The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-20 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY.—The Commander-in-Chief,
Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, embarked in the Lightning
steam-tender today, and left immediately after, on an''
official visit to the Channel Islands. Sir Charles was
accompanied by his Flag-Lieutenant (Mr. Cochran),
and by the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Ogle. By his departure
Sir Charles Napier becomes Commander-in-Chief of
this port, being the senior Rear-Admiral; but an
arrangement has been made by which the duties of the
port are to be transacted by Rear-Admiral Superinten-
dent Prescott, C. 8., and all the ships at the port, with
the exception of the St. Vincent, Prince Regent, and
Amphion, have hoisted the blue ensign accordingly.
No emolument accrues to the temporary Commander-
in-Chief by this transfer of duty, as Sir Charles Ogle's
flag is still flying within the limits of his station; his
absence will not exceed a fortnight.
The Bomb), freight-ship is hourly expected, with the
77th Regiment, from Halifax, from which port the Maria
Somes transport is also expected, with the 2d division of
the 83d.
THE. PRINCE REGENT.—This remarkably fine two-
decker (92 guns) was the scene on Friday, of a rather
unusual piece of retributive justice on the part of her
captain (Capt. W. F. Martin). On that day Mr. Davis,
one of the clerks of the ship, was called upon the quar-
ter-deck, and compelled to read aloud, so that the whole
of the officers and crew (about 900 in all) could hear dis-
tinctly, a series of letters, iu which he had slandered
the captain, officers, and the ship in very unmeasured
terms ; these letters were addressed to a friend on shore,
but who having quarrelled with the officer, sent the
letters of the latter to Captain Martin, who reprimanded
the author in the above manner.
THE SQUADRON AT SPITHEAD.—The St. Vincent, 120
guns, Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Napier, K.C.B. ; the
•Prince Regent, 92 guns, Captain W. F. Martin ; the
Powerful, 84 guns, CCaptain the Hon. Robert Dundas,
C.B. ; and the screw steam-ship Amphion, 36 guns,
Captain Williams, were ordered on Saturday to victual
and store for four months, and are shipping their pro-
visions and munitions accordingly.
The Ganges, 84 guns, Captain Smith, remains at the
outer Nore.
Her Majesty's ship London, 92 guns, was taken out
of dock at Sheerness on Friday, refitted for commission,
The Ranger brig, Commander Newland, arrived at
Sheerness from Chatham, on Saturday, to be inspected
by the Port Admiral.
APPOINTMENTS.

Lieutenant.—S. H. Pickard (1845), of the San Josef
flag-ship at Devonport, to the Ranger brig at Sheerness.
Gunner.—William Seeger (acting) to the Excellent
gunnery establishment at Portsmouth.
Boatswain.—Henry Harrell (acting) to the Poictiers
depot ship at Chatham.
Midshipmen.—J. B. Creagh, H. Burnaby, A. and M.
Wells, to the Frolic sloop at Portsmouth; J. A. Camp-
bell to the Victory flag-ship at Portsmouth; A. J.
Innes to the Amphion screw frigate at Por►emoth.
Naval Cadet.—B. F. H. Carew to the Fisguard flag-
ship at Woolwich.

MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.—CHATHAM, June 19.
Troops for India.—This morning the following detach-
ments from the Provisional Battalion, consisting of 23
men belonging to the 25th Regiment (the King's Own
Borderers), nine men of the 51st King's Own Light
Infantry, and 10 men of the 84th, were inspected by the
commandant, Colonel James Simpson ; at the conclusion
each man was furnished with the Articles of War.
These detachments march from the garrison at seven
o'clock A.M. to-morrow en route for Gravesend, thence to
embark from the Custom-house Quay, on board the ship
Ellenborough, Captain Henry Toynbee, for Madras, to
join their head-quarters. The following officers also
embark :—Ensign William Henry Newenham, 25th ;
Ensign C. S. Nott, 51st ; and Assistant-Surgeon Thomas
Crawford, of the same corps ; also Lieutenant D.
Hastings, 78th Highlanders, and Lieutenant F. H.
Garner and Ensign Elliott, of the 84th. With the above
embark 42 men of the 15th Hussars from the cavalry
depot at Maidstone with Cornet William Bennet and
Cornet F. W. Gold frap, for the Presidency of Madras.
Invalids from India.—On Saturday evening a detach-
ment of the 29th Regiment, consisting of eleven privates
and one boy, in charge of Sergeant James Doyle, ar-
rived at the invalid depot, Fort Pitt, and after medical
inspection by 1)r. Finch, two men were placed in hos-
pital. This detachment came to Gravesend by the ship
Prince of Wales, Commander W. F. Hopkins, from Cal-
cutta, which place she left on the 15th of February.
Sergeant William May and two privates died at sea.
With this detachment were 72 men, with two women
and four children, of the East India Company's troops,
in charge of Major Welchman, and Dr. Clarke, belong-
ing to the ship, had medical charge. The soldiers of
the 29th are decorated with three medals, suspended at
their breast, for their recent engagements in India.
AQUATIC SPORTS AT CREMORNE.—The first of a
series of novel and brilliant aquatic tourneys was an-
nounced to come off in these gardens yesterday, under
the joint contrivance and superintendence of Lieutenant
Gale, R.N., and Mr. W. J. Collier, formerly of the
Lyceum. Three o'clock was the hour fixed for the
aquatic masque ; but owing to the unfavourable state of
the weather it was not till long after that the necessary
preparations were complete. To the same cause no
doubt is to be attributed the fact, that the attendance
was not so thronged as on many of the ordinary days at
this favourite resort. Blasts of trumpets at length
sounded in due form to usher in the revel, and the per-
formers, marching in procession, took up their respective
positions under the auspices of Neptune and some my-
thological personages of the other sex. The entertain-
ment took place within a part of the river which had been
enclosed for that purpose with barges, and a number of
gay streamers waving over covered tents made the scene
as lively as could be wished. The feats followed each
other in rapid r.uceession, and drew forth unbounded ap
plause, and the entertainment on the whole went off ex-
ceedingly well.
FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.—A bril-

liant audience attended these performances last evening,
amongst whom we noticed the Duke and Duchess of
Leinster, the Earl of Chesterfield, Earl and Countess
Bruce, Lady Ernest Bruce, Lord and Lady Holland,
Baron and Baroness Dimsdale, the Countess of Tanker-
the Marquis of Donegal', Earl of Granville, Sir
Henry Webb, Mrs. Montefiore, Sir Joseph Copley, Mrs.
Charles and the Misses Hammersley, Colonel Romilly,
Lady and Miss Macdonald, Sir John and the Misses
Burgoyne, Sir Fitzroy and Lady Kelly, Miss Wynne,
and the Hoe. Mrs. Norton.
WALLS AND BUTTRESSES.—Professor Donaldson's
maxims that " The Freemasons of the middle ages
have established this principle of construction, that,
with equal quantities of material, a thin wall, with
buttresses, has greater strength and stability than a
thicker wall without"—is worthy of being kept in view
in these days of econowy.—Builder.