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

~_ , 1 th . s a go, s from afusal, lion of - The ye the Lt that Nip in of the are en" lie Pe" Ile 10th La ndria• trrived. , intelb -3t aissiV o ; are rc' t 101 l aro aced all • 'ring to of sill: march scarce• ge from 1 of the 1 June , mailer out o f rd, and bed. Vi r al ° mre tb Vietoritt titution .bourn e ' Le A 133 e ' eked °II 'hiliP to g old 0' 'dr ill I GO. i ra pidirl,f i v ed °J I on , her k t o th ergo, Of he # 1 lif conj: Norther" Sydli e/ 3anairn )37 . 131 011 a ult.' Ws. 1.• kB dor ° m ;s 511 LA,4 lm d ;sari f° Goe 31 6511 5 Nli ! i !dred ~ re 7lo °. .leanglf of 11 ;(1 417 -41 0 11— „g fr°lll Vi C° 01°41' ' 11) LaF' - NAVAL REVIEW aryl form line of battle, i. ad to the north on board. But with such a Peet no one nee-I feel t a loss for specimens of the way :11 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 ra ly be seen by the expenditure in paint-scrubbing brushes, the polish of the guns, and a variety of details, 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 Imperieuse 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 u p o n 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 th e 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 squadro n 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 bulls, 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 t possibly be attended by still more disagreeabl consequen ces to many of the IZoyal in . L-, e • .„ 1 aO, AT SPITHEAD. yacht. Form 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 noard 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 tie 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 be fired, The Duke joining therein, and the Captains of 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 Q ueen leaves the I fleet. PORTSMOUTH (THIS DAY). _ This great ev en t, w hi c h h as cause d suc h intense excitement, came off this morning, an d waswit nessedby thousands of p ersons who flocked from all quarters to the scene. to As early as six o'clock steamers from Southamp an; Gosport, the Isle of Wight, and indeed from Parts of the coast, up to the western headland, were wresting seen making their way towards the Nab, 12 t rese ntieg, as may be easily imagined, a most in spectacle. This town (Portsmouth) pre- appearance an appearance of the most exciting charac ter, the p eople being literally wedged i n th e s treets, unable t o move in any direction. The commonade , from early dawn, was crowded with Londoners, Who expected that from that spot they would be en abled to obt a i n a s i g ht o f the proceedings—an e xPeotation in which they were grievously disap- P°ill ted• On Portsdown-hill, where by the aid of a glass the position of the fleet might be seen, there Were thousand s assem bl e d, and was, perhaps, the t l and spot that could have been selected for observation. Some idea of the extraordinary influx of people I llto the town and neighbourhood of Portsmouth 1147 be formed from th e fact, that during the entire 1,i,..., many hundreds of persons of a respectable . 7 Posl ru in society walked about the streets, having O ' ll Y sought a ccommo d a tion. From sunrise trains ,? the Londo n an d S ou th Western, the South fit, the Bishopstoke and Salisbury, as well as cr eul other lines running towards Portsmouth, Ag ed in s h oa l s o f anx i ous excurs i on i s t s , not one °f whom 7h the who had not made previous arrangements, ) .7 tbe Slight es t oppor t un ity o f ca t c hing a glimpse the review, every boat in the harbour, large or 41441 ._ baying b een engage d a t enormous charges "' jun after the announcement of the review was made. 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 review : Guns. Men. Horse I Ton- Power. nage. Sh°fly after 9 o'clock, the train—the Parlia mentary train it ma y b e called—arrived, contai n. mgk he r Majesty's Ministers and a great number o e A nlhe rs of both Houses of Parliament. many the arri v als were several Judge s and ""anY dignitaries of the Church. There were also pres ent the D u k e o f Wurtemburg, the Gran d Du chess of Olga, the Duke de N emours, the Pr ince de Joinville, the Count de Paris, and many °' her illustrious foreigners. At 10 o ' c l oc k a R oya l sa lute announced the e mbarkati on of the Queen on • board the Royal Yacht from East Cowes. Another salute was fired aa ber M a j esty approache d S p ith ea d. O narriving at the fleet, her Majesty was received by V ice - Admiral Sir T. Cochrane, K.C.8., who takes th e command of the fleet on t hi s occas i on . Rea r - Admiral s Fanshawe, K.C. 8., Major-General : 14 P 801 ), Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, and Captain - K3ll2erintendent Courtney. The fleet cons i s t e d o f th e Duke of Wellington, th e Agamemnon, the Queen, the Prince Regent, the t r l London, th e Bl en h e im, the Hogue, the Ajax , A e Edinburgh, the Imperieuse, the Arroga nt, the P r rn , the Tribune, the Sidon, the Terr ible, the " -- t}, lgnflyer, th e Magicienne, the Valorous, the Odin , Encounter, the Leopard, the Desperate, the ulture, the Vesuvius, and the Barracouta, giving the following result :—Total number of guns 1,176, me n . 10 )133, horse-power 10,410, tonnage 42,227. a 41116 fleet m i g ht have been very considerably , li gmented had the Admiralty chosen to bring rni Plymouth and Sheerness, as might eas il y R a : Ve been done, the Neptune, the Waterloo, the St. Geor ge , an d th e St. J ean D'Acre. Th e member s o f the Government, on their alight ing from the railway carriages, proceeded in the Driver, which was also placed at the disposal of oth er peers. The members of the House of Commons , on t heir arr i B u il a p l ran with terrible eager ness towards the thei r , but that vessel not being sufficient for , ace ° l :Quiodation, another ship, called the " aa Inirthened with the remainder. Con- The r epresentatives of the newspaper press were accommodated in the Gorgon. T he Members of both Houses of Parliament m etthe Queen on board the Duke of Wellington, "'" 1 paid their respects to her Majesty, who was attended by the Lord Chamberlain, Lord E. Bruce, ,Marquis of Ormond°, Lord G. Lenn ox, Lieut.- ` jol . N. Hood, Col. lion. C. Grey, Col. Bouverie, C apt. H on , Dudley de Ros, and Mr. Gibbs. The C ountess of Gainsboro', the Hon. M. Seymour, a nd Lady C. Cust. Her M a j e sty was accompanied by H.R.H. Prince ?eft, the Prince of Wales , the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, the Princes s Helena Alice Louisia, Prince Arthur, and Prince Leopold Sir James Graham, the First Lord of the Admi ralty, officially introduced to her Majesty Vice 4,.(lrairal Sir T. Cochrane, the Commander -in-Chie: • %the Fleet, Sir T. Byhain Martin, C. 8., and the Other officers. II Co ntemporaneously with the embarkation of ,er Majesty, the members of the Admiralty em uarked at the Sally-port at Portsmouth in the Yacht Black Eagle, when the First Lord perfor med t he ceremo n y just adverted to. The yacht was under th e charge o f C omman d e r Petley. Lady o ra 'hara and the Foreign Ministers wore on boa rd t he Fire Queen, which met the Black Eagle on ar riving at Spithead. After sa ili ng ou t t o th e Nab the review corn rtienced, and was proceeding when our dispatch left. afloat. The Fairy, having sailed round the Prussian frigate, ran down towar ds Osborne, th h o n ug ess h s l h a e nd d e id d not man the yards, and his Royal Hig 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 odotted with men-of-war boats pulling in all directi. 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 beds 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 men, 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 s t r eet near any of the nume rous 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 middles 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, where 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 acks as the vehicles passes them. And not only in Portsmouth do you meet a battery of cannon in the lam, 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 be out —rotting filth and garbage always. Here lie small coasters and colliers, it being a wonder to the visitor to conceive how they possibly penetrate ui into l t e a e n a e , n a - n l a ke l l l e i t y t s l e without u s r s h o a vi n ndg how t he i b they o w s e p e r u i l t d s possiblyg dter ae u sw r t n ne r niao.o bitdHo, ofowr oneer v a et houselri r t ' h ' a g at oh the ha b ed o ut thing and' z w wit bit ma naged thou t_ f pannualoglteihild 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: - - TEE REVIEW OF TEE FLEET. PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 10 The excitement and rush of people to witness a th r e e g r eat naval display announced for to-morrow 1111 Y on the increase. The novelty of the spec tacle to be presented—the popularity of the ser vice the efficiency of which it is intended to :illus trate —the presen ce of nearly n leut in th e State Family, , of our own Royal • every great depaanrtd - o i l members of two other Sovereign European -4°ll ses----all these influences combined are telling With the weight which might be expected on the e ' To-day curiosity and interest of the public. . itors is little to relate beyond this—that while visitors ar e • of excitement there are Working themselves up to a pi that almost boils over, the shi l l) quietly at anchor under the coo w (4 ol W id ships shade e t the f fltebeet Isleitre Wight, ta w ki hy ng so it m so an ca y eosneshcea eagerly levelled at them, u nn u ot h h e el s p e searching ca l m ly Y le t s h co a p t in that . ohforsshie glances, cast and direction.omany aTnhxieohusst, men, be Power, and tonnage, the list _ps to be reviewed, with th eel; signalsguns, to used, th e salutes to be fired, and the subjoined, appropriation so of steamers to in v it e d sightseer's, are far as they have at present been promulgated, and these, to a certain extent indicate what the nearly order of pro cee di ng is to be ; but e ven no ever ything awaits a fi na l se ttlement, and the pro gramme, when com pl e t e, may b e c ut short, or even altered, by h er Majesty. It is con fid en tly be lieved,however, th a t th e s t eamers anchored at Spithead will weigh anchor shortly before mid-day, and sail out to the Nab in the order in which they are at present drawn up ; that the look-out vessels will then make the signal of "An enemy on the south-we s t ;" that this enemy will consist of the P rince Regent, London, Queen, Amphion, Barra ecuta, and Driver ; that a general chase will then take place, after which the ships will form in order 13 1 battle, each beating to quarters, clearing for action, and engaging at cable's length ; that, when the fight is over, an attack will be made with the 'gunboats of the whole fleet upon three steam frigates drawn up under Fort Monckton, and which 'will be captured by them. These arrangements are of course dependent upoi time, and, as already stated, the Queen's pleasure ; but the gunboat fight, which is brought near shore for the gratifica tion of the general public, is expected to be the finest sight of all. While the public on shore are exhausti n all their energies in th e scram bl e for tickets and g lodgin the ships—the " Great D u k e " a l one exce pted—are as a_ goinr, to .h R quiet as if noth i ng unusual was _appen. Si r T. C oc h rane is giving his ‘ flagshigigantic bin p a fresh coat of paint .and an e x t ra scrub g, in contemplation of her Majesty's visit, and :for the last two days no visitors have been received * * * * 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 b e 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 accordinqly, and not clos e in to interrupt the evolutions that may be ordered, as they themselves will alone be answerable should any accident occur. " THOMAS COCHRANE, Vice-Admiral, " Commander-in -Chief. " Victory, in Portsmouth Harbour, August 8." The f 2 llowing are the signals issued to-day for the guidance of the Fleet to-moiro-x For Review.—Weigh. The compass course will be made from the Royal yacht to the Admiral ; on passing the N ab, Form line abreast. Clear for action. Use sails and steam. Chase. THE SUN, LONDON, TTHIRSDAy EVENING, AUGUST 11, 1853. Vivid ; the House of Lords, the Stromboli ; the House of Comtno;o:, the Ball Dug : and the Minitry, the 111 E,141e. The H.,!',:tA 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 on the occasion, but the only one that as yet has Shr had its specific duties. for the day fixed is the Lizard, which has been, with commendable ragard for the means o f gratifying public curiosity, placed at the disposa l of St. of representatives of the press. - • SHARE MA.RICETS.-(THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. Paid 1 RAILWAYS. 100 Aberdeen ..... Ambg. Nottng. Bost & Eastn. all birmng. Wolverh. & Stour Valley 28 Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct all Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons._ 181 Do., £2O 100 Bristol & Exeter 100 Caladonian all Chester & Holyhead all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black. & Pas& 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc. all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction ..... SOUTHAMPTON, AUG. 10. Since the receipt of the last intelligence the doings in Southampton have increased tenfold. Not only are 27. persons entering the town f rom a ll parts by railway) but pedestrians, horsemen, and vehicles of every descrip- hh St. tion may be seen flocking in from at quarters. Arri - 13t' vals from Bath, Bristol, and the ext r eme west have been „ showered upon us in large numbers during the day, and Fo 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 anxious to seize every opportunity to " turn a shilling," have in _5 many instances purchased up th e whole of the tickets 25 issued for some of the conveyance packets, and are offer -18 ing the same to strangers at 100 and 150 per cent. over their original cost. Wh e th er th e se " energetic 22°5 speculators" will reap that harvest which their love of money has induced them to suppose, is rather doubtful, for, up to the present moment, fresh vessels are arriv ing for the convenience of all parties The West India Company have availed themselves of the use of their steam-ship Thames, which is now moo red at the West India buoy, and will lave early to-morrow bt'• morning, with the directors of th e com pany and their rt. friends. St. The Cadiz, the new screw steata-ship, belonging to St. the Peninsular and Oriental Company, is also in readi- St. ness to convey the directors and the staff of the com- 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 50, 161 be fortunate enough to get the day, iS9t The South-Western Railway has, since the morning,chartered three ships, in addition to their own , from 14 London, which are expected to arrive during the ni g ht, 50 for the purpose of conveying excursionists (as per a dver- 20 tisements) to the "great sight." The traffic on this line 111 to-day has been immense. Not only has nearly ev er y 10 carriage been drained from the station, but outw ard S t. trains have been obliged to await the arrival of an en- St. gine before they could proceed on their journey. 20 The officials at the Telegraph office have likewise had 10 their work to do, for messages have arrived by dozens !t,; calling upon parties to prepare tickets for fresh comers Z o at any price rather than not at all. 25 All the yachts in connection with the port have left, 25 and even watermen's boats are at a premium. Scarcity st of wind, however, prevents the demand being so great 8, as it otherwise would ; but with the proviso should the St. wind be favourable, there is no doubt they will all be St. engaged. 50 By nine o'clock to-morrow morning there will be a 25 great change in the present bustling appearance of 100 Southampton ; and although all cannot be present, yet S those who may be able to avail themselves will have the 0 6 K satisfaction of witnessing that which, in their generation, " 5 6 may never occur again. 20 all Do. New all East Angran (£25 L. & E. & L. &D.) all Do., (£lB E. & H.) all Eastern Counties all Eastern Union, Class A. late E. U. Sh 8i Do., d 0...... ..... all Do B & 0 Closing Prices Yesterday. 1100 East Lancashire . —, all East & West Ind. Dk & Binning. June 100 Edinburgh& Glasgow 14 Edinb. and Peebles_ 'lOO Edinb.Prth.&Dunde 100 Glasgow & S.Western 100 Great Northern Stk 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 11.00 'Gt. Sth. &West.(lre )' 1100 Great Western ii. Irleh South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle 11i Do., Thirds 100 Lam IL &Yorkshire 16 Do., Firths 114 Do., Wst. Riding Un. all Leeds Northern all Liv.Crsby.&Soutbpt. all London & Blackwall 7 Lond. nib. & Sthend. 100 Lond.Bright.&S.Cst., 100 London &N. Western 12 Do. Fifths 1 Do. ,10/.5h.,M&8...0 100 London & S.Western 42i Do., X5O 34 Do. .Z4O .. .. all Lndndrry.&Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Manch.Shet&Linclu. 44 Do., Man. &Lin. lJn. 100 Midland . 100 Do. Birmingot Derby 174 Midland G.West.(l.l%) 174 \ Do. 4 Shares ......• ... all Newcas tle &Carlisle.. 100 Newmarket............ 44 Do. Bury Extensio ns 174 Newpt.Aberg daltfd. IP . l a wal 117 : Ni51 ND & e : 0 71 :1:14 :35a. 5t e & r W w. e E . v ar f . n . 0 .. r ni .. . e .. . 5 .. n ... ki . P . ..... °1 . .. 1 .. in . e ... 13 . .. t . : I 3i Northu. Counties Un ▪ 100 North British ._ ...... i 16 North Devon, N 0.1.. 5 111 Do., No. 2...•••• ••• •• 4 all Dc., A Deferred •.. 8 Do., A B Guarantee ) 17t North Staffordshire.. ) all North Western .. ) 10 N. &S. Westrn. Juno t. 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverhamptou..... t. 100 Scottish Central t. 100 Scottish Mi dland ... 100 Shrewsbury & Birmg 'lOO Do., L. & N. Westu Guaranteed Stock 9 Shrewsby. & Ilerefd all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) all Do. Halves, do. all Do. Oswesay 6!. Shropshire Union all - South Devon 100 South Eastern all South Wales 15 S. Yorksh. River Dun s— . • . . D 0...... • . 16!, Stockton & Hartlepl. 20 Thames Haven Dock and Railway 17 Vale of Neath......... all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limeri eh 14 West Cornwall. . 21s. Wmbledon &Croydon 1 Woodford 100 York Newctl. &Berw J 20 Do. Extensions J 5 11 Do. G.N.E. Purchase' St. 100 \York &N. Midland.. (Front the Times.) The naval display which gathers this morning to the magnificent harboar of Portsmouth and the waters of the Solent no inconsiderable portion of the population of this metropolis, and of the southern counties 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 of the 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 be seen in the squadron now assembled at Spithead. The structure of our vessels is largely expanded and improved ; and, although many successive naval ad ministrations have borne the not undeserved reproach of 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 ; and, as a sailing three-decker, the Queen will support comparison, without disadvantage, against any rivals. The main deck of these colossal vessels is the most striking picture which the eye can behold of the stern preparations and order of war. Armed with guns far exceeding in weight of metal the greatest power of our 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, r evolving 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 accura c y as a b a tt er y 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 th© 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 vessels in 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 m anoeuvres 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 spectacle of a naval action. It is not, however, as 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 Englishme n 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 that 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 ow e to it the extension of trade, the acquisition of wealth, the amazing spread Of our language ove r 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 sea flows, a British ship -of-war may come to protect these principles, and to pursue these objects, that our national power is known and respected throughout the world. So widely extended is this influence, and so great is the terror of this English name, that the spectacle of to-day is not a mere summer's pastime among the yachts of Cowes, but a political occurrence, the significance of which will be understood in every cabinet of Europe ; 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 their very shortsighted leaders has in this manner led us to the verge of the very danger against which they professed to guard us. They have not succeeded in relaxing the vigilance or the energy of their countrymen, but they have spread abroad a false and mischievous opinion that the English people 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 an& legal right. But it is the existence of such a powe? which enables them to speak with authority when the occasion requires it. It is sup posed that, became 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 when 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 )f the people of England to obey the old call of resistance to injustice and lence, have taken by surprise those foreign statesmen who measure& us by the standard of Mr. Cobden's patriotism ; aid the m aintenance of peace, to which we now look forward, is mainly due to the existence of a naval free, not used for any purpose of pro vocation, but ready and efficient for every necessary e mergency. In the present state of Europe,. we are satisfied that the maintenance of a consider able force a loat is one of the chief guarantees of our security, and of the tranquillity of the world. In other cointries y o u may see an array of troops, horse and fo ot, far outnumbering the gallant bat talions at Dhobliakin —in other countries you may and defence of fortresses far witness the scientific than Chatham ; but the stronger and amtotarce. evolutions or, a steam fleet . of line-ofibattle ships, manned and salon alone. by British seamen, can happily be seen in England alone. It . is the result of w bat ages of given usfor our defence, and for courage and skill have the defence of those great prinoiples to which in evil days this Wand still affords a refuge. God grant it be a perpetual refuge ! and that, while we retain our supre rn nival war, that power may never cease to be ma ey . exercised fir the defence of justice and the maintenance of peace I 20 20 50 20 Duke of Wellington, screw, Captain H. B. Martin, C. 8., bearing the flag of the Commander-in- Chief, Vice-Admiral Sir T. J. Cochrane, K.C.8.. 1 Agamemnon, screw, Capt. Sir Thomas Maitland, C. 8., bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Corry Queen, Capt. Michell Prince Regent, Capt. Hut ton London, Capt. Eden Blenheim, screw, Capt Henderson, C.B Hogue, screw, Capt. W Ramsay Ajax, screw, Capt. Quin Edinburgh, screw, gunnery ship, tender to Excellent, Capt. R. S. Hewlett Imperieuse, screw, Capt Watson Arrogant, screw, Capt. Freemantle Amphion, screw, Capt. A. C. Key Tribune, screw, Capt. Hon S. T. Carnegie Sidon, paddle, Capt. Gold smith Terrible, paddle, Captain McCleverty Highflyer, screw, Captain Moore Magicienne, paddle, Capt T. Fisher Valorous, paddle, Capt. C. H. M. Buckle Odin, paddle, Capt. Fran cis Scott Encounter, screw, Capt. O'Callaghan Lelpard, paddle, Capt George Giffard Desperate, screw, Capt Chambers Vulture, paddle, Capt. F H. Glasse • Vesuvius, paddle, Com mander Wilson L IBarracouta, paddle, Gem mander Parker 1,192 1,048 The following official programme has 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 : AR OR PORT, OR LEE DIVISION. STARBO DID,VISION. WEATHER 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 course, as designated, and as * °. 19 ik sv soon as there is sufficient *N G space the sigral 919 will be * ,4 49 0 N NNN made, to formthe line abreat, * when from the order of sail- *e, 26 , bag in two columns the fleet *NX: . will assume the form' No: 2 * * * * * * * * * —viz., line abreast. __ Flag. Flag. Note.—The leading ship ** * *** * * must go very slow, those * astern of her to increase their ./z speed as they become more */ distant, so as to take a rein,- * tive 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 *Flag. fire upon the line. *Flag. The ships, having been pre- * 4 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 & E 3 * Flag. I, * * * 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 flag will bear up snd pass to leeward of the royal yacht, each ship followng 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 play be ordered, the leading ships being two cables apart. */ IP/ //*/ • S * * * * * r 4 * * 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. _t 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 their disposal; the Corps Diplomatique, the 1,100 3,750 3,074 3,083 2,613 2,598 1,474 1,750 1,761 1,772 2,146 1,876 1,474 1,054 1,328 1,847 1,153 1,255 1,255 1,310 1,412 1,100 it. 1100 it. 100 64 t all 50 1 6 ;t. 100 L 6 6 it. 100 it. 100 m.llOO i 0 1 all M. 100 i 0 1 5 l2ii 12:1 L2il all ?,5 I all ' 2 I a 11 3 L2l all 12. all I : . 1081 3t. 100 Bt. 100 1.6 i 5 gt. 100 gt. 100 gt. 100 gt. 100 20 all St. 100 .5 15 8 all LO all o lO ;5 all LO 1i 0.6 all n \ all 5 3 'it. 100 ;DAY• 26 -- 27 N - 5 4 91 - 1.01 9 7 dl 20 - 22 34 -- 2i ill 102 -- 104 67t -- 681 214 -- 224 196 -- 20 24 - 8 - 9 5f - 511 , 31 3i 12t - 13 43 - 45 31 -- 33 T4i-- 75, 53 - 72 - 28 . 7 - - - 36 53 84 i 54 1.34 135 110 112 89i 90 7 7i 103 105 17 18 p 71 78 4 4ict 3t 3 d 15 —lsi 9 l 102 —lO4 1.15 1154 2 —24 c 1 I SP 884 894 6 5d 5 4 d 11 13 18 20 284 29 —d 711 42 714 - 40 - 55 i - 4 - 21 8 - 9 52 - 54 dl 324 - 334 9 14 - 2A P 501 - 93 - 61 - 60 - 69 71 11 tdis 18 - 20 9 - 10 13i -14 A 3g - 3git 19 - 20 714 - 74 35i - 36 13 -- 14 1 2E' - ii 2h - 21 11 - 158 1 1 8 - 31 - 32 91 - 10 69 70 71 7ici 24 2id 60 61 PREFERENCE SHARES ;t. 100 3t. all ;t. 100 ;t. 100 L 5 all 64 4 1 6i oil i 3i all 5 all 7i 2 6 i all si all .0 all ;0 all ;t. 100 5 1 all . 1 100 Aberdeen Do., No. 2, 7 p. c... Eris. & Ex. 4 p. a. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares ... Caledonian £lO ...... Chester & Holyhead ' Guar- 5a per cent... Cork &Bandon 5 p. c. Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction EastA nglian (£3los) ' 6 per cent.... Do. (25) 7 per cent Do. (E 7178) 7 p. ct Eastern Counties Ex tension, sp. c. No.l Do., No. 2 Do., New 6 p. c. St.. Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent.... EastLancash. 6 p.cts. Edinb.Prth.&Dundee 5i per cent.. Glasgow & S. Westerns guar. 5 per cent. Great Northr 5 p.c. Do. 5 p. c., Redeem., ', at 10 p. c. pram .... Gt. Southn. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths... Gt. Westu. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.).. G. West. fixed 4. 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.a. London & S. Western, Con. Thirds LoudondeiTydz Coler A Shares .. eoudy. & Ennis. h Sh Manch. ,Shec. , & Lin., iShares, No. 1 Do. Now, £lO. . Do., £6. MaryptiSiCarl. 4p. c. Do. 4i per cent Do .. ...... .. .. ....... Mid. Consol . . 6 p.c. St Do. Cousol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 4i per cent Norfolk Extension Do. Pref. 5i per ct Do. Way. Val. 5 p c North British North Staffordshire.. Oxford Worcester di Wolverh. £15,6p. c Do Shrews& 13irm. 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. Yorksh.4p. c. Guar. Waterfd. &Kilk.6p. c. York Newcastle and Berwicl:,4 p.e.Pref 5 ro 15 10 York& N. Midland H & S. Porch. 1103 - • 1051 LO5 107 19A -20 A d 6k 61 4 5 5 2 p —llp 14it - 15 1 ,128 - 129 1112 - 114 - Fib - 7i 102,i 103! d —fpm 150 152 ••• '''''' • 3i - 4 10 - 11 13 - 14 8 -- 9 10 -- 11 * al 1149 - 151 1131 1031 - 114 - 114 x 118 - 122 115 - 117 1 246 - 2511 1l - 2 10. i -10 i 17} - 18 I - P 14 - 15 PDX 25t 26i 194 -- 2041 -- id 1103 - 105 5 i 52 par P FOREIGN. Antwerp&Rotterds.m, Belgian Eastn. June. Beziors to GraiSSCSSaC Charleroi & Erquelin. Dijon and Besancon.. Dutch Rhenish ....... East 1ndian............ Do. Extension ..... Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Janet. of France Gt. Western of Canada Shares Lucca & Pistoja 5 p. e• Luxembourg liK,. (Railway)... IDo.. IDo. (Canal) Do. 6 p. et. pref , Lyons & Meditorran Madras Namur & Liege (with' interest) Do. (ex iuterest) Northern of Frinee.. Do. 20'. 3 p. c Bds. (fmy.B.&Ams.Sits.) NorwegianTrankPref Paris and Ly0n5...... i Paris and Orleans.... 'Paris and R0nen...... Paris and Strasbourg ParisCaen & Cherbrg. Quebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre..... Royal Swedish. ........ Sambre and Meuse... Sth-Eastra. of France Southern of France.. Upper India Scrip.., West Flanders ........ Do. 5A per c. Pref,.. Western of France... West. of Switzerland - 1 d 11 —15 i 1 2. l id 4i lt 2i 2Ap 7 7 16(1 4 41 1 —ll I 1 a 2ii 7i - 8 14 -14 i - 9t - 4 7 - 49 18; 44 -46 3 71 --- 38} 4 -- 5 id 20 31 81 - if io -- lop 3 2 d 25 25 St. 50 20 1 20 20 104 20 20 20 20 20 10' 20 10 20 Business done St. this day. 50 26i 6 1031 68 4 I St. 5 90 891 9i 77i i 81 151 103 i 26 x d 115 k 16 281 1 20 72 i 2 3 57 ei Pi 34rli 3 93 63 62 LINES LEA SED AT FIXED RENTALS. Lewtn.r. ompan.s. Closinz :'riee Ye terday. BU,IIIPSS tht., day. Lop Buckghamsh . all ClydesdaleJe. LOO E. Lincoln. gr. L. &N.W !Caledon.. 106 -108 i 5.3 -54 i 6p. cent all Glstr.&Dn.Fr all Hrtlpl. Dk. & t.Northn Qt. Testn Yk. New. do Berw Y.&N.Md Do Do S.Eastern 150 - 152 33 - 34 Railway all Hull & Selby all Do. i Shares. a ll Do. 1 Shares. all Lon.&Greenwl all Do. Preference 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent... 100 Do. 6 per ct... all Manch.Bston.l and Matlock l all Middlesbro' & 13 - 114 56 - 57 274 - 284 14 -14 t 26 - 27 Norfolk Do Ln.&N.W & Midld Stekton & . Darlingt. . Midland 98 - 100 3 - 31 \ Redcar all Midld.Bradfd a ll Northern and Basternsp.c. all Do. 6 per et.. all Do.Fisedsp.c l all Prest. &Wyre iii = 1691 E. Count. !Do 65 - 67 .. .... ••• L. &N . W. &Ln&Yk Do. Do. 1 1 Lan;;11...& Yorksh.. ItritlClean Stockt. & Darling Do Gt.Westn ilk Do. Shares. 100 Roystn.&Hit. 100 Do.Shepth.St. 19 Shef. Roth. & Goole g .5. p.c 9i S. Staffordsh all WearVallaygr\ 6 per cent Do RI - 152 1 L5O - 152 —i— • Via! l -- 1102 i -103 1100 (Wilts&Somrstl MINES. 1 all Agua Fria .... ........ ' 4 1 p 10s. all Anglo Californian i p 10 2 Australasian ld par 20 5 Australian l4 -- 24 14 1 all Australian Cordillera i d 1 all Australian Freehold. a d 1 all Ave Maria — 4 d 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) d par 1 all British Austrin. Gold i d 20 13.5 British Iron 7 9 35 244 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm at 41 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 3 4 20 15 Do. St. John De! Rey 31 4 324 1 6 C Carson ' s Creek I — 40 all Cobra Copper 474 4l 474 5 1 Colonial Gold p 14 Copiapo lO —ll St. all Copper Min. of Eng 55 65 25 all Do. Pref. 74 p. cent 64 —74 p 5 all English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co 24 2 d 20 all General l4 —l6 2 all Great Nugget Vein i t p 3 all Great Polgooth. li i d 1 all Lake Bathurst .fi d d 1 all Liberty td par 1 all Lond.&Californ.Gold Quartz Crush. Co 1 all Mariquita. ....... 10 9 Meximn&S.Amerien. 64 7 64 1 all New Granada ld i P 1 all Nouveau Monde i l4 I. 5 Port Philip ' d 1 all Quartz Rock id p 1 50 all Rhymney Iron — ... 15 Do. New 64 74 30 IN Santiago de Cuba 34 44 31 1 all South Australian id par 10 7 Tin Croft . 6 8 284 all United Mexican 34 4 1 _.... 1 all Waller g 4 di 1 all West Granada $ I (11 a 1 all West Mariposa J. d, . ; 1 all Yuba 1 4 d, JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 81 - A I all Australasia all British Colonial Bank awl Loan Company all British N. American 2 Chrtd. Bnk.of India, Austral., and China 5 Chrtd. Bnk. of Asia 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Loud 10 English Scottish and Australian Chrtd 15 London Chrtd. Bnk of Australia 20 London and County 10 London Joint Stock 20 Lond.andWestminst. 35 National Provincial of England 10 Do. New 22 National of Ireland all Oriental Bank Cor poration 25 Provincial of Irelani all Do. New 1 Royal Australn. Bkg and Gold Imp. Co.. 25 South Australia all Union of Australia , 21 Do. New 10 Union of London all Union of Madrid il) 4d par .. ad' 25 100 100 20 Par— 1 P 50 50 100 100 21 - - ... '-' . MISCE: - 50. 10 35 Australian Agricult. 0 12 Australsn.Pcific.Mail .0 8 Australn. Royal Mail 38 Brit. American Land 32. Canada 5 Crystal Palace 2 Crystal Pal. of France 1 Eastern Steam 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir 14 Gen. Steam Navigat 14 General Screw Steam 5 Irish Beetroot Sugar all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 3 Netherlands Laud 10 Nrth. ofEuropeSteam 1 Peninsular & Oriental 25 Do. Do. 60 Royal Mail Steam 25 South Austral. Land all Submar. Telegraph.. 2 Univeral Emigration and Colonization.... Van Diemen's Land 10 20 50 50 100 25 101 la i x. d 3 8 i 1, i a— par 14 46 72 Tej 8 Bi, :OITS 32 - 31 64 - 67 11 - 2 - 1 ... - • ..• -.. . ... .-- ••• '-' id 1: 72 i x d 19 i x d 2i ;I, :1 77 ... -- , . .--. ii -7 39 - M 7- - - 17 2i 3 MARKET NEWS-(THIS .DAY.) GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended Aug. 11, 1853, made up from the Returns of the In,pectors in the different Cities and Towns in Engiand and Wale per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. 'EMMET. OATS. E YE. BEA NS. PEAS. 533 9a I 293 9,1 122 s 61 1 37* 3,1 14U3 7 , 1 37s 10,1 THE SIX WEEK'S AVERAGE. WHEAT. I BARLEY. I OATS. I BYE. I BEANS. 1 PEAS. Sus od 29s 5d 21s 4d 353 Id 40s 5d 36s fid DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. I BAILET. 1 - OATB. 1 RTE. I MS. REAM 1 PEAS. 11 Od Is 0(1 is Od Is Od is Od Is Od QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 86,113; Barey, 2,078; Oats, 13.628 ; Rye, 113 ; BeaLs 2,371"; Peas, 219 quarters. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—OId meadow hay, 4l 5s to Si 10s ; new ditto, 2/ 10s to 4/ Os ; old clover, Si Os to 6/ Os ; new ditto, 3/ 10s to 41109 ; and straw, 1/ 8s to 1/16s per load. Supply moderately good, and trade less active. CIIMBERLANr.—OId meadow hay, 41 5s to 5/ 15s Od ; new ditto, 2/ 12s to 41 59 ; old clover, 5/ Os to 6/ Os ; new ditto, 31 10a to 4112 s ; and straw, 1/ 10s toll 18s per load.' A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand. WHITECHAPEL.—OId meadow hay, 4/ 5s to Si 108; new ditto, 2110 s to 4/ Os ; old clover, 5/ Os to 61 Os ; new ditto, 3/ 10s to 4115 s ; and straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 16s per load. Trade rather dull. MEAT MARKETS NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—OnIy a moderate busi ness was transacted here to-day, as follows :—ef, from 2s 8d to 3s 10d • Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 10d ; Lam Be b, 4s 8d to 5s likl; Veal, as 8d to 4s 8d ; Pork, 38 Od to 4s 2d per Bibs, 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 sa to 5s ; Lamb, 5s Od to Gs Od ; 3s 4ci to 4s 44 ; Pork, 3 s Od to 3s 10d per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, AUG. 10.—Our market was well sup plied to-day, yet the general demand rul e d v er y firm, SO follows :—Beef, 3s Od to 4s 4cl ; Mutton, 38 CA to :is Od; Lamb, 5s Od to 6a Od ; V ea l, 3 s 4d t o 4s 4tl ; Pork, 3s Od to 3s 10d per albs. Quarter old store pigs, 19s to 25s each. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(TRIS DAY, LONDON, Aug. 11.— Wind this day a t N oon, E . N . E . ; light breeze , and fine. DEAL, Aug.i 10.—Wind, N.B. by I Arrived—Mace donia, Cronst a dt, fo r B r i s t o l ; John Hunter, unerland Victory, Newcastle, for Berm u d a Venice ; Lively, Shi e ld s , f ; Augusta, Shields, fel or laud, for Bombay ; Gadiz ; Premuda, Sunder- Bella Donna,(brig), do., for the Westward. do., for Quebec ; Hebe FALMOUTH, Aug. 1 0.—Wind, E. Arrived—Baltasara, London, for New Zealand. Sailed—Henrietta, St. Peters burgh • , Kroll Proildsesse Caroline, Copenhagen ; Camos lina, d., London ; Ar go , China. Clyde. Off Port — Holyrood , PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 10.—Wind, N.E. to S.E. Sailed— , Hendrik Hudson Ne w Yo r k . OFF COWES, Aug .lo.—iranklin (s), New York, on freight 850,000 dollars. WEYMOUTH, Aug. 10. -Wind, E. Arri ved—Pomona, Newcastle, f or Genoa. Sailed—Derwentwater, Van Die men's Land - Lady Peel, Quebec ; F ox, Newfoundland ; Philomene, Trieste ; Sostern Clausen, Southampton. GRIMSBY, Aug. 10.—Arrived—Cyarina, Richibucto. SOUTHWOLD, Aug. 10. — The B ell, fr en Montrose, has received considerable damage, having grounded on the bar. BRIDPORT, Aug. 9.—Arrived —Angelo, mo. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 11. (10.30 a.m.)--Wind, N derate, and fine. * Arriv e d—Balbec (s), from Havre Gio vanina, Odessa , Au g 9.—Wind, S., fine . Arr ired— QUEENSTOWN' . Ambrogo, from . Grfano ; Guiseppe, Odessa. S a iled Karate, for Havre. DUNDEE, Aug. 9.—Wind, W. Sailed-14 0 Y Agnes Duff, Cape of Good Hope. LIMERICK, Aug. 9.—Wind, S.S.W. Barbadoes ; Exell, do. Sailed St Qu ebec. and Tartarus, BELFAST, Aug 9.—Ar rived —St. J Cri sts. spin, ohn 8,N.8. LERWIOK, Aug. 7.—H.M. 's Arg os 11.31.'s cutter, and the Atalanta (Dutch war steame r ), which left this port on the 31st ult. in search of a suspi cious•looking craft, have all returned without having seen anything of D, her. THISTE Aug. 4.—The Tagus, of and from Shields to Cronstadt, was wrecked near Fromm on tne Ist inst. ; crew saved. 70 \ 121 60 3 / 4 1 150 X (1 9, SPORTING NOTES. LAST WORDS ABOUT WOLVERHAMPTON. The racing at Wolverhampton on Tuesday was chiefly remarkable for the defeat of Wild Huntsman in the half mile encounter for the Chillington Stakes. At the half distance he appeared to be winning easily, but Corin " rushing it" at the stand when Marlow had apparently done riding, j ju't won on the post by a r n o eck. The pa tience and judgment with which Aid cft rode Corin, elicited much deserved commendation. The victory of Wild Huntsman had been anticipated as a certainty, and his defeat sorely discouraged and disappointed his partisans both for this event and next years 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 promoting the success and prosperity of the meeting. In addition to the stakes, he won a " nice little sum" also in bets. He backed his horse, too, for the Cambridgeshire Stakes at 2000 to 40. Wednesday's proceedings were comparatively unin teresting, and the attendance of book makers was very scanty. The sport at Reading and North Stafford shire possessing " mettle 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 occasioned much regret. Grief and Balloon were, of course, disqualified for their engagements, and the sport was in consequence materially diminished. Before closing my comments on the Wolverhampton meeting, I willingly bear testimony to th e ene rgy and zeal displayed by the race committee, which was t his year strengthened by the accession of several working -e mem bers. Many plans are under consideration, which, if properly carried out, will tend considerably to improve the character of the meeting. I should, however, ear. nestly urge upon the race committee the policy of 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 obtained 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 competitors 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 tionevents has been marked by little activity. itsiP On prncal 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 DARIEN. The following is the translation of a letter on this sub ject, addressed by Baron Alexander Von Humboldt to Mr. Lionel Gisborne : 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 fiuish, before my death, some scientific works which I bad 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 limo, 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 mind, 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 _ 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 Huchnecoca, 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, of which Christopher Columbus, in one of his letters to the Queen of Spain, said—" El mundo espoco." 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 oc cu pi e d 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 explorat ions, and a survey extending over all details, and carried on by a great number of expenenced men, to publish, on a large scale, maps and se ctions 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 i nternat i onal commerce of the world, will only disturb such people as in the nar rowness of their views oppose themselves to the natural and providential course of events, and shed tears over the unfortunate discovery of Americ a . The Rioafliturra.thne: (Tehuan tepec), w e i t th i w t h s ie p h osta l g p e u t b o lis t e e d Rio the C fi h rs im t a m lap ap a cre e h itineraries discovered by me in the archives of the Vi ce Kingdom of Mexico, will a l ways b e of greatimportance, a xl mareco , w e ia z has —a lakeall the appearance the u n United o d States,i scn ; o owing to its position opposite Louisiana, in the he becoming Theuna ture of the soil, however, does not allow great works to be c arriedeles impedingoutintb an atl y ocality ; besides, you know the d ult i ffi 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 au analysis. During forty years I preached, but always in vain, the usefulness of this sub . - stance, and in vain did I recommend its em ployment r fertilising the fields in Europe. But it is only 15 or: . years since it has at last become a great a rticle of co merce. I beg of you, my dear sir, to present my kind remem brances to the excellent and able Mr. Petermann, and to, &C., ALEXAN DER VON EV3fROLDT. P.S.—I am not surprised at the differenncestatement between the level you found at Turb aco, and my ow. To this, however, I had p rudently added " doubtful ba rometrical observation." (See my Reeueil d'Obserrutions Astronomiques et de Mesures in Parantetriques, vol. i . , p. 229.) The fact that the gas issug from the little vol canoes at Turba,co is inflammable in its natural state has already been communicated by Col. Acosta (J ourn ~ p. 6.5). It appea rs that the gaseous fluid which issu e s from the salses is not the same at ail times. I find 1 - 11 my j our nal, that in 1801, the flame of an y burning T stanc thrown P was suddenly extin g uished on being sub into a bottle conta inin g air from those little vol gas emitted would am bu fa rt im ro t also, in the mud volcanoes in th e ishnd of canoes ' Par found only az ote, althou g h the at other tes. (See my Relation lli s t or i que , vo l. xv c. 29, pp. 367-371.) .9 NEW CHUR CH AT DROCK LEY - HI LL 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. Subscriptions for the endowment have been already promised by many shareholders. The proposed church will be surrounded by an ornamental garden, with walks, shrubberies, &c., for the special use of the allottees on the terrace, which commands one of the finest views in all Kent. DEPARTURE OF THE PACIFIC.—LIVERPOOL, WEDNES. DAL—About three o'clock this afternoon, the United States mail steam-ship Pacific, Capt. Ezra Nye, sailed from the Mersey for N e w York, with the usual mails for the United States and British possessions in North America, 170 passengers, and a large and valuable cargo of merchandise on freight. EL. 7_