The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-24 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

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PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 23.—The Wanderer, 26, Commander
G. H. Seymour, having unloaded the Chinese ransom money,
will now be paid off at this port. Her commander, who is a
son of Rear-Admiral Sir G. F. Seymour, has been promoted
to the rank of captain since his arrival.
The Resistance, 42, Commander C. G. E. Patey, arrived on
Friday from Quebec, which she left on the .21st ult. last,
from Halifax (left on the ssh of June), • having on board
Lieutenant the Hon. W. Yelverton, RA. ; Major Bergh, 93d ;
Captain Davenport and Lieutenant Gray, Royals ; Captain
G. Campbell, 52d ; Lieutenant Dennis, 43d ; Assistant-Sur-
geon Woods, and 200 invalids, chiefly military. She came
into harbour yesterday afternoon, to be paid oft.
A Danish steam-frigate passed through Spithead soon after
sunrise on Thursday, with the Crown Prince of Denmark on
board, going to Southampton.
The three experimental brigs at this port have their guns
on board, but no commissions have yet arrived. •
The Anson, 72, Lieutenant-Commander F. It cogism,
ar-
rived at Hobart Town on the 4th of February, with 499 con-
victs, and detachments of the 51st, 58th, 96th, and 99th Re-
giments on board. She left Plymouth on the Ist of October,
and put in at Rio, where she remained fourteen days. A,
number of the troops were ordered to Sydney.
The Collingwood, 80, Captain Eden, has been removed from
the dockyard jetty alongside the hulk off Gosport. She has
her topgallant masts up, her running rigging rove, and is
entering hands fast, and otherwise rapidly progressing to-
wards readiness for service.

The Satellite,-.18, Commander Rowley, was at Rio on the •
Bth ult., last from Bahia. The whole of the force upon the
South American station has been ordered for the coast of
Africa, to assist in the suppression of the slave trade.
The Bonetta, 3, Commander Brock, sailed yesterday from
Spithead for the Mediterranean, on surveying
.service, to
supersede the Magpie.
The Canton, Fairlie, and Ratcliffe transports, are hourly
expected at Spithead, with the 55th Regiment on board; 8
officers and 200 men embarked at Canton on board the Rat-
cliffe on the sth of March. On their arrival they will land
at the Royal Dockyard, and march to Chichester, where they
will be quartered pro tem. Their depOt is ordered from Chat-
ham, to join them at Chichester.
The Childers, 18, Commander G. G. Wellesley, is hourly
looked for at Spithead, with another moiety of the Chinese
ransom.

By the arrival of the Swift, 6, Lieutenant-Commander J.
Douglas, at Falmouth on the 18th inst., which left. Rio on the
29th of April, Bahia May Bth, and Pernambuco May 14th, we
learn that the Cura9oa, 24, Captain Sir T. S. Pasley, Bart. ;
Helena, 16, Commander Sir C. Ricketts, Bart. ; Vestal, 26,
Captain C. Talbot ; and Growler, Commander C. H. M.
Buckle, were at Rio on the Bth ult. The Daphne, 18, Capt.
J. J. Onslow, was about to proceed round Cape Horn.
Vice-Admiral Sir C. Adam, K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief
on the South American station, has struck his flag on board
the Illustrious, 72, and re-hoisted it in the. Pyramus receiv-
ing-ship, and dispatched the Illustrious with Commodore&
Sharpe, on the 26th of May, with the Eurydice, 26, Captain
Elliott ; the Scylla, 16, Commander R. Sharpe ; and the
Columbia steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander J. Harding.
to Jamaica and the Havannah.

The French Admiral sailed from Rio on the 30th of March
for France, in the Glorieuse, but put back on the II th of
April, leaky, and hoisted his flag on board the Arethuse, the
Glorieuse being hove down at once. The Cohunbus American
frigate being relieved by the Raritan, the Commodore sh_ipped.
his pendant to the latter, when the former sailed for New York.
The Dublin, 50, Captain Tucker, flag of Rear-Admiral R.
Thomas, Commander-in-Chief in the Pacific, arrived at Pa-
peiti on the 9th of January, at which port were six whaler'
at that date.

The Mercury tender sailed with stores for Plymouth and
Milfordhaven on Tuesday ; and the Diligence transport on
Thursday with stores for Plymouth.
In Harbour—Victory, Excellent, Collingwood, Malabar;
Rattlesnake, Fearless, Sydenham, and Echo steam-vessels.
Arrived, the Arrow ketch.
In Dock—Prince Regent, Victoria and Albert, Roabey,
Scourge, Pantaloon, Lily, Athol, and Waterwitch,
At bpithead—St. Vincent.
SISEERNESS, JUNE 21.—The Apollo treolt-ship, Master-
Commander W. Maclean, in working into luirbour yesterday
afternoon ran ashore on Grain Spitt. Two steam tugs went
immediately to her assistance, but were unavailing in getting
her off. The Sindbad and Aid, Government lighters, are
taking out her stores to lighten her. She is not in much
danger, being on a muddy bottom, but it is feared they will
not be able to get her off until next springs.
The Dee steam-vessel, Master-Commander Driver, passed
up to Chatham this day week with part of the 74th on board,
and returned on Saturday with a portion of the 77th, ordered
to Ireland.

The Amazon, 44, was undocked this day, and will speedily
be commissioned.
At the Nore—Camperdown, awaiting orders for Spithead,
In Harbour—Ocean, Africaine, Raven, Apollo.
In Dock—Amazon, Chamelion, Eolus.
In the Basin—Boseawen, Vernon, Monarch, Vulture, and
Crocodile.

The Apollo has got safely off the mud, and has bean to Wad
up to Chatham by the Afracaine steam-tug.
PROMOTlONS.—Commander—Geo. Henry Preymour (1842),
of the Wanderer, to the rank of Captain,
Lieutenant--klalachi Donellan (of Vats Crescent) ; G. De-
cceurdoux, to be Retired Commande':, by order in Council of
1830.

Deputy Medical Inspector of Hospitals:—John Liddell, to
be Medical Inspector of 110t7pitals at Greenwich, vice Dobson,
resigned.

lii.rourrsiErrre.—Captain—Lewis T. Jones, to the Royal
Naval College, for study.
Commander—E. Hawes, to the Royal Sovereign, for oon.
ducting the packet service at Portpatrick.
Lieutenants—W. Peel, of the Black Eagle, to the Como-
rant, in the Pacific ; W. T. Bellairs, of the Ocean, to be agent
in a Royal Mail packet.
Deputy Medical Inspector of Hospitals—Gilbert King (of
Bermuda), to the Hasler, vice Liddell, promoted.
Masters—T. C. Pullen, to the Flying Fish ;F. R. Sturdee,
to the Daring ; J. S. Hill (acting), to the Osprey (to be bound
on the books of the Victory until the above brigs are com-
missioned) ; Benjamin Renard, James Bodle, and George
Andrews, all acting additional to the Poictiers, for the Cruiser,
Mutine, and Etiptegle.
Mates—W. De Vere andl S. Osborne, to the Collingwood ;
G. M. Jackson, to the St. Vincent; E. IL Blake, to the Cam-
perdown.

Surgeon—C. H. Fuller, to be Surgeon Superintendent of
the Agincourt convict ship.
Paymasters and :Pursers—C. Fielon, F. Coles cacting.), G.
H. Mowbray, additional to the Victory for the } lying Fish,
Osprey, and Daring; G. A. Lance, John E. Brooms, and
Joseph Lewis, acting additional to the Poictiers, for the
Cruiser, Mutine, and Espiegle.
Naval Instructor—F. W. Smith, to the Iris.
Masters' Assistants--J. T. Wise, to the St. Vincent ; Jack•
son, of St. Vincent, to Prometheus; Seabrook, to the Firefly.
Second Masters--T. Pitt, late of the Comet, to the Medusa
steam-packet; W. B. Edwards, to the Caledonia; R. T.
Saunders, of the Blazer, to the Zephyr steam-packet.
Midshipmen—G. A. Smith, to the Firefly; .R. F. Calvert,
to the Coningwood.
Naval Cadets—A. C. Couper and C. Markham, to the Col-
lingwood,

COAST GUARD.—PROMOTION.
Lieut. Edward Hill (1815) to the rank of COMlnander.
APPOINTMENTS.
Lieutenants—H. Probyn, to Greetham Creek station, B.
Taylor, to Chichester Harbour.
Mr. T. Edwards, Inspector of Shipwrights at Pembroke,
is appointed foreman, vice Turner, who is to proceed to Bom-
bay as master shipwright, vice Lear, resigned from ill health

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CHARGE Or FORGERY.--BRIGHTON, JuNn
Yesterday, a youth about twenty yea of age, named Phil.
lips, was brought before the sitting Magistrate at the Town-
hall,
charged withforg
in(gantdhebrnoathmeer of his
the elmatpeloatyre.r,
jobwi
Wigney,G tr.
Wigney,banker), brewer
), to two cheques, one for 761., and the other
for2r6Lge k, which had been cashed at the Union Bank. Mr.
West, of the Union Bank, proved that he cashed a cheque
for 761. on the Bth of June, and Mark Dullimore, a clerk in
the employ of Mr. G. Cheesman, builder, deposed that the
prisoner asked him to change a cheque for 261.; he (witness)
got it changed, and the prisoner gave him 5/. ( !) for his
trouble. Chief officer Chase deposed, that about one o'clock.
on Wednesday, Mr. Wigney handed over to him 5/. and,
forty-six sovereigns, and from other information he received.,
he applied to the prisoner's mother for some money, and she
gave him 14/. 10s. Mr. Wigney deposed, that Daimons
found the money in witness's presence, and that he took it
from under a board in the counting-house. Dullimore, on
being re-examined, stated that the prisoner told him that he
had cashed another cheque for 761,, and hid the money under
the board. Mr. Wigney stated that the cheques were not in
his handwriting, and Richard Carter, hia-tierk, stated that
he believed them to be in the prisoner's handwriting. Pri-
soner was committed to take his trial. it appeared that he
was employed in Mr. Wipers counting-house as an under
clerk. Ms father is n exciseman, and the prisoner's wages
were five shillings a..9;reek !
BOULOGNE, SIINDAY.—Our favourite steamer the
Magician, astonished the Boulognese yesterday by her ex-
traordinary speed. Much as has been written about this mac..
nificent craft, yet we had not before an opportunity of know'
how Ole could get through her business by running throng
the water as she did in this instance. The Magician left
took in passengers at Bole.
London-bridge-wharf after two on Saturday morning, arrived
at Boulogne shortly after ten,
logne, started for Dover, remained there some time, and era-
barked a number of families for Boulogne again, as won me
carriages, and landed them at Boulogne before four o'clock
on Saturday afternoon ; thus performing the distance frona
London to Boulogne, Boulogne to Dover, and Dover to Bou-
logne, including stoppages, landing and embarking three dif-
ferent parties, under l3i hours. The General Steam Nari"
after a fine passage of 19 hours;
out
gation Company's steam-ship Soho, arrived this morn
L vofro7ageAnwtwasermp,ade
in
14
bourn.