The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-06 00:00:00

FINE ARTS.

PORTRAIT OF THE PRINCESS AUGUSTA
OF CAMBRIDGE.
Graves and Co., London, 1841.
Thi3- is a half-length portrait of her Royal High-
ness the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, engraved
by Wass, from an original painting by Henss, of
Mayence, There is a fine expression of mini:led
sweetness and dignity in the countenance, and much
grace and ease in the attitude. As a work of art, the
engraving is good, but not of first-rate excellence. •

PORTRAIT OF SIR HUGH GOUGH.
Graves' and Co., London, 1842. .

The most remarkable circumstance connected -..tvith
this portrait of Geheial ' Sir Hugh Gough, COrn-
mander-in-Chief of her Majesty's troops in Chirat, is
that it is the production of a Chinese artist, Who
appfears to have acquitted himself with great skill.
The engraving is by Jackion, and is a mezzotint, and
one of the most successful specimens that we have
seen for a long time. The General is represented in
a military cloak, with a star on his breast, and has a
manly, energetic expression of countenance, cha-
racteristic of a veteran soldier.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
(From the-Hampshire Telegraph.)
Powrsmouin,Tsai: 4.—The Pique, 36. Captain
Forbes, arrived yesterday, in 25 days from Barbadoes,
where she left the Tweed, 20. Rover, 16, and Flamer
steam vessel. The Pique had remarkably fine weather
during the voyage.
The Crocodile troop-ship, Mr. ELson, Commander.
sailed on Tuesday for Dublin, to embark part of the 52d
Regiment, and a party of Artillery for the West Indies.
She has also a quantity of naval stores from this Dock-
yard for the Dockyard at .11alifax.
The beautiful frigate 'Winchester, Captain Charles
Eden, carrying the fiag of Rear-Admiral the Hon.
Jocelyn Percy, about to proceed to the Cape, sailed out
of harbour on Thursday.
The Nautilus, 10, Lieut. Paulson, sailed yesterday, to
protect the Sussex fisheries.
The Java, steam transport, was this day to embark, at
Cork, the 20th Regiment for Bermuda.
The Dee, steam frigate, has been commissioned at
Sheerness, and will be removed to Woolwich to be fitted
for sea. The Geyser, steam frigate, is now ready for sea.
The Columbia, steamer; is fitting for sea.
The Athenian, freight-ship, arrived at Spithead yes-
terday, to take on board 500 tons or bread for the
nese expedition. • • -
The Excellent, gunnery ship, was paid off on Thurs-
day, and re-commissioned by Captain Sir Thomas Hest--
ings ; all the officers were also re-appointed, and the men
re-entered.
:The Blaek Eagle has been ordered to Ostend, to take
on board the King and Queen of the Belgians,. and
convey them to this country on their annual visit to her
Majesty. •
The iron. Rear-Admiral Bouverie struck his flag at
sun-set yesterday, havirig.gone on ten days' leave.
'The. Lord Ellenborough, Indiatnan, sailed on Thurs-
day for the East Indies, full of passengers.
The Toronto, New York packet, arrived on Wednes-
day from the River, and sailed again for New York.
The Equestrian,' freighted with provisions for the
squadron and troops in 'China, sailed from Spithead on
Sunday, and was followed by the Lord Lowther. with
similar cargo, on Tuesday.
The Volcano steam-vessel, Lieut. Featherstone, sailed
on Wednesday to look fur a shoal.
The Montreal piteket from New York, arrived here
on Tuesday, after a fine passage of 20 days, and after
landing her passengers, proceeded to the River.
In Harbour—St. Vineeut, Victory, Excellent, 'Royal
George, Satellite, Albatross, Nautilus, Volcano and
Echo (steamers), Adventure (naval transport).
At Spithead—Winchester, Pique.
PLYMOUTH, JUNE 2.—The Rhadamanthus steamer,
Mr. T. Laen, Master, arrived on Thursday last from the
eastward, and sailed again tin Saturday for New York,
with a special messenger, who arrived express from
London, charged with despatches for our Minister
in the United States,...and so urgent were the orders,
that hands were. employed the most part of the night in
getting an additional quantity of coals on board the Rha-
damanthus. Sailed the Adventure transport, with stores
for Deptford. Victualling-yard ; and Camel, lighter, with
caulkers, to caulk the Superb, 80. building at Pew-
broke.—The Weazle, 10, Com. W. Edmonstone, arrived
on Friday from the Mediterranean, and sailed the 31st
for Chatham, to be paid. off ; Cummins, the seaman,
who murdered a bay on. board the Cambridge, is on
board her, under sentence' of death, but whether that
sentence wil be carried into effect, a short time will de-
termine. Arrived the Spicier, schooner, 10, Lieut. R. E.
Fyn, last from Portsmouth, under ordersfor South Ame-
rica.—The Alban steamer, Mr. J. King, Master, sailed
on Saturday. with supernumeraries, to be put on board
the Indus, in the Tagus, forconveyance to Malta ;.' also
sailed tue Netly tender, with provisions for the 'Spy, at
Bristol, and the Lucifer steamer, at Liverpool ;: arrived
the Diligence transport, Martin, master, with stores
from Pembroke. The Pigeon packet, 4, Lieut. Thomas
James, commander, Itaaliaid off on Tuesday.—ln Har-
hour—Caledonia, San Josef,.Philomel, Diligence trans- j
port.—ln the Sound—Malabar, Spider.
APPOlNTMENTS.—Lieutenants—Gerard Napier' to
the Madagascar ; H. Courteney, to the Isis ; D. P. Du-
inaresq, to the Winehester ; George Harper, from the
Royal Naval College, to be-first of the Talbot.
Second Master—Edward H. Garwood, to the Atria.
Surgeon—C. R. Kenneer, to the Albatross.
Assistant Surgeons—Dr, Hugh Gamble, to the Satel-
lite ; C. C. Easton, to.the "Etna.
Chaplain—A. . Fraser, .to the Aigle.
Mate—C. 1). Vansittart,• to the Winchester.
Midshipman—A. Chetham and Hon. H. Cochrane, to
the St. Vincent.
Dyet, 'to the ..Xtna.
• Volunteer First Scovell, to the Satellite.
Coast Guarcl--:-Lieut. Da S. B. Mapletun, W. Southey,
G. W. Wilkinson,..andA..Kennedy, to be- Lieutenants
in command of Coast Guard. Stations.
Removals—Lieuts. Allan - Wall, R.N.; from I)unree
Fort to Gunn's island ; J. Robinson, from Pennant to
Sand End ; R. J. Woolver, from Shoreham to liomneY;
C. Butler, from Coast Guard to the ..tEtna'..

METROPOLITAN DEVNIES OF THE PROTESTANT
DISSENTER* OF THE,TiiRLE DENOSIINATIONS.—At a meet.
ing of this body, held June Ist, at the King's Head Tavern, in
the Poultry, loyal and dutiful addresses to the Queen and' her
Illustrious Consort upoi her. Majesty's merciful preservation
from the recent traitorous attempt, were unanimously agreed
upon. The meeting had been called for the purpose of—consi-
dering the propriety of petitioning Parliament for the abolition
of Church-rates, with reference to the Ecclesiastical Corpora-
tions Leasing Bill now before the House of Commons ; and aho
against certain regulations of the Poor.law Commissioners
tegricting the religious rights of Dissenting inmates of work-
hOuses, and insisting upon the appointment of stipendiary chap.
lain 3. Petitions to this effect were subsequently agreed upon.
The Jarcrsche Coitrant of Jaya states that two
tigers, having seised on an unfortunate inhabitent of Tjikado-
kan, to the east of Batavia, whilst cutting wood, and killed
him before his son and some of his friends could lend assistance,
the inhabitants, determined to undertake a grand hunt and re-
venge his death. Having discovered w here the animals were,
they formed a circle, and gradually closed in on their prey.
At last, the female made an attempt to clear the living hedge,
but was met by a brother of the deceased, named Bapa Kaira,
who struck her violently on the head with his knife, and, when
the animal turned round, wounded her again behind. When
the tigress, becoming more furious, rushed a second time for-
, ward, he seized her by the ear, and, holding her at arm's
length, repeated wound on wound. Three other brothers hav-
ing come to his assistance, the animal was quickly dispatched
and carried in triumph to their cottage.
The publicity given to the system of fraud, called
cot a-l'Aoseriestine, is beginning to produce good effect. An
attempt, in the usual manner, was made in the Rue Mont- ;
martre the day before yesterday, upon a countryman, who.
aware of the manceuVres which had been practised, suffered ,
himself to be led by a couple of rogues into a wine-shop. He '
for a time pretended to accede to their proposals of exchanging
,-his silver for gold, but when they had gone far enough to enable
him to give convicting evidence, he suddenly collared the pre-
tended American, and called for assistance. This fellow was
-secured, but his accomplice Made his escape. When brought
before the Commissary of Police, he gave a significant shrug f‘f
• his shoulders, and complained in doleful accents that the game
was up. He was recognised to be an old practitioner, named
Charm, who had been no fewer than twenty-three times before
in custody on similar charges.
,41. Belgian lade, 71 rears of age, known for her
-excessive avarice, although possessor of 25.000 fr• a year, has
just, been condemned by the Tribunal Correctional of Brussels
to two yeas' imprisonment, for ill-treating and nearly starving
her neice, a woman of 4:5 sears of age. This conduct, which
his continued for some years, has reduced the unfortunate
woman to a state of imbecility,