The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-28 00:00:00

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.-.April 27.

(FROM OuR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENOE.—The an-
nual general meeting of the members of the squadron
takes place at the Thatched-house Tavern on Friday, the
12th of May, when there are seven members to be bal-
loted for.

Mr. Woodhouse has sold his yacht (the Gondola) to
the Earl of Lichfield.

A. fine clipper barque, built for Messrs. Edmond J.
Wheeler and Co., was launched this day from the Messrs.
White's building-yard. She was named the Charlotte
Ann.

The beautiful schooner yacht Hornet, of 140 tons,
building by Ratsey for John Naylor, Esq., of Liverpool,
is to be launched on Saturday.

THE OVERLAND MAIL.—The commercial accounts by
the overland mail are regarded as favourable. At
Bombay there had been increased transactions in im-
ported goods, with a tendency to higher prices, while at
Calcutta, although business had been interfered with by
native holidays, there was a prospect of its reopening at
an improvement. In China the extent of purchases had
been moderate, but a further advance had been estab-
lished.

RIISSIA.--Advices have been received from St. Pe-
tersburg, Odessa, and Riga. At St. Petersburg there
had been some mitigation of the financial distrust, but
only to a very slight extent, the quotation of exchange
being 341 d. From Odessa the letters are to the 14th,
and the telegraphic accounts to the 21st, at which date
the allied fleets had anchored in the The Riga
intelligence is to the 20th, and the river was then nearly
clear of ice, the weather having become warm and
extremely fine. Twelve of the vessels that had been
frozen up in the bay had arrived, and 24 still remained.
MR. FORREST, THE TRAGEDIAN.—The Trenton True
American, is pained to learn that Mr. Edward Forrest,
the American tragedian, has become a convert to the
belief in spiritual manifestations. This gentleman is a
constant visitor upon the Foxes, and most credulously
insists upon the correctness of the developments com-
municated by the rappers from " Cother side of Jordan."
Hereafter it is to be presumed that an improvement will
be introduced into Mr. Forrest's personation of Hamlet;
the ghost of that prince's father will be required to rap
out communications instead of delivering them in person.
RAILWAY ARCHES WATERLOO STATION AND NECRO-
POLIS COMPANY.—In consequence of the recent com-
plaint by a deputation from the parish of Lambeth
against the conversion of nine of the arches at the
Waterloo•station into depositories for the dead of
parishes and unions to be taken to the Necropolis at
Woking, a memorandum and protest, on behalf of the
projectors, has been placed in the hands of the directors
of the South Western Railway Company, drawing their
attention to the arrangement for the removal of bodies
to the Necropolis, and the conveyance of mourners, which
was settled and concluded in November, 1849, and pro-
testing against the said directors entering into any ar-
rangements of a contrary nature with the parties ad-
vertising themselves us directors and officers of the
Necropolis Company, on the ground that steps are now
being taken to set aside all their acts and proceedings in
that assumed and disallowed capacity. Under the sub-
sisting, agreement with the projectors, which the Necro-
polis Company are bound to enforce, two arches only are
to be used fur the mere purpose of receiving bodies in
transitu to the inert chapels at Woking ; the charge fur
taking down a hearse-carriage, capable of holding fifty
coffins, in separate compartments, to be V. each time,
whereas the substituted arrangement of the
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pseudo-man-
age
ent contemplates depositing the dead in 9 arches,
whilst it is reported the conveyance charge is to be in-
creased to no less an extent than 400 per cent. for
paupers, 900 per cent. for artisans, and 3,900 per cent.
for all other ranks.
CORE AND BANDON RAILWAY.—Traffio return for the
week ending April 22, 1854 3:!200 1 5
Corresponding week last year lB5 4 1

THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.—Traffio return for
the week ending April 16, 1854 £16,437 12 9
Corresponding week last year , 15,225 15