The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-18 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

Masters' Assistants—John Phillips and W. W. Vine,
to the Fisgard, flagship, at Woelc;ich; John E. Price,
to:the Victory, flag-ship, Portsmouth.
Gunner—Charles Quin (acting), to the Caradoc steam-
packet, Woolwich.
Penelope, 16, steam-frigate, Captain Lyster, with the
red pendant of Commodore Bruce, was tried on Wed-
nesday outside the Nab. Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas
Cochrane, K.C.8., Mr. Murray, principal engineer of
Portsmouth yard, and various other persons, were on
board. Her engines performed very well, but some new
apparatus appears to have rendered her stoppage and
back-turn rather uncertain. Sometimes she was a mi-
nute and more before a back-turn could be got. Some
slight alteration will therefore be necessary. St's will
not be paid and proceed to the Coast until about Mon-
day. Some alteration is also to be made in her capstan
—a patent one. It holds well with the links of the
chain; but when it comes to a shakle, it slips. Her
tender, the screw gun-vessel Teazer,_is baying some
slight defects in her engines msdo good.
Tho Turkish frigate and brig will kave Portsmouth
Harbour to-morrow, and proceed shortly to tho Medi-
terranean.
easterly
morning,
wind has at
Prince Regent, 90, Captain Harris, was taken out of
tha
ob
snmaotuPortsmouth s jlys t. r dfraiyi e
last died away. At midnight last Light it shifted to
the s.w., and we have now moderate breezes, with fine
mild weather.

THE F.RIMLEY GANG.—COMMITTAL OF
_ISAACS TIIE CAPTAIN.
TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TIIURSDAY.—John Isaacs, the
captain of the desperate band of burglars, was appre-
hended at Frome, in Somersetshire, on Friday last, and
was brought before the magistrates at Tunbridge Wells
yesterday, charged with the burglary at the house of the
Misses Farncombe, near Uckfield, in December last. It
will be recollected that this robbery was perpetrated by
eight persons, amongst whom were the prisoner James
Hamilton, the approver. The other six were all trans:
ported at the last assizes. The prisoner is also charged
with the burglary at Mrs. Stanor's, at Kit:Hord,
Junen6r
Petvrorth. This robbery was effected on the 3d otescia
last by Jones and Harwood, who were hung on I_,
rted for
last, Samuel Harwood, who was also withchaigcdT the
murder of Mr. Holiest; John Smith (traugsoacs,
and
life for the Uckfield robbery), the Pt
James Hamilton, the approver. 11.
ho met the prisoner at Farnharc-comm 1
common to G alid-
when he arranged the robbery ; he then
rainasororn.::tatesdprtihntigt,
, on his return he
ford to fetch other men to beiP-,v00,i, James Jones
obtained her money.
brought back with him SamueldT.lra.
they
suaicient evidence to fix
(Burbidge), and Levi Harwoo ,12 ' then pro-
m the course of the
ceeded to Mrs. Stances, and forcibly
The Magistrate, after hearing
fully committed him to take
assizes,
by Mr. Merton to
the prisoner with the charge,sand .
his trial at the next a
evening the prisoner was c
Lewes gaol.

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AND M. DE MELCY.—By the d9ed
celebrated singer Grisi and her husban'l
MADAME lx111S," " .
to have the property of sonic iron
of separation the
was
.revenue rising from them
M. de I‘l„elcY he but as the
was further stipulated that the wife should
jt ,pauhgareiea ddi stage.
counseliaaegnred n he r
Nwv.aosrkusnacterutahiinti,eirt ;
; i() 000 f. A year as long as she should remain on
pay him 'For sonie time past this income has not been
M. de Melcy, on Thursday last, brought an action
wife for the
his
arrears, amounting to 27,500 f. The
Pleaded that the revolution of February had so in-
professional pursuits, that she was no longer
able to pay so large a sum as 10,000 f. a year, and offered, in
lieu of the arrears due, to pay a sum of 10,0001. The coun-
sel for M. de Melcy, denied the truth of the statement made
as to the reduced means of Madame Grisi, and entered into a
detail of the sums received by her at different theaentreis,,
&c. He, mentioned, among other things, that.nwtweisn.
Russia she had received very valuable presents J
lat 30,000
and in particular a wreath for the head,
rubles (about 120,000 f.), which had been purchased.suuscribed 10,000
scription, the Emperor himself having
advocate of Madame
valued by sub..
rubles. Ile stated also, in reply to tb
Grisi, who, after having alluded to
Consequence of the
Italian Opera Opera by the aristocracy bee abandonment of the
flurtunate, that she had not 'volution, had described the attempt of his client to find a
compensation in London as unno,e _.
elsums, and had received
bdeeeelnaraedlostehrattosteeheaxdte OA the contrary, he
ager her assistance at the
not less than 30,0001. in
CourtFab condemned the defendant to
musical festivals. The ,y M.
de Miley.
PAY' the whole turn claimed. e
A TERRIBB. DOG AND A
Cuneous realisednt Ir,eti d
LARK. —A gentleman !
1 ed much sagacity one morning
AlgE".°l3lScholes has a dog, of the bull and
which disp ay
last week.
terrier breed,
On Ind seeing it flying about the room, the sa-
otg the escape of a lark that had got
out of its cage,
a captured the bird and took it up stairs to his
master, Inalweitaspthen in bed. The dog did not hurt a
single feav-„-d, it 19 to
g a cious a,n,vhih:
of the bird. The dog and lark are still cm-
bt hoped, will lopg (maim 19,
panions,
gasand,
PIM.