The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-27 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

THE SEAMEN'S RIOT AT YARMOUTH.—On Sunday
last the Black Eagle, Admiralty steam-yacht, Master-
Commander Petley, and the Lightning steam-tender,
Master Commander Allen, received Admiralty orders to
proceed immediately to Sheerness, and embark a subal-
tern's party of marines, and proceed to North Yarmouth,
for the purpose of assisting the civil power in the sup-
pression of riot and in the preservation of the peace.
They accordingly proceeded from Woolwich, and having
embarked the marines, went on to Yarmouth, and arrived
there on Tuesday, and remain.
The Hecate steam-sloop, Commander Hand, is also
ordered to North Yarmouth from North Shields.

Vice-Admiral Sir George Seymour's flag-ship Cum-
berland, 70, Captain Seymour, was towed to the Nore,
from Chatham, on Tuesday, by the African and Adder,
en route to Spithead, to be paid advance and receive final
orders for the West Indies.

There were no orders down at Portsmouth yester-
day respecting the court-martial for the loss of the
Flamer steam-vessel. The master is still in the hospital.
Apollo troop-ship, Commander James Rawstorne,
put into Plymouth Sound on Monday, and embarked
stores for Queenstown, for which place she sails on
her tour to the Mediterranean and West Indies with
troops.
Avon steam-tender, Mr. Veitch acting-master, left
Devonport on Tuesday afternoon with supernumeraries,
and arrived at Portsmouth yesterday morning.
Orders have been received at Portsmouth from the
Admiralty to clear out the Prince Regent, 90; conse-
quently she is returning her tanks, and will clear out
her hold. She will be paid off on Saturday.
Shearwater, 3, steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander
Turner, left Devonport on Tuesday for Woolwich, to
paid off.
Rochester lighter, Sadwicks master,
arrived at Devon-
port on Tuesday with stores from Clisabte übi%y
d to bring
Devon lighter left Devonport on
up the remainder of the stores from Falmouth.
Hamoaze lighter, Wood master,
port with stores for Pembroke onlteseadilae)d,.
PRIZE MONEY FOR TUE from Devon-
port
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Robinson, and Co., have given
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will be exhibited in thef the
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Admiralty on the 10th showingh th
ton-
nage bounties and
sale proceeds of the Palmyra, a Bra-
zillianvessel engaged in the slave trade, captured by her
atv
ie 'ssteam-ship Phoseix, on the 31st October, 1849.
04AIY-AGE FllO.lll THE BRIG CANNING.—Mr. Wood-
head has given notice to Captain (then Commander)
C. B. Hamilton, and the officers and crew of her
Majesty's ship Frolic, that the distribution of their
proportion of a further salvage from the brig Canning
by the Chilian vessel of war Magellan, after depar-
ture of her Majesty's ship Frolic, and shared by agree-
ment with those entitled, on 22d of March, 1847, will
be made on the 19th day of March ner, at No. 1,
James-street, Adelphi, and where the list will be la -
called every Wednesday and Friday fur three m-riths.
—Commander, 20/. 2s. 9d.; third class, '2/. 13s. Bd.;
fourth, I/. 65. 10d.; fifth, 1/. 4s. 21.;
h 16s.
seventh, 13s. 5d.; eight, 10s. 9d.; ninths,iBx,t.;,
tenth,
15d5..;
4d.; eleventh, 45.; twelfth, 2s. 8;l.
OFFICERS IN THE ROYAL appears by a
Parliamentary return, issued at the instance f Vr.
Hume, that the total number of officers in the royal navy,
in the year 1828, was 5,824; of whom 709 were meow-