The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-16 00:00:00

• has on evry side a clear view of all ' _
caiques which he has not actually run d0wn.i,....;;:t4
In the Talia this bridge-house' steering
been introduced • into the Sultan'a• yachts for a
the first time, because Abdul Aziz alway's co,,nmatAs-
the yacht himself, and when on board on a'. cruise
drops his Caliphate to become its command m. It
is in the State saloons of the Talia, however,
the care with which the Sultan has watched el Try
step in the construction of this beautiful vessol i s to
be seen. Every pattern and every decoration, i tis
said, were sent by the Sultan himself, and the res alt
is a specimen of the most perfectly Oriental style of
decoration, yet at the same time of the richt it,
quietest, and most striking that we have ever see n.
Tae Prince and Princess yesterday were most
nest in their praises of its magnificent g ood ta: le.
The whole style may
be described by say ing
e B
areomablal ysowofraktnii ni
the panelling is entire!y composed of the
patterns
eo
hf thev gesame tric
i
work-boxes. These patterns and massive but tr. t-
iarsilovner tahnealii•vd''ilasn
quisitely out-g.;lass eDrnl,es, balustracle
and hand-rails are the materials of rl-1e decorati on(
which are blended together with a shin and efiec,r,
that cannot easily be described. There wr.s gre
difficulty in getting the cut-glass work so to fit as t o
avoid the risk of fracture from vibration ; but:.
Messrs. Green, of Upper Thames-street, contrived it.,
somehow, though it is to be feared that the saloon
will wear a different appearance after it has crossed
the Bay of Biscay to what it wore yesterday.
the Indian panelling, and, in fact, all the rest
the decorations, were intrusted to Mecsrs. Holland.
Yesterday was not the first trip of the Talia down
the river. She had been tried once before at the mea-
sured mile on the Maplin Sands, when the average of
her runs at the mile gave her 171 knots, or a little
over 21 statute miles an hour. On that occosion her!
engines, though only of 350-horse power, warked u p
to 2,500 indicated horse power, and made' 40 r'='4
volutions a minute, with a pressure of less' thar.
251 b of steam. There was no attempt made at Mil f
speed yesterday, for, in the first place, the Talia vas t
in deep sea trim and rather down by the head with
coals, so that if the speed bad been wanted she coul
not have made it, and, in the second place, the rive r
was so crowded with shipping that it was difficn '.t
to go a quarter of a mile without stopping or slos%
ing. The Prince, as we have said, visited the en -
gne-room with Mr. John Penn and Captain Comp)
the -.Eluglish commander of the vessel, and Colon( J.
Ahmed Dey. His royal highness remained som e
time watchia?. the machinery, which was workin g
with the appareot ease and perfect silence that seen is
to belong almost exclusively to the finished ra 4-
chinery of Messrs. Penn. There was only 201 b (af
steam while the Prince was below, but even the n,
while condensing, the engines were doing 33 rev 0.
lutions a minute, though the stroke was only five
feet and the diameter of the cylinders 71 inches.
At this time the Talia was running 19 trk ;les an hour
by the land. 'When near Gravesend the rt. Tat party,
with the members of the suite and the Tun kish Em-
bassy, retired to lunch, while the Talia kept srwiftly
on her way down amid the crowds of shi;l,oing,
which dipped flags as they neared the royal stanc lard
and kept them down till the vessel was almost out
of sight.

When off Southend the wind was blowing sk)
fresh that every part of the ship, which, with much.
justice, claims to be perfectly ventilated, was as cool,
below as on deck, which is saying a great deal. The
wind, however, was little thought of, but the mama
of black clouds that gathered round the horizon
were so ominous of heavy rain that a little below
Southend, near the Mouse Light, the Talia was put
about, and, turning easily in a small circle, again
headed up the river. Then, indeed, the cold strong
wind was felt in all its bitterness. It seemed, however,
to make no manner of impression on the Princess
who, with Madame Musurus and Lady de Grey, had
returned to the deck with his Royal Highness and
sat as qu'etly in her chair as though the hard angry
squall was a mere gentle breeze of the south. But
their composure was not destined to last long.. 'When
off Gravesend pier, where the Princess had nut been
since the memorable day she landed there to meet
her Royal husband, the long impending rain came
down at last, and after a futile attempt to keep it
out with wraps and shaws the Princess at last gave
way, and made a fair run for the deck saloon, fol-
lowed quite as eagerly, though perhaps not quite so
actively, by the other ladies. The run back averaged
a little over 19 miles an hour, which, considering
that the Talia was down by the head, and put forth.
little more than three-quarter speed, augurs well of
what she is likely to do in the smooth waters of the
Bosphorus. At a little before 5 o'clock the yacht
returned to Woolwich, and after taking a most cor-
dial farewell of M. and Mde. Musurus, their Royal
Highnesses disembarked and drove back to town,
having, to use their own expression, "enjoyed their
trip most thoroughly."
The Talia is all ready for sea now, but it is not
expected that she will leave before Monday next.
With such costly and fragile furniture it would al-
most be wiser if her trip across the Bay of Biscay
were delayed till the equinox were past. But in
whatever order her state saloons may arrive, cer-
tainly in machinery and hull a finer steam yacht
will never have entered the Bosphorus.

Nfrt Gladstone and the Government Annuities

Bill,

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, in committee
on Government Annuities Bill, intends to move this
following clause after Clause 7 (Life Annuities) :
" The Postmaster-General, with the consent of the Com-
missioners of her Majesty's Treasury, may, if he shall think
fit, authorise and direct such of his officers as he may select
to receive such moneys as may become payable upon con-
tracts entered into under this act for remittance to the Com-
missioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, and to
pay on behalf of the said commissioners all such moneys as
may become duo and payable under such contracts,
" The Postmaster-General, with the consent of the Com-
missioners of her Majesty's Treasury, may make all regula-
tions for carrying out the provisions of this act, in so far as
his department is concerned ; and regulations so made shall
be binding on the parties interested in the subject matter
thereof, to the same extent as if such regulations formed
part of this act; and copies of all regulations issued uuder
the authority of this act shall be laid before both Houses of
Parliament.

Ge
en
Nationalera l a npdebo
f
moneys received or invested under the authority of this
tot °‘t‘hCTeoh3melmsatni sdnsaiuvoanloefar ofeoucrenmtt shbeee Rrf teihndeu :Pat myeafasrtt ,he respect to all
act shall annually, prior to the 31st day of March in each
year be submitted to the said Postmaster-General and by
the said commissioners for examination and audit to the
commissioners for auditing public accounts,"
Mr. Hankey intends on Thursday to ask the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to hie
proposed insurance of hies in connexion with the
savings banks, to state what is the amount of a single
premium proposed to be charged on the insurance
of £lOO on lives of the following ages—viz., 20, 30,
40, 50 ; and also the annual premium to be charged
for insurance of £lOO on lives of the same ages;
and whether he will lay upon the table of the house
a paper giving the above information.

TH
E ~ECRETARYSHIP OF TIIE GENERAL POST
OFFICE.—This appointment, vacant by the resignation of
Sir Rowland Hill, has been bestowed by the Postmaster-
General, Lord Stanley of Alderley, on Mr. John Tilley,
Senior Assistant-Secretary, who has been for the last 35
years in the service of the department.
HOROLOGICAL PRODUCTIONS._ " Ranged around the
base of the clock were the watches which Mr. Benson ex-
hibited, and which have been universally admired for the
beauty and elegance of the designs engraved upon them.
The movements are of the finest quality which the art of
horology is at present capable of producing."—lllustrated
London News, Nov. 8, 1662. Chronometer, duplex, lever,
horizontal, repeaters, centre seconds, keyless, spit t seconds,
and every description of watch, adapted to all climates.
Benson's illustrated pamphlet on watches (free by post for
two stamps) contains a short history of watchmaking, with
Prices, from 3to 200 guineas. It acts as a guide in the pur-
chase of a watch, and ""alp sthose who live in any part of the
world to select a watch, and have it sent by poet. Prize
medal and honourable mention, classes 33 and 15. J. jy
Benson, 33 and 34, Ludgate-hill, London. Established 1749.
Watch and clock maker by special warrant et appointment to
11.R.H. the Prince of Wales.

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