The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-28 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—The Fox, 42, Commo
dore Sir Henry Blackwood, Bart., late second in com-
mand on the East India and China station, arrived this
morning from that station, bringing home the Marquis
of Tweeddale, late Governor of Madras, the Marchio-
ness, and the staff, official and domestic. The Fox loft
Madras on the 20th of March, and the Cape of Good
Hope on the 25th of May. At the latter place all was
quiet inland, and the Admiral had gone to Madagascar
on a diplomatic mission with his squadron. The
Eurydice, Nimrod, Acorn, Acheron and Devasta-
tion, lay in Simon's Bay. Captain Anson, of tho first-
named, being senior officer. The Fox brought Mr.
Cockraft, Lieutenant of the Brilliant, on the Cape
station, home on leave, the only naval officer passenger.
She arrived at St. Helena on the Bth of June, and
sailed on the 10th. No men-of-war were there then.
She arrived at Ascension on the 14th, and sailed same
day; the only men-of-war there being the Tortoise store
and guard-ship, and her tender, the Snap. She passed
the Rifleman in Yarmouth roads this morning. The Fox
brought several passengers and mails from the Cape,
St. Helena, and Ascension. She was to be paid off here
immediately, according to Admiralty orders; she was
ordered this evening, however, to re-store for sea—sup-
posed for Cork.
The Fairy royal yacht, Commander Crispin, embarked
his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge from the
Clarence yard this evening, at twenty minutes past six,
and conveyed him to Osborne to join the royal party.
One hundred marines of this division were ordered
yesterday evening, per electric telegraph, to be in readi-
ness with all speed to proceed to Waterbrd.

THURSDAY NIOHT.

A
correspondent writes:—
"The special train for the Goodwood visitors, which
leaves. Gosport at 8.30 this evening, enables me to com-
municate some important movements which have trans-
pired since the dispatch of my ordinary parcel at 5.30.
" The Birkenhead steam-frigate and Driver steam-
sloop were ordered to Ireland with all haste; and, I be-
lieve, the Fox, 42, Commodore Sir H. Blackwood, will
go also with troops. The steamers are being got ready
as fast as hands can prepare them, and Captain Milne,
the junior naval Lord of the Admiralty, is here making
the necessary arrangements, I am informed. Marines
will he embarked tomorrow in these vessels. Their
complements of the Artillery companies of that corps
have already gone on board; and I believe the expedi-
tion ' will be ready to start at sunrise to-morrow, as the
vessels will he worked on all night. Powder and missiles
are being drawn for their use from the magazines while
there is yet light."

THE DISCIPLINE OF LIFE.—The new- novel just
published, under the title of " The Discipline of Life,"
from the pen of a lady of rank, contains a story of deep
interest, illustrative of the existing state of society, in
which the heroine undergoes some of the most severe
trials to which the affections are subject. It also in-
cludes a beautiful contrast between rural life and high
life—a high-minded young country clergyman, Herbert
Grey, and a fine spirited young noble, Clarence Broke,
being both in love with the same heroine. This em-
barrassing state of things is represented by the authoress
with such spirit and truthfulness, that there can be little
question that the reading public will consider this work
entitled to the same high distinction as that which has
been accorded to the productions of the writer's noble
contemporaries, Lady Fullerton and Lady Deere.—Globe.
The houses at the llaymarket have been through-
out the week overflowing to see the Green Bushes and
Norma.

A deputation consisting of the following gentle-
men representing the interests of the Buckinghamshire
Railway Company, and those of the towns interested in
the Buckinghamshire narrow gauge routes between Bir-
mingham and London, waited on tho Railway Commis-
sioners yesterday, the 27th of July, 1848:—The Vis-
count Brackley, M.P.; Sir Harry Verney, Bart., M.P.;
the Right lion. Sir T. F. Fremantle, Bart.; the Hon.
C. C. Cavendish, M.P.; the Hon. P. S. Pierrepont; Mr.
Collins, M.P.; Mr. Dupr6, M.P.; Mr. Quintin Dick,
M.P.; Colonel Hall, M.P.; Mr. Tancred, M.P.; the
Mayor of Warwick (Mr. Blenkinsop); the Rev. Thos.
Silvester; Mr. J. P. Deering, Mr. Humphreys, Mr.
Edward Greaves, Mr. Parrott, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Howard,
Mr. Hayward, Mr. George King, Captain E. Dewes,
Mr. Z. D. Hunt, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Draper, Mr. Wheeler,
Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Swain, and Mr. Rowland. Mr.
Wyndham Harding, the secretary of the company, ex-
plained the views of the deputation.
The Marquis of Abercorn, Earl of Harrowby and
party, Earl Fortescue, Earl Bathurst, Viscount Ossul-
ston, Viscount and Viscountess Jocelyn, Lady Wil-
osighby, Lady Buchan, Lady Franks, Sir Wm. Heath-
cote, 1)r. Bright, S. Majoribanks, Esq., M.P., Hon. Mr.
Liddell, Col. Bonner, &c., visited the Colosseum, Regent's
Park, on Tuesday.