The Sun.
London, England, 1850-02-25 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.—The Rolla, Lieutenant-
Commander Fenwick, is all- a-taunt, and ready for
the recepti,n of the naval apprentices of the flag-ship
Victory. She has been hauled into the stream, and
will probably commence cruising this week. The
Admirolty have promulgated a most stringent order
re: petting the naval apprentices ; they are n tin
future (when draughted to other vessels from the
Victory) to be made servants of; under any consider-
ation, and such notification will be in future written
across the hack of the discharges when the boys are
draughted. We hear that the Raleigh, 50, recently
paid off, had some apprentices on board from the
Victory, who were generally made officers' servants,
end when returned to their former ship, were found
so dttici,!nt in the knowledge of those duties they
were sent into the service to learn, that they will
have to he instructed again.
The Lilly, 12, is nearly rigged. She will be com-
missioned in a day or two, it is reported, by Com-
mandtr Bedford.

The Lady Bruce bark, of 538 tons, John Burns,
master, chartered by Mr. W. 0. Young, of Sun-
court, Cernhill. with emigrants for Port Natal, ar•
rived here on Wednesday from the river (where she
had embarked 143 emigrants), to receive the remain-
der of her living freight, 37 of whom are from the
Duke of Buceleucb's e.tate in this county, whose pas-
sages and outfit have been provided by his Grace.
After her arrival at Sir head a complaint was made
to Mr. E. A. Smith, R.N., Assistant-Emigration
Officer for London, who had been sent by her Ma-
jesty's Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners
to examine the emigrants embarked here, that the
beef and pork which Lad been issued to them Isere
unfit for use. Mr. Smith went on board the Lade
Bruce immediately to inquire into the complaint, and
finding tlyit the brands on the casks from which the
provisions had been issued did not correspond with
those passed for this ship, under the inspection of Lieut.
Lean, R.N., her Majesty's Emigration Officer for
London, and that the provisions were much inferior
in quality, ordered that the AN hole of the salt provi-
sions should be got on deck for inspection, and on
Friday, accompanied by Mr. Hill, the Tide Surveyor
at this port, proceeded on board, and examined them.
They found that only six of the casks of beef shipped
in London were of the quality approved by Lieute-
nant Lean, the remaining three casks being much
inferior in quality, and these, as was ascertained from
the statement of the chief officer, were sent to the
ship after the survey had taken place. These three
casks of provisions were wholesome, but as they were
not equal in quality to those required to be shiprd
for emigrants, Mr. Smith ordered them to be landed,
and some of proper quality to be shipped in lieu. Mr.
Bennett, the representative of Mr. W. 0. Young,
readily acted upon these instructions by sending im-
mediately fur the proper kind of beef. The supply of
emigrant stores was made by contract with Messrs. W.
and T. Cooper, aed by the terms of their contract they
are bound to supply such stores as would meet the
approval of the Emigration Officer. The remainder a
the emigrants were embarked on Friday, and were
examined yesterday by Mr. Smith, Mr. Rolph,
surgeon, of this borough, selected by the former gen-
tlenign for the medical examination, attending on
board for that purpose. Great care has been taken
in the fittings-up of this ship, which is similar to all
those leaving London, being well ventilated by two
stern ports, glass scuttles in the sides, an air-shoot
ahafr, and a funnel forward (one of Lieutenant Gil.
more's patent). The emigrants (209 souls) were all
in good health to-day, and the Lady Bruce will sail
for her destination to-morrow.

The
Cecrops, Keyser, Master, from Callao, laden
with guano, which knocked her rudder off at the back
of the Isle of Wight-, and was towed into this har-
bour on Sunday last by the dockyard steam-tug
Echo, reshipped her rudder, repaired damages, and
sailed again for Berwick, her port of destination,
on the Wednesday. following. The May Queen,
Sayers, Master, which was run into by a vessel, name
unknown, in the Channel on Saturday last, has partly
discharged her cargo, and bus been repaired in the
very E hurt space of tour days, and proceeded to sea
this morning. These and other instances of the de-
spatch with which vessels may be repaired and refit-
tt d at this port are striking inducements for the trader
as well as the man-of-war to make this place in pre-
ference to others, and reflects the highest credit upon
the business habits, and indefatigable exertions always
so promptly displayed in refitting vessels meeting
damage under adverse circumstances by Messrs.
Garratt and Gibbon, the agent to Lloyds, at this
station.