The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-23 00:00:00

STEAM ON THE PACIFIC.

There are three companies that at present, or that
contemplate, running lines of steamers between this
city and Panama, to connect with lines on the At-
lantic side running between New York and Chagres
—namely, the Pacific Royal Mail Steam-ship Com-
pany, Robinson, Bissel, and Co., agents ; the Empire
City line, Everett and Co., agents; and Law's line,
Mr. Oliver Charlick, agent. There are six steamers
at present on the Pacific belonging to the Pacific
Mail Steam Company—namely, the Oregon, Lieut.
Patterson Commander ; the California, Lieutenant
Budd ; the Panama, Mr. D. G. Bally.; the Tennes-
see, Mr. G. A. Cole ; the Carolina, Mr. R. L. Whit-
ing ; the Unicorn, Mr. J. T. Nicholson. The Ore-
gon is 1,099 tons burden ; the California, 1,050 tons ;
the Panama, 1,040 tons ; the Tennessee, 1,275 tons ;
the Carolina, 542 tons ; and the Unicorn, 750 tons.
They are nearly all new boats. The first three were
built in the latter :part of 1848, in New York ; the
Tennessee was built there in 1849 ; the Carolina was
built in the same year in Philadelphia ; and the Uni-
corn in England. The steamers Oregon, California,
and Panama leave Panama and Francisco on the Ist
of every month; the steamers Carolina and Tennessee
on the 15th of every month. The Unicorn is used as a
reserve boat, either here or at Panama, on any emer-
gency that may happen. Besides these steamers
the company have now building two new ones,
over 2,000 tons burden each, and no ex-
pense i 3 spared to make them superior, if possible, to
any one now on their line. They have also on the
way out the double engine steamer Columbia, 700
tons burden, to ply between San Francisco and the
Columbia river. In the meantime the steamers
Oregon, California, and Panama will, on their arrival
here from Panama, run on to Oregon, returning in
time to place their mails on board the steamer leaving
here the Ist of every month for Panama. This line
has the contract for carrying the United States mail.
The above steamers connect with the steamers
Cherokee and Philadelphia at Chagres. The Empire
City line is to consist of the following—namely, Sarah
Sands, Mr. W. C. Thompson commander; the Nor-
therner, Captain Waterman; and New Orleans, Cap-
tain Wood. The Sarah Sands is a propeller, and was
built in England in 1847. Her superficial measure-
ment is 6,140 feet, and she is entitled to carry 440
steerage passengers. She was formerly plying be-
tween Liverpool and New York. The Northerner
is a large and powerful steamer, and formerly ran
between New York and Charleston. The Sarah
Sands is the only one of the line now plying. The
New Orleans and the Northerner are expected to
arrive here about the 10th instant. No arrangement
has yet been made as to times of sailing. They
are to run in connexion with the Empire City and
Crescent City, from Chagres to New York. Law's
line consist; of the Columbus, Captain Peck; the
Isthmus, Captain Hitchcock; the Republic, Captain
I lu'dson ; and the Antelope, Captain Aswell. These
steamers are about 1,000 tons burden each, and are
nearly new boats. The steamers Republic and An-
telope have not arrived yet, but are shortly expected.
It is proposed that they shall leave Panama and San
Francisco on the Ist and 15th of every month. They
are to connect with the Ohio, Georgia, and Falcon,
at Chagres. Each of the steamers has a surgeon at-
tached, and they are all fitted up with as much regard
to comfort and accommodation as steamers in any
other part of the United States. The only inconve-
nience felt is from the great number of passengers
crowded together in every steamer from Panama; but
from the number of steamers now engaged in the
business this will in future be materially diminished.
We have now 12 ocean steamers and 20 river boats
plying to and from San Francisco; and if we judge of
the future from the past, there is little risk in predict-
ing that the number will be more than double before
the lapse of another year. At any rate, there is
little doubt but that we shall soon have a regular
weekly communicatilp with Panama.—San Francisco
News.

ANECDOTES OF THE QUEEN.
Two characteristic anecdotes, received on excellent
authority, have just come to our knowledge. One of
them illustrates in a delightful manner the proverbial
kindliness of disposition and humility of our Gracious
Sovereign, and the other evinces a love of practical
joking of such a kind as the " Merry Monarch"
might have related in his calmer moods. About a
fortnight ago a carpenter, who was employed by her
Majesty in the erection of houses for the poor people
in the neighbourhood of Balmoral, wounded his leg
severely when handling an adze. Her Majesty's
physician, Sir James Clark, by permission, or express
desire of his Royal Mistress, visited the sufferer, and
in a short time afterwards, when the Rev. Mr. Ander-
son was in the house, a gentle tap was heard at the
humble cottage-door, and on being opened the sym-
pathising face of our Gracious Queen met the asto-
nished and delighted gaze of the inmates. Hearing
of the accident her Majesty had ordered her car-
riage, and visited the humble patient, to express
her sympathy and insure attention to his
wound.
The other incident to which we refer is inte-
resting as an indication of her Majesty's liveli-
ness of disposition, increased, we doubt not, by
the exhilarating effects of the mountain scenery
and atmosphere of her Highland home. Prince
Albert, who is almost as keen a sportsman with the
rod as with the gun, had employed a number of men
to drive the few salmon and trout which the river
contained towards the nets placed further down. Up
to the waist himself in the water, he urged on the
others to active exertion with their spears. Her
Mejesty was looking on from the bank, and observing
one of the party standing on a stone in a range of
stepping-stones across the river, asked a little boy,
with the offer of a shilling, to steal gently behind the
dry spectator, and by a neat push to immerse him in
the cool element among those whose labours be was
contemplating. The little fellow, unconscious of the
dignity of the lady who spoke to him, and perhaps a
little timorous of the result of such a joke, practised