The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-09 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 8.
The Duke of Wellington, 131, screw three-decker, Cap-
tain H. B. Martin, C. 8., steamed out of the factory basin
this morning to the harbour jetty of the dockyard, her
Machinery working admirably. She will go out of harbour
for trial on Monday.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.—The Duke of Wellington, 131,
screw line-of-battle ship, Captain Henry Byam Martin,
C. B.—We had the pleasure of witnessing this noble
vessel of war under steam, and left entirely to her own
resources, this morning. At 10.30 all being in -readi-
ness, " turn ahead" was ordered, at the same time
the dockyard authorities were attending to the leading
guys, and this gigantic war steamer moved out of
the basin. In rounding the north-west angle of the
dock the strength of the flood caught her bow, and the
two port guys snapped like twigs. A heavy charge
now fell upon the assistant master attendant (Mr. Tonkin)
and the pilot (Mr. Jones), who, with consummate skill and
steadiness of nerve, brought her well out of the ticklish
position in which she was placed; neither was their confi-
dence misplaced in the beautiful working of her engines.
Nothing could be mere perfect or gratifying than to see
this monster ship handled like a river boat. Such was the
fact. She answered her helm instantly, reversed her engines
at pleasure, gathered way as quicly as a model vessel on
the Thames, and was safely and skilfully laid alongside the
dockyard jetty, where she is -taking in coal, ready for her
trial at the measured mile at. Stokes Bay, on Monday, the
11th. The scene was enlivened by Blenheim's band strik-
ing up "See the conquering hero comes"--most appropriate
for the occasion.
The Isabel, screw discovery-ship, Commander Inglefield,
sailed from Cowes Roads at half-pest 11 this morning for
Behring's Straits.
The Arrogant, 46, Captain Fremantle, left Spithead this
morning for Leith, to relieve the Leander.
The Basilisk, 6, steam-sloop, Commander the Hon. F.
Egerton, which stranded yesterday off Southsea beach in
coming into harbour at low tide, floated on its rising at
half-past 5, and came into harbour. It is said that the
blame of her grounding rests upon the man employed to
hoist the red flag at the muting shears in the dockyard, to
denote the depth of water to the pilot when vessels are
ordered out or into harbour, he having kept the flag up
when it should have been hauled down. We are informed,
while she was aground, one of her hawsers snapped, and
seriously injured two or three of her crew, one of whom
was obliged to be convoyed to Haslar Hospital.

SHEERNESS, PRIL 8, B.A.m.
The Persian, 12-gun sloop, CommanderA Thomas Mitche,
arrived at the Nore yesterday, at 10.30, a.m., from th
North American and West India station (last from Ports.
mouth) ' • she saluted the Admiral, which was returned by
the Waterloo, 120-gun flag-ship. The Persian will dis-
charge her powder, shell, &c., at the Nore, after which
she will be taken into the Basin to be paid off here.
The Imperieuse, 60-gun screw steam-frigate, Captain
Rundle B. Watson, C. 8., sent up topgallant masts and
crossed topgallant yards at 8 a.m. yeaterday ; her steam
was got up, and al 10.45 a.m. she slipped from her moor-
ings and steamed to the Nore. On rounding the Garrison
Point she saluted the Admiral, which was returned by the
Waterloo flag ship.
The Myrtle steam tender proceeded to the Nore in com-
pany with the Imperieuse, and returned again at 5 p.m.
with the Queen's Pilot.

WOOLWICH, APRIL 8.
APPOINTMENTS.
Masters—William J. Olive (1845), Master in the Samp-
son steam-frigate since January, 1851, to the Bellerophon,
78, on the Mediterranean station ; Charles IL P. Forbes
(1848), to the Sampson paddle-wheel steam-frigate, on the
Mediterranean station, vice Olive.
Clerk F. F. Miller (1853), to the Highflyer steam-sloop
at Portsmouth,
THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.—The Phcenix screw steam-
sloop, Commander Edward A. Inglefield, is to be taken out
of dock to-morrow, and will be ready for sea in about a
week from this time. Mr. Fawckner, appointed a second
master to be borne on the books of the Phoenix, is intended
for service in the Breadalbane hired store-ship, at present
at Deptford taking on board stores for the relief of Sir Ed-
ward Belcher's expedition, and she will be taken charge of
by the Phcenix, and towed, when necessary, to Beechey
Island.

BPE, APRIL 7.
Saturday, the 23d of this month, M
hasROKE been named as the
day appointed on which the launch of the James Watt, 90
guns, is to take place. She is rapidly being made ready
for the occasion, a great portion of the dockyard strength
being engaged in her completion.
The Asp, Lieutenant Aldridge, surveying steamer, has
been on the opposite shore of the Bristol Channel, survey-
ing the shore in the neighbourhood of Minehead and
Bridgewater.

Orders have been received that, during the course of the
summer, two ships of the lino of 90 guns each, a heavy fri-
gate of 50 guns, with three lighter vessels (two of 16 and
one of 10 guns), are to be laid down. In order to make
room for this accession to our naval strength, several of the
vessels now on the stocks in a state nearly approaching
completion are to be sent afloat. The importance attached
by the authorities to the screw-propeller, as an auxiliary
power for men-of-war, may be inferred from the fact that
all the vessels, large and small, are to be fitted with screw
steam power.

RAILWAY BETURNO.

TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE PAST WEEK.

Miles
opdned, NAME OF RAILWAY. Receipts.
1853.
1852. 1853.
\II3.ITISH.
72% Aberdeen £1,426 1 1.549
37.4 Belfast and Ballymena 652 719
17 Belfast and County Down .. .......... 182 231
33 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire 1,4 .4 -
2631 Bolton,lllackburn, and Wcst York .... 810 796
8534 Bristol and Exeter ..... 3,947 3,984
189 4 Ca1ed0nian............. 8,129 i 8,951
94,4 Chester and Ffolyhead. , 2,432 3,161
6% Cork, Blackrock, and Passage 130 i 179
20 Cork and Bant'un ................. 131 I 189
56 Dublin and Be' Junction 723 i 997
53 Dublin and Drogheda •• • 889 ' 1.314
6 Dublin and Kingstown 1,0,3 1,093
1614 Dundee and Arbroath •.. 468 495
31 Dundee, Perth, and A berdeen Junction 61,2 733
19 Dundalk and 157 188
68 East • €65 779
81 East Lancashire 4,147 4 870
22 Eastern Counties and N0rf01k......., 13.956 15,641
95 Eastern Union 2,020 ' 2,418
89% Edinburgh and Glasgow ..... 3.270 3,619
78 B.'dinburgh, i'ezth, and Dundee...... 2,287 2,346
6 Exeter and 102 95
19 Furness Railway ... 496 648
17l .4 Glasgow, and South-West ern .• • 4,071 4,409
285% Great Northern and E. L......... 11,313 13,526
188 Great Soathem and Western (Ireland) 4,2?5 4,842
319% Great Western 16,784 19,088
25 Irish South Eastern ................ 188 282
90 Lancaster and Carlisle•. •• • 4,148 4,e12
260 Lancashire rod Yorkshire.
70 Leeds Northern .................... 972 1,271
18,4 Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport.... 265 355
55331 London and North Western ..• • ..... 43,247 48,e94
5% London and 81ackwa11.............. 831 1,153
173% London, Brighton, and South Coast.. 9,755 10,382
253 H Lordoa and South Westerns......... 9,681 10,940
34% Londonderry and Enniskillen •• 270 347
11% Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, &c. -
167% Marcbester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 6,278 7,131
931 Blanchester and South Junction 502 596
28 Maryport and Carlisle .• .• ......., 541 572
498% Midland ..... .• .. • •
126 Midland Great Western (Irish) ...... 2,205 2,247
37 Monklands ........................ 85 B'4
60 Newcastle and Carlisle.. • 2,278 2,526
149 North British ••• • • • .... 3,7 i 3,748
232 North Staffordshire •• •• •••••• • • • • • • .
47 North-Western .... •• • ..... ........ 634 766
80 Scottish Central • • 1,885 1,857
82 Scottish Midland 620 620
29% Shrewsbury and Birmingham •• •• 569 737
47 Shrewsbury and Chester
29 Shropshire Maim .. • ... ••• • •• 602 576
58 South Devon 1,801 1,918
28834 Soot h. Ea stern 10,882 14,241
131 South Wales .. 1,463 2,,-98
.77 South York., Do ic•-,.ster, and Goo`e .. 1,416 1,453
40 Taff Vale •• •• •••••• •• •• ............ 2,402 2,663
36 Ulster .••• • •• ....... .
50 Waterford and Limerick .„ 421 379
25 West Cornwall 324 461
12 Whitehaven Junction 198 251
304% York and Newu-stic, and Berwick ... 14,227 15, 77
279 York and North Midland ...... •• •. 7,281 7,619
FOREIGN.
57 4 Dutch Rhenish .... 1,023 1,293
2131 Maria Antonia ~........
160 144
€3 Mon••ereau and Troyes ............ 1,016 1,016
63 Namur and L'ege • ... 1,065 1.-97
4)3.51 Northern of France ... • • ..... 20,287 21,262
577 Or.eans and Central* ..... ........ 21,475 25,081
240 Paris and Lyons • ...... 12,259 .4,338
84 Paris and Rouen. 6,659 7,557
392 Paris and Strasourgh ..........., .. 9,213 16,970
59 Rouen and lir we • • ........•• ••. .. 2,414 3,130
99 Western of France 3,2z8 4,428

413 N
577
240
84
392

* The receipts include the franlo on the Orleans and Central, Or-
leans and Bordeaux, and Tours and Nantes lines.

.RAILTVAY SHARE MARKETS.

LiVJRPOOL, APRIL 8.

The share market keeps tolerably firm, but not so buoy,
ant as yesterday. The public do not seem disposed to pur.
chase share property, notwithstanding the. prospective re.
duction of the interest on Consols.

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