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ceremony of naming
the vessel was performed by
Miss Cradock, daughter of the master shipwright.
The Nimble has been built`Vith extraordinary ra-
_ pidity, having only been laid down on the 31st of
October, 1859. She was designed by Rear-Admiral
Sir Baldwin Walker, K.C.8., the Controller of the
Navy, and is sister vessel to the Espoir, recently
launched from Pembroke Dockyard. Her princi-
pal dimensions are as follows :—Length between
perpendiculars, 145 ft. ; length of keel for tonnage,
127 ft. 10N in. ; breadth extreme, 25ft. 4in.; ditto
moulded, 24ft. Gin ; ditto for tonnage, 25ft. ; depth
in hold, 13ft. ; burden in tons. 425 ft. 14.94ths' in. ;
horse power,
80. Her armament is as follows:
. One 68-pounder pivot gun, 95cwt., 10ft. long ; and
4-5 24 pounder howitzers.
The Black Eagle paddle yacht, Master-Comman-
der Tetley, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday with
and her Majesty's ship
the Royal standard flying at the main, having on
board his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge,
g battery
who received the customary salute from her Ma-
jesty's ship St. George, lying at Spithead on pass-
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Victory on entering the harbour. Shortly after the
yacht had made fast his Royal Highness landed at
the dockyard, and proceeded in the private carriage
of Vice-Admiral H. W. Bruce to the Government-
house, where, during his stay in the garrison,he will
become the guest of the Lieut.-Governor,Major- Gen.
Lord W. Paulet, C.B. The Black Eagle sailed from
Portland on Saturday for the Channel I n s, but
the weather proved so boisterous in the C hat
she was compelled to anchor inside th sle of
Wight for shelter. The weather yesterday con-
tinued as unsettled as ever, and the Black Eagle
had received orders to return to the Thames.
The Donald M'Kay troopship was, by the rough
state of the weather on Sunday, prevented from be-
ing taken into Portsmouth harbour from Spithead,
as had been intended. Yesterday, by the aid of two
Government tugs, she was towed into harbour, and
the troops will land at daybreak this morning.
The screw steamship Donegal, 101, Captain 11,
Broadhead, which arrived in Plymouth Sound on
Saturday evening, as reported in The Sun yester-
day, was detached from the Channel squadron at
daylight on Friday, in lat. 49 59 N., long. 7 45 W.
From Tuesday morning, when the ships left Mil-
ford, to the time of detachment, constant strong
winds were experienced. On Wednesday morning,
at 11 o'clock, Vice-Admiral Sir C. Fremantle sig-
nalled the ships to form line abreast and start after-
wards in chase to windward. The Donegal shoitly

PRICE 4D. STAMPED, SD.

the expense he has incurred in relieving the suffer.
ings of the poor follow.
Goodwin—l cannot do that.

Mr. D'Eyncourt—The police have acted very
kindly in this matter, and you ought, as I have
before said, to have admitted the defendant. The
idleofuesietd, aanntdlaitadonbceetatedrmintotcwd.be taken to the work-
The defendant then left the court with the work-
house authorities.
John Crowther, a costermonger, residing in
Somers town, a desperate man well known to the
police, was charged before Mr. D'Eyncour
-ser-
t with
being drunk and violently assaulting police -
pants Hill, 39 S, and Edwards, 21 S, and also
police-constables Franklin, 183 S, Hull, 168 S,
Parry, 376 5, and Mannering, 442, in the execution
of their duty, at Somers-town.
Mr. D'Eyncourt said he should commit the pri-
soner to the House of Correction for one month for
the assault on Sergeant Edwards, and one month
for the assault on Constable Parry, and he should
further order him to find two sureties in the sum
of 60s. each to keep the peace towards Sergeant
Hill for four months.

THAMES.—Mr. Nathaniel Harris, jun., sou of
an outHtter, and dwelling at the time of his arrest
in Well-street, Wellclose-squaro, was brought be-
fore Mr. Yardley, charged with manslaughter, in
causing the death of a child named Charlotte Cava-
lier, aged 31 years.
The prisoner was held to bail, himself in £2OO
and two sureties of £lOO each, to appear on Satur-
day next, when the case will be further investi-
gated.

LAMBETH.—James Henry Glennon and Thos.
Lawrence, two well-dressed young men, the former
of whom described himself as a photographic artist,
and the latter as a doorkeeper, were placed at the
bar before Mr. Elliott, and charged on snspicien of
stealing £lB 10s., the money of Mr. Goedacker, a
baker, carrying on business at No. 27, Westminster
Bridge-road, Lambeth.
The prisoners, who stoutly denied the charge,
were remanded to a future day, but Mr. Elliott
offered to accept good bail for their appearance.

WOOLWICH.— Robert Thompson, a troop-
sergeant-major of the Military Train Corps, sta-
tioned at the encampment on Woolwich-common,
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considerable sum of money intrusted to him for
payment of his troop, and also with obtaining a
suit of clothes of Mr. Mercy, an outfitter, residing
in Artillery-place, Woolwich, by means of present-
ing a forged order.
From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner
deserted from the corps on the 9th inst., and it was
subsequently discovered that he had taken a large
sum of money which he had received in his capa-
city as paymaster.
The prisoner now requested the magistrate to
send him for trial at once ; but as it appeared that
Captain Banks, from whom the prisoner had re-
ceived the money, was not in attendance, Mr.
Maude remanded him for a week.

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miles ahead of her competitors. The Edgar, 91,
Capt. J. E. Katon, was a good second ; the Trafal-
queror, 101, Capt. E. S. Sotheby, C. 8., bad fourth ;
trial was recalled and signal given to fora order of
sail in two columns. On Thursday the wind in-
creased to a strong gale; the squadron was under
closereefed topsails and storm sails. On Friday
morning, at 1 o'clock, the principal steering rope of
the Donegal broke, which induced the Admiral to
order her to Plymouth to have it replaced, although
she could have remained at sea if necessary.
The lighter Devon, Thos. Jennings master, with
Commander Paul, Assistant-Master Attendant of
the Devonport dockyard, and a division of riggers
and some men from the ships in ordinary, was
taken in tow on Sunday by the Zephyr, Bond mas-
ter, and tugged into the offing for Pembroke, where
Commander Paul will jury rig the screw steam
vessel Nimble, 5, and navigate her to Plymouth.
The screw steam gunvessel Espoir, 5, Commander
Sholto Douglas, which left Plymouth on Wednes-
day for the West Coast of Africa, put back to the
Sound on Sunday, having experienced heavy
weather off Ushant, where she sustained some
dam a ge.

THE GREAT EASTERN.

NEW MILFORD, SEPT. 16.

The Great Eastern has this evening been placed
upon the gridiron. Friday was considered too
boisterous to attempt to bring her up to Neyland,
and yesterday's tide was lost in consequence of some
troublesome turns in the mooring cables. The re-
presentative of Mr. M'lnnes is here, and will at
once commence coating the sides as they are cleaned.
Two coats are necessary, and as the first dries
directly it is applied, he expects to complete her on
Tuesday. Capt. Carnegie, R.N., and Mr. Barber,
two of the directors, are also here, showing the
most praiseworthy anxiety to expedite and assist
operations. Mr. Gooch has been summoned to at-
tend the conveyance of her Majesty along the Great
'Western Railway, but will return here directly he
is released from that duty. It may, therefore, be
taken for granted that the ship will be removed
from the gridiron and enabled to proceed to New
York on the 17th of October, and we may now con-
sider the important question of freight and passage
money. The Great Eastern has been constructed
of such vast dimensions and capacity as to enable
her successfully to compete with everything afloat
in economy, in safety, in comfort, and most proba-
bly in speed.
Ordinary first-class steamers burn about 120 tons
of coals per day, and can carry from one to three
hundred passengers, but not more than 500 tons of
cargo. _ _

The Landrail screw gun vessel, now fitting out
at Woolwich dockyard, has been commissioned by
Commander T. 11. M. Martin. She has received a
portion of her crew, but still requires petty officers
and able seamen.

The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty:—G. L. D. P. Keeling, second-
class assist.-engineer, to the Indus for service in the
Lark; T. W. Saunders, acting second-class assist.-
engineer, to the Asia, for service in the Harrier; D.
Longland, promoted to acting second-class assist.-

The Great Eastern burns about 270 tons of coals
per day—say, three times as much—and can carry
more than three thousand' passengers—say, ten
times as many—and above 20,000 tons of cargo—
say, forty times as much.

engineer in the Roebuck; W. H. Purves, master's-
assist., to the Spiteful; and A. Hunter, clerk, super-
numerary, to the Fisgard.

.By the Cunard steamers the highest rate of pas-
sage money is £26 for an adult to New York ; by
the Galway and other steamers £25 is charged.
As the pocket question is the one first considered,
and as the Great Eastern has been constructed for
the purpose, her directors should at once reduce
the first-class passage money by her to twenty
guineas, as proposed in the prospectus of the com-
pany, issue return tickets for thirty guineas, and
so tempt excursionists and commercial men to visit
the States, and by a well-furnished and a well-
attended table prove that her great size increases
the comfort of the passengers, and renders that
which hitherto had been a disagreeable sea voyage
now a temporary but delightful sojourn in a mag-
nificent floating hotel.
The actual cost of victualling first-class pas-
sengers for ten days does not amount to £2 10s. ;
wines and spirits are paid for in addition to the
passage money, and become a further source of
profit. Intermediate passengers, treated in a most
liberal way, should be conveyed at £lO each.
The Galway steamers convey third-class passen-
gers for £7. The Great Eastern can take them
for £4 or £5. Victualling of such on a satisfactory
scale does not cost is. 6d. a day.
I observe heaps of beds on board ; a few car-
penters would soon fit up berths and saloons for
second and third class passengers, and it is time
the Great Eagern left off pleasuring and took to
business in earnest.

The Great Eastern is specially adapted to carry
breadstuffs ; and, if cattle are imported from
America, she will bring over thousands in much
better condition than any other vessel could, and at
a lower rate of freight.
The freight out by steamers on fine goods is £3
per ton. The Great Eastern would secure her share
hrs
of these at £2 or £2 10s.; and as regards coarser
goods, worsted and cotton, tobacco, flour, 47._ o ,
or
;cry
even lumber, home, the directors may nu".'
for the
low rates indeed, and earn a large
benefit of the shareholders. per cent..
on, and in addition to, the Towstenot
sinishipping,
cost
20,000 tons
landing, and agencies, spread Freights
will produce a very respectable sum.
e care
nowth e Greatlss. per
Eastern tou,
by sailing vessels outward
and homeward about 305., and
can compete with .
sailing vessels, and leave a
large margin of profit.
The goods traffic between
England and America
amounts in value to about
to,
for ty millions each
.w_
._ annually, The railway
authorities below Milford Haven and Manchester
are willing
to carry cotton in bales at 255,5. per ton.
I am aware that nearly £5 per ton has been charged
for the conveyance of dirty linen from the Great
Eastern to Liverpool, but this was an exceptional
' case, and only proves the truth of the old adage
about "washing it at home." The question of
Milford Haven as the Great Eastern's future
port is one of much importance, and requires the
careful consideration of the board. It is the finest
port for starting and arrival in England. It is
perfectly secige and easy of access, and with
some little additions it can he rendered, by the
energy and spirit of the company's agent, Captain
Jackson, all that the traveller and merchant could
wish except in one particular, and that is its great
distance from London and Manchester. This evil
may be partially remedied by a low railway tariff
for goody and passengers, and by the reduction of
charges on the part of the Great Ship Company.
If the gentlemen who direct its affairs would se-
riously take to heart the lesson taught by the ex-
cursion trains, and act upon it, the shareholders
would rejoice in the possession of all they antici
pated in the ship, and the Great Eastern become
the pioneer of a line of magnificent ocean steamers.
From inquiries I find that insurances could be
effected on cargo at the same rate as on sailing
vessels, about 1 per cent. •, this will admit of reduc-
tion hereafter no doubt, but it cannot be considered
unreasonable:

The weather has been too unfavourable to tempt
excursionists from Ireland to visit the great ship;
probably the directors may lay her up for the
winter months to complete her internal passenger
fittings in some Irish port, where she may be at the
same time exhibited, and resume her Atlantic
voyages with the spring trade.