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

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Vice Admiral the Hon. Josue Hoe Percy. C. 8., is now
reported to be the officer most likely to succeed Vice.
Admiral the Hon. G. Elliot in command of the sheerness
station.

Retribution, 28, steam frigate, Captain VParden, pre-
ceeded into Plymouth Sound on Friday, in readiness to
receive her dispatches and to sail ior Lisbon on ►he fol-
lowing day. The Sprightly tender, Master-Commander
Allen, arrived with supernumeraries from Portsmouth
tor her. She is to return to Portsmouth from Lisbon
immediately.
Ann, 8, Captain Fanshaw Stoplord, fl.g-ship of Rear-
Admiral Hornby, C. 8., is to be paid off at Sheerness on
her arrival fr,,na the Pacific.

Herald surv,ling vcsse.l, Captain Kellett, on her ar-
rival from the East Indies, is to be paw ff at Coathatn.
The Earl of Durvionald', flag-ship Wellesley, 72, Cap-
tain Goldsmith, en route from air, West Indies, is ordered
to be paid off at Cnatnam. She was fitted out at De-
vonport.

Meander, 44, Capiain C. Keppd, ordered home from
the Pacific, is to be paid off at Chatham.
Fairy, tender tc, the royal yacht, Master- Commander
Welch, and the Elfin royal dispatch steamer, Mutter-
Cummander Bailiston, will be taken out of dock at
Portsmouib, and. will be ready for service on Friday
next. The Victoria and Albers royal yacht, will
nJuse out on the following Monday, ready for summer
service.

Mr. W. H. Chapman has been appointed c'erft to the
B ••,c4,vven, 70, ordinary guard-ship at. Chatham.
Dit d, e.t hi, re6idt-nce in Hampshire-terrace, South,ea,
on Friday last, aged 61,William Tiedemai, chief clerk in
the admiral-superintendent's office at Portsmouth. We
hear the vacancy will be filled up by Mr.. Harvey, son
of the secretary to the admiral-superin-endent. . _

PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.—The Alipone freight. ship
arrived this morning from, Malta. Shnsailed on the
30th ult., with the headquarters and two companies of
the depot of the 69th Regiment, under the command of
Major Mackirdy-7 officers, 13 sergeants, and 214
privates.
The. Turkish steam-frigate Feiza Baari arrived yes-
terday morning at Spithead from Constantinople, with
merchandise fir the Great Exhibition. She saluted the
Turkish frigate at Spithead, which returned the compli-
ment, and soon afterwai ds proceeded to Southampton to
discharge her valuable cargo.
WOOLWICH, APRIL 26.—The Cyclops steam-frigate
proceeded down the river to day from Woolwich to
Sheerness, its charge of Master-Commander W. B.
Allen, of he Lightning steam-vessel, and is to remain at
the latter port as an advanced war-steamer. The
Monkey steam-vessel accompanied the Cyclops to take
back the riggers who navigated her to Sheerness.
The Black Eagle steam-vessel, Master-Commander
John Petley, will be taken out of the basin on Monday,
and remain at her moorings in the river ready for ser-
vice. It is probable her services will be required to
convey some of the distinguished visitors ab ,ut to visit
this country from the contini-nt, but there is not the
least expectation that the Emperor of Russia will be one
of the visitors ro England this summer.
SUNDAY. APRIL 27.—The P-iric, of Wales model fri-
gate was launched from the Ma-A-house yesterday fore-
noon, and remained during the day at the moorings of
the Black Eagle steam• vessel, in the river, as the Monkey
steam-vessel, ordered to tow the frigate up the river to
the Tower, did not return from Sheerness uLtil a late
hour. The Monkey bad her steam up at an early
hour to-day, and started for London at ten minutes
past six o'clock A.m., 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 Woolwich Dock-
yard riggers will put up her masts and rigging. The
Moi,key 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 prize of 100 guineas have so far gone through
the examination of the 300 plans sent in that 50 of
the best have been returned to the inventors for the pur-
pose of being submitted to the iropection of the pub-
lic in the Gr. at Exhibition in Hyde-park. Some of the
models are very ingenious, and in many instances highly
finished.

SEABORNE MAILS
[N signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post-Mlle,
by the night —and Al by the morning--dispatch.]