The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-02 00:00:00

SAILINGS.

Aug. 25. Sapphire schooner, Right Hon. T. Gibson,
for Ply mouth ; Urania schooner, Lord Rodney, for
Plymouth ; Destiny schooner, W. Wells, Esq., for Ply-
mouth; Osprey cutter, John Petre Esq., for Portsmouth,
to lay up.
26. Coral Queen, schooner, Viscount Seaham, for
Portsmouth.

29. Vandal cutter, R. Cooper, Esq.. for Ireland.
Sept. 1. Wyvern schooner, Duke of Marlborough, for
Plymouth.
YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION.
Schooners—Capricorn, Xarifa, Fair Rosamond, Flirt,
Brilliant, Camilla, Maud, Gem, Gipsey Queen, Sybil,
Magic, Hawk, Bianca, Enchantress, and Huzzar Brig.
Cutters—Pearl, Alarm, Emerald, Dryad, Elizabeth,
Nymph, Ariadne, Amazon, Lark, Turquoise, Stormfinch,
Bacchante, Aurora, Anou, Cygnet.
Yawls—Dream,
Susan, Gulnare.
ELECTION OF COMMODORE.
A meeting of the members was held at the Squadron
House this day, at which the commodore and about
twenty other members were present. Several members
had written protesting against the election of a commo-
dore being proceeded with before the general annual
meeting in May next, but no one attending to oppose it,
the Earl of Wilton was proposed, seconded, and elected
in the place of the Marquis of Donegal, who had re-
signed at the last meeting.
The Hon. J. W. Spencer, R.N., and Captain Richard
Triscot were elected honorary members, and the meeting
broke up.
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN DOWAGER.— Her Ma-
jesty proceeded to Ventnor yesterday afternoon, and re-
turned to Cowes at one o'clock this day, the houses taken
for her Majesty hero are not large enough for her Ma-
jesty's establishment, and notice has been given that
the Royal party will leave Cowes at ten o'clock to-
morrow morning, via Southampton for Bushy; the only
houses here at all likely to accommodate the Royal
household are Harriet Lodge, at present occupied by
the Earl of Glengall, and Grantham House, which Sir
Bellingham Graham has. The two would make up forty
beds, and have eight best sitting-rooms, with servants'
halls, housekeepers' rooms, and suitable offices. Her
Majesty is much pleased with the scenery, but not with
the Houses. In fact, nature has done everything to
please the eye, and invigorate the frame, but we have
done nothing for ourselves; art has never been called to
our aid. If mansions and palaces would but grow, we
should have plenty of them; but though we have some
of the most beautiful situations in England, we have but
very few good houses.
Three Royal carriages have just passed through the
town from Osborne, proceeding to the Queen Dowager's
present residence, containing her Majesty, Prince Al-
bert, the Duchess of Kent and their suite. It is sup-
posed that an attempt is to be made to prevail on the
Queen Dowager to alter her arrangements, and it is
hoped she will not leave to morrow, but reside here for
the autumn, although part of the baggage, and some of
the servants left this afternoon for Bushy.

DEPARTURES OF THE FOREIGN
MAILS FOR, SEPTEMBER.
The following are the dates on which the foreign mails
will be made up at the General Post-office, and the re-
turn packets will be due at Southampton, Liverpool, and
Falmouth during the ensuing month:—British North
America and the United States, on the evening of the
Ist inst., via Liverpool, Halifax, and New York; on the
evening of the Bth, to Boston; on the eyeing of the 15th,
to New York ; on the evening of the 22d, to Boston ;
and on the evening of the 29th, to New York; next
packets due on the 6th, 14th, 20th, and 28th instant, at
Liverpool. The British and Foreign Colonies in the
West Indies (except Honduras, Nassau, Bermuda, and
Havana), Venezuela and Jacmel, on the morning of the
2d instant, and the evening of the 16th ; New Orleans,
Mexico, Honduras, and Havana on the morning of the
2d instant only; Madeira, San Juan de Nicaragua, New
Granada, Chili, and Peru, on the evening of the 16th
instant only, via Southampton ; next mails due on the
7th and 22d instant. Madeira, Brazil, and Buenos
Ayres, on the evening of the 4th instant, via Falmouth;
next packets due (her Majesty's brig Peterel, over due
since the 24th ult.), and her Majesty's brig Seagull on
the 25th instant. The Mediterranean, Malta, Egypt,
Aden, Ceylon, India, Hong-Kong, and China, on the
evenings of the 7th and 25th instant, by the fortnightly
overland closed mails, via Marseilles. Gibraltar, Malta,
Greece, the lonian Islands, Egypt, India, &c., on the
morning of the 20th ii.tant, via Southampton. Vigo,
Oporto, Lisbon, Madeira (via Lisbon), Cadiz, Gibraltar,
on the morning of the 7th instant, evening of the 16th,
and morning of the 27th, via Southampton ; next mail,
due on the sth, 16th, and 25th. New South Wales, Van
Diemen's Land, and New Zealand: the Alert having
been detained, letters and newspapers will be in time
this evening, the 2d instant, to be forwarded from Graves-
end. France, &c., daily (except Sundays), via Dover,
Calais and Boulougne due daily. Belgium, &c., daily
(except Sunday) via Dover and Ostend, due daily. Ilam•
burgh, &c., Tuesday and Friday evenings, due Tuesdays
and Saturdays. Holland, &c., Wednesday and Saturday
mornings, due Mondays and Thursdays—by the General
Steam Navigation Company's vessels, via the Thames.