The Sun.
London, England, 1855-11-29 00:00:00

THE KING OF SARDINIA

PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 28.—The Osborne, Royal yacht,
with a small squadron under the command of Captain
G. T. Gordon (flag captain), of her Majesty's ship Vic-
tory, consisting of the screw two-decker Blenheim,
Lieut. Jackson (Captain Hall being on leave) ; the
Vivid, steam yacht, Master-commanding H. W. Allen ;
and the Fire Queen, steam yacht, Master-commanding
F. W. Paul, will leave Portsmouth to-night about 10
o'clock (as resolved on) for Calais, where his Majesty
the King of Sardinia and suite will embark on the Os-
borne on Friday for Dover, on his visit to England.
The officers selected for this special Royal service in the
Osborne are the following :
Captain (and senior officer) G. T. Gordon.
Lieutenants Newcomen (First) and Forster, of the
Victory ; and Jervis, of the Cmsar.
Master—Mr. Aylen, of the Victoria and Albert.
Surgeon—Mr. Minter, of the Victoria and Albert.
Paymaster—Mr. Kelly, of the Victory.
Chief Engineer—Mr. Robert Gow, of the Osborne,
with a staff of assistants from the Victoria and Albert.

Midshipmen—Messrs. Tracy and Streeten of the
Victory.
The Vivid and the Fire Queen will take their stations
in advance, in line with either bow, ahead of the Osborne,
to show the way out at Spithead, and they expect to
make Calais in 12 hours.

Captain Gordon and his officers have been indefatig-
ably employed all day in directing the yacht's embel-
lishment and equipment, and from a mere shell she is
now ready for Royal company.
His Majesty will visit Portsmouth on Monday next
to make an inspection of the arsenal and its dependen-
cies, and will be the guest of Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas
Cochrane, K.C.8., at the Admiralty-house.
The Mayor of the borough (Mr. Stigant) has called
a special meeting of the town-council for Friday, to re-
solve on voting an address from the burgesses, welcom-
ing his Majesty ; and a large squadron will be assem-
bled at Spithead to salute.
Every demonstration of respect will be made by the
loyal and patriotic inhabitants of Portsmouth in token
of welcome and gratulation of the Royal and gallant
ally.
The Blenheim weighed from Spithead at half-past 5
o'clock this evening, and made all haste towards the ren-
dezvous in Calais Roads. She is the only blockship
ordered to form one of the Royal squadron.
DOVER, Wednesday Evening.—lt is expected that
his Majesty the King of Sardinia will arrive at Dover
from Calais early on Friday, the 30th inst., at about
12.30 or 1.30 a.m. His Majesty will stay at the Ship
Hotel, and the proprietor, Mr. Birmingham, is actively
engaged in making every preparation for the convenience
and comfort of the illustrious visitor. The splendid rooms
known as the Cambridge apartments, and which are
always reserved for occasions like the present, will be
ready for the reception of his Majesty. At present it is un-
certain whether the King will arrive at the time stated
or at a later hour, but in either case it is under-
stood that his Majesty will rest a few hours at the Ship,
in order to recover in some degree from the fatigue of
the journey. The reception of the King at Dover will
probably be as private as possible, on account of the
early hour at which his Majesty will arrive, but the
honours usual on such occasions will be paid when the
Royal cortege sets out from the hotel to the railway sta-
tion. A grand salute will be fired from the Drop Re-
doubt on the heights, and a guard of honour, as an escort,
will attend the King to the railway station. The various
civil, military, and naval officers will also be present, toge-
ther with the commandant of the garrison, Col. Streat-
field ; the Sardinian Consul at Dover, Mr. Latham ;
and others. There is almost as much anxiety mani-
fested on the part of the inhabitants of Dover to obtain
some insight into the arrangements of the approaching
event as on the occasion of the visit of our illustrious
ally the Emperor of the French. The Sardinian Monarch
will have an opportunity of forming an opinion, by the
warmth and cordiality of the welcome which awaits him
at Dover, of the high estimation in which his enlight-
ened and generous policy is regarded by the people of
England. There is already a great demand for flags,
and every preparation which the short time at the
disposal of the authorities will admit of will be made
to do honour to the event. Mr. Birmingham will
hoist the colours of England, France, Sardinia, and
Turkey over the entrance to his establishment facing
the quay ; the railway authorities will decorate the in-
terior of the railway station; and, if one may judge
from former precedent, the result will be as appropriate
and tasteful as on previous occasions. The special train
which is to convey the Royal party to the Bricklayers'
Arms terminus of the South-Eastern Railway, en route
for Windsor Castle, has been ordered to be ready at 10
-a.m., and if it should leave at the time stated it will
arrive in London at about half-past 12.
The Sardinian Ambassador at London, the Marquis
d'Azeglio, and suite, are expected to arrive at the Ship
Hotel to-morrow evening, to be in readiness to receive
his Majesty.

Since the above WM written we have learnt from
authority that his Majesty and suite are expected to
arrive at Dover at about 6 a.m., and will proceed thence
on their journey to London by special train at 10 a.m.,
arriving at the Bricklayers' Arms Station at 12.10, or in
130 minutes.

LONDON OMNIBUBES.—We believe that the London
omnibus proprietors who have refused to sell their busi-
, nesses to the alleged French company have appointed a
committee to investigate the improvements which have
' been made in the Liverpool and Manchester omnibuses,
' so as to give those public advantages to the metropolis.
Mr. H. Gray, cbairman of the non-sellers' society, has
already made improvements as to the mode of ascending
to the roof ; and Mr. Hicks has placed divisional arms
to the inside seats of his Camden-town omnibuses,.
The gold brought by the White Star reached London
yesterday. The amounts by the Oliver Lang and Kent
are not expected for several days. It is presumed that
the whole will, like the last receipts, be divided between
this country and France. The French rate of exchange
continues to recede, and at the present price of Austra-
lian gold there would almost be room to send it as an
exchange operation, apart from any extra premium the
Bank of France might be disposed to give for it.
The telegraphic accounts from China yesterday are to
the 15th of October. The exchange had again advanced,
the quotation at Canton being 4s. 9icl. (a rise of id.),
and at Shanghai 6s. 6d. (a rise of id ), a circumstance
which has already led to an increased inquiry on this
side for silver for exportation. The exports of tea to
the 15th of Oct. were 27,500,0801 b. against 29,600,0001 b.
to the 24th of Oct. last year, the nearest date with which
a comparison can be made. Of silk, they were 15,000
bales against 17,000. Shanghai was again threatened
by political troubles. 34 chops of new congou had ar-
rived, and 12 had been settled at 25 to 32 taels. There
was little disposition to purchase, and the price was de-
clining. Silk likewise was a shade cheaper, but the
transactions were confined to few and strong hands.
The Australian advises received yesterday mention
that the Phoenician sailed from Sydney for London on
the 21st of August, with 13,702 ounces of gold and
11,209 sovereigns, making a total value of 66,0171. She
has now been out 99 days.
THE C URRENC Y. —A public meeting will be held at '
the London Tavern, on Wednesday next, the sth De-
cember proximo, to take into consideration the question
of the currency, when a series of resolutions, devoid of
party bias, will be brought forward.
THE MELBOURNE MAIL which arrived at Queenstowa
by the Oliver Laing consisted of 117 sacks and 5 boxes
of mails, weighing 5 tons. The Oliver Laing was off
the port for four days previous, bound for Liverpool,
and had to put in to Queenstown with the above unpre-
cedented mail. All the letter bags were forwarded un-
opened to Liverpool.
It is the intention (says the Glasgow Daily Mail)
of the Marquis of Abercorn, who is lieutenant for the
county of Donegal, to perform the duties of the office for
the future in propria persona, and to take up his mi.-
dence within the county.
PROPOSED MONUMENT TO FEARGUS O'CONNOR. —A
numerously-attended meeting took place in the Exchange
Hall, Nottingham, on Monday evening, to consider the
propriety of erecting a monument to the late Mr. Feargus
O'Connor. The chairman was Mr. Alderman Knight.
Mr. H. Cope proposed a resolution to the effect that the
character and conduct of the late Mr. Feargus O'Connor,
who bad been member for Nottingham, had been such as
to render him worthy of a monument to be erected in
that town. The motion was seconded by Mr. J. Sweet.
Mr. Ernest Jones then delivered a long address, in which
he defended the private and political career of Mr. F.
O'Connor. Ultimately the resolution was agreed to,
and a committee appointed to carry it into effect.
SIR COLIN CAMPBELL.—Mr. P. Scotland, at a meet-
ing lately held in Glasgow, in illustrating the deep in-
terest taken by almost every class of the community, in
presenting a testimonial to this gallant soldier, men-
tioned that, while passing along in the Partick omnibus
the other day, the question of raising a subscription for
a sword to Sir Colin Campbell was mooted. He was re-
quested to send round his hat, which, on being returned,
contained seventeen shillings—being a shilling from each
individual present, ladies included. On the following
morning the hat was again sent round with a similar
result. In the small Yoker 'bus, which only contained
some five individuals, four shillings was collected the
ether day.
,TE, —The Secretary

THH NEW GOVERNOR OF -
of State having confirmed the appointment of Mr.
Weatherhead, who was unanimously elected Governor
of Newgate, in the room of Mr. Cope, resigned, at the
late Court of Aldermen, ho has entered upon the duties
of the office. Mr. Weatherhead was strongly recom-
mended to the situation by Viscount Hardinge and
several of the most distinguished members of the mili-
tary and civil services. His testimonials were of the
highest order, and spoke of him as being well qualified
for an office where discipline and a strict observance of
rules and attention to duties are required. For the last
11 years he filled the onerous post of chief superintendent
of the South-Eastern (London-bridge) Terminus, and ob-
tained considerable praise for the way he managed the
traffic of that very busy station. In more early life he
served in the 41st Regiment as Ferjeant-major, from
which he was promoted by the late Duke of Wellington,
for general good conduct, to a wardership in the Tower
of London. There were upwards of 60 candidates for
the office of Governor of Newgate.
THE STRIKE AT MANCHESTER.—An additional num-
ber of Messrs. Birley and Co.'s operatives were thrown
out of work, yesterday, in consequence of the strike,
being persons dependent for their labour upon the spin-
ning department, in which the strike has taken place.
This would make the number out of employ, belonging
to that large establishment alone, between 1,200 and
1,300. The turn-outs had failed, up to yesterday, in
persuading the operatives of the extensive mill of the
Oxford-road Twist Company to follow their example.
These people are said to have expressed their satisfaction
with the new terms offered them by their employers,
and to state that they will continue at their work if pro-
perly protected,