The Sun. — London, England, 1859-06-29 00:00:00

THE ALLIED ARMIES IN ITALY. --(From the Times.) The following letter is by the same able corre spondent to whom our readers have hitherto been indebted for the only account by an eye-witness of the progress of the Allies. It is amusing to observe how unexpected the movement of the Austrians in advance, which led to the late battle, was in the Allied camp : " LONATO, JtrNE 22, 11 A.M. " Well, what was yesterday uncertain is no more so to-day. The Austrians have retired behind the Mincio, leaving only patrols and small detachments on this bank of the river. Now that we are on the ground which they occupied and can speak with the people, one can easily ascertain the truth about their movements. It seems now certain thatit never was the intention of the Austrians to risk the chances of war on this side of the Mincio. All they wanted was to oppose sufficient forces to the allied armies to retard the march of these latter, to gain time to withdraw whatever they had of troops and materiel on the line of the Po, and to mature their own plans. For this purpose they seem to have sacrificed about 40,000 men—probably the same corps of Benedek which was so astonished by the charge of the Zouaves at Melagnano. This corps, which did not take part in the battle of Magenta, was, it seems, pushed forward as a strong arriere-garde, under the protection of which the troops defeated. at Magenta and those coming from the more outly ing points could retreat by the southern road to Mantua. After the rude attack at Melagnano this arriere-garde contented itself with destroying the brides over the Adda and the Chiese, and thus re tarding the progress of the allied armies. Their own retreat was determined by the progress of our troops. As these latter advanced the Austrian arriere-garde vanished, and nothing was seen of it except their camping ground. It was only in the north, where Garibaldi's corps was always in ad vance of the great army, that they showed, and near the Chiese even stood on the defensive, but there they also gave way when the avant-garde of the allies came up. Whether those troops with whom Garibaldi had his skirmish on the 15th inst. formed part of the great arriere-garde, or were merely the garrisons of the northern towns col lected in a body, I could not make out from the contradictory statements ; so much is however cer tain that the Austrian troops withdrew sooner from the main road to Verona than from that to Goito and Mantua. Already on Wednesday last, that is just a week ago, the railway bridge, as well as that over which the main road goes to Peschiera, were blown up, while the great arriere-garde, or, at any rate, part of it, was still at Bozzolo on the Melia, on Friday last. From that day till the day before yesterday they were still hovering about the plain of Montechiaro as if regretting to leave it. It was in the afternoon of that day that they finally re treated on all the line. Most of them retreated over the two bridges of Ponti and Monzambano, pro bably because it was their most direct line of retreat. " This movement of retreat was better executed than one might have supposed after the bad general ship shown in the battle of Magenta ; but it was not very difficult:to make a good retreat when it never was in the plan of the attacking army to fol low close—and that for more than one reason, which will probably become self-evident by and by. All that was wanted was to gain the upper road, near which likewise the railway line leads, and to clear everything north of that as far as the Lake of Garda. It was for this purpose that an oblique line was taken, the left wing pushed forward, and right wing always kept somewhat in the rear. This forward movement of the Allies explains the back ward movement of the Austrians, wbo, pressed on their right by the advance_of our left, gave way and retired sooner from that side. The day before yes terday our real advance against the position on. the Chiese began, and on that day they left definitively , for the Mincio, carrying with them the rifled can non which they took from the French in the fight at Ponte de Magenta and 45 prisoners. Yesterday afternoon Lonato and Castiglione were occupied by our troops, and the head-quarters transferred to Castenedolo. This morning we pushed in advance to Desengano and the Lake and in the direction of the passages of the Mincio. All that remains of the enemy on this side of the river are a few patrols, who roam about, bat of course withdraw at our ap proach. It was against one of these that a few can non shot were sent yesterday. To-day the Berssg heti and a Sardinian patrol fell in with another Austrian patrol, took four prisoners, and killed their officers. " Before retiring into Mantua the Austrians de stroyed the bridge over the Oglio at Pozzolo, over which the great road from Mantua to Cremona, Pizzighetone, Piacenza and Pavia leads. " Thus the Austrians are fairly in their, as the German papers I am told call it, impregnable quadrildtere, and now is to come their turn for showing their plans. Part, at any rate, of this plan is evidently an aggressive movement of some kind or other in our rear. Its first symptoms became visible just when they retired behind the Mincio, and, as it is ascertained that they have con siderable masses of troops concentrated about the Stelvio Pass, it is by no means impossible that they may intend to come down upon Milan or Brescia, while at the same time they debouch from behind the Mincio. Well, if they do that, they will give a fine opportunity to the Emperor Napoleon to show how much he has inherited of the military genius of his uncle. " As soon as one abandons the idea of consider ing the quadrilatere as another Sebastopol, where an enemy can concentrate all the forces he can dis pose of, and if one makes an offensive plan in which the quadrilatere comes in only as part of the whole, thert one launches into a field of conjecture which has no end. For all amateurs of real cam paigning it would be desirable to see the Austrians adopt some plan of that kind, for then the second phase of this campaign, which promised nothing but dull siege work, enlivened, perhaps, by divers cunning new devices, would become extremely in teresting. There would be then two armies against each other in the open field, each thinking itself a match for the other, while hitherto this has never been the case. When the Austrians rushed into Piedmont the Allies thought themselves no match for them. When the allied armies advanced, the Austrians began to think that they were no match for the Allies in the open field, and they retired to their fortresses. "Hitherto only some of the corps francs have shown themselves in the mountains, and Garibaldi has been sent against them. The movement must take more shape before one can judge about its real importance. In the meantime every one delights in campaigning in such a beautiful country, and is in admiration of the views which the hills to the south of the Lake offer. From every one of them a magnificent panorama opens out over the range of the Tyrolese Alps on one side, and over the plain of Montechiaro and down to Brescia and Mantua on the other side. But the crown among them all belongs without contradiction to the Castle-hill of Lonato. The range of hills which skirt the southern shores of the Lake follows in their direction more or less that of the Lake itself. Every.cape whi c h you see on the south-western and southern shores becomes the starling point for one of these successive ranges. The first starts from the promontory of San Biagio with a bold rock. The mound rises more gently from Disengano, and the two almost meet, leaving an opening , where the road passes to Peschiera. The castle of Lonato is on the abrupt termination of the first range. The view from it is so much the more striking as you don't suspect it. Coming from the Chiese, which you pass at Ponte di San Marco, the gentle slopes of the hills come gradually nearer and nearer, looking like the last spurs of the Alps which you s ee t ower i ng in the distance. Yoioso little suspect what awaits you that your first question is how far . you have to go to see the lake, which you know is not many miles distant. You are told to go to the castle hill, on which you see the ruins of an ancient keep, such as are almost - in every one of the Lombard towns. You make your way through a number of little ruined gateways and mount over the successive lines of circumvallations until you come to the top, and you have before a panorama such as you rarely see. You see in the foreground before a semicircle of hills gently descending towards the lake. You would almost imagine it an amphitheatre of giants, made . by nature for a great naval combat to be fought on the lake. The illusion is so much the greater as the terraces, which were made for the purposes of cul tivation, represent perfectly the steps. And beyond this amphitheatre stretches out the blue lake, until it loses itself between the high mountains, which, beginni ng from Salo, descend in true Alpine style to the edge of the water, leaving scarce room for the little villages which nestle at their feet. To your right you see the peninsula of Sermione run ning out into the lake, and its churches and spires contrasting with the blue water. Further you look over on the lower range of hills, to Peschiera, w here ou can see, with a g l a ss, the Au striansgoodbusy throwing up new works, w hile to your right you can follow the whole range down to Castiglione. And all over this space of miles and miles are scattered houses, villages, steeples, forts in ruins, and camps of the allied troops. " It would take pages to describe this panorama, and yet the description would never Come up to the reality. If you want to form an idea of it, I should recommend you to go and look at Turner's It a ly, the picture with the two stone pines. Only imagi ne in the middle of the picture the blue lake. Even the two pines are there, only not quite in the fore 9Tound, but in the neighbourhood of the lake. It is, in one word, the poetry of an Italian landscape Which you must imagine, and instead of the allego rical figures in Turner's pictures you must substi tute Bersaglieri and Piedmontese soldiers in their gray coats. I nevdr knew what Turner was until I looked from the Castle of Lonato on Lake Garda. " But even for those in the allied armies who don't take much interest in the picturesque, the hills about here have a great interest,for they are just as important as military positions as they are picturesque. One cannot enough wonder that the Austrians could resist the temptation to hold them. At Lonato they made some preparations, cut down the trees on both sides of the road, threw up earth works in the beginning of the village, but left the position sooner than that of Montechiaro. "I told you a few dap ago that some guns were sent to Salo, when Garibaldi was still there to an swer the of the steamers. The answer was satisfactory, for three days ago one was hit and foundered, on which the others moved off. It was all one could do to prevent the volunteers from get ting into boats and trying to take the others. " To-day the general head-quarters are to be transferred to Montechiaro. " CASTIGLIONE, JUNE 23. " When there are few or no enemies you must expect :little fighting, and no relations of deeds of heroism. All that occurs in the fighting line is the meeting now and then of patrols or little par ties going out for a reconnaissance. There was one of this kind this afternoon between a detachment of French Lancers and an Austrian post they fell in with at Solferino, on the road to the Mincio bridge at Valeggio. The troop which took pait in it has not returned yet, but as it was alone without in fantry and artillery the whole probably consisted in the exchange of pistol shots. Although more open as regards trees, the undulations of the ground are so varied and the windings of the road so sud den in many places, that with every precaution it is extremely difficult to explore the country, conse quently the meeting of two hostile patrols is more frequent than such an accident would be in a more open country. " Castiglione, as you can see by the map, lies just on the edge of the hilly country to the south of the lake, Like all Italian towns, it has its old wall of enclosure and its ruined citadel, now supporting vines and ivy. From the top of it you get a very good look far down towards the Mincio, and in clear days towards the south-east as far as Mantua. All this hilly country seems to be formed by the deposits of the lake at a time when the whole plain of Upper Italy formed, perhaps, part of the lake. There is not a trace of rock, although the hills on the edge towards the plain cannot be less than 500 to 600 feet in height, and at some points I should say rather more than that. They are an agglome ration of gravel and smooth round stones, mostly granite and trap, of the size of a 12-pound shot. Even before you get to the hills you see of what they consist, for all the buildings and pavements in the neighbourhood are made of these stones. Most of the hills are coveredwith vines,which are trained up to small trees in the usual Upper Italian style, while here and there you see the unusual sight of a smooth green hill used as pasture ground. " The more you look at this hilly country the more you are struck by the advantages which it offers for defensive warfare. As far as the eye reaches you see one military position after the other. The roads winds along them in most capricious and sudden turns, so that you never can be sure of what you have before you. All the outer edge is now in our hands ; we are fairly established there. It is curious to watch the passage of the army, this mov ing city through the country, how it inspires life into the dullest Italian village, and leaves it, if possible, more dead than before. While the passage or stay lasts the native population seems altogether to disappear, so small become its proportions, and when you return to the place after a few hours, while the camp fires are perhaps still alive, you feel almost oppressed with the stillness. As a general rule Italian cities as well as villages seem always far too large for their population, which arises from the great size of the houses. n the space where here one family lives, at least three or four families would be living in other parts of Europe. The practical turn of mind of the Italian peasant shows itself strongly on the occasion of the passage of the allied armies. There is a good deal to gain, and it is wonderful how vendors of wine, spirits, cheese, sausages, &c., appear whenever the army stops for more than a day at the same place. The whole country population around seems to be taking to trading, and brings up whatever it can collect at home of eatables and drinkables. As the detached farms include usually a good deal of land, and em ploy a good many labourers, engaged by the year, besides a number of occasional ones during the busy season—for instance, the present harvest time — there is always a supply of provisions at hand, which is now sold at great advantage to the soldier. "For the rest, it is impossible to imagine a war fare which affects the countryman less than the present. There is no trace of those abandoned houses, interrupted labours, &c., which we usually couple with the idea of war. A good deal, of course, in this is due to the circumstance that there is no fighting, but still there is such a feeling of security about themselves and their property, such a confidence that nothing will be done to harm them, that you see not only on the more outlying fields, but also in those dos?, to. the mainroad, men and women going on with their work as if the road was made on purpose for the passage of armies, and it was a daily occurrence. "It is true that the strictest orders are given against all requisitions, and whatever is wanted of wood, straw, hay, &c., is paid for, or a bond given, which will be taken into account against the taxes. " Nothing more has been heard, as far as I know, of the Austrian column which was to have made the diversion on our left flank and rear. Both the roads so laboriously constructed by the Aus trians over the Stelvio and Toreale passes have been made impassable, several of the galleries which sup ported them havingbeen blown up. Of course there remain still a number of little passes, but these are, even in the best season, only practicable for small bodies of infantry, and they are of so limited a number that they can be easily watched; so I don't apprehend much from that side. " The Austrians have burnt the bridges over the Oglio, not only at Bozzolo but likewise at canetto, and their patrols remain only on the left bank. The first of these two bridges has not been burnt down to the water's edge, the piles remaining six or seven feet above it, so that it will require little work to open the road from Cremona to Mantua." HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. (From the Report of the Registrar General.) The total deaths in London, which had fallen to 913 in the previous week, rose to 970 in the week ending last Saturday. In the ten years 1849-58 the average number of deaths in the weeks correspond ing with last week was 1,000; but as the deaths that are returned for last week occurred in a popu lation that has increased, they can only be compared with the average raised in proportion to that in crease—namely, with 1,100. The comparison shows that the deaths of last week were less by 130 than the num b er w hi c h wou ld h ave occurre d i f the averagehad pratreevoafiled.mortality for the third week of June The return s of shown that the season now passing is for London the healthiest in the circle of months ; but there is already indication that the complaint peculiar to summer, and which is so fatal to children, has begun w to prevail. Diarrhcea was fatal in two previo us weeks in six and 20 cases respectively ailpectiv xeelycp ; e l t fiastvwe oc curredeek the 34, fide h these a c hild died at 8 , cr numberto ch i r l o d s r e e n t o. e ßird-street, Marylebone , f rom " choleraic di arr h oea ." Twenty-three deaths occurreacoiduselraat:ste Southwark. u ri.e a sho week rt time c from small pox,ort three of which, on the 18 th and 19th inst. Ano therwereino death e ea fa t m h i f l r y o a m t 3 t , he Chasralmese time previously in the same family. Scarlatina w as fatal in 39 cases, diphtheria in 12. rive child ren and two adults died from syphilis ; nine infants from inanition and want of breastmilk ; also 17 who had been born prematurely. Five persons were regis tered who had attained the age of 90 years or up wards, one of whom was a woman, 98 nears old, and there was also a centenarian, the widow of a labourer, who died on the 20th inst., at 1, White hind-alley, Southwark, and whoSe age is stated to have been 105 years. Last week the births of 936 boys and 829 girls — in all 1,765 children—were registered in. London. In the 10 corresponding weeks pf the years 1849-58 the average number was 1,555. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.840 in. The barometer rose from 29.67 in. on Tuesday to 29.97 in. on Friday, being the lowest and highest readings in the week. The mean temperature of the week wEis'6o - deg., which is just ecr,:ial to the average of the same week in 43 years (as deter mined by Mr. Glaisher). The highest arid lowest readings of the thermometer in the sbLade were obtained on the same day—viz., Saturday, and were respectively 78.8 deg. and 43.5 i leg. The extreme range of temperature of that da:r, and also of the week, was therefore 35.3 deg. The mean daily range was 20 8 deg. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and air tempera ture was 9.3 deg. The mean degree of the humidity os the air was 72 ; the humidity on Thrirsday was only 60. The mean temperature of th.re water of the Thames was 64.8. The wind blew most fre quently from the south-west. The rain.. measured was 0.16 in., which fell on Monday. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 29, 1859, RAILWAYS AND PUBLIC COMPANIES. OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVER HAMPTON. • The receipts of this company, including the Stourbridge Extension and Stratford-upon-Avon Canals, for the fortnight ending the 19th of June, have been £10,237, while those for the correspond ing fortnight of 1858 amounted to £B,BOO, and the expenditure, also including that of the Stourbridge Extension and Stratford-upon-Avon Canals, to £3,656, being at the rate of 35.71 per cent., while for the corresponding fortnight of 1858 the expen diture amounted to £3,471, or at the rate of 39.44 per cent. The aggregate receipts for the first 12 fortnights and three days of the half-year amounted to £108,292, as against £99,175 for the correspond ing 12 fortnights and four days of the previous year. The aggregate expenses for the first 12 fort nights and three days of the half-year amounted to £45,760, being at the rate of 42.25 per cent. as against £44,704 for the corresponding 12 fort nights and four days of the previous year, or at the rate of 45.07 per cent. ROYAL MAIL STEAM-PACKET COMPANY. A special 'general meeting of this company was held yesterday at the London Tavern, to consider the propriety of making a tender for the postal service to Australia via Panama, and also of raising additional capital ; Captain Mangles, M.P., in the chair. Mr. Reep, RN., the secretary, read the notice convening the meeting. The CHAIRMAN said they had been invited to tender for the conveyance of the mails to Aus tralia via Panama. The tender had come upon them as a sort of necessity. As to the personal feelings of the directors with respect to it, they thought they would be much better without it, as they would thus avoid the trouble and anxiety which such a contract might entail upon them. The more they approached the subject the more consideration they thought it required, If the meeting would appoint a committee of five shareholders to consult and act with the directors, they would be happy to meet them and have their assistance in respect to the proposed tender. Seeing that the company did the work already to Panama, it was right, perhaps, that they should offer to do it the rest of the way at a price that would leave them a reasonable Viva, but under no other circumstances would they like to undertake it. With a view of being prepared as much as possible, they had communicated with her Majesty's Government, and asked, in case the cora -1 pany's tender should be accepted, whether there would be any difficulty in obtaining a supplemen tal charter in order to enable the company to borrow the requisite money. They were told there would be no difficulty in obtaining the charter. They proposed to seek power to raise £500,009 for that service. They had £600,000 uncalled on their shares, and as the outlay would be spread over two years they would not want much at first, and could probably raise a large amount on debentures. He concluded by moving a formal resolution authoris inc, the directors to tender for the conveyance of the mails to Australia via Panama, and to raise funds for the purpose by the issue'of new shares or by the issue of debentures. Mr. THORNTON seconded the motion. The Rev. Mr. PEACH thought the extension of their line might be of service to them, but he feared considerable alarm would arise in the minds of shareholders who might not be prepared for a call on their shares. He proposed that no portion of their nominal capital should be raised forthat pur pose. Looking back to the various reports, he found that up to the close of 1858 the sum of £787,662 had been taken at various times from re venue, and_ set aside for a reserve fund, exclusive of other sums, which made it in the whole about 11,000,000. But instead of being reserved, it was ex pended in building new ships, the dividend had not been increased, and therefore the capital was actually £2,000,000, instead of only £900,000, as shown in the accounts. He estimated that the return on their outlay was not more than 4 per cent. All alarm would be removed if the directors would un dertake that no call should be made on the present shares of the company. The CHAIRMAN thought it would be very unwise to give a pledge that no call would be made on the shares, as circumstances might arise that would render a call necessary. At the same time, he thought a sufficient sum could be raised on deben tures, as that course had been adopted by a very large and prosperous company. It had always been the practice of the company to invest the re serve fund in new ships. Mr. V. KNIGHT said they at present received 6 or 7 per cent. on their capital, and the question was whether they should extend their undertaking, or leave well alone. Mr. RUSSELL ELLICE thought it would rather add to the difficulty if they appointed a committee to discuss the question with the directors. The question of a tender should be left entirely in the hands of the directors, who were fully conversant with the matter. No course could be more bene ficial to the company than to increase its business. If the shareholders could say whether they would have a tender or not they could then come to a de cision ox the other matters. The CHAIRMAN thought the committee should have the power of determining whether a tender should be made or not. Mr. DAKIN proposed that the tender be made by the company for the postal service from Panama to Australia. Dr. BEATTIE said they should be very careful in their estimates, in order to avoid losses, and he believed there was some difficulty in arriving at such an amount as would cover the working ex penses and pay 5 per cent. on the additional capital. He believed the directors were out 1,000 miles in the distance to Australia ; it was 9,000 to Mel bourne instead of 8,000 miles. He feared the direc tors had under-estimated the distance, which might be a serious matter. Mr. GURNEY, Q.C., said the distance was under. 8,000 miles. In reply to questions, it was stated that the ten der must be sent in before 1 o'clock on Fridaynext. Mr. MACDOUGAL thought the appointment of a committee would give them no additional security. He would be very sorry lo see the directors relieved of their responsibility, and therefore did not see the advantage of a committee of shareholders. Capt. BARBER said he had no confidence in the calculations of ta e directors. They should have at least 10 per cent. on the additional capital; he be lieved, too, they were out in the mileage. The CHAIRMAN Said the directors had no desire to shirk any portion of their responsibility. The directors thought it a grave question to decide, and they therefore wished to consult the shareholders thereon ; but if it was the wish of the meeting to leave it in their hands, they would do their best for the company. (Hear, hear.) Dr. BEATTIE suggested that if they went for a supplemental charter, that the qualification hold ings of the directors should be increased from 20 to 40 shares, or from £2,000 to £4,000 stock, which at 60 per cent. paid up, amounted to £1,200 and £2,400 respectively. Mr. SIMPSON thought that they should have some money-making men on the board. He believed the form of tender very stringent, and he thought it a wrong principle to borrow money ; he would much rather see calls made on the existing shares. Col. BASETT moved an amendment to the effect that it waS undesirable to tender for the postal service to Australia via Panama. Mr. SIMPSON seconded the amendment. On a show of hands there appeared 41 for the amendment and 41 'against it. The room was divided, but that not being considered satisfactory, a poll was taken, after which the scrutineers re ported that there were 4 ll6 votes in favour of the amendment, and 152 against it. The amendment was consequently lost, and the original motion was carried. It was then decided to leave the tender in the hands of the directors, and not to appoint a com mittee. The directors were authorised to apply for a supplemental charter in case the company's tender should be accepted, in order to authorise the raising the requisite capital. Dr. BEATTIE urged his suggestion that the quali fication of the directors be doubled, Mr. GURNEY thought it very undesirable to limit their i v mi of t thei r choice directors to 60 shareholders , ;t tof 600. 0, 60 o. resolution.T hesuggestion The p r c o o c u e l ed n dn g o s t bcoenlcelguadlel concluded a vote of thanks to the chairman. in or variably restores Arabica Food consumption, [Apvtrmsr.mENT]. 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Also at Dublin, Bewley and Draper ; at Edinburgh, Raimes and Co.; at Liverpool, Nixon and Thew; at Manchester, Sharp and Scott ; at York, Raimes, Blanchard, and Co. ; at South ampton, Randall and Son. POLICE INTELLIG.ENCB—June 28. MARYLEBONE.—CHARGE OF FRAUDULENTLY ORTAININQ MENEt.—A respeetablyrdressed man, who gave 'his name William Johnson, but refused to give his address, was placed at the bar before Mr. Broughton, charged with having, by false and fraudulent representations, obtained money. The prqsecutors in the case were Messrs. Fieldson and Lacy, proprietors of the Marylebone Mercury, the office of which is in North-street, Manchester square. Mr. Rice, from the office of Mr. Johnson, soli citor, High.-street, attended for the prisoner. It appeared from the evidence that on the pre vious day, between twelve and one o'clock, the pri soner called upon Mr. Dale, china and glass dealer, 50, Crawford-street, stating that he was employed to obtain' advertisements for the paper above al luded to, and that if he advertised in the Mercury, which had. an extensive circulation, it might be nefit him materially in his trade, inasmuch as by . a new arrangement the front page would display, in prominent characters, a copy of the cards of all tradesmen by whom the publication might, be patronised. Mr. Dale paid to the prisoner 3s. upon an understanding that he was to have his advertise ment inserted, and to receive a paper regularly for twelve months. (A receipt which the prisoner gave was produced.) The'prisoner was taken into cus tody by Home, 351 A, after he had " tried on" the same game at No. 33, Baker-street, Portman-square ; he then said he was sorry for What he had done, and expressed a hope that he would not be prose cuted if •he gave back the money, which he was ready to do. Mr. Pett, chief clerk in the establishment, proved that-the prisoner was not known to the firm, and said that the proprietors of the paper had no inten tion wirelever of making any alteration as named by him (prisoner). The only answer which Mr. Rice had to make on behalf of his client was that he intended to hand over Mr. Dale's money to the prosecutors ; he would not, however, contend that prisoner was in their employ. Mr. Pett said he had reason to belive that the systemof fraud had been carried on to some extent, and in order to afford time for further inquiry, the prisoner was remanded till to-morrow (this day) week. LAMBETH.—SERIOUS CICARGE OF ARSON AND ATTEMPTED SIIICIDE.—Ann Bryant, a, girl ,of 15 years of age, servant to Mrs. Neve, who occupies apartments at No. 4, Alfred-place, Camberwell New road, was placed at the bar before Mr. Elliott, charged on suspicion with setting fire to a house, and destroying abed and other articles of property, belonging to Miss Hubbard, and also with attempt ing to commit suicide by throwing herself out of the first-floor window. Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Neve deposed that she was a milliner, and had a shop in Newington-causeway, and also occupied apartments at the house of Miss Hubbard, at 4, Alfred-place, Camberwell New-road. The prisoner was in her service, and was principally engaged in nursing her baby at her lodgings, where witness's mother also resided. On her return last night she found that there had been a fire at the house, and that the prisoner had narrowly escaped from destruction. From information and personal examination, she found that the place had been on fire at different places at the same time. She strongly suspected the prisoner with having caused it, and her conduct on the following morning so strengthened her suspicions that she gave her into custody. Mr. GeorgeDewins deposed that he was on a visit at the house of his relative, Miss Hubbard; and that on the night before, about 11 o'clock, when going to bed, he saw a bonnet-box which was placed on a shelf, with several others, on fire, and, without giving any alarm, he procured some water and ex tinguished it. then went into his bedroom, where he found the bed on fire, and the room filled with smoke to suffocation. He, in consequence, called out for water, and having thrown a quantity over the bed, had the latter removed into the garden. Mr. Elliott—Had the bed been much burnt ? Witness—Very much, as well as the bed clothes. The toilet-cover of the dressing-table was also very much burnt, though it was some distance from the bed ; and a chest of drawers, also separated from both the bed and the dressing-table, was very much scorched and injured, The witness further said that had he not gone up stairs at the opportune moment he had, the house must, in a very short time indeed, have been in flames. In conclusion, the witness said that on that morning, about six o'clock, he was alarmed by the cries of the prisoner, who had jumped from a window 15 feet high, and who had no doubt hurt herself a good deal, but broke no bones. Emma Warren, a servant to Miss Hubbard, said that about half-past 10 she was in the room occu pied by the last witness, and turned down the bed clothes, and at that time all was safe. Mr. Elliott—Did you take a candle up with you ? Witness—Yes, sir ; but I placed it carefully on the top of the drawers when I went to turn down the bed. When I went down to my own room, the prisoner came to me for a light, and I gave her one, and told her to go to her own apartment. Mr. Elliott—Do you know whether she went up stairs after that ? Witness—l cannot say, s i r . Police-constable, the p r i soner i n t o custody, 402 ing h o l e i c w e a- csosent a forb l eP, said that on that morn and on examining the house, it was perfectly clear to him that the fire was not accidental. • The pri soner admitted to him that she had been up stairs on the night before without a light, but on getting there she struck a match, and got a light. She fur ther said she was tired of her life, and that was the reason she threw herself out of the Window. Mrs. Neve said the prisoner had no business whatever to go up stairs at such an hour, and added that but for the fortunate circumstance of Mr. Dewins going up stairs at the moment, the result might have ben m ost. serious, as her mother and child were in bed at the time. The prisoner, who appeared rather a simple looking girl, but rather full-grown for her age, seemed to treat the matter with apparent indiffe rence, and having received the usual caution, was asked if she wished to say an ythi ng t o th e charge, when she replied she knew nothing about the cause of the fire. She was remanded for a week. THAMES.—EXTENSIVE SYSTEM OF ROBBERY. —Stephen Gower and George PrestneY, late in the employ of Mr. James Thomas Taylor, ship biscuit baker. 124, Cock-hill; Ratcliff, and Robert Groom and Henry Bradley, labourers, were brought up on remand, the two first charged with stealing five tons of meal called middlings, for the manufacture of ship biscuit, and the others with feloniously receiving the property, they well knowing it to be stolen. Mr. Selfe, who presided on the bench, said he did not mean to saj , that Bradley had acted with that caution which ought to mark the steps of every honest man in his dealings with the other prisoners, but he thought upon the whole, that in a case of thi4 serious nature, where the evidence against Bradley was rather weak, he should be consulting the interests of justice and the good of the commu nity by admitting Bradley as a witness for the Crown on his promise to tell the whole truth. Bradley—l will do so, sir. I wish to state all I know of the affair. Mr. Selfe asked the police if Bradley could be depended upon if he was discharged and called as a witness; and upon the constables engaged in the case answering in the affirmative, he was ordered to leave the dock and wait till he was called. It appeared that Prestney had been in the em- ploy of Mr. Taylor since November last, and Gower since March. For the last six months Mr. Taylor had been continually missing flour and meal used by him in his business as a ship biscuit manufac turer, and he believed the greater part of it was taken from his premises with the knowledge and consent of Prestney and Gower, with the assistance of Groom and Bradley. There were relays of men working 'ight and day in the prosecutor's manu factory. Gower was in the practice of waiting upon his master in his sleeping-room every morning at six, and asking for the keys of the front-door and shop-door to let the people into work, and Gower was then relieved by Prestney. About this time the two men, Gower and Prestney, were in the practice of making. p sacks of flour and meal and removing them, at all convenient times, to neigh bouring public-houses and beer-shops where the prisoners were in the habit of calling. On several occasions the prisoners were in company at the Duke .of Wellington public-house in Brook- street, about 300 yards from the prosecutor's house, and bags and sacks of "fine middlings" were brought there on several occasions by Prestney and Gower, deposited in the skittle-ground for a short time, and then taken away in trucks and barrows by Groom and Bradley. The frequent calls and movements of the four men aroused the suspicions of Mr. Robt. Hohe, a very respectable man, the landlord of the Duke of Wellington) who spoke to the police on the subject, and the constables in and about Rat cliff were ordered to be on the alert. On Thursday morning last Prestney brought a sack about three parts full of "fine middlings" to the Duke of Wel lington, and put it on a tub in front of the bar. He then asked George Charles, a boy serving in the bar, whose suspicions had been aroused, if any of .his mates were in the house. The lad pointed to Gower, who was in the lobby of the house and had entered it a few minutes previously. Prestney and Gower were soon joined by Groom and Bradley, and the boy went upstairs to his master, Mr. Hone, and told him what was going on. Mr. Hone desired the lad to fetch a police-constable immediately. Mr, Hone went down stairs, and Gower asked permis sion for the sack of meal to be placed in the skittle ground, which was granted. Gower then Riled the sack of meal on to Groom's back, and he carried it into the skittle-ground and leftit• there. French and Harris, two police-constables, Nos. 250 and 383 K, were looking after the prisoners all day under the directions of Mr. Hone and Mr. Taylor, and the sack of meal was closely watched. A. few minutes past three o'clock the same afternoon Groom and Bradley called at the Duke of Welling ton, and the boy Charles pointed them out to his master as the two men who were in the practice of coming to the house with the biscuit baker's men, and who had, on four or five occasions, carried away sacks of meal from the house. All the prisoners were taken into custody in the course of the same day. Gower and Groom had given him two glasses of ale for carrying the sack of meal from the baker's warehouse to the public-house. At the station-house, on Friday, Gower said he did not carry the sack of meal to the public-house on Thursday morning, and that it was George, meaning Prestney, who took it. Prestney denied having done anything of the sort, and said he knew nothing of the transaction, Henry Bradley, the approver, after being duly cautioned, said that last Sunday fortnight Groom waited upon him at his house, 40, London-street, Ratcliff, and told him to be at the Duke of Wel lington, in Brook-street, on the following morning at six o'clock. He went to the public-house at the appointed time, and in 10 minutes saw Gower enter with a sack of meal on his back, and put it on a cask. Gower asked him if he had seen Groom, to which he replied, " No, I have not seen him to-day, but he told me to be here." Gower then left the house, and returned with another sack of meal. Soon afterwards Groom arrived at the Duke of Wellington, and he went out with him and hired a truck. The sacks, each three-parts full of meal, were put upon the truck and conveyed to the house of a corn and flour dealer in Cable-street. Directly after wards Gower joined them, and they went into a public-house in Cannon-street, St. George-in-the- East, and had something to drink. Groom paid wit ness 2s. 6d. for the job. A morning or two after wards Groom employed him in taking another sack of meal from the skittle-ground of the Duke of Wellington to the same corn dealer. On Tuesday last Groom employed him again on a similar job. He had nothing to do with the last sack of meal re moved from Mr. Taylor's premises. Gower here said—That man is selling us. When we were all locked up together, I said I was never in such a place before. Bradley said, " I have been here many times. My name is not Bradley, my name Greeley. I have given a wrong ad dress." Mr. Selfe questioned Bradley, who said he had given a wrong address by mistake, and that the name of his forefathers was upon a tombstone in Lewisham churchyard. Mr. Selfe—l don't want to know about your forefathers or the tombstone. Is your name Gree ley or Bradley ? Witness—My name is Bradley. Mr. Charles Cochrane, a corn and flour dealer, carrying on an extensive business in Cable-street, Wellclose-square, said he did not know any of the men before the Court except Groom, of whom he he bad been in the practice of buying old ships' stores. He had lately purchased several cochels of biscuit-meal of the prisoner Groom, 'and gave him Bs. per cwt. for it. He thought it was old ships' stores. The biscuit meal had been shown to Mr. Taylor, who identified it as his property, and of course the meal was restored to him immediately. The prisoners said they would reserve their de fence, and Mr. Selfe, at a late hour of the day, after a long investigation, committed them for trial. Mr. Taylor, who was labouring under some little excitement in consequence of his heavy losses, ap plied for a warrant against another man in his em ploy, for embezzling a large sum of money and robbing him. Mr. Selfe—You don't require a warrant. Give him into the custody of the police. WANDSWORTH.—RICE DISTILLING.-Mr. Freak. Field Whitehurst and Mr. Felix Halliday, occupiers of the Latchisaere Distillery; Battersea, appeared before Mr. Ingham to answer summonses for using abusive and insulting words to Mr. Ed ward Gill, whereby a breach of the peace might have been occasioned. The case appeared io excite considerable interest, for the court was crowded by a number of persons anxious to hear the proceedings. Mr. Lewis, sen., attended for the complainant, and Mr. Whitehurst for the defendants. Although both cases occurred -at the same time, the hearing of them together was objected to, and the summcns against Mr. \Vhitehurst was first called. Mr. Lewis proceeded to state the case, from which it appeared that the complainant was proprietor of the distillery in the Latchmere -road, Battersea fields, and had let it to the defendant at a large rental, under an agreement that he should repair and keep the plant in order. Inconsequence of that agreement he was called to the premises almost daily about the repairs, and he had been subject to a great annoyance by the use of insulting and abusive lan guage to him, and to such an extent that he was almost afraid to go there. It was only a few days ago that the complainant was examining some manure upon his own land, when a hose was,pointed at him from the premises, and he was drenched with water. 'Mr. Whitehurst thought the statement ought to refer only to the date in the summons, namely, the 17th inst. With respect to the water, his clients knew nothing whatever about it, and they deeply regretted that it should have taken place. Mr. Lewis said it was part of the proceedings arising out of this matter.— • Mr. Whitehurst said he would repeat that his clients had no knowledge of it. The complainant was then sworn, and repeated what had been stated by his attorney. He added that, on the day in question, he saw botn defendants standing together on the footway in the Latchmere road. Mr. Whitehurst first asked him what he in tended to do about the leaky waste-vat, and he re plied, " Let me have the number of the vat, as I wish the gentleman who erected it to repair it." Witness then inquired what day it could be examined. The defendant made no answer, but Mr. Halliday took up the conversation, and said, " How came you to be such a - fool to have an agreement with us that we can kick you off • the premises in a moment's notice, like a dunghill ?" The other defendant then said, "How came you to fit up an experimental mash tub, and come on a Sunday and steal the sulphuric acid to work it with ?" Witness denied that he took the acid, or did anything to them. The defendant (Whitehurst) said he did, and that no one but a blackguard like him would do it.; The defendant was in a -violent rage, and slapped his hand with his fist close to witness's nose. The defendant also charged him with telling Mr. Halliday, within a week after they took the pre mises, that if ho proceeded with the experiments he would be a ruined man. Witness denied the tharge, and Halliday called him a liar. Witness believed he went in danger of his life from Mr. Whitehurst. In cross-examination the witness denied that he was ever in the service of the defendants. He had received money from them for assisting them in the business. He was under an engagement with Messrs. Watney, the. distillers. The defendants were rice distillers by a patent process. Witness was a grain distiller before the defendants took the premises. Some other questions were put about the busi ness carried on by Messrs. Watney, when Mr. Watney, who was present, rose and asked his worship to protect hie interest, and not allow' their firm to be brought into question. Mr. Lewis said it was not the desire of the com plainant that they should proceed any further, if the defendants would consent to enter into recog nisances to keep the peace. Mr. Whitehurst thought- there was no offence within the of the act, and that the words were only those which would be used between busi ness parties in the excitement of the' moment. There was not the smallest desire on the part of his clients to injure Mr. Gill: In future he should have access to the premises without molestation, and he.hoped his worship would not subject them to the stigma of binding over. Mr. Ingham did not think Mr. Gill need be under any fear of his life suffering from the defendants, but he thought the words that had been used were cal culated to create a breach of the peace. He should not bind the parties over, but deal with the case under the Police Act. Mr. Felix Halliday was then sworn as a witness for the defendants, and admitted the use of some of the language, but denied the greater portion. He said when the complainant came up they told him he had been doing things prejudicial to them, and trying to injure the business. The complainant said that Watneys were going' to show them what they could do, and that they (the defendants) would find out that t he y (Watne ys) could make spirits cheaper than they could, and that they wanted to smash their patent. Mr. Ingham said he had no doubt the corn plainantwas insulting . when th ere, and that his words were very ironical. He recom men d e d th e parties to settle the matter amicably. Mr. Whitehurst then made an apology, to the effect that if any words of a disrespectful nature fell from the lips of the defendants in the heat of passion, they were very sorry for it. The summonses Were then dismissed. Mr. Ingham refused to allow the complainant any costs, as he had provoked the defendants. PROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT BOARD OF GREEN CLOTH, BUCKINGHAM PALACE, JUNE, 23. • The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Honourable William Coutts Koppel (commonly called Viscount Bury), to be Treasurer of her Majesty's Household, in the room of the Right Honourable Claud Hamilton (commonly called Lord Claud Hamilton), resigned. The Queen has been also pleased to appoint the Honour able Granville Leveson Proby (commonly called Lord Proby), to be Comptroller of her Majesty's Household, in the room of the Right Honourable George Cecil Weld Forester, resigned. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JUNE 25. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon Vice-Admiral Alexander Dundas Ar buthnott, Knight Commander of the Orders of San Fer nando, and of. Charles the Third of Spain. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon Hercules George Robert Robinson, Esq., Governor of Hong Kong. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon Stephenson Surteas, Esq., Chief Justice of the Island of Mauritius,. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JUNE 25. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Lieutenant- Colonel Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote, C. 8., to be one of the Grooms in Waiting, in Ordinary, to her Ma jesty, in the room of John Ralph Ormsby Gore, Esq., M.P., resigned. _ _ WHITEHALL, JUNE 25. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto the Right Honourable Robert Vernon Smith, and the heirsmalo of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Lyveden, of Lyveden, in the county of Northampton. The Queen has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire land unto the Right Honourable Sir Benjamin Hall, Bart., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begottejt, byname, style, and title of Baron Llanover, of Llanover and Aber cant, in the county of Monmouth. WHITEHALL, JU,NE 27. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, constituting and appointing the Most Noble Edward Adolphus,•Duke of Somerset ; Vice- Admiral the Hon. Sir Richard Saunders Dundas, K.C.B. ; Rear,Admiral the Hon. FrederiCk Thomas Pelham, C.B. ; Captain Charles Eden, C.B. ; Captain Charles Frederick; and Samuel Whitbread, Esq., to be her Majesty's Commis sioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral of the said United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the dominions, islands, and territories thereunto belonging. The Queen has been pleased to grant the office of Solici tor-General for Scotland, to Edward Francis Maitland, Esq., Advocate. FOREIGN-OPFICE, JUNE 27. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Charles White as Consul-General in London for the Republic a' Nicaragua. CROWN-OFFICE, JUNE 28. MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Devonport—The Right Hon. James Wilson, of Upper Belgrave-street, Middlesex, Vice President of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations. City of Oxford—The Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Borough of Morpeth—The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart., of Falloden, Northumberland, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Borough of Wolverhampton—Sir Richard Bethell, Knt., her Majesty's Attorney-General. Borough of Reading—Sir Henry Singer Keating, Knt., her Majesty's Solicitor-General. Borough of New Radnor—The Right Hon. Sir George Cornewall Lewis, Bart., one of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State. City of London—The Right Hon. John Russell, com monly called LordJohnßussell, one of her Majesty's Prin cipal Secretaries of State., ADMIRALTY, JUNE 27. Vice-Admiral of the Blue George Frederick Rich has been appointed to receive a pension of £l5O a-year, as pro vided by her Majesty's Order in Council of 25th June, 1851, vacant bythe death of Vice-Admiral Sir David Dunn, K.C.H., and the name of Vice-Admiral Rich has been re moved to the Reserved Half-pay List accordingly; and, in consequence of this removal, the following promotious, to date from the 17th inst., have this day taken place : Rear-Admiral of the Red Alexander Thos. Emeric Vidal to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue. Rear-Admiral of the White Charles Talbot to be Rear- Admiral of the Red. Rear-Admiral of the Blue the' Hon. Sir Henry Keppel, K.C.8., to be Rear-Admiral of the White. Captain Francis Decimus Hastings and Captain George Hathorn to be Rear-Admirals on the Reserved List. Captain Lewis Tobias Jones, C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue. ADMIRALTY, MAY 12. Corps of Royal Marines—Gentlemen Cadets St. Andrew St John, Charles Rowley Brand, Edward Willoughby Grenville Byam, John Ignatius Morris, Gerald Altham Heseltine, Henry Seton Bourchier, John Holland, Henry Luxmoore Stirling, Edward Benjamin Steele Perkins, William Murray SwintOn George John Airey, Francis Fosbery Evans, Robert - Wm. Francis Holt, and Robert Hoare Dwyer, to be Second Lieutenants. JUNE 17. Corps of Royal Marines—Gentlemen Cadets Alexandei George Anson, Robert Calder Allen, and Alfred Wilino Johnston, to be Second Lieutenants. COMMISSION BY THE QUEEN. 2d or Edmonton Royal Rifle Regiment of Middlesex Militia—Captain Edward Missenden Love, late 60th Rifles, to be Adjutant, vice Bowie, resigned. COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT. County of Stafford—Thos. Berry Horsfall, Esq., Thos Salt, jun., Esq., Clement Thomas Sneyd Kynnersley, Esq. : and Henry Ward, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenants. • • • Tower ilamlet—Lre . utenant-Colonel Frederick Amelius Whimper and Francis Cramp, Esq., to be Deputy Lieu tenants. Victoria Rifles—Captain Edward Clifford to be Major, vice the Earl of Perth, resigned ; Lieutenant Abraham Trew to be Captain, vice Clifford, promoted. 4th or Royal South Middlesex Regiment of Militia — Thomas Hunt, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Burrell, resigned. Ist or Royal East Middlesex Regiment of Militia—The Queen has been graciously pleased to accept the resignation of the Commissions in this Regiment, held by Ensign Richard Hall and Lieut. Alex. James M'Gregor. Victoria Rifles—The Queen has been graciously pleased to accept the resignation of the Commission in this Corps held by Captain Henry Cook. Kent Militia Regiment of Artillery—First Lieutenant William Bertram to be Captain, vice Mitford, resigned. Camberwell or Ist Surrey Company of Volunteer Rifle Corps—John Boucher, Esq., formerly of the sth Dragoon Gu.s.rds, to be Captain; Rolla Rouse, Esq., to be Lieute nant. Croydon or 2d Surrey Company of Volunteer Rifle Corps —James Hunter Campbell, Esq., Colonel Bengal Artillery retirA, to be Captain; Adam Steuart, Esq., to be Lieu tenant ; John Thomas Hyde, Esq., to be Ensign. North Durham Regiment of Militia—Henry Droz Gay nor, Esq., to be Captain, vice Bramwell, resigned. 4p company ofPembrokeshire Volunteer Rifles—Colonel the Hon. Robert Fulke Greville .to be Captain. Royal Aberdeenshire Highlanders—Charles Fraser, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Robert Macfarlane, promoted. Fifeshire Militia Artillery—John Stewart Tulloch to be Captain, vice G. J. Simpson, resigned ; Albert Kennedy Beveridge, Gent., to he Second Lieutenant, vice Lawrence Kid Cern - lack, resigned. Prince of Wales's Royal Regiment of Renfrew Militia — Alexander Boyd, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Motherwell, resigned. Forfar and Kincardine Regiment of Militia Artillery— Charles Edward Ilderton, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, vice Charles Basil Fisher, promoted. Edinburgh or Queen's Regiment of Light Infantry Militia—Lieutenant Archibald Scott to be Captain, vice George Andrew Coventry, resigned ; William Currie, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Sinclair, resigned ; Charles Dycer, Gent., M.D. to be Assistant - Surgeon, vice Frede rick Augustus Palmer,i deceased. Her Majesty grants permission to Major Ross, late of the West Suffolk Militia, and Captain Jacob Whitbread, late of the Suffolk Artillery, to retain their rank and wear their uniform, in consequence of their long services in their re spective regiments. NAVAL PRIZE MONEY. . _ Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house, June 24, 1859. Notice is hereby given to all persons interested therein, that preparations are now being made for the intended distribution of an award to the officers and crew of her Majesty's ship Chesapeake, by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, for the recovery of the shaft of the Alma, her cargo, and other property recovered from the wreck of the Ava, between the 12th March and 26th July, 1858. Agents or other persons having any j u st and legal de mand, unliquidated, against the said award, are to the Re uired to transmit the particulars of any such demand gistrar of the High Court of Admiralty, in order that the same may be examined, taxed, and allowed by that Officer, and paid under the sanction of the Judge of the said Coiirt. Agents and all other persons holding powers of attorney, prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by vi r t ue of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share belonging to any salvor, are requested, with as little delay as possible, to transmit the same, accompanied by the usual documents, to the Prize Branch of the Department of the "Accountant -General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset otice will be given, by future advertisement s i n th e House." Dues e . n " it London.'Gazette," of the date preposed for the commence ment of distribution ; and, at the same time, the amount of an individual's share in the respective classes will be an nounced. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Marinaduke Foster, bill broker, Bradford. BANKRUPTS. Benjamin Robinson Bartram, coal merchant, Banbury, to surrender July 13, at t wo , and Aug. 6, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. William Phillips, leather cutter, Ndrwich, July 13, at half-past twelve, and August 16, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. ' Edward Clarke Brady, grocer, Ludford, Lincolnshire, July 13 and A ug. 10, at twelve, at the Townhall, Kingston • upon-Hull. Thomas Swift. grocer, Sheffiald, July 9, and Aug. 6, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. John Aston, maltster, Birmingham, July 8 and 29, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Francis Clubley, draper, Kingston-upon-Hull, York shire, July 13 and Aug."lo, at twelve, at the Leeds Dis trict Court. Bearow Marks and Edward Samuel Franklin, woollen merchants, Birmingham, July 8 and 29, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. James Wooldridge, fellmonger, Lincoln, July 6 and Aug 3, at twelve, at the Townhall, Kingston-upon-Hull. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. George Austin, dressing-case manufacturer, Glasgow. Andrew Ramsay, surgeon, Leslie, Fifeshire. Robert Fraiter, baker, North Queensbury. John Conacher, auctioneer, Edinburgh. Marsh and Beattie, booksellers, Edinburgh. Hugh Mackay, grocer, Edinburgh. Williams Garrow, steam boat agent, Lossiemouth. A LoNG HOLDING. —Among the obituary notices in the LeMs Intelligence)• is the following :—" On the 20th inst., aged 45, Mr. Peter Matterson, of Low Dunsford, near Boroughbridge. Ho and his ancestry have been the owners and occupiers of the farm on which he died for more than 800 years. The farm was not entailed, and the owner has always been a Matterson, without adoption." DESPATCH FROM INDIA. INDIA OFFICE, JUNE 27. The Secretary of State for India in Council has received the following papers : GENERAL ORDER. Fort William, March 29. His Excellency the Governor-General in Council has much satisfaction in publishing the accompanying letter from the Right Honourable the Commander-in.-Chief, in which Lord Clyde warmly recommends the Medi cal and Commissariat Departments to the notice of the Government of India. The Governor-General in Council desires to express to the Director-General, Dr. Forsyth; to the Inspector-General of her Majesty's Hospitals, Dr. Linton, C. 8., ; to Colonel Ramsay, late Commissary-General; and to Lieutenant- Colonel Thomson, C. 8., the present Commissary-General of the Bengal Army ; and .to all the officers of the Medical and Commissariat Departments, who have been employed in the field, or who have elsewhere furth ere d th e service by their exertions in providing for the welfare and the wants of the troops ; the cordial acknowledgments of the Govern ment of India for the important services they have ren dered. The Commander-in-Chief in India to the Governor- General Lucknow, February 21. My Lord,—The military operations in the Presidency of Bengal which ensued on the great mutiny of 1857, having happily been now brought to a close, I have the greatest satisfaction in recommending 'warmly to your Excellency's protection two great departments of the military adminis tration to which the troops, and the officers who have com manded them in their long campaigns, are under real and great obligations. I allude to the Medical and Commis sariat Departments. The former, being composed of officers belonging to the two services, ias shone equally in the matters of general organisation and of regimental arrangements. The Direc • tor-General, Dr. Forsyth, and the Inspector-General of her Majesty's forces, Dr. Linton, C. 8., in Calcutta, have worked successfully to meet the great requirements made on them ; and the staff and regimental medical officers have well maintained the credit of their noble profession and the reputation for self-sacrifice whieh belongs to the surgeons of her Majesty's armies, a reputation which is maintained in the field on all occasions, as well as in the most trying circumstances of the hospital. It has been remarked throughout the army that, from the time of the slender forces taking the field against Delhi,. and from Allahabad, in the summer of 1857, the system et the Indian Commissariat has been found equal to the tasks imposed on it, in spite of the extraordinary circumstance s in which it was suddenly placed, and of the actual loss of the resources, viz., the gre a t con t rac t ors an d a gents, with which it had been the custom to work. For this system the army is in great measure indebted to the late Commissary-General 'Colonel Ramsay, and hie successor, Colonel Thomson. The latter officer, heing A ill personal charge, supplied the field force of Delhi under unexampled circumstances, wh en Si r A. Wilson stood before that city almost cut off from the rest of India. , The Commissary-General has bee n no bly supported his subordinates ; and I do but speak the truth when affirm that no department has ever possessed a more efficient staff of officers than those forming the establishment of the Bengal Commissariat.—l have, &c.,CLYD, General, Commander-in-Chief, East Indies. COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL-JUNE 28. The arrivals from Irelr.nd and coastwise during the. past week have been small. From foreign ports we have received 40,324 quarters wheat, 2,340 quarters beans, 6,868 quarters Indian corn, and 17,659 sacks flour. The exports, in the same time, comprise 640 quarters of wheat, 610 qrs oats. 405 qrs beans, 1,850 qrs Indian corn, and 2,006 sacks and 506 barrels flour. This morning we had only a small attendance at our corn exchanges The business passing was limited for wheat and flour, at previous rates for prime samples ; inferior, however, may be quoted ld to 2 d p er cental dearer. Oats and oatmeal a dull sale, without altera tionin value. Barley, beans, and peas 2d per cental lower on the week. Indian corn met with a good demand, and several parcels changed hands at an advance of ld to 2d per cental. LEEDS—JUNE 28. . Wheat realised is per qr more money than last Tuesday, but the demand was far from brisk. Oats and beans are more inquired after at late rates. Averages for the week : Wheat 2,307 qrs., at 43s 9a Beans 5 " 492 Od •8ar1ey........• ~ --s Od Peas •• 5 " 42s Od Oats lOO ~ 26s 4-td —s Od Rye -9, Arrivals this week : Wheat Barley Oats ...3,621 qrs. Peas Rapeseed Beans • • Linseed SHEFFIELD—JUNE 28. There was a limited quantity of wheat on offer, b u t we cannot quote any decline on previous rates, with a d ull trade. Beans and barley had a slow sale. Oats i d n moe rate demand, but no change in price from last week. Flour the same as last week. . Red wheat, pa. load of 3 imperial bushels..lBs Od to 190 6 d ...20s Od to 22 s Od White 72 ,18s Od to 21s Od " . 48 - sOdtos4sod Beans Peas, per qr ." Grindin g c , barley, per qr ................. .. ..33 33s Od to 35s Od Malting ditto, , ......... ....... sOd to 355 Od Oats /: .................. 24s Od to 32s Od Millers' prices for flour—ls Bd, ls 10d, and 2s Od per 141 b. Hay, 80s to 85s ; wheat straw, 28s to 365; oat straw, 28e to 36s ; turnips, 14sto 16s per ton. RICHMOND—JuNt 25. We had a poor supply o f all descri p tions of grain to-darf and a fair demand. W heat ruled from O 6 to to 7 „ od per bushel ; barley, 3 s 6 d to 4 s Od ; beans, 6s to Os 6d ; oats, 3s Od to 3s 6d. • STINDERLAND—JuNE 25. The following were the quota tions this morning : 30s le —Red wheat, 45s Od to 48s 03; white , 48s Od to 54s Od; bary Od to 32s Od; oats, 24s Od to 27s Od. ---- - NORWICH CATTLE—J.IIXE 25. A large show of store beasts to day, comprising.S e ots and shorthorns, Devons, and Irish. Sales were restricted, and a poor attendance. Scots, 4s to 4s 6d •, shorthorns, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; Irish, 3s to 3s 6d. Fat beasts, 7s 6d to 8a 6d per stone. Sheep—The pens were well filled. 7s 6d to 8s 6d per stone. Pigs—Good store pigs, 22s to 255. Fat pork, 6s to 6s 6d per stone. Prices—Fat sheep, COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—YESTERDA.T. Amsterdam Sh ort. 11 111 Il 1 11 1 2 1 D i tto 11 14i 11 15 Rotterdam • 25 10 26 15 Antwerp Brussels — 25 10 26 16 Hamburgh Paris 3 Ditto Months. 25 30 25 35 Marseilles — 25 30 25 :35 Frankfort on Maine — 1160 • 1161 14 60 14 :80 Vienna 14 60 14 90 Trieste — 3 ,3 a P r etersburgh ........ 49f Madrid . : Cadiz — 49 4 1 49i 30 0 30 10 Leghorn ..........•• Genoa — 25 70 25 80 Naples —41 i Palermo —122 t Messina — 1221 123 Lisbon. Oporto " — 64 61 611 R 60 d Rio Janeiro New York days st. .. •• • • E.I Co's bls. Mouse big, 6041; Calcutta, Co.'s rupee Bombay ditto Madras ditto East India Company's Bills drawn, from the 18th to the 25th June. Bengal S 0 0 0 Madras 628 6 8 Bombay £628 6 8 Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard)....per oz. £3 17 9 Mexican'Dollars ... lf 0 5 01 Silver in Bars (Standard) ff 0 6 2 BIRTHS. CRAMDIIRLAIN.—On the 27th inst., at 137, Westbourne terrace, Hyde-park, the wife of Sir Henry Orlando R. Chamberlain, Bart., of a daughter. ELD.—On the 27th inst., at 138, Avenue des CharmP s Elysees, Paris, the wife of Major Percy Eld, of soon. ELAIa.—On the 27th inst., at 196, Oxford-street, Mrs. B. Elam, of a daughter. TAYLOR.—On the 27th inst., at Ripon, Yorkshire, the wife of the Rev. J. J. Taylor, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. BURRELL—TOWNE.—On the 27th i n st., at Mansfield, Mr. Joseph Burrell, of 48, Old 'Cao-e' , London, youngest Chino son of the late Mr. Thos. Burrell, of Wooler, Northum berland, to Lucy, the only daughter of the late Leonard Towne, Esq., M.D., of New York. CHANDLER—KIRK. --On the 25th inst., at St. Pancras Church, A. IL Chandle r, Es q ., M.D., son o f the Maa. E. B. Ch a ndler, of Dorchester, New Brunswick, to Elspeth R.., daughter of James Kirk, Esq., Regenes park, London. DEATHS. BERRIDGE.—On the 23d last., at his residence the Half, Nor th Kilworth, Leicester s hire, William Berridge, Esq., aged 48. GREGSON.—On the 24th inst., at the Castle Priory, Wal lingford, the Rev. John Gregson, M.A., J.P. for Bello aged 43. GuirriTH.--On the 23d inst., at Torquay, Saml. Griffith, Esq., M.D., of St. Thomas-street, Southwark. GUTIIRIE.—On the 27th inst., at 30, Portland-place, David C. Guthrie, Esq. HILLs.—On the 2Gth inst., at Lake Cottage, Rookby, Isle of Wight, Henry fills, late of West Barnes, Surrey, aged 42. SEBRIGHT.—On the 27th inst., in Wilton-crescent, Lady Sebright, aged 44. STEVENS.—On the 24th inst., at his residence, Hanover terrace, Peckham, Mr. Alfred Stevens, of 74, ➢lark-lane, aged 47. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Middlesex, Wednesday, June 29, 1859. . AO ~' reQ Th do 011