The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-02 00:00:00

PATRON-H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSEITIJTION.
UNDER NEW MAN .CEMENT.
In order to rmder this POPUI.AR PLACE of INSTRUCTION of
g,eater NATIONAL VALUE than heretofore, Mr. PEPPER begs to
inform the INDUSTRIAL CLASSFS and their FAMILIES at all
FACTORIES and WORKSHOPS, that THEY WILL be ADMITTED
on MONDAY EVENINGS on PAYMENT of SIXPENCE EACH,
provided hey produce a i ICKET signed by the FOREMAN of the
WORKS to which they may belong. Books of Tickets have been
sapplisd to many factories, and will bl furnished to all others as
soon as possible. The LECTURES wi'l be DELIVERED by EMI-
NENT PROFESSORS, and will consist of REGULAR COURSES
on CHEMISTRY, GEOLOGY, NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, ASTRO-
NOMY, MECHANICS, &c. &e. Each Lecture will last One Hour,
and be made as Instructive as po sible. The • INAUGURAL LEC-
TURE will be given by the Rev. BATH POWER, M.A„ &c., c.n
MONDAY EVENTING; the 14th of AUGUST, at EIGHT O'CLOCK.
The OPTICAL and other EXHIBITIONS as usual.

This day (August 1) the supernumeraries belonging to
the Waterloo, 120, guard•ship of this harbour, were ex-
ercised at the long-gun exercise, firing at a target from
the beach. They fired with much precision, under the
able superintendence of Lord Frederick Kerr, captain
of the above ship.

Salamander, 6, paddle, Commander Ellman, is taking
out her-powder, and will go into harbour at Portsmouth.
We much fear, from what we hear, that courts-martial
will speedily follow. The ship is iii a very uncomfort-
able state. She left Trincomalee May 3, arrived at the
Cape of Good Hope June 4, and left on the 11th. She
also left St. Helena June 23, Ascension June 28, St.
Vincent July 11, and Madeira July 23. At the last-
named place the crops had quite failed. The Star, 8,
had arrived there from England on the 21st, and left the
same day for Rio.

The Harbinger, screw steamer, arrived in Portsmouth
harbour yesterday 'morning' , from Constantinople, with
invalids. " Ghosts" of men, painful to witness, landed.
The Harbinger sailed immediately for ,Southampton, to
prepare for further service.
Rhadamantbus, Master Commander John Belam, and
Melampus, Mr. Jackson, will leave Portsmouth to-day
for Plymouth and Pembroke, with stores, &c., and
planking for ti►e Queen's new yacht.
Fire Queen, Master Commander F. W. Paul, and
Sprightly, Master Commander Allen, were ordered to
sea on Monday evening, to look out for the Diligence,
store-ship, and direct her to call at Portsmouth.

The. Sea Nymph paddle-wheel steam-transport left
Plymouth, early yesterday afternoon for the Black Sea,
but returned again this evening. On her first arrival
here it was found that only about 50 tons of coal could
be stowed in her bunkers ; and•in consequence, 172 tons
were stowed on her deck in bags. To counteract this
top weight 270 casks of salt were placed in the ground
tier. After the ship proceeded to sea she rolled heavily,
and the captain deemed it prudent to return.
A professional survey of all the ships in ordinary has
taken place at Sheerness during the past week, under
the personal inspection of the Captain-Superintendent
John Jervis Tucker, assisted by the Master Shipwright
and other professional officers, a report
.of which will
forthwith be sent to the Admiralty.

THE QUEEN'S NEW STEAM-YACHT.
About a third of the dockyard (Pembroke) strength will
soon be placed upon the Queen's new and beautiful steam-
yacht. Her sheer and mould are highly spoken of, and she
will combine great strength with beauty of model, being
built upon the diagonal principle and of solid mahogany
timbers. About the commencement of April next year
is the probable time named fur the period of completion.