The Sun.
London, England, 1849-07-23 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, SATURDAY.—IIer Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent arrived in the Royal Clarence-yard,
Gosport, this afternoon, at five o'clock, and was received
by Sir Bladen Cape), the Commander-in-Chief; and
Captain Superintendent Sir Edward Parry. Her Royal
Highness embarked on board the Elfin dispatch yacht,
in charge of Commander Crispin, and left the harbour
for Osborne, under a Royal salute from the slag ships
only.
Admiral Sir Bladen Capal has not been to Portland,
but may possibly go on Monday. Flag-Lieutenant
Cochran went on Friday in the Fire. Queen steam-yacht
to make the necessary arrangements on behalf of the
Commander-in-Chief for the reception of Prince Albert
on the 25th.
Her Majesty gave her annual fife to the seamen of
the Royal yachts and the labourers employed upon the
works at Osborne, on the lawn of that Royal retreat, this
day.
The Cleopatra, 26, Captain Massie, arrived at Ma-
deira from Plymouth on the 23d ult., and sailed on the
24th for India.

The Apollo troop ship, Commander Rawstorne, ar-
rived at Madeira on the 29th ult., en route to China.

PLYMOUTH, JULY 20.—Her Majesty's steamers Niger,
screw, and Basilisk, paddle, will be ready for another
trial cruise on Monday, the 23d instant.
Her Majesty's ship Queen, 110, received a portion of
her guns this morning.
The schooner Sultana, Captain A. Le Gresley, from
the coast of Africa, lauded two passengers here this
morning. She left on the 13th of May, when there were
in the Bight of Benin, her Majesty's frigate Amphitrite,
24, Capt. Thomas R. Eden, and the 12-gun brig King-
fisher, Commander Henry Harvey; her Majesty's steam
sloop Pantaloon, 8, Commander Lewis de Teissier Pre-
vost; the steam-vessel Firefly, 3, Commander John
Tudor; and the steam gun vessel Tenzer, 2, Lieutenant-
Commander Jasper H. Selwin.
The barque Blonde, of London, Captain Todd, which
left Plymouth on the 26th of June, 1848, with 241 emi-
grants for Port Philip, was off the Lizard, all well, on
Monday, the 16th instant. On her return from Aus-
tralia, in rounding Cape Ilorn,
she experienced very
heavy weather, lost foreyard and split sails. In conse-
quence of strong easterly winds bhe was detained eight
or nine days in the Chops of the Channel.
Wind—North-west; smart breeze.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.—A fire occurred yesterday
(Sunday) morning, shortly before three o'clock, upon
the premises known as the Red Lion Tavern, the pro-
perty of Mr. W. T. Tabernacle, situate at the corner of
King Edward-street and Bull and Mouth-street, St.
Martin's-le-Grand. The residents, consisting of Mrs.
Tabernacle, a female servant, the barman, and a lodger,
made their appearance at one of the upper windows in
their night-clothes, screaming for help. A police offi-
cer told them to remain where they were for a few mi-
nutes until the escape arrived. They, however, threw
a feather bed out of window, and the whole of the in-
mates in succession jumped upon it, and escaped with
very trifling injuries. With as little delay as possible
the engines of the London Brigade, parish, and West
of England Company, together with two Of the Royal
Society's escapes, reached the spot, when the firemen
found the whole of the extensive premises in one body
of fire. The flames were rushing from the windows.
were burning.
completely across the carriage-road,
"dob 'tal-gardenS,
the branches of the trees in Christ's 11.
and Pi flakes of
At the same time showers of sparksbt to the largedanger of
'and luggage ware-
houses.burning wood were blowingeoascoh
firing the Bull and Mouth
conveying the hose of three or four en-
By
b ni f Bull and Mouth-street, but in
ijig property the flsmes were cut
off ineian rtehuenddirtehe
labour of the firemen the flatus con-
spite of the.
rise so high as for upwards of hour
to to an
, finally, the roof
the City illuminated. Whilst the f 'to keep tremen were
water being then throwr.
etion o .
andfactllwino,rk the
numerouswbole oof thejet
jets
floors, anti,
from the engines, so as to cover nearly the whole of the
building, had the effect at last of
extinguishing the
flames. The whole of Mr. Tabernacle's stiroosetk•ino-dtrandnoci
furniture, wearing apparel, &c., have been d
the premises guttt d. The loss, it is understood,y will fall
upon the Liverpool Fire-office. The furniture of the
Rev. R. South, in the next house, is damaged by water!,
No. 18, Bull and Mouth-street, in the occupation of Mr.
E. W. Sintlerley, watchmaker, has the front burnt; No.
19, in the same street, and also No. 20, occupied re-
spectively by Mr. Jones, dairyman, and Mr. Pollard
(private), are aho damaged by fire, water, and removal
of furniture. Another fire occurred at No. 1, Lleneage•
street, Spitalfields, belonging to Mr. H. Cash, the exten-
sive iron-founder. The flames commenced on the first
floor, used as one of the pattern del (its,
immediately
over the steam-engine and machinery depurtm,nts. The
moment the discovery was made an alarm Was given,
when asaistar.ee promptly arrived. The parish, London
Brigade, and West of England engines attended, whc-n.
fortunately for the neighbourhood, an abundant supply
of water was obtained from the East London works.
The firemen kept to work'and at length succeeded in
getting the mastery over the c°llilegration, but not until
) the two upper floor', with their valuable contents, were:
totally consumed, and the steam-engine and machinery
• ou the ground floor considerably damaged by fire and
water. Fortunately Mr. Cash was insured in the Li-
censed Victuallers' and County Fite-offices.