The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-28 00:00:00

THE SUN LONDON, MOND .ANT EVENING, APRIL 28, 1862.

and to the country by this last returned, and, far LATI S I' IN EW S.
from least, among our Indian Pro-consuls.

We hear so many helf-timed discussions on the
state of the " National Defences," that it is very
pleasant to notice how one practical experiment after
another confirms the belief, which we oan but have
after all, that we could give a pretty good account
of any invader. We saw on Easter Monday with
what ease and certainty we could place twenty
thousand men on any threatened part of the coast
at a few hours' notice; the Brighton review has
assured us that we want nothing but a complete
coast railway system to enable us to meet an enemy,
let him make the attempt to land wherever he
might.
Last Thursday an artillery experiment with the
ordinary field batteries of 12-pounder Armstrongs,
gave us an illustration of what could be done by
their firing from the beach among the boats of a
landing army. The trial was made on a large num-
ber of floating targets, at from one to three thou-
sand yards' distance ; the firing was with shell, the
accurate bursting of which, and the complete de-
struction of the targets excited general admiration
and astonishment. " Hardly a vestige of the tar-
gets was left, and it was agreed on all
hands that not a mart could have reached
the shore alive." It is very satisfactory
that guns so easily handled were so wonderfully
effective. But, it may be remembered, that some of
Sir W. ARMSTRONG'S most remarkable feats, those
which at first excited so much astonishment, were
performed by his small guns with wonderful skill.
The breech-loading plan, indeed, appears to be best
adapted to smaller artillery. Experiments with
such satisfactory results are well worth their cost ;
and though we should not grudge the cost of those
trhich d.cruced en weakness, it is yet
more gratifying to discover unexpected strength.

RAGUSA, APRIL 27.
Dervisch Pasha has determined to defend himself
in Albania.
The Bashi-Bazouks have deserted Hussein Pasha.
The Montenegrins have taken Ljeskopoglie, and
are cannonading Zabljak.
A skirmish has taken place at Zubzi.
Luca V acalovitch is concentrating his forces at
Stolzi.

BERLIN, APRIL 26.
The semi-official Allgemeine Preussiche (Stern)
Zeitung of to-day says :
" The estimates for the public income and expen-
diture are to be published in future in the official
Gesetzsammlung at the commencement of the fiscal
year, with a view to serve as a guide to the Admi-
nistration. His Majesty has decided that the
Budget for 1863 shall be laid before the next Cham-
ber at the same time as the Budget for 1862.

" A more detailed statement of the income and
expenditure of both Budgets has been likewise de-
termined upon, as the requisite arrangements can
be accomplished before the period fixed for the
assembling of the Chamber."

VIENNA, APRIL 26.

At a Ministerial Council presided over by the
Emperor to-day the adoption, as a principle, of
Ministerial responsibility has been resolved upon.
The reduction to be made in the Austrian army
will amount to 8,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry.

TRIESTE, APRIL 26.

News from Athens states that the King has
ordered the establishment of a National Guard on
(he Be/84. z,..4..0;r1.

The Greek Chambers have been convoked for the
7th of May.

The King and Queen were cheered by the people
upon returning from mass.

TURIN, APRIL 26.

M. Benedetti and Sir lames Hudson, the French
and English Ambassadors to the Italian Court, have
left for Naples.

THE HERZEGOVINA.

RAGUSA, APRIL 26.

'rho Prince of Montenegro has accepted all the
articles of the ultimatum sent to him by Omar
Pasha.

The Montenegrins, however, still remain in the
Herzegovina.
Omar Pasha has sent a messenger to the Prince
of Montenegro, proposing the recognition of the
complete autonomy of the Herzegovina by the
Porte.
The Prince has accepted the proposal.

SUEZ, APRIL 26.
The 'violence of the cholera in the Mauritius has

abated.

The prospects of the crops are good. Appre•
hensions occasioned by the hurricane have dis

appeared.

Sugar unchanged. Stock in hand, 10,000 tons of
Last year's crop.

THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS
SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 28.

The royal mail steamship Shannon, with the
above mails, has arrived here. She brings 286
passengers, 1,845,000 dols. in specie, and 1,700
packages of cargo. She left St. Thomas on the 13th
instant.

The account of the fire at Kingston, Jamaica,
is confirmed. It occurred on the 29th ultimo, and
is reported to have laid a large portion of the
business part of the city in ashes. No such
destruction of property had ever taken place
in Jamaica before. Thirty-five business places
were burnt in a few hours. The stocks destroyed
comprised all kinds of merchandise. The loss is
estimated at £200,000, only a small portion of
which is covered by insurances.
Attempts to fire the city on three different occa-
sions had since been discovered.

Trade was much depressed, although the weather
was fine. Coffee, very limited supply. Pimento,
scarce. Sugar, 15s. to 16s. Exchange 90 days, I
per cent. premium.
At Barbadoes native provisions were scarce and
dear. The crops were suffering from want of rain.
Butter scarce and wanted. Exchange, 90 days,
490 dols.

At Demerara the importations from the United
States were moderate. Prices of breadstuffs were
maintained. Shipping was wanted. Weather fine
for growing crops. Trade dull, with a slight
tendency to improvement. Exchange, 90 days,
483 dols.