The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-08 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE,

Powrsmoi.mr, APRIL 6.—The Eagle, 50, Captain G. Martin,
C.B. (with the flag of Rear-Admiral Inglefield, C. 8.), sailed
on Sunday for Rio Janeiro.
• The Resistance, troop-ship, Commander Patey, returned
from the Downs• on Monday, having landed the 74th Regi-
ment at Deal. She was towed into harbour the same day
to refit. She will embark the 49th Regiment (from Win-
chester) on Tuesday next, and convey them to Plymouth,
where the regiment will disembark ; the Resistance will then
take on board the 44th regiment, and convey them to Cork,
and thence convey a regiment to Gibraltar.
The Scourge, steam-frigate, arrived on Thursday from
Sheerness, under the charge of Mr. Easte, Assistant Master
Attendant, and a party of seamen from the Ocean, and came
into harbour, to be fitted for commission.
The Styx sailed from Malta on the 27th ult., and may be
expected daily, having obtained pratique at Malta: She
will land dispatches and passengers at Portsinonth without
-
`The_ Apollo troop-ship, Commander. Radcliffe, will embark
two companies of. Royal Artillery on Wednesday next at
Cbldhain, for conveyance. to Canada.
Admiral. Sir John Talbot, G.C.8., is to succeed to the
command at Plymouth, on its relinquishment by Admiral
Sir David Milnes, G.C.8., whose term expires on the 22d
instant. The Queen, 110, which was commissioned at Chat-
ham, on Thursday, is destined for Sir John Talbot's flag, and
Viscount Ingestre is to be the Gallant Admiral's Captain.
She will be commanded in her experimental cruise by Capt.
Sir W. Symonds.
• aarb.quri-The St. Vincent flag-ship, the Victory, the
Excellent, the Resistance, the royal yacht, the Nautilus, and
tbi steam-vesselsYchd arid Comet.
In the Basin—The Rodney, 92, fitting for sea; the Trin-
comalee, preparing for razeeing; and the Scourge steam-
sloop and Siren brig fitting for the pendant.
In Dock—The Hibernia,• 120,. fitting for sea ; the Pi ince
Regent,. razeeing ; the Harlequin, refitting for the pendant ;
till Athol troop• ship, fitting for surveying service ; and the
Fetiless and Centaur steamers, the former refitting, and the
latter- Wilding. .
APRIL 6.--The Fearless steam-essel, Commander Sher-
lidgharn,,havipg 'nearly completed' her refit, was undocked
'esteidAY.
The_ Cornet steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Prety-
man,fleft yesterday for bhoerness and Chatham, taking to
the formei plaCe Easte and the men who navigated the
Scourge to this port, and to the latter place men and war-
rant- officers appointed to the Queen.
PROMOTIONS.
Commander W. P. Roberts (1812) to be retired Captain.
Lieutenant J. Foote (1835), late flag to Rear-Admiral
Thomas, to be Commander.PO
APINTMENTS.

Lieutenants—G. R. Wolrige and W. Moorsom to the Ex-
cellent ; 0. Cumberland to the Queen.
fasters—T. Richardson, to the Vernon ; J. A. M‘Bean
(second), to the Terror ; F. J. Rent (second), to the Lizard;
G. A. Stabbe (second), to the Hibernia ; G. Angier (second),
to the Vanguard ; J. J. Colman (second), to the Apollo ; R.
Sturges (assistant), to the Hibernia.
Surgeons—T. H. Keown, to the Ve3nvius ; G. I. Walsh
(additional assistant), to the Poictiers, for service at MelWvillDe
Hoipital ; W. M'Mahon (assistant), to the Fearless ; . .
Kerr (assistant), to the Speedy ; E. Lawless (acting assist-
ant), to the Vesuvius; J. T. Caddy (acting assistant), to the
Victory, for service at Haslar; W. C. Torrance (acting as-
sistant), to the Stromboli; T. Soccombe (acting assistant),
to the Lizard; J. M. G. Steele (additional acting assistant),
to the San Josef, for service at Plymouth Hospital ; S. Bow-
den (acting assistant), to the Spy.
Paymaster and Purser—J. Marsh to the Melampus.
Chaplain—G. Bryan, to the Melampus.
Mates—H. A. Clavering, to the Pandora ; R. Jenkins, to
the Hibernia; H. D. Selby (acting), to the Excellent.
Clerk—R. W. M. Jones, to the Vesuvius.
Midshipman—G. Trevenan, to the Eagle.
Naval Cadets—C. W. Baynton, and F. A. Henner, to the
Hibernia; A. F. Gregory, to the St. Vincent.
OAST GuAnn.
4PPOintlll4llth..COClLaander U. Oates, to be inspector of

the Gosport district, vice Ramsay, period of service ex-
pired; Commander J. T. Talbot, to be Inspector of the
Whitby district, vice Robinson, term expired; Lieutenant
Elwin, to command Southampton water station, vice Liddon,
removed ; Commander J. S. W. Grandy, to the Active
cruiser, Portsmouth-harbour station, vice Elwin ; Lieutenant
C. Goldshith, late of the Shamrock cutter (paid off) to a
station.
Removals.—Lieutenant W. Hole, from Belfast, to the
Weston •super-Mare, vice Glinn, resigned; Lieutenant R. G.
Jeffry, from St. Andrews to North Queen's-ferry station ;
Lieutenant J. Allen, R.N., from Challabrough to Portsmouth-
harbour station, vice Grandy; Lieutenant H. Collins from
Blythe-harbour to Jarroquay station ; Lieutenant W. H.
Goslin, from Roundstone, to north Isle of Arran, vice Freyre,
removed.

DEVONPORT, APRIL 3.—The Daring, Espiegle, and Flying
Fish are in the harbour, refitting with all expedition for
foreign service. The current report is, that the Daring is
for the Coast of Africa; Flying Fish, the West Indies; and
Espiegle, for the East Indies. They will be in the Sound
in a few days for their final orders.—The Netley, tender,
brought some supernumeraries from Portsmouth on Mon-
day.—The Dublin, 50, Captain J. T. Tucker, arrived from
Portsmouth on Monday, and has come into harbour to be
paid off.7--The Emerald, tender, arrived from Portsmouth on
Wednegday, with supernumeraries, and sailed for Jersey on
Thursday.
In Harbour—The Caledonia, San Josef, Albion, Canopus,
Vanguard, Superb, Dublin, Melampus, Grecian, Daring,
Espiegle, Flying Fish, Pandora, Petrel, Netley, and Sylph,
tenders; the Confiance steam-vessel; the Diligence naval
transport; and the Tortoise and the Hamoaze navy lighters.
In the Sound—The Vesuvius Dutch steamer.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
MANSION-HOUSE.
A young man named Clare Hunt, who had been in
the service of Mr. Reynolds, merchant, of No. 12, Austin-
friars, was brought up for final examination, charged
with having committed forgery..
J. M. Passenger, a person in the service of. Mr. T.
Pierce, of Ludgate-hill, dealer in cut glass, stated that,
on the 10th of February, the prisoner brought an order
to the following purport :—" Mrs. Reynolds would feel
obliged by Mr. Pearce sendieglherby the bearer two pair
of handsome quart decanters." Witness directed the
goods mentioned in the order to be packed up and de-
livered to the prisoner.
Mr. Reynolds stated that the prisoner had left his
service previously to the date of the order. The order
was not in the handwriting of the witness's wife, nor was
the prisoner authorised to apply for the goods either on
behalf of witness or his wife.
A clerk in Mr. Reynolds's house proved that the order
was in the handwriting of the prisoner.
Three similar cases of forgery—one upon the prosecu-
tion of Mr. Bailey, of the firm of Bailey and Walker,
ironmongers, another upon the prosecution of Messrs.
Davenport and Co., of Fleet-street, china and glass
manufacturers, and a third on the prosecution of Mr.
Mechi, of Leadenhall-street, cutler,—were also brought
forward, and the prisoner was committed for trial.
Henry Pratt, who has undergone several examinations
before the Lord Mayor, upon charges of fraud, practised
with remarkable ingenuity and success, was brought up,
for the purpose of being formally committed for trial.
The prisoner, it appeared, mentioned to the principal
turnkey of the Compter, immediately before he left that
prison for the Mansion House, that he had been busily
occupied in his bed on the preceding night. " About
what ?" asked the turnkey. " Why," said the Captain,
laughing, " I have been reckoning up how many girls I
have regularly done ; and how many do you think ?
Why, I reckoned up five hundred that I can swear to,
and that's not all."
The depositions in a case in which Pratt was charged
with having committed a forgery upon the bankiug-
house of Herries and Co., in a cheque for ten guineas,
purporting to be drawn by Major Herries, an officer in
India, whom the prisoner personated with astonishing
audacity, were then read over.
Pratt had managed to impose so completely upon
Mr. Williams, of No. 4, Albemarle-street,lhotel and
tavern-keeper, who knew the family of the Right Hon.
Mr. Herries, by stating that he was Major Herries, just
returned from India, that Mr. Williams actually went to
the banking-house in which he was known, and stated
that he had seen the Major sign the cheque, which was
for a gold watch, procured from Mr. Dent, watchmaker,
in the Strand.
It appeared that the prisoner was either a very ac-
complished impostor, or that he was lucky enough to
find people who could be easily duped. Amongst the
statements which did not form evidence in any case
which is to be prosecuted, were several exhibiting what
the Lord Mayor considered to be curious instances of
gullibility:—
A publican, who resides in the " wide awake" locality
of Drury-lane, was visited last December by the cap-
tain, who not only (although a total stranger) contrived
to run up a score for several glasses of brandy-and-
water, but borrowed five shillings from the publican, and
five shillings more from a friend of the publican, vinc,
unfortunately lent a willing ear to the captain's h;.slory
of his adventures, his rank, and his expectations, Upon
that interesting occasion the captain solicited a visit to
his vessel from the publican and his wife weld daughter,
to the latter of whom he promised a beiretiful parrot.
Three or four months ago the CaP'-ain called upon a
tailor in Red Lion-passage, and ask.ecl him how he did.
" I don't know you, Sir," said the tailor. "Oh yes
you do," cried the Captain. " I know you, and many
of your friends. Come over the way and have a bit of
lunch." The tailor refused, and suspected that the
captain was a bad'un, bat his suspicion was removed by
a publican in the ne:.ghbourhood, who said it was all
right, and he sold a waistcoat to his customer for 15
shillings, which lie was never to see. It was soon found
that the publieeen had himself been done, and that they
had receivdd invitations to the ship and promises of
parrots.
A s'entleman, who resides near Berkeley-square, was,
ita:fipeared, introduced by his solicitor to the captain,
Wilo hearing that this gentleman had been educated as a
Surgeon, said without hesitation that he had himself
walked Guy's Hospital. They agreed to sup together
with a party, of which the captain was to be chair-
-man. The captain, however, imparted to his
new acquaintance that he wanted the loan of
a suit of private clothes for the occasion, as he
had no clothes within his immediate reach except naval
uniforms. By his otf-hand address the Captain succeeded
in getting a new coat, value four guineas, and a pair of
boots from this victim, and he easily supplied the other
deficiencies of his dress from the wardrobe of another.
To the supper the Captain brought a soldier, or a cor-
poral of the Guards, to the surprise of all, but he ma-
naged to make a satisfactory apology. The clothes
were, as might be expected, never returned ; the gentle-
man had looked everywhere about the docks for the
captain, but he despaired of ever catching him, until he
saw an account of his adventures in the Times.
The prisoner was committed upon the charge of for-
gery upon the house of !ferries and Co., and upon the
separate charges of fraud committed upon Mr. Gowland,
Mr. Stammers, -Mr. Robson, and Mr. Howard.
It was considered unnecessary to takethe depositions
in any other case ; but it was stated that since the 19th
of last month upwards of fifty clear cases could be es-
tabished.