The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-24 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.

LONDON, July 24.—Wind this day ht noon, W. ;
light airs, and cloudy. There has been much rain this
morning.
C RAT HAM , July 23.—Arrived-- Renfrewshire, from
Quebec.
SOUTHAMPTON, July 23.—Wind, S. Sailed—Orinoco,
for the Crimea. _ _ _ _ .

PLYMOUTH, July 23.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Sovereign
(transport 68), from Gibraltar, and left for Woolwich.
st. Hermes, for the West Indies.
SHIELDS, July 22.—Wind, S.E. Sailed—Corse (French
war-steamer), for the Fishery; Cabara, New York; St.
Lawrence, Picton.
SWANSEA, July 22.—Wind, S.W. Sailed—Stately, for
Cuba.
HOLYHEAD, July 23.—The Sarah Ann (schooner), of
Bangor, a derelict, with 4 feet of water in her hold, was
brought in here by the Cornucopia.
PARIS, July 2 i.—The Montreal, from New York, which
went on shore near La Rochelle, on the 15th, has been
taken into a place of safety, with some damage.
PATRAS, July 12.—The barque which was seen in the
Gulf of Lepanto proves to be a Turkish vessel ; the crew
consisted of eight Greeks and nine Turks, five of the latter
were murdered—the remainder have been taken up by the
Greek authorities in the Gulf of Lepanto; the vessel is a
I total wreck.

(nu ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday, 11 a.m.
Arrived—Atalanta. (s.), from Havre ; Brunswick (s.),
Plynmth ; Laura, Sunderland,
Sailed—Alliance (s.), for Havre ; Courier (s.), Jersey ;
Sydney, London.

LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning.

Wind, N.W.
Arrived—John Dunlop, from St. Stephen's; Carolus
Magnus, St. John's, N.B. ; Nuevo Rosaria, Bilboa ;
Oceana, Santander; Lille Asa, Copenhagen.
Sailed—lsabella Hamilton, for Halifax ; Experience,
Gibraltar ; Maru Melanie, Bordeaux ; Maid of Athens and
Ocean Wave, Beirout ; Laurel, Charente ; Sophia, New-
foundland ; Otter (s.), Havre ; Ursula, Valparaiso.
QIJEENSTOWN, July 22.

Wind, S.
Arrived— Humility, and Earl of Carlisle, from Constan-
tinople.

WATERFORD, July 22.

The Milliant, of Liverpool, from the Clyde to Oporto,
with iron, was abandonad in a sinkinz, state on the 19th
insc., off Minehead, bearing N.W. by W., about 20 miles.
Crew saved.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND. Tuesday, 0.52
Wind, S.W. ; tide, 1 hour's ebb ; weather, raining.
Arrived—Posthumous, and Ringhorn, from Suudowall ;
Corymbus, Kioge ; Harmonic, Rostock ; Friends, Dun-
kirk ' • Thor, Ystad ; Mathilde, Stockholm ; Fairy, San'
soe ; Gefion, NykObing ; Margretha, Mariensiel.
Sailed—Aurora, for -Siorra
_ _ DEAL, Tuesday, 9.43 a.m.

Wind, S.S.W. ; light, foggy.
Anchored—Ff. W. Beytield, from Llanolly, for Mellon.
Sailed—Emma Goodwin, for Elsinore ; her Majesty's
steamer Gorgon, with the Prussian brig Mentor in tow,
Sheerness.
The Orwell, from London, for Marseilles, put back, hav-
ing been in coliisiou with the Aloerican ship Medomak
Fairleigh, bearing N.E. 10 miles, cn the 22d inst. ; carried
away bowsprit, sc., and sustained other damage ; will
proceed to Ilainsgate for repairs.

SPIRIT OF li_

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if he had failed where so many,. well versed nr_e
official routine, lia(1 laboured in vain , nor were
official routine, had ]abourecl vain , to
there wanting prophets of evil and oraclesof
prognosticate a break down. Even his friends Mt.
have seen that the probabilities were against
hang'
success, because there seemed to be a fatality ha,
ing over the Board of Health, which randersei
of
the impersonation of official incompetency ,s,
forts without fruit, of costliness and uselessueott
Where it could act it could not design ; where
could design, it could not act. Sir
This was its state when, in August last, of
Benjamin Hall became its President, destitute
official experience, and utterly innocent of red It
But no sooner had he entered on his career than 'bi.o
became evident that red tap ,i e is a very hure s
affair when compared with a clear head n'ihe
strong will. He immediately grappled with lation to
giant evil of our sanitary conditiois in
seversT
the scourge which we had already felt so
but whose recurrence we had done so little to Perry'
vent. He found time to communicate with, ec„es,
local body in the kingdom, and to give widow"
long, patient, and searching, to innumerable dbePolo
tations. He displayed a courage which wax
all praise—and thereby set an example to otbertbo
by personally visiting the localities in el
red
terrible disease raged with the most fearful a.,ot
fatal force. Meantime, his Metropolis Bill was.'oo
neglected. Upon this, too, he received deputt&tiod
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of the most troublesome character ; for es,elim be
some end of its own to serve, and they hau
fairly, without evasion, with candotlr' itjr
with firmness. Through all these difficultieswfor,
out the walls of Parliament, and others Were dil9
midatle within, the right hon. baronet steeess.
persevered in conducting his measure $o a se„..ebeout
ful termination in the House of Commons vii;tvitlr
a single principle having been altered, ne""incl,
standing the efforts of some able opponents.
true to his character of a Liberal Member ofLith,
liament, he has, in this important measure, faith'
fully maintained the principle of self-govern,elictll
The interference of the Executive has been sh",; bill
guarded against, and the carrying out of t'
confided wholly to the local authorities. ;13
The office of Works to which Sir Berkla?„„" clea
now transferred his services must not be cool-° ste
with the office of Woods and Forests. Thep ots,
wholly distinct, and have separate establishereers;
The latter is managed by two commissielibeld
while the former is an office of State, alwale coo'
by a Privy Councillor, who is necessarily ifliajoi
stant communication with the Sovereign in re,Aing,
to the Parks, the Palaces, and all public but:
The metropolitan improvements are also 101",,e;s111
supervision ; and his appointment is es13;;0841
fortunate, now that the Metropolis Bill has 06
as the Board of Works under the Crown/ all,. the
Metropolitan Board of Works created unue'eoll
new bill, must be constantly in relation to
other.
It is by such appointments as this that lan,
Palmerston will restore the confidence of the "id
ree
try and make smooth his own path. Wit,h, 110,
to Sir Benjamin Hall, ho has deserved well 1.)-t
constituents and the country ; and we deu,i'orylr
he will meet his reward. A new writ for Jit the
bone was moved for last night, and thong uet
cannot be a doubt of Sir Benjamin's return/ Y osie
trust that the electors of Marylebone will &lot
to send their member back to Parliament ill seritsf
way as to signalise their high sense of Parliament
11;w or
and of the justice of the principle on iivhieh.,: tb°
portunity has been given him of bene.gtvgriir
public service. After representing them in them
ment for eighteen years, he comes now before 00
for the sixth time with stronger claims ter3o
on their confidence and gratitude. The fourt
Honourable Baronet's address, which will be t
in our advertising columns, refers with liVe.soi 1/0
modest candour to the results of an ow el of
which has not yet lasted for the brief torte and
year, but which has been fruitful in tr„oe i.ll/, lift
and sucoessful exertion in an inverse Prerion
t°
to its duration. He expresses an 11°11° P;
ambition to be permitted to be still of usettliS
fellow-subjects, and to assist in carrying 011,;610P;
improvements of the metropolis which are ov e;
plated by the bill he has introduced. .Be,"6a-
't111:
verting to the subject of the war, he deeliLr",,,
he would not place himself nor remain in
tion with any Government which would net
pi"
on the war with that vigour and untirilig.,po:
verance which the honour of the country ih-ock;
tively demands. Such an assurance froui
b 9 tb
quarter will, at the present time, be hailed
country with a hearty welcome. of 111,1.:
We cannot doubt, from what we knew Pi
. a,
electors of Marylebone, that Sir Benjare.,;navlstia
re-election will take place amidst such a 'Vogl)
popular enthusiasm as will render it Bernet"
a great general ovation.

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Naval and Military Intelligv" 614
The Repulse, 90, now buildin at Pembroke) ill III?
pushed forward for completion.g Caulkers le. sfj;
sent round from Plymouth to be engaged upon '„r-ir'lt-if
in consequence of the ironwork having beer' v`be--61,;i0
ward, the principal portion of the smiths hnceu;
ployed early and late in advancing her 0113`1°
dd
that respect.
-oiriLd!
The Cruiser, 17 guns, screw steam-sloop, °tj
the Hon. George H. Douglas, has taken °II,
gioaf
quantity of running gear for various ships ser,„l3 ter
Baltic fleet, and left Sheerness at 10.50 a.ra*
gor
direct for the Baltic. they
The Horatio, 8, screw steam-frigate, CaptiOlagfrol
Arthur A. Cochrane, C. 8., arrived at Sheertwoloo
day at 9.45 a.m from Jersey and Alderney'. . fir. .;
brought from the latter place the Hon. Maj°,`l,ol4olo
verton's Ist company of the 9th battalion 01..v.".ve AO.
Artillery, of the following strength :—Major,d'"
Captain W. Hardy, Lieutenants F. C. Grinljieli)
A. H. Nicoll, 4 sergeants, 4 corporals, 4 henollOAltY
trumpeter, 105 gunners and drivers ; total, ifrori
13 women and 25 children. They diseinbart'borri
Horatio into the steam-vessel Myrtle, and v.Y vitS
landed at the Artillery Garrison, t.await nrcie'
bark for the Crimea. ber Avigt
The Admiralty yacht Black Eagle came t° yner,
ings off the dockyard, Woolwich, ye:-terditiaeltio
having conveyed Sir Robert Peel and A.drain dr A
to the Downs, it is said, for the purpose 0' "P A r
the four French un-boats at anchor there. ,ifet6f;
The Thunder g
floating-battery, which fi 11
.or If
to
Sheerness on Saturday, was taken into the,
day, and placed in No. 1 dry dock, in order
0
the cause of her leaking.
The Dee returned to Woolwich yesterday, fv-
d
in the basin, taking in boilers and machine"
western yards.
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PORTABLE SHOT-HEATING FT.T,--".00;?
On Saturday an experimental trial, under -011
tion of ieutenant Colonel Eardley Wilmot be
.6,,
tenant-Colonel F. A. Yorke, was made ill it,irer,,r4
at Woolwich of two portable shot-heating h"-nitilr
nearly equal dimensions. One of them is It: flfg,,;
ment on Captain Adderson's inventive, 1:010•1074,
tains an extra rack, or second tier, and "i deli
so that 15 32 and 18 24-pounders were on., 1)I:S
time. The fire was laid at three o'elr'c'bielrid
and well kept up for 20 minutes, after Or )
furnace was filled. Thirty minutes welhacire°,:t,
heat the shot. The first was then vrib";cii 'l'd 0'
thrown on a heap of deal shavings, ty',,s e,'„ftcoo
ignited ; and ten minutes later a second '1;00;0,
it
red-hot, and laid on a log of wood, which btl'op 4,0'001
dar. A constant supply can then be ken be
more than one minute's intermission. • 1. tliejr7
the production of Lieutenant &aliment) of %Opt
Engineers. This furnace combines sirenlic"Jor
ment with facility of working. The
prapVittei)tlieraoloy
inclined, instead of horizontal, and in o
At the end of the upper tier furthest folio., 9:01
two openings, to allow the shot when 80,e,!tree:tel0
to drop to the lower tier and roll to the 0`00) -,„of
shot has thus to pass twice over the fire belt P„lirdo
which has been longest in the furnace 10:„ port,.
the first taken out. By simply turning t"„;les/nt,
one shot falls on the bearer put ready to revia
place is left on the upper tier for another o°

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THE TRANSPORT SER ,t
The paddle-wheel steamer Arabia erillwi-cf rer
pool yesterday the troops and horses notwectiooo,
She will take her departure direct for Wood /
morning. The troops were all remarkabli 0 01,
the horses were in first-rate condition., ..igotilie,q
The General Screw-steam Shipping l'ab'— 80-Y
pany's screw transport Hydasper egnapt°!,A7/
Portsmouth yesterday afternoon for'Soutou" te.(o.' f°'
to refit. The Military Medical Staff 0f °raft°.
rison eulogise t'cleanliness• k clu
the of the sic 00.4
invaiids on board, and their general treoo ri111099
The remaining portion of the 1)°,,,,r6ef:1
ordered to be conveyed by the Royal o'6oo w Pi/
steam-ship Orinoco, Capt. Wilson trAlOrbip'"V
hat 9 po
and the non-arrival of which detained bat 014,,
ampton river since Saturday, arrived at
btoordifel
terday afternoon, and were shipped 00 .030.: jbj"
port. The Orinoco left for the Cl.lOlOllOO 1,4
The Government having dispensed, o,.ny'd.4ooso(
with the see . ices of the Royal Mail CoroPisicic..-jea
th° 0 cl6OlO t,
Tamar, which has been employed in
conveyance of troops, the compaq bnodier pie' 4
despatching her with the outward Nv Pgpe /00;
and Pacific mails of the 2d proximo 1ecti4,,,,,600:1
lying at Southampton, and rapidly
or the -,jet,v
repairs. This vessel is wi-11 adapted L°"the 6°,11
of troops, and awaits fresh orders iron, o°oo
The Aubtralian Royal Mail Companyleb t°003,41/11
Sydney leaves Southampton for WOOl-screfintbr
siege train this morning. The G03°,1% sis°;el:ol,ol.l4
steam-ship Jason is in the graving o°e,te or/
and will be ready for sea at the end 01 ed 00.igri
large guns of 85 cwt. each will be sbillnr Fore!
Jason for the Crimea. Po,itive orders jbeetiv#ol,
tion of her troops and horses have 13°,,,,,'0 °.,0181
The Peninsular and Oriental CoiclA-,re
isTubiatbe tic°
ports Ripon, Colornto and
repairs, the tallier at 'Cowes alid
Southampton.

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Lieutenant J. CEP P°llll NunTtgi 13Ain °fin:111:1:1
mander the Rapid ; Cornin-a°nderr 187. 4,:f 0' CO°
the Rattler; Commander George 1313°e' to
to the Grecian ; Commander It,
vice Blane.

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