The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-13 00:00:00

Wind, N.
Arrived—Royal Charlie, from London, to embark
,roops ; Wm. Tapscott, from New York.
Sailed—Robert Fennie, for Hamburg.
KINGSTOWN, July 12.

Wind, N.W.
Arrived—Hebe, from Stettin.
Sailed—Lil, for Malta and Balaklava ; Amoy, Gibraltar.

(BY StIBUARINE AND BRITISIL TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Thursday, 10.13 a.m.

Wind, N. by W. ; tide, half flood ; cloudy.
Arrived, July 12.—Trinity Yacht, from Nassau; John
Masterman, from Constantinople; Edmondsbury, Malta ;
Gannymede, Gibbestab ; Lydia and Mary, Konigsberg ;
Catharina, Groningen ; Nib Erickson, Uddewalla.
Arrived, July 13—Exile, from Nassau.
Sailed—Exemplar, for Barbadoes ; Maid of Julpha, for
Portland Bay ; Patricia, Jamaica.
DEAL, Friday, 9.50 a.m.

Wind, W.S.W. ; light, and hazy.
Anchored—Tialfe, from London, for Rio Janeiro.
Passed—Gambia, from Sierra Leone; Candidate, Ear-
bacloes ; Emily, Africa—all for London.
Report of the schooner Senator, from Mauritius.—May
24th, in lat. 18.18 N., long. 33.15 W., passed a screw
steamer under canvass, steering to southward. June 18th,
in lat 42.50 N., long. 28.50 W., spoke the American ship
Marmion, 26 days out, from New Orleans, bound to Mar-
seilles, wishing to be reported in London.

We have much pleasure in stating that the Queen has
given apartments in Hampton Court to the widows of
General Strangways and Admiral Boxer.
PROMOTION.—Capt. R. F. Fanshawe, who was flag.
captain to Admiral Sir Phipps Hamby, when Coin-
mander-in•Chief in the Pacific, has been appointed to
the command of the Queen, 116, in the Black Sea, vice

Rear-Admiral Michell, promoted.
ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—Their Royal Highnesses the
Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary, and her
Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Meek-
lenburg-Strelitz, honoured the Royal Italian Opera with
their presence last evening. Their Royal Highnesses
were attended by the Lady Suffield, Baron Lube, and
Major Home Purves. The Queen's box was occupied
by Lord and Lady Camoys and the Hon. Misses Stonor
and party.
PRESENTS FROM THE KING OF PORTUGAL TO PRINCE
ALBERT.—SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday.—The Portuguese,
brigantine St. Pedro, Captain Lima, arrived early to-
day, direct from Lisbon, with a variety of presents from
the King of Portugal to Prince Albert. They consist
principally of statuary, slabs of marble, &c., and some
horned cattle of a peculiar breed. They were consigned
to the Portuguese vice-consul, N. M. Priaulx, Esq., who
is awaiting orders for their transmission to Osborne.
THE LATE LORD RAGLAN.—Arrangements have been
made for the reception of the late Lord Raglan, whose
remains are expected to arrive in this country about the
24th inst. from the Crimea. They will be sent from
Southampton by special train of the South-Western
Railway to his residence, No. 5, Great Stanhope-street,
and will be finally deposited in the mausoleum of his
Grace the Duke of Somerset, All Souls' Cemetery,
Kensal-green, Harrow-road. The funeral will be as
private as circumstances will permit.
WROUGHT IRON CANNON.—The large and beautifully-
proportioned wrought iron cannon, constructed at Gos-
pel Oak, in Staffordshire, burst and fell into many pieces
on Wednesday at Woolwich, under the usual charge.
Isaeurgnt, Hallings-
The gun was 10 inches in the bore, 10 feet
(Captainlon g long,
Fitz-
roynd
weighed 96 cwt.
to a Mr. Baly's, to
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about in every direction, and
cash a cheque for fifty pounds. The bearer. adding 1,
made it 150, and, after reciving the money, absconded.
THE DOCKYARD GUN-BOATS.—About a month since
there was a tremendous bustle observable at Portsmouth.
The authorities were flying
the electric telegraph was hourly in requisition. It was
quickly ascertained that a number of launches, pinnaces,
ni and
and barges were to be fitted without the least delay and
to be conveyed to the
anxietya
d
despatch the flotilla ;
the hammers were going gy ; the boats were
rigged, fitted, and painted, and there they have been for
upwards of a fortnight in the lazy basin, and we have
understood that they are to be turned over to Louis
Arnold Vandenbergh, Esq., to compete for prizes at the
Portsmouth Regatta in August next, that gentleman
having taken a great interest in all regatta proceedings,
and who is desirous that the expense and trouble of
fitting out these boats shall not be entirely thrown
away.—Morning Herald.,
IRONMASTERS' QUARTERLY MEETING.—BIRMINGHAM,
Thursday.—The third meeting of the ironmasters of this
district for the current quarter was held at the Royal
Hotel, in this town, this afternoon, There was a far
more numerous attendance of the trade than at Wolver-
hampton yesterday. There were buyers present both
from London and Liverpool, and for marked iron orders
were taken for a considerable quantity ; indeed the
usual quarterly contracts entered into were not much
wire
those who have the means t) pigs firmly maintained prices ;
that
below the average. In pigs there was not so much done,
forth e the
consequence
makers o
is
buy hold off, and the more needy class of consumers who
require the commodity do not press their orders, because
they know that in present circumstances their bills would
not be taken. This meeting passed off altogether quite
as satisfactorily as could be expected, especially consider-
ing that commercial concerns in the district have been
shaken to an extent which has not been paralleled for
the last quarter of a century at least. There were in-
dications of a returning healthy tone, and a more cheer-
' ful feeling was evinced to-day.