The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-14 00:00:00

370,337

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In relation to coasting vessels the returns also h
diminution. It appears that the tonnage entereto;
wards was 961,638 in the month ending March 5, 1' ce4
1,055,382 in 1852, and 865,617 in 1853. The clearlo
outwards were, 1,022,212 in March, 1851; 985,41
1852, and 891,413 in 1853.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT-April 13'

(PR-032 OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) ors,
ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENT
The annual general meeting of the members of
beJ
Royal Yacht Squadron is to take place, at the TO'''Teo
House Tavern, on Friday, the 13th of May. JO
noblemen and gentlemen have already been propose a,"
candidates for election on that day. There is everJooit
pearance of the summer of 1853 being one of the, der
brilliant yachting seasons known ; all the yacht 10.1toi
have been busily employed ail the winter construert!e
new yachts, independent of which a great number
old vessels are being. Americanised. The
Cowes have more on their hands than they will
through with, and have been pressed to
undertake
more.

Ratsey has turned out a beautiful schooner, vel
Viking. of 110 tons, for Major Sterling (on the lines),
the celebrated American pilot-boat, the Mary Tar,rpl
She is a sister vessel to Mr. Gee's Glorianna. She `lt-Di
out of harbour this day, and appears to sail ((like
wiHend."
tte!'
launched, of the patent slip, the Julia egj P
111 tons, for W. Peareth, Esq.. on Fridays an
getting her ready for sea with all possible dispatch. 0
The Caprice yawl, of 55 tons, he will have ready
launching in about a week.
fittel'
He is lengthening the Marquis' Conynghan's °-
yacht Sultana, of 125 tons, 16 feet by the bow. f
Mr. Wood's schooner-yacht Lily of the Test, °
tons, he has in a very forward state. i,lO
Mr. Joseph White has hauled up Lord GodelPP
yacht on the patent slip. per
He has lengthened Sir H Bold Hoghton's aches
yacht the Gipi.y Queen, of 160 tons, and she is Pe
ready for launching.
Lord Wilton's new schooner-yacht in the same
is progressing, and the noble Commodore, we 61/
will this season have a fleet one. _

White is also building a yacht for Mr. Gootledel,
120 tons ; one of the same tonnage for Captain Wio'pe
and the Plover, of 70 tons, for Lieutenant-CO'dA
Browne. He has a keel ready to lay down for a 37%0
of 100 tons, for Mr. Hammersley, and is lengW„t?,
the Phantom for Mr. Lane, and the Cruiser for etY
Berkeley. The two latter were run down last Wee"''
are in a very forward condition. 01'
Mr. Hansen is lengthening the Aurora cutter,
tons, for Le Marchant Thomas, Esq. The Ospre•voi
45 tons, for Lieutenant-Colonel Huey, by the bolt 101
stern ; and he is also drawing out the Pandora efii
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both ends for Captain Smith Barry, and has hate
the Bittern cutter-yacht.
The Flirt schooner-yacht, 155 tons, Sir C. F. Iq3c
Bart., is nearly ready for sea. Lord Mountcharlesivd
purchased the Bianca schooner. Mr. Foster has agipe,
here for the season in his yacht Marina. The
schooner-yacht, 105 tons, arrived yesterday, aria
sail for Madeira to-morrow.

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FEARFUL ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND got
Ai
WESTERN RAILWAY.--Yesterday afternoon an (4, et,
of an alarming nature, which caused consideram"r,,
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citement amongst a great number of persons, halriitlr
at the Southampton station of the London and °:014,
Western Railway. From the inquiries made it aPIY
that whilst a train of carriages was being shunte'y
the main line, a female, supposed to have been o°'
the passengers, incautiously attempted to crossed'
line of metals. In sa.doing the time, was not suftiod
for her to accomplish that object, and as she was °`i
ping across the rails the tail part of the train strucj
on the right shoulder, threw her across the metals,
she was in consequence so dreadfully injured that
feared she cannot recover. She was picked up b 1).
company's servants, and removed to the Southall:d
Infirmary, where she at present remains in a verfillY
carious condition. The accident was wholly beyoi`
control of the company's servants, and was ovviroi.
tirely to the recklessness of the unfortunate woman 111
tempting to cross the line at such a time of danger. if
OUR VOLUNTARY CORRESPONDENT.—His IlaWeAo
Legion. He writes everything—on every descri;l,l
of paper, and with every conceivable and inconco.„o
quality of illegible ink. Like the players in 113'y
nothing comes amiss to him ; " tragedy, corneal,' iff
tory, pastoral, pastoral-comical, historical-pastora4cf,
gical-historical, tragical-comical, historical-pastorali °lgli
individable, or poem unlimited." But if he partiell,,,.f
excel in any one species of composition, it is perhat);:4!
to our experience, in the poem unlimited. He Pt 01
general idea that literature is the easiest amuseraeliort
the world. He figures a successful author as a ra;
personage whose whole time is devoted to idlenes'e;ro'
pastime who keeps a prolific mind in a sort ofe
sieve, and lightly shakes a bushel of it out sornetidel
in an odd half-hour after breakfast. It would all el
incredulity beyond all measure, to be told that sue tioo'
ments as patience, study. punctuality, determitlY
self-denial, training of mind and body, hours of aPPoP
tion and seclusion to produce what he reads in sec°o°
enter into such a career. He has no more coneeptl ,
the necessity of entire devotion to it, than he has
eternity from the beginning. Correction and re-c°,0,0
lY
tion in the blotted manuscript, consideration, netictl
servation, the patient massing of many retie
experiences and imaginings for one minute purposel;ierii.;
the patient separation from the heap of all the frag e 4
that will unite to serve it—these would be Unic°rofte4",
Griffins to him—fables altogether. Hence, he cariuor,
afford to dispense with the low rudiments of ortf.vriol'i,
phy ; and of the principles of composition it is
that lie need know nothing. He is fond of aPil;i00:,
himself to literature in a leisure hour, or a "few. ;$6
moments." He " throws his thoughts " upon
He rarely sends what he considers to be his best Por,
tion. His beh production is not copied—son:l)ol7lo
seldom is. He is aware that there are many real e
defects in the manuscript he encloses, but if ,f,er st
insert that, "on the usual terms," he has anaL:; Di
home that will astonish us. He is not at ali
lie "knows he has it in him." It is possible that :rei'd
be in him ; but it is certain that under thesocirli
---P
stances it very, very, seldoln comes out.—lc
" Household Words.'

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