The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-21 00:00:00

EVENING, AUGUST 2l‘ IBSQ.

Y.—The following
POILTSMOUTH, FRIDA
memo." has been issued by the Queen's command to
the captaine, officers, and men of the squadron which
attended upon her Majegty during her late cruises to
Antwerp and elsewhere : "general

Victoria end Albert, Cowes, Aug. 17, 1t3.52.
" GENERAL MEMO.
" I am commanded by her Majesty the Queen to ex-
press to the respective captains, officers, and ships' com-
panies of the vessels comprising the royal
under my orders, her Majesty's approbation of the satis-
factory manner in which the duties have been performed
during the summer cruise.
This order to be read to the respective ships' com-
panies at divisions. squadron

" A. FITZCLARENCE, Captain and Senior Officer.
" The Captains of her Majesty's ships Odin, Mugi-
cienne, Sampson, Barracouta, and Retribution, are to
proceed with their respective vessels to Spithead, and
place themselves under the orders of the Commander-in-
Chief."

The Equestrian convict-ship sailed from Cowes
Roads last night for Portland, to ship prisoners for
Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land.
The Lord Petre sailed from Spithead this morning
with troops for Ceylon.
The Odin, 16, Captain Henderson, C. 8., came into
harbour this afternoon to rejoin the steam squadron
in reserve.

The Retribution, 28, Captain the Hon. J. R.
Drummond, returned to Spithead to-day, after coal-
ing. She is reported under orders for Lisbon.
The Sampson, 6, steam-frigate, Captai❑ L. T.
Jones, came into harbour from Spithead this even-
ing, to complete coals, in readiness for further orders.
The Echo steam tug took out supernumeraries to
Spithead this morning, and put them on board the
Tiger, for passage to the Mediterranean squadron,
and brought in the crew of the Tiger to receive ad-
vance wages.

Rear-Admiral Arthur Panshawe has been ap-
pointed admiral superintendent of Portsmouth dock-
yard, and will succeed Admiral H. Prescott, C. 8., on
the Ist of October.

By electric telegraph, the Barracouta, steam-frigate,
Captain the Hon. J. Carnegie, has been ordered to
proceed to Madeira, where some disturbances have
taken place, so soon as she has coaled.
The Magicienne, steam-frigate, Captain Ramsey,
sailed for Plymouth last evening,
The Tiger, steam-frigate, Captain Giffard, is or-
dered to prcceed to the Mediterranean, and takes out
some supernumeraries and boys for distribution
amongst the ships of the squadron.
The Black Eagle, Admiralty yacht, has coaled, and
remains in Portsmouth Harbour, waiting orders.
The Royal yacht, Victoria and Albert, Captain
Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, and the Fairy tender,
remain off Osborne. They will come up to-morrow
evening, and coal on Monday. Should the weather
prove favourable, it is probable that her Majesty and
Prince Albert will visit the Channel Islands early
next week.

The four large boats belonging to the Excellent
were manned and armed, and exercised their great
guns outside the harbour yesterday, off Southsea
Castle.

The Termagant, 26, screw steam-frigate, is fitting
with all dispatch. She will, when ready, take spars
and stores for the Windsor Castle, screw line-of-
battle ship, and convey her to Portsmouth to be fitted
for service.

The weather is still unsettled. We have had a
rainy day, at one time the rain coming down in tor-
rents completely flooding the streets. It will do much
mischief to the corn. The wheat, although this is an
early county, is not more than half saved.
We are sorry to annonnce the death of Mrs. Fin-
chain, aged 70, wife of the talented naval architect,
John Fincham, Esq., of Portsmouth Dockyard. Mrs.
Fincham died suddenly. She has been blind for
many years, and seldom went out. Mr. Fincham has
recently been superannuated, and yesterday removed
from his residence in the Dockyard to his house at
Kingston. The agitation of moving was too much
for his wife, for she expired soon after getting out of
her carriage.
PRIZE MONEY FOR THE FEITICEIRA.--Burnett and
Co. have given notice to the late officers and crew of
her Majesty's ship Southampton, Nicholas Cory, Esq.,
captain, that an account of bounties, &c., received for
the capture of the Feiticeira, by her Majesty's steam-
vessel Harpy, tender to her Majesty's ship South-
ampton, on the 12th of August, 1850, will be forth-
with deposited in the registry of the High Court of
Admiralty.

APPOINTMENTS.

WOOLWICH, AUG. 20.—Commander Lord John
hay (1851), to command the Wasp steam-sloop at
Woolwich.

Commander the Hon. George 11. Douglas (1851),
to command the Bittern, 12, sloop, commissioned this
day at Sheerness.
Commander Thomas Stuart (1840), to study steam
at the factory at Woolwich Dockyard.
Lieutenant the Hon. Horatio Nelson, to the Samp-
son steam-frigate, at Portsmouth.

Midshipman—Charles R. Forest, to the Penelope
steam-frigate, on the west coast of Africa station.
Naval Cadets—H. Schomberg Kerr, to the /de-
gwra steam-frigate, at Sheernesa ; Seymour Os-
borne, to the Sanspareil screw steam-ship, at De-
vonport.
The Agamemnon, 90, screw steam-ship, was taken
into King William IV.'s Dock this morning before
six o'clock. She draws 18 feet 6 inches of water at
her stern.

SHEERNESS, FRIDAY.—Her Majesty's paddle-wheel
steam-vessel Wildfire, Mr. Brockman, second master,
commanding, arrived at seven P.M. yesterday from
Dover.

A large French man .of-war screw steam-frigate,
the name of which we could not ascertain, came
down the Thames and anchored at the Nore
on Wednesday evening. She left again yesterday
morning.
The following extracts from a private letter, rela-
tive to the speed of the steamers in attendance on the
Royal yachts on their recent cruise to Antwerp,
will be perused with interest, and afford another
proof of the superiority of the Barracouta over the
Odin, Sampson, Magicienne, and Retribution :
" At 6.30 A.m. on Tuesday, the 10th, the Royal squa-
droni
left the anchorage off Osborne, and proceeded n an
easterly direction with a moderate breeze, the starboard
studding-sails being set.
"An hour after their departure a signal was made
from the Victoria and Albert for the
squadron to ren-
dezvous in the Downs. They then put on their full
power, being at starting (at 7.30 A.m.) in the following
position, and at about a third of a mile distant from each
other:—

Port Line.

Starboard Line.

Vivid.
Victoria and Albert.
Black Eagle. Fairy.
Magicienne. Odin.
Barracouta. Sampson.
Retribution.
" The Barracouta was soon observed to be gaining on
those in advance; in 40 minutes from the time of start-
mg at full speed she came up with the Magicionaa'
and
in ten minutes more passed her. Two hours subse-
quently, (itipnntly, viz , at 10.40 A.M., Barracouta was abreast of
Udi ; and although for a while the speed of both all"
miiiii,u_te,
paetared to be nearly equal, in 20 minutes the Odin was
Barracouta half a mile, Sampson three.quarters of a
agicienne a mile and a half, and Retribution five
or six miles.
`` Until three miles after noon, owing to the coal
not exceeding 18.
not beingu of
a small size, the steam of the Barracouta.was
pto
111 b. the • •
the proper pressure, being only from Blb
ac,_
square inch; the revolutions of the engine, pe[
"%vans ni s, a distance of about 115 miles,
~,
w'rhe interval of time occupied in reaching thet
11 2.0 hours 40 minutes; by Odin, 10 51; by SamPs°l3o,
Barr' by Magicienne, 11 25; by Retribution, 12 11; the
aeouta beating the Odin by 3} miles, SamP"nles;
the miles, Maicienne 7 miles, and Retribution 12
average miles per
speed of the Barracouta being 101 P
hour.
" The squadron anchored in the Downs for the night,
with the vesselwas
WI exception of the Retribiltion, which
..
nt on to Flushing to procure pilots for, and to await
the arrival of the Royal yachts, Sze by Barracou a
ti‘l3 ee"woAu
dta i4n
o,Ant hljet.h
eSi
ra mvposyoang, e a
tnadg Flushing, a g itohiee nrnoey aleft yachts
on the followin mor:ning the Barracouta,
the
leaving some time afterwards.
, the Barracouta's engines were worked
she
order that
"The attendant steamers bing ordered to keep their
relative positions
on the several grades of expansion, 111
might keep her place. A little while after noon the
at full
Royal yachts came up and proceeded towards Flushing,
off which place they
they proceeded up
P3I. Having taken pilots on board
the Scheldt for Antwerp. At 430 P. 31.,
3arracouta, the Ma icienne and the it being nearly
low water, and not sufficient depth for the Odin and
terval of arrived about a quarter after two
Retribution to proceed, they let go their anchors. The
sampson, went on
and in Loon. The Barra-
an hour afterwards the Sam
couta reached Antwerp 18 minutes before the Magici-
enue, and 24 minutes before the Sampson, keeping her
taidovria)utthaeg
speed, the fogrmer as'sing first the Magicienne,
having in an in-
steam better than on the previous day;
ahead. In this short trial the previous
over the other two steagmers. On starting the
Magi-
three hours' dura-
tion) was astern of the Sampson
is therefore evident there must havo been something
three hours ained a considerable advantage
aadmvainleta;giet
wrong in the latter to have allowed the former to get
occasions, and had she worked up to her full power her
" At ten o'clock the next morning the Retribution ar-
eß‘avrurualcdo uhtaav ge ai n
beene d( mogfroer:e:ati
greater.
n o n
rived at Ant.• g she got across the
werp. While nsioorin
hOl* of t Tit . h- latter's bow-
-- tae .t.ugteienne carrying away t "
sprit, close inside the 'The dainsigo was repaired
by putting the cap cap. in,and cutting off the broken
further
(ad.

and anchored tor the night
t,he steamers in attendance, proceeded d?vvu the Scheldt,
,"On the afternoon of Saturday the Royal yachts, with
some wiles in,4de of Flush-
nig, which they reached the following morning.
" A the whole squadron
At seven A M. on MOOday
weighed anchor on their return voYag°, the steamers
being about a cable's length apart, the Retribution ex-

cepted, which vessel was a quarter of a mile aster.n of
the rest. At noon the Barracouta was ahead of the
Magicienne 11 miles, of the Odin 3 miles, of the Samp-
son 4 m:les, of the Retai'eution 7 miles, and about 3 miles
astern or the Black Eagle. At three P.M. the Barraeouta,
lost sight of the Re,tribution's smoke, being in advance of
her a distance of et least 15 miles. At four P.M. the Bar-
r,eouta arrived off the South Foreland, distance from
Flushing 92 miles, which she accomplished in nine hours,
giving an average of rather mere than 10 miles an
hour, besting the Magicienne 41 miles, the Odin six
miles, and the Sampson eight miles, the Retribution
being still out of sight. The squadron now directed
their course for Dungeness Road, for the purpose of
there anchoring for the night. The Barracouta per-
formed the entire distance from Flushing in 11 hours,
being, on her arrival, in advance of the Magicienne six
miles, of the Odin 7 miles, the Sampson 94 miles, and
of the Retribution 19 miles.
" Shortly before 5 AN. on Tuesday, the 17th, the
squadron left Dungeness° for Cowes, the distance be-
tween which places is 92 miles. The average speed per
hour of the Barracouta on this occasion was 10i miles.
of the Odin 104, of the Magicienne, 94, of the Sampson
9i, and of the Rstribution Bi, the Barracouta beating
the Odin by 21 miles, the klagicienne six miles, the
Sampson nine miles, and the Retribution 16 miles. Da-
ring this day's run the speed of the Odin was nearly
equal to that of the Barracouta, while that of the others
bad somewhat decreased."

SPORTING NOTES.
N'-' CCLXXXIX.
THE RADCLIFFE MEETING.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUV.
Great Yorkshire Stakes resulted in nu
easy victory for Stockwell; it could not have well been
otherwise, as, with the exception of Longbow, the field
was composed of a very trashy lot, as was evidenced by
the colt by Ithuriel, out of Gipsy, obtaining the third
place. Stockwell's victory, as a matter of course, ele-
vated him in the betting for the St. Leger, his price
being 2 to 1, but which, strange to say, is nominal, only
very trifling sums having been invested upon him;
while, on the contrary, Scott's horses have been sup-
ported for large sums. Kingfisher is of no use for the
St. Leger; neither is that extraordinary outside fancy of
the public—the Major,
The three principal races at Radcliffe being all that
are likely to create speculation, are those only that I
shall take under consideration.

The Wilton Cup, two miles and a distance, will in all
probabilitv have a very select field, including the Ilaid
of Team Valley, Doubt, and Lough Bawn, among whom
the race in my opinion will lie; THE MAID for choice.
The Stewards' Cap I should book as a good thing for
OSIIALDESTON, who is in, I consider, very favourably at
7st 121 b. If he fails to nit the mark, Osborne will
secure the stake for his starter.
Tho Manchester Cup depends a good deal upon the
decision of the race fur the Wilton, and under those cir-
cumstances it will be perhaps prudent to have no hand
in its disposal; but Crabbs, Gholab Singh, and Lough
Bawn
aro likely to be the three most inquired for.
The betting this morning is uncommonly flat, stale,
and unprofitable.—l am, Sir, tice ,
Aug. 21. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.