The Sun. — 1858-02-06 (London, England)

HILLIER, D. A. A. General." Her Majesty's steam troop-frigate Vulcan, 6, Commander John Seccombe, not being in want of any repairs, &c., is ordered to embark at Portsmouth on the 12th lest. the 2d battalion of the 2d Queen's Royals, for Malta. Ensign Henry B. Pulliene, GO men, one woman, and two children of the 30th depot, crossed over from the Isle of Wight on Wednesday, and were berthed iu barracks at Portsmouth until yesterday, when they embarked in the Irish trading steamer Devonshire, for Dublin. Lieutenants Wood and Poole, who should have accompanied this detachment, are ordered to join in Dublin from leave. The Blenheim, 60, screw bloekship, was taken into dock at Portsmouth yesterday to have her de• fects repaired. Captain Francis Scott, C. 8., and his officers and crew are berthed in the Meander while these repairs are in progress. The Sealark and Rolla, 6 gun instruction brigs, are being refitted in Portsmouth harb)ur for the ensuing summer cruises.  The -freightships Investigator and Albemarle were yesterday taken up by the War Department for the conveyance of military stores from Woolwich to Hobart Town and Colombo. The convict ship True Briton, with convicts for Bermuda, is ordered to ship ammunition on Wednesday nest, preparatory to departure. The steamtranspart Dutchman, laden with a general cargo and war stores for the Mediterranean, sailed yesterday frein Woolwich. Her Majesty's paddlewheel steamer Banshee, Mr. Vincent Williams, commanding, yesterday it-turned to Woolwich from special service at Dover. An Admiralty order has arrived at Sheerness for the officers and crow of the Edinburgh to be turned over to the Cressy ; the officers and crew of the Southampton to be turned over to the Pembroke ; and for the Southampton to bs laid up in ordidary. Tha Majestic, 10 guns, sere ste unship, has been taken into No. 3 dry dock at Sheen-less, to he got ready for the pendent.  ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE 1N BIRMINGIiAM.  Yesterday a man staying at the Clarendon Hotel, Birmingham, attempted to murder a woman who passed as his wife, and then committed suicide. About a fortnight ago Mr. Harrison, the proprietor of the hotel, received a note dated Northampton, engaging apartments for a man and his wife for a week. A front sitting-room and bedroom were set apart for them, and on Friday last they arrived. Tim man appeared to be between 30 and 40 years' of age ; the woman about '2O. Mr. Harrison sup. posel the man to be a commei cial traveller. Up to a quart er to 1 o'cicck yestel day they had not quitted their chamber, when a discharge of fire-arms was heard, immediately followed by another, accom. pained by shrieks of murder from the lauding on killed e d wound m,, i which the bedroom of the two persons was osasidtr, , streaming ! situate. On the servants rushing up stairs they saw the woman standing outside the door partially-hasfro and then repeated several times the in her dressed,i ieck. She do jealousy." 17 n e man was found word s, re coed upon the bed, apparently lifeless, his right hared grasping a pistol. A second pistol lay upon the floor. Medical aid was procured, but he was insensible, and died in a few moments. It was found that the woman was wounded on the right side of the head, and that the bones had bon shattered by the bullet, the ball itself remaining lodged. This was extracted by Mr. Bolton, one of the surgeons of the General Hospital, but it is doubtful whether she can recover. Last evening she was in a very precarious state. According to the woman she was in the act of getting out of bed, when the deceased told her to lift a handkerchief lying in the counter. pane. She did so, and discovered two pistols. In some alarm she asked what he meant, when he re. plied—" Oh, nothing ; but there's one for you and one for me." He added, however, that she need not be afraid, and that she must go to sleep again. She returned to bed, when the deceased snatched up a pistol, and placing it to her head, discharged it. Partia!ly stunned she rushed to the door, saw him put the other pistol to his ear and fall on the bed, where ho died. A letter written by the deceased, and found on the dressing table, states that his name is Ebenezer John Harrison, and that his parents reside in Derbyshire ; that the young woman was not his wife—a statement the truthof : which she admits—that she is the daughter _o _ f respectable parents in Northamptonshire, and h ad been unfaithful to him.  Each h :is es flt iha aeg. hoisted ll a Bretarme at Toulon two days back as Commander Vice-Admiral Trehouart 'struck I of the 'Mediterranean squadron •; and Vice-Admiral R,omain-Desfosses, his successor, in the same vessel three hours afte; Jalopy was accompanied I.)y a Salute of 11 guns.