The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-12 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, T UESDAY. --1-The Alecto steam-frigate,
Commander F. Austen, arrived here from Woolwich on
Saturday. She has ordnance stores on board, and will
sail in a few days for Rio de Janeiro and the River
Plate. Her crew was paid advance wages yesterday af-
ternoon.

The Alarm, 26, Capt. Frankland, anchored at Spit•
head yesterday morning from Chatham, and saluted the
flag of the Commander•in-Chief. Sir Charles Ogle, Bart.
Her destination is the West Indies.
The Nautilus, 10, Lieut. M'Donnell, is at Spithead ;
she came in yesterday morning from her station on the
coast of Sussex, where she has been employed in pro-
tecting, the fisheries.
The Vindictive, 50, with the fla„0. of Sir F. Austen,
was at Bermuda on the 20th ult. She had, on her pas-
sage from Halifax with the Rose brig and Vesuvius
steam-frigate, encountered a very severe gale, in which
both those vessels suffered conshierablf.
The Pique, 36, Capt. the Hon. M. Stopfurd, was at
Antigua on the 14th tilt,
The Daring, 12, Commander Matson, arrived here
yesterday afternoon at four o'clock from Devonport.
She was inspected this forenoon by Sir Charles Ogle,
and came into harbour at three o'clock, to be refitted
and docked, as she is reported leaky.
The Rodney, 90, Captain Collier, and the Superb, 80,
Captain Curry, from Devonport, anchored at Spithead
this morning, and saluted Sir Charles Ogle's flag with
17 guns. The experimental squadron is now broken up
for the season, and with so many different accounts of
the capabilities of the tvvo•deckers which composed it, it
is difficult to give an epinion. It seems, however, cer-
tain, that both the Vanguard and Superb have much
improved in their sailirg qualities since they docked and
re-stowed at this port.
The following midshipmen passed their examination
for lieutenants yesterday, at the Royal Naval College:—
Messrs. Cotton, Sullivan, Alger, Couch, Fade, Colville,
Sugden, and Gwyn.
ROYAL alanmEs.—Captain Payne, of the Plymouth
division, having been duly qualified on board the Excel•
lent as an instructor of naval gunnery, has been ordered
to return to his division.
Lieutenants Daniel Budd and Ward are on a month's
leave of absence.
Messrs. Lamont, Giles, Croker, and Gunn, are under-
! going an examination at the Royal Naval College, pre-
-1 paratory to receiving commissions as second lieutenants.

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LIBERAL MANAGEMENT.--On the will of the late
Mr. Robert Bristow, of Lincoln, being read, it was discovered
he had altered his mind with respect to the Blue Coat School.
By a former will he had bequeathed to the Governors the sum
of 2,000/., and 5001. to the apprentice endowmont fund. On
St. Thomas's day, when the scholars go to St. Mark's church,
the boys had been in the habit of marching to Mr. Bristow's
house and singing a hymn. Before they left the premises,
Mr. Bristow (who had been a Blue Coat boy) gave to each
sixpence and a bun ; but on the Liberal governors taking
posses,ion of the management of the school, they voted the
practice a piece of antiquated absurdity, not at all in accord-
ance with liberal and enlightened principles, and the boys
were accordingly forbidden to call upon their old friend on
the day in question. Mr. Bristow was so much offended with
the governors, that be at once resolved " r•uch a set shouldn't
have the fingering of his cash," and revoked the bequest in
his will, so that the carrying out of liberal principles has cost
the unit rtunnte institution the sum of 2.500!. Of coarse the
Liberal governors will not allow the institution to suffer
from the adoption •of their ricketty crotchet.—Lincoinshire
Herold,