The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-08 00:00:00

EVENING,

NAVAL INTELLIGEN CE.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 7.—The Retribution, steam-
frigate, Captain Frederick Warden, arrived at Spit-
head, at ten o'clock this morning, and saluted the flag
of the Commander-in-Chief Admiral Sir Thomas
Briggs. She left the Cape on the 13th of ,00';ober, in
company of the Sidon, and Ascension, 7th ult., in com-
pany of the Sidon and Cyclops. Soon after arriving,
Captain Warden landed with dispatches from Sir Harry
Smith, which are said to be of a disheartening charac-
ter, as, for want of troops, Sir Harry is obliged to act
on the defensive only, while the cattle and horses are
being carried off in every direction by the Kafirs.
The Flying Fish, 12, Commander George F. Patsy,
that arrived, from the Coast, at Plymouth, on Thu rsday,
arrived at Spithead this morning, having come up for the
purpose of being paid off at this port. Sho will proba-
bly come into harbour to-morrow.
The Cyclops steam-frigate left Ascension on the 6th
of November, the day after the Flying Fish. The
Retribution and Cyclops kept company till the 20th,
when the former put in at St. Vincent's to mai, the
Cyclops making for Madeira for the like purpo, se. The
Sidon joined the Retribution at St. Vincent's, tnd they
left in company on the 21st. On the passage tl iose two
vessels tried rates of sailing, when the former :showed
a marked superiority; they then tried under steam, with
a similar result. The Retribution has about 20 invalids
on board, from the Cape and Coast squadron s. The
Sidon has a large number, whom the Sprightly steam-
tender, Mr. George Allen, Master-Commanderig, has
transhipped and conveyed to the flag-ship an( I Hasler
naval hospital. Lieutenant John Gwynne, i nvalided
from the Tortoise, at Ascension, died on be srd the
Retribution on the 10th ult., at sea. Captain Hutton,
late Governor of Ascension, being relieved by Captain
Kitchen, has come home in the Retribution. The (Cyclops
has a large mail from the Cape, but will bring no news
when she arrives, the Essex East Indiaman hay ing fore-
stalled the whole of the powerful naval steam e quadron.
Fever was very prevalent among the Cape Verd. Islands,
and deaths numerous.
Lieutenant C. 0. B. Hall, lute of the Firefly, :and Mr.
Becket, purser of the Archer, have come home vin these
vessels.
A Turkish officer from the Harlequin has a'tso some
home invalided.
The following appointments had taken place in the
squadron on the Coast of Africa:—
Lieutenant Graham, from the Prometheus, to be First
of the Waterwitch, vice Elliot.
Lieutenant Saumarez, from the Penelope (flag ), to the
Prometheus, vice Graham.
Second, Master Norman, from the Penelopa, to be
Acting Master of the Niger, vice Forster, invalit led.
Second Master Ward, of the Sampson, in charge to the
Jackal], vice Yeatman, sent to Ascension Hospilatl.
The Birkenhead, iron steam transport, Maste r Corn-
mender Salmond, arrived at Portsmouth on Sai turday
from Sheerness, having on board Commander 71 iickson
and 350 officers and men, transferred from the W aterloo
to the Britannia. These persons will remain on board
the steamer till Thursday, when they will join ti to Bri-
tannia. This ship has her proper lower masts an d bow-
sprit in, and she has got down and returned. to the
dockyard her jury topmasts and topsail yards. She will
be brought into dock to-morrow, and probably came out
again on Wednesday or Thursday. Captain Golf Ismith
has commissioned the Britannia, and Captain Yates,
from Britannia, has commissioned the Neptune.
The St. Vincent, 102, fitted for an entire near arma-
ment on her weather-deck, will not come out of dock till
the 24th, on account of painting, being under one of the
covered docks.

The Powerful, 84, is ordered to he brought do w n and
examined—she will be docked when the St.Vincen-t comes
out. The Powerful will, it is said, be brought forward
to relieve the Hastings, flag-ship, in the East Indies.
The Edinburgh, 58, screw block-ship, has been taken
into the steam-basin, and is ordered to be brought for-
ward for service immediately.
The Rodney, 92, has received her ship's cempany, and
hauled off on Friday from her hulk to the mootiags off
Gosport.
The Leopard steam-frigate, advanced, was When out
of the old basin on Saturday, to mooring up the harbour.
DEVONPORT, DEC. s.—The Aboukir freight-s b ip, has
left Deptford for Woolwich, and will call at Cowes,
Portsmouth, Portland, and Plymouth, for male co nvicts,
and convey them to Van Dieman's Land.
The Scout is to be broken up.
The Flying Fish and Fly arrived last night, the former
from the coast of Africa, and the latter from Nev Zea-
land, which she left on the 29th August. The Fly has
brought home some of the crew of the Acheron; -the re-
mainder are on board the Havannah. The Flying Fish
landed her mails this morning, and both, vessels are now
waiting orders.
The Havannah is to be paid off at this port.
APPOINTMENTS.

WOOLWICH, DEC. 6. Surgeons—James Taylor (1836)
to the Tortoise, 12, storeship at the Island of Ascension;
John Stirling, M.D. (1845), recently serving in the
Geyser, to the Fury steam-sloop at Woolwich, for
service on the Mediterranean station.
Mr. R. M. Curry, Master's Assistant of the Tartarus
steam-vessel, passed in seamanship yesterday, after being
examined before Commander Edward Tatham, of the
Fury, Mr. Bean, Master of the Fisgard flag-ship, Mr.
Allen, of the Lightning, and Mr. Petley, of the Black
Eagle steam-vessels.
Rear-Admiral Houston Stewart, C. 8., one of the Lords
of the Admiralty, intends becoming a candidate for the
representation of the borough of Greenwich on the
resignation of Rear-Admiral J. W. D. Dundas, C. 8., one
of the present representatives, who will accept the
Chiltern Hundreds on his appointment to be Com-
mander-in-Chief on the Mediterranean station. Mr.
Montagu Chambers and Mr. Merryweather Turner are
already candidates, and have addressed the electors.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
SOUTHWARK.
Thomas Freeman and Elisabeth Russell were placed at
the bar before Mr. Combo for re-examination, charged
with having in their possession a large quantity of coun-
terfeit-money, consisting of shillings and sixpences, to-
gether with plaster of Paris moulds used for the purpose
of coining.
Policeman Watson, 131 M, stated that from informa-
tion he received he went on Friday, the 28th ultimo, to
the house No. 5, Paradise-row, Gravel lane, and in a
room on the ground-floor found both the prisoners. The
prisoner Russell, who sat near the fire-place, immedi-
ately threw something from her lap into the grate, and
afterwards conveyed several counterfeit sixpences into
her mouth, which she attempted to swallow, but was
prevented by his seizing ber by the throat. The other
prisoner attempted to destroy the contents of two quart
bottles on the table, but was also prevented by another
constable, and on subsequent examination of their con-
tents they were found to be nearly filled with a liquid
used for giving a silvery appearance to such
coin as that found in their possession. On
searching the water-closet 135 counterfeit sixpences
were discovered concealed in the rafters, together
with plaster of Paris moulds, which seemed to have been
very recently in use. When Freeman was told that he
must go to the station-house, he exclaimed, " So help me
God, if you had come an hour before or an hour after,
you would have us to rights," meaning by that expres-
sion that they (the prisoners) would have been captured
iu the very act of coining.
A clerk from the office of the solicitor of the Mint
stated that both the prisoners were known, and that
they were tried.together a few sessions ago for a similar
offence.
When the prisoners were asked if they wished to put
any questions to the witnesses, or to say anything in their
defence,
Freeman said, in a surly tone, that it would be useless
for him to interrogate eitner of the policemen, for he
knew that he could not exact the truth from them. He
added, that he and his fellow-prisoner would have a
good answer to the charge when before the judge, and
that they should, therefore, reserve what they had to
say until their trial.
The prisoners were then committed.
HAMMERSMITH.
Elizabeth Weir, alias Olivia Davidson, a stylishly-
dressed young female, and Henry Reynolds, aged 23
years, who described himself as a horse dealer, were
brought before Mr. Paynter on remand, charged with
uttering forged notes of the Bank of England.
Mr. James Hunt, a linen-draper of the Broadway,
Hammersmith, deposed that on Friday afternoon week,
shortly after the gas had been lighted, the female pri-
soner entered his shop, and purchased goods to the
amount of 7s. 6d. of one of the shopwomen. The pri-
soner tendered in payment what seemed a Bank of Eng-
land note for 51., and on its being handed to witness for
change be immediately discovered it to be a forged one.
Witness spoke to the prisoner, and said, as she appeared
respectable, she would have no objection to give her ad-
dress. She replied that she had not, and said she lived
at No. 2, Latymer-place, Hammersmith.:Witness;detained
the forged note, and said he would send the goods home
with the prisoner by one of his shop:nen, with change
for a sovereign, and she could then pay him. The pri-
soner agreed to that proposition, and after they
had left the shop witness followed them. The
prisoner, after walking some distance, suddenly
stopped, and told the shopman he had better bring
the goods home in the evening, as she weuld not then
be able to pay him when she reached her residence, Wit-
ness then stepped up, and accused her with having
giving a false address. She replied, after some hesita-
tion, that she had, and that her residence was in London.
She was then given into custody, and stated that her
name was Olivia Davidson, but afterwards said that her
true name was Weir. She also said that she would not
have done it, but that she was starving.
Police-constable Hitohman, au active officer of the T
division, apprehended the male prisoner on the following
Saturday, in Lower Chelsea, in consequence of what the
female prisoner said to him. He ascertained that both
prisoners resided at No. 24, Lower Sloane-street, Chel-
sea, and that the female cohabited with &notorious horse-
coupon
Mr. Charles Powell was then examined, and he stated
that he was in the employ of Messrs. Holmes and Co.,
drapers, &c., No. 73, Regent-street. On the 30th of
June last the female prisoner entered the shop, and pur-
chased a shawl for two guineas. She tendered what
seemed to be a 101. Bank of England note in payment.
Witness said he did not like the appearance of the note,
and asked her if she had sufficient money with her to
pay for the shawl, without changing the note. The
prisoner said she had not, and witness then gave the note
to the clerk, John Bell, and the prisoner received the
change, after she had given her address, No. 14, Wil-
mington-square, elerkenwell, and stated her name to be
Mrs. Smith. The note was handed to Mr. Holmes, and
he detected it to be a forgery. Witness went the next
day to the address given by the;prisoner, and found the
house to be unoccupied. He bad not teen the prisoner
since, until ho saw her in the police-cell.
In cross-examination by Mr. Gillham, witness said be
was quite positive the female prisoner was the person.
She was iu the shop twenty minutes, and he had ample
opportunities of seeing her face.

When made up in I From what
PLACES. General Poet-office port dia.
London. patched.

When
due.

America (by Brit. pkt.) N Dec. 12 .. 'Liverpool ..
America (by U.S. pkt.) N Dec. 9 .. .. Liverpool ..
America (by U.S. pkt.) M. Dec. 17..'Southampt.
Africa (West coast) N 14th of the month Plymouth
Alexandria* N 19th & 30th of mo. Dover ..
Belgium .. N Daily .I Dover ..
Brazil .. . M 9th of the month ',Southampt.
Buenos Ayres • • .. M 9th of the month 'Southampt.
California(viaChagres)M 2d & 17th of month Southampt.
Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month I Plymouth • •
Constantinople* .. •• N 7th 17th 27th of mo I Dover ..
Central America M 2d & 17th of mon. Southampt.
Channel Isles • • .. N Mon., Wed., & Fri. Southampt.
Chili „ „ 17th of the mouth Southampt.
France M& N Twice daily .. Dover .•
Greece* • • .. N 7th 17th 27 th of mo 'Dover
Hamburgh N Tuesday .% Friday I,London
Holland Ikl Wed nes . & Satur. London ..
Honduras .. . N 17th of the month ,Southanipt.
Ireland .. M& N Twice daily .. Holyhead ..
India(via Southamp.) M 20th of the month Southampt.
India (viaMarsoillcs) N 8 th& 24th ef month Dover
Mediterranean (via
Southampton) .. M 20th of the month
Mediterranean (via I
Marseilles) .. N 8 th& 24th of month
Mexico .. M2d of the month..
Madeira • • 11 9th of the month
I 7th,17th,19th,27th
Malta* .. & 30th of month
Naples* .. .. • • N sth 15th 25th of mo
Papal States* Nibtifloth 25th of mo
Peninsular.. DI 7th 17th 27th of mo
Peru • • .. •. •• M;l7th of the month
Tuscany* .. • • N sth 15th 25th of mo
West Indies .. 17th of the month
West Indies (except
Havanna & Nassau) Mild of the month .. ISouthampt. i Dec. 5
* The mails to those countries thus marked (5) are conveyed
French packet vi 4 Marseilles.
The direct Havre mall from London via Southampton during this
month will be made up three times a week only, instead of daily.
The Peninsula mails will be made up on the morning of Decem-
ber Bth, in consequence of the 7th happening on a Sunday.

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Dec. 10
Dec. 5
Tu. Th. Sat
Dec. 20
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Dec. 10
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Twicedaily
Dec. 21
Dec. 17

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'Dec. 17
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