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THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 15, 1864.

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The Cruise of the Tallabassee.

minutes he showed signals and threw rockets, but fired no
more. We gave him three shots, and turned to another
bearing down upon us, Two shots were received from this
one before we replied, and, like the other, he immediately
steamed away without replying to our guns. We steer
straight through the fleet, going about twelve knots an
hour. One more comes up, and is within 500 yards before
he is discovered. A shot that passes over us is the first in-
timation we have of him. He fires two shots, both of
which go wide of the mark,and then turns away as our guns
open fire in return. Not a shot came in reply, and no desire
is shown to come into closer quarters. We fire at one mare,
who gives us a shot, and fires into his confrere, and in a few
moments get safe through the whole and close under the
guns of the fort. In every instance the Yankees seemed
perfectly astonished, and gave us a wide berth. Only one
replied to our fire, and he was firing at random and fur
astern of us. At half-past 10 we came to anchor inside the
bar, safe at home after our short but exciting cruise. As
soon as the anchor was dropped, all hands were called to
muster, and Capt. Wood read prayers, thanking God for '
having protected us through scenes of peril, and for deliver-
ing us from the hands of our enemies, bringing us safe into
our destined porc. Thirty-five vessels in all were captured
by the Tallahassee, some of them large and fine ships and
barques ; the others coasting vessels and fisherman, Had
plenty of coal been allowed us, as many more might have
been destroyed on our return trip ; but there was only coal
enough to take us in, and had we been chased off the coast
it must have given out directly, Fortunately, however, we
were chased but a few hours-, and then were not turned from
our course.

The Richmond Despatch publishes the diary given of the
officers of the Confederate cruiser Tallahassee. It was Sun-
day, Aug. 7, when Capt. Wood started from Wilmington ;
and the historian of the Tallahassee tells us that it was "a
calm, quiet Sabbath day, and Captain Wood read service on
the quarter deck to all hands." It seems to have been an
occasion, too, for special thanksgiving, for though half a
dozen steamers gave chase during the day he escaped. On
Wednesday the Tallahassee, by mistake, gave chase to a
United States frigate, only eiscovering that the anticipated
prize was a man of war when the pursuer and pursued were
alongside of each other. On the following morning the Tat
lahassee was within 20 miles of Long Island. The same
day was signalised by the capture of the pilot boat, No. 22,
of New York, which was at once turned into a tender to the
Tallahassee, and served for two days in that capacity, fairly
dividing the honours with the larger craft of bringing vessels
to. The emigrant ship Adriatic was soon fallen in with :
" All being clear, we moved ahead a short distance, and
Lieut. Gardner was sent on board after the captain and his
papers. In a few moments he came over the side with a
very confident air, feeling sure that he, being an English-
man, would be allowed to go on with his ship. This was
the Adriatic, from London to New York, with 163 passen-
gers. There was great consternation among these people
when told that the ship was to be destroyed, and they were
ordered private baggage to go on board a
barque
to gatherethe,22 p
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was
then their
bringing
in. I shall never forget
the scene, and yet it was a trifle compared to what I saw
when the enemy took possession of the of Fredericks-
burg. Women and children wept, screamed, and prayed,
while men cursed, laughed, and got drunk, Two or three
elderly females went into hysterics, while others were run-
ning here and there, with clasped hands, asking us to spare
them. It was some time before they could comprehend
that we did not intend burning them with the ship ; but
when they did all went quietly at work packing their things.
They were allowed to take everything they desired, and
frequently a whole boat was taken up by two or three per-
sons with their luggage. It was a bustling scene when they
came to go over the ship's side. The women were lifted into
the boats as carefully as possible, and the disagreeable
business conducted as well, and better than could be ex-
pected. Three or four men were so drunk they had to be
slung over the side, Capt Moore among the number. It was
with great difficulty he was got out at all, as he preferred
going to sleep in his bunk to the exertion of changing ships.
It took nearly two hours to clear her, and then she was
burned with her valuable cargo on board. The baggage these
people carried was of the strangest description—broken pots
and pans, jars, crockery, cracked vases, bird cages, cats,
dogs, and other pets, brought with them from the Old
World. These they all insisted upon taking, but in many
instances had to be refused. Women, after having become
y enough, but became
to take an old straw
reconciledo
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bed or a basket of dishes worth less than 5 dols. It
was a sad sight to witness the trouble of these poor crea-
tures, who in many instances had their all on board. Per-
haps one half the number were able-bodied young men, who
will be found, in a month's time, in the army of Virginia,
The barque Suliote, which was bonded, took the passengers
and our other prisoners on board. We gave them some
casks of water, and sent word to the captain if he wanted
more, two casks would be thrown overboard for him to pick
up. To this he made no reply, so we presumed he had
enough to last him in."
Hero is an incident, entered under the date, Aug, 13 :
" It was scarcely daylight before two sail were reported,
and in a few moments both were alongside. One was an
English vessel, which, of course, we could not touch—
the other, the barque Glenavou, of Thomaston, Maine,
from Glasgow to New York, with a cargo of pig iron.
This was a fine new barque, with splendid spars and
double topsail yard. The captain had his wife on board,—a
brave good woman, and a female servant. There were
two passengers in the cabin, an old sea captain and his
wife, the latter a perfect termagant, and very offensive to
all on board. Her tongue was never idle, and her time
about equally divided between abusing her husband, who
bore it like a lamb, and distributing testatnents and tracts
among our men, The art of making everybody disagreeable
was carried to perfection with this horrible woman, and the
scoldings she gave the poor captain, who was tied to her
apron strings, struck everyone dumb with astonishment.
The last act of revenge on the poor man was just as she was
leaving the side, when the old lady, in a fi'; of anger, tore off
her new bonnet and threw it into the sea. We got a quan-
tity of mess stores from the Glenavou, a few luxuries, some
hams, a coop of chickens, and two pigs. After removing all
things of immediate service Lieut. Wald had her scuttled,
and she sank rapidly. Before we were out of sight she wont
down by the head, and sank for ever beneath the ocean.
It seemed a pity to destroy such noble craft., an I I Loked
upon our work with sorrow. I spoke of Mrs Watts, the
captain's wife. She was, indeed, a brave, sweet woman,
and bore her loss without a murmur, and, at the same time,
the taunts of the other I( m ile. Only once did she give way
to her feelings, and then when speaking of their loss in con-
nection with her children. " Poor fellow,' said she, looking
fondly towards her husband, " he has been going to sea for
30 years, and all his earnings were in this ship. We were
saving for our dear little children at home, five of them,"
and then her eyes filled with tears, and a single drop
trickled down her still fair cheeks. She said that since
the beginning of the war she had read with sorrow of
the sufferings of the nob e Virginia ladies, and only
wished her loss might do them some good. This and
similar sympathising expressions, the Zantippe threat-
ened to report to the police the moment they arrived in
New York. A Russian barque passed, and we bar-
gained with him to take the passengers into port, The
barque had three or four hundred German emigrants on
board, the males, undoubtedly, destined for the Yankee
army."

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" Schooner Sea Flower overhauled and let loose on con
dition our prisoners should be taken into some port, ;there
being at this time a large number on board. Among them
was a genuine Yankee girl, some seventeen or eighteen
years of age, who was cook upon her father's vessel. She
was a good-looking, black-eyed girl, who, after her first
fright was over, was not unwilling to give her smiles to
a few rather handsome ' pirates,' who seemed disposed
to converse with her. One of these gave up his room to
her while on board, and this she insisted on putting to
rights before leaving, saying she had 'allers been accus-
tomed to work at home.' The males were much fright-
ened when first taken, but when assured they would be
well treated and soon returned, began to develops their
Yankee traits—speaking in a very loud tone of voice, and
with a nasal twang, cursing, using slang words, and very
peculiar idioms, they caused us no little amusement. They
spoke of their wives as' the old woman,' and the man who
said he 'would rather lose his wife than his schooner' was
not the only one who showed singularity, in his conjugal
relations. That boat was all I had in the world,' said one,
s and I've put five years' hard work in it. Now its all gone.'
Yes; I replied, ' and your people have destroyed not only
what we have gained in our lives, but our ancestors for over
100 years.' They acknowledged the truth, but could not see
why they should be made to suffer for what others had done.
Singular enough we have not yet found a single man who
would acknowledge himself a Yankee. They invariably
claim to be Southern sympathisers,' allers have been friendly
to the South'—all were opposed to the Government of
haLin-
Lin-
coln and the war, and a majority claim to have been threat-
ened with feathers and tar for their secession proclivities. I
wwe all as prisoners of war."
had or professed—one
presume they thought we believed this gammon, and hoped
to get better treatment by lying. It made very little differ-
ewnacls e
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treated
captureshowever,a
ted ao w
ll a what politics
another, they
andent on, and the first week out closed with
a list of 15 sail of various classes taken and destroyed. By
and by the coal began to get low, and it was determined to
run to Halifax for supplies. Several captures were made by
the way. At Halifax, however, Sir James Hope would per-
mit no repairs to be made in the craft, nor allow a sufficient
quantity of coal to betaen on board. The Admiral, acting
by instructions from rd Lyons (who is described as the
creature of Mr Seward), even sent several armed boats'
crew alongside to see that his orders were obeyed, The
Tallahassee therefore left that inhospitable port and made
for the South. The diary closes as follows :
"Thursday, 25th—The noise of the screw working
rapidly roused me soon after daybreak, and, by the
velocity of our motion, saw there was a chase, Upon reach-
ing the deck, saw a long, low, side-wheel steamer chasing
us. It was a slow craft, with two masts, swinging gaff, and
high paddle boxes. We ran away from him with ease, and
in an hour had passed nearly around him and got on our
original course. About 7 o'clock he let;off steam and stopped,
some accident, probably, occurring to his machinery. He
repaired quickly, and came on after us, but in a few mo-
ments stopped entirely, and seemed permanently disabled.
At this time another steamer discovered us and gave chase,
,aurdin gaining rapidly upon us.
Our bringing him astern,we soon
g
completely out of sight.
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two sail are reported, neither of them steamers. The air is
very smoky, and there is every prospect of a successful run
in. At sunset took soundings between 30 and 40 miles off
the coast. Go on under easy steam in order to make the
lights on shore about 9 o'clock. A little later than that hour
they were distinguished, and we went slowly along until
the mound vertical lights were made out. Took soundings
within sight of a Yankee blockader, but were unseen our-
selves until we ran down across his bows,
.then going at
full speed, and headed in. In half an hour we had him
abeam, and received the first shot. Another followed, and
then we replied with the half pivot gun. It was a good
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(From the limes' Special Correspondent)
HELSINGBORO, COAST OF SWEDEN, Oct. 10.
Upon the last day intervening before the disrup-
tion of the circle at Fredensborg—on the one hand
by the departure of the English infant Prince for
Lubeck, and on the other by the return to his own
country of the Russian Grand Duke—there is natu-
rally a desire for privacy at the Castle. Before 10
o'clock this morning all the party set off for Nakke-
boved lighthouse, a point immediately opposite to
the Coin mountains here in Sweden, carryingiwith
them camp kettles and other culinary apparatus for
the purpose of enjoying a dejeuner in the open air
in thoroughly English picnic fashion. The light•
house in question is detached upon a promontory
about 14 miles from the starting point, and origi-
nally was one of the most desolate regions in the
Danish dominions. A pensioner, however, con-
verted it by his own labour into a perfect little Pa•
radise, and grew so attached to the place that at his
death he requested his son, who succeeded him in
the midst of the flower beds, a request which was
religiously complied with. In the absence of the
Royal family, who cannot return much before the
dinner hour, the occasion is a favourable one for re.
visiting the country which bestowed so cordial a
welcome on the Prince and Princess of Wales, and
for gathering a little information as to the actual
circumstances of a nation lying so much out of the
route of ordinary travel. Royal alliances present
and in prospect will, no doubt, tend tp make these
regions fashionable, and the rapid development of
railway communication will in a short time remove
most of the obstacles heretofore existing in the way
of a free intercourse with England- In the mean.
time all the guide books must be rewritten, and
there will still be a vast amount of useful learning
not contained in any of them which the traveller
may acquire for himself. The histories of Sweden
are eloquent and even diffuse as to the victories
of her great Kings and Generals in bygone cen-
turies, upon the reverses of Charles XII.
and on the causes which led to the accession of
Bernadotte. But at this point they commonly stop
short ; and beyond a general indication that the
national interests of the country have largely pros-
pered under the present dynasty, there is not much
information to be gained as to the actual state of
Sweden. Tho language in which the national
"Blue books" and newspapers are published is a
formidable impediment to the mastery of their con-
tents, and so time passes, the Swedes eagerly and
curiously studying foreign literature and politics,
keeping pace, as far as their means enable them.
with every onward movement of society, the other
nations of Europe meanwhile thinking of them—
when they do think of them at all—with a he.zy
recollection of the soldiery inured to hardships and
the humblest fare who startled Europe by the
lustre of their deeds, and were not destroyed on
the field of Pultowa till they had half achieved the
conquest of Russia, For the perpetuation of this
frame of mind it must be admitted in England, at
least, that something is due to the tasks set by the
Civil Service Examiners.
One of the first things by which a stranger enter-
ing Sweden and mixing largely with the population
will be struck is the success with which the ruling
family, originally alien, has managed to incorporate
itself with Swedish interests, and to surround its
throne with Swedish affections. The descendants
of the son of the Frenchman who fought his way to
the highest honours that Napoleon had to bestow
are as completely Swedes as if their root of
title dated from 1180, and not from 1810. This is
the more remarkable, because originally Bernadotte
was accepted to some extent as a necessity. When
the throne fell vacant by the sudden death of the
Prince Royal, what the nation most urgently des
sired was a general who, while insuring indepen-
dence and tranquillity at home, would do something
towards reviving the fame of Swedish arms in
Europe. They chose the fittest man they could
discover, with this sole object in view, regardless of
his birth or parentage, and but that the opportunity
came a few years too late there is little doubts that
theirs would have proved a wise selection. Disape
pointed by the termination of the war of the means
of doing more than helping to drive Napoleon across
tha Rhine in the campaigns of 1813 and the follow-
ing year, there are many countries which would
not, like Sweden, have reconciled themselves to the
rule of Bernadotte. Spain, for instance, has always
possessed its deep appreciation of English military
assistance; only, somehow or other its gratitude
has never assumed a practical shape. There is a
tradition, however, that Bernadotte had ingratiated
himself with his future subjects before he was
called on to lead their armies, and when, in facet,
he WAS their declared foe. The tradition is worth
repeating for the enlightenment of generals in these
days, when, in the outraged name of " nationality,"
wars are becoming more than commonly atrocious.
The tyranny of Napoleon had driven the Swedes
into the ranks of his enemies, and it so happened
that Bernadotte, still one of Napoleon's marshals,
captured nearly a division of Swedish troops, whom
he treated with unexpected lenity. These were
so well aware that they owed their good fortune
entirely to his kind disposition that a good feeling
towards him sprung up on the part of their country-
men, which is said not only to have influenced
his selection, but to have contributed in later years
to the stability of his throne. By a judicious
mixture of firmness and concilliation the dynasty
has since established its position, and the present
King decidedly approximates to that type of a
model sovereign which northern nations are dis-
posed to entertain. With her extensive frontier
to defend, perpetually confronted by the greatest
military power in the world, and never able to
forget that Finland and Pomerania were torn from
her as recently as the commencement of the present
century, Sweden naturally attaches importance to
military qualities in a monarch. CherlesXV.,happily
for them end for himself, is both by nature and pros
fession a soldier, and, regard being had to the
limited opportunities open to him, enjoys the repu-
tation of being among the most skilful generals of
the day. Ile is an inimitable horseman, and further,
a clever artist, the Palace at Stockholm containing
several illustrations on a large scale of scenery
among the Norwegian Alps executed by the King's
own hand. In all that relates to antiquity, moreover,
be has undoubted information and excellent taste—
points of no secondary importance in a kingdom that
justly sets such store by its own famous traditions.
If the Sovereign from his capacity to lead the

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Metropolitan Board of Works.

The usual weekly meeting of this board was held
yesterday at the offices, in Spring gardens. The
president, J. Thwaites, Esq., took the chair at 12
o'clock.

armies of the State may be described as the right
hand of Sweden, it would be no misnomer to describe
Prince Oscar, heir presumptive to the Crown, as its
headpiece. Not sharing, possibly, to the same extent
those external qualities which win for his brother
the favour of the multitude, in all the solid parts of
a wise governor, in all the accomplishments and
charm of manner that grace the true gentleman,
Prince Oscar sets an example to those by whom he
is surrounded. He is more than Vice-Admiral of
the fleet of S meden and Norway, for he is the Dib-
din of the service as well. At the early age of ten
years he made his first voyage on board a man-of-
war, and continued every year at sea till he was 17,
when he passed for his lieutenancy, afterwards pro•
ceeding to the University of Upsala, where he won a
fellowship. His literary fame was gained in the first
instance by a poem, " To the Memory of Heroes and
Heroic Deeds of the Swedish Navy,' and a gold
medal awarded to the author, at that time unknown,
was carried off in a competition open to the whole na-
tion. The Swedish Academy, which gives out prize
subjects every year, and sits in judgment on the
essays that are sent in, was instituted by Gustavus
111., and consists of 18 members, always among the
men most renowned for their writings upon poetry,
eloquence, and belles lettres generally. Any Swede
may become a competitor for the prizes which they
offer, and if unsuccessful his work is returned with-
out his name transpiring. Poems sent in volun.
tarily must not have any name affixed to them, but
simply mottoes or devices. In announcing the find-
ing of the council one of these mottoes is mentioned,
and the author then makes himself known by
coming forward and giving up the second or coun-
ter motto. Oa the 20th of December in each year
the grand annual meeting of the Academy takes
place, and prizes are distributed in presen3e of the
Royal family, the dignitaries of the State, and a
crowded audiences Great, naturally, was the excite-
ment and surprise, when in 1857 Prince Oscar
'stepped forward to claim the highest honours which
the Academy had to offer. Since then, without
neglecting any of his official duties, Prince Oscar
has found time, besides minor poems, to publish in
1859 his full translation of Herder's " Cid," and in
1861 a translation of Goethe's " Tam.' Both these
works were honourably mentioned by the Academy.
The Swedish Court is not only fortunate in its
central figures but likewise in the functionaries
obeying its behests. These are, for the most part,
courtiers in the truest and beet sense—that is to
say, men who in their devotion to the Throne re-
member that their duty is only half fulfilled
when they have carried out the wishes of their
Sovereign, and that it is at least as imperative upon
them to place those actions in a proper light in the
eyes of the governed. They are of a very different
stamp from the dancing dolls, excellent at proces-
sions, and at nothing else, who figured at Courts in
ancient times, and from the stately formalists filling
the pages of history, who were rigid in the perform-
ance of their own duties, but shrank from every
atom of responsibility. In a word, they were not
merely men of the Court, but men of the world,
anxious for the stability of the Throne they repre-
sent, and ever on the look-oat for means of pro-
moting its popularity.
It must not be supposed from what has been
already said that Sweden is in any sense one of those
military monarchies which, from being regarded as
bulwarks of Europe, have suddenly caused them-
selves to be looked on as its scourges. Her military
force, though maintained in a condition of high effi-
ciency, rests on a purely defensive basis ; the con-
stitution of the army, in fact, is of a peculiar cha•
racter, well deserving of record. There are a few
enlisted regiments, principally corps delite, but the
" Indelta armee,' as it is called, furnishes the great
bulk of the military strength of Sweden. " Indeln-
ing " means dividing, and the r,.ourso pursued by
Charles XIV. was to parcel out the Crown and waste
lands in such a manner as to make them support a
standing army without otherwise draining the re-
sources of the country. He commerced by giving,
ou perpetual lease, farces to the nobility nod com-
mons on condition that they should for ever keep men
and horses fully equipped always ready for service,
and later the system was extended so far that all
other property, freeholds only excepted, must keep
foot soldiers. The system worked admirably, and
with modifications suited to the altered character of
the times, continues in force to this day. The
number of regiments maintained in a province
varies according to its population and fertility ;
Scania, for instance, supplies four ; Dalecarlia, a
poor district, only one regiment. In every village
may be seen a small tidy cottage with its garden
and ground, where the soldier of the village lives,
often taking his name from the village or farm,
while near the centre of the district, or a fine estate,
the colonel of the regiment resides, and on it every
colonel has resided since the time of Charles XI.
Captains, in a similar manner, live in the midst of
their companies, and the intense esprit de corps
springing from this arrangement, by which every
officer and soldier fights under the eye of his neigh-
bours and friends, as well as his comrades, is some-
thing that will only bear comparison with the feel-
ing animating the Highland clans of the last century.
The subalterns get their pay in money from farms
let upon lease, and as the value of landed property
has increased, so has the pay of the officers. When
there is a vacancy for a private a great many young
sons of farmers offer themselves as candidates, and
in the rich provinces a colonel has often as many as
20 applicants to choose his recruit from. Each re•
giment musters yearly for a month, like our own
militia, but afterwards several of them encamp and
practise manoeuvres on a more extended scale, dis-
missing their members to their homes at the ap-
proach of the harvest season. Some of the greatest
public works in Sweden, among them the Gotha
Canal, have been undertaken and carried out by the
Indelta, the members of which are thus enabled in
time of peace to acquire considerable additions to
their pay.
As regards her navy Sweden is for the moment a
little backward, having watched the results of ex-
periments in other countries before determining the
course she would herself adopt. This will consist
in the construction of a number of monitors. Face
to face as she is with a Power which either has
already or speedily will possess not less than 20 iron
clads in the Baltic, which may be very moderate in
its views at present,but which notoriously covets the
great Norwegian nursery of seamen, it is a neces-
sity of Sweden's existence that with her long coast
line, that may be struck at any point from Hapre
randa to Yastad, she should have a naval force
capable of holding its own till the arrival of assist-
ance from other Powers who may be indisposed to
ratify a fresh treaty of partition. Oddly enough,
though all parties in the country.admit the necessity
of a strong naval force, this adoption of the Monitor
system has been a species of compromise between
conflicting views on the question of naval armament.
It sounds like going back to the days of bows and
arrows, but there really is a party by no means un-
influential in Sweden which retains its faith unim-
paired in the efficiency of the old gunboats propelled
by oars. In the last great European wars these
played a very important part—the Danish patriotic
songs make constant reference to them, and there
can be no doubt that in their day they formed a
valuable safeguard to the Swedish coast. This is
so studded with islands that the term archipelago
might fairly be employed in speaking of them.
From behind or between some of these clusters cf
islands it was usual for the gunboats to appear
suddenly, having calculated upon finding an enemy's
maneof-war becalmed or contending with areadverse
wind ; and not unfrequently these midges stung to
death a great vessel, or compelledaral htherattotusetrsikweehdeers
colours in despair. It was natural
should refuse as long as possible to see the entire
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FINAN CE.
The cash statement for the current week shows a
.otal general balance of £561,179.

MIDDLE-ROW, HOLBORN.
A report from the Streets Committee wes
brought up on the proposed removal of Middle-row,
Holborn. It stated that the cost would be £46,625,
and to purchase the opposite side of Holborn for
the purpose of making an improved frontage, would
amount to £16,309 additional, making a total of
£62,934.
After a conversation, in which the details were
much discussed, the further discussion of the mat-
te,. was adjourned for a fortnight.

PURCHASE OF EPPING FOREST.
A report was brought up from the Streets Corn'
mittee embodying a letter from the president on the
letters received from the Hon. F. Peel, relative to
the enclosure of Epping Forest to be used as a
place of recreation.
The PRESIDENT stated that he had had a cons
ference with the Hon, H. Howard, commissioner of
Royal Forests, and Mr. Gardiner, solicitor of Royal
Forests, upon the subject, and that it appeared the
Crown rights over 3,513 acres had been already dis*
posed of for the sum of £15,795 16s. 6d., and that
nearly a similar quantity remained for disposal, but
that property of this description was not easily pro 4
teoted, and was moreover very,e7ApeLisive Aso watts"'"‘
over. He recommended that nothing should be
done. in the matter at present; as from what took
place in the House of Commons upon the subject
last session, there was a greet probability that a
select committee would be appointed to take it into
consideration early in the next session.
THE GRANITE FOR THE THAMES EMBANKMENT.
The Chief Engineer read a long correspondence
between himself, Mr Ritson, Mr Scott, and Mr
Brady, in which Mr Ritson denied that he had
made any contract with Mr Scott, and also denied
he had ever said that the Board of Works had ap-
proved of Mr Scott's granite. There was also a
letter from Professor Tennant, stating that he had
e:,.amined four samples of granite, as well as one of
two samples marked by Mr Scott, and found, from
its component parts, that it was not likely to be so
durable as the four samples he had before referred
to.

Mr BAZALGETTE, the chief engineer, said that he
had requested Mr Professor Tennant to visit Livers
pool, to ascertain is hether, as suggested, the defec-
tive stone used there in the construction of the
docks was of the same character, as that would, of
course, alter his opinion. The professor could not
go, but Mr Lovett went and saw the principal ofll4
cers, who gave him every opportunity of examining
the Kirkconnel and Dalbeattie stone. His report
was,favourable to the stone in use.
After an animated discussion upon the subject, in
which considerable personal feeling seemed to ani-
mate the parties concerned, the whole matter was
referred to the Thames Embankment Committee for
consideration and a report.
After disposing of the routine business, the Board
adjourned.