The Sun. — London, England, 1855-06-18 00:00:00

~•~~ 44 .0. 4 „ t t 4k, elt . "151 ; i1", RrAi =4 /4,? . SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. TATTERSALL'S. (THIS EVENING.) STEWARDS' PLATE.---STOCKBRIDGE. 2to 1 agst Oulston taken) 7to 2 agst Kingstown (taken) NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. Bto 1 agst Vindex (taker) GOODWOOD STAKES. 15 to 1 agst Homily (offered) 16 to 1 agst Quince (taken freely) 16 to 1 agst Pumicestone (taken) 16 to 1 agst Mishap (taken) 16 to 1 agst Syvagee (taken) 25 to 1 agst Vantage (taken) 25 to 1 agst Robgill (taken) 25 to 1 agst Malmsey (offered) GOOD WOOD CUP. 4to 1 agst Oulston (taken) 4to 1 agst Rattle (taken) ST. LEGER. Bto 1 agst Marchioness (taken) DERBY. 10 to 1 agst Fly-by-Night (taken) 20 to 1 agst Fazzoletto (taken) 20 to 1 agst Danube (taken) 22 to 1 agst Bird in Hand (taken) 28 to 1 agst Result (taken) 40 to 1 agst Rhedycina colt (taken) IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. SOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS EVENING.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took him seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. Lord LONSDA.LE presented a petition from Kelso, praying for the prlhibition of distillation from grain. FEES IN COUNTY COURTS. Lord BROUGHAM rose to put a question to her Majesty's Government respecting the fees paid in county courts. The noble and learned lord proceeded to state the increasing amount of business transacted in the county courts since the original act establishing them bad passed, and the proportionate diminution of ,causes in the superior courts. It was of the utmost importance, considering that the vast majority of causes in the county courts were in regard to sums under 201., that the fees exacted in these courts should be in proportion. What, however, was the fact t The fees taken in these co arts amounted to about 270,0001. a year. The taxes—not fees, for fees they were not— which were exacted in the superior courts were restricted t I only 50,0001. a-yeai. The noble lord condemned the system, in respect to fees established in the county courts, as most grinding oppression and extortion. It was altogether in opposition to the spirit of the act, under the act by which the courts were constituted, which was to render law as cheap as pozsible to the poor man. He then proceeded to analyse the fees, and summed up his analysis by stating that the amount of fees extorted is in a great many cases 160 per cent be yond the amount sued for. He drew a distinction be tween the mode by which the judges of the superior Courts were paid and that in which the judges in the County Courts were paid. The former were paid out of the Consolidated curd, but be considered it disgrace. ful that the latter should be paid cut of the funds of the court. Lord PORTMAN entirely concurred with all that had fallen from the noble and learned lord who had just sat down. He thought that very great injustice was done to many of the judges of the County Courts. They complained not only of the great difference that was made as to their salaries, but that that difference was founded upon no intelligible principle. He hoped that the noble lord on the woolsack and the -noble earl who represented the Treasury in this house would give their best attention to the subject. He trusted that the Sec retary of the Treasury would not be allowed to interfere in any way with the successful operation of the act, which was the case by his interfering with respect to the alaries of the judges. Earl GRANVILLE fully admitted the justice of the remarks of the noble lord, but he regretted that he could give no distinct pledge that they would be removed. The noble lord on the woolsack had lately brought the sub ject beforethe Government. He trusted that this cir cumstance would satisfy the noble lord ; at the same time he assured him that the matter should receive the serious consideratio❑ of her Majesty's Government. After a few words from Lord CAMPBELL, The LORD CHANCELLOR said the whole subject was under the consideration of the Government-, as the evil complained of admitted of no further delay. The noble and learned lord sympathised with his noble and learned friend, and regretted that the salaries of the county court judges should fluctuate. At the same time he must say that those judges who did the most work were not those judges who had received increased pay. After a few words from Lord BROUGHAM, the subject dropped. [LEF 'T SITTING.] HOUSE OF CO2IDIONS.-(THIS EVENING.) The SPEAKER took the e'nair at 4 o'clock. The following bills were re.td a third time and passed : —Capetown R,l.ll,vay and 1.)1c!c ; Derbyshire, Staff )rd shire, and Worcestershire Railway (No. 2) ; Glasgow, Kirkintilloch, and Dallernock. Rea-is ; Hoife's Estate ; Royal Medical Benevolent College ; Dagenham Docks ; Great Northern London Cemetery. The further consideration of the Torquay District Churches Bill, after some discussion, was postponed. The following bills were considered and ordered to be read a third time :—Dundalk Harbour and Port, Lon don and Braseingten Road, Walburst and West Far leigh Roads, 'West Bromwich Improvement, Westmin ster Improvement?, We,tininster Land Company. PETITIONS. Petitions were prsented by Mr. Ellice, from Ros common, in favour of the Lori Advocate's Education Bill ; by Mr. Henley, from Oxford, against the sale of intoxicating liquors on the L , rd's day. REPORT OF THE SEBAS TOPOL COMMITTEE. Mr. ROEBUCK brought up the report of the &bal. topol Committee, amidst loud cries of " hear, hear," and, having been ordered to lay it on the table, was, on the moti3n of Mr. DISRAELI, also ordered to be read. It was accordingly read by the clerk at the table. We subjoin an abstract of the document, a copy of which in extenso, although printed, we were unfortu nately unable to obtain before going to press :—The re pert, in the first place, alluded to the difficulties which had beset them in prosecuting an inquiry of so great a magnitude, and which rendered it no easy task for them to present anything like a definite report. These difficulties had been much enhanced by the absence of several important witnesses, in the ab sence of whose evidence some persons were left under imputations, with regard to which the committee would offer no opinion, and they Lad consequently been compelled to end the inquiry, so far as this was concerned, in an unsatisfaetory manner.' The report, after these preliminary explana tions, then went on to advert to the condition of the army before &bast 'p.)l, and the conduct of the departments at home, whose duty it as to administer to its wants. An army encamped in an hostile country, 3,000 miles distant, and engaged in the siege of a for tress which it AVM not in a position completely to i 'vest, re !evarily placed it in a situation entailing the endurance of many hardships. Tno committee were of opinion that much of this sufficing had in the present case bean mach aggravated by matters which might be attributed to thttiaegicient management for the supply of the,aciny. In arriving at this opinion the committee had made allowance for the severity of. the storm of the 15th of November. It appeared that from the 16th - of 'September when the army landed in the r:ea, until, according to the state ments of sorn3 if the witneves, the middle of November, the army suffered from overwork, inade quate supply of metlicinee, and the want of aoplia;nces for the proper treatment of the sick and wounded. As the season advanced the wait of men wai severely felt, and the work became more and more disproportionate to the number of men to execute it, The army was subsequently brougt to an extreme condition of suffering and privation, which was borne with a fortitude and endurance unparalleled in military annals. (Hear, hear.) They were exposed to cold, rain, frost, and snow, encamped as they were on high grcaind in the depth of winter, and they suffered severely from a want of cloth ing, insufficient supplies, and imperfect accommodation. With regard next to the CONDUCT OF n DE PARTMENTS. the responsibility oftbe T exp E editito the Crimea rested w ith the Home Government. • The Dukereport then ad verted to the despatches of th e l o B f Newcastle, dated the 18 th Ap ril, and the 29th J un , 5, in whi c h his grace directed inquiries to be made into the 4 l s:rength of the Russian fcr:-f9 in the Crimea arid Sebastopol, and affirmed the importance of the 'ie "3 °I not being undertaken until these pattkigars were ascertained, adding in the last-named letter e that there was no prospect of a safe and honourable peace until the fortress was either taken or reduced. Th e committee, however, without pronouncing' any Opinion on the policy of the Government in sending out the expedition, it being only their duty to report upon its results, went on to observe that th e conduct °f the war rested with the Duke of Newcastle, and ec :lm r e chang es t oo k pl aca i n th e se paration of the ramps for War and the Colonise. No order in Council was, however, prepared to define the duties of the War Department. The Secretary for War considered himself, therefore, responsible for all the departments under his control, and he made arrangements to render their operations more efficient. But he felt that his means were ' ineffieient to accomplish this effectually, and that the organisation Of the departments was in a very unsatisfactory state, and that it was impossible for him to reorganise them with any degree of success. The report having then mentioned that the Cabinet held no consultation after these changes were made, but separated for the recess, resumed its de tail on the reassembling of Parliament this year, and the complaints made by Lord John Russell as to the want of vigour in the conduct of the war. The correspondence between Lord J. Russell and Lord Aberdeen showed that Lord Raglan reported his wish to be placed in posit;on before Balaklava on the 26th October in more considerable force ; and, he also re ported that on the sth of November there were but 8,000 British infantry at Inkermann. In December the Government found it necessary to reinforce the army by passing a Foreign Enlistment Bill. The committee regretted that a large reserve of the army at home was not considered at a much earlier period, and that the Government knowing the nature of the climate and the Power we were about to encounter, did not take means beyond those ordinarily taken for increasing the army and also the militia. THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR. The Duke of Newcastle was placel in a dis advantageous position. (Hear, hear.) He had no separate office for his department ; no document prescribing his new duties ; no precedents for his guidance ; his Under Secretaries were new to the work, and he had no adequate means of managing the war, and he was left unacquainted with transactions of which he ought to have been cognisant ; he took upon himself the responsibility of many grave matters, mean time matters of paramount importance were left unperformed ; he was left unacquainted with the horrible mode of conveying the sick and wounded from Balaklava to Scutari, or not he wring it officially he disc :edited the rumours, so that while the whole country was looking for light on this subject the Cabinet were in darkness. The report next alluded to the coin mission sent out by the Duke of Newcastle to report on the condition of the hospitals, and his Grace also took upon himself the responsibility of ordering the troops extra clothing, though the customary clothing had been already served out to them. THE SECRETARY AT WAR. The report next alluded to the duties of Secretary at War, which had been shortly stated before the commit tee by Mr. Sidney Herbert. He had no power to originate anything, but with a view to relieve the Duke of Newcastle, he wrote to the commandant at Scutari to supply medical officers, stores, additional building, &c., and that he would hold him harmless, and supply the necessary funds without limitation. THE ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT. The committee then referred to the Ordnance De partment upon the efficiency of which they reported depended the efficiency of the military and naval ser vices, and that Lord Raglan, Master-General of the Odnauce, baying, in 1854, been appointed to the com mand of the army in the East, Sir Hew Rass was nomi nated Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance by Lord Aber deen, an office which bad been many years previously abolished, but was then revived. During the summer and autumn of 1854 the board officer was employed abrqad during a period when the pressure of business was heavier and the expenditure larger than any previous year, and when the presence of this officer was wanted at home more than at any period. The Master-General's responsibility was in some measure dispensed with by the appointment of the Lieutenant- General, who, however, was without the power of con troul,. and the conflict of party that arose at the board between the members whose urgent business re quired unanimity, and the committee regretted that the public service should, therefore, have suffered from the want of judgment and temper on the part of the officers, and considered it would have been better had another Mager-General been appointed when Lord Raglan left the country. The vague intention of Lord Aberdeen of remodellingthis department was no pal liation for the conduct of the board. The committee also expressed their dissatisfaction at the contract system adopted by the board, and adverted to the quality of the tools supplied to the army, remarking that the committee could not sufficiently impress on members the importance of placing in the hands of soldiers on all occasion the best tools that could e obtained. (Hear, hear.) They at the same time felt bound to mention the satisfactory equipment of the corp of artillery, and the efficient ar rangement to provide for the navy. TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, The Transport Department, from the mode in which the ships ha.'i been taken up, and considering the urgent pressure of the public service, appeared to have ably performed its duties as regarded the transport of men, horses, and the enormous wants of that army, but the committee proceeded to notice the want of warehouse loom at Balakiava, the fact of the bad stowage, &c., of the articles forwarded, so that goods could not be obtained at an intermediate port, and observed that they were unable to decide on what department blame should rest for such. With regard to the Blank Sea transport service, and that of the Bosphorous, the committee were unable to form an opinion who was to blame, but they were of opinion there was unnecessary detenthn of the transports at Constantinople, and that the arrangements for coaling were very detective. COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT. In the commissariat department the committee found that the board was called on to furnish supplies, for the duties of which neither the officers or men had any experience. The Land Transport service was also very defective, and was ,from the first found very defective, and no adequate measures were taken for its improvement, and the army when before Sebastopol bad to depend on its own exer tions for supplies, which was the cause of much suffering. The report next adverted to the condition of the Bala klava-road, and after reciting some of the details of the evidence adduced, observed that so far as the infor mation of the committee Went, the state of the road was owing to a want of foresight and discretion ; since, if application had been made in proper time t) the home Goieroment, a sufficient number of men might have been sent out to put the road in an efficient state. The same with the land tran• sport, _ the inefficiency of which was not complained of by the Duke of Newcastle until too late to remedy it. These deficiencies might, however, have been counter balanced had depots been erected at convenient spots. In allusion to the commissariat supplies, the report noticed the supply of green coffee to the troops who had no appliances for its preparation, and added that the explanation made t 3 the committee on this point was by no means satisfactory. (LEFT SITTING.) OFFICIAL DESPATCHES FROM FIELD MARSHAL LORD RAGLAN. ( From a Supplement to Friday's Gazette.) WAR-DEPARTAIENT, JUNE 18. Lord Panmure has this day received three despatches and their enclosures, of which the following are copies, addressed to his lordship by .Wield-Harshal the Lord Raglan, G.C.B. Before Sebastopol, June 5, 1855. My Lord—l am deeply concerned to have to inform your Lordship that Rear-Admiral Boxer died on board the Jason last night, outside the harbour of Balaklava, after a very short illness. 'He was removed to that ship in the hope that the pure sea air might prove beneficial to him ; but this expecta tion wa: not fulfilled. His malady made rapid progres,,, and early in the afternoon of yesterday it was intimated to me that his life was despaired of. His nephew died of• choleralast week, and the melan choly event so deeply affected him that his health at once gave way, and be sunk under the same disease. It is well known that this ofßcer devoted his whole life to the public service. Since he under took the appointment of Admiral Superintendent of the harbour of Balaklava he has applied him self incessantly to the discharge of his arduous duties, exposing himself in all .weathers ; and he has rendered a 'most essential service to the army by proving the lauding-places and establishing wharves on the west side of the port, whereby the disembarkation of stores and troops has been greatly accelerated, and communications with the shore have been rendered much easier.—l have, &c., RAGLAN. The Lord Panmure, &c. &c. &c. Before Sebastopol, June 5, 1855. My Lord,—l have great satisfaction in informing your lordship that I received intelligence the night before last of the evacuation of Soujak Kale by the Russia.As on the 28th ultimo. It appears that previously to their retirement from the place, the troops destroyed the principal buildings and the armament, which consisted of about sixty heavy guns and six mortars, and it is concluded that they have joined the garrison of Anapa, from whence many of the inhabitants have removed. Sir Edmund Lyons has been so good as to send me the detached report of the naval operations in the Sea of Azoff, which will reach England either before or at the same time as this despatch. ',''hey reflect the highest credit on Captain Lyons of the Miranda, ' and the officers and men servicg under his orders, and are remarkable for the intelligence, gallantry, and judgment with which they have been conducted ; and it is a matter of much gratulation, which will ba peculiarly felt by her Maj es ty, th a t whilst great injury has been inflicted on the enemy in the loss of resources of every description, the most brilliant and unwonted success has been achieved in an incredibly short time With only one casualty, and that not of a serious nature. These gallant exploits of the navy have spread joy in• o vi ur d zin ju p t s h a e n a d rm a y ff . urded vast satisfaction to every indi . ral A- i k o ly of. French t roops un d er t h e command of Gene ral corpsa iid u Generalnder General Canrobert,enrai La and Ni a a rm o column r a,m ad of the a Sardinia n reucTsohinieed h naf their s i s . me a i t r e ) c r e on o Baidar, on the mottling of the 3d. proceeded several r serai miles beyond along the Wo r onzo Baidarad and pthe THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 18 1855 latter operated on the left through a mountainous dis trict, and advanced into Baidar, after a fat:guing march ; only a small number of Cossacks showed themselves. Nothing bas occured in front of the town. I enclose the return of casualties to the 3d instant inclusive.—l have, &c. The Lord Paninure, &c., &c., &c. RAGLAN. Enclosure 1. • A RETURN OF CASUALTIES FROM THE IsT TO THE 3D OF JUNE, 1855, INCLUSIVE. 2d Battalion, Ist Regiment of Foot-1 rank and file killed ; 1 rank and file, wounded. 3d Foot-5 rank and file, wounded. 18th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded. 23d Foot-1 rank and file, killed, 28th Foot-1 officer, 3 rank and file, wounded. 30th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded. 33d Foot-1 rank and file, killed ; 2:officers, wounded. 34th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded. 39th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded. 41st Foot-1 rank and file, wounded. 49th Foot-1 rank and file, killed. 57th Foot-2 rank and file, wounded. 88th Foot-1 rank and file, killed ; 2 rank and file, wounded. 89th Foot-6 rank and file, wounded. 97th Foot-1 rank and file, killed ; 1 rank and file, ounded. 2d Battalion Rifle Brigade-1 sergeant, killed. Royal Sappers and Miners-1 rank and file, wounded. Total-1 serjeant, 7 rank and file, killed; 3 officers, 25 rank and file, wounded. J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT, Adjutant-General. Enclosure 2. NOMINAL RETURN OF OFFICERS WHO HAVE BEEN WOUNDED FROM THE IsT TO THE 3D JUNE, 1855, INCLUSIVE. WOUNDED JUNE 3. 28th Regiment—Lieutenant Hill F. Morgan, severely. 33d Regiment—Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel G.V. Mundy, slightly ; Lieutenant J. Thompson, slightly. J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCO URT, Adjutant-General. Enclosure 3. NOMINAL RETURN OF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES KILLED, FROM THE IsT TO THE 3D JUNE, 1855, INCLUSIVE. KILLED - . JUNE 1. 231 Regiment— Private James McCrorey. Royal Sappers and Miners—Private John Wright. - JUNE 2. 83th Regiment—Private Michael Sherlock 97th Regiment—Private Michael Connors JUNE 3. Ist Regiment, 2d Bat.—Private James Sculfer 33d Regiment—Private William King 49th Regiment of Foot—Private Owen White 2d Battalion Rifle Brigade—Serjeant George Hart J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT, Adjutant-General. • Enclosure 4. RETURNOF CASUALTIES IN THE ROTAL NAVAL BRIGADE BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, ON THE trn JUNE, 1855. KILLED. • Stephen Welsh, A. 8., Queen, killed John Blewitt, Ord., Queen, killed Total-2 killed. STEPHEN LUSHINGTON, Captain Commanding Naval Brigade. The Military Secretary to H. E. Lord Raglan, Commander-in-Chief. Before Sebastopol, June 5. My Lord—l have the honour to enclose a letter from the Inspector-General of Hospitals forwarding the weekly state of the sick of the army. The cholera has sensibly diminished in the camps be- fore Sebastopol, but it has attacked the Guards and the 31st Regiment, near Balaklava, and some of the new batteries, as well as the followers of the army in that town. It is hoped that the disease will pass from them as it has from the stations where it first appeared. I am grieved to have to say that it has fallen heavily on the Sardinian Contingent, and that General La Marmora is in great anxiety about it. I am rendering him all the assistance in my power. Whilst writing to your lordship, an officer has brought me a letter from him, announcing that his brother General La Marmora, who commands his se c3nd division, has been very severely attacked. He has been accommodated with a quarter at Kadikoi, and every attention shall be paid him.—l have, &c., RAGLAN. The Lord Panmure, &c. &c. &c. HOP INTELLIGENCE. (Prom the Maidstone Journal. ) MAIDSTONE.—The bine in some places has now reached the tops of the poles, but the rapid growth they lately attained has been checked by the cold weather of the last few days. The gardens look perfectly healthy, and but few fly have been seen, even in places where they have usually been found : " 200,0001. and out with the foreigner" is now the cry. BARMING.—The hop bine is generally good in this parish, and grows very fast. The prospect at present is favourable for an average crop. There is scarcely any fly. CRANBROOK.—The hop bine is progressing rapidly and favourably ; and the midsummer shoot is now developing itself. Here and there a leaf is to be found with a soli tary fly: thehon, but they are few and far between. Strong pickets of fly goldings are on the look out, and, consequently, we have nothing to apprehend from the enemy at present. _ _ _ _ . HOLLINGBOURNE.—The bine continues to grow vigo rou,ly, and presents a very healthy and promising I.p -pearanee, being free from vermin, and exhibiting no signs of disease. . _ - LOOSE.—The bine is very Vigorous and clean at pre sent. We have heard of one fly in the parish, and one only. There are some of the old enemy, the " jumpers," to be seen hopping about, but the bine being very strong we do not fear them. Some of our fruit-trees are sadly infested with caterpillars. MEBEWORTH.—The hnp bine looks remarkably well, and it ►rows very fast. There is no vermin at present. PECKHAM, EAST.—The bine continues to grow very fast, and will soon reach the top of the poles. It is looking remarkably healthy, is quite free from vermin, and has recovered from the yellow hue. Tying is nearly completed. TOWN MALLING.—The bine•is looking as well as the oldest man in the parish can remember it ever did, and the grounds are in a very high state of cultivation. We are very much in favour of a heavy duty. 'There is no vermin. TICEIIIIRST.— The bine continues to grow rapidly, and is free from disease. TIINBRIDGE.—The hop bine is•growing fast and luxu riantly. A few solitary fly have been found in the sheltered situations. WATERINGBURT.-L—Our bine still keeps growing fast ; but the fly have made their appe trance. We are sorry to say that the past week has been a very blighting one, and has proved. exceedingly injurious to the apple and nut trees. Not much mischief, however, has been done among the hops yet. WRomalt (LowEn DIVISION.)—The hop plantations in this district are looking splendid generally, quite clean, and, notwithstanding the changes of the weather, the bine is steadily climbing up the poles. We are sorry to see so much vermin in the nut and currant plants, but yet hope there will be a tolerably good crop of these fruits. The late genial rains have worked a magic change in the grass crops ; and, indeed, everything looks remarkably well. YALDING AND WEST FARLEIGH.—The bine continues to grow, though, from the change in the weatber, not so fast as it did. We have, as yet, no appearance of fly, but a few jumpers show themselves. ROYAL LITERARY FUND SOCIETY. A general meeting of the members of this society wits held at Willis's-rooms, King-street, St. James s, 'oh Saturday, to take into consideration the Yeport special committee appointed to inquire into tilt§ propriety of applying for a new charter, extending tie scope and objects of the corporation. Toe chair was taken by Mr. B. B. CADDELL, MR, who, in introducing the bu''.:ine4s, read a letter from the pre,ident of the fund (who was Marquisunable o f to Lansdowne b et;, present t from having to attend a Cabi net Council), `.,xpressing doubts as to the policy of the proposed C:uanges'in the constitution of the society. Mr. ZlEtenLEs DICKENS, as the chairman of the special corr,,mittee, presented the report, which recommenled twat henceforth the administrative body of the society should be enabled to grant revocable annuities to dis tressed men of letters and scientific writers, to the ex tent of a certain limited proportion of the income deriv able from the society's real property or vested funds ; and also that they should have the priwer of granting relief by way of loan. The report also embraced a plan for remodelling the powers and functions of the council ; and comprised a project for superadding to the present objects of the society, in conformity with the alleged in tentions of its founders, the holding of evening meetings acid conversazioni in the rooms of the institution, and the establishment of a library for purposes of reference. It was also designed that this offshoot of the institution should hereafter be further developed, if the experiment met with adequate encouragement, into " a hall or college for the honour of literature and the service of literary men." To effect these purposes, according to the opinion of counsel (Mr. Sergeant Merewether), a new charter was necessary. Mr. DICKENS moved that the report be adopted. Mr. FORSTEB seconded the motion. Mr. M. MILNES, M.P., proposed as an amendment, " That this meeting acknowledges with gratitude the labours of the special committee appointed to consider and report upon the question of a new charter for the Literary Fund, and recognises the value of some of their suggestions as subjects for future delib,Tation ; but, considering the proposals therein contained to involve an entire alteration of the nature and intentions of the so ciety, and that its means are inadequate to the attain ment of those purposes, this meeting is not prepared to recommend the application for a new charter to carry them into effect. The hon. gentleman, in supporting the amendment, pointed to the fact that their excellent pre sident, in the letter that had been just read to them, had signified his intention, if the proposed changes were per sisted in, to resign his office—an intimation which all who knew the noble marquis must be aware was not a mere ebulition of petulance or meant to be a threat, but was simply an indication that he shrank from the respon sibility which would be imposed upon him if the original constitution of the society were departed from. The changes in question were not calm-dated to effect the ob jects of their advocates, but, even if they were likely to be successful, that society hadnot the requisite Ir..eans for at taining them. The first change recommended— viz., that instead of granting assistance to authors when in circum stances of distress sums sufficient to enable them to start afresh in their career and depend upon their own exertions for their future support, they should spread the aid they now gave at one time over a period of years in the shape of annuities, was a propo sition of very doubtful wisdom, and' it was even ques tionable whether the present mode was not adapted to afford more serviceable relief to the recipient than the one suggested as a substitute ; but, be that as it might, no alteration in the charter was demanded to enable them to vary their practice in this respect should a mo dification be thought advisable. Then, as to the granting of pecuniary loans, there would be the greatest diffi culty in carrying out such a principle. How, for in stance, were they to secure their repayment 1 Secrecy and confidence were now the very essence of their ope rations, and could they seriously mean to sue a literary man who was a defaulter in respect of a loan in the county court ? Would such a proceeding as that be cal culated to uphold the honour and dignity of the literary profession, for which they were so solicitous ? It was obviqjis that in many cases these so-called loans would degenerate into niece gifts without the grace appertaining to such a form of relief. Next, any attempt to combine a club or literary sedality with that fund, judging from the experience of similar enterprises, was likely to be attended with signal failure. Such an association should, in fact, spring out of a felt want, if it were to be created at all, but there was, in truth, no urgent demand to give rise to a healthy, self-supporting organisation of that character. The engrafting of such a machinery upon their present society would also abstract funds which wets properly applicable to a different purpose, and would probably end in swamping both. Be-ides, there was the Athenmum Club already in existence. If, however, a Literary Club were really needful, let it be set up on an independent basis, and then the two bodies might usefully do their work in their seoarate spheres. Mr. POLLOCK, in seconding the amendment, cited the preamble of the original charter, obtained in 1818, de claring that the objects of the fund were to " protect and relieve persons of genius and learning or their families, who shall he in want," and contended that they would not be justified in now introducing organic changes into their constitution. Mr. DILKE supported the adoption of the report, on the ground that the present practice of the society slnc tinned the principle of revocable annuities, which only required to be extended. With regard to loans, that sys tem had worked well in other institutions analagoui in their nature, and it would involve no greater amount of publicity than was incidental to the formalities already enforced when distressed authors applid for gratuities. It was said that the claims of many deserving applicants were now . unsatisfied, and therefore they could not afford the requisite means for establishing a central re-union of the members ; but how could this be so when they actu- ally possessed a reserve fund of 30,0001., together with property worth 2001. a year, while they likewise ex pended 5001. annually in distributing a sum of 1,5001. ? Could there be a stronger proof of the need of some change than the fact that the number of their annual subscribers—upon whom, after all, they must chiefly rely—had since 1802 dwindled down from 394 to 101? Lord STANLEY was willing to leave the matter of .n -unities and loans in the hands of the executive. As to any delicacy of feeling in regard to the acceptance of gra tuities, instead of loans, by distressed authors, such per sons had it now in their own power to convert any relief they received in the former shape iota a loan by subse quently making a donation to the society, or otherwise . - re-imbursing it: Again, there might be certain anomalies in the present constitution of their executive body ; but it was doubtful whether a theoretical improvement in that respect would be worth the expense of a new charter. But the principal question the meeting bad to consider was whether they could join on to a purely charitable institution a literary college or club ; and, looking at the essential difference between the two, would it not be overstraining their existing powers to adopt a change which would be much like an endeavour to amalgamate Chelsea Hospital with the Army and Navy Club ? (A laugh) Then, as to funds, it was said they had a con siderable income at their disposal, but surely it could not be contemplated that they should divert-it from its pre sent purpose. On the other hand, if they were limited to any surplus that might remain after fulfilling their le gitimate duty, such a resource would be infinitely too small for carrying out with any degree of efficiency the new objects for which the proposed hall or college was intended. The promoters of that project might indeed' be reckoning on deriving an increased income from its adoption, but let them organise their own society and obtain their income in the first instance, and then, if deemed expedient, the two bodies could amalgamate on equal terms. (Hear.) Mr. C. DICKENS regarded the complaint of the lament able deficiency of their funds, after the astounding and unanswered statement made by Mr. Mike of their finan cial resources, as about the most bitterly ironical thing which the human mind could conceive of that society. Mr. Milnes had approached the question of loans en. tirely in the character of a lender, but let him approach it in the character of a borrower, and put it to them as a matter of feeling, whether they could not imagine the case of a high-spirited literary man who would come to them not for a gift, but for a loan. The noble lord (Stanley) said, " Oh ! he can have iC loan, and can pay it back again." But how ? " By•subscribing to the insti tut:on." But was there a man in that room who, after being relieved with —say 1001., would have the audacity to put himself down as a donor of 1001. to the fund ? Why, such an idea argued an amount of misconception of the honour and dignity of tha literary profession which it was amazing to hear from such lips. Then they were told that there was the Athenum Club already open to them. So also was that respectable establishment the London Tavern—(a lugh)—which was about as ac cessible to literary men and pretty much as expensive as the Athenaeum. All that the report; suggested was that an experiment on a limited scale and at a very small ad-, , ditional cost should be tried in the present rooms of the society, and then, if unfortunately they should fail in exciting among the profession an increased interest in the objects of the institution, and so did not gain an ac cession of subscribers, no possible harm would have been done, and the project need not be carried any further. Mr. Milnes had asked the advocates of this scheme why they did not found such a society as they wanted ; but they might just as reasonably ask him and the other conductors of that institution why this was not done by them, especially as they had their 30.0001. .of reserved fund, their 2001. a•year with which to fulfil those original intentions of the founders that they now altogether blinked. The alterations proposed in the report for assisting their class were plain and simple, and were suggested by literary men with a feeling for their art, wno desired to rouse up that slumbering society and make it do more for literature than it ever had done or was likely to do if left alone. They all knew that being awakened under any circumstances or at any time was extremely disagreeable —they all objected to it every day of their lives—but beyond all question the Literary Fund had overslept itself. It ought now to be knocked up, and, please God, they must get it out of bed some way or another. (Laughter.) Sir J. FORBES was in favour of extending the field of the society's operations, but regarded the report as somewhat indefinite in its recommendations. The Bishop of OXFORD considered the report as rather enigmatical, and, oven after the forcible speech of Mr. Dickens, must say that his doubts of the ‘,isdoin of its main proposition were only the more confirmed, The passage in that document stating that in the greatly altered position of literature in these days they ought "to aspire to something beyond a mere eleemosynary association," plainly pointed to a great change in their charter, and involved the setting up of a literary guild in order to engender a, common feeling- amoig the members of their common vocation. Now, what inducement was to be offered to literary men to draw them together in the hall of such a society I Thie was strictly a practical question. The attractions hekt . out by the report were of the humblest order, such as books of reference and perhaps a social cup of teas Why, the etample df tho Royal Society ehOwed that gibed the tdost mi e7t philosophers r.quired a greater litiinnlitt lb make them meet in order to kindle the fire of the social instincts among their fraterniq. That so ciety, it was well known, had starved on tea, but now flourished on dinners. (A laugh.) If I knew the cha racter of literary men at all, he ventured to say that a. middli'ng dish of " eouchong'7 would not be a sufficient attraction for them. (A. laugh.) Such cold and spare diet as that on which the gods might feed was not what the godlike votaries of literature would generally flunk. (A. laugh.) On the other hand, supposing they had a comfortable clubhouse and some of those agremens which he confessed that he thought would be necessary, how were they to compete with the Athenaeum and other institutions of that class, which were not weighed in the race, as this society would be, with eleemosynary burdens t If, therefore, they were to enter the field with these more favoured rivals with any chance of success, they must incur great risk of forfeiting the first condition of their existence—viz., the anplication of a great portion of their funds to charitable purposes. For the interests of both it would be far better to keep the twofold functions which they were now asked to combine entirely separate and distinct, all experience of life showing that the cultivation of the, social instincts 'and the relief of distress were objects which addressed themselves to altogether different classes of minds. (Hear.) Mr. Dickens had, good humoured, told them that their executive was asleep ; but, to carry , out the figure, they must take care that that gentleman and his friends did riot wake them up so suddenly as to make them jump out of the window' and break their necks, when they might think they were stepping out of their beds on to the floor. (Laughter.) With respect to the grant of loans or of revocable annuities no alteration in the charter was really requisite to authorise the manag ers of the fund to modify its distribution in the manner recommended. Sir E. B. LTrroN thought the recommendations of the report had been somewhat misrepresented, or at least misunderstood. This was obvious from the riedcule which, in his eloquent speech, the Lord Bishop bad cast on the proposition to offer some degree of accommoda tion to distressed hard-working literary men, whom his lordship appeared to think could only be brought to gether by such banquets and entertainments as were given to those who held high situations in the State or in Parliament. The founder of that society (Mr. David Williams) took a very elevated view of the literary cha racter, considering that the profession belonged to the aristocracy,of the country, and drew a marked distinc tion between the charity bestowed on any other individual and the grateful assistance lent to those whom he had called the "ornaments of the nation and the guides of mankind." Aid to such men should be administered MI . secret, in a manner that respected their feelings as well as commiserated their distress. The necessities of the hard working literary man recurred oftener than Mr. Milnes seemed to suppose, and it would therefore be more in accordance with the objects of that institution that he should reecaive a certain assured amount of income, without having to come knocking at their doors with repeated applications for relief, and exposing his wounds at each return of his distress. Again, a literary man might have assured his life, but, being in difficulties, might be unable to pay his premium ; in which case a loan from that society would be a great benefit ; and, as for there being no security for repayment, he had so high an opinion of the character of the profession as to believe that 99 out of every 100 of these advances would be faithfully reimbursed. (Hear.) What the special commit tee wished was to raise the literary man from a mendi cant attitude and put a stop to the continual obtrusion of the begging-box. Then, as to the establishment of a ball in which to bold their social gatherings, many a plain modest man of letters might have no idea, nor even the means, of going to the Athenmum, but still might wish to meet in friendly converse with his fellows ; and it was desirable that the members of that institution should have a rallying point where they could cordially shake hands to-day with the man whom they had bene fited by stealth the day before. (Hear, hear.) Mr. FORSTER appealed to the managing committee to give some assurance that they would favourably enter tain the recommendations of the report as to loans and annuities. The CHAIRMAN could assure the meeting that the go verning body had no other desire but to promote the comfort and wellbeing of the literary profession, and that they would give the. suggestions that had been made their best and most serious consideration. (Hear.) The question was then put to the vote, when the amendment was declared to be carried, and the proceed ings terminated. , (,Prom the Times of this day.) It may not be forgotten, even amid the din of war and the collision of hostile armies, that we have in more quiet times and on more than one occasion drawn atten tion to the peaceable embarrassments of that society which was instituted for the relief of literary men in dis tress and of their destitute widows and orphans. The Literary Fund Society has failed in carrying out the objects which its founders and supporters have had in view, partly from vacillation and uncertainty of admini stration, and partly because the institution was in its nature and compass unequal to the accomplishment of the objects proposed. It has more than once been die. tinctly shown that the cost of administration in the case of the Literary Fund is grievously heavy, and eut of all proportion to the amount of relief actually afforded to, literary men in the hour of their dis tress ; aod it was shown last year by comparison of the operations of the Literary Fund with those of the Artists' Benevolent institution thaethe artists con trived to afford relief to their afflicted brethren at a much smaller cost than men of letters. Here, then, was a presumption and a proof. Many influential members of the Literary Fund Society recognized the existence and magnitude of the evil, and undertook to provide an apt remedy. In addition to the defects in the working of the institution already mentioned, they pointed out difficulties, arising from the constitution of the managing bodies, with which it is quite unnecessary to trouble our readers. The practical result of their very praise wOrthy efforts was the appointment, in the begin ning of March in the present year, of a special committee, authorised to consider and report -on the question of a new charter, and generally to offer suggestions that might lead to improvements in the working of the society. Of the report of that special committee we may say, in a word, that its recommendations amount to no less a matter than the foundation of an institution upon a large and comprehensive scale, to be called " The Literary Insti tution of Great Britain," into which the present smaller Literary Fund shall be merged. This is the main ques tion ; other minor suggestions for the more economic and effective distribution of the revenues accruing to the Literary Fund Society are quite subordinate to the main point of the foundation of this " Literary Institution of Great Britain." On Saturday the proposal was sub mitted to the decision of a general meeting of the Lite rary Fund Society. The opinion of counsel had been taken as to the proper legal steps to be adopted, should the views of the special committee receive she assent of the general meeting. The opinion, however, pointed to '' the necessity of raisin.. an entirely fresh fund for the new objects contemplated by the special committee, and to procuring a new charter or a new act of Parliament; in order that the proposers may be enabled ti carry their purposes into effect. As we understand the opinion . of Mr. Serjeant Merewether, appended to the report, in no case can the funds subscribed " for the lief and protection of persons of genius and learning, or their families who shall be in want," be diverted to any other purpose, as long as the claims of so many appli cants are unsatisfied, If this be the law, we confess that, in our opinion, it is also the common sense of the matter. The meeting held on Saturday at Willis's Rooms came to the same 1 conclusion, and very discreetly discarded the report of the select committee. The Marquis of Lansdowne, the president, although not present at the meeting, for warded a written intimation to the effect that if the prof owls of the select committee were adopted he must terminate his connexion with the society, and Mr. M. Milnes—after Mr C. Dickens had presented the report—moved an amendment negativing the proposals contained in it. These, as we have before stated, recommended an application for a charter under which it would be lawful for a council to found a literary club, to collect a library, to give s and, cencurrently with these objects, to afford relief to distressed literary men from the funds of the present society, with large discretionary powers as to the mode of relief. Now, these proposals imply a great deal, or they may amount to very little indeed. The Royal Academy grew from a humbler acorn, and yet the " proposals" may only imply the foundation of an in different club. Let us take the first of these tvo hypo theses. We can sympathise with the splendid vision of a "Literary Institution of Great Britain" which should rival in splendour and dignity the great French Academy. We can understand that these gentlemen who, by their genius and industry, have woo, and who have all deserved to win, the most prominent place among English men of letters should have no objection to an institution in which they must of necessity hold the most prominent places. Certainly as yet English literature has. thriven • without the help of corporate nurses. In the fine arts an academy may he of great service. It can teach young artists how to paint, and exhibit their performances to the public, when deemed worthy of the honour. There is little or no analogy between the fine arts and litera ture in these respect.. If honourable recognition of the merits of distinguished literary men be the point aimed at, this can tbe accomplished in other ways" In short, we cannot say as yet that we have been made aware of any !great desire, either on the part of literary men or of the public, for the foundation of a " Literary Institution of Great Britain" upon a great scale, like the French Academy. If this be not the real aim of the committee, we know no reason why a number of literary gentlemen should not hire rooms, er a club-house even, collect a library, principally composed of hooks of reference, and have snug little tea-parties or conversazioni at the cost of 2e. a head, once, or even twice a week. We know of no conclusive reason why the committee of such air institution should not admin ister the revenues of the Literary Fund, and administer them economically and well. But, as far as mere clubs go, there is the Athenaeum already, and there are other clubs of a more or less literary character. There is the British Museum, the London Book Soc,ety in St. Jemes's-sivare—there are half a dozen other large public libraries dotted about the town. The if we mistake net, supplies every W h i tt i ng t on Club, facility for tea coteries and r6unions. Thus, in one way or another, all the objects at which the propo sers of the new "Literary Institution of Great Britain " appear,. to- alma are already carried out in practice, 'although not under one roof. Thu., then, the matter steeds. We are confident that we do but give utterance to the general opinion when we say that any proposal for diverting the available re sources of the Literary Fund to any other purposes than those intended by the founders, no matter how harmless or laudable—such as the hiring of clubrooms or of extra i fawn unconnected with the immediate objects of the Cliarity-=the purchase, or partial;purchase of a litcary at the etjtensdoftheiifttd=vaill be but ill received If nothing further is intended than that fi gOCiety of literary gentle men should have soirees at their own elpense, that editors and publishers and authors should be invited to forward their publications, mero motu, as gifts, to some central paint for the convenience of literary men— all this is matter of private. arrangement. So that the funds of the society be not tiiticl - .ed, no one, of course, hai a right to utter one word of nlij,iction to a certainly harmless, aed probably useful, prject, which, in this limited sense, is creditable to the feelings of the pro posers. Thit, if we read the " proposals " aright, it was intended that a certain portion of the revenues of the Literary Fund should be applied to these new purposes ; and, with every respect for the distinguished men who conceived the project, we cannot but agree with the ma j nity of the meeting who carried the amendment moved by Mr. M. Milnes. We believe that there is room for much reform in the management of the funds of the society. The charge of 5001. felt administering 1,5001. • scenic preposterous ; but we do not think.that the best way to remedy this or any other abuse is to superadd to- the present duties of the secretary the management of a cheap Literary Club. .'t . AVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCI,. Our Malta correspondent, under date of the 10th of June, mentions that the reserve at Malta has, by the despatch during the previous fortnight of large draughts to the Crimea, been reduced to a strength not exceeding 5,000. The garrison continues unusually healthy. A Malta letter announces the arrival, on the evening of the 9th of June, after a long voyage of 23 days from Portsmouth, of her Majesty's steam-frigate Gorgon, ac• companied by the Jasper, Grinder, and Cracker, which latter vessels showed signs of having experienced rough weather. At the quarterly examination of naval officers who have been studying the marine steam-engine theoreti cally and practically, at the Royal Naval College and in the Boe steam-tender at Portsmouth, to qualify for the command of steam-vessels in the fleet, the following re ceived certificates on Saturday :—Captain J. F. B. Wainwright, Commander C. W. Hope, Captain W. C. Aldham, and Commander F. Moresby. They were named in the order in which they passed. Rear-Admiral. Fremantle will hoist his flag as super intendent of the transport service for Balaklava, &c., on board the Prometheus steam-sloop, at Plymouth (to which port she is ordered from Plymouth) on Wednes day. The Imperieuse, 51, Capt. Watson, C 8., having completed the repairs rendered necessary by her late ac cident, left the dock at Portsmouth on Saturday, and will be ready to leave again for the Ba tic in a day cr two. The Devastation, 6, paddle-sloop, Commander de Horsey, arrived at Spithead on Saturday from the West India station to be paid off. This ship was commissioned by Commander (now Captain) Colin Yorke Campbell, and her crew are in an efficient state. They will be paid down and granted leave before being draughted for fur ther service in other ships. She brought no news, and left the same evening for Woolwich. The steam-trans ports Peninsula and City of Aberdeen arrived at Spit head on Saturday from the East ; neither of them brought any invalids from the hospital. The Fire Queen, steam-yacht, Master-Commander Paul, conveyed Admiral the Right Hon. the Earl of Dundonald, G.O 8., on a cruise from Portsmouth on Saturday. The Hecla mercan tile steam-vessel, purchased by the Government, and ,which arrived at Port:mouth last Saturday week to be fitted as a water distilling vessel for Balaklava, to supply theitroops in the Crimea, was taken into the dock vacated by her Majesty's ship Imperieuse on Saturday, and will forthwith be fitted with steam apparaus, on plans sug gested by Mr. T Grant, the controller of victualling, &c. She will have condensers all round the ship, and will be able to distil 40 tons per day of fresh water from sea water. This vessel has been renamed the Wye. The Rockliffe sailing transport left Portsmouth on Saturday evening for the Thames. The Falcon steam-corvette, 14, Commander Pullen, arrived atPortsmonth on Satur day from Queenstown with a detachment of the 3d Buffs, whom she landed at the dockyard. The Nile, Indiaman, sailed fram Spithead early this morning for Calcutta. The cutter yacht Sparrowhawk, 2, Messrs. Edwin Galt and Co., wine merchants, owners, will be despatched from Portsmouth to the Baltic fleet on the 25th inst. They will gratuitously take charge of and deliver any packages for the officers of the fleet, but the mea surement of each package must not exceed one cubic foot. The steam-transport Victory, No. 193, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday from the East. She landed at Malta Captain Kelly, of the 18th Royal Irish ; Captain Gore of the 33 Buffs ;, and Lieutenant Sullivan, of the 30th Regiment. She brought home Captain Robertson, of the 30th Regiment ; Lieutenant Handley of the Scots Greys ; Lieutenant Marvy, of the Rifle Brigade ; As sistant-Surgeon Menzies, 93d Highlanders ; Mr. Clerks R.C.C. ? Mr. Blaceston, P.C. ; Mr. Hardy, her Ma jesty's Vice-Consul at Constantinople ; Captain Smith 32 men, late crew of the steam-transport flydaspes ; 9 men, late crew of the steam-transport Crocesus ; 9 men, late crew of the transport Echunga ; and 2 sergeants Of 1 the Royal Artillery, 26 mule-drivers, 15 rank and file of Royal Artillery, and 1 woman to Gibraltar. _ _ The Odin, 16, paddle-frigate, Captain Wilcox arrived at Gibraltar from Portsmouth on the eveninc , of 6th inst., with the mortar vessels Firm, Hardy, and Flamer, having made a good passage. The mortar vessela are now good sea-boats since their late alteration at Portsmouth, and behaved well in a gale crossing the bay ; they have no defects, and proceeded to Malta on the 7th. The brig Childers, 12, sailed from Plymouth on Satur day with mails for the Cape of Good Hope. The frigate Calliope, 26, having been untnasted, was paid off at Devonport on Saturday. The Implacable, 72, haying been masted, was warped to the jetty at Devonport on Friday to be rigged. The steam-sloop Prometheus, 5, is ordered to be got ready with all despatch, and she will probably sail to-day for Gibraltar. The frigate Alarm, 26, is ordered to be put in commission. A court martial assembled on Friday on board the flag-ship Im pregnable, 104, Captain C. Wise, under the presidency of Admiral Plumridge, to try Mr. Lang, boatswain of the Hindostan, 78, in ordinary, on a charge of drunken. ness, when he was sentenced to be dismissed the service. The hired screw steam-ship Empress Eugene, Captain Simpson, belonging to the Western France Steam Navi gation Company, arrived at Plymouth on Friday, in 46 hours from Liverpool. She will probably go to the Thames to embark medical stores for the Crimea. The screw-transport Tynemouth sailed on Saturday, with a detachment of the Land Transport Corps for the Crimea. The transport Shooting Star, having had defects made good at the Devonport Dockyard on Thursday, is ex pected to embark the Northampton Militia to-morrow for the Mediterranean. A telegraphic order has reached Sheerness for the Peninsular and Oriental Company's transport Persever ance, Captain Henry Harris ; to take her troops on board to-day. Previous to her embarking them she is to be inspected by the Captain-Superintendent, the Master- Attendant, the Master-Shipwright, and the Civil Engi neer of the yard. The Alban paddle-wheel steam ves,,el Lieutenant-Commander W. E. Fisher, left Sheerness yesterday morning for Shoebury, to convey artillery from the barracks there, who are to embark on board the Perseverance. The artillery in garrison at Sheerness are under orders to embark to-day. The Tartar, 21, screw steam corvette, Capt. Ti. Dun lop, left Sheerness on Saturday at 9.30 a ►n. for the Baltic, taking w►th her in towlhe mortar vessels Manly, Sinbad, and Mastiff. The Porpoise mortar-vessel arrived at Sheerness on Saturday at 8 - p.m., from the Townes. The Glatton floating battery, Captain Clamming, has taken two of her 68-pouoders on board, averaging 951 cwt. each. The remainder of her armament has been taken on board the Calcutta, 84 gene. The Glatton is under orders to proceed down the S win on a trial trip of her machinery, and-also to be tried under canvas.. The Trusty ifiatinv, battery in No. 1 ilry d mk, Sheer nes-i, is progressing in her fitment. Her side propell,r shafts are being taken out, and she will be fitted with a 14-feet pitch screw propeller, like the Glutton. 00UNT1?7 Tr 2RK 'Ts- -----0---- HADDINCITON CORN MARKET—JUNI 16. s iAst. WHEAT. I BARLI T OATS. I F i rs t 778 Od 38 s Od 34s 6d 513 CO Second 73s 6d 1 355 3d 333 6d j 465 Bti Third 6-'8 Od lUs Od 31s 6(1.1 424 Od Total quantity of whe a t in market, 439 qrs. 403 sold PP PP barle „ 191 qrs., 189 4 01 ( 1 OP ~ oats ,i 297 qrs., 246 sold SP •pp Debar ' 86 qrs., 77 Old PP AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. 9-12 tbs Whet Oats, a .., . 11 . 13 6 9-I.4ths I )lew ar '', ..... 2 1 . 6 8 4-12114 31 13 6 8-12ths Bley, .1/ 15 3 - • Q2r88,3 O D pa A etas L s KE& beans 37 : 679: : jIIN E 11. m A jou 7 Best. Current. infaior. 280 Wheat 39 3 4 0 06 c 1 da. 0 0 00 00 00 s e : 0 (1 0 0 dd l 334 6 Of ; 0 0 30 1 193 Barley Potato oats AB --- Elt2l)6EsE'dNt—ogi2u7l:6ldl}s4.oo, per bush el Common oats 2ris Od to 268 6d Bere 31s Od to 3`..s Odl 5316 s 0 Barley ..31s Od to 32s Od j Wheat, red (spring)6ls Oct to 68s Od „ white .:.....;58 Oct to 78s Od Oatmeal 208 dto 208 6.1 per boll. Flour 54s Oct to 55s Od per sack. RETAIL PRICER. Flours to 080 d Oatmeal,l4lb. 2s Oct to 2s ld „ dust, ... ...... iid to 'A 2s 11d to 3s OctOd - Barley flour,l‘lb. ... t° 181°a Berem eal is 7d to is 8d , per lb ......... Peasemeal '2B7dto 2s 8d Sids, ................ 4-lb. 10af...9d. J 2-Ib. 10af...W. . 1 62Ibs 11 Cheese, per imperial stone, 3s 6d PROVISION DIARIET. m a t o 0 0 11d Beef, per lb ..6d to 9,1 I Butter, Paz. .Os o'.• 6 p,00 3 SA Mutton, per lb 6d to 8d I Eggs, pd Os ( A i to 3 5 °" Veal, per 1b......... 6d to oa Hens, pair 35 to 3r , Od Pork, per lb ...... ...5d to 6d Chicken do ., ,T, to , Od to 0. 08 to Oe Sd Salmon, per lb Os to Os Ducks, do., Os ',.`,, t ,,, o e Od Grouse, per brace Os to Os Duckliugs,doOs Od to r e Od Tallow, p stone, 4s9d to 58 lid Turkeys, eacl l4o 'lr a to 5 0 a Potatoes, pr peck, 10d to 12d Geese, do., 4,! ( hamod th 8 511 , Butter for exportation (present cure) per cwv.7 t o Nu' Eggs, wholesale price, per dozen .... ............... DUBLINNIi 1 5 - In th. fe ' r There was but a trifling busts' ess ,day looor th u g° . transactions which occurred wheat was 1 12 -,..Y A y o ur of t m" on Tuesday. Oats were also the tad 1 " _,. me i a slow . buyer. No alteration in barley. Indian oo.e• 4380 J k demand at the currencies of last ifook.,,ato 408 0 ..„,..; White wheat, 428 Od to 44s Od ; rel l , rigs 3 r i kir - i s' barley, 168 Oct to 20s Od ; oats, 140 07 „, go 6d ; ."--„,. o j 00s Od to —s Oct per brl ; oatmeal, 15s rn " - a s &Ito Qv flour, Ms Od to 273 Od per cwt ; I ° Jianc°- ' per 4801bs, -----en R„ A figgr STOOK EXCHANGE.—There Jugs 16. LIVERPOOL , • to 4o at lower rates. Lancashire and Yorlrshire,d oi cheater. Sheffield, and Lincoln, 271--146.511 South Eastern, 18 11-16 WO ClOll bUSsilled STOOK EXORANGE.—The market vois --- MANCHESTER, jtiNg 1' with rather lower rates. Midlands, 75—I)overs, inC/5 31-Ditto , P —ref- , i pm.—Leeds, 82. z 1 1 3- • g geno' BIRMINGHAM, JILIN 4 price , STOCK EXOHANGE.:—The market was .urNirrainglor rally being well supported. Great Vcrestrn, 1„/.stoffor,.., Guaranteed, closed 74i 75i—Midlands,741 A '`, oi CautOt 44 i dis.—S. Staffords, 2 . 4 i dis.—Old Birmng. dull, ta roc°, 6st , LEEDS, Ju", let norkatigiodh STOCK EXCITANGE.— The tone oL the 1 , 11- - ' 1 "" and receding prices. /Leeds ortherni, 74i—Craven Moor Mines, 16s. 6d. ••••••••••1 1 1._ LS. SEA BORNE 04 0 e • .iy (g the Biga nig ui nt es —a th nd at m u t e y m th a e lig nao a r rre the ae°6ll`j e ie i r r o Cll , , fo d . roe VD' v i s p:o ll ' fresOtarateno LAverflO° I Jae 20 i f.l/crP e . ' I so uthlo' t la ne „o,l2o 3 P'' ' P le r I ca . ' s° tril • ' • lull pl ~outP • DOT. gouthA n 1 1 ' 3 - , p t er l4 DOV A4 SSono:~'„..• JO °• 0,1 pathitir tinci irei,„, Port Sou t "1 11.51' _..,pto' southt .- to. I 1 , 20 je;:thersta:ol 0, 0 ori Jo jonclv Dolo r Dove ' o ;'uo , 6 utlliape so do 4,000.: 1 00 6 : j DAVY 1 6 sod_ gt ppe PlogniPn loge m at W et ..** ,Twice P° Ver" a v- 16 0.013 .03 t ao thao sou plO , 0 0 to 1) • I ,lle rr"- 1 0°"f s Jun Ad portrious Do ver !southe'rtnn „dfal'' s,outhemr Ur' vsious Po Dover • • .. 16 ;Pave r 'to; 4 11° soutliumP Dayiirth , nnia., in Gen4rai Pk Offico, Londor _------ Fvory YridAY • • cov TJU) x inerica(byiirit.pacte N merles. k by United Sts. packet)• imorica (by U States packet) ...• ••.• • • N tustralia (via South- Arupton) (via Marseilles) N! Ditto (via Cape of ••loo.i. Hope) ............N ifrica ( West Coast) • .N Alexandria.... ....N klexandria.... • ... Bahamas Belgium ............N Brazil Buenos Ayres .........M Cape of Good Hope •• N Cape of Good Hope ..N Cape de Verds • Ceylon (see In lia) Ceylon.... • . . N Channel Isles .. China . • Constantinople , „•• Constantinople . ..• Cont. of Europe 31 k N Egypt (see India) France ........ M Gibraltar .... Greece (see India) Greytown ...• M liamburgh ...• • ... N ilavannah .. • • • Holland •••• Honduras . . M India (viaSouthampt.)/ii India (via Marseilles)M lonian Isles (see India) Ireland ~, & N Lisbon lladeira Madeira N Malta (see India) Walla Mauritius (see India) Mauritius ........ •. N Mexico •• •• •• •• •• ••Al Naples . ........N New Granada .... •• TO New Zealand Papal States Peninsula Peru Port Natal Sicily „ ~N Tuscany , „. „ Venezuela.„ „„ Van Diemen's Land (so Australia) .....• • ?lust Indies • . • • M • • - ..... • • * f l, 33d of the mon. 1119029814;tith9-0,3,i,241;:reet:hntn,3:00mf.ni:11:01:0,1:::7;:i..... 9th or tlr), month Once a t4z;b1.8.1°.0. Twice daily.. • • 4.7,17,20,2701'n' And 8c 17th of mon: Tuesday & Fritts) 2nd of the moot ) ()any .. • • ..... • 17th of the month. 4th Ec 20th of mon. 9thtfo 25th of month 7, 17 , & 27 of mon Twice data of .• • • 7,9, 1 7 , &27 if?• 9th of the Omni, 23d o, month •• • • 18. is.&2B of wool 2n,1 of the month.. sthl6th2sthoftao.l. 2d 8 ' 17 th of Mont , By private shiP ••• 14th of the 1 1.1 o nt ' Ith i7th27thotinor i d )4. 270 o f ma° By private ship:n.i: sthiNth2stholracoi. 1 month 2d 27th sth lhth2sthohnon. 5,,q60-rithoirn 1; 016 any spa Wh tch e e n do rz. preceding TEß d T a l s v E • se 4 `' the 1 0 4 the In., t al aii , Ala iv , ti n tenf------ethfoeirowdiantg.esdafayl.lo.i a Su Southampton). and the Malta. bovrtilitbofthwenhrchaYeTitilbede°Patcbr- A ol° Food invariably restoprens hne3arlrtl;B,without mdicnie, _va its cost in other, ,'..oreof nience, or expense, as it s7-------:------,Lves 50 time delicious IleTa . if . dies. We extract a few out of s(l' Cure No. 4,208. 00, which had resisted all znedichlee.iiity, with rws, spy years' dyspepsia, nervousness, d " lly retneved by Du 13Vien, and nausea, have bon effectrives_Rev. Joith w.cFifi',4 delicious food in a very short . 4 * lk • ' From the Dowager 01.0'; Riclliugton Rectory', N°l'?"-‘,....-Rosstrev or, County of p o f of Castlestuart. —Cure 53,t) I ••'• Ireland, 9th Deceniber, Castlestuart feels induced, , •-, v se" Royal cuts Aral?rstiot nity, to state that Du •0 3ri .' • '• has cured her, after a , ears ... nO6OO testirao:ianit:o; co:be: bile, great nervousness an confidence of all sufferers, and_,,'ireth This food deserves the i qd • 21b. 4s. 6d.• 51b. lls. l ' 13Ar d eat si. considered a blessin ‘g.ll inelierlineess::::cilde'rfoufilifua;Ag?"i°‘ In canisters, 11h. 2s• ••/ • ' face 0 t 1 - ,nliou_d_so_o,....;:gl: . 1 Shod'6o, liiiBnrsri4ttah. —beilTiiithlyteeorfl)e-nis°taw:aifygseyurefrarseCrl°u:!:°°: on receipt of Fost-o ~ a. 4D T , h u e e Bh/ea2ail.hprys,,idsicearoi6a.:g, e:frd,ceß, Bi nt ' 63 s W9 14 0. Piccadilly ; 60, Gracecliaeig-cchu.tsisrt;ce,t: 54 Upl,er Baker- __ . 1 , . rot 55, Charing-cross ; , Oxford-street ; New Bond-streee' cow at mai, ;7, Pall-mall -East; 13 2, comb street ; 13, King William street,. , ... 0 0 , ro, 8, Corribedtl• strect ; \ 21, Cockspur-street ; , J , ' ~,,, T o Paul's Churchyard ; 6, Edward.street . 89, High-street, FCnarndgclaa::::,.:o4, Zit, BIRTE/S. tee d' th. -343os'traepeat, 4' te;stree'l or A 80. Ps wiOfenotfhpeelt4etrhTiunrsnt.e,r,aEt 57q,. Pro Yost-rod; flog': i; w o o oi . On the 15th inst ,at 87, DarroW-roa , WO Thorn, M.D. . cl the i .0.1:0,,coo t On the 15th inst., at the Elras, I" / 00 1 " Henry Tremenheore Johns, Esq. . ari , t top , On the 10th inst., at Prolland-grocep ' Mrs. J. G. Dwight. Toler' : f, or A DAUGEITSIt. !S ill. the W' flow too, On the 16th inst., at Bookhatn, the sol• On the 16th inst., at 1, Manor-tert' ...., Stefeefeolls of Win. Pocock, Esq. 0,30 1 . 7 f gr. - On the 15th inst., at Uxbridge, grt wife °' On the 14th inst., at Stone, Kent, W e rilal t" Tonle. Or g. On the 15th inst., at Herne-hill, "- pher North Graham. DaOshn:hooedl6Ftohwilnersy.:atAStß. Milairy;j:l;itlls:o.!tiotPootelilocietir,o:B;;;o3,,il:. t l o te m ar a A ri d on mi H ra e l le ß n : aRn t Yl 1 r s:t n u. . lan O d n -s t t h re e eu l t, 6t Palace, Captain Ellice, On the l a 4 Sir J. S th Be h rrlay i nd, K L•S II 8.1 . • o' l o e, Francis ns .. atithe Royal v. ;j0 .&••• w 0 0 , 1 0. pi to_ te: o qunFgegole'sweq.Ctlue:dra:na: uen3°.gf:h:Wt e:re11010:1:1111.0tebi I , od °f it O C , _ l l . 0 0 Fortescue Esq 0019 h ot 0 i,tuhairiamste.,Fartedsetr.i cj a, ara se e c 9 o: , t. , G E q u n ' a n r t y e o t tKAG:rne,enolnElysqd,a:; Irbl"riso d i :le ; W: :::4:4°°1: psdaing- 101094.• to hter of Riches Bayswater. , Job e ' Ea O ri n o t f h c e alrlytshfoirtns,ta.,geadt 71)b5i.si resirldenee, 33°- OA" r Priste" of On the 15th inst., Thomas lionr3' rtog, ffolbe do se „ Of Y Hampton aged 53. On the 75th in , Samuel Ellis Bristotl,sge''' .10,(f, thorpo, in the county of Nottingham, ege°dtr"" J. On the 15th inst., at 5, Stranraer-ple°Bl Georgians 0' George Robertson, a, _aed 44, 001 y, On the 15th inst John Tayton Prinl'6o. ~ot proprietor of the insh Rotel, Southsca, age" f lycll red W a jpole hes 4' . of t " bei ll ' itahnea 1114atrhy,iwnsifte.,ofingilryocester-terrapceg:shigoow f, tain R. A., aged 28 „ es t so,- pot On the 11th inst., Joseph nai, 9° 1214 ifortbt Jr Samuel Payne, incumbent of 1:11106tial ~,i Ir el o * Ch aged 23. c..a,--, -r. On the 9th inst., at Killenttre Castle, ._,liery Major William Chadwick, bite of hicltr' Tote' Brighton. gil l I.oe On the 12th inst., at Lynaington,rislote, pler, agf d 63. SOUtilatOPton l i2dt 17th rn°lltl) fir lth f 0 41ft LONDON : Printed and Pnblisbeo by gliall:vid 14'n , a ` of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Tho Soot °l'Z'ootio" Strand, in the Precinct of the SOO§ 123 liiiticlleeex. Monday, June ).8, THE WEATHER MID THE CROPS. The accounts from all parts of the country are, with out an exception, of a satisfactory character. The wea ther has been most favourable for vegetation. Of wheat the report is particularly good • it is rapidly runni ng into ear, aril is strong and healthy in appearance. Tur nips and mangel wurtzel are doing well. Potatoes are, generally speaking, in very promising condition ; and even the hay crop, about which but slight hopes were entertained, will probably afford a tolerably fair though somewhat light return. —Berkshire Chronicle. BRIDLINGTON. —The weather for the last week has undergone . an agreeable change. A great improvement has taken place in the appearance of the grass and corn crops in this neighbourhood, and the farmers are expe riencing 'as fine a turnip time as could be desired.— Yorkshire Gazette. The weather for the last week has been everything that could be wished to help forward the growing crops, both as it respects a supply of rain and highly raised temperature.—Gloucestershire Chronicle. LiRIFFELB.—The delightful change in the weather has quite revived the hopes of the country. Vegetation has made the most rapid progress. The pastures have im proved as if by magic, and the crops have mended won derfully. Altogether the country is looking very luxu riant and promising to what it did a fortnight or three weeks ago. Turnip sowing is in busy operation.—lbid. The genial heat and snnshine of the last fortnight have wrought a wonderful change on the general aspect here of old terra, which seems throbbing in anxious intent yet to furnish us with an early and abundant harvest.— North British Daily Mail. ANOTHER PIRACY CAM—Capt. J. M. Louvel, of the French schooner Jeune Dieppeis, from Cardiff and Ma laga, reports that on the Bth of April last, at 3 p.m,, when 35 miles W.N.W. off Cape Tresforcas, she was boarded by Moorish pirates. There were 12 large boats, containing about 20 Moors in each. Before boarding they fired eight times at the crew, wounded two of them, and remained on board from 3 till 9 p.m.; not being able to take the schooner in tow, they quitted her, after hav ing stripped all sails, ropes, provisions, and everything else that was portable. This is the second French ves sel lately taken by pirates ; also one English, the Lively. It is time something was done at Gibraltar to protect shipping. [ADVERTISEMENT.] HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS EFFECTED ANOTHER CURE OF BAD LEGS AFTER FOURTEEN YEARS DURATION.— Mrs. Goatley, of Dart ford, was afflicted for 14 years with bad legs, and she was repeatedly told that it was impossible she could ever be cured ; 18 months ago ~ h e became so much worse that her friends were obliged to carry her up and down stairs. At Guy's Hospital they refused to re ceive her, except as an in-door patient, as it was feared amputation would be necessary ; she then resolved to try Holloway's ointment and pills, and in the course of nine weeks those remedies alone effected a sound and periect cure.—Sold by all vendors of medicine, and at Professor Holloway's Establishments, 244, Strand, London ; and 80, Maiden-lane, New York. APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenants-,-Charles O. Wood (1845), who was mid shipman of the Imogene at the forcing of the passage of the theca Tigris, in 1834, and mate of the Bellero phon in the operations on the coast of Assyria, and bombardment of St. Jean d'Acre, in 1840, and recently serving in the Exmouth, to the Castor, 36, at Chatham ; Charles T. Jago (1849), recently serving in the Enter prise, discovery-ship, to the Hermes, 6, steam-sloop, at Woolwich. Surgeon—Henry Richardson, M.D. (1851), recently serving in the Crane, 6, on the west' coast of Africa sta tion, to the Castor. Clerk—James H. Jackson (1848), to be paymaster to the Alarm, 26, at Devonport. Temporary Clerk—S. W. Nettleton, to the Victory, 101, flag-ship, at Portsmouth. Assistant Clerk—Jonathan Mayne, to the Hermes. Midshipman—Hon. J. T. V. Mostyn, to the Royal Albert, 121, flag-ship, in the Black Sea. MILITARY. On Friday last thel7s;l:(liinis) Hussars were re viewed by Major-General Aden at Exeter. The com mander complimented the officers and the men upon their high state of efficienby. A draught of the 72d Regiment, comprising 200 men, under the command of Captain Rice, arrived in Dublin on Friday from Kilkenny. They were to e mbark on Saturday for the Crimea. On Friday a troop of the sth Dragoon Guards, under the command of Captain Hayes, were loudly cheered on their passage through the streets of Dublin, the soldiers tremselves responding, and appearing in the highest possible spirits. The men and horses composing the detachment were all trained within thebei last three lf months by the 3d Dragoon Guards, which, ng itse on the home establishment, has sever al recruiting parties out for the above-named regiment. They are for the pre sent only to proceed as far as Scutari, where they wi.l undergo a further course of drill before being forwarded to the Crimea. The Oneida arrived in Kingstewn from Liverpool on Friday, bringing with her 112 horses and 53 men be longing to the 4th Light Dragoons, under the command of C.iptair. Marshall, and embarked in the course of the day 72 horses and 108 men belonging to the 4th and sth Dragoon Guards. It is rumoured that the horses and guns of the derni battery of Artillery at present io Kilkenny will be im medi ttely sent to the Crimea. A captain, two subalterns, and 60 men from the depot battalion at Templemore, proceeded on Wednesday to the Curragh, to be engaged under the direction of an Engineer officer in constructiug works for the training of the men who are to be encamped there this summer. The depots of the 2d or Queen's, 14th Regiment, 40th Regiment, 60th Rifles, and 69th Regiment will form the depot battalion in Athlone garrison. I •