The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-08 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY. —The Hingdove, 16, COM-
=ander Sir William Daniel, sailed on Monday afternoon. She
sakes out despatches to the Commander-in-Chief at the West
Indies and North America, and will first proceed to Bermuda,
ce to Barbadoes.

The Cornwall transport, of 850 tons, has come round from the
eastward, and is now lying at Spithead. She i'about to pro-
cted to China with stores for the fleet, and will carry out the
recen tly-appoi aced storekeeper and agent-victualler at Hong-
kong. She has for ballast a quantity of coals for the use of the
steamers, and will, among other stores, take out 4GO tons of
biscuits and flour.

The Volcano steam-vessel arrived here yesterday from the
eastward.

It is understood that the Excellent, gunnery ship, is to have
a steam-vessel as a tender. The object is to afford an oppor-
tunity for those officers who are at the Royal Naval College.
and those on board the Excellent, to acquire a practical know-
ledge of steam navigation, which has now become so indispen-
sable in the nautical education of a naval officer. Another
advantage likely to accrue from the Excellent having a steam-
tender is, that it will enable the officers who are studying the
gunnery practice to acquire it more efficiesztly when the vessel
is rolling and pitching at sea, than they cao do en board the
Excellent, where the imitation of a vessel rolling and pitching
is produced by artificial means---a platform :being worked by
machinery to produce such an effect.
The Adventure, navy transport, will leave this port in the
course of the day with stores for the eastward. .She will also
carry the baggage of the 73d regiment of foot to Woolwich.
Several transports are expected round from the river in the
course of a few days, to convey the troops under ordets to em-
bark for India to their destination.
The Resistance, 42, and the Crocodile, 26, troop-shipe, will
eome here from Plymouth as soon as they are ready, to embark
troAmi for India.
The Daphne, 20, and the Benbow, 74, are daily expected
]some from the Mediterranean. The former vessel left Malta
en the 20th of last month, and the Benbow on the day following.
The Wasp, 16, is also hourly looked for. She was at Gib-
raltar nn the 24th salt., and was expected to leave on the fol-
lowing morning.
Ship at Spithead—The Cornwall, transport.
Ships in Harbour—Winehester
St. Vincent. Victory, Ex-
eellent, Royal George yacht,Eche steamer, Volcawr, Aeamer,
and Adventure Davy transport

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Darlington, April 6.

THE THREE-FOLD CEREMON Y.—On, Monday week,
the Rev. Mr. Faussett, of Cropthorne, in this count), was
oalled.upon to marry a female of the Kite specie:, to a count),
of the village, which office he had no sooner performed, than,
turning to another page of the Prayer Book, he read th.e ser-
vice for the Churching of Women, and concluded his duties by
eft:listening the fair bride's ehiid ! Worcestershire Chronicle.
An Jrnest fanner, who was at an agricultural show
dimuer, where the late Duke of Buccleuch was in the .chair,
and a round of fighting men being toasted, one giv;ng Welling-
ton, .Another Graham, a third Lord Hill, and so on, said, m hen
it elm e to his turn._.. I'll hie ye Saunders Pirgive o' Chricht on-
ler he's had a sair fecht wi' the world a' his life—, an
uottesit man wi' a big facoily."— Scotch Paper.