The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-19 00:00:00

SEEDS.

We have to report a very inactive demand for linseed.
Black Sea, on the spot, has sold at 48s 6d to 49s ; East
India, 48s Gd to 508 ; Egyptian, 45s Gd to 46s ; and Peters-
burgh, 43s Gd to 47s per quarter. Floating cargoes from
the Black Sea have changed hands at 46s 9d to 475. East
India rape is scarce, and worth 54s per quarter. All other
seeds, including cakes, are fir
Tarnip,White, per bash. 91 to 112

CarrawaY •••••• • • • • .. 46s 48$
Coriander •• • • lls 145
Hempseed, per quarter 38s 42$
Linseed, Eng.-;owing.. 56s 60$
Crushing ........ 49s 51s
Baltic .. •....... 445 495
Odessa .. •• • . 46s 495
Linseed Cake, pr. ton—
English .. . 91 Os 10 55
Foreign, per ton B'los 101 105
Rape Cakes, pr ton 5(5s 5 110$
Illapeseed, New, pr ist 27105 lb I 02

Swede .. • • iOa 12s1
Kustard, Brown .. .• is 9s
White, new •. • ... is ed 9.
Tares,Winter,new.... 8s Od 8s 3d
Spring •. Os Od sOd
Canary, per quarter • . 48s 50s
Rye grass.. •..•• • • .. 28s 343
Clover, Red Enk . (cwt.) 44a 643
White •• • • ...... 48s 65s
Foreign Red.. . 44s 623
White.... sls 65s
Trefoil, new.. 24s 28a
TALLOW.

Letters from St. Petersburgh state that the total ship-
ments of tallow to the 10th iust, were 54,421 casks against,
23,624 do. in 1852 ; 43,709 in 1851 ; and 61,555 ,in 1850.
Our market is firm, and a steady business is doing, at
from is to is 6d per cwt. above last Monday's prices.
P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted at 54s to 548 6d per cwt.
Town tallow, 54s net cash.

1849.

18a0. , 1851. 1852

1853.

Stock this day ...... 26,838 23,701 ; 29,432 38,163 21.125
3Gs 6d 395 Od to 39s 6d to 39s 6d 545 Od to
Price of Y. C. .. • • 3751td Oils Od 40s Od !to 3d 515
Delivery last week ; 1,867 2.6 8 2,314 I 1,751 3,471
Ditto from June 1.... 19,106 31,543 22,252 18,587 26,566
Arrivals last week.. ; 1,355 2,171 975 235 2,326
Dittofrom June 1.... 2,1,471 19,619 15,151 16,122 24,376
Price of Town 408 Od I 39s 6d 39s 6d 418 Od 56s 6d

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT, Sept. 17.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.

PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.— The esplanade so long talked
of as being about to be constructed along the shore from
the Solent Baths to Egypt-house, has been commenced
and carried by Earl de Grey's villa to the front of the
West Cliff cottages ; it is one of the greatest improve-
ments that has been effected here for some years, and we
hope to see the whole efficiently carried out.
NYACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION.—AIarm, Petrel,
Gipsy Queen, Seagull, Arrow, Aurora, Coquette, Des-
tiny, Gem, Sivordfish,lElizabeth.
THE ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON HOUSE.--The building
of the new squadron•house, designed by Mr. Derbyshire,
is for the present postponed. On the site where it was
originally proposed to erect it, Sir Charles Fellows in
building seven marine villas ; more than 100 workmen
are engaged on them, and from the progress that Mr.
Crate (the clerk of the works) has already made with
them, it is expected that they will be all covered in
before Christmas.

A MAN STABBED BY AN ITALlAN.—Yefttorday (Sun-
day) morning the policemen of the E and F division had
their attention directed to to bra ad cries of murder
proceeding from Middle-row, Hbornn, and, on going Othe spot found a man, William Buckley,
,a bricklayer,
aged 21 years, who resides at 28, Sharp
!-alley, Cow-
cross, Smithfield, lying on the pavement in a pool of
blood, which was streaming from his bead, the wound
having, been inflicted with a stiletto knife by an Italian
named Ekniara Antonio,
.aged 25 years, barometer and
looking-glass maker, residing in Hatton-garden, who,
on the alarm being raised, ran down Southampton-
buildings, Holborn, for the purpose of making his escape
through Staple's-inn, the gates of which were fortunately
locked. He then endeavoured to get over the iron rail-
ing of No. 28, Southampton-buildings, which is let out
as chambers to barristers, in doing which he fell through
himself
in dangerous manner, and
is thigh. A desperate tthhee
iwrionndo swpike cutting
Penetrated him
en-
counter ensued with the policemen, but other constables
came up, and, by their united exertions, he was captured
and taken to Ring's College Hospital. Buckley was, in
the meantime, taken to the same hospital, where every
assistance was rendered by Mr. George Lawson and Mr.
J. W. Hulke, the medical resident officers. It was as-
certained that the stiletto had entered the forehead, ex-
tending over to the right ear, which was severed. There
are, besides, stabs in the arms and thighs, which were
found to be of a frightful description. The origin of the
affair cannot at present be ascertained.

WEST INDIA MAILS.

ARRIVAL OF THE ORINOCO.

The Royal West India, Mail Packet :,Orinoco,
Captain Wilson, from the West Indies, &c., ar-
rived at Southampton yesterday, and landed her
mails under the charge of Lieut. E. P. Fuge, R.N.
Admiralty agent.
The dates of sailing are as follows :—Vera Cruz,
Tampico, Havannah, none ; Colon or Navy Bay,
August 23 ; Honduras, 19 ; Carthagena, 25 ; Ja-
maica, 28 ; Demerara, 25 ; Trinidad, 25 ; Barbadoes,
27 ; Antigua, 28 ; Martinique, 28 ; Grenada, 28 ;
Porto Rico, 31 • St. Thomas, Sept. 1 ; La Guayra,
August 25 ; Tortola, Bermuda, Fayal, 30 ; St. Vin-
cent, 26.
The Orinoco brings 51 first-class and 10 second-
class passengers, among whom are Lieut. Mar-
shall, 36th Regt., invalided, Surgeon Robertson,
Mr. and Mrs. Millett and child, Mr. and Mrs. Ris-
tarick, Mr. and Mrs. Nathan, Mr. and Mrs. Heatley,
and four childreus Mr. iNlarham, Mr. de Costa,
Senor Olivera, Mr. Wheeler, Senor Banos, Mr.
Brown, Senor Gonzales, Mr. Stone, Senor Grisar,
Mr. Harris, Miss Duelly and two children, Mr.
Jefferies, Mrs. Ann George.
The freight on board consists of 1,024,844 dols.,
from the Spanish Main, on-account of merchants,
182 bales of merchandise, 717 serons of Cochineal,
6 casks copper ore, 5 cases of tortoiseshell, 1,834/.
worth of pearls and precious stones, 5 cases beeswax,
117 serons indigo, 1 case cigars, 22 bales sarsaparilla,
3 boxes succadees, 11 barrels ginger, 12 live turtle,
172 serons quina, 60 packages sundries, &c.
The Clyde, due at St. Thomas on the 15th inst.,
was expected to bring a freight of 4,000,000 dols.
from Vera Cruz, which the Thames would bring to
England.
The Pacific Royal mail steamer Quito, Captain
Wood, R.N., commander, was wrecked on the 12th
of August, about 17 miles to the northward of the
Bay of Wasko, on her way to Valparaiso. The
mails and part of her freight were saved ; the re-
mainder sank in the vessel, which has becbme a
total wreck. She ran on shore during the night,
the land not having been seen until it was too late.
One passenger drowned. Commander Wood was
one of the officers who had been employed in sur-
veying that coast.
The yellow fever still rages in Jamaica, 'Porto
Rico, Demerara, and some of the other islands. It
appears to have left St. Thomas, and found its
way to some of the islands that have hitherto
escaped. At Montserrat it had broken out, carry-
ing off Captain and Mrs. Booth, the Governor, the
only medical man in the island, and several others.
At Trinidad it was also raging. The ships gene-
rally are healthy, a few cases occurring occasion-
ally. The purser of the Derwent died on the 20th
ult. Her Majesty's steamer Buzzard arrived at
Port Royal, from the Caymano, on the 20th of
August, and sent 25 men and officers to hospital
with fever, caught from exposure while on shore
at the Caymano.
We have received the following communication
respecting the affairs of Honduras :

The mails just arrived by the Orinoco also in-
clude one from Honduras, of which Belize is the
chief town, and, indeed, the only one that can be
called so. Great surprise continues to be expressed
that some one of the Home Governments of the
day have not seriously turned their attention to the
finally settling this (to England) valuable tract of
country. From its immense mahogany trade, and
the great facility it affords for spreading our manu-
factures, &c., into all the states at Central Ame-
rica, the inhabitants for many reasons very much
wish the question settled, and for the territory now
so loosely held to be, by a new treaty with Spain,
declared to the world a British colony. The United
States, about 6 months back, struck their consular
flag at Belize, on purpose to prove they did not
acknowledge Honduras as a British possession.
Surely Spain, in the present state of things,' could
easily be induced to give up in legal form to Eng-
land this territory, which by her permission Eng-
land has held for upwards of a century.
The lingering war of surprise and massacre still
goes on btween the Indians and Mexico. Com-
missioners have just arrived here from the latter
state to solicit the friendly mediation of our super-
intendent of Honduras with the Indians, for peace
and a boundary line, he having much influence
over the Indians.

On the 16th instant, at daylight in the morning,
a native of Nassau was hung in front of the court-
house, for deliberately shooting a Spaniard, from
motives of jealousy.
H.M. steamer Buzzard had previously arrived,
but sailed again immediately after the execution,
at which very few spectators were present.
Mahogany shipments are now very brisk.
The liatja/ Gazette in its review for home readers
thus epitomises Demerara news :

The weather is excessively hot, and has been dry
for eight or ten days ; but planters don't complain.
Sugar-making is nowgeneral throughout the colony,
and canes begin again to give a better yield.
Fever and influenza are prevalent, but neither of
a fatal type :—yellow fever is confined to the hos •
pital and shipping ; in the latter case due to a cer-
tain extent to the want of sanitary precautions on
the part of the shipmasters.
We have had no arrival of emigrants, although
several vessels are due both from India and China ;
but in the period between the last and this mail
two hundred and eleven Coolies, who had served
their apprenticeship, departed from among us by
the ship Sandford. They carried with them 1,000/.
sterling in money, besides ornaments in gold and
silver, probably worth something more, the result
of five years' industry. The Coolies, generally so
peaceable, broke into riot the other day at the
village of Mahaica, situated on the east coast.
Some imaginary interference with their religious
ceremonies at an annual festival is supposed to
have occasioned this rare description of disturbance;
but thirteen or fourteen of the ringleaders have
been committed for trial, and this example will no
doubt have the beneficial effect of checking for the
future all disposition to infractions of the law.
Efforts are being made by the members of the
Legislature and others, to induce the Portuguese
Government to modify the restrictions which at
present oppose themselves to immigration from
Madeira. The failure of the vintage has reduced
30,000 of the inhabitants of that fair island to
poverty and destitution, yet under the existing law
the authorities are compelled, it is said, to allow
them to starve and die, rather than assist in
getting them to this colony or some of the neigh-
bouring islands, where their labour is in great de-
mand. We could take, without inconvenience,
the whole surplus population, and they are a sort
of people held here in high estimation for their in-
dustry.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
(From De Cordova's Mercantile Intelligencer.)
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, Aug. 26.
We have little or no change to report as having
occurred in the state of this market, since our issue of
the 10th inst. The business of the fortnight was of the
uofsu
jarol
pnoartaturnee.
,o and umnarked by any speculative features
Supplies generally are quite sufficient
to meet the existingßUTTEß.
which
lti demand.
A.b4i 900 firkins of new Irish have been
received,
134 d. per lb. A.
lot
600 have changed hands at
vance of 11d. Fifty
icc.tf 300 firkins is held for an ad-
g.s American, of choice quality,
were taken previous toe he receipt of the above, when
butter of every des, • the receipt
was exceedingly scarce, at
124 d. per lb.
peratio s are occurring by pri-
vate sale. At auction
445. 6d. to 47,3 100 half barrels,
operatio.nthhe
Smith's, were sold at
ar Iva': kt
raagne s. p i r e d
BRANDY.—No important
supplied with all
and the market continues very largelys
descriptions. We quote Martell's
dark and pale at 11s. 6d. to 12s. per gallonlienneBBeY'S
BM:AD.—Seine parcels of recent receipt frolu
York, have been placed at 17s. and 19s. per barreew
spectively, for pilot and crackers. Verley and
son's'Fe-
borne-made commands the same prices.
CORNMEAL—One lot of 430 barrels from New York,
and another of 200 from Baltimore, have changed hands
respectively at 15s. and 15s. 6d. The market is very
heavily stocked and holders find much difficulty in
effecting sales.
CANDLES.—TaIIow of prime quality are very scarce,
and wanted. Of inferior, a parcel of Cook's, mostly 7's
and 14's, was moved at 6d. ; another of Armstrong's,
B's, was taken at 85. 6d. per box ; and some large opera-
tions in Douredoure's (soft) are reported at Bs. per box.
COFFEE.—There is not any yet at market.
FLOUR.—The sales have been 800 barrels from New
York, at 265. 6d. ; 200 Georgetown, hard, at 245. 6d.
and 700 Howard-street, at 27s- ; all from importers
hands. Speculators otill hold for a large advance.
FREIGHTS.—A vessel has been taken up for London
at 3s. 9d. per cwt. for sugar, and sd. per gallon for
rum. Another, not first class, has been offered at 3s.
for sugar, but without success.

HAMS are in very ample supply. We quote American
at 7d. to 70., and Westphalia and Lancashire at 10W.
per lb.

LOOWOOD is plentiful, and in no demand, in conF,e-
quence of the scarcity of tonnage.
LARD may be quoted at Bd. per lb., and rather in-
active.

MALT.—Pale and strong ales are in good inquiry, and
small supply.
num.—Proof 1S would command 3s. 6d. readily for
home consumption. Some holders have realised at
3s, 9d., but they now speak of a further advance.
EXCHANGEs.—On London—Colonial and Jamaica
Banks : 90 days, 1 per cent. prem. ;60 days, 1 per
cent. prem. ; and 30 days, 2 per cent. prem.

POSTAGE BETWErEN ENGLAND,, AND PRANCE. "It i
stated," says the mon, that very shortly the postage
on letters between France and
_England is to be reduced
to 25c., being a diminution of 55e. on,the present rate,"

NAVAL IIVTELLIOENCE.

MALTA, SEPT. 14.

The Euxine, with the India mail, is just now tele-
graphed. The Indus, with the, outward mail, arrived
yesterday, and at half-past ten p.m. continued her route
for Alexandria, the Valetta having reached from Mar-
seilles at 7 o'clock p.m.
The Ardent left for the fleet last night at half-past 10
p.m. The Vectis will proceed to Marseilles this after-
noon at three o'clock, and the Euxine for Southampton,
rid Gibraltar, by six o'clock at the latest.
A great boon had been conferred upon the island by
taking off the quarantine, till now imposed on arrivals
from Turkey, Syria, Egypt, and Tripoli, from which
places arrivals with foul or tainted bills of health have
not been known here for some time.

There is no further intelligence from Turkey. Admiral
Stuart has lately chartered a vessel to convey 200 or 300
tons of stores to the fleet, a fact that leaves little hope
of the return of the ships for some time to come.
It is said that an unpleasant affair has occurred be-
tween Lord G. Paulet, commanding the Bellerophon,
and Admiral Dundas, which, it is not improbable, may
lead to inquiry. It would seem that his lordship on be-
ing sent to Tenedos had instructions not to land ; these
were disobeyed, and Lord Paulet, first writing a letter
of remonstrance on the order, followed it up by an "offi-
cial" to be sent to the Lords of the Admiralty. Tw o
friends—we hear Captain Greville and Captain Gra-
ham—endeavoured to persuade Lord Paulet to withdraw
his letter, but he positively refused. He is not allowed
now to leave the ship, nor are his officers or men, and
the matter has gone home to the Admiralty.

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 18.

is Tabhoeuftavtooubriste
bpiroocmkeednaduep,henres—w thweosraklsut6inigfepelattfhoirgz,
forming a breastwork to a battery of 68-pounder shot
and shell guns on traversing platforms, having been re-
solved on, with a magazine in the rear. The specifica-
tions are out, the contracts are closed, and the work
will be commenced this week.
The heads of the civil engineering department of the
Admiralty (Lieutenant-Colonel Greene and Mr. Scamp))
have lately been at Portsmouth for the inspection of Mr.
White's heaving-up slip, with its additional appliance of
the " running purchase," by which the entire power is
doubled without increasing the stress upon the engine or
machinery. The exposition of its efficacy was with a
merchant ship of 700 tons burden, which was hove
ahead for launching by the men at a capstan ; these were
reduced, two by two, until six were found equal to move
her. The launch was immediate, and a vessel of ex-
treme sharpness was taken up the next tide, thus exhi-
biting the simplicity, great power, and completeness of
this method of repairing ships. Mr. White some time
since surveyed Gibraltar, at the request of the Admi-
ralty, for this purpose, and the plans are now matured
by Mr. Scamp, for Bermuda and Halifax, for ships of
from 2,000 to 3,000 tons, rendered especially necessary
by the great increase of iron vessels requiring cleaning
so often. We trust the Government will carry out these
matters. It will be a great boon to the mail and mer-
chant services. The Falkland Islands are in treaty with
the Government for aid, and with Mr. White for this
project. The Great Britain and Australian steamers
will call there.

Her Majesty's yacht Victoria and Albert was docked
yesterday to undergo repairs and alterations, if found
sound enough on further survey.
The Barracouta, 6, paddle-sloop, Commander George
Parker, has reshipped her stores, &c., in harbour, after
a thorough cleansing fore and aft with water and chloride
of zinc (Sir William Burnett's solution), injected through
engine hose. She is now sweet and wholesome. To
prevent any misconstruction of the paragraph we in-
serted last week, respecting the probability of this vessel
being detained in England some time, we now give the
cause—viz., one of her late collisions, which brought
upon the commander an action for damages on the part
of the owners of the brig Penelope, which action, how-
ever, the Lords of the Admiralty have taken upon them-
selves to defend. This, it was thought, would detain
the vessel in England, her commander and officers, of
course, being the only witnesses for the defence. Her
chief engineer is not the only officer who has applied to
be removed from her, two other ward-room officers hav-
ing sought to leave her, but the Admiralty refused.
The Cruiser, 17, screw-corvette, Commander Hon. G.
H. Douglas, arrived at Spithead from Gibraltar, and
exchanged salutes with the Port Admiral. She left on
the 7th of September, leaving there her Majesty's steam-
sloop Vesuvius, Commander Wilson. She brings home
eight supernumerary soldiers. _ _

'Her Majesty's screw troop-ship Simoon, Captain H.
Smith, having landed her stores, sailed on the 6th inst.
for the Cape of Good Hope, to embark and bring home
the Ist battalion of the Rifle Brigade.

PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 17.

The Lords of the Admiralty, after receiving a large
number of half-pay officers at Moorshead's Hotel, com-
menced their duties in the dockyard yesterday by visit-
ing the chapel, where they were met by the Rev. John
Briggs, the chaplain. They then inspected the school
for dockyard apprentices, and went into several of the
storehouses. Sir J. Graham, Admiral Dundas, Captain
Milne, and Captain Hamilton, about 1 o'clock, entered
the Commodore's barge, and were rowed to the Royal
Na4al Hospital. Captain Superintendent Sandom, Dr.
Rae, Inspector of Hospitals, and the other officers con-
ducted them through the various wards, the dispensary,
library, storerooms, &c., all of which met with the ap-
proval of their lordships. 1,200 beds can be made up
here ; the average number of patients is about 150 ; the
number now in the wards is 120. The Royal Marine
Barracks, which have now about 460 men in quarters,
all told, were next visited, the troops being drawn up in
line under Colonel-Commandant Coryton. After taking
luncheon in the messroom, the Lords of the Admiralty
walked to the Royal William Victualling-yard, where
they were received by Captain Sandom, Superintendent;
Mr. James W. Armstrong, Master-Attendant ; and Mr.
S. Truscott, storekeeper. They inspected the slaughter-
house and bakehouse; mustered the men in their working
dress, and went into the Melville store and examined
some of the navy beef which was salted under recent
regulations. Since January one of the lofts has been
appropriated to the reception of stores, formerly supplied
from the dockyard, and by the pursers and paymasters
of ships. These stores comprise lamps, lanterns of dif-
ferent kinds, butchers and cooks' implements, &c. In
the evening their lordships patronised a ball at St.
George's-hall, which was numerously attended, in sup-
port of the Female Orphan Asylum.
This morning they went into Hamoaze, and inspected
the flag-ship Impregnable, Captain Arthur Lowe, and
the guard-ship of ordinary, St. George, 120, Captain
John Kingcombe. They then returned to the dock-
yard, where the First Lord gave audience to all those
officers who had not been seen by him previously during
the present year. The crews of ships in ordinary were
mustered between 2 and 3 o'clock, after which their
lordships proceeded by water to Bull-point, the site of
the new Powder-works.

In the evening the official dinner is given at Moors-
head's. To-morrow they will attend divine service at
the Dockyard Chapel, and in the afternoon they will
probably leave in the Black Eagle for Holyhead and
Pembroke.

Her Majesty's steam transport Cyclops, 6, arrived
yesterday morning from Woolwich, with boilers for the
Nile screw steam-ship, now in dock.
The screw-ship Edinburgh, 58, Captain Richard S.
Howlett, arrived in the evening from Spithead. She
will take up her moorings in Hamoaze on Monday, as
a steam guard-ship.
The steam-vessel Dover, from Woolwich, came in this
afternoon to have defects in her valves made good.
The Harlequin, 12, Commander A. P. E. Wilmot,
was unmasted yesterday ; to-day she was brought to
the yard, and on Monday her crew will be paid off.

SEPTEMBER 18.

This morning about 8 o'clock a two-deck screw steam-
ship of about 60 guns was observed going up Channel.
She had a double row of painted ports, and was under
steam and canvas, topsails, topgallantsails, royals, and
flying jib.
Wind light, from N.W.

SHEERNESS, SEPT. 17.
The Malacca, new steam-sloop, built at Moulmein,
passed here from Moulmein this day, for Chatham.
The Arab, 12, gun-sloop, fitting at Chatham, is rigged
all-ataut. Her rigging is ratlined down ready for
blacking, and as all the dirty work will then be done,
the seamen who have volunteered for her are expected
to join daily.
The President, 50 guns, at Chatham, wil lbe put out
of dock on Monday next.
The Norwegian brig, Favourite, Captain Henricksen,
arrived here this morning from Porsgrund, laden with
spars for this and Chatham dockyards. She will com-
mence her discharge here on Monday next.
The Dolphin, 3, brigantine.—Orders have been re ,;rived
to expedite the fitment of this vessel. She will be all
ready for leaving here the latter end of next week. On
Thursday next she is to go to the Nore, three ordinary
seamen and one ablebodied joined to-day from Wool-
The Netherland ship Hendrika, H. Leincensen, com-
nidaanterg e
--thlvonsequence of the serious nature of the
11 of this ship has sustained by being in
send her to with
ru.
teeticiie Sea Pack, it is found necessary to
tug, at 6 a.
th'". She left here, in tow of a steam-
Limehcuse.
this day, for the West India export docks,
damage to be maArdreangements have been made for her
of Limehouse. 1,4t0d by Messrs. Fletcher and Sons,
for Lloyd's, held a Burrs' Martin and Coker, surveyors
The Waterloo, 120.—_..Commodore r
stores yesterday, survey on the damage to hull and
Stopford mustered the crews of the shipe Hino.nc.omMnolnistsaigoun
yesterday. Vice-admirat the Ron. Josceline Percy is
still on leave of absence.

waterloo,
o
The Cleopatra, 26 guns, Captain ThomS EPT. 18.
(April 26, 1849), arrived at the Little Nottsji: Massie
ing from the East Indies and saluted the Comm"ond'olarn.
broad pendant, which was returned by the W
It is reported the Cleopatra is to pay off at Chatham. •

WOOLWICH, SETT, 17.
APPOINTMENTS.
Chaplain and Naval Instructors.—Robert M. Inskip
(1836), to the President, 50, at Chatham, flag-ship of
Rear-Admiral David Price, for the Pacific station ;
Andrew Le Breay, to the Terrible paddle-wheel steam-
frigate, at Queenstown.
Clerks.—Cornelius W. M‘Dermot (1850), from the
Vulcan screw steam troop-ship to the Impregnabro le flag-
ship, at Devonport ; Henry Gray (b) (1850), fm the
London, 90, at Queenstown, to the Impregnable.
Captain George H. P. White (1846), Captain H.
Edgell (1846), Captain Henry Broadhead (1846), Cap-
tain Edmund Heathcote (1852), recently promoted when
in command of the Highfiyer ; Commander Benjamin

H. Bunce (1848), Commander Hon. Arthur Cochrane
(1851),a nd Lieutenant Thomas Davies (1844), tie officers
studying steam at the factory at Woolwich Dockyard,
were examined on Wednesday and Thursday lasi on
their knowledge of the principles of steam and the work-
ing of marine steam engines, being the first examination
of officers studying steam under the new regulations.
Commander Prevost, who had previously studied steam,
came forward for examination, in order, on passing, to
have his name entered in the register of those who pass the
new system of examination, which takes place by written
answers to printed queries sent from Portsmouth to this
dockyard. The queries and answers have been returned
to Portsmouth, but, as they will also have to be ultimately
sent to the Admiralty, it will be some days before the
result is made known.
The Malacca steam-sloop, built at Moulmein, in the
East Indies, and navigated to this country, has been
taken to Chatham.

Hebe, stationed at Woolwich as a receiving ship,
is to be taken up to Greenwich, to serve as a tender to
the Dreadnought hospital ship, and receive such cases on
board as may be considered of a contagious character.
ROYAL MARINES.
Colonel Ellis, C. 8., Commandant of the Woolwich
division of Royal Marines, has obtained leave of absence
for six weeks, and the duty of Commandant is now per-
formed by Colonel Bury, Second Commandant.
Captain Watson, paymaster of the Woolwich division
of Royal Marines, has obtained six weeks' leave of ab-
sence, and Captain Congdon carries on the duties of pay-
master.