The Sun.
London, England, 1849-07-30 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.—The Elfin Royal dispatch
yacht, Master-Commander Balliston, embarked the
Duchess of Kent and suite yestet day morning at nine,
and landed her Royal highness at the Clarecce-yard,
Gosport, at 10.20, where a train, in charge of Mr. Super-
intendent R. NV. Stevens, was in waiting to receive her
and convey her to town. Admiral Sir Baden Capel,
K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief; Colonel Lewis, C. 8.,
Royal Engineers, Acing Lieutenant-Governor of Ports-
mouth; Captain Sir Edward Parry, Captain Lysons
(Town Major), Mr. Davies, R.N., &e.; and a guard of
honour of the 77th Regiment were in attendance, The
Elfin afterwards embarked the Right llon. the Lord
Mayor of London (Sir James Duke, M.P.) and suite,
and conveyed them to Osborne to pay their respects to
her Majesty, returning to Gosport in the afternoon en
route to London.

La Hogue steam guard-ship, 60, Captain M'Dougall,
arrived at Spith( ad yesterday afternoo❑ from Sheerness.
She made 7.2 knots under steam alone, as an average
speed, on the passage round. 11(r depth of water is 24
feet aft and 22 feet forward, and the height of the mid-
ship lower deck port from the water is 5 feet 4 inches.
Her officers (ef whom she carries 41) state that they are
comfortably berthed considering the character of the
ship, and that there is no vibration perceptible; the
thermometer indicated 62 deg. under full steam. She
carries 210 tons of coals and the following tremendous
armament:—

No. Calibre. Weight. Length.
Lower deck 28 ... 32-pounders ... 56cwt. ... Oft. 6in.
Main deck 26 ... 8-inch ... 55 „ 9ft
Upper deck 4.. 84 -pounders ... 85 „ 91t. Gin.
11 2 ... 68-pounders ... 95 „ 911. 6in.
Total, 60 guns, throwing a broadside of 0.8241 b. She
sails from Spithead this evening for Cork.
The Blazer, steam-vessel, Lieutenant- Commander
G. T. C. Smith, arrived at Spithead from the coast of
Africa, last from Lisbon, this morning. Her dates are
—Sierra Leone, June 1; the Gambia, June 13; Boavista,
June 27; Teneriffe, July 9; and Li-bon, July 21. The
Centaur steam frigate, Commodore Fanshawe, C. 8., had
gone to the southward, sickly; the Cyclops, steam fri-
gate, Captain the Hon. G.F. Hastings, was in the Bights.
The Blazer does not give any information respecting the
engagement with the pirate felucca, which has gone the
round of the papers during the past week. She heard
no authentic information upon the subject. A report
had reached Sierra Leone of such an engagement,
no dates, names, or circumstances, in corroboration 'were
supplied. The Castor, 36, Commodore Wyvill, had
been into Teneriffe, whilst the Blazer lay there, and
sailed for the Cope prior to the 9th. Commander
Kenyon, of the Cygnet, came home passenger in the
Blazer, having been relieved by Commander Robertson,
off Congo, on the Bth of May. Commander Kenyon
has done something towards the suppression of the
slave trade, having made, during his command of the
Cygnet (about 17 months only), five captures, and libe-
rated 1,140 slaves from them. One prize taken by him
on the 27th of January last was the first vessel and cargo
ever taken or sent into St. Helena as a prize. She was
a fine brig of 250 tons, under American colours—the
Harriet, of Philadelphia, and had in her 785 slaves. The
Blazer, although a steamer, has been less useful, having
only made three prizes during the whole term of her
service on the station, but this is not surprising, when
(we are informed) she will not steam more than five or
six knots an hour, just abuut half the speed of a sailing
brig. In joint chase after a fine slave felucca, the
Cygnet beat Mr. White's new crack brig Contest, before
the wind, a " beat" which was admitted by the Contest.
She was to leave Ascension for England on the lit of
July. The Philomel was to leave on the Ist of August.
The Black Eagle, Admiralty yacht, arrived at Cowes
this morning to join the royal squadron.
The royal yacht Victoria and Albert will leave for
Cowes to-morrow afternoon, coaled and stored for the
voyage to Ireland.
The Meanee, 80, new ship, Commander Inglefield,
with nearly 500 wounded soldiers, who fought in the
battle of Chillianwallah; and the Melampus, 42, acting
Captain Mason, arrived at Spithead this morning, from
Bombay. They sailed this morning for Chatham, to be
paid off.
The Southampton, Captain Bowes, one of Green's
fleet, sailed this evening from Spithead, for Calcutta
direct, full of passengers.
WOOLWICH, JULY 29.—The Black Eagle steam-vessel,
Master-Commander S. B. Cook, left Woolwich yesterday
for Portsmouth, to form one of the vessels of the Royal
squadron. Her Majesty has decided on embarking in
the Royal Victoria and Albert steam-yacht on Wed-
nesday afternoon, the Ist of August.
The Atholl troop-ship, Master-Commander Pearn,
has postponed the embarkation of the companies of the
Royal Artillery, and the company of Royal Sappers,
until the Ist of August. A correspondence has taken
place relative to
.the accommodation of the companies
on hoard the vessel, and it is now doubtful whether the
company for the Mauritius will proceed in her, or by a
freight ship. This has arisen owing to complaints hav-
ing been made that when three companies embark at
one time there are so many women and children as to
greatly incommode the men. The authorities are mak-
ing every exertion to remove all cause of complaint.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
VICE-CHANCERY COURT, July 28.
(Before Sir J. WIGRAM.)
BROGDEN V. SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.