The Sun. — London, England, 1858-06-14 00:00:00

sl , y am r f 4 F 1144 SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. TATTERSALLS'—(This Evening.) The early part of the afternoon, as usual at this period of the year, was occupied in settling accounts. Herne supplanted Underhand as first favourite for the Nor thumberland Plate. At first Bto 1 was laid against the latter, whilst 5 to 1 was offered against Herne ; at last, ho'Wever, 6 to 1 was the highest offer against Underhand. For the Goodwood Stakes, Harry Bluff was at the chose as good a favourite as Rosati, who receded from 100 to Btol4to 1. Offers were made to back Harry Blfiff for an even 100 against anything. The horses in most request for the Derby were Musj id, Tikket-of-Leave, Balnamoon, and Electric. Closing prices : NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 12 to 2 agst Herne (offered 6to 1 agat Underhand (offered) Bto 1 agat Satinstone 9to 1 agst Pensioner 100 to 8 agst Gunboat 20 to 1 agst Medallion 25 to 1 agst Bird in the Hand (offered) 33 to 1 aget Telegram 000DWOOD STAKES. 14 to 1 agat Rosati 14 to 1 agst Harry Bluff 20 to 1 agst Windward 25 to 1 agst Madame Chantilly 25 to - 1 agst Beeswax colt 25 to 1 agst Scourge 33 to 1 agst Bird in the Hand 33 to 1 aget Tinwald 40 to 1 agat Fright ST. LEGER. 9 to 2 agst Tosopholite (taken) 100 to 6 agst Longrange DERBY. 25 to 1 aget Musjid 33 to 1 aget Ticket of Leave 33 to I aget Gracchus 33 to 1 aget Electric 33 to 1 aget Balnamoon _4O to 1 aget Brother to Sydney 50 to 1 aget St. Clarence IMPERIAL PAR LIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.-- (This Evening.) ROYAL COMMISSION. The Royal assent was given by commission to the fol!owing bills :—The Franchise Prisons, Non-Parochial Registers, Stamp Duty on Passports, Chelsea Hospital (Purchase of Lands), Metropolitan Board of Works (Victoria-park Approaches), Portumna-bridge (Ire land), Liverpool Exchange, Manchester Assize Court House, Manchester Improvement, Tay Fishe ries, Ely Valley Railway, Selkirk and Galashiels Railway, Malvern Improvement, Birmingham Canal Navigation, Garngad Road, Vauxhall Bridge Road, Staffordshire Potteries Gas, Trent Navigation, London Dock Company, Burghead Harbour, Maidstone Gas, Manchester, Hyde, and Motteram . Road, Stoke, Fenton and Longton Gas, Sufferance Wharves (Port of Lon don), Besselsleiglaßoad, Brentford Gas, Inverury and Old Meldrum Railway, Bainbridge, Lisburn, and Bel fast Railway, and Alyth Railway. . The Royal Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Salisbury, and the Earl of Hardwicke. Their lordships adjourned during pleasure. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the wool sack at five o'cleek. THE INSOLVENCY LAWS. The LORD CHANCELLOR presented a petition, signed by 3,000 merchants of London, praying for the assimilation of the insolvency and bankruptcy laws. The noble lord said the sni-ject was a very difficult and com plicated one, but he trusted, in the course of a few days, to lay upon the table a bill on the subject which be hoped would be looked upon as a great improvement on the present law. Lord BROUGHAM agreed with the prayer of the petitioners that there was great necessity for amending the bankruptcy and insolvency laws. In the bill which was to be laid on the table, he hoped there would be no attempt to pay official assignees by salary. Such a cir cumstance would be attended with the very - worst con sequences. CHURCH RATE ABOLITION BILL. Lord PORTMAN, seeing the noble duke present .who had charge of the bill, begged to ask to postpone -for a few days, from the day now fixed, the second read ing of the bill. • The Duke of SOMERSET had no objection to the postponement for any short time. ADMISSION OF THE JEWS TO PARLIAMENT. The Earl of CLANCARTY gave notice that, when either of the two bills which stood upon the paper, with respect to the adroh,tion of Jews to Parliament, came on for a second reading, he should move that they be read a second time that day six months. The Earl of MALMESBURY said he regretted to inform the house that the Earl of Derby was prevented from being present by illness, and that he would pro bably be confined to the house for the remainder of the week. Under such circumstances, he hoped both bills would be postponed. Lord LUCAN said he had no objection to the post ponement of his bill, but the noble and learned lord's (Lyndhurst's) stood first on the paper. Lord REDESDALE said it was his intention most strenuously to oppose both biils. He thought it was against the rules of the house to introduce a second bill on a sutket which had been rejected in a former bill. (No, • no.) Although he was opposed to compromise, yet that did not preclude other noble lords from entertaining that view, but as the bill which had been sent down from the House of Commons now remained with them, they could not alier it, but it was quite competent for the House of Commons to make such amendments as would . meet this view of the subject. He thought any propo sition for a compromise ought to come from the other house. After a few words from Lord BROUGHAM the select dropped. I, On the motion of Lord REDESDALE the following were read a second time :—Ayr and Dalmellington Rail way, Bradford Corporation Water ' East Kent Railway (Dover Extension), M erse y Docks and Harbour (Con solidation of Acts), Mersey Dacks and Harbour (New Works), Cromford and High Peek Railway, Birkenhead Improvement Commissioners (Bondholders Arrange ment), Luton, Dunstable, and Welwyn Junction, and Hertford and Welwyn Junction Railway Companies Amalgamation ; Bury and Redcliffe Water, Ballymena and Ballymony and Coleraine and Portrush Junction Railway, Tramore Embankment, Manchester Corpora tion Water, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Newton Compstall); Northampton Ga , , and Manchester Poor. The East Suffolk Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. PROBATE Am' AMENDMENT BILL. The house then went into commttee on this bill. [LEFT SITTING ] ROUSE OF COMZIONS—(This Evening.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following private bills were read a third time and passed : —West-end of London and Crystal Palace Rail way; Lancashire and Yorkshire and East Lancashire Railway Companies. The following bills were forth 4 considered and ordered to be read a third time :—Great Northern and Western (of Ireland) ; - Hove Improvement ; Limerick and Foynes Railway ; Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Rail way; Severn Valley Railway (Extension of Time) ; Shrewsbury and Welchpool Railway; Waveney Valley Railway. ROYAL ASSENT. The Speaker and the members of the home Were summoned to the House of Peers to hear the Royal assent given by commission to several bills. Sae lords' report. ART UNIONS. Mr. W. EWARTiave notice that ho should on Thursday move for leave to introduce a bill for legalising Art Unions. MILITARY COURTS :MARTIAL. Mr. WARREN moved fora return of the number of military c3tirts martial held in each year during the last See years, specifying whether general or district, and, in the form e r ca se , di st i ngu i s hi ng w h e the r held on com missioned or non-commissioned officers or privates.-- Agreed to. COUNTY COURT TREASURERS. Mr. MACARTNEY moved that the order (7th June) for presentingjan address for return relative thereto be read and discharged ; and instead thereof, Address for return of the names, date of appointment, and amount of salaries and allowances of all persons appointed to or holding the office of County Court Treasurer between the Ist July, 1856, and the Ist June, 1857, with the number of days in each month devoted to the business of such office, the amount of fees'received or paid over by the officers of the respective Courts, a n d th e na t ure o f any ot h er o ffi ce held by sue's several treasurer., with the pay and emolu ments arising therefrom.—Agreed to. 1311,",_BYTERTAN MILITARY CHAPLAINS AND 1:11-E STATE OF CHATHAM BARRACKS. Mr, ut RE asked the Chiof Secretary for Ireland if the Government military chaplains the appointm en t o f Pres byterianaP;ains in the c hi e f garrison towns of he United Kingdom General PEEL said it woaistthe intention of h er Ma jesty's Government to appoint o.overi.emmilitary chaplains. Presbyterian and Roman Catholic additional number of The object of her Majesty' s sat : e nt io w; to put the Roman Catholic soldiers en the put to him lastw iwtheerke: ard to chaplait2 as their Protestant bretbrienrg, g barn bartacks„ (Ffear, hear.) In reference to a question with respect to the supp:y of water in Chas and the overcroivcJ#d state of that building, b e had re. report. It stated that c9ived a satisfactorythe troo p supplied a bundantly with w ater from were generally the dockyard, but it occasionally happened, when the machinery was out of order,the suppy ran that 1 short, and it was to a circumstance _ of that kind the late temporary deficiency arose. In the course of the day the defects wrxs remedied, and there bad beers plenty of water ever since. With regird 'to - the overcrowding of the barracks, the report stated that the accommodation was even more ahnudant than at present; none of the barrack rooms had their full complement; many of the 1 THE sUN, LONDON, MONDAY E VENING, J UNE l4, 1858: troops were under canvas, and they were in a vtry healthy state. (Hear, hear.) MAIL SERVICE BETWEEN THIS COUNTRY IS A VAL AND AND AUSTRALIA. Mr. H. BERKELEY asked the Secretary to the Treasury whether any application had been made by the present contractors, for performing the mail service between this country and the Australian colonies, to obtain any remission of the existing penalties, or any modification of the size of the vessels employed ; the extension of the term of the said contract ; or any other alteration in the conditions thereof Mr. HAMILTON said the Treasury some time since were in communication with the Australian and Euro pean Steam Packet Company, in consequence of a de putation waiting on them from the colonies. The ob ject was to recommend the promotion of an amalgamation with the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, and the extension of the term of the contract, when the commu nication was broken off, and the direction of the Australian and European Company entered into further communication with the Treasury for the furtherance of objects similar to those asked for by the other company, but seeing certain resolutions in the newspapers relative to the winding up of that company he had thought fit to suspend further negotiation with them. Mr. DIVETT asked the hon. gentleman to state what steps were being taken to secure uninterrupted com munication between this country and Australia. Mr. HAMILTON said it was necessary, under the circumstances, for her Majesty's Government to pro ceed with caution. He assured the hon. gentleman her Majesty's Government world take steps to secere un interrupted communication between the two countries. THE CONFESSIONAL IN BELGRAVIA. Mr. BUTLER asked the Chancellor of the Exche quer if it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to take any, and what steps, to allay the feelings of irritation and disgust, created not only in the neigh bourhood of St. Barnabas, Pimlico—(hear, hear)—but throughout the breadth and length of the land in conse quence of the conduct of that gentleman. He also called attention to the reported sermon delivered by the Rev. Mr. Ingle yesterday at St. Barnabas Church, in support of the abominable practices he referred to. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the honourable gentleman had put a question of which be had given no notice, referring to a great variety of par ticulars, some of which he admitted only happened yes terday. He (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) thought the hon. gentleman would consider, upon reflection, that it would be more convenient to the Government, and more in accordance with the rules of the house, if he were tl put his questions on the paper, when they would be answered in due course. (Hear, hear.) Mr. BUTLER said he would repeat the question to morrow. (Hear.) The ads ices of our Malta correspondent reach to the 7th of June, when her Majesty's screw line-of battle ship Royal Albert, bearing the flag of the Commander-in-Chief, Admiral the Right Hon. Lord Lyons ; Hibernia, receiving ship (of theline) bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral the Lion. Sir M. Stopford ; the Princess Royal, Conqueror, and Centurion, screw steamships of the line ; the Vul ture, steam frigate ; the Vigilant, steam corvette ; the Caradoc, steam despatch vessel ; the Hearty, steam tug; and the Urgent, screw steam transport, continued in Valetta harbour. The Grand Cross of the most distinguished order of St. Michael and St. George has been conferred upon Admiral Lord Lyons, and it is not improbable that the ceremony of investiture will take place at Malta, unless the Admiralty issues orders which will allow of his re turning to Corfu. Her Majesty's steam corvette Swallow left on the 26th of May for Constanti nople, to relieve on that station the Osprey, or dered to Malta. The Vulture steam frigate re turned to Malta from Alexandria on the 31st. The Ariel, steam corvette, left Malta on the same day for Corfu ; and the Vigilant, steam corvette, ar rived from Patras. Her Majesty's steam gunboat Wanderer left Malta for Gibraltar on the 23d of May to order to remain there tbe Renown, 91, and Racoon, 21, on their way to Malta from England, in consequence of the large naval force which is being assembled at Toulon. The Algesiras, screw line-of-battle ship, bearing a rear-admiral's flag, arrived on the 18th of May at Corfu from Toulon, and left on the following day, accompanied by the Eylau steam frigate, for the Adriatic. A French screw steam-frigate, bearing another rear-admiral's flag, arrived at Alexandria on the 19th, and is re ported ito have landed a party of gendarmes to protect French subjects in concert with the Egyp tian police. A very large force issaid to have been landed at Oran from the French Toulon fleet. The Princess Royal, screw steam line-of-battle ship, returned to Malta from Alexandria on the 4th of June, after a long passage under canvass, of 16 days. Her Majesty's screw steam transport Ur gent arrived at Malta on the sth, from Gibral tar, after landing troops, for the purpose of taking in a large quantity of lime juice for the victualling yards in England. The hired steam transport Dutchman arrived from Portsmouth at Malta on the 25th of May, and left for Alexandria on the next day. The moveirents of screw steamers at Malta with general cargoes between the 24th of May and the 6th of June include the Melita, Thes salia, Cairo, and Pactolus, from Alexandria, for Liverpool ; the lonia, ftom Smyrna for the same port; the Ageri Sofia, from Liverpool for Constae tinople, conveying among other passengers Mr. C. Dickson, the newly-appointed Consul at Redout- Kali, and Mr. 11. R. Guarraciro ; the Karnack, from Liverpool for Constantinople and Trebizond ; the Demetrius, from Salonica for Liverpool ; the Madinina and Rhumel (French steamers, from Tunis, the latter bringing Lieut. Thurlow, Royal Artillery ; Capt. Simson, I. A., and Lady Frank lin, the widow of the Arctic navigator, who left for Athens on the 29th in the Aventin French steam packet for Messina. Among several improvements for the benefit of the troops at Chatham which have been effected by Col. H. Eyre, the newly-appointed Commandant of that garrison, is one which has been received with considerable satisfaction by the large body of reinforcements now awaiting the order for their embarkation for India. For several years it ,has been the practice for the troops ordered to India to receive their sea necessaries on board the vessel after they had embarked. This plan had given rise to much dissatisfaction among the non-commis sioned officers and men, and repeated complaints were addressed to the authorities on the subject, the articles which were supplied by the army agents and other tradesmen connected with the town on being opened on board, having been generally found, when too late to return them, to be of an inferior character, and in many c,aces utterly worthless. In order to put a stop to the system which has so long prevailed Col. Eyre, with the sanction of the authorities, has issued orders di recting that all clothing and other necessaries required for use by the soldier during his voyage to India shall be sent to the barrack stores, when the whole will be inspected by a board of officers ap pointed 'for that purpose, and no stores allowed to be issued to the troops but such as have been ap proved by the board. The practice of issuing neces saries to the non-commissioned officers and men on board is to be dis.continual. The 10th Hussars will arrive at Birmingham to day (Monday) to form a guard of henour on the occasion of Ler Majesty's visit to that town. The following officers Lave passed an examination at the Royal Naval College, Yortsmow.L, and been found qualified to be registered as steam officers Capt. S. T. P. Hornby, Capt. D. Robertson, Com minder S. H. Henderson, Commander 11. Ne l son, Commander R. Studdart, Commander C. E. Side bottom, Lieut. W. G. Annesley, Second-Lieuls. (R.M.) M. H. Farquharaon, C. B. Smith, D. S. Pitcher, W. D. Welch, C. J. Kinsman, and W. Stewart. At the usual monthly examination at the college which terminated on the 10th inst., the following passed :—For Masters—Messrs. W. Hew lett and W. L. Dobbs. For Assistant Clerks— Messrs. E. H. Dyers A. P. Freeman, H. J. Gard ner, and A. N. C. King. One of the members of the Royal Commission went down to Woolwich on Saturday last and in stituted inquiries relative to certain departments of the Royal Arsenal at Woolviich. Notwithstand ing the length of time which has elapsed since the Royal Standard Gun Foundry was completed, at a co=t regardless of the amount, not one serviceable gun has been turned out and passed the ordinary proof, although a guarantee was given to tbe Secre tary of State for the production of 250 guns from that foundry by the 31st of March past. The im portant blunder, it is mid- rstood, lay in the utter absence of practical men to direct the working of the establishment, the nominal and responsible founder being an artilleryofficer, and thesubordinate foremen or eub-directors, who should be well np to the work of gun c fisting, being mere novices in that class of duty, having passed their lives as engineers' workmen and cylinder casters, and being there fore unacquainted with the proper fusion of the metals requisite for making good and durable iron ordnance. The Royal Laboratory is likewise about to undergo investigation, it having been stated on official authority that, in spite of the large expen diture end cost of that establishment, the Brit'sh Government is not in possession of a single species of shell adapted to present use. The enormous sums claimed by that department for the expenses of the late peace rejoicings in Hyde Park are also about to be rigidly_ inqtrired into. It is stated that the cost of the fireworks alone amounted to upwards of 160,0001., and that the surplus, buried and de stroyed at times in Woolwich marsh, is iuconceiv able. The Hecate, - steam-sloop, Cora. G. F. Burgess, arrived at Spitbead on Saturday night from the West Coast of Africa. Her dates are Ascension, April 28 ; Sierra Leone, May 13 ; and St. Michaels, June 2. She has been sent home on account of her sickly state, having got the coast fever on board, and it being impossible to clear her of it. She had been at anchor since Friday off the Isle of Wight, owing to a dense fog in the Channel. Cora. Gordon, (her former commander), Assistant Surgcon W. J. Butler, and two boatswains have fallen victims to the fever, and about 40 of her crew . were sent to hospital at Ascension. She brings 12 invalids from Ascension for Haslar Hospi al, who have been taken there. The Hecate has taken twa. prizes of only small value since she has been in comtniaion —the brig Chatsworth and the - topsail schooner Niagara. The Medusa, Corn. Bowden, had taken the richest prize that had been made on the coast for some years—a brig with a cargo of rum and to bacco, slave fittinto, and 6,5001. sterling in cash. The Boacawen, 70, Roar-Admiral the Hon. Sir F. Grey, K. C. 8., arrived at Ascension on April 15th; after provisioning, &c., she loft the same evening for the Cape of Good Hope. The Viper, 4, steam- vessel, Lieut.-Cora. A. B. Hodgkinson, arrived at Ascension from the river Congo on April 18th ; after victualling, coaling, &e., she left on the 21st on her return. . • The Black Eagle, Admiralty steam-yacht, Mr. J. E. Petley, master, RN., in command, arrived at Portsmouth on Saturday night, from Woolwich, to embark his. Royal Highness Prince Alfred for an aquatic tour to all the principal ports of the United Kingdom. Ireland will have the greater share of the Prince's attention. The sure who will ac company him will cons i st of L i eut. C owe ll , R.E , the Rev. W. R . Jolly, Chaplain of her Ma jesty's s hi p - of her M ajesty ' s yachts. Illustrious, and Mr. Minter, surgeon The Marlborough, 131, Vice-Admiral Arthur Fanshawo, C• 1 3., remained at Spithead last night wloa this report left (5 1.0 p.m.) ; it was cur rently rumoured that an Admiralty telegram stopped her sailing on Saturday, and that she will remain until to-morrow or Wednesday. E.M.'s ship Pembroke, Capt. Charlcwocd, which, succeeded the Southampton at Harwich, has left that pelt for the purposa of jdning the Channel fleet. The Monarcb, 8 1 guns, Capt. G. E. P a t ey, was paid off at Sheerness on Saturday, und er t h e in spection of Capt. H. 11. G!asse, C, li, of the Tarrible. Several seamen received medals and gra tuities for lob and meritorious services, and some first-class petty officers also received gratuities for good conduct. Tile Locust steamvessel, Lieut.-Commander, J. B. Field, took seamen paid off from the Monarch, and proceeded for Plymouth on Saturday. The Lizard steamvessel, Lieut.-Cona ED ander Edw. 'TELLIGERCE. E. Maunsell, also received seamen from the Monarch, and left the same day for Plymouth. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty : Capt. C. Fredrick to the Caesar; Henry Brehant, master, to the Caesar ; Charles E. Neve, master's assistant, to the Racer ; John Rorie, surgeon, to the Oberon ; James Lilburne, surgeon, to the Hydra ; and J. Martin, paymaster, to the Caesar. OUR HOME FORCES, True to his promise to the House of Commons, Sir J. Pakington, the First Lord of the Admiralty, is gradually strengthening the home force by the means suggested in his clever elucidation of the navy estimates. Since thelet of May the China force has been reduced, the Pacific division has been strengthened, and the particular service nearer home has been increased. From China, one ship, the Himalaya, screw transport, Commander S. P. Piers, has arrived in England, and a dozen others are on their way home, namely— SCREW SHIPS. Sanspareil Shannon Pelorns . Pearl .... Hornet.... Roebuck . SAILING SHIPS. Nankin 5O Picino Bello4le (hospital slip) 6 20 Assurance - Mohawk making a total of 13 ships, 301 gu n s, and 3,552 men. Two other ships have been detached from China to the Pacific station ; the Pylades, 21, screw, Captain Da Conroy, and A me th ys t, 26, Captain Grenfell ; so that the China fleet now musters 50 vessels of all classes, 457 guns, and 6,302 men, instead of, as on May Ist, 60 ships, 720 guns, and 9,395 men. The Mediterranean, we are glad to find, has an additional line-of-battle ship added to its force, and now it may be said that the station has once more a screw fleet, powerful although small, composed of the Royal Albert, 121; Conqueror, 100 ; Re• nown, 91 ; Princess Royal, 91; and Centurion, 80 ; and the Renown having left the Channel for the Mediterranean, a sister ship, the Orion, 91, has been put into commission. In April last we remarked that, badly off as we were stated to be with respect of a home force, we could muster from all sources about 20,000 seamen, marines, and boys iu active service in the Channel ports. Since then we are glad to find that this force has been gradually and steadily increased —our coast-guard ships afloat, for instance, 26 efficient vessels (all but one of them screws) carry ing 633 guns, and having on their books 3588 men, Two ships paying -off have 880 men available. The ships fitting out are 8, with 284 guns, and 2755 men ; and the "particular-service" ships and the " Telegraph Squadron" have 2392 men. These give a total of 9600 men. If to these we add the furce at Cork, 500 ; at Sheerness, Woolwich, and. Pembroke, 1700 ; at. Portsmouth, 2490 and Ply mouth, 1700 ; total, 6300 ; add, also, 3500 men employed in the coast-guard service ashore, &c., and the marines at head quarters, we shall find that at the present moment we have at our home ports and on our coasts in actual employment under the Crown no less than 25,000 officers, sea men, marines, and boys. The number of ships ordered home from all stations is 22, with 382 guns and 4766 men. If these are counted in withour pre sent home strength, theavailable force for an emer gency will not come far short of 30,000 of all ranks. Thus from this force, together with the additional -seamen that will daily enter to makeup the num bers voted for 1857-58, we may shortly expect to have a Channel fleet of eight or ten screw of the line, and a dozen screw frigates and corvettes, manned by 14,000 seamen and marines ; a regular cruising fleet, totally independent of; but ready to work with all the efficient coast-guard ships, steam guard ships, port flag ships, and any other seagoing home port vessels, from each and any of which, after very little exercise, divisions of men might be taken on an emergency to form the nucleus of three fleets.—Morning Herald. yards being- run in 4 minutes 46 seconds, while making 16i revolutions per minute. The principle of cheap fares has been adopted by the proprietors, as the through passage-money from London to New York is for the first class passengers only 181. ; se cond class, 10/. ; and steerage, 71. By this new route the merchants of Belfast and of other towns in Ireland will be greatly benefited. At present they are compelled to ship their goods to Liver pool and then trans-ship them to the Atlantic steamers ; this expenditure will be saved ; the in surance will be reduced one-half, because only one half of the risk will be incurred. Liverpool may, indeed, be jealous, as she was when competition was established at Glasgow, and the Clyde con tended against the Mersey, but the expanding trade between Great Britain and the United States will furnish occupation to all the rival lines. The public at large must be benefited by the earlier re ceipt of intelligence, and as it will arrive two days Boomer than by any of the established routes, Lon don, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, and Glasgow will participate in this common advan tage. We must, therefore, not only congratulate the merchants of the United Kingdom but the landowners of Ireland, 4in the extension of ocean steam navigation between Galway, Halifax, and New York. If we mistake not Lord Campbell, the Lord Chief Justice, is owner of the Barna estates, which adjoin the town of Galway. His property will be doubled in value, and that may give him some secret satisfaction for the displacement of Lord Palmerston. In the improvement of his pos sessions in the west of Ireland, Lord Clanricarde may find ample compensation for the loss of the Privy Seal, which so suddenly escaped his grasp. The illustrious Lord Gough, whose military ser vices have not yet been rewarded with the well merited baton of a marshal, will be pleased with the prospective improvement of his Galway estates, and his magnificent castle of Loughconter ; and many others will participate in this prosperity, and receive honourable reward in the augmented value of their Irish possessions. THE ERUPTION OF MOUNT VESUVIUS. NAPLES, June B.—At the risk of being considered a one-ideasd man I send you another report ofjthe burning mountain. Wishing to have another and more perfect view of it, on Saturday last, at about two hours of day, I started from Naples, and after escaping from all the varied seceature of guides, torch-bearers, drivers, and a host of other impro vised artists, found myself after three-quarters of an hour's walk in front of the fire. E trier as it was there were many there before me gazing on the wondrous scene. A vast Led of burning metalic looking coke was sweeping down over smiling vine yards, carrying everythiug before it. The mass was, I should say, 800 feet in width—the "Journal" says half a mile—and h ow l ong th e eye cou ld not calctt late ; for, looking upwards, it was lost behind the heights. As to thorate at which it was travelling nothing could be more deceptive. Had it been in a narrow channel it would have been comparatively easy to make some decision, but its very grandeur baffled me. Row after row of the vines, however, fell before it—great trees shivered and shook and tossed about as if a heavy wind were blowing, though it was a dead calm, and soon yielded to the destroyer —aud, marching continually over the black frag ments of scoriae on the surface, on it came without ceasing. Since midday it had advanced full 100 paces. There had been a house on a point not far distant, tenanted a few hours before, the fragments of which I saw in the folds of the lava. The poor creatures had taken refuge in a cave formed be tween the upper and lower &rata of an old lava eruption. Behind the shoulder of a hillock stood a handsome villa which had been saved by its posi tion ; the grounds belonging to it were all, how ever, buried under the black mosses, and the ten ants were standing on the terrace looking down upon the ruin and calculating the probabilities of the stream touching them. Though the whole of this enormous bed was in movement, still, running over it, or sometimes under it, were two channels of liquid red-hot lava, which had never stopped since they issued from their sources. The blackened bed had become so by an interval of suspension, and was moved on by the immense weight behind. On looking up and around me my wonder was whence could have come this enormous quantity of matter. Could it speak what a history would it tell—hove it had been turning about to and fro under the surface of the land for the last six months, upheaving and ruining great cities, destroying cul vated lands, and carrying death to many 'thou sands. The speculation was not an idle one, for in less than an hour later said Professor Palmieri to - me, "1 thinkthe periodof earthquakes has now terminated for the present. I connect this erup tion with them." I passed through a number of I fine young vineyards, where the clustered fruits held out the promise of an abundant vintage. One after another they were shrivelling up and flaming like small torches, while the- country people were saving what they could. I pass on to the next point of importance ;it is half-way up the moun tain. I wind and wind up, and make a series of short cuts, steep enough to take all the breath out of a man's body, and stand all at once on a crag, which commands a view of one of the most mag nificent spectacles I ever - witnessed. The whole stream is visible from the source to the place which I have just left ; it is coursing down, or rather they are coursing down, for there is more than one stream, as rapid as a cascade ; in fact, they are cascades of as pure liquid fire as can be well conceived ; sometimes they are hidden under the blackened scorim, and then they emerge again, and run on as if impatie n t o f-d es t ruct i on. It was one of those spectacles so astounding to look upon, that a man seeks in some way to relieve his feel ings. Ho bursts if he is silent ;he must shout, scream, anything 'to let off his pent-up excitement, and I suppose that I did so myself. It is now dusk ; the Italian night is descending rapidly upon us, the sun has just gone down, and the stars are out in a minute, and we have yet to climb to the top ; so one pull race e. There is a lazy blasé Frenchman, with his Cest toujours le menu " and why should we go further P—but we pull him along reorally and physically, and at last ar rive at the Hermitage. Behind it is another grand spectacle, perhaps grander even than what we have just described. There is less apparent activity, but the gorge is wider, and the slow butt certain manner in which the mass moves on gives us a striking idea of power. It is 750 feet in width ; to calculate its bulk by millions of tons would be only trifling with a giant —we might better cal culate by the million the enormous quantities which are issuing every minute from the many sources. In all there are seventeen and upwards, says Professor Palmieri, and this feet constitutes ono of the striking features of this eruption, as does a'so the fact that they do not run in one line, but are opened in various parts. Another new feature is the long-continued fluidity of the lava, all showing the overgorged state of the moun tain and the immense power at we:wk. It was the'' opinion of the Professor, however, that the erup tion was on the decline, as no internal rumblings ware now heard. The lava had found its outlets, and was now pouring down with the rapidity and tranquillity of an unobstructed stream. There have been, eight earthquakes since the eruption began, local only perhaps ; and the last, as marked in the seismograph of Palmieri, had taken place that mousing at half-past 7 o'clock. Nothing had been removed from the Observatory, nor in fact was 'there any immediate danger, as there was a vast depth behind which was not filled up as yet. An inconvenience might have arisen from an union of the two streams, which were flowing down, and men were always out on the watch and to report. On descending we met thousands of people en route from Naples. The path for miles down was marked • by a line of torches ; the gorge down which the lava was coursing looked from a dis tance like a Vast crater, the walls of which were irradiated by the fires below. ' The stream had ad vanced so rapidly as to cut off our road, so we were compelled to make a long detour. Arrived at the lava bed we stopped to gaze on the scene of ruin and of grandeur, bought some coins imbedded in lava, and falling into the descending line of human beings, soon found ourselves in Resina. It is only a short hour's drive to Naples, and grand was the spectacle which the mountain presented from a dis tance; up to the very streets the reflection of two great streams fell across the sea. On Sunday, at midday, the eruption seemed to be on the decrease, and the spectacle seemed less grand in the evening. Last evening however, there was mu c h greater activity, and this morning the increased length of the line of smoke seems to indicate much greater activity. No life has as yet been lost ; legs and arms have been broker', and a child who haii strolled out to tbnOttrajano side of the lava had fallen asleep, and not until the stream was close up to it had some men perceived its dangerous situation and rescued it at considerable risk to themselves.—Times. 'JEWELS FDOM LUCKNOW.—We learn that a lady re siding at Clifton, the wife of a gallant major at present serving in India, has received a letter from her husband, Which gives a glowing account of the treasure seized by our troops at Lucknow. As an earnest cf bid own auc. cese, ho has sent her home a necklace of splendid pearls, end some emerald,', one of which is believed to be of great value. The gems are in a comparatively rough state the emeralds having been ignorantly and, we had almost said, merc il ess l y drilled through. The letter spooks of a corporal in the gallant officer's regiment having got a bracelet which will probably be worth from 100,0001. to 200,0001. Another -letter, from a younger officer, received at Cato]; states that, the writer has got three superb embroidered shawls of rare workmanehip and great price,--Brida Mercury, SLAVE TRADE - IN DISGUISE. Lord Goderich on Thursday evening asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether there was any truth in the statement that the. British Government had given its sanction to the French scheme for the exportation of Negroes from. the West Coast of Africa? The answer of Mr. Fitz gerald was plain and precise. He said that the communications of this country were expressions of regret that such a scheme had been originated and persisted in, and that the British Government had felt it their duty to point out strongly their objections to it. This statement comes oppor tunely at present. It can no longer be doubted that the project which has received the approval and support of the French. Government, and which is now being carried out by French speculators, is simply the Slave Trade disguised under the name of industrial emigration. As it is be coming obvious that for the protection of the black race from forcible abduction and servi tude, we must trust to the moral sense of France, America, and the other countries possessing ter ritory between or near the Tropics, we give to the world a narrative which has reached us, and which demonstrates clearly the nature of the proceedings which the French Govern ment has sanctioned. We trust that when once such faots are known the task of those who remonstrate against the scheme will be no longer difficult. We cannot claim to prevent other na tions embarking in the slave trade, but it may be allowed to us to expose any practices akin to it which are carried on under a specious name—a name which perhaps quiets the consciences of many who have good feeling enough to shrink from evil, but not energy enough to track it t o it s haunts and destroy it there. The Ethiope, Capt. Croft, a steamer belonging to the West Africa Steam Company, arrived at Monrovia, the capital of the settlement of Liberia, on the 14th April. The captain, on landing, was informed by ex-President Roberts that a French vessel, the Regina Cceli, which had been for some weeks collecting "emigrants" under the new sys tem, had been the scene of a fearful catastrophe. These so-called emigrants had revolted during the absence of, the captain, purser, and a few. of the crow, who, fortunately for themselves, had gone on shore for a short time. The seamen left on board, to the number of 11, were murdered by the negroes; the dOctor alone was spared and put on shore. The ignorant wretches, after perpetrating this deed, had taken possession of the vessel, and were known to be in the neighbourhood of Cape Mount. Shortly after Capt. Croft received this information there came a formal request from the French consul that the Ethiope would, if possible, recapture the ves sel. The Ethiope set out accordingly. Tha Regina Coeli was known to be well armed; ships convey ing this clasr of emigrants are, it appears, well armed ; and Capt. Croft made every preparation. But, sightly believing that ex-President Roberts would exercise a moral influence on the blacks, that gentleman was requested to accompany the expedition. At nine o'clock the next morning they sighted the Regina Cceli, " quite unmanage able near the shore." "As 'we neared," says an eye-witness, "we saw her decks crowded with people, who, as soon as they saw the British flag, hung out a white shirt, and the Ethiope coming within' hailing distance, they made all possible demonstrations, by clapping their hands and crossing their arms, thus expressing their joy at seeing a British ship, and their readiness to give themselves up." Mr. Roberts went on board, and when the blacks heard they were to be taken to Monrovia they danced and shouted with delight. sir. Robert , , having heard the account of these people, expresioi his opinion that all the so called emigrants were merely slaves, and had been regu larly bought, shipped, and manacled just in the regular way, as practised on the coast for many a year. The account the negroes gave of themselves leaves, indeed, no doubt of the fact. The irons with which they bad been manacled were on board, and many of them retained the marks on their wrists and ankles. They were about 270 in all, but 100 had left before the Ethiope fell in with the ship. One of the men said that the greater part had been brought down from the interior and bought by the Frenchmen in the usual way. Others had gone on board as labourers, he himself among the number, and had been suddenly seized, put in irons, and stowed away in the hold: By these means were the emigrants obtained, who, but for the mutiny, were destined to "develcpe their faculties by contact with civilisation' in the Island of Reunion, late Bour bon. , The account given by them of the massacre itself was, that it arose from the cook stabbing one of the people who had gone to the galley to get something to eat ; but the re can b e little doubt that the deed was premeditated, and that the cook's violence, even if tine, was only the signal for the rising. The sequel of this story is ridiculous enough, and we only relate it as a specimen of the manner in which the chief of the French naval squadron on the West Coast of Africa interprets in ernational usages and respects foreign authorities. Captain Croft had been requested by the French Consul to go and recapture the Regina Cceli, and he did so ; but M. Simon, the capt a i n o f th e lost ship, put off in an open boat when he saw the Ethiope ap ' preach, and when the Regina Cali was cap tured, he demanded that she should be immedi ately given up to him, on the ground that she had never been out of his possession, inasmuch as he was in the neighbourhood, and had moreover demanded 25 men of the Liberian Government to help him in the recovery. The answer naturally was, that the Ethiop e h a d cap t ured the vessel, and must have salvage. The French captain refused to pay any or come to any settlement, and, as the Regina Cceli had been taken into Monrovia, he called on the French naval force to interfere, and the last we hear of the Matter is that two despatches have been addressed to the President of the Re public of Liberia, couched in the phraseology of which Europe has lately had more than one speci • men. The demand is, that "Captain Simon, of the French ship Regina Coati, may be again placed in possession of his vessel, illegally seized by the English packet-ship Ethiope, an d brought into the roads of Monrovia ;" and, furthermore, that the murderers be apprehended and delivered up. It will hardly be b2lieved that it is desired also to make the Ethiope responsible for the damage which the rebellious slaves did on board. But the style of the " Chief of the Staff of the French Naval Divi sion" is the point moatworthy ef wtention. With a just scorn of so plebian a functionary as the Pre sident of a republic he thus expresses himself :—" I declare that the capture has been arbitrary, illegal and valueless, and order that Captain Simon be im mediately replaced in possession of his ship. I , also insist that the murderers of the Regina Ccea 1)0 arrested and delivered to the commander of the Renaudin." This, however, is but a pendant to the original history, which is the mutiny of a number of kid napped slaves, bought, carried on board, chained in the usual way, and destined to be transported to the French plantations under the name of " voluntary emigrants." That the system is no thing more than the Slave Trade under another name cannot be doubtel. Tiiat the immigra tion of Africars and - Asiatics into thinly-peopled colonies is desirable we have always upheld, and even this French scheme might have been so worked as to be a blessing both to Africa and the Antilles. The various races which have been introduced into the British possessions have cf late years pros pered and been productive of prosperity to others. The Coolies in the Mauritius and Demerara, the Chinese in Anstralia, and even large bodies of Negroes introduced into different islands, have had no reason - to regret the change in their lot ; and we hope that this kind of emigration will continue and increase. But nothing is more likely to check a really healthy supply of labour than such a nefari• ous traffic as has now been exposed. We trust that the FrenCh. Government will no longer hesitate to discountenance proceedings which are ab!e now to boast the Imperial approbation.—Times. BARRACKS.-619,0911. is the SUM Which it is proposed to expend on barracks in the estimates of 1853-59, against 522.7151. last year, and 1,012,5001. in tLe pre ceding one. For the erect on of new barracks this year 181,4081. is proposed, including 109.0001. for permanent barracks at Aldershott, and 41,00(1. for new barracks _at Gosport, Hants. During the last three years 20,8011. has been expended for supplying venter to barracks, 18,537/. for improving the drainage, 1,177/. on ventila tion, 13,1261. for sanitary purposes connected with bar racks and hospitals, and 120,0001. for improvements to existing barracks (including provision of quarb:rs for married sergeants and men). In the same three years, 1856-59, 602 officers and 12,441 men have been provided with quarters by new barracks, exclusive of the Royal Ho=pital at Netley, which, when completed, will ace )m -modate 1,000 patients. The total amount of money ex pended on new barracks in the 20 years ended April, 18t6, was 1,432,1961, and the accommodation pro vided was for 391 officers and 11,237 men. This is ex elasive c f 722,1741. expended in 1854, 1855, and 1856 for hutting accommodation for 2,100 officers and 40,296 men. [ADVERTISE MPNT.]-11olloway's Ointmcnt and Pali do not belong to any especial and exclusive class of remedies. They comprehend the finest remedial pro perties Of all the great speclfics. Thus the ointment, in cases of eruptive diseases appears not only to remove the exterm.l it:flammation, but to sink deep into the re cesses of the sy.tern, putting out to the last spark the fires of fever, invigorating the circulation, and purifying the fluids which course through the fleshy fibre, the glands, and the skin. In mast cases the operation of the ointment is, we are informed, materially assisted by an occasional dose. of the pills. Sold by all medicine vendors throughout the world, and at Professor Hollo way's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. INDIA. Sir E. PERRY renewed his question relative to Mr. Mountstewart's despatches and the paper referred t' on a former occasion by the noble lord the President of the Board of Control, relative to the state of Rohil cond. Lord STANLEY said that after the question put to him the other day by the hon. and learned gentleman the member for Davonport, he thought it right to apply to Lord Ellenborough, to whom Lord Canning's letter was addressed, and is whose possession it was. As they were private communications, and as they reached him in a private form, it would be contrary to precedent and inconvenient to the Govern ment to lay them on the table as official documents. Perhaps the hon, and learned gentleman's object would be attained by reading a sentence from Lord Canning's letter and the enclosure. Lord Canning said that the progress made in bringing in the landowners, and in coming to a settlement with them, was very satisfactory. —(hear, hear)—and Mr. Mountstevvart'e enclosure was of a similar character, (Hear, hear.) RELIGIOUS PROCESSION IN TUAM. Sir W. VERNER asked the Attorney-General for Ireland whether the government had received any ac count of a procession in the streets of Team, which pro cession was composed of priests and others of the Church of Rome, in their ecclesiastical costume, and carrying the Host, and whether such procession was conformable to law. The ATTORNEY•GENERAL said such precessions as described would not be conformable to law but the application of the law depends on the existence of the fact. He had seen a report describing what had taken place, but it did not state that any procession as that described took place in the strecta of Tuam. (Hear, hear.) He hoped there would not, and that the good sense of the persons referred to would prevent them violating the law. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. The committee on the India resolutions was resumed by Lord STANLEY, who moved that, with a view to the efficiency and independence of the Council, it was expedient that it should - be partly nominated and partly elected. Ho proposed that the elective part should be elected by the proprietors of stocks and shares, and re tired Indian officers. Lord J. RUSSELL objected to the elective part of the resolution, and moved as an amendment that the whole Council should be nominated by her Majesty in Council. Sir J. GRA.TIAM was opposed to legislation at the present moment, and urged d,lay. Lord Ellenborough was against the chan;;e proposed, and he (Sir J. Graham) had no doubt such was the opinion of Lord Dalhont.ie. The mutiny was not quelled, and he was afraid there were as many men in thr the northern parts of India as when the mutiny broke out. The correspondence of the London journals, though graphically describing events, was well worthy of their considerati n as showing the state of affairs in that Go vernment. He did not consider this a fitting time fur change. When a State tottered or an empire was shaken, they found those at least able to build up and save were the most swift to pull down and destroy, The decision of the majority in that house must be given effect to, and in making the change, the minimum amount of change should be taken—they ehonli make the council in the main as like the present Court of Directors as possible. It was impossible to have a better council, and he concurred in the opinion of his right hon. friend the member for Halifax, who, above all others, was The best man to deal with this question. He did not believe the present machinery cumbrous and ineffectual. He denied that the East India Company bad shown symp toms of decay ; and he thought it would ultimately turn out that delay was act on the side of the company. Having reselvel there should be a change of govern , nient for India,, the next was to consider what that change should be, and he was opinion the change should be small, and not to a great extent. as Lading to the belief in India of a reversal of the past and present policy adopted in that country, or the con sequences might be most lamentable. He considered the council should be between 12 and 15 ; that they should be nominated in the bill, and hold their offices daring good behaviour, and that a large number of the present Board of Directors should be selected for the council ; their salaries should be 1,5001., and a retiring pension after ten sears' service. To ensure promptitude and tfficienPy there should be a secret committee. (LEFT SPEAKING.) C:tIDIINAL COURT.—(This Day.) The June sessions cf the Central Criminal Court nom; menced this morning. There were on the bench the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, Alderman and Sheriff Law rence, Alderman and Sheriff Allen, Alderman Sir George enroll, Alderman Challis, Mr. Under Sheriff Maiilard, Mr. Under Sheriff Parker, the Rev. John Davis, There was some difficulty in obtaining a grand jury, and this gave rise to some,conversation in reference to the manner of issuing the summonses. One gentleman who was called, stated that he has served during the present year at Westminster, and that together he had served seven days during the last year.. He did not think that oat of so large a population liable to serve, he should be called upon twice in the same year. In answer to the Recorder, Mr. Kemp said it was the prat , tice of the sheriffs to divide the list of persons liable to serve into four parts, so that each person was called upon about every four years. The Recorder remarked that he was aware of thefact that a great number of peo ple whose names were ,on the jury list were never sum moved atall, an is qu.ry he thought should take place into the system under which such arrangements were made. Another gentleman whose name was called said he thought there malt be some mistake, as he was neither tahhe employmentousehol householder ofa ratepayer, th e E i‘,e t r ibutc merely Telegraph in Albion-pl ace . His min; appears on the parish hooks, but it must have got there by accident. A ' third gentlem an , who came up from Hastings, in accordance with hi s summons, but did not arrive till after his na' ne was . called, was fined 101., but t on making his app earance in court, and 'n explaining that the train w a s behind time, who came up ' the Lord A ' layor remitted the fine. Another gentleman, specially from Suffolk t o discharge juryman, was informed that hi s r equired on that occasion. se t hrveice jars re The Recorder, in cbargirg the' grat d congratu lated them upon the fact that there were u duties would not grand be fe , wcse the calendar, and that of those none were of ve ry aas serious character. It was cf coarse quit e impossible to draw any inference s as to the decr ease of crime fr om ' single session, but l oo ki ng back to i be found that in th e cr i me of t t h he e e p x a p s e t rie s n e c ss e io c n %a , violence there had been a marked decrease during the last few years. In the pres ent session there was not a single case of murder cr mansl au g hter. In the &psi. thins laid before him there was one case of for gery at , common law—it was the case of the forgery of a certifi cate to obtain a place in the police. There would be no difficulty in the case, and ho only adverted to it that it might be more known than perhaps it was, that this was an offence, and that any one committing it, %MS liable to punishment under the criminal law. The Grand Jury then retired to their room. POLICE INTELLIGENOE,—(This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EMBEZZLEMENT BY A CLERK OF THE HAVANA CIGAR COMPANY.—Frederick 1). Crouch, clerk, a respectable looking young man, of 23. Stanmore-place, Caledonian road, was charged with embezzling various RIMS of money received on account of his masters. Mr. Louis Silberberg, manager of the Habana Cigar Company, 48, Pall-mall, said the prisoner was in tho s a zi ce of the company as cashier, being paid by salary c ""' 18 sion• It was hi s d u ty t o rece i ve money f or received severalaurna of money and had not accounted for the same. The prisoner, who seemed to acutely feel his position, was remanded. THE NEW ROUTE TO AMERICA. An examination of the map of the world will show that the points of continents and islands which stand to each other in the nearest relations of proximity have been selected as the highways of their intercourse and commerce. Ever since the invasion of Caesar Calais and Dover have been sta tions of embarkation between Great Britain and the Continent. Cape Suniutia was the point of concentra tion for the trade of Greece, because it was the near est to Egypt. The Appi an Way was extended from Capua to Brundusium, on the Adriatic Gulf, be cause in that locality existed Vie nearest good har bour near the narrowest spot in the Adriatic Sea, in the most direct line from Rome to Constanti nople. In our days it has hem ascertained that the shortest route hetwE en the old and the new world would be from the west coast of Ireland to the east ern coast of • Nova Scotia. From Galway Bty to, Cape Canso the distance is 2,000 miles, and ti little more to Hal fax, while the distance _from New York to Liverpool, on the shortest line, is 3,100 miles • the route usually tra velled being over 3,300. When the European and North Americtn Railway WAS contemplated in 1850, which proposed to extend a line of railway across the state of Maine and the British provinces of. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia down to the nearest available point of connection between North America and Ireland, the saving of time and distance was carefully computed. It was calculated that by taking the, railway from New York to Ha lifax or Canso, employing the swiftest steam packet from thence to Galway, crossing the Great Mid.land Railway from Galway to Dublin a distance of about 120 miles, from the nc e t o Holyhead Har bour, a distance if 63 miles, and from that port onward to London by the Chester and Holyhead and London and North-Western Railways, a dis tance of 263 miles, employing about 1,200 mites of railway, and 2,000 miles of steam navigation, the passage from New York to London might be reduced to seven days' time at all events, and pos sibly to six, within a few years at furthest. It should also be remembered that the most danger ous part of the voyage between New York and Liverpool ii in approaching either port. Steam ships after leaving New York or Boston Harbour for Europe, sail alung the American coast for some 800 or 1,000 miles, often in the thick fogs which so frequently prevail, and these dangers, to a certain extent, are encountered in approaching or leaving LiveiToel. ' It is on this part of the voyage that most of our disastrous shipwrecks occur. In September, 1851, a report was presented by a commission to both houses of parliament, pointing out the advantages of a direct communication be tween Galway and America ; but it led to no prac tical result. The only obstacle which at that time presented it elf was the want of a break-water or landiog pier, which has now been overcome by placing at the disposal of a company recently formed - a small steamer of 80-horse power as a tender for landing goods and passengers ; as is` the case in the Mersey, when the Cunard steamers are anchored in the Sloyne. The bay and port of Galway posy S 3 many natural advantages, long neglected, bat now, we trust, to be successfully utilised. A safe roaelstead, fine floating docks, excellent anchorage free from tidal influences, seve ral unrivalled entrances or approaches, sheltered from storms and the swell of the Atlantic Ocean by ho Arran Islands, it may b; tiTuTy — said to have been formcd,by the cunning hand of nature as one of the most capacious and conveniently situated ports of Europ e f or d espa t c hi ng an d rece iving mails, pa-seng ers , an d goo d s, especially the two the trhoead tide d of ea assured way sere i d n former, between th e o ld an d t h e new wor ld. V( s' eels of the l argest c l a e s c a n arrive at an d d e part from e t anyin a stateof f of f ll s w a e fe at a h n er on a o n r d ag - a depth of water varying 24 to 36 feet. As we have. no des're to colour this statement, or excite extra vagant hopes that might not be fully realised, we would observe, as the result of experience, that steam -vessels designed for crossing the ocean with speed should be relieved of all load not requisite to steadiness and good carriage, and it is known that bulky merchandise will 'always be conveyed more cheaply i n sa ili ng s hip s t h an i n s t ea mers.' Of course_ this rule applies to every-pert, and Galway is not an exception. Twenty years have now elapsed since, on the oc casina of the first meeting of the British Associa tion held in Dublin in the year 1836, Dr. Lardner startled the public by announcing that the day was at hand when a railway across-Ireland frompulan to Galway, or some other western port connected with a line of-Atlantic steamers, would render Ire land one stag) un a great highway connecting Lon don with New 'York, and this prediction is now about to be fulfilled. The Government has, shown its sympathy with this enterprise by directing that mails shall be for warded by this route ; and the first will be des patched from Galway to Halifax on Friday, the 18th of June.,,and the United States Governim nlr have been solicited to send a return mail by the same channel. Letteri posted and marked " per Indian Empite" (tiele name of the pioneer ship of the before three o'clock on Thuntclay, the 17th instant, in London, will be sent on by the five o'clock expre-is trains from Loudon, via Holyhead. The Indian Empire made her second trial trip on Wednesday from Southampton, having on board a distinguished company, in order to test her engines • and speed, preparatory to her first voyage On the government measure ground in Stokes Bay the 1' speed was tested, and resulted in the knot of 2,0261' POSTAL SERVICE WITH AUSTRALIA. The following letter has been addressed to the Editor of the Morning Chronicle : " Sir,—Notwithstaaing the munificent subsi dies provided by the Australian colonies to secure a certain and reliable postal communication with Great Britain, they continue subject to the most vexatious irregularities, tending seriously to affect not only the social, but commercial interests of the colonists, with whom a universal feeling of indig nation on this subject prevails. " One excuse urged by the contract steam com panies to justify irregularities is the great distance for a steamer to traverse between Sydney and Sues and back, rendering punctuality impracticable. Such assertion is equally absurd and untenable, evidenced by the fact that we have established lines which perform quite as long voyages with perfect regularity, from Southampton to Calcutta and back, and Liverpool and Valparaiso ; there fore the Australian people contend that there exists no substantial reason why, with efficient steamers, the postal communication with the mother country should ever exceed sixty days, either via Point de Galle or Panama. The latter route appears created by nature, from the placidity of its ocean, peculiarly adapted as the direct thoroughfare for steam navi gation to Australia, and which the Americans tested four years since from Sydney to Panama in the Golden age, a magnificent steamer of 3000 tons, in which the writer made two voyages from Sydney to Melbourne. " If, then, the Australian people are to be afflicted with these gross blunders and irregulari ties of the postal service much longer, which se riously jeopardise the commercial prosperity of the richest colonies in the world, no matter whether arising from supineness of the Imperial Govern ment or breaches of contract of steam companies,- the merchant princes of those magnificent colonies will take the matter in their own bands, and secure for themselves a faithfui and punctual_ mail service with Europe ; for the mere . infliction of penalties ,for breaches of contract provides no redress or satisfaction either in a corn- mercial or social view. To the former it may in volve serious pecuniary loss, and entail on the lat ter (the Australian settler) one of the greatest dis comforts of his life, not receiving intelligence from his kindred and friends in Fatherland. "Yours obediently, F. W. W.", " Weymouth. Country Markets. YORK-JUNE 12. At our corn market to-day there was a fair show of wheat, and prices were is per qr lower. Barley was ra• ther easier to buy. Oats in slow request, at late rates. Beans scarce, and fully as dear. NOTTINGHAM—JUNE 12. At our Corn Exchange to-day there was a good show of wheat ; inferior samples sold at a reduction of is per qr ., whilst sound samples w ere i n goo d demand at late rates ; superior samples of white made 50s, and red 465 per 36 stone. LEICESTER—JuIua 12. The supply of grain was limited to-day, and we hal a good attendance of farmers. Whea, was taken elf slowly, at late prices. Other articles as before. • ' OXFORD—JUNE 12. ' We had a good attendance of buyers to-day, and a fair , supply of grain of all sorts. Wheat met a heavy sale, at is under last week's rates. Spring corn unchanged. PER QUARTER. PER QUARTER Wheat, red (old) 39s to 45s1 ' Barley, grinding ~. —s t 02 50 Ditto (new) Ditto, white —s to —s Peas Ditto (old) Barley, malting ... 32s to 35e Flour, per sack ROCHESTER— JUNE 12. A thin attendance, and transactions limit e d. Th e few sales made of w h ea t were is to 2s per qr below the last week's rates. Oats, 6d to is cheaper; barley neglected; and beans rather lower. AVERAGE PRICES. Wheat, wLite -- red.. ....... Barley, grinding Beans Oat s Peas ~44s to 473 .39s to 44s ..28s to 32s ..40s to 44s ~23a to 26s ..428 to 44s DALKEITH GRAIN MARKET-JUNE 10. Qrs. Best. Current. Inferlor 235 Wheat 45s Od. 3Bs 3id 303 64 _, 285 Oats 29s Od 26 s 7d 41 Barley 9 9s Od 26s 111 2O; 0 1 , 17 Peas & beans 43s 6d 42s Od HADDINGTON GRAIN MARKET—JuxE 11. • WHEAT. BARLEY I I OATH. BIWA. 1 First 4ss Od 301 Od 31s Od 1 42s 61 ' Second 49a 8d 1 28s 5(1 118 s 611 104 74 Third 36s Od 1 263 Od 1 26i 01 1 37s 6i Total quantity of wheat in market, 140 qrs., 204 sold barley „ 34 qrs., 34 sold ' oats ,) 179 qrs., 86 sold _ BO f t beau 1, 29 qrs., 29 soli AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Wheat, 2/. 0 8 7-12ths i Barley, ...11. 8 5 7.1.2tbil Oats, ... 11. 8 6 3-12tha 1 Beans, 21. 0 7 2-12tbo t I :DUBLIN—JuNE 11. At this day's market there was a thin attendance of buyers, and only a limited business resulted, business h ing confined to the actual wants of the moment. White wheat, 26s 6 , 1 to 28s 6d ; red ditto, 24s Od.to 26° Gd; ditto new, s ; barleac ma lti ng , 13s tol7s Od ;.grind• ing, —s to —s ; oats, old, 15s to 16s Od; ditto, new, .." 4 to —s Od; oatmeal, 148 61 to 16s Gd; bere, new, —s to Od ; rapeseed, —s Od to —s Od per bid ; bakers' flour, I , " Od to 18s 6d per owt; Indian corn, 35s Od to 37s 6d YO 480 lbs. The three depot ship of the steam fleet in reserve a t - Portsmouth, Davenport, and Sheerness--the Hannibal, 91, Captain the Hon. G. F. Hastings, C. 8.; the Exmoutb, 91, Captain Robinson ; and the Cressy, 81, Captain rfs' sted—are to form members of the Channelfleet, their steam reserve staff being turned over to sailing ships. The Egyptian paddle steam-frigate, Faid Gihaad, rived in the Mersey yesterday from Alexandria and Malta , for the purpose of being taken into the graving-dock 01 Mr. John Laird, of Birkenhead, for overhauling and re" pairs of machinery. She has on board a cargo of produce.; The sick and wounded troops who were brought horee", from India in the Himalaya screw steamer, from Indief arrived at Fort Pitt Hospital, Chatham, on Thursdl night, from Plymouth : The numbe r o f woun d , troops who embarked at Calcutta on th e Bth February last was 127 men of all ranks, be'ongi.n g the sth (Fusiliers), Bth, 19th, 23d (R o y a l Welsh ra:A. Tiers), 20th, 32d (Light Infantry), 34th, 37th, 38th, 53u,, 80th (Rifles), 64th, 75th. 78th (Hi g hl an d ers), 79th (134h' lenders), 82d, 84th, 90th (Light Infantry), 93d Olin; lenders), and 97th Regiments, together with detachniel", from the Royal Artillery, the Royal Engineers, and„„ s '7, 4 Rifle Brigade, with six women and 13 children. .-",,,"'" e • sailed from Calcutta on the 12th Feb., and duzixtg.'"'"4 voyage met with very severe weather, which actell i A there some time at Simon's-bay, to repair damages avbt the Himalaya sustained. The Himalaya remained days at Ascension, where she received onboard one gun ° ,,,, of the Royal Artill er y, 34 women, an d 39 children... 't:'" following officers came home in charge of the troops Captain W. D. W. Ramsay, 75th Regiment ; CaO s as t ., Sall, 7th Fusiliers and Lieut. Wood, 29th Regime n ' Assistant-Surgeon Bremner, M.D., R.N., and Assistan t' Surgeon Sexton, M.D., R.N., were in medical charge ° , the invalids. During the voyage 10 deaths oc curred e— board—viz., ono sergeant of the Bth, one man of the b it. . l °''' one man of the 23d, three men of the 29th, one man of 'A 78th, ono man of the 90th, one man of the 93d, and °,°: man of the Royal Artillery. On disembarking at .ri4" mouth six men, who were unable to proceed to Chatlw" , were left behind. The whole of the wounded trooPog; ceived their injuries in the attack on Cawnpore and in defence of Lueknow, in which they werenearly all 04W: Of the sick and wounded admitted into Fort Pitt, 1/ 31 7, have lost a leg and 13 an arm. The case of private Jeli e Porter, of the 93d Highlanders, is very distressing. en was engaged in the memorable defence of Luclenow Ari: a ho was struck by a musket-ball in one of his temples, t , ball passing completely through his head and emergiu the other temple, depriving him of the sight of both 4 1,;1 16 Notwithstanding bis fearful ioju; les he has recovered. -4. invalids not requiring surgical treatment were sen t to w Mary's Invalid Depot. BII,TII S. , . ADDINGTON—On the 11th inst., at Enfield Villa, ICenS iVir ton, the wife of Mr. Luke Addington, of a (laugh"? FARRER—On the 11th i ns t., a t 41 , R ut l an d- ga t e , the * • of J. Farrer, Es q ., l a t e Ca pta i n let L if e G ua rds, c son. ' 0 PRICE—On the 11th i na t., a t O x f or d, M rs . Bartholotor: - Price, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. DALLEY —BROWN—On the 12th inst., at St. lif s i Ti Bryanston-square, John Lambert Dailey, E , cl• e ' —es sou of John Dailey, Esq., of H.R.'s Customs , t; 3l:3rl' youngest daughter of Jon Brown, Esq of Glocehte!' • I place, Portman-square. vm d.llo MARSHALL —TANNER —On the 10th inst. at at St• Covent-gaidan, Rob er t M ars h a ll, Esq., of Gra?f °""" • and 2, Torrington-str ee t, R usse ll-square, to gate nag, Ring, youngest d aug ht er o f the late Thomas en Esq., of the Army Medical Board. , • Il °, RIITHERFORD—LYNE—On the 9th inst., at s o lo Ave Chelsea, John Rutherford, Esq. of Hackney, Mi d r o, sex, to Louisa Catherine, eldest da ug hter of J. S. .")! Esq., Comptroller-General of Inland Revenue. DEATHS. BICKNELL—On the llth inst., at Guildford , SarreY;;l°l3ll Bicknell, Esq., aged 76. CLOUGH—On the 11th lust., Mr. Robert Clo u g h, (P r A. -- 130 ' Oxford-street, aged 56. riAbte GIBBS—On the Sth lust., at Hertford, Michael Ix' Esq., late Alderman of London aged 78. c i, g ag JENKINS—On the 11th inst. , at his residence, 2, .-r ) . 0 awpton-street, 55. ea Strand, very suddenly , Edward J E ci., aged kill'' I l e Of RYE —On the 11th inst., a t Banbury, Joanna, *fl''' Arthur Brisley Rye, FI.C.S. S EMEILL —On the 6th inst. , at Milipo rt, N. 8., the fi°ll. Janet Sempill, aged 90. SMITII—On the 10th i nst., Charles James Smith, It s : 4 : solicitor, 2, King's .Axins-yard, Coleman-streefs c l "' aged 68. _................. ------------ Lozmnisr : Printed and Published hy L SII F.Do Y0LT24.,.° of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at ne Sun 01Boa• 4 ` ° .' 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the 'S a voy, in the 0001 of Aliddlesox, Monday, June 1 4 , 1853. - LEI (11 DR. A duct Valc Brea CHI Tray and I at t T o'clot bete Thon two 15th PaYal dorse Rena this d Solici 14t • G DAUi PRIN Of 11% to the Sev, • home to be Mn • of the A idng 15s. ; • Omr Street 20 mil Ing the M Place. ] O&M 0 Assures being d L' Of the 1, b 3 THUFO. Noon p 1 the Lon director tion wil The D rematn A' Ace!den the TR) all the Purchas Marine condltlo C T %sun dents, at Apply Compan 7, Ban INT nshed 1R: bas been Policies c earring •-• annual p the dent . Of grace. TB Zlnplwei iVm. Samue John F.R. Mess .1. The ne lee Policy taken Satin 1838 ISII 1845 The lot Rational The So Two-t 1 Mr, y ear Itq rub Ite Inv t=)nehu IN ant The nt About Since I Of three For pr< Iran, 142 142, St .......... THE SE, Just put SgLi on , a nd on .torn , tet to Muth( "age In 1 r emarks r aYsterie: ° lmam' e "Wain rie.nl Ntemb i Anoth( 'The e, Ifrinence ahleh ha licod an, other Oa hartlettla !heir ph y the It N at Principl e; out ineut e`ll the 1 rn AY he a Nthoi v i that the r anger l'uhltsl Mly b e Q3rd en, 11 ;ITO t d ei . Th e w Calcutta, Clrellats Olerabi N.B. Not,( I Protts ti e. A a I