The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-28 00:00:00

LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 28, 1854.

R. ALBERT SMITR'S MONT BLANC,
including the BERNESE OBERL AND and the SIMPLON',
.1 HI.; EVENING, and Every Evening at Eight o'Clock, (excel,.
Saturday) ; and Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Mornings, at Three.
Stalls, 35. (which can he taken a, the box Ole, every day from It
till 4 ; area, is.; gallery, Is.—Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.

AURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE Rousts,
1.4 (Lessee, CHAS. C. LAURENT, Onslow-house, Fulh un•road).
- The above Rooms are now OPEN FOR Til E SEASON.
,n,il will continue open every evening, with L AURENT'?
"ELEBRATED BAND. Constantinople Quadrill.e, ',Lilian Polka,
Fair Star Waltz, and Overlan.l Mail Gram), by D' Albert ; a!so, by IL
Lalrent , the following Waltzes La belle Francalse, Leonora, Villi-
kills and his Dinah, Admission, Is. Doors open at half-past 8.
Dancing to commence at 9 o'clock, and ter.,mate at half-past 11.

PATRON-H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT.

RE-OPENINGof the ROYALPOLYTECHNIC
INS lITUTIOY.

UNTDER EVTIRELY NEW 'IAN 'CEMENT.
In conseqnenee of the numerous inquiries after s!ons. DUROSIVA
OP I,:XP Rlst EN'l 5, • r. PEPPER bees to announce that
VIC SPLENDID ILLUMINATED CASCADEoIisp atintra varie'y of t 'dors.
wi'l be ,howfi every Ev,nmsz (except Siturday) at a quarter past
Nine. Lectures by J. 11. PEPPER, E,q., on OPTICS, illustrated by
Mons DUBOSCQ'S apparttus: and by Dr. BACETuFFSER n the
PLURALITY o WORLDS, ,strate,i by
kGRAMS.-I,I4SoLVING VIEWS of the SE IT of IVAP in the
MA I. NC end on the OA ÜBE ; and also a series alter TURNER'S
Views mt the RIVER LOIRF, in France. The PHO to;;RAPHI I.
G.ALLEIto for taknte P Ttraits and teaching the art is open under
the directi n of \I r. • corr.

Band of Mit:!c, canducted by Mr. WAND.
Open daily 'vim 11 tat 5, and every evening. except Saturday,
from 7 DM 10 o'clock.

Adinis.lon, S. Stalls, 2e. schools, and Children under Ten years
of age, Hal Trice.

PATRON-H.R.A. PRINCE LBERT.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION,
Under Entirely N w Management.

GREAT NOVEL • Y

Durioscrs ILLUMINATED CASCADE every evening, except
Saturd +y, at nine o clock, in ad4lition to all the LECTUR Ol'TI.
C 'EXHIBITION, PHOTOGRAPHIC U tLLERY, &c, &c., &c.
_ . .

Admis.lon, Is. Stall,, 2s. Schools and Children In;der Ten years
of agc nalt-orice.

The Ventilation and Lightin; by JOHN LESLIE, Esq., maintains an
eqna and cool temperature in the hottest weather.

COALS 21s. 61. per Tou, best Derbyshire,
screened by m chinery ; be.t •ilk-tone, 225. 6 1. ; be=t Clay
Cross, 235. 6d. ; het Walbeed, 255. 6.1.; Sm ,11, 15s. ; for c4sh only,
de ivered immeolately.—addre-s, T. J..nes manaver. Northern and
Ea tern Railway Coal Office, 32, Great Marlborough-street, Regent-
.treet. '

THE MAIL STEAM-SHIP for AUSTRALIA,
Augu-t 4, 854. -The magn fie, t screw st. am sh p ' AL-
ITT r A," 1,800 tons, another of the Pneti,•et elonaing to the Gene-
ral -crew steam Shipoim; Comp ny will be 'espatched from South-
ampton with her Majes y' Mails for Adelaide, Port-Philia, and
,)dn y, on tine 41h " august next. This fl e vessel has maintain. d
hr, high reputation for rapid 84 ling amt punctua'ity, and is a sister
hip to t e " Argo," which has :nude the qu,ckest v y tee to and from
ustralia up to this time. The Calcutta has been employe'' carrying
I,e M ails to amid f,can England and Calcutta, and from her superior
sailing and steam,og qualities, it may be fairly assumed that she will
I:ake the run iu 60 dip. Ra'es of Passage tram 30 to 100 guineas
will be foli,wed, on the -Ph of octo!,er by the xcEsus, of 2,500
teos. Full particulars as to Frei_ ht and Passage Money at the Com-
p,n v's Office., , Cannon-street, C,ty.

'THE ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL—How
c 'meg it that we have not seen a leader in the `Times' as
regards the late inquest on the chid liichards.m? Is it because of
the icklish nature of the st,hject? Oh! oh ! or Is it because the
limes" thinks that Ir, is a matter in which the public have no con-
cern ? 0 mpora! 0 mores 1
BRITISH COLLEGE OF ItEALTIT,
New-road, London, July, 1854.

ft ARON LIEBIG on ALLSOPP'S PALE
lift A L E.—" I am myself an admirer of this beverage, and my
ow experience enables me to recommend it, in accordance with
the opin on 01 the most eminent Eng,ish physicians, as a very agree-
able and efficient tonic, and as a general beverage, both fur tee
invalid arpi the robust.—Giessen. May C.

‘I,LSOPP'S PALE ALE ONLY is BOTTLED by PARKER and
TWINING, B,•er Merchants, 514. P LL- MALL.
lIIPERIAL MEASURE. - Quarts, Bs.; Pints, 55.; llalt-pinti
(for luncheon), 3s. per dozen, Also in Casks of 16 gallons and
upwards.

have all been laid for working them amidships, between
the fOre and !Mull masts. It was originally intended
that the despatch gun-boats shoUld carry, in addition to
two 10-inch guns, four thirty two pounder guns, but it
is probable four brass howitzers will be used in their
stead, owing to an equally efficient and much lighter gun
being obtained when the latter metal is used. There will
be six of these despatch gun-boats made ready for sending
to the Balticas soon as possible, four, the Arro w,the Beagle,
the Lynx, and the Snake, constructed by Messrs. Mare
and Co., Blackwall, and two, the Wrangler and Viper, by
Messrs. Green, at Blackwall, all of wood. The Arrow and
the Beagle are to be fitted with engines of 160-horse
power, by Humphrys, Tennant, and Dyke, and the
Lynx and Viper with endues of the same power by
John Penn and Son ; and the Wrangler and Viper,
with engines of the same power, by Maudslay, Sons,
and Field. There are alsd six gun-boats building quite
distinct from the despatch gun boats as they are to be
of a very I,ght draught of water. Four of these gun-
boats arc building by Mr. Pitcher, at Northfleet, and.
two at Deptford Dockyard.
,The whole of the engines
for these gun-boats are in.'progresS of construction by
John Penn and -Soo, and *ill each he of 60-horse
power, on the high pressure principle of 601bs pressure
.....
to the square inch.

CAPTURE OF A RUSSIAN'GUN•BRIG BY THE
CU.CkOO.

Advice; have been received that her Majesty's steam
gun-vessel Cuckoo (2) had taken and destro) ed a Russian
gun-brig in the Gulf of .Bothnia. The Russians, on the
approach of the Cuckoo, at'first showed fight; on receiv-
ing some shots. they were seized witn a panic, threw their
guns overooard, and, taking to the boats, reached the
shore, leaving their vessel to the Cuckoo.

MAIL FOR TEE BALTIC, Stc.
The following notice was posted yesterday at Sheer•
ness dockyard gates :

" Admiralty, July 2R.
" Letters for the Baltic fleet will be despatched by her
Majesty's steam-vessel Volcano, on the 29th inst., from
Woolwich.

"Letters for seamen, marines; and boys serving in the
Baltic will be forwarded by this opportunity, if poste,l in
time, and marked 'By her-Majesty's steam-vessel Vol-
cano '

"The postage of 1(1i must be paid on the letter at the
time of posting it."
The mail tor the British army in Turkey and the fleet
in the Black Sea, via Marseilles, will not be devatehed
until to-morrow• The mail fur the White Sea squadron,
by the way of Hull and Norway, will be made up and
forwarded this day.

MILITARY.
THE COLONELCY OF THE 3D BDFFS.—In yesterday's
paper we recorded the demise of the veteran General air
H. King, who for some years was colonel of this old and
much distinguished corps. Without attempting to anti-
cipate the decision of the military authorities, we may
express a hope that this regiment will be given to the
father of the gallant defender of Silistria, Lieut.-General
the Hon. H. E. Butler, who, strange to add, served
along with General King in Egypt 53 years since. Sir
Henry Clinton, so celebrated during the American war,
andthe Earl of Amherst, have been amongst the colonels
of this regiment.
wh7i3lsdt on the Foot—Two
parade
ae
groundprivates o
in thisGn rregiment f fainted
days
since, owing to the pressure of the collar or stock as now
worn.

The number of drafts from different corps, at present
lying in Cork garrison, amount to 19 or 20. The greater
part of these wilt shortly depart for their respective des-
tinations.

On Wednesday a detachment of the 15th Hussars,
comprising 70 rank and file, under the command of
Captain Holcomb, and 65 horses, embarked ion board
the steamer Sylph, at Dublin, for Plymouth, en route
to the seat of war. Vessels are lying at Cork and Wa-
terford f n. the purpose of conveying horses to the head-
quarters of the 15th, and it is reported that when the
regiment is fufly mounted it will be despatched to the
seat of war in the E Lst.
The 214 North Briti h Fusileers are expected to ar-
rive in Cork this week or next from Dublin, to await
the arrival of transports for conveyance to the East.
The 2d, or Queen's. Regiment, is 1,100 strong, and
tile depot, which remains at Buttevant, 600, notwith-
standing that it recently gave 320 volunteers to other
regiments.

The 7th Dragon Guards will be concentrated in Dub-
n next week.

Lieutenant-General M`Donald retires from the Kil-
kenny Staff on the 30th of September ; also Lieutenant-
General Eden, from the Adjutant General's Department,
Dublin. Lieutenant-General Thomas continues in com-
mand at Belfast to the Ist of July next.
In the evening of yesterday, at about 7 o'clock a de-
tachment of the artillery force, comprising 104 privates,
3 sergeants, and 6 corporals, under the command of
Major Crofton, witli Captain M'Coy of the same force,
arrived at the North Wall from Portobello Barracks,
conveying one piece of artillery and its accompanying
train. ThiS detachment, with its armament, embarked
on board the City of Dublin Company's fine steamer,
Prince, which vessel having , her steam up, her com-
mander, Capt. Dead, without waiting for commercial
passengers, gave orders to start at-once, and the steamer
started for Liverpool, where she will land the troops
without delay. The deta.liment will thence proceed to
Woolwich.

Hyde Parker has been filled by the promotion to post rank
of Commaniler Honstun Stewart, of the Moilecte (son of the
Admiral Superintendent here), and his appointment to the
Firebrand, but the officer promoted to the rank of com-
mander is not known
" The status quo is still preserved, both by the army and
navy, the former remains at Varna, the latter at Baltshik.
But it is generally thought that many troops will be em-
barked on board ships of war and landed in the Crimea—
when, nobody seems to know. A simultaneous attack by
sea and land will be made on Sebastcpol, but the fortress
of Anapa will not ho attacked.
" The Inflexible has been very fortunate, aul has made
more capture of prizes than any other vessel.
"The Triton came in this morning from Athens, where
she has been for some time on station. We have a report
that she has captured a pirate boat and handed it over to
the Turks." .

The following •news is derived from a letter dated
"Malta, July 21 :"

"The cholera has broken out both at Gallipoli and the
Dardan .11es. Many of the French troops ha died.
" The mail steamer Egyptus, which' arrived here this
morning, has had cases'of cholera on her passage down,
and has lost, among others, her surgeon of that disease.
She goes on immediately to Marseilles.
" he Egyptian 'team yacht Fail Gihaad, from Alex-
andria, having on board his Excellency Hamwl Pasha, the
young fiance of the Sultan's daughter, with a suite of 31
persons, arrived this morning. His Excellency is about to
pay A visit to England.
"On entering the great harbour, the yacht saluted the
forts with 2i guns, and the Rear-Admiral Superintendent
with 13.
" The Niger was to bate left to-day, but on trying her
engines the screw would not work."
The following letter, dated from the Bay of Volo,
June 27, contains an account of the capture of Greek
pirates near the island of Negropont :
" At daylight yesterday, as her Majesty's steam-ship
Triton was cruising off the N.E. end of the island of
Negropont, a suspicious-looking caique was observed pull-
ing in shoie. Chase was given, and a boat sent to recon-
noitre, when it was found that the crew had abandoned
her and retired to the bush. On the boat's crew boarding,
a number of Greeks, well armed, used threatening ges-
tures, pointing pistols and guns at the crew. Upon this
the boat returned to the Triton, and, being reinforced by
another boat manned and armed, pulled inshore ; and,
upon nearing the laud, a brisk fire was opened upon them
by the pirates in the jungle, which was returned by shell
and shot from the ship and small arms from the boats,
under cover'of which the caique was towed off to the ship.
"This part of Negropont is farmed by English, French,
and Swiss. They had previously informed the commander
of the Triton that the adjacent bays were infested by
pirates, and they were immediately informed of the cap-
ture, and that the pirates had sought shelter on their
estates without the means of escape. Arrangements were
then made that the peasantry should be collected and pro-
ceed to that part of the coast, and the Trion proceeded to
sea. By this means 15 of these cutthroats were captured,
all armed with guns, pistols, and knives, and given up to
the Greek authorities, to be dealt with according to law.
"The scene of this encounter is a romantic spot close to
Cape Amoni, and opposite the island of Pontiko, on the
north-east bluff of Negropont. This will prove a whole-
some lesson, for some casualties must have occurred from
the constant bursting of shell and scattering of grape,
although, from the nature of the ground and the densely-
wooded country, it is not possible to ascertain the extent
of the damage."