The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-22 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
SIR CHARLES NAPIER'S SQUADRON.
JRTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.—The following ships and
-e-eels are under orders to sail from Spithead to-mor-
w noon:—The St. Vincent, 120, Captain Dacres, flag
Pear-Admiral Sir Charles Napier. K.C.8., Comman-
. --in-Chiet; the Prince Regent, 52, Captain Martin;
e i'owertul, 84, Captain the Hon. R. S. Dundas, C. 8.;
• Orestes, 14, Commander Hawker; the Stremboli
•am-sloop, Commander Lord Aurelius Beauclerk; and
Iyiaserd screw-sloop, Commander Cracroft. Orders,
,ver, have arrived, which annul those for sailing
tens.
-the Super's, was prevented from coming into the bar-
:- to-day by the long inspection yesterday, which
• vented the lighters from clearing her of her lower-
' Phs, powder, shot, &c. The tides being dead
eeed, it has been thought requisite to have her much
'-'irened, but there is a great deal of nonsense in this,
h it is very difficult to understand. Ships have
„one out drawing above 25 feet, but the pilots say none
-a safely pass the bar drawing more than 22 feet 6
• : es. Why? There is no sea on at any time that can
es,lait a ship of that draught. It appears to be " the
pilot's mystery." The Superb will come in, it is be-
lieved, to-morrow.
The Driver steam-sloop, Commander Johnson, came
harbour to-day.
Wind, west; moderate breezes and fine weather.
PLYMOUTH, Nov. 20.—The barque Cadet, Captain
Pratt, from London, with 150 female convicts and 50
abildren for Hobart Town, put in, through contrary
winds, this morning.
The Norwegian brig Alfen, from Konigsberg, with
iron for New York, arrived on the 17th, leaky.
The brig Rupel, Captain Neutn, from Rio Janeiro,
4th geptember, came in yesterday for orders. Since
leaving the Western Islands she has had strong contrary
'winds and two easterly gales, each of three days' con-
&nuance.
WooLwiciit, Nov. 21.—The members of the Dock-
yard Revision Committee resumed their labours at this
y.,rd to-day, and have examined a number of persons in
v.-•rious departments, and made personal visits to several
^laces, ter the purpose of acquiring a knowledge of the
tifferetit matters and modes of conducting the depart-
merits required by the committee previous to their report
being made.
Commodore Sir Gordon Bremer, K.C.8., K.C.H., left
Wo•olwich on ,e4urday morning last for Compton, his
place of residate, in Devonshire, and the Confiance,
when ready for sea, will take round his furniture to
Plymouth. Oa the evening previous to leaving, the
gallant Commodore caused it to be made known to the
atorkmen, that although he declined the honour they in-
tended to confer upon him by their expressed wish to
appear in the uniform of the brigade, he would receive
their address, which was accordingly presented by the
inspectors and a deputation of the workmen, and re-
plied to it in the following terms :—" Gentlemen,—lt is
rssy wish that you communicate to the several workmen
employed under you the very high gratification I feel
in receiving so flattering an address from so large a
body- of men, whoa I have had the honour to have under '
my command. It is also my wish that you make them
tequeinted with the high opinion I have always enter- ,
trailed of them individually and collectively, that I leave
Tern perfectly satisfied with their loyalty, as evinced
of, a late occasion by the able manner in which they
came forward to a man, when the country was
threatened by a mischievous and dangerous body,
ereading confusion to her Majesty's Government and
tic safety and well-being of society, as well as to their
seal and attention to their several duties, whilst I shall
es,r remember this particular mark of their respect
'town to me. In conclusion, I wish you all health and
'sappiness, and that you !may live long to enjoy such
hl. sings is my most earnest wish." At the conclusion
f 'he address the inspectors and workmen gave Sir
',re-don three hearty cheers.
iOttTIFICATIONS AND DEFENCES OF THE
HOME PORTS.
ine following are extracts from reports of the commis-
- ~)re appointed to inspect the fortifications and de-
: mcss of the home ports, and to recommend improve-
ments or additions to the existing works for the pro-
tection of the said ports :
"SZIEEnNESS.—The floating battery should be a line-
(l.=batrle ship, without masts, having her bow and stern
strengthened, and altered in form, to enable her to fire
ttie greatest possible number of guns from those points;
should be armed with the heaviest ordnance she will
:emir, and he supported by a tower on the Isle of Grain,
having a battery of six heavy guns in front of it. The
`,ward ship of the ordinary should also be equipped with
virat-inch guns on the lower deck, and with her proper
armament on the other decks, and she should be perma-
lendy fixed at the moorings the Nymph frigate is
now riding by, as the eddy tide at these moorings
„lal ways admit of ships being sprung with their broad-
s;dea to the entrance of the harbour. Six strong tugs
of very light draft of water, but with considera-
ble steam power, and capable of carrying two or more
heavy guns, should be permanently attached to Sheer-
ressa; they should be ready to change the position of
the floating batteries, and would be generally useful
fey the defence of the harbour. With the floating force,
the preposed batteries at Queenborough might be dis-
pensed with.
" DEFENCES OF TTIE MEDWAY.-The removal of the
ordinary to the upper part of the river, above Stangate
Creek, is, therefore, recommended, and, in the event of
war. same of the mooring lumps attached to the dock-
yards should be mweled across the river at the narrowest
and mast convenient points below them, each with two
:le of battle-ships' anchors and cables seaward, and
lighter ones to ride by on the ebb, at such intervals as
•vou:.l allow of their being connected by their bows and
sterns with chain cables, of dimensions so fitted that they
might he unshackled to admit of ships passing up and
down the river when required; these lumps should be
:;•rmen with two heavy shell guns each, and the line to
be flanked with two frigates armed with heavy guns,
fitted as floating batteries, the one a little in advance of
the other, to admit of their delivering their fire clear of
each ether.
"I'OUTSMOUTH —ln order to assist in the defence of
the port, and to meet the contingency of an enemy land-
ing for the purpose of a sudden and rapid incursion, a
floating defence is proposed of two line-of-battle ships
and six frigates with screws, as steam block-ships, which
would admit of their broadsides as well as their sterns
earl bows being armed with heavy guns. These block-
ships would not only assist in the defence of Portsmouth
'sour, but also in that of the Isle of Wight and the
.)atlealtapton Water; and with this view should be ea-
PalE'e of being propelled at the rate of between seven
and eight knots per hour."
The' report adds—" We consider these steam block-
shins might also, in the event of a serious attack on the
' )48t. at a distance from Portsmouth, be made available
f:,r its defence."

TORTALITY in the METROPOLIS.
.I!:..rME ER Or DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN
THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, NOT. 81, 1548.
_Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ..•*386
Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... ••• 49
Turberculver Diseases... 155
PiAeases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 123
DiL-eases of the Heart and 8100d-vessels ... 30
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration 185
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion...
Dfseases of the Kidneys, &c.
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &o.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Dlymses of the Skin, &c.
Malformations...
Premature Birth ...
Atrophy
Old Age
Sudden ••• ••• •
••
Violence, Privation, Cold, or Intemperance
Causes not specified ...

... 26

... 49

... 36

DEATHS FROM ALL CAU6EB ...

Total ...