The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-17 00:00:00

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No. 16,873.

PROSPF,CTUS OF THE

BRISTOL AND POOLE HARBOUR RAIL
WAY COMPANY.

STAINES and RICHMOND RAILWAY.
The Committee of Management of this Railway have the
satisfaction to state that arrangements have been made with the
London and South-Western Railway Company, by which the Scrip-
holders iu this Company will he entitled to an equal number of Scrip
Shares in the New Amalgamater Company, upon payment of 11.25.
per share. Such new shares will then be considered as having paid
a deposit of 21. 2s. in the Amalgamater Company, to be called the
" Windsor, Staines, and South-Western Railway Company." Scrip-
holders will be required to deposit the scrip with the Secretary, at
the Offices of the kCompany, 32, Moorgate-street, on or before
SATURDAY, the 31st of October Inst., between the hours of Eleven
and Four o'clock. A receipt will be given for the scrip at the time
the same is left at the Offices of the Company. Persona transmitting
their scrip by post are requested to write their names and addresses
hi tit:l across the face cf the scrip. Due notice will be given of the
times and places appointed for payment of the deposit, and for ex-
changing the Shares for Scrip in the Amalgamater Company.
By order, J. C. GOVETT, Secretary.
32, Moorgate-street, Oct. 14,181 G.

STAFFORDSHIRE and SHROPSHIRE
JUNCTION RAILWAY.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Capital, 1,001,0001., in 50,000 shares of 201. each.
Deposit, 21. 2s. plr share.
(Registered Provisionally.)

A circular having been issued to the Shareholders bearing the sig-
nature of "S. Stanway, Secretary," purporting to he an authorised
notification from the Directors, that they will make a Return of
Twelve Shillings and Sixpence par Share on account of the Deposits,
and proceed to wind up the affairs, we are desired to state, on behalf
of a large and influential portion of the Shareholders, under whose
direction the affairs of this Company have undergone a close investi-
gation, that it appears that a considerable portion of the Company's
funds have been most illegally withdrawn from the bank upon
cheques signed by some of the principal acting officers of the Com-
pany, that such moneys have been grossly misapplied for speculative
purposes, and that the interests of the Shareholders have been
shamefully sacrificed.

PATRONS AND SUPPORTERS.
Sir E. Doughty, Bart., Upton House, Dorset
John Samuel Wanley Sawbridge ErleDras, Esq., Charborough
Park, Dorset
J. Weld, Esq., Lulworth Castle, Dorset
colonel John Michel, Dulish House, Dorset
Wm. Cartwright, Esq., proprietor of collieries in Monmouthshire and
Cilaruorganshire.
E. B. Ashford, Esq., Babcary, Somerset.

ACTING COMMITTEE.
HENRY STRE'I"2ON, Esq., Ramsgate, Chairman.
MajorJ. E. Hoire,-.Arrny and Navy Club
John Gray Wilson, Esq., Westbourne Grove
Colonel William Mainwaring Sloane, Seymour-street
Gilbert M'Quecn, Esq., Great Coram-street, Russell-square
Thomas Peers, Esq., 1, Lamb's Conduit-place
George Chisman, Esq., Wigton, Middlesex
Sir James Caleb Anderson, Bart.

Arrangements are therefore making to effect a just settlement of
the Company's affairs, and secure the return of the Company's funds,
and otherwise for the benefit of the Shareholders generally, who are,
therefore, earnestly requested to co-operate with the body engaged
in the performance of that duty, and en no account to listen to the
proposal contained in the circular referred to.
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BARR, LOFTIIOUSE,— and NELSON, Solicitors,
Leads, October 10, 1846.

P.S. Scripholders are requested to communicate with us, in order
that they may be directly apprised of present and future measures
for the protection of their interest.

PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
(With power to add to their number.)
Frederick William Hamilton, Esq., 59, Gloucester-place
/tees Price, Esq., M.D., Tyne Hail, Great Ilford, Essex
Thomas Ottery Rayner, Esq., M.D. F.S.A., l, Matthew's Place,
Cambridge Heath
Rev. C. Davies, Sandgate
Major J. Mill, Guernsey
Edward Sankey, Esq., Canterbury
J. Johnson, Esq., Davies-street, Berkeley-square
G. Pusey, Esq., The Dells, Stoke Newington
N. Crouch, Esq., South-place, Euston-square ; and 64, Pall-mall
It. B. Crofts, Esq., Hamilton-square, Birkenhead, Cheshire
John Britten, Esq., Basinghall-street
Lieut. Charles T. Hill, R.N., Queen's-square, Bristol
Captain Hippisley, Somerset-street, Cavendish-square
Wm. C. O'Connell, Esq., Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square.

PURSUANT t•, a DECREE of the HIGH
COURT of CHANCERY, made in a cause FRIEND against
SOLLY, the creditors of JOHN FRIEND, late of the town aria port
of Sandwich, in the county of Kent, gentleman, who died in the
month of August, 1834, are, on or before the 2d -'day of NOVEMBER
next, to come in and prove their debti, before Sir GIFFIN WILSON,
one of the Masters of the said Court, at his Chambers, in Southamp-
ten-buildings, Chancery-lane, London, or in default thereof they Will
be peremptorily excluded the benefit of the said Decree.
ADAM RIVERS STEELE, 1. Lincoln's Inn-fields,
Plaintiff's Solicitor.
PUBLICATIONS.

LONDON BANKERS.
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The London Joint-Stock Banking Company_.
• COUNTRY BANKERS.

NEW EDITION OF CAPTAIN MARRYAT'S SETTLERS.
On Wednesday next will be published, a New Edition, in 1 vol. fcp.
Bvo., with Two Engravings, price 7s. Gd.
'IIIHE SETTLERS in CANADA. By Captain
MARRYAT, C.B. A New Edition, complete in One Vol.
By the same Author,
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Messrs. Stuckey and Co.
National Provincial Bank of England
Messrs. Ledgard and Co., Poole
Messrs. Bastard and Co., Blandford.
ENGTNEER.—George Rennie, Esq.
SECRETARIES (pro. tem.)—Messrs. Castleman and Kingdom.
SOLICITORS.
Gilbert Stephens, Esq., 13, Northumberland-street, Strand.
Messrs. Castleman and Kingdon, Wimborne.

Since issuing the former prospectus, the'Committee, being deter-
mined to proceed on the surest grounds, and anxious for the ultimata
success of the undertaking, have made further and more minute in-
quiries into the remunerative traffic to be expected on this line; and
they are warranted in stating that, the result of such inquiries has
greatly exceeded the expectations upon which they grounded their
former prospectus.

This line.of railway, commencing at Bristol, will open a direr'

communication with Poole, passing through or near the important
towns and villages of Whitechurch, Pensford, Clutton, Shepton
Mallet, Bruton, Castle Cary, IV incanton, Stalbridge, Sturminster,
Newton, Shillingston' Stourpain, Blandford, Spittiabury, Stunninster
Marshall, Wimborne Minster to Poole Harbour; and thus, by means
of the Line of Packets intended to be established by this Company,
from that port to the Channel Islands and Cherbourg, and the rail-
ways now in progress from the latter place to the French capital,
and trom thence to Lyons, will co.nplcte the line of communication
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by the most direct way, from Edinbu'rgh to the south of France, thus

enabling that country-io supply herself with many articles of com-
merce at little more than half the cost she at present pays, and leav-
ing a good remunerative profit to the Company and producer at home,
Among the various sources of traffic to be expected on this line.
the following are the most prominent :—The supply of the Govern-
ment with Coal from the Welch and Somersetshire Pits, by
means of the proposed line, for Its different naval and steam
depots thrcughout the world. The Somerset pits, which are -36 in
namber, yield, at present, about 2,000 tons per diem, but are ca-
pable of yielding a'much larger quantity ; and, supposing that 2,000
tons were carried by the railway, at Id. per ton a mile, a dis-
tance of 40 miles for 300 days in the year, which is even less
than the Company, have every reason to expect, it would yield a
net return of 100,0001., or 10 per cent. upon the estimated capi-
tal ; deduct then 40 per cent. for working the line, wear and tear,
and there remains the sum of 60,0001., or 6 per cent. per annum
on the capital. There can be no doubt of the demand of this
important article of general consumption. from the great dimi-
nution of price to the consumer by the costs of carriage being
reduced to Id. per ton per mile from. the present cost, which is
from 6d. to 10d. The supply of the Channel Islands (population
more than 100,000), arid of France, with the best species of
coal for the production of gas, as well as for the use of their
manufactures and for domestic purposes. This article, by means
of the various coal pits situated on the line, will yield to the
Company a very fine remunerative profit, and be of the greitest be-
nefit to the coal proprietor; as the coal necessary for the purposes of
gas can be obtained in very large quantities, and delivered at Cher-
bourg at one-third less than they are now giving for the same coal,
and which cannot, therefore, fail to be of equal benefit to the mer-
chant abroad, the producer at home, and the proposed Company.
Besides these two great sources of coal traffic, there Is the supply of

the southern coast, and the different districts' on the line, with coal
for domestic use, at a saving of from six to seven shillings a ton.
This is a circumstance that cannot fail to secure to the Company the
entire traffic, and be of the greatest benefit to themselves and the
public in general. In addition to this, the line will offer to the great
manufacturing city of Bristol a mere ready market for all those
articles of commerce of which France and the Channel Islands stand
so much in need, and which are manufactured in great quantities at
that city, and as soon as the line is completed, tenders will at once
be submitted to Government for the more speedy transmission of the
mails to the Channel Islands, by which a saving of more than
twelve hours will he effected, and to the North and North-west of
Great Britain a saving of twenty-four hours.
There is also very considerable traffic to be derived from the
various stone quarries, iron mines, and clay pits on the line (the
clay pits alone yielding more than 50,000 tons annually) ; sand from
the Isle of Wight, for the manufacture of glass, of which more
than 10,000 tons annually are mid in Birmingham alone; the pre-
sent mercantile traffic which now goes round the Land's End to
the Western Ports ; the great agricultural, manufacture, and pas-
senger trarße from the rich and populous districts through which
the line passes ; and the traffic which must be thrown upon the lihe
from the Welch iron and coal masters, as being the nearest and most
direct outlet to the Continent for the produce of that country. In-
dependent of remuneration, this line ought tobelooked upon as a
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great national undertaking and benefit, as it will do away with the
necessity for vessels now employed in the Dutch, Danish, Swedish,
and Russian trades, bound to the western parts of England, going
round the pind's End, by at once opening to them the harbour of
Poole, which has been pronounced by eminent engineers to be one
of the best natural harbours in the world, and capable, at a small
expense, of being made accessible to vessels of the largest class
with perfect safety, and enabling them to send their cargoes
to their different destinations in less time, and at a less
expense, than at present : by this means, not only will the
shipowner and the merchant be greatly benefited, but the
C°lllPabY would derive an Immense annual revenue from the
OW so large
cargoesuti of northern produe,e thus landed at Poole, to be again dist ri-
throng' ;303-,lrtiettis of their railway, to the different manufacturing towns
follthis country ; and the passenger traffic that would natu-
rally The average numbajerY
yield to the Company a portion of mercantile 'traffic cannot fail to
handsome return upon their outlay.
vesselsaveragat
round the Land's End amounts,
'vessels detained in this trade in going
about four thousand, each Nnt,e:, from the most authentie sources, to
The average tonnage of theseeselgoau.dt,etettottilo3no otofnilsvewdhaph.
would give six men to each vessel, working after
the rate of 601. per
month, which would give, for the number of days detained, 101. to
each vessel: this, multiplied by the number of
vessels, viz., 4,000,
would give the sum of 40,000/., which will be entirely saved by
means of this line. This is independent of the loss of life, destruction
of property, expense of insurance, and loss of thee, which would
all be saved by the projected rail, the statistics of which, did space
allow, would make every one look upon the present undertaking,
not only as one of great local importance, but one of great national
benefit. _ - -

The advantages have long been known and appreciated, and the
present Company have determined to bring them into play in the
most full and efficient manner. The expense of storage at Poole as
well as the port dues are less than at any port in the kingdom ; so
that the merchant would be enabled to keep his goods there at a less
expense than at his own port. He would be enabled to perform five
voyages for every three from the northern parts, and, by means of
the speedy Communication by the electric telegraph and the rapid
travelling of the present day, many advantages and conveniences will
be afforded.
A careful preliminary survey having been made by the Company's
surveyor, the line has been pronounced to 'present l@ss than the ave-
rage engineering difficulties, about thirty miles being through a rich,
populous, and level valley. The harbour of Poole has also been sur-
veyed, and the bar at the mouth of the harbour has been pronounced
to be capable of removal, and is now actually being removed ; thus
opening to vessels of the largest tonnage one of the safest and most
commodious harbours In the world. _ _

These are a few of the advantages offered to the public by the pro-
jected line ; and the Committee, impressed with the sense of the ex-
cellence and legitimacy of the undertaking, and basing their views
upon ascertained facts and undoubted evidence, feel themselves war-
ranted in offering to all applicants for shares the following conditions,
viz.: That no party taking shares in the said Company shall be
liable (in case of failure of the Company) to a larger amount than
five shillings per share, unless a greater sum shall be sanctioned at a
Generoal Meeting of the Shareholders called for that purpose ; so that
in case the Company fail at any period of time prior to such Meeting
being called, the Committee pledge themselves to return 1/. 178. per
share instead of 21. 25., and a proportionately larger amount If the
accounts of the Company, upon inspection, show a less expenditure.
At the first general meeting of the shareholders the Committee
will produce an account, signed by the bankers, of the several sums
received by them on account of the Company, thereby warranting to
the shareholders that the amount subscribed is still in the hands of
the hankers, minus the ss. per share.
The future plans of the Company will be laid before the share-
holders at their first general meeting, and everything submitted to
their investigation and approved.

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OCTOBER 17, 1846.

PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 16.—This morning, at nine
o'clock, the flag (blue) of Admiral Sir Charles Ogle,
Bart., the Commander-in-Chief, was hoisted on board,
the St. Vincent, 120, Captain Milne taking the com-
mand, superseding Captain Shepherd. Commodore Sir
Francis Collier's pendant was struck at sunset last night.
Captain Milne mustered the crews.of the ships in com-
mission on board the St. Vincent.
That which yesterday we only mentioned as a rumour
with regard to the disposal of the Retribution has been
since confirmed by official order. She is actually to be-
come a tender to the Excellent, gunnery-ship, and we
are informed (and the report emanated from "Excel-
lent " authority) that on her return to England the Ter.
rible will be similarly disposed of I
Captain Lushington and the following officers of the
Retribution received their appointments to the Ven-
geance, 84, this afternoon:—
Lieutenants—J. G. Bickford, C. Hawkey, the Hon.
J. R. M. Byng, and P. N. Darnell. Lieutenant Story,
appointed first-lieutenant, being absent on a short leave,
has not taken up his appointment to the Vengeance yet.
Master—R. Salmond.
Surgeon—B. Verling.
Paymaster and Purser—O. S. Mountsteven.
Naval Instructor—H. C. E. Warcup.
Assistant- Surgeon—R. Wallace, M.D.
Second Master—F. T. Jameson.
Midshipmen—F. A. Dewdney, G. Todd, J. 11. E.
Wemyss, and C. C. Day.
Naval Cadets—R. A. Parr, J. R. Bowling, S. B. Brett,
and G. E. Massey.
Master's Assistant—lL Ley.
Clerks—E. Death and J. Donald.
Gunner—J. Compton.
Boittswain—W. Bray.
Carpenter—J. Rogers.
The Rev. W. J. Millar, late chaplain of the Retribu-
tion,
is appointed to the Queen, and the Rev. Mr. Cooper
to the Vengeance.
The engineers of the Retribution are all appointed to
the Excellent (additional) for service in the former.
The Vengeance is alongside the jetty, under the
shears. She received the fore and mizen masts of the
Powerful, 84, to-day, and her own bowsprit. Her main-
mast, too, was lifted and stepped. Her lower deck guns
are not to be issued from the gun wharf until her return
from the service for which she is now intended (to carry
troops to the West Indies). The party of Royal Marine
Artillery, under the command of First Lieutenant Hall,
are to return to head- quarters, as are the party on
board the Avenger, under the command of First Lieute-
nant Tate.

The hull of the old Leviathan, formerly a 74, and one
of the cask ships during the war, having figured con-
spicuously at the battle of Trafalgar, and formed one of
Nelson's weather division, under the command of Captain
11. W. Bayntun, was taken on Monday last to one of the
uppermost inlets in this harbour, generally called Bomb-
k.etch Lake (from its having formerly been the place
where such vessels were laid up in ordinary), as a mark
L'or the shot and shell practice from the Excellent. The
:shipwrights of the dockyard have since been employed
in scuttling her, for what purpose it is difficult to ima-
; One, unless to render her more steady as a mark. But
surely such a fact is a practical libel upon the proficiency
gunnery supposed to exist on board the Excellent;
For it is as much as to say, a huge hulk, moored at only
a bout 2,000 yards range from that ship, cannot be struck
if it floats, or is otherwise acted upon by the tide ! To-
d ay being the first day's practice (as we were informed)
u pon the helpless old hulk, we attended to witness what
htavoc would be made by the shot and shell directed
a gainst her, but our patience was not rewarded with
gratification ; for, after waiting upwards of an hour,
neither shot nor shell, that we saw, did any more serious
e xecution than destroying myriads of periwinkles lodged
in. the mud in the intermediate distance between the gun-
s ery-ship and her venerable target, none of the deadly
naissiles having been projected so far as the hulk.
In Harbour—St. Vincent, Victory, Excellent, Vic-
tA win and Albert, Crocodile, and Nautilus ; Retribution,
Avenger, Blazer, Comet, Myrtle, and Echo steamers.
In Dock—Prince Regent, Ajax, Edinburgh, Leander,
Champion, and Serpent.
in the Basin—Rattlesnake, Belvidere, Fairy, Amphi-
Wile, and Trincomalee.
At Spithead—Eurydice.
estwy'hsicshiiiplefAt
here on
s,Jl:cirAii-pmtoauinTrrth,eoHcro.n.lsJ.—ohlin
Gordon,er Majesty's
to 13th for the Mediterranean, hove in sight this morn-
ing. She was observed about half-past six, under three
d .ouble-reefed topsails, reaching towards the land between
Penlee Point and 'tame Head. She then set her courses
raid stood off to the westward. The topgallautmasts
were going up when she went out of sight. Wind
westward.

The Portuguese schooner Uniao, in ballast, from
Dublin for Cork, put in with loss of bowsprit, &c., having
been in contact, on Sunday last, with an English
schooner, name unknown. Also the brig Quebec, from
London for Bristol, with damaged bowsprit and jibboom ;
and the smack Amity (Indian corn), from Southampton
for Sligo, with pumps choked. Put back, the Hon. East
:India Company's steam-frigate Moozuffer, with her
imaintopmast sprung, and main rigging damaged ; also
;the Sardinian brig Zurbano, and the Austrian brig Per-
Jnando, with some others.

The barque Eden, Captain Finch, bound to Almeira,
is ashore at Garanower, between Stoke Point and
Yealm, with her bowsprit and foretopmast gone, and
,one man lost.

The schooner Queen Victoria, Captain Fox, which
missed stays on the 13th, was got off this morning.
Tho American barque Edinburgh, Captain Jackson,
from Mantanzas for Antwerp, came in this afternoon,
•experienced a tremendous hurricane on the 19th of
September, in long. 39 40 W. ; was thrown on her
;beamends, nearly all her sails blown away, and rudder
damaged.
CHATHAM, OCT. 16.—The Mutine, 12, Commander
Robert Tryon, in dock, is ready for sea, with the excep-
tion of her guns, which she will receive on board after
she is released out of dock.

The Gloucester, 50, is coppered, and she is only wait-
ing for the spring tides to be put out of dock.
The Aid, Smallman, Master, sailed this day with
, stores for Woolwich and Deptford yards.
The undermentioned workmen have been discharged
this week from the yard on pensions, viz., James Wim-
sted, blacksmith, at 221. per annum ; Michael Cooper,
sawyer, at 20/. ; and John Read, leading man of la-
bourers, at 20/.
' The ship Danby, of Whitby, arrived on the 14th, with
a cargo of hemp for the dockyard.
The detachment of Royal Marines from this battalion,
consisting of 2 captains, 3 lieutenants, 8 sergeants, 4
drummers, and 208 rank and file, that was under orders
for embarkation on Tuesday last, was countermanded,
in consequence of the Crocodile troop ship wanting re-
pairs; and it was again placed in orders to proceed in
two divisions for service at Spike Island, Cove of Cork.
'The first division, of 110 men, marched at the unusual
hour of three o'clock in the morning of Thursday, the
15th instant, to the Sun• pier, at Chatham, where the
Victoria steam-vessel was in readiness to convey them
to the terminus of the Gravesend and Rochester Rail-
way, and proceeded by special train to Gravesend, and
.ernbarked,from the Terrace-pier on board the Lightning
and Wildfire steam-vessels, ordered by the Admiralty,
whence they were taken to St. Katharine's Docks, and
put on board the Ajax, Cork steamer, and she left im-
mediately with the troops, who were not encumbered
with much luggage; six women and six children were
all that were allowed to proceed with the detachment.
At two o'clock, an hour before the troops assembled for
• marching order, each man was served with refreshment
of a pint of hot cocoa, with milk and sugar, as the
- weather was extremely cold and wet. This indulgence
• was granted by Colonel C. Mensie, K.H., second in
command, and who is acting-commandant at present
.of this division. There is no order for the 2d division
to move.

PRomoTloNs.—Lieutenant and Adjutant John George
A. Ayles, of the Portsmouth division, is to be Captain
at Chatham, vice Brevet-Major G. E. Balchild, de-
ceased ; First Lieutenant A. D. Lydden Ferrant is ap-
1-pointed Adjutant at Portsmouth, vice Ayles promoted ;
and Seconi Lieutenant W. B. Huberfield to be First
Lieutenant at Portsmouth, vice Ferrant promoted.
Captain William Taylor is under orders to rejoin the
(Chatham head-quarters, and Captain David M'Adam has
embarked on board the ship Queen, vice Baldchild, de-
'ceased.

SHEERNESS, OCT. 16.—An order has arrived at the
dockyard for the authorities to report to the Admiralty
the state and efficiency of the advance ships in this ordi-
nary ; also the probable expense and the time it would
occupy in getting in readiness the few remaining stores
each advance ship would require for commissioning.
The ten sale of the line in an advanced state at this
port comprise the following effective vessels, viz.:—The
Howe, 120; the Waterloo, 120; the Monarch, 84; Asia,
84; Ganges, 84; Achille, 72; Hercules, 72; Hawke, 72;
and Russell, 72. There aro also two heavy frigates in
an advanced state, viz.:—The Cornwall, 50; and the
Conquestador, 50; and there are fitting and nearly com-
pleted the Worcester, 50, and the Chichester, 60.
The Birkenhead iron steam-frigate, 1,400 tons and
460 horse-power, is ordered to be fitted up immediately
for the conveyance of troops, for which she will be ad-
mirably adapted.
The lEolus, 44, Master-Commander John Thomas,
having had her bottom caulked and re-coppered, was
hauled out of dock to-day, and is now under the
shears to be masted. She will be ready for sea by'the
30th inst.
The Euryalus, 44, fitting for convict service at Gib-
raltar, has had her time of completion prolonged to the
10th proximo.
The Wildfire steamer, Master G. Brockman, arrived
from Gravesend yesterday, whither she had conveyed
the baggage of the detachment of marines ordered from
Chatham to Ireland.
The Raven cutter, Lieutenant J. Stephen, returned
last weok from Yarmouth and the other northern porta,
-where she has been recently employed entering voluu-
La 'era for the navy.
,The Trafalgar, 120, Captain J. N. Nott, is expected
to return here about the end of the month, to resume
the flag of the Commander-in-Chief, orders having been
sent out to Sir William Parker to detach her from his
squadron.
Captain Richard Arthur, C. 8., has his broad blue pen-
dant flying on board the Ocean, being now senior officer,
Vice-Admiral Sir Edward King having proceeded on a
0 few days' leave of absence.

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PRICE SD.

Iu Harbour—The Ocean, 80 ; the Raven, 3 ; African
and Wildfire steamers.

WOOLWICH, OCT. U.—The Gladiator steam-frigate,
Captain John Robb, has been taken out of the basin at
Woolwich, and, as stated last week, will embark Sir
Henry Pottinger, the newly-appointed Governor of the
Cape of Good Hope, for a passage to that colony.
By letters from Canada it appears that two regiments
are to be withdrawn from North America, for service at
the Cape of Good Hope.
Commodore Sir Francis A. Collier, C. 8., K.C.11., on
his iiSit to the Woolwich Dockyard on Wednesday, the
14th instant, communicated officially to the Admiralty
that he had joined on that date, and hoisted his broad
pendant in the William and Mary yacht. The gallant
officer has gone on leave for a few days, but the official
documents are signed " for the Commodore Superin-
tendent."

The accounts from the Terrible war-steamer up to
the present date are highly favourable to that fine vessel.
When starting from the criiising ground her speed was
found to be upwards of ten knots and *all per hour on
the average, although she had only two boilers at work
during the whole time, with an ascertained pressure of
six pounds weight only on the steam guage. The quan-
tity of coals consumed in steaming for twenty-four hours
was thirty-three tons. She had on board 500 tons of
coals, with water and provisions for three months, and
has been reported as capable of carrying 200 tons more
than that quantity, as she is never affected by weight.
The Terrible under favourable circumstances averages
220 miles per day. Captain Ramsay ordered the
stern guns of the lower deck to be fired six times
with 161 b. of powder, and double shotted each charge, the
usual charge of powder being only 101 b. The firing was
effected with perfect safety to the vessel She can fight
with four 56-pounders in a line with the keel, aft, in the
stern, and with four guns of the same calibre and
weight of metal in her bow. On a trial of speed with the
Retribution, the Terrible having at the time more than
150 tons of coals on board above the quantity carried by
the Retßbution, and one deck extra of heavier guns,
with double quantities of powder shot, and shells, that
the latter vessel had, the Terrible beat the Retribution
on every point, riding perfectly easy and quick over the
sea, when her opponent was rolling to a great degree.
From the speed of the Terrible, and her comparatively
small consumption of coal, she is the most economical
vessel, comparatively, in her Majesty's navy. Her ad-
vantages under sail are of a superior description, as has
been proved by her towing a vessel of 370 tons up-
wards of 191 miles without any aid from her steam
engines. In the Bay of Biscay she behaved nobly, and
sailed three weeks without steam. On her return to,
Cork with the Gladiator, the Terrible, with only half
steam up, beat the Gladiator, although the latter vessel
used her full power.