The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-27 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Surgeon Charles Whitefield Priaulx of Southamp-
ton, died on the 20th August last, at Sierra Leone,
on his way home from the Cape of Good Hope, aged
43 years. lie had previously passed many years on
the coast of Africa, and his remains were attended to
the grave with full military honours, by Captain
Temple and officers of her Majesty's ship Dolphin,
the officers and soldiers of the garrison, and the prin-
cipal surgeons and merchants at Sierra Leone.
The Royal yacht Victoria and Albert, Captain
Lord Adolphus Fiticlarence, has been placed in ordi-
nary at Portsmouth for the winter months. Her
officers have been turned over to the Royal George,
and the principal part of her seamen have joined the
dockyard as riggers till their services may again be
required in the yacht in the spring. Previous to the
pendant being hauled on Friday last, the whole of her
officers, and also the officers of the Fairy and Elfin,
had a parting dinner on board the Victoria and
Albert, to commemorate their happy and comfortable
cruise of four months. Captain Crispin presided on
the occasion. Loyal toasts were drunk and the ut-
most harmony and good fellowship prevailed, and
conviviality was kept up till a late hour. It is ex-
pected the usual annual promotions will shortly take
place. Captain Crispin proceeds. this day on leave of
absence for three weeks. The Victoria and Albert
will undergo a thorough caulking, and be examined
by the officers of the yard.
Two vacancies have occurred on the retired Bs. 6d.
per diem half-pay list of paymasters and pursers, by
the decease of Messrs. Scurry and Dove.
Flying Fish, 12, Commander Patey, is the next
man-of-war from the coast of Africa. She has been
one of the most successful cruisers on the station.

Odin steam-frigate, at Portsmouth, has been taken
down to be made ready for embarking troops.
PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 26.—The Dido, 18, Captain
Moorhead, arrived yesterday from the Nore, and sailed
this morning for the South American station.

The Portsmouth Royal Naval Club are about giving
a complimentary entertainment, at the Portland Ho-
tel, to Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs, G.C.M.G., the
new Commander-in-Chief.

The Swedish corvette Eugenie, 40, Captain Nirgin,
arrived yesterday morning at Spithead, and the
Swedish corvette Lagerbjelke, Captain Englehart,
from Carlscrona, on a voyage to circumnavigate the
globe. They saluted the Port-Admiral. M. L. A.
'Vandenberg, the Swedish Consul, introduced the cap-
tain of the frigate to the local authorities yesterday.
The Rodney, 92, Captain Charles Graham, C. 8.,
was undocked yesterday, and hauled alongside her
hulk to complete the outfit.
The Waterloo, 120, Captain the Hon. M. Stopford,
at Sheerness, had her topgallantmash fidded, and
will be complete in her rig in a few days. A large
party of the dockyard hands are employed in caulk-
ing her. The copper taken off her bottom is found so
bad as to necessitate the application of new. Orders
were transmitted to the authorities on Wednesday to
expedite her equipment as much as possible, so that
she may be ready for sea by the end of December.
WOOLWICH, OCT. 25.—The Fury paddlewheel
steam-sloop, now ready, is ordered to Sheerness,
where she will be kept as an advanced wansteamer.
The Pluto steam-vessel is to remain at this port,
and is expected to be commissioned for service on the
coast of Africa.

The Polyphemus steam-sloop is ready for commis-
sion at this port.

ROYAL MARINES.

Lieutenant-Colonel W. Jolliffe has two months'
leave of absence on promotion from the 18th instant,
when he will join the Woolwich division, vice Gil-
lespie, retired.

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Captain W. Foote, of the Woolwich division, at pre-
sent on the recruiting service at Woburn, has been
ordered to remove his party to Lincoln.
Lieutenant and Quartermaster Henry C. P. Dyer
has rejoined head-quarters of the Woolwich division
from Admiralty leave.

PROMOTION.

Carpenter—Henry Turner, advanced to the first
class.

Lieutenant—Edward Algernon Blackett (1847),
late first lieutenant of the Fury, having concluded a
course of study of marine engines at the factory at
Woolwich Dockyard, was examined by Mr. Atherton,
chief engineer, yesterday and to-day, and, on passing
very satisfactorily, received his certificate.
Mates—Henry Maynard Bingham (the senior eli-
gible mate on the list), Robert Deane (April 9,
1849), John Hawley Glover (April 10, 1849),
Charles Anthony Johnson (April 10, 1849), Deveson
Eliot Henry Somerset (June 7, 1849), and William
Fitzherbert Ruston (Oct. 3, 1849), most of them the
senior officers on the list, have been promoted to the
rank of lieutenant.