The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-23 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO THE
EX PE TM ENTAL SQUADRON.
PORTSMOUTIJ, SATURDAY.—The day was favourable for her Ma.
jesty. A light and refreshing breeze from the southwest, suffi-
cient to render the atmosphere cool and invigorating. enabled the
various yachts and sailing vessels to perform their graceful evolu-
tions In tacking and wearing round the large ships of the squadron •
Numberless vessels, from the large gracefully-rigged schooner to
the small.sized wherry, with a variety of steam-vessels, freighted
with elegantly-dressed persons, were cruising about Spithead to
witness the very imposing spectacle of her Majesty's visit to the

squadron.
At half-past eleven the royal yacht Victoria and Albert waq seen
with the royal standard flying at her mast-head coining from
Cowes—the Platform Battery saluted the flag with 21 guns; she
soon joined the Blaek Eagle, when both vessels stopped. The
Admiralty barge was manned, and the Earl of Haddington, Sir NV.
H. Gage, and the Admiralty Secretary, had the honour of waiting
on her Majesty on board the Victoria and Albert; both steamers
then proceeded towards the squadron.
When the royal yacht was about one cable's length from the
St. Vincent, 120, the flag-ship of the Commander-in-Chief of the
squadron, that ship fired the first gun of the grand general salute
—simultaneously with its discharge every ship of the squadron was
immediately covered with a profusion of flags, surmounted by a red
ensign at the main, a white ensign at the fore, and a blue ensign at
the mizentopgallant mastheads, at the same instant the flags so sub„
denly unfur!ed, on every yard appeared a line of seamen, all
dressed alike in their neat blue jackets and white trousers. When
the breeze had dispersed the cloud of smoke occasioned by the dis-
charge of nearly 200 32. pounder guns, the royal yacht was seen
lying stationary near the flag-ship. The yacht's barge was linme"
diately manned, and her Majesty, accompanied by Prince Alberts
and attended by Lord Haddington, steered by Captain Lord Fitz-
clarence, proceeded to the St. Vincent, and were received at the
entering port by Rear-Admiral Parker, C. 13., the Commander-iniP-
Chief of the squadron. Capt. Rowley and the officers of the sh,
and the Royal Marines under Capt. Collis, formed a guard of honorti
tour.
After Admiral Parker had presented the officers, the royal Pa.
were conducted by him round this splendid ship. After remall
on board upwards of half an hour, her aLjesty, Prince Albert, an,.
Lord Haddington proceeded along the line of ships in the Yacht. -
barge, attended by the Rear-Admiral the Commander.in.Chief,
hin
his barge, to the Trafalgar, 120. Captain F. Martin had t
honour of receiving her Majesty and Prince Albert, and of
con-
e
ducting them round this beautiful specimen of naval architecturo
ei
The royal party again proceeded in the barge along the line
ships, and passing the Queen, 110, Captain Sir B. W walker f; to
her Majesty had before seen this ship, the royal barge passed o
tain
the Albion, 90, where the royal party were received by CaP
N. Loekyer, CAI, ho had the honour of conducting her Majest:
round the ship; and we understand that her Majesty and Fri"
Albert were pleased to express their high admiration at the
evner.:;
complete state and splendid organisation of all her apPeintre
This ship is certainly the "crack ship" of the
lid having
3,100 tons burd • en, is the handsomest two-decker afloat. a of the
been in commission some time longer than the other sbir pat.
squadron ; 1
squadron, and better manned, is now, we should sat,
tern ship." returned on
At half-past one her Majesty and Prince Albert s
board the royal yacht, now lying nearly in the centre of the_
on be
The different captains commanding ships here waited
jerty, and had the honour of being presented.
Sir NV. H. Gage, the Right Hon. T. L. Corry,
now took leave of her Majesty, and returned to the BI ck wing
The royal yacht then proceeded to the eastward, and in
nPumber
the Ellenborough, a large outward.bound Indianian with 3 5 three
of troops on board, she received from the crew and trool:e
royal
and iipit 14d.Pltigntief
most vociferous cheers, which was return,edged hY tAt also
yacht, the royal party bowing in The royal Yethe St•
passed the large outward-bound American packet"hiP,..-ard, 55
James. The royal yacht having proceeded to the eas`"' the
far as the Vernon, now turned round and
en the
line of ships. When opposite the St. Vincent, h thesci royal
again blazed for another royal salut,, after "'hi'
yacht put on full speed, and returned to Cowes.
Passed back bettveueoron

O
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FD
ll T
ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE' netic Con-
CAMBRIDGE, JUNE 21.—The first sitting of the I„.eg'
~ intoning,
gress took place at the early hour of eight o'cl °._ ock in w the
and the result of their deliberations will be made modal.oo
general meeting of the Committee, which will be heldicyieetere:
With the exception of the mathematical and geel°l3oo, was Licit
yesterday, the attendance at most of the meeting-Ts°. toeing' °
small. On account of the dearth of papers, the fir: only Lo•dal.
the mechanical and medical lectures will take PI ae t sections :--
The following were the communications at the differenchietty of a
MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS.—The papers
technical character, and all insusceptible of a 1,0-t,late
oWerer abstract.
eSting
CHEMICAL SCIENCE.-1. Dr. Daubeny read an -r of the crops,
on the chemical principles involved in the rotationt
the Botanic
being the results of numerous experiments Made 3 ,iinellti h3d.
Gardens during the last ten years. Comparative eltPe...f the 006
been made on land subjected to a succession of craPs u_, heturelt
nature, and the other to a succession of crops of differe_u`the ashes
both without manure. 2. Dr. W. Sharp read a paper experiments
of wheat. The result of upwards of one hundred
in Se ratio to
showed that the weight of the ash proceeded in an Ver report
the weight of the wheat per bushel. „ty --1. Dr*
SECTION C.—GEOLOGY AND PHYSICAL GEOGEAP.-ei
n described
en
NV. Carpenter read the continuation of a very le.--n _
d described
the microscopic structure of shells. 2. Dr. Buckla
ii
in
co
n.
the agency of land snails in forming holes and track wlth
pact limestone. His attention had first been called to e subject
at Teolajr
by a discussion on the perforations, sixty feet high' at beach,
Castle, which were by same taken to be evidence of a r alsr,s. fp
but which he considered as the workmanship of land .
'tere 10°.,
considered that by means of the acid with which
.-,....,,, ot
vided snails could make perforations into the most solid ibu..--ao,
limestone, but the perforations were unlike those Made r
the ear'
other animals, or those made by the salt of the sea, and c
neve
bonic acid of the atmosphere. These perforations we' °,...d the
found where the rain and frosts could operate, and alway no`'..ugh
aperture downwards. From observations made at Itichhotr;de
last year, he had concluded that these perforations were 0
to a greater depth than an inch in 1,000 years.
ogress 'l'd
STATISTICS, —Mr. G. It. Porter read a paper on the Pr whe oft
present state of savings' banks in the United Kingdom. '_e the
savings' bank regularly organised was at Ruthwell, and befi;ing,
Legislature interfered on the subject there were seventy Os VI
banks in England, four in Wales, and four in Ireland' d the
deposits last year were :—England, 832,290 depositors, tont
amount 25,112,8631.; Wales, 18,690 depositors, and the a'n-iii ;
559,796/. ; Ireland, 91,243 depositors, and amount 2,749%7 3.
and Scotland, 69,824 depositors, and amount 10,43/,18'",;311.
A paper was ready from Mr. R. Valpy, on the trade and
-
gation of Norway. • OW OP
In the evening the Astronomer Royal delivered a dig , ell
terrestrial magnetism in the Senate House, which Was very of
filled. It consisted chiefly of an elementary notice of the ~ipg to
the science, and a popular description of the efforts now Ms^
obtain more information upon this obscure science. held iri
In the afternoon there was a grand horticultural show, ~, tho
the gardens of Downing College, which was very well attende'
prizes distributed being numerous. d their
In the course of yesterday 120 fresh members enrolled
names, being a total of 776 attending the present meeting'

PARLIAMENTARY BUSIN,7/O.E.
NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL Or
SATURDAY, JUNE 21. Jane°
St. Helen's Canal and Railway,—Report, TuesdaY• ratiott
Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole Railway;
of report, Tuesday, June 24.
Richmond (Surrey) Railway,—Consideration of report'
Tuesday, June 24. • ear
Great Western Railway (Ireland) (Dublin to 3,1%1,14.
and Athlone),—Report to be considered, TuesdayquesclsP
Preston and Wyre Railway Branches, Report,
June 24. to be co
Runcorn and Preston Brook Railway,—Report
Liver
sidered, Tuesda, June 24. d
Liverpool andy Bury Railway (Bolton, Wigan' aned, leer
pool and Bury Extension),—Report to be consider
day, June 24.
ter
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (Glouces
sions, Stoke Branch, and Midland Railways Jan
Report to be considered, Tuesday, June 24.
__Report t°
London and South Western Railway (No. 2),
be considered, Tuesday, June 24. wed,
Taceder'
TuCesodrkay,a3tdineß2a4n.don Railway,—Report to be Cops' "k
Oxford and Rugby Railway,--Third reading,
TbirA
June 24.
Oxford, Worcester. and Wolverhampton Railways
reading, Tuesday, June 24.

PIGEON SHOOTING.—The great match IrlA'ss'eeler:
,he " Old Ones" and the c, Young Ones," for I,o°°`" -Acids.
came off on Saturday at the Red House, Battersea-ova
The terms were 50 birds each, 25 yards' rise, double OS ole-
fin traps. Colonel Anson, Colonel Bentinck, and I•°rd, Lard
olionald represented the seniors ; and Lord 13landfor ; i‘lri
I-
,übntingfield, and the Hon. Ridley Colborne, theaSsOneli
0 aldeston was the umpire. The result was: colon'
—Colonel Anson killed 42, Lord Macdonald 39 and young
, ~ i
Bentinck 17 ; total, 93 killed and 52 missed' d 40, °'
Ones"—Hon. R. Colborne killed 42, Lord Blandfer d. On
Lord Huntingfield 41 ; total, 123 killed and 27 En,il,lclest'n.
Tuesday next the grand match between Messrs. urriool. •
and Gannon, at 100 birds each, 21 yards, one trap' i°
side, will come off at the same place. , „, vonng„
. ELOPEMINT.-011 Sunday morning last --..jarty ~';
lady, of some personal attractions and considerable P.,,, ope,
the neighbourhood of Cardiff; made her exit with " her 10; j` erie3t
a young man respectably connected in Car,!iff. It vi°," j;indleid,,,/;
they accidentally met in Bristol, where the flanl3 via r; g,ttu'el.
they subsequently had an interview at Cardiff, and °e•iiiiog °,,v-d
night last she informed her friends that she intended tv an d t'".
in the morning to take breakfast with Mr. and Mrs. -----1 with o's
she would return in the evening. She accordingly of %Put ills°l,
lark, and went off, as her friends thought, to breakfast; ca
risk
of which her ardent swain, who was in waiting witblit'er frievcl7
and pair, carried away his prize at railway speed*eca ro u'je
h lo
oh*
finding she tsearchnotof hernursuing the route she retur according to promise,
aide
and went in Was 1..„ fuel/-
..
taken, but we have not heard of their having captured to'
—Monmouthshire Merlin
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On the 7th inst., at Brixton, Surrlse:
BIRTIP.?.
6 utalaisrioenn,solf.,at llir=4
Storr, of a son. .1,„, gen.
Oa the 15th inst., at Calverton, Bucks, '''' of
RP ecOtrien: vti :hue'
.. oflscl"
dhaeulgahcbt-er. of w.
On the 18th inst M It. W. Peaks, of Llevi
~ rs. . P.(l•'
New '
Einchley• road,of
adaughter. Colvin,
On the 18th inst., the lady of Bazett D.
lady of 11' le•
of a son.
On the 19th R d Essex, the law
inst., at ay on,
clad)?
Nott, Esq., of a daughter. bridge'
tb
Cambri
On the 19th inst., at Scroo e
p -terrace, Pc
of Captain Chowne, of the Bengal Army, of a son. frs. Ar
On the 20th inst., at Upper Bdf .rd-place' 3
e o he lion.
On the 20th inst., in the Cloisters,
Rasch, of a daughter. t r t
f P
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Mrs. G. H. Repton, of a daughter. • Esq''
On the 20th inst., the wife of J. P. phillips,
Swithin's-lane, of adaughter.
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,i,d Cathedra I, Church,
ter
Edward Tumour, R.N , to Helen, younsges load'
hill 11'1 dlesex. 01
portsm: .0
On the 19th inst ,at St. Thomas's Church, to P'<ll
_Commander Williami Charles Chamberlain, R•i.1;11, B•,•" •
Jane, eldest daughter of the late Captain Bazil •-_,,, Loos
On the 19th inst., at St. ' Ilanovers6l3";nce3
Loyd,•
Jun., Esq f G George s, . uare, to . , _ick
, 0 reen-street, Grosvenor- A ._3l Frecw
Harriet, eldest daughter of the late Hon. Admix
Paul Irby, C. 8., of Boyland Rail, Norfolk.
atp 'a
ry
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DIED. Sew
On the 24th of February, at Port Phillip, EA.
Wales,_n Elizabeth Bridget, the wife of J. W. Shaw:k nersbsl9o:
.._0 the 14th inst. at Coleshill nouse, near specervica
Major James Eyles, of the Hon. East India CompavY c 5°
Robert,,sucar,s.
ofOn the 17th inst., at Romford, Essex,
Lieutenant-Colonel read, C B late of the Ist (.1 ,baadotte
On the 17th inst., '
Swale, aged 85. -'<—,N So
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..., in the Precinct ef the &IVY, ii:l
Middlesex, Monday, Jane 23, 1845' - .