The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-15 00:00:00

COMMODORE MARIIN'S SQUADRON.

SUMMARY OF THE QUALITIES OF THE ♦ARIOL'S MEM-
BERS OF TUB EQUABRON.

Arethusa has joined ; I like her looks very much.
Arrogant, though neither a dasher or flyer, does very
well ; she does not, certainly, sail like Leander or
Phaeton, going free, but she can go to windward when
it comes on to blow, particularly with a head sea, as
well as any ship in the squadron. In light winds she
does but little ; in the way of pitching and rolling
she is as easy and as dry as possible, she never has
any water upon the upper deck ; the other ships
pitch and roll heavily. The Phaeton does wonders ;
it is something quite astonishing to see her pass the
other frigates as if they were posts upon a
road. At the end of all the trials we have
had, the ships were generally as follows :
Phaeton, Leander, Thetis, Arrogant, Inttefatigable,
Prince Regent, Vogue (Terrible, of course, can't sail
a bit). Arrogant towed Thetis 6 knots, against a
fresh breeze; Hogue towed her 43. We, were all
sorry to leave Gibraltar ; we have had capital fare
there, and many a jolly dinner at the Governor's and
with the soldiers. The squadron arrived here at two,
P.m., yesterday; Arethusa arrived the night before,
43 days from England.—Portsmouth Times.

THE ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS.
CAPTAIN PENNY'S.

We learn that Captain Penny was to sail with his
two fine vessels from Aberdeen on the 12th or
13th at the latest, on his enterprising voyage,
and most entirely has he enlisted the sym-
pathies And good wishes of all. Captain
Penny proceeds to Davis' Straits, and touches
at Dieveley, where he hopes to procure the services
of two Danish gentlemen as interpreters. Thence
the ship; sail for Jones's Sound, which it is believed
leads into Wellington Channel, and by this means
they will endeavour to push to the north-west of the
Parry Islands, and as we hope, follow the most
northern of the two routes to be taken by Franklin.
Mr. Goodsir, who was in the Advice whaler, with
Captain Penny last year, in Lancaster Sound, we be-
lieve, accompanies his former captain. We heard that
Mr. Goodsir was about to publish a narrative of the
voyage in question, and regret that it has not issued
from the press before his departure.
CAPTAIN AUSTIN'S.—The four ships forming Cap-
tain Austin's Arctic squadron, fitting at %S
forich,
to
are expected to be ready fur sea by Saturday, the 2 th
instant.
SIR JOHN' Ross's.—The Felix, belonging
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Fox Cum.—The third meeting of the Fox Club
took place at Brookes's on Saturday evening.. The members
tl °Adair, Mr. Lan rston 1 ' ¢, stun, , .1.1., Lord
iptriegshetntl-ilso.enr.e—sirt hiez,l:b;aerr . _ .
Dinorben Mr. Frederick h Dl‘itirritta\sv, Mr. Stephenson, Mr.
of:gzibtorioluogn . • 11. Whitbread, Earl of
d lion. E. L.
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Alston, ia.arili M. styn, .1 .
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• Colonel the Honourable
Viscount Enfield, M.P Lord
George Anson, M. .• • Smith, M.P., Hon. Hamil-
ton Dune ,
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Strufford
Sudeley, Earl of , . ... ,Colonel the lion. George Keppel,
M.P., .51r. A..K. ....lid,
Mr. Sanford, Lord James
Stuart, M. p., Right lion. J. W. Fitzpatrick, M P., Right
Hon. Dr.Lushington, Eat! Grey, Lord Saye and Sele, &c.
ROYAL ARTILLERY.—WOOLWICII, APRIL 13.
Captain Forbes's company, 9th battalion, and Captain Elliot's
company, .Ith battalion, assembled yesterday forenoon on the
guard-mounting parade, for the Commandant's inspection,
on their teturn from the Mauritius and the Cape of Good
Hope. Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Downinan, C. 11.,
K.C.11., accompanied by Colonel Cruttenden, Brigade-Major
Bingham, and the commanding otlicers of the 4th aral 9th
battalions, made a minute inspection of the men and their
appointments, and expressed himself highly pleased with
their clean and suldierlike appearance after so lone kwyage.
IiAWICK DEPUTATION.—The deputation of ope-
ratives from Hawick in favour of relay working in factories
had an interview with Lord John Russell at Downing-street;
on Thursday last, when his Lordship received them with the
greatest courtesy, and paid particular attention to their ex-
planation of the mode of relay working, and its numerous
advantages. During their stay in the City they have been
honoured with interviews with a number of eminent Mem-
bers of the House, who have also listened with attention to
their statements, and are quite in favour of the cause which
they have come hither to advocate. -