The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-26 00:00:00

LONDON FRIDAY 4'. r T
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'ee MAY 26, 1848,
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SALES BY AUCTION.

The Beautiful .nd Important ESTATE of ST. MARGARET'S, near
RICHMOND opposite Kew Gardens, late the Residence
of the Dowager Lady Allos, deceased ; with other valuable Pro-
perties adjoining, commanding extensive and invaluable Front-
ages upon th._, River, and the Iseleworth-road, with Possession.
ESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and SON are
commissioned by the 'trustees under the will of the late
Most Noble the Marquis of Ailsa to announce that the above very
capital and delightni:ly situated RESIDENCE and ESTATE will he
SUB mirrED to SUE at the Auction Mart, on TUESDAY, May 30,
at Tw• lye, in Lots (unless an acceptable offer shall be previously
made).
It comprises the elegant and spacious Mansion of rt. Margaret's,
with its remarks' ly beautiful shrubberies and cholee flower-gardens,
conservatories. ornamental dairy and cot age, terrace and other
walls, overlooki,g the river and the grounds of Kew, with complete
stabling, and offices of every description, superior walled gardens,
and a rich small p irk superbly timbered ; also St. Margai et's Cot-
t:we, various lodges and farm lands, and homesteads ; offering a very
complete and most enviable retreat tbr a Wilily of fortune, nod par-
ticularly suited for a minister of state, or any one wishing to be
within half an hour's ride of London, In the midst of the tar-famed
scenery of Richmond Hill.
The Estate may be viewed with orders, and descriptive particu-
lars, with plans, had at the Auction Mart ; at the chief Hotels in
Richmond and Windsor ; of Mr. Cain, House Agent, Richmond ; of
Messrs. Ashtleld and Clode, Solicitors, 7, Staple-inn, Holborn ;of
Alex. Hunter, Esq., Edinburgh; and of Messrs. Daniel Smith and
Son, Land Agents, in Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, who are hilly autho-
rised to treat for the disposal of the Estate.

VALUABLE FREEHOLD BUILDING GROUND, close to the town
of ISLEWORTII, on the road to Richmond.
ESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and SON will
SELL by AUCTION, at tile Mart, on Tue.day, May 30,
at Twelve, in lots, by order of the Trustees under the Will of the late
Marquis of Ailsa,
About twenty acres of very valuable FREEHOLD LAND, in most
eligible plots of from about two to three acres each for banding,
commanding important and cheerful frontages upon the high road,
and extending to the Old River, close to the entrance of the town of
Isteworth.
Partkulari, with plans, may be had at the inns at Richmond and
Isleworth ; of Mr, Cain, L....5e agent, Richmond ; at the Auction
start, Messrs. Ashtleld and (lode, solleityrs, 7, Staple Inn, Hol-
born ; and of Messrs Daniel Smith and Son, land agents, Waterloo-
place, Pall-mall.

Capital and handsome MANSION, rich Park, and very valuable
Farm, and other Lands, in a highly picturesque part of MIDDLE-
SEX, only fifteen minutes' journey from town by the Great

Western Railway.
ESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and SON will
LYAL submit to PUBLIC SALE, at the Mart, on TUESDAY, May
30, at Twelve (unless previously dlspoFed of by Private Contract),
The lIANWELL PARK ESTATE, comprising a capital and
:spacious Mansion, with pleasure grounds, walled gardens, hut-
houses, orchards, stabling, and other outbuildings, most desir-
ably situate about eight miles from London, in the remarkably
healthy parish of Hanwell, near the church, on the north side
of the Great Western Railway, the entrance Lodge being within
a few minutes' walk of the station; and also the Cuckoo Farm
and other lands, nearly all rich meadow and pasture, advanta-
,4eously situated, adjoining the park, and extending to the roads
leading to the rural district round Greenterd, Harrow, &c., and
sounded by the windings of the river Brent, with a respectable
farm-house, and all suitable agricultural buildings ; the whole com-
prising nearly 300 acres, richly timbered, and parts beautifully un-
dulated, in command of varied and picturesque scenery.
The mansion and park may be viewed by tickets, and particulars,
with plans, had of Messrs. 11. and C. Hall, solicitors, New Boswell.
eourt, Lincoln's Inn ; or of Messrs. Daniel Smith and Son, land
agents and surveyors, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall.

ELMHURST, at BATH EASTON, within a quarter of an hours'
ride of Bath, upon one of the most beautiful eminences, overlooking
the picturesque Yale of the Avon, studded and belted with magni-
ficent Elm, Oak, and other Timber Trees.
MESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and SON will
SELL by AUCTION, at the Mart, in Jura or JULY, by di-
rection of the Executors of the late W. Bedford, Esq. (unless an ac-
ceptable offer shall be previously made),
The above most desirable FEE HOLD RESIDENCE, comprising
a handsome and substantial stone mansion, containing eight
bed-rooms, besides three attics, three sitting-rooms, and conve-
nient offices, surrounded by very rich and superbly-timbered park-
like paddocks, with good gardens, substantial stables, gardener's cot-
tage, &c., altogether about 36 acres. It is about two miles from
Bath, on the old London-road, and stands perfectly detached, and
though comparatively secluded, commands a great extent of cheerful
and interesting scenery, embracing a fine view of Bath, with its Ab-
bey and St Michael's Church, with the bold brows and woods of Cia-
verton, Hampton, and Banner Downs, and altogether a most de-
lightful healthy retreat, though within easy reach of all the gaieties
and advantages of Bath, Clifton, and Cheltenham, told only three
hours and a half journey from London. It is in excellent repair, and
immed
be had. A few acres of rich pasture and
garden-grounda t c possession
a n a maycottage will be offered in separate lots, if not
desired by the purchaser of the mansion, presenting beautiful sites for
building.
The Estate may
be viewed, and particulars had of Messrs. Rea-
mieu and Walters, Solicitors, Lincoln's-inn; of Air. William Hale •
Solicitor, Bath ; and of Messrs. Daniel Smith and Son, in Waterloo-
place, Pall-mall.

FORTY-HILL, ENFIELD, about Twelve Miles forsot'll T
Handsome FREEHOLD a m
RESI?)ENCE, upon comfortablea‘‘ii'
scale, in well-dispo eil Grounds alidPaildboecakoSt,ifiuvlilahnw -g
dens, and elegant Conservatory, opening to a 'dle d
extensive ar-
views of the opposite Essex hills, with possession.
MESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and SON will
submit to PUBLIC SALE,attlie AuctioncoAotarratc,ta)! the
end of JUNE (unless previously disposed of by Private
A. most desirable and complete RESIDENCE foramoderateooe
milec
esta-
blishment, -
bit shine n t , desirably situate near Enfield Chase, and abort
from the town (to which a railway is shortly to be extended), and
within easy reach of the wildly varied scenery o f EPPIIIg Forest,
in the midst of a highly respectable and sociable neighbourhood. 'I he
house is very substantially built, and contains on the upper floor nine
or ten bed-rooms and a morning-room, water-closet,
and back staircases; and on the ground Soar an elta'ntwd'irtil fvrlionngt-
room, dining-room, breakfast-room, and spacious hall, wills the
usual domestic offices, four-stall stable, double coach-house, with
grooms' rooms, and lofts. The principal rooms command uninter.
rapted and beautiful views of the home grounds and distant country,
and the drawing-room opens into an elegant conservatory, and to
the lawns and shrubberies, which lead, by good broad gravel walks,
to the two rich paddocks of twelve acres, with some fine ornamental
timber; screened from the house is a farmyard, with granary and
various buildings, and every part of the premises is abundantly
supplied with spring and soft water. Conveyances pass the entrance
gates several times a day, reaching town within two hours, and by
railway it is about three quarters of an hour's rids. The whole is in
excellent order, and the appropriate furnittlre may be purchased
with the plate.
For particulars and cards to view apply to, Messrs. Daniel Smith
and Son, Laud Agents, in Waterloo-place, pall. nun, who are lay
authorised to treat preTious to the auction.

SALES BY AUCTION.

VON.
OXTON HDE
OUSE, one of the choicest and most delightful
DEMESNES and SEATS in the beautiful vicinity of Exeter,
near Starcross, Dawlist, and Chudleigh, only five or six hours'
journey fr..'m London ; comprising an elegant, substantial, and
most comfortable MANSION, in the midst of richly dressed park-
like grounds, and wildly varied woodlands, through which are
romantic secluded rides and walks of several tulles in extent, open-
ing to surprising scenery.
ESSIIS. DANIEL SMITH and SON are
I_TJL. commissioned by the oroprie:or to announce that (unless an
acceptable offer sh,,ulal be made by private treaty) the above well-
known delig,ttful FREEHOLD ESTATE will be offered to PUBLIC
SALE in JULY next.

It compriscs;b7;ut 800 acres of rich pasture, meadow, fine
orchard, and arable land, in a ring fence, adjoining the domains of
Fowderham Castle and Maanhead, overlooking the magnificent
estuary al the Exe, with splenslid marine and inland scenery,
embracing Exeter, Powderham Castle, Exmouth, and other inter-
esting objects. The Mansion is a handsome modern structure,
south and east fronts, replete with every comfort for a large
family, placed on a gentle elevation, in at secluded and romantic
valley, refreshed by springs and rivulets, irrigating some of the
meadows, and falling into a small lake abounding with trout, below
the house. The Demesne is well stocked with all kinds of game,
and extends to, and embraces a portion of, the bold slopes and over-
hanging wooded brows of the surrounding hills, which form a grand
boundary and shelter, with the more bracing air from the sea. It has
all the appendages and embellishments of a gentleman's residence,
walled gardens, conservatories, flower gardens, capital stabling,
rustic cottage, lodges—and the whole in perfect order. i here are
three approaches by handsome carriage roads, partly through the
beautiful woodlands and highly dressed plantations. The Farm is
in high condition, and consists of a good proportion of pasture and
meadow land, with a newly-built farmhouse and homestead of a
sw-erior descripti,n, and other farm-buildings. Possession may be
had on completion of the purchase.
The mansion can only be viewed with cards, which may be had
of Messrs. Daniel Smith and Son, Land Agents, in Waterloo-place,
Pall-mall, who are authorised to treat for the sale of the property.
Particulars and orders to view may also be had of Messrs. Every
and Son, solicitors, Exeter.

DEAII3IONT LODGE, for many years the favourite and admired
seat and property or the late Viscount Ashbrook, with its rich and
beautiful elevated domain rising from the picturesque bank of the
Thames, at Old Windsor, and commanding several magnificent

views of Windsor Castle, amidst a grand expanse of scenery ex-
tending into several counties.
MESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and SON will
SELL by,AUCTION, at the Mart, in June, (unless an ac-
ceptable offer shall be previously made by private contract,

The above highly distinguished FREEHOLD ESTATE, command-
ingly situate, within two miles of Windsor, upon the picturesque
side of the bold range of richly wooded hills skirting the bank
of the Thames and Runymede, between Windsor Park, Engle-
field-green, and Egham. It comprises a handsome and noble
uniform mansion,' of the Grecian style of erchitectnre, con-
taining every accommodation for a family of rank and for-
tune; capital stabling, walled gardens, hot-houses, conservatory,
&c., surrounded by pleasure grounds and gardens of extraordinary
beauty and extent. The domain comprises, in a perfect ring fence,
nearly 150 acres, delightfully secluded, with extensive and varied
walks, forming a small finely timbered park, and a valuate produc-
tive farm, with neat newly-built farm-house, and capital farm home-
stead, gardener's and labourers' cottages, entrance lodge, ice house,
ornamental dairy, and all the requisite appendages to a complete
country seat. The estate extends from the royal park to the bank
of the Thames, in which it has a right of fishery, near Magna Charts

The Estate may be viewed with cards, and further particulars may
be obtained of Messrs. White, Broughton, and White, Solicitors, 12,
Great Marlborough-street; and of Messrs. Daniel Smith and Son,
Laud Agents, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall.

MAGNIFICENT ESTATES and noble RESIDENCE, in SOUTH
LANCASHIRE, within 14 miles of Liverpool comprising* the
extensive and very vgluable domains and manors of BOLD, BUR •
TONWOOD, and SUTTON, presumed to be one of the most im

portant and improving properties that has ever been offered for

MESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and SON have
been honoured with instructions from the Proprietor to ,h-
-nonnce that the above truly magnificent and very valuable FREE-
HOLD ESTATES, together nearly 7,000 statute acres, embracing
some of the finest land in the county, and almost in a ring fence, will
be submitted to public SALE in June or Jaly, (if not previcusly dis-
posed of by private contract).
They embrace he important Manor of Bold, with its splendid man-
sion, garder:s, park, noble woods, lake, and plantations, all in excel-
lent order, and distinguished as the Bold Hall Estate, and comprising
within itself about 4,300 acres most superbly timbered, and well
stocked with game; also the Burtonwood Estate adjoining, whiai
contains nearly 1,400 acres, very finely wooded, together with the
Sutton Estate, closely contiguous, consisting of about 1,030 acres of
excellent land skirting the prosperous and rapidly improving town of
St. Helens, and containing mines of superior coal and also beds of
clay-of great value for pottery purposes. The wkole of these
fine estates (with the exception of ,the parks and demesne
farm, which are in hand) are let to responsible tenants at
moderate rents, and produce between 11,000/, and 12,0901. per
annum, exclusive of royalties and rents receivable from coal mines,
which Joust annually increase. The limits of an advertisement will
only admit of a brief outline of the numerous natural and great local
advantages of this most important and splendid domain. The Man-
sion of Bold stands upon a fine elevated part of the park, which
contains about 600 acr:s, richly studded with noble timber, and
sheltered by venerable oak woods of the finest growth. Within the
park are the remains of the ancient hall, mooted round, and which,
from a period little later than the conquest, has been the seat of the
maternal ance-tors of the present owner. The Sutton Estates
possesses rare advantages, is intersected by the London and North
Western and St. Helen's and Runcorn Gap Railways, and, from its
position and nature, its value must be annually increased. The St.
Helen's Coal-field, containing an average thickness of 70 feet of coal,
is believed to extend under a considerable portion of the Sutton
Estate , part of such mines are already in lease, and must he the
source of a vast revenue. The Sutton station of the London and
North Western Railway is distant about a mile from Bold Hall,
affording easy access to all parts of the kingdom. Warrington is
distant from Bold five miles and a half, Liverpool only 14, Manches-
ter 20, and London less than 200. The Bold and Burton hood Do-
mains and Manors may he purchased without the Sutton Property,
which will probably he offered in lots.

For further particulars and cards to view the property and to treat
for the purchase apply at their offices, in Waterloo-place, Pa
London: particulars may also be had of Messrs. llowsln and. Cross,
solicitors, Prescat, Lancashire ; or Mr. Alexander Bannerman, land
agent, South Cottage, Chorley.

BRlnsa COLLEGE of HEALTH, New-
road, London.
The Cases of Cure performed by MORISON'S VEGETABLE
UNIVERSAL MEDICINE may be had as above ; also at the
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out the country, price 2d. or 4d. by post.
In consequence of the numerous counterfeits of Morison's medi-
cine on the Continent, parties travelling abroad are requested to be
on their guard, and to purchase only of respectable merchants.
N.B. No chemist or druggist is authorised to sell Morison's me-
dicine.

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CIiESTER RACES.
SIR JOHN TO SIR HAIRY.
DEAF lIARRY,—The races at Chestes's old city
lave induced me to write an inquiring ditty;
And I beg you will write me a line (as you ought),
With ev'ry particular touching the sport.
And not only that, Sir—but give. in your letter,
A general outline, which none can do betel.
This favour anxiously buildingiapon, 7:4
So pray don't omit to remember "friend Jots."
SIR HARRY'S REPLY.
Dsia Jactt,—As you've sent me a line so entreating,
I musn't pass over the Chester Spring Meeting.
With regard to the course you shall hear more anon,
For I've other things worthy your notice, Sir John.
Had MOSES and SON seen the late Chester Races,
A smile of delight would have played on their faces.
Ev'ry train that arrived brought its hundreds who Wore
Such dress as I never have witness'd before.
The scene round the " walls" (thanks to MOSES and SON)
Was, " really and truly," a brilliant one.
When I look'd at the styles (which were certain to strike)
In over-coats, trousers, coats, vests, and the like,
I actually couldn't help saying—" Well done,
The dresses do credit to MOSES and SON.
But I'm forced to conclude, or the postman won't carry
This note to Sir John, from his hearty friend ileum'.
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Mourning to any extent at Five Minutes notice.
Observe.—Any article purchased, ready made, or made to mea-
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Notice.—No business transacted at this establishment from sun-
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o'clock.

OPENING OF THE STEAM-BASIN,

AT POR'FSNIOUTH, BY HER MAJESTY.
Yesterday the new basin at Portsmouth, constructed
by Mr. Peter Itult for the Admiralty, to be appropriated
for fitting the steam-vessels of her Majesty's navy- in
every respect for sea-service, before they are turned out
into the harbour, was opened by the entrance of her
most gracious Majesty the Queen, in the royal yacht
tender Fairy, when, by the royal command, Colonel
Irvine, C. 13., chief director of engineer and architectural
works, placd the last stone in position, in her Majesty's
presence.
During the past week we have noticed the extensive
preparations which were made at Portsmouth for the
consummation of this great work, and, to render the
event of completing such a vast and useful acquisition
to our maritime strength one of striking effect we may
now remark that 'nothing could exceed the grandeur
of the whole affair. It was One of most absorbing
interest. The whole neighbourhood was assem-
bled. It was a general holiday for the populace,
and the mightiest arsenal in the world was peopled
by tens of thousands of the most loyal subjects on earth,
and who testified their loyalty, too, in a manner worthy
of the appreciation with which her Majesty evidently
regarded it. All business, by coo: moil consent, in the
neighbourhood, was suspended, and the local function-
aries vied with the Government authorities in producing
one of the most magnificent spectacles it has ever been
our opportunity and our privilege to witness.
At an early hour hundreds upon hundreds of persons
came pouring into the ,towns from the South-Western
and South Coast lines of railway ; and a dense, inter-
minable stream of spectators were for hours before the
appearance of the royal yacht wending their way to the
works, whilst afloat the harbour was literally covered
with boats of all kinds, crammed with most respectably
attired persons, and as the time drew near for the ap-
proach of her Majesty almost every avenue in the dock-
yard leading to the basin was completely closed. But
although thre was a great deal of crowding there was no
confusion; good humour, respectful feeling, and the beat
disposition prevailed. Everybody appeared determined
to please and be pleased, and an elite st grave, but health-
ful, sound, and hearty national spirit characterised the
conduct of the vast assemblage throughout the day.
We stated yesterday that Lord Auckland had arrived
at Portsmouth, and that Admiral Dundas, C.B.elll•P•t
the Senior Naval Lord of the Admiralty, would leave
;own that morning. The Gallant Officer arrived at
Gosport by the earliest train from London, and joined
Lord Auckland at the official residence of the Com-
mander-in-Chief, Admiral Sir Charles Ogle,immediately
afterwards. The ships at Spithead and in the harbour
attired themselves in holiday colours at eight o'elock,
and, together with the batteries, fired the first royal
salute at twelve o'clock, in honour of the birthday of the
Princess Helena. Shortly alter another royal salute
announced the arrival in the harbour of the Fairy, with
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent on board en
route to Frogmore by the South-Western Railway; and
the Commander-in-Chief proceeded on board to pay his
respects, and, with other officers, attended her Royal
Highness to the railway carriage at the Clarence-yard,
Gosport. The Gallant Admiral then returned, and
with the Earl of Auckland and Admiral Pandas pro-
ce, did in the Fairy to Osborne, the Admiralty flag flying
at the mainmast head.
Clarence-yard, Gosport, from London, and
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In the meanwhile the special train had arrived at the
one, in the Admiralty, the Commauderih f
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other barges, his Grace the Duke of Wellington,isl's uni-
form a brown holland blouse over his fiteer.General of the
Countessof Ellesmere
form ; the Marquis of Anglesey, Master-General
Mr. Secretary
Right Hon. Sir
Ordnance • the Earl of Haddington,
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and Lady Egerton ; the Hon.
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Sir Baldwin
Hamilton, Second Secretary ; Captain
Captain Ellice, the
Walker, the Surveyor of the Navy ;
Dundas, Colonel
Comptroller of the Navy ; Lady Emily
Misses
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Irvine, C. 8., director of engineering
to the First Lord,
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works ; Capt. Eden, Private Secretary_lie
Ward, Berkele
with several ladies ; Messrs. Woo y
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residence of
the miral's residence, and others to the
Ad-
miral Superintendent, and partook ofluncheon.
for expecting It was now approaching the time the
Duke and the
Queen, and accordingly, after the . Lords
they r •
of the Admiralty had visited the basin,_.
eepaired to
the King's Stairs to wait the arrival,
sort of
of the
Fairy. 'The grand booth, forming a amphitheatre
d corner of the sea-wall, end
around the yet unfinished
last stone was to'
where the ceremony of laying thetake
filled, the other
place, was by this time pretty well
• ll and at the sides of the basin
ranging along the pier-wall
had been crammed as full as they could possibly be, for a
long time previously.
The faint report of a gun to . seaward, at three o'clock,
turned every eye that was in a positio
n to ccommandcommand a
view in that direction, towards Spithead, and the motions
of the parties so situated were anxiously. watched by
those in the booths, for an indication of the where-
abouts of the Fairy. the report of another gun, fol-
lowed by others in rapid succession, intimated the
Passing of the Royal tender through Spithead. This
was the Royal salute, fired by the following ships at
anchor there :
St. Viacent, 120 gttlls, 820 men, 2,612 tons, n
Y aPtalia
S. C. Daores. -

Prince Regent, 90 guns, 820 men, 2,613 tons, Captain
W. F. Martin.
Powerful, 84 guns, 495 men, 2,296 tons, Captain
Hon. R. S. Dundas, C. 13.
The first is the flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Sir Charles
Napier, and the last is one of the aivanced quite ready for
sea, but with only a small complement. The firing of the
guns, and the cheering of the men as they manned the
yards, had hardly ceased when the platform battery and
other batteries took up the royal salute, and the people
who crowded the wharfs there likewise continued the
cheering, and so without intermission every inch of pro-
gress which the Fairy made in coming into harbour was
marked with salutes from the guns and the people, from
those who lined the shores or manned the yards of the
Am emn -oen -ewn at
a pause
r y the rigging
g g
succeeded, and
when
ehcekns of
again the yachts
thunderedan d
merchantmen, or the swarming squadrons of small boats.
forth salutes from the sea-going ships fitting in harbour,
the Howe, Bellerophon, and Hastings, and also from the
old three-decker the Victory, flag-ship
of the port admi-
ral; from the Illustrious, depot-ship
of the ordinary,
bearing the flag of the Rear-Admiral Superintendent;
the Excellent gunnery-ship; and from the Blenheim,
ordinary steam guard. ship, each of these vessels manning
their yards, and cheering vociferously; as did also the
crews of the Scourge, steam-sloop, and other vessels in
commission in the harbour.
The ships at Spitbead formed no mean force to give
a hearty welcome to her Majesty, and to afford to
the
tens of thousands of visitors to the port a specimen of
our naval strength at the present momentous crisis.
The Fairy had now arrived off the King's Stairs at the
dockyard, and there brought up to receive on board the
Duke of Wellington, the Marquis of Anglesey, Sir C.
Wood, the Hon. Captain Berkeley, Lord John Hay,
Captain Milne, the Hon. W. Cowper, Mr. Ward, Captain
Hamilton and Captain Eden, who, dressed in full uni-
form, the civil as well as the military officers of the Ad-
miralty, joined the Earl of Auckland, Admiral Dundas,
and Sir Charles Ogle, who had proceeded to Osborne in
the Fairy, to attend upon her Majesty.
In a Tew minutes she was again moving slowly to-
wards the mouth of the basin ; and at 3 40 the Fairy,
with the Royal standard at the main, the Admiralty
flag at the fore, and the Union Jack at the mizen-mast,
lay across the mouth of the steam-basin. It is impos-
sible to do justice to the magnificent coup d'osil in the
harbour and in the basin which now presented itself.
It was transcendently beautiful. Nothing could ex-
ceed the fineness of the weather ; the sun shone in
unsurpassing brilliancy, and the only ripple on the
water, which reflected the blue heavens and the bright
sparkling sunbeams, was caused by the dipping of a
thousand oars or the revolutions of the screw-propeller
of the Royal yacht. At this moment at least a hundred
thousand eves must have been turned on the little craft
which proudly bore a freight so precious to our country;
and the loud, long, enthusiastic shout of joy almost
drowned the reverberation of the cannon from the
saluting battery at the basin pier head, which proclaimed
the arrival of the Queen. In the harbour, the stately
three-deckers and the other powerful line-of.battle ships,
decked with their various coloured flags, their gallant
crews stretched out upon the yards, the multitude of
sailing and rowing craft of all descriptions, presented
a most animated and glorious picture of our national
characteristics and our national pursuits, and the eye
could embrace at a glance the inherent, but now happily
dormant strength of our beloved country. There was
the might and there was the majesty of England, and
there was seen with timbers still sound, and colours still
flaunting, the ship which beyond all others was calcu-
lated to awaken the most glorious recollections of our
perils and our triumphs, in "bearing our dreaded banner
round the globe," the " Victory" always, whether she
bore the flag of a Jervis or a Nelson.
But if the harbour presented a picture of magnificence,
and a gratifying spectacle at this moment, the view of
the basin from the royal yacht must have afforded to
her Majesty the most intense pleasure. The clear area
of seven acres of water which the basin contained, was
bounded only by loyal servants and devoted subjects.
The margin all around was lined with the Royal Dock-
yard Battalions under their respective commanders,
the Royal Marine Artillery, and troops of the line.
On the left, or outer seawall of the basin leading in,
the guard of honour, composed of the Ist or Grenadier
company of Dockyard Infantry, was posted, under the
command of Mr. Vintner (Major), the store receiver,
and at their back an immense booth ranging the whole
length of the wall, 560 feet, was erected tier above tier,
and filled. with an immense company, who were fortu-
nate enough to procure tickets. This led down to the
stairs, or the north inlet to the basin. Here was the
principal booth, as it was the corner stone
of the pier, at this inlet, that was required to be laid to
complete the coping of the whole work. In this booth,
down the east wall, 597 feet in length, the Royal Marine
Artillery, commanded by Colonel Gibson, were sta-
tioned, and irons thence the guard was formed by the
men of the. lloekyard boat brigade. Booths were also
fitted on this wall in tiers, (sue above the other, and
several detached places were also converted into seats for
spectators. At the south inlet, and along the southern
boundary wall, a detachment of the 9th Regiment,
under Major Borton, was stationed ; and here, too,
were large booths erected between the buildings, run-
ning up the western, or the longest side, 9.50 feet in
length ; a detachment of the 17th faced the basin,
and from thence the infantry battalion under Mr.
Fincham (Lieutenant-Colonel), the master ship-
wright, continued the guard up to the entrance on
the right, at the front of which was a saluting
battery under the command of Mr. Bellamy (Major),
assistant-master attendant. Ranging with this western
side are the capacious storel'ouses, in course of erection;
and here also every available bit of space which the
broad and lofty doorways and window places afforded
was converted into booths. And, in addition to the
booths, filled to repletion, the half-finished floors and
the roof of this building were tenanted by large groups ;
and the wharves and works of the coffer-dam, and the
roofs of the booths themselves, were crowded by ven-
turous persons. There were no interstices visible—they
were all filled with spectators, and there was scarcely a
portion of a building visible which was not decorated
by flags or evergreens. At short distances from each
other ensigns waved from lofty poles all round the
basin, and at the principal booth there was a flag-staff
erected on which to hoist the Royal standard on the
landing of the Queen. This will give only the faintest
idea of the grand panorama which was presented to her
Majesty's view, when as the Fairy passed through two
lines of 6-gun boats on each side, manned by the
boat brigade, under Mr. Davis (Lieutenant-Colonel),
the Master-Attendant of the Clarence j ard, she rounded
the point, and glided most gracefully within the scope of
the basin, and was received by the National Anthem
from no less than eight bands of musicians, at various
stations, and a simultaneous burst of the most entlithi-
astic cheers that ever greeted royal ears. Two gigs be-
longing to the Royal yacht, one commanded by Lieut.
Bedford, and the other by Lieut. Vansittart, piloted the
Fairy, and on she came noiselessly displacing but
scarcely disturbing the pellucid waters which bore her
fair form with an elasticity which would almost induce
the impression that the air had as much to do with the
flotation as the lower element. Again, again, and again
burst forth the loudest cheers from manly and loyal
hearts as she moved along close by the seawall,
guided by no inexperienced hand, and obeying on
the moment, as if by instinct, the will of her
august Sovereign, as expressed through her noble cap-
tain, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence. Sweeping round the
curve, as she came opposite to the principal booth the
Fairy
remained for a moment inanimate, and from
this booth burst forth
once more the welcome of the
numerous assembly of noble ladies and tl gen emen who
termed the elite of the company. At this place the most
excellent arrangements were made to receive her Ma-
jesty, and the greatest facilities were afforded for view-
ing the interesting operations of finishing the b •
basin.
The stairs leading up from the basin were railed and
carpeted, and covered with evergreens arid decorated
with flags. The coping of
and led to a raised platform, in front of which was the
last stone, ready for laying, and suspended from a
crane. On this platform, which was covered with green
and scarlet carpeting, was placed an elegant carved
state chair of the Elizabethan style, manufactured ex-
pressly for the use of her Majesty on the occasion by
Messrs. E. and E. Emanuel, of Portsmouth, of Royal
George oak, and covered with rich green damask;
and on a table by the side a plan of the basin on
a large scale was placed. On the left of this chair
the principal seats were ranged, and in front, on
the other side of the stone, accommodation was pro.
vided for Mr. Owen, the mayor of Portsmouth, and the
aldermen, town-councillors, and officers of the corpora-
tion. Around and about the platform wore here assem-
bled the Earl of Haddington, the Earl and Countess of
Ellesmere and Lady Egerton, Lord Clarence Paget,
M.P., Viscount Ingestre, M.P., C. 8., Captain Cospatrick
B. Hamilton, Rear-Admiral Sir T. Cochrane, K.C.8.,
Sir C. Freemantle, Bart., the Hon. Captain Boyle,
Major-General Wemyss, Captain Ellice and Miss El-
lice, Captain Sir E. Parry and family, Captain B. J.
Sullivan, Captain Rodney Mundy, Mr. Haig (the Ad-
miral's secretary) and family, Me'ssrs. Ward and the
Misses Ward, Misses Woolley, Graves, Berkeley, &c.
On the stone was laid a massive, chaste silver trowel,
manufactured by Emanuels, goldsmiths to the Queen,
the handle of which was supported by two
frosted dolphins in basso relieve, and bearing the
following inscription on one side--" This trowel was
used by —, on the occasion of laying the last
stone and opening the new steam basin at her Majesty's
Dockyard, Portsmouth, 25th day of May, 1847;" and on
the other a plan of the basin. The usual model imple-
ments of masonry, &c., used on such occasions, were
also laid on the stone; and the stone itself, which
weighed about 3i tons, covered the following inscrip-
tion on a stone beneath :

This last stone was laid by
Colonel Irvine, C. 8., in the presence of her Majesty, and
by her Majesty's command,
On the 25th May, 1848,
Right Hon. the Earl of Auckland, First Lord of the
Admiralty.
Dundas,
Berkeley
Milne, Lords of the Admiralty.
Cowper,
H. G. Ward, First Secretary.
J. W. B. Hamilton, Second Secretary.
Passing this spot, the airy proceeded slowly round

the basin, followed by a squadron of barges, with, distin-
guishing pennants, in two divisions, Sir Charles. Napier
leading in his own barge, and followed by the t .arges of
the Captains Dundas, Martin, Yates, Chads , Eden,
Baynes, Morgan, Austin, Dacres, in order, according to
seniority. Passing up the entire length of the west side,
the Fairy stopped at each crowded avenue of the new
store-houses for her Majesty to receive the corigratula-
, tions of the spectators; and then rounding again, at the
entrance inside, came slowly down to the iaoding•stairs.
At the principal booth, the little vessel having run
alongside, the Queen was received by Admiral Prescott
and Lord Frederick Fitzclarence, and was conducted
up the steps to the chair on the state platform by his
Royal Highness Prince Albert, the lords and ladies in
waiting, the Duke of Wellington, the Earl of Auckland,
and the Board of Admiralty following and ranging
themselves behind her Majesty, when the Royal standard
was hoisted on the spot. Cheers again resounded on all
sides, which her Majesty acknowledged by repeatedly
bowing.
The corporation, headed by the Mayor, Mr. Ellis
Owen, had then the honour of presenting the addresses
of the corporation to the Queen and Prince Albert, and
was graciously received on their behalf, but her Ma-
jesty intimated her desire that they should not be read.
They were as follows:
" TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.
" Most Gracious Sovereign,
" May it please your Majesty, we, your Majesty's
faithful subjects, the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses
of the borough of Portsmouth, humbly beg leave to
assure your Majesty of our devoted loyalty and ardent
attachment to your Majesty's person, family, and
throne.

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devotion to our Most Gracious Sovereign, and our un-
feigned attachment to your Royal Highness.
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favoured by the present visit of our Most Gracious
Sovereign and your Royal Highness; and we trust that
the occasion to which we are indebted for this distin-
guished honour may be the means of increasing the
naval strength and augmenting the greatness of this
empire.
" We recognise with much gratification the interest
which your Royal Highness has ever evinced in the
progress of great national undertakings, and in the en-
couragement of those institutions which tend so much
to advance the intelligence and happiness of her Ma-
jesty's subjects.
" We pray that your Royal Highness may long be
spared with our Most Gracious Queen, in the full enjoy-
ment of every blessing, that her throne may be undis-
turbed, her empire prosperous, her and your happinesi
unbroken."

The Earl of Auckland then, by request of her Majesty,
introduced Captain James, R.E., the director of works,
and her Majesty having proceeded to the table, Captain
James had the honour of explaining to her Majesty the
particulars of the basin, as shown in the plan; and
through Colonel Irvine, C. 13., the director-general of
works, Mr. Peter Halt presented to her Majesty an
elegantly bound statement of details of the great work.
Preparations were then commenced for fixing the
stone, during which time the Queen walked across the
platform to Lady Frederick Fttzeiarence and honoured
her Ladyship with some iHarked compliments. Her
Majesty also most affably Scognised the ClOttlatess of
Ellesmereand other ladies of the brillialkt cizel% wl.ich
surrounded the: Royal presence. Prince Albert, in the
meskwhile, was engaged in conversation with\the Duke
of hell ton and Lord Alltkland. ek: A% ..4
Mr. Ibilltand his superintendent enkpeer, mith,
having completed the arrangements for lowering the
stone into its place, her Majesty, after addressing a few
words to Lord Auckland, intimated her commands to
Colonel Irvine, that he should lay the stone, which that
gallant officer then performed, and the work was con-
summated—the band of the Royal Marines at the mo-
ment striking up " Rule Britannia." The Queen, then,
after bowing again to the assembly, left the platform
and was conducted by the Prince to the Fairy ; and the
Duke of Wellington, the Marquis of Anglesey, and Lord
Auckland, hating taken leave of her Majesty, the Fairy
again steamed down to the end of the basin, where the
Queen received again the thrice repeated cheers of the
assembly, and bowed the royal acknowledgments, and
smiled the royal satisfaction. The yacht then steered
through the middle of the basin into the harbour, and at
lull speed proceeded to Osborne, receiving as she passed
the salutes of the ships and the cheers of the men on the
yards, and the people who lined the shores on each side.
The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal and Princess
Alice, accompanied her Majesty in the Fairy, but did not
land. On the deck of the yacht the Royal children ex-
cited great admiration, which repeatedly brought forth
from the spectators enthusiastic cheering.
Her Majesty wore a white muslin dress with flounces,
a lace shawl lined with maize, and a white chip bonnet
and white feather. The Princess Royal and Princess
Alice were entirely dressed in white, with chip bonnets ;
aad the Prince of Wales wore a blue cloth jacket em-
broidered with silver, white trousers and white cap.
Prince Albert was attired in a field marshal's uniform,
and wore the star of the Order of the Bath.
Mr. Rolt especially, and Mr. Smith, the superintending
engineer of this great work, received at all hands,
official and private, the warmest congratulations, which
were also extended to Captain James, R.E., Mr. Wood,
the clerk of the works, &c.
Last evening no less than 2,186 men of the dockyard
dined together, at the new boat-house, to celebrate the
day's proceedings, and Mr. Holt provided dinner in the
new store-houses for 1,050 of his own workmen, who had
been engaged in the construction of the basin.
In justice to the Admiral Superintendent, we must re-
mark that the entire arrangements of the day could not
have been better.

Nye cannot forbear recording the danger to which her
Majesty was exposed through the ardour of one of her
subjects—faithful, we dare say, as the best of thorn. It
so happened that as the Queen stood in the booth, one of
the officers near her gave some order or other to a police-
man, who immediately started off to execute it, with so
much speed, and so little caution, that he was within an
ace of overturning the royal person, or at least of most
seriously disturbing its equilibrium. ll e proceeded on
his mission in happy ignorance of his imminent escape
from kre Majeste. The Queen did not appear to take
any notice of it.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
EPSOM R A CES.—Tri URSDAY.
The entree: for the Grand Stand Ilandicap fell very
far short of what might have been expected from the
liberal bonus added to it; as a matter of course the race
excited very little interest. Wanting, however, as it
confessedly was, in importance, the card promised an
abundance of sport—three single dashes, as brother
Jonathan would call them, and heats ad nauseum—
were enough to satisfy a glutton, but too Peckham-like
to be agreeable to any real lover of racing. It is much
to be regretted that such pettifogging work should be
suffered, at a meeting in all other respects so well con-
ducted; heats are notoriously premiums for trickery and
fraud, and the sooner the steward can be prevailed on to
abolish them, the better. It is superfluous to add that
they spun out the racing to an unreasonably late hour,
and that one half of the visitors left the course before
they were brought to a close. A list of the fashionables
on the Downs yesterday is out of the question; in place
of it we will supply an omission in our last, by giving a
selection of the most distinguished personages present
on the Derby day:—
Duke of Bedford, Duke of Richmond, Duke of Mon-
trose, Marquis of Exeter, Marquis of Downshire, Mar-
quis of Granby, Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, Earl
of March, Earl of Stradbroke, Earl of Glasgow, Earl of
Uxbridge, Earl of Strathmore, Earl of Euston, Earl
Jersey, Earl of Granville, Earl of Suffield, Earl of Bes-
borough, Earl of Wilton, Lord Enfield, Lord Canter-
bury, Lord l3ateman, Lord Burghley, Lord B. Cecil,
Lorel H. Lennox, Lord G. Lennox, Lord C. Manners,
Lord G. Manners, Lord Newport, Lord Drumlanrig,
Lord Clifden, Lord Stanley, Lord Maidstone, Lord F.
Fitzroy, Lord Villiers, Lord George Bentinck, Lord
Walpole, Lord Somerton' Sir G. Ileathcote, Sir J. Haw-
ley, Sir G. Armitage, Sir W. Codrington, Sir
I•Peel, Col. J. B.
m 11 Col. Hornby, Col. Stanley, Col. Knox,
lion. Capt. Rous, Hou.Col. Anson, Hon. Francis Villiers,
llon. Admiral ntlet, lion. Frederick Villiers, Hon.
Major Pitt.
The, racing commenced
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sof 50 v. each, withusualhsoourse ch. f t
The Epsom Four
colts, Bst 111 b; fillies, Bst 61b. Derbyrourse. (6 Subs.)
Sir G. Ileathcote's Nestor ... (S. Mann) 1
Lord Chesterfield's Lady Lurewell 2
Even betting. Nestor made all the running, and won
cleverly by
a StakesDurdans of 10 SOTS. each, 5 ft if declared,
&C.; optional selling weights. Last mile and a quar-
ter of the new Derby Course. (9 Subs.)
yrs, 4st 121 b... (Rodney) 1
1. '2ectar, 3 yrs, sst ... •••
Duke Mr. norifnukaicldhlond,s lapis, 3
4
Lord Chesterfield's Free Lance, 5 yrs, Sat 51b S
Count Bathyal:l,s Nourtalthp3, 3 yrs, Sat