The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-17 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—The day of sailing of Sir
Charles Napier's squadron is postponed until Wednesday
next, to allow time for the vessels recently commissioned
to complete their outfit and join.
Captain F. P. Blackwood superseded Captain Charles
Eden as Flag-Captain to Sir Bladen Capel, the Com-
mander-in-Chief, on board the Victory, this morning.
On Captain Eden quitting the ship the rigging was
manned by the crew, and three hearty cheers given him,
the band at the same time appropriately striking up "Auld
Lang Syne." Captain Eden is highly respected both
afloat and ashore at this port, and now leans for the
Admiralty as Private Secretary to the First Lord.
The Black Eagle Admiralty steam-yacht, Master-
Commander Cook, which has been in attendance upon
the Committee of Dockyard Revision at the various ports,
arrived here on her way to Woolwich to-day.
The Myrtle steam-vessel, Master-Commander Ballis-
ton, which sr as dispatched yesterday week for Jersey,
with Dr. Bradford, of the Blenheim, to render assistance
to ihe crew of the Seaflower cutter, reported attacked
with cholera, returned here to-day, the report having
proved happily erroneous.
The Rifleman and Sharpshooter'a experimental trial,
under Captain Austin, is to continue a week, if that
officer deems it necessary.
Wind N.N.W., light breezes and dark hazy weather.
PLYMOUTH, Nov. 11.—Her Majesty's steamer Medics,
from Portsmouth, arriver here on Tuesday, and went up
harbour to coal. She leaves to-morrow with the mails
fur the Mediterranean.

Her Majesty's steam-sloop Hermes sailed yesterday
for Portsmouth and Woolwich.

Wind northerly; light breeze.

TIIE ENTERPRISE AND INVES-

TIGATOR DISCOVERY SHIPS.
The latest intelligence of these vessels, which sailed
from the Thames about the middle of May last in search
of Sir John Franklin, was communicated in our last,
being a dispatch contained in a cask dropped from the
Investigator on the 28th August, and picked up by the
Prince of %Vales, Hull whaler, on 2d October. The
Prince of Wales is commanded by Captain Lee, an ad-
venturous ♦eteran, nearly eighty years of age, who, we
understand, has this season made some discovery him-
self, which will be duly forwarded to the Admiralty. The
only chance of any further information this season will
be by the Resolution and Traveller, two whalers,
which, as Sir John Ross mentioned in London last
week, were supposed to have sailed up Lancaster
Sound in August, and have not as yet reached
England. But the accounts are exceedingly
favourable' so far as they have gone, giving
the best hopes that the Enterprise and Investigator
have got far northward before the close of the season.
We believe the last Brstish vessel which communicated
with the Enterprise and Investigator was the Regalia of
Kirkaldy, commanded by Captain Robb. On the Bth
July, in lat. 72. 55. long. 55. west, Captain Robb, alter
a long pull in VW of his boats, came up with Sir James
Ross and Captain Bird, being anxious to give them a
last opportunity of communicating with England. He
found all well and in high spirits, a party of the Investi-
gator's officers having just returned from a shooting ex-
peuition with a large quantity of ducks and sea fowl,
which, as one of the officers writes, " will be a season-
able addition to their provisions"—an important con-
sideration in their circumstances. Captain Robb had a
long interview with Sir James Ross, the leader of the
expedition, who, as well as his gallant followers, were
sanguine as to success, having that generous confidence
in their own energy which best sustains men in an ar-
duous enterprise of this nature. About sixty letters
from the expedition were brought home by Captain
Robb, who arrived at Kirkaldy a few days since.—Cule-
denian Mercury.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TAT'TERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY.
A great desire was shown to lay against Red Lancer
for the Newport Pagnell Steeplechase, but not a blow
was struck on that or any other event.
NEWPORT PAGNELL HURDLE RACES.
THURSDAY.
Free Handicap Hurdle Stakes of 50 sovs. each, and 50
added; second to save his stake. Two miles. (9 Subs.)
Mr. Shirley's Novelist, lOst 41b (White) 1
Mr. Tilbury's Khondooz, I Ist 21b ... 2
Mr. Magnum's Farnham, 10At
The following started:—Mr. Hawkin's Teresa, list--
Mr. Reed's Draco, lOst 61b—Mr. Edwards' Amazon, lost
41b, and Mr. Cowley's The Ilscaney, lOst 41b.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Khondooz, 7to 2 agst Farnham,
5 to'l agst Novelist, and Bto 1 agst Teresa. Won in a
canter by four lengths.
Hurdle Match, 50 sovs. Two miles.
Mr. Walter's Cavendish, list (Scott), beat Mr. Hunt's
Pedlar, lOst 81b, by three parts of a length.
The Selling Hurdle Stakes of 3 sovs. each, and 10 added.
Heats, one mile and a halt. (4 Subs.)
Mr. T. Ed wards' Sovereign, lOst 71b (Knowles) 2 1 1
Mr. Price's eh mby Sir Hercules, 10st 71b ... 0 2 dr
Mr. Caffill's Belladonna, 105 t... 1 0 2
Mr. Jarvis's Moonlight, lOst 0 dr

Each heat won easy.
ASHDOWN PARK CLUB COURSING MEETING.
WEDNESDAY.
The Cup (continued).
Mr. Bowles's Broadguage beat Mr. Brooke's Bapta.
Mr. Gordon's Cockfighter beat Mr. Etwall's Macduff.
Mr. Goddard's Gretna beat Mr. Lawrence's Racket.
First Ties.
Jubilee beat Cockfighter—Gretna beat Broadguage—
Canuon• ball beat Tom Bowling—Magician beat Elf.
The Derby—(First
Dacian beat Elastic Jem—Old Harry beat Orlando—
Landgravine beat Sam—Cockaigne ran a bye (Oscar
dray n)—Blazing Billy beat Bryan O'Lynn—Look-out
ran a bye.
The Oaks—(First Ties).
Passion Flower beat Fair Toes—Light of other Days
beat The Rose—Blue Stockings beat Be Nimble—Fairy
Ring beat The Lily—Roulette beat Brilliant—Wowski
beat Midnight—Landgravina beat Queen Ilab—Erin
beat Moonlight (dr).
The St. Leger Stakes.
Mr. Osbaldeston's Old England beat Mr. Etwall's Royal
George.
Mr. Le Brewer's Babylon beat Sir St. George Gore's
Olympia.

THE WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL.—On Tuesday a
meeting of the committee of management of the above
hospital was held iu the board- room of the institution,
in the Broad Sanctury, Westminster. The report for
the past year stated that there had been admitted 1,-57
in, and 10,172 out-patients; c f the latter, including ac
cidents and urgent cases, admitted without letters of re-
commendation, 6,400:; making a total since the esta-
blishment of 347,277 persons who have participated in
its benefits. For want of funds, four wards, capable
of containing 64 beds, are closed. Her Majesty is the
patron of the institution, and an annual subscriber of
521. 10s.
NEEDLES FOR THE MILLION.— One evening last
week a porter, employed by a needle manufacturer at
Redditch,,was attacked by a footpad and robbed of a box
cvntsaning 116,000,000 needlva.—Bristol Journal;