The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-23 00:00:00

H.P.
... 21 ... 300...400 Captain Hope, C.B.
6 ... 200...410 Captain Codd.
6 ... 160...420 Com. Lord F. Kerr.
... 6 ... 160...280 Com. G. Park( r.

Terrible
Firebrand ...
Scourge ...
Spiteful

Thus the gallant admiral has six line-of-battle
ships, two of them three-deckers, mounting 574 guns,
with 5,000 men ; two first-class frigates, mounting
100 guns, with 1,000 men ; and four steam-vessels,
mounting 39 guns, with 820 men, and with machi-
nery of 1,510-horse power; the total being 12 ships,
mounting 713 guns, with 6,820 officers, seamen, ma-
rines, and boys.
The French fleet, however, now in the Mediter-
ranean, when joined by the two three-deckers Henry
IV. and Ville de Paris, will outnumber Sir William
Parker's force in ships and steamers and in guns and
men.

Admiral de la Susse, who has been appointed to
succeed Vice-Admiral Parseval Deschenes in the
command in chief of the French fleet, will be recol-
lected as the very agreeable, polite, and gentlemanlike
officer who commanded the French squadron that ac-
companied the late King of the French to Portsmouth
en a visit to our Queen. The admiral's flag was
hoisted on the steam-triglate Gomer.
HOSTILITIES IN THE PACIFIC.

By letters from Vancouver's Island we learn that
the Commander-in-Chief, Rear-Admiral Moresby,
C. 8., had arrived in &qui=lt harbour in his fl g-
ship Portland, 50, Captain Chads, and was there on
the 27th of June last. He delayed the mails for a
few hours to forward his dispatches.
The Daedalus, 19, Captain Welle ley, had com-
menced a war with a tribe of Indians ou the northern
end of the Wand, and had tried to capture the mu,.
derers of three Englishmen ; but from bad weathtr,
want of sufficient knowledge of the country and the
localities of the enemy, they were obliged to leave
things unsettled, but not before having an officer and
two marines wounded by a fire of musketry from the
natives in the bush. The Daphne, 18, Captain E. G.
Fanshawe, arrived with the flag-ship, was ordered
to remain and continue and finish what the Daedalus
commenced.

The Admiral intended to sail in about a week for
Valparaiso, calling at the Sandwich Lilands.—Morn-
ing Paper.
The appointment of Mr. Gruzelier, Master of the
Grecian, 12, was cancelled previously to the vesse►'s
depArture from Devonpurt for the Cape station.
Naval Cadet—Frederick Heron Maxwell has been
appointed to the Dido, 18, at Sheerness, for the Paci-
fic station.

Comet, steam-vessel, Commander Otter, struck on
a sunken rock a few days since at Kyle Akin, coast of
Scotland, but received no damage.
liimoaze lighter, Wood roaster, sailed from Devon.
port on Saturday with stores for Queenstown.
D:von lighter, Bond master, arrived on Sunday
morning with stores from Portsmouth.
PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 22..—The Fairy royal yacht,
with the three youngest members of the Royal Family
on board, came up from Cowes to-day to give them
an airing, and after steaming round the harbour re-
turned with them to 03borne.
The Tudor Indianian sailed last night from Spit-
head for Madras.

The New York line of packet ship Patrick Henry,
Captain Hubbard, arrived to-day from the Thames,
in 25 hours, to embark passengers on Wednesday for
New Y ork.
PLYMOUTU, SEPT. 20.—His Netherlands Majesty's
frigate Prince of Orange, Captain D. Byl de Vroe,
arrived on Thursday from the Mediterranean, and
anchored in the Sound, and she yesterday saluted the
Citadel and the Admiral's flag in the Harnoaze. The
principal officers, accompanied by Mr. Luscombe, the
Netherlands Consul, visited the Port Admiral, the
Major-General, and other public functionaries. The
frigate, which is of handsome proportions and pos-
sesses a powerful armament, will continue here some
days.
Her Majesty's steam-vessel Desperate, in order to
try her steam power and sailing qualities, will on
Monday proceed for a seven days' cruise in the Chan-
nel, under charge of Mr. James Brown, assistant
master-attendant, and a party of riggers.
A general muster of the people of the yard will
take place on Tuesday, in presence of the newly..
appointed Commodore• Superintendent Michael Sep.
mour and the officers of the establishment.
Wooewiest, SEPT. 22.—Captain Sir Baldwin
Walker surveyor of the navy, visited thia
dockyard to-day, and was accompanied by Commo-
dore Henry Eden during the lengthened visits be
made to the Highflyer and Agamemnon screw steam..
vessels.
The Lady Franklin, Captain Penny's vessel, em-
ployed during his voyage to the Arctic regions, was
taken alongside the wharf-wall today to have her
stores taken on shore and he dismantled, as sbe now
belongs to Government. The Sophia, the other yes.,
eel that accompanied Captain Penny during his expe-
dition, arrived at Woolwich to-day, and will have her
stores taken on shore and be dismantled and laid up
with the other.

WORCESTER GREAT ANNUAL 110P9 CHEESE, AND
CATTLE FAIR. WORCESTER. SATURDAL--ThiS great annual
fair has been held to-day and yesterday, and has gone QS
very satisfactorily. Yes.terday nearly a thousand pockets of
hops were pitched, and a large addition to the stoek was
made to-day. Worcestershire and Herefordshire have beat
particularly fortunate this year in their hop plantations, there
being very large crops, which is rendered the more valuable
by the partial failure in Kent and Sussex. As yet prices
cannot be said to be fixed. The growers began by asking
Very high rates, 71. to 91. per cwt. ; but the merchants would
not consent to any such prices, and the sales effected have
been at about 61. to 61. 6s. per cwt. At the annual dinner of
the hop tracers the duty was estimated at from 17.0001. to
22,0001. for the Worcester district. The cheese fair was well
attended, and most of the cheese brought was sold; beat
cheese, 50s. to 51!s. per cwt.; second, 28s. to 355. In the
cattle market beef sold at sd. par lb.; good stores heeP
averaged 265. to 335. ; and fat sheep SP. to 6d. per lb. A
large number of pigs, but the sale dull.
The exchanges on the continent maintain their
recent advance, and gold oentinues to come slowly in.
Several small parcels have been received (rob Holland and
Delgium,