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London, England, 1854-05-05 00:00:00

LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 5, 1854.

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THE 'W.A.B.

NEWS FROM MALTA.
At an early hour on the 25th nit. her Majesty's
steam-ship Caradoo was telegraphed from the Palace
signal station, and by 7 o'clock was hi Malta hatbour.
The disappointment of the public wasgreat when it be-
came known that his Royal Highness the Duke of C am-
bridge was not on board.
As soon as the Caradoo arrived a guard of honour of
the 62d was ordered to the Custonthouse to iieceive
Lord Raglan, and one from the 68th of the Palace; with
a similar object ; but his lordship declined every bind of
honour, nor would he even accept of a salute.
In the Caradoc, with the Commander-in-Chief, arrived
also Brigadier Lord do Ros, his baitary Secretary ;
Lieutenant-Colonel Steel, his Aide-de-Camp ; .Lieu-
tenant-Colonel S omerset, Aide-de-Canip ; Major Wel-
lesley, Deputy-Assistant-Quartermaster-General Cap-
tains Blackwood and Bradford, of the Grenadier
Guards ; Rear-Admiral Boxer, C. 8., Superintendent of
Transports ; and Lieutenant Boxer, his Flag Lieu-
tenant ; and Mr. Barton his secretary.
His lordship spent the day in visiting the fortifications,
and the various other objeets of immediate interest, and
having partaken of the hospitality of his Excellency the
Governor, embarked in the evening aboard the Emu,
en route for the East.

NOTIC E. CONSTANTINOPLE. The
Lecture accompbm:ving the GRAND MOVING DIORAMA
of CONSTANTINOeLE is now delivered on Wednesdays and Satur.,
days by M-. J . H. STPQIJELEII, when the progress and localities
of the War will be more. 'particularly explained ; and ott the other
thtyi, as usual, by Mr. C Flilti.ES KENNEY. A very clear and
excellent Map has been atldod to the illustrations.—Daily at Half-
past Two and Elght.—AdJnission, le.
EGYPTIA. N HALL, PICCADILLY.

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ATTRACTIVE NOVELTIES.
ROYAL POL YTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
PATRON— -11.E.H. PRINCE ALBERT.
The SEAT of WAR, showing the principal places on the DANUBE,
KALAFAT, WIDDIN, G lURGEVO, SEBASTOPOL, the entrance
to the BLACK SEA, BATTLE of SIN 0 PE, andDESTRUCTION
of the TURKISH FLEE' C, and other scenes (kindly supplied by
the proprietors of the Illustrated London News"), EXHIBITED
in a NEW SERIES of DISSOLVING VIEWS.
LECTURES by J. H. PEP IEIL, Esq., on the CHEMISTRY of our
DAILY BREAD, in special relation to that made by the NEW
PROCESS at the MARYL E BONE WORKHOUSE, daily at Two
o'clock ; and in the Eveitings on the MANUFACTURE and
DECORATION of PAPER.
LECTURE by Dz. BACHHOFFNEIt on ELECTRICITY, and the
ELECTRIC LIGHT. Exhibition of Vestrairs Method of Raising
-Sunken Vessels, &c..-Scc; .
Open Mornings and Evortings. Admission, Is.; Schools and
Children under Ten years of age, Half-price.

The Caradoc having received some injury tie her
machinery was unable to proceed, and remained for
repairs. When these were completed, she was to leave
for Corfu and Trieste, to receive at the latter port his
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, and, to proceed
direct to Constantinople.
On the 26th Malta harbour presented an animated
appearance, upwards of 60 vessels, most of them Jaden
with coal, were signalled at-zai early hoar, and -not long
after came into port.
Several of the transports, with horses for the artillery,
all of which, from the heavy weather that prevailed, had
made unusually long passages, arrived. Upwards of 20
horses had died. The vessels that arrived were the fol-
lowing, on Tuesday, the 25th
• - -The-Eri3- peror (French). with tri,ops; from Algiers.
The Egyptus (French) from Marseilles, with troops
and ten horses.

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her Majesty's Lam( lry), and WOTHERSPOON'S Machine-
made CONE' ge fIONERY„ MARMALADE, JAISS, JELLIES, &c.
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The Pyrenees, 34 days out, with 43 horses. Captain
Levinge, Lieutenant Grills, Royal Horse Artillery, 44
rank and file.

The Mercia, 34 days out, 44 horses. Lieutenant Mit-
chell, Royal Horse Artillery, and 43 rank and file.!
Her Majesty, 35 days out, 51 horses. Captain Willet,
Royal Horse Artillery, and 43 rank and file.
The City of Carlisle, 35 days out, 52 horses. Lieut.
and 50 rank and file.

The Resolute, 34 days out, 45 horses. Captain 1341t0n,
Royal Horse Artillery, 45 rank and file, and two women.
The Earl of Shaftesbury, 35 days out, 45 horses. Lieu-
tenant Bolton, 45 rank and file. -

The Alipore, 38 days out, 50 horses. Captain Payn-
ter, Lieut. Young, 50 rank and file, and four women.
Besides the above-mentioned arrivals, the French tran-
sports Selina Eliza, with 26 horses and 27 rank and file ;
Eliza, with 81 horses and 25 rank and file ; Charles, with
22 horses and 24 rank and file ; and Iris, with 18 horses
and two mules, and 19 rank and file, had arrived !from
Marseilles, Algiers, and Oran.
The mail steamer Egyptus, independent of the. pas-
sengers travelling by her, brought 514 officers, non-
commissioned officers, and troops, but they did not land.
The arrivals, on the 26th, of English transports, were,
The Palmerston, 35 days, Lieutenant James, Lieute-
nant Taddy, Assistant-Surgeon Macmunn, 62 rank and
file, one woman, and 58 horses.
The Edendale, 26 days, Lieutenants Yates and feel,
Assistant-Surgeon Gilburne, 61 men, and 56 horse 4.
The St. Hilda, 24 days, Captain Fitzmayer, Captain
Arbuthnot, 57 men, and 50 horses.
The Orinoco, from the Levant, bound for Englarid.
The John Masterton, 33 days out, 41 horses, Calitain
Pipon, Lieut. Lemesurier, 50 rank and file, and 2 wopien.
The Niagara transport, on her return from the quit ;
on board ; Captain Hood, 3d Regiment, Assistant Sur-
geon Ovens, 9th Foot, 71 invalids, 8 women, 13 phil-
dren, and 2 distresSed seamen.
Among the medical officers who had proceeded tots, the
East, via Malta, were, Inspector-General W. H. Darrell,
M.D., Surgeon, Ist class, J. C. Tice, M.D., Furv,eyor
Lucas Ward.
A seizure of arms and powder was made on the 26th
by Captain Thomas Graves, R.N., the Captain Siper-
intendent of Ports, on board the Greek brig San Spiri-
dione, from Antwerp.
Nine men, forming part of the crew of the Pyrdnees
transport, have been sentenced, three to 20, And six to
30 days' imprisonment, for refusing to work oil boa4d.
Colonel Dacres, commanding Horse Artillery, and
Captain Humley, his adjutant, left Malta on the 26th in
No. 3 transport. s
Preparations were being made in the lazeittto, Fort
Manoel, the lofts in the dockyard, and other placeEi, for
the reception of 5,000 French troops, expected during
the week. These troops on arriving in sailing vessels,
were to be landed, and a line of steamers fortheir trans-
port to run between Malta and Constantinople.

NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.
The appointment of Master George L. Bradley (1839),
recently serving in the Crescent, 42, receiving-ship at
Rio, was to the Industry, not Indus. The Industry is
a steam store-ship, at present at Blackwell, which, has
been bought into the royal navy for the purpose of being
employed on similar service as the Rhadamanthus paddle-
wheel steam store-ship.
Paymaster—Frederick J. Fegan (1849); at present
secretary to the Superintendent at Sheerness Dockyard,
to be secretary to Rear-Admiral William James 'tope
Johnstone.
Second Master—John Waye (1850), from the Victory
flag-ship, at Portsmouth, to the Harpy iron paddle-wheel
steam-vessel, at Portsmouth.
Clerks—J. M. Hillyar to the Gladiator paddle-wheel
steam-vessel ; E. A. M. Chaffers to the Calcutta, 84, at
Devonport.
Clerks'-Assistants—W. H. Allen to the Jasper paddle-
wheel steam-vessel, at Devonport ; C. R. Ilarvey to' the
Royal William, at Devonport ; and Joseph Bright to
the Calcutta, at Devonport.

merchant ships, prizes, and to refit again to proceed to
the Baltic.
Captain Superintendent Christopher Wyvill on Wed-
nesday shifted his pendant from the Wellington, third-
rate, and commissioned the Formidable. The following
officers have also taken up their commissions to the
Formidable, Commander Josiah Thompson ;—Lieute-
nant Edward M. Hogge •, (for service of ordinary)
Lieutenants William H. Lloyd, Thomas Cartwright,
and P. Baskerville ; master, Peter Francis. Additional
for service in the Myrtle—William S. Bouchier ; chap-
lain, William Bell ; surgeon, James Bankier, M.D. ;
paymaster, John Williams. Additional in charge of
provisions in victualling stores at the dockyard—Thos.
Hookings, assistant-surebeon ; William J. Hamilton,
M.D. ; additional, Mark Hamilton, M.D. ; second mas-
ter, Charles Anstey (acting) ; clerks, James J. Rutter,
paymaster, and Alfred Wood, paymaster. First Lieu-
tenant of Marines Frederick C. Knight has been trans-
ferred from the Wellington to the Formidable. The
long boat sailing cutter, in command of Reuben Harvey,
second master (acting), and Queen's pilot for the Thames
and Medway.
The Miranda, 15 guns, screw steam-ship, Captain
Edmued M. Lyons, previously to her departure on
Wednesday, received orders to take the armed schooner
water tank from Sheerness op her way to the Baltic.
The Miranda proceeded down Swin to try her engines
and boilers, the latter having undergone some alterations
and improvements. The trim of the Miranda has been
altered as suggested by Captain Lyons ; she has been
brought down more by the stern, and this alteration has
considerably increased her speed.. The inconvenience of
the priming of the boilers has been entirely obviated.
The new steering yoke and alteration of rudder have
completely corrected her steerage which is now effected
with ease and accuracy. The Miranda draws at her
-deepest draught aft 15 feet 3 inches. She left Sheerness
at 3.30 p.m. yesterday. The crew of the Waterloo
manned the rigging, and gave her three hearty cheers,
which were immediately returned by the Miranda's crew.
The French line-of-battle ship Breslau, of 90 guns,
Captain Bosse, was towed into Sheerness harbour yes-
terday by the French steam brig of War Lucifir, oT2
guns. Captain Dispan. The Breslau saluted the Admi-
ral's flag, which was immediately returned by the Water-
loo, 121 guns, flag-ship. The dockyard authorities are
busily engaged in repairing the damage done by her
being in collision with the 'rage, of 100 guns, French
ship. The armament Le Breslau is as follows ;—Lower
deck, 26 guns, carrying 301 b. shot, and 4 guns carrying
801 b. shell, or shot No. 1 ; on the main deck, 28 guns,
carrying 301 b. shot, and 4 guns carrying 801 b. shell, or
shot No. 2 ; on the upper deck, 20 guns, carrying 301 b.
shot, and 4 shell guns, carrying 301 b. shell. Her ship's
company consists of 900 officers and seamen, with 200
marines.
The Lucifer steam-brig, Captain Dispan, was to leave
Sheerness for the Downs last evening.
The Tage line-of-battle ship of 100 guns is to proceed
to the Baltic, and the Breslau will take out spars from
here to make good the damage she received in the

Downs.
The Gladiator, 6, paddle frigate, Captain Broke, and
the Stromboli, 6, Commander Robert Hall, left Spit-
head after sunset on Wednesday evening, to look out
for the reported Russian frigate said to be in the
Channel.
The _Harpy, 4, iron steam-vessel, is ordered to be ex-
pedited and made ready to leave the steam factory basin
at Portsmouth by to-morrow. She had steam up yes-
terday and tested her machinery. She will proceed,
when ready, to the Black Sea and take the flag of Rear-
Admiral Boxer, superintendent of the transport service
in the East.
The Scourge, 6, paddle frigate, Commodore Adams,
is completely equipped, and will be out of the hands of
the dockyard people by to-morrow.
The Powerful, 84, Captain Mansel, was brought
down to Portsmouth harbour yesterday, and placed
under the meeting shears to receive her, masts and com-
mence her equipment. Captain Manse! is down, and
several of the officers.
The Miranda, 15, screw corvette, Captain E. M.
Lyons, arrived at Spithead yesterday afternoon from the
eastward.
The Nile, 91 guns, screw steam-ship, Commodore
Henry B. Martin, C. 8., &c.—The intermediate shaft
and driving-wheel of the port engine of this ship were got
in place on board on Wednesday, the African steam-tug
vessel having brought the same down from Messrs. Sea-
ward and Capel's engine factory at Limehouse on the
previous evening, and the connection of the engine ready,
for sea was reported that night. It was intended, if pos-
sible, that the Nile should have left at two a.m. yesterday,
but the necessity of having dockyard men off during the
night to attend to the moorings was considered ob-
jectionable, but at 2.45 p.m. yesterday she steamed out
of harbour, accompanied by the steam-vessel Myrtle,
Master Commander William S. Bourchier, for the
purpose of bringing back the pilot and Mr. John
Dinnon, superintendent of steam machinery afloat,
and she goes direct for the Baltic with a wind. The
defect in the crank pin, which has caused trou-
ble in reparation, has given at the same time an idea
of what can be done at a push, for when the Nile made
her number to the Port Admiral, on Thursday last, in
the afternoon of the same day the sheer hulk at Chatham
was telegraphed for, and at 7.30 a.m. next day she
arrived, against a strong head wind (in force seven)
between two steam-tug vessels, the African and Adder.
The shaft, weighing 16 tons, was shipped for the con-
tractor's works without casualty, and in 26 hours from
the time of its arrival at the Canal Ironworks, Lime-
house, it was reshipped for Sheerness—a despatch highly
creditable to the establishment. The Nile's machinery
was designed by Messrs. Seaward and Capel in 1845,
and has been in store in their works since that period.
Wooewren, May 4.—The Philip Laing, No. 41,
horse and troop ship, was taken into the basin at Wool-
wich at three o'clock a.m. to-day, and the spare men
and horses of Captain Turner's field battery were
marched from the garrison at one o'clock p.m. to the
dockyard, and embarked in the afternoon. About 300
• pensioners have arrived in the garrison at Woolwich,
preparatory to their embarkation for hospital service in
Turkey. They have been formed into four companies,
and were inspected in the east square of the Royal'Ar-
tillery barracks, at 10 a.m. to-day, by Colonel Tulloh,
NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. superintending staff officer of pensioners, accompanied
A large number of gun-room officers, who arrived in by Major John Forbes, staff officer of pensioners at
the Himalaya from the fleet under Vice-Admiral Dundas, Woolwich. About 50 of the pensioners are accommo-
arrived at Portsmouth on Wednesday evening from dated in the Royal Marine barracks, and the others in
Southampton, and were berthed aboard the flag-ship the Royal Artillery barracks.
Victory. Yesterday evening they embarked in the ROYAL ARTILLERY.—WOOLWICH, MAY 4.—His lord-
steam-tender A von for passage to the Downs, to join ship the Master-General has appointed Lieutenant F. S.
ships for the Baltic fleet, where the Commander-in-Chief Seale to the Royal Horse Artillery, in the room of Lieu-
%s ill dispose of them throughout his force. tenant Hay, promoted. In consequence of the above,
The Russian prisoners taken in the Kamschatka, in the under-mentioned officers have been posted as fol-
the Channel, were yesterday taken from the Crocodile lows :—Lieutenant-Colonel John Hill, to the 3d bat-
to their vessel in the West India Docks, in order that talion, on lieutenant-colonel's pay, vice Dalton ; Lieu-
they might possess themselves of their clothing or other tenant-Colonel Ormsby, to the sth battalion, on major's
personal effects on board. They were subsequently cm- pay, vice Hill ; First Lieutenant H. Percival, to Cap-
ployed berthing the ship, and putting her in a fit con- taro Blackwood Price's company, let battalion, vice
dition to discharge her cargo. They afterwards re- Seale.
turned to the Crocodile. These men will be allowed to SHEERNESS. MAY 3.—Captain Fraser, now in cora-
ship on board British merchant vessels. Most of them mend of No. 8, Captain Ayde's company, 9th battalion,
speak very good English. The Russian prizes Gefion marched out of garrison at three p.m. this day, and pro-
and Ahlstrom have been declared illegal captures, ac- ceeded on board the steam-packet Elfin, en route for
coading to the terms of her Majesty's proclamation, and Dublin, and from thence for Portobello Barracks. Cap-
were yesterday released, sailing from Portsmouth for taro Ayde is at present brigade-major of the artillery at
Norway. the seat of war in the East. Capt. Cannon's 6th com-
An enormous shipment of supplies for the Black Sea pany of the 13th battalion, arrived here this day from
fleet was made yesterday from the Royal Clarence vic- Woolwich, for garrison duty. This company being en-
tualling establishment at Gosport, under the superin- tirely composed of newly-raised volunteers, preparing
tendence of -Captain Courtenay. Such a stock has never for the seat of war, will continue their drill exercise, to
before, we believe, been sent off at one despatch from perfect them for general duties. A large number of
any victualling yard in England. It consisted of beef, fine young men are still continuing to join the corps,
pork, flour, peas, chocolate, rum, and vinegar, in up- the bounty now given being Si. 15s. 6d. There are at
wards of 1,500 casks, amounting to 300 tons in weight, present four companies of Artillery here, most of whom
and freighting 63 full-sized waggons of the South-Wes- are newly-raised men, and are seat here for the facilities
tern Railway Company. To show the extraordinary which this garrison affords for gun and field drill, under
expedition with which this immense supply was for- the command of Colonel P. V. England, R.A., com-
warded from the Clarence-yard, we have only to state mandant of this garrison.
that at Bin the morning the order from the Admiralty WINDSOR, Thursday.—This morning a squadron of
was received, requesting that the supplies might be at about 100, consisting of men picked from each troop of
Southampton yesterday, without fail, as they were re- the Royal Horse Guards (Blue), with the regimental band,
quired for shipment on board the Peninsular and Orien- left the Cavalry Barracks, Spital, under the command of
tal Steam Company's vessel Simla. It rained hard all Captains Sheffield, Sutton, Bledon, Billington, Leslie,
day, but Mr. Davis, the Master-Attendant, and Mr. and Dormer, to take part in the funeral procession of
Pinhorn, the storekeeper of the Clarence-yard, were out their late Colonel, the Marquis of Anglesey. The
in it, seeing to the filling up and closing the casks, the squadron will escort the body of the gallant and dis-
whole 1,500 of which were in the waggons, by the aid of tinguished nobleman from Uxbridge House to the
Mr. Superintendent Stevens, of Gosport station, and pn Euston-square station, wheice it will be conveyed by
their way to Southampton docks at 6.20 p.m, the same railway to Beaudesert, the family seat of the Pagets, in
day. The Simla leaves to-morrow with the India and Staffordshire. Colonel the Hon. Cecil Forester, and all
China mail, and, besides the above stock of provisions, the officers of the Blues, will also join the squadron to-
she takes a number of staff officers of the army and their morrow morning. It is believed in
the regiment that
horses for Turkey. the vacant colonelcy-in-chief will be conferred upon
The Harkaway transport-ship, having on board 58 Lord Raglan.
horse artillerymen, arrived in the Sound yesterday after- THE 97TH FOOT.—Yesterday afternoon the 97th regi-
noon in a leaky state. On Sunday afternoon she struck ment of Foot, under the command of Col. Lockyer, had
upon a wreck off Bury Head, which is supposed to be a grand field-day in the Home-park, Windsor. The men
the vessel which was run down about a month ago. were each supplied with 10 rounds of blank cartridge. The
The Harkaway will be taken into dock. The horses precision with which they fired, and the clever manner
and stores will not be taken out unless absolutely neces- in which they went through all their movements, won
sary. the admiration of the spectators, and called forth the
The Indefatigable is to be commissioned immediately. commendation of their gallant commander. Two officers
Admiral Sir W. Parker commencesiis duties at Ply- of the Monmouthshire Militia were present on the occa-
mouth on Saturday, vice Sir John Ommanney, who in- sion. It is still uncertair, when the regiment will leave
spected his flag-ship for the last time yesterday. Windsor, no definitive orders having yet been issued
Advises were yesterday received that the three French from the Horse Guards.
transport ships, Esprit°, Gabriel, and Etienne, had DEPARTURE OF THE 79TH HIGHLANDERS.—This emi-
arrived at and sailed from Malta for Gallipoli with up- neatly fine regiment, under the command of Lieut.-Col.
wards of 2,000 troops. Elliot, numbering nearly 1,000 officers and men, em-
It is understood that her Majesty's steamers Strom. barked yesterday morning at nine o'clock, on board her
boli and Gallipoli have sailed for the Baltic, and not, as Majesty's steam-ship Simoom, at Portsmouth,
.for Con-
has been reported, in pursuit of an imaginary Russian stantinople. The 79th have b f
en
or some time InhPortts-
frigate cruising off the coast of Wales, mouth garrison, and their behaviour has been sue as o
The Electra, 14-gun sloop, Commander William merit the respect and good-will of the entireh
commu-
Morris (b), 30th of August, 1852, made her number at nity. They were headed, in marching from t etul-equfianre-
the Nore a 10.45 a.m. yesterday Passing to Woolwich ters in Cambridge Barracks, Portsmouth, by
from the Australian station. bands of "the gallant 42d" and the Ist bathtaelsiotrneeotsf
The Janus, 4, paddle-wheel steam-vessel, 220-horse the Rifle Brigade, and as they defiled through t
power, Lieutenant-Commander Colin C. A. Kane, of the town the inhabitants left their housere the ,es apd turned
arrived at Sheerness on Wednesday evening to commu- out to cheer officers and men. Nor v. fema
nicate with the Port-Admiral, and remains waiting population behind hand with their encouraging plf.tu-
orders. dits, for the very air seemed rent with the vomfe-
Yesterday Vice-Admiral of the White the Hon. Jos- rations of the grosser portion of them, which well
celine Percy changed his flag on his promotion. The nigh drowned the musical voices of the elite, who waved
Nile, 91, screw steam-ship, Commodore H. B. Martin, their handkerchiefs in most cordial graraded eeting
from their
. The ap-
C. 8., &c., senior in command afloat, saluted the flag pearance of the men, as the party p
with 17 guns, which was returned by the Waterloo, 121, quarters to the place of embarkation, to the tunes of
Captain Lord Frederick Kerr, with 7 guns. "Auld Lang Syne,""Cheer, boys, cheer," " The girl I left
The Tribune comes home to collect the detachments behind sue," and such like, was really splendid; none
of her crew who have returned in charge of Rued= ever left with more steadiness or Precision, They