The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-13 00:00:00

THE QUEEN'S STEAM-YACHT.

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It would seem that her Majesty is at last diar-cbt,
with the sorry cut and pace of her sea-going steam reef
and has been so observant of the difference in ebara.ker
and performances of the screw two and three-de;l
flag ships of her Channel fleet, Duke of Wellingt°ll-or
Agamemnon, that she is resolved on having the of
toria and Albert lengthened 65 feet, with the vieworge
increasing her speed by new engines of 600-00
power, those she now has in being only 450. if.,in
information is correct (and it is conveyed to 'Po
semi-official shape), we cannot but regret it, °Sot'
n
are well assured, from what we know of tin -Al.
struction and performances of the Victoria
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bert, from her first launching, that she wine
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achieve the work expected of her if so altered.
" conversion " system we had hoped had been exPiv-y
The Penelope was such an awfully bungling and el",,et
sive affair of the same sort that we fully expected Peto
to have seen such another act of folly perpetrated 11 of
Board of Admiralty. But that was done in the daYst of
Symondian sway over the constructive depart„_,me/Swia
the navy—we expect better things under Sir P"beito
Walker's surveyorship. The conversion of the Oen
ace.
will ever remain a standing item of wanton and disgros
ful expenditure in the blue books of parliamentaryretthat
—250,0001. and upwards having been expended °ljoing
ship up to the time of her first commission as a seivecbr
screw double-banked frigate, for that is the trLledulge
ratter of ships of her class. Therefore let ne '„Aff
the hope for the sake of the credit of that, tot
whose welfare has ever been dear to us, ana;: a. 4
be to all who have served in it, that such 'fallf3c our
those recorded will never be enacted again. 1.7-/the
Queen, of all humankind else, have a yacht befittlithis
rank and character of the sovereign of the seas, an 000
she only can have in a vessel newly constructed tg°
the most improved scientific principles—up to the
of advancement made in naval architecture ein,„'"eus
Victoria and Albert paddler was floated off the So- ivg
and we would suggest, as the best method of fTiot
this desideratum, "so devoutly to be wished, log;
committee of all the best naval architects in the 00;
dom -- and mercantile shipbuilders as well ipar
architects—be formed, under the directions of the es, to
of Admiralty, with a competent committee ofjudghtfer
design and construct models for a new screw Y 0
the Queen, worthy of her illustrious rank in the roe'
and of that service which is the right arm of her Btf Øved
(next to her people's love), and the admiration °
maritime nation.—Hampshire Advertiser.

THE GAVAZZI RIOTS IN AMERICA.—The Sou' andChlirl
Wilson, Mayor of Montreal, has been arres
held to bail in the sum of eight thousand °
rm toao chargerfier fire
ersduringo n so, dte..d,
tre
Threeatrnos o' vpesGavazzi riot on the nodeg
participatedof murder, having 0rder...:420,
to, have also been arrested. One of them 10 all mt
tant Chief Engineer of the Fire Department. day losy
THE CHOLERA.—At Newcastle, up to yeeter- "13' di 5"
cases of attacks of the Asiatic cholera occurred, ..."-ger
were fatal. The disease had also broken cc' gee . in the 9rtihot°amb'
ham, where two cases were fatal. Two fatal casv-casee
also occurred at Morpeth. At Newcastle e°lne rein
had occurred with awful severity. Persons who Who.
apparent health were attacked and died in eigh,,t card of
One of the medical inspectors of the General Pc'ep Fri'
Health, Mr. Grainger, has been in the town sinicti, the
day, advising the local authorities, and acting wufeb
medical officers in taking all the precautions w'''rries
pear to be practicable, in which they are now 6,4 gor
assisted by the members of the local boards. tile air
peth there had been early preparations to Meet ill he
ease. It is expected that an order in Council 6eatioa
issued for the enforcement of the Diseases Prey
Act.
ODESSA.—The letters from Odes=a are to the 2d
2g, 80;
and report a decline in the wheat market equal liaposeu
or 3s. per quarter. Holders, however, were 1n ad
Nv
to press sales. The diminution in purchases b,
duced an alteration in the rate of 'exchange, ,',„ poly,
become less adverse for England. With regard waccepv
tical matters, the news of the refusal of TurkeYrootere
unconditionally the propositions of the sire!' .0teit
had created no uneasiness, a strong feeling being_i;ilo
tamed that the matter would yet be adjusted, of the
was also seen that, owing to the advanced stat' sore'
the
season, no warlike operations were now to be
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hended for several months, even supposing •
lity of an ultimate rupture. PI
THE DEATH BY DROWNING AT MARGATE.
.dent
an account on Saturday of a melancholy aceouppv
befel a young gentlemen while bathing. We n°h Greedy
some particulars. His name was Wm. JoseP
land. It appeared from the evidence at the xr,lh bit/
which was held on the 9th, that the deceased,
n!fe"cvgata
two younger brothers, went to the bay beyond 17,,Ithant
Battery, towards the North Foreland, to bathe 'ee
a machine. One of deceased's brothers, in cool, aod,
of the under current, was carried out of his de the de.
being unable to swim, called for assistance, which,oo6l
ceased immediately attempted to render, but v/all.otira
carried out by the current, whilst his brother witonrved
on the rocks and escaped. As soon as it was un" who
that the deceased was in danger, Mr. Andereio; tired
was bathing near, swam to him, and ecuet:elledi
to rescue him, but becoming exhausted waso
to save himself, when a gentleman named Addis,ortod
him for some time, until deceased
Cliff-terrace, succeeded in reaching him, and eulgld hie
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arms, when he was compelled to extricate himself
fed
drowned. He got away, but returned andrpi
.°ol"self
deceased by the hair of his head until he feu. d dbe
grasped him rc he
sinking, when he was compelled to leave Inmtrosed
was drowned shortly after. The place where fin* the
was drowned is some considerable distance
ea. by
usual bathing-place, and is rendered very diang_as tbat
the under current when the wind is, sea
as ry.
running. The body was washed ashore abo by to the
morning, from the north-east, with a vellu,neaan bout
Clifton Baths, where every meanswaswithout ecffiect.
afterwards, and conveyed by the coast-guse .ar pbr.
Price to restore animation, but _row
jury returned a, verdict of " Accidental y
id "r,
w"' ..ork
conduct of Mr. Anderson and Mr. Addis,TTh°ll3l
cordially joined in by the coroner, O.
ba;,hing," and expresbal tiaar grEat sati3fm-t_HLch Iva
Esq.