The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-24 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH.—The Queen, 110, Captain Martin, is
progressing very rapidly with her equipment, and will
go out of the harbour to Spithead on the first of next
month. She has got her top-gallant masts pointed and
all her running gear rove, and most of her stores on
board.
The Collingwood, 80, Captain Smart, still remains at
her anchorage at Spithead. Rear-Admiral Sir George
Seymour is at Portsmouth, and has his flag flying on
board of her. The delay in sending this vessel to sea
has given rise to numerous speculative reports, and
among others that it is in contemplation to change her
destination from the Pacific to the Mediterranean. The
fact is, she is only waiting the termination of the nego-
tiation between the British and French Governments re-
specting the Otaheite affair, it being deemed advisable
that the Gallant Admiral should leave the country with
something like definitive instructions as to the course he
is to pursue when he assumes the command in the Pacific.
The Collingwood is in most excellent order, and does
credit to the service.

The Victoria and Albert, royal steam yacht, Captain
Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, has not returned from her
cruise, but is expected this afternoon. She left on Tues-
day afternoon, and proceeded to the westward, and has
been kept at sea during the week, in order fully to test
her new tubular boilers, and to ascertain the advantages
of her various internal improvements since last season,
especially if the unpleasant effluvia arising from the
bilge water has been done away with by the remedies
that have been applied for its suppression. The yacht
is to be got ready immediately for the use of ber Majesty,
who it is understood will embark the second week in
September.
The experimental brigs are not yet commissioned, and
the delay has caused considerable surprise in the nautical
world, for they have been all ready, with top-gallant
masts on end, for some time. It has been alleged that
the reason why they have not been commissioned is
because the Lords of the Admiralty have it in contem-
plation to commission some larger vessels, and that the
hands will be required for them. We do not know how
true this may be, but it is very evident that the cause of
delay in commissioning these brigs is only of recent date,
and therefore it is not unreasonable to suppose that the
Admiralty may be waiting the turn of events before
they man these vessels.
Every necessary preparation is being made at the
various dockyards to meet any sudden emergency. A
number of able seamen are being entered at each yard
as riggers. This is a very excellent precaution on the
part of the Admiralty, for should the exigencies of the
service require a; number of line-of-battle ships to be
brought forward at a short notice, these are the men
whose services will most be wanted. The rigging of the
advance ships is all ready to throw over their masts, and
by the aid of these men the vessels can be full• rigged
and all ataunt while the regular hands are entering.
It is rumoured that the Government has acceded to
Captain Warner's proposition, and will moor a line-of-
battle ship off the Goodwin Sands for him to destroy, as
he alleges he will do, with his projectile, at a distance of
five miles. One of the old hulks in the Medway, that
are unfit for further service, will be selected for the ex-
periment. She will be jury rigged and towed out by a
steamer to the appointed place. In order to remove the
slightest shadow of doubt respecting all being fair and
above board in the forthcoming experiment, Captain
Warner has undertaken to conduct it in the presence of
four distinguished officers whom he has selected, and who
necessarily, by being on board the same vessel with him-
self, will have an opportunity of witnessing and bearing
testimony to the efficacy or the failure of the plan. On
the other hand, the Government will take care that
Captain Warner shall have no communication with the
vessel that is to be destroyed previously to the ex
periment.

IER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO IRELAND.—We learn
from a quarter on which we place reliance—without,
however, undertaking to vouch for the fact—that the
long-looked-for visit of her Majesty to Ireland will cer-
tainly take place during the present autumn. Our inform-
ant states that the first week in October is actually named
for this gratifying excursion. We are also assured that,
in the event of the judgment against O'Connell and the
other State prisoners being affirmed by the House of
Lords, an act of Royal grace in their favour is contem-
plated, and that the remaining term of their imprison-
ment will be remitted, Such an act would be as ap-
propriate to the occasion as it woald be conciliatory in
its influence upon the Irish people, and would cer-
tainly conduce to the public tranquillity. We under-
stand that, should the weather prove favourable, her
Majesty is desirous of taking a short aquatic excursion
in the early part of September. The arrival of the
King of the French is expected about the 17th, and will
extend to a week or ten days ; during which every
means of welcoming and entertaining his Majesty, on
a scale suited to his dignity,
and the magnificence and
state of our beloved Sovereign, will be employed. On
the departure of the French King, the preparations for
the royal visit to Ireland will commence. The royal
yacht has been ordered to be in immediate readiness.—
Evening Paper.
EXPERIMENTS IN TIIII WOOLWICH MARSHES.—
Major-General James Webber Smith, C. 8., Director-
General of .Artillery, Colonel Peterson, Colonel Lacy,
Royal Artillery, Colonel Sir George Hoste, C. 8., Royal
Engineers, Lieutenant-Colonel Densey, C.B.,Lieutenant-
Colonel Dundas, C. 8., Lieutenant-Colonel Chalmer, As-
sistant Director-General of Artillery, Lieut.-Colonel
Colquhoun, Major Hardinge, K.H., Captain and Ad-
MARKET INTELLIGENCE. jutant Mitchell, Royal Artillery, Brigade Major
Saud-
(From the London New Price Current of Aug. 23.) ham, Captain Stotherd, Captain Howorth, and Captain
Lloyd, Royal Engineers, assembled in the Marshes, at
SUGAR.—The market has presented a firmer appear-
ance for all descriptions of Sugar subject to the 24s duty half-past one o'clock, P.M., yesterday, to witness expe-
and 5 per cent this week. To-day there was no public riments with four 24-pounder guns, placed at 600 yards
distance. from target, andrecoiling a platform, the
sale of Colonial Sugar of any sort. For Westlndia pre- a
vious rates were sustained, and a fair demand existed ; invention of Lieutenant-Colonel Anderson, of the Royal
bright yellow sorts are still the most in request. The Engineers. Ten rounds were fired from each gun, and
total purchases for the week are 1,750 hhds and trcs, the outas of 40 shots fired, exactly 30 entered the target, which
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market closing with a firm appearance. knocked down in the last round of the second gun
REFINED.—There has been a much better demand for
four. guns, and it is intended to fire
on the right. Previous to the commencement of the
refined goods for home consumption this week, the re•
liners are not so eager to sell, and large parcels have been Practice 100 119 ts. had. been piled in rear of each of the
the whole 40 rounds
disposed of, but at no improvement in prices. Brown
Principle on which the platform. .
to_:test.the strength and efficacy of the platform. The
Lumps have been selling at 72s 6d to 735, Standard is constructed is very i
Lumps 73s 6d to 745, Tittlers 73s to 80s, Ham- simple, consisting merely of eight pieces of timber, 3f
to 73s cwt
burgh Loaves 73s ed to 81s, double ditto 82s inches by 41 inches thick, and 9 feet long, joined together
to 925, and wet Lumps 70sinto four sleepers 15 feet long, over which is placed
crosswise 36 pieces of similar dimensions,
held together
To-day several parcels of refined goods were pertaken -by-
the home trade; brown . Lumps at 73s to 73s 6d, and by wooden pegs about three quarters of an inch in dia-
standard 74s to 74s 6d per cwt. For crushed Sugar meter, and having only the two outer pieces attached by
made under bond there continues to be a good demand, bolts to the sleepers. At the conclusion of the practice
l platforms was taken to pieces, and the
cwt. Of Loaves large parcels have been disposed of per atpegs
and it is difficult to purchase first sort under 27s 6d to-day one of t
wooden were found to have held all the pieces per-
rather higher rates. fectly together without any of the pegs being in the least
RlCE—Bengal has met with less attention this week. injured or strained out of their original position, and the
Importers are more inclined to realise, and have sub- sleepers retained their position without the slightest ap-
in itted to a reduction on previous rates of 3d per cwt ; e of havingbeen
pi earanc displaced by the weight of the
by private contract, the operations are upon a small large guns and carriages during the recoil. Before
scale, middling white at lOs 6d to I ls, good middling leaving the marshes Mr. Hale exhibited specimens of his
bold lls to lls 6d, good Its 6d, sea-damaged 5s to rockets in the presence of several members of the Select
I Is, and Indigo damaged I Is. The market has become Committee. Nine of the rockets were fired at 900 yards
quiet for Foreign East India Rice, and at a public sale range, and ten at 1,100 3'ards range from wooden tubes.
Madras declined 3d to 6d per cwt ; low to good yellow
Some of them went as far as the butt, and others fell
selling at 8s to 8s Gd, and small pile of middling white considerably short of that distance, and it did not appear
lOs 6d per cwt. Carolina at 21s to 265, and Patna that a straight line could be depended upon. One other
at 14s to 18s per cwt.
rocket on a diffiaent principle was fired, and it pro-
COCHINEAL has brought full rates, and a fair bust-
444 ceeded, after escaping from the tube, a distance of about
ness has been transacted by private contract. None
150 yards, at an angle of about 45 degrees, and entered
has been offered at auction, but 40 serons Honduras are the ground of a raised bank to imitate the walls of a
fortification, against which the balls used in ricochet
declared for Tuesday.
COFFEE.—With West India Coffee the market has practice are directed. The practice during the experi-
been better supplied this week, still the trade have pur-
ments was carried on under the command of Captain
chased sparingly, and the limited business transacted has Garstin, with Lieutenants Thomas and Turner, Royal
been at a reduction on former rates of 2s per cwt. This Horse Artillery, and Lieutenants Barker and Strange,
afternoon Rio partly sold at 30s fur ord rather mixed, and five non-commissioned officers, 46 gunners and dris ers,
x.eidia„
and three buglers. I
and 28s for sea damaged, being the full value ; Sayan'
fetched 28s, and triage 20s 6d ; Ceylon mid coloury
, had • •
The Earl of Haddington, the Earl of Aberdeen,
and the Military Secretary to the Commander-in. B.P. went at 81s to 85s 6d, low mid 71s to 73s 6d, fine
ord 625 6d, pett berry 735 to 925 6d, triage 425 to 525 •Chief, interviews with irßobert ay.
$• Peel yesterday.