The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-03 00:00:00

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In the sources of our supply of flour the changes
have been equally remarkable. In the first four
months of 1860 half our total importations were
from France, and we had none from the United
States. This year the United States supply has
amounted to 79 per cent. of the whole, while only
one per cent. has been derived from France. An-
nexed are the figures :

FLOUR.
Four Months ended April 30.

Total Importation, 1860. 1861. 1862.
Cwta

Percentage.
From Hanse Towns .. 16 4 3

„ France
United States 33 65 79
7, British North America 1 6
„ Other countries

Total
In the remaining eight months of the year we shall
probably witness some further singular variations.
Thus far the American people have not tasted the
effects of war in either of those two most severe and
inevitable forms—taxation and diminished produc-
tion. But before the end of the present year the
consequences of the prolonged withdrawal of
703,000 men from the pursuits of agriculture to the
army, and probably of almost equal number to the
manufactories, which, under the protective Cus-
toms system, are now busily engaged in all parts in
supplying the wants and waste of this enormous
body, must begin to manifest themselves.

SURVIVING VETERANS OF THE FIRST
OF JUNE, 1794.

Sunday being the 68th anniversary of the ever-
memorable Lord Howe's celebrated victory, 1794,
we subjoin a list of the only surviving veteran
officers who contributed to the glories of that day,
together with the rank they then held, the rank
they now hold, and.the period they then entered the
service :

Admiral of the Red Sir Graham Eden Hamond, Bart.,
G.C.8., Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom, was mid-
shipman of the Queen Charlotte, 100. He entered the navy
in September, 1785, as first class volunteer.
Admiral of the Red Sir Wm. Parker, Bart., G.C.8., a
recipient of the good service pension, and the first and prin-
cipal naval aide-de-camp to her Majesty, was midshipman
of the Orion, 74. He entered the navy in March, 1793, as
captain's Eervant.
Admiral Wm. Henry Brown Tremlett, on reserved half-
pay, was midshipman of the Royal Sovereign, 100. He
entered the navy in 1788 as A.B.
Admiral Edward Ratsey, on reserved half-pay, was mid-
shipman of the Defence, 74. He entered the navy in July,
1790, as a volunteer.
Admiral (retired) Henry Thomas Davies,' served in the
Glory, 98. He entered the navy in March, 1794, as captain's
servant,

Rear-Admiral (retired) Wm. Richardson, was midship-
man of the Alfred, 74.
Captain (retired) Wm. Haydon, was signal midshipman
of th® Niger frigate. He entered the navy in July, 1793,
as admiral's servant.

Captain (retired) Wm. Heat, was midshipman of the
Russell, 74. He entered the navy in April, 1791.
Captain (retired) Charles Rayley, was midshipman of the
wizen-top in the Audacious, 74. He entered the navy in
October, 1793, as captain's servant.
Captain (retired) John Sykes, was midshipman of the
Charon, 20. He entered the navy in January, 1789, as
master's servant.

Captain (retired) Justinian Barrell, entered the navy in
August, 1791, as a boy, and served as such in the Bruns-
wick, 74.
Commander (retired) George Neste Tremlett, was mid-
shipman 3f the Queen, 98. He entered the navy in Oct.,
1780, as masier's servant.

Commander Geoage Hillier, on the reserved half -pay,
and the senior on the list of commanders on the out-pen-
sions of Greenwich Hospital, was midshipman of the Alfred,
74. Ho entered the navy in 1787, as a volunteer.

THE RECAPTURE OF THE EMILY ST. PIERRE.-
The gallant British seaman who recaptured the Emily St.
Pierre, under circumstances which are familiar to our
readers, is a native of the parish of Colvend, in the Stew-
artry, or county of It irkcudbright, and the people of the
district admiring his heroism made, soon after hearing of it,
arrangements for giving him a public dinner, which came
off at the neighbouring town of Dalbeattie on the afternoon
of Friday, the 30th ult. The festive gathering took place
in the largest hall of the town, and it was occupied on the
occasion by a numerous and enthusiastic company, presided
over by an influential country gentleman, Mr. Adam Skir-
ving, of Croges, Dr. M‘Knight, chief magistrate of Dal-
be,ttie, being vice-chairman. About 140 sat down to
dinner at 5 o'clock. Capt. Wilson, on making appearance,
was enthusiastically greeted. His face, browned and
weatherbeaten, has an expression of great firmness and
gravity. He is about 47 years of age, " bears his blushing
honours" with much modesty, and seems in the self-for-
getfulness of true greatness to under-estimate his daring
achievement and to shrink from rather than covet the de-
served distinction it has drawn down upon him. After the
cloth had been removed and the usual loyal toasts had been
disposed of, the chairman, in a brief but emphatic speech,
proposed the toast of the evening. After an appropriate re-
ference to the renowned maritime adventurer, Paul Jones,
also a native of the Stewartry, the Chairman said,—" We
have a Stewartry seaman here to-night who is now pretty
well known. I need not begin to tell the story which has
made him so distinguished, as you are already familiar
with it. All that I would say is, that what our Capt. Wil-
son did was one of the most wonderful feats ever per-
formed." Capt. Wilson, on rising to return thanks, was
received with warm plaudits, which were again and again
renewed. With shrinking diffidence he avoided giving any
prominence to his own intrepid deed ; and when at a later
stage of the proceedings he was asked to give a narrative
of the recapture of his vessel he said it had all appeared in
the public papers, and it would not, he thought, be becom-
ing in him to repeat it. Many other toasts followed, inter-
spersed with songs, the meeting terminating about nine
o'clock.

TOTAL LOSS OF AN AUSTRIAN BRIG.—On Friday
the Austrian brig Josko 8., of Fiume, was totally lost off
the Norfolk coast, while on her voyage from Newcastle for
Odessa, with coals. The Josko B. left Newcastle the pre-
vious Wednesday, and encountered thick weather off the
coast. At 4 p.m. on Friday she suddenly took the ground
on the Sherringhara Shoal, a very heavy sea running at the
time. Immediately after striking her rudder was knocked
away, and, the pumps being sounded, it was found that she
was making water rapidly. The crew of fourteen hands
and a pilot took to the boat to save themselves, as the vessel
was unmanageable and pitching fearfully, the seas at times
washing over her. Soon atter leaving they observed her
heel over and go down, her foretopsail only being visible
above the water. They were picked up by the brig Meri-
dian, of Whitby, and landed the same evening at Great
Yarmouth, where they were received into the Sailors'
Homo. The Josko B. was 355 tons register, and her esti-
mated value £2,500 ; cargo, £2OO.
THE EXHIBITION BUILDING.—A correspondent
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