The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-21 00:00:00

DEMERARA.

The advices from Demerara are to the 27th tilt. For
some months there had been little grinding on the plan-
tations, in consequence of the wetness of the season. The
rains were not uncommonly heavy for the time of year,
and it was generally expected that the year's crop would
prove more abundant than that of the previous year.
Great hopes are beginning to be entertained that by the
adoption of improved modes of drainage this fine colony
may be enabled to bear up against the disadvantages it
has for several years laboured under from the scarcity,
uncertainty, and dearness of labour.
The Avon brings intelligence from San Francisco to
the Ist of May, which has already been anticipated.
The dates from Panama are to the 20th May. The
railway from Navy Bay to Panama was rapidly pro-
gressing. In eight months it will be open from Navy
Bay to Gorgonu, and there is every probability of its
being completed to Panama iu a year and a half, or two
years' time.

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Her Majesty and his Royal Flightless Prince Alb? _ ,eel ,4.4 i pee
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with her Royal Highness the Princess Alice, eceo - :-40„7:4'e ;':e•j, 4;°‘ i•'„,..
panied by his Majesty the King of the Belgians, with ;Iq'"' 'R tt?V.,„- Sr )
their Royal Highnesses the Duke de Brabant, the boat .e%,:e., P _,-__,--e*,.::.,1e feee
de Fiandres and the Princess Charlotte, arrived et the ',..,4,,.4--;:tt:'''" ty
Exhibition of the Works of Indtvery of all Nations at '--eelelii."74.- 41'
a quarter past nine o'clock yesterday morning. In at-
tendance on the Queen and Royal party were the Hon.
Matilda Paget, Madame de Montancloe, Lord Alfred
Paget, Colonel Bouverie, Colonel de Moerkerke, and
Count Albert de Briey.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended
by Lady Augusta Bruce and Sir George Couper, also
visited the Exhibition yesterday forenoon.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert and the King of the
Belgians remained at the Exhibition till a quarter before
eleven o'clock, and then returned to Buckingham Palace.
The Duke of Wellington had an audience of her Ma-
jesty at Buckingham Palace yesterday.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and
Prince Alfred, attended by Mr. Birch, took a drive in an
open carriage yesterday.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke do Brabant and the
Count de Flandres, attended by Colonel Moerkerke,
visited and inspected the London yesterday.Dozeikussoyn
ipces R
Their Royal Highnesses the the
Princess Helena, and the younger members of the Royal
Family, took their accustomed exercise yesterday in the
garden of Buckingham Palace.
The Queen, accompanied by the King of the Belgians
and the Princess Charlotte of Belgium, took a drive in
an open carriage and four yesterday afternoon. Lord
Alfred Paget and Colonel Buckley attended on horse-
back. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on
horseback, at the same time, attended by Colonel
Bonverie.
Her Majesty had a dinner party yesterday at Buck-
ingham Palace. The company included his Majesty the
King of the Belgians, his Royal Highness the Duke de
Brabant, his Royal Highness the Count de Fiandres, his
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the Duchess
of Sutherland, the Duke of Wellington, his Excellency
M. Van de Weyer, Viscount and Viscountess Palmers-
ton, Lady Howard de Walden, Colonel de Moerkerke,
Count Albert de Briey, Hon. J. Macdonald, and Sir R.
Carswell.
The band of the 2d Life Guards was in attendance
during dinner, and performed the following selection:—
...
March, " Mussulmans"... ... ... Gartner.
Overture, "Oberon" --.—• ." ... Weber.
‘‘‘ Nienev°".. Hibernian". :::
Waltz, " Ethereal Dreams" ... ... ... Strauss.
Seulaedetriiollne: ‘ N ... ... Verdi.
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... ... Jullien.
Polonaise, .. Pert,' ... ... Kuhner.
Polka, " Rosa" „ •"'''
... „,. Kuhner.
Galop, " Thames Tunnel" ...
~, ... Gang'.
God save the Queen.
Her Majesty's private band attended after dinner on
Thursday evening and played the following Pieces:— lb
Overture , „ ... ... Haussel.
Selection, "Lo Scompiglio Tea-
trale, ' ... ... ... Earl of Westmoreland.
Aria. " La Bayadere" ... ... Auber.
March ... ... ... --- Thomas,
A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at
the Foreign-office, Downing-street. The Ministers pre-
sent were Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the
Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir George
Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, Sir Francis Baring, Lord Broughton,
the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, the Earl of Carlisle,
and the Marquis of Clanricarde. The Council sat one
hour and a half.
A deputation from the county of Westmoreland and
the borough of Kendal, for the removal of the assizes for
that county from Appleby to Kendal, bad an interview
yesterday with Sir George Grey, at the Home-office.
The deputation consisted of Mr. Alderman Thompson,
M.P., Mr. George Carr Glyn, M.P., Mr. George Edward
Wilson, Mr. Graye Rigge, Mr. James Gandy, Mr. S. H.
Taylor, Mr. G. B. Crewsten, Mr. John Whitwell, and
Mr. H. F. Rigge.
Dispatches were received yesterday, at the Colonial'
office, from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian
Islands and the Governor of Malta. Dispatches were
also received from the Governors of Ceylon, Hong-
Kong, and the Mauritius. Dispatches were sent off
yesterday from the Colonial-office to the Governor of
the Canadas, and the Governors of the other North
American Colonies.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yes-
terday at the Council-office. The Lords present were—
The Chief Justice of the Court of Common Please, the
Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, the Judge of the
Admiralty Court, and Sir Edward Ryan. The appeal
'part-heard) from Bengal, Dukeensoondree Dabee v.
lasumnee Dossec, was concluded, and the appeal from
he Prerogative Court, Bennett v. Free, was heard.

NAVEL INTELLIGENCE.

Friday being the anniversary of her Most Gracious
Majesty's accession to the throne the ships of war at
Spithead and in Portsmouth Harbour dressed in colours,
and the Royal Standard flags were hoisted at the gar-
rison and dockyard flag-stairs. At noon royal salutes
wore fired by the ships of war, and also from the plat-
form battery.
Commodore William Fanshawe Martin has had the
vacant appointment of Naval Aid-de-Camp to the Queen
conferred upon him.
Paymaster and Parser Clatworthy's death has been
reported. He belonged to the Castor, 36, at the Cape of
Good Hope.
Clerk W. H. Beght, of the Crescent storeship, at Rio
Janeiro, died of yellow fever on the 23d of April, in the
21st year of his age.
The agent of Harbour Hasler, Paymaster Halliday, is
about to retire from the service.
The Admiralty have ordered a number of copies of
Mr. Fincham's 4. History of Naval Architecture to be
purchased for public distribution.
--Brisk steamer left the anchorage at St. Helen's yes-
terday at ten o'clock, en route for Glasgow, the wind
having shifted to the southward. The Monkey, steam-
tug. let for Woolwich.
Magicienno steam-sloop was taken alongside Devon-
port dockyard on Thursday, to be prepared to proceed
to Woolwich to take Mr. Brown, second master-atten-
dant, and party from the Barracouta back to Pem-
broke, with the necessary gear, &c., to navigate
the Valorous steam-vessel from Pemroke to Wool-
wich. The Magicienne will be in charge of Mr. Bidle-
combe, master of the St. George, and a party from the
St. George and the dockyard, and was to be ready to sail
last evening.
Pike steamer arrived at Devonport on Wednesday
evening from Portsmouth, in charge of Mr. Cheshire,
late mate in the Adventure transport, and a party from
the dockyard. She is to be employed at Devonport,
where her services are required.
Triton iron steam-packet, Lieut.-Commander Glynn,
will be paid off at Woolwich this day.
Wellesley, 72, Captain Goldsmith, will be
paid off at
about 120
Chatham on Tuesday. She has come home
:101l of her complement.

THE CUSTOMS AND TUE SHAM SMUGGLERS.—
In consequence of complaints respecting the annoyance and
the frauds of persons, in the guise of foreign sailors, soliciting
customers for smuggled cigars, silks, and other foreign
goods, in the Strand, and similar leading thoroughfares, the
authorities are said to have taken the matter up; and al-
thoogh the prosecutions commenced this week at Bow-
street, by the Custom-house officers, have been for the pre-
sent withdrawn, other proceedings will be forthwith adopted
against the fraternity of " Duffers." About the years 1820
and 1827 great complaints were made all over the metro-
polis respecting the frauds committed upon simple persons by
a gang of cheats who were selling in the streets foreign
et
thi e i t v3'
and
officers
public
smuggled goods, silks, cambrics, and mains, of British
manufacture. The matter was taken up by the Customs'.
inc the n
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called withor great
suppression s
u pzperae
sl aonnd
of
th fraudu-
lent practice. The principal offender' was a iI-known
Irish pedlar, named Duffy, who was remarkable live
wooden leg, and being a most active and successfulfor having a
the sham contraband. He and some others dealer in
before the magistrates, at Bow-street, were brought
discussion of the case, decided that thewho, after a long
bound of complaint, inasmuch as the Customs had no
not imported, or. ,e to duty. Th goods in question were
had no ground of e.• • plaint, inasmuche persons imposed u
willing ,
for if they the goods
to be foreign, they must relieve supposed
ieve that the bad then been
stolen, or that the revenue
sion.of the duty. On had been defrauded
thetheest-ae-
other hand, as Duffy and !ii
others accused were licensed all dis-
charged, and from that time hawkers,
they
weretaken the
time their followers. have
name of " Duffers," from that of their chief.
Canßol.l OF ENGLAND SCHOOLMASTERS AND
SCHOOLMISTRRS'SES MUTUAL AssumANCe SoCIETY.—The
second annual meetng of this society was held on Wednesday,
at the offices, 25, Bridge-street, Westminster' Mr. F. S. Mar-
shall in the chair. The objects of the society,which was formed
in May, 1849. to enable schoolmasters and schoolmistresses
,belonging to the Church of England to make provision for
the yarious contingencies of life, comprise—permanent pro-
vision in sickness, annuities in old age, assurances, and en-
dowments suitable to their peculiar circumstances ; and the
necessity of such an institution was recognized by the Arch-
bishop of Canterbury, who presided at its establishment.
The report, read by the secretary, Mr T T Hind, gave
a satisfactory account of the progress of the society among
those whom it is intended to benefit, which is shown by -a
considerable increase in the number of assurances effected
during the year. The assurances granted on life policies
from March, 1850, to May in the present year are policies
amount insured being 14,9551.; a number of 257, the
applications are
novr, before the bdard, twelve of which have
granted. The balance-sheet showed the been since
receipts to .be
572/. 12s. 10d., and the disbursements 308/
a balance in hand of about 270/. The ' 188. 5d., leaving
the receipts for the year at 710/, u secretau estiraate9.
busi-
ness already done—there being, however, of pon the amount
antici-
pate a considerable increase--and ground to
now be considered to be established.iaid that
the society
might of
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Canterbury and York were then proposed and elected as
trustees, and the Bishop of London as president; and the
other officers of the society the
being also chosen, business
concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman.
THE METROPOLIS ROADS.—Yesterday, the Com-
missioners of the Metropolis Turnpike Roads north of the
Thames,,Lord Lonsdale in the chair, resumed the sale by
auction, at their offices, Whitehall-place, of the tolls for which
there was no oiler at the former meeting held on the 9th or
May last. Several of the tolls were disposed of in eons'.
quence of the Great Exhibition, at higher prices. The tolls
of the following roads were now offered :—The Harrow roads,
which fetched last year 1,090/., were put up at 1,0001., they
were knocked down for 1,200/, ; the Kilburn roads were
offered for 3,400/., and went far 3,7001., last year they pro-
duced 3,660/. ; the City roads last year realized 3,200/, the
C,anmissioners put them up at 3,000/., they were
_purchased
for 3,•,501. The Stamford-hill, Green-lanes, and Seven Sis-
ters roads were last year sold at 9,010. The sum proposed
Ito let them at was g,750/. There was a very strong compe-
-1 tition for then), and the last bidding was 9,0/0/ The person
1 who made the offer was asked by Sir James M'Adam if he
were prepared to pay into the hands of the chief clerk one
month in advance of the rent arising from the road, which, is
one of the conditions of sale, when he replied that he was not
upou'which his deposit of 50/, was forfeited. They were
then put up again at 8,9001. No offer being made, they fell
into the hands of the Commissioners. The New North
Roads were the last lot. Last year they produced 8501.
They were offered for 7501., and went for 7801., there being
but two bidders for them. The entire roads fetched 5%140/:.;
the atueunt the prey ions year being 57,2204