The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-08 00:00:00

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weight of the target is exactly 38.5,01%'frot:411tlttr.r'' - t 1
foot, which is between 30ib. Grid 4„Atti,c pri*.,:,,il-c J 4-34...,, 1
foot more thun the Warrior targ t.-:\ ,113,,k:0, .-* ?,174, ;,;*
Belleropl,on target stand wall again ': VE"..*:,.rr704,/
service gans-110-pounder Armstron loan,
pounder inuzz!e loaders—a censideiabßit ny ~,:o
will be made, for the Bellerophon, although elAy
300 ft. long, and costing nearly £IOO,COO less Loan .
the Warrior, will be more eff4tually protected from
end to end than that vessel is it' the middle only.
l la'g
hreetalrvg,iel‘i:o guns and the 300--0.,.mt.10r
r not expected to stand against Ile
Ai costrong,
shut ft.= both of which Win
probably go
ht through it. A sar4svin9
belief is, liewc.v!--2r, entert,ined 117 the ofileia'
Ciit,tara dockyard concerned in its construoio
that the GS-pounder and 110-pounder Artnstrong
shot will foil to penetrate it.
Through ft° exertions or Alcs3rs.P.:;nn and Spns,
the manufacturers of the engines for the Arettri,,s,
357 501 hortie pow; r, the accident which occurred to
the condenser has been complet.viy repaired, and a
new metal cistern door to the condenser completed
and fitted. The part of the condenser to which the
accident, occurred will he repaired end fitted as a
si)arc
commissionedcis f
cistern door.
sea th
r.TfohroAzthusl IS expected to be
t ii.

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A large quantity of horse provender is in ooe-e,O
of shipment for New Zealand, to supply the iaddi-
tional troop•horses required for the present emer-
gency. The Statesman is to be employed on this
.rer vice, and yesterday commenced shipping 3,50 tons
of compressed hay and other fodder. The Golconda
was yesterday inspected, to follow the -Statesman,
and other ships are to be hired to convey similar
freights to New Z ciland during the month.
The following appointments were made en Satur-
day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. L. M. Mallett to the
D;:fence ; George Grant, paymaster, to the Cpn-
queror; Edward W_ Gordon, paymaster, to the
Keander. ; and William E. Presscott, first cllss
assistant engineer, to the Rattlesnake.
The following appointments and promotions were
made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Commander C.
J. Rowley, to the Fisgsrd, additional, for sere ice
with the Enterprise; Lieut. Lawrence A. Bell, to
the Excellent ; Richard G. Chandler, assist. pay-
Tat3ter, to the Resistance ; John M'Kenzie, of the
of the
ta
Jamesln t Mutterre,of
the(a Cumberland, c t ie g
), ofGo
the Challenger,er,e E.
Foote (acting),
Angus
AVulcy of the
ATerror,itkin ,David e
F r nFocxi (Navcr:lilniag)m,
`Vahan, of the Queen, Daniel Certmel (acting), of
the Imniortalite, Joseph Turner, of the Asia, for the
Hector ; Robert Anderson (b) of the Himalaya,
Joseph B. Frith, ofthe
Argos,
George Bartlett, of
the Magicienne, and Thomas
Indus-
try, promoted to be first Young, of the I
ss assistant engineers.
THE ARMY.
Several lectures and entertain ent
Dragoons
provided during the pest month tnfor hs have
been
e n.ee
stationed at Aldershott, and it is •
ended to conrwn
non-com-
missioned officers and men of the Royal .
evening during
the winter
time them every Friday
. _

A general court• martial is ordered to assemble at
the Royallllarine B arracks, Forton, near Gosport, for
the trial of Capt. W. Cosser, paymaster of the Ports-
mouth division of Royal Marine Light Infantry, on
charges of defalcation of accounts.

Arrival of the Sumter at Queenstown.

QUEENSTOWN, Saturday Night.

At six o'clock this evening the celebrated Sumter,
now called the Gibraltar, Captain Reed, steamed
into the harbour, with a cargo of eotton,with which
she ran the blockade from Wilmington, North
Carolina. Having been introduced under peculiarly
favourable circumstances, I was most hospitably re-
ceived by Captain Reed, and had the pleasure of
hearing from him an exclusive account of his out-
ward and homeward voyage, but reserve such par-
ticulars as I think should not be made public at
present. The vessel left Liverpool on the 4tii of
July, and on the 15th August, when in sight of the
shore of North Carolina, one of the engines broke
down, and, after some delay, was repeired. Senn
after the accident Captain Reed went aloft, wiien
he saw three of the blockade squadron—one on the
starboard, one on the larboard side of him, and the
other directly in front, and bearing down. The
captain, knowing it would be ruinous to seek to
evade scrutiny at once hoisted the American pennant
on the main, and the ensign on the peak, and bore
directly for the steamer in front, passing so cloeo to
her as to see men repairing their hammocks and
some sails on deck. This bold course of proceed-
ing, and Captain Reed's reedy response to the
hail of the Yankees, at once disarmed suspi-
cion, and the Gibraltar w's enabled to get
under cover of the guns of Fort Fisher, which is
in the hands of the Confederates, without interrup-
tion, On account of the state of the tide the vessel
could not get past the bar of the port of Wilmington,
and her position soon attracted notice of the flag-
cdfmosrohriewniapesneoatutside. A number of shots being fired from
the flag-ship three of the squadron joined her, and
the Gibraltar soon became the object of their united
attentions. Forty-eight shots were fired, the greater
number of them whistling through the rigging, and
within 200 yards of the Gibraltar. She was erialoi.ed,
of her
however, on the rising of the tide to get out
unpleasant position, and deliver her cargo, Darin,
Capt. Reed's stay in Wilmington the town vechaqsupne.ei:da
a visit by President Davis, who was receivederwei
the greatest enthusiasm. Capt. Reedsor -0a forgetful
ee
Confederategt
fau-rl'
sf
in Charleston, and he describes the fettheleßivn"
favour of " secesh" as most intense, the ladiesg t
espe-
cially being
eimoatmadvoi
esrsreettaten,
ahesglptttreaherGarohcurdreiseetoneieryeade:sdatith.iinGel
da,cnaenrda
get Out of the neck
Governmentoisnefjl General
ntcht
aiot
n tto
Gh eiyll
had under consideration
of
fcf
teFtfotoahuonkrneitsnoobonmioofetbehkoteitaamhrGddeeiinbaargfri d
paid
jet;rereoriHGabnttoadioivool nielsnlraegstrrh:steihetepeo: obpcu:e•titeeotryn_
rulielitohieißrt
hferobmav
tdheto
a pilot
Bermuda, n
agroundd a , the
oenatphteaißnitppa rkioneoneeci dgtehhidte
t
squadron, which was now in-
etoalatltlaeinCo
got on,
an
endeavour
to seven vessels. The vessel being
new inlet,
Rn
Confederate
avow was made to get her down the
as she
but the pilot again got hertahgersoquunadd,
squadron,
was now in close proximity to
crate battery at Fort •
launches,telegraphed his position the nay
Once
sent,
down each
thayingoh his
sp
protection,
e emt
jeorn (,)nr e board,aini n wereg by t
12ttet
side of the ship lest she should be cut out, until the
third night, when the captain, having previously
taken the bearings of the flag ship, succeeded in
getting out. The Gibraltar reached Bermuda in
two and a half days, and made Queenstown in 13
days. Captain Reed left Wilmington on Nov. 14,
and brings Charleston papers to that date, together
with important dispatches.
The captain reports four blockade runners cap-
tured between Nov. 11 and 14. Another steamer,
in order to avoid capture, was set on fire by the crew.
The E. D. Vanceand Banshee succeeded in running
the blockade and getting into Wilmington safe.
The Sumter is now busily engaged in coaling,
and will proceed at once to Liverpool to deliver her
coitus.,
each which consists of 330 bales of heavy CO
each weighing 8001 b of Dublin
Express.

APPLAUSE—THE
BREATH OF THE ACTOR._I
have
forming
;n e city of the United States, he came to the
manager at
that,
Earn
the end of the third act and said, ccl can't go
stage again, sir, if the pit keeps its hands in its
pockets.
°nthek Such an audience would extinguish
.2E',na." And
the story saith that the manager made his appearance on
the stage, and assured the audience that Mr. Kean, having
been accustomed to audiences more demonstrative than Was
habitual to the severer intelli?enee of an assembly of Ame-
rican citizens, mistook their silent attention for disapproba-
tion; tion ; and in short that, if they did not applaud M
not
Kean bad been accustomed to be applauded, they could
had
have the gratification of seeing Mr. Kean act "though,
been accustomed to act. Of course the audienecae--vs_,tr_
no doubt, with an elated sneer at the British/ay '
D t o with"
were too much interested in giving him fairf 'their pleasure
hold any longer the loud demonstration ?s
the
. fervour of
when he did something to please themi As
actor, and the
the audience rose, so did the
redoubledttc.—Sir Bulever
contagion of their own applaguesn:
ment of the excellence it contribute
LIMQIed CUtOniatta, nse their enjoy-