The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-03 00:00:00

CASUALTIES BY DEATH IN INDIA SINCE THE DEPARTURE

The Royal West India Mail packet Magdalena,
Captain G. Abbott, Admiralty agent Lieut. James
Mom, R.N., arrived yesterday at Southampton
with the West India mails. Her dates of sailing
are :—Vera Cruz, Nov. 4 ; Tampico, Oct. 30 ;
Havana, Nov. 9 ; Greytown, 3 ; Panama, 8 ; Car-
thagena, 10 ; Jamaica, 11 •, Nassau, Oct. 15 ;
Demerara, Carriacon, and Trinidad, Nov. 9 ; St.
Thomas, 15 • Tortola, 14.
The agdalena brings 59 passengers.
The freight on board includes specie to the
amount of 876,773 dollars. 12,000 dollars are on
account of Mexican dividends. The specie con-
sists of 527,631 dollars value in silver, and 310,772
dollars in gold.
The news from Jamaica is of meagre interest.
Some of the districts are suffering from an unusual
drought for this season of the year. A few cases of
cholera have appeared, but happily it has not as
yet assumed an epidemic form. Otherwise the
country is not unhealthy. A fair business is doing.
ISales of sugar take place at 16s. to 215., according
to quality. A lot of Cuba was withdrawn at 17s.
in bond. Sales of coffee are made at 365. and 375.
Vessels for freight were much wanted, but, ac-
cording to D® Cordova, arrivals adequate to the
demand were expected. Exchange on London-
-90 days, 1 per cent. premium ; 60 days, 1t per
cent. premium ; 30 days, 2 per cent. premium.
The Demerara [gazette reports as follows on the
agricultural operations :
"The weather daring the last fortnight has been
generally dry, but we have had a few occasional and
partial showers. The estates have been busily occupied
with operations of cutting and grinding. The yield of
saccharine matter has varied much on different estates--
on some it was nearly equal to an average of years, and
on others much below it. The growing canes continue
to promi.e well for the next year's crop. Our advices
from the islands represent the sugar crop as being
deficient—in Barbadoes to the extent of 5.000 hogs-
heads, and in Grenada of about 2,000 hogsheads- In
the other islands the sugar crop was also deficient. The
exports from this colony for the past fortnight are—
Sugar, 1,504 hogsheads, 106 tierces, 914 barrels • rum,
809 puncheons, 92 hogsheads, 17 barrels; rnDlasses,
209 puncheons ; bark, 49 barrels ; greenheart timber,
394 logs ; rice, 750 bags ; hides, 1,979. Business
among the merchants in Water-street is improving.
Freights are on the advance.

OF THE MAIL ON OCT. 17.

Her Majesty's Troops.—Surgeon T. W. lnnes, 84th
Foot, at Rangoon, on Sept. 13. Capt. (Brevet Major)
E. T. Seaward, at sea, on his passage to England, on the
12th July. Capt. E. S. Powys, 614 Foot, at Cash-
mere, Oct. 2.

Bengal—Lieut. C. G. Reid, Artillery, at Deyrab
Dimon, Sept. 25. Surgeon Scott, sth Regiment N. 1.,
at Barrackpore, Oct. 8. Capt. W. Hickey 32d Regi-
ment N. 1., second in command 15th Irregular Cavalry,
Oct. 17.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
REPORT OF THE BOMBAY MARKET, FROM OCT. 17 TO
NOV. 1.

The Peninsula and Oriental steamer Norna, with the
Overland Mail of Sept. 26, reached Bombay on the 23d
ult.

Our money market has remained quiet during the
for-night, and rates of interest at the bank remain un-
altered, but as specie is now being shipped in large
amounts to Calcutta and other quarters will no doubt
affect our market to Rome extent. The four per cent.
government paper has fallen 14 per cent. front our pre-
vious quotation ; other stocks remain at Abut former

prices.
There is no improvement whatever in the state of our
import market ; indeed no activity has been manifested
in any of our mercantile transactions, and everything
has been dull in the extreme. This state_ of matters may
change on the termination of the Dewallee holidays,
which commence next week. Rain appears to have
fallen in abundance all over the country, thus averting
the want with which the districts were threatened. At
the Presidency itself the monsoon has been a failure, and
our cold weather promising to set in we do not expect
any more rain.

As it regards exports shipments are rather slack, the
last accounts from Liverpool having somewhat damped
the ardour of speculators, and cotton has declined in
value.

Tonnage is abundant, but freights are low, and several
large ships on the berth for England are loading very
slowly. To Liverpool we quote 21. 7s. 6d. to 21. 103.,
and to London 2/. 15s. to 2/. 17s. 6d. for cotton, with
about ss. more for seeds.

Exchange on England for the past fortnight ruled a
shade lower than reported in our last, and the bulk of
business done may be quoted 2s. 1 7-16 d. to 2s. 10. for
China and first-cla-s credit, and 2s. 19-16 d. to 25.1 id. for
documents. On Calcutta, we quote Its. 11 per cent. pm.
at eight, and per cent. pm. at 60 days' sight. Madras,
Rs. 1 per cent. pro. at sight, and per cent. pro. at 30
days' sight ; and on China, Its. 220 at 60 days' sight.

CHINA.

DESTRUCTION OF A PIRATICAL FLEET
AT SHEI POO.

By the Excellent we leans that the Bittern, in
company with the Paoushan, has had a severe 'en-
counter with pirates at Chapoo Shei-poo). The
following is an extract from a letter dated Woo-
sung, 24th September :
"The Lady Mary Wood has arrived. She brings up
three men severely wounded from her Majesty's brig
Bittern, in charge of the surgeon. The Bittern had an
engagement in Chapoo with 23 heavily armed west-coast
junks, all of wnich she destroyed, and killed about 1,200
men. She had 19 men wounded, and Mr. Turner, her
master, was killed on hoard the PaouThan. The junks
having received information from Apak of the intention
to attack them, had all their guns pointed at the narrow
pass by which the brig entered, and had been practising
some days to get the range. They bad also boats laden
with cotton and ashes lashed alongside their junks to
stop the shot."

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
SHANGHAI MARKET, OCT. 4.
IMPORTS.
COTTON.—An unusually small business has been done,
most importers bolding firmly for advanced rates, and the
Chinese dealers are hardly as yet willing to pay them.
OPIUM.— A considerable improvement has taken place,
which would have been greater but for the 25th October
having been one of the Chinese great settling days. The
non-arrival and probable loss of the Audax has also had
its effect upon the market.

The South Pacific Mail Company's steamer Val-
divia has brought to Panama advices from Valpa-
raiso, October 15 ; Callao, 25 ; Paita, 28 ;
Guayaquil, 27.
The extra session of Congress in Chili bad not
yet been convoked. A scheme for a railroad „be-
tween Conception and Talcahuano bad been made
public, and a capital of $104,000 subscribed by 22
capitalists. A dockyard and arsenal is proposed
to be built at Valparaiso by the government. The
prospect for next year's crops is good, but it is yet
premature to speak with certainty. Reports from
the agricultural districts state !that more rain is
wanted. Business during the previous fortnight
had been unusually dull. In cottons, woollens,
and linens the stocks are large, and sales very slow ;
metals are all in abundance ; liquors in small de-
mand. Of Chilian produce copper in bars is quoted
at $20.50 shore, with a prospect of a rise. Salt-
petre is quoted at $2.123/4 por quintal at Iquique,
and a further rise is anticipated. During the month
of September 31,577 quintals were exported to
France, 18,889 quintals to England, and 12,952
quintals to Hamburg ; total, 63,418 quintals.
In Peru the law relative to religion has been
passed, and religious liberty is no longer permitted
there.

SuGAR.-LAll kinds have advanced, and the demand
has been large, though met by full importations, both by
foreign vessels and junks.
EXPORTS.
TEAS.—Black : In Congous we have again to report
inactive business, holders having to some extent met the
views of buyers ; about 80 chops have changed hands,
at a reduction of from 2 to 3 taels, the greater one ap-
plying to the lower grades. Greens : &des estimated
at 75,000 packages, two-thirds of which are for Ame-
rica, the demand running upon the finer kinds ; rates
have -advanced nearly 1 tael—stock 90,000 packages,
comprising one-half Of Pingsuey and Fychow Country.
SILX.-0a the 7th ult. settlements were stated at
14,000 bales, since when we have to report farther sales
of 6,000 bales. During the early portion of last month,
prices were steady, with an upward tendency, sufficient
to check extensive operations fora considerable interval,
when some descriptions relapsed to rates previously cur-
rent; still but little was done, and buyers appear to
have hesitated until lower prices were submitted to,l
when a brisk business was transacted.
EXCHANGE AND BULLlON.—Transactions have still
continued on an extensive scale, at further improved
rates for buyers, quotations for let elass paper having
steadily ruled at 6s sid to 6s 6d during the month.
FREIGHTS.—To London, for tea, 4/. 108.; for silk,
51• lie. To the United States, 15 dole to 16 dole.

CANTON MARKET, OCT. 13.
IMPORTS.

Cotton continues high, stocks being light. Sales of
Bombay 7,000.
Rice has again declined, but within the last few days
prices are rather firmer.
EXPORTS.

TEAS.—Congou : 10 chops old have changed hands
at 15 to 16 taels for Hohow and Sinchune, and 17 to

The number of vessels at the Chincha islands is
smaller than it has been for any time during the
year.
On the 29th of October, Tampico was closely
blockaded, and short of provisions. Trade was at
a stand still. No specie had been shipped for the
last two months, and vessels lying off the Bar
could not get discharged. The besieged lost nearly
all their mules and cattle ou the afternoon of the
29th, being carried off when grazing outside the
lines of defence.

244 for Oonains, leaving in stock 196 chops, clnefi•
Oonams. Of the new crop, 38 chops have arrived. The
prices paid for the new crops must be considered 20 per
cent, in advance of previous seasons, and the teamen
are ver, firm. Scented orange pekoes, settlements
large, viz., 20,000 boxes at 22 to 27 taels for fine, up to
34 taels for curious. _

Letters from Vera Cruz of the 4th ult. report all
Mexico to be in a very unsettled state. Solent
shipped only about 280,000 dollars. A conductor
on the road with 3,000,000 dollars not expected
before the 6th or 7th. Another was to leave
Mexico on the 10th with about two millions more.
Dollars scarce and dear at Vera Cruz. They were
landing several tine guns-32 pounders—with large
quantities of shell and shot, from Liege, part of
an order executed for Santa Anna. Trade was in
general dull.
Movements of Foreign Ships, drc.—Nov. 4. Left
at Vera Cruz Spanish corvette Ferrobana, 22 guns
and Mexican squadron, viz., Iturbide, 10 guns
(s.s.) ' • Tamaupos, 3 guns ; and Vera Cruz, 3 guns.
Nov. 7. Left at Ilavanzah Spanish squadron
Pesta, 42 guns with the flag of Rear-Admiral
Francisco de Asis, 20 guns (s.s.) ; Don Juan de
Austria, 5 guns : 3 brigs and 1 small steamer. The
Crotis, 32 guns, and the rest of the squadron were
cruising off the island. A French brig-of-war of 20
guns was also at Havannah.
Movements of her Majesty's Ships.—Boscawen,

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SILK PIECE Goons.—None in stock, and manufactu-
rers require a much longer time for the completion of
contracts than formerly, the workmen having left Can-
ton during the trouble, and not yet returned.
EXCHANGE AND BIILLION.—On London, 4s. 9d.
Oriental Bank Corporation—On London, six months'
sight, 4s. 9d. Commercial Bank of India and Mercan-
tile Bank of India—On freight, 4s. 91d.
FREIGHTS.—To England, 4/. per ton. To the United
States, 15 dole.

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left Jamaica, Nov. 7, for Grey Town, to relieve
Eurydice ; Eurydice on her way to Bermuda ;
Espiegle at Grey Town Nov. 4 ; Daring cruising
off Cuba ; Mariner at La GUayra ; Vestal ditto ;
Medea at St. Thomas, Nov. 15, from Tortola and
Jamaica ; Scorpion left St. Thomas, Nov. 13, for
Santa Cruz ; Argus on her way from Halifax to
Bermuda. The ships were assembling at Bermuda
to hold a court-martial on the captain, officers, and
crew of the Wolverene, lost near Grey Town. The
squadron was generally healthy.
The Magdalena passed the Glencoe and several
other vessels 15ff miles west of the Lizard.

A VESSEL DESTROYED EY FIRE.— Advices received at
Lloyd's on Saturday mention the total destruction by
fire at sea of the brig Prince, while on her ♦oyage from
London to Algoa Bay. The burning vessel was fortu.
nately discovered by the ship Albatross, Captain Knowles,
on her voyage from London to Calcutta, which imme•
diately bore down towards the Prince, and was the
means of saving the whole of the crew and passengers
from total destruction. The Albatross arrived at Cal-
cutta on the 22d of October, and landed them at that
port.

The Queen took her royal visitor, the King of
Sardinia:, on Saturclifto see the workshops of the
Arsenal at Woolwich- and to witness a review of
Artillery on the. Comnien. His Royal Highness
Prince Albert, and .his Royal Highness the Duke
of Cambridge accompanied tl-eir Majesties, who
were attended bra brilliant suite. They proceeded
to the Nine Erns station from Windsor by special
train, and wets thence conveyed in carriages to the
Arsenal, whdte all the beads of departments were
waiting to receive them. Theytoute which they fol-
lowed in the course of their inspection took them
first to the shop for boring and turning brass cannon,
next to the foundry for casting this description of
ordnance, then to that for casting shells and other
Iprojectiles ; thence they passed through the engine
room and smithery into the great workshop, which,
by a curioussperversion of the word in its ordinary
signification, is called "The Laboratory," and in
which a variety of processes connected with the
manufacture of shells, Minie bullets, percussion-
caps, rockefs, &c., are carried on. Proceeding
along the river quay of the Arsenal, the Royal
visitors had a good opportunity of observing the
enormous scale upon which the demand for war
materiel (shells especially) is being met in this esta-
blishment. -Close to .the ":proof" department, the
inspection of- some interesting Russian trophies,
including field artillery and medical store carts, Ste.,
arrested their attention fora short time. They then
'examined various arrangements for testing the
strength of gun-metal, and, in connexion with
thew: the fraginents of different descriptions of
,g non that had' frOni time to time burst when
Jllo4o=o of-proof. net:.Lancaster shell factory
was also visited, but was, from some cause or other,
not examined with that degree of care which the
grandeur of the mechanical processes exhibited
there might have been expected to excite. Cross-
ing the artillery park, which is everywhere covered
with enormous supplies of materiel, including guns
of all kinds and sizes, mortars, platforms, waggons,
(tc., the Queen, accompanied by the Duchess of
Sutherland, and the Hon. Flora Macdonald, pro-
ceeded in her carriage to the Royal Artillery Bar-
racks, while the King of Sardinia, Prince Albert,
the Duke of Cambridge, and the suite took a rapid
survey of the carriage department. They then
mounted on horseback and rejoined her Majesty at
the barracks, where luncheon was served in the
messroom. The Royal party. then reviewed a
troop of Horse Artillery and a field. battery on the
common, after which they returned to the Bar-
racks, and her Majesty, in the presence of her
illustrious guest and ally, had a number of wounded
Sappers and Artillerymen from the East brought
into her presence. The ceremony took place in
the library, each of the poor fellows bearing a card
which set forth his name, the length of his service,
and where he was wounded. To all her Majesty
addressed words of sympathy, rendered all the
more precious by an earnestness of manner which
in one case was manifested even by tears. At the
close of this affecting reception the Royal party re-
entered the carriages, and returning to Nine-elms
station by the same route as they had followed in
the morning, were safely conveyed thence by special
train to Windsor. It is almost unnecessary to add
to this brief resume of their Majesties' visit to Wool-
wich on Saturday that all the customary ceremo-
nial observances on such occasions were duly at-
tended to ; that the cortege had an escort of Horse
Artillery ; that at the Arsenal, at the Barracks and
on the Common, Guards of Honour were drawn up,
and that the police, under Captain Labalmondiere
and Superintendent Mallalieu, who has charge of
the district, made ample and unexceptionable provi-
sion for the maintenance of public order. Every-
where the Queen and King wore received with en-
thusiasm. In their progress through the work-
shops of the Arsenal the people employed kept
exemplary steadfastness to their respective ma-
chines, but in the laboratory, just as the Royal
party was leaving, they could not resist the temp-
tation of giving three hearty cheers. The King
seemed to be more at home on horseback and re-
viewing Horse and Foot Artillery than in studying
the mechanical appliances of the Arsenal. He is
a bold and graceful horseman, and in that respect
contrasts favourably with the Prince Consort, who,
however, probably had the advantage of him in
the intelligent inspection of the machinery.
Royal visits like that to Woolwich are nowadays
such preconcerted things—so fenced round by cere-
monial observances, engagements as to time and
"Flo-forth, that it seems very doubtful whether the
g6od they may indirectly effect counterbalances the
interruption which they cause to the great pressure
of business in such vast establishments. It may
be very interesting to see the processes by which
some of the more important items in the munitions
requisite for the prosecution of a great war are pre-
pared, and it certainly must be satisfactory to the
nation to know that the Queen can with confi-
dence take her ill ustrious guest and ally over works
which two short years ago were in a state of ne-
glect
and decay. But somehow or other Royal in-
spections have, in these later days, lost all practical
value, and we fail to traco in them the indications
of anything beyond the gratification of a common-
place curosity. Thus, what it was really of con-
sequence to examine carefully was passed over in
a hurry, and what, as involving no novelty or
difficulty might have been dismissed with a brief
survey was leisurely scrutinized. No one at all
familiar with the state of the mechanical arts in
this country can be astonished at the extent to
which machinery has at length been brought to
hear upon the manufacture of war materiel at
Woolwich. A very cursory view of the departments
will convince him that the useful and advantageous
applications of that great modern labour-saving-
power lia7e by no means reached their limits, and
that much still remains to be done. Yet it must be
conceded, remembering the deplorable condition of
these establishments up to very recent date, re-
membering, too, the impediments to progress which
the old Board of Ordnance and its antiquated staff
of officials presented, that upon the whole great,
creditable, and successful efforts have been made.
Tho number, excellence, and variety of tools used
leave no reasonable ground for complaint. Novel
combinations, such as the American percussion
cap machine, are not wanting, and the organisa-
tion and fittings of the different workshops are upon
the most advanced and modern plans. Of this the
suceessive processes in the manufacture of wooden
fuses for land and of brass for sea service shells,
are good illustration ; also, the Lancaster shell
factory, although there the violation of a mechani-
cal law in the principle upon which the Lancaster
gun is made considerably diminishes the satisfac-
tion with which that splendid sequence of mechani-
cal appliances is surveyed. The machines for boring
and turning brass cannon were well shown on Sa-
turday, each performing its own share of the work.
The foundries for casting this kind of artillery, and
for shells, grape, &c., hate been very much im-
proved, and to the former it is probable that the
authorities will shortly seek the permission of
Parliament to add the means for casting iron
ordnance as well as brass. Of the laboratory,
which contains the largest workshop in the
Arsenal, it is worthy of temark that if the hands
only take out of the machinery therein collected
the amount of duty of which it is capable, the
British army and navy will have, in the supply
of shells, rockets, percussion caps, and Minie bul-
lets thus produced, an abandance more than suffi-
cient for any conceivable quantity of fighting that
they may be called on to undertake. Anderson's
bullet machines, which are said to be at work day
and night and to turn out every 24 hours some
half-million bullets, give little hope of safety to the
rest of the human family when our soldiers are
taught to shoot as accurately as an average sports.
man. At present it is calculated that not more
than one in a thousand shots hits in the field dur-
shßa Petersburg
arpltsiSharpshooters
o provinces,
The New Prussian Gazette contains the follow- ing an action, and the proportion to the expenditure
ing
the
:—" It of small-arms ammunition during protracted mili-
s s with tary operations like those in the East is probably
treorvinces, much greater. The Royal visitors on Saturday
s ali
dst that extract
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the
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has received orders to march to the south. If did not inspect the department in which the cart-
this be true, it would appear to be the intention of ridges are made and the Minie balls fitted with their
the Government to assemble at the theatre of war iron or wooden cups. Had they done so they would
all the best-armed troops of the Empire. It is have been much amused by the manual dexterity
known that the regiment of Rifles of the Imperial of the children employed, but perhaps it was con-
family left St. Petersburg in the middle of Sep- sidered that this branch of the laboratory, which
tember for the same destination. This regiment is shortly to undergo great improvements, was in
is composed of three battalions, which with that of its present state unworthy of such high notice.
the Ist corps, presents an effective of 5,000 Rifle- The American machine for turning out percussion
men, supplied with excellent arms." caps is open to the objection that, if any one por-
MALTA, Nov. 25.—0 a Wednesday morning last Lieut. tion of it becomes deranged, all the rest is stopped
General Sir John Pennefather reviewedd. the troops in until that is rectified. In the processes carried
garrison on the Floriana paradgroun There were on in this department there is a considerable
present the 51st RegimentLiehbties
Infantry,the the.. East Kent amount of woodwork, which one would suppose
Militia, the Royal Malta Fencibles, principal part of
belonged more appropriately to . the division of
the troops coreposieg the depots of the several divisions
the
Arsenal, over which Colonel Tulloch pre-
and a company
(except the Highland division),of the
sides. But, taken together, Captain Boxer has
Royal Artillery. Owing to some unforeseen occurrence
the fourth division did not arrive on the ground until with the effective
every reason to feel satisfied
nearly an hour and a half after the appointed time, state of the laboratory, and with the immense
.
Amongst other evolutions gone through was an imitation improvements which he has succeeded, an spite
ts,in
of the manceuvres performed by the British previous to of many difficulties and discouragemen
the battle of the Alma. The general, we understand, introducing into them. On their way to and
expressed himself highly pleased with the steadiness and from the proof department the Royal visitors
soldierly appearance of the troops, who, considering that had several opportunities of - observing the
most of them had but recently enlisted, carried out the w very ingeniously contrived courses for the easy
. orders of their officers with precision. transmission of hotiy projedil" whiQ 13.6"

cently been constructed. These must save a con-
siderable amount of labour. Among other con-
spicuous objects in the arsenal' some enormous
shells were observable, cast for a monster mortar,
designed by Mallet, of Dublin, and which is now
in hand at Mare's yard near Blackwall. At pre-
sent the proof department has an engrossing in-
terest, from the number of important problems in
artillery science which its enlightened chief, Col.
Wilmot, has been engaged for some time past in
endeavouring to solve. First, there is the question
of the feasibility of wrought iron ordnance, which
since the bursting of Walker's and Dundas's guns
and the failure of Nasmyth's seems almost to have
been decided in the negative. Krupp's steel gun
was another attempt in the same direction, and
has proved equally successful. Next, there is the
demand for a good rifled cannon, or, if not rifled,
one that by the character of its bore shall mako
projectiles rotate properly upon their axis. This is
also a result which is of the utmost consequence to
attain, and which cannot yet be considered to have
been satisfactorily secured. Lastly, there remains
to be obtained that great desideratum, for heavy
ordnance especially, a good breech-loading arrange-
ment, by which artillerymen may be spared expos-
ing themselves at the muzzles of their guns, as
they are compelled to do at present. It is not too
much to expect that at no distant date we shall find
the means for getting rifled breech-loading cannon
strong enough to stand any reasonable proof,.and
capable of being used with a precision of aim and
destructiveness unknown to our present artillery
practice. But in the meantime gunpowder has the
best of it with the inventors, and demolishes their
best-contrived schemes. Even the Lancaster gun
bursts so frequently in service and is so uncertain
in the flight of its projectile that the authorities
look back with feelings of discouragement, almost
amounting to disgust, at the enormous sums ex-
pended in the vain endeavour to control its caprices.
First, the gun is made too strong for the shell, and
then the latter is strengthened till the gun gives
way, the real truth being that an iron missile will
not adapt itself to the increasing pitch of the oval
bore. It gets jammed in rushing out, and in the
struggle which ensues one or other must give way.
To the credit of Government it should be recorded
that a most liberal spirit has latterly been evinced
in endeavouring to attain the objects above enume-
rated, and though they have thus far been baffled,
we have no doubt that, with a litte more perseve-
rance, success will crown their efforts. The royal
party made a very cursory inspection of this deeply
interesting and important department of the Arse-
nal, the magnificent processes of the Lancaster shell
factory failing to arrest their attention for more
than a few moments. The carriage department,
under Colonel Tulloch's care, with its fine collec-
tion of wood machinery, chiefly American, was
examined in an equally hasty manner. But the
truth is that there was really too much to see in
one morning'ii visit.
In looking at the present state of the Arsenal
establishments it is perhaps not to be regretted that
up to the commencement of the present war they
wore in so neglected and defective a state, for other-
wise the modern appliances with which they are
now furnished would in all probability have been
deemed unnecessary, and such officers as Captain
Boxer and Col. Wilmot would have in vain strug-
gled against the dead weight of incompetence and
prejudice by which at the commencement of their
labours they found themselves oppressed. Colonel
Tulloch was so far in a more fortunate position
than his able and lamented predecessor iu office.
Colonel Colquhoun had already cleared away many
obstructions to the reform of his department. But
all of them must be held to hare rendered import-
ant services to the country ; for what is war but
a groat game, the issues of which depend upon the
quality and abundance of the materials with which
it is carried on ? England ought to have the most
powerful and best served artillery in the world.
In former times her pre-eminence in that arm was
conspicuously maintained ; and, as far as an opinion
may be formed from the present state of Woolwich
Arsenal, she will soon be in a position to re-assert
her old supremacy.
Sir Hew D. Ross, General Cator, and Mr. Mou-
sell were in attendance upon the Royal party
during their inspection.
The evolutions of Horse and Foot Artillery in
the review on the common excited general admi-
ration from the precision and rapidity which clia,
racterised. them.

His Majesty attended Divine service yesterday
at the Royal Sardinian Chapel, Lincoln's-inn-fields,
accompanied by his numerous suite and several
persons of distinction. His Majesty arrived pre-
cisely at 11 o'clock, and was received at the
entrance of the chapel by his Eminence Cardinal
Wiseman and the chaplains of the Embassy. His
Eminence delivered the following address in
Italian :

" Sire, Permit me to take advantage of this occa-
sion, the first of its kind that will be enrolled in the
annals of this Royal Sardinian Chapel, to convey to
your Majesty the sincere and humble homage of the
clergy who officiate, and the numerous congregation,
native and Italian, who frequent it, and derive from it
so many blessings.
" It is the most ancient of our chapels or churches.
Founded by the piety and zeal of your Majesty's ances-
tors, entirely maintained by them during centuries of
peril and affliction, generously endowed by your Ma-
jesty, it has been one of the principal supports of our
holy religion in this metropolis.
" And if your Majesty should find it but insignificant
and poor, not the less fervent on that account are the
prayers daily offered up in it to the Almighty, to beg of
Him to enrich your Itnjesty and your [teyal House
with abundant mercies and heavenly graces."
His Majesty returned thanks, and asked several
questions about the chapel, its origin, &c.
His Mjesty was then conducted by the Cardinal
and clergy in procession to the throne erected for
him in the chapel. The altar and sanctuary were
as handsomely decorated as the very limited time
allowed.

The mass was Beethoven's in C, and was admir-
ably played and sung by the numerous choir. Tile
organ was lately built by Bishop, and is of extra-
ordinary richness and beauty of tone.
The celebrant was the Rev. William O'Connor,
Senior Chaplain, assisted by the Rev. Ed ward
Price, as Deacon, the Rev. John Doherty, as Sub-
deacon, the Rev. Dr. Faa di Bruno, and the Rev.
Sebastian Faenza, as assistant priests.
A large body of police were iu attendance, who
kept excellent order among the dense crowd as-
sembled iu front of the chapel to welcome his Ma-
jesty.

WINDSOR, DEC. 2.

"11. Salutes in harbour to commence when the Vic-
tory shall have fired her second gun, and those at Spit-
head when the senior officer's ship there shall have fired
her second gun. " THOMAS COCHRANE,
" Vice-Admiral and Commander-in• Chief.
" To the respective captains, commanders, and com-
manding officers of her Majesty's ships and ♦ea-
sels at Spithead and in Portsmouth harbours."

His Majesty the King of Sar,linia went yesterday
to vist the Royal Arsenal and Dockyard at Wool-
wich. The King, the Queen, Prince Albert, and
the Duke of Cambridge left the Castle in an ope❑
carriage at a quarter before le o'clock, for the station of
the South-Western Railway at Windsor. The Duchess
of Sutherland, the Duke of Wellington, the Count de
Cavour, the Hon. Flora Macdonald, Major• General
Wylde, Major-General the Hon. C. Grey, Captain Du
Plat, Chevalier Nigra, Chevalier Luserna d'Angrogna,
Count de Barone, and Count de Robilant, followed iu
several carriages to the station. _ _

A special train was in readiness, and the royal party
'carted at 10 minutes before 10 for the private station at
Vauxhall. The Queen and his Sardinian Majesty, with
Prince Albert and the Duke of Carabridge and the suite,
proceeded to Woolwich in royal carriages and four,
escorted by Dragoons.
Their Majesties, the Prince, and the Duke of Cam-
bridge, inspected the Royal Arsenal, and then went to
the review.
After the review of the Artillery, the Queen
a number of invalids recently returned from the
the Duke
and afterwards with the King, the Prince, and
served ein_Temict_ead,
of Cambridge, partook of luncheon, which was V
the Royal Artillery mess-room.
The royal party returned to the
ecial train,
dsor by a sp
Vauxhall, and afterwards to Win private station at
arriving at the Castle at 10 minutes pastt
s s° 'del °Pcekre i g n y ,
The French Ambassador and the Colin e
of Clarendon, Lord and
the Countess of Granville, the Duke of Argyll, Viscoun-
tess Palmerston, the Counter
0f 0
ardwicke, the Earl of
Lady John Russell, the E
rSaiirsCirh
John
Minto, Viscount Harding_ea,LrLieourtdonPaanntre.Gueriele,
Wood, Sir James Graham,
General
Burgoyne, and Majorneral Sir Colin Campbell, ar-
rived yesterday
" avisit to the Queen.
Her Majesty a dinner party in the evening. The
company included his Majesty the Kicg of Sardinia, her
ythale DRoyal Highness the Duchess
RefoKyaelnHt,ighherneßsso
High-
ness the Duchesslcetshseßoal,
of Sutherland, the French
of Cambridge,
Ambassador and the Countess of Persigny, the Countess
the Duke of Argyll, the Duke of Welling-
ton,of Grtrevßilleel,
Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer,
the Sardinian Minister, the Marquis of Breadalbane,
Earl Spencer, the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, the
Earl of Hardwicke, the Earl of Minto, Lord and Lady
John Russell, Lady Fanny Howard, Caroline Barring-
ton, Baroness de Speth, Lady Isabel Howard, Viscount
and Viscountess Palmerston, Viscount Hardinge, Lord
Panmure, the Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood, the Right
Hon. Sir James Graham, the Hon. and Rev. W. and
Mrs. Moore, Col. the Hon. C. B. Phipps, the Provost
of Etou, Lieut.-General Sir John Burgoyne, Major'
General Sir Colin Campbell, Miss Codrington, Misses
Maria and Emma Codrington, Chevalier Canna, Count
Corte, Count de Cavour, Due Pasqua, Chevalier Majx-
line d'Azeglio, Major-General Count Moroxz) de a
i Rocco, Major- Gen. Chevalier Luserna cr4ngi..°g,-,nai'
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The Queen's private band attended after dinriersio-tie.f4. ...,c,rsj
Music-room, and under the direction of Mr. A_ndersarg-ft --
performed a selection of favourite pieces. The followipg- -
is the programme's -4• iie. sS -
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Fantasia stir dos Themes Nationaux.
His Majesty the King of Sardinia left Windsor by a
special train of the Great Western Railway at 10 o'clock
this morning, attended by the Sardinian Minister and the
gentlemen of his suite, and proceeded to London for the
purpose of attending Divine service at the Sardinian
Chapel, in Duke-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields.
PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY:—
The following are the erders issued by the Commanders
in-Chief of this port, Vice-Admiral si. !hos. Cochrane,
K.C.8., and Lieutenant-Governor of the garrison,
Major-General Breton, relative to the reception of his
Majesty to-morrow :
" Victory, at Portsmouth, Dec. 1.
" 1. His Majesty the King of Sardinia intending to
visit this port on Monday next, it is my direction that
the ships in the harbour and at Spithead be prepared to
dress, man yards, and fire salutes ; and the respective
captains and commanding officers will take care that
the whole of their officers and crews are on board on
that day.
" 2. At the hour which will be indicated by signal,
the captains and commanders in command of ships in the
harbour are to assemble in their respective barges and
boats on each side of the Clarence-yard creek to await
the King's arrival. Officers and crews to stand up and
cheer aerhis Majesty passes. Flag-officers' barges to be
nearest the steps. On his Majesty passing through the
line the Commander-in-Chief's barge will follow and take
up a position on the starboard quarter of the Royal
barge, and the Rear-Admiral will be on the port quarter,
the other barges and boats to follow the Commander-in-
Chief and the Rear-Admiral, according to seniority, to
escort his Majesty across the harbour. Barges and
boats are to return to their respective ships when the
King has landed as the dockyard, but to be held in
readiness in case of being called upon by signal.
" 3. Each ship in harbour (gun-boats included) is to
send a cutter, with a lieutenant, to be under the orders
of Commander Johnson, of the Transit (in the Bee), to
act in conjunction with the Coast Guard boats in keeps
log the harbour and Clarence yard creek clear of any
impediments to the Royal progress.
" 4. Each ship in harbour is to fire a Royal salute on
his Majestygetting into the barge or steamer at Clarenoe-
yard ; the yards are to be manned, and the men are to
cheer as his Majesty approaches.
"5. Should the King visit Spithead, the ships at
that anchorage are to fire a Royal salute as his Majesty
approaches, the yards are to be manned, and the men
are to cheer as the King passes. On the King leaving
the fleet another salute is to be fired. The ships in
harbour are to salute as his Majesty passes Blockhouse
Fort on his return from Spithead.
" 6. Captains and commanders of ships at Spithead
are to remain on board until either the King shall re-
turn from Spithead, or the signal shall be made that his
Majesty does not intend going there.
" 7. Vessels of fewer than 10 guns are not to salute.
"8. Men on the yards are not to let go the life-lines
to touch their hats while cheering.
" 9. Officers concerned herein to be in full dress ; men
in blue frocks and white troasers.
"10. On dressing ship the Sardinian standard or en-
sign is to be hoisted at the main by those ships having
one.

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