The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-20 00:00:00

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This is not the time, my Lord, to affront an
Trficer ho has rendered some service
and country, when France, with 400,0 to his Queen
a blez?. 00 men, is in

"Your Lordship is renowned for writing indiscreet
epistles, and, as it would be a pity to withhold your
last, I shall send it to the press.
Then follow a number of extracts from letters
commendatory of the services of the gallant Admiral
from Lord Melville, the Earl of Minto, Lord Pal-
merston, Lord Ponsonby, the Earl of Auckland, Sir
F. Baring, &c. Among them are two from Admiral
Dundas, who has obtained the coveted command,
which we insert :
" Parker will not be relieved for another year, and
then I hope you may be alive and well, and active, as
you aro now, when, as far as I can, I will assist you
to the Mediterranean.
"Feb. 6th, 1848."

" I see a silly report of my going to the Mediter-
ranean—contradict it whenever you can.
"Nov. 2.1, 1548."

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Queen and Court leave Osborne for Windsor
early this morning. The Fsiry screw-tender is or-
dered to be ready by nine o'clock. Captain Lord
tofl the gold
Adolphus Fitzclarence has arrived at Portsmouth, to
be in readiness to attend on board the yacht.
The two officers, the assistant-surgeon, and mate of
0 hoard the
Zealand Iply, 14, lately paid off at Devonport, frow New
--ea'and, who deserted the ship and went on a cruise
diggings, are on board the Impregnable
i'shil, at Devonport, waiting a court-martial,
n which is to take place on them this day (Saturday),
president. Impregnable—Commodore Seymour

As soon as the books of the Impregnable are re-
turned, which are now in London, that ship will be
paid off and re-commissioned with a complement of
208 officers and men.
A court of inquiry has been held at Malta on Mr.
Newbury, the engineer of the Medina steam-
to investigate charges of drunkenness and insubor-
dination. The result has been reported to
the
Admiralty.
Sharpshooter iron screw gun•yessel, having been
payed with Mr. Hay's composition, came out
packetof.dock,
at Portsmouth yesterday.
Edinburgh, 60, screw-ship, will be taken into the
dock vacated by Sharpshooter on Monday. The St. Vincent, 120, will be undocked on the 24th
instant, and will be completed by the 3.lst. She has been painted under cover.
Sprightly steamer, Master Commander Allen, left
Portsmouth for Plymouth last evening, taking down
a party of seamen gunners (with their wives and
children) to join the Hotspur, to form a nucleus for
the new gunnery establishment at that port under
Captain Howlett. The Sprightly brings back a
barge and two cutters for the Britannia.

MALTA, DEc. 12.—A Neapolitan schooner, the
Cassiopia, regularly plying between Syracuse and this
island, was some few days ago, when on the point of
leaving the former place, boarded by a body of police.
Their first act was to turn the captain, Cassia, out of
his cabin, and then commence a close search of his
desk, lockers, &c. Here were found several letters
and parcels, the seals of which being unscrupulously
broken, and their contents known, Captain Cassia
was permitted to proceed to Malta.
On his arrival here the matter was brought before Ad-
miral Sir W. Parker, who had Captain Cassia brought
before
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Board of Admiralty in London.
Yesterday a sad accident happened on board the
Vengeance to a young gentleman, Mr. Hugh
Magrath, who, when employed aloft, fell from the
miaentop to the poop, by which accident he fractured
the base of his skull, and received a violent concus-
sion of the brain. The poor lad was removed to the
hospital, where he yet, I believe lingers, but has not
spoken since his accident. There does not seem,from
the concurrent opinion of all the professional gentle-
men who have spoken on the matter, the most remote
hope of the poor lad's recovery.
PORTSMOUTH, FRIDAY, DEC. 19.—Commander J.
Y. C. Campbell, of the Devastation steam-sloop, on
the West India station, arrived home on Wednesday
evening in the United States mail steam-ship Atlantic,
on Admiralty leave, to attend to pressing private
affairs. The Devastation, pro tem., is commanded by
Lieut. Kynaston, of the Cumberland, flag-ship of
Vice-Admiral Sir George Seymour, K.C.8.. the
Commander-in-Chief on the West India and North
American station.

The Cumberland was towed out of Bermuda har-
bour on the 20th ult. by the Devastation, and sailed
on that day with the Sappho, 16, Commander Coch-
rane, in company, for Barbadoes. After coaling, the
Devastation sailed on the 24th ult. to join the Cum-
berland at Barbadoes.

Letters state that there was the greatest excitement
at New York in consequence of Kossuth's arrival;
and that the affair of Grey-town is also much com-
mented on ; a portion of the press is most violent on
the subject.