The Sun. — London, England, 1859-06-16 00:00:00

N ATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF ENGLAND. 12, Bishopsgate-street, London, June 14, 1859. The Directors of the National Provincial Bank of England hereby give notice that a half-yearly dividend, at the ra. e of eight per cent. per annum, and also a bonus of seven and a half per cent. will be payable on the Company's Stock, on and after the 14th July next, when the dividend and bonus war rants will be obtained at the Company's Office, 112, Bishops gate-street, or at the different Branches. The Transfer Books will be cl med on and after Monday, 20th June, until the dividend and bonus become payble. By order of the Court of Directors. DAN RO BERTSON, Agent and Manager. YAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. LL iJnder the Management of Mr. Charles Bean THIS EVENING will be presented Shakspeare's historical play of BING HENRY V. Sing Henry V., Mr. C. Kean ; Chorus, Mrs. C. Bean. After which, IF THE CAP FITS. THEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckatone. THIS EVENING the performances will commence with EVERYBODY'S FRIEND. Messrs. Charles Mathews, Compton,d Buckstone ; Mesdames C. Mathews, Wilkins, Cod Reynolds. After which, COOL AS A CUCUMBER. Followed by THE ETON BOY. To conclude with THE WATER WITCHES. Commence at 7. NEW THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE MILLINER'S HOLIDAY. Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. C. Selby, Mr. Billington, Miss Woolgar, Miss M. Keeley, Miss Kate Kelly. Followed by THE HOUSE ? or, THE HOME ? Mr. A. Wigan, C, Selby, Billing,ton ; Mrs. Alfred Wigan, Miss H. Simms. Miss Laidlaw. After which, THE RIFLE VOLUNTEERS. Messrs. C. Selby and Moreland ; Misses Woolgar and K. Kelly. To conclude with ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS Messrs. J. L. Toole, Chas Selby, Billington ; Misses Keeley, Arden, and Laidlaw. and Mrs• l3illington. Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. Doors open at a quarter-past six —Commence at seven. Box office open fromlo to 5 —no charge for booking. No fees to s e rvants permitted. A registry kept of all articles found. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough THIS EVENING will be produced a new Comedietta, by J. M. Morton, Esq., entitled WHICH OF THE TWO ? supported by the company. _ _ After which, KENILWORTH. Followed by CAUGHT BY THE EARS. Mr. J. Rogers and Miss F. Hughes. Commence at 7o'clock. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Westminster-road. Lessee and Manager ........Mr. William Cooke. Grand Holiday Attractions for Whitsuntide. THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with the revived military spectacle of THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO, reproduced with all its original effects. Sup ported by Mr. W. Cooke, Mr. W. Cooke, jun., Mr. Holloway, Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. J.W. Anson, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Herbert, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Worboys, &c. Mrs. Dowton, Miss Dowton, Miss Rivers, &c. After which, the matchless and unrivalled SCENES IN THE CIRCLE, introducing Mr. John Henry Cooke, the greatest rider in the world, and the whole of Mr. W. Cooke's family, being the only instance on record of such a domestic ooncentration of unequalled male and female talent ; Madlle. Francisco ; Miss Holloway. To conclude with a Novel Entertainment called THE VOLUNTEER CORPS ; or, Female Brigade. Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips Dress Circle, 4s. ; Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s, ; Gallery, ls. ; Upper Gallery, Bd. Private Boxes, £4 4s, £2 2s, and £1 is. To commence at 7 ; Carriages at 11. CANTERBURY HALL AND FINE ARTS N..) GALLERY, Westminster-road.---Open at Seven. EVERY EVENING during the week will appear THE DELEPIERRE FAMILY, Consisting of three Juvenile Violinists, viz., Jules, Juliette, and Julia Delepierre, aged, respectively, FOUR, SIX, and EIGHT years. The perfect execution by these Lilliputian Artistes of some of the most difficult and brilliant Solos, Duets, and Trios ever written for the violin, has excited mingled wonder and admi ration in Continental Musical Circles, and drawn forth enthu siastic tributes of praise from the Public Journals of France and Belgium. ~. They will perform EVERY EVENING, at NINE and ELEVEN o'clock, in addition to the usual Entertainments. THE WEATHER.-SUN OFFICE, JUNE 16. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 70—highest since noon yesterday. 61—lowest this morning and during the night. 54—this day at noon. BARomrrmit--29.92. WIND, North-Westerly; light, with cloudy weather, in clining to rain. - • • 55:341 S O~i 21,44 z. '4llloll' N`e-Of"' -414*.:4114 ttr, • - - • THE SUN. THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1859. We have nothing of any active operations from the seat of war, save the continued retreat of the Austrian army and the advance of the Allies. We were informed the other day that the Emperor FRANCIS JOSEPH was going to place himself in the chief command ; and for that purpose he had ordered a change of position. We fear he will have to make many changes before he reaches the " Fatherland of the Brave " The Austrians have now fled from their strong hold on the banks of the Oglio, and may take up a stronger position on the banks of the Mincio, between Pescheira on the lake di Garda and Mantua—a distance of some twenty-five miles. How long they dare wait there time will prove. But we shall not• be at all surprised to learn that the French, now that their gunboat flotilla is ascending the Po, will suddenly cross that river—take the Austrians in flank and rear, while they mask Mantua, and so take the Emperor JOSEPH and all his Marshals quite aback. But that is not all. The French are wide awake on the Adriatic and will make a descent to the east of Venice, so as to cut off the Austrian retreat by the railway to Udine. In fact, the , Austrians seem to be apprehensive of that move already, and are hurrying home as best they can, so as to anticipate the double moves of the French. Well done, FRANCIS JOSEPH ! There is a time for boasting and a sad time for repentance. You have enjoyed the first in the plenitude of assumption—now learn a lesson from the other which may teach a lesson to the upstart Princes of the famous " Fatherland ! " There is something better in war than victories and the glory of them, or rather, it is that which completes the glory of victories--and that is when they are the triumph of right. We have all read with gratification of each defeat of the Austrians, but more gratifying still are the innumerable proofs which spring u p on every side, that they have been the defeats of pose who deserve it. We were told different tales about the feelings of Italians regarding the Austrians, till the liberating armies have enabled them to tell their own tale; some reported that the peasantry and lower classes rejoiced in her mild paternal rule, and that the nobles and higher classes alone were rebellious ; others just reversed this statement; hence we came to the conclusion that all classes detested the leaden,brutal rule of the HAPSBURGS, and that in a land of spies one visitor elicited one thing, and another an other ; and so it has proved. Great manifesta tions and numerous incidents unite to witness to the same fact. The entry. of the EMPEROR. and the KING into Milan is, undoubtedly, the most striking of these. I laPPily the account was furnished by eyewit nesses, whose testimony is perfectly unimpeachable ; and it is long since we have read of anything like it. At the entry-of the French the town was in a perfect " frenzy," and " intoxicated with joy." Flowers rained down from windows and balconies, and an illumination was improvised by placing on the balconies all the lights that happened to be in the house. But the entry of the two Sovereigns surpassed even this. It was designed to be a private one. None knew when it would take place. It was arranged for an early hour, that ti me might not be left for any preparations. No troops, no uniforms or gaudy equipages Preced e d — the two Monarchs came hot and dusty from the last station, with their staff only. , But the news of their arriva' spread like lightning, and the whole, town gave vent tot its feelings with one frantic shout of joy. " Imagine," says the writer, " the madness of enthu- • siasm, the whole heart of a people poured out before those who had delivered it from long thraldom." " Not an eye remained tearless, and proud must have been the moment for both. All the other out ward decorations disappeared before the greeting of the people; the flowers so long prepared for the occasion were almost forgotten in the emotion of the moment, and fell often long before those for whom they were intended had passed." The scene touched even the EMPEROR himself. Such uncom manded, unbought, enthusiastic and grateful joy was what he had never seen before. " I saw emo tion pierce through that mysterious and impene trable countenance of the EMPEROR," says one witness ;" he would have been more than a man had it been otherwise." A like burst of enthusiasm awaited the Piedmontese, among whom were many Lombard volunteers—the just terror of Austria. Such a day was worth a monarch's living for—a noble reward for all the labours and anxieties of l the campaign hitherto, some compensation also to the living who mourn the martyrs for their country's liberty, and to many a brave soldier for his wounds. Worst of all was the lot of many a wounded Austrian soldier—rather, we mean, a sol dier in the Austrian army, who fought by compul sion for a cause he hated. But what a tale does the universal exultation tell ! Where was an Austrian army ever thus received ? It showed that a whole population had been bowed down beneath an intolerable yoke ; that the accounts, not only of murdering patriots but of women-flogging, of mili tary insult, of excessive taxation, of brutal yet haughty treatment, which had made every heart indignant in secret, were all but too true. op pression had come home to all. People do not rejoice thus at the entrance of foreign monarchs and troops for nothing. The Piedmontese and French were recognised as liberators--as liberators from Austria. The future they must leave; they could not indeed think of it yet. For the first time in their lives since a few moments in 1848 they felt themselves men, free men. May they never be slaves again ! If they would not, they must at least listen to the certainly disin terested advice of the EMPEROR ; they must arm while they may; they must qualify themselves to defend their Italian fatherland against the transal pine foreigner. The more conspicuous joy at Milan is but the re petition of the feeling pervading a hundred smaller places, and indeed the whole country. The same enthusiasm and illuminations followed the track of the noble GARIBALDI ; civilians everywhere wel comed even the private soldiers ; the difficulty was rather to refuse the lodging proffered by private citizens for even private soldiers than to billet them. From the Valteline to Piacenza, from the foot of the Alps to the Po, there has been literally one re-echo ing shout of joy. May it soon resound to the Ad riatic, and the once fair Queen of that Sea, ruined more and more yearly by Austria in favour of Trieste, again resume her beauty, and regain her commercial glory beneath the blessing of Italian rule ! The same sad tale—of the hatred generated by Austrian oppression—has been attested by another fact, a fact testified by an Austrian field officer, and a fact, happily, which was the chief cause of the utter defeat at Magenta. He told his captors that " the great difficulty they had to contend with dozing the whole campaign was the want of intel ligence concerning the movements of the Allies ; neither money nor threats could induce the country people to divulge anything they had nothing to go upon, and were obliged to feel their way about like blind men they only knew where the danger threatened when they saw the Allies enter Novara, and appear on the Ticino." It is really delightful to think of these oppressors now seeking in vain to purchase the use of eyes they had so filled with tears or made to flash with angry indignation. They paid the penalty in having to face a flank attack of 100,000 of the Allies, before they even knew that they had changed their front. Italian silence, generated by Austrian cruelties, contributed more than than a well served park of artillery to the rout at Magenta, and spoke, as audibly as the joy-shout of Milan, the hatred of the common enemy. And what mean all the revolutionary movements in the Duchies and the Legations—at Leghorn, Florence, Parma, Ancona, Bologna, Ferrara ? The uneasiness, too, of the good Pontiff's subjects to shout " down with the Austrians," but politely turned into praises of the French—it all points to the notorious, but often denied fact, that the cold shade of Austrian influence, as well as her direct Administration, were detested throughout all Italy. It was an influence to prompt, as well as to enable mediatized rulers to grind and harass their subjects. To choke, at least, every aspiration among them for Freedom. Another gratifying fact is the willing sur render of Hungarian regiments to the Allies ; re giments laid down their arms, not unwillingly, when they could safely do so. The policy of the generals had been to place the Hungarians in front of those savage Croats whom the traitor JELLACHICH had led against them in 1848. But the exigencies of the conflict seem to have left them sometimes by themselves, and they then knew what to do. Hun garians did not want to perpetuate the slavery of Italians to the butchers of Hungarian patriots at Arad. "We should not have been taken unless with our own will," they said—" we gave up, because we hate the Austrians as much as the French do themselves. Do not therefore believe that we should have been otherwise taken. We were engaged in the war of 1848 ! " So may all the nationalities whom Austria has long trodden to the ground fail her in the hour of trial! Soon m ay she be left to her dear Vaterland and its seven millions of inhabitants ; and, should the whole of dear Fatherland take up arms if one of its little Royalties is assailed—why then—heaven defend they chooseie s to make the right ! L et Prussia, however, let Bavaria, let Saxony and all the little kingdoms and e lock on what they tahreatdoing. Austria may r e t a i n i n her gripe the smallest of the states she oppresses, or from a vague fear of wh at ma y happen on the Rhine when the victorious legions return from Italy—they must abide the consequences. Russia will not help them. The English people will give their young Princess Royal a home again, but they - will not spend their blood and money for the selfish Prussians. German arms, unaided, can never with stand the battalions of France ; and Germany will justly reap the defeats which she has invited.• We shall be as neutral if Germany provokes a French attack, as we are while Austrian oppression, not Austria, is attacked and driven out of Italy. :Englishmen have almost as little sympathy with the Hohenzollerns as with the Hapsburgs. Both :are welcome, if they want them, to lodgings at Irighton—that is all. A little while longer apparently and the two we rids will once more be brought into instantaneous cot nmunication with each other. Another company ; undertaken, with every reasonable prospect of sue cess, to lay down an electric cable along the bed of • the Atlantic, from the Land's-end in Cornwall to 131 anc Sablon, an island in the Straits of Belle Isle, at one of the entrances to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, a little to the north of Newfoundland. The way selected is longer by 150 miles than the route chosen by the old company, between Valentia and New foundland. But it ensures the total submergence of the cable—instead of having it exposed to injury along the wilds of Newfoundland. It secures,' be sides, a considerable diminution of the average depth along the whole distance. It effectually escapes the perilous range of submarine mountains—the sus pension upon the apex of which it is believed cost the loss of the costly cable sunk last year to the bottom of the Atlantic, beyond the possibility of redemption. It enables a message, moreover, to be transmitted from this country direct to its trans atlantic destination—thereby economising the expenditure both of time and money in the trans mission. Conspicuous among the other peculiarities of the new enterprise is the circumstance that the outer covering of spiral wire is entirely got rid of—its weight being, by this means, of course very consi derably diminished. The conductor, consisting of seven copper wires—" seven 's the main"—will be coated over with gutta percha, intermingled with manifold insulators. Wound about this will be a textile fabric of a peculiar construction—and the outermost covering of all being made of longitudi nally twisted hemp soaked in a solution of gutta percha or of indiarubber. The compactness, the strength, the tenuity, the lightness, the durability of the whole being insured by the subjecting of the cable throughout its entire length to extraordinary mechanical compression. Altogether the weight of the new cable, it is estimated, will be something less than eight cwt. a mile, the " breaking strain" (averaging about two tons) being equivalent to a strength capable of sustaining nearly six miles of its own weight in mid air, or, otherwise to express it, of nearly a quarter of a hundred miles of its own weight in sea water! So that the projected cable might be suspended across a submarine chasm measuring no less than twenty-five miles asunder from edge to edge without endangering the strength of the cable thus held in extraordinary suspension Pre-eminent above all these obvious and remarkable advantages, to our thinking, is that other and most extraordinary advantage implied at the very out set—the one indicated by the announcement that the route will be directly between Canada and Cornwall. The Transatlantic Telegraph Company will consequently be a purely British achievement. We shall reserve the glory of it entirely to our selves. We need no longer go halves with the United States in the credit and value and interest of the enterprise. Between the rocky extremity of the Land's•end and the entrance to the St. Law rence a bond of union the most intimate will be established, binding to the mother country one of the noblest of her colonial possessions. Stretching eventually across the whole width of the great North American continent, that subtle and magical bond of union will doubtless extend overland before the world is much older, bringing us into instant communication also with the heart of the Hudson's Bay Territory, with the Red River settlement, with British Columbia, with Van couver's Island. Knit together thus will inevi tably, sooner or later, be the opposite sea boards of the Atlantic and Pacific. Linked thus one with another will be the most scattered and the most remote of the grander and the minor colo nies of our world-wide empire. Then, with but the slightest alteration of that famous couplet of POPE about the sentient gossamer of the marvellous insect, might be truthfully, no less than powerfully written : " Britannia's power, how exquisitely fine ; Feels at each wire, and lives along the line !" In aid of the dominant strength of the Royal Navy of England, in aid of the thunders of our war-vessels borne over the waters of the deep by the steam engine and the screw propeller, will come in turn infallibly this mysterious submarine messenger voice of the lightning, the true Promethean spark stolen from heaven. IRISH LAW CHANGES. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) DUBLIN, JUNE 15. The excitement which for the last few days had prevailed in the Four Courts has to-day taken a new direction, in consequence of the lamented death of Judge Macan, who was this morning found dead in his bed. The deceased judge had been a great friend of the celebrated Lord Plunket, and to that friendship he was indebted for his position. This valuable post, which has fallen into the new Government, will, it is supposed, smooth some of the difficulties about the Chancellorship, as the Government, by promot ing either Mr. Lynch, Q.C., or Mr. O'Hagan, Q.C., from their chairmanships, will have the vacant county judgeship to bestow en Mr. Francis Brady, the late candidate for Dublin, and the son of the ex-Chancellor Brady. The Daily Express and the Irish Times, repre senting the opinions of the gentry, have been advo cating the appointment of Mr. Brewster to the Chancellorship; and this may be taken as indica tive of a readiness on the part of the influen tial classes among whom they circulate, to view, if not with favour, at least with forbearance, any Government of which he shall be a member. The rumour that Mr. Deasy will be Solicitor-General has been received with much favour in the Hall of the Four Courts, as his per sonal character is entitled to universal respect. The Duke of Newcastle is the favourite here of the various candidates named for the Lord-Lieutenancy. POLITICAL MOVEMENTS (THIS DAY.) There was less bustle this morning amongst the leaders of the Liberal party, several of the principal offices of the new Cabinet having been filled up. The Duke of Somerset called upon Lord Palmerston, at Cambridge House, early in the morning, and had a long interview. lie was fol lowed by the Earl Granville, Mr. Gladstone, Lord John Russell, Lord Stanley of Alderley, Sir Benjamin Hall, Lord Broughton, the Earl of Carlisle, and Mr. Jame s Wilson. Earl Granville paid visits in the course of the morning to Lord Clarendon, the Marquis of Lansdowne, and Mr. Sidney Herbert. The Duke of Somerset, it is commonly reported, will be the First Lord of the Admiralty, while Sir Benjamin Hall will resume his former position of First Commissioner of Works. Lord Campbell, who has been appointed Lord Chancel lor under the new Administration, has been exerting his influence to obtain the post of Solicitor-General for Mr. Wilde, Q.C., and it was confidently stated at Westminster hall this morning, that his lordship had succeeded in his object, thus shutting out Mr. Collier, Q.C., Mr. Atherton, Q.t., Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., and Mr. Headlam, Q.C., who are understood to have been eager aspirants for the honour. Lord Broughton, it is believed, is to have a seat in the Cabinet without office, in order that he may give Sir Chas. - Wood, the new Secretary of State for India, the benefit of his experience at the Board of Control. The Earl of Ripon (late Lord God arich) called upon Lord Palmerston at Cambridge House later in tho morning. The noble lord, it is expected, will hold the office of Postmaster- General, which has been offered to and refused by the Duke of Argyle. There is a rumour that the Earl of Clarendon has, at the ear nest request of Lord John Russell, w h o superseded h i m Secretary, undertaken t o di scharge the onerous It is expected tha t Lord Palm erston will submit .the list d as ut F ie o a re o ign f Lord Privy Seal. of his new Governme nt for her Majesty's approval to morrow morning. LEGAL APPOINTMENTS. —It was positively stated in Westminster-hall yesterday, that the legal appointments had been definitively settled as follows :—Lord Campbell to be Chancellor ; Lord Chief Justice Cockburn to be made Chief Justice of England, with a peerage; Sir W. Erle becomes Chief of the Common Pleas ; Mr. Justice Willes transferred to the Queen's Bench; and Sir H. Keating appointed to the vacancy in the Common Pleas. LATEST NEWS. THE WAR IN ITALY. The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office : TURIN, JUNE 15. The Austrians are retreating from the Oglio and the armies of the allies continue to advance. The Austrian Corps d'arinee which had left Ancona for Pesaro has directed its course towards the lower Po, to join the troops in the provinces of Venice. It is not yet certain that Ancona has been entirely evacuated by the Austrian troops. Modena and Brescello are free. Forli, Faenza, Imola, and the other municipalities of Romagna have pronounced in favour of the national cause. VIENNA, JUNE 15. The Duke of Modena arrived yesterday at Mantua and was received by the Archduke William. The funeral of Prince Metternich has taken place this afternoon. The ministerial Ostdeutsche Post publishes a correspondence from Paris speaking of the even tuality of the French landing on the coasts of the Venetian territory. BERNE, JUNE 15. The towns of Forli, Faenza and Imola have pro claimed Victor Emmanuel King. The Austrians have withdrawn from the river Oglio, taking the direction of the Venetian pro vinces. Modena and Brescello are free. VIENNA, JUNE 16. The official Reichsgesetzblatt. publishes an Im perial decree ordering the payment of interest on the national loan during the continuance of the war to be made in bank notes with premium (agio) instead of in specie. For the period until the end of September the agio is fixed at 25 per cent. The payment of duties and taxes by coupons of the loan remains valid and. unaltered. It is however left to the option of the public to request payment of the interest on the said National loan in Government Bonds (Staats-ti►chuldverschreibun gen) which after five years from the date the in terest on the National loan becomes due, will be repaid with compound interest at the rate of 128 gulden for every 100 gulden in :3pecie. (In other words the public will receive for in terest now due in their option either bank notes at 125f1. for every 100 fl., or Government Bonds to be redeemed with compound inter Est after five years from the date of their issue.) " The second series of the mi I itary observations of the allied armies," says the N " will now be pushed on with great vigour by sea and land. We shall soon see if the Austrians : Lre more fortunate behind their fortifications than in t the open country. The Emperor of the French an a the King of Sar dinia are advancing all the t; coops to invest the Austrian fortresses ; and Prince Napoleon will soon proceed with the corps d'armee ; under his orderslito the lower Po, to support the movements of the right wing of the French army." According to private letters I received in Paris, such is the abundance of p tovisions of every kind abandoned by the Austrian s.; in their precipi tate retreat from Lodi, Pavia, Cr innona, and Pizzi ghettone, that orders have been : 3ent to the victual ling department in France to su: fpend the despatch of stores to the seat of war for o tie month to come. Admiral Count Bonet cnez has sailed from Toulon with the first division of the siege fleet, consisting of the "Mogador, Gorrler, Descartes, and Vauban, having in tow three floating batteries, the Tonnante, Devastation, and Lave. Admiral Bouet has hoisted his flag on board the Alogador, which tows the Tonnante. The second division, composed of gunboats, will sail ix a few days, escorted by the squadron of Admiral Desfosses. The latest journals from Parma beta- the date of the 11th. A Government Commission had been formed there, composed. of MM. CanteLli, Bruni, and Armani, which, after ordering the Itaaian tricolour with the cross of Savoie to be hoisted on the citadel, issued a proclamation announcing that the inhabitants had nothing more to fear from the Par mese troops, who had preferred going over to Austria rather than serve the natiotaal cause. The document concludes with a recommendation to preserve public order, and obso rve the laws. Next follows a decree, ordering that all public acts and sentences shall be issue d in the name of the Government Commission, until the Government of Victor Emmanuel. shall have de ' creed otherwise; another decree abrogates the state of siege, and a third maintains t'h.e corps of gen darmes. The Opinione of Turin states that, in accordance with the - wishes of Pam ta and Piacenza, the King has appointed Count Pallieri civil gover nor of the two places. Chevalier Brtoncompagni, Sardinian Com missary Extraordinary in Tuscany, has issued a decree opering various new ports to the re ception of lireadstuffs, which before could only be introduced through Leghorn and the Arno custom-house. By another decxee, all requi sitions *made by the commanders of . the allied armies, and duly signed by the local authori ties, 7nust be immediately complied with, on pain of r.va imprisonment not exceeding 10 days, or a fine not exceeding 100 francs. The price of the articles tht Ls given up shall be fixed by common agreement beitween the Government and the owners. .A letter from Vienna of the 11th says :—" The 4th corps d'armee, of which a portion arrived three days ago at Vienna, has begun to leave for Italy. It is commanded by the Archduke Charles, who has hitherto had his head-quarters at Lemberg. The several corps which belong to the 3d, and who are now stationed in Upper and Lower Austria, are about to go, to Trieste, and the Archduke Albert is also to pro teed there. General Count Schlick is to go into Italy with the troops which are stationed in Istria. The) 13th corps d'armee, which is about to be fomned, is also destined for Italy. It is definitively decided that the regiments of infantry shall each re at eive the sixth campaign battalions. The second extraordinary levy is to be terminated by the 15th of September. What are called the first three clog ses of age are included in it, and the stature of tho men is to be reduced. The sum ordinarily paid for exemption from military service is not accepted for' .men comprised in this levy." T he Nord of Brussels publishes a letter from St. Pete - 3rsburgh, which says :—" The great number of prisoners left in the hands of the allies after every CODE flirt with the Austrian army is a very remark able fact. How can it be explained ? The Austrian sold iers are crtainly no cowards ; are they dis piri ted ? Or are these captures owing to the er manoeuvring of the allies? Perhaps the real cause may be found in the circumstance that t the Lombard, Hungarian, and Gallician sol dier rs, who are very numerous in the Apstrian arc ay, do not look upon the Austrian cause as theirs, and so, when once out of the ranks, they pr f'fer surrendering to fighting ? We admit that th French bulletins may not give a very accurate ac count of the Austrian killed and wounded ; bud , as to the prisoners, they may be counted ac cu x ately, and an official bulletin can hardly be sus -pm ted of error there. To tell the truth, the sue cest; of the allies has caused but little surprise her e ; we expected it, and felt certain of the Aus tr;:a n defeat. As a proof of the great interest felt he r e respecting the war in Italy, I need only men tio4 the military articles regularly published for seem e time past by our journals. For instance, the St... Petersburg Gazette is publishing a series from the talented pen of M. Amichkoff, in th .e second of wide II the writer strongly blames the hesitation evil 3nt in all the Austrian movements c in the Sesia and the Ticino, and expresses his surprise that ad vantage was not taken of the first moments to fall on Turin. At the same time he expresses his admi ration of the wonderful promptitude with which the French army was moved into Piedmont. The occupation of that country,' he says, 'is a most extraordinary operation, from the rapidity and energy of the measures which were taken to effect ;4 I 7) A correspondent of the Constitutionnel, writing from Berne, 13th, says :—" The Swiss residing at Venice having communicated to the Federal Government a desire of being placed under the protection of the British consul there during the war, the steps necessary for se curing that end have been already taken. Ac cording to tha latest advices that have reached Switzerland, desertion has become general from the Swiss regiments in the Papal service. Four or five hundred soldiers, in garrison at Forli, have passed over into Tuscany, where most of them have entered the service to fight fox:the independ ence of Italy; others have gone to join Garibaldi's volunteers ; and a few have returned to their fami lies. A dozen of the latter, belonging to the German cantons, passed through Geneva on the Bth. This intelligence is confirmed by despatches from the Swiss consul at Genoa, who says that deserters from the Papal army are constantly applying to him as Swiss, some stating their intention to join the Franco-Sardinian army, others to return home. What is certain is that a general desire is felt to see circumstances afford the Swiss in foreign'ser vice an opportunity of being useful to other causes than those which they have hitherto defended ; and we should be most happy to see the four Swiss regiments in the Neapolitan service, in virtue of capitulations to which the Federal and Cantonal Governments are completely foreign, in a position to lend their assistance to the cause upheld by the Franco-Sardinian army. There is now a proba bility of this being the case., as letters from Italy show some hope of a complete change in the policy of the Neapolitan Government; and, should this hope be realised, the solution of the difficulties attending the reconstruction of the Italian States would be greatly simplified." FRANCE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY. PARIS BOURSE.—The market has been again heavy. Threes, which had left off yesterday at 62f. 80c., opened at 62f., and receded to 61f. 90c. Mobilier were done from 630 f. to 622 f. 50c.; Orleans, 1,200 f. to 1,207 f. 50c. ; Lyons, 815 f. to 820 f.; Northern, 915 f. to 920 f. ; Eastern, 610 f. to 605. ; Southern 460 f. to 470 f. The following were the last quotations : 41 per Cents. .... 92 Credit Foncier 645 Do. end month .. 92 —lBelgian 4 3 per Cents 62 50 Piedmontese (5) .. 83 50 Do. end month 62 45 Roman B2 50 Bank Shares 2770 Austrian — Credit Mobilier ..':640 Do. Account 641 25 Spanish Threes ,Home Debt RAILWAYS. Cash. Orleans Northern ' Account. .. 1217 50 .. 917 50 New ditto 787 50 .. 785 Lyons and Mediterranean 835 .. 832 50 Geneva 495 .. 490 Southern --- Western 505 .. Eastern Sardinian 372 50 .. 365 Austrian Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 121 c. ; money, 25f 7-ic. ; three months, paper, 25f..; money, 24f. 971 c. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 16, 1859. THE NEW MINISTRY. We believe we are correct in stating that the fol lowing is the list of the New Ministry, which will to-day be submitted by Lord Palmerston for the approbation of her Majesty : First Lord of the Treasury. Lord PALMERSTON. Lord Chancellor. Lord CAMPBELL. Foreign Secretary.. Lord JOHN RUSSELL. Home Secretary Colonial Secretary Duke of NEWCASTLE Secretary for War. Mr. SIDNEYHERBERT. Indian Secretary SIR C. WOOD. First Lord of the Admiralty Duke of SOMERSET. Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. GLADSTONE. President of the Council . . Earl GRANVILLE. Board of Works Sir B. HALL. Poor Law Board Mr. M. GIBSON. Board of Trade Mr. COBDEN. Postmaster-General Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY. Mr. C. P. VILLIERS. Duchy of Lancaster Privy Seal .. . Earl of RIPON. NOT IN THE CABINET. Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland... Earl of CARLISLE. Secretary for Ireland Mr. HENRY HERBERT. Attorney-General . . Sir IL BETHELL. Solicitor-General. Sir H. KEATING. Attorney-General for Ireland Mr. J. D.FITZGERALD. Solicitor-General for Ireland. Mr. Sergeant DEASY. Secretaries of the Trea- Mr. F. PEEL. I sury t Mr. H. BRAND. Secretary of the Admiralty... Mr. R. LOWE. Under-Secretaries of State : Home Mr. MASSEY. War Foreign Lord SHELBURNE. Colonial, India . . Lord BURY. . Mr. DANBY SEYMOUR. ( Mr. HUGESSEN, Lords of the Treasury.... Mr. COGAN, Mr. E. ELLICE, jun. EXPORT OF COALS TO FRANCE. TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE SUN. SIR,—I forward an account of coals exported from the United Kingdom to France since the year 1831. In that year 33,686 tons of coals were exported to France. France had then no stam vessels of war of much accoun t. At present, e ac cording to the Times of this day, she has 42 screw steam line-of-battle ships, with a number of heavily armed frigates. This armament can only be dangerous to the country which it menaces (England) through steam power, and steam is obtained through coals. The law of nations forbids the export of coals, like that of hemp, sailcloth, and sea biscuit, , for war pur poses. Self preservation from invasion urges the same course. Coalowners may urge against this a check on English commerce, but they have no more right to do so than manufacturers of gunpowder or rope makers. If they deal in a contraband article they must submit to the consequences, and not endanger England to enrich themselves.—l am, sir, your obedient sei!vant, AN ENGLISHMAN. COALS EXPORTED TO FRANCE AND RUSSIA. France. -Russia. Year. Tons. Tons. 16ii . 33,686 31, 339 1832..... 1833 .. 41,015 45,218 1834.... 59,690 1835....... 104,138 1836 205,140 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1649 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 .............. 938,180 1856 1857 .... . ............. 1,279,133 313,100 1858 ..... ............. 1,325,330 314,288 COMMENCEMENT OF THE REV. MR. SPURGEON'S CHAPEAL.—Ye sterday, a great number of labourers were employed in excavating the ground at the eastern end of St. George's,-coad, which is to form th e f oun d a ti on o f th e chapel, or, as It will be called, the Tabernacle, for the con gregation of ithe Rev. Mr. Spurgeon. The site is of con siderable extent, there being a large area required for the erection of Um schools. A specimen of the stone which is intended for I the construction of the sacred edifice is ex hibited on a s pot of ground adjoining the roadway. It is stated to have ) been brought from the Bennett-hill Quarry, Burton-upon. .A von, Wiltshire. Nearly £12,000 has been collected for the erection, about a;000 of which has been expended in the purchase of the ground. But it is stated that before th a edifice can be completed about £lO,OOO more will be require d, LITERATURE A Mother's Trial. By the author of " The Dis cipline of Life," &e. 1 vol. Hurst and Blackett. The authoress of this tale has long been favour ably known to the public by her pleasing stories of domestic life. Her style is simple and effective, and though a tinge of melancholy generally per vades• her writings it only serves to render them more faithful portraitures of the course of daily life. A high tone of feeling and elevation of prin ciple are always apparent in her writings, and she strongly maintains the doctrine which gave the title to one of her earliest works, that life is a discipline, a school, and not a playground. The story before us is exceedingly simple in its con struction, with very little plot, and no romance whatever; nevertheless it is pleasingly written and interesting in its character. The mother, whose trial is the subject of the story, has four sons, the eldest and youngest df whom become soldiers and scarcely appear in the tale. She is the wife of Lord Middleton, a landed proprietor, but the daughter of a very estimable clergyman, who died about the time of the birth of her third son. She, consequently, felt a strong desire that the child should, when he grew up, take her father's place, and this wish she cherished through life. Harry, the son, was a fine, high-spirited boy, of quick and impetuous feelings, indifferent to study, but devoted to his mother, whose idol he was. She early told him of her wish that he should be a clergyman, to which be readily agreed; but when he grew older, and went to college, he was tormented by doubts as to his own fitness for the office, and by his reluctance to abandon many pursuits which his lively and pleasure-loving nature rendered attractive to him, which he could not think compatible with clerical dignity. After spending some time in miserable perplexity he found a friend, whose advice and example enabled him to make a final decision, and he resolved to gratify his mother, and to follow the secret pleading of his own heart. After spending some years in preparation he was ordained, and entered the parsonage near his home, which had been prepared for him by his adoring mother. But Lady Middleton, though seeing the realisation of her darling hope, after so much doubt and anxiety, was not happy. A cloud weighed upon her be loved son, and she began to fear he regretted his profession. After some time, unable to bear the suspense, she questioned him, and he confessed that his secret wish had long been to become a mis sionary. His mother, though heart-broken at the prospect of the separation, agreed to his wishes, and even helped [him to surmount the obstacles to their fulfilment. Meanwhile the second son, influenced by his brother's self. sacrificing disposition, forsook the profession he had chosen and became a clergyman, in order to compensate for his mother's disappointment. He entered the pleasant parsonage, and Harry, after some years of foreign labour, came home to die. Such is the substance of the tale, which is told with simplicity and feel ing. It points out strongly the danger of making idols, and the certainty of disappointment attending a cherished plan. Lady Middleton's desire, though natural, was suffered to grow to dangerous strength, and brougfit its own punishment. But we cannot agree with the authoress in thinking that a de ference to maternal wishes should induce a con scientious man to undertake the heavy responsi bilities of the clerical office. In " Clare Abbey" she makes the hero enter the Church solely from a wish to please his mother, and however great the respect due to parental authority, or the considera tion justly due to the wish of a loving mother, a man of high principles and right feeling would require a stronger inducement to enter a profession which, if conscientiously followed, demands the devotion of a life. We commend the work before us to those who prefer the records of home trials and struggles to the excitement of romance or,the chronicles of fashionable existence. Sixteen Years of an Artist's Life in Morocco, Spain, and the Canary Islands. By Mrs. Elizabeth Murray. 2 vols. Hurst and Blackett. These attractive volumes are the work of one who is eminent among our female artists in water-colours. She has now proved that she can wield her pen as well as her pencil, and has given us some lively and pleasantly-written records of her acquaintance with localities rarely visited by lady tourists. Being of an adventurous disposition, and perfectly un trammelled by circumstances, she resolved, at the age of eighteen, to visit some of those countries which could gratify her love for the picturesque and beautiful. She accordingly started for Cadiz and Gibraltar, but changed her mind on her route, and proceeded to Tangiers. After residing some time in the Silent City she married the gentleman who filled the post of English Consul there. She was consequently an inhabitant of Tangiers for many years, and is able to give her readers full and particular accounts of the internal arrangements and domestic customs of the Moorish families. Though possessing few of the conveniences of a European dwelling-place, her taste and skill en abled her to invest her African abode with some of the comforts and attractions of home; but, never theless, they found Tangiers dreary and mono tonous, until its tedium was unpleasantly varied by the French bombardment. During that period the Consul's family took refuge in an English vessel, and it was a matter of great satisfaction to them when Mr. Murray was appointed consul at the Canary islands. They took up their abode in Santa Cruz, the chief town in Teneriffe, but Mrs. Murray soon extended her travels about the island, and arranged an expedition to explore the wonders of the Peak. Her accounts of the place and people are given in an animated and pleasing style, and from the small number of travellers who have given any description of the Canaries, they have the freshness of novelty. The details of the manners and customs of the Guanches or aboriginal inhabitants, who are now extinct, will interest the ethnblogist and attract the curious. She mingles the anecdotes and legends cur rent among the island ers with her more didactic descriptio thens,ir an j u ou i s r i n t e e y d f g r i e v m e s them Tang i a e n r s a t g o r e t e h a e b l c e a N n ' aarrileetsyt. e O tr n avellersv Spain. The land of old romancte.satinedasuttahteolryesloveli ness deeply impressed the her account of her visit to the Peninsula records many interesting criticisms on works of art and architecture. Altogether it is an attractive and entertaining .work, unpretending in its style and character, being very much what it professes to be, the record of the impressions produced on a mind of taste and intelligence, by a residence in foreign and remarkable lands. Confidences. By the author of " Rita." 1 vol. Smith and Elder. Those who were entertained last year by the perusal of " Rita" will be gratified by the appear ance of a successor. They will not be disappointed in this work, for it is of a superior class to many fictions of the day, and evidences a thoughtful mind. The story is related in a series of letters, but it does not follow the fortunes of any one family in particular, but relates the various occurrences of the village during the period referred to, and the manner in which they affected the various inhabi tants. There is much to interest in some of the personages mentioned. The old admiral is a fine character, and his sudden death is related in an impressive manner. His three daughters are well described, each in her peculiar style. Vanda, the youngest, is the most decided character in the book,. and her sad fate imparts a melancholy tinge to the conclusion of these records. The passage which relates her flight is of exciting interest. There is great force in the arguments urged against the course she pursued, and her unhappy life and awful death point a solemn warning to those who are, like her, easy to persuade after the fashion of their fancies, but impossible to influence in the way of wisdom if contrary to their inclination. This simple story ( ma y well serve to amuse and instruct, and the elevating tone of its sentiments cannot fail to secure for its author sympathy and respect. Miriam Copley. By J. C. Jeaffreson, author of Crewe Rise," &c., &c. 3 vols. Hurst and Blackett. This is a very strange story, and one that cannot be considered pleasing, although it displays consi derable ingenuity. Miriam Copley and Stephen Watson are the chief characters, and certainly their lives are sufficiently momentous to afford ample details for a narrative. The career of Watson is ably ave d, s e k e e n t t c i h n e u d e ,but it is not natural that he sho uld h at the age of seventy, to prose cute his suit with Miriam. With regard to the heroine, the author evidently intended her for a fine cha racter ; but he has failed in his portrait ure. There is too much of the spirit of revenge apparent in her nature to attract sympathy for her sufferings, and whenever any one conducts themselves towards others with such asperity, the inevitable result must be that they make enemies, and preclude the possibility of forming friendships. Lord Ufford is of a pleasing disposition, but weak and wavering. However, the reader who has studied the sentiments of Miriam and her rival in dexterity, will not be too severe on those of a more genial if less striking nature. Charles Millicent is a peculiar man, but his conduct is not unlikely, considering his visionary ideas, and one is prejudiced in his favour in conse quence of his manly demeanour in regard to Miriam. Caroline Ufford is the only really pleasing sketch introduced. From first to last she never fails to impress the mind with her gentle and gra cious qualities. Beside of the vehement heroine this is the more strikingly manifested, and her sorrows are borne with such resignation that all must feel f or her. Geraldine Plumetop is one of the sue cesses of the book. She is admirably delineated, and appears almost life-like. This work will be desirable for those who like the mysterious, and are pleased with peculiar characters. THE SCREW STEAMB.RACOLOMBO. The Colombo, one of the fine screw steamships belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental Com pany's fleet, left Southampton Docks yesterday, in charge of acting. captain J. Laing, for the measured mile in Stokes Bay, to undergo an official trial be fore resuming her place in connection with the mail service. This vessel, which is about four or five years old, was sent round to Liverpool in September last for the purpose of being lengthened at Mr- Laird's building yard at that place. She was cut asunder, and lengthened 42 feet amidships, making her present length 335 feet over all. New boilers, on Lamb and Summers's patent, have been put in, and fitted with Mr. A. Lamb's patent superheating steam apparatus. Her fore cabin is lengthened, new iron fore and mainmasts erected, and several other improvements effected, making her one of the most convenient and comfortable ships in the companys service. By the alterations which have been made in the Colombo, she now has capacity foe 200 tons of cargo, 200 tons of coal, and 50 passengers more than she before possessed, while the external ap pearance of the vessel is considerably improved. Soveral scientific and other gentlemen were on board yesterday to witness the trial, among whom were the Admiralty and Board of Trade surveyors ; Messrs. Anderson and Allen, two of the directors ; Capt. Engledue, superintendent at Southampton; Capts. Lovell (late superintendent at Calcutta), Cook, Kellock, and Black ; Mr. A. Lamb, Mr. Laird, jun., &c. The first run at the mile was made in 5 min. 181. sec..; second, 4 min. 24 sec. ; third, 5 min. 9 sec. ; fourth, 4 min. 33 sec. The mean speed was 121- knots per hour, being a slight increase on her for mer rate before the alterations were made ; steam pressure, 181 b. ; vacuum, 25 inches ; revolutions, 25. Her draught of water was 16 ft. 11 in. forward ; 1 9 ft. 6 in. aft. Weight of coals on board, 789 tons; ditto water, 50 tons ; other stores, 20 tons. The Colombo is propelled by a pair of balance beam en -gines (by Napier, of Glasgow), which dri ve a geared screw, and which revolves three times to every re volution of the engines. She is fitted with two steam winches, which are available for working tho fire pumps, disposal of cargo, weighing anchor, be or • overcoming a leak ; but this machinery can worked either by hand or steam. The deck forms a magnificent promenade, and the whole of the internal arrangements are of the most perfect cha racter. She is bark-rigged, and can carry a con siderable spread of canvas. The Colombo leave Southampton for Alexandria on Monday nest with the East India and China mails. SHOCKING MURDER IN ST. LOUIS. ST. Louis, June 3.—Joseph Charless, one of the oldest and most respected of our citizens, was shot and mortally wounded on the street this morning by G. W. Thornton, formerly teller in the Boat men's Savings Institution. Thornton was tried and acquitted about a year ago on a charge of having stolen 20,000 dollars from the bank, and Charless happened to be one of the principal witnesses against him, Intense excitement exists among all classes of our citizens in conse quence of the shooting of Mr. Charless. At about noon from two to three thousand persons repaired to the gaol with the avowed purpose of forcibly taking and hanging the prisoner, but through the exer tions of the police and the influence of several prominent citizens, the excitement was somewhat allayed, and a majority of the crowd prevailed upon to disperse. A squad of excited men, how ever, lingered around the gaol all the after noon, whilst others traversed the streets, threatening vengeance upon the culprit. To prevent violence the mayor has ordered out the military, some of whom now (eight o'clock) are standing on guard in the gaol yard, while others are patrolling the streets, prepared instantly to suppress any threatened out break. Mr. Charless still lingers, but his death is looked for at every moment. He received two pistol wounds in the abdomen, either one of which the surgeons pronounce mortal. Nine o'clock p.m.—Much excitement still exists, and it is feared that the announce ment of the demise of the wounded man will be the signal for a general outbreak. Mr. Charless l a e senior and _ partner of the firm of Charless, Blow, and Co., he is looked upon as one of the oldest and most es teemed merchants of the city. The attack upon him is universally regarded as the most unprovoked and cold-blooded on record. THIS DAYS MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 51s, 5 d d ; barley, 31s 8d ; oats, 25 s lld ; rye, 41s 9d ; beans, Od ; and peas, 40s sd. T H E SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 51s 7d; ; barley, 32s lld ; oats, 25 s 7 d ; rye, 35s 8d ; beans, 450 peas, 42s Od E N G L ISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 77,109 ; barley, 3,070 ; oats, 5 , 365 ; rye, 33 ; beans, 1,555 ; peas, 1 36 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MA of RISE T, . in. fair About an average time - of - yea r supply beasts condition was on offer in to -day's market. All breeds met a very inactive demand, at Monday's currency. Sheep, the show of which was tolerably good, moved off steadily, at full prices. Lambs were in fair request, but not dearer. the top quotation was 6s. 2d. per 81bs., and the supply was somewhat large. We were well supplied with calves, which moved off steadily, at full prices. Pigs and milah coo - 0 were steady, at last week's quotations. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 3 2 3 4 Second qualitydo. 3 6 3 8 Prime large oxen 3 10 4 2 Prime Scots, &c. 4 4 4 6 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 6 3 10 Second quality do. 4 0 4 4 s. d. s. d. Prime crs-wool do. 4 6 4 8 Pme. S'thdown do. 4 10 6 2 Large Arse. calves 3 10 4 8 Prime small d 0... 4 10 6 4 Large hogs .30 3 6 Small porkers .... 3 8 4 4 Lambs, 5s 2d to 6s 2d. Suckling calves, 19s to 22s ; and quarter •old store pigs, 19s to 225. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and lambs 10,500 Calves Pigs 3lO FOREIGN SUFFIX. Beasts ............. . 100 Sheep ............. 600 Calves ............ 340 Pigs ............ MEAT MARKETS. NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL.--The supplies of moat generally n, lly m ru utt le o ssteady, a 4 s s 4s 4d to 5s ; pork, 3s 8d to l a l oa r wm e sb l B t s e e d 4ed , f a tf r n o o d rs t h 2os e d t ;i r o a vd d e e talo 4s 8d per 81bs. by the carcase. SOVTIIALL, June 15.—The supplies of stock here to• day, were seasonably good, and the trade generally ruled steady, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 8d te 5s 2d ; lamb, 58 4d to 6s 2d ; veal, 48 2d t ; and pork, 3s 4d to 4s 2d per Blbs. to sink the offal.o 5s 2d Romronn, June 15.—We had a fair demand for stock, the supply of which was tolerably good, at full quota -0 tions : --Beef, from 38 6d to 4 s 8d ; mutton, 4s Od to 6 2d ; lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 4d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s 2d ; pork, 3 ° 4d to 4s 2d per 8lbs; suckling calves, 19s 22s ; quarter old store pigs, t° --s each, milch cows £0 Os to £0 Os ea ch; to HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD. --Meadow hay, £2 108 to £4 8s ; cl over, do., £4 Os to £5 8s ; and straw, £1 4$ to £1 8s per load. Trade dull. CUMBERLAND.-IVleadow hay, £2 13s to £4 lOs; clover do., £4 Os t o £5 8 s ; an d straw, £1 50 to £1 9s per lead. A slow trade. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £ 2 lOs to £ 4 8s ;,cloveer r do., £4 Os to £5 lOs ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 8s per loa Trade heavy. TROTMAN'S PATENT ANCHOR.—Mr. Trotraang the inventor of Trotman's patent anchor, has issued a state ment exposing some of the peculiarities of the AdmiraltY administration. In 1853 a Government Committee, ap pointed to test the merits of competing anchors, reported spy kinds as being superior to the Admiralty anchor, and that Trotman's was the best' of these. The experiments were made at the cost of the patentees, and each competitor looked for reward in the certainty that if the report should be in his favour his invention would be adopted. No such result took place ; outside persons have received marks of Admiralty approval, but the only answer Mr. Trotman can obtain is that, if he desires it, " My Lords will Permit fur ther trials of his anchor." As this would cost him £2OO in a ddition to £4OO already expended, and could lead at the best to no result beyond th at already attained—namely, an unequivocal report in its favour—he has declined to enter thin the offer, and has invited the production before the House of Commons of all the correspondence on the sub -. ject. Meanwhile, he points out that in the case of the 110Yel yacht, where the Admiralty dare not trifle with the aide,' of the Queen, they have ordered its use. He also challenge a competition at his own expense of a " Trotmart.'s anchor of 50 cwt., costing £9O, against any anchor now in her Majesty's dockyard of 100 cwt., or more, the contract valueof which exceeds £ 365 ." It shall, he says, susta in a highere proof, possess greater holding power, and perform in a more efficient manner every duty required, although only on half the weight and one-fourth the cost of the larger anchor. THE DEFENCE OF THE TAY.—The Pert h Courier understands that Government, alive to the necessity of protecting the entrance to the Tar, h av e got plans propared for putting Broughty Castle in testate of complete repair' and of erecting strong fortifications around it. It is pro posed to place on the fortifications a battery of not less than 15 guns of havy calib ad long rane. Five of these are to be pointed eastwardre, so n as effectuaglly to command the entrance of the river. The castle, when completed, wait it is understood, afford accommod a tion to a force of fromBo to 100 artillerymen for the service of the guns. FATAL ACCIDENT AT ST. JAMES'S WORKHOI/St —An inquest was held yesterday evening, at St. James Workhouse, Poland-street, Oxford-street, on the body oft! boy aged 14, named John Macdonald, who was an blu!! of the house, and was ki lled b y a fall from the new build ing erecting on the premises. The deceased on FridaX last ascended a ladder to the second storey, and there seized hold of a rope to let himself down ; but, as soon. as he swung himself off the scaffold, the rope gave way . , and he fall to the ground from. a height of 40 feet. The -injury be received brought on locked jaw, and he died on Sunday. Verdict. " Accidental death." I 1