The Sun. — London, England, 1853-08-24 00:00:00

~i ----." ,b e r of Roll' t ueneY or, t° There West obers Barn n ercial bank er uses of a Lon which wade t 6 ; he Debt d ° - i s e cou I 10 11 teresti 44n$, 1 as-% w e nea I ce serol an ling o de 3 , 8 c o n dea' v a arS, an a ate, al b re ° c lec• it 05 ,fp a use 0 - r ) 1. Pe MONEY MARKET AND CITY INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 4,000 bales, of which 1,000 American Were taken for export and on speculation. The Market closed heavily, but without much change ln prices. The sales comprised 3,000 American, 140 Pernam and Maranham, at 7d. to Bd. ; 400 EgYPtian, at 61d. to is. ; and 60 Sea IslandF, at is aitOdio.wtoer2 i s pr . i 7 ce d s .. per lb. Railway Shares were flat , Respecting the Tea market, it is stated in a bro ker's circular, that— " The China mail of 24th June, bringing intelligence Of the settlement and shipment of the new season's Con go; with details of quality and cost, rna originated a de mand for such fine teas of the late crop as were still on f t o h r e t rn he a s r e k , h e w t,a il n e d business has been effected at full rates prices of good medium classes also show a tendency to improvement. The news of the excess in shipments for the China season, ending June last, caused a temporary depression in common Congou, some sales were made as low as 10,td., but some speculative pur chases restored the quotation to lid. and Scented teas are in limited supply, and saleable. The demand for Gr eens i s i nconsid erable,. and sales made at rather easier rates." The annexed statement exhibits the quantity aid value of certain articles exported from New York during the week ending and including Aug. 6 2 18 53, distinguishing the destination and extent of BilipMents to each place : COMMERCE OF THE PORT OF NEW YORK-WEEKLY EXPORTS. Liverpool London Hull Newcastle Belfast Glasgow Havre Antwerp Spain Hamburgh British West Indies Australia French West Indies Cuba Dutch West Indies Brazil Cisplatine Republic Hayti Venezuela New Granada Rotterdam Gibraltar Portugal British North American colonies Mexico Canary Islands Africa Total value of exports during week ending Aug. 6 $1,366,777 The exports last week exceed in value t h os e of th e...week pr ev i o us, 312,7215. _The a ccoun t s f rom A us t ra lia this week come to i s -I' ll d advis e th e sa iling on the 7th of June of the Polo from Melbourne with 54,201 ounces of gold on board. The Catherine Jamieson has ar rived from Sydney, and is supposed to have a small amount of gold on board. There was a slight decline yesterday afternoon iri . the rate for bills of exchange on flamburgh, v to 13 6.1 to 6, but on other places the quo tations ii°hs were about the same. Paris 25 20 to 221 ; 41- Insterdam 11 18 to 4 ; and Trieste 10 56 to 59. The am oun t o f bills drawn by the Honoura ble E ast India Company during the fortnigh t endin g L evening was 129,6921. There is a little flatness in the English Stock Market, but with limited transactions. The large ati l° ll nt of stock taken yesterday 300,001., ap- Pears to have been for the Commissioners of Green /11.01 Hospital, being the proceeds of moneys paid o'er to them by the Commissioners of Woods and is °r ests. The weather has a slight influence in t he speculative purchases for an advance, and "'e probability of money continuing in demand is T he to be lost sight of. Consols are 981 to 9N. ;he New 31 per Ceuts. are marked 10q g, and the `‘') Per Cents. 99 to Bank Stock is supported at ' 283 to 229. Exchequer Bills are 3s. lower, being • 4- . • CilSCOUllt to par. Poreign Securities have part ici p ated a little in t he heaviness of the burghs and m arket. S p anish '4„Per Cents. are 47:1 to 48, and the Deferred 23g to 4 , 4. The Certificate W I Grenada Deferred are dull al 101. Portuguese 4 per Cents. are 45 to 46. Russian Bonds are heavy at 118. Dutch 4 perßussianents. are fully 1 per cent. lower, being 971. The English railways have been rather de- Tressed, principally from the small extent of deal lag. French Shares have been steady. The Gold Mine Shares have been quiet, and the 4 -And Companies' and Bank Shares tolerably steady. 13RITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. FPonz. the Official List.) Business done. Sank Stock ... ......... ...................... 229 Per Cent. Reduced Annuities ...... .....• 99,\ 9 , ie Per Cent. Consols Annuities . 1 2 7 3i per Cent. Annuities lO l2 - B . ' — "ng Annuities,Expire sth Jan., 1860 , 6 / to . . 0 - ` l4 Bonds, £lOOO . . 2O C onsols for Account Bth September 9B 1 L zellequer Bills, Id. £lOOO . 1 d par I 'RICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. 13 • r azilian Bonds, 5 per Cent n bitto New, 1852,per Cent 991 rella.da Bonds, Deferred Visrsian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 'rnish Bonds, 3 per Cent 4 74 Danish New Deferred, 3 per Cent 23i 8 itto Passive (Conver er Pbal lish Committee Ct. t of Coup. not fun. C but Dividends on the above payable in Lond on. D itto Exch ange , 2A per Cent. ......••••••••• Ll itto 4 per C e nt. Certificates .. 974 lIALF•PAST TWO. Consols Ditto September Account ----- vein of rich au- IN discovered, at five riferous ore has been GOLD `VALES.—It is stated thata fathomsvel in Wales. BILLS ON INDIA.—The amount il depth, bills on India from ii :JY of the East India-house for 1 _ _ __. - '"„tc the 23d inst. inclusive was 29 , 69 'z't received at the Trtehae lowed grea , , -"l:Mrs.—The letters from Rouen -44arket for manufactures s th e • prices obtained are from the mention that butthe AUSTRALIAN EMIGRATION.— lonics during the alleged t i, o h b e e d i e l i n 3 r a e r i t i u n r i e n s erative. Port °f London for the Australian c e o rease, They have Past week show a considerable io°4lPrised altogether 17 vessels-10 whichof ef &-ert philip with an aggregate burden of 2,173 three to Sydney, with an aggregate burden one to Ade t;ll,3 ; one to New Zealand of 540 ton e s f ; 385 tons ; and 3,942 a re tons fo r ; - "lue of 452 tons ; one to Launceston Ze to Hobart Town, of 347 tonTslie shipments f a 8 consequently 7,839 tons . to t a total tn capacity an u aetured goods and merchandise centinue r e te x d te . nsive, and the rates of freight have been well supp due weekly reviews from the Amster ,. I,,_AsIsTERDATtr AND ROTTERDAM PROD d U a o C r E n M an A d ßK ß E o T t S t . e — r. -ge operations in coffee had been Ppt t s il Produce markets describe b r u m ,in it e e s d s , asb but prices 'were steady. There had been an i rl n t i c e r r ea fi s r e n d m d e e s m s l a n nd qti fo o r . refined sugar, which had caused tttions, but no alteration had occurred iwnaosthsteeraddyes,carinPii t: 8 . Indigo was well supported, -a continued at about previous rates. present receiving con . The sank of England is at !iderable amounts of g-old, but at P d r t e h e t s e he s r am pr e e t d i u m e e e , , to the large purchases of grain an t are been resumed within of the contine .es ea are being made to all p owingwhich Poi. take place, th anY Permanent accumulation to arrive. Meanwhile, the parts h o r ep must continue steadily to be ex fewdays;upr'eplulinitt:, ber.w3ev_ier, the shipments of wheat to France may i, f — t i l e e u r P a a t r e t i e a f l l e y x e t h o i counteract te withra t that the country.unf a unfavourable fell it one of thPALL FROM A CLIFF.—A young man leote_ndeney and was killed. It e l el iffs, on Lundy Island, last Friday, f landing ~,,'pears that the pilots, belonging to Pill, near Barn "'Pie, in the north of Devon, are in the habit 0 cua Lur i d l o Y Island when cruisingto d, whose ramieut for ships. On Friday, the decease of the is Martin Payne, and who belonged to one e saw a • • the westward on the b9 r ts, had clambered up to the top of a cliff. throes at at distance from him, which he resolved to a i t, °Nv at. Accordingly, he took up a stone,.t threw a t and losing his balance toppled over the cliff I ur e — I'll ...ndous height, and was dashed to pieces. p -,..- —The - u.r.LAYNOOTH COMMISSION OF INQUIRY. —The F._°/nrnissioners who have been appointed to conduct the l inquiry into the state of Maynooth College are the Ear °ei, llarrowby, Mr. Justice Patteson, Dr. Longfield, jOheof on Pigott, and Mr. James O'Ferrall, brother e)c- Govern or of Malta —three Protestants to two )3-141all Catholics. Of the latter, one at least (the Chief h o a ri r ° o c) has been, through a lengthened public career,. im urahlY distinguished for moderation and unswerving Partialit Cork ,y, whether in a political or judicial capacity. being r 0 Ferrall little is known, beyond the fact of his (14. a membe r of a family remarkable for their extreme in g to the interests of the Church of Rome. Look composition of the commission as a whole, it . ea cnot t l l ) l or e said that any party Las just grounds for cavil complaint ELE CT ,- ' ---13, ON OF A REPRESENTATIVE PEER FOR SCOTLAND. Pees:l_ royal _ p ro clamation in last night's Gazette, all the rood"lic,toSeotland are commanded to assemble at Holy ei7,f,,-", iBe, Edinburgh, on \Wednesday, the 7th day of F entl -wer next, to nominate and choose another peer of I)rp_r_oeliaon;teaofiseiltda, n d d ee v e o a t: ed in the House of Peers in the a t's i. nt Parliament, in the room of Francis William, bei n GN DAGUERREOTYPES.—The Customs authorities or . 1 , -- R of opinion that daguerreotypes , whether portraits Ir e jews, should d . lto be pictures, and passed e o f d ,, be (eme(.. . Int o this ''Y under that denomination upon importation Qusto,„ Dutiesry from abroad by virtue of the New ord er i,. Act, 16 and 17 Vie., cap. 54, a general the a,t, b ee Act, issued to the several ports throughout IVAQI4 to that effect, O all ft. 1.00 6 4 176 CI I all it. 100 1 . 5 all 50 3 i it 100 [6 16 L 8 112 8 .all 8 8 !O 17j .6 10 ;t. 100 St. 100 it. 100 it. 100 it. 1100 _0 9 !6i all 3 all !O all _ . 0 all it. 100 0 , all 163 1 5 20 ' ;0 17 all i 0 all 14 ' [0 21s. LO 1 it. 1100 25 20 St. (100 SHARE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. Closing Prices Yestcrlay. i() I all !() all 45 I;5 all 5 all ;5 all 8 I all !CI all 0,5 all 151 BJ2 i it. {too .0 12 it — . 100 h. i5..001) iLlkoo ;tll.OO 100 ;t. 100 ;:d 1 all .6t) 113 it. 1 00 . 96 16 .4 11.-j Business done this day. xd bl a d i d 21 , 101 67 i 21 i 1 T 13,1 13 31 i 4 73 84 I t 891 9 I Z RAILWAYS. Paid 100 8 41 all 184 100 100 100 all 100 , 5 100 all Aberdeen ............. Ambg. Nottug. Bost. & Eastn. June....... Wolverh. & Stour . Birkenhd. Lancsb. & Cheshire Junct.... . Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons.... iDo., £2o— & Exeter...... 'Chester & Holybead Cork and 8and0n..... Cork, Black. & Pass. Dublin&BelfastJune Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Do. New ......., ...... !East Angliar (C 25 L. & E. & L. & D.) Do., (-XlB E. & H.) I Eastern Counties.. Eastern Union, Class A. late E. U. Sh Do., B. & C East Lancashire ....• • East & West Ind. Dk. & Binning. June Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edinb. Pith. &Dunde,. Glasgow & S.Western Great Northern Stk Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth.&West.(lre.) • Great Western.. Irish South-Easters. Lancaster & Carlisle • Do. , Thirds Laneash. &Yorkshire Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv. Crsby. & So utlipt Loudon & Black.wall Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. Lond.Bright.& S. Cst. London & N. Western Do. Fifths Do. ,16/.51i.,M&8...0 London & S.Western Do., .€5O Do., £4O. ......... Lndudrry. &Coleraine Lndudrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef. &Lincln. Do., Man. & Lin. Un. Midland ........... Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G.West.(lr.) Do. 6 Shares ..... Newcastle &Carlisle.. Newmarket............ Do. Bury Extenasions Newpt.Aberg.dltfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint & Rostrevor N0rf01k...... Do., New ......... Northn. Counties Un North British . ...... North Devon, No.l 'Do., No. 2. Dc., 6 A Deferred Do., -6 B Guaranteed North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Do., L. & N. Westn. Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby. & Herefd Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves, do Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union.... South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yorksh. River Dun Do.. ........... Stockton & Hartlepl Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath ,Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick IlVest Cornwall.. IVmbledon &Croydon Woodford. York Newctl. &Berw. 'Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase '' ; York & N. Midland [Aberdeen ........ Do., No. 2, 7 p. c [l3ris. & EL.. 4 p. e. St iDo. 4 p. c. Shares !Caledonian £lO !Chester & Holyhead [ Guar. 5 per cent.:. Cork &Bauclon 5 p.c. [Dundee Perth&Aber ! deen Junction 100 6 100 100 East A nglian (X 3 Ds) 6 per cent. Do. (5) 7 per cent Do. (£7l7s) 7 p. ct Eastern Comities Ex ', tension, sp. c. No.l Do., No. '2. Do., New 6 p. c. 'Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent EastLancash. 6 p. cts Edinb.Prth.&Dundee siper cent Glasgow & S.Western guar. 5 per cent Great Northr 5 p.c Do. sp.c. , edeem., at 10 p. c. prom IGt. Southn. &Westn (Ireland) Eighths Gt. Westu. (Berks Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) IG. West. fixed , g p c I Lan o-k " " Do., & 6 Y p. c., Stock London and . .Briglitor Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. Convertible, sp. 1 c., 1852 IDo. New Guar. 6 p.c. London & S.Western, Con. Thirds Lo ndonderry& Color. 5hare5..........• • • Londy. & Ennis. A Sly Manch. ,Slicf., & Lin. i Shares, No. 1 , Do. Now, £lO.. Do., £6 • ••• • • IM a rypt.&Carl. 4 p. c. IDo. 4,i per cent. 10! 100 1100 Do.. ...... Consol. 6 p.c. St. Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent.... Do. Pref. 4i per cent. Norfolk Extension... Do. Pref. per et... Do. Way. Val. 5 p c North British ..... North Staffordshire.. Oxford Worcester & Wolverh. £15,6p. c. 100 100 100 100 all 100 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 £1 Os.6d. S.York sli.4p.c.Guar.i Waterfd.StKilk.Gp.c.i York Newcastle and Bcrwiek,4 p.e.Pref. Do York& N.Midland H ,t S. Purch 25:1 - 26 - 91— 14 1 9 7 dl 20 - 22 3i.-2i+ 102 r - 103 664 - 21 -- 22 194 - 204, 5p 8 - 9 54 - 5 g 34 4 12k - 48 - 50 - 37 71- 7211 52 - 5 5 72 .-- 74 28 1 30 - 84 85 52 54 133 - 135 112 114 88 894 74 7i 104 107 17 18 p 75 764 4k 4gd 3k 15 —15 A gi 8 14-- lip 102 —lO3 xd 1111 -- 1121 1 ig --lip -- lip 86 87 7 -- 6d 6 5 d 11 -- 1 3 18 -- 20 27 -28 A d 40 -- 42 55 57 3 3ict P 2 - 38 81 81 51 53 24 d 32 33 9 1. - 24 p 50 - 51 94 - 96 62 - 64 63 - 65 69 71 li ldisi 18 -- 20 9 -- 10 14 -- 15 3g 3sd 19 -- 20 70i -- 711 1 36 -- 37 -- 26 - 28 2?; - 15, 81 sa 32 - 33 9i - 10 t ..• '"-' ••• 69i 70, 2l 2d 58i j 59 1021 112 PREFERENCE SHARES. -:105 A 5 - 1071 19i 20i id -- par 6i -- 6s, 4 - 4i 5 . - ..54. i - 161 3 -li p 14i - 15 20i -21 A ligi 2 : 1291 I 1121 -- 1131 8i -- 9 6 - 71 103 104 d - - ipm 150 152 ••• '''. • 3/ - 3i 10 - 11 13i - 14 8 - 9 108 - 108 i - i P 149 151 par 114 118 122 116 . - 118 24i - 24 21 10; -- 11 171 18 14 --15 Par 25/ -26 i, 10A -- 20i1 idi 103 -- 105 51 3 -- Par 15a i i I li 8 FOR: Antwrp & Rotterdam Belgian East. Junct. Charleroi & Erquelin Dijon and Besnon IDutch Rhenish East Indian Do. Extension Indian Peninsula `Ga. ;fund. of Fiance ~ G t. Westn. of Ca nada riShares i Lucca and Pistoja, 5 per cent. pref. Luexembourg ...... Do. (Railway) jDo Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. cent. pref. Lyons & ➢tediterran. Madras Maria Antonia iDo. New Namur & Liege (with' interes.t Do. (ex interest) (Northern of France !Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds [fmy.B. kAms.Shs.] NorwegianTruk. Pref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg Paris Caen& Cherbrg. Quebec Si; Richmond Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse Do. 5 per cent. pref Southern of France Upper India Scrip West Flanders Do. s?_; per c. Prof, Western of France West. of Switzerland Now Zooland,„•,,,m 1d , 2 - 11 4 -15 2 - 30 21 - 5 - sip 1 - 2A I - 2gp 2 - 2ip 1 7A 4- 4 1 - i - ji - 2ipl ... - ••• 71 - 7i 36 - 361 t 4 - 144 1 84 -- 9 18i -- 19 p 50 -- 51 44 -- 45 394 -39 i 44 -- 5i 14 -- 1 d 20i -- 214 9A -- 10 5 - 6 4 - 4i 10 _.IO d 2 1 : 2ia St. 16 St, St, 10 6 12 .1.--- - 2 .1 d ii THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNUSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 24, 1853. I Business j this day. I TEE NATIONAL GALLERY. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. ( From the Times.) Among the lesser labours of the session of Par liament which has just terminated, the report of the Select Committee to inquire into the manage ment of the National Gallery is one of the most interesting results. That inquiry included the con stitution of the National Gallery under its present anomalous and irresponsible form of government, the management of the galleryas specially connected with picture-cleaning, and the site on which new galleries for the reception of our collections of monumental antiquity and fine arts may most fitly be erected. On all these subjects the committee examined a large number of gentlemen, either professionally c onnecte d w i th t h e fi ne ar ts or well known for thei r exper i ence an d tas t e ; an d, after full deliberation, a definite answer has been given to most of the qu es ti ons ra i se d i n t h e cour se of the inquiry. PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 23. The Stromboli, 6, paddle sloop, one of the advanced steam squadron, was commissioned this morning by Commander Robert Hall. and has been placed in the south dock to have her bottom examined. The Vesuvius, 6, paddle sloop, Commander Powell, will be paid advance at Spithead to-morrow, preparatory to sailing for South America. The Nile, screw steam-packet, belonging to the Bri tish and Irish Company, which left Liverpool at half past 12 o'clock on Sunday afternoon, and arrived here this afternoon, reports passing a fleet of steamers, sup posed to be the Royal squadron, which sailed from the Isle of Wight on Sunday evening for Holyhead. The Nile saw them all day on Monday ; a long low steamer (the Fairy) was ahead with fore and aft sails set ; then other steamers, followed by a 30-gun screw frigate (the Tribune) with a low funnel, under fore and aft sail and jib ; two paddle steamers, a barque and a brig, were in the rear. At 6 o'clock yesterday evening the headmost vessel was bearing away for the Tuskar Light, and the stern steamer was some 12 or 14 miles north of the Longships. The weather was perfectly calm. The Ocean Queen, American liner, arrived here this morning from the Thames, to embark passengers and stores from Lloyd's agents at this port, the Messrs. Garratt and Gibbon, after which she sails for New York. The - National Gallery has, in fact, had up to this time no regular constitution at all. The powers and duties of the trustees and officers belonging to the establishment have never been defined by rules. The most important business has been conducted in a haphazard manner. The gallery has had no funds at its disposal except what it could obtain from the occasional liberality of the Chancellor of the Exchequer ; and the consequence of this ab sence of regular control has been, that whenever a blunder is committed, which has not unfrequently happened, it is impossible to lay the blame with certainty on any single responsible agent. It was never clear whether the keeper was to be considered as the servant of the trustees or as their chief ad viser, though, by a Treasury minute of 1845, that officer was expressly relieved from all responsibility whatever in regard to the purchase of pictures. But one result of this system has been that works of art have been purchased with ou t plan or method, while at other times importa n t o pportunities have slipped by without our deri v i ng the advantage from them which the country h a d a right to anti and sometimes with very i n diff er ent judgment, anti cipate. Conflict, 8, screw, under the direction of Captain H. H. Henderson, went again to the measured mile this day. She has undergone several trials, with a view to ascertain what advantage the centre boss would be, as in Griffiths' propeller. The blades of the old screw have been cut into various shapes, and on each occasion a trial has taken place. The average, however, has been about 9.5 knots per hour after about eight trials. The last three trials have been—first, with the old blade, and a boss or wooden ball added thereto ; the second, with part of the boss and the corners of the old blade cut off ; the third (that of to-day), the boss entirely taken off, and the blades cut nearly square, a trifling more vibration being perceptible. Min. Sec. Knots. First run with tide 5 58 or 10.055 Second run against tide 7 6 or 8.450 Third run with tide 5 36 or 10.714 Fourth run against tide 7 39 or 7.843 Fifth run with tide 5 20 or 11.250 Sixth run against tide 8 6 or 7.407 The management of the n th t reference to the cleaning of the pictures, is a sub jectthat o t n h ewbhei best professional i t might a t experienceleast u expected d gn w e i would invariably have been exercised. But on this part of the inquiry the committee soon found that they had to deal with irreconcilable differences of opinion, between witnesses who lay claim to equal authority on the matter. It is unfortunate that the gentlemen who engage in discussions on these sub jects allow themselves a latitude and exaggeration of language which is hardly admissible in society, and, as the committee observe, the fervent love of art kindles some personal animosity which is wholly beside the question. There is, however, no doubt that the great preponderance of opinion is adverse to Mr. Seguier's operations, and the mere fact that l he actually cleaned nine pictures, some of them of size, in six weeks , warrants a strong belief that they did not receive all the attention works of such extreme value and interest required. Curi ously enough, none of the trustees appear ever to have ascertained what varnish was ever applied to the pictures when cleaned, though that is a point of the utmost importance to their effect and pre servation ; and it turned out that Mr. Seguier employed a mixture of mastic varnish and linseed oil, which he has since been instructed to abandon. Hereafter no picture is to be cleaned without a written report from the Director of the Gallery, and a commission is then to be appointed to con sider the state of the picture and the nature of the _ Being a mean 0(9.425 knots per hour. A new iron propeller is casting at the factory, with rather a coarser pitch, which will be ready in a few days, when the Conflict will have another trial. PORTSMOUTH DOCKYARD BATTALION. On the termination of the drills for the present season the Colonel Commanding-in-Chief (Rear-Admiral Fan shawe, C. 8.) has just promulgated the following well earned order : "Portsmouth Dockyard, August 19. " The Admiral-Superintendent, as Colonel Commandant of the Dockyard Brigade, avails himself of the earliest op portunity which has been afforded him on the conclusion of the respective drills and practice for 1853, to express to the officers and men generally the great satisfaction he has derived from witnessing for the first time the performance of the different battalions ; on ever y occasion they have ap peared to be alike desirous of maintaining their previously established character for zeal and attention. " The manceuvres of the infantry battalion having been witnessed by the Major-General commanding the district, he is enabled to add the opinion of an officer of his distin guished experience as to the steadiness and accuracy with which they were performed, as well as to the appearance of the corps, and of the proof it afforded that the unre mitting and able exertions of Adjutant Long and his assistant sergeants had been well bestowed and duly ap preciated. " The state of perfection to which the artillery battalion has arrived is also most creditable to it, and the excellent practice at the targets by the respective companies from both battery and field guns proves how useful an auxiliary it would be found if required for the defence of the town and arsenal. " The boat brigade has, if possibl.e, added to its former reputation for activity and steadiness, and the accuracy of their fire from boats and batteries has again attracted much attention. In the expression of his approbation he has therefore to add his best thanks to Lieutenant-Colonels Abethell (Master Shipwright of Portsmouth Dockyard) and Davies (Master attendant of Clarence Yard), to Major Edwards (Storekeeper of Portsmouth Dockyard), and to the whole of the officers, non-commissioned officers, and men under their orders, and his confident feeling that the same spirit and order will be manifested by all who may be permitted to assemble again on parade in 1854. " ARTHUR FANISHINVE, Admiral-Superintendent." cleaning required. To place the whole establishment on a more sa tisfactory footing, the committee recommend that the management by a Board of Trustees be con tinued, but that the number of them be reduced ; and that a Director of the Gallery be appointed, with a salary of 1,0001. a-year, for a limited time, on whose recommendation alone pictures should be selected for purchase, and that such recom mendation be in writing. With these arrange ments, the Director will become primarily and directly responsible to Parliament and. the public for the acts of the Board, and it is further recommended that a fixed annual sum for the purchase of pictures be placed at the disposal of the trustees, who will then be ready to avail themselves of every opportunity which occurs in the market, within the limit of the funds in their possession. If the director is only to be appointed for five years at a time, the continuance of his office will of course depend on the ability he may have shown in it, and, though he will pro bably hold one of the most troublesome posts in the country, he will certainly have the strongest incentives to the performance of his duty. PLYMOUTH, AUG. 23. Her Majesty's ship Sybille, 40, Captain the Hon. C. G. Elliot, sailed at 8 o'clock this morning for the East Indies, to relieve the Fox frigate, which is ordered home to be paid off. The Sybille takes out supernumeraries. On leaving the sound she bore away to the eastward. Wind, north-west. Those officers and seamen of the screw steam-ship Ajax, 58, who have been three years in commission will be paid off on the Ist of September, and others appointed in their place. DEPTFORD, AUGUST 23. The Right Hon. Sir James Graham. Bart., First Lord of the Admiralty ' • Rear-Admiral the Hon. Richard Dundas, C. 8., and Captain Alexander Milne, Lords of the Admiralty; Captain Sir Baldwin Walker, K.C.8., Surveyor of the Navy ; Lieutenant-Colonel Greene, Director of Engineerin g and Architectural Works ; and Captain William A. B. Hamilton, R.N., Second Secre tary at the Admiralty, paid an official visit of inspection to Deptford Dock and Victualling-yards to-day. Their Lordships arrived at the west-end entrance of the Victualling-yard at half-past 10 o'clock a.m., and immediately proceeded to the Captain-Superintendent's offices, where they were received by Captain George B. Martin, C. 8., Superintendent of the Victualling and Dockyards ; Mr. E. J. P. Pearn, Master-Attendant ; and Mr. John Breaks, Storekeeper. After remaining about an hour in the Captain-Superintendent's offices to inspect the books and vouchers of the various depart ments of the establishments, and the inventories of the stores on hand, and other matters, their Lordships pro ceeded on their tour of inspection, and, after passing over the rum stores, the men were mustered, and passed through the Pay-office, that their Lordships might see each person on the establishment individually. At the conclusion of the muster of the men the Lords of the Admiralty visited the medical storerooms, the wine, sugar, soap, lemon-juice, and vinegar stores, going over every part of them. They also visited the old brewing house, which has now been well lighted and ventilated, and converted into a depot for sea-biscuit, which is kept • ready for use in casks. On entering the biscuit-baking department they witnessed the whole process, and each I partook of a portion of the newly-baked biscuits. The , steam machinery for kneading, rolling, and stamping • the biscuits is capable, with three or four hands, of making 16,8001 b. of biscuits per day, and, were it necessary, on an emergency, to work night and day, the machinery could make 40,0001 b. of biscuits in 24 hours. Adjoining the bakery are the flour mills, in which six pairs of stones have been put up on a new patented principle, each pair of stones being capable of grinding ten bushels of wheat per hour. A very large room has been made into a depot for serving out the clothing, blankets, and bedding used in the Royal Navy, and it is so high in the roof and well ventilated as to be admirably adapted for the preservation of the articles from dampness, hot-air pipes being conducted over every part of the building. Great improvements were commenced in the Victualling-yard during the pe riod Captain (now Rear-Admiral) Hon. R. S. Dundas was Superintendent, and Captain G. B. Martin is judi ciously following in the steps of his predecessor, and much valuable property, which for a considerable period has remained comparatively unused, is now so improved and well arranged as to render it available to a very great extent for naval stores and many other useful pur poses connected with the extension of the resources of the Royal Navy. At a quarter before two o'clock their lordships passed from the Victualling into the Dock yard, where they were attended by Mr. F. L. Mouchet, storekeeper ; Mr. A. Couch, store-receiver; Surgeon William Bruce, M.D.; and the heads of the various departments, and immedi ately proceeded to the Pay-office ' at the east end of the yard, to inspect the men of the dockyard, who were all mustered for the occasion. When the inspection of the men was completed, their lordships expressed their in tention of paying another visit to the dockyard, for the purpose of inspecting it on a subsequent day, and then again proceeded to the Victualling-yard, to complete their inspection of it. After passing through the pork stores, where improvements are to be effected, they ordered two tierces of salt beef and one of salt pork to be opened, and the entire contents of each to be emptied into separate troughs, that they might minutely examine every portion of the salt food kept in store for the use of her Majesty's naval service. The beef and pork appeared in excellent and well-keeping condition. On entering the coop erage department, the new saw mills for making staves were inspected, and the various other branches of the establishment, including the seasoning of th e casks w hen completed and ready for use. At the west . end of the cooperage an extensive rang e of buildings for mis progress of being repaired and put in properat the contractor order shall slaughter ing cattle, as it is intended that commence killing the animals purchased for the supply of the navy on the spo t, where the meat is to be cured and placed in casks for preservation in October next. It is now a considerable time since the slaughter-houses in the Victualling-yard were used for that purpose. Their Lordships completed their inspection for the day at half past 3 o'clock, and , after partaking of a luncheon with Captain-Superintendent G. B. Martin, left the Victual ling-yard on their return to town. These measures for the improved management and extension of the national collection of pictures must, however, still prove very inadequate to satisfy the taste for art now awakened in this country, unless they be accompanied by the erec tion of a public building suited to the reception of the works of art we possess. The present National Gallery is by universal assent wholly unfit for this purpose, and, even if it were practicable to rebuild a more extensive edifice on the same site, it has been shown that the deterioration of paintings' exhibited in the densest portion of this metropolis would be fatal to the very works we are anxious to p reserve . The committee decided, by a majorit y of 10 votes to 1 , tha t the site of the pre sen t N at i ona l Gallery is not well adapted for the c ons t ruc ti on o f a n ew gallery, and they then proc eee d e d to cons id er the different sites which have been proposed for the purpos e. These are five in number—three of them being in different parts of Kensingt o n-gardens, which the public would not willingly see invaded by any n ew building whatever ; a f ourt h beh i n d t h e Kensington turnpike ; and, lastly, th e estate a t Kensington gore, already pur c h ase d by the Commission ers of the Great Exhibition, assisted by a vote from Par liament. The committee recommend the accept ance of this last-mentioned site for the National Gallery, and they express a strong opinion t hat no further time ought t o b e l ost i n se tting about a work of so much imp or t ance t o th e progress of the arts in this country. B e f ore , however, the plans for such a building can f a i r l y be considered, it must be decided what this museum of art is to contain. The committee, therefore, recommend that the question of combining the various artistic and ar chaeological collections in the British Museum with the National Gallery be referred to a Royal commission, and, if th e G overnmen t adopts this opinion, there is no re ason w h y suc h a commission should not proceed to inve s tigate this subject at a very early period. It is certain that long before the buildings of the British Museum were finished they had become too small to contain the vast mis cellaneous collections which are now heaped to gether in that receptacle. Further space is abso lutely necessary to provide even for the reception of the annual additions to the library; and the re moval of some considerable portion of these collec tions is the most obvious mode of giving effect and increased utility to the whole. We do not, how ever, venture to prejudge the question of the for mation of a grand united museum of sculpture and painting, which has as yet been but little considered by the public, though Colonel Mure's committee evidently favours this idea. But, whatever the buildihg may be which is to be erected on the site designated for the National Gallery, it is evident that its plan ought to include very large means of subsequent addition and extension. We cannot, in our generation, expect to erect and bring to per fection a gallery of art which shall at once rival collections already formed abroad by centuries of munificent patronage. But, in order to arrive at some such result hereafter, we can at least lay a broad and sound foundation, proceeding with the work as far as our present means and collections require, and leaving room for our posterity to com plete it. The time is happily arrived when it is an is a part of the work of nationa l ed ucation which can only be obtained with the co-o peration of the State.dthat the maintenance unnecessary to demonstrate that the improv emen t of the taste of the nation , by extending to every class the refined enjoym ents of art , is the duty and the interest of of these t h the national The subjects considered by this committee are re garded with the strongest interest and sympathy by vast multitudes of the people : and, although on matters of taste and questions of art it is not given to mankind to agree to any absolute principle of certainty and truth, we may at least all concur in promoting that love of these ennobling pur suits, and that tolerant admiration of them, which are the surest signs of a highly cultivated people. THE STEA3I SQUADRON. The squadron under Commodore H. B. Martin are ex pected to put to sea to-day, for three weeks' cruise acros s the Bay. The sq uadron will consi st of — The Duke of Wellin g ton, 131, screw, Commod ore Henry Byam Martin, C.B. Th e Agamemnon, 91, screw, Captain Sir Thomas Maitland. The Impeneuse, 51, screw, Captain Rundle B. Wat son. The Arrogant, 47, screw, Captain S. G. Fremantle The Odin, 16, paddle, Captain Franci s Scott. • The Desperate, 8, screw, Captain W. W. Chambers. The Magicienno, 16 , paddle, Captai n Th omas Fisher.. THE WAGES MOVEMENT. —A deputation of the men employed by Messrs. Abbot, builders, Great Puiteney street, Golden-square, yesterday morning waited on their employers, to request an advance of sixpence a day. Messrs. Abbot courteously received the party, and stated that they would be prepared to give an an swer in the course of two , or three hours. About the hour of five o'clock, the deputation► waited on them again for their answer, when Messrs. Abbot stated that they would accede to the wishes of their workmen. ENLARGEMENT OF THE GENERAL POST-OFFICE.—A spacious and lofty room ; extending from the vestibule to the north-east angle of the General Post-office, has just been completed. It is situate at the top of the building, and is to be appropriated to the letter-carriers, for the purpose of telling over the letters of their respective walks. The letters, newspapers, and other correspond ence will be, as heretofore, sorted in districts, in the lower rooms, and thence conveyed by the railway appa ratus to the letter-carriers' room, where each will re ceive those addressed to persons residing in his walk, and will there be sorted in the most convenient manner for delivery. NATAL OBITUARY. Captain John J. Arrow (1851), on the retired list of 1840, died on the 19th inst., at Plymouth, in his 66th year. He was midshipman of the Kent in the expedi tion to Egypt ; Lieutenant of the Jason, at the capture of the French West Indiamen, and senior of that ship at the capture of the French frigate Topaze, under the batteries of Guadaloupe ; and at the taking of the Saintes, in 1809 ; and in 1813 and 1814 was actively employed in the Scheldt, particularly in an attack on five French brigs, under Fort Lille, with the boats of the Jason and Amphion. He was made a commander for that service ; but not being either a young Hyde, or an old Hyde Parker, or even a Berkeley, he remained a commander till he was forced into retirement, after being 37 years on the active list. Commander the Hon. A. R. Tumour (1851), on the reserved half-pay list, died on the 20th instant, in the 66th year of his age. He was second son of the second Earl of Winterton ; entered the navy in 1799, and served 17 years afloat, all during the war, He was in the Caesar, with Sir James Saumarez, in his Algesiras actions, and was constantly in active service on all stations. Commander James Howard Turner (1852), died at Haslar Hospital, on the 20th inst., aged 58. He en tered the navy in 1811, was made a lieutenant in 1825, and for eight years commanded the Falmouth packet Ranger. His last service was command of the Merlin steam-packet, in the Mediterranean. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paid.! RAILWAYS. Bedford and Bletchley Os:d. guarantee ! Do. withoutgr Birm. Wolv. & Dudley guar. Do. wtht guar. Buekghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Glstr.& Du. Fr i Hrtlpl. Dk. Railway Hull Sr, Selby Do. ,1 Shares. Do.: Shares. Lon.&Greellwi Do. Preference Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. Bxtn , M a i li d d ille M sb a i t • l o ° ' e Redcar all 100 all ,100 Midld.Bradfd.! 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Land ia par 2i 20 10 I \Trth. of Europe Steam 50 all ' •'eninsular& Or 4 eu',.al 77 50 25 Do. 100 60 Royal Mail Steam ..• 25 25 South Aus - ..al•Lanil 37 39 38i 1 all iSubmar. Telegraph.. 5 2 'Univeral Emigration and Colonization — 100 28 ' ; iVan Diemen's Land 16 — 17 171 MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. A very limited supply of English wheat was on offer in to-day's market. For all kinds, the demand ruled steady, at prices fully ee -- nl to thos3 obtained on Monday. The few parcels on offer were seedily cleared off. For forward delivery very little was doing. This week's imports of fcreign wheat have been under 7,000 quarters. There was a steady inquiry for good and flue parcels, at extreme ra:;cs. In low and damp qualities very little was doing. The floating cargoes—tie arrivals of which continue limited—were the tura hther, arising from sales on French account. Barley and malt were in fair average supply, and mode rate request, at full quotations. Oats moved off freely, at extreme rates. Beans and peas were the turn cheaper. The flour trade was active, and the top price of English was 55s per 280 lbs. American flour was is dearer. English .. Irish •• • • Foreign .. Wheat. 660 ARRIVALS THIS WEER. Barley. I Malt. I Oats. Flour. 250 70 1,070 2,480 2,000 300 ski 6,350 brl 6,450 1 420 WHITECHAPEL. The general demand ruled steady to-day, as follows : Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 10d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 10d ; lamb, 4s 5d to 5s 6d ; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 8d; pork, 3s Od to 4s 2d per 81bs by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. Our market is very dull, and prices are barely supported Duty, 155,0001. to 150,0001. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(TRIS DAY.) LONDON, Aug. 24.—Wind this day at Noon, N.E., and cloudy. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 23.—Wind, N.N.E. Arrived—Kalli bokka, Madras ; Iron Duke, Newfoundland ; Union, Ice land ; Bijou, Maccio ; Wm. Tapscott, New York ' • All port, Alexandria. Off Port — Pelican (s), Australia ; Athelstane, Adelaide ; New Zealander, Portland Bay ; Elvina, Bombay . ; Hero, Africa ; Lampedo, St. John's, N.B. ; George, Quebec ; James Watt, Odessa ; Nettuno and Manilla, Canstantinople. The Mary Stoddart, from Akyab, which arrived here Aug. 21, encountered a N.W. gale 17th and 18th April, in lat. 13 S., long. 90 E., shipped a heavy sea, which carded away bulwarks and filled the poop and store-rooms with water. She is supposed to have been on the S.E. edge of a cyclone. Aug. 24.(9.55 a.m.—Per Elec. Tel.)—Wind, E., mode rate and fine. Arrived—Gipsy, from Konigsberg. Sailed —Carl, St. Thomas ; Anonima, Havannah ; Taurus (s), Boston. BRISTOL, Aug. 23.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Diego de Leon, and a Spanish brig, Havannah ; Sir Henry Pottin ger, Quebec. PYLMOUTII, Aug. 23.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Unione, Monte Video. Sailed—H.M.S. Sibille, East Indies. SWANSEA, Aug. 23. Wind, N.E. Arrived—lsle of Wight, Coquimbo. HOLYHEAD, Aug. 23.—Wind, N.N.E. Arrived—East London, Quebec. WARRENPOINT, Aug. 20.—Wind, variable. Arrived— Mayerona, Cavalha. ARCHANGEL, Aug. 10.—The Helen, from to this Fort, has been lost in the White Sea, near Cross Island ; crew saved. ST. JOHN'S NEWFOUNDLAND, Aug. 2.—The Charles Clarke, from Hamburgh to Quebec, during a dense fog, was totally lost on Freshwater Point, July 27; crew and passengers saved. A HIPPOPOL,:fIJS IN PARIS. --The hippopotamus from Egypt has arri ed at the Jardin des Plantes. On Satur day he bathed ;n the basin constructed for the elephant, and appeared to find great enjoyment in his bath. Thirty goats which supply him with milk, arrived with him in Paris. He does not, however, live exclusively on milk, but eats melons and some other vegetable pro ductions. He is exceedingly tame, and allows himself to be handled by strangers. NUNNERIES.—A Madrid journal states that the num ber of nunneries in Spain is 803, and the number of nun in them 201613. 81 9 50i THE RENDEZVOUS OF THE FLEET. Various reports are in circulation as to the destina tion of the three squadrons into which the Spithead fleet has been divided. We believe the following report from the Plymouth ?jail to be the correct one : " We hear that the large Channel fleet, which is now sepa rated into divisions, under their respective commanders in -chief, and each ordered on detached cruising service, will form a junction in the course of the next month, and will all rendezvous at Queenstown, about the 17th or 18th of September, to meet the Board of Admiralty on their tour of inspection." The Times has assumed, erroneously as a matter of course, that the death of Sir George Cockburn creates a promotion vacancy. Such is not the fact. It does not necessarily follow that another admiral of the fleet will be appointed. Sir George Cockburn's promotion was a special one, on account of his distinguished services. Unless, therefore, it is otherwise determined, the only vacancy to be filled up by the decease of the illustrious admiral is that of rear-admiral of the United Kingdom. The appointment, however, of major-general of Ma rines, as we stated on Monday, by the last flag regula tions, is abolished, and it was understood that the salary, 9801. per annum (according to Allen's New Nary List), was to be divided into distinguished service pensions. Should this arrangement be carried out, there will be no less than six promotions of captains to the active flag list, which will include Commodore Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, Captains the Hon. M. Stopford, and H. D. Chads, C.B. ; Commodore Lambert, Captain A. Ti E. Vidal, Captain Hope, and the following to the reservad half-pay list :—Captains Percy Grace, H. Dundas, the Earl of Hardwicke, J. Leith, and Lord Colchester. And in the event of those promotions tak ing place, four captains' good-service pensions and two appointments of A.D.C. to the Queen, together with the appointments of the command of the Royal yacht aqua drcn, flag captain, and captain superintendent at Sheer n, the second in command in India, and the command of tue Excellent and superintendentship of the Royal Naval College, will be relinquished, and fall to the pa tronage of Sir James Graham. Promotions of the usual proportion of commanders to the rank of captain, lieu tenants to the rank of commander, &c., will also follow. Herald. MANSLAUGHTER OF AN OFFICER IN HER MAJESTY'S CUSTOMS. Yesterday afternoon Mr. W. Carter, coroner for East Surrey, held a long inquiry at the Rising Sun Tavern, Bermondsey, relative to the circumstances attending the death of Mr. Wm. Stone Gampton, an officer in her Majesty's Customs, aged 43. Mrs. Elizabeth Gampton, the widow of the deceased, deposed that on the 11th of April last the deceased left home to go on duty, being at that time in exceedingly good health. He returned home in the evening, and appeared extremely ill, his face being dreadfully cut and bruised. He also had a large lump at the back of h;s head, which he said caused him great pain. Although deceased continued to complain of the back of his head, he refused to leave off attending to his duty until the 29th of May, when he was obliged to apply to Dr. M'Williams, the Medical Inspector of Customs, who attended him until the Ist of July, when, having be come quite insane, he was removed to St. Luke's Hos pital, where he expirel on Wednesday last. By the Coroner—Witness had heard how the injuries were inflicted on the head and face of deceased, but was not with him when he received them. Dr. M`Williams, Medical Inspector of Customs, de posed that when he was called in to attend the deceased on the 29th of May, he examined his (deceased's) head, and found traces of effusion or ecchymosis behind the left ear, but there was no wound. He (deceased) com plained of violent headache, giddiness, impaired vision, and weakness. From these appearances he (witness) was of opinion that deceased had received a blow on the back part of the head, and was suffering from compres sion on the brain. Had no doubt that the state he found the deceased in was the result of violence. Mr. William Taylour, Acting Surveyor of Customs, of 88, Princes-road, Bermondsey, stated that ca the 11th of April last, about five o'clock in the evening, the deceased came to his house, accompanied by a man named Patrick Sullivan, who stated that he was a detec tive officer, and said that the deceased had stolen a boat cloak he was carrying, and also that he knew the deceased had taken a man named Jesse for smuggling, and that he would be revenged, and would not leave him until he had examined the cloak. Witness told Sulli van that if he were an officer they had better go to the police-station, where he (Sullivan) could examine the cloak, and they accordingly started to do so, but had not gone above 100 yards when Sullivan stopped and said, "Oh you mean to go to the police-office, do you ?" and immediately afterwards struck the officer on the face and head, and knocked him down, and afterwards kicked and fell upon him. Witness then dragged Sulli van off deceased but he made his escape, and was ulti mately taken into custody by Inspector Bowlas, of the Thames police, while endeavouring to get into a boat on the river Thames. A charge was preferred at the South wark Police Court against Sullivan, who admitted the assault. By the Coroner—When the deceased got up from the pavement he staggered about a great deal and com plained of a violent pain in the back of his head. The cloak which Sullivan accused the deceased of stealing belonged to witness. By Mr. Cumberland—Sullivan was not a detective officer. Mr. Henry Stevens, the resident medical officer of St. Luke's Hospital, deposed that when the deceased was admitted into that establishment ho was decidedly insane. When walking he staggered about a good deal, and had considerable difficulty of speech, indicating pressure on the brain. Deceased progressed favourably for some time, but gradually sank and expired on the 17th inst. Witness made a post snorters examination of the body, and found the viscera of the chest and abdomen healthy. On examining the skull could not discover any fracture, but there was a large shot embedded in the forehead above the right eye, which, however, had nothing to do with the cause of death. On removing the skull he found an enor mous clot of partially coagulated blood occupying almost the whole of the left side of the brain, the quantity being fully two ounces pressing upon the brain. The effusion arose from the rapture of one of the vessels of the brain, and was the immediate cause of death, and had evidently existed some considerable time. There was also another spot of blood at the base of the brain, partially absorbed, and which, from pressing on the brain, caused him to stagger about. He had no doubt the effusion was the result of concussion by a blow or fall. Dr. M‘Williams, on being recalled, said that the death of the deceased had arisen from the violence inflicted. Mr. Robert Brown, a superannuated officer of the Customs, stated that the deceased received the shot found in his forehead about twenty-two years ago, when in the coast guard. Several other witnesses having been examined, The Coroner summed up, and the jury returned a ver dict of "Manslaughter against Patrick Sullivan," and a warrant was placed in the hands of Mr. Inspector Bowlas for his apprehension. THE SMYTH CASE.—Sir Frederick Thesiger, it is un derstood, is going to give the public " a full, true, and particular account" of the great Smyth fraud. CLAPHAM LITERARY INSTITUTION.—On Wednesday the members of the Clapham Literary and Scientific In stitution, with their fi lends, went in a special train of first-class carriages, to spend a day at the Rye House. The train reached the Rye Station at 10 o'clock, and the company quickly dispersed themselves over the grounds, a considerable number of them soon finding their way to the water's edge, whence they took boats, and rowed, , some up the river to Amwell, oth ers d own the stream towards Nether Hall. The mor n i ng was fine, and the party, about 200 in number, app eare d t hadg to enjoy cricket e t kf h o e e r t goods which the gods and M r . T ea l e them out of doors. These con s i s t e d of a in the meadows between members A and non-members, tre " ga & rd e ens excellent du n rin boating, Loud on p a l r a c y h e e d r pleasantly during themorning, band rnog from aud altogether time passed dinner hour, when the company enough, until the cold collation prepared in the was filled by Dr. Gartie, supported sat down to a capital jun., ex Secretary, Mr. Stevens, o a r r t g e e d H hy all iir. T T h o e ph ch a a ro ir , and was kept Wil liams, Vice-President, and followed, Secretary, Mr. u otthoertrenuitleumsieen. of Dancing followed, superior band with great spirit; quadrilles, waltzes, and polkas following in rapid succession until six o'clock, when tea was served, after which dancing was again re sumed until 8 o'clock, when they left for London. The Institute is one of the most flourishing in the suburbs of London ; its success is owing in no slight degree to the zeal and energy of the officers both past and present. EMBEZZLEMENT BY A MERCHANT'S CLERK AT LIVER POOL.—A respectable-looking young man, named John Lacourt, a collecting clerk for Messrs. Bowman, Grin nell, and Co., merchants and shipowners, at Liverpool, was yesterday brought before the borough magistrate, charged with having embezzled his employers of the sum of 2201. Evidence conclusive of his guilt being then adduced, Inspector Kehoe, of the detective force, was called, and he said the prisoner admitted the embezzlement when taken into custody. On being asked what he had done with the money, he stated that he had been unfor tunate in his bets at the last Liverpo ol races, .andhad appropriated the money to his own purposes. in conse quence. and llen The prisoner, who is an activ f th einte young man, has been in the employ until within a iecent o pro ig se cu t - tors for the last few years , an d _ period every confidence waa r eposed in him. Latterly he mixed himself up with th e betting-offices, a number of which exist in Liverpool, the result of which is re lated above. The prisoner, who had nothing to say in his defence, was fully committed for trial. Perhaps the most painful part of this case is the fact, which try t spired in court, that the prisoner has for some time been almost the sole support of a mother and several brothers and sisters. sJV ....tG,,__ . THE RUSSIAN NAVY. ( From the Allgenteine Zeitung.) Very little is known of the Russian navy in all other countries of Europe, and, whatever notions may exist on the subject, they are vague and all but delusive. We are, however, enabled, from our personal observation, to state a few facts with respect to the naval force of Russia. If a war fleet is to be good for anything besides firing salutes and rotting in harbours, the first thing requisite is the possession of a line of coast on the open sea with convenient ports. Next in importance come good ships, able crews, and efficient officers. Russia has three inland seas. The one open sea she has—the Polar Sea—is blocked up with ice. The Sound and the Bos phorus are the outlets to the more important of her in land seas. Either opening is exposed to a blockade. The Russian ports, excepting always those of Cronstadt and Sebastopol, are not fit for the harbouring of war fleets. Helsingfors, the best of the Finnish ports, is small. The port of Rotshensaim, at the mouth of the Kymmene in the Bay ofFinland, is indeed fortified, and it is, moreover, the station of the so-called " Scheerean fleet." Revel, in the Bay of Finland, is a commercial port ; there were fortifi cations, but they are almost dismantled. Baltish port, in Estlionia, at the mouth of the Paddis, is large, but altogether devoid of fortifications. Riga and Libau, in Courland, are commercial ports. Archangel has docks and a fortified port, but it is lost in the far north, and devoid of importance in the case of a war. It is the same with the ports in the Caspian, the port of Astrcakan is being ruined by accumulations of sand. Azof and Taganrog want depth, and the same may be s a id o f a ll the ports in the Sea of Azof, of Feodosia, and Chersof. Between Cronstadt and St. Petersburg the water is so low that vessels of more than seven feet draught cannot reach the capital. The vessels from the Petersburgh Docks must be taken to Cronstadt by land, and at one time they were dragged by camels. Odessa is a mere commercial port, and Sebastopol is the only serviceable war port in the Black Sea, whose fleet is stationed there. The port of Odessa is large, of great depth, strongly for tified, and it has the advantage of regular tides and winds. The ports of Bessarabia are altogether unim portant: As to the police, of the ports, the maintenance of light-houses, buoys, &c., it must be c o n fessed that all these matters are in excellent condition at no small expense to Russian Exchequer. But a strategical sys tem of ports, such as England and France can boast of is altogether out of the question. The fleets of France and England may, in their own seas, venture on the boldest and most hazardous manceuvres—in case of need they have always a place of refuge under the guns of -their war ports ; but the Russian fleet, with nothing but Cronst a dt an d Sebastopol to back it, isin continual danger of being cut off, and cannot, therefore, ever be ex pected to advance to the attack. Its services are purely defensive. Thrsbeingthecas ---- e, what can be more na tural than that Russia should desire to possess herself of better harbours and a more serviceable range of sea board ? Let us now talk of the ships. For shipbuilding Russia h as th e b est materials that can be found. Her orests supply her with oaks which are equal to the oaks of Canada of which the British ships are built ; but of late years so great has been the waste that the forests of Central Russia are unequal to the demand of the navy, and the Russians have been com pelled to take their wood from the forests of the North. This wood is naturally wet, and they never give it time for proper seasoning. Consequently, it is soon worm-eaten and rotten. It is generally said that a Russian vessel lasts but two-thirds of the time which an English ship is expected to last. In part, this may also be owing (at least in the Baltic) to the short, irregular waves, and the ice. The sails and ropes in the Russian navy are excellent. The Russian sail makers were famous, even in the days of Peter the Great, and to this day Russian canvas is preferred to Scotch canvas. Russian hemp is quite as famous as Russian tar and Russian leather. The guns are all that can be desired. The vessels are very orderly and clean ; they show to this day thalo Peter took his first lessons in Hol land. The fitting of the cabins are splendid in the ex treme, according to the manners and customs of the Russian aristrocracy. The Russian captains and admi rals are not by any means bluff, bearish old tars of the Drake, Tromp, or Ruyter stamp. Slippered they are and wrapped up in morning gowns , and got up in the most splendid style of ease • they 101 l on soft sofas of purple velvet, reading French novels, or they sit at the piano by the hour, playing Etudes par Chapin,. The fact is, the Russian naval officers care very little for the profession ; not that they are ignorant--the nautical academies at Oranienbaum, Petersburg, Cronstadt, Odessa, and Nicolajen provide all sorts of theoretical knowledge—but for all that, it's not in the grain ; and in case of a war it will be shown that the Russian ves sels are badly officered. Very much the same may be said of the crews. The Russians are not fond of'salt water. The majority of the sailors come from the inte rior ; they are inveterate land rats, and never saw the sea until they were enlisted in the navy. They have not, as the sailors of England and France, breathed the sea breeze in their cradle. The English are of Norman blood—of the blood of the oldest sea kings of the world. The Russians come from the waterless Steppes of Mon golia. The vessels of England and France sail about in all waters, but it happens very rarely that a Russian ship of war ventures into the open sea. This is an important point —the Russian sailors are not accustomed to the sea ; they are not " weather-fast." The Russian fleets have scarcely ever been in a serious engagement, for of course Navarino must not be mentioned. With the soldier, present courage is partly derived from the reminiscences of a glorious past. The Russian marines and sailors have no past to think of. Thep stand in their high boots and stiff coats in the exact po sition prescribed by the rules and regulations of the ser vice, so that their feet form an angle of 45 degrees, and this position it is their pride and their glory to preserve on the spars, at the pumps, and at the guns. The rules and regulations of the service alone determine the move ments of the Russian sailor; he will, in the very teeth of danger, go on winding up his anchor, while an Eng lishman would have cut his cable, turned the ship, and put on every rag of canvass, to the bending of the masts. The guns alone are quickly seized and cleverly handled, but the manoeuvring generally is by far slower than the manoeuvres of the British ships. The shortness of the ships makes it difficult to turn them, and the signalling is far from being perfect. The ships are clumsy ; the planks are thick, and remind one of the wooden walls of the Armada. The various manoeuvres in the Russian fleet are exe cuted with great precision ; but it appears that every man has his peculiar post, and that he is fit for only one set of manipulations. Of course practice makes him perfect ; but the question is how the same manoeuvres are to be performed in battle when many of the crew are killed or disabled ? The Duke of York insisted on the same men being marines, gunners, and sailors ; and. surely his principle was the better one. The stiffest mechanism prevails in the Russian naval service. The Russian sailor works his hours off, and having worked them off he goes to sleep. He takes no interest in the service, and the receiving his rations is, in his opinion, the important business of his life. He is not wedded to his ship as the British sailor; he is not a child of the ocean. When he sees a stray rope he does not coil it and putlit aside, he reports the matter to his lieutenant, and the lieutenant refers to the journal for the name of the man who has neglected his duty, and, having found the culprit., he takes hold of his ears and pulls him up to the neglected rope. Such is Russian order and discipline. With all this order, however, there is no penal law for the navy. Each captain has his own set of rules and. punishments. The administration of naval affairs in Russia is in ex cellent order, according to the b oo k s and records of the Admiralty. As to the real state of things, Ido not hazard an opinion But, since the Government bestow much care and money on the navy, it is just possible that their stores are well supplied. But for all that, Russia is not fit to engage in a naval war, for she has no mercantile marine. Her trade is in the hands of the Germans, English, Greeks, and Swedes. In the case of all great naval powers the war fleet sprang from a trading fleet. The Russian fleet is not a natural offspring of the na tional inclination ; it is a thing of order and command, and, as I said before, though possibly useful as a means of defence, it can never become an instrument of aggres sion. The Russian fleet consists of five divisions, of which t so h s fe r at e h. e are stationed in the Baltic and two in the Black e li n n e t , h 2 e s l a f s r t i z w a t a e r s t o h e T e r u v r e k t e t y e s ß a u n s d s i b a r h i g s ad , 3 7 2 b v r e i g s s a e n l tines, 6 cutters, 84 schooners, 20 galleys, 25 floating batteries, 121 gunboats, making a total of 464 sail, and carrying 6,000 guns. Since that time a great activity has prevailed in the Russian docks, and the result is that at the present day the Russian fleet consists of 60 vessels of the line of from 70 to 120 guns, 37 frigates of from 40 to 60 guns, 70 corvettes, brigs, and brigantines, 40 steamers, 200 gunboats and galleys, the whole manned by 42,000 sailors and 20,000 marines, with 9,000 guns. These remarks show that in a contest with any of the great naval Powers Russia has not a chance of success. The various Czars have, indeed, strained every nerve to create an efficient fleet, but all . their endeavours are fruitless unless Russia succeeds In conquerin and Sweden and ap. propriating the coasts of Turkey, G reece, the open sea,. harbours, an d a marine population. COMPULSORY VACCINATION. —Yesterday the new act futher to extend and make compulsory the practice of vaccination, was published. By this new law, parishes or unions, if need be, are, within six weeks of the pass ing of the act on the 20th inst., to be divided into dis• tricts for the purpose of vaccination, and places are to be appointed for the performance of the same, and no tice is to be given, t id h e e sg fl o lo b ar j . itttenbtsehioenfgc,h vaccination re d n e s b c o r i r b on e f d a , ftth t e o er p aff oo o r r . d in T c l r ie ea l s ) e a t i l •en fa ts ci a li i t i the Ist of August, 1853, are to have such children vac cinated within three or four months after the birth, and the children are to be taken for the inspection of the medical officer on the eighth day after the operation, to ascertain the result of the same. A certificate is to be given of successful vaccination. In case a child should not be in a fit state for vaccination, the medical officer is to deliver a certificate to flat, effect to be in force two months. The compulsory part of the new law is con tained in the ninth section, which enacts that the regis trar of births and deaths in every sub-district shall, on or within seven days after the registration of the birth of any child not already vaccinated, give a notice in writing in the form prescribed, to the father or mother, orp efme person having o r shall t the care on the eighth day aft eofit, shallnotattendtoer have it performed, the vaccination, take the child for inspection, such father or mother, or person, shall forfeit a sum not exceeding 20s. The penalties imposed by the act are to be recovered. in . a summary manner, diMMEIMI / , --~_ 77.1111, 20 5 20 20,, 20 20 33. 1 3 1 10 20 :GN, 1294