The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-17 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.

The weather this morning is very fine, and the sea
comparatively smooth. The French st( am squaarou.
with the Reine Amelie brig yacht, and La Favorite cut-
' ter, left their anchorage this morning at a quarter past
six o'clock for their own harbours. The Inflexible and
Bello Poule sent up top-gallant masts and top-gallant
yards this morning, and hoisted the blue peter For the
rccal of all officers and seamen from the shore, as early
as half-past six o'clock. 'The Belle Punic get under
weigh at half-past eight, and the Inflexible at, half-past
nine o'clock. They ware soon out cf sight. Saithead is now
solely occupied .by British men-of-war. Tba line-of-
battle ships, St. Vincent. 120, Captain Rowley, flag of
Admiral Sir Charles Rowley, 13art. ; Caledapia, ►2O,
Captain Milne ; and Queen, 110, Captain Martin, dill
leave Spithead in a few days for a short cruise, and, to-
gether with the Albion, 90, Commodore LoAcyca, if they
can fall in with her, try their sailing qualities. Rear-
Admiral Bowles, C. 8., will vacate his seat at the Admi-
ralty for the time, and hoist his flag (blue, at the wizen)
on board the St. Vincent, as Commands r-iiiCilief of the
squadron. Captain Rowlay will not go out in his ship,
the St. Vincent, on this cruise, but will remain ashore
to assist his gallant father in the flag duties of the
port, the very precarious health of Sir Charles render-
ing assistance in his office necessary. We are not aware
whether the experimental brigs will join the squadron or
form one of themselves : we should imagine the latter.
Portsmouth has b'en the &serie of several shocking acci-
dents during the late rejoicings. On Monday, about
half-past ten, a labourer in the dockyard, named Thomas
Smut, was struck by a ladder, which was blown down
by the violence of the wind, by which his skull was hor-
ribly fractured, and be died soon after being conveyed to
Hasler Hospital. He was aged about sixty, and has been
a number of years in the dockyard. Last evening, whilst
the jury had retired to allow time for the Coroner to
draw up his inquisitions in the ease of the accident on the
King's Bastion, information was brought to the Coroner
that a few doors off, at the sign of the Valiant Soldier,
.an elderly man was standing at the .bar drinking, and
talking about the French to the landlord, when he Yud-
denly vomited a mouthful of blood and 11:11upon the Boor
a corpse. An inquest was bold upon the body thiaeven-!
ing, and a verdict of " Died by the visitation of God "
returned. A young woman was dragged out of the sea
near Point beach on Sunday night, during the terrifc
storm which prevailed about one o'clock ; which, toge-
ther with the two soldiers killed by the gam, and one
at the same time severely iajured, and the accident
board the Heine Amelie, form a catalogue of disasters
seldom paralleled in so short a space of time in ot e
locality. The pay-boat went out about twelve o'clock
to take the advance wages to Spithead for five of the
brigs. The wind to-day was, at daylight, 'totals-west,
and this afternoon west-north-west, with every appear-
ance of a dry night.
THE LATE SHOCKING ACCIDENT ON THE

THEATRE ROYAL LYCEUM, LATE ENGLISH OPERA-
HOUSE.
Uader the Management of Mrs. KEELEY.
THIS EVENING, OCTOBER 17,
WI Ibe performed THE SWISS COTTAGE. Characters by
Messrs. Wigan, Yarnold, and Keeley, Miss Grove, Miss Arden, and
Mrs. Keeley.
After which, the Comic Scene, called OUTGENERALED ;
or, a Hint to Bachelors. Charles Stanley, Mr. F. Vining; Mrs.
tiartley, Miss Walcott.
To which will be added THE rosT OF HONOUR, in which Mr.
end Mrs. Keeley will perform.
To be followed by an entirely Original, and much better than
New, Grand Operatic, Romantic, Melo-Dramatic, Burlesque Extra
vaganza, founded on the celebrated Eastern rale, in the Arabi:in
Nights' Entertainment, entitled ALADDIN AND THE WON.
DERFUL LAMP ; or, New Lamps for Old Ones. With very
extensive New Scenery, Machinery, Dresses, &c. Principal cha
racters by Mrs. Keeley, Messrs. F. Matthews, Turner, A. Wigan,
J. W. Collier, and Keeley ; Mist Fairbrother, Mrs. Weolli tge,
Miss Grove, Miss Arden, Miss Turner, Mi ,s James, &c., &c.
PRICES OF ADMISSION.—BaIcony tioxes„ 41. Upper
Boxes, 35.; Pit, 2.5.'; Gallery, 6d. Second Price—Balcony Boxes, 2.. ;
Upper Boxes, Is. 6d.; Pit, Is. Private Boxes on the tiaicony Tier
(holding eight persons), Two Guineas. Private Boxes on the Second
Tier (bolding eight persons), One Guinea and a-HalL Private
Boxes on the Pit Pies (holding six persons), One Guirea•
The Box-office is open from Ten to Four o'Clock, under the direc-
tion of Mr. Grogan, late of Covent-garden Theatre.