The Sun.
London, England, 1860-06-22 00:00:00

JUNt 22, 1860.

THE PE

MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, JUNE 22.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ship Sultan, Captain Cook, with the above mails,
has arrived.

She brings in all 52 passengers, 8 packages of
specie, value £3,300, and the following cargo, viz.:
—247 cases of eggs, t cases of wine, 40 boxes of
lemons, 242 half-chests of oranges, 1,788 boxes of
potatoes, 48 baskets of ()raffia weed, 130 boxes of
raisins, 40 boxes of onions, 4 boxes of preserved
fruit, and 15 packages of sundries.

DINNER 0 M. DE LA .RIVE, THE
SWISS MINISTER.

Yesterday evening the Swiss residents in London
gave a handsome entertainment at the London
Tavern to M. Auguste De La Rive, the accomplished
man of science and diplomatic representative of the
Swiss Confederation here, whose exertions to vindi-
cate the interests of Switzerland in the matter of
the annexation of Savoy to the French Empire have
entitled him to the esteem and gratitude of his fel-
low-countrymen. The shield and banner of the
Confederation were displayed in the room. The
chair was occupied by Mr. Rapp, the Swiss Con-
sul-General. About 200 gentlemen were present.
The health of her Majesty was first drunk, and
then the health of the President of the Swiss Con-
federation, and of the members of the Federal
Council. The national song, "Rufst du mein
Vaterland," to the air of our " God save the
Queen," was performed by a numerous choir of
amateur vocalists.

Mr. A. STRECKEISEN, the Vice-Consul, then pro,
posed the health of the Minister, M. de la Rive,
alluding to his scientific reputation, and the delicate
mission which he had accomplished with patriotic
zeal and ability.
M. DE LA RIVE replied, not taking the compli-
ment personally to himself, but to the Swiss Con-
federation which he represented. Throughout all
the little republics that composed Switzerland,
there was a perfect unity of spirit. Though the
Swiss cantons spoke three languages, German,
French, and some Italian, they had a com•
mon language of the head ; and he almost regretted
they had not a fourth literary language, namely,
that of free and generous England, where the Swiss
colony now assembled in that room had met with
so much sympathy in their jealous maintenance of
the rights of their native country. (Cheers.) The
Swiss cantons stood, indeed, according to their old
motto, " each for all, and all for each." The people
of a small country ought to be most susceptible
with regard to its honour. Twenty-two years ago
a neighbouring Government, which was ordinarily,
friendly, wished by menaces to compel Switzer-
land to renounce the right of hospitality in the case
of a prince who was then proscribed. The whole
Confederation then rose with the greatest enthusiasm
to defy that menace. Again, in 1856, the entire
Confederation gathered itself together on the Rhine
to resist a powerful enemy who would have em-
ployed force to impose demands incompatible with
the sovereignty of Switzerland; but the power
which was then their adversary, filled with
esteem for the honourable conduct of the
Swiss, was now to be reckoned among the best
defenders of their rights ; and if Prussia had now
forgotten her anger, Switzerland would never for-
get her generosity now. (Cheers.) Switzerland in-
deed was not so presumptuous as to repel friends;
on the contrary, she sought them ; but she re-
pelled protectors, because they would soon become
masters. The question which had now brought
him to England was one of independence. In giv-
ing to Switzerland the precious gift of a perpetual
neutrality, the Allied Powers did not mean it should
be a passive neutrality, depending on the good will
of her neighbours, but an active neutrality, which
she could defend for herself. The former was inde-
pendence, but the latter was dependence. As a
bulwark of that neutrality, and to render it more
efficacious, it was extended to a neighbouring coun-
try, Swiss by nature and by history, the valleys
and Alps of the north of Savoy. Whatever might
be its fate, that country would always be associated
with the idea of Switzerland, for the rocks of Meil-
leraye recalled the name of Rousseau, a native of
Geneva; and the summit of Mont Blanc was first
explored by Saussure, who was doubly a Swiss,
being Vaudois by family and Genevese by birth.
An event equally unexpected and funeste had now
deprived Switzerland of the guarantee which was
fixed for her in the neutralisation of Northern
Savoy. The appeal of Switzerland, moved by
this danger, had been made to the guaranteeing
Powers, while she prepared herself for every
eventuality. It was especially in England that
generous and friendly voices had been raised
on her behalf, and even by the Ministers
of the Crown in Parliament. Nevertheless, the
fact was now accompliihed, It was useless to dis-
semble or conceal that this was a defeat for Swit-
zerland. But it was only an outpost gone ; the
Swiss territory yet remained intact. The Swiss
must now be watchful, and keep up their action on
the Powers of Europe which guaranteed their inde-
pendence, and on England especially, by the media-
tion of the Swiss colony here. The nation which
felt so much enthusiasm for Garibaldi would feel
the same for the defenders of the S wiss Confedera-
The toast of " The Federal Army" was proposed
by M. C. CLAVEL, and acknowledged by Captain
KES3I.
" The Health of M. Naville," the Secretary of
Legation, was also given, and in responding to this,
he bore testimony to the favourable countenance
shown by the British Government to the just de-
mands of Switzerland, which had also been advo-
cated by speakers in both Houses of Parliament and
by the liberal press. The health of Sir Robert Peel
and Mr. Kinglake was very cordially drank.
Sir R. PEEL spoke in French, to return thanks,
declaring that he felt half a Swiss at heart, and he
was sure that the Swiss would always be ready to
fight either for their free institutions or for their
frontiers, as their ancestors did at Morat, Morgar-
ten, and Sempach.
The company soon afterwards separated.

tion.

THIS I) Al" S MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE.

Although only a limited quantity of wheat of home pro-
duce was on offer here, to-day, the demand for all kinds,
owing to the return of fine weather, and the full average
importations from abroad, was in a very inactive state, at
about Monday's quotations.
Upwards of 23,000 quarters having come fresh to hand,
foreign wheat was very dull; nevertheless importers re-
fused to accept less money for any kind. Floating cargoes
were a slow inquiry.
We have to report a slow sale for barley, at barely late
rates.

Malt moved off slowly, nevertheless Monday's quotations
were supported.

The arrivals having been excessive-82,370 quarters—
oats were dull. and 6d. per quarter cheaper.
Both beans and peas were in short supply, and steady
request, at full quotations.
The flour trade was dull, and country qualities were
lower to purchase.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheit. Barley. Malt. Oats,
780 50 2,790
Irish.
Foreign ........ —23,190 7,760

Flour.
I 2,730
1,910
82,370 I 5,210 sacks

NEWGATE AND LEADENTIALL.I

Only moderate supplies of meat are on offer here to-day.
Prices still rule very high, nevertheless the demand gene-
rally is restricted.

Per 81bs by the carcase.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Inferior beef 4 10 4 4 Middling mutton 4 2 4 8
Middling d 0.... 4 6 4 8 i Primo do
Prime large do.. 4 8 4 10 Veal
Do. small d 0.... 4 10 5 0 Small pork 4 10 5 0
Large pork 4 4 4 8 Lamb.... ...... 5 0 6 2
Inferior mutton 3 8 4 01