The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-05 00:00:00

THE WOUNDED LIEUTENANT OF THE

HECLA.
It will be remembered that in Captain Yelverton and
Captain Hall's gallant affair at Elinesg, the first lieu-
tenant of the Hecla, Mr. Crewe Read, lost his eye. That
gentleman stayed over the affair at Bomarsund, and was
then sent home, being ordered perfect rest with the view
of saving his other eye, the sight of which is endangered
by sympathy. The gallant officer has arrived at Dover,
but we regret to find that he returns a lieutenant, his
meritorious conduct not yet having met with its reward.
Lieut. Read's was almost the first blood drawn in the
Baltic by the enemy.

A NAVAL DESERTER FROM THE SPITEFUL.
Edward Buck, a young man about 25 years of age,
described in ths charge-sheet as a ropemaker, was
brought before Mr. A'Beckett yesterday, at the South-
wark Police-court, charged with being a deserter from
her Majesty's steam-frigate Spiteful, now on service with
her Majesty's fleet in the Baltic Sea.

The Magistrate said he should hand him over to the
inspector, who would take him on board her Majesty's
ship Crocodile, off the Tower, where he would be dealt
with by the naval authorities in the usual way. The
prisoner was then removed in custody.

THE HOLYROOD.
By a letter received yesterday from Copenhagen,
via Hamburg, the Holyrood, hired steam transport, P.
C. Lovett, commander, arrived there on the 29th ult.,
at 2.30. Several of her officers and crew, with
the passengers, had been laid up with severe
bowel complaints, all of which, under medical treatment,
were set right again, although some of them were
severely:shaken by it. The Holyrood left Copenhagen on
the morning of the 30th ult., and proceeded according
to orders.

PEMBROKE DOCKYARD BATTALION.
The Pembroke Dockyard battalion, having received
their new uniform, have been inspected by Lieutenant-
Colonel Laing. The brigade consists of six companies
of artillery, numbering about 700 rank and file ; it was
put through a variety of evolutions and manceuvres, all
of which were executed with rapidity and precision.
Lieutenant-Colonel Laing, and also Majors Child ay.d
Bonniwill, expressed their extreme satisfaction at the
discipline attained by the battalion.

MILITARY.
Orders have been issued for 100 men and two officers
of the 97th and 50 men and two officers of the 88th to
embark at Portsmouth to join the service companies of
their regiments in Turkey.
Orders have been sent out to British North America
for two companies of Artillery, now in garrison at Mon-
treal and Quebec, to return to head-quarters at Wool-
wich forthwith. They aro to bring with them their
horses and equipments.
A party consisting of twelve sappers and miners of the
Hon. the East India Company's service left Chatham on
Saturday last for Gravesend, and embarked the same
day for a passage to Madras. They had completed their
course of instruction and education in the various duties
and branches taught at the royal establishment, under
Captain M`Kerlie, Royal Engineers.
The depots of the 43d, 74th, and 78th Regiments
seat large detachments on Saturday morning last, from
Chatham to Gravesend, where they embarked in the
freight ship Balcarres, for a passage to Madras, en route
to join the head-quarters of their regiments in India. A
large detachment from the depot of the St. Helena Regi-
ment left Chatham at the same time for Gravesend, to
embark for a passage in the Balcarres to St. Helena, to
join the head-quarters of the regiment stationed there.
It is not generally known that the depot of the St.
Helena Regiment is stationed at Chatham, and that the
non-commissioned officers and men enjoy the privilege
of being allowed to join any other corps after five years'
service of a good character, and that the non-commis-
sioned officers are permitted to be borne as supernume-
raries on the strength of the regiments they join, until a
vacancy occurs for them i❑ their rank.
Several old and deserving non-commissioned officers
of the Royal Artillery have been placed on the strength
of the invalid battalion since the 23d of last month, and
having previously attained the rank of sergeants, they
have been appointed hospital sergeants to the Ordnance
hospitals at Dover, Sheerness and Chatham, and other
local hospitals. They
of
ebtro received 4d. per diem extra
pay, with one ration
thee. and meat, free quarters
(one room), fuel and light, whole considered. eqr.iva-
lent to ls. extra per day. They will also have the
advantage that theirpohsioptal sergeant service will con-
tinue to count for
Corporals have been pro-
moted in their places in the battalions.

TOBACCO.—The business of the ---------
the 3,000 hhds., of
balance strips.
Most important, amounting to fPulst month
has
been
which one quarter was leaf and
ninefd ct, the
Some of the purchases were no doubt
strips
in the docks was but little over 3,000 h
still the trade have bought pretty freel7 I•jPecaulati°ll,
trade were bound to buy, for it was ascertained
be of the month that the total quantit at the
inning
lids.,Yoof of
importers held 2,000, consequently showing past dispute
h
that manufacturers had not on the average above. -six
weeks' consumption. Whether these speculative pur-
chases were well or ill-founded we shall not waste words
in contesting ; suffice it to say that the parties who
made them thought it advisable to do so, and we may
fairly presume that they did not act without a careful
examination of the probabilities for or against.
However, whatever they may have been, when ef-
fected, there is no doubt now that had they been.
doubled, they would not have been cause for regret,
as in the last fortnight the accounts from the United
States have not only been generally highly favourable
as regards prices, but by the last arrival such fears are
expressed
o at
aec about the crop, as, if realised, would fix to-
such a rate as has been rarely seen, and which,
moreover,from the general small stocks, must inevi-
tably b e actually paid. It must be borne in mind, that
the stock of Virginia and Kentucky is now only 9,000
hhds., about half what it was this time last year, and
only about one-third what it was for many years. Liver-
pool is not much better
New Orleans and at the last dates w
to England were only
8,000 hhds. against 15,000 hhds. last year. The Moses I
Wheeler has sailed withafs about 1,000 hhds., and the I
Medallion is to follow ;
in; for London, so that isunlessstonae
he
onfulyrthsehripcanrogwoelsoaacire I
soon shipped, we may expeottaor
wfii?iidh.no larger stock
than the present to begin the year