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SOUTHAMPTON, JULY 13.
The United States' mail steam-ship Humboldt,
Captain J. D. Lines, arrived off Cowes at 2 p.m.
to-day, and after landing the English passengers
and mails proceeded on her voyage to Havre.
The Humboldt left New York on the 2d inst.
She brings on freight specie value $900,000, in
American gold, a portion of which is for London,
and 191 passengers, among whom are Messrs. A.
Borg, Charles Pillschody, and Julius Aroni, bearers
of dispatches respectively to France, Switzerland,
and Prussia.
The Africa arrived out on the 30th ult.

[PRICE SD.

cope with an array of correspondents whose name is
legion.
Captain Fitzroy, in defending the use of the cat,
contends that the infliction of corporal punishment is
the most painful part of the duty of a commanding
officer. Admitting it to be so in some instances,
it is nevertheless notorious that the wholesale use
of the cat for trivial offences aroused the feelings of
the people of this country ; and in consequence of
what took place in the House of Commons on several
occasions, the authorities were obliged to interfere.
One commanding officer thought it so painful a
part of his duty, that he declared every man should kiss
the grating before the ship was paid off ; and, with one
or two exceptions, he kept his word, flogging almost
under the admiral's nose, until ordered to cease punish-
ment and drop astern. May I ask Captain Fizroy what
assurances we have that the like shall not occur again ?
Try a captain for tyranny, and he is honourably ac-
quitted—in some instances followed by the honour of
knighthood.

The Humboldt left at anchor, ready for sea, the
ships Mercury, for Havre, and Robert Kelly, for
Liverpool. Passed at Sandy Hook, ship Isaac Webb,
for Liverpool ; July 4, lat. 42.10, long. 62.40, saw
American ships Westmoreland and Java, bound
west. July 13, off Start Point, passed American
ship St. John, bound up Channel.
Accounts from St. Thomas to the 10th of June
state that the yellow fever was raging fearfully
there among the shipping.
Dates from Havannah are to the 22d of June.
The correspondent of the New York Ilerald
writes :--
" There is a tremendous panic among the slavetraders.
Julian Zulueta, their recognised chief, was arrested yes-
terday morning, and is at this moment taking his coffee
in the castle of the Cabana. This is precisely the same
game which was played by General Canedo a few weeks
ago, when, after Antonio Capo had comfortably effected
the landing of about 1,100 slaves near Cardenas, Messrs.
Suaznavar and the other owners of that expedition were
arrested and confined for a few days in their own houses
at Matanzas, and then set at liberty, receiving back, as
a sort of compensation for the little inconvenience they
may have been put to by being compelled to stay at
home for a short time, the 300 slaves which had been
seized by order of General Canedd, but which were now
commanded by his Excellency to be returned to their
original owners, under-the name of Emancipados, a de-

The public have taken up the cause of our seamen, and
instructions of a more liberal tendency have been already
issued for the guidance of officers ; but until the infamous
Articles of War—that wretched specimen of injustice—
are remodelled, and punishment by the cat limited to
certain offences, and the law laid down in unambiguous
terms, there ever will be occasional abuse of power. The
diminution of this description of punishment is not a
proof that the officers are more humane than formerly.
I have already explained whence it is to be attributed.
The practice had become a matter of reproach to a na-
tion which boasted of free institutions, the country pro-
nounced its judgment, and the authorities, in conse-
quence, felt it their duty to discountenance it ; hut, sir,
until we have a better guarantee for fair play and a
whole; skin than meremirculars, and until .seamen have
thetanafide protection of the law, the greatest distrust
will continue to prevail as to the future.

scription of servitude a thousand time. 3v.rsa thaia apy--
slavery. -^
.„`.‘ Of coureETtria are well aware' • PaiVei4rf
Cuba have long since set their hearts against the intro-
duction of more slavery from Africa, and that the pro-
motion of the diabolical traffic is altogether confined to
the actual traders, who are generally a set of low
Spaniards, principally from the province of Cataluna,
and +he needy officials who are sent out from Spain to
better their ruined fortunes. These few worthless

I am ready to admit that considerable improvement
have taken place also in the temper and disposition of
officers generally, as compared with times gone by ; but
the human heart is prone to err, and it is ever dificult
to guard oneself against the use of unlimited power. As
a diseased sheep will infect a flock, even so will one
tyrannical officer and one unhappy ship affect the feel-
ings and disgust the minds of a whole squadron.
It is to guard against this, by far the greatest evil in
the naval service, that men are contending, that the
press issues her daily warnings and denunciations ; yes,
and with one common object in view—viz., the interests
and well-being of of the naval profession.
Methinks, the time of these gallant officers had been
better spent in turning their professional talents to the
compilation of a new naval code, suitable to the wants of
the times ; but, mark, on this subject the trio are all I a
but silent. No one, in fact, dares to defend them, and
yet they are suffered to remain in full force—possibly to
sleep for a time only.
The seamen are perfectly acquainted with everything
that takes place relating to themselves, and are well
qualified to judge of the advantage and disadvantage of
the navy, as compared with the merchant and foreign
services.

wretches have the business entirely in their own hands.
"'The clamours of the people here, but, above all,
the threatening tone assumed in The Times of the 25th
and 31st of May, following so soon upon the recent
warnings in the New Yorellerald, is really the cause
which has induced Canedo to arrest the chief of the
slavetraders and owner of the Lady Suffolk, Julian
Zulueta. But I hope you will point out that this step
was not taken by his Excellency General Canedo until
after the arrival of the European mail per Empire City
on the 19th inst., notwithstanding that long previously
the circumstances connected with the arrival and dis-
embarkation of slaves from the Lady Suffolk and the
other vessels was as notorious as the sun at noonday,
and was, and is still, the common topic of conversation
at every place of public resort in this city. In the mean-
time, until the public indignation is appeased, Mr. Zu-
lueta has very comfortable lodgings in the airy and cool
castle of the Cabana—Ta,con's Palace (the gaol) was not
good enough for such a respectable individual ; besides
he is very rich—where he has his servants, and every
luxury he may require, allowed. He is under no restraint
whatever, being permitted to promenade, whenever he
thinks proper, the whole length of that vast fort. His
intimate friends—Forcade, Sama, Baths, &c.—visit him
at all hours, and, as I have known it to be the practice
in similar cases where plenty of money has been at com-
mand, I would not at all be surprised were I to encounter
any evening after dark Mr. Zulueta, the supposed pri-
soner, taking his drive through the streets of Havan-
nah."

I am not contending for the total abolition of the
punishment of flogging in the navy. I believe, also,
that the seamen, as a body, do not desire it ; but they
do desire, and have a right to demand, that it shall be
applied only in extreme cases.
What would be thought of a magistrate who sentenced
a man to receive 36 lashes, or 324 stripes, for a certain
offence for which another awarded a week's imprison-
ment only t And yet the inequality of punishments
awarded to similar offences is even greater than this, as
" A Vice-Admiral" and as Captain Fitzroy well know.
Many men have been flogged for made crimes ; others
flogged to ensure their good behaviour on the morrow ;
at any rate, the majority of the officers and the entire
ship's company have been at a loss to ascertain the real
cause.

The New York stock market was firm, with an
upward tendency for Government stocks. Ex-
change on London was quoted firm at 1091'1 to ;
Paris, 515 to 515 i ; Amsterdam, 41 to 411- ; Bre-
men, 79/ to 791. Cotton steady, sales for the
week 13,600 bales. Coffee, demand light, at full
prices. Flour was in good demand for export, and
the grain market active, but the supply was on the
increase. Metals firm and in good request. Rice
heavy. Sugar in moderate demand. The active
inquiry for tobacco continued, upwards of 1,400
hogsheads of Kentucky having changed hands at
advanced prices on speculation ; a speculative de-
mand for manufactured had also sprung up. The
advance in the price of teas was well maintained.
For wool the demand had slightly improved. In
freights, wheat had been shipped to Liverpool to a
considerable extent at sd. in ships' bags ; flour at
is. 9d. ; tobacco, 17s. 6d. to 20s. per hogshead ;
cotton, 5-32 d. ; grain, in bulk, sd. ; flour to Lon-
don, 2s. ; cotton to Havre, 3s. Bd.

With the recollection of such instances fresh in the
minds of hundreds, it is necessary that some measure
should be introduced in which the men could place con-
fidence. Let this be done, and still further increase the
pay of A B's—Sir James's last being still too low—and
I for one shall be happy to congratulate " A Vice
Admiral" on the condition of his then noble profession.
In the hope that you will find space in your excellent
paper for this, I fear, too long letter, permit me to
remain, sir, your obedient servant, B. N.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, JULY 13.
THE SPITHEAD FLEET.

A great and well-grounded cause of complaint among
all classes in the fleet exists in the fact of there being no
steam-tender attached to it to bring them to and fro
safely and free of expense, and this want has been more
keenly felt since two officers and two nten have lost their
lives in consequence of the inefficiency of the means em-
ployed to rejoin their ships in foul weather.
The Royal yacht Fairy, Master-Commander Welch,
returned from Holyhead at 8 o'clock last night. She
left Plymouth at 9 o'clock yesterday morning. It is
expected she will be required for the service of the Court
in a day or two.

The Victoria and Albert, Captain Crispin, returned
from Holyhead this evening, and came into harbour.
The Sphynx, 6 steam-sloop, Captain Hillyar, was in-
spected and her crew mustered this morning by the
Port Admiral, and Captain Chads, C.B„ of the Excel-
lent, put the men through the great-gun drill, &c., after
which she discharged her powder, and came into har-
bour to dismantle and be paid off. Her crew have been
in commission barely three years and a-half, and, now
they have become efficient seamen, will be turned adrift.
The Queen Charlotte, 104, hauled out of the fitting
basin to-day ready to return to "ordinary."
The masts and spars of the Grampus, 50, have been
got out, and are to be sent to Pembroke for the pur-
pose of jury-rigging the Cmsar, 91, new screw line-of-
battle ship, which is to be brought to this port to be
fitted for commission.

The Sprightly steam-tender embarked a party of Go-
vernment officials this morning from the town sallyport,
and left with them for the westward. We believe they
were an Ordnance party about to inspect the fortifica-
tions on the Dorset coast.

WOOLWICH, JULY 13.
APPOINTMENTS.

Lieutenants.—CharlesG.lll7Grigor (1846), additional
to the Victory flag-ship, at Portsmouth ; Henry B. Han-
key (1845), to the Victory ; Grenville M. Temple (1853),
recently promoted from Mate of the Excellent gunnery-
ship, at Portsmouth, to the Edinburgh, 58, screw steam-
ship, tender to the Excellent, at Portsmouth ; Herbert
P. De Kantzow (1849), to the Imperieuse, 50, screw
steam-frigate, at Portsmouth ; Henry Harvey (1847),
to the Terrible paddle-wheel steam-frigate, at Wool-
wich ; Patrick C. C. M'Dougall (1849), to the Duke of
Wellington, 131, screw steam-ship, at Portsmouth.
Mate.—Thomas 0. Kidd (1851), from the Excellent
to the Highflyer, 12, screw steam-frigate, at Ports-
mouth.

Naval Cadet.—H. M. Hippesley, to the Winchester,
50, flag-ship on the East India station.

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

GLOUCESTER, Wednesday.—This being the first public
exhibition day, an immense accession to the temporary
population of Gloucester took place, and the three rail-
way companies having put on extra trains for the ac-
commodation of visitors, the stations were crowded with
throngs of travellers throughout the day, and the cab
and omnibus proprietors took the opportunity offered to
them of reaping a golden harvest. All the omnibuses
and cabs that could be secured from the adjacent towns
were retained, and fares were doubled, the proprietors
having the conscience to demand five shillings for a cab
from the station to the exhibition—distance a mile and
a half. _ _

The implement yard was opened to the public at seven
o'clock this morning, and many chose an early hour for
visiting this department, in preference to waiting until it
became more crowded. The number of stands ofimplements
was 121, occupying two-thirds of the exhibition apace, and
presenting a magnificent illustration of the spirit, energy,
skill, and enterprise of the present day. The greatest
admiration and surprise expressed generally by the visi-
tors, and many persons who had attended these great
gatherings from the first period of their establishment,
pronounced that this was not one of the best, but the
very best, collection of agricultural implements and
machines ever brought together. Among the most
prominent names of the exhibitors were Garrett and
Sons, of Lerston Ironworks, near Saxmunden,
Suffolk ; Hussey, of Baltimore, the original inventor of
the American reaping machine • Smith, of Kettering,
Northamptonshire ; Cresskill, of' Beverley ; Ransornes
and Sims, of Ipswich ; Dray and Co., of Swan-lane, Lon-
don-bridge ; Batley' of Northampton ; Rev. S. Smith of
Luis Weedon, Towcester, who exhibited a set of imple-
ments for the purpose of illustrating the agriculture of
Lois Weedon ; Winton, of Dove Mills, Birmingham ;
Smith and Ashby, of Stamford ; Vick, saddler, of
Gloucester, who showed some improved gearing and
fastenings, which were sent to the Great Exhibtion;
Hornsby and Sons, of Grantham, Lincolnshire ; Mapp-
lebat and Lowe, of Birmingham ; Cambridge, of the
Bristol Iron Works ; Gillam, of Woodstock, who had a
remarkably clever seed cleaner; Bell, of Scotland; Burgess
and Key, of 103, Newgate-street, London ; Samuelson, of
Danbury ; Barrett, Exall, and Andrews, of Banbury ;
Cartwright, of Shrewsbury; Fowler and Fry, of Bristol ;
Ferrubee, of the Phoenix Iron Works, Stroud ; Har-
man, of Gloucester ; James, of Cheltenham • Hill, of the
Bcierly-hill Iron-works, Tipton, near Dudley ; Parsons
and Clyburn of West Lambourn, Somerset ; Taxford
and Sons, Boston ; Webb, of Gloucester - Adams, of
Oldbury, near Birmingham ; Gibson, Newcastle-on-
Tyne ; and, in the seed department, Chivers, of Chester,
the introducer of the orange jelly turnip, showed
samples of his famous turnip seed for late planting, and
securing a crop after wheat harvest. His sheds are
occupied with seeds, and some beautiful botanical speci-
mens of grass are ranged in these sheds.
Catalogues of all the implements in the yard were
sold on the spot, and the exhibitors were foundtovtefley
ready to give inquirers every information relative
articles which they exhibited at their stands.
About 3,000 persons had visited the exhibition up to
four o'clock. The show yard was open until six in the
evening.