The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-30 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

During Saturday last his Royal Highness Prince Albert
and some of the illustrious guests at Osborne paid a visit to
two of the ships at Spithead—Vengeance, 84, Captain Lord
Edward Russell, and Hogue, 60, screw-ship, Captain Mac-
dougall. Both captains were on shore at the time of the un-
expected Royal visit, but in the former ship the Prince was
received by the officer on watch, Lieutenant Grierson, and
was escorted round the deck by the first lieutenant, Mr.
Bridge. On board the Hogue Lieutenant Holland and Mr.
Bower, the master, had the honour of attending his Royal
Highness.
On Monday, the 19th inst., the captains and commanders
of ships at Malta entertained Admiral Sir W. Parker to a
dinner at the club on the occasion of his hoisting his blue at
the main.

Some time since at Malta, five men of the Superb, 80,
Captain Purcell, marines and sailors, charged with pilfer-
ing from the officers and men several small things, as
handkerchiefs, &c., were subjected to a court, of inquiry
by order of Sir W. Parker. They were all found guilty
on the clearest evidence, and three were sentenced to im-
prisonment at the great prison. Corradino, and the other
two to receive four dozen lashes and then to be dismissed
the service. On Saturday, the 19th, this punishment was
carried out on one of the prisoners. On the other being
orderei to strip, whether from fear or shame is not known,
he drew a razor from his person and slashed it across his
throat, inflicting a frightful wound. He was taken to the
naval hospital, and is now recovering.
It is to be hoped that, as soon as he is recovered, he will
receive his richly-deserved punishment. A thief on board a
man-of-war, if convicted, should never be allowed to escape,
and should be got rid of at the first convenient opportunity.
But for the thieves afloat and fellows who make a practice of
sleeping on their watches, we would never cease to urge the
abolition of corporal punishment in the navy. As it is,
such wretches tried by a court (and not sentenced upon the
mere report of a single officer by a single captain), and duly
convicted, should always suffer the most severe, degrading,
but wholesome and exemplary punishment of flogging, and
dismissal from an honourable service.—Herald.

Commander Baker died at Bath on Friday last.
Caradoc steam-packet, Lieutenant-Commander Derriman
(the ex-Holyhead iron steam-packet, refitted for the Medi-
terranean service), has made a passage from Devonport to
Malta, very little inferior to the celebrated passage of the
Banshee, ex-Holyhead wooden steam-packet. The Caradoc
left Devonport on the 13th, called at Lisbon for a few hours
on the 16th, and arrived at Malta on the afternoon of the
21st—thus performing the distance by long sea route in
much shorter time than a few years since was usually occu-
pied from Malta to London via Marseilles.
Triton iron steam-packet, Lieutenant-Commander Glynn,
left Malta on the 18th for Trapani, Leghorn, and England.
For the former place she had a monument to be erected over
the remains of Dr. Anderson, physician to Sir Charles Na-
pier, who late'y broke a blood vessel on board the steamer
which was conveying him to Marseilles.
Encounter, 14, screw-crovette, Captain Gordon, returned
to Lisbon, from Oporto, on the 21st, and left on the 23d for
Cadiz.
Lucifer, 3, steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Jackson,
returned to Queenstown on the 27th, from Holyhead, pre-
viously to proceeding to the Isle of Man.

ADVANCE IN AGRICULTURAL WAGES.—At the
hirings which are now taking place in Northumberland, ad-
vanced wages are the order of the day. At llexam, on
Tuesday last, there was a good attendance of servants, the
demand for whom was good, the wages for men being 8 . to
101. 1, s., and for women from 61. to 8/. for the summer half-
year. At Richmond, on Saturday last, both men and
women obtained higher wages than last year. At Alnwick
the inquiry for women servants especially was eager, at
wages running from 6/. to 81. for the half-year; and to-
wards the close of the day some difficulty was experienced in
procuring them even at those wages. There was not so
great a demand for young men, nor were the conditions of
their engagements proportionably so good. At Newcastle
hiring, on Tuesday last, the men realised for the year from
131. to 16/. 10s. ; and the women for the last year from 5/. to
51. 10s., and in some cases 61.—Newcastle Courant.
DEATH OF CHARLES CAMPBELL, THE EX•CHAM.,
PION or TIIE RIVICIt. —This celebrated waterman, whose
name will last for years to come, on account of the many
wagers he had won on the bosom of old Father Thames, expired
on Wednesday night last, at his residence in Vine-terrace,
Waterloo-road, Lambeth. He has left a widow and five
children. The deceased was, besides being a watersnane a
then= of the Wed of Englandwuce.