The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-27 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY.—The Commander-in-Chief,
Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, arrived this afternoon from
Jersey, &c., in the Lightning, and rehoisted his flag on
board the Victory.

The Bombay transport, Lieutenant Still, agent, was
towed into harbour this morning to disembark the 77th
Regiment.

The Maria Some. transport, Lieutenant J. R. Black,
agent, put back last evening from stress of weather, on
her way to Plymouth, with the 2d division of the 82d
Regiment on board.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.
Consulate of Venezuela, 16, Tokenhouse-yard,
London, Juno 21, 1848.
Sir,—l beg leave to inform you that by a decree dated
Caracas, dated May 11th, 1848, the Government of Ve-
nezuela has declared an effective blockade, with the ex-
ception of ships of war of friend. ly nations, of the Gulf' of
Maracaibo, in consequence of that city not having yet
given in its submission after the late revolt of General
Paes.

The time allowed by the decree for the notification to
vessels arriving from Curacoa and its dependencies is
eight days, and the United States and Europe forty days;
but these terms have been modified by an explanatory
resolution of the Minister of War and Marine, dated the
17th of May, of which I enclose a translation.
J. , Cons
Captain G. A. Halsted, R.N., SecM
retary,ILLIGAN Lloyd's.ul.
(TRANSLATION.)
1848
Cracas,a 17, .
To avoid the difficulties and mia sunde standings which
might give rise to unfounded reclamation*, with refer-
ence to the decree of the 11th instant, declaring the
blockade of the f port of Maracaibo, and the adjacent
coasts, it is resolved :-
1. By the adjacent coasts of Maracaibo are under-
stood all those properly bordering the Gulph of Mara-
caibo, between Cape St. Roman in the Peninsula of
Paraguana, and the Point of La Espada iu the Peninsula
of the Goagira.
2. For the penal effects of the blockade, the term of
the notification for vessels proceeding from Europe is
extended to seventy days, and to thirty days for those
proceeding from Demerara and the Antilles. with the,
exception of Curacoa and its dependencies, St. Thomas'
and Santa Cruz; and until the expiration of that time
the blockading squadron will confine itself to informing
the vessels proceeding from either of these points of the
existence of the blockade, for which purpose a note of
the fact shall be made upon the register or document,
which certifies the nationality and owners of the vessel
so visited, and also a memorandum of such notice having
been duly given; and only in case of her attempting
after such notification to enter the limits comprehended
in the terms of the blockade, shall such vessel be subject
to detention and adjudication in conformity with the law
and practice of nations.
(Signed)

MEJI A.

THE NEW IRISH NOVEL, " THE KELLYS AND
THE O'KELLvs," by A. Trollop e, Esq. in 3 vols., is
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tion, 2 vols., 12s.
TRIAL OF LORD ARBUTTINOTT.—The Lord Chan-
cellor on Friday night (according to the official records
of the House of Lords) called the attention of the House
to the indictments found against John Viscount Arbuth-
nott, certified in this House in pursuance of certain
writs of certiorari, issued by the Lord Chancellor, and
which, together with the said writs, were delivered at
the bar of the House yesterday. Then the Lords pre-
sent this session were appointed a Committee to inspect
the journals of this House upon former trials of Peers in
criminal cases, and to consider of the proper methods of
proceeding, in order to bring the Viscount Arbuthnott
to a speedy trial, and to report to the House what they
shall think proper thereupon ; any five of the said Com-
mittee to be a quorum. Then it was ordered that the
Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod attending this House
do take into his custody John Viscount Arbuthnott,
'and bring him to the bar of this House,