The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-27 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 25.—The Lady Mary Wood ar-
rived at Southampton, last might, from Lisbon.
The Albatross, 16, Commander R. Yorke, is to proceed
to the North American and West India station. She will
sail for Bermuda direct. Lieut. Crozier, who is appointed
to command the Sydenham steam vessel, on the Lakes of
Canada, and the crew of that vessel, which he is entering
here, will take passage in the Albatross to Bermuda. She
will proceed the second week in July,
The Cleopatra, 26, Captain Wyvill, and the Talbot,
26, Captain Sir Thomas Thompson, Bart., are ordered to
this port, from Chatham. The former ship is destined for
China. She will take out Gen. Sir W. Gomm to the
Mauritius.
The Satellite, 18, Commander Gambier, is under
orders for the Pacific. She will proceed about the 3d or
4th of July. A party of Marines are ordered to embark
in her, from this division, for Rear-Admiral Thomas's
flarr-ship.
The Avon steam-vessel, Lieutenant Byng, is com-
missioned for the Jamaica station.
The Prince Regent, transport, is ordered here to take
recruits and stores to Canada.
The Black Eagle, steam-vessel, proceeded from Wool-
wich, on Thursday, to convey Count Mensdorf and family
to Ostend.
The Alban, steam-vessel, having embarked sappers
and miners, for Gibraltar, left Woolwich, on Thursday,
for this port, with chronometers, on her way.
The Geyser, steam frigate, Commander Carpenter,
will leave Woolwich in a few days.
The Columbia, Avon, and Dee, steamers, are fitting
for sea at Woolwich, and are nearly manned.,
The Star, Lieutenant Thomas Creser, was paid off into
ordinary, at Plymouth, on Tuesday.
The Wanderer, yacht, B. Boyd, Esq., arrived at the r
Cape of Good Hope, on the 6th of April last, from Rio
Janeiro.
It appears that the Vesuvius steam frigate, Com-
mander Ommanney, • which arrived at Marseilles on
Monday last, brought only an Indian despatch for the
Government. We learn by the Sud that she brought
neither papers or letters for any private person, either
from Bombay, Alexandria, er Malta.
An order has issued from the Admiralty for a captain
from each of the four divisions of Royal Marines to re-
pair on board the Excellent, for the purpose of qualifying
themselves to give instructions in gunnery practice to
their respective divisions.
The Orestes and Seringapatam; East Indiamen, ar-
rived yesterday from the River.
The St. James, Capt. Sebor, sailed on Wednesday, for
New York, full of passengers.
The Marquis of Hastings, convict ship, arrived yester-
day from the Downs, to take on board prisoners for Van
Dieman's Land, from the hulks.
The Christopher Ransom, freight-ship, sailed on Wed-
nesday, for China, with provisions fur the fleet and land
forces.

In Harbour—St. Vincent, Victory, Excellent, Royal
George, Pique, Satellite, Albatross, Sylvia, and Echo
(steamer).
At Spithead—Adventure (naval transport), Marquis
of Hastings (convict ship), Seringapatam and Orestes
(East Indiamen).
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.
PROMOTIONS.—Lieutenant--James A. Stevens (Su-
perintendent of the Packet Service, at Weymouth) to the
rank of Commander.

Master's Assistant—Wm. Bryant, of Black Eagle, to
be Second Master, in charge of the Monkey.
Mates—Charles John Brickdale, of the Excellent (for
passinwb the best half-yearly examination at the Royal
Naval College), and J. Dunbar, to the rank of Lieu-
tenant.
APPOINTMENTS.—Commander—R. H. Fleming (1816)
to Packet Service, Weymouth.
Lieutenants—W. P. Crozier, to command the Syden•
ham steam-vessel on the Lakes of Canada t • Wm. Mott-
ley, to the Thunder ; R. A. E. Scott, to the Dublin ;
H. W. Hire (additional), to the Queen ; H. Davis, to
the Satellite:; D. M'Kenzie, to the Dublin.
Second Masters—John James Brown, to the Philomel ;
D. Roberts (Acting) to the Victory, for service of the
Dasher ; G. B. F. Swaine, to the Avon.
Master's Assistant—G. Brookman, to the Black Eagle.
Surgeons—H. F. Osman, M.D., to the Wolf ; Samuel
Donnelly, to the Phoenix.

Assistant Surgeons—John Henderson, to the Alban ;
J. Mitchell, from the Albatross to the Sydenham • R.
Cullen, to the Albatross ; James Peters, late of Pluto,
to the Dee ; Mr. Lowery, to the Avon.
Chaplain—Rev. J. Marshall, to the Pique.
Mates—E. K. E. Wright, to the /Etna ;H. Parsons.
to the Thalia ; A. Luckraft, to the Excellent.
.Midshipmen—F. R. Hawkins, E. W. Bridge, F. J.
Partridge, Hon. H. Morton, and H. G. H. Mildmay, to
the Pique ; Maxwell Fox, of the Columbia, to the
Ph ilornel.

Volunteers Ist Class—John Burgess, J. Mitchell, and
Fairhohn, to the Pique.
Clerks—A. Wood, and J. H. Jewell (additional), to
the Pique.
Naval Instructor—G. Foster, to the Pique.
First Class Engineer—W. Shaw, to the Sydenham.

Second ditto--Ralph King, to the Sydenham.
Third ditto—Thomas Davis, to the Sydenham.
Royal Marines—First Lieutenant and Adjutant G.
Logan, to be Captain, vice Brevet Major Robert Gordon,
retired on full pay ; First Lieutenant John Wade, to be
Adjutant, vice Logan, promoted ; Second Lieutenant G.
G. Alexander, to be First Lieutenant, vice Wade, ap-
pointed Adjutant.
At the examination of Marine Cadets at the Naval
College, Messrs. J. W. Williams, H. S. Buck, T. P.
Cooke, and L. S. Reeves, were declared qualified for
Commissions in the Corps ; Mr. A. Salkeld has passed
for Naval Instructor ; and Mr. F. B. Quin, for Lieute-
nant.

RAILWAY TRAVELLING IN
SCOTLAND.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Stu,--Having had occasion to do duty last Sabbath
for a brother clergyman, about twenty miles west from
Edinburgh, I took the benefit of the railway con-
veyance on the Saturday evening previous. Being
obliged to be in town again on Sabbath night I re-
turned by the same mode of conveyance. I deter-
mined to ascertain if really there was so much Sab-
bath desecration as had been represented would re-
suit from the establishment of a morning and
evening train between this city and Glasgow. As to
anything like Sabbath desecration, I saw no approach
to it ; I saw no fighting, I heard no swearing ; I did
not see a disorderly or intemperate person on the
train, or standing at any of the different stations we
passed. The greatest possible . decorum and strict
moral propriety was observed by every passenger, and
all seemed to be deeply impressed that it was the
Lord's Day.
The number of passengers might exceed a hun-
dred. All were well-dressed, respectable, and
sedate-looking people ; several had Bibles, and, no
doubt, had left Edinburgh by the morning train, spent
an hour or two with their country friends, attended
divine worship, and returned home in the evening.
At Falkirk, Linlithgow, Ratho, and the other inter-
vening stations, there was no bustle, no pushing and
pressing to obtain admission into the different classes
of carriages—all was done decently and in order.
The servants of the Company are, seemingly, quiet,
sober, and obliging people, and appear anxious to con-
sult the convenience and comfort of the passengers.
Had any unseemly conduct, or anything like a for-
getfulness of the Sabbath been manifested, I have no
doubt it would at once have been checked by the re-
spectable persons who have oversight of the different
stations. There was, however, no occasion to having
recourse to such measures. The people seemed to be
governed by Christian principle, and to remember
that it was the Sabbath Day.
Trusting you will give the above outline of facts a
place on Monday in your widely-circulated and liberal
Paper, I am, Sir, your obedient Servant,
Edinburgh, June 15. A CLERGYMAN.