The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-20 00:00:00

IN RE HENRY RUSSELL.

This was a petition on behalf of the applicant, to receive an
insolvent's certificate. He had been an officer in the navy, and he
attributed his insolvency to the fact of having been engaged in
betting transactions, which eventually turned out unfortunately,
He had lost as much as 4501., he stated, in one day, and for
which he had given his acceptance. The total amount of
his debts, including the aum of 4501, just alluded to, the
amount for which no consideration was received, was 8501.
He was willing to allocate a certain portion of his half.pay to
the liquidation of all his bona fide debts ; and which offer he
made to those creditors to whom he considered himself justly in-
debted, but they refused the proposition in expectation that his
lather, who was a ♦ery wealthy man, and had before paid his
debts, would again relieve him from his difficulties. He refused
to honour those acceptances which he had undertaken on account
of betting transactions, and in consequence of so doing, he was
now compelled to appeal to the Court. He stated in his schedule
that the only assets he had available, after his excepted articles,
was his pension, or half-pay, as Lieutenant in the navy.
After a short examination the case was eventually adjourned to
this day month.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, JAN. 20.—Wind fresh Northerly breeze, and fine.
DEAL, JAN. 19.—Wind A.M., W. ; P.M., W.N.W., by
W., fresh.—Arrd. Janet Willis, Willis, Demerara ; Woolsing-
ton, Johnson, Antigua; Enterprise, St. John's.
SWANSEA, JAN. 18. —Arrd. Arrieta, Ellis, Cuba.
PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 19.—WindW.N.W.—Arrd. Sophia,
London for Madras..
FALMOUTH, JAN. 19.—Wind W.N.W., moderate.—Arrd.
Ann, London for Whitehaven, with loss of bowsprit, foretop-
mast, &c., having been in contact with a brig 17th instant off
the Longships.
BRISTOL, JAN. 19.—Arrd. Atalanta, Newfoundland. •
YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT, JAN. 19.—The Eclipse,
Scott, which put in here with damage, has been surveyed, and
proceeded fur Lymington, iorrepairs.
SHIELDS, JAN. 18. —The Hercules, of Aberdeen, which
was on shore on the Herd 13th inst., was attempted to be got
off without success, and is expected to become a wreck.
STottigowAY, JAN. Io.—The cargo of the Theodore
Henrich, from Riga to London, which put in here Ist inst.
leaky, has discharged her cargo in a damage." state, and will Le
laid on the beach to repair.
Livrta.rooL, JAN. 19 --Wind N.W., fresh.—Arrd. Bra-
zilian, Goble, Bahia (2d ult. ); Bornholm, Thompson, New
Orleans; Sarah Arsilia, Butman, Savannah ; Corsair, Daly,
Halifax. Put back Ellen Clare, Hayti ; Norval, Newfound.
land. _ _ .

OFF CORK, JAN. 15.—Echo, Dunlop, Berbice for Liver-
pool. 17. The St. John, from Liverpool to Newfoundland,
which put in here 10th inst., will discharge her cargo.
ULL, JA N. 19.—Wind, moderate.—Sld. Ockbrook, New
Orleans.
YARMOUTH, JAN. 19.—Arrd. Wansbeck, London for
Shields, leaky, having:been on the Shipwash.
GHAVESKND, JAN. 19.—Arrd. General Durham, Calcutta;
Alert, llemosand ; Amphitrite, Antwerp ; Scotus, Guernsey.
Sld. Governor I\l'Lean, Cape Coast Castle.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCt.
(From the Devonport Independent.)
Her Majesty's ship Albion, 90, Captain Nicholas Lockyer,
C. 8., was towed into the Sound on Monday, by the Confiance.
Captain Sir William Symonds, Surveyor of the Navy, her
talented cons'ructor, was on beard, and she at once proceeded
on a short experimental trip, to try her sailing qualities. She
stood across with the wind free ; hauled on the wind, and they
then got nine knots and a half out of her. In returning she
made one or two tacks, when it fel calm ; the s tils were then
furled in good style, and the steamer towed her in. We under-
stand the Surveyor was much pleased with her, and with the
seaman-like manner in which she was managed by her officers
and crew.
Her Majesty's ship Vestal, 26, Captain Charles Talbot, with
the Honourable R. Pakenhain and suite on board, sailed on
Tuesday for New York. The crew was paid advance of wages
on the previous day.
Her Majesty's sloop Larne, 18, Commander J. W. D. Bris-
bane, arrived on Sunday, from Sheerness.
Her Majesty's troop. ship Resistance, Commander Charles J.
E. Patsy, arrived on Saturday last, from the Cove of Cork, and
was towed into harix,ur on Monday, by the Confiance, steam-
vessel, to refit.
Her Majesty's brig Hyacinth, 18, Commodore Scott, has
had her lower masts shortened, and is now quite ready for sea.
The ship is waiting the arrival here of Mr. Macauley, a
member of the Portuguese Slave Commission, who will take
passage in her to Bona Vista, after which the ship will proceed
to the West Indies. Sir Wm. Symonds, the Surveyor of the
Navy, visited the Hyacinth on 'Monday, and expressed a favour-
able opinion of the alterations which have been made in her
spars. She was warped to her sailing moorings on Tuesday.
Her Majesty's steamer Alban, Lieut. J. Jeayes, arrived on
Wednesday, from Portsmouth.
Her Majesty's brigs Acorn and Persian, having been re-
paired, were undocked on Monday. last.
Her Majesty's ship Actaeon, 26, and the Ranger, 6, packet,
were taken into dock on Wednesday ; the former to undergo
some repairs, and the latter to be converted into a 10-gun
brig, similar to the Alert and Star.
Her Majesty's ship, Druid, 44, is to be fitted as a tempo-
rary coal-vessel. On Tuesday the Confiance towed her down
to the moorings lately occupied by the Caledonia.
The Hamoaze, a new lighter, was launched on Wednesday
last. Her bottom has been covered with Jeffery's patent com-
position, as a substitute for copper.
DOCK•YARD.-Mr. Churchward, Foreman of Works, has
been placed in the same rank with Foreman of the Yard, with
a similar salary of 2501. per annum.
Twenty-five shipwright apprentices were entered in this
establishment on Tuesday ; they were selected chiefly from the
sons of old and deserving artisans and orphans.