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

IMPORTATIONS OF WHEAT AND FLOUR

The official statements of the importations of
wheat and flour into this country during the four
months ended the 30th of April sufficiently account
for the continued heaviness of the corn-market.
Notwithstanding the fair character of the harvest
of last autumn in comparison with the disastrous
yield in 1860, our receipts of foreign supplies have
been nearly equal to those of the first four months
of last year, and about four times the amount of
those from January to April, 1860. Calculating
wheat and flour together, the total has been equal
to 3,060,000 quarters against 3,330,000 in the cor-
responding period of 1861, and 775,000 in 1860.
This has been chiefly owing to the scale on which
consignments have reached us from the United
States. The following table of the percentage re-
ceived from each source of supply shows that while
in 1860 we drew exactly half our quantity of foreign
wheat from Russia and Prussia, and only 7 per cent.
from the United States, we have this year imported
less than a fourth from the former countries, and
43 per cent. from the latter :

WHEAT.

Four months ended April 30.

1860. 1861. 1862.
Quarters
Percentage.
From Russia
„ Prussia l6 11 10
„ Denmark l3 5 2
„ Mecklenburg
„ 11 anse Towns 3 5 3
„ France
„ Turkey and Walla-

chili and Moldavia 6 7 3
„ Egypt
„ United States . 7 30 43
„ British North Ame-
rica
„ Other countries

_
5 11

Total
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.
Cwts.
Percentage.
From Hanse Towns .. 16 4 3
„ France 49 16 1
~ United States 33 65 79
„ 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 sere ice 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 servant.

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 the 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
mizen-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 Barrel], entered the navy in
August, 1791, as a boy, and served as such in the Bruns-
wick, 74.

Commander (retired) George Neate Tremlett, was mid-
shipman of the Queen, 98. He entered the navy in Oct.,
1780, as master's servant.

Commander Geoage Hillier, on the reserved half Tay.,
and the senior on the list of commanders on the out -';,en-
sions of Greenwich Hospital, was midshipman of thP Alfred,
74. He entered the navy in 1787, as a volunte,:r.

THE RECAPTURE OF THE EMILY ST. PIERRE.-
The gallant British seaman who recap Lured the Emily St.
Pierre, under circumstances whic.:n are familiar to our
readers, is a native of the parish of Colvend, in the Stew-
artry, or county of h 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-
beattie, 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 sail,—" We
have a Stewartry seaman here to-night who is now pretty
well known. I need not begin to tell the story which his
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 Sherringham 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 after 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'
Home. The Josko B. was 355 tons register, and her esti-
mated value £2,500 ; cargo, 4200,
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THE PRINCE OF WALES IN \THE EAST.

The Prince and his suite embarked on Thursday,
May 8, on board the Osborne, landing at Tyre and
Sidon the next day, and arriving at Tripoli on
the morning of May 10. Here they landed, in
order to visit the Cedars of Lebanon. They rode
up into the hills to the village of Elden, where they
encamped till Monday, May 12. It had been the
Prince's wish that divine service should be held
under the shade of the cedars, but the Royal party
had hardly reached the singular spot on which the
cedar grove stands than heavy rain and mist came
on, and they were obliged to return to the encamp-
ment, where the service was then performed by
Professor Stanley.

In the evening, it having been discovered that a
doctor formed part of the suite, the villagers cams
in troops to consult him, but, not having remedies
at hand, the Prince desired him to send back proper
remedies from the Osborne, duly labelled with
Arabic directions. On Monday night, May 12, the
Prince re-embarked, and on Tuesday the party
landed for a few hours on the Island of Ruad, the
ancient Arvad, to see the oldest remains in Syria.
On May 15 the Osborne reached Rhodes, where
the Prince landed, and after seeing the town he
accompanied Captain Hobart, of her Majesty's ship
Foxhound, to see some tombs, newly excavated on
the other side of the island, The following day
was spent among the islands, two of which his
Royal Highness visited. One was the extinct vol-
cano of Santorin, the other was the celebrated
grotto in the Island of Antiparos. The descent
into the cavern was 60 fathoms, and consisted of
slippery and at times perpendicular rocks, and
could only be effected by ropes and rope ladders.
His Royal Highness, however, clambered to the
bottom, and was followed by most of his suite.

On May 17 the Royal party landed at Patmos,
and visited the grotto of St. John, proceeding in
the afternoon to the nearest point to Ephesus, to)
which they rode, returning to the Osborne in The
evening, and reaching Smyrna on May 18.