The Sun. — London, England, 1845-05-14 00:00:00

21b 0 ten be pia" Abo d so b..) 411) ord, I.* Tl 4. alter a spirited struggle, passed te and came up to blue, Zwhen raee ensued between the two boats, which :oje,oar and o ar a l most to tattersea-bridge, each crew ex- ZnAng the most determined game, as well as very pretty u°r`ing, When b y dint of a very sharp spirt, green managed wtget throuyh first, and increased the advantage all the way c°lll ing in about three lengths astern of the winning boat, itth:achn walvery hard pulled, 'aril could scarcely be kept in j. et the second boat. Blue was 10 or 12 lengths astern j "'Len, and yellow about the same astern of blue. Mr. A. ciimp7Nr had been very ill near l y a ll l ast week, and conse . Itru-Ye was not i n t h e b est con d ition for such a powerful di nner ' The gentlemen afterwards sat down to a very fine t Aviss's, the Bells Tavern. Co b '`NWALL AND DEVON WREST _ _ LING MATCHES. , 4 en • —__,..______ % ell C'et3' of the natives of the above counties has lately the i vn becl, aid new rules and regulations issued, whereby mdPa,l_lYers are to be divided into two classes ; eleven stone I v • 'love to be called the "heavy weights" and under that ei ght t o b . ' tooei eti , e entitled to play as " light weights." The t -;: To e d, eminneaced their opening under the new rules n • r 0 , 4 3, afternoon, at the Brecknock Arms Ta vern , Camden .. tr t bi e ' , and the attendance was very nu merous an d respec Potts e' as was also that of the players, the entry being nume- WtestP "nsequenc e of its being open to all England, and the 1 , 4 log without shoes. dispi a e ,D,, t aY during the day was very good, and much science cam ' in this old English game. The principal bouts j b k off as follow -- €04',,,b Dyer, of Cornwall, and Bant, cf the same county, both tniu rt ,",el,! and heavy weights, played for some time, in which d illte:, l'llOueerst, fstruggle',y displaying much scieire ; an_ J. 1 1 ,` severe threw his opponent by the inside lock. 'glowe; , and George Bond, of Norfolk, tits, contested for a short time, when Bond was itlie w i n " , but no back. They again entered the ring, both kall,l P l ay, but Bond soon threw his man very scienti kw u3' the heaving -toe, amidst loud cheers. William Weic4 4 , l3, of Cornwall, and Samuel Bond, of Norfolk, light m ock „,,'''. 'ere the next players, and both men displayed kildr t ;' le n, Bond falling ; but after a severe long struggle, one in threw his man by the back heel. yo u l rr a f tbe " old school," J. Jury, of Devon, and Winsly, fo u l ~"b man of Somerset, played for some time, and much , play f fo ul o u t n place, and the umpires ultimately turned both I Edw, e cthe ring. l'eav v ' . all, of Cornwall, and E. Pope, of Devon, two beat" "Nuts, fine young men and good wrestlers, were the tti a , 4.oPetitors. Science was displayed on both sides, each i b lan Wag , and after a good deal of toeing Ball caught his .°llc itli e fo re hip, and threw im a very fair back, amidst kelt pi —.B. This was the est o p lay of the afternoon, both a Ying 'with good feeling. ~....„.,,.,......._.................... RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE. ite,‘ (Prom the Morning Chronicle.) Islerka-tAtls'a LiNes.--A vestry meeting took place at tert 13i, - ;„,' ," Thursday, for the purpose of assisting inl ea — a i.. °13 , L 0t the South-Eastern in making their 11:1;1i:eel:I ,:::,,,n,_teerciltio:vn.. Mr. G. Staner, the church ', had 'L, reB ,Aued• He stated that on the previous day ~ I ke 4 abut) a with the solicitorsan h d e e f n e Vi d w i e s f ig „, .° to •,,,,' o from what he had heard Viescing - n ge m iltion the meeting the necessity of ac -bill, I +l 'Le proposed site of the terminus, near ;another apa°i"eraise i t . might be many r months before 7tnine s 11 , ,ptild be agreed upon. The proposed r e_Vs raoe,,,°‘d be in the very heart of the town. Mr. h - sic ch e i ra c4 a resolution based upon the remarks of „„rr°Posecl ter m Waddington Waddington contended that the ...i It I t ea i h 4., us .would prove injurious to the line, ar_ "to immediate neighbourhood of the Would 1 1 ,1 . 1 " 1 best houses in Margate, some of which vlsit e ,,,. be removed, and the others deserted by the th at til'; There could not, he thought, be any doubt th e i(lea Propert_ e .)' would be deteriorated, and ridiculed kelt °" e°l-nparin a fashionable watering-place to thin e . 4 lee 8 - Itlit Y as Euston-square, where everyd „that°4'm one continued traffic. He considere ',?ilip en ,. riginal intention of the South. Eastern L viee rage J should be carried out for a terminus hear ,7 rej ect thLee• He strongly urged the rate-payers ' '.I s ee ! e proposition of Mr. Boys, and hoped yet holy 'Ne o North Kent Line," independently of the * et of the South -Eastern whose directors te wto , not have been so anxious fol. the " heart of the ' had t lee w hey not imagined that the North Kent keet to (41 ,1 d be null and void. He moved an amend kttliBglo-:::tr, m e ff r e . et, which was seconded by Mr. Wad k u• r. m e A discussion ensued, in which Mr. Kidman, of ter .. . Baldery, and other gentlemen took taa , .venich the amendment was carried by a Ite ..I°l•l t3'.. A poll was demanded. • ~ut, b ta t A ND 0 t 1 •1--- • • OXFORD.— FROM OUR CORRESPOI!- 4/014.0_ ttetltlOnS to both Houses of Parliament in Lon 1 e intended narro g auge line, called " the hoe (I°ll a w • . 41 a od Worcester, and South Staffordshire, have Preekiereed to at a publie meeting at Abingdon, of th, over by the Mayor, and attended by . m_ any . reapthe t ' influential influential inhabitants. They considere - le trad e ti l °'°'"At advanatnagde continuation to that town li 8 c u t c h o y mm a unity . of Abingdon wou ld t ne s T i: tided Rugby and Oxford narrow gaug n e . Ns rusted b ." Petition to the House of Lords will be e tom' .." t he Earl of Abingdon, and that to the House , - Zi t : snt° F atto t l i l i n e r y i Majesty's suppoSrtoltihneitoprra-Gyeern.eral, with tt4j44l ,;140NDON AND BIRMINGHAM " EXPRESS tfLoorf----ttnoetnnear_re.ox.treaordinary proofs of the eaPa" gauge have been afforded by Ixpress Trains" during the Ptri.lrestie:afrt OwmeeLko.nd ‘01)111':hat ‘e‘ l‘including Wednesday 111',4e8) in 2.40 minutes accomplished ethveen Journey n t e h y e ( d 1 o 1 w 2 ; minutes on the W ay. stoppages of nine lhe time th foc cupied If travellin hour,. with ga Zla 12o.a3d1oinf inut with great , ere ore, . es, or nearly 45 miles per pleasuree as to the steadiness and easy mo passengers, all of whom spoke "4 hours; the ifves;aT ',; 0 11 of the carria h t l l j e o n u e r e n n e p y ie s d eld ei o n m ee o s c ta cu rt p in ie g s uotateatile....ex_Pr:ress. train s bei ng, we understand, 2.45 mi re._ "biz nzinghant Joarnd N ult :lll4s4;thWe s econd-cl ass tsrBlll .--The contemplated improye carriages are being carried 121..hteedelleed_t_s,Tehne. sides of the carriages are closed with LllvtihLiiilZ.r The the interior is ventilated by Vene cotnpans., y Bath , lie with the 18t3enCe4furithae. inhabitants of yesterday recoin hoPbtBin th unpin early trains, which will enable them e l ear _ e P a pers and intelligence from town two ille xlier than Usual' rikci sl',,_ oe e e w i t t r t and Abergavenny line have, it is said, qizroad, andes for the purchase of the Hereford . h. r p ra ,,,, s _, the Welsh Midland Company a A h at ekirt for the purchase of the Hay Railway. vipm),/,.°l,ani Exeter Railway Company have in iit, 4 Brunel to survey a line from Bleadon to 4 liOw L ,► L ~,, Op - f e e i , the i a: a s o ." - -- ,.. L . ast week was one of the most pro-_ Ale e ,'ver th a _ " ,M new projects, the prospectuses of 1( ..14 ast then'ilwiteourteen lines having been issued. _re the London, Oxford, Cheltenham I° ttie °ll l, c ester 'it il e ilitte a,..!, ...-I:ewkesbury and Hereford Direct , I v _ TOir ._triereford Direct; Nottingham Valley, h a `t're e ""Li Grantham ; Leicester and Bedford ; 4 ad a ° ti es st t 4 ,n un nt Junction and South End ; Western 44 1.)..,.. Mario' an b aetio ; Laneash,d Huron Juncti . on; Great Western 4 3 , a • taper ire and Yorkshire North Eastern re 44 iS kl r d' Llidl 11 and I3antry ,•____ Worcester, Ten t4ord ; oi°w; Venice and Trieste; Gloucester V% "' sere rewsbury and Trent Union ; Great lee ula n• 4 B ales n. tta eyPers announce that the Bristol and the orry..ha_unction have purchased the new pas t'krietoruas; „and lands from Colonel Lewis, orl'abs, N I , trio W. Pierre estate. I' ti la Y Tu na , antIRT AND MANCHESTER. -- The te e , ,000 yards in length, is announced tog 4 ke r " ° 3'' far contract. e tee ke r kb e 'The nt i amcnea Journal gives the follow -44,7 at th ° the works on this line :—" To corn- Itos* at h e sea, w th. Redi a wharf w i thy state that it is intended to v iii l ei ,, , haeja sheet piling, so as to form a ,'' tl ie " be ext g_ a depth of water of eight feet; from t ;at r, etei a rde . d a b ridge-wharf, thirty feet wide, tp laki s ° that vessels there will be twenty-five feet ]T i ll sill u nloa d of the largest class will be able 1 ad at L're i s col lie .. the extreme end, whilst smaller tjti re ttlr ead "P as far as the end of the piling. th e eeeti Y Much land in the locality that has t 4 `.W ° lade • i a - - , 4 0 , 41 of th e _, , and on the large space of land 4:N4 le: ste rol() wnarf, there will be erected yarious 1„: • th, le ' L se. p r ll ses for the different descriptions of 14 4 N e e t t oatid coding across Harbour-street to t he . 1, eh Led rg lie IN and th workshop, the walls of which 1 ) ,- -11 th and 51 roof commenced; further on, 1 1 ,..ere etto e large°l4raee_binery used in Paynesing timber. . Cg the trai ns I.le various 4 formerly a burial-ground, will dip for rit lns ea depots for loading and unload- ZIN, . 1 2asse n ' „,e,,e.Ying cattle, grass, &c. The sta- Zo ti l n ea 7, _Ll:will be on the frontage in Bour- ON: 4 A h. b etel which it has b e -At rvrf or shoul d L en suggested a corn -14,...44,,_,41,4 0„. the h et erected. With respect to t he 0 011 , 3 41 4,42_ road, it is impossible for t he Zre,„P!ten ee `l .. e . not to notice, that perhaps in no tie-NSlti, 8, a}:aurtluaic.a has so much labour been ttLnee , ood e d co a Period. The line runs through ke e :c tiOod h ere untry, on which grow thick un noes at , . ' aware 1/410 leh l 7ers, th e arid there large cotton trees and 1 : l ie ti , . ar e a° , size of which would astonish per- IN ti l all elea r 'r in the tr - of the immense magnitude ies Nr d e e; a , ap . The entire line rkinfth e nabaak_ eonsiderable portion of the cut tra- c r e ;:_ e !, l t : s are finished; and more than trOtetiiLe te0416, 4(1!s levelled, ready for laying the thaleLent t ,;.er difficulty of the undertaking, the 1), leh''leat wing 13 I,: te„ r • 'min i? ay, has been conquered, the ;`'lt - ` 4 iii',„, l will near] early finished ; this portion of ta.k bri.,-18e head s remembered, was pronounced I l a .113'e oa . ;`,_"s to be impracticable. The only tira.kei,,,Sorwar„,ne line (at Greenwich pen) is RI NI; ; IT Ti le " 1- B , t te, and other bridges are also t he eth, is "be atloo Cobra will be crossed three e t L . e l Ink I Z'eet e. d at kl ll 4t ° be bri dge, which will be 120 feet St. John's New Cut, near S% , Jolb pieto i c ier e 13 also a mile of the road per tsoll4lB „ 1 and it h believed that within six led to the road lbe • 1 . , , ll_ or from finished, and passen oeti;gillitnaost as p en Town in some twenty eqocek I ' 4 6 0 eeepio activity prevails—nearly 1,000 4 41 7 th e g: e d on the work ; and for the oitt .. bland,' of those parties who come POssibirra we may add that they are all et a% and spirits," SCOTCH LINES. INVERNESS AND TAlN.—Last week a meeting was held at Dornoch, in Sutherland, consisting of heritors, farmers, and merchants, in favour of this line. Mr. George Dempster, of Slcibo, took the chair, and hav ing called the attention of the meeting to the prospect presented by the proposed extension of railway coni , munictttion to the northern counties of Scotland, and more particularly to that between Inverness and Tain ; and having also adverted to the circumstance that the road trustees of Sutherland had agreed to become the purchasers of the right or ferry on the north side of the Meikle Ferry, with the view to the erection there of a commodious pier, in the hope that the Inverness and Tain Railway may Be extended to its south shore :—it was moved by Mr. W. S. Frazer, senior magistrate of the burgh of Dornoch, seconded by Mr. George Gum, factor for the Duke of Sutherla• dP at the formation of a line from Inverness to Tain was an object of paramount importance, and that the port of Burghead was the best suited to afford sea communication between Sutherland and Moray. At the quarterly meeting of the Ross Farmers' Society, held at Dingwall, the Society expressed their appro bation in favour of the projected railv‘ ay from In verness to Tain ' being unanimously of opimion, if the communication from Perth northward to Inverness, as contemplated by the Perth and Inverness Com pany, is once opened, and the line thence to Tain completed, that the county of Ross, and also Suther land and Caithness, will be'greatly benefited, and every facility afforded at a small expense for the export of cattle, sheep, and every description of farm produce, which must enhance the value of corn and p lands in a very great degree, and the Society - had no doubt that all the northern proprietors will afford every accommodation in their power to enable the enterprising companies concerned in these national undertakings to carry their projects speedily into exe cution. CLYDESDALE JUNCTION.—At the last meeting of the Glasgow Town Council, Bailie Whitehead in the chair, it was resolved, on the motion of Mr. Bryson, seconded by Mr. Turner, to petition against this line, in so far as it repeals the existing clauses in the Pollock and Gavan Railway Bills, for protecting the public in the Barony of Gorbals, in the ass of the streets in the locality, and in so far as itwill endanger the thoroughfares. NORTH BRITISH AND NEWCASTLE AND BERWICK BRIDGE.—The bridge which it will be necessary to erect over the Tweed, for the connexion of the North British and the intended Newcastle and Ber wick Railways, should the latter obtain the sanction of Parliament, will be 726 yards in length, and 100 feet above high water mark. It will consist of thir teen arches (the present bridge has fifteen), each of 70 feet span, nine or ten abutments being in the river. The expense of this undertaking, inclusive of the via duct which must be formed on the south of the bridge, will be 65,0001., while south again of the viaduct it will be necessary to construct an embankment .56 feet high, and half a mile long, the expense of which will amount to 30,2001. FORTH AND CLYDE JUNCTION. — This line, which is intended to start from the Forth at Stirling to the Clyde at Dumb ton, is for the purpose of connecting the east and west-coast of Scotland by a short and direct route, passing the villages of Gargunnoek, Kippen, Thornhill, Balfron, Fintry, Gartmore, Aber foyle, and Killearn. An agreement has been entered into between the committee of the Scottish Central Rail way and county committee under the Land Clauses Consolidation Act, by which the sum of 14,8001. is to be paid to the respective road trusts, as compensation for the traffic which the above railway is likely to withdraw from them. IRISH LINES. ARMAGH, COLERAINE, AND PORTRUSH.—On Fri day last a numerously attended meeting was held in the Market-house at Armagh, for the purpose of ex pressing an opinion as to the propriety of furthering the objects of the company in their application to Par. liament to have the standing orders sus pended, and having an Act passed for the con struction of their line during the present session. There were present the Earl of Gosford, Lord Ache son, M.P., Major Thornton, Mr. R. W. Cope, Loughsll, Mr. W. Paton, Mr. W. Algeo, Mr. Lee M.‘Kinstry, Mr. W. Blacker, Mr. T. Dobbin; Jus tices, Drs. Robinson, Lane, Cumming, and Dixcn ; Colonel Nicolls, Captain Donnelan, Mr. H. L. Lind say, C. E., Rev. J. White, Mr. D. R. Goodlate, Mr. J. W. Bell, and others. On the motion of Captain Algeo, seconded by Mr. T. Dobbin, Lord Gosford took the chair. Mr. J. Cummings read a letter from Dr. Henry, bearing testimony to the claims of the line on public support. Colonel Nichol], one of the deputation from the Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush Company, stated that he was authorised to offer any gua rantee required to supply a line that would accommo date Armagh. The capital, 600,0001., was all paid up, and every other arrangement had been mada. Mr. Galt, another of the deputation, next 'sddressed the meeting, and described at considerable length the claims of the proposed line, of the route of which he gave an outline. They proposed to commence at Ar magh, starting from the fever hospital, which was to be a common focus for the Belfast, Dublin, and Armagh lines, next to Blackwatertown, crossing to Moy and Charlemont (a deviation in order to connect the twenty-six towns between Armagh and Coleraine), from thence to Dungannon , th e cen t re o f a l arge manufacturing district ; then to Coal Island, impor tant because of its coal mine and manufactories; next through Stewartstown, diverging again to the east to Moneymore, and so on to Portrush, each of which towns had immense traffic, an exact return of which was taken. There were no engineering difficulties. The first resolution was proposed by Lord Acheson, and seconded by Mr. T. Dobbin. Mr. Ommaney proposed an amendment in favour of the Dublin, Bel fast, and Coleraine Junction, which proposed, he stated, to run a branch to Armagh. They had their capital, 700,0001., already subscribed. Mr. Dixon, Dungannon, seconded the amendment, which, after some discussion, was thrown out. Mr. Nesbitt, Mr. Blacker, Mr. Neel, Mr. Barnes, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Kirk, and others addressed the meeting, and, passing a series of resolutions in favour of the line, the meet ing separated, after signing a petition to the House for a suspension of the standing orders. A similar meeting has been held at Magherafelt, Andrew Spottiswoode, Esq., J.P., of Millbrook, in the chair. meeting was addressed by the Hon. C. Knox Stuart, J.P., Castleda wson ; Mr. Galt, Mr. M'Farland, Mr. R. Miller, J.P., Captain Graves, J. P., Mr. J. T. Brian, Mr. N. J. Neale, and others. Peti tions praying for a suspension of the standing orders were unanimously adopted. DUBLIN AND DROGHEDA —The Directors of this line have made arrangements to afford our mechanics of Dublin and Drogheda, and their families, the op portunity- of travelling between the termini during Whitsuntide at one -half the usual fares. CORK PASSAGE.—At the last meeting of the harbour Commissioners of Cork, it was resolved that the powers already conceded in favour of this line, which is now being revived, be renewed, as it would contri bute to the deepening of the channel of the river and improving the navigation. CORK AND BANDON.—The contracts for the works are to be let this month in six separate divisions. NEw Ross AND CARLOW JUNCTION.—OD Wed nesday a meeting was held in the Town-hall of New Ross, Charles Tottenham, Esq., of Macmurrough, J. P., in the chair, when resolutions were proposed and spoken to by Mr. R. Heily, the Rev. Mr. Brenan, Mr. James Galavan, Mr. E. Hay, Mr. M. llowett, Mr. E. Carr, Mr. T. Brehan, Rev. J. Crane, Mr. H. Costello, Mr. E. Chapman,:and others, to the effect that the Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin Com pany having, by their late plans and specifications, departed essentially from those detailed in the pros pectuses, the meeting do determine to give that line every legitimate opposition in their power, fully con curring in the opinion expressed by the Board of Trade—" That the line between Wexford and Carlow, though complete in itself, is likely to be more costly than its traffic may justify, and that the Wexford, New Ross, and Valentia line, demands the warmest support, as opening a direct communication from New Ross, through the:South-western districts, to the har bour of Valentia." 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Address Ross and Sons, 119 and 120, Bishops gate-street, the celebrated Perruquiers, Perfumers, Hair-cutters, and Hair-dyers. N.B. Parties attended at their own residences, whatever the distance. SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY • 14, 1845, NAVAL STATIONS Volcano, 2, steamer, Lieut.-Com. E. C. Miller, Mediterranean. Vulture, st. v., Capt. J. M`Dosigall, Sheerness. Warspite, 50, Capt. W. P. Wallis, Mediterranean. Wasp, 16, Corn. S. H. Usher, Coast of Africa. Waterwitch, 10, T. F. Birch, Coast of Africa. Widgeon, 1, steamer, Lieut.-Corn. T. S. Striven, Dover. Wildfire, 1, steamer, Lieut.-Com. A. Darby, Weymouth. William and Mary, yacht, Commodore Sir F. Collier, Knt., C. 8., K. C. H., Woolwich. Winchester, 52, Rear-Admiral the Hon. J. Percy, Captain C. Eden, Cape of Good Hope. Wolf, 18, Commander J. A. Gordon ' (act.), China. Wolverine, 16, Corn. W. J. Cli ff ord:, China. Young Hebe, Lieut.-Corn. W. T. Bate, China. Zephyr, 1, st., Lieut.-Com. Jas. Small, Holyhead. Names. Gc.ns. Commenced. Navt.r.n Austerlitz Wagram Eylau Dugueselin Bayard Don awerth Fontenoy Breslau Tilsitt Hector Spectre Castiglione FRIGATES BUILDING. Names. Guns. Commenced. Renommee Perseverante Vengeance Entreprenante Semiramis Duchesse d'Orleans Nemesis Zenobie Alcesto Pandore Sibylle Bellone Ma gicienne Amazona Astree Ileliopolis Jeanne d'Arc Clorinde Pomone A lgerie CORVETTTES BUILDING. Bayonnaise Galatee A rtemise 3O ...... .. 1844 SCHOONERS BUILDING. Jonquille Amarante STEAM-FRIGATES BUILDING. Names. Guns. Horse-power. Mogad or Vauban 2O Sane Pla ton STEAM-CORVETTES BUILDING. Colbert Socrato Roland Catinat Comte d'Eu Cassina Caton Chaptal Coligny Newton STEAMERS BUILDING OF 160 HORSE-POWER AND UNDER. Brandon Solon Eclaireur . . Dauphin Requin Petrel Salamander Passe-partout VESSELS ORDERED TO BE LAID DOWN IN 1846. Frigates. Guns. I Brigs. Guns. Resoule Isis Ceres Janus STEAM CORVETTES. Names. Guns. Horse-power Tissiphore, iron Tenger, iron SMALL STEAMERS. (From the United Service Magazine for May.) Acheron, st., 2, Lieut.-Com. B. Alpin, Mediterranean. Acorn, 16, Commander J. E. Bingham, South America. Actaeon, 26, Capt. George Hansel, Coast of Africa. Adder, 1, st., Master-Coin. J. Hammond (act.), Pembroke. Advice, 1, st. tug, Lieut.-Commander C. A. Petch, Pembroke African, st., Master-Commander J. King (act. ), Sheerness. Agincourt, 72, Rear-Admiral Sir T. J. Cochrane, Knight, Captain H. W. Bruce, China Division, China. Aigle, 24, Capt. Lord C. E. Paget, Medway. Alban, I, st. yes., Lieut.-Commander F. Lowe, Cork. Albatross, 16, Commander R. Yorke, Coast of Africa. Albion, 90, Captain N. Lock; or, C. 8., Devonport. Alecto, st., Lieut.-Commander W. Hoscason, Woolwich. Alert, 6, Commander C. J. Bosanquet, Coast of Africa. Alfred, 50, Commander J. B. Purvis, Rio de Janeiro. Alligator, 26, tr. sh., Master-Commander J. N. King, China Amazon, 42, Capt. J. J. Stopford, Mediterranean. America, 50, Capt. Hon. John Gordon, South America. Anson, 72, convict-hulk, Com. F. R Cogl.lan, Hobart Town. Apollo, 8, tr., Commander W. Radcliffe, North America. Ardent, st., Commander J. Russell, Coast of Africa. Asp, 1, st., Lieut.-Com. W. W. Oke, Portpatrick. Basilisk, 6, Lieut.-Corn. H. S. Hunt (act. ), Pacific. Beacon, 6, sur. ves., Corn. T. Graves, Mediterranean. Beaver, st., Lieut.-Com. R. Mudge, Dover. Bee, st., tender fur the use of students on board the Excellent, and at the Naval College, Portsmouth. Bittern, 16, Commander E. Peel, Cape of Good Hope. Black Eagle, st. yes., Master Corn. S. B. Cook (act.), Woolwich. Blazer, 3, st. yes., Captain J. Washington, Harwich. Bonetta, 3, Com. T. S. Brock, Mediterranean. Bramble, 10, Lieut.-Com. C. B. Yule, East Indies. Caledonia, 120, Real-Admiral Sir S. Pym, K. C. 8., Capt. M. H. Dixon, Devonport. Cambrian, 36, Commodore H. D. Chads, C. 8., passage home. Canopus, 84, Capt. F. Moresby, Devonport. Carysfort, 26, Capt. Lord George Paulet, Pacific. Castor, 36, Capt. C. Graham, China. Ceylon, 2, Rear-Admiral Sir L. Curtis, Bart., Lieut. R. Curtis, receiving ship, Malta. Charon, steamer, Second Master E. C. Rutter (act.), Dover. Cleopatra, 26, Capt. C. Wyvill, Cape of Good Hope. Collingwood, 80, Rear-Admiral Sir G. Seymour, G.C. H., Capt. R. Smart, K. H., Pacific. Columbia, steamer, Lieut.-Com. P. F. Shortland.N. America. Comet, steamer, Lieut. Corn.y. Prettyman, Portsmouth. Comes, Is, Corm T. S. Thompson, Brazils. Confiance, 2, steamer, Sec. Alas. J. Jagoe (act.), Devonport. Conway, 26, Capt. W. Kelly, (act.), Cape of Good Hope. Cormorant, 6, steamer, Com. G. T. Gordon, Pacific. Crescent, 42, rec. sh., Lt.-Com. W. G. Hemsworth, Rie de Janeiro. Cruizer, 16, Corn. E. G. Fanshawe, China. Cuckoo, st., Lieut.-Corn. A. Parks, Weymouth. Curacoa, 24, Captain Sir T. S. Pasley, Bart., Brazils. Cyclops, 6, st. Captain W. F. Lapidge, Ireland. Cygnet, 10, Com. H. Layton, Coast of Africa. Daedalus, 16, Captain P. M'Quhae, East Indies. Daphne, 18, Captain J. J. Onslow, Pacific. Daring, 12, Rear-Admiral Sir H. Pigot, ; Corn. H. J. Mat. son, Cork. Dasher, st., Master-Com. R. White (act. ), Weymouth. Dee, 2, st., Master-Corn. T. Driver, particular service. Devastation, 6, st., Com. W. H. Hitchen, Mediterranean. Dolphin, 3, Lieut.-Com. R. T. J. Levinge, Rio de Janeiro. Doterel, st., Mas.-Corn. J. Grey (act. ), Holyhead. Dover, st., Master E. Lyne (act. ), Dover. Driver, 6, st., Conn. C. 0. Hayes, East Indies. Dwarf, st., Lieut.-Com. E. H. B. Procter, Woolwich. Eagle, 50, Rear-Adm. Inglefield, C. 8., Capt. G. B. Martin, C. 8., Rio Janeiro. Eclair, st. yes., Com. W. G. B. Estcourt, Coast of Africa. Electra, 18, Corn. A. Darley, West Indies. Emerald, ten. to St. Vincent, Sec. Mast. H. D. Beach, Ports mouth. Erebus, bomb. ves., Capt. Sir J. Franklin, K. C. H.,Woolwich. Espiegle, 12, Com. T. P. Thompson, Cork. Espoir, 10, Cora. G. S. Hand, Coast of Africa. Eurydice, 26, Captain G. Elliot, North America. Excellent, Captain Sir T. Hastings, Knt., Portsmouth. Experiment, 1, at. v. Lieut.-Coro. J. Harper, Lake Huron. Fanny, ten. to St. Vincent, Sec. Master G. Allen, Portsmouth. Fantome, 16, Corn., Sir F. W. Nicholson, Mediterranean. Fearless, st., Commander W. L. Sheringham, Portsmouth. Ferret, 6, Commander J. Oake, Coast of Africa. Firebrand, st. v., Capt. J. Hope, South America. Firefly, 2, steamer, Captain F. W. Beechey, surveying Ireland. Fisguard, 42, Captain J. A. Duntze, Pacific. Flamer, Lieut.-Commander C. J. Postle, Mediterranean. Fly, 18, Captain F. B. Blackwood, East Indies. Flying Fish, 12, Corn. Robert Harris, Coast of Africa. Formidable, 84, Vice-Admiral Sir E. W. C. R. Owen, K.C.8., Capt. G. F. Rich, Mediterranean. Fox, 42, Captain Sir H. M. Blackwood, Bart., on passage to China. Frolic, 16, Commander C. B. Hamilton, Valparaiso. Geyser, 6, steamer, Commander Carpenter, Mediterranean. Gleaner, 2, steamer, Sec. Master H. Hill, Bermuda. Gorgon, 6, steamer, Captain C. Hotham, Monte Video. Grecian, 16, Corn. A. L. Montgomery, Rio de Janeiro. Growler, 6, steamer, Commander Buckle, Coast of Africa. Hazard, 18, Commander C. Bell, East Indies. Hecate, 4, steamer, Commander J. P. Bower, Mediterranean. Hecla, steam-vessel, Commander J. Duffill, Mediterranean. Helena, 16, Commander Sir C. Rickets, Cape of Good Hope. Herald, 26, Capt. H. Kellett, C. 8., Sheerness. Hermes, 2, steamer, Lieut.-Com. W. Carr, West Indies. Heroine. 6, Lieut.-Corn. H. R. Foote, Coast of Africa. Hibernia, 120, Vice-Adm. Sir W. Parker, Bart., G. C.B. ; Capt. P. Richards, C. 8., Portsmouth. Hyacinth, 18, Commander F. Scott, West Indies. Hydra, 4, Commander H. B. Young, Coast of Africa. Illustrious, 72, Vice-Admiral Sir C. Adam, K.C.8., Captain J. E. Erskine, North America. Imaum, rec. ship, Commodore A. R. Sharpe, C. 8., Jamaica. Inconstant, 36, Capt. C. H. Fremantle, West Indies. Iris, 26, Captain G. R. Mundy, China. Jackal!, st. v., Lieut.-Com. N. M. J. G. Pasco, Devonport. Jasper, st., Master-Commander E. Rose, Pembroke. Lark, 4, sur. v., Lieut.-Cora. G. B. Lawrence, West Indies. Larne, 18, Commander J. W. D. Brisbane, Coast of Africa. Lightning, 2, st., Mast. J. E. Petley, particular service. Lily, 16, Com. C. J. F. Newton, Ascension. Locust, 3, st. v., Lieut.-Conn. H. Eden, Mediterranean. Lucifer, st. surv. v., Corn. Frazer, Ireland. Lyra, 3, Lieut.-Commander J. T. Nott, Ireland. Mastiff, 2, surv. v., Master-Com. Thomas, Woolwich. Medea, 4, steamer, Commander Warden, Mediterranean. Medina, 2, st., Master-Corn. Smithett (acting), Liverpool. Medusa, 2, st., Lieut.-Commander J. G. Raymond, Liverpool. Melampus, 42, Capt. J. N. Campbell, C. 8., Devonport. Mercury, tender, Second Master J. Scarlett, Portsmouth. Merlin, 2, st., Lieut.-Commander E. Keane, Liverpool. Meteor, 2, st., Lieut.-Com. G. Buttler, Ireland. Minden, 20, hospital ship, Mast.-Com. P. Wellington, China. Modeste, 18, Corn. T. Baillie, Pacific. Mohawk, Com. W. N. Fowell, Lake Ontario, Canada. Monkey, 1, st. v., Second Master W. Bryant (act.),Woolwich. Montreal, Lieut.-Com. J. Tyssen, Lake Erie, Canada. Mutine, 12, Corn. R. B. Crawford, Cape of Good Hope. Nautilus, 10, tender to Victoria and Albert, Lieut.-Com. W. Mouette; iron •GObltlrcin Heron, iron 80 80 80 A recapitulation of the above tables gives the follow ing results : VESSELS IN CommissloN.—Line-of-battle ships, 8 ; Frigates, 13; viz., 3 of 60, 1 of 58, 6 of 52, 1 of 46, and 2of 40 guns. Corvettes or sloops, 15 ; viz., 7of 30, 6of 24, and 2of 20 guns . B r i gs, 27 ; v i z:, 13 of 20, lof 16; Bof 10, and sof 8 guns. Steam-frigates, 3 ; viz., 1 of 540 horse-power, and 2 of 450 horse-power. Steam , corvettes, 8 ; viz., 1 of 320 horse-power, and 7 of 220 horse-power. Other steamers, 42 ; viz., 24 of 160 horsepower, 3<of 120 horse-power, and 15 of 80 and 70 hotittifret,!-Ileotides these vessels there are 33 armed transports carrying from 20 to 10 guns each, and 38 gunboats and cutters in commission and belonging to the French Royal Navy. VESSELS EN COMMISSION DE RADE.—Line-of battle ships, 5; viz. 2of 120, lof 100, and 2of 90 guns. Fri gates, 3 ; viz. 2of 52, and one of 46 guns. Corvettes, lof 24 guns. Brigs, 3of 20 guns. Steamers, lof 450 horse-power. Armed transports, 1 of 380 tons. Total -14 vessels en commission de rade. VESSELS DE COMMISSION DE PORT.—Line-of-battle ships, 3; viz. 1 of 90, and 2of 82 guns. Frigates, 4; viz. 2of 60, lof 50, and lof 46 guns. Steamers, 17; viz. 13 of 450 horse-power, and 4 of 220 horse-power . Armed transports, 2. T o t a l-26 vessels en commission de port. VESSELS DISMANTLED.—Line-of-battle ships, 7; viz. lof 90, 3of 86, and 2of 82 guns. Frigates, 10; viz. 4 of 60, 3of 52, lof 46, and 2of 40 guns. Corvettes, 5; viz. 2of 28, lof 20, and 2of 16 guns. Brigs, 26; viz. 7 of 20, 1 of 18, 1 of 16, 13 of 10, and 4 of 8 guns. Armed transports, 12. Gunboats, 9. Total-60 vessels dismantled. VESSELS BUILDING.—Line• of battle-ships, 23 ; viz., 3of 120, 11 of 100, and 9 of 90 guns. Frigates, 20: viz., 6of 60, 9of 52, and sof 40 guns. Corvettes, 3of 30 guns. Cutters, 2of 6 guns. Steamers, 22; viz., 1 of 640 horse-power, 1 of 540 horse-power, 2 of 450 horse-power, 5 of 3'20 horse-power, 5 of 220 horse power, 6 of of 160 horse-power, 1 of 120 horse-power, and 1 of 80 horse-power. Ten of these vessels are to be launched this year ; viz., 2 40-gun frigates ; 2 cutters ; 1 steam frigate of 540 horse-power; 2 steam -corvettes of 320 horse power; 1 steamer of 220, and 3 of 160 horse-power. Twelve more are likewise ordered to be launched next year, viz., 3 30-gun corvettes; 2 steam frigates of 450 horse-power; 3 steam corvettes of 220 horse-power; 2 of 160 horse-power; 1 of 120 horse-power and 1 of 80. I VESSELS ORDERED TO BE LAID DOWN IN 1846. Three 40-gun frigates; four 18-gun brigs; two steam corvettes of 220 horse-power, and three iron steamers of 80 horse-power. These last three are to be launched fn 1846. In conclusion, it may be as well to remar k that the French Royal Navy afloat is composed of 299 vesst•ls of all classes. Robson, Portsmouth. Nereus, store-ship, Master-Corn. F. W. Bateman, Valparaiso. Netley, 8, tender to Caledonia, Second Master F. H. May, Devonport. North Star, 26, Captain Sir J. E. Home, Bart., East Indies. Ocean, 80, Captain Richard Arthur, C. 8., Sheerness. Orestes, 18, Corn. E. St. Leger Cannon, Mediterranean. Osprey, 12, Commander F. Patten, East Indies. Otter, st. v., Lieutenant-Commander E. Wylde, Holyhead. Pandora, 6, Lieut. J. Wood, Devonport. Pantaloon, 10, Corn. E. Wilson (act.), Coast of Africa. Penelope, st., 24, Commodore W. Jones, Coast of Africa. Perseus, receiving ship, Lieut.-Commander Greet, off Tower. Persian, 16, Commander H. Coryton, North America. Philornel, 6, Com. B. J. Sullivan, Brazils. Pickle, 2, Lieut.-Commander J. A. Bainbridge, West Indies. Pigmy, 1, steam-vessel, Lieut.-Com. C. Autridge, Pembroke. Pike, 1, steamer, Lieut.-Com. A. Boyter, Portpatrick. Pilot, 16, Com. W. H. Jervis, East Indies. Pique, 36, Capt. Hon. M. Stopford, West Indies. Plover, sur.-vessel, Capt. R. Collinson, C. 8., China. Pluto, 2, Lieut.-Commander W. P. Crozier, Ireland. Poictiers, 72, Capt. Sup. W. H. Shirreff, Chatham. Polyphemus, 1, st., Lieut.-Corn. T. Spark, Mediterranean. Porcupine, st., v., Captain Bullock, surveying. Princess Alice, Mast. Corn. Smithett (act.), Dover. Prometheus, st. sloop, Commander J. Hay, Coast of Africa. Prospero, 1, at., Sec. Mas. P. Rundle (act.), reserve packet, Pembroke. Queen, 110, Admiral Sir J. West, K. C.B ; Captain Sir B. Walter, K. C.B , Chatham. Racer, 16, Corn. A. Reed, Rio de Janeiro. Racehorse, 18, Rear-Adm. Sir H. Pigott, K. C. H. ; Com- QUICK-MARCH. -Morning Post. WHIT-MONDAY. The weather commenced very unpropitiously for the holiday folks on Monday, and threw a damper on the festivi ties of Whitsuntide. Great was the despondency of the people until noon, when it began to clear up, and the after noon turning out fine, and the lads and lasses in their sum mer gear began to make the best of their way to Greenwich, Stepney, Wandsworth, and other fairs and places. It is fortunate that there is more than one fair at Whitsuntide, for the population of the capital is now become so great, and so many thousands are determined on amusement and to forget the cares of life at this season of the year, that Green wich would not be able to hold all the pleasure-seekers. There were the usual bustle and confusion at the various piers and landing-places, and the number of steamers in re quisition amounted to 115. Of these, 26 were employed in conveying passengers to Greenwich, calling at the Tunnel-pier, and the Limehouse• hole pier, to land passengers for Stepney fair, and t a k e up others for Greenwich and Wandsworth. There were twenty steamers plying between Gravesend and London. They were all well-freighted with excursion parties. There was a tremendous bustle at the pier at Greenwich, where steamer after steamer arrived in rapid succession, and fortu nate was it thatt he threatened removal of the Watermen's floating pier, by the Lord Mayor's orders, had not been car ried into effect. The fair has been shorn of some of its prin cipal attractions, but Richardson's large theatrical booth and Alger's canvass temple, are still the leading curiosities of the place. There was the usual entertainment at Richardson's theatre, a melodrama, with a ghost and blue fire in the last scene, a comic song, and a pantomime, performed with amaz ing speed in twenty-five minutes; clean sawdust in the pit, and new deal beards for the boxes. Alger's dancing booth advertised the Polka, which the visitors danced in the " ball-room " with great vigour. On each side of the principal roadway was a long array of gilt gin gerbread. and .spice nut-stalls, from which numerous well dressed females importuned the visitors to taste and try, and they seemed to drive a profitable trade. Owing to the rain which fell so copiously in the morning, the Park was comparatively deserted, and the usual amusements and gambols there, except for an hour or two in the after noon, were dispensed with. At eight o'clock the rain began to fall again, and drove the people into the houses of public entertainment. The Royal Hospital, the asylum of our brave seamen wh o h ave fought their country's battles, afforded shelter and recreation for great numbers during the day, and upwardsbusiness at of Greenwich, w p e r h s persons on nwtehnet whole,ove r the Painted h e,ew Hall. the average The of a Whit-Monday, whi c h may be accounted for by the unfavourable weather and the rival fair at Step ne y. It i s computed by those best able to judge of the thing, that the steamers, the railway, and the coaches brought down about 75,000 persons from London and its environs, and that the expenditure in the town would not amount to less than 15,0001. up to the close of the fair, independent of the sums paid to the railway and steam-boat companies for conveyance to and from the place. The steam-boats were, as usual, overcrowded. We did.not hear of a single material accident, and the police arrangements, under the control of the superintendent of the It division, and Mr. Fisher, the High Constable, gave much satisfaction. mander H. G. Hay, Cork. Ranger, 6, Commander James Anderson, Coast of Africa. Rapid, 10, Lieut. S. Apthorp, Coast of Africa. Rattler, 6, st. V. Corn. H. Smith, Woolwich. Raven, 4, Licut.-Corn. J. Stephen, Sheerness. Redwing, steamer, Corn. T. Bevis, Liverpool. Resistance, tr. s., Corn. C. G. C. Patsy, particular service. Rhadarnanthus, 2, st., Mast.-Corn. Laen, Woolwich. Ringdove, 16, Corn. Sir W. Daniell, Knt., Coast of Africa. Rodney, 92, Capt. E. Collier, C. 8., Portsmouth. Rolla, 10, Corn. J. Simpson, Coast of Africa. Romney, depot, Lieut.-Corn., R. M'Clure, Havannah. Rose, 18, Corn. R. W. Pclly, West Indies. Royal Sovereign, Capt.-Sup. Sir W. Pell, Pembroke. Royalist, Lieut.-Corn. G. Ogle. East Indies. St. Vincent, 120, Admiral Sir Charles Rowley, 8art.,G.C.8. , G.C. H.; Captain R. F. Rowley, Portsmouth. Salamander, 4, at., Corn. A. S. Hamond, Pacific. Samarang, 26, Capt. Sir E. Belcher, C. 8., China. Sapphire, troop ship, Mas.-Corn. J. R. Fittock, China. Sappho, 16, Corn. Hon. George Hope, Cape of Good Hope. Satellite, 18, Commander R. 11. B. Rowley, China. Scout, 18, Corn. Hon. J. R. Drummond, Mediterranean. Scylla, 16, Commander R. Sharpe North America. Seaflower, 6, cutter, Corn. N. Robilliard, Portsmouth. Sealark, 18, Corn. T. L. Gooch, Coast of Africa. Serpent, 16, Commander W. Nevill, East Indies. Shearwater, 2, steam-vessel, Commander C. Robinson, sur veying Coast of Scotland. Skylark, 4, Lieut.-Commander G. Morris, Devenport. Snake, 16, Corn. Hon. W. B. Devereux, Mediterranean. Sparrow, 6, ketch, Corn. 11. C. Otter, Portsmouth. Spartan, 26, Captain the Hon. C. G. J. B. Elliot, W. Indies. Speedy, 2, Lieut. G. Spong, Sheerness. Spider, 6, Lieut.-Com. R. E. Pym, Brazils. Spiteful, steamer, 6, Corn. W. Maitland, East Indies. Sprightly, 1, steamer, Master-Corn. Moon (act.), Holyhead. Spy, 3, Lieut. S. 0. Woolridge, Sheerness. Star, 10, Corn. R. J. W. Dunlop, Coast of Africa. Stromboli, 6, Corn. the Hon. E. Plunkett, Cork. Styx, 6, st. v., Com. W. W. Hornby, Portsmouth. Superb, 84, Capt. A. L. Corry, Devonport. Swallow, 1, st., Master-Corn. R. Sherlock (acting), Dover. Sydenham, st., Lieut.-Corn. D. R. Mapleton, Mediterranean. Sylph, 2, tender to Caledonia. Sylvia, 6, Lieut. Tumour, tender to Seaflovrer, Portsmouth. Talbot, 26, Capt. Sir T. Thompson. Pacific. Tartarus, steam vessel, Captain J. Wolfe (act.), Ireland. Terror, 7, Capt. T. Rs M. Crozier, Woolwich. Thalia, 42, Capt. C. Hope, Pacific. Thunder, 6, surveying vessel, Corn. E. Bartlett, Bahamas. Thunderbolt, 6, steamer, Com. G. N. Broke, C. of G. Hope. Tortoise, 12, guard-ship), Corn. 0 Morrell, Ascension. Trafalgar, 120, Capt. W. F. Martin; Vice-Adm. Sir J. C. White, K. C. B. , Sheerness. Tyne, 26, Capt. W. N. Glascock, Mediterranean. Urgent, 2, steam-vessel, Master-Com. J. Emerson, Liverpool. Vanguard, 80, Capt. G. W. Willes, Devonport. Vernon, 50, Capt. J. G. Fitzgerald, Sheerness. Vestal, 26, Capt. C. Talbot, Cape of Good Hope. Vesuvius, 6,st. v., Corn. O'Callaghan, Woolwich. Victoria and Albert, yacht, Captain Lord. A. Fitzclarence. Portsmouth. Victory, 104, Rear-Admiral H. Parker, C. 8., Captain G. Moubray, Portsmouth. Vindictive, 50, Vice-Adm. Sir F. Austin ; Capt. M. Seymour, Portsmouth. Viper, 6, Lieut.-Corn. J. Carter, Brazils. Virago, 6, st.-ves., Corn. G. G. Otway, Mediterranean. Vixen, 6, otoain.velsel, Com. 0. Gifford, China. Stepney fair is well laid out. The principal field contains innumerable swings, ups-and-downs, merry-go rounds, Peterson's and Johnsen's theatres, the representatives of the legitimate drama. At the former a " Romantic Melo drama," and at the other a " Fairy Tale of Enchantment," were dished up to admiring audiences every 20 minutes. The appearance of Hylton's and Wombwell's menageries, with their large and gaudy paintings of the various animals exhi • bited within, reminded the spectators of Bartholomew Fair in the olden time. Some minor exhibitions, including two strapping boxers, who gave exhibitions of the art of self defence, a miniature " Ducrow's Circus," Wilson's theatre, learned pigs, conjurors, tumblers, and puppet-shows, occupy the rest of the field. The field was lighted up by a brilliant jet of gas at sun-set. In another field, behind the Prince of Wales Tavern, the veteran Clarke, an old stager at Bartho lomew Fair, with his stud of horses and equestrian company, has erected a large circus; and in another part of the field is the Crown and Anchor booth. Its ball-roem is upwards of 250 feet in length, and the whole affair was lighted up with 30,000 variegated lamps in the evening, when some hundreds were dancing, who seemed to bid adieu to dull care for the night. The police arrangements were excellent, and they preserved a sufficient space between the r ows o f swings to ensure the safety of the people. The stalls extended some distance from the two fields. The public-houses were crammed with merry customers. There was not a single charge brought before Mr Broderip at the. r4'hanses,-Police-court, which adjoi ns the fair, during the day. An extensive fair was held at Wandeworth on Monday, THE FRENCH NAVY. The following list of all — vessels belonging to the French navy afloat and buildist,,,a at the present moment, and ordered to be laid down at the different royal dock yards next year, is extra,ctel from official documents, and forms a good table of reference : LINE OF BATTLE SHIMS IN COMMISSION. Names. Guns. Launched. Ocean — 120 Jemmapes Inflexible .. 90 Diademe .. 86 Neptune . 86 Marengo Alger .. 82 Triton . 82 FRIGATES IN COMMISSION. Names. Guns. Launched. Iphigenie . 60 Uranie Belle Poule Minerve Syrene Atalanta And romede Reine Blanche Clopat re Virginie . 52 Thetis Charte A fricaine CORVETTES IN COMMISSION. Names. Guns. Launched. Ariane 3O ..... ... 1830 Heroine Berceau Sabine Boussole Alcmene Embuscade Victorieuse Triomphante Creole 24 . , lB3O Brillante Niada Blonde Coquette Deligente BRIGS IN COMMISSION. Names. Guns. ........ ..Launched. Palinure Cygnet 20 20 Grenadier Alcibiade 2O ..1826 Hussard Voltigeur Griffon 2O ......... 1829 Meleagre D'Assis 22 20 OO 1 1 8 8 4 3 2 0 La Peyrouse 20 ......... 1832 Cassard 20 ......... 1842 Mercure Genie. Zebre Volage Fleche Argus .. 10 Observation.. ................ 10 Cerf lO ......... 1833 Agile Pandora Messager lO ......... 1841 Alvalienne Alouette Boulonnaise..... ... E T g ac la ti n y in e e 8 1839 ......... Horse. .... ... L l iku B3 n 9 ched. Decartes 23 STEAM - FR IGATES IN COMMISSION. Names. Guns. 0 Asmoeeo Gomer STEAM-CORVETTES IN COMMISSION. 20 6 6 - lB3B 6 6 6 6 6 LINE-OF-BATTLE SHIPS DISMANTLED Names. Guns. Launched. Montebello Jena Algesiras Jupiter B6 .. lB3l Nestor Scipion Couronne LINE-OF-BATTLE SHIPS EN COMMISSION DE RADE. * Souyerein l2O .... .... 1819 Friedland l2O Hercule Santi Petri Trident LINE-OF-BATTLE SHIPS EN COMMISSION DE PORT 4 SUffren Ville de Marseille ......... 82 Cuvier Gassendi Lavoisier Pluton Veloco Cameleon Architnedo Titan . Genereux FRIGATES DISMANTLED. Independent ............... 60 Melpomene Didon 1841 Venus Calypso Nereide M6lee Erigone .. ......... 40 Penelope ............ . ........ 40 ..... 4660 06 FRIGATES EN COMMISSION DE RADE. Gloire ..... ......... 1837 Danae 52 ......... 1821 1841 AsAernmmdirii FßlGATES te : .....' . ... E . .. .N . . COMMISSIO N .... . 6O D E PORT. ... .. .... .... ... 1841 50 ......... 1844 Psyche Poursuivante ................... CORVETTES EN COMMISSION DE RADE. Porte ..................... Danaide 2B ......... 1812 CORVETTFS DISMANTLED. Arethuse Cybele Camille Cornelie ......16 ......... 1825 Perle l6 ......... 1829 BRIGS EN COMMISSION DE BADE. Adonis 2O ......... 1827 Ducoedie Pylade 2O ......... 1833 BRIGS DISMANTLED. Alacrity Faucon 2O ......... 1825 Alerte Acteon 2O ......... 1827 Oreste — 20 ......... 1833 Aherne: 2O ... ..... 1844 Olivier Dragon lB 1822 ......... Euryale Surprise Alcyone Comete lO ......... 1826 Cigogne Eclipse lO . . ..... . 1826 Sylphe Dupetit-Thours Lourier Bougainville Lutin , 10 Rossignol Leger Papillon Malouine ..................... 8 ......... 1823 Vigie ........................ 8 ......... 1839 Chevrette ..................... Panthers Name. Guns. Horse Power. Launched. :STEAM-FRIGATE .................................................................... Infernal' Albatross S Labrador TEAM-FRIGATES 20 Montezuma 450 Orenoque 450 Panama Christophe Colomb 20 - ....... 1843 Canada Magellen Ulna Darien 450 20 Caraibe Eldorado Cacique STEAM-CORVETTES EN COMMISSION DE PORT. Caimen22o 6 .... 1843 Elau 120 ......... 1811 120 ......... 1807 6 1843 Espadon • ......... 1842 Phoque LINE-OF-B ATTLE slurs BUILDING. Guns. Names. Commenced. Louis Ville de x Paris lv. . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Valmy ........................ 120 ......... 1837 Tags ........................ 100 ......... 1824 Fleurus ........................ 100 ......... 1825 Ulm . .............. ... ...... 100 ......... 1625 Duguey-trouin ............ 100 ......... 1827 Hanibal ..................... 100 ......••• 1827 Turenne ..................... 100 ......... 1827 Henry IV. .. ............... 100 * Vessels en commission de rode are fully equipped for active service, with the exception of provisions, and have one-sixth of their crew on board. They are ready to take the sea at twenty-four hours' warning' t Vessels en commission de port are completely rigged, but have no artillery or men on board. These steamers are termed transatla ntic packet - boats in pthoivee lN rf la u r l in ne elll-ionfi-swtearr's, carrying heavy armaments, and b u dget for 1846, but they are in reality com manded by officers of the royal navy. Two are lying at Toulon, three at Rochefort, three at Brest, two at Cherbourg, and three at L'Orieat. where there is another monster booth, similar to the one at Stepney, and Baker's very curious dramatic booth, where the company got through a tragedy- and pantomime in twenty minutes, to the edification of the youngsters, and many chil ' dren of a larger growth. The day was observed as a general holiday. The vans to Hampton Court were very numerous, and perhaps this is the most pleasant excursion out of Londor. The Cartoons afford much gratification not only to connoisseurs in the fine arts, but also to the illiterate, while the surrounding country is teeming with beauties. There were numerous proces,ions of charity and Sunday schools, and several benefit societies embarked in excursions both up and down the river. There was an immense traffic on the river with the steamers, and the railway excursion trains on the Dover and Brighton Railways took upwards of 5,000 persons from the terminus at London-bridge. LITERATURE. ROGER DE FLOR; or,the ALMUGAVARS. 3 Vols. This is a spirited and stirring history, full of inte rest and excitement, following closely in the path of truth, yet embellished with all the graces of romance. The events which it celebrates to: k place in the be ginning of the fourteenth century, when the ancient glory of Rome had departed, and Constantinople was ruled by Greek emperors, and inhabited by men, who, according to Gibbon, "assumed and dishonoured the names of both Greeks and Romans." When Constantine chose Byzantium as the seat of his mighty empire, he little thought he was preparing the grave for Roman power, but so it was ; the luxury and effeminacy of the East became the " con querors of the conquerors of the world." We may say in the words of one of their own poets, when speak ing of the Trojans, " Fait Roma! et ingens gloria Romanorum." Under these circumstAnces, the Turks found little difficulty in seizing on the Greek pro vinces in Asia—the descendants of the " rapid Greeks" and " steady Romans" were unable to defend their own. In this emergency, the Emperor Andronicus gladly accepted the proffered assistance of Roger de Flor, the leader of the Catalans or Almugavars. The fierce and desperate character of these warlilo men presented a striking contrast to the effeminacy of their allies; born in the bivouac, reared amid the storms of war, they were the very children of battle, daring and irresistable. Gibbon, in speaking of them, observes "it was reported that they could cleave a man and horse with a single stroke," and he adds, " the report itself was a powerful weapon." A large body of these dreaded soldiers, under the command of Roger de for, arrived at Constantinople, where they were re ceived with fear and doubt, for cowards are ever sus picious. The following is a description of the beau tiful Stamboul, as it appeared on their arrival : " In front lay the capital of the world—lovely even in its decline—rising almost at once from the bright waters of the I'ropontis, while the silver line of the rapid Bos phorus stretched far away beyond the entrance of the Golden Horn, until it could no longer be traced between the closing shores of the rival continents. Behind was the s a; and far, far off the lofty summit of Olympus capped with snow, might have been easily mistaken for the cloudy mansion of the ancient Gods of Greece. On the right and left Europe and Asia extended into the re mote distance, until lost in the blue haze, which the aching eye sought in vain to penetrate. The galleys swept proudly on—the leaders and the troops crowding the deck in their bright arms, which flashed back the rays of the early sun, and dazzled the eyes of the crowds that lined the shore in thronging multitudes." " As the galleys approached nearer, the different fea tures of the noble city came more distinctly into view. First the huge palace, with its gardens and terraces, stretching down to the very edge of the water, and ex hibiting in its varied architecture the taste (or perhaps the want of it) of every emperor from the time of its great founder. Further off the white pumice domes of St. Sophia rose in the full maturity of nearly eight hundred years, proving how well the architect Anthemius had judged when he refused to permit the use of wood in the construction of a building which he intended should last for ever." The interest of the tale is kept up throughout ; it abounds with animated descriptions of the impetuous Catalans, their combats with the enemy, and their quarrels with the crafty Greeks. The conclusion of the story is strictly in accordance with history ; the fear and jealousy of the Emperor, and especially of his son Michael, overcame every other consideration ; Roger de Flor was summoned from the head of his conquering army, to mcct the Emperor as a friend and guest. His companions sought to dissuade him, but with the confidence of a generous spirit he mis trusted their suspicions, and obeyed the royal invita tion. Seated by the side of the Emperor Michael— in a s:ene of festivity, in the presence of the Em press and of his own wife, the Emperor's cousin —he was treacherously assassinated; a victim to the fears of a cowardly tyrant, who we s jealous of his glory, and who dreaded his power. The writer of fiction could hardly find a more romantic theme, or one more fraught with interest and instruc tion : it is enough to say he has done justice to the subject. Almost all the characters are historical, except Melee, the Koord, one of the most interesting ; he has been taken prisoner by the fierce Catalans, but his life is spared by Roger. Overcome by gra titude, he swears to serve him faithfully till he can repay the debt, and then he must seek revenge. The constant companion of the brave warrior, he learns to love a character which resembles his own ; at length he saves the life of Roger, and the debt is paid. The unhappy man imagines he can read the secrets of futurity, and he foretells the glory of Roger, but tells him also that he is fated to destroy him. When the chief was sur rounded by assassins in the banquetting hall, the first impulse of Melee was to rush to his assistance, when, remembering the prophecy, he raised his bow, and struck him whom he loved so well ; then believ ing his mission fulfilled, he fled to the desert. The following is an account of the conclusion of the most decisive battle fought between the Turks and Almu gavars:— " Far in advance Roger de Flor led the carnage, and where he passed but little was left for others to do Still the Turks fought on, and the tide of battle sway( d backwards and forwards, with an obstinacy which seemed to promise that it could only cease from the absolute weariness of both parties, or from the death of all en gaged. But suddenly loud cries were heard on the right of the Turkish cavalry, and Roccafort, with the entire of his infantry, rushed down the hill upon their flank with the impetuosity of a mountain torrent which has burst its barriers, and descends into the plains, sweeping flocks and herds, shepherds and cottages, in its destructive course. "'The infidels wavered, for their wearied hest was assailed with a seemingly ceaseless flight of the terribly javelins which made the attack of the Almugavars ab solutely irresistible All went down before that dreadful shower, against which nothing was a de fence ; through mail shirt and padded hauberk, through shield and steel cap, the javelins of the Catalans tore their way, and men and horses were equally pierc“l through and through. Human endurance could resist no longer, and the Turks turned and fled " So dreadful, however, had been the slaughter in that hand-to-hand contest, where for five hours each man fought for his life, that Montaner asserts the Turks left six thousand horse and twelve thousand infantry dead upon the field, without counting those who perished in Marulli's pursuit and by the hands of the mountain peasantry." THE BRITISH QUARTERLY REVIEW. No. H. We can hardly judge yet of the merits of this work, but on comparing the present number with the first, the impression is very favourable, and leads to the belief that it will attain its object, and become a useful representative of the opinions, wants, and rights of a very large and influential portion of the community. Though opposed to State churches and hostile to every Parliamentary enactment which com pels one sect to pay for the maintaining the religion of another by which they derive no advantage, the writers in general display a just moderation, and trust more to rational argument than declamation and abuse. We regard these as favourable symp toms of the plan on which the speculation is founded, and if they adhere to this principle we cannot doubt its success. If we might be permitted to give advice, we woul.l say, maintain your theological principles to their full extent ; shrink not from defending them at all hazard ; point out their truth in a way not to please a particular party, who are already convinced, but avoid making it an organ for one class, and try rather to influence your opponents than flatter your friends. To make it useful, it should abound with various matter, suited to all tastes. Exclusiveness must be shunned as the greatest evil, and readers of every description be allured to read and judge. When any great question is agitated, connected with the policy which it advo• cater, let no pains be spared to make it prominent, but do not thrust the same subject into every article, merely to show that it is an Anti-State d departure r t e n u fr m o b m e r th t i h s there e i . s n o tCoh complain ev o i e f w a . There reason sufficient variety in the selection of sub j ects • they are treated, too, with ou t any sectarian prepossessions,' and occasionally show a liberalityothers ofs o sentiment ‘Ne cre ditable to Dissenters. Among hr may mention " The Constitutional History of Ancient Greece," Sir Edward Lytton Bulwer's Novels, Leigh Hunt's Works, and Commercial Re form. Even in regard to Church matters and to the Maynooth grant, which has caused such excitement among the class for which we believe it is chiefly instituted, there is a degree of calm reasoning, im partiality, and good sense, which cannot fail to make a favourable impression. The writers disclaim all offensive expressions respecting the religion of others, refuse to join in the "No Popery" cry, and do not pretend, as far as we have discovered, to the merit, as some vain hypocrites do, to be the only pure and real Christians. We extract from an article on the " Policy of England towards Ireland," the following s tr ~~__ . \ -`.\ > sound and dispassionate remarks. In objec the Alaynooth grant the writer says : 1- d5 • v " If we demur to this policy, we think we have said enough to show that we are not likely to do so from any want of sympathy with the wrongs of Ireland. We think we see those w•ongs as clearly as any of the ntlemen who are wont to make speeches about them is Parliament, and we are greatly mistaken if we do not detest them quite as sincerely. It is not that we would do less for Ireland than Sir Robert Peel, or Lord John Russell, but that we would do something more and better. Nor can we take exception to this policy, in the manner of many devout churchmen, on the ground that there is a radical difference between Catholicism and Protestantism—a difference of which statesmen should be cognizant ; so that while they bestow all manner of favour on the one, they should visit the other with every sort of discountenance. We must confess, that we are • at a loss to unders.tand—we will not say the religion, but even the morality of the principle, which would tax the Papist for the support of the Protestant religion, and then tell him that the sole end for which he is so taxed, is, that by the politic use of his money, as thus obtained, his Papistry might be destroyed.—So little of the spirt of (Join t ; as we would be done by, is there in this principle, that it is not enough, it seems, that the faith of the Catholic should be proscribed, but an s.b strae ion must be made from his purse, that means may not be wanting to render that proscription effectual. The Protestant Nonconformist in this country finds it s ttliciently chafing to his temper to be in these circum stances in relation to our own Established Church, but to the Roman Catholic, and especially to the Roman Catholic of Irelan 1, this sort of grievance must be of much greater weight. We say therefore, once for all, that if the church-establishment principle is to be ad mitted, we see not any just ground on which objection can be made to the proposed grant to daynootb, nor even to the endow men t o f the Catholic priesthood in Ireland. In our judgment there are maxims of social justice which have their clearness and obligation an terior to all our theological difft-rences, and which those diffrrences should never be allowed to disturb. One of these maxims we held to be—that if all are to be taxed, either directly or indirectly, for the support of religion, then all who are willing te receive from the proceeds of that taxation in aid of religion, should be allowed to so —and be allowed to do so in the proportion in which they may have contributed toward that common stock." And in another place, the main cause of all the prevailing discontent in Ireland and the remedy are thus pointed out : We do not blame England for perpetuating an es tablished church in Ireland. Nothing could be more unreasonable than to expect that our rulers in past times should have done otherwise. But it was not incumbent upon them to perpetuate such a church ; and it is the vicious nature of that establishment, covering the whole land, as it does, and accroaching to itself enormous wealth without yielding any edequate return, that we find the real sec) et of the effort now made to endow the Romanism of that country. So long as there is an en dowed Protestant church, it is presumed there can never be tranquillity until there is an endowed Catholic church. But why not, in a spirit more consonant with the prin ciple and temper of the age, reduce the Irish Protestant church to something like just and modest dimensions, after the congregational method before adverted to ; and having thus removed nine-tenths of the cause of ir ritation to the Irish mind as arising from that source, why not proceed to make abundant provision for further conciliation by a judicious and righteous expenditure with a view to the general improvement of the country ? Such a method of dealing with the case of Ireland would have been worthy of the wise head, and the bold heart, hut in what is now proposed we see little indication of either." ='/N J / The article altogether is i❑ good taste, and the subject, with some ex: eptions, fairly treated; but while making these admis,ions, it must not be forgotten that too much importance is at tached to this Alaynooth affair, and too little to the host of difficulties which obstruct almost every measure for abating Irish grievances. The aAlition to the annual vote to Maynooth of itself is a very small affair—it is only a drop in the bucket; and all that can be said for it is, that it evinces on the part of the Tory Government and a Tory House of Com mons a disposition to adopt a conciliatory course in preference to the old system of coercion. We agree cordially with the writer that the, useless ecclesiasti cal fabric in Ireland is an intolerable grievance, and that it ought to be abolished, or at all events modi fie .1 to the real wants of the Protestant population. But the main question is—has either Peel or Russell, or any Statesman, the power to effect such a change at present ? Is the measure practicable ? Would the churches of England remain quiescent ? Could the liberal party and the Dissenters overpower the Tories and Conservatives, and Orangemen, backed by the wealth and influence of the establishment in both countries ? We fear not, and if redress of Irish grievances is not made by degrees—if nothing is to be done till all is done at once, the Irish must wait many a day, and trust for justice to the terrors of a foreign or domestic war. THE MECHAAICS' MAGAZINE. This magazine is entirely devoted to mechanical inventions; but it is full of information likely to in terest the general reader. In this number there is an account of the " Rapid Mail Carrier—three hun dred miles an hour !" some remarks on the emanci pation of glass, and Sir R. Peel's allusion to glass pipes; a letter on the "Invention of Steam Navigation," and various articles on similar subjects. The illustrations consist of " Captain Ericsson's Screw Propeller," " Mr. Horne's Pneumatic Instruments," " Malam's Improvements in Purifying i Co a l- gas ," an d "S prou l e ' s Pile-driving Machine. ' CRUIKSHAA K'S TABLE-BOOK. It is needless to say that this is a sprightly and amusing work ; the name of Cruikshank is a suffi cient guarantee to the lovers of fun and frolic. There are numerous wood-cuts by his master hand, and a pleasing variety of light and laughable tales ; among others, a " Passage from the Polk-Oregon War," from the " Kentucky Keepsake for 185.5." The most important feature in the present number is the frontispiece, " The Demon of 1845." This is an admirable illustration of the delusions of railway spe culation ; it is divided into three parts :—at the top of the page we see the " Demon" of railway shares engaged in blowing golden bubbles, eager thousands crowd around, each anxious to obtain a prize —this is " Premium." Next follow " Par," here there are no more bubbles, no eager crowds, the " Demon" wears - a still and awful look, the calm before the storm. Then the whole concludes with "Discount," the anxious multitudes are torn in pieces by the bursting of their idol, the " Demon" himself is destroyed, and shows the fate of his own bubbles. There is also an amusing account of this dreadful tragedy. THE EDINBURGH TALES, Conducted by Mrs. Johnston, Part IV. Under the name of " Edinburgh Tales," Mrs. Johnston has collected interesting and amusing nar ratives of every variety. The list of the authors who have contributed to the present number will be a sufficient guarantee for the interest of the work. In the first place there is a " Swedish Tale," t rans _ lated by 11. llowitt. " The Maid of Honour," _a► mournful story, from the pen of the celebrated Mr s . Gore. " The Rangers of Connaught," by E. Quil linare ; and " last not least," the commencement of a German fairy tale, by Tieck, translated by Thomas Carlyle. THE ILLUSTRATED FAMILY JOURNAL This is a weekly journal, full of amusement and in struction. In the present number we have some amounts of "the neglected fields of British com merce;" a description of buffalo hunting from Catlin's Indians ; and a pleasing variety of fanciful tales, some translated from the French ; the whole adorned with numerous wood-cuts. CArE WooL.—Of the Cape wool nothing now remains to be said ; it has taken its place in the grand market of Europe amongst the best, and may soon be the first in the first rank; or the Cape climate and natural grasses seem ordained to bring the Merino breed of sheep to fol lowing proportions :—ln 1824, 23,0491 b. ; in 1834, 143,8831 b. ; perfection. This article of export has increased in the and in 1844, 2,233,9461 b. The rate of increase in New South Wales for similar periods of ten years, when the quan tities were not far from those of the Cape, down to 1835, was as follows :—ln 1815, 32,9711 b. ; in 1826, 411,6001 b. , and in 1835, 3,893,2271 b. Thus, in the l as t per i od of te ; years at the Cape (1834 to 1844), the quantity of wool in creased n e l a y r s a a b t o u N t e n w i n S e o u t i t n h i e N e V . ales su ( oh l B e 2 r s e t t o h l e B p 3 o s w ), e t r h e e of in th cre e about fifteen times. D ur i ng a similar period of te African inhabitants of the Ca pe of eommcrcial A t t; eu rti nwtry s a c a r s South Good bountifullybestowed on the March 12. On Saturday last an alarming and destructive fire took place on the premises, situate in Toll-street, Derby-road, in the occupation of Mr. W. Smith, uphol sterer and cabinet-maker, Chapel-bar, Nottingham, which completely destroyed a brick building, consisting of workshops, and a large and valuable stock of furniture. Owing to the premises being immediately adjoining • long range of wood-built workshops in the occupation of Messrs. Denby and Howard, mill-wrights, and sur rounded by vast piles of wood in two timber-yards, a fire could not have broken out in a more dangerous situation. POUR HORSES SUFFOCATED.—On Thursday eve. , ning last, we are informed that some evil disposed pesos set tire to the straw an d litt er i n th e s t a bl e o f M r . William Rolfe, the proprietor of the Crown Inn, at Billericay, whieb gave no alarm in consequence of not lighting up, but smo thered and smouldered away entirely. Unfortunately them were four horses bedded up for the night. The stable being closed, the smoke was confined to the place, thus suffocating four valuable horses, which was not known to Mr. Rol& until the following morning, when upon opening the door they were found all dead, and the whole of the bed coll. sumed.—lpswich Express. MR. GRATTAN COOKE'S SOIREE MUSICALE.—..MI: Grattan Cooke's soirée musicale took place last evening ,sll the Hanover-square Rooms. Grattan Cooke has long beim known as the first oboe performer of. the day, cameda ou t butlaat as a a v r l ing he appeared in a new character. H : the oboe, he sang the ce Brizzi and Herr Staudigl, azdt h e a lso . sangCursabsn.' an n n n calist. In addition to playing a Guillaume Tell, with song, Sig,"r Arise bright golden star:" tn. favourite e, sol .a., ei fro bz lebrated an event e( extensive f a me ! instrumentalist, is The debiit as a v ocalist ofone who has already acquired suet gnat interest in the musical world. Mr.T. Cooke coll. ducted. --, opi . e, tal''' d fo/ rneY, • 60 7 . Tram, 'Han , f by 101 b ; Hill, Ae, 3 t 71b, ; a nd ~ S'c' r a le, - I , the f s bl f - -- r L'" iteis and d o 3 Lb g iog thre e ot is / id 1# r earS' inilet ' 3 ... fr rating' 4 03 ' n. DE It for fcf ~• th e 1 3 0 e° 5 t ° , to ' ogi 12 10 2 3 2 5 26 2 1 f 1 4 o• 0 1 le 2 3 li • ; 3 ' 2 4 24 3 ~7 1 , 1 11 , i)t 29 14 ,E• , m itt,' 31iilli ifs• ~ of c ow Cr: to ill S°ll . V. A ct ke ep turn