The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-11 00:00:00

SHIPPING-THIS DAY.

Losnox, Aug. 11.—Wind this day at noon—North-
Westerly ; light breeze, aiia line weather, but rather
cloudy.

PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 10.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Her
Majesty's ship Shaw:ion, from Queenstown. Sailed--Hen-
ritts, for Salina,
PORTLAND ROADS, Aug. 10.—Arrived—Hammon, from
Prince Edward's Island, for Hall.
from
FILMOUTIT, Aug. 9.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Ramon,,
Hvanna.
NmPouT, Aug. 10.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Rill-
guenlly, from Gartucha.

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Monday Morning.
Arrived, August 10—Mary Pring and Branch, from
Dantsic ; Mica, from Memel ; John Gray, from Riga ;
Balaklava, from Tuticorin ; Clara Katenka, from Wester-
% ick.

Arrived, August 11—Hannah and Margaret, both from
Dantsic ; Caterina, from Groningen; Garland, from
Narva; Augustine, from Oporto. _

DEAL, Monday Morning.
Passed—Olamon, from New York, for London; Emma
(brig), from Rio Grande, for Antwerp ; Belvidere, from
Taganrog ; Rosa (barque), from Odessa ; Perseverance
(schooner), from Prince Edward's Island ; Fortitude, from
St. Lucia; Janet Eidson (ship), from Belize; Three Sisters
(schooner), from St. John's—all for London; Clio, of Shore-
ham, from north, for west; Fraser, of Jersey, and Stanley
(schooner), from the westward, for the northward ; Caldera,
for Quebec ; Jenny Lind, for New York ; Elvira, for Bar -
celona.; Grenda (screw steamer), for Genoa---all from Lon-
don ; Anna, from Oporto, for London ; Albertin.a, from
Kraut-faro, for Maioom.

We are enabled to state that the marriage of the
Prince of Wales will take place some time next year. At
the present moment, no positive arrangements have been
made, and we are aware that nothing will be positively
made known in regard to the Prince's choice until his re-
turn to Eagland from Germany. The probability is, that
the Princess Alexandrine of Denmark will be the future
Princess of Wales. The Princess Alexandrine is in her
eighteenth year, having been born in December, 1844. She
is the eldest daughter of his Royal Highness Christian,
Prince of Denmark, who is the son of the Duke of Schles-
wig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Gluksburg, successor to the
throne of Denmark on the death of the present King,
Frederick Vll.—Court Journal.
THE BRISTOL CHANNEL DEFENCES.—The pro-
jected fortifications for the defence of the Bristol Channel
and the estuary of the Severn are at once to be erected. On
the English side of the Channel a heavy battery will be
erected on the extreme western point of Breen Down, a
promontory which runs out a considerable distance into the
Channel, having a high elevation throughout. The second
defence will be batteries on each side of the Steep Holmes,
the third similar batteries on both sides of the Flat Holmes,
and the fourth defence a fort mounting heavy ordnance at
Lavernock Point, a promontory just below Penarth Roads.
Between these defences a very formidable crossfire could be
maintained. In no case would the ordnance be required to
command a greater range than 2,000 yards.

NOVEL MATCH.—On Friday evening last, Capt.
Coates, of the Gth Caribineers, undertook, for a heavy
wager, to walk a mile, run a mile, and ride a mile, in
IS minutes, which feat came off near Guildford. He walked
the mile in eight minutes; ran the mile in six minutes;
and, after losing some little time in mounting his horse, he
accomplished the feat in 16 minutes 12 seconds—thus win-
ning the match easily, and having one minute and 48 se-
conds to spare.
DESFERATE OUTRAGE ON SIR R.nDamEedßluvßilGrinam.e
—LimEurcix,"FßlDAlr.g
returning to his house from this city early this morning, h
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massive silver candlestick and struck Sir
accusedßrosnahan, a
Richard on the
head, inflicting a severe wound. Brosnahan was aided
two other parties, named John Hall and A by
also in his employ, all of whom were •larY Murphy,
arrested, and committed for trial immediately after
petty sessions.—Freeman, at next Castleconnel
BAY WASHED AWAY. —A si
calamity has been added to that ngularly unfortunate
taken the manufacturing Pat 'which has already over-
cotton famine. About a opulation of Carlisle from the
for years intercepted the mile from the city a large bay has
river Caldew, and turned the water
along a damcourse, by
which about a dozen places of busi-
ness were more or less
kept
going.
The first
is the beetling
works of Messrs. FergusonT Brothers, Hoellmene-hteeadthewfihere
the bay was situate
mill of Messrs. Carr, next to dani
toanotthheernbreaentling
establishment
belonging belonging to Messrs. Palmer and Co. ; from this it passed
successively Messrs. Donald's steam looms, Messrs. Ro-
binson's flour-mill, Messrs. Dixon's cotton factory, Mr.
Blaylock's beetles, two breweries, an alabaster mill, a
woollen mill, and finally emptied itself into the Eden, about
two miles from where it left the Caldew. For some time
the bay has been in a dilapidated state, and the owners
were only waiting for favourable weather to put it into
substantial repair. But on Friday afternoon the river,
which had been much swollen by heavy rains, made a
breach in the "apron" of the bay. The rushing waters
were not long in widening the gap, and eventually the en-
tire structure was swept away. So complete was the de-
struction that the mouth of the dam was left high and dry
in a very short time, the great body of water flowing to the
other side of the river. The whole of the works mentioned
will, consequently, be more or less affected by this catas-
trophe, and some of them will have to stop altogether for a
time. In order, however, to make the stoppage as short as
possible, efforts will be made to lay down a cofferdam to
direct the water into the old damcourse. This will be no
easy task in the present flooded state of the river ; but it is
hoped that in a few days the temporary structure will be
completed.
THE HARVEST IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE.—Thos
who commenced wheat cutting at the beginning of last
week have since found out that they were too hasty, and
as the crop is slow in ripening they have been obliged to
desist, and defer further operations for a week or more.
One or two Who cut wheat early are likely to be consider-
able losers thereby. Cutting has recommenced, and the
majority of farmers will be in their harvest at the end of
this week. Barley and oat crops will be as forward as the
wheat in many instances, therefore, should the weather be
favourable, the harvest men will have full work on their
hands during the next three or four weeks. V e fear that
the strong wind of Thursday last has beaten down most of
the heavy crops. The report of the mangold and turnip
plant is very good,
and that of the potatoes continues fa-
vourable ; in tact, we have not yet heard of the disease,
and cheapness in this commodity is talked of.—Cambridge
Independent.

711 E NAVY.

The Royal yacht Osborne, Master-Commander
G. K. Bower, with the Lords Commissioners of the

Admiralty on board, anchored at Spithead late on

Friday evening, on her return from Southampton

Water. On Saturday morning she steamed into
Portsmouth harbour, when their lordships left the
yacht in their barge and paid a visit of inspection
to her Majesty's ship Excellent, Capt. R. S. Hew-
lett, C. 8., the gunnery ship of the port. At 7 30
a.m. a signal had been hoisted on board the Victory,

flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir H. W. Bruce, to "man
gunboats, take in powder and sewn days' provisions,

get up steam, and rendezvous atSpithead." Two

gunboats left the harbour at 10 40 a.m., and the re-

maining four 10 minutes afterwards, the flotilla

being under the command of Capt. Coote, flag
cap'atin to Vice-Admiral Sir H. W. Bruce. All the

Crews were passed men in the Armstrong gun drill,
with which weapons, 100 and 40-pounders, the boats
were armed. Two assistant-surgeons formed part
of the flotilla's complement of officers. Considering
that the officers and men were called together by
unexpected signal from various parts of the harbour,
and taking also into consideration the fact that

each boat had her crew complete on board, and had
also taken on board her ammunition and provisions
in little more than an hour from the time of the
signal being made, the officers and men deserve

great credit for the promptitude with which they
answered the signal. The result gave at the same
time satisfactory proof of the efficiency of the system

under which our first-class gunboat reserves are

organized. On leaving the harbour the gunboats
steamed out to the vicinity of the works erected for

the construction of the foundations for the proposed
marine forts on the " Horse" and Noman shoals,

where they were drawn up in line to await the
arrival of the Lords of the Admiralty, who soon
afterwards arrived in the Vivid paddle yacht. A

variety of maneeuvres under steam were afterwards
gone through for some considerable time,
accompanied wife practice from the Armstrong
guns, the movements being confined to the vicinity
of the forts and the southern approaches to Spit-
head from the sea. Their lordships returned to the
harbour at 2 p.m., and, re-embarking on board the
Osborne, left Portsmouth at 5 30 p.m. for the Chan-
nel Islands, under salutes from her Majesty's ship
Victory, the saluting battery of the garrison, and
from the Arcona, Prussian screw frigate, anchored
at Spithead. The Osborne took the West Channel,
and would probably anchor in Yarmouth Roads for
the night, resuming her voyage yesterday morning.
His Royal Highness Prince Adalbert (Admiral
of the Prussian Fleet) embarked from Portsmouth
Dockyard on Saturday on board Her Majesty's
steamer, Fire Queen, Master-Commander Paul.
He proceeded in her to Spithead, when he went on
board the Prussian screw frigate Arcona, Commo-
dore Sundewall, which arrived there within the
last few days from China and Japan. The Prince
'was occupied some hours on board the Arcona in-
specting the crew at general quarters, making and
shortening sail, Sec., and in the various details of
duty. At the conclusion he returned to the harbour
in the Fire Queen, under a salute from the Arcona's
guns. On Friday evening the Prince entertained
a distinguished party at the Portland Hotel, South-
sea, to dinner. He afterwards visited the Prussian
Vice-Consul, the Chevalier Van Den Berg.
The Prussian screw frigate Gazelle, Capt. Heldt,
arrived at Spithead yesterday morning from Green-
hithe, to be in attendance upon his Royal High-
ness Prince Adalbert during his stay at Ports-
mouth. On coming to an anchor in the roadstead
the Gazelle exchanged salutes with the Victory,
flagship of the Naval Commander-in-Chief, and
with the saluting battery of the garrison.
Her Majesty's screw steamer corvette, Cossack,
20 guns 250-horse power, arrived at the Little
Nore on Saturday morning from Plymouth,
where she arrived on the sth inst., as noticed
in the 7inies of the following day. Shortly
afterwards the Admiral proceeded to inspect
the vessel, and was received by the officers
and crew in the customary manner. Since the
Cossack was refitted in England in 1861 her
boilers have been so defective that she has
been compelled to proceed under sail the greater
part of the period that she has been engaged. The
greatest praise is due to the chief engineer, Mr.
Steil, and staff for the exertions they have used to
keep them in any way in -working order. The
-vessel will shortly be paid off at Sheerness, and
placed in the third-class steam reserve.
The unfortunate disagreement between the supe-
rior officers and crew of the Shannon has assumed
so grave an aspect that our correspondent at Ply-
mouth has felt it incumbent on him to ascertain the
facts for publication. The frigate was put in com-
mission on the 17th of January last at Portsmouth.
Her crew included many good men from the Orion
and Diadem, but there were also some from the
Centurion. On the whole they were a fair average,
and, under Captain Wainwright and Commander
Moore, the Shannon was what is called a " happy
ship. The present commander succeeded Mr. Moore
about the 2d of May, 1862, and the captain joined
on the 17th of June. From that period disaffec-
tion has prevailed. The new captain is stated to
be gentlemanly, but strict in discipline. The new
commander is considered even more strict ; ho has
strong religious views, which he endeavours to in-
culcate. tinder the impression that great laxity
prevailed on board the Shannon, the new officers
increased, it is said unnecessarily, the amount of
labour. Hands were piped up every morning, Sun-
days included, at 4 o'clock, and unless they appeared
strictly at the moment they were " black-listed,"
and had their grog stopped. The captain went oc-
casionally round the ship by night to detect un-
wary officers. The commander in making his
regular rounds was frequently greeted with
groans and assailed by offensive whistling,
which emanated from parts not within the light
of the lanterns of his attendants. In conse-
quence of the receipt of an anonymous letter,
the captain had the crew piped up at half-past
5 instead of 4 ; but the discipline was in other re-
spects not relaxed, and the tangent sights of the
guns were thrown overboard, and were followed
by a number of
rifles, and then the lanyards were
cut. The frigate e
-ecame so troublesome to the au-
thoritiesat Spithead, she
was sent to Queenstown,
last port previous so
herarrival in the Sound on
Monday. As previously stated in The Sun, she
was immediately inspecteda
3' Admiral Sir Houston
Stewart, who, no doubt, administered prudent ad-
vice, as
some relaxation has since been observed on
board: The however, Shannon can,
i will inflicted scarcely con-
tinue as at present, or serious injury ,
Some ta • d to have
on the service. So-- 40 or 50 men are al
in one day, and, there are
been put on the black list
scarcely any but defaulters on board- About 30
seamen deserted at Spithead, and many others may
follow at Plymouth when they receive their monthly
lmost al
pay. But this is not ale
there is a
, The officers, a 1
of whom dislike the ship, fear that, aswill resolve
long commission before the men, they
on a course of action little short of open mutiny.
On Friday last she was supplied with a draught of
seamen from the ships.in Hamoaze to supply
vacan-
cies caused by desertions, and has now received
orders unexpectedly to leave Plymouth Sound for
Spithcad. Her sudden departure is said to have
some relation to the movements of the Lords of the
Admiralty, daily expected at Plymouth.
The new Captain Superintendent of Pembroke
dockyard, Capt. Loring, C. 8., has superseded the
late chief officer, Capt. Ramsay. The latter intro-
duced his successor to the principal officials of the
dockyard. Capt. Loring has obtained leave of ab-
sence to the Ist of September, after which date he
will fully enter upon his new duties. Capt. Ramsay
takes with him the esteem and good wishes of all
the inhabitants,
The foliossinbe appointments have been ;mule at
the Admiralty:— J. ap in,
rJT 1. to the
engineer,
Argus; W. H. Roberts, first-class assist.-engineer,
to the Argus ; Ebenezer C. Spencer, confirmed as
first-class assist.-engineer in the Severn ; J. B.
Firth and D. M'lntire,.second-class assist.-engi-
neers, to the Argus; Benjamin R. King, acting
second-class assist. -engineer, to the Industry, as
an (s)
supernumerary; d John Hall , acting second-
clas assist,-eng
; eer to the Cornwallis.
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