The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-02 00:00:00

NAVAL I N TELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. I.—Last evening the officers of
the Victory, 110, Captain Moubray, gave an elegant
entertainment to Cantain Moubray and family, consisting
of a dinner and ball.' The officers of the flag and other
ships were invited, and, together with their ladies and
families, formed a brilliant party.
The Vindictive, 50, Captain Sir C. Sullivan, is along-
side the jetty taking in stores and fitting for sea. Vice-
Admiral Sir F. Austen has gone to town, it is reported
to endeavour to prevail upon the Lords of the Admiralty
to grant him a larger ship.
The Styx, steam surveying-vessel, Captain Vidal,
came in from the Azores on Monday, and having coaled
left yesterday for Woolwich, calling on her way with
hands for the ships fitting at Chatham and Sheerness.
The Locust, steam-vessel, Lieut. Eden, was removed
from the basin into the harbour yesterday, to fit for sea.
The Echo, steam-vessel, was towed into the basin
yesterday to repair the damage sustained by the recent
experimental trip.
'The Lively, naval lighter, returned from Jersey,
whither she had conveyed a quantity of stores and pro-
visions for the troops, on Monday.
The Britannia, 120, was towed into the basin on
Monday to be stored, as an advance ship.
The Royal yacht Victoria and Albert was paid off yes-
terday.
The Dwarf, steam tender, is alongside the Dryad hulk,
having a new figure-head and cutwater fitted ; the latter
will be considerably extended, which will much improve
the appearance of the vessel.
The Sparrow, ketch, Lieutenant Otter, is alongside,
the Topaz hulk, completing a thorough rest. Tboe
officers of this vessel gave a substantial entertainment 'on
board to-day to the crew, whose wives, sweethearts, and
friends were invited to make merry and celebrate the
commencement of the new year. Dancing, singing, &c.,
were kept up until a late hoar. The officers' wivvs and
friends were present.
The Nautilus, to, Lieutenant-Commander IV. Robson,
has taken up her former position in Blockhouse-hole.

An application was made on Saturday to the
Civil Tribunal of the Seine, on tha -part of an English-
man named Cottrell, to compel Mr. Harvy Leach, who
has been exhibiting the children ok Cottrell at the theatre
elle. to surrender them to
of the Bazaar Bonne-Nouv
their father, who, being a Poor man, had agreed with
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Leach for a certain sum to allow his children to proceed
from
and
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whereo
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ground of the application for restitution was ill-treat-
ment of the children on the part of Leach. The applica-
tion was resisted, .0 n the ground of the parties being both
foreigners, and therefore not liable to the jurisdiction of
a French Conn ; but this was overruled, and the Presi-
dennt ordered the immediate restitution of the children,
with the Clothes belonging to them. It transpired, how-
ever, that although the defendant had pleaded the incoru-
petente of the tribunal, he had in reality already surren-
der' the children to their father, with a portion of their
eP:ects.—Galignani.
AN AMERICAN DESCRIPTION OF A TEETOTLER.-•••
I once travelled through all the state of Maine with one
lof them ere chaps. lie was as thin as a whippin post.
His skin looked like a blown bladder after some of the
air has leaked out, kinder wrinkled and rumpled like.
and his eye as dim as a lamp that's in on a short al-
lowance of ile. lie put me in mind of a pair of kitchen
tongs, all legs, shaft, and head, anti no hell v ; real gan•
/ der-gutted looking erittur, as hollow as a. bemboo walk-
ing-cane, and twice as yaller. lie looked actually as if
he had been picked Oa rack at seal, and dragged through
a gimlet-hole. lie was a lawyer. Thinks 1, the Lord s
massy on your clients, you hungry, half-starved looking
crittur you, you'll eat'em up alive. You are just the
chap to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel, tank, shank,
and flank, all at a gulp.
A SLY " BET: —Miss Elizabeth Peabody offaai
to la) a wager, on the Presidential election, with tidy
eligible young man, viz., that if Polk were aected, she
was the winner, and should have her oppv,nent for a
husband ; but if Polk were defeated, then j ter opponent
was the winner, and would be entitled to nave her for a
wife