The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-29 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The hired troopship Cospatrick, Jas. A. Elmslie
commander, arrived at Spithead from Kurrachee on
Saturday, having on board 170 invalids and 160
time-expired men of her Majesty's 7th, 71st, 79th,
81st, 93d, 98th, and 7th Dragoon Guards and Royal
Artillery, 20 women, and 39 children. Five deaths
and three births occurred on the passage. The
officers on board consist of Capt. M‘Donald, 79th
Highlanders, in command of the troops; Captain
Hamilton, 98th Regiment, wife, two children, and
servant ; Lieut. Clay, 79th Highlanders ; Lieut.
Harrison, 7th Fusileers ; Assist.-Surg. Cameron ;
Lieut. Nixon, wife, and three children; Mrs.
Major Campbell, Miss Campbell, and three Masters
and servant ; and nine steerage passengers. The
Cospatrick sailed from Kurrachee on the 7th of
March and from St. Helena 17th of May. The
following ships were spoken on the passage :—The
British bark Egman, from Shanghai for London,
lat. 28 S. long. 48 E., April 18 ; the British ship
Uncas, from Bombay for Liverpool, 45 days out, lat.
29 S. long. 45 E., April 19 ; the Mars, from Cal-
cutta for St. Croix, 60 days out, lat. 35 S. long. 20
E., May 3 ; the Armada, for Calcutta, 66 days out,
lat. 35 S. long. 20 E., May 3 ; the British ship,
Morning Star, from Bombay for Liverpool, 120 days
out, lat. 46 N. long. 17 W., June 21 ; and the bark
Lady Alice, lat 49 N. long 5 W., June 25. The
troops were landed on Saturday, and the invalids
forwarded to Netley Hospital. The time-expired
men were sent to the depots of their regiments.
The Cospatrick sailed afterwards for the Thames.
The Orontes, screw troopship, Captain H. W.
Hire, will embark at Portsmouth the 92d Regi-
ment (Gordon Highlanders), for conveyance to
Edinburgh, and take on from the Firth of Forth the
25th Regiment to Madras. On her return to Eng-
land the Orontes will undergo considerable altera-
tions in her internal fittings, similar to those now
being carried out in the screw troopship Tamar,
which will enable her to carry a larger number of

troops than she does at present. These alterations
will give her ample accommodation for carrying a
regiment at its full strength in a similar manner to
the Himalaya.

CRYSTAL PALACE.

The annual rose show at the Crystal Palace took
place on Saturday, and was certainly as successfu;
as could be desired. The roses were numerous and
beautiful, and included amongst them many new
varieties, and every kind of known class and colour
was well represented. The roses were arranged
down the north nave, and certainly no place is more
suitable than this for any exhibition of the kind,
the flowers themselves, as well as the company,
being thoroughly protected from the weather
should it be unfavourable. Fortunately, on Satur-
day it was exceedingly fine, and the elegant sum-
mer dresses of the ladiss who thronged the Palace,
added to the beauty of the flowers, together com-
bined to make the scene truly a charming one.
Perhaps amongst the exhibitors the roses from Mr.
Turner's Royal Nursery at Slough attracted, and
justly.so, the greatest attention. There were also
some very excellent calceolarias.
As is customary on such occasions, several articles
more or less connected either with the growth or
preservation of flowers were shown. Prominent
amongst them were the Paragon flower-trays,
made by Mr. Geo. Weeks, of Bromley, which are EO
constructed that growing plants and cut flowers
may be combined, and a very beautiful effect pro-
duced. In addition to their other advantages they
have the great one of being cheap.
During the afternoon there was a dramatic per-
formance, consisting of the Haymarket farce of
"Fitzsmythe of Fitzsmythe Hall," in which Miss
Fanny Wright, Mrs. Wilkins, Messrs. Buckstone,
W. Farren, Rogers, and Master Fielder sustained
the principal characters, and succeeded in keeping
the audience heartily amused throughout the per-
formance. _ _ _

The company lingered about the Palace till a late
hour, occasionally refreshing themselves with ices
and other light delicacies, while a large number
resorted to the beautiful dining saloon in the south
wing, where an elegant cold lollation was provided
for their delectation by Mr. Strange.
The chief prizes awarded to exhibitors of roses
were as follow :

GROWERS, FORSALE.—CLASS 1.-96 varieties, one truss
of each—First prize, £7, Mr. James Mitchell, nurseryman,
Piltdown, Mares&ld, Sussex ; second, £5, Mr. C. Turner,
Royal Nurseries, Slough.
CLASS 2-48 varieties, three trusses of each—First prize,
£4, Mr. B. R. Cant, St. John-street Nursery, Colchester ;
second, £4, Mr. C. Turner, Royal Nurseries, Slough.
CLASS 3-24 varieties, three trusses of each—First prize,
£4, Mr. E. P. Francis, Nurseries, Hertford ; second, £3,
Messrs. Paul and Son, Old Nurseries, Cheshunt.
CLASS 4.-24 varieties, one truss of each—First prize,
£3, Mr. W. H. Treen, Victoria Nursery, Rugby ; second,
£2, Mr. W. Stacey, nurseryman, Dunmow.
CLASS 5.-12 varieties, one truss of each—First prize,
£2, Mr. C. Turner, Royal Nurseries, Slough ; second,
£1 10s., Mr.',E. P. Francis, Nurseries, Hertford.
AMATEURS.—CLASS 6.-36 varieties, one truss of each
—First prize, £6, Mr. J. T. Hedge, Reed Hall, Colchester;
second, £5, Mr. W. Ingle, gardener to C. G. Round, Esq.,
Colchester.
CLASS 7.-24 varieties, one truss of each—First prize
£5, Mr. J. T. Hedge, Reed Hall, Colchester; second, £4,
Mr. G. Marlow, Cromwell House, Mortlake.
CLASS 8.-18 varieties, one truss of each—First prize,
£4, Mr. J. T. Hedge, Reed Hall, Colchester.
CLASS 9.-12 varieties, one truss of each—First prize,
£3, Rev. V. Knox Child, Dunmow.
OPEN TO ALL.—NEW ROSES OF 1861 AND 1862.—CLASS
10.—For the best collection, one truss of each variety—
First prize, £3, Messrs. Paul and Son, Old Nurseries,
Cheshunt.
CLASS 11.-30 trusses of roses, various, exhibited in a
vase or other ornamental stand, suitable for table decora-
tion—First prize, £3, Mr, C. Turner, Royal Nurseries,
Slough.
ROSES IN POTS.—CLASS 12.-12 roses, 12 varieties, in
pots exceeding eight inches in diameter—First prize, £6,
Mr. W. Paul, Waltham Cross.
CLASS 13.-25 roses, not less than 15 varieties, in pots
not exceeding eight inches in diameter—First prize, £5,
Messrs. Paul and Son, Old Nurseries, Cheshunt.

The public inauguration of the statue of the lath
Lord Herbert, of Lea, took place to-day in the city of
Salisbury.
DELICATE CURIOSITY.—The Bailli de Ferrette
was always dressed in knee-breeches, with a cocked
hat and a court sword, the slender proportions of which
greatly resembled those of his legs. "Do tell me, my dear
Bailli," said Montrond one day, "have you got three legs
or three swords l"

The Royal Mail Company's steamship Shannon,
Captain Abbott, with the above mails, has arrived.
She brings 248 passengers, amongst whom are his
Excellency Governor Birch, from Santa Cruz; Sir
F. Blakewood and Dr. Brown, R.R., from Panama ;
Lieut. Swinton, R N., from Vera Cruz, and Dr.
Lockhart, R.N., from Jamaica.
The Shannon brings on freight, specie value
£793,611 sterling, of which amount £247,844 is
gold bullion, £3,513 gold coin, £210,533 silver
bullion, £331,721 silver coin, also pearls, £l2O, and
jewellery value £l7O.
The cargo consists of 501 serous cochineal, 3
serons indigo, 179 serons jalap, 360 cases cigars,
320 bales tobacco, 66 casks coffee, 43 tierces ditto,
92 bales sarsaparilla, 71 casks ginger, 7 packages
vanilla, 687 bales bark, 96 bales indiarubber, and
219 packages sundries,
Dates by this arrival are—Vera Cruz, Ist ; Tam-
pico, May 28 ; Havana, June 6 ; Santa Martha, 28 ;
Carthagena, 2 ; Jamaica, 9 ; Porto Rico, 12 ; Deme-
rara, 8 ; Tobago, 9 ; Trinidad, 8 ; Barbadoes, 11;
Grenada, 9 ; St. Lucia, 10 ; Martinique, 12 ; An-
tigua, 12 ; St. Kitts, 13; and St. Thomas, 14.
The Shannon sailed from St. Thomas at 6 p.m.
on the 14th, and experienced fine weather through-
out the passage. At 11.50 p.m. on the day of
sailing she came in collisioi with the brig Mercedes,
belonging to Majorca, bound from the Canaries to
Porto Rico with a cargo of oil and wine ; the brig
sank in 15 minutes after the collision. The crew
were all saved.

Intelligence from Vera Cruz to the Ist instant
states that the French, at the taking of Puebla,
captured 30,000 prisoners, also 1,500 Mexican
officers and generals, which latter had been sent to
Martinique. It was rumoured at Vera Cruz that
the Mexican Government had already quitted the
city of Mexico, and that the French were pushing
forward their operations with much vigour.
The Barbadoes Legislature met on the 26th ult.
and on the 9th inst. With the exception of a bill
passed to continue in force for a period of twelve
month, the Rum Act, just about to expire, the pro-
ceedings were unimportant.

Intelligence from Jamaica says the reduction of
the duties on sugar is still occupying the attention
of the colonies, but no simultaneous action has
been taken.

Preparatory to the next meeting of Parliament
it is contemplated that a united remonstrance and
appeal will be forwarded, praying for a remission
of the duties.

The officers and men of her Majesty's steamer
Ariadne, lying at Jamaica, had contributed the sum
of £lOO towards the relief of the distressed Lanca-
shire operatives.
The cotton planting experiment was progressing
with every prospect of success, and the expediency
of introducing into the island some of the distressed
Lancashire operatives was under discussion, it being
considered desirable to increase the white popula-
tion in Jamaica.

The island was visited on the sth by a severe
shock of an earthquake. It was of short duration.
The shack was accompanied by a hollow rumbling
sound, unusually loud and terrific. The undula-
tions appeared to proceed from the south-east.
The British brigantine Appoline, from Baltimore,
bound to Trinidad de Cuba, was wrecked On the
20th ult. on Indiana Point (Coast Cuba), captain,
crew, and part of the cargo were saved. The crew
were taken from the wreck by a schooner from the
Caymanas. They fell in with her Majesty's ship
Landrail, who landed them at Jamaica on the
31st.

Her Majesty's steamer Ariadne was to leave Ja-
maica on the 9th with the 4th West Indian Regi-
ment, and to proceed immediately for Lagos, Africa,
to join the 3d nest India Regiment, now engaged
in war with the King of Ashantee.
Business at Jamaica continued extremely dull.
There had been no meeting of the Demerara Court
of Policy since the last mail.
The birthday of the Queen was celebrated on the
28th ult. as a general holiday, and a grand ball
was given by his Excellency Governor Hincks, in
commemoration of the occasion.
In the market stocks of all kinds were much re-
duced, and prices considerably advanced. Tonnage
in the harbour was fully equal to the demand, but
the rainy season having set in, manufacturing ope-
rations on the sugar estates would necessarily be
interrupted, and during its continuance little em-
ployment for shipping. Freights, however, were
firm, at previous rates. Trade continued exces-
sively dull, and without prospect of material im-
provement.