our readers may
be furnished with an accurate statement of the precise time of the
several passage-vessels starting to or from the island: but this,
instead of an advantage, often proved a disappointment: for perhaps
a change of hours unexpectedly took place within a week or
fortnight afterwards, in consequence of some new regulation in the
time of the railways, or from some motive on the part of one or
other of the steam-packet companies. We therefore particularly
advise strangers to make inquiry at the local inns, on board the
packets, or at the railway or booking offices, in all cases where
it is of important consequence to know exactly to a minute.

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_Between Southampton, Cowes, Ryde, & Portsmouth._

FROM MORN. AFT.

South'n to Cowes at. 3-1/2 8.40 10.40--1-3/4 4.40 7
Ryde and Portsmo. 8.40 10.40--1-3/4 4.40
Portsmouth to Cowes 8.40 10--2 4-1/2 6-1/2
Southampton 8.40 10--2 4-1/2
Ryde to Cowes 9-1/4 10-1/2--2-1/2 5 7
Southampton 9-1/4 10-1/2--2-1/2 5
Cowes to Ryde 10 12--3-1/2 6-1/4
Portsmouth 6-3/4 10 12--3-1/2 6.15
South'n. 8-3/4 10.40 12--3-3/4 6-1/4 8-3/4
South'n to East Cowes 3-1/2 10.40--1-3/4 4.40
E. Cowes to South'ton. 8.35 11.50--3.35 6

On Sundays the passages are less frequent.

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_Portsmouth, Portsea, Gosport, and Ryde._

From Gosport at 8.10, 9.45, 10.50, 11.50, 1-1/2, 2-1/2, 5-1/4, 6.35.
From Portsea at 8.15, 9.50, 10.55 11.55, 1.35, 2.35, 5.25, 6.40. From
Portsmouth each passage five minutes later.

From Ryde at 7.20, 9, 11, 12, 1-1/4, 2-1/2, 4-1/4, & 6.

ON SUNDAYS:

From Portsmouth at 8, 3, and 5.
From Ryde at 9, 4, and 6.

>>_In the height of the season, steamers leave Southampton for Cowes on
the arrival of every Railway train,--and Cowes for Southampton in time
to meet every Train: and between Portsmouth and Ryde run about every
hour from 7 to 7._

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From LYMINGTON--the _Glasgow_ runs to Yarmouth three or four times
a-day: the _Solent_ every morning to Cowes, whence she proceeds on
alternate days to Southampton and Portsmouth--and by suiting her
time to that of the other steamers, maintains a daily communication
between all these places.

The steamers from Portsmouth,