The Sun.
London, England, 1852-01-31 00:00:00

JANUARY 31, 1852.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE,
CAMBRIDGE, JAN. 30.
LIST OF HONOURS AT THE BACHELOR OF
ARTS' COMMENCEMENT, JAN. 31, 1852.
MODERATORS.

Harvey Goodwin, M.A., Csius College.
Stephen Parkinson M.A., St.:John's College.
EXAMINERS.
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Arthur Cayley, MA., Trinity College.
Chas. Frederick Mackenzie,lM.A., Cams College.
*,* In all cases of equality the names are bracketted.

WRANGLERS.
1 Tait, *Pet. 21 Jeakes, Pct.
2 Steele, t Pet. 22 Lloyd, J., Trin.
3 Godfrey, t Joh. 23 Maltby, Caius.
4 Phfir, Emm. 24 Cabell, Joh.
Dickinson, Trin. 25 Ballance, Trin.
Z Seeley,§ 5 Trin. Duckwortb, Joh.
7 Wright, § Corpus. Evans, Trio.
8 Hurter, Trin. Hammond, Trio.
9 Carey, Trin. Berries,' Trio.
10 Chambers, Joh. 30 Barry, Pemb.
11 Snell, 11Corpus. 31 Smith, Jesus.
12 Sharpe, Trio. :32 Locock, Trin.
13 White, T., Job. 33 Harbord, Joh.
14 Shaw, Caius. 34 Laughton, Cahn,.
Cust, Z Trin. Scott, Z Jesus.
5
' Hudson 1 Job. Smith, Clare.
17 Searle, Queens'. 37 Prescott, Trin.
18 Sale, Cnrist's. 38 Lloyd, 0. W., Trio.
19 Woodward, Job. 39 Hughes, Joh.
20 Mathews, Joh. 40 Le Sucur, Joh.
* From Edinburgh. t From Dublin. f From Jersey.
§ City of London School. ll King's College, London.

SENIOR OPTIMES.
1 Edwards, Trin. 26 Smith, Trio.
2 Rotherham, Joh. Coke, Z Job.
3 Mitchell, Job. Le Gros, % Jesus.
4 Smith, Queens'. 29 Peake, Joh. .
5 Montford, Corpus. 30 U3ll, Trin.
6 Hyde, Emm. 31 Thomson, Pet.
7 Ellis, Job. 32 Parnell, Joh.
8 Elliott, Trin. 33 Bagshawe, Job.
Con worth, Caius. 34 Mscnaghten, Trin.
1
Pepys, Trin. 35 Norman, Cath.
11 Brownlow, Trin. 36 Lane, Caine.
12 Marden, Christ's. 37 Platt, Trin.
13 Every, Jesus. 38 Goodhart, Caius.
14 Meadows, Corpus. 39 Bramley, Trin.
15 Christie, L., Trim, 40 Huntsman, Jesus.
16 Chandless, Trin. 41 Morley, Job.
17 Handcock, Christ's. 42 Tomkins, Joh.
Lees, Emm. 43 Benson, Trin.
/ Mason, Christ's. 44 Fowler, Sid.
20 Ramskill, Oath. 45 Campbell, Caius.
21 Rose, Caius. 46 Perceval, Caius.
22 Pratt, Pet. 47 Turnbull, Caius.
23 Christie, J. S., Trin. 48 Hedgeland, Emm.
24 Gordon, Trio. 49 Clark, Trin. H.
25 Outram, Christ's.
JUNIOR
I Bousfield, Queens'.
2 Burn, Trio.
3 Pestle, Trin.
4 Cleaver, Magd.
5 Bingley, Trin.
6 Brandt, Trio.
7 Trevor, Catb.
8 Carte, Sid.
9 Ellis, Trio.
Francis, Z Christ's.
Thompson $ Pem.
12 Ferard, Tram
13 Baynes, Clare.
14 Martin, Trim
I's Brown, Christ's.
16 Monro, Job.
17 /Inlay, Trin.
18 Lloyd, Cahn.
10 Haslam, Joh.
20 Boodribb, Job.
21 Lovell, Job.
22 Prest, Trin.
23 Denton, Job.
24 Black, Pemb.

DPTIN ES.
25 White, F. A., Trin.
26 Oldfield, Trin.
27 Langley, Job.
28 Orford, Christ's.
29 Riadore, Pet.
30 Atherton, Job.
31 Aesheton, Trin.
32 Fenn, Trio.
33 Page, Joh.
34 Watson, Job.
35 Kempson, Job.
36 Tulk, Trin. H.
37 Dary, Emm.
38 Watson, Corpus.
39 Chippendall, Trin.
40 Leanard, Pet.
41 Wade, Job.
142 Frossard, Job.

Badcook, 2 Job.
Pittar S Caius.
46 Haslewood, Job.
46 Laurence, Trin.
47 Munn, Caius.

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Tomkii

OTAT.
is, Cath.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
CANDIDATES FOR ORDINARY DEGREE.
EXAMINERS.
MATHEMATICAL.
John Sykes, M.A., Pembroke College.
Rev. William Marab, M.A., Trinity Hall

CLASSICAL.
Rev. T. G. Woollaston, M.A. St. Peter's College.
Rev. J. Cooper, M.A. St. John's College.
THE ACTS, THE EPISTLES, AND ECCLESIASTICAL HIS-

TORY, AND PALEY.
Rev. G. Howes, MA., St. Peter's College.
Rev. J. S. Wood, M.A. St. John's College.

FOURTH CLASS.
Ds. St. Aubin, Trinity Col. Ds. Marshall, Catherine.
Barber, Clare. Mellish, Queen's.
Barlow, Trinity Hall. Morton, Trinity.
Bartlett, Corpus. Perring, Trinity.
Bassett, Caius. Piffard, Clare.
Beard, Trinity. Radcliffe, John's.
Breay, Trinity. Ramsden, Sir J., Trin.
Clarkson Caius. Room, John's.
Cooke, Corpus. Salt, John's.
Field, Clare. Scott, Trinity.
Gent, Corpus. Shapcot, Corpus.
Gin:me, Trinity. Smith, A., Trinity.
Greaves, Corpus. Snody, Peter's.
Hall, Emmanuel. Turner, Trinity Hall.
Raiford, Trinity. White, Magdalen.
Hayman, John's. Wimberley, Emmanuel.
Lambert, Trinity. Wood, W., Cahn.
Leach, Emmanuel. Wood, Trinity.
FiFTU CLASS.
Di. Aldrich, Pembroke. Ds. Leathes, Jesus.
Ash, Jesus. Lewis, John's.
Atkinson, Jesus. Manley, Trinity.
Bailey, Catherine. Nicol!, Pembroke.
Bidwell, John's. Nickole, Peter's.
Benson, Trinity. Paske,- Clare.
Buckley, Trinity. Patchett, John's.
Calvert, John's. Plummer,. Trinity.
Carr, Emmanuel. Richardson, Caius.
Duckworth, Trinity. Ridsdale, Jesus.
Eaton, Corpus. Rogers, Trinity.
Empson, Downing. Sawin, Trinity.
Goodrick, John's. Scudamore, Catharine.
Goodley, John's. Shaw,
_ J., John's.
Hall, John's. Smith, Catharine.
Hall, Emmanuel. Solari, John's.
Hammond, Jesus. Thompson, V. T., Trim
Harris, Caius. Thornton, John's.
Harrison, Christ's. Vale, Trinity Hall.
Hogarth, Catharine. Walker, Trinity.
Ilolgate, Trinity. Warren, Catherine.
SIXTH CLASS.
Ds. Hodgson, Trinity.
Hunt, Peter's.
Jones, John's,
Layng, Sidney,
Luxmore, Trinity.
Maxwell, Trinity.
Newton. Magdalen,
Ogle, Trinity.
Parker, Trinity.
Patchett, jun., John's.
Pringle, Caius.
Proctor, Christ's.
Sheldon, Queen's.
Shutte, Caius.
Smedley, Corpus.
Stanham, John's.
Taylor, A., Trinity.
Theed, John's.
Tuckey, John's.
Wheeler, Christ's.
Wilson, John's.
Yates, Trinity.
CLASS.
Ds. Moore, Catharine.
More, John's.
Newman, Trinity.
Newton, Trinity.
Nicholson, Trinity.
Owen, Clare:
Pilling, John's.
Raymond, Queen's.
Reade, John's.
Richardson, Trinity.
Ruddack, Pembroke.
De Rutzen, Trinity.
Sadler, Trinity.
Safford, Corpus.
Smith, Pembroke.
Spragget, Pembroke.
Taylor, W. F., Trinity.
Thomas, Trinity.
Thompson, G. H. Trin.
Towne, Trinity.
Ward, John's.
Trin.
t as three classes.

Ds. Banks, Corpus.
Belcher, Emmanuel.
Blackburn, Corpus.
Bland, John'e.
Bright, Trinity.
Buchanan, Clare.
Chambers, Trinity.
Chenoweth, Pembroke.
Colborne, Peter's.
Cox, Trinity.
Craven, Peter's.
Crowther, Clare.
Drury, Peter's.
Faithful, Otitis.
Fell, Trinity.
Foreman, John's.
Gabriel, Corpus.
Gill, Downing.
Green, Caius.
Hey, Clare.
Heygate, Trinity.
Hitchings, John's.

SETENT:
Ds. Anderson, Peter's.
Barber, Emmanuel.
Candy, Trinity.
Crosse, Trinity.
Dalton, Queen's.
Davies, Jesus.
Deck, Trinity.
Duesbery, Trinity.
Dyer, Emmanuel.
Ewen, Peter's.
Foord, Trinity.
Fripp, Trinity.
Gifford, Christ's.
Gough, John's.
Hathway, Queen's.
Head, Caius.
Heyworth, John's.
Hough. Trinity.
Hunt, Emmanuel.
Meade, Clare.
Merest, Peter's.

lEaRi

Allen,
The honours cow

LONDON St ACRED HARMONIC SOCIE7'.

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EXETER- HALL.
Mendelssohn's Elijah, the most popular, and
perhaps the most sublime composition of the great
master, was given last night by the above society. The
4endid orchestra and choir seldom exerted the semlves
With greater success, and every latent beauty and musi-
cal effect was given with the greatest clearness and ac-
curacy. The work has been so often performed both
by this society and the Sacred Harmonic, that the pub-
lic ate well acquainted with the music, and we are sure
the most fastidious could scarcely find fault with the
!wanner in which it was given last night. Guided by
tha able baton of Mr. Surman, the instrumentation Wet
most precise and spirited, and the same remark may
with justice be said of the choruses. No lagging and
ktrring, no discords such as we have heard sometimes in
.tibe performances of the rival society. Inded evey
ease seems to have been taken in its production, and
bears evidence of having been most laboriously re-
well.
bearsed. The soloists were tuheesMsrsis.sie,oseßkeiryc,he,
olt)toelrhayi:
Stewart, and Mrs. Eodershon,
effk cc, and
Foss, Temple, and Mr. H. Phillips, all of whom
" 0 rest
acquitted themselves, as is their went, exceedingly
as was also the air
The fine trio, "Lift thine eyes," Was given by the
Misses Birch, Baxter, and Dolby with fine
Unanimously re-demanded,
'1 h
in the Lord" by Miss e hall was fully and
fashionably attended, and during the whole evening the
audience were frequent in their demonstrations of satie-

The supply of gold is coming in so inconveniently
fast for the Bank of Englan:satyAh-alhrteoautds , it is reported, oneoe delay its deposit in
their cellars and to ensure its purity the Bank directors ;
and it can only
Already re-
ceiveaasay iat
gonivlyeatgliaroaungtihty oano
day. ,
groat commercial establishment in the city has gold dust to
the extent of nearly a quarter of a million in its custody.
The gold-melting e4tablisliments are quite oppressed pith
eulplopueut.

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, JAN. 30.
The following had the honour of dining at the Royal
table yesterday:—Fier Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent, the Lord Chancellor and Lady Truro, the Lady in
Waiting to the Duchess of hem, the Baroness de Speth,
the Earl of Carlisle, the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord and Lady
John Russell, Viscount klardinge, the Countess of Shel-
burne, the Right lion. Fox Maule and Mrs. Maule,
Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Lieutenant-Colonel
Francis Seymour.
The band of the Royal Horse Guards attended in
the Castle during dinner, and performed the following
pieces:—

Overture ... Ressiger.
Selection, " Matilda o Shabran" Rossini.
Waltz, Traume auf dem Ocean" ... Gungl.
Fakel Tacz Meyerbeer.
Galop, " Queen's" D'Albert.
Her blajesty's private band afterwards attended, and
performed the following selection:—
Overture, "Le Serment" ••• Auber.
Selection, 2d act, " Stre.della" ••• ••• Flotolv.
Romano, " Guido et Gencvra" . Halevy.
Tho Queer did not take her usual walk this morning.
owing to the unfavourable state of the weather, but her
Majesty rode in the Riding-house in the forenoon.
The Prince of Wale-, the Princess Royal, Prince
Alfred, and Princess Alice, also rode in the Riding-
house.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out shooting
this forenoon, accompanied by the Viscount Hardinge,
Lord John Russell, and the Right Hon. Fox Menlo, and
attended by Colonel Hon. C. 13. Phipps, Colonel Hon.
Charles Grey, and Colonel F. H. Seymour.
Field-Marshal Count Nugent, and Colonel Count A.
Nugent, arrived at the Castle this afternoon on a visit to
her Majesty.
During the royal dinner this evening, the band of the
Grenadier Guards was in attendance, and played the
following pieces:—
Overture, " Ali I3aba" Cher übini.
Duetto, "I Puritani" ..• ••• Bellini.
Arietto et Chceur, "La Fille du Regiment" Donizetti.
Romance, " Guido et Genevra" Halevy.
Walzer, "Die Schonbruner" ••• Lanner.
Galop, " Die Venitianer" Leaner.
The fourth dramatic performance at the Castle took
place this evening. The plays &elected upon this occa-
sion were a comic drama, by J. B.Plancliii, in two acts,
entitled The Jacobite; and a vaudeville, in one act, by
Thomas Haynes Bay ly, entitled 7he Swiss Cottage; or,
Why don't she Marry? and the parts were filled accord-
ing to the following programmes:—

THE JACOBITE.
Sir Richard Wroughton, Bart. ... Mr. Ryder.
Major Murray... ... ... Mr. A. Wigan.
John Duck ... Mr. Buckstone.
Ralph (a servant) ... ... Mr. Clark.
Corporal ... Mr. Coe.
Lady Somerford •..
... Miss Murray.
Widow Pottle (Landlady of " The Crooked
Billet") ... Mrs. Stanley.
Patty (her daughter) ... Miss Robertson.
Soldiers, &c.
THE SWISS COTTAGE ; or, WHY DON'T SHE MARRY.
Natz Teik (a young farmer) ... ... Mr. Keeley.
Max (a Swiss soldier) ... ... Mr. A. Wigan.
Lisette Gierstein (sister to Max) .. Mrs. Keeley.
Louise... ... ... Miss Vivash.
Janet ... ... Miss Daly.
Swiss Soldiers... Messrs. Daly, Rolleston, Collis, Haim

Barnes, and Parsloe.
Swies Peasants.. Misses Desborough, E. Love!, Wa'stein,
Murray, Startin, and Newman.
Director
Assistant Director Mr. George Ellis.
The theatre arranged and the scenery painted by Mr.
Thomas Grieve. _ _

About eight o'clock her Majesty the Queen and his
Royal Highness Prince Albert, with the elder Princes
and Princesses of the Royal Family, and her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Kent, entered the Rubella'
Room from the north corridor, accompanied by the Lord
Chancellor and Lady Truro, Lord and Lady John Rus-
sell, the Earl of Carlisle, the Earl of Aberdeen, Field
Marshal Count Nugent, the Countess of Shelburne,
Viscount Hardinge, the Right. Hon. Fox Mauls,
the Hon. Mrs. Fox Maule, Colonel Count A. Nugent,
and Lieut. Colonel Francis Seymour.
Her Majesty was attended by the Lady in Waiting,
the two Maids of Honour, the Lord in Waiting, the
Master of the Household, the Groom in Waiting, and
the Equerry in Waiting.
Prince Albert was attended by his Equerry in Wait-
ing, and the Duchess of Kent was attended by her Lady
in Waiting and the Baroness de Spetb.
Her Majesty and her august circle having taken their
elevated seats fronting the temporary stage, and the
Queen's private band having played some introductory
music, the performances commenced.
In addition to the visitors staying at the Castle, the
following party of the Nobility and Gentry had the
honour of receiving invitations to witness the perfor-
mances:—Lady Caroline and Miss Barrington, Colonel
Hon. C. B. and Mrs. Phipps, Colonel Hon. Charles and
Mra. Grey and Miss Bulteel, the Hon. and Rev. Mr.
Cost, Lady Anna Maria and two Misses Cust, the Hon.
and Rev. E. Moore, Mrs. Moore, and Miss Moore, Sir
George and Lady Couper, Miss Couper and Mr. R.
Cooper, Lady Mary Berkeley, Lady Frances and Mr.
Hotham, Colonel and Mrs. Knollys, Lieut.-Colonel Hon.
C. Forrester, Commanding Officer; Cornet Lord George
Lennox, and Cornet Bellington, of the Royal Horse
Guards; Colonel Crawfurd, Commanding Officer, Lieu-
tenant the Hon. Ashley Poasonby and Lieutenant
Maxne, of the 2d Battalion Grenadier Guards; the Rev.
the Provost of Eton and Hon. Mrs. Hodgson, the Rev.
F. and Hon. Mrs. ;Anson, the Rev. Seymour Neville,
Mr. and Lady Sophia Tower, Mr. and Mrs. Challoner,
Mr. H. Cox, Miss Cox, Mr. F. Ccx, and Mr. A. and
Miss Greville.

The assembled company were served with refresh-
ments in the Throne Doom.

The Oxford University Commission bed a meeting yes-
terday at the official residence of the First Lord of the
Treasury, in Downing-street. Present the Bishop of
Norwich, the Dean of Carlisle, the Master of Pembroke,
the Rev. H. G. Liddell, the Rev. G. H. S. Johnson, and
the Rev. A. P. Stanley (secretary).
Mr. Charles Villiers had an interview with Earl Grey
yesterday, at the Colonial• office.
The Clerk to the Local Board of Health for Great
Yarmouth, Mr. C. Cary, had an interview yesterday
with the General Board of Health, at their Offices,
Whitehall.

Sir Thomas Fremantle, Chairman of the Customs,
had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
at his official residence in Downing-street, yesterday.
A Deputation from the Association of Employers of
Operative Engineers, consisting of Mr. Field (of the
firm of Messrs. Mandalay, Sons, and Field), Mr. Raven-
hill (of the firm of Miller, Ravenhill, and Co.), Mr.
Penn (of the firm of John Penn and Son), Mr. T. Fair-
bairn (of the firm of Messrs. W. Fairbairn and Sons),
and Mr. J. Blyth (of the firm of J. and A. Blyth), had
an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday, at the
Home-office.

Dispatches from the Governor of West Australia were
received at the Colonial•oflice, on Thursday evening.
Dispatches were received yesterday from the Governor
of Gibraltar.

Dispatches wero sent to tho Governor of Canada ycs•
terday, from the Colonial-office.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INIELLh

GEiICE.

The yachting prospects for the coming season look
brighter than they have done for many years past.
There is, indeed, quite a yachting mania. The numbers
building and being Americanized exceeds anything
we remember.

Mr. Joseph White has in his yard a new cutter
yacht of 90 tons for John Grey, Esq , of the
Royal Yacht Squadron.
A schooner of 120 tons, for Sir Percy Shelly.
A brigantine of 120 tons, for the Earl of Mount-
edgecumbe.
A schooner of 130, for a Russian Prince.
A schooner of 100 tons, lengthened at both ends
from the Fennella cutter, originally 47 tons. She is
on the American lines.
Lord Godolphin's yacht, the Coquette schooner, is
having eight feet added to her bow.
The Marquis of Conyngham's yacht, the Constance,
.
of 225 tons, is being lengthened by the bows 12 feet.
Mr. Michael Ratsey is building in his yard an
American clipper schooner of 100 tons, for
Joseph
Gee, Esq., of Hull. She is on the lines
of th
He is leengftahmeend.
American pilot boat Mary Taylor.
ing the Flower of Yarrow 12 feet by the bow for
Lord John Scott, she will be 220 tons ; and Earl
Fitzhardinge's cutter yacht, Imogene, 8 feet by the
bow.
Mr. Wild is lengthening his yacht, the Alarm, 20
feet by the bow ; indeed, all the yacht building yards
are crammed full of vessels which are being pushed
on with all possible dispatch. Steers, the celebrated
American builder of the America, is constructing two
yachts, a cutter, and a schooner, to shame us with
next season ; he promises that he will be at Cowes with
them by July next.

EARATA.
n our report of the dinner given to the
Members for Bradford on Thursday, in line 67 of Colonel
Thompson's speech, for barker backer, and in line 15
from the end for learned read re
leaned.
THE AUGMENTATION OF THE Artmv.-The amended
scheme for the augmentation of the army is still an official
secret, but we have good reason to regard the following
statement as substantially correct, and give it accordingly ;
The regiments at home of 750 rank and file are to be in-
creased 100 men each (not 130 as at first intended)-viz ,
Ist Foot (elch battalion of the Ist Foot, 100), 4th, 7th, 9th,
14th, 17th, 19th, 21st, 27111, 28th, 319 t, 33d, 35th, 38th, 39th,
40th, 46th, 48th, roth, 52d, 57th, C2d, 630, 77lii, 79th,
81st, 82d, B:sth, 88th, 89th, 90th, 911, and 95th - say 34 at
100 each, 3,400 men ; and the following depots (service com-
panies abload ) are to be also increased to the extent of 100
men each-viz., depots 2d, 3d, 6th, 1 ith, 13th, 16th, 34th
43d, 54th, 55th, 58th (2d battalion), 60th, 65th, 66th, 68th,
72d, 730, 74th, 920, and Ist battalion Rifle Brigade-say
20 at 100 each, 2,000 men ; total augmentation, 5,400 men.
On the other hand, it is proposed to reduce the following
depots about 150 men each-viz., depots 26th, 30th. 36th,
41st, 42d, 47th, 49th, 67th, 69th, and 2d battalion Rifle
Brigade-say 10 at 150, decrease 1,509 men; increase about
3,900 men. One or two other depots may be probably re-
duced, but we believe the above is in the main a correct
statement. There will also be an addition to the Artillery,
which will increase the augmentation from about 3,900 to
5,000 infantry, which (after what has been said by the press)
is the maximum number of the increase to be at first pro-
posed to Parliament.
Lord Brougham has arrived in Grafton-street, from
Paris. The Noble and Learned Lord, we are happy to state
is considerably in?proved in health, and will resume hii Par-
. lianuatary duties 11cXt WOOL -Ji•-•;,,1

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE,

THE EFFICIENCY OF THE HOME FORCE.

We announced yesterday that the Admiralty had
ordered the guard-ships at the ports to be advanced to
sea-going efficiency. They have also ordered the ad-
vanced ships to have their holds cleared and restowed.
This is a wise and necessary precaution. We know
it was contemplated a long time since, when the St.
George, 120, was substituted for the old San Josef, at
Devonport; Britannia, 120, for the Illustrious, at Ports-
mouth; and since then the Neptune, 120, vice the
Britannia, ordered to sea; the Waterloo, 120, for the old
Ocean, and the Monarch, 84, for the Wellington, at
Sheerness; and the Cumberland, 70, for the old Poictiers;
and subsequently the Boscavven, 70, vice Cumberland,
sent to sea.

In addition to these new and powerful 120-gun ships
—one at each of the three principal ports—there is now
a steam guard-ship at Sheerness, Portsmouth, and
Devonport—two gunnery ships, one at Portsmouth and
Devonport; and a screw steam guard-ship, Ajax, 60
guns, in seagoing order, at Queenstown.
The alarmists have been writing as if our home ports
were denuded of ships End nlec, when the facts are as
we have:hove stare.;; and we may state that, in addi-
tion to the Lanni! es in barracks at Woolwich, Chatham,
Portcmeuth and Derorport, we had in commission and
abat, at the three principal home port!, on Saturday
last, more than seven thousand five hundred officers, sea-
men, marines and boys; ant?, moreover, we bare round
our coasts about 3,000 or' the elite of the navy, in the
shape of coast-guard men.

We are, therefore, not so utterly defenceless as the
alarmists would have t:.e Country to believe. We hare
a nuclus that is cepaLie of t nee extension as would
spLedily ensure defeat and disaster to any enemy up.-
prokehing our shores; and we doubt riot that should the
pried arrive—for instance, should we find such a fleet
assemblt d at Brest or Cherbourg, £l3 were at the latter
port in September, 1650, we should Boon find afloat--
and without the insuperable difficulty which the igno-
rant alarmists have n.iseol up in their own imagination
—a fleet, as Sir G. Cockburn anticipated, sufficient to
blockade the ports of our neighbours from end to end.
At the present moment it is well known the French
fleet is in the Mediterranean, and its latest movements
are thus reported:—
" The squadron of evolutions under the command of
Admiral de la Susse, consisting of the Ville de Paris,
the Valmy, Henry IV., Bayard, lena, and Jupiter,
ships of the line, Gomer and SaLe steam-frigates, and
Caton steam-corvette, sailed from Toulon on the 21st.
After passing the night and the next day at sea, the
squadron anchored in the night of the 22d off the Iles
d ilyeres, where they will remain a few days, in order
to exercise the men at the guns. During this short
cruise, during which there was a fine breeze from the
N.W., the Ville do Paris, which had undergone material
changes in her armament, was found to answer very
well in every respect. The Uranie, of 60 guns, was
lying in the roadstead of Jelyercs when the squadron
anchored. The Genereux, which is to take on board
some of the prisoners sentenced to transportation, left the
harbour of Toulon on the 21st, and anchored in the
outer roads."

Here are six efficient sea-going line-of-battle ships,
well equipped and well manned. They have returned to
Toulon, where there are one or two more ships in the
same efficient condition. But they are in the Mediter-
ranean, where the British fleet is very properly sta-
tioned, and where it will of course remain. But should
the French fleet come through the Straits, one or two of
the best ships of the Mediterranean would doubtless
reinforce Commodore Martin's smart squadron at Lis-
bon, and these, with the sea-going guard-ships and
steamers at home, and an additional ship from each of
the ports, would form a strong channel force for any
eventuality.—Herald.
Captain Kingcome, it is said, will commission the
Simoom, iron screw-frigate at Portsmouth. The. Simoom
is being hastened. Captain Kingcome is down at Ports-
mouth superintending her fittings. She has a midship-
man's berth and the usual ward-room accommodation.
She will go to the mooring off Gosport next week to swing
her compasses before she goes out on a trial cruise.
Second Master—Charles Turner (1845), has been
promoted to the rank of master.
Clerk—T. W. W. Spear (1842), has been appointed
to the Horatio, screw steam guard-ship, at Sheerness.
Gorgon, steam-sloop, Commander Paynter, will be
paid off at Portsmouth on the 4th of February.
MALTA, JAN. 22.--The ships at sea on a cruise have
been in sight of the island, and news has arrived of
their nightly going to quarters and daily exercising,
but no particulars have been received. The Terrible
steam-frigate has gone out to them, and returned with
dispatches to the Admiral, and one invalid to go home
by the Merlin, which vessel will leave on Saturday, it is
said, conveying the dead body of Mr. Sheil, and having
as passengers, Major (and Mrs.) Cameron, of the Buffs,
who leaves the regiment to command the depOt at home.
SHEERNESS.—The Horatio, 28, screw steam-frigate,
250-horse power, Captain the Hon. Swynfen T. Carne-
gie, is progressing rapidly in her equipment as steam
guard-ship at this port.
The London, 90, Captain the Hon. Montagu Stopford,
has struck her lower yards and topmasts.
The Cyclops, 6, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, 320 horse
power, is in clock fitting for immediate service.

The Waterloo, 120, flag-ship, Captain G. 11. Mundy,
will be ready to come out of dock on the 9th of Fe-
bruary.

By private communication from the Cape of Good
Hope, it appears that the transporting of horses from
port to port in the colony has been attended with consi-
derable injury to the animals themselves, and to such
an extent as to render them useless to the cavalry. The
steamers employed were in no respect adapted for
such service. As an instance, tho Cyclops took onboard
100 horses for conveyance to East London. They were
stowed on deck (strange as the phrase may appear, it is
true), being ranged fore and att on both sides. imme-
diately the ship was in a sea-way they became a moving
mass, kicking each other and pleogiva about so much
that it was toned difficult to prevent their being preci-
cipated into the. engine-room. One of them very once-
reinoniously paid a visit to the gun-room, through the
skylight, where it was found ncetAisary to kill him, hoist
him on deck, and consign him to the deep.
But of these poor animals, sent forth sop the express
purpose of carrying our troops to contend against a for-
midable and determined foe, not one-fifth, when landed,
was found in a condition for that purpose, and even on
these it was truly ridiculous to behold soldiers nearly six
feet in height mounted, for their diminutive size rendered
it almost impossible for the riders to keep their feet. from
touching the ground. It is the opinion of many in the
colony—those who from their position and correct obser-
vation are competent tojudge, that we may send all our
cavalry without producing any effect on the Kafirs, un-
less we furnish them with horses that are St to carry
them. Such was the bruised and maimed state of the
unfortunate animals when they landed that, although
offered at the very low price of 403. each, not pur-
chaser could be found for thew.
ut 6h
WOOLWICH', JAN. 30.—The name of the Amazon
sstteaatTo machinery,
ear yu, isel VIA
inadvertently given yesterday, instead of the lymph
34, screw steam-frigate of 300-horse power,. voietir
ndeinssg, to the inspectionthin
ph
ioofn heris

Royal Marin
war steamer. 18 privates of the Roy
Chatham
c Woolwich and
.divisions embarked to-
o'
the
d the Tyne store-shin
store-ship, Master-Commander
day on boar
Figtol3, at Woolwich, for a passage to As-
cension,the the whole ot men being volunteers for ser-
vice at that island. First Lieutenant Charles M'Arthur
of the Portsmouth division, will embark in the Tyae to
take the command of the detachment.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
CHESTER CUP.
Wo are informed that after our report of the betting
at Tattersall's on 'Thursday .
urs ay was made up, and when
most of the subscribers had left, 20 to 1 was taken
about Nancy in Hundreds; and at that price the has
since been backed for a considerable amount.
HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.
Her Msji‘stys stag hds. will meet on Wed. at Mai-
denhead Station; Sat. Winfield-row-11.
Lord Eicho's hds, Mon. Helton; Wed. Preston-by-
Dunse; Fri. Riffington • Sat. Harkart-101.
Nt•wctotle and,Gatelead harm, Mon. Portland; Fri.
Wallsend—lo.
Haydon hds., Wed. Mill Hill's Plantation; Sat. Dar-
netby.
Morpeth harrs., Mon. Camay Park-bridge; Thurs.
Morpeth High Church-10i.
Durham County hds., Mon. Two-mile Houses; Wed.
Mainsforth; Fri. Embloton-10i.
Tindale hds., Mon. West Lipton; Thurs. Halton
Castle-11f.
Hurwortn hds., Tues. Over Dinsdale; Sat. Crathorße.
Stockton and Billingham harrs., Thurs. Hutton Henry
—lok.
Suffolk hds., Tues. Wattisfield Swan; Thurs. Cow-
lingo Green Man; Sat. Rushbrooke Hall-10 .
Mr. Hillier's hds., Mon. Brackenborough Bar; Tues.
Waterloo Wood; Fir. Legsby; Sat. Kotsby Mill-11.
Cottesmoro hds., Mon. Grimsthorpe; Tues. Tilton
Wood; Thurs. Horn Mill; Sat. Rocart-11.
Earl Fitzwilliam's hds., Mon. Long Orton; Wed.
Barnewell Castle-10.
Lurd Yarborough's hds., Mon. Grimsby
Thurs. Audleby Villas-12 Sat. Newsham 11.
Sir T. Sykes's hds., Mon.Racethorp-10/; Wed. Wil
berfoss Mill-11; Fri. K WField
ilham' Pest House--11;
douse-10i.

• -
SAYILLE HOUSE, LEICESTER SQUARE.—A new
kind of magic has been invented by Professor gross°, prin-
cipal of the German troupe, at the above place of amusement,
which consists of severing the head of a lady from her body.
Almost incredible as this may appear, nevertheless it is
nightly witnessed with astonishment. The audience are in-
vited on the stage after the act of decapitation has taken
place, to inspect the then bcadless trunk, which is done very
minutely by the curious, and the body is afterwards speedilywealshould
--
restored to animation. AU lovers ot the horrible
wit-
ness this performance, which must be seen to be appreciated.
THE DuATir rN A CoPPEE.—Yenterday forenoon
Mr. NV iiliam Baker, the ci-roncr, and a jury
was found kibit Tavern,
frightfully ii i-;11
I reet
scaldedslx t3a..t
pro-
tracted
years,
roso: inquiry, rpya,
ping, reipecting the death of Sarah 'i‘„r,„),,,
aged , %.V. p-
uaptert:te:ltlion
the bottom of a copper, having, it i,
supposed
committed suicide by sitting down in
th • , deliberately
its r de I
prepared in the wash i., 1 ailment
c boiling liquid-
Lt. John's work-
house, Wapping. The circumstances under wh ch the de-
ceased was round were stated in our paper yesterday. The
jury returned a verdict "That the deceased was found dead
in a copper of boiling water with certain
by what means she became so injuries, but how or
immersed they bad no satis-
factory proof."
TEE OLD FAMILIAR FACES.—A gentleman ()-
Easton, Maryland, United States, not over 25 years of
age, informs the editor of the
Star, that five of his school-
mates have committed murder, two have been murdered,
tw
o have met with violent deaths, one has been sent to
the Penitentiary for stealing, and
another
h"
narrowlyA
escaped going the same voyage for a like offence.—American
Payer.