The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-11 00:00:00

THE WAR PREPARATIONS

Lord Raglan and his Royal Highness the Duke of
Cambridge left London last night by the half-past 8
mail train for Dover, en route for the East. Although
the exact time of their departure had not been made
public, upwards of 300 persons, including many ladies,
had assembled to see them off. The Royal carriage had
been prepared for their reception, and as the train moved
away from the platform they were loudly cheered. Lord
Raglan was accompanied to the station by the members
of his family, who there took an affectionate farewell.
The aides-decamp, both of his Lordship and of his Royal
Highness, travel with them. The Vivid conveys them
across the Channel from Dover, and at Paris, to-morrow,
they will be present with the Emperor at a grand mili-
tary review. Lord Raglan and the Duke of Cambridge
paid their respects yesterday to her Majesty before leav-
ing, and they also visited the Prime Minister in Down-
ing-street.
Yesterday- a vast quantity of tents and other requi-
sites for the encampment of an army were taken out of
the stores in the Tower, and conveyed to the railway
station, to be forwarded to Portsmouth for shipment to
the Mediterranean.
The officers of Ordnance have contracted for the supply
of 1,000 tons of coals to be forwarded to Gallipoli for the
use of the army.
The Government have chartered the Peninsular and
Oriental Company's steam-ship Euxine (in place of the
Ripon) to take out warlike stores, horses, and artillery,
which are to be embarked at Portsmouth on Thursday
or Friday next. The Euxino is being prepared for sea
in the Southampton dockswith all despatch. The Penin-
sular and Oriental Company's screw-steamer Rajah will
leave Southampton at daylight on Wednesday for Con-
, stantinople direct, with 800 tons of coals for the fleet.
The coals are being shipped in the docks.
The Gladiator, 6, paddle-frigate, CttiorsProke•
steamed out of the factory basin, at Po smirk mirk yes-
terday morning, and went out of harbour to try her
engines along the measured mile at Stokes-bay ;on her
return she made fast to the stream-buoy off the King's-
stairs to swing for compass observation. In going out
she met with a slight accident in her starting gear, but
which is of little consequence.
The Eurydice, 26, sailing-frigate, Captain Ommanney,
has hauled into No. 2 dock to have her bottom over-
hauled and scrubbed down.
The Conway, 26, sailing-frigate, Captain Fulford, flag
of Rear-Admiral Sir Fairbrother Carroll, of the Irish
station, hauled out of the fitting basin yesterday morn-
ing., and went alongside the hulk to receive her crew.
The Geyser, 6, paddle-sloop, has been removed from
the fitting basin alongside the shear jetty.
The Sprightly, steam-tender, Acting-Master Com-
mander Allen, went over to Cowes yesterday on troop

service.
The Duck lighter, arrived at Portsmouth from
Chatham, reports the St. George, 121, lying in the
Downs, and passed the Cumberland, 70, off Brighton,
on Saturday evening, in tow of the Black Eagle.
Rear-Admiral Martin, Superintendent of Portsmouth
Dockyard, having returned from London, re-hoisted his
flag on board the St. Vincent.
The Black Eagle steam-vessel, Master-Commander
John E. Petley, arrived at Woolwich yesterday, and
brought round from Portsmouth Rear-Admiral M. F. F.
Berkeley, C. 8., one of the Lords of the Admiralty, who
had paid a visit to the Cumberland, 70, on her return
from the North America and West Indies station. The
Black Eagle towed the Cumberland from Portsmouth
to the Downs. Rear-Admiral Berkeley on landing at
Woolwich went round the dockyard, accompanied by
Commodore John Shepherd, to witness the progress of
the works.
Captain Sir Baldwin Walker, &.C.8., Surveyor of
the Navy, paid an official visit to Woolwich Dockyard
yesterday.
The .Rhadamanthus paddle-wheel steam-storeship,
Master Commander John Belam, has taken on board
boilers and a portion of the machinery for the Exmouth,
90, screw steam-ship, now ready for launching at Devon-
port.
A very fine brass spare screw-propeller, weighing 7
tons Bcwt. 3qrs., had been put on board of a barge for
conveyance to Sheerness, where it will be received by
the Majestic, 81, screw steam-ship, and be conveyed by
her to the Baltic, for the Royal George, 121, screw
steam-ship. A brass screw propeller, weighing 8 tons
3cwt. 2qrs. 201 b., has just been finished at Woolwich
Dockyard as a spare screw propeller for the James
Watt, 91, screw steam-ship. The workmen of the
foundry were occupied yesterday in taking out of the
mould a screw propeller for the Nile, 91, screw-steam-
ship. The quantity of metal required for casting the
screws of 91-gun war steamers is 101 tons, which is
generally reduced to about 81 tons when finished for
service.
The Lady Valiant, No. 16 horse transport-ship, Lieu-
tenant and agent Aldworth, R.N., was taken out of the

basin yesterday, and towed down the river, on her way
to the Mediterranean.
The following appointments have been made :
Chaplain William M. Wray (1854), to the Penelope,
16, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, for service with the
Baltic fleet.
Assistant-Surgeon Josiah Austen (1852), is confirmed
to the Cumberland (70), for service with the Baltic fleet.
Clerks.—George F. Grigor (1851), recently serving in
the Cumberland, 70, when on the North American and
West Indies station, to the Majestic, 81, screw steam-
ship, for service in the Baltic fleet; John H. Duffell
(1850), also recently serving in the Cumberland, to the
Excellent gunnery ship, at Portsmouth.
Clerk's Assistant Charles F. Hoskins, to the Cum-
berland.

HER MAJESTY'S SHIP CUMBERLAND.—The navy and
the public will be gratified at hearing that her Majesty's
ship Cumberland left the Downs yesterday afternoon,
shortly after three o'clock, for the Baltic, in as good a
state of discipline and order as any ship that has yet
sailed for the chance of winning honour and glory from
the Russians. The Black Eagle, Admiralty steam-yacht,
accompanied the Cumberland from Portsmouth, and
towed her to her anchorage in the Downs on Sunday.
It appears that as the noble ship left Portsmouth be-
hind, mo did the refractory crew become more and
more sensible of their mad folly in giving way to
the evil passions that had been excited by the crimps
and their drugs, and by the insidious and
damaging
sympathy of newspapers, pretending to represent the
navy, and to be upholders of order and discipline ; and
we are assured from our correspondent at Deal, that by
the time the ship arrived in the Downs, the " tigers"
were all turned into " lambs," and the ship has departed
on her service with a desire on the part of all on board
to " let bye-gores be bye-gones," and with a stern de-
termination to do their duty in whatever position they
may be called upon to act against the enemy.—DlorniV
Herald.

EXECUTION OF THE CORNWALL MURDERER.--Holman,
the man who was executed a few days since for the
murder of his wife at Bodmin, made the following con-
fession shortly before his death :—" We first disagreed
about a bonnet. She had a bonnet at Miss Toy's, at
Camborne, to be cleaned, or something to that purpose,
which she was thinking to go for on the Saturday be.
fore this happened. As I had more work than I could
fitly do before the afternoon, and I should have to stop
in with the children while she was gone, I told her she
must go on Monday. On Monday morning I asked her
if she was going to Camborne. She said, ' Not on that
day.' I said, if she was not going, I would go and see
my brother, whom I had not seen for four years. I re-
turned home about nine o'clock in the evening, or there-
abouts. When I came in I asked her how she was, and
how she got on for the day, and the like of that ; and
she seemed to be very slow in speaking, and not to
answer me much. I said to her, ' I suppose you have
had a glass, as you have before ?' and asked her if she
was going to Camborne the next day. She replied, ' I
shall not go till I have some money again.' So I asked
her what she had done with the money which she had
last week, and that we fell out about. All I did was to
give her a push ; she hitched her foot in the chair, and
fell against the jambstone of the chimney. No blows
were given, only she threw the fire-brush at me. I can
say no more. I went out to the cattle-sheds to see if
the bullocks had any meat, and returned in about ten
minutes, When I came back I found her in the chim-
ney." Durins, the time the man was in prison, awaiting
his execution, he remained unmoved, eating, and drink-
ing, and sleeping as if nothing was going to happen.
Even on the morning of his execution he ate his break-
fast as usual. The execution was witnessed by about
18,000 persons.
THE FALKLAND ISLANDS.—The captain of the Great
Britain makes a very favourable report of Stanley har-
bour as a place of call for steamers. He says—" The Go-
vernment charts are exceedingly correct ; the land, as
you approach it, is made out without any difficulty, and
we saw Pembroke Point and its beacon (now to be su-
perseded by a lighthouse) at the distance of about seven
miles. The harbour itself is like a large dock, secure from
all winds, and with an entrance sufficiently wide for a
good smart sailing vessel to beat through with ease. All
the dangerous points are distinctly marked by the sea-
weed. The anchorage is excellent, varying from 4 to 5
fathoms at low water. The facility for watering ships is
good; a reservoir, holding about 200 tons of water, com-
municates by means of pipes with the end of a jetty,
where, even when the tide is out, there is always about 3
feet depth of water, which is sufficient for a fiat-bottomed
boat to float off 10 tons at a time. The Governor pro-
mgrioseodertyhastto,
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settlement) is only about 400; but every year, as the
islands become better known, this want will, no oubt, be
steamers, a floating tank should be built, so that water
could be alongside the ship immediately on her arrival,
and pumped into the tanks or casks as the case may be.
There are considerable herds of cattle the islands, and,
when up to feed, their beef is very good ; vegetables of
the more ordinary kind, such as potatoes, cabbages, and
cextent.alcall
for
turnips, can be had whemin season; ship chandlery and
a port
limited o l
Labour is scarce, as the population of Stanley (the only
less felt. I should add that the hulk for coalingthe Great
Britain was placed in the most convenient situation."
RouRN.- -Letters from Rouen state that the market
for manufactures had experienced some recovery, the
favourable weather having caused an increased attend-
ance of buyers.