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occur at such distant intervals always have a strong at-
traction. The British navy is not now called, as on that

occasion, to exhibit the strength which it had exerted
in the course of a tremendous war. It is, on the con-

trary, the main object and highest aim of the forthcom-
ing spectacle to illustrate what a protracted peace has
done in increasing the efficiency of our wooden walls.
Since the close of that frightful struggle which the last
review of the fleet commemorated changes have taken
place in every department of the navy so great and de-
cisive that Nelson would hardly recognise it as the same
service in which he conquered and died. In 1814 there
was no such thing as a war steamer. Now, we not
only have fleets of them, but it is quite evident that
they have an acknowledged superiority to the old sail of
the line, which must make us rely upon them mainly
for maintaining our maritime supremacy. This, with all
its consequences, and a thousand less important novel-
ties, are the contributions of an uninterrupted peace to
our best and surest arm of national defence. We can-
not give a better illustration to the mechanical minds of
our countrymen of the additional strength thus gained
than by mentioning one or two little facts with refer-
ence to yesterday's rehearsal. What was done on that
occasion by the fleet would not have been practicable in
1814, when, as will be seen by a reference to con-
temporary authorities, the ships remained moored
during the inspection of the Allied. So'Vereigns; and
no eVolictiohrWere attempted. Now, yesterday they
all went out to sea, manoeuvred with as much pre-
cision as the troops at Chobham, came back again
to Spithead with the utmost facility, and this they
were enabled to do quite irrespective of sails, wind, or
weather. On the other hand, the new power which the
Admiralty has tasked to do its bidding consumed for
yesterday's work from 300 to 400 tons of coal, at least,
and perhaps more. Thus the long peace, while it has
vastly strengthened our naval resources, has rendered
them proportionally dependent upon branches of indus-
try which can only be prosperously carried on in times
when public tranquillity is preserved.
The spectacle of Thursday will in reality, from its
character, be quite unprecedented. It will recal no-
thing that much resembles any great sea fight that has
ever taken place. It will have rather a prospective in-
terest by indicating what naval warfare, should it again
occur, may be expected to be. After the many disas-
ters that, for a series of years, have been connected in
the public mind with the management of the service,
the forward aspect which it assumes, the immense pro-
gress which appears to have been actually made, and
the splendour and novelty of the display which is pro-
mised as the practical illustration of what has been done,
all tend to fix upon this review a degree of interest
throughout the country which is not surprising. There
is nothing which we more earnestly desire as a people
than the efficiency of the navy. We believe, not with-
out pride, amidst all our grumblings, that our navy is
the largest and finest in the world. On Thursday, every
one who can will come here to have his convictions
on this point strengthened. The Queen will be there,
with all her Court, both Houses of Parliament. the Ad-
miralty, of course, the Government, the diplomatic
corps, and all that is great and distinguished in the
State. The members of the Imperial family of Russia at
present in this country will also he present. To the
fleet, which consists of 25 ships, will be added, not only
the steamers required for this concourse of digni-
taries, but also those for the general public. The
Peninsular and Oriental Company will have one of
their best packets, and altogether the display of
steam power will be quite unprecedented. It might
have been larger, as it will be considerably aug-
mented, had the Admiralty chosen to bring from
Sheerness and Plymouth, as they easily might, the St.
Jean d'Acre, the Neptune, the Waterloo, and the St.
George, all first-rates. Probably they did not wish to
give the review a character that might have been, in the
existing state of European politics, considered menacing
by showing all their strength. The news which has
just been received from St. Petersburgh has diminished
the sterner qualities of the interest with which the pro-
mised display had been regarded, but Thursday will
nevertheless, if the weather continue propitious, witness
a remarkable exhibition, not only of the efficiency of
the navy, but of the favour with which it is regarded
by the people whose shores are intrusted to its keeping.
Rear-Admiral Corry's division (port) of the fleet, con-
sisting of the Agamemnon, 91 (flag), Rogue, 60, Ajax,
i 8, Arrogant, 46, Tribune, 30, Sidon, 22, Encounter,
14, Desperate; 8, Barracouta, 6, and Vesuvius, 6,
weighed at eight a.m. to-day, and proceeded out to the
south-east, all under steam, and, after exercising all the
forenoon, returned to Spithead, and moored by two
o'clock to receive the Queen on passing through. Spit-
. on her way to Osborne. The Queen, 116, London,
90, Prince Regent, 90, and Amphion, 34, attended by
their wet-nurses of the paddle, remained at St. Helen's,
in the position indicated in our yesterday's report.
Her Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal
family arrived in the Royal Clarence-yard at 4.20 p.m.,
and were received as usual by Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas
Cochrane, K.C.8., Rear-Admiral Fanshawe, C. 8.,
Major-General Simpson, Commodore Lord Adolphus
Fitzclarence, Captain-Superintendent Courtenay, and
the staff of the establishment. The guard of honour
was furnished by the Rifle Brigade. The usual salute
from the flag-ships Victory and Neptune denoted the
Royal arrival. The Court immediately embarked in
the Fairy and steamed out of harbour, the Platform
guns saluting as the Royal vessel emerged from its
mouth. Passing through the fleet from the east end,
the crews on the yards of each ship cheered loudly, and
the Royal salutes fired by the whole line in rapid suc-
cession had an exceedingly grand and imposing effect.
Her Majesty arrived at Osborne about half-past five

o'clock.
Stromboli
Bulkl?g,
, Conflict, Hector,
The Gorgon,
Vivid, Driver, and Lizard, have been appropriated by
the Admiralty to the reception of the company invited
by the Government to be present on Thursday.

A meeting was held yesterday at the London Tavern,
e
'the object of which was to mark " the t and grati-
tude of the friends of Mrs. Chisholm for sp
herec
dofuoemusi,garanndtssutcocetshsefulßerffitoisrhts
colonies,
noloinmieperovaiengd the condition
i
tionn
respect
long, ar-
duous,
the reunion of families, a'nd to present her
with a testimonial previous to her departure to Austra-
lia." The Right Hon. Vernon Smith, M.P. presided,
theand city
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Londonthe most
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proceedings.were also many ladies among the company, including
Mrs. Sidney Herbert and Mrs. Lowe.
The CHAIRMAN said, he had been unworthily called to
the chair, in the absence of the Earl of Shaftesbury, who
was on the Continent, and he should briefly explain the
objects of the meeting. Mrs. Caroline Chisholm, whom
they had assembled to honour, was born and bred in the
town of Northampton, which he represented. On her
return from Australia he had become acquainted with
her. She had acquired fame and honour by the energy
with which she had devoted herself to the amelioration
of the condition of the emigrants, and also of the con-
victs. By her untiring efforts she had acquired very
great influence even over the minds of the most de-
praved. She had exhibited the most indomitable
members their
courage, and not only ventured into the bush, but she
was so beloved that men who had been punished for
crimes came and asked for a night's lodging at her house.
Such was the respect in which she was held that, instead
of abstracting anything, as might be supposed, these
men left all clean and comfortable in the morning, and
did all the work they could. Mrs. Chisholm, in fact,
had obtained complete dominion over these untutored
men in the colonies, and when she came to England
she had en'dea,voured to promote their interests and
to gain the sympathy of this country for them.
Mrs. Chisholm did not apply to the Government for
assistance, but she betook herself to various sources,
relying less upon the Government than upon indi-
viduals. It was upon the occasion of the establishment
of the Family Colonial Loan Society that she was intro-
duced to him (the chairman), and he might remark that
upon the occasion of his first election for the borough of
Northampton, she was one of his most violent antago-
nists. He well remembered the energy she had displayed
against him, and this induced him first to consider the
advantages which would arise to any cause of which she
was the advocate. The exertions made by Mrs. Chis-
holm in behalf of emigration had led him and his noble
friend Lord Shaftesbury to join the society in question.
The chairman then remarked upon the exertions made
by Mrs. Chisholm to improve the condition of emigrant
ships sent out to the colonies. The society, he said, had
to a great extent succeeded, and many of the loans were
in a course of repayment, but he was anxious that there
should be no confusion between the objects of that
society and the views of the present meeting. They
were quite distinct. Mrs. Chisholm was guided by the
noblest and kindest feelings. There was no possible
motive for her exertions but humanity and benevolence.
She was a Roman Catholic, and some opposition had
been excited against her in this respect from the idea
that her object was conversion. The best answer to this
objection was, that he and the Earl of Shaftesbury be-
longed to the society, and he believed that nobody would
accuse the noble earl of taking any steps to favour the
Roman Catholic religion. The object in view was in
conformity with the precept of the Christian religion—to
do good. The view of the society was to improve the
condition of emigrant ships, by establishing a guardian-
ship over those on board. Thus, the father of a family
was answerable as he would be for a wife and daugh-
ters. It was a system of God's own police to make the
father of a family answerable for all under his care. The
society went oil well for some time, but it would have
failed had it not been for the assistance of the mer-
chants of the city of London. The chairman, in conclu-
sion, called upon the meeting to express its sympathy
with the great and admirable woman whom they
had met to honour, and especially urged the fair sex to
show their sympathy with her who had done so much to
ameliorate the condition of women in the colonies.
Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT, who moved the first resolu-
tion, said that, after the statement of the chairman in
regard to the labours and exertions of Mrs. Chisholm,
he had very little to add. He did not agree with those
who believed that emigration had been carried too far.
He would ask them to look at the United States, and
say whether there would be half the wealth or employ-
ment we now derived from that colony had it not been
for emigration. As to Mrs. Chisholm, she had laboured
most beneficially in promoting emigration, and no one
else could have obtained such influence over the work-
ing classes. She possessed the power of obtaining their
confidence in a very remarkable degree. She taught the
lessons of self-reliance, and that they were not to look
to Government for assistance, but to their own exer-
tions. To show the importance of emigration he might
mention, although perhaps he ought not to do so in that
assembly where there were so many ladies, that, accord-
ing to the last census, there were 500,000 too many
women in Great Britain—(a laugh) —that is to say, there
was an excess of half-a-million over the males. Early
marriages proved a source of morality ; but that resource
had been heretofore denied to the colonies from the rea-
son he had stated. The right hon. gentleman then re-
ferred to the exertions of Mrs. Chisholm to promote
female emigration, and to the advantages which had
arisen from her excellent arrangements in separating
the sexes in emigrant ships. With reference to the alleged
desire of Mrs. Chisholm to make converts to the Roman
Catholic religion, he read a letter from the Rev. J. C.
Miller, dated from the Rectory, Birmingham, in which
that rev. gentleman stated that, although at first he had
a prejudice against Mrs. Chisholm, yet he had narrowly
watched her proceedings, and being now convinced that
she had only philanthropy and good objects in view, he
cordially joined in the testimonial. He (Mr. S. Herbert)
should, with much pleasure and with great pride, sup-
port the resolution he was about to move, which was to
the effect that Mrs. Caroline Chisholm, having for the
last 13 years devoted herself energetically and success-
fully to the interests of the humbler classes in the colo-
nies, and to reform the abuses connected with emigra-
tion, that meeting was of opinion that she was entitled
to the respect and gratitude of the public at large.
Mr. RAIKES CURRIE seconded the resolution, and, in
doing so, paid a tribute to the untiring zeal and benevo-
lence of Mrs. Chisholm. That lady had been successful,
but no one knew the trials and difficulties which she had
to encounter. The self-denial of that most excellent
SOUTHAMPTON, Ara, 9. woman was above all praise. From her exertions there
Very great excitement prevails here in reference to were thousands of happy wives and mothers, who, but
the approaching naval review. Nothing but the absolute for her,
and misery.
nowlpeerohladpes
times
beehn in a position of
o m
suchan would
impossibility of providing accommodation by steamers
havewant been crowned in then Ciampietsol7buta was
seems to stand in the way of an almost total depopula. monies did not take place in these days, all they could
tion of the port on Thursday next. Most of the Chan- do was to mark their sympathy and respect for her who
nel steamers have already been
engaged ; the South- had rendered such benefits. He hoped the meeting
Western Company's steam-ships Courier, South-Western, would evince their respect for that great and glorious
woman, and prove by the:- sympathy that they had a
and Wonder, calculated. to convey in all from 900 to
fellow-feeling with their colonial brethren, and that they
1,000 persons, -having been chartered especially for
appreciated her efforts in the good cause.
London visitors expected to arrive by special trains, Mr. LowE, in moving the second resolution, said he
had known Mrs. Chisholm for 10 years, and had seen
under arrangements already advertised. The smaller
steamers, engaged in plying to the Isle of Wight, have her under various trials and difficulties, and he would
been mostly hired by private parties, so that there is iu say that she was one of those rare and admirable women
fact little or no accommodation at the disposal of the
whom Prov idenchee hraised up from time to time to effect
More. n.
Cgheinehtloelmmantothreenforrmefetrrhe systemoe
spectacle.
rived here from Havre, has been chartered by a private
referred to the
te
used by
townspeople wishing to view this magnificent nav
ar-
al
goodexertions works.
T
of emigration, and said that she possessed the
m A French steamer, the Colibri, having
traordinary influence in subjecting the minds of others
speculator,
and visitors will be taken at 10s. 6d. each, to her views. She
seldom failed in any plan which she
but the number, owing to the smallness of the vessel, is projected, but with great endurance while in the colo-
limited to 170. The screw packet brig Brilliant is also nies, and by untiring exertions in England, she had
to go out to the fleet, and will perhaps take 200 or 300 effected the most important objects. She had rendered
people,the price named being 21s. per head. All the great services to the women of England, and he humbly
small achts are preparing for a cruise, and every boat offered his tribute of heroine worship to her. She had
in the river that can hoist a sail has been engaged for made thousands of happy fathers, husbands, and wives,
the day. Steamers are, however, decidedly scarce, and, and although he could not make their voices heard in
judging from present appearances, thousands of persons that room, he was sure the meeting would mark their
must be disappointed from the entire deficiency of means sense of her services. Mr. Lowe mentioned, that an
to embark them. All the great steam companies are to eminent shipowner, to mark his estimation of the services
be represented at the review, but in a very imperfect of Mrs. Chisholm, had built a vessel at his own expense,
manner. The directors of the Royal Mail Steam Com- named after that lady, the " Caroline Chisholm," which
pany have ordered the Thames, of 1,200 tons, to be was intended to enable her to take out a number of
ready to take them and their friends, while the Penin- female emigrants. The hon. gentleman concluded by
sular and Oriental Company have similarly prepared moving a resolution, to the effect that a subscription
the screw steamer Cadiz, of about 960 tons, which ves- should be entered into as a public testimony of the value
sel will have on board a party of the directors and others of the services of Mrs. Chisholm.
connected with the company. The directors of the Sir I. L. GOLDSMID, in seconding the resolution, said
General Screw Steam Company are to go afloat in a lie was sure they could not reward Mrs. Chisholm too
than
little vessel called the Alar, of less lOO tons, re- highly. It was a sufficient answer to the reports raised
cently purchased as a tender. In a great national event about the interference of Mrs. Chisholm with religion,
of this sort, it is almost a pity that our gigantic steam , to state that the Jews had so much confidence in her
a p ket marine should not take some more conspicuous that they intended to send out a number of Jewish
packet marine should not take some more conspicuous that they intended to send out a number of Jewish
part in assisting at the operations of the day. The
women under her care to Australia.
the world, if we ex Mr. India mail steamer La Plata is lying in the. docks, Mr. Hu BBARD moved the third resolution :—" That
the finest paddle-wheel steamer in . Mr. S. Herbert, Lord Shaftesbury, Mr. Vernon Smith,
have the Bengal (the
cept the Arabia, her consort at Liverpool. Then, the
Sir J. Duke, Mr. G. H. Donaldson, Mr. G. Hayter,
Count Strzeleki, Mr. F. 11. Gore, Mr. J. G. Hubbard,
Peninsular and Oriental Company
fastest screw steamer afloat), and the General Screw
Mr. Mitchell, M.P , Mr. S. Sidney, and Sir I. L. Gold-
Company have the Queen of the South, a splendid speci-
smid, with Mr. Ma; terman and Mr. T. Hankey as trea-
min of a screw steam-ship, all of which might easily be
curers, should be committee,
with power to add to
sent to unfurl with credit to their several flags, The k gs
their number, to raise a subscription for the above
b. t "
reason why these steamers are keptis, perhaps, a
and a fear of spending the j ° Jec
Mr. DONALDSON, in seconding the resolution, said he
laudable one—viz., economy,
had known Mrs. Chisholm a long time, and he could
shareholders' money. The cost, however, could not be I
bear his testimony to the eulogiums which had been
much, and if a reunion of shareholdersl and directors— ,
ts in the composition
frequently two very jarring, passed upon her. He cordially approved of the objects
of the meeting, and dwelt upon the advantages of female
of public associations— wereeenitoentalgt pelacae,onroeldiarmr j
would perhaps arise from the recr iho d
• (3, emigration which had been so much promoted by Mrs.
from the increase of good feeling 1
w n?te 111
eianrytyi
meiettsinregsepSwepeortulte
Mr.SIDNEY madefew remarks upon the career of
Chisolm.
proprietors, possibly
smoothly. It is stated that some parties in Mrs. Chisholm, and said that one remarkable point of
up.
Were
caell
steamth econnlexptalni aylft-oy
go off more
offeredi,oo,
o guineas for the hire of the La Plata, j her character was the manner in which she effected most
London
the West India Mail Company, but the important objects with very small means. She had
belonging to
f ed. It is rumouredthat the Cunard Coin- never spared any sacrifice to carry out her benevolent
offer
,was re us
hi Arabia is to leave the Mersey for Spit- objects.
pany 's steam-s
of the British and North Ame- The resolutions were all carried cordially and unani-
I Mail Steam Company and a large party mously.
rican Royal
lon board. If this be the fact, Liver- Mr. HARKEY moved a vote of thanks to the chairman,
from Liverpoo
by the fleetest Transatlantic j In doing so he said that he, as a merchant of London,a.man.
pool will berepresentedfloat Some idea of the great demand for I felt deeply interested in the prosperity of Australia, and
steamera
mats in this place may be formed, when we men- j itsh prosperityl was deeply connected with the morality
a ity of
titonrathat a little tug steamer employed in the docks,to tepeopcst thither. He knew that in this
Aid, has been put up to take passengers . Mrs. Chisholm. had rendered important services respect
named the d
and that telegraphic commune- felt a pride in assisting in the benevolent and he
the fleet on
being
hay ; a
received from the metropolis to I they had in view. •
object which
cations are being hourly
engage tickets in any steamer at :my price. Mr. MITCRELL, M, P., seconded the proposition, and

said he paid a willing tribute to the exertions of Mrs.
Chisholm.
The CHAIRMAN, in returning thanks, said, he should
only be too glad if any exertions of his could render
service to her whom he must call a most wonderful

woman.
The meeting, which seemed most hearty and cordial
in the cause, then separated. The subscription of the day
amounted to between 8001. and 9001.

THE CAMP AT CHOBHAM COMMON.

No manoeuvres of any kind were gone through yes-
terday, and, as usually the case on such holidays, there
ex-
pectations of witnessing a review. But the fine wasregi-
mental o p
oal
se,r.‘3.7v
hconsiderable
onuur
smeb, edr
soafpvisitorsp
bands all paraded their respective quarters, and
ont e d
their masterly performance of several selections of music
made the spectators some amends for missing the frin thomtheiermexe:
bois-
terous excitement of a review.
As early as half-past four a.m. yesterday morning
fatigue parties were detached from each of the foot re-
giments in camp, and they commenced the formation of
a regular series of field fortifications, or entrenched forts.
The sites selected for this purpose are on the summits of
two hills, at the southern extremity of Catlin's Valley,
in front of the cantonments of the cavalry and House-
hold Brigade. The men worked hard and well under
the directions of officers of the Royal Engineers, and
being relieved after a certain time by other detachments
considerable progress was made in the works, which will
be entirely completed before the end of the week. As
it was—by the course of yesterday's labour—a fosse
about 200 feet long, by 8 feet deep, and 8 feet broad at
the bottom, and 16 feet wide at the top, was sunk in
front of the breastwork, on the hill to the north. With
the works on the southern hill, also, great progress was
made ; but, of course, until the whole is completed, it
is impossible to convey a clear impression of them to our
readers.

It is stated in the camp (and we have every reason to
believe that the report may be relied upon) that the
lines or plans for these entrenched posts have been
marked out since a few days after the formation of
the camp on the 14th of June last. Now we would
ask, what has been the obstacle which has up to the
present time prevented these plans from being fully
carried out? Just upon two months have elapsed since
the troops came to Chobham, and one division of the
army has already gone back to quarters, having,
as it is supposed, received all the military instruc-
tion which Lord Seaton and the cantonments were capa-
ble of affording. Will such a supposition be supported
by the facts of the case ? We think not. Proficiency
in throwing up and defending, or skill in attacking and
destroying, the complicated defences of field fortifications
is, above all other points, an essential in the discipline
of an army. Yet, though the plans were marked, and
all the necessary details completed, the first division of
troops were allowed to leave Chobham without having
seen a sod turned in the way of entrenchments, or
driven an enemy from any more formidable post than
the shelter of a country ditch. Now when everything
augurs a speedy dissolution of the camp, and when the
present troops have at most only a few more days to re-
main, fortifications are commenced at last. With all
due deference to the wisdom which dictated Lord Sea-
ton's choice, we might ask does not his lordship fear
that this argument will be used against the camp scheme
by some of the economical members of the House of
Commons, who have already shown themselves so hos-
tile to it ? Does he not fear that some of these mem-
bers will say that all the results which have as yet been
achieved at Chobham might have been as well accom-
plished at one-tenth of the trouble and expense on the
parade grounds of the different regiments. Will they
not say—if carrying out a system of field fortifications
is good discipline for an army, why
.was it not com-
menced in time to give the first division the benefit of
it ? If it is not useful, why is it resorted to now ? If
Lord Seaton does not fear that these questions will be
asked, we do, and, what is more, we fear that the ad-
mirable plan of Lord Hardinge, which we hoped to see
carried out in a regular encampment of a portion of our
troops each summer, will be by such arguments much
impaired, if not totally destroyed. If so, we believe the
blame of the failure of the system must rest on the
authorities at the camp.
In the well which the Sappers and Miners were sink-
ing between their own quarters and those of Lockyer's
Brigade, no water has been reached at a depth of about
30 feet. The indefatigable Sappers, therefore, have be-
gun to bore again, in a new spot, at the bottom of a
little valley in front of the cantonments of the House-
hold Brigade. Even the abominable pitchy-tasting
fluid, which used to be drunk at the camp, is now get-
. ting scarce.