The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-14 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

ROYAL DONATION TO TUE PORTSMOUTH SAILORS'
HOME.--WO are very happy to learn that her Majesty
the Queen has (through Colonel Phipps and Lord
George Lennox) most graciously presented 1001. in aid
of the Sailors' Home at Portsmouth. We are also most
happy to say. that the home is progressing most satis-
factorily. Since the opening 100 beds have been occu-
pied; and on our going into the home on Monday we
saw eight seamen comfortably dining off a sumptuous
supply of roast beef and other good things.
The following officers attended the levee of the First
Lord of the Admiralty yesterday:—
Rear-Admirals—Sir John Hill and Wauchope.
Captains—Sir Henry Leeke, A. Murray, James
Dowman, Ryder Burton, K.if., C. Pearson, S. G.
Fremantle, the Earl of Egmont, Sir F. W. Nicholson,

Bart.
Commanders—A. Mellersh, Edward Peirse, M. M.
Wroot, T. B. Bond, R. Connor, E. Franklin, C. Ha-
daway, St. Leger (late in command of the wrecked
Flamer).
Lieuteoants—Alfred Kortright, P. Godfrey, Robert
Robertson, John Hill, B. Westropp, W. G. Scovell,
Edward Le Mesurier, W. C. Sulivan, John Rainier,
John Douglas, W. C. Burbidge, Hon. H. W. Chet-

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Master—A. M. P. Mackay.
The following officers attended the levee of the Senior
Naval Lord of the Admiralty yesterday:—
Captains—Ryder Burton, K.ll, C. Pearson, J.
Dowman.
Commanders—J. Thompson, J. Camillieri, J. IL
Selwyn.
Lieutenants—J. R. Harward, C. B. Yule, Darley, A.
Graves, John Douglas, A. Kortright, W. C. S. Sulivan,
W. C. Burbidge, H. T. M‘Killop, Hon. H. W. Chet-

wynd.
Inspector of Hospitals Sir B. F. Outram, M.D.,
F.R.S. _
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Master—J. K. Martyn.
Pay master—John Grant.
Second Master—A. Collier.
M.ssrs E lwards' Henry Cox, and Duff.
After the levees Sir F. Baring and Admiral Dundas
received M. Be llot, of the French navy, an officer highly
distinguished in his profession, who, as we have already,
informed our readers, has nobly and generously volun-
teered his services in seatch of Sir John Franklin and
the missing crews of ,the Erebus and Terror, is on the
point of embarking at Aberdeen, in the Prince Albert,
under the orders of Mr. Kennedy.
Sir Francis Baring, in appointing Mr. John Grant,
paymaster and purser of 1832, to be agent and steward
of Plymouth Hospital, has shown his estimation of the
high character and services of that gentleman, who has
been afloat for nearly thirty-two years—was in the Alert
sloop of war, when captured by the United States fri-
gate Essex, in 1812; was made a purser by Sir James
Graham, in consequence of the accurate and excellent
way in which he rendered his accounts as acting purser
of the Helicon, Cadmus, Algerine, &c.; and who has
also served as secretary to Rear-Admirals Hyde Parker,
C. 8., Sir Francis Collier, Sir Samuel Pym, and latterly
with Commodore Sir Thomas Herbert, in the Brazils.
Although Mr. Grant only stands on the list of pursers of
1832, from the restrictions then existing, we find that
he passed his examination for that rank in 1817.
Prince Regent, 90, Captain Harris, was visited and
inspected by the Commander-in-Chief, Admiral the Hon.
Sir Bladen Capel, K.C.B. Yesterday she was paid ad-
vance, under the superintendence of Rear-Admiral Pres-
cott, and will sail to-day for Lisbon. She is well and
fully manned.
Avon, steam-tender, left Portsmouth on Monday, on

her return to Devonport.
Hogue, 60, screw-ship, Captain M'Dougal, and Ajax,
60, screw-ship, Captain Quin, arrived at Spithead yes-
terday, from Queenstown. Rear-Admiral Dixon ac-
companied the ships some distance at sea.
Lucifer, steam-vessel, Lieut.-Commander Jackson,
has arrived at Queenstown, from Galway and coast of
Donegal.
Advice, steam-tender, to the Ajax, arrived at Queens-
town on Sunday afternoon from Bristol.
The Turkish frigate returned into Portsmouth har-
bour again yesterday morning, being towed in by the
Echo. She was dismantling as she came in for the pur-
pose of receiving new lower masts, her present ones-being
rotten; she will be supplied by the dockyard, and come
under the sheers to-day to be dismasted.
PORTSMOUTH, To ESDAY.—The Victoria and Albert
royal yacht, Captai❑ Lord Adolphus Fitzelareuce, has
been taken out of the basin to-day and removed to moor-
ings up the harbour.
The Leopard steam-frigate has been taken into the
ship basin to-day, stripped of bar jury rigging, and pre-
pared for coppering and fitting out.
The Nlizat Z ifir Turkish frigate, Captain Mahomet
Bey, has been towed from Spithead into harbour this
morning by the Echo, and prepared fur new massing.
Spithead looks quite encouraging to the port residents
just now, four line-of-battle ships and two brigs being at
anchor, besides a fine merchantman and a Danish man-
of-war sloop just arrived.

Tun NEW SOUTH-EASTERN EXPRESS TZAINS.—
Since the first of the month, the South-Eastern Railway
Company have been running day special expresses vier
Folkestone and Boulogne, and rid Dover and Calais, alter-
nately, changing the hours of departure and the routes daily,
in order to suit the tides at the respective harbours. These
expresses achieve the journey cleverly in from eleven
to
to
twelve hours. The servants of the company are greatly
be praised for their attention to travellers, and indeed the
whole of the arrangements are admirable. For inwestance, on
arriving at Boulogne from Paris, by this express, stepped
out of the carriage into the Bureau des Passeports, whence,
to our great delight, we perceived that all commissionaires
were excluded. We presented our passport at a pigeon-
hole, when a gentleman stamped a blue mark thereupon, in-
forming us that that would suffice for permis d'ernbarcation.
There were no fees to pay, and plenty of time to take some
refreshment with comfort. The company's servants took
charge of all luggage, and it could not have been under
better care. In short, we have never made a pleasanter
trip by boat and rail. Those ancient terrors of travellers,
commissionaires, touters, duuane, passeports' and " perniis
dembarcation," bide their diminished heads before the
rney sendteidstitnhgeuißshigehat members of
Hon Henry
energy and enterprise of the South-Eastern Railway di-
rectors.—Post.
the T IVeh leadersigpart
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and m
have pa
Tufnell,. 31. P. for Devonport, and formerly Secretary of the
testimonial Treasury, with a splendid candelabra, as a of
their high personal respect and appreciation of his valuable
and laborious services in the cause of reform, more especially
most difficult of all
Treasury. The candelabray
executed during the four years he filled the
official trusts, Secretary to the
and plateau have been beautifully
Ceiltirde ted by the Messrs.
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COURT CIRCULAR.
The Queen's Fancy Ball,—the costume, the full dress
of the Court of King Charles 11., from the Restoration
in 1660 to 16115,—is appointed to take place on Friday,
the 13th of June.
Her Majesty, with the Princess Royal, accompanied
by their Royal Highnesses the Princes of Prussia and
the Princess Louisa, took a drive yesterday afternoon in
an open carriage and four. Colonel the Hon. Charles
Grey and Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Robert Boyle
attended on horseback. Their Royal Highnesses Prince
Albert and the Prince of Prussia rode out on horseback
at the same time, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel Francis
Hugh Seymour.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of 'Kent visited the
Queen yesterday at Buckingham Palace.
The Duke and Duchess de Nemours visited her Ma-
jesty yesterday, and also paid visists to the Prince and
Princess of Prussia at Buckingham Palace, and to the
Duchess of Kent, at her residence, Clarence-house, St.
James's.
His Royal Highness Prince Frederick William of
Prussia visited Dulwich College yesterday, and also in iI
-
spected the General Post-office.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge and his 1
Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saze Weimar visited
the Prince and Princess of Prussia yesterday.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of
Prussia, with their Royal Highness the Prince Frederick
William and the Princess Louisa, visited the Exhibition
of the Industry of all Nations yesterday morning. Their
Royal Highnesses were attended by the Countess A. de
Hacke, the Countess Oriole, and Count Goltz.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred, the Princess
Alice, and the younger members of the Royal Family
took their usual pony and walking exercise yesterday in
the garden of Buckingham Palace.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Prince and
Princess of Prussia and Prince Frederick William of
Prussia, honoured the Royal Italian Opera House with
their presence last evening. The Royal suite consisted
of the Countess A. de Hacke, the Countess Oriole, the
Hon, Eleanor Stanley, the Hon, Beatrice Byng, the
Marquis of Ormonde. Count Pukter, Colonel the Hon.
C. Grey, Lieutenant-Colonel F. H. Seymour, Count
Goltz, and Lieutenant von Heinz.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. attended
by Lady Fanny Howard, Sir George Couper, and Lord
James Murray, honoured Her Majesty's Theatre with her
presence yesterday evening.
The Marquis of Ormonde has relieved Lord Water-
park in his duties as Lord in Waiting on the Q.4een.
Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Robert Boyle has renewed
Colonel Berkeley Drummond in his duties as Groom in
Waiting on her Majesty.
A deputation of Jews had an interview with Lord
John Russell yesterday at his official residence in
Downing-street on the subject of Sunday trading.
Mr. Brown, M.P., Mr. W. Jones, and Mr. Charles
Cotesworth, bad an interview with Earl Grey yesterday
at the Colonial-office.
The Earl of Gosford had an interview with Sir G.
Grey yesterday at the Horne-office.
The Cambridge University Commission met yester-
day at the official residence of the First Lord of the
Treasury in Downing-street. Present—the Bishop of
Chester, the Dean of Ely, the Rev. Professor Sedgwick,
an.l the Rev. W. H. Bateso❑ (secretary).
Mr. Hodges, M.P., had an interview with Lord John
Russell yesterday. Major Hogg had also an interview
with his Lordship.
A deputation from the Bristol and Exeter Railway
Company, consisting of Mr. J. B. Badham (secretary),
Mr. C. Parkes, and Mr. Edward Clark, had an inter-
view the Commissioners of Railways yesterday, at, the
Board of Trade.

Lord Ashley had an interview yesterday with Sir
George Grey, at the Hone-office. Lord Belhaven had
also an interview with the Right Hon. Baronet.
The Postmaster-General had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official
residence in Downing-street.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governor of the Canadas and the Gover-
nors of the other North American Colonies.