The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-11 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY—Received, this day, on
behalf of the late Lieutend'ut W. P. Green, R.N., one
sovereign, through Mr. George Legg, bookseller, Gus-
port, from " An Old Officer of high. rank, not naval;”
also 11. is., per "post, from " A Wiltshire Curate, and
second son of a late Commander in the Royal Navy ;*
also 4L from a correspond,nt of the limes; and a Bank
of England note for 51. from " W. C. M., Bristol," to-
wards the same benevolent purpose.
A serious accident happened last evening on board the
Penelope steam-frigate, Captain Giffard, fitting in this
harbcur. As the crew were employed in getting in a
large spar, with the aid of the yard and stay tackles, the
heel of the spar hung in a projection of the paddle-box.
Mr. Archer, the master of the Penelope, took a hand-
spike to prize it off, when the spar, by a sudden exertion
of the crew in hoisting, came clear, and crushed him
against the funnel, breaking several of his ribs. He was
promptly taken to Hasler Hospital, where he remains in
a dangerous state.
The barque Hampshire, of Portsmouth, which has
been discharging timber at the Dockyard, was taking in
ballast alongside the jetty to-day, when, by the mis-
management of the persons employed, in not trimming it
as it was taken in, she became too heavy, fell over on
her side, filled, and sank. Every exertion was used by
the Dockyard authorities to render assistance, and. she
was ultimately righted, but soon after fell over again on
the jetty. She will now have to be " weighed" by the
Dockyard lumps.
The Comet steam-vessel, Lieutenant Commander
Johnston, was at Westport on the 7th inst., expecting to
be relieved by the Dasher. A private letter says, " To-
morrow we go to Dugart, near Achill, taking with us
six tons of salt in bags, 15 bags of bread, and 30 sacks
of corn, to alleviate the cravings of the famishing
peasantry at that place. We have, received orders to
ship a number of good strapping young fellows for the
Vengeance or other vessels of war, as well as sturdy
well-grown youths, from 17 to 19 years of age, as first-
class boys, and there are many such here ready and
willing to serve her Majesty, who will enter forthwith
on board the Comet for general service.' "—Times.

SUSPECTED SUICIDE FROM DRUNKENNESS.—On
Wednesday evening an inquest was held by Mr. W. Car-
ter, at the Welsh Trooper, Bankside, on the body of
Margaret Donaghue, aged 66 years, lately residing at
No. 11, Pigeon court, Ray-street, Clerkenwell, who, it
was alleged, had committed suicide by jumping off Black-
friars-bridge. The deceased obtained a scanty liveli
hood by selling fruit, but for some time past had been
leading a life of drunkenness, pawning and selling every-
thing she possessed. On Satureay morning last she was
seen by her daughter drinking at the White Swan
public-house, in Ray-street, which place she left quite
intoxicated, and nothing more was seen of her until seven
o'clock on Sunday morning last, when a man named
Nevitt, whilst standing on the pier at Blackfriars-bridge,
saw the body of a female floating down the river. He
rowed after it, and conveyed the body ashore, but all
efforts to restore life were unavailing. Several duplicates
were found in her pocket, which ultimately led to her
identity. There being no evidence to prove how the de-
ceased came into the water, the jury returned a verdict
of " Found drowned."
AN ANECDOTU OF THE QUEEN DOWAGER.—It
chanced one evening that our major, Count Reichen-
bach, stood up to dance a quadrille with the Princess
Adelaide of Meiningen. His toilet was not well suited
, the floor was
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the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, and conducted
into an adjoining apartment. With rueful countenance
and twisting his red mustache from vexation, Count
Reichenbach tried to lose himself in the crowd, and
to escape the annoyance of being stared at and
pointed out as the man who had thrown down the
beautiful young princess. It was easy to see that he
would rather have stormed a dozen hostile batteries
than have made so unlucky a debut in the royal ball-room.
In a short quarter of an hour, however, when the fuss
caused by the accident had nearly subsided, the princess
re-appeared, looking more charming than ever, and
sought about until she discovered poor Count Reichen-
bach, who had got into a corner near the stove. With
the most captivating grace, she invited him to return to
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stroked his great heard, led the princess to the quadrille,
and danced it in first-rate style. When, in May, 1836,
I was presented, as captain in the Dutch service, to the
Princess Adelaide, then Queen of England, at St.
James's Palace, her Majesty perfectly remembered the
incident I have here narrated to my readers. To her
inquiries after Count Reichenbach, I unfortunately had
to reply that he was long since dead.— Wanderungen
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