The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-11 00:00:00

ADMIRALTY, JULY 5.

Corps of Royal Marines—Second Lieutenant Wyvill
James Christy to be First Lieutenant, vice G. B. Puddi-
combe, resigned.

ADMIRALTY, JULY 7.

Corps of Royal Marines—Brovet-Major Alexander An-
derson to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vica Clendon, to retired
full-pay ; First Lieutenant Richard Parke to be Captain,
vice Anderson, promoted; Second Lieutenant Charles
James Dundas Napier to bo First Lieutenant, vice Parke,
promoted.

COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE QUEEN.
Rgiyal Wiltshire-Regiment of Militia—Robert Bridges
Bellers, Esq., to be Adjutant, June 3.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS.
County of Cornwall—John St. Aubyn, Esq., to be
Deputy Lieutenant ; John Pincher Trist, Esq., to be De-
puty Lieutenant, July 1.
The Essex Rifles—Edward Waddington, Gent., to be
Assistant-Surgeon, vice Blair, resigned, July 7.
Ist Regiinent of Royal Cheshire Militia—Lieutenant
Thomas Aldersey to be Captain, vice Harrison, resigned;
Ensign Edward Charles Hicks to be Lieutenant, vice
Aldersey, promoted, June 30.
Worcestershire Regimentof Militia—Lieutenant Thomas
Henry Clutton Brock to be Captain, vice Fuddle, re-
signed ; John Henry Edward do Robeck, Esq., late Cap-
tain 4th Regiment of Foot, to be Captain, vice Foley re
signed ; Ensign Samuel Skey Burton to be Lieutenant,
vice Rintoul, resigned, July 4.
Queen's Own Worcestershire Regiment of Yeomanry
Cayalry--Lientenant Walter Chamberlain Hemming to be
Captain, vice Clive, promoted; Lieutenant Robert Berkeley
to be Captain, vice Temple, resigned ; the Honourable
Frederick Lygon to be Captain, vice Taylor, resigned ;
Col net Robert Peel to be Lieutenant, vice Berkeley, pro-
moted ; Henry Thomas Hickman, Gent., to be Cornet,'
July 7.
Ist Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia—
, Pryce Ilbert Harrison, Gent., to be Ensign, July 3.
1 Queen's Own Royal Regiment of Staffordshire Yeo-
manry Cavalry—Major the Right Honourable Granville
George, Earl Granville, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice
Bagot, promoted ; Captain George Holland Ackers to be
Major, vice Earl Granville, promoted ; Sir William Mil-
burne Milburne Swinnerton Pilkington, Bart., to be Lieu-
tenant, vice Jones, resigned, July 3.
BANKRUPTS.

Bodham Butler Wisker, tailor, Castle-street, Holborn
(carrying on business in partnership with George Sully, of
the same place), to surrender July 21 at one, and August
21 at balf-past ono, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan,
Aldermanbury, official assignee ; Sole, Turner, and Turner,
Aldermanbury ; Hick, Gray's-inn-square.
James Swallow, corn and coal merchant, Maidenhead,
July 20, at half-past two, and August 22, at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Basing-
hall-street ; Lawrance, Plows, and Boyer, Old Jewry-
chambers,

James Triggs, William Triggs, and Edward Triggs,
upholsterers and cabinet makers, Southampton, July 17,
at half-past one, and August 25, at twelve, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Carman, official assignee, Aldermanbury ;
Paterson, Bouverie-street, Fleet-street; Mackey, South-
ampton.
George Sewell Greene grocer, Aylesbury-street, Clerken-
well, July 24, and Aug. 22, at one, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Moorg,ate-street ; Rose,
Salisbury-street, Strand.
Giovanni Baptista Giustiniani and Saverio Castelli,
merchants, Bury-court, St. Mary-Axe, City, July 24, at
half-past two, and Aug. 22, at one, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Moorgate-street ; Lawrance,
Pleas, and Boyer, Old Jewry-chambers.
John David Neill and Henry 'Sanderson, shipbrokers,
Liverpool, July 19 and August 14, at eleven, at the Liver-
pool District Court. Morgan, officiallassignee, Liverpool ;
Holden, Liverpool.
John Adams, china manufacturer, Longton, Stafford,
July 21, at twelve, and August 18, at ten, at the Birming-
ham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birming-
ham ; E. and H. Wright, Birmingham.

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SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS
William Learmonth, minister of the gospel, West
Caller; creditors meet July 19, in Dowells' Rooms, Edin•
burgh.
Jphn Dykes, Wright, Glasgow; July 20, in the Globe
Hotel, Glasgow.
William Dickson, ,wine merchant, Glasgow ; July 20,
in the Waverly Hotel, Glasgow.
William Sclater, grocer, Loanhead; July 19, in Grant's
Hotel, Edinburgh.

DaN;id Gauche, plumber, Montrose ; July 20, in the Star
Hotel, Montrose.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

( From the London, Yew Price Current of this day.)

SUGAR.—To-day British Plantation Sugar was not to be
obtained under the rates of Friday, yet demand was
limited from grocers and refiners. .At auction 299 hhds,
and 16 trs., of Barbadoes were only in part sold at barely
former prices—low yellow wont at 33s to 33s 6d and mid
to fine 31s to 38s ; 69 hhds. Demerara, brown 30s 6d, low
yellow 32s to 33s 6d ; 33 hhds 86 brls. Barbadoes, brown
at 31s to 31s 6d per cwt. Total operations were 676 hhds,
&c.

REFINED.—To-day there was not much demand for re-
fined sugar from home dealers—brown lumps were to be
obtained at 43s 6(1 to 445, and low to fine grocery 44s to 48s
(3d per cwt. Ia crushed sugar little doing for export, and
there are ready sellers of Dutch at last week's rates.
MAIIRITMs.—To-day demand was limited for Mauritius
sugar, but at auction 2000 bags realized full rates, fine
yellow 35s 6d to 365, low to good 31s Gd to 355, and brown
27s Gd to 31s per cwt.
FOREIGN.—The supply has materially increased, and
the rates accepted are generally 2s Gd to 3s under previous
duty paid prices. To-day few purchases were made in
Foreign Sugar either by shippers or home dealers and at
last week's rates holders were disposed to sell. At auction
35 Illuls St. Croix sugar went at 37s to 39s 6:1 for mid to
fine yellow being tair market rates. On 'Ghana a cargo
of yellow savannah sugar was reported as sold for Bristol
at 21 for number 12, one at 21s 6d for 11i Gottonburg,
and 2000 chests duty paid on the spot at 35s for number 13.
Morass
Cuba and Port: Rico fine
iNkTo 3 eteot
lOs India6d
and stock
"--There is a greater dulness in the market,
14s 6,(A1.t_0
decline ; lowkeeping on the increaso rates continue on the
Cub
Clsosngou is not pressed for sale, but only small ex-
portTr i
to operate with relte.rßlleinnggalaatt.llsMs atuorilt6iuss;
orders have been completed, and home dealers continue
1 s fel to is 7s per lb,i
fu
of all sorts. via,ance, whilst supply is plenti-
dtadling good is 8d to 2s 2(1,
fine 2s 4d to 2s 7(1, superfineas follows : Hyson ord
tCoan2st osndl;od to ls
Twankay3d '1
sn9Y(lB°tno ls. 2s
kind la Is 5d to 28 2d, fine 2s 4(1
84 to 3s ; Young Hyson
to is 4d; Hyson kind is Cd to 3s ;72run6,owder Canton 9il
Pekoe many parcels have been sold, f Scented Orange
fine at 2s 3d to 2s 7d, low to good is sand rates rule firm,
our last report several arrivals of tea 11'1 to 2s 5(1. Since
large public sales will be declared shoraje taken
place, and
stock at all the ports over last year is 12000. The excess in
?lbs,
COCOA.—There aro larger operation:, 'in British
I tion, and stiffer rates have been obtained foil-
bst Planta-
tion,
is still a much smaller stock than last year,e asertds.
i liveries aro yet favorable. An improved demand fornd A-
reign, and tho market is in a firm position. Sales of Bahia
-
at 273 to 27s 6(1; Para 29s to 30s, and Gutsy
33s per cent. Guayaquil , •32 s to
I INDrG o.—Tho (iantity cleared for sale was 12,835 chests I
i in the A, and 1090 in the B catalogues ; total 13,925 chests
I of which 719 chests were not printed or withdrawn before :
1 inspection, leaving the quantity to be brought, forward
13,206 chests, consisting 8787 Bengal, Tirboot, Sze., 1103 1
Madras ; 1393 Kurpahs, 600 Oude, 46 Bimlipatam, 53
Pondicherry, 23 Java, and 995 sundries in B catalogue.
During the progress of the sale 532 chests have been with-
drawn.
SALTPETRE. —ln consequence of some reduction having
bees, accepted, a large business has been concluded ; Cal-
cutta on the spot at 31s to 33$ 6d. according to refraction,
to arrive 34s per cwt, Stock continues to get larger, and

TILE WAR-THE GERMAN SOVEREIGNS.

A French journal of repute, which reckons among its
sources of information the Russian agents who still
linger on the frontiers of France and in Western Ger-
many, draws a strange"and humiliating picture of the
attitude assumed by the German Sovereigns towards the
Court of St. Petersburg, and of the last negotiations
between these personages. According to this narrative
of the Journal des D(Jbats, the official communications
made by the German Cabinets to the Russian Govern-
ment subsequent to the Convention of Berlin and the
interview at Tetschen were in each case accompanied
by confidential autograph letters, in which the Imperial
and Royal correspondents addressed the Emperor
Nicholas in the most affectionate terms, protested that
they had no inclination to make war, entreated his
Majesty to condescend to accede to their solicitations
for peace, and offered is that case to constitute them-
selves the mediators at a congress at which all pending
questions were to be discussed and arranged. It is even
added that the King of Prussia had the inexpressible
meanness to beg his Imperial brother-in-taw to honour
him with a personal interview on his recent visit to the
frontiers of East Prussia—a request to which the Emperor
Nicholas sent a flat refusal by one of his Aides-de-Camp,
—and indeed the Czar, if this account is at all to be be-
lieved, appears to have taken no further notice of these
puerile appeals to his compassion than to give fresh in-
structions for the movements of his troops, and to
send as his representative to Vienna/a man well known
to be a partisan of the war, and a member of the ultra-
Muscovite party, while he reminded the Sovereigns of
Austria and Prussia that they owed their existence to
his protection, and threatened to punish their ingra-
titude by some tremendous manifestation of his power
and vengeance.
It is not for us to discuss the motives which can in-
duce a journal like that from which we quote these de-
tails to accredit and disseminate statements of this na-
ture. But it is ohvicus that the effect of such distorted
versions of the facts which have taken place is to throw
discredit and contempt upon the German-Powers, and
to forward the scheme of a Congress, or of renewed ne-
gotiations, on which Russia rests her hopes of escaping
from her present embarrassments. Whatever may have
been the secret relations of Prussia with the Court of
St. Petersburg, we certainly do not believe, without
further proof, that at the very time when Austria was
concluding a treaty of military operations with the
Porte, and exchanging the must confidential corn
munications with the belligerent Powers, she was ten-
dering to Russia, for Russian purposes, a mediation
which the Western States had not shown the slightest
disposition to accept. On the contrary, the latest intelli-
gence we receive from Vienna shows that it is now chiefly
against Austria that the fury of the Emperor Nicholas
is excited, and against her frontiers• that his principal
armies are arrayed. No one, therefore, knows better
than the Emperor of Austria and his Ministers what they
would have to expect from a negotiation begun under
such auspices. We can only regard publications of this
kind as insidious attempts to shake that confidence which
ought to exist between at least three of the great,powers
and to injure the general cause of Europe, to which the
Emperor of Russia and his adherents are alone opposed;
for, we repeat, it is from Russia, and by Russian agents
alone, that, these rumours of renewed negotiotion have
obtained currency in Europe.
Let any one, however, compare the probability of such
reports with the terms of the last communication ad-
dressed by the Czar to Vienna and Berlin. We stated
yesterday that the conditions annexed by Russia to the
evacuation of the Principalities were not then fully known
to us. According to ail the principal journals of the
Continent those conditions are, that the Western Powers
should simultaneously evacuate the Ottoman territory
and that Austria should not enter it ; that Russia
should retain the line of the Sereth, that is, the
greater part of Moldavia and its capital, Jassy,
" for strategical reasons ;" and that nothing un-
favourable to Russia should be undertaken . pend-
ing the negotiation, a condition which would
virtually amount to an armistice. These candi-
tions are' obviously inadmissible, and inconsistent
with all the principles laid down in the treaties, the pro-
tocols, and elsewhere. France and England have en-
tered the Ottoman territory by virtue of conventions
with the Sultan ; Russia has, on the contrary, seized and
invaded a portion of that territory in defiance of right
and law. There is therefore no parity in the two situa-
tions. But, even while she speaks of evacuation, Russia
claims the line of the Sereth "for strategical reasons"—
that is, she announces her intention to hold a large por-
tion of Moldavia, and the best military position which
the Principalities afford, in order that when the next
opportunity offers she may again advance to the best ad-
vantage. Thirdly, she annexes to these inconclusive
proposals a condition which would . practically suspend
the operations of war during a negotiation which might
be indefinitely prolonged. It is needless to comment on
such a scheme. Russia, in making it, must have known
that she was asking that to which no Ministers of the
Western Powers could by possibility consent ; and she
must have formed a very low opinion of the capacity
and energy of the Austrian Government if she ima-
gined that it would be imposed upon by such language
as this. The whole course of modern Russian policy
seems to be an attempt to intimidate the world by
exaggerated demonstrations, none of which have as yet
supported the touch of reality. The Emperor is re-
ported to say that the war is not yet begun in earnest,
but that sooner or later we shall see him at the head of
half a million of men, scattering the nations before him
like another Attila. This bombast is - all intended for
the same object—to cover his retreat, and to press and
terrify the timid into negotiations, at which the Em-
peror is to preserve his exalted position, and magnani-
mously to vouchsafe that peace which England, France,
Germany, and the East are supposed to be anxiously
awaiting at his hands. Even these fictions are not new
to ua. They are precisely similar to the language of
Tippoo Sahib, the Emperor of China, or the King of
Ava, and show - how largely the Russian nation and
Government partake of the Oriental character. The
truth is, as every one knows, that for many months
past the whole resources of the Russian empire have
been strained to excess, though with results far below
what was expected of the Imperial armies ; and the
contrary statements which are put forward are so no-
toriously untrue, that wo wish nothing better than to
see them brought to the proof by the most efficient and
decided measures that can be employed by the Allied
Powers.—Times.

A deputation, including Mr. J. Mastcrman, Mr Al-
derman Cubitt, and the City Remembrancer, had, yes-
terday, an interview with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell.
Dispatches from the Governor of Canada were re-
ceived yesterday at the Colonial Office.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat
yesterday, and resumed the hearing of an appeal from
Ben'gal, "Ameroon Nissa v. Gokhool Ckund."
CRYSTAL PALACE, JULY 10.—ONE SHILLING DAY.
Number of season tickets sold to this date, 20,370. Ad-
mission at the doors, 12,881. Admission by season
tickets, 801. Total, 13,682.

M. KOSSUTH AT GLASGOW.—We publish to-day the
second great speech which Kossuth delivered at Glas-
gow on Wednesday. As an effort of oratory, we hardly
know anything which can be compared with it in the
English language. Notwithstanding its unusual length,
every word of it will be read with intense gratification.
We hold it to bo impossible for any intelligent, unpreju-
diced mind, to peruse that speech and yet have faith in
the sincerity of Austria's professions of a cordial adhe-
sion to the policy of the Western Powers.—Morning
Advertiser. _ _

........
LEANDER CLUB BOAT-RACE.—The gentlemen of the
great Leander Club rowed their annual race on Friday
evening, and it is to be regretted that it was not more
generally known that the match was to come off at that
time, as it was a very animated contest, with a variety
of changes in it, which rendered it peculiarly interesting.
The distance was, as usual, from Vauxhall to Putney.
Messrs. Webber and Prior
~ Goulding and J. Davis
~ Davis and Twining . 0
Woodbridge and Willoughby
0
Two other boats started, but were behind the greater
part of the course, although making good play at first.
Of these Messrs. Bovil and Cameron took a slight lead,
followed' by Messrs.
Woodbridge and Willoughby, who
were closely pressed by Messrs. Goulding and Davis,
and a most capital race it was all the way up. At Bat-
tersea-bridge Messrs. Goulding. and Davis were first
through, then followed Messrs. Woodbridge and
Willoughby,
next Messrs. Davis and Twining, and then
Messrs. Webber and Prior. The race was here continued
with the greatest spirit, and, amongst other changes
with which it was diversified, Messrs. Webber and Prior
passed the whole of the other boats, and took the first
position at Wandsworth ultimately winning by two or
three lengths, Messrs. Goulding and Davis being second.
T
he.gentlemen were started by James Parish, their COx- I
Swam,

ANOTHER " COALTION" BILL
ABANDONED.

The "Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Bill" was last
night forsaken by the Government. It forms another
item in the list of Coalition failures. Its professed ob-
ject was to remedy some of the evils which at present
cling to the law of divorce. But it must be confessed
that instead of doing anything to remove the evils of
impartial legislation as far as the question between the
two sexes is involved, it would have aggravated them.
A clever letter signed " Margaret Hellen," which ap-
peared in yesterday's Daily News, adverts to this fact
with a bitterness of feeling that can only proceed from
a strong sense of injury. The proposed Bill, if it had
become the law of the land, would really legalise or
''crystallise a wrong under which women have long been
suffering. The Bill proposed to give the husband the
right of suing for divorce on occasions of the adultery of
the wife, but only allowed the same remedy to the wife
in the event of the commission by the husband of crimes
which to the credit of society are so uncommon that
they might, to all intents and purposes, be left without
notice in the statute book, This fact is quite sufficient
to account for the indignation of our correspondent, and
to justify the upset of the Bill.
" Hardly as our sex has been treated by the matri-
monial statutes of previous ages in England," said our
lady-correspondent, "it is reserved for the boasted
civilisation of the nineteenth century to endeavour to de-
prive us of the small protection against insult and indig-
nity which law and public opinion have afforded us
hitherto ; for, whilst by the measure proposed facilities
are afforded to the husband to dissolve his union with an
unfaithful wife, should the care be reversed, and the
wife the injured party, no reslress of grievances, no sun-
dering of the marriage bond except under the most ex-
treme cases of villany, is procurable." This is without
doubt a valid case of grievance. While we are obliged
to confess, with contrition, that in this wicked world
" the, weakest always go to the wall," we agree with
Margaret Hellen that it is a disgrace to a nation to
make laws to compel the weaker to go to the wall—to
strengthen by legislation what is already too strong in
fact. It cannot bedenied, either, that our correspondent's
objection to the reasoning of-the Chancellor is unexcep•
tionable. It was, to say the least of it, rather strange
to hear that legal dignitary declare in the House of
Lords, on the occasion of the debate on the second read-
ins, of the bill, that, " though it might be bad morality,
there was no blinking the fact that a husband would
scarcely lose caste for an offence of this kind (adultery),
whereas a wife would forfeit her station in society."
This may be, .and probably is, very true as a statement
of facts, but it is not a statement which the highest legal
authority in the land should put forward as a basis for
legislation. It may be allowed that it is not expedient
that the laws of divorce should be too much relaxed ;
but let us exercise sorns, fairness is our legislation on the
subject. Do not say
,insolently to women. We men
may break a moral precept a ithout voilating the laws
of the country, whereas if you break it you shall be
ruined. We will thrust you out of society for commit-
ting an offence which we consider venial when com-
mitted by ourselves. This surely would be the very in-
solence of legislation. It may be allowed that the legis-
lation regarding sexual relations is to the last degree
anomalous in England already, but do not endeavour to
increase the anomaly. What we ought to do is to assiini-
late the law of divorce in England to the Scotch law on
the same subject.— Daily News.

CUR MECHANICAL POWER AND THE

WA R.

TO T117'4 EDITOR OF TILE DAILY NEWS.

Sir—Your leader of to-day on the adoption of improved
mechanical means in attacking the Russian maritime
fortresses sounds a note which it is to be hoped will be
taken up by the people and the press from one end of
the country to the other.
It cannot be denied that this, the greatest mechanical
country in the world, in conducting the war which is
now upon its hands, has not_the full advantage of the
immense mechanical resources which lie absolutely at
its disposal. Indeed, how should it have, when those
who have the conduct of its operations-are for the most
part men whoseaninds have been first warped by routine
and then stiffened by the pride of official impractica-
bility.
During the laA ten years the mechanical genius of the
country, which' had previously achieved some splendid
triumphs, has acquired a development which, whether''
measured by the number of minds brought to bear upon
the subject, the greatness of the ingenuity displayed, or
the variety and grandeur of the works which have been
achieved, must be regarded as absolutely without paral-
lel in the history of the world. One after another every
mechanical problem which the wants or wishes of man-
kind have forced upon our engineers—whether the diffi-
culty to be overcome was terrestrial or nautical—has re-
ceived its solution. And now, when we have to deal
with the ultimo, ratio vegan, what is to be done with
this great mass of mechanical ability ?
Some people no doubt will say—" Oh, but these gen-
tlemen have all along been occupied with civil engineer-
ing. What we are in want of is military engineers."
An answer displaying, certainly, a large amount of ig-
norance, as if the problem submitted to civil and mili-
tary engineers was not essentially one and the same, xiz.
the overcoming of obstacles by the application of force.
Mechanical superiority maybe made available to the
party possessing it in two ways, viz., by improved mani-
pulation, and by improved contrivance. Tuus by cur
superior manipulation, castings for steam engines are
daily made in all parts of Great Britain of a magnitude
which nowhere dap in the world can be attempted ; but
it remains to be shown that the same superiority of cast-
ing has been taken advantage of to increase the bore of
our guns beyond what is attainable by other nations.
Again, as regards contrivance. Experiments have of
late years been made, and important results arrived at,
as to the effect of particular mixtures of metal and parti-
cular modes of cooling in producing tenacity in iron
under certain circumstances. Has any proper system of
such experiments ever been extended to our cannon
foundries ? or to take a more exalted example of contriv-
ance ? It is well known that we can construct steamboats
of any degree of strength, of any degree of lightness, cf
any degree of speed. Does the country in the present
war reap the full benefit of our mechanical superiority
in this respect ?
If the Government wish to know what can be done in
the present state of mechanical science and its kindred
arts in relation to the above and similar particulars, let
them not trust implicitly to their routine advisers. Let
them cause it to be known that suggestions from parties
possessing a prima facie claim to attention will undergo
a proper examination, instead of being systematically
snubbed. If there is no staff at present available for
the purpose, let one be.created. Under, such a system,
it would be unnecessary to advertise rewards for inven-
tions. A inor Patrice and an honourable emulation would
alone do the business.

Roping that you will not let the matter sleep, I am,
&c., ARGUS.

July 6.

THE FATAL PARACHUTE DESCENT.
The inquest upon the body of Monsieur Henri Letour,
whose death was occasioned by injuries sustained in at-
tempting a descent in a parachute, was held yesterday be-
fore Mr. Baker, the coroner. The inquiry excited much
interest. The parachute, which was exhibited to the jury,
is in the form of a large umbrella, constructed of white and
blue cotton, bound with rope line, and when expanded is
about forty feet iu aircumference. In lieu of a car is a kind
of saddle, with a pair of treddles for the feet to rest upon,
and above is sonic machinery propcllieg three long canvas
fans, or wings, intended to guide the parachute in de-
acending.
Mr. Adams, the aeronaut at Cremorne-gardens, deposed
that he was ordered by Mr. Simpson, the proprietor, to
take the deceased up in his parachute on the evening of the
27th ult., and ho ascended from the gardens about 7 pra-
He had taken up deceased once before, on which occasion
he (Mr. Adams) liberated the parachute, and it fell safely
somewhere near Blackheath. The machine was attached
to the balloon by a rope, and was. liberated by a trigger
iron, which held one of the ends. Having prepared for
the lescent, and descended some distance, he looked over
to see if the parachute had expanded, but saw that it had
not, and we all twisted, so that it would have been cer-
tain death to deceased to have liberated it. He therefore
continued to descend, and whoa passing over a meadow
near Tottenham, the grapnel was caught by some boys,
who could not hold it, and the balloon took a course over
some land until the grapnel caught bythe sideof a ditch when
it was brought up. Before then the parachute struck the
ground several times; he heard the deceased call out, but he
did not understand what ho said. He expected that the de-
ceasedwould have cut the belt and thua have liberated himself
the moment he touched the ground, but ho did not do so.
Assistance came up, and he saw the deceased carried away.
In answer to the jury as to why ho did not detach the
parachute when so close to the ground, and so have given
the deceased a chance of escaping, he said that he did not
know but what the machine had by that time got away,
but even had it been so, ho thought that the grapnel,
which was trailing along, would either have picked it up
or the man.
He (witness) did not understand French, nor
did the deceased understand English.
Mr. Marshall, of Brook-place, Tottenham, deposed that
ho saw the parachute to which deceased waslashed dragged
over the ground for about half tC mile. Ho heard the de-
ceased call out, and a young gentleman who was with wit-
ness, and who understood French, said that ho was calling
to those in the balloon to cut him assay.
Some other witnesses having been examined, including
Mr. Green, the reronant, who attributed the twisting of the
machine and the rope to its being spun instead of plaited,
the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death."

THE NEGROES AT THE DIGGINGS.—An American cor-
respondent of the Williamsburg Times writes from Mel-
bourne :--" The coloured people, almost without excep-
tion, are doing well here ; they are lucky as diggers,
and always find employment as cooks, and at good wages.
Close by
us, two men took out SlB,OOO from their claim.
Mrs. Stowe's work having reached the colony, a good
deal of sympathy is manifested for the coloured people
who come from America, while those from the East
Indies perish like animals. The first step of a coloured
man when he arrives is to get married to a white woman,
and a pretty one too. On Sundays no black man is seen
without a white lady hanging on his arm. If English men
were but only one-half as democratic as English women,
Victoria would soon be a republic. I asked a very re-
spectable-looking woman why she married a coloured
man, and she replied, because he would treat me better
than an Englishman ; all the Americans do.' Do
what ?' Why, treat women well.' What makes you
think so ?" 1 see it ; there arc a good many Americans
about here married, and they do not strike or kick their
wives.' I said 'ln England the labouring men always
give their money to their wives 'in America they seldom
do. I thought that a great compliment to women.'
She replied, May be that is what makes the labouring
classes so poor in England ; at any rate, I wonld sooner
be the wife of a black man than the slave of a White one.
Besides,
my husband is just ae s much of American a
you are; s
lie was born in the State of Massachussetts.
I suppose you thought to shame me ; but, no, I do not
feel ashamed.' "

THE WAR.

THE EMBARKATION OF THE: FRENCH
TROOPS AT CALMS.

We have alicady stated that the Hannibal, 91, screw,
Commodore the Hon. F. NY. Grey, and the Algiers, 91,
screw, Captain Talbot, had returned to the Downs from
Sheerness.

The St. Vincent, 102, Captain Mansel, towed by the
Sphinx, 6, paddle-sloop, Captain Clifford, and the
Royal William, 120, Captain Kingcome, in tow of the
Gladiator, G, paddle, Captain Broke, have joined these
ships and 110 W they form a squad= of four powerful
vessels.

This morning the Vivid, Admiralty yacht, Master-
Commander Alien, with Captain Smithett, prodeeds to
the Downs, and conveys Commodore Grey to Calais, to
confer with Admiral La Pierre and the French autho-
rities there as to the arrangements.
It is expected that Admiral Berkeley, C. 8., will pro-
ceed from the Admiralty, on Wednesday or Thursday,
to Dover and thence to Calais, and the embarkation,
which we understand is to be completed in one day, will
take place under his personal superintendence. It is
intended that the lire-of-battle ships, with their atten-
dant steamers Sphynx, Gladiator, and Termagant, 24,
screw, Capt. the Hon. J. K. Stewart, shall drop down to
Calais roads on Thursday ni.4llt, and if possible they will
return to the Downs on Friday night, after the troops
and their equipages are on board.

The Termagant, the Hon. Keith Stewart,, got up
steam at Portsmouth on Sunday evening late, and work-
ed her engines fur some time. Everything was most
satisfactory, and she afterwards steamed out of the basin
into the stream, where she has been swung to ascertain
the deviation of her compass. She proceeded to Spit-
head last evening, and will take in her powder and shell,
and be paid advance wages, after which she. proceeds to
Calais roads, to receive on board 50 of the French
troops._ . - . . . - _

,Tlie Widgeon and Sprightly, steam;tenders, have pro-
ceeded to Calais from Sheerness and Portsmouth, and
other ships will follow them, to assist in the embarka-
tion.

The Dasher, 3, paddle, Capt.,Le Febre ; Fire Queen,
paddle-tender; and Comet and Echo, steam-tugs, are also
ordered from Portsmouth to Calais, to assist in embark-
ing the troops. The Dasher left last evening.
It is expected that thousands of Englishmen will pro-
ceed from Dover to Calais .on Thursday night to witness
the embarkation on Friday. Steamers will run from
Dover several times during the day, and the last packet
'(the mail steamer) will leave Dover shortly after eleven
o'clock on Thursday night for the other side of the
Channel.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
The Wildfire, paddlewheel steam-vessel, tender to the
Waterloo, George Brockman master ; the Myrtle, pad-
dlewheel steam-vessel, tender to the Formidable, W. S.
Bourchier master ; and the Fearless, paddlewheel steam-
vessel, Charles Anstey (acting master) in command, are
ordered to be temporarily fitted for the conveyance of
the French troops to be embarked at Calais on board
the English lino-of-battle ships which talcs them to the.
Baltic. They are to leave,{Sheerness for Calais this day.
Each vessel is to have her' name painted _conspicuously
on the quarter and on the stern, so as to enable the
Commodore the more readily to communicate with them
by signal-flags, as required.
Yesterday intelligence was received at the Admiralty,
under date July the 3d, that her Majesty's steamer Con-
flict bad just taken _three prizes, namely the Reiuhardt,
of Papenburgb, bound from London to Cronstadt, and
two Cotirlaud decked boats. They have been sent in
Charge of prize crews home to England.
By a letter received 'from Memel, dated July 6, the
Amphion was there refitting in the roads. The Con-
flict- had also arrived on the previous Sunday from her
cruising ground. The Amphion had taken her wizen-
mast out, and 'vas making a new one. This is the
second spar that has been found defective since she
left Eng'and.
The funeral of the late Captain Foote took place at
Memel on the sth, and was conducted with much solem-
nity. The procession started from the British Consul's,
Mr. Herslett's, house, and was announced by nine guns
frorp the Castle, the Amphion firing minute guns. Great
numbers of the military attended in eniform ; the Con-
suls also, and numbers of masters from ships ine'port.
The Clonflict left on the-6th for the northward. Her
First Lieutenant (Here) 'goes home overland, to coin-
mend one of the newly-built gun-boats. There are now
at Memel 17 vessels, prizes to the squadron, waiting
orders either to be sent home or to be sold there, which
is considered much the safest plan.
One of the Lieutenants of the Amphion and a party
had a very narrow escape when returning on board in
crossing the bar. The boat was swamped, but, being
favoured liy a lull, they-managed to get her head found
and pushed for the beach, where the boat capsized.
Happily, all escaped with a few bruises. It was in ex-
actly the same spot that Captain Foote lost hi 4 life.
At 7 30 p.m. yesterday the Vulture steam-ship, from
the Baltic, was just coming into Sheerness, 'and also the
Gladiator from Portsmouth.
A new vessel was put out of dock at Sheerness yester-
day, adapted for carrying heavy ordnance and stores.
Her registered tonnage (builders' admeasui ernent) is 130
tons ; her draught of, water is only three feet aft ; she
is most substantially built, is appropriately named the
Staunch, and is of extremely large scantling throughout.
The crew of the Formidable, 81, are again set on to
get her ready for sea. 'Her rigging is being fitted, and
her niarines are getting her tanks, &c., on board and
stowing the hold. •
The Portuguese war-steamer Mindello arrived at
Southampton on Sunday from Wend, having landed at
that port the King of Portugal, the Duke of Oporto,
and suite.
Commander Calver, R.N., who has been employed
by the Admiralty during the. past three years, making
surveys pn the north-east coast, has been selected by the
First Lord of the Admiralty to pilot the fleet about to
proceed with French troops to the Baltic.
The Janus, paddle-wheel steam-vessel, Lieutenant-
Commander Colin C. A. Kane, arrived at Woolwich at
10 o'clock pqn: on Saturday, and on Monday received a
number of buoys and metal buoy-holders for conveyance
to the Baltic. She will leave Woolwich to-day for her
destination.
The Industry screw steam store-vessel, Commander
Bradley, will be ready at Woolwich on Thursday to pro-
ceed up the river to, Deptford to take on board stores
for conveyance to the Black Sea.
The following appointments have been made :--
Lieutenant William C. Geary (1846), from the coast-
guard, to be agent for transports.
Paymaster Stuart Watson (1850), from the St. Vin-
cent to the Termagant, 24, sore A steam-frigate, for ser-
vice in conveying French troops to the Baltic.
Master's-Assistant R. Cooke, to the Sphinx, paddle-
wheel steam-sloop, at Portsmouth.
Acting-Clerk Charles A. Goodyer, to the Hornet, 17,
screw steam-sloop, at Woolwich.
We understand that two martello towers are to be
erected in the south docks at the entrance of Sunderland
harbour, and that several cannon of large calibre are to
be placed upon the piers and on the heights to defend
the port.
Yesterday the Lords of the Admiralty gave notice et
Lloyd's that a sailing vessel was required to carry 500
, tons of naval provisions, as also a steam-vessel to carry
a similar quantity, to the Baltic, for the e use of the fleet
under Sir C. Napier ; also a ship for toe conveyance of
300 tons of naval provisions to Malta ; and also two
steamers to carry 500 tons of bread from Gosport and
Plymouth to Varna, calling on the voyage out at Con-
stantinople for orders from the Commissariat.
Ninety-two cases of swords, each containing 120, or
altogether about. 10,000, and 2,000 barrels of ball
cartridges, are being shipped for Constantinople for the
use of Omer Pasha's cavalry.
The Flora, Dummet master, which arrived at Fal-
mouth on Sunilay, spoke the transport No. 28) bound
to Varna, on the 3d inst. She had encountered a gale,
and lost fore and main topmasts.
Yesterday the Lords of the Admiralty gave notice on
the I%oyal Exchange that ships were required to convey 7
officers and 560 men from the river Themes and Cork to
Malta, the, owners of the vessels to find the necessary
provisions for the troops ; also another ship to carry 150
tons of naval provisions to Varna.
Notices were also given yesterday by the Admiralty
that their Lordships were prepared to enter, into con-
tracts for the supply of 3,000 quarters of wheat, the
whole to be delivered at the Royal Victualling-yard,
Deptford, within six weeks. Their Lordships undertake
to make a proportionate allowance for each bushel ex-
ceeding 601 b. in weight.
From Southampton we are informed that the Royal
mail steam-ship OrinOco, Captain Wilson, left that port
yesterday to embark the 60th Rifles at Portsmouth for
the East. The Medway, just arrived from the Black Sea,
will probably be made available for further Government
service without delay. The Avon, also belonging to the
Royal Mail Steam-packet Company, is expected to be
ready in a few days, and will it is said proceed to the
Downs to embark a
,portion of The French auxiliary force
for the Baltic. Telegraphic instructions were received
in Southampton yesterday to expedite in every possible
way the fittings of the Himalaya, Simla, and other steam-
ers belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental Company.
The Himalaya is now in the graving dock, having gone
in there on Saturday to be coated with Messrs. Peacock
and Bucha,n's composition for the preservation of iron
ships. She has not sustained the least damage from the
accidental grounding on Sconce Point, Isle of Wight.
During the time this leviathan ship has been in
the dry dock she has been visited' by great numbers of
persons anxious to view her enormous proportions and
beautiful lines. Sir Baldwin Walker and Captain Milne
inspected her on Saturday, and we understand have ro-
ported favourably to the Admiralty as to the propriety
of'purchasing the vessel for the Government. The Go-
vernment are also in treaty with the' General Screw
Steam Shipping Company for the purchase '
of the Prince
of 2,760 tons, and two other iron steam-ships of nearly
equal size, the whole to be used as troop and transport
vessels. AllLthe steamers chartered by the Government
from the Peninsular and Oriental Company will start
from Southampton on Saturday next ; the Himalaya
for Plymouth, the Simla for Liverpool, the Rajah and
Colombo for the Baltic. The Candia cannot be made
available, as she requires to go to London to have her
screw shaft adjusted. All the great steam-packet com-
panies belonging to the port of Southampton have shown
an honourablo rivalry in banding over to the Govern-
ment,
,at great inconvenience to their regular business
traffic, so many ships, and those of such large tonnage.
Now that the Government is in an emergency and is
tmclerstood to bs still- in want of steam tonnage, some
dissatisfaction is expressed among the Government
authorities that a similar readiness to that exhibited
at Southampton has not been shown by other com-
panies. The Cunard Company is instanced, and it
is remariced that during the past week, although
the emergency of the public service is evident to
all, not a single bteamer has been forthcoming

from this powerful association. One of the great apo-
logies for the heavily subsidised companies is, that the
ships'should be available for Government service in case
of war. It is to be hoped, therefore, that the Cunard
Company will not continue to be an exception to the
general rule, but that efforts will be immediately made
to accommodate the Government, and thus to remove
all grounds for the dissatisfaction which now appears to
exist.

The Commissioners of Chelsea Hospital assembled at,
the board-room of the Ordnance Hospital at 11 o'clock
a.m. yesterday, to pension the men returned unfit for
duty, according to their respective services.
Captain Mountain, who marched hi 4 company, the Ist
of the —l3th battalihn of Artillery, all young recruits,
into Brompton Barracks, Chatham, in March last, has
dismissed them from marching, Carbine, and field-gun
drill, and a part of them from garrison, gun, and mortar
drill, and they are now attached to horses. The whole
company will be dismissed from, all drills that can be
carried on at Chatham by the end of the month. Cap-
tain Mountain and his non-commissioned officers have
been indefatigable and successful in bringing the com-
pany so quickly forward.
Major C. C. Young's No. 2 company, 12th battalion,
and Captain Alexander 'lrving's No. 3 company, 12th
battalion, assembled on the Guard Mounting-parade of
the Royal Artillery at 'Woolwich garrison yesterday
forenuon in service marching order, and were inspected
by Major-General'E, C. Whinyates, commandant of the
garrison. These companies are ready to embark for the
East on the shortest notice.

Colonel William Campbell, commanding the 2d Dra-
goon Guards ("Bays") at Dundalk, has been recently
called on to furnish fifteen serviceable troop horses for
the 15th (King's) Regiment of Light Dragoons (Hussars).
The latter corps has just returned from India, after 15
years' service there, and yet it is said that it is about to
be equipped for Turkey with the least possible delay.
Lieutenant-Colonel Warde, of the Royal Artillery, is
to take the command of the artillery at Charlemont, in-
stead of Lieutenant-Colonel Beresford, who has .been
appointed second field-officer to the field batteries at
Woolwich. Captain the • Honourable D. Fraser, sta-
tioned at Charlemont, has been ordered to the East in-
stanter.

Orders have been issued that men who, on medical
inspection, shall be found fit for duty, may be enlisted
for military service up to the age of 30. As an indace-
merit to the persons engaged in recruiting to exert them-
selves,lhe bounty to the bringers of good recruits is now
increased to 12s. 6d.

The 4th Dragoons will move this day from Dorchester
and Trowbridge to Exeter, em route for Plymouth, to
embark for Turkey. •
The army in Ireland is now reduced to four regiments
and four depots of cavalry, and four regiments and 28
depots of infantry. They are thus distributed :-2d
Dragoon Guards, Dundalk ; 3d, Dublin ; 4th depot,
Newbridge ; sth depot, Newbridge ; 7th Dragoons,
Longford ; Bth depot (Hussars), Newbridge ; 11th de-
pot (Hussars), Newbridge ; 10th Lancers, Cahir ; 2d
battalion Ist depot Foot, Castlebar ; 2d depot Foot,
Athlone ' • 3d depot, Newry ; 9th do. Foot, Tralee ;
12th do. Foot, Cork • 13th do. Foot, C:onmel ; 14th do.
Foot, Birr ; 15th do. Foot, Londonderry; 10th do.
Foot, Athlone ; 17th do. Foot, Kilkenny ; 21st Foot,
Dublin ; 30th depot Foot, Fermoy ; 38d de. Foot. Fer-
moy ; 39th do. Foot, Kinsale ; 40th do. Foot, Limerick;
41st do. Foot, Templemore ; 47th do. Foot, Temple.
more ; 49th do. Foot, Fermoy ; 50th do. Fermoy ;
54th do., Enniskillen ; 55th do., Templemore ; 57th
do., Limerick ; 59th depot Foot, Kinsale ; 2d battalion
60th Rifles, do. Buttevant ; 52d do. Foot, Belfast ; 63d
Foot, Dublin ; -68th depot Foot, Belfast ' • 72d do. Foot,
Galway - 89th Foot, Waterford ; 90th Foot, Dublin ;
Ist battalion 91st Foot, Cork-; 92d depot Foot, Galway.
This force, exclusive of artillery, might be estimated at
rout 12,000 men.

When the 21st Fusileers and 63d Regiment embark
from Cork for the East there will be only two regiments
and 28 depots of infantry in Ireland—a smaller force
than has been in that country for many years, not ex-
cepting the period of the Peninsular war.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S -MONDAY.

Speculation was very busy with Typee and Dr. O'Toole
for the Liverpool Cup. Both were backed for a good
deal of money ; the former closed at 4 to 1, the latter at
sto 1. As they advanced Hungerford retreated to 6to
1 : 100 to 50 was betted twice on the field against the
-first two favourites, and 250 to 200 on Dr. O'Toole agst
Hungerford. In the course of the afternoon the Early
Bird moulted a few feathers of favour, but after 8 to 1
had been taken to 501. he returned with renewed vigour
to 7to 1. Some money was invested on Talfourd at 12
and 10 to 1, and a little quiet business was transacted
about Kingston at 12 to 1, and Ulster at 16 and 15 to 1.
For the GOODWOOD STAKES Diana was supported
with increased strength of confidence. The last bet taken
about her was stol to 1751. The withdrawal of Heapy,
from the Liverpool Cup was regarded by many persons
as a favourable omen of his Goodwood chance : 6 to 1
was. taken at once to 2001., and afterwards to several
ponies and tens ; 1,000 to 70 taken about Nancy, and
500 to 25 about Jouvence.

Fur the GOODWOOD CUP Virago was nominally at
evens.

ST. LEGEII.-5 to .2 offered on the field

DERBY.-11 to 1 taken to upwards of 2001. about
Gmcculus Esuriens ; 20 to 1 each agst The Flatterer and
Dirk ilatteraick, laid to small sums, and 1,000 to 30
three or four times agst Strood.

CLOSING PRICES.
LIVERPOOL CUP.
4 to 1 agst Typee (5 to 1 taken)
5 to 1 agst Dr. O'Toole (taken)
6 to'l agst Hungerford (taken)
7 to 1 agst Early Bird (taken)
10 to 1 agst Ta,ifourd (taken and offered)
12 to 1 agst Kingston (taken)
15 to 1 agst Ulster (taken)
GOODWOOD STAKES.
5 to 1 agst Diana (taken)
6 to 1 agst Heapy (taken)
20 to 1 agst Jouvence (taken)
100 to 7 agst Nancy (taken)
GOODWOOD CUP.
Even on Virago.
ST. LEGER.
5 to 2 on the field (take 3 to 1)
DERBY.
11 to 1 agst Graztculus Esuriens (taken)
20 to 1 agst Dirk Hatteraick (taken)
20 to 1 agat Flatterer (taken)
33 to 1 agst Strood (taken)

THE FIRE AT OLNEY.—The extent of loss is esti-
mated to be at least 10,0001., of which scarcely_ one-
fourth is covered by insurances,- the greater portion
of the sufferers being small tradesmen and labour-
ers. A very liberal subscription has been entered
into, and more than 3001. realised, yet very far from
the amount necessary to supply even the immediate
necessity of more than 300 persons.- Several families
were obliged to go at once to the workhouse, but the
remainder have managed to remain at •home, with
such assistance as could be given them. The ladies for
miles round have been engaged in making shirts, &c.
for the destitute. Appeals have also been made from;
'the pulpits of the churches and chapels at neighbouring
parishes. A poor woman named Perkins, her husband's
house being destroyed, was removed to Weston,
and the same nights (the 26th ult.) was safely delivered
of two boys, all doing well. Thomas Hubband, mat-
maker, who was very ill and obliged to be removed (in
an unconscious state) in the midst of the fire, died on
the following Thursday, aged 74.—Nortkanipton Herald.
SICKNESS.—At the last ordinary. meeting of the In-
stitute of Actuaries, held at the rooms of the institute
in St. James's-square, John Finlaison, Esq., president,
in the chair, a paper was read entitled "Observations
upon the sickness and mortality experienced in friendly
societies," by Henry Tompkins„Esq. 'The author com-
menced by urging the importance of correct data as to
the law of sickness. It was more difficult to determine
than the law of mortality. Mr. A. G. Finlaison, in his
recent report made by order of the House of Corn Mons,
upon the sickness in friendly societies, in which associa-
tions nearly three millions of persons were enrolled, had
determined the ratio of sickness with a greater ap-
proach to accuracy than had ever been accomplished
before. Previous investigations had included claims
made on account of old age with those of sick-
ness. This had led to erroneous results. Thus
at age 60 every man had been stated -to
be ill on an average one month in the year ; at 70, two
and a half months ; at 75, four months; at 80, five
months ; and at 85, six months. In consequence of the
promulgation of this erroneous data it was supposed by
many that Friendly Societies in general were in an in-
solvent state. The author prOceeded to analyse Mr.
Finlaison's report, from which it appeared that between
the ages of 20 and 30 each person had on an average
nearly seven days illness a year ; at 40 it increased to
8 days ; at 45, to 9 ; at 50 to 111 ; at 55, to 14 ; at 60,
to 18i ; at 65, to 271 ; at 70, to 431; at 75, to 66 ; and
at 80, to 97k. It was stated that the total amount of
the sickness experienced by each person in the 32 years
elpsirg between 18 and 50, was 260 days ; in the
10 years between 50 and 60, 147 days ; between
60 and 70, 299 ; and between 70 and 80, 712.
Locality had very little to do with the ratio of
sickness. It had also been found that the duration of
sickness was in the inverse ratio to susceptibility of at-
tack, as shown in the proportion of persons attacked
with sickness., Thus in the northern parts of England
nearly 20 per cent. were yearly attacked with illness,
while in the midland districts 30 per cent. were so at-
tacked ; but, on the other hand, the proportion of sick-
ness to each sick man in the north amounted on the
average to 50 days, while in the midland districts it
reached only to 36 days : the liability to attack being
balanced by the duration, thus making very little differ-
ence in the amount of sickness experienced in one part of
England when compared with another. With regard to
the mortality experienced in Friendly Societies, it was
very light, there being at age 20, only one death in 135 ;
at 30, one in 130 ; at 40, one in 47 ; at 50, one in 67 ;
at 60, one in 38 ; at 70, one in 18, and at 80, one in 8.
This part of the inquiry coincided with previous investi-
gations almost to repetition. The Report divided labour
into two classes—viz., light labour and heavy labour,
and each of these again into the two sections—labour
in the open air, and labour under shelter ; and the re-
sults slowed a great difference in their ratios of sickness
and mortality. The most healthy condition of existence
appeared to bo "light labour in the open air." The
author concluded by enunciating the theory that the
duration of sickness was in direct proportion to the vital
power. Thus, let Sr' the sickness, be multiplied into
the numbers out of which one will die, or intensity
it should produce a constant number C. It was stated
that tables of payments required in Friendly Societies,
calculated front the Report by Mr, Finlaison, were in
the press. .

BIRTHS.
OF A BOW.

On the 10th inst., at Blackheath, the wife of Mr. G. 0.
Herbert.
On the Bth inst., at Lowndes-terrace, Knightsbridge,
Mrs. J. Nichols.

OF A DAUGHTER.

On the 10th inst., at Shrewsbury-house, Brixton, Mrs.
George Grant.
On the 7th inst., the wife of C. Mouat, Esq., of Russia'
row, Milk•street, Cheapsido.