The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-24 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

OSBORNE, JULY 22.
The Queen and Prince drove to Ryde yesterday after-
noon with the Princess Royal and Princess Alice, at-
tended by the Countess of Desart, the Hon. Lucy Kerr,
and Lord Alfred Paget.

JULY 23.
Prince Albert, attended by Lord Alfred Paget and
Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, embarked in the royal
yacht Fairy yesterday afternoon, and visited the new
works now erecting for the purpose of fortifying the
entrance to the Solent by the Needles. Major• General
Sir F. Smith had the honour of accompanying the Prince.
Her Majesty drove out in au open carriage, attended
by the Countess of Desart.

Colonel T. Wood, lately commanding the 3d Battalion
Grenadier Guards, arrived at Osborne yesterday, to pay
his respects to his Royal Highness, on his return from
Varna, on promotion.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) 1
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LONDON, July 24.—Wind this day at Noon, S. to
S.S.ViT.; light pleasant breeze,
weather. and fine, clear, sultry
SOUTHAMPTON, July 22.—Wind, W. Arrived—Argyll
(s), from Carentan.
PORTSMOUTH, July 23.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—
Anna Colbiornsen, from Christiana, and sailed for South-
ampton ; Forsoget, Christiana. Sailed—Tern, Malaga.
COWES, July 23.—Wind, W. Arrived—Auroar, from
Callro.
OFF DARTMOUTH, July 22.—Arrived—Poictiers, from
Geelong.
PLYMOUTH, July 23.—Wind, S.S.W. Arrived—Princes
Royal, from Quebec ; John, do. ; Penelope, Longsound,
and sailed for Falmouth.
FALMOUTH, July 23.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—
Chatham, from Madras and the Mauritius, and sailed for
London ; Aberfoyle, Sierra Leone ; Christina Carnal',
do. ; Geffon, Bahia ; I,,,rrido Pernambuco; Pendleton,
Matanzas ; Iron Gem, Alexandria ; Tribune, Girgenti.
BRISTOL, July 22.—Wind, S. W. Arrived—Orou, from
Rio Janeiro ; Rebecca, Licata.
OFF PORTLAND, July 22.—Arrived—Shannon, from the
Mauritius.
GLOUCESTER, July 22.—Arrived—Guglielna, from Ca-
tania. Sailed—Majestic, fur Quebec.
BRIDGEWATER, July 22. -Arri ved—Enama, Altona.
SWANSEA, July 22.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Pearl, from
Cuba.
CLYDE, July 22.—Wind, W. Arrived—Spartan, from
Quebec; Harlequin, do.; Margaret, Alicata ; Courier, do.
Sailed—Onyx, for Montreal.
LIVERPOOL, July 23.—The Sarah Sands (s s), arrived
here from Montreal, sailed on the 6th of July, and passed
several icebergs in a think fog, after getting through the
Straits of Belleisle. The Salem, of St. John's, N. 8.. dig-
masted, waterlogged, and abandoned, was passed on the
15th of June, in lat. 35 N., long. 56 W., by the Samuel,
arrived here.

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(BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESED Monda
Wind, E. ; tide two hours' flooN ,d, very fine. 10.50 A.
Arrived, 23d—Stadt Dordrecht (s), from Dordt ; Hecha
(s), Ghent; Sumatra, St- Croix; Sophia, Naples; Leo,
Guernsey; Ambrosia, Nyeland ; Spencer, Antwerp ;
Manion, rseilles
U Archangel ; Liberty, Guernsey ; Edward Virginia,
Redport, Oporto ; Torsas, Jersey ;
Memel; Assina, Nykobing ; Caledonia (s), Hamburg.
Arrived, 24th.—Two Brothers, from Bremen ; Stranhe,
Margaretha,
Emden ; Fyenoord, steamer, Rotterdam; Unity, Ant-
werp ; Courier, Guernsey ; Leonne, Gravelines ; Page,Arse
Guernsey ; Clara, Caroliuseil ; Bven Havanna ; Diana,
ns.

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DEAL, Monday, 9.45 a.m. 20
20
Wind E.N.E., light and fine.
0
Thomas Lawrence, from Jacamel for Copenhagen, spoke 25
the English barque Favourite, from North Shields, July 20
14, in lat. 16.22, long. 14.33.
Passed—Paragon, from Loudon for Barbadoes; Cossi- 100
pore, London for Cape of Good Hope; Aberfoyle, London 100
for Geelong.
20
An American line of packet ship, supposed to be the 20.
Hendrik Hudson, off 'the South Foreland, in tow, for
London.

STEAM GUN-BOATS FOR THE BA tmic.-.. On Saturday
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the Minx screw gun-boat, intended for the naval opera-
tions in the Gulf of Finland, was launched from Messrs.
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Green's yard, at Blackwall. The Minx has 160 feet
fleet of gun-boats,
together with a number of small recently
ymouth, Portsmouth, and
steamers
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shotto carry
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shell. It is stated that the whole
other naval depots, will be ready to start for the Baltic
about the second week in August.
Sir George Grey, K n
-•I3-, Governor of New Zea
land, is appointed Governor and
Commander-in-Chief
over her Majesty's settlements at the Cape of Good
Hope.
Lieut.-Colonel Freeman Murray is appointed Gover-
nor and Commander-in-Chief of the Bermudas, or Somers
Islands.
QUARTZ ROCK MARIPOSA D AA-
Got,
...LINING COMPANY.—
At an extraordinary general meeting of this company,
held on Saturday at the London Tavern, the meeting
unanimously approved and confirmed the arrangement
made by the directors with the ::ontributors to the sub-
scription raised to meet the present difficulties of the
company, under which, in the event of Mr. Phillips' re-
port on the mines being satisfactory, the 11,054 unissued
shares of the company are to be divided
rib'n - among the pre-
sent contributors, or others subsc iirt before July 20,
in repayment of the advances made. e chairman (Mr.
Alderman Carter) informed the meetieg that
advices,
which he hoped and believed would be favourable, might
be expected not later than October.
SHIP-BUILDING IN FRANCE. The grea.test activity
now prevails in the shipwrights' yard e, et
Nantes,
where there are on the stocks 23 vessels, which will be ready for launching before the end of the present year.
Since the month of January, 22 vessels, measuring to-
gether 14,000 tons, have been launched, and the 23 now
in construction measure about 18,000 tons, and it is
expected that 10 more will be laid down and launched
before December next, so that Nantes will, in the course
of this year, have furnished to the commercial me
55 vessels, measuring together 38,000 ton Ia
8. n the
above number are two fine transatlantic packets, each
of 2,400 tons. One of them will be launched at the end
of October. The building-yards at Trenternoult, Pahl'. beuf, and Means are also busily employed.—
Gatignani.
GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS.—The Hon. William
Eden, now Paid Attaché at Stuttgardt, ie appuinted Paid Attaché at Stockholm. Lord Schomburgh Kerr
is appointed Unpaid Attaché to her Majesty's Legation
at Lisbon. Mr. Henry Duprd Labouchere is appointed
Unpaid Attaché to her Majesty's Mission at Washing-
ton.—Observer.
The Rev. Francis Story, M.A., has been presented by
George Campion Courthorpe, Esq. (the patron), tot e
Vicarage of Brewchley, in the county of Kent and
diocese of Canterbury, vaoant by the death of the Rev.
Richard Davies.
FIRE AT KEYHAM.—A fire broke out in the carpen-
ter's shop at the works in this steam-yard, last evening,
about five o'clock. The engine kept on the works, in
company with the dockyard and gun-wharf engines,
were soon on the spot, and every assistance was ren-
dered by the workmen who were fortunately on the
works. There was a scarcity of water at first, but it
was at last obtained from the Keyham Lake, and the
fire was extinguished about half-past six o'clock. The
whole of the workmen's tools in the shop were burnt,
and the value of the property destroyed is estimated to
be altogether about 3001. The origin of the fire is un-
known ; but it appears there was a quantity of shavings
underneath a pile of deal timber, which by some means
became ignited and burnt rapidly, but on efficient assis-
tance being rendered the fire was noon overcome,—
PIMA MORI