The Sun.
London, England, 1829-10-09 00:00:00

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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PLYMOUTH, OCT. B.—The Britomart, 10, Com-
mander E. J. Johnson, sailed on Friday morning,
with new-raised men, for the Core of Cork.
The Vigilant ketch, Lieutenant Loney, returned
on Monday from Lisbon, having landed a mail from
that place at Falmouth, on Sunday night. She
tailed for Portsmouth yesterday with marines belong-
ing to that division, paid off from the Druid.
The Druid frigate was paid off into ordinary on
Monday.
In Hsrnoaze—St. Vincent, Kent, °testes, 13.y1a.
des, Leveret, Royalist, Calypso, and Meteor steamer.
In Barn Pool—Undati'fled.
In the Sound—Bramble.

The merchant-brig Perseverance arrived here on
Tuesday, from Sierra Leone, baring left that place
on the 31st ult. We learn by her that his Ma-
jesty's ship Eden had left Fernando Po, on a cruise,
to recover the health of the remainder of the crew.
Colonel Nichols accompanied Captain Owen, both
of these Officers having been indisposed. The Eden,
we regret to state, had lost SO men. The Primrose
was healthy, and had not lost a man : the Captain
of her was reported to be ill of consumption. Two
days after the sailing of the Perseverance, Mr. Chas.
Itennels, a passenger, died.

Second Lieutenant F. S. Hamilton, of this diri-
sio.i of Royal Marines, is promoted to the rank of
First Lieutenant, and appointed to Portsmouth, rice
Carrington, deceased; and Mr. Brown is appointed
second Lieutenant of this division, rice Alexander,
promoted.

Lieutenant J. B. Cragg (188) is appointed to
:he Semiramis, at Celli.

His rvlajesty's ship Paw,lora arrived at Madras
from Trincomalee 18th April, and sailed for Pawing.
2.51 h. The Alacrity and Infernal were at Smyrna
lSilt August.

The Sylph, Cunning, and Sealark, Brown, of and
from this port, arrived at Malaga, 4th Sept. The
Experiment, Yabsiey, arrived at Vigo from Porto
Rico, Sept. 7. The Hefty, Westcott, of and from
this port, arrived at Alicant, 6th Sept., and sailed
for Denia. The Matilda and Su,utt, Fox, of tliia
port, arrived at Smyrna from Conitantinople pre-
vioui to the sth of August. The Sophia, Cuth-
bertson, arrived at Alicant from this port Sept. 7.
The Welcutne, llamlyn, of this port, arrived at
Smyrna from Alexandria, Aug. 9. The Amelia,
Fry, has arrived at Alexandretta from London. The

Reward, Goss, of this port, from London to Leg-
horn, put into Ramsgate on the 3d inst. The Lady
Emma, Power, of this port, arrived at Malaga, from
'Waterford, Sept. JO. The Relief, Fawckner, of
this port, arrived, at Bristol from Archangel, 3d inst.
The Tantivy, llodze, of this port, arrived at Malta
from Newport, Aug. 31, and sailed for Zante sth
September.

STORIES OF WATERLOO.—A series of
military tees, under this attractive title, is announced fur
immediate appearance. They are said to be written by an •
Officer, who distinguished himself in the Peninsula during
the late war, and to he founded on the many stirring ad-
ventures which he himself experienced. From the bustle,
activity, and continual change of scene incident to a mili-
tary life, we hare no doubt the present work will prove
theply interesting.

KEAN, before he went to London, was en-
gaged and discharged as a bad actor from the Bristol com-
pany ! From therice he %s cut to Exeter, which city pos-
sesses a far more. discriminating audience, and he conse-
quently became a favourite. When the season closed at

that place, he walked to Bath, a distance of 140 or 150
miles, and offered himself to the Bath manager for thirty
sUllings per week—but was rejected! This happened a
very short time only before he was cns;z:ged is London..—
Brighton Gazette.

On Wednesday an injunction, obtained on
the application of Messrs. MATHEWS, YATES, and Cum •
BEItLAND, to tie MASTER of the Rour.s, against the per-
formlnce of a piece called The Flying _Dutchman, or the
Phantom Ship, was served on Mr. Ewsros. The
piece, which lind been advertised for that night at the
Surrey Theatre, was of course withdrawn until the ques-
tion at issue between the parties be decided.

Fora trifling wager
younoman undertook
some days ago to eat twelve muffins, terelve eggs, three
rounds of buttered toast, and six pats of butter, and drink
one gallon and three Nits of colt e._ lle :,etually accom-
plished his taA, and gained his bet, in an Dour and arre-
quarters.

There is a physician residing at Clifton, who
wears a wedding ring of his mnther's, en which is en-
graved—" Married when 13—died, aged 47 11%.1fi the
mother of 36 children."

A farmer on the estate of Abercairny was
one day informed by his son that he had frequently seen a
partridge alight on the top of a hay-stack, but never saw
her come off aga,n, and that he thought she had a mat
there. The farmer, who had never heard of partridges
breading any where but on the ground, did not at first be-
lieve the boy. Ho was induced, however, to examine the
stack, where, to his astonishment, he saw on the very top
of it n partridge sitting on 17 eg;,:.s. fie did not again
visit the stNek fi.,r some days, and then found only a few
shells, the birds, upon being batched, having all left the
stack, although the eaves drop of it was nearly eight feet
from the
ground.-- Glavoir Chronicle.