The Sun.
London, England, 1856-06-28 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF THE GUARDS.

The Agamemnon, 91, screw ship, Captain J. J. Stop-
ford, arrived at Spithead yesterday afternoon, from
Balaklava, with the Coldstream Guards on board, from
the late seat of war, comprising the following officers
and troops :—Colonel Drummond, Colonel Spencer Per-
ceval, Lieutenant-Colonels C L. Cocks, A. St. G. H.
Stepney, W. G. Dawkins, W. H. Reeve, and the Hon.
H. J. W. Byng ; Brevet Majors J. H. le Contour, H.
Arniytage, A. J. B. Thellusson, and P. S. Crawley ;
Captains Lord E. H. B. G. Cecil, G. R. Fitzroy, J. A.
Caulfield, H. C. Jervoise, J. H. Hall, and G. E. Rose ;
Lieutenant. Sir William Forbes, the Hon. W. Ed wardes,
H. J. B. Lane, A. W. Adair, W. F. E. Seymour, and
S. T. Mainwaring ; Adjutant Lord G. Bingham (Major) ;
Quarter•rna,ter A. Falc-mer ; Battalion-Surgeon J. Skel-
ton, M.D. ; Assistant-Surgeons J. Myatt, T. L. Rogers,
and F. Bowen, M.D., and 1,039 noncommissioned offs
tiers and privates.
It is reported that the St. Jean d'Acre, 101, and the
other men of war, with the remainder of the Guards,
are outside the Isle of Wight. They will hardly be seen
till they get close to Spithead as was the case with the
Agamemnon, owing to the hazy character of the atmos-
phere.
On the Agamemnon's arrival being reported to the
Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral Sir F. G. Seymour,
he, with his family, went out to Spithead in the Fire
Queen, steamer, to welcome home his son, a lieutenant
in the Coldstream.. 0 sing to the depth of water re-
quired by the Agamemnon and the other screw line-of-
battle-ships, it had been arranged to bring the Guards
into harbour in the steam-tugs of the port, instead of
bringing the vessels in themselves, as is done with the
transports. Accordingly the steamers Sprightly, Pigmy,
and Echo got up steam this afternoon on the Agamem-
non's being reported in order in the first place to bring
the baggage in to-night, that it might be at once con-
veyed to the train, and then for them to go out again to-
morrow morning early and bring in the troops, the ar •
rangement being for them to go to Aldershott till the
arrival of the remainder of the Guards.

The case of Bernardo Henriquez, who was sentenced
to death at the last session of the Central Criminal
Court for the murder of a foreign seaman in a sailors'
lodging-house in Wellelose-square, has been under the
consideration of the Secretary of State, and we under.
stand that, in compliance with the recommendation of
Mr. Justice Coleridge, before whom the prisoner was
tried, her Majesty has been pleased to commute the
capital sentence to transportation.
SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE FROM FIRE.—
The annual meeting of this excellent society was held yes-
terday afternoon, at two o'clock, at the Society of Arts,
John-street, A.delpbi. The chair was occupied by his
Grace the Duke of Wellington. The Secretary having
read the report, which detailed the number of fires at-
tended and the services rendered by the society's escapee,
it was put to the meeting for adoption and carried unar,i-
mously. After certain rewards had been given, the
proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the
noble chairman.
SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY ROUTES TO PARIS.—
We understand the directors have abolished the
system of stewards' fees on board their steamships
between Folkestone and Boulogne and Dover and
Calais, and also some other small charges hitherto
made during the journey, so that through passen-
gers will only be called on to make one payment,
that for their ticket at the commencement of the
journey. This arrangement must add to the con
venience of travellers, to whom nothing is more
annoying than to be subjected to repeated demands,
however trifling in amount.

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The appeal of the Chambefof Commerce of Newcastle
to the other Chambers of
tlui,,kitagdom is being gene.
rally responded to. Many,o4lese institutions have al-
ready signified their desire .6)4;5-operate with the Belgiat
Free 'ft aders at the approactiVongress; and the Lon-
don representative of the's: * -
ciation (&!r. Neill, 9, New!:',;,.„.. --aid), has silPPlied
several applicants with infq ,-'r on as to the of-jects
of the Congress, and the natu4' -Of the information, sta-
tistical and otheraL,e, which,it-is most desirable that the
representatives of British commerce at the Congress
should supply. In additimiito ibis, our old friend (as
we hope we may be allowed t 4 tall him) Gan. Thompson
has presented to the Belgian ;ftssocia:ion the stereotyped
plates of a pamphlet, translattid into French, which was
written by himself in 1824, fir the purpose of making
the French people acquaintedf with their true interest,
in reference to international 4itlimerce, but whose circa
lation at the time was successfully prevented by the in-
fluence of that monopoly wbseb. has so long paralysed
the councils and victimised the-people of France.
At the present juncture, Nothing could have been
more opportune than this munificent donation of the
General. The recent reduction of the iron duties
by the Belgian Legislature has raised the hopes of
the manufacturers, quite as much, as it has excited
the indignation of the monopolists, ,cross the Chan-
nel—seeing, as both most clearly see, that France,
if she would preserve her WSJ position among the
industrial communities of the world, must follow,
and immediately too, the example of Bdgium, and
reduce her duties also. Free trade in France is no
longer a mere speculative question—it has become
a necessity —and it 4 Bel ,t. that has made it so.
The Emperor, whose Ole . r -, lilroverbially, iyne tat-
tle clearest in his dominions,' sees this necessity,
and is preparing, gradually and carefully it is
true, but still surely, for its supply. His redue-
Lions in the tariff some time ago, have been ad-
tnitted almost on all hands to have been movements in
tLe right direction ; and the removal of prohibitions, and
adoption of rates of duty in their stead, which are now
under the consideration of the legislative body, although
obviously but mere instalments, are still, as such, im-
portant evidences and warranties of what may ba ex-
nected from a ruler who seems so thoroughly to under-
stand the commercial interests of his people. The duties
which the French Government propose to insert in
the tariff, in substitution of the prohibitions which have
hitherto existed, are elsewhere given.
There are rates of duty, it is true, with which even
French Protectionists might be satisfied ; they are high
enough, in all conscience ; still, as we have said, they are
but instalments—hut instalments, at the same time,
which, our readers way depend upon it, are the sure and
certain forerunners of an early payment in full.--Gates-
head Observer.

REDUCTION OF POSTAGE ON LETTERS

TO EGYPT.

On and from the let July next, the postage upon
letters between this country and Egypt, conveyed by
British packet, whether via Marseilles or via Southamp-
ton, will be reduced as follows :-
1. Via Marseilles—Not exceeding 4 oz., 11d. ; above
oz. and not exceeding 4- oz., ls. 41. ; above 4 oz. and
not exceeding 4 oz., 2s. 3d. ; above oz. and not exceed.
ing 1 oz , 2s. 8 1. ; above 1 oz. and not exceeding 14 oz.,
4s. 13. ; above 14 oz. and not exceeding 14 oz., 4s. 6d. ;
and so on, adding one shilling British postage for every
additional ()nice or fraction of an ounce, and fivepence
French postage for every additional quarter of an ounce.
2. Via Southampton : —Not exceeding 4 6d. ;
above 4 oz., and not exceeding 1 oz., 14. ; above 1 oz.,
and ❑ot exceeding 2 ozs., 24. ; above 2 ozs., and not ex-
ceeding 3 ozs , 34. ; abJve 3 oz=., and not exceeding 4
ozs., 4s. ; above 4 ozs., and not exceeeding 5 °v., 55.,
and for on, aiding Is. for every additional ounce or frac-
tion of an ounce.

As a rule, letters for Egypt will be forwarded via Mar-
seil'es, unless specially addressed via Southampton.
The pre•payment of postage is optional in the case of
letters addressed to Alexandria, but upon letters for any
other part of Egypt the postage must be paid in advance
or the letters cannot be forwarded.

By command of the Postmaster-General,
ROWLAND HILL, Secretary.
General Poet-offic?, June 25, 185 d.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.)

LONDON, June 28. —Wind this day at noon, N.W. ;
light, pleasant, and cloudy.
PORTSM•UTHI, June 27.—Wind W.- Arrived—H.M.S.
Agamemnon, from Balaklava ;, Gonave (s. tpt.), Earl of
Aberdeen (s. tpt. 20), and Intpratrie.) (s. tpt. 150), Con-
stantinople. T.
COWES, June 27.—Wind vAriatde.—Sailed—Eclipse,
for Madeira.

NEWPORT, Juno 27.—Wind W.—Sailed—Avold, for
New York.

CORK, June 2G.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived. Jessie
Rhymes, from St. John's N.B.

(PER ELEOTAIo TELEG3AI H.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning.
Arrived—Hydaspes (s. tpt.), from Portsmouth ; Reso-
lution, Bremen.
Sailed—Russell, for Sunderland ; Queen of the South
(s. Cork; Dart (packet), Alderney.
LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning.
Wind N.W.
Arrived—Ebro (s.s.), from Cadiz.
Sailed—Constantine, for New York; British Queen,
Smyrna.; Susan Howland, Callao; Industry, Quebec.
QUEENSTOWN, June 26.
Arrived—Jessy Rhymes, from St. John's, N.B ; Maid
of the Mill, Beyrout ; Nubica, Constantinople; Mier-
sonese (s.s ), Crimea.

(BY SUBMARINE ANL, d ITISH TELEGBAE 4,1
GRAVESEND, Saturday, 10.10 a.m.
Wind calm ; tide high water ; fine.
Arrived, June 27.—Anna, from Rostock; Penelope,
Skein ; Sutton, Rouen ; Stephen Watson, Dantzic ; Fre-
den, Nordkoping ; Harmonia, Riga; Newcastie, Amster-
dam ; Emma, 6ines• Union, Emden; Bohina, Emden;
Dolphin, Rouen ; amburg.
Arrived, June 23—Caroline, from Nasker ; Elizabeth,
Thisted ; Caledonia (s.), Hamburg ; Catherine Elizabeth,
Groningen._

Sailed—Orient, for Adelaide; Time and Truth, Port-
Philip ; St. Vincent, Hobart Town ; Valiant, Konigs-
berg.

It will take a fleet of seven or eigbt steamers to con-
vey the Australian mails between Southampton and
Melbourne, the distance via Galle being 11,100 miles.
The price to be paid for the conveyance of the mails
amounts to nearly 14s. per mile. It will take three
steamers to convey the Australian mails between South-
ampton and Alexandria.

TRH IRON TRADE.—BIRMINGHAM, June 27.—The
preliminary meeting of the tronmasters of this district
was held at the Ste wponey yester,'ay. The result was
an unanimous resolve to adhere to the prices declared
last quarter-day, the opinion being that the prospects of
the trade fully warrant such determination.
PERAMBULATORS.—At the Hull police court, on Thurs-
day, E. Johnson, nursemaid to Mr. Peak, and Jane
Wells, also a nuresrnaid, were fined 2s. 6d. each and
costs, for wheeling perambulators, with children in them
on the footpath. Mr. Cook, for the defence, said his
client would bow to the decision of the court, but would
seek through the Town Council to have the bye-law
amended, so as to permit infants and invalids to use
perambulators on the footpaths in the suburbs of the
borough.—Eastern Counties Herald.
MINES.—We have not much change to report in the
aspect of the mining market. A fair amount of busi-
ness has been doing, without any material alteration in
prices, except in a few heavy shares, which have been
flat. Butlers have been freely offered at 460 to 470 ;.
Basset, 315 to 325 ; in Alfred Consols a large business
has been doing at 15 to 161, and the shares leave off at
164 ; Mary Ann, 331 to 341, ex div.; Trelawney hav-
ing improved, the shares have been more sought after, at
30 to 31 ; Sortridge more in demand, at 2i to 3 ' • Rose-
warne, 75 to 80 ' • Wheal Kitty, 11 to 12 ; Great Alfred,
21 to 21; South Tolgus has been largely dealt in, at 120
t , 125 ; Great South Tolgus, 81.0 9.—Mining Journal
of this day.
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By ker Majesty's Royal Letters Patent for valuable and
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through them—of great importance to the army, navy,
and others. These te!e3copes possess such extraordinary
powers that some three and a-half inches, with an extra eye.
piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring,
and the double stars; with the same telescope can be
seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant,
and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They are of larger and al.
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above and the Georgian, with his 6 satellites, Szc.—The Roya
Exhibition, 1851.—Valuable, newly-invented, very small,
powerful waistcoat-pocket glass,the size of a walnut, by whiel
a person can bo seen and known 11 miles distant; they answer
every purpose ou the race-course, and at the opera houses,
country scenery, and ships are clearly seen at 8 to 10 miles.
[ley are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to
sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera,
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Deafness—New Discovery.—The Organic Vibrator, an ex.
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A street, Piccadilly. Observe— opposite the York. Hotel.