The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-23 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Captain the Hon. R. S. Dundas, C. 8., the newly-
appointed superintendent of Deptford Dockyard sod
victualling-yard, has relieved Rear-Admiral Sir John
!dill, and has entered upon the duties of his responsible
office.
Rear-Admiral Fairfax Moresby, C. 8., the new com-
mander-in-chief in the Pacific, to relieve Rear-Admiral
Hornby, C. 8., arrived at Valparaiso, in his flag-ship,
Portland, 50, Captain Shads, on the Bth of February.
The Asia, 84, Captain R. F. Stopford, was to sail for
England in a few days.
Commodore Bruce, in the Penelope, 16, steam-frigate,
Captain Lyster, with her tender, the Teazer, screw-
vessel, arrived at Davenport at one r.3t. on Monday
from Portsmouth, en route to the coast of Africa, to re.
lieve Commodore Fanshawe, C. 8., in the Centaur. She
saluted the port-admiral's flag, and remained in the
Sound. The Teazer arrived at 7.30 A.M., and went into
harbour to coal.
DEVONPORT, APRIL 21.—A court-martial will
assemble on board the Impregnable, flag ship, at Devon-
port this day (Wednesday), to try two of the marine ar-
tillery belonging to the Retribution, steam frigate, for
robbing an officer, and taking away the boat from the
sh,'p, leaving her adrift when they reached the shore.
Ceia.modore Lord John Hay, C. 8., is to be the preai-
dent.

Ddalus, 19, Captain Wellesley, was ordered to take
on board twenty months' provisions and stores at Val-
paraiso, and proceed with them to Kotzebue Sound to
supply the Plover and Investigator, in search of Sir
John Franklin. The Amphitrite, 26, Captain Frederick,
it will be recollected, is also on her way from Ports-
mouth with stores for the supply of the Arctic expedition
in Behring's Straits.
Alarm, 26, Captain Ramsay, and Persian, 12, Com-
mander Bullman, left Port Royal March 27, for Havannah
and Bermuda, to meet Sir George Seymour, the new
commander-in-chief.

Alban, steam-tender, Lieut.-Commander Crawford,

oft Port Royal March 31 for Greytown and Bermuda.
The Vulcan, formerly the steamer belonging to the
Customs, but subsequently sold to a company who sent
her .to California, has been purchased there to run to the
southern ports.

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PORI"SMOUTH, TUESDAY.—This evening the friends
of Admival Sir John Ommanney, K.C.8., gave him an
elegant ants recherche dinner at Dent's Hotel (the Port-
land), Southsea, in honour of his appointment to the
command in &lift' at Devonport. Admiral the Hon. Sir
Bladen Capel, K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief at this port,
presided.
Lieutenant-Governor Lord Frederick Fitzclarence,
Lady Capel, and suites, went out to-day in the steam-
vessel Sprightly, Mr. George Allen, Master command-
ing, to inspect the Turkish frigate at Spithead. The
Lieutenant-Governor was saluted with 15 guns on
leaving.
WOOLWICH, APRIL 22. —Captain Smithett, of her
llajesty's steam-packet Vivid, at present fitting at Wool-
wich, received orders yesterday afternoon to leave for
Dover, and proceed in the Garland mail steam-packet,
Lieutenant Commander Wylde, to Ostend, to be in
readiness to embark the Prince Royal of Prussia at this
port for conveyance to England, to by present at the
opening of the Great Exhibition in Hyde-park on the Ist
of May next. Captain Baron
The Governolo Sardinian war-steamer,
Di Tholosano, did not leave Woolwich to-day as in-
tended, the officers having received and frFepd an in-
vitation from tho officers cf the Woolwich Division of
mess-room of their barrac-s, o
Royal Marines to be present ant tthheebeavlelltioinbgeogfi‘vrehnuirnsdtahye

the 24th inst.
circular (No. 76) has just been issued
The
Admiralty:following. PRESERVED NEAT FOR THE NAVY.
by the --
pleased to direct that the undermen.
be observed in future, whenever pre-
tione be issue on board her Majesty's ships
served meat may
and vessels:—
~ 1. The canister is to be opened with the lever knife
' " CitYini's t''rrudcsti aornes . d
furnished fcr the purpose, and is to be cut completely
round the body near the top.
"2. Great care is to be used that the meat be not
broken in being taken out of the canisters.
"3. If the meat be intended to be eaten cold (it beh3g
already fully cooked), it may at once be turned out whole,
upon the canister being thus opened; but if any difficu Icy
should be found in shaking it out unbroken, a hole miast
be stabbed with a knife in the bottom of the canister to
admit the air, and thus to effect the desired object.
" 4. When the meat is intended to be eaten warm, sive
canister, after being opened as directed in the first pa_ra:
graph, should stand in a copper of boiling water,ougo
mersed to about two inches from the top, from 15t
minutes only, in order that the meat may become sot=
ficiently warm.
"5. If a good soup be required, it may be
the fat, it
by adding to the jelly, thus dissolved
with
seasonings.
quantity of boiling water, with the necessary
ded that the
obtained
" 6. In a hot climate, when it is
,inzn„ns of cooling
meat shall be eaten cold, every possible means
canisters being
it should be adopted previously t
THE NavY.--The
the Ad-
followingopened."
of 1;, Lords Commissioners of
miralty :—" The attention ,
drawn to the condition in
C AR E
OF
circular ° RD ORDNANCE
c recently STORyEbSeeilas{ issued
the Admiralty baying be have
been returned into store
which the guns and snooty,i3 .
ships their Lordships desire
from some of her
Me,;,anding officers of her Majesty's
the captains and cowini
strictly- observe the several direc-
ships and vcssels
the Admiralty printed instructions,
lions contained itt
gad to return of e said but
not only with.r
ecgre andthe preservation the
while onstores board,
also as to their will be , ,hey held responsible; and they are to
for which s carriages, shells, and shot to be properly
cause the gal) tuns
mi the
on a convenient opportunities and kept in
-n der, taking care that attention pis paid to the
good °r
"der part of the gun covered by the carriage and the
triini"s' so as to ensure their being occasionally
11,
scraped and cleaned."
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DEMANDING TOLL FROM THE POLICE WHEN 0/f
DUTY.—A case has recently been decided at the Leigh
petty sessions, which we have been requested to notice as &
caution to toll-collectors. James Richardson, toll-collector,
Pennington-gate, was summoned before James Pownall and
J. S. T. Greene, Esqs., by Mr. Superintendent Fowler, for
demanding and receiving toll from him as he was returning
from the Warrington petty sessions. Mr. Littler appearedls
for defendant. Toll was demanded in consequence of
jr.
Fowler having a gentleman in the conveyance with him.
Mr. Fowler quoted the opinion of Sir F. Pollock and several
others, to show that it did not inarttlevrashoonw
dmutaynyatwtehree
in the conveyance, provided the.oi%ce
time. The defendant was fined in the mitigated penalty of
Is. and costs.
hadAeNarnledNCtOhßeßtliGtlleßLfrEomiltohuesEp
oßlßicEeAfEllt;e7ni,fl" atinr:t-Wrabtoe
cracksman," was tried thisarWs.'eekThaet tinheanMahnacshehsatderasnesesxiOpnes:
and transported for ten ye
rience of penal settlements which falls to the lot of but few,
this being his thirdbea d 5
tnNtveon Cceo of
ntransportation.ons w ere
st a n Wheng taken
by the police, a carpet bag containing 27 skeleton
gconstructed, and other implements
new expedition,lluasv:3l?
ksuegYgaevseti7,eionigtehnewbuSiness on which they were intent. Silk
handkerchiefs, value 3/. were found also in the bag, which
he had stolen. lie had but recently returned trona tram.
portation.