The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-16 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

His Grace the Duke of Northumberland will hold his
first levee on Tuesday next.
The Vixen has been ordered to Plymouth. When
ready she will receive Sir C. Hotham, who goes out to
South America in conjunction with the French Envoy
to arrange the affairs of the River Plate.
The Herald has been ordered to Woolwich.

PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—His Grace the Duke of
Northumberland and party, while at Spithead in the
Black Eagle yesterday, paid a short visit to the Simoom
Iron troop-steamer, Captain Kingcome, and also to the
steam-sloop Vixen. In the evening, attended by Cap-
tain Sir Thomas Herbert, he visited the " Sailors'
Home" in Queen-street, and was received by Captain
Johnston, the Superintendent. He remained there for
nearly an hour, examining the accounts and hooks of
this admirable institution, Stc. His Grace expressed a
great desire that the charges to the seamen should, if
possible, be made lighter; but so deeply was he im-
pressed with the apparent admirable working of the
establishment that he gave the princely donation of 2001.
On Thursday morning the Duke, with Captain Milne,
the Hon. Captain Pelham, Captain Sir Thomas Herbert,'
and Sir Baldwin Walker, soon after breakfast, paidts
visit to the dockyard (the Admiralty were not in uni-
form, nor was any Admiralty flag hoisted at the yard
gates). They were received by Rear-Admiral Prescott,
and the principal officers. The party first visited the ap-
prentice-school, examined into the nature of the instruce
tion, inspected some of the boys' books, and gave them
a holiday. The present use-store, the return-store, and
others were next examined.' Crossing and cursorily
looking at the Fairy and Elfin Royal yachts, in dock,
the party then went on board the St. Vincent, 102, the
first three-decker that has been armed with long and
heavy pivot-guns on her weather deck. She was for-
merly commanded by Captain Milne. Her holds and
store-rooms were lighted up on this occasion, and the
party went over her. She is now being rigged, and has
her topmasts fitted, and will be probably the flag-ship
of the Channel squadron. The party then made a tour
of the yard, and at half-past twelve returned to the re-
sidence of the port admiral, Sir Thomas Briggs, to
luncheon, from whence, at two o'clock, the Admiralty
party proceeded in carriages to the Landport terminus,
and left by the half-past two train for London.
lit addition to the princely donation of 2001. to the
Sailors' Home, we understand the Noble Duke has given
a donation of 1001. to the Seamens' and Marine Orphan
School.

The Admiralty yacht Black Eagle, Master-Comman-
der Petley, sailed for Woolwich at two P.M., this day.
It is reported here to-day that the Windsor Castle,
140, on the stocks at Pembroke, is to be brought to this
port on launching, and fitted as the flag-ship of the
Channel squadron; and the St. Vincent, 102, which has
been supposed fitting for that service, will be stripped.
We only give this as port rumour.
Her Majesty's ship Prince Regent, 90, Commodore
Martin, has been paid down at Spitheacl to-day, and half
her crow has received a fortnight's leave; the other half
will have leave when the first return.

Her Majesty's ship Highflyer, 26, Captain Matson,
discharged her powder, &c., attSpithead yesterday morn-
ing, and came into Portsmouth harbour in the after-
noon to remedy some defects. She was visited in har-
bour by Captain Alexander Milne, one of the Lords of
the Admiralty, and Captain Sir B. Walker, the Sur-
veyor-General of the Navy.

Her Majesty's ship Arrogant, 46, Captain Robinson,
is under the mastirg shears receiving her masts, and
proceeding with her outfit.
DEVONPORT, APRIL 14.—Mr. Stafford, accompanied
by Commodore Seymour, embarked in the Commodore's
barge and inspected the Royal William yesterday after-
noon, after which he went up the harbour, returning to
the dockyard after five o'clock, when he retired to the
hotel. There was a select party at dinner at the hotel,
consisting of Mr. Stafford, Colonel Green, and their
friends, about 10 in number.

This day he has seen the works at New Passage. He
will leave to-morrow in the Retribution, for Portsmouth;
Mr. Grant leaves by train.
SHEERNESS APRIL 15.—tier Majesty's paddlewheel
steam-sloop Basilisk, 6, Captain Gardiner, from Ports-
mouth, brought to off the Little Nore yesterday after-
noon, and shortly afterwards came into harbour and let
go her anchor.

Her Majesty's screw ateam•sloop Desperate, 8, arrived
alertly alter the Basilisk.

Her: Majesty's screw steam frigate Horatio, Captain
the Hon. S. T. Carnegie, completed the adjustment of
her compasses yesterday, and was towed to the Little
Nore by the Myrtle, where she will this day take in her
powder. She is, we are informed, nearly 50 hands sn
of her compl,ment, which deficiency is for the present
to be supplied by the seamen riggers of the dockyard.
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Her crew are to be paid to-day three months'
wages
e-
for ten
advance, and she is to start forthwith on an experimental
cruise to the Scilly Islands, and will returnnottlseight-inch
days. Her present armament consists
guns on her main deck, which throw 68. pound solid or
of
56-pound hollow shot, and four ten
tons - neh
less than the Am-
phion, 32, she can discharge a bcaw 84-pounders on
her upper deck. Although 384
er broadside. She
stows 116 tons of coal which when steaming expan.
sively will suffice for se
,ven
deys' consumption. On a
trial cruise some time
rate of speed per since,b when light, her average
. hour to accompany the Horatio in
screw propulsion was 8i knots.
The Highflyer is reported
her present trial cruise.
n,orlh.:side of the fitting basin, to
~cue.wbeel steam-frigate Cyclops, 6,
Liz ird, Mr.
Her Majesty's pau
wheel steamer
eport yesterday. torenoon for
,returning in the evening.
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Chatham, on dockyardes
shiLwest shore owed yesterday from
herli earncMholeagstoy'osn t ore to moorings off the
Lapwell.
long boat, Reuben
Woolwich and Deptford with
day to Harvey in charge, was
dockyard storesi H
Rear-
disTpahtechSevidify
Adrelra . ouston Stewart, M.P., arrived here
ester
yesterday on a visit to Vice-Admiral the Hon. Josceline
Percy.

THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
WOOLWICH, APRIL 15,_The preparation for the de-
parture of the vessels of the Arctic expedition having
been completed by ten o'clock A.M. to-day, the Monkey
stealla-vessel took the Assistance (Captain Sir Edward
Belcher, CB.)
moorings, in tow, and the Zyptier steam-vessel the
Resolute (Captain Kellett, C. 8.), and at twenty-five
minutes past ten the vessels were cast of from their
and proceeded down the river; while opposite
the dockyard, their departure was loudly cheered by a
great concourse of spectators and the workmen of the
yard, who were permitted to be present on the occasion.
(I)4taill Sir Edward Belcher appeared in excellent
spirits, and with cap in hand gave the time, while the
other officers on deck, and the crew in the rigging of the
Assistance gave three hearty cheers, and one cheer more
as they passed the landing place at the dockyard
on their enterprising voyage. The cheers were re-
sponded to in the most enthusiastic manner by those
on shore, end many a heartfelt aspiration was put up
that the third, and may be said last, expedition sent in
search of Sir John, Franklin and his brave
companions might soon be successful in re-
moving the suspense which has so long been felt as to
their present position, or late, if they have come to an
untimely end. Lieutenant-Colonel Lang gave orders
that the band of the dockyard battalion shool,l be in
attendance on the wharf, near the slip on which the
Agametenon is building, and as the squadron under
Cap; ain Sir Edward Belcher passed, the band played
the favourite Scottish tune, the words of which com-
mence as follow:

` Should auhi acquaintance be forgot,
Au' never brought to mind;
bhould suld acquaintance be forgot,
An' days o' auld langsyne." d I.
The crews of the vessels appeared highly i a„NAcous, the
the scene, and the weather proved roost
sun shieine wilh unclouded brilliancy,
without being
PI:- ..,:;iv cly 1-,,,,:. The ves-tols, to Lbey r: ached the
deligbte with
middle of the river, accelerated their speed, and were
soon out 9f sight, overythin ha'n'g been accomPliihed

in making ready and dein
able circumstances. It may is worthy of remark that
during the whole of the El% weeks the vessels of Sir
Edward Belcher's expedition have taking on board
their stores, not a single shower of rain has interrupted
the work of the crews, and oonsPquentry all the provi-
sions and coals have been taken on board in as dry and
perfect a condition as it was possible to obtain them.
for Greenh Commander Pullen, will leave Wool-
wichithe on Saturday.
The North Star,

COURT CIRCULAR,.
WINDSOR, TurriesDAY, AP= 15.
The following were at the royal dinner party yester-
day :—Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, her Royal
Highness the Princess Mary _of _Cambridge, his Royal
Highness the Duke—of Cumbridgs, lilt Serene Highness
Prince Lecple of Saxe Cobourg, the Lady in Waiting to
the Duchess of Kent, the Baroness de Speth, Lady
Frances Brace, Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Colonel
the Hon. Castles Grey, Baron Knesebeck, and Lord W.
Paulet.

The band of the Coldataste Guards attended in the
unci performed tho following selection during
dinner:—

Overture," " Midsummer Night's
Drealn" • MendelaSohn.
Solection from " Alma" ... Costs.
GratA Trio, " Guillaume Tell"
...
Val=e, " The Mancialina," Karl Buller.
Glee, " Blow, Gentle Gales" Sir H. R. Bishop.
Polka, " The Lily" ... .• Coote.
The Queen and Prince Albert, with ;be Prince of
Wales, r•cconspanied by the Duke of Cambridge and
Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg, rode out on horseback
yesterday afternoon, attended by the Hon. Beatrice Byng,
Lord Colville, and Colonel F. H. Seymour.
The Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Mary drove
out in an open carriage.
The Marchioness of Douro has been succeeded in the ,
duties of Lady in Waiting by the Countess of Desert.
Lady Douro remains on a visit to her Majesty.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge,
Princess Mary, and the Duke of Cambridge, have left
the Castle to-day.
The Duke and Duchess of Nemours, with the Count
d'Eu and the Duke d'Alencon, are expected on a visit at
the Castle this afternoon.

Mr. Temple had an interview with Mr. Secretary
Walpole yesterday, at the Home-office.
Dispatches ware received at the Cekanial-office yester-
day, from the Governor of Gibraltar

COLONIAL EXPENDITURE.
A return has recently been presented to Parliament
of the revenue and expenditure of each of the colonies
of Great Britain whose accounts are not under their own
independent control. The receipts, irrespective of
103,5151. for the cost of collection, amount to 1,717,495/.
(of which 760,477/. consists of Customs duties, and only
76,710/. of land sales), while the expenditures make a
total of 1,730.3071., showing an excess of 12,8121. The
military outlay sustained by the mother country in con-
nexion with these possessions is not included, the only
reductions from that outlay being some small contribu-
tions from Ceylon, Malta, and Mauritius, amounting in
all to 40,2001. Subjoined are the relative figures for
each dependency. Those for Natal and New Zealand
are not of a later period than the year 1848, those
for the Cape, Ceylon, Gibraltar, Malta, St. Helena,
South Australia, Van Diemen's Lend, and Western
Australia appertain to 1849, and the remainder come
down to 1850:—.

Gross Cost of
Revenue. Collection. Expenditure,
Z. X.
Cape of Good Hope ... 223,554 ... 19,036 ... 259,201
Ceylon ... 408,525 ... 17,853 ... 414,715
Falkland Islands ... 1,441 ... 10 ... 6,084
Gambia ... 7,485 929 11,147

Gibraltar 29,764 3,508 30.563
Gold Coast ... 886 ... 174 4,786
Hong Kong ... 23,527 ... 163 34,549
Labuan 1.372 6,751
Malta 126,389 ... 5,062 ... 114,195
Mauritius 308 342 ... 22,323 265,206
Natal .. . . 11,760 994 ... 10,248
New Zealand 110,965 3,973 ... 108,881
St. Helena ... 15,921 2,507 ... 23,867
St. Lucia ... ... 12,807 ... 78 ... 11,607
Sierra Leone .. ... 17,167 1,378 ... 23,069
South Australia..: ... 166,606 7,238 ... 149,334
Trinidad ... ... 88,140 6;333 ... 78,971

..,,._
Van Diemen's Land ... 152,706 ...
Western Australia ... 10,129 ...

10,538 ... 165.864
1,409 ... 11,259

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.
EASTTRN COUNTIES AND NORFOLK RAILWAY....TradIie
return for the week ending April 11 :
Passengers, parcels, &c. ... £8,470 4 11
Merchandise, cattle, and cartage 6,607 13 5

YORK Corresponding o rAr spp TotaloNnod
R n £1154144770 18
16
114
;v•ME:eIkr•LoArNiDBSIRAILWAY....The following
is the traffic return for the week ending April 11:
Passengers, &c.... ... £3,109 6 1
Merchandise and minerals 4,573 1 2

Total £7,682 7 3
BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY.—Traffic for the week
ending April 4 :
Passengers
Goods —.
Parcels ...
Mails

receipts