The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-29 00:00:00

YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION.

Schooners—Fairy Queen, Xarifa, Camilla, Maud, Magic;
Hawk.
Cutters—Sparrowhawk, Emerald, Drift, Dryad, Forest-fly
Medina, Amazon, Witch, Adelaide, Intrepid, Wave, Susan.

LORD FITZHARDINGE'S CUP.
The following members of his Lordship's squadron have
entered their yachts for the silver cup which he has given to
be sailed for to-morrow (Saturday) :—Lord W. Lennox, the
Hon. A. Berkeley, A. Fonbianque, Esq., Captain Claxton,
R.N., and the Right Hon. M. Gibson. With a good breeze,
we hope to have one of the best matches of the season. His
Lordship keeps up the spirit of yatching ; with him there is
no flagging, and the public are much indebted to him for the
treats his squadron daily present to those who have a taste
for yacht sailing. Lord A. Paget also sails two of his yachts,
the Albacore and the Belvidere.

Her Majesty in the char-a-bane, and the Prince on horse-
back, crossed over in the fen-y boat, having taken a carriage
airing through-Newport, going by the East Cowes road, and
returning by the west.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert celebrates his birthday
to-morrow, by giving a dinner to all the workmen (about
300) employed at Osborne : they are to dine on the lawn
fronting the Palace. The band of the 74th attends.
The Earl and Countess of Wilton and the Duke of Meck-
lenburg were to have dined with G. H. Ward, Esq., yesterday,
but received the command from her Majesty to join the royal
dinner circle. The Duke of Beaufort had invited a large
party to dine with him to-day, but received a similar notice
to attend at the Palace.
THE PEEL TESTIMONIAL.—The appeal made by The Sun
to the people of England to subscribe their pence, has been
cheerfully responded to by the visitors to " Newell's Com-
mercial Room.' We have no doubt the example will be fol-
lowed by the attendants to the other public rooms in the
town.
Our town has been thrown into a good deal of concern by
the body of a child having been found under the quay at the
lower end of the town. An inquest was held on it, but no
evidence appearing to direct the jurors, they merely returned
a verdict of " Found dead." A girl of the name of Chissell,
servant to Mr. Toovey, surgeon, of this town, has since been
taken up, and acknowledged to having been delivered of a
still- born child by Mr. Toovey's assistant, about a fortnight
since; that she kept it in the house till Sunday evening,
when, there being an execution in the house, and fearing the
room it was in would be entered by the officer, she threw it
over the Fountain Quay. Bain, the assistant, gave evidence
to the same effect, and added that Mr. Toovey was from home
on the Sunday evening on which the girl was delivered, and
did not return till the Wednesday, when he told him all the
particulars, and also his father. He had not mentioned the
circumstance to any one else. It was a six months' child.
He considered, having told his master, it was in his master's
hands. Another examination took place on the following
day, and the girl was committed to take her trial at the
assizes for concealing the birth. Mr. Toovey is said to be in
London : his house is closed.

The system upon which the present Government is
acting in its colonial appointments is eminently satisfactory.
Instead of being given, as has hitherto been almost uniformly
the practice, to the partisans of the Minister, they have in
every recent instance been made the rewards of efficient
public service, and in this respect partake rather the character
of promotions than appointments. Thus, Lord Elgin, after
acting with much ability as Governor of Jamaica, has been
appointed to the more important post of Governor-General of
Canada; Sir C. E. Grey, late Governor of Barbadoes, will
succeed Lord Elgin in Jamaicai while Lieutenant-Governor
Colonel Reid, from Bermuda, will replace Sir C. E. Grey;
and be himself succeeded at Bermuda by Captain Elliott.
The only fresh appointment is, therefore, to the least im-
portant post, and the principle is established that a colonial
governor by an able and diligent discharge of his duty may
rise through regular gradations to the highest honours and
emoluments of the department.—Times.