The Sun.
London, England, 1851-03-12 00:00:00

who, in addition to biting off a man's lip, endeavoured
to bite off his nose also, and whose own witnesses only
confirmed the assault, and to state that it was a
case in which some assistance should be given to th•
prosecutor. _ _

Tho prisoner was then committed for trial, and Mr.
YARDLEY ordered tho prosecutor ss. from th© poor-box.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

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The first levee for the season* of the First Lord of the
Admiralty, the Right Honourable Sir F. T. Baring,
Bart., was held yesterday at Whitehall, when the fol-
lowing officers had the honour of interviews:—Rear-
Admiral Price, late superintendent of Sheerness Dock-
yard ; Captains Thomas Dickinson, of Greenwich Hos-
pital, Henry DundaQ, J. F. Birch, the Honourable G.
H. Hotham, A. M. Hawkins, and R. Eliot ; Com-
manders 11. T. Wingrove, A. H. Gardner, Thomas
Chaloner, G. Harvey Charles Jenkins, F. A. Campbell,
Thomas Hope, C. C. Forsyth, George Hancock, S.
L. Crofton, George Western, and E. A. Inglefield ;
Lieutenants John Saunders, John De Ceurcy Agnew,
W. C. Forsyth, J. B. Korystra, C. W. Hallett, W.
B. Noble, S. 11. Derriman, and John Seccombe ; Sur-
geon, Thomas Robertson (a) ; Paymaster, Joseph
Mason.

We believe the lists for the ensuing four lovees are
already filled up.
Mr. William Hickman, paymaster o! 1849, has hero
!Appointed secretary to Commodore Bruce, the newly
eppointed commander in chief on the coast of Africa.
This nomination is doubtless a judicious one, for Mr.
Hickman served as secretary to Commodore Sir
Charles Hotham during the time he was commander
in chief on the coast ; moreover, Mr. Hick-
man is an officer of great intelligence and observa-
tion, and has recently given to the service and to the
world, as the result of his researches and experience, a
valuable work on naval courts-martial; a work which
should be in the hands of every young and naval officer,
and every person interested in the affairs of the navy.
We may here add that if such books as Mr. Hickman
has written were more generally studied we should not
hear of the strange and most anomalous proceedings at
naval courts-martial, which reflects so much discredit on
the courts and the profession.
Mr. Francis G. Probyn (1849) has been appointed
acting flag-lieutenant to Commodore Bruce, until Lieut.
Bonham, now first lieutenant of the Alarm, 26, in the
West Indies, joins the Penelope.
Lieutenant—J. It. Alexander (1850) to the Penelope,
18, steam-frigate, Portsmouth.
Masters—J. C. Barlow (1335), of the Trafalgar, 120,
Sheerness, to the Ocean flag-ship at that port, vice
Belem, to command the Rhadamanthus steam trans-
port; R. 0. Stuart (1841), to the Trafalgar, vice
Barlow.

Paymasters—John Williams (1829) to the Monarch,
84, ordinary guard-ship, Sheerness, vice Huggins, pe-
riod of service expired; William Young (1840) to the
Penelope.
Clerk—Robert Bone (1819) to the secretary's office
of Commodore Bruce.

Clerks-Assistant—Charles B. L. Brookman to the
Impregnable flag-ship, Devonport; Charles H. Wells to
the St. George, ordinary depot, Devonport.
Carpenter—Richard Callaway to be acting.
The Admiralty have ordered that Le Comte Persano,
and seventeen officers of the Sardinian war-steamer,
at Woolwich, are to be admitted to visit the Royal
dockyards.
PRIZE MONEY FOR THE KESTREL—Messrs. Holmes
and Folkard have given notice to Lieutenant Baker and
the officers and crew late of the Kestrel, that an account of
the proceeds and bounty money on the tonnage of th•
Bella Maria, Brazilian slave vessel, captured on the 22d
of June, 1848, will be deposited in the registry on or
before the 10th day of April next.
PRIZE MONEY FOR THE DETISTATIO N.—Messrs.
Holmes and Folkard have also given notice to Com-
mander Mitchell and the officers and crew formerly of
the Devastation, that an account of the proceeds and
bounty money on the tonnage of the Adelaide, Brazilian
slave vessel, captured Jan. 21, 184 S, will be deposited
in the registry on or before the 10th of April next.
Rear-Admiral Prescott, C. 8., went to Spithead on
Monday in the Portsmouth yacht, and paid the Cumber-
land, 70, Captain Seymour, advanced wages. The Cum-
berland will have her defective capstan completed to-day,
but it is uncertain when she will sail. We hear that
Admiral Sir G. Seymour is slightly indisposed.
Banshee steam-packet, Lieutenant-Commander Hos-
ken, arrived at Devonport on Monday, to be paid
advance.
. .

Magicienne, 18, steam-sloop, went out on a cruise at
eight o'clock on Monday morning, and returned to Ply-
mouth Sound at 4.30 P.N.
Sprightly steam-tender, Master-Commander Allen,
left Devonport on Monday afternoon, for Portsmouth,
and arrived yesterday morning with a few seamen for the
Princo Regent. .

Prince Regent, 90, Captain Harris, has stripped her
mainmast ready for taking out when she leaves the dock
at Portsmouth.

Rolla apprentices' tender, Lieutenant-Commander
Fenwick, went out of Portsmouth-harbour on Monday,
and anchored at Spithead ; she will now commence her
cruising for the instruction of the apprentices.
Persian, 12, Commander Bulmaa, arrived at Port
Royal, Jamaica, Feb. 8, from Honduras.
Volcano, 4, steam-vessel. Commander Rivers, arrived
at Madeira Feb. 12, from Devonport, on her way to the
coast of Africa.

PORTSMOUTH, TUESD KY.—The Pyrenees convict-ship
arrived on Sunday at Spithead. She received a gang of
convicts from Portsmouth, and waits for one from Port.
land, when she will proceed to Swan River.
PE3IBROKE ROYAL DocKvAnn.—There are two ship-
launches shortly to take place at this arsenal. The
Baraconta on the 31st March, and the Valorous on the
30th April. They are steam-vessels of large dimensions,
and are thus hurried afloat, both because their engines
are ready and that the slips are wanted, on which to lay
down other men-of-war. The respected superintendent,
Sir Thomas Bliley, Bart., is conducting the business of
the establishment in the most satisfactory manner, ob-
.taining by his mild and gentlemanlike manners Sae
tiniversal respect and esteem of all parties under his
c:mnmand, both officers and men.—Carmarthen Journal.
ROYAL MARlNES.—Captain J. F. Brittain. the prose-
cutor in the recent court-martial on Lieut. W. Hutchin-
son, has been placed upon half-pay; and First Lieute-
nant and Quartermaster Drury, a witness in the same
case, has been called upon to resign the quartermaster-
ship, and, on his declining to do so, has been superseded
Lieutenant Wright from Pembroke, has been appointed
to the quartermastership at Plymouth; and Lieutenant
Pickard has been appointed acting paymaster and quar-
termaster at Pembroke.