The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-22 00:00:00

ARKET NEW2--(TELEs DAY.)

COVENT GA DEN.
y large supplies of fruit
apples, English,
hot-house grapes, 2s to r and vegetables sold to-day,
per dozen; nectarines, 1;
is 01 to 4s each : strawberries, 2d to 6d per
currants, 28
Od
ite
melons,
as follows :
s 6d to 2s 0
FPO:HT.—Ping
3s 6d to 6s Od each ;
peanesi,oses
8d
dd
perto 15s Od
;
pottle • raspberries, 2cl t
2s Od to 3s Od ; cu ° Sd per pottle ; gooseberries,
young apples,
8s Od to 15s per 100; almonds'
greens, 2s to 3s per dozen bunches 4s Od per half sieve ;
2sto 3s per lb. ; 'Barcelona
VEGETABLES.—Cabbages, 9ci
2d to Os 8d per pound; lemons, 11. Per half sieve ; cherries,
nuts 24s per bush.
to is 6d per dozen ;
to 2s Od per 100 ; cauliflowers ; French beans, is 3d
new potatoes, 6s to 9s per cwt.; ,2sOdto t o to
os
20s; per oranges,
doz.;
peas, 2s to 6s per bush. ; broad asparagus, 2s to 4s per bond.;
beans, is 9d to 2s 3d per half
oes,ch ; gar'lic, 8d to
sieve ; turnips, 3d to 6d per bunch
_c. to 8d per bunch ; st°
bunch ; cucumbers, 3d to %I ; carrots 4d to 6d per
is 6d per sieve ;
lepsriOnd,,
onions, 2d
; spinach, ls
Spanish ditto, is to 3s
shallots, 6d to 8d ;
horse dboz. • leeks 2cl to dosrobdu_neh i
-raddish, '2s Od to
to 4cl per bunch ; celery, tjaer 313indle ; parsley, 2d
bundle ; endive, 2s to 3s Od per scoreu to is 6d er
oci ; , beet 6d topes
, Is to 2s Od per
dozen; small
seaalcandt
2pdatresn3iaps;)erlpsuntlett;om2uehrooraler
Per half sieve ;
60. each Duck-
lings, ; artichokes, 3d to 9d each .
to is Oder score ; sorrel, 6d to '.. cos lettuces, 6d
P
6d kens, Os Od
radishes 6d to 9d Ter dozen hands • 4_lB
punnet. . tomatoes, is 6d per
TurkeyNpoEuWltsG, tsTtoEosAiNGoDsliLnEgAps,
wildsst'll‘)Tg.l't"l'd;ra
per dozen lbs.
do., 1s
38 per couple;
pigeons ,1s
Od to 6s 6d
Hugs 2s 6d to 3s 6d; tam,eoFliteboiets,olds;toplis
to is 9d ; Guinea Fowls
each; Surrey Fowls, Os Od to Os Od_ ,_* ditto
to Os Od; barn-door Fowls, 2s Od :to. 3,
Capons, 4s Od.' to 'ss Od ; Chickens, is 9d to 3a .
Leverets, 3s to 4s Od each. Ostend fsh
to 12s 6d, and English lls 6d to 14s od butter, lls Ocl
English Eggs, 7s Od to 8s Od; French ditto, 5,
per. 120.
BILLINGSGATE.
... .. . _

eoabcshtersS,aini6d to
Salmon
saTiatorbiostso,
ci2sp6erd tiobl:sCsoc. Brills,Fish 3s
ss
to
76135;00d1
each; Soles,
2s
sd
6toi. 1; sc6rds
bpse,r6pdatiro
sEoedls;, Bd.vvilitotil.nsgPse, r3lsbod
to 8
.Common Oysters, lOs to 16s ; Natives, Os per doz.
;
Od to Os par
bsh; Mackerel, 6d to 74 each ; Smelts, is 64 to 2s per doz ;
Skate, 6d. to Od per 1b; Shrimps, is 6d to 2s 6d. per gallon.;
Bloaters, is 6d to 2s Od per oz. ; Fresh Herrings, 8s Od
to Os Od per 100 ; Haddocks, 5s to 12s per doz.
BREAD. _

The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from
9d to lOid; of household ditto, 8d to 9d per 41b loaf. r°
NEWPORT.

Beef from 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 36 4d to 43 8d ;
lamb, 4s 4d to 5s 4d ; veal, 3s 4cl to 4s 8d ; pork, 32 gd
4s 8d per Sibs.

WHITECHAPEL.

Beef, from 3s 2(ltc:-.4l36dimutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d;
lamb, 4s 2d to 5s 4d , [3s 2d to 4s Bd ; pork,
3s 4d to 4s 8d per 81bs. Eby the carcase.
HIDES AND SKINS.
Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3d to 3fd; 641 b to 721 b, 34d
to 3Ad; 721 b to 801 b, 3id to 3td ; 801 b to 881 b, aid to 4d ; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 44c1; 961 b to 1041 b, Od to Od ; 1041 b to 1121 b Oct to Od. Horse hides, 6s 6(1 to Os Od; calf skins,
light, 2s Od to 3s Od; ditto, full, Os Od to Os Odolled
sheep, Os Od to Os Od; Kents, Od to Os Od; ; brads
Os Oct to Os Od ; Downs, 4s Od to Os Oct ; Lambs, 2s 2d to
3s 2d; Shearlings, is 6d to is Bd.

HAY MARKETS.
SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ lOs to 41 16s ; clover
kditto, 3/ 5s to 5/ 16s; and straw, 1/ 16s to 2/ Os per load.
A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand.
UUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 21 12s to 51 Os ; clover
ditto, 3/ 5s to 5/ 15s ; and straw, 1/ 16s to 2/ Os per load.
t•Supply rather limited, and trade dull.
WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 8s to 41 15s; clover
ditto, 3110 s to 51 18s and straw, 1/ 14s to 2/ Os per load.
Trade dull, at barely late rates.
New meadow hay has sold at from 3/. Os to 41, 0% ; and
new clover, a 4 10a to 0. IQ* peg

THE CONDUCT OF THE WAR.

We must confess to a very different set of men-
tal associations from those which sixteen years'
incessant sitting in the House and gazing at office
have created in Mr. Disraeli. The first thought
that occurs to the ex-Chancellor of the Exchequer on
hearing of the vote of credit for 3,000,000/., to be moved
for next Monday, is, that on the strength of this request
her Majesty's Government will be graciously pleased to
promise us the delicious treat of an autumnal session.
Like the object of his life's antipathy, Sir R. Peel, and
his early patron, Mr. Hume, Mr. Disraeli appears to be
never so happy or so entirely himself as when he is sitting
on or opposite to the Treasury bench. For our part, cer-
tain as we are that an autumnal session will only be a fresh
drain on good time and strength, and will not really for-
ward the business of the nation, we wish such an inflic-
tion on anybody's head than our own. The first thought
that occurred to us was the hope that her Majesty's
Government would be able very soon to promise us
something for our money. The British people have in
one point a striking resemblance to his Imperial Majesty
the Emperor of all the Russias. Like him, they are
matter-of-fact, and think a good deal of " material
guarantees." Politicians there are who are always
talking of moral victories, of diminution of prestige, of
serious blows inflicted by fleets showing their topgal-
lantmasts just above the horizon, and occasionally sur-
prising a Fin. The mass of the people, including our-
selves, are much too gross-minded for this refined sort of
warfare. We don't insist on Cronstadt being destroyed,
St. Petersburg shelled, the Emperor brought home in a
cage, or Russia partitioned, but we remember the immense
odds on our side, the immense boasting we have all
made, the immense wrong that the enemy has done, and
we naturally expect something worthy of these things.
The Czar must be not only beaten, but the bit must be
put into his mouth, and he must be brought well under
command. It will never do to have all this work over
again two or three years hence. The enormous bubble
of Russian power has burst, and we are all beginning to
realise what, indeed, all might have known a year ago,
if they had thought about it. Why, the population of
Russia does not exceed that of England and France to-
gether, let alone the whole Turkish empire. To all
practical purposes we are much nearer the principal seat
of war than the bulk of the Russians ; we are richer be-
yond all comparison ; our soldiers and sailors beat the
Russians out and out, both in pluck and in mere physi-
cal strength ; and if, with all these odds on our side, we
don't bring home a good account of Russia, we are just
rendering ourselves the laughing-stock of the world.
Such were our own reflections on hearing of the three
millions wanted by Government ; and they led us to the
conclusion that it might have twice as much if it pleased,
so as it had something to show for the money.
A campaign of bloodless demonstration may be very
scientific, but it is much too paradoxical for vulgar un-
derstandings. Here we have two of the finest fleets ever
launched on the ocean, and by far the finest army ever
sent from this country, besides corresponding armaments
contributed by France, and, so far, we have simply let
the Turks fight their own battle. We go on abusing
them and everything about them—the vapouring courage
and predatory habits of their irregulars, the stupidity
and cowardice of their officers, the general want of
method in their Government, and the ridiculous poverty
of the whole race. Yet we stand by as idle spectators,
and content ourselves with cheering on the Turks, just
as a circle of big lubberly fellows at school will spirit up
a little boy to show fight against one double his size.
At all events, that is the look of things. Silistria held
out successfully against 60,000 Russians, who threw
into it 50,000 round shot and shell, and mined it in
every direction, while we were within hearing, and
never stirred from our tents. What may have hap-
pened within the last few days we know not, but the
people who were last heard of as driving the Russians
out of the Dobrudacha, and harassing their rear in
their retreat from Wallachia, were the Turks. If this
is all, and if the Crescent is to monopolise all the laurels,
the result will be very distasteful to this country. Not
that it is glory we want—it is actual security. Russia
has herself never been content with glory. She has
always obtained either a province, or a privilege, or a
sea, or a river, or something else substantial. In this
point she sets us an example, and if, as is likely enough,
we have to pay our twenty or thirty millions for our
war, we shall not be satisfied unless Russia disgorges
some of her ill-gotten gains, and a victory is marked not
only in treaties, in speeches and poems, but in the man
of Europe, so that any boarding-school Miss may see
the difference between Russia as it is and Russia as it
was.

It is not for man to forecast too confidently or too
precisely the event of a war, in which Fortune wilt still
have her sway, and the merest accident may do the work
of armaments and overthrow the decisions of councils.
But the most immediate objects of the war are the vindi-
cation of Turkish independence, and the permanent
clearing- of the territory invaded, and the permanent
opening of the Black Sea and the Danube to all nations.
None of these objects can be attained without the entire
destruction of the Russian navy in those waters, and that
cannot be accomplished so long as the great stronghold
of the robber remains wholly intact. The capture of
Sebastopol and the occupation of the Crimea by the allied
forces is only a question of money and time, and when it
is once done Russia will be as powerless in the Black
Sea as in the British Channel. It may or may not answer
our purpose to hold Sebastopol for a longer time
than will suffice to bring away or destroy all the ship-
ping and stores, all the cannon and everything worth
moving, and leaving not one stone upon another of the
boasted fortification. But, if we thoroughly scour the
Black Sea of everything Russian, it will take years be-
fore the fortresses can be repaired and the armaments re-
placed; and, meanwhile, with little help from us,
Turkey will be able to stand her ground. That, of
course, will not be the whole result. The civilisa-
tion and the ideas of the West have now been intro-
duced into the Turkish empire, and some of the finest
regions on the face of the earth are opened to our enter-
prise. Asia Minor, Syria, and all the shores of the
Black Sea and the Archipelago will now be visited and
even inhabited by our merchants, our men of wealth, and
possibly our agriculturists. When this has gone on a few
years there will bo an end of Russia in that part of the
world, and she will be reduced to the humble but more
useful employment of cultivating and peopling her own
territory at home. All this is a matter of the simplest
and surest calculation, though it is possible other results
may mix themselves with those more directly aimed at.
The present generation will see the downfall Russia has
prepared for herself. The downfall of a vast increasing
power is at all times difficult to be believed or even ima-
gined beforehand. But other great Powers, that of
Charles V., for example, have risen to just the same
dangerous pre-eminence, and just the same overweening
confidence in their fortune, only to fall the more sud-
denly and entirely. We put greater faith in Providence
and the moral laws of the world than in any one conspi-
racy against the liberties of mankind, and therefore think
that we may boldly put our hand to the work, and de-
prive Russia of the means of doing more mischief for a
generation to come.—Times.

the duty of the House of Commons at large, and of the
Liberal members in particular, is very clear. It is
their business to make terms with the Ministry, by
saying that only on condition that an early day be
named for the House of Commons to meet again will
any further vote be given for the war. Fortunately,
this duty will be all the easier from the very proper re-
mark made last night by Mr. Disraeli, when he said
" I am sure I may say that her Majesty may confi-
dently rely that the House of Commons have every
disposition to furnish whatever aid her Majesty may
require for the purpose of carrying on the war with
efficiency and 'vigour ; but I trust that on Monday
her Majesty's Ministers will be able to assure
the house that in the present state of affairs there will
be an autumnal sitting, and that her Majesty will be
recommended graciously to call Parliament together
before the end of the year." To this the Whig leader of
the hybrid coalition made no reply, but by Monday we
feel sure that there will not be wanting some sturdy,
calm, and honest Liberal, equal to the duty of securing
a pledge for an autumnal meeting of Parliament as the
condition on which alone the war credit will be sanc-
tioned. The Aberdeenites are not to be trusted beyond
the eye of Parliament, and the Liberals should take all
the means in their power to show they will not trust
them to act alone. What the Tories mean seems plain
enough from the few words of Mr. Disraeli ; and when
Tories offer to carry out the Liberal policy, the plain and
simple duty of the Liberals .is to stand true to them-
selves and their principles, and take all the aid they
can get.—Daily News.

COURT-MARTIAL ON LIEUTENANT
GREER, AT WINDSOR.

Yesterday (Friday) morning a general court-martial assem-
bled at the Infantry Barracks, Windsor, to try Lieutenant
Thomas Fergus Greer, of the 46th Regiment of Foot, for con-
duct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman, and to the pre-
judice of good order and military discipline, in the following
instances :—Firstly, for having, on or about the night of the
28th or morning of the 29th o June, 1854, wilfully struck
and offered other personal violence to Lieutenant James Ed-
ward Perry, of the 46th Regiment. Secondly, for having, at
the same time and place, used provoking, insulting, and dis-
gusting language to the said Lieutenant Perry, calling him
swindler, blackguard, and using other language of an offensive
and insulting nature. The court was composed of the follow-
nag officers :—Col. the Hon. Arthur Upton, of the Coldstream
Guards (president); Colonel Charles William Balders, unat-
tached ; Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Cecil Forester, M.P., of
the Royal Horse Guards (Blue); Lieutenant-Colonel H. R.
Howard Vyse, M.P., of the Royal Horse Guards (Blue) ; Ma-
jor S. T. Christie, of the 80th Regiment ; Major G. F. Steven-
son Call, of the 18th Regiment; Captain W. Murray, of the
10th Hussars; Captain J. A. Sykes of the 94th Regiment;
Captain G. D. Pitt, of the 80th Regiment; Captain Robert
Sheffield, of the Royal Horse Guards (Blue) ; Captain J. Law-
rie, of the 80th Regiment ; Lieutenant A. G. White, of the
12th Lancers ; Lieutenant W. Paterson, of the 80th Regi-
ment ; Lieutenant T. Esmonde, of the 18th Regiment. Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Pipon officiated as Deputy Judge-Advocate.
Mr. E. Creasy, of London, barrister-at-law, instructed by Mr.
G. H. Long, solicitor, of Windsor, attended on the part of the
accused. Colonel Robert Garrett, the commanding officer of
the 46th, appeared as prosecutor.
The Deputy-Judge Advocate read the order for the assem-
bling of the court, and the warrants appointing himself to act
as Deputy-Judge Advocate, and Colonel Upton as president.
He then asked the prisoner whether he objected to the presi-
dent, or any of the officers composing the court, and on being
answered in the negative, the members were severally sworn.
To the charge read by the Deputy Judge-Advocate, the pri-
soner pleaded not guilty.
The same course was pursued as at the recant trial of Lieu-
tenant Perry. The statement of each witness was taken down
by the Deputy Judge-Advocate, and all questions afterwards
asked by either prosecutor, prisoner, or the court, were put
in writing, and handed to the president.
The following witnesses answered to their names : for the
prosecution, Lieutenant Perry and Esther Major ; for the pri-
soner—Assistant-Surgeon Dempster, Surgeon Webb, Major
Maxwell, Adjutant M'Alister, and Captain Saudwith. All
the witnesses having been ordered out of court,
Lieutenant James Edward Perry was called and sworn. He
deposed as follows :—When in Lieutenant Greer's room on
the night of the 28th of June last, he having lost a large sum
of money, Lieutenant Greer became terribly excited, and
pushed me down in my chair. I retired to my own room.
Mr. Greer followed me, pulled me out of my room, and at
his earnest request I reluctantly went down with him again
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money from him, to go away without giving him the chance
of winning it back. I did give him a chance, extracting
from him a pledge, on his word and honour as an officer and
a gentleman, that so many turns should be the last. He
pledged his honour and broke the pledge. I several times
essayed to-go away, and got up for that purpose ; but, at his
very earnest request, I continued to play. I was exceed-
ingly lucky, and Mr. Greer cursed both me and my luck. Not
being able to bear his language, I got up. He called me a
—, and the son of a—. I went to my own room. He
followed me, and caught me by the coat when in my own
room. I took off my coat, and requested him to leave me
alone. He then placed his left hand between both arm-holes
of my waistcoat, and violently shook me. After a time he
let me go, and told me to draw my sword, and go through the
sword exercise. I drew my sword, and there being two
candles on the table, he betted me 501. that I could not cut
one of them in two. I told him I had never tried to do any-
thing of the kind ; but, to give him a chance of winning his
money back, I would. I tried, and did it. Mr. Greer then
called me a—. There was a much shorter candle on the
table, and he betted me 1001. I could not cut that in two.
I did cut it in two. I then put my sword in its scabbard,
and placed it in the corner of the room. He then seized
me, as he had previously done, by the waistcoat. He dragged
me towards my bed, calling me a —, a poor —, and a
swindler. At the same time he was thrusting me on the bed,
hurting my head and shoulders against the wall. This was
done repeatedly, Lieutenant Greer using the same offensive
language all the time. He said, " You —, I should like to
strike you on the face." I replied, "It is more than your
(
commission is worth." I told him to go out of my room, but
he refused to do so. Not knowing what to do, and nobody
being near, I ordered him out of my room under arrest. He
said he would see me first. He then struck me several I
times in my chest and stomach. Whilst he was drawing me
forward to thrust me again on the bed, I seized the first thing
that came to my hand—one of the candlesticks—and struck
him on the head. The bottom of the candlestick was loose,
and it flew off with the first blow. I then threw the other 1
part away. We struggled for some together ; and, seeing;
him much stronger than myself, I seized the other candle-
stick, and continued striking him until he let me go. At his
request I then went for the doctor. When the doctor came
I told him to take Mr. Greer to his own room.
The examination iu chief havitr, been read over,
Lieutenant Perry said —Might fstato that I freely forgive
Mr. Greer for all that ho has done to me? He also has ex-
pressed his regret for what has occurred, and his sorrow that
he should have so treated a brother officer.
The President—Has the prosecutor any questions to put
to the witness ?
Colonel Garrett produced the candlesticks alluded to in the
evidence, and put the following questions :—You stated at
the commencement that Lieutenant Greer became much ex-
Cited ; what state was he then in as regards sobriety or other-
wise ? Witness—He was not drunk, nor was he sober.
Colonel Garrett—How many blows did you inflict on Lieu-
tenant Greer ? I could not swear how many.
By the prisoner—Had there ever been any quarrel or ill-
feeling between us before that night ? Witness—Never a
quarrel, but ill-feeling has existed.
Prisoner—Has there not been much practical joking among
the younger officers, and have you not often taken part in
it? Witness—To the first part of the question I answer, yes
to the second, no. Never to my knowledge have I taken
part in any practical jokes.
Prisoner—Have you not taken part iu practical jokes
directed against Lieutenant William Waldey ?—Witness :
Never, to my knowledge.
Prisoner—Did not the play between us on this night begin
at you request by your volunteering to play at billiards with
me? Witness—Lieutenant Greer asked another officer to
play, who refused, and that officer and another left the bil-
liard room together. I being then the only one left in the
room, said, " I'll play you a game."
Prisoner—After you first left my room, and returned and
resumed play, how long did we go ou playing ? Witness—
For about an hour.

Prisoner—Were We not laughing and joking together dur-
ing that time ? Witness—When he was recovering his losses
during the various fluctuations of winning and losing, Lieut.
Greer was iu a good temper, and we both laughed. When he
ost, his temper became bad.
Prisoner—Were we not both laughing when we came back
from your room ? Witness—We were both laughing. I told
Mr. Greer he was very foolish ; he would only lose his money
as he was so very unlucky. Ho said, " Never mind, old fel-
low, come along."
Prisoner--When I went into your room a second time, (lid
we not laugh and joke together ,for upwards of a quarter
of an hour ? Witness—l laughed at my success in cutting
the candles, nothing more:
Prisoner—Did you laugh at your success in cutting the
candles on both occasions when you succeeded in doing so ?
Witness— Yes, I did; but there was some objection. Mr.
Greer said the second candle was not cut fairly through. This
remark made me stoop down to examine the pieces of candle,
and put an end to my laughter.
Prisoner—Did you not consider the telling you to go through
the sword exercise, and the bets about cutting the candles,
were in good humour ? Witness—His telling me to go
through the sword exercise was in good humour; the first
bet, but not the second, was made in good hummr.
Prisoner—You have said that I was excited; were not
you somewhat excited also whilst we were playing ? Witness
—I was excited by the language he used towards me, but no
further.
Prisoner—Did you not use strong language and oaths to-
wards me ? Witness—Not to my recollection.
Prisoner—Can you swear positively. that you did not?
Witness—l am never in the habit of using opprobrious lan-
guage. I might have called him a brute.
Prisoner—Had you not partaken of some wine which was
in my room whilst we were playing ? Witness-_I took some
of the wine; about a teaspoonful.
Prisoner—You say that I seized you by the waistcoat--
was the- waistcoat torn ? Witness—No ; the waistcoat was a
gsoonnere—. Did you show any bruises at the inquiry that
twas
srPoiniheld the next morning ? Witness—yNanoy
anything about your
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you afterwards com-
plained of having bruises, advised to show them to Captain
Sandwith, and did you show them to him ? Witness—l was
not advised to show the bruises to Captain Sandwith, but I
was told that the captain would b. sent up to see them. I
did not show the marks to Captain Sandwith because he (lid
not come to me. 1 was under arrest, and could not go to
him.

Prisouer—Was it not Lieutenant M' Glister who spoke to
you about the bruises, and did he not tell you that you had
better show them to Captain Sandwith, as be would remain
at home with the depot'? Witness—Lieutenant M'Alister
was the person who spoke to me ; he told me he would send
Captain Sandwith to see the bruises.
The court was then cleared. Ou the re-admission of the
public,

The Deputy Judge-Advocate said the Court had directed
that the charge be again read to the prisoner, with a request
that he confine his questions as much as possible to the point
at issue.

Prisoner —Were there not officers in the rooms near to you,
to whom you might have called for protection from the
ill-
usage which you state you received from me ? Witness—l
knew the adjoining rooms were occupied by officers, but I did
not know whether the officers were in or not.
Prisoner—Did you call out so as to try whether any of
them officers were in their rooms ? • Witness—l did not call
out for assistance. I spoke loud enough for any officer:guar
tered nearilne to heyx rno.
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