The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-18 00:00:00

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THE SUN, LOND(
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o —.. VI 'I) trb 12b0n,, SHARE MARKETS. I LINES Le1...1.iD AT FIXED RENTALS.
Leasing !ming Prices Rosiness
appear nod
.. ,
whose incre. (THIS
erred that itul ' ......__,—______.
becomes 3 0 .—. _ —.—.—.. ------
• SHREWSBURY RACES. BRITISH RAILWAYS.
ff the tutelao :
' ___ .. 5O all Belford au, ,0nd4,1) &
'dependence., (THIS DAY.) Shr. Paid. RAILWAYS. Bleteldey... • W,,t ...
Closing Prices tinsitiegs done St. 100 Buckgliainslo. L•&N.W• 93 —95
Ibe contels.l , e 3 e.t.rday this day. 5o all Glydesdale.le. !aledou.. 94 —95
hbinet of vle•ri '
and hi.fli sr (BY ELECTRIC TELEORA PH.)
Si. 100 Aberdeen.
desire, °allci I,', . . SALOPIAN STAKES. 2 2500.
till Al:: t : °Et itinl lgy:i ill: iBai . 2.
3 -
cry of Via . St. Clair 1 and Eastu. Juliet.. 43 -45 25 all De. New...... Do
. --- •••
25 a Gilts. Barr. & (;alt.clNeintibalul: ***
n the con)Pli Medal
Dlll3 :oil...kr:Li:li gelds.
I.:LT°lvneebsii..hii.l.l...i. (t& -
2317;13:
all
•••
Frltnce and " . Five ran.
at M. (noW 70, ' Stour Valley ........ 74 81 Railway..,.. & Berw. ~.
...
iris after his, • LOUGNER HALL STAKES. 50 all Hull & Selby V. 8; N NI: ; 101 103
1,2)05 allil GabNlistePtliiel-11.311,5ti. cDDDenkintr..eFeisi.
t'l,tk..VNl-e.eswtn ... ...
ition which CII Etheihald '' / Cheshire Juliet l3 —l2 dis
21
s2stst:
ii
t;
ti;iilt.yli
:ttdi
oloi&nai'aillnyan
Fe,: le. itg-eii.i.;::;
08,49 i
....
55
55i
25 -- 26
.ustrian diplo,:i . Donald . 2 • ,
X5O and t 25 Cons. 15 17 2125 A
.ig.:Easten 12 —l3
; proceedings,' Elevenvan. 22 184 Do., 420... ..... 8— 7 d 13;,;.
a, allllll 111,
°Lon.. 1 Shares.sGill .aeie.cusw.
20 all Do.Preforenc( ilo 22i —23
IlanatiOnS gil CLEVELAND HANDICAP. 20 WU Lowestoft gr.
. X 25 (issd. at I:4r - ••• 4 per cent. gorfolk ... •••
v t be MOSt ea' Mont, gue
'do . . 91. 20 we Do. 6 per et. ...
rally Ivell-1 , Lurley
declared it ' Liberty .
3 2550°0 aaallill C(Ulj'oohice:lit, eaßrul&da c kilß:alidi'YdiPloena:l: 1.35
- 1(I).
20 12 Cornwall
il.:ef Id, 0 Jee
New
and Matlocli & Midld. 2, 2i
fortnight, af '
' said 1111! QUEEN'S GUINEAS. 50 all Nfiddleibro' & itck-tou &
Lustria an
necrtit:sutAb:r Itecicar Darlingt. ... ...
Defianceln( all \liilld.l3riidfil ',Lifland.. 88 90
at
also be , walked over••• --- •••
22151:50° !aa.ililli
DDC:louno.blindilielfastJul 4**l. -- 4-3. ' 50 all INTorthern and
3rvable in the ____ Eastern. c.
E. Count. 54 56
ng to the P 'ft
NEWATABK_ET RACES 50 Do. 6 per et. Do. - .•
)&:.)ooLti&Yk ... ad
rel.. She 0 . • (leen Junction 7 8 .. ...
ssia in ter 64 (THIS DAY.) ... ...
1g could disreifei • ew 25 ;ill East Anglian.... 15 —l6
....
, (XlB E & H)., ••• ••• 2550
aallll
ir,?ioa.sl:.ixs,edwsyT
L. & N. W
. . ad
at she appell 1 (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) allortht: ... ...
20 all Eastern Counties l2 124 124 i
arty to the 0,, , SWEEPSTAKES of 10 SOVS. Is2t4. tool 2 !)to°y. sin;.llCilreist..
... ...
St. 100 Do.Slieptli.St Do
St. all Eastern Union, A
01
•-• ............... 1 St. 100 De., E. Stock
ers to a c Pebble ... ... 25 It.l ih.of.liothl r (Awash &
, Gooleg.s p.c. Yorksh. . ..,
MUM Conside' Chorus ... ...
cations of p ••• 225 84 Do., New A ••• -- ••• 12 9? i. Stafforilsh. A.MCleaii 21 —2.1 d
Four ran. St. 100- East Lancashire 59 —6O 50 all .VearValler.ri tockt. &
kese engage_„°i't
) or less Ow' TWO-YR-OLD SWEEPSTAKE. St. 100 Edinburgb&Glasgo%, 33 55 6 per cent._ Daylingt. ... ...
__ A 4.1.. +. the , Para lO 5." Edinb. and Peebles... ~.•,,,•
,wi 25 all no Jo.-- . 23 30 29i i
... R+ Inn. RA ;v. 'PA 11 knl in a rk.• 4') .... St. I ( )(t AriltS&SOMllO ;t Westii 90 -92 92

TWO-YR-OLD SWEEPSTAKE.
Para...
Contention

Edinburgh (It Glasgott
Edinb. and Peebles...
Edin. Pah & Duudet•
Forth & Clyde June.
,Wasgow & S. Weston
Great Northern Stk
Do., A. Stook
Do., B. Stock
Gt. Sth . &West. (Ire.
Great Western
Irish South-Easton,
Lancaster & Carlisk
Do., Thirds
Do. New Thirds.....
Lancash.andYorksl.
Do., Fifths

eIi,EFER&NUk. SUAKE6.

..............
Six ran.
MATcH.—Orinoco beat Nathan.
SWEEPSTAKES of 10 SOVS. Half A.B.M.
Handsome Buck ........................................
Freckle

58 62
85} 861,
72 74
Ll 9 - 121
88 - 90
721 73i

86
731 2

kuerdee
Do. No. 2, p. c.
Blyth and Tyue 10 pet
c. pref. (issd. 50/;
Kris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St.
Do. 4 p. c. Shares
Caledonian £lO

HANDICAP PLATE.
Sesostris filly
I
Five ran.

s 3 87
10 12 u
10 —l2l
59i 601'
8 -- 7i d

93 - 95

Chester & Holyhead
Guar. 5i per cent
:.3ork &Baudousip.c
)uudee Perth &Aber-
deen Junction
,:astAnglian (1:310s,
6 per cent
)o. (.£5) 7 per cent.
Do. (4:7 17s) 7 p. c.
:astern Counties Ex.
tension, 5 p. c. No.
no. No. 2
Do. New 6 p. c. St.
'astern Union, Seri)
Guar. 6 per cent
Do. 51., 10 per cent
Do. 101. Debeutr.Sh-
.list Laneasli.6 p.cts
and West York
shire June. Pref
&hub Prth &D und,
5, per cent.
asgo w & S. Wester),
Guar. 5 per cent. .
.rent Northu. 5 p. c.
)o. 5 p. c. Redeem. ,
at 10 p. c. prem.
46 p. e. Scrip
:t. N. of Scot. Ist Pre)
' :t. So utl n. & Westin .
'lreland) Eighths) ..
Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sli.
, 'lt. Westu. (Berks &
Hants Ex. 5 p. c)...
Do. coy. red. 4. p.c.
Do. con, red. 4 p. c.
irred. 4 p. c....
Lan. & York. F. £2o
Do. 6 p. c. Stock
,eeds N. 6 p. c. No. I
Do. Quarters, 1848...
Loudon and Brighton
Guaranteed 5 p. c
Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St.
Do. Convertible, 5 p.
c., 1652
)0. New Guar.6 p. c
Lon. &N. W., Coy. di
INuueaton
London & S. Western
Con. Thirds
Londonderry& Coler
Shares
Loudy. & Ennis. Sb.
Kan., Shef., & Lin.,

LATEST BETTING.
DERBY.
7to 2 agst Autocrat (taken).
7to 1 agst Dervish (token).
10 to 1 agst Andover (taken).
20 to 1 agst Hermit (taken).
25 to 1 agat The Trapper (taken).
25 to 1 apt Neville (taken).
6to 5 agst Autocrat and King Tom (taken).

Wst. Riding tin
Leeds Northern

lii -7, iii

Liv. Crsby.&Soutl I pt
Loudon & Blaekwa:
Loud. &Stlieud.
Loud. Bright & S.Cat
Loud. and N. West'
Do. Fifths
Do.lo/. Sh., M&8... •
'Do. Eighths
London and.S. Westu
Do., £5O
Do., £4O
,1111tidrry di Col era.i t
auludiTy. & Euuisk
vlanelt.Shel.& Linclu

8-84
99
95i 96,
lit 1 is
a a
14 I,
77
12 -- 11
10

2 - 3i
3} - 4
-
- P
- 1.
12 - 12

23 - 24

,ware of the
lily, as witiOD•
"c 6 Mail of gol"
become the ofi
ships lately
Emu, and the?
ners as soon Olt
red to the Eor,
it in the hoeho
to Australia'
[ie offers beiaj
he compauf,,icel
a which theYe
speed, carp to;
irs made, anc,
used a profit
he Australiatt,
owever, that tP,
rty of the Bri
any other 10 k
t ue.,,
Isis fixed, aftel
bonds of threeji
to eleven no
oaths.
iterday at 66f, 9P,
end of the inoo9
:lased at 93f. 9
as Railway Sgt'''
.ore, 460 f. '
sf• 2' New 'Sill°ll
• ;
397 f. 50c /4
restern at Po,
; Great C0;1
to Geneva, 41Y
"io7f, 50c.

THAMLS NATIONAL REGATTA.

- 20

)0., Man. & Lin. Un.
%!idland

The preliminaries for a grand public fête in contem-
plation, bearing the above title, under the presidency of
the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, have so rapidly pro-
grei.std, that the days for it to take place have been
named- It is to be, as in the time of the Thames
Grand Regatta, at Putney, on the 25th, 26th, and
27th of July, and should the committee, through the
liberally of the public, be placed in possession of suffi
cient funds, we may anticipate a regatta such as its
name should indicate, and one of which, not only Lon-
doners, but the whole country may be proud. There cer-
tainly never was a time when we were more interested
that' now in inciting the aquatic propensities of our coun-
ti3 men, and no amusement can be con- idered more univer-
eally beneficial, than one tending to improve the physical
condition of our watermen and boatmen. From this
nliti,, in London alone, no less than three hundred have
volunteered into her Majesty's service since the late
wailike preparations have been made, who would soon
become efficient sailors, and, for arming row-gun-boats,
such as are now or likely to be mostly in vogue in the
Baltic, will be invaluable. It therefore behoves not
,Only the public, but Government, to do all they can to
foster such an undertaking as the present ; the chief and
most de,•erving feature of which is, to make it annual
and permanent. This, once effected, would tend most
inateri to the improvement of men, not only in the
trade by which they get their daily living, but qualify
them to be useful to their country on 'any rational
emergency ; and as this is an art not to be learned in a
year or two, the annual exhibition of proficiency will
Teddetermination.e prizes
iz ie
enable those
achieveto
ev
who would despair of success in one year,
tin
rh course of several, by perseverance
8 announced for competition are for men of
Y grade and class of the rowing community, from
e lor,ii oarsman in his aristocratic eight, to the humble
apprentice "in his teens." They are for watermen (open
aud...iinaeenti;if
tts4h,eo
to the world) for 8-oared, 4-oared, pairs, and scullers,
and the same for tradesmen and gentlemen. Then follow
coat in their
competition, catinc gallehysdagnesd scullinghesides boats,other
-oats,
.and two a prizes fur appr and
both above and below bridge. The
general natureeanideeas, Wit of these awards offered for
al sAisfaction if
carried out, and it is to be hoped that nothing will arise
fn,:i°l to give universal
t,.0 prevent the favourable consummation of the plans
Jenne b 3 the committee, which are well worthy of
Public support.

57i - 584
32 - 34

3 -3#

0. Nirniug. & Derby
vlidld. G. West.° rv.,

, • • .--. • •

!: )0. l lalf Shares
Newcastle & Carlisle
Newmarket • •

Do., Bury Extension
wpt.Aberg. & Hrfd.
Newry & Euniskillei,
Newry Warrenpo i
and Rostrevor
Norfolk ....
Northn.Counties
North British
North Devon, No.' 1,
Do., No. 2
)0., 4 A Deferred
Do. B Guaranteel

id— id
6 4d
2f 2i
6 8
45 47
3i
31

roith London

50 - 54
i - iP

bo. New .£lO
N .&S.Wstru.,Hamp-
stead, and City dn '
North Statiordsliire
North Western

6i - 64(11
I - 74

N. & S. Westru. June,
Nuneaton, Hinckley
and Leicester.......,

Oxford, Worcester,&
Wolverhampton
Portsmouth

26 - 28

Scottish Central
Scottish Midland
ihrewsbury & Bilk%
Do. L. & N. Westeri,
Guaranteed St
ihrewsby. 41. fletefl
,Shrc wsby. & Cheste,

85' 86
51 53
51 - 53

51 - 53
3 - 2A

Shares, No. 1.
Do. New, £lO
Do. 1:6
,larypt .& Carl. 4 p. c
)o. 4i per cent
Do

(N. W. "min ;.,
Do. lialves,l • .
[Do. Oswestry

13 -- 15
6i -- 74
10 --
4 -- 30

khropshire Union
O. A, B, C,St D,fully
paid up at per ecui '
iotith Devon
Mouth
Easteru
Liouth Wales
i. Yrksh. (St Riv. Dui,

Aid. Cousol.6 p.c.St.
Do. Cousol. Bristol &
V,irm. 6 per cent
Do. Pref. 4 A per cent
\Torfolk Debeuture
Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stock
Do, 5 p. c. Eat
)o. 5 per ct.pref
Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c
Jurtl► British

L.
3 published i;
jury for 1853.
of florins.

13 - 15
59i - 60
31 - 35
4 - 21
4• - 5

L.
treaty
for a trew,)
All Oil
ities to comma

F 4taines, Wok. & Wok
`itockton & Darling
itoektou & Hartlepi
['all Vale

30 - 32

North Staffordshire..
►xford, Worcester, 8:
Wolverh. Cl 5, 6 p.c.

Do. £lO shares..

Do. Pref., No. 1.

,• a ...... e•

ials state that
of, Schauenberg:i
'e
peen condeeln
police to rather
been present 0,1
by an anabaptg
kfort states frlt
i 0
I for the assert
King of Pre s?
Prince of Pro°
Lions.
3 is a runloar
ir°Pone to seed!/10
instt ad of
and England. of
that the Prince
the , especial PI
3ellin on the 7r;,
e death of theY
the royal foo

Chamos Eiaven Dock

and Railway
Vale of Neath
Waterfd. & Kilkenny
Waterford&Limerick
(West Cornwall ..
Artist End of Londol.
I and Crystal Palace..
West London

3 - 34
7 18
34 - 44
19 21

scot. Cent. , New Prei
4ltrews. & Birnt. N.G.
41irewsby. & Chester
(Nor.W.Miu), 8 p.c.
no. 5 per cent

South Devon.

ii I= 6i

-)0. fixed, 46 per cent
i. Eastern (Iteadfir
ann.) of £1 Os. Gil '
Do. 46pei cent.
Yorksh.4p.c.Guar
4tockton and Dar

Nina>lean &Croploi:
Vint Newetl.&Berw.
Do. Extensions
' )o. G. N . E. Purehas,
York & N.

ti -
9.1 Sid
5t 41. i
45i -46. j

liugtou, 4 per cent
Do. do. do
• toekton and Hartle.

FORE:

ON.

pool, guar. 5 p. c.
till Ist July, 185'.
Vork,Neweastlo,an.l
I Irwick,4 p.c. Prot,',

10 9 Autwerp&ltottcroatr• 34 -31 d an 5} xin
5 1 telgian Eastu. Jan ' :, - 1
20 8 iuziers to Oraissessa 1 4 - 3ti
20 '2B, io inbay , Baroda, atv • "
Central India,Seril . Id - 5 p pm
... ... ventral of Italy - •..
20 ill !hatieroi & Erqueli 0 ... - ...
17.', all )emerara - •••
20 14 /kiwi and Besancon ... - p
20 9 hutch Rhenish. 4l - 4ii
20 All vast Indian l4 - 2 u
20 2 Do Extension ... 1 -t, a
5 all It. Indian Peuinsul i - i p
20 LU LI. Junct. of Franc ... - ...
2 • 7 :rd. Trunk of Canal - - -,I 24
100 :i .)o. Debentures 9 - 7 n 22
100 all .)o. do - ...
20 10 ;t. Central of Franc, i - 4 n 9a
2W, al; . :rt. Weste ru o f Cana. t,.
Shares ... • 185 - 195 195
)0. Bonds (Ist is.)'s". ... --` ...p
... ...
20 all Hamilton & Toronti p - 1p
100 all • )o. 6 per cent.
20 5 Lake Cuust. & Bash ... - ...
5 all Lucca & Ptstoja 5 p.c.
pref ••• - dis.
20 L 5 Luxembourg 4} - 5
10 10 ;10. (Railway) 3 - 34
5 2 )o. Pref i - 14
5 3 Do. (Canal) i - 14
10 5 Do. 6p. ct. pref... - 14d
20 8 Lyons and Geneva ... 2 - 1 d
20 12 Lyons & Mediterrau. ... - ...
20 13: Madras i - par
33. 3s-, Maria Antonia - ...
10 all Do. do. New - ...
2f 2 Melbourne Dk. &Ry ... - ...
20 all Namur & Liege (wit '
interest) 6} - 74
20 all Do. (ex interest) ... - ..
16 all Northern of France 311 -32 32
Do. 201.3 p. c Bds
20 all (ftuy.B.& Ams.Slis., ... -
...
10 all NorwegiauTrunkPre 8 -9 xn
20 10 Paris and Lyons lsi -16 :. 264 i
' 40 all Ditto Bonds .... ... - ...
10 all Paris and Orleans 43 - 45
20 all Paris and Rouen 35 -37
20 all Paris and Strasbour 24 • 294 30 i ad
20 10 ParisCaen & Cherbrg ... - pm
10.1 10, '2uebec tit Richmond ... - ...
20 all Rouen and Havre..... ... - ...
20 12 Loyal Danish 25 -15 ti
5 2 Royal Swedish . - d
20 all Sambre and Meuse 8 - 84
... 6 Do. 54 p. cent. Pref. ... - ...
20 6 3outherr of France.. ... -pm
20 8 it. Andrew's and
Quebec (A) . - ...
84 all West 1. lauders 3 - 4
10 all Do 51 per c. Pref.. ... -- d
20 10 Western of France 3 - 4 p
10 7 West. of Switzerland 31 - 44 '
20 2 Wiesbaden ....... - ..•
20 15 Zealand 6 - stl 13
MISCELLANEOUS
' 22505 a111741.' uuu
sba tti r all. a ICI aonna 1P
Aa
'ng r ifid . cirsulirt:. 4.
i --
1 .Traltirnavyln..atßeocrlywael ....-••••••-•-ii
45.----.-4
45 6
1100
50 40 hit. A
I 5 ,.t 111)&4:an 1,..a.u,' 65 - 75
•ri . & Coln. -traeltg
and Reduction
C
, : 100 32t canada ..
! 5 5 ,rystal ........... .75 -85 1084
• 5 4 Do. New.. Palace"
"- 7 7
4 2 rystal Pal. of iran. C • ..
- ...
. - 20 :3 %stern Steam .. t:
- - -
25 20 ElectritTeleoTa. . h ...
' ***
-.
' ' 25 all Do. (3),. . ''' P Gk. 10 - 18
1
1 1 Electric Te.le. ... .of .... . ...
-
15 14 len. Steam Navigat. ...
- ...
a 20 18
.leneral Screw Steam ***
- ***
••• -
.o. 20 7! Irish Reet:cot Sugai -
' MA • 20 10 Magdalena st:Navi.,. - - -
e ! 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam FiLi ...
—....
••••
10 3 Netherlands Land._ • i -
- 14
e 2 IN.S. W. Coal & 'liter
% Steam Navigat. Co
e 1 all N. B. Australasian... i -_, i •
e 1 A Do. New ... - ...
p, ' 5 all Peel Fr. Ld. & Minrl i _ ia 1,
N'rth.ofEuropeSteam . _
...
. 2O .10
ji 5O all peninsular& Orieuta ... _
...
50 35 Do.
tr i - il,
: 100 60 Royal Mail Steam -
...
°Mr Works ' :• i - -
....:
.):,. 21 allall Psoaorttl.axnudstlraroii.ilCuovest.
,ii. -
21
le i 25 25 South Austral. Land 35 - 37 364
I 1 all iubmalr. Telegraph -,1 - 1
7 1 all Do. Registered. - 1
100 • 28i. Van Diemen Land 11 =l2 I
. .

fork&N. Midland Ii

th, in the Paid"
:ing has take')
)xercises and 11
ally take place 1.,„
wever, the troe„r
eir cantoninen
I army of obseoo°
some surprise „,
it present of erj
F war. The hee
:n sent to Gell,l
a, and bring P'„
linquiry respeo
to take place.
,uustitution
patch, celebr3
)1n1). The king]
e ministers, 0'1)4
authorities Wei
lgs offered up
out with trr
symbols inter
ons, while .the
a
n parade on tbo
le garrison lino,
id the adjoining
re cathedral o.s
assembled reultr
11 family to t
Ibe
procession,
)ple. The Wl*
iii the pia"

LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 18, 1854.

ThE WAR AND THE MINISTRY.

TO THE EDITOR OV THE SUN.

SlR,—There are some striking remarks in your edi-
torial of the 15th instant on the subject of the war. In
one I particularly concur. There is no heart in the
cause on the part of the Ministers as a Cabinet. Indivi-
duals of them are, I should hope, hearty enough. If
there are such, why do they remain connected with a
Cal)inet that bids fair to entail more disgrace upon old
England than any Ministry that has existed in this
country for a very long period indeed.
It is all very fine for the Aberdeen Cabinet to say that
they hoped against hope for peace. It may almost be
said literally that ninety-nine men in every hundred be-
lieved war to be inevitable at the time that the Cabinet
hoped to preserve peace. Granting that they were sin-
cere and conscientious in this their hope, why should
they not have taken certain measures of precaution in
case their hopes should be disappointed ? The Emperor
of Russia neglected no measure to enable him to make
war effectively as soon as the season would admit. And
why should not we have have been equally prepared to
enter upon active operations the moment that we knew
we must wage war ? Were we so prepared ? The daily
events now occurring tell us that no such precautions,
as in common sense and common prudence ought to have
been taken, were adopted by the Cabinet of all the
talents l These events are a sad and disheartening com-
mentary upon what has been done in contrast to what
might have been done. There would not have been
room for blame by any party had active measures of pre-
paration been taken as soon as the resolve to send
au ultimatum to the trutl4ful Nicholas had been decided
on. Transports might have been engaged, and many
other matters discussed and arranged which would have
simplified the execution of all the necessary arrangements
for the embarkation of our gallant soldiers. More than
a third part of the money now paid for transports might
have been saved by engaging them conditionally only ;
and instead of uncertainty as to the best mode of trans-
mitting our horse artillery and cavalry, by sailing or
steam-vessels, the thing would have beau decided, and
executive action only would have been required from our
commanding officers. Lord Nelson used to say that
when he died, frigates, frigates would be found impressed
upon his heart 1 The chances are ten to one that Lord
Raglan wilt have equal cause to lament the want of horse
artillery and cavalry as Lord Nelson had to regret the
want of frigates.

PROVIDENT CLERKS' LIFE ASSURANCE
AND BENEVOLh.IVT ASSOCIATION.

A meeting of the members of the benevolent depart-
ment of this institution was held yesterday afternoon at
the London Tavern, for the election of three clerks and
four widows of clerks, additional annuitants on the funds,
Mr. R. H. Jones, the chairman of the board presiding.
The resolution of a former meeting authorising the
election of a further number of annuitants having been
read.

The CHAIRMAN said the directors had hoped to have
seen one of the trustees present, but as none had attended
he was called to occupy the chair in their absence. Mr.
John Abel Smith, who promised to come, had suddenly
been called from town. After carefully considering the
resolution which had just been real, the board had
arrived at the decision announced in the advertisement,
viz , that there should be three clerks and four widows
of clerks elected upon that occasion. He could have
wished sincerely that there had been no contest, but,
unfortunately, two candidates would be disappointed,
though he trusted that in this, as in former instances,
they would not forget those who were unsuccessful
(Hear, hear.) Fe might mention that another candi-
date who had been admitted had died, and that his
widow applied to be placed on the list in his place,
but as this could not be done under the rules of the
society, the board, owing to her distressed circumstances,
gave her a gratuity of 10/. (Hear, hear.) He would
take that opportunity of mentioning that a widow of a
clerk had expressed to him her desire to get one of her
children admitted into the London Orphan Asylum at
Clapton. The child's name was Charles Win. Kennett,
and he was the son of James Kennett, formerly a
member of the association. He alluded to this case, in
the hope that some members who were subscribers to the
association in question might interest themselves on
behalf of the widow. The cases of the different candi-
dates before the meeting had already been fully pub-
lished, the desire of the board being that the members
should judge for themselves, and not be influenced by
names, or indeed any other extraneous circumstance.
The cases were stated just as they had appeared before
the board, whose only wish was that the best and most
deserving persons should be elected. It was a most
pleasing occupation of the board to carry out in this
way one of the main objects for which the insti-
tution was formed. In this branch of the society
they had 34 annuitants, at the cost of 6001. a
year, and they were now going to add to
that number. Considering the time they had been esta-
blished and the means at their disposal, he thought all
would agree that they had fulfilled the promises with
which they commenced their career. (Hear, hear.) If
any who were not members were present he could as-
sure them that, by a comparatively trifling subscription
to the society, they would aid in doing a great good,
and, then, little did they know what they might them-
selves require hereafter. So mary cases had transpired,
showing the necessity of belonging to such an aesocia-
tion that he felt it his duty to urge all clerks, for whose
relief and assistance it was specially designed, to become
members without delay. (Hear, hear.)

Thus, sir, the advantage of having all the talents as a
Cabinet is dearly pai.i for, when, for business-like effi-
ciency, we get incapacity and want of zeal in the service
of the country. Take my word for it, sir, these men
are not the men to conduct, because they cannot orga-
nise the preliminary measures to insure a successful
war. Is there any man that is satisfied with our want
of preparation and readiness to strike a hard blow at
the enemy ? Is there any one of the Duke of Welling-
ton's officdrs that thinks ae much has been done by deal
Aberdeen and his friends as their old commander would
have done ? No I not even Lord Hardinge, connected
with these men as he is, can be sure that he has done
justice to his country. He has no doubt been restrained
in part, and in part, no doubt, by hesitating and imbe-
cile instructions. Where the heart to do the thing well
does nut exist, there will be a want of precision, as well
as decision, that will puzzle and perplex in all instruc
tions coining from such a source. What new system of
'Raking war is this that is to save armed men as much
as possible ? Unwalled towns are, or ought to be, sacred
against all active warfare ; but wherever there is resist-
ance to the hazard of loss of life, common sense and com-
mon humanity demand reprisals. Are the lives of her
Majesty's sailors and soldiers to be sacrificed to this new
doctrine ? It is warming, sir, to see the apathy of the
people of this country to the manifest incapacity, and,
as I think, something worse than the incapacity, of their
rulers to conduct this war to a successful conclusion. It
does nut require a professional person to see that there
has been a total absence of that prescience of all the de-
tails of preparation for this war, and hence the state of
our infantry now in Turkey, without artillery and with-
out c...valry, fit fur nothing but the defence of fortresses
or the erection of field works.
.There can be, there is no
doubt in the mind of any professional person, soldier, or
sailor, that we might now, and we ought now, to be
striking hard blows at our enemy. The people of Eng-
, land may depend upon it that
the blame is not with the
commanders, but solely with an incapable and subser-
vient Government, abetted by the most unprincipled and
inconsistent public journal in England, or it may be said
in Europe.
It is to be hoped, sir, that Lord Aberdeen will not
much longer be allowed to assist his imperial friend of
forty years as much as he possibly can, and that the
people of England will, ere long, insist upon something
more for their money than a shall& war I—l remain, sir,
your obedient servant, C.

THE WAR-AUSTRALIAN SHIPS.

Mr. THOMSON HANKEY here entered the room, and
was received with cheers.

Mr. J. W. WELCH, deputy-chairman of the board, said
it was extremely gratifying to find that the association had
been enabled to confer such benefits upon its members,
and particularly so to himself who had very strongly and
very frequently called upon clerks to give it their sup-
port. Perhaps his appeals were not responded to to
the extent they might have been, but still he was glad to
see that they had not been without their effect, and that
there was a growing disposition on the part of clerks
throughout the country to become members of this noble
institution. (Cheers.) A circumstance had recently
come within his knowledge which induced him to view
with greater leniency the backwardness of some clerks
joining it earlier. He had interested himself on behalf
of a widow lady, whose husband died recently, and he
was happy to say that he had been instrumental in pro-
curing three of her sons situations. He then pressed on
them the necessity of joining an institution like this,
which, he said, was always ready, through its influence
with bankers and merchants, to endeavour to obtain
situations for deserving members, and which might be of
great use to them on a future occasion, if they happened
to lose the friends they now possessed. They promised
to become members, and the day before yesterday he re-
ceived a very beautiful letter from their mother, thank.
ing him for what he had done, and alluding to the desire
expressed by her sons to belong to the association. She
assured him that the only reason they had not fulfilled
their promise was, that being placed in very painful cir-
cumstances by the death of her husband and the illness
of one of those sons, the salary received by one of the
young men--he was quite a youth—was totally absorbed
in supporting the family in a state of respectabaity; but,
he added, that so soon as they overcame their little dif-
ficulties they would join the society without delay.
(Hear, hear.) He mentioned this to show that clerks
could not always be in a position to subscribe their
guinea in consequence of having, like those boys,
mothers or other relatives to support, or to assist in
supporting. Therefore it was that the institution had
a claim on the general commercial community of the
country. They had already aided it nobly, yet still it
required to be more known, and he was sure they might
calculate on a large amount of additional assistance from
the great body of traders if they mace them acquainted
with the good which the society did to that class of per-
4ons who were so essential to their welfare. He thought
they were fully justified in appealing to the puolic for
support, and he doubted not that the fact of the associa-
tion transacting its business with a degree of delicacy
which could not wound the feelings of those who ha l
once held a respectable position in society, would induce
many humane and benevolent individuals to come for-
ward and subscribe to their funds in proportion to their
means. (Cheers.)

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SON.

SIR, —There is one point connected with the " War
Question," like many others on the same subject, en-
veloped in a cloud of mystery, which undoubtedly may
be highly proper in some cases, but which in my opinion
might, without detriment to the secret service, in this
case have official publicity given to it for the satisfaction
of the public, more especially that part, whose nearest
and dearest interests are connected with it. I allude to
the provision made by the Government for the safety of
our Australian mercantile marine, and the emigrant
ships with their precious freights, from capture by the
Russian frigates now at large, two of-which of 50 guns
each, you will be aware were at Valparaiso by the last
advises. What would be more easy for them than to
Put themselves in the track of our homeward bound ships
by Cape Horn, with their valuable gold freights, and the
capture of one of these galleons would amply repay them
the trouble, and act as a very strong incisntive to recom-
mence operations ? A few days more sail would also
bring them in the route of our "outward bounders,"
with their large living cargoes, and from what we know
of the Russians from recent events, their treatment, in,
the event of being taken, would be none of the tenderest,
devoid as their captors are both of honour and common
•
humanity.
I do not assume in these remarks that our interests
are not attended to in this respect, but I certainly think
there should be some definite assurance given that they
really are so, fur the trauquilisin' of a large number of
individuals in this question, amongst whom is—Your
obedient servant, X.
Scarborough, May, 1854.

LETTERS, dc., FOR THE BRITISH FORCES IN
TURKEY AND THE BLACK SEA.

The French Government having liberally offered to
place the British forces in Turkey and the Black Sea
upon the same advantageous footing with the French
Mediterranean packets, and her Majesty's Government
having accept ed this offer, closed mails will hereafter be
sent to the British forces in Turkey by the route of
France ; and all letters and newspapers upon which the
requisite amount of postage has been pre-paid will be
sent in these mails, unless otherwise addressed. Upon
the correspondence so conveyed, the following combined
British and French rates of postage must be paid in
advance, viz. :

Mr. THOMSON HANKEY, M.P., could not forbear say-
ing a few words before the opening of the poll, upon
what had lately very forcibly struck urn as a matter
likely to affect the institution. He meant the increased
amount of income-tax which was about to be impo-el
on all classes in the country in consequence of the neces-
sary expenditure of the war. As that tax had not long.
igo been extended to a lower class of incomes than for-
merly, it necessarily fell with peculiar severity on many
of those in whom the association took a particular in-
terest, and whom it numbered among its mea), rs and
supporters ; but now that it was about to be doubled in
amount over the whole year, and rendered, moreover, in
a certain degree, a tax of a permanent character, its
Payment by this class, who only hail very moderate sala-
ries, would be still more keenly felt, especially when it
was considered that they had just come through a
period when they had unusual difficulties to encounter,
arising from the high price of provisions. (Hear.) It
could not, therefore, be too strongly impressed on clerks
generally, that here was an institution, by subscribing
to which they would not only make a provision for
themselves in the event of being overtaken by misfor-
tune, but, if they were lucky enough not to want that,
would know they were benefitting their less fortunate
fellow-clerks. (Hear, hear.) If the advantages of the
association were felt formerly, how much more so would
they be now, and how peculiarly gratifying it must be to
those who had taken time by the forelock by becoming
members, and thus, as it were, anticipated a period when
the lower or middle classes would be limited in their
means by being obliged to contribute a larger share to
the taxation of the United Kingdom. (Hear.) This
was a point which he thought deserved some notice. It
was just one of those Circumstances which corroborated
and strengthened the arguments on behalf of the associa-
tion.

For a letter addressed to an officer of the British army
or navy, or to a non-commissioned cfficer or private
soldier or seaman in Turkey or the Black Sea—weighing
under oz. 3d. ; weighing oz. and under oz., 6d. ;
exceeding oz, and not exceeding 1 oz., ls. ; exceeding
1 oz. and not exceeding 2 oz., is 2d. ; exceeding 2 oz.
and not exceeding 3 oz., Is. 4d. ; exceeding 3 oz. an d
under 31 oz., ls. 6d. ; exceeding 31 oz., and not exceed-
ing 4 oz., 2s. 4d. And so on, adding 2d. British for
each additional ounce, and 10d. French postage for
every 31 ounces.
Newspapers will be liable to a postage of 2d. each,
which must also be paid in advance.
As the French mode of charging postage is by the
quarter ounce, it is necessary that a letter should be
under a quarter of an ounce in weight, in order to secure
the advantage of the lowest rate.
The French mail packets leave Marseilles for Constan-
tinople on the Ist, 6th, 11th, 16th, 21st, and 26th of
each month, and the latest period for posting in London
letters and newspapers intended to be forwarded by these
packets will be the evenings of the 3d, Btb, 13th, 18th,
23d, and 28th ; but when the month has 31 days,
letters, &c., may be posted on the 29th instead of the
28th.
Letters must be posted on the previous evenings
when any of the above dates fall on a Sunday.
Letters for soldiers and seamen serving in the British
army or navy in Turkey or the Black Sea may still be
forwarded under the usual regulations for a postage of
one penny, in the British packets by the route of South-
ampton and Malta, and thence by a vessel of war ; but
the opportunities for the transmission of these letters
beyond Malta are necessarily uncertain.

The ballot was then proceeded with, and was kept
open from two till five o'clock.

Shortly after the close of the poll, the CHAIRMAN an-
nounced the numbers to be as follows :--

WIDOWS OF CLERKS.
F. G 2,898
M. A. G. 1,799
A. S 3,779
E. S 1,191
S. B. H.
The CIIAIRMAN, therefore, declared the election had
fallen on

CLERKS.

J. G. -
325
W. H. S 2,767
H. W. S. 2,674
R. W. 1,976

CLERKS.

W.H.S., to an annuity of £25 I
H. W. S. PP 251
R. W.
25

WIDOWS OF CLERKS.
G. F., to an annuity of £2O
M. A. G. PP 15
A. S. f! 15
E. S. 31 15

A vote of thanks to the chairman was then moved by
Mr. H. B. Reynolds, and seconded by Mr. R. H. Menzies,
of Prescot, Lancashire, after which the meeting termi-
nated.

REPRESENTATION OF HULL.-1 monstrous process is
going on at Hull. The report of Commissioner Flood
has demonstrated that the bribery at Hull was originated,
conducted, and avowed, by one of the members unseated
by a committee of the House of Commons—the same
who, it appears from the report, says, "no Reformer
can be elected at Hull along with Colonel Thompson,"
—viz., because Colonel Thompson will not wink at
bribery. And now the so-called Liberal paper at Hull
announces that they will have nobody but this indivi-
dual's nominee. So the unfortunate freemen who have
yielded to the solicitations of this individual are to be
disfranchised for ever. But the individual who was the
Author of all the mischief is only to be ineligible till
mother Parliament, and, in the meantime, is to appoint
his nominee. Colonel Thompson was asked if he would
come in as his nominee ; and replied, that he would as
soon sell his daughter for a concubine at New Orleans.
—Berwick Advertiser.
ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.—The anniversary
meeting of this society for the election of officers, pm,
will be held at Regent-street on Monday the 22d inst.,
at one o'clock. During the ballot the royal medals "for
the encouragement of geographical science and disco-
very," will be presented to Rear-Admiral W. H. Smyth
and Captain Le M. McClure, R.N., by the president,
the Earl of Ellesmere, who will then deliver his annual,
address. The dinner will take place at the Freemasons
Tavern.
ST. PETERSBURG,—The letters from St. Petersburg
reach to the 9th inst., but contain nothing new, except-
ing that, in consequence of the amount of produce still
in course of exportation, the rate of exchange on Lon-
don has recovered from 35}d to id. From Riga the
dates are to the 11th, when the weather was exceedingly
warm and fine. "Although the British cruisers," it is
remarked, " have not made their appearance here again,
they have refused neutral vessels at Domesness to enter
here." Domesness is a neighbouring Russian port.
PRESENTATION TO MR. SUERIDAN KNOWLES.—On
Friday last, the anniversary of his birthday, the stu-
dents of Stepney Baptist College, presented to this dis-
tinguished author a splendid copy of Bagster's compre-
hensive Bible, elaborately mounted with silver. Mr.
Knowles has for some weeks been deliveringletchtuyree:roton
elocution at the college, and the students availed them-
selves of the occasion of . his entering his 70
offer him this mark of thou' atm,

TRANSPORTS SPOKEN.—The Taurus screw steamer,
just arrived at Liverpool from Malta, spoke the follow-
ing transport ships : viz., The Pride of the Ocean (tpt.)
and Melbourne (s.s), both 4th May, 37 N. 6 E. ; Arno
(s.s.), 7th, off Malaga; Dunbar, same day, off Gibraltar;
Medway (a.), same day, Gibraltar Bay; Transport, No.
47, 10th, off Oporto.
THE PORTLAND BAZAAR.—Yesterday and the two
preceding days the committee of the London Ragged
Schools had a fancy fair, under the patronage of the
Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury, at the above well-
known b zaar, Messrs. Crerner, the proprietors of the
Portland Bazaar, having generously placed at the dis-
posal of the committee for the three days above men-
tioned both ends of their gallery for the sale of the new
patent art toys, made exclusively by the children of the
schools, and also the whole of the profits arising from
the sale of their own valuable stock during that
period. On Saturday most of the articles made by
the children were privately exhibited at the resi-
dence of the Earl of Shaftesbury. On Monday the
admission being is., the attendance was not large,
but 301. were taken at the doors, in addition to a
very considerable sale which was effected in the Bazaar.
On Tuesday the galleries were thrown open to the
public, and above 6,000 persons, among whom were
many members of the aristocracy, visited the Bazaar.
Nearly the whole of the articles manufactured by the
children, and the greater portion of the stock were dis
posed of during the day. Yesterday, though the at-
tendance was not so large as on the previous day, the
galleries were thronged during the hours of admission,
and the whole of the patent toys and remainder of the
stock were sold before the evening. The committee con-
sider the undertaking eminently successful, and arrange
manta are expected to be shortly made with Messrs.
Cremer to keep a portion of their bazaar exclusively for
the sale of articles made by the children of the ragged
Ochooll,