The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-05 00:00:00

N AVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAT.—Strcng gales from the
S.W. have been blowing all the day, and the sea has
been dashing heavily over the ramparts of the town.
A letter has been received from the coast of Africa,
dated off " Aghwey," 21st of December, giving the
following as the distribution of the slave-trade sup-
pression squadron at that date :

" On the North Coast—The Centaur (Commodore),
Alert, Heroine, Pluto, Teazel., .and Spy.
"In the Bights—Kingfisher, Ranger, Rattler,
(order 3d to the South), Phcenix,.and Heela.
" South coast—Cyclups, Star, Sealark, Firefly, and
Waterwitcb.

"The Phoenix and Rattler have etch captured an
empty vessel. The Kingfisher captured the ' Tarn
O'Shanter,' with 305 slave; on board. She had been
chased off the windward part of the statiou by the
Ranger, and in company with the Ranger's pinnace,
atsigted at the capture of the Brazilian schooner Clio
by the Hecla on the 28th of November.
"The Kingfisher's pinnace and the Phoenix cap-
tured the Beretta under Brazilian colours empty
lately.
"'Tie slave-trade still goes on, and the demand is
greater' than the supply on this part of the station.
To the northward the trade is completely done up,
owing to liberating the slaves at the Gallinas. On
the south coast the trade is at all times carried on
more briskly than at any other part of the station, so
that a sailing vessel cOnsiders it quite a godsend to be
sent there.'
"Mr. Templar, midshipman, belonging to the
phmix, died some days since. He served three
years previously in the Favourite.
"The Phoenix - and Kingfisher have been sickly.
"The Commodore is expected in the Bights, to-
wards the end of February.
" This goes by the Guardian, and sails for England
to-morrow.

WOOLWICH, Amur, 4.—The Rosamond steam-
sloop, Commander J. Foote, has arrived at Green-
hithe, and will discharge her powder at Purfleet pre-
vious to corning up to Woolwich to be paid off at this
port.

Tile Lightning steam-vessel, Master-Commander
Paley, got her steam up to-day, and went down the
river to tow the Atholl troop-ship, Master-
Commander J. P. Pearn, to Woolwich. She has
two companies of the Royal Artillery on board, one
from the Mauritius and the other from the Cape of
Good Hope.
The Megwra steam-sloop was taken down the river
in tow of the Jasper to-day to be fitted for sea at
Sheerness.

SIR JOIIN ROSS'S ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
Arrangements have now been made for the de-
parture of the Felix, purchased et Ayr for an expedi-
tion in search of Sir John FrAnklin and the officers
and crews of the Erebus and Terror discovery ships.
The vessel %%411 be under the command of Captain
Sir John Ross, and Wednesday, the 17th inst., is
named for her departure from Ayr for the Arctic
regions.

FRAUD ON T E POLICE.—A very curious trick
w
borough Court, on Saturday, by Mr.
Beassw exposed
ia,th a
the
superintendent.A 'watch
was stolen on the
from Mr. Birbeck, of Fennel-street,
service,t named Elizabeth Wilson. The
fact,
description of the suspected person, was ad-
-2basvc.ttla:
andof female
Jta h neu i
aai.i last,
ad-
vertised in the line and Cry, and also republished by the
police of the sisterkingdom where it is usual to expose these
announcements to the public gaze. In the town of. Ros-
common a woman came forth and surrendered, confessing
herself to be the Elizabeth Wilson proscribed, and acknow-
ledging the crime. She 'was taken before the lion. Martin
Finch, and subscribed a deposition, stating that she had
stolen the watch, bad taken it to Dublin, and there it had
been pawned by a girl named Rose Malone, at a pawn-
broker's in Gaol-street, for 4i., which they divided; she
travelled with Rose Malone till they parted at Mullingar.
This being communicated to Manchester Inspector Mac-
donald was sent over to fetch her. She was brought here at
311 expense of 41., and now it has been found out that the
whole story is a fabrication to get a gratis passage. She had
formerly lived in Manchester, seding oranges, and got
enough to take her to Ireland; but now, wishing to return,
she resorted to this ingepious cheat on the officers of justice.
There is no such street as Gaol-street in Dublin, and when
passing through liluilingar she was quite at a loss to pcint
out the places she talked of. She was remanded, being pro-
bably liable to indictment for obtaining goods (her laicals at
least) on false pretences.—Hanchestcr Exanziner.

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SOUTH WALES RAILWAY.—LOCOMotiVeS nOW
traverse the section of this line lying between Newport and
Cardiff,.