The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-12 00:00:00

ADDRESS TO THE EARL OP LUCAN.

A deputation, composed of lentlemen of different re-
ligious and political opinions, waited yesterday on the
and presented him with a congratu-
y address, signed Castlebar,
Earl of Lucan, at his lordship's residence, Castlebar
by a couple of hundred of the
leading gentry ofMayo,and of the inhabitants of the
la
town. The address congratulated his lordships on being
toourse'
"mercifully spared from the carnage of the memorable
battles of Alma, Salaklava; and Inkerman." To this
address the gallant. Lieutenant-General read the follow-
ing reply :

dentlemen,—l thank you for your too flattering ad-
dress. I appreciate the more fully the sympathy you so
kindly express forthe great injustice of which I have been the
victim, from the knowledge that sympathy is not unde-
served, as my conscience tells me that during the time that
I had the command of the cavalry of our country in the
field, my conduct was faultless, and their character and
honour did not suffer. In the severe trials I have had to
undergo, I have been supported by the conviction that my
deceivedfello w- co übuyt ryt
the
misrepresentations made to my disadvan-
tage,
u however much they may have been
would, in the end, pass an honest and fair judgment;
and I have not been disappointed. I do not pretend to more
than having shared in all the difficulties of this memorable
campaign of the Crimea, and to having discharged my
duty, and not without success, whether in action or in
camp, to the best of my power and ability. It will ever
be to me a source of plitle to'have belonged to an army.
which, by its gallantry on every occasion, has gained
for itself the admiration of those excellent soldiers, the
French, and also the whole of Europe. Why the results
have not been such as to meet the fair expectations of the
country, you, gentlemen, will agree with me in consider-
ing that this is neither the time nor the place for me to
express an opinion."

Afar reading his reply, his lordship entered into c )n-
-venation with the deputation, and said that although he
did not in his reply express his thanks for the very,kiud
manner in which he hal-been received by his friends as
strongly as he felt, it wag not from a want of feeling as
it deserved on his part, but that, as he considered the
address was given him principaly on public grounds, he
wished to confine his answer on the same principle.
The deputation then retired.

THE RESTORATION OF POLAND.—On Monday evening
a largely-attended meeting was held at the Assembly
Rooms, Wolverhampton, to consider the necessity for
the restitution of the independence of the Polish nation,
as essential tl the attainment of the object of the present,
war with Russia. The Rev. J. 0. Dakeyne presided,
an I on the platform were H. Walker, Esq., Rupert
Kelly, Esq , W. Den', Esq., Rev. S. Hunter; Coun-
cillors F. Walton, E. T. Wright, Steward, Wallace, and
Taylor ; Dr. Ashford, and Messrs. Trigger. and Hale&
Alter addresses by the chairman and M. Zaba, a Polish
gentleman, Mr. Kettle moved. a resolution to the effect
that the meeting felt a deep concern in the issue of the
present struggle with Russia, and were of apinion that
the re-establishment of Poland as an independent king-
dom would alone keep in check the aggressive spirit
of Russia. Mr. H. Walker, in seconding the resolu-
tion, said it behoved them to make their opinions
known, inasmuch as there was too much reason to be-
lieve that the Government of the country had hitherto
been grossly ignorant of the public opinion upon this
subject. The resolution having been put, was carried
unanimously, and a petition to Parliamart having been
adopted, the proceedings terminated.—Wolverhampton
Chronicle.

Plans have been received at the Engineer-office, Pem-
broke, by Lieutenant-Colonel Crawley, R.E., for the
construction of temporary barracks, to contain one thou-
sand men. They are to be completed within six weeks
of the contract being taken, when the militia regi-
ments of that and the adjoining counties will be bri-
gaded there for general training, and the customary
duties of the arsenal. The site selected is a portion of
rising ground belonging to the. Board of Ordnance, situ-
ated near Hobbs Point, overlooking the dockyard and
haven, and in rear of which a powerful redoubt appears
on the plans for the general fortification of the har-
bour. On the completion of these buildings the pre-
sent barracks will be occupied by the Artillery, a large
force of which is being required to man the different forti-
fications on Thorn !slaw!, the Stack Rock, Dale Point,
&c. Some finished, and others in progres.4. It is con-
sidered that the great importance of the naval establish-
ments at Pembroke renders these measures necessary,
the place being otberwi,e so inadequately defended.

THE TRADE OF RUSSIA.

L.rd Granville arrived in Paris on Tuesday. It is
supposed that his visit has something to do with that of
the Emperor and Empress to London.
CORK ELECTION.—Lord Ennismore has issued his ad-
dress to the electors of Cork. His lordship is all that
the present Government could desire, and that is saying
enough of him.
DUBLIN, Wednesday. —His Excellency the Earl of
Carlisle, Lord Lieut-nant, arrived at Kingstown to-day,
at two o'clock Arrived in Dublin, he proceeded in
state to the Castle, loudly cheered by the people.
We are glad to state that faxnurable accounts have
been received from Paris of the health of Mr. Blackett,

The subscriptions in Glasgow towards the Royal
r Patriotic Fund amount to the handsome sum of 44,7691.
3s. lid.
The wind luPed yesterday morning at Southampton,
after blowing a gale and in fierce gusts for 70 hours un•
interruptedly, chiefly from west-north-west.
The Government emigration ship Octavia left South-
hampton Dock yesterday with 350 emigru.ts, for Ade-
laide, South Australia.
Bulletins of the cholera still appear in the Journal de
St. Petersbourg. On the 29th ult, there were 188 cases
in that city.
SHOP ROBBERY AT MANCHESTER.—Between 9 o'clock
on Tuesday evening and one o'clock yesterday morning,
the lock-up shop of Mr. Affleck, tailor and draper, 43,
Princess-street, Manchester, was broken into, and pio-
perty to the value of about 1601. was stolen, inclurnig
• pieces of cloth, silk velvet, velvet vestinge, fancy silks,
and cashmeres. The robbers appear to have broken a
pane of glass, and so obtained an entrance to an adjoin•
ing house, from which they gained access to the roof.
They then removed the slates from Mr. Affiedk's'roof,
and descended into the shop, leaving the premises by
the back door, which was found insecure by the police-
man on ihe beat at one a.m. A brace and a bit, used
for boring, a pocket knife, and a :AT ladder about five
yards long, were left behind by the thieves. They have
lot vet heen apprehended.
Brighton appears to be well filled with ficibionables.
A,nongst the arrivals announced in the Brighton Guar-
dian .-f yest ,rrisv, are the Farl of Ripon, Lord Mel-
gund, Sir F. and Lady Bathurst, the Duchess of Man-
che-ter, Viscount Malden, Mr. Vernon Smith, M.P.,
M. Tricoupi (the Greek Minister), Mr. Sergeant Kings-
lake, Sir Erskine Perry, M.P. Mr. Phinn, M.P., Mr.
Booker, M.P., Mr. Morris, &c. The Speaker of
the House of Coremons and family, and Mr. Gregson,
M.P., and Mrs. Gregson, have engaged apartments at
the Norfolk Hotel.
THE MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, April 11. The
Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Iberia,
Captain Christian, left to-day, with the mails for Vigo,
Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, and 38 passen-
gers, 25 of whom are artillerymen, for disembarkation at
Gibraltar. Captain Stewart, of the General Screw
Company's service, also accompanies the vessel to Cadiz,
to render, if possible, assistance in extricating the Natal
from her perilous position. On freight the Iberia has
43,550/. specie —viz., for Oporto, 1,0001. ; Lisbon,
26,580/. ; and Cadiz, 15,9701., and an average cargo of
general merchandise. The United States' mail steam-
ship St. Louis, Captain Wotton, will leave Cewes to-
morrow (this day) at daybreak, for Nev York, en route
from Havre, with French and English mails and passen.
gers. The ship has been detained some few hours beyond
her usual time of sailing, in consequence of Easter Tues-
day being observed as a general holiday at Havre, and
thus preventing the loading of the ship from being
completed.
Recruiting for the three regiments of Cork Militia is
at present proceeding with great activity, but the regi-
ments are still kept below their standard in consequence
of the numbers who daily volunteer into the line. As
an example of the success which has attended the exer-
tions of the recruiting agents in Cork, it may be stated
that one sergeant in the Cork artillery has himself had
upwards of fifty recruits attested within the last month,
independently, of course, of the recruits obtained by
the other sergeants and corporals of the same regi-
ment.

THE FORTHCOMING EASTER TERM.—Yesterday the
lists of rules for argument and deci-ion in the three corn
mon law courts for the forthcoming Easter Term, com-
e:re:tieing on Monday next, were exhibited in the offices
of the several courts. The agNrega,te of the three courts
is only 66—a smaller number than one court possessed
some two or three years ago. There is not much com-
plaint of the "law's delay ;" and, by the Common Law
Procedure Act, facilities are aff)rded to terminate rules
in which points arise. In the Court of Queen's Bench
for the ensuing term there are seven rules for new trials,
two rules on the special paper for judgment, and 18 fur
argument, besides which there are &x enlarged, making
a total of 33. In the C girt of C nnmon Pleas there are
in the remnant paper five enlarged mica, five new trial
rules, one rule for-the decision of the court, and six de-
inurrers entered, making 17 ; whilst in the Court of
Exchequer there are in the special paper four rules for
argument, and in the peremptory paper the same num-
ber ; in the new trial list only one for judgment and
seven for argument, n:aking 16, and completing the
total of 66 rules in the three courts.

SERGEANT SULLIVAN.—Justic; at last ! Sergeant
Sullivan has got his well-earned commission ; but it is
not to the War-office he owes it. No ! ashamed are we
to say, and ashamed should the country be to he.)r, that
hi;t for the press, f ix. Sir De Lacy Evans, and for Mr.
French, he would be a sergeant still, and a sergeant he
might continue until death relieved him of all care about
promotion. It is a bad mode of " management ;" but it
is the best which, until a rougher stimulus be applied
to the Horse Guards, we are likely to see in action. It
is not to our credit ; but if merit is to be sacrificed to
"system," and if that system is to defraul of its fair
share of advancement admittedly "distinguished
bravery," the Sergeant Sailivans of the army will suffer
only in conjunction with the country which so migrate
fully neglects them. But can it last ? Can defects or
pertialities brought thus prominently to light be per-
mitted to endure? Is it on the men who fight for us, or
on the men who enter the army to sport an epaulette or
beguile ennui, the honours of the service are more be-
comingly bestowed ? If we are not mistaken, even this
tardy act of justice was sorely against the will of one
who was not altogether unconcerned in the doing of it.
—Cork Constitution.
CITY OF LONDON THEATRE.—Messrs. Johnson and
Nelson Lee have catered well for their holiday visitors.
xo entirely original dramas have been put upon the
stage, and en engagement entered into with a great star,
Mr. John Milton ilengler, the juvenile tragedian ..nd
rope-dancer extraordinary. The first piece, entitled The
Working Man, produced with new scenery throughout
and new dresses, was most successful. The plot is in-
teresting, and the acting was greatly admired. Mr.
Alfred Rayner, as the working man, was truly excellent.
This gentleman has become quite a favourite. Mr. W.
Searle is too well known to require ourscraise ; he is a
perfect character actor. Mr. G. Clair personated a vil-
lain to the life ; while Mr. Bellair, Mr. W. Travers,
Mr. Lee, ice., ably supported them. The ladies---Miss
Ely Loveday, Miss Emily Short, and Miss Lydia
Pearce—played with great ears and judgment. We
understand Mr. Milton Hengler appears in the character
of Hamlet on Monday next. We hope the house will
be well attended.

One hundred and thirty-two children and adults were
baptised on Easter Sunday at Christ-ohuroh, Watney-
street, St. Goorge's-in-the-East.

BERLIN, April B.—The annual return of the trade of
, St. Petersburg for 1854 shows that oversea commerce
,uffered almost an entire cessation during that year.
The navigation was open from April 25 till Noveni-
' ber 18 ; during that time only seven foreign vessels
arrived, and 27 cleared out. ri he greater part of this
latter number left St. Petersburg previously to May
15, while a few others ventured to return (to Swe-
den) in the autumn, without waiting for the blockade
to be raised. The Russian coasting trade was hardly
I interrupted at all, as the actual blockade of Cron-
, stadt lasted only a few weeks. Of the goods usually
exported from St. Petersburg, everything that could
bear land carriage was forwarded direct from Novgorod,
Twer, and Moscow to the Prussian frontier at Tan-
roggen, but at such increased cost that the demand
necessarily fell off, and it is assumed that England
is, at the present moment, sufficiently provided for
some time to come. Of 100,000 casks of tallow ex-
pected at the commencement of the year to arrive
at St. Petersburg in its course 90,000 were exported
over the land frontier, the remaining 10,000 are still
lying at St. Petersburg ; prices, after having relaxed
from 113 to 101 roubles, rose again in August to 118
, ' silver roubles ; since then, prices have again fallen. The
supply for this year is estimated at 80,000 casks. Of
potash hardly any has been exported ; prices experienced
a slight rise, when, after some delays, small parcels
were got rid of by land-export. Small quantities
of hemp-oil, the property of non-Russians, were ex-
ported to Stockholm from Revel in the autumn ; the
stock of this article is heavy, and prices low ; 6 roubles
35 copies for delivery in June ; since February of
this year prices have risen. Of the hemp that
but for the blockade would have been exported
from St. Petersburg 600,000 pod (for the most part clean
hemp) were forwarded by land via Kowno. For clean
hemp prices have sunk from 90 to 75 silver roubles.
Stocks are heavy, particularly of half-clean hemp.
Prices of this article have sustained a little improve-
ment of late, in consequence of purchases for exporta-
tion by land to Sweden via Terneo. Almost the entire
last year's crop of fl 'x passed direct from its place of
growth over the laud frontier ; hardly any appeared at
St. Petersburg. Horsehair is in demand ; 22,000 pud
have been already forwarded by land. Hog's bristles
are brisk • 63,000 pud have been sent off; 4,500 pud of
isinglass ;lave been forwarded, and no stocks are now on
hand. Very little is doing in Russia leather ; the stocks
are very light, the greater part being required for army
purposes, and the usual customers b&ng deterred by the
increased expenses ; prices moderate. A considerable
quantity of copper is believed to have arrived
lately for export, in consequence of a reduction of
prices for land-carriage to Kowno ; prices firmer.
Grain and seed have suffered most of all from the
blockade, as not being susceptible of land carriage.
Wheat, contracted for in the previous winter at 8 to 84
silver roubles, fell in the summer to 6 and 51 silver
roubles; 'rye was run down by forced sales from 64 to
31 silver roubles per chetwert ; linseed, contracted for
at 7 silver roubles, has been to be sold for 54 and 5
silver roubles. There are considerable quantities of
wheat and rye still lying at St. Petersburg on account
and risk of foreigners.
The imports have suffered so much from the increased
expenses of land carriage that the reduction of duties,
in some cases conceded by the Government, have been
of no avail. Very few,:goods altogether have reached St.
Petersburg during the past year, but large quantities,
particularly of sugar, cotton, aid palm oil, are still
lying at Konigsberg and Memel waiting for the means of
being forwarded.