The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-22 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING,,
_AUGUST 22_,

SPORTING NOTES.

No. VIII.

" Now is the winter of our discontent
Made glorious summer by this sun of 'York."
" But, as I can learn,
" He hearkens after prophecies and dreams;
And from the cross-row plucks the letter G.'

LITERATURE.

VICISSITUDES OF THE ETERNAL
CITY; or Ancient Rome : with Notes Classical
and Historical. By J. Whiteside.
This volume is a translation from the topography
of ancient Rome, by Canina, the distinguished Italian
architect and antiquary. In giving it to the Engli;ll
public, Mr. Whiteside has conferred a boon upon all
lovers of classic lore. " All the celebrated monu-
ments raised in Rome (we quote Mr. Whiteside's
preface), down to the removal of the seat of empire by
Constantine, of which any evidence can be procured,
are here placed in their proper positions, and in their
appropriate regions. The contents of each region
are numbered ; this is done in order that they may
correspond with Canina's topographical map. As
Canine treats only of the public buildings of the city
a chapter has been drawn up on the street architecture
of ancient Rome, and in reference to the domestic
comforts of her citizens." In this chapter, an inquiry
into the domestic comforts of the ancient Romans, it

appears very doubtful whether they possessed our
common conveniences of doors, windows, floors, &c.
This volume, which is illustrated by a beautiful plan
of ancient Rome, will be interesting to the student
and the traveller.

THE EMIGRANT CHURCHMAN IN CA-
NADA. By a Pioneer of the Wilderness. Edited
by the Rev. H. Christmas. 2 Vols.
The object of this work is thus described by its
author :—" I by no means intend," he says, " to
detain the reader with elaborate descriptions of the
history or localities of the places which I visited. My
great leading object is, I hope, to promote the interest
of Church and State, by giving such a plain and
studiedly accurate exhibition of facts connected with
emigration to the British provinces of North Ame-
rica, together with a few notices of the part of the
States usually traversed by British travellers on their
way to the West, besides such descriptions of the
scenery, localities, inhabitants, and general facilities
of the country, as may tend to assist any fellow-
Churchman, whether lay or clerical, and whatever
their station in life, in deciding as to whether they
should settle in these regions of the West ; and in so
doing I shall endeavour, as far as in me lies, to fill up
points of observation which I have felt to be desiderata
to myself. I am not going," he adds, "to make
out Canada, or Nova Scotia, or New Brunswick, to
be either El Doradoes, or absolute paradises in esse,
whatever they may be in posse; but simply to show
that the British provinces in North America afford,
in point of cheapness, salubrity of climate, facilities
for education of families, a capacity of provision for
all the ordinary necessaries of life." That the strong
Tory sentiments of the " Emigrant Churchman" are
little to our taste is hardly necessary to say.

THE JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL AGRI-
CULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND.
This journal, as usual, contains some very able
articles on various agricultural subjects. Among the
contributions to the present part are " Farming in
Lancashire," a prize report, by W. J. Garnett; "On
a Dress for Drainers," from the Marquis of West-
minster; "Observations on the Natural History and
Economy of various Insects affecting the Potatoe•
crop ;" On the Stoppage of Drains by a Stony De-
posit," from Lord Portman ; "On Labourers' Cot-
tages," from the Duke of Richmond; and a prize
essay " On the Construction of a Pair of Cottages for
Agricultural Labourers," by R. Goddard ; " A Lec-
ture on the Anatomy and Physiology of the Maternal
Organs of Animals," by J. Simonds, &c. Many of
the papers are illustrated by numerous excellently
well-drawn engravings of the various subjects de-
scribed. The appendix contains the usual agricul-
tural intelligence. This is an excellent number of a
most valuable work.

KALOOLAH; or, JOURNEYINGS to the
DZEBEL KUMRI. By W. S. Mayo,lllD.
This is literally a book of adventure. Kaloolah is
the name cf a veritable heroine of romance, whose
loves and sorrows, whose many perils and ultimate
fate are likely to interest many readers.

JOURNAL of a SUBALTERN during the
CAMPAIGN in the PUIVJAUB—Sept. 1848
to March, 1849.
The letters from a Subaltern in the Indian Army,
describing the battles of Ramnuggur, Goojerat, &c.
which recently appeared in the Times newspaper,
and excited so much interest, have been published in
a neat volume by the father of the writer, without the
knowledge of the subaltern himself. They are full of
spirit and contain many graphic pictures.

SCENES WHERE THE TEMPTER HAS
TRIUMPHED. By Me Author of Ma " Gaol
Chaplain."
This volume has been written with the most useful
design of proving by facts that punishment almost
inevitably follows guilt. Some of the sketches are
taken from the lives of Gardelle, the portrait painter;
Dr. Dodd; Irdwell, the Jew schemer; Denton, the
coiner, and many other of unfortunate celebrity.
The thrilling power of the author of the " Gaol
Chaplain" is wel! known. He rivals Harrison Ains-
worth in the interest he throws round his terrible
revelations.

RAMBLES and OBSERVATIONS in NEW
SOUTH WALLS. By J. R. Townsend.
This little work, written by one who has actual
experience as an emigrant, is likely to afford instruc-
tion and matter of interest to persons intending to
follow his example. We have been struck with the
following piece of advice :—" The most acceptable
present that could be made to any friend already in
the bush, would be a cask of English beer; the next
a copy of 'Pickwick.'"

DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS. Edited by
Lord Braybrooke. Vol. V.
The fifth and last volume of this admirable edition
of a most excellent work has just made its appear-
ance. Samuel Pepys himself would, we imagine, re-
gard with some astonishment the fine, well-printed,
handsome volumes which constitute the third edition
of his popular diary. Those persons who do not
possess a " Pepys " cannot find a better opportunity
of supplying the deficiency of their library.

THE _HISTORY OF PENDENNIS. No.
By W. M. Thackeray.
This number describes the career of Pendennis as a
law student and the chum of Warrington in chambers
in the Temple, and introduces us to various potentates
of the lower literary empire. Pen having exhausted
his finances, takes service under one of them, and is
on the point of becoming one of " the gentlemen of
_
the press:!

BRITISH POLITICAL, COMMERCIAL,
ECCLESIASTICAL, and HISTORICAL
GAZETTEER, Travelling Road Book, and
County Atlas.
The one shilling parts of this work which we have
hitherto noticed have evoked our warmest approval
and commendation, and we can give no higher praise
to the large two•and-sixpenny part for the present
month than to say that it fully equals all the preceding
numbers, both in style and matter. The present part
contains three beautifully finished county maps—of
Devonshire, Lincolnshire, and Norfolk, with an exqui-
site engraving of Powderham Castle (South Devon Rail-
way). No expense appears to have been spared in the
execution of these maps and engravings; indeed the
greatest care and labour have been bestowed upon
every portion of the work, and the spirited proprietors
deserve to reap the reward of their enterprising
undertaking.

THE COUNTY VOTER'S MANUAL, and
Guide to the Registration Courts and Elections,
6-c., 6.c. By W. A. James.
The publication of this small but practical treatise
on the registration of county voters, cannot but prove
useful at the present time. Not only does it contain
a complete exposition of the Reform and Registration
Acts, but it gives admirable instructions as to the
practical working of those statutes. From his long
experience in the County Revision Courts, Mr. James
is the man of all others best adapted to undertake a
work of this nature. All the decisions of the Court of
Common Pleas relating to county voters up to this
time are given, so that it is a complete mirror of the
law relating to county voters as it stands at present.

COURT CIRCULAR.
BALMORAL, AUG. IP.
This morning her Majesty and the Prince attended
Divine service at the parish church at Crathie.
Her Majesty and the Prince were attended by the
Right Hon. Sir G. Grey, Viscountess Jocelyn, the
Hon. Miss Dawson, Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon.
Alexander Gordon, Mr. Anton, and Mr. Birch.

Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial
Office from the Governor of Canada, and also from
the Governors of the other North American Colonies.

We regret to announce the demise of the Earl of
Airlie and Lintrathen, one of the representative Peers
of Scotland, which mournful event took place somewhat
unexpectedly on Monday afternoon, at his Lordship's
reside nee in Regent- street.
SAGACITY OF THE DOG.--A short time ago EL young
blackbird, newly fledged, which had been hatched in a
gentleman's garden in Hope Park, had by some accident
got out of the nest, and was hopping about a gravel walk,
when a cat pounced upon and seized it. The circumstance
was seen by a small dog of the Dinmont breed, not nearly
the size of the cat. It instantly sprang upon the feline
animal, and seizing its prey, carried it, uninjured, into
the kitchen. Here it was put into a cage, which was
placed outside in the garden, and the parent birds con-
tinued to feed it daily for a fortnight. It is now able to
do for itself, and is kept as a trophy of the courage and
sagacity of little Flora, and of the paternal cars of the
old blackbirds.—Caledonian Mercury,
Praise is a rebuke to the man whose conscience
alloweth it not.—Eliaa Ctok't Journal,

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING
THE WEEK.
(From the Registrar- General's Return.)
It is one of the characters of epidemic diseases that
in some years their fatality is inconsiderable, in other
years excessive. Since 1832 and 1833 cases of
cholera have appeared in the tables, but the deaths in
the second week of August, during the past five years,
have fluctuated from 1 to 23. In the week ending
Saturday, August 18, the deaths in London were
2,230, of which 1,230 were by cholera, 188 by
diarrhoea. The deaths from all causes in the last
seven weeks were 1,070, 1,369, 1,741, 1,931, 1,967,
1,909, and 2,230 ; the deaths from cholera, 152, 339,
678, 783, 926, 823, and 1,230. The deaths from
cholera exceed those in the previous week by
407; but in that week the mortality declined.
The population is about 2,206,000, so that
nearly one in LOCO of the inhabitants now die
weekly. The deaths from all diseases, except
cholera, are 1,000, which is the average number of
the season ; and 539 were at ages under 15 ; 256 at
the ages 15-60, 205 at the age of 60 and upwards.
Of the 1,230 persons who died from cholera, 318
were under the age of 15 ; 721 were 15-60, and 191
were 60 and upwards : it carries off an excessive
proportion of people in the prime of life. 597 males
and 633 females died of the disease last week ; at an
earlier period of the epidemic the deaths of males
exceeded those of females. Of 6,194 persons who
have died of cholera in London since September,
1848, 3,524 died on the south side of the Thames.
It has now crossed the river. The mortality last
week increased in the districts of St. George, South-
wark, Newington, and Lambeth : it broke out with
extraordinary violence in Greenwich ; and on the
north side of the Thames, in Stepney, Shoreditch,
and Bethnal-green, 55, 98, and 125 deaths were
registered. The deaths from cholera in the last two
weeks were 35 and 125 in Bethnal-green, 21 and
98 in Shoreditch, 24 and 55 in Stepney, 42 and 76 in
the districts of the east, west, and city of London,
comprehending the jurisdiction of the city, properly
so called, 7 and 24 in Marylebone, 17 and 34 is
Westminster district, 5 and 20 in Chelsea.
This excessive mortality must be viewed with great
regret. Looking to the authentic reports of the
effects of general sanitary measures, and of efficient
medical relief placed within the reach or carried to
the homes of the people, it is quite evident that the
measures now in operation are unequal to the emer-
gency. The classes which have the greatest claim
for public succour are not idle habitual paupers, but
the hard-working artizan; yet it is stated that in some
parishes the arrangements are such that medical
relief is not procurable directly from the district
medical officers, who are, to the utmost extent of their
powers, discharging their painful duties with praise-
worthy diligence and humanity. In a disease which
so often attacks in the night, and is fatal in twenty-
four hours, the poor have to procure orders before
they can be treated. Unless some change be made
in these simple administrative arrangements, the
mortality from cholera may be higher than it has yel
been in London.

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN
THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, AUG. 18, 1849.
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ...*1593
Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... ... 40
Tubercular Diseases ... 149
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ••• 116
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... 35
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration •.. ••• •••
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion... ... ... -
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c.
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, Re. ...
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c.
Malformations... ... •••
Premature Birth
•
Atrophy • •••
Old Age ••• ••• ••• ••• •••
Sudden ...
Violence, Privation, Cold, or Intemperance
Causes not specified ...
DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ...

... 54

... 6

••• 1

... 26

... 45

... 22

2,230

Population Average weekly Deaths
Enumerated, Deaths, 1844-8 in the
1841 • rive Summers. Week.
West Districts... 300,711 . . 147 ... 231
North Dl:Arias.. 375,971 .. 191 ... 272
Central Districts 373,653 ... 183 ... 307
East Districts ... 392,444 ... 227 ... 587
South Districts.. 501,190 ... 260 ... 833
Totals... ..... 1,948,369 ... 1,008

Males
Females

... 2,230
... 1,116
... 1,114

BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.

Males
Females

... 676
... 658

Total ...

... 1,334

- -- - ,- - -
* In this numbor are included 1,230 cases of death by
Cholera, 27 by Scarlatina, 46 by Typhus Fever, and 188
by Diarrhcea.

Deaths

SUNDERLAND DOCK COMPANY.
An ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of
this company was held, on Monday last, in the Ex-
change Commission Room, Sunderland.
In the absence of George Hudson, Esq., the chair-
man of the board of directors, Christopher Bramwell,
Esq., the deputy chairman, presided.
The usual preliminary business having been gone
through,
Mr. J. J. WitrcifT, the company's solicitor, read
the following report :
" At the last general meeting the directors had the
satisfaction of reporting the then advanced position of
the company's works and the entire completion of
the half-tide basin, as well as the removal of the rock
and deepening of the bed of the river in front of the en-
trance, and they have now to acquaint the shareholders
that since then they have let the formation of the tidal
harbour to Messrs. Thomson and Hunter, and the mak-
ing of the dock gates to Messrs. Hawks, Crawshay, and
Co. These works are progressing with great rapidity,
the excavation of the tidal harbour being at the
present moment nearly accomplished and on both
sides already at the depth required for the foundation
walls, and the gates being likewise in a very advanced
state of construction. The main dock being also now
nearly completed, the company will open the dock at
the close of the present year, as originally pro-
jected. With this view also the directors have let the
formation of the Groynes on the south of the dock, to
form a place of deposit for the ballast to be taken from
the ships; and as this company will be enabled to offer to
the shipowners the many advantages of the dock, espe-
cially that of loafing their ships afloat, instead of lying
on the ground, as they now do in the river, at a cost not
exceeding, if not less than, the aggregate amount of the
harbour dues and expenses they now incur, there can be
no doubt that extensive business and considerable reve-
nue may be early, if not immediately, anticipated. The
directors, as they have announced in previous reports,
have always regarded the making of the intended southern
outlet to the dock as an object of paramount importance,
not d
only to this undertaking but to the port of Sunder
land at larg, and in order that no time may be lost in
s
its accomplishment, the engineer i
now engaged under
the orders of the directors in making revisedplans and
estimates that its formation in themost advantageous
situations may be taken into early consideration. The
directors of the company have long felt the necessity, and
have for many months past importuned the directors of
the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway Company to
come to some definite arrangement for the ahipment in
the Sunderland Dock of all the coals and other merchan-
dise brought down their Durham and Sunderland
and their projected new branch railways, and the time
has now arrived that unless such agreement be entered
into the interests both of the dock and the railway com-
pany must necessarily suffer. The directors have, there-
tore called an extraordinary meeting to be held to-day,
at which they will submit a resolution for the considera-
tion and adoption of the shareholders, investing them
with an authority to conclude an arrangement so bene
ficial to all parties concerned. The directors who retire
from office under the provisions of the original and
amended Acts of the company are Christ. Bramwell,
John Scott, Thomas Reed, and Richard Spoor, Esquires,
the three former being eligible for re-election ; but the
latter, Mr. Spoor, having resigned that office, the direc-
tors recommend to the meeting the election of Robert
Scurfield, Esq„ as one of the directors of this company.
The auditor who retires at this meeting is Thomas Rob-
son, Esq., who having declined re-election, the directors
recommend the election of Charles Strathmore Moon,
Esq., as one of the auditors, as a gentleman in every way
eligible to fill that offiee.—By order of the Board.
" Sunderland, 20th August, 1849."
The financial statement was next read. It showed
an income upon calls from the commencement of
179,2941., and from other sources 2,7511. ; total
receipts, 182,0451. Total expenditure, 175,1051.
These accounts were made up to the 30th of June.
The CHAIRMAN then made some remarks on the
advanced state of the works, and the advantages that
will be secured to the district by having a better
shipping place than they at present possess. 12,000
vessels annually clear from this port, and 1,600,000
tons of coal are annually shipped in it ; and if only
half that quantity were to be shipped in the dock, he
repeated what he had said on a former occasion, it
would yield the shareholders 5 per cent. on their in-
vestment. But with better means of shipment, and if
certain arrangements now contemplated were carried
out, the shipment would be very greatly increased.
There was one gentleman present who had, within the
last three weeks, had five American vessels on his list
for coals, and for want of accommodation those vessels
had to go to adjoining ports. With 22 feet water in
their docks they would be able to accommodate such
vessels as those referred to. The chairman concluded
by moving that the report now read, and the accounts
subjoined thereto, be received, adopted, printed, and
transmitted to the shareholders.
The motion was agreed to unanimously.
Mr. Bramwell, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Reed, retiring
directors, were then re-appointed, and Mr. Scurfield,
was elected in place of Mr. Spoor, resigned.
Mr. C. S. Moon was elected auditor in place of Mr
Robson.
The meeting then resolved itself into an
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING.

Mr. BRAMWELL, having been continued in the chair,
explained that it was necessary to invest the board of
directors with powers to enter into an arrangement
with the directors of the York, Newcastle, and Ber-
wick Railway Company, by which they shall give to
the latter a fair and full benefit for their staiths and
drops now along the river side, on condition that they
ship in the dock the coals brought along their lines,
and hitherto shipped in the river. The directors de-
sired to make such an arrangement only as would be
fair and equitable to both parties, and, unless it were
made speedily, the dock works would be retarded.
Certain preliminary arrangemeuts had been made,
but the directors could not proceed without further
powers.

Mr. WRIGHT, before reading the resolution about
to be submitted, would refer to certain resolutions
respecting this question in the published report eman-
ating from the committee of investigation of the
York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway Company.
Ile thought it proper to state that all negotiations
referred to in that report had taken place with com-
mittees from the board of directors, who were autho-
rised only to receive propositions for discussion. Such
propositions had been received, but the question had
never been fully entered into by the board. The
shareholders were consequently not called upon to
confirm any definite agreement, but simply to em-
power the directors to make an arrangement such as
would be desirable to the interests of the company.
Mr. Wright then read the following resolution, which
was proposed by the chairman :
"That, inasmuch as no arrangement has been entered
into or sanctioned by the directors of this company with
reference to all or any of the special matters authorised
to be considered and decided at this extraordinary meet-
ing, the directors of this company at a board meeting
assembled, or the major part of them, shall have, and
are hereby' invested, with full power and authority, at
any time or times hereafter, to enter into any arrange-
ment or arrangements they may think advisable for
the interests of this company, with the York, Newcastle,
and Berwick Railway Company, or the directors thereof
on behalf of such company, for or relating to the ship-
ment in the Sur.derland Dock of all coal, cinders, coke, and
culm, or other articles of merchandise which, after the
said dock is ready for the reception of ships or vessels,
shall be led, brought, or conveyed down the Durham
and Sunderland branch of the York, Newcastle, and
Berwick Railway, or the intended Pensherbra!?ch,o
or
any other railway belonging to the said York,
Newcas-
tle, and Berwick Company, or. for or relating !o the
landing of timber or other artmles. from any ship or
saidvessels for conveyance along the railways, and for
the purchase and rem oval by the said Sunderland Dock
Company of the staitbs, drops, timber erections, machi-
nery, or other materials now in use at the said Durham
and Sunderland branch railway shipping places on or
adjoining the river Wear, at Sunderland aforesaid; and
also as to, or relating to the amount of the dues and
charges to be made for the shipment or unloading of said
coal, cinders, coke, culm, timber, or other articles or
merchandise in the said dock, or in the ships or vessels
entering the said dock for the purpose of loading or
unloading the same, or in anywise connected therewith."
Mr. CHARLTON observed that the Railway Inves-
tigation Committee had repudiated the agreements
made by the railway directors.
Mr. WaiganT replied t that the committee had not
doue so; they had simply requested the directors to
postpone the consideration of the question until the
board should be reconstructed. The directors of the
railway had power to make the contemplated arrange-
ment without going to their shareholders ; this the
directors of the dock company could not do, and
hence they required to be placed on an equal footing
with the former. If coals were to be shipped at the
dock, it was necessary to erect staiths, and the time
had now arrived for determing on the matter. There
was great reason to believe that not only the railway
company but the investigation committee would see
the necessity, if they would consult their own in-
terests, of making an arrangement such as that
proposed.
Mr. JonstAssori made some remarks to the effect
that the arrangement would be to the mutual benefit
of both parties. The railway
of accommodation
company had much of
their revenue curtailed for
sufficient to ship all the coals wantbrought along their line.
In the present position
the company, he believed
the completion o
theof Jarrow Dock would not take
place till a recent f
day, and in that event they would
be compelled to End additional room for shipping
coals elsewhere.. It would therefore be their interest
to agree with this company.
The resolution was then agreed to.
Mr. IVRIGHT next read the following resolution,
which also was moved by the chairman :--
.6 That the directors of this company, at a board meet-
ing assembled, or the major part of them, shall have,
and are hereby invested with, full power to make and
enter into any arrangements they may deem expedient,
with George Hudson, Robert Davies, and James Richard-
son, Eiqrs., for or relating to the 2,345 shares of this
company, now standing in their joint names; and also
with any other persons respecting any share or shares of
this company now standing in their names, and of which
any call shall now be in arrears and unpaid, and either
for the purchase, forfeiture, or transfer of such shares,
or any of them, to this company, or to any trustee or
trustees in trust for this company; and to release or dis-

them,
r or
especting otherwise
any in the way
charge unpaid and future calls, on such shares, or any o f
of compromise or arrange-
ment such shares. in any manner such
directors shall, after a consideration of the circumstances
connected therewith, deem advisable."
A long discussion in the form Of question and
answer ensued, the purport of the replies of the Chair-
man and Mr. Wright being as follows:—One or two
of the directors had not taken up their calls on the
shares held by them individually, and proceedings had
been instituted against them simultaneously with
proceedings against ordinary shareholders. Those
directors had now accounted satisfactorily for their
calls, and therefore the resolution did not apply to
them. With respect to the- 2,345 "shares standing in
the names of Messrs. Hudson, Richardson, and
Davies, and which, as all present were aware, had
been taken on behalf of the York, Newcastle, and
Berwick Railway Company by Mr. Hudson, and upon
which 41,0001. had been paid up, it was expedient
for the directors to be empowered to accept the
offer of a compromise from those gentlemen, by
which the directors shall take back, without re-
funding any part of the money paid up, a propor-
tion of the said shares in full discharge of all
further liabilities on the part of the gentlemen
so transferring them—the shares so taken back to be
vested in trustees, and sold at a future period for the
advantage of the company. The directors were in-
duced to ask power to make this or any other arrange-
ment that may be desirable, and which does not in-
volve repayment of the money paid up, first, in order
to prevent litigation ; and, second, to facilitate an
arrangement with regard to the shipment of coals at
the dock. The chairman further stated that Messrs.
Hudson, Richardson, and Davies would pay over, as
part of the bargain, a sum of money—he believed out
of their own pockets--and' enable 'the company to
borrow money on its own debentures.
The motion was finally agreed to, as were also two
other resolutions arising formally out of
Another resolution, empowering the directors to
borrow 50,0004 on mortgage, or bond, 0 a rate of
interest not exceeding 51. per cent., wss,bezt pro-
posed by the chairman and agreed to.
A vote of thanks was then given to Mr. Bramwell
for his conduct in the chair, and the meeting.broke up.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 21.—The Dragon steam-
frigate, Captain W. H. Hall, came into the steam
basin to-day to have some new tubes fitted to her
boilers, and to undergo a refit in other respects prior
to proceeding to the relief of the Terrible in the Medi-
teranean squadron.
The Pallas, an apparently very fine double-banked
frigate, mounting upwards of 50 guns, Commodore
Nordman, hove in sight off this port last night about
six, and made the anchorage near the Superb at 1.13
P.M. to day. She is from Cronstadt, en route to
Madeira, to attend upon the Grand Duke Leutchten-
burg, during his sojourn there. Up to this time (6
P.M.) she has not saluted, She was sixteen days out,
and has no news.
The Devonshire Indiaman, for the Cape and
Madras, sailed this morning full of passengers and a
company of Royal Artillery.
Wind W. by S., light breezes and cloudy weather.
WooLwlcn, AUG. 21.—The Lizard steam-vessel,
Lieutenant-Commander Hollinworth, when she went
down the river on Friday last to test the condition of
her engines, previous to being paid off atJ Woolwich,
was found to be in very good condition, and the report
of their state is favourable. The vessel did not pro-
ceed so far as the measured mi'o, but compettat
judges expressed their belief that her speed was equal
to ten knots per hour. The Lizard is an iron vessel,
and like others of that material, requires a minute
examination into her condition after her return from
foreign service.
The Dreadnought hospital ship has a great number
of hands at work upon her in order to have her com-
pleted and returned to her former station with the
least possible delay, but it will take fully a month
from this time to render her fit to be taken to her
moorings.
The Hermes steam-vessel is in one of the east
docks for repairs. An estimate has been given of the
amount required, which awaits the decision of their
Lordships.
The Radamanthus steam troop ship was taken out
of the basin to-day, and is now in a forward state and
under the charge of a second master, waiting to be
commissioned by Master Commander Bradshaw, who
is to be appointed to command her.
The Alban steam-vessel was taken out of the basin
to-day, and is now nearly ready for sea.
The Desperate steam-vessel has been taken into the
west dock to have her works completed by Mandalay,
Sons, and Field.
The Niger steam sloop has been taken into the
inner basin, where she will remain in ordinary for
some time.
The Grappler, the Styx, the Alecto, and the Un-
dine, are in the inner basin undergoing repairs, and
the Archer, in the outer basin, now nearly ready
for trial.