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London, England, 1855-08-14 00:00:00

LONDON. TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 14, 1855.

SIEGE of SEBASTOPOL.—ROYAL
SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Increased attrac-
tions. In consequence of the popularity of the brilliant Spec-
tacle of the Siege and Bombardment of Sebastopol, the Proprietor
has resolved that no efforts shall be wanting on his part to merit a
coati -mance of the public favour. New incidents, suggestive of mili-
tary life in the trenches, will be depicted. The unrivalled Military
Rand of the establishmmt has been considerably increased, and the
Troupe of Spanish Minstrels, being established favourites here, have
been re-engaged for a line ted period previous to *heir Continental
toar. Every evening this week :—Danson's colossal modelled picture
of Sebastopol. Dioramic views of Cronstadt, Revel, Belsingfors,
Odessa, Balaklava, Eupatoria, and Cathcart's-hill, painted expressly
for this establishment by P. Phillips. A Grand Vocal and Instru-
mental Concert, conducted by D. Godfrey. The usual routine (>1
novel atnusements will conclude with the Siege of Sebastopol, and
matchless pyrotechnic display. Feeding the Animals at a quarter
past five. Repulse of the Russian sortie, and reception of:the Russian
flag of truce, at Six. Concert at half-past six. Bombardment, &c.,
at half:past Nine. Admission, Is.

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Professor Wheatstone, F.R.S.Tandicofessor John Radford Toting.
MEDICAL EXAMINERS.
J. Elliotson, M.D., F.R.S.' 37, Conduit-street.
E. S. Symes, M.D., Bourdon House, Berkeley-square.
ACTUARY.
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Policy
taken out

Age.

.3iPLES OF

Sum
Assured

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS.

(From the Times of this day.)
A few years ago it would have been thought an
incredible thing that some hundred gentlemen and
ladies travelling over a beautiful country in the
full light of day should dash at the rate of a mile
a minute into the very bowels of the earth, and
remain for some minutes in total darkness, with-
out the least qualm of doubt as to their speedy re-
appearance in this upper world. We are now fa-
miliar enough with the transition, and regard it as
little more than an agreeable novelty. That, how-
ever, is the change which the public will have to
undergo this day in regard to the political prospect ;
and we are not quite sure that they aro prepared
for the total darkness which for the present they
will have to endure. With no news from the Black
Sea and none from the Baltic, with the negotiations
closed, there will then be no Parliament to ask
questions, and no Government in a position to an-
swer them. At every such pause of the intelli-
gence as that which has now for a week baffled
curiosity and excited the misgivings of the fearful
there will be no one to turn to, no one to favour
with suggestions, no one to ask why nothing is
heard or nothing done, excepting only that Press
which has no recess, and sits every night of the
year. Such is the tunnel we shall all be driving
through, utterly ignorant whether a bombardment,
an assault, a land or sea fight i 3 raging overhead ;
whether a negotiation is in progress, or new points
actually agreed on. There will be only the papers,
and, as everybody knows, the papers may ask
many questions without a Minister caring to
answer, or even having an opportunity to an-
swer. Should the least rumour of reverses come
from the north or the east, should there be any
suspicion of slackness, or complaining private
letters, then the annual abeyance of the Legis-
lature will be felt as a sort of night, in which
the action of the war goes on, though the powers
of control, of encouragement, and of inquiry through
the Legislature, will be wholly suspended. It will
not be thought, therefore, a very unreasonable re-
quest if we suggest that the session might be grace-
fully closed with some Ministerial declaration to
throw a gleam of light across the gloom of the ap-
proaching recess. In the ebbs and flews of na-
tional confidence that are sure to be felt between
this and Christmas, a simple, intelligible, and
stout-hearted speech from the Minister will be
something to look back upon, and to guide us to
our whereabouts. It is a well-known receipt for
travellers by night, or in a fog, through a moor
country, to stop before they strike into a heath,
and, while they still know their bearings, ascertain
exactly which way the wind blows. The wind
itself in that case will tell them the points of the
compass, and enable them to avoid any consider-
able wandering. So, while we are all in the beaten
track, with ruts and milestones to help us—that
is, while the House of Commons is sitting and
Ministers are face to face with the Opposition, let
us know which way the wind lies, and then we shall
feel the easier as to our emerging in due time, and
without damage, from the darksome "recess."
The Premier should be the last to complain of a
little impatience on this point, when it is con-
sidered that a vigorous prosecution of the war,
with a view to a safe and honourable peace, is now
the one article of a standing or falling Administra-
tion. The Cabinet has been gradually casting its
slough, and shedding its decayed branches, in the
shape of members who, in one way or another,
were not up to the mark—that is, to the war. A
suspicious, impatient, sensitive, and even irritable
public, has been ever waiting to denounce this
man, or that man, as unfit for the crisis ; and
some half-dozen Ministers, one after another,
have retired, as if conscious that they could not
stand the scrutiny that awaited them. It is always
so when the feelings of a free people are excited by
a great crisis of the national fortunes. At the
breaking out of the French Revolution every man
who did his work ill, every man in whose hands
the cause of the people or the arms of the republic
was straightway charged
dwiidthuoittesieevismmt, ociuick prosper,lyd
deposed from his office, and
sometimes came to an evil end. We are not afraid
of the comparison, for it is simply a matter of fact.
We have gone on, and we shall certainly still go
on, deposing and laying aside every public servant
who betrays a want of zeal in the work, and who
does not respond to the hopes of the public. It is
only just to the men who left the Ministry that
they who remain should do so on intelligible
grounds. In Lord Palmerston we have the sur-
vivor of Lord Aberdeen, the Duke of Newcastle,
Sir James Graham, Mr. Sidney Herbert, Mr.
Gladstone, Mr. Cardwell, and Lord John Russell,
all 9f them left behind by the quiakeliirg pace of a

public jealous of national honour, and, there is no
denying it, eager for success in arms. How, then,
is Lord Palmerston proving himself a better man
than those who are lagging in the rear and thrown
out of the race ? The actual results give no answer
to the question, for results there are none, beyond
that blockade of the enemy's ports and the undis-
puted possession of the seas which we had at this
time last year, and which did not avail to save the.
Government from disgrace. So the answer, we
conceive, is yet to be given.:
Of course, it is not expected that Lord Palmer-
ston should state precisely what is to be attempted,
for that would be to give information to the
foe, who desires it even more, than ourselves ;
nor yet is it wished that before the Conferences are
re-opened at Vienna, if that time is ever to come,
Lord Palmerston should state what he is prepared
to take as the price of peace. That-would be to
hamper the representative of this country in his
negotiation. But the public have a right to an
assurance that the honour -of the country will
not be sold, in some hour of panic or moment of
weakness, to the menaces .or the intrigues of the
foe. It has already been seen how a few weeks'at
Vienna could convert a British Plenipotentiary
into a Russian tool, and, if this wonder has been
accomplished upon one hitherto supposed to be un-
usually intractable, there is no reason why it
should not occur again. It is said, indeed, to be
the purpose and the vocl ,fortune of Russia that
she conquers, but not by battles, and that she gains
by diplomacy what is denied to her arms. It is
clear there is some weh expo,:tation, and she would
be only too glad to escape from her present difficul-
ties by the winding path of negotiation. No doubt
Austria would assist gladly enough in getting the
Western Powers away from the East, if she could,
manage at the same time not to lose ground her-
self -with the common foe. These are our dangers,
and we venture to predict that the next departure
of a British Plenipotentiary to Vienna will shake
the confidence of the whole British public, unless
it has something more than the story of the last
negotiation to rely upon. That something may be
supplied by Lord Palmerston, and never had a
statesman placed by ProviclAnce at the head of a
great nation at the period of a great crisis so im-
portant a task to perform, and so inexhaustible a
fund of patriotism to appeal to.

THE PE.RTU.RBATIONS OF GLADSTONE.

(From the Examiner)
There was a time when all the astronomical world
was perplexed by the disorderly ways of the planet
Uranus, the movements, or, as Mrs. Honor would
prefer to phrase it, the " goings on" of which could
not be reconciled with the general fashion of the
celestial bodies. Uranus set astronomic laws at
utter defiance. Uranus was unruly. The astro-
nomers never knew where to have him. His con-
duct was wholly unaccountable. At last the idea
struck a Prussian, and an English astronomer, that
Uranus might have better reason for his behaviour
than the world had given him credit for, and that
what had been called his perturbations might be
his appointed movements in obedience to the at-
tractions of a star fixed in a certain place. Obser-
vations were accordingly directed to the place
where Uranus' governor should be, if a governor he
had ; and Neptune was discovered at about the
same time in Berlin and London. The problem
was solved, and Uranus was brought under astro-
nomic control, and no longer disorderly and
vagabond.

The perturbations of Gladstone have hardly per-
plexed the political world less than the perturba-
tions of Uranus puzzled the astronomical. No one
can make out to what system he belongs. No one
knows where to find him, but the most unlikely
place is the most probable. His orbit is an eccen-
tricity
defying all calculation. We claim the merit
however, of solving this problem. Gladstone has
his Neptune under the name of Cobden. The at- ;
traction of Cobden irresistibly rules the Peelite ,
planetary world, and it will be found uniformly
following him. Cobden is the centre of the
system, and sways it according to established laws
Of attraction. The Peelites had held out for
the corn laws against the free trade arguments
of Colonel Thompson, Mr. C. Villiers, and Mr.
Gibson, which had exhausted the question, hut
they became converts to Mr. Cobden, who added
nothing to the facts and reasoning of the early
labourers in the vineyard, and who only marshalled
the trite arguments in a popular order, and ad-
dressed them to the minds of men with his admir-
able energy and earnestness. The Poolites could
resist the demonstrations of Thompson, Villiers,
and Gibson, but Cobden was born to rule them.
In due course they fell under his attraction. Well,
we aro now seeing a repetition of the same pheno-
menon, and shall doubtless witness many more till
Mr. Gladstone and his friends have completed the
circle of Mr. Cobden's politics, including, of course,
universal suffrage and the ballot. When in office
these gentlemen, gravitating to their seats, com-
menced and conducted the war ; but Cobden's
more powerful attraction soon beginning to act
upon them, they were drawn into the path of peace
at any price, and ale now undoubtedly eligible
candidates for the Peace Association. Call not
this inconsistency. It is no more inconsistency than
the flux and reflux of the tides. It is simply the
consequence of theCobden attraction on bodies within
its influence. It is very likely that they are them-
selves unconscious of what governs them at the
time of full and change, but the ruling power is not
for that loss irresistible, and they wane from one
thing and fill to another without knowing why.
Hence we have Gladstonizations because he cannot
explain that he is Cobdenized. So Uranus, when
he was troubling every observatory in the world
with his perturbations, had neither consciousness
nor organs to explain that he was Neptunized.
But put Cobden in the ascendant, and all Mr.
Gladstone's* eccentricities become intelligible. Mr.
Bright has his part in the influence, it is true, and
it is a sort of double star that rules the Peelite
world—the Cobden-cum-Bright. And the complete-
ness of their sway may be marked in the instance
of the newspaper stamp, which would have been
about the last impost of Mr. Gladstone would have
removed if he had been master of his own judgment
and policy ; but Mr. Bright willed it otherwise,
and Mr. Gladstone could no more disobey than
Newton's apple could refuse to fall to the ground
when the law of attraction commanded.
In the course of time, and probably a short time,
we shall see many more phenomena of the
same
sort, till the Peelites have completed their pericob-
den. Indeed, from what they have done it may
now be calculated with sufficient accuracy, when
they will be in universal suffrage ; when in the
ballot ; when in the separation of church and
State ; and when in the voluntary system. Some
osscillations may be expected from a little diver-
sity detween the influences of the ruling stars—
Cobden and Bright, and we should not be sur-
prised if Mr. Gladstone were to evince a tendency
to drab, and to hooks and eyes, which are mechani-
cal subtleties of connexion and disconnexion pecu-
liarly suited to his turn of genius. Whenever he
breaks with buttons it will be an unappeasable
quarrel, as bitter at bottom and sleek on the sur-
face as that with a cast-off opinion or colleague.

ROIIEN.—The letters from Rouen state that the mar,
ket for manufactures was steady, with a fair amount o
business for the year.
DEPARTURES FOR AIISTRALIA.—The departures from
the port of London for the Australian colonies during
the week have comprised seven vessels—three to Port
Phillip, two to Adelaide, one to Sydney, and one to
Port Fairy—with au aggregate capacity of 3,080 tons.
The rates of freight exhibit little alteration.
AMERICA.—The specie brought by the American
steamer is 130,0001. The advices this week are unim-
portant, although more business was taking place than
is usual during the heats of summer. The harvest con-
tinued to excite much interest, and, notwithstanding
some considerable damage to the wheat in Western New
York and parts of Pennsylvania from a deluge of rain,
accompanied by a close temperature, the accounts on the
whole, are highly favourable. Throughout the greater
part of the country the crops had already been secured,
and in fine condition. An increase of confidence, con-
sequent upon the general extent of the yield, was be-
coming evident in all quarters, and from the transport
of produce there was a great revival of activity on most
of the western railroads. The money and stock markets
were without material change : but the specie in the
banks continued to accumulate, and discounts were more
readily granted. Erie Railroad Stock was quoted 511 ;
Panama Railway, 104 ; Reading, 90 ; and Illinois
Central Railway Bonds, 87. The telegraph between
New York and St. John, Newfoundland, wag expected
to be in operation in six or eight weeks. Across the
Gulf of St. Lawrence the communication will be by a
submarine cable 70 miles in length, lately manufactured
for the purpose in this country. As soon as the line is
open the Atlantic steamers will, it is said, call at St.
John to deliver and receive messages, and thus the in-
terval between Liverpool and and New York may be re-
duced to six or seven days. Preparations for these
arrangements are in progess at the Port of St.Vohn, and
depots of coal are being formed there. A line of telegraph
between Boston, Cape Cod, and Nantucket is also in
course of construction, the advantages of which will be
felt chiefly by the shipping interest, especially in connec-
tion with the numerous wrecks which take place along
the coast.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The following general order has been issued from the
Horse Guards, dated Aug. 10 :
" The General Commanding-in-Chief has received the
Queen's commands to • express to Colonel Hans Sul
berger, and the officers and men of the British Swissi
Legion, the high satisfaction with which her Majesty in
passing down their line yesterday, witnessed-the soldier-
like appearance of this trained body of men, rea4 for
any service. The characteristic courage and fide,lity of
# Swiss soldiers will insure for the Legion, on ji:)i leg her
Majesty's forces in the East, that cordial we me fret
their comrades of the British army to whit ye men
are ever entitled. This general order will b muni-
cated to the Swiss Legion by Colonel Kinlo , I'ispec-
tor-General."

The Perseverance steam troopship, Captain Harris, is
in dry dock at Portsmouth after her first voyage. The
topple over and consequent twisting she experienced in
the •dock at Woolwich has established a leak that no
patching, or tinkering, or docking will ever effegtually
remedy, but the substitution of the light masts of a bri-
gantine might effect much for her. The Polyphemus, 6,
paddle-sloop, received her, masts yesterday in the basin
at Portsmouth. The Malacca, 17, Captain Farquhar,
having repaired her defects at Portsmouth dockyard,
left the jetty yesterday, ready to rejoin the Royal squad-
ron escort. The steam despatch vessel Vivid, Master-
Commander Allen, embarked the Lords of the Privy
Council on their arrival at the Clarence-yard, Gosport,
yesterday, and conveyed them to Osborne, to submit to
her Majesty the terms of the prorogation of Parliament.
Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, K.C.8., and Rear-
Admiral the Hon. Sir. F. M. Berkeley, K.C.8., ac-
companied their lordships, who Let...v.l 13.01f,pniat 4,
aodinft per special train for London. Mr. BpolleY,
C. 13., the Acoonntant-General of the Navy,` and staff,
arrived at Portsmouth yesterday on an official visit ; he
will be followed to-day by the Hon. Robert Dundas,
Storekeeper-General, and staff ; and the principal mem-
bers of the Board of Admiralty are also expected there
to-day, to commence their annual inspection.
As far as is at present known, the following officers,
men, and horses will embark on board the Royal mail
steam transport Trent, No. 94, Captain Woolward, at
Southampton this day—viz., 23 officers, 141 men, and
156 horses. They will comprise 2 officers, 88 men, and
114 horses of the Royal Artillery, for Scutari ; 3 officers,
53 men, and 5 horses, of the Ist Dragoons, for the Cri-
mea ; several men and horses belonging to General
Beatson's Irregular Cavalry, for the Crimea ; and some
Government passengers and spare horses for officers in
the East. Among the officers to be conveyed by the
Trent are—Major Chapman, 48th Regiment ; Major
Logan, 57th Regiment ; Major Green, 3d Regiment ;
Captains Pittman and Villiers, Major Brennan, and As-
sistant-Surgeon Wilkinson, of General Beatson's Irre-
gular Cavalry; Col. Forbes, Capt. Farquharson, Major
Stedman, and Captain Crawford, 98th Regiment ; Cap-
tains Morant and Burrard, Grenadier Guards ; and Cap-
tain Dillon, 30th Regiment. Assistant-Surgeon Hop-
kins, of the Royal Albert, and the Rev. Mr. Cramer are
likewise passengers by the Trent. The whole of the men
and horses are expected at Southampton in the course of
to-day. They will immediately embark, and the ship
will proceed on her voyage to-morrow. The Trent dur-
ing her stay at Southampton has undergone a thorough
refit ; the entire of the old horseboxes have been re-
moved, and new ones placed in their stead. This vessel
is now capable of carrying with the greatest ease up-
wards of 200 horses, and the boxes have been so fitted
as to give the animals plenty of air and room. Had
every available space been crammed into stalls, the Trent
doubtless would have stowed many more. On her ar-
rival at Gibraltar a sufficient number of mules will be in
readiness to embark to occupy the vacant boxes which
are left for their reception.
The Caradoc was yesterday morning taken into dock
at Woolwich, to have her defects remedied, and it is ex-
pected that she will very soon be recommissioned.
The Harbinger, with a full cargo of guns, shot, shells,
acc., and a heavy battering train, sailed from Woolwich
on Sunday morning for the Black Sea, Three officers
of the Rifle Brigade took a passage by her.
The Sydney steam transport is being
.laden off Wool-
wich with military stores and a battering train to pro-
ceed to the Bosphorus, to await orders there.
The Sovereign sailed yesterday from Greenhithe.
A medical board assembled yesterday morning at
Woolwich Barracks to examine the state of the wounded
Sappers and Miners who have been pronounced unfit for
duty. The medals aro to be distributed to-morrow.
The Derwent screw steam-transport has arrived at
Woolwich, and has taken her position off the Arsenal to
receive her cargo of ammunition, &c., for the Black
Sea.

Another regiment, the 64th, is placed at the disposal
of the Commander-in-Chief by the death of Sir Richard
Bourke, K.C.B. The gallant general expired suddenly
at his seat in the county of Limerick on Sunday last,
immediately after returning from divine service at Castle-
con nell Church.
The last detachment of the 15th Hussars has been
sent from Exeter to Manchester to join the depot at
that place. There are now in the Exeter bairacks 27
rank and file of the 11th Hussars, and it is expected they
will follow the 15th to Manchester on the arrival at the
former place of the depots of the Ist Dragoon Guards
and the Ist Carbineers.

Messrs. Losh, Wilson, and Bell, of the Walker Iron-
works, Newcastle-on-Tyne, after having completed a
large order for shells for the Turkish Government, are
now engaged for the British Government in constructing
35,000 shells of from 8 inches to 13 inches, besides a
number of mortars. They are employed in the manu-
facture of a shell of a new construction, invented by Mr.
Benson, of Allerwash. A speeimon of this new shell,
when tried at Walker, flew into 26 pieces. The Go-
vernment has been supplied with specimens, which are
being experimented upon at Woolwich.
Mr. James Wilkinson Elliott, a surgeon belonging to
the Royal Albert, was brought to the Devon County
Gaol, at Exeter, on Friday, from Plymouth, where he
was landed, to undergo a sentence of two years' impri-
sonment, without hard labour, for neglect of duty and
unfeeling conduct in the Crimea. He was tried at
Kamiesoh by court-martial, where the sentence he is
now undergoing was pronounced upon him.
The follovring draughts from the depots of Highland
regiments in Scotland are under orders to proceed to
the seat of war, :-6 officers and 91 men from the depot
of the 42d, at Stirling ; 5 officers and 63 men from the
depot of the 71st, at Perth ; 6 officers and 61 men from
the 79th, at Aberdeen ; and 3 officers and 46 men from
the 93d, at Dundee ; in all, 20 officers and 241 men,
The 92d depot, in Edinburgh Castle, have received
great accession to their number of late, and will also
soon be ready to contribute draughts to the service.
The following appointments were made yesterday at
the Admiralty :
Rear-Admiral Sir W. F. Carroll, already announced
as being appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Greenwich
Hospital, has his appointment confirmed.
Captain Lewis T. Jones, in the command of the Lon-
don, on duty in the Black Sea, to the Princess Royal,
91, in the room of Captain Lord Clarence Paget, in-
valided.

Captain Augustus L. Kuper is appointed to the Lon-
don, vice Captain L. T. Jones.
Captain William Moorsom to the command of th•
Leander, vice Captain William Peel, invalided.
Captain H. E. Edgell to the Tribune.
Master John Waye (confirmed) to the Furious.
Assistant-Surgeon John Hickens (confirmed) to the
Sphynx.
Additional Clerk 11. Knight to the Alecto.
Captain Gossett, Royal Engineers, son of Major
Gossett, Barrackmaster at Cork, has obtained the ap-
pointment of Surveyor-General in Ceylon. The salary
is 1,200/. a-year.
The 15th Regiment, which lately left Cork for Dub-
lin, where it is at present stationed, is going out almost
immediately to the Crimea. It is expected that the 2d
Somerset Militia will replace the 15th in Dublin.

Thu MILITIA DISTURBANCES AT PONTEFRACT.—
Yesterday, Ensign Mosse, of the let West York Rifles,
now stationed at Pontefract, was charged before the
mayor and the borough magistrates at that town, with
assaulting Richard Ward, a police officer, on the Ist
inst., while in the execution of his duty. It appeared
from the evidence that on the night of the Ist inst. the
defendant, and other officers and civilians, were in the
streets of Pontefract under circumstances which led
Ward and a constable named Lindley to watch their
proceedings, in anticipation of a disturbance. About
12 o'clock they were seen to cross the street to some
young men who had whistled to them in a tantalising
manner, and high words arising, Ward and Lindley
crossed over, and Ward said, "Now, I can't allow any
more of this kind of work," or words to that effect,
and at the same time took hold of the defendant by the
arm. Mosse turned round and struck the policeman
over the arm with a thick stick he had with him, and
Ward, in consequence, ordered Lindley to arrest him.
Mosse, who was very much excited, ies.sted for some
time, but assistance having been rendered by the by-
standers, he was secured. At the same time Ward ap-
prehended another of the officers, Lieutenant Hebden,
who went quietly with him to the police-station. While
Mosse was being conveyed to the police-office, a picket
went up, and Mosso appealed to them jto release him,
but after the officer in charge of the picket had commu-
nicated with Lindley, who had Mosse in custody, he
refused to interfere. Great distnrbance, however, took
place in the neighbourhood of the police-office, and
threats were made by some of the younger officers of
the regiment to burn the place down, but Lieutenant
Hebden, who seemed to be more judicious than his
juniors, ordered the privates present to stand back, and
not to interfere, an order which they obeyed, and no
further disturbance took place, and after the officers in
custody had given their names they were liberated.
THE ROYAL NORTHERN AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY AT
ABERDEEN.—The annual show of the Royal Northern
Agricultural Society took place on Thursday, on the
Links at Aberdeen. The numbers of stock brought for-
ward fell considerably short of the number of entries, as
well as of the average number exhibited on former oc-
casions. There were a few very select Highland oxen.
r.e animal which, of all others, attracted the most at-
tention was Mr. M'Combie's black-polled bull. He
was
adorned with three prizes. The horses were a veryre"
show. The show of sheep was good. The show ° 11/-
plegtOntll WM Meagre!.

HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO FIANCE.

PORTSMOT3TII, MONDAY.

It is her Majesty's intention to embark on board the
Royal steam-yacht Victoria and Albert at Osborne on
Friday evening next, and start at the earliest dawn of
Saturday (the day named in The Suit of Monday last)
Boulogne.
The squadron of honour to precede her Majesty will
leave Spithead for Boulogne on Wednesday. Vice-Ad-
iniral Sir Thos. Cochrane, K.C.8., its Commander-in-
Chief, and staff, will embark in the Neptune, 120, Capt.
Hutton, to-morrow afternoon, when Sir Thomas will
shift his flag from the Victory into the Neptune.
After her Majesty has landed in France the squadron
will retire and rendezvous in the Downs until her Ma-
jesty's return.
At the Privy Council held this afternoon at Osborne,
Rear-Admiral the Hon. Sir Maurice Frederick Fitzhar-
dingo Berkeley, K.C.8., M.P., was created a Privy
Councillor, and the above arrangements for the sailing
and rendezvousing of the Royal squadrons were made.
Some alterations have been made in the ships which
are to form the escort squadron since we last reported
them. The Horatio, 24, is ordered to accompany the
Glatton to the Black Sea when ready, and the Inflexible
is ordered to be paid off, so the force will consist of—
The Neptune, 120, Captain Hutton (flag).
The St. George, 120, Captain Eyres, C.B.
The Sanspareil, 71, Captain Woodford J. Williams.
The Malacca, 17, Captain Arthur Farquhar.
The Rosamond, 6, paddle-sloop, Commander Crofton.

The Sealark, G, Lieutenant Lowther.
The Rolla, 6, Lieutenant Fenwick.
The Fire Queen, despatch yacht, Master Commander
Pn13.1.

The Sprightly, steam tender, Acting-Master G. Allen.
The Queen's squadron, under the command of Captain
the Hon. Joseph Denman, will consist of—
The Victoria and Albert, Captain Denman, carrying
the Queen and Court.
The Osborne, Captain T. R. Sulivan.
The Fairy, Blaster-Commander Welch.
The Black Eagle, Admiralty yacht, Master-Com-
mander Petley.
The Vivid, despatch packet, Master-Commander
Allen.

The Rosamond will convey the Queen's equipages, &c.
The Victoria and Albert has been in constant requisi-
tion since she was first tenanted by her Majesty ; indeed
her Majesty lives much on board, for such are the com-
forts and attractions of the yacht that they outrival
those of the palace ashore. Tbis yacht is truly a tri-
umph of marine beauty, skill, and science ; she glides
noiselessly over the surface of the water at an average
speed exceeding 18 knots per hour (faster than a Parlia-
mentary train travels on a railway) ; there have been
no doing and undoing, no docking, undocking, re-
docking, tinkering, adapting, or expensive experiment-
ing, but from the moment her fires were fret lighted
to the present she has been what she is now, the
nearest to marine perfection of anything afloat, and
she will doubtlessly be the grand object of universal
curiosity to our friends across the Channel on her
forthcoming trip. She will come into harbour for a few
hours only next Friday to replenish fuel, and ex-
change a very bad anchor of the old Admiralty make for
one of the last and most modern, patented by Mr. John
Trotman, whose principle is being extensively used in
the French navy. Four and a-quarter hours is the time
calculated upon for the Royal yacht to traverse the 96
miles from Osborne to Boulogne on Saturday next.
It is stated that on her Majesty's return from France
his Royal Highness the Prince Consort will take a trip
up the Baltic in the Royal yacht.