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moulded , 58 feet , 4 £ inches ; depth in hold , 25 feet 4 inches ; burden in tons , 3765 40-94 ; horse-power , 800 . The particulars of the launch itself we reproduce from the Times : — " The time appointed for the ceremony of naming the ship and releasing her from the stocks was about twenty minutes to twelve , but by nine o ' clock the public began to crowd into the dockyard . Comfortable accomodation was made by Admiral Superintendent Martin for the berthing of about 10 , 000 spectators in stalls , and a grand stand was erected at the head of the ship for the Admiralty and military authorities and the visitors expected . Her Majesty ' s ship St . Vincent and the receiving ship Bellerophon , which were moored off the front of the slip , were crowded with company , and numerous yachts and steampackets , as well as a great flotilla of hired boats , all laden with company , and themselves gaily dressed in flags , lent a picturesque feature afloat to the animated scene ashore and within
the building shed , which was handsomely decorated in various ways , and resounded with the lively music played by the band of the Royal Marine Light Infantry of the Gosport Division . " The stands were not much more than half full at
eleven o ' clock , at which time the tide had risen so high that the ship manifested symptoms of getting ' alive , ' and it became imperative to name and launch her to prevent the annoyance of her launching herself . A shout was raised , and Miss Seymour , the eldest daughter of the Commander-in-Chief , took the bottle of wine from Mr . Abethel , the master shipwright , and , pronouncing ' Success to the Royal Sovereign , and honour to all who serve on board her , ' dashed it against the stem , and in five minutes more the stupendous fabric glided majestically and securely into the sea , amid the reiterated plaudits of 40 , 000 spectators . She ' broke on launching' three inches , and her draught of water when afloat was—forward , 14 feet 6 inches : aft , 20 feet 2
inches . Never was the axiom of ' time and tide wait for no man' proved more aptly than in the launch of the Royal Sovereign , for not even the necessary presence of the First Lord of the Admiralty was waited for ; the tune of tide having arrived , delay became dangerous , and off she went . But Sir Charles Wood ' s disappointment was shared by the Duke of Richmond , the Prince of Saxe Weimar , the Commander-in-Chief , Lieutenant-Governor , and other dignitaries , a _ s well as by thousands upon thousands , who flocked into the dockyard from country places , excursion trains , &c . Sir George Seymour , Admiral Martin , Mr . Abethel , and other officials all entertained large parties of visitors on the occasion , which was made a gala day in and out of the dockyard . "
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Another Launch . —The launch of the large steam screw corvette Raccoon , 22 guns , took place at Chatham dockyard last Saturday afternoon in the presence of several thousand spectators . The Raccoon has been built in the short space of ten months , having been laid down in May last . She is constructed from the designs of Sir Baldwin Walker , K . C . B ., Surveyor of the Navy , by Mr . F . J . Laire , the master-shipwright , and his assistants , and differs from the other vessels of this class in being furnished with an extra spar deck . The following are her principal dimensions : — Extreme
length , 229 feet 6 inches ; length between perpendiculars , 200 feet ; length for tonnage , 171 feet 9 J inches ; extreme breadth , 40 feet 4 inches ; breadth for tonnage , 40 feet ; breadth moulded , 39 feet 4 inches ; depth of hold , 22 feet 8 inches ; burden ( in tons ) , 1462 21-94 . She is to bo fitted with a very heavy armament , consisting of 20 8-inch 60 cwt . guns , each 9 feet in length , and 2 long 68-pounder pivot guns of 95 cwt . each and 10 feet in length . Her machinery , a portion of which has arr ived at Chatham , will bo of 400 horse power . She will bo fitted for sea forthwith .
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NAVAL AND MILITARY . Fire at Aldehshott . —The largo bakery at Aldcrshott camp was burnt down last Saturday , in spite of the strenuous exertions of the fire brigade , who were speedily roused . A large amount of property was saved , but eomo of the stores wore consumed . Court-Martial . —Sergeant W . Binns , of the Royal Horso Artillery , has been tried by court-martial for neglect of duty in giving the word for firing , during the
lato manoouvres on Woolwich Common , on the occasion of the visit of Lord Bloomficld , before one of the gunners , named Murk Sharp , was clour of the gun wheel ; in consequence of which Sharp was injured by a premature explosion of the gun . The case was acknowledged to bo ono of ordinary occurrence in cases of speedy firing . However , by sentence of the courtmartial , which was confirmed by the commanding officer , Binns was ordered to bo reduced from the grade and pay of sergeant to the station of Runner in the ranks .
Tins Boanekgics . — The Emigrant Commissioners transmit to the Times a report on the subject of the statements made in a letter from the matron of the Boartcrges , emigrant ship , recently wrecked , to tha effect that the poor passengers were loft in a state of destitution . It appears that such was not the case ; and that the Commissioners arc doing for thorn all that can be required . A letter from tho matron ia also published , regretting that aho was misinformed . Admhiaut AwowmiEMia . —Mr . G . Itomnino , lute
Deputy Judge Advocate to the Forces in the East , and who recently unsuccessfully contested the borough of Chatham , has been appointed Second Secretary to the Admiralty , vice Phinn . Captain the Hon . J . R . Drummond , C . B ., has been appointed private secretary to Sir Charles Wood , First Lord of the Admiralty , in the room of Mr . T . G . Baring , M . P ., resigned . Education in the Army . —A very important step ( says the United Service Gazette ) has been taken towards the promotion of education in the army . A " Board of Education" has been formed , at the head of which is the Commander-in-Chief ( ex officio ) , with Major General Cameron , 42 nd , for Vice-President , and Colonels Portlock , R . E ., and Addison , Assistant Quartermaster General , for members . Everything in relation to the suitable preparation of officers for first commissions and later advancement will be under the government of this board . The examinations will no longer be conducted at Sandhurst , but by competent professors , holding their appointments temporarily , as recommended by the Commissioners who lately returned from the Continent . Amendment of our Mercantile Code . —A numerous and influential meeting of merchants and shipowners of the port of Bristol was held on Friday week , at the Commercial Rooms , in that city , for the purpose of aiding in the movement which is being made for promoting an amendment of the laws which govern the mercantile marine of this country . Devospoet Dockyard . —The sailmakers' and spinners' wages at the Devonport Dockyard have been increased fourpence a day , in consequence of the abolition of job and task work . Some alteration has been made in the stowage of the gunboats , with the view of bringing them six inches by the stern . They will all be paid wages in advance at Devonport before sailing for their destinations ; Sir Charles Wood , accompanied by Sir Baldwin Walker and others , inspected the Naval Hospital at Gosport on Monday . A Brig on Fire . —The brig Jessamine , from Poole , with three hundred tons of coal on board , was discovered to be on fire , last Sunday morning , in the canal at Southwick , between Brighton and Shoreham . It being found impossible otherwise to subdue the flames , she was scuttled . The Queen Steamer . —Attempts have been made to get off this vessel , which , after striking on the Carr rocks on the 19 th ult ., ran aground at Crail , Scotland ; but they have failed , and last Saturday morning the tides broke her in two , . and she has become a total wreck . The Transit , having the 90 th regiment on board for China , has been obliged to put into Corunna in great distress . According to the account of a person on board , she is in a condition totally unfit for sea . The Army Estimates . —We understand that , in consequence of the resignation of Mr . Frederick Peel , Mr . Massey , the new member for Salford , will move the army estimates in his stead , and in all probability be his successor as Secretary at War . —Manchester Guardian . The Northern Belle . —A despatch from Mr . Dallas has been received by Lord Clarendon , with reference to the loss of the Northern Belle , off Kingsgate , Kent , on the 5 th ' of last January . We here read : — " The United States Minister at the Court of Saint James has the honour to transmit to the Earl of Clarendon , &c ., twenty-one silver medals and a bill of exchange for 270 / . sterling , and to request that his Lordship will be pleased to cause these testimonials to be delivered to the brave individuals for whom they are intended by tho President of the United States in acknowledgment of the services rendered in saving tho lives of the crew of the American ship Northern Belle , "
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OBITUARY . Mr . John M'Grkgor , the original Governor of the Royal British Bank , tho author of several historical and commercial works , and a statist of considerable industry and penetration , died at Boulogne on Thursday week , of bilious fever , combined with paralytic uffection . It is probable that his end was hastened by anxiety nnd annoyance consequent on tho breaking up of tho British Bank , and the lamentable disclosures that have followed . For some years , ho was connected with tha Board of Trade , and until recently was a Member of Parliament . Tins Rev . C . Nasu , tho founder of tho Westminster Reformatory , has died in New Zealand , to which he recently wont out . In former years , ho was a lawyer , and was a well-known , though anonymous , writer on raihvay matters . His opposition to railway corruptions involved him in n groat many lawsuits , and dissipated hi * moans .
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M 1 S 0 K LLAN E O U S . Death of tub Duchichs ok Gloucicstkr . —After lingering through tho greater part of tho week , getting more nnd more fcoblo every day , tho Duchess of Gloucestertho last of tho children of George III . —expired on Thursday morning , at a quarter after five o'clock , aged eighty-one . Tho theatres wore closed in tho evening , and will be again on the day of tho funorul . Tho state apartmentH at Windsor Castle will bo closed until further orders . " Thoro were present at tho last momenta of the Duchess , " aaya tho Court Circular . " their Roynl
Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge , the Duchess of Cambridge , the Princess Mary , and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz , who had remained at Gloucester-house during the night . Two of the medical advisers of the Duchess were also in attendance until the time of her death . The Duchess of Cambridge , the Princess Mary , and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz , quitted Gloucester-house in the morning for Kew . " Lady Franklin has resolved to send out another and final expedition in search of whatever trace may exist of the lost crews of the Erebus and Terror . A screw yacht , the Fox , now lying at Aberdeen , has been purchased , and the command is to be given to Captain M'Clintock . A subscription has been opened for the purpose of assisting the devoted wife in this pathetic effort . Who , that has the means , will withhold from contributing towards so touching an expedition ?
Equalization of the Poor-Rates . —A public meeting of the ratepayers of St . George ' s-in-the-East and the adjoining parishes was held on Wednesday evening at the George Tavern , Commercial-road , to consider the propriety of petitioning Parliament for an equalization of the poor-rates throughout the metropolis . The Rev . G . II . M'Gill took the chair , and a petition to Parliament was agreed to . Sir Alexander Cockbukn ( Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas ) paid a visit to Southampton
last Saturday , and was entertained at dinner in the evening by the Chamber of Commerce . The members for the borough and three of the county members were among the company . In responding to the toast of his health , the Chief Justice attributed the success of his professional career and the present high and honourable position which he occupied to his connexion with Southampton , first as Recorder for the borough , and subsequently as its representative in Parliament for ten years . His Lordship was accompanied in his visit by Mr . Baron Bramwell and Mr . Justice Williams .
The Late Sir Robert Peel . —A copy of Sir Thomas Lawrence ' s portrait of Sir Robert Peel , executed by Mr . Wood , a pupil of Sir Thomas , was presented , on the evening of Friday week ^ to the corporation of Tamworth . A numerous company assembled in the Town Hall , and the Mayor , Mr . C . B . Ham el , presided . Alluding to the bronze statue erected six years ago in front of the Town Hall , he observed that a gentleman , who warmly sympathized with the object of those who proposed to erect that monument , told them they had made a mistakethat they might have succeeded in getting a good marble bust , but that a small and poor population could not possibly raise the 700 / . or 800 / . which a bronze statue would require . " That gentleman , " said Mr . Hatnel , " knew more of the emptiness of our pockets than of the depth of our feelings . We raised 1100 / . in subscriptions varying from 50 / . to Id ., everybody being anxious to share in the work . "
Fires . —A fire , attended with a serious loss of property , took place last Saturday night , at a late hour , in a spacious pile of premises belonging to Mr . T . Halstead , sail manufacturer and ship chandler , in Everett-terrace , Victoria Dock-road . The house adjoining Mr . Everett ' s was considerably damaged by fire , &c . —Some premises occupied by a packing-case maker at the eastern extremity of Cursitor-street , Chancery-lane , caught fire last Saturday morning , about noon , and the flames extended to a neighbouring timber-yard , where a large amount of . wood in stacks was burnt , and to three houses in the neighbouring Greystoke-place , Fetter-lane , one of which was destroyed , while the two others were greatly damaged .
The Brothekton Memorial . —It has been determined that the intended memorial to the late Jos Brotherton , Esq ., M . P . for Salford , shall consist of a monument over his tomb , in the Salford cemetery , at Now Barn , nnd of a bronze statue in the Peel Park , Salford . The commission for tho statue has been given to Mr . Matthew Noble , and its cost will be 1000 guineas . The pedestal will bo of granite . Climhing Boys . —A society has been formed for tho fiiippression of tho employment of climbing boys in sweeping chimneys . The prnctioc , though against the law , is very frequent in tho provinces , and involves great cruelty .
Thk Hudson ' s Bay Company . — Mr . J . Smith brought tho privileges and proceedings of this body before the last meeting of tho Liverpool Financial Reform Association . At tho close of tho meeting , it was ordered that a tract , on the history of tho Hudson ' s Bay Company , and the results of its operations , also a petition to Parliament , praying for inquiry and for the abolition of the monopoly , should be prepared . Cai'K of Good Moris . —The latest advices fromAlgoo Bay reach to February 22 , and from Capo Town to February 10 . A Hairs in British KaftVariu wore giving uneasiness . Robbery and violence were on the increase . A loiter from Fort Peddle , dated February 15 , states that oxen to tho value of 100 / . hud been stolen from the
vicinity of tho loie Camp , while another communication from the same quarter , published in the Graham ' s Town Journal , Bpoaka of somo hor . soa having boon stolon , adds that the polico , who wore on their track , had boon confronted by a largo body of Kuffira , computed at 1000 , who fired upon them and drove thorn off . Tho Governor wna in tho east diatriut , and was about to visit tho frontier . Tho Capo Monitor and other papers mention
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Leader (1850-1860), May 2, 1857, page 417, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2191/page/9/
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