The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-10 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE

PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY.—The Fairy Royal yacht,
Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, G.C.Hv em-
barked her Majesty and the Court at Cowes this
afternoon at a quarter-past two, and brought theM to
this harbour. They landed from the royal barge at
twenty minutes past three at the Clarence-yard,
where the royal progress was delayed some time in
consequence of a distressing occurrence narrated else-
where. Her Majesty was received at the Clarence-
yard by Admiral Sir Bladen Capel, K.C.8., the
Commander.in-Chief ; Rear-Admiral Prescott, C.B. ;
Major-General Lord Frederick Fitzclarence, G.C.H.,
and staff; Captain Superintendent Sir W. E. Parry,
and the officers of the Clarence-yard; the usual staff
of the port, and a guard of honour of the 91st Regi-
ment. The royal train, in charge of Mr. Stovin, the
manager of the South-Western Railway, was set in
motion at three minutes to four o'clock for Chertsey.
The usual ceremonies were observed, although the
weather was awful.
The Grampus, 50, Captain H. B. Martin, arrived
at Spithead this morning, from the Pacific, with a
freight, on merchants' account, of upwards of
2,600,000 dollars. She left Valparaiso on the 28th
of June, arrived at Rio on the 10th of August, and
sailed on the 21st, made the Western Islands on Sun-
day week last, and left Fayal on Monday morning.
At Rio, when she left, were the Grecian, Alecto,
Crescent, and Kestrel. A French corvette arrived at
Rio on the 20th from Goree, with troops for Bourbon
very sickly; the United States frigate Braadywine
arrived on the 18th from Pernambuco, and the Pen-
guin packet the same day from England. The Gre-
cian sailed from Monte Video for Rio on the 12th,
and arrived on the 19th of August, bringing -Lieu-
tenant Hunt, of the inconstant, and Lientenant
M‘Killop, of the Hydra, for passage to England in
the Grampus, and the melancholy news of one of her
(Grecian's) boats, containing a midshipman (Mr.
Cambier) and four seamen, and a mail from Monte
Monte Video, having been lost in sight of the brig,
on the 12th of August; all hands perished. Com-
mander Tatham, of the Raleigh, had not been made
acting captain of that ship, nor had Sir Thomas
Herbert made any promotions or appointments con-
sequent upon the invaliding of Captain Fremantle,
and we are informed Sir Thomas had expressed his
intention not to fill up the appointment. The Gram-
pus is reported to be a fast sailer on all points, and an
excellent sea-boat. She will, it is expected, be
ordered round to the eastward to pay off ' • but she
must come into Portsmouth harbour to land her valu-
able freight. The Urgent steam packet arrived from
Liverpool this morning, and she has come into harbour
to psy off.
The Rifleman steam- vessel, Lieutenant Comman lt r
Crofson, arrived this morning from Cork, and came
into harbour.
The Urgent steam mail-packet, Lieutenant Com-
mander A. S. Symes, arrived to day from Liverpool.
Wind, W.S.W., strong gales, and thick weather,
with constant rain.
PLYMOUTH, OCT. 7.—The Peterel packet-brig,
Lieutenant-Commander Creser, on Thursday was
towed from Hamoaze into the Sound by the Hermes
steam-tug, and proceeded to Falmouth for the Mexican
mail.

' Yesterday her Majesty's frigate Daedalus, 20,
Captain M'Quhae, was inspected by Port-Admiral
Sir William Hall Gage in the Sound. In the after-
noon she scaled her guns, after which she was towed
by the Hermes into Hamoaze, preparatory to her
being paid off.
Her Majesty's ship Impregnable, 104, was towed
from her moorings to the sheer hulk yesterday, pre-
paratory to her being put in commission for the flag,
in place of her Majesty's ship San Josef, ordered to
be broken up. The San Josef has neither been in
dock nor outside Hamoaze for the last twenty years.
Lord Auckland's Board of Admiralty have ordered
the Sanspareil, 84, in frame in slip No. 5, to be cut
down to a 42-gun frigate ; they consider she has a
heavy appearance. She was laid down by order of
Sir George Cockburn's board, on the model of the
much-extolled Sanspareil, taken in the French war.
Thirty-one smiths are to be superannuated from
Devonport dockyard. This number, with nineteen
already placed on the list, completes the intended re-
duction of fifty hands in the smithery.
We regret to state that Commander Wharton
(senior), who has resided for many years in the
neighbourhood of Devonport, committed suicide on
Friday night last by hanging himself to his bed-post.
No one was in the house with him but his servant,
who not hearing him moving in his room at the usual
hour, went in, and discovered him dead and cold. It
is said that domestic affairs have much preyed on his
mind of late. His wife had recently separated from
him.

The commissions transferring the officers of the
San Josef, flag-ship, at Devonport, to the Impregna-
ble, new lug-ship there, are expected to-day.
Rear-Admiral Sir C. Napier, during his fate visit to
Devonport, minutely inspected the new steam-works
at Keyham.
The Cyclops, steam-frigate, Captain the Hon. G.
F. Hastings, arrived at Plymouth Sound on Sunday
morning, and went into harbour, alongside the coal
depot. She is to be supplied with two whale boats
previously to proceeding to the coast of Africa.
The Rifleman, screw-steamer, Lieutenant-Com-
mander Crofton, arrived at Devonport on Sunday
morning from Ireland. She lay to in the Sound
some hours, but did not anchor, and finally sailed for
Spithead.

The Teaser, steam screw-vessel, is ordered to be
armed with one 32-pounder gun of 56 cwt., and two
18-pounder carronades. She was tried town the river
yesterday, under the charge of Mr. Gosman, master
of the Fisgard, and was found to answer well, her
speed being nearly eight knots per hour, with only
half the power she formerly had ; two 25-horse power
engines, by Penn, having been substituted for her
former engines, two of 50-horse power each.

THE GREAT SEA SERPENT.
When the Daedalus frigate, Captain M'Quhae,
which arrived here on the 4th inst., was on her pas-
sage home from the East Indies, between the Cape of
Good Hope and St. Heleno, her captain, and most of
her officers and crew, at four o'clock one afternoon
saw a sea serpent. The creature was twenty
minutes in sight of the frigate, and passed under
her quarter. Its head appeared to be about four
feet out of the water, and there was about 60
feet of its body in a straight line on the surface.
It is calculated that there must have been under
water a length of 30 or 40feet more, by which it pro-
pelled itself at the rate of 15 miles an hour. The
diameter of the exposed part of the body was about
16 inches, and when it extended its jaws, which were
full of large jagged teeth, they seemed sufficiently
capacious to admit of a tall man standing upright
between them. The ship was sailing north at the
rate of eight miles an hour. The Daedalus left the
Cape of Good Hope on the 30th of July, and reached
St. Helena on the 16th of August.
Light wind, S.W.; foggy.
Retired Commander Alexander Bissett (1847) died
at Graham's Town on the 12th of July last. This
veteran officer, on the lieutenant list for nearly forty
years, was three times wounded (from one of which
wounds his right arm was permanently injured), once
shipwrecked, twice a prisoner, and engaged with the
enemy in minor actions and " cuttings out" very
Many times in the service of his country. He mar-
ried the daughter of the late full Admiral E. Tyrell
Smith, who accompanied him to the Cape of Good
Hope in 1820, and who, with her bereaved family,
remains in that distant colony.
ROYAL NAVAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.--in addi-
tion to former subscriptions, Captain W. Wolridge,
R.N., has presented, through Captain B. Marwood
Kelly, R,N., a life subscription of 10/. to the Royal
Naval Benevolent Society.
Woomica, OCT. 9.—Captain Fitzhardinge Berke-
ley, C.B , one of the Lords of the Admiralty, and
Rear-Admiral Sir George F. Seymour, C. 8., K.C.H.
arrived at Woolwich Dockyard to-day at one o'clock,
and were received by Captain (acting) Superin-
tehdent Fitzroy. At half• past two o'clock, Captain
Alexander Milne, one of the Lords of the Admiralty,
Ciptain Sir Baldwin Walker, K.C.8., and Lieute-
nant-Colonel Irving, C. 8., arrived by water, and
shortly after Mr. H. G. Ward, M.P., First Secretary,
arrived by land. The four last-named, being mem-
bers of the board appointed to examine into the re-
ductions that may be effected in her Majesty's dock-
yards, embarked in the Black Eagle seam-vessel, and
will proceed in her to inspect and report on the
western dockyards. Captain Berkeley and Rear-
Admiral Sir George F. Seymour, after a short stay,
returned to town.

LOVE AND MARRIAGE. A singular affair has
lately happened near Ashton. A young lady, an or-
phan, having a fortune of 1,0001. when she came to age
last month, was wooed in vain by a young man of .he
village, and who a short time since was thrown into de-
spair by his fair mistress marrying a Manchester b g-
man, who had been on a visit in the village. The 'ILL.
was kept secret, till some one informing the young lady's
guardian of the fact, he proceeded to administer per.
sohal correction to the young lady. She resented the
insult by quitting the house next day, with the intention
of going to Bristol. On the road she met the cavalier
who had once wooed her; her old partiality for him re-
turned. He proposed—she hesitated—and was lost.
Like riches, they " took unto themselves wings, and
fled away," carrying with them the 1,0004 and the
husband doesn't know where to find either.—Bristol
Journal.

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THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN.
Manager, Mr. BTJNN.
TO-MORROW EVENING,
The Entertainments will commence with a Grand Opera, entitled
THE BONDMAN.
Marquis de Vernon, Mr. H. Corti ; Count Floreville, Mr. Herberte;
Ardenford, Mr. Travers ; Madame Julie Corinne. Miss Romer.
To conclude with a ..trarid Ballet-Pantomime, entitled
THE AMAZONS.
Mr. BUNN, by an arrangement made with the Directors of the
Royal Italian Opera, is enabled to avail himself of the vast resources of
that celebrated Establishment, the Entertainments will be supported
by a mise en scene never yet given on the English stage. With the
*view of representing the Performances submitted to public patronage
in an equally efficient manner, he subm is the names of the principal
Artistes with whom he has entered into engagements
NOR GRAND OPERA.
SOPRANI AND CONTILALTI.—MdIIe. Nissen (principal singer from
the Imperial Theatres of Italy and St. Petersbargh), Miss Romer,
Miss Bassano. Miss Wallace (sister of the composer, her first appear-
ance), Miss Nelson (her first appearance on any stage), Miss Messent,
and Madame Stoltz (the renowned singer from the Grand Opera at
Parts).
BASSES AND BARITONES.—Mr. Borrani, Mr. Whitworth, Mr. Bur-
dint, Mr. B. Corti (principal buffo from the Theatre Royal, Dublin),
Mr. S. Jones, and Mr. H. Phillips.
TENORS.—Mr. W. Harrison, Mr. Herberte (his first appearance on
the London stage), Mr. Barker, and Mr. Sims Reeves.
The Orchestra has been entirely re-arranged, and selected from
the first talent, on a greatly increased scale. Musical Director,
Signor Schira.
The Chorus will be augmented to an unusual extent, and will com-
prise the best voices in the country. Chorus Master, Mr. Land.
FOR GRAND BALLET AND SPECTACLE.
Mdlles. Plunkett and Sophie Fuoco (both from the Grand Opera
de la Nation, Paris), Mdlle. Celeste Stephan, Mdlle. Moncelet, Mdlle.
Gaillot, and Mdlle. Arnal (all from the principal Theatres of Paris),
Mdlle. Louise, and Mdlle. Maywood (principal danseuse from the San
Carlos. Naples) ; M. Petipa and M. Desplaces (both from the Theatre
de la Nation, Paris), M. Jules (from the Grand Opera La Scala, at
Milan), M. Paul, Mr W. H. Payne, Mr. T. Matthews, Mr. Cormack
(from the Theatre Royal, Liverpool, his first appearance), M. Mazi-
Per (his first appearance these eight years), and the most renowned
Dancer now on the Continent, M. Durand ; with a more numerous
and effective body of Corps de Ballet, Figurantes, and Promeneuses,
than has ever yet been engaged in an English Theatre.
Amongst other novelties of the season, will be produced a new
grand Ballet by M. Barrez (expressly composed for Mdlle. Plunkett.)
The celebrated Opera of " Haydee" (the last production of Messrs.
Scribe and Auber, and adapted to the English stage by Mr. Lavenu),
wit be instantly produced.
A grand Opera, in three acts, composed expressly for this Theatre
by Mr W. V. Wallace.
" The First Wulpurgis Night" (tic Poem by Goethe, and the Mu-
sic by the late Dr. Mendelssohn), will be given in a dramatic form
by all the immense resources of the Theatre.
A celebrated Musical Work (dramatised for the first time by J. P.
Planche) is in preparation, and will be produced as speedily as the
magnitude of the subject will permit.
A new grand Opera, entitled "Kenilworth," by Signor Schira ; and
a grand semi-ser;a Opera, composed expressly by Mr. W. Balfe.
An entirely new Ballet will be produced for the debut of Mdlle.
Maywood.
Numerous treaties are pending, and amongst others, an answer is
daily expected from the celebrated Herr Pischek.
Principal Scene-painters—Messrs. Grieve and Telbin.
Property Maker—Mr. Blamire.
Ballet Masters—MM. Barrez and Mazilier.
Under Ballet Master—Mr. B. Barnett.
Stage Director—Mr. G. Ellis.
ENTRANCES AND PRICES OF ADMISSION.
Grand Entrance, Bow-street.—Grand Tier Boxes, 31. 35.; First
Tier Boxes, 21. 2s. and 11. I is. 6d. ; Pit Boxes, 2/. 2a. ; Stalls, 10s.
6d, ; Single Admissions to a Private Box on the First Tier, 7s.
Bow-street Entrance.—Pit, 35. 6d.
Piazza Entrance.—Public Boxes, IS. ; Gallery Amphitheatre,
2s. 6d. ; Gallery, Is. 6d.
Half-price to take place, as usual, at Nine.—To the Public Boxes,
3s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Amphitheatre Galley, 13. 6d. ; Galley, Is.
Doors open at Half-past Six, performance to commence at Seven.
The Box-office is open from Ten till Five, wader the direction of
Mr. John Parsons.

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI.
Under the direction Madame Celeste
During the Recess this Theatre has been entirely re-decorated, the
original designs by Di4by Watts, Esq , executed by Mr. Sang. A
new Stage, Curtain, Act Drop, and Chandelier. An approved sys-
tem of Ventilation, &c., &c. The Private Boxes enlarged, Backs
added to the Seats, and Stalls rendered more comfortable.
THIS EVENING

Will be performed THE WHITE HORSE OF THE PEPPERS.
After which, THE DANCING BARBER.
To be followed by HIS LAST LEGS.
To conclude with THE MARRIED BACHELOR.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Under the Management of Madame Vestris.
Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews.
Tins EVENING,
Will be performed a comic Drama, entitled ANYTHING FOR
A CHANGE. Characters by Messrs Harley, C. Mathews, Horner;
Miss K. Fitzwilliam, and Miss Marshall.
After which, COURT BEAUTIES.
To conclude with THE CRITIC,
tioxes, 55.; Upper Boxes, 45.; Fit, 25. ; Gallery, Is. No
tta!/.l,riee to any part of the house.
r,e -::ew Hos-office, No. 2, Wellington-street, Li open to the
P•ibi'e es-cry day, from Ten till Six.

PRINCESS'S TIIEATRE.
Mr. J. M. Maddox, Sole Lessee and Manager.
During the Recess this Theatre has been re-decorated and embel-
ishe4 In a superb and costly manner by Mr. Hurwitz. A new Chan-
elier has been fitted, and the best arrangements have been made for
he due Ventilation of the Theatre, and the comfort and convenience
of the audience.

THIS EVENING,
Will be performed the Opera of LA VIVANDIERE.
After which, PAY ME! Olt IF YOU DON'r-
To conclude with the Ballet of LX ROSIERE.

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WEA I.4I.Ett..—SUN OFFICE, OCTOBER 10.
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