The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-11 00:00:00

NAVAL INT.ELLIGENCE.

It will be seen by the statement ofiord John Russell
in the House of Commons, least night, that the navy esti-
mates for the forthcoming financial year of 1853-54 will
be presented on Friday nex t. It is not the intention of
the new Admiralty to prop pose any increase in the num-
ber of men, but there will be an increase in the amount
of money required. That is, we presume, the new Board
of Admiralty have adopted the estimates of their pre-
decessors, and intend to keep up the navy for the next
year to the extent provided for by the supplemental
estimate voted last autumn, giving, in fact, an increase
over the estimate of Sir F. Baring's board for 1852-53
of 5,000 seamen, and 1,500 marines for 1853-54. The
increase in the total a mount of money to be
voted, we presume, will be, in the votes for the pay,
provisions, stores, &c., of these 6,500 officers, men,
and boys for twelve mouths, instead of six months,
and in the vote for steam machinery for the screw line-
of-battle ships now in course of construction in our
Royal dockyards, and to be launched in the next
year. We trust that part of the increased sum of
money to be voted will be for fitting the contract mail
steam-packets for the reception of suitable armaments
and for prepariing their a rdnance equipments, so that
they may be available for 'service at the shortest notice,
either to fight their way with their mails or for acting as
an auxiliary force to the Royal fleet on any expedition
of attack or defence. We trust also that the increase
to the ordnance estimate -will include a provision for
erecting martello towers on the different accessible
points of our undefended coasts, and that, if the coast-
guard force is not to be in creased, or consolidated, and
appointed to man those towers, that it is not the inten-
tion of the Government to withdraw the several cavalry
and infantry regiments, :at present stationed in our
inland manufacturing districts (as a sort of police
for the benefit of the Cobdenites, the Brights, the
Wilsons, and the truck-masters of! the peace confede-
racy), and so to distribute them over our natural
frontier, that becoming familiar with the whole line
of our sea coast, they nu ty not in the hour of need
prove less acquainted with our vulnerable portions
of it than the enemy who may dare to invade them.
The manufacturers must afford to pay remunera-
tive wages to their workmen, and thus make them con-
tented ; and the preservation of order in our inland dis-
tricts must be confined to policemen. Our frontier towns
and ports, common sense a must point out to the least in-
telligent as the localities at which the military forces of
the country should be quartered.—Morning Herald.

PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 10.

Agamemnon, 91, screw line-of-battle ship, Captain Sir
Thomas Maitland, arrived at Spithead this day, at 11.30
a,m. She saluted the flag of Rear-Admiral Superintend-
ent Fanshawe, which was promptly acknowledged by
the Neptune, 120. It is re ported that there are upwards
of 70 cases of scarlet fever on board ; at all events,
there has been no communication with shore. This
magnificent ship is the secon.d largest war steamer in the
world, her tonnage being 3,4074. Sir Baldwin Walker,
the surveyor of the navy, under whose directions the
Agamemnon has been designed and fitted, came round in
the ship.
Leopard, 16, steam-frigate. Captain George Giffard,
got up steam this morning to leave the harbour for Spit-
head. Just as she was about to start an accident hap-
pened to her main discharge pipe, which will delay her
for a fortnight. An unfortunate waterman's boat got
under the starboard wheel as' the engines were being
moved preparatory to starting, and got injured.
Echo, steam-tug, went early to Spithead this morning,
and placed the convicts, and their guard of the 13th
Regiment, on board the Sibelli, convict-ship, bound for
Gibraltar. _

Cruiser, screw steam-sloop, Lieut. Wm. Lambard in
charge, had her powder and shells taken out this morn-
ing, and will come into harbour to-morrow.
Fire Queen. steam-tender to the Victory, Master
Commander W. F. Paul, went out of harbour this
morning, having the flag of Rear-Admiral Superin-
tendent Fanshawe at the mizen. The gallant admiral,
attended by the pay clerk, proceeded on board the Arro-
gant and Leander to pay wages to the crews of the
above ships.
Medea, 6, steam-sloop, Commander J. C. Bailey, was
telegraphed from the Admiralty this morning, to wait
further orders.

Prince Regent, 90, Captain Hutton, has completed
her caulking and coppering on the starboard side, and 4
will do the same on the port side to-morrow, three or
four streaks down from the water line. She is also
painting her upper works, and will be ready to come
out of dock about Tuesday next.
The Leander, 50, Captain King, and Arrogant, 46,
Captain Fremantle, have been paid wages at Spithead
to-day, by Rear-Admiral Fanshawe and the Treasury
department of the dockyard.
The Duke of Wellington, 131, screw three decker,
Captain H. B. Martin, C. 8., is now making some show
in her external equipment ; her fore and mizen topmasts
are pointed and crosstrees on, and her main topmast is
ready for pointing.
Asia, 84.—This noble and handsome old teak-built
ship comes out of dock to-morrow into the fitting basin.
Victoria and Albert, Royal yacht, Captain William
Crispin, will go into the dock vacated by the Asia, to
have her copper cleaned and examined.
Fairy, steam-yacht, tender to the Victoria and Albert,
Master Commander David N. Welch, will go out of
harbour to-morrow, and proceed to the measured mile
at Stokes Bay, on her third, and probably last, trial of
Griffith's patent propeller. The successful results will
work a complete revolution in our steam service, and
the fact of not the slightest vibration being at all per-
ceptible will add much to the comforts of our much-
beloved Queen.
Spithead looks quite formidable, there being no less
than 12 pendants flying :—Agamemnon, 91 (screw),
Rodney, 92, Leander, 50, Arrogant, 46 (screw), Magra,
screw troop-ship ; Sidon, 24, Odin, 16, and Furious, 14,
paddle-wheel steam-frigates ; and Fury, Medea, and
Basilisk, paddle-wheel steam-sloops ; and Cruiser, screw-
sloop.

PLYMOUTH, FEB. 10.
The American merchant ship Caspian, Captain Delano,
from Charleston, South Carolina, with cotton and rice,
for Havre, which left Plymouth on Monday, the 7th
inst., went ashore yesterday on Paignton Sands, in Tor-
bay. She was leaky when she left Plymouth, and took
extra hands to assist at the pumps.
The Lady 111‘Naghten, Captain Hibbert, for M''-
bourne, is now entering the harbour.

PEMBROKE

The large steamer James Watt, of 91 guns is nearly
finished. She is a sister ship to the Agamemnon, of 91
guns. It is expected that the James Watt will be ready
for launching towards the close of March, when she will
be jury-rigged and sent round to Plymouth for equip-
ment. In order that she may be ready as soon as pos-
sible an extra number of the dockyard hands have been
placed to work upon her.
The shed under which the Duke of Wellington was
built is at present vacant, no other vessel as yet having
been laid down.

SHEERNESS, FEB. 9, 8 P.M.

The Castor, 36, frigate, Commodore C. •Wyvill, at
Chatham (now stripping), will be off on Saturday next.
Up to this time, not more than half-a-dozen " blue-
jackets" have volunteered for the Imp4rieuse, 60, Cap-
tain R. B. Watson, Captain Charles G. E. Patey, of
the Amphion screw steam-frigate, has obtained some
volunteers from the Castor.

WOOLWICH, FEB. 10.
APPOINTMENTS.
Master Henry A. Moriarty (1844), to the Duke of
Wellington, 131, screw steam-ship, at Portsmo4. -
Chaplain Rev. John Gurney, to the Leopard, 42,
paddle wheel steam-frigate, at Portsmouth.
Second Master Edward J. Maitland (1849), recently
serving in the Phaeton, 50, to the Tyne store ship, at
Woolwich.
Rear-Admiral Berkeley, C. 8., took up his official
residence at Whitehall yesterday.
Mr. Bernal Osborne, M.P. First Secretary at the
Admiralty, arrived to-day at Whitehall from leave, and
resumed his duties,

TATTERSALL'S--Thu.
LIVERPOOL STEEPLE( /B LASE.
6to .1 agst Miss Mowbray.
9to 1 agst Oscar.
9to 1 agst Sir Peter Laurie.
14 to 1 agst Half-and-Half.
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. STAKES.
6to 4 agst Sittingbourne.
6to 4 agst West Australian.
CHESTER CUP.
20 to 1 agst Contentment.
25 to 1 agst Trifle.
1000 to 15 agst Red Lion.
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES.
14 to 1 apt Maria.

DERBY.
13 to 1 agst Cineas.
16 to 1 agst Orestes (taken).
35 to 1 agst Contentment.
40 to 1 agst Honeywood (taken).
40 to 1 Ninnyhammer (taken).

BATH STEEPLECHASES.
TILIIRSDAT.
THE GRAND OPEN STEEPLECHASE HANDICAZ of 15 SOPS,
each, 5 ft, with 100 added. About 4 miles. 14 subs
3 of whom paid 2 sous, each.
Mr. C. Higgins's Forest Lad, lOst 101 h. (Darling)
Mr. Balfe's Ringleader, lOst 101 b
Mr. .Barry's Leporella, lOst 61b --
Mr. Smith's Kate Kearney, 9st 61b..... 0
Ratting before the first start--6 to, 4 agst Ringleader,
and 7 to 4 agst Forest Lad.
There were two starts for tl4ll race, in the first of
which, Ringleader came in abo,at a neck before Forest
Lad ; but no judge having brden appointed, the heat of
course, went for nothing, and the stewards decided it
should be run again, which was accordingly done (under
protest), and the result was that Forest Lad won by
four lengths. Talisman started the first time but did
not run again.

... 2

THE FREE HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE of 5 sovs. each, and
25 added. About 4 miles. 5 subs,
Mr. Parson's lodine, aged, 9st 71b (30/.)....(Stevens) 1
Mr. B. Land's Vestris, 6
- Yr; 9st 121 b (501.) 2
Mr. Hoare's Gulnare, aged, 9st inb (301.) 0
Mr. William's Unknown, 9st fib (301.) 0
Mr. Stephens's Peggy, aged, 9st lib (301.) 0
Betting-6 to 4 agstVestris, and 3to 1 agst lodine.

Won by two lengths.
THE BATE( STAG HUNT STEEPLECHASE STAKES of 3
sovs. each, and 20 added, were won by Mr. Smith's
Gipsy Lass (Mr. Grymes), beating Venus, Gulnare,
Cheap Jack, and three others.

LIVERPOOL SP
ACCEPTANCES POR THB GRAI

at lb
Sir Peter Laurie ll 8
Vainhope ll 4
Knight of Gwynne... 11 2
Bourton
Miss Mowbray
Lucy Neale lO 10
Peter Simple lO 10
Tipperary Boy lO 10
Abd-el-Kader lO 10
Duc-an-Durras
Montague
Victress lO 6
Augustine lO 6
Carrig lO 5
Half-and-half lO 5
Leporello
The General

ING- MEETING.
D NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE

Field-M st lb
arshal
Oscar
Maurice Daley lO 2
Remark lO 2
Betsey Prig lO 0
Benedict 9 10
P 011.......
._ ,
-Ll
View ano() 9lO
Maley
Kilquade 9 10
Ringleader 9 10
IChatter-box
Friendless
Ringdove 9 6
Crabbs
The Dwarf 9 0

DONCASTER SPRING MEETING.
ACCEPTANCES FOR THE GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE.
st lb st lb
Sir Peter Lam:e 11 71 Leporello. ............... 10 0
Bourton lO 12 Dar dy Jem ............. 10 0
Miss Mowbray 1.0 10 Great Western ......... 10 0
Lucy Neale 10 9 Maurice Daley lO 0
Abd-el-Kader -10 9 Field-Marshal ......... 9 12
Peter Simple
Carr:g lO 6 'Psyche
Vic:xess
‘Benedict 9 6
Me' -ord 10 5 Maley 9 5
The General 10 5 Honest Tom 9 5
Half-and-Half 10 4 Yorkshireman 9 3
The Drag 10 2 Ringdove 9 0
Oscar 10 1 Friendless. 9 0

ACCEPTANCES FOR THE DONCASTER HANDICAP.—The
highest weight accepting being Bst 31b, it has been
raised to Bst 71b, and the others in proportion.

Age et lb
Prime Minister 5 8 7
Leopold
Hungerford 5 713
Trousseau
Lough Bawn 5 7 4
Isabella
Pelopidas
Blrdolph 4 6 11
Prestige
Mayday
Worcester
Harp
Ammonia
Burndale
Chilton - 3 5 412
Break-o'-day Boy 3 6 11
The rest pay

Age et lb
Batty Darling 3 5 10
Ethelbert
Annie 3 5 8
Tavistock
Bold Davie 3 5 7
Knavery 3 5 7
Charity
c by Don John, out
_ _

of Potentia 3 5 4
Moselle
The Gip 3 5 2
Llanforda

Guicowar
St Andrew 3 5 0
Jacqueline
Angelo 3 5 0
5 sous. each.

LINCOLN SPR
ACCEPTANCES FOR TEE GRA'
st lb
The General lO 8
Little Queen lO 7
Wild Hero lO 5
Forest Lad lO 0
Quickstep 9 12
Talisman 9 12

:NG MEETING.
TD ANNUAL STEEPLRCHASIi

at lb
Hope 9 12
The Brewer 9 10
Poll 9 9
Bing e ove 9 4
Brr ':e .

INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS.

At the last meeting of the society held on Tuesday--
Mr. James Simpson, N, ice-president, in the chair. The
evening was entirely devoted to the discussion of Mr.
Joshua Richardson's paper, "On the Pneumatics of
Mines." The discussion was commenced by allud-
ing to the very different condition of the ventilation
in the mines and collieties of the vas ions districts
of Great Britain ; some haN:nc, humane proprietors,
educated engineers, and intelligent overlookers, by whom
all scientific and practical knowledge was brought ,to
bear on the question ; whilst others were worked by men,
who cared little for anything beyond mere gain, and
went on without other supervision than that of the most
ignorant overmen, by whom matters were allowed to fall
into a bad state, the whole being entirely dependent on
" natural ventilation," by which was meant merely sink-
ing two pits, one of which was intended for the down-cast,
and the other for the up-cast, the motion of the air being
determined only by the difference of temperature of the
two shafts. If these two states were compared, it would
be admitted that some degree either of Government or
other inspection was necessary. The quantities of
atmospheric air necessary for the healthful condition
of mines, under various circumstances, were then given,
as being, in round numb ars 100 cubic feet per man
per minute, for mines free from deleterious gases, up
to as much as 500, or even 600 cubic feet in very fiery
and bad mines. The vailons means of forcing air into
an exhausting air from mines were then explained—
more particularly touching on the " water-blast," used
in the Hai mountains and in Belgium, by which it
appeared long galleries were very rapidly cleared, even
of powder smoke. Gurney's steam-jet and Sturve's
aerometer, Combe's curved arm fan, the pneumatic
beingsy
screw, and the ordinary erhausting or rarifying furnace,
were compared ; and it was contended, that though the
system;
of acceleration, it
ince
there were occasions when
from furnace
ets w
would be ineffective in rapidly clearing a mine after an
explosion ; whereas by increasing the velocity of Struve's
aerometer, its active power would be rendered so much
furasthe
action simplest
no t
more effective, that the mine would be immediately
cleared, even in spite of the destruction of the brattice,
or of the gallery doors. The accident at the Middle
Dyffryn Colliery, caused by the explosion of the gas at
the exhausting furnace, was explained to have arisen,
most probably, from the introduction of such a large
quantity of atmospheric air as brought the air in the
mine to its most explosive condition. This most fre-
quently occurred in new mines, and where, generally,
every attention was paid to copious ventilation.
Constant attention to the irdications of the barometer
was enforced, as the best mode of avoiding accident ;
and it was shown, that however well anemometers
might be constructed, it was necessary to make
an allowance for friction, and to have them well
compared and regulated before trusting to them.
The existence of a condition of " natural ventilation."
was strongly contested. It was urged that such a
state was not compatible with any security, as the
difference between the columns must depend on the
deterioration of the air in the mine by the breath, and
the animal exudations of the men, and other causes : the
current must become sluggish at
night, when the mine
was not working, the course of the ventilation might
suddenly change with the direction of the wind, and all
the ventilating arrangements would be rendered of no
effect. It was contended that Government inspection,
to be really useful, should be applied to giving information
to the proprietors and overlookers, and observing whether
the best means were adopted for the prevention of accidents
and for saving life, when they did occur. All the rest
might be safely left to those men who, having embarked
large capitals in the undertakings, would embrace the
best methods of making their speculations profitable,
even supposing them not to be animated by any higher
object.
The following paper was announced to be read at the
meeting of Tuesday, Feb. 15, "On the Use of Heated
as a Motive Power," by Mr. C. B. Cheverto
Air n.

Mail Company's
steam-shipSuTilAmP Tay,Tr' CFaEpßta. ?1.---ItTheveetitt,oywailthMathe Brazilian
mails, leftyesterday afternoon, taking out a very large and
valuable cargo jewelle
ut 30 ry to the value of 10,000/., specie
3 and abo passengers. The Severn, with
the next homeward Brazilian mails, is due on the 16th
intant, but rnay be looked for about the 14th. The City
of Norwich steam -shp, from Oporto, laden with cattle,
arrived in the docks this afternoon, The Government
emigrant ship Harriet arrived hero this day. She will
leave in a day or two for Australia. The Peninsular and
Oriental Company's steam-ship 'lberia, Captain Bowen,
with the homeward Peninsular mails, is expected about
Sunday or Monday next. The Peninsular and Oriental
Company's screw steam-ship Bombay will leave this for
Alexandria on the 20th ilia.