The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-31 00:00:00

MOVEMENTS OF IIIS ROYAL HIGHNESS

PRINCE DE JOINVILLE.
A letter received at Lloyd's from their agent at Gib-
raltar, states that his Royal Highness appeared off Tan
gier with his squadron on the 18th instant, but returned
immediately to Cadiz on finding that the English ships,
Caledonia and Albion, had withdrawn from the port of
Tangier.

SPEED OF THE THAMES-BUILT STEAMERS.—On
Monday last a trial of speed took place between the
Prince of Wales Margate steam-vessel and the last new
vessel for the Folkestone station, the Princess Maud_
The Prince of Wales was on her passage to Margate,
and on 'reaching Gravesend was challenged by the
Princess'Maud, which was waiting for her there, all
prepared. Both vessels started fairly, and the run was
continued nearly to the Nore, when the Princess Maud
relinquished the contest. At this moment, and in a run of
an hour and a quarter, the Prince of Wales had.
left her competitor a full mile-and-a-half astern. The
Prince of Wales had 200 passengers on board, and her
awning set. The Princess Maud had on board only
from twenty to thirty persons. This is the third unsuc-
cessful attempt within the last fourteen months to out-
strip the Prince of Wales with the new vessels built for
the Folkestone station ; and it is but justice to her.
builders, Miller, Ravenhill, and Co., of Blackwall, to
state that the engines of the Prince of Wales are a pair
of beam-engines, constructed by them about six years
since, and transferred in the spring of last year from the
Royal George into the present iron vessel, the Prince of
Wales; while, at the same time, it affords a proof of the -
advantage that might be derived from a skilful adaptation
of such excellent and durable machinery. The Meteor,
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is another remakable instance of speed. Her engines
are a pair of beam engines, made by them for the Planet,
nine years since, and she is equalled in speed only by the
Prince of Wales. On the same day of her race with the
Prince of Wales, the Princess Maud twice entered
lists with the Meteor ; the first time early in the
morning, and the second time at ten o'clock, when the
Meteor had 500 passengers on board, and on both occa-
sions the Princess Maud was beaten. The Meteor is,
unquestionably, the pride of the Thames. Go where
you may, she is acknowledged the swiftest boat on the
station, and echo replies—" It will be some time before
she has an equal."
THE LATE PRINCE TALLETRAND.—RareIy has.
a more amusing and interesting series of papers ap-
peared in the pages of a periodical than those on the late
Prince Talleyrand, which are now in course of publica-,
tion in the New Monthly Magazine. The value of these
papers is greatly enhanced, too, as well as the interest of
their curious revelations, by their undoubted authenticity.
The portion of these remarkable articles given in the
Magazine for the present month comprises An Account
of the Prince in his early manhood—Mirabeau and his
mysterious death—Sieges and the origin of the Garde
Nationale—The Princesse de T. and the Maison de
Plaisance, &c. The New Monthly for August also com-
prises a very clever, humorous paper called " Le Peuple
Souriquois"—A striking notice of the Art Exhibition in
Westminster Hall—A full and remarkable account of
Mr. Beckford's curious structure at Bath, here called
" The Tower of the Caliph "—ind other articles from
the pens of W. H. Maxwell, Esq., Author of "Stories of
Waterloo," Horace Smith, Esq., Mrs. Trollope, Tho
Author of " Peter Priggins " Lam= Blanchard,
Esq., &c. &c.