The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-01 00:00:00

THE SCREW STEAMER PRINCE.

The screw steamer Prince, which is reported to have
been lost in the gale of the 14th ult., took out 1,500
troops and a large quantity of ammunition. These she
landed safely on the 7th ult., a week befure the disas-
trous gale.
The commander of the Prince was Captain Goodall,
who formerly commanded the Calcutta. Most of the
crew went from Southampton to join her in London,
from which port she sailed.
The following Southampton steamers engaged as war
transports are known not to have been in the Black Sea
on the 14th ult., when the storm happened there, viz. :
Thames, Tamar, Candia, Nubia, Ripon, Manilla, Rajah,
Indiana, Orinoco, and Golden Fleece.
The following is a list of passengers who were on
board the Prince, screw steamer, which foundered on
the 14th ult.:—Captain John Goodall, Chief Officer J.
Richardson, Second Officer William Whiteway, Third
Officer Francis Wilkinson, Fourth Officer W. P.
Stewart, Fifth Officer G. J. Inglis, Sixth Officer F.
Ainslie, Surgeon J. M. Salter, M.D., First Engineer
William Anderson, Purser. F. J. Maughan, Principal
Storekeeper F. J. Dickinson.

We are given to understand that Government have
received a despatch from Lord Raglan of a more recent
date by several days than the great storm in the Euxine.
We are glad to see that APDougall, of the well-known
Tartan Warehouse, Inverness, has had large orders for
the army in the Crimea. 1
It is considered likely that Yarmouth roadsted wil
be made a winter station for a portion of the fleet under
Sir Charles Napier, on their return from the Baltic.
The will of the Earl of Eldon has been sworn to
under 180,000/. personalty. Thirty skins of parchment
will be employed in the document.
A Constantinople letter of Nov. 16th, in the Presse
of Vienna, accuses the Russians of having crucified an
English wounded officer.
THE WESTMINSTER PLATS.—The first plays selected
for the performances of The season by the Queen's scho-
lars of Westminster, is the Eunuch.us of Terence. The
three play nights aro the 14th, 18th, and 21st of De
camber.

Tite MAIL TO BRAZIL.—A notice was yesterday exhi-
bited on the Manchester Exchange, by Mr. Fleming, of
the Commercial Association, to the effect that the de-
parture of the packet-ship Pampero, to Brazil and the
River Plate, had been postponed, at the request of the
Postmaster-General, till the 6th December.
MR, WILLIAMS, M.P. FOR LAMBETH.—Mr. W. Wil-
liams, one of the members for Lambeth, in accordance
with his usual custom of meeting his constituents at the
close of each session, has invited the attendance of the
electors, at the Horns Tavern, Kennington, on Monday
evening next, at half-past seven o'clock.
The Lord Chancellor has bestowed the vacant stall in
Bristol Cathedral on the Rev. Edward Girdlestone, the
Vicar of Deane, in the county of Lancaster, a parish
which includes the great and populous town of Bolton-
le-Moors. Mr. Girdlestone, after unsuccessfully oppo-
sing the semi-Popish spirit in the National Society,
became one of the founders of the Church of England
Education Association.
The Clyde-built screw steamer Barwon, lying in the
East India Docks, has had her name changed to that
of the Alma. She has also been taken up by Govern-
ment, and will be placed at the disposal of the War
Office for the conveyance of the whole of the staff officers
ordered for the Black Sea.
FALL IN THE PRICE OF BREAD.—Yesterday, the
bakers generally throughout the metropolis reduced the
price of bread a halfpenny the 41b. loaf ' • the price now
is 80. and 9d. for seconds, and from 9d. to 11d. for
best bread.
THE SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW.—Yesterday
was the last day fer the reception of the agricultural im•
plements to be exhibited, at the ensuing show of the
Smithfield Club, appointed to take place on the sth,
6th, 7th, and Bth inst. It is understood that Prince
Albert wiil be a competitor in the pig and cattle classes,
and also in the classes of short wooled sheep, of which
esteemed class the entries greatly exceed those of any
former year. Amongst the other contributors aro his
Grace the Duke of Richmond, the Duke of Rutland,
the Earl of Hardwicke, Earl Spencer, the Earl of
Leicester, Earl Radnor, Earl Fitzwilliarn, and Sir J.
V. Shelley, M.P. The actual amount of prizes to be
awarded by the club, exclusive of the gold and silver
medals, distributed for those animals which exhibit more
than ordinary merit, is 6801. The judges are enjoined,
in making their awards, to keep strictly in view the ob-
ject fur which the Smithfield Club was originally insti-
tuted, viz., " The supply of the cattle markets of Smith-
field and other places, with the cheapest and best meat."
The show of implements will be twice as large as that of
last year, whilst the entries of live stock amount to
nearly one-third more. The whole of the latter speci-
mens must be in the show yard before 10 o'clock on
Saturday night. The judges will make their awards on
Monday night, and the private view will take place on
Monday evening. There aro vast improvements in every
part of the capacious building, and especially as regards
its ventilation.