The Sun. — London, England, 1860-07-10 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON TUESDAY EVENING, JULY' 10, 1860. The Crystal 'Palace is not an ancient edifice, nor are its walls as, solid as those of Troy ; but, since it rose like an oxhale.tion, within the glassy fabric have been gaithe red many assemblies that equalled the entire pop elation of many a famous city, and for many pa' :poses, most of them of a kind that could not ha , ~e been attempted elsewhere. London had long ouf _grown its places of meeting, if anything called mor e than 3,000 or 4,000 together. St. Paul's will not , contain more, and the New Houses of Par liament- —our last great building of the old style— will, pr obably, never contain half so many, at the same time. The Crystal Palace is only the suitably proportioned hall, or drawing room, to the dwell ling-place of our three millions. We want more space—wider pavements, broader streets, quays to the river—room everywhere : " 'Tis space, still space, for which we pant, More room, and fuller, that we want." And nowhere have we obtained the blessing, save in the Crystal Palace. We are becoming shame fully indifferent to this new creation now, and we hear men talk lightly of it. It is called a bore to get there ; it is often, we admit, a crush to get back. But let any one try to imagine London without it ! How did we manage in the old times that were before us—say in the forties ? Where did we go on great occasions—on the few holydays of the hard-working London season ? We do not know. There were the parks, always beautiful; there was Exeter-hall, hot and gassy, with a speci ality for philanthropy and theology ; and West minister-hall—but that has been only the spacious ante-chamber to the back parlours we call law courts since the coronation banquet of George IV. Her Majesty's invitations have taken many thither since, but it is not treason to say that hospitality is not the virtue involved in them. We can dimly remember Chiswick and its fetes, generally wet, and failures,— " Where, half-starved amid the shower, Dandy lions walk'd about Seeking what they might devour. See our lilies of the field, male and female, at such fetes now ! How are they sheltered and fed Delicate textures and gorgeous colours fear nothing. The roof is transparent, yet impervious, and the area, like charity, all embracing. London may send down its thousands by tens, and scares, there is room for all. The palace like the tent of the fairy Pari-banou, in the Eastern tale, will accommodate a snug dinner party, or a mighty host. It has extinguished Chiswick, and superseded many halls and places of meeting, Our fetes are now there, and our national and international celebrations. There only could we hear Handel given gigantically; without it we should not have heard the Orpheonists ; they would scarcely have heard each other. It is our latest and grandest opera; a palace of the people, with a garden that is more than Royal in magnificence. And it is now more than a recreation, it is the only hall in the kingdom that would contain more than a " public meeting ;" an assembly there may really be national. A few years ago we were in this respect quite un • provided. Our last great political agitation could find no edifice larger than a theatre, and it was considered a triumph to have filled it with a frac tion only of the numbers present at the Crystal Palace yesterday. It is good to compare our past and present condition occasionally ; from familiarity with blessings we often verge on contempt for them. If we think for a moment of our London public rooms and the results of any unusual pressure of numbers upon space therein, we shall be thankful for what the Crystal Palace enabled us to do yes terday. It enabled the originators of what will certainly become a great national movement to close its first effort with a grandeur and effect proportioned to the importance of the work. The vast space of the hall, with its transept and galleries, enabled many thousands to see—and to see was to applaud—the winners of the prizes of the week. And how many 'were there whom the spectacle would stimulate to the same efforts? They could carry away with them the distinct image, a living and actual memory, of the men who have distinguished themselves ; it produces much more effect than a mere name in a list. And to the winners, the presence and ap plause of such a mass of their fellow citizens must have been even more gratifying than the suc cess itself. The prize winners in this contest have done a real public service, and the acknowledgment should be as public as possible. The centre of the Crystal Palace is exactly the place for such a pur pose. The orchestra platform is a stage with the advantage of seating 2000 or 3000 spectators behind ;it, being alone about the number that a tolerably huge theatre would contain. The area of the tran se,nt is a grand pit, and there are galleries, tier above tier, as far as the eye can reach. The distant poirats are beyond the range of most speaking voices ; but on most similar public occasions, even in smaller edifices, it is not so much what is transmitted by the ear as what is addressed to the eye, that tells. It was to see the prizes given, and to take note of the winners, that the public gathered yesterday. The scene from the platform had not, in itself, much that was novel. The attractions of the palace on its great days have made the public familiar with the spectacle of the crowded area, the thronged galleries, and the peopled arc of the orchestra ; but often as it may be repeated it will always be a magnificent sight; there is nothing in England like it. The decorations are here subordinate to the living portion of the scene. A few flags are enough to introduce a little more colour into the whole ; the decsrator's skill need not he tasked .for much in addition to them. The lights and hades that, unlike those in any other building, v ary with every passing cloud, are sufficient to prevent any feeling of monotony—and tl• at is the great object of ornament. A few wreaths of laurel in front of the platform, a statuette of Victory behind the President's chair, and a very legible motto, " Defence, not Defiance , " in f ront of the organ, were the more special and appropriate deco rations of the scene. It was a thoroughly popular day—Monday, a shilling, and gloriouS summer weather, sufficient of themselves to draw a full attendance. The distribu 7 tion of the prizes was an additional element of at traction. There were two publics present, the special and the promiscuous ; but long before the proceed ings began both pressed in upon the centre. The seats immediately behind the platform were occu pied by ladies ; the rising benches of the orchestra by Volunteers, mixed up with black-coated civilians and scarlet regulars. The winners were disposed in two groups, to the right and left of the platform, on the level of the floor, biding their time rather pleasantly. Soon after 3 o'clock the proceedings commenced. The chair was taken by Earl Do Grey and Ripon, who acted as substitute for Mr. Sidney Herbert, the president of the association, who was prevented from attending by business in the House of Com mons. The noble earl was supported by Lord Etch°, Col. Bewes, Col. C. Kennedy, and Capt. Mildmay, the secretary of the association. The rifles of honour, the objects of so many hopes and aims, were laid out, duly ticketed to the winners, on a table, within easy reach ; the handsome silver Cup, the prize of the London Brigade, gleamed re splendent on another. A very desirable number of purses remained in the custody of the authorities till the time fur producing them. The President (Earl de Grey and Ripon) then addressed the assembly. He said— " In opening the proceedings of the day I have, in the first place, to express the sincere regret felt by my right ho n . f r i end , S. Herbert, that he should be unable to attend on th r is th occ t asion . ,havls g been pre vented by official duties, that his presence at an early part of this Commons, from presiding h oou in the House of ere, as he had hoped to d.. He has, there fore , e t cr io e n st a e l d n me, as one of the represent te him, though v ice-presidents of the and his official deputy, unworthily, on this occasion ; and he though to desired me to assure you that it was with extreme he found himself unable to witness the inte sorrow . ceremony that has called you together to-day. I need scarcely assure you of that regret, becauseut all who know what is the cause that h as b rought us here must feel that itis an occasion that cannot fail to excite the deepest interest in the breast of every Englishman. (Cheers.) Eighteen months ago we should have had no right to say that the rifle wits the national weapon of the English people, or that rifle-shooting was a popular amusement among us. But a complete change has taken place since that time. By the efforts of the National Rifle Association, acting as an exponent of public opinion, in the short space of a year we have beeq able to produce the scene that has been presented at Wimbledon during the past week—(cheers)—in• augurating a great movement throughout the coun try. The National Rifle Association, when it was first formed, no doubt, had mainly in view the pro motion and progress of the great Volunteer move ment ; but the competition of the last week has not been confined only to members of the Volunteer corps. Many prizes were also " open to all comers." Nevertheless, and mainly in connexion with the Volunteer movement, this association has a right to claim the public interest and the public support. (Cheers.) Rifle-shooting is not its only object. The volunteer cannot dispense with drill ; but, on the other hand, drill will not alone suffice him. And as the Volunteer force is, in intelligence, be yond the mass of other military forces, it is parti cularly needful it should exercise that intelli gence in learning to use the weapon placed in its hands by the Government, and which the results of this competition have proved is such an admirable arm. On this ac count it is that my right hon. friend the Secretary for War felt he should not only discharge a duty, pleasing to him as an individual, in becoming the president of this association, but that he should discharge a public duty by giving a sanction to its efforts as a minister of the crown. This association, however, is not dependent on the Government ; it does not look to Government funds for assistance ; it prefers to rely for aid on the British people — (cheers)—and, sanctioned by the Government, and consecrated by our Sovereign—to the British public it must look for support and maintenance. This occasion is one of deep national interest and im portance; it has pointed out that in the future this English nation will be a nation trained to the use of the rifle. Every man before long will be able to wield that powerful weapon. But the occasion has also a deep interest and a peculiar character for another reason. There have been present at Wim bledon, contending, and contending successfully, for some of the prizes about to be distributed many gentlemen from Switzerland. (Cheers.) Allow nie heartily , to congratulate you on that circumstance. ' The Swiss in their rifle practice, and we in ours, have one common object. Neither seek to train their people to the use of the rifle for aggressive pur poses ; but both of us believe that a training of this description, intended only for the national defence, is in reality one of a peaceful character. It is the best security for the continuance of peace. As ani mated, therefore, by a common object, we heartily welcome the Swiss gentlemen who have come over here •, we desire no rivalry with them, except the friendly rivalry of the shooting-ground. We are heartily glad they have been able here to vindicate their ancient reputation, while we, who have just begun to follow this noble pursuit, have not been found unworthy rivals of those who have for many years made the ride their favourite weapon. I will no-longer detain you from an interesting scene—the presentation to the winners of the prizes that have been so worthily gained. I con gratulate the winners in connection with the Vo lunteer movement on the events of the last few weeks ; on those events every man will look back with satisfaction, whether it be the serried files that marched past her Majesty on the 23d day of June, or the remarkable competition of the last week, Both events call for our warm congratulation. But this should be remembered—they are only the com mencement of a great movement, and it rests with you, the people of this country, to determine whe ther or not you will render it of real national im portance by fulfilling the hope expressed in the motto adopted in the National Rifle Association — Sit perpetua." The presentation of the prizes immediately fol lowed his lordship's address. Lord Elcho read the list ; every winner was called upon the platform separately, the Volunteers and regulars saluting in military fashion as they advanced, the civilians with the less formal bow. The prizes were handed to the President by Col. Kennedy, and given by the President to the win ners, who then crossed the platform, and descended on the opposite side. They were all cheered as they passed, especially the Swiss, and of them more par ticularly MM. Peter and Knecht, who came and went, and came again, each time for, or with, a prize, till a good-natured laugh blended with the cheers at each re-appearance. The very first name called was also that of a Swiss winner, M. Thorel, of Geneva. The complete list of the prizes, their value the winners, and the number of points, is given below, and presents all the results of the week in one view. The names were called in the reverse order to that in which they stand, the last name in each list being called first when there were more than one : No. 1. A Wnirwonrii RIFLE, given by Mr. Fairbairn, shot for by the Swiss at 500 yards, 5 rounds with any rifle. Won by Thorel, of Geneva. The winner shot with a Whit worth rifle.. .. .. • . .. 9 points. No. 2. Swiss RIFLE, given by the Swiss, and shot for by the Volunteers who competed for the Whitworth Rifles (the 40 who shot for her Majesty's Prize excepted), 5 rounds at 500 yards. Won by Dear, 9th Middlesex .. 7 No. 3. PRIZE OF £5O, given by his Greco the Duke of Wellington, for Rifles shot from a rest at 1,000 yards, 5 rounds ; to which was added, as a second prize, a watch given by Mr. Bennett, value £35. Points. Duke of Wellington's Prize, won by Lieutenant Archi bald, Instructor of Musketi y, 58th Reg'iment. The winner shot v,:th Westley Richards' breeeh-loader. Mr. Bennett's Prize, won by Knecht, of Zurich, with a Westley Richards' breech-loader .. • . 3 No. 4. Mr. GTE'S PRIZES FOR VOLUNTEERS, 5 rounds at 300, 500, and 600 yards, £2OO distributed as follows : Points Ist Prize, £lOO, vvm by Whomes, 4th Kent Rifles .. 20 2d Prize, £25, won by Sandford, St. George's) Volunteers .. • . .• ; Ties 19 3d Prize, £25, Robinson, 10 th Perth ) 19 4th Prize, £25, won by Dove, 91st Lanark .. Ties { 1S sth Prize, £25, won by Mu rray,lst Pcebleshire 18 No. 2. IhrKE or CAMBRIDGE'S PRIZE of £5O for Breech loaders, 5 rounds at S)0, and 5 rounds at 1,000 yards ; to which were added Three Prizes of Rifles, value £3O, £2O, and £ll lls., given by Mr. Westley Richards Points. Duke of Cambi idge's Prize, won by Knecht, of Zurich 10 Mr. W. Richards' £3O, won by Lieutenant Lacy, 12th Regiment.............. 9 Ditto £2O, won by Turner, let Berks 8 Ditto £ll lls., won by Edwards, 4th West The whole of these prizes were won with Alrealey Richards' breech-loaders. No. 6. ALL COMERS, FIRST SET, 200 YARDS, 5 ROUNDS. Points, 1. Given by Lord Vernon, Whitworth Rifle, won by Piece, Geneva .. .. 12 2. Given by the National Rifle Association, £2O, won by Newman, Royal Marines .. 12 3. Ditto, £2O, won by Ross, 7th North Riding 11 4. Ditto, £2O, won by Knecht, Zurich .. 11 5. Ditto, £2O, won by Peter, Geneva .. 11 6. Ditto, £2O, won by Chessex, Vaud .. 11 7. Mr. Turner's Rifle, won by Mauler, Neuchatel .. 10 Points, No. 7.—VOLUNTEER PRIZES.-20 Whitworth Rifles and Silver Medal of the Association, given by the Associa tion, shot for with long Enfield, five rounds, at 300, 500, and 600 yards. WINNERS IN ORDER OF MERIT. Points. 1 Sharp .. .. 9th Sussex .. .. 17 2 Henry .. .. City of Edinburgh .. 17 3 Bainbrigge .. Ist West York .. 17 4 Collinson .. .. 6th North York .. 16 5 Pout • . .. sth Kent .. .. 16 6 Burgh .. .. 10th Glocester .. 15 7 May .. .. sth Sussex .. .. 15 8 Baker .. .. Bristol .. .. .. 14 9 Lord Fending .. • F lintshire .. .. 14 10 Jackson .. .. 32d Kent .. .. 14 11 Jenkins .. .. sth Glamorgan .. .. 14 12 Cocks .. .. St. George's .. .. 11 13 Wood .. .. Edinburgh 14 14 Caiger .. .. 2d Middlesex ties 14 15 Phillips .. .. Ist Shropshire 14 16 Plasket .. .. 21st Middlesex .. 13 17 Wylie .. .. Ist Lanark .. .. 13 is Blackburn .. Edinburgh .. .. 13 19 Russell .. .. Edinburgh .. .. 13 20 Ross .. .. 7th North York .. 13 HER MAJESTY'S PRIZE, £250 and a gold medal of the As.. sociation, open to the 20 winners as above, and 20 next best shots, at 800, 900, and 1,000 yards, 10 rounds at each distance with Whitworth Rifles. . 1 Ross .. .. .. 7 th North Y ork .. 24 The presentation of the prizes occupied rather more than an hour. Most of the winners were congratulated by the President, the Swiss gentle men receiving marked attention. They appeared much more excited than the English victors ; some of them could not resist a flourish of the prize-rifle over their heads as they carried it off—most of the Volunteers shouldered the arm, and disappeared at the marching step. The succession was onlybroken twice ; one winner did Rot appear when called, having deputgd a friend to receive his prize ; and Mr. Egan's rifle, in the fourth set, awarded to Cor poral Hodder, of the Grenadier Guards, had not ar- I rived, or was not among the weapons on the table, Mr. Ttn.s, the winner of the Royal prize, was no stranger by the time Lord Elcho arrived at that announcement. He had appeared and taken off two minor prizes. When called to receive the Queen's prize of £250, the band struck up " See the Conquering hero comes," and the applause that had greeted him before was redoubled. He bore his honours with great quietness of manner, re ceiving the prize as coolly as he shot for it. He is tall, slight, and very youthful in appearance. He was congratulated on his skill and success by the President, the different members of the Council, and a knot of friends—among them was his father, the famous deer-stalker. Mr. Ross was called on to show his gold medal, and, finally, to put it on ; he held it up to the spectators, but did not comply with the other request—the medal had " no fixings." It was announced by Lord Elcho that her Majesty has expressed her intention to make the prize she has given an annual one as long as the Association exists. He explained also that though Mr. Ross was put down in the official lists as belonging to the 7th North York, and the President had flattered himself that the grand prize had been won by a Yorkshireman, the winner was really much" fur ther north" than Yorkshire—he was a Scotchman. If the English volunteers next year allowed a Scotch -1 man to take the gold medal, it would be a disgrace to them. To this the President rejoined, that if it took a Scotchman to win the prize it had re quired Yorkshire to train him, which Lord Elcho rebutted by asserting that the youthful Ross had been trained by his father, the deer-stalker, con siderably north of the Tweed. The proceedings were closed by a short address from Lord ELcHo, who, before the assembly broke up, wished to saw a few words on behalf of the Asso ciation. The expenses at Wimbledon, in conse quence of the previous inclemency of the weather, and the unexpected work they had had to do, had been enormous. The number of members of the Association was comparatively small. The Swiss nation could every two years raise £lO,OOO for their Tir Federal, and it would be a disgrace to England if it could not raise every year a similar sum. The Government had done all in its power to aid the Association, and the -volunteer riflemen were now popuiat that, if tLe A aanrintio. rpquirod i 4, l i p believed an appeal to the House of Commons for a grant of money might be made. But the Associa tion wished to be independent of the Government, and the only way to insure it was by the public coming forward and joining the Association, mem bership of which was open to ladies also. The spectators then quitted the Palau, and dis persed through the grounds ; the fountains played at five o'clock, and a hurdle-race and some other games were commenced, which continued till twi light. The scene in the gardens during the whole evening was magnificent. NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION. The Council of the Association entertained at dinner last evening at the Crystal Palace the Swiss • riflemen who had competed for the prizes at Wim bledon, and those gentlemen composing the School of Musketry at Hythe who had assisted in carrying out the arrangements during the past week. Lord Elcho presided. Among the company present were Earl Spencer, Colonels Kennedy and Hewes, M. de la Rive, the Swiss Minister, the Swiss officers who accompanied the riflemen to England, Capt, Archi bald, 58th Regt., and Lieut. Lacy, 12th Regt. All the speeches were delivered in the French language. Lord Elcho proposed the first toast— " The Queen" (La Reine, la premiere carabiniere d'Angleterre), which was followed by " The Health of Prince Albert, the Patron of the Association." Lord Elcho then proposed " The Health of their Swiss Guests," expressing the very great pleasure they had had in welcoming them to England, and of meeting them that evening to bid them farewell. Had time permitted the Crystal Palace might have been filled with an audience desirous to do them honour. Lord Elcho dwelt upon the sympathy which existed between England and Switzerland, both alike the homes of freedom. The association had in their first experiment endeavoured to carry out the Swiss model, which had made every man a skilful marksman and every citizen a soldier, and had caused Switzerland to be respected throughout Europe. It had given him great pleasure to see that their worthy friends had succeeded in carrying off prizes, at the same time they had an opportu nity of seeing the superiority of English weapons, although they had maintained their ancient repu tation by the way they had handled them. He trusted their visit would encourage arepetition next year, and in far greater numbers. (Great applause.) M. WEssEL responded on behalf of the Swiss, in a speech remarkable for taste and good feeling, ex pressing their sense of the high honour that had been done them. He could not express the delight they fell at their reception, and of what they had seen in England. At Wimbledon they had seen a shooting-ground unequalled in their own country, and they had fired for the first time with arms which had astonished them. Such weapons used with skill would make any invasion hopeless. M. Wessel spoke in eloquent terms of the proud position of England and.of the hospitality they had experienced as evidencing the true sympathy which existed be tween the two countries, and in proposing the health of Lord Eteho he thanked him for the cour tesy and kindness he and all his companions had re ceivedfrom his Lordship. Lord ELcuo returned thanks. M. DE LA RIVE proposed " England, and the de velopment of her military spirit." To accomplish this only two things were wanted—men and arms. Of English courage, and endurance, and energy it was unnecessary to speak, and when the country could produce Armstrong and Whitworth guns and rifles there was no fear but that England would maintain her pre-eminence among the nations. The company separated soon after 11. [Airmarszmr.NT.]—liolloway's Ointment and Pills.— Weekly Mortality.--Measles, whooping-cough, smith-pox, scarlatina, and diphtheria have caused many deaths during the past week. These and chest complaints almost alone embrace the Registrar's weekly report. How many of these fatal cases might have been prevented had H o ts llow so say's y's Ointment been well rubbed over the affected par as disease discovered itself I Upon the neck, back, and chest this preservative Ointment should be diligently rubbed every night and morning ; it will soon overcome these terrors of the nursery ; it will avert anxiety, and spar? life. In pulmonary diseases, as asthma, bronchitis, and influenza, it will be found equally efficacious in saving the sufferer from consumption and expelling from the blood the cause of that melancholy malady. THE INSURRECTION IN SICILY. (From the Special Correspondent of the Times.) ALIA, JUNE 29. You must have a good map of Sicily to find out where I am. In order to facilitate your search, I must tell you that I am writing to you from one of those picturesque towns in the interior, nestled on the side of the mountain, 46 miles from Palermo, close to the high road towards Caltanisetta, Catania, and Girgenti. As there were no events of importance to report from head-quarters beyond the daily work of pre paration and organisation, the details of which, however important for the national army, offer only moderate interest to your readers, I thought a trip to the interior of this terra incognita would be welcome to them. It is not more than three days since I left Palermo, and I have scarcely travelled one fourth of the length of the island, yet I can see already that it is not until you get into the interior that you are able to judge of the whole Sicilian movement. As you know, there are three columns which at this moment are on their way through the island — one which, proceeding by the seashore tends to wards Messina; the second, which passes right through the heart of the country, by Caltanisetta to Catania ; and a third, which traverses the island in a southerly direction from Palermo to Girgenti, and then will unite with the second. Behind these three columns is Garibaldi, organising new divisions and new reserves at Palermo. The middle column, the nucleus of which con sists of the Cacciatori delle Alpi who came with the first expedition, was the first to start. Its compo sition was the work of less than a fortnight. In this time the cadres had to be made of the Cacciatori, \Sicilian volunteers had to be enlisted and brou g ht into shape, all had to be clothed, the greatest part 1 of them armed, artillery prepared , the de pa r t ments se." the intendance, ambulance, and transport orga nized; in one word, all that machinery which is required fora column in march had to be got ready and made to work.' With regular routine organizers the attempt to work this wonder would have been hopeless ; not so with Garibaldi and his coadjutors, who seek unity and organization more in the spirit of activity and the .energy of every one than in the dead forms of routine. The difference between the two is just that between a complicated machine which cannot work, unless all its parts be perfect in the begin ning, and which gets invariably out of order when the process of cleaning and oiling can no longer be attended to, and a living organism, which has a small and simple beginning, growing and develop ing itself by its own internal vitality. This difference has never, perhaps, been better illustrated than in the present case. Garibaldi,who knows no rest himself, urged the speedy departure, his idea being that the soldier wants but little if he is penetrated by a good spirit ; he is impatient with those who speak of impossibilities. Besides being anxious not to lose time, according to his idea the important thing was to make a beginning. Start with whatever you can get together, and then pro vide for the rest on the way. This is his maxim, in which he was strengthened by the consideration that it was necessary to win the soldiers from the " otia" of Palermo. He could not have pitched on a better man to second his views than General Turr, who was charged with the formation of the First Division and the command of the middle column. In spite of all obstacles, the want of men cognizant of the or ganisation of troops, the difficulty of sobering down the noisy enthusiasm of the Sicilians sufficiently to make them enlist as volunteers, and the poverty of Palermo in all articles required for soldiers, were all overcome, and, in less than a fortnight, the column departed from Palermo. If one of the routine soldiers had seen the column start he would have prognosticated dissolution in a few days, and utter inability to proceed. Linen blouses, trousers in great measure ad libitum, shoes indifferent, not to say bad, " intendance" inexpe rienced, great longing for the fleshpots and other attractions of Palermo, a tendency in the volunteers to go Wick ‘v aids aua ehees rather than +n r eneepa forward, and ultimately to fight—verily these were serious drawbacks, but the essential thing was done —the column started. At Misilmeri the column halted for three days to supply, as far as possible, what was wanted, and then continued its road to Villafrate. It would be untrue to say that all the volunteers remained, that all was got right, or that nothing more was wanted ; but the column was at least twice as well organised when it left Misilmeri as at its departure three days ago, and every day since a considerable improvement has taken place. The reminiscences of Palermo are becom ing weaker; the volunteers get a taste for cam paigning in a beautiful country ; well received everywhere and feasted, the organisation works better and better every day, and all are beginning to look forward instead of backward. There has only been one drawback hitherto, and that is the illness of General Turr, the com mander, to whose activity and energy the formation of the Division was above all owing. Still suffer ing from the effects of the wound received last year in the plains of Lombardy while with Garibaldi, General Turr was nursing his'shattered health at the baths of Aqui when Garibaldi summoned his friend and follower to come and help the Sicilians in their struggle. General Turr did not hesitate for one moment to respond to the appeal. Named Adju tant-General of the force, he exerted himself to get the expedition started from Genoa. It was owing to his management that the expedition, which had to leave with very little ammunition, supplied this want on the road, and at the same time obtained four guns in the most unexpected manner. He was the first to set foot on the soil of Sicily, and has been foremost in all the actions which led to the taking of Palermo and the evacuation of that place. Named Inspector-General of the National Army in Sicily, and charged with the organisation of the First Division, he undertook and completed the work, but at the expense of his health. During the last few days of Herculean labour, in spite of strong symptoms of serious illness, he exhausted his remaining strength, and the very first night of his departure for Palermo a violent inflammation of the chest, with convulsive cough and spitting of blood, declared itself Despite of the urgent advice of all the medical meti of the division, he would not abandon the post confided to him, and persisted in proceeding to Villafrate, ''here he arrived dange rously ill. ' Another more violent crisis forced him at last to give in, and allow himself to be tran sported back to Palermo. The morning of the day before yesterday the officers and many men were assembled at daybreak before the house occupied by him in Villafrate, anxious to have another look at their chief, who, although a Hungarian, is one of the most popular men in the force, with whom he has shared weal and woe. Many a hardy Cac ciatore had tears in his eyes when the carriage rol led off. His column has since been proceeding on its double mission, military and political. Theinterior of Sicily has at all times had the credit of being the most un manageable part of the island—wild, poor, unculti vated ; and this is not an opinion entertained alone by foreigners, but it is one which you hear constantly repeated by people who have large property in the island. As with all unknown things, there has been a great deal of error and misrepresentation in this respect. I have seen but a small portion as yet, but at every step hitherto things become better in stead of worse, and in every respect. I find that the feeling improves at every step. Misilmeri, only eight miles from Palermo, was cool in the reception of the troops. When they arrived at night nothing was found prepared ; the bread was not ready, the stores had to be fetched from outside, and every face was of uncommon length. On inquiry it was found that the conscription had frightened them, &nd, above all, the women had begun a strong opposition. Ev er y one did his best to explain the misunderstanding, and to make peo ple understand that only a small portion of those liable would be taken, with all due regard to mar ried men, only sons, Sze. Frate Don Giovanni, a brave Franciscan monk, who acts as chaplain and agitator-general of the force, made a long sermon to persuade the women, and thus by degrees people thawed, but, on tie whole, the temperature never cause. passed a moderate degree. When asked about the progress in the National Guard, there was the com plaint about want of aims, no one to organise, the harvest, and other reasons, which did not allow people to do anything in 013 matter. At Villlfrate, the next station, there was already a little more warmth. Everything was found pre pared ; the reception was fair, illuminations, and goodwill, but still little initiative. The National Guard lists were made, and about 50 of them armed, but the whole thing not yet brought into working order. On the other hand, complaints were begin ning about excesses committed by stray squadre, which after their return were still said to be disposed to follow their trade of living at the expense of the country, although there was not the excuse of de fending the country against the Neapolitans. As chance would have it half a dozen of these squadre, with a small cargo of chickens, passed through the town, at their head a man of the neigh bourhood called Santo Meli, who had been a month ago arrested at Renna for exaction. The oppor tunity seemed good for an example. They were arrested by the order of General Turr, who then still commanded, and placed before a court-martial. The interrogatory began, when, to the utter aston ishment of every one, not less than 25 witnesses declared that Meli was a good man and that they had nothing to complain of him. However well disposed the court-martial may have been to make an example, after this strange result nothing re mained but to send the prisoners to Palermo to be tried for the offence of which they had been ac cused before, but for which they could not be tried, having contrived to escape during the advance on Palermo. There can be no doubt that the squadre have had the habit, and probably still retain it a little, of living at the expense of the country ; but one ought to be just. It is they who kept the insurrection alive, and not those who complain now. While these latter remained snug at home, and the towns were satisfied with making demonstrations, these people carried on the guerillu warfare. They took very likely often more than they ought to have done, but, 011 the whole, it is found that even in this respect there is a great exaggeration. Now, they are sent home, and requested to become peace ful National Guards, or enlist ; no wonder that some have some difficulty in doing this, and that here and there they find means of getting some scudi out of the wealthy. These are small incon veniences which cannot be remedied in a day, and it is just for that that the organisation of the Na tional Guard must be urged on, so as to give some strength to the authorities. But that it is mere fear and imagination which invent and magnify these things we have proof every moment. Thus, while the column was at Villafrate the news came in that a place about ten miles distant calledyrizi was threatened by a band. A battalion was despatched to see, and, instead of -finding bands, found an enthusiastic reception, with balls, dinners, illuminations, and general festivities. Yesterday morning the column arrived at Rocca palumbo. The magistrates met it before the town, and did everything to make the soldiers comfortable. There was great talk likewise of the fear from bands, but not a single fact on which to proceed ; nay, during the stay of the column a brother of the man arrested at Villafrate came to ask for a certi ficate of probity. Enthusiasm, National Guard, and levy go together, and in the last station the first was considerable, the second already in formation and almost entirely armed, and the third ready when called out. The reception at this place, where we arrived last night, surpassed by far that at the preceding station. More than a couple of miles in advance we were met by a detachment on horseback, with the tricolour flag, which was a proof of goodwill, but had the inconvenience of creating considerable excitement among our horses. Other detachments of people nearer to the town came out on foot, shouting and cheering. At the ascent to the town we were received by a band of music at the entrance. The muni&pality and clergy were waiting to wel come us. Bonfires were lit on all the heights, the town was illuminated. Meat and wine were offered +l,O cif the town to the men, and the offlocia were feasted by their landlords. No doubt, the joy has something to do with the fear of the squadre, but there is no doubt that the more we advance the greater is the participation in our THE RIFLE ASSOCIATION.—DIST.I2I - OF ME PRIZES. . a a ., ~..,..,......----- __. , not succeed in g ettin g at the missing mails, I. hough they recoaa -red upwards of 100 packets of but:lion, together with a small qu a ntity of luggage. Amo.lg the latter are ca see s conta is ling her Majesty's auto graph letter to th. (3Emperi .11-of' China, Lord Elgin's credentials and in. l f ru ctic ,ns, and his orders of the Thistle and the Bath,.. Th e letter is legible, though much discoloured, IN tile the credentials are in very fair preservation. ilaron Gros has also re covered his " papers," w hick word must be construed literally, as the ink i. 3 all but obliterated. The ror is a blank sheet. d. autograph letter of the Tempe. The luggage is utterly rained b, v the salt water an the bilge, the opium and oil , the ,coal dust and filth, wherein it has been submerged. ti Portion which was insured sold by aucti.an for a mere song. On Saturday the divers we re obli ge to cease work, owing to the heavy swell setting into the bay. When the ,morning' of Sunday broke, the Malabar had entirel, 7 disappeared, with the e-s.cep tion of the top of hel." funs lel and masts. She .has now swung broadside to the swell, and, as the weather is squally and "u eatening, she will pro bably soon break up. The L oop deck is gone, and. the main deck threatens to follow its example. Should the ship go to pieces, ,;-reat difficulty will experienced in recovering the bullion buried. in the deep and shifting sands. Curimisly enough, the Colombo has brought a new diving apparatus from England, and an instructor in the ant , of recovering lost treasure will follow by next mai). He will have ample opport,anities of exhibiting his skill, and so farewell to the Malabar ! For many a day under the burning sun of North China shall we regret the necessary comforts lost in that ship. But it is simple justice to ihe passengers to declare that they have acted with ea emplary patience, for titude, and good.-humour, ander circumstances which prove of 'what metal men are made. I cannot leave Ceylon without a parting tribute to this, the fairest' of Colonies, and. to the Gove.i-nor who so hospitably received. us both at Gallo und. Colombo. Sir Emerson Terinent has done .but jus tice to the extraordinary beauty of the scenery between these towns. For some 70 miles the road. runs close to the sen, through groves of cocoanuts and plantains, pines and banyans, cinnamon and bamboo, with parasites trailing acid festooning among them in tropical luxl2riance. Every variety and shade of verdure is here, every hue, from the delicate green of the plantain to the long browaa stem of the cocoanut. From Coh-lib° es achthe scene changes. As the road appro it passes over the Kadugenavu Kandy pass, rising some 2,000 feet in three miles. We are nOIV i n the coffee district. Hill rises over hill, no IeNVI. ground. being visible. Snug planters' bungalows ~ neet the eye at every turn, and the background is fra.'nea by a magnificent line of mountains. Comfort and. Ores perity are everywhere apparent. There are r,q ) beggars, a magnificent climate, and abundant food' 1 for the few wants of the native population. To them the cocoanut serves as meat , drink, and. lodg ing. Their houses are thatched. with its leaves, while the fruit forms the principal part of the daily food. The fibre is sold in exchange for their scanty garments, and they live a life of luxurious indo-, lence, the greater part of the labour on the roads being performedby Southern Indians and.Malabars. The progress of the colony during Sir Henry Ward's five years' administration has been most re markable. When appointed. governor, in 1854, the 1 revenue was £408,000, while in the past year (1859) it amounted to no less a sum than £747,000. In fact, it has nearly doubled, and there is every reason to expect that ere long it will reach. £1,000,000. There is not a farthing of public debt, and a large surplus income. This gyeat increase is mainly owing to the impetus given to the improve ment of internal communication, to the foematiou of roads, the opening of canals, and the constniction or restoration of large irrigation works, which hal , T facilitated the application of capital to land., Sir Henry Ward has been most unwearied in promot— ing these works. Of active habits and great energy, he traversed the island in every direction, and. has made himself perfectly acquainted with the wants of each district. His last work has been the con struction of a bridge at Kattegastotte, near Kandy, over a river which runs through the heart of the coffer. distrioto. liithortn it has been crossed. by ferries, always dangerous and often impassable , the river rising 20 to 30 feet in a night during the rainy season. With a balance of nearly £lOO,OOO in hand over and above the revenue of the current year, it is no wonder that Sir Henry has been po pular in the island. A few months back a petition was forwarded to the Home Government signed by all the principal colonists requesting that he might remain at Ceylon after the expiration of his term, and offering an addition of £2,000 per annum to his salary; Between Colombo and Kandy is an enormous traffic, over an excellent road made some 30 years ago. The annual expense incurred in keeping this road in repair is no less than £35,000. This is the line of the proposed railway which has caused. so much anger and jealousy. Captain Moorsom, who was the first to survey the line, estimated its cost at £856,000; while Mr. lloyne, the late resident engi neer, declares it cannot be completed for less than £2,214,000. The Colonial Government have agreed with the present company to guarantee 6 per cent. on £BOO,OOO, and £5 per cent. on any additional sum required for the construction of the line. The enormous difference between the rival estimates has caused considerable alarm, and the works are all but suspended, while the whole question is referred to Mr. Hawkshaw. The Governor has taken a very results ti c 0, t , n, i active es what t p , hhaAaraittta would he promoting Make it euilt dw aass cprobablyhe oe na the railway, pstl cheaply ensuenat sl constantly impressing o furomcan, i t seeing sbucotora the mn comple tion. parties: The planters fear it will not pay if the e r e T w h e o y u l d also be think a t t h r a i t s eduringthe i l t a s b c o o u n r s t m r u a c r ; cost amounts to the large sum required by Mr. D t k i mar ket. n t he But, even at the increased estimate, the gum - . gua rantee would amount to about £120,000 per annum ; while £35,000 is yearly expended in the mere re pairs of the present road. Mr. Churchill, Chief Labour Commissioner, declares that any amount of men could be procured from a different source to that which affords the present supply. Instead of going to Southern India, he would draw them from the northern division of Madras. It is most de sirable, in the interest of all parties, that the ques tion should be at once set at rest, as the steady pro gress of the colony is undoubtedly checked by the present state of uncertainty. The report of the Bank of New South Wales presented at Sydney on the 25th of April, for the half year ended the 31st of March, showed an availa total of £50,553. A dividend was accordingly the rate of 15 per cent. per an num, leaving £3,277 to he carried forward. In consequence of the losses from the re d declared at cent failures no addition was made to the reserve fund. branch has been opened at the new goldfields on the Snowy River. BI R T }I S. OHAMBERLAiNE•—On the 7th inst., at 137, Westbourne - CHAMBERLAINE.— U x do-park, the Wife of Sir Henry Orlando R. erlame, Bart., of a daughter. - b Lucv.— the 7th inst., at Crocker-hill, near Chichester , wife of Captain Luc R, Nof Luce, . ~ adaughter. m u rnAY.—On the Bth inst., at Somers-place, Hyde-park , the wife of William Powll Murray, Esq of Lincoln's' t te e hh r ; 9, 13 0 n .) inn, of a son, MARRIAGES. _ ANDERS ON — DOUGLIi.- - On;,1103d inst., at Edinburgh; Robert Erskine Anderson, Esq., Lieut. 3d Bengal E.U. , third son of Major-General Anderson, Royal Artiller4 to Em ma, Cavers. third daughter of James Douglas, Esq., (- RonIN—PE NNv .—.O n the 7th inst., at St. James's, Pad. dington, Captain T. S. Robin, 54th Regiment, to Ben: rietta Eliza, the youngest daughter of th Rev. Edmund Penny. DEATHS. ATKINSON.—On the Bth inst., suddenly, Ann, wife of Mr. John Atkinson, of 6, Quality-court, Chancery-lane. BFIETSON.—On the Bth inst., at 4, Claremont-place, Lough" borough-road, Brixton, Charles Bridges Beetson, ESV aged 38. GUNNELL.—On the Gth inst., at Walmer, George J. Gun nell, Esq,, for many years of the House of Commons. MATHEW.—On the Bth inst., at Greenwich, Miss Maria S. Mathew, aged 90. MORICE.—On the 7th inst., at Ashwell, lierts, Henri Morice, Esq., only son of the Rev. Henry Morice, late Vicar of Ashwell, and grandson of Sir John St. Aubyn , Bart., late M.P. for Cornwall. SAPTE.—On the Bth inst., at 70, Eaton. place, Anne, wife of Francis Sapte, Esq., aged 80. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO ypT.JNOt of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 1 12, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the oovintY Middlesex, Tuesday, July 19, 1860. SECOND SET, 300 YARDS, 5 ROUNDS. 1. Given by the Ladies of Northamptonshire, £35, won by Ross, 7th North Riding .. • • • • 2. Given by the National Rifle Association, £3O, won by Ingram, Lanark .. • • • • 9 3. Ditto, £3O, won by Nourisson, Geneva .. . • 9 4. Ditto, £3O, won by Wilson, School of Musketry .. 9 5. Ditto, £3O, won by Heil, Swiss .. 8 6. Ditto, £3O, won by Dillon, School of Musketry .. 8 7. Mr. Lancaster's Rifle, won by Forbes, 2d Derby Volunteers 8 THIRD SET, 500 YARDS, 5 ROUNDS. Points, 1. Given by the National Rifle Association, £to, won by Brooks, 12th Middlesex • • .. 2. Ditto, £4O, won by Tinley, 2d Lancashire .. 3. Ditto, £4O, won by Sergeant Stapleton, Coldstream Guards .. • • • • • • • • • . i 4. Ditto, £4O, won by Dove, 91st Lanarkshire .. 7 5. Ditto, £4O, won by Forbes, 2d Derbyshire .. • . 7 G. Mr. Lancaster's Rifle, won by Peter, Geneva .. 7 7. Mr. Lancaster's Rifle, won by Roth, Geneva . • 6 FOURTH SET, 600 YARDS, FIVE ROUNDS Points, 1. Given by the National Rifle Association, £5O, won by Rowland, 55th Regiment 6 2. Ditto, £5O, wcn by Wright, Royal Artillery 6 3. Ditto, £5O, won by Tinley, 2d Lancashire .. 6 4. Ditto, £5O, won by Holloway, sth Glocester 6 5. Ditto, £5O, won by Sadler, 10th, Sussex .. 5 " Army and Navy Gazette," £2O, won by Cooks, St. George ' s .. • • •• • • • • • Mr. Egan's Rifle, won by Corporal Hodder, 2d Bal talion Grenadier Guards.. FIFTH SET. PRINCE CONSORT'S PRIZE of /100, shot for by All Comers who qualified at the preceding ranges of 200, 300, 500, and GOO yards ; fired at 800, 900, and 1,000 yards. 10 rounds at each distance. Second Prize-Ist London Rifle Brigade Cup, value £52 10s. Third Prize—Mr. Smith's Rifle, value £35. Points Prince Consort's Prize, won by Lieutenant Lacy, 12th Regiment, Instructor of Musketry .. • • Second Prize, won by Sergeant Lawley, 2d Derby "Volunteers Third Prise •• •• .• •• , • won by • Mr. • Peter, Geneva .. .. 18 .„ . 18 labour. You have been accustomed to the lazy Palermitan beggar, and had an idea that the Sici- The difficulty is the ignorance and the want o. practice in doing anything for themselves. They are so accustomed to find all done by the Govern ment that the very idea of doing something for themselves is new. Thus they did not know how to go about constituting the National Guard, and at the request of the municipality the column delays its departure to help on this work. There seems to be a good number of guns, mostly fowling pieces, and the rest can be armed in the meantime with lances. If the idea with which we had been impressed at Palermo, that we should find a bad spirit in the interior, turns out the very reverse, the idea which was impressed upon us about the wildness and poor ness of the country is likewise false. At Misilmeri, which has 11,000 inhabitants, the houses are little better than hovels, dirty, wanting in every comfort, with scarcely any furniture, little to eat, and that bad. At Villafrate, which has but 3,000, things were already a little better ; at Roccapalumbo, a little place of 1,800 inhabitants, all officers were well lodged, there was plenty to eat, and even the means of getting something like a wash. Now I and many others are lodged in better and cleaner apartments than at Palermo. I am writing in a large neatly furnished saloon, with a piano and armchairs, have slept in an elegant brass bed with clean fine linen, and, fancy, had my cold bath this morning ! If it goes on like this we shall end with palaces and every luxury instead of the privation which we expected. Not only is the interior better disposed than the noisy capital to do something, but it is richer, and I would almost say more civilised. Since we left Missilmeri I have not seen more than two or three beggars. The article seems almost unknown. The .ountry, which I expected to find barren and uncul tivated, is a succession of cornfields up to the tops of the mountains, broken by magnificent olive woods. These morning and evening rides are the most charming things you can imagine. You must know that we have adopted the Indian style of marching—viz., late in the afternoon and very early in the morning, so as to escape the heat, which is very great during the day. The splendid country and good living exerts its influence on the spirits of the soldiers, and it is a real pleasure to see them march. Stragglers are almost unknown, and the columns keep better together than ever I saw the columns of a regular army. As for the scenery, it is the finest you can ima gine—a continual succession of magnificent valleys and grand mountain slopes.. In the distance we have been hitherto accompanied by the picturesque, rugged main-chain of the Sicilian mountains, which traverses the whole length of the island from Cape Gallo to the Straits of Messina. While we have this magnificent back ground to our left, with frequent glimpses of the sea, we wind up hill and down hill among cornfields as far as the eye can reach, and now and then an olive wood. From time to time you can observe on the neck of a moun tain clusters of white houses perched up among woods and gardens, for wherever there is a river near everything lives with an exuberant life—the cactus, the aloe, the vine, the fig and almond trees, with flowers such as no hothouse can prodace, roses and oleanders in full bloom, not shrubs, but trees. The towns and villages, like eagles' nests, are perched up high, and secure from malaria, which infests all the lowlands, and from hostile attack,. the approach to them through a garden. What astonishes you is to see so much cultivation and so few villages and towns—miles and miles of cornfields before you find an inhabited place. The insecurity forced people to herd together, and you could not understand how they can, from so great a distance, attend to their fields, did you not find now and then a little round structure of reeds, something like an Indian wig wam or an English bell-tent of reed, with the ground excavated as in the Crimea. With still greater astonishment you see that all those grand mountain slopes, with waving corn upon them, oanuot be ploughed, but must be worked by manual Bans in the interior were rather worse, and now you I see an incredible amount of production for a small number of inhabitants. Of course, a model farmer would toss up his head at the imperfectionf, but I have rarely seen so much production with such scanty means of labour. The soil repays it amply. I have counted some of the ears of wheat, and found as many as 97 grains in one. I begin to understand that Sicily was the granary of Rome. The Crimean war and the war in Italy have given a great impulse to the production, so that millions of ducats have found their way into the pockets of the landlords. If Sicily was once under a good Govern ment, which would encourage instead of stifling in dustry and trade, as the Neapolitan has done, there would be soon no necessity to search for grain on the Danube and on the Black Sea. With reservoirs to keep what is now wasted by the torrents and artesian wells, two crops could be easily obtained in a year. Verily the interior of Sicily is preferable in every respect to the towns on the seacoast. TIE BRI7IBII . EXPEDITION TO CUINA (From the Special Correspondent of the Times.) POINT DE GALLE, JUNE 5 The Colombo has arrived from Suez, and the Pekin from Bombay. The latter vessel sails this afternoon for China, with the two Ambassadors and their suites, the passengers of the Malabar and those who came out by this mail. For an entire fortnight have Lord Elgin and Baron Gros remained here, at the greatest public inconvenience. Madras, Bombay, and Calcutta are but two days' to a week's distance from Galle, and there is telegraphic communication between them. Yet the Peninsular and Oriental Company had no vessel at any one of these ports to supply the place of the Malabar, and convey her passengers and mails to their destination. The old Pottinger was sent from Madras on the 30th ult., but the crew refused to take her to China, on the ground that their time of service had expired. She there fore went round to Bombay. The Company must look to its laurels, which are fast fading. In four successive years four fine ships have been wrecked. The Erin, the Aia, the Alma, and the Malabar have been totally lost, while the Bengal had a narrow escape from a similar fate in this very har bour. One vessel is laden up with a broken screw, another with a broken shaft, and notwithstanding the large subsidy received for the conveyance of the mails, those saved from the Malabar have been quietly reposing since the 22d at the Galle post office. The loss and inconvenience occasioned by such an event on the whole trade of China cannot possibly be exaggerated. It is surely not too much to expect that at some one of the great 'lndian ports the directors should have a single vessel avail able in case of disaster. When the Singapore ar rived from Hong Kong Lord Elgin proposed to Mr. Bailey, the Peninsular and Oriental agent, that the mails should be transhipped either on board the Cyclops or on board the Pottinger, when she arrived, and that the Singapore should return to China with the mails and passengers of the Malabar. Captain Pullen was quite ready to carry the mails to Bombay, though he had no accommodation for passengers. Mr. Bailey, however, declined to avail himself of the Cyclops, nor would he consent to the Singapore's return, and to the mails being forwarded in the Pottinger, unless Lord Elgin would write him a letter, and state that it was of the greatest moment to the public service that such a step should be taken. The mail agent expressed him self desirous of giving every assistance to the Am bassador, and also suggested that the mails might be sent by the Cyclops, which was again objected to. He then said he could not land the mails until he knew precisely how they would be forwarded. Lord Elgin felt that he might make the Government reskionsible for insurance, in case any accident hap pened to the Pottinger or her cargo en route to Bombay, if he wrote such a letter as was required. He was a mere passenger on board the Malabar, and it was the company's business to forward him and the other passengers to their destination. So the mails were not transhipped, the Singapore went to Bombay, and we remained at Galle. Finding there was no chance of a steamer for China until to day, I started at the early , part of last week for Co lombo and Kandy. On my return I heard that Capt. Pullen had, at the request of Sir Henry Ward, proceeded to take the evidence as to the cir cumstances attending the loss of the Malabar, in which inquiry he was assisted by Lieut. Armstrong, of the Cyclops, and by Mr. Macdougall, a master in the navy, who has come out to survey the Bass Rocks. The investigation commenced last Wed nesday, and continued until Saturday. The Court sat at the office of the Peninsular and Oriental Company, and Capt. Pullen states that it was per fectly open, but he requested that it might not be inconveniently crowded with passengers. Many of them have complained to me of being absolutely excluded from the Court. It was certainly never Capt. Pullen's intention that such a course should be adopted, nor did he anticipate that no passenger would be allowed to attend on the first day. Two, who went at the request of the others, were desired to leave by a gentleman in the Company's employ ment, on the ground that the inquiry was private, and they could not be admitted. I am informed that the Court will forward the evidence to the Board of Trade without any formal report of their own. Some comment has been made on the chief engineer (Mr. Crawford) having been sent to Bom bay in the Singapore at the very time that the agent was asking for an inquiry, and immediately before it commenced. It was, to say the least, in judicious to prevent Mr. Crawford giving his testi mony. It is certainly material, and must be forth coming hereafter. The balance of evidence goes to show that the ship was in her proper berth, and that she dragged the single anchor with which she was moored. Several other ships were in port when the squall struck the Malabar, but, according to the regulations of the harbour, they each had two anchors down. No accident occurred to any of them, and although the Fides dragged one anchor she was brought up by the other. True it is that the Peninsular and Oriental steamers are frequently in the habit of riding in this port at single anchor. It will be for the Board of Trade, however, to decide whether the Malabar, in Gallo harbour, at the burst of the southwest monsoon, was sufficiently moored With one anchor only and no steam up. The greatest dissatisfaction has prevailed among the passengers in consequence of Mr. Bailey refusing to pay the hotel bills incurred during the past fort night. He grounds his refusL on the plea that the Company is " not liable for detention or delay of passengers arising from accident or from extraordi nary or unavoidable circumstance," a notice to that effect being endorsed on the passage tickets, The wreck of a ship under the " circumstances" attend ing that of the Malabar may be " extraordinary" if it be not " accidental or unavoidable." Certain it is that the passengers were in no way responsible, though they have been heavy losers by the event. Many of them landed without a shilling, and with no means of procuring money. Some of the China merchants on board, whose names are known in Ceylon, have, with the greatest kindness and consi deration, become security to the Bank for advances made to their less fortunate , fellow-passengers—nlen whom they had never seen before leavi n g ] Mr. Bailey also has advanced money from his pt . vate sources to such as required taking their , Engand.. one farthing will he pay for t he company. A meet ing was held yesterday afte rnoon, at which resolu tions were passed that a formal protest be made by all the passengers against t he com p an y and its agents. This protest wa delivered to -day. Whether Oriental Company be liable for the value of the property lost in the wreck or not, it is surely tin () )e wor thy of such a bod y to refuse p a y men t f tl necess ary hotel bills incurred in a c ase like this. the agent with separate p rotests, and their ow n inte rests—to directorsvrdesEelrgvien' Baron Gros, and the Comt e d e B astard will do well—if only in r ests—to reimburse the passengers. Petty economy on such points is totally unworthy of a great public body, nor do I believe it will be sanctioned by the men who constitute the Board of Directors. The divers were at work last week, but could