The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-01 00:00:00

LITERATIME.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The Happy Cottage. By the Author of " Kate
Vernon." 1 Vol. Newby.

The Himalaya, which arrived Spitheacl yesterday,
:eft Scutari on the 19th of July. She brings two
egiments of the German Legion. She also brings
Lieut.-Colonel Mayo w, Assistant Quartermaster-Gene-

This is a very pretty little tale for juvenile
readers, likely to be productive both of pleasure
and profit. It is called " The Happy Cottage, or
the Power of Love," and shows how a good and
gentle child won over a passionate and selfish boy
to be kind and dutiful like herself. It does not
profess to give advice, but the moral is likely to be
very instructive to its little readers. It is elegantly
bound, and embellished with several engravings,
each page having a border round it. Altogether it
forms a most suitable and attractive gift book for
little people.

-al of the English Cavalry. Colonel Mayow went out
with the first of the cavalry in April, 1854, and has re-
mained with them to the present time. He landed in
she Crimea on the 16th of September, and was at the
'iattles of the Alma, Balaklava, and Inkerman, as well
Ls in the skirmish at Mackenzie's Farm upon Lord
Raglan's flank march. He was in the famous charge of
he Light Cavalry brigade at Balaklava with the 17th
Lancets. At Inkerman, with Lord George Paget, and
me or two other officers, he was under heavy fire at the
advanced post of the sandbag battery. He was in every
reconnaissance subsequently made by the cavalry, and
has now returned to England in the Himalaya, having
waited to see off almost the last man of his division.

Her Majesty's ship Malacca, ar:ived at Portsmouth
From Halifax yesterday afternoon. She sailed from
Halifax on the 13th of July.
The Osborne Admiralty-yacht, Master-Commander
Bower, has sailed from Portsmouth. with the Lords of
the Admiralty, for the Channel I•landa. The Flying
Fish was in company.

The Gorgon, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Towsey, has
arrived at Portsmouth from the westward.
The Rodney, 90, Captain Wilson, came into Ports-
nouth harbour yesterday to he paid off.
The Cmsar, 91, Captain Robb, was taken into dock
yesterday at Portsmouth, and the Colossus, 81, Captain
Keppel, was taken out.
Toe Claro No. 121 transport sailed from Portsmouth
last evening with stores for the eastward.
The .Sir Charles Forbes No. 22 transport arrived on
Wednesday at Portsmouth with stores from the Crimea,
and sailed yesterday for the eastward.
The following officers have joined at Chatham and as-
sumed the command of their respective depots :—Capt.
F. Rhodes, of the 27th Inniskillen, and Brevet-Major
J. B. Wheatstone, 45th Regiment.
The following appointments were made at the Admi-
ralty yesterday
Lieut. A. Buller, to the Royal Albert ; Richard F. F.
Thomas, Master's-Assistant, to the Warp ; C. Evershed,
Master's-Assistant, to the Cruiser ; and J. M. Lloyd,
Master's-Assistant, to the Fury ; H. W. W. Birch, Mid-
shipman, to the Sparrowhawk ; J. M. Vidall, Midship-
man, to the Vigilant ; and R. Wood ward, Midshipman,
to the Flyingtish ; W. U. M. Burney, Clerk, to the In-
flexible ; and H. V. Forrest, Clerk, to tke Cze3ar ; C. B.
Leveik, Acting-Clerk, to the Fury ; C. Leigh, Acting-
Clerk, to the Cruizer; and D. J. Yeoman, Acting-Clerk,
to the James Watt.

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