The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-02 00:00:00

POST-OFFICE ESPIONAGE.
(From the Licerpool Albion.)
The f.lloaing rather sarcastic letter was addressed by Mr.
J. J. Jackson, of this town, to Sir James Graham, on Thurs-
day last.

" Liverpool, 93, Church-street, June 27, 1844.
" Sir,—On or about the 15th inst. a letter was posted at
Ipswich to my address, containing money—namely, half-a-
sovereign, which has notyet come to hand.
" I am induced to address you upon the subject through
haTing scen in the Times newspaperan account of the deten-
tion of several parties' letters by authority of the Govern-
Ment. If mine should have fallen into the same hands, the
letter is heartily at your service, but I will thank you to re-
turn the money, as, although a trifle to parties in your posi-
tion, it is an objr.ct to the writer.
your obedient servant,
"To Sir James Graham, &c. "J. J. JACKSON."
To the above the 110111 e. Secretary promptly directed the
following to be forwarded :

" , June.2B, 144
" directed by Secretary Sir Whitehall James Graham. to
to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 27th inst., and
acquaint you that Sir James Graham has no information
t 0 give upon the subject to which it relates, but 'bust refer
you to the Postmaster-General.
"I am, Sir, your obedient servant.
__

" " G.lll. PIIILLIPPS.
Mr. J. J. Jackson, 93, Church-street, Liverpool."

NAVAL IN TELLIGENCE.
ChaPORTSMOUTH Juxi.: 30.—The Queen, 110, Captain Sir
the mrles S m
Sullivan, carne into harbour on Friday, and took up
oorings lately occupied by the St. Vincent. She will be
Paid off, it is supposed,
all standing, in ' a day or two. lie-
port says that the Camperdown's crew, after the trial of
Sailing between the ships thrilling the squadron of exercise,
will be turifed over to the Queen, that the Camperdown will
be cut down to a 90- gun ship, and the Queen fill her place
r 11'1gship at Sheerness; but we have good reason for be-
'eyig the statement we made on Friday to be the correct
1...e--yi, that, after the trial, the Queen will supersede the
the Mediterranean
as flag-ship at this port, and the latter proceed
to the Mediterranean as flag-ship. The Camperdown is ex-
Pesed nilro from the Wore this week.
this; rg, of 10 guns each, are ordered to be built at
380 tons Port, Pembroke, and Chatham ; these will be of about
thot:t,T, tons burden, and have commanders, and a complement
eo,.lnen. "I.v. These will be commenced after the trial of
.‘penmental brig squadron.
'lgo Vex, 44, Captain Sir Henry Blackwood, at Plymouth,
will. be ready to sail for the East Indies and China, in a few
tlaYB, via Madeira, Rio, and the Cape. Sir Henry has been
class, and to d -
ordered to hoist a blue pendant as commodore of the second
4, _
~ . procee to the relief
we Cambrian, 36, in the East Indies.
of Commodore Chads, in
The Childers, 16, Commander Wellesley, is hourly expected '
at Spithead, with another million of the Chinese ransom
money
ult on board. She left St. Helena for England on the
Bth .
The Virago steam sloop, Commander Otway, met with an
accident to her machinery whilst on her return from Chalcis
to Athens, when off Cape Colonna, and was obliged to pro-
ceed on her voyage under canvass. She has since undergone
repair. .---, and on the 9th instant took dispatches from Athens to
Constantinople where for the present she will remain.
The Warspite, 50, Capt. \Vail's ; the Locust steam-vessel,
Cenimander Lunn ; and a French brig and steam sloop were at Gibraltar on the 15th inst. . The French brig from L'Eclaire,
G. I)avenet master,_ arrived at Gibraltar on the 14th, Marti-
niqu
, . shaving on board the master and crew of the British
°rigp Lo d foundered
from Dominica, bound to n on, on the 13th May, in lon. 59 W , lat. 324 N.
, The Inconstant, 36, Capt. C. 11. Fremantle, and the Elec-
tra, 18, Commander Darlev, were at Bermuda on the 23d ult.,
Whence
ethe Electra was expected to sail in a day or two for
C4yerni. -
'Ts The Spartan, 36, Capt. the Hon. C. G. J. B. Elliot, was at
.t- ort-au-Price on the 9th ult.
The Commander-in. Chief on the Irish station, Rear-Ad-
mire' Sir IL Pigot, is ordered to place at the disposal of the
earl
of Devbn and the Landlord and Tenant Commission for
Ireland one of the steam-sloops 'forming his squadron.
The Rstance troop-ship was docked yesterday for over-
haul and re esiPairs.
The Sydenham steam- sloop, Lieutenant-Commander G.
Mapleton, was undocked on Tuesday, having undergone ex-
tensive alterations.
T .
mThe Wanderer, 16, recently from China, was paid of on9rsday
The petty officers and ship's company presented
a:9rd, knot, and cocked hat,
their first lieutenant, J. G. Tracy, with a handsome full dress
as a token of respect for the
„niversal kindness exhibited by him towards them during
The ths_whole time the 'Wanderer was out.
C°llingarood, 80, Captain Eden, will be ready to leave
the
harbour for Spithead about the 21st July, and sail for
sphere of her command in a few days afterwards. She
took
___ee. her lower deck guns on board in the early part of the
.iwn
tte, but as they were thought to bring her too low down
taken Zteargfaoinr safe sailing out of the harbour they were
The •
loyal!anniversary of her Majesty's coronation was most
day, Y observed here. The Mayor ordered a general holi-
varou"nsequently all business ceased, and gave place to
Battery -A.
from thesasements; at 12 o'clock a royal salute was fired
Vincent andother ships,and also the Platform
. ~ t
fion of theli.PB' in
and the ,s, title Government offices hoisted the royal standard,
harbour displayed colours from every por-
In 'lent) rigging.
Rattiest] k °ut--ictory Excellent, Prometheus, Queen,
, , ae, Collingwood:
In Dock—Resistine
.e.,cno steam-verve
is Sydenham, Seaflower, Fearless, and
Victoria e, Rodney, Prince Regent, Scourge,
and Albert, Lily, Athol, Pantaloon, Waterwitch.
on*s;
At Spithead—SL Via-cent.
EERNES'S JC.;:fIE 28.—A Court-martial will be held here
t I"day, on hoard the Ocean, Captain Fisher, to try Lieu-
tenant B, A. Wake, late First of the Pearl, just paid off; uPon charges preferred by his superior officer, Capt. Stopford.
The Cheadp amerdown,
Sunday. 10, Captain Martin, will leave the Nose
for Spit on 4
in or
The Boscawen, 72, was taken from the Basin to moorings
denary on Wednesday.
The Apollo troo li* Commander Maclean, will refit at
-s hi . this port.
At the Wore—Camperdown.
lln Harbour—Ocean, African, and• Raven.
„11 1)„ nek—Cha—inelion and Bolus.
" u'e Basin Monarch, Vernon, Amazon, Vulture, and
Crocodile.

(From the Dcronport Independent.)
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.
Pn‘zio'nss.—mmander George H. Seymour (of the
Wanderer) tero the Co
rank of Captain. 11
be
eln ity Medical Inspector of Hospitals—John Liddell, to
Atedical Inspector of Hospitals, at Greenwich, vi ce Lob-
40n, resigned.
Lieutenants—Malachi Donellan (late of the Crescent re-
ceiving-shiP at Rio Janeiro) and Edward Hill (from the
Coast-Guard) to the rank of Commander. George Decceur-
don; to be retired Commander, vide Order in Council of 1830.
Arrorsrm
Royal N---4ENTs.—Captain Lewis T. Jones, to study at the
De aval College.
Bermußermu
puty Inspector Medical of Hospitals—Gilbert King (of
eda to Haslar, vice Liddell.
elasters—C. Pullen, to the Flying Fish ; F. R. Sturdee, to
Daring; J. S. Hill (acting) to the Osprey—(to be borne
comon the books of the Victory, until their respective brigs are
missioned; Benjamin Renard (acting), James Brodie
,og), and George Andrews (acting), additional to the
iiers, for the Mutine Espiegle, and (ruiser.
I ay
Francitsnasters and Pur;erb-- G'. Mowbray, to the Daring;
to the FlyC'ionlge (acting) to the Osprey ; Charles Feelon (acting)
(act be borne on thebooks of the Victory);
114 A. Lance f
mils( ,; •acting), J. E. Brooman (acting), and Josephr
tiiisue,,aacndngE)s,paiedgdiiet.ional to the Poictiers, for the Craixe ,
Edgar I.ates---George M. Jackson (from the St. Vincent), and
11. Blake, to the Camperdown • J. E. Parish, to the
Axibeieolnie.bt ;•I‘l. F. O'Reilly -(from the Excellent) to the
ofdPitt Masters—NV. B. Edwards, to the Caledonia; T.
-t:ltt., (the Comet) to the Redwing, packet ; R. T. Saun-
aero (of the Blazer, steam-v 1) to the Royal Sovereign,
yac_hat ; Samuel Braddon, to the Hornet, vice Pitt.
,Lir. Nara) Instructor-1V F. Smyth, to the Iris.
'uldshipman—C. Ross (from the Resistance, tro)r-ship) to
the Albion
n Naval Cadets—S. P. Townsend, to the Cornwallis; H. An-
eJey, and E. A. Tweedale, to the Alfred.
•

TO THE EDITOR of TUE DEVONPORT INDEPENDENT.
Sir,—Having observed in your paper of the Bth ultimo,
under the head of Hong-Kong, a paragraph to the following
!frevt :--" February 2d—.The lido has sailed with her Purser
under arrest," I beg to say that, from letters received from
31/""g, up to the 14th of March, I am enabled to prove
that the above injurious statement is untrue, and must have originated either in error or malicious motives.
Plymouth .
A FRIEND.
Tu P

, ~ iN AVY CLUE ENTERTAINMENT TO THE FIRST
b
4,01111 i OF TIIE Ab3URALTY.—The members of the Navy
their annual entertainment to the Earl of Haddington,
lave First Lord of the Admiralty, on Thursday evening, at the .
Thatched House Tavern, St. James's-street. The banquet
vas of the most sumptuous description, and served up. in _
ntVdedi)nf elegance peculiar to that establishm.ent.
Hamilton, his
gton was accompanied by Captainr ,
Lordships private d the lion. Henry Low_ 3
Corry and Rear The Earl ?t.
secretary ;an - Las commis-
Martin, Bvam
tioners of the A-AdthilmiriraaltlyßoAwdletnirjalunSwirr Thomas .
G•C•B-, presided O. the occasion; and among the
flag and other naval officers present wer_e--.-Admiral Sir Geo.
Martin, G.C.B. ;rid G.C.M. (Vice-Admiral of the
.United
, inbdom), Admiral Sir It. W. Otway, K.C.8., Admiral SI
Charles Ogle, Bart Admiral Sir John West, K.O 8., Admiral
Sir George Parker "1i.C.11, Admiral Sir Edward Codrington,
(-•C•11- and G.C.V.G , Vice-Admiral Sir Adam Drummond,
KCIL, Vice-Adl Sir Graham E. Hammond, K.C.8.,
VS
iiteiotdn
,Admiral Sir SinirinlaF.nd:lveayr,d T. D. King, K.C.H., Vice-Admiral
011ryen, G.C.H. Rear-AdK-rniera.Bl.,slii'ricße-.AHdm. ißrarlomLoicryd,
Rear-Admiral ll'rown, Rear-Admiral Earl Cadogan, Rear-
Admiral H 11. Christian, Rear-Admiral N. D. Cochrane,
James
Bart.,
Rear-A.drniral Lysaglit, Rear-Admiral the Hon. D. 11. Mac-
kay, -Admiral
Sir Charles Malcolm, Rear-Admiral Lord
Radstock, Rear-Admiral Skipsey, Rear-Admiral Sir George
Seymour, G.C.H. • Captains
--Lord Colchester, Sir Augustus
Clifford, Bart., lll'ake, Sir Thomas Bourchier, K.C.B. ; Hon.
George Crofton, Sir W. U. Dillon, I.C.H.i ; Hon. Richard S.
bandas, Evans, Stephen, G. Fremantle, G. T. Falcon, Fead,
Sir John Franklin, K.C.H., Hon. Frederick William Grey,
Percy Grace, Sir Andrew P. Green, K.C.HHarvey, Sir
William Hotharn Sir Thomas Herbert, K.C.H.H, J. W. John-
son, g. Lloyd, daunsell, Maitland, Henry Byam Martin, Sir
Charles Napier K.C.8., Prescott W. Price, Robertson, Lord
Ildward Russell, Sir J. R. Rowley, Bart., Thornton, Sir
Thomas Ussher, K.C.H., Hon. W. Waldegrave, and Captain
-Walpole. The gallant chairman was supported on the right
by the Earl of Iladdington, and on the other side lv Vis-
count Melville. The principal toast of the evening wits the
health of the Earl of Iladdington, the announcement of which
was very cordially received by the entire company. The
Noble Earl rasponded to the warm greetings of the assembled
members of the club in a speech of some duration, in which
his Lordship observed that it would be the constant endea-
vour of himself and colleagues in the administration of the
Multifarious duties of the naval department to render the
service as efficient as possible in all its ramifications as became
a,maritime power like this country. It was nearly twelve
o clock when the several toasts had been given, at which hour
the party broke
up.
Our Contemporary, the Morning Herald, fre-
quently complains (and mostly without the slightest grounds)
that news frog pied from its columns, without naming the
authority whence it is derived. If this is really the
ease, we can only account for it by supposing the omissi&
originates in apprehensions that, if the authority was given,
it might lead
--United Se people to doubt the accurac
rvice Gazette. ) of the statement
2'1'11)4 MAIL.—The next mail for India, via Mar-
tiles, will be dispatched from the General Post-office on
'"ndaY, the Bth instant, the 7th falling on Sunday.
TUE MURDER AT WORCESTER.—An inquest was
held at Worcester, on Thursday, on the body of the boy Ben-
jamin Hughes, who was murdered by his uncle, Jabez Hooper,
SI3 already stated in this journal. The •jury returned a verdict
of " Wilful murder against Jabez Hooper. ' The murderer,
Who attempted to commit suicide, is still living; and, it is
PrObitble, may even yet remer.