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and the remainder in another ? One lighter could take the first to the ship, where the stewards would receive them; the remainder would go down the hold. But there is too great a disposition en the part of the officers to treat as real impedimenta the luggage of those who have paid so large a sum for - - their passage, ar.(l I call the managing Directors' particular attention to the subject, as some strin- gent regulations are imperatively required. Again, the most barefaced robberies take place in the tran sit across Egypt. No sooner is a vessel anchored at Alexandria than all the luggage is bundled over the side into barges, and the passengers see it no more until their arrival at Suez, where they behold a mass heaped on the ship's hencoops in glorious confusion. In very numerous instances the boxes of those on board the Simla were broken open and valuable property stolen ; in others the packages were altogether missing. Her Majesty's Embassy lost two boxes of books. Captain Lindsay, Mr. Doyne, Mr. Loch, Mr. Wortley, Mr.:Dodd, and others had their boxes broken open or lost. I feel sure that when this is brought under the no tice of Mr. Betts, who so ably manages the Egyp tian railway, he will remedy the grievance with out delay. A trustworthy Englishman should be stationed at Alexandria to receive the luggage In charge, and should be made responsible for its safe arrival on board at Suez. We were a motley group at the old Mansion house Hotel on Tuesday evening, but there was no vain repining. We resigned ourselves to our fate and to the tender mercies of the Galle tailors and haberdashers, whose appetite for English gold had been whetted by a previous bleeding of unfortu nates from the wreck of the Ava. Mr. Bailey tele graphed to Bombay for another steamer, and I te legraphed you the news of the loss. The line, as usual, was out of order, and though we sent an ex press to Colombo, no answer has been returned to Mr. Bailey up to the moment I write. My own telegram will probably never reach its destination. Let me now return to the ship. No sooner was she beached than Captain Grainge r made every effort to save the mails, Ina few minutes 84 boxes and bags were got The sea then burst into the mail-room, comp l :etely filling it, and nearly drown ing the men :eh° were at work. The fb.liowing list of English and Continental saved and missing, will be of interest to many e:t your readers. lam indebted for it to the Post master-General of Ceylon. From England for Penang were one box and two packets, all of which are missing. For Singapore 20 boxes, one bag, and four packets, of which five boxes only have been saved. The mail for Java consisted of 56 boxes, and all but six are gone. Hong Kong has been more fortunate., as out of 62 boxes, two bags, and two packets, 40 boxes, two bags, and one packet are sated. The British Admiral on the China station pares worst of all ; there were 14 boxes for him,and 13 are gone. Out of seven boxes for the F reach ex pedition six have been saved. Including all the local mails, the Malabar had 199 packages on board, of which 84 are saved and 115 still in the ship. About an hour after landing I returned in a canoe to the Malabar. The sea was then completely over her quarter deek, and the engine-room and stoke holes were full. The surf was increasing, and she lay a complete wreck, her stern rapidly burying itself in the sand, while her bow was high out of water. Our escape was, indeed, Providential. Had the anchor not held after we got on the rocks, her engine compartment would have been the first to fill, and had we escaped being blown up we should have perished among the rocks. If proof be wanted that this opinion is not exaggerated here are the very words of Mr. Crawford, the chief en gineer :—" Had she grounded upon the engine-room compartment we must have sunk within a quarter of an hour, and there would have been the greatest danger of the boilers collapsing." Had the wind not come round to the southward and swung her clear, it was simply a question of minutes whether she broke in two or went down stern first. Had the hole been somewhat larger we should have gone to the bottom at once. Had it been less, we should have gone to sea first, and to the bottom afterwards. Had the screw been damaged we could never have got across the bay to beach her. Had the broken hawser been twisted the reverse way the engines could not have gone ahead. She struck between two vital parts, the engine-room and the screw, and in the very nick of time she swung off the reef. Her Majesty's ship Cyclops steamed into harbour between 4 and 5, and took up her moorings near the scene of our disaster. Captain Pullen was the first who arrived to rescue the wrecked Almaites, and here he is, anxious and ready to afford assist ance to those of the Malabar. The Cyclops had been off the harbour a great part of the morning, but the pilot refused to risk her in the intricate navigation of the bay until the weather improved. Captain Pullen at once placed himself in communi cation with Mr. Bailey, and it was determined to hold a consultation next morning upon the wreck, as to the measures to be adopted for saving the bul lion, mails, and baggage. This consultation was held, and the following is a copy of the report : " Point de Galle, May 23. "In compliance with your order, we, whose Lames are hereunto subscr;bed, have been on board the steamer Mala bar, and find as follows : " That the ship is aground from aft as far forward as the foremast, and embedded nearly 18 feet in the sand abaft, the fore, compartment only being clear of water, the swell break ing over her as far forward as the funnel, with 14 feet water aft and 18 foi ward. " That as there is no chance of saving her, every endea• your should be used toward saving the cargo, stares, &v., that can be got at. This done, we are of opinion that it may be expedient to fill the fore eom-artment, with the view of keeping her together as long as possible. " To reach the truasuro-rooin it would be necessary to blow up the poop and upper decks; even then with little prospect of the recovery of the specie or cargo during the present monsoon , this, therefore, we consider inexpedient, as it would materially weaken the vessel. " From the opinion of authorities long resident here as to the weather to be expected, we think that there is every chance of her holding together till the return of the north east monsoon will render working at her practicable, when all may be recovered. " JAS. W. ARMSTRONG, Lieutenant, 11.M.5. Hr. D. HARR s, Master, j Cyclops. J. W. FuLL.TAMES, Carpenter, )11 JOHN BLACK, Lloyd's Agent. PETER UPTON, barque Waverley. " To Captain W. 4. Pullen, H.M.S. Cyclops." I shall only remark on this that the north-east monsoon will not return before November. By that time our baggage—if that be included in the " all" that may be recovered—will be in a sorry state. The Malabar had-on board 1,080 boxes of bullion, worth nearly £300,000; 725 chests of opium, worth upwards of £lOO,OOO, of which 216 have been re covered from the forehold. The remainder are aft, and cannot be reached. The ship herself cannot be replaced for less than £60,000, and the rest of the cargo and passengers' baggage will swell the total loss to half a million sterling. The whole of the bullion will most probably be recovered, but the salvage dues will be very considerable. Mr. Bailey is determined not to throw away a chance. He has, therefore, sent fur two divers from Colombo, with a view of seeing what fifty can save, and I hope in a Postcript to give some report of their proceedings. And now comes the question,—Why was the 148 . 1 abar lost, and who is responsible ? I have taken every Pains to ascertain the facts, but there are such glaring and important discrepancies that an inquiry, ands searching one, should be made with out loss of ti me. The reel buoy On one point all parties agree. near 'which we were anchored ought to mark the east side of the Veluvaka or Hospital reef, and it affords an indic a ti on such a ship as the Malabar , of danger westward for a in four fathoms water byth i ck buoy was moored it ed . cable six fathoms rive long, attached to a c l amp down e x a tph l e a prc r et g lea. tchard, e t wi p oen i e e k c o e s of rock. ago, and moored with a new cable, n the south-west monsoon. Comm ander RN., was formerly master-attendant of Ga lle har bour, but in P ugust last he was removed to Comm.. bo, and his place has never been filled. Since hi s Jantz, the senior nativepialoto, Gallo departure Mr. been acting - master attendant. Ho was 18 years, and it is his duty to see that pilot during are in t heir . proper places. Amid the, the buoys mass of contradictions as to facts, and the very numerous theories, I shall not attempt tantas com. parere lites. I will merely stat e the eviden ce I have obtained from personal examination of numerous agent, applied to Mr. persons. Mr. Black , Lloyds' Bailey, and recommended that in conseqUence of the various reports current as to the Wreck of the Malabar an inquiry should be held as early as pos sible. He suggested that her Majesty's ship Cyclops being in harbour afforded an excellent opportunity for the purpose. To this Mr. Bailey rt plied that Captain Pullen informed him the qu 'tion did not come within his jurisdiction, as loc 11 Government agents (the pilot and master-attendant) Were in volved. Mr. Bailey, however, promises that he will request the Governor to institute an inquiry without delay. Pending that inquiry I shall offer no opinion as to the causes of the accident. I shall state the questions in dispute, with an abstract of the evidence on each point :-1. Was the Mala bar in charge of the pilot or the captain P The pilot throws the responsibility on Capt. Grainger, and Captain Grainger declares the pilot was in charge. The former asserts that the pilot's re sponsibility only commences when the steam is up, and the captain announces that the vessel is ready for sea. The latter affirms that the ship is in charge of the pilot directly he steps on board. 2. Was the Veluvaka buoy in its proper place when the ship was moored on the 20th, and when she struck on the 22d ? The captain and chief officer state that the relative positions of the ship and the buoy were never altered between the time the Malabar was moored on Sunday morning and Tuesday afternoon. They declare that when the ship first struck, and before she had touched the buoy, it was to the westward, showing that it must have been on the west, and not on the east side of the reef; consequently in an improper position. This statement is confirmed by some of the passen gers. The captain and chief officer also say that the buoy was only set adrift after the ship struck, and they infer that the pilot must have been misled by the alleged improper position of the buoy, and moored her too close to the reef on Sunday morn ing. Mr. Jautz affirms that he saw the buoy every morning from Sunday to Tuesday. He was afloat each day in his canoe, and the buoy was in its pro per place to the eastward of the reef during the whole of that time. The pilots have other marks for mooring in the China berth besides this buoy, which is principally used to denote the passage for small local craft. He asserts that the buoy could not have been loose during three days, for the chain would have got entangled on the rocks and dragged the buoy under water. He also declares that it could not possibly have floated across the reef to the westward against the south-west monsoon of Sun day night and Monday. The pilot (Daviot) con firms this, and says that the buoy was in its proper place when he went on board at half-past lon Tuesday. Before the ship struck on the rocks he saw her hit the buoy and send it adrift to the west ward. I have examined the buoy's old cable, which is broken exactly half way down, so that three fathoms remained attached to it. Mr. Jantz saw the buoy loose as he was coming off to the ship with Mr. Bailey, to whom he pointed it out. He had it at once brought to the jetty, and moored it next morning with a new cable. 3. Did the ship drag her anchor during the squall? The pilot says she did. He was on the poop, the first officer on the quarterdeck, and the captain in his cabin. He saw her driving, and called out to the first officer to let go the other anchor. The first officer and pilot at once rushed to the forecastle ; but before the anchor could be let go the ship had struck. No order was, therefore, given, as a second anchor would only have made matters worse. The fact of dragging her anchor is confirmed by Mr. D. H. Thromer, a Dutch merchant, Captain James Donald M'Kay, English, and G. William, American skippers, who were passengers on board the Malabar. The first officer admits the pilot's statement as to what he said and did ; but denies the fact of the ship's driving. In this the captain corroborates him ; but, as he was not on deck, he can only speak inferentially. The pilot's theory is that, as she had been moored for two days with her head to the south-west, when the heavy squall came from the north-east and brought her head round, the anchor canted, and before it could hold again the ship had struck. 4. Was one anchor sufficient for the Malabar on such a day as the 22d, and with no steam up, in so dangerous a harbour as Galle ? Mr. Santz says that, though it is customary for the Peninsular and Ori ental ships to be moored with one anchor only ahead, every other ship in port had two anchors out. The Fides dragged one of her anchors in the squall, but was brought up by the other. It is easy to be wise after the event, and I observe that the Singapore, just arrived from China, and also her Majesty's ship Cyclops, have each two anchors out. The Cyclops broke her stem hawser in the swell last night, but the two anchors brought her up without driving an inch. . . 5. Was cable hove in on the 22d before the steam was up ? The captain and chief officer most posi tively declare it was not, and say there were 30 fathoms out, which is aproper amount in 4 fathoms water. The pilot also thinks she was not hove short. The Dutch Captain Kramer as positively asserts that cable was hove in. He says that he " went on board at 11 a.m., between 2 and half past 2 ; shortly before she struck he was on the deck on the forecastle. Saw the cable hove in and shortened. Is certain of this, and that she after wards dragged her anchor. Shortening the cable was, in his opinion the cause of her dragging." I am bound to say that he is the only person who pretends to speak to this fact, though all the pas sengers were on board. Many others came to me asserting that cable had been hove in ; but on examination not one pretended to have seen it done. These are the main points to be decided, but the truth can only be evGlved from such a mass of ccn tradictions by a searching and immediate inquiry on the spot, when all the witnesses are present. There is great probability that on Monday the Singapore will return with Lord Elgin, Baron Gros, and the Malabar's passengers to China. The evidence of these skippers will then not be forth coming. I beg that it may be distinctly under stood Ido not pretend to endorse the opinions or statements of any party. My object in pre senting this abstract of the evidence is to afford materials for a full investigation. No man in the service of the Peninsular and Oriental Company bears a higher character than Captain Grainger. He has commanded their ships for eight years, and has won the esteem and respect of all who know him. He has the reputation of a first-rate seaman and a most careful and able ma vigator. Called on to act at a moment's notice he rushed from his cabin to find a sinking ship. I am satisfied that in beaching her he took the only course possible under the circumstances. Had he stood out to sea he must have lost ship, bullion, cargo, and passengers. Tho passengers are safe, the bullion will be recovered, part of the cargo is landed, but I fear that the Malabar will leave her bones in Galle harbour. Some time ago a plan was submitted to the Im perial Government which would give Galls a se cure harbour of 240 acres, with 7} fathoms water at a cost of £300,000, instead of the present limited and frightfully insecure anchorage. It was pro posed to make a breakwater from Watering Point to Deumba.-Dava Rock, behind which ships would ride securely in any weather. The dues from steamers alone would pay a large interest on the outlay, there being an average of 12 a month in Galle harbour. The work would present few difficulties, as the granite rock forming Watering Point could be easily blasted and tumbled into the sea. Sir Henry Ward strongly supported the scheme, and undertook that if the money were raised by loan one-third should be taken in the island. The home Government, however, did not consider itself justified in such an outlay on a colony, and the colony declares itself too poor for such an under taking. Colombo is the shipping place for all the island produce, and Galle is a rendezvous for the China, Calcutta, Madras, and Australian steamers. The work is Imperial and not local—Galle is the key of our present communication with the East, accnoooinis dunet of the ot , hing whatever has been done to improve its port. The coa li ng an d l o ading is performed by of the who go above their waists in water to the barges, which canno t approac h the beach on ac Malabar lr s a u a r s f . and h Little er c amorergo would than half con 1 the ple t e value this harbour, and t year the Peninsular and Oriental THE SUN, LONDON WEDNESDAY EVENING, AMP, 27, -'ls6o. , steamerbengal nearly experienced a similar fate to the Malabar, and only escaped with considerable damage. In the new harbour steamers would be alongside the wharf to receive their coal and cargo, saving the expense, inconvenience, and danger in curred at present. A special thanksgiving service will be held at the church to-morrow, when Lord Elgin and the English passengers of the Malabar will offer their thanks to Divine Providence for His watchful care over them. MAY 28, 8 A.M. The Nemesis is about to sail for England. It has been decided that Lord Elgin, Baron Gros, and all the passengers per Malabar shall wait here till the arrival of the mail boat from Bombay for China, due on the 6th. The divers have been here three days, and say they can recover the luggage and t union, but as yet they have done nothing. it that in a very short time they will become excellent soldiers, and equal to any emergency that may arise. Do not require too much work from them at the present moment. Now, with regard to what they could do, I think we may judge of what they are capable of doing from what they have done. It was a remark of the Duke of Wellington that if there were 10,000 troops in Hyde-park he did not know a dozen generals, who would be able to get them out within a rea- sonable time. There was a friend of mine speaking to me to-day, who could not get a sight of the dis play, and he said, " Never mind, I will go to-mor row morning and see the tail." Now, sir, two hours after the review the whole of the 20,000 men were out of the park. (Hear, hear.) I say that is very creditable to the volunteers, and very credit able to the officers. (Cheers.) There are a few excrescences that might be lopped off with advan vantage, and after that, and indeed even without, I am quite certain they will form an efficient and valuable element in the defence of the country, and they will also be the foundation of giving us the means of applying force offensively. I should be sorry to see the latter become necessary, but if ever we should be attacked I am quite sure they will materially assist us in any defence we may have to make against aggression, from whatever quarter it may come. The DEPUTY MASTER briefly proposed "The Health of his Royal Highness the Prince Consort," their master, and expressed the thanks of th e Cor poration for presiding. The PRINCE CONSORT, in returning thanks, said —I feel proud to have, by the vote of this dis tinguished corporation, been re-elected its master, an office of annual tenure, which does not tax very hard the energies of the holder, as the real work is admirably done by the deputy-master and the elder brethren—(hear, hear)—but which is of the highest interest to whoever reflects upon the im portant and useful duties which are performed by the corporation, the proper pe r f ormance o f w hi c h has so great an influence on the commercial pros perity, not only of the metropolis, but of the coun try at large. I cannot meet you to-day without hav ing one recalled to my memory who used to sit on my left hand on all former occasions, and who was honoured and beloved by this corporation, and justly so, as its deputy -master. (Hear, hear.) Cap tain Shepherd was one of those unobtrusive but noble characters whose sterling qualities of head and heart secured to him the confidence of all who knew him, and I can appeal to no greater proof of he estimation in which he was held than the fact that he was at once deputy-master of this corpora tion, chairman of the East India Company, and j chairman of the Hudson's Bay Company. His suc cessor (Admiral Gordon), like him, is an Aberdeen- 1 shire man, but unlike him has passed his life in the royal navy, and not in the merchant service. I can wish him no better success than to possess the ap probation of his brethren in an equal degree with predecessor. (Cheers.) I propose to you to drink his health, and Prosperity to the Corporation of the Trinity-house. (Cheers.) The DEPUTY-MASTER, in acknowledging the compliment, said that at the present time a royal commission was sitting in judgment upon the man ner in which the duties entrusted to that corpora tion were performed. What the result of their in quiries might be he could not presume to say, but this he would say, that .the closer all the affairs of the Trinity-house were investigated the better should they be satisfied. There was also a com mittee of the House of Commons taking evidence (among other matters) upon a subject which fell under the jurisdiction of the Trinity-house, but before he treated upon that subject, he wished to allude to the position the corporation occupied in its connexion with the Board of Trade. Although placed under the control of that board with a view to the expenditure of the corporation being brought more immediately under the cognisance of Parliament, he did not believe that any such result had been obtained, or that the returns now made to Parliament by the Board of Trade were more explanatory than those made by the corpora tion itself. It was certainly true that they did feel themselves under the existing arrangement unnecessarily fettered in respect of the expenditure requisite for the service of the corporation, and he thought that a body of practical men who had no , object whatever but the efficient discharge of duties devolving upon them for the benefit of the mari time interests of the country, might with safety be entrusted with a little more discretionary power than was now accorded them. Reverting to the committee of the House of Commons, he said that, under the existing Act of Parliament, " compulsory pilotage" in the proper sense of the term, no longer existed. It was now entirely optional with the master of any vessel, whatever may be the trade in which she is engaged, whether he shall himself . navigate her or take the services of a pilot ; the only requirement being that if his ship is not otherwise exempted, and he is desirous of piloting her, he ur his mate must first Prove his qualifica tion to do so. Surely that was no serious restriction when lives and property are dependent upon his ability. So widely had this privilege been extended b that to some ever y call himself ce rtificates, bearing the signature of the De puty Master of the Trinity House, might, in the event of a war, be availed of by a foreign govern ment as evidence of the competence of the holder to pilot a hostile fleet into British wat ers . Any material alteration in the present pil o t age laws might have the effect of renewing those e v il s awoul d were adopted, it pilot appeared who thought t to iim fit which it was the object of the fram ers o f th ose l aws • to do away with, and if the system now a d voca t e d i persons e imself such, an d wou ld at h i s pleasure ' remain onnsullblimitoarde weather e ath sumserhe might i t moderate weather, subsisti ng m the have w e ll - b g e r e e n e h a d b e l d e • L to uP ° extort in apprehensions of masters of vessels, ignorant of their position, or of the pilotage of the waters they might then be in. Whatever might be the laws parliament might see fit to enact, the corporation • would give, as it had ever done, its cordial assist ance in carrying them into effect. The PRINCE CONSORT—Gentlemen, we are ho noured by the presence of her Majesty's ministers. • (Hear, hear.) The corporation i s m u ch gra tifi e d a t ' their having found it possible amidst the many avoca tions and duties which so peculiarly pres s u p on gttheele'int3 House. i parliamentary season, to d evo t e I prop ose t o you to them drink anedu uinrinto h their health. We can wish them nothing better than good health, to enable them to with stand the fatigues of their laborious and harassing life, and, by making the fullest use of their taleng and energies, to gain that public recognition and confidence upon which so much of their success and usefulness must depend. This is not a political meeting, ani we cautiously abstain from alluding to politics. (Hear.) While, therefore, the-mini sters escape our criticism, they must also forego our praise—(laughter) — but we can give what may be more valuable to them than either—the expression of our esteem and good will. Lord I'ALMERSTON, who, on rising, was greeted with great cheering, in returning thanks, said—l beg on behalf of her Majesty's ministers to tender to your royal highness and the company here as sembled our grateful thanks for the kind manner in which you, sir, have been pleased to propose, and the company have been pleased to receive, that toast; and I can assure you, sir, the testimony of your good will must be always of the highest value to those to whom you are pleased 'to address it. We may feel perhaps also that we have been, even before your royal highness gave that toast, indi rectly included i n th e compliment which you very properly paid to the volunteers of the country— (cheers and laughter) —for we belong to a corps of volunteers who undertake arduous duties, and, as your royal highness has mentioned, without any sort of compulsion and with the purest goodwill. (Renewed laughter and cheering.) There is this peculiar circumstance connected with that corps of volunteers, that there is always going on a little sort of internal wa r b e t ween th e me mbers. " Flee timur inquam, et R esurge mus." (Laughter and cheers.) But there i s this comfort for the country , that when one of the detachment goes off duty, there is always another ready to take his place, so that the public service is never injured. (Laughter.) What perhaps we might complain of is, that our period of service is not quite so long or so certain as the period of service in the army and navy ; but as your highness has mentioned the fatigues which are incident to the performance of oar duties, it is well that we are sometimes relieved from them be fore human nature renders us unequal to the con tinuance of those duties. (Renewed laughter.) We must always feel great interest in the corporation whose hospitality we are this day enjoying, be cause the duty of this corporation is to erect land marks, and beacons, and buoys to guide the voya ger, to point out quicksands, shoals, and rocks; and no set of people are more in need of those warnings to guide them than the persons who from time to time are included in the toast which your royal highness has proposed. (Shouts of laughter.) But, sir, w e rea ll y d o mos t sincerely take the greatest int eres t i n the pros p e rity of this corpora tion. E very b o d y must f ee l that the life of this nation is almost as much on the waters as it is on land. (Cheers.) We do not live, like the Chinese, on stagnant pools and canals ; but wherever the waves of the ocean roll, in the most distant parts of the world, there you will find those waves waft ing British life, British industry, British enterprise —things which constitute the real functions and powers of the British nation ; and therefore I am sure you will understand that those who may from 'e time to time be charged with the conduct of the affairs of this great country must take a lively and sincere interest in the welfare and prosperity of this great toritoration. _ _ _ Lord TAUNTON next gate " The Maritime and Commercial Interests of this Country," and con nected with it the President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Milner Gibson. (Cheers. The prosperity of the commercial interests of this country tti ant not only the acquisition of wealth and the reward of successful enterprise,• but it meant also the comfort, the well-being, and the contentment of the great body of the community, and he would venture to say that it was only those whose duty it had been narrowly to watch the effect on all classes of this country of times of commercial prosperity as con trasted with those of commercial depression who could form an idea of the deplorable effects pro duced by commercial depression. He believed we _ had reason to be grateful to Providence that during the last few years, especially the past year, the people of this country had been blessed with a state of prosperous and successful employment, and with a condition of things almost unparalleled in our history. He believed this prosperity was founded upon a solid and a secure basis, and although doubtless in this, as in every other great commercial community, we must expect fluctua tions, yet he hoped that we might look forward in all ordinary times to this, that this country had before it a career of successful industry. (Cheers.) With regard to that branch of the national interests with which that corporation was more intimately connected—the maritime interest—he believed that the observation he had made, that all com mercial interests were liable to fluctuations, applied more especially, for obvious reasons, to the mari time interest, but at the same time he had no hesi tation in expressing an opinion that that interest as well as others was founded in this country on a sound and substantial basis, and that the experience of the past warranted us in expecting for the fu ture that it would increase and develop itself as the commerce and manufactures of this country in creased and developed themselves, and that the mer cantile marine of this country would continue in future, as it had done in times past, to have a very large share of the general trade and commerce of of the world. (Cheers.) He believed the mercan tile marine was especially under the review of a committee of the House of Commons, and he had no doubt that a close investigation of that great and interesting subject would completely bear out what he had said. In conclusion, ho expressed a hope that the Board of Trade and that corporation would act together for that which mast be the com-: mon object of both, namely, the proper and efficient discharge of those duties which were so essential for the public service. Mr. M. GIBSON, in returning thanks, said—l believe the present order of ideas as to commerce is non-interference with free trade, and, there fore, I suppose the less the Board of Trade at tempts to regulate or meddle with the free action of the commerce of the nation the more it will be con sidered to deserve well of its country, and the more popular will it become amongst the commercial classes. With regard to the question of this corpo ration and its partnership with the Board of Trade, I can only say, so far as my knowledge goes (of course my experience has been very limited), that nothing can be more harmonious than the action that has gone on between us. The Board of Trade and the Trinity Corporation have acted together, ,as I believe on every point. With regard to the pilotage question, to which the deputy master alluded, I must take leave to remark that the extraordinary perfection to which the buoying and lighting of our coast has been carried has really made it easy, comparatively to what it used to be in former times, for any man with the commonest knowledge of navigation to take his ship through the most diffi cult waters. Therefore there is a feeling among the captains of vessels, seeing lights and buoys that are never out of sight, that it is as easy for them to navigate the entrance of the Thames as it is for a foot passenger to walk the streets of London ; that in many cases piloting may be dispensed with. Since I have been President of the Board of Trade I have been more cognisant than I could otherwise have been with the mode in which this corporation administers the important duties entrusted to it ; and I do most sincerely say that as an Englishman I feel proud to see our coast so well lighted, and to see so much energy in the Trinity Corporation to carry out every new improvement—an energy guided by wisdom and experience. I can most frankly say to this assembly that there is nobody more willing than the Trinity Corporation to carry out every improvement in the lighting system of the coast of this country, and to adopt all those modern inventions which will make our system of lights and buoys the most perfect in the world, and the most conducive to the interests of navigation and commerce. (Cheers.) The PRINCE CONSORT next gave " The health of the Earl of Derby and the Honorary Brethren." The Earl of DERBY, replying, said—lt becomes my first and most pleasing duty to return my grate ful thanks to your royal highness for having con nected my health with the toast so kindly given, and which has been so cordially received ; and, in the next place, I am sure I am speaking the opin ions and feelings of every one who has the honour of being an honorary member of this corporation when I say they feel it a distinguished honour to be admitted on this occasion, not as strangers and guests, but as connected, although it be only by the tie of honorary membership, with this great corpo ration, which is so intimately bound up with the dearest and most vital interests of this great coun try. (Hear.) I consider it the greater honour be cause I am aware that the fact of being elected an honorary member of this corporation is an intima tion that the person so elected, having generally , filled some high office under the Crown, has, with out reference to his political opinions or personal merits, discharged those duties to the best of his ability, and that he has therefore obtained for him self some sort of claim to be associated with this distinguished society. Among, therefore, the hono rary members of this corporation we meet with men of all political opinions and all political parties. (Hear.) I am happy to find myself at this moment returning thanks for my noble friend at the head of her Majesty's Government, and I think that you rightly on these occasions make no distinction 'be tween political parties, because if there be one sub ject in which all parties will be united it will be in the deep and cordial interest they feel in those great public matters over which you exercise to a certain degree so important a control, and with which your very existence as a corporation is so closely bound up. It may be true that at the present moment the public attention is more directed to the warlike than to the peaceful duties that have to be performed, and it, can hardly be matter of surprise that our feel ings should turn in that direction when we have witnessed to-day the result of that short period of training which has brought, as it were from the ground, a native army amounting, as his royal high ness told you, to 130,000 men, and who with the ver) short period of training they have had have exhibited an amount of discipline, steadiness, and good con duct which would do credit to many of her Ma jesty's regular forces. (Hear.) The scene which we have witnessed to-day is one which I will venture to say must have made the heart of our Sovereign thrill with joy and pride at the testimony of spon taneous allegiance and loyalty and active and cor dial affection of so large a body of her subjects. (Loud cheers.) And of this I am convinced, th a t if the bare possibility of an insult offered to this country can have brought forth in so short a time 130,000 men, the prospect of imminent and imme diate danger would bring forward a force equally active, equally efficient, and equally energetic, com posed of four or five times that number. (Cheers.) But, gentlemen, I am convinced, it is not among the land civilians alone that this spirit of cordial and active loyalty exists ; for if upon the suspicion of some remote danger this energetic burst of public feeling has been elicited on the part of the land civilians, so, if there were the slightest chance of any immediate threat to our supremacy at sea, I am satisfied we should find the seamen of our commer cial marine coming forward with no less energy and activity in support of the royal navy than we find in the land civilians coming forward in sup port of the army. (Cheers.) Indeed, the interests of those two great branches of the service, the com mercial and the military marine, are inseparably and closely connected together. It is to our com merce and our commercial marine that we owe all our greatness as a nation. Our navy are the pro tectors, the guardians, and the supporters of the commercial marine ; but on the other hand we must not forget that the commercial marine is, in its turn, the feeder of the royal . navy, and supplies from its own body a large portion of those very forces which, in the service of the state, goes to protect that commerce out of which they have their earnings. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, I rejoice to think that day by day there is a greater com munity of interests, a closer proximity to each other between the two great branches of that service, that day by day there is a higher appreciation on each side of the importance of the support of the other to the public service, and I am quite sure that on any occasion on which the exigencies of the country may require it, we shall see the Royal navy and the commercial marine of this country joining heart and hand and vieing with each other which can best prove their loyalty to their country, and which is of the greatest service to the public interest. (Cheers.) But although the interest of the military view of the question is at the present moment preponderating, I do not see that the public are by any means indifferent to the other branch which is more immediately connected with, and analogous to, the duties which devolve on this corporation, and I am not sure that her Ma jesty's Ministers would not be disposed, looking to a recent vote, rather to give to the House of Commons the advice which a gallant friend of mine has given with regard to the volunteers, not to have so much zeal but some little moderation in the exuberance of the activity with which they approach interests very closely connected with this corporation. I will not say whether greater efforts than are now inaking in the practical objects of that vote can be made pro perly with regard to the exigencies of the other public service, but of this I am, quite sure, that the safety of our coasts, the protection of the lives of our seamen, whether of the commercial marine or of the Royal navy, can never be an object of - indiffer ence to any Government; and the present Govern ment, as every other, must have their attention seriously bent on that question, and must be deter mined to neglect no means they can use with safety and prudence to promote an object so closely affect ing the vital interests of the country. (Hear, hear.) I will not pretend to enter on any discussion as to the peculiar relation which this corporation should have towards any branch of her Majesty's Govern ment. I will not venture to settle the little points of difference which may have arisen between the deputy master and the President of the Board of Trade—(laughter)—but this I will venture to say, that there will be no Government that will not feel it to be its duty, its pleasure, and its interest, in all matters connected with the mercantile marine of this country, to take advice and counsel from this corporation, and to act with it in a mutual spirit of confidence, harmony, and good will, and to co-operate together for the attainment of objects which, as they must stand in the first rank in the view s of the company, must also stand high in the opinions of any Government deserving the name of the Government of this country. (Hear.) Sir, I beg to return to your Royal Highness and the company, on the part of the honorary members of this body and myself, our cordial thanks for the honour you have conferred upon us, and to express the deep gratification we feel in having on this occasion the honour of meeting the more legiti mate members of the corporation. (Loud cheers.) Sir CHARLES WOOD next gave " The prosperity of British seamen and British shipping.' (Cheers.) He said—The office which I have had at various times the honour to hold has connected me with the British navy. My perfect conviction is that the British navy will never allow their brother Englishmen to defend their country on shore, be cause they will never suffer a foreign foe to set foot on English soil. (Lond cheers.) I entirely concur with my noble friend who last addressed you as to the great benefit which this country during the last war received from the mercantile marine. It is upon the merchant seamen that the navy must rely for that reinforcement which on the breaking out of any war would be necessary, and the gallantry and the spirit which they dis played during the last war has proved that they , are fully equal' to any emergency which may re quire the services of the British navy. (Hear.) For the maintenance of peace we are indebted much to the mercantile marine. They convey our mul tifold merchandise to all parts of the world ; they bring back wealth to this country, and by commer cial intercourse they bind together by the tie of mutual benefit all the countries of the world. Con nected with the toast I venture to propose the health of a right hon. gentleman who is in this room. No such commerce can be carried on with out raising questions that have to be decided by the most discriminating judgment and impartial mind ; and that right hon. gentleman has for Many years past, assisted by members of this corpora tion, distributed equal justice to suitors who may be brought before him, from whatever country they may come. I therefore propose, " Prosperity to British ships and British seamen," connected with the name of the Right Hon. Stephen Lushing ton. (Loud cheers.) Dr. LIISHINGTON, in responding, referred to the great increase which had been attained in the pos sessions of the British crown since he had heard the same toast given at a dinner in the presence of William Pitt, and said our shipping had doubled, our commerce had more than quadrupled, and it was impossible toimpute to the people of this country a desire to acquire more. All that was wanted now was security and freedom. The PRINCE CONSORT thanked the guests for their presence that day, and wished them health and hap piness, coupling with the toast the name of the Duke of Newcastle. The Duke of NEWCASTLE responded, He said :- I may say that the colonies which I represent feel, and take perhaps more than ever at this moment, a lively interest in all things that appertain to the duties, the knowledge, the science, and the functions of this great corporation. At the same time, it is_ impossible to have sat at this table this evening without remarking how men's minds are turned at this moment (I hope only for a short time) from the peaceful duties which are attended to by this cor poration, to duties and considerations of a very dif ferent character. We have not heard much this evening with respect to buoys, and lights, and har bours of refuge—those have been only incidentally spoken of. We have been speaking of armed bat talions. lam not sure whether we have touched on improved artillery, but I am quite sure that our thoughts have been in that direction, and in dock yard fortifications. Sir, these things are natural, and I am confident those feelings are participated in by all the inhabitants of this great country—and when I say this country I include our colonial pos sessions, and that every devoted subject of the Sove reign is at this moment contemplating that duty which has been so frequently referred to this evening, and by none with greater elo quence and greater feeling than the distin guished individual who last addressed you, and whose duties, trained in peace, and trained in the civil practice of life, have nevertheless forced him to the conclusion which he has explained in the course of his speech. lam about, by her Ma jesty's and your royal highness's command, to attend the illustrious prince who is about shortly to visit one of the most important colonial posses sions of her Majesty. lam confident that that illustrious prince, if by the blessing of God he re turns here, will bring back to his illustrious mother _and to your royal highness .the information that that spirit which has been evinced in Hyde-park to-day, and which is shown throughout the whole of this country, is equally strong on the other side of the water. He will sec no doubt, in miniature, the same efforts which have been made in London to-daf. He will convey to tiffs country the infor mation that as in the arts of peace, of which this corporation is a partaker, so in the arts of war, for the purpose of self-defence (though for the purpose of self-defence alone), they , are equally ready to come forward, and to maintain in its integrity that great empire which is reigned over by her Majesty, and I hope by God's providence will tend to produce the greatest blessings of peace and happiness to the community of the whole world. (Cheers.) The company then separated. LITBRARY ASSOCIATION OF THE FRIENDS OF POLAND. The twenty-eighth anniversary of this society was held yesterday, at the Sussex-chambers, Duke street, St. James's ; the Marquis Townshend, Pre sident, in the chair. Mr. BIRKBECK (the Secretary) read the report, which stated that the association had been able to discharge all expenses with the funds in hand, and to apply the amount of the donations to the benefit of refugees, the number of whom in May last was 719. The document also referred to the intrigues of the Prussian police with a revolutionary committee in London, as disclosed in a report ordered by the late Prussian Minister of the In terior. The balance-sheet accompanying the report showed that the income for the year ending May 3 was £592 55., the expenditure being £537 2s. The Earl of HARRIN GTON moved the adoption of the report. He denounced the conspiracy of the Prussian police,. and said it was difficult to under stand anything so impious. Another anniversary had come round, and Poland was still under the yoke of a triumvirate of tyrants., The oppressors felt it to be impossible to govern Poland by free in stitutions, for that must necsssarily lead to Poland's emancipation. He had on former occasions en treated them never to despair, and he thought they might now take fresh hope from the recent changes in Europe. They should always do justice to their enemies, and he thought the Emperor of Russia deserved credit for having taken a very noble step in the emancipation of the serfs. He (Lord Har rington) traced all the disturbances of Europe to the subjugation of Poland. The Rev. Dr. WORTHINGTON seconded the mo tion, observing that the aspect of the political world was more favourable to the hopes of Pola nd than they had been at any other time of his attend ing a Meeting of the association. The b Prussianess and police intrigue showed the extreme of baseness folly. They should be prepared f or such constant order to prevent that to stimulate revolt , in that great rising which the Sc lavonic nations had in view. The motion was carried M.P., m theme -election oved the re-election of Colonel PINNEY, the Marquis Townshe nd as president for the en suing year. CZARTORYNSKI said his father h a d entrusted Prince him to express to that meeting, in the name of Poland, the admiration and gratitude felt by his countrymen for the exertions of that ass ociation in the cause of their e mancipation. Hi s country was now less th an ever disposed to w aste her energies. She was bent o n multiply ing her commercial enterprises and bringing forth all her latent resources ; on doing this legally, peaceably, and openly, under the eyes of her ene mies.. While they were doing this, Russia, was not desisting from her murderous and exterrai- nat i ng . p , - dies , . Her system was still what it was in times 1, Ing past ; protectio n .by l aws , none ; schools, non e; police agents innum era bl e . It WaS of Russia tha t King Sigisinund Aug us t us o f Pe land said to Q 'Amen Elizabeth of En g l an d, "Th e: Czar of NEMO\ 7 is the foe not only of P o l an d, but of Christen, lom." In conclusion, Prince W. Czartorynski, ha :sing presented the noble Chair ;_nan with a mag nificently-bound volume descrip country of Poland, formally se tive of the great the motion «of the preceding speaker. condea l This m otion hay. 'mg also been carried, The CHA;IImAN, in brief and feeling terms, ac cepted the honour a nd confidence offered him. He alluded, with Cuaotion, to the noblemen who had presided over th u,t association before him, and said had. at heal would be for ever the cause they all - united with the naml. - of Lord Dudley Stuart. The Earl of ILCHES''., ^ER moved, " That, inasmuch as the claims of subjuga, , ted nations to deliverance from oppression are in" beginning to exact and '• compel a degree of attenti, 9n from European Cabi nets which they never oblN.a - tined before, it is the duty of Poland and her frien, is, in this age of sud den and unexpected changes a, ind opportunities, to be ever ready to avail thenaselv A of every occasion of asserting her claim to nations 1 independence." He had, he said, from year to you • r preached the monotonous doctrine of pati ence ; a; ,,, i he found in the history of the past 12 months enotl, -h to confirm him in that doctrine. He did not, ho vi 'ever, mean the patience of idleness and of ignorance, but, that patience which could keep its own couns,4 and re serve its own strength for fitting occasions. Such was the patience identical with the sentim'e ,g t of faith. In regard to that assertion embodied in' the resolution he was entrusted to move, viz., that -as Poland's claims were beginning to compel attention from the,Cabinets of Europe, he warned his friends' against putting any faith in Prussian pretences of liberality. He would beg to notice one point touched on by his noble friend the Earl of Harring ton. It was the emancipation of the Russian serfs. He agreed with his noble friend that justice ought to be done to our enemies r but he thought some thing more than justice wan" done the Emperor of Russia, in crediting him entirely with a step which had been forced upon him, and which was due, in its origin, to Poland.- , General Count Zamovski Se conned th® motion. He really thought they had sm!ered on an era of restoration—not the restoration of princes but of rights. The Polish nation at lafgv, he begged to state with emphasis, had, after various abortive attempts at insurrection, come to the conclusion that by such lines of conduct they were, only serving their enemies. This was indicated in the fact that they were constNitly being tempted by police intriguers to commit deeds of violence. Snares had been set for them, but not Er man in a whole pro vince had been entrapped. No 76 everybody who resisted such incitements must have exercised greAt self-control, and he begged the fried 1 of Poland to consider this, and not to interpret sikm ce and delay into a proof of abated earnestness. In the:, • concluding part of his long address, Count Zamoyski .alluded to the Agricultural Society of Warsaw as ha vi.:ng done much political service. It was true that thi. g oriety busied itself with the improvement of agrict:Wure; but this implied the improvement of agricultui 'itits.-- and who were these but the whole populati'on r Hence the hostility of the Russian Government t@ the society in question. Viscount RAYNHAM, M.P., moved that the Duke of Norfolk, the Duke of Sutherland, K.G.,the Earl ' of Harrowby, K.G., th e E ar l F or t escue , .G. the Earl of Harrin g t on , th e E ar l o f Il c h es t er , the Earl of Shaftesbury, and th e E ar l o f Z e tl an d, be elected vice-presidents of the association for the ensuing year. The motion, having been seconded by Mr. ED MUND BEALES, was carried unanimously. Other speakers, including Colonel Baron do Wiercinski, and Mr. J. Abel Smith, having addressed the meeting, in furtherance of the remaining resolu tions, a vote of thanks was passed to the most noble chairman, and the proceedings terminated. " B iNQUET AT TRINITY HOUSE. The anniversary dinner of the Honourable Cor poration of the Trinity House took place on Satur day last, his Royal Highness the Prince Consort (the master) in the chair. The toast of " The Queen," proposed by the Prince Consort, having been drunk with all the honours, The PRINCE CONSORT said—My lords and gen- - tlemen, I propose to drink to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and the rest of the royal fa mily. The younger members of the royal family are rapidly growing up. The Princess Royal has already become the founder of a new family de stined to mount the throne of Prussia ; the Prince of Wales is following his academic course at Ox ford, whieh he proposes to complete at the sister university—(cheers)—while his younger brother has by the prescribed apprenticeship earned his rating as a midshipman, and serves zealously as such in the fleet. (Cheers.) It will be a curious coincidence that, nearly at the same time, a few weeks hence, though almost at the opposite poles, the Prince of Wales will inaugurate, in the Queen's name, that stupendous work, the Great Bridge over the St. Lawrence, in Canada, while Prince Alfred will lay the foundation stone of the breakwater for the harbour of Cape Town. What vast considerations as regards our country are brought to our minds in this simple fact ! What present greatness! What past history ! What future hopes ; and how important and beneficent is the part given to the royal family of England to act in the development of those distant and rising countries, who recognise in the British crown and their allegiance to it their supreme bond of union with the mother country and with each other. (Loud cheers.) The toast was responded to with enthusiastic loyalty. The PRINCE CONSORT—Gentlemen, the standing toast, after that of the royal family, at all our pub lic dinners, is " The Army and Navy," and it is never given without calling forth proud and grate ful feelings. For Englishmen have reason to be proud of the condition of these services, and of the deeds which they have achieved, and cause to be grateful for the benefits which have been secured to them by their soldiers and sailors, who have been drawn from all ranks and classes of society, and have devoted their lives to their country. (Cheers.) We hear sometimes complaints of the expense which these services entail, and must certainly re gret that such sacrifices should be necessary; but on the whole the public spirit with which the nation is determined, through good or evil report, to maintain the efficiency of these establishments is a most gratifying proof of its soundness of heart, and the shrewdness of its instinct. (Cheers.) It has lately come forward and placed at the service of the Queen volunteer corps, to act as an auxiliary to the regular army and militia, in case of danger to our shores, and the rapidity with which this movement has developed itself has been the subject of universal and just admiration. We have wit nessed this day a scene which will never fade from the memory of those who had the good fortune to be present—the representation of the independence, education, and industry of this country in arms to testify their devotion to their country, and their readiness to lay down their lives in its defence, (Loud cheers.) The volunteer force exceeds already 130,000 men, and to what extent this country i capable of exerting itself in real danger is shown by the number of volunteers which in 1804 reached the extraordinary figure of 479,000 We are apt to forget, however, that in contrast with every country of the world all our ser vices are composed exclusively of volunteers — the navy, coast guard, coast volunteers, army, militia, yeomanry, and constabulary. (Hear, hear.) May the noble and patriotic spirit which such a fact reveals remain ever unimpaired ! And may God's blessing, of which this nation has seen such unmistakeable evidence, continue to rest upon these voluntary services ! (Loud applause.) I beg to couple the toast with the names of the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Duke of Somerset, and Sir John Burgoyne. (Cheers.) The Duke of SOMERSET responded. He said—l might claim at the present moment for the navy of England, after the great exhibition that has been seen to-day, that your minds should not be carried away by military .thoughts, and that it is but fair that on behalf of the navy I should rise first to thank you, and to remind you that if ever this country is in danger, and if ever any hostile arma ment should be raised against it, the first line and the first boundary which has to be broken through is that of the navy of England. (Loud cheers.) That is the first line of your defence, and I trust it is a line which will never be broken. I trust the army of voluntcJrs whict - i we have seen to-day, and the other army, well disciplined and organised as it is, will never do more in this coun try than fire salutes in honour of the victories which the navy may gain. (Loud cheers.) I believe that the same volunteering spirit and feeling of courage which you saw to-day animating civilians for the army would animate the sailors of this country if once they believed it was necessary they should be called out in defence of their country. lam con vinced that all the sailor population of the country would come forward with the same will and the same energy that you have seen to-day. (Cheers.) Sir J. BURGOYNE also responded on behalf of the army. He said—l think I may claim for the army the full respect of every branch of the community, high and low. I have never heard any objection made to the increase of the army, except that of expense. Your Royal Highness has adverted to the cost of the army. I rather think we may congratulate ourselves that it is so costly, because it is by that cost, in a great mea sure, that we are made so efficient. In former tunes the cost was not the objection that was made. The objection then arose from a dread, and perhaps a legitimate dread, of the great in crease of what was called a standing army, giving too much pow6r to the Crown. Circumstances at the present day are altered very much; but one thing I think I can say with regard to the army, that it would be most nnsatisfactory to their feelings and their pride if by any foolish reasoning the honourable distinction and advance of the army were to pass into any other hand than that of the sovereign (Hear, hear.) I cannot, when talking of the force of the country, help adverting to that splendid display which was witnessed a few hours ago in Hyde-park. As one of the oldest officers of the army—perhaps the oldest—l wish to add my mite of respect to that movement. (Hear, hear.) The strength of the force that was exhibited to-day may not, perhaps, be thoroughly known yet, and it is a matter of very great doubt whether you will be able to ascertain it by the returns that will be given ; but I made a little observation myself that I believe is not far from correct. I observed that 300 men passed her Majesty every minute; they were occupied 65 minutes in going by, and that brings the total number to nearly 20,000 men, which I think very near the number. (hear, hear.) Those men, sir, are full of ardour. They have an ardour that does not require to be stimulated; on the contrary, I think it requires to be moderated. I think myself they have been going on rather too fast. I am sorry to see them going out and getting wet through day after day. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) I see no cause for any such hurry. They will got on remarkably well without proceeding quite so fast. It is like learning to swim—every thing they learn will rest by them ; and if' they go on progressively, you may depend upon THE MEETING AT BADEN BADRIV: The King of Saxony is very popular at Baden. The memory of his mother, who was once the adored beauty of the place, is still fresh with the inhabitants; and so lively with some of the elders, that, on the first day of his arrival, he received a. tribute of affection and gratitude from two distinct sources—the one, the savBl.l cut glass tumbler 'from which she used to drink the Waters, and which had been kept like a precious relic by its owner—the other, a bunch of dried and withered flowers, which had been preserved under a glass ,case, and which the august lady had gathered herself ,en the day of her last departure from Baden. - The breakfast at the Palace was a eurieus cere mony, from its very absence of all etiquette. The most trite and banal conversation (and this we have from a person who was present) took place amongst these crowned, uneasy heads, all fall of disquietude—all seeking to appear careless and unoccupied with graver thoughts than those which the facility or difficulty of digestion presented by the recherche viands offered to them by the atten dants. " How improved is the place since I was here." - " How many years, your Majesty P " Ashamed to say. Grey beard and moustache tells the tale. Both were black and shining then," " Ha, ha! none of us can* expect to be the better for wear." (This last observation was uttered with a slight stutter, and in the purest of German, by the tallest of the royal and princely company, who kept his eyeglass_ . in his eye during the whole repast.) "Has your Majesty ever taken these waters ?" said an active, wiry, little duke, with a fiery eye and sharp accent, turning to the heavy, sleepy-looking, fair-hair.Ni King beside him. " Once only, when I was a ch3d, ' was the answer, i 2 ious, guests in a deep bass voi c e. A n d t h e .n the conversation paused, . till some one o f th e lustr remarked on the b eau t y o f the we‘. Ather, and the glorious vegetation of the hills behind the Con versation House, which he had noticed .as he came along. These scraps of discourse were tah:en down on the spot. We pledge our honour to the'iF truth, and, what is more, to that of their being , a fOir sPr cimen of the rest of the talk. The Prince of PL`USSIa spoke little during the repast. The Emperor oi c the French not at all. The secretaries and officials in personal attendance on the royal personages owe-. pied places all together at the bottom of the table.. But no distinctive mark of royalty or princely ' birth was visible upon the persons of those who sat at the upper end of the board, save the stars of the different orders, the small pattern, or in most cases the ribbon only, of which adorned the breast or the , button-hole of the coat. Morning costume, sim plicity, and small talk were evidently, by tacit agreement, considered the right thing; and after the indulgence in these facile enjoyments the com pany separated, each to ride, drive, or lounge, ac cording to his taste.-:-:. Court Journal. COUNTRY 111-4RK.E7S. LIVERPOOL-JUNE 2G. We had only a small attendance of buyers at our Corn Exchange this morning, and the business passing in wheat has been on a very restricted scale, at a reduction of Id to 2d per cental. Flour, though difficult of sale, e.annot be quoted lower. Indian corn was little inquired for, and all descriptions declined 6d per qr. Oats and oatmeal ►ere tolerably steady, at late rates. In beans, peas, and baYIP7I there is no alteration to notice. - LEEDS, JUNE 26. The dull report from Mark•-lane induces us to think the trade there, considering wet weather, as decidedly favour able to the wheat crop; such a view, however, is not enter tained in the north, and our market is uninfluenced by tho decline noted in London, and although there is not much doing to-day, last week's rates are fully supported. Barley nominal. Beans, oats, and other articles unaltered. [ADVERTISEMENT.] -Holloway's Pills and Ointmsnt.— Convulsions, Fits, and Epilepsy.—These attacks, common to all ages and all seasons, canno t be ne g lected without danger to intellect or life. Ep ile p s y , especially, requires prompt treatment, as it springs from a scrofulous state of the habit, which can only with certainty be removed in early life. For curing this terrible class of diseases Holloway's medicines have held an enviable notoriety for more than a quarter of a century. The Ointment should be rubbed twice daily over the stomach and spine as perseveringly as salt is rubbed in meat. At the same time, Holloway's Pills bowels,should b s oe thatfreely t h t a s k en ino s system generallyesto a e t may b e energetically on thoroughly cleansed. BIE.THS. GORDON.—On the 24th inst., at Aikenhead House,Lanark shire, the Ludy Isabella Gordon, of a son. MoNcAsTER.—On the 25th inst., at 10, Langham-place, the Lady Muncaster, of a daughter. PULLING.---On the 25th inst., at 14, Prince's-square. Bays water, the wife of Alexander Pulling, Esq., barrister-at law, of a son. MARRIAGES. OSMOND —BARTIIVAL—On the 23d inst., at Trinity Church, Bath, Arthur Osmond, Esq., of the Peninsular and Ori ental Company' s S erv i ce, to Matilda, youngest daughter of the late Benjamin Bartrum, Esq., of that city. POWELL—ALSAGER.—On the 23d inst., Henry Powell, Esq., 4th Royal South Middlesex Militia, late •Captain Royal Victoria Artillery, to Caroline, fourth daughter of • the late Thomas Massa Alsager, Esq. DEATHS. DE WINTON.—On the 21st inst., at Geneva, suddenly, George do Winton, Esq., late of Heywood Hall, St, George's, Soniersetshire, aged 76. IhrtzxEit.—On the 24th inst., at lls, Clarendon-road, Notting-hill, Major T. Montgomery Hunter, aged 68. Nimms: 3 -On the 19th inst., Christopher Nickels, Es of Colanade House, Albany-road, Kent-road. STOWE—On the 22d inst., at Buckingham, William Stowe, Esq., aged 69. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Freoinot of the Savoy, in the (*nay of Mtddlesear, Wednesday, dune 27, 1860. i