The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-20 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, 'MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 20, 1854.

MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

Considerable inactivity prevailed in the demand for
wheat in the country markets held on Saturday, notwith-
stading that the supplies on offer were but moderate. All
spring corn—th 3 receipts of which were on the increase—
moved off heavily, and the currencies had a downward
tendency.

The near continental markets have been dull for wheat
and other grain, on easier terms. Large shipments of
wheat and flour are being made from France and Belgium
to this country. The last accounts from New York are to
the effect that both wheat and flour were rather easier.

The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week
wore very moderate. From abroad we received 17,533
quarters of wheat, 4,306 of barley, 3,193 oats, 8,040 beans,
170 peas, 212 tares, '36 linseed, 1,048 rape seed, 40mustard
seed, 465 sundry seeds ; 7,952 brls and 100 sacks of flour•
The quantity of English wheat received fresh up to our
market to-clay, coastwise, was very moderate, and in
middling condition. By land carriage, the supply was
small, and the show of samples was, consequently, limited.
Notwithstanding that the news from Russia is very war-
like, and that we had a fair number of country millers in
attendance, the demand for most kinds of wheat of home
produce was in a sluggish state, at last Monday's prices.
For farwar.l delivery, so little was doing that the quota-
tions were almost nominal.

The shew of foreign wheat, fresh as well as the granary,
was good. The business doing in most kinds was compara-
tively limited. In the general quotations, however, no
material change took place.
Floating cargoes of wheat was held at full prices. Since
Monday last, 40 vessels have been reported at Falmouth
laden with grain.
We were well supplied with both English and foreign
barley. The demand for it was heavy, at last Monday's
decline in prices.
There was a large quantity of malt on show, for which
the inquiry was heavy, at barely stationary prices.
We had rather more doing in oats, the value of which
was well supported.
Beans were very dull, and ls. per qr. dearer than on
this day se'nnight.
Peas were heavy, and the turn lower.
The flour trade was dull, and inferior parcels were easier
to purchase.

CURRENCY PER IMP ERIA.L EASURE.

Wheat—Essex & Kent,
Red •• •• new is. to 85a
Ditto • . • • old 7is 863
Ditto, White new 76s 90s
Ditt0........ old 80s 91s
Norfolk and Lin-
coln, Red, old 74s 86s
Ottto new • • • • • • 74s 86,
Rye—Old .... •• .. • • 51s 52s
New ........ • • •• 503 51s
Barley—Grinding .• • • • 358 395;
\felting .•••••• 40s 44s
'Thevalier • • • • • 458 470'
Walt—Suffolk and Nor-
folk • • • • • • .• 66s 71s
Brown .• • • • • • • • 603 62s
Kinrston and Ware 73e 75s

(Outs
.. • • 75s to 76s
pats YOT4shir. and

Line°lush., Feed 28s 32•
Potato ...... 31s 34s
Youghal and Cork
81ack....... 28s 30s

Cork, White ... .. 27s 33s

Scotch, Feed. •• •. 32s 358
Beans—Tick ......• •• 43s 51s

Pige0n5.......... 47' 61s
Peas—Grey ..•• •..... 44s 48s
Map1e........... 47s 5,s

•• -. •. 58s 64s
Boilers ••••• •• 60s Gss
Flour—Town-made... 70s 75s
Suffolk • •• •••• Gq.‘ GBs
Stoektu Norfolk 62s 72a

SMITHFIELD.

The imports of foreign stock into London last week were
on the average—viz., 3,84 head. During the corresponding
period of 1853, we received 3,617; in 1852, 1,899;
1851, 2,229 ; in 1850, 979 ; in 1849, 1,976 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEER.

Lambs.

From Beasts. Sheep.
Harlingen 561 ... 25 ...
New iep l7 ... 163 ...
Elamburgh 29 ... 139 ... ...
Antwerp l2 ... 1,10 ...
Rotterdam 392 ... 1,900 ...

Calves. Pigs
16 ... 2
16 ... 3

... 20
... 439

... 491

Total ... 1,011 ... 2,327 ..
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs
1R53 ...... 465 ... 2,842 ... ... 289 ... 9
1852 430 ... 1,260 ... ... 200 ... 9
1851 475 ... 1,488 ... ... 263 ... 7

1850 358 ... 324 287
1849 493 ... 1,287 ... ... 185
"
Owing to the strong gales of Saturday, several steamers
laden with stock have not made their appearance, conse-
quently the show of foreign beasts, sheep, and calves here
to-day was limited.
From our own grazing districts the receipts of beasts
fresh up this morning were very moderate but in fair ave-
rage condition. The attendance of buyers being good, the
beef trade ruled brisk, at an advance in the prices obtained
on Monday last of 2,1 per Blbs, and a good clearance was
effected. The primest Scots were worth 4s 10d per 81bs.
There were received from Norfolk, Suffolk, &c. 2,200
Scots and short horns • from other parts of England, 500
of various breeds ; and from Scotland, 370 horned and
polled Scots.
With sheep we were seasonably well supplied. For all
breeds the sale was heavy in the extreme, and the curren-
cies gave way 2d per 81bs. The primest old Downs sold
at 5s per 81bs. Shorn sheep went at about 8d per 81bs
below those in the wool.
Very few calves were on offer. The veal trade ruled in-
active at last week's currency. The highest price was
5s 4d per 81bs.
Pigs were in moderate supply, and sluggish request, on
former terms.

Per Slbs to sink the offals.

s. d. s. d,j
Inferior Beasts—.. 3 6to 3 1
Second quality.... 3 10 4 0
Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6
Prime Scots, &c. 4 S 4 10'
Inferior Sheep ...3 0 3 4,
Second quality ...3 6 4 2,
Prime crse.-wllcd.4 4 4 6

s. d. s. d

'Prime Southdow n 4 8 5 0
I 'Large crse. calves 4 2 4 8
; Prime small d 0... 410 5 4
) Large hogs 3 0 4 2
Small porkers 4, 4 410
;,Suckliug calves ..22 0 29 0
;Quarter old pigs 21 0 27 0
FOREIGN SUPPLY.

20
20
10
10

261
134
20
20

20
20
50
20

5
10
St.
5

SHARE MARKETS.
(THIS DAY.)

BRITISH RAILWAYS.

!Paid,

1100

RAILWAYS.

Aberdeen.

A.n.thg. Nottng. Bost.
and Eastn.
Belfast & Ballymena.
Birming. Wolverh. &
Stour Valley
Birkenhd. Lanesh. dz,
Cheshire Junct
Do. Chesh. &
£5O and £25 Cons.
Do., £20.....
Blyth & Tyne original
£25 (issd. at £45)
Bristol and Exeter
Caledonian

Chester do Holyhead,
Cork and Bandon
Cork, Black, & Pass,
Cornwall

Crieff Junction
Dublin&BelfastJunc.
Dundee Perth&Aber
deen Junction.......
Do. New ...... ........

25
25
18
20
St.

East Anglian....

Do. , (£lB E dr. 11)
Eastern Counties
Eastern Union, A
Stock

) Do., B. 5t0ck.........
Do., New A.
East Lancashire.
Edinburgh& Glasgow
Edinb. and Peebles
Edin. Prth. &Dundee
Forth & Clyde June.
Glasgow &S. Western
Great Northern Stk.
Do., A. Stock
Do., B. Stock
Gt. Sth. &West.(lre.)
Great Western
Irish South-Eastern
Lancaster & Carlisle
Do., Thirds
Do. New Thirds
Laneash.andYorksh.
Do., Fifths
D 3. Wst. Riding Un
Leeds Northern
Liv. Crsby.&Southpt
Loudon & Blackwall
Lond. Tilb. & Sthend.
Lond. Bright &S.Cst.
Lond. and N. Westu.
Do. Fifths
Do.lo/. Sh.,M&B 0
Do. Eighths
London and.% Westu
Do., £5O
Do., £4O
Li iudrry& Coleraine
Lndndrry. & Ennisk.
Manch.Shef.& Linde
Do., Man. & Liu. Un
Midland
Do. Birmng. & Derby
Aidld. G. West.(lre.)
Do. Half Shares
Newcastle & Carlisle
Newmarket
Do., Bury Extension
Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrfd
Newry & Enniskillen
Newry Warrenpoint
and Rostrevor
Norfolk
Northn.Counties Uu
North British
North Devon, No. 1
Do., No. 2
Do., A Deferred
Do., A B Guaranteed
North London ..
iDo. New XlO •

50
16i
16i
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812s1

LOO
176
114
all-
all
all

2
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42,
:34
all

N. &S.Wstrn.,Hamp•
stead, and City Ju.,
North Staffordshire..
North Western
N. & S. Westru. June.
Nuneaton, Hinckley,
and Leicester

Oxford, Worcestel,l
.Wol.trorhamptou ,„.
Portsmouth ..

2/ 2s
100
100
100
100

Scottish Central ~....
SeottishMidland......
Shrewsbury & Biimg.
o. L. & N. Western
Guaranteed St cek...
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pr. W. Min
Do. Halves,i s ,

DO. Oswesti7 -
Shropshire Union
o. A, B, C,& D,fully
paid up at per cent
South Devou
South Eastern
South Wales
S. Yrksh. & Itiv. Dun
Do

21 26
all
16
100

Staines, Wok. &Wok
Stockton & Darling.
Stockton & Hartlep!
Taff Vale
Do. £lO shares

Do. Prof., No. 1
Thames Haven Dock
and Railway
Vale of Neath

17
all
all
14

'Waterfd. & Kilkenny
Waterford&Limeriek
West C6ruwall. ...... .

West End of London
and Crystal Palace
West London

all
51s.
100
20
134
100-

Wimbledn & Croydon
YorkNevictl.&Berw.l
Do. Extefigions

Do: G.N.E. Purchase
York & N. Midlaud...l'

Closing Prices
this day.

20 204
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96 - 98
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76 78
129 - 131
99 - 101
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224 ;A
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55 57
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31 30
32 33
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PREFERENCE SHARES.

'Aberdeen

Do. No. 2, 7 p. c.
Blyth and Tyne 10 per
c. pref. (issd. at 50/)
Bris. & Ex. 4 p. C. St.
Do. 4 p. c. Shares

99 lOl

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Business done
this day.

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131 i

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78 9 6 7
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Agua Fria
Anglo Austrin. Gold
Anglo Californian
Australasian
Australian
Australian Cordillera'
Australian Freehold
Ave Maria
Baden (Gd. Duchy of)
Blaenarvon Ir. & Coal
isritish Austrin. Gold
British Iron .
Brazilianlmp-.(issued
at £5 pm
Do. Cocaes di Cuiada
Do. St. John Del Rey
Carson's Creek
Clarendon Con. Min
Co. of Jamaica
Cobre Copper
Colonial Gold
Copiapo
Copper Min. of Eng
Do. Pref. 74 p. cent
English and Austrin
Copper Smeltg . Co
General

Great Nugget Vein
Do. Registered
Great Polgooth
Liberty
Linares

Lond.dtCaliforu.Gold

Quartz Crush. Co
Aariquita
Aexican&S.Amerien
Yew Granada

New Linares Mining'
and Smelting Co
Nouveau Monde
Pontgibaud Silver
Lead Min. dt Smelt
Port Philip
Quartz Rock
Ellymney Iron
Do. New

(Santiago de Cuba ...

south Australian
Tin Croft
United Mexican,,,
Waller
West Granada

West Mariposa
Worthing Mining of
Australia

I Yuba

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Belgian Eastn. June
Beziers to Graissessac
Bombay, Baroda, and
Central In dia,Serip
Central of Italy
Charleroi& Erqueliu
Demerara

Dijon and Besancon
Dutch Rhenish
East Indian
Do. Extension
Gt. Indian Peninsula
Gd. Junct. of France
Grd. Trunk of Canada
Do. Debentures
Do. do

Gt. Central of France
Gt. Western of Canada
Shares
Do. Bonds (Ist is.)'s7
Hamilton & Toronto
Do. 6 per cent.
Lake Const. & Basle
Lucca & Pistoja 5 p. c
pref
Luxembourg
Do. (Railway)
Do. Pref

3d
1
4 3d

par i p

.... P
3 - 2d
2i 3 p

2 2i

- P

Do. (Canal)
Do. 6 p. et. prof
Lyons and Geneva
Lyons & Mediterran
IMadras

Maria Antonia
Do. do. New .

Melbourne Bk. & Ry
Namur & Liege (with
interest)
Do. (ex interest)
Northern of France
Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds
(fmy. B. & Ams. Shs.)
NorwegianPrunkPref
Paris and Lyons
Ditto Bonds
Paris and Orleans
Paris and Rouen
Paris and Strasbourg
ParisCaen & Cherbrg
Quebec & Richmond
Rouen and Havre
Royal Danish
Royal Swedish

Sambre and. Meuse...
Do. 5 p. cent. Pref.
Southern of France..
St. Andrew's and

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all Do. 5 per c. Prof
10 Western of France
5 West. of Switzerland
2 Wiesbaden
15 Zealand

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LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, Fob. 20.—1 t continued to blow very heavily
on Saturday night and part of yesterday, with the wind
from the Northward, and a hard frost ; but to-day at noon
the wind is from the S.W., with a light breeze, and their
has been a drizzling rain during the morning.
RAMSGATE, Feb. I).—The Mary (brig), of South Shields,
was totally lost this morning, near the Sunk Sands ; crew
saved. Arrived—Eva Johanna, from London, and sailed
for Geelong, having been supplied with an anchor and
chain ; Vansittart, London, towed in with loss of anchors
and chains.

DOVER, Feb. 19.—Wind, N., strong. Arrived—Gem,
from Sunderland, for Charente, with loss of anchor and
chain ; Patriot, Hull, with loss of foreyard and other
damage. Put hack—Diligence, for London, with loss of
anchor and chain ' • Star, Cork, with damage.
MARGATE, Feb. 19.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived—Cal-
liope, from Madras, had slipped from an anchor and chain
in Margato Roads ; Feronia, Messina, supplied with anchor
and chain. _

—FALMOUTH, Feb. 19.—Wind, N., moderate. Arrived
—Ceres, from Monte Video, for Hamburgh ; Frode, Rio
Janeiro.
PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 19.—Wind, N. to N.W., hard gale.
Arrived—H.M.S. Resistance, from Port Royal.
YARMOUTH, Feb. 19.—1 t has blown a hard gale here
yesterday and to-day at N. by W., but is now more mode-
rate. The roads are full of vessels. The Essex (barque),
of London, was totally lost on the Scroby Sand yesterday,
with her crew. _ _ _

HARTLEPOOL, Feb. 18.—The Sarah Ann, of Sunderland,
which was sunk on the bar, Jan. 6, has been raised and
brought iu here. It has blown a heavy gale to-day from
the Northward, and several vessels have been obliged to
slip from their anchors and run for the Tees.
BRIDLINGTON, Feb. 19.—1 t has blown a strong gale
from N. to N.N.W. since the 17th. The Ebenezer, of and
fram Mahlon for Hartlepool, has been assisted in hero, with
loss of bowsprit from being in contact with a schooner,
with blue-painted ports and figurehead ; the master, mate,
and two seamen got on board the latter, which sustained
little damage, having stood out to sea.
WRITSTABLE, Feb. 19.—The Rangoon, from Ceylon to
Loudon, lost anchors and cables in the Prince's Channel,

during the gale last night, and is ashore on the main at
Herne Bay, with three feet water in her hold, having
struck heavily in drifting over the Pan Sand ; anchors
and cab'es have been sent to her from hence.
ILFRACOMBE, Feb. 17.—The Eleanor had discharged a
cargo of calm at Combmartin, when a ;;ale at N.N.W.
sprung up, which caused a heavy sea, and she was soon a
total wreck.
CROMEI4 Feb. 19.—After a very heavy gale yesterday,
the wind is now moderating. A vessel, supposed to be a
schooner, foundered off here last night ; her masts are
visible about a mile from the land, heels upward ; light
spars, hatches, a boat, and a piece of quarter board marked
" Eagle, Gainsborongh," have washed ashore.
WISBEACH, Feb. 19.—1 t has blown a severe gale on this
coast, during the 17th and 18th inst., accompanied with
snow and hail. The Magnet, hence to Seaham, put back
with loss of three anchors and chain, and had to run on
shore last night, but was assisted off to-day, after striking
heavily.
LYNN, Feb. 19.—The Rose, of and for Berwick, from
Hnll, with guano and linseed cakes, went ashore last night,
off Hunstanton ; she will become a wreck if the sea con-
tinues ; crew saved. The True Friends, of this port, coal
laden, was wrecked yesterday afternoon on the Royn
Sand, Lynn Deeps ; crew waived here.
PARIS, Feb. 16.—The Robuste, of Dieppe, from Aig-
sur-Mer to Bordeaux, sunk at the mouth of Gironde, on
the night of 4th and sth of February ; all hands lost.
SYDNEY, N.S.W.—The Auckland (cutter), bound to
Mato.bana, was wrecked on the Island of Moakau, near
Cape Colville, 3d Sept.; crew saved.

(ar ELECTRIC TELEGRAM.)
LIVERPOOL, Monday, 10.30 a.m.
Wind, W. ; moderate and raining.
Arrived—City of Glasgow (s. s-.), from Philadelphia;
Shamrock (s.), from Havre ; Glanmire, from Surinam.
The W. V. Kent, for Philadelphia, has put back leaky,
having struck on the bar of Victoria Channel. Some kegs
of gunpowder and " shooks" are washing ashore near New
Brighton, supposed from some vessel thct has gone to
pieces during the late gale.
The Cherokee, ashore on Dove Point, lies perfectly up-
right, and is not making any water.
It is not known what vessel the rum that has washed
ashore near Now Brighton belonged to.
BEAUMARIS, Feb. 19.
Put in.—The brig Derwent, from Workington for Dub-
lin, with loss of sails, bulwarks, and one man overboard;
the brig Fisher, from Harrington for Dublin, wind bound ;
and the Ann Kenny, from St. John's, N. 8., for Liverpool.
HOLYHEAD, Feb. 19.
The barque Penninghame, ashore on Salt Island, is likely
to be got off if the weather holds fine.

(BY SUBHARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Monday, 10.3 a.m.
Wind, S.W., tide three quarters' ebb, cloudy.
Feb. 19.—Arrived—S. Rulda, from Stravanger.
Feb. 20.—Arrived—Brilliant, from liddewalla ; Lady
Cecilia, from Berdianski.
Sailed—Empress, for Cape of Good Hope ; Trafalgar,
for Adelaide.
DEAL, Monday, 9.24 a.m.

Wind. W., light and hazy.
Passed.—Plantagenet, from Sydney ; Joseph Shepherd,
Bombay ; Tryphena, St. Michael's ; Duncan, Leghorn ;
Abyssinia (barque), westward ; Virginia, Callao ; Lusi-
tania, Oporto ; Anna Kimball, Calcutta ; Balmoral, China
all for London.
.Anchored—Charles Sprague, from London, for Cardiff.
Sailed-:-Alieo Maude, Euphrates, Circassian, Alert, Tar-
tar, Superior, City of Lincoln, Alexandrina Maude, Maggie,
and Calliope, with the whole of the homeward bound, fez.
the river; Lord Charles Bentinck, for Valparaiso ;Thomas
Henry, for Barbakes,

THE ORDNANCE ESTIMATES.

The aggregate of the votes to be proposed for the ser-
vice of the current year is 3,845,8781., and as the total
voted for 1853-4 was 3,053,5671., the net increase is
792,311/. On the votes for the effective service, which
are eight in number, the increase is 792,0801., the totals
being respectively 3,674,4321. and 2,882,3521. The pro-
posed vote for the non-effective service is 171,446, and
this sum exceeds the amount of last year by only 2311.
In the former class, six votes were augmented, some of
them very largely, while two are slightly reduced. We
subjoin the particulars, premising that the first and seventh
heads are by far the most important :-
1. PAY, ALLOWANCES, AND CONTINGENCIES FOR
19,266 OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS, AND
MEN, COMPOSING THE SEVERAL ORDNANCE MILITARY
CORPS.—The amount which will be asked for the ser-
vice of the current year is 902,817/., which exceeds by
95,3101. the corresponding vote for 1853.4 (807,507/.).
The total number of officers and men is raised from
17,598 to 19,266, and the increase is divided between
the Royal Regiment of Artillery, the number of which
is to be 15,013 instead of 13,855, and the Sappers and
Miners, whose strength is to be 2,640, instead of 2,200.
The amount of pay is consequently increased by nearly
70,000/., and the charge for the recruiting service is
raised from 20,000/. tl nearly double that amount.
Other additions of less magnitude make up the total in-
crease of 95,0001., but it may be observed that the item
entitled "movement of troops" remains almost at last
year's amount.

- 2. COMMISSARIAT AND BARRACK SUPPLIES, &c.—The
proposed amount for the current year is 557,176/., while
that voted for 1853-4 was only 373,217/. ; so that the
increase is nearly 210,0001., or about 50 per cent. on the
former grant. The details show that this variation is
due in a very great measure to the rise in the price of
necessaries. Forage enters for about 240,0001., instead
of 160,000 r. ; coals for 74,0001., instead of 54,00.01. ; and
paillasse straw, for barracks, is estimated at 10,4361., in-
stead of 6,571/. An increase of 120,0001. is accounted
for under these and similar heads :—Barrack supplies,
at home and abroad, will, it is expected, cost 125,7211.,
instead of 57,8291., the amount which was last year pro-
vided for ; and the permanent staff of the militia, for
which no vote was taken last year, now appears in the
estimates, with 7,3441. as the sum which will be required.
3. ORDNANCE-OFFICE.—The vote is almost exactly the
same as that which was taken last year, but there is a
trifling diminution, the amounts being 73,7191. and
73,9691. Under this head are included the salaries of
the Master-General, Surveyor-Genes-al, &c., and those
of the clerks belonging to the Board, the total number
of the recipients being 185.

4. ORDNANCE ESTABLISHMENTS.—The amount pro-
posed is 281,6454, which is 10,012/ less than that granted
last year. The establishments in the United Kingdom
are nearly fifty in number, of which those at Woolwich
and at the Tower are by far the largest. Neither of these
is much increased, and the total charge for this is 53,641/.
In the colonies there are about the same number of sta-
tions as at home, and the total estimate is 40,4011. For
barrack establishments in the United Kingdom the pro-
posed vote is 73,8141, and for those in the colonies
64,3531. To these sums 28,727 must be added as the
pay of clerks of the works, &c., in the United King •
dom, besides, 20,709/., designed for the saute purpose in
the colonies ; and these items make up the total which
has been mentioned. There is no variation worth notice
in any of the particulars.

5. -WAGEs.:--The amount proposed is 162,3341., which
exceeds by 20,8971. the amount granted last year. • The
only change in the Home Establishment which need be
mentioned is, that several departments at Woolwich re-
quire increased grants—the votefor the laboratory being
28,1271., instead of 16,016 ; and that for the carriage
department 47,5611., instead of 39,230. In the Colonial
branch there is a reduction of about 3,0001., occasioned
' mainly by the non-appearance of a vote for two canals
in Canada, which was taken last year. The recapitula-
tion gives us, as the total wages of establishments in the
United Kingdom, 142,215, and as the total of the same
in the colonies, 20,119/.
6. ORDNANCE STORES FOR LAND AND SEA SERVICE.—
The proposed vote is 639,5521., and that of last year was
371,6971. ;so that the increase is 267,855. The items
are but few, and the most important among them may
be mentioned. For the supply and repair of small arms,
161,4001., instead of 135,800/. ; machinery and build-
ings for the manufacture of small arms, 100,0001., in-
stead of nil ; supply of iron ordnance, shot, shells, &c.,
33,3191 instead of 31,1.61 ; saltpetre for the Tower esta-
blishment, 16,1631. ; gunpowder for Woolwich, 16,500/.;
and miscellaneous stores for the former 24,975—f0r the
latter, 150,7841. The aggregate of the Ordnance
stores for the two establishments which have
been mentioned is estimated at 285,805/., instead of
148,286/., the amount voted last year. There is also an
increase from 10,7001. to 15,8631. in the provision made
for materials for packing freight, and carriage of arms,
stores, and other miscellaneous expenses.
7. WORKS, BUILDINGS, AND REPAIRS.—The vote pro-
posed for the current year is 902,8211. ; and that taken
last year having been 695,6551., the increase is 207,1661.
so that, considering the large augmentation under this
head, this is the vote most deserving of analysis. New
fortifications at home are estimated at 217,5241., and
repairs to those already existing at 22,8971. In these
items there has been no great alteration ; but for civil
buildings at home it is proposed to take 103,0471., in-
stead of 18,966/., and for barracks at home, 238,7211.,
instead of 171,0921. In the charge for these three
classes of buildings abroad, there is very little variation.
Passing to details, we find that the items exceeding
10,000/. are, for the defences of Dover and the coast of
Kent, 30,0001.; for the improvement of the fortifications
of Guernsey and Alderney, 61,7501. :for now barracks
at Davenport, 25,000!.; for the fort at Gosport, 12,0001.;
for improving the artillery practice at Woolwich,
85,0001.; and for the purchase of laud at Aldersbott
for a camp, 100,0001. Neither of the two latter itemi
appeared last year, and it is somewhat singular to find
the very necessary training just mentioned included
under the head "civil buildings"—which, by this addi-
tion of 85,0001., are made to enter for 103,047/., instead
of being placed at 18,047/., and thus showing no in-
crease on last year. The total required for fortifications
abroad, including repairs, is about 60,0001., and the only
large items are 12,000/., in addition to 90,8000/.
already expended in the defences of Malta; 15,000/. for
the improvement of the defences of Fort George in the
Mauritius ; and 12,981/. towards the construction of a
new barrack at Fort Needham, near Halifax, Nova
Scotia.

It is, of course, needless to institute a minute coin-
parison between the details of this vote in different
years, because the works undertaken are of great Mag-
nitude, and the proportion to be accompanied in any
particular period must always be matter of discretion ;
but we shall, under present circumstances, do well to
accelerate our progress, and the total increase is by no
means extravagant.
8. SCIENTIFIC BRANCII.—Under this head the amount
of expense proposed is 154.3681., and the increase over
last year i 527,155/. It is intended that 117,2001., instead
of 92,0001., should be taken to wards the completion of
the survey of counties, and the trigonometrical survey
now carrying on in. Great Britain and Ireland ; nor can
there be any object of the kind in which money may be
more usefully expended. The Royal Military Academy
is provided for under this vote, and the total allowed
for its expenses is 26,2181. Other less costly establish.
ments raise the total to the sum which has been men-
tioned, but the variation above noticed is the only one
of any magnitude.
9. ORDNANCE NON-EFFECTIVE SERVICES, MILITARY
AND CIVIL.—The proposed vote amounts to 171,4461.,
and the ekeess over that of last year is 231/. The num-
ber of military superannuated, among whom are included
306 widows in receipt of pensions, is 1,096, and the sum
to be apportioned among them is 104,0541. The civil
superannuations and pensions provide for 295 superannu-
ated and reduced civil officers, 388 artificers and labour-
ers, and 193 widows, making a total of 876, and the pro-
portion of the vote allotted to them is 65,417/.
The total addition which will at present be made to
the charges on our national revenue by the intended
increase in our forces will be clearly shown by the fol-
lowing summaries, which present the aggregates of the
estimates for the current year, and for its predecessor.
The totals of charge for the two periods are :

1854-5 1853-4 Increase.
Navy £7,487,948 £6,285,493 £1,202,455
Army
Ordnance 3,845,878 3,053,567 792,311

£17,621,312 £15,364,076 £2,257,236
and the effective strength of each service in the two
years will stand as follows :-
1854-5. 1853-4. Increase.

Navy (including
marines)
Army 112,977 102,283 10,694
Ordnance
Prudence in past years enables us to enter on a war
without requiring any vast addition, in the first instance,
to our national burdens ; and it will be well that, until
further demands become necessary, the wealth of the
public should fructify in the pockets of its possessors.
But no one will be surprised if larger votes should before
long be asked for, and there can be very few who will
not cheerfully submit to any sacrifices which, in so righte-
ous a cause, may be required at their hands.

THE GOLD MANIA.—We were present on Thursday at
the Windsor works, in the City-road, where the Ame-
rican Gold-crushing and Amalgamating Machine is at
present exhibiting. The place was at times crowded by
persons of wealth and. distinction, and we remarked
several ladies of title amongst those interested in the
workings of the patent. Ten tons of quartz from a
Welch mine had been selected by first class assayists—
Johnson and Co., of Hatton-garden, as we understood—
and this being divided into two portions, the one was
submitted to the powers of Berdan's discovery, the other
being tried elsewhere by another process. The conclu-
sions are to be sent in sealed covers to a committee
chosen for the purpose, and to be made public imme-
diately
afterwards. Berdan's machine appeared fully
impressed with the importance of its task and the con-
sequences which hung upon the results ; for there was
a gravity and dignity in the action of the immense balls
which contrasted singularly with the hopping and skit-
tish movement whieh we have observed upon other
occasions where its duties were light, in consequence of
the insignificance of -the weight of ore thrown to its
merciless operations.
The result of the examination of the out-pensioners of
Greenwich, in the second Portsmouth district, under the
command of Captain Wilson, staff officer, shows 43 fit
for sea service, 144 fit for Coast-guard duty, and. 159.1 it
for duty in the feet in ordinary —total, 347: T-bere-weie
litirla unfit for further active service 237. The first
Portsmouth, the Southampton, and the Brighton dis-
tricts were included in the inspection, but their reaplta
are not yet ascertained,