The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-22 00:00:00

NATAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, JULY 21.
The Royal yacht Fairy, Captain Crispin, bearing the
broad pendant of Commodore Lord Adolphus Fitz-
clarence, G.C.H., A.D.C., &c., went down to Cowes
to-day, to remain in attendance during the Queen's so-
journ at Osborne.
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- The Agamemnon, 91, Captain Sir Thomas Maitland,
C. 8., was docked to-day to have a false keel affixed.
The young gentleman who met with the accident noticed
in our yesterday's report was named Parr, Master's As-
sistant. He fell down the main hatchway of the Cam-
perdown (Agamemnon's hulk) into the hold, and was so
severely injured that he died in a short time afterwards.
The Plumper, 11, screw corvette, came out of the
steam basin this morning, and was taken out of harbour
by Lieutenant Reynolds, of the steam reserve, for trial
at Stokes-bay to prove her engines.
The Cyclops, 6, paddle-sloop, having discharged the
machinery of the Princess Royal, 91, returned to Sheer-
ness this morning,
The Growler, paddle-sloop, has had her boilers taken
out, and is under orders for docking and refit.
The Hotspur, a fine frigate Indiaman, one of Smith's
fleet, arrived at Spithead this morning, outward bound.
The Fury, 6, paddle-sloop, Commander Tatham,
arrived at Marseilles on the 17th inst. with important
dispatches from Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, relative to
the Eastern difficulties, to which she awaits the reply
from the British Cabinet. Lord Arthur Lennox was a
passenger to England on board.

- Lieutenant Walker, first of the Rodney, is dead, and
Mr. Palmer, mate of the flag-ship Britannia, has been
promoted to be Lieutenant in consequence.

PLYMOUTH, JULY 21.
His Netherland's Majesty's paddlewheel bteamsloop
Amsterdam, 8, Captain Spanyard, 1,100 tons, 300-horse
power, which left the Texel on Monday evening, arrived
hem this morning. This is her first voyage ; and, after
remaing here a few days, she will proceed to New York
and South America.

WOOLWICH, JULY 21.
APPOINTMENTS.
Chaplain the Hey. Hugh M'Sorley (1853), to the
Tortoise, 12, storeship, at the Island of Ascension.
Assistant-Surgeon William 11. Carter (1852), from the
Cumberland, 70, flag-ship on the North American and
West Indies station to the Imaum, 72, receiving ship at
Jamaica.

LAUNCH OF THE CRESSY, 80, SCREW
STEAM-SHIP.
The dockyard at Chatham presented a very gay scene
yesterday, in consequence of the launch of the Cressy,
80, screw steam-ship, which was witnessed by an exten-
sive circle of naval and military officers, the nobility and
gentry of the neighbourhood, and numerous parties from
London. The Cressy was designed in 1844 by the
Chatham Committee on Naval Architecture, consisting►
of Messrs. Red and Chatfield and the late Mr. Cruize.
Within the last 12 months it was decided that the Cressy
should be changed from a sailing to a screw steamship,
and her form of body, which is fine abaft, rendered it
an easy task to adapt her for a screw propeller, with-
out its being requisite to increase her length, which has
been the case with the greater number of ships built ex-
pressly for sailing, when it afterwards became desirable
to convert them into screw steam-ships. The Cressy was
entirely built under the superintendence of Mr. Francis
J. Laire, Master-shipwright at Chatham Dockyard, and
of the following dimensions :

Ft. In.
Length over all 251 2
Length between perpendiculars l9B 5
Length for tonnage 162 1,1
Breadth, extreme 55 0
Breadth for tonnage
Breadth, moulded 53 6
Depth in hold
Burden in tons, old measurement...2,s37 80-94
She has engines (1400 horse-power, on Maudalay, Sons,
and Field's double piston rod direct acting principle.
At 12 o'clock the gates of the dockyard were thrown
open, and the public admitted to witness the launch. At
exactly half past 12, Miss Percy, daughter of Vice-Ad-
miral the Hon. Joseeline Percy, C. 8., Commander-in-
Chief at the Nore, was conducted by Capt.-Superintendent
Peter Richards, C. 8., to the bow of the vessel, where
Mr. Laire, master-shipwright, was superintending the
arrangements for the launch, and, guided by his instruc-
tions, Miss Percy broke a bottle of wine on the bows,
at the same time naming and wishing success to the
Cressy on her future element, and in three minutes
afterwards Miss Percy with a chisel and silver-mounted
mallet, after two sharp blows, cut the slender cord that
appeared to hold the splendid ship, and at the same mo-
ment the Cressy glided majestically over the ways pre-
pared for her into the Medway, amid the cheers of the
numerous spectators, the band of the Royal Marines
and the Dockyard band playing "Rule Britannia."
The Majestic, 80, screw steam-ship, will be the next
ship ready for launching at Chatham Dockyard, and it
expected she will be ready in about two months from
this time.

SUICIDE FROM DISAPPOINTED LOVE.

Yesterday, Mr. G. S. Brent held an inquest in the
Kensington Workhouse, on Abraham Giles, aged 23,
who committed suicide by blowing out his brains, under
the following melancholy circumstances :
Henry Westbrook said that, on Monday night, he was
alarmed by the report of fire-arms in Warwick-square,
and, upon hurrying to the spot whence the noise came,
he found deceased lying dead on the pavement, his face
and head being shattered to pieces, and a horse pistol,
recently discharged, lying at his side. Witness instantly
procured the assistance of the police, who removed the
body to the workhouse. A powder-flask and several
pebbles were found in deceased's pocket.
Catherine Tedding, servant to Miss Patrick, 5, War.
wick-square, and deceased's sweetheart, a very pretty
interesting girl, about 20, and who was deeply affected,
said that she kept company with deceased twelve
months, when, at the desire of her friends, who were
opposed to her marrying him, she discontinued doing
so, which fretted him very much. He told witness
three months ago that he had loaded pistols at home,
and would shoohimself. On Monday night he called
at her mistress's house, and, speaking through the area
railing to witness, said that he came to bid her good-by,
as he was going to the country. After about ten
minutes' conversation, she shook hands with him, and
bid him good night. Shortly afterwards she looked out
of her. bed-room window, and saw deceased, who was
standing in the same position as she left him, delibe-
rately discharge a pistol into his mouth, and fall to the
ground. (Here witness nearly fainted, and had to be
led out of the court. After her retirement three letters,
couched in the most affectionate terms, and written by
the witness to deceased were read.)
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whom he was madly fond, stating that as she would not
marry him, lie would shoot himself, and fall at her side.
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But as deceased was in the best spirits, and as she
looked upon it as a threat to frighten the latter, witness
took no notice of the letter. Deceased had a brace of
horse pistols for some months, one of which he took out
on Monday night, leaving the other loaded at home.
Mr. Stanhope, deceased's master, said the deceased
always conducted himself with the greatest propriety
until Monday morning, when upon witness remonstrat-
ing with him upon going to the country, he peevishly
replied, " Well, then, you must get some one else to do
your work, he abruptedly departed.
The coroner, in summing up, observed that this was
the second inquest which he bad held within a brief
period upon a person who committed suicide under pre-
cisely the same circumstances. Verdict---" Insanity."

-PASSING TOLLS. —Yesterday, among the Parliamentary
papers, was one showing that the report on passing tolls
is deferred. It, however, appears that the dues levied
on ships, and goods in ships, amount to about half
million per annum, and on these dues large debts are
secured•

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