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markably easy, works quickly, steers very easily, and is
stiff and dry. With all her heavy armament and about
200 tons of water, with some provisions, and a crew of
about 60 men, she looked as buoyant on the water as
one of " Green's" fine frigate-built Indiamen without
cargo. Her engines are highly estimated, not only for
their compactness and the small space of room they
occupy, but for the admirable way in which they work
—so noiselessly and free from apparent friction. The
Arrogant is at present under jurymasts (the Carys-
fort's), but her proper spars, those of a 72-gun ship,
have been prepared for her. She will go under the sheers
at Portsmouth to-day and be dismasted, and forthwith
will receive her own masts, but she is now quite ready
for commissioning whenever the Admiralty order the
pendant to be hoisted.
The Centaur, steam-frigate. Captain Buckle, pendant
of Commodore Fanshawe, C. 8., was taken out of the
Steam Basin, at Portsmouth, on Tuesday, and brought
into the South Dock on Wednesday, to be scrubbed
dowo. She was to have come out again on Thursday,
but the heavy gale prevented her. She was taken out
yesterday. Her poop is nearly completed ; various
other alterations are being made to render her a sail-
ing-vessel as much as may be to assist which a teles-
cope funnel is; preparing for her. She has all her com-
plement of 200, with the exception of a few officers,
some special ratings for petty officers and seamen, and
a few stokers. She will take out the mail to the coast
on the Ist of February.
The Virago steam- sloop, at Sheerness, has been or-
dered to Devonport to form one of the reserve squadron
of steamers to be kept at that port. The heavy weather
has detained her from leaving.
The Garland steam-packet, Lieutenant Commander
Aplin, so far as the engineers of Woolwich have sur-
veyed hoer, requires new boilers, and her machinery a
thorough repair. A further survey is to be made.
The Janus steam-vessel, to be commissioned by Lieu-
tenant Powell, at Woolwich, was reported ready for
trial yesterday. She will hoist the pendant as soon as
the Rapid is paid off, and will have a complement of
sixty five.
The Fire Queen steam-tender, Master Commander
Allen, having been altered ancl repaired at Portsmouth,
went out of harbour yesterday to try her engines.
The Comet steamer has been taken into the basin at
Portsmouth to be repaired.
The Ganges, Bombay, Java, Diana, Rudbrooke, Tul-
loch Castie, and Colfield, transports, taken up to convey
troops to the East Indies, are now ready waiting at Cork
to embark their freights.
PORTSDIOUTII, JAN. 12.—The Rapid, 8, Commander
Edward Dixon, arrived at Spithead this afternoon from
the coast of Africa. She left Ascension on the sth of
December, at which time that island was healthy.
Commodore Sir Charles Hotham arrived in the Penelope
on the 3d from St. Helena, and immediately ordered the
Rapid to England. The Rapid arrived at Ascension on
Sunday, the 4th of December, at 9 a.m„ and was ordered
to sail wn Monday night peremptorily. She accordingly
put to sea with her bowsprit (a new one) not half
secured, and the whole of the first day at sea was occu-
pied in securing that and the foremast. At the Western
Islands, on the 31st, she encountered a gale, in fact, a
hurricane, which continued some days, from S.W. to
S.E., and about 400 miles off encountered another,
which, but for the excellent seamanship of the captain
and master, would have left but little to be related of the
Rapid's voyage home. Her lee-quarter boat was washed
away, and lee hammock berthing, lost all the spars out
of the netting, threw the two lee guns overboard, and
shipped a sea which nearly engulfed the little vessel.
She put in at Sandown yesterday, with loss of foretop-
gallantmast and great general damage, besides leaking
" like a sieve." A less experienced master than Mr.
Balliston would not have brought her safely out of the
gales she encountered. She met with no easterly winds
on her passage. The commodore was to be at Prince's
on the lit of January.
The Amphitrite, Britomart, and Dart are ordered to
the Brazils; the former to the Pacific. The slave trade
was very flourishing. Mr. Wilson, master's assistant
of the Star, has invalided in the Rapid. We regret to
announce the death of Lieutenant R. M`Kinley Richard-
son, in command of the Pluto steam-vessel, a gallant
and highly-promising young officer, son of Captaits
Richardson, of Gosport. The deceased invalided from
his vessel from jaundice, and took passage in the Rapid
for England; but on the 27th of October he had an at-
tack of apoplexy off Wydah, and died on the 2d of Nov.
in the Bights of Benin. His remains were conmitted to
the deep with mush regret. The command of the Pluto
has been conferred upon Lieut. Joliffe, commander of
the Adelaide prize-tender. The Rapid has brought
numerous invalids; two of their original number died at
sea. She is ordered into this harbour to be paid off.
The only officer who has been in her the whole term of
her commission (upwards of three years) is her master,
Mr. W. H. Balliston. She has taken six slavers, and has
generally been very healthy, owing to the excellent and
wholesome discipline maintained by her commander.
The Sparrow, ketch, was docked this afternoon, for
repairs.

In Port and Fitting—The Victory, 22. Port Ad-
mirala flag-ship; Illuotriona, 10, flag-ship of Superinten-
dent of Dockyard and Ordinary; Victoria and Albert,
royal yacht; Excellent, gunnery exercise ship; Superb,
80; Blenhei®, 56, guardship of steamers; Rolla, 6,
exercise brig for naval apprentices; Centaur, steam-
frigate; Driver, steam-sloop; Vulcan, revenue steam-
vessel; Fairy, Fire Queen, Myrtle, Bee, and Echo,
steamers; Fanny, Port Admiral's yacht; and Ports-
mouth, Admiral Superintendent's yacht.
In the Steam-basin—The Ajax, steam-guard-ship;
Termagant and Retribution, steam-frigates; Birkenhead,
Cormorant, Phcenix, and Salamander, steam-sloops; and
Jackal, Urgent, and Otter, steam-vessels.
In the Old Basin—The Pembroke, 72; Defence, con-
vict hulk; Malabar, coal depot; Centaur, steam-frigate,
and Comet, steamer.

.
In Dock—The Princess Charlotte, 104; Collingwood,
80; Vindictive, 50; Flying Fish, 12; Devastation,
steam-sloop; and Sparrow, ketch.
At Spithead—The Rapid, 6.
Wind S. by W.—Moderate breezes and dark hazy
weather.

WOOLWICH, JAN. 12.—The Lightning, steam. vessel,
Master-Commander Petley, was paid wages down to
to- day.
The Black Eagle, steam-vessel, Master-Cammander
S. B. Cook, was taken out of the basin on Tuesday, and
into the East DOck, from which she has been taken out
to-day to moorings in the river, to be ready for service
when required
The Myrmidon, steam-vessel, is to be taken out of
the basin to-day and into dock, and the Torch is also to
be docked and made ready for sea.
The Janus, steam-vessel, had'her steam up yesterday,
and is now ready for commission, which will take place
on the arrival of the President at Portsmouth, as it is
expected a sufficient number of men will offer from that
vessel and others expected home to man the Arrogant
steam-frigate, and the other vessels about to be commis-
sioned. The Janus has two 10-inch guns, of 85 cwt.
each, and 9 feet 4 inches long, mounted on pivot slides
and carriages. She is also fitted with the rope railway
generally used in vessels intended for tug service, and
will have a crew of 160 men.

A notice has been put up to-day at the gate that the
Black Prince, 72 guns, in the basin at Woolwich, is not
to be fitted as a convict ship for the present. The con-
victs on board the Sulphur hulk have conducted them-
selves much better since the corporal punishment was
inflicted on two of the ringleaders who recently at-
tempted to injure their guards. Simple confinement does
not appear to have any effect in reforming their charac-
ter, but they dread corporal punishment, however
limited the number of lashes that may be ordered to be
inflicted upon them. They have greatly abused the in-
dulgences conferred upon them since the inquiry that
took place on board the Justitia, at the Royal Arsenal,
and have compelled the authorities to order them corpo-
ral punishment in future when other means are found
unavailable.

The apprentices who have applied for admission to
serve in the dockyard, and have passed the schoolmaster,
are ordered to attend to-morrow to be examined by the
surgeon.
CHATHAM, JAN. 12.—The Vernon, 50 guns, having
been surveyed, and her state reported to the Admiralty,
their Lordships have ordered the ship to berepaired.
The estimated cost is 25,0001.
The Elfin steam-boat, which has been built on the
design of Mr. 0. W. Lang, is expected to be launched at
the end of this month. This boat is built for the pur-
pose of proceeding from Gosport to Osborne with dis-
patches.
The Aid, Smallmau master, has arrived with stores
from Portsmouth.

ACCIDENT TO THE COUNTESS OF MANSFIELD.—
The Countess of Mansfield, accompanied by the two
Ladies Murray, met with an accident of the following
nature on her return from the private dramatic perform-
ances at Windsor Castle. on Thursday night, to her re-
sidence at Wentworth House, near Virginia Water:—
The carriage, in which were her Ladyship and the
Ladies Murray, on ascending Priest-hill, near Runny-
mede, was backed into a deep ditch on the side of the
road; the horses, from the slippery state of the road,
and a heavy fall of snow, being unable to retain their
footing. The Countess and her daughters, who were
speedily extricated from the carriage, which was nearly
embedded in the snow, proceeded on toot to Beaumont
Lodge, the seat of Viscount Ashbrook, where they were
hospitably received by Captain and Mrs. Every, and
where they remained for the night. The footman re-
mained in the carriage until early the following morn-
ing, when it was, after considerable difficulty, got out
of the snow but very slightly injured.
FlRE.—About half-past five o'clock this morning a
fire broke out in one of the tar and turpentine distille-
ries of the English Patent Camphine Company, situated
in Air-street, Church• street. The roof of the building was
destroyed, as also the whole of the stock, and a large
f
portion of the plant was much injured. The supply
yteost
water from the New Waterworks was of thehg
service in extinguishing the fire, pipes froemmistege.rmeaTaihnes
having last week been laid down on the p
from the neighbouring manufactories,
Dock Company's
portable hose belonging to the polices, force,
werre also
ciaie-
quickly
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the premises, which, together.hs with
trumental in speedily sub-
duing
engine and firemen, were instrumental
The fire is supposed to have
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from one of the pans• _
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COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, 'ICIDAY.
The third dramatic perforiaance at Winds or Castle
took place last night. The play selected upon t his occa-
sion was Shakspere's tragedy of Hamlet, and the parts
were filled according to the following program! ne:—
Claudius, King of Denmark .. Mr. add ear.
Hamlet, (son to the former and
nephew to the present King) ... Mr. Charl es Kean.
Polouius (Lord Chamberlain) ... Mr. W. F. men.
Horatio (friend to Hamlet) ... Mr. Howe.,
Laertes (son to Polonius) ... Mr. Leigh .111 urray.
Rosencrantz,
c ( ou rt iers) Mr. Conway.
Guildenstein, - ••• Mr. Boyce_
Osrick (a courtier) ... Mr. A. Wig an.
Marcellus (an officer) ... ... Mr. J. I tow ard.
Bernardo (an officer) ... ... Mr. Clif !ori 1.
Francisco (a soldier) ... Mr. A. Br.ndal.
Ghost of Hamlet's Father Mr. Van ,denhoff,
First Actor ••• ••• ••• Mr. G.
Second Actor ... ... Mr. Clar k.
Gertrude (Queen of Denmark and

mother of Hamlet) ... Mrs. Wa mer.
Ophelia (daughter or Polonius) ... Mrs. Cha rhos Kean.
Actress ... Mrs. F. ;a: iille.
Scene—Elsinore.
Director ... ... Mr. Charles Kea n.
Assistant Director ... Mr. George Elli 3.
The theatre arranged and the scenery painted by Mr.
Thomas Grieve. At eight o'clock her Maj iesty the
Queen, and his Royal Highness Prince Albeit entered
the Ruben's Room, accompanied by their Roy: a High-
nesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess R oyal, the
Princess Alice, and the Prince Alfred, her Ro; tat High-
ness the Duchess of Kent, their Serene Highn ,ei ises the
Princesses Amelie and Elise of Hohenlohe S el linings-
turst, his Serene Highness Prince Luwenst ein, their
Graces the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, and the Ladies
Mary and Adeliza Howard, the Marquis and Marchio -
ness of Douglas, the Earl of Carlisle, the Earl and
Countess of Fortescue, Sir Robert and Lady Pi :el, and
the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waitine'.

The performances immediately commenced, .d at the
conclusion the Queen was pleased.to direct that : ler Ma-
jesty's entire approval of the manner in which ...the play
had been performed should be conveyed to Mr.. Charles
Kean, the director.

Refreshments were served in the Throne Ro( ml.

The following had the honour of receivin g invita-
tions :—Her Royal Highness the Duchess of K e it, their
Serene Highnesses the Princesses Amelie an. 3. Elise of
Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst, his Serene Highne s: Prince
Lowenstein, the Marquis and Marchioness of Douglas,
the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, and the Lac lies Mary
and Adeliza Fitzalan Howard, the (two) Naids of
Honour in waiting, the Lady in waiting on the. Duchess
of Kent, the Earl of Carlisle, the Earl and Countess
Fortescue, the Countess of Mansfield and 'the (two)
Ladies Murray, the Right Hon. Sir Robert at id Lady
Peel, the Dowager Lady and the lion. Miss Z, yttleton
and Miss Carew, the Right Hon. H. and Mrs. Labou-
chere, the Lord in waiting, Mr. and the Hon. :11/Irs. G.
E. Anson, the Hon. Mrs. Phipps and Miss I,32:thurst,
the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Ashley, Sir Geo rg-e and
Lady Couper, Miss and Mr. Ramsey Couper, Lo rd James
Murray, General and Lady Isabella Wemyss, the Groom
in Waiting, Sir James Clark, Bart., the Dean c if Wind-
sor and Lady Charlotte Neville Grenville, and t he (two)
Misses Neville Grenville, the Provost of Eton, and the
Hon. A' rs. Hodgson, the Rev. W. and Mrs. Canning,
Major-General Bowles, the Rev. Dr. Hawt rey, the
Equerry in Waiting, the Equerry in Waiting on his
Royal Highness, Colonel and Mrs. Challoner,, Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Wells, Miss Meynell, Baroness Speith, Baron
Stockrnar, the Hon. and Rev. C. L. Courtenay, the Com-
manding Officer and two Officers of the 2d Life 'Guards,
the Commanding Officer and two Officers of :he Cold-
stream Guards, Dr. Meyer, Mr. Glover, Miss aildyard,
Madame Roland de la Lonsa, and Mdlle. Geun er. .
This morning the Queen and Prince Albert took their
accustomed early walk.

The Royal Family took walking and pony ex ercise.
Prince Albert hunted this morning with the :harriers.
His Royal Highness was accompanied by his Serene
H ighness Prince Lowenstein, and attended by Captain
the A. Gordon.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Douglas, Sri Robert
and Lady Peel, the Earl of Carlisle, and the Earl and
Countess Fortescue, took their departure f rom the
Castle to day.
Her Majesty gave this day a private audienc le to the
Baron Andriae, Envoy from the Central Government of
Germany, when his Excellency took his leave of ,her Ma-
jesty before his departure for Germany.
The Royal dinner party, this evening, will in,:lude her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, their Serene
Highnesses the Princesses Amelie and Elise of llohen-
lohe Schillingsfcrst, his Serene Highness Prince Lowen-
stein, the Duke of Norfolk, and the Ladies Mary and
Adeliza Fitzalau Howard, Lady Fanny Howeird, Ba-
roness de Speth, Mr. G. E. Anson, and Sir G. Couper.
The band of the 2d Life Guards will attend during
dinner, and her Majesty's private band will aftQrwards
attend in the Castle.

The Judge Advocate-General had an audience ,of the
Queen on Wednesday, Jan. 10.

Her Majesty will hold a Privy Council on Dronday
next, the 15th Jan., at Windsor Castle.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at
the Foreign-office. The Ministers present were• —Lord
John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of
Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir George Grey, Earl
Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Ca copbell,
the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, the Marquis of Clanri-
carde, and the Earl of Carlisle.
The Council sat two hours and a half.
Dr. Maclachlau had an interview with Earl Granville
yesterday.

- The farl of Carlisle arrives in town yesterday from
Windsor Castle. •

RUMOURED CHANGES IN THE

CABINET.

THE FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY.—Thera
seems at length to be some foundation for announcing
that the Earl of Clarendon, at present Lord Lieutenant
of Ireland, will be the new First Lord of the Admiralty.
It has been reported for the last two days that either
his Lordship or the Marquis of Normanby would be
the noblemen selected, but we have reason to believe
that it was found to be a more easy task to find a new
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland than a new ambassador at
Paris, and for many months it has been no secret that
Lord Clarendon was very desirous of being relieved.
THE NEW LORD LIEUTENANT.—It is also generally
understood that i❑ the event of the Earl of Clarendon
succeeding to the office of First Lord of the Admiralty,
the Earl of Carlisle (who, as Lord Morpeth, was chief
secretary to the Irish Government under Lord Nor-
manby's administration) will succeed to the Viceroyalty.
It is further believed that one of the reasons for pro-
viding Lord Carlisle with another post is, that the Go-
vernment have determined to break up the Woods and
Forests Commission, or amalgamate it with some other
department.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
It was currently rumoured, yesterday, that several
important changes in the Cabinet were in comtemplation,
and it was generally asserted in various quarters that
Lord John Russell, in consequence of differences amongst
his colleagues, intended to resign.
After diligent inquiries, in well-informed quarters, we
can only supply the following authentic movements.
Lord John Russell, after the Cabinet Council on
Wednesday, wrote to Sir James Graham, who was at his
seat in Cumberland. We understand the letter reached
Netherby Hall by the ordinary post, and within three
hours after it came -to the hands of the Right Hon.
Baronet, ho left Carlisle by the first train for London
(the mail train), which departed from Carlisle at four
o'clock on Thursday afternoon, and Sir J. Graham,
accompanied by Lady Graham, arrived in town shortly
before five yesterday morning. Owing to the family
domestics in Grosvenor-place being unacquainted with
the arrival of the Right Hon. Baronet, Sir James and
Lady Graham stayed at the Euston Hotel until noon.
Sir James Graham, in the afternoon, had an interview of
Lord John Russell.

Viscount Palmerston was absent from the Cabinet
Council yesterday, and rumour has assigned importance
to that circumstance which is totally destitute of foun-
dation. The Noble Viscount was unable to attend the
meeting of his , colleagues solely from the effects of an
accident his Lordship met with at Broadlands, his seat
in Hants, just before his leaving for town, which at the
moment was considered trifling. His Lordship is now
confined to his residence, and is compelled to seek medi-
cal aid from 1)r. Holland.
Lord John Russell waited on Viscount Palmerston
yesterday afternoon after the meeting of the leading
members of the Ministry, and had a protracted inter-
view with the Noble Viscount.
PRIVY COUNCIL.—There will bo a Privy Council on
Monday next, at Windsor Castle, at half-past two
o'clock, the circulars for which were issued yesterday.—
Herald.

LI RE'
, DINNER OF TAB PRESIDENT OF TUE FRENC
PUBLIC.—The Patrie of Thursday gives the following
rumours
account of the dinner at the Elysolie:—
of the Republic, wishing to put a sto;_‘t.(T.hteahe
M. Louis
about a ministerial modification, assembled z a grand
dinner, on Tuesday evening, all the members of the
Cabinet and of the bureau of the Assembly..
Napoleon Bonaparte was dressed in black, and wore the
grand cordon of the Legion of Honour. ile seated the
President of the Assembly on his right, and the Presi-
dent of the Council on his left. M. Leon Faucher, Mi-
nister of the Interior, faced the President of the %Tub
ht General Bedeau, and on his left
lie, having on his rig
M. Goudchaux, the two vice-presidents. Each member
of the bureau wore the rosette of representative. The
best harmony seemed to reign between After the dinner the
the President of
the Republic and the minister:,
saloons, which have been recentlydecorated, were filled
g
with ladies and several personages, om were
the Princess Camerata and Prince Murat, ar4°lig
Murat,the Prince de
Is Moskowa, Generals Changarnier,
Cruz, de Braque, and Rapatel, Santa
Noel; and MM. Thiers, Larabit,
Vieillard, Fresneau, Bax oux, Vfisin, Boyer, Vernhette,
Tonnac, Pi,irignon, Blavoyer, Prudhomme, Struck,
Parien, and de Lagren6e, de Plaisance, de Bassano, A,
Thayer, Command t Clary, Gasa-Bianca, de Saligny,
and Anselme Pit:tlii
Ein. , This evening there will be a
grand soiree at the lysee Nationale."