The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-17 00:00:00

THE VOYAGE OF THE ATLANTIC.

JENNY LIND'S ARRIVAL IN ANIERICIA.
The voyage of the Atlantic, which is jus t over,
will, we venture to say, be long remembered by those
who participated in it. Mdlle. ,Lind, whose coming
has made it memorable above all other late ♦o gages,
appears to have produced the most favourable is apres-
sion upon all on board. She mingled with th e pas-
sengers in the dance nearly every evening dui] ig the
voyage. She expresses the highest confidence in
Captain West, and says she will never cro 38 the
ocean except under his charge. Notwith3ti aiding
the heavy head seas which the Atlantic went through,
she escaped without any other sign of sea 13112kness
than a slight headache, which lasted only a day.
Messrs. Benedict and Belletti also enjoyed the same
rare exemption from that terrible sensation whi eh the
ocean exacts for its penalty.
On the third day out the Atlantic encouri ered a
most ♦iolent gale, which lasted for several hours . A
tremendous sea, surging completely over hei• bow,
snapped off the uplifted arm of her Triton figure-
head, and sweeping the forward deck, injurod. three
of the men severely. The first officer was only, saved
from being carried overboard by throwing lx :rnself
flat on the deck and clasping the anchor with both
arms. A passenger, who is thoroughly acqui tinted
with the subject of steam-engine building in_ all its
branches, informs us that he has never beheld: any,
more splendid action than in the engine of the .2 Alan-
tic. During the heaviest seas, when at time s one
wheel would be whirling in the air, while tire other
was completely buried in the sea, not a jar NNO a felt
in the engine-room. AU the passengers,in fact, ix re un-
bounded in their praise of the vessel and her cc mikes.

SINGLETON FONTENOT. The death of Cz;ptain
Marryat has left a void in an extremely attractive' brsuich of
modern literature, which it was thought would not easily be
filled up. This opinion, however, is likely to prove er vmeous,
as a writer of naval narratives has been announced, -who, it
has been confidently asserted, possesses talent sufficient to
place him before the public as the proper successor ,of that
popular writer. Mr. Hannay, it has been stated, is,. .or was,
a member of the same profession, and therefore, like. :the gal-
lant captain, has been enabled to draw largely upon: .his own
experience. This will account for the truthfulues;s :and vi-
vacity which is said to ciistinguish the remarkable story he
has written under the title of " Singleton Fonter toy," and
the interest the announcement of it has excited i 3. naval
circles.—Erening Paper.
[ADVERTISEMENT.]—Bell's Life in Lond.o7l.—On
Sunday, September 22.--Doncaster Week.—Evt try- event
faithfully recorded.—lingraving of the Doncaster ( p, with
the usual Spotting and Domestic Miscellany. Price of
Bell's Life, Sixpence. Average weekly sale of 1 led 's Life,
29,000.
A Snir BLOWN Up.—On Saturday int .erligenee
was received at Lloyd's that at about midnight or,. Friday a
most alarming explosion occurred at Cardiff, oai. bc,ard. the
ship Gertrude, Newman, master, of that port, ari
prig from
an accumulation of gas on hoard the vessel, the a rgo being
coals. The report alarmed the .w hole town, arte.,nursibers
hastened f:orn their beds to ascertain the cause 1. he vessel
was found . a complete wreck, her mast and, blown
up, and carried a considerable distance. loan; !at ely the
majority of the crew were on shore, and the in, iur les sus-
tained by those on board, though serious, are not F,or.s!dered
dangerous. The explosion is attributable to amok, in;; in the
forecaAle.
An iron light-house has just been finished at Birm-
ingham for Middleton Point, ,saugor Island, India.

DOINGS ABOUT BALMORAL.
(rRo7Nt OUR, OWN CORIII:PONDENT

On Friday, the 13. h, the whole of the tenantry in
the neighbourhood of Balmoral were summoned to
fish for the amusement of her Majesty and Prince
Albert. The kind of fishing adopted was what is in
the country generally termed "pouting," that is, a row
of nets are extended across a part of the stream,
then some twenty or thirty men, each armed
with a spear or pole, get into the river a good
way further up, and drive the fish down to the nets.
Some fine salmon were killed in this manner, and the
Royal party seemed much to enjoy the exciting
scene.

Just as the fishing was about being concluded
Capt. Forbes, of Ashlorne, with forty-two retainers,
in full Highland costume, came up to the party, and
were carried through the river on the backs of the
tenantry. He then proceeded to pay his respects
to the Queen at Balmoral, she having left a short
time before his arrival. Captain Forbes is an en-
thusiastic Highlander, and being such, takes pleasure
in keeping up old Highland customs. One which
perhaps is not generally known may be mentioned :
After he and all his party had been carried over the
stream, he pulled off his brogue, and filling it
with whisky, drank the health of the party who had
carried his men through.
On Saturday a balloon was sent up from the
neighbourhood of the Loch•na-gar Royal Distillery,
for the amusement of the royal children. It ascended
in an easterly direction towards Abergeldie, the seat
of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. Her
Majesty and Prince Albert, with the royal children,
followed. it for some distance in their carriage. It
remained in the air about half an hour.