The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-27 00:00:00

OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Stafford,.July 25.

There was seven cases disposed or to-day. -the num•
ber of prisoners charged being thirteen. The crimes
were principally assaults and robberies to a small
amount on persons who appeared to have been what
in Staffordshire is familiarly termed, " the better for
drink."

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—York, July 25.
CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice EnLE.)
His Lordship was occupied the whole day in disposing
of a class of cases the details of which are unfit for pub-
lication.

The trials of the Chartists at Bradford and elsewhere
are fixed for tomorrow (Wednesday).

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

LAUNCH OF THE FIFTY-GUN FRIGATE INDEFATI-
GABLE.—The launch of this splendid ship will take place
according to existing arrangements, at Devonport Dock-
yard this day, at about half-past two, P.M. She will be
named by Miss Louis, daughter of Rear-Admiral Sir
John Louis, Bart., the superintendent of the dockyard.
The Indefatigable has been constructed by Wm. Edye,
Esq., the present master-shipwright of this dockyard,
and is considered by the most competent judges to be a
perfect mo;:el of her class, not only for symmetry of pro-
portions, but for the superior advantages she is estimatel
to possess as a thorough and " regular-built" frigate of
the first class. Her keel was laid down on the 22d of
August, 1846, she has therefore been a few days over
one year and eleven months on the stocks. The weight
of shot which this frigate will throw from her broadside
at one discharge would be 2,272 lbs., or equal to 1 ton,
1 qr., 4lbs. The Indefatigable was proposed to the Ad-
iralty to be built as far back as 1820, but was at
that time considered to be too large as a frigate. As a
proof of the saying, tempera mutantur, et nos mutamur in
iltis, she is in the present day pronounced to be not too
large, but a fine specimen of naval architecture, and the
beau ideal of a British 50-gun frigate. Her armament
is superior to that of any
ship of her class in the navy,
and the weight of shot she will be enabled to discharge
from her guns (28 long 56-pounders, and 22 long 32-
pounders), at ono broadside, is equal to the fire of a 74-
gun ship; but her great superiority will consist in being
able to fight all her guns in any weather, which a two-
deck ship of 74 or 80 guns could not do, being unable
safely to open her lower deck ports in blowing weather.
Her capacity of hold, we are informed, is very great,
having room for the stowage of eight months' pro-
visions of every description under hatches, with 300
tuns of water. Notwithstanding this extent of capa-
city, her lines are of the most beautiful form, and
it is hoped she will soon be put in cordmission, and
then prove herself to be equal to the anticipation of her
sanguine constructor and admirers—A perfect frigate.
FATAL ACCIDENT IN PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR-'—AS
George Barton, a seaman of the Birkenhead steam-
frigate, was hooking on the back rope purchase astern
in the Growler steam-sloop, he over-reached himself,
and slipped off the bumpkin braces overboard. Upwards
of fifty men were looking at him at the moment of his
immersion, but seemed paralysed. In a moment after,
however, three of them leaped into the water, and dived
about for him for some time without effect, nor has the
body been picked up since.
The Rifleman propeller schooner, Lieutenant Crofton,
R.N., left Portsmouth for Cork, with dispatches, &c.,
for Sir Charles Napier, on Monday night; and the Tri •
dent paddle-wheel iron steamer, Lieutenant Risk, R.N.,
left the same port yesterday afternoon, to place herself
under the orders of Rear-Admiral Mackay, the Com-
mander-in-Chief of the Irish station, for whom she car•
vied dispatches and supernumeraries.
The Fairy royal yacht, Captain Lord Adolphus Fite-
clarence, G.C.11., embarked her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Gloucester and suite at the Royal Clarence
Victualling Establishment yesterday evening, at ten
minutes past five, under the usual compliments and cere-
monies incidental to a royal visit. Her Royal Highness
was received by Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., the Commander-
in•Chief ; Major- General Lord Frederick Fitzclarence
and staff, Sir W. E. Parry and the chief officers of the
Clarence-yard, Mr. Superintendent Stevens, of the rail-
way company, and other officers, and left immediately
in the Fairy for Osborne, on a visit to her Majesty.
The Russian cutter Orianda, 6, Captain Oun Rouly,
remains here.

The Lightning steam-vessel, Petley master, sailed yes-
terday afternoon for the coasts of Sussex and Kent, to
protect the fishery.