The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-28 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The Black Eagle paddle-wheel steam-yacht, Master
Commander John E. Petley, arrived yesterday afternoon
at Sheerness, and the Admiral and Commander John B.
Marsh went on board. Shortly after Lord Palmerston
and the Hon. Mr. Cowper proceeded to visit the float-
ing-battery Trusty, lying at moorings on the west shore,
accompanied by the Admiral. Mr. Jonathan Aylen,
Master Attendant, Acting Captain Superintendent, and
Mr. Robinson, the assistant to the master shipwright,
went on board the Trusty to receive his lordship, &c.
His lordship left the Trusty at 1.55 p.m., landed at the
Admiral's stairs at 2 p.m., and proceeded to the Admi-
ralty-house. They shortly after went round the garrison
fortifications on the north side, attended by Captain
Bolton, Acting Adjutant, Royal Artillery, in garrison.
They then entered the dockyard, proceedeh to the new
boiler-house, and thence they inspected the enlargements
making to Nos. 1 and 3 dry docks. Next they went to
inspect the preparations for erecting the new shears for
the use of the boiler factory, and at 2.45 p.m. they em-
barked from the Captain. Superintendent's stairs in the
Admiral's barge, and returned to the Black Eagle. She
immediately proceeded to Strood Railway-pier, for the
conveyance of his lordship to London.
The Rosamond, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Com-
mander Stephen S. L. Crofton, arrived at Sheerness,
last from Portsmouth, at 2 p.m. yesterday, and remains
at anchor in the harbour.
An order has arrived at Sheerness for all the Russians
and Russian-Finnish prisoners of war taken at the cap-
ture of Bomarsund to be held in readiness to leave by
the steam-transport Perseverance for Liboa, to be ex-
changed there for Engiish and French prisoners taken
by the Russians. They all speak in the highest terms
of the commander and officers of the Devonshire, where
they are at present located.
The route has arrived for the 7th company, 13th bat-
talion of the Royal Artillery, under the command of
Captain Cannon, to proceed from Sheerness to Wool-
wich, for embarcation for Corfu this day. In conse-
quence of the ill-health of Capt. Cannon, the order for
him to accompany his company has been countermanded.
He will remain in sick quarters. Captain Bolton will
take charge of his company to Liverpool, where Captain
Wragg will replace him, and assume the command to
Corfu. _ _ _

The Arabia, steam-transport, left Portsmouth on Wed-
nesday evening for the East. The Urgent, steam-
transport, Commander Phillips, R.N., arrived at Spit-
head from the Thames yesterday, and went into Ports-
mouth harbour in the afternoon to embark troops and
stores for the seat of war in the East. The City of
Aberdeen stsam-transport left Portsmouth yesterday for
the Thames. The Sylph screw transport put in at Ports-
mouth yesterday from the Thames to embark a number
of soldiers' wives and children brought home from Gib-
raltar by the steam troop-ship Perseverence. The Otter,
3, steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Glover, is com-
pleting coal at Spithead for further service. The Hansa
steam-transport is ordered to be paid out of the trans-
port service at Portsmouth, and her fittings returned to
the dockyard. The Powerful, 84, Captain Massie, is
completing stores, &c., at Spithead for channel service.
The Pigmy, steam-tender, Second-Master Johnson in
charge, left Portsmouth yesterday for Plymouth, with
supernumeraries for the ships there.
The hospital transport ship Great Tasmania, No. 210,
Commander Edmond Brewer, lett Plymouth for Con-
stantinople, via Corfu, on Wednesday afternoon. In
addition to the six officers and 151 rank and file of the
Berkshire Militia, embarked at Portsmouth, she re-
ceived at Plymouth 17 officers, some women and
children, and 601 rank and file.
The frigate Castor, 26, Lieutenant-Commander Wood,
sailed from Plymouth on Wednesday for the Cape of
Good Hope.
The receiving-ship Hibernia will go out of Hamoaze,
Plymouth, on Tuesday next, preparatory to sailing for
Malta.
The screw steam-frigate Satellite, 20, which was
launched from No. 2 slip, Devonport, on Wednesday, is
ordered into the basin dock to be coppered, when she
will be taken to Keyham to receive her machinery and
boilers, which are all ready for her.
The Sultana sailing transport, 776 tons, arrived yes-
terday at Woolwich ; and the Sir Robert Sale arrived
there the same day, to ship carts and general stores for
the land transport in the East. These vessels will like-
wise embark a number of hospital trains, constructed on
an improved principle, so as to convey the badly wounded
in a recumbent and more easy position. A few of these
carriages are already on board.
The Chesapeake, 50 guns, was put out of dock at Chat-
ham yesterday., and afterwards placed under the shears
to have her masts and bowsprit put in their places. The
dock from which she floated out is to be lengthened
several feet, and to be made a store dock for receiving
large class ships.
A party of invalids, non-commissioned officers and pri-
vates, to the number of 19, wounded men from the Cri-
mea, were discharged out of the General Hospital, Fort
Pitt, on Wednesday afternoon. They proceeded to the
casemates to join the invalid depot. Most of them are
young men, and will be fit for duty. They are expected
to join their depots next week. On their leaving Fort
Pitt, they expressed grateful thanks to all the officers of
the establishment for the kindness and.attention shown
to them during their stay in the hospital.
Twenty-five Minie rifles are ordered to be made for the
Essex Rifles, having the circular trigger invented and
patented by First-Lieutenant Phillip Harris, Quarter-
master of the Chatham Division of Royal Marines. The
first application of this invention was to the dirty and
rusty old-pattern lock of a condemned ship's musket.
Lieutenant Harris has now succeeded in producing a
gun-lock which has great power, and, having a
smooth and easy action, giving great command over the
act of firing. It is within the limits of one motion of
the finger, which can be made very slowly or instanta-
neously. It is said to have all the advantages of a hair
trigger, without its danger.
On Tuesday morning orders [were received at the
Depot Provisional Battalion in Limerick to hold in
readiness the following additional draughts to those
already under orders for embarkation to Malta. They
are to be fully armed and equipped, and ready for im-
mediate embarkation :-9th Regiment, 1 captain, 3
subalterns, 2 serjeants, 1 drummer, and 80 rank and
file ; 17th, 2 subalterns, 1 serjeant, 1 drummer, and 94
rank and file ; 39th, 3 subalterns (Ensigns Chambers,
Gray, and Vigors), 1 serjeant, 8 drummers, and 27 rank
and file ; 89th, 2 subalterns (Ensigns Manners and Bar-
ron), 1 serjeant, 4 drummers, and 12 rank and file.
From Depot Provisional Battalion at Birr :-21st Regi-
ment, 1 captain, 4 subalterns, 3 serjeants, 10 drummers,
and 163 rank and file ; 57th, 2 subalterns, 1 serjeant, 6
drummers, and 55 rank and file ; 63d, 1 captain, 3
subalterns, 2 serjeants, and 73 rank and file.
• The Provisional Battalion at Fermoy is materially re-
duced. The 33d depot is ordered to Cork, the 49th to
Ballincollig, the 68th to Tralee, and the 72d to Glasgow.
The 30th and 50th depots only remai❑ at Fermoy.
The 82(1 depot arrived at Clonmel on Wednesday from
Edinburgh.
Captain Taylor, 9th Regiment, at present with the
depot in Limerick, is appointed to take charge of the
sick and invalided soldiers of our army, returned from
the Crimea, on board her Majesty's ship Britannia,
hospital ship at Plymouth. He will leave Limerick in a
few days for his new command.
Lord Seaton and Colonel Gordon Higgins have been
for some time past engaged in devising means for the
proper training and organisation of the Irish militia
regiments, which are an innovation on the old line mili-
tia regiments, and consequently required consideration
towards rendering them effective. They have now de-
termined to brigade several of those regiments, occa-
sionally relieving them by others at the Curragh. A re-
quisition has gone in a for a number of 24-pounders and
some light field-pieces, and a range of nearly 3,000 yards
has been obtained for practice. It is probable the Dub-
lin and Northern regiments may first be assembled, but
two strong regiments are required for garrison gun ser-
vice in the Mediterranean, Such regiments, strong in
number, as the Limerick, Waterford, and Tipperary,
may first be moved in. It is said that the Limerick and
Waterford are ready to volunteer to a man, and it is un-
derstood the Tipperary have already offered themselves
for the Mediterranean trip.
On Tuesday evening 20 of the South Cork Militia,
who had volunteered to the 88th Regiment, left Cork in
the Sabrina for Bristol, on the way to Winchester,
where the depot of the Connaught Rangers is stationed.
They were under the command of Captain Shouldham.

STATE OF TRADE.—MANCHESTER, Sept. 27.—The
market both for yarn and cloth continues very flat. A
little business is doing in printing cloths suitable for the
American trade, and qualities of printers' and T cloths
suitable to the Levant trade go off; and maintain rather
more steadiness in price than most other kinds of goods.
Sellers appear indisposed to give way further in price,
but the value of cotton having given way at Liverpool
yesterday, with a depressed feeling again this morning,
buyers of goods here are operating with much reserve.
Spinners have to give way slightly to effect sales ; but
yarns appear to be less depressed than cloth by the
change which has taken place in the market.

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PROFESSOR ANDERSON, THE "WIZARD
OF THE NORTH," AND TIE NtGRO
SLAVE.

However marvellous may be the performances of the
"Wizard of the North," at the Lyceum, they can
scarcely be more so than are the anecdotes and reports
of his progress in the United States, as detailed in the
various journals. He evidently worked his cantrips so
well as to surprise Jonathan wb erever he went, and ap-
pears to have been more popu tar in America than any
professor who has yet crossed the Atlantic—Jenny Lind,
of course, excepted. From among many amusing stories
of his tact and dexterity, we select the following from
the Pennsylvania Courier:—

Professor Anderson was playing in the Holiday-street
Theatre, Baltimore, to crowded houses every evening.
On the last night of his performance in that city
the ball was numerously thronged, and the Professor
took occasion to introduce some new feats of a more
astonishing character than he had previously shown.
Among the audience, and occupying a prominent
position in the middle of the ball, sat a sallow-complex-
ioned, hatchet-faced South Carolinian, who regarded the
performances very intently, but who never joined in the
applause awarded to the Wizard by the rest of the com-
pany. He saw the Professor take a large trunk, two or
three geese, and a live boy out of a portfolio about two
inches thick, and he nodded, as much as to say—" That's
not quite so bad." He watched the feat of producing an
unlimited quantity of flowers, toys, and sweetmeats, out
of an ordinary hat, and he nodded his head to that also—
he witnessed another trick, and he nodded his head
again. Then came the "Inexhaustible Bottle." The
Professor's story about it was listened to, and the
South Carolinian nodded his head, and smiled cyni-
cally at what he was told. Presently he broke silence
for the first time, and asked for some gin out of the
bottle—gin was given him ; next for some rum—rum he
had. Then he desired some lemonade. At his wish
lemonade was poured for him out of the same bottle
which had furnished the gin and the rum. He drank
the lemonade, patting his broad-brimmed hat over one
of his eyes, and folding one of his arms, looked hard at
the Professor with the other. The bottle feat was finished,
the audience applauded, the Professor bowed, and was
about to leave the stage for a moment. Suddenly the
taciturn " South Carolinian" started to his feet, and
beckoning to the Wizard, called to him in a loud voice
to stop. Mr. Anderson obeyed, and came to the front
of the stage. Whereupon, to the intense amusement of
all present, the following dialogue occurred :
" Well, I guess, stranger, you're a smart fellow," said
our friend, addressing the Professor ; " you are a smart,
anyhow, you are. I have been looking at you, I have.
I'd say that you were some one that it's not civil to name
right away, if you could do one trick."
"I have no ambition to be so regarded, I assure you,"
answered the Professor with.great good humour, "but you,
perhaps, will oblige me by saying what you wish me to do."
" Well, you are smart ; but you can't do it. Your ma-
ch.nery's good, and you have some well made little engines
on the stage there. You have a quick hand, and a clever
way about you too, stranger, but you can't do what I want,
after all; and it's a kind of thing I'd like to see the
smartest wizard going do."
What is it? What do you want Mr. Anderson to do?"
incuired fifty voices at once.
" Well, you can't turn a black nigger white—you can't
do that, nohow," returned the querulous visitor, as he spat
on the floor, put his hands deep in his pocket, and shook
his shoulders with glee at having, as he thought, posed the
Professor.

Mr. Anderson asked the company to be silent for a mo-
meat. " Ladies and gentlemen," said he, " this is my
last night of performance in Baltimore. I travel south.
In dx months I will return to this city, and if on this
Digit six months my friend will come to see me, and bring
with him a black negro, I will turn him into a white one."
Tile people cheered. The " Carolinian" shook his head.
"Well, I guess you will when you do," said he. " but
I will be here with the nigger. Mark me, Mr. Wizard,
I aix here with the nigger—.—l am ;" and so saying he left
the theatre.

The performance was concluded. Mr Anderson left the city,
next morning; and the following few months it was a sub-
ject cf general conversation whether the Wizard would re-
turn and keep his word. At length his advertisements ap-
peared, and the chief experiment in the programme was
announced to be the "changing of a black negro into a
whits one." The evening of performance arrived, the
theatre was thronged to suffocation.
" Well done, Anderson ;" " Bravo, Anderson !" shouted
the audience as soon as the Professor appeared.
" Hold on, thar, stranger !" cried a voice from the farther
end ; "I'm here, and here's the nigger." It was the
" South Carolinian."

The company were informed that the transformation of
the back man would be the last experiment of the even-
ing. Every one waited with impatience. By and by the
time for the performance of the feat arrived.
"Anderson will do it !" " Bravo, Anderson, " cheered
the people.
The •` Carolinian" shook his head. He was invited to
let his negro come upon the stage. A large table was
brought forward, together with an immense extinguisher,
formed of wicker work, covered with cloth. Mr:Ander-
son explained that he would cause the negro to stand on
the table, place the extinguisher over him, fire a pistol at
it, and produce a white negro where there had been ablack
one. Everybody was on tiptoe as the negro mounted the
table. The extinguisher was placed over him—the pistol
fired. On the removal of the extinguisher a negro per-
fectly white skinned, with white curling hair, and the
thorough African face, stood before the audience.

" flour—he's floured my nigger," cried the" Caroli
nian."

The audience were invited to examine him. They found
that it was the proper colour of the skin ; and it was re-
marked that in changing colour, the man appeared to have
become a little taller. Round after round of applause
greeted the Professor. The owner of the negro turned on
his heel.
" Stop ! if you please," said the Wizard, "allow me to
make your nezro black again before he leaves."
Once more the extinguisher and pistol were called into
play. In two minutes the black negro stood again upon the
table.
" I restore him to you as I had him," said Anderson,
addressing the astonished sceptic.
The poor man shook his head. "I bought that nigger
down south a month ago," said he. " I've brought him
here, and he's not to run off, but to go through with me
to Charleston, where I was to trade with him again.
But I won't have him now. A nigger who's been done
that to I wouldn't own, any how."
Mr. Anderson turned to the audience, who were con-
♦alsed with laughter, and told them that, though he was
not a planter or a slave owner, yet on this occasion he
wished to buy a negro. Then, asking the trader what
he would take for the slave to have no further claim
upon him, and receiving for answer twenty dollars, he
paid the amount.
With reference to the transformation of black into
white, we may as well mention that there are plenty of
white negroes far up on the Mississippi. The Wizard
bad been that way. Whether he had brought one with
him or not, we leave open to conjecture.
Mr. Anderson left Baltimore in the morning (having
first obtained a pass for his negro.) Philadelphia was
the next city he had to visit. The travelling world
knows that, going south, Maryland is the first slave
state, the capital of which is Baltimore. Going north,
Pennsylvania is the first free state, the great city of
which is Philadelphia. The Susquehanah River divides
the states, slave and free. The Wizard had to cross the
Susquehanah River with his negro. As soon as he
arrived at the north side, he whispered in the negro's
ear that he was Free ! He burst into tears. Expres-
sion of feeling in such a place could not be indulged in.
The news was in Philadelphia as soon as the Wizard,
In that city of " brotherly love" the " Musical Fund
Hall" was nightly crowded by the Abolitionists, who
complimented the Wizard for this noble act. The curious
came to see the negro who had been turned white. The
negro, whom Mr. Anderson has re-christened " The
Wizard," is now the foreman on Mr. Anderson's estate
in Pennsylvania.—Leeds Mercury.