The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-03 00:00:00

NAVAL TRIAL CRUISES.

(From the Morning Herald.)
THE TRIALS UNDER ADMIRAL BOWLES IN 1844.
In the diagrams referred to in Rear-Admiral Bowles's re-
port of the sailings between the St. Vincent, 120, Captain
Lord Hardwicke ; the Caledonia, 120, Captain Alexander
Milne; the Queen, 110, Captain W. F. Martin; and the
Albion, 90, Captain N. Lockyer, C. 8., it is stated :
" 'OFF THE WIND.'—On the 24th of Oct., 7 30 a.m., trial
commenced by signal. Wind .V.E. fresh. Ships under all
starboard studding sails and royals. Rate of going eight
knots. As the former advanced, the wind freshening, haul-
ing forward at the same time. At nine the wind was NNE.,
when lower studdingsail was taken in. At noon the wind
was N. All studdingsails in. A heavy swell from NW.
At once the Queen carried away her foretopgallant mast, and

trial ceased.
"At the conclusion of the trial, St. Vincent had gained on
the Caledonia 4 43 miles, and on the Queen 3 45 miles. The
distances run were as follows :—Caledonia 42 75, Queen
43 74, St. Vincent 47 17 miles.
"'BY THE Wren.'—On the 26th October, 7 40 a.m., trial
commenced, ships under single reefed topsails, topgallant
sail, jib and driver. Water pretty smooth; wind steady,
SW by S. At 10 the wind had freshened considerably, with
a cross sea running. At 10 30 took int topgallant sails, and
second reef of topsails ; sea increasing. At 12 breeze still
freshening, with a heavy swell from NW, and a short cross
sea from SSW. 1 25, trial ceased by signal. Noon, Queen
made the signal, carrying a turn lee helm, Caledonia and
St. Vincent helms amidships.
"At the conclusion of the trial Caledonia had weathered
on the Queen 0 53 of a mile; and on the St. Vincent 0 2 of
a raile. The distances run were--Caledonia 33 2; Queen.
80 67 ; St Vincent, 34 25 miles."
[On the Bth of November the Albion took part in the trials.l
'•' Br THE Worn,' under easy sail.—At 11 55 signal was
made to look out on the Admiral's weather beam. Wind
from WNW to NW, light, with signals, at times obliging the
ships to lower their topsails. Albion and Queen under single
reefed topsails, jib, and driver, St. Vincent flying jib and
royals at times. The rate of sailing of Caledonia from three
to four and a half knots. A long swell from NNW 3 15 trial

when trimming sails' Nov. 25.—Carried away flying jib-
boom, trying rate of sailing in a moderate breeze; the boom
was very slight, being only five inches in diameter. Nov.
28.—Sprung jib-boom, trying rate of sailing in a strong
breeze, in consequence of its being the heart of a large spar,
and very knotty; it went in two places, shortly after the jib
was set, the vessel pitching at the time. Dec. I.—The iron
rudder head for tiller rendered useless, on account of the great
leverage of the tiller; it worked loose, and also loosened the
iron rim round the rudder's head.
THE DARLNGI (Ma. Warrra's BRIG.)—Oct. 27.—Life bnov
was washed away, owing to a flaw in the iron-rod to which
it was attached. Nov. s.—Chain jib martingale was carried
away.
THE CRUIZER (OLD BRIG.)—Nov. 10----Jollyboat washed
from the stern, and damaged (since repaired) ; two lower
half ports washed away, berthing of nettings in wake of
waist anchors, both sides washed away ; standing and run-
ning rigging and sails much chafed and worn ; lower chain
plate of the starboard-forechains carried away ; hook for
main futtock shrouds carried away. Nov. 26.—Foretopmast-
studdingsail boom slightly sprung by accident in trimming
sails. Nov. 28.—Maintopgallant-yard carried away in a
fresh breeze, close hauled, by the force of the wind.

THE WATERWITCH (MR. WHITE'S BRIG).—OCT. 24.
Being hove too a sea struck dingy. life-buoy, whenever the
dingy was hoisted up she rested on life buoy, which could
not be secured in a more exposed situation in regard to the
dingy. Oct. 28.—Three boats' oars, one boat-hook, and one
boat-hook stave; gig stove in whilst being hoisted in a
heavy swell. Nov. B.—Maintopmast-studdingsail-boom lost
overboard : found missing from the yard in the morning,
heel-lashing having carried away. Nov. 27.—One spunge,
18-pounder gun lost at general quarters. Nov. 28.—Head-
shoots carried away.
THE PANTALOON (SURVEYOR'S BRIG).—Nov. 7.—Lost
three boats, oars, stern davits, having unshipped in a heavy
sea. Nov. 9.—One rammer, 18-pounder gun washed over-
board; four hammocks lost in a sudden squall. Nov. 23,—
One top-mast studding sail boom carried away in a sudden
squall. Nov. 27.—One rammer, 18-pounder gun lost by
negligence in exercising,
[lt will be seen by the above list of losses, that the Mu-
, tine suffered most. Great complaints were made by the
commander of the slop way in which she was rigged. Both
the Mutine and Espiegle were rigged by the dockyard people
at Chatham.]
A Return, showing the Quantity of Water and Provisions n
board each of the under-mentioned, as shown by their last
returns (made up two days prior to sailing from Spit-

head) :
Water, in tuns—Osprey, Flying Fish, and Daring, 40 each ;
Espiegle, 39 ; Cruizer and Mutine, 38 ; Waterwitch and
Pantaloon, 25. Provisions for 84 days on board each.
LThe weight of ballast, armament, shot, and other stores,
are not given, nor is the draught of water or height of ports.]
A Return of the quantity of water taken in, pumped out,
or started, and of articles moved on board the Experimen-
tal Squadron. between the 21st of October and the 4th of
December, 1844 :
OSPREY.—Nov. 25.—T00k in 25 tuns of water to improve
her sailing. Nov. 26.—Stowed the hammocks and bags
forward on lower deck, before the foremast, and removed 60
32-pound and 12 18-pound shot from quarter deck to chain
locker, to improve her sailing.
FLYING FISH.—Nov. 26.—T00k in 20 tuns of water.
Nov. 28.—Moved one 18-pounder gun, making, with the
carriage, 34 cwt. nearly. Against a head sea, moved the
above 22 feet aft from foremost port, ship carrying taut
weather helm, which was afterwards returned to its place.
Dec. 2.—At nine o'clock guns squared; at eleven, secured
with muzzles forward; wind abeam experiment. Between
24th October and 4th December pumped out or started 28

ended by signal.
"At the conclusion of the trial Albion had weathered on
the Queen 0 12 of a mile, and on the St. Vincent, 1 5 mile.
The distances run were Albion 17 85, Queen 17 2, St. Vin-

cent 16 5 miles."
[The Caledonia is not mentioned in this trial.]
" TRIAL OF SAILING BY THE WLND,' BETWEEN ALBION,
QUEEN, AND ST. VINCENT, ON Nov. 9.—A moderate breeze
from NW, with a heavy swell. The ships with single reefs,
St. Vincent with main royal and flying jib. The day was
not a favourable one for a trial, owing to the wind veering
from two to three points to the *estward and then back
again. Caledonia under easy sail.
"At 2 40 Albion carried away her maintopsail-yard ; she
had then weathered on the Queen 1 78 mile, and on the St.
Vincent 145 mile. At 3 50, when trial ended, St. Vincent
had weathered on the Queen 018 of a mile. Distances run
—Albion 23 8, Queen 22 7, St. Vincent 24 3 miles.
"TRIAL OF SAILLNG BEFORE THE WIND,' ON THE 13TH
OF NOVEMBER.—The wind was light, veering from S to
SSE ; ships under royals and studdingsails on both sides,
with exception of Caledonia, she having only larboard ones
the whole time ; rate of sailing from three to four knots ;
water perfectly smooth. At 8 30 trial commenced, and
ceased by signal at 430 p.m. At the conclusion of trial
Albion had gained on Caledonia 5 8 miles, on Queen 4 37
miles, and on St. Vincent 0 75 of a mile. The distances
run—Caledonia 27 8, Albion 3 36, Queen 20 2, St. Vincent
32 85 miles.
" TRIAL OF SAILING WITH THE WIND ABEAM,' ON THE
15TH NOVEMBER.—At 7 30 a.m., the first angles were taken,
ships then under whole topsails, royals, flying jib, topmast,
and topgallant studdingsails. Wind SSW, latter drawing
aft to Sby W and S. During the last hour the ships ahead
seemed to have less wind, as Caledonia drew up with both
Albion and St. Vincent, previous to which they had gone
fast ahead of the Caledonia. There was a swell from the
westward; rate of Caledonia's sailing five to six knots. At
the conclusion of the trial at 1 p.m., Albion had gained on
Caledonia 4m. 7th, on the Queen 4m. 14th, and on the St.
Vincent 2m. 93ths. At noon Albion was 02 of a mile fur-
ther ahead of Caledonia. The distances run were Caledonia
31 5, Albion 36 2, Queen, 32 1, St. Vincent 33 3 miles.
"TRIAL OF SAILING BY THE WD TD ON STARBOARD TASK.'

tuns of water.
ESPIEGLE.—FiIIed all the empty tanks with water on
Nov. 28. Kept them filled afterwards. No alteration in
stowage.
MuTINE.—Noy. 25.—T00k in 231% tuns of water, to make
the vessel hold a better wind, being light. Nov. 28.
Pumped out five tuns of water, to lighten her forward, the
vessel carrying much weather helm.
DARING.—Nov. 28.—Hammocks removed from waist
netting to lower deck, for the purpose of keeping the men's
bedding dry, the hammock clothes being defective.
CRUIZER.—Nov. 26.—T00k in 73/4 tuns of water, in order
to bring; the ship down in the water and by the head, con-
sidering that she would be thereby more weatherly, having
previously carried a slack helm, particutarly on the larboard
tack. Nov. 27, took in 12 tuns of water for the above
reason, not having been pumped on the 26th because the trial
was before the wind. Nov. 26—Moved four carronades and
one medium gun, trained with their muzzles aft, 27 seamen's
bags (about half a ton) removed from foremast to the mid-
ship-bins, in order to bring the weight more amidships from
the stern, because they were thought to be too much in the
extreme of the vessel. Thirty-one 32-pound shot moved
from the main hatchway and fore scuttle to the stern. There
being a trialjof sailing with a light wind aft, they were moved
because it appears by experiment to be slightly advantageous
to the ship on that point ofsailing ; but they were replaced im-
mediately after the trial, because, as stated above, the ship was
considered, with reference to her weatherly qualities, to be
too much by the stern. The aim in the above alterations
was to give the vessel more hold in the water, to compensate
for water casks (two tons), being empty forward, and to keep
the counters and square tack out of the water, and at the
same time to keep the weight out of the extremities. For the
same reasons, the bread, which is stored partly in the midship
bins and partly abaft, has been used entirely from abaft.
WATERWICIL—Nov. 25.—T00k in five tuns 200 gallons
water to hold a better wind. Nov. 26.—Forty-eight 181 b shot
moved from racks between each gun to abreast of the cap-
stan, as an experiment. Dec. 2.—Eighty-six 181 b shot
moved from racks on lower deck to shot locker, as an expe-
riment, which answered.
Paxra.LooN.—Nov. 25.—T00k in 13 tuns of water, ship
being in want of ballast. Nov. 26.—Removed stream and
kedge anchors from under the booms to the square of main
hatchway; shot from upper deck to shot lockers; squared
the four after guns. Nov. 26.—T00k in four tuns of water,
ship being crank. Dec. 2.—Pumped out four tuns of water,
being rather too much by the head.
(Signed) AMAR L. CORRY, Captain.
[Captain Corry appends to his diagrams of the trials on
the 18th Nov. :—" During the trial the Mutine asked per-
mission to fill water, which was negatived, my object being
to try them all under similar circumstances, having pre-
viously issued an order to prevent the slightest change of
weight on board any of the vessels." Nov. 12th, he says—
" The Pantaloon had in the early part of the day asked per-
mission to fill water, as she required more ballast ; but, for
the reason assigned in the trial of yesterday, ordered it to be
negatived." On the 21st, Captain Corry remarks—" The
Pantaloon was withdrawn from this trial in consequence of a
letter from her commander, informing me that he considered
it as absolutely necessary for her safety that additional weight
should be placed in the hold,' and stating that even in
smooth water, with a fresh breeze, the inclination was from
12 to 15 degrees.' I, in consequence, permitted him to fill his
tanks with salt water, and was therefore obliged to exclude
the Pantaloon from competing with the rest of the squadron ;
having issued an order before these trials commenced to pre-
vent any vessel having an advantage over another either
by changing or taking in additional weights, my object be-
ing that all should be similarly circumstanced, to enable
me to ascertain how far they were each affected by the
gradual lightening which the daily consumption of provisions
and water would occasion." On the 26th of November, the
first trial after the commanders of the vessels had been per-
mitted to trim and take in as much water as they though
requisite, took place. Captain Corry's reports and observa-
tions are highly interesting, and give an example which
might have been followed by other commanders of experi-
mental squadrons, with more fairness to the public and justice
to the respective ships.
A Return, showing the Draught of Water of the respective
Brigs, composing the Experimental Squadron on their
arrival at Plymouth Sound, Dec. 6, 1844 :
Forward. Aft.
Osprey
Flying Fish
Espiegle ... 12 6
Mutine
Daring ...... 11 Bi/2
Cruizer
Waterwitch ...... 10 3 ... 14 9
Pantaloon ..... 11 6 ... l3 4
(Signed) " AMAR L. CORRY."

first angles were taken. Ships under whole top-
sails, royals, and flying jib. Wind about SE by E, light, but
pretty steady ; water smooth ; rate of sailing from four to
four and a half knots. At 10 tacked together by signal ;
wind SE. Queen mistaking her signal preparative,' put
her helm down too soon, when discovering her mistake she
was obliged to box off, and it was some minutes before she
regained sufficient way to enable her to go round. At 12,
wind SE by S, tacked together by signal. 130 trial ceased
by signal. At the conclusion of the trial, Albion had wea-
thered on the St. Vincent 0 41 of a mile, on the Caledonia
189 mile, and on the Queen 246 miles. The distances run
were—Caledonia 25 56, Albion, 30 17, Queen 24 28, St. Vin-
cent 27 3 miles.
" TRIAL OF SAILING BY THE WIND,' ON THE 19TPI OF
NOVEMBER.—At 8 30, signal was made—' Try rate of
sailing by the wind on starboard tack—make all possible
sail.' Ships immediately shook out their second reefs, and
with the exception of Caledonia, set royals and flying jib.
At 9 the first angles were taken ; wind then about W by
N, a moderate breeze, but very unsteady, and inclined to
fall light. During the hour from 9to 10, wind had shifted
to WSW, ships not making a better course than S by W.
At 10, tacked together, wind very light, and again shifted
to SW, thus bringing Albion and Queen dead to leeward.
Caledonia set royals. At 11, wind had freshened to a royal
breeze, and became more steady. At this time only can
the trial be said to commence. At 11 30, Queen sprung
her main topgallant mast, took in her royals and flying jib,
lowered her main topsail, and shifted her topgallant mast.
At 12 30 she had her topgallant sail again set; and at
1 royals and flying jib, and at 2 40, Caledonia took in royals
and flying jib, and at 3 20 trial ceased, and Albion parted
company. At 9 a.m., when the first angles were taken, wind
was W. by N., and Albion 0 34 of a mile to windward of St.
Vincent, 0 37 to leeward of Caledonia, and 0 43 to leeward
of the Queen. At 11 the position of the ships, occasioned by
the change of wind, were—Albion, 0 4 of a mile to leeward
of St. Vincent, 0 55 to leeward of Caledonia, 0 4 to leeward
of the Queen. At 320 p.m., when trial ended, the Albion
had gained (commencing from 11 a.m.) 0 5 to windward of
St. Vincent, and 182 mile to windward of Caledonia. The
Queen being obliged to shorten sail, in consequence of spring.
ing, and then having to shift her maintopgallant mast, the
trial with her became void. The distances run were—Cale-
donia 22 1, Albion 27 1, and St. Vincent 24 3 miles.
" Reel of the ships as shown by pendulum (on the trial
24th October)-9 a.m. Caledonia, 8 degrees; Queen, 4; St.
Vincent, 8. 30.-10 a.m. Caledonia, 9; Queen, 5; St. Vin-
cent, 10.-11 15. a.m. Caledonia, 9; Queen, 3; and St.
Vincent, 7 degrees 30 minutes.
" Heel of ships as shown by the pendulum at 1 15 p.m.,
having at the time royals and flying jib set (19th Nov.).—
Caledonia, 5 degrees ; Albion, 2 ; Queen, 3. 30. ; St. Vin-
cent, 4.
[ln the above details of Admiral Bowles, it will be seen
the Gallant Admiral throughout is most anxious about the
Queen and Albion, as if the excellencies of those two ships
only were to be pointed out when they favourably contrast
with the others. The Admiral has given us the degrees of
inclination according to the " jerkorneter" only twice; it
would have been equally interesting if the degree of pitching
and rolling of each ship had been published. The Admiral
has admitted, that on the Bth of November, in light and
squally weather, obliging ships to lower topsails, the Albion
and Queen under single-reefed topsails, jib, and driver, the
St. Vincent carried flying jib and royal; thus she out-carried
the others, and no doubt her degree of inclination was
greater, whilst the others, having such immense lower sails,
preserved a greater stability, the pressure being lowered.
We shall have something more to say to these diagrams.]
CAPTAIN CORRY'S REPORT OF THE EXPERI-
MENTAL BRIGS.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.

A deputation arrived yesterday morning from Havre de
Grace in the Grand Turk steamer, with a formal request to
the Goverment authorities in this garrison to permit the
exhumation of the remains of General Count Ruffin, CheVa-
lier of the Order of St. Henry of Saxony, member of the
Legion of Honour, General of Division in the French
army, &c., interred in this garrison churchyard in the year
1811. The deputation consisted of the nephew of the de-
ceased, a doctor of medicine and a doctor of laws, and other
official personages, who were presented by M. Vanden-
bergh, French Vice-Consul at this port, to the Lieutenant-
Governor, Major-General Sir Hercules Pakenham, K.C.B.
He most readily acceded to the request of the deputation, who
then proceeded to the churchyard of the garrison on the grand
parade, accompanied by the Town-Major,', the vicar of
Portsmouth, and M. Vandenbergh. No difficulty attended
finding the remains, as a stone marked the spot under which
they lay, which was erected to the memory of the brave
General by the officers of his Majesty's frigate Gorgon, on
board of which the deceased died while on his passage from
the battle of Barossa, where he had greatly distinguished
himself. He was only 36 when he died. The bones, of
which only a few besides the skull were discovered, were
placed in a superb coffin, and embarked on board the
Atalanta packet, which left last night for Havre, where
they will be received by the military authorities with great
pomp and state, whence they will be removed to the native
place of the deceased. The ceremony of exhumation was
private.

A Return of Musts,SPars, &c., Sprung or Carried Away,
Sails split, and other Losses on board the Experimental
Squadron, between the 21st of October and the Ist of
December, 1844 ; Remarks, &c.
THE OSPREY (Mr. 131,AKE:s.)—Nov. s.—Flying-jib-boom
carried away, through boom-iron giving way in a moderate
breeze, iron being defective. Nov. 6.—Futtock-plate of
topmast rigging carried away, iron-work very defective ;
stern-davits much bent, iron-work defective, and davits
not high enough out of water; whiskers much bent, too
slight, and not securely filled. Nov. 12.—Iron stop of dead-
eye for foremost-backstay carried away; ironwork very
defective. Nov. 21.—Foretopmast-studdingsail-yard carried
away in hoisting, being much too slight. Nov. 23.—Foretop-
mast-studdingsail-boom carried away ; snapped in the boom-
iron when shortening sail. Nov. 28.—Jib-boom carried
away, through backrope-bolts drawing from the bows not
being properly secured,
THE FLYING FISH (SURVEYOR'S BRIO).—Oct. 29.—Fore-
royal-yard carried away through hoisting the sail too taut ;
head-shoot washed away. Nov. B.—Jib-boom, flying jib -boom,
martingale, and larboard whisker carried away, owing to a
flaw in the shackle of the chain-martingale ; jibgear-halyards,
21 in. 15 fins.; guys. 3 in. 26 fins. ; backropes, 4 in. 40 fms. ;
downhaul, 2 in. 30 fms. ; sheets, 21 in. 39 fins ; pendants,
31 in. 5 fins.; downhaul block, 6 in. 1; sheet ditto, 8 ih. 2 ;
flying jibgear-halyard, 11 in. 16 fins. ; downhaul, 11 in. 28
fins.; sheets, 2 in. 30 fms. ; blocks single, 5 in. 1; lost
when jib-boom was carried away by cutting to expedite
getting in wreck, signal to try rate of sailing not having
been annulled. Nov. 19.—Foretopmast studdingsail yard
carried away in a fresh breeze. Foretopmast studdingsail
boom from bracing forward and keeping the tack too much
in. Nov. 22.—Mainboom carried away, owing to her Ma-
jesty's brig Cruizer running foul of the brig while lying to.
Foretopmast studding sail boom sprung, through running
with the lower halyards. Main royal yard sprung, from
overhoisting the sail. Nov. 29.—Wings of figure-head car-
ried away, not having been properly fastened.
THE ESPIEGLE (MESSRS. READ, CHATFIELD, AND
CREUZE).—Oct. 30.—Carried away heel lashing of jib-boom.
when under trial. Nov. 10.—Starboard stern davit was
carried away by a sea striking the dingy; found a flaw in it
on examination. Nov. 19.—Topsail sheet carried away when
under trial, and has been found bad, and repaired often ;
starboard stern davit carried away. Nov. 20.—Jib-boom
sprung; on examination about the bowsprit discovered the
jib-boom sprung in the cap; eased it a foot in, fished it, and
have kept it out since. Topsail sheets several times gone;
also the chain heel lashing of jib-boom, and the heel iron of
ditto. Ironwork about the vessel appearing very bad.
Tits: MUTINE (MR. FINCHAIK'S).—Oct. 22.—Carried away
chain-messenger in heaving up the anchor. Oet. 24.—Car-
ried away chain for hanging block at maintopmost head
from being bad ironwork. Oct. 25.—Lost two boats' oars,
some boat hooks, when dingy was lowered to pick up a man.
Oct 27.—Lost balance-pole of life-buoy, broken in letting the
life-buoy go. Oct. 28.—Carried away main-topsail lift;
blowing strong from SE; carried away chain for han-
ing block at maintopmast head, from being bad iron-
work. Oct. 30.—Sprung jib-boom when trying rate of
sailing ; blowing strong ; the iron band round bow-
sprit to which the clamp for lied of jib-boom
'was attached, having broken, and in consequence the
jib- boom was sprung. Oct. 31.—Carried away another chain
for hanging-block ; bad iron-work. Now. 2.—Carried away
maintopmast tye; light breezes; the rode, being decayed at
heart, broke short. Nov. 4.—Lost answering pendant ;
blown away in answering signals from the Firebrand. Nov.
7.—Carried away strop for clew garnet ; block-rope perished
at heart. Nov. B.—Carried away ma in truss strop-rope,
perished at heart. Nov. 10 —Sprang iih-boom in wn"-
quenee of the bobstay lanyards earrrini away whilst pitch-
ing the jib and flying jib-boom in 'cone. Nov. 17.--Camel
away main truss pendant rope, perished. Nov.; 21.—Carried
away port main truss strop; rope perished. Nov. 23.—Car-
ried away port foretopmast studdingsail boons, in consequence
of the gunner's mate not easing the topmasts, tuddii3pailiaok,

SHEERNESS, TUESDAY.

The Eclair's people are all well again and are to be ad-
mitted to pratique when the Kroomen have well cleaned and
fumigated the vessel. Sir William Pym, the Superintendent-
General of Quarantine, visited them yesterday.
The Trafalgar, 120:Captain W. F. Martin, arrived at the
Nore on Saturday, and was inspected by the Vice-Admiral
the same day. Captain J. N. Nott has since superseded
Captain Martin as flag-captain. She has discharged her
powder, and will coins into harbour to-morrow.
The Alarm, 26, Captain Frankland, is getting her top-
gallantmasts up, and progresses rapidly in her fittings in the
basin. Her complement of marines, under Lieutenant Boyle,
joined from Chatham on Saturday.
The Rhadamanthus, steamer, Master-Commander Laen,
arrived from Portsmouth yesterday with a number of seamen
for the Alarm, and a party of Marine Artillery, under Lieu-
tenant Hall, for the Retribution steam-frigate, fitting at
Chatham. The Rhadamanthus remains in harbour coaling,
and will probably assist the African in towing in the Trafal-
gar to-morrow.
The Bittern, 16, refitting in the basin for some time past,
has been ordered to be got ready for commission with all
dispatch.
The Viper, 6, has also been ordered to be expedited. A
party of caulkers and shipwrights are now busily employed
on her; her defects are inconsiderable.
The Blenheim, 74, has her copper stripped off, and is having
her poop and interior fittings removed, previous to being
towed to the yard of Messrs. Wigram, who have taken the
contract for the conversion of this vessel and Le Hogue, 74,
(at:Chatham) into steam guard-ships.
The Juno, 26, Captain Patrick Blake, it is expected, will
be able to leave for Spithead on Thursday.
The London, 90, and Waterloo, 120, advance ships, are
having their topsides caulked in the harbour.
The Sampson steam-frigate has been reported ready for
the pennant. A party of riggers are now fitting her wire
rigging.
In Harbour.—Minotanr, hulk, with the flag of the Vice.
Admiral, Juno, 26, and Rhadamanthus and African steam-
, ships.

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.
Arrivals at Calcutta—Orissa, Sept. 9, from Bombay ; Flora,
*Donald, 10th, from Rangoon ; Espiegle, from Moulmein ;
Scotland. 11th, from Greenock ; Laidmans an Harvest
;tome, from Liverpeol ; Anna Watson, from Newport; Orient,
from London and Madras ; Isabella, Cooper, from Greenock ;-
Lahore and Lismoyne, from Liverpool; Emerald, from Sin-
gapore ; Afrique, from Marseilles ; Edward, Robinson, from
Madras ; Sophia, from Bombay ; blazagran, 11th, Cinque
Freres,„l2th, from Bourbon; Alezandrina, from Newcastle;

Tanjore, 13th, from London; Bellairs, from Liverpool; Mary, THE IlloN TRADE OF FRANCE
Ridley, from London; Providence, from Bordeaux; Aber- (From the Birmingham Journal.)
kyle, 18th, from Bombay ; Brilliant, from the Cape. The foundries in which both mineral and vegetable matters
Departures from Saugor, Bengal—Mischief, Sept. 4, to are used for combustion have rapidly increased within the
China ; iEneas, to Mauritius ; John Line. sth, to London ; last few years; out of 263,000 tons of iron produced in
Panthea, 6th, to Liverpool ; Exchange, to Boston ; Coquette, France during the year 1841, 127,000 tons were produced by
Bth, to China ; Thomas Lee, 9th, to Liverpool ; Mau- this mixed process. The ironmasters with whom we con-
pertius, to Bourbon ; Eliza, 9th, Sea Queen, 10th, to versed were ofl opinion that the proportion now exceeds one-
London ; Cheshire, 11th, Fatima, 12th, to Liverpool ; half, and that the general rule in France is to use charcoal in
Hector, to Penang • Dido, 15th, to China ; Isabella Harnett, melting the ore (or what they death preferable, a mist Are of
to Liverpool ; Adele Marquard, to Penang ; John Hepburn, coke and charcoal), and to Use mineral coal in fo 11g and
to Rangoon ; John Calvin, 16th, to London ; Frei Cur- laminating the iron. The principal metallurgic" ps in
reem, to Mauritius ; Orlando, to London ; London, to which till's economy of fuel is adopted are the nod -eastern,
Bombay. comprehending the Moselle, the Lower Rhine, and the Mope ;
Arrivals at Bombay—Rapid, Sept. 23, from Liverpool ; the 'Burgundian group, comprehending the Upper haine,
Ardaseer, from China ; Auckland, steamer, 26th, from Aden ; the Cote d'Or, the Yonne, and the Aube; the central group
Herculean, 28th, from Liverpool ; Seaforth, steamer, from containing the Nirtvre, the Laone and Leira, the Ch. and
Colombo ; Quentin Leitch, from Greenock ; Eliza, 80th, the Allier. The establishment of Fourcharnbaut (inane)
from Muscat. is, we believe, the most important in France; it has tylklvis
Departures from Bombay.—Royal Sovereign, Sept. 19, to large furnaces, and its annual production is estimated a$ **-
Liverpool ; Berkshire, 20th, to London ; Lanrick, to China ; teen million kilogrames of wrought iron (35,000,0001bs.), And
Emperor, 2.2 d, to London ; Fenella, 23d, Roseanne, 27th, of cast iron ten millions (22,000,0001bs.)
to China ; Gilmore, 29th, to Colombo ; Bella Marina, 30th, The furnaces where charcoal alone is used are not of sa-
to Clyde. ficient importance to be enumerated, but we may mention
Arrivals at Madras—Ellenborough, Sept. 18, from London ; that the iron yrhich they produce is said to be the best in
John Line, 19th, from Calcutta. France. The rails of the Alsatian Railroad, supplied from
Departures from Madras—Minerva, Clinch, Sept. 15, 'Tremont (Vosges), belong to this class, and we have been
Edmonstone, and Wellesley, 17th, all to Calcutta ; Earl of assured by competent judges that they are the best that have
Harewood, 18th, to Liverpool. been laid down in Europe.
In England it is said that rather more than one-half of the
iron we produce is used in casting. In France, during the
year 1841, for which the statistical returns have been pre-
pared with most accuracy and enter into most minute de-
tails, out of 3,771,000 metric quintals of pig- iron, 989,000 were
employed in castings (foutes de moulage). We had some
difficulty in distributing the proportions or thi4 production
to the combustible material employed ; but by the aid of the
administration we obtained the following results :
Worked by charcoal
Worked by wood, or wood %a charcoal mixed 104,000
Worked by charcoal and co mixed 74,000
Worked by coke alone

THE ARMY.

INFANTRY.
6th Regiment.—The Calcutta Star announces the death of

Lieut-Colonel Algeo.
16th (Bedfordshire) Regiment, Bnttevant.—The service
companies of this corps, under the command of Lieutenant
Colonel M'Manus, are held in readiness to march from But-
tevant for Cork, on the embarkation of the service compa-
nies of the 34th Regiment for Corfu. Ensign Peacocke, 16th
Regiment, 3 sergeants. and 27 rank and file, are ordered to
embark at the Cove of Cork for Deptfor for conveyance to
Gibraltar as a guard over 200 convicts in the Asia, 523 tons,
which will sail from Deptford on the 3d of November.
26th (Cameronian) Regiment, Belfast.—Privates Stephen
Collins and Andrew Collins have marched from Belfast, for
Dublin provost prison, under escort, pursuant to their sen-
tence by a general court-martial.
30th (Cambridge) Regiment, Castlebar.—Private Edward
Witchell is under orders to march from head-quarters for the
provost prison, Dublin, to be transported as a felon, pursuant
to his sentence by a general court-martial. Lieut.-Colonel
Singleton is on leave of absence ; Brevet Lieut.-Col. Ormond
has taken the command.
33d (Ist York, West Riding) Regiment, Depot Clonmel.—
A recruiting party has marched from Clonmel for Mallow,
there to be stationed.
34th (Cumberland) Regiment.—The Java transport, 1,175
tons, arrived at Cork harbour from Deptford, on the 24th
of October, and the six service companies embarked on board
that vessel on the 28th instant (the baggage was shipped on
the 27th) for conveyance to Corfu.
41st (Welsh) Regiment, Royal Barracks, Dublin.—A com-
pany moved from Beggars' Bush Barracks to the Pigeon
House Fort, Oct. 27, there to be stationed to relieve the de-
pot of the Ist Battalion Rifle Brigade. A company of the
41st Regiment move, same day, from Beggars' Bush Barracks
to the Royal Barracks, to join head-quarters.
48th (Northampton) Regiment, Depot Kilkenny.—Officers
present : Major M'Cleverty, Brevet Major Ward, Captains
Webber, Smith, and Bromley, Lieut. Lys, Depot Paymaster
Green, Depot Adjutant Fetherston Dover, Ensigns West,
Elton, and Sykes. Effective strength : 1 acting sergeant,
major, 12 sergeants, 6 drummers, and 232 rank and tile.
Sick at Chatham : 15 ditto. Brevet Major Coke, Lieutenant
Henry and Salleck, Ensign Johnstone, 1 sergeant, 50 rank
and Ale, and 6 boys (a draft), are at Cork, awaiting embark-
ation, for Jamaica, there to join the service companies.
Major M'Cleverty will also embark for Jamaica, to relieve
Brevet Lieut. Wm. Bruce, K.H., ordered home to take the
command of the depot companies. Ensign O'Sullivan is on
leave of absence to the 31st of January, 1846.
54th (West Norfolk) Regiment, Cork.—Lieut. Jackson has
left the depot at Fermoy, for Cork, to embark on board of the
General Palmer, transport, with the 2d division, under the
command of Captain Norman, for conveyance to Gibraltar.
94th Regiment are about to move from Kussowbe to
Meerut.

95th (Derbyshire) Regiment, Depot Tralee.—A recruiting
party has marched from head-quarters for Cork, there to
embark per steam-vessel for Liverpool, en route to Derby to
be stationed; Capt. Currie is commanding; Major Alcock is
on leave of absence to 31st December.
ORDNANCE CORPS. .

Total

It is admitted on all hands that the English iron is superior
to that of France for the purposes of casting, on account of
its greater continuity of character and texture. In 1542 the
quantity imported was about 180,000 metric quintals, nearly
all of which were worked into cast iron. The best foundries
for the manufacture of articles of cast-iron are in Paris and
the department of the Seine.
The late exposition of arts and manufactures at Paris
offered the best opportunity for comparing the French and
English products in iron, and we only repeat the confession
made by the French themselves, that in heavy machinery
they are still behind the Bfitish. Some, however, of the
French lomotives recently brought out on the Rouen and
Versailles Railway are equal to any that we have seen, but
we could not obtain any information as to their relative cost.
for the jealousy of foreigners is most intense at this moment
in Paris.
It is a favourite notion with many of the leading men in
France, that the perfection of their iron machines will be
greatly improved by the employment of cast-iron in works
of art. U ence, ornamental castings are rapidly rising in
public favour, and the patronage of them is regarded as an
act of patriotism. M. Ducel is the most celebrated of the
artistic manufacturers of iron, and we felt much interested in
comparing his productians with those which the Messrs.
Darby, of Coalbrook Dale, recently exhibited in Covent-
garden Theatre. On the whole we are inclined to giv* the
preference to our countrymen, for the French had nothing
that could compete with dr. Darby's tables, chairs, and
stands ; but, on the other lia,nd, Ducel's ornaments for catheu
drals and screens for altars exhibit a lightness and grace
which could scarcely be exceeded in the most plastic mate-
rial. From the establishment of M. Andre, of the Upper
Maine, we saw a statue of the Medicean Venus, and another
of the Piping Fawn, which few would have believed to be
iron until they tyok them in their hands. M. Andre, whose
name meets us everywhere on the iron employed in the
public works of Paris, is a firm believer in the utility of
tasteful productions, as a training of the workmen to accu-
racy and neatness in works of utility; and though we have
reason to believe that his ornamental works bring but little
profit, he continues them in the belief that they increase the
skill of his workmen.
The fabrication of rails is at this moment the great object
of emulation among the French manufacturers, and, as is
usual when anything assumes the form of a passion, it is all
but impossible to obtain anything like accuracy of state-
meat; we can, however, say generally that the manufac-
turers declare themselves able to produce 1001000 tons of
rails annually, or a sufficient supply for more than 500 miles
,f railroad. It is not easy to reconcile this assertion with

Rifle Brigade.--Depot Ist Battalion.—The head-quarters
and 4 companies, under Major Walpole, moved from Beggars'
Bush Barracks to the Pigeon House Fort on the 27th
Oct. The draft of 1 sergeant and 30 rank and file, and
three boys, embarked at the Cove of Cork on the 28th inst.,
on board of the Java freight ship, 1,175, for conveyance to
Corfu, to join their service companies. Captain Murray will
proceed at his own expense. per mail steamer.
ROYAL ARTILLERY..-011 Tuesday, at two o'clock, a party
of Royal Artillery attended at the practice-range in the
Plumstead-marshes, to carry on experiments to test
the strength of a new single gun battery, which had
been constructed by a party of the Royal- Sappers and
Miners, under the superintendence of Colonel Barney,
Commanding Royal Engineers, upon a plan invented by
Colonel Abbott. The object of these experiments is to
determined the best method of pivoting the traversing plat-
forms of heavy pieces of ordnance, similar to those about
to be erected on the batteries now constructing at the various
sea-ports round the coast for the defence of our great naval
establishments. The following distinguished officers of

“111.11. JR. SI ••••• ••••••••••
the slow progress which the French railroads are tusking.
There is not a line of one hundred continuous miles la
length open in France; and from what we saw of the opera-
tions on their great Belgian line, wO should very much
question the power of supply boasted by the manufacturero
of rails. _

An ordinary subject of boast in France is the production
of sheet iron, none of which is now imported, though more
than two-thirds of the supply used to be derived from
abroad. Our efforts to obtain accurate statistics on this head
were unavailing. Here we must for the present pause ; but
we beg our readers to remember that we only profess to golf'
such random notes as a traveller can make in a hasty tour,
and that it would be impossible to give a perfect view of the
state of the iron manufacture in France without a long reel-
dence in the country, efficient aid from the Government, and
a great readiness to afford information on the part of the
manufacturers themselves—advantages which we did net
attain, and which we doubt of being attainable.

.....
Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers were present to wit-
ness the experiments, viz., Lieut. .General the Right Hon.
Lord Bloomfield, G.C.B. and G.C.H., Commandant of the
Garrison ; Colonel Lacy, R.A., Inspector of the Royal
Carriage Department; Lieut.-Colonel Dundas, C. 8., R.A.,
Inspector of Artillery ; Lieut.-Colonel Blachley, ;
Lieut.-Colonel Chalmer, R.A., Assistant Director General
of Artillery ; Lieut.-Colonel Barney, Commanding Royal
Engineers ; Lieut.-Colonel Belson, Lieut.-Colonel Hardinge,
K. H., • R.A. ; Lieut.-Colonel Colquhoun, R.A., Assistant
Inspector of the Royal Carriage Department ; Captain
Palliser R.A.,Assistant Inspector of Artillery ; Cap-
tain W
ynne, R.E., and Lieutenant Bainbridge, R.E.,
Instructor of Fortification in the Royal Military Acce-
de my. The battery was erected 250 yards from the target,
which consisted of a small post erected in the mound, and
the gun used upon the occasion, one of Lieut.-Col. Dundas's
56 pounders, was fired with 15 rounds of solid shot, with
charges of 161bs. of powder, at point blank. The battery
is built with strong masonry, the traversing platform being
secured to it by a strong iron pivot. The platform, which
is 16 feet long, is supported by six iron wheels, which re-
volve on se ini- circular iron rails, laid down at the base of
the embrasu re. The gun was pointed by Lieut.-Colonel
Chalmer, wit h such admirable precision that almost every
shot struck the target, which consisted only of a small staff.
The recoil of the gun varied in the 15 trials from 6 feet 2*
inches, the minimum recoil, to 7 feet 54 inches, the maxi-
mum recoil. The battery appeared to answer the purpose
for which it is intended admirably; the stone work at the
base of the embrasure being perfectly sound at the con-
clusion of the experiments, no defect being visible, except
that the rails on which the platform traverses had sunk a
little, from the weight of the gun. The back of the plat-
form stands considerably higher than the other end, by
means of which the gun is brought more easily to the mouth
of the embrasure for discharge, by two men, with castor
levers, than by twelve men, under the old system.
The Diadem, 398 tons, is shortly expected to arrive at the
Cove of Cork, from Deptford, to receive on board draughts
of the 72d (Duke of Albany's own Highlanders), consisting
of 1 sergeant and 26 rank and file; 79th (Cameronian High-
landers), Captain Napier, Lieut. Hunt, 50 rank and file, and
6 boys, for conveyance to Gibraltar, to join their service
companies. Captain Gaisford has received leave of absence
till the 31st December, when he will proceed, at his own
expense, by the mail steamer to Gibraltar. The draught of
the 88th (Connaught Rangers), consisting of Capt. Mackie,
Ensign Gore, 1 sergeant, 63 rank and file, and 6 boys, will
embark in the Diadem, for conveyance to Malta, to join their
service companies.
The Woolwich district of the Chelsea pensioners were yes-
terday inspected by Colonel Tulloh upon the barrack-field of
the Royal Artillery, Woolwich Garrison, where they went
through their military manoeuvres with the utmost precision
possible, which met with the warmest approbation from the
gallant colonel. Another battalion is to be formed in a short
time from pensioners of the Royal Marines and line regi-
ments, which will be placed under the same command to go
through the r military course of duties. A finer body of men
as pensioners now doing duty could not be found, as they are
all selected as the most active and efficient men, fit for either
foreign or home service.
MILITARY BANDS. Whilst the British government have
recently given orders for the reduction of regimental bands
of music, which were the admiration of Europe, the French
government, on the contrary, are doing all it can to en-
courage and improve theirs. The master of a band has
just received an additional grade of promotion in rank, and
the Moniteur de 1' Armee publishes a decision of the Minister
of War, increasing the number of musicians in the bands of
infantry regiments to 50 instruments, and those of cavalry to
36. In addition to the master, there are to be 27 musicians
and 23 eleves (total 50) to the infantry, and a master, with
22 trumpeters, and 14 eleves (total 36) to the cavalry. The
pay is likewise increased to 5,000 francs, or double the for-
mer allowance to each regiment.
It is reported in military circles that Sir James Hope, the
General commanding the Eastern District of Canada, will in
future have the bead-quarters of his district in Montreal,
instead of Quebec.—Montreal Courier, Oct. 10.
Major-General Sir Richard Armstrong, commanding in
Canada West, is now staving at the Astor House, New
York.—Montreal Coarier, Oct. 10.
A PRESENT OF GUNS FOR TIIE IMMIX OF MUSCAT.—
There are now being manufactured twelve splendid guns, of
heavy calibre, at her Majesty's Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, by
order of the Hon. the Board of Ordnance, which are intended
as a present to the Imaum of Muscat, in return for the mag-
nificent presents forwarded by him to this country to her
Majesty the Queen. The guns are being most splendidly
mounted and cast, and will exceed any yet manufactured in
this country.
ROYAL ARSENAL, WOOLWICH, Oar. 29.—The activity
which prevails in this establishment is greater than has pre-
vailed during many years past. During the past week sixty
additional artizans have been entered in the royal carriage
department, consisting of smiths, wheelwrights, and car-
penters. This activity is consequent upon the operations
which are now in process for putting the seaports and other
maritime fortresses in a state of complete repair, so as to
place the country in a state of defence in case of any
threatened invasion. Orders have been r eceived to get the
armaments for the fortifications of Portsmouth, Plymouth,
Gibraltar, and Malta, ready with all possible dispatch ; and
similar orders are expected with regard to the dockyards of
Sheerness and Pembroke. Experiments are being insti-
tuted as to the best mode of " pivoting" the carriages for
the guns of larger calibre,: to determine whether they are
to be secured to the masonry of the embrasures, as at pre-
sent many of the most distinguished officers are at issue on
this point. Orders were also received yesterday to get the
armaments for the Grampus steam-frigate ready as soon as
possible. The Grampus is at present lying in the basin at
the Dockyard, but is not yet commissioned, though fitting with
all possible haste.

THE BASTARDY LAW.
A curious case under this law, which has been many tinli
adjourned for the attendance of the defendant, who 121.
been absent for the undermentioned reason, came before X"
Broughton, at Worship-street, a few days since, in which
•
Captain Alfred Foster was summoned to show cause why b•
refused to support a bastard child of which he was alleged to
be the father. The mother of the infant, a good looking
young woman, named Mary Anne Driver, who had been
servant in the house where the defendant resided, gave the,
necessary evidence to establish the paternity, and stated, that
upon her pregnacy being discovered, she was discharged bi
her mistress, and, being in a state of destitution, had been
compelled to throw herself upon the parish. In answer to
the charge the defendant's brother, a surgeon, contended that
his relative was not answerable for his actions, either
morally or legally, as he should be able to prove to the mg'
gistrate's satisfaction that he was not only now, but had beep
long antecedent to the cause of complaint, a person of de'
ranged intellect. His unfortunate brother, he said, had et:
hibited such indubitable symptoms of insanity that though
his family had not had occasion, from the inoffensive nattel
of his malady, to resort to coercive measures, they were Ye'
compelled to keep a watch upon his conduct ; and amonif
numerous other instances of behaviour irreconcilable with
soundness of mind that he might mention, he had gen
the defendant sit for hours together with a newspape:
before him, apparently engaged intently in its peruse',
and gesticulating vehemently, when it was obvious to ever/
other person that the paper was either turnedf sideways of
upside down. The defendant, moreover, was not in a con'
dition to support the child, as he had been for a long time
past wholly supported by his family. The witness was him;
self entirely assured of his brother's derangement, a°7
as a confirmation of the correctness of his judgment
handed in two medical certificates to the same purport.
These not being considered altogether conclusive, Holland'
the warrant-officer, was directed to have an interviel
with the alleged lunatic, and on his return stated tha
t.
though he would not assert th4t the defendant was insane'
he had no doubt of his belt* of weak mind—in fact, an
idiot. The mother of the child upon this positively dn.:
dared that in all the defendant's intercourse with her b''
conduct had been that of a man in thorough Poe.
session of his faculties, and nothing whatever had ever 04-
curred to give rise to the slightest suspicion to the contrali;
He had written her a number of letters, which she hande,u
to the Bench, and which, upon being read, certainly ex
bited no indications of mental alienation. Mr. Yardley,
vestry-clerk, said it would be hard upon the rate. payers
..
make them answerable for the defendant's misconduct, whe',,
his family were highly respectable, and capable of supportiaii
the burden without inconvenience, and the evidence of in:
sanity was so contradictory. The magistrate was unwilliag
that point should be pushed any further; the mother al);
peared to have been a somewhat innocent agent in 64.,
matter, she could not support the child herself, and it 17,
an appeal which should be put ad misericordiant than °thee
wise; he would therefore suggest to the defendant's bratty,
whether he would not, on behalf of his family, subinit,,
the usual order in such cases—namely 30e. for exPer'l
incurred, and 2s. 6d. weekly for the legal period of 13 yearA
The brother, somewhat reluctantly, ultimately exprel;
his assent to this course, and the order was made ons
cordidgly.

WILL OF THE DEAN OF LINCOLN.—The will and
two codicils of the late Very Rev. George Gordon, Dean of Lin.
eoln, have just been proved in Doctors'-commons, by J. Fardell,
Esq. one of the executors, who has sworn the personal property
under 140,0001. The testator ratifies a settlement made on his
marriage, devising certain estates at Lincoln to sons and daughter.
He bequeaths to his wife, Sarah Gordon, his house in the close of
Lincoln, choice of furniture, plate, linen, china, fifty dozen of
wine, and what she may wish to retain of his paintings, prints,
books, and manuscripts, and the sum of 10,4001., 1001. of which
she is to distribute to servants ; to his son John Gordon, 4,0001. ;
to each of his curates at Horbling and Sedgebrook, 50 guineas and
a mourning ring; to each of his executors, 100 guineas and a
mourning ring;, to Lincoln County Hospital, 1001. ; to Lincoln
Lunatic Asylum, 1001.; to Society for Relief of Distressed Clergy-
men at Lincoln, their Orphans and Widows, 1001. ; to Linetfin
Modena /Moo's, :001. After a few other legacies, the residue is
bequeathed to his wife and ebildren. The executors appointed in
the will are Sarah Gordon, John Gordon, and John Pardell. It is
dated 21st February, 1838. The probate bean, a stamp of the
value of I,Bool.—Lfneoinshire Chronicle.