The Sun.
London, England, 1850-06-01 00:00:00

COWES, ISLE OF WIG-11T'
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)
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ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON IN lELLIu'
AIVALS.
May 25. Fairy schooner,T Sir Henry St. do--hn
(ff
may. Bart., from the Mediterranegn; Gondola c"-
W. H. Woodhouse, Esq ' from Jerqey• d fop
27. Coral Queen sonoJner, Lord' Betofor 1
Portsmouth. from
28. Merlin schooner, Colonel Wm. Markhalio'reioo,
Sr, Helen's; El z..beth cutter, Hoe. Colonel
from ditto.

SAILINGS. to the
May 29. Bacchante cutter, B. IL Jona, BA"
westward.

Esq., V

31. Gondola cutter, W. 11. Woodhouse,
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London.
YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE ST4A Lerlitc
Schooners—Constance, Claymore, Fairy, '—
Coral Queen.
Cutter:,—Corsair, Elizabeth. r. We'
The Marquis Conynghaca's .new yacht, u°15,,,
will go out of hal hour to-morrow. His Lordslllo
been at the Royal Yacht Squadron House tlar°tnilotr
week, and proposes trying her sailing qualities NO°
day. She is of the first class, and is expected tu
first of her class.
THE WEATHER —The earth is like a not-- rocs
, thing is growing most luxuriantly—the aPPea
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the crops is most satisfactory.
PRESENTATION OF PLATE.—A handsome is gent'
a pair of candlesticks are to be presented to tue...o°'
B. Atkinson on Thursday next, by the iehablw;foe
Cowes, as a mark of their esteem, and a tilk:foorthl
high estimation in which they hold him.. yoof,
gentleman has held the curacy for twenty-retool
but his health was not equal to the duty, erld bell
but
Kingston, a small living he has at tile bac"
island. A ee COI
GREAT RISE IN THE PRICE OF GLASS.--"t.,4jlV,
derable advance took place on the Ist of Ms' oes',
price of flint glass, and to such a degree bse,
mand for plate glass iccreased, that not omito dird
price been greatly advanced, but there ie gre 0111;1
catty in obLaining it at all, as the manufacture' st
such large orders on hand. This trade is 1111,
events suffering from the trade being thrown 13r-
ASCENT O THE SYLPH BALLOON

HAMBURGII.
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(FROM A CORRESPONDENT./
Mr. Henry Coxwell ascended for the first the kat
year on Wednesday, the 22d of May, and 1°„ fir "-e„11
time on the 27th May. These ascents vier" otre'
being of the common order. They were botb. 011
majestic, and the number of parsons assets:ll)l4,
great that cavalry, infantry, and police arereges iS
around the aeronaut, to preserve order and 'jet;
proceedings. obi, 0.
On Wednesday, Count Schaffgotsch, eti petit
od
tenant, and a merchant, accompanied Mr. Ceiisoet,
on Monday, Prince Paul Estarhazy, Captain pclleirosS
a banker. The descents were at Hurburgh
scot id
Mr. Cox welt, it is said, will make one mesa soot,
Hamburgb. His fame in Germany is ier,/,;offiell.
he is much liked and patronised by the
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NAVAL
N INTELLIGEU CE" CAS
PLymounr, MAY 30.—Her Majesty's sines
fro,
sailed yesterday for the coast of Scotland on a 1":06's
The Banshee steamer will call here on her P „
Woolwich to the Mediteranean. nes
The new iron screw- r a ree
propeller steamer •ety• to'
warped yesterday from the Sheer-hulk to the
her stores on board. De4t:
Wind S. ; 0,,
CHATHAM, MAY 31.—Colonel John Owen, ',ed
Adjutant-General of the Royal Marines, insPec;reat
talion of this division on Thursday, on the t.,'„-aoit'o,
Chatham. The battalion consists of 10 ceri: P;lit.;
strength of each company was 82 rank and nal 0,-)0:4
talian went through the manoeuvres of aoaffiiel:ast_tgoll.iisillig,
the satisfaction of the Adjutant-General;
saw the officers and non-commissioned
the various movements of the sword exercise oni toldi
ground in front of the barracks. In the evesw 0
Owen dined with the Commandant, Colonel rosve
illis
officers, in their elegant mess room. _of ..r cOS:
oet
The local companies of the enrolled pensione.' ofri
trict assembled on Chatham Lines on ThursdaY,dalifi
mand of the staff officer, Captain Jenkins, cons-as
companies, their total strength being 2SO
sergeants, 4 sergeant-majors, 1 regimental serl
and 10 drummers, for the purpose of a ge,inerin-ael
by the commandant of the garrison, v°-
Simpson.
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The Duck naval lighter has arrived ly"---,,args
Portsmouth, and when she has discharged er fort
load with stores for Plymouth yard. ° f
Private Thomas Bvfield, of the sth comPanY
(110'1 111,6
Marines of this division, was presented by - of I
Ellis, in the presence of the battalion under it' 1011)r,
silver medal for long and meritorious services' 00 7
been in the corps 21 years and a half. The inedsoi,
entitles him to 2d. per day above his regular Pe
medal was presented on Wednesday.
PROMOTION. setw'
WooLvvicir, MAY 31.—William Warne to be -
swain. sfod
The Firefly steam-vessel, Commander Tudor,rderod ,
at Portsmouth from the coast of Africa, and is ° 010)
to be paid off at this port.
The Garland steam-vessel, Lieutenant g#l.l,ot '1;
morning from Dover to have some defects Inse-evallos'
was immediately taken into dock. It is orP-Ac
will be completed and return to resume her -11 ,
Dover station in the course of next week. teshe:
The Horatio, 24, steam guard-ship, as na'''gif di
day as far as Greenhithe in charge of''Mr olsOin
Eagle steam-vessel. Lieutenant Robertson te°,;(ltV
her at Greenhithe, and she is to be tried again,
ceed to Chatham. seder'
The Black Eagle steam-vessel, Master-Canal o'crifi
got her steam up and left Woolwich at three( fbefla9r
to-day for Chatham, as it is expected some o'oo ei
ships, with Sir Baldwin Walker, will proceed to •daft°,
morrow morning by the North Kent RailwaY,
Eagle $ll ,i
ing that dockyard proceed in the Black Eag'" otr`, Dockyard. ;yet `s•Fal
A dense fog prevailed in the Downs and -e..fiafAes
the Thames yesterday morning, preventing r-or
from proceeding on their voyages, and the 01°5"
pilots were obliged to lay to until it dispersed.
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VESSELS AT WOOLIVICI. rig-
i
In Dock—Garland and Alecto steam-vessels:
In the Basins—Retribution and Inflexible sv‘,. s".
Rosamond and Wasp steam-sloops, Locust, Dv'
and Minx steam-vessels. 170
In the Harbour—Fisgard flag. ship, SatnP'"l„,o"
gate, Desperate, Buzzard, and Argus steam-su.-410
ance troop-ship, Jasper and Advice steam-vesse''
ssurveying-vessel stl
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TEE UNFORTUNATE MARBLE ARCII.- e 0
a view to further removal at some future Per„, ots,,yr
be the utility. of transferring this hapless altalliv iced
proposed site in front of Stafford House and the ~/Dlo_,„se'd
Why not, now that the late Queen Dowager'S!:alincs
longer of use, finish Carlton-terrace, and nuLroftellAre
opening from Trafalgar-square to the parks s'Alc.'o4s
urged, with the arch for an entrance. This °libelist/-
the avenue from Trafalgar-square to the top of h eVtd
hill, with a noble architectural design at eBcof,ouvil.
objection To such an arrangement en the scot- (Orr/
resolves itself into the absurd fallacy of rearing 0000,4
structure, and begrudging the needful cost of $
and approaches to display it to full advantage' stooo6oo
our economical legislators would bestow nini.emplt,tea;ooo
securing to our national works the utmost e" stir
design in the first instance. and then address *tole '',/tflopi
reducing the estimates to the lowest cost coniPsiii4 de
carrying out of this principle, the public W°olo
reason to complain of the misapplication of the ,
to such purposes. - Builder. be e sif;
A series of improvements are about t 0 oigll.o,
in the district of Kensington. The houses in deviet;,t
directly opposite the Queen's-road, will be throlfr.2,6o ti
a road constructed into Brompton—a direct e°11;0 actlyo:6
from the latter place to Bayswater will thus dastlo'
The old barracks at Kensington will be tbrowu,„
pile of buildings will be erected in lieu of the'. i$P"
part of the grounds. 3, tl? 6
aree
A dissipated-looking, emaciated man, 11 0o11;,a)
James Murray, was yesterday ordered bY toirSgeret
Norton to enter into sureties to keep the peen,sa 1-60.0,1
sister, Miss Julia Jane Murray. The defendanS„-uac
an excellent education, but had given way to eqbe 11-c0:01
able love for low company, and had become bad
icy t
companion of thieves and beggars. The father„..d fro ,(114
quence left his property to Miss Murray, who 1";.• tbsiori
to time given large sums of money to her brothe;ped 0011#
of which he had dissipated, and as he had thres,trike fi r
5.
she applied to the magistrate for protection• oateu
admitted that ho had been three times 03°1 rsi
vagrant. If °lel
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LARGE EGG.—Mr. Stephens,- of the f the 56' ,or
Pennywell-road, has an egg in his possession° ogtir It' ill
extraordinary dimensions:- Circumference le•-oi.
1,4 Wts
inches; ditto, round, 7 inches; and weight 4150°,0
laid by a black Spanish hen, and the worthY,'"
gladly show it to any person who will take i"
give him a call.—Bristol Mercury. 6
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NEWCASTLE AND CARLISLE Rair.Witir ropjlie;',o
journed meeting of the shareholders in this„,,c,° Se
place on Wednesday, at the Assembly Ro°"',.-edi,°l3o'd
Matthew Plumer, Esq., in the chair. The Ps—ettias
short and unsatisfactory, no proper understa,io9
been yet come to with Mr. Hudson. The meet-101. ,
adjourned.; colo
DO ot.
the
Dispatches were received yesterday e_- )40;
office, from the Governors of the Grtn:
lelena.