The Sun.
London, England, 1834-09-01 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

( From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 30.—0 n Sunday his Majesty's ship
Actaeon, 26, Captain the Hon. F. W. Grey, arrived from the
Mediterranean station to be paid off. She joined the squadron
under Sir Josias Rowley, from Constantinople, on the Bth ult.,
off Myteline, to whom she communicated the solitary fact that
several Russian ships were seen, near the mouth of the Bospho-
rus on -the 2d, which, as it was unaccompanied by any other
circumstance of an offensive character, was not deemed of that
importance to divert the cruising of the squadron off Vourla
and the neighbouring islands. The Actaeon arrived at Malta
on the 17th, and sailed the next day for England, bringing a
a Post-office mail. Though the letter of our correspondent is
not of so recent a date as that received by the Flamer steamer
(which appeared in our last paper), it is nevertheless of suffi-
cient interest to make an ample extract :
" OFF MYTELINE, JULY s.—Sir Josias Rowley, who seems
to enjoy good health, and who has still an active mind, seldom
remains a week in one place, and exercises his ships in ma-
nceuvring and sailing whenever he is under weigh. The
Thunderer decidedly bears the palm among the two-deckers,
and the Britannia beats the three-decked ships on all points.
The Britannia is ordered home, having served out her period.
Our short stay at Smyrna was caused by a report that the
plague had appeared in the town, but it proved to be mild, and
not spreading. We are all in high health and efficiency, and
find the weather in the Archipelago very cool and pleasant
compared with' that at Malta.
" The latest intelligence from Samos states that the inhabi-
tants of that island had laid down their arms, and received the
Turks, lauding their clemency.
" During our sojourn at Napoli, a very interesting trial was
going on in the Court-house, which proved quite a lozenge to
the officers of the squadron, who were glad of the opportunity
to see the two state prisoners, Colocotroni and Roliopolis,
names, especially the former, familiar to every one acquainted
With the history of modern Greece. The Attorney-General
Who conducted the prosecution, was a Scotch gentleman of the
name of Magsen, who has during his life been an enthusiast in
the cause of Greece. He has acquired a perfect knowledge of
the modern as well as the ancient language, is profoundly versed
in the Greek laws, Justinian's, and pleads with great ease and
fluency. He has lately been raised to his station, which he
seems to fill ably and satisfactorily to the delight of his nume-
rous friends and admirers, whose warm interest he has secured
by his simple and ingenious manners, united to his uniform and
disinterested exertions in the cause of this country.
" We are surprised and pleased with the great improve-
ments that had taken place at Napoli, since the arrival of the
Regency and Bavarian troops. Many excellent houses have
been and are being built, so as to form regular streets, some
of which are macadamised already. A very good and active
police are organized. Great bustle and activity were observed
among the various artisans and tradespeople, and peace and
good order were established not only here, the seat of Govern-
ment, but throughout all Greece. Unfortunately, however,
the members of the Regency are not united in their counsels,
and an ill-timed and badly-planned expedition of Bavarian
troops, to reduce some refractory mountaineers in Mains., has
proved quite unsuccessful. They were repulsed with consider-
able loss ' • some were taken prisoners, stripped, mutilated, and
sent back again.
" The young King.. who has grown very much since he
came to this country, visited the Caledonia and Thunderer,
and entertained the Admiral and Captains at dinner. The
President and Members of the Regency, and some of the
other public functionaries, also paid visits of ceremony to the
flagship, which were returned, and various entertainments
were afterwards given by the Admiral and local authorities re-
siding at Napoli, even in this hot season a place of considera-
ble bustle and festivity.
" All attempts to disturb the public tranquillity have been
successfully put down by the energy of the Government, and
the firmness of the troops. A resolution has been passed, or-
dering the demolition of the private towers and armed forts of
the country."

The ship Sir Joseph Banks, T. B. Daniel master, passed
by this morning for the river, from Sydney, New South Wales,
whence she sailed on the 26th of March ; spoke the Johanna,
from Bahia, off the Western Islands, for Hamburgh. Passen-
gers—Mrs. Balcombe, Mrs. Abell, Miss Abell, M. Pruci, F.
-Rothery, Esq. R. Bourke, Esq., Dr. Inches, R. N., Captain
and Mrs. Willis. Major Hovenon, 4th regiment, died at sea
4th of May.

The Buzzard, 4, Lieutehant Burbridge, will sail the first
fair wind for the Gambia, taking out dispatches for Rear-
Admiral Warren.

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The Charybdis, Lieutenant Mercer, captured, on the 14th
June, in lat. 5, 29 N. and long. 3, 20 E., in the Bight of
Benin, after six hours chase and running fight, the Portuguese
brig the Tameza, with 444 slaves.
His Majesty's steam-vessel Phoenix,
~Commander Oliver,
sailed from Woolwich on the 22d instant, with sealed orders ;
and the Alban steamer, Lieutenant Kennedy, arrived there on
Saturday from the West Indies, to be paid off and re-commis-
sioned. The Alban left Demerara on the 3d ult., making the
passage in fifty-one days, seven of which only she had her steam
up. During the eighteen months she was on the station she
lost only one man (the chief engineer), who died after two
days' illness.
The Flamer steamer, Lieut. Griffin, arrived at Woolwich on
Wednesday to be repaired, having beaten off her false keel by
getting on shore in the Mediterranean. The Tartarus steamer
was commissioned on Wednesday by Lieut. H. James.
Ships at Woolwich—Salamander, Alban, Flamer, Tartarus,
and Athol. The Blazer and Meteor will be ready for coin-
mission in about a fortnight. The Alban will be paid off on
Friday next. Lieut. Kennedy is appointed to the Spitfire.
Mr. Parsons, second master, and Mr. Fisher, clerk, are to
continue in charge of stores. The Flamer will also be paid
off on Friday. Mr. Tyler, master, and Mr. Cotsell, purser,
are to continue in charge of stores.
The Vernon, 50, Captain John M'Kerlie, was paid off at
Sheerness on Tuesday, and re-commissioned the following
day for the Mediterranean station by the same officer. When
ready for sea she is to try her rate of sailing with the Win-
chester, 50.
On Wednesday his Majesty's yacht Royal George, Lord
Adolphus Fitzclarence, returned from conveying the Queen
to Rotterdam, and entered the harbour.
At Spithead—Buzzard.
In Harbour—Victory, Excellent, Royal George yacht, Ac-
too, Orestes, Medea and Firebrand steamers, Seafiewer, and
Speedy.
The Royal George yacht is to be paid off and recommis-
sioned. •

The /Etna surveying vessel was paid off on Monday, and re-
commissioned to-day by Lieut. H. Kellet. The Raven will
be re-commissioned by Lieut. Arlett.
The Actaeon is to be re-commissioned.
The ships which arrive at Chatham and Sheerness from
foreign stations are paid off with all possible haste, to save the
pay and provisions of the seamen ; and the ships are subse-
quently unrigged, and their guns and stores taken out, by the
riggers and labourers of the dockyards.
The Columbine, 18, Com. Henderson, from Sheerness, has
passed by for the Mediterranean station.
PLYMOUTH, Ave. 28.—Arrived (on Monday) the Cham-
pion, 18, Honourable Commander Duncombe, from the Medi-
terranean, last from the south-east coast of Spain, to be paid
off; having had a long passage, brings nothing new. Sailed
the Tyrian packet, for Falmouth ; arrived the Goldfinch, to be
coppered. The Thalia, 42, Captain Wauchope, with the flag
of Rear-Admiral P. Campbell, C. 8., for the Cape, is expected
to call here in about ten days. The Rear-Admiral is to fix his
head-quarters at St. Helena, that being now a Government
island, and as a central position is the most eligible as a ren-
dezvous for the squadron. The Dee steamer, Commander
Ramsey, is under orders for the West India station. The
Castor, 36, Lord John Hay, is to be fitted with new cabin apart-
ments for distinguished passengers, whom she is to take on board
at Lisbon for Rio Janeiro. Sailed the France ( French ship)
for the South Seas ; Demerara, Thorn, for Rio ; Triton, Fos-
ter, for Messina. Remain, San Josef, Malabar, Stag, Talbot,
Wolf, Champion, Jupiter, Dee, Goldfinch. It is said that
Major-General Sir Willoughby Cotton, K. C. 8., late Go-
vernor of Jamaica, will succeed to the Lieut.-Government of
this garrison. Detachments from the 10th and 53d depots
are ordered to be held in readiness to embark for the Me-
diterranean, to joint the service companies of the respective
regiments.
'PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.—Commandant Robert
Oliver, J. J. Onslow, and Andrew Forbes, to be Captains ;
Lieutenant S. C. Dacres, of the Royal George yacht, and
Lieut. S. P. Pritchard, to be Commanders ; the Hon. Edw.
Plunkett, Messrs. R. Tryon, of the Royal George, and P. P.
Inskip, Mates, to be Lieutenants ; Mr. James Syme, acting
Surgeon of the Actaeon, to be Surgeon ; Lieut. George Wil-
liams, to the Medea ; Lieut. George Wodehouse, to the
Vernon ; Lieut. H. Johnstone, from the Thalia, to the Ra-
leigh ; Lieut. Horatio James, to command the Tartarus
steamer; Lieutenants Walter Toby, of the Favourite, and H.
l‘r. E. Allen, of the Actaeon, have exchanged ; Lieut. Arlett
and Mr. A. Jones, Mate, to the Raven cutter ; Lieutenants
C. H. Beddoes and H. Kellett, and Messrs. W. P. Money-
penny, James Wood, and W. H. Church, Mates, are re-ap-
pointed to the /Etna ; Rev. 0. S. Harrison, Chaplain, `Win-
chester; Rev. J. U. Campbell, Chaplain, Mr. W. A. Fel-
lowes, Mate, and Mr. John Chapman, Clerk, Thalia ; Mr.
R, Watkins, Purser, Stag : Messrs. W. Durie and John Kirk,
Assistant-Surgeon, Spey packet; Mr. J. C. Philips, to be
Clerk in charge, Speedy; Mr. J. Marsh, Clerk, to be acting
Purser of the Trinculo ; Mr. Wood, Clerk, to be in charge of
the Forester; Mr. G. Bell, Clerk, Isis; Mr. Nott, as Secre-
tary's Clerk, Winchester ; Mr. H. H. Hammond, Assistant-
Surgeon, Buzzard ; Mr. R. Wharton, Mate, Renard packet.
Lieutenant Richard Laird Warren (son of the Commander-
in-Chief on the western coast of Africa) is promoted to the
rank of Commander, vice Skyring, deceased, dated the 24th
of December last. Lieutenants William Archbold (1796) and
David lorries (1802), to be retired Commanders. Lieut.
T. C. Festing is appointed to the Vernon ; Lieut. P. Hast, to
the Pique.
The situation of Assistant-Inspector-General of the Coast
Guard, which was filled fourteen years by the late Commander
J. Christian, has been abolished. The Inspecting Commander
of the Dublin district is to perform the duty.
His Majesty has been pleased to confer the honour of Knight-
Dr. D. J. H. Dickson, Physician of Plymouth Hos-
hood u.. `'tented efforts were particularly successful during
pital, whose Physician to the Leeward Island fleet
the late war, when, ;t. his regulations and instructions
at an important period et

mainly contributed to stay the loss of life which the naval ser-
vice had formerly felt on that unhealthy station. Sir David
has given some valuable papers and essays to the medical world
on the subject of yellow fever.

BANKRUPTCY COURT, AUG. 30.

IN JAMES LANCASTER'S BANKRUPTCY.

In this case a foreign merchant of the name of Ealmann
applied for allowance of interest on part of his debt. This
firm had made advances on property abroad, and' hen the
fiat was issued, they consented, at the request of the assig-
nees, to postpone the sale till a more favourable time. The
consequence was, that the goods were sold at a better price,
but his firm had been refused interest for the delay. If this
refusal were confirmed, the effect would be to place much
bankrupt property abroad at great hazard.
The Solicitor to the fiat said, that if a claim for interest
were made until the sale of goods were effected, bankrupts'
estates might never be wound up.
The Commissioner decided that the claim should not be
received.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.

John Joice, a waterman's apprentice, appeared on Satur-
day morning before the magistrates, to answer to an infor-
mation laid by a waterman, named George Hurd, for having
plied a wherry for hire, without the owner's name or any
number being painted thereon, according to the provision
of the Act of Parliament.

Joice, a decent young man, in answer to the charge, had
been apprenticed to his brother some time since, but had
been just turned over to his father, and the latter had ap-
plied at the Watermen's Hall for a license for the wherry in
question ; but in consequence of a press of business the
clerk said he could not grant it then, but would have it
ready for him on Monday next.
Hurd said that the boat had been used by defendant's
father in the present unlawful manner for two years. This
assertion was denied by Joice.
Sir F. ROE said the fine was 405., but as it appeared a
license for the boat had been applied for he should miti-
gate it to 55., which, with the expenses, amounting to 4s.
6d. more, the father paid, and the parties retired.