The Sun.
London, England, 1865-07-15 00:00:00

'AU StfiN, "LONDON, itiATITRDA JULY 18, 1865

aswell as This will be more necessary, as
from the position of one of the cable coils over two of
the screw boilers it has been found necessary to
shut off the latter entirely from steam, thus re-
ducing the power of the screw engines by one-fifth—
namely, from 1,500 to 1,200 horse-power. Another
reason for the paddle engines being kept going is
the assistance they may be required to give in keep-
ing the vessel on her course against side winds. They
will be also used to reverse the ship at once in case
of any serious " kink" occurring in the cable tanks.
The experience of submarine telegraphy points
always to one danger--that of stopping the paying
out simultaneously with the stoppage of the vessel.
The very rapid downward course of the wire being
suddenly arrested at its point of departure over the
paying-out wheel generally causes instant breakage
of the rope—an accident which is always as sudden
as it is irremediable. In case of any stoppage being
necessary, therefore, the Great Eastern will be at

once reversed, so as to back her slowly over the line
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where the cable lies until it hangs almost vertically
from the stern. During the time the Great Eastern
has been anchored at the Nore the swell, and espe-
cially within the last few days, has often been so
great as to prevent the service tugs from Sheerness
coming alongside. On some days, indeed, the sea
has run very high, yet always without making the
slightest impression on the big ship, which, from
first to last, has remained as absolutely immovable
as if she were aground.
All the staff who are answerable to the Telegraph
Construction and Maintenance Company and to the
Atlantic Company for the successful laying of the
wire are now on board. Messrs. Canning, Clifford,
and Temple have absolute charge of the engineering
details of the undertaking, and Mr. de Sautz of
the electrical. Mr. Varley represents the interests
of the Atlantic Company, and Professor Thomp-
son acts as scientific referee in case of difference
of opinion arising between Mr. Varley and Mr. de
Sautz. Mr. Varley brings with him a sealed mes-
sage from the directors of the Atlantic Company,
which is to be delivered to Mr. Canning on the sue-

cessful arrival of the Great Eastern at Newfound-
land, and by him at once transmitted back to Lon-
don. Another message in reply .fill be returned by
the directors, on the receipt of which at Newfound-
land and another reply thereto, the line will be con-
sidered as laid in working order and formally ac-
cepted as so by the Atlantic Company.
To-morrow Mr. Moore will navigate the vessel
from her present moorings to the Downs. Captain
Moriarty, RN., who was in the Agamemnon as
master in charge of that vessel, also, by permission
of the Admiralty, accompanies the great ship on this
eventful cruise. It is expected that she will arrive at
Valentia on Wednesday noon next. The shore end
with which she is to connect the main cable has not
yet been laid, but it is confidently anticipated it will
be ready before her arrival off the west coast of
Ireland. Making the splice with the shore end is
certain to occupy the greater part of a day, and on
Thursday evening next the Great Eastern steams to
sea, in company with the Terrible and the Sphinx,
and followed by the Hawk, with a party of visitors
on board, for some 30 or 40 miles.

Just now everything is in the bustle, excitement,
and preparation incident to so momentous a depart-
ture, and the decks, littered over with forges and
engines, pens of sheep and stalls of oxen, wear a
mingled nautical, agricultural, and manufacturing
aspect which is strangely anomalous. The annual
show of the Royal Agricultural Society, with its
puffing steam ploughs and pens of live stock, if
towed a few miles out to sea, might offer a tolerable
resemblance to the picture the Great Eastern's decks
now bear.

In creature comforts this "great city of the seas"
is well provided. Stacks of vegetables, whole rows of
hencoops filled with almost innumerable poultry,
100 sheep, 13 oxen, besides milch cows, and many
sties of the noisiest pigs that could be got in Hamp-
shire, occupy the fore part of the vessel, the after
portions being given up to paying-out machinery,
buoys, boats, and tar.

A large number of yachts are expected to-night to
see the great vessel start, and several have, it is said,
gone round to meet her at Valentia. Unfortunately
this is one of those occasions on which, notwith-
standing its vital importance, there is little to repay
the curiosity of mere spectators.
Naval and Military Intelligence.

VA LETTA July s.—Her Majesty's corvette Chan-
ticleer, 17, Commander J. E. F. Risk, arrived on
the Ist inst. from Rhodes and Budromn. The
Meeanee, 60, Capt. G. Wodehouse, left on the 3d
for Greece. The Wizard gunboat, Lieut. G. H.
Lawson, arrived on the 4th from Tunis. The screw

troopship Orontes, Capt. Hire, embarked the bag-
gage of the 2d battalion 22d Regiment to-day.
The regiment will embark to-morrow morning on
board this ship for England. The 29th Regiment,
lately arrived in the Orontes, from Kingstown, has
been temporarily quartered in Fort Ricasoli and
other barracks in the Cotonera district. A portion

has been put under canvas for want of sufficient
accommodation. It is intended to remove it to
Pembroke barracks on these quarters being vacated
by the 2d battalion 22d Regiment. The squadron
which sailed on the Ist inst. for a cruise, as already
reported, left with sealed orders. It is reported
that Algiers is one, of the first ports they will call at.
Her Majesty's corvette Racer, 11, is to proceed to
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Barcelona with the mail expected for the squadron
on the 7th inst. The following mail will be taken
by the despatch-vessel Psyche, Commander R.
Sterne. The Norwegian corvette Nordsjernen,
which arrived a few days ago from Tunis, left on
the Ist inst. for Naples. Vessels continue to arrive
with fugitives from Alexandria. Their number
has, however, diminished since it has become
known that the lazaretto at Malta can only afford
accommodation for a limited number of per-
sons. The lonia arrived on the Ist inst. with
32 passengers, the Cella on the 2d with about
130, and the Dalmatian on the 3d with 13. The
Dalmatian lost the first and third engineers and
three of the crew from cholera, while lying
in the port of Alexandria, and another man
died on the day following her departure. She also
landed two men in the Lazaretto here, out of four
who had reported themselves sick. There are now,
it is said, upwards of 1,000 persons performing qua-
rantine here. Another building, known as the Plague
Hospital, is being prepared, in order to afford them
increased accommodation. Notwithstanding that
clean bills of health continue to be issued by the Go-
vernment, the occurrence of some suspicious cases of
sickness among th* military and civil population of
this island has induced the authorities in Sicily to
place a quarantine on arrivals from Malta. The
Grecian, English screw-steamer, and the Asie,
French, have just come in from Alexandria, but the
early hour for closing the mail does not allow time
for ascertaining if they bring any news.

The 2d Regiment of Life Guards and the Royal
Regiment of Horse Guards (Blues) had a field day
yesterday morning at Wormwood Scrubs. The In-
spector-General of Cavalry, Lord George Paget,
C. 8., was present with the troops. The Duke of
Cambridge, attended by an aide-de-camp in wait-
ing, arrived shortly before 10 o'clock, and was re-
ceived with the customary salute. His royal high-
ness put the troops through their evolutions.
The Duke of Cambridge also inspected yesterday
morning, in Hyde Park, the 3d Battalion of the
Grenadier Guards, commanded by Col. Prince Ed-
ward of Saxe Weimar, and the 2d Battalion of the
Coldstream Guards, commanded by Col. Stepney.
The officers of the Brigade of Guards lately in
Canada gave a banquet last evening at the London
Tavern to Lieut.-General Sir Fenwick 'Williams, of
Kars, on his return to England from the command
of the British forces in Canada, as a recognition of
his hospitality during their service in North Ame-
rica. Covers were laid for 50 persons. The banquet
was served up in the principal dining-room of the
London Tavern. The band of the Scots Fusiliers,
under the direction of Mr. Charles Godfrey, the
bandmaster, were present.
The Duke of Somerset, K.G., First Lord of the
Admiralty, accompanied by other members of the
Board, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday from Lon-
don, by the train due at the Landport station at
6 15 p.m. Their Lordships drove from the station
to the dockyard in the carriage of the Port-Admi-
ral, Sir Michael Seymour, G.C.8., which was in

waiting to receive them, and embarked from the
King's stairs of the dockyard on board their paddle
yacht Enchantress, Staff-Commander Petley, lying
off in mid-stream. Their Lordships entertained at
dinner Admiral Sir Michael Seymour and other
officials on board the yacht. The Enchantress is
expected to sail from Portsmouth this morning on a
cruise, with their Lordships, which is expected to
extend as far as Cherbourg and Plymouth.
Prince Napoleon arrived off Ryde, on board his
steam yacht, from Havre, on Thursday evening.
The yacht remained at anchor in Ryde Roads up to
sunset last evening.
The Helicon, improved despatch vessel, made her
preliminary trial of machinery on Thursday outside
Portsmouth harbour, and this morning, weather
permitting, will make her official trial of speed in
Stoke's Bay.
The Turkish iron-cased frigate Osman Ghazy,
Captain Arif Bey, from Greenock for Constanti-
nople, is expected to arrive to-day (Saturday) at
Plymouth, where she will remain during the exhi-
bition of the Agricultural Society next week.
The Sepoy gunboat, Lieut. F. W. Prosser, in
command, tender to the Dauntless, 31, screw steam-
ship, 1,575 tons, 580-horse power, Captain J. W.
Strange, coast guardship, in the river Humber,
which has been repairing at Sheerness, was taken
out of harbour yesterday for the trial of her engines.
They were reported to work satisfactorily, and she
will immediately proceed to Hull to join the
Dauntless.
The Herring gunboat, tender to the Trafalgar,
steamship, 2,900 tons, 500-horse power, guardship
at Queen's Ferry, which was run aground some
time since on Mickery Island, in the-Firth of Forth,
has been taken into dock at Sheerness to be broken
up. She is to be replaced by the Erne.
The Griffon, 5, screw steam gun vessel, 435 tons,
80-horse power, recently returned from the West
Coast of Africa, is to be brought into the basin of
Sheerness dockyard to-day, where she will be re-
paired and refitted for four years' service.
The Mullet, 5, screw gun vessel, Commander

Cortland H. Simpson, recently returned from the
West Coast of Africa, was yesterday inspected by
the officers of the steam reserve, previous to being
paid out of commission and placed in the 3d divi-
sion of the Sheerness steam reserve.

The work of fitting the iron cased frigate Belle-
rophon, 16, 1,000-horse power, is being pushed for-
ward at Chatham dockyard as rapidly as the re-
sources of that establishment will permit, nearly
1,000 mechanics and other workmen being employed
on her. Since she has been in dock a considerable
number of her 6-inch and other armour plates have
been fixed to her sides, and it is anticipated that, at
the present rate of progress, the whole of her plat-

ing will be complete in about a couple of months. In
the construction of the Bellerophon an entirely new
system has been adopted by Mr. Reed, her designer,
and one never before introduced into an ironclad
vessel, to enable her to carry the large 12-ton 300-
pounder Armstrong guns with which she will be
armed. Hitherto the placing of anything like heavy
guns in our vessels of war has been attended with

this difficulty, that the system on which they hare
been constructed rendered the carrying of anything
like an exceptional armament altogether unsafe, from
the comparative weakness of the vessel below the guns.
In the Bellerophon, however, all this is obviated by
the decks beneath the guns being formed into one
continuous girder by means of broad stringer plates
riveted to their under sides—an entirely new feature
in iron shipbuilding—and by their whole upper sur-
face being plated with half-inch iron under the wooden
deck. In order, however, to impart additional strength
to the gun deck, each deck below the gun is supported
by means of iron pillars, which step on the deep and
strong longitudinal girders or frames of the ship's bot-
tom. It will thus be seen that the additional strength
imparted to the Bellerophon will enable her to carry
even the 600-pounder Armstrongs, should it ever be
found necessary to arm her with that description of
ordnance.

The- armour-plated frigate Lord Warden, 24,
1,000 horse power, having received her iron masts
and the heavy portion of her engines and machinery
on board, will be floated into No. 2 dock at Chat-
ham during the approaching spring tides, to be com-
pleted for sea. She has about four months' work to
be executed on board before she will be ready for
the pennant.

The freight ship North Star, Capt. Graves, in the
service of the War Department, on Thursday com-

pleted her shipment of army stores for Malta, any

sailed from the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, for her
destination.

The hired troop-ships Cassapore, Renown, Aga-
memnon, Rosslyn Castle, Dilwar, and others of
heavy tonnage, being some of the finest of Green's,
Soames's, and Hankey and Sewell's fleet of sailing
East Indiamen,- are now fitting out in the East India
Docks, under charter, to convey 10,000 troops of
the line and reliefs from Dublin to Gibraltar, thence
to the Cape of Good Hope, Port Elizabeth, and
Bombay. It was yesterday stated at Woolwich that

the whole of the ships, 10 in number, will be ready
for sea, and will leave the East India Docks about
Thursday next. Upwards of 1,000 men have been
employed for some time past, working extra hours
so as to insure their leaving the docks at the ap-
pointed time.

Capt. the Hon. A. A. Cochrane, son of the late
Earl of Dundonald, has been appointed to the Fis-
gard for special service.

The French ironcased frigates Magenta and Flan•
dre, with the gunboat Ariel, arrived yesterday after.

noon at Plymouth, where they will remain during
the agricultural exhibition. 'They were received
with royal salutes from the Citadel and from the
flagship in Hamoaze.
The following appointments have been made at
the Admiralty :—Capt. the Hon. Arthur A. Coch.

rane, C.B. to the Fisgard, for special service

Commander MacLeod B. Cockraft to the Bos

cawen, vice Nares, to the Salamander ; Comman-
der A. R. Wright and Commander Henry T. Boter
to be inspecting commanders in the Coastguard ;
Lieut. George W. Allen, to the Octavia ; Lieut. 11.

F. Britton and Lieut. Arthur C. Curtis, to the
Scorpion ; Lieut. Charles F. Cox, to the Constance ;

Lieut. John W. Brack enbury, to the Black Prince

Lieut. John V. D. Butler, to the Royal Adelaide

James Charles Saunders, engineer to the Gannet ;
John Arthur Kitts and John Davis, first-class
assist.-engineers, to the Gannet ; Lieut. James 'W.
Dennistoun, and Lieut. the Hon. Alexander F.
Hood, to the Black Prince ; Dr. William Gunn,

promoted to be Deputy-Inspector-General on the
retired list ; Benjamin Wickham, promoted to be
Paymaster-in-Chief on the retired list ; R.
IV. M. Jones, paymaster, to the Resistance ; Dr.
Duncan Hilston, assist.-surg., additional, to the
Excellent for the Royal Sovereign; Joseph S. Vivian,
second master, to the Snipe ; William J. Hooper,
second master, to ,the Supply; J. S. Daniel, pay-
master, to the Salamander ; and J. F. H. Alston,
assist.-paymaster, to the Cumberland.

A COUPLE OF MUSICAL GHOSTS.—An absurd
story comes from Munich about a ghostly service
held in the Protestant church one night. At about 8 in the
evening people collected about the doors of the closed edi-
fice, attracted by the sound of singing. One enthusiastic
auditor distinctly heard hymns, another could detect the
sound of the organ, a third could see through the windows
a ghost in shirt sleeves flitting about the nave. The gens-
darmes came and broke into the church ; there was nobody
there, but the singing continued. The infatuated public
hung about till 12 at night ; they searched the chancel, the
vestry, the organ-loft, and the gallery, peered under the
communion table, peeped into the baptismal font ; but
neither populace, soldiers, nor gendarmes could discover
anything. In the morning it was found out that a couple
of lusty fellows had been sitting in their room abutting one
end of the church, drinking beer and singing " Fidel° Lieder"
all night. By some architectural or acoustical dispensation
the sound had penetrated into the church ; and the Munich
public, not being very musical, despite Wagner, took the
" Fidole Linder" for hymns !

[ArovEßnsEmErr.] Holloway's Pills. Weakening
Weather.—The sultry summer days strain the nerves of
the feeble and decrepit, and this state eventuates in disease
unless some restorative, such as these purifying:Pills, be
found to correct the disordering tendency. Holloway's
medicines give tone to the nervous system, which is the
source of ;a1 vital movemonts, and presides over every
action which maintains the growth and well-being of the
body. No one, therefore, can over-estimate the necessity
of keeping the nerves well strung, and the ease with which
these Pills accomplish that end. They are the most un-
failing antidotes to indigestion, irregular circulation, pal-
pitation, sick headache, and costiveness that were ever
invented, and in consequence hay
and Lighest reputation. e attained the largest sale

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

STAMFORD RACES-FRIDAY.

The Seventh Wothorpe Biennial Stakes of 10 soya eacl

with 50 added, for 2-yr-olds. T.Y.C. 28 subs.

Lord St. Vincent's Redan, Bst 101 b (For
Lord Stamford's Chibisa, Bst 101 b " (Mdham) 1
orris) 2
Lord Exeter's Amazon, Bst 71b (Custance) 0
Betting-6 to 4 on Chibisa, and 7 to 4 agst Redan.
Redan took a slight lead, followed by the favourite to
the distance, when the latter gave way, and Redan won
very easily by five lengths. Amazon did not pass the post.
The Scurry Handicap of 10 sous each, h ft ; for all ages.

much shaken. H. Covey fortunately escaped without in-
jury. The winner was bought by Mr. Sutton for 180 gs.
A Selling Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 25 added, for 3-yr-
olds and upwards; the winner to be sold for 50 sovs;
selling allowances. One mile.

Mr. Fisher's Triumpher, 4 yrs, 7st9lb, £3O (H. Cox) 1
Mr. Jones's Fravolina, 3 yrs, Est 111 b, £3O (IC. I'Anson) 2
Mr. E. Brayley's Lady Rollo, 3 yrs, Est 111 b, £3O
(H. Covey) 3
Mr. C. Rolph's Little Pickles, 3 yrs, Est 111 b, £3O

(Jackson) 4
Betting-5 to 4 agst Lady Rollo, and sto 2 each agst
Triumpher and Fravolina. Triumpher made all the run-
ning, and won in a canter by two lengths ; a similar dis-
tance separating second and third ; Little Pickles a bad
fourth. The winner was bought by Mr. Burbidge for 100
guineas.

The John o' Gaunt Stakes of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, and 1 only

if declared, with 40 added ; winners extra. Ono mile

and a half. 27 subs, 19 of whom pay 1 soy ft.
Captain Machell's Lucky Star, 4 yrs, 9st Mb (in. 41b ex.)
(Edwards) 1
Mr. La Alert's Basquine, 3 yrs, Gst 81b (Mordan) 2
Mr. T. Stevens" Effort, 3 yrs, Gst 31b (H. Clark) 3

Betting-6 to 4on Lucky Star, sto 2 agst Basquine, 6
to 1 agst Effort. The latter made play for half a mile, when
Lucky Star and Basquine passed him, Captain Macholl's
horse taking a clear lead on entering the straight. Op-
posite the enclosure Basquine made an effort, but Lucky
Star won easily by a length. Effort beaten off.

WEIGHTS FOR TH.
(Calculated ut
Age st. lb. Age st. lb.
Ely 4 9 7 Breeze 4 8 10
General Peel 4 9 7 Hollyfox 4 8 5
Blackdown. ... 5 9 7 Surrey 6 7 13
Moose ... ... 5 9 3 Gladiateur ... 3 8 0
Stanton (paid) a 9 6 Breadalbane ... 3 7 7
La Toucques 5 9 3 Todleben 3 7 7
Young Rapid 4 9 0 I Wild Charley 3 7 7
Privateer 4 8 10 Brown Bread ... 3 7 7
Planet 4 9 0 Friday ~. „, 3 7 7
Cambuscan ... 4 9 0 Eltham 3 7 7
Union Jack 4 9 0 Christmas Carol(pd) 3 7 7
Fille de l'Air 4 8 10 Brahma 3 7 7
Hippolyta 4 8 10 Archimedes 3 7 7
Gby Yoltigeur— _ I Ariel ~. 37 3

GOODWOOD CUP.
to July 15.)

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Amateur Championship of the Thames.

The final heat to deCide the holder of the Wingfield
Sculls was rowed yesterday afternoon by Mr. C. B. Lawes,
of Cambridge, and Mr. W. B. Woodgate, of Kingston, the
last holder ; the former having won the trial heat on
Tuesday.

A steamer with the umpire, Mr. Brickwood, and a num-
ber of spectators on board, followed the boats.
The start took place from Putney at Gh. 6m., about 15
minutes before high water, Woodgate, on the Middlesex
side of the river. Lawes directly commenced hard work,
pulling his left very high and awkwardly, Woodgate
quarter of a length behind, rowing a very finished stroke,
which sent his bow to the front before they were 200 yards
from the bridge ; but he could not pull away, and when
they were half a mile from the start, Lawes again showed
in front, his long, powerful stroke seemingly sending him
there just whenever he chose to exert it. After passing
Craven Cottage Lawes steered into the middle, and Wood-
gate again went slightly in front, but did not get clear,
the followers on shore and afloat making the air ring with
shouts for Woodgate. Upon Lawes pulling into the
middle and making for the opposite bank of the river,
Woodgate's pilot steered him there also and seemed to
use every endeavour to thrust Lawes among the rushes,
or cause a foul, there not being half a dozen yards between
their sculls, as they rowed level, Laves close under the
bank. Passing under Hammersmith-bridge, Woodgate was
a quarter of a length ahead (time 10m. 50sec.), and after-
wards nearly succeeded in making it a length, but Lawes,
looking over his shouldorand seeing Woodgate's lead,rowed
himself level in about a dozen tremendous strokes. Abreast
of Chiswick Eyot Lawes was three quarters of a length
ahead; but, resting his sculls a moment, Woodgate's bow
again appeared in front, the lead, however, being only
marked by_inches ; the next 200 yards proved very exciting
for the spectators, being rowed level, until they arrived
abreast of Chiswick Church, when Lawes, by a series of
desperate plunges, pulled his boat three-quarters of a
length ahead, and every successive stroke increased the
lead, Woodgate labouring without strength for any exer-
tion sufficient to again place him by the side of his more
muscular opponent. Passing Whitehouse Lawes was
quite four lengths ahead, occasionally easing himself and
dashing away, apparently with all the heavy strength he
started with. Upon clearing Barnes-bridge Lawes was
quite seven lengths ahead (time 22m. 45sec.), all exertion
being out of Woodgate, who still, however, rowed a very
finished stroke. Lawes arrived off Mortlake and termi-
nated the race in 27m. 4sec. 2-10ths time, as taken by one
of Mr. M. F. Dent's chronographs.' Woodgate was nine or
ten lengths astern and was fairly beaten after passing
Chiswick Church.

A foul was claimed for Woodgate, who wished to row
tho heat again another day ; but the umpire decided at
once that Lawes won fairly, and that his rival ought not
to have pressed him so closely.