The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-29 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—Thip being the anni-
versary of the Coronation, business was suspended in
the borough and the Government offices. The squadron
at Spit head and in harbour saluted at twelve o'clock.
In the afternoon Lord Frederick Fitzclarence reviewed
the troops in garrison on Southsea-common, in the pre-
sence of an immense number of spectators. The Isle
of Wight and Southampton steam-packets have been
running all day at one-third the usual fares, and conse-
quently have been well patronised. The South-Western
and South Coast Railway Companies have been run-
ning ;express trains to Brighton, Salisbury, Dorchester,
&0., and have brought a great influx of visitors from
those places to see the fleet, &c., here. Owing to the
high state of the wind, the ships could not " dress."
In the evening the theatre was thrown open at half-
price to all parts of the house, and the General enter-
tained a large party in honour of the day. Admiral
Prescott entertained the Commander-in-Chief, the Cap-
tains of the fleet, and a brilliant circle ; and all the
other heads of departments similarly contributed to the
general hilarity by entertaining those in their depart-
ments and their friends. A grand ball, attended by all
the nobility and ,:,•ntry and the elite of the united ser-
vices, took place at tit,! King's Rooms, Southsea, which
concluded the testivizi,-, of the day.
THE CAPE OF Goou HOPE COMMAND,—Captains
Nicholas Cory (1840), who was some long time with
Captain Lord John Hay (low of the Admiralty Board),
in the North Star frigate, and William Griffin (1842),
are each reported as likely to be flag-captains to Rear-
Admiral Reynolds, the intended Commander-in-Chief on
the above station.

HER MAJESTY'S ANNUAL CRITIZE. --- The royal
steam yacht Victoria and Albert, the Right Hon. Lord
Adolphus Fiszclarence, R.N., captain, will receive her
officers and crew for her autumnal service on Saturday,
at Portsmouth, when she will be ready for use. We
believe the report is well founded that her Majesty
intends to visit Ireland, accompanied by a squadron.
The Medusa, a steam packet, Lieutenant Bathurst,
commanding, will sail from Portsmouth on Saturday
night for Malta, with dispatches for the Governor of
Gibraltar, and Sir W. Parker, the Vice-Admiral com-
manding-in-chief at Malta. We may presumesjthese aro
of consequence, by the haste with which the Medusa is
ordered to complete for the service. She is ordered to
ship her powder and shell in the harbour (a very un-
usual circumstance). and make straight out for her
destination. As a packet in her last service, she carried
but two 9-pounder brass guns ; she has had added lour
3:• pounder guns. The Merlin, a similar vessel, com-
manded by Lieutenant Tumour, will follow the Medusa
shortly after to the same station.
The Ganges, 84 guns, Captain Smith, is at anchor at
the outer Nore, where she awaits sailing orders. Mr.
Kerigan, her purser, died on board on Saturday.
The Heels steam-sloop having been to Woolwich,
after being put out of commission at Sheerness, to receive
new engines, has returned to Sheerness to be thoroughly
repaired.

The Formidable, 84 guns, the Wellington, 72 guns,
Captain Price, and the corvette Modeste, 18 guns, are in
dock at Sheerness ; the Wellington waiting for next
spring tide to go out.
The Southampton, 50, is daily expected to be com-
missioned at the eastward by Captain Cory, for the flag
of Rear-Admiral Barrington Reynolds, for the Cape
station.

Wiud, W.S.W., fresh gales, and squally weather.
APPOINTMENTS.

Lieutenant—S. Lilbur❑ to the Coast Guard Service.

Mates—W. B. Elphinstone, T. B. Lethbridge, and T.
D. Atkinson, to her Majesty's steam yacht Victoria and
Albert, at Portsmouth ; F. Peet, to the Tweed corvette
at Devenport.

Second Master—T. H. Julian to the Agincourt depot
ship at Devonport.
Acting Asiistant-Surgeon—H. C. T. Wilson to the
Hastings, 72 guns, flag ship of Rear-Admiral Sir F. S.
Collier, at Portsmouth.

Midshipman—W. T. Moule to the Ranger brig, at
Devouport.

Masiers' Assistant—J. M. Ockly to the Ocean, SO
guns, flag ship, at the Nore.
Naval Cadets—T. G. Aylmer, to the Tweed ; G. S.
Bosanquet, to the Helena sloop, fitting out at Ports-
mouth.

PLYMOUTH, JUNE 27.—Her Majesty's ship Bellero-
phon, now lying in the Sound, has entered all her hands,
avid will soon be ready for sea.
Arrived yesterday, the Royal yacht schooner Ondine,
from Gibraltar, on the 12th instant. Her noble com-
mander, the Marquis of Stafford, accompanied by Mr.
E. Harcourt and the Rev. J. S. Howson, landed from
her, and proceeded to town by the South Devon
Railway.
This morning the ship Severn, Captain C. Duncan,
with a general cargo from Colombo, for London, passed
up Channel, having landed her passengers from the
Cape of Good Hope, Mr. A. M`Kenny and Mr. Bor
radaile.

WOOLWICH, JUNE 28.—The Myrmidon steam-vessel
is ordered to be commissioned immediately to serve as s
tender to the Ganges, 84 flag-ship of Vice-Admiral Sir
Edward Dunford King, K.C.H., at the Nore.
The Reynard steam-vessel has been commissioned by
Commander Craycroft, who recently studied steam a$
Woolwich Dockyard, and he will hoist his pendanton his
return from Scotland.

One of the crew of the Shirakies, Egyptian steam•
frigate, was brought before the magistrate at the police-
court, at Woolwich, yesterday, on a charge of stealing
a piece of leather from Mr. Colebroke when he went to
purchase soles for his shoes. The magistrate fined the
offender 205., arid he received 70 lashes to-day on board
the Nymph receiving ship, where the crew are at present
stationed. The officers are very strict in punishing of-
fenders of that description.
The Royal standard was hoisted at an early hour st
the Dockyard, the Royal Arsenal, and the garrison, this
morning, in commemoration of the day on which her
Majesty's coronation took place, and a royal salute was
fired from the mortar battery at twelve o'clock. The
Royal Horse Artillery, the field batteries, and artillery,
were under orders to assemble on the common, at half-
past nine o'clock A.M., but the order was counter-
manded in consequence of the unfavourable state of the
weather.