The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-07 00:00:00

THE SUN,

PARTING TRIBUTE OF RESPECT TO ADMIRAL
SIR JOHN OMMANNEY, K.C.B.
A large assemblage of the magistrates of the county
f
Southa
25thmpton took place at Fareham, on Saturday
ast, ult, for the purpose of bidding farewell to their
ate chairman, Admiral Sir John Ommanney, K.C.8.,
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has been appointed Commander-in-Chief at DeTon-
ort.

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Among the •
tnag'strtaitles present were Admiral Sir John
'sire Right Hon. Lord Henry Choi-
Stirling, Belmont; Capt.
: omnmd ea
.9, ir Henry Leeke, `Vest
I ilackbrook House; Archetr Leigh; Colonel Le Blanc,
, wicktlraton, Esq., Woodlands;
( Japtain W. B. Greene
Purbrook Park, &e., &c.
Chairman of
'a 03; -- Deverell, Esq.,
the Captain Sir H. LEEKE, who is no the
the Division, having been requestedwto
1
gal-
lant Admiral, rose and spoke as follows:addsr-ess
could almost
• manney,—Under any other circumstances I ler John on,_
I wish it bad fallen to the lot of some other
f olho might be more competent to address you upon this
' 4 -iccasion than I may be, though st the same time it
i, 1 a source of very great gratification to me to
h, ~ve been requested by my brother magistrates
to express to you our united very sincere re-
•P, st that we are to be separated in our magisterial
due ies from one who so ably, so uprightly, and so
con icientiously filled the office of Chairman of this di-
'jai, Al of the county for a period of nearly 20
years. I
4111 ' jure, Sir, I shall not be thought guilty of flattery,
that
or , L.
, going one step out of my way, when I say
impartial
we have all gained much experience in our
magi Melia], as well as in many county duties, by the
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and
feel 6
have I
i l° You have set us, sad by your straightforward
"3 regret that
he ben ,fit u.t of
portanoft
conduct upon all occasions, and we
)ort, but although We
n consequence we shall not for a long time
your counsel and advice as our chair-
man,the hii ;h and Ito yourpo of havingc ora
Commander-in-Chief
been d
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n . selectedch
it
eof fillat
Devon i regret your separation from
us, Vie moat sincerely congratulate you upon your up-

RlCE.—There is a better demand for East India,
and by private treaty several transactions have taken
place at rather higher rates, Bengal selling at 9s to
11s 6d forwhite, broken 8s fid to 8s 9d; Madras, pinkey
7s 9d to 83 6d, Coringa grain 8s 9d to 9s 6d, car :o 7s 6d,
Arracan 8s to 8s 6d, and Manilla white 9s to lls 6d per
cwt. At auction 2,546 bgs Bengal were disposed of at 9s to
9s 6d for mid white. Cleaned Patna has been in good
demand at from lOs 6d to 14s, fine 15s to 17s, town
dressed Carolina 22s to 28s, and American 16s 6d to 17s
6d per cwt. Of Sago several parcels have been sold at
19s to 22s for small pearl, and SagoFlouris
3 wanted
15s to 15s 6d. In Tapioca operations have been
on op a
upon
att
more extended scale at 2d to 5d per lb. Arrowroot has
been selling at 4id to 9d for St. 'Vincent's, Bermuda is
to is 3d, and East India lid to 3d.
SAGO.—en in To-adt 22s forayatp fine.ublic sale 293 bags small pearl
were
SPICES.—To-day at public sale 50 bags Bourbon
Cloves taken in at bid, and 100 cs China Preserved
Ginger at 9id to 90.
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as
vaer lower for
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allsol aantd
is
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an
to is 7d proof. East India has been operated in with
caution, and is to be obtained at is 5d proof. Demerara
is offered at a further decline, and only limited trans-
actions have taken place at 2s to 2s 3d for 30 to
40 per cent over proof. For Jamaica the market
has a dull aspect, and sellers are willing to
accept for choice marks 35 to 38 per cent over proof
35 10d to 4s 2d, fine 3s 5d to 3s 9d, good mid to good 33
to 35 over proof 2s 10d to 3s 4d, low and mid 30 to 33
over 2s 4d to 2s 9d; for Brandy there are free sellers of
Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1850 at 4s 4d to
4s 6d, 1849 ditto 4s 6d to 4s Bd, 1848 ditto 4s 8d to 4s
10d, 1847 ditto 5s 4d to 5s 6d, and inferior sorts 2s
6d to 4s. Geneva is Is 7d to is Bd, fine is 9d to 2s.
SALTPETRE.-11...0-day Calcutta Saltpetre met with
little attention, and at auction 632 bags were all taken in
at 24s 6d to 25s for mid grey 1744 to 104 per cent refrac-
Lion; these are barely former rates.
INDlco.—This afternoon at public sale 51 serons Gua-
temala Indigo went at firm rates, and realised from 4s
to 4s 7d for low Cortes to good Sobres.
COCHINEAL.—This afternoon at auction 39 bgs Cochi-
neal were only in part sold at 3s 2d to 3s 4d for ord
Honduras silvers.
TALLow.—Dealers have operated with caution in
Russian on the spot, and prices tend downwards; fine new
yellow Candle is to be obtained at 38s 6d to 38s 9d per
cwt, and old at 37s 6d to 38s. For delivery operations
are upon a small scale, and new is offered at 39s
to 393 3d for last three months of the year.
Home melted is obtainable at 375, net cash,
still the demand has been less than previously. Of other
sorts supply is exceeding the wants of dealers. At auc-
tion 530 casks Australian were only in part sold at 35s
to 36s 6d for Beef; and Sheep 36s to 38s, these are
rather lower rates. The quantity declared for sale is
1,000 pkgs.

0u.;.-ZPrice continue on the decline for Southern Oil,
and there are few buyers. 90 tuns went at 28/ 5s to
291 53 for mid to fine. Seal is cheaper, and operations
have been upon a limited scale—pale at 321 103 to 33/, and
other sorts 291 to 321 Cod is held for 371 to 371105, but
few purchases have been made. The rates demanded for
fine Sperm are 861 to 871; and operations are upon a li-
mited scale. Headmatter in small parcels has been selling
at 92/ to 941 per ton. Prices are still going down for Lin-
seed Oil, 323 3d to 323 6d having been accepted on the
spot, and 33s per cwt for delivery; still transactions
have been limited for all purposes, and there is a plentiful
supply of Oil. Rape Oil is not much in request, and can
be obtained at a further decline—brown selling at 31s
6d to 323, pale 33,-. to 33s 6d; and Foreign Refined 345.
At auction 170 casks East India went at 31s to 31s
3d. Palm is not cheaper; sales, however, have been
limited at 28s to 283 6d for fine. Olive Oil has fallen in
value, and operations are to a limited extent—Gallipoli
at 39/ to 40/, and other sorts 37/ 103 to 38! 103 per tun.
Cocoa Nut cannot again be quoted cheaper ; but of 200
pkgs at auction a small part only sold ; good to fine
Cochin and Ceylon at 29s 6d to 32s per cwt. Of East
India Ground Nut Oil, 28 pkgs sold at 29/ to 331 ; 220
ditto Teel Seed, nearly all taken in at 32s ; 150 cases
Poppy Seed Oil 31s per cwt.

EXPERIMENTAL TRIP FROM LONDON
TO PARIS AND BACK.
On Thursday, the Ist of May, amid all the favourable
auspices of that most memorable morning, the " special
express day service," which is to bring the English and
French capitals within twelve hours' journey of each
other, was dniy commenced. The plan contemplated
by the directors of the South-Eastern Railway was
tried, and, to the satisfaction of both nations
benefited, it succeeded. The English who, in
spite of the attractions tempting them at home, accom-
panied the expedition, arrived punctually and safely
at Paris, viii Folkestone, as promised, eleven hours
after their departure from London. The French, who,
similarly adventurous, have already left their country to
visit us, have also, to an unprecendented extent, experi-
enced on their way the great desiderata of all travelling
—celerity and cumfort. The inconveniences which for-
merly attended the voyage in the dark, the annoyance
of embarking and disembarking in small boats, the
horrors of a compulsory delay, have all been done
away with; the fatigues consequent on these have been
decreased, and the tendency to bravo those remaining
has been quickly promoted by the novelty of the
mode of communication, originally projected and now
carried out by the spirited directors of the South-Eastern
Company.
The new service may therefore be considered perma-
nently established; it has stood the test of experience,
and though as yet comparatively unknown, it has
already become popular with those for whose good it was
intended. The number of passengers, principally
foreigners, who came by it from Paris yesterday, was
greater than on any of the preceding days of its exist-
ence. Out of London most persons aro at present loath
to go; but the prudent of those to whom the duty of
departure is imperative have mostly discovered the ad-
vantages of the day service, and have availed themselves
of the rapid and facile mode of communication at length
afforded them.
The difference between this day service and the night
service which, in some degree at least, it supersedes, con-
sists, as we explained on Saturday, principally in an
independence of the mails on the part of the former,
in its adaptation to the convenience of the public rather
than to the requirements of the Post-office. Supported
thus entirely by private patronage, the designers of the
plan appeal, not unsuccessfully, to the personal feelings
of the traveller; who, by their arrangement, no sooner
leaves the one train than he finds the steamer ready to
start, and no sooner quits the steamer than he steps into
the other train, which is waiting to carry him on to his
destination.
The simplicity of the scheme, which is merely a suit-
ing of the hours of departure by land to the exigencies
of the tides, seems at first sight, like most ingenious dis-
coveries, to be so extreme, that we are surprised rather
that it was not evident before, than that it should have
shown itself at last; but considering the practical diffi-
culties which hampered the originators at first, remem-
bering, too, the tardiness of distinct though not rival
interests, to see in any coalition equal shares of common
good, we can better account for the delay, and better ap-
preciate the boon, when, all obstacles removed, it is so
unexpectedly conferred.
From our experience of the service, however, we
should say that the system, improved as it is, is capable
of still further development; that more rapidity will be
attained, and more security ensured to the traveller by
the progressive experience and attention of the company,
whose care it will assuredly be to cherish the scheme to
which they have given birth. At Folkestone, for in-
stance, there was, as we went, a stoppage longer than
we had anticipated; at Dover, as we yesterday re-
turned, we noticed that some short time might have
been saved in the transportation of the luggage to and
from the Custom-house, by means of a cart drawn by
horses instead of by men. Again, in a service intended
to combine the excursion with the express train—which
proposes to take the man of business for a trifling sum
• to Paris in a day, and for half as much again to allow a
fortnight there to the mere holiday maker for enjoy-
ment, might—for the benefit of the latter class, be pro-
vided with a functionary, halt-passenger's guard, balfs
interpreter, to whom, in their doubts and difficulties,
the unlearned, save in their mother-tongue,
might make their appeal. These, however, are
matters of detail, to which, for their own interest as well
as for the public good, the company wil doubtless attend.
The more easy and the more attractive they make the
route, the more travellers will there be to reward them
for their labours. Sufficient for the present is it to be
thankful that by these trains the entire journey from
London to Paris will, hereafter, be performed, as it has
been for the last few days, in eleven hours by way of
Boulogne, in twelve by way of Calais—the passage across
being made in two hours by the steam-ships of the South-
Eastern and Continental Steam-packet Company. Such
a fact needs little comment. Before 1851 it would have
astonished, now it will only gratify, our readers.-
Chronicle.