The Sun. — London, England, 1854-07-11 00:00:00

Voirb Vabition, SUN OFFICE, Seven, o'Clock. TIARROWGATE RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPEI.) GRAND STAND STAKES. Cherry Brandy Rudaton Sixr an. CONSOLATION HANDICAP. Sir Rowland renchard Monimia Helena.— Eleven ran. LEOMINSTER CHTTECJ3 RATE. (Bt ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) FINAL CLOSE OF THE POLL THIS DAY. Against the rate 268 In favour of the rate l6B Majority against IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS EVENING.) The house met a five o'clock. ADMISSION OF DISSENTERS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD. • On the report of the amendments, Lord_ BROUGHAM presented:a petition from the Corporation of Gateshead, in favour of opening the uni versity to Dissenters. The noble and learned lord ex pressed his satisfaction at the manner in which their lordships had agreed to the reform of the university. It was more than 20 years since he had last brought the subject under their lordships' consideration, for as a warm and consistent friend of education he had always been in favour of the admission of Dissenters to the University of Oxford. Lord DESART inquired whether there was anything to preclude a Dissenter who had taken a Bachelor's degree from taking the Master's gown under the bill ; also, whether the colleges had the power of regulating the instruction raid discipline of dissenting members. Viscount CANNING said it was in the power of the Tice-Chancellor to put the test of the 39 Articles to any , person who wished to become a master. As to the se cond question, the colleges were masters of their own discipline. THE IRISH LAND BILLS. In reply to the Earl of DONOCGIDIORF, The Duke of NEWCASTLE said the reason why the Irish Land Bills had been withdrawn was, that the late ness of the session precluded their being proceeded with. The Earl of IMALMESBURY gave notice of hi in tention to ask a que:-tion on the subject next session. (LEFT SITTING.) ROUSE OF COMMONS--(THIS DAY.) The SPEA.BER took the chair at twelve o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. On the motion for considering the Balleymena, Bal lymoney, Coleraine, and Portrusln Junction Railway (No. I) Bill. Mr. W. COOPER opposed the bill, as likely to inter fere with the navigation of the river Bann, a❑d moved as an amendment that the bill be further considered that day three months. Mr. MACARTNEY called upon the house to snp - port the decision of the select committee in favour of the bill. Lord NAAS said the proposed railway would cross the river Bann at a point which would make it destroy the navigation so far as Coleraine was concerned, and lie hoped the house would not sanction it, seeing that the railway could go a mile higher up the river and cross without doing any injury whatever. Colonel BOLDERO, as chairman of the select com mittee on the bill, said he opposed the preamble in com mittee, and he had heard nothing since to change his opinion as to the serious injury that the railway could inflict upon the navigation of the river Bann. Mr. KIRK said the promoters of the bill were pre pared to build their bridge above Coleraine, if their opponents would consent to the terms of last year, and pay part of the expense. After some further discussion the house divided, when there appeared— For the amendment Against it Majority The bill was consequently lopt. PETITIONS. . 119 . 37 -82 Petitions were presented by several hon. members in favour of the Ten /lours' Bill ; by Sergeant Sue; from certain poor-law guardians in Ireland, complaining of the conduct of a Poor-law Inspector, in tampering with the religious convictions of the inmates of the Irish Workhouses ; and by Mr. COWAN, from Edinburgh, against the Mortmain Bill ; by Mr. WICKHAM, from the members of the Bradford Long-pledged Teetotal AVM elation, in favour of closing public-houses on Sundays ; by the same hon. member, from the inhabitants of Brad ford district, Yorkshire, signed by 5,000 persons pray in.. for a committee of inquiry into the deplorab!e state of woolcombers in that district, consequent on the introduction of machinery, which has destroyed their trade ; by Mr. Ron, two petitions from the work people, consisting of men, women, and children in two bleaching establishments in the county of Lancaster, complaining of working 18 hours a day in heated rooms of 90 degrees, and that their Sabbaths are frequently ♦iolated, and pray that the " Ten Hours' Bill" be passed into a law. LANDLORD AND TENANT (IRELAND) BILL, The house then went into committee on this bill. On cliuse one, Mr. Sergeant SHEE moved that the Chairman do report progress, as at this' late period of the session it was impossible to do justice to the measure. Fortu nately, Ireland was now in such a state of prosperity as to enable her to wait yet a little longer for any use ful legislation of this nature. Mr. KIRK supported the proposition that the bill should proceed no further this session. Lord NA.A.S said it would be very much for the convenience of the committee if the government would state now what course they intended to take with re gard to this and the other landlord and tenant bill. Mr. J. O'CON.NELL thought that some legislation on the subject was necessary in order to check the emi gration that was going on from Ireland, but the bills - before the house were a delusion to which he hoped the Government would not commit themselves. Mr. CONNOLLY vindicated the sincerity of the Earl of Derby's government in endeavouring to settle this great question upon a basis of mutual advantage to all classes, and explained that the present government had neither acted fairly nor honestly in the matter., Mr. J. FITZGERALD said it was not the house nor the Government who were responsible for the delay, but it was another place that had thrown impediments in the way of a fair settlement of this question. How ever, it was too late to proceed with these bills this ses sion, and he hoped they would be withdrawn, with a view to their introduction early next - session in an amended forin, under the immediate auspices of the Goverumcnt. - Mr. BELLE.W considered that these measures were Government bills by adoption. Sir J. YOUNG disputed that, but if they had been Government bills, they would not have been submitted to the ho use a t this late period of the session. Nothing could be fairer than the course taken by the Government w i t h respect to th em ; they were anxious pat the q ues ti on should be settled as spee d i l y as possible, and to the satisfaction of all parties ; but he was afraid that could not be done this year. He did not think it would be right to press these measures upon the attention of the house now, and suggested that they should be withdrawn. Mr. NAPIER said he had all along been led to ex pect that Government would support these bills to the last, and he now learnt for the first time that it was not their intention to go on with them. four The o'clo right ho h n. gentl eman was still speaking, when, ck aving, arrived, M r . Bouve ie sus qu itted the chair, and the sitti ngs o f the house were The house resumed a t s i x o ' clock, and was p n ed. [LEFT SITTING.] THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) ADMIRALTY, JULY 11, 1854. cei A ve l d ettr m c , ofwomhimehantdheerfoßlliocwo,inogf her isacompy. Majesty's sbesetnearme: sloop Prometheus. No. 6. Her Majesty's Steam-sloop Prometheus, Gibraltar, Jnne 28, 1854. Sir, —I have the honour to report to you, for the infor mation of my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that, in pursuance of their lordships' orders, I left Lisbon on the evening of the 22d instant, and proceeded towards Gib raltar. On the afternoon of the following day,. when about six miles S.W. of Cape St. Vincent, I fell in with her Ma jesty's staamer Medina. On learning from her commander that she had despatches for Admiral Dundas, and that her coal would not be sufficient to take her either to Gibraltar or Cadiz, I kept company with her until the next morn ing, when, as it blew hard from the eastward, with a heavy sea, I was unable to take her in tow until the after noon, when it moderated. I left her at Cadiz at 6 a.m., the 25th instant, and pro ceeded to Gibraltar, where I arrived at 6 o'clock the same evening. Having immediately communicated with Captain the Hon. George Grey (deliverine" to him their Lordships' letter), I was infernied by him that, on the night of Tues day last, the 20th instant, an English brig, called the Cuthbert Young," of South Shields, had been captured and plundered by piratical boats about 10 miles to the N. - W. of Cape Tres Forcas, but that the master and crew,* 12 in number, had escaped, and arrived at Gibraltar. Captain Grey sent the master, Mr. Marshall, board, as also a pilot, for the Riff Coast, and au , 8 o'cl ock the evening I proceeded to sea. ' On the following morning I near the Spanish fort of Albuc e anchored ma; for a short time of the district of Beni China (mentioned which is on the coast ioned in the extract of * I have since learnt that only aix arrived here ; the other six went away from the brig in a boat, but have not - been heard of; they left half an hoar before the master sad another Are escaped. tc=4' (- . ; .., _ Vci a despatch enclosed in their lordships' letter), and corn. municated with the governor. I learnt from him that the boy referred to by their lordships' letter had been given up and sent to Tangier, unhurt, in charge of two soldiers of the Emperor of Morocco, four days previously, having been confined five weeks in the neighbourhood of Albucema. The Spanish vessel captured by the Moors was laden with water, oil, and Spanish Government stores for the fort of Albucema. She was taken at night, and sub sequently destroyed on the shore of Beni Oriaga, in sight of the Spanish garrison, just out of gun shot. The Moors sent to offer to sell her, the cargo, and the boy to the Governor of Albucema for 6,000 reals. The Go vernor declined, and detained the messenger as a hostage for the security of the boy, and he is still a prisoner, but to be released. The boy was given up immediately the two persons sent by the Governor of Setuan arrived. I believe their Lord ships are informed that seven of the captors of,the felucca were made prisoners by the Governor of Tetuan when at tempting to sell the oil, &c., which they had carried there for sale. The Governor of Albucema also informed me that he believed the Spanish Government were about to station a force of armed vessels at Penon Velez, Albucema, and Melilla for the suppression of piracy. On leaving Albucema I proceeded close along the coast in search of the brig Cuthbert Young, and at 4 p.m. found her anchored about 200 yards from the shore, in a rocky inlet, 10 or 12 miles S.W. of Cape Tres Forcas, near the spot marked " Zera " on the chart. I steamed in towards her, and as we neared her the Moors opened fire on us with volleys of musketry from the rocks, among which the brig was anchored. As the brig was in 3 fathoms water I could get close to her, and Lieutenant Visconti and a party of men were sent to make a hawser fast from our bows to hers, and to slip the cable. The cable could not be unshackled, the anchor was therefore hove up, and at 6 o'clock we backed out of the cove with the brig in tow. Soon after the Moors had begun firing, and were assem bled in considerable numbers round us, we opened fire on those ahead, and on the port bow from the pivot gun for ward, and Ibn those on the starboard side and starboard quarter, from the quarter-deck guns, with grape, canister, and short range shells. The Minie muskets were also used with success. The firing under the direction of Lieutenant Edye, se nior lieutenant, was very accurate, and the Moors must, in all probability, have suffered severely. Lieutenant Visconti and his party did their duty of running ant and securing the hawser, and weighing the anchor, &c., &c., with great steadiness. During the hour and a half we were employed in getting the brig away the Moors kept np a constant fire, which, from the nature of the ground, they were, from some quarters further in shore, able to do so with comparative safety. I am happy to say that we had but one casualty, John Hays, stoker, wounded in the head by a musket ball, but not dangerously. The brig is complete, with the exception of the dostruc tion of some of the internal fittings and spare sails. At 7.30 I proceeded with the brig in tow for this place, where I have the honour to report my arrival at 1 a.m. this day. Shortly after leaving the shore, at Zera, the starboard engine broke down, and we have been obliged to proceed, until within 20 miles of this place, working one engine only. I find that the defects of both engines, as detailed in the report of Mr. Thomas Murray, chief engineer, herewith enclosed, will detain us- at this place three or four days. As soon as ready I shall return to Lisbon, agreeable to their lordship,..' orders.—l have, &c., EDW. R. RICE, Commander and. Senior Officer. The Secretary of the Admiralty, London. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JULY 10. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Brevet-Major Gloucester Gambier to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Sandham, retired upon full pay ; Second Captain llerbert Winsloo Patton to bo Captain, vice Gambier; First Lieutenant Henry Peel Yates to be Second Captain, vice Patton ; Second Lieutenar t Legh Delves Broughton to be First Lieutenant, vice Yates, July 6. ADMIRALTY, JULY 5. Corps of Royal Marines—Second Lieutenant Wyvill James Christy to be First Lieutenant, vice G. B. Puddi combe, resigned. ADMIRALTY, JULY 7. Corps of Royal Marines—Brovet-Major Alexander An derson to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vica Clendon, to retired full-pay ; First Lieutenant Richard Parke to be Captain, vice Anderson, promoted; Second Lieutenant Charles James Dundas Napier to bo First Lieutenant, vice Parke, promoted. COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE QUEEN. Rgiyal Wiltshire-Regiment of Militia—Robert Bridges Bellers, Esq., to be Adjutant, June 3. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS. County of Cornwall—John St. Aubyn, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; John Pincher Trist, Esq., to be De puty Lieutenant, July 1. The Essex Rifles—Edward Waddington, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Blair, resigned, July 7. Ist Regiinent of Royal Cheshire Militia—Lieutenant Thomas Aldersey to be Captain, vice Harrison, resigned; Ensign Edward Charles Hicks to be Lieutenant, vice Aldersey, promoted, June 30. Worcestershire Regimentof Militia—Lieutenant Thomas Henry Clutton Brock to be Captain, vice Fuddle, re signed ; John Henry Edward do Robeck, Esq., late Cap tain 4th Regiment of Foot, to be Captain, vice Foley re signed ; Ensign Samuel Skey Burton to be Lieutenant, vice Rintoul, resigned, July 4. Queen's Own Worcestershire Regiment of Yeomanry Cayalry--Lientenant Walter Chamberlain Hemming to be Captain, vice Clive, promoted; Lieutenant Robert Berkeley to be Captain, vice Temple, resigned ; the Honourable Frederick Lygon to be Captain, vice Taylor, resigned ; Col net Robert Peel to be Lieutenant, vice Berkeley, pro moted ; Henry Thomas Hickman, Gent., to be Cornet,' July 7. Ist Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia— , Pryce Ilbert Harrison, Gent., to be Ensign, July 3. 1 Queen's Own Royal Regiment of Staffordshire Yeo manry Cavalry—Major the Right Honourable Granville George, Earl Granville, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Bagot, promoted ; Captain George Holland Ackers to be Major, vice Earl Granville, promoted ; Sir Willi am Mil burne Milburne Swinnerton Pilkington, Bart., to be Lieu tenant, vice Jones, resigned, July 3. BANKRUPTS. Bodham Butler Wisker, tailor, Castle-street, Holborn (carrying on business in partnership with George Sully, of the same place), to surrender July 21 at one, and August 21 at balf-past ono, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, Aldermanbury, official assignee ; Sole, Turner, and Turner, Aldermanbury ; Hick, Gray's-inn-square. James Swallow, corn and coal merchant, Maidenhead, July 20, at half-past two, and August 22, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Basing hall-street ; Lawrance, Plows, and Boyer, Old Jewry chambers, James Triggs, William Triggs, and Edward Triggs, upholsterers and cabinet makers, Southampton, July 17, at half-past one, and August 25, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Carman, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Paterson, Bouverie-street, Fleet-street; Mackey, South ampton. George Sewell Greene grocer, Aylesbury-street, Clerken well, July 24, and Aug. 22, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Moorg,ate-street ; Rose, Salisbury-street, Strand. Giovanni Baptista Giustiniani and Saverio Castelli, merchants, Bury-court, St. Mary-Axe, City, July 24, at half-past two, and Aug. 22, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Moorgate-street ; Lawrance, Pleas, and Boyer, Old Jewry-chambers. John David Neill and Henry 'Sanderson, shipbrokers, Liverpool, July 19 and August 14, at eleven, at the Liver pool District Court. Morgan, officiallassignee, Liverpool ; Holden, Liverpool. John Adams, china manufacturer, Longton, Stafford, July 21, at twelve, and A ugus t 18, at ten, at the Birming ham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birming ham ; E. and H. Wright, Birmingham. - - SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS William Learmonth, minister of the gospel, West Caller; creditors meet July 19, in Dowells' Rooms, Edin• burgh. Jphn Dykes, Wright, Glasgow; July 20, in the Globe Hotel, Glasgow. William Dickson, ,wine merchant, Glasgow ; July 20, in the Waverly Hotel, Glasgow. William Sclater, grocer, Loanhead; July 19, in Grant's Hotel, Edinburgh. DaN;id Gauche, plumber, Montrose ; July 20, in the Star Hotel, Montrose. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. ( From the London, Yew Price Current of this day.) SUGAR.—To-day British Plantation Sugar was not to be obtained under the rates of Friday, yet demand was limited from grocers and refiners. .At auction 299 hhds, and 16 trs., of Barbadoes were only in part sold at barely former prices—low yellow wont at 33s to 33s 6d and mid to fine 31s to 38s ; 69 hhds. Demerara, brown 30s 6d, low yellow 32s to 33s 6d ; 33 hhds 86 brls. Barbadoes, brown at 31s to 31s 6d per cwt. Total operations were 676 hhds, &c. REFINED.—To-day there was not much demand for re fined sugar from home dealers—brown lumps were to be obtained at 43s 6(1 to 445, and low to fine grocery 44s to 48s (3d per cwt. Ia crushed sugar little doing for export, and there are ready sellers of Dutch at last week's rates. MAIIRITMs.—To-day demand was limited for Mauritius sugar, but at auction 2000 bags realized full rates, fine yellow 35s 6d to 365, low to good 31s Gd to 355, and brown 27s Gd to 31s per cwt. FOREIGN.—The supply has materially increased, and the rates accepted are generally 2s Gd to 3s under previous duty paid prices. To-day few purchases were made in Foreign Sugar either by shippers or home dealers and at last week's rates holders were disposed to sell. At auction 35 Illuls St. Croix sugar went at 37s to 39s 6:1 for mid to fine yellow being tair market rates. On 'Ghana a car g o of yellow savannah sugar was reported as sold for Bristol at 21 for num b er 12, one at 21s 6d for 11i Gottonburg, and 2000 c h ests duty paid on the spot at 35s for number 13. Morass Cuba and Port: Rico fine i NkT o 3 eteot lOs India6d and stock "--There is a greater dulness in the market, 14s 6 , ( A 1 . t_0 d ec li ne ; lowkeeping on the increaso rates continue on the Cub Clsosngou is not pressed for sale, but only small ex portTr i to operate with relte.rß ll e i n n g g al a a t t. l l s M s a t u o ri l t 6 iu s s ; orders have been completed, and home dealers continue 1 s fel to is 7s per lb,i fu of all sorts. via,ance, whilst supply is plenti dtadling good is 8d to 2s 2(1, fine 2s 4d to 2s 7(1, superfineas follows : Hyson ord t C o an 2s t o s n d l ; od to ls Twankay 3d '1 s n9Y (l B° t n o ls . 2s kind la Is 5d to 28 2d, fine 2s 4(1 84 to 3s ; Young Hyson to is 4d; Hyson kind is Cd to 3s ;72run6,owder Canton 9il Pekoe many parcels have been sold, f Scented Orange fine at 2s 3d to 2s 7d, low to good is s and rates rule firm, our last report several arrivals of tea 11'1 to 2s 5(1. Since large public sales will be declared shor a j e taken place, and stock at all the ports over last year is 12000. The excess in ?lbs, COCOA.—There aro larger operation:, 'in British I tion, and stiffer rates have b een obtained foil bst Planta tion, is still a much smaller s t oc k th an last year, e a sert d s. i liveries aro yet favorable. An improved demand for nd A reign, and tho market is in a firm po s iti on . S a l es of Bahia - at 273 to 27s 6(1; Para 29s to 30s, and Gutsy 33s per cent. Guayaquil , •32 s t o I INDrG o.—Tho (iantity cleared for sale was 12,835 chests I i in the A, and 1090 in the B catalogues ; total 13,925 c h es t s I of which 719 chests were not printed or withdrawn before : 1 inspection, leaving the quantity to be brought, forward 13,206 chests, consisting 8787 Bengal, Tirboot, Sze., 1103 1 Madras ; 1393 Kurpahs, 600 Oude, 46 Bimlipatam, 53 Pondicherry, 23 Java, and 995 sundries in B catalogue. During the progress of the sale 532 chests have been with- drawn. SALTPETRE. —ln consequence of some reduction having bees, accepted, a large business has been concluded ; Cal cutta on the spot at 31s to 33$ 6d. according to refraction, to arrive 34s per cwt, Stock continues to get larger, and TILE WAR-THE GERMAN SOVEREIGNS. A French journal of repute, which reckons among its sources of information the Russian agents who still linger on the frontiers of France and in Western Ger many, draws a strange"and humiliating picture of the attitude assumed by the German Sovereigns towards the Court of St. Petersburg, and of the last negotiations between these personages. According to this narrative of the Journal des D(Jbats, the official communications made by the German Cabinets to the Russian Govern ment subsequent to the Convention of Berlin and the interview at Tetschen were in each case accompanied by confidential autograph letters, in which the Imperial and Royal correspondents addressed the Emperor Nicholas in the most affectionate terms, protested that they had no inclination to make war, entreated his Majesty to condescend to accede to their solicitations for peace, and offered is that case to constitute them selves the mediators at a congress at which all pending questions were to be discussed and arranged. It is even added that the King of Prussia had the inexpressible meanness to beg his Imperial brother-in-taw to honour him with a personal interview on his recent visit to the frontiers of East Prussia—a request to which the Emperor Nicholas sent a flat refusal by one of his Aides-de-Camp, —and indeed the Czar, if this account is at all to be be lieved, appears to have taken no further notice of these puerile appeals to his compassion than to give fresh in structions for the movements of his troops, and to send as his representative to Vienna/a man well known to be a partisan of the war, and a member of the ultra- Muscovite party, while he reminded the Sovereigns of Austria and Prussia that they owed their existence to his protection, and threatened to punish their ingra titude by some tremendous manifestation of his power and vengeance. It is not for us to discuss the motives which can in- duce a journal like that from which we quote these de tails to accredit and disseminate statements of this na ture. But it is ohvicus that the effect of such distorted versions of the facts which have taken place is to throw discredit and contempt upon the German-Powers, and to forward the scheme of a Congress, or of renewed ne gotiations, on which Russia rests her hopes of escaping from her present embarrassments. Whatever may have been the secret relations of Prussia with the Court of St. Petersburg, we certainly do not believe, without further proof, that at the very time when Austria was concluding a treaty of military operations with the Porte, and exchanging the must confidential corn munications with the belligerent Powers, she was ten dering to Russia, for Russian purposes, a mediation which the Western States had not shown the slightest disposition to accept. On the contrary, the latest intelli gence we receive from Vienna shows that it is now chiefly against Austria that the fury of the Emperor Nicholas is excited, and against her frontiers• that his principal armies are arrayed. No one, therefore, knows better than the Emperor of Austria and his Ministers what they would have to expect from a negotiation begun under such auspices. We can only regard publications of this kind as insidious attempts to shake that confidence which ought to exist between at least three of the great,powers and to injure the general cause of Europe, to which the Emperor of Russia and his adherents are alone opposed; for, we repeat, it is from Russia, and by Russian agents alone, that, these rumours of renewed negotiotion have obtained currency in Europe. Let any one, however, compare the probability of such reports with the terms of the last communication ad dressed by the Czar to Vienna and Berlin. We stated yesterday that the conditions annexed by Russia to the evacuation of the Principalities were not then fully known to us. According to ail the principal journals of the Continent those conditions are, that the Western Po wers should simultaneously evacuate the Ottoman territory and that Austria should not enter it ; that Russia should retain the line of the Sereth, that is, the greater part of Moldavia and its capital, Jassy, " for strategical reasons ;" and that nothing un favourable to Russia should be undertaken . pend ing the negotiation, a condition which would virtually amount to an armistice. These candi tions are' obviously inadmissible, and inconsistent with all the principles laid down in the treaties, the pro tocols, and elsewhere. France and England have en tered the Ottoman territory by virtue of conventions with the Sultan ; Russia has, on the contrary, seized and invaded a portion of that territory in defiance of right and law. There is therefore no parity in the two situa tions. But, even while she speaks of evacuation, Russia claims the line of the Sereth "for strategical reasons"— that is, she announces her intention to hold a large por tion of Moldavia, and the best military position which the Principalities afford, in order that when the next opportunity offers she may again advance to the best ad vantage. Thirdly, she annexes to these inconclusive proposals a condition which would . practically suspend the operations of war during a negotiation which might be indefinitely prolonged. It is needless to comment on such a scheme. Russia, in making it, must have known that she was asking that to which no Ministers of the Western Powers could by possibility consent ; and she must have formed a very low opinion of the capacity and energy of the Austrian Government if she ima gined that it would be imposed upon by such language as this. The whole course of modern Russian policy seems to be an attempt to intimidate the world by exaggerated demonstrations, none of which have as yet supported the touch of reality. The Emperor is re ported to say that the war is not yet begun in earnest, but that sooner or later we shall see him at the head of half a million of men, scattering the nations before him like another Attila. This bombast is - all intended for the same object—to cover his retreat, and to press and terrify the timid into negotiations, at which the Em peror is to preserve his exalted position, and magnani mously to vouchsafe that peace which England, France, Germany, and the East are supposed to be anxiously awaiting at his hands. Even these fictions are not new to ua. They are precisely similar to the language of Tippoo Sahib, the Emperor of China, or the King of Ava, and show - how largely the Russian nation and Government partake of the Oriental character. The truth is, as every one knows, that for many months past the whole resources of the Russian empire have been strained to excess, though with results far below what was expected of the Imperial armies ; and the contrary statements which are put forward are so no toriously untrue, that wo wish nothing better than to see them brought to the proof by the most efficient and decided measures that can be employed by the Allied Powers.—Times. A deputation, including Mr. J. Mastcrman, Mr Al derman Cubitt, and the City Remembrancer, had, yes terday, an interview with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell. Dispatches from the Governor of Canada were re ceived yesterday at the Colonial Office. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yesterday, and resumed the hearing of an appeal from Ben'gal, "Ameroon Nissa v. Gokhool Ckund." CRYSTAL PALACE, JULY 10.—ONE SHILLING DAY. Number of season tickets sold to this date, 20,370. Ad mission at the doors, 12,881. Admission by season tickets, 801. Total, 13,682. M. KOSSUTH AT GLASGOW.—We publish to-day the second great speech which Kossuth delivered at Glas gow on Wednesday. As an effort of oratory, we hardly know anything which can be compared with it in the English language. Notwithstanding its unusual length, every word of it will be read with intense gratification. We hold it to bo impossible for any intelligent, unpreju diced mind, to peruse that speech and yet have faith in the sincerity of Austria's professions of a cordial adhe sion to the policy of the Western Powers.—Morning Advertiser. _ _ ........ LEANDER CLUB BOAT-RACE.—The gentlemen of the g reat Leander Club rowed their annual race on Friday evening, and it is to be regretted that it was not more generally known that the match was to come off at that time, as it was a very animated contest, with a variety of changes in it, which rendered it peculiarly interesting. The distance was, as usual, from Vauxhall to Putney. Messrs. Webber and Prior ~ Goulding and J. Davis ~ Davis and Twining . 0 Woodbridge and Willoughby 0 Two other boats started, but were behind the greater part of th e course , a lthough making good play at first. Of thes e M essrs . B ov il and Cameron took a slight lead, follow e d' b y M essrs. Woodbridge and Willoughby, who were closely presse d by Messrs. Goulding and Davis, and a most capital race it was all the way up. At Bat tersea-bridge Messrs. Goulding . and Davis were first through, then f o ll owe d M e ssrs. Woodbridge and Willoughby, next Messrs. Davis and Twining, and then Messrs. Webber and Prior. The race was here continued with the greatest spirit, and, amongst other changes with which it was diversified, Messrs. Webber and Prior passed the whole of the other boats, and took the first position at Wandsworth ultimately winning by two or three length s , M essrs. G oulding and Davis being second. T he . gentlemen we re s t arted by James Parish, their COx- I Swam, ANOTHER " COALTION" BILL ABANDONED. The "Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Bill" was last night forsaken by the Government. It forms another item in the list of Coalition failures. Its professed ob ject was to remedy some of the evils which at present cling to the law of divorce. But it must be confessed that instead of doing anything to remove the evils of impartial legislation as far as the question between the two sexes is involved, it would have aggravated them. A clever letter signed " Margaret Hellen," which ap peared in yesterday's Daily News, adverts to this fact with a bitterness of feeling that can only proceed from a strong sense of injury. The proposed Bill, if it had become the law of the land, would really legalise or ''crystallise a wrong under which women have long been suffering. The Bill proposed to give the husband the right of suing for divorce on occasions of the adultery of the wife, but only allowed the same remedy to the wife in the event of the commission by the husband of crimes which to the credit of society are so uncommon that they might, to all intents and purposes, be left without notice in the statute book, This fact is quite sufficient to account for the indignation of our correspondent, and to justify the upset of the Bill. " Hardly as our sex has been treated by the matri monial statutes of previous ages in England," said our lady-correspondent, "it is reserved for the boasted civilisation of the nineteenth century to endeavour to de prive us of the small protection against insult and indig nity which law and public opinion have afforded us hitherto ; for, whilst by the measure proposed facilities are afforded to the husband to dissolve his union with an unfaithful wife, should the care be reversed, and the wife the injured party, no reslress of grievances, no sun dering of the marriage bond except under the most ex treme cases of villany, is procurable." This is without doubt a valid case of grievance. While we are obliged to confess, with contrition, that in this wicked world " the, weakest always go to the wall," we agree with Margaret Hellen that it is a disgrace to a nation to make laws to compel the weaker to go to the wall—to strengthen by legislation what is already too strong in fact. It cannot bedenied, either, that our correspondent's objection to the reasoning of-the Chancellor is unexcep• tionable. It was, to say the least of it, rather strange to hear that legal dignitary declare in the House of Lords, on the occasion of the debate on the second read ins, of the bill, that, " though it might be bad morality, there was no blinking the fact that a husband would scarcely lose caste for an offence of this kind (adultery), whereas a wife would forfeit her station in society." This may be, .and probably is, very true as a statement of facts, but it is not a statement which the highest legal authority in the land should put forward as a basis for legislation. It may be allowed that it is not expedient that the laws of divorce should be too much relaxed ; but let us exercise sorns , fairness is our legislation on the subject. Do not say ,insolently to women. We men may break a moral precept a ithout voilating the laws of the country, whereas if you break it you shall be ruined. We will thrust you out of society for commit ting an offence which we consider venial when com mitted by ourselves. This surely would be the very in solence of legislation. It may be allowed that the legis lation regarding sexual relations is to the last degree anomalous in England already, but do not endeavour to increase the anomaly. What we ought to do is to assiini late the law of divorce in England to the Scotch law on the same subject.— Daily News. CUR MECHANICAL POWER AND THE WA R. TO T117'4 EDITOR OF TILE DAILY NEWS. Sir—Your leader of to-day on the adoption of improved mechanical means in attacking the Russian maritime fortresses sounds a note which it is to be hoped will be taken up by the people and the press from one end of the country to the other. It cannot be denied that this, the greatest mechanical country in the world, in conducting the war which is now upon its hands, has not_the full advantage of the immense mechanical resources which lie absolutely at its disposal. Indeed, how should it have, when those who have the conduct of its operations - are for the most part men whoseaninds have been first warped by routine and then stiffened by the pride of official impractica bility. During the laA ten years the mechanical genius of the country, which' had previously achieved some splendid triumphs, has acquired a development which, whether'' measured by the number of minds brought to bear upon the subject, the greatness of the ingenuity displayed, or the variety and grandeur of the works which have been achieved, must be regarded as absolutely without paral lel in the history of the world. One after another every mechanical problem which the wants or wishes of man kind have forced upon our engineers —whether the diffi culty to be overcome was terrestrial or nautical—has re ceived its solution. And now, when we have to deal with the ultimo, ratio vegan, what is to be done with this great mass of mechanical ability ? Some people no doubt will say—" Oh, but these gen tlemen have all along been occupied with civil engineer ing. What we are in want of is military engineers." An answer displaying, certainly, a large amount of ig norance, as if the problem submitted to civil and mili tary engineers was not essentially one and the same, xiz. the overcoming of obstacles by the application of force. Mechanical superiority maybe made available to the party possessing it in two ways, viz., by improved mani pulation, and by improved contrivance. Tuus by cur superior manipulation, castings for steam engines are daily made in all parts of Great Britain of a magnitude which nowhere dap in the world can be attempted ; but it remains to be shown that the same superiority of cast ing has been taken advantage of to increase the bore of our guns beyond what is attainable by other nations. Again, as regards contrivance. Experiments have of late years been made, and important results arrived at, as to the effect of particular mixtures of metal and parti cular modes of cooling in producing tenacity in iron under certain circumstances. Has any proper system of such experiments ever been extended to our cannon foundries ? or to take a more exalted example of contriv ance ? It is well known that we can construct steamboats of any degree of strength, of any degree of lightness, cf any degree of speed. Does the country in the present war reap the full benefit of our mechanical superiority in this respect ? If the Government wish to know what can be done in the present state of mechanical science and its kindred arts in relation to the above and similar particulars, let them not trust implicitly to their routine advisers. Let them cause it to be known that suggestions from parties possessing a prima facie claim to attention will und ergo a proper examination, i nstead of being systematically snubbed. If there is no staff at present available for the purpose, let one be.created. Under , such a system, it would be unnecessary to adverti se rewar d s f or inven tions. A inor Patr i ce and an honourable emulation would alone do the business. Roping that you will not let the matter sleep, I am, &c., ARGUS. July 6. THE FATAL PARACHUTE DESCENT. The inquest upon the body of Monsieur Henri Letour, whose death was occasioned by injuries sustained in at tempting a descent in a parachute, was held yesterday be fore Mr. Baker, the coroner. The inquiry excited much interest. The parachute, which was exhibited to the jury, is in the form of a large umbrella, constructed of white and blue cotton, bound with rope line, and when expanded is about forty feet iu aircumference. In lieu of a car is a kind of saddle, with a pair of treddles for the feet to rest upon, and above is sonic machinery propcllieg three long canvas fans, or wings, intended to guide the parachute in de acending. Mr. Adams, the aeronaut at Cremorne-gardens, deposed that he was ordered by Mr. Simpson, the proprietor, to take the deceased up in his parachute on the evening of the 27th ult., and ho ascended from the gardens about 7 pra- He had taken up deceased once before, on which occasion he (Mr. Adams) liberated the parachute, and it fell safely somewhere near Blackheath. The machine was attached to the balloon by a rope, and was. liberated by a trigger iron, which held one of the e n d s . H av i ng prepared for the lescent, and descended some distance, he looked over to see if the parachute had expanded, but saw that it had not, and we all twisted, so that it would have been cer tain death to deceased to have liberated it. He therefore continued to descend, and whoa passing over a meadow near Tottenham, the grapnel was caught by some boys, who could not hold it, and the balloon took a course over some land until the grapnel caught bythe sideof a ditch when it was brought up. Bef ore then the parachute struck the ground several times; he heard the deceased call out, but he did not understand what ho said. He expected that the de ceasedwould have cut the belt and thua have liberated himself the moment he touched the ground, but ho did not do so. Assistance came up, and he saw the deceased carried away. In answer to the jury as to why ho did not detach the parachute when so close to the ground, and so have given the deceased a chance of escaping, he said that he did not know but what the machine had by that time got away, but even had it been so, ho thought that the grapnel , which was tr a ili ng a l ong, would either have picked it up or the man. He (witne s s) did not understand French, nor did the decea se d un d erstan d E ng li s h. Mr. Marsh a ll, o f B rook-p l ace, T o tt e nham, deposed that ho saw the parachute to which deceased waslashed dragged over the ground for about half tC mile. Ho heard the de ceased call out, and a young gentleman who was with wit ness, and who understood French, said that ho was calling to those in the balloon to cut him assay. Some other witnesses having been examined, including Mr. Green, th e reronant, w h o attributed the twisting of the machine and the rope to its being spun instead of plaited, the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death." THE NEGROES AT THE DIGGINGS. — An American cor respondent of the Williamsburg Times writes from Mel bourne :--" The coloured people, almost without excep tion, are doi ng we ll h ere ; th e y are lucky as diggers, and always fi n d emp l oymen t as coo ks, and at good wages. Close by us, two men took out SlB,OOO from their claim. Mrs. St owe ' s work h av i ng reac h e d the colony, a good deal of sympathy is manifested for the coloured people who come from America, while those from the East Indies perish like animals. The first step of a coloured man when he arrives is to get married to a white woman, and a pretty one too. On Sundays no black man is seen without a white lady hanging on his arm. If English men were but only one-half as democratic as English women, Victoria would soon be a republic. I asked a very re spectable-looking woman why she married a coloured man, and she replied, because he would treat me better than an Englishman ; all the Americans do.' Do what ?' Why, treat women well.' What makes you think so ?" 1 see it ; there arc a good many Americans about here married, and they do not strike or kick their wives.' I said 'ln England the labouring men always give their money to their wives 'in America they seldom do. I thought that a great compliment to women.' She replied, May be that is what makes the labouring classes so poor in England ; at any rate, I wonld sooner be the wife of a black man than the slave of a White one. Besides, my husband is just ae s much of American a you are; s lie was born in the State of Massachussetts. I suppose you thought to shame me ; but, no, I do not feel ashamed.' " THE WAR. THE EMBARKATION OF THE: FRENCH TROOPS AT CALMS. We have alicady stated that the Hannibal, 91, screw, Commodore the Hon. F. NY. Grey, and the Algiers, 91, screw, Captain Talbot, had returned to the Downs from Sheerness. The St. Vincent, 102, Captain Mansel, towed by the Sphinx, 6, paddle-sloop, Captain Clifford, and the Royal William, 120, Captain Kingcome, in tow of the Gladiator, G, paddle, Captain Broke, have joined these ships and 110 W they form a squad= of four powerful vessels. This morning the Vivid, Admiralty yacht, Master- Commander Alien, with Captain Smithett, prodeeds to the Downs, and conveys Commodore Grey to Calais, to confer with Admiral La Pierre and the French autho rities there as to the arrangements. It is expected that Admiral Berkeley, C. 8., will pro ceed from the Admiralty, on Wednesday or Thursday, to Dover and thence to Calais, and the embarkation, which we understand is to be completed in one day, will take place under his personal superintendence. It is intended that the lire-of-battle ships, with their atten dant steamers Sphynx, Gladiator, and Termagant, 24, screw, Capt. the Hon. J. K. Stewart, shall drop down to Calais roads on Thursday ni.4llt, and if possible they will return to the Downs on Friday night, after the troops and their equipages are on board. The Termagant, the Hon. Keith Stewart,, got up steam at Portsmouth on Sunday evening late, and work ed her engines fur some time. Everything was most satisfactory, and she afterwards steamed out of the basin into the stream, where she has been swung to ascertain the deviation of her compass. She proceeded to Spit head last evening, and will take in her powder and shell, and be paid advance wages, after which she. proceeds to Calais roads, to receive on board 50 of the French troops._ . - . . . - _ ,Tlie Widgeon and Sprightly, steam ; tenders, have pro ceeded to Calais from Sheerness and Portsmouth, and other ships will follow them, to assist in the embarka tion. The Dasher, 3, paddle, Capt. , Le Febre ; Fire Queen, paddle-tender; and Comet and Echo, steam-tugs, are also ordered from Portsmouth to Calais, to assist in embark ing the troops. The Dasher left last evening. It is expected that thousands of Englishmen will pro ceed from Dover to Calais .on Thursday night to witness the embarkation on Friday. Steamers will run from Dover several times during the day, and the last packet '(the mail steamer) will leave Dover shortly after eleven o'clock on Thursday night for the other side of the Channel. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The Wildfire, paddlewheel steam-vessel, tender to the Waterloo, George Brockman master ; the Myrtle, pad dlewheel steam-vessel, tender to the Formidable, W. S. Bourchier master ; and the Fearless, paddlewheel steam vessel, Charles Anstey (acting master) in command, are ordered to be temporarily fitted for the conveyance of the French troops to be embarked at Calais on board the English lino-of-battle ships which talcs them to the. Baltic. They are to leave,{Sheerness for Calais this day. Each vessel is to have her' name painted _conspicuously on the quarter and on the stern, so as to enable the Commodore the more readily to communicate with them by signal-flags, as required. Yesterday intelligence was received at the Admiralty, under date July the 3d, that her Majesty's steamer Con flict bad just taken _three prizes, namely the Reiuhardt, of Papenburgb, bound from London to Cronstadt, and two Cotirlaud decked boats. They have been sent in Charge of prize crews home to England. By a letter received 'from Memel, dated July 6, the Amphion was there refitting in the roads. The Con flict- had also arrived on the previous Sunday from her cruising ground. The Amphion had taken her wizen mast out, and 'vas making a new one. This is the second spar that has been found defective since she left Eng'and. The funeral of the late Captain Foote took place at Memel on the sth, and was conducted with much solem nity. The procession started from the British Consul's, Mr. Herslett's, house, and was announced by nine guns frorp the Castle, the Amphion firing minute guns. Great numbers of the military attended in eniform ; the Con suls also, and numbers of masters from ships in e 'port. The Clonflict left on the-6th for the northward. Her First Lieutenant (Here) 'goes home overland, to coin mend one of the newly-built gun-boats. There are now at Memel 17 vessels, prizes to the squadron, waiting orders either to be sent home or to be sold there, which is considered much the safest plan. One of the Lieutenants of the Amphion and a party had a very narrow escape when returning on board in crossing the bar. The boat was swamped, but, being favoured liy a lull, they-managed to get her head found and pushed for the beach, where the boat capsized. Happily, all escaped with a few bruises. It was in ex actly the same spot that Captain Foote lost hi 4 life. At 7 30 p.m. yesterday the Vulture steam-ship, from the Baltic, was just coming into Sheerness, 'and also the Gladiator from Portsmouth. A new vessel was put out of dock at Sheerness yester day, adapted for carrying heavy ordnance and stores. Her registered tonnage (builders' admeasui ernent) is 130 tons ; her draught of, water is only three feet aft ; she is most substantially built, is appropriately named the Staunch, and is of extremely large scantling throughout. The crew of the Formidable, 81, are again set on to get her ready for sea. 'Her rigging is being fitted, and her niarines are getting her tanks, &c., on board and stowing the hold. • The Portuguese war-steamer Mindello arrived at Southampton on Sunday from Wend, having landed at that port the King of Portugal, the Duke of Oporto, and suite. Commander Calver, R.N., who has been employed by the Admiralty during the . past three years, making surveys pn the north-east coast, has been selected by the First Lord of the Admiralty to pilot the fleet about to proceed with French troops to the Baltic. The Janus, paddle-wheel steam-vessel, Lieutenant- Commander Colin C. A. Kane, arrived at Woolwich at 10 o'clock pqn: on Saturday, and on Monday received a number of buoys and metal buoy-holders for conveyance to the Baltic. She will leave Woolwich to-day for her destination. The Industry screw steam store-vessel, Commander Bradley, will be ready at Woolwich on Thursday to pro ceed up the river to , Deptford to take on board stores for conveyance to the Black Sea. The following appointments have been made :-- Lieutenant William C. Geary (1846), from the coast guard, to be agent for transports. Paymaster Stuart Watson (1850), from the St. Vin cent to the Termagant, 24, sore A steam-frigate, for ser vice in conveying French troops to the Baltic. Master's-Assistant R. Cooke, to the Sphinx, paddle wheel steam-sloop, at Portsmouth. Acting-Clerk Charles A. Goodyer, to the Hornet, 17, screw steam-sloop, at Woolwich. We understand that two martello towers are to be erected in the south docks at the entrance of Sunderland harbour, and that several cannon of large calibre are to be placed upon the piers and on the heights to defend the port. Yesterday the Lords of the Admiralty gave notice et Lloyd's that a sailing vessel was required to car ry 500 , tons of naval provisions, as also a steam-vessel to carry a similar quantity, to the Baltic, for the e use of the fleet under Sir C. Napier ; also a ship for toe conveyance of 300 tons of naval provisions to Malta ; and also two steamers to carry 500 tons of bread from Gosport and Plymouth to Varna, calling on the voyage out at Con stantinople for orders from the Commissariat. Ninety-two cases of swords, each containing 120, or altogether about. 10,000, and 2,000 barrels of ball cartridges, are being shipped for Constantinople for the use of Omer Pasha's cavalry. The Flora, Dummet master, which arrived at Fal mouth on Sunilay, spoke the transport No. 28) bound to Varna, on the 3d inst. She had encountered a gale, and lost fore and main topmasts. Yesterday the Lords of the Admiralty gave notice on the I%oyal Exchange that ships were required to convey 7 officers and 560 men from the river Themes and Cork to Malta, the , owners of the vessels to find the necessary provisions for the troops ; also another ship to carry 150 tons of naval provisions to Varna. Notices were also given yesterday by the Admiralty that their Lordships were prepared to enter, into con tracts for the supply of 3,000 quarters of wheat, the whole to be delivered at the Royal Victualling-yard, Deptford, within six weeks. Their Lordships undertake to make a proportionate allowance for each bushel ex ceeding 601 b. in weight. From Southampton we are informed that the Royal mail steam-ship OrinOco, Captain Wilson, left that port yesterday to embark the 60th Rifles at Portsmouth for the East. The Medway, just arrived from the Black Sea, will probably be made available for further Government service without delay. The Avon, also belonging to the Royal Mail Steam-packet Company, is expected to be ready in a few days, and will it is said proceed to the Downs to embark a ,portion of The French auxiliary force for the Baltic. Telegraphic instructions were received in Southampton yesterday to expedite in every possible way the fittings of the Himalaya, Simla, and other steam ers belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental Company. The Himalaya is now in the graving dock, having gone in there on Saturday to be coated with Messrs. Peacock and Bucha,n's composition for the preservation of iron ships. She has not sustained the least damage from the accidental grounding on Sconce Point, Isle of Wight. During the time this leviathan ship has been in the dry dock she has been visited' by great numbers of persons anxious to view her enormous proportions and beautiful lines. Sir Baldwin Walker and Captain Milne inspected her on Saturday, and we understand have ro ported favourably to the Admiralty as to the propriety of'purchasing the vessel for the Government. The Go vernment are also in treaty with the' General Screw Steam Shipping Company for the purchase ' of the Prince of 2,760 tons, and two other iron steam-ships of nearly equal size, the whole to be used as troop and transport vessels. AllLthe steamers chartered by the Government from the Peninsular and Oriental Company will start from Southampton on Saturday next ; the Himalaya for Plymouth, the Simla for Liverpool, the Rajah and Colombo for the Baltic. The Candia cannot be made available, as she requires to go to London to have her screw shaft adjusted. All the great steam-packet com panies belonging to the port of Southampton have shown an honourablo rivalry in banding over to the Govern ment, ,at great inconvenience to their regular business traffic, so many ships, and those of such large tonnage. Now that the Government is in an emergency and is tmclerstood to bs still- in want of steam tonnage, some dissatisfactio n is expressed among the Government authorities that a similar readiness to that exhibited at Southampton has not been shown by other com panies. The Cunard Company is instanced, and it is remariced that during the past week, although the emergency of the public service is evident to all, not a single bteamer has been forthcoming from this powerful association. One of the great apo logies for the heavily subsidised companies is, that the ships'should be available for Government service in case of war. It is to be hoped, therefore, that the Cunard Company will not continue to be an exception to the general rule, but that efforts will be immediately made to accommodate the Government, and thus to remove all grounds for the dissatisfaction which now appears to exist. The Commissioners of Chelsea Hospital assembled at, the board-room of the Ordnance Hospital at 11 o'clock a.m. yesterday, to pension the men returned unfit for duty, according to their respective services. Captain Mountain, who marched hi 4 company, the Ist of the — l3th battalihn of Artillery, all young recruits, into Brompton Barracks, Chatham, in March last, has dismissed them from marching, Carbine, and field-gun drill, and a part of them from garrison, gun, and mortar drill, and they are now attached to horses. The whole company will be dismissed from, all drills that can be carried on at Chatham by the end of the month. Cap tain Mountain and his non-commissioned officers have been indefatigable and successful in bringing the com pany so quickly forward. Major C. C. Young's No. 2 company, 12th battalion, and Captain Alexander 'lrving's No. 3 company, 12th battalion, assembled on the Guard Mounting-parade of the Royal Artillery at 'Woolwich garrison yesterday forenuon in service marching order, and were inspected by Major-General'E, C. Whinyates, commandant of the garrison. These companies are ready to embark for the East on the shortest notice. Colonel William Campbell, commanding the 2d Dra goon Guards ("Bays") at Dundalk, has been recently called on to furnish fifteen serviceable troop horses for the 15th (King's) Regiment of Light Dragoons (Hussars). The latter corps has just returned from India, after 15 years' service there, and yet it is said that it is about to be equipped for Turkey with the least possible delay. Lieutenant-Colonel Warde, of the Royal Artillery, is to take the command of the artillery at Charlemont, in stead of Lieutenant-Colonel Beresford, who has .been appointed second field-officer to the field batteries at Woolwich. Captain the • Honourable D. Fraser, sta tioned at Charlemont, has been ordered to the East in stanter. Orders have been issued that men who, on medical inspection, shall be found fit for duty, may be enlisted for military service up to the age of 30. As an indace merit to the persons engaged in recruiting to exert them selves,lhe bounty to the bringers of good recruits is now increased to 12s. 6d. The 4th Dragoons will move this day from Dorchester and Trowbridge to Exeter, em route for Plymouth, to embark for Turkey. • The army in Ireland is now reduced to four regiments and four depots of cavalry, and four regiments and 28 depots of infantry. They are thus distributed :-2d Dragoon Guards, Dundalk ; 3d, Dublin ; 4th depot, Newbridge ; sth depot, Newbridge ; 7th Dragoons, Longford ; Bth depot (Hussars), Newbridge ; 11th de pot (Hussars), Newbridge ; 10th Lancers, Cahir ; 2d battalion Ist depot Foot, Castlebar ; 2d depot Foot, Athlone ' • 3d depot, Newry ; 9th do. Foot, Tralee ; 12th do. Foot, Cork • 13th do. Foot, C:onmel ; 14th do. Foot, Birr ; 15th do. Foot, Londonderry; 10th do. Foot, Athlone ; 17th do. Foot, Kilkenny ; 21st Foot, Dublin ; 30th depot Foot, Fermoy ; 38d de. Foot. Fer moy ; 39th do. Foot, Kinsale ; 40th do. Foot, Limerick; 41st do. Foot, Templemore ; 47th do. Foot, Temple. more ; 49th do. Foot, Fermoy ; 50th do. Fermoy ; 54th do., Enniskillen ; 55th do., Templemore ; 57th do., Limerick ; 59th depot Foot, Kinsale ; 2d battalion 60th Rifles, do. Buttevant ; 52d do. Foot, Belfast ; 63d Foot, Dublin ; -68th depot Foot, Belfast ' • 72d do. Foot, Galway - 89th Foot, Waterford ; 90th Foot, Dublin ; Ist battalion 91st Foot, Cork-; 92d depot Foot, Galway. This force, exclusive of artillery, might be estimated at rout 12,000 men. When the 21st Fusileers and 63d Regiment embark from Cork for the East there will be only two regiments and 28 depots of infantry in Ireland—a smaller force than has been in that country for many years, not ex cepting the period of the Peninsular war. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S -MONDAY. Speculation was very busy with Typee and Dr. O'Toole for the Liverpool Cup. Both were backed for a good deal of money ; the former closed at 4 to 1, the latter at sto 1. As they advanced Hungerford retreated to 6to 1 : 100 to 50 was betted twice on the field against the -first two favourites, and 250 to 200 on Dr. O'Toole agst Hungerford. In the course of the afternoon the Early Bird moulted a few feathers of favour, but after 8 to 1 had been taken to 501. he returned with renewed vigour to 7to 1. Some money was invested on Talfourd at 12 and 10 to 1, and a little quiet business was transacted about Kingston at 12 to 1, and Ulster at 16 and 15 to 1. For the GOODWOOD STAKES Diana was supported with increased strength of confidence. The last bet taken about her was stol to 1751. The withdrawal of Heapy, from the Liverpool Cup was regarded by many persons as a favourable omen of his Goodwood chance : 6 to 1 was . taken at once to 2001., and afterwards to several ponies and tens ; 1,000 to 70 taken about Nancy, and 500 to 25 about Jouvence. Fur the GOODWOOD CUP Virago was nominally at evens. ST. LEGEII.-5 to .2 offered on the field DERBY.-11 to 1 taken to upwards of 2001. about Gmcculus Esuriens ; 20 to 1 each agst The Flatterer and Dirk ilatteraick, laid to small sums, and 1,000 to 30 three or four times agst Strood. CLOSING PRICES. LIVERPOOL CUP. 4 to 1 agst Typee (5 to 1 taken) 5 to 1 agst Dr. O'Toole (taken) 6 to'l agst Hungerford (taken) 7 to 1 agst Early Bird (taken) 10 to 1 agst Ta,ifourd (taken and offered) 12 to 1 agst Kingston (taken) 15 to 1 agst Ulster (taken) GOODWOOD STAKES. 5 to 1 agst Diana (taken) 6 to 1 agst Heapy (taken) 20 to 1 agst Jouvence (taken) 100 to 7 agst Nancy (taken) GOODWOOD CUP. Even on Virago. ST. LEGER. 5 to 2 on the field (take 3 to 1) DERBY. 11 to 1 agst Graztculus Esuriens (taken) 20 to 1 agst Dirk Hatteraick (taken) 20 to 1 agat Flatterer (taken) 33 to 1 agst Strood (taken) THE FIRE AT OLNEY.—The extent of loss is esti mated to be at least 10,0001., of which scarcely_ one fourth is covered by insurances,- the greater portion of the sufferers being small tradesmen and labour ers. A very liberal subscription has been entered into, and more than 3001. realised, yet very far from the amount necessary to supply even the immediate necessity of more than 300 persons.- Several families were obliged to go at once to the workhouse, but the remainder have managed to remain at •home, with such assistance as could be given them. The ladies for miles round have been engaged in making shirts, &c. for the destitute. Appe a l s h ave a l so b een ma d e f rom ; 'the pulpits of the churches and chapels at neighbouring parishes. A poor woman named Perkins, her husband's house being destroyed, was removed to Weston, and the same nights (the 26th ult.) was safely delivered of two boys, all doing well. Thomas Hubband, mat maker, who was very ill and obliged to be removed (in an unconscious state) in the midst of the fire, died on the following Thursday, aged 74.—Nortkanipton Herald. SICKNESS.—At the last ordinary. meeting of the In stitute of Actuaries, held at the rooms of the institute in St. James's-square, John Finlaison, Esq., president, in the chair, a paper was read entitled "Observations upon the sickness and mortality experienced in friendly societies," by Henry Tompkins„Esq. 'The author com menced by urging the importance of correct data as to the law of sickness. It was more difficult to determine than the law of mortality. Mr. A. G. Finlaison, in his recent report made by order of the House of Corn Mons, upon the sickness in friendly societies, in which associa tions nearly three millions of persons were enrolled, had determined the ratio of sickness with a greater ap proach to accuracy than had ever been accomplished before. Previous investigations had included claims made on account of old age with those of sick ness. This had led to erroneous results. Thus at age 60 every man had been stated - to be ill on an average one month in the year ; at 70, two and a half months ; at 75, four months; at 80, five months ; and at 85, six months. In consequence of the promulgation of this erroneous data it was supposed by many that Friendly Societies in general were in an in solvent state. The author prOceeded to analyse Mr. Finlaison's report, from which it appeared that between the ages of 20 and 30 each person had on an average nearly seven days illness a year ; at 40 it increased to 8 days ; at 45, to 9 ; at 50 to 111 ; at 55, to 14 ; at 60, to 18i ; at 65, to 271 ; at 70, to 431; at 75, to 66 ; and at 80, to 97k. It was stated that the total amount of the sickness experienced by each person in the 32 years elpsirg between 18 and 50, was 260 days ; in the 10 years between 50 and 60, 147 days ; between 60 and 70, 299 ; and between 70 and 80, 712. Locality had very little to do with the ratio of sickness. It had also been found that the duration of sickness was in the inverse ratio to susceptibility of at tack, as shown in the proportion of persons attacked with sickness., Thus in the northern parts of England nearly 20 per cent. were yearly attacked with illness, while in the midland districts 30 per cent. were so at tacked ; but, on the other hand, the proportion of sick ness to each sick man in the north amounted on the average to 50 days, while in the midland districts it reached only to 36 days : the liability to attack being balanced by the duration, thus making very little differ ence in the amount of sickness experienced in one part of England when compared with another. With regard to the mortality experienced in Friendly Societies, it was very light, there being at age 20, only one death in 135 ; at 30, one in 130 ; at 40, one in 47 ; at 50, one in 67 ; at 60, one in 38 ; at 70, one in 18, and at 80, one in 8. This part of the inquiry coincided with previous investi gations almost to repetition. The Report divided labour into two classes—viz., light labour and heavy labour, and each of these again into the two sections—labour in the open air, and labour under shelter ; and the re sults slowed a great difference in their ratios of sickness and mortality. The most healthy condition of existence appeared to bo "light labour in the open air." The author concluded by enunciating the theory that the duration of sickness was in direct proportion to the vital power. Thus, let Sr ' the sickness, be multiplied into the numbers out of which one will die, or intensity it should produce a constant number C. It was stated that tables of payments required in Friendly Societies, calculated front the Report by Mr, Finlaison, were in the press. . BIRTHS. OF A BOW. On the 10th inst., at Blackheath, the wife of Mr. G. 0. Herbert. On the Bth inst., at Lowndes-terrace, Knightsbridge, Mrs. J. Nichols. OF A DAUGHTER. On the 10th inst., at Shrewsbury-house, Brixton, Mrs. George Grant. On the 7th inst., the wife of C. Mouat, Esq., of Russia' row, Milk•street, Cheapsido. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDA. Y EVENING, JULY 11, 1854. exceeds that of last year by 2,800 tons ; export deliveries have fallen off 2,5001. OILS.—A more plentiful supply of seal, and there being few buyers, rates declined ; pale selling at 401. to 411., other sorts 371. 10s. to 391. ; but a better demand is likely to take place shortly. Cod met with a slow sale, and 391. 10s. accepted. There is a reluctance to operate in sperm, and prices on the decline ; 1031. to 1071. having been ac cepted for good to fine quality. TALLOW.--Operations have been on a large scale in Rus sian by the trade and speculators, and rates rule firm; first sorts Y.Y. C. on the spot at 66s Gd to 675, and at 67s 61 to 69s Gd for delivery according to periods. An active de mand for home melted, and 63s Gd obtained cash, the mar ket having been nearly cleared. Other sorts of tallow have been sold freely. Australian mutton at 613 to 675, beef 59s to 625, and South American GOa to 68s for fair to fine quality. Stock of tallow is 13,000 casks more than last year. Deliveries 1,000 less, and rates rule 14s per cwt. above the former season. COURSE OF EXCH. Amsterdam ............ 11 lb Ditto, three months .. 11 17 1 / 2 Rotterdam • • .... 11 17y, Antwerp .............. 25 25 Brussels .............. 25 25 Hamburgh ............ 13 6 Altona ................ Paris— ............ .... 25 2%! Ditto, three months •. 25 30 Marseilles..• •.. ...... 25 30 Bourdeaux ............ Frankfort-on-Maine .... 118% Vienna .. l3 5 Trieste •• .. 13 5 Petersburg:— • • • • 36 56 Madrid ................ 49% Cadiz .................. 50 Barcelona...... Sevlile ................ ANGE—Tars DAT. Gibraltar .............. i,eghorn ........ •..... 30 50 Genoa ...... •• •• •..... 25 40 4ilan ................ Venice ..... • • • •• •• — Naples 43 Palermo .. •• .• •• • . 'idessina lOporto Rio Janeiro Buenos Ayres New York, 60 days' sight 48 Philadelphia PaICES OF BULLTON, PER 02. Foreign Gold In Bars 17 9 'Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Nirexican Dollars .... 0 0 0 New Dollars ...... 0 0 n Silver in bars .. 0 0 0 SHIPPING INTELLIGE.NCE. CUSTC3I-HOUSE, JULY 10. VESSELS ENTERED INWARDS.—The Stadt Dordrecht, from Dordt : Susanna, Emden ; Christian, Soderhamn ; Treaty, Gottenburg ; Albatross, Marstrand ; Nymphon, Memel ; Haabet, Nakskow.; Eudragt, Worcum ; General Michiels ' Rotterdam; Almuth, Stolperninde ; Carol: Ro stock ; Jupiter, Hamburgh ; Waterwitch, Memel ; Rein deer, Havannah ; Emilie, Gottenburg ; Det Gode Haab, Marstrand ; Lord Lainbton, Dautzic ; Sarah, Amsterdam ; Hermam ' Drontheim ; Terza, Wismar ; Adagio, Stral sund; Argyle, Callao; Andreas, Krainforg ; Industrie Nyland.; Harmina, Dantzie ; Humility, do. ; Mary, Hor sens ; Fanny, Callao ; Matrone, Faaborg ; Bruno, Norden ; Idalia; Callao ; Elane, Randers. ENTERED OUTWARDS.—The Stadt Dordrecht, for Dordt ; Vr.Av Maria, Konigsbnrg ; Fido, Hamburgh ;" Marco Polo, Antwerp ; Idas, Demerara • Betsey, Rouen ; (Mar lette Wymers, New York; Jane,' Ghent; Elizabeth, Dunkirk ; Lady Elizabeth, Rotterdam ; Helena Catharina, Constantinople; Harmina, Harnburgli ; Pio Nono, Laun ceston ; Sarah Anne, do. ; Windermere, Geelong; Alver ton, Hong Kong and Canton. CLEARED OUT WITH CARGO.—The isette, for Ham burgh ; Cornelia Johanna, do. ; Fido, Harburgh ; Albert Louise, Havre • Sievverdina, Rotterdam ; Frederica Louise, Stettin ; Brazilian Packet, Gibraltar and Cadiz ; Anna Maria, Hamburgh ; Newcastle, Ghent ; Yldefonsa, Bilboa ; Pasha, Demerara ; Zaube, Alona ; Expert, Dordt ; Trio, Oporto ; Prosperity, Dunkirk ; Frances Ann, do. ; Got tenburg, Gottenburg. ' VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Conqueror, of Belfast, Liverpool to Quebec, June 16, let. 44 N., long. 53 W. The Stornoway, of Boston, outward bound, Juno 19, let. 46 N., long. 45 W. The Norway, of London, June 21, let. 50 N., long. 23 W. . The Courier, of Dublin, Bristol to Melbourne, May 13, let. 13 S., long. 30 W. The Victoria Regis, London to Sydney, N.S.*., May 14, let. it S., long. 30 W. The Francis (ship), bound south, let. 7 S., long. 30 W. The Henry Pottinger (ship), Liverpool to New York, June 25, let. 41 N., long. 26 W. The Europa (steamer), from liverpool, Jane 29. The Chariot of Fame, Liverpool to Boston, June 28, let. 44 N., long. 27 W. The St. Pauli (Maltese barque), from Liverpool, July 6, let. 47 N., long. 10 W. The Bengal, Loudon to Calcutta, July 7, 50 miles west of the Lizard. COUNTRY MARKETS. CHELMSFORD—JrLY 7. There was 3 large number of samples of wheat on offer to-day, but very few parcels changed hands at a reduction of 2s to 3s per qr. A small supply of spring corn, and prices unaltered. Prices to-day were as follow :—Wheat, white, old 57s 0d to 80s Od, new 57s to 81s ; red, old 47s to 765, new 47s to 76s ; barley, 27's to 353 ; chevalier, 33a to 38s ; grindinv, 21s to 30s ; malt, 71s to 75s ; chevalier, 74s to 78s ; oats, 26s to 333 ; peas, partridge, 40s to 45s ; white, 47s to 49.4; boiling 54s to 62s ; dun; now, 40s to 42s ; beans,-tick, 41s to 41s ; Harrow ticks, -39 s to 47s ; Mazagan, 40s to 413, COLCIII.AER -JULY 8 Prices to-day were as follow :—Wheat, white, 76s to 66 ; red, 69s to 765 ; barley, 34s to 38s ; oats, 30s to 343 ; beans, Mazagan,.42s to 44s ; middle and , small, 46s to 48s ; white, 5a to GOs ; grey, 42s to 445. Official Statement of the Quantities of Corn in the port of London, from the followir the 2d to the Bth July, both inclusive. Etc., receive I ig .ports, Colchester _Harwich .. Leigh ez% 200; - - 691 159 - 298/ - 1001 KIRKI Here to-day we had .of oats, and a few sack 3ALDY—Jt a fair sup p: 3 of barley. crLY - 8. 4y of wheat, moderato Wheat. 1 Barley. 1 Oats. J Beans. First Second 6Bs Od 1 35s Od 1 34s Od- 1 Os Od., Third s4s Oct 1 30s Oct 1 32s Od 1 Os Od Oatmeal, per bag of tBQlbs imperial, OOs Od to OOs Od. COAL MARE Prices of Coal pep ton at t ,ET.—Jutir 10. ho close of the market. S. d. Bate's West Hartley 17 6 Chester Main 17 6 Cragwood's Hartley,.., l 6 C Longridge's Wst Hartley 17 6 Tanfield 17 6 South Peareth l6 0 Tanfield Moor l7 , 3 Tanfield Moor Butes 17 3 Walker Primrose l6 0 West Hartley 16, West Tanfield 16 0 Grey's West Hartley l5 3 Wylam 19 6 Wal/send, &c. F. (. Haswell 21 0 Kepier Grange l9 9 Lam bton 2O 6 Lumley 19 6 Hetton Lyons Main 19 9 Pensher l9 3 Plummer 2O 0 Russell's Hetton 20 0 Stewart's 2l 0 South Hetton 20 9 Hunwiek -.....17 0 Hartlepool llO 0 Hough Hall l9 6 Kelloo ' 2O 0 South Hartlepool . ... ...20 0 South Kelloe 19 6 Tees 2l 0 West Kelloe 19 6 Whitworth lB 0 Adelaide Tees 3O 0 Derwentwater Hartley 18 6 .Methel Cannel 2B 0 Wallsend, &o. Hadley Killingsworth E l7 6 Now Whitworth 6 Wharneliffe - 18 6 Eden Main ' 2O 0 Bracklyll 2O 0 Framwellgate ' l9 I Hatton 2l 0 RAIL WA Y SHARE MARKET. LIVERPOOL, JULY 10. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The market has been extremely dull to-day, and prices have declined per cent. since Saturday :—Caledonian, 311 ; Great Westerns, 79 ; Lan cashire and Yorkshire, C5, 7 i ; London and North-Western, 1031; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 21i; Midland, 66 ; North British, 81 ; South-Eastern, 191-16 ; York and North Midland, 27 ; Dutch Rhenish, 3 dis. MANCHESTER, JULY 10. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market has been flat, but prices are steady. Chester and Birkenhead (221. shares), 61 dis, ; Sheffields, 21t ; ditto New Pref., 1-16 premium ; Dovers, 19 1-16 ; Leeds, 66 ; Midlands, 651; London and North-Westerns, 104. BIRMINGHAM, JUL/ . 10. STOCK EXCHANGE.-This market was flat to-day ; there was very little inquiry after stock ; and quotations generally were lower. Shrewsbury and Birminghams were in demand at advanced prices. LEEDS, JULY 10. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market this morning opened dull, and the business transacted unsatisfactory. The fol lowing were the sales effected to-day :—Lancashire and Yorkshires, 66 ; North British, 8i ; Midlands, 65i ; North Westerns, 7 1-16 ; York and North Midland, &c., 27k. SOUTH-WESTERN— SALISBURY AND YEOVIL RAlL WAYS.—Whatever becomes of the Salisbury and Yeovil Bill, it is certain that the extraordinary privileges sought at the expense of the South-Western are not to be con ceded. The chairman of the committee, at its rising yesterday, - I•ecommended these parties to prepare an amendel clause for the preamble, so as to obviate the insuperablb objections to a claim, the rejection of which the Salisbury and Yeovil has declared would make the scheme useless. •We sincerely trust that sonic arrange ment may be effected, so that the rejection of the pre amble, which we anticipate, may not be attributed to a demand for running powers,,but to the invalidity and want of bona fides of the subscriptioe contract, on which the committee will have to make a special report to the house.—Railway Times. THE DAL—The bar is'undoubtedly deteriorating. If we compare the present judges with the advocates who are likely' to be their successors, we shall find that the two classes stand in the relation of learned and illiterate men. On the...benchl we have senior wranglers and high-class men ;. just below it we have mere tradesman lawyers. Of our present judges there are very feW who would not be rather more shocked at being detected in a false quantity, than at having made a gross error in law ; of the present leaders there are several who would not know the meaning of the term. We doubt very much whether the nation will benefit by the change, or whether the success of a few Latinless" individuals should induce us to change the old system of building a legal education ' upon a sub-stratum of Greek and Latin. Without question, however, a lawyer has not the same need of a critical knowledge of the learned languages which a clergyman has, but he has need of a great deal, whereof a clergyman may fairly be ignorant.—New Quarterly Review for July. [ADVERTISEMENT.]--..HOLLOWAY'S PILLS FOR THE EFFECTUAL CURE OF DROPSY.—The singular efficacy of Holloway's pills in the numerous cures effected by their use, in some of the most obstinate cases of dropsy, is very extraordinary. These astonishing pills act with such pecu liar effect upon the system, that the fluids arising from this direful disease are imperceptibly corried off, and entirely prevented from any further accumulation. The distressing symptoms which accompany this complaint being thus dis persed, the sufferer regains buoyancy of spirits, and a com pletely renovated constitution. Females at particular periods of life should have recourse to these admirable pills, as thiy are the finest medicine ever known.—Sold by all druggists, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. MARRIED. On the 2d ult., at Hawiok, Arr. David Shiel, grocer, to Jessie, daughter of Mr. Walter Scott, cloth-dresser. At the wedding a Scotch reel was danced in fine style by four generations, consisting of the bridegroom's father, son, granddaughter, and great-granddaughter, the last a livelp girl five years of age, who finished the interesting speo tacle by singing beautifully a Scotch song with great glee• 1)1ED. On tho 9th inst., at Shaw-street, Evertou, F. Eoard• man, Esq., aged el. On the Bth inst., at Hanover-terrace, Regent's-park, Mary, wife of H. Egerton, Esq., of Lincoln's-inn. On the 7th inst., at Buckingham-street, Strand, T. Staf ford, Esq., aged 34. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinit of the Savoy, in the county of Middlesex, Tuesdey, July 11, 11154. • -