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end of the yard, their lordships passed along the wharf
wall, at the stern of the San Fiorenzo, 50, building
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under the east slip, and examined the spot on
which it is contemplated to build two other slips
for shipbuilding purposes. The Rev. J. C. Connolly
afterwards conducted their Lordships over the large
room above the sawmills, at present occupied as a
chapel for the performance of Divine service for the
authorities and artisans of the dockyard, the officers
and seamen afloat, and the Royal Marines, who attend
there every Sunday. Their Lordships were pleased to
express to the Rev. J. C. Connolly their intention
have a chapel built for the use of those connected with
the dockyard, and her Majesty's seamen afloat and
Marines on shore, and that it should be constructed so
as to accommodate 1,500 persons ; and. on leaving the
temporary chapel, proceeded to a piece of ground on
which some timber is stacked at present, but uncovered,
at the west side of the garden attached to the Superin-
tendent's residence,;) on which it has been decided the
new chapel shall be built. They then proceeded to the
wharf-wall, where Commodore Henry Eden pointed out
a plan which would greatly improve the low-water
landing-place for those serving afloat, and Mr. Bernays
submitte the plans hating that object in view. Their
Lordships at half-past 1 o'clock, proceeded to the pay-
office, and witnessed a muster of the whole of the men,
each individual name being called, and each person
having to pass singly through the office. The inspec-
tion lasted upwards of an hour. At the conclusion of
the muster their Lordships expressed themselves highly
pleased with the appearance of the workmen, and added
that they had never seen a finer body of men. At a
quarter before 3 o'clock their Lordships entered the
residence of the Commodere Superintendent, and par-
took of a repast prepared for them, and after a short
stay again resumed their official duty of inspection,.
visiting the factory, and inspecting the new screw pro-
pellers for the Hannibal, 90, the James Watt, 90, and
the tube of the screw shaft of the Nile, 90, all in pro-
gress of being finished for these fine screw steamships
—the former at Deptford, and the two latter at Devon-
port. Afterapassing through the machinery department,
they entered the smith's shop, and subsequently the
boilermakers' department where they saw the new
machinery for making rivets at the rate of 40
per minute, and the joining of two pieces of
boiler sheet-iron, and clinching the rivet al-
most instantaneously by two smart blows of a
machine, which accomplishes the work in a far more
perfect manner
Than the hand-hammers could effect.
Passing from the boilermakers' department through the '
foundry, their lordships visited the store for screw pro-
pellers, and the beautifully kept steam-engine for work-
ing all the machinery in the factory, and after examining
the boilers of the Hannibal, proceeded to the basin, and
went on board the Janus steam vessel, reported as hav-
ing the dry rot to such a degree that it is expected the
machinery will have to be taken out and the vessel be
broken up. They then inspected the large mast of 104
feet in length, formed of small pieces of wood, compara-
tively to those hitherto used, and joined together with
Jeffery's marine glue, and intended for the centre mast
of the new sheers to be put up on the wharf between the
basin and the river. The mast weighs upwards of 16
tons. Their lordships also inspected the other two masts
in the rnasthouse, now nearly finished, for the other parts
of the sheers. They concluded their inspection at the
west end of the yard by passing under and around the-
Royal Albert, 131, screw steamship, and again proceeded
to the east end of the yard, to inspect the sawmill, and
were much pleased to witness the manner in which the
futtocks or knee pieces of timber were cut by machinery,
always a most difficult task when done by hand. Mr.
Thompson, in charge of the mills, was complimented by
the First Lord on the efficient condition of the works
under him, and during the inspection Sir James Gra-
ham surprised and gratified the persons in charge of the
places he visited by the questions he put and the readi-
ness with which he comprehended all that came under
his notice. After a short visit to the well-ventilated and
excellently arranged blacksmiths' shop, and the building'
and dies used in the Nasmyth's hammer department,
their lordships left, at 5 o'clock, for town.
A. Prince of Prussia, with three attendants, arrived at
the dockyard abdut a quarter of an hour after their
lordships, and was conducted over the establishment by
Lieutenant Gore, Mr. Chatfield, and Mr. Trickett.

[PRICE SD.

agitation on this much vexed question to be at
Rome, and to have an interview with his Holi-
ness the Pope. (Hear.) He had the goodness to
permit me to discuss the subject with him, and I
tried to impress upon the mind of his Holiness the ad-
vantages that would inevitably accrue to the Roman
Catholics of Ireland if they were to resort to those col-
leges, and I must say that the Pope, who appeared to
me adorned with every Christian virtue, talked to me
with great liberality upon the subject. He said what
was most fair, namely, that he much preferred that Ro-
man Catholics should have Roman Catholic instructors
if possible. Gentlemen, I believe that is impossible in
the present posture of affairs. You must send your sons
to instructors of mixed sects, but no evil need be appre-
hended on this account. Trinity college has flourished,
on this system for many years, and has turned out many'
men of great eminence and distinction ; and why there
should exist any scruple on the part of the Roman Ca-
tholics to enter those colleges I never could understand.
I, therefore, most earnestly advise those among you who
can afford to do so, to send your sons to the Queen's
College of Galway, where, at a very small expense, they
can obtain an education that will qualify them for the
highest offices of the State. I hope most sincerely that
this auspicious day will lead to the most happy results.
I have certain rights as a landlord. My tenants have
contracted to pay certain rents to me, and these rents I
expect to be paid. I hope those rents are moderate. I
intend to have a revaluation of my estates. When the
rent is too high it shall be reduced ; and when too low,
raised to an equitable standard. These rents ought to
be paid, and I hope, and indeed am certain, that it will
be unnecessary to resort to unpleasant measures for their
recovery. But from your own professions, and the cha-
racter given of you—a character that, from my own brief
observations, lam disposed to concur in—l hope and
believe there will never be a law-suit between us.
(Cries of " never," and loud cheers.) I hope that the
word " driver" will be always unknown on the Moycul-
len estate. I hope that the present is an era of prospe-
rity and a new order of things for the whole of Ireland.
Your sufferings have been dreadful, and have been borne
in a Christian and manly manner, and I hope that a long
future of uninterrupted prosperity will reward your exer-
tions and your sufferings. I observe everywhere evident
symptoms of improvement. Your prospects and cha-
racter are advancing ; and I anticipate from your indus-
try—your exertions and the encouragement I am ready
and willing to afford—that the country will assume an
appearance of prosperity, and that our just and reason-
able anticipations will be fulfilled. It would delight me,
indeed, if the unexpected circumstance of my becoming
proprietor would afford an additional inducement to
blend Protestants and Catholics, Englishmen and Irish-
men, in harmonious and uninterrupted intercourse toge-
ther. I wish, with the utmost sincerity, prosperity and
every blessing to the tenantry of Moycullen. (Cheers.)

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 25.

Rear-Admiral Corry's and Commodore Martin's
squadrons are to cruise separately at sea until the 17th
of September, when they are to assemble at Queens-
town to meet the Lords of the Admiralty, who will in-
spect them. _ _ _

- The London, 90, Captain Charles Eden only awaits
the payment of wages to her crew to leave and join the
sailing squadron under Rear-Admiral Corry.
The Odin, 16, paddle-frigate, Captain F. Scott, left
Spithead to-day for Lisbon.
The Vesuvius, 6, paddle-sloop, Commander Powell, is
under orders to sail to-day on foreign service.
General Viscount Hardinge, G.C.8., Commander-in-
Chief, and staff, arrived in the garrison last night, and
were the guests of Major-General Simpson at the Go-
vernment-house. This morning the gallant General
embarked in her Majesty's steam-vessel Sprightly, Act-
ing-Master George Allen, R.N., commanding, and left
for the westward, but whether on a tour of inspection of
the coast military authorities, or on a visit to her Ma-
jesty, we cannot state.
The Marlborough, 131, screw.—The alteration of this
mighty vessel's bows already shows a vast improve-
ment, by giving her a fine entrance, so necessary to a
steamer of any pretension to speed. We have no doubt
that had the Duke of Wellington the same advantage
she would gain a knot an hour. The Marlborough will
not only be a much larger ship than the Duke, but she
will be also a faster ship, as every alteration will be an
mprovement in this already magnificent war steamer—
the largest, at present, in the world.
Commander Charles Royer, whose death on the 24th
inst. is noticed in the obituary of The Sun of this day,
was a gallant veteran, and one of Nelson's officers, as
will be seen by the following epitome of his services, from
0' Byrne's Naval Biography :—"Charles Royer entered
the navy in the spring of 1794 as A.B. on board the
Swiftsure, 74, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral W.
Parker in the West Indies. He was afterwards, while
serving in the same ship under Captain Benjamin Hallo-
; Well, ‘ most actively employed in the Mediterranean,
where he fought at the battle of the Nile, took part as a

THE BRITISH EMPIRE MUTUAL FIRE
ASSURANCE COMPANY.

The annual meeting of this company took place at 12
o'clock yesterday--Mr. Lowe in the chair. The follow-
ing report was read by the secretary :

" The national system of fire assurance, based upon:
the mutual principle, founded by this company five years
since, has continued up to the present time to meet with
unabated prosperity. This system, which gives the se-
curity of an assurance against damage by fire to the
masses of the population of this country at cost price,
fosters the provident habits of the people, by reducing
to the lowest point the necessary outlay. The directors
of this company have popularised this principle by the
establishing of branch offices and agencies, and the dis-
semination of information by means of the press, through.
out the country ; believing that the principle of mutual
fire assurance requires only to be known, and under.'
stood generally, to be universally practised. They have
' also, during the past year, obtained the additional secu-
rity of a guarantee fund of 200,0001., which has been
effected, without interfering with the mutual principle
upon which the company is founded. It is believed that
a very large proportion of the property in this country
is uninsured, affording ample scope for the operations of
this company ; and the directors have urged upon the
agents and policy holders of the company earnestly to make
known its features to persons not at present assured in a
mutual office. With this view, also, nearly two hundred
respectable persons have been appointed as additional,
agents during the past year. The business of the com-
pany has very considerably increased during the past
year, and the losses have been, both in the year and
from the commencement of the company, less than half
the premiums received, and it is considered that if the
vigorous measures in operation for the safe extension of
the company's business be ably seconded by the policy-
holders, still more encouraging results will appear in the
year ensuing. The directors reported last year that they
had applied to Government to remove a very onerous
tax imposed under the Joint Stock Act, whereby every
mutual office had to pay a registration fee of is. per
policy holder, which, seeing that the company has issued .
above 9,000 policies, amounted to a considerable yearly
sum. The directors are happy to state that, upon these
representations, the above tax was removed, and the •
removal made to apply to all mutual offices, whether for
fire or for life assurance. And if the suggestions the
directors are about offering to Government in respect to
the partial abolition of the fire insurance duty are equally
successful, two great obstacles to the spread of fire in-
surance among the masses of the middle and working
classes will have been removed. During the last year ,
2,016 new policies have been issued by the company,
assuring property to the extent of 940,5611., and making
the total assurances effected 8,782 for 3,664,6811. ster-
ling. The receipts of the past year have been 8,124 1.
2s. 10d.' being Premiums 4,107/. 14s. Bd. ; duty,
4,0161. Bs. 2d. The total receipts from the com-
mencement of the company Premiums, 12,3651.
18s. 3d. ; duty, 12,462/. 2s. 2d. ; total, 24,8281. Os. sd.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
congratulated the meeting on the prospect which had
attended the operations of the society, and all those con-
nected with the office had done everything to insure suc-
cess. He was glad in one respect that the starting of a.
mutual office was attended with difficulties ; but not- ,
withstanding the difficulties which they had to encounter,
the company was now founded on a sound basis. and all,
they wanted was to get their friends to join them, that
they might be participators of the benefit the office was
calculated to confer on the public. He believed that
the office was now in a fair way of coming up in pros-:
perity equal to the old companies. Their policies had.
during their past transactions increased by 2,016 and in'
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midshipman in many important operations on the coast

of 'tali-, and was present on the 24th of June, 1801, in
a desperate engagement of more than an hour's duration,
which reduced the Swiftsure to a wreck, and rendered her

a prize to a French squadron of four sail-of-the-line under
Rear-Admiral Ganteaume. Joining next as master's
mate the Chamelion brig, Captain Thomas Staines, he
assisted in the boats of that ship at the capture of several
armed feluccas near Tarragona. He served subsequently
in the Kent, 74, and Victory, 100, flag-ships of Sir
Richard Bickerton and Lord Nelson, both in the Me-
diterranean, -where he was made lieutenant on the 19th
of November, 1804, in the Madras, 54, Captain Charles
M. Schomborg, and where, from August, 1805, until
paid off in August, 1809, he served in the Ambuscade,
32, Captain William D'Urban. His last appointment
was in May., 1810, to the Astrma, of 42 guns and 471
men, commanded by his former captain, Schomberg,
under whom,. while cruising, on the 20th of May, 1811,
off Madagaftcar, in company with the Phoebe and
Galatea frigates (similar in force to the Astrws),
and the 18-gun brig Racehorse, he assisted, after a long
and warmly-contested action with the French 40-gun
frigates Renommde, Clorinde, and Ndrdide, and a loss
to the Astrma of two killed and 16 wounded, at the
capture of the Renommde. On the surrender of the
latter ship, he was sent in a sinking boat, accompanied
by Lieutenant John Drury, R.M., and five seamen, to
take possession of her. His conduct while on board,
we are officially informed, reflected much credit upon
him. He left the Astrma in October, 1811, and
accepted the rank of Retired Commander on the 22d of
February, 1838. For injuries sustained in the Ambus-
cade in 1806 Commander Royer was presented with a
gratuity from the Patriotic Fund, and awarded on the
4th of November, 1809, a pension of 451. 12s. per an-
num. He was lately Harbourmaster at Port Louis,
Mauritius."

PLYMOUTH, AUG. 25.
Her Majesty's screw steam-ship Brisk, 14, Comman-
der Seymour, sailed yesterday afternoon for the West
Indies, with Sir G. Barkly, the new Governor of
Jamaica.

The Squirrel brig arrived yesterday from Pembroke,
with Mr. Brown and a party of riggers, and was placed
alongside the jetty to be dismantled.
Orders have been received at this port for 30 caulkers
and a foreman to proceed direct to Pembroke to assist
in caulking the Caesar, 90.
By private letters from the Leander, 50, Captain G.
St. Vincent King, at New York, it appears that, in
consequence of the desertion of 11 or 12 of her men, all
the crew have been refused permission to visit the city.

WOOLWICH, AUG. 25,
APPOINTMENTS.
Master John J. Ball (1843), to the Blenheim, 60,
screw steam guard-ship, at Portsmouth.
Second Master, H. P. Wells (1853), to the Excellent
gunnery ship, at Portsmouth.
Clerk Thomas D. Conconi (1851), from the Crocodile,
8, receiving-ship, stationed off the tower of London, to
the London, 90, at Portsmouth.

VISIT OF THE LORDS OF THE ADMIRALTY TO WOOL-
WICH DOCKYARD.

The Right Hon. Sir James Graham, First Lord of
the Admiralty ; Rear-Admiral R. S. Dundas, C. 8.,
a Capt in Alexander Milne, and the Hon. William Fran-
cis 'Cowper, M.P., Lords of the Admiralty ; Mr. Ber-
nal Osborne, M.P., First Secretary to the Admiralty ;
Captain Sir Baldwin Walker, K.C.8., Surveyor of the
Navy ; and Lieutenant-Colonel Greene, Director of
Architectural and Engineering Works, arrived at
Woolwich Dockyard to-day at a few minutes before 11
o'clock, and were received by Commodore Henry Eden,
the superintendent ; Flag-Lieutenant Gore, of the
Fisgard ; Lieutenant Robertson, of the steam depart-
ment afloat ; Master P. C. D. Bean, of the Fisgard ;
Master H. W. Allen, commander of the Lightning
steam-vessel ; the Rev. J. C. Connolly, chaplain of the
Fisgard ; Mr. John M'Donald, master attendant ; Mr.
Rice, master shipwright ; Mr. Gottlieb, storekeeper ;
Mr. Morgan, store receiver : Dr. Browning, surgeon ;
Mr. Atherton, chief engineer ; Mr. Chatfield and Mr.
Peake, assistants to the master shipwright ; Mr. Tric-
kett, assistant to the chief engineer • and Mr. Bernays,
clerk of works. Their lordships, on 'alighting from their
carriages, proceeded to the Commodore-Superintendent's
offices, and remained there upwards of three-quarters of
an hour inspecting documents and learning various de-
tails referring to the works, &c., in the dockyard. Ozi
leaving the Commodore's offices, at a quarter before 12
o'clock, their lordships proceeded to inspect the prepara-
tions for building the Edgar, a 91-gun screw steam-ship,
the keel of which has been nearly all laid on the same
slip whence her sister ship, the Agamemnon, 91, screw
steam-ship was launched in 1852. They theirlooked at
the Lightning, in the adjoining dock, and from the re-
port of her present state, it is probable the works on her
will be suspended, and a new vessel built to take her
place. The Rosamond, in the east dock, is being new
coppered, preparatory to being made ready for commis-
sion. At the extreme east end of the yard they inspected
some small buildings close to the'dockyard wall, which
from their construction do not appear to be worth re-
pairing, and are, therefore, likely to be taken down forii
improvements. A considerable time was occupiedt
inspecting the cordage and rigging-house, the ra
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and a piece of ground outside the present dockyard
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Mr.
ISILAO DOXSEY seconded the resolution, which.
was agreed to after a short discussion.
The proprietors present were unanimous in awarding
credit to the directors and the officers of the company,
and in anticipating great advantages from the company.
The meeting then separated.

FESTIVITIES AT WILTON-HOUSE.—The Right Hon.'
Sidney and the Hon. Mrs. Herbert have arrived at
Wilton-house, from London, and on Saturday after,
loon the beautiful lawn in front of the mansion was
the scene of a most gratifying spectacle, a liberal treat
having been provided for the school children to the num-
ber of between 400 and 500. The party assembled at
the National Schools at about three o'clock, and, as soon
as the necessary arrangements were complete, formed a.
procession through the town into the park, preceded by
the Wilton band, and accompanied by their teachers and
friends. On arriving at the mansion they were met and
welcomed by Mr. and Mrs. Herbert ; the band then
played a portion of the National Anthem, after which
the children took their places in regular order at the
tables arranged on the lawn, and their clean and happy
faces, together with the repast spread before them, ren-
dered the scene truly exhilirating. They did not fail to
evince a due appreciation of the plentiful supply of cake
and fruit which was set before them, and their happiness
could not fail to be considerably enhanced by being
waited upon by. their munificent patrons, who appeared
to be very desirous of contributing by every possible
means to their pleasure. A. large number of the elite of
the neighbourhood were present on the occasion. The
whole of the park and adjacent grounds were kindly
thrown open to the public. The flower-garden, too, was
thronged with visitors, who seemed determined to give
themselves up for a while to innocent pleasure and re-
creation. The tea. being concluded, various sports and
pastimes were introduced and engaged in with much
spirit by the juveniles. A number of the girls were soon
engaged in racing for bonnets and shawls, whilst the lads
amused the company by jumping in sacks, &c., for
various useful articles of wearing apparel. These amuse-
ments were followed by a country dance, in which both
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert joined.