The Sun. — London, England, 1853-08-11 00:00:00

airr• an kjin, ved o ff )21 her to th e 50,00° go, 91 e 2 0 fornia . Tthero ;ydnel ina l333 ' more ulto s. knovf- Ld slave!' n erel al ary for g fro° si lls elleedP 10th Ln dria• in tent- May) issive ; Lye D c ' t a re se a all l ing tO )f ware,' gave' OP"" -- ....... [mot D f tho bial of i ago, from fusal, ion of The -e the that ige ) ted a t o the of the of the re en- ie De" )AY. GREA'fNAVAL REVIEW AT SPITHEAD. PORTSMOUTH (THIS DAY). This great event, which has caused such intense excitement, came off this morning, and was wit nessed by thousands of persons who flocked from all quarters to the scene. As early as six o'clock steamers from Southamp ton, Gosport, the Isle of Wight, and indeed from all parts of the coast, up to the western headland, were seen making their way towards the Nab, Pres en ti ng - , as may be easily imagined, a most in teresting spect ac l e . Thi s t own (P or tsmouth) pre- ' gent ee l an appearance of the most exciting charac ter, the people being literally wedged in the streets, linable to move in any direction. The commonade, f roth early dawn, was crowded with Londoners, w ho expected that from that spot they would be enabled to obtain a sight of the proceedings—an expectation in which they were grievously disap pointed. On Portsdown-hill, where by the aid of a glass the position of the fleet might be seen, there were thousands assembled, and was, perhaps, the best land spot that could have been selected for observation. Some idea of the extraordinary influx of people Into the town and neighbourhood of Portsmouth 1 : 11 , be formed from the fact, that during the entire night many hundreds of persons of a respectable _P o sition in s oc i e ty wa lk e d a b ou t th e s t ree t s , h av i ng 4 alu- 1 Y sought accommodation. From sunrise trains ° n il the London and South Western, the South fvoaat, the Bishopstoke and Salisbury, as well as to m other lines running towards Portsmouth, poured i n s h oa l s of anxious excurs i on i sts, not one ofa whom w h o h ad not made prev i ous arrangemen t s , o , i t he slightest opportunity of catching a glimpse th e review, every boat in the harbour, large or a te, baying been engaged at enormous charges 'On after the announcement of the review was Made. Shortly after 9 o'clock, the train—the Parlia tentary train it may be called—arrived, contain -2? he r Majesty's Ministers and a great numbe r of e nlhera of both -Houses of Parliament. -any th e arr i va l s w ere several Judges and - ",.. - 113 ' dignitaries of the Church. There were als o Present the Duke of Wurtemburg, the Grand p r u • eheas of Olga, the Duke de Nemours , the de J o i nv ill e , the Count de Paris, and many 'acoth er illustrious foreigners. em At 1 0 o'clock a Royal salute announced the ht o f th e Queen on board the Royal 48-Yacht from East Cowes. Another salute was fired o h er Majesty approached Spithead. tlia a rriving at the fleet, her Majesty was received t v ice-Admiral Sir T. Cochrane, K.C.8., who Rear - Admiral es the command of the fleet on this occasion. S n at- Adruiral Fanshawe, K.C.8., Major-General s"Ps° l l, Lord Ad o lphus Fitzclarence, and Captain- T er ilitendent Courtney. th fleet consisted of the Duke of Wellington, e A gamemnon, the Queen, the Prince Regent , the Loudon, the Blenheim, the Hove, the Ajax, the E dinburgh, the Inaperieuse, the Arrogant, the I),hiou, the Tribune, the Sidon, the Terrible , the th'gutlYer, the Magicienne, the Valorous, the Odin, v e -dicounter, the Leopard, the Desperate, the ti:' l ~t u re, the Vesuvius, and the Barracouta, giving 4 1 ;,: °110 wing result :—Total number of guns 1 , 176 , j 0 )133, horse-power 10,4 1 0, tonnage 42 , 22 7. This fleet might have been very considerably frogmented had the Admiralty chosen to bring h a , v , l4 . i c llniouth and Sheerness, as might easily gt e a ueen done, the Neptune, the Waterloo, the The Members and the St. Jean D'Acre. e Members of the Government, on their alight -1),; 4er fr ° l u the railway . c arriages , . proceeded in the eth , Which was also placed at the disposal of ;I Peers, ar r i y e members of the House of Commons, on their twi c r ran with terrible eagerness towards the th e i r % but that vessel not being sufficient for fli e t , aec °lllmodation, another ship, called the Con -1 Wa s burthened with the remainder. a em l e representatives of the newspaper press were ; / ,,. lar fiodated in the Gorgon. c Members of both Houses of Parliament e ‘ ,Li the Queen on board the Duke of Wellington, tili 44 _ 4 Paid their respects to her Majesty, who was ) IL 'llszled by the Lord Chamberlain, Lord E. Bruce, Cclllis of Ormonde, Lord G. L ennox, Lieut . - * X. Hood, Col. lion. C. Grey, Col. Bouverie, e e t - Ron. Dudley de Ros, and Mr. Gibbs. The :Mess of Gainsboro', the Hon. M. Seymour, - 1 ; 4 :13r C. Cust. Air' . Majesty was accompanied by H.R.H. Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, prince Alfred, the Princess Helena Alice Louisia, - ;ce Arthur, and Prince Leopold rai , 4 * James Graham, the First Lord of the Admi ralty, Officially introduced to her Majesty Vice ei t Tiral Sir T. Cochrane, the Commander - in - Chief et h ue Fleet, Si r T. B y h am M a rtin, C. 8., and the et -1. obi. Officers. ', h er Zeruporaneously with the embarkation of b ark 7,aieety, the members of the Admiralty em hell:" at the Sally-port at Portsmouth in the th e " 33 lack Eagle, when the First Lord performed ux ic i eere taony just adverted to. The yacht was G ra i r the charge 'of Commander Petley. Lady th e 4 . 1 ° and the Foreign Ministers were on board 1, ire Queen, which met the Black Eagle on ar p at Spithead. rn e e r sailin g ou t t o the Nab the review co ft.tleittced, and was proceeding when our dispatch T ite BEVIEW OF THE FLEET. PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 10 the at are The excitement and rush of people to witness li n t t naval display announced for s—ec btL 'ty of the se fly 4 on the increase. The novelty of the p r. ~, to be presented—the to Mils" .i' e e the efficiency of which it is intended t popularity depart it4te----the presence of nearly every great Family, and n Royal of el lt in the State, of our own ' n European )4 • m embers of two other Sovereign telling d are 5415e5—...a1l these influences combined are on the With the weight which might be expected there i s ii i , ri l / sitY and interest of the public. visitors are Attie to relate beyond this—that while ef excitement tlt Werkin g a p it ch themselves up to f the fleet are ~1 4 - almost boils over, the sh i p s ° of the Isle Buie almost at anchor under the cool shade one cannot help '' lett, taking • it so calmly that so Wo), a should be -, tering W h y so man y telescopes s anxious, eagerlY levelled at them, and so many The list ring glances, cast in that men, °- °LuPs to be ' • d with their guns, horeviewe , to be rBepower, and tonnage, the list of signals tion WPM l t 1 ;ed ) the salutes to be fired, and the aPP, . o ,_ _ A, so f' steamers to invited sightseers, are D su Jilland. tli l. all they have at present, been promulgated, the orde r (se s ße, to a certain extent, indicate what "I. Proceeding is to be ; but even now nearlyeNrerYthing awaits a final settlement, and the pro alter me, when complete, may be cut short, or eve n ed , by her Majesty. It is confidently bet tel,'ed, however, that the steamers anchored a Pithead will weigh , anchor shortly before mid-day, l 'lad sail out to the Nab in the order in which they ar e at present drawn u W ill the p ; that th e l oo k- out vesse l s n make the signal of "An enemy on the Zi riooth _west ;" that this enemy will consist of the 1 t iee Regent, London, Queen, Amphion, Barra i,llta, and Driver ; that a general chase will then Barra take Place, after which the ships will form in order oat battle, each beating to quarters, clearing for Pion, and engaging at cable's length ; that, when " 4171 fight is over, an attack will be made with the t9gatboats of the whole fleet upon three steam es drawn up under Fort Monckton, and which a re °f captured by th em. These arrangements e of course dependent upon time, and, as already ;g4.teated) the Queen's pleasure ; but the gunboat ilt, which is brought near shore for the gratifies.- 11 Of th 4 general public, is expected to be the finest Right of all. e While the public on shore are exhaustin rier gies in t gall th e i r he scramble for tickets and lodgings, apse shiPs--the "Great Duke" alone excepted —are quiet as if nothing unusual was going to happen. Sir T. Cochrane is giving' his gigantic ri_gshiP a fresh coat of paint and an extra scrub , In contemplation of her Majesty's visit, and or the last two days ao visitors have bee 4 received THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 11, 1853. Recnll, and form line of battle. Mad to the north-east• Wear in succession, and pass to leeward of the Royal yacht. Forma two columns and return to Spithead. Use sails instead of steam. All boats carrying guns to assemble round the Royal yacht, the boats of the starboard division on the star board side, port division on the port side. Another in two columns, leading ships first, the others passing them and anchoring in succession north-west of the Admiral's, at a very short stay, till signal is made to moor or veer. Anchor in two columns, according to the order of sailing in two columns. Alter course together on the bearing indicated. The port column to become the starboard column. On this signal being made the port column will keep steerage weigh only until the leading ship can pass close astern of the rear of the starboard division, when they will put on all steam to regain their stations, the star board column checking speed until they have done so. When the Queen approaches Spithead a general royal salute will be fired by all the ships of the fleet. This will be repeated when the royal standard is hoisted on board the Duke of Wellington, that ship not joining in the salute in consequence of her Majesty's presence on board. On her Majesty leaving The Duke and re-em barking.in the Victoria and Albert, previous to the com mencement of the review, another general royal salute will 'oe fired, The Duke joining therein, and the Captains cf all the ships are cautioned not to fire when the royal yacht is close at hand. A final salute will take place at the close of the review, when the Queen leaves the fleet. The following list of the ships, their guns, proper complement of men—which, however, is in many instances incomplete--steam power, and tonnage, will be read with interest on the eve of the Vivid ; the House of Lords, the Stromboli ; the House of Commons, the Bull Dog : and the Ministry, the Black Eagle. The Hecla is intended for the conveyance of guests not belonging to any special body in the State. The Admiralty have several other steamers in commis sion •a the occasion, but the only one that as yet has had its specific duties for the day fixed is the Lizard, which has been, with commendable regard for the means of gratifying public curiosity, placed at the disposal of the representatives of the press. SOUTHAMPTON, AUG. 10. 31 Since the receipt of the last intelligence the doings in Southampton have increased tenfold. Not only are 27i persons entering the town f rom a ll p a rts by railway, 22 but pedestrians, horsemen; and vehicles of every descrip- St. tion may be seen flocking in from ~11 quarters. Arri St. vals from Bath, Bristol, and the extreme west have been 50 showered upon us in large numbers during the day, and 50 before bedtime there is little doubt that no accommoda - 20 tion for visitors will be left. 50 The great rush for packet tickets has considerably 25 enhanced the price, and many persons who are anx,ons to seize every opportunity to " turn a shilling," have in 2 0 many instances purchased up the whole of the tickets z° issued for some of the conveyance packets, and are offer -18 ing the same to strangers at 100 and 150 per cent. over 20 their original cost. Whether these " energetic 25 speculators" will reap that harvest which their love of money has induced them to suppose, is rather doubtfil, 25 for, up to the present moment, fresh vessels are arriv- 25 ing for the convenience of all parties. St. The West India Company have availed themselves of 50 the use of their steam-shin Thames, which is now moored at the West India buoy, and will leave early to-morrow 10 morning, with the directors of the company and their friends. St. The Cadiz, the new screw stem-ship, belonging to St. the Peninsular and Oriental Company, i s also in readi- st, ness to convey the directors and tLe staff of the corn- St pany, who will be accompanied by many shareholders St. and friends. The Tagus, also belonging to the same St. company, has, we hear, been called into requisition for 12 the conveyance of gentlemen from Chobham, who may be fortunate enough to get the day, IS9tl The South-Western Railway h as s i nce the morning, chartered three ships, in addition t o th e ir own, from 14 London, which are expected to arrive du r ing the night, 50 for the purpose of conveying excursionists (as per adver- 20 tisements) to the "great sight." Tie traffic on this line 11i to-day has been immense. Not only has nearly every 10 carriage been drained from the statio n , trains have been obliged to await the arr i va l o f an e n- St. Heir j ou 20 gine before they could proceed on rne— but outward St. „ . The officials at the Telegraph office have like T wise had their work to do, for messages have arrived by dozens calling upon parties to prepare tickets for fresh corners at any price rather than not at all. All the yachts in connection with the port have left, and even watermen's boats are at a premium. Scarcity of wind, however, prevents the demand being so great as it otherwise would ; but with the proviso should the carrot be pre sen t, yet appearance of wind be favourable, there is no dotbt they will a ll b e engaged. By nine o'clock to-morrow morning there will b e a great Southampton c hange in n ; a those who may be able to avail themselves will have the satisfaction of witnessing that which , in their generation, d th a e lo p o re u s g e h nt al b l u c s a t te lln may never occur again. SHARE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS• Paid! Itertwars. Closing Prices this day. Basineto done , I 50 this day. 26 -- 5i 5B 9/ I.ol ' 9 7 d 20 - 3i - 2i 102 - 104 68i 21* - 69 224 194 - 202 ii - - iP 8 - 9 3g g 34 121 -- 13 43 - 45 32 - 34 75 - 76 53 - 72 ---- 2i* -7- 86 —53 5 5 131 - 135 110 11 2 90i 9 7 103 105 13 78 —7B p 4 4 d 3f— 3 d 15 —15 i - - 11 p 102 —lO4 Id 116 i 116 2 —24 P 1i 112 89 894 6 5d 5 -- 4d 11 13 18 —.20 28i 29 —d —72 i 40 42 ••• ~ ..... ••• on board. But with such a fleet no one need feel at a loss for specimens of the way in which our wooden walls are built, fitted, and manned. A visit to the Imperieuse, for instance, may be taken as a proof of this. Commanded by Captain Wat son, she is expected to turn out one of the smartest steam frigates in the service. She has hardly yet had time to establish a reputation independently of the name she bears, but in her build and equip ment the most recent improvements have been adopted, and she is thoroughly well officered, as ntly be seen by the expenditure in paint -scrubbing - brushes, the polish of the guns, and a variety of d3tails, the expense of which the Admiralty leaves captains and first-lieutenants who take a pride in the state of their ships to defray out of their own pockets. Even to the gallery for the shaft of her screw, a scrupulous cleanliness pervades the remot est corners of this fine frigate. Her armament dis plays to great advantage the accession of weight to the guns now used as compared with those in the last war, some reminiscences of which she awakens by a small brass cannon on her quarter-deck called " the Nelson Avenger." This is so mounted as to be capable of being brought to bear with destruc tive effect upon marksmen in the rigging of an enemy. The lmperieuse is remarkable for the spacious uninterrupted sweep both of her upper and lower decks. Her men were to-day following, without a sign of modification, the ordinary course of a man-of-war life—some tailoring, others at carpenter's work, others ropemaking, a few taking lessons in instrumental music, numbers stretched upon the deck fast asleep, and more attending to duty. What a miniature world it is that we find realised in these leviathans afloat ! _ _ - - His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Prussia arrived at four, per special train, from London, and was received at the Victoria-pier by Captain Crispin, of her Majesty's yacht Victoria and Albert, and a guard of honour. The Prince embarked in the barge of the Fairy, and was saluted by 21 guns from the Platform battery on the Royal Prussian standard being hoisted in the Fairy, which con veyed his Highness to Osborne as one of the guests of her Majesty. The Fairy whisked away merrily towards the east, and after she had run out a mile or so from the shore the Prussian frigate and her consort roused out their men and sent them into the tops, and on the nearer approach of the little yacht manned the yards in very good style, as well as we could see from the shore. As the Fairy approached the quarter of the frigate a little jet of flame sprung from her dark side, followed by a curling belt of smoke, and ere the report reached the shore the whole of the squadron took up the firing, which soon swelled into a heavy cannonade and shook the windows of Portsmouth, rolling through the woodlands on both shores like a distant thunder storm. The black hulls, which lay dotting the waters from Spithead all along the anchorage as far as Ryde, were soon enveloped in a bright " fog-bank," as dense and heavy as one' of those snow-white clouds one sometimes sees floating about towards sunset in a clear sky ; and for up wards of three miles nothing could be seen but this " war cloud," constantly regenerated from the sides of the fleet, spreading over and shrouding them in its fold, and then smoothed away beneath a gentle breeze from the south-east, which covered the Solent waters like a winding sheet. Above it, indeed, were visible the masts of the men-of-war, but all below was without form and void, and the sight filled one with melancholy reflections as to the possible extent of vision which will be enjoyed by those persons in the steamers to leeward to morrow, unless there is a very smart breeze indeed —a contingency which does not now seem very probable, and which, if it should arrive, might possibly be attended by still more disagreeable consequences to many of the visitors who are afloat: . The Fairy, having sailed round the Prussian frigate, ran down towards Osborne, though she did not man the yards, and his Royal Highness landed soon after 5 o'clock, and proceeded to the residence of her Majesty. The roadstead presents an ap pearance of great animation. A number of small yachts are cruising about, and the water is dotted with men-of-war boats pulling in all directions. The wind is freshening a little, and it is to be hoped that it will not alter, but that we may get a good topsail breeze, as the spectacle of to-morrow will then be much more effective. A very proper degree of caution has been im pressed upon the several captains, not to fire when so near her Majesty that the explosion could by possibility prove annoying. The Duke of Welling ton, when her Majesty is on board will not fire at all. Portsmouth is getting very full indeed, and Leds are at a price which is without parallel. At the last of the principal hotels at which one un fortunate party applied, they offered 6/. for a bed a piece during two nights, and could not be ac commodated. Even in the suburbs and obscure portions of the town lodgings were and are very difficult to be procured, and generally at outrageous prices. Still the streets of Portsmouth hardly pre sent any other than their usual appearance, of a strangely mingled population of civilians of all classes, of military of all ranks and regiments, and of sailors of all grades and services, from the ad miral to the cabin boy, and the dandified yachts man to the grimy tar of the collier. The man-of war's meu, jaunty swaggering, in blue jackets, ' open shirt collars, and most orthodoxly cut trow sers, contrast with the slouching spiritless look of the sailors of the merchant marine. In every street near any of the numerous landing places the sun-burnt boatmen accost you, some of them old men-of-war's men, and who will tell you many a story of old their exploits. In the principal street you have officers by the score lounging at hotel windows, and middies diving into pastry cooks'. In another portion of the town, where all around you is bastion and wall—where the glacis and the stagnant verdure of the ditch is all the green you see—amid barracks, batteries, sallyports, strongly defended bridges, and embra sured parapets—in such places the population is almost entirely military—the Marine, in his simple uniform, contrasting with the Highlander (the 42d are here at present), and the red-coated sol diers of the line, with the blue-coated Artillery man. Portsmouth is a most puzzling place to find your way through. You are instructed to plunge into sailor-peopled alleys, w here models of ships decorate the windows, and dozens of parrots are suspended for sale along the walls. There is a pungent commingling odour of fish, tar, old ropes, and mud ; and presently, as you plod along, you suddenly come upon something intruding arm of the sea, or some redoubt or-shut up sallyport, and have nothing for it but to retrace your weary steps. So intersected is the town, indeed, with this species of obstruction, that a long and tire some round along dead walls is frequently neces sary to get to a place locally at hand. You see the despotism of officialism at every step. In scriptions engraved over grey gateways notify that those who have no military right there enter by sufferance, and warn fly-drivers to go slowly over the bridges, which give loud clanks and clacks as the vehicles passes them. And not only in Portsmouth do you meet a battery of cannon in the fa_le, but it is in it, as Eothen describes Con stantinople, you meet a ship in the street. The Constantinople ship-street is, however, only one — the Golden Horn. Portsmouth has many marine horns, but most ungolden horns are they ; dirty water when the tide is in, dirty mud when the tide is out, dirty overhanging houses whether the tide b li e e e small ut r e o e t a t n hd colliers, ergarbagee, it be nalways.ga wonderHr e t Here n t e g r s fi a lt the visitor to conceive how th eypossibl y penetrate up lanes and alleys without shoving their bowsprits into ea')in-like little parlours, and how they could possibly turn round, or rather" go about," without pulling down a bit of one house ahead and a bit of another astern. However, that the thing is ma naged without the occurrence of any of these ca tastrophes we have ocular demonstration. The handiest way of going from many parts of Ports mouth to others is by the harbour, which often saves you a long roundabout. The Port-Admiral has issued the following order for the guidance of parties on Thursday :-- " NAVAL REVIEW NOTICE. "Sailing-vessels and boats are requested not to attempt to cross the line of the ships of war about to be reviewed on the 11th inst., or on any account to pass between the columns. "The steamers should keep to leeward of the columns or ships in order of sailing, as the smoke might prevent signals being quickly noticed, thereby causing acci dent. Masters of vessels must be aware that the evolutions of so large a number of ships of war require a considerable space. They are, therefore, requested to steer accordingly, and not close in to interrupt the evolutions that may be ordered, as they themselves will alone be answerable should any accident occur. " THOMAS CocaRANE, Vice-Admiral , " Commander-in-Chief. " Victory, in Portsmouth Harbour, August 8." _ ther T CTlNlo h ser e eaimrbe f i o L llowing are the signals issued to-day for the guid ance o f the Fleet to-m orrow : For Review.—Weigh. The comp ass cours e will be made from the R o y a l y a cht to th e Ad m i ra l ; on p ass ing n r e aanc abreast. tdiosnt e.a MU% review : Huns. Me n . Horse Ton- Power. liege. Duke of Wellington, screw, Captain H. B. Martin, C. 8., bearing the flag of the Commander-in- Chief, Vice-Admiral gir T. J. Cochrane, K.C.B 131 1,100 780 3,750 Agamemnon, screw, Capt Sir Thomas Maitland, C. 8., bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Corry 9l 820 550 3,074 Queen, Capt. Michell ll3 970 3,083 Prince Regent, Capt. Hut ton 9O 820 2,613 London, Capt. Eden 9O 820 -- 2,598 Blenheim, screw, Henderson, C.B, Capt. 60 500 450 1,474 Hogue, screw, Capt. .W. Ramsay • 60 500 450 1,750 Ajax, screw, Capt. Quin 5B 250 450 1,761 Edinburgh, screw, gunnery ship, tender to Excellent, Capt. R. S. Hewlett 5B 200 350 1,772 Imperieuse, screw, Capt Watson 5l 586 350 2,146 Arrogant, screw, Capt. Freemantle Amphion, screw, Capt. A C Key 34 300 300 1,474 Tribune, screw, Capt. Hon S. T. Carnegie - 30 300 1,054 Sidon, pathlle, Capt. Gold smith 22 300 560 1,328 Terrible, paddle, Captain Mon everty 2l 300 800 1,847 Highflyer, screw, Captain Moore Magicienne, paddle, Capt T. Fisher Valorous, paddle, Capt. C H. M. Buckle l6 300 400 1,255 Odin, paddle, Capt. Fran cis Scott l6 270 500 1,310 Encounter, screw, Capt O'Callaghan l4 175 360 906 Lelpard, paddle, Capt George Giffard l2 240 560 1,412 Desperate, screw, Capt. Chambers 8 172 400 1,100 Vulture, paddle, Capt. F. H. Glasse 6 200 470 1,192 Vesuvius, paddle, Com mander Wilson 6 160 280 976 Barracouta, paddle, Com mander Parker. The following official programme bas been issued. The whole of the steam-ships to be unmoored and hove short by eight a.m. of the morning of the 11th instant, and steam up by half•past eight o'clock. On the royal yacht approaching the fleet, A royal sa lute will be fired. As soon as her Majesty, has.signified her intentions, the signal will be made for the steam fleet to weigh, and to form the order of sailing in two columns, according to the following order : PORT, OR LEE DIVISION. STARBOARD, OR WEATHERDIVISION. Agamemnon (2 cables Duke of Wellington apart) Hogue Ajax Arrogant Barracouta, Tribune repeating Desperate ship Sidon Encounter Vesuvius Blenheim Edinburgh Imperieuse Amphion Highflyer Terrible Odin Leopard Repeating ship The leading ships will go easily a-head, to allow the other ships to take their stations ; as soon as that is done, at the distance of one cable's length, the columns will steam out to the Nab, the leading ships preserving their line abreast. No. 2. After passing the Nab, the * columns will steer a compass N N NN N NN course, as designated, and as * Q iit,,, soon as there is sufficient * Et', space the signal 919 will be * 44 : 6 e rtt made, to form the line abreat, * • when from the order of sail- * \ 5 e,, , , , ing in two columns the fleet *N: will assume the form No. 2 * * * * * * * * * —viz., line abreast. Flag. Flag. Note.—The leading ship * * must go very slow, those * * * -- z * * astern of her to increase their speed as they become more * distant, so as to take a rela- * ti ve distance from each other, * " when abreast their respec tive Admirals, of one cable's * length. * * * No. 3. When in line abreast, the * The leading ship of the signal shall be made to alter * column will now close course together, asindicated; * to one cable's distance. When executed, the ships will * assume the form No. 3. At this time a squadron of strange vessels will be seen in a S.W. direction, opening fire upon the line. *Flag. -6), *Flag. Fo' The ships, having been pre- * viously ordered by signal to * beat to quarters, will, when * so ordered, commence firing * upon the :supposed enemy ; when firing ceases the signal * will be made for the Fleet to * chase. After the chase has continued for a certain time the recall will be made, and the signal will be hoisted to form line of battle, with their heads to the northward and eastward. No. 4. North & Easi Flag. , * ... * Note.—When the signal is made, the Duke of Wel lington will lead, instead of being in the centre, and the other ships of the starboard division will take their rela tive places astern of her as before. When the signal to wear in succession is made, the flas , will bear up and pass to leeward of the roy a l y ac ht, each ship following her next a-head, at the appointed distance, and will probably come round with the head towards the Nab Light. The ships will then be ordered to form two columns (No. 5), and to proceed to Spithead, or execute such manoeuvres as may be ordered, the leading ships being two cables apart. * * - * *7 Flag. - * * * * * Should signal No. 931, "The port column to become the starboard column," be made, then the port column will keep steerage way. only, until the leading ship can pass close astern of the rear of the starboard division, when they will put on all steam to gain their stations, the starboard column checking speed until they have done so. It is to be clearly understood that no evolution is to be commenced until the flag-ship shall haul down the signal for it. The dinner signal will probably be made on running to the Nab Light. We understand that the following appropriation of steamers has been made by the authorities of the Ad- miralty for the visitors invited by them to witness the review :—The Grand Duchess Olga and her consort, the Crown Prince of Wurtemberg, will have the Fairy placed at the disponi 4the caps pipleptickte, the 100 Aberdeen z.. 1 I,mbg. Nottng. Bost & Eastn. Junc....... all birmng. Wolverh. & Stour Valley__ _ 28 Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct all Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons 184 Do., £20.... ..... 100 Bristol & Exeter 100 Caledonian. all Chester & Holyhead all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black. & Pass 45 Dublin&BclfastJune all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction all Do. New all East Anglian (.£25 L. & E. & L. & D.) all Do., (XlB E. & H.) all Eastern Counties all Eastern Union, Class A. late E. U. Sh 81 Do., d 0......... ...... all Do., B. & C 100 East Lancashire all East & West Ind. Dk. & Binning. June.... 100 Edinburgh& Glasgow 1i Edlnb. and Peebles... 100 Edinb.Prth.&Dunde , 100 Glasgow &S. Western 100 Great Northern Stk.. 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock ..... 100 Gt. Sth.&West.(lre.) 100 Great Western 11 Wash South-Eastern all Lancaster &Carlisle 111 Do., Thirds. ...... 100 Lancaa, &Yorkshire 16 Do., Fifths 116 Do., Wst. Riding Un. all Leeds Northern all Liv.Crsby.&Soutbpt all London & Blackwall 7 Loud. Tilb. & Sthend. 100 Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. 100 London &N. Western' 12 Do. Fifths 1 D0.,16.5h.,M&8 0 100 Lond on & S. Western 426 Do., £50........• 34 Do., .£40..............• all Ludndrry.&Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 MAnch.Shef.&Lineln. 46 Do., Man. &Lin. Un. 100 Midland . ....... . 100 Do. Birming: & Darby 476 Midland G. West . (Ir. ) 17 Do. i Shares .......... all Ne wca stle &Carlisle.. 100 Newmarket ...... . : ... . 41 Do. Bury Extension s 17 Newpt•Aberg.&Ht fd. 7 Newry & Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoint & Rostrevor .......... 100 N0rf01k......... ................ all Do., New .............• 36 Northn. Counties Un 100 North British 16 North Devon, No 1.. 11. Do., No. 2....... •• • ••• all De., A Deferred ... i 8 Do., B Guaranteed 17. North Staffordshire.. all North Western........ 10 N. &S. Westrn. June. 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton..... 100 Scottish Central 100 Scottish Midland 100 Shrewsbury & Birmg 100 Do., L. &N. Westn Guaranteed Stock 9 Shrewsby. & Herefd all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) all Do. Halves, do all Do. Oswestry ...... 66 Shropshire Union all South Devon 100 South Eastern all South Wales 15 S. Yorksh. River Dun 5 Do ...... ............ 16i Stockton & Hartlepl. 20 Thames Haven Dock and Railway 17 Vale of Neath .. . ... ... all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick 14 West C0rnwa11........ 21s. Wmbledon &Croydoi , 1 Woodford ............. 100 York Newctl. &Berw 20 Do. Extensions .. :5 116\Do. G.N.E. Purchase 100 York &N. Midland.. (From the Times.) The naval display which gathers this morning to the magnificent harbour of Portsmouth aid the waters of the Solent no inconsiderable portion of ;he population of this metropolis, and of the southern coutties of England, is such a spectacle as hardly any man living has wit nessed, and no one living could witness elsewhere. Larger armaments have doubtless been assembled on our coasts during the war, and on the eve ofthe great naval expeditions which have given to the British flag its im perishable renown ; larger fleets have ploughed their way homeward, shattered with sea-fights and encumbered with prizes, from the memorable conflicts which left the British navy sole mistress of the seas. But, even in those days of effort and of glory, the navy never pre sented a force comprising, in a comparatively small number of ships, such a union of strength and skill as may The b s t e r u s e o e t u n rien of t f h eosquadronvessels now s ia s r g s e ev ambled ex a p t a S n p d i e t d h ead. and improved have l b t o h r o n u e g h t h e m n a o n t y undeserved successive reproach naval ad ministrationso f wasted expenditure and abortive experiments, we have now reached a point of excellence from which we look down on all that had been done before. The Duke of Wellington and the Agamemnon, which will respectively lead the port and starboard divi sions of the squadron into this day's mimic battle, are by general consent the finest ships of their class which have been launched from our yards ; 20 and, as a sailing three-decker, the Queen will support 20 comparison, without disadvantage, against any rivals. 50 The main deck of these colossal vessels is the most 20 striking picture which the eye can behold of the stern 10 preparations and order of war. Armed with guns far 10 exceeding in weight of metal the greatest power of our S o tz ships of the line in the early part of this century,— with guns directed with a nicety and precision which enable a three-decker to point her broadside as easily as a sportsman aims his fowling piece,—such ships would bring into battle a force which no enemy has ever yet encountered, and which probably no vessel afloat could sustain for half an hour without entire destruction. But, in addition to these improve ments and augmentations of marine artillery, a new power has been harnessed to these huge batteries of the ocean, and the fanlike motion of a brazen fin, revolving by the force of an engine placed below the water-line, enables the helmsman to guide and place his ship, against all the accidents of wind and tide, with as much ease and accuracy as a battery of field guns. Naval tactics are the art of placing a vessel or a column of vessels in the manner best calculated to insure the destruction of the enemy, without enabling him to bring his full strength to bear on the ships opposed to him ; and the perfection of seamanship is to accomplish these ma noeuvres, in spite of the two most variable elements in nature—the wind and the ocean. The steam propeller has conquered these obstacles, Henceforward the movements of a squadron may be regulated with all but entire cer tainty, and the spectacle which many thousands of our countrymen will this day witness would hardly be pos sible without the powerful means of propulsion recently applied to the largest vess e l s i n the navy. Some years ago, when her Majesty reviewed a fleet of nine sail-of the line at Spithead, under Admiral Hyde Parker, it was thought imprudent to attempt naval manoeuvres in so contracted a space, and the ships, though under all their canvas, remained at anchor. The movements of the present review will be of a far more real and decided character, and will give a most lively picture of the grand and terrible specta . cle of a nava l ac ti o n. It is not, however , ad a demonstration of the progress made by our naval architects, our gunners. and our ma chinists in the art of war that this scene is most attractive to us. To Englishmen the Navy is the symbol of Empire. That long and glorious tradition of heroic daring which runs through our naval annals is identified with all th it has made this country what it is. We owe to it that power of discovery which has explored distant coasts and planted our flag on conquered isles ; we owe to it that means of action which renders the people of this small kingdom denizens of the globe ; we owe to it the extension of trade, the acquisition of wealth, the amazing spread of our language over lands upon which the light of civilization has scarcely arisen, and the diffusion of the great ideas of Christianity and free dom. It is because, wherever the wind blows and the power is known and respected throughout the world. ship -of objects, that our national principles, nfle widelyp w le s s, extended , a a ß n r d i t i t s o h s is pursue i this influence, and so great is the t i ha t e may the comespectacle to pro toefc tto-day e Cowes, but a political occurrence, the significance of terroriis not oaf meret his Englishsummer's name,pa pastime which will be understood in every cabinet of Europe ; among the yachts of and among the spectators of this scene there are some, at least, who may learn, that if foreign governments imagined the martial spirit of the country to have de clined, they were egregiously mistaken. We have no doubt that the language of the peace societies and Leir very shortsighted leaders has in this manner led us to the verge of the very danger against which they professed to guard us. They lave not I succeeded in relaxin g the vigilance or the energy of their countrymen, but they have spread abroad a false and mischievous opinion that the English people 1 are so absorbed in free trade and material prosperity that no cause, however momentous, would rouse them to war. That is a delusion which, as far as the prepa rations of the navy are concerned, it is well to remove. This squadron consists of vessels several of which were on the stocks twelve months ago ; the crews have been raised by volunteering, under highly unfavourable cir cumstances, within eight months ; and, while our flag is well represented at the Dardanelles by one fleet, the Queen of England, surrounded by all that is most illus trious in this nation, is reviewing another fleet in the Channel. No doubt the existence of this mighty force imposes on the rulers of such a kingdom increased responsibility that it be used within the strictest limits of moderation and legal right. But it is the existence of such a power which enables them to speak with authority when the occasion requires it. It is sup posed that, because Admiral Dundas has not passed the Dardanelles, nor Admiral Corry the Sound, the Rus sian Government is the less conscious of their influence? Is is imagined that the force of these squadrons has not been felt where it was needed—in the Cabinet of St. Petersburg and in the Conference of Vienna ? The answer is obvious ; these preparations for war, and the alacrity of the people of England to obey the old call of resistance to injustice and vio lence, have taken by surprise those foreign statesmen who measured us by the standard of Mr. Cobden's p-.triotism ; and the maintenance of peace, to which we now look forward, is mainly due to the existence of a naval force, not used for any purpose of pro vocation, but ready and efficient for every necessary emergency. In the present state of Europe, we are satisfied that the maintenance of a consider able force afloat is one of the chief guarantees of our security, and of the tranquillity of the world. In other countries you may see an array of troops, horse and foot, far outnumberin g the gallant b may talions at Chohham —in other countries yf witness the attack and defence of the fortresses ar stronger and more sc ientific than Chatham ; bu evolutions of a steam fleet of line-of battle ships, manned and manoeuvred by British -seamen, can happily be seen England alone. It is the result of what ages of courage and skill h a ve g iven us for the defence of those great principles to which in evil days this island still affords a refuge. God grant it be a perpetual refuge ! and that, while we retain our supre macy in naval war, that power may never cease to be exercised for the defence of justice and. the maintenance of pace ••• - 55 - i - 4 - 21 - 52 - - 4 d 32i 334 4 4d 9 —2 P 51i —52 i 93 95 61 - 63 60 62 69 -- 71 idis 18 -- 20 9 -- 10 13i -14 i 8a 3ad 19 -- 20 721 -72 i 35t -- 361 13 -- 14 25 - it 2i 2i -15 i 8i - 9 31 - 32 9 - 10 65 70 701 21s 60 61 PREFERENCE SHARES gt 1.00 Aberdeen st. all IDo., No. 2,7 p. c St. 100 Brie. & Ex. 4p.0. St 20 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares St. 100 Caledonian £lO 5 all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5A per cent... 61 Cork &Bandon 5A p.c. 61 all Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction....... EastA nglian (X 3 10s), 6 per cent............ Do. (25) 7 per cent.. Do. (£7l7s) 7 p. ct.. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. 2. . Do., New 6 p. c. St.. Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent.... EastLancash. 6 p.ets. Edinb.Prth.dcDundee 5. per cent........... Glasgow & S.Western guar. 5 per cent. Great Northr sp. a. Do. 5 p. c., Redeem., at 10 p. c. pram Gt. Southn. &Westn. l (Ireland) Eighths... Gt. Westn. (Berk s & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.).. G. West. fixed 4A p c. Lan. & York. F. £2O, Do., 6 p. c. Stock... London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. 0... Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 . .. • Do. New Guar. 6 p.e. London & S. Western, Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler A Shares . . Londy. & Ennis. A Sh Manch. ,Shef. , & Lin., Shares, No. 1 Do. Now, £10... Do., Marypt.&Carl. 4p. c. ID.. 4h per cent....... ~IG3 - jO5l . 107 - 20 i Ad 105 - 19; Oh— 31 all 4 - 44 5 - 56 5 all 7i 2 61 all i - lif) 6i all .0 all 1i - 2 p - 1 p l 14t - 15 ;t. 100 5 all >t. I 100 liii -1 - 126 ;t.llOO ;t.11.00 11.12 - 114 611 all 8i - 6i 71 1024 —1 03 i d —l i Pm 150 152 >t. 100 6 ;t. 100 'it. 100 it. 1100 i 0 I all M. 1100 0 I 5 3i - 4 10 - 11 13 - 14 2i 12A .2i all 15 all 8 9 10 11 4p LO I all 6 1 3 126 all 124 all 2 g 10i St. 100 St. 100 D 0..... . . ..... Mid.Consol.6 p.c. St. Do. Cousol. Bristol dr Birm. 6 per cent.... Do. Pref. 41 per cent. Norfolk Extension... Do. Pref. lil per ct... Do. Way. Val. 5 p c North British . ..... North Staffordshire.. Oxford Worcester dr Wolyerh. £15,6 p. e. .iii 5 3t. 100 it. 1110 3t. 100 3t. 100 !O all 3t. 100 '149 - 151 - i 114 - 111 P x! I 118 - 122 115 - 117 244 - 25, .5 15 8 all 1.0 all Do Shrews& Birm. N. G Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min),B p. C. Do. 5 per cent South Devon Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of 21 05.8 d., S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. Waterkl. &Kilk.6p. c. York Newcastle and Berwick,4 p.e.Pref. lOt 10 17 18 P 14 15 par P LO lO . 0 ,5 all LO 1i 0.6 all 251 - 2(') 19i - 11( ;0 all 5 3 'it. 100 1131 5 1 5 I 10 Do York& N. Midland H k S. Porch. 1031 103 - 105 lii - sii par i PI I 1 it a. rurcu I i'a" ' - FOREIGN. ------ --------- _ . 10 4 Antwerp& _ 1 71 i R o tterdam 1A l i d 5 3 Belgian Eastn. June. 1 20 8 Beziers to Graissessa n c ../ —l5 20 all Charleroi & Erqueli . L'i l. _ _ p 20 10 Dijon and Besancon.: _ . _ .i. 2 20 0 al l DEasuttcllandhiaean.i.s.h................ 2! ____ i .i. 4 d 2 6 i 20 1 Do, Extension . ..: ; 2P i 2 2 5 0 0 i :1 1 11 0 1 GGGdtt...wlJneadsntei:tnin. P o a f f e c u F l a r n a a s a ir d e a e 2 1 / i :- Shares... ........... / 5 3 L u cca & Pistoja 5 p.c. d pref ...................... 71 7 i 7 20 15 Luxemb our g ......... 4/ 4 i 10 10 Do. (Ra ilwa y ) ........ 1 5 2 Du. ...................... 1 5 0 3 t i IDDjyooo..n6(aCP.: c a l t l :. e . di p — i t :e . e f i l i . ... a .. .. a . .. . 1 1 ... --__ 1 . 1 . A.% 20 20 7?, Aadras li 24 20 all Namur & Liege (with interest) 7A 8 50 all Do. (ex interest) — ... 16 all Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds. 20 all (fmy.B.& Ams.Shs.) 14 —14 A 10 all NorwegiauTruukPref 8 - 9.1 20 10 Paris and Lyons lBi 18. 28i i 10 all Paris and Orleans 47 —49 20 all Paris and Rouen 44 —d6 20 all I Paris and Strasbour g 37i • 384 38i i 20 4 ParisCaeu &Cherbrg. 4 -- 5 104 7i.4uebee & Richmond 1* ld 120 all Rouen and Havre ~ 20 —2l 20 50 2 BoyalSwedish.. ........ — id 20 all Sambre and Meuse._ 9 _ 9 i gi 20 2 Stn. Eastrn. of France 20 6 Southern of France.. 20 2s. Upper India Strip... ii- - 71 1'i 8i all West Flanders .. . ..... 4t —4/ 10 10 Do. s e i per c. Pref... .., --- dis 20 10 Westeru of France_ 10 -- 1011 ' 10 2 West. of Switzerland / d t 3 1 0 , 9 balaaci 3 --- 2 d li i P 30 3 261 6 72 iii I 4° 5 131 i 1 10i 51i 2i Shr Paid. RarLways. Leasing closing Prices Business Compans. Compans. this day, - - - - -- --__ _ 50 all Bedford and London & Bletchley.. .. N. West. ..„ ... 304 all Binn. & Oxfd. guarantee.... Gt.Westn ..; ... 304 all Do. withoutgr Do ... 304 all Birm. Wolv. di Dudley guar.'Do — ... 30.1 all Do.wthtguar. Do — ... St. 100 Buckghamsh. L.ILN.W lO6 108 1074 50 all ClydesdaleJc. Caledou s3a 544 St. 1.00 E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Gt.Nrthn. 150 152 151 A 25 all Glstr.& Dn.Fr'Gt. Westn 33 34 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. 0 7 1,.... New. Railway & B e res. .. . 50 all Hull & Selby Y. &NMdllli 114 11.3 25 all tDo. ' Shares. jDo 56 57 12!, all Do. i Shares. Do 271 -- ‘2B: 131 ail ILon.&Greouw S. Eastern 144 141 20 all IDo.Preferenee.Do 26 27 1 20 1 100 ILowestoft ..r., ) 1 4 per cent. Norfolk 9B 100 20 IWO Do. 6 per et. — 5a all ;Mauch. Bxtn.lL.& N. W. 1 and Matlock & Midld. 3 31 50 all Middlesbro' & Stekton & Redear. ' Darlingt. ... ••• 00 all Midld.Bradfd. j Midland - 1 108 109 I 50 all Northern and Easternsp.e. E. Count. 65 67 50 all Do. 6 per et. IDo ... - - ... 50 all Do. FixedspeDo 25 all Prest. & Wyre!L. &N.W &Ln&Yk ... ... i 124 12 Do. a Shares. Do 1 ... St. 100 Roystn.& Hit. GtNorthn 150 152 St. 100 Do.Shepth.St Do 1.50 152 1 25 18i Shef.Roth.and,Lanca.sh & Goole g. 5 p.c./ Yorksh. 12 94 S. Staffordsh. IM.MClean 14 i ' d 50 all Wear ValleygrStockt. & 6 per cent...l Darlingt. 25 all Do Do ii ii St. 100 Wilts&SomrstiGtWestn 1024 - 10341 MINES. 1 all Agua Fria 1 all Anglo Austrin. Gold 4d par 10s. all Anglo Californian 10 2 Australasian ld par 20 5 Australian 1 all Australian Cordillera — id 1 all Australian Freehold d 1 all Ave Maria — 4 d 4 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) 4d p ar 1 all British Austrin. Gold i d 20 13.5 British Iron 35 244 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm 3i 44 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 3 4 • 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 31a —32 a 1 a Carson's Creek 40 all Cobre Copper 4a —48 A 5 1 Colonial 15 Copiapo Si. all Copper Min. of Eng. 55 -- 65 25 all Do. Pref. 74 p. cent. 64 —74 p 5 all English and Austrin. . Copper Smeltg.Co. 24 2 d 20 all General 2 all Great Nugget Vein i i p 2 all Do. Registered 3 all Great Polgooth 1 all Lake Bathurst l— id d 1 all Liberty 3 all Linares 1 all Lond.&Californ.Gold Quartz Crush. Co I i 4 1 all Mariquita - par 10 9 Mexican&S.Americn 64 6t 64 1 all New Granada A d— 1 p 1 all Nouveau Monde i— i p 1 4 i 10 5 Nova Scotia Mining and Copper Smeltg. ... . 5 1 Port Philip — d i 1 all Quartz Rock d I p 50 all Rhymney Iron 15 15 Do. New . 6a 74 30 101 Santiago de Cuba 1 all South Australian 10 7 Tin Croft 6 8 281 all United Mexican 1 all Waller — 1 d 1 all West Granada 1 all West Mariposa 1 all Yuba - 4 d f JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 82 - 83 all Australasia all British N. American ... 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China i i p 25 Colonial .. x d 20 Commercial of Lond ... „. 10 English Scottish and Australian par p 15 Loud. Chart. Bk. o Australia 20 London and County ,.. ... 10 London Joint Stock „. ... 20 Lond. & Westminster ... ... 2 London Bank of Aus tralia and India ...j ... 22 National of Ireland.. all Oriental Bank of Corporation. 5 Do. New 1 25 Provincial of Ireland, 1 all iDo. New 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp Co all ,South Australia all lUnion of Australia 2 'Do. New 10 i Union of London... all I Union of Madrid. 21 - 2ip 50 - 51 ... --- . die— par 44 46 I 72 —73,ixd , 8 - ..• -- ••• NEOUS. MISCELL. 100 20 10 50 15 20 20 20 5 Aubiu Coal and Iron 35 !Australian Agricult. 8 Australsn.Pcitic.Mail 6 Australii. Royal Mail 34Brit. American Land 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co 324 Canada Company 5 Crystal Palace 2 Crystal Pal. of France 1 Eastern Steam 1 Electric Tel. of Irel 14 Gen. Steam Navigat 14 General Screw Steam 5 Irish Beetroot Sugar 4 Magdalena St. Navig. all Nat. Pt. Steam Fuel 3 Netherlands Land... all N. B. Australasian Nrth.of Europe Steam all Peel Er. Ld. & Minrl. all Peninsular dr (Mental 25 Do. do. all Portland Iron Co 60 Royal Mail Steam all Scot. Austral. Invest ? Do. New Scrip 25 South Austral. Laud, all Submarine Teleg, aphl 28 Van Diemen's Land - 35 64 - - 1 p - Ip par p ii = 2i.p ii -: 39 lei ion i 1.56 68A 90 89 911 771 181 Pm L 0 34 2 3fxd 1116 723 ad i.. 2i i 3 i 21 3 2i MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISII CORN For the Week ended Aug. 11, 1853, made up from the Returns of the In,pectors in the different Cities and Towns In England and eVa'e, per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. I BARLEY. OATS. I STE. BEANS. I PEAS. 53s Sil 294 9.1 1223 6'. 37s 3d' 49s 71 1 37s 10.1 THE SIX WEEK'S AVERAGE. WHEAT. I BARI. S.T. I OATS. I ATE. I BEANS. PEAS. 508 od 29s 5d 21s 4d 358 4d 40s 5d 36s bd DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. I BAILEY. OATS. I BYE. I BRANS. PEAS. Is Ocl lls 041 Is Od Is Od Is Od Is Od QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEh.K. Wheat, 86,113; Barley, 2,078; Oats, 13,628; Rye, 113 ; Bears 2,371; Peas, 219 quarters. HAY MARKETS. SMITIIFIELD.—OId meadow hay, 4/ 5s to 5/ lOs ; new ditto, 2/ 10s to 4/ Os ; old clover, 5l Os to 6/ Os ; new ditto, 3/ lOs to 41 108 ; and straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 16s per load. Supply moderately good, and trade leas active. CUMBERLAND. -01t1 meadow hay, 4/ 5s to 5/ 15s Ocl ; new ditto, 21 12s to 41 5s ; old clover, 51 Os to 61 Os ; ne w ditto, 3/ 10 8 to 41 12s ; and straw, 1/0s to 1/ 18s per lo a d. A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand. WHITECHAPEL.-0141 meadow hay, 41 5 s t o si lOs; new ditto, 21 lOs to 41 Os ; old clover, 51 Os to 61 Os ; new ditto, 31 lOs to 41 15s ; and straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 16 s p er l oa d . Trade rather dull. MEAT MARKETS NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—OnIy a moderate busi ness was transacted here to-day, as follows : Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 10d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s led ; Lamb, 43 8d to 5s 10d ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s Scl ; Pork, 38 Od to 4s 2d per 81bs, by the, carcase. SOUTHALL, AUG. 10:—The supplies of each kind of stock were seasonably good at this market to-day, yet the general demand ruled steady, at full quotations. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 5s Od ; Lamb, 5s Od to 6s Od • Veal, 3s 4d t o 4 5 4d ; P or k , 3s Od to 3s 10d p er 8 1 b s , t o sink the offal. ROMFORD, AUG. 10.—Our market was well sup plied to-day, yet the general demand ruled very firm, as follows :—Beef, 3s Od to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 5s Od ; Lamb, 5s Od to 6s Od ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; Pork, 3s 0(1 to 3s 10d per 81bs. Quarter old store pigs, 19s to 25s each. LLOYD'S SHIPPLVG.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, A. I this at Noon, 11.—W'ud day light breeze, and fine. DEAL, Aug. 10.—Wi n d, N.E. by E. Arrived—Mace donia, Cronstadt, for Bristol ; John Hunter, Sunderland ; Victory, Newcastle, for Bermuda • Augusta, Shields, for Venice ; Lively, Shields, for Gadiz ; Premuda, Sunder laud, for B om b a y ; Bella Donna, do., for Quebec ; Hobe (brig), do., for the Westward. FALMOUTH, Aug. 10.—Wind, E. Arrived—Baltasara , Loudon, for New Zealand. Sailed—Henrietta, St. Peters burgh ,• Kron Prondsesse Caroline, Cope nha g en ; Calms lina, Loudon ; d'Argo, Clyde. Off Port—Holyrood, China. PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 10.—Wind, N.B. to S.E. Sailed— Hendiik Hudson, New York. O F F COWES, Aug. 10.—Franklin (s), N ew York, on freight 850,000 dollars. WEYMOUTH, Aug. 10. -Wind, E. Arrived—Pomona, Newcastle, for Genoa. Sailed—Derwentwater, Van Die men's Land; Lady Peel, Quebec; Fox, Newfoundland ; Philomene, Trieste ; Sostern Clausen, Southampton. GRIMSBY, Aug. 10.—Arrived—Cyrins, Richibucto. SOUTHWOLD, Aug. 10.—The Bell, from Montrose, has received considerable damage, having grounded on the bar. BRIDPORT, Aug. 9.--.-Arrived—Angelo, IbreAl. LIVERPOOL, Aug . 11 (10. 30 a.m.)--Wind, N.N.W., mo derate, and lino. e Arrived.--Dalbeo (a), from Havre ; Gio vanilla, Odossa 9 W. Bailed—Lady Ise& D UN DEE, Aug. .—Wind , Puff, Cape ot Good Hope. Sir,—l trust you will excuse the oldest among the travellers in both the tropics of America and the steppes of Siberia, for having so long delayed to thank you for the information I derived from your interesting journal, &c., on the junction of the Atlantic with the Pacific. The position I occupy in this country, and the ardent desire I feel to finish, before my death, some scientific works which I had the imprudence to begin, consider ably interrupted the even course of my correspondence. I therefore hope that I shall meet, on your part also, with that indulgence which your countrymen have shown me during so long a period. I have not been beyond the Rio Rimo, which lies east of the mouth of the Atrato. It was at the time when I left the island of Cuba, on my way to Lima, by Bogota, Quito, and the river Amazon, for the purpose of observ ing the passage of Mercury through the solar disc. I was then on friendly terms with a very intelligent mer chant, Don Tynacio Tombo, of Cartagena, in America ; and I recollect that the Casso (treasury convoy) of Guayaquil was then on its way to Europe, by the road from Cupica to the Atrato, which was first opened by the Biscayian pilot Poguerache. Knowing geologically the interruption of the mountain chains, and the depres sion of the range in the eastern part of the Isthmus, my attention has remained fixed, during this last half cen tury, on the Bay of San Miguel, and the route from Cupica to the Rio Napipi. Owing to my friendly relations with General Bolivar, I obtained through him the first line of levels across the Isthmus of Panama. Ever since the subject has not ceased to occupy my miiid, as the various works and maps which I published since 1810 and my correspon dence with various statesmen will testify. But all my striving and urging only led to imperfect trials ; and projects calculated for a line to the west of the meridian of Panama and Portobello, none of which ever gained my confidence. I. had, however, the gratification of seeing, my views honoured by an eminent member of her Britannic Majesty's Navy, Captain Fitzroy. (Journal of the Royal Georgian Society, vol. xx., 2.) The in crease of human knowledge, and the immense progress of science, arts, and industry among the western na -1 tions, have given us powers which only call for appli cations. Everything depends upon energy and perseverance. I therefore congratulate you, sir, and your courageous friend Mr. Cullen, as well as Sir Charles Fox, Mr. Hen derson, and Mr. Brassey, for having given your names to so noble an undertaking. I have always considered, firstly, the opening of an oceanic canal without locks, and secondly, the cut at iluchnecoca, in the valley of Mexico (which is on a comparatively smaller scale, as may be seen from the map and section published), as two events calculated highly to improve the relations between the different families of the human species. In fact, such a work as the one you contemplate will bring Eastern Asia nearer to the nations of Europe and Ame rica. It will render the whole globe more easy to be travelled over; this little globe, cf which Christopher Columbus, in one of his letters to the Queen of Spain, said—" El munclo &Tom." It will facilitate the diffusion of productions, espe cially of precious metals, of which the relative value (1 to 15 5.6) would change too suddenly without this "per meability" of the world. As early as the discovery of the new continent, civili sation had spread, in a direction from north to south, over those portions of America which lie opposite to Asia, those on the European side being then occupied by barbarous hunting tribes. The finest harbours, the most precious products, are likewise found in the west. Even the currents of the air, by their direction, con tribute towards the preponderance of West American power over the rich countries of Asia. The increasing importance of the west coast of America promises to balance, at some future time, the surprising progress of the Atlantic States, provided the western States keep themselves free from that hideous disease—slavery of coloured people. Indeed, sir, I feel the most ardent wishes for the happy success of this oceanic canal. The attention which the public of the two continents bestow already upon your undertaking, will increase as soon as you will be enabled, assisted by farther explorations, and a survey extending over all details, and carried on by a great number of experienced men, to publish, on a large scale, maps and sections of the line fixed upon between Puerto Escoces and the Gulf of San Miguel. The changes which the success of the under taking is sure to effect in the international commerce of the world, will only disturb such people as in the nar rowness upurfo:r. of unfortunate e tiea i views co course r oppose se discovery o fofe vAeinitesr, themselves caam.i t amid shed ihlee o the d Riot tears a natural ru over . a th n e d cualeo with its postage to the Rio Chitnalapa (Tehuan tepec), of which I published the first map after the itinerariesKingdon i‘ l ixio, discovered ec by me in the archives the Vice Kingdom always b e of gire owing to its ?'r m position opposite Louisiata,li t importance, ntlieG Gulf of ot Mexico, whi c h h as a ll t h e appearance of soon becoming a mare clausum—a lake of the United States. The na ture of the soil, however, does not allow great works to be carried out in that locality ; besides, you know the difficulties impeding any canalisation or rectification of rivers of great length, and the great variations of the volume of water, as in the river San Juan. But a rail way would be a great advantage to the southern states. The great interest which every one at the present time takes in the canalisation of the Isthmus, recalls a similar fact to my memory, reminding me of the sudden interest created by the discovery of guano. I was the first who brought guano to Europe, of which Klaproth and .Vau quelin published an analysis. During forty years _I preached, but alwaAQ in vain, the usefulness of this sub stance, and in va i n did I recommend its employment in fertilising the fields in Europe. But it is only 15 _ ,nr ld years since it has at last become a great article of merce. I beg of you, my dear sir, to present my kind remem brances to the excellent and able Mr. Petermann, and to, &c., ALEXANDSR VON HUMBOLDT. P.S.—I am not surprised at the difference between the level you found at Turbaco, and my own statement. To this, however, I had prudently added "doubtful ba rometrical observation." (See my Reeueil d'Obseruutions A strommique.9 et de Af marts Barametrques, vol. 1., p . 229.) The fact that the gas issuing from the little vol canoes at Turbaco is infi.mmable in its natural state p. 65). It appears that the gaseous fluid which issue ' s has already been communicatel,s,.biulyiti,in,Ctoiofilbe.zetAv: from the salses is not the same at all times. I find in thrown into my journa • l that in 1i extinguished x o ft l ri ignu the ti oi l rang sub sotatbnoactltesl e o7i (s) ;l t t a h i e l' innigu suddenlyda volcanoes in the is l and o r ; found only azote, although the . I.,:as emitted would burn (See my Rela.ton .H istorique, vol. xv., at other times. c. 29, pp. 367-371.) iv:cbsattlaine( ji: r n NEW CHURCH AT BROOKLET-HILL PARK, FOREST. HILL —The Conservative Land Society has reserved a portion of land, on the summit of the Brockley-hill Park Estate, near the Crystal Palace, for the site of a new church, S u b scr i pt i ons f or the endowment have been already p rom i se d hy many shareholders. The proposed church will be surrounded by an ornamental garden, with walks, shrubberies, &c., for the . special use of the Alottees on the terrace, which commands one of the finest views in all Kent. DEPARTURE OF THE PACIFIC.—LIVERPOOL, WEDNES DAY.--About three o'clock this afternoon; the United States mail steam-ship Pacific, Capt. Ezra Nye sailed from the Mersey for New York , w i th the usual mails for the United States and British possessions in North America, 170 passengers, and a large end valuably cargo of Inerokezdiee on freight. 150} xd SPORTING NOTES. LAST WORDS ABOUT WOLVERHAMPTON. The racing at Wolverhampton on Tuesday was chiefly remarkable for the defeat of Wild Huntsman in th e h a lf mile encounter for the ChillingtonStakes : At the h a lf distance he appeared to be winning easily, but Corm " rushinc, it" at the stand when Marlow bad apparently done riding, just won onthe h po ic s h t bAyideranoefctkr.ode Theconn pa tience and judgment with w elicited much deserved commendation. The victor) , of Wild Huntsman had been anticipated as a certainty, and his d e f ea t sore l y discouraged and disappointed his partisans b o th f or thi s even t an d nex t year' s Derby. The Patshull Handicap was carried off by Master Slender, who is now the property of Mr. Sparrow, a gentleman who has cordially co-operated with the race committee in p romo ti ng the success an d prosperity of the meeting. I n a ddi t i on to the stakes, he won a " nice little sum" al3:, in bets. Ile backed his horse, too, for the Cambrictzeshire Stakes at 2000 to 40. Welnesday's proceedings were comparatively unin teresting, and the attendance of book makers was very scanty The sport at Beading and North Stafford shiro possessing " ineqie more attractive." Throughout the day no incident of either a novel or important cha racter occurred to relieve the dullness which prevailed. The announcement of the death of Lord Warwick occa , iuned much regret. Grief and Balloon were, of course., dlf , qtialificd for their engagements, and the sport was in consequence materially diminished. Before closing my comments on the Wolverha m pt a meeting, I willingly bear testimony to th e energy and° zeal displayed by the race committee, which was this year strengthened by the accession of several working mem bers. Many plans are under consideration, which, if properly carried out, will tend considerably to improve the character of the meeting. I sliould, however, ear nestly urge upon the race committee the policy f con fining the sport to two days. I have purposely avoided discussing the programmes of the Reading and North Staffordshire Meeting. No trustworthy information was to be obt tined respecting the events to be decided, and so studied is the mystifica tion invariably adopted at the "gatherings" of their class, that it is impossible to ascertain the probable starters, until the c, , mpetitors have mustered at the post ; even then, the intended animal is not always " comeatable." The York Meeting now almost exclusively occupies the thoughts of the betting brotherhood. Still specula tion on its principal events has been marked by little activity. On Saturday, I will endeavour to calculate the chances of the competitors for the Ebor Handicap. Much surprise has been occasioned by the publication of a letter from " Ringleader's Solicitor," stating that legal proceedings are still pending relative to the Bath Steeplechase. The action, however, must now be con sidered most vexatious, and, 'perhaps, something worse, as it is notorious that certain parties connected with Ringleader have received about Forest Lad, but refuse to pay about Ringleader! August 11. A. FRESH MAN. THE ISTHMUS OF DA.RIEN. The following is the translation of a letter on this sub ject, addressed by Baron Alexander Von Humboldt to Mr. Lionel Gisborne : 70 12i 604 1 9i 9 17i i Ut 8 33 4i G i