
from Mindora on the 17th of February, and sailed on the
2ith for Sarawak.

The Diligence, naval transport, went to Devonport yes-
terday with the stores for that dockyard, and supplies for th•
Irish squadron.
Sir W. Burnett, M.D., F.RS., Director-General
of the Medical Department of the Navy, arrived at Hasler.
Hospital on a visit of inspection on Monday.
The Vulture steam frigate, Captain BPD-ouall, left Sings-
pore on the 10th of February for Hong-Kong.
The Janus steamer was towed ( 1) out of the harbour t•
Spithead by the Echo tug this morning early. She is
manned by a crew from the Victory, and commanded by
Mr. Flinn, master of that ship. She will " sail" for Wool-
wich as soon as the wind becomes favourable.
The Queen, 110, and Albion, 92, are on their way from
Devonport to Spithead, to join the experimental squadron.

Commander J. J. 111‘Cleverty (1842), who was midship..
man of the Asia, at Navarino, and commanded the }3on.
On,
er tt htohne, at te
so
takingf
the Chinese fire-rafts at Chinghae, taking of Woosung and
Changhae, and the city of Ching-Keang_Foo in 1842, is ap-
pointed to command the Polyphemus steanbiloop at Wool-
wich.

Commander Henry Chads (1845, 5011 Of Commodore Quids,
late of the Cambrian, and now in command of the Excellent
gunnery ship and the Royal Naval College at this port), who
was Senior Lieutenant of the Harlequin, and was severely
wounded when in esnmeuld of her boats in a desperate en-
counter with pirates the coast of Sumatra, in 1844, is ap-
pointed to command the Styx, steam-sloop, on the coast of
Africa, vice riornby, invalidsl with injured sight from the
effects of the climate.
Lit-atenants—J. Seccombe (1842), to the Queen, appoint-
flient to the Vernon cancelled; W. J. Deane (1843), to the
Persian.
Second Masters—W. H. Bourchier, to the Griffin ;R,
Smith, to the Belleisle.
Assistant-Surgeons—C. Roberts, to the Pique ; Francis
M'Aree (acting), of the Vindictive, to the Hyacinth; Alfred
Jackson (acting), from the Victory, to Hasler Hospital ; A..
Lillie, to the Griffon.

Master's Assistant—C. P. Campbell, to the St. Vincent..
Midshipman—J. H. E. Wemyss, to the Retribution,
Mr. Harvey, boatswain of the St. Vincent, is E;ppointed
master rigger of Portsmourh dockyard, in the roOrn of Mr.
Maitland, recently superannuated.
Sineentiess, APRIL 21.—The Trafalgar, 120, flag-ship,
Captain J. N. Nott, got under way on Monday
morning,
from tLe Nore, and had proceeded as far as the Mouse, when
the wind freshening from the N.E., she was compelled to
bring up, where she remained till to-day, when the wind
having moderated, the Monkey and Fearless steamers took
her in tow through the Swin channel to the Downs.
defroaoc6d9m
the
chatham der • '
The Brilliant, 22, Captain R. B. Watson, C.B , being COot-
pletely fitted for sea, was discharging from the basin on
Friday. She is a noble looking craft; with all her guns and
stores on board, with the exception of her powder and a
portion of her shot, she draws about 16% feet of water for-
ward, and 18% aft., and carries her midship port nearly 8
feet from the water's edge. She will complete the adjust-
ment of her compasses to-day, go to the Nore to-morro,.,
and sail on Friday for Spithead.
The Emerald cutter, Second Master Beach, arrived from
Portsmouth yesterday, with supernumeraries.
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marines toentahneti r
Commander division
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Chatham to-day, to wait the paying off of the Warspite, 50,
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Jrahim Pacha has left Toulouse, on his way to Paris,
where he has been received with every mark Of respect and honour.
lie left 3,060 francs for the
on the road from Perpl
t].
EXPLOSION gna
Poor of that city, and 300 francs to those
OF GAL—About twelve o'clock on Theft-
." Morning, Mr. H. Webber, an inspector in the employment of the
COMMissiOnerS of SeWer3, and residing at No. I, Greek-street, Soho.
sustained the following serious injuries. It appears that among (*her
of the WP-ithn, • I-
--,....n5,,er nuprovenients, now in progress, is that of consi-
der gIAY enlarging the sewers, and at the above time Mr. Webber pro-
oeeded to Some distance up one of these In Rochester-row, but haul
hardly been In it more than two or three seconds, ere a tremendous
report was hoard- The men instantly made towards the place,
4,Wsweaeltipe:edrer, upon examination of his
where they found Mr. Webber lying upon his back in a state of in-
sensibility, and quite black in the face. No time was lost in convey-
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