The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-18 00:00:00

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE.—At the
annual general meeting ot the members of the squadron •
the following gentlemen were elected members :Richard
Arabic, Eqq., Zouave schooner, 105 tons ; John B.oulde-
worth, Esq., Julia yawl, 122 tons ; Edward Cotterill
Scholefield, Esq., Irene schooner, 98 tons ; S. Block,
Esq., Magic, 86 tons. The Royal Yacht Squadron
Regatta was fixed to commence on the 4th of August.
by a match for Prince Albert's Cup. The annual dinner
of the members will take place on the sth of August,
Her Majesty's Cup will be sailed for on the 6tb, on
which evening the annual display of fireworks will tall!
place. The ball was fixed for the 7th. It is expected
that a prize will be given by the club to be sailed for oe
Saturiay, the Bth of August, but this will not be decided
on until the general meeting of the members at Coices
in July.
LAUNCH OF SCREW STEAMERS FOR THE ROYAL YACIII
SQUADRON.—On the 11th instant, a screw steam-3'oh"
of 200 horse-power, built for Sir Henry Oglander, BAll4'
was launched at East Cowes, and named by Lady Leed!
the Firefly. The Vice-Commodore schooner yach",
Capricorn, having been lengthened by the stern] i;
fitted with a screw-propeller, was launched at
Cowes.
AItRITAL OF YaMiTe.—May 7—Eugenie, R. Frank:land, Esq., from the Mediterranean ; 10th—Nymph,
Sir
J. Bayley, Bart., from Torquay ; 13,12—Camila, F.
Astley," Eiq., from Gibraltar • 14th—Plover, Lient.-G°
H. Brown, from the westward.
YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION:—Zoe, SchoODert
the Right Hon. the Earl of Yarborough ; 'Water VIP
H. M. Harnmeridey, Esq. ; Tetania, Robert Stevenson,
Esq., M.P. ; Gypsy Queen, Sir H. Bold, Houghto°'
Bart. ; Plover, Lieut.-Colontl Brown ;
.Extravagall'
'Sir Percy Shelley, Bart. ; Irene, Edward C. Scholefield'
Esq ; Coquette, J. H. W. P, Smyth-Pigott, Et'
Camilla, T. P. Astley, Esq. ; Nymph, Sir John Bayley'
Bart.: Sapphire, the Right Hon. T. M. Gibson ; Aolv
conda, Captain Phillimore ; Julia, R. Holdsworth,
having been lengthened by Ratsey and Son, sailed 9,"
the 11th for Cherbourg ; Amazon, Sir John WaV,'A'
Bart., is nearly ready for launching from the same VIII':
ing-yard, having been lengthened 12 feet by the bows
Caprice ; LieuteCel. Baring is also in a forward state.
YACHTS FITTING OCT.—The Capricorn, Vice-01
mod Ora C. R. M. Talbot, Esq., M.P. • the Leda, ar
R. B. W. Bulkeley, Bart., M.P. ; the Aiirora, La Mkt
chant Thomas, Esq. ; the Georgeanni ; the Spider, •
Henry Beecher, Bart. ; the Firefly, Sir .FI. (Mend°
Bart. • lth
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.—The Local Board of He. ,j
have given directions for the pavement to be cootintlii
along the front of the Parade from the Royal tit
Squadron-house to the Castle ; they are also exteens
`the causeway at the South Parade a sufficient disteuo
intlthe harbour to make it available for landing on j
the loWest tides. A number of workmen are empl°l4,
on the esplanaA) building a sea wall, and foriniogeo
coal on the beach from Lord de Grey's Villa to 13es
Villa. iOll
STEAM-BOAT Pon.—ln consequence of complto
having been made of the narrowness of the eotrancee,
the pier from the High•street, and of the want of 0.‘5,
ing-rooms for the accommodation of the numerous rfj,
stingers by the Southampton, Poitsmoutb, Lymioed
d Ryde steamers, Mr. Ward has had two waiting-I'lOJ
erected on the pier ; and, to widen the entrance,o„o
dckwn the house between the Fountain and Vine kilo-
lately occupied by Mr. Praognell, hair-dresser, and 00
mcrly the Dolphin Inn, which will nearly double fpf
width of the entrance. The coach-houses, &c., 00
ids'
pier aro also to be pulled down, to give -more ace"
dation to the passengers and their friends. 111
'ROAD TO CONNECT THE NATIONAL FREEHOLD
SOCIETY'S ESTATE AT MILL-HILL WITH MADEIRA-01'd
; —Notice of tee intention of the local board to cont.,
L with persons willing to construct the proposed road b i 0
been issued, and this lubg promised acconimodatin°

now likely to be soon carried into effect. te9l'
FASHIONABLE VISITORS. —A great many marine soo
deuces have been taken this week ; indeed there
more houses taken titan for many preceding yelOs
this early part of the season.

DESTRUCTION OF THE CAMBERWELL RAG M1111'560
FlRE.—Yesterday moruing, at a few minutes beforeod
o'cl ick, the south aide of the Thames became i11u1331/1 the
by a fire in Newman and Co.'s Rag Ville, situate onto,
banks of the Grand Surrey Canal, in the Albany"!,,on
Camberwell. The discovery was made by a 2°lo'loo
who aroused the workmen, who ware sleeping in
building, and sent fur the engines, which were plal
the edge of the Surrey Canal, but the flames GO well
be conquered until the mills and all they containe‘! tbif
razed to the ground, and a building at the hack,
occupation the workmen, much damaged. The eriglotlf
the the is unknown, and it is understood that the
ferers were uninsured. fe°„i'
MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL.—The 12th anniversar.,
cal of the above charity was celebrated on FridaYg,Po
ins, at the Albion Tavern—Mr. Hugh Adair, 3,01 i
presided. Mr. Michael Smith said that there vlo°4o ("v.
beds in the different wards, but rarely more than 00,
these were, from shortness of 'means, filled at t°ifet
time. During last year, 2,268 in-patients were re
tiered
and relief was given to as many as 16,844 ont•Pi. ao,
Their income was a trifle more than 7.0001. a iefilttle'•
their necessary expenditure exceeded 11,0001, al'iveroo'
had been compelled to summon a meeting of g„° a 141
to sanction the sale of 4,5001. stock to clear 0,1: oalic is
accumulating debt. Among the subscriptions ae1)5i.,1;30
at the ineeting were those of her Majesty ler 1 .1° •
Grace the Duke of Northumberland for 1001.tod
Pepys, E-q., 50 guineas ; anonymous, 20/ ;
the names of several ladies for large and em a
(30,
They amounted ultimately to 1,5001. , inad
FOREIGN MILITARY EDUCARION.—WiIt 13° pit
dent member of Parliament ask Sir John 131,05001
the House of Commune, or Lord Panniure, napoOd
of Lords, why it is so difficult to obtain the i.,AflitA,,a
Messrs. Yolland, Lake, and Smyth on foreii;eryn'aso,
education ? This most valuable report has ben 000
-up with the greatest care ; it has cost the c_udellFoo,
siderable expense ; and it is, in fact, the tradeev!..s Pe
which any change in our military system
.ree of re.l_oo
Yet it is a notorious faot, that many Inee3p_er„seeer I°o'
went have never seen the report, for it has aet
Bent to them ; and we know well that smite i-,7,Acalt, i•
temporaries have experienced the
tricks
ai s•
obtaining a copy. There is some trickertyrna_elelt
whispered that some members of the Gov
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11.tbe
much alarmed at the statements it coi.n!,eafe-ot, co;e,
Panmure tied Mr. F. Peel were at the sbat.r tberefoio
faous M‘Neill-Tulloch document. ,_seibl,
blue their
bintentionthe o attemptwhole
subjectt o b uofr kaers
03. oturda: Y
' the House of Commons look to it.---Dal4

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