The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-23 00:00:00

NAVAL liN T LLIGENCE.

Captain the Bon. R. S. Dundas, C.ll, the newly-
appoiuted superintendent of Deptford Dockyard and
victualling-yard, has relieved Rear-Admiral Sir John
Hill, and has entered upon the duties of his responsible
office.

Rear-Admiral Fairfax Moresby, C. 8., the new corn-
inander-iri-chief in the Pacific, to relieve Rear-Admiral
Herlihy, C. 8., arrived at Valparaiso, in his flag-ship,
Portland, 50, Captain shads, on the Bth of February.
The Asia, 84, Captain R. 1. Stopford, was to sail for -
England in a few days.
Commodore Bruce, in the Penelope, 16, steam-frigate,
Captain Lyster, with her tender, the Teazer, screw-
vessel, arrived at Devcriport at one P.M. on Monday
trom Portsmouth, en route to the coast of Africa, to re-
lieve Commodore Fanshawe, C. 8., in the Centaur. She
saluted the port-admiral's flag, and remained in the
Sound. The Teaser arrived at 7.30 A M., and went into
harbour to ccal.
DEVONPORT, APRIL 21.—A court-martial will
assemble on board the Impregnable, flag ship, at Devon-
port this day (Wednesday), to try two of the marine ar-
tillery belonging to the Retribution, steam frigate, for
robbing an officer, and taking away the boat trom the
ship, leaving her adrift when they reached the shore.
Commodore Lord John Hay, C. 8., is to be the presi-
dent.
I.)mialus, 19, Captain Wellesley, was ordered to take
on beard twenty months' provisions and stores at Val-
paraiso, and proceed with them to Kotzebue
of Sir
to
euppiy the Plover and Investigator, in search John Franklin. The Amphitrite, 26, Captain Frederick,
it will he recollected, is also on her way Ports-
mouth with stores for the supply of the Arctic expedition
in Behring's Straits.
Alarm. 26, Captain Ramsay,
and Persian, 12, Conn-
mender Bullman, left Port Royal March 27, for Revannah
and Bermuda, to meet Sir George Seymour, the new ,
cummander•in-chief.
Alban, steam-tender, Lieut.-Commander Crawford,
left Port Royal March 31 for Greytowu and Bermuda.
The Vulcan, formerly the steamer belonging to the
Customs, but subsequently sold to a company
w ho sent
her to California, has been purchased there to run to the
southern ports.
Poneseiroune, TUESDAY.—This evening the friends
of Admiral Sir John Ommanncy, K.C.8.,_ gave
him
elegant and recherche dinner at Dent's Hotel (the thePoratn-
land). Southsea, in honour of his appointment to the
A
command in chief at Devonport. aural the Hon. Sir
Bidden Cape), K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief at this
presided. port,
Lieutenant-Governor Lord Frederick Fitzclarence,
Lady Cape!, and suites, went out today
vessel Sprightly, Mr. George Allen, ma iete n the
steaanta-
d-
ing, to inspect the Turkish frigate at Spithead.e cm
The
Lieutenant-Governor was saluted with 15 guns on
leaving.

Wouewicet, APRIL 22. —Captain Smithett, of her
Mejesty's steam-packet Vivid, at present fitting at Wool-
wich, received orders yesterday afternoon to leave. for
Dover, and proceed in the Garland mail steam-Pe:7n
Lieutenant Commander Wylde, to Ostend, to
realness to embark the Prince Royal of Prussia at this
at the
port for conveyance to England, to be
p opening of the Great Exhibition in flyde.praersir o n the
of May next. Captain Baron
to-day as in-
The Guvernolo Sardinian war-steaT_Ohder,
Di Tholosano, did not leave Wo?i:
accepted an in-
tended, the officers having recethiveed n
Woolwich Division of
thete ball
eveningt o heofThursday givenin the
vitation from the officers otfoent
Royal Marines to be present
mess-room of their barracks,
the 24th inst.
PRESERVED isfEAT FOR THE NAVY.
circular (No. 76) has just been issued
The following
by the admiralty:—
ed to direct that the undermen-
pleeas
observed in future, whenever pre -
" My Lords are
issued on board her Majesty's ships
tsieornveedd irinlesatrturecteioyiabsei 3
a--Dkis ter is to be opened with the lever knife
and vt.esTsables:
bedtut, purpose, and is to be cut completely
furnished
round the y near the top,
„2. Great care is to be used that the meat be not
broken in being taken out of the canisters.
..3. If the meat be intended to be eaten cold (it being
already fully cooked), it may at once be turned out whole,
upon the canister being thus opened; but if any difficulty
should be found in shaking it out unbroken, a hole must
be stabbed with a knife in the bottom of the canister to
admit the air, and thus to effect the desired object.
the
canister, NV hen the meat is intended to he eaten warm,
[tiler being opened us directed in the
water,
be
iirstlalrma--
graph, sh,Juld stand in a copper of boiling
mer: ed to about two inches from thotop,ay become suf-
from 15 to 20
ruientos only, in order that the rocs
t te
fi m ciently war.
i 5. If a good soup it may be obtained
by ridding to the itrily,be required,
with the tat, a
quantity of boiling water,thwitshth
it is
necessary seasonings.
is intended that the
" 6. In a hot climate, when i
possible means of cooling
meat than be eaten cold,
it should be adopted previously to the canisters being
opened."
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From the returns of the population for the town-
ship of Cleckheaton, we learn that the number is 5,170
being an increase of nearly 1,000 since the last returns i
1811.- Leeds mercury.