The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-16 00:00:00

COWES, ISLE OF WIG LIT.— Afay 15.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE.
At a general meeting of the members of the Royal
Yacht Squadron, held at the Thatched House Tavern,
London, on Friday, May 9, Commodore the Earl of
Wilton, in the chair, the f.ilowing were elected men -
hers :—Mortimer Ricardo, E-q.; Lieut.-Col. B. Baring;
Frenderick R. Magenie, Esq. ; Col. J. Talbot Clifton ;
Lord Willoughby do Eresby. Capt. Charles EdinunclF,
R.N., and Capt. T. R. Sullivan, R.N., were elected
honorary men-daers.

Plans for the enlargement of Cowes Castle, and to fit
it for the future Royal Yacht Squadron House, were
submitted to the meeting, and those of Mr. Salvin were
approved. The cost of the alterations is estimated at
from 4,500/. to 5,0001. ; this is to include a tower at the
north-west sad, and a coffee-room at the south-east,
with bay windows, similar to those in the present club-
house, an increase in the number of bed-rooms to 18,
and a ball and dining•rootn on the Battery, which will
be considerably larger than the present one. We are
pleased to hear that the present character of the build-
ing is to be kept up, and that the new club-house ie
likely to be an ornament to the entrance to the harbour,
which the old one certainly was not. It is intended
that the proposed alterations shall be commenced imme-
diately, and it is calculated that the whole will be com-
pleted in six months, and the Castle furnished and ready
for the members at the commencement of the yachting
season of 1857, so that the present club-house may be
given up in August of that year. The Government
has granted a lease of the Castle for 41 years.
LOCAL DUES ON SHIPPING..- The inhabitants of
Cowes are at last making a determined move to prevent
the Corporation of Newport levying tolls on the shipping
entering Cowes Harbour, and from making charges oe
the owners of property for any wharves and lauding-
places they may have on its banks, They comp'ain that
no part of the money so collected is expended in im-
proving the harbour, while the whole of it ought to have
been. At the last meeting of the Corporation of New-
port, a new light suddenly came over the good old Tory
party—they for the first time saw that Cowes would
no longer be of any use to them, either for municipal or
parliamentary purposes, and determined therefore to set
about what we have in vain been striving- to effect for
the last 30 years—to cut Cowes off from Newport. But
before these worthies parted, they began to relent—they
thought the thing should bo well considered—they might
regret when too late. They therefore determined to air
point a committee to report to the next meeting as to
the desirability of the measure. The Mayor, before
breaking up, again returned to the subject, and con-
demned in no measured terms the article that appeared
in The Sun of the 3d inst., and expressed his determi-
nation to retain the tolls of Cowes harbour, and to cut
it off only for municipal and parliamentary purposes•
He expressed his opinion that those who paid tolls had
no right to inquire into how the money was spent !
We shall see.

MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

The quantity of English wheat received fresh up to-dal
was very moderate, and the show of samples was small.
Although the demand for all kinds was inactive, no quo-
table change took place i❑ Monday's prices.
Over 13,000 quarters of foreign wheat have come fresh
to hand. Fine samples wale held at fully Monday's cur-
rency. Low and damp parcels commanded very little at-
tention.
Barley ruled heavy, at the late decline. No change in
Tr a' t.

We are now well supplied with oats, which moved Off
heavily, at barely stationary prices.
In beans, peans, and flour very little was doing, 31
Monday's currency.

1111UVAL9 THIS W 37111.
1 Wheat. I Barley. Malt. I Oats. ' Vont.
I:ngllsh .. 2,440 ' 910 2,620 1 131 1 920
Irish ... 1
1 1 j . 1,140 4,060 1
Foraign i , 13,260 3,250 i 11,570 i 1752130 brig
0 60
1