The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-04 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

COMmander (1848), not Com-
mander P. H. Somerville (1842). as generally reported,
has .been. appointed au 'nap, cting commander of the
Lo set Guard. -He entered the navy in 1824, passed his
examination in 1830, and obtained his first commission
in 1831. As "a lieutenant he served in the Wellesley,
72, Cornwallis, 72; in the transport service; then in the
Belleiele, 72, and Collingwood, 80. He served in the
Chinese hostilities, and was honourably mentioned in
Lord Gough's dispatcheo.

Commodore Lnrd J,)bn Ray, C. 8., struck his flag on
hoard; the;St. George, 120; in Ilitmoitze, on Monday
evening; at sunset, and proceeded on leave of absence for
a few days. Duthie his ebsence the duty of the dock-
yard wilt,dae pertormed by Mr. Mills. master-attendant,
ifeo ofthe ordinary by Captain Joseph Nias, of the
St. George.
Tiger; a new steamer of 400:horse Power, navigated
to Per4sinirath from Woolwich some time ago, and
now lying in the tail basin, got up her steam yester-
day- to•try her engines. She is a fine capacious ves-,
sel, but; as we have before steted, has the Sidot.'s
propensity to list over ; indeed, a short time after her
arrival, the coal beiug unequally divided in her bunkers,
there was said to be- much danger at one time of her
fallieg right over. In consequence of this she has re-
ceived extensive alterations, her coal-bahkers, which ,
came upon each side to the under part of her weather-
deck, have been loWered, and her main-deck maiso flush
tote and aft ; two port holes have been cut about the
imidshipl part di her main'-rbek, and two hravy guns
will be: removed to these ports from her wrather-deck,
whereby her top weight will be decreased. She is rigged
fuel will be tried at Spithead shortly.
The- Ameriosn frigate, St.' Lrwrence, Commodore
Santh, was towed out of S,uthampton waters early yei-
:terdsy morning, by • the Echo. When off the Kicker
point a westerly breeza sprung up, the steamer was cast
off, and the frigate made sail. In passing through Spit-
head anchorage the St. Lawrence saluted the flig of
Admiral: Sir iVaden Capel, K.C,B , with thirteen guns,
which the Victory returned with a similar number. She
proceeds to Cherbourg.
The Turkish- war-steamer the Feizi Baari, with Ad-
iniral Mustafa,' flag ft% ing from her main, arrived yes-
terday m ,reing, from Woolwich, and anchored near the
;other Turkish 'es:sets at Spithead. The iquadron will
now proceed on their voyage home to Constantineple.
The anchor-boy built for Bermuda, and to be called
the Devonport, was launched from the masthouse-slip at
D,vonport, yesterday morning, and will be ready for
sea about the middle of the pre6ent month.
PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 3.—'rne I)evastAtion steam-
sloop, Quinmoniler C. Y. Catnph 11, adjusted her com-
to Spithead on Thursday.
passes to dAy, arid will go
The Turkish Admiral went off from the dockyard
his afternoon to the frigate at Spithead, under a salute
:tom the Victory.

• WOOLWICH; Junta 3.—The Right Eon. Sir Francis
T. Baring held-a levee to-day at the Admiralty, which
was titterided.-by the following officers:
Captains—Sir George- A. Wesiral (1819); Charles
G. Randolph (1827), Str Thomas aithinti, C.B. (1837),
Sir William D,ckson (1837), John Robb (11141), and
Hon. Edward Harris (1837).
Omni:ander a—George S. Goocit (1824), Joseph Roche
(1838); John Streane, Robert A. Bradshaw (1841), Lord
William Compton (1842), Johli Sandergon (1846),' Wil
11.4tir B4)11 (1846), F. Holland (1846), Hubert Jenne'.
-(1847), and reiiip Somerville (1848). "
Lieutenants-Robert L-thbridge (1811), Macdonald
Bourchier (1841), Flnry S. Efiliyur (1842), and Austin
aS il°dl.trkincsis7L=
iri'Fan ill not hold a levee next Tuesday.'
Officers whose names are on the list for that day will
stand for Tuesday,'June 17: •
Rear-Admiral J. W. D. Dundas, C. 8., held a levee to
day at the Admiralty, and it Was attended by the fol-
lowing officers:—
Admiral—Hugh Downman,
Retired Rear-Admiral—John Chocks Gawen Roberts.
Captains--7 Sir George A. Westphal, Sir T. Maitland,
C. 8., George. St. V. King, Arthur Farquhar, and Robert
Stopford. •
Commanders--Joseph Roche, Philip Somerville, and
West.

Lieutonants—F. Cheetham Strode, A. Mitchell, J. B.
Somerville, and Henry S. ilillyar.
Masters—Jt,hu Thomas, Janes Loam), and Thomas C:
Pullen.

SurgeOn,-k. Cross:
Pliyahtstcr and Purser—Charks Walker.
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