The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-03 00:00:00

THE MEDITERRANEAN FLEET.

Extract of a private letter, dated Besika Bay, Oct 16 :
" You may possibly have heard that war was publicly
declared at Constantinople on the 4th of October. We
move our fleet in a few days to an anchorage in the
Dardanelles, near Chamak Kallessir ; the French fleet
about 22 miles above us. We go to-morrow with
some of the masters of the liners, to select the an-

choraz,e.

" The greatest excitement and activity prevail at Con-
stantinople. The Turks are working day and night
casting shot, guns, &c.
" Three large frigates arrived full of troops a few days
ago, and were instantly sent on to Varna and Trebizond.
The Turks appear to think they can thrash the Musco-
vite without any assistance."

FIRST TRIAL OF THE PRINCESS ROYAL.
PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 2.

Princess Royal, 91, screw, Captain Lord Clarence
Paget, took her trial at the measured mile this morning,
and has realised our best expectations. She left the
sheers jetty this morning soon after nine, in charge of
Mr. Jones the pilot, and steamed out of harbour against
a founknot flood tide in such style as to satisfy all who
were judges that her performance would be satisfactory,
and, having reached the trial ground, we give the re-
sults :

First run, with tide:
4m. 48s. 12.501
Second run, against tide—
Gm. 18s. ... 9.524
Third run, with tide-
4m. 40s.
Fourth run, against tide—
:nun, with3ss. Fifth
tide-
4m. 48s.
Sixth run, against tide-
-sm. 58s.

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12.8571

9.1181

12.5001

10.055141

the revolutions averaging 57, steam pressure 201 b.,
drawing 21 feet 74 in. aft., 20 feet 21 in. forward, her
engines, by Maudeslay and Field, being nominally 400
horse. Here, then, following the Duke of Wellington,
we have speed and improved lines combined. An ex-
cellent understanding between the shipwright and en-
gineer departments has effected this good result. We
are, however, not quite satisfied yet; for in closely
watching the immersion of the Princess Royal we felt
that an additional length of bow, giving her a sharper
entrance, would assuredly give her an additional knot
an hour, for she raised a body of at least five feet of
water, and the additional length of bow would do away
with this resistance. Such improvement can take place
in any future ship. And now again, looking as we do
daily at the Marlborough, 131, screw, and a ship that
will exceed 4,000 tons, we will again prophesy that she
will average 12 knots, and more, an hour ; for in her
build there is still greater improvement.
The Princess Royal returned into harbour at 3 p.m.,
and will complete fitting out forthwith.
The Sprightly, tender, Master Commander Allen,
took off the officers and men belonging to the squadron
at Spithead, and returned ashore with others in the after-
noon.

The Blenheim, 60, steam guard-ship, Captain the
Hon. F. T. Pelham, is stripping entirely for a thorough
refit.

The Terrible, 21, paddle, Captain J. J. M'Cleverty,
receives wages to-morrow (Thursday), and leaves in the
afternoon for the Mediterranean. ,

The Archer, 12, screw, Commander Strange, arrived
at Grimsby, from the Shetland Islands and Leith on
Monday. e Her boilers are out of order, and she is
ordered to Woolwich to refit.

The Cockatrice, tender, Master Commander Dalton,
arrived at San Blas Aug. 28, and left Sept. 0, for Pa-
nama and Valparaiso.

APPOINTMENTS.

Nov. 2.

Clerk W. H. Hatch (1853) to the Madagascar re-
ceiving) ship, at Devonport, preparing for being sta-
tioned at Rio.
Abraham Brumage to be measurer at Woolwich Dock-
yard ; Henry R. Herbert to be measurer at Pembroke
Dockyard.
Jonathan Gromsed to be inspector of shipwrights at
Portsmouth Dockyard ; Robert Dawson, to be inspector
of shipwrights at Pembroke Dockyard.
Her Majesty the Queen has been pleased to order
that the new Royal steam-yacht be named the Windsor
Castle.

The Cuckoo steam-vessel arrived here to-day from
Sheerness, and immediately embarked Lieutenant Free-
land, with the detachment of Royal Marines for service
in the Royal George, 121, screw steam-ship, at Sheer-
ness. The Royal George will leave Sheerness in about
ten days or a fortnight for Devonport, where she is to
be completed for sea. The Cuckoo at the same time
embarked the detachment of Royal Marines for service
in the Diamond, 28, at Sheerness.

THE WEST INDIES.
The commander-in-chief, Vice-Admiral Sir G. F. Sey-
mour, K.C.8., remains in his flag-ship at Halifax. His
family will not go to Bermuda this season on account of
the fever. He will have to be relieved shortly.

The Vestal, 26, jCapiain Thompson, had -arrived in
the West Indies from the Bay of Fundy. She was at
Port Royal. _ _ _

The Buzzard, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Dobbie,
left Port Royal, Oct. 1, for Portobello.
The Daring, 12, Commander Napier, arrived at Port.
Royal, Oct. 10, from a cruise.
The Brisk, 12, screw, Commander Seymour, arrived
at 'Wort Royal, Oct. 4 ; was 20 days on her passage
from Madeira.

The Megwra, 'screw transport, Commander Johnson,
arrived at St. Thomas's, from Tortola, Oct. 11, and left
on the 12th for Barbadoes.

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NEW BUILDING AT MANCHESTER. —The land on which
the Free Trade • Hall at Manchester stands, 3,222/
square yards, has at length been sold by Mr. Cobden to
the new company, formed for the purpose of taking
down the present building and erecting another. The
first story is to be an underground cellar, with fireproof
ceiling, to be let off ; the second is to be a large hall,
earriide of gertting 4.000 person.. or standing room for
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apartments.