The Sun.
London, England, 1866-08-25 00:00:00

The Cathedral at Boulogne•

For the following very interesting description of
the consecration of the restored Cathedral of Notre
Dame, de Boulogne-sur-Mer, we are indebted to the
special correspondent of the Morning Herald :
In the ages of faith generations occupied them-
selves in the erection of a single cathedral ; now we
are in the habit of turning out a very big church in
eighteen months or so, very pretty to look at, and
frequently substantial withal. But it is quite a novel
sensation to witness the consecration of a church
which has been over 30 years in hand, and which
has been decorated with many an offering from
Boulonnais and from stranger; and it is there-
fore little wonder that from far and near Ro-
man Catholics should now have thronged to Bou-
logne to witness the ceremony which took place this
morning. Externally, with the exception of the
dome, there is little in the appearance of Notre
Dame to attract the•eye of the lover of architecture.
The site of this cathedral is well chosen,on almost the
highest part of the upper town; but those who chose
the place lived in days when their choice was little
hampered by vested interests, and when they had
but to ask and to have for God's work. There was
a church here in the seventh century, and it was
rebuilt very early in the twelfth as a cathedral,
which the Huguenots and our commanders under
the Tudors so defaced, that in the first quarter of
the seventeenth century it was rebuilt in.a pointed
style, and lasted until the sans culottes stabled their
horses in holy sanctuaries. The cathedral at Bou-
logne shared the fate of many other holy things. Its
pearls were at the mercy of swine which trampled
them under foot and turned to rend their care-takers.
There beingsno God and no law acknowledged save
the will of the mob, what was more natural than
that the cathedral, or what was left of it should be I
sold for the relief of the taxpayers ? t fetched
over half a million francs, and the purchasers, de-
molishing altar and image and carving and glass,
found their speculation was a bad one, for they could

turn the site to no account. In 1820 it was once

more in the market, and " a most Christian King"
let a poor abbe, who was teaching school, un-
dertake the responsibility of restoring the site to
its sacred purpose. The Abbe Haffreingue bought
the cathedral, or what was left of it, and the bishop's
palace close by. Moved by one of those inspira-
tions which are not extinct even in these prosaic
times, the abbe undertook the gigantic work of re-
constructing the cathedral. He threw himself on
the alms and prayers of the faithfal, and the result
is the great building which has been this day set
aside " to the honour of Almighty God, and the
most glorious Virgin Mary and all the saints." The
Pope, to signify his appreciation of Mgr. ilaff-
reingue's labours, seven years ago made him Apos-
tolic notary and a prelate of the Roman Court;
but even this honour could not carry so much satis-
faction to his heart as that he has lived to see to-
day—the foundations completed upon the holy hill
sanctified by the dedication of nearly twelve cen-

turies.
The houses in frernt of the Cathedral are too near
to admit a fair view of its proportions, and this is
an additional cause for regret that when Mgr.
Haffreingue, who has been architect and clerk of
the works, treasurer, and all in one, has done so
much and done it so well, he should have chosen a
classical style rather than one of the pointed classes,
which, in so narrow a thoroughfare, would have
looked infinitely lighter. The portico is approached
by steps, and on it rests a beautiful bas-relief of the
Blessed Virgin in boat. This is a representation of
the legend which has caused the Boulonnais to be-
lieve that their city is under Mary's special protec-
tion. In the first half of the seventh century, as
the story goes, a boat approached the Morinian
shore unpropelled by oars or sails. In this boat
was an image of the Mother, carved in wood,
and bearing a figure of the Holy Child
on her arm, the image being attended by
angels. The people, thereto moved by a special
revelation, bore the image ashore, and placed it in
their chapel, where many vicissitudes it remained
until the Revolution, when it was supposed to have
perished ; but there was saved one portion, which
is now suspended in a silver heart round the neck
of a new image that stands in the place of honour
in the Lady Chapel. Above the bas-relief, which
is a work of exquisite finish, stands a statue of
St. Joseph, and this is all, that is notable about
the west front. On the exterior of the faces of the
dome the stone work is pierced into the shape of a
cross and sundry other forms, and round it run all
the titles by which devotees have loved to hail Mary,
as Stella Matutina, Mater Christi, Regina Ceeli,
and the like, under every title being the supplica-
tion " Ora pro nobis." But there is nothing in the
exterior to prepare the visitor for the magnificent
sight which meets his eye on entering. If the nave
of St. Paul's Cathedral were half as high again, if
a great altar were placed right under the dome,
if the present choir were turned into a Lady
Chapel, and if all looked fresh and beautiful, the
Londoner would obtain a faint idea of the holy
house of Our Lady of Boulogne. But the com-
parison must not be run too closely ; there is a
great difference in the proportions, and there is
this great variation, that Notre Dame of Boulogne
has been built for the special use of a more
ornate form of worship than that which ob-
tains in English cathedrals. Standing at the west
end and looking eastward—the orientation is not
exact, but it approximates sufficiently--the most
prosaic spectator this morning could not but feel a
certain thrill of awe, and a feeling as if the sight
were the vision of a dream. So beautiful are the
proportions of the interior, so skilfully arranged are
the lines of sight, that the eye involuntarily seeks
the most distant point where lies the altar of " Maris
Stella," and where, at the further end of her chapel,
stands the image of which mention has already been
made. Here is the centre of religious life among the
Boulonnais, here is their patroness clad in her colours
of purple and white, and bearing on her left arm the
figure of the Divine child. Angels attend the pro-
gress of her boat over the rippling waters; nor oar
nor mast induces its advance; and over her head,
shines the star, the effect of which is wonderfully
given by the simple device of cutting a seven-pointed
hole in. the eastern wall, that the daylight may
enter in and cast its bright rays upon the gold and
the gems with which the image is bedecked. On
the side of the boat are hung little hearts of gold and
silver, the offerings of pilgrims to.this noted shrine,
and in the midst is a tiny jewel which a Frenchman
values above all earthly possessions, and it was hung
there by a great soldier, who in the Crimea made a
vow, and kept it by hanging to the image of Our Lady
his cross of the Legion of Honour. Around the
chapel are a number of hearts in gold and silver offered
similarly at the shrine. The round windows at the
side of the chapel are filled with coloured glass of
inferior tint, and not very well in harmony with the
rich appearance of the altar which was consecrated
on Wednesday by Dr. Clifford, Bishop of Clifton,
assisted by Mgr. Cataldi, Roman prelate, and master
of ceremonies at St. Peter's, and Mgr. Bonomi,
Roman private secretary to his Holiness, and vicar
general to Bishop Clifford. Mgr. Haffreingue was
present, but took no part in the function, which be-
gan at 8 in the morning and lasted until half-past 11.
The altar is a white marble slab, supported on ex-
tended wings of two white marble angels which face
westward. Under the slab is a sarcophagus of green
and gold, in which is deposited all that was mortal
of one of Rome's many beatified personages, and on
the altar is a tabernacle of Byzantine mosaic sur-
mounted by a malachite cross, the whole being pre-
sented by a Miss Loughman at a cost, it is said—
but the sum is incredibly small--of £BOO. The Lady
Chapel, on the ceiling of which is the inscription,
" Regina Angelorum ora pro nobis," is divided from
the body of the church by a low cast iron railing,
which is sadly too common; and which contrasts
unfavourably with the exquisite metal work with
which we are becoming familiar in our own cathe-
drals.

The dome has a very fine effect. All the interior
of the arch is painted in neutral tints, which har-
monise with the building and blend with eackother. Por-
traits of tho Popes, beginning with St. Peter and ending
with Pius IX., are arranged in four circles, and there are
inscriptions of the 2114:quificat, the Te Deum, and the Apos-
tolic Commission around the dome, which is well lighted.
The nave and transepts are very much alike. The former
has on each side massive fluted Corinthian columns, which
support an arcade so contrived that, through spaces pierced

in it, the ceiling shows itself, decorated with frescoes in
grey tints by M. Pigis, after designs by Overbeck. A fine
organ, with a gallery, is over the west door, under the
organ being the inscription, "Domino Jesu Christi to solus
altissimus in Gloria Dei Patris ;" and the windows which
light the nave are as yet of white glass. In the nave is
an altar of stone, intended to serve for the parish of St.
Joseph, which will henceforth possess the nave as its own
church. Right under the dome stands the high altar of
the cathedral, a work which has probably not its equal in
Europe. Prince Torlonia, respecting the wish of his de-
ceased brother, has giirea it to Boulogne at a cost
of half a million of francs. It has two sides, at
which Celebrations can take place, ono facing cast, the
other west. It stands on a platform reached by four
white marble steps which run all round, and is supported
on little columns of lapis marlyrum, a beautiful green
marble. Between the columns on the west side are panels
of mosaic, showing Notre Dame de Boulogne, having on
one side SS. Gregory and Ambrose, and on the other SS.
John Chrysostom and Athanasius. On the east side the
panels show our Lord bearing the chalice, and having on
either hand two apostles. Tho ends of the altar have the
arms of the donors with inscriptions, and so wonderfully
perfect is the workmanship of all that at a distance of a
yard it is impossible to detect a single piece of mosaic.
On the top the Tabernacle rests on a ridge, and is composed
of fine marble with coloured marble panels. Corinthian
columns in lapis lazuliaro grouped at the corners of the tiny
temple, their capitals being of bronze gilt., and on the
western door of the Tabernacle is a cross of lapis lazuli,
valued at 8,000 francs. A too common railing encloses
this magnificent altar, which is surrounded by smaller
altars in the various side chapels under the dome. These
side chapels are painted in fresco,-some of the pictures
being most beautiful iu design and execution, while others
are intolerably gaudy and coarse. They represent the
Birth, the Presentation in the Temple, the Annunciation,
the Visitation, and tho Immaculate Conception of Mary,
under whose invocation, seconded by that of St. Maximus
and St. Louis, the cathedral is placed. Other altars exist-
ing at the entrance from the nave to the dome have beau-
tiful paintings, one presented, by King Louis Phillippe,
and the other by the present Popo.
The fete of the Blessed Virgin lasts from the 15th
August—which is also and conveniently the fete Napo-
leon—to September 9th, and during this time a largo num-
ber of pilgrims from all parts of France come to pay their
homage at the shrine of Mary. St. Bartholomew's Day,
in this season, was chosen for the consecration of the
great church, and of course on such au occasion there were
indulgences plenary and otherwise to those who fulfilled
certain conditions. Equally, of course, there was an un-
usual throng of pilgrims, many coming from St. Sulpice
and St. Poch, at Paris. The bishops who arrived yester-
day found triumphal arches erected in the streets, and the
fronts of many houses as well as of churches draped in
the blue and white colours of the B. V. M. Yesterday
evening at seven o'clock the bishops assembled at the old
church of St. Joseph, where the relics sent from Rome
wore exposed for the veneration of the people. While a
hymn from the PaLisian breviary was sung the Bishop of
Arras, Boulogne, and St. Omer, who has hardly yet worn
the mitre a month, placed in little boxes of silver pieces of
the relics, with grains of incense, and blessed the water to
be used at the consecration of the cathedral and its altars,
and also the linen and ornaments of the same altars, and
he ended the service with the Apostolic Benediction.
This morning, before seven o'clock the Bishop of Arras,
with the Bishop of Amiens, Bishop Clifford of Clifton, and
Bishop Moriarty of Kerry, entered the new Cathedral,
wearing their purple cassocks and capes, and fol-
lowed by a great throng of clergy. They took their seats
in the choir stalls in front of the high altar, the bishop of
the diocese occupying one of the thrones placed where the
dome meets the nave ; and in a few minutes afterwards a
procession was formed of the bishops and clergy to the
Church of St. Joseph. There they recited in subdued
tones tLe seven Penitential psalms before the relics, and
returned to Notre Dame, where the service, as provided in

the Pontificals Rornanuni, was proceeded with. The open-
ing antiphon, invoking the presence of the Almighty, was
sung to the first Gregorian tone by a choir of priests, be-
ginning at the west door, and the Bishop of Arras, who
acted as Pontiff or chief consecrator, then, attired in
white cope and gold mitre, said, kneeling on his faldstool
of white satin and gold, the Latin collect familiar to Eng-
lish Churchmen as "Prevent us, 0 Lord." The Litany of
the Saints was then partly sung, and the Pontiff, rising
from his knees, blessed water and salt, while the choir chanted
—of course in Latin- the antiphon, " Sprinkle me, Lord
with hyssop, and I shall be clean ; wash me, and I s hall be
whiter than snow." Tho bishop sprinkled the door and lin-
tel, and the choir sung, " The house of .the Lord is
founded on the top of the mountains." A collect having
been said, the Pontiff took from his chaplain Lis pas-
toral staff and with the lower end of it knocked at the
closed door of the cathedral, saying in a clear voice,
" Lift up your heads, 0 ye gates," &3. ; to which a deacon

habited iu alb, and his stole over one shoulder, standing
alone within, replied, " Who is the King of Glory ?"
" The Lord, strong and mighty," &c., said the Pontiff,

who then, preceded, went in procession round the church

—a considerable circuit owing to the number of houses
built on each side of it. First came the acolytes, in albs
and scarlet cassocks—of the use of which in England there

is to this day a remnant in the Chapels Royal; then the
bishops, with copes, mitres, and pastoral staves, and then
a whole crowd of priests in cassocks and cottas or short
surplices. The ceremony of knocking at:the door and of
making a circuit of the buildings was gone through
three times, the accompanying antiphons and collects
varying slightly each time. Having demanded the open-
ing of the door,-the Pontiff made, with his crook, the sign
of the cross on the portal, saying, "Behold the sign of the
cross; let all evil spirits fly away." The procession now enter-
ing went up the church singing to the sth and Bth tones
antiphons proclaiming that the peace of God was with the
hous. When the choir was reached the Pontiff kneeling at
hislfaldstool, the choir and clergy sang "Veni Creator Spiri-

tus," and at the end of the hymn the Litany was finished, the
bishop at the appointed place rising and interpolating some
special supplications. Two collects, an antiphon, and the
Benedictus having been said and sung, the Pontiff pro-
ceeded to the nave, where ashes were sprinkled, broadly,
in the form of a St. Andrew's Cross, and on.these ho wrote
with his pastoral staff, first the Greek and then the Latin

letters of the alphabet. This done, a versicle ands response
were followed by the " Gloria Patri," and salt, water,
ashes, and wine, were duly blessed in set form and mingled
together. A procession to the door, which was marked on
the inside with the sign of the cross, completed this part
of a long and wearisome but very grand ceremony.
To fetch relics from the church of St Joseph a procession
was now organised, in which all the bishops, save he of
Amiens, took part, the prelates having first, in copes and
mitres, blessed the altars, while part of the 42d Psalm was
suns as an introit, the psalm being afterwards repeated,
except the " Gloria," which in consecrations for some in-
scrutable reason is generally omitted. Seven times was
each altar sprinkled with a bunch of hyssop dipped in the
Gregorian water, while the plaintiff tones of the .111iserere,
altercated with repetitions of Asperyes me, sounded
from the choir. Each bishop made a cross in the middle
and a cross in each corner of his altar, with the Gregorian
water " in memory of the Cross of Calvary, by which the
four quarters of the world have been redeemed." The
benediction of the walls, done by the chief bishop in pro-
cession, succeeded, and this was a very effective part of
the service; the Suisse, or as wo should say the beadle,
coming out very strongly on the occasion. The ce-
ment, being mixed for the sepulchres in which the relics
were to be placed, they were, after a slight delay, fetched
in procession, the choir singing four anthems beginning
" Oh, how glorious is the kingdom," and the Venite,
which was followed by other anthems, in the course
of which the bishops and their precious charge reached
the cathedral door, where the relics were carried about,
the crowd saying the Kyrie Eidson. Then, asking the
people who thronged around for their prayers on behalf of
the founders of the church, the Pontiff entered the door,
way being made for him by a corporal's guard of the 3d
Chasseurs, just returned from Rome, and therefore proba-
bly up to the work required of them. As- the procession
moved up the nave, followed by a great number of people,
the bell tolled a funeral knell for the relics which were
borne on a bier covered with crimson velvet. The coup d'ceil
was magnificent as the procession came up the church, amid
the smoke of the incense from swinging thuribles, and on
reaching the high altar the Pontiff began "the consecra-
tion properly so called," a number of candles being lit
where the relics were deposited. After two antiphons and
the 149th and 150th Psalms, the bishops said a collect at
their respective altars, and then receiving the boxes of
relics destined to be placed in the " sepulchres" they de-
posited them in the excavations, which had been conse-
crated with holy oil, and each placed a stone over the
sepulchre, cementing it by the help of a mason in its place,
and at once incensing the altar. A priest in alb now went
round about each alter continually tensing, except when
the bishop took the thurible himself, and the choir sung,
"Let my prayer go forth in thy sight as the incense." The
eighty-third Psalm—Quern, Dilecta —was sung, five crosses
were made with holy oil on eactof the altar slabs, which had
been well rubbed down by assistant priests, and the altars
were again incensed. Then, amid old Gregorian tones, the
bishops went in procession, and marked on various portions
of the walls twelve crosses, the number of the apostles.
They offered at each cross a consecration prayer and in-
censed the marked three times. Had this ceremony been
omitted, the consecration of the church would have been
void. Now, returning to their altars, the bishops placing
five grains of incense in the shape of a cross on each cross
of oil marked on the slabs, they added to each cross five
grains of charcoal, and, setting fire to it from the
thurible, the flame burnt up the mark, whereupon the
bishop prayed that the smoke of the incense might
be to God as a goodly„ perfume, and that the
Eucharist offered there might bo a means of salvation to
all who should receive it worthily. Crosses were now
made with the oil on the front of each altar, and at th
places where the slabs joined the pedestals, and the usual
ornaments of the altars were then placed upon them and
prepared for the celebration, by the Bishop of Arras of the
pontifical mass for the day of the dedication of a church.
Mgr. Dupanloup, the eminent Bishop of Orleans, was to
have preached the dedication sermon after the Gospel, but
his phpsicians having ordered him to aLstain from work,
and to go for his health todtho south coast, ho was uu

happily unable to be present. In his place the celebrated
Father Felix was appointed to preach, but owing to the
great length—six hours —to which the Consecration and the
Mass together extended, the sermon was judiciously post-
poned until the evening. The mass was concluded with
the Apostolic Benediction and the declaration of indul-
gences; and the ashes in which the letters of the alphabet
had been traced having been removed, the consecration
service was over; and while some of the English visitors
hurried down to the boat to take their departure, others
were content to take a book from Merridow's library and
stroll or lounge for the rest of the afternoon on the sands,
being simply wearied with the extraordinary length of the
ceremonies.

To-Morrow a pontifical high mass will bo celebrated at
ten o'clock, and in the evening Father Felix will preach.
On Sunday another pontifical high mass will be sung, and
the sermon will be preached by Mgr. Lequette, chief of the
diocese. In the afternoon at four there will be a general
procession through the principal streets of the city—start-
iug from the. Rue de Pressy and ending at the cathedral•
It will be about a mile in length. Each of at least sis
parishes will turn out with crosses and banners, the clergy
being in their robes preceded by surpltced choristers.
After these will come banners representing the chief mys-
teries of religion, those attributed to the blessed Virgin
coming first, and those of her Divine Son after. The nuns
and religious orders generally will follow, and in the cortege
d'honniur will come the imago of Notre Dame de Boulogne,
carried by sailors. After this the bishops and distin-
guished clergy will walk, and the rear of the procession will
be brought up by "the faithful" generally. Excursions
for the day aro organised from several parts of France, and
even from London. The sight will be strange to English
eyes, but it will be worth a long journey to see it, for such
a procession dbes not often take place even in Roman
Catholic countries, any more than the consecration of a
cathedral.

In the evening Father Felix preached a most eloquent
sermon, which enchained the attention of his hearers for
an hour and a quarter, from the text (Vulgate) Psalm
cxxxiii., verse 1, "Behold n•w, bless ye the Lord, all Ye
servants of the Lord, who stand in the house of the Loll,
in the courts of the house of our God."

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THE QUEEN'S JOURNEY TO SCOTLAND.

ABOYNE, Friday:

The royal train arrived here safely at 1 p.m. 0"
day. During the journey some successful experi-
meats were made with Martin's electric communi-
cation between the compartments of the royal ear-
riage and the driver.
From Aboyne the Queen and the royal family
proceeded by road to Balmoral, which was reached
shortly after three o'clock.

Dinner to the Lord Advocate at the

Cairnies.

On Wednesday afternoon the Lord Advocate wn°
entertained to dinner by the tenantry on his estates
of the Cairnies, near Glenalmond, and a number of
private friends, on the occasion of his appointment
to office under the Derby Government. The dinner
took place in a granary at the Cairnies farm, which
was decorated with evergreens for the occasion.
The Rev. John Wilson, Methven, occupied the
chair, and was supported by several of the local
gentry. The croupiers were the Rev. Mr. Taylor,
Monzie ; and Mr. Miller, teacher, Perth. The
gathering was not in any sense a political gathering?
but meant simply to express good neighbourship to
Mr. Patton, who is Much respected in the district.
The LORD ADVOCATE was called upon, however;
to reply for the toast of "her Majesty's Ministers,
and in doing so claimed the fact that there were
present at the meeting " men of all religious de-
nominations and of all political creeds" as a proof
that the new Government " stands well in the
general estimation of the country." lle said—'' 11
the Premier we have a statesman of high rank and
perfect independence, whose earlier career has been
associated with some of the great events of our
history, whose special glory it is to have been the
author of a system of national education in Ireland,
and who was one of the great leaders in accoln-
plishing the extirpation of slavery throughout the
British empire. (Applause.) During his long career,
he has been eminently distinguished not more by
his brilliant powers of oratory than by the generous
feeling by which he haskeen actuated. (Applause')
In his son we have a Minister for Foreign Affairs,
whose just appreciation of the position of Gres('
Britain, while it secures us from irritable and un-
necessary interference, will preserve and increase
the just influences of Great Britain abroad;
(Cheers.) At the head of the administration of
the affairs of India we find a young nobleman 01
conspicuous ability, and of no less conspie°ll°
industry, who in the short period of a fortnight has
become intimately familiar with and mastered the
details of the Indian Government, and has actualif
succeeded in solving one very important problem,
which had formed a source of difficulty and exterl'
sive discontent in the former Administration•
(Cheers.) I trust I may affirm of all who hav,,
lately come into office that it is their earnest dash'
to stand well with the country, and to merit its
confidence by thorough devotion to the public ser-
vice, and by the efficient and zealous discharge
the duties which their office calls upon thou t
fulfil."
Iu proposing the Lord Advocate's health, the
CHAIRMAN expressed his conviction that Mr. Patton
would discharge the duties of his high and 11111111'
tial office with exemplary fidelity and ability, and
his regret that " the field on which he may disPilif
his great abilities and exert his powerful influence
as yet somewhat limited," and continued—" But ,t d.
desideratum will, I doubt not, soon be supPl'eot
Without professing to be in possession of ally seer.,
_without giving any heed to so-called rumours
which ought rather to be termed political invention 11
for I verily believe they never had any existence
they appeared in print—without, I say, profesi
to be in possession of any secret, I have no delithe
that the Lord Advocate will, in due time, have
honour of representing a constituency more tivortbpf
of him than that fickle and faithless one with which

he was connected."
The LORD ADVOCATE, in acknowledging
toast, said—This is a merely local meeting. /71
such I value and regard it the more. (Applause''
It cannot possibly be attributed to anything but t:
the good-will of those who have long known tn.:
In this locality it has been my good fortune to pas-
many, many happy days. (Applause.) From 1141:0
hood upwards I have felt in it the warmest inter of
and it has afforded to me during many Years,io
busy professional life a place of retreat where
din and strife and anxieties of our Scottish Mtrc"
s r
polls were replaced by the murmur of the ib'
Almond, the bleating of the sheep on the mountable;
side, and the calm and tranquil enjoyment deri/e,.
from the contemplation of the woods and dal
glens and mountains, which surround us, breaths
e°
the pare mountain air as it sweeps along the sloth;
of our own Grampians, uncontaminated withl
dust and smoke of the great city. (Applause'ifi
juflue- co
have felt from time to time the bracing b 0
of our best of climates, and renovation from c'o,
anxious and exhaustive work of the arliATcou
House. I have not indulged the mere cessation fioo
work, but have engaged in the inviting occur:cv_ui_
which the cultivation of the garden and arbor'
dir
ture afforded. If I have done something for co 0
cation by giving a local habitation and a narilbeco
the great educational institution which has
furalif
planted among us—(Applause)—l have na- 600
derived from the change of thought and oeeuPerv..
that best form of relaxation by constantly ebeB 0,..
ing the improvements around me—in whichengnyvof
ments, and speaking in the presence of so luitilowed
those who knew mylreverecl father, may' be 3 fecal
to say, I have endeavoured feebly and imPer(4„.
to follow the example which he set before me.
nlause.)—Scotsman

1-ler Alajesty's surveying-vessel Nassau, Captain
Richard. C. Mayne (P.W.), yesterday left Wool,,
wich for Greenhithe, to adjust compasseo, Preilitt,,,.lllo
tory to her departure for the Straits of Mage"6l;
She was inspected yesterday morning at Wooliv.l a
by Sir Richard Mayne, Col. Hawkins, comuutualit:
Royal Engineers, Capt. Richards, hydrographer ~,,
the Board of Admiralty, and other officers, sti._.',,
accompanied Capt. Mayne to Greenhithe, roturlu°
thence by the 3 o'clock train to London•