The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-05 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, MAY 3.—The Wasp, 16, Commander the
Hon. H. A. Murray, which arrived from the :Mediterranean
on Sunday, proceeded the same evening from Spithead to the
Eastward, where she will be paid off, arid will be shortly re..
commissioned.

The Resistence tioop-ship, Commander G. F. Patey, got
under weigh at two o'clock yesterday afternoon, and made sail
down the Channel for the purpose of rendering assistance to all
such homeward-bound merchant vessels as may run short of
provisions from being so long detained in the chops of the
Channel by the easterly wind, which has been prevailing for
these last five weeks. A vessel better adapted for this parti-
cular service could not have been selected, as she has provisions
on board for 800 men for a voyage to the Fast Indies. It is re-
ported that there are between 200 and 300 vessels wind•boua
in the Channel.

The Volcano steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander C. J.
Featherstone, got under weigh from the harbour at the same
time as the Resistance, and it i 3 stated that she is to accoar
pany that vessel on her mission of succour.
The Premier transport arrived yesterday morning from the
Mediterranean, and has brought home a number of invalid'
from the various regiments stationed there.
The Benbow, 72, and Daphne, 26, were at Gibraltar whets
the Premier left, on the 12th ult.

The Winchester, 50, Captain Charles Eden, which is &tits%
out for the flag of Rear-Admiral the Hon. Joceline Percy, who
is about to as•nme the command at the Cape of Good Hopei
being rigged with a rapidity that reflects the highest credit on
her officers and men. Although it is scarcely a week since sba
has been undocked, she has gut all her masts, topmast, and tor
gallant masts up, and her yards across, and will be quite readl
to leave the basin in a few days.
Yesterday the Echo steam. tug towed out the Success hulk,
and three lumps to their mooring at Spithead, preparatory to
the resumption of the operations against the wreck of the Royal,
George, which it is fully expected will be completely removed
during the forthcoming summer.
At Spithead.—The Premier (transport).
In Harbour.—The St. Vincent, Victory, Excellent, Royal
George 3acht, Winchester, Sylvia cutter, and the Ect
steam tug.
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 4.—Admiral Sir David Milne, G.C.II•F
has assumed the command at Plymouth, and hoisted his 114
( white at the main) on board the Caledonia, 120, with Captaia
Alexander Milne, as Flag Captain ; Commander S. T. Hoods
and John Loudon, Esq., Purser, as Secretary. Admiral Sir
Graham Moore has left Plymouth, for his teat, Cobham
in Surrey.
The new steam ship Geyser, Commander Carpenter, is to be
at Spithead by the 12th instant. She will take out supernw
meries for the China squadron, also two flat-bottomed boat.,
and despatches for Vice-Admiral Sir Wm. Parker, K.C. B.
The Wellesley, 72, Captain Maitland, and Larne, 20, Car
taro Blake, with the Sulphur, Captain Belcher, and StarlinP
Captain Kellett, are daily expected to arrive from the East 10'
dies to he paid off. The former ship has been relieved by tllO
Cornwallis, 72.
The Agincourt, 72, Captain Bruce, is to leave Plymouth
Sound on the eth instant for China, via Madeira, Tenerife,
and Cape of Good Hope, to receive the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir
Thos. Cochrane, which is at present in the Vindictive, 50.
The Avon, steam-vessel, is to be re-commissioned for the
Plymouth station by Lieutenant C. Jenkin.
A rumour is current, which however requires eenfirmati*P
that Rear-Admiral Hyde Patker, C. 8., will succeed sear
Admiral Bouverie, whose period expires in July next, as SO'
perintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard.
The complements of the Cleopatra, 26, and Talbot, 26, re'
commissioned at Chatham, are to be 240 men each.
'I he new sloop Albatros, recently launched here, will be COur
missioned in a few days. Her dimensions are 105 feet long'
and 481 tens ; and she is a very commodious vessel,—.BeigM°S
i Gazette.

[ADvEnTusEmENT.]—Our readers' attention is di-
rected to the lollowing communication (translated frool
the German), addressed to Messrs. lowlands' Agent at
Cologne :—" 13, Streitz-euggasse, Cologne, May 23'
1841.—T0 Th. S. Ditges.—Sir,—l have much pleasure
in informing you of the extraordinary effects of " Row'
land's Macassar Oil :" for above nine years I had note
particle of hair on my head, when I was casually recore.,:
mended to give this celebrated Oil a trial. I accordingu
purchased t.vo bottles at your establishment, and strictlf
followed the printed directions : in the course of two
months my head was covered with fine short hair,lduC—h
f
I had cut off, and continued to persevere in the use
the Oil. The result is, that after five months' per
verance, I can now boast of as good a head of hair I°
any man in this city. In justice to the inventors I 101
this acknowledgment, and shall feel great pleasure
satisfying any inquiry.--I salute you with T-052°A
ADAM BAITER, Bth Artillery Brigade."—" Rowlan"
Macassar Oil" prevents hair from falling off, or turning;
grey ; changes grey hair to its original coloui ; freed
from scurf and dandruff, and makes it beautifully. s°,
and curly.—.isk for " Rowland's Macassar Oil."' tn„
PURIFICATION OF ELECTORS.—The recent disn.
sures of bribery and corruption in the late eections, must cei'd,'
vince even the most sceptical that, for the honour of Englal,
and the purity of her institutions, some great change in „0
electoral system is necessary. In a little volume, from the P,`
of Mr. Buckingham, late Member for Sheffield, is contained
plan by which an entirely new system of election is devised
recommended to the attention of the community. It is P 0
lished by Simpkin and Marshall, at ss. bound in cloth, 1113,,
may be ordered through any bookseller ; and at this particaw
moment it cannot fail to interest a large class of readers. It"
LECTURES ON SCOTTISH MUSIC AND SONG."'
Wilson entertained a numerous and fashionable assembll.
yesterday at the Hanover-square Rooms. The subject v/s
" Prince Charles Stuart's Adventures," aceompanied by a sfleep
number of songs, which were sung in his usual happy ou
fective style. We are glad to find that he is quite recover It
from the effects of the cold under which he laboured for a J.

days. The assembly seemed highly delighted. tAte
TIIE NEW 1\:- OVELS.—We are requested to s ty
that Mr. Colburn, of Great Marlborough-street, has just IT4
lished the following new works of Fiction, which can now be,,ing
at all the libraries:-1. Passion and Principle, edited by td*roi.
Frederick Cilamier, 3 vols. 2. Lady Anne Granard!:oo
Keeping up Appearances, by L.E.L., 3 vols. 3. Fascina6,o,
and other Tales, edited by Mrs. Gore, comprising FascinatY!„,
First Love, the Modern Scipio, the Silver Ring, Retributleo,
Theresa, &c., 3 vols. 4. Adventures of Sir t'ienry Mort
;4 ,
the Buccaneer, by the author of " Rattlin the Reefer,,"'
3 vols. 5. Joseph Rushbrooke, by the author of "..,
Simple," Jacob Faithful," &c.; cheaper editions, 5.;1," g
6. The School for Wives, by the authoress of '6 Temeliata
3 vols. 7. The Man of Fortune, by Mrs. Gore, 3
..1.10
the
in a few days will be published, The Lottery of Lir"
Countess of Blessington, 3 vols.
HER MAJESTY'S LEVEE.—The Queen I,lold fl.la-- e.V..eley
at St. James's wiii ig
Palace yesterday afternoon, which was itc- e
their a
attended. Shortly alter two o'clock, her Majesty 1 t.
Albert left Buckingham House for the Palace, with
tendants, in four of the royal carriages,
escorted by a troop
the Life Guards, The royal suite was much cheered, as t 611
passed through the Park, by the people who had assembled 01
the occa,ion.
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BIR'I7I S.
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On ihe 19th ult., at Cawthrone Parsonage, the lady ofie
Rev. A. M. Parkinson, of a son.
Esoq.n,
otlfra 2s
07111 h. ult., at 'Horringer, the lady of George 1404'1'
On the 28th ult., in Bedford' street, Liverpool, Mrs. n
Neilson, of a daughter.
On the 28th ult., at Leamington; the lady of R. B.:De.'3r •lo
EsOn q., of a daughter, who survived but a few hours
ti• the 30th ult., at Dalton, near Ulverstone, tuts y.. 8 •f the
Rev. John Baldwin, of a son. •
On the 30th ult., at Sandgate, Kent, the lady of With°
Peareth, Esq , of a daughter.
On the Ist inst. the wile of John James Wilson, Esq.) suf.
geon, Doughty-street, of a daughter.'
On the Ist inst , at Wilton-place, the lady of Adam Br°r°
low, Esq., barrister-at-law, of a daughter.
On the Ist inst., at Compton-terrace, Islington, the lady°
J. 111'Crea, Esq , surgeon, of a daughter. tiss
On the Ist inst., at Calthorpe-street, Guildford.:street,
lady of T. A. F. Reynolds, Esq., of a daughter.

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On the 26th ult., at InwarMARRIEP
dleigh, Devon, Mr. Alfred Dr3-j,
solicitor, Barnstaple, to Frances Emily, eldest daughter of
Elton, Fsq., of Putney. ott
On the 29th ult., at Christ Church, Surrey, Mr. J. E. ~,
of Cockspur-street, to El,za, daughter of the late Mr. I.l'°""s
Evans, of Great Guildford-street, Southwark.

DIED. ireo
On the 29th ult., at Avenham Cottage, Preston, Lana"
W. Tomlinson, Esq., aged 54.
On the 17th ult., at Leamington, Colonel Gold, C.ll. lat
of the Royal Artillery. Lei'
On the 26th ult., Samuel Miles, Esq., of Narborough
cestershire. 10°
On the 27th ult., at MI ton-square, Elizabeth, wideW °
late Edmund Briggs, Esq., 01 Dalston.
On the 29th ult., at Hallow-park, near Worcester, oir
Bell. ICH., Professor of Surgery, in. Edinburgh.
On the 29th ult., at Islington, Miss Barr, late of N. 2-t
holr
v
stow, the only daughter of Mr. Barr, of Clapten.
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Londcn : Printed tlnd Published ty MURDI) YOllO4l, ill
No. I 12, Strand, at The Suoi. Office, No. 112, Strati
the County of kLiddlesez, Thursday, May 5, 1642.