The Sun.
London, England, 1832-05-09 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH, MkY 8.

(FROM OUR CORREerONDENT.)
O❑ Sunday, orders were suddenly received for that fine
ship the Britannia, 120 guns, to prepare for sea, with
every despatch. On Monday, 250 marines were ordered
to prepare to embark on board her, at a moment's notice.
On Tuesday, orders arrived for the Talavera, 74 guns,
to prepare and be ready to accompany the Britannia. I
also saw a letter from Plymouth, stating that the Caledo-
nia, 120 guns, had received similar orders, and was ex-
pecting to take on board 250 marines belonging to the
Plymouth division. Joined with the above, it reported
that 500 marines from the remaining division of Royal
Marines, will also embark, making in all 1,000 men. It
is not known for a certainty where they may be bound ;
but it is generally said their destination is Lisbon, to de-
mand instant revenge for the outrageous assault on our
Prime Minister's nephew at Madeira.
We have heard some slight mention of a trim. con.
af-
fair at Portsmouth. The parties implicated are young
subalterns in a gallant corps, stationed at that place. A
court of inquiry was held on Monday, the result of which
was received at the head-quarters in town on Tuesday. It
is pretty generally rumoured that a court-martial must be
held.

The immediate neighbourhood of Portsmouth was
thrown into some considerable degree of constirnstion on
Tuesday morning. A report of a murder having been
committed on the preceding evening, and that the body
had been thrown into a deep moat surrounding the walls
and town of Portsea, was spread early on that morning.
On hearing of the circumstances, numbers of persons re-
paired to the spot. Among them I saw the Mayor, and
the editor of the Herald, who had, on searching, found
a piece of brain, and a piece of skull, which was pro-
nounced by a medical gentleman present to be part of a
human skull. A large quantity of blood was found among
the grass, and a violent scuffle had apparently taken place
on the edge of the moat, which was dragged, but nothing
found. In the meanwhile it remains enveloped in mystt•ry

FROM A CORRESPONDENT.—I left Exeter
yesterday (Tuesday), and on my way to town this morn-
ing met a galloping express, the chaise covered with pla-
cards announcing the melancholy and vexatious intelli-
gence of the defeat of Ministers on the Reform Bill. Town
after town, as we passed along, the streets were thronged
with people of all classes; business was quite suspended,
and the universal cry was, send deputations with a peti-
tion to the King (for it is useless addressing the Lords),
and implore his Majesty to grunt the petitions of the peo-
ple, by making at least fifty Peers, and strangle the far-
tious opposition of the Tory Lords and Bishops to the will
of himself. the Commons, and the unanimous voice of a
patient but determined people. His Majesty must—he
cannot do otherwise—he has said he will, and we well
know he has the courage to do it, since the blind fanati-
cism of the Bishops and Tory Lords have driven him to it
as a dernier resort.—Civis.
ALTONA, HAMBURG, AND LUBECK RA L-
wAy.—A proposal has been lately published by Mr.
MAGI:us KLEIN for making a railroad between the above
towns, the estimated cost of which is 800,0001., which, it
is stated, will produce a much larger profit than the Liver-
pooland Manchester railroad. Thirty thousand tons of
goods at present piss from Lubeck to Himburg, and.
when there shall be a railroad conveyance, the quantity, it
is confidently expected, wil; greatly increase. a-d the pas-
sengers ix imutvnse.