The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-28 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIG- ENCE.

Vice-Attmiral the Hon. Joneline Y• ercy. C. 8., is now
reported to be the officer most like l 2 7 to succeed Vice.
Admiral the Hon. G. Elliot in comma n d of the sheerness
station.

Retributicn, 28, steam-frigate, CaT sin Warden, pro-
ceeded into Plymouth Sound on Frie ay, in readiness to
receive her dispatches and to sail lor Lisbon on the fol-
lowing day. The Sprightly tender, I caster-Commander
Allen, arrived with supernumerarit a from Port.mouth
for her. She is to return to Portal south from Ltsbon
immediately.
Ann, 8, Captain Famihaw Stopford , fl •g-ship of Rear-
Admit ai Horoby, C. 8., is to be paid af 6tieeruess on
her arrival fr. m the Pacific.

Herold surveying vussel, Captain
rival from the East Indies, is to be pa
The Eurl of I/widensld's flag-ship
tain Goldsmith, en route from the We.

Kellett, on her sr
hi 4 ff at Cnathaca.
Wellealey, 72, Cap-
it Indies, is ordered
i fitted out at De-

to be paid uff at Chatham. bile wa

vouport.

Meander, 44, Captain C. Keppel, ordered home from
the Pacific, is to be paid off at Chatl atm.
Fairy, tender to the royal yacht, aster- Commander
Welch, and the Elfin royal dispatch steamer, Master-
C,,mmander Balliston, will be vti :en out of dock at
Portstnotub, and will be ready for service on Friday
next. The Victoria and Albert .royal yacht, will
come out on the following Monday, ready for summer
service.

Mr. W. H. Chapman has been appc Anted clerk to the
Boscawen, 70, ordinary guard-ship at Chatham.
Died, at his residence in Hampslair, -terrace, Southsea,
on Friday last, aged 61,William Tied elmem, chief clerk in
the admiral-superintendent's office at Portsmouth. We
hear the vacancy will be filled up b.y Mr. Harvey, son
of the secretary to the admiral-super iiendent.
PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.—The Ali pone freight-ship
arrived this morning from Malta. She sailed on the
30th ult., with the head-quarters and, two companies of
the depot of the 69th Regiment, and or the command of
Major Mackirdy-7 officers, 13 E ergeants, and 214
privates.
The Turkish steam-frigate Feiss :Bead arrived yes-
terday morning at Spithoud from C tostantinuple, with
merchandise f the Great Exhibitio: a. She saluted the
Turkish frigate at Spithead, which re -sarned the compli-
ment, and soon afterwards proceeded to Southampton to
discharge her valuable cargo
WOOLWICH, APRIL 26.—The Cy a lops steam-frigate
proceeded down the river to day irr om Woolwich to
Sheerness, it+ charge of Mas,er-Cu ramander W.
Allen, of the Lightning steam• vessel, and is to remain at
the latter port as an advanced .rittr-aiteamer. The
Monkey steatn-vessel accompanied ; bee Cyclops to take
back th•+ riggers who navigated her t n Slat-eru,ss.
The Black Eagle steam-vessel, aster-Commander
John Petley, will be taken out of the, basin on Monday,
aid remain at her moorings in the tri ver ready for ser-
vice It is probable her services vvi ll be rtquited to
c,invey some of the distinguished visi.t.ors ab Ub io visit
this country from the cousin-nt, but there is not the
least expectation that the Emperor of Russia will be one
of the visitors to England this summer.

SUNDAY, APRIL 27 —The Prince of Wales model fri-
gate WAS launched from the Mast-hous e yesterday fore-
noon, and remained during the day at the moorings of
the Black Eagle steam vessel, in the rim( I', as the Monkey
steam-vessel, ordered to tow the frigat e up the river to
the Tower, did not return from Sheerness until a late
hour. The Monkey had her steam up at an early
hour to. day, and started for London at ten minutes
past six o'clock A.H., with the model frigate in tow.
It was intended to take her on shore at Messrs. Cu-
bitt's wharf, and convey her on rollers across to the
Serpentine, in Hyde-park, where the 'W oolcsich Dock-
yard riggers will pat up her masts and rigging. The
Monkey also conveyed a package from Sheerness for the
Exhibition.

The Committee appointed to examine the life-boats
sent to Somerset. house to compete for the Northum-
berland prise of 100 guineas have so fa r gone through
the examination of the 300 plans sent in thet 50 of
the best have been returned to the invent ors for the pur-
pose of being submitted to the inspection of the pub-
lic in the Great Exhibition in Hyde-park. Some of the
models are very ingenious, and in many instances highly
finished.

SE PJ3 ORN E MAILS
[N signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post-offte,
by the night—and at by the morning—dispatch.]