The Sun.
London, England, 1849-09-24 00:00:00

• Paris, one of the greatest cities of the world, be was an
isolated being, as it were, and he longed to return to his
own sunny clime. Many were the yearlings of his
heart to be once more in the midst of his pupils and
friends at Rome, performing his accustomed and homely
round of duties. "And oh!" thus our poor composer
exclaimed, " how gladly would I resign all the honours,
all the triumphs, that are heaped upon me in Paris for
my 013 seat in the ergan-loa of St. Peter's, or my deck
in the Vatican!" and though he mentally determined as
firmly as ever that his 7'e Deem should not be given for
the pretended King of Rome, he nevertheless commenced
writing a Magnificat arid other works of a similar nature,
motets, &c., which he thought were likely to be required
by the Emperor. These labours; therefore, occupied him
more than a month, and during this time, having had no
requisition from the Court fur more of his compositions,
he ventured to communicate to the Cardinal's secretary
that his situation of Muestre di Capella at St. Peter's
required—though the Emperor seemed hardly aware of
it—his presence in Rome, end petitioned that he might
be allowed to return there immediately. Our composer's
heart was longing more than ever for the bright skies of
his own land ; he burned more than ever to grasp the
"old familiar bands" once more ; to see the " well-
remembered faces" again. "To-morrow," came the re-
ply, "the day after, or even today, if M. Zingarelli
pleases; he is quite at liberty to depart whenever it suits
him; his stay in Paris is en honour and pleaure to us all;
but the Emperor is by no means desirous that he should
neglect his other duties or forget his other interests."
This therefore was the result of a journey which, to say
the least of it, had been commenced under the most in-
auspicious circumstances, and which showed that in this
instance all the ambition of the conqueror, and the hero
had not stifled the softer feelings of the man; fur, as the
poet sings—

" The true laurel-wreath that Glory weaves
Is of the tree no bolt of thunder cleaves."

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.—Wednesday next has been
ordained by the Bishop of this diocese as a day of
humiliation and prayer, on which occasion all business
will be suspended, and the dockyard and other public
establishments closed. The Bishop will preach at St.
Thomas's in the forenoon.
Captain Aaron Tozer (1830) is appointed to Green-
wich Hospital, vice'Branch, deceased.
The following appointments were made yesterday
to the Wolverine, 16, at Chatham Christian,
lieutenant; T. Wallis, master; H. W. Bowlstone,
paymaster and purser; B. D. White, clerk; James
Walsh, M.D., surgeon ; J. L. Hamilton, assistant-
surgeon; J. J. Down, master's assistant; John
Reid, acting boatswain; and James Redding, car-
penter. _

The good service pension of 1501. per annum, re-
verting to the gift of the First Lord by the promotion
of Captain Sir J. J. G. Bremer, K.C.8., to be Rear-
Admiral, is reported to be conferred upon Commodore
Sir Thoinas Herbert, K.C.8., of the Raleigh, 50, on
on her way home.
A yacht race was run yesterday for 1001. a-side
off this port between the cutters Drift, 55 tons, the
property of Mr. W. C. Hope, and the Tartar, 36
tons, the property of Mr. Danes, which preduced a
very spirited contest, but which ended prematurely,
owing to an accident to one of the crew of the Tartar,
who fell from aloft to the deck, a distance of about
$0 feet, and sustained such severe injuries that his
life is despaired of. He lies in a precarious state at
the Isle of Wight Tavern Point, receiving the kindest
attention of the host and hostess, and the most assi-
duous attention of Mr. Piercy, surgeon. The course
was the " Queen's" from Cowes, round the Knab
light-vessel off St. Helen's, and back to the westward
round a boat moored off Yarmouth. It was on the
homeward course the accident happened, which, it is
expected, will cause the match to be contested again.
Wind—E. by S. ; light beezes and changeable
weather.

PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 21.. Her Majesty's steam
block-frigate La Hogue, Captain Macdougal, sailed
on Tuesday for Cork.

Her Majesty's steamer Myrtle arrived from Wool-
wich yesterday.
Her Majesty's brig Scout, Captain Shepherd, will
be paid off to day. A formal court of inquiry has
acquitted the officers of all blame at the time that the
ship got ashore in one of the rivers in China.
The Alarm frigate will go out of harbour on Tues-
day next, the 25th inst.
The Hecla steamer, having taken coal on board,
has been placed at her sailing moorings in Hamoaze.
The Niobe frigate, launched on Tuesday, was placed
in dock on Thursday, to be coppered.
The Hound brig was also docked yesterday, for
repairs.