The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-13 00:00:00

IN G, FEBRUARY IA 1854.

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PREPARATIONS FOR WAR.

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The announcement has been already made that the
Government had eiolved, and were taking the neces-
sary steps, to send out to Malta, as the first division of
the British contingent destined for the defence of Tur-
key, a body of infantry 10,000 strong, and a propor-
tionate . force of cavalry and artillery. The extent to
which this auxiliary force may hereafter be increased will,
of course, depend upon circumstances. The division
will consist of 3 battalions of the Guards—the 4th, 28th,
33d, 50th, 77th, and 93d Regiments of the line, and the
2d battalion of the Rifle Brigade. The Artillery force
will include 5 field batteries and one brigade for small-
arm ball cartridge. It is not expected that the brigade
of Cavalry will leave until early in March. Its desti-
nation will be Constantinople, and it will comprise the
Scots Greys, the Carbineers, the 17th Lancers, the 11th
Hussars, the Bth Hussars, and the Enniskillens. The
Duke of Cambridge will take the command, assisted by
General Brotherton and the Earl of Cardigan. Lord
Raglan, we understood, has been appointed to the chief.
command of the expedition. The only transports now
at home available for conveying• the troops to Malta
are the Simoom, Vulcan, Bulldog, and Dragon. These,
it is said, are capable of carrying 1,200 men each, a con-
siderable number, but fitiling far short of what is required
for the present emergency. The Government have,
therefore, chartered the following steamers :
From the General Screw Steam-ship Company :

Tonnage. Horse Power.
The Golden Fleece • 2,500 - ... 400
The Jason
The Cape of Good Hope 7O) ... 100
The Propontis
From the Peuinsular and Oriental Company :

Tonnage. Horse Power.
. 3,500 ... 700
650 ... 400
900 400

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The Himalaya
The Manilla
The Ripon
From the Cunard Company :
The Cambria
The Niagara
From the Australian Company► :
The Victoria

From the Irish companies it is stated by Mr. James
Hartley that three or four steamers can be obtained for
transport service. The. General Screw Company have
also received notice to hold at the disposal of the Go-
vernment the following ships of their fleet, now on their
way home :

'Zealand I

MINES.
1 all Xgna Fria
1 all Anglo Austria. Gold 4d par
10s. 11 Anglo Californian
10 2 Australasian — d
20 6 Australian
1 all Australian Cordillera 4 id
1 'all Australian Freehold k gd
1 all Ave Maria — id
1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) 4 1p
50 all Blaenarvon Ir. & Coal 9 —ll
1 all isritish Austria. Gold 4 4 d
20 13.5 British Iron
35 241 Brazilianlmp.(issued
at £5 pm 5 6
30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 14 21
20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 28 —3O
1 4 Carson's Creek
1 t Clarendon Con. Min.
Co. of Jamaica —•
10 all Cobre Copper 44 —46 44
5 1 Colonial Gold par— 4 p
. . 15 Copiapo
St. all Copper Min. of Eng 65 —75
25 all Do. Pref. 71 p. cent 4 6 p
5 all English and Austrin
Copper Smeltg. Co 2 23/4
20 all General
2 all Great Nugget Vein . . ...p
2 all Do. Registered
3 all Great Polgooth
1 all Liberty
3 all Linares
1 all Lond.&Californ.Gold
Quartz Crush. Co
1 all Mariquita
10 9 Ilexican&S.Amerien — 61
1 all Now Granada — d
1 all New Linares Mining
and Smelting Co •
1 all Nouveau Monde par— 4 p
20 all Pontgibaud Silver
Lead Min. dx Smelt. 17 19
5 1 Port Philip tt 4 d
1 all Quartz Rock , — p
50 all Rhymney Iron
15 15 Do. New 8 —lO
30 I.oi Santiago de Cuba 4 5
1 all '.outh Australian —e d
10 7 Tin Croft 43/4 53/4
28q all United Mexican 3 33/4
1 all Waller 3/4 id
1 all West Granada d
1 all West Mariposa
1 12s. Worthing Mining, of
Australia. .....
1 all Yuba - d
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
40 all Australasia 77 79
40 all British Colonial Bank
and Loan Company ...
50 all British N. Americai,
25 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia ... d
20 2 ChM. Bak. of India,
Australia, & China 1 —4 d
100 25 Colonial —
100 20 Commercial of Loud —
20 10 English Scottish and
Australian 34 2id
20 15 Lond, Chart. Bk. of
Australia - 1 p 154 4
50 20 London and County
50 10 London Joint Stock — ex dk b
100 20 ',Jona. & Westminster ft
100 35 National Provincial
of Eugland
20 10 Do. New • •
50 22 National of Ireland —
20 all' New South Wales 44 46
25 all Oriental Bank of
CorpoTation.
25 5 Do. Nevi'
100 25 Provincial of Ireland
10 all Do. New . II•
5 1 Royal Australn•Bkg
& Gold Imp Co ...
25 all South Australia —
25 all Union of Australia.. 67 69xd d
2' Do. Now 64 74 x d
50 10 Union of London: — •••

Tonnage. Horse Power.
The Queen of the South 1,850 500
The Hydaspes 1,850 ... 300
The Harbinger 921 120
From the ports of London, Liverpool, Southampton,
and Glasgow, a further supply of steamers can be pro-
cured to any extent that may be required, but at pre-
sent there is a reluctance to interrupt the regular transit
of our ocean mails, and the above enumeration merely
comprises those ships that can at the moment-be spared.
It will be observed that the chartered companies,' with
the exception of " the General Screw," have their fleets
almost unbroken by the assistance which thus far they
are called on to supply. We understand that the -Go-
vernment, with that consideration for the welfare of the
expedition which befits the extraordinary resources at
their disposal, are determined to give a fair allowance of
elbow room on the passage out to the Mediterranean.
From 200 to 250 tons register will he allowed to every
100 men, so that the whole force will reach the :point
of rendezvous not only with all the speed of steam,
but in the best possible condition. For the heavier
munitions of war, and probably the artillery horses,
sailing vessels will be employed, and it is understood
that some of Mr. Green's and Mr. Duncan Dunbar's
finest ships have already been engaged for that service.
These details will enable the reader to form a tolerably
correct conception of the military preparations of the
Government, so far as they have yet been developed.
The facility with which its plans are being carried into
execution, furnishes evidence of the resources of this
country for war, which our enemies will do well to con-
skier. Not only are we able to transport an expedition
to the Mediterranean without serious embarrassment to
our regular commerce, but it is also not improbable that
steamers, hitherto the property of English companies,
will be employed in conveying the. French auxiliary
army to the East. It is stated that the Transatlantic
Steam Navigation Company, of which the Duke de
Montebello is chairman, and the formation of which was
announced some months ago, has recently purchased
in this country a fleet of 10 screw steamers, and it is
believed the company has placed these ships, which are
of large size, at the disposal of the Emperor for the
present emergency.
The naval preparations are now chiefly directed to the
formation and complete equipment of the fleet which is
to be sent early next month to the North Sea and the
Baltic, and which is to consist of the following ships :--
Guns.
Duke of Wellington (screw) 131 Western squadron.
Neptune
St. George l2l Devonport.
Royal George (screw) ...
St. Jean d'Acre (screw) lOl Western squadron.
Princess Royal (screw)
Caesar (screw)
Nile (screw)
James Watt (screw)
Prince Regent 9O Western squadron.
Monarch
Cressy (screw)
Majestic (screw)
Boscawen
Camberland 7O North America.
Blenheim (screw)
Hogue (screw)
Edinburgh (screw)
Ajax (screw) 5B Cork.
Imperious° (screw) 5l Western squadron.
Euryalus (screw) 5l Sheerness.
Arrogant (screw) 46 Western squadron.
Pique 4O D:vonport.
Amphion (screw) - 34 Western squadron.
Dauntless (screw)
Tribune (screw)
Leopard (paddle) lB Portsmouth.
Magicienne (paddle)
Valorous (paddle)
Desperate (screw)
1 This list speaks for itself, and requires no comment.

FOhTSMOUTH, FEB. 12.

The preparations for war here are upon a stupendous
scale. Were the Russians coming to Portsmouth, in-
stead of the fleet going from Portsmouth towards Russia,
greater stir and excitement could scarcely prevail afloat
and ashore. An enormously heavy battery has been
lately, thrown up on the site of the well-known platform
promenade, which used to parade 21 little 6-pounders,
the duty of which was comprised in saluting Royal and
other distinguished personages. This new battery will
mount about a dozen 68-pounders on traversing plat-
forms, pointing over a brick and earthwork parapet about
nine feet high, commanding the entrance to the harbour.
Recruiting parties, with fife and drum, are daily parad-
ing the garrison and suburbs ; the volunteering for the
naval service goes on quite as briskly, and the utmost en-
thusiasm may be noticed in every street and embarking
place. Vans, omnibuses, and other vehicles may be seen
rolling along the main thoroughfares from the railway
terminus as each train arrives, containing seamen and
volunteers in fifties, all greeted with the wannest recep-
tion by the population, and seemingly as jolly among
themselves as sailors bent on favourite service can be.
In a few days a matchless fleet will be formed at Spit-
head. The pioneer of this great force emerged from the
harbour yesterday afternoon— the Icle&a steam-sloop,
Master-Commander Peter Wellington, which is ap-
pointed to make surveys before the advance of the fleet
intended for operations in the Baltic. She has on board
the following surveying officers especially sale .ted for
this important and honourable duty :—Masters, R.N.—
' Messrs. W. Staunton, of the Dauntless ; J. H. Tucker,
of the Hecht.; J. J. Brown, of the Cressy ; J. Brodie,
of the Boscawen ; G. Williams, of the Miranda ; .1 J.
:1);a11, of the Blenheim ; G. H. Blakey, of the Gladiator ;
John Tucker, of the Ajax; and J. Williams, of the
Horatio, Second Masters, R.N.—G. H. Hill, of the
Neptune ;J. Laurence, of the Leopard ;J. Jones, of
the Royal George ; G. D. Perry, of the Princess Royal ;
rend F P. Ward, of the Excellent. The Heels received
her VOviclleri shot, And shell from the hays at Spithead,
and she left 414 Mt 0 o'clock to commence her task. She
takes on board in the' Thorne, several of the junior Elder
Brethren of the Trinity•house, and upwards of is dozen
North Sea skilled pilots. She will proceed along the
Coast of Scotland. She is well arrned and finely manned,
and the ettemost cordiality and unanimity prevail among
the officers. _Fire whole of the ships in progress at he
several ports are fo' be expedited with the utmost
are poststo
i-
ble exertion in every department ; little matters
give way to service matteez: i.the adze will do the duty
of the plane, and clear deck and no drawing-room
cabins is the order of the day ; dockyard ‘! naawtheyil"caarne
to enjoy a certain immunity from thoseotd the
7 is order,
selves, and all must lend a helping hand
be performed by the carpenters' crews .tielesships the
which has been promulgated at all the dock:ards, we
believe much saving of valuable time and skilled ii;hour.
will be effected, and the end desired will be achieved
much sooner than under the usual routine circum-
stances.

ARRIVALS OF SPECIE—The specie arrivals of the week
have amounted to nearly 500,0001., but, the principal
ptoportion of this not having yet been delivered, the
etnotts have been limited, and are estimated at about
250,001:
ANOTHER PARLIAMENTATit VACAIrCY.-011 Saturday
Air, W. E. Powell, M:P. for the county of Cardigan,
addressed a latter to the electors of Cardigan announcing
his intention forthwith to retire from parliamentary life.
ARRIVAL OF THE SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS AT MEL-
BOURNE,—A gentleman who has lately returned to Eng-
land from Lima, via Panama and the West Indies, states
tlial; rieWS had been,brought to Callao that the Sovereign
of the Seas had arrived at Melbourne in 53 days from
Liverpool, being the shortest pass>afte ever yet made by
sailing vessel or steamer. The news *aa brought to
Callao by an American clipper, which had made the
passage from Australia in 35 days.
1 'Pa IIIgALAYA.--,-ALESANDRIA, FEB. 4, 1854.—The
Peninsular and Oriental edinpany's steam-ship Himalaya
arrived here from Malta on the Id in, 61 hours, the
shortest passage ever previously made bailie t* hanrss
and returns to-day to Malta and Southampton with tire
India, China, and Australia mails.
Tett GOLDEN FLEECE.---It is said that the large screw
vessel the t4olde.n ineece, just completed for the General
Screw Steam Company, and intended to sail with an
Australian mail on the 4th of April; has been taken up
by the Government for the conveyance of troops:
AWFUL OCCURRENCE AT CAMBERWELL.—Yesterday
morning, between twelve and one o'clock, great excite-
ment profaned in the Albany-road, Camberwell, owing to
the following dreadful occurrence :—lt appears that a
Mr. Mott, a barrister, residing at No. 5, Albany-road,
Camberwell, next to the Wesleyan-chapel, and living by
himself, returned to his house late on Saturday night, and
having been to a public-house near, and ordered some gin,
returned home. Yesterday morning the charwoman called
as usual, to clean the place ; but receiving no answer,
and her suspicions being aroused, she informed the next
door neighbour, and an entrance into the back parlour
was effected by breaking the windows. On entering the
room Mr: Mott was found lying upon his face at full
length on the ground, and with his head over the fender.
A bottle containing gin lay beside him, and from the
position of the deceased it was evident that he had fallen
while in a state of intoxication, and his neck coming on SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 11.
the edge of the fender had choked him. Mr. Govett, - The excitement attending the great naval and min-
the surgeon, was sent for, and upon his arrival declared tary preparations now going forward for the approach-
that the deceased had been dead some hours. In his ing and apparently inevitable struggle with Russia has
pockets were found gold and silver to the amount of 18/. extended itself to this port, in consequence of the Go-
15s. The sister of the deceased some nionths back was vernment having made arrangemei,ts wimthopfatewhyaerfPeinrei,titiihlnee-
found dead in the same house, with a bottle of gin also strualnarspaourdtiOngriternotoapl
FiStteoawmarNdsatviiigeattihoenatCroe
by her side, thus showing the dreadful effects of intern- hire of some of their fine steam-ships, to be used in
perance.
THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.—The fifteenth East. The Ripon,
of 1, Captain
tons and reosb
R. m 1.N., a
public drawing, to determine the rotation of 104 rights paddle-wheel steamer 900 045-hyOrse po we r,
of choice, on all the unallotted estates, took place on , and the Manilla, a new screw-ste;
br of 635 tons and
Saturday afternoon, at the offices, 33, Norfolk-street, 60-horse power,pwartillu,rietfirsoneixttetE'sndrng, eliseb tshbeorfiersstwvitei;sdeels.
Strand. Mr. Henry Pownall, chairman of the Bench 'to take their de
of Middlesex Magistrates, the Rev. Dr. Worthington tachments of troops. These vessels are being prepared
and Mr. William Cribb, members of the Executive Coin- for sea with the utmost despatch ; .and great activity is
mittee, assisted by Mr. C. E. Lewis, the solicitor,displayed by a husse fasise of assiss,as specially employed
Mr. C.
Gruneisen, the secretary, superintended the ,in preparing aasor elation for the greatest number of
drawing, with the co-operation of the scrutineers, i soldiers that elm beusafely conveyed. The whole of the ar-
selected from the numerous shareholders who were
present. The continued extraordinary progress of the' Enr;ledue sup'::intendent of the leninsular and
society was proved by the share 8,836 being the final Oriental i,lonl‘ pany.
con James Allan, one of the manag-
number placed in the wheel prior to the extraction of inn. dis , the pany, having had an interne -
the numbers. The subscribed capital of 441,8001. has ' with th.e"okr(-81moirralty authorities at Somerset-house, has
thus been attained in seventeen mouths, and nearly . also arri've'd from London to-day for the purpose of press-
-2,500 shares have been placed on the register of rights, :
ing forward the operations without loss of time. The
either by completion, drawing, or seniority, no less than Ripon and Manilla will, it is stated, start from South-
-795 of the first thousand shares being now on the list by . ampton for Malta on Saturday morning next, the 18th
date of membership. The sixteenth public drawing was inst., and the troops which they are to carry will arrive
announced for Wednesday, the 15th of March, in Free- here by railway for embarkation in the ' Southampton
ra
mason's-hall, at the sixth quarterly meeting of the sra.
berss, Viscount Ranelagh in the chair. The allotnaentA. Docks.ie Thellocic gigantic screwsteam-ship
,onherarrivalfi.om
Alexandria Hin Himalaya,
laanyda ,MCa'll Pt
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of the Castle-bill (Reading) estate, in 'Berkshire, will which it is hoped will take place bar-the.-17th inst., is to
take place on the Ist of March. Public meetings will be 'be immediately coaled, provisioned, and held ready to
held in Reading on the 20th inst., and at Wocester ou embark a considerable ' force for the same destination:
the 27th. to explain the plan and objects of the society. i and will, no doubt, be a for pa in a few days after