The Sun. — London, England, 1854-06-29 00:00:00

ass, 151 Pe of foliage-covered hill, broad downs, and lake and Cabinet of St. Petersburg has executed its recent riser with i t s li g ht, it is scarcely possi ble for one to feel re tro g rade movement on a distinct and friendly ' 4 is far from England. At the other side of the lake, understanding with Prussia and Austria, and that Which laves the meadows beneath the hill on which the Austria is as firm in her intention not, to snake war ; c amp is placed, there is a ranee of high ground, so finely against Russia as ever. The Messager de Transyl- Ivouded, with such vtislant sheets of short crisp grass vania u!tween the clumps of forest timh er, that every one who roc so far as to enforce o n the Russians the Ile s it at one e says, Sursiy there must be a - fine man- ne . ces , ite:, the Czar feels to be pre -eminent, of 'ton somewhere among those trees !' Once the traveller repiforcing his position in the Crimea against an haves the sandy plain and fl ‘t inead.rw lands which apprehended attac • •k upon that province by the Weep westward for two or three miles from Varna, he English and French armies copjointly. If this be P ' t "sts throu h a succession of fine landsc a p es, with a the case, it shows that the occupation of the Prin llving outfit(' of hills, which he can see on a ll sides cipalities by Austria is considered b y the Czar as ove the thick mass of scruhor cover, pierced by theroad a defence to himself from any further attack on °r rather the track made by horsemen and araba drivers. that frontier ; for if he entertained apprehensions T he open country is finely diversified, and abundance of of an attack from the Austrians, or even of the ‘veod and water lies all around, within easy distance of the advance of the Turkish army into Aloldavia, he rout e . L ong lines of storks fly over head or bold solemn would never venture to withdra any portion of his r eviews among the frogs in the nie Mows. As for the army from the line of the Pruth. Should the news tatter th e y ar e ine a u merable, and their c ncerts by day • given by the Transylvanian paper turn out to be and night wound delight the classical scholar who re °leathers his Aristophanee, and who can test the correct, it will be clear that, whether rightly or eeuracy of the chorus. Eagles soar overhead looking wrongly, Russia at all es ents reckons on the occu °tit f I (the bird is not or ,lead Horsesnoble. .above eating pation of the Principalities by Austria as a stoppage 4 ( arrionN, and vultures, kites, and huge buzzards scour ito the advance of the Turkish or Anglo-French h e' plains in quest of vermin, hares yellow,ri, armies. But bead is be hoped that his Russian 'eautitul orioles, a blaze of green anCl y gaudy Majesty will isappointed in his expectations. 1/ ° o dpeckers, jays, and grosbeaks, shriek and chatter At all events, the French Government evidently 4°lo ng the bushes, while the bulbul (the nightingale) does not like the view of the matter. The semi -I:purs f or th a fl o od of plaintive nielo ly from the brake. official Pays contends that, so f a r from its bein g aided by a lovely little warbler in a black cap, and red true that the Austrian occupation was concocted raistcoat, with bluei--11 facings, who darts ab . sut aft er between that Power and Russia, the order for t he the flies, and who, when he has caught and eaten one, retreat was despatched from St, Petersburg before lights upon a twig and expresses his satisfactein in a Rush of exquisite music. Blackbirds and t hrushes join the arrival of the demand of Aus tria for the eva- cuation of the provinces ; and the ob j ect of the 111 the c h oru s, and birds of all sorts, many of them un tuown t o m e , flit around in multludes. The commonest measure was not to please Austria, but to escape bird of all is the dove, and I regret to say that he is foun d defeat from the Turks, aided by their Anglo-French 10 good to eat that his cooing is often abruptly termi- allies. anted by a dose of No. 6. "Going forward towards the camp, and encountering m any a team or• groups of Bashi-Bazouks, or regular ( hut very irregular) cavalry, on their march, and now a nd then English travellers going to pester Omer Pasha la st Shu m l a , or returning proudly from doing so , we at ''Ut d raw towards the camp. The report of the gun ge through the woods and covers, and an hone,t Eeg. shout of What have you hit, Jack ?' or By 'eve, he's off,' from among the bushes, shows that Ensign Brown or Captain Johnson is busy in the pur ttit of th e s ports of the field. Private Smith, of the Vae Brigade, with a goose in each h a nd , is stalkin g nsewards from the hamlet by the lake si d e. Mr. Flynn,' of the Connaught Rangers, a little worse for s aki, is carr yi n g a larch on his shoulders, which he is 50 0 thi ng with sentinienta,lities ; and Sergeant Macgre rur, of the 7th, and Sergeant Aprice , of th e 23d Welsh siliers, are gravely diecus-iiiig a difficult pint of tbeo e la den on a knoll in front ot you. - Men in fatigue frocks with bundles of sticks or corn or swathes of „est). grass, are met at every step ; and by the em side, half-hidden by the Lushes, there is a r ural laundry, whence come snatches of song , mingled With th e familiar sounds of washing and lines of pttering linen, attesting the energies of the B ritish laundress under the most unfavourable circ umstances. Ina short time the stranger arrives at a mass of aralia arts drawn up along the road, through which he treads 4 ,!e way with difficulty, and just as he tops the last hill t he tents of the Light Division, stretching their snowy come into view. The camp is pitched on a dry, sandy, table land. On the right baud side the artillery (Capt. '" e mm ,tvinge's troop), the small aim and ammunition train (Cant. Anderson), and the rocket carriages, caissons, Artillery horses, &c, 'have fixed their quarters. The Valley between them and the table land on which the cam p is situate is unoccupied. On the left hand side, on a heautiful spot overlooking the lake, at a con siderable e leVation, is the little camp of the Commissariat cur teonded by carts and araba drivers, flocks of sheep and goats, and cattle and vast piles of bread and corn. Here ar e pitched the tents of Mr. Darling (the Commissariat, officer of the whole division), of Mr. Thompson, and 4 (1 . Mr. Barlee. Mr. Clarke and another gentleman of his department are stationed with the artillery. The Rifle camp is placed at the dittairce cf three hun dred yards from the Commissariat's camp, on the slope ( f the t a bl e l a nd, and commands a beautiful view of the 1 2 4 , 1 tee and of the surrounding country ; and the 7 th , 19 th , , 3(1 , 77th, 88th, and the 33.1 Regiments are encamped e toee together, so that the lines of canvass are almost unbroken from one extremity to the other. Brigadier eneral Airey and staff, and Drs. Alexander, Rice, and J ameson have have pitched their tents in a meadow ; , ose by some trees, at the upper end of the encampment. Egan, engineers under Captain Gordon, the Rev. Mr. 'gall, and Captain Hallewell: have formed a little en canipment of their own in a valley a little further on, Which is formed by two spurs of la n d , covered with the thick es t foliage and brushwood, hazels, cleinatis;. wild l'ines, birch, and creeper. The cavalry are stationed a bout nine miles further on, close to the village of Devna. l ong front of the rifle camp is a rural burial- g round, now ( Mg abandoned, probably because there are not many People left to die in this district. It is of the rudest k ind. No sculptured stone, not even a scratch of a chisel distisguishes one resting - place train another , but s block o f unhewn granite is placed at each grave, a nd the Sappers mind Miners, who are a most u tilitarian corps, have selected some of the largest and best of them to serve in the constru ction of their bridge over one of the narro w channels Which join lake to lake. By the by, these same s appers' have had hard work of it in bu ildin g this ridge. The 10th company, who laboured at it, worked • entirely naked, and up to their breasts in water for a VPhol e day. It is no wonder that a few of them have s uffered from slight fever in consequence. T h e heat, in the day is great, but perhaps it '_toes not much exceed the average temperature of a fine sunny day in Englan d about the same time of year. The nights are colder, and heavy dews are frequent. When recall is sounded, and all the bands have ceased playing, the silence which • r eigns over, the canvass would be profound, hut that the l'igorous breathings of the sleepers frequently attain the d imensions of snoring, and that the challenges of the sentry to the stragglers for half an hour or so are fre quent. Ere dusk outlying piquets are appointed, and reliefs are sent out about half past 2 o'clock in the morn , i ng- These piquets are posted around the camp at the - distance of two or three Irides. "On Tuesday last we had a great day at the camp. `-*enera,l Airey wished to do something to break the mo notony of the men's existence, and suggested that the Officers should get up some sports. The result was most successful. A whip of a dollar a head went round, and at 2 o'clock leave was given to a ll the men who liked it to go to the races.' With the innate love of eport and sporting which possesses our countrymen Wherever they were placed, about 2,000 of them assein • ' , led in a fine meadow at the extremity of the camp, a course was cleared, hurdles erected, and leaps thrown 11 1 3 , and the races commenced at half-past 2 o'clock. The. sports began by the Grand 'Allandeen Hurdle-race, 15 entries, 1 dollar each, won by Wardlaw. 19th Re g iment. In this race Mr. -Markham, of the Rifle Brigade, re ceived a fall, which shook him at the time, but he is now quite well exo-pt from stiffness of the arm arid shoulder. Ills horse (a fine charger belonging to Major Nurcott, and which had borne Dernbinsky through the Hun garian war) fell on its head, and was killed on the. - spot. The Light Division Cup, 18 entries, one dol lar each, was won by Captain Levine, riding a horse belonging to Mr. Mitchell, R.H.A. The Devna scurry Stakes were won by Mr. Lempriere's (77th) horse Atargul. The Varna Stakes, for donkeys and mules, were won by Colonel Blake's (33d) mule in gallant style. Next caere athletic sports and games, Und er the direction of Ssrjeant-Major Haywood, of the lilac Brigade. A foot race of one mile was won by trayle, Rifle Brigade ; Harrison Isaine corps) second. The quarter-mile race was won by Lewis, Rifle Brigade; lifekey (33d) second. Hurdle race , won by Kirwan, 19th regiment. Jumping, won by Morrissy, 77th regiment ; running high jump, won by Morrissy, 77th ; second, Ilacdonald of 7th Fusiliers, &c. The Brigsdier was on the ground, which was crowded with officers, and not an accident or incident of any kind except the one already Mentioned occurred ta mar the gosd humour which pre- Vailed throughout the day. " We have not the smallest idea of what is going to be done, or where and when the next move will lie. A num ber of Turkish Cossacks, savage-looking ragamuffins , have just passed towards Varna. It appears the outly ing piquet took them for the enemy, and signalled ac cordingly. "Tee lines which were to have been made at Bojuk Tchekernedge' have been abandoned, and the engineer officers are withdrawn." AUSTRIA. The Moniteur of this (Thursday) morning pub lishes letters from Vienna of the 24th, stating that General Hess will be named C o mmander-in -Chief of the Austrian armies, saving the corps on the frontiers of Bukowiva and of Dalmatia. The num ber of men under his command will be - 300,000. The movements of the Russians are of no doubt ful character ; they are clearl y retreating ; but Austria will delay her occupation of the Principali ties (to which she is entitled by her convention with Turkey) until after her - reception cf the Rus sian answer to her summons, and to the Prussian note which is every day expected. GREECE. ATHENS, June 25.—The Turkish troops are marching on Tricasta. The Divan has consented to open Turkish ports to the Greek flag. Private letters from Athens, of the 7th, mention that the agents of Russia are leaving nothing un done to recover the ground they have lost there. As a last resource they are endeavouring to excite suspicion and mistrust among the Hellenic army as to the real object of the allied Governments in oc cupying the Piraeus. Matters reached such a point that the Minister-at-War has thought it necessary to issue a circular to the officers of the army on the subject. The circular is as follows :- 1 "To THE MILITARY AUTHORITIES. "The enemies of public order, the instruments of in terests opposed to those of the Hellenic nation, dare to assert that the allied army which has landed in the Piraeus has views hostile to you. You are bound to contradict those malignant statements, and to explain clearly to the sub-officers, and through them to the private soldiers, that England and France, who have bestowed on Greece so many beinfits, and who have not, for a single instant, ceased to protect her, have, by sending the allied army, no other ob ject in view than to preserve our country from the fatal consequence of a policy which has been con demned by all Europe. Regarded thus in an Euro pean point of view, the presence of the allied army, far from meditating any attack on our independence, will, on the contrary, guarantee, in the midst of the war of the East, the Hellenic kingdom against any attack from without. Were it otherwise, a principle of honour would have prevented me from associating myself with the Government. One of the most important objects of the policy of the Ministry to which I have the honour to belong is to win for Greece the sympathies and esteem of all the great Powers of Europe. Such policy is the only means of ameliorati hoevertng he present, and of preparing for the futur W e. Aloes. not act ten the same principle is an enemy of his country. (Signed) " KA.LERGI, Minister at War. "Athens, June 14, 1854." FRANCE. The rumours which have been current for some weeks past with respect to the retirem nt of M. Drouyn de Lhuys from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have been renewed. The Count de Morny having declined the presidency of the Legislative Corps, it is said. that the EMperor has offered the place to M. Drouyn de Lhuys. It is moreover re ported that M. de Thouvenel, whose appointment as ambassador at Constantinople against the wishes of M. Drouyn de Lhuys was one of the causes of the retirement of the latter, is likely to be ap- - pointed Minister of Foreign Affairs. M. de Thou venel is the real author of the celebiated despatches on the Eastern question, published and signed by M. Drouyn de Lhuys. He has recently gained a high place in the confidence of the Emperor. A distressing accident happened on Monday in the Bois de Boulogne, to Prince Charles Lucien Bonaparte, while riding on horseback, in company with his brother, Prince Pierre Napoleon, and some other gentlemen. A horse ridden by one of his friends suddenly lashed out, and striking the prince with violence, fractured his left leg. He was conveyed back to his residence in the Rue de Lisle, , where his medical attendant, Dr. Fasquier, re duced the fracture, and there is every reason to hupe that no serious consequence will ensue. The Marquis d'Aoust, uncle of Marshal St. Ar naud, died on Sunday at his Chateau of Cuincy, near Douai, at a very advanced age. Very little business was done yesterday in the Rente, and the Three per Cents. declined about 50e., closing at 72f• 95c• The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. remained unaltered at 98f. The various Bank Shares have scarcely chancred SPAIN. Our accounts from Madrid are of the 24th inst. The second battalion of the regiment of Valencia had left in the morning for the Escurial, where it was to remain during the stay of the Court in 1 1 that Royal residence. The first battalion of the ; same regiment was to march in a few days for' Segovia. The Halberdiers and the Reina Gober nadora Regiment had been ordered to La Granja. The 24th being the nativity of St. John the Bap- 1 ; tist, the Bourse remained closed. WEST INDIA AND MEXICAN MAILS. The R.)yal Mail Company's steam-ship Atrato, Captain Woolley, has arrived at Southampton, with the usual monthly Mexican and West India mails. She I rings 170 passengers, amongst whom are the Bishop of Barbadoes and family. She brings specie to the amount of 1,898,345 dols. and usual cargo. The Atrato's dates are—Chagres, June 9 • De merara, and Trinidad, 9 ; Jamaica and Barb adoes, 11 ; St. Thomas, 15. From Barbadoes we learn that the cholera is still on the increase and as many as from 200 to 300 deaths were taking place daily. From Mexico there is little of interest. Santa Anna was using his best endeavours to recruit his army, but desertions were taking place as fast as vacancies were being MLA up. From Antigua we learn that rain was much needed, and a great hindrance to agricultural ope rations was caused thereby. Political news was scarce, the papers being.filled With titelligence re specting the war with Russia. Shipping was scarce and freights high. From Jamaica we learn that the chambers had passed a resolution appointing a deputation to con fer with the governor respecting the loan promised by the British Go\ernment. Cholera was still very bad, and many of' the influential inhabitants had fallen victinih. Great commotion existed with reference to the depreciation of bank paper throughout the island, and great inconvenience was felt by all clases. Business has reached a point of depression never before equalled. There was a more plentiful sup 7 ply of tonnage, and several vessels had been taken up. Exchange was quoted for bills of exchange, 30 days, per cont. premium ;60 days, 1 ditto. The weather was very warm, and rain threatened much. --- ~. RETREAT OF THE RUSSIANS—CONDUCT OF AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA. All the news received, writes the Paris corres pondent of the Atorntng Chronicle, yesterday evening, from Germany. confirms the fact that the Russians are in full_retreat towards their own frontiers. They have already begun to transport their heavy artillery from the right to the left bank of the Danube. The division of General Liprandi, which was on the frontiers of Transylvania, is retreating towards Fokschaui. Marshal Pa.skiewitSch has abandoned all idea of being able to retain possession of a single inch of Wallachia ; but he still hopes to be able. to maintain himself on the line of the Lower Danube, adjoining Bessarabia, and behind the Prutli towards Mol davia. The German papers appear to doubt if the Russians, in evacuating Wallachia, will evacuate Moldavia also ; but if the immediate and active hostilities of Austria are to depend on the imme diate evacution of both provinces, it is almost cer tain that the Czar, in pursuance of his usual policy, will abandon Moldavia, to show his respect for the wishes of Austria. Thera is no doubt that the abandonment of Moldavia is a serious sacrifice to LITE= THEATRE.—Mr. Allcroft's benefit takes place the Wedkesday next, when Mr. Charles Mathews and the Czar, which nothing but the most stringent necess ity would force him to yield. In possession iMadame Ve.tris will appear in three pieces. In addition of Moldavia, the Austrian troops will o utflank the to which Mr. Simms Reeves Miss Ransforth, Miss Isaacs, Mme. Amadei, Messrs. ! Richardson and Lazarus, Russian army in Bessarabia, and pro babl y force the Russians to abandon the line of .the Danube and many other artistes of eminence will appear. Con altogether. Should the Austrians determine on doctor, M. Benedict. forcing the Prutb) the Russians in the southern FATAL WAGGON ACCIDENT.—This morning the coroner parts of BesSarabitt will find themselves in danger for WeAminster received information of the instanta of having their retreat cut off. -i neous death of John Wakefield, under the followirg a loaded wig. cir- There being no further d o ubt as to the retreat , cumstances :—lt app f ears that the unfortunate man was of the Russians, all eyes are now turned towards platland-wlti a es rf srs. - 13 Cundell ih coal mer chants,Austria, whose attitude at the present juncture is -in the o e f m and evening was driving sterda 'all-important. The first news of the Austrian , , . gun YtenroucrilY Westminster, the• ° wheel of w w hi a c g h . Occupation of the principalities was received i + , sudden collision with a post jerked him . off here with doubt and suspicion, and there comingh his eat on the box and he fell with fearful violence to are persons who still think that the step the ground ; the wheels passing over his chest he was in is taken fully as much in the interest of stanily deprived of life. The body was removed to the Russia as of the allied p o wers. Indeed, the par- i dead h ou se, and a jury will be empanelled tomorrow tisans of Russia in this capital continue to affirm, i to inquire into the melancholy circumstance The de- Trith, the steete§t - app watt -034441 00 i. 1 40 AO 1- 60 16e4U0 letrab-wicluv-trOa uiiilfirtza --- . - ...., THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUWE 29, 1854, t.BLE FIRE INSURANCE SHARE (T HI Shr. IP, ARKETS. DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. J L'4 gB• Closing Priceb this day. 00 Aberdeen............. Alubg. Nottng. 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WO Do. 44per cent. all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar all Stockton and Dar lington, 4 per cent. 5 Do. do. do. all n ockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 3 Waterfil.StKilk.(ip.c. WO York, Neweastle,and Berwick,4 p.c. Pref. ". 9A -1 0 A 16 -- 17 91 -10 f, 12 -- 13 Id P 231 -23 i 100 -- 102 15 -- 20 Or* ...' •• • ... ... • 1 •• 2 d 93 - 96 31 - 31 5 Do 10 York&N. Midland H Rua S. Ynrr h LONDON GAZETTE, FRIDAY JUNE 23, 1854. By a clerical error, the Advertisement in the above Gazette of the bankruptcy of William Holmes Postans, of Enfield, Middlesex, trading in copartnership with Charles Smith, at the same place, as wine merchants, dealers, and chapmen, was erroneously stated in The Sun of last Friday as an advertisement of the bankruptcy of William Holmes Postans and Charles Smith, instead of William _Holmes Postans alone. We much regret the error, and offer our apology for it, and we insert this correction immediately that our attention has been called to the error, and regret that 70 were not aware of it sooner. MARKET NEIVS-(TIII8 DAY.) HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ lOs to 5/ Os ; clover ditto,' 3/ 13s to 61 Os ; and str/Lw, 1/ 12s to 11184 per load. A moderate supply., and t dull trade. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 2/ 10s to 51 Os ; clover ditto, 31 . 8 s to 51 18* • and straw, 1/ 14s to 2/ 04 per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. WHITECHAPV,L.—Meadow hay, 21 104 to 51 Os; clover ditto, 3/ 104 to 6/ 0.4; and straw, 11124 to 1118 s per load. Trade dull. MEAT MARKETS. NEW ATE AND LRADENHALL.—The general demand ruled steady at this market to-day, as follows : Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; Lamb, 48 8d to 58 8d ; Veal, 3s 4(1 to 4s 8d ; Pork, 3s 4d to 48 8d per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, June 28.---The supply of stock here to-day was moderate. About an average business was transacted, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 6(1 to 4s 8d • Mutton, 3s Bd - to 44 1%1 ; Lamb, 48 8d t o 5s ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; Pork, 3a 4(1 to. 4s 8d per Sibs, to sink the offals. B.OMFORD, June 28.—Prime beasts were scarce and rather dearer to-day. Most other kinds of stock were a slow sale. Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 10d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 10,1 ; Lamb, 4s Bcl to 5s 10d ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s &l ; Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 6d per 81bs. Quarter. old Store Pigs, 21s to 27s each. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) • LONDON, June 29.—Wind this day at Noon, W.N.W. cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, June 23.—Wind, W.B.W. to S.S.E. Sailed—Robert Passenger, for Port Philip ; Charlemagne, Jamaica ; her Majesty's steamer Vulcan, Mediterranean. Arrived—Earl of Hardwick, from India ; Prince of Wales, Calcutta. TORBAY, Juno 27.—Arrived—Ebenezer, from London, for Port Philip ; Merlin, do., for AzorOs. OFF HASTINGS, June 28.—Queen, from Calcutta. COWES, June 28.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Joan, from Callao ; Zeevaart, Rotterdam, for Buenos Ayres, with loss of main-topsail -yard. FALMOUTH, June 28.—Wind, S.S.W. Arrived—Amelia, from Havannah • Waltham, do. ; Roman Empress, do. ; San Jose, Christlansand, for ' Barcelona; Augusta, New castle, for Malt a; Alb e rt, Mauritius ; Kossuth, Haven nab ; Begone', do. ; Tenoriffe, Alexandria. BRISTOL, June 28.—Arrived—Jane, from Patras. Sailed—Lord Hardinc , e, for the Capo *of Good Hope ; Artenas, N ewfoundland. Put back—lna, Melbourne, and would go into dock. PADSTOW, June 27.—Arrived—Rosa, from —, for London, with pu m p s c hoked. DUNDEE, June 26.—Arrived—Diana, from Alton!' ; Bertha, Copenhagen. Sailed — Mary and Rose, for Mel bourne. JERSEY, June 27,—Wind, W. Arrived—Lady Falk land, from Bremen. Sailed—Swallow, for Melbourne ; C. T. Sutton, Bremen. QUEENSTOWN, June 27,—Wind,W. Arrived—Nemesis, from Shanghai ; Florence, Porto Rico ; Eleanore, Matan zas ; Empress, do. ; Samoset, Havannah ; Dorothea, Harbor Grace. Sailed—Selsick Wood, for Shediac. Off port—Walcousta, from Callao ' and sailed for London. SWANSEA, June 28.—The French brig reported ashore near Wounshead, proves to be the Gustave Irma, of Bayonne, from Cardiff, with coals, which is wrecked; crew saved. MEmEL, June 24.—The Problem, from Penni], has arrived in the roadstead, a priza t 9 the British. ANTIGUA, June 12..—The sloop Louisa, of a►nd from this Island, for Toctola, with government stores, ran on Sandy Island on the night of the 3d of June, and has gone to pieces; the greater part of the cargo has been saved, par tially damaged. VALPARAISO, May 14.—This port was visited by a most severe northerly gale on the 6th May, during which the following vessels were wrecked or damaged : The Esperauza (Chili barque), laden with flour, bran, and hides ; Ann (Chili brig) laden with coal ; and the Guamas (Chili hulk), laden With guano, ex New Orleans, sank at their anchors. The Chili brigantines Bella, Maria, Teresa, in ballast, and the Longon►illa, partly timber laden, and the Chili schooner Maria Joseph, in ballast, were driven on shore - the two latter are expected to be got off again. The Chili brig J. R. S. was lost on the 12th of May, north of Papude„ z (By ELECTRIC TELE(IRAPII.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday, 10.30 a.m. Wind N., moderate, and raining. Arrived —Mobile from Bombay; Edward Rousted , Paraiba ; Ph oen i x , Antigua ; Harvest, Savannah ; Bonito, Prince Edward's Island. Sailed—Ellen, for Savannah; Mercurius, Dordt ; Nancy , Roeskilde ; Pallas Pillau ; Prince Albert, Amsterdam; Meta, Iceland ; Amison i Ceylon. (Br' SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. W ind W. ; tide, low water, moderate, with rain. Arrived, 28th—Sverre from Stockholm; Charlotte, West Coast of Africa. 29th—Baron (boy (s), from Antwerp ; Soho (s), Havre; Columbine and Rhine Is), Rotterdam. Sailed, 28th—Diana (s), for Rotterdam. Sailedf 29th—Ocean (a), for Havre; William, Jolliffo (s), Calais; Port Jackson, Hong Kong. DEAL, Thursday, 9.45 a.m. Wind S.W., light and variable. Passed—Queen, from Calcutta, for London, in tow; Bahiana, London, Cardiff; City of London, London, Port Glasgow ; E c lip s e, London, Madeira, coining down. Anchored—Naparina, from London, for Quebec. Sailed—Nene Valley, Challenger, Mystery, Lizzie Lond, Equity, Lucinda Sears, Picture, 1441 oy Ys with SAO: Qutwad 20 20 20 25 80 5 10 St. 5 ISi 13i i 1 St. 80 i I 50 671 k I 5° 106 1061 4} 110 6 12 67i 8 16 81 , 15 8i 8 10 10 25 10 L.Ol percent. THE EQUIT. COMP - _N Y. THIRD ANNUL &L REPORT. There not having been pi .eoent at the third annual general meeting of the compa) ay appointed to be held on Wednesday, June 7th, a mai :i..ent number of proprietors to enable the meeting to prc)t reed to business, an ad journment of the meeting v vas held at the London Tavern,,Bishopsgate-street, o) a. Wednesday, June 28th, 1854 ; Archibald Campbell B irclay, Esq., in the chair. After the usual preliminaries had been gone through, The Accountant read the ba Waco-sheet, which was as BALANCE-SHEET FOE THE Y 1 LLB ENDING 25TH Du., 1853. Dr. To Subscribed capital to 25th D oc. 1852 „ Do. do. to 25th Dec., 18 1$3 40,520 ---£232,020 0 0 „ Premiums received .. 34,697 2 7 „ Duty received , 2,562 18 3 „ Interest on investments 353 12 9 „ acorn() tax on dividends _ „ Poundage on duty „ Commission on re-assurances, 4 16 10 „ Amount at credit of agents „ 8 5 2 £269,762 19 9 By Balance of profit and loss . . „ Subscribed capital, not called. up 185,616 0 0 „ Losses by fire, and expenses thereat .., 12,678 19 5 „ Duty „ Re•assnrances, cancelled receipts, and allowances on cancelled policies „ Policy stamps „ General commissions and charges al. lowel to agents „ Dividends to shareholders .. „ Printing, policies, and stationery „ Advertising „ Postages and carriage of parcels „ Incidental petty expenses „ Repairs, painting, fittings, and general 3,066 5 0 50 0 0 4,395 15 11 1,233 19 11 465 16 8 448 1 3 423 1 11 231 7 1 office expenses „ Rent and taxes „ Travelling expenses, and general costs inspecting agencies „ Salaries „ Directors' fees „ Law expenses „ Suspense account „ Balanes of dep?sit and call due, and in course of payment £10,303 0 0 „ Furniture „ Petty cash (in band) 22 17 2 „ Thomas Lamie Murray._ 5,107 13 3 „ Current balances due from agents ~ Cash invested in Govern ment securities and at bankers 495 9 1 574 9 4 714 13 7 3,0t2 310 824 10 8 189 3 11 9 2 11 42,431 1 6 £269,782 19 9 (Signed) ARCH. CAMPBELL BARCLAT, Chairman. CHARLES BENNETT, HUGH CROFT, Directors. THOMAS WEST, LONDON, May 13th, 1854.- We have carefully examined the above balance-sheet, setting forth the receipts and ex penditure, as well as the assets and liabilities of this com pany, and have compared the items therein, with the several entries in the books of the company, and w e ( 1 0 hereby report and certify the same to correspond the, re . with. We have further examined the vouchers for - p ay . ments and investments, so far as regards the English ' trans actions, actions, and also the Monthly Statements from `,Janada and the United States ; the former certified by 'she local directors at Montreal, and the latter by the joi.nt general a gents at New York. Signed C. WHEATSTONE, A A.nditors. JOHN SYMES, ABSTRACT STATEMENT, showing the INCOME and EXPEN. DITURE (with nett profit), for the year ending 25th of December, 1853. Dr. To Premiums received for the year „ Duty received for the year ~ Interest on investments . 353 12 9 „ Income tax on dividends 32 10 10 „ Poundsg) on duty lO3 13 4 ~ Commission on re-assurances' 4 16 10 „ Cash received on account of capital £46,025 4 7 (Signed) C. WHEATSTONE, } Auditors. JllO. SYNE s, Cr. _ By Losses by fires, and expenses thereat £12,678 19 5 „ Duty 2,347 12 10 „ Re-assurances, cancelled receipts, and allowances on cancelled policies • „ Policy stamps „ General commissions and .charges al lowed to agents „ Dividends tq„shareholders „ Printing, policies, and stationery „ Advertising „ Postages, and carriage of parcels, „ Incidental petty expenses „ Repairs, painting, fittings, and general office expenses' ~ Rent and taxes „ Travelling expenses and general costs inspecting agencies „ Salaries ~ Directors' fees „ Law expenses „ Suspense account „ Amount received for and carried to capital ac count £8,330 10 0 Balance, being nett profit on the year 6,571 1 3 3,066 5 0 50 0 0 4,388 15 11 1,233 19 it 465 16 8 448 1 3 423 1 11 231 7 1 495 9 1 574 9 4 714 13 7 3,042 3 10 821 10 8 3 11 9 2 11 14,901 11 3 46,085 4 7 (Signed) ARCH. CAMPBELL BARCLAY, Chairman. CHARLES BENNETT, HUGH CROFT, }Directors. THOMAS WEST, The SECRETARY then read the following report of the directors : ANNUAL REPORT. "The directors have great pleasure in meeting the proprietors at this the third annual meeting of the Com pany, and to be able to lay before them a statement of its steady and rapid progress, which they have no doubt will be considered highly satisfactory. "The number of policies issued during the year end ing December, 1853, was 5,439. The premiums for the year reached the large sum of 34,6971. 2s. 7d., very nearly as much as had been received during the three previous years of the company's existence added together. " Without trenching upon the report, which we shall hope to present at the next annual meeting, it may here be stated, that the same ratio of increase in amount of business is fully maintained in the current year, 1854 ; and so far from there being the smallest appear ance of our business having approached its maximum, we have the most indubitable proofs that it is capable of extension to almost any amount. "The number of shares sold during the past year amounted to 2,026, the profit on the year to 6,5711. ls. 3d., while the cash invested at bankers', and in agents' hands, at the close of 185;3, amounted to 26,3771. 193. 4d., as compared with 11,316/. Bs. sd. (or 16,6431. 12s. 7d. less 5,0001. current claims since paid, and 3271, 4s. 2d. since written off), at the close of 1852, showing an increase on the estate of the company of 15,0611. 10s. 11d. " Perhaps it may be thought that, with so large an amount of profit upon the year, the directors might safely have recommended a bonus both to the proprie tors and to the insured, but your directors consider that it will be far safer and better to add the whole of this amount to the rest fund. "The proprietors and the insured must not, however, lose sight of this fact, that they are richer by this amount, inasmuch as their estate is increased to that extent, and their prospect of early returns improved. " We have very great pleasure in informing the pro prietors that the attacks upon the company, to which allusion was made in our last report, have entirely ceased, and that we continually receive the most satis factory proofs of the good will and confidence of all. " The very large and increasing business of this com pany, in America, rendering it expedient that some member of the London Court should visit that country, the chairman was requested to proceed to Montreal, and such other agencies in the British North American provinces, and also in the United States, as he might deem it desirable to visit. " The result of this visit, which included Halifax and New Brunswick, was very satisfactory, inasmuch as it brought the London court into a measure of personal ac quaiutauce with the local directors and agents in Ame rica, unattainable by any other means, and tended much to promote and perfect mutual confidence. " The Chairman was also able to Make arrangements by which a considerable saving has been effected, and the affairs of the company placed upon a sounder and more satisfactory footing ; and he returned highly gratified with the friendly and cordial reception he met with in Bi itish North America and the United States. " The business of the Lower Provinces which, up to the close of 1853, had passed through Montreal, is now transmitted direct to London, the Chief Agents at Hali fax, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, and Prince Ed ward Island being placed in direct correspondence with the London office. "At Halifax alone 1,250 shares have been subscribed for, by which they have completed their deposit of 5,0001. sterling, and placed themselves in the position of a healthy and flourishing branch • and generally we have every reason to be well satisfied with the manner in which our agents, both in British North America and the United States, conduct the business of the company. " Your directors think it right to call to the notice of the proprietors, that the claim against Mr. Murray, fur 5,4071. 13s. 3d., which appeared in the balance-sheet of last year, still remains unsettled, no effort having yet been made on his part to liquidate any portion of it. "Mr. Murray forwarded a short time since a claim upon the company, which he founds upon the 51st, 52d, and 53d clauses of the deed of settlement, to which com munication your directors have made answer, that any claim by Mr. Murray under the before-mentioned clauses of the deed of settlement, is by these clauses made conditional, upon the same being authorised by a general meeting of the proprietors and the question of Mr. Murray's claim having been brought before an adjournment of the' first general meeting of the company, held at the London Tavern on the 3d day of July, 1852, and a resolution of the proprietors, refusing to authorise such clauses and to recognise such claim, having been then duly passed and recorded in the books of the company, the directors have no power to open the consideration of a question thus finally concluded. " Since Tho last annual meeting, Miles Charles Seton, Eaq. l lac Loa elc.cted a director lq ruclutiou of a . 1094 101 special court according to the provisions of the deed of settlement, in the room of Charles Seward, Esq., deceased. "And the Right Hon. Lord Viscount Sidmouth, and • Archibald Campbell Barclay, Esq., have been elected trustees of the company. - - "In conclusion, the directors must again urge upon the proprietors, that it is their duty to co-operate with them to the utmost of their power in their endeavours to promote the prosperity of the company, and that the continued success of a company must necessarily depend upon the active exertions of all who are interested in it. "The directors have pleasure in declaring a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, which will be pay able to shareholders on after the Ist of August next. "Ancim. CAMPBELL BARCLA.Y, Chairman." _ _ _ The following gentlemen were then elected and re• elected directors and auditors : DIRECTORS.—CharIes Bennett, Esq. Frederick Mor ris, Esq., Edmo n d Sh eppard Symes, Esq., M. D. Thos. West, Esq., Francis V a l ent i ne Woodhouse, E sq., an d Miles Charles Seton, Esq. AUDITORS. Professor Wheatstone, Esq., F.R.S., and John Symes, Esq. The CHAIRMAN said he had nothing to add to the re port, except to state that, since the document was read three weeks ago, when the directors attempted to hold the annual meeting, but were unable to do so in conse quence of a sufficient number of shareholders not attend. ing, they had had made to them, in different ways, some very encouraging overtures, which he would not then go into, but the result of which would, he hoped, form a most pleasant part of next year's report. He should be happy to answer any questions, either as to the conduct of the directors or the business of the company, A SHAREHOLDER inquired the relative amount of as. surances effected by the Company in America and England ? The CHAIRMAN said the relative amount was very much in favour of America. In, England the business done was small as compared with that transacted on the other side of the Atlantic. When he spoke of America, he meant the United States, Canada, and the Lauver Provinces. The SIiAREHOLDEBe--In fact, it may be considered an insurance free for American business. The CHAIRMAN—The majority of our transactions is at present grirtainly in America. Alter scnne further discussion of an unimportant na ture, the adoption and reception of the report was put and carried unanimously. The proceedings terminated by the re-election of the retiring directors and the auditors. The meeting was then made special to consider the propriety of repealing certain portions of the deed of settlement which prevented the directors drawing, - ac..cepting, endorsing, or issuing bills of exchange and promissory notes in the name of the company ; and' likewise to consider the propriety of empowering the directors to apply to the Legislature of Canada for an act enabling the company to establish an agency in that pro vince, Mr. Barclay still presiding. The CHAIRMAN explained with regard to the first ob lect, that it was absolutely necessary to the proper tarrying on of the company's business that the directors should have the power of drawing and otherwise dealing with bills of exchange and promissory notes, for without it they could not collect their , money, or manage their funds in the most desirable manner. In respect to the obtaining an act of the Canadian Legislature, the directors considered it essential to the safety of the company to have shareholders at these distant places where it carried on business. The directors at Halifax were men of the first importance there, and they, as well as the directors at New Bruns wick and Newfoundland, had promised to head the share list, as soon as shares were issued by the company in Canada. It was quite clear, that when they had that sort of actual interest in the company, they would be more one with the English proprietors, and bo in a position to agree with them in fixing a fair rate of premium to be paid by insurers. At present, these local directors, from having no stake in the company, were very apt to incline to- wards lowering premiums, because that was to their own advantage, as well as to the advantage of the province, and though they had found them hitherto extremely ma nageable and faithful to the company, yet experience led them to the conclusion that it was necessary for every company of this description which had branches in Ame rica to have shareholders there to look after its interests. As he had already mentioned, the local directors in Ca nada were willing to become shareholders, and the only reason they held back was that they were not assured that they would stand on the same footing as the shareholders in England. They had no desire to have a better foot ing, but they were afraid they would not have the same protection as the English shareholders got by the Joint Stock Company's Act ; but would come under the French Canadian law, under which, a person having a dram against the company, would not, as in England, bring it, in the first instance, against the whole company, but proceed against an individual shareholder for it, and take the whole of his property. The solicitor of the company, on being consulted, said he could not assert that that would be the case, though he was equally unable to declare it would not. Upon this the local directors recommended them to ap ply in Canada for a charter, which was easily obtained, giving limited liability, and they promised that as soon as it was procured they would subscribe for shares in the Company. It was found, however, that they could not get a charter in Canada for limited liability when there was no limited liability at home, but the Company intended to apply to the Crown for a charter of that kind in this country. Only last evening, the question of limited liability was under discussion in the House of Commons, and from what then took place he had no doubt some modification of the law of partnership would take place. After some further observations, the chair man said the business of the company in America had increased so rapidly that they were obliged to keep it down, and prevent their liabilities running out of pro. portion to their rest fund. If they increased this fund, and there was no clifficilty of doing so, they could allow their business to develope itself to a much greater extent, for the company had the pro spect of the best fire insurance business in Canada, as well as a first-rate business in the United States, the moment it was at liberty to take it. (Hear, hear.) The meeting concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,--Being a sojourner in town for a few days, I took up my abode at Burrell's Hotel, London Bridge, and had a room fronting the approach to the bridge, where I had a good opportunity of noticing the vast masses of people passing to and fro, as well as the great weight of traffic being conveyed to different parts of London daily. My object in writing is to bring before the public (through your invaluable journal) the cruel treatment to which that noble animal the horse is subjected ; and I am thoroughly convinced that more than one half passing the place alluded to (a strong incline) are in , cludetrin that category. And what is the cause ? Why, simply, that they are (at least those of heavy burthen) not properly shod ! Great numbers (independent of being overladen) scarcely can move, and every day many fall, and can scarcely rise from the fact of their being shod without what is locally called " tips." In making shoes for cart and dray horses, in Liverpool and all other Northern places, at the toe, or front part of the shoe, is formed in making it a kind of wedge, about an inch and a quarter in length, and half an inch in depth. This enables the animal to get a good foot-hold on any sort of pavement, and however he may be laden, will struggle gamely before he will give in ; but here in London the poor creature slips and sprawls like a fish out of water, and, to add to its misery, very often is severely Iligellated by its unmerciful driver ! ! Why, then, cannot London adopt at once the country system, and do away with the folly of fiat shoeing ? Pardon ine for troubling you with this notice, but I thought it a duty, and shall feel delighted to find the suggestion adopted,--Your obedient 11 servant, UMANITAS. London, June 23, 1854. CRYSTAL PALACE.— The official return for yesterday, which was a shilling day, is as follows :—Number of fe ison tickets sold to this date ; 20,352 ; admission at the doors, 15,825 ; admission by season tickets, 1,424. Total, 17,249. PIRACY IN THE LEVANT.—SMYRNA, June 17.—The Doggersbank (Dutch frigate) ran on the spit opposite St. James's Castle, in working out of the bay, 11th June, but was got off yesterday, after taking out the greater part of her guns, some ballast, &c. It will be three or four days before she puts to sea, and will then give convoy to several Dutch vessels ; many ships is of other flags will avail thems elves thereof, with out getting i ns t ruc tions from the commander. Such A o l f ar th ge e British pirat e , 8 ships as can will sail i n com p an y , and when convoy not to be had, they arran g e to ke ep four or m to gether, until well through the Arches, boat has been destroyed near Samos, it is reported, by her THE METROPOLIS.—Her EMajesty's ELi aiou s steamer WORSHIP Wasp. IN Majesty has contributed 500 u 1 ; l t d o ln w ,i a e r sfio d c s iceiy t e l t ie , funds of the London toprovide for Diocesan Church B the fearfulof religious worship in th e metropolis nbcryouirngehtcthentnotnleligay n h in stituted by the census return s . N otw i thstand i n the s uccess of the Bishop of L on d on ' s effort throug h g the Metropolis Churches Fund which has resulted in the erection of 78 churches, nearly all of which are consecrated, the census returns show the startling fact that the total pro vision for public worship, including not only churches but meeting-houses of all descriptions, is less in Middle sex than in any other English county. The provision of all kinds throughout England and Wales is 57 per cent,, but in the metropolitan parts of Middlesex and Surrey it is under 30 per cent., and the provision in churches throughout England and Wales is 29 per cent., but in the metropolitan parts of Middlesex and Su;ey it i 3 . only 17,5 aid 17 pa ociat4 tospootively , _ ___ LI E. Magdalen Hepburn : story of the Sottish Refor mation. By the Author of "Adam Grxme," " Harry Muir," &c. Three- Vols. Hurst and Blackett. The talented authoress of " Margaret Maitland" and "Adam Grmme" here presents to her readers a new scene and time for her tale. It is still a story of Scotland, but of Scotland in its stormiest time ; and though some may, perhaps, prefer her domestic pictures and home stories of a more mo dern day, yet all must admit the originality and talent displayed in the present undertaking. It is not, however, without romance ; indeed, the great events of the day only appear in a secondary point of view as affecting the fortunes of its heroine.. Her father, an old kni g ht w ith a small estate, dies, ' and she is left a ward of the Crown. She and her household follow secretly the Reformed faith, though not able openly to avow it. At the com mand of the Regent she comes to Edinburgh, and after many troubles and annoyances the Regent arranges a marriage for her, to which she strongly objects. She flies by night, accompanied by her faithful attendant, Isabel Larlder, and takes refuge in England with the wife gof John Knox and her mother. She accompanies them to Geneva, after some years of anxiety and changeful prospects, during which she is married to her cousin, to whom she had long been P.itached. He is devoted to the cause of the Reformation, and spends all his energies in travelling throui Scotland and forwarding it. After many mouths of separation and exile for Magdalen, the times change, and she returns home in peac e after all her troubles. The characters are viv idly drawn, each so distinct and individual that they seem like beings of real life. Magdalen her self is a most attractive character, full of firmness and courage , 4 nwithstanding her gentleness and affection.. Isabel Lauder and her daughter Alice are also full of interest ; but perhaps the most striking and original of the heroines is Jean Bow man, the fisher girl of Fife, who afterwards enters Magdalen's service. Ready for any emergency, fearing no danger, with her ready wit and her true affection, Jean is certainly a most useful attendant. She is of great service on many occasions of peril when no other could be trusted, and she always accomplishes her part with success. The contrast between the bold fisher girl and the stately Isabel and timid Alice is well drawn. The leader of the new doctrines, John Knox, appears frequently i n these pages; and certainly the energy and devotion to the cause that he is' made tb display suit well the remark of the Earl of Morton over his grave—. There lies he who never feared the face of man." HARBOURS OF REFUGE. A Parliamentary paper just published contains the reports of the several engineers for the past year, with accounts of the sums already expended, and statements of the further grants which will be required. Some par ticulars as to the history of these great undertakings, which will ultimately involve an outlay of two millions and a half, may not be uninteresting, and we will there fore trace their progress from the commencement. In consequence of an address presented by the House of Commons in 1839, a Commission was appointed "to examine and report upon the state of the existing bar* bours between the mouth of the Thames and Selsee Bill, with reference to their being available as places of shel ter for vessels passing through the Channel in case of distress from weather, and also as places of refuge for merchant vessels from enemy's cruisers in time of war, and more especially as to their being made stations for armed steam-vessels employed for the protection of our trade in the narrow part of the channel," for which pur pose the most important point to be secured was t hat the harbours should be accessible in all states of the tide. The commissioners reported, in May, 1840, and recom. mended the construction of three harbours, one at F?re ness, the southern point of the entrance to the river Thames, a second at Dover, and a third near Beach, Head. The estimated cost of each was to have been about two millions. In the then state of the national finances, so large an outlay appeared inexpedient, and nothing was done, except that, with regard to Dover, further inquiry was made, and a less expensive project was suggested. In 1842, Mr. Rice again pressed the matter upon the attention of the House of Commons, but with no immediate effect. The committee on shipwrecks, which sat in the following year, examined, among other witnesses, the Duke of Wellington, who expressed his decided opinion that the con struction of a new harbour was absolutely necessary. "There is," said his Grace, "now no security between Portsmouth and the Downs. Dover Roads is a very secure place in the period of a northerly or easterly wind, but there is no security at other times ' • on the contrary, it is a very dangerous place in a wind from the south-west. They can run for the Downs, but there is no great ease in the Downs, and certainly there is no security in Dover, except from warlike attempts. I should say that, considering the want of protection from the weather and from military attacks in the Channel, the trade of the port of London will be a very losing one in a variety of ways in a time of war, if something is not. done beforehand—if some precantiono aro not taken." With this and other evidence before them, the committee of 1543 reported strongly in favour of the construction of new harbours, leaving the locality of each to be de cided by those practically acquainted with the matter. Their report was brought under the consideration of the house in the following year, and Sir R. Peel, thinking it advisable that further professional opinions should be obtained, issued a new Commission, of which Sir Byam Martin, Sir Howard Douglas, Sir John Pelly, Captain Washington, and others were members. The commissioners reported minutely upon various places on the eastern and southern coasts, and finally decided in favour of Dover, Portland, Seaford, and Harwich. The estimated outlay would, according to their plan, have been as follows : —Dover, 2,500,0001. ; Portland, 500,000/. ; Seaford, 1,250,0001. ; and Harwich, 50,0001. In 1845, a vote was for the first time taken, but owing to some doubts which still existed as to the best mode of constructing the works at Dover, a further reference was made to the commissioners, and some time elapsed before anything was actually done. For the works actually determined on at Dover the original estimate was 240,0001. Of this sum 210,0001. has been voted in past years, 34,0001. has just been sanc tioned fur this year, and a balance of 1,0001. remains to be provided for. The whole of the outlay has been ex pended on the construction of a pier, 800 feet long, at Cheeseman's Head, and the contractors are pledged to complete their work in the October pf the present year. It appears that the progress made with the walls and hearting of the pier sduringthe year 1853 was 74 lieneal feet of an average height of 53 feet, founded in 30 fest water at low water spring tides. For the harbour of refuge and breakwater at Portland the original estimate was 588,9591., of which 365,0001. has been voted in former years, 90,0001. more has just been authorised, and a balance of 133,9591. remains. The Commissionobserve that there is every. thing a render the construction of a Pe breakwater easy , che a p , and ex p editious, and that tlisnd of 1 t0 854 the holding ground in the road is particularly good. " A large part of the island facing the bay is Crown property, and contains abundance of stone. The roadstead also possesses the advantage of an inner har bour at Weymouth." The labour of several hundred convicts has been advantageously employed upon the work, and the time of completion will depend on the number of this class whose services can be made avail able. When finished, the breakwater will be 2,500 yards in length, and will completely shelter 2,107 acres of Portland Bay, of which 1,758 have two fathoms and upwards at low water spring tides, 1,590 three fathoms and upwards. More than a million tons of stone had been deposited at the close of last year, and the breakwater has now advanced to a distance of 3,302 feet from the original shore line. Very considerable protection will, it is hyped, be afforded by the close of the year, and already ships in distress have experienced the advantage of the portion which has been accom plished. For dredging the harbour and improving the break water at Harwich, the estimate was 110,000/. ' the whole of which has been provided in former years ; but an ad ditional sum of 15,0001. for the removal of shoals, not included in the original estimate has been taken for the current year. Harwich harbour is noticed by the Com. mission of 1845 as one of the finest in the kingdom, offering a sufficient depth of water and good holding. ground over an extent containing many hundred ships. " It is," they add, the only safe harbour on this coast, and is in the direct line of traffic between the Thames and the northern ports of the kingdom, as well as of the entrance into the trade from the north",ef Europe., At that period, how ever,nawn.itohwthfoeregxceenpetriaoln pouf r a p e o h s a es n , n t e he channel of 18 feet in too harbour was not deep enough to admit ships of more than 12 feet draught at low w a t er spring tid e s. In the only one point at which the of last year there w as the width of channel with this depth was as little as 500 feet, and further c l earances have since been effected. The works in the Channel Island were. originally suggested by Sir Edward Codrington in 1842, but no vote was taken for them until 1847. The original esti mates were—for Alderne 880,000/. ; and for Jerse y , 700,0001 . The amounts yg'r an t e d in former years amount to 307,0001. a n d 262,0001., to which must be added the Burns of 75,000/. and 23,0001., which have just been Voted, leaving a balance of 428,000/. to be p rovided for Alde rney , an d of 415, 0001 . for J erse y . It is esti mated that ' eight years must elapse before the works at Alderney are completed. The northern break water at Jersey is to be finished in the course of the present year ; but the progress of the southern break water has been for some time suspended, and it appears that no f ur ther outlay is at present intended. The ex penditure is certainly enormous ; but it appears from. the statement made by the First Lord of the Admiralty on Thursday evening, that the subject has been lately reconsidered by the most competent authorities, and that, at any rate, the progress already made has been so great as to render it more expedient to go on than to draw back. We cannot, however, assist Mr. Milner Gibson in his search for a person who will undertake to say that the Alderney expenditure has been judicious, and we muck doubt whether there are not localities on our own shore which it would have been far better to attend to in th© first instance. Mr. Walpole's hint as to the employ ment of convict labour deserves consideration. With regard to Alderney, the arrangement was at one time in contemplation, and we are not acquainted with the rea sons which prevented its being carried out.. The subject grows in importance as the practice of transportation to the colonies is discontinued, and Mr. Walpole will do good service by bringing it, as he proposes, specifically under the Letice realiaai t o 011 wie *lgo occamioa, :~-'" all 3 8 2s. 13i i 654 6 35 74 i 131 761 461 6 3i