The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-12 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 12, 1853.

parts, cheered again and again, until the sound, echoing
from point to point along the Solent, rose like distant

musketry ; and the irregular nature of the firing, at one
time bursting into a simultaneous roar as the metal of
boats and ships spoke in awful unison together, and now
subsiding into the discharge of a single gun, diversified
the tumult of the uproar. And now one could
understand the formidable character of a boat attack,
for, as the flotilla drew near the broadsides of the
men-of-war and got into range, they divided and
steered away, so that one division made for the bows
and the other for the sterns of the ships at bay,
thus escapinc, to a great extent the fire of the
strongest portion of their batteries, and assailing
them in their weakest parts. The smoke blew
away to leeward in advance of the boats, but as they
drew nearer to the steamers it became so dense that
they became altogether enveloped in it, and nothing
could be seen but the wreaths of the snowy vapour
rising in pile on pile, and hiding from view the animated
work which it seemed as if anxious to conceal. The
heavier metal of the frigates was heard at intervals
through the din of the carronades and firelocks, and at
length the rapid rattling volleys of the marines on board,
delivering their fire as the launches drew up alongside
to board, were distinctly audible. Still more launches
kept coming from the fleet, and opened fire as they
formed their divisions, the marines all loading and firing
as if for life, and the sailors pulling with the regularity
of machinery, until a loud ringing cheer—such a joyous
burst of exultation that one might imagine the gallant
fellows had won a new Trafalgar—proclaimed their vic-
tory over the enemy, and the firing was over. As the
wind slowly rolled the clouds to leeward of the flotilla
bringing into view boat after boat and the hulls of the
steamers, the coup d'ceil was one no language can con-
vey, for it was instinct with motion, teeming with ener-
getic life. The boats were returning to their respective
ships, from which the signal of recal had been hoisted,
or with oars aloft were lying-to off the late " enemy ;"
on the white beach at Southsea, as far as the eye could
reach, thousands of people were gathered in full enjoy-
ment of the spectacle ; every mound—every hillock—
the ramparts of the fortifications, the tops of houses—
any and every place, in fact, from which a view of Spit-
head could be had, were black with a swarm of human
beings. On the other side, with the aid of a glass, it
could be perceived that the whole population had poured
down to the shores of the Isle of Wight, and the pier at
Ryde and the hills towards the seaside were covered
with men, women, and children. Everything that could
float and move by sail or oar—and wonderful it was to
see occasionally what feats, contrary to all appearances,
were performed in this way—collected from all parts of
the neighbouring shores, was on the waters flitting
about, so as to shut out the face of the waves, beneath
a shifting veil of rope and wood and canvas. The
Royal yacht, beset with them like a queen bee by its
loving subjects, floated tranquilly, the centre of
innumerable lorgnettes and prying eyes. At in-
tervals some very dirty and very loyal steamer came
waddling close to the Victoria and Albert, and
discharged a volley of hearty cheers from its
living cargo as the well-known form of their Sovereign
was seen on the deck of her floating palace ; and gen-
tlemanly yachts veiled their topsails as they came near,
and ungentlemanly ones stood too close in, and became
objects of universal abhorrence, for the time being, to
many thousands of people. Far away to the east a
thick black background of coal smoke, left behind by
the steamers, rested on the horizon, and brought out
in fine relief the snowy canvas of the hundreds of yachts
which were stealing up to their moorings. The slower
steamers, and men of-war, with company on board,
came hustling through them, each with a long dark
trail in the air behind it, and, in the centre of the pic-
ture, Admiral Fanshawe's squadron, with every stitch
of canvas that could be set, except studdingsails, bore
down majestically in line between the port and star-
board divisions of its late assailants, towering above
the pigmy craft as the pillars of some ruined Eastern
temple over the Arab tents at their base. No other
country ever exhibited a spectacle so grand and so im-
tphreesQsieveee.n.lt was a great Peace Congress, headed by

THE SMYTH FORGERY CASE.

thunder.
Precisely at 10.45 the Victoria and Albert was seen
advancing from Cowes road between the leeward ships
of the fleet, passing first between the Vesuvius and
Terrible, and then proceeding straight down the line
towards the Duke of Wellington at the weather extre-
mity. Suddenly three little balls are run up to the
Admiral's fore, where they burst out into tiny flags,
flutter for an instant, and are hauled down again. Away
go as many balls to the fore of every vessel in the fleet
and repeat the same process ; and then those ponderous
dark hulls, so silent, so deserted-looking, so gloomy,
spurt out lightning, smoke, and thunder from their
grim ports. The Royal salute, as rendered yesterday
by 20 powerful men-of-war, was startingly grand. In
its terrific force and vehemence it appealed to nearly
every sense, and woke that dread instinct of war which
must be inherent in man. The roar so like the mighty.,

EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONER.
GLOUCESTER, Thursday.

To-day Dr. Smith, alias "Sir Richard Hugh Smyth,
Bart.," the plaintiff in the notable action of " Smyth v.
Smyth," which terminated yesterday in so remarkable
and dramatic a manner, appeared before the Rev. D.
Jeune, master of Pembroke, and a magistrate for Glou-
cestershire, on the charge of forging certain documents,
purporting to be deeds and certificates belonging to the
Smyth family,- the prosecution having been instituted by
the direction of Mr. Justice Coleridge.
Mr. Way, a relative of the Smyth family, deposed to
the inaccuracies in the spelling of the letters of the pri-
soner, and he also deposed to his stating that the trinkets
produced were the same that had been given to him by
John Provis.

The prisoner cross-examined Mr. Way at some length,
and continued to ejaculate, " You may hang me if you
please, but give me a fair chance." In reference to the
mis-spelling of the word " holiday," he asked Mr. 117. a y
if he knew the derivation of the word. Mr. Way de-
clined giving any explanation, and the prisoner then
stated that the word was derived froth the holly branch
by the Catholics, and that therefore it was impossible a
scholar could spell it otherwise than he had. He also
asked Mr. Way if from his own knowledge he could
swear that he had forged the parchments.
Mr. Moring, engraver, 42, High Holborn, London,
deposed that he made and engraved the steel seal now
produced about the 7th March last. The prisoner em-
ployed him to make the seal, and he sent it to him in the
brown paper parcel produced. He had examined the
seals on the two documents produced, and the impres-
sion on both was made from this seal.

voice of the heavens in their anger, the quick arrows of
fire running along the batteries and piercing through
the sheet of smoke, and the graceful whirls of the
wreath of aerified gunpowder exercise a powerful in-
fluence over the fancy, and reason, in spite of itself,
submits to the power which it cannot analyse.
As the Royal yacht passed up the line, she was fol-
lowed by the Vivid and Elfin, by the airy with the
members of the Russian Royal family on board ; by the
Banshee (Lieutenant Hoskins), with General Simpson,
Governor of Portsmouth, and several other distin-
guished officers ; by the Black Eagle, Bulldog, and
Hecla, laden with " the Lords" and friends of the Ad-
miralty ; by the Stromboli and Gorgon, bearing on their
decks both Houses of Parliament ; by the Lizard, Fly,
and several other vessels, carrying pendants and
freighted with persons who had been provided with

tickets for that day.
Nearly every yacht club was present in every form,
from the clipper schooner of 200 tons down to the
Thames cutter of 10, clothed in their snow-white can-
vas, big jibs and gaff topsails set, and, flitting over
the water in every direction, they formed the most
beautiful coup d'ceil that could be conceived, stretch-
ing away for miles, tacking to and fro, running out
of every creek along the isle, and firing their tiny
armament with wonderful zeal and tolerable regularity.
The dusky forms of numerous steamers, struggling under
the enormous loads of living creatures who swarmed
from stem to stern, on paddlebox, deck, rigging, yards,
contrasted with the livelier hues of the sailing vessels

By Mr. Gray (who conducted the prosecution)—The
order was a written one by the prisoner (produced). The
order was shown to the prisoner yesterday while under
examination, and he admitted it to be his. Made a
sketch of the arms while the messenger waited, and in
the hurry he blurred the u in "capitur," and hence the
mistake in the engraving of the word " capitor " occurred.
He engraved the arms and crest, and sent out the seal
to have the motto stamped on it. The words "the one
before" in the order referred to another seal, which he
had previously made for the prisoner about December.
The seal with the ivory handle produced is it. He had
no doubt that the seal on the document " A " was made
with the same seal as that on the document "B." The
impression on the letter signed " Hugh Smyth," ad-
dressed to " Mrs. Smyth, Warminster," and dated Feb.
2, 1797, was made with the seal.which witness engraved
for the prisoner in December last. This letter was
produced on the trial of " Smyth v. Smyth." No two
seals could be made so much alike that he could be de-
ceived as to the impression, and, more than that, the
peculiar manner in which both seals are engraved had
only been discovered within the last three or four years.
The peculiarity was, that the seal was engraved by
peculiar circular steel tools. It was a peculiarity that
could be seen by the eye, both by the impression and
the seal itself. He discovered that peculiarity in the
time, with
testimony, said—Now lii other questions to the
documents A and B sealed. Before sending out the seal
made in March, he took an impression of it, which he
had kept ever since, and now produced. In that impres-
sion the word appeared " Capitor."
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and relieved their monotony. It is to be regretted, how-

ever, that in some cases the captains were more anxious
to give their passengers an opportunity of demonstrating
their loyalty than of consulting the convenience of those
whom they intended to compliment—occasionally run-
ning their vessels so near as to interfere somewhat with
the motions of the Royal yacht, or, when to windward,
favouring those on board with a full taste of their quality
in the production of smoke. As the Royal yacht ad-
vanced, head turned, the smoke was soon blown away,
and her stately march between the ranks of the squadron
was plainly visible to the many thousands afloat and
ashore. At 11 o'clock the Royal pacht was astern of
the Duke, and her speed was slackened. She then
slowly went on ahead till she took a position on the
starboard bow of the Duke. Her Majesty, Prince
Albert, and the royal children, attended by a numerous
suite, were seen on the deck admiring the giant man-of-
war. The Prussian frigate (0-efion) and sloop manned
yards in excellent style as her Majesty passed, but the
squadron did not follow their example, for it has been
almost decided not to continue the practice in steamers,
on account of the injury done to the men's clothes by
the soot on the yards and rigging. The Fairy now
ranged up with the Russian Archduchess and several
officers in uniform on board. The Stromboli, rolling
about beneath the weight of the House of Peers, lay
still further astern of the Royal yacht, and Lord Pal-
merston might be seen chatting with one of the sailors
just as he would speak to a diplomate or an Islington de-
putationist. The Black Eagle, with the " foul anchor "
of the Admiralty flying at the main, was close at hand,
and a crowd of yachts and steamers were at greater dis-
tances to leeward. At 11.30 the Prince of Prussia, the
Crown Princess of Wurtemberg, and the Duchess of
Leuchtenberg proceeded in a barge from the Fairy to
the Royal yacht, where they were received by her
Majesty. The boats of the Victoria and Albert were
then lowered, and her Majesty, the Prince, and
the foreign visitors proceeded on board the Duke
of Wellington, followed by a brilliant staff. At
1P55 the Queen appeared at the stern gallery
with her guests the Duke of Cambridge, and
Sir T. Cochrane, the Admiral of the port and
of the day, and remained for nearly 10 minutes gazing
with the greatest interest on the wonderful scene which
lay before her. Her Majesty was greeted in the most
enthusiastic manner by the passengers in the commer-
cial steamers which happened to be near enough to see

Prisoner—Did. I not say a person would call on you
respecting the engraving of those seals ?
Witness—You asked me if a person had called on me.
The witness went on to say that the prisoner had re-
quested that the porter in the shop should be sent
out, and witness having sent him out, the prisoner
said inquiries might be made respecting the seals en-
graved by him, and requested him to give no infor•
matron whatever respecting them. He asked witness
to give no information respecting his knowledge
of the engraving of seals. He did not request him to
observe secrecy when he gave the order for the seals.
He (witness) first gave information by letter to Mrs.
Warrington on the day the advertisement appeared. It
was the day the prisoner called upon him. A letter
was produced bearing the Bristol post mark of March
15, 18.53, and another of the 16th of March, 1853, ad-
dressed to the " Rev. T. G. Bennett, Ballinadee, Ire-
land." They bore a seal which the witness identified
as having been made with the larger seal which he
made for the prisoner.
We understand that Mr. Robert Cocks, of Oxford-
street, London, engraver, will make the following state-
ment as to the trinkets produced in court yesterday,
and which brought the trial to the crisis :—That on the
sth of June last the prisoner called at his shop, and
giving his card, " Sir Richard Smyth," stated that he
was trustee of children just come of age, and who de-
manded the mother's property, and he (the prisoner),
finding he had been robbed of them, desired to purchase
other similar articles made not less than fifty years ago.
He selected five rings and two brooches, and wrote the
inscriptions which were placed on them.
These facts were communicated by telegraph to Glou-
cester yesterday.

SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY NIGHT, 10 o'CLocK.
No public event which has happened of late years has
excited such a strong interest in Southampton as the
grand naval review which has so successfully terminated
this evening.
During Wednesday afternoon, and throughout the
night, a constant succession of trains brought an im-
mense concourse of visitors to this town. All the hotels
and lodging-houses were crammed, and enormous prices
paid for accommodation. The price of tickets issued
by the various excursion steamers rose to a great sum,
and transactions of this nature were even effected at an
advance of 300 per cent. on the original cost, the tickets
to a great extent having been bought up by speculators,
one, two, and three guineas being freely paid for per-
mission to go in the vessels.
The movement towards Spithead commenced this
morning shortly before daybreak, and steamers were
rapidly dispatched, filled with people, to the scene of
action. At half-past 6 o'clock the Royal West Indian
mail steamer Thames got under way, with the directors
of the company, their friends, and distinguished party
on board, to the number of nearly 400 persons, for
whom a magnificent hospitality was prepared.
The Thames monceuvred throughout the day in the
rear of the fleet, and afforded the persons on board an
excellent opportunity of witnessing this grand spectacle.
At 9 o'clock the beautiful screw steam-ship Cadiz, under
charge of Captain Cooper, and belonging to the Penin-
sular and Oriental Company, started from the Docks,
having on board a number of the directors of the com-
pany, with a large party, including the mayor and cor-
poration of Southampton, the Governor of the Bank of
England, several Directors of the East India Company,
and many gentlemen eminent in the monetary and com-
mercial circles of the metropolis. The Cadiz was early
dressed with colours, and had the fine brass band of the
steamer Bengal on board, which played during the day.
On board this ship also an excellent entertainment was
provided for the invited guests.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company having placed
at the disposal of the officers of the carup at Chobham
their steam-ship Tagus, a party consisting of nearly 200
from that encampment, and accompanied by the band
of the Bth Hussars, embarked in that vessel, under com-
mand of Captain Killock, and have returned to South-
ampton highly delighted with their trip, and with the
bountiful preparations and refreshments provided for
them by the liberality of the company.
Besides these excursions of a special nature, the seve-
ral steamers of the South-Western Company, the Isle of
Wight Company, and many vessels from London and
various places which came to this port to provide con-
veyances for the masses anxious to go afloat, went off
during the morning crowded with passengers, and have
returned with their freights, no damage or accident
having, so far as we know, happened to mar the general
enjoyment. The town is full of company, and in the
course of the morning and evening the Docks have been
visited by thousands of persons to witness the embarca-
tion and return of the visitors from the review.

her.
At 12.5 the Queen returned to her yacht. Admiral Sir
Hyde Parker and Sir Baldwin Walker came on board
the Banshee at the same time, and it was soon evident

that the proceedings of the day were about to begin. In
a few minutes more the signal was given to weigh, and
as the vessels had been "hove short' since 8 o'clock, and
had only one anchor down, they were all off in a few
minutes, proceeding in the order of the published pro-
gramme. The spectacle presented by the two columns
of steamers following each other with much regularity,
considering the difference in their relative speed, was
splendid. At 1.30 o'clock " the enemy" were seen in
the distance, beating out towards the eastward, six or
seven miles beyond the Nab Light, and at 1.45 the sig-
nal was given to form line of battle, while the drums
beat to quarters 'on board the squadron, and the ports
were triced up and guns run out. " The enemy," con-
sisting of the Prince Regent, 92 ; Queen, 113 ; London-
-90 ; Amphion, 34 ; Barracouta, and Driver, were on
the port tack—the sailing vessels with all the. canvas
they could set, the steamers standing away to windward
of them. It was soon very evident that with all the ad-
vantages of their position wind must yield to steam,
and that they could not escape the "screw." At 2.5
the enemy tacked and stretched away towards the English
coast, while the squadron formed the line of battle, the
ships moving in succession from their positions astern
of each other, till they were in a line abreast—the two
Admirals in the centre—the paddle-wheel steamers on
each flank, and the screws in the centre. This ma-
noeuvre was executed in about 20 minutes, but the Duke
and the Agamemnon had to wait for some time for the
blockships to come into line, and when there the latter
could not keep their position, though they did much
better than they had done when in column. The ap-
proach of the two fleets was one of the most beautiful
sights of the day, and the manoeuvres of the squadron of
Admiral Fanshawe, being for the most part executed
under canvas, formed the most attractive portion of it,
the London being conspicuous for the ease with which
she was handled, her superior sailing qualities (she
spared the others' royals), and the facility of her steering.
At 2.40 signal was given "to chase." At the same
moment the Prince Regent tacked, and was followed by
the rest of Admiral Fanshawe's squadron, and at 2.45
the enemy formed line of battle, beat to quarters, and
prepared for action, as it was quite evident nothing else
could be done.
The Admiral fired a gun now and then as a signal to
his beleaguered force. Nearer and nearer the hostile
forces came, and every motion was watched with the
greatest excitement by every one, from those on board
the Royal yacht down to the sailors in the fleet. At
3.30 the squadrons were within a quarter of a mile of
each other, and suddenly the action commenced. The
broadside of the Prince Regent was tremendous—for
regularity and rapidity she could not be excelled. She
was followed by her consorts with an effective fire, but
all the roar of their guns was drowned in the crashing
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when the firing ceased, and the enemy, maimed and
wounded and crippled, was urderstood to be defeated.
The Amphion and the Admiral imitated the effects of
an action most admirably by letting sheets and tacks fly
hauling their yards out of trim, and letting down the
yards on the caps, the former particularly contributing
to this picturesque effect with remarkable skill. The
whole fleet then steered south-east till 4.25, when a
" race " homewards took place, in which the Duke of
Wellington and Agamemnon greatly distinguished them-
selves, and gave the Royal yacht as much as she could
do to diminish her distance from them. The quiet
smoothness and celerity with which the DIA; moved
through the water astonished every beholder, but in the
end she was passed by the Agamemnon. At 4.45 Bem-
bridge Light was passed, and the fleet proceeded in order
to their former moorings, after which the review was
terminated by the boat attack.
At half-past 6 o'clock the Admiral made signal for the
boats of the squadron to attack an enemy to leeward.
The hostile force was represented by the Magicienne
and the Vulture steamers, which took up a position
within a mile of the Southsea beach. They lay " broad-
side on " to the shore, and as soon as the boats were
hoisted over the side they prepared their batteries to
give them a warm reception.
The utmost activity prevailed among the vessels of
the attacking squadrons, which were now anchored at
the moorings they had left in the morning, in a line
from Spithead all along the coast of the Isle of
Wight. The rapidity with which the huge launches
were cleared away, raised over the side, and lowered
into the water, must have surprised those who had not
before witnessed the admirable perfection to which the
boat service of our navy has been brought. In a few
minutes each vessel had its launch floating by its side, a
carronade (a short, serviceable gun, of heavy metal) on
its slide in the bow, and then poured into her its stream
of seamen, marines, and marine artillery. With 24
oars, double-banked, the marines seated aft, the officer
in command standing bolt-up in the stern sheets with
the yoke lines in his hand, and the jack floating from
the tall flag-staff in the stern, each boat was a beautiful
object in itself, and formed an engine of war, so to speak,
by no means despicable, having all the appliances of
attack, defence, and retreat concentrated in a very short
compass. A few minutes more, and the words " Give
way" sent from the sides of the squadron a flotilla of
enormous force and power. The boats might be seen
advancing with great velocity from the line of ships,
swept along by the long powerful pull of the stalwart
oarsmen, and converging as they advanced in two divi-
sions—one for each of the devoted enemy. The Royal
yacht moved slowly up towards the steamers, and all
the immense multitude of yachts and tenders, wherries,
steam-vessels, great and small, swarmed astern of her,
or dodged about to find an opening in Vie thronged
masses of hull and spar and rigging through which this
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WHITECHAPEL COUNTY COURT.
(THIS DAY.)

(Before Mr. Sergeant Manning.)
WILSON V. CHAMBERS.

IMPORTANT QUESTION AS TO TENANTCY.—This was a
case on a judgment obtained in the City Sheriffs' Court
to recover the sum of 4/. 10s. for rent.

Mr. Beard, from the office of Mr. W. R. Buchanan,
for the plaintiff, stated the case, by which it appeared
that, after the judgment had been obtained, defendant
tendered the key, which was accepted ; and it was con-
tended by Mr. Hughes, as counsel for the defendant,
that this was a waiver of judgment.
Evidence was adduced to show that plaintiff had
agreed to forego the claim ; but, on cross-examination of
the witness by Mr. Beard, it was clearly shown that, so
far from assenting to this, the plaintiff had positively to
sign a document to that effect which had been previously
prepared.
His Honour decided that the defence had not been
made out ; and even if it had been made out, he did not
consider it would have been a satisfaction of the judg-
ment.

The defendant was then committed for 30 days.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DA Y. )

THE GREAT FIRE IN ST. JAMES'S.—Notwithstanding
that the firemen had been actively engaged during the
whole of Wednesday and the greater part of yesterday,
the fire was not entirely extinguished until past 6 o'clock
last evening. It was then found that the property
destroyed by this disastrous event was considerably
greater than was at first expected, for, owing to the fire
continuing to rage so long amongst the ruins, much
property that was expected would be saved has unfortu-
nately been consumed. In the veneer-house there was
a stock in trade valued at from 1,5001. to 2,0001., and it
is to be regretted that nearly the whole has been reduced
to ashes. The premises of Mr. Sibley, the silversmith,
are also gutted, for since the fire had been got somewhat
under, the whole of the floors and roof have fallen in, and
the timbers which had settled on the ground floor, in
spite of the torrents of water thrown upon them kept
burning until they were reduced to a charred mass.
Amongst the property destroyed were a great number of
partially-finished pianofortes, including several Fondas,
of which the firm were the atentees. A very valuable
stock, however, in the south warehouses has escaped
with only trifling damage by water and heat. As to the
origin of the fire, in spite of the inquiry made by the
brigade authorities, nothing that can be depended upon
could be learned. The factory has been in the hands of
the same family for luearly 200 years, and the present
was the first fire that had ever broken out in the place.
A subscription is about being opened for the aid of the
numerous men, who, besides being thrown out of work,
have lost their tools, and are consequently unable to take
another shop of work. •
HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN.—A quarterly Court
of the Governors of this Institution, which was established
in 1851, for the purpose of treating poor children both
surgically and medically, attaining knowledge regarding
the diseases of children, and training nurses for children,
was to have been held yesterday, at the Hospital, 49,
Great Ormond-street, but there not being a sufficient
number of Governors present to form a quorum the
meeting was postponed. It appeared, however, from
the books of the Hospital that the number of in-patients
had been extended to 27, and the attendance in the out-
patient department was upwards of 120 daily. During
the quarter the number of in-patients had amounted to
about 40. Since the foundation the Lumber of in-patients
had been about 200, and the out-patients about 2,000.
The donations for the past half-year amounted to 7341.
16s. 4d., and the subscriptions to 4141. Bs., making the
total receipts 1,1791. 198. lid. The expenditure for the ,
same period had been 8641. 17s. 7d., leaving a balance
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LONDON, Aug. 12.—Wind this day at Noon, N.E. to
E.N.E. ' • light breeze, and dry weather, but cloudy at
times. The barometer is steady.
RAMSGATE, Aug. 11.—Wind, N.E. to E.N.E. Sailed
—Twee Godfields, Melbourne.
DEAL, Aug. 12 (9.10 n.m )—Wind, E.N.E. ; fine and
cloudy. Aassed—Earl Balcarres, from London, for Bom-
bay ; Alfred, from London, for Calcutta ; Herefordshire,
from London, for Sydney.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 12 (10.30 a.m.)—Wind, S., moderate,
and fine. Arrived—Star of History, new ship, from Har-
lington. Sailed—Frier, for Cronstadt ; Bella; Ancona ;
Trois Freres, Dunkirk ; Honour, Ceylon ; Dolphin, Narva ;
Sebastian and Leon, Havannah. Off Port—Gouverneur
von Devriere, from Bruges.
QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 10.—Wind, S., moderate. Arrived
—Eliza Emma, from Rio Grande ; Rosa A. Moranda,
from Ibraila.

HAALEPOOL, Aug. 11.—Sailed—Zerline, St. Thomas.
MALTA, Aug. 3.—The Fortunate, Catania to Falmouth,
which was assisted in here on fire, and sunk at the entrance
of the harbour, has been raised, and is discharging.
NEW YORK, July 30.—The Rapid (English brig), New-
port to Wilmington, put into Norfolk, previous to July
28, leaky, &c.

BOSTON, July 29.—The Tweed (British brig), Sydney,
C. 8., to New York, went ashore at Nova Scotia, on the
19th inst., came off leaky, and subsequently filled near
Owl's Head, with 5 ft. water in her hold, and filled.
CHRISTIANSAND, Aug. 3.—The Augustus, Carlkronn, to
London, put into Grimstadt, 31st ult., leaky, and with
bows stove, &c., from contact with a vessel off the Coast
of Jutland. _

SHIELDS, Aug. 11. Wind, E. by N. Arrived—Pallas
Miramichi ; Choice, Quebec.