The Sun.
London, England, 1829-12-11 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PLYMOUTH, DEC. 10.—Licutenan t Jeremiah
Seavers (1794) to be a superannuated Commander,
vice Sir John Reid, Bart., deceased.
APPOINTMENTS, &c.—Lieut. Edward pilkington
is appointed Flag• Lieutenant to Vice-Admiral E. G.
Colpoys, whose appointment to the West India
command we announced in a recent paper. Lieut.
Geo. Goldsmith, of H.M.S. Samarang, is appointed
to the Madagascar in the room of Lieut. Richard
Hussey, who is invalided. Mr. Wm. Mitchell, of
the Isis, is promoted to be Lieutenant of the Sema-
rang, vice Goldsmith. Mr. Charles Godly, Mate of
the Briton, is promoted to be Lieutenant of that
ship, vice Douglas promoted to be Commander ;
Mr. I3abington, whose appointment to that ship was
announced last week, being since dead. "1 he Rev.
John Falls, of the Prince Regent, is appointed
Chaplain of the Ganges. The Rev. Jas. Eveleigh
is appointed Chaplain to the Prince Regent, vice
Falls. The Rev. Wm. Lewis is appointed Chap-
lain to the Shannon, and the Rev. Keatinge Pent-
land is appointed Chaplain to the Druid. Mr. Wm.
Crane is appointed Purser to his Majesty's sloop
Childers.

The Bolivar, fienzell, of this port, arrived here
on Saturday from Miramichi, after a very rough
passage of 46 days: spoke, Nov. 28, in lat. 49.
long. 11., the ship Henry Wellesley, Alexander,
from Cork for Tobago, with troops, who supplied
her with bread. Dec. 1, in lat. 49. 51. long. 9.,
seeing a vessel with a signal of distress flying, bore
down to her, and found her to be the ship Burdon,
of London, Garbatt, master, from Quebec for Lon-
don, having been completely waterlogged for three
days, her stern washed out, and her cargo washing
out, and the vessel expected every minute to turn
over. The whole of the crew got on board the
Bolivar, and landed here. Same day spoke the
Brothers, of and from Halifax for Liverpool, which
had on board the crew of the Three Sisters, of Li-
verpool, which was abandoned on her voyage from
Rio de Janeiro.

Lieut. Thomas Livingston, is appointed to the
Coast Guard Service. Lieut. Geo. Alex. Leary is
appointed to the Sussex Blockade.
Lieut. N. Sortland is appointed to the Arachne—
Lieut. G. G. M'Donald to the Childers.
The Reindeer brig is ordered to be brought for-
ward at this port for the packet-service.
On Tuesday the Echo steam vessel arrived from
Portsmouth with supernumeraries for the St. Vin-
cent and Druid, and sailed again for Portsmouth.
Remain in Hamoaze--St. Vincent, Kent, Druid,
Pylades, Hyacinth, Leveret, Royalist, Raven, Star-
ling, and Meteor Steamer.
At the Island—Bramble.
His Majesty's ship Shannon arrived at Bermuda
from Jamaica and Havannah 27th Sept. Arachne,
arrived at Vera Cruz 22d Sept. The Grasshopper
and Speedwell arrived at Jamaica from Curacoa 21st
Sept. The Espiegle arrived at Jamaica from St.
Thomas, 23d. Taing, from St. Jago de Cuka, 30th
Sept, The Skylark from Falmouth, and Harpy from
St. Jago de Cuba, arrived at Jamaica 4th October, the
former sailed 6th, and latter 7th do. for Vera Cruz.
The Matilda, Cuming, of this port, arrived at Mes-
sina from Naples, sth Nov. The Welcome, Hamlyn,
of this port, arrived at Odessa from Constantinople
9th Nov. The Tantivy, Hodge, of this port, sailed
from Newport for Malta 7th inst.

The Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE,
and the Duchess of GLOUCESTER, dined with the Duke
and Duchess of CUMBERLAND, at their residence at Kew,
on Wednesday.

The Prussian Minister had an interview yes-
terday with the Earl of ABERDEEN.

HOUSE OF Lortps.—Yesterday the House
of Lords met, pursuant to prorogation. The LORD CHAN-
CELLOR, the Earl of ROSSLYN, and Lord MELVILLE hav-
ing taken their seats on the woolsack as his MAJESTY'S
Commissioners, the Deputy Usher of the Black Rod was
directed to summon the attendance of the Commons. As
soon as the Clerks and other Officers of the House of
Commons appeared at the bar, his Majesty's commission
for further proroguing Parliament was read ; after which
the Loan CHANCELLOR. declared Parliament to be pro-
rogued from that day fill Thursday, the 4th of February
next. A great many strangers were present to witness
the ceremony.

COLMAN'S Comedy of John Bull was per-
formed last night at Covent-garden, for the benefit of that
liberal and charitable institution, the Licensed Victuallers'
Asylum. The performances of the evening were under
the patronage of his Royal Highness the Duke of SUSSEX.
The house was crowded in every part.
AN AMERICAN STORY.----An Irishman ar-
rived at Boston last summer, and sought employment as
a labourer, and finally obtained an engagement on one of
the islands in our harbour. Pat had never seen a duck
in his life. Shortly after his entering upon the discharge
of his new duties, a brood of chickens and another of ducks
were hatched, both by hens. The owner put both broods
to one hen, in order to save the services of the other, and
told Pat, as he was short of meal, to he particularly
sparing in his allowance in feeding them. Pat made a
small dish of dough, and commenced feeding his mixed
flock, when he was struck with the fact that about half
had broad shovels for beaks, and shovelled up the dough
very fast, while the others had very small sharp beaks,
and got but little of the allowance. " Arrah !my dar-
lings," says Pat, " fair play is a jewel; I'll just be after
putting you upon aqual futing." llestarted for the
house, got a pair of shears, caught them of the shovel
beak, and sheared them down to the calibre of those of
the sharp beak ; put them down and said, " wag away,
you spalpeens ; I am told this is a free country, where
every man, baist, and bird, are equal ; no exclssive pri-
vileges, my darlings, if you please."—Providence Ad-
vertiser.

►YAL ACADEMY.

Last nigi.t the distribution of prizes took
pl:ce at the Royal Academy, Somerset-house. The
candidate; were greater in number on this occasion
than we recollect in any preceding year. In the
class of historical painting, the subject of which was
Venus entreating hdean to Arge arms for ./E aces,
there were as math' as nine eal;ddates. In that of
original models, the subject of which was Ajax
tearing Cassandra from the Altar of Minerva, there
were two; and in that of architecture, the subject
of which was an original design for a British Senate-
house, there were three. There were seven copies
in oil from a Virgin and Child, by Vandyke; twelve
drawings and three models from the life; thirteen
drawings and three models from the antique, and
two architectural drawings of the Banquetting-House,
Whitehall.

Prizes were awarded in almost every class, and
were distributed in the following order to the suc-
cessful candidates:—

For the best Historical Paiiiting,—a gold medal to Mr.
George Smith.

For the
_best Original Model,—a gold medal to Mr.
Legrew. _

For the best Original Architectural Design,—a gold me-
cl.tl to Mr. Grellier.

For the best Copy in the Painting School,—a silver
medal to Mr. Clack.

For the next in degree of merit,—a silver medal to Mr.
L. Smith.

For the best Architectural Drawing,—a silver medal to
Mr. King.
For the next in degree of merit,—a silver medal to Mr.
Barnes.

For the best Drawing from the Life,—a silver medal to
Mr. Millington.

For the next in degree of merit,—a silver medal to Mr.
Goblet.

For the best "Model from the Life,—a silver medal to
Mr. Lucas.

ror the best Drawing from the Antique,—a silrermedal
to Mr. Maeleish.

For the next degree in merit,—a silver medal to Mr. Bell.
For the next best,—a silver medal to Mr. Warrens.
For the best Alodel from the Antique,—a silver medal
to Mr. Papworth.

Copies of the Discourses of Reynolds and West were
delivered with the gold medals ; and with the first silver
medals i❑ each class, copies of the Lectures of Barry, Opie,
Fuseli, and Flaxman.

The medals were awarded by the President, Sir
Thomas Lawrence, who, in conclusion, delivered an
eloquent and appropriate discourse on the subject
of painting, which elicited the warmest. applause.