The Sun.
London, England, 1849-07-09 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.—Her Majesty has, we are
informed, graciously intimated her intention of honour-
ing this harbour regatta with her presence in the royal
yacht on Wednesday and Thursday next, and presented
a donation of 25 guineas to the funds.
The Myrtle steam- tender s riled yesterday.
MADEIRA, JUNE 15.—Her Majesty's screw-sloop
Reynard, 11, Commander Ceacroft, arrived here in nine
days from Dcvonport, under sail all the way, with the
exception of about 100 miles; the experienced a heavy
gale from the S.W. on the 10th and 11th, and made
capital weather of it; indeed, she seems qaite a different
vessel since the reduction of the armament, which is Rot
surprising, no less than Si tons of dead weight having
been removed from her decks and sternpost. The Ame-
rican corvettes Portsmouth and York Town are lying
here, the former a magnificent ship of 1,000 tons, and
bearing the broad pendant of Commodore Cooper, the
Commander-in-Chief on the coast of Airi,a, which was
duly saluted. Tory are here to recruit; officers and men
all ~n shore, enjoying the aremens of this delightful
island, and return to their station in about a fortnight.
The Iteynard is the first man-of-war that has been ad-
mitted to pratique from England since the cholera alarm
commenced—an alteration bailed with satisfaction by all
classes, for this island must have suffered very much
hem the imp, sition of the absurd and vexatious quaran-
tine. Thu It ynard sails to-morrow for S4ll Nicholas
(Cape Verds), then to Portentlic, on the gum coast, Sierra
Leone, and Rio de Janeiro.
WooLwicn, JULY B.—The Devonshire, 72 guns, was
removed from the ordinary at Chatham, at eleven
o'clock to-day, for the purpose of being taken round to
Deptford, to s-rve as a temporary seaman's hospittaship
instead of the Dreadeought. The latter is to be taken
to IVoolwich to be docked and undergo repairs and im-
provements for the comfort of such seamen as may sus-
tain accidents on the 't flames.

Tne Vivid, Diver mill steam-pellet, Captain Luke
Smithett, is expected to form one of the Royal squadron
which will proceed with her Msjesty to Ireland next
month.

A correspondent has furnished the following interest-
ing tritl of speed between the Scotia and B.ns'nee, the
runner belonging to the Railway Comptny, arid the
latter one of the Holyhead steam packets:—The Scotia.
of 750 tons, was built by Messrs. Wigratn, Blackwall,
and fitted with engines by Messrs. Maudalay, Field and
Son, of 400-horse power. The trial took place on the
evening the Lord• Lieutenant returned to Ireland. Both
vessels left Holyhead pier at six o'clock, the Banshee
leaving the Lord-Lieutenant on board. The steam va-
cuum of the Scotia was low at starting, and the Ban
shee's steam blowing off she gained a alight advantage
for a short tame. At 6.15 the Scotia got up steam, with
a pressure of 151 b., and she then gained on the Banshee,
and continued to du so during the whole trip, arriving
at KingstoAn•quay 16 minutes before her competitor.
During the middle and latter part of the passage there
was a strong wind from the south south-west, with a
heavy short sea, yet the Scotia mado the passage in
3 hours and 56 minutes, her engines making 26 revolu-
tions per minute.