The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-14 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSHOUTM, WEDNESDAY.—AdaIIiaI 'Sir Charles
Ogle, the Commander-inLChief, exercised the naval
prentices today in their training vessel, the Rolla.
Extract of a letter from the Cape of Good Hope,
dated July 1:
" Since my last I 'have to notice the arrival of the
Hercules, 74; Master Commander Fulton, -for -Bombay,-
to load teak for the dockyards: in England,,3lst -May;
the Arab; 12, Commander Morris, on the 11th of June,
from Mozambique; the Havannah, 22; Captain Erskine,
21st of June; and -the Dee steam trooper, Master Cotn-
mander Filmer, on the
.23d. ' The Ilavannah beat the
Dee three 'days in the voyage from Madeira. Mrs.
Stokes, wife of Captain J. L. Stokes, of the Acheron'
steam-sloop, died here on the' itch' ult.; and the 'Acheron
sailed for New Zealand on the 15th.
"Letters from the Mauritius,- dated the 3d of June,
mention that the President, 50, • flag of Rear,Admiral
Dacres, was lying there, together with the Brilliant; 22,
Captain Watson, C. 8.; the Rosamond steam-sloop,
Commander Foote; and the Geyser steam-sloop, Com-
mander Brown; and that they were going
.to
.Mats-„
gascar, but no time is mentioned. The Admiral lb ex-
pected here at the end of this month.
" The ship Stately arrived here from England yester-
day (June the- 30th),, also the . ship Pakenhani, prom
Bombay to London, 112 days out, in charge of the
.mate,
the captain and some of- the men having died at sem
The Havannah sails, hence for New Zealand on the 4th,
and the Dee in the course of a few days, to, Buffalo
Mouth, information having been received of a
.vessel
being expected' in that neighbourhood with a quantity of
ammunition, &c., supposed to be intended for the Boers
or Kafirs.
" A report has arrived of the London troop-ship
being in Mossul Bay in a dangerous 'situation, having
been obliged to run in there during a strong south-
easter. She had lost one anchor, and it was feared she
must go on shore. ,
" The Admiral has some time since dispatched the
Nimrod, 20, Commander Belgrave,An St. Helena, for
two months, to look out for slavers, tiee-Adiiiiral .having
been informed that most of tha•slavers :going to and,.
coming from Rio and the-Prazilcoast sight that island."
The Myrtle steam-vessel, Acting Master Balliston
cammandilwarrivpgliast, night; from Cork with-a large
number of eupernumerariem• for Charles.. Napier's
Wind W., light airs, inclining to aealtn.' - -•
Woomexcis, SEPT:- 13.—The'Pluttwer• steam-iieSel.
is ordered: to.:be fitted With-a, temporary screwosnd
be taken ,round to-morrow to. PoitsmOuth under the
charge of Lieutenant 'Robertson, assistant at
.Captain
Austin' C.B. •
The Hogue be_taken-fronr• Black wail,. Where she
Was" docked to. have, her screw-propeller fitted, to..W.aoL-.
with, on Friday,-and will.be towed to Sheerness onSa,
turday, to be made ready' as an-aistneed ship of war,
with an auxiliary serew-propeller.-vi;" z-1-1 • • •-••• •• •
• The Vesuvies -steam-sloop,-COmmiander Austeir,-.wus.
inspected by Commodore Sir Gordon Bremer, K.C.8.,
on Monday, 'and ,he appeared highly pleased
witli'the efficiency of the .-xrrew% and*.oroditable toudttiott
,';of the. vessel. She as had, her rins•taktin
day and will'be paid off at this port on Tricityllexf,,i,,
The Dover steam vessel,,Master Commander goulton,
will leave 'Woolwich on Saturday for-Portsmouth,' and
,then proceed to the coast OF - --" , .
:•!• The I'roili'etheui,7ll4bdtna;•,,.l44urillaiiieii;Eiiel
brand, Janus, and Ariel steam-.vessels are in the basin
-,lmqaring fq! 144,_ with ga,epxp,ptigOf tlka.4ttet,,fittink,
ariTii!'icfP.PkallPg ItiVaattis 14 lin M
)peritnental , ; •
anti ,
iti,Flrigoeclett,Y-wkiiiFtthen:L ,an .Sher shooter steam esser t are
7le
object of being made ready as early.
ss
nuralty 'll d
TOessi,tole
The Liiiifs .;sealt,
on ,on
cTlihrsday or Friday
,en,. aapipcia7l,l,l*4";eo
in-cl Plymouth.

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THEATRE yr. .„
le; he. has also engaged
• e understand, -
clprge Owen,. tffigtdiatts.iittaiiike-
t-h-Po4les-u 411dirpreTtleeprated
.originali Oliver Twist of the Royal Surrey Theatre:,
I:oll.l4oj3a4boolvltzt,;
-first-rate company. •A'new wardrobe has been.in pre-!
paration for some,timer and the.gas
l'athes.aatmarinn.
at a great
=expense; The:theatre:will open on the 26th .septentber,
'with: the
.tragedy, of Hamle(t-Ilatale(, by Mr., ,q4tprge
Owen,-the queen by Mrs. Owen, late Miss Beaumont,
of the Theatres Royal Covent-garden, Haymarket;
and
Queen's Concert-room., :To e.04.91t144-Wit.ll.l/010e,1 of,
Paris—Princess of Nayarreby,-Mrs.,o-wan, who44beink a
.good voealist,.will sing some of her best'Aongs.•
.;
• MR. WILSON 'g ENTERTAINMENT.—The committee:
of ,the iVbittington Club and, Metropolitan AtbeAmmi.;
'having ngaged Mr. Wilson, the celebrated vocalist, to
give- two
.enterAiiinlePts 9n.tbe songs of Scotland, :the;
first bf them took pjaceJakt evening, .in the large room
.of that institution—fhe same apartment which many or
our readers will remember to have - been renowned
.in-
.by-gone goodly banquets .and stormy. discus,.
!lions. Mr. Wilson's entertainments are so widely known,
and-so deservedly popular and attractive, that it is nu,
necessary to detail or to-criticise them; The-programme-
of last night was extremely well selected, and contained,'
among other gems, "The sliylark,”,_ and our " auld "
and ever-welconiefriend„". Robin Gray;" both of-which
Mr. Wilson sang with exquisite taste_ and expression.
Lie was frequently encored.. Mr. Jolley i:iresided.atthe.
pianoforte. The room was crowded, and. the audianee.
appeared highly gratified by their eveningie,amusemant.;
Tbenext performance is announced for Saturday next.:
NATAL LAND AND EMIGRATION SOCIIiTT.—A.
preliminary meeting of intending emigrants, and others
interested(in.the establishment_ of the above. society,
held-fast ei,enitig, at- No. 2; Cursitor-street,'Cltancsy,;*
lane ; Mr: C.' Charlton in the chair. tit-. TOTisitoli,,clet
tailed the advanteges offered by, this society in , prefe%;,.
rence to ordinitiyemigraiiim clubs- and land companies,
and described with much minuteness the physical and,.
geographical features of the proposed settletn,nt
.9r„
Natal. The
peculiarity of this Society. wits, quit Waa,
eo-operatiVe, in its constitution, 'so that the eatigraßts,,,
themselves ' be the' ehaieolderi; and the profits'
made by clipitali t • •
s laves ing in an associations woul
be re •
ceiVed by the parties einigrat- receiving
all the ben4firs'from " they
d increased Value of the land; pc.
casioned.by their residenceresidencetwined
upon a, the land being
to Government' in 'the 'A'erai'n"9mlP'il'i
of the society ii"piopdaed ce •Th apit
irtan
in I,2ooshareeef 6,0p0r., doe;e ,r4,isfd
• sum • beSides -
ing out 640 erineatits'at• an average f Y each;
amounting to 5,0001., would furnish 1,0001. for the sup-
port of the emigrants during the first
four months aftr
their arrival at
,Natal. As to the nature of the nn
r
Mr. Johnston described it from persOnal 61Aervea°4-nt4
being admiratlly adapted for a new colony. It is situ;
ated on the 'eastern coast of "South Africa; bet •Jeen•ithe
parallels 'of latitude 28 and 31,, and is as 'atiPeed`
for the growth of cotton as UplSei- tgypt. • The whole
country is a slope, from the ridge line of the, liahlitealm
Mountairls;*,sool'eet tiliocie 'the level 'of 'the siett;flowitilli;.
the coast; the breadth of the tract vitrYing:fibtni 100 ''to
150 miles. Innumerable small-rivers traverse,it, serving
at once the'purpoiess Of drainage end irrigation; 'the soil'
is rich, d)ntaining a large proportion of pOtasa, and in 1
cliff:Tent i•arts of the sloping country, according to its
height and geological character, are, produced the fruits
and ;raidgrill -countries; from the -Wheat and-gatiren
,vegetablels °Wrest:Britain, to the sugar, cotton; and'
indigo of!the tropics. The climate, owing to
ence of the trade winds; is steadier, as well as coolerand
more healthy, than any other part of the African coast.
`Several opier gentlemen expressed their .views. on the
; letters.:frodi., influential, persons, speaking
ly in favour of t.b.e..o.bj acts,. of the . society,
read, and the meeting adjourned.
The Duke of Devonshire arrived at Chatsworth on
Monday.