The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-13 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE:

Retired-Saroon Thomas Robertson died at Isli aktoit
on the 9th instant. Dr. 'Robertson was assistaat-amr-
geon and surgeon of Europa and Flying Fish o the
capture of Port-au-Prince in 1794; of Dtedalus at the
attack on Goree; of Leopard, in charge of hospital at
Mocha; and of Sirius in Calder's action at Trafalgar;
and in her actioe with the Frenah flotilla off the Tits )r ;
surgeon of the Norge at the defence of Cadiz; prig rci pal
founder of the Seaman's Hospital Ship in the .River
Thames.
PORTSMOUTH, TUESbAY.—The Lords of the Lami-
raity embarked at the Sallyport this morning, and pro-
ceeded to the Dockyard. They landed at the IV rig's-
stairs at ten o'clock, where they were received by Ad-
miral Sir Blaclen Cape!, K.C.13., Rear-Admiral Pr( sseott,
C. 8., Captain W. H. Henderson, C. 8., Captain 'Yates,
Commander Mathias, Flag-Lientet ant Lang, Mr. John
Fincham, master, shipwright; Mr. Underwood, 'waster-
attendant; Mr. Edwards, store-keeper; Mr. Vie ter,
store-receiver; Mr. Murray, superintendent engine er
Mr. Hay, of the chemical department, and other of& era The Beard first proceeded to the Admiral- Superini:en-
dent
's
(Ace, where they transacted business. The
First Lord there lef.; his colleagues, and held a levee
at the Naval College, giving interviews to the
following offieers in the order, in which they are named:
—Rear-Admiral Ilollinworth, Colonel-Commandant
Menzies, KAI; Commander G. W. Williamson, Lieut.
H. B. Everest, Commander Von Donop, Commandt tr H.
Horsefield, Captain S. P. Pritchard, Commander! D,
Robertson_ tlw,Ray. E. aaaelps, fcconintattlemat
itelby, Paymaster and Pueser 13ow:len, Captain Parke,
R.M.A.; Captain R. F. Gambier, Lieutenant F. Gode-
rich, Rear-Admiral Goody, Lieutenant R. Reid, Com-
mender E. Westbrook,nPaymasa r and Purser Wedlend,
Lieutenant R. Ward, Commander S. Grandy, Cum.
1 mender G. G. Miall, Commander R. ell. Commander
Bulman, Commander Baynton, Commander Bastard,
Colonel Ballingall, R.M.; Lieutenant Byng, Lieutenant
Charles Gliun, Lieutenant J. Irvine, Captain W. Tur-
ner, Commander Holbrook. Lieutenant C. Scott, Mr.
W. H. Holinworth (Paymaster and Purser), Pay.
masterand Purser Green, Paymaster and Purser
James Ozzard, the Rev. J. R. Moffat, Com-

mender Marshid, Captain W. Richardson, the Rev.
H. A. Veck, Captain R. Warren, Captain St. Leger
Cannon, Lieutenant 3. Oxenham, Mr. J. C. Sabbei (a),
surgeon; Lieutenant T. S. Hall, Mr. Eiye,
shipwrig ht;
Capt. T. H. Mason, Paymaster and Purser Winter, Com-
mander Clark, Mr. Jack, surgeon. and Mr. J. Chegwyn,
Master. Whilst those interviews were being given,Rear-
Admiral Berkeley and Captain Sir Baldwin Walker, ac-
companied by Captain Henderson, of' the Blenheim, pro-
ceeded in the gig of the latter officer on board the ad-
vance steamers Odin, Basilisk, and Argus, while the
other members of the Board and their attendant officers
went on board the Leopard, in the basin; after whieb the
latter went round the jetty and inspected the new st;eam-
frigate Tiger externally. They then went on board the
Dauntless steam-frigate, Captain Halsted, in the basin,
where they remained until eleven o'clock, when they
were rejoined by Rear-Admiral Berkeley, &c. After the
Dauntless, the Edinburgh, intended block-ship, came in
for observation, where Rear-Admiral Berkeley again
left them, and with Sir B. Walker and Captain Charles
Graham, of the Rodney, 92, and Captain Henclorson,
went on board the latter ship, where they remained until
noon, and thence proceeded to the steam-basin to join
the other members of the Board, and went on boar d the

Termagant steam-frigate, whence the whole party
proceeded to Admiral‘Superintendent Prescott's to
luncheon. At two P.m. they left and perambulated the
new desks, the new convict prison, the watering island,
and inspected the pile-driving, where the wall is giving
out; they then inspected the chain cable stwe,
and the machine for cleaning the cables by
steam; they then ascended to the sail loft, and
inspected that department, which they left for
the rigging-house, the sea-storehouse, &c. Captain
Eden went on board his old ship, the Victory. Rear-
Admiral Dundas and Captain Hamilton returned to the
George Hotel, about five, where they were, in half an
hour afterwards, joined by the First Lord and the other •
members, who transacted business and corresponcloace,
after which they were entertained at dinner by the
Lieutenant-Governor, Lord F. Fitzolarenoe.
We have authority for stating that there is no errith
in the report that Captain Lord Edward Russell, of the
Vengeance, 84, and Captain Charles Graham, of the
Rodney, 92, have exchanged or intend exchanging ships.
At the monthly examination of young gentlemen for
entry into her Majesty's naval service as cadets, ci )m-
-pleted this day at the Royal Naval College, the follom ing
candidates passed :—Messrs. Owen, Amherst,
Willmott, Harvey, Maxwell, Jeayes, Royce, and Ste tiock.
-The Admiralty have ordered-the Odin steam-frigate
to be commissioned, pro tent., by Commander Sir 'Wil-
liam Wiseman, of the Excellent, for the purpose of con-
veying the English Ambassador to St. Petersburgh.. She
will be manned from that ship and the Blenheim, arid she
is already rigged and provisioned.
The Tiger, recently tried by Captain Henderson; and
found crank, has been brought under the sheers and die-
masted. Four feet have been cut off the heels of her
fore and mainniasta.

Captain W. H. Pierson, 38, has received the good-
service pension, vice Barden, deceased.

APPOINTMENTS.

WOOLWICH, AUG. 12.—Commanders—George G.
Randolph (1846), to tho Rodney, 90, at Portsmonith;
George Hancock (1850), to the Waterloo, 120, at
Sheerness.

Lieutenant William Horton (1842) is to command Cho
Shearwater, commissioned yesterday at Woolwich.
Lieutenant John Henry Howard (1847), having cot n-
pleted a course of study of steam at the factory at Wo al.
wich Dockyard, was examined yesterday, and havi ag
passed satisfactorily, obtained his certificate.
The Valorous steam-sloop was taken up the river to-
day to have her engines put on board.
AUG. 11.—Apollo troup.ship came pmt o
harbour yesterday to be paid off, without any of the
bulkheads or other internal fittings being disturbed.
Duck naval lighter is loading for Pembroke and Deo I.
Aid, naval lighter is rcti Wig and having a new ruzust
put on board.
Messrs. Baker, builders, of Rochester, have got a c an-
tract for building a new ship in this dockyard.

:NORFOLK ESTUARY.
The half yearly meeting of the proprietors of I,bie,
company was held yesterday, at Gray's•inn Cof fee.
how°, Holborn, Sir IL Ffoulkea, Bart., in the chair.,

Mr. WING, the secretary, read the report. It state d
that the works were progressing most favourably. Tk
contractors had been paid since the last meeting the stun
of 36,6361., and the loan of Messrs. Heywood and Co.
had been reduced by 5,000/. This must be considered
very satisfactory, when only one call had been nitide
during that :period. The amount received from the
commencement of the undertaking was 127,6191. 15s. td.,
and the disbursements 119,1271. Os. 6d., leaving a ba-
lance in favour of the company of 8,4921. 14s. 10d.
The engineer's report stated that since the last mmet-
ing the works for making the two new cuts or chorine%
for the diversion of the River Ouse had been continued
by the contractors, Messrs. Peto and Betts, as faalL as
circumstances would permit, and up to the present time
1,400,000 cubic yards of earth had been removed from
the upper cut nearest to Lynn, a very large portion of
which had been excavated to the depth of ono foot be slow
the zero mark, or within 11 feet of the intended botimut
and the remainder was proceeding with considerable
activity, so that there was no doubt that it would bo
completed within the time stipulated by the contrif„t•.
After some conversation, in which the propriety, ofa
enforcing the payment of calls was strongly urged,
highly satisfactory account was given of the prbmu egr_ g 7
the works and the value of the lands now
re-
claimed, as evidenced by the fact that
thoef reclaimed
Commissioners had lately sold a large ac
Eau Brink
lands of a much inferior quality for4tor,ootol., being at
the rate of 361. per acre.
The report was adopted.
After a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the meeting
separated.

s•—circles at Pau by the trial, a few
- - - xt r
caoourpdlien aorny intersthe.
charge
hsa,tr
gheaosf
ENGLISH SWINDLER
. took,t ot hf
been excited in the English
marriedrepresented himself to be son of
army, and of a Neapolitan princess;'
days ago, of an Englishhd
oflad, and represented herself to be
swindling. The husband
lish general. Both_ pretended to be
colonel in the EnglishfamiliesLiEonfg the Dukes of Norfolk, Leinater, and
February
the the
daughterwife
allied to the
theeauotel de France, accompanied by several.
13th of last they arrived in a
Devonshire. On ....
and they lived in the style of persons of the highest
They ran up a bill of 6,C00f.
bteofatthede
rent ; ) and, as the landlord de-
rank.
give credit for
de-
clined speorsvtacrilitaiss,
to more, they took a chateau, which
20,5%1c05t1y way. They
up in a
but ran deep into debt with
butchon, tailor, dressmaker,
fc.aof eadceotoun
_, grocer, carpet-dealer, and do-
mestics. The lady, Who affected to be very pious, incurred
895 f. with an abbe for masses. An English lady, who arrived
from Brussels to give evidence, stated that her husband had.
paid 50,000 f. to release them from the debtors' prison at Co-
logne. She, however, added, that she believed that they
were what they represented themselves to be ; but other wit,
nesses threw doubt on this point. It was shown that they
had received letters from Lord Grey, the King of Holland,
and other distinguished personages. The tribunal, after
hearing all the evidence, decided that the accused had made
use of false names, and had been guilty of swindling. It ac-
cordingly condemned them to a year's imprisonment and
200 f. fine. On hearing the sentence the woman uttered a
piercing shriek and fainted in her husband's arms. lie, with
apparently great affection, paid her every attention, and alio
soon recovered. They were then removed to prison.
Throughout Essex, Suffolk, and Norfolk, then
scythe and sickle are now busily engaged incuttingd
to
"'
the wheat crops. The late fine weather brought themandup
to
perfection somewhat earlier than was expected,
wheat had been
last Saturday night a very large breadth of
cut. Comparatively speaking, but little of this fell before
the edge of the sickle, the scythe
being now more generally
used than ever. Our accounts agree
exceed the ordinary
in stating that the
wheat crops of these counties rather
yield ; at all events, it is certain there will be a full average.
—lpswich Express.

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