The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-23 00:00:00

Avenvekrount
Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury 62,876
West Riding Union Banking Company, Hud-
dersfield
Whitchurch and Ellesmere Banking Company,
Whitchurch
Worcester City and County Banking Company,
Worcester... . , 6,653
York Union Banking Company, York 69,025
York City and County Banking Company, York 91,128
Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds
P. DEANS, Registrar of Bank Returns.
Stamps and Taxes, July 17, 1847.

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE
PRINCE OF CAPUA.
We regret to see by the Malta journals that his Royal
Highness should be reduced to the necessity of calling
public attention to his circumstances, in the following
delicate mode :

" PUBLIC NOTICE.

" His Royal Highness Charles Prince of Capua hereby
informs the public, that he is desirous of granting upon
lease, or farming out, the revenue of the three com-
mandership' formerly belonging to the order of St. John
of Jerusalem, mentioned in the royal decree, transcribed
hereunder, in virtue whereof his Royal Highness is
invested with those commanderships, situate in the most
fertile parts of Sicily ; the lessee to give security by
mortgage on his own property.
" The annual revenue of the commanderships in
question amounts to nearly ten thousand scudi, and is
susceptible of a considerable augmentation.
" Offers to be addressed by the post to his Royal High-
ness the Prince of Capua at Sliema, Malta.
" Malta, June 28, 1847."
" No. 757. Translation.)
" Decree of the concession of the three commanderships,
late of the order of St. John of Jerusalem, in favour of
his Royal Highness the Prince of Capua.
" Naples, February 21, 1832.
" Ferdinand 11., by the grace of God, King of the
Two Sicilies, of Jerusalem, Duke of Parma, Piacenza,
Castro, &c., Grand Hereditary Prince of Tuscany, &c.
" Wishing to give a mark of affection to our beloved
brother his Royal Highness the Prince of Capua, we have
resolved to decree, and we do decree as follows :
"Art. 1. We concede to his Royal Highness the Prince
of Capua, our belovedbrothar, the three commanderships,
late of the order of 'St. John of Jerusalem, named of
Modica and Randazzo, of San Giovanni Battista of
Rhode and Piazza, and of Trigona, in Lentini.
" Art. 2. Our Minister the Secretary of State of
Finances, and the Minister to our Lieutenant-General of
our royal dominions on the other side of the Faro, are
charged, each of them on his part, with the execution of
the present decree.
(Signed) "FERDINANDO,
" The Chancellor Minister of State.
"President of the Council of Ministers,

(Signed) "THE DUKE OF GUALTIERI.
" Minister Secretary of State of the Finances,

(Signed) " THE MARQUIS OF D'ANDREA."

FOREIGN CORN AND HARVEST.
IlAmntraoli, JULY 16.—The prevailing fine weather,
combined with large arrivals of rye from Russia, has
caused a daily depression in the prices, although the ex-
portation of this article to the adjacent countries con-
tinues without abatement.

DANTZIC, JULY 12.—Throughout the whole of last
week we had the most splendid weather imaginable. On
Friday there was a heavy thunder-atonal, which lasted
throughout the whole day. Our market continues flat,
and the fall in the prices is, as might be expected, con-
siderable. We have received several parcels of new
native wheat from the interior.

ST. PETERSBURGH, JULY 9.—The corn trade was very
inanimate throughout the whole week, and our exchange
with foreign houses scarcely perceptible. Something
was doing in rye, but only on account of private indi-
viduals. Our seeds are everywhere going on magnifi-
cently, and the prospects of our harvest continue most
favourable ; under these circumstances, as well as the
flat state of things abroad, we shall, probably not so soon
see a change in this respect.
BRAILA (TURKEY), JUNE 24.—Our sales within these
last few days were confined to small parcels from Con-
stantinople. The more favourable winds have brought
us some ships, and a fruitful rain has refreshed our
fields, and we again indulge in the most favourable hopes
respecting the harvest.
HAMBURGH, JULY 14.—With respect to our crops we
can only say that the hay has been finer than we have
seen it for many years. Potatoes, beans, flax, and vege-
tables of all kind, were rich and fine. Our fruit trees
are so laden with fruit that the apple trees especially
bend beneath the weight. The vine has put forth an
unusual number of buds, and although the blossom is
not everywhere equal, we shall notwithstanding have
even a finer vintage than last year. If God vouchsafe
to continue his blessing the year 1847 will be richer in
corn, fruit, hay, wine, and potatoes, than it has been for
a century.— Hamburgh Mail, July 16.
From the 10th to the 15th of July there entered this
port 18 vessels in whole or in part with different sub-
stances. The importations made amounted to
Wheat .. 2,544,000 kil.
Rye
Barley
Flour 12,000 „
Thee lB,OOO „

Total 4,382,600 „
Since yesterday evening (the 17th) there have entered
our port 17 vessels laden with rye, three with wheat,
and one with flour and barley. There is no truth in
the report that the potato disease has affected the crops
in this neighbourhood. There never was a more pro-
mising aspect than at this moment.

_
AUGSBURCH, JULY 17.—During the last eight days
we have had a store of 480 sheffles of wheat warehoused,
and the prices had gone down considerably, and in con-
sequence of the continued fineness of the weather,
which go favourable to the ripening of the corn, and
the prospects of the harvest, which has already com-
menced in several places, a yet greater fall was expected
this day (July 16), contrary to all probability.
This expectation was not fulfilled. It is time there was
a fall in the price of every kind of grain, but it was so
inconsiderable that it was scarcely worth mentioning.
The medium prices are:—Wheat fl. 33 48 ; Maise fl.
34 1 ; Rye 25 13 ; Barley 23 17 ; Oats 95. It is
impossible to speak of the dearth being over while such
prices are maintained. This will not be the case till they
have stink to about one half of their present nominal
price.

FROM THE MAINE, JULY 6.—lt appears desirable that
the following fact should be made public:—Notwith-
standing the prohibitory enactments passed by the
Grand Duchy and the Electoral principality of Hesse
against the purchasing of standing corn, very consider-
able purchases have been made of corn in that state,
with Rye, at 10 fl. per matter; and Wheat, at 15 fl. per
matter. If these transactions are suffered to go on un-
checked at their present rate, there is every prospect
that speculators will endeavour to command even the
succeeding harvest, and keep up the present high prices
of grain.—Brussels papers,

WOOLWICH—WEDNESDAY.
The Earl of Auckland, K.C.8., First Lord of the Ad-
miralty; Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Adam, K.C.B. ,
Governor of Greenwich Hospital; Captain Fitehat
dinge Berkeley, C. 8., one of the Lords of the Aduki-
ralty ; and Capt. Eden, Secretary to the First Lard,
embarked at a quarter past nine o'clock, A.Dt., to-day at
Woolwich Dockyard, in the Black Eagle steam-vessel,, for
the purpose of visiting the Pallas Russian frigate, w
has arrived at the Nore with another Russian frigate, a ,cor-
vette, and war-steamer, to convey the Grand Duke Cen-
stantine :to Russia, on his return to that empire. Com-
modore Sir Gordon Bremer, G.C.B. and K.C.H., :super-
intendent of Woolwich Dockyard, and one of tip: Rus-
sian naval officers accompanied their Lordships to the
Nore. Their Lordships returned in the Wack E..,gle in
the afternoon, and landed at Woolwich Dock:, and at
half-past two o'clock, and immediately left for t own, as
it was their intention to be present at the Mi nisterial
whitebait dinner to take place this evening at Gr eenwich.
The Dragon steam-frigate left Greenhitho v ery early
on Tuesday morning, for the purpose of pro( seeding to
Portsmouth to join the squadron under Rerkr-Admiral
Sir Charles Napier, but was obliged to p at back to
Gravesend in consequence of some part of het • machinery
getting out of order when near the Nore, and she is
expected to come to Woolwich to be put in repair.
The Garland steam-vessel, Captain Smi thett, came
down the river yesterday from Deptford, and imme-
diately after left Woolwich fer Dover, to resume her
duties at that station.

The Wildfire steam-vessel passed up the river yester-
day morning from Sheerness.
fhe Atholl troop ship, with the companies oi artillery
for Ceylon, and artillery, cavalry, and line detachments
for the Cape of Good Hope, was towed down. the river
yesterday by the African steam-vessel.
The Tartarus steam-vessel, Lieutenant Commander
Dunlap, left Greenhithe this morning, for Portsmouth
and Cork.
The Vixen steam sloop, Commander Ryder, left
Woolwich on Tuesday afternoon for Greenly ithe, to have
her compasses adjusted, previous to procee►iing to Ports-
mouth, to join the squadron.
The Oberon was to have been tried down the river
to-day, but the trial was postponed in cons equence of the
illness of Mr. Rennie, and also of the chief manager of
the firm of Messrs. Rennie and Co. •
Mr. Blaxland has been appointed foreman of the fac-
tory at Woolwich Dockyard, vice Hughes.

PIRATES OF THE SULA GROUP.—The non. Com-
pany's steamers, Nemesis and Hooghly, returned on
Tuesday evening from their cruise, having been unsuc-
cessful in meeting with the Illanun pirates, who have
lately committed such serious outrages at Sin gin and
the neighbouring islands. These pirates, as a.e stated
a few weeks ago, are generally kept well i aformed
by their spies, and have many secret hidin; ;-places
where they can conceal themselves, when waiting
for prey or shunning superior force. The mt ingrove,
which covers such large tracts of ground n ear the
sea in many places, furnishes them with the• means
of concealment in abundance. Although it wDu ld no
doubt have been most desirable to have fallen in with
these pirates, yet their escape only shows the gr eater
necessity which there exists for effectual measures being
tttahkeeirrn to put a final end to their operations, by prth 'ced-
ing to their head-quarters at once. %Vero a cruiser to
be immediately stationed in tha Sula sea, she n light
pnreoibablyuc
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shock on the same night, and after an intery of two
days it was nitrated.