The Potteries Examiner : — 1871-09-02 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

DEPAKTUBE OP THE CHLIPSEL FLIRT POOR QUEENSTOWN.—The nine ships of the Mediterranean and Channel fleet, under the command of VioeAdmiral Yelverton, RaiCil have been id Queenstown Harbour for the la.t nine days, left Queenstown at balf.peest two o'clock on Monday afternoon. While the Topa.° was getting under way, the swinging• boom came in contact with the bowsprit of a barque which was at anchor, and 'carried it away. The weather was very fine. The ships were under orders to sail at five o'clock on Monday morning, and those in the inner harbour began getting up steam on Sunday night. Some delay, however, occurred before the final departure. It is understood at Queenstown that the destination of the fleet is Lisbon. The flagship Lord Warden left her moorings firat, and after erchanging salutes with the guardship Mersey and the Admiralty Office, steamed out to sea, followed by the Defence, Prince Consort, Caledonia, Hercules, Monarch, Topes°, Northumberland, and Warrior. As soon aa the vessels cleared the lighthouse they set all sail. A large fleet of yachts and steamers accompanied the ship. to the limits of the harbour, and gave them a hearty farewell. The Valiant, Bleak Prince, and Vanguard arrived about four o'clock, and anchored in the inner harbour. One of the Lord Warden's 1 boats, containing five men, capsised while going under sail from the shore to rejoin the ship. One of the men could not swim, bat his comrades gallantly went to his rescue, and brought him safely to shore. Mn. MORGLS HUGH Fostss, GB., says the Observer, is about to retire from the head of the finance branch of the Treasury. Mr. Foster has served the public long and in important posts, and I his name is well known as that of an able and es. perienced financier. His retirement will be generally felt as a loss to the State. Ile will be sueoeeded by Mr. Reginald E. Welby, of the Treasury. Mr. Welby has for many yearn held the pout of private secretary to succeasive Financial Secretaries to the Treasury, both Liberal and Conservative.  ETIQUETTE IN HIGH LeTITIIDES.—A good story has gone the round of the German papers respecting the meeting of the Emperor of Germany and the King of Bevaria. The King, on arrival at Regensburg, Ivan informed, in anewer ton telegraphic inquiry, that the Emperor was travelling in the uniform of a Bavarian colonel; and consequently, between Regensburg and Schwandorf, equipped himself in the uniform of his Premien bursar regiment, The Emperor, meanwhile, had inquired at Regan'. , burg whether the King was travelling in uniform or 1 in private clothe., and being informed that ha was in I the last named, the Emperor likewiee changed hie dress. The aeteniabaient of the two sovereigns, when each found that he had been misled, woe at firat I somewhat awkward, but the amusement caused by the prompt unravelling of the mystery was prJportionste.  THE ROUGHS AHD Cams iii Nsw Yoss.—ls asking the question, "Shall roughs rule the city ? " the New York Herald says The crimes daily perpetrated by the roughs of this city are fearful to contemplate. A few days since, an unoffending citizen was beaten and perhaps fatally stabbed by Saunders and Coburn, two of the worst representatives of the dangerous classes. Two weeks since, two passengers and a driver of a Second-avenue car were thrown from the platform and received injuries, from the effects of which both passengers have died. Dennis O'Connor has been fatally stabbed by a 3runken ruffian named John Cullom, at the comer of Blyard and Barter-streets ; and on Saturday night, Patrick M.:camera was murdered by on assassin in Eighth. avenue. Has the lIINT no terrors for snot mann. , dmils P "  To olisgoise inferior leaves, the Chine.° face tea for the English roarket with mineral powder ; linesman s Teo is free from foeingpoteder, & therefore wl.ieseme,  Two GOLD biZDAILS &WSDied 10 Borwilk's Baking Powder, for its superiority over every other in making ores& yostry, bug oeding. irAt •.d